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

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Council discusses garbage, hires recreation directorfunded last year, but Rounds said he had made some tweaks in the application and hoped for a better outcome this year. Rounds told the council progress on the Smart Comprehension Plan process was behind schedule, but he hoped the rst draft of the project would be completed shortly. At that time he would seek feedback from the council and the public prior to delivery of a nal draft yet this spring. The project is intended to update the city comprehensive plan that dates back to 1994. City superintendent report Superintendent Wise reported on a number of items during his report: Snow removal over the past couple weeks went well considering the challenge of the amount of snow and the timing of its arrival. Councilman Brent Ricker added he had heard nothing but compliments about the citys handling of the snow removal. The alarm communication system at the lift station near the cement plant is malfunctioning. The unit is under warranty and will be replaced, but in the meantime city workers will monitor the station daily. Electrical power to the recently-installed streetscape lights along the west side of the square will be completed this week. DNR inspectors have approved improvements to the city dog pound and local veterinarians ____________________________Continued on page 7

The Mount Ayr Sparks drill team dazzled the large crowd at their annual Expo with their trademark Light Show. Using a variety of glow sticks and colored lights, the Sparks created vivid streaks of color with their precision choreography. Those in attendance were entertained for nearly two hours with a variety of performances from not only the Sparks but

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

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

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

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

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

Mount Ayr K-3 concert postponed

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

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

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

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Turn clocks ahead Sunday

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

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Thursday, March 7, 2013

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

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

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

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

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

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

Diagonal sets budget hearing

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

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

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

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

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

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DISSOLUTIONS Morgan Weeda, petitioner, concerning Nathan Weeda, respondent. Date dissolution led February 25, 2013. Christine Marie Borer, petitioner, concerning Richard E. Ritchie, respondent. Date dissolution led February 27, 2013. Jolene Jones, petitioner, concerning Robert D. Jones, respondent. Date dissolution led February 25, 2013. SIMPLE MISDEMEANOR AND TRAFFIC CONVICTIONS February 21-28, 2012 Richard C. Cabbage, New Market, $141.00, speeding 6-10 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Kenney Joe Paxson, Mount Ayr, $161.25, seat belt violation. Thomas Walter Bradley, Mount Ayr, $161.25, seat belt violation. Charles Franklin Waddell, Lamoni, $114.00, speeding 6-10 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Dallas Quinton Earley, Ellston, $402.50, violation nancial liability coverage. Dallas Quinton Earley, Ellston, $200.00, failure to secure child. FROM RINGGOLD COUNTY MAGISTRATE COURT February 22 - A judgment was led in magistrates court nding Jesse Epperson of Mount Ayr guilty of theft in the fth degree. Epperson was sentenced to 10 days in jail and given credit for one day served. Nine days of the sentence was suspended with the stipulation Epperson goes to work every day. In addition Epperson was ordered to pay a law enforcement initiative surcharge of $125, court costs of $60, jail fees of $40 and restitution of $20 to Waiver House residents, all monies payable to the clerk of court by August 20, 2013. Appeal bond was set at $300 cash only. FROM RINGGOLD COUNTY DISTRICT COURT February 25 - Trial information was led in district court charging Chase Edward Blazek of Creston with OWI. Bond set previously of $1,000 was continued and a preliminary hearing was cancelled. Blazek was ordered to appear for arraignment on Monday, March 11, 2013 at the Ringgold county courthouse. Blazek was also ordered to be ngerprinted by the Ringgold County Sheriffs Ofce no later than March 11, 2013. February 25 - Trial information was led in district court charging Tracy Lynn Miller of Shannon City with possession of a controlled substance / marijuana. Bond set previously of $1,000 was continued and a preliminary hearing was cancelled. Miller was ordered to appear for arraignment on Monday, March 25, 2013 at the Ringgold county courthouse. February 25 - Trial information was led in district court charging Paul Alan Lemon of Thayer with possession of a controlled substance / marijuana. Bond set previously of $1,000 was continued and a preliminary hearing was cancelled. Lemon was ordered to appear for arraignment on Monday, March 25, 2013 at the Ringgold county courthouse. February 25 - A judgment was led in district court nding Johnathan Edwin Watkins of Kellerton guilty of failure to comply with sex offender registry requirements. Watkins was sentenced to a prison term of two years. He was given credit for any time served pending dispostion of this case. In addition he was ordered to pay a ne of $625, a surcharge of $218.75, court costs of $145.45 and jail fees of $35 per day of his connement, all monies payable to the clerk of court. He was also ordered to reimburse the state of Iowa for his court-appointed attorney fees. Appeal bond was set at $2,000. RINGGOLD COUNTY SHERIFFS LOG(Call Origination Code: MA = Mount Ayr; KE = Keller-

