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by Kim Fickett More than 160 people were in attendance last Tuesday night to see George Wakeman named the 2013 Ireton Citizen of the Year. Wakeman received the honor at Ireton Booster Club’s Employer/Employee annual banquet. Nominated by several citizens, Wakeman was described by one as saying “George was always there to help anyone. He was always cheerful and lifted many spirits along the way. He is loved by young and old and he sets a tremendous example of everyone in Ireton to live by.” After moving to Ireton, Wakeman found his someone special, Jeanette. The couple has been married for 50-plus years. After first taking a job with the West Sioux Schools, Wakeman spent a year and a half delivering milk hoping to land a full-time job in Ireton. Soon that job was found and Wakeman spent the next 35 years working for Coop Gas & Oil. “He worked the back room and took good care of the pumps,” Booster Club President Tim Bonnema said. “He always told his young summer help to be sure to get right out there to the pumps and help the ladies and be sure to clean their windshield because they might have a daughter at home that needed to meet a nice young man.” Wakeman served on the Ireton Fire Department for 25 years, was captain of Truck No. 3 and was a charter member of the Ireton Rescue Unit. At St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, he served as an elder, Sunday School superintendent, catechism teacher and usher.

Wakeman has organized and participated in many car shows and won many trophies with his pride and joy, a 1960 Chevy. Since retiring, Wakeman has continued his involvement in the community by being a Foster Grandparent at West Sioux. Other highlights from the evening included a brief recap of 2013, recognition of The Crooked Fence as a new Booster Club member and recognition of the current board members — Bonnema, Dustin Houlton, Kris Ebel, Becky Gradert, Don Mulder and Mike Tiedeman. The eve-ning included a meal catered by Central Catering and a mock version of the Newlywed Game with Tom Foolery.

Wakeman named Ireton Citizen of the Year

George Wakeman, above, is all smiles as he accepts a plaque after being named Ireton Citizen of the Year at last week’s banquet. Ireton Booster Club President Tim Bonnema looks on.

At right, Tom Foolery (Dustin Houlton) served as the host of The “Not So” Newlywed Game. Four very brave Ireton couples answered a variety of questions. The winners, with 35 points, were Arven and Patty Koopmans.

photos by Pam Banta

by Kim Fickett Former West Sioux 6-12th grade principal Kim Bury-anek was recently named associate superintendent of the Sioux City Community School District. Buryanek, who will take over her new position on July 1, is the only associate superintendent in the district and will serve directly underneath Superin-tendent Dr. Paul Gausman. “It was very humbling to think that the superin-tendent has confidence in my ability to fill this role,” Buryanek said. “I’m excited about this opportunity and the future of the Sioux City Schools.” Currently the district’s Director of Curriculum Instruction and Assessment, Buryanek’s new respon-sibilities will encompass being an instructional leader on increasing student achievement and assuming the role of superintendent when Gausman is absent. The associate superintendent position opened up after Dr. Linda Madison announced her retirement after 43 years of service.

Buryanek named associate superintendent

Kim Buryanek

“I worked very closely with Dr. Madison,” Buryanek said. “She mentored me and helped me learn as much as I could about the district. I received a lot of encour-agement from her and others to apply for the position.” Over her years in the educational field, Buryanek has served as a high school English teacher at Remsen St. Mary’s and Hill City (SD) High School, an assistant high school principal in Sidney, MT, high school prin-cipal in Anaconda, MT and principal at West Sioux for nine years. Buryanek holds a bachelors degree from the Uni-versity of South Dakota, a masters degree from South Dakota State University, has a superintendent endorse-ment and received her PhD from Iowa State University in educational leadership and policy studies. “I’m excited about being in a position that will have a high ability to influence student achievement across the district,” Buryanek said. “I feel I have

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by Kim Fickett After years of discussion and the work of several people, a Hawarden Community Garden has been announced. The garden, which will be located on a half acre next to the American Lutheran Church, will have 20 20x20 plots and four 4x8 raised beds for those who are physically disabled or challenged. “The garden can be used by anybody in the area that would like to have their own garden but maybe doesn’t have the space or area that’s good for a gar-den, would like an additional garden to what they have or maybe just be involved in a community effort to raise fruits and vegetables,” West Sioux Vocational Ag Teacher Tom Chapman said. Chapman said participants will be allowed to use chemicals and plant tall crops along the outside of their plots — like corn and sunflowers — as long as they don’t interfere with someone else’s plot. In addition to the plots, a shed constructed by Chapman’s Ag Science 2 class will be onsite to house gardener’s equipment, seed and fertilizer. The Ag Science 2 class was joined by the Ag Mechanics class and the FFA to make the garden a reality. “I think it’s a good community service project for the kids and hopefully it’s something the community and the churches will want to get involved in,” Chap-man said. “It will just be a real benefit for everybody.”

Community garden comes to Hawarden

West Sioux students have been an intrical part of making the Hawarden Community Garden a reality. Pictured are front from left, Taylor Liston and Brianna Bultman. Back, Derek Benda, Cole Zwart, Gabe Topete, Jace VanDenBerg, Jacob Grubb, Alondra Ibanez, Kezden Blankenship, Deven Bonnema, Jett Boyer, Cory Aldrich, Samantha Owen, Jakob Van Noort, Justin Negaard, and Andrew Ward. photo by Kim Fickett

To date, the project has been funded with money from the FFA Treasury. Chapman said they are hoping to receive a grant to reimburse that fund. Chapman said the plots are $20 for a year and the garden is expected to be open around mid-April. A registration will be held from 9-11 a.m., Satur-day, March 15 in the middle school commons. At that time, gardeners will pay their $20 and be assigned a plot. Those who are unable to make the meeting but are interested in taking part in the community garden can contact Chapman at (712) 551-1181.

A Legislative Forum will be held Friday, March 21 at noon in the City of Hawarden council chambers, 1150 Central Ave., with Representative Dwayne Alons and Senator Randy Feenstra. The legislators will be on hand to answer questions and give information on what is happening at the capitol.

Legislative Forum announced

ICS Kindergarten Roundup set Kindergarten Roundup for Ireton Christian School will be from 8:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Thursday, March 20. There will be a parent’s meeting at 1 p.m. in the all-purpose room. For more information, call the school office at 278-2245 or email ics@mtcnet.net.

Preschoolers are invited to story hour on Wednes-day mornings at the Hawarden Library. The spring preschool story hour will begin Wednesday, March 19 at 10:30 a.m. and continue through the month of April. Youngsters between the ages of three to five are invited to attend. Come have fun with stories, songs, fingerplays and crafts. Call the library at 551-2244 to register.

Preschool story hour begins

The Sioux County Oratorio Chorus will be perform-ing Beethoven’s Mass in C Major on Saturday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. in Christ Chapel at Northwestern College. Sung in Latin, this great work incorporates choir, four professional soloists and chamber orchestra in a dra-matic and moving setting of the Roman Catholic liturgy. The SCOC is under the the baton of Dr. Thomas Holm, professor of music at Northwestern College.

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712-551-1074

Sgt. 1st Class Michael Shannon

When Michael Shan-non and his girlfriend, Tara Eisma, were at West Sioux High School in 2003, they would cram for tests to-gether. Now Sgt. 1st Class Shannon and his wife, Tara, still study together for his Army boards. He credits her with helping him win the 2013 Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill Noncommissioned Officer of the Year title. “My wife deserves a lot of the credit. She probably knows just as much about the knowledge portion be-cause she was the one who helped me,” said Shannon, B Battery, 1st Battalion, 78th Field Artillery Advanced Individual Training instruc-tor. Shannon was recog-nized for his accomplish-ments Feb. 26 at the Patriot Club. Hundreds of fellow soldiers, families, friends and community sponsors attended the event. Guest speaker Com-mand Sgt. Maj. David Carr, 428th Field Artillery Bri-

gade CSM, said the honor-ees represent the epitome of what a soldier should be. “They are passionate about being the best they can be,” Carr said. He noted that each had to go through a rigorous process beginning at the battery or company level that included a grueling board in front of senior NOCs and written and practical tests as well as a PT test. The process was repeated at the battalion and yet again at brigade levels. “I applaud all the com-petitors across Fort Sill who had the guts to get out of their comfort zones and strive for excellence,” the CSM said. Shannon said that as an NCO, he is expected to lead by example and set the standard. “There’s no better way than getting out there competing to be the best,” Shannon said. “Iron sharp-ens iron, so shall one man sharpen another.”

Shannon Fort Sill NCO of the Year

Shannon did not down-play the r igors of the boards. “At the end of the day going in front of people – it’s just questions coming at you, not bullets,” he said after a couple combat tours. He was at the ceremo-ny with his wife, young son, Wyatt, and his parents, Lonnie Ostermyer and Pat Buys, who made the drive through an Iowa blizzard. Shannon is the son-in-law of Butch and Sherry Eisma of Ireton.

