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TC Volleyball 

Gatorade® Scrimmage 

Saturday, August 27 

Starting at 10:00 a.m. 

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Bickmeier Stalk Places in 

State Fair Tall Corn Contest 

The 16 foot 11 inch corn stalk of John Cassens of Schleswig bested 

31 other entrants to win the Tall Corn contest judged August 10, 

prior to the start of the 2011 Iowa State Fair. 

Jean Bickmeier of Harper claimed second place with a stalk 

measuring 16 feet, 7 ½ inches. Mark and Bailey Browne of Osceola 

took third place with an entry of 15 feet, 7 inches. 

Fourth place was won by John Washburn of Des Moines with a 

stalk of 15 feet, 2 inches and fifth place was claimed by Sam Armstrong 

of Ames at an impressive 15 feet.. 

Katie Krumm 

Speaks in Des Moines 

Kaitlyn Krumm was invited to 

speak at the Pre-Conference Institute 

for the School Administrators 

of Iowa Annual Conference at the 

Polk County Convention Complex 

in Des Moines, Iowa on August 

2. Craig Ihnen, Iowa High School 

Speech Association (IHSSA) Executive 

Director, nominated Katie to 

speak to approximately 300 teachers 

and administrators. Superintendent 

Todd Abrahamsom and Sandy 

Steinke, PK-12 Principal, were 

notified of this exciting event in a 

letter from the office of School Administrators 

of Iowa in early June. 

Mr. Hrasky, Tri-County English 

teacher and speech coach, worked 

with Katie to prepare for this special 

day and family members and Mrs. 

Steinke were in attendance the day 

of her speech. 

Katie spoke about the importance 

of principals and teachers to the quality of education and life in Iowa, 

the educational challenges that lie ahead, and what her education meant to 

her. For Katie’s efforts, she will be provided a $1000 scholarship payable to 

her college of choice. 

Katie will attend the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, where 

she will major in English Education. She is the daughter of David and Penny 

Krumm of Keswick. 

“Katie delivered a spectacular speech addressing quality education and 

the challenges of Iowa’s schools. She is a talented student, and I wish her the 

best of luck at The University of Northern Iowa,” said Mrs. Steinke 

More State Fair photos and 

results next week. 

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Van Patten Places Second 

in Older Iowan Idol 

Bruce Buttel, 62, of Centerville brought Elvis Presley to the 2011 State 

Fair and came out of the Older Iowan Idol singing competition with first 

place on Wednesday. 

Second place in the competition was awarded to Gary Van Patten, 67, 

of What Cheer. Van Patten sang “The Wall.”Duo Dean McCollum, 76, and 

Shirley Carpenter, 77, both of Des Moines, took third. 

TC Principal Sandy Steinke introduces each family to the new Superintendent 

as they get their food at Open House. Carrie Mercer, with 

sons Easton and Gage, pass through the line. 

Back to School Time 

With supplies in the backpacks on their backs and smiles on their faces, local 

students visited Tri-County on Monday, August 22 for Open House. This 

evening is designed so students can bring in their supplies and meet thier 

teachers as well as administration. New Superintendent Benita Gonzales was 

able to meet many families while helping serve the normal hot dog meal. Her 

husband Tom was on hand to help as well. 

School Board member annually roast the hot dogs for Open House. 

TC Superintendent Benita Gonzales, along with her husband Tom, 

serve water to families attending Open House. 

Official Newspaper for What Cheer, Delta, Keswick, Keokuk County & TC Schools 

Ben Booth, (Right) Tri-County Ag Instructor working with fellow Ag 

Instructor Bryan Chisholm, Bowie High School (TX) at The CASE Institute. 

Tri-County Agriculture Program 

Receives National Certification 

The Tri-County Community School Agriculture Program has received 

a National Certification from The CASE (Curriculum for Agricultural Science 

Education) Institute. Ben Booth, agriculture education instructor at 

Tri-County Community Schools, attended training for the Introduction to 

Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, held on June 12 to 23 in Ankeny. 

The CASE Institute provided the foundational component of teacher 

preparation that is necessary to ensure an instructors readiness to deliver 

CASE curricula to students. The CASE Institute also provides a collaborative 

setting where teachers are immersed in content specific, project based 

instruction. 

The CASE Institute for Iowa agriculture instructors was partially funded 

by a generous donation by Cargill Animal Nutrition, and the PERKINS dollars 

designated for Tri-County provided additional funding for Mr. Booth to 

attend. Mr. Booth was in training for eight hours each day with additional 

evening homework assignments. 

Tri-County will be one of only 40 High Schools in the Nation offering 

this Intro to ANFR curriculum to students this year. The CASE institute was 

attended by 19 instructors from Iowa and three from out of state. It was held 

at the DMACC Ankeny Campus at the New FFA Enrichment Center. 

“ I am excited to implement this curriculum in the fall replacing the current 

first year Ag course with this highly science project, problem, and activity 

oriented curriculum,” Booth said. “This CASE curriculum is current for 

agriculture and is cross-walked with all National Science, Math, and English 

Standards. It is going to be great to prepare Tri-County students to be 21st 

Century Learners with this student center curriculum” 

As the fall approaches, Mr. Booth will coordinate with Tri-County science 

instructor, Penny Krumm, on the additional equipment that will be necessary 

to purchase and share between departments and work on fall preparations 

for the new course. Currently 10 freshmen students are enrolled for the 

course Intro to AFNR fall and spring semesters. 

Local Post Offices May 

be on the Chopping Block 

As more customers choose to 

conduct their postal business online, 

on their smart phones and at their 

favorite shopping destinations, the 

need for the U.S. Postal Service to 

maintain its nearly 32,000 retail offices 

— the largest retail network 

in the country — diminishes. To 

that end, the U.S. Postal Service 

announced recently that it will be 

taking the next step in right-sizing 

its expansive retail network by conducting 

studies of approximately 

3,700 retail offices to determine customer 

needs. As part of this effort, 

the Postal Service also introduced a 

retail-replacement option for affected 

communities around the nation. 

“Today, more than 35 percent of 

the Postal Service’s retail revenue 

comes from expanded access locations 

such as grocery stores, drug 

stores, office supply stores, retail 

chains, self-service kiosks, ATMs 

and usps.com, open 24/7,” said Postmaster 

General Patrick Donahoe. 

“Our customer’s habits have made 

it clear that they no longer require a 

physical post office to conduct most 

of their postal business.” 

For communities currently without 

a postal retail office and for communities 

affected by these retail optimization 

efforts, the Postal Service 

introduced the Village Post Office as 

a potential replacement option. Village 

Post Offices would be operated 

by local businesses, such as pharmacies, 

grocery stores and other appropriate 

retailers, and would offer 

popular postal products and services 

such as stamps and flat-rate packaging. 

“By working with third-party retailers, 

we’re creating easier, more 

convenient access to our products 

and services when and where our 

customers want them,” Donahoe 

said. “The Village Post Office will 

offer another way for us to meet our 

customers’ needs.” 

With 32,000 postal retail offices 

and more than 70,000 third-party 

retailers — Approved Postal Providers 

— selling postage stamps and 

providing expanded access to other 

postal products and services, customers 

today have about 100,000 

locations across the nation where 

they can do business with the Postal 

Service. 

“The Postal Service of the future 

will be smaller, leaner and more 

competitive and it will continue to 

drive commerce, serve communities 

and deliver value,” Donahoe added. 

The U.S. Postal Service will consider 

closing 178 Iowa post offices, 

mainly in small towns, and replacing 

many of them with services provided 

at convenience stores or other 

retail locations. 

Among the 178 are Gibson, 

Thornburg, Rose Hill, Kirkville, Cedar, 

Ollie and Martinsburg post offices. 

There will be a meeting on 

Friday, August 26 at 7:30 p.m. at 

the Gibson Presbyterian Church 

basement regarding the closing of 

the Gibson Post Office. 

The Postal Service receives no 

tax dollars for operating expenses, 

and relies on the sale of postage, 

products and services to fund its operations. 

Tri-County Dollars for Scholars 

Looks for New Members 

Tri-County Dollars for Scholars is looking for new members. Dollars 

for Scholars has been active at Tri-County since 1999. We currently award 

scholarships to all graduating seniors who apply. Fundraising efforts have 

allowed us to increase scholarship money given to students each year. We 

have a small committee of 5 to 6 regular members and need new members. 

This is a program that all students can benefit from and we need help! Help 

is needed to work at fundraising efforts and to be future board members, as 

many of our current members will no longer have students in school. Dollars 

for Scholars meets once a month to plan activities. Activities we have 

planned include selling hats and balloons, having a vendor fair, 50/50 raffle, 

silent auction, bake sale during conferences, and baking pies for the Flea 

Market. 

If you are interested in helping this worthwhile effort, please contact a 

current member - Gina Garber, Heather Schmidt, Paula Kirkpatrick, Andrea 

Coble or Nita Brumbaugh.

2 August 25, 2011 

MARRIAGES 

Jeffrey Thomas White to Trisha Marie Dietze, both of 

Sigourney 

REAL ESTATE 

William G Wonderlich, Bill Wonderlich, William George 

Wonderlich, Markaret K Wonderlich, Margaret Wonderlich, 

Margaret Kathryn Wonderlich to Margaret K Wonderlich 

REVTR, 31-75-10, 13-74-11, 14-74-11, 11-74-11, 05-74-10. 

William G Wonderlich, Bill Wonderlich, William George 

Wonderlich, Margaret K Wonderlich, Margaret Wonderlich, 

Margaret Kathryn Wonderlich to William G Wonderlich 

REVTR, 13-74-11, 14-74-11, 11-74-11, 05-72-10. 

Iowa Bankers Mortgage Corp, Kevin L Redlinger, Credit 

Bueau Services of Iowa Inc, Keokuk County Sheriff to Iowa 

Bankers Mortgage Corp, SIG-BRAY-08-20, SIG-BRAY-08-19, 

SIG-BRAY-08-18. 

Travis M Sterling, James D Sterling, Joan E Sterling, Harry 

Sterling to James D Sterling, Joan E Sterling, Harry Sterling, 

28-74-12. 

Vickie A Altenhofen to Heath A McDonald, KEO-OP- 

KT-13-18, KEO-OPKT-13-19, KEO-PARV-13-20. 

Larry Stewart, Eva Kay Stewart to City of Delta, DEL-OP- 

DE-07-06, DEL-OPDE-07-05. 

Wells Fargo Bank NA, Jody J Adrian, Keokuk County Sheriff 

to Wells Fargo Bank NA, SE-WHIT-11-05, SE-WHIT-11-06, 

SE-WHIT-11-07. 

Wells Fargo Bank NA to Federal Home Loan Mortgage 

Corp, SE-WHIT-11-05, SE-WHIT-11-06, SE-WHIT-11-07. 

Alvin R Mast, Beverly A Mast to Alvin R Mast REVTR, 

Alvin R Mast TRTE, 13-77-10. 

Cecil Tom Caudle to Tom Cotrte Caudle, Thomas Lee Cotrte 

Caudle, Cecil Tom Caudle TR, 30-74-10. 

Laurie Beth Sundall, Laurie Beth Capps to Russell A Capps, 

32-74-11. 

Mark Lynn Haines, Mark L Haines, Trisha Ann Haines to 

Michael L Haines, Heather J Haines, 04-75-12. 

Lynn C Haines, Teri Haines to Michael L Haines, Heather J 

Haines, 04-75-12. 

Cissy Woo, Terence Chan to Grant J Altenhofen, HAR- 

OPHA-03-07, HAR-OPHA-03-08. 

MAGISTRATE COURT 

The following actions were recently resolved in Keokuk 

County Magistrate Court. All information is a matter of public 

record and available at www.iowacourts.gov. 

Ryan James Shields of Hedrick was charged with Driving 

with Suspended/Denied/Revoked License or Registration on 

7/07/2011. Shields entered a negotiated voluntary plea of guilty 

on 8/08/2011 and was sentenced to 

a $250 fine plus court costs. Total 

amount due $397.50. 

DISTRICT COURT 

The following actions were re- 

cently resolved in the District Court 

of Keokuk County. All information is 

a matter of public record and available 

at www.iowacourts.gov. 

Leslie Scott Richardson of 

Sigourney was charged with 1) 

Interference with Official Acts, 

Dangerous Weapon or Firearm 

on 7/17/2011; 2) Assault with a 

Weapon - Peace Officers/Others 

on 7/17/2011; 3) Domestic Abuse 

Assault with Intent or Displays 

a Weapon on 7/17/2011 and 4) 

Child Endangerment/No Injury on 

7/18/2011. Count 1 and 2 were Dismissed 

by the Court on 8/12/2011. 

On Count 3, Richardson entered a 

negotiated voluntary guilty plea on 

8/12/2011 and was sentenced to 2 

years probation, 30 days in jail (concurrent 

with count 4) and a 28 day 

suspended jail sentence. On Count 

4, Richardson entered a negotiated 

voluntary guilty plea on 8/12/2011 

and was senteced to 180 days in jail 

(concurrent with count 3), 178 day 

suspended jail sentence and 2 years 

probabtion. The total amount owed, 

which includes court costs $117.04. 


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Local Business Directory 

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than 2:00 p.m. 

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classifieds. 


Ogden Oil Co. 

