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4 December 1, 2011 Legals County Council: L-R: Adam Striegel, Kylie Davis, Gabby Bethke, Natalie Luers, Emily Adam, Rachel Wonderlich, Victoria Eckley Herdsmanship: L-R: McKenna Gambell, Trevor Clemens, Ethan Danner, Kylie Davis, Gretchen Greiner Merit: L-R: Maci Gambell, Bridget Fritchen, Rachel Wonderlich 2011 4-H Awards Rally Night Article and photos submitted by Shelly Koehn and Sharon Fritchen On Saturday, November 12, 2011 the Keokuk County 4-H Awards Rally Night was held at the Expo Grounds in Sigourney with 90 people in attendance. The Sigourney Kiwanis Club donated and served a soup and sandwich dinner. The award ceremony started with the singing of our National Anthem by Khloe Snakenberg. The 4-H County Youth Council members consisting of: Natalie Luers, Victoria Eckley, Rachel Wonderlich, Emily Adam, Gabby Bethke, Kylie Davis, and Adam Striegel presented the following awards during the ceremony. Special Adult Volunteer Awards Outstanding 4-H Leader: The 2011 “Outstanding 4-H Leader” award was presented to Christy Gambell. She is the 4-H club leader of the Keokuk County Scrapbooking club and is teaching youth the importance of community service. Christy was presented with a “Willow Tree” ornament of giving. Alumni Award: The 2011 “4-H Alumni Award” was presented to Ann Baetsle. Ann has been an outstanding volunteer for the 4-H program and the Keokuk County Expo Swine department for many years. Ann was presented with a “Willow Tree” ornament of caring. Club Communications Awards were sponsored by Keokuk County Farm Bureau. Nathan Fritchen of the Keokuk County Farm Bureau presented awards to the top clubs for communications involvement. This year’s recipients were: First place to Liberty Leaders 4-H club; Second place to Patriotic Panthers 4-H club; and Third place to Riverside 4-H club. Thank you to Farm Bureau for sponsoring these awards. Window Display Awards: The 4-H Clubs in Keokuk County put together window displays for National 4-H Week and received awards for their efforts. First place award was presented to Liberty Leaders 4-H club with a display at English Valleys Community Schools. Other’s participating were Stick to It 4-H club at the Keokuk County Vet Clinic, Patriotic Panthers 4-H club at Keokuk County Extension, and Riverside 4-H club at MidwestOne Bank in Sigourney. Year of the Clover Leader Awards: Awards were presented to leaders who have been volunteers with the 4H program for milestone years. Amber Thompson and Kristin Woods were presented with 1 year Clover Pins. Gary Joe VanPatten, Julie Swanson, and Scott Swanson were presented with 5 year Clover Pins. Karen Greiner was presented with the 25 year Clover Pin. Individual Recognition Awards 4-H members who are presented with the following awards must apply or be nominated for them. Their efforts were evaluated by the Keokuk County Extension Council. This year award winners were: Leadership Award: Intermediate – Grace Shemanski Senior – Patrick Frank Citizenship Award: Junior – Maci Gambell Senior – Natalie Luers Ak-Sar-Ben Award: Junior – Maci Gambell Senior – David Wehr Merit Award: Junior – Maci Gambell Intermediate – Bridget Fritchen Senior – Rachel Wonderlich Excellence in Home Economics Award: Natalie Luers Excellence in Agriculture Award: Patrick Frank DanForth I Dare You Award: Natalie Luers Outstanding Intermediate Award: McKenna Gambell Outstanding Senior Award: Patrick Frank Individual Herdsmanship Awards The Keokuk County Expo Board sponsored the Individual Herdsmanship Awards. These award buckets are given to members who were present to help with Expo set up, Expo clean up and are around to help others during the fair. They are also all hardworking individuals who take pride in their livestock during Expo. The following