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Butler County 4-Her’s 

promoting fair events 

The Butler County Fair starts soon 

and Butler County 4-H members 

are selling fair tickets. By selling 

fair Super Savers, Family Packs and 

Carnival Tickets they can earn some 

great prizes. 

Super Saver Ticket Packs include 

tickets for all 7 Grandstand Events 

are only $25. Families can take advantage 

of the Family Pack that includes 

4 Super Savers, 20 Carnival 

Tickets and discount coupons to 6 

fair food vendors for $110. 

The 2011 Butler County Fair runs 

from June 22 nd to the 26 th more information 

about tickets and events is 

available at the Fair’s website, www. 

butlercountyfair.com. 

Hamburger/Brat Fry 

planned for June 3 

The annual hamburger/brat fry, 

including pie provided by the Allison 

Garden Club, will be held on 

Friday, June 3 at 5 at St. James Lutheran 

Church, an event sponsored 

by the Allison Commercial Club and 

runs in conjunction with the Allison 

Queen Contest. 

The new queen will be crowed at 

approximately 6 p.m. 

Open microphone night 

at Wilder Park 

Wilder Park is hosting open mic 

night on Saturdays this summer 

starting June 4 at 7:30 p.m. Sign up 

starts at 7 p.m. at the shelter house. 

Clarksville Lions Club 

to host Fishing Derby 

The Clarksville Lions Club is 

hosting a Fishing Derby on Saturday, 

June 4 from 9 a.m. – noon at 

Sportsmans Park, Clarksville. There 

will be prizes for everyone, a drawing 

for a trolling motor and a DNR 

fishing clinic. Admission is $5 and 

proceeds go to the scholarship fund. 

1st Annual Putt Putt 

Tractor Ride for the Cure 

The 1st Annual Putt Putt Tractor 

Ride for the Cure will be held Saturday, 

June 5 from 2 - 5 p.m. at Max 

Folkerts Farm, 20107 245th St., Allison. 

Bring the family and ride the trolley. 

Lunch will be provided after the 

ride. $10 suggested entry fee with 

all proceeds going to Relay for Life. 

Call 319-267-2953 to register. 

Writers Group meeting 

There will be a Writers Group 

meeting on Tuesday, June 7 at 7 p.m. 

in the Community Room at the Allison 

Public Library. Writers of all 

ages and levels of experiences are 

welcome. The writing challenge 

this month is on the theme of ‘travel’. 

Refreshments will be served. If 

you have any questions, call Robyn 

Mulder at 319-267-2639. 

Earth box gardening 

demonstration 

The Allison Garden Club would 

like to invite the public to an earth 

box gardening demonstration. Interested 

persons should meet at the 

Assisted Living at Elm Springs at 7 

p.m. on June 13. 

For more information, call 319- 

267-2871. 

Vacation Bible School 

Vacation Bible School will take 

place June 27-30. Preschool aged 

children will go from 9 – 11 a.m. at 

United Church of Christ in Allison 

and children entering grades 1 – 6 

will go from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at St. 

James Lutheran Church in Allison. 

Register before June 14 with 

Daleth Pothast by e-mailing ddpothast@netins.net 

or call 319-267- 

2641 or 319-415-9683. 

Greene River Days 5K 

Sat. June 18 

Little Bearcats is sponsoring the 

3rd annual Greene River Days 5K on 

June 18th at 8:30 AM in Perrin Park. 

Pre-register by June 4th to guarantee 

a t-shirt. Forms are available at 

the grocery stores and libraries in 

Greene and Allison. Forms can also 

be downloaded from 

www.littlebearcats.weebly.com 

P.O. Box 8 

Allison, IA 50602 

319-267-2731 

Memorial Day services held in Allison 

By Staci Miller – Editor 

A loan guaranty agreement between 

Butler County and Parkersburg 

Economic Development (PED) 

was discussed at the Butler County 

Supervisor meeting on Tuesday, 

May 24. 

After the tornado in 2008, PED 

took a proactive response to the 

devastation and built Park Plaza, 

a five-unit, commercial building 

located near the intersection of 

Highways 57 and 14. Financing 

was provided by several electric 

cooperatives, guaranteed by Iowa 

State Bank and Butler County. 

As the October deadline 

approaches for PED to pay back 

the loans totaling $747,000, only 

North Butler exchange students depart 

By Staci Miller - Editor 

Summer has arrived and for North 

Butler exchange students, Carlos 

Jair Nara and Tim Roeder, that 

means saying goodbye to a town full 

of friends, and some they call family, 

that they’ve grown to love. 

For nine months, the young men 

have stayed with the Yerkes family 

in Greene; Paul and Connie and their 

sons Casey and Carter. 

“[Carlos and Tim] are so upbeat 

and light-hearted; they find comedy 

in everything. Extremely enjoyable! 

We’ll be very sad when they go,” 

Connie Yerkes said. 

At first… 

Adjusting was hard, as Greene, 

Iowa wasn’t either of the young 

men’s first 

choice to call 

a “home away 

from home”. 

C a r l o s 

comes from 

the city of 

Celaya, in the 

state of Guanajuato,Mexico, 

a location 

with over 

310,000 residents. 

When 

he found out 

the exchange program had placed 

him in Greene, Iowa, he immediately 

thought, “no way, I don’t want to 

go anymore,” feeling as if he’d been 

placed “in the middle of nowhere.” 

“Once I saw pictures of the family 

and everything else…I decided to 

come and try it out,” Carlos said. 

Sharing in Carlos’ hesitation, Tim 

Roeder is from Siegen, Germany, 

a city with the population of about 

100,000, said he was “depressed” 

when he heard of his placement in 

Greene. 

“I was like, Iowa? Come on guys,” 

Tim said with a smile. And then 

Greene, 1,000 people, come on! But 

I just had to hope for the best and it 

turned out really good!” 

Once they arrived… 

Although both students jumped 

right in, with Carlos running cross 

country and Tim playing football, it 

was tough in the beginning. 

Being away from family and 

speaking English all day – especially 

in the classroom – was difficult for 

them to get used to. 

Also, cultural stereotypes made it 

harder to build friendships. 

According to Carlos, it is easier to 

make friends in Mexico, as people 

seem more open to him, but he stated 

at North Butler, he could tell the 

friendships were more sincere. 

“It took me a little bit more time 

to make friends, but I realized that 

here, when you have friends, they’re 

really true friends,” Carlos said. 

“I’ve made some amazing friends... 

and that is something I didn’t have 

in Mexico.” 

Around the house, the guys pitched 

in cleaning their bathroom, bedroom 

and doing laundry. 

“I hope to 

“It was awesome being 

here; the best place ever. I 

love the people, I love the 

way they treated me, I 

love my friends and that 

is why I don’t want to go 

back; I’m too happy here.” 

send them 

back more 

capable of 

helping their 

family…more 

aware,” Connie 

said 

During their 

stay in the 

states, Carlos 

and Tim got 

to travel to the 

Black Hills, 

Chicago, and 

Minnesota to name a few. 

When asked what their favorite 

memory was, neither of them could 

think of just one. 

“I saw a lot and experienced a lot,” 

said Tim. “It was a great year.” 

Now… 

Both young men will return home 

and finish school, as Carlos has two 

more years of high school and Tim 

will complete classes in Germany 

equivalent to college courses in the 

States. 

Tim’s goals include one day becoming 

a pilot and Carlos plans to 

return to the U.S. to attend college 

to study business so he can open a 

coffee shop. 

Carlos said, “It was awesome being 

here; the best place ever. I love 

the people, I love the way they treated 

me, I love my friends and that is 

why I don’t want to go back; I’m too 

happy here.” 

Tim said, “It was kind of easy to 

leave Germany because I knew I 

-Carlos Jair Nara 

Volume 38 - Number 22 

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The North Butler Middle School band performed during the parade 

in honor of American soldiers during Memorial Day services held on 

Monday, May 30. (Photo by Staci Miller) 

Parkersburg Park Plaza 

loan deadline approaches 

three of the five units have been 

sold, leaving the Butler County 

Supervisors concerned the county 

will have to step up and cover over 

$275,000 that has yet to be earned, 

as Iowa State Bank is first in line to 

be paid back. 

PED representatives, Virgil 

Goodrich and Jan Johnson assured 

the county supervisors “the loan 

will be paid one way or another,” 

providing their options of selling the 

two remaining units before October 

or obtaining the remaining unpaid 

loan balance from a local bank. 

A follow-up meeting has been 

scheduled in June to further discuss 

solutions as the October deadline 

continues to approach. 

Allison Amvets march through the cemetery in honor of American soldiers during Memorial Day 

services held on Monday, May 30. (Photo by Staci Miller) Visit our website at www.butlercountytribune.com 

for more photos and video 

was coming back after ten months, 

but I don’t know when I’ll come 

back here to see my new friends and 

family…and I enjoyed my time here. 

I’m not ready to leave.” 

“Things will slow down a lot when 

they leave,” Carter said. “They’re 

more than friends, they’re like brothers, 

but we didn’t fight like brothers. 

It’s a bond that won’t ever be bro- 

Thursday, June 2, 2011 

ken.” 

For the family… 

The Yerkes’ are hosting an exchange 

student from France briefly 

this summer and two more starting 

in August for the school year; one 

from Brazil, one from Spain. 

The family has hosted seven exchange 

students in the past four 

years and recommends any family 

thinking of participating to do so, 

as there are always more students 

wanting to come to the states than 

families available. 

“We enjoy all the kids,” Connie 

said. “They all bring a different 

aspect, a different element…it’s 

great.” 

The Yerkes family have hosted two exchange students for the past nine months. Pictured from left to 

right; Paul Yerkes, Carter Yerkes, Tim Roeder (Germany), Connie Yerkes, Casey Yerkes and Carlos Jair 

Nara (Mexico). (Submitted photo)

2 Editorial 

• Thursday, June 2, 2011 Butler County Tribune-Journal • Clarksville Star 

The Clover Connection 

Nancy Jensen 

Butler County CYC 

nejensen@iastate.edu 

Let’s do it for our kids! 

If there was only one thing I learned 

from my years in the classroom (and 

believe there were A LOT!) it would 

be to NEVER, EVER underestimate 

the power of a parent, particularly 

the power of a mother. 