641-634-2820 

Rock, 

Dirt and 

Sand 

Hauled 

Sigourney TV 

& Appliance 

Sales and Service 

Gary Kruse, Owner 

103 E. Marion Telephone 

South Side of Square 641-622-2511 

Sigourney, IA 800-625-2511 

Garcia carpet 

Jayne and Alex Garcia, Owners 

105 S. Main St., P.O. Box 126 

North English, IA 

garciacarpet@netins.net 

319-664-3606 or 

1-877-3GARCIA 

HOURS: Monday thru Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; 

Saturday 8 to 12 or By Appointment 

Court Records 

David M Brower of South English was charged with Possession/Purchase 

of Alcohol by Person 18/19/20-3rd Sub and 

Interference with Official Acts on 6/04/2011. Brower entered a 

negotiated voluntary plea of guilty on the Interference with Official 

Acts charge on 8/08/2011 and was sentenced to a $250 fine, 

but the first charge was dismissed by the court. Total amount due 

$457.50, includes court costs. 

Jerry Laverne Harland of Hedrick was charged with two 

counts of Assault on 6/25/2011. The court dismissed Count 1 

and issued a deferred prosecution on Count 2 on 8/08/2011. Total 

amount owed $120, includes court costs. 

Jeffrey Wayne Oxford of North English was charged with 

Possession of Drug Paraphernalia on 7/03/2011. Oxford entered 

a negotiated voluntary plea of guilty on 8/08/2011 and was sentenced 

to a $65 fine plus court costs. Total amount due $147.75. 

Jacob John Schmitt of Ollie was charged with Harassment 

by Communication on 7/11/2011. Schmitt entered a negotiated 

voluntary plea of guilty on 8/08/2011 and was sentenced to a 

$100 fine plus court costs. Total amount due $195. 

Cody Evan Spencer of Keota was charged with Theft 5th 

Degree and Fraudulent Practice 5th Degree on 7/31/2011. Spencer 

entered a negotiated voluntary plea of guilty to the Theft 5th 

Degree charge on 8/12/2011 and was sentenced to a 30 day suspended 

jail term, 1 year unsupervised probation with restitution. 

Total due $120, which includes court costs. 

TICKETS 

Patrick Devine of Sigourney, violation of financial liability 

coverage; 

Tyler Alexander Thompson of Colfax, Ill., speeding 55 or 

under zone (6 thru 10 over); 

Giner Louise Robinson of Ottumwa, operation without registration; 

Stevie Thomas of Ottumwa, open container - passenger > 

21; 

Mitchell Hammes of Delta, open container - passenger > 21; 

Cindy Lou Murphy of Oskaloosa, speeding 55 or under zone 

(6 thru 10 over); 

Jeremy Jason Tosh of Ottumwa, speeding 55 or under zone 

(6 thru 10 over); 

Caleb J Ahrens of Keota, failure to maintain safety belts; 

Melinda Kaye Elwood of Sigourney, no valid drivers license; 

Damion Scott Osborn of Siogurney, violation - financial liability 

coverage; 

Damion Scott Osborn of Sigourney, no valid drivers license; 

Shirley A Karr of Harper, speeding 55 or under zone (1 thru 5 

over); 

Linda 

Kay 

LaKappCo., Inc. 

Larry Kapple 

Heating & Air 

Conditioning 

Repair - Service - Sales 

All Makes and Models 

641-624-2561 

Harden 

Funeral Chapel 


641-634-2420 

Thoughtful 

Personalized 

Service 

Eric Coble 

Funeral Director 

www.hardenfuneralhomes.com 

Sigourney Care Center 

Windsor Place Assisted Living 

900 S. Stone St. 

Sigourney, IA 52591 

641-622-2971 

• Skilled Nursing • Respite Care 

• Long Term Care • Assisted Living 

• Physical, Occupational 

and Speech Therapy 

• In-House Restorative Nursing 

Pole 

Buildings 

Farm or Commercial 

Completely Erected or 

Materials Only! 

Farmers Lumber 

KeswicK 

319-738-3251 

Reynolds of Hedrick, speeding 55 or under zone (1 thru 5 over); 

Melody Leann Schwenke of Sigourney, speeding 55 or under 

zone (6 thru 10 over); 

Morgan Darlene Kirk of Albia, speeding 55 or under zone (1 

thru 5 over); 

Jerry D Kitchen of Keosauqua, max gross weight violation; 

Doulas W Harrington of Harvey, max gross weight violation; 

Charleen Laura Souer of Delta, speeding 55 or under zone (6 

thru 10 over); 

Cynthia A Ahrendsen of Palo Alto, Calif., speeding 55 or 

under zone (16 thru 20); 

Jeffrey Frank Ingles III of Washington, speeding 55 or under 

zone (6 thru 10 over); 

Tyler J Snakenberg of Sigourney, failure to use seat belt; 

Caitlin Ann Shadley Long of Sigourney, failure to use seat belt. 

SHERIFF’S NEWS 

The Sheriff’s News is a brief summary of the activities/arrests/tickets 

from previous week as submitted by Keokuk County 

Sheriff, Jeff Shipley. 

Criminal charges are mere accusations and the accused is 

presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. 

On August 8, 2011, the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Dept. issued 

a Citation to Cory Tyler Krizer, age 25, of Toledo, for failure 

to obey stop or yield sign. 


a Citation to Bettie Carlene Brendlinger, age 59, of Iowa 

City, for speed. 


Citations to Jason Eugene Morgan, age 31, of Delta, for 

careless driving, operating a non-registered vehicle, driving 

while suspended and failure to prove security against liability. 

On August 12, 2011, the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Dept. arrested 

Jacob Mitchell Breese, age 27, of Hedrick, on charges of 

operation without registration, driving while barred and failure 

to prove security against liability (non-accident related). He was 

held overnight in the Keokuk County Jail and released. 


a Citation to Joseph M. Steele, age 40, of Alexandria, Mo., 

for speed. 

On August 14, 2011, the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Dept. arrested 

Fred Eugene Reynolds, age 59, of Hedrick, on charges of 

domestic abuse-serious, domestic abuse-simple and obstruction 

of emergency communications. Reynolds was held overnight in 

the Keokuk County Jail, appeared before the Judicial Magistrate 

and released. 

“Your Full 

Service Florist” 

✿ Fresh Flowers for 

All Occasions 

✿ Blooming and 

Green Plants 

✿ Silk and Dried 

Arrangements 

✿ Balloons and 

Great Gift Ideas! 

SDE Ltd. 

320 Highway 22 West 

Keswick, IA 50135 

Phone: 319-738-2455 

Fax: 319-738-3000 

Flatbed 

Transportation, 

Broker Service 

Hedrick 

Veterinary 

Clinic 

Dr. Randy Blaylock 

Hedrick Office: 

641-653-4440 

Sigourney Home: 

641-622-3633 

Van Dee Bins 

319-310-4105 or 641-595-4105 

Deep River 

Authorized Dealer for: 

Bins 

We handle Sukup Floors, Drying 

Needs and Moving Existing Bins 

“Over 40 Years Experience” 

Call for ANY KIND of 

New or Used Bin Repair 

Ridgeway 

Hardware 

What Cheer • 641-634-2080 

Plumbing & Electric Supplies 

HOURS 

M-F 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Closed Sunday 

McKay Roofing 

and Siding 

Denny McKay - 641-634-2954 

Jason McKay - 641-634-9910 

or 641-660-9829 

• Home Improvement 

• Remodeling • Roofing & Siding 

• New Homes & Garages 

• Insulation 

Licensed - Insured 

Free estImates 

Mc Call 

onument Works 

Since 1862 

Dot Barnett 

Office Manager 

327 n. L St. 

oskaloosa, Ia 

BARNETT 

Bus: 641-673-8161 

Res: 641-673-7807 

Atwood Electric, Inc. 

Our Commitment To You: 

• Quality • Integrity 

• Service 

23124 Hwy. 149 641-622-3626 

P.O. Box 311 800-247-0214 

Sigourney, IA 52591 Fax: 641-622-2438 

Sigourney Treecare 

Custom Tree & Shrub 

Planting on CRP Ground 

We Can Supply Trees & Shrubs 

• Stump Removal 

• Tree Trimming & Removal 

• Aerial Service to 53-ft. 

Fully Insured • Free Estimates 

Dan Appleget 

P.O. Box 143, Sigourney 

641-622-2097 

August 25 ~ Blood Drive 2:30 

– 7:30 @ Holy Trinity Catholic 

Church in Keota 

August 26 ~ Tri County JV Football 

vs. Preston @ home @ 5 

~ TC football at home vs. 

Preston (Parents’ Night) 7 

~ Country Music Variety Show 

at Opera House 7:30 p.m. 

August 27 ~ Tri County HS Volleyball 

Scrimmage @ 10:00 

am 

August 30 ~ TOPS meeting at 

Extension Office in Sigourney 

@ 4:30 

September 1 ~ Tri County HS 

Cross Country @ Wildwood 

Park at 5:00 

September 2 ~ Tri County Varsity 

Football vs. Ankeny Christian 

Academy @ 7:00 

September 3 ~ Sigourney Figure 

8 Races at 6:30pm 

September 4 ~ Sigourney Figure 

8 Races at 1:00pm 

September 10 ~ Marengo Civil 

War Band 7:30 p.m. 

September 11 ~ DELTA DAYS 

~ Barnes City Figure 8 Races 

at 1:00pm (RAIN DATE: Sept. 

25 1:00 pm) 

September 18 ~ Homemade 

Ice Cream Social at Keswick 

United Methodist Church 4:30 

– 7:00 

October 2 - Barnes City Figure 8 

Races at 1:00 pm 

What Cheer Fire Dept. 

Mickey Gragg: Fire Chief 

641-634-2971 

Jeremy Bolinger:1st Assistant 

Chris Terrell: 2nd Assitant 

Mike Armstrong: Secretary/ 

Treasurer & Training Officer 

EMERGENCY: 911 

Non-Emergency: 

641-634-2361 

Book Vault 

Readables, 

Edibles, 

Giftables 

105 S. Market, Oskaloosa 

West side of square next to Smokey Row 

641-676-1777 

M-W, F: 9-7; Th 9-8; Sat. 9-5; 

Sun. Noon-4 

Central Vision 

Center 

Cynthia E. Shoup, O.D. 

Steven A. Shoup, O.D. 

641-673-5658 

119 First Ave. West 

Oskaloosa, IA 52577 

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and NEED HELP? 

Pregnancy Testing 

Free and Confidential 

M, W, F: 3 - 4:30 p.m. 

Thursday: 5:30 - 7 p.m. 

Saturday: 10 a.m. to Noon 

IRTHRIGHT 

117 North 1st Street 


641-673-9722 

SDE Tire 

& Service 

in Keswick 

Car & Light Truck Tires, 

Oil Change & 

Minor Repair 

Call 

319-738-2455 

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Barnes City News 

By Mollie Loving 

Share your BC news: bmba28@mahaska.org or 641-644-5223 

Hello everyone. Hope you’ve had a good summer. It’s time for school 

and all the activities that go along with it. The first day of school for both 

North Mahaska and Montezuma is Aug. 24. 

Thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Margaret Schultz who 

passed away on Aug. 16. 

Karen and Alva Calvert are back home after moving Melinda Calvert to 

Buffalo Center. Melinda will be teaching 1st grade in the North Iowa Community 

School District. 

On Aug. 20 Haleigh Weghorst attended the Reba McEntire concert at 

the Iowa State Fair with her Aunt Valerie Lindblom and her cousin Stefanie 

Lindblom. 

The Corbin family is back home after camping at the state fair and seeing 

all the sights. I bet they are already looking forward to next year. 

Mike Henry, Cliff Schultz, and Greg Steele all share an Aug. 20 birthday. 

The Barnes City scrapbookers and card makers will be getting together 

next Saturday, Aug. 27, from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. at 700 Cherry Street. 

The Sept. figure 8 races will be here soon. The races will be held on 

Sunday, Sept. 11 at 1:00 P.M. at the Betterment Club track. There will be 

some exciting racing and good food to eat. 

Engagement 

Announcement 

Knipfer ~ Moore 

Dustin Knipfer and Teresa 

Moore of What Cheer would 

like to announce their engagement. 

A September 4 wedding 

is planned at their favorite club 

(M.I.O.B.I.) in Hamilton. 

Dustin is the son of Steve 

and Sandy DeKoning of What 

Cheer and Rusty Knipfer of Wellman. 

Dustin is and has been 

employed at Ideal Ready Mix for 

four years. Teresa is the daughter 

of Mike and Melissa Clarahan of What Cheer and Jeff and Jill 

Moore of Washington. Teresa is and has been employed at Vermeer 

Manufacturing for six months. The happy couple will reside in What 

Cheer with their loving pets: Chunk, Punky and Bella. 

Upcoming Blood Drives 

MAHASKA DRUG 

COMMITTED TO A 

HEALTHY COMMUNITY 

205 North E. St. • Oskaloosa 

Phone 641-673-3439 

The Sigourney Kiwanis Club 

is sponsoring a Blood Drive Tuesday, 

August 18 from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the 

MidWestOne Bank, Community Room 

downstairs, 112 N. Main Street Sigourney. 

Please call Jan Parcell at 641-224- 

3262 to schedule an appointment. Donors 

who last gave blood on or before 

June 23 are eligible. 

