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Volume 8, Number 9 Thursday, March 3, 2011 75 cents per copy 

Blackout jackpot won 

at Keokuk County Expo 

Expo board president John Webb is shown presenting a check for $350.00 

to Dorothy Knowler of What Cheer. For the second time this year, the Bingo 

progressive blackout jackpot has been won at the Keokuk County Expo. The 

winner of the $350 blackout jackpot on Wed., Feb. 9 was Dorothy Knowler. 

The $350 jackpot was won on 55 balls. On Wed., March 9th the blackout 

jackpot starts over at $300 on 54 balls. Cindy Albert won the $300 jackpot 

Jan. 12th on 47 balls. The Expo promotes bingo as family entertainment for 

all ages, therefore there is no smoking or alcoholic beverages allowed. The 

last two dates to play bingo at the Expo this season is on Wed., March 9 and 

23. Mark your calendars and come out for a fun evening. 

left to right are Emily Steinke (Gibson), Rep. De Boef, and Maggie 

Sauer (Delta). 

Tri-County High School 

Visits State Capitol 

Seniors from Tri-County High School visited the Capitol recently and met 

with Rep. Betty De Boef (R-What Cheer). 

Baptist Church Kid’s Club 

members bid farewell to one teacher 

and welcomes new teacher 

Amber Jones (last row, 2nd person from left) leaves the Baptist Church 

Kid’s Club where she has been teaching the higher level class and will begin 

coaching Track at Tri-County. Deb Kromrey (last row, 1st person from left) 

will begin teaching Wednesday night. The children of all ages at Kid’s Club 

joined together for a farewell party. Amber has been a great help at the What 

Cheer Baptist Church in organizing and leading the Kid’s Club from it’s 

beginning last July. She will be missed, but promises the children she will 

return after Track season. 

No Big Bingo 

Winner in 

What Cheer 

The Black Out Jackpot eluded players last Sunday at Thomas Hall on the 

Keokuk County Fairgrounds. This Sunday the Jackpot will grow to $325 

on 55 balls. Bingo will be played from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM every Sunday 

through March 27. 

The 

What Cheer Paper 

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

Senior riders Jessica Van Patten, Colin Russell, Lexie Little and Jordan Edmundson are ready to start. 

Isaac Shaull is forced to apologize to and then kiss the donkey he hit 

in the head with the ball. The donkey pulled away. 

Junior riders Katie Watts, Gabby Bethke and William Corrick appear 

ready while Levi Ryals tries to coax his donkey to the start. 

William Corrick gives a ride to a 

little one while Matt Bombei assits. 

All the children seemed to 

enjoy their rides. 

Hannah Alderson enjoys her ride. 

Donkey Basketball 

Entertains Full Gym 

Wearing rubber shoes so as not to damage the floor, a group of donkeys 

from Donkey Dairyland came to the tri-County gymnasium on Monday, 

February 28 to play basketball. The second annual Post Prom fundraiser 

combines donkeys, basketballs, students, staff and community members is 

what is a hilarious event for the packed house that attended and painful for 

several riders. 

The first round was juniors versus seniors. Junior riders were Gabby 

Bethke, Levi Ryals, Katie Watts, Kayla Ashby, Travis Carruthers, Isaac 

Shaull and William Corrick. Seniors were Jennifer Weber, Sarah Maxwell, 

Jessica Van Patten, Heather Warch, Ella Kistler, CJ Russell, Taylor Bair, Jordan 

Edmundson, Lexie Little and Rachael Foley. The juniors would come 

away with the win after several missed shots. 

The second rounds pits Tri-County staff members against community 

members. Keith Kiburz, Jen Cooper, Ben Booth, Jason Riffel and Codi 

Workman represented the staff. The community members were Daniel Collins, 

Michael Armstrong, Andy Thomas, Kinsey Buckley, Steve Shetler, 

Ron George and Shanna Ridenour. The staff would come away with the win 

thanks to Miss Jen Cooper’s arm wrestling win. 