While I’m just sure my sons-inlaw 

and daughter-in-law would say 

I am pretty easy to get along with (at 

least I hope they would say that!) I 

know when someone did something 

to one of my offspring that I didn’t 

particularly care for, I usually let 

them know it! I never approached 

one of their coaches asking why 

my kids weren’t starting or at least 

playing (I’m afraid they might take 

after their mother who is not very 

talented in any sport! I am however, 

holding out for that archery thing!). 

I was told by one coach, through my 

daughter, to stop giving her the “evil 

glare”. If she was busy coaching, 

how would she know I was giving 

her any kind of glare? My kids all 

grew up to be great adults and I like 

to think my husband and I had a little 

to do with that! 

I’m sure their years in 4-H had 

equal influence in their lives. From 

my viewpoint, 4-H is the ONLY 

educational organization that allows 

kids to not only learn a skill, whether 

it’s speaking in front of a group, 

keeping records on a livestock 

project or leading on council, but 

to also allow them to actually put 

that skill into practice and change 

behavior. This is a HUGE part 

of 4-H – a high degree of handson 

learning and then carrying that 

learning into the community to 

make a difference. In a recent study 

done by Iowa State University (the 

2008 Iowa 4-H Youth Citizenship, 

Leadership and Communication 

Self-Assessment Research Study) 

scores in citizenship, leadership and 

communication all reported over a 

65% improvement, many over 70%, 

following their years in 4-H. 

Now this may just be frustration 

on my part, but I’d like to know how 

we can get more kids to actively take 

part in our organization since we 

know they will; practice citizenship, 

leadership and communication 

skills, be a positive influence on 

others, make a difference in their 

communities, learn necessary 

teamwork skills and have their basic 

A Correction (that’s good news!) 

I’ve repeatedly said that the state 

of Iowa will have $600 million in 

our reserve funds and $300 million 

in our ending balance when the fiscal 

year comes to a close on June 30. 

I argued that with so much money 

on hand—far more than most other 

states—there is no need to deeply 

cut our local schools, community 

colleges and universities. 

That statement was partially in 

error, and I want to issue a correction. 

It turns out Iowa’s economy 

is recovering even better than 

expected. Michael Fitzgerald, Iowa’s 

State Treasurer, reported this week 

that we’ll have an additional $100 

million in our ending balance when 

this fiscal year comes to a close on 

June 30. 

These additional dollars can help 

protect Iowa’s local schools and 

create new jobs. There are now 

100 million more reasons why the 

compromises needed to end the 

session should be easier to find. 

Senate votes to improve mental 

health services for Iowans 

We voted this week to make mental 

health and disability services more 

accessible and affordable to Iowans 

in all parts of the state. 

Senate File 525 creates a legislative 

interim committee to propose 

statutory legislation to redesign our 

state’s mental health and disability 

services, which are used by Iowans 

with mental illness, intellectual 

disabilities and developmental 

disabilities. The committee will 

develop legislation to establish a set 

of basic services that all counties 

must provide and to streamline 

funding. 

developmental needs met? 

One thing I have noticed over 

and over with Butler County 4-H 

youth, the really involved 4-Hers 

(the ones who go out and make those 

differences in their communities) 

have involved parents right behind 

them. These actively involved 

parents may be serving as club 

leaders or just supporting their 

children but they are helping these 

youth build a strong foundation from 

which they can grow and develop. 

Our active families are offering their 

young people the opportunity to 

have hand-on learning experiences 

take place, in which it is okay to 

try, make mistakes, learn from those 

mistakes and try again. 

I found this “Parent’s 4-H 

Pledge” on the Iowa 4-H website. It 

originated in the Extension program 

at Illinois University. 

“I pledge my HEAD to give my 

child the information I can, to 

help him/her see things clearly, 

and to make wise decisions. 

I pledge my HEART to encourage 

and support my child no 

matter whether he/she has 

successes or disappointments. 

I pledge my HANDS to help my 

child’s club; if I cannot be a 

club leader, I can help in many 

equally important ways. 

I pledge my HEALTH to keep my 

child strong and well for a 

better world through 4-H for my 

child’s club, our community, 

our country, and our world.” 

I’ve heard it said that behind 

every good president is a strong 

first lady. I’d like to go on record 

as saying, “Behind every actively 

involved 4-H’er is some active 

parent involvement.” When we sign 

up 4-Hers in the fall, we should be 

signing up parents to help in any 

way they can. We should NEVER 

hesitate to ask them to help; if they 

are actively involved, their kids are 

more likely to be involved and stay 

active. 

I’ll close with this awesome quote 

credited to Chief Sitting Bull but still 

so very important today. “Let us put 

our minds together and see what life 

we can make for our children.” 

So let’s do that – all work together 

to improve the lives of our children! 

The goal is to develop a 

statewide system that is regionally 

administered and locally delivered 

to provide greater access to mental 

health care and services for Iowans 

who need them. The new system 

must be in place by July 1, 2013. 

Currently, mental health services 

for adults are provided at the county 

level, meaning Iowa has up to 99 

different mental health systems. 

Services generally include treatment, 

vocational opportunities, support 

services that help Iowans remain a 

part of their community, and group 

homes. 

Reform is also necessary because 

funding for our mental health system 

is complex, comes from a variety of 

sources, and is not sufficient to cover 

costs. 

Additional information 

This is a legislative column by 

Senator Amanda Ragan, representing 

Mitchell and Floyd counties and 

parts of Cerro Gordo and Howard 

counties. For newsletters, photos 

and further information, go to www. 

senate.iowa.gov/Ragan. 

To contact Senator Ragan 

during the week, call the Senate 

Switchboard at 515-281-3371. 

Otherwise she can be reached at 

home at 641-424-0874. E-mail her 

at amanda.ragan@legis.iowa.gov. 

Senator Ragan is an Assistant 

Senate Majority Leader, chair of the 

Human Resources Committee and 

vice-chair of the Health & Human 

Services Budget Subcommittee. She 

also serves on the Appropriations, 

Rules & Administration, Natural 

Resources & Environment, and 

Veterans Affairs committees. 

Butler County Extension News 

Around 

By Bill Arndorfer Butler 

Butler-Grundy Extension Educator 

County 

Try Composting 

Don’t know what to do with 

your lawn clippings, weeds or 

other plant materials? Why not 

compost. Composting is one way 

to reduce yard waste. Compost is 

simply decomposed plant material 

that, when mixed with soil, can be 

used to improve soil properties. As 

the weather warms and the lawns, 

gardens, trees, shrubs and flowers 

grow more quickly, it is time to 

think about what to do with the 

yard waste that will be produced 

by all this plant growth. Yard waste 

can be composted and turned into a 

useful product that can be used in the 

garden, lawn or flower beds. This 

column will review composting dos 

and don’ts and will hopefully help 

you decide if this is something you 

might want to try. 

What can you put into a compost 

pile? Leaves, fresh grass clippings, 

weeds that have not gone to 

seed, shredded paper, hedge 

clippings, cornstalks, crushed 

corncobs and sawdust are common 

materials used. Apple cores and 

banana peels placed in the compost 

pile should be covered by one or 

more of these materials to limit the 

attraction of flies. 

Fresh lawn clippings, weeds and 

alfalfa have a low carbon to nitrogen 

ratio. Leaves, shredded paper, 

hedge clippings, cornstalks, crushed 

corncobs and sawdust have a high 

carbon to nitrogen ratio. Therefore 

the compost pile will work best 

when there is a mix of these different 

materials. A ten to one carbon 

to nitrogen ratio is needed for a 

compost pile to function well. 

Fair Entry 

Deadline is 

June 7 

All 4-H and FFA entries for the 

2011 Butler County Fair are due to 

the Butler County Extension Office 

on or before 4:30 p.m., June 7, 2011. 

This includes all livestock and small 

animal entries. NO ENTRIES 

WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 

JUNE 7th!! 

Nancy Jensen, Butler County 4-H 

CYC, reminds 4-H’ers and FFA 

members to get their entries in on 

time! Entries can be made to the 

Butler County Extension Office 

in Allison from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday or by 

mail. If done by mail, remember to 

enclose payment for livestock stall 

fees if required. Wristbands will be 

purchased at the fairboard office this 

year. Remember, entries are due by 

4:30 p.m. on June 7th! 

Dates for the 2011 Butler County 

Fair are June 22-26th. The public 

is encouraged to attend any or all 

events! See you there!! 

Turn off the 

television, 

Turn on 

their minds. 

In school or at home, 

the newspaper is a 

textbook for life. 

Encourage your children 

to make reading the 

newspaper a part of their 

everyday routine for 

lifelong learning. 

Do not put meat scraps or bones 

into the pile as they do not compost 

easily and are likely to attract dogs, 

rodents or other animals. Also, don’t 

put in diseased plant materials, pet 

excrement or weeds that have gone 

to seed as the seed and pathogens 

will most likely not be destroyed by 

the composting process. 

To speed up the decomposition 

rate, you may want to try the 

following: chop or shred the 

materials to be composted; add a 

high-nitrogen, complete analysis 

fertilizer to the pile; incorporate 

barnyard manure into the pile; and 

turn the compost about once a week 

during the season, adding water 

each time (the composting material 

should feel like a damp sponge-a 

drop or two of water should drip 

out when tightly squeezed). Using 

all these techniques will hasten the 

decomposition rate. Decomposition 

rate is affected by the type of material 

used, size of particles and amount of 

moisture and oxygen present. 

The benefit to using compost is 

that it will increase the amount of 

organic matter in the soil, 

therefore enhancing the soil tilth 

of flower and vegetable gardens. 

Building up organic matter 

increases both its water holding 

capacity and its productive ability 

enabling plants to better tolerate 

droughts. 

To learn more about composting 

or how to build a compost unit, 

contact the Butler office of ISU 

Extension at 319-267-2707 and ask 

for publication PM 683. 

Tie the knot and cut the cake 

Congratulations! You have tied the 

knot and cut the cake… Now what? 

Although next year’s tax day seems 

far away, it will be here before you 

know it. 

