www.osceolaiowa.com 154 YEARS • NO. 8 OSCEOLA, IOWA 50213 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2014 SINGLE COPY PRICE: 75¢ CHECK OUT OSCEOLAIOWA.COM FOR DAILY UPDATED NEWS, DEATH NOTICES AND SPORTS. Don’t Forget A fish fry at St. Bernard Parish Hall, 226 E. Pearl St., will be serving from 5:30-7 p.m. Friday. People may register for door prizes. Weather Index Obituary .......................3 Editorial ........................4 Church Directory .........7 Classifieds .................15 Neighbors ....................5 Public Notices ..... 13-14 Record .........................2 Sports................... 10-11 Copyright 2014 Thu 2/26 14/-10 Fri 2/27 17/2 Sat 2/28 28/23 SINGLE COPY PRICE: 75¢ PLACE WINNERS I-35’s Arzani; CD’s Ranney, Wells medal at state wrestling Page 10 News • Legislative luncheon A Legislative luncheon hosted by Clarke County Development Corporation will be held noon Friday at Lakeside Casino. Lunch is provided. Sutton, Elben plead not guilty to accessory charges By AMY HANSEN OST news editor [email protected]Two Osceola people involved in a double homicide investiga- tion have plead not guilty to their charges. Lynn Ranean Sutton, 47, and Christopher Martin Elben, 42, have each plead not guilty to their charge of one count of accessory after the fact. Accessory after the fact is a re- sult of the suspects helping the perpetrator after the crime had occurred. According to a records search in Iowa Courts online, arraign- ments were scheduled 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, for the suspects and the not guilty pleas were filed. The homicides The double homicide investiga- tion is about the deaths of Erick Reyna, 22, and Noe Flores Ras- con, 27, both of Osceola. Richard Ryan Lamb Carson, 38, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in their deaths. Tracy Kay Johnson, 43, was also charged with one count of accessory after the fact. An online records search showed no arraignment has been scheduled for Carson or Johnson yet. On Saturday, Jan. 24, at ap- proximately 9:30 p.m., Osceola Police Department received a report that Reyna and Rascon had gone missing during the eve- ning hours on Friday, Jan. 23. After further investigation, the two men were located Sunday, Jan. 25, in a vehicle at 1305 255th Ave., Osceola, in rural northern Clarke County. They were deceased. It appears both victims died of gun- shot wounds. Court report According to court documents, a female reported, “Carson spoke of beating up her two friends and taking them into the county to dump them off.” The documents state Carson told state investigators that he did get into an altercation with Ras- con while in a vehicle outside of a residence in Osceola. Carson said Sutton Elben Please see PLEAS, Page 4 City moves forward with Casey’s renovation project OST photo by AMY HANSEN This Casey’s General Store located at the intersection of Highways 34 and 69, also known as “the four corners,” used to be a Kum and Go convenience store. By AMY HANSEN OST news editor • ahan- [email protected]The city of Osceola gave another go-ahead to the potential renovation of the Casey’s General Store lo- cated at the intersection of Highways 34 and 69, also known as “the four cor- ners.” The building used to be a Kum and Go convenience store, before it was pur- chased by Casey’s a few years ago. Casey’s General Stores has acquired the necessary properties and is working with the city of Osceola on a site plan for a store reno- vation. There are also three other Casey’s General Stores in Osceola. An agenda item for the Feb. 17 council meeting was the second reading for the rezoning of the residence of 412 S. Main St. from “RB Residential Business” to “B-2 Highway Commer- cial.” This would be part of the property expansion in Casey’s renovation project. Previous public concern During previous council meetings, there were pub- lic concerns about the con- venience store renovation and what it would mean to development and neighbor- hood property values. Ty Wheeler, city adminis- trator/clerk, said there was no recent public feedback on the issue. “It’s just a current ongo- ing discussion about what will be included in the site plan,” said Dave Leonard, the city’s zoning adminis- trator/building inspector, community development. “Actually, just today, I got what they’re proposing as a final site plan. It shows, I’ve just looked at it briefly, but it shows all the modifica- tions, except for the dump- ster. That’s going to be a discussion.” The final site plan will also have to go through the city council’s process of ap- proval. “It looks like they’ve ad- dressed all of the concerns in the short amount of time I’ve looked at it, other than the dumpster, which, you know, might be an issue,” Leonard said The public will still have a chance for comment during the site plan’s approval. Rezoning approval The second reading of the property rezoning was unanimously approved. The council chose to waive the third and final reading because there was no addi- tional public comment. The waiving of the third reading was approved, however Councilman Dr. George Fotiadis voted no on the third reading. “The reason, your honor, with the site plan, I didn’t know if that would make a difference,” Fotiadis said. Council approves putting new city logo on water tower By AMY HANSEN OST news editor • ahan- [email protected]If you’re going to have a new city logo, you might as well start using it. During a Feb. 17 Osceola City Council meeting, the council was presented with the opportunity to have the city’s logo, which was ap- proved last year, put on the west water tower. Osceola Water Board had budgeted this year for the repainting/repairing of the west water tower. Originally, the plan was to put the black “OSCE- OLA” letters back on the water tower. However, with the city’s new logo, it opened up an opportunity to put the im- age on the water tower, which is located by Clarke County State Bank and Subway. City’s contribution Since the water tower repainting/repair project is already becoming costly for the water board, the board made the request to the city to contribute to payment of the logo on the water tow- er. Putting the new logo on two sides of the water tow- er would cost $5,835. A suggestion was made at the council meeting to split the cost of the logo on the water tower between the water department and OST photo by AMY HANSEN This is the water tower on the west side of Osceola that will be getting repaired and repainted. Contributed image This is the new logo for the city of Osceola. Please see WATER TOWER, Page 4 Loebsack visits Osceola, discusses broadband access By BAILEY POOLMAN CNA staff reporter [email protected]Access to the Internet has grown exponentially since Iowa entered the digital age, and U.S. Congressman for Iowa’s second congressional district Dave Loeb- sack (D) discussed Internet access and broadband during a Feb. 6 meeting at Clarke County Devel- opment Corporation (CCDC). “It is a big challenge and it’s hard to fathom, that in this day and age we have places that don’t have internet access,” said Bill Trickey, CCDC director. Broadband, which is wide bandwidth data transmission with an ability to simultaneously transport multi- ple signals and traffic types, es- sentially means internet access at higher speeds than traditional di- al-up access. “Rural broadband, internet in general, affects a heck of a lot of things,” Loebsack said. “I know how important this is to rural com- munities, for economic develop- ment, for health, for a lot of differ- ent things.” According to Connect Iowa 2014 statistics, Clarke County does not reach 100 percent of house- holds served by low-speed avail- able broadband. Telemedicine was mentioned during the meeting, which means people can gain access to a health professional via video if a trip to the doctor’s office isn’t possible. “Hospitals in Iowa are under a lot of pressure as it is already, and clearly, part of it is our aging pop- ulation in Iowa,” Loebsack said. “As far as I’m concerned, from a health care perspective, it’s all about access. We want quality, affordable health care, but we’ve got to have access. ... And, with economies, you can do more with telehealth.” Connect Iowa, which is a com- pany in partnership with Iowa Economic Development Authori- ty, has been in the works to allow broadband access everywhere in Iowa. “We’ve made free Wifi available on the square, and at the Depot, but the big coup that happened through all this conversation was I got INS, Iowa Network Services, came through Osceola with fiber on their way to Grand River,” Trickey said. “I said, ‘How about providing service on your way down there?’ So they did a study and decided to do it. So now, we have fiber available to our busi- ness community.” According to the statistics, of Loebsack Please see LOEBSACK, Page 4
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St., will be serving from 5:30-7 p.m. Friday. People may register for door prizes.
PLACE WINNERSI-35’s Arzani; CD’s Ranney, Wells medal
at state wrestling
Page 10
News• Legislative luncheon
A Legislative luncheon hosted by Clarke County Development Corporation will be held noon Friday at Lakeside Casino. Lunch is provided.
Sutton, Elben plead not guilty to accessory chargesBy AMY HANSEN OST news editor [email protected]
Two Osceola people involved in a double homicide investiga-tion have plead not guilty to their charges.
Lynn Ranean Sutton, 47, and Christopher Martin Elben, 42, have each plead not guilty to their charge of one count of accessory after the fact.
Accessory after the fact is a re-sult of the suspects helping the
perpetrator after the crime had occurred.
According to a records search in Iowa Courts online, arraign-ments were scheduled 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, for the suspects and the not guilty pleas were filed.
The homicidesThe double homicide investiga-
tion is about the deaths of Erick
Reyna, 22, and Noe Flores Ras-con, 27, both of Osceola.
Richard Ryan Lamb Carson, 38, has been charged with two counts of f i r s t - d e g r e e murder in their deaths. Tracy Kay Johnson, 43, was also charged with one count of accessory after the fact.
An online records search
showed no arraignment has been scheduled for Carson or Johnson yet.
On Saturday, Jan. 24, at ap-proximately 9:30 p.m., Osceola Police Department received a report that Reyna and Rascon had gone missing during the eve-ning hours on Friday, Jan. 23. After further investigation, the two men were located Sunday, Jan. 25, in a vehicle at 1305 255th Ave., Osceola, in rural northern Clarke County. They were deceased. It appears both victims died of gun-
shot wounds.Court reportAccording to court documents,
a female reported, “Carson spoke of beating up her two friends and taking them into the county to dump them off.”
The documents state Carson told state investigators that he did get into an altercation with Ras-con while in a vehicle outside of a residence in Osceola. Carson said
Sutton Elben
Please seePLEAS, Page 4
City moves forward with Casey’s renovation project
OST photo by AMY HANSENThis Casey’s General Store located at the intersection of Highways 34 and 69, also known as “the four corners,” used to be a Kum and Go convenience store.
The city of Osceola gave another go-ahead to the potential renovation of the Casey’s General Store lo-cated at the intersection of Highways 34 and 69, also known as “the four cor-ners.”
The building used to be a Kum and Go convenience store, before it was pur-chased by Casey’s a few years ago.
Casey’s General Stores has acquired the necessary properties and is working with the city of Osceola on a site plan for a store reno-vation. There are also three other Casey’s General Stores in Osceola.
An agenda item for the Feb. 17 council meeting was the second reading for the rezoning of the residence of 412 S. Main St. from “RB Residential Business” to
“B-2 Highway Commer-cial.” This would be part of the property expansion in Casey’s renovation project.
Previous public concernDuring previous council
meetings, there were pub-lic concerns about the con-venience store renovation and what it would mean to development and neighbor-hood property values.
Ty Wheeler, city adminis-trator/clerk, said there was no recent public feedback on the issue.
“It’s just a current ongo-ing discussion about what will be included in the site plan,” said Dave Leonard, the city’s zoning adminis-trator/building inspector, community development. “Actually, just today, I got what they’re proposing as a final site plan. It shows, I’ve just looked at it briefly, but it shows all the modifica-tions, except for the dump-ster. That’s going to be a discussion.”
The final site plan will also have to go through the city council’s process of ap-proval.
“It looks like they’ve ad-dressed all of the concerns in the short amount of time I’ve looked at it, other than the dumpster, which, you know, might be an issue,” Leonard said
The public will still have a chance for comment during the site plan’s approval.
Rezoning approvalThe second reading of
the property rezoning was unanimously approved. The council chose to waive the third and final reading because there was no addi-tional public comment.
The waiving of the third reading was approved, however Councilman Dr. George Fotiadis voted no on the third reading.
“The reason, your honor, with the site plan, I didn’t know if that would make a difference,” Fotiadis said.
Council approves putting new city logo on water towerBy AMY HANSEN OST news editor • [email protected]
If you’re going to have a new city logo, you might as well start using it.
During a Feb. 17 Osceola City Council meeting, the council was presented with the opportunity to have the city’s logo, which was ap-proved last year, put on the west water tower.
Osceola Water Board had budgeted this year for the repainting/repairing of the west water tower.
Originally, the plan was to put the black “OSCE-OLA” letters back on the water tower.
However, with the city’s new logo, it opened up an opportunity to put the im-age on the water tower, which is located by Clarke County State Bank and Subway.
City’s contributionSince the water tower
repainting/repair project is already becoming costly for the water board, the board made the request to the city to contribute to payment of the logo on the water tow-er.
Putting the new logo on two sides of the water tow-er would cost $5,835.
A suggestion was made at the council meeting to split the cost of the logo on the water tower between the water department and
OST photo by AMY HANSENThis is the water tower on the west side of Osceola that will be getting repaired and repainted.
Contributed imageThis is the new logo for the city of Osceola.Please see
Access to the Internet has grown exponentially since Iowa entered the digital age, and U.S. Congressman for Iowa’s second congressional district Dave Loeb-sack (D) discussed Internet access and broadband during a Feb. 6 meeting at Clarke County Devel-opment Corporation (CCDC).
“It is a big challenge and it’s hard to fathom, that in this day and age we have places that don’t have internet access,” said Bill Trickey,
CCDC director.B r o a d b a n d ,
which is wide bandwidth data t r a n s m i s s i o n with an ability to simultaneously transport multi-ple signals and traffic types, es-sentially means internet access at higher speeds than traditional di-al-up access.
“Rural broadband, internet in general, affects a heck of a lot of things,” Loebsack said. “I know
how important this is to rural com-munities, for economic develop-ment, for health, for a lot of differ-ent things.”
According to Connect Iowa 2014 statistics, Clarke County does not reach 100 percent of house-holds served by low-speed avail-able broadband.
Telemedicine was mentioned during the meeting, which means people can gain access to a health professional via video if a trip to the doctor’s office isn’t possible.
“Hospitals in Iowa are under a lot of pressure as it is already, and
clearly, part of it is our aging pop-ulation in Iowa,” Loebsack said. “As far as I’m concerned, from a health care perspective, it’s all about access. We want quality, affordable health care, but we’ve got to have access. ... And, with economies, you can do more with telehealth.”
Connect Iowa, which is a com-pany in partnership with Iowa Economic Development Authori-ty, has been in the works to allow broadband access everywhere in Iowa.
“We’ve made free Wifi available
on the square, and at the Depot, but the big coup that happened through all this conversation was I got INS, Iowa Network Services, came through Osceola with fiber on their way to Grand River,” Trickey said. “I said, ‘How about providing service on your way down there?’ So they did a study and decided to do it. So now, we have fiber available to our busi-ness community.”
According to the statistics, of
Loebsack
Please seeLOEBSACK, Page 4
MEAL SITEMonday, March 2: Ov-
en-fried chicken breast, whipped potatoes, broccoli, tropical fruit
Tuesday, March 3: Salis-bury beef, mushroom gravy, cheesy potatoes, cabbage, fresh fruit
Wednesday, March 4: Turkey breast with gravy, whipped O’Brien potatoes,
Lima beans, chocolate swirl pudding
Thursday, March 5: Herb-crusted pork with gra-vy, rice Florentine, zucchini and tomatoes, fresh fruit
Friday, March 6: Pota-to-crusted fish, baked sweet potato, Brussels sprouts with lemon herb sauce, or-ange
2 THURSDAY • FEBRUARY 26, 2015 OSCEOLA SENTINEL-TRIBUNEFOR THE RECORDCOLLEGE NEWS
Minnesota State University, Mankato
MANKATO, Minn. — The Academic High Hon-or and Honor lists (Dean’s lists) for the past fall semes-ter at Minnesota State Uni-versity, Mankato have been announced by Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Mar-ilyn Wells.
Among 3,046 students, a total of 735 students quali-fied for the High Honor List by achieving a 4.0 straight “A” average, while 2,311 students earned a 3.5 to 3.99 average to qualify for the Honor List.
To qualify for academic honors, undergraduate stu-dents must be enrolled for at least 12 credit hours for the semester.
Minnesota State Manka-to, a comprehensive univer-sity with 15,376 students, is part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, which comprises 31 state institutions.
Osceola: Elizabeth Be-mis, FR, Honor List
——————University of Iowa
IOWA CITY — Students from the Clarke County area received a degree from the University of Iowa at the close of the fall 2014 semester. Those students include:
Tyler Watkins of Humeston, BA-psychology
Scott Pate of Osceola, BA-history
Jeffrey Wilhelm of Wood-burn, BA-interdepartmen-tal studies; CER-entrepre-
neurial managementApproximately 1,300 de-
grees were awarded at the end of the semester.
——————Southwestern College
WINFIELD, Kan. — Southwestern College De-cember 2014 graduates have been announced with nearly 200 students eligible to participate in commence-ment exercises in Winfield, Sunday, May 10.
Steven Moore of Randall graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in busi-ness administration.
Southwestern College is a private institution granting undergraduate and gradu-ate degrees and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. About 1,700 stu-dents attend classes at the main Winfield campus, at six professional studies sites in Kansas and Oklahoma, or online around the world.
——————AIB College of BusinessCourtney Siefkas of Os-
ceola has been recognized as an outstanding business administration student by the faculty at AIB College of Business.
To receive the honor, Siefkas – who is working toward a Bachelor of Sci-ence degree in business ad-ministration – and the other honorees were required to attain a grade point average of 3.75 or higher in the pre-vious term. The students’ accomplishments were cel-ebrated at a reception on campus attended by AIB faculty, staff and students.
Murray blood drive planned
It takes less than one hour to donate blood and in that one hour, blood donors will do more than most will do in a lifetime – they will save lives. Just one blood dona-tion will help save the lives of up to three different hos-pital patients.
More than 90 percent of the population will need a blood transfusion at some point in their life. Pay it for-ward now by giving a lifesav-ing blood donation and be a community hero. Schedule your appointment at an up-coming blood drive.
The Murray Community Blood Drive is planned 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 5, at Murray Community Cen-ter, 416 Maple St.
Sign up to save a life to-day. Schedule a blood dona-tion appointment online at lifeservebloodcenter.org or
call 800-287-4903.LifeServe Blood Center
was established in April 2010, when The Blood Cen-ter of Iowa joined opera-tions with Siouxland Com-munity Blood Bank.
As one of the 15 largest blood centers in the coun-try, LifeServe Blood Center provides blood and blood products to more than 100 hospitals located across Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota.
LifeServe is committed to saving lives by providing premier service to volunteer blood donors and access to a safe, quality blood supply for hospitals and patients.
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CCH offers discount to check cholesterol
February is National Heart Health Month, and Clarke County Hospital Laboratory is offering its basic wellness screening package at $10 to encourage heart and blood health in Clarke County residents.
The basic wellness pack-age includes a lipid panel to measure cholesterol, a glu-cose screening to measure blood sugar and a hemo-gram to check blood count for blood disorders.
“It’s important for every-one to know their values be-cause monitoring your blood pressure just isn’t enough to ensure a healthy heart,” said Vicky Pederson, RN, chief nursing officer at Clarke County Hospital. “Someone could have normal blood pressure and not know they have high cholesterol or oth-er diseases.”
High cholesterol can lead to heart attacks and stroke if not managed. High cho-lesterol has no symptoms, and only a blood test, or lip-id panel, is the only way to detect high cholesterol. It is recommended for people to check their cholesterol val-ues once a year.
Those interested to re-ceive the basic wellness package must call (641) 342-5353 for an appointment and then bring a copy of the ad with the $10 payment to the
appointment. Insurance in-formation is not needed, and insurance companies will not be billed for the screen-ing.
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About Clarke County Hospital
Clarke County Hospital is a 25-bed, critical access hospital with advanced di-agnostic and telemedicine technology.
Through telemedicine and visiting physicians, patients can receive specialized care close to home, including car-diology; nephrology; neurol-ogy; oncology; hepatology; general and vascular sur-gery; orthopedics; derma-tology; pulmonology; gas-troenterology; urology; and ear, nose and throat (ENT) services.
Clarke County Hospi-tal emergency department operates the counties am-bulance service with two ambulances and a staff of certified personnel who are readily available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The hospital campus also includes UnityPoint Clinic – Family Medicine at Clarke County. Since its foundation in 1953, Clarke County Hos-pital has been a health care cornerstone of the south central Iowa community.
The West Lake Ice Out Ice Fishing Tournament was held Sunday, Feb. 15, in Os-ceola. It was hosted by Cody Mundy.
This year’s event saw an increase in participation with nearly 50 percent of participation growth. The event brought in nearly 150 fishermen consisting of men, women and children from all over Iowa and Missouri.
Participants took to the ice at 8 a.m. with weigh-in beginning at noon.
Many local businesses sponsored the event, as well as state and national brands:
Highway LumberBoyt Harness CompanyPlaya MargaritasMundy’s SurfacesSubwayCasey’s General StoreAfton Bait ShopSouthwestern Community
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ServiceTheisen’sThe Iowa SportsmanBecause of the sponsor’s
assistance with merchandise and a large pay out for this year’s champions, the event was a great success. More than 800 fish were caught by the anglers.
Every participant went home with door prizes val-ued in the thousands and the top angling team took home the largest payout of the tournament with $998.
West Lake Ice Out a success
Theatre Simpson presents ‘Pericles’
Theatre Simpson presents Shakespeare’s fascinating story “Pericles.”
Pericles, a young prince from ancient times, has just lost his father and hopes to make a new life through marriage to the princess of Antioch. This does not come to pass, but in the years that follow he, his new wife Thai-sa and their daughter Mari-na will embark on a series of voyages that will bind peo-ple, places and events to one another across the waves of the Mediterranean Sea. They will face shipwreck and heartache, love and loss, but through faith and hope – and a little bit of magic – all may not be lost.
Although Pericles is not as well-known today, it was one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays back in his time. It will be particularly interesting to do at Theatre Simpson as each of the cast members will be playing multiple roles, some up to six. This play will take the audience on a journey as the
characters travel, but it will also take the audience on an emotional journey as there are many tragedies, as well as happy moments along the way.