An intermission allowed for all the young students in the audience to ride 

the donkeys. All children were able to take a ride on one of the donkeys that 

were able to behave and give each a fun ride. 

In the championship, an extremely ornery donkey was able to join and 

Isaac Shaull was bucked and thrown off the donkey more than he was able 

to stay on. In the game, the staff and the juniors played hard. The staff came 

out with the win in overtime. 

Above: Community members 

were partially made up of recent 

TC graduates like Daniel 

Collins and Andy Thomas in the 

middle. They were joined by Kinsey 

Buckley and KBOE celebrity 

Steve Shetler. 

Right: Isaac Shaull could be a 

bull rider after his evening on this 

bucking donkey. 

Staff riders Ketih Kiburz, Codi Workman, Jason Riffel and Jen Cooper smile before the basketball starts.

2 March 3, 2011 

Southeast Iowa Blood Drive Results 

South English drew 30 units of life-saving blood on February 22 at 

the N. Keokuk County Fire Department. Also on February 22, Sigourney 

drew 33 units of blood at the Keokuk County Health Center. 

You can donate blood every eight weeks. One pint of blood can help 

save the lives of up to three patients. One out of every five people entering 

the hospital will need blood products. 

Court Records 

REAL ESTATE 

Southeast Iowa Multi Co Solid Waste Agency to Brett J. Slaubaugh and 

Belinda S. Slaubaugh, 32-74-10. 

Brett J. Slaubaugh and Belinda S. Slaubaugh to Southeast Iowa Multi Co 

Solid Waste Agency, 29-74-10. 

Fanny Eileen Riordan, Dec. and Eileen R. Riordan, Dec. to John R. Riordan, 

KEO-OPKT-01-01, KEO-OPKT-01-02, KEO-OPKT-01-03. 

John R. Riordan and Gladys Lynnette Riordan to Shane L. Fleming, 

KEO-OPKT-01-01, KEO-OPKT-01-02, KEO-OKT-01-03. 

Dean Schuttlefield and Sandra Schuttlefield, Dec. to Douglas S. Gambell 

and Christine A. Gambell and Bradley R. Gambell, 15-74-12, 10-74-12. 

Dean Schuttlefield, TrTe. and Sandean, RevTr. to Douglas S. Gambell 

and Christine A. Gambell and Bradley R. Gambell, 15-74-12, 10-74-12. 

Charlene Hendryx and Richard Hendryx and Charlene Ann Hendryx and 

Rita Jane Shewmake and Rita Jane Sheumake to William Dennis Moore and 

Janice Marie Moore, 10-75-12. 

William Dennis Moore and Janice Marie Moore to William Dennis 

Moore and Janice Marie Moore, 10-75-12. 

Trilla A. Christner and Trilla A. Kessel and Trilla Ann Kessel and Forrest 

Christner to Jeremy T. McKim and April L. McKim, 14-74-13. 

Floyd J. Hammes, Dec. to Jeanette M. Hammes, 14-76-12, 15-76-12, 

01-75-12. 

Mary Elizabeth Whiting to Mary Elizabeth Whiting, TrTe. and Ronald 

G. Whiting, TrTe. and Mary Elizabeth Whiting, Tr., 16-74-11. 

Lyle Wayne Olson, Est. to Keaton J. Greiner, 26-76-10. 

Sheila Wieland and Andy Wieland and Pauline C. Rhoades, Dec. and 

Orval C. Rhoades, Dec. to City of Delta, 02-75-13. 

Glenda Paulette Sieren and Glenda Sieren to Jeremy Lynn Sieren, 20-74- 

12. 

Thomas G. Grafenauer and Kenneth S. Wyderka and Richard L. Gibbs to 

Webster United Methodist Church, 30-77-11. 

Norma L. DeBont to Norma L. DeBont, TrTe. and Norma L. DeBont, 

RevTr., 04-77-12. 