Marriage can mean a change in 

name. Ensure the names you will 

enter on your first tax return match 

the names and Social Security 

numbers on file with the Social 

Security Administration. Make the 

change with SSA as soon as possible 

if there is a spousal name change. 

Even if you get married on Dec. 

31, 2011, you are considered to have 

been married for the entire year. 

Check your withholding to be sure 

you are having enough taxes taken 

out of your paychecks. If you both 

work, your combined income may 

place you in a higher tax bracket 

Making a change to your 

withholding now can eliminate 

or reduce a tax bill next year. Use 

Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding 

Allowance Certificate, to make the 

needed adjustments and give the 

form to your employer. 

Make sure the IRS knows of your 

correct mailing address. Either you 

can notify the US Postal Service or 

you can complete and mail an IRS 

Form 8822, Change of Address 

form, to the address listed on page 2 

of the form. 

Let your employer know about any 

name and address changes as soon as 

possible. This will ensure that you 

receive your Form W-2, Wage and 

Tax Statement, at the right time to 

file. Also, ensure other payers, such 

as banks and investment companies, 

have your updated name and address 

as well. 

You may be wondering how being 

married will affect your taxes. When 

you file your return, you will be 

able to choose between filing jointly 

with your spouse (which may lower 

your combined tax) or using the 

filing status called married and filing 

separately. Most couples prefer the 

joint option, but depending upon 

your particular financial and tax 

circumstances, separate filings could 

be warranted. 

Joint filing typically is a good idea 

if you both work and one makes 

considerably more than the other. 

Combining incomes could bring 

the higher earnings into a lower 

tax bracket. Some tax credits are 

only available to a married couple 

when they file a joint return. And 

logistically, it’s easier to deal with 

just one return. 

Separate returns might be 

preferable if one spouse has large 

medical bills and can meet the 

deduction threshold by considering 

only his or her income. Other 

itemized deduction thresholds 

(miscellaneous deductions or 

casualty losses) also could be easier 

for just one partner to meet. 

Keep in mind, though, that if 

one spouse itemizes on his or her 

separate return, the other spouse 

also must itemize. That could pose 

a costly problem for a spouse who 

has no or few itemized expenses 

and would be better off claiming the 

standard deduction. 

Separate filing also is recommended 

when a spouse has concerns about 

tax claims the other wants to make. 

In most situations, when couples file 

jointly, each partner accepts equal 

responsibility for any tax due or 

penalties that might be assessed if 

problems arise with the return. 

When it comes to wedding 

planning, details are important. So 

take these steps now to ensure your 

first tax season as husband and wife 

goes as smoothly. 

For more information about 

person income taxes, contact your 

local ISUE Extension office and 

ask for a copy of PM 1455, Money 

Mechanics: Taxes. 

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Clarksville Star • Butler County Tribune-Journal 

Clubs & Meetings 

CLARKSVILLE REBEKAH 

LODGE #533 

Twelve Sisters and one Oddfellow 

Brother met at the cemetery at 12:45 

to honor our deceased members on 

May 23. 

The members then met at the 

Church of Christ at 1:30 p.m. with 

Noble Grand Dawn Coates opening 

lodge in due form. Twelve members 

answered roll call. 

The minutes from the previous 

meeting were read and approved. 

Sister Dorothy Knoedler reported 

Sister Gladiabelle Juel was in Bartels, 

and the Clarksville Rebekah sisters 

reported visiting Sister Gladiabelle 

in the hospital on Wednesday at 

Waverly. 

One bill was presented, a motion 

was made, and seconded to pay it 

was carried. 

Communications: A thank you 

from Sister Helen Thompson for her 

flower basket she received when in 

the hospital. Articles out of Hawkeye 

Odd Fellow were read. A letter from 

Rebekah Assembly Secretary was 

read. 

Committee Report: The lunch 

committee for June 13 meeting is 

Sisters Dawn Coates and Kitty Yost. 

New Business: Reminder the Vice 

President Mary Lynn Stufflebeam 

and her advisor Norma Miller will 

be at our meeting June 13 and also 

the Anchor Rebekahs from New 

Hartford. 

At our June 27 meeting, we will be 

honoring our Past Noble Grands and 

our 25 year and more members. So 

the entertainment committee will be 

active. 

Seven sisters reported going to 

Cedar Falls on May 18. They had a 

good time. 

With no further business, lodge 

was closed in due form. 

Secretary 

Betty Schurman 

________ 

BUTLER COUNTY 

YOUNG RIDERS 4-H CLUB 

Minutes May 1, 2011 

The May meeting of the B.C. 

Young Riders was called to order 

by President Molli Wise at the home 

of Sidney, Avery and Riley Groen. 

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by 

Christine Reyna. Roll call of ‘what 

do you have done for fair projects’ 

was answered by 12 members. 

No secretaries report. 

Treasurer’s report was given by 

treasurer Christine Reyna. Motion 

by Courtney Reyna to approve 

report, seconded by Shelby Rowson. 

Motion approved. 

Our fair booth committee needs 

cardboard and a school picture from 

all members. 

Old business: All members were 

asked to sign thank you cards. Our 

Pony Express ride collected 717.83 

for Camp Sunnyside. Jase and his 

dad and Sue attended Bottle Bucket 

Workshop. Christine Reyna and 

Keira McIlrath attended the Iowa 

Youth Benefit Clinic. Our pie sale at 

the Aplington Sale Barn horse sale 

was a huge success! 

New business: 4-H camp info for 

anyone interested. White class cards 

for fair due June 7th, but get them 

in asap. Fair packets to sell were 

gone over and need to be turned 

in by June 18th to Kathy Meyer or 

other fairboard director in order to 

get prize. For the Butler County 

Council mini carnival of kids’ day 

at the fair from 3-4 pm, we will 

hold a fish game Keivan and Josie 

Oldenburger held during our garage 

sale last year and was a huge success. 

Cost was decided $1.00. Prize will 

be a goldfish if they make a ball in 

the jar. All families are to bring two 

glass bowls, to hold a goldfish for 

winners, to our June meeting. The 

Oldenburger family was nominated 

to run it. 

Upcoming events: May 2nd last 

day to enroll in project area 

May 7th Communications Day at 

Extension Office 

May 7th Halter & Showmanship 

Official Paper, City and County. 

Published Weekly By 

Clarksville Star 

(USPS #116-060) 

101 S. Main St., P.O. Box 788, 

Clarksville, IA 50619-0788 

clinic 11:00 am 

May 12th Container Garden 

Workshop 6:00 pm Ext.Off. 

May 14th Bottle Bucket calf weigh 

in 

May 16th Livestock ID’s due to 

Ext. Office 

May 21st BCYR Open fun show 

9:00 am 

BCYR’s next meeting is June 

5th at 1:00 pm at the Extension 

Office with Nancy Jensen, County 

Youth Coordinator, there to help 

place projects in classes and fill 

out proper forms. Trail clinic will 

follow meeting at 3:00 pm at the 

fairgrounds. 

Motion to adjourn the meeting 

was made by Sidney Groen and 

seconded by Christine Reyna. 

Meeting adjourned. 4-H pledge was 

led by Avery Groen. May baskets 

and drinks were provided by the 

Groen’s. 

Avery Groen gave us a presentation 

on her dog, Otis, which is a Dorkie 

(Dacshund + Yorkie). Then, Sidney 

and Riley gave their presentation on 

brushes and proper way to use them 

on your horse. 

________ 

SHELL ROCK AMERICAN 

LEGION AUXILIARY #393 

The American Legion #393 met 

in the Veteran’s Room of the Boyd 

Building at 9:30 a.m. on May 19, 

with 20 members present. 

President, Carol Ann Kruse called 

the meeting to order at according 

to manual. Charlene Whiteside, in 

place of the Chaplain, gave a prayer. 

“America the Beautiful was sung 

with Bernice Kimball at the piano. 

Roll Call of Officers with 2nd 

Vice-President, Malinda Voy, and 

Chaplain, Anne Boerschel, and 

Sgt at Arms, Sharane Greenlee 

absent. Minutes of the previous 

meeting were read, with one 

correction. Treasurer’s report was 

given by Judy Ripley. 

Judy Ripley also gave the Poppy 

report, with the correct amount, next 

month. 

May 16, was our Poppy Distribution 

Day. Supper was served at 5:00 p.m. 

with distribution at 5:30. It was 

decided to give our Poppy maker, 

Larry Emerson, $15.00. Motion was 

made by Marge Pruin, 2nd by Pearl 

Taylor. Approved. Poppy Poster 

winners from the 4th grade were 

announced. First prize of $3.00 went 

to Libby Dix; second prize of $2.00 

went to Elizabeth Rand; and third 

prize of $1.00 went to Alexandra 

Lambert. All who entered the contest 

received 50 cents. 

Motion to pay bills was made by 

Bernice Kimball, 2nd by Sandy 

Cain. Approved. Jeff and Donna 

Busch, Anne Boerschel, Rose Mary 

Willson, and Carol Heckman were 

thanked for painting. 

Sandy Cain, Card Chairman, sent 

cards to Marge George, Sharane 

Greenlee, and Hank Willson. 

Winnie Cain did a program entitled 

“A Tribute to Don Nichols and all 

who are Serving.” She ended with 

his quote: “It’s not about how hard 

you get knocked down, it’s about 

how quick you get up and keep on 

fighting.” 

NEW BUSINESS: Judy Ripley and 

Donna Busch will make the wreaths 

for Memorial Day. Cindy Frerichs 

will still do 2 wreaths. Winnie Cain, 

Connie Christensen, and Marge 

Pruin will provide rides to the 

cemetery. Meet at 8:45 a.m. by the 

Library to start the parade. Carol 

Heckman and Judy Ripley will carry 

our banner. 

President thanked Judy Ripley 

and Carol Heckman for doing the 

display case at the Library. It is filled 

with “Symbols of America.” 

Judy Renning was a guest at the 

meeting. She now lives in Minnesota. 

Judy Ripley made the motion to 

adjourn. 

“God Bless America” was sung. 

Closing Prayer by Charlene 

Whiteside. 

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POSTMASTER – 

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P.O. Box 29 

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Phone: 319-278-4641 

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Social Events 

Wedding 

Announcement 

Justin Brekke 

and Abby Foster 

Justin Brekke and Abby Foster are 

announcing their upcoming wedding 

on June 25, 2011. 