Pericles will also be in conjunction with Theatre Simpson’s 18th annual High School Theatre Fes-tival. Each year, they host hundreds of high school students and their teachers for a day. They get the op-portunity to participate in student-lead workshops, as well as watch a performance of “Pericles.” To maximize the learning experience, they also offer them the chance to ask questions of the director and some ac-tors and designers after the show.
Performances are in Pote theatre in the Blank Performing Arts Center at Simpson College in Indi-anola 7:30 p.m. March 20-21 and 1 p.m. March 22. To reserve tickets, go online to simpson.tix.com or call the box office at 515-961-1601.
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3OSCEOLA SENTINEL-TRIBUNE THURSDAY • FEBRUARY 26, 2015OBITUARIES Noreen McMurray Osceola
Noreen McMurray, 87, of O s c e o l a died Feb. 21, 2015, at South-ern Hills Specialty Care.
In keep-ing with Noreen’s wishes, she will be cremated, and no services are planned at this time. Kale Funeral Home, 301 S. Main St., as-sisted with arrangements. Memorials may be given to American Cancer Society
or American Heart Associ-ation. Online condolences may be left at www.kalefu-neralhome.com.
Noreen Emily McMurray, daughter of Mary (Libbee) and Ed Stevicks, was born Jan. 9, 1928, in Richardson County, Neb.
Noreen received her edu-cation in Dawson, Neb.
On Aug. 6, 1961, Noreen married Charles Dean Mc-Murray in Humboldt, Neb.
Noreen was a teacher at Pawnee Country Schools and then worked as a di-etary assistant for many years at Satori Hospital at Cedar Falls. She was also an Avon representative for nearly 25 years and was a member of the Community
of Christ Church in Osceola.Noreen is survived by her
son David (Dixie) Harsh-barger of Evanston, Wyo.; daughters, Betty (Joe) Wil-lis of Minneapolis, Minn., and Lori McMurray (Greg Enger) of Winterset; grand-children, Chet (Sarah) Darst of Truro, Charleen (Jeremy) Johnson of Waukee, Mat-thew Dorfman of Portland, Ore., Benjamin Dorfman of Des Moines, Jeremy Dorf-man of Spokane, Wash., Jeremy Oliver (Jessica) of Evanston, Wyo., Josh (Dee) Oliver of Evanston, Wyo., and Jennifer (Jere-my) Averett of Fort Collins, Colo.; great-grandchildren, Chase and Trinity Darst, Marree Witte and Banner
Johnson, and 11 additional great-grandchildren; broth-er Bill (Ann) Steivcks of Dawson, Neb.; sister Mary Darlene Stockard of Osce-ola; sisters-in-law, Myrtle Ann (Bill) Stevicks of Daw-son, Neb., Nedra Stevicks of Falls City, Neb., Shirley Ste-vicks of Humbolt, Neb., and Lorna McMurray of Adams, Neb.; as well as other rela-tives and many friends.
Noreen was preceded in death by her parents; first husband Robert Wayne Harshbarger; second hus-band Charles; grandson Garret Lee Cruchelow; brothers, Charles, Fred and Ray Stevicks; sister Dorothy Bright; and brother-in-law Delbert McMurray.
McMurray
Bessie Martin Osceola
Bessie Martin, 98, of Os-ceola died Feb. 19, 2015, at Ronda’s Guest Home in Os-ceola.
Funeral services were 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at Kale Funeral Home, 301 S. Main St. Interment was in Aspen Grove Cemetery in Burlington. Memorials may be given to Grace United Methodist Church in Bur-lington, Osceola United Methodist Church or HCI Care Services in Osceola.
Bessie Herrill Martin, daughter of Ruth (Gitchel) and Edwin Herrill, was born March 28, 1916, in Coffey County, Kan.
Bessie graduated from Burlington High School in 1934.
On June 3, 1938, Bessie married Harold Emmet Martin. He died July 19, 1985.
Bessie was a housewife and helped in Cub Scouts,
Girl Scouts and the P.T.A. She was also involved in U.M.W. with Grace Unit-ed Methodist and was a 50 year plus member of Grace United Methodist Church in Burlington.
Bessie was a nurse’s aide in Mercy Hospital in Burlington and worked in school foods for more than 25 years, becoming a school foods manager in West Bur-lington.
Bessie finally retired and moved to Osceola in 1992, where she became active in U.M.W. of the Osceola United Methodist Church.
Bessie is survived by her sons, Dwight Martin of Sperry and Keith Martin of Eldridge; daughters, Don-na Sampson of Spokane, Wash., and Eileen Boldon of Osceola; seven grandchil-dren and 11 great-grandchil-dren.
In addition to her hus-band, Bessie was preceded in death by her parents and brother Merle Herrill.
Dwight Welcher, 38, of T h a y e r died Feb. 19, 2015, in rural Thayer.
Services were 10:30 a.m. Mon-day, Feb. 23, at Pow-ers Funer-al Home, junction of high-
ways 34 and 25, Creston. The Rev. Dwayne Henrichs officiated. Burial will be at a later date. Memorials are to be determined. Online condolences may be left at www.powersfh.com.
Dwight Marion Welcher, son of Naomi LaVonne (Boblett) and Delbert Ray Welcher, was born Aug. 12, 1976, in Creston.
Dwight graduated from East Union High School in 1994.
On May 20, 2003, Dwight married Karla Giles. He lived his whole life in Union
County.Dwight worked for Iowa
Select, Wood Link as a saw-man, Bunn-O-Matic, Cardi-nal Glass and T&S Indus-tries, where he built grain bins, and he also worked for Wellman’s.
Dwight and Karla later divorced.
Dwight is survived by his mother Naomi Welcher of Thayer; son Jaxson Welcher of Thayer; daugh-ters, Jayden and Janessa Welcher, both of Afton; brothers, Dan (wife Judy) Welcher of Lorimor and
Dwayne Welcher of Grand River; sisters, Denise (hus-band Robert) Rowe of Af-ton, Dora (husband Char-lie) Atteberry of Creston, Deana Welcher (Les Van-derpluym) of Thayer and Dorothy Welcher of Afton; girlfriend Jennifer Ham of Thayer; friends, Scot Miller of Creston and Clint Snyder of Mississippi; and many nieces, nephews and other friends.
Dwight was preceded in death by his father, brother Dale Welcher and grand-parents.
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Beulah Harrison Winterset
Beulah Harrison, 90, of W i n t e r -set died Feb. 15, 2015, at M a d i s o n C o u n t y Memorial Hospital.
Services were 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, at Kale Funeral Home, 301 S. Main St., Osceola. The Rev. Jared Miller officiated. Interment was in Murray Cemetery. Memorials may be given to Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Win-
terset. Online condolences may be left at www.kalefu-neralhome.com.
Beulah Ruth Harrison, daughter of Regina (Hir-cock) and Teddy Hayden, was born Jan. 13, 1925, in Winterset.
Beulah attended school in Madison County.
On Sept. 20, 1942, Beulah married Frank Donald Har-rison in Maryville, Mo. They farmed in Clarke County.
In addition to her work on the farm, Beulah worked at the hospital in Winter-set and later for Bethesda Care Center and Care Cen-ter North in Winterset, and became a CNA working for nearly 21 years. She then worked in the private sector from 1988 until April 2005.
Beulah was a member of Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Winterset, of which she joined in 1983. During these years, Beulah served as the Sabbath school secretary, assistant church treasurer and Deaconess.
Beulah is survived by her sons, Donavon Duane (Darla Jenks) Harrison of Murray and Ronald (Mi-chelle) Harrison of Siren, Wis.; daughter Bonnie Klippenes of Minneapolis, Minn.; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; sisters, Anna Grace Faux of Ottumwa, Helen (Willis) Salsbury of Norwalk, Mar-jorie Gallentime of Carlisle and Norene (Scott) Zimmer-man of Burley, Idaho; sis-
ter-in-law Corleen Hayden of St. Charles; daughter-in-law Eva Harrison of Afton; nieces, Donna Klug of Des Moines and Wilma (Jerry) Bucklin of Roland; as well as other relatives and many friends.
Beulah was preceded in death were her parents; hus-band; son Lloyd Harrison; brothers, Keith and Merrill Hayden; son-in-law Mike Klippenes; sisters, Faye Palmer and Wilma Floene Morrison; brothers-in-law, Lynn Morrison, John Gal-lentime, Elton Faux and Perly Palmer; sister-in-law Gretchen Bucklin; grandson Garrett Harrison; niece Bet-ty Young; and mother-in-law Nettie Harrison.
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that during the altercation, a gun was presented and discharged. Carson later told state investigators, “It was self-defense.”
January press conferenceA press conference was held 11
a.m Monday, Jan. 26, at Clarke County Law Enforcement Center. It was led by Osceola Police Chief Marty Duffus, Clarke County Sheriff Bill Kerns and Michael Motsinger, a special agent in charge of Iowa De-partment of Criminal Investigation.
Osceola Police Department is be-ing assisted by Clarke County Sher-iff’s Office and Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.
Duffus said Carson and the victims are acquaintances. The victims were
also acquaintances with each other.Duffus said Carson and Johnson
are the suspects who are in a rela-tionship with each other.
“They’re all known to us,” Duf-fus said during the press conference about the suspects’ past criminal his-tory.
Sentences?As for the charge of accessory af-
ter the fact, according to Osceola Po-lice Department, it is an aggravated misdemeanor. If found guilty of the charge, a person can spend a maxi-mum of two years in prison and a minimum of seven days.
When it comes to a first-degree murder charge, it is a capitol offense, and if a person is found guilty, that is an automatic sentence of life in pris-on with no eligibility of parole.
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city of Osceola.Ty Wheeler, city administrator/
clerk, said he wanted to play devil’s advocate on the situation.
“I do think it’s appropriate they manage the infrastructure like they should be, but I would think this is maybe more of a marketing and branding function, which we have not delegated to that board,” he said. “And, so, I don’t think it is inappro-
priate of them to ask us if we want the logo up there. You know, here’s your opportunity.”
If the council chose not to put the new logo on the water tower, the original black “OSCEOLA” letters would go back on it.
However, the council approved the cost for putting the new city logo on the water tower. The only no vote was Councilman Chris Dorsey.
The city has enough funding in the budget for the project.
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3,701 households in Clarke Coun-ty, 94.36 percent of households are served low-speed broadband, 83.41 percent have medium-speed access and 68.60 percent have high-speed access.
Clarke County has higher rates than Lucas and Madison counties
and comparable rates to Decatur, Union and Warren counties.
Local Osceola businesses and schools also utilize broadband for classes and networking for jobs.
“It’s the price of admission for ev-erybody, for everybody,” Loebsack said. “For education, for health, for economic development, not just for playing games.”
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DHS posts RFP on High Quality Health Care InitiativeBy Rep. Joel FryHouse District 27 [email protected]
On Feb. 16, the Iowa De-partment of Human Services released a request for proposal (RFP) to modernize the Med-icaid program. The purpose of the initiative is to improve the coordination and quality of care for Medicaid members while providing some predict-ability in the Medicaid budget for Iowa taxpayers.
According to the DHS press release, the main objectives of this Medicaid Modernization project are:
• Improving quality and ac-cess
• Promoting accountability for outcomes
• Creating a more predict-able and sustainable Medicaid budget
The RFP includes the Iowa Medicaid, Iowa Health and Wellness Plan and Healthy and Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa (hawk-i) programs. Sub-stance abuse is also covered in the RFP under the Iowa De-partment of Public Health, but it will be paid for by a Federal Block Grant.
The RFP requests bids from potential vendors. These ven-
dors will bid on components within the RFP. The State will contract on a statewide basis with between two and four entities with a demonstrated capacity to coordinate care and provide quality outcomes for these populations.
The governor proposed this initiative in his budget this year. His budget includes more than $50 million in cost sav-ings in the first six months that managed care is implemented in Iowa. He chose to go this route because the cost of the Medicaid program in Iowa has grown 73 percent since 2003.
The program costs more
than $4.2 billion a year of state and federal funds to im-plement. The RFP will allow DHS to contract with modern health plans that will be better equipped to coordinate care and manage spending. Spend-ing will be better managed by these companies because the companies will bear the risk while the state will continue to focus on quality improvement.
This is not the first time that Iowa Medicaid has utilized managed care companies to coordinate care for a portion of the Medicaid program. Iowa has used such companies to oversee parts of its Medicaid program, including care for people with serious mental ill-nesses and people with behav-ioral health issues.
Nationwide, 70 percent of Medicaid participants nation-ally have their care overseen by managed-care companies.
I look forward to seeing you at one of the next legislative fo-rums on Friday, Feb. 27:
8 a.m. – Wayne County Farm Bureau (Corydon)
10 a.m. – Chariton Mosaic (Chariton)
Noon – Lakeside Casino (Osceola)
2 p.m. – Leon Community Center (Leon)
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First Baptist Church: Rep. Joel Fry, R-Osceola, met with several members of First Baptist Church from Seymour at the Capitol recently. Pastor Micaiah Stanley and several other church members visited the statehouse to discuss issues with legislators. Pictured are Pastor Stanley and several members of his church with Rep. Fry.
Hospital construction affects parking in north lot
Clarke County Hospital tempo-rarily closed the southwest quarter of its north parking lot for construc-tion.
The area will be closed for five weeks. The north hospital entrance to the specialty and outpatient clin-ic and physical therapy department will remain open, but the handicap ramp to the north entrance will be closed during construction.
Visitors with special needs can en-ter through the hospital’s cafeteria doors or through the main entrance located on the east side of the facili-ty. Additional handicap parking will be designated on the east side of the north parking lot during construc-tion to provide easy access to the cafeteria doors.
The southwest corner of the north parking lot is being prepared to be the new parking site for the diag-nostic imaging department’s mobile services, including MRI, nuclear medicine and positron emission to-mography (PET) CT.
Monday marked the beginning of a 21-month expansion project that will expand patient care areas in-
cluding a larger UnityPoint Clinic, a new outpatient clinic and special-ty clinic, wound care services, and a new, larger emergency department.
About Clarke County HospitalClarke County Hospital is a 25-
bed, critical access hospital with ad-vanced diagnostic and telemedicine technology.
Through telemedicine and visit-ing physicians, patients can receive specialized care close to home, in-cluding cardiology; nephrology; neurology; oncology; hepatology; general and vascular surgery; ortho-pedics; dermatology; pulmonology; gastroenterology; urology; and ear, nose and throat (ENT) services.
Clarke County Hospital emergen-cy department operates the counties ambulance service with two ambu-lances and a staff of certified per-sonnel who are readily available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The hospital campus also includes Uni-tyPoint Clinic – Family Medicine at Clarke County. Since its foundation in 1953, Clarke County Hospital has been a health care cornerstone of the south central Iowa community.
IDPH birth defects program leads study focusing on muscular dystrophy
A study led by the Iowa De-partment of Public Health’s (IDPH) Iowa Registry for Con-genital and Inherited Disorders (IRCID) has been published by the journal Pediatrics.
IRCID led a team of research-ers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preven-tion’s (CDC) Muscular Dystro-phy Surveillance, Research and Tracking Network (MD STAR-net) program on a study of two muscle-weakness disorders:
Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Becker muscular dystrophy. It’s the first broad study to tabu-late the prevalence of these dis-orders in the U.S.
The research team found that about one in 5,000 boys, between 5 and 9 years old, have the inher-ited disorders. They also discov-ered the diseases appear to affect Hispanic boys more often than white or African-American boys, for reasons that are not well-un-derstood.
“The findings are important,” said Dr. Paul Romitti, director of IRCID at the University of Iowa, “because they give a bet-ter understanding of the number of children and families affected by the disorders. They also give doctors and health care profes-sionals valuable information so they can better plan to care for those affected, especially as the diseases progress.”
The article abstract may be found at http://bit.ly/1CNDyui.
5OSCEOLA SENTINEL-TRIBUNE THURSDAY • FEBRUARY 26, 2015NEIGHBORS
Stranges celebrate 65 years The family of Elmer
(Huck) and Helen Strange is planning a card shower in honor of the couple’s 65th wedding anniversary. They will celebrate 65 years of marriage March 5.
Cards may be sent to them at 3116 Tyler St., New Vir-ginia, IA 50210. Elmer (Huck) and
Helen Strange
SWCC announces additional scholarships for students
Southwestern Communi-ty College (SWCC) Educa-tion Foundation announces the addition of 10 annual scholarships, through the H. Dale and Lois Bright Foundation, allowing qual-ifying students to graduate from college debt-free.
The Bright Scholars of Iowa awards are available to Iowa high school seniors who are strong academical-ly but may lack the finan-cial means to earn college degrees.
The amount of the schol-arship is equal to the cost of attendance at SWCC less all other aid (including Pell Grants, institutional grants and scholarships, and pri-vate scholarships). The cost of attendance is equal to tuition and fees, room and board, and books. The
award is renewable provid-ed the student maintains a 2.5 cumulative grade point average and may continue with him/her if the student chooses to transfer an Iowa Regent institution.
To qualify as a Bright Scholar of Iowa, the student must be in the top 10 per-cent or equivalent of his or her high school graduating class or have a composite ACT score of 28 or above. The student must also qual-ify for the Pell Grant as de-termined by filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Dr. Barb Crittenden, SWCC president, believes these scholarships could be invaluable to SWCC stu-dents.
“We are thrilled to have these new scholarship op-
portunities available for some of our strongest stu-dents,” Crittenden said. “Thanks to the generosity of the Bright Foundation, students receiving these scholarships will be able to focus on academics and spend less time worrying about how they will pay for their education.”
The Bright Foundation was established in 1957. The Bright Scholars of Iowa awards were first giv-en in 2012. Dale and Lois Bright, both now deceased, grew up in Lineville, grad-uating from Lineville High School in 1928 and 1929 re-spectively.
Upon high school grad-uation, they moved to Des Moines and married in 1930. Lois went to work at Rollins Hosiery Mill.
Dale attended Capitol City Commercial College and worked in various posi-tions. In 1939, he went to work for Western Tool and Stamping Co. He worked his way up in the company, and in 1958, he retired as vice president. At the time he retired, Western Tool employed more than 800 people and was the largest lawn mower manufacturer in the country.
The final deadline for the Bright Scholars of Iowa Award at SWCC is June 4; however, if the student wishes to apply for oth-er SWCC scholarships, as well, the deadline is March 16.
For the Bright Scholars of Iowa Award application and criteria, visit www.swc-ciowa.edu/scholarships.
2015 Iowa Auctioneers Association Convention contest results
DES MOINES – This year’s Iowa Auctioneers As-sociation annual convention was jam-packed with classes, competition and camarade-rie.
Iowa Auctioneers Associ-ation announces the winners of the multiple competitions held at their annual conven-tion on Feb. 6-8, at the Court-yard by Marriott in Ankeny.
Preliminary Bid Calling contest results
Twenty-eight auctioneers participated in the prelim-inary bid calling contest. Twenty of the competitors advanced to the bid calling finals, which will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 11, at the Iowa State Fair.
The Iowa State Fair final-ists’ names are in bold in the list below.
Mark your calendars now to enjoy the excitement and traditions of the state fair while supporting your fel-low auctioneers as they show their skills and talents at this year.
CityBrian Tompkins – SolonChantz D. Davidson – Ori-
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Bret Walters – Racine, Minn.
Jason Dvorak – MadridDylan Web — OsceolaJeff Garber – Lincoln, Mo.Jerrick T. Miller – LeonKam Hartstack – ClarindaDaniel Wilson – RedfieldAustin Ascherl of Clarinda,
Crist Beachy of Leon, Bryan Davenport of Boaz, Ala., TJ DeMoss of Albia, Ted Diers of Lockridge, Aaron Dowell of Des Moines, Logan Ernst of Whiting and Rick Spees of Fairfield also competed in the Bid Calling Contest.
The rookie contest had third place going to Terry Hoenig of West Point, sec-ond place to Zane Watson of Brandon, S.D., and the cham-pion of the rookie contest to Jeremy Garber of Lincoln, Mo.
The ring contest had Bret Walters of Kacine, Minn., in third place, Ed Shover of Anamosa placed second, and Chris Richard of Mt. Pleasant as the ring contest champion.
Iowa Auctioneers Associ-ation thanks everyone who made this year’s convention a success. This includes not only those who exhibited and sponsored, but the attendees and contest participants who make the convention a must-see event.
Iowa Auctioneers Associ-ation was established in 1949 to enhance the skills, knowl-edge, professionalism and image of all Iowa auction-eers; while seeking to elevate the standards of the auction industry and promote a good public image. For more infor-mation about the Iowa Auc-tioneers Association please go to www.iowaauctioneers.org.
Relay for Life of Clarke County kick off event planned
The Relay for Life of Clarke County kick off event is planned 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at Clarke County Hospital’s administration building, 805 S. Fillmore St.
Team captains and anyone else interested
in participating in the 2015 Relay for Life are encouraged to attend to learn how to register, to build a team and incorpo-rate ideas for fundraising.