Keota Blood Drive 

The Trinity Catholic Church 

Social Action Committee is sponsoring 

a Blood Drive Thursday, August 25 

from 2:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Holy Trinity Parish Center in Keota. Call Cindy 

Weber at 641-636-2116 to schedule an appointment. Donors who last gave 

blood on or before June 30 are eligible. 

Sigourney PM Blood Drive 

There is a Blood Drive Tuesday, August 23 from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the 

Keokuk County Health Center in the D. Adam Memorial Conference Room, 

Sigourney. Call 1-800-452-1097 to schedule an appointment. Donors who 

last gave blood on or before June 28 are eligible. 

KCHC Blood Drive 

Friday, September 2 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the Keokuk County 

Health Center is having a Blood Drive in the D. Adam Memorial Conference 

Room, 23109 Hwy 149, Sigourney. Please call 1-800-452-1097 to schedule 

an appointment. Donors who last gave blood on or before July 8 are eligible. 

Happy 80th 

Birthday 

Jeannine! 

Gene & Juanita and Family 

Happy 30th Anniversary 

to Ron and Joy Denison! 

We love you! 

Mike, Xan, 

Cooper, and 

Conner Mooney 

Jace and Courtney Denison 

YOU CAN GET YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS 

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News 

Ponderings 

of the Heart 

By: Jane Green Larson 

Do you recall last week that I wrote a story on the What Cheer Baptist 

Church Daily Vacation Bible School and the blessings it held for not only the 

students but also the teachers? Do you remember I told you about the little 

girl that did not want to go home the first day? She cried stating, “I do not 

want to leave my new friends!” Telling her that she could come back tomorrow 

would not suffice and it was with great reluctance the child’s aunt took 

her home. 

Well, I wanted to tell you that I talked to the little girls aunt several days 

after the Bible School and she related that a few nights after Bible School had 

ended, the little girl was still talking about the children and the stories and 

songs she had learned. After her mother kissed her good night, she listened 

outside the door as her daughter sang one of the school’s favorite songs. It 

was titled, “Deep and Wide, Deep and Wide, There’s a Fountain Flowing 

Deep and Wide.” However, because the little girl could not remember all the 

words, she continued to simply repeat these three words, “Deep and Wide, 

Deep and Wide, Deep and Wide, Deep and Wide, etc., until finally she feel 

asleep. The mother was deeply touched with her little girl’s song. 

I pondered this happening for days. Can you imagine if the mother’s 

heart was touched and mine was indeed touched, what do you think the Lord 

Jesus Christ thought of this sweet child singing this precious little song concerning 

his love? Surely he cradled this young child in his arms the whole 

night through. Jesus’ love for each one of us is certainly very “Deep and 

Wide.” May God richly bless you! 

What Cheer News 

Send your WC News to whatcheerpaper@iowatelecom.net 

Despite a life threatening auto accident and losing her own mom 

way too early, this single mom graduated from high school and college. She 

is busy raising her own two daughters and now she has a new baby boy – a 

foster son. Welcome to What Cheer Sunny Dawn and family. You’re aunts 

are very proud of you. 

Keswick News 

Drop off any Keswick News 

at Hometown Market! 

Moon Men Visit Afganistan 

Anthony Ram, son of Lani Shaull, shared photos of visitors to Afganistan 

where he is stationed. From left to right they are: David Hartmann 

(reporter who worked the lunar landing), Jim Lovell (Apollo 13), 

Neil Armstrong (first man on moon) and Gene Cernan (last man on 

moon). ”They were great guys!” commented Ram. 

Aug. 27 VB Scrimmage (Pekin, HLV, IV, TC) at Thornburg 10:00 a.m. 

Sept. 1 CC vs. Pekin (JH, JV, V) atWildwood Park 5:00 

Sept. 2 FB VS. Ankeny Christian Academy AT Thornburg 7:00 p.m. 

Sept. 6 CC at Keota 5:00 

Sept. 8 VB at Montezuma 6:00, JH VB @ Sigourney 4:15 

Sept. 9 FB vs. Twin Cedars at Bussey 7:00 p.m. 

Sept. 10 VBEast Marshall Tournament at LeGrand 9:00 

Sept. 12 VB vs. English Valleys(Parents’ Night) at Thornburg 

6:00, JH VB vs. BGM at Brooklyn 4:15, JV FB vs. Twin Cedars 

at Thornburg 6:00, JH FB vs. Twin Cedars at Thornburg 4:15 

Sept. 13 VB at Albia 6:00, JH VB vs. EV at Thornburg 4:15, CC vs. 

English Valleys at North English 4:45 

Sept. 15 VB vs. HLV at Victor at 6:00 

Sept. 16 FB vs. Seymour (Homecoming) at Thornburg 7:00 p.m., JH 

FB vs. Seymour at Thornburg 4:15 

Sept. 17 VB at North Mahaska Tournamentat New Sharon 9:00 

Sept. 19VB vs. Lynnville-Sully at Thornburg 6:00 

Sept. 20 VB at Belle Plaine 6:00, JH VB vs. Sigourney at Thornburg 

4:15, CC vs. Eddyville (JH, JV, V) at Eddyville 4:30 

Sept. 22 JH VB vs. North Mahaska at New Sharon 4:15 

Sept. 23 FB vs. Melcher-Dallas at Melcher 7:00 p.m. 

Sept 26 JH FB vs. Melcher-Dallas at Thornburg 4:15, VB vs. Keota 

at Thornburg 6:00 

Sept. 27 JH VB at Keota 4:15, CC vs. Williamsburg (JH & V) at Williamsburg 

4:30 

Sept. 29 VB vs. Iowa Valley at Thornburg 6:00, JH VB at Belle Plaine 

4:15 

Sept. 30 FB vs. Meskwaki Settlement School at Tama 7:00 p.m. 

Oct. 3 VB at BGM 6:00, JH VB vs. North Mahaska at Thornburg 4:15, 

JV FB vs. Meskwaki Settlement School at Thornburg 6:00, JH 

FB vs. Meskwaki Settlement School at Thornburg 4:15, CC vs. 

IMS at Wellman Golf Course 4:30 

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August 25, 2011 3 

De Boef Releases Information 

on Legislative Page Program 

Rep. Betty De Boef (R-What Cheer) today released information on the 

Iowa Legislative Page program. Each year the Iowa House of Representatives, 

the Iowa Senate and Legislative Services Agency (LSA) employ Iowa 

high school juniors and seniors to serve as Pages for the legislative session. 

Duties of the Senate Pages, House Pages, and LSA Pages vary slightly 

but generally Pages provide invaluable assistance to Representatives or Senators 

and staff by assisting with tasks such as the switchboard, delivering 

messages, distributing legislation, assisting committee chairpersons or sorting 

amendments. Pages are paid and many schools grant credit for a student’s 

work in the Legislature. 

Rep. De Boef is encouraging local students to apply for the Page program. 

“I hope area students will apply to serve as Legislative Pages. It is a 

worthwhile opportunity for students to gain real world experiences, see firsthand 

how laws are made, and interact with their government and elected 

officials,” said De Boef. 

The application for the 2012 Legislative Page Program is due no later 

than Friday, October 7, 2011. To receive more information or an application, 

visit: http://www.legis.iowa.gov/DOCS/lsaReports/pageInfo/PageApplication.pdf 

Tri-County Volleyball 

Holds Gatorade® Tourney 

Tri-County will hold their third annual Gatorade volleyball scrimmage on 

Saturday, August 27 at 10:00 a.m. Teams competing are: Harmony, HLV, 

Iowa Valley, Iowa City Regina, Sigourney, Tri-County and Twin Cedars. 

Please bring Gatorade as the admission to the scrimmage. 

The schedule for the tournament is as follows: 

Court 1 Court 2 Elementary 

10:00 IV vs. Twin Cedars HLV vs. Regina Sig. vs. Harmony 

10:30 HLV vs. Harmony IV vs. Tri-County Sig. vs. Regina 

11:00 Tri-County vs. Regina Sig vs. Twin Cedars IV vs HLV 

11:30 Twin Cedars vs. HLV Tri-County vs. Sig IV vs. Harmony 

12:00 IV vs. Regina Twin Cedars vs. Harm TC vs. HLV 

12:30 IV vs. Sigourney Regina vs. Harmony TC vs. Twin Cedars 

August 25: Lee Dennis, Curtis Doorneweerd, Bradley Ewing, Abbey 

Hartwig, Harlianne Hunt and Eric Stein 

August 26: Alyssa Conrad, Marjorie Gale and Larry Hartwig III 

August 27: Diane Deahr, Anna Christine DeBoef, Myles Andrew 

Grove, Bradley Mauer, Sienna Molyneux, Jason Reeves. Jeri 

Roland, Beth K. Steadham and Mary VanPatten 

August 28: Madison Ewing and Bud Stringfellow 

August 29: Donna Ahlberg, Lisa Calvert, Trevor Eaton, Jacob Kruse 

and Tyler Shipley 

August 30: Norma Alpers, Susan Fogle, Michael Lally, Andrew Miller 

and Brian Ridgeway 

August 31: Jeannine Duncan and Jessica Swink-Gibbons 

September 1: Ryan Cowman, Ann Decker, Hunter Kapple, Jeremy 

Randall and Audra Schultz 

September 2: Joyce Harris, Connie Kitzman, Tyler Lally, Pat McAdams 

Eric Metz, Tom Sieren and Marcy Tish-Pate 

September 3: Phyllis Dalziel, Morgan Kirby, Lauren McKain and 

Dayton Pringle 

September 4: Richard Dalziel, Liam Graves and Kayla Vermillion 

September 5: Ernest & Bette Anniversary, Bette Dilley, Candice Fogle, 

Jessica Headley, Hazel Kitzman, Sandy Maxwell, Karl Molyneux 

and Tracey VanWeelden 

September 6: Caleb Kitzman and Adam Streigel 

September 7: Luann McAdams 

September 8: Jeannie Bos, Gwen Countryman, Cole Hughes, Donna 

Shea, Mary Snakenberg and Jamie Vink 

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80th Birthday 

Jeannine Duncan 

at Thomas Hall 

Keokuk County Fairgrounds 

on August 28 

2:00 - 4:00 

No gifts please. 

Cards may be sent to her at: 

301 West Penn 

What Cheer, IA 50268 

Stacie Cameron 

Owner/Stylist 

Salon 21 

Offering Hair Care for the Entire Family, 

plus Nail, Tanning and Waxing Services 

Open Tuesday thru Friday 9 to 5 

Evenings and Saturdays by appointment only 

641-595-4331 

5353 Hwy. 21 

Deep River, IA 52222 

Direct Support Staff 

First Resources Corp. has several part-time and possibly full-time positions 

available in Ottumwa and Sigourney. Duties include providing daily living 

support services to people with disabilities within their home and community. 

Hours would vary with some flexibility and there is also overnight positions 

available with paid sleep time. Must be 18 years of age and possess a valid 

driver’s license. Applications are available at 102 N. Hancock, Ottumwa, IA 

and 102 S. Main, Sigourney, IA. 

For further information call Barb at 641-683-1302, ext. 328, 

or Humphrey in the Sigourney office at 641-622-2120, ext. 12.