February 21-27, 2012 Thursday, February 21 12:53 p.m., caller needing information regarding checks. 3:40 p.m., caller leaving message for ofcer. (MA) 4:01 p.m., caller advising their truck broke down on the road. (MA) 4:30 p.m., caller needing to speak to chief deputy. (OC) 6:10 p.m., call for sheriff. (OC) Friday, February 22 4:33 a.m., call for dispatch. (MA) 5:43 a.m., call about road conditions. (CO) 9:15 a.m., chief deputy checking in. (MA) 10:37 a.m., 911 call, false alarm. (OC) 10:57 a.m., call for ofcer. (OC) 11:02 a.m., call for ofcer on call. (MA) 11:06 a.m., call for inmate. (MA) 12:03 p.m., caller needing jail information. (OC) 12:49 p.m., caller wanting to thank sheriff. (MA) 1:45 p.m., caller asking about inmate. (OC) 2:25 p.m., caller wanting to speak to jailer. (OC) 3:22 p.m., caller reporting a controlled burn. (MA) 4:45 p.m., caller requesting information. (OC) 8:10 p.m., REC call, report of power outage. (CO) 8:27 p.m., REC call, report that power was out due a tree falling on the line. (CO) Saturday, February 23 5:37 a.m., request for an ambulance. (MA) 9:15 a.m., report of a controlled burn. (MA) 10:38 a.m., individual came in to speak to ofcer. (MA) 11:45 a.m., call for chief deputy. (MA) 11:51 a.m., caller reporting a stop sign down. (MA) Sunday, February 24 2:35 a.m., vehicle lockout. (MA) 7:05 a.m., call for dispatch. (MA) 10:25 a.m., vehicle lockout. (MA) 10:42 a.m., bail person calling for jailer. (OC) 1:28 p.m., report of a black dog in the middle of the road. (MA) 2:15 p.m., caller wanting to speak to an ofcer. (OC) 2:24 p.m., caller reported hitting a cow. (DI) 3:01 p.m., ofcer checking in. (MA) 3:30 p.m., caller advising there was no bond money for inmate. (MA) 8:37 p.m., 911 call, caller needing help. (MA) Monday, February 25 12:21 a.m., caller needing to speak to an ofcer. (MA) 7:4 a.m., call about a salvage tag. (CO) 8:02 a.m., caller setting up visitation with inmate. 8:03 a.m., caller setting up visitation with inmate. 8:10 a.m., caller wanting to sell product. (OC) 11:52 a.m., 911 call. (MA) 12:09 p.m., caller with message for ofcer. (MA) 12:35 p.m., subject checking into the county. (OC) 12:55 p.m., civil call. (OC) 1:01 p.m., caller setting up visitation with inmate. (MA) 1:06 p.m., caller with information needing called. (OC) 1:14 p.m., caller needing ngerprinted. (DI) 1:36 p.m., caller needing visitation information. (OC) 3:33 p.m., caller needing to speak to ofcer about stolen items. (OC) 3:35 p.m., subject leaving county. (OC) 4:04 p.m., REC information. (MA) 4:50 p.m., caller with repossession information. (TI) Tuesday, February 26 1 p.m., 911 call, request for an ambulance. (MA) 1:52 p.m., caller wanting jail information. (OC) 2:16 p.m., caller needing to speak to the sheriff. (OC) 2:55 p.m., caller needing accident report information. (MA)