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L I F E P O I N T ASSEMBLY OF GOD, 801 N. Fillmore, 641.342.2334, Chuck DeVos, Lead Pastor, Chad Queener, Youth Pastor. Sunday - 9 am & 10:30 am, Worship, 9 am, Bible Classes. Wednesday - 7 pm - Kid’s Activities, Focal Point Youth & Prayer Meeting. Web site: www.l i fepointminis-tries.net
CALVARY BIBLE CHURCH, 2225 N. Main. Transportation provided by Church if needed. 641-342-4778. Sunday - 9:45 a.m. - Sunday School. 11 a.m. - Morning Worship. 6 p.m. - Sunday Evening Services. 7 p.m. - Wednesday, Bible Study & Prayer. Transportation provided by church if needed. Web site: www.calvaryosceola.org
CHRIST’S WAY CHURCH, Shane Simpson, pastor, 201 Leann Drive, 641-342-6181 or Sunday - 9 a.m. - Sunday School, 10 a.m. - Worship Service. Wednesday - 6:30 p.m. - Youth Groups & Adult Bible Study. Sunday - 6:30 p.m. - Worship. Bible Studies are offered throughout the week. Call for schedule.
CHURCH OF CHRIST, 3310 West McLane, 641-342-2720. Sunday - 7:30 a.m.-”Search” on Channel 23 KCWI. 9:30 a.m.-Bible Classes. 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. - Worship. Wednesday - 7 p.m. - Worship and Bible Study.
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST LATTER-DAY SAINTS, East on Highway 34, 641-342-6333. Sunday - 10 a.m. -Sacrament meeting. 11:20 a.m. - Sunday School and Primary. 12:10 p.m. - Relief Soc ie ty -Pr ies thood. Wednesdays - 2:00-8:00 p.m. - Family History Center.
COMMUNITY OF CHRIST CHURCH, 414 East McLane, Elder Tom Meyer, pastor, 342-2553. 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School. 10:00 a.m.
FAITH FELLOWSHIP, Evangelical Free Church, 230 S. Fillmore, Pastor Sheldon Lorenson, 342-6603. Youth Pastor Darrin Baumfalk. Sunday - 9:00 a.m. - Sunday School. 10:00 a.m. - Morning Worship. Wednesday - 7 p.m. - Mid-week Bible study and prayer service.
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, Southern Baptist, 900 South Fillmore. Pastor Leslie Wooten, 641-342-4296, Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship 10:30 a.m., Sunday eve-ning Bible study 6:30 p.m.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Disciples of Christ), 300 South Main St., The Rev. Dr. Al Adams, minister, Sunday - 9 a.m. - Sunday school for all, 10 a.m. - Worship, Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. Soul Cafe wor-shipful supper.
GRACE BIBLE CHURCH OF SOUTHERN IOWA, meets at 410 N. Dewey Osceola. 641-342-7110. 10:00 a.m. Church Service.
LIGHT OF GRACE, 400 E. Cass St., 641-745-7257, Victor Lochman, pastor, worship Sunday, 10 a.m.
OSCEOLA FULL GOSPEL CHURCH, 700 Colorado, Osceola, IA. Pastor James R. Sheesley. Sunday - Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. - Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m. - Evening Worship, 6 p.m. Wednesday - Bible Study, 7 p.m. Website: www.osceola-fullgospelchurch.com
S E V E N T H - D A Y ADVENTIST, corner of Hwy. 69 and 152, [email protected]. Saturday - 9:30 a.m. - Sabbath School. 11:00 a.m. - Church Service.
ST. BERNARD CATHOLIC CHURCH, 222 East Pearl. 641-342-2850. Fr. David Polich. English mass on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Spanish mass on Sundays at noon. Misas espanol los domingos 12 p.m.
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 130 W. Grant St. Osceola, 641-342-2830. Julie M. Poore, pastor. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. www (Wonderful Wednesday Worship). Sunday: Worship; 8 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. Sunday School 9 a.m. Nursery available.
La Iglesia Metodista Unida Les Invita, Miercoles: Estudios Biblicos 5 p.m., Sabados oracion en las casas, 5 p.m., Domingo: servicio de adoracion 2 p.m., 130 W. Grant St., Pastora: Rosa Maria Rodriguez, 515-344-7221.
DE LA PROFECIA, Lilia Perez, Pastora. 1215 S. Main St, Osceola. Dia de Cultos: Domingo - 10:30 a.m., Escuela Dominical. 11:30 a.m., Servicio. Martes - 6:00 p.m., Oracion. Jueves - 6:00 p.m., Misioneros. Viernes - 6:00 p.m., Hogares.
MEDORA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Keith Putney, pastor, 641-449-3544. Sunday - 9:00 a.m. - Worship, 9:15 a.m. - Church School.
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EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 1112 N. 7th St., Chariton, IA. Rev. Fred Steinbach. 641-774-4911. Evening prayer service Wednesday 5:30 p.m., Bible Study Tuesday 10:30 a.m., Sunday Worship Service: 9:15 a.m.
MURRAYCHURCH OF CHRIST,
430 Third St., Murray, IA 50174, 641 447-2569. Minster - Brian McCracken. 8:30 a.m. worship, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 10:35 a.m. late worship, Wednesday night W.O.W. for children through teenagers at the church building at 7 p.m., small adult groups meeting at church, contact church for times, second Wednesday of every month, W.O.W. for all ages at church build-ing at 6:30 p.m.
MURRAY BAPTIST
CHURCH, 641-447-2487. Corner of 3rd and Grant Streets. Pastor Alex Bauman. Sunday - 8:45 a.m. - Sunday School. 10 a.m. - Morning Worship. 6 p.m. - Sunday Evening Service. 7 p.m. - Jr./Sr. High Youth Group. Wednesday - 7 p.m. - Prayer and Bible Study. 3rd Thursday each month - 7 p.m. -Ladies Missionary Group.
MURRAY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 707 Maple St., Pastors Brandon Campbell, Sandy Smith. Sunday Worship 11 a.m.-12 p.m., children’s church during worship; Fellowship and Adult Lessons 10 a.m.
NEW VIRGINIA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Box 301, Keith Putney, pastor. 641-449-3779. Sunday - 10:30 a.m. - Worship. Sunday School 9:15 - 10:15 a.m.
NEW VIRGINIA CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Disciples of Christ), 604 Main Street, 641-449-3421, Sunday - 10 a.m. - Sunday School. 11 a.m. - Church.
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CHRISTIAN UNION CHURCH- 8 miles north of Ottawa, Dan Newell, pastor. Sunday - 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. morning worship.
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UNITED METHODIST PARISH, Truro, 641-765-4782. Sandy Smith, Pastor. Sunday - 9:30 a.m. Sunday School - Worship-11:00 a.m. Peru 8:30 a.m. Worship.
T R U R O C O N G R E G A T I O N A L UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, Truro, Shonda Deranleau, pastor, 641-765-4524. Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday School -10:30 a.m. Worship.
VAN WERT ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH, Pastor Butch Black, Sunday - 10 a.m. - Sunday School. 11 a.m. - Worship. Wednesday - 6:30 p.m. - Bible Study.
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CHURCH, 6 miles E. & 1 mile N. of Weldon, Charlie Coffey, minister. Sunday - fellowship and coffee 10 a.m. Church starts at 10:30 a.m. - Worship.
WELDON CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Weldon, Dennis Huffman, Ed West, co-pastors. Sunday - 9 a.m. - Sunday School. 10 a.m. - Church Service. CWF meets first and third Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
WELDON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Rick Hawkins, pastor. Sunday 9:30 a.m. - Church Service.
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CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Willa Heaberlin - Pastor, Gary Parsons, Sunday School superintendent. Morning Worship - 9:30 a.m., Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.
W O O D B U R N METHODIST CHURCH, Tom Murr, pastor. Sunday - 8:45 a.m. - Worship Service.
By Fr. David PolichSt. Bernard Catholic Church
People often look at religion as icing on the cake. Af-ter they have everything else arranged in their lives, they think they’d better tend to spiritual matters.
Jesus had a way of challenging folks to examine what’s under the icing. What is the cake made of?
Ash Wednesday began the Christian season of Lent, a 40-day period leading to Easter. It has traditionally been seen as a time of preparation for the full and proper cele-bration of that day.
It is a much more important preparation than what hap-pens before Christmas, though: Instead of decorating and shopping, we are invited to prepare ourselves.
The 40 days of Lent are patterned after Jesus’ 40 days of prayer and fasting in the desert.
And the sixth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew is an-other scripture passage which takes on a central role in Lenten reflections.
In that passage Jesus says not to pray or fast or give alms — or charity — so that others can see you and give you credit for your holiness. If that’s the case, you have already been repaid.
Better to do these things in private and be repaid by God! (On a personal note, I once wrote the president of
the University of Notre Dame, reminding him that the school once named build-ings after departed priests and professors instead of live bil-lionaires.)
A more basic point of the chapter is, I believe, that Je-sus says: When you give alms or pray or fast, not if.
He assumes that these prac-tices will be integrated into the regular life of his followers, not just occasional prac-tices or “extra credit.” Why? Because we need to make room for the Lord constantly if we are to be transformed by the Lord.
We desperately need prayer time with God. We need self-discipline so that we are not ruled by our appetites. We need to be generous for the sake of those in need, but also to open up our fists and stop grasping onto things which will not endure.
Lent is not a time to try and make up for our laxness the rest of the year. It is a time to regroup and reset our gaze on Christ. It’ s a good time to ask ourselves what the cake is really made of and follow the lead of the one who knows the way.
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Dusty WillkeGrade: 11th Degree: Chapter SAE: Show CattleChapter Activities: Cattle Judging; Parliamentary Procedure Contest; Conduct of Meetings Contest; State and National Convention; Banquet; Trash Pick Up; Concessions; Popping Kettle Corn
Nick AllenGrade: 11th Degree: None SAE: CattleChapter Activities: State Convention; Banquet; Concessions
Weston BrokawGrade: 12th Degree: Chapter SAE: Pig ProductionChapter Activities: State and National Convention; Popping Kettle Corn; Meetings; County Fair; Fruit, Meat and Cheese Sales; Contest; Greenhand Chili Supper; FFA Week; Banquet; Trash Pick Up; Concessions; Proficiency Award; Thursday Night in the Park; Fall Fun Night
Hannah ReisingerGrade: 12th Degree: None SAE: Cattle Production and Bee KeepingChapter Activities: Meetings; County Fair
Keleah SelsorGrade: 12th Degree: Chapter SAE: Horse TrainingChapter Activities: Fall Fun Night; Trash Pick Up; State and National Convention; FFA Week; Chapter Officer (2 Years); Concessions; Fruit, Meat and Cheese Sales; Officer Retreat
Tiffany McKnightGrade: 12th Degree: Chapter SAE: Horse TrainingChapter Activities: Trash Pick Up; Banquet; Fruit, Meat and Cheese Sales; Meetings; Concessions; Chapter Officer (2 Years); Officer Retreat; State and National Convention; Landscaped on the Square; Attended World Food Prize Speaker; Recruitment Dance; 3rd Grade Fishing Day; Thursday Night in the Park; Harvest Barn Ag Day; Greenhand Chili Supper; Conduct of Meetings Contest; Job Interview Contest; Proficiency Award
Ann TaylorGrade: 12th Degree: Greenhand SAE: Sheep & Cattle ProductionChapter Activities: Meetings; County Fair
Carter CooleyGrade: 12th Degree: None SAE: Pig ProductionChapter Activities: Meetings; County Fair
Connor OffieldGrade: 9th Degree: Greenhand SAE: ForestryChapter Activities: Cook Shack; Trash Pick Up; 3rd Grade Ag Day
Rebecca LarsonGrade: 10th Degree: Greenhand SAE: Child DevelopmentChapter Activities: Thursday Night in the Park; Harvest Barn Fun Night; Fruit, Meat and Cheese Sales
Andrew BarnardGrade: 9th Degree: Greenhand SAE: UndecidedChapter Activities: Fall Fun Night; Thursday Night in the Park; Popped Kettle Corn; Fruit, Meat and Cheese Sales
Alyssa JacksonGrade: 10th Degree: Chapter SAE: Bottle CalvesChapter Activities: Chapter Officer; Fruit, Meat and Cheese Sales; Thursday Night in the Park; Concessions; Greenhand Chili Supper; State Convention; National Convention; Recruitment Dance; Fall Fun Night; Contest; FFA Week; Reward Activity; Banquet; Meetings
Daylee HembryGrade: 10th Degree: None SAE: PhotographyChapter Activities: Conduct of Meetings Contest; Harvest Barn Fall Fun Night; Cook Shack; Fruit, Meat and Cheese Sales; Meetings; County Fair
Breana LowryGrade: 10th Degree: Greenhand SAE: Job Placement & Horse TrainingChapter Activities: Ag Day; State Convention; Conduct of Meetings Contest
Anna SeregGrade: 10th Degree: Greenhand SAE: ArtChapter Activities: Ag Day; Recruitment; Fruit, Meat and Cheese Sales; Thursday Night in the Park; Website
Vanessa BakleyGrade: 10th Degree: Greenhand SAE: Beef ProductionChapter Activities: Greenhand Chili Supper; Thursday Night in the Park; Kettle Corn; Fall Fun Nigh; State Convention; Concessions; Fruit, Meat and Cheese Sales
Noah HeckmanGrade: 10th Degree: Greenhand SAE: Aquaponics & Job PlacementChapter Activities: Fall Fun Night; Greenhand Chili Supper; Fruit, Meat and Cheese Sales
Emily McAteeGrade: 10th Degree: None SAE: PoultryChapter Activities: Recruitment Dance; Greenhand Chili Supper; Thursday Night in the Park; Harvest Barn Fun Night; Fruit, Meat and Cheese Sales
Rachel SevernsGrade: 11th Degree: Chapter SAE: Exploration of Physical TherapyChapter Activities: Concessions; Greenhand Chili Supper; Officer Retreat; Fruit, Meat and Cheese Sales; Fall Fun Night; State and National Convention
Reed MorrisGrade: 10th Degree: Chapter SAE: Lawn CareChapter Activities: FFA Fun Night; FFA Week; Concessions; Thursday Night in the Park
Kaitlyn BoyerGrade: 11th Degree: Chapter SAE: Entrepreneurship & Ag PlacementChapter Activities: MWMSU Judging Contest; Chapter Officer; District Officer; Concessions; State Livestock Judging Contest; Iowa Beef Expo Judging Contest; Parliamentary Procedure Contest; Conduct of Meetings Contest; Public Speaking; State Leadership Conference; Chapter Officer Leadership Training; Fall Fun Night; Ag Day; State, District & National Convention; World Food Prize Participant; Fruit, Meat and Cheese Sales
Gene SchniederGrade: 11th Degree: Greenhand SAE: Ag MechanicsChapter Activities: State Convention; Sub Districts
Fulton AbrahamGrade: 11th Degree: Greenhand SAE: Ag MechanicsChapter Activities: State and National Convention; Banquet; Concessions; Popping Kettle Corn
Kooper BrimmGrade: 11th Degree: Chapter SAE: Community DevelopmentChapter Activities: State and National Convention; FFA to Haiti; Chapter Officer (2 Years); Concessions; Thursday Night in the Park; Assemblies; Contests; Proficiency Award; Trash Pick Up; Banquet; 3rd Grade Fishing Day
Rachel ScrivnerGrade: 11th Degree: None SAE: Job PlacementChapter Activities: Fall Fun Night; Fruit, Meat and Cheese Sales; Chapter Meetings
Katie CarneyGrade: 11th Degree: Greenhand SAE: Biological Life ProcessesChapter Activities: Parliamentary Procedure Contest; Creed Speaking; Conduct of Meetings Contest; Popping Ket-tle Corn; Trash Pick Up; SAE Night; Greenhand Chili Supper; Concessions; Meetings; Banquet; State Convention; FFA Week; Attended World Food Prize Speaker
Jake ManternachGrade: 11th Degree: Chapter SAE: Job PlacementChapter Activities: Washington Leadership Conference; Sub-District, District and National Convention; Haiti (2014); Delegate Committee; Conduct of Meetings Contest; Parliamen-tary Procedure Contest; Chapter Test Contest; Greenhand Quiz; Trash Pick Up, Concessions; Thursday Night in the Park
Hannah PollardGrade: 9th Degree: None SAE: Goat ProductionChapter Activities: Banquet; Fruit, Meat & Cheese Sales; Cook Shack; Thursday Night in the Park; Harvest Barn Fun Night; Conduct of Meetings Contest
Haley PollardGrade: 9th Degree: None SAE: Rabbit ProductionChapter Activities: Greenhand Chili Supper; Fruit, Meat and Cheese Sales; Cook Shack; Thursday Night in the Park; Harvest Barn Fun Night; Conduct of Meetings Contest
Jace DraperGrade: 9th Degree: None SAE: UndecidedChapter Activities: Harvest Barn Fun Night; Banquet
Sidney MarkerGrade: 9th Degree: None SAE: ExplorationChapter Activities: Fruit, Meat and Cheese Sales; Greenhand Chili Supper
Chynna BeydlerGrade: 9th Degree: None Chapter Activities: Greenhand Chili Supper; Fruit, Meat and Cheese Sales; Cook Shack; Thursday Night in the Park
Chelsea SelsorGrade: 9th Degree: None SAE: Caring for DogsChapter Activities: Cook Shack; Thursday Night in the Park; Fruit, Meat and Cheese Sales
Trinity MilerGrade: 9th Degree: Greenhand SAE: Cattle ProductionChapter Activities: Greenhand Camp; Conduct of Meetings Contest; Greenhand Chili Supper
Carter WilkenGrade: 9th Degree: None SAE: Pig ProductionChapter Activities: Livestock Judging Team; Conduct of Meeting Contest; Greenhand Chili Supper; Fruit, Meat and Cheese Sales
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fifth at state wrestlingBy SCOTT VICKEROST sports editor • [email protected]
DES MOINES — Two of the three wrestlers Central Decatur sent to the State Wrestling Tournament here last weekend came home with fifth-place medals.
Seniors Colton Ranney (160) and Trenton Wells (182) each placed fifth in their respective brackets.
Sophomore 220-pounder Trace Carson went 0-2 on Thursday and was eliminat-ed on the first day.
“I guess you could kind of say it’s a good way to end,” Central Decatur head coach Dan Christensen said. “We came up here and we hoped the boys would do well. They’ve done a good job. Both of them got fifth-
place medals. Tough weight classes, 2A. I’m happy with them. They finished things off right. They’ll remember this forever.”
Ranney dominated his way to the Class 2A 160-pound semifinals with a 12-0 major decision in the opening round and then pin-ning Garner-Hayfield/Ven-tura’s Conner Shaw in 3:02 in the quarterfinal round.
In the semifinals, Ran-ney gave up a first-period takedown to ADM’s Zach Johnston, before getting an escape to start the second period. But another take-down put Ranney in a 4-1 hole.
Trailing 5-2 late in the match, Ranney got a take-down with :28 seconds left in the match to cut the defi-cit to 5-4, but was unable to
turn Johnston to his back for the winning points.
“Brian (Carson) and I even sat in the corner and said if he would have start-ed that first period, because you could see by the end of the third period, it was Colton’s advantage,” Chris-tensen said. “He actually got that takedown with 28 seconds to go. Didn’t think he was maybe going to get another one at that point in time, because we thought maybe Johnston would be able to stall it off, so we thought maybe get a real cheap fast tilt, but it didn’t happen.”
Ranney picked back up in the consolation semifi-nals Saturday morning, but lost an 8-3 decision to sec-ond-ranked Cole Erickson of Mediapolis.
He got another match with Shaw in the fifth-place match, once again dominat-ing the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura sophomore with a 16-5 major decision.
“He had a good week-end,” Christensen said. “I think that puts him at 54 victories, basically 144 ca-reer victories. That puts him second on the list at Central Decatur High School. He’s had a great career.”
Wells won his open-ing-round match Thursday, 9-2, over Center Point-Ur-bana’s Trevor Rommann.
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OST photo by SCOTT VICKERCentral Decatur senior Colton Ranney works to flip Garner-Hayfield/Ventura’s Conner Shaw to his back during their fifth-place match at 160 pounds Saturday in the State Wrestling Tournament. Ranney won a 16-5 major decision for his second win over Shaw of the tournament.
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Clarke bowlers end season at stateBy SCOTT VICKEROST sports editor • [email protected]
DES MOINES — Clarke’s bowling teams capped off a successful season here Mon-day at the State Co-ed Bowl-ing Tournament at Plaza Lanes.
The Indian boys finished sixth out of seven teams in the Class 1A boys compe-tition. Sophomore LeeAnn Helgevold, an individual qualifier in the girls compe-tition, finished 21st.
“Started off trying to get the anticipation and anxi-ety level down was the first thing,” Clarke head coach Dale Helgevold said. “We only have three that have been to there before. Damon (Helgevold), Skylar (John-son) and Adam (Smith) were part of the group that qualified as freshmen. They led the other guys, getting them to where they needed to be, as far as anxiety level. It’s overwhelming for a few of them, when you see the crowd there.”
Damon Helgevold led the Indians in the first game with a score of 199. The rest of the Clarke boys picked things up in the second game.
“Damon had some splits along the way to overcome and still shot a 199 to lead the team first game,” coach Helgevold said. “Going into the second game, we had ev-erybody kind of picked it up a little bit. The low score sec-ond game was a 147, so that really helped us a lot.”
Smith led the Indians with a 13th-place finish, bowling games of 191 and 206 for a 397 series. Johnson finished 26th with his 367 series and Helgevold was 28th with a 361 series. Senior Gordon Witt bowled a 347 series and Ethan Potter rounded out the team scoring with a score of 283.
Clarke started well in the Baker rounds with scores of 166, 207 and 175 in the first
three Baker games. The In-dians dropped a 127 in game four, however, before finish-ing out with a 181.
“We were going up against tough competition,” coach Helgevold said. “It’s the best of the best, there. Going into Baker, we had 1755, so we shot 2611 (total). If I recall, that’s probably one of our better meets we’ve had this year.”
In the girls competition, LeeAnn Helgevold had to overcome a rowdy group of fans from West Delware.