4 August 25, 2011 Legals 

WCP Local Classifieds 

WINDOW GLASS AND SCREENS AVAILABLE 

True Value, Sigourney can cut glass to fit your window frame and 

replace window screens. Call 641-622-3261. SKW40 tfn 

COMPUTERS 

New & Used: Mac laptops, $250 and up; New Dell laptop w/printer, 

$496; hard drives, wi-fi cords and cables, etc. Design House, 641- 

622-9013, 220 East Jackson/Highway 92, Sigourney. Open Monday- 

Friday. SKW34 

APARTMENTS FOR RENT 

Downtown What Cheer. Stove, refrigerator and utilities furnished, 

$400 month. Chuck Dunham (641) 569-3597 34-2 

LAND FOR SALE 

Acreages for sale. 2.32 acres, wooded, $12,000. 12.21 acres, wooded, 

$72,000. Both located by Mallory Park. For more information call 

214-683-8385. MAP34 

MOVING SALE 

Sat., Aug. 27, 1-5 p.m. 2324 Hwy. 92, East. Furniture, dishes and lots 

of household miscellaneous. No appliances. SKW34 

THANK YOU 

A big thank you to everyone for all the cards, calls, gifts and flowers 

I received for my 80th birthday. A special thank you to my family for 

spending all day Sunday with me. You make joining the 80 Club a 

very pleasant experience. Darlene Kirby P24 

THANK YOU 

We would like to say thank you for all the calls, visits and prayers 

from family and friends while Jason was in the hospital and since 

returning home. A very special thanks to Larry and Joan Towns, Richard 

Moode, Denny, Emily, Cody and Rod. We would not have gotten 

through this without all of you. Thanks so very much! Jason, Lisa and 

Cole McKay P34 

THANK YOU 

Thank you to all my friends and relatives for attending my 93rd birthday 

party. Thanks for all the cards, phone calls, visits and flowers. A 

special thank you to the staff at Keokuk County Hospital for a great 

day. Wilma Moore. SW34 

THANK YOU 

Sometimes we can not say thank you nearly enough. So to Tim Hunolt 

and James Moore along with all of the other musicians who have 

been there: thank you for all that you have done in helping me make 

all of my Delta Days fundraising a complete success. You are truely a 

blessing to music and to the community. Amie Hammes 

THANK YOU 

Thank you to the Beasley and Davis 

families for trailers. Freddy Vermillion 

for the tent and Delta Fire 

Department for helping set up the 

Delta Days Fundraiser. Delta Days 

Committee 

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What Cheer City Council 

Meeting & Claims 

BILLS PRESENTED AT AUGUST 9TH, 2011 

MEETING 

WHAT CHEER FIRE DEPT $ 322.93 

AFLAC 96.33 

IRS 2017.86 

IPERS 967.95 

IDOT FOR KEOKUK CO~BRIDGE PAYMENT 

7800.00 

WC LIBRARY 2782.31 

KEYSTONE LABS 276.80 

MUNICIPAL SUPPLY 45.00 

CHRISTNER BACKHOE 440.00 

MCGRIFF’S CORP 19.44 

WINDSTREAM 203.80 

FARMERS LUMBER 101.60 

RIDGEWAY 142.83 

MID AMERICA PUB 64.50 

IOWA ONE CALL 21.70 

ALLIANT ENERGY 2875.32 

DOUDS STONE 1282.81 

AMAZON ~PRINTER 506.00 

USA BLUE BOOK 227.66 

NEIL’S ELECTRIC 221.19 

OGDEN OIL 821.15 

WASTE MANAGEMENT 4139.05 

BARRON MOTOR 5.23 

WAPELLO RURAL WATER 3188.16 

MCKIM TRACTOR 89.28 

CITY OF WHAT CHEER JUNE 2011 

FUND RECEIPT DISBURSMENTS 

GENERAL $ 2182.69 $ 6920.11 

ROAD 2095.62 3612.04 

DEBT SERVICE 1319.43 0.00 

TRUST & AG. 583.07 3484.23 

GARBAGE 3960.23 6199.44 

WATER 8803.81 3714.63 

SEWER 3485.62 5446.09 

LOCAL OP SALES TAX 4112.38 0.00 

LIBRARY 81.47 910.01 

TOTAL $ 26624.32 $ 30286.55 


Floodplain Ordinance 

ORDINANCE NO. 11-08-10 

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL 

OF THE CITY OF WHAT CHEER RELATING 

TO FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT REGULA- 

TIONS 

WHEREAS, CITY OF WHAT CHEER, participates 

in the National Flood Plain Insurance 

Program (NFIP) as adopted in Resolution# 05- 

01-88, and 

WHEREAS, the National Flood Insurance 

Program is a Federal program enabling property 

owners in participating communities to purchase 

insurance as a protection against flood 

losses in exchange for State and community 

floodplain management regulation that reduce 

future flood damages, and 

WHEREAS, the City is required to adopt a 

floodplain management ordinance to meet the 

National Flood Insurance Program requirements, 

and 

WHEREAS, CITY OF WHAT CHEER, finds 

it necessary to adopt Floodplain Management 

Ordinance in order to comply with regulations of 

the Federal Emergency Management Agency 

and to adopt new Flood Insurance Rate Maps; 

and 

WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management 

Agency has identified the areas of 

special flood hazard in City of What Cheer, 

Iowa; and 

WHEREAS, certain areas of the city of What 

Cheer, Iowa are subject to periodic flooding 

causing damages to properties within these 

areas; 

(The full ordinance in its entirety is available 

at What Cheer City Hall) 

Weather 

Report 

by Cass Moore 

WC Storm Spotter 

Here is this week’s report: 

Date High Low Precip 

8/16 81 55 

8/17 83 61 

8/18 83 55 

8/19 84 59 

8/20 80 58 

8/21 79 60 

8/22 84 60 

Avg. High: 83, Low: 60, 

Precip: 4.31” (0.87” so far) 

City Council Minutes 

Regular Meeting 

Thursday August 9th 2011 

The What Cheer City Council met in regular 

session at City Hall Tuesday August 9th 2011. 

Mayor Mike Danner called the meeting to order 

at 7:pm. Council Members answering roll call 

were: Mickey Gragg, Larry Smith, Jim Greiner, 

Lorrie Hartwig and Roger Moore. Also present 

was, Sandy Van Patten, David Campbell, Mike 

Walker, Steve Bond, Brian Hanna and City 

Clerk Melanie Vermillion. 

Jim Greiner made a motion to approve the 

consent agenda. Roger Moore seconded the 

motion. All in favor. Motion Carried. 

During audience comments Sandy Van Patten 

discussed with the council on her interest 

on connecting her property previously owned 

by Donald Sterrett to city sewer, the council told 

her that the city would ask city maintenances 

worker Darrell Wilkening to measure the depth 

of two manholes on West Washington Street. 

Larry Smith made a motion to go into contract 

with Midiowa Consulting and Inspecting, 

Mickey Gragg seconded the motion. Roll Call: 

All in favor. Motion Carried. 

Larry Smith made a motion to set a public 

hearing on September 13th at 7:30 on the 

adopting of the International Property Maintenance 

Code. Mickey Gragg seconded the motion. 

Roll Call: All in favor. Motion Carried. 

Mickey Gragg motioned to close the regular 

meeting at 7:30 and open the public hearing on 

the adoption of the flood plain ordinance. Jim 

Greiner seconded the motion. Roll Call: All in 

favor. Motion Carried. 

Jim Greiner made a motion to close the public 

hearing at 7:35 and reopen the regular meeting, 

Lorrie Hartwig seconded the motion. All in 

favor. Motion Carried. 

Larry Smith made a motion to adopt a resolution 

11-08-10 to adopt the flood plain ordinance. 

Lorrie Hartwig seconded the motion. Roll Call: 

Greiner, Aye; Gragg, Aye; Moore, Aye; Hartwig, 

Aye; and Smith, Aye. Motion Carried. 

Larry Smith made a motion to close the regular 

meeting at 7:40 and open the public hearing 

on the possible sale of alleys. Jim Greiner seconded 

the motion. All in favor. Motion Carried. 

Jim Greiner made a motion to close the 

regular meeting at 7:55 and reopen the regular 

meeting. Lorrie Hartwig seconded the motion. 

All in favor. Motion Carried. 

Larry Smith made a motion to adopt a resolution 

11-08-11 to vacate and sell two alleys the 

first one being a 120ft x 20 ft wide that lays 

between lots 8&7 of block two of Benjamin 

Casey’s 1st addition. And the second being 

140ftx12ft wide behind lots 6&7 of block two 

of Benjamin Casey’s 1st addition, to Gary and 

Sandy VanPatten for the amount of $200.00 

plus legal, recording and publication fees. Lorrie 

Hartwig seconded the motion. Roll Call: 

Gragg, abstained; Moore, Aye; Greiner, Aye; 

Hartwig, Aye; and Smith, Aye. Motion Carried. 

Lorrie Hartwig made a motion to adopt a 

resolution 11-08-12 to vacate and sell a portion 

of an alley 200 ft x 12 ft wide behind lots five, 

four and three in block two of Benjamin Casey’s 

1st addition, for the amount of $200.00 plus legal, 

recording fees and publication fees. Larry 

Smith seconded the motion. Roll Call: Gragg, 

abstained; Moore, Aye; Greiner, Aye; Hartwig, 

Aye; and Smith, Aye. Motion Carried. 

Jim Greiner made a motion to adopt a resolution 

11-08-13 to approve the 2011 City Street 

Financial Report. Roger Moore seconded the 

motion. Roll Call: All in favor. Motion Carried. 

Mickey Gragg made a motion to approve the 

use of the city park to David Campbell on September 

2nd between the hours of 6pm-10pm to 

play music. Jim Greiner seconded the motion. 

Roll Call: All in favor. Motion Carried. 

Mickey Gragg motioned to adjourn the meeting 

at 8:30pm, Jim Greiner seconded the motion. 

Mike Danner, Mayor 

Melanie Vermillion, City Clerk 

Help Wanted 

Leer Tiling, Inc. has 

temporary job openings 

for laborer positions 

Must have a valid driver’s 

license and able to lift 75 

lbs. Stop in at the office and 

fill out an application at 203 

S. Irons Street in Keswick. 

EOE/AA 

Thanks to all the coed softball teams who played in 

the league games this year. Although it was a very hot 

summer the games were well attended. For the 2nd 

year in a row our home town team “B & H” has won 

the tournament. We especially are grateful to the City 

of What Cheer without their support we could not 

host the games or the tournaments. We have received 

many compliments on our new equipment shed, picnic 

tables, and field lime. Our goal is to have a new electronic 

scoreboard installed by April 2012. We also want to 

thank all the unseen helpers who just show up and see 

what needs done and they do it. The yard gets mowed, 

the tree was cleaned up, trash gets emptied etc. We also 

want to thank all the coaches and parents who give so 

willingly of their time to support all the Tri-County Ball 

Teams. Once again thanks to everyone involved for a 

successful season and we will see you next year. 

What Cheer Ball, Inc. 

THIS PUBLICATION DOES NOT KNOWINGLY ACCEPT 

advertising which is deceptive, fraudulent or which might 

otherwise violate the law or accepted standards of taste. 

However, this publication does not warrant or guarantee the 

accuracy of any advertisement, nor the quality of the goods 

or services advertised. Readers are cautioned to thoroughly 

investigate all claims made in any advertisements, and to 

use good judgment and reasonable care, particularly when 

dealing with persons unknown to you who ask for money 

in advance of delivery of the goods or services advertised. 


Keokuk County Supervisors 

Meeting and Claims 

KEOKUK COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS 

AUGUST 15, 2011 

The Keokuk County Board of Supervisors 

met in regular session, Monday, August 15, 

2011 in the Board Room of the Courthouse. 

Hadley and Wood were present. Berg was 

absent. 

Wood moved, Hadley seconded to approve 

the tentative agenda. All ayes and motion 

carried. 

Met with District Associate Judge to discuss 

carpet and maintenance issues in the 

Magistrate Courtroom and Judges’ chambers. 

Formal action will be held on August 22, 2011. 

Hadley moved, Wood seconded to approve 

meth lab clean up cost funding to Summit 

Environmental Inc. and to authorize Daryl 

Wood to sign on behalf of Keokuk County. All 

ayes and motion carried. 

Met with Engineer and Assistant Engineer 

regarding the Keokuk County Highway Department. 

Matters discussed were mapped contract 

rock designated routes and bridge inspection 

results. 

Hadley moved, Wood seconded to approve 

the minutes of August 8, 2011. All ayes 

and motion carried. 

Various board and committee reports were 

held. Wood attended Pathfinders and 10-15 

Transit meetings. Hadley had no meetings to 

attend last week. 

Discussion of old/new business and public 

comment was held. The Board received a 

letter complimenting the Conservation Director 

and staff on how well Belva Deer Park is 

maintained. Blair, Veterans’ Affairs Director, 

informed the Board he will receive $10,000 in 

Veterans’ Affairs grant funding. 

Wood moved, Hadley seconded to approve 

the claim listing dated August 15, 2011 

with the deduction of an Emergency Management 

claim for $5.68 as submitted. All ayes and 

motion carried. 

Keokuk County Courthouse Electrical Project 

update was held. The majority of second 

floor will be completed this week with projections 

to move to first floor the following week. 

Miscellaneous matters will be finished up in 

September that will conclude the project. 

On vote and motion the meeting adjourned 

at 11:35 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. 

Notice Of Probate 

Probate No. ESPR037580 

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT 

OF ADMINISTRATOR AND 

NOTICE TO CREDITORS 

The Iowa District Court 

Keokuk County 

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LARRY 

LEE VANDEVENDER, Deceased. 

To All Persons Interested in the Estate of 

Larry Lee VanDevender, Deceased, who died 

on or about July 27, 2011: 

You are hereby notified that on the 10th 

day of August, 2011, the undersigned was appointed 

administrator of teh estate. 

Notice is further given that all persons indebted 

to the estate are requested to make immediate 

payment to the undersigned, and creditors 

having claims against the estate shall file 

them with the clerk of the above named district 

court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, 

for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to 

occur of four months from the second publication 

of this notice or one month from the date 

of the mailing of this notice (unless otherwise 

allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever 

barred. 

Dated this 4th day of August, 2011. 

Dan VanDevender 

Administrator of the Estate 

1117 3rd Avenue East 


Steve E. Goodlow, ICIS PIN #: MN13634 

Attorney for the Administrator 

6 Washington Avenue West 

Albia, IA 52531 

Date of second publication 25th day of August, 

2011. 

Karaoke in the Park 

Residents of all ages who enjoy 

some older country and rock music 

are in for a treat. What Cheer’s David 

Campbell of Tahoya’s Country 

Rockin’ & Oldies and his friends are 

performing a free Karaoke Night on 

Friday, Sept. 2 from 6-10 p.m. in the 

What Cheer City Park. Campbell is 

also providing the music for the Karaoke 

Contest at Delta Days on Saturday, 

Sept. 10. 