Marc and Jenny Smith of Sioux City are proud to announce the birth of their son, Raylan Charles, born Feb. 4. Raylan weighed eight pounds, two ounces and was 20.5 inches long. He was welcomed home by his big sister, Rayne. G r a n d p a re n t s a re Chuck and Joan Smith of Hawarden, Michael and Gwen Brennan of Concord, CA and Glenn Stowe of Sioux City. Great-grandparents are Lydia Anderson of Hawar-den, Harry Stowe of Dessert Hot Springs, CA, Donna Klover of Lake Oswego, OR and Mary Smith of Sioux City.

Raylan Charles Smith

Game timeemotionsAt right, former West Sioux Superintendent and current MOC-Floyd Valley girls basketball coach expresses excitement after Alexis Conaway scored points 60 and 61 at the 42 second mark in the State 3A Championship game aga inst Uni ty Christian last week. MOC-Floyd Valley won 63-57. The Lady Dutch finished the season, 26-1.

photo by Roy Tucker

Last week, Officer Krebs and Officer Minor of the Ha-warden Police Department spent their morning finger-printing at the West Sioux Elementary School in Ireton.

Fingerprinting held at West SiouxOfficers fingerprinted 70 kids and an additional 15 West Sioux aides and day-care employees. A letter was sent home earlier in the school year

letting parents know that the Hawarden Police Depart-ment would be offering the fingerprinting. Parents were to sign permission slips and return them to the school if they wanted their child fin-gerprinted. The fingerprint cards are left with the school or if a parent preferred, the cards were sent home with the student. The police have been offering this service to for the past 25 years. “This is a great way to get the officers integrated with the students and have positive interactions with them,” Chief DeBruin said. “At the elementary school age, the kids are really im-pressionable so the positive interaction is very important in establishing relationships for the longterm.”

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The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office investigated a mo-tor vehicle accident one mile west of Sioux Center on county road B40 on Friday, March 7. Sophie Jurrens, 23 of Hawarden, was driving a 2002 GMC Envoy eastbound on B40 when she lost control and entered the south ditch with her vehicle coming to rest on its side. A passenger in the vehicle, Sadie Davis, 23, of Ha-warden and Jurrens were transported by Sioux Center Ambulance to the Sioux Center Hospital to be treated for minor injuries. Damage to the GMC is estimated at $6,000.

Two transported to hospital

CHURCHPAGE 4 • THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2014 HAWARDEN INDEPENDENT / IRETON EXAMINER

Come Worship with UsAmerican Lutheran

Church1417 12th St.

HawardenRev. Erma Wolf

Thursday: 2pm Hillcrest Bible study; 5pm Food Pantry (volunteers wel-come); 6:30pm HiTec broadcast

Friday: 10am Food Pantry (volunteers welcome)

Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship service; 11am to 1pm Leprechaun lunch

Tuesday: 8am Prayer break-fast; 1:30pm quilting; 5pm TOPS

Wednesday: 3:30pm Con-fi rmation; 6:15pm supper; 6:45pm Lenten service

Associated ChurchPresbyterian USA

United Church of Christ719 10th St. Hawarden

Rev. Dan LozerSunday: 9am Worship;

10am Fellowship coffee and Sunday School; 6pm Bell Choir

Wednesday: 1pm Channel 10 Broadcast of Service; 7:30pm Chancel Choir

Big Springs Baptist Church

30705 480th Ave. Alcester

Lead Pastor Steve PearsonSunday: 9:25am Worship;

10:50am Sunday SchoolMonday: 7:15pm Mission

team meeting at Connie Lundberg’s

Wednesday: 6:45pm Awa-na, JYF; 7pm Church family prayer time, CYF

Christian Reformed Church

Hwy. K30Ireton

Pastor Norlyn Van BeekSunday: 9:30am Wor-

ship Service; 10:45am Sunday School; 6pm Worship

First Baptist Church1100 Central Ave.

HawardenPastor Stuart Schreur

Thursday: 6:30pm Trustee meeting

Sunday: 9:30am Worship service; 11am Sunday School

Wednesday: 6:30pm Awana Children ministry

First Reformed Church502 Ash St.

Ireton Rev. Doug Van Aartsen

Sunday: 9:30am Church; 10:45am Sunday School

Friendship Assembly of God Church

802 12th St.Hawarden

Timothy GreavesSunday: 9am Sunday

School; 10am WorshipTuesday: 9am Moms In-

Touch

HawardenChristian Reformed

Church1515 16th St.

HawardenSunday: 10am Worship;

6pm Worship

Hawarden CommunityChurch

1700 Central Ave.Hawarden

Rev. Derek Vande SluntSunday: 9:30am WorshipTuesday: 8pm Worship Ser-

vice Broadcast on Chan-nel 10

Lebanon Christian Reformed Church

2142 380th St.Sioux Center

Sunday: 9:45am Worship Services; 6:30pm Eve-ning Worship Service

Sunday School & Catechism after the morning worship service. Ages 3-adult.

Peace Lutheran Church2512 380th St.

Rural Sioux CenterInterim Pastor Glen Peterson

Sunday: 9:30am Sunday School; 11am Worship Communion once a month. Contemporary Worship Service once a month. All other services traditional.

St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

22543 C16Akron

Pastor Sarah NyeMinister Joel Nye

Sunday: 9am Sunday School; 10am Worship service

St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

400 Linn St.Craig

Pastor Sarah NyeMinister Joel Nye

Sunday: 9am Sunday School; 10am Worship service

St. John’s Lutheran Church

4755 Fir Ave.Ireton

Pastor David DaumerSunday: 8:15 a.m. Service

with Communion

St. Joseph’s Catholic Church

430 Main St.Struble

Father Dan GrevingSaturday: 6:30pm MassConfessions heard 25 min-

utes before all weekend Masses.

St. Mary’s Catholic Church

1121 Ave. L Hawarden

Father Douglas KleinFather Jeremy Wind

Saturday: 5pm MassSunday: 10:30am Mass;

12:30pm Spanish Mass

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

602 Main St.Ireton

Rev. Andrew CarlsonThursday: 6pm Elder’s meet-

ing; 7pm Adult Bible studySunday: 9am Divine Ser-

vice with Holy Commu-nion; 10:15am Sunday School and Confi rmation class

Tuesday: 7pm Women’s League

Wednesday:7pm Lenten service; 7:30pm Sand-wich supper

Trinity Lutheran Church1103 Central Ave.

HawardenRev. Todd Bunge

Saturday: 6pm Worship Sunday: 9:15 Sunday

School and Bible study; 10:30am Worship

Wednesday: 5:45pm Cat-echism; 7pm Lenten ser-vice

United Methodist Church 803 13th St. Hawarden

Pastor Barb JoySunday: 9am Sunday

School; 10:30am WorshipTuesday: Worship Rebroad-

cast on HiTec Channel 10

United Methodist Church502 5th St.

IretonPastor Barbara Joy

Sunday: 9am Worship

L.G. EveristAggregate Producers

P.O. Box 306Hawarden

712-552-1347

North Side Body ShopBig Sioux Marine

1609 Avenue E • HawardenMarine: 712-551-1643

Body Shop: 712-551-1614

Ten Napel Inc.& Trucking

Ireton712-278-2252

Sioux Fertilizer, Inc.Chemicals – Fertilizer – Seed

Hawarden

712-552-1710

The TV & Appliance ShopAuthorized Magnavox & Whirlpool

Sales & Service717 Central • Hawarden

Harlan & Linda Van Egdom712-551-1338

Iowa State Bank“We’re Ready for You”

Ireton – 712-278-2321Craig – 712-278-2423

Member FDIC

Reinking Insurance, Inc.ISB Insurance, Inc.

319 Main • Ireton

712-278-2105

KoopmansConcrete Co.

Ireton712-278-2677712-278-2338

Services UnlimitedElectrical / Mechanical /

Process ControlMel Schwiesow314 Main • Ireton712-278-2331

Porter Funeral HomeServing Ireton & Hawarden

712-551-2712

Pizza Ranch“Good Things Every Day”

Hawarden712-551-2455

First State Bank722 Central • Hawarden

712-551-1005member FDIC

Todd Ericson Carol Aldrich

Agency One ServicesInsurance • Real Estate • Investments

822 Central Ave. Ph: 712-551-2365PO Box 351 Fax: 712-551-2367Hawarden, IA 51023 • www.agencyoneservices.com

1111 11th St. • HawardenPhone: 712-551-3100

Fax: 712-551-3106a member of Mercy Health Network

J & M Transfer4731 Eagle Ave.