“She had to fight a lot of adversity with the crowd from West Delaware,” coach Helgevold said. “They were just obnoxious. There was some not very good sportsmanship on their part toward the end of her second game. She fough through it, did what she needed to do.”
As Helgevold approached the lane for a shot, the West Delaware crowd began mak-ing a lot of noise. Helgevold stepped off the approach and let the crowd quiet down. When she stepped back onto the approach, the crowd fired up again.
Still, after struggling through the first game of the day with a 125, Helgevold battled back and bowled a 209 second game to post a series of 334, placing 21st.
“She struggled the first game finding her shot,” coach Helgevold said. “Started the second game with four (strikes) in a row. She had a very strong game. Had only one open frame that game, and that was the ninth frame. She finished 21st, which doesn’t get her a medal, but she didn’t finish last place, either. It’s the ex-perience of being there. She has two more years to go. She could definitely be back again.”
All in all, it was a good end to a good season, according to coach Helgevold.
“It’s been a tremendous season,” he said. “Sad to
lose all the seniors we’re los-ing. We’ve got a lot of senior leadership. We’ve got 15 of them we’re losing. Four boys and four girls in the starting lineup. For me, it’s my first child that’s graduating high shcool, so it’s an extra little bit there.
“I’ve known these kids for years even before high school. Lori (Helgevold) and I both have a special tie to these seniors. Makes it that much harder to lose them. They’re all going on to big-ger and better things. Nice to be able to end this chapter, especially for the boys, at the state tournament.”
DES MOINES — It’s been a tough season for Interstate 35 junior Sal Ar-zani.
Arzani suffered a head injury just before Christmas and missed two weeks of being on the wrestling mat. Then he suffered an ankle injury in mid-January that also cost him two weeks of being on the mat.
Still, the sixth-ranked 160-pounder battled his way to a seventh-place fin-ish here Saturday at the State Wrestling Tourna-ment in Class 1A.
“It’s been a great come-back for him. A strong, tough kid,” Interstate 35 head coach Ryan Snyder said. “He wrestled, I think, three matches in 17 days (leading up to state). Not making excuses, but we weren’t on the mat much from December 20th. To come back today and wres-tle today like he did, I didn’t feel like he was 100 percent
the first night we got here, but he wrestled well.”
Even the week leading up to the state tournament was a difficult one for Arzani, as he battled the flu during the early portion of the week.
Arzani lost his first match of the tournament on Thursday, dropping an 8-4 decision to eventual runner-up Cody Kingery of Underwood.
He stayed alive with a 5-3 decision over Wilton’s Bryce Oveson in the first round of the consolation bracket Thursday night.
Friday, Arzani guaran-teed himself a spot on the podium with a dominant 14-6 major decision over Sibley-Ocheyedan’s Trent Kruger.
Arzani built a 12-2 lead in the match, before giving up an escape and a pair of points for twice slamming Kruger to the mat on an in-jured shoulder.
The Interstate 35 junior then lost to North Butler senior Caleb Wedeking in the consolation quarterfi-nals with a 9-0 major deci-
sion.“We got beat last night,
but by a real good kid,” Snyder said about the loss to Wedeking. “He compet-ed really well up here. We wanted to end on a good note, and we did.”
Arzani capped off his tournament by dominating HLV’s Nate Van Buren in the seventh-place match.
Arzani came out aggres-sive, scoring a takedown in the opening 10 seconds of the match, before cutting Van Buren. Arzani toyed with Van Buren, taking him down and letting him escape, until building up an 11-4 lead in the second pe-riod.
He finally decked Van Buren in 3:14 to earn sev-enth place.
“One of the better match-es he’s wrestled in a while,” Snyder said. “We wanted to come out and finish strong. That was the key, finish strong. He’s a junior, so he’ll be back next year. We
OST photo by SCOTT VICKERInterstate 35 junior Sal Arzani turns HLV’s Nate Van Buren to his back, pinning him in 3:14 in their 160-pound seventh-place match Saturday at the State Wrestling Tournament.
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Drought sinks Cardinals in regional finalBy SCOTT VICKEROST sports editor • [email protected]
STUART — It looked to be an even matchup here Monday in the Class 2A Re-gion 8 final between Central Decatur and fourth-ranked IKM-Manning.
Central Decatur sport-ed Class 2A’s third-best of-fense coming in, averaging 66.79 points per game, while IKM-Manning ranked fourth at 66.00 points per game. IKM-Manning gave up an average of 39.83 points per game and Central Decatur gave up an average of 39.92 points per game
Both teams featured five solid scoring threats, and both averaged nearly seven made 3-pointers per game.
Even through the first quarter, the game looked like it was going to turn into a barnburner, as the two teams traded shots, before IKM-Manning took a 17-14 lead after one quarter of play.
But a scoring drought of five-plus minutes deflated Central Decatur in a 74-51 loss.
“It felt like after that little bit of a run to tie it at 12-12, I don’t think we played very good the rest of the first half,” Central Decatur head coach Curtis Boothe said. “To their credit, they played pretty good defense and we weren’t getting very good shots and having too many turnovers.”
Over the final minute-plus of the first quarter until the 4:23-mark of the second quar-ter, IKM-Manning went on a 20-0 run, building a 32-14 lead before Raegan Boothe finally stopped the bleeding with a basket.
The Cardinals had a string of turnovers during that stretch that proved to be cost-ly, as IKM-Manning convert-ed nearly each one of those turnovers into points at the other end.
“They were probably more aggressive on defense than what we’ve seen,” Boothe said. “Putting a lot of bodies
and hands on Hallie (Lin-hart), which makes a dif-ference. Even in the lane, we were getting shots and weren’t hitting them. Some of them we thought we were getting fouled and other times we were just missing layups.”
Central Decatur trailed 40-22 at halftime, as Linhart scored eight of her team-high 15 points in the first half. Lily Simon hit a pair of 3-pointers in the first quarter to ignite the Central Decatur offense, but was held scoreless in the second quarter.
The Wolves outscored Central Decatur 23-8 in the second quarter.
Boothe said his team talk-ed during the halftime break about cutting the lead to 10 by the end of the third quar-ter.
“We were down by 18, and we thought if we started play-ing and got the ball moving a little bit, we could get it down to 10 to start the fourth quar-ter and then have a chance in the fourth,” he said. “But that
never happened for us.”IKM-Manning started the
third quarter on a 9-2 run, taking a 25-point lead on the Cardinals. The lead grew to as much as 30 points at 72-42.
Senior Morgan Muhlbauer scored 28 points to lead the Wolves, creating a matchup problem for the Cardinals with her physicality.
“It was just a matchup problem for us, because she’s so physical,” Boothe said. “We just let her get by with some easy ones and some of-fensive boards. I thought she was the difference tonight.”
Katelyn Schechinger scored 14 points off the bench for IKM-Manning, taking ad-vantage of her height to grab several offensive rebounds for putbacks.
Raegan Boothe finished with 13 points for Central Decatur and Simon added 12. Senior Lydia Martin was lim-ited to just five points before
OST photo by SCOTT VICKERCentral Decatur senior Hallie Linhart drives around a screen set by teammate Jentri Hullinger (35) on IKM-Manning’s Andy Nulle during Central Decatur’s sea-son-ending 74-51 loss to the fourth-ranked Wolves.
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weight class. Algona, that Teague kid had one loss. We went out and we thought Trenton could hang with that kid. That’s the first time Trenton’s been tilted all year long.”
Wells bounced back with back-to-back wins in the con-solation bracket, pinning Me-diapolis’ Ethan Timmerman in 2:22 and then winning a 5-2 decision over Fairfield’s Bryce Lunsford.
In the consolation semifi-nals on Saturday, Wells fell 7-6 to fourth-ranked Julio Sanchez of Grinnell, before winning the fifth-place match 5-2 over Western Christian’s
Zach DeJager.Wells got an early take-
down in that match and sur-rendered only a pair of es-capes in the win.
“Since that match with Teague from Algona, he’s come back on that backside and he’s wrestled very well,” Christensen said. “It was a re-ally good weight class. West-ern Christian boy he just got done wrestling only had three losses coming into the tourna-ment.”
Christensen said losing Ranney and Wells to gradua-tion will be tough.
“There’s two guys you’re really going to miss in your program,” he said. “Start looking at their victories and
their leadership, and what they’ve done for the their team this year, they make a big difference in the success and failures of your team. They’ll be missed, both of them.”
But, with Carson making it state as a sophomore in the 220-pound class, there’s hope for the future.
“Looking forward to Trace Carson and his future,” Chris-tensen said. “He’s got a lot of bright things going to happen in his life. Just hope that the man coming up next is going to keep them going on. Good class of sophomores, so I look for eve better things happen-ing for CD wrestling in the future.”
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OST photo by SCOTT VICKERCentral Decatur senior Trenton Wells looks toward the clock during his 182-pound fifth-place match Saturday at the State Wrestling Tournament. Wells won a 5-2 decision over Western Christian’s Zach DeJager.
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wanted to end the season right, go all out.”
Snyder said with every-thing Arzani had to over-come this year, finishing seventh at the state tourna-ment was a good way to end the season.
“I’m proud of him,” he said. “I’m proud of what they all did this year. We came in this season and started with seven freshmen and three 10th-graders. It was a young team. We did well all the way through. He’s had a rough year with injuries this year. Hopeful-ly we can stay healthy next year.”
Junior Austin Pontier, in his third trip to the state tournament, faced a tough
draw in the 126-pound bracket.
Pontier lost to West Fork sophomore Jacob Hansen in the first round by 14-0 major decision, and then was eliminated from the tournament by Tri-Center senior Christian Polley in the first round of the con-solation bracket Thursday night in a 13-2 major deci-sion.
Polley eventually won a 4-3 decision over Hansen in the fifth-place match.
“Not seeding the tourna-ment is rough,” Snyder said. “You never know what you’re going to get. We caught, I think the Tri-Cen-ter kid is wrestling for fifth place. Catching him on the first round of the backside — I don’t know what that
kid is doing first round on the backside. He should have been in the semis.
“It’s just how it goes, you get rough draws. Austin will be back again. He’s been here three times, there’s no reason to think he won’t be back here next year. We’ll give it another shot next year. Proud of him, too.”
Snyder said bringing Ar-zani and Pontier to the state tournament was a whole team effort.
“Proud of the whole team,” he said. “It’s a whole team sport. Wrestling’s not an individual sport like peo-ple think, it’s a whole team effort. If it wasn’t for the other people in the (wres-tling) room, we couldn’t have been here today. Good season.”
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fouling out of the game. Jentri Hullinger and Elena Rodri-guez each scored three points.
Linhart, Martin, Hanna Mendenhall and Annalise Minnick all played their final game as Cardinals.
“Four years ago, what I told them in the locker room was we were 9-13, our only losing season,” Boothe said. “When they became freshmen, that was a different story. A lot of that goes to Hallie, because she played as a freshman. Just the overall athleticism she gave our program was amaz-ing for four years.
“Lydia Martin really came on her sophomore year and after Christmas started play-ing in the rotation and has been a solid contributor ever since. Hanna Mendenhall has played a lot this year and worked her way to where she’s at defensively for us. Hanna is kind of the soul behind our
team. Annalise has been a great senior, just because she’s come to work every day. She’s a great kid, very talented in all areas.”
Central Decatur finishes the season with a mark of 23-2, with the senior class reach-ing its first regional final game. The Cardinals went 15-1 in Pride of Iowa Conference play, repeating as conference champions.
“I told the team afterward, they can’t hold their heads down and not be happy with what we accomplished,” Boothe said. “We would have liked to have won one more game to see what would have happened, but still a great season. We’re led by great seniors. The 12 girls we had would be the 12 girls I’d pick out that I’d want to be a part of our basketball team.”
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OST photo by SCOTT VICKERCentral Decatur senior Lydia Martin looks to drive against IKM-Manning senior Morgan Muhlbauer during Monday’s 74-51 loss to the Wolves.
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The Murray FFA in Murray, Iowa will celebrate National FFA
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Designated as National FFA Week in 1947, the week of George Washington’s birthday is FFA Week, and runs from Saturday to Saturday. FFA Week gives FFA members an opportunity to educate the public about agriculture.
During the week, chapters conduct a variety of activities to help others in their school and community learn about FFA and agricultural education. Murray will celebrate National FFA Week by participating in the following activities:
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Wednesday- “We are MURRAY FFA”- FFA T-shirt Day
Thursday- “Wearing your Blue and Gold with Pride”- Official Dress Day
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In appreciation for the support and encouragement from our faculty and staff at
Murray Community Schools, chapter members have planned a surprise for the teachers after school one day. Our chapter will host our 9th Annual Farmer Breakfast Wednesday, February 25th from 7:15- 8:15 in the new multi-purpose room. We invite local agriculturalists in for breakfast prepared by our students. Monsanto’s America’s Farmers Grow Communities along with donor Raymond and Betty Johnston will be on hand Wednesday morning for a $2500 check presentation.
Thursday, February 26th we
will partner with the Murray FCCLA to sponsor the annual Sweetheart Dance. FFA members and FCCLA members voted on the Sweetheart candidates (Guadalupe Carranza, Jade Lecy, Shelby Myers, Samantha Prescott and Deena Snyder) and Beau candidates (Seth Baumfalk, Braydon Held, Jack Jones, Trey McHenry and Owen Tracy) to represent our organizations. Voting will take place during the week and the Sweetheart and Beau will be crowned at the dance. The dance will be held in the Jerry Brown Gymnasium from 7-10 pm.
Throughout the year Murray FFA members also participate in: FFA National Convention,
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13OSCEOLA SENTINEL-TRIBUNE THURSDAY • FEBRUARY 26, 2015NEWS Loebsack announces Congressional high school art competition
Congressman Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, an-nounced this week that high school students in the Iowa’s Second Con-gressional District may now submit their original artwork to be considered for the 2015 Congressional Art Competition.
The annual competition is hosted by the United
States House of Repre-sentatives to recognize talented young artists from across the nation. The winning student from each district is invited to Washington, D.C., to at-tend a reception held in their honor and will have his or her artwork dis-played in the U.S. Capitol for one year. The deadline
for entries to be received is April 3.
“The vast amount of tal-ent that Iowa’s students display year after year con-tinues to amaze me. The creativity of our talented young artists demonstrates that the arts are thriving in Iowa,” Loebsack said. “For a young artist, having your artwork displayed in
the U.S. Capitol is quite a remarkable accomplish-ment. I look forward to seeing this year’s entries and meeting the winning student.”
Once again, to make the contest as easy as possi-ble and open to as many students as possible, this year’s winner will be cho-sen by the public through
an online vote. Details on how to submit art work are available by clicking here to visit Loebsack’s website.
All entries must be re-ceived no later than Fri-day, April, 3, at 11:59 p.m. The artist of the winning piece will receive two round trip tickets to Wash-ington, D.C., to attend the
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For additional details about the competition, students or teachers should contact Jared Mul-lendore at 563-323-5988 or by email at [email protected].
Concerned about gambling? Have the conversation Gov. Terry Branstad
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During Problem Gam-
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“We know the majority of Iowans who gamble do so because it’s fun and they don’t have any problems as a result of it,” said Eric Pre-uss of the IDPH Office of Problem Gambling Treat-ment and Prevention. “But studies show 16 percent of adult Iowans are classi-fied as ‘at risk’ gamblers — meaning they may have one or more symptoms of prob-lem gambling.”
Have a conversation about how gambling affects your life if you or someone you know shows symptoms of problem gambling, in-cluding:
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The Office of Problem Gambling Treatment and Prevention works to reduce the harm caused by prob-lem gambling by funding a range of services for Io-wans.
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Iowa’s infrastructure grade point average (GPA): C- DES MOINES – The
Iowa Section of the Amer-ican Society of Civil Engi-neers (ASCE) released the inaugural 2015 Report Card for Iowa’s Infrastructure during a press conference in Des Moines this week. The state earned an overall GPA of C-.
The report card contains grades for 11 infrastructure categories. By assessing eight categories, the civil engineers who developed the report card awarded one B, seven Cs, and three Ds. Solid waste earned the highest marks, a B+, while inland waterways, dams, and bridges were all scored with Ds.
Iowa’s report card high-lights several challenges facing the state’s aging in-frastructure:
• One in five of Iowa’s bridges is rated structural-ly deficient or posted with weight restrictions – rank-ing third highest in the na-tion
• Only 10 percent of Io-wa’s 4,000 dams are inspect-ed regularly and just 23 per-cent have emergency action plans in place (national av-erage is 70 percent)
• Just one of the 13 locks and dams on the Mississippi River is able to handle mod-ern tows in a single lockage and 12 locks are over 80 years old
• There’s an annual $215 million shortfall to meeting critical needs for Iowa’s roadways, most of which were built 50 to 60 years ago
• Only 61 percent of the
state’s 108 airports meet all service level requirements
• Just 57 levees in Iowa are minimally acceptable and 18 are unacceptable with no resources for fol-low-up on existing levees after initial construction
“As civil engineers, we work with infrastructure on a daily basis — much of it hidden from sight. Yet we understand just how essen-tial it is to the function of our daily lives, to our economy, and to Iowa’s competitive-ness,” said Joe Spradling, professional engineer and president of the Iowa Sec-tion of ASCE. “With our training, experience, and unique perspective, we pro-vided the objective, critical analysis of infrastructure the Report Card contains.”
The Iowa Section asks
Iowans to consider whether the grades in the report card are acceptable to them.
“We want Iowans to be aware of the issues with our infrastructure. We want elected officials to have a resource to use in deci-sion-making and spending prioritization. And we look forward to an ongoing dis-cussion of the necessity of maintaining and modern-
izing our infrastructure to meet not only the needs we have today but those of the future for generations of Iowans to come,” Spradling said.
Grades were awarded in 11 infrastructure categories in the report card: aviation (C-), rail (C), roads (C-), bridges (D+), inland water-ways (D), levees (C-), dams (D), electrical energy (C),
drinking water (C+), waste-water (C-), and solid waste (B+).
Not simply an analysis and critique, the report card also contains recommenda-tions for improving infra-structure grades.
The Iowa report card was created as a public service to citizens and elected lead-ers of the state to inform them of infrastructure con-
dition.By using school report
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGON THE VACATION OF THE
NORTH/SOUTH AND EAST/WESTALLEYS IN BLOCK 9 OF THE
ATKIN S ADDITIONYou are hereby notified that a public
hearing will be held on Tuesday, March3, 2015 at 7:00 pm at the regularlyscheduled Osceola City Council meet-ing in the City Hall Council Chambers,Osceola, Iowa. The purpose of themeeting is to inform the public of theVacation of the West Half of theEast/West Alley and the North Half ofthe North/South Alley in Block 3 of theSears Addition. All members of thepublic are invited to attend and maymake statements concerning the matter.In addition, comments may be submit-ted in writing at the time, or before atCity Hall and said comments shall bemade a part of the public record con-cerning the hearing.
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PUBLIC NOTICENotice that a public meeting for com-
ments will be held to review WoodburnVolunteer Fire Department's plan to filean application for Federal Assistance topurchase a Thermal Imaging Camera,Digital Radios and Pagers with theUSDA Rural Development CommunityFacilities Grant Program. The meetingwill be held at 7:00 P.M. on March 9,2015 at Woodburn City Hall.
Public notice
14THURSDAY • FEBRUARY 26, 2015 OSCEOLA SENTINEL-TRIBUNEPUBLIC NOTICES
Iowa Department of ManagementForm 600
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGClarke County
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS INTENDS TO LEVY GENERAL BASIC ANDRURAL BASIC PROPERTY TAX RATES WHICH EXCEED STATUTORY MAXIMUMS
The accompanying budget summary requires General Basic and Rural Basic property tax maximumrates that exceed the maximum rates as established by the General Assembly.
Comparison of the proposed General Basic rate with the statutory maximum 3.50000 General Basic tax rateand the dollar amount of the difference between the proposed rate and the maximum rate:
Proposed General Basic Tax Rate per $1,000 of Taxable Value: 5.9337Maximum General Basic Tax Rate per $1,000 of Taxable Value: 3.5General Basic Tax Dollars to be Generated in Excess of Maximum: 884,063
Major reasons for the difference between the proposed General Gasic tax rate and the maximum tax rate:A reduced or unusually low growth rate in the property tax base of the county. Unusual need for additional monies to permit continuance of a program which provides substantial benefit to county residents.
Comparison of the proposed general basic rate with the statutory maximum 3.95000 Rural Basic tax rateand the dollar amount of the difference between the proposed rate and the maximum rate:
Proposed Rural Basic Tax Rate per $1,000 of Taxable Value: 4.26206Maximum Rural Basic Tax Rate per $1,000 of Taxable Value: 3.95Rural Basic Tax Dollars to be Generated in Excess of Maximum: 59,636
Major reasons for the difference between the proposed Rural Basic tax rate and the maximum tax rate:A reduced or unusually low growth rate in the property tax base of the county. Unusual need for additional monies to permit continuance of a program which provides substantial benefit to county residents.