Capri Theatre 

New Sharon, IA 

August 26-28 

Fri. & Sat. 7 & 9 p.m 

Sunday 2:00 

Tickets Always $3.00 

Smurfs 

Next Week: Smurfs 

PG-13 

CLAIM DATE: August 15, 2011 

AGRILAND FS 6,809.12 

ALDERSON, LARRY 347.18 

ALL AM PEST CONTROL 65.00 

ALLIANT ENERGY 691.13 

ALTORFER MACHINERY 91.06 

APPLIANCE BARN 839.00 

AREA XV REG PLANNING 8,572.00 

BALDWIN WHITE ARCH 2,778.26 

BANCARD SERVICES 73.17 

BARCO MUNICIPAL PROD 555.80 

BARRON MOTOR SUPPLY 235.21 

BIRD, MELISSA 130.62 

BLAIR, KEITH 41.17 

BOND, RICHARD 19.95 

BROWNELLS 211.91 

BRUBAKER TRUCKING 215.32 

BUSINESS FORMS & SYS 198.53 

BUSINESS RADIO SALES 291.81 

C J COOPER & ASSOC 64.00 

CDW GOVERNMENT 680.32 

CENTRAL IA DISTRIB 479.41 

CENTRAL POOL SUPPLY 426.14 

CHATHAM OAKS 2,196.66 

CHICKASAW MONUMENTS 2,000.00 

COBB OIL CO 1,285.86 

COPELAND AUTO BODY 200.00 

COUNTRY HAVEN 2,424.20 

DECISION HEALTH 208.95 

DENNY CONSTRUCTION 346.08 

DEREK’S LAWN SERVICE 240.00 

DES MOINES STAMP 26.70 

DOUDS STONE 59,544.71 

ELEC TRANSACT CLEAR 4,387.00 

FARMERS COOP ASSOC 3,419.95 

FERRELL, JAMES 17.10 

FOREMOST PROMOTIONS 50.00 

FRENCH RENEKER ASSOC 5,460.00 

GALLS 188.93 

GCR CEDAR RAPIDS 552.08 

GENESIS DEVELOPMENT 1,543.49 

GOODWILL IND 190.60 

GREENLEYS CORP 23.04 

H & M FARM & HOME 342.30 

HADLEY, MICHAEL C 66.60 

HAMMES, VERNON 1,449.25 

HANSELMAN, BETH 159.57 

HICKENBOTTOM 2,500.23 

HOTSY CLEANING SYS 573.05 

HOUSE, GEORGE 5.70 

I M W C A 6,925.00 

IDEAL READY MIX 495.10 

IKON FINANCIAL SERV 139.78 

IMAGETEK INC 57.50 

IOWA ALLI HOME CARE 585.00 

IOWA DNR 340.00 

IOWA DIV OF LABOR 50.00 

IOWA HEALTH PHYSICIANS 743.00 

IOWA SEC OF STATE 1,021.14 

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY 340.00 

ISAC 130.00 

ISACA 120.00 

ISLE CASINO & HOTEL 221.76 

JASPER CO SHERIFF 24.99 

K AND L FOODS 126.16 

KEIPER COMM 820.00 

KEMPF, MARGARET 198.37 

KEOKUK CO HEALTH CTR 97.02 

KEOKUK CO HWY DEPT 406.57 

KESWICK, CITY OF 60.65 

LISCO/LTDS 72.06 

LOKTRONICS SEC CORP 173.40 

LOUISA CO AUD OFFICE 156.00 

LOWES 185.21 

LUMBER COMPANY 243.16 

MENARDS 200.99 

MESSERSCHMITT, LAVADA 24.74 

METAL CULVERTS 8,545.80 

MID-AMERICA PUBLISHING 616.12 

MIKE’S PARTS & SERVICE 10.03 

MILLER, PAT SNAKENBERG- 197.88 

MODERN COOP TELEPHONE 348.80 

MOORE, JANICE 29.10 

MOSE LEVY CO 112.87 

MULTI-COUNTY OIL 8,867.43 

MYLES MILLER REFRIG 574.22 

NORRIS ASPHALT PAVING 1,768.50 

NO ENGLISH TELEPHONE 304.82 

O HALLORAN INT 332.44 

OFFICE CENTER 693.25 

PHELPS AUTO SUPPLY 376.27 

QUILL CORP 524.66 

RACOM CORP 97.45 

REIFS INC 370.00 

RIVER PRODUCTS 6,634.64 

SADLER POWER TRAIN 147.78 

SANDERS, JESSE 40.60 

SCHROEDER FRAME & ALIGN 163.00 

SIGOURNEY CLEANERS 38.40 

SIGOURNEY TRACTOR & IMP 187.34 

PHELPS AUTO SUPPLY 153.00 

SIGOURNEY, CITY OF 1,101.30 

SINES, TRAVIS 210.98 

SMITH, LARRY G 185.82 

SO EAST DIST ASSESSORS 150.00 

STI 3,343.20 

STROBELS 37.00 

SUMMITT ENVIRONMENTAL 2,548.16 

T I P REC 2,814.25 

THE COUNTRY DOCTOR 90.00 

THOMAS, MARCHITA 50.44 

THOMSON WEST 97.02 

THRELKELD-LARSON, VIRGINIA 120.28 

TREAT AMERICA 1,121.51 

TRUE VALUE 174.85 

U S POST OFFICE 132.00 

US CELLULAR 687.12 

VERIZON WIRELESS 43.01 

WAECHTER, MARILYN 16.49 

WALKER’S OFFICE SUPP 276.17 

WAPELLO RURAL WATER 740.10 

WASHINGTON CO TREAS 3,264.00 

WASTE MANAGEMENT 7,285.84 

WELLINGTON TOOL SALES 80.75 

WILLIAMS, DIANE 43.65 

WINDSTREAM 1,894.09 

WINN CORP 5,182.28 

WOOD, DARYL 255.15 

TOTAL $190,255.62 

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What Cheer Paper Faith and Family 

Remembering 

Our Loved Ones 

Harry 

Richard 

Baumert 

A great man died in Sigourney 

quietly at home on Friday August 

19th surrounded by love and family. 

Harry Richard Baumert, 85, was 

born in Keota on June 29, 1926, to 

Floyd and Pearl (Brock) Baumert. 

He attended Keota High School then 

joined the United States Army, serving in the Philippine Islands of Palawan 

and other Pacific theaters during WWII. 

In 1947 he met and married Frances Jean Schauf in Wellman. They celebrated 

their 64th anniversary this year. Harry became a certified auto mechanic 

working at Bandy’s Garage and Gretter Motors in Keota. He moved 

to Sigourney and opened Baumert’s Garage in 1966 while concurrently 

working at Natural Gas Pipeline where he retired in 1987. He worked in his 

garage until earlier this year. Baumert’s Garage continues, operated by his 

sons and grandson. Harry’s life, and the way he lived it, is his legacy to his 

proud family. 

He is survived by his wife Frances, sons Ronald and Richard (Christine) 

Baumert, daughters Cheryl Steffen, Colleen (Darrell) Goldman, Joanne Baumertomalka, 

Patricia (Peter) Hammes, and Sandra Killin, his grandchildren 

Jennifer (Dean) Palmer; Krista and Spencer Steffen; Jeremy (Maggie), Jake, 

and Joseph Goldman; Christopher, Alexander, Benjamin (Brandi), Dillon, 

Ethan, Pearl, and Lily Hammes; Travis, and Ashley Baumert; and five greatgrandchildren. 

Also welcomed into his home, was his brother-in-law Bob 

Schauf at age 12 where he lived until he graduated. Gone before; his parents 

and siblings Paul, Howard, Duane, Norma, Glen, Donald, and Dorothy, and 

son-in-laws Nick Tomalka, and Karl Steffen Surviving siblings are Margaret 

Burke, Marilyn Van Fleet, Darlene Streets, Loretta Streigle, Dennis, Larry 

and Gene Baumert. 

Visitation with family will be Tuesday, August 23rd at Powell Funeral 

Home in Keota from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. Memorial service will be held 

Wednesday the 24th at 10:30 am at the Christian Church in Sigourney with 

lunch following. Per Harry’s wishes, his body has been cremated and will be 

placed in the family plot at the Keota Cemetery. Memorials may be given to 

the Family or Hospice of Keokuk County. 

He was loving and loved. He was forgiving and forgiven. He will be 

missed. 

Margaret 

Schultz 

Margaret Schultz, 94 of rural 

Gibson passed away Tuesday, August 

16, 2011 at her home. Funeral 

services will begin at 10:00 am Saturday, 

August 20, 2011 at the Holland-Coble 

Funeral Home. Visitation 

will begin after 2:00 pm Friday, 

August 19, 2011 with the family 

present from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at 

the funeral home. Interment will be 

held in the Barnes City Cemetery. In 

lieu of flowers, memorials may be 

directed to the Barnes City Legion, 

Calvary Lutheran Church of Deep River or Hospice of Iowa. Friends may 

sign the online guest book at www.hollandcoblefuneralhome.com. Holland- 

Coble Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

Margaret May Schultz was born to Maggie Fisher and Sam R. McKay 

on November 27, 1916. She graduated from Gibson High School in 1934. 

Margaret married Lewis Schultz on March 31, 1935. Following their marriage, 

Margaret stayed home to care for her children and home. Her family 

was the center of her life and she delighted in being a wife, mother, grandmother, 

great grandmother and great-great grandmother. She enjoyed traveling, 

quilting and crocheting. She always looked forward to having her entire 

family at her home on Christmas Eve. She was a member of the Calvary 

Lutheran Church in Deep River. 

Margaret is survived by her six children, Dorothy Allen (Barnes City), 

Arva Cheney (Deep River), Ned Schultz (Barnes City), Lou Ann Perkins 

(Knoxville), Clifford (Sonja) Schultz (Gibson), Billy (Wanda) Schultz (Montezuma); 

22 grandchildren, Mark (Diana) Tanke, Ron (Kim) Tanke, Marvin 

(Laurie) Tanke, Ruth (Don) Tanke, Arnold Tanke, Rose (Bill) Cooper, Rex 

(Julie) Cheney, Marna (Kyle) Montgomery, Wayne Cheney, Colleen Baggs, 

Melody (Robbie) Gray, Guy (Beth) Schultz, Mike (Karren) Perkins, Brian 

Perkins, Bruce Perkins, Becky (Tom) Lundeen, Bambi Molyneux, Jamie 

(Wade) Maxwell, Jimmie (Stacie) Schultz, Billie (Erick) Sheets, Rhae (Kirk) 

Lampe, Kasie (Bob) Taylor; 55 great grandchildren and 13 great-great grandchildren. 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis, her parents, Sam R. 

McKay and Maggie McKay, a sister Eleanor Kucera, 3 sons-in-law, Arlan 

Allen, Jim Cheney and Myron Perkins, 1 daughter-in-law, Lil Schultz; 3 

grandsons, Lonnie Cheney, Shane Schultz and John Baggs, two granddaughters, 

Shelly Kramer and Robin Tyler, and two great-granddaughters, Island 

Schultz and Morgan Steele. 

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THANK YOU!!! 

The family of Larry VanDevender would like to 

thank all the friends and family that came to us at 

this hard time. We will never forget all the 

kindness you showed us. A special thank you to 

Mick & Pat Clemens and Steve Smith your 

kindness was so special to us. A thank you to 

Becker Funeral Home in Lawton, OK for 

working with Eric to get Larry home. Thank you 

to the Methodist Church ladies for the beautiful 

lunch for us. Last a special thank you to Vince & 

Eric. Vince for taking a day out of his vacation to 

hold service and Eric for being yourself to help us. 

Your kindness will never be forgotten! 

The Family of Larry VanDevender 

Sorden 

Cemetery 

Fall Meeting 

The Sorden Cemetery Association 

will hold their fall meeting on August 

26th at 1:30 at Teet and Tobe’s 

in Keswick. This is the meeting that 

we will hold the election of new officers. 

Anyone who is interested in the 

cemetery and it’s upkeep is welcome 

to attend 

Special 

Services 

at New Life 

Fellowship 

New Life Fellowship Church of 

Keswick is hosting a four-day series 

of services highlighting teaching 

and preaching from God’s word that 

demonstrates that God intends for 

His children to live victoriously in 

Christ Jesus. Service dates are August 

25 through August 28. 

Victorious living does not mean 

that individuals never experience 

struggles, frustrations, disappointments 

or setbacks in this life. It 

means that in the midst of these 

things – the storms of life – individuals 

can walk in God’s peace and win 

the victory. 

Perhaps you are in a poor relationship; 

you may be struggling at 

your job or you may have no job. 

You may have experienced a marriage 

disappointment, an addiction 

to drugs or other substances, or even 

a lifetime of loss and dashed hopes. 

Perhaps none of these descriptions fit 

your life situation and everything is 

going well for you. All are welcome 

at the Victorious Living Conference. 

Come and allow God to minister to 

you. Come receive his peace, joy 

and love in abundance. All things are 

possible in Christ Jesus. 

Service times are Thursday, August 

25 and Friday, August 26 at 

7:00 p.m. and Saturday, August 27 

and Sunday, August 28 at 6:00 p.m. 

Special healing schools are presented 

on Friday and Saturday mornings 

at 10:00 a.m. preceded by breakfast 

at 9:00 a.m. Soup and sandwiches 

are served following each evening 

service. 

St. Mary’s 

Altar and 

Rosary Host 

Annual Salad 

Luncheon 

St. Mary’s Altar and Rosary is 

hosting their annual Salad Luncheon 

and Quilt Raffle on Tuesday, Sept. 

13 from 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at the St. 

Mary Parish Center (gym), Sigourney. 

An express line is available. 

Luncheon tickets are available 

from any St. Mary’s Altar and Rosary 

member or at the door the day 

of the luncheon. The main entree is 

Viva La Chicken with various salads 

donated by the membership. All proceeds 

go towards the purchase of a 

new Parish Center dishwasher. 