Dorothy E. Grubb to Kathleen Veenstra and Dorothy E. Grubb, LE., 05- 

76-13. 

Lynn Rumer and Betty Rumer to Stephen E. Bos and Jeannine L. Bos, 

THO-OPTH-06-RR RowPT. 

Johnette L. Hudson, Dec. to 

Thomas Arnold Hudson, 28-77-12. 

Thomas Arnold Hudson to 

Thomas Arnold Hudson and Doreen 

Hughes, 28-77-12. 

TICKETS 

Serena R. Summers, Packwood, 

violation-financial liability coverage. 

Joshua W. Maxwell, What 

Cheer, unsafe starting of a stopped 

vehicle. 

Brian D. Finch, Sigourney, operation 

without registration. 

Brian D. Finch, Sigourney, violation-financial 

liability coverage. 

Tassa R. Hackert, Sigourney, 

speed, (1-5 over). 

Kevin R. Baughman, Keota, 

manner of conveyance (loaded 

gun). 

Lyndsay S. Gleason, Bloomfield, 


Michael J. Clarahan, Keswick, 


Sally A. Ward, Ottumwa, speed, 

(6-10 over). 

Leo A. Young, Sigourney, failure 

to obey stop sign and yield right 

of way. 

Lindsey A. Knowler, Sigourney, 


Chelsea R. Bartmess, North 

English, failure to obey stop sign. 


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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 

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319-664-3606 or 

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

Saturday 8 to 12 or By Appointment 

DaffoDils are Coming 

Keokuk County American Cancer Society Daffodils are due 

to arrive the week of March 7th to 11th, weather permitting. If you 

have any questions, please call Babe Hauschilt, What Cheer Chairman, 

at 641-634-2825 

BoWl for a CUre 

Relay team, “Light of the Future” is hosting a ‘Bowl for the Cure’ 

event on March 12 at the Keokuk County Bowl. (3-5 p.m. or 5-7 p.m.) 

Organize a team and join the fun. Entry forms are available at the 

bowling alley. For questions, call Jan Wilcox (622-2227), Rhonda 

Huffman (622-1237) or Becky Berg (622-3271). 

legislaTiVe forUms 

Sen. Tom Rielly and Rep. Betty DeBoef are holding legislative 

forums in the boardroom of the Keokuk County Courthouse. The next 

meeting is Sat., March 26. from 10:30 a.m. until noon. The public is 

invited to attend. 

WeBsTer reUnion 

A reunion for all past and present Webster residents is planned 

for Sat., March 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Keokuk County Expo. 

This is a great way to bring Webster neighbors together again. There 

will be a table to display Webster memorabilia to share. RSVP by 

March 19 to Denise Wright at 319-330-6630 or Shirley Knight at 319- 

848-7698. Leave a message if no answer. 

KesWiCK UniTeD meThoDisT ChUrCh 

soUp sUpper 

The Keswick United Methodist Church will be holding a Soup Supper 

on March 20 from 4:00 to 6:30 in the Keswick United Methodist 

Church. Broccoli-Cheese, Potato and Chili will be available along with 

Loose Meat Sandwiches, Relishes , Pies and Beverages! Free will 

donations will be accepted. 

WeBsTer YoUTh groUp panCaKe 

sUpper 

The Webster Youth Group will be holding a pancake supper on Sunday, 

March 13th from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the Webster United Methodist 

Church basement. They will be serving pancakes, ham, eggs, and 

applesauce. A free will offering will be accepted. 