Abby is originally from Clarksville 

and is employed at Exceptional 

Persons Inc. Justin is from West 

Union and is employed at John 

Deere. 

Parents of the couple are Don and 

Deb Foster and Lonnie and Mary 

Ann Brekke. 

They currently reside in New 

Hartford. 

St. Ambrose 

announces 

candidates for 

commencement 

St. Ambrose University held its 

Spring Commencement Saturday, 

May 14, at the i Wireless Center, 

Moline, Ill. 

Graduate Degree Candidates 

included Katie Wedeking of 

Clarksville with a degree in 

Occupational Therapy. She was 

one of 677 candidates receiving her 

degree during the ceremony. 

St. Ambrose University, founded 

in 1882, is a liberal arts university 

affiliated with the Roman Catholic 

Church. Visit http://www.sau.edu/ 

Commencement/Commencement_ 

Spring_2011.html to learn more 

about St. Ambrose commencement. 

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Births 

Daphney 

LuAnn Betts 

Lilly and Gavin Betts are proud 

to announce the birth of their sister, 

Daphney LuAnn. She was born April 

2, 2011 at Waverly Health Center 

at 3:00 p.m. Daphney weighed 

7 pounds 5 ounces and was 19.5 

inches long. 

Proud parents are Aaron and Crystal 

Betts of Waverly. Grandparents 

are Lynda Kisner of Osage, Kurt 

Ketelsen of Wilmington, North 

Carolina, and Larry and JoAnn Betts 

of Clarksville. Great-grandparents 

are Karen Ketelsen of Osage and 

Robert and Maureen Hemann of 

Emmetsburg. 

Fehring 

graduates from 

Coe College 

Terry Fehring of Shell Rock was 

awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree 

in psychology with a minor in 

gender studies at Coe College on 

May 8. Fehring is a 2007 graduate 

of Waverly-Shell Rock High School. 

At Coe’s graduation, President 

James Phifer conferred Bachelor 

of Arts, Bachelor of Science in 

Nursing, Bachelor of Music, and 

Master of Arts in Teaching degrees 

upon 287 graduates. Former Iowa 

Supreme Court Chief Justice Marsha 

Ternus delivered the commencement 

address. Ternus also received an 

honorary Doctor of Laws degree. 

Located near the heart of Cedar 

Rapids, Coe College is a selective, 

private, nationally recognized liberal 

arts college providing superior 

quality educational experiences for 

students since 1851. 

Formal Dance 

5th-8th Grade Dress Nice 

Saturday, June 4, 

6:00-10:00 p.m. 

American Legion, Greene 

Refreshments available for purchase 

Sponsored by G & A Farm 

Greene River Days 5K 

Little Bearcats is sponsoring the 3rd annual Greene River Days 5K 

Saturday, June 18 

8:30 a.m. in Perrin Park 

Pre-register by June 4th to guarantee a t-shirt. 

Forms are available at the grocery stores 

and libraries in Greene and Allison. 

Forms can also be downloaded from 

www.littlebearcats.weebly.com 

80 th Birthday 

Dean Cole 

Dean Cole will celebrate his 80th 

birthday on Saturday, June 4 at the 

Longville Community Church in 

Longville, Minnesota. It will be an 

open house celebration from 1:30 

- 3:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to 

attend. 

Dean was born to Cecil & Jean 

Cole on June 4, 1931. He married 

Marilyn Reiher on May 25, 1952. 

His children are Bob (Carol) 

Cole of Greene, Brenda Cole of 

Hackensack, MN, Brad (Deb) 

Cole of McGregor, MN, Becky 

(Brit) Frerichs of Bristow, and 

Brain (Lisa) Cole of Nashua. He 

has 12 grandchildren and 8 greatgrandchildren. 

Cards may be sent to 5319 State 84 

NE, Longville, MN 56655. 

POSTMASTER 

send address changes to the 

Butler County Tribune-Journal 

P.O. Box 29 

Hampton, IA 50441 

Published Weekly 

and Periodical Postage paid at 

Allison, IA. 

Phone: 319-267-2731 

Toll-free in Iowa 

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Thursday, June 2, 2011 • 3 

1st Annual Putt Putt Tractor 

Ride for the Cure 

Sunday, June 5, 2:00-5:00 p.m. 

Max Folkerts Farm 

20107 245th St., Allison 

$10 suggested entry fee 

Proceeds to Relay for Life 

To register, call 319-267-2953 

Bring the family and ride the trolley, lunch provided 

Retirement Party 

AFTER ??? YEARS OF: , THERESA IS 

RETIRING TO: 

Basic 

Landscaping to 

be presented 

June 13 

St. John Lutheran Church, 

Waverly, will be hosting a “Basic 

Landscaping” class on Monday, 

June 13, at 6:30 p.m. The class will 

be presented by Julie Evenson. 

Julie is a Cedar Falls native; 

studied landscape architecture at 

ISU and has more than 25 years of 

experience in landscape design. She 

is also a consumer horticulturist, 

accomplished public speaker and 

educator. 

St John Lutheran Church is located 

at 415 4th St. SW in Waverly. 

The event is free and open to the 

public. Refreshments will be served. 

It is hosted by St. John Church 

Garden Club. 

For more information 

contact Karen Boehme at 319-352- 

5918. 

Doc’s 

Clarksville ~ 278-1999 

Thursday Night 

Special 

Pan Fried Chicken 

Weekend Special 

Marinated Sirloin Strips 

Ice cream Parlor 

Ice Cream Flavor of the Week ~ Strawberry 

Sunday, June 5 - Saturday, June 11 

Hours: Monday-Friday 4-8; Saturday-Sunday 11-8 

319-278-4468 ~ Clarksville 

Clarksville Lions Club Fishing Derby 

Saturday June 4th 9 a.m.-noon 

Sportsmans Park, Clarksville 

*Free Fishing Day 

*Prizes for everyone 

*Drawing for a trolling motor 

Proceeds go to the 

*Free DNR Fishing Clinic 

Scholarship Fund. 

*$5 admission fee 

*Free bait and a limited number of 

fishing poles to use 

PLEASE STOP IN FOR CAKE & SANDWICHES 

FOR HER RETIREMENT PARTY…. 

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WHEN: THURS., JUNE 9 TH , 

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4 Obituaries/Church News 

• Thursday, June 2, 2011 • Butler County Tribune-Journal • 

Obituaries 

Betty Jane Johnson 

Betty Jane Johnson, age 82, of 

Allison, formerly of Hampton, 

was born October 23, 1928, in Port 

Huron, Michigan, the daughter 

of Francis and Clara (Garbes) 

Popplewell. Betty graduated from 

Clarksville High School. She later 

attended Iowa State Teacher’s 

College in Cedar Falls earning her 

Teaching Certificate. 

She was united in marriage to 

Lyle Buchholz. To this union five 

children were born. The couple later 

divorced. Betty married Donald 

Johnson on October 7, 1995, at the 

Little Brown Church in Nashua, 

Iowa. The couple made their home 

in Clarksville for a few years and 

then moved to Hampton. 

Betty enjoyed gardening, scuba 

diving, reading, swimming and 

being outdoors. She traveled to 

many parts of the world during 

her lifetime. Betty also enjoyed 

attending theatrical performances 

and musicals. 

On December 19, 2010, Betty was 

involved in an automobile accident 

that left her quadriplegic. Following 

her stay at the hospital, Betty then 

became a resident of Rehabilitation 

Center of Allison. 

Betty died Sunday, May 22, 2011, 

at Rehabilitation Center of Allison, 

from natural causes. She was 

preceded in death by her parents; 

one brother, Joseph Popplewell; one 

granddaughter, Rain Buchholz. 

Betty is survived by her husband 

Donald of Allison, Iowa; four sons, 

Joe (Jane) Buchholz of Volcano, 

Hawaii, Rick Buchholz of Des 

Moines, Iowa, Tim (Cheri) Buchholz 

of Payson, Arizona, and Jeff (Wang) 

Buchholz, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii; 

one daughter, Brenda (Allen) Wilcox 

of Kamuela, Hawaii; numerous stepchildren, 

grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. 

Private family services will be 

held at a later date. 

Memorials may be directed to the 

Family of Betty Johnson, P.O. Box 

267 Clarksville, IA 50619. 

Online condolences may be left at 

www.redman-schwartz.com 

Rejoice in His Name 

Sue Hicks, Hampton, is a 

Christian writer and speaker. 

Even without guarantees, 

we have hope, Jesus 

By Sue Hicks 

As I watched the news coverage 

of the tornado in Joplin, survivors 

reiterated one word: hope. 

How does one hope when 

everything is obliterated, when even 

one’s children can’t be found? 

What about the father who was 

riding home with his just-graduated 

high school senior son who wrapped 

his arms around the son’s waist as 

the young man was sucked through 

the sunroof of their SUV? The father 

survived but could not save his son 

from the whirlwind. 

That same son, had begun reciting 

scripture verses, one after the other 

as the storm hit. 

It made me think of Elijah and 

the whirlwind. All his companion, 

Elisha, could do was drop to his 

knees and proclaim: “My father, my 

father, the chariots of Israel and the 

horsemen of God!” (2 Kings 2:12) 

Who can understand it? 

Then, there were the 18 or so who 

took refuge in a convenience store’s 

walk-in cooler. Various cuts of the 

recording have been played on the 

news, but the import can only be 

grasped hearing it in its entirety. 

There is a horrific and violent roar 

with many screams. The voice of the 

young man recording the experience 

on his phone can be heard saying, 

“I love you. I love you, man. I love 

everybody, man.” 

In the midst, there is a woman 

calling, “Jesus, Jesus, Jesus.” Others 

are crying out, “Oh, my God.” 

As the sounds of the storm subside, 

there are exclamations of praise. 

From the woman with the clear 

voice: “Thank you, Jesus. Heavenly 

Father!” And others, thanking 

God. Then, people begin asking if 

everyone is all right. 

They were all right. 

Love and God. That was all that 

mattered as the tornado hit. 

How easily we forget. It is always 

all that ever matters. 