COUNTY NAME: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING -- BUDGET ESTIMATE CO NO:Clarke Fiscal Year July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016 20
The County Board of Supervisors will conduct a public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year County budget as follows:Meeting Date: Meeting Time: Meeting Location:
03-09-2015 10:00 a.m. Board of Supervisors Room, CourthouseAt the public hearing any resident or taxpayer may present objections to, or arguments in favor of, any part of the proposed budget. This notice representsa summary of the supporting detail of revenues and expenditures on file with the County Auditor. A copy of the supporting detail will be furnished uponrequest.Average annual percentage changes between "Actual" and "Budget" amounts for "Taxes Levied on Property", "Other County Taxes/TIF Tax Revenues", and for each of the ten "Expenditure Classes" must be published. Expenditure classes proposing "Budget" amounts,but having no "Actual" amounts, are designated "NEW".County Web Site (if available): County Telephone Number:
641-342-3315Iowa Department of Management Budget Re-Est Actual AVGForm 630 (Publish) 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 Annual
REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES % CHG Taxes Levied on Property* 1 4,633,766 4,564,963 4,129,441 5.93 Less: Uncollected Delinquent Taxes - Levy Year 2 2,993 2,993 2,071 Less: Credits to Taxpayers 3 210,895 191,935 216,292 Net Current Property Taxes 4 4,419,878 4,370,035 3,911,078 Delinquent Property Tax Revenue 5 960 960 1,691 Penalties, Interest & Costs on Taxes 6 45,000 45,000 38,464 Other County Taxes/TIF Tax Revenues 7 328,401 335,520 353,918 -3.67 Intergovernmental 8 2,879,571 5,349,615 2,820,872 Licenses & Permits 9 14,550 11,550 13,235 Charges for Service 10 275,469 278,520 282,067 Use of Money & Property 11 30,888 27,004 26,910 Miscellaneous 12 235,400 232,750 293,305 Subtotal Revenues 13 8,230,117 10,650,954 7,741,540Other Financing Sources: General Long-Term Debt Proceeds 14 0 558,958 367,639 Operating Transfers In 15 635,327 623,959 572,948 Proceeds of Fixed Asset Sales 16 0 0 0 Total Revenues & Other Sources 17 8,865,444 11,833,871 8,682,127EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USESOperating: Public Safety and Legal Services 18 1,860,555 1,871,046 1,595,656 7.98 Physical Health and Social Services 19 962,045 922,231 920,554 2.23 Mental Health, ID & DD 20 721,731 240,936 419,420 31.18 County Environment and Education 21 319,335 358,198 232,796 17.12 Roads & Transportation 22 3,486,300 4,508,150 3,074,020 6.49 Government Services to Residents 23 492,347 561,981 388,652 12.55 Administration 24 1,255,727 1,096,820 899,096 18.18 Nonprogram Current 25 0 0 0Debt Service 26 237,152 402,120 398,916 -22.9Capital Projects 27 91,228 132,916 10,386 196.37 Subtotal Expenditures 28 9,426,420 10,094,398 7,939,496Other Financing Uses: Operating Transfers Out 29 635,327 623,959 572,948 Refunded Debt/Payments to Escrow 30 0 Total Expenditures & Other Uses 31 10,061,747 10,718,357 8,512,444Excess of Revenues & Other Sourcesover (under) Expenditures & Other Uses 32 -1,196,303 1,115,514 169,683Beginning Fund Balance - July 1, 33 4,143,635 3,028,121 2,858,438Increase (Decrease) in Reserves (GAAP Budgeting) 34 0 Fund Balance - Nonspendable 35 0 Fund Balance - Restricted 36 124,039 85,137 Fund Balance - Committed 37 0 Fund Balance - Assigned 38 27,395 27,215 Fund Balance - Unassigned 39 2,795,898 4,031,283 3,028,121Total Ending Fund Balance - June 30, 40 2,947,332 4,143,635 3,028,121Proposed property taxation by type: Proposed tax rates per $1,000 taxable valuation:Countywide Levies*: 3,757,769 Urban Areas: 10.59269Rural Only Levies*: 875,997 Rural Areas: 15.32671Special District Levies*: 0 Any special district tax rates not included.TIF Tax Revenues: 0Utility Replacmnt. Excise Tax: 125,794 Date: 02-13-15Explanation of any significant items in the budget:
Iowa Department of ManagementForm 600
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGClarke County
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS INTENDS TO LEVY GENERAL BASIC ANDRURAL BASIC PROPERTY TAX RATES WHICH EXCEED STATUTORY MAXIMUMS
The accompanying budget summary requires General Basic and Rural Basic property tax maximumrates that exceed the maximum rates as established by the General Assembly.
Comparison of the proposed General Basic rate with the statutory maximum 3.50000 General Basic tax rateand the dollar amount of the difference between the proposed rate and the maximum rate:
Proposed General Basic Tax Rate per $1,000 of Taxable Value: 5.9337Maximum General Basic Tax Rate per $1,000 of Taxable Value: 3.5General Basic Tax Dollars to be Generated in Excess of Maximum: 884,063
Major reasons for the difference between the proposed General Gasic tax rate and the maximum tax rate:A reduced or unusually low growth rate in the property tax base of the county. Unusual need for additional monies to permit continuance of a program which provides substantial benefit to county residents.
Comparison of the proposed general basic rate with the statutory maximum 3.95000 Rural Basic tax rateand the dollar amount of the difference between the proposed rate and the maximum rate:
Proposed Rural Basic Tax Rate per $1,000 of Taxable Value: 4.26206Maximum Rural Basic Tax Rate per $1,000 of Taxable Value: 3.95Rural Basic Tax Dollars to be Generated in Excess of Maximum: 59,636
Major reasons for the difference between the proposed Rural Basic tax rate and the maximum tax rate:A reduced or unusually low growth rate in the property tax base of the county. Unusual need for additional monies to permit continuance of a program which provides substantial benefit to county residents.
COUNTY NAME: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING -- BUDGET ESTIMATE CO NO:Clarke Fiscal Year July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016 20
The County Board of Supervisors will conduct a public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year County budget as follows:Meeting Date: Meeting Time: Meeting Location:
03-09-2015 10:00 a.m. Board of Supervisors Room, CourthouseAt the public hearing any resident or taxpayer may present objections to, or arguments in favor of, any part of the proposed budget. This notice representsa summary of the supporting detail of revenues and expenditures on file with the County Auditor. A copy of the supporting detail will be furnished uponrequest.Average annual percentage changes between "Actual" and "Budget" amounts for "Taxes Levied on Property", "Other County Taxes/TIF Tax Revenues", and for each of the ten "Expenditure Classes" must be published. Expenditure classes proposing "Budget" amounts,but having no "Actual" amounts, are designated "NEW".County Web Site (if available): County Telephone Number:
641-342-3315Iowa Department of Management Budget Re-Est Actual AVGForm 630 (Publish) 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 Annual
REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES % CHG Taxes Levied on Property* 1 4,633,766 4,564,963 4,129,441 5.93 Less: Uncollected Delinquent Taxes - Levy Year 2 2,993 2,993 2,071 Less: Credits to Taxpayers 3 210,895 191,935 216,292 Net Current Property Taxes 4 4,419,878 4,370,035 3,911,078 Delinquent Property Tax Revenue 5 960 960 1,691 Penalties, Interest & Costs on Taxes 6 45,000 45,000 38,464 Other County Taxes/TIF Tax Revenues 7 328,401 335,520 353,918 -3.67 Intergovernmental 8 2,879,571 5,349,615 2,820,872 Licenses & Permits 9 14,550 11,550 13,235 Charges for Service 10 275,469 278,520 282,067 Use of Money & Property 11 30,888 27,004 26,910 Miscellaneous 12 235,400 232,750 293,305 Subtotal Revenues 13 8,230,117 10,650,954 7,741,540Other Financing Sources: General Long-Term Debt Proceeds 14 0 558,958 367,639 Operating Transfers In 15 635,327 623,959 572,948 Proceeds of Fixed Asset Sales 16 0 0 0 Total Revenues & Other Sources 17 8,865,444 11,833,871 8,682,127EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USESOperating: Public Safety and Legal Services 18 1,860,555 1,871,046 1,595,656 7.98 Physical Health and Social Services 19 962,045 922,231 920,554 2.23 Mental Health, ID & DD 20 721,731 240,936 419,420 31.18 County Environment and Education 21 319,335 358,198 232,796 17.12 Roads & Transportation 22 3,486,300 4,508,150 3,074,020 6.49 Government Services to Residents 23 492,347 561,981 388,652 12.55 Administration 24 1,255,727 1,096,820 899,096 18.18 Nonprogram Current 25 0 0 0Debt Service 26 237,152 402,120 398,916 -22.9Capital Projects 27 91,228 132,916 10,386 196.37 Subtotal Expenditures 28 9,426,420 10,094,398 7,939,496Other Financing Uses: Operating Transfers Out 29 635,327 623,959 572,948 Refunded Debt/Payments to Escrow 30 0 Total Expenditures & Other Uses 31 10,061,747 10,718,357 8,512,444Excess of Revenues & Other Sourcesover (under) Expenditures & Other Uses 32 -1,196,303 1,115,514 169,683Beginning Fund Balance - July 1, 33 4,143,635 3,028,121 2,858,438Increase (Decrease) in Reserves (GAAP Budgeting) 34 0 Fund Balance - Nonspendable 35 0 Fund Balance - Restricted 36 124,039 85,137 Fund Balance - Committed 37 0 Fund Balance - Assigned 38 27,395 27,215 Fund Balance - Unassigned 39 2,795,898 4,031,283 3,028,121Total Ending Fund Balance - June 30, 40 2,947,332 4,143,635 3,028,121Proposed property taxation by type: Proposed tax rates per $1,000 taxable valuation:Countywide Levies*: 3,757,769 Urban Areas: 10.59269Rural Only Levies*: 875,997 Rural Areas: 15.32671Special District Levies*: 0 Any special district tax rates not included.TIF Tax Revenues: 0Utility Replacmnt. Excise Tax: 125,794 Date: 02-13-15Explanation of any significant items in the budget:
COUNTY OF CLARKE, STATE OF IOWA
IN RE: AUDREY J. OLIVER A/K/AJEAN OLIVER
REVOCABLE TRUST AGREE-MENT DATED JULY 1, 2009.
Notice of Assumption of Duties asCo-Trustees
and Notice to Creditors
To All Persons regarding Audrey J.Oliver, deceased, who died on or aboutSeptember 12, 2014: You are herebynotified that Janet R. Adair and StevenD. Albrecht are the Co-trustees of theAudrey J. Oliver Revocable TrustAgreement Dated July 1, 2000.
Any action to contest the validity ofthe Trust must be brought in the Dis-trict Court of Clarke County, Iowa,within the later to occur of four monthsfrom the date of second publication ofthis Notice, or thirty days from the dateof mailing of this notice to all heirs ofthe decedent settlor and the spouse ofthe decedent settlor whose identities arereasonably ascertainable. Any suit notfiled within this period shall be foreverbarred.
Notice is further given that any per-son or entity possessing a claim againstthe Trust must mail proof of the claimto the trustees at the addresses listed be-low via certified mail, return receipt re-quested, by the later to occur of fourmonths from the second publication ofthis notice or thirty days from the dateof mailing this notice if required, or theclaim shall be forever barred, unlesspaid or otherwise satisfied.
Dated this 13 day of February, 2015.Audrey J. Oliver Revocable TrustDated July 1, 2009
Janet R. Adair, Co-Trustee9170 Rocky Cannon Road
Cordova, TN 38018Steven D. Albrecht, Co-Trustee801 Main Street, P. O. Box 159
Norwalk, IA 50211Reynldson & Van Werden, L.L.P.200 W. Jefferson, P. O. Box 199Osceola, IA 50213-0199Attorneys for Co-Trustees
Date of Second Publication: February26, 2015.
OSCEOLA CITY COUNCILTuesday, February 17, 2015
Regular Meeting(UNOFFICIAL - NOT COUNCIL
APPROVED)The City Council met on Tuesday,
February 17, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. for a Reg-ular scheduled meeting. The meeting wascalled to order by Mayor Fred Diehl withthe following present: Council Members:George Fotiadis, Chris Dorsey, DaveWalkup, Dan Hooper and Dennis Page(Via Phone). City Staff present were TyWheeler-City/Administrator/Clerk, Brita-nee Ward - Accounting Manager/ Assis-tant City Clerk, Dave Leonard - Code En-forcer, and Marty Duffus - Police Chief.Also present was Douglas Gay, Bill Trick-ey, Clay Andrew, Cory Reynolds, andothers not signed in.
Motion by Fotiadis and second byHooper to approve the agenda, all votingaye motion carried.
Bill Trickey with CCDC updated Coun-cil on various programs and activities thatare successful with CCDC. No one elsespoke during open forum.
Ty Wheeler - City Administrator/Clerkexplained to Council the status of approvalof the contracts for 2014 Paving and theWest Lake Marina Rehab Project. Therewas no action of approving the contractand bond for either 2014 Paving andWest Lake Marina Rebab project.
Motion by Hooper and second byWalkup to move to the next lowest quali-ty bid pending legal counsel advise, RollCall Vote: Fotiadis, aye; Dorsey, aye;Walkup, aye; Hooper, aye; Page, aye; mo-tion carried.
Motion by Fotiadis and second byDorsey to open the public hearing regard-ing Terminal Area Pavement ImprovementProject, Roll Call Vote: Fotiadis, aye;Dorsey, aye; Walkup, aye; Hooper, aye;Page, aye; motion carried. Ty Wheeler -City Administrator/Clerk explained toCouncil the scope of the work. The bidswere as following: Feldhacker Construction: .....$110,730.00 Kingston ................................$119,662.00 Gruss Construction .................$83,664.00 McKinney ................................$68,975.80 Engineer's Estimate ...............$106,733.00
Motion by Walkup and second byHooper to close the public hearing, RollCall Vote: Fotiadis, aye; Dorsey, aye;Walkup, aye; Hooper, aye; Page, aye; mo-tion carried.
Motion by Hooper and second by Fo-tiadis to approve Resolution No. 2015-13 RESOLUTION ADOPTING PLANS,SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CON-TRACT AND ESTIMATE OF COSTWHEREAS, on the 3rd day of February,2015, plans, specifications, form of con-tract and estimate of cost were filed withthe Clerk for construction of the TerminalArea Pavement Improvement Project; andWHEREAS, notice of hearing on plans,specifications, form of contract and esti-mate of cost for said public improvementswas published as required by law: NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BYTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OFOSCEOLA, IOWA: Section 1. That thesaid plans, specifications, form of contractand estimate of cost are hereby approvedas plans, specifications, form of contractand estimate of cost for said public im-provements, as described in the preambleof this Resolution.
Motion by Dorsey and second byWalkup to approve Resolution No. 2015-14 RESOLUTION MAKING AWARDOF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT BEIT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUN-CIL OF THE CITY OF OSCEOLA,IOWA: Section 1. That the following bidfor the construction of certain public im-provements described in general as theTerminal Area Pavement ImprovementsProject, described in the plans and specifi-cations heretofore adopted by this Councilon February 17, 2015, be and is herebyaccepted, the same being the lowest re-sponsive, responsible bid received for saidwork, as follows:
Contractor: McKinney ExcavatingAmount of bid: $68,842.80Section 2. That the Mayor and Clerk
are hereby directed to execute contractwith the contractor for the construction ofsaid public improvements, said contractnot to be binding on the City until ap-proved by this Council.
Motion by Fotiadis and second byDorsey to approve the second reading ofordinance to vacate the east half of theeast/west alley in Block 9 of South Osceo-la, Roll Call Vote: Fotiadis, aye; Dorsey,aye; Walkup, aye; Hooper, aye; Page, aye;motion carried.
Motion by Hooper and second by Fo-tiadis to waive the third reading of ordi-nance to vacate the east half of theeast/west alley in block 9 of South Osceo-la, Roll Call Vote: Fotiadis, aye; Dorsey,aye; Walkup, aye; Hooper, aye; Page, aye;motion carried.
ORDINANCE NO. 533 AN ORDI-NANCE PROVIDING FOR THE VACA-TION AND CONVEYANCE OF AN AL-LEY IN THE CITY OF OSCEOLA,IOWA. BE IT ORDAINED by the Citycouncil of Osceola, Iowa: SECTION I.PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinanceis to vacate and convey the described alleyand thereby relieve the City of Osceola,Iowa, of the responsibility of its mainte-nance and supervision, and to promote theorderly development of Osceola, Iowa.SECTION II. FACTS FOUND The Coun-cil of the City of Osceola, Iowa herbymakes the following findings: The de-scribed street is not needed for the use ofthe public. The street is presently not openand it would be better used if vacated andconveyed to the adjourning landowners.The vacation of said street will not denyowners of property abutting on the streetreasonable access to their property. TheCity Council has published notice of theintended vacation once in a newspaperpublished in and having general circula-tion in the City and said publication ap-pearing not less than four nor more thantwenty days before the date set for thehearing. The abutting landowners have pe-titioned the City Council to vacate andconvey said area. There have been no ob-jections filed in City Hall or with any citypersonnel. The City will retain a utilityeasement. SECTION III. VACATION Thefollowing described alley is hereby de-clared vacated: East Half of the East/WestAlley in Block 9 of South Osceola. SEC-TION IV. CONVEYANCE This Ordi-nance herby authorizes conveyance of saidproperty to the adjoining proprietors byQuit Claim Deed. Any and all Quit ClaimDeeds executed by the said Mayor andCity Clerk subsequent to the effective dateof this date of this Ordinance, conveying,or purporting to convey, all or any portionof the alley vacated herein, shall be con-clusively presumed to be a conveyance toan eligible purchaser of the named granteeto so purchase said land and shall not besubject to attack nor contesting. FirstReading passed February 3, 2015. SecondReading passed February 17, 2015. ThirdReading passed February 17, 2015.
Motion by Fotiadis and second byHooper to approve the second reading ofordinance rezoning of 412 S Main fromRB Residential Business to B2 Highwaycommercial, Roll Call Vote: Fotiadis, aye;Dorsey, aye; Walkup, aye; Hooper, aye;Page, aye; motion carried.
Motion by Hooper and second byDorsey to waive the third reading of ordi-nance rezoning of 412 S Main from RBResidential Business to B2 Highway Com-mercial, Roll Call Vote: Fotiadis, nay;Dorsey, aye; Walkup, aye; Hooper, aye;Page, aye; motion carried.
ORDINANCE NO. 534 AN ORDI-NANCE CHANGING THE ZONING OFCERTAIN PROPERTY FROM "R-B"RESIDENTIAL BUSINESS TO "B-2"HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL. Be It Enact-ed by the City Council of Osceola, Iowa:Section I. Property described as follows:412 South Main Street Said property iscurrently zoned "R-B" Residential Busi-ness and is hereby rezoned "B-2" HighwayCommercial.
Section II. Severability Clause If anysection, provision or part of this ordinanceshall be adjudged invalid or unconstitu-tional such adjudication shall not affectthe validity of the ordinance as a whole orany section, provision or part thereof notadjudged invalid or unconstitutional. Sec-tion III. When Effective This ordinanceshall be in effect from and after its finalpassage, approval and publication as pro-vided by law. First Reading Passed Febru-ary 3, 2015. Second Reading PassedFebruary 17, 2015. Third Reading PassedFebruary 17, 2015.
Motion by Fotiadis and second byHooper to terminate the Fixed Based Op-erator agreement with Southwest IowaAviation, Roll Call Vote: Fotiadis, aye;Dorsey, aye; Walkup, aye; Hooper, aye;Page, aye; motion carried.
Motion by Fotiadis and second byDorsey to approve the fire fighter policyas presented to Council, Roll Call Vote:Fotiadis, aye; Dorsey, aye; Walkup, aye;Hooper, aye; Page, aye; motion carried.
Motion by Hooper and second byWalkup to pay for the City's logo to theWest Water tower for $5,835, Roll CallVote: Fotiadis, aye; Dorsey, nay; Walkup,aye; Hooper, aye; Page, aye; motion car-ried.
Motion by Hooper and second byWalkup to approve RESOLUTION 2015-15 A RESOLUTION SETTING A PUB-LIC HEARING FOR VACATING ANALLEY WHEREAS, the City of Osceolamay vacate an alley, or part of an alley, ifthe city council determines it to be of nobenefit to the public pursuant to Code ofIowa Section 354.23; and, WHEREAS,the City of Osceola has received a petitionto vacate the North/South and East/WestAlleys in Block 9 of the Atkin's Addition;and, WHEREAS, the Planning and ZoningCommission has reviewed said petitionand referred the request to the City Coun-cil; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RE-SOLVED that a public hearing will beheld in the council chambers on March 3,2015 at 7:00 PM, at which time and placethe Council will consider arguments for oragainst the vacation of said alley, and; BEIT FURTHER RESOLVED that the clerkbe authorized and directed to publish no-tice of such hearing one time not less thanfour (4) days nor more than twenty (20)days prior to the date herein establishedfor hearing as provided by law. Roll CallVote: Fotiadis, aye; Dorsey, aye; Walkup,aye; Hooper, aye; Page, aye; motion car-ried.
Motion by Dorsey and second by Hoop-er to approve the signs near Seminole Parkto warn motorists of the presence of aplayground, Roll Call Vote: Fotiadis, aye;Dorsey, aye; Walkup, aye; Hooper, aye;Page, aye; motion carried.
Ty Wheeler - City Administrator/Clerkupdated council on the status of ongoingprojects and activities.
Council and Mayor wanted to expresstheir condolences to the family of GlennSchaff.
Fotiadis, Dorsey, Walkup, and Page hadnothing to report. Hooper had some con-cerns regarding snow removal on side-walks.