Ireton, Iowa712-278-2513

Jim & Mary Koopmans

Being our Creator, God knows us better than we know ourselves and He is aware of everything in our lives. He knows about all of our problems and all of our joys, and he knows our good qualities, as well as our shortcomings. Some-times we may forget that God is watching us. We may believe that when we do something wrong, it’s not really that bad if no one sees us or if we do not get caught. We may even rationalize our actions and try to convince ourselves that the wrong we did was justified. However, God never rationalizes our behavior and he knows what is in our hearts. Even with all of our imperfections, He loves us and forgives our wrongdoing. Whenever we are tempted or realize that we may have sinned or hurt someone, we should ask our Lord’s forgiveness and try to make amends. The Lord’s Prayer exemplifies God’s grace and mercy when we pray, “forgive us our sins, just as we have forgiven those who have sinned against us.” If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9

God is always watching

OBITUARIESHAWARDEN INDEPENDENT / IRETON EXAMINER THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2014 • PAGE 5

Richard Wakeman, 62, of North Sioux City died Friday, March 7, 2014 in Milan, MO. A funeral service will be Wednesday March 12 at 10 a.m. at Christy Smith Larkin Chapel in Sioux City. Visita-tion will be March 11 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at Riv-erside Cemetery in Akron. Richard was born on Feb. 8, 1952 in Akron,the son of Janet Allan Wakeman. He graduated from West Sioux in Hawarden in 1971. In 1973 he began his career as an over-the-road truck driver.

Rick married Michele Meisch on July 27, 1996 at American Lutheran Church

in Hawarden. He attended West-ern Iowa Tech and worked at

Container Corporation for two years. Survivors include his wife, Michele; five children. Missy (Klesha) Graves, Robin (Al) Sindt, Nick Stowe, Molly McNear and Marianne (Missy) Crippen; 10 grandchildren; three

great-grandchildren; his mother, Janet; four brothers,

Roger (Pam), Jerry (Sharon), Bruce and Loren (Theresa); and nieces.

Milan, MO. A funeral service will be Wednesday March 12 at 10 a.m. at Christy Smith Larkin

Sioux in Hawarden in 1971. In 1973 he began his career

in Hawarden. He attended West-ern Iowa Tech and worked at

Container Corporation for

mother, Janet; four brothers, Roger (Pam), Jerry (Sharon), Bruce

Richard Wakeman

Ronald LeRoy Santema, 74, of Sun City, AZ, formerly of Ireton, died March 2, 2014. A memorial service will be held at Fountain of Life Lutheran Church in Sun City on March 13 at 11 a.m. Ron was born May 27, 1939 in Ireton, the son of Peter and Viola (Hopp) Santema. He graduated from Ireton schools in 1957. He attended Westmar Col-lege in LeMars, where he received his teaching de-gree in 1961. He went on to receive his Master’s Degree from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. He mar-ried Charmaine Althea Gorseth on Aug. 12, 1961 at Trondhjem Lu-theran Church in Irene, SD. After marriage, Ron and Charmaine

both taught school in Irwin, IA until 1970 when they moved to Sac City, IA where he taught until 1973. That same year he

became a District Representative for Aid Association for Lutherans

to allow Charmaine to stay at home with their daughters.

Survivors include his wife, Charmaine of Sun City; two daughters, Rachel (Kevin) Freeman of Prescott Valley, AZ and Charisse (Sean) McNamara of Chino Valley, AZ; three grand-

children, Ellery, Logan and Ivy Freeman; a sister, Darris

(Harold) Westphal of Ireton;a brother and sister-in-law, Al (Pat)

Gorseth of Sun City West; and two nieces, Susan Bomar of Katy, TX and Sara Westphal of Ireton.

Sun City on March 13 at 11 a.m. Ron was born May 27, 1939 in Ireton, the son of Peter

Dakota in Vermillion. He mar-ried Charmaine Althea Gorseth

became a District Representative for Aid Association for Lutherans

to allow Charmaine to stay at home with their daughters.

Ivy Freeman; a sister, Darris (Harold) Westphal of Ireton;a

brother and sister-in-law, Al (Pat)

Ronald LeRoy Santema

Martha Irene Warner Geveshausen, 86, of Beresford died March 9, 2014. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 12 at Peace Lutheran Church in Alcester. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Wass Funeral Home in Beresford with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. and a prayer service at 7 p.m. Martha Irene Warner was born April 9, 1927 at Geddes, SD, the daughter Charles Henry Warner and Faye Ola Leach Warner. She attended schools in the Elk Point, Volin and Al-cester areas. Martha married Herman R. Geveshausen of Beresford in Luverne, MN on Nov. 6, 1952. Herman and Martha farmed and had a dairy operation in the Alcester and Beresford areas until 1978 when they moved to Alcester. She worked as a waitress at Tolly’s Cafe in Beresford and Reid’s Corner Cafe in Alcester. On April 26, 1980, she started work at Morningside

Manor Nursing home in Alcester where she was a cook until May 1984, when she became Dietary Manager. Martha hung up her apron at Morningside Manor in early 2002.

Herman died Feb. 7, 1999. In 2002, she moved to an apartment in

Alcester. In October 2004, she entered Bethesda of Beresford. Survivors include her three children, Connie Rae (Steve) Cain of Beresford, Carlene Renae (John) Burke of Spearfish, SD and Curtis Ray (Maureen) Geveshausen of Kimball; five grandchil-dren; two step-grandchil-

dren; six great-grandchildren; a step great-grandson; five

sisters-in-law, Phyliss Stephen-son, Deanna Warner, Shirley Schnose,

Dixie Warner and Violet Geveshausen; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her hus-band and three brothers, Robert Charles, Wayne Warren and Thomas John.

Wass Funeral Home in Beresford with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m.

Martha Irene Warner was

Herman and Martha farmed and had a dairy operation in the

Herman died Feb. 7, 1999. In 2002, she moved to an apartment in

Alcester. In October 2004, she entered Bethesda of Beresford.

a step great-grandson; five sisters-in-law, Phyliss Stephen-

son, Deanna Warner, Shirley Schnose,

Martha Geveshausen

Cecil Clayton Cooper, Jr., 94, of Grand Rapids, formerly of Cincinnati, OH, died Monday, March 3, 2014. Graveside servic-es will be held in Cincinnati in the spring. Cecil was born in Ireton on Feb. 13, 1920 to Cecil C. Cooper, Sr., and Emma Lindenman Cooper. He married Rogena Gentner on Dec. 1, 1945 in Greenville, OH and they made their home in Cincinnati. Rogena died in 1988. Cecil then married Lois Mitchell Degner in 1990 in Le Mars and they lived in Cincinnati. Lois died in 1995 and Cecil continued to live in Cincin-nati until 2003 when he moved to Grand Rapids to be closer to his son, Stephen,

and his family. Cecil was a World War II veteran, serving in the United States Navy as a Aviation Machinist’s Mate, 2nd class, at Pearl Harbor. He served many years as the scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 700 in Springdale, OH. He was a machine engraver by trade and was the former owner of Topp Engrav-ing Company of Cincinnati. He is survived by a son, Stephen (Mary) of Ada, and two grandsons. He was preceded in death by wives, Rogena and Lois, and a brother, Robert Cooper.

Cecil C. Cooper

Larry D. Opdahl, 71, of Hawarden, died Monday, March 10, 2014 at Hudson Care and Rehab Center in Hudson. A private family Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hawarden on Friday, March 14. Burial will be in Grace Hill Cemetery in Hawarden. Visitation will be from noon to 3 p.m. Thursday at Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden. Visitation with the family present will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Larry Duane Opdahl was born Jan. 15, 1943 in Sioux Center, the son of Earling and Gertrude (Robinson) Opdahl. He was raised on a farm north of Ireton and attended grade school in Ireton. He later graduated from West Sioux High School in 1962. Larry married Lynn Peterson at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hawarden on

Nov. 13, 1963. She died of pancreatic cancer on Jan. 5, 1996. Larry worked in carpentry his entire life. He built and remodeled many homes in the Hawarden area before he was hired by D &

D Construction in Sioux City to be a building contractor. They built

many homes in Dakota Dunes. He is survived by five chil-dren, Mark (Maria) of Or-ange City, Missy (Jefff) Eilts of Ireton, twin sons, Mike (Jennifer) of Rochester, MN and Matt (Connie) of Sioux Center, and Molly Morgan of Hawarden; 12 grand-

children; a great-grandson, Tristan Bright; his mother-in-

law, Dorothy Peterson; and two sisters, Ruth Alexander and Janice

Mallette. Larry was preceded in death by his wife and a sister-in-law, Carole Peterson.

on Friday, March 14. Burial will be in Grace Hill Cemetery in Hawarden. Visitation will be from noon to 3

He was raised on a farm north of Ireton and attended grade school in Ireton. He later graduated from

D Construction in Sioux City to be a building contractor. They built

many homes in Dakota Dunes. He is survived by five chil-

Tristan Bright; his mother-in-law, Dorothy Peterson; and two

sisters, Ruth Alexander and Janice

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March 17, 1904: John Hutchinson put up a good joke on the Republican county convention last week. John sat as a del-egate in the convention by virtue of the proxy he carried in his vest pocket. After the delegates to the state convention had been selected what does John do but arise and with great solemnity move that no proxies be allowed at the state convention! A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. M. Ander-son Monday. A handsome daughter came Tuesday to bring joy and happi-ness to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Johnson. Mother and daughter are doing nicely.