individuals received awards presented by Sharon Fritchen (Expo Board representative): Beef – Kylie Davis Dairy Cattle/Dairy Goats – Mary VanPatten Sheep or Meat Goat – McKenna Gambell Swine – Gretchen Greiner Small Animal – Trevor Clemens Bottle Bucket Calf/Lamb – Ethan Danner Outstanding SR: Patrick Frank What Cheer Paper Keokuk County Supervisors Meeting and Claims KEOKUK COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS NOVEMBER 21, 2011 The Keokuk County Board of Supervisors met in regular session, Monday, November 21, 2011 in the Board Room of the Courthouse. All members were present. Hadley moved, Wood seconded to approve the tentative agenda. All ayes and motion carried. Wood moved, Hadley seconded to approve the minutes of November 14, 2011. All ayes and motion carried. Met with Assistant Keokuk County Engineer, regarding the Keokuk County Highway Department. Outstanding inquiries were held. Wood moved, Hadley seconded to approve the Iowa Department of Transportation Federal Aid Agreement for County Highway Bridge Program project number BRS-CO54(85)-60-54 as submitted. All ayes and motion carried. Wood moved, Hadley seconded to hire Calhoun Burns for bridge inspection services. All ayes and motion carried. Wood moved, Hadley seconded to approve the claim listing dated November 21, 2011 as submitted. All ayes and motion carried. Various board and committee reports were held. All three Supervisors attended the ISAC meetings in Coralville, Iowa. Berg attended an Endowment meeting. Hadley attended Semco, SADC and Endowment meetings. Discussion of old/new business and public comment was held. Larry Smith entered to request approval to purchase the balance of tile flooring for the EOC/DHS building. Board consensus was to allow said purchase. On vote and motion the meeting adjourned at 9:40 a.m. The above and foregoing information is a summary of the minutes taken at the above indicated meeting. The full and complete set of minutes are recorded and available at the office of the Keokuk County Auditor. Delta City Council Meeting Delta City Council Meeting Saturday, November 12, 2011 – 11:00 a.m. Delta City Hall The Delta City Council met in regular session on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011 at Delta City Hall. Mayor Brett Hammes called the meeting to order at 11:00 a.m. Council Member’s answering roll call were as follows: Rudy Votroubek, Barb Fisher and Todd Fisher. Absent: Greg Haefner and Sheri Walker. Others present for the meeting were Antonio Maggio, Dennis Campbell and the City clerk. Upon motion by Todd Fisher and second by Barb Fisher, the consent agenda was approved as presented. Roll Call Vote: Barb Fisher, aye; Todd Fisher, aye; Rudy Votroubek, aye. Don Northup could not attend the meeting due to a water leak in Sigourney. There was no discussion held for Old/New Business. Dennis Campbell and the Council and Mayor held a lengthy discussion concerning the abatement of junk and debris in Mr. Campbell’s yard. Dennis declared he was not “Junking” for profit and that he would have everything moved inside his building within “a reasonable time frame.” Campbell stated he would try to get the building finished and all junk in the yard inside it before the snow falls. If not then he would have the yard cleaned up by early spring 2012. The Council and Mayor were satisfied with Mr. Campbell’s efforts to comply with the Ordinance, which forbids “junking inside city limits.” The Council discussed with Antonio Maggio his two properties and the need for him to clean them up. Mr. Maggio has old furniture, junk and yard debris to clean up. Again a time frame was discussed and the Council and Mayor told Mr. Maggio to get done what he could before cold weather and that they would be in touch with him by early spring of 2012. Mr. Maggio