Motion by Dorsey and second by Hoop-er to approve the consent agenda which in-clude; Minutes February 3rd & 11th; Re-newal of Osceola Cab License the follow-ing claims: Claims: Alliant EnergyUtilities .................................... $10,427.41 Amazon.Com CreditSupplies .........................................$117.66 Barco Mun. ProductsSupplies .........................................$320.82 Blue Tarp Financial, Inc.Supplies .........................................$107.95 Casey's General Stores, Inc.Fuel .............................................$2,967.57 Cengage LearningSupplies ...........................................$89.96 Central Pump & Motor, LlcSupplies ......................................$4,177.64 Chat MobilityServices..........................................$160.71 Chesnut Lawn & LandscapeServices............................................$42.00 City Of MurrayContribution ...............................$5,831.79 City Of WoodburnContribution ...............................$1,943.93 Clarke Co. Reservoir Comm.LOST.........................................$69,517.19 Clarke County AuditorServices.....................................$29,026.76 Clarke Electric CoopUtilities .......................................$4,350.88 Creston Publishing CompanyPublication ....................................$486.01 Diamond Oil CoFuel .............................................$1,119.65 Donna PhillipsServices..........................................$240.00 Elliott Oil Co.Fuel ................................................$202.38 Farmers Coop Co.Services..........................................$222.17 Feld FireServices..........................................$240.00 FerrellgasServices..........................................$291.15 Hd Supply WaterworksSupplies .........................................$205.45 Henry ConstructionServices............................................$60.00 Highway LumberSupplies ......................................$9,621.45 History MagazineSupplies ...........................................$28.95 Hy-Vee Food StoresSupplies .........................................$174.96 Iowa Communications NetworkServices...............................................$2.15 Iowa One CallServices............................................$25.20 Kd Tires, LlcServices..........................................$792.00 Keystone Laboratories, IncServices.......................................$2,626.45 Knoxville Farm & HomeSupplies .........................................$143.99 Koch Brothers, IncServices............................................$55.23 Linda PerselsServices.......................................$1,287.50 Marc ElcockServices.......................................$2,223.00 Micro Marketing LlcServices........................................... $34.95 Midamerica BooksSupplies .........................................$215.55 Midwest Office Tech. Co.Services......................................... $130.48 National Pen Co LlcSupplies ........................................ $107.10 O'reilly Automotive Inc.Supplies ...........................................$29.99 Recorded BooksSupplies ...........................................$99.00 Dick RamseyReimb Sewer................................ $ 52.20 Robinsons Co.Supplies ...........................................$26.40 Rotary Club Of OsceolaServices............................................$90.00 Rusty's Auto Sales & SerServices.......................................$1,275.98 Sicog-HtfServices.....................................$62,252.11 SirwaUtilities ............................................$47.40 SolutionsSupplies .........................................$898.09 Taser InternationalServices.....................................$10,465.85 Truck Equipment Inc.Services..........................................$231.00 U. S. CellularPhone..............................................$219.16 U.S. Post OfficeSupplies ...........................................$48.00 University Of MissouriServices......................................... $960.00 Usa BluebookSupplies ...........................................$84.60 Wash & WeighServices......................................... $240.00 Wilder's Truck ServiceServices........................................... $92.40 WindstreamPhone............................................. $868.38 Woodworker's JournalSupplies ...........................................$19.95 Grand Total ..........................$227,618.55 Claims Numbers: 283092-283151Fund Recap: Fund Recap: 1 General .................................$68,083.27 110 Road .................................$12,533.76 115 Lost .................................. $69,517.19 323 The Meadows Phase .......$62,252.11 610 Sewer.................................$15,232.22 Grand Total ..........................$227,618.55
All voting aye, motion carried. There being no further business, motion
by Fotiadis and second by Hooper to ad-journ the meeting at 7:44 PM. All votingaye, motion carried. Fred Diehl, Mayor
Attest: Britanee Ward, Accounting Manager/Assistant City Clerk
OSCEOLA CITY COUNCILTuesday, February 17, 2015
Regular Meeting(UNOFFICIAL - NOT COUNCIL
APPROVED)The City Council met on Tuesday,
February 17, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. for a Reg-ular scheduled meeting. The meeting wascalled to order by Mayor Fred Diehl withthe following present: Council Members:George Fotiadis, Chris Dorsey, DaveWalkup, Dan Hooper and Dennis Page(Via Phone). City Staff present were TyWheeler-City/Administrator/Clerk, Brita-nee Ward - Accounting Manager/ Assis-tant City Clerk, Dave Leonard - Code En-forcer, and Marty Duffus - Police Chief.Also present was Douglas Gay, Bill Trick-ey, Clay Andrew, Cory Reynolds, andothers not signed in.
Motion by Fotiadis and second byHooper to approve the agenda, all votingaye motion carried.
Bill Trickey with CCDC updated Coun-cil on various programs and activities thatare successful with CCDC. No one elsespoke during open forum.
Ty Wheeler - City Administrator/Clerkexplained to Council the status of approvalof the contracts for 2014 Paving and theWest Lake Marina Rehab Project. Therewas no action of approving the contractand bond for either 2014 Paving andWest Lake Marina Rebab project.
Motion by Hooper and second byWalkup to move to the next lowest quali-ty bid pending legal counsel advise, RollCall Vote: Fotiadis, aye; Dorsey, aye;Walkup, aye; Hooper, aye; Page, aye; mo-tion carried.
Motion by Fotiadis and second byDorsey to open the public hearing regard-ing Terminal Area Pavement ImprovementProject, Roll Call Vote: Fotiadis, aye;Dorsey, aye; Walkup, aye; Hooper, aye;Page, aye; motion carried. Ty Wheeler -City Administrator/Clerk explained toCouncil the scope of the work. The bidswere as following: Feldhacker Construction: .....$110,730.00 Kingston ................................$119,662.00 Gruss Construction .................$83,664.00 McKinney ................................$68,975.80 Engineer's Estimate ...............$106,733.00
Motion by Walkup and second byHooper to close the public hearing, RollCall Vote: Fotiadis, aye; Dorsey, aye;Walkup, aye; Hooper, aye; Page, aye; mo-tion carried.
Motion by Hooper and second by Fo-tiadis to approve Resolution No. 2015-13 RESOLUTION ADOPTING PLANS,SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CON-TRACT AND ESTIMATE OF COSTWHEREAS, on the 3rd day of February,2015, plans, specifications, form of con-tract and estimate of cost were filed withthe Clerk for construction of the TerminalArea Pavement Improvement Project; andWHEREAS, notice of hearing on plans,specifications, form of contract and esti-mate of cost for said public improvementswas published as required by law: NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BYTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OFOSCEOLA, IOWA: Section 1. That thesaid plans, specifications, form of contractand estimate of cost are hereby approvedas plans, specifications, form of contractand estimate of cost for said public im-provements, as described in the preambleof this Resolution.
Motion by Dorsey and second byWalkup to approve Resolution No. 2015-14 RESOLUTION MAKING AWARDOF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT BEIT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUN-CIL OF THE CITY OF OSCEOLA,IOWA: Section 1. That the following bidfor the construction of certain public im-provements described in general as theTerminal Area Pavement ImprovementsProject, described in the plans and specifi-cations heretofore adopted by this Councilon February 17, 2015, be and is herebyaccepted, the same being the lowest re-sponsive, responsible bid received for saidwork, as follows:
Contractor: McKinney ExcavatingAmount of bid: $68,842.80Section 2. That the Mayor and Clerk
are hereby directed to execute contractwith the contractor for the construction ofsaid public improvements, said contractnot to be binding on the City until ap-proved by this Council.
Motion by Fotiadis and second byDorsey to approve the second reading ofordinance to vacate the east half of theeast/west alley in Block 9 of South Osceo-la, Roll Call Vote: Fotiadis, aye; Dorsey,aye; Walkup, aye; Hooper, aye; Page, aye;motion carried.
Motion by Hooper and second by Fo-tiadis to waive the third reading of ordi-nance to vacate the east half of theeast/west alley in block 9 of South Osceo-la, Roll Call Vote: Fotiadis, aye; Dorsey,aye; Walkup, aye; Hooper, aye; Page, aye;motion carried.
ORDINANCE NO. 533 AN ORDI-NANCE PROVIDING FOR THE VACA-TION AND CONVEYANCE OF AN AL-LEY IN THE CITY OF OSCEOLA,IOWA. BE IT ORDAINED by the Citycouncil of Osceola, Iowa: SECTION I.PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinanceis to vacate and convey the described alleyand thereby relieve the City of Osceola,Iowa, of the responsibility of its mainte-nance and supervision, and to promote theorderly development of Osceola, Iowa.SECTION II. FACTS FOUND The Coun-cil of the City of Osceola, Iowa herbymakes the following findings: The de-scribed street is not needed for the use ofthe public. The street is presently not openand it would be better used if vacated andconveyed to the adjourning landowners.The vacation of said street will not denyowners of property abutting on the streetreasonable access to their property. TheCity Council has published notice of theintended vacation once in a newspaperpublished in and having general circula-tion in the City and said publication ap-pearing not less than four nor more thantwenty days before the date set for thehearing. The abutting landowners have pe-titioned the City Council to vacate andconvey said area. There have been no ob-jections filed in City Hall or with any citypersonnel. The City will retain a utilityeasement. SECTION III. VACATION Thefollowing described alley is hereby de-clared vacated: East Half of the East/WestAlley in Block 9 of South Osceola. SEC-TION IV. CONVEYANCE This Ordi-nance herby authorizes conveyance of saidproperty to the adjoining proprietors byQuit Claim Deed. Any and all Quit ClaimDeeds executed by the said Mayor andCity Clerk subsequent to the effective dateof this date of this Ordinance, conveying,or purporting to convey, all or any portionof the alley vacated herein, shall be con-clusively presumed to be a conveyance toan eligible purchaser of the named granteeto so purchase said land and shall not besubject to attack nor contesting. FirstReading passed February 3, 2015. SecondReading passed February 17, 2015. ThirdReading passed February 17, 2015.
Motion by Fotiadis and second byHooper to approve the second reading ofordinance rezoning of 412 S Main fromRB Residential Business to B2 Highwaycommercial, Roll Call Vote: Fotiadis, aye;Dorsey, aye; Walkup, aye; Hooper, aye;Page, aye; motion carried.
Motion by Hooper and second byDorsey to waive the third reading of ordi-nance rezoning of 412 S Main from RBResidential Business to B2 Highway Com-mercial, Roll Call Vote: Fotiadis, nay;Dorsey, aye; Walkup, aye; Hooper, aye;Page, aye; motion carried.
ORDINANCE NO. 534 AN ORDI-NANCE CHANGING THE ZONING OFCERTAIN PROPERTY FROM "R-B"RESIDENTIAL BUSINESS TO "B-2"HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL. Be It Enact-ed by the City Council of Osceola, Iowa:Section I. Property described as follows:412 South Main Street Said property iscurrently zoned "R-B" Residential Busi-ness and is hereby rezoned "B-2" HighwayCommercial.
Section II. Severability Clause If anysection, provision or part of this ordinanceshall be adjudged invalid or unconstitu-tional such adjudication shall not affectthe validity of the ordinance as a whole orany section, provision or part thereof notadjudged invalid or unconstitutional. Sec-tion III. When Effective This ordinanceshall be in effect from and after its finalpassage, approval and publication as pro-vided by law. First Reading Passed Febru-ary 3, 2015. Second Reading PassedFebruary 17, 2015. Third Reading PassedFebruary 17, 2015.
Motion by Fotiadis and second byHooper to terminate the Fixed Based Op-erator agreement with Southwest IowaAviation, Roll Call Vote: Fotiadis, aye;Dorsey, aye; Walkup, aye; Hooper, aye;Page, aye; motion carried.
Motion by Fotiadis and second byDorsey to approve the fire fighter policyas presented to Council, Roll Call Vote:Fotiadis, aye; Dorsey, aye; Walkup, aye;Hooper, aye; Page, aye; motion carried.
Motion by Hooper and second byWalkup to pay for the City's logo to theWest Water tower for $5,835, Roll CallVote: Fotiadis, aye; Dorsey, nay; Walkup,aye; Hooper, aye; Page, aye; motion car-ried.
Motion by Hooper and second byWalkup to approve RESOLUTION 2015-15 A RESOLUTION SETTING A PUB-LIC HEARING FOR VACATING ANALLEY WHEREAS, the City of Osceolamay vacate an alley, or part of an alley, ifthe city council determines it to be of nobenefit to the public pursuant to Code ofIowa Section 354.23; and, WHEREAS,the City of Osceola has received a petitionto vacate the North/South and East/WestAlleys in Block 9 of the Atkin's Addition;and, WHEREAS, the Planning and ZoningCommission has reviewed said petitionand referred the request to the City Coun-cil; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RE-SOLVED that a public hearing will beheld in the council chambers on March 3,2015 at 7:00 PM, at which time and placethe Council will consider arguments for oragainst the vacation of said alley, and; BEIT FURTHER RESOLVED that the clerkbe authorized and directed to publish no-tice of such hearing one time not less thanfour (4) days nor more than twenty (20)days prior to the date herein establishedfor hearing as provided by law. Roll CallVote: Fotiadis, aye; Dorsey, aye; Walkup,aye; Hooper, aye; Page, aye; motion car-ried.
Motion by Dorsey and second by Hoop-er to approve the signs near Seminole Parkto warn motorists of the presence of aplayground, Roll Call Vote: Fotiadis, aye;Dorsey, aye; Walkup, aye; Hooper, aye;Page, aye; motion carried.
Ty Wheeler - City Administrator/Clerkupdated council on the status of ongoingprojects and activities.
Council and Mayor wanted to expresstheir condolences to the family of GlennSchaff.
Fotiadis, Dorsey, Walkup, and Page hadnothing to report. Hooper had some con-cerns regarding snow removal on side-walks.
Motion by Dorsey and second by Hoop-er to approve the consent agenda which in-clude; Minutes February 3rd & 11th; Re-newal of Osceola Cab License the follow-ing claims: Claims: Alliant EnergyUtilities .................................... $10,427.41 Amazon.Com CreditSupplies .........................................$117.66 Barco Mun. ProductsSupplies .........................................$320.82 Blue Tarp Financial, Inc.Supplies .........................................$107.95 Casey's General Stores, Inc.Fuel .............................................$2,967.57 Cengage LearningSupplies ...........................................$89.96 Central Pump & Motor, LlcSupplies ......................................$4,177.64 Chat MobilityServices..........................................$160.71 Chesnut Lawn & LandscapeServices............................................$42.00 City Of MurrayContribution ...............................$5,831.79 City Of WoodburnContribution ...............................$1,943.93 Clarke Co. Reservoir Comm.LOST.........................................$69,517.19 Clarke County AuditorServices.....................................$29,026.76 Clarke Electric CoopUtilities .......................................$4,350.88 Creston Publishing CompanyPublication ....................................$486.01 Diamond Oil CoFuel .............................................$1,119.65 Donna PhillipsServices..........................................$240.00 Elliott Oil Co.Fuel ................................................$202.38 Farmers Coop Co.Services..........................................$222.17 Feld FireServices..........................................$240.00 FerrellgasServices..........................................$291.15 Hd Supply WaterworksSupplies .........................................$205.45 Henry ConstructionServices............................................$60.00 Highway LumberSupplies ......................................$9,621.45 History MagazineSupplies ...........................................$28.95 Hy-Vee Food StoresSupplies .........................................$174.96 Iowa Communications NetworkServices...............................................$2.15 Iowa One CallServices............................................$25.20 Kd Tires, LlcServices..........................................$792.00 Keystone Laboratories, IncServices.......................................$2,626.45 Knoxville Farm & HomeSupplies .........................................$143.99 Koch Brothers, IncServices............................................$55.23 Linda PerselsServices.......................................$1,287.50 Marc ElcockServices.......................................$2,223.00 Micro Marketing LlcServices........................................... $34.95 Midamerica BooksSupplies .........................................$215.55 Midwest Office Tech. Co.Services......................................... $130.48 National Pen Co LlcSupplies ........................................ $107.10 O'reilly Automotive Inc.Supplies ...........................................$29.99 Recorded BooksSupplies ...........................................$99.00 Dick RamseyReimb Sewer................................ $ 52.20 Robinsons Co.Supplies ...........................................$26.40 Rotary Club Of OsceolaServices............................................$90.00 Rusty's Auto Sales & SerServices.......................................$1,275.98 Sicog-HtfServices.....................................$62,252.11 SirwaUtilities ............................................$47.40 SolutionsSupplies .........................................$898.09 Taser InternationalServices.....................................$10,465.85 Truck Equipment Inc.Services..........................................$231.00 U. S. CellularPhone..............................................$219.16 U.S. Post OfficeSupplies ...........................................$48.00 University Of MissouriServices......................................... $960.00 Usa BluebookSupplies ...........................................$84.60 Wash & WeighServices......................................... $240.00 Wilder's Truck ServiceServices........................................... $92.40 WindstreamPhone............................................. $868.38 Woodworker's JournalSupplies ...........................................$19.95 Grand Total ..........................$227,618.55 Claims Numbers: 283092-283151Fund Recap: Fund Recap: 1 General .................................$68,083.27 110 Road .................................$12,533.76 115 Lost .................................. $69,517.19 323 The Meadows Phase .......$62,252.11 610 Sewer.................................$15,232.22 Grand Total ..........................$227,618.55
All voting aye, motion carried. There being no further business, motion
by Fotiadis and second by Hooper to ad-journ the meeting at 7:44 PM. All votingaye, motion carried. Fred Diehl, Mayor
Attest: Britanee Ward, Accounting Manager/Assistant City Clerk
OSCEOLA CITY COUNCILTuesday, February 17, 2015
Regular Meeting(UNOFFICIAL - NOT COUNCIL
APPROVED)The City Council met on Tuesday,
February 17, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. for a Reg-ular scheduled meeting. The meeting wascalled to order by Mayor Fred Diehl withthe following present: Council Members:George Fotiadis, Chris Dorsey, DaveWalkup, Dan Hooper and Dennis Page(Via Phone). City Staff present were TyWheeler-City/Administrator/Clerk, Brita-nee Ward - Accounting Manager/ Assis-tant City Clerk, Dave Leonard - Code En-forcer, and Marty Duffus - Police Chief.Also present was Douglas Gay, Bill Trick-ey, Clay Andrew, Cory Reynolds, andothers not signed in.
Motion by Fotiadis and second byHooper to approve the agenda, all votingaye motion carried.
Bill Trickey with CCDC updated Coun-cil on various programs and activities thatare successful with CCDC. No one elsespoke during open forum.
Ty Wheeler - City Administrator/Clerkexplained to Council the status of approvalof the contracts for 2014 Paving and theWest Lake Marina Rehab Project. Therewas no action of approving the contractand bond for either 2014 Paving andWest Lake Marina Rebab project.
Motion by Hooper and second byWalkup to move to the next lowest quali-ty bid pending legal counsel advise, RollCall Vote: Fotiadis, aye; Dorsey, aye;Walkup, aye; Hooper, aye; Page, aye; mo-tion carried.
Motion by Fotiadis and second byDorsey to open the public hearing regard-ing Terminal Area Pavement ImprovementProject, Roll Call Vote: Fotiadis, aye;Dorsey, aye; Walkup, aye; Hooper, aye;Page, aye; motion carried. Ty Wheeler -City Administrator/Clerk explained toCouncil the scope of the work. The bidswere as following: Feldhacker Construction: .....$110,730.00 Kingston ................................$119,662.00 Gruss Construction .................$83,664.00 McKinney ................................$68,975.80 Engineer's Estimate ...............$106,733.00
Motion by Walkup and second byHooper to close the public hearing, RollCall Vote: Fotiadis, aye; Dorsey, aye;Walkup, aye; Hooper, aye; Page, aye; mo-tion carried.
Motion by Hooper and second by Fo-tiadis to approve Resolution No. 2015-13 RESOLUTION ADOPTING PLANS,SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CON-TRACT AND ESTIMATE OF COSTWHEREAS, on the 3rd day of February,2015, plans, specifications, form of con-tract and estimate of cost were filed withthe Clerk for construction of the TerminalArea Pavement Improvement Project; andWHEREAS, notice of hearing on plans,specifications, form of contract and esti-mate of cost for said public improvementswas published as required by law: NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BYTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OFOSCEOLA, IOWA: Section 1. That thesaid plans, specifications, form of contractand estimate of cost are hereby approvedas plans, specifications, form of contractand estimate of cost for said public im-provements, as described in the preambleof this Resolution.
Motion by Dorsey and second byWalkup to approve Resolution No. 2015-14 RESOLUTION MAKING AWARDOF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT BEIT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUN-CIL OF THE CITY OF OSCEOLA,IOWA: Section 1. That the following bidfor the construction of certain public im-provements described in general as theTerminal Area Pavement ImprovementsProject, described in the plans and specifi-cations heretofore adopted by this Councilon February 17, 2015, be and is herebyaccepted, the same being the lowest re-sponsive, responsible bid received for saidwork, as follows:
Contractor: McKinney ExcavatingAmount of bid: $68,842.80Section 2. That the Mayor and Clerk
are hereby directed to execute contractwith the contractor for the construction ofsaid public improvements, said contractnot to be binding on the City until ap-proved by this Council.
Motion by Fotiadis and second byDorsey to approve the second reading ofordinance to vacate the east half of theeast/west alley in Block 9 of South Osceo-la, Roll Call Vote: Fotiadis, aye; Dorsey,aye; Walkup, aye; Hooper, aye; Page, aye;motion carried.
Motion by Hooper and second by Fo-tiadis to waive the third reading of ordi-nance to vacate the east half of theeast/west alley in block 9 of South Osceo-la, Roll Call Vote: Fotiadis, aye; Dorsey,aye; Walkup, aye; Hooper, aye; Page, aye;motion carried.