The Ireton LedgerMarch 13, 1930: A lone robber held up Max Feld-man at the point of a gun in his store last Satur-day night at about 11:30

o’clock, gathered up 150 hard iron dollars from the cash register and made his escape. The personnel of the Board of Education of the Ireton schools will be somewhat changed, fol-lowing the board meeting to be held next Monday night, as the result of the school election held last Monday. With four can-didates in the field to fill the two vacancies on the board, a spirited and somewhat bitter contest developed in the battle of ballots which resulted in the election of H. H. Braaks and Harry Sewick. The contest brought out 166 voters, who regis-tered the largest vote that has been recorded in a school election here for many years. Braaks led in the race with 108 votes and Sewick polled 78 votes, just one more than the number received by Vande Water.

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March 16, 1950: The Woman’s Shop – A New Apparel Store – opened its doors for the first time in Hawarden yesterday. The shop is located in the remolded building on the corner of 9th St. and Cen-tral Ave. Owner of the shop is David E. Geffen of Storm Lake. The manager is Mrs. K. L. Hollingshead. Mr. Hollingshead this week announced the purchase of the Derby Café on 9th St. from Raymond Keizer.

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March 15, 1984: On Sat-urday, March 10, sixth, seventh and eighth grade band and piano students from West Sioux Commu-nity School participated in the Northwest Iowa Junior High Solo and Ensemble Music Contest. The contest was hosted by Northwest-ern College at Orange City and was sponsored

by the Northwest Iowa Band Director’s Associa-tion and Northwestern College. Students from eleven northwest Iowa schools attended the con-test with approximately 500 students participating. One hundred and thirty-three West Sioux entries performed and two highly superior (I plus) ratings, 61 (I) ratings, 61 (II) rat-ings and nine good (III) ratings were awarded. Jack’s Feed Store, Ire-ton, was recognized re-cently at an award banquet in Ashton. The firm was cited for its outstanding sales and service during 1983 by Kent Feeds, Inc. of Muscatine. Jack’s Feed Store also received a spe-cial plaque for reaching 150,000 career tons as a Kent dealer. Their awards were presented to Gary Ping, Russ De Voss, Art Hamming, Mel Torwelle, Robert Ping, Chuck Skog-man and Jim Van Wyhe.

Opportunity The success of northwest Iowa’s girls basketball teams shows the great opportunity for schools in West-ern Iowa. This year MOC-Floyd Valley, Unity Christian, Newell Fonda and, of course, every year Western Chris-tian, earned berths at the state tournament. Remember, last year it was Central Lyon and the year before, West Sioux. Such depth of talent is both a challenge and oppor-tunity. Regardless of state or sport (think football in 2012), some areas just have a lot of talent. The key to success is commitment from students, parents, coaches, school and community. As the land lays now, if you are among the best in northwest Iowa, you are among the best in all of Iowa. The first ingredient is to go out and stay out. Play-ers develop at different paces. Long term successful programs have depth, which also provides internal competition. Second, sports is not an entertainment activity. You need to earn your spot and make a contribution I recently read an article about a team in another state which forfeited the state championship because several members had been kicked off the team for rules violations the night before the big game. The comments of the winning team emphasized team and working hard to achieve a goal and not let team members down. Yes, playing in northwest Iowa is a challenge but also a great opportunity. Focus on the goal of being one of Iowa’s best. Re-member, it will take a lot of hard work in season and out. Good luck!

Ireton Christian MenuLunch

Monday, March 17: Hamburger/bun, fries, corn, applesauce.Tuesday, March 18: Rib, potato wedges, green beans, pears.Wednesday, March 19: Chicken wrap, pepper stick, carrots, peaches.Thursday, March 20: Grilled cheese, tomato soup, crackers, oranges.Friday, March 21: Hot dog wrap, broccoli/cheese, Jell-O™, cookie.

West Sioux MenuBreakfast

Monday, March 17: Cereal, toast, juice, fruit.Tuesday, March 18: Sausage/cheese biscuit, fruit, juice. Wednesday, March 19: Egg/cheese omelet, toast, juice, fruit.Thursday, March 20: Pancake on a stick/syrup, fruit, juice.Friday, March 21: Cinnamon pastry, yogurt, juice, fruit. LunchMonday, March 17: Hot ham/cheese/bun, baked chips, fresh veggies/dip, applesauce. Tuesday, March 18: Hot dog/bun, baked beans, peaches, cookie. Wednesday, March 19: Chicken supreme, mini cin-namon roll, peas, pineapple.Thursday, March 20: Tacos (fixings), refried beans, corn, pears.Friday, March 21: Cheese pizza, garden salad, fruit, mini krispy rice treat. Milk is served with every meal. Menu is subject to change due to food availability.

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At the time of reservations, we will attempt reduced salt and sugar substitutes. Monday, March 17: Chili, cinnamon roll, baby car-rots, chilled pears, raspberry lemonade, milk.Tuesday, March 18: Creamed chicken/biscuits, Brussels sprouts, pineapple, tomato juice, milk.Wednesday, March 19: Liver/onions or beef patty, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, oatmeal raisin bar, orange juice, milk.Thursday, March 20: Meat loaf, boiled potatoes, spinach au gratin, strawberries, angel food cake, milk.Friday, March 21: Crunchy baked fish/tartar sauce, sweet potato wedges, creamed peas, orange/banana/pineapple, tomato juice, milk.

What do you say? In an adult Sunday school class 20-some years ago, the instruc-tor asked us students to identify some Bible verses we could share with an individual upon the death of a loved one. Several students responded with verses we often hear in funeral sermons. I raised my hand and when the instructor ac-knowledged me I said, “Nothing against Bible verses, but when your heart is broken from the loss of a loved one, Bible verses can seem rather trite.” I could tell this wasn’t an answer he was looking for. “Sometimes the nicest thing someone can do in this scenario,” I continued, “is just to give a hug and say, ‘I’m sorry.’” The instructor, our as-sociate pastor, seemed ill at ease for a few seconds and then said, “A year ago I would have argued with you, but I lost my mother last year and I have to ad-mit you’re right.” My father had died a short time before this inci-dent and I was still keenly sensitive to this matter. An incident at the cem-etery following Dad’s com-mittal service remains vivid in my memory. After the benediction, several people came up to me and expressed their sym-pathy. I noticed a woman standing a few feet away. I sensed she wanted to visit, but every time she stepped forward another person stepped in front of her. When the parade of

well-wishers subsided, the woman stepped up and said, “Hi, Arvid.” She quickly assessed the situation and said, “You don’t recognize me, do you?” I didn’t. Examining her face carefully I suddenly rec-ognized her eyes. It was one of my high school classmates. “I didn’t hear about your dad’s passing until this morning and wasn’t able to get the funeral,” she said. “So I came here to tell you I’m so sorry. I remem-ber your dad coming into (our family business) and he was always so nice to deal with.” Wow! Hallmark has never created a sympa-thy card that powerful. She gave me a hug and I thanked her several times for her kindness. I was reminded of the power of a simple expres-sion of sympathy again 14 months ago when my wife died unexpectedly. Cindy passed away at 4 a.m. on a Monday. Around 5 o’clock that afternoon the doorbell rang. When I opened the door, I saw my friend, Marv. Marv and his wife and Cindy and I had been friends since we met at church in Sioux City in 1975. They moved to the Des Moines area about the same time we left Sioux City. I invited Marv into the house. My rugged out-doorsman friend stepped in and in his baritone voice said, “I don’t know if it’s kosher for men to hug but you’re getting one.” Marv gave me a powerful hug and said, “I am so sorry.” We chatted briefly but his first words were power-

fully comforting… and memorable. On a recent Friday, Marv sat next to me at our weekly Rotary meeting. The guest speaker that day was Charlene “Charlie” Kiesling, executive direc-tor of Amanda the Panda, a central Iowa organization devoted to helping chil-dren and families deal with grief. I’ve known Charlie for a few years and have long been impressed with her organization and the wonderful work it does in central Iowa. Charlie told of a woman who had recently lost a child to death. While shop-ping at a supermarket, she saw a close friend come around the end of an aisle and, upon seeing her, the friend quickly turned around and went another direction. The grieving mother was hurt that her friend avoided her. Charlie explained that often we don’t know what to say to someone who is grieving. As a result, some of us avoid friends who are grieving. She then recommended something I already know: simply say you’re sorry. A hug makes that simple statement even more powerful. When the program was over, I reminded Marv how much I appreciated his vis-it that afternoon 14 months ago. He lives a half hour away and had every ex-cuse to avoid dealing with me so soon. His simple expression of sympathy and bear hug was a most eloquent statement of sym-pathy and friendship. (Arvid Huisman can be contacted at huismanio-wa@msn.com. ©2014 by Huisman Communica-tions.)