also stated that some of the vehicles and junk at 401 N. Pleasant Street did not belong to him. The Council and Mayor advised him to notify his landlord of the discussion with the City Council. The proposal from Verizon Wireless for the addition of cellular antennae to the water tower was discussed. The City is waiting for Verizon to update the proposal changes and advise the Council of the change in the rental agreement. The sale/transfer of the Stewart property was tabled and will be discussed at the December meeting, so that all of the Council Members may be present. Upon motion by Todd Fisher and second by Votroubek, Don Northup’s request for a pay raise was approved. Mr. Northup will receive a raise of $100.00 per month, taking his gross pay to $650.00 per month. Vote on the motion, all ayes. There being no further business to discuss at this time, upon motion by Todd Fisher and second by Votroubek, the meeting adjourned at 12:10 p.m. All ayes. The next regular meeting will be held Saturday, December 3, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. Mayor Brett Hammes Attest: Alice Robertson, City Clerk PART TIME HOUSEKEEPER/LAUNDRY Sigourney Care Center is in need of a part time housekeeper/ laundry worker. Hours include every other weekend and fill in for vacations and/or illnesses. Benefits include paid vacation, double time on holidays and sick pay. Uniforms are furnished. Stop by for an application and interview. SIGOURNEY CARE CENTER 900 S. Stone St. Sigourney, IA 52591 641-622-2971 CLAIM DATE: November 21, 2011 AIRGAS NORTH CENTRAL 86.34 ALL AM PEST CONTROL 80.00 ALLIANT ENERGY 145.80 ALTORFER MACHINERY 435.46 AREA PAYEE SERV 37.00 B&B PROPANE HOUGHTON 1,135.72 BARRON MOTOR SUPPLY 621.78 BATES, CHRISTY 82.15 BENSON, CAROL 74.31 BESSER, FRANCINE 74.31 BESSER, JEANETTE 90.55 BLAIR, KEITH 501.03 BOND, RICHARD 19.95 BOS, JEANNINE 79.25 BRIGGS CORP 35.96 BRINK, JANICE 72.50 BROWER, KATHY 18.13 BROWNELLS 62.94 C J COOPER & ASSOC 32.00 CDW GOVERNMENT 2,670.20 CENTRAL IA DISTRIBUTING 142.36 CENTRAL IOWA DETENTION 251.05 CENTURY LINK 311.34 CHATHAM OAKS 2,223.01 CHRISTNER, BEVERLY 94.58 CHRISTNER, TRILLA 101.38 COBB OIL CO 2,067.03 COMBUSTION CONTROL CO 861.00 COUNTRY HAVEN 2,424.20 DAHLSTROM, PHYLLIS 101.35 DEITRICH, JAMES 76.13 DELTA, CITY OF 200.00 DENNY CONSTRUCTION 7,743.50 DIAMOND MOWERS 152.55 DON’S TRUCK SALES 2,137.92 DOUDS STONE 33,780.97 DRAPER, ELIZABETH 74.31 ELLIOTT OIL CO 3,563.31 EYLER, AUDREY 78.38 FARMER, MARGE 175.07 FARMERS IMPLEMENT 78.26 FERRELL, JAMES 17.10 FIFTH DIST CO OFFICERS 80.00 FIRST RESOURCES 6,004.88 FISHER, SUE 95.05 FOSTER, JONE 77.94 FRITCHEN, MARTHA 86.93 FUTURE LINE HYDRAULICS 176.79 GALLS INC 104.17 GENESIS DEVELOPMENT 1,543.49 GOODWILL IND 209.66 GRAHAM, JANETTE 68.88 H & M FARM & HOME 193.63 HANSELMAN, BETH 140.17 HAWKEYE PAVING 3,828.78 HELSCHER, DAWN 93.25 HEMSLEY, CONNIE 102.25 HOLIDAY MOTEL & APTS 84.00 HOMAN, IMOGENE 103.20 HORRAS, KAREN 122.29 HOUSE, GEORGE 104.38 HUBER, TANNA 72.50 HUDSON, LORETTA 83.20 HULTMAN, PATRICIA 21.75 I M W C A 6,925.00 IDEAL READY MIX 7,567.00 IOWA PRISON INDUSTRIES 1,323.20 IOWA TRANSIT INC 191.21 JEFFERSON CO AREA AMBUL 2,322.80 JOHNSON CO MED EXAM DEPT 395.73 K AND L FOODS 12.92 KEMPF, MARGARET 98.46 KENT, CHARLES 182.56 KEOKUK CO HEALTH CTR 32.00 KEOKUK CO HWY DEPT 7,202.43 KEOKUK CO RECORDER 15.80 KERR, AMY 108.55 KIRBY, DARLENE 75.63 KLEINMEYER, CHRISTINE 195.75 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 25.00 KONE INC 129.24 KRACHT, KATHRYN 87.83 KRUMM, CLARENE 37.95 KUM & GO 85.42 LEMLEY, SYLVIA 68.88 LISCO/LTDS 145.01 LISK, MARTHA J 74.31 LONG, JOYCE 28.90 LUMBER COMPANY 14.37 M & M SALES CO 44.76 MAHASKA CO SHERIFF 17.50 MARION CO AUDITOR 100.00 MARION CO SHERIFF 94.47 MATTHEW BENDER & CO 457.12 MCLAURIN TRUE VALUE 67.63 MERZ, CAROLYN SUE 72.50 MESSERSCHMITT, LAVADA 