ORDINANCE NO. 533 AN ORDI-NANCE PROVIDING FOR THE VACA-TION AND CONVEYANCE OF AN AL-LEY IN THE CITY OF OSCEOLA,IOWA. BE IT ORDAINED by the Citycouncil of Osceola, Iowa: SECTION I.PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinanceis to vacate and convey the described alleyand thereby relieve the City of Osceola,Iowa, of the responsibility of its mainte-nance and supervision, and to promote theorderly development of Osceola, Iowa.SECTION II. FACTS FOUND The Coun-cil of the City of Osceola, Iowa herbymakes the following findings: The de-scribed street is not needed for the use ofthe public. The street is presently not openand it would be better used if vacated andconveyed to the adjourning landowners.The vacation of said street will not denyowners of property abutting on the streetreasonable access to their property. TheCity Council has published notice of theintended vacation once in a newspaperpublished in and having general circula-tion in the City and said publication ap-pearing not less than four nor more thantwenty days before the date set for thehearing. The abutting landowners have pe-titioned the City Council to vacate andconvey said area. There have been no ob-jections filed in City Hall or with any citypersonnel. The City will retain a utilityeasement. SECTION III. VACATION Thefollowing described alley is hereby de-clared vacated: East Half of the East/WestAlley in Block 9 of South Osceola. SEC-TION IV. CONVEYANCE This Ordi-nance herby authorizes conveyance of saidproperty to the adjoining proprietors byQuit Claim Deed. Any and all Quit ClaimDeeds executed by the said Mayor andCity Clerk subsequent to the effective dateof this date of this Ordinance, conveying,or purporting to convey, all or any portionof the alley vacated herein, shall be con-clusively presumed to be a conveyance toan eligible purchaser of the named granteeto so purchase said land and shall not besubject to attack nor contesting. FirstReading passed February 3, 2015. SecondReading passed February 17, 2015. ThirdReading passed February 17, 2015.
Motion by Fotiadis and second byHooper to approve the second reading ofordinance rezoning of 412 S Main fromRB Residential Business to B2 Highwaycommercial, Roll Call Vote: Fotiadis, aye;Dorsey, aye; Walkup, aye; Hooper, aye;Page, aye; motion carried.
Motion by Hooper and second byDorsey to waive the third reading of ordi-nance rezoning of 412 S Main from RBResidential Business to B2 Highway Com-mercial, Roll Call Vote: Fotiadis, nay;Dorsey, aye; Walkup, aye; Hooper, aye;Page, aye; motion carried.
ORDINANCE NO. 534 AN ORDI-NANCE CHANGING THE ZONING OFCERTAIN PROPERTY FROM "R-B"RESIDENTIAL BUSINESS TO "B-2"HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL. Be It Enact-ed by the City Council of Osceola, Iowa:Section I. Property described as follows:412 South Main Street Said property iscurrently zoned "R-B" Residential Busi-ness and is hereby rezoned "B-2" HighwayCommercial.
Section II. Severability Clause If anysection, provision or part of this ordinanceshall be adjudged invalid or unconstitu-tional such adjudication shall not affectthe validity of the ordinance as a whole orany section, provision or part thereof notadjudged invalid or unconstitutional. Sec-tion III. When Effective This ordinanceshall be in effect from and after its finalpassage, approval and publication as pro-vided by law. First Reading Passed Febru-ary 3, 2015. Second Reading PassedFebruary 17, 2015. Third Reading PassedFebruary 17, 2015.
Motion by Fotiadis and second byHooper to terminate the Fixed Based Op-erator agreement with Southwest IowaAviation, Roll Call Vote: Fotiadis, aye;Dorsey, aye; Walkup, aye; Hooper, aye;Page, aye; motion carried.
Motion by Fotiadis and second byDorsey to approve the fire fighter policyas presented to Council, Roll Call Vote:Fotiadis, aye; Dorsey, aye; Walkup, aye;Hooper, aye; Page, aye; motion carried.
Motion by Hooper and second byWalkup to pay for the City's logo to theWest Water tower for $5,835, Roll CallVote: Fotiadis, aye; Dorsey, nay; Walkup,aye; Hooper, aye; Page, aye; motion car-ried.
Motion by Hooper and second byWalkup to approve RESOLUTION 2015-15 A RESOLUTION SETTING A PUB-LIC HEARING FOR VACATING ANALLEY WHEREAS, the City of Osceolamay vacate an alley, or part of an alley, ifthe city council determines it to be of nobenefit to the public pursuant to Code ofIowa Section 354.23; and, WHEREAS,the City of Osceola has received a petitionto vacate the North/South and East/WestAlleys in Block 9 of the Atkin's Addition;and, WHEREAS, the Planning and ZoningCommission has reviewed said petitionand referred the request to the City Coun-cil; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RE-SOLVED that a public hearing will beheld in the council chambers on March 3,2015 at 7:00 PM, at which time and placethe Council will consider arguments for oragainst the vacation of said alley, and; BEIT FURTHER RESOLVED that the clerkbe authorized and directed to publish no-tice of such hearing one time not less thanfour (4) days nor more than twenty (20)days prior to the date herein establishedfor hearing as provided by law. Roll CallVote: Fotiadis, aye; Dorsey, aye; Walkup,aye; Hooper, aye; Page, aye; motion car-ried.
Motion by Dorsey and second by Hoop-er to approve the signs near Seminole Parkto warn motorists of the presence of aplayground, Roll Call Vote: Fotiadis, aye;Dorsey, aye; Walkup, aye; Hooper, aye;Page, aye; motion carried.
Ty Wheeler - City Administrator/Clerkupdated council on the status of ongoingprojects and activities.
Council and Mayor wanted to expresstheir condolences to the family of GlennSchaff.
Fotiadis, Dorsey, Walkup, and Page hadnothing to report. Hooper had some con-cerns regarding snow removal on side-walks.
Motion by Dorsey and second by Hoop-er to approve the consent agenda which in-clude; Minutes February 3rd & 11th; Re-newal of Osceola Cab License the follow-ing claims: Claims: Alliant EnergyUtilities .................................... $10,427.41 Amazon.Com CreditSupplies .........................................$117.66 Barco Mun. ProductsSupplies .........................................$320.82 Blue Tarp Financial, Inc.Supplies .........................................$107.95 Casey's General Stores, Inc.Fuel .............................................$2,967.57 Cengage LearningSupplies ...........................................$89.96 Central Pump & Motor, LlcSupplies ......................................$4,177.64 Chat MobilityServices..........................................$160.71 Chesnut Lawn & LandscapeServices............................................$42.00 City Of MurrayContribution ...............................$5,831.79 City Of WoodburnContribution ...............................$1,943.93 Clarke Co. Reservoir Comm.LOST.........................................$69,517.19 Clarke County AuditorServices.....................................$29,026.76 Clarke Electric CoopUtilities .......................................$4,350.88 Creston Publishing CompanyPublication ....................................$486.01 Diamond Oil CoFuel .............................................$1,119.65 Donna PhillipsServices..........................................$240.00 Elliott Oil Co.Fuel ................................................$202.38 Farmers Coop Co.Services..........................................$222.17 Feld FireServices..........................................$240.00 FerrellgasServices..........................................$291.15 Hd Supply WaterworksSupplies .........................................$205.45 Henry ConstructionServices............................................$60.00 Highway LumberSupplies ......................................$9,621.45 History MagazineSupplies ...........................................$28.95 Hy-Vee Food StoresSupplies .........................................$174.96 Iowa Communications NetworkServices...............................................$2.15 Iowa One CallServices............................................$25.20 Kd Tires, LlcServices..........................................$792.00 Keystone Laboratories, IncServices.......................................$2,626.45 Knoxville Farm & HomeSupplies .........................................$143.99 Koch Brothers, IncServices............................................$55.23 Linda PerselsServices.......................................$1,287.50 Marc ElcockServices.......................................$2,223.00 Micro Marketing LlcServices........................................... $34.95 Midamerica BooksSupplies .........................................$215.55 Midwest Office Tech. Co.Services......................................... $130.48 National Pen Co LlcSupplies ........................................ $107.10 O'reilly Automotive Inc.Supplies ...........................................$29.99 Recorded BooksSupplies ...........................................$99.00 Dick RamseyReimb Sewer................................ $ 52.20 Robinsons Co.Supplies ...........................................$26.40 Rotary Club Of OsceolaServices............................................$90.00 Rusty's Auto Sales & SerServices.......................................$1,275.98 Sicog-HtfServices.....................................$62,252.11 SirwaUtilities ............................................$47.40 SolutionsSupplies .........................................$898.09 Taser InternationalServices.....................................$10,465.85 Truck Equipment Inc.Services..........................................$231.00 U. S. CellularPhone..............................................$219.16 U.S. Post OfficeSupplies ...........................................$48.00 University Of MissouriServices......................................... $960.00 Usa BluebookSupplies ...........................................$84.60 Wash & WeighServices......................................... $240.00 Wilder's Truck ServiceServices........................................... $92.40 WindstreamPhone............................................. $868.38 Woodworker's JournalSupplies ...........................................$19.95 Grand Total ..........................$227,618.55 Claims Numbers: 283092-283151Fund Recap: Fund Recap: 1 General .................................$68,083.27 110 Road .................................$12,533.76 115 Lost .................................. $69,517.19 323 The Meadows Phase .......$62,252.11 610 Sewer.................................$15,232.22 Grand Total ..........................$227,618.55
All voting aye, motion carried. There being no further business, motion
by Fotiadis and second by Hooper to ad-journ the meeting at 7:44 PM. All votingaye, motion carried. Fred Diehl, Mayor
Attest: Britanee Ward, Accounting Manager/Assistant City Clerk
Board of SupervisorsFebruary 9, 2015
The Supervisors met in regular ses-sion, in the Courthouse with the follow-ing members present: Marvin McCann,Larry Keller and Bill Black. Alsopresent, Auditor Janice White. Chair-man McCann called the meeting to or-der at 9:00 a.m. Keller made a motionto approve the agenda, seconded byBlack. All Ayes.
Derek Lumsden with Chamber MainStreet presented a document of supportfor a Downtown Streetscape Project,the board will review. Mr. Lumsdenleft at 9:05 a.m.
Moved by Black, seconded by Kellerto set Mar. 9, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. tohold a public hearing on the proposedFY15/16 budget. All Ayes.
Engineer Tom Andersen arrived at9:05 a.m.
Moved by Keller, seconded byBlack, to approve Construction Permit#15-01 by Larry Carson for septic &footing drainage in road ditch on Mc-Comb St., Sec.33, Liberty Twp. AllAyes
Moved by Keller, seconded byBlack, to award Contract for Project#STP-S-C020(94)-5E-20 (RubyBridge). All Ayes.
Mr. Andersen left at 9:15 a.m.Moved by Black, seconded by Keller
to approve the adoption of tax exemptbond compliance procedures. All Ayes
Discussed the need to appoint twotrustees and a clerk for Osceola Twp.
Moved by Keller, seconded byBlack, to approve payment of claimsfrom Jan. 27, 2015 through Feb. 9,2015. All AyesABC Virtual Sol, Serv................200.00Acterra Grp, Sup.........................309.64Agriland, Fuel........................48,804.13Airgas, Sup....................................24.55Airgas Safety, Equip.....................25.20Alliant,Util.............................11,501.89Barker, Amy, Exp.........................15.00Bauman, Susan, Serv...............1,138.39Black, Bill, Exp...........................297.16Black, Darrell, Exp........................12.36Blue Tarp, Sup..............................49.98Bob's Auto Sup, Parts.................829.73Bowlsby Lawson, Betty, Serv.......82.17Brown, Randy, Exp.......................12.36Calhoun-Burns, Serv................9,140.90Canon Financial, Fees...................74.30Carson, Jodi, Exp..........................15.00Central States, Ins..................96,206.50Century Link, Phone.....................33.69Certified Power, Sup.....................14.16Clark, Condon, Exp......................19.77C C Engineer, Fuel........................67.50C C Hospital, Serv......................250.00C C Landfill, Util.....................3,184.58C C Pub.,Ad................................186.23C C Second Road, Fuel.................56.08C C Tire, Repairs........................100.00Comm Sol., Serv......................4,522.50CR Services,Sup...........................81.04Creston Pub., Adv.......................471.94Cummings, Peggy A, Exp.............96.29Diamond Mowers, Parts.......354,337.08Electronic Eng., Lease.............1,891.00Fallproof Systems, Sup............2,462.20Fareway, Serv.............................214.45Farmers Coop., Sup.....................516.70G R P & Assoc, Serv.....................52.00Gall's Inc, Apparel .....................192.78Glaxo Smith Kline, Sup .............927.80Hampton Equip.,Patcher........50,000.00Harrison Truck Ctr, Parts............816.22Herberger Const., Repair.......68,390.06Hercules Mach.,Pile Driver ...40,000.00Highway Lumber,Parts...................3.99Holmes Tiling,Well Plug ...........400.00Hullinger Signs,Logo .................192.10I A C C V S O, Training ..............60.00I S A C, Training ........................485.00IA Co Recorders Assn,Dues.......200.00IA DOT, Sup...............................273.66IA Dept Pub Hlth, Serv............1,579.00IA Dept Pub Safety, Serv ........1,557.00IA Health Phys.,Serv ..................150.00IA Law Enforce Acad,Train........480.00IA Prison Ind.,Signs.................2,230.50Independent Salt Co., Salt........4,454.57J P Auto, Sup...........................1,163.43Jennie Edmundson Hosp.,Serv..........................................2,612.00Jim's Truck Repair & San.,Util.. .100.00JD Credit, Pmt........................49,055.14Jones-Rider, Shapall ,Exp.............11.33KD Tires, Serv............................305.00Keller, Laurence, Exp...................46.35Kistler, Melissa, Exp.....................25.75Lawson Prod., Sup......................419.19M & M Sales Co, Fees..................21.58Mail Services, Serv.....................283.54Metal Culverts, Sup.................3,904.59Methodist Occ Hlth, Serv............167.00Midland Gis, Serv....................6,100.00Mid-States Org Crime, Fees........100.00Midwest Office Tech., Serv........160.50Midwest Wheel, Parts...................67.51N A C V S O, Dues.......................30.00Natl. Res. Ctr, Trainin.................200.00Norris, George, Exp......................21.63Northland Prod., Oil....................211.49O'Halloran Internatl, Parts...........309.35Olson Floor Covering, Serv........216.00Osceola Sent. Tribune, Sub...........40.00Osceola Service, Fuel ...................45.00Osceola Water, Util.....................528.26P & L Recycling, Excavator...74,000.00Parrish Kruidenier,Etal,Serv....7,441.23Pett, Mary, Exp.............................99.90Powernet Global, Util...................53.81Powerplan,Parts.......................1,142.34Prairie Solid Waste, Util...............74.10Reyna, Chris, Exp.......................224.70Robinsons,Sup............................147.94S I R W A, Util .............................59.40Schildberg Inc, Rock..............37,000.19Slusser, Ruthie, Rent...................200.00Smith, Nicole, Exp........................97.48Smith, Steve, Exp..........................30.35Smith, Twyla, Exp........................59.59Snap-On, Tools...........................256.75Snell, Shirley, Exp........................16.94Solutions, Repair......................5,426.68Southern Hills Apts, Rent ..........200.00Sport Wade ,Fuel .......................200.00Stanek Fire, Srv...........................126.00Staples,Sup..................................764.47Star Equip., Material................1,512.00Stevens, Ella M, Exp.....................52.99Strauss Security, Keys .................39.98Thacker, Jolleen, Exp....................11.33Tompkins Ind., Parts...................401.19Truck Equip Inc., Parts.................47.53Try Auto Sales, Truck............44,400.00Tyler Tech, Serv..........................448.00U S Cellular, Util........................832.14U S Postal Serv.,Postage.............287.00Unitypnt, Serv.............................137.00Vanguard Appraisal, Serv...........950.00Wageworks,Fee...........................144.00Wheeler Lumber, Sup.................645.00Wilders Truck Serv, Serv............105.58Wilkins, Duane, Exp...................137.79Willson & Pechacek, Serv.......1,022.50Windstream, Util......................1,438.03Ziegler, Parts..........................12,443.86
Having completed agenda items andhaving no other business, Keller made amotion to adjourn, seconded by Black.All Ayes. Meeting adjourned at 12:00noon
Signed: Marvin McCann, Chairman.Attest: Janice M. White, Auditor.
Board of SupervisorsFebruary 9, 2015
The Supervisors met in regular ses-sion, in the Courthouse with the follow-ing members present: Marvin McCann,Larry Keller and Bill Black. Alsopresent, Auditor Janice White. Chair-man McCann called the meeting to or-der at 9:00 a.m. Keller made a motionto approve the agenda, seconded byBlack. All Ayes.
Derek Lumsden with Chamber MainStreet presented a document of supportfor a Downtown Streetscape Project,the board will review. Mr. Lumsdenleft at 9:05 a.m.
Moved by Black, seconded by Kellerto set Mar. 9, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. tohold a public hearing on the proposedFY15/16 budget. All Ayes.
Engineer Tom Andersen arrived at9:05 a.m.
Moved by Keller, seconded byBlack, to approve Construction Permit#15-01 by Larry Carson for septic &footing drainage in road ditch on Mc-Comb St., Sec.33, Liberty Twp. AllAyes
Moved by Keller, seconded byBlack, to award Contract for Project#STP-S-C020(94)-5E-20 (RubyBridge). All Ayes.
Mr. Andersen left at 9:15 a.m.Moved by Black, seconded by Keller
to approve the adoption of tax exemptbond compliance procedures. All Ayes
Discussed the need to appoint twotrustees and a clerk for Osceola Twp.
Moved by Keller, seconded byBlack, to approve payment of claimsfrom Jan. 27, 2015 through Feb. 9,2015. All AyesABC Virtual Sol, Serv................200.00Acterra Grp, Sup.........................309.64Agriland, Fuel........................48,804.13Airgas, Sup....................................24.55Airgas Safety, Equip.....................25.20Alliant,Util.............................11,501.89Barker, Amy, Exp.........................15.00Bauman, Susan, Serv...............1,138.39Black, Bill, Exp...........................297.16Black, Darrell, Exp........................12.36Blue Tarp, Sup..............................49.98Bob's Auto Sup, Parts.................829.73Bowlsby Lawson, Betty, Serv.......82.17Brown, Randy, Exp.......................12.36Calhoun-Burns, Serv................9,140.90Canon Financial, Fees...................74.30Carson, Jodi, Exp..........................15.00Central States, Ins..................96,206.50Century Link, Phone.....................33.69Certified Power, Sup.....................14.16Clark, Condon, Exp......................19.77C C Engineer, Fuel........................67.50C C Hospital, Serv......................250.00C C Landfill, Util.....................3,184.58C C Pub.,Ad................................186.23C C Second Road, Fuel.................56.08C C Tire, Repairs........................100.00Comm Sol., Serv......................4,522.50CR Services,Sup...........................81.04Creston Pub., Adv.......................471.94Cummings, Peggy A, Exp.............96.29Diamond Mowers, Parts.......354,337.08Electronic Eng., Lease.............1,891.00Fallproof Systems, Sup............2,462.20Fareway, Serv.............................214.45Farmers Coop., Sup.....................516.70G R P & Assoc, Serv.....................52.00Gall's Inc, Apparel .....................192.78Glaxo Smith Kline, Sup .............927.80Hampton Equip.,Patcher........50,000.00Harrison Truck Ctr, Parts............816.22Herberger Const., Repair.......68,390.06Hercules Mach.,Pile Driver ...40,000.00Highway Lumber,Parts...................3.99Holmes Tiling,Well Plug ...........400.00Hullinger Signs,Logo .................192.10I A C C V S O, Training ..............60.00I S A C, Training ........................485.00IA Co Recorders Assn,Dues.......200.00IA DOT, Sup...............................273.66IA Dept Pub Hlth, Serv............1,579.00IA Dept Pub Safety, Serv ........1,557.00IA Health Phys.,Serv ..................150.00IA Law Enforce Acad,Train........480.00IA Prison Ind.,Signs.................2,230.50Independent Salt Co., Salt........4,454.57J P Auto, Sup...........................1,163.43Jennie Edmundson Hosp.,Serv..........................................2,612.00Jim's Truck Repair & San.,Util.. .100.00JD Credit, Pmt........................49,055.14Jones-Rider, Shapall ,Exp.............11.33KD Tires, Serv............................305.00Keller, Laurence, Exp...................46.35Kistler, Melissa, Exp.....................25.75Lawson Prod., Sup......................419.19M & M Sales Co, Fees..................21.58Mail Services, Serv.....................283.54Metal Culverts, Sup.................3,904.59Methodist Occ Hlth, Serv............167.00Midland Gis, Serv....................6,100.00Mid-States Org Crime, Fees........100.00Midwest Office Tech., Serv........160.50Midwest Wheel, Parts...................67.51N A C V S O, Dues.......................30.00Natl. Res. Ctr, Trainin.................200.00Norris, George, Exp......................21.63Northland Prod., Oil....................211.49O'Halloran Internatl, Parts...........309.35Olson Floor Covering, Serv........216.00Osceola Sent. Tribune, Sub...........40.00Osceola Service, Fuel ...................45.00Osceola Water, Util.....................528.26P & L Recycling, Excavator...74,000.00Parrish Kruidenier,Etal,Serv....7,441.23Pett, Mary, Exp.............................99.90Powernet Global, Util...................53.81Powerplan,Parts.......................1,142.34Prairie Solid Waste, Util...............74.10Reyna, Chris, Exp.......................224.70Robinsons,Sup............................147.94S I R W A, Util .............................59.40Schildberg Inc, Rock..............37,000.19Slusser, Ruthie, Rent...................200.00Smith, Nicole, Exp........................97.48Smith, Steve, Exp..........................30.35Smith, Twyla, Exp........................59.59Snap-On, Tools...........................256.75Snell, Shirley, Exp........................16.94Solutions, Repair......................5,426.68Southern Hills Apts, Rent ..........200.00Sport Wade ,Fuel .......................200.00Stanek Fire, Srv...........................126.00Staples,Sup..................................764.47Star Equip., Material................1,512.00Stevens, Ella M, Exp.....................52.99Strauss Security, Keys .................39.98Thacker, Jolleen, Exp....................11.33Tompkins Ind., Parts...................401.19Truck Equip Inc., Parts.................47.53Try Auto Sales, Truck............44,400.00Tyler Tech, Serv..........................448.00U S Cellular, Util........................832.14U S Postal Serv.,Postage.............287.00Unitypnt, Serv.............................137.00Vanguard Appraisal, Serv...........950.00Wageworks,Fee...........................144.00Wheeler Lumber, Sup.................645.00Wilders Truck Serv, Serv............105.58Wilkins, Duane, Exp...................137.79Willson & Pechacek, Serv.......1,022.50Windstream, Util......................1,438.03Ziegler, Parts..........................12,443.86
Having completed agenda items andhaving no other business, Keller made amotion to adjourn, seconded by Black.All Ayes. Meeting adjourned at 12:00noon
Signed: Marvin McCann, Chairman.Attest: Janice M. White, Auditor.