3:20 p.m., caller needing inmate information. (OC) 4:34 p.m., caller needing to speak to ofcer. (MA) 5:15 p.m., caller needing truck moved out of the alley. (MA) 9:46 p.m., Hospice needing help to get to a residence in the county. (CO) Wednesday, February 27 12:57 a.m., state plow operator reporting on a car in the ditch. (CO) 7:08 a.m., chief deputy checking in. (MA) 8:19 a.m., call for dispatch. (MA) 8:23 a.m., call for dispatch warrant. (CO) 8:40 a.m., call in reference to a warrant. (OC) 9:08 a.m., caller missing a German Shorthair dog. (MA) 9:23 a.m., 911 call, false alarm. (CO) 9:45 a.m., sales call. (OC) 10:14 a.m., call about a protective order. (MA) 10:24 a.m., call for sheriff. (OC) 1:03 p.m., DHS call. (MA) 1:05 p.m., vehicle lockout. (MA) 1:27 p.m., call for sheriff. (MA) 3:52 p.m., call for sheriff. (OC) 5:19 p.m., vehicle lockout. (TI) 7:03 p.m., caller left inmate information. (MA) 7:07 p.m., call for ofcer. (MA) COURTHOUSE NEWS Ringgold County Courthouse hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. unless noted otherwise. Ringgold county now has a website at www.ringgoldcounty. us. Assessor: Neil Morgan, 4643233. Auditor: Amanda Waske, 464-3239. Board of Supervisors: David Inloes, chairman, Royce Dredge and Kraig Pennington, members, 464-3244. Supervisors meetings are open to the public and are held in the supervisors conference room located on the second oor between the clerk of court and auditors ofce. On days the board is not scheduled to be in ofce, please direct all inquiries to the auditors ofce. To schedule a meeting time with the supervisors, contact the auditors ofce. Regular board meetings are held on Mondays with ofcial public notice of the meeting agendas posted at the Ringgold county courthouse, Mount Ayr RecordNews, Sun Valley Lake and Diagonal city hall the day before. Clerk of Court (a state ofce): Jackie Saville, 464-3234; fax: 464-2478. Ofce hours: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8 a.m. noon and 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. The clerks ofce handles alimony and child support payments, probates, civil and criminal lings, magistrates court and records and services of adoptions, conservatorships, court proceedings, divorces, estates, grand jury, guardianships, judgments, juvenile proceedings, mechanics liens, mental health admissions, petit jury, surety company certicates, state hospital, trafc violations, trust funds, trusteeships. Certied copies can be made of above listed records. Court records are also available at www.iowacourts.gov. County Conservation Board: Kate Zimmerman, phone: 464-2787, email: rangerkate@iowatelecom.net. Please contact for information on rules and regulations, parks, trail ways, camping, shelter reservations, environmental education and more. Parks are open March 15 - November 15. Walk-in trafc is allowed year round. County Weed Commissioner: Brenda Adams, 641-344-9629. Development and Tourism: Karen Bender, Coordinator, 4643704. If anyone has any calendar events, please contact the development ofce at 641-464-3704. E-911 Service Board: Merle Walter, 307 N. Webster St., Mount Ayr, 464-3311. Emergency Management