Quilt Raffle tickets are also 

available from any St. Mary’s Altar 

and Rosary member or at the 

door the day of the raffle. The quilt 

top was donated by Gini Garrett of 

South English and the quilting was 

donated by Bob and Mary Castleberry 

of Sigourney. The quilt is on 

display at the Keokuk County State 

Bank and MidWestOne Bank, both 

of Sigourney. 

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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, August 21, 9:30AM: 

refreshments and fellowship 

10AM: Worship Service and 

Communion. Sermon: ‘The 

Government of God, part 5’ – 

Matthew 13 & Luke 8. 

Children’s Church on lower level 

Friday & Saturday, August 26-27: 

Kalona Gospel Sing @ Windmill 

Ridge Campground 


United Methodist 

Rev. Vince Homan 

Sunday School 9:30 

Worship - 10:30 a.m. 

Wed.: Youth Group 6:30 - 8:00 


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. 

Church Directory 

Delta United Methodist 

Church 

Pastor: Vince Homan 

Church Services at 9 a.m. 

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. 

Delta Christian Church 

Henry Goetz, lay minister 

108 West 3rd St. 

641-799-4800 

Worship: 9:00 a.m. 

CWF bi-monthly 1st Thursday 

Keswick, Thornburg, Webster 

United Methodist Churches 

Pastor: John Tunnicliff 

Keswick - 8:30 a.m.& 6:00 p.m. 

Thornburg - 9:45 a.m. 

Webster - 11:00 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 

August 25, 2011 5 

Tales of the Ancient Sportsman 

I am writing this far in advance of the deadline, so 

I may miss some very important things that have happened. 

I will try and catch up next week. The Ancient-ess 

and I have some travel commitments over the weekend. 

I got in a little bank travel business this week as I 

attended the GLAMER Travel Conference in Chicago 

Tuesday. This conference was supposed to be in the 

Quad Cities on Monday, but due to low numbers they 

combined our group with the Chicago group. Those of us 

that had registered for the Quad Cities conference were 

offered a free bus ride to Chicago on Tuesday. 

Now when someone is talking about free, I understand 

that language very well. But I also know that there 

is no such thing as a free lunch despite what government 

officials say. Yes, the ride was free, but it left Bettendorf 

a 6:30 am. I decided to go over the night before and get a 

motel room. The bus was to meet us at the Hobby Lobby 

parking lot in Bettendorf. How fitting. Gypsy Rose was 

quite nervous sitting in that Hobby Lobby lot all day, but 

she survived without hauling anything away. 

The conference wasn’t much, but I did get to share a 

lot of good ideas with the folks on the bus. Networking 

with other leaders is always the best part of any conference. 

The ride was beautiful and the crops in Illinois look 

so good. Iowa is not bad either, but we really need a little 

rain. We are probably a little better than a month away 

for the beginning of the harvest. It should be a good harvest, 

but the extreme heat may have cut into the yield a 

little. 

Since I will be away, I will miss the opening games 

of the football season. Tri-County opens a week early at 

Midland of Wyoming. Sounds like a really long road trip, 

but this Wyoming is in Iowa just southwest of Dubuque. 

The Trojans will be looking for their first win in a long 

while. 

Next Friday the season gets underway full bore and 

there are some interesting area matchups. I-35 is at North 

Mahaska and the Warhawks are looking to improve on 

a sub-par season last year. Eddyville-Blakesburg is at 

Montezuma in a battle of two teams that have some holes 

UMC Upcoming Events 

What Cheer Notes: 

* What Cheer United Methodist “SUNDAY 

SCHOOL KICK-OFF BRUNCH AND SIGN-UP,” Sunday, 

August 28th at 9:30. Parents, bring your children to 

this key event. Meet the teachers, sign your students up 

and see the classrooms. Brunch will be provided. Let’s 

make every effort to support our Sunday School. 

* “YOUTH GROUP KICK-OFF,” Wednesday, Sept. 

7th from 6:30 - 8:30 at What Cheer United Methodist 

Church - 7th Grade and Up. Pizza will be provided. 

Bring a munchie. There will be volley ball, bean bag 

toss, ladder ball, horseshoes, and LOTS OF LOUD MU- 

SIC! Don’t miss your teen learning about Jesus and our 

faith in a loving, fun, safe environment. 

* SUNDAY SCHOOL STARTS: Sunday, Sept. 11th 

@ 9:30. Classes will be available for: Preschool through 

2nd grade in the downstair’s lounge. 3rd - 6th grades 

to fill. Sigourney-Keota is at Pekin and that is always 

a great game. Preston is at Tri-County and Preston has 

had some good teams in the past. Pella Christian is at 

Des Moines Christian and the Lions have an outstanding 

player is Austin Stubbs. 

Volleyball begins next week as well and most of our 

area teams have some big holes to fill. It will be interesting 

to see who steps up to the challenge. 

My neighbor boy, Tyler Sash, had a good game in 

his first Pro Football game with the Giants. He tied for 

the team lead in tackles and forced a fumble. I think the 

Giants play the Bears this Monday night. He has signed 

a contract with the Giants so I hope he makes the team. 

The baseball season continues and it appears that 

my Cardinals have thrown in the towel. We can’t beat 

the powerful Pirates and nobody is beating the Brewers. 

The Flubs have been in the wait until next year mode for 

quite a while and I believe we have joined them. 

I did manage to get in a little golf this week. I got in 

a round Monday afternoon and if I hadn’t messed up the 

last hole, I would have shot my all time best. I am hitting 

the ball pretty well and I love driving the ball in the 

baked August turf. It is just like driving the ball down the 

four lane highway. 

There was not much happening in our yesterdays, but 

I will give you what I found. 

75 years ago: Aug. 25, 1936- Hayesville wins two 

as they beat Harper 4-3 in 10 innings and Pleasant Plain 

7-4. Emery blasted a home run and B. Mertz and H. Martin 

added triples in the win over Pleasant Plain. Haines 

pitched the win over Harper while Martin doubled, stole 

third and scored on a passed ball for the win. Aug. 29- 

Clyde “Pud” Bolton scattered seven hits as Bussey beat 

Lake View 5-3 in the state semi-pro baseball tourney. 

Finders belted a home run for Bussey and Cameron added 

a double. 

50 years ago: Aug. 31- Oskaloosa’s Bud Knox will 

again officiate Big Eight Football. The veteran official 

has a nine game Big Eight schedule. 

Have a great week and let’s bring on Football! 

will be in the first room upstairs, and 7th - 12th grades 

will be in the second room upstairs. An Adult Class will 

be offered in the fellowship room by the kitchen. We 

would like to take this moment to stress how important it 

is that you and your children make a commitment to join 

us every Sunday. We have purchased a new curriculum 

that piggybacks what is learned from Sunday to Sunday. 

We are excited to welcome all to join us! See you on 

the 11th! 

Delta Notes: 

There is a pre-Sunday School planning session immediately 

following worship in Delta on Sunday, August 

28th. 

SUNDAY SCHOOL STARTS: Sunday Sept. 18, 

at the Delta United Methodist Church, starting with a 

brunch @ 9:00 in the fellowship room downstairs. 

New Life Fellowship 

A Family Worship Center 

14358 Hwy 22 South 

Keswick, Iowa 50136 

Pastor Chester Render 

Church Phone 319-738-3851 

Sunday Morning Worship Service 

10:00 a.m. 

And Children’s Church with 

Nursery Provided 

Wednesday Evening Teaching 

7:00 p.m. 

Living In The Word 

Wednesday Seal 7 Youth Group 

7:00 p.m. 

Grades 7-12 meets in the 

Fellowship Hall 

Every Third Saturday is Praise 

Night 7:00 p.m. 

You are welcome to visit or be a 

regular. 


Christian Church 

Pastor Frances Baumert 

“The Friendly Church 

Where Christ is Lord” 

Christians with even the tiniest bit of 

faith work miracles. Christians need to 

step up to the plate and use their faith. 

August 21: Topic: Our “God Job” 

O.T. Exodus 1:8 – 2:10 Psalm 124 

N.T. Matthew 16:13-20 

Romans 12:1-8 

August 27: Topic: 2nd Chance Jobs 

in the Church 

O.T. Exodus 3:1-15 Psalm 105:1-6, 

23-26, 45c 

N.T. Matthew 16:21-28 

Romans 12:1-8

6 August 25, 2011 Community 

August 13 Races 

in What Cheer 


Figure 8 Race Season Ends 

STOCK 

Heat #1 – 1, Dennis Gregson, Deep River; 2, Travis Bunnell, Hedrick; 3, 

Mark Ruggles, Delta; 

Heat #2 – 1, Bryan Montgomery, New Sharon; 2, Jarred Gann, Sigourney; 3, 

Roger Dickerson, What Cheer; 

B Main – 1, Eugene Hansen II, Newton; 

A Main – 1, Gregson; 2, Bunnell; 3, Andy McGuire, North English; 4, Ruggles; 

5, Dickerson; 6, Justin Bringman, Delta; 7, Hansen; 8, Montgomery; 

DNS – Gann; 

Season Championship Race – 1, Gann; 2, Bunnell; 3, Hansen; 4, Gregson; 

5, Dickerson; 6, Bringman; 7, Aaron Osweiler, South English; 8, Jake 

Thompson, Montezuma; 9, John Schuring, Kellogg; 

PRO STOCK 

Heat – 1, Jerrod Thompson, Sigourney; 2, Dave Sellers, Sigourney; 3, Butch 

Lester, Newton; 

A Main – 1, Thompson; 2, Brady Van Maanen, Lynnville; 3, Glenn Stoddard, 

Barnes City; 4, Deal Keasling, Rose Hill; 5, Jose Rivera, New Sharon; 

6, Bobby Conrad, Richland; 7, Lester; 8, Doug Bringman, Ottumwa; 9, 

Sellers; 

Season Championship Race – 1, Thompson; 2, Van Maanen; 3, Stoddard; 4, 

Keasling; 5, Lester; 

OPEN 

Heat – 1, Nathan Watts, Oskaloosa; 2, Joe Icenbice, Deep River; 3, Mark 

Schuring, Otley; 

A Main – 1, Watts; 2, Schuring; 3, Allen Scholten, Lynnville; 4, Icenbice; 

DNS – Greg Horras, Williamsburg; 

Season Championship Race – 1, Icenbice; 2, Watts; 3, Scholten; 4, Schuring; 

5, Horras; 

Kirkwood Community College 

graduates announced 

About 2,000 people have added 

“college graduate” to their list of 

accomplishments. Kirkwood Community 

College has announced the 

graduating class of 2010-11. College 

faculty and administration joined 

friends and family in saluting the 

grads at commencement ceremonies 

in the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar 

Rapids, May 14. 

Kirkwood graduates the past 

year ranged in age from 14 to 74, 

and came from 76 Iowa counties, 

19 states outside Iowa, plus 24 other 

nations. This was the 44th graduating 

class from the college since its 

founding in 1966. 

Kirkwood Community College 

Katelyn Clubb 

graduates from this area include: 

Katelyn N. Clubb, of Keswick, 

graduated with an Early Childhood Education degree. 

Craig J. Berg, of Sigourney, graduated with an AAS in Diesel Agriculture 

Technology 

Sarah N. Wehr, of Sigourney, graduated with a Liberal Arts degree 

Kyle T. Garringer,of Webster, graduated with a CNC Machining Technology 

degree 

August 20th the Eastern Iowa Elite team played in Des Moines. The girls 

played the North Des Moines Rampage. They tied 9-9 in game one. Eastern 

Iowa Elite took the second game by a 7-3 margin. On August 21st they 

played Johnston Chix with Stix. Eastern Iowa Elite took both games 14-5 


Front Row-Katlyn Little, Jessie Maxwell, Michaela Lundy, Emma Cheney, Kelsea Shaull, Kendall Streigel 

Back Row-Coach Tina Little, Paige Smithart, Jordan Hartwig, Coach Chad Little, Lexie Moore, Brooke Kuesel, Coach Wade Maxwell 

Not Pictured-Natalie Steinke 

Locals Compete on Eastern Iowa Elite Softball Team 

Loebsack Announces More Than $75,000 

for Rural Energy Efficiency Programs 

Congressman 

Dave Loebsack 

today 

announced that 

five agricultural 

producers and 

rural small businesses 

in South 

and Southeast 

Iowa have received 

grants 

to implement 

renewable energy 

and energy 

efficiency measures. 

The Rural 

Energy for 

America Program 

(REAP) 

provided the grants, which totaled $75,440. REAP 

specializes in creating sustainable opportunities and increasing 

economic activity in rural America. 

and 16-1. The next games for the Eastern Iowa Elite will be August 27 at 

11:00 at North Des Moines Field # 5 and Auguste 28 at 3:00 at Ankeny Field 

# 42. 

“Fostering the growth of renewable energy and energy 

efficiency measures is imperative to boost the rural 

economy,” said Loebsack. “Implementing better ways to 

reduce emergency consumption must be a top priority, 

and I am pleased that various Iowa business and agricultural 

producers been given this opportunity to do so.” 

Details of this funding are below. 

Ronald C Collins (What Cheer, Keokuk County) 

- $11,252 to replace an existing inefficient dryer with a 

new efficient dryer system. 