Board of SupervisorsFebruary 9, 2015
The Supervisors met in regular ses-sion, in the Courthouse with the follow-ing members present: Marvin McCann,Larry Keller and Bill Black. Alsopresent, Auditor Janice White. Chair-man McCann called the meeting to or-der at 9:00 a.m. Keller made a motionto approve the agenda, seconded byBlack. All Ayes.
Derek Lumsden with Chamber MainStreet presented a document of supportfor a Downtown Streetscape Project,the board will review. Mr. Lumsdenleft at 9:05 a.m.
Moved by Black, seconded by Kellerto set Mar. 9, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. tohold a public hearing on the proposedFY15/16 budget. All Ayes.
Engineer Tom Andersen arrived at9:05 a.m.
Moved by Keller, seconded byBlack, to approve Construction Permit#15-01 by Larry Carson for septic &footing drainage in road ditch on Mc-Comb St., Sec.33, Liberty Twp. AllAyes
Moved by Keller, seconded byBlack, to award Contract for Project#STP-S-C020(94)-5E-20 (RubyBridge). All Ayes.
Mr. Andersen left at 9:15 a.m.Moved by Black, seconded by Keller
to approve the adoption of tax exemptbond compliance procedures. All Ayes
Discussed the need to appoint twotrustees and a clerk for Osceola Twp.
Moved by Keller, seconded byBlack, to approve payment of claimsfrom Jan. 27, 2015 through Feb. 9,2015. All AyesABC Virtual Sol, Serv................200.00Acterra Grp, Sup.........................309.64Agriland, Fuel........................48,804.13Airgas, Sup....................................24.55Airgas Safety, Equip.....................25.20Alliant,Util.............................11,501.89Barker, Amy, Exp.........................15.00Bauman, Susan, Serv...............1,138.39Black, Bill, Exp...........................297.16Black, Darrell, Exp........................12.36Blue Tarp, Sup..............................49.98Bob's Auto Sup, Parts.................829.73Bowlsby Lawson, Betty, Serv.......82.17Brown, Randy, Exp.......................12.36Calhoun-Burns, Serv................9,140.90Canon Financial, Fees...................74.30Carson, Jodi, Exp..........................15.00Central States, Ins..................96,206.50Century Link, Phone.....................33.69Certified Power, Sup.....................14.16Clark, Condon, Exp......................19.77C C Engineer, Fuel........................67.50C C Hospital, Serv......................250.00C C Landfill, Util.....................3,184.58C C Pub.,Ad................................186.23C C Second Road, Fuel.................56.08C C Tire, Repairs........................100.00Comm Sol., Serv......................4,522.50CR Services,Sup...........................81.04Creston Pub., Adv.......................471.94Cummings, Peggy A, Exp.............96.29Diamond Mowers, Parts.......354,337.08Electronic Eng., Lease.............1,891.00Fallproof Systems, Sup............2,462.20Fareway, Serv.............................214.45Farmers Coop., Sup.....................516.70G R P & Assoc, Serv.....................52.00Gall's Inc, Apparel .....................192.78Glaxo Smith Kline, Sup .............927.80Hampton Equip.,Patcher........50,000.00Harrison Truck Ctr, Parts............816.22Herberger Const., Repair.......68,390.06Hercules Mach.,Pile Driver ...40,000.00Highway Lumber,Parts...................3.99Holmes Tiling,Well Plug ...........400.00Hullinger Signs,Logo .................192.10I A C C V S O, Training ..............60.00I S A C, Training ........................485.00IA Co Recorders Assn,Dues.......200.00IA DOT, Sup...............................273.66IA Dept Pub Hlth, Serv............1,579.00IA Dept Pub Safety, Serv ........1,557.00IA Health Phys.,Serv ..................150.00IA Law Enforce Acad,Train........480.00IA Prison Ind.,Signs.................2,230.50Independent Salt Co., Salt........4,454.57J P Auto, Sup...........................1,163.43Jennie Edmundson Hosp.,Serv..........................................2,612.00Jim's Truck Repair & San.,Util.. .100.00JD Credit, Pmt........................49,055.14Jones-Rider, Shapall ,Exp.............11.33KD Tires, Serv............................305.00Keller, Laurence, Exp...................46.35Kistler, Melissa, Exp.....................25.75Lawson Prod., Sup......................419.19M & M Sales Co, Fees..................21.58Mail Services, Serv.....................283.54Metal Culverts, Sup.................3,904.59Methodist Occ Hlth, Serv............167.00Midland Gis, Serv....................6,100.00Mid-States Org Crime, Fees........100.00Midwest Office Tech., Serv........160.50Midwest Wheel, Parts...................67.51N A C V S O, Dues.......................30.00Natl. Res. Ctr, Trainin.................200.00Norris, George, Exp......................21.63Northland Prod., Oil....................211.49O'Halloran Internatl, Parts...........309.35Olson Floor Covering, Serv........216.00Osceola Sent. Tribune, Sub...........40.00Osceola Service, Fuel ...................45.00Osceola Water, Util.....................528.26P & L Recycling, Excavator...74,000.00Parrish Kruidenier,Etal,Serv....7,441.23Pett, Mary, Exp.............................99.90Powernet Global, Util...................53.81Powerplan,Parts.......................1,142.34Prairie Solid Waste, Util...............74.10Reyna, Chris, Exp.......................224.70Robinsons,Sup............................147.94S I R W A, Util .............................59.40Schildberg Inc, Rock..............37,000.19Slusser, Ruthie, Rent...................200.00Smith, Nicole, Exp........................97.48Smith, Steve, Exp..........................30.35Smith, Twyla, Exp........................59.59Snap-On, Tools...........................256.75Snell, Shirley, Exp........................16.94Solutions, Repair......................5,426.68Southern Hills Apts, Rent ..........200.00Sport Wade ,Fuel .......................200.00Stanek Fire, Srv...........................126.00Staples,Sup..................................764.47Star Equip., Material................1,512.00Stevens, Ella M, Exp.....................52.99Strauss Security, Keys .................39.98Thacker, Jolleen, Exp....................11.33Tompkins Ind., Parts...................401.19Truck Equip Inc., Parts.................47.53Try Auto Sales, Truck............44,400.00Tyler Tech, Serv..........................448.00U S Cellular, Util........................832.14U S Postal Serv.,Postage.............287.00Unitypnt, Serv.............................137.00Vanguard Appraisal, Serv...........950.00Wageworks,Fee...........................144.00Wheeler Lumber, Sup.................645.00Wilders Truck Serv, Serv............105.58Wilkins, Duane, Exp...................137.79Willson & Pechacek, Serv.......1,022.50Windstream, Util......................1,438.03Ziegler, Parts..........................12,443.86
Having completed agenda items andhaving no other business, Keller made amotion to adjourn, seconded by Black.All Ayes. Meeting adjourned at 12:00noon
Signed: Marvin McCann, Chairman.Attest: Janice M. White, Auditor.
CITY OF WOODBURN607 SIGLER BOX 26
WOODBURN, IA 50275641-342-7198
The regular council meeting was heldMonday, February 9, 2015, at Wood-burn City Hall, Woodburn, Iowa. May-or, Randy Wright called the CouncilMeeting to order at 7:00 P.M. Councilmembers present - Gary Kent, JoyDurham, Tim Pollard, and TeresaWright. Vickie Brown was absent. JodiCarson City Clerk, Merrill Snell FireChief and three guests were present.
Gary Kent made a motion to approvethe minutes as read. Seconded by JoyDurham. All Ayes. Motion carried.
Tim Pollard made a motion to havethe public hearing for the FY 2015-2016 Budget hearing March 9th 2015 at7:00 P.M. at Woodburn City Hall. Sec-onded by Joy Durham. All Ayes. Mo-tion Carried.
Tim Pollard made a motion to ap-prove the bills. Seconded by Gary Kent.All Ayes. Motion carried.
Tim Pollard made a motion to ad-journ. Seconded by Joy Durham. Mo-tion carried. Meeting was adjourned at7:20 P.M.
Randy Wright/MayorJodi Carson/City Clerk
EXPENDITURES APPROVED BYCOUNCIL JANUARY, 2015HUMAN DEVELOPMENT**PARKS**TOTAL(HD)...................................0.00COMMUNITY PROTECTION**STREET LIGHTS**Alliant Energy.............................455.49**FIRE DEPARTMENT**AIliant Energy...............................41.83Wilder's Truck Service - Truck service...............................820.32TOTAL (CP).............................1317.64POLICY & ADMINISTRATION**CITY HALL**Creston Publishing Co. - legal pub................................................49.51Windstream - phone/fax/long distance ........................................78.76Safe Dep Box Rental.....................24.00Alliant Energy...............................97.61SIRWA - Water/Sewer..................37.00IMFOA -Annual Dues..................40.00Robinson's - supplies....................18.06Hy-Vee - supplies...........................5.98TOTAL.......................................350.92**CLERK & FINANCIAL**Jodi Carson - Payroll...................480.00Treasurer - State of Iowa...............60.00EFTPS - 941 Tax........................330.70IPERS............................................89.28Local Option Sales Tax.............2416.41TOTAL (PA).............................3727.31HOME & COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT**LANDFILL**CLARKE COUNTY LANDFILL.................................242.92**CEM**.............................................0**ROADS, BRIDGES, SIDEWALKS**Iowa One Call.................................0.90TOTAL (HCE.............................243.82RECEIPTSGENERAL....................................44.17ROAD USETAX.......................1463.83FIRE DEPARTMENT..............2124.22PROPERTYTAX........................221.16LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX..........................................2416.41TOTAL.....................................6269.79DISBURSEMENTSHUMAN DEVELOPMENT...........0.00COMMUNITY PROTECTION..........................1317.64POLICY ADMINISTRATION.3727.31HOME & COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT.......................243.82TOTAL.....................................5288.77
NOTICE OF CONSIDERATIONOF PROPOSAL TO PARTICIPATEIN THE INSTRUCTIONAL SUP-PORT PROGRAM FOR THECLARKE COMMUNITY SCHOOLDISTRICT
Notice is hereby given that the Boardof Directors of the Clarke CommunitySchool District, in the Counties ofClarke, Decatur, and Lucas, State ofIowa, will hold a hearing upon its Reso-lution to Consider Participation in theInstructional Support Program. Thehearing will be held in the District Of-fice Board Room, 802 N. JacksonStreet, Osceola, Iowa 50213, on Match9, 2015, at 6:30 o'clock P.M.
The Board of Directors is consideringparticipation in the Instructional Sup-port Program as provided in Iowa Codesections 257.18 through 257.21 for aperiod of five years, commencing withthe fiscal year ending June 30, 2016.
Additional funding for the Instruc-tional Support Program for a budgetyear will be determined annually by theBoard of Directors, and will not exceedten percent (10%) of the total regularprogram district cost for the budgetyear and moneys received under IowaCode section 257.14 as a budget adjust-ment for the budget year.
Moneys received by the District forthe Instructional Support Program maybe used for any general fund purpose.
The Instructional Support Programwill be funded by instructional supportstate aid and an instructional supportproperty tax levied annually upon thetaxable property within the School Dis-trict.
CLARKE COMMUNITY SCHOOLDISTRICT
By: Ruth White, Secretary
NOTICE OF CONSIDERATIONOF PROPOSAL TO PARTICIPATEIN THE INSTRUCTIONAL SUP-PORT PROGRAM FOR THECLARKE COMMUNITY SCHOOLDISTRICT
Notice is hereby given that the Boardof Directors of the Clarke CommunitySchool District, in the Counties ofClarke, Decatur, and Lucas, State ofIowa, will hold a hearing upon its Reso-lution to Consider Participation in theInstructional Support Program. Thehearing will be held in the District Of-fice Board Room, 802 N. JacksonStreet, Osceola, Iowa 50213, on Match9, 2015, at 6:30 o'clock P.M.
The Board of Directors is consideringparticipation in the Instructional Sup-port Program as provided in Iowa Codesections 257.18 through 257.21 for aperiod of five years, commencing withthe fiscal year ending June 30, 2016.
Additional funding for the Instruc-tional Support Program for a budgetyear will be determined annually by theBoard of Directors, and will not exceedten percent (10%) of the total regularprogram district cost for the budgetyear and moneys received under IowaCode section 257.14 as a budget adjust-ment for the budget year.
Moneys received by the District forthe Instructional Support Program maybe used for any general fund purpose.
The Instructional Support Programwill be funded by instructional supportstate aid and an instructional supportproperty tax levied annually upon thetaxable property within the School Dis-trict.
CLARKE COMMUNITY SCHOOLDISTRICT
By: Ruth White, Secretary
NOTICE TO BIDDERS ANDNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CITY OF OSCEOLA PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
Time and Place for Filing and Open-ing of Sealed Proposals. Sealed pro-posals will be received by the CityClerk of the City of Osceola, Iowa ather office at City Hall, 115 North Fill-more, Osceola, IA 50213, until 1 P.M.local time on February 27, 2015, for theproject described below. Proposals willbe opened and read aloud at that time.
Time and Place Proposals Will beConsidered. Bids will be consideredand acted upon by the Osceola CityCouncil at a meeting to be held at CityHall, 115 North Fillmore, Osceola, IA50213 at 7:00 P.M. local time on March3, 2015, or at such later time and placeas may then be fixed. The City ofOsceola reserves the right to reject anyand all bids.
Time for Commencement and Com-pletion of Work. The work on the pro-posed contract may actively commenceas soon as a signed contract, insurancecertificate and bond are presented bythe Contractor and accepted by the Cityof Osceola. The project shall be com-pleted within 30 working days.
Bid Security. Each bidder shall ac-company its bid with bid security as se-curity that the successful bidder will en-ter into a contract for the work bid uponand will furnish after the award of con-tract a corporate surety bond, in formacceptable to the Jurisdiction, for thefaithful performance of the contract, inan amount equal to one hundred per-cent of the amount of the contract. Thebidder's security shall be in the amountfixed in the Instruction to Bidders andshall be in the form of a cashier's check,a certified check, or a bank money or-der drawn on a FDIC insured bank inIowa or on a FDIC insured bank char-tered under the laws of the UnitedStates; or a certified share draft drawnon a credit union in Iowa or charteredunder the laws of the United States; or abid bond on the form provided in thecontract documents with corporatesurety satisfactory to the Jurisdiction.The bid shall contain no condition ex-cept as provided in the specifications.
Contract Documents. Copies of theplans and specifications for this projectcan be downloaded at no charge fromwww.cgaconsultants.com or a printedcopy can be obtained by contactingBeeline + Blue at 2507 Ingersoll Ave.,Des Moines, IA 50312 or by phone at515-244-1611. A $50 refundable de-posit is required for all printed plan setsand specifications. This fee is RE-FUNDABLE, provided the followingconditions are met: 1. The plans andspecifications are returned to CGAcomplete and in good usable conditionand 2. they are returned to the aboveaddress within fourteen (14) calendardays after the award of the project.
Public Hearing on Proposed ContractDocuments and Estimated Costs for Im-provement. A public hearing will beheld by the Osceola City Council on theproposed contract documents (plans,specifications and form of contract) andestimated cost for the improvement atits meeting at 7:00 P.M. local time onMarch 3, 2015, at City Hall, 115 NorthFillmore, Osceola, IA 50213.
Preference of Products and Labor. Byvirtue of statutory authority, preferencewill be given to products and provi-sions grown and coal produced withinthe State of Iowa, and to Iowa domesticlabor, to the extent lawfully requiredunder Iowa statutes.
General Nature of Public Improve-ment. The extent of the work is as fol-lows: Hangar Construction at the Osce-ola Municipal Airport.
This Notice is given by authority ofCity of Osceola
By: Fred Diehl, MayorAttest: Britanee Ward, Accounting
Manager/Assistant City Clerk
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16 THURSDAY • FEBRUARY 26, 2015 OSCEOLA SENTINEL-TRIBUNENEWS Murray FFA celebrates National FFA Week
Murray FFA will cele-brate National FFA Week Feb. 21-28. This year’s theme is “Go All Out!” and it embraces more than 80 years of FFA traditions while looking forward to the organization’s future.
More than half a million members will participate in National FFA Week ac-tivities at local, state and national levels. These mem-bers have a passion for agri-culture.
Designated as Nation-al FFA Week in 1947, the week of George Washing-ton’s birthday is FFA Week, and runs from Saturday to Saturday. FFA Week gives FFA members an opportu-nity to educate the public about agriculture. During the week, chapters conduct a variety of activities to help others in their school and community learn about FFA and agricultural educa-tion.
Murray will cele-brate National FFA Week by participating in the following activities:Dress Up Days:
Monday — “Agriculture/FFA embraces all colors of the rainbow” — Color War
Tuesday — “You won’t catch Agriculture/FFA sleeping” — Pajama Day
Wednesday — “We are MURRAY FFA” — FFA T-shirt Day
Thursday — “Wearing
your Blue and Gold with Pride” — Official Dress Day
In appreciation for the support and encourage-ment from the faculty and staff at Murray Community Schools, chapter members have planned a surprise for the teachers after school one day. The chapter will host the ninth annual Farmer Breakfast 7:15 to 8:15 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, in the new multi-purpose room.
Murray FFA invites lo-cal agriculturalists in for breakfast prepared by our students.
Monsanto’s America’s Farmers Grow Communi-ties, along with donor Ray-mond and Betty Johnston, will be on hand Wednesday morning for a $2,500 check presentation.
On Thursday, Feb. 26, Murray FFA will partner with the Murray FCCLA to sponsor the annual Sweet-heart Dance. FFA members and FCCLA members vot-ed on the Sweetheart candi-dates (Guadalupe Carranza, Jade Lecy, Shelby Myers, Samantha Prescott and Deena Snyder) and Beau candidates (Seth Baumfalk, Braydon Held, Jack Jones, Trey McHenry and Owen Tracy) to represent our or-ganizations.
Voting will take place
during the week and the Sweetheart and Beau will be crowned at the dance. The dance will be held in the Jer-ry Brown Gymnasium from 7 to 10 p.m.
Throughout the year, Murray FFA members also participate in: FFA Nation-al Convention, state con-vention, Mrs. Claus and her Elves blanket creation and donation, fruit sales, Candy Canes for a Cause, chapter banquet, elementary petting zoo, derby cleanup, third grade field day, monthly
chapter meetings, Clarke County Fair, Iowa State Fair, Greenhand Fire up, servers at the cattlemen’s banquet and Murray devel-opment meeting, C.O.L.T, Leadership Conferences, Graceland Ag Day, hos-pital petting zoo, spring break field trips, SAE visits, FFA week, farmer break-fasts, baby contests, rode-os, swines shows, Sweet-heart Dance, participation in grant applications, and career development events (CDEs) including soil judg-
ing and livestock judging, milk quality and products and leadership development events: creed speaking, greenhand quiz, treasurer’s book, public speaking, par-liamentary procedure, ag sales and chapter website.
Today’s FFA members are the innovators and lead-ers of tomorrow. Through
agricultural and hands-on learning, they are preparing for more than 300 career opportunities in the food, fiber and natural resources industry.
National FFA Week is sponsored by Tractor Sup-ply Company as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.
Contributed photoPictured is Murray’s FFA chapter. Pictured, front row, from left are, Victoria Palma, Alicia Carranza, Brandi Gilbert, Jade Lecy, Deena Snyder, Guadalupe Carranza, Maeci Baumfalk and Samantha Prescott. Second row are Quentin Siefkas, Dustin Teas, Dylan Callstrom, Bailey Brummel, Kenzie Johnson, Bailey Rodecker, Hunner Siefkas, Kayla Siefkas and Jack Jones. Third row are Jimmy Cook, Hunter McIntosh, Matt Reasoner, Levi Snyder, Zoie Lecy, Becca Decker, Shelby Mathes, Destiney Kingery and Gavin Jones. Fourth row are Kris Davis, Carson Hart, Kaden Hewlett and Cody Mann. Not pictured are Justin Jones, Warren Snyder, Greg Booth, Scott Funke, Frank Thacker, Sean Carney, Gabe Gard and Zadie Hatfield.
Contributed photoPictured are Murray FFA chapter’s officers. Front row, from left, are Samantha Prescott, Deena Snyder, Guadalupe Carranza and Maeci Baumfalk. Back row are Victoria Palma, Alicia Carranza, Brandi Gilbert and Jade Lecy. Not pictured is Sean Carney.
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