Agency: Teresa Jackson, Coordinator, 109 W. Madison St., Suite 105, cell: 641-202-9671; phone: 464-3344; fax: 464-0663, email: tjackson@iowatelecom.net. Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The tornado sirens in Mount Ayr will be tested the rst Tuesday of each month unless there is severe weather. Engineer: Zach Gunsolley, P.E., 464-3232. 707 South Henderson Drive. Ofce hours: Monday Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. General Relief: Gary Smith, 109 W. Madison St., 464-2397. Mondays and Thursdays, 8 a.m. 4 p.m.; Tuesdays, 8 a.m. - noon; Closed Wednesdays and Fridays. In case of emergency 641-4642397 or 641-202-1199. Recorder: Karen Schaefer, 464-3231. Passport applications are taken daily from 8 a.m. - 11 a.m. and noon - 4 p.m. Certied vital records can be obtained from 8 a.m. - noon and 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. The recorders ofce serves as a passport agent. Items needed to apply are: certied copy of birth certicate, drivers license or state issued ID, two-inch square passport photos and passport application (both available at recorders ofce) and fees. Allow four to six weeks from date of application to receive passport book or card from the passport agency. Expedited service is available for an additional fee. Individuals with recent name changes can get their passport book/card updated without a fee within one year of issue. Forms may be obtained at the recorders ofce. For additional information call the recorders ofce or go to www.travel.state.gov/passport. Avoid a $5 penalty by renewing boat registrations by April 30, 2013. Sanitarian: Ringgold County Public Health Agency, 464-0691. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Public Health Agency: 119 S. Fillmore, 464-0691. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sheriff: Mike Sobotka, Emergency Only 911, Non-Emergency (Available 24/7) 464-3921 or 4642911. New location at the Ringgold County Law Enforcement Center, 801 West South Street. Hours are 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Road Conditions - dial 511 or online at www.IowaRoadConditions. org. Treasurer: Debbie Cannon, 464-3230. The second half of the 2011 property taxes are due March 31, 2013. Mailed payments postmarked by April 1, 2013 will not have a penalty assessed. When paying your taxes, please include the tax stub from your tax statement. Applications for 2013 Iowa Property Tax Credit for Elderly and Disabled Taypayers must be submitted by the ling date of May 1, 2013. Applications may be picked up in the ofce or downloaded at www.iowatreasurers.org. Property taxes can be paid online at www.iowatreasurers.org with Visa, Master Card and Discover credit cards or e-checks. Payments made in the ofce may be with cash, checks or with a Master Card, Visa or Discover credit or debit card. All documents conveying real estate need to have the name and address of the person to whom the property tax statement is to be mailed. Please check renewal notices and tax statements for the correct information. If the information is wrong, contact the treasurers ofce. Motorists can now renew motor vehicle registrations online at www.iowatreasurers.org if a renewal notice is received through the United States Postal Service that contains a personal identication number (PIN). Please be aware that the PIN can only be used one time. Contact the treasurers ofce for more information. Those with February birth dates are reminded to register their motor vehicles by March 31, 2013. Bring in the renewal statement received in the mail so renewals can be quickly processed. Drivers License Ofce: Lo-

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A crowd gathers at the Tingley depot as an eastbound train approaches. BY MIKE AVITT road. The tracks for this line were This photo comes courtesy of laid beginning in 1881 and passed the Clair Heyer collection, which through the towns of Grand River, I was allowed to scan, and Greg Beaconseld, Wirt (Ellston), TinSharp. Greg received the collec- gley, Goshen and Cleareld, with tion from Clairs daughter Kristine the line being completed to Shenanand I thank them for their generos- doah in November of 1882. ity. Clair was a Tingley historian The Keokuk & Western leased and recorded most of his long life the line upon completion but the in photographs. H&S went into receivership in Clair published a book in 2005 1895 and was leased by the Chicabased on his photographs, diary go, Burlington, & Quincy in 1896. and memories entitled The Kiss- The C. B. & Q. became owner by ing Game: Roots of Courtship deed in 1901. In the meantime, 1923-31. The book focuses on Wirts name was changed to EllClairs relationships during this ston in 1896, Goshen moved a period and afterward, as well. mile east and changed its name to Clair maintained his connection to Diagonal in 1889, and a ag stop friends and family as long as was called Kew (the moniker for the possible. CB&Q was the Q, hence Kew) In looking over Clairs photos, was added between Tingley and I saw many that were used in the Diagonal. Tingley centennial book, A HisThe longest serving station tory of Tingley, Iowa 1883-1983. agent I could nd was Earl RowSome of Clairs pictures were cop- land, who arrived at the Tingley deies or reprints, and this weeks pot from Yorktown, Iowa in 1930. photo is a copy of a postcard, prob- A September 13, 1945 Mount Ayr ably from about 1908. The Tingley Record-News says Mr. Rowland depot was built around 1883 by had accepted a position at Kahoka, the Humeston & Shenandoah Rail- MO and was leaving Tingley after cated in the Treasurers Ofce. Drivers licenses may be renewed any time during the period of 30 calendar days before and up to 60 calendar days after the drivers birth date. The drivers license station hours are Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Phone 464-3230 with questions. Veterans Affairs: Gary Smith, 464-2397. Mondays and Thursdays, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Tuesdays, 8 a.m. - noon; Closed Wednesdays and Fridays. In case of emergency 641-464-2397 or 641-202-1199.