Survivor after interviewed 

survivor, talked about the importance 

of hope as they stood among 

structures turned to matchsticks 

and cars piled atop each other like 

cheerleader pyramids. 

The consensus was that hope in 

things being better, being other than 

what they now are, being normal 

once again is what kept them all 

going. As one man put it, “we’d die 

if we didn’t have hope.” 

Hope is primordial in humans, 

perhaps even a survival instinct. It 

causes one to look up, to turn one’s 

face to God. We hope because we 

cannot do otherwise. 

For the Christian, hope is more. 

It is a belief in the kindness and 

goodness of God. And yet, during 

such times, even just hearing of such 

events, we cannot help but think: 

“there are no guarantees.” 

We are not guaranteed a 

comfortable life. Was the son, 

reciting God’s word as he was 

sucked into the whirlwind any less 

loved, less cared for of God than 

those who survived in the cooler? 

Hug your loved ones tight, we say. 

And we say it even when we love 

Jesus, because we know the only 

guarantee we do have is life with 

him in heaven. 

As I write this, a dear friend of 

mine is gravely ill and hospitalized. 

I hope for her, because her absence 

in my life is something I don’t want 

to think about. She has one of the 

most uniquely playful personalities 

of anyone I have ever known. I hold 

her tightly in my heart, and pray for 

healing and for hope for her and her 

family. 

And I’m reminded again, there are 

no guarantees, but I can have hope 

because love and God are all that 

ever matters. 

Sue Hicks of Hampton is a 

Christian writer and speaker. She 

can reached at suehicks@mchsi. 

com. 

Senior Foot Clinics 

June 2011 

Butler County Public Health Foot 

Clinics for the month of June have 

been scheduled. Appointments 

are required for patients to come 

to the office to have their toenails 

trimmed by an RN on a monthly 

basis. 

A fee of $20 will be charged for 

this service. Home visits will be 

$25. Appointments will be taken 

beginning at 9:00 a.m. and may 

be made by calling Butler County 

Public Health at 319-267-2934. 

Clinics will be held on the fol- 

lowing dates: 

Thursday, June 9, Elm Springs 

Assisted Living, Allison; 

Tuesday, June 14, Parker Place 

Retirement Community, Parkersburg; 

Thursday, June 16, Dutchman’s 

Oaks Assisted Living, Dumont; 

Tuesday, June 21, St. Peter Lutheran 

Church, Greene; 

Thursday, June 23, Clarksville 

AMVETS Hall; 

Tuesday, June 28, Maple Manor 

Assisted Living, Aplington. 

PLEASANT VALLEY – 

First United Church of Christ 

Rev. Anne Sunday, Pastor 

31015 150 th Street 

Clarksville 

Sunday, June 5: 9:00 a.m. 

Worship. 

Thursday, June 9: 1:30 p.m. 

Women’s Fellowship. 

CLARKSVILLE – 

Peace for your soul, 

In a peaceful setting. 

Unity Presbyterian Church 

Ridge Avenue & 220 th St. 

One mile south of Hwy. 3 

Pastor Stephen W. Keve 

319-266-0634 or 319-961-0081 


Worship Service. 


St. John Lutheran Church 

204 N. Washington 

Pastor David Nelson 

278-4765 


Women’s Bible Study Group. 

Friday, June 3: 4:30 p.m. NE IA 

Synod Assembly, Luther College, 

Decorah. 

Saturday, June 4: 9:00 a.m. NE IA 

Synod Assembly, Luther College. 

Sunday, June 5: 9:00 a.m. Worship 

Service/Holy Communion; 10:00 

a.m. NE IA Synod Assembly, 

Luther College; 7:00 p.m. Vacation 

Bible School Committee Meeting. 

Tuesday, June 7: 8:00 p.m. Church 

Council Meeting. 

Wednesday, June 8: 10:30 a.m. 

Communion at CNH. 


Community United 

Methodist Church 

309 W. Superior Street 

Pastor Christine Pauley 

Handicapped Accessible 

Hearing ear phones for 

Worship service 

Sunday, June 5: 9:00 a.m. Morning 

Worship; SPPRC members will 

conduct the service as Pastor is at 

Church Conference. 


Immanuel United 

Church of Christ 

203 S. Mather Street 

Pastor Lynne Busch 

319-278-4224 


Women’s Fellowship. 


Worship. 


Church of Christ 

302 S. Elizabeth Street 

Val Swinton, Pastor 

278-4416 

Sunday, June 5: 9:00 a.m. Sunday 

School; 10:00 a.m. Worship 

Service; 6:30 p.m. Evening 

Worship. 

PLAINFIELD – 

First Baptist Church 

809 Main Street 

319-276-4889 

Pastor Shawn Geer 


Worship. 

PLAINFIELD – 

United Methodist Church 

404 2 nd Street 

Dennis M. Burns, Lay Pastor 

Church - 319-276-3195 

Home – 319-987-2188 

Lay Pastor’s Office Hours 

Wednesday 7:00-9:00 p.m. 

And by Appointment 


Worship. 

SHELL ROCK – 

United Methodist Church 

204 S. Prairie Street 

Pastor Christine Pauley 

319-885-4554 




Church Directory 

Peace Lutheran Church 

(LCMS) 

121 East Washington 

319-885-41240 

Saturday, June 4: 7:00 p.m. 

Worship; 8:00 p.m. Bible Class & 

Sunday School. 


Faith Lutheran Church 

422 N. Prairie Street 

Pastor Kim Smith 

319-885-4547 

Email: faithsr@butler-bremer. 

com 


Service; 10:00 a.m. Sunday School; 

10:15 a.m. Contemporary Worship 

Service. 

Wednesday, June 8: 7:00 p.m. 

Evening Worship Service. 

WAVERLY – 

St. Mary’s Catholic Church 

2700 Horton Road 

Fr. Mike Tauke 

319-352-2493 

Eucharistic Liturgies: Saturday 

5:15 p.m. and Sunday 8:00 a.m. and 

10:00 a.m. 

Thursday, June 2: 9:00 a.m. Mass. 

Friday, June 3: 9:00 a.m. Mass. 

Saturday, June 4: 5:15 p.m. Mass. 

Sunday, June 5: 9:00 a.m. Mass/ 

Confirmation Liturgy. 

Tuesday, June 7: 4:15 p.m. Rosary. 

WAVERLY – 

St. John Lutheran Church 

Missouri Synod 

“Church of the Lutheran Hour” 

On radio stations WMT, 600 AM 

at 6:30 a.m.; KXEL, 1540 AM at 

7:00 a.m. & KWAY, 1470 AM at 

8:00 a.m. 

Every Sunday 

415 4 th Street SW 

Rev. Matthew Versemann & Rev. 

Keith Brustuen 


Worship/Holy Communion; 10:30 

a.m. Education Hour; 6:30-7:45 

p.m. Basic Christianity Class. 

Monday, June 6: 12:00 p.m. Men’s 

Bible Study. 


Confirmation (7 th & 8 th Grade); 6:00 

p.m. Midweek (age 3-6 th grade); 

7:15 p.m. Worship. 

Thursday, June 9: 1:30 p.m. Adult 

Bible Study. 

Friday, June 10: 9:00 a.m. Adult 

Bible Study. 

SHELL ROCK - 

Solid Rock Baptist Church 

212 S. Cherry Street 

Pastor Gene Meany 

319-429-0931 


Sunday School; 11:00 a.m. Morning 

Worship; 6:00 p.m. Sunday Evening 

Service. 


Prayer & Bible Study. 

NASHUA- 

St. John’s United Church 

of Christ, Pleasant Hill 

10009 Union Ave. 

Nashua, IA 50658 

Charles L. Dorsey, Pastor 

(641) 435-4998 


Service; Coffee Hour. 

AREDALE, BRISTOW AND 

DUMONT- 

New Hope Parish 

United Methodist Churches 

Pastor Mark Young 

Aredale 


Service. 

Dumont 


School: 10:15 a.m. Worship 

Service. 

DUMONT- 

Dumont Reformed Church 

(641) 857-3514 

Pastors Jeff and April Fiet 

Sundays: 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 

(for age 3 through high school); 

10:00 a.m. Worship (w/nursery care 

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provided). 

Wednesdays: 7:00 p.m. Youth 

Fellowship for High Schoolers. 

BRISTOW- 

Reformed Church, Bristow 

Kesley Presbyterian Church 

Pastor Tamara Entin 

Cell: 515-293-0928 

Home: 515-532-2274 


at Bristow. 

BRISTOW- 

Bennezette Wesleyan Church 

Pastor Tim McGuire 

Ph: 641-894-3365 

Located 3 miles East of Aredale 

on 150th Street 


School for all ages; 10:00 a.m. 

Fellowship; 10:30 a.m. Morning 

Worship; 7:00 p.m. Community 

Bible Study. 

BRISTOW- 

Bristow Church of Christ 

Pastor Delbert Beard 

Ph: 641-775-3301 

Sunday, June 5: 9:00 a.m. Coffee 

and goodies; 9:30 a.m. Bible 

School for all ages; 10:15 a.m. 

Worship Service; 6:00 p.m. Evening 

Worship. 

APLINGTON- 

Hitesville Gospel Hall 

R.R., Aplington 


Ministry of the Word; 11:00 a.m. 

Worship; 7:00 p.m. Gospel Service. 


Prayer Meeting and Bible Study. 

ALLISON- 

Allison Bible Church 

108 Pfaltzgraff St. 

Sunday, June 5: 9:15 a.m. Bible 

Hour; 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship. 


Lord’s Supper and Prayer. 

ALLISON- 

United Church of Christ 

Ralph Wedeking Pastor 



ALLISON- 

St. James Lutheran Church 

Pastor Jeffrey A. Blank 

Thursday, June 2: 9:30 a.m. Bible 

Study at Gesina’s. 

Friday, June 3: 5:00-7:00 

p.m. Allison Commercial Club 

Hamburger Supper in Educ. Unit; 

Synod Assembly at Luther College 

in Decorah. 

Saturday, June 4: Synod Assembly 

at Luther College. 


Worship; Synod Assembly at Luther 

College in Decorah. 


Church Council. 

ALLISON- 

Trinity Reformed Church 

Pastor Gary Mulder 

614 Cherry St. 

Note: Handicap Accessible 


Worship; 10:00 a.m. Fellowship. 