Has anyone seen my glasses? I love to read, but I soon found my eyes getting tired after only reading a few pages. Over time and a few birthdays, the words started to get blurry on the pages. I’d blink and squint trying to focus. Soon, I was squinting, blinking and holding the book out as far as possible to try and focus. My daughter walked in my bedroom one night and asked, “Why are you holding your book that way?” I grumbled, “They make the print smaller in books now.” She snorted, “Mom, give it up; you need glasses.” I defensively denied, “I do not!” She grinned and said, “They make books in large print you know.” I gasped…wait…might be a good idea. I stubbornly spent the next few months strug-gling to read the back of medicine bottles, holding menus across the span of the table and squinting to read text messages and emails on my phone. My daughter came home from school one day and asked, “Mom, do you know what you texted me?” I replied, “I asked you to get your brother.” She shook her head and held her cell phone in front of me. It was a maze of blurry let-ters. I sighed, “What?” She read the message I sent “Get jacket from cool and bing sin tone dk?” I said, “Stupid auto-correction.” She said, “Mom! You need glasses!” I finally had to admit the time had come and I bought a pair of cheater reading glasses. I dis-

covered I needed those glasses for books, com-puter, recipes, emails, the newspaper, menus and basically anything that required reading. Because of their neces-sity, I had eyeglasses all over the place. I needed to change the channel on the remote; I reached for my eyeglasses in the end table. I needed to sign a receipt; I reached for my eyeglasses in my purse. They were stored in my bedroom, in my car, at work, our home desk and on the piano. They were all over the place. But, this is what I don’t understand. Even though I had glasses all over the place, I was constantly walking around the house asking, “Has anyone seen my glasses?” I recently went to the eye doctor. He told me I was doing fine with the cheater glasses. “You can see distance like a hawk,” he said. He informed me I had mono vision, which means I could wear one contact lens to correct my near sightedness. The one contact in my left eye that would help with reading and my right eye without a contact would see the long distance. “They will compensate for each other and work together,” he explained. Thinking of my daily eyeglasses hunt, I decided to give it a try. The first day, wear-ing one contact in my left eye, it felt a little strange having a foreign object in my eye and I couldn’t help constantly blinking my left eye. I went to the music studio and was talk-ing to one of my music

teachers. He started giving me odd looks. I sighed, “I keep winking at you, don’t I?” He answered, “Umm, yeah.” I explained to him about my new contact. He laughed, “You might want to control that before you start lessons.” My first stu-dent came and being self-conscious of this winking predicament, I kept both eyes wide open the entire lesson – very wide open. I don’t think I blinked the entire lesson. The eye doctor advised me to try to read from a left angle and see dis-tance from a right angle. Remembering this, as I was sitting at my desk go-ing through some papers, I turned my head to the left towards the papers on my desk and opened my left eye wide. Now, I don’t know why, but whenever I open one eye wide, my mouth joins in and opens wide too like they’re a team. So, here’s your visual: head turned to the left and down towards papers on my desk, left eye opened wide and mouth dropped open. Oh, it gets better. I look at things from a distance; I turn my head to the right and squint like a pirate. Now for some reason I can’t explain, when I squint my eye to a distant object, my head leans forward from my neck like a mon-goose – again team thing. Either way, looking near, looking far, I look like a goober. All I can say is, it’s the way God made me and He must have a sense of humor. On the bright side, I’m not run-ning around the house with my eyeglasses on top of my head calling out, “Has anyone seen my glasses? You can reach Brenda at blikness@longlines.com

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Above, the Hawarden Public Library celebrated Read Across America with reading circles at the library. The children read aloud, played Dr. Seuss Bingo, received books and enjoyed ice cream sundaes. This activity took place on three afternoons last week. The library also furnished a movie and a healthy snack to all children in grades TK-5. Left to right are Zach McKee, Joselin Ramirez, Joriana Franco and Kylee Smith. submitted photo

At right, one of the activities at West Sioux Elementary was Hat Day. Front row from left, Cameron Kraft, Joseph Flores-Murillo, Chase Minor, Joselin Ramirez and Brian Chavez; middle row, Arleth Topete, Amelia Timmer, Kody Eisma, Addisyn Ness and Kylee Frazier; back row, Patrick Scott, Grace Allen, Mrs. Van Beek, Rebecca Huerta, Kendra Schipper and Joriana Franco.

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Youngsters enjoy Read Across America

The Hawarden Arts Council sponsored a special workshop for West Sioux fourth and fifth graders on Friday, March 7. The Opera Iowa Educational Touring Troupe from Des Moines also performed the opera “The Three Little Pigs”.

photos by Mylan Schroeder

Opera Iowa holds workshop

Anyone who is thinking of starting a business is invited to a free workshop which will be held March 20th at Northwest Iowa Community College. The workshop, called “Smart Start”, will cover such topics as the basics of a business start-up, market research, financing and starting a business plan. Participants will also learn about the forms of business owner-ship as well as legalities, permits and licenses. It will

Workshop to offer basics for starting a business

Environmental Protec-tion Agency personnel conducted a series of in-spections in March and May 2013 at the Double V Dairy LLC near Rock Valley. As a result of the inspections, the former owner of the dairy has agreed to pay a $75,000 civil penalty to settle al-leged violations of the Clean Water Act, accord-ing to a proposed consent agreement. EPA inspections and sampling documented that Double V Dairy dis-charged manure into Rogg Creek and its tributaries while it owned the dairy between 2010 and 2013. The manure discharges from Double V Dairy origi-nated from stockpiles of used bedding sands that were stored outside in an uncontrolled area. Under Double V Dairy, LLC, the dairy had the ca-pacity for approximately 1,200 dairy cattle. The dairy was sold in Novem-ber 2013 and is still in op-eration today. EPA Region 7 is working with the new

owners to assure compli-ance with the Clean Wa-ter The consent agreement is subject to a 40-day pub-lic comment period before it becomes final. Informa-tion on how to submit com-ments is available at www.epa.gov/region7/public_notices/CWA/2014/dou-ble-v-dairy-rock-valley-ia.htm. Manure and o ther wastewater discharges from concentrated animal feeding operations and their land application ar-eas can violate water qual-ity standards, pose risks to human health, threaten aquatic life and its habitat, and impair the use and enjoyment of waterways. “Producers should reg-ularly evaluate all aspects of their operations to en-sure they are not discharg-ing into nearby rivers and streams,” EPA Regional Administrator Karl Brooks said. “Even if livestock or poultry is confined in-doors, producers still need to manage their outdoor areas.”

EPA inspections reveal violations

even help entrepreneurs decide whether or not their dreams of starting a new business are feasible. After attending the workshop, counselors will as-sist participants in reviewing their business plans and providing advice on other issues they might have to face in starting their own businesses. There is no charge for the workshop and associ-ated counseling. The workshop will be conducted

by the Small Business Development Center, SCORE (the Service Corps of Retired Executives), Iowa State Bank and Northwest Iowa Community College. The workshop will be held Thursday, March 20 from 3-6 p.m. on the campus of Northwest Iowa Community College. To register, contact Continuing Education at 800-352-4907 or 712-324-5061.

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Wednesday Night LeagueFeb. 19

Team Standings1. Central Catering 143.5 96.52. Sportsmans 132 1063. Alkota 121 1194. Jerry’s Chevrolet 121 1195. Borchers Supply 109.5 129.56. The Buckaroo 90 150

High Individual Games:Kyle Paulson 266Chris Avery 223Aaron Underwood 223

High Individual Series:Kyle Paulson 645Chris Avery 629Aaron Underwood 611

Thursday Night LeagueFeb. 20

Team Standings1. Waterman Bkh. 142 982. L.G. Everist 141.5 98.53. DJ’s Express 140.5 99.54. Ten Napel Bros. 119 1195. Producer Hybrid 113.5 124.56. Quick Corner 105 1347. Siouxland Prp. 102.5 137.58. Growlers 91 149

High Individual Games:Rob Schipper 248Brian Kelhower 237Gary Fedders 233

High Individual Series:Brian Kelhower 668Martin Bohlke 642Kyle Paulson 617

Monday Night LeagueFeb. 24

Team Standings1. Sioux Fertilizer 22 62. Triple B’s 19 93. Booth Drug 16 124. Backhoes 10 185. Reinking Ins. 10 186. Bomgaars 7 21

High Individual Games:Carmen Kast 199Amie Van Egdom 195Chris Toft 189

High Individual Series:Amie Van Egdom 508Carmen Kast 491Chris Toft 484

Wednesday Night LeagueFeb. 26

Team Standings1. Jerry’s Chevrolet 22 82. Central Catering 19.5 10.53. The Buckaroo 18 124. Sportsmans 12 185. Borchers Supply 10.5 19.56. Alkota 8 22