110.58 MID-AMERICA PUBLISHING 78.80 MOLYNEUX, KAREN 84.23 MOORE, GAYLE 90.55 MOORE, JO ANN 65.25 MORROW, DOROTHY 76.13 MULTI-COUNTY OIL CO 8,393.40 NEW DIRECTIONS 230.00 NUCARA PHARMACY 33.65 OFFICE CENTER 9.78 OLSON, CAROLE 112.20 OPTIMAE LIFE SERV 722.00 PATHWAYS BEH SERV 128.50 PHELPS AUTO 142.00 PITSCH, YVONNE 75.21 PLOOG JR, EDWIN 79.70 POWESHIEK CO M H CTR 137.00 PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 25.00 QUILL CORP 120.99 REPUBLIC COMPANIES 141.41 RICHMOND, RON 189.63 RIVER PRODUCTS 21,300.42 ROBERTSON, ALICE 68.88 ROBERTSON, LINDA 10.88 RURAL EMPLOY ALT 336.00 SANCHEZ, NORMA 90.55 SCHROEDER, JOHN 13.41 SEEBER, MARGARET 76.13 SELLERS, NAOMI 77.94 SEMCO LANDFILL 523.00 SHEETZ, GINGER 133.35 SHIFFLETT, CAROL 79.75 SHIPLEY, DIXIE LEE 90.53 SIGAFOOSE, MARIANN 82.43 SIGOURNEY TRACTOR & IMP 1,078.82 SINES, TRAVIS 203.70 SMITH, LARRY 169.38 SMITH, VIOLET 74.30 SMITHART, SARAH 85.58 SMITHART, WAYNE 5.40 SNYDER, ANN 88.04 SORDEN, ELAINE 93.23 SOUTHEAST IA CASE MNGT 1,899.68 STI 3,343.20 STREB CONSTRUCTION CO 10,319.36 STRINGFELLOW, MARILYN 96.83 STULL, BEA 94.13 STUTSMAN INC 281.48 T I P REC 1,133.01 THOMAS, MARCHITA 90.21 THRELKELD-LARSON, VIRGINIA 140.17 TRIBUNE PRINTING CO 42.05 TRUE VALUE 272.99 US CELLULAR 144.71 VANVOLTENBURG, PEARL 100.00 VERIZON WIRELESS 43.01 VISION AG 571.45 WAECHTER, MARILYN 33.95 WAGAMON, DIXIE 97.75 WALLERICH’S PLUMBING 34.00 WALSTON, BERDENE 79.75 WAPELLO CO AUDITOR 270.82 WAPELLO RURAL WATER 583.49 WAPSI VALLEY ARCHAEOLOGY 3,299.31 WASHINGTON CO SHERIFF 1,126.62 WASHINGTON CO TREAS 2,520.00 WASTE MANAGEMENT 7,079.44 WEBER, JUDITH 62.79 WEST 97.02 WHEELER, DAWN 86.95 WILKENING, IONE 77.94 WILLIAMS, DIANE 5.34 WILLIAMS, MICHAEL 79.75 WINDSTREAM 277.34 YATES, LINDA 74.31 YATES, MARGARET 16.30 YATES, MARIAN 27.10 YEAGER, EUNICE 79.75 TOTAL $174,917.03
What Cheer Paper Faith and Family Pastor’s Corner by Pastor Vince Homan, Delta/What Cheer United Methodist Churches Advent started this week. It is the first season of the Christian year and a time Christians have set aside to re-examine their lives in anticipation and preparation for the celebration of Jesus’ birth. Starting with “Black Friday,” we were off and running with our list of things that must be done before Christmas. But we can do all the good things on our list and still miss doing the right thing. It might come as some surprise to some, but Christmas is not our birthday. The attention shouldn’t be on us at this time of year. And while we all have expectations for the season, I have been wondering lately what expectations God might have on us. If you were to have an honest conversation with God this year, what might be said? What are God’s expectations of you? What needs to go in your life this year for you to be free for God’s purposes? What needs to come? In the story of the Annunciation, Mary is noted as one who is listening, believing, worshipful, favored, willing, and obedient. I’ve always thought that God could have chosen any number of young Jewish girls to accomplish God’s purposes, but Mary prepared herself and made herself available for God’s purposes. And God chose her. The scripture says she will be forever blessed because of it. What about us? What should we be doing this Advent to prepare and make ourselves available to God? What does God expect of us? Could I challenge you to reconsider your commitment to Christ and his church this Advent? It is a good place to start. Mary was willing to hear God’s word and obey it; even if it meant she would be placed in an awkward, complicated position. In all you have to accomplish this Advent season, make sure you don’t miss the most important thing. Place yourself where you can hear God’s word, and be changed by its grace and power. You just might find yourself in the presence of angels; being used