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Social Community CalendarNOTICE - If you would like your organizations meeting dates to appear in the calendar, please contact Record-News staff at 464-2440. Thursday, March 7 Ringgold County Master Gardeners will meet at the Iowa State Extension ofce at 5 p.m. Southwest Iowa Shutterbugs will meet at the Creston Pizza Ranch. Chatter and food begins at 6 p.m. Regular meeting begins at 7 p.m. Sons of the American Legion will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Mount Ayr Legion hall. Alcoholics Anonymous meeting at 8 p.m. at the Neighborhood Center, Mount Ayr. Friday, March 8 MACHS Drama Department presents Donovans Daughters at the MACHS auditorium at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 9 Breakfast for supper at the Benton community building from 5 to 7 p.m. Freewill offering. MACHS Drama Department presents Donovans Daughters at the MACHS auditorium at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 10 Open house for David Jennings 90th birthday at the Ellston United Methodist Church fellowship hall from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday, March 11 Thin Within support group will meet at 5 p.m. at the Lighthouse. Mount Ayr Community School board meets at 6 p.m. in the MACS board room. Jam session at the Mount Ayr American Legion building from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Mount Ayr Golf and Country Club board will meet at 5:30 p.m. at the clubhouse. Sowing in Tears Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. at the Lighthouse Church, two miles west of Mount Ayr. Tuesday, March 12 Mount Ayr American Legion Post 172 will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Post. V.F.W. Lamoni Post will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Lamoni Community Center. Wednesday, March 13 $1 sack day every day at the Ringgold County Neighborhood Center. Public is invited to attend a support group, Touching Our Grief, sponsored by HCI Care Services (formerly Hospice of Central Iowa) from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Extension ofce. For more information, contact Kathy Rinehart, 464-2088. Ringgold Outdoor Alliance monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Iowa Roadhouse. Thursday, March 14 Mount Ayr Lions will meet at 6 p.m. Board meeting at 5:30 p.m. French galettes and crepes class at the Lamoni Community Center at 6:30 p.m. Farmers Appreciation Event with Michael Cotter at The Princess Theater at 7 p.m Waubonsie Memorial Center meeting at 7 p.m. in Benton. Topaz Lodge #438 A.F. & A.M. meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Temple on Main Street in Kellerton. Alcoholics Anonymous meeting at 8 p.m. at the Neighborhood Center, Mount Ayr. Saturday, March 16 Pancake supper at the United Baptist-Presbyterian Church from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Southern Iowa Parks & Recreations breakfast for supper at the Kellerton community center from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, March 18 Thin Within support group will meet at 5 p.m. at the Lighthouse. Ringgold County Hospital board meets at 5 p.m. in the hospital conference room. Mount Ayr City Council will meet at 6 p.m. at Mount Ayr City Hall. Jam session at the Mount Ayr American Legion building from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Chapter CK, P.E.O. will meet at 7 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Activity Center. Hostesses will be Linda Winkler, Sherri Hymbaugh and Joen Brown. Program is A Reason for Caring. Guest speaker will be Kathy Rinehart - Hospice Volunteering. Sowing in Tears Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. at the Lighthouse Church, two miles west of Mount Ayr. Tuesday, March 19 Calico Quilters will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon at the Senior Citizens Activity Center, Mount Ayr. Wednesday, March 20 $1 sack day every day at the Ringgold County Neighborhood Center. Parenting Plus will meet at 5:15 p.m. at the Neighborhood Center, Mount Ayr. There will be a WIC Clinic at the First Christian Church in Mount Ayr from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information contact the MATURA ofce in Creston at 641-782-8431.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Daffodil Days, an annual event sponsored by the American Caner Society, will come to its conclusion between March 11-15 when the daffodils will be delivered. As announced earlier, this will be the last year for this particular project. Orders are still being taken. The prices remain the same as the last few years: $10 for a bunch, $15 for Dainty daffodils which can be planted after they bloom and $25 for the collectible bear and a bunch of daffodils. If you would like a bunch of daffodils in a vase to be delivered anonymously to someone special, that can be arranged for $25. If you have any questions, contact Phyllis Riggs, 464-2655 or Helen Terry, 464-2355.