High Individual Games:Rich Tilstra 252Chris Avery 224Brad Hofl and 222

High Individual Series:Chris Avery 635Lenny Van Muyden 582Brad Hofl and 572

Thursday Night LeagueFeb. 27

Team Standings1. Growlers 26 42. Producer Hybrid 19.5 10.53. DJ’s Express 19 114. Quick Corner 17.5 1195. Waterman Bkh. 12.5 17.56. Ten Napel Bros. 11 197. Siouxland Prp. 10.5 19.58. L.G. Everist 4 26

High Individual Games:Martin Bohlke 279Brian Engleman 248Brian Kelhower 247

High Individual Series:Martin Bohlke 645Brian Engleman 635Rodney Ten Napel 626

Monday Night LeagueMarch 3

Team Standings1. Sioux Fertilizer 25 72. Triple B’s 22 103. Booth Drug 19 134. Reinking Ins. 11 215. Backhoes 11 216. Bomgaars 8 24

High Individual Games:Amie Van Egdom 191Chris Toft 183Nancy Eilts 183

High Individual Series:Amie Van Egdom 549Chris Toft 481Nancy Eilts 451

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West Sioux 6th/7th Girls Basketball team took fi rst place at the Sioux Falls Pentagon Tournament. They won all three games, West Sioux 38 – Hanson 16, West Sioux 35 – Pipestone 20 and West Sioux 29 – West Central 27. This is the fi fth tournament this team has won this season. They are 25-8 for the season. Pictured are, front row from left, Cheridan Allen, Emily Klocke, Shady Blankenship and Sydney Reinking; back row, Meghan Danielson, Erika McKenney, Emma McManaman, Tasha Peterson, Payton Schwiesow and Emma Mace. Not pictured are coaches Al Mace and Ryan Schwiesow. submitted photo

Team wins fi fth tournament of season

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Patrick J. Doherty was recently pro-moted to Brigadier General in a cer-emony at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Doherty is the Direc-tor of Air Force Services, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. His organization’s mis-sion is to increase combat capability and improve productivity through pro-grams promoting readi-ness, esprit de corps and quality of life for Airmen and their families. He pro-vides policy, technical direction and oversight for the $2 billion world-wide Services program. He provides oversight for uniforms, awards and recognition, Air-man and family readiness, and other commander-interest programs that con-tribute to military force sustainment. General Doherty entered the Air Force in 1987 through the Air Force Re-serve Officer Training Corps program at Iowa State University, Ames, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering. He initially

served as a B-52 navigator and was then selected to attend Undergraduate Pilot Training and transitioned to the F-15E.

His staff experiences include serving for the J3 as the Chief of Special Technical Operations and lead crisis action planner on U.S. Forces Korea staff at Yongsan Post, Seoul, South Korea and Deputy Director, Combined Air and Space Operations Center, Southwest Asia, providing strategic and operational command and control for coalition and joint air, space, and other government agency oper-ations. He recently served as the Commander of the

4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. and Director of Assignments and Air Expeditionary Force Operations, Air Force Personnel Center, Randolph AFB, Texas. He is the son of the late Dan Doherty and Gwen (Wegner) Doherty, a former Hawarden resident and West Sioux teacher. He is the grandson of Creighton and Vi Wegner of Hawarden.

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Capitol CommentsFrom Representative Alons_______ Budget target agreement House Republicans and Senate Demo-crats reached agreement this week on an overall general fund budget plan. Next year’s general fund budget will spend $6.9718 billion. That represents 99.84 percent of on-going state revenue staying true to the House GOP’s common sense principle of spending less than the state collects. This number also represents just 91.14 percent of the allowed amount under the state’s expenditure limitation law. As a reminder, this will be the fourth consecutive year the state will spend less than it collects. This is in stark contrast to the four years immediately preceding House Republican leadership in the Iowa House. From 2007 through 2010, Demo-crats spent more than the state collected in each of those years. Instead of focusing on divisive poli-cies, House Republicans focused on the folks who “play by the rules” – have a job, a few kids, maybe a house and a car – who want to be left alone to raise their families and enjoy their communities. This budget funds their priorities and continues our fight to make it easier for them to send their kids to college and achieve stable financial health. This budget is about the small busi-ness owner who struggles to keep their doors open and the farmer who feeds the world every day. It is about the folks in the middle, the parents who do the right thing and don’t ask for anything except a level playing field. It is about hardwork-ing Iowans who look at their checkbooks and are concerned about paying the bills while sending their kids to college and making ends meet. The agreement complies with House Republicans four budgeting principles: We will spend less than the state col-lects; We will not use one-time money to fund on-going needs; We will not balance the budget by intentionally underfunding programs; and We will return unused tax dollars to Iowa’s taxpayers. Within the budget targets: Funding is provided for the four per-cent increase in supplemental state aid for schools Funding is provided for the 2013 Edu-cation Reform agreement Commitments to local governments and business owners in the 2013 property

tax reform bill are maintained Funding levels to ensure a second year of tuition freezes at Iowa’s three Regents universities are provided. The agreement on joint budget tar-gets between the Republican-controlled House and the Democrat-controlled Senate is a first in recent legislative his-tory. The last time there were joint bud-get targets between the two chambers was during the 80th General Assembly (2003-2004). At that time, both chambers were controlled by Republicans. This is just the latest example of how Iowans do things differently than how they operate in Washington, D.C.House okays Corn Check-off Assess-ment cap changes On Tuesday, the Iowa House of Rep-resentatives passed House File 2427. The bill is a two-stage increase in the maxi-mum assessment cap that corn produc-ers can vote to apply to their corn sales from the current one penny per bushel to no more than two cents between Sept. 1, 2014 and Aug. 31, 2019 and no more than three cents on or after Sept. 1, 2019. The measure also creates an ‘Iowa Corn Check-off Task Force’ composed of five voting members including all of the fol-lowing: (a) the Iowa Secretary of Agriculture; (b) two first purchasers of commod-ity corn with one appointed by the Iowa Institute of Cooperatives and the other by the Agribusiness Association of Iowa, and (c) two corn producers with one ap-pointed by the Iowa Corn Growers As-sociation and the other by the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, and four non-voting legislative ex-officio members with one from each caucus in the General Assembly. The Task Force is charged with devel-oping and submitting a report regarding its findings and recommendations to the Iowa Secretary of Agriculture by Sept. 1, 2014 concerning the development and implementation of a system to allow corn referendum ballots to be cast through the mail, and how to increase refund aware-ness with first purchasers. The Task Force is abolished after it has submitted its work and report on Sept. 1, 2014. HF 2427 has been referred to the Senate Agriculture Committee for its consideration and ac-tion. Legislative Forums with Senator Feen-stra: Hawarden City Hall, Friday, March 21 at noon.

At the CapitolFrom Senator Feenstra___________Overview As your State Senator, I am your voice in Des Moines and encourage your input. Please feel free to contact me at randy.feenstra@legis.iowa.gov. If you would like to read my comments on a daily basis, you may visit my website at www.newgen-erationrepublican.com.Concerns The House and Senate Democrats agreed this week on the amount that will be spent on the 2015 budget. The amount was set at $6.971 billion which is a 7.4 percent increase over the 2014 budget. This is approximately $30 mil-lion less than what the governor wanted. This should concern everyone! Having a 7.4 percent increase in the budget is simply irrespon-sible! Over the last 20 years, Iowa has shown it cannot sustain a four per-cent spending increase or higher. Analysis also

shows that the state has peaked at a 5 percent growth rate and we could see this receding in the next year due to a soft agricultural market. This should be setting off alarm bells. Health and human ser-vices, schools, colleges and transportation are all asking for a lot more money; a cut in funding is coming in the years ahead. (Be careful what you ask for!)Budget insight The joint targets are only $3 million under on-going revenue (99.8 per-cent of ongoing revenue). Prisons, courts and state patrol get an extra $11.5 million in the bud-get. State Poison Control out of Sioux City gets an extra $600,000. Agricultural nutrient management gets an ad-ditional $2 million. Medicaid has an in-crease of $13 million to

meet the federal match. K-12 schooling gets a four percent increase.Tempers flare in the Sen-ate Tensions ran high in the Senate this week as bills were required to pass the floor of the Senate or they would be dead for the ses-sion. The hotly debated di-vide includes the following issues: Medical Marijuana. Gas tax. Minimum wage. Closing of Toledo Girls Home. General Budget spend-ing. Although we are at odds on the issues above, this doesn’t mean we need to lose our tempers, or ac-cuse the other side of not acting. I have always stated we must have deliberative discussion that is reason-able. Any grand-standing, political posturing or un-dermining debate does not have a place in the Senate Chamber.