Saturday, June 11: 7:00 a.m. Iron 

II Iron Men’s Group. 

VILMAR- 

St. John’s Lutheran Church 

Pastor Mark Walker 

Note: St. John’s is Handicap 

Accessible 


Parish Ed Meeting. 

Thursday & Friday, June 2 & 

3: 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Sewing, 

Potluck Dinner. 

Saturday, June 4: 7:00 a.m. Prayer 

at Elm Springs. 


Service, No Sunday School, 

No Luther League, Coffee & 

Fellowship; Synod Assembly in 

Decorah. 


Council Meeting; 

Friday, June 10: 11:30 a.m. 

Devotions at Greene Senior Center. 

Saturday, June 11: 7:00 a.m. 

Prayer at Elm Springs. 

GREENE- 

First Presbyterian Church 

319 East Traer Streets 

P.O. Box 160 

Greene, IA 50636-0160 

Rev. John Hanna 

pcgreen@omnitelcom.com 


(St. Peter Lutheran our Guests); 

10:00 a.m. Stewardship & Finance 

Committee Meeting, Coffee & 

Fellowship. 


Worship Committee Meeting; 7:00 

p.m. Session Meeting. 

GREENE- 

St. Mary’s Catholic Church 

Msgr. Walter Brunkan, Pastor 

Saturday, June 4: 5:30 p.m. Mass. 

Sunday, June 5: 10:00 a.m. Mass. 

GREENE- 

St. Peter Lutheran Church 

324 E. Traer, Greene 

Gary Hatcher, Pastor 

641-816-5531 


Mutual Ministry. 

Friday & Saturday, June 3 & 4: 

Synod Assembly at Luther College. 


at First Presbyterian; 10:00 a.m. 

WELCA Board, Synod Assembly at 

Lutheran College; 2:00 p.m. Liebe 

Care Center Devotions. 

Wednesday, June 8: 6:30 

a.m. Men’s Bible Study; 5:30 

p.m. Potluck Supper; 6:30 p.m. 

Contemporary Worship with Holy 

Communion; 7:00 p.m. Mary Beth 

& Bayo Oyebade & Family. 

Thursday, June 9: 9:30 a.m. Faith, 

Vision & Glory Circles. 

Saturday, June 11: 6:00 p.m. 

Worship. 

WAVERLY- 

Open Bible Church 

1013 E. Bremer Ave. 

Senior Pastor 

Rev. Marvin Talamantez 

Ph: 319-352-2038 

Sunday, June 5: 8:30 a.m. and 

10:15 a.m. Morning Worship; 

Coffee Corner: Sundays at 9:45 a.m. 

SHELL ROCK- 

First Baptist Church 

223 W. Washington Street 

Shell Rock, IA 50670 

Pastor Alan V. Dicks 


School; 10:30 a.m. Worship 

Service; 6:00 p.m. Sunday Evening 

Service; 6:30-8:00 p.m. Awanas 

Club. 

In A Community Worth Living 

Jesus said, “Do this for the remembrance of me.” 

A few years ago around 7:00 a.m. I stood on the west side of Highway 

14 looking across the road at the Allison Cemetery. The sun was about 

treetop level and covered by a thin layer of clouds giving the morning a 

pleasant glow. The Avenue of Flags had just been raised for Memorial 

Day and the wind was blowing hard enough to reveal the stars and stripes. 

With the sun behind them the details of the flags stood out and made them 

look bright in the glow of a beautiful morning sky. 

It just so happened that from where I stood I could see down the center 

of the driveway into the cemetery with its double row of flags one on each 

side. The wind was out of the south blowing one row of flags out across 

the driveway. From my viewpoint the cemetery went downhill giving a 

stacked, descending, symmetrical view of the flags all blowing evenly to 

the north. 

As I looked upon this beautiful sight two of the older men who had 

just helped raise the poles with their flags were walking up the driveway. 

When they reached the highest point they stopped to talk as old friends 

do. If only I had a camera to have captured the moment of two men totally 

unaware of what I saw on a beautiful Saturday morning. 

I thought, “This is a part of life in Allison, Iowa.” It is not the flags that 

line the driveways or mark the graves but the people who live here and 

remember those who once did. It is in remembering those who gave us 

life, raised us and taught us, defended and protected us that give meaning 

to life. 

Maybe that is why Jesus said, eat this bread and drink this wine and do 

it in remembrance of me. When we remember what he did we honor him 

and in the honoring we make life in a community worth living in. 

Pastor Jeff Blank

• Butler County Tribune-Journal • 

Allison Public Library Notes 

By Kelly Henrichs and Patty Hummel 

NEW RELEASES: 

44 CHARLES STREET by 

Danielle Steel . . . The plumbing was 

prone to leaks, the furniture rescued 

from garage sales. And every square 

inch was being devotedly restored 

to its original splendor—even as 

a relationship fell to pieces. Now 

Francesca Thayer, newly separated 

from her lawyer boyfriend Todd, is 

desperate. The owner of a struggling 

art gallery, and suddenly the sole 

mortgage payer on her Greenwich 

Village townhouse, Francesca does 

the math and then the unimaginable. 

She puts out an advertisement for 

boarders. Soon her house becomes a 

whole new world. 

MINDING FRANKIE by Maeve 

Binchy . . . When Noel learns that 

his terminally ill former flame is 

pregnant with his child, he agrees 

to take guardianship of the baby 

girl once she’s born. But as a single 

father battling demons of his own, 

Noel can’t do it alone. 

A tale of joy, heartbreak and hope, 

about a motherless girl collectively 

raised by a close-knit Dublin 

community. 

THE FOUR MS. BRADWELLS 

by Meg Waite Clayton . . . Mia, 

Laney, Betts, and Ginger, have been 

best friends since law school. But 

when the Senate hearings uncover a 

deeply buried skeleton in the friends’ 

collective closet, the Ms. Bradwells 

retreat to a summer house on the 

Chesapeake Bay, where they find 

themselves reliving a much darker 

period in their past—one that stirs up 

secrets they’ve kept for, and from, 

one another, and could change their 

lives forever. 

I’LL WALK ALONE by Mary 

Higgins Clark . . . Alexandra 

“Zan” Moreland, a gifted, beautiful 

interior designer on the threshold 

of a successful Manhattan career, is 

terrified to discover that somebody 

is not only using her credit cards 

and manipulating her financial 

accounts to bankrupt her and destroy 

her reputation, but may also be 

impersonating her in a scheme that 

may involve the much more brutal 

crimes of kidnapping and murder. 

WHEN WE WERE FRIENDS 

by Elizabeth Joy Arnold . . . Lainey 

Carson and Sydney Beaumont were 

the closest of friends—until they 

reached high school and Sydney’s 

burgeoning popularity made it easy 

for her to leave the contemplative, 

ungainly Lainey behind. Eighteen 

years later, Sydney shows up 

on her doorstep with her infant 

daughter, insisting that Lainey is 

the only friend she can trust. Lainey 

reluctantly agrees to take temporary 

custody of the baby to protect her 

from an abusive father. But that 

very night, Sydney appears on the 

evening news—claiming that her 

daughter has been kidnapped. 

PLAIN PROPOSAL by Beth 

Wiseman . . . Miriam Raber could 

have her pick of any of the eligible 

bachelors in Lancaster County. 

But she only has eyes for one . . . 

Saul Fisher. He captured her heart 

years ago, and she’s never looked 

back. Even when rumors circulate 

that Saul may leave their Amish 

community to pursue a once-ina-lifetime 

apprenticeship, Miriam 

makes a bold assertion: she will 

stand by him, whether he stays or 

goes. 

MARRY ME by Jo Goodman . . 

. Rhyne Abbot is fierce, brave, and 

used to a life of isolation on her 

father’s spread on the outskirts of 

Reidsville, Colorado. But when, 

overcome with sickness, she 

collapses, she knows she must return 

to town if she is to have any hope 

of recovery. Only there is no place 

for her but the new doctor’s home, 

and he wants more than just to 

heal Rhyne. He wants her hand in 

marriage. 

FOR YOUNG READERS: 

NO PASSENGERS BEYOND 

THIS POINT by Gennifer 

Choldenko . . . Three siblings - India, 

Finn, and Mouse - have less than 

forty-eight hours to pack up all their 

belongings and fly, without Mom, to 

their uncle Red’s in Colorado, after 

they lose their house to foreclosure. 

But when they land, a mysterious 

driver meets them at the airport, and 

he’s never heard of Uncle Red. Like 

Dorothy in Oz, they find themselves 

in a place they’ve never heard of, 

with no idea of how to get home, and 

time is running out. 

LET’S HAVE A DADDY DAY 

by Karen Kingsbury . . . ‘When 

you’re all grown up and you look 

back on this day, you’ll know how 

much I loved you ‘cause we took the 

time to play. ‘A Daddy day? Why 

not! What better way for a child to 

enjoy being with Daddy---and Dad 

to enjoy being with his little one? 

THE GRANDPA BOOK by Todd 

Parr . . . From golfing Grandpas to 

Grandpas who wiggle their ears, tell 

stories, and give kisses, this book 

is a tribute to all the different kinds 

of Grandpas in the world. Parr’s 

messages are funny and reassuring, 

making this the perfect book for 

celebrating grandfathers every day. 

DADDY KISSES by Anne 

Gutman . . . This simple board book 

with warm illustrations features a 

variety of animals and celebrates 

the affection between fathers and 

children. 

Schueler shares her art 

Joy Schueler is graciously sharing her collection of vintage handpainted 

porcelain bowls and depression glassware with the Allison 

Public Library. Most of Joy’s pieces have been given to her by family 

or dear friends. These beautiful dishes evoke warm memories of 

Sunday dinners at grandmother’s house and lemonade on the back 

porch. Visit the library to enjoy this lovely display and return to gentler 

bygone days. (Submitted Photo) 

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Weekly News 

News from the 

Liebe Care Center 

Greene, Iowa 

Wednesday June 1st - Resident’s 

Council will be held this morning in 

the lounge area. This afternoon we 

will be playing one of our facility 

favorites, BINGO! Today is known 

as “Say Something Nice Day.” 