Joseph J Sperfslage (Coggon, Linn County) - $12,094 

to take a grain drying system and replace it with a more 

energy efficient Mathews Company grain drying system. 

PJ Farms, Inc. (Bennett, Cedar County) - $12,094 to 

take a grain drying system and replace it with a more 

energy efficient Brock grain drying system 

Gary Owens (Palo, Linn County) - $20,000 to take 

a grain drying system and replace it with a more energy 

efficient Sukup grain drying system. 

Tony Birkenholtz (Mingo, Jasper County) - $20,000 

to replace an inefficient grain dryer with a new efficient 

dryer. 

Gary Van Patten for doing 

well as What Cheer’s Older 

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Judy Berg, of Sigourney, participates in the Iowa State Fair’s Wood 

Sawing Contest at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 16. (Iowa State Fair/ 

Steve Pope Photography) 

Wood Choppers Win Ribbons 

in Heritage Contest at State Fair 

Men and women from across the 

Midwest participated in the Woodchopping 

contest on Tuesday at the 

2011 Iowa State Fair. 

Local results below: 

One-man Cross-cut 

1) Lucas Monson, Ames 

2) David Cox, Oskaloosa 

3) Spencer Johnson, Hastings, Minn. 

One-Woman Cross-Cut 

1) Sandy Stoner, Fremont 

2) Angie Eberle, Jefferson 

3) Judy Berg, Sigourney 

Jina Heisdorffer, of Sigourney, participates in the Cow Chip Throwing 

Contest at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 17. (Iowa State Photography/ 

Steve Pope Photography) 

Steve Pope, 54, of Des Moines 

defended his title in the VIP division 

of the Cow Chip Throwing contest 

judged Wednesday at the 2011 Iowa 

State Fair. Pope’s 131 foot throw 

tied that of the Men’s division champion, 

Terry Thorington, 38, of Des 

Moines. 

Becky Knowlee, 33, of Oskaloosa 

took home the blue ribbon in the 

Women’s division with a toss of 106 

feet while Walker Sea, 13, of Iowa 

City won the Youth division of the 

event with a 120-foot throw. 

In honor of the 100th year of 

the Butter Cow, the cow chips were 

painted butter yellow. More than 

150 Fairgoers took part in this year’s 

contest. 

Local results below: 

Women’s 

1) Becky Knowlee, 33, Oskaloosa, 

106 feet 

2) Val Velock, 18, West Des 

Moines, 101 feet 

3) Amy Janssen, 31, New Virginia, 

90 feet 

Ladies – Bow Saw 

1) Nancy Van Steenes, Winterset 

2) Sandy Stoner, Fremont 

3) Angie Eberle, Jefferson 

The contest was part of “Rural 

Americana Olde Tyme Competitions” 

in Farm Bureau Pioneer Hall. 

A first prize of $5 and ribbons were 

awarded to each class. 

Pope Chucks Cow Chips, 

Defends Title at Iowa State Fair 

Youth 

1) Walker Sea, 13, Iowa City, 

120 feet 

2) Bronson Galindo, 16, Bloomfield, 

118 feet 

3) Triston Lochner, 14, Marion, 

107 feet 

VIP 

1) Steve Pope, 54, Des Moines, 

131 feet 

2) Mark Kostek, no age given, 

Des Moines, 122 feet 

3) Eric Hanson, 37, Des Moines, 

112 feet 

The contest was part of “Rural 

Americana Olde Tyme Competitions” 

in Farm Bureau Pioneer Hall. 

A first prize of $5 and ribbons were 

awarded to each class. 

Local FFA teachers have a meeting of the minds at the State Fair. 

More photos online: 

www.whatcheer paper.com 

Sarah Striegel, 16, of What Cheer, competes in the Iowa State Fair’s 

Young Farmer’s Challenge on Aug. 18. (Iowa State Fair/ Steve Pope 

Photography) 

Young Farmers Complete Challenge 

for Blue Ribbons at State Fair 

Four teams competed in the Young Farmer’s Challenge on Thursday at 

the 2011 Iowa State Fair. 

Teams of four competed in five farm-related events from nail driving to 

bale tossing and were awarded points for their placement in each event. The 

top two teams then competed in an obstacle course to determine the Grand 

Champion of the Young Farmer’s Challenge. 

Complete results below: 

1) Casey Herwig, 17, Linn Grove; Caitilin Paulsen, 18, Anita; Sarah 

Striegel, 16, What Cheer; Steve Roose, 19, Reasnor 

2) Xavier Olivo, 16, Elliott; Natalie Story, 16, College Springs; Madalyn 

Martin, 16, Moutlon; Nathan Kloft, 17, Goose Lake 

3) Chad Bartling, 19, Tama; Lindsey Wolfe, 20, Cedar Rapids; Sammi 

Kalous, 20, Cedar Rapids; Aron Bartling, 16, Tama 

Mateer Strong, Delta, competed in the Cowgirl Queen Contest. She 

was sponsored by Hoof Beats 4-H club 

August 25, 2011 7 

Haley Thomas of What Cheer visits Little Hands on the Farm at the 

Iowa State Fair. 

Reace Thomas was asked to go back stage and meet Jarrod Nieman 

at the Reba McIntire Concert at the ISF on August 20, 2011. She is 

all smiles! 

Daniel Collins and Chelsea Renaud with Daniel’s 1256 International, 

re-done and showed at the fair in FFA. Daniel also showed beef 

steers in FFA Performance beef show. In the show he placed third, 

seventh, and another seventh. On the rail (after butchered), he won 

Grand Champion in Window B, Reserve Grand Champion in Window 

A, and 7th place in Window B. 

Nolan Schock, 17 months, and Ayden Fynaart, six months, of Rose 

Hill, won second prize in the Team Decorated Diaper Contest at the 

Iowa State Fair on Aug. 19. (Iowa State Fair/ Steve Pope Photography)

8 August 25, 2011 


My, how the time flies...The City of Sigourney Flag Football program has encouraged the fundamentals of football to Sigourney and Keota youth since 2001. Above are a couple fun photos 

from the 2008 season - note the Handy girls, Lizzy and Lydia, have very long hair. Flag football shutterbugs are encouraged to submit game photos for publication (published as space allows); 

please send them to the Regional Sports Editor, Michael Zogg at mfzogg@gmail.com. 

In the 2011 season, the program was opened up to include children from the Tri-County and Williamsburg school districts in addition to Sigourney and Keota. The K-1 League games are 

all played at the SADC Industrial Park, Sigourney fields. Three of the 2-4 League game are scheduled at the football field in Keota. Program director, Alan Sellers mentioned the possibility of 

expanding the program to include children from the English Valleys district for the 2012 season. 

“I would like to recognize the flag football leagues, coaches and Lil’ Cobra football players again this year at the first SK Cobras home game,” Sellers added. “I would like all players and 

coaches to meet at the south end zone, by the scoreboard, at 7 p.m. (sharp) on Friday, Sept. 2 (SK vs. Wilton). We will parade in front of the home stands as each team is announced and then 

we continue around the track to the north end zone, under the goal posts, to form a tunnel for the varsity SK Cobras to run through.” 

2011 Youth Football Seasons Begin 

K-1 League Game Schedule 

K-1 Flag Football League 2-4 Flag Football League 

Team ‘Cobras Gold’ is sponsored 

by STI and coached by 

Scott Alderson. Sporting the 

black and gold uniforms are: 

• Brock Alderson, Carter 

McCoid, Quinten Glandon, 

Clayton Visser, Talan Zickefoose, 

Daniel McLaughlin, Degan 

Shipley and Keith Beinhart. 

Team ‘Cobras Old Gold’ is 

sponsored by K&L Foods and 

coached by Kenny Roethler. 

Wearing the old gold and black 

jerseys are: 

• Garrett Roethler, Ty 

Shafranek, Evan Striegel, Mason 

Harter, Xander Bell, Dylan 

Renner, Seth Kracht and Joey 

Glandon. 

Team ‘Cobras Grey’ is sponsored 

by Casey’s General Store 

and coached by Josh Thomas 

and Chuch Moore. Taking the 

field in the grey and purple shirts 

are: 

• Corbyn Thomas, Jacob 

Moore, Austin Gorsh, Clay Morse, 

Reagan Power, Logan Pearson, 

Tatum Roorda and Izaak Smith. 

During the Gatorade ® 

Scrimmage of the SK 

Cobras last Friday night 

(August 19), the Lil’ Cobras, 5 th and 6 th 

grade youth tackle football program took a 

few moments to say, “Hi!” to the fans. 

Team ‘Cobras Gold’ is sponsored 

by Arnold’s Motor Supply 

and coached by Chris Webb. 

Dressed in the gold and black 

are: 

• Peyton Leathers, Zoe Webb, 

DJ Minor, Matthew Brainard, Cole 

Clarahan, Kale Carahan, Reid 

Molyneux and Drew Dobbins. 

Team ‘Cobras Purple’ are 

sponsored by Steven Seeley 

Photography and coached by 

Erik Strand and Matt Ives. The 

team wears the purple and gold: 

• Conner Strand, Zack Ives, 

Aiden McGuire, Eva Vittetoe, 

Hunter Sieren, Caden Sprouse, 

Carsin Kinred, Caleb Waterhouse, 

Cole Kinred, Brandon Greiner 

and Jack Clarahan. 

Team ‘Raiders Red’ is sponsored 

by Monsanto and coached 

by Lee Wetjen. Suiting up in the 

red and black uniforms are: 

• Bryon Wetjen, Gavin 

Dochrmann, Brock Morris, 

Carter Capper, Bryce Yearian, 

Kaden Cook, Grant Hocker and 

Maddix Dochrmann. 

Lil’ Cobras Youth Tackle 5th-6th Football League 

The Lil’ Cobras are under 

the direction of coaching staff: 

Craig Reeves, Pat Crawford, 

Tim Wilson, Kyle Arduser and 

Aaron Reeves. The 5th and 6th 

graders from Sigourney and 

Keota school districts are broken 

into two separate teams, 

SK Black and SK Gold. 

Their rosters include: 

SK Black - #10 Cale 

Jarmes, #14 Cameron Hol, 

#15 Justin Moeller, #18 

Spencer Magill, #19 Tristan 

Bell, #23 Preston McDonald, 

#26 Zach Zimmerman, #28 

Luke Greiner, #30 Turner 

Klein, #36 Marty Baker, #38 

Cole Brenneman, #40 Merrick 

McRunnels, #41 Kyle Weber, 

#46 Cole Weber, #48 Jack 

Eakins, #52 Tristan Sypherd, 

#56 Drew Cook, #60 Dustin 

Haines, #61 Mac Conrad, #64 

Keaton Zimmerman, #66 Alex 

Heisdorffer and #70 Clayton 

Kempf. 

SK Gold - #16 Matthew 

Hyman, #17 Austin Waterhouse, 

#20 Nicholas Ives, #22 Aden 

Reeves, #24 Trey Shafranek, 

#25 Branden Hyman, #32 Gavin 

Pollock, #33 Logan Sieren, 

#35 Sebastian Arduser, #37 

Hunter Wilson, #42 Nicholas 

Goad, #44 Brett Striegel, #45 

Jesse Fritz, #50 Riley Conrad, 

#53 Keaton Dillon, #55 Trey 

Carlson, #57 Carson Crawford, 

#58 Jillian Schulte, #62 Dakota 

Slaughter, #63 Kolton Strand, 

#65 Kaleb Reeves and #68 Ben 

Shemanski. 

The mission statement 

underwhich the Lil’ Cobras 

operate as part of the youth 

tackle league is: 

~The Youth Sports 

Foundation was created to 

provide any child at the 5th 

and 6th grade school age, the 

opportunities and a means to 

actively participate in an organized 

sport which values personal 

integrity, teamwork and 

leadership skills in a fun and 

healthy learning environment. 

Schedule for Flag 

Football Team Photos 

The 2011 City of Sigourney 

Flag Football program team 

photo schedule for Wednesday, 

August 31 at the football fields, 

SADC Industrial Park, Sigourney 

is as follows: 

Team ‘Cobras Old Gold’ 

is sponsored by Whitetails 

Unlimited and coached by Chuck 

Moore and John Mohr. Dawning 

the old gold and black uniforms 

are: 

• Mason Moore, Dominick 

Bensmiller, Emma Witzenburg, 

Zane Hahn, Mason Barnhart, 

James Moore, Brady Albaugh 

and Josh Mohr. 

Team ‘Cobras Gold/Black’ is 

sponsored by Amy’s Salon House 

& Spa and coached by Jeremy 

Wallerich and JJ Shipley. Taking 

the field in the gold and black 

shirts are: 

• Carter Wallerich, Cade 

Molyneux, Payton Hammes, Eric 

Johnson, Paul Montgomery, 

Gavin Bird, Hunter Schwab and 

Dylan Shipley. 

Team ‘Cobras Black’ is sponsored 

by Keokuk County State 

Bank (KCSB) and coached Chris 

Webb. Sporting the black and 

gold jerseys are: 

• Zeke Webb, Jackson Droz, 

Aiden Schuster, Ethan Shifflett, 

Nate Schuster, Dallas Dyson, 

Trace Bell and Brock Halleran. 