Rep. Dwayne Alons (R-Hull) hosted Doug Smit of Ireton and Hope Haven of Rock Valley to the floor of the Iowa House of Representatives. submitted photo

Alons hosts Hope HavenBrigadier GeneralPatrick J. Doherty

Doherty promoted to Brigadier General

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Monday, March 3: A two-vehicle accident oc-curred on 3rd Street in Ireton. Crista Mulder was driving east in a 2005 Ford Freestyle. Mulder lost control and hit a parked 2003 Jeep Grand Chero-kee owned by Richard Steckelberg damaging both vehicles. Mulder was cited for failure to maintain control. Tuesday, March 4: Ryan Waterman, age 37 of Hawarden, was charged with eight counts of pos-session of a controlled substance. Friday, March 7: A two-vehicle accident oc-curred at the intersection of Avenue H and 15th Street. Kayla Halverson was driving east on 15th Street in a 2005 Ford Fusion. Scott Jungers was driv-ing south on Avenue H in a 1998 Chevy Malibu. As both vehicles entered the intersection, Jungers failed to yield right of way to Halverson. Jungers collided with Halverson damaging both vehicles. Jungers was cited for failure to yield to vehicle on the right. John Rassel, age 47 of Hawarden, was arrested for operating while suspended. *A charge is merely an accusation and the defen-dant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT SIOUX COUNTYIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFEdward L. Pies, Deceased

Probate No. ESPR018990NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR,

AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested In The Estate Of Edward L. Pies, De-ceased, who died on or about the 8th day of February, 2014: You are hereby notified that on the 27th day of February, 2014, the undersigned was appointed administrator of the estate. Notice is hereby given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly au-thenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred. Dated this 3rd day of March, 2014.

Timmy R. Pies, Administrator of the Estate 1323 11th Street, Hawarden, Iowa 51023James H. Pickner, ICIS PIN No. AT0006233Attorney for executorPickner Law Office, P.C.613 8th Street, PO Box 113Hawarden, Iowa 51023Date of second publication 13th day of March, 2014. Published in the Hawarden Independent/Ireton Examiner on March 6 and March 13, 2014. 10-7

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT SIOUX COUNTYIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFPaul Willard Lockhorst, Deceased

Probate No. ESPR018991NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL,

OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTORS, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

To All Persons Interested In The Estate Of Paul Willard Lock-horst, Deceased, who died on or about the 23rd day of February, 2014: You are hereby notified that on the 27th day of February, 2014, the Last Will and Testament of Paul Willard Lockhorst, deceased, bearing date of the 6th day of December, 2007, was admitted to probate in the above named Court and that Mary Sue (McKee) Green and Wendy Sue (Lockhorst) Steuck were appointed executors of the estate. Any action to set aside the Will must be brought in the District Court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this Notice or one month from the date of mailing of this Notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the Will whose identities were reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred. Notice is hereby given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly au-thenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred. Dated this 3rd day of March, 2014.

Mary Sue (McKee) Green and Wendy Sue (Lockhorst) Steuck, Executors of Estate

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respectively James H. Pickner, ICIS PIN No. AT0006233Attorney for executorPickner Law Office, P.C.613 8th Street, PO Box 113Hawarden, Iowa 51023Date of second publication 13th day of March, 2014. Published in the Hawarden Independent/Ireton Examiner on March 13 and March 20, 2014. 10-6

CITY OF HAWARDENREvENUE REPORT

February 2014General Fund ............13,075.63Road Use ....................24,170.77Employee Benefits .......1,170.53Local Option Tax .......24,577.61Tax Increment Financing ........ ......................................1,921.10Debt Services .................715.43Low/Mod Income Project ........... ....................................22,001.00USDA RBEG RLF ..........792.80Gregg/Vipond Library Trusts ... .........................................226.85Water Fund ...............19,676.62Waste Water Fund .....20,182.05Electric Fund ...........164,366.47Gas Fund ................193,811.41Solid Waste Fund .....12,940.17Cable/Internet Fund 62,532.02Telephone Fund ........59,891.66Project Share Fund ..........92.00Equipment Replacement .......... ......................................1,158.85Total .........................623,302.97General Fund ...........13,075.63Road Use ...................24,170.77Employee Benefits ......1,170.53Local Option Tax ......24,577.61Tax Increment Financing ........ ......................................1,921.10Debt Services .................715.43Low/Mod Income Project ........... ....................................22,001.00USDA RBEG RLF ..........792.80Gregg/Vipond Library Trusts ... .........................................226.85Water Fund ...............19,676.62Waste Water Fund ....20,182.05Electric Fund ..........164,366.47Gas Fund ................193,811.41Solid Waste Fund .....12,940.17Cable/Internet Fund 62,532.02Telephone Fund ........59,891.66Project Share Fund ..........92.00Equipment Replacement .......... ......................................1,158.85Total ....................... 623,302.97 Published in the Hawarden Independent/Ireton Examiner on March 13, 2014. 11-2

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City Council Meeting The following bills allowed:Iowa State Bank ........................ supplies ...........................$87.40Caseys Bakery supplies .$50.75S.S.R.W.S. ................................... contract/usage ..........$5,253.28American Cross ......................... pool supplies ................$240.00Aramark Uniform .....................Services .........................$463.52Brown Supply services .$414.54City of Sioux Center ..................services ........................ $277.70Coop Gas & Oil ..........................gas/repairs ................... $583.71Hickory Tech utilities ...$171.78I-Wireless utilities .........$96.03Iowa Information Inc ................services .......................... $35.00Iowa State Bank ........................supplies ........................ $455.81Ireton Booster Club .................. dues .............................. $200.00Independent/Examiner ............advertising ...................$447.37L&D Electric repairs $2,673.54MidAmerican Energy ................utilities ...................... $1,440.85O.C. Sanitation .......................... garbage pickup .........$2,510.25Pitney Bowes Inc ...................... postage .........................$300.00Premier Communication ..........utilities ...........................$55.80Rod’s Digging repairs $1,128.20Schwebach Cemetery ............... open/close .....................$970.00Siouxland Propane .................... mower repair .................$50.00SL/District Health Dept ............ testing ............................$13.00Standard Ready Mix ................ concrete .........................$149.06Super Stop gas ............ $234.01Utility Equipment .................... utilities .........................$749.83Waterman Backhoe .................. repairs .......................$1,025.00West Sioux Comm School ........ after prom ......................$50.00Payrol Wages and Taxes ........... ..................................$12,835.93Community Center AccountMid American utilities ..$68.41 Published in the Hawarden Independent/Ireton Examiner on March 13, 2014. 11-1

Sioux County jury pool released Below is a list of those who have been called to jury duty for the panel term beginning March 1 and ending April 30, 2014. Hawarden: Jennifer Anderson, Todd Ericson, Glenna Fickbohm, Joel Flu-it, Brianne Hamilton, Jason Kuil, Crystal Osterkamp, Stacey Sneller, Frances Van Wyhe. Ireton: Melanie Haver-hals, Colene Jahn, Leroy Langstraat, Mandie Rohlk, . Alton: Kathryn Braun, Brandi Keleher, Thomas Kellen, Pamela Meyers, Joni Nibbelink, Lori Schuver. Boyden: Marci Berg-strom, Teresa Harms, Joyce Maassen, Carl Moss, Bryce Nelson, Beth Sipma, Russell Wichers. Granville: Rober t Goebel, Francis Goebel, Thomas Roder. Hospers: Mavis Schip-per, Theodore Wood. Hull: Leandra Hulstein,

Sheng Lin, Craig Moss, Claude Nelson, Harvey Spaans, Howard TeSlaa, Justin TeSlaa, Tonya Zomer. Orange City: Daniel Barker, Kirsten Bruce, Lara Dekker, Samuel DeVries, Isaac Glidden, Christa Kelhower, Monique Kui-per, Jennifer Lacey, Ken-neth Louwerse, Ruth Lyftogt, Sara McInnis, Terry Nibbelink, Joshua Nonnemacher, Matthew Pena, Emily Perz, Norman Plender, David Ruden, Phillip Stayton, Pamela Stienstra, Jamie Svoboda, Todd Tegrotenhuis, Bev-erly VandeGriend, Wayne VanderSchaaf, Kimberley VanRavenswaay, Donald Walburg. Rock Valley: Jason Bliek, Mitchell Bliek, Mi-chah DeBoer, Jason De-Groot, Miguelangel Gar-cia, Carlos Gonzalez, Ke-aton Grevengoed, Kerri Hoogendoorn, Josephine

Koedam, Myron Maassen, Sergio Ramon-Mejia, Don-na Reekers, John Santema, Erin Simmons, Travis Syb-esma, Bruce Underberg, Grace VandenTop, Jesse VanEgdom, Grace Vanhill, Sharla VanRoekel, Brandon VantHul, Marian Verburg. Sheldon: Kurt Baker, Nickey Hensch, Lorri Hui-tink, Terry Kosek, Debra Peters. Sioux Center: Janice Boon, Richard Cameron, Lani Craig, Marvin DeJong, Lora DeVries, Willard Fran-ken, John Franken, Tim Hol-laar, Christine Koops, Rog-er Kredit, Rickie Kreykes, Blake Kruger, Benjamin Le-usink, Carol Reekers, Kathy Rozeboom, Jan Sandbulte, Katlynn Schreiner, Court-ney Schut, Jared Terpstra, Shelia VanderWeide, Mela-nie Wichers, Nelvina Wis-sink, Henry Wolfswinkel, Edward Woodbury, Glenn Wynia.