Thursday June 2nd - This 

morning we will be playing Bean 

Bag Toss. This afternoon we will be 

playing a game of Turn That Card, 

which will be played in the dining 

area. Today is National Leave the 

Office Earlier Day. 

Friday June 3rd - This morning 

we will be playing Balloon 

Volleyball. Come out to the dining 

area this afternoon for a game of 

50 point dice. Today is National 

Doughnut Day. 

Saturday June 4th - We will 

begin the morning with Balloon Fun. 

We will offer a movie in the lounge 

area this afternoon, to those who are 

interested. Lawrence Welk will be 

available to watch this evening. On 

this day in 1992, the U.S. Postal 

Service announced the results of the 

Elvis Presley stamp poll. People 

preferred the young Elvis over 

Vegas-era Elvis. 

Sunday June 5th - Devotions will 

be led by St. Peter Lutheran Church 

today at 2:00 p.m. Today is the 24th 

Annual National Cancer Survivors 

Allison Meals 

On Wheels 

Monday, June 6: Meat sauce, 

spaghetti, lettuce/dressing, garlic 

toast, peaches, chocolate chip 

cookie. 

Tuesday, June 7: Pork roast, 

boiled potatoes/gravy, creamed peas, 

white/wheat bread, melon. 

Wednesday, June 8: Fried 

chicken, mashed potatoes/gravy, 

baked beans, white/wheat bread, 

strawberry/banana gelatin. 

Thursday, June 9: Salisbury 

steak/gravy, buttered noodles, lima 

beans, while/wheat bread, fruit 

cocktail. 

Friday, June 10: Hot turkey 

sandwich, baby carrots, mashed 

potatoes/gravy, key lime dessert. 

Hawkeye Valley Area 

Agency Aging MENU 

Monday, June 6: A: Meatloaf with 

Tomato Gravy, Whipped Potatoes 

with Skins, Cabbage, Wheat Bread, 

Diced Peaches, and Margarine 

B: Pineapple Chicken, Whipped 

Potatoes, Cabbage, Wheat Bread, 

Diced Peaches, and Margarine 

Tuesday, June 7: A: Chicken A 

La King, Green and Gold Potatoes, 

Mozzarella Tomatoes, Biscuit, Fresh 

Orange, and Margarine B: Chef 

Salad, Apple Juice, Multi- Grain 

Bread, Fresh Orange, and Assorted 

Salad Dressing 

Wednesday, June 8: A: Roast 

Beef with Brown Gravy, Whipped 

Potatoes with Skins, Green Beans 

with Red Peppers, Wheat Bread, 

Ice Cream, Chocolate Frosted 

Yellow Cake, and Margarine B: No 

Alternate 

Thursday, June 9: A: Honey 

Baked Chicken Breast, Baked 

Potato, Creamed Peas, Wheat Bread, 

Banana, Sour Cream, and Margarine 

B: Tomato Basil Soup, Sliced 

Turkey Ham, Tossed Salad, Wheat 

Bread, Banana, Assorted Salad 

Dressing, and Margarine 

Friday, June 10: A: Salisbury 

Beef with Gravy, Red Potatoes, 

Broccoli with Red Peppers, Wheat 

Bread, Fresh Pear, and Margarine 

B: Liver and Onions, Red Potatoes, 

Broccoli with Red Peppers, Wheat 

Bread, Fresh Pear, and Margarine 

Menus 

Day. 

Monday June 6th - Marble 

Logging will be played this morning 

in the lounge area. Once again, we 

will have our mysterious afternoon 

of “Now What!?!”. Come out to 

see what we have planned for the 

afternoon. Today is the Anniversary 

of D-Day (1944). In the early 

morning hours of this day in 1944, 

thousands of American, Canadian, 

British, and French forces landed 

in Normandy, on the north coast of 

France, and by nightfall, they had 

secured a long-awaited second front 

in northern Europe. 

Tuesday June 7th - This morning 

we will be having special music, 

provided by the Singing Cousins, 

at 9:15. This afternoon we will 

be having a game of Net Throw, 

in the lounge area. On this day in 

1982, Graceland, Elvis Presley’s 

Tennessee home, opened its doors to 

tourists. 

Exercise Group is offered Monday 

through Friday, prior to morning 

and afternoon activities. Social 

time is available after the afternoon 

activities are completed. 

You may visit us at 108 South 

High in Greene, or online at www. 

liebeinc.com. Have a wonderful 

week! 

Hampton-Dumont 

Summer Food 

Program Lunch & 

Breakfast Menus 

Breakfast: 7:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m. 

Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 

Monday, June 6: 

Breakfast: Sausage patty, waffle 

w/syrup, fruit. 

Lunch: Weiner winks, carrot 

sticks, applesauce. 

Tuesday, June 7: 

Breakfast: Egg patty, toast, fruit. 

Lunch: Chili crispito, B&B 

sandwich, California veggies w/ 

cheese, apple slices. 

Wednesday, June 8: 

Breakfast: Sausage gravy on 

biscuit, fruit. 

Lunch: Walking taco, cheese & 

lettuce, corn, peaches. 

Thursday, June 9: 

Breakfast: Egg & cheese English 

muffin, fruit. 

Lunch: Ravioli, breadstick, peas 

& carrots, pears. 

Friday, June 10: 

Breakfast: Apple turnover, yogurt 

cup, fruit. 

Lunch: Hamburger/bun, French 

fries, mixed fruit. 

Breakfast includes peanut butter 

& jelly offered with toast. 

Lunch includes fresh fruits, 

vegetables & whole grains when 

possible. 

All meals include milk and are 

subject to change. Salad bar will 

be offered every day. 

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Thursday, June 2, 2011 • 5 

Schools and US 

Cellular’s campaign 

U.S. Cellular’s Calling All Communities 

campaign will return in 

September with changes to spread 

the $1 million prize to more schools 

across the country. 

This year, instead of 10 schools, 

18 schools that garner the most votes 

will win a share of $1 million. 

Since the program began in 2008, 

U.S. Cellular has awarded $2 mil- 

lion to schools. Last year, two Iowa 

schools, Central Lutheran School, 

Newhall, and Carroll Kuemper Catholic 

High School received $100,000. 

Details of the 2011 Calling All 

Communities campaign will be 

available this summer. Official rules 

will be available when the program 

launches in September. 

Penny War Results 

Relay For Life Team Delores team captain, Mary Beck who is a 

teacher at the NB Middle School presents two checks to Butler County 

Relay Committee member, Karla Voss. 

The team has had their penny war at school for several years and 

have submitted that money for their team. One check represents 

the money they collected for the penny war and the other is from the 

student council. They held a dance fundraiser and gave this money 

to Team Delores as well. The penny war amounted to $740.30 and 

the student council money came to $374.90. 

Congratulations to Team Delores! There is still time to form a team 

to help fight cancer. You may do so by contacting Karla or any other 

Committee member. 

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Wilder Days of Allison 

Craft Sale/Farmer’s Market 

Saturday, July 23 

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

On the south side of Court House Lawn 

VENDORS WANTED: 

Crafts • Home Businesses • Baked Goods • Produce 

COST: $20.00 

For more information call: 

City Hall: ..................................319-267-2245 

Sara Sparks:............................319-269-6169 

Scot Henrichs: ........................319-269-9086 

LINCOLN SAVINGS BANK 

Enjoy a cool treat! Please join the LSB 

Allison Office for rootbeer floats. 

Don’t forget to pick up a Visa® gift card 

for your college-bound student! 

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Time: 2:30 - 5:00 PM 

Place: LSB’s Allison Office 

402 N. Main Street 

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6 North Butler School News 

• Thursday, June 2, 2011 • Butler County Tribune-Journal • 

4th grade visits Lincoln Savings Bank 

The Allison-Bristow 4th graders came to Lincoln Savings Bank in May. Employees let the students 

participate in making change and viewing office machines and vaults. Nancy Amunson held a short class 

on the importance of good credit and also explained the difference between debit and credit cards. The 

visit was enjoyed by everyone. 

Primitive & Collectible Auction 

Primitive & Collectible Auction 

We will sell the following at public auction located at the Butler Co. Fairgrounds, 

Allison, IA. on 

Saturday June 11, 2011 at 10:00 AM 

Lunch by Aredale Fire Department 

Vintage Car & Car Parts: ‘29 Ford Model A 2-dr. coupe (good); Model A hood; 

Crosley front bumper; Chevy spare tire cover; set of 4-Mercury 15” rims; sev. vintage car 

spot lights; sev. vintage car jacks & misc. jacks; vintage car radios; King Bee Ace set of 

flares; Enginair Tire Pump. Collector’s Tractor, Generator, Farm Related Items & 

Tools: ‘41 JD B tractor S.# 97217 w/n. fr., elec. start & hyds. (good); 2-sets of wheel 

wts.; IH set of wheels wts. for Cub Cadet; 2-10x28” & 1-10x36” tractor tires; vintage 

PTO generator on cart; 2-B&S old sm. gas Engs.; 6 V starting gear for Wisconsin Eng.; 

JD cast iron corn sheller; IH tractor belt pulley; 3-drive belts; platform scale; 6 V battery 

fencer; Monark Auto Water Heater; set of butchering knives; sev. galv. pails; 3-scoop 

shovels; forks; shovels; rakes; reel type mower; Snapper 30” thatcher attach.; 2-wood 

benches, 1-w/back (both painted JD green); Hawthorne Women’s bike; wheel barrow; 

live trap; Sparrow trap; homemade drill press; set of car ramps; misc. oil cans; old sm. PDF 

Complete 

wood turning lathe; Atlas 6” jointer-planer; assort. of vintage Carpenter tools; lg. 

collection of hammers; sev. wood levels; adv. sm. pinch bars; lg. assort. of hand tools 

(lots of vintage); 20-roof toe hold brackets. Blacksmith Items, Anvils, Primitive & 

Collectible Items: 1-Lg. & 1-sm. Blacksmith forges w/blowers; lg. box of forage tools; 

2-lg. anvils (1-Hay Budde); post vise; wet grindstone w/elec. motor; 2-pump jacks; well 

cup; cistern pump; steel wheel wood lawn cart; Enisco 10-gal. can w/lid; 2-old galv. gas 

cans; 4-galv. & sev. glass oil measures; Goldenrod & US Oiler oil cans; Perfection 

kerosene heater; sev. register grates; Kenwood furnace door; 4-rope block & tackles 

(2-w/wood pulleys); 2-wood pulleys; roll of planter check wire; steel & plastic planter 

plates; International sickle grinder; 3-horse wood neck yoke; Can’t Hook log hook; wood 

nail keg; 2-wagon wrenches; vintage pipe wrench; wire egg basket; 2-galv. wash tubs; 

wood porch post; assort. of wainscot lumber; 11-wood Circus tent stakes; 3-slate 

blackboards; 3-Citgo oil cans; Standard barrel; Allison Impl., Aplington Elevator Co. & 

Ackley Veterinary Center battery tote straps; Allison Implement Co. dust pan; 

Youngstown vintage dbl. sink & cabinet; Maytag sq. tub wringer-washer; 7-box Safe 

Deposit Boxes; sev. Chevy shop manuals (some back to 1955); lg. roll of Carnation 

paper. Terms: Cash or good check. Nothing to be removed until settled for. Not 

responsible for accidents or theft. Bid using the number system & must have photo ID. 