for a purpose much greater than your own. It is the only way to prepare for Christmas. Grace and Peace. Ps. Our churches are making every effort to be God’s love to our communities this season; especially in the light of the difficult economy. Our Christmas Store will be open from 9:00 to noon on Saturdays, Dec. 3rd and 10th. All gifts will be $1. We will be taking Christmas Cookies out to the entire community Sunday, Dec. 4th on our annual “Cookie Walk.” Our “Food Pantry” is well stocked and ready to serve the community. Our Christmas Program and Christmas Dinner is Sunday, Dec. 11th starting at 4:30. The community is welcome to watch the program and share a meal with us. Our “Tri County Church’s Emergency Fund” is available to unemployed or underemployed families. We will be out Christmas Caroling in the community on Dec. 21st. And everyone is invited to our traditional “Christmas Eve Candlelight Service,” 5:30 at the Delta UMC and 7:00 at the What Cheer UMC. May God Bless your Christmas Season. Time for Hospice Annual Tree of Memories Keokuk County Hospice Auxiliary is proud to announce the annual “Tree of Memories” project that allows individuals, families or organizations to remember people who have been important in their lives. All of the monies raised from this event are used to provide medical care for terminally-ill people. The generous support is greatly appreciated. A Hospice “Tree of Memories” is located on the west side of the square in Sigourney. Lights are lit on the tree in memory of loved ones remembered by donations. A lighting ceremony is held on Wednesday, December 7th at 6:30 p.m. in the rotunda of the Keokuk County Courthouse. The public is invited to this ceremony. Refreshments are served after the lighting of the “Tree of Memories.” All names of loved ones and those who remember them that are received by December 1st are read at the ceremony. Names are displayed in the Hospice Auxiliary decorated window at the John Wehr Law Office on the north side of the square in Sigourney. You may send your donation along with your loved ones’ names to Keokuk County Hospice, 420 North Main, Sigourney, IA 52591 or bring it into the office at 420 North Main in Sigourney. Remembering Our Loved Ones Charley Hoover Charley Hoover, 77, of What Cheer, died on Thursday, November 24, 2011, in Grinnell. A graveside memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 3, at the Highland Cemetery near What Cheer. A luncheon will be held immediately following at Dorothy and Charley’s residence at the pond. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mayflower Homes, Inc. 616 Broad Street, Grinnell, Iowa. The Harden Funeral Chapel of What Cheer is in charge of the arrangements. Charles “Charley” Theodore Hoover was a construction worker for many years. Charley loved to fish, hunt, camp, and most of all spend time with his family at the pond. He is survived by two brothers: Don, of Muscatine; and Cyril, of Marshalltown; his wife, Dorothy, and his children: David (Cris) Hoover, Cheryl (David) Hemsley, Leilani (Gerry) Tremmel, Billy (Melinda) Hoover, Jim (Tammy) Hoover, and Mike (Lori) Hoover. Charley was the cherished grandfather of Angie and Cory Hoover, Chelsea Molyneux and Shanoah Keep, Jason, Josh, Jacoby Tremmel, and Jeri Gragg, Jeremy and Olivia Hoover, Courtney and Conrad Hoover, and Mi- Kayla Hoover; a step-grandfather of Lisa Ryan, loving great-grandfather of eight grandchildren; step-great-grandfather of four; and an uncle of many nieces and nephews. Charley was very well-known and will be missed by many. He was preceded in death by his parents Eber and Elsie (Ackles) Hoover, his sisters: Leatrice Joy, Zola, and Helen; four brothers: Pete, Max, Rex, and Dick. SLOAN - MOHR MONUMENT COMPANY SINCE 1886 411 W. Jackson - Sigourney, Iowa 52591 TELEPHONES 641-622-3121 Office - 641-622-3502 Home Sofas • Dining Sets • Corner Groups Lamps • Bedroom Sets • Chairs • Recliners Bedding • Curios • Used Furniture 1510 - 17th Ave. East • Oskaloosa 641-673-4040 Open: Mon. thru Sat. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Weather Report by Cass Moore WC Storm Spotter Here is this week’s report: Date High Low Precip 11/22 37 31 .05” rain 11/23 40 17 11/24 59 31 11/25 47 39 11/26 49 32 .37” rain 11/27 33 26 11/28 32 29 Avg. High: 41, Low: 23, Precip: 2.59” (2.25” so far) Announcements from the UMCs at Keswick, Webster and Thornburg KESWICK UMW TO MEET DEC. 1 The Keswick UMW will be meeting on Thursday, December 1. The UMW will pack boxes for shut-ins at 12:00 noon. A Christmas lesson will follow, including cookies and coffee. KESWICK MEMBERS DECO- RATE CHURCH DEC. 3 Members of the Keswick UMC will decorate the church for Christmas Saturday Dec. 3 at 9:30 a.m. Lunch will follow at Teet and Tobes). THORNBURG TO CELEBRATE “BIRTHDAY OF CHRIST” ON DEC. 4 The members of the Thornburg UMC will be celebrating the Birthday of Christ on December 4 immediately following worship. ENGLISH VALLEYS INTER- CHURCH COUNCIL ADVENT SERVICE DEC. 4 There will be a special Advent service at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 4, at the English River Church of the Brethren outside of South English. All are welcome. Fellowship will be held afterwards. WEBSTER BOARD TO MEET DEC. 7 The Webster Board will meet on December 7 at 7 pm. In the church basement. KESWICK BOARD MEETS DEC. 14 The Keswick church board will meet on December 14 at 9:00 a.m. in the church basement. WEBSTER YOUTH PLAN CAROLING The Webster youth group will be going caroling in December. Date and time will be announced pending work schedule for some of the youth. WEBSTER CHURCH CHRIST- MAS PROGRAM TO BE DE- CEMBER 18 The Webster UMC will be holding its annual Christmas program on December 18. The time for the service will be set after negotiations with some of the people involved. CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES PLANNED Pending approval by the church boards, the Christmas Eve Services for the parish will be as follows: Keswick UMC: 6:30 p.m. Webster UMC: 9:00 p.m. Capri Theatre New Sharon, IA Dec. 2-4 Fri. & Sat. 7 & 9:15 p.m Sunday 2:00 Tickets Always $3.00 PG-13Courageous S & S Roger Steffen Specializing in Restoration of Homes Since 1972 • Vinyl Siding • Seamless Steel Siding • Insulation • Replacement Windows • Seamless Gutter Free Estimates. Insured. Guernsey, IA 319-685-4492 1-800-230-2974 Hilltop Chapel Preaching Good News John & Pat DeBoef, pastors 4 blocks East of Opera House Phone: 641-634-2839 E-mail: john@hilltopchapel.com Sunday, December 4, 10a: Worship Service with teaching, “Harnessing God’s Power with Love” John 12-14. Children’s Church on lower level. Monday, December 5, 7p: Ladies Bible Class lesson, “Slaying the Giant of Loneliness”. What Cheer United Methodist Rev. Vince Homan Sunday School 9:30 Worship - 10:30 a.m. Wed.: Youth Group 6:30 - 8:00 What Cheer Baptist Church A Place to Grow Pastor Dick & Jane Larson 641-433-0013 or 641-790-1934 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School 10:30 a.m. - Worship Wednesday Activities 6:30 p.m. - Kid’s Club and Adult Bible Study Community Life Church Barnes City Phone: 641-664-5228 Pastors Jim & Linda Sears Sunday School 9-10 Worship 10 to 11:30 a.m. Evening Worship: 6:30 p.m. Delta Christian Church Henry Goetz, lay minister 108 West 3rd St. 641-799-4800 Worship: 9:00 a.m. CWF bi-monthly 1st Thursday Delta United Methodist Church Pastor: Vince Homan Church Services at 9 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sun., Oct. 30th: 9:00 a.m. 5th Sunday Services. We are hosts to the Delta Christian Church. Sat., Nov. 5th: 4:30 - 7:00 p.m. Turkey