Team ‘Cobras White’ is 

sponsored by Pizza Ranch and 

coached by Alan Selllers and 

Frosty Streigle. Decked out in the 

white and purple uniforms are: 

• Adryan Kracht, Bo Schmidt, 

Zach Smithart, Levi Crawford, 

Ben House, Trent Hendricks, Alex 

Dobbins and Jacob Hartwig. 

Team ‘Cobras Gold/Purple’ 

is sponsored by Hammes Bros 

Sawmill and coached by Dan 

Stout and Pat Hammen. The 

team wears the gold and purple: 

• JD Stout, Dawson Baumert, 

Drew Sieren, Colten Clarahan, 

Grant Garman, Patrick Clarahan, 

Sam Sieren and Luke Hammen. 

Team ‘Cobras Grey’ is sponsored 

by Subway and coached by 

Nate Phillips. Dressed in the grey 

and purple jerseys are: 

• Jackson Phillips, Cecil 

Sypherd, Anthony Westendorf, 

Cael Lyle, Keyan Schooley, 

Carson Sprouse, Chase Kindred 

and Chance Clark. 

Team ‘Cobras Purple’ is 

sponsored by Sigourney BP and 

coached by Matt Ives and Noland 

Johnson. Sporting the purple 

and gold shirts are: 

• Jake Ives, Joe Swanstrom, 

Tyler Waterhouse, Sam Menke, 

Brady Duwa, Max Johnson, Riley 

Hahn and Bryce Greiner. 

• Team ‘Raiders Red’ is sponsored 

by Monsanto and coached 

by Lee Wetjen. Toeing the line of 

scrimmage in the red and black 

uniforms are: 

• Kaden Wetjen, Levi Weldon, 

Brody Zimmerman, Will Wetjen, 

Max Meade, Luke Spratt, Jalen 

Schropp and Ryan Cavett. 

2-4 League Game Schedule


August 25, 2011 9 

New Leadership for Keokuk 

Tri-County Volleyball 

Head Coach 

Jessica Ahlberg 

By Michael Zogg, 

Regional Sports Editor 

New head coach 

Jessica Ahlberg is 

undaunted by the fact 

she is taking over a 

team that went 0-16 

last season. 

Ahlberg has gone 

right to work with 

the team this season, 

coaching them on the fundamentals of volleyball 

but wants to make sure the girls enjoy the experience. 

“I want to make it a fun experience because 

you are only in school one time,” Ahlberg said. “I 

think every girl should be encouraged to go out. I 

encourage everybody to go out even if you haven’t 

played before. I want to have teamwork, I want 

to have fun, I want to win and I want the girls to 

actually learn something.” 

The team has taken a fast liking to Ahlberg’s 

style of coaching. The girls say that they are having 

more fun this year, but they are also working 

hard and learning. 

Although it is Ahlberg’s first year coaching 

the team, she has the advantage of knowing the 

school and the players. She graduated from Tri- 

County in 2005 after playing volleyball as a setter 

for the Trojans. 

“We were average,” Ahlberg recalls. “We had a 

very good conference when I played.” 

After high school Ahlberg attended Kirkwood 

and then William Penn University to complete 

her degree. She moved back and was an assistant 

coach at Tri-County in 2008. 

Now she is back as the head coach of Tri- 

County. She has been able to bond quickly with 

her team because she has known them for years 

through her younger sister Teresa Ahlberg who is 

a senior on the team this year. 

The quick chemistry between the players and 

their coach has made for a good start to the preseason. 

“My girls are very easy to work with, they are 

positive, they help each other out, it’s weird seeing 

it, I was not expecting that at all,” Ahlberg said. “I 

have a very good bunch of girls this year.” 

TC Volleyball Gatorade® Scrimmage 

The Tri-County Trojans Volleyball team is hosting 

their 3rd Annual Gatorade® Scrimmage on 

Saturday, August 27 at 10 a.m. Teams committed 

to participate include: Harmony, HLV, Iowa Valley, 

Iowa City Regina, Sigourney, Tri-County and Twin 

Cedars. Parents and fans are encouraged to attend 

with a bottle of Gatorade® as the admission. 

Game Schedule 

Time Court 1 Court 2 Elementary 

10 a.m. 

10:30 

11 a.m. 

11:30 

Noon 

IV vs. Twin 

Cedars 

HLV vs. 

Harmony 

TC vs. 

Regina 

Twin 

Cedars vs. 

HLV 

IV vs. 

Regina 

12:30 p.m. IV vs. SHS 

HLV vs. 

Regina 

IV vs. TC 

SHS vs. 

Twin 

Cedars 

TC vs. 

SHS 

Twin 

Cedars vs. 

Harmony 

Regina vs. 

Harmony 

County Athletics 

SHS vs. 

Harmony 

SHS vs. 

Regina 

IV vs. HLV 

IV vs. 

Harmony 

TC vs. 

HLV 

TC vs. 

Twin 

Cedars 

SK Cobras Football 

Head Coach 

Jared Jensen 



It’s a new school 

year, a new season and 

this year the Sigourney- 

Keota Cobras have a new 

head football coach. 

Jared Jensen, a 

native of Creston, comes 

to SK after coaching the 

Twin Cedars eight-man 

football team for three 

seasons, going 11-17. 

Jensen also coached the basketball team at Twin 

Cedars. 

Although Jensen said he is grateful to Twin 

Cedars, he is excited about his new team and the 

winning attitude the Cobras have. 

“The kids here want to work, the kids over there, 

it was hard to push them because they didn’t want 

to work for anything,” Jensen said. 

Before Jensen was at Twin Cedar’s he attended 

William Penn University where he played quarterback 

for four years. After college he played arena 

football in St. Louis before getting injured and moving 

to Twin Cedar’s to teach Physical Education 

and be an assistant coach at William Penn. The 

next year he became the high school coach. 

One of the biggest hurdles Jensen has had to 

face with the move is getting used to the single 

wing offense, which has been in place in Sigourney- 

Keota for a long time. 

“I had never even seen it,” Jensen said. “When I 

got here I watched film and the first thing I thought 

was, ‘I’ve got a lot to learn.’” 

That is exactly what he did. Jensen said he has 

been studying the offense all summer long and 

thinks he has a pretty good feel for the system after 

seeing it in action at William Penn for the team’s 

camp. 

Now he is comfortable with the offense, he is 

focusing on getting to know his players and how to 

coach them. 

“The biggest challenge is just getting to know 

each kid,” he said. “How coachable they are, how 

I need to approach each and every one of them. 

Obviously you don’t want to treat kids differently, 

but you have to coach kids differently.” 

Despite those challenges, Jensen and his family 

have enjoyed the move. 

“Everybody I have met in the community here 

has just wanted to help us and ask us how we are 

doing,” Jensen said. “It has been good, everybody 

has been welcoming and made us feel good about 

being here.” 

English Valleys Football 

Head Coach 

Bronson McCulley 



The English Valleys 

football program has 

had rapid turnover at 

the head coaching position 

with three coaches 

in a three year stretch, 

but new coach Bronson 

McCulley is looking to 

provide some stability for the players. 

“If we can just stay with some consistency 

throughout the year, and not even just this year 

but the year after, I think they’ve got something 

here,” McCulley said. “They’ve got a lot of talent.” 

The first order of business for McCulley is 

to change the culture of the football program. 

Although he thinks the team has talent, he would 

like to see them have a little bit more pride in their 

school, facilities and their team. He feels like that 

will make a big difference in the team. 

“It all depends on whether we can get that attitude, 

kind of change the mind-set of these kids 

and get winning on the right track,” McCulley said. 

“It’s going to be tough I think.” 

Originally from New Sharon, McCulley graduated 

from North Mahaska High School and went to 

college at William Penn University. After college he 

got a job teaching math at South Tama while he 

got his masters in secondary math education. 

After getting his masters, he 

decided to move closer to home 

so he got a job at Sigourney Jr./ 

Sr. High School where he became 

an assistant coach under Bob 

Howard for the SK Cobras. After 

five seasons with the Cobras, 

McCulley decided it was time to 

pursue a head-coaching job. 

“I wanted to be a head football 

coach and the job came open 

there in Sigourney and they 

passed me up for it,” McCulley 

said. “Then this job came open 

and a math position opened up, 

I have always enjoyed English 

Valleys and thought they had 

good programs.” 

McCulley has already made an 

impression on the football team 

in English Valleys. The players 

say they have never had a coaching 

staff that is so intense and 

driven and they are seeing that 

have a positive impact on the 

team. 



She is a familiar 

face around Keota, but 

Angela Lyle is new to 

the high school crosscountry 

scene. 

Lyle teaches second 

grade and is the junior 

high track coach at Keota. Now, Lyle is the high 

school the cross-country coach too. 

“I enjoy running and coach Fish retired after 

last year, so there was an opening for the cross 

country job and I was excited to have the opportunity 

to do it,” Lyle said. 

Lyle is already familiar with the runners on 

the team this year thanks to her experience as 

the junior high track coach. She coached all ten 

of the runners on the team in junior high track, 

including her daughter Sierra Lyle, who ran 

junior high track just last season. 

“It is neat to see them at an older age,” Lyle 

said. “I had them in junior high and now they 

are older and more mature athletically and in 

their attitude, so it is going to be exciting to 

work with them again.” 

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Week 0 Scrimmage Action for 

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At the end of the Scrimmage the Varsity split up into White 

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Trojans’ #4 Spencer Steinke spots an opening and breaks away from the Midland-Wyoming defense for a 41-yard rushing 

touchdown in the first quarter. Photos submitted. 

T r i - 

County’s 

#45 Kadon 

F o u b e r t 

brings down 

the Midland- 

Wyoming ball 

carrier with a 

hard tackle. 

He finished 

the night with 

seven tackles 

and was flawless 

on his 

PAT’s. Photos 

submitted. 

T-C’s #20 Levi Ryals breaks a couple M-W tackles with a strong 

run in the first quarter, but sat out 3/4’s of the game with an injury. 

Coach Edmundson fully expects Ryals to return to the field. Photos 

submitted. 

Trojans Focus on Improvement 

After 46-15 Loss in Season Opener 



A few old problems, from 

last season, crept back up for 

Tri-County and spoiled their 

season opener on the road 

against Midland-Wyoming in 

Wyoming as the Trojans fell 

46-15. 

The Trojans nemesis last 

season was shoddy tackling 

and poor play in the 

trenches. Head coach Scott 

Edmundson saw both of 

those issues creep back up 

in the first game of the year. 

“Old habits die hard,” 

Edmundson said. “As much 

as we have been working on 

our tackling and our toughness 

in practice we still have 

to focus on them.” 

Part of the problem for 

Tri-County seemed to stem 

from fatigue. The Trojans got 

off to a good start, getting 

a couple of stops early in the 

game. The Trojans even grabbed 

a lead in the first quarter after 

Spencer Steinke answered a 

Midland touchdown with a 41 

rushing touchdown of his own 

for a 7-6 lead. 

The Trojans fell apart in the 

second quarter, however, throwing 

two interceptions and losing 

a fumble on three straight possessions. 

During that stretch, 

Edmundson thought fatigue 

played a large role. Midland capitalized 

and was able to run away 

with the wide final margin. 

“Both teams were tired early 

in the game just because it is 

week zero,” Edmundson said. 

“I would have liked to see us 

handle it better mentally.” 

But week zero wasn’t all bad 

news for Tri-County. Steinke was 

one of the bright spots, following 

up his 41 yard touchdown run 

with 10 tackles on the other side 

of the ball. 

“Spencer Steinke really didn’t 

surprise me but he did a good job 

on defense being aggressive and 

attacking,” Edmundson said. 

The Trojans were also able to 

shore up their safety position as 

youngster Zach Kitzman stepped 

up, making three tackles and 

playing good defense. 

“Zach Kitzman really did a 

nice job of improving over the 

course of the game,” Edmundson 

said. “He stepped up and played 

physically even though he is not 

the biggest kid. He is going to get 

better as the season goes along 

here.” 

Although Edmundson said 

the team has a long way to go if 

they want to have a successful 

year, he is still optimistic about 

the rest of the season. 

“All and all, I think we got 

some good experience from the 

first game,” Edmundson said. 

“We are going to be able to 

rebound from this as long as 

everyone keeps their head.” 

Senior receiver, Levi Ryals 

went down in the first half 

with a hyper extended knee. 

Ryals sat out the rest of the 

game, although Edmundson 

said he wanted to come 

back out in the second half. 

Edmundson said that he 

doesn’t expect Ryals to miss 

much time, though he wants 

to be cautious to make sure 

he is healthy for district competition. 

The Tri-County Trojans 

next game is Friday, August 

26, against Preston in 

Thornburg for the team’s 

home opener. Tri-County will 

again focus on their game 

plan and execution against 

Preston as they try to gear 

up for the district portion of 

the season. 

Pump and 

Plumbing 

641-636-2021 • Keota, IA 

2011 Sigourney 

Farmers Market 

Tuesday, Aug. 30 

4:45 to 6:00 p.m. - East Side of the Square 

“Grilling To Go” 

Eugene & Karen Greiner - Ribeye Steak 

Sandwiches, Brats, Pork Burgers and Hot 

Dogs, Chips and Lemonade 

Proceeds go toward Fireworks Fund 

and/or Lord’s Pantry 

Keep Your $$$$$ Local! 


Opera House 

presents 

Opera House Band & 

Keota Brass Band 

Country Music Variety Show 

Fri., Aug. 26 

7:30 p.m. 

Free will Offering

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