Randall Schoneman, Owner 319-267-2503 

Sale being conducted by Dave White’s Auction Service, Shell Rock, IA. 319-885-6767. 

Allison 

Hardware 

303 N. MaiN * Box 515 

PhoNe: 319-267-2342 

Fax: 319-267-2515 

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Additional 

Candidate for 

Miss Allison 

Holly Bixby is the daughter of Eric 

and Vikki Bixby of Allison. Holly 

attends North Butler High School 

where she is active in National 

Honor Society, drama, TAG, Spanish 

club and is a manager for football, 

volleyball, and wrestling teams. She 

has been on the A honor roll and 

received academic achievement for 

volleyball and wrestling. 

In the community she has been a 

Red Cross Blood drive volunteer, 

delivered Meals on Wheels, 

organized daycare for Parent- 

Teacher conferences and volunteered 

for Christmas Cheer for Butler 

County Visions of Well-being. She 

has been in 4-H for 8 years where 

she has served in community service 

projects and she is an active member 

of the United Church of Christ. 

In her spare time she enjoys 

drawing, reading, trapshooting, 

watching Nascar and figure 8 races. 

She plans to get her CDL when she 

is 18 then attend college for Graphic 

Design or Business. 

Holly is sponsored by the Allison 

Fire Department. 

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Lady Bearcat Golfers Place 8th At Corn Bowl Conference Meet 

Team Standings 

1. Rockford 446 

2. Northwood-Kensett 446 

3. Riceville 472 

4. West Fork (Sheffield) 476 

5. Nashua-Plainfield 480 

6. Central Springs (Manly) 500 

7. St. Ansgar 503 

8. North Butler 558 

Individual Results 

1. Maddy Laduc (West Fork-Sheffield) – 96. 2. Mikki Butler 

(Northwood-Kensett) – 105, 3. Brittany Lowe (St. Ansgar) – 106, 4. Kaitlin 

Koob (Nashua-Plainfield) – 108, 4. Abby Dunn (Riceville)-108, 6. Bridget 

Gomez (Northwood-Kensett) – 109, 6. Emily Ott (Rockford) – 109, 8. Jamie 

Baldwin (Nashua-Plainfield) - 110, 8. Mollie Emerson (Rockford) – 110, 10. 

Bethany Lehman (Nashua-Plainfield) – 112, 10. Christen Cody (Riceville) 

– 112, 10. Madison Wood (Rockford) – 112, 13. Tessa Bratfrud (Northwood- 

Kensett) – 114, 14. Emily Laudner (Rockford) – 115, 15. Breanne Lombard 

(Northwood-Kensett) – 118, 16. Lindsay Ott (Rockford) – 119, 17. Amber 

Kisner (Central Springs-Manly) – 121, 17. Brittne Kingery (West Fork- 

Sheffield) – 121, 19. McKenzie Brace (North Butler) – 123, 20. Kate Sellor 

(Central Springs-Manly) – 124, 20. Nicole Schulz (West Fork-Sheffield) – 

124, 22. Erica Eastman (Riceville) – 125, 23. Molly Frank (Central Springs- 

Manly) – 126, 24. Joanne Bunnes (Riceville) – 127, 25. Jackie Horsfal 

(Northwood-Kensett) – 129, 25. Hayley Buechelle (St. Ansgar)- 129, 25. 

Brooke Hemann (Central Spings-Manly) – 129, 28. Taylor Richardson 

(Central Springs-Manly) – 130, 29. Brooke Emhoff (West Fork-Sheffield) 

– 133, 30.Lexi Silger (St. Ansgar) – 134, 30. Taylor Holmes (St. Ansgar) – 

134, 30. Grayson Laduc (West Fork-Sheffield) – 134, 33. Morgan Hagen 

(North Butler) – 140, 34. Keely Frigalsen (Central Springs-Manly) – 143, 

35. Shawna Graser (North Butler) – 146, 36. Abby Wahl (Northwood- 

Kensett) – 147, 37. Abby Schwark (Riceville) – 148, 38. Aspyn Hinders 

(North Butler) – 149, 39. Amber Thompson (Nashua-Palinfield) – 150, 39. 

Brandi Bernard (Riceville) – 150, 41. Katie Gasfeiger (St. Ansgar) – 152, 42. 

Megan Stille (Nashua-Plainfield) – 158, 43. Mar Kruse (North Butler) – 175. 

Lady Bearcats place 10th at district 4A golf meet 

Team Standings 

1. Mason City Newman Catholic 426 

2. Ackley-Geneva/Wellsburg-Steamboat Rock 453 

3. Rockford 469 

4. Turkey Valley (Jackson Junction) 472 

5. Tripoli 488 

6. Northwood-Kensett 508 

7. Riceville 538 

8. St. Ansgar 563 

9. Clarksville 566 

10. North Butler 571 

Individual Results 

1. Alexandria Eckenrod (Mason City Newman Catholic) – 89, 2. 

Katie Schachierie (Ackley-Geneva/Wellsburg – Steamboat Rock) – 96, 3. 

Elli Ruen (Mason City Newman Catholic) – 102, 4. Abby Dunn (Riceville) 

– 109, 5. Mollie Emerson (Rockford) – 109, 6. Nikki Butler (Northwood- 

Kensett) – 111, 7. Kayla Sloan (Turkey Valley-Jackson Junction) – 113, 

8. Madison Wood (Rockford) – 114, 9. Mikayla Jones (Ackley-Geneva/ 

Wellsburg-Steamboat Rock) – 115, 9. Whitney Ferguson (Tripoli) – 115, 

11. Lexi Dieberbach (Turkey Valley-Jackson Junction) – 116, 12. Morgan 

Waldschmidt (Mason City Newman Catholic) – 117, 12. Emily Ott 

(Rockford) – 117, 14. Meghan Heinz (Ackley-Geneva/Wellsburg-Steamboat 

Rock) – 118, 14. Hannah Geriauh (Tripoli) – 118, 16. Carlie Eckenrod 

(Mason City Newman Catholic) – 120, 16. Bethany Lewis (St. Ansgar) – 

120, 18. Annalea Skretta (Turkey Valley-Jackson Junction) – 121, 19. Tori 

Einwalter (Turkey Valley-Jackson Junction) – 122, 20. Emily Sauerbrel 

(Tripoli) – 123, 21. Maddy Heinz (Ackley-Geneva/Wellsburg-Steamboat 

Rock) – 124, 22. Megan Quam (Mason City Newman Catholic) – 129, 

22. Emily Laudner (Rockford) – 129, 24. Breanne Lombard (Northwood- 

Kensett) – 130, 25. Erica Eastman (Riceville) – 131, 26. Crystal Kinkade 

(Clarksville) – 132, 26. Bridget Gomez (Northwood-Kensett) – 132, 26. 

Brooke Hemann (St. Ansgar) – 132, 26. Kristin Heifner (Tripoli) – 132, 

30. Lindsay Ott (Rockford) – 133, 31. Emily Brekunitch (Ackley-Geneva/ 

Wellsburg-Steamboat Rock) – 135, 32. Tiffany Ackerman (Clarksville) – 

137, 33. Haley Buchele (Northwood-Kensett) – 138, 33. Morgan Hagan 

(North Butler) – 138, 33. Macay Winter (Turkey Valley-Jackson Junction) 

– 138, 36. Tessa Bratrud (Northwood-Kensett) – 139, 37. Aspyn Hinders 

(North Butler) – 140, 38. Shawna Graser (North Butler) – 144, 39. Emma 

Haskins (Mason City Newman Catholic) – 145, 40. Carissa Shellhorn 

(Clarksville) – 148, 40. Alyssa Markusen (Clarksville) - 148, 40. Joanne 

Sunnes (Riceville) – 148, 43. McKenzie Brace (North Butler) -149, 44. 

Kristen Cody (Riceville) – 150, 44. Jessia Bremner (Tripoli) – 150, 46. 

Jordan Bruess (Turkey Valley-Jackson Junction) – 154, 47. Lexi Sliger (St. 

Ansgar) – 155, 48. Taylor Holmes (St. Ansgar) – 156, 49. Courtney Clawson 

(Ackley-Geneva/Wellsburg-Steamboat Rock) – 157, 50. Mar Kruse (North 

Butler) – 159, 51. Alyssa Schwark (Riceville) – 167, 52. Brandi Burrund 

(Riceville) – 174, 52. Courtney Anderson (Tripoli) – 174, 54. Abby Wahl 

(Northwood-Kensett) – 180, 55. Kala Gasteiger (St. Ansgar) – 211. 

Team Qualifiers: Mason City Newman Catholic, Ackley-Geneva/ 

Wellsburg-Steamboat Rock. 

Individual Qualifiers: Alexandria Eckenrod (Mason City Newman 

Catholic) – 89, Katie Schacterle (Ackley-Geneva/Wellsburg-Steamboat 

Rock) – 96, Elli Ruen (Mason City Newman Catholic) – 102, Mollie 

Emerson (Rockford) – 109, Abby Dunn (Riceville) – 109. 

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