Supper. Gibson Presbyterian Church Pastor: Hans Cornelder Worship - 10 - 11 a.m. Sunday School 9-9:45 Youth Group meets the second Sunday of the month at 5 p.m. Keswick, Thornburg, Webster United Methodist Churches Pastor: John Tunnicliff Keswick - 9:45 a.m. & 6:00 p.m. Thornburg - 11:00 a.m. Webster - 8:30 a.m. White Oak Presbyterian Pastor: Hans Cornelder Worship : 8:45 a.m. Sunday School: 10 a.m. St. Mary Catholic Church Sigourney Rev. Charles Fladung Rectory: 641-622-3426 Deacon: James Striegel Home: 634-2896 Parish Office: 622-2316 Prayer line: 622-2414 Parish Council meets third Monday of each month Saturday Vigil Mass: 4 p.m. Sunday Mass: 10 a.m December 1, 2011 5 Tales of the Ancient Sportsman The Thanksgiving holiday is past and now it is full speed toward Christmas. What a busy time and the high school athletic schedules hit full speed. But I can’t complain because I love it. Compared to a week ago my holiday travel was a short trip. Thanksgiving day we made our way over to Lyman and the home of Jeff and Patti Amos. Patti is my niece and my sister and her family joined us for dinner. It was a hard day as two places at the table were empty. Grandpa Rothe passed away in June and Jeff and Patti’s daughter, Kayleen was killed in an accident in August. Yet in spite of the sadness, it was good to thank God for His blessings and share the day with each other. Late in the afternoon the Ancient-ess and I headed down highway 71 toward Oklahoma. We got as far as St. Joe, MO, before turning in for the night. Friday we arrived at Comanche Loop in Roland, OK where the Little Cherokee Maiden and the rest of the tribe lives. They were all fine and excited to see us. I just turned my hearing aids off and watched the excitement. With five small children, carpets are not a real good idea. So with hardwood floors and no carpets, the house operates at a very high decibel level. There was a report of an earthquake in Oklahoma last week and I think I know where it might have been centered. With satellite radio, I was able to listen to the Iowa- Nebraska game on the way down. I’m sure glad I didn’t have to watch it. I sounded like another Ken O’Keefe offensive masterpiece. It is no wonder that teams shut the Hawks down. They quickly learn that they only have to stop two guys and the Hawks are helpless. Saturday was an interesting day for me. The Ancientess along with Rick, Lavonda and all the kids went to a movie over in Fort Smith. I was watching the Ohio State-Michigan game and then I was going to go over to Sallisaw to play golf. Rick told me to put the dog Izzy in the kennel cage before I left. That should be no problem as the dog is a small spaniel type dog. But that dog doesn’t like me and I told Rick that I probably couldn’t catch her. Rick said to just throw some dog treats into the cage and she would go right in. Wrong! She would have no part of that. My next move was to sit and think a while. Meanwhile Izzy jumped up on the couch and went to sleep. I thought I would just pick her up and take her to the cage. When I grabbed her you would have thought I had hold of the Tazmainian Devil. She viciously chomped on my hand and wrist leaving a bloody mess of ten puncture holes. Forget the golf, my grip hand was a mess and being on blood thinner presented another problem. It took the better share of the next three hours to get the bleeding under control. It looks ugly now, but it appears that infection will not be a problem. I will keep an eye on it. I plan to play golf Monday afternoon, but that may not work. I did get to cover a couple of games last week and it was sure good to cover high school activities again. Monday night I went up to Monroe for the Pella Christian girl’s game with PCM. The girls union had ranked PC as the No. 7 team in Class 2-A, and the Mustangs were