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Marriages: Timothy Lagestee, Jr., Sioux Center, and Laura Dykstra, Sioux Center. Gregory Moret, Boyden, and Chiu-Ping Grace Liu, Boyden. Taylor Van Wechel, Orange City, and Katelyn Siege, Alton. New Probate cases: Estate of Paul Lockhorst. Judgments filed in Small Claims against: Kelli Hopcroft, Hospers, defendant, in favor of L.F. Noll, Inc., plaintiff, in the amount of $1,003.47, plus interest and court costs. Ana Cortez, Hospers, de-fendant, in favor of AAA Collec-tions, plaintiff, in the amount of $676.13, plus interest and court costs. Craig Van Schepen, Rock Valley, defendant, in favor of AAA Collections, plaintiff, in the amount of $1,801.47, plus interest and court costs. Bradley Thompson, Orange City, defendant, in favor of AAA Collections, plaintiff , in the amount of $2,764.17, plus inter-est and court costs. James Bushby, Hawarden, defendant, in favor of AAA Col-lections, plaintiff, in the amount

of $2,613.11, plus interest and court costs. Marks Sharp Shop, Sanborn, defendant, in favor of OK One Stop, Hospers, plaintiff, in the amount of $237.35, plus interest and court costs. New lawsuits filed: Stellar Recovery, Inc., plain-tiff, vs. Angel Salcedo, Orange City, defendant. As to Count I, the plaintiff requests the court enter judgment against the defendant from $1,309.77, plus interest, court costs and other relief as is just and proper. As to Count II, plaintiff requests the court find that defendant was in fact the applicant for the ac-count or otherwise jointly liable; and that defendant did incur the charges on the account or oth-erwise authorize the charges. Civil cases closed: Heather Frederes, Sioux County, and Kevin Frederes, Sioux County, dissolution of marriage granted. Allyson Thomas, Sioux County, and Bradford Thomas, Sioux County, dissolution of marriage granted. Civil cases dismissed: Cather ine Keith, Sioux County, plaintiff, vs. Hull Golf

Association, Sioux County, de-fendant. The plaintiff dismisses with prejudice the matter. Brian Brantsen and Stacy Spaans, individually, and as parent and next friends of Ma-kinsy Brantsen, individually, plaintiff, vs. Kamie and Matthew Schiebout, defendants. The plaintiffs dismiss this matter. Criminal cases closed: State of Iowa vs. James Sk-oglund, St. Joe, Ark., defendant, is convicted of carrying weap-ons, and shall serve 180 days in the Sioux County Jail with all but 17 days suspended and with credit for time already served. The defendant shall pay a $625 fine, surcharges and court costs. State of Iowa vs. Valora De Bruin, Rock Valley, defendant, is convicted of theft in the third degree and shall be placed in the custody of the Iowa De-partment of Corrections, for an indeterminate term not to exceed two years. This sentence shall be suspended and the defendant shall be placed on probation for a period of two years. The defendant shall pay a $625 fine, surcharges and court costs. State of Iowa vs. Florencio Ortigoza Victoriano, Hull, de-fendant, is convicted of inter-ference with official acts and shall be placed in the custody of the Sioux County Sheriff for a period of 91 days with credit for time already served. This sentence shall run concurrently with the sentences imposed in counts III and IV. The de-fendant shall pay a $625 fine, surcharges and court costs. The defendant is also convicted of domestic abuse assault and shall be placed in the custody of the Sioux County Sheriff for a period of 91 days with credit for time already served. This sentence shall run concurrently with the sentences imposed in count II and III. The defendant shall pay a $315 fine, surcharges and court costs. The defendant is also convicted of assault on persons engaged in certain oc-cupations, and shall be placed in the custody of the Sioux County Sheriff for a period of 91 days with credit for time already served. This sentence shall run concurrently with sentences in counts II and IV. The defendant shall pay a $625 fine, surcharges and court costs.

Seatbelt: Zachary A. Smit, Rock Valley. Juan M. Topete Ibar-ra, Hull. Floyd L. Jansma, Jr., Hull. Speeding: Sjerp W. Yssel-stein, Rock Valley. Timothy J. Van Ginkel, Rock Valley. Kelly L. Vander Pol, Rock Valley. Jayson P. Pullman, Hawarden. Sarah J. Van Den Top, Hull. Nathan L. Mosterd, Orange City. Jacob B. Faber, Rock Valley. David L. Verburg, Rock Valley. Owen J. Croghan, Alton. Mark N. Hooyer, Sioux Center. Christopher Kemner, Hawarden. Michelle M. Wilson, Orange City. Brenda R. Richardson, Orange City. John C. Klopmien, Orange City. Briana F. Roetman, Hull. Keaton J. De Jong, Sioux Center. Eric A. De Vos, Sioux Center. Failure to obey stop sign and yield right-of-way: Donny W. Solsma, Orange City. Scott L. Vande Hoef, Hospers. Failure to maintain control: Nicholas L. Rohlf, Orange City. Agnes Miedema, Sioux Center. Angela L. Bloemendaal, Ireton.

Luke G. Nieuwendorp, Orange City. Failure to pay fine: Erica Olivarez-Gomez, Sioux Center. Belen Salinas, Hawarden. Richard T. Hopcroft, Hospers. Fail to prove security: Don-ny W. Solsma, Orange City. Jose D. Murillo, Maurice. Dark window: Tyler J. Van Voorst, Sioux Center. Alexander G. Hofman, Sioux Center. No valid drivers license: Abelardo Figueroa, Rock Valley. Erika M. Curiel, Rock Valley. Luis E. Ramirez-Delacruz, Granville. Other charges: James W. Ney, II, Hawarden, failure to provide proof of financial liability. Grant E. Kooiman, Doon, open container. Aldo D. Diaz-Lira, Sioux Center, failure to secure child. Nathan F. Van Kley, Hull, operation without registration. Nathan F. Van Kley, Hull, operation of motor vehicle with expired license. Gregory K. Kane, Hawarden, fail to obey traffic control device.

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Ireton gets new leaderIreton City Administrator Carol Liston swears in new Ireton Mayor Jim Lewis at a special ceremony held last week. submitted photo

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that ability in my current position through the cur-riculum and PD lands but through this position I will have more input that will help design and move the system in a positive direc-tion.” Buryanek and her hus-band, Gary, live in Hawar-den with their six-year-old daughter, Antonia. The Sioux City Com-munity School District is the fourth largest school district in Iowa. It has over 14,000 students, 980 teachers and 23 build-ings.

by Kim Fickett Every year Project A.W.A.R.E. (A Watershed Awareness River Expedition) chooses one Iowa river to clean up. This year that river is the Big Sioux.

From July 12-19, the volunteer week-long river clean up will trav-el 90 river miles from Gitchie Manitou in Lyon County to Mill Site Ac-cess near Westfield. Sioux County Conser-vation Assistant Direc-tor/Naturalist Sunday Ford said the Iowa De-

partment of Natural Resources approached them about the program. Since that time, the Lyon, Sioux and Plymouth County Conservation Boards have been coplanning the event. The event will begin on Sunday, July 13 with the volunteers heading out on canoes and kayaks from Gitchie Manitou and traveling 13 miles to the Klon-dike River Access near Lake Pahoja. The next day the group will travel 12.2 miles to the Canton Access in South Dakota. On Tuesday, they will continue on for 13.4 miles to Settlers Canoe Access in Fairview. Ford said on Wednesday volunteers will paddle their way 16.3 miles to Oak Grove Park Access. On Thursday morning, the canoes and kayaks will be moved to Carr’s Landing where they will again be-gin a 19.4 mile journey to the Big Sioux County Park north of Akron. The week will conclude on Friday with another 16.5 miles of travel to the expedition’s conclusion site at Mill Site Access near Westfield. “Each day there’s a halfway point where we take breaks and get rid of the trash,” Ford said. “At each stop at the end of the day there will be a place for the volunteers to camp. Volunteers can choose to take part in the whole program, one day or multiple days.” Daily educational programs will be offered at each site. During the volunteers’ stay at Oak Grove, Ford said the Sioux County Conservation Board has asked a folk music band to perform and is looking to offer an archeology trailer, a flora and fauna walk and a live falcon. “It’s something the entire family can do,” Ford said. “It makes a difference on a river that we use in our communities and it gets us involved outdoors and in a good project.” In 2013, Ford said the project saw around 400 par-ticipants with ages ranging from four to 74. Only 12 percent of the trash collected wound up in landfills; the rest was recycled. Anyone interested in sponsoring the event can contact Lynette Seigley at (319) 335-1598. Those interested in participating can visit www.iowaprojectaware.com to sign up. Registrations must be postmarked by June 20.

Project A.W.A.R.E.makes fi rst visit to Big Sioux River

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