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5coaches. Payton Weehler also played basketball at Graceland University Saturday. Jensen Stewart, a student at William Penn University, is on spring break this week. She is visiting with family and friends. Wyatt Jackson went with the Mount Ayr jazz band to Audubon for the SWIBA Jazz Contest Tuesday. Craig and Kathi Braby visited with Jane and Roland Buck Saturday. Carme and Todd Lilienthal were also visiting the Bucks. Abbi Overholser was a participant in the Sparks Expo Sunday evening. Wyatt Jackson accompanied the Mount Ayr FFA to Indianola Thursday. The members took part in the FFA sub-district competition. Joe, Donna and Megan Warin went to Maryville, MO Wednesday night to watch the Mercer high school basketball team play in a tournament game, which they won. Joe went with friends to Saint Joseph, MO Saturday to watch the team. They won again which means they will be in the Missouri Show Me Down Final Four. There are three volunteers from Chicago, IL visiting Betsy Keenan this week. They hope to get some outside work done. Veronica Mecko starts a new bird job in Missouri this week. She will be there for a few weeks. Wyatt Jackson, Laura Davison and Maddie Mobley are in or helping with the high school play. There will be performances Friday and Saturday nights. Kathi Braby attended the Sparks Expo Sunday evening. Donna and Megan Warin were in Afton Saturday morning. Megan played AAU volleyball. Megan Warin went to the Sparks Expo Sunday. Wendell and Joan Jackson attended the rst round of the MIAA basketball tournament in Maryville, MO Monday evening. Northwest Missouri won over Missouri Western to advance to the second round in Kansas City Thursday.

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Bobbi Bainum 767-5211March 4 - There is not a lot to report from the Senior Center this week, as Mother Nature blessed this area with another snowstorm and the Center was closed for a day and a half because of the weather. They were open until noon on Tuesday, Feb. 26, but none of the sewing group ventured out into the snow and cold to meet at the Center that morning. Of course, bingo was canceled in the afternoon. Wednesday, because of the school being closed, the Center was also closed. Thursday the Center was open as usual but with the sound of jack hammers and lots of digging going on outside the front door. It seems one of the neighbors had been having sewer problems and Thursday was the day chosen to get it xed. Those at the Center had just a few issues with getting in and out of the building, but they were never without water or sewer and all went well. Now, however, they are dealing with the temporary mess where the trench was lled back in. Oh well, as mother used to say, Get through it and nobody will know 100 years from now. Those at the Center just nished the chair exercises for this morning. Their faithful ve were there participating, as usual. It is very enjoyable and relaxing and they would be happy to have you join them next time. They exercise Monday and Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. Sharon is busy doing the centerpieces and bulletin board for the new month, along with all the other rst-of-the-month duties. Everyone there is looking forward to Janet and Lyle Hogue coming back from their Texas vacation. Those at the Center have been ne on their own but surely miss them both. If you have never been to the Center, they would like for you to come in and check it out. They think you will be very pleasantly surprised by the nice facility and all it has to offer. March 4 - Many happy returns to Snowball Hanks whose birthday is on Monday. Ian Abarr was home from Iowa State for the weekend. Dorothy Barber, Kathy Quick and Belinda Jeralds went to the movie at the Princess Theater Saturday. Helen Combs, Lil Rinehart, Vickie Jeanes and Bobbi Bainum went to the musical, The Elves and the Shoemaker, at Worth County R-III school in Grant City, MO Saturday afternoon. Lils grandchildren, Jacob, Jeremy and Justina Wimer, were members of the cast. Jarrett Hargrave was also in the cast. Helen Combs visited with Carroll Olney and Joe Olney of Abbeville, LA Sunday afternoon. Steve, Tracee, Lew and Reas Knapp went to watch their friend, Twydell Love of Kansas City, play in his last basketball game at Graceland University last Monday. Lew went to the jazz band competition Tuesday in Audubon. Reas spent Sunday afternoon with Briar Knapp. Ellyot Overholser was a lunch guest at Peggy and Jerry Overholsers Sunday. Mike Robertson of Omaha, NE was a Saturday visitor at Betty and J.W. Robertsons. Wanda Hoseld was their visitor Saturday evening. Cindy Snethen and Lil Rinehart went to the musical, The Elves and the Shoemaker, Friday evening at the school in Grant City, MO. Cindy and Donna Melvin went to the movie in Mount Ayr Sunday afternoon. Annabel Walkup went to Grandparents Day at the elementary school in Mount Ayr for Brian Tennant. Annabel visited with Vera Carson during the week. Sunday afternoon visitors of Bainums were Bill Hunt, Gary Hoseld, Chaz Abarr, Kurtis and Max Wimer, Snowball Hanks, Tim Saville and David Hunt.

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

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

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