not impressed. PCM used an all underclass lineup lead by a very talented freshman, Courtney Van Houweling, to knock off the Eagles 56-55. Tuesday night I made my way over to Sigourney to watch the No. 1 ranked North Mahaska girls take on the Lady Savages. A No. 1 ranking puts a huge target on the backs of the Warhawks, but someone has to do it. The Warhawks bolted out of the chute and quickly turned the game into a track meet. If a team is to play North Mahaska, they had better get their track shoes on because this team loves to run. And NM is a balanced team as they all run and they all can score. The fast break was sizzling as they torched the Lady Savages 76-25. I was able to meet Michael Zogg, the regional sports editor for this paper at the game. This young man is doing an outstanding job of covering the area schools and I for one am very impressed with his work. It is time once more to take a look at our yesterdays. 75 years ago: Dec. 1, 1936- Barnes City wins twice at Harvey. The boys rolled to a 48-20 win with Lester Brannen scoring 18 points and J. Brannen adding nine. The BC girls blasted Harvey 37-8 as Evelyn Dee poured in 20 points and Evelyn Burns put down 11 points. Dec. 2- Tracy and Lacey split in the Chiquaqua League opener. The Tracy boys overpowered Lacey 36-16 as Wayne Helwig scored 12 points. Raymond Ver Steeg and Ira DeYoung each scored seven for Lacey. The Lacey girls pulled out a 40-39 win as Lois Reynolds knocked down 18 points and Irma Leanhart added 16. Mary Agnes Brubaker led Tracy with 21 points. 50 years ago: Dec. 2, 1961- Tri-County splits with Blakesburg. The boys romped to a 76-37 win as Manly Hall drained 22 points and Larry Smith checked in with 20 points. The Blakesburg girls outscored T-C 87- 83 as Nancy Thompson burned the nets for 50 points and Mary Robertson added 35. Gwen Cooper led T-C with 44 points and Donna Grimm added 27. Dec. 2- Sara Sheehy pumped in 43 points to lead North Mahaska to a 61-41 win over Monroe. The NM boys rolled to an 82-14 win with Greg Ankeny scoring 18 points and Ric Phelps adding 11. 25 years ago: Dec. 2- The Tri-County girls topped English Valleys 68-47 as Deon Johnston poured in 22 points and Kristi Freeze added 17. Dec. 2- The Eddyville girls romped past Fremont 76-28. Mary Hynick led Eddyville with 26 points while Jonita Newell added 23 and Michelle Kelsey scored 17. Trisha Deitch and Clarise Beekhuizen each scored 11 points for Fremont. Have a great week and let’s get on with high school sports. See you at the gym. Church Directory New Life Fellowship A Family Worship Center 14358 Hwy 22 South Keswick, Iowa 50136 Pastor Chester Render Church Phone 319-738-3851 Sun. Morning Worship 10:00 a.m. And Children’s Church with Nursery Provided Wed. Evening Teaching 7:00 p.m. Living In The Word Wed. Seal 7 Youth Group 7:00 p.m. Grades 7-12 meets in the Fellowship Hall 3rd Sat. is Praise Night 7:00 p.m. You are welcome to visit or be a regular. What Cheer Christian Church Pastor Frances Baumert The story of Jesus begins in the wilderness instead of the Manger, with John’s announcement that the Lord is on the way. December 4 – Peace Sunday Topic: Restore Us O God N.T. Mark 1:1-8 2 Peter 3:8-15a O.T. Isaiah 40:1-11 Advent Candle 1 – Danner Family December 11 Topic: Restore O God, Our Joy N.T. John 1:6-8, 19-28 1 Thessalonians 5:16-28 O.T. Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Christmas offering today Advent Candle 2 – Allen Family December 18 Topic: Restore our Love O Lord N.T. Luke 1:26-38 Romans 16:25-27 O.T. 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 Baby shower – Kim Mercer and baby Advent Candle 3 – Baumert Family December 25 – Christmas Sunday Topic: The Cost of Christmas N.T. Luke 2:1-20 O.T. Isaiah 9:2-7 Titus 2:11-14
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