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 

“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 

March 3: Ryan Acord, Andrew Arndt, Geroge Erwin, John G. Hilbert, 

Mike Pacheco, Daniel E. Ruckman, Steffy Schlesselman and Tate 

Shipley 

March 4: Sharon Lainio 

March 5: Marsha Hauschild and Eddie Lust 

March 6: Jonah Dalziel, Cindy Hauschild, Andrew Roland, Mike 

Scholtus, Andrew Wagner, Josh Wagner and Helen Wilkening 

March 7: Cathy Daliposan and Clara Matteson 

March 8: Joshua Molyneux and Trenton Steinke 

March 9: Brett Buehneman, Jamie Hartwig, Leslie Lainio, Chris 

Vermillion and Cooper Vermillion 

March 10: Jim Ahlberg, Avery Gatton, Steve Lobberecht and Jasmine 

VanPatten 

March 11: Jake Brumbaugh, Mary Byrne, Scott Striegeland Ty Tish 

March 12: Matthew Calvert, Brad Crosser, Jared Molyneux, Charles 

Striegel and Janice Tish 

March 13: Sharon Baird, Aaron Clayton, Larry Dugger, Bonnie Sherer, 

Rhonda Thomas and Cecil Wright 

March 14: Isaac Striegel 

March 3 ~ MacBook Roll out at TC 6-8:30 pm 

March 5 ~ What Cheer Lion’s Club Soup Supper 5-7 p.m. 

March 6 ~ What Cheer Firemen’s Breakfast 6-10:00 @ Thomas Hall 

March 9 ~ Bingo at Keokuk Co. Expo 6-8:30 pm 

March 10 ~ Grades K-3 VIP Day 

March 12 ~ Bowling for a Cure 3-5 or 5-7 at Keokuk Co. Bowl 

~ Soup Supper at Keswick American Legion 4-8 pm 

March 13 ~ Webster youth group pancake supper 4:30-6 at Webster 

UMC 

March 19 ~ Spring Feast Spaghetti Supper at Delta UMC 4:30 - 7:00 

March 20 ~ Keswick UMC Soup Supper 4-6:30 p.m. 

March 23 ~ Bingo at Keokuk Co. Expo 6-8:30 pm 

March 26 ~ Legislative Forum at Keokuk Co. Courthouse 10:30 am 

~ Webster Reunion 10-2 at Keokuk Co. Expo 

April 16 ~ What Cheer City-wide Gargage Sales 

Ridgeway 

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Plumbing & Electric Supplies 

HOURS 

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

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McKay Roofing 

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Denny McKay - 641-634-2954 

Jason McKay - 641-634-9910 

or 641-660-9829 

• Home Improvement 

• Remodeling • Roofing & Siding 

• New Homes & Garages 

• Insulation 

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oskaloosa, Ia 

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Atwood Electric, Inc. 

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P.O. Box 311 800-247-0214 

Sigourney, IA 52591 Fax: 641-622-2438 

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• Stump Removal 

• Tree Trimming & Removal 

• Aerial Service to 53-ft. 

Fully Insured • Free Estimates 

Dan Appleget 

P.O. Box 143, Sigourney 

641-622-2097 

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 

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West side of square next to Smokey Row 

641-676-1777 

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Barnes City News 

By Mollie Loving 

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

The North Mahaska girls basketball team advanced to the state tournament 

with a 50 – 36 win over Lone Tree last week on the 21st. It was an exciting 

game with a great outcome! A spaghetti supper and pep rally was held at the 

high school last Sunday evening. NM’s first game is on Feb. 28 at 1:30 p.m. 

against Marquette Catholic. There was no school at NM on the 28th. 

At the solo contest held on Feb. 22 at North Mahaska the trio of Paige 

Miller on clarinet, Melissa Knoot on alto sax, and Andrea Loving on alto sax 

received a rating of I+ on “Dance”. They sounded great! 

Gordon Lindblom celebrated his birthday last week on the 23rd. 

The scrapbookers and card makers got together last Saturday at Jen Henry’s 

house. Those joining Jen were Phyllis Rauch, Doris Freeborn, and Mollie 

Loving. We enjoyed bacon cheeseburgers for lunch. 

Saturday evening we were at South English for supper at the home of 

John, Melinda, Adam, and Audrey Grove. Joining us were Dan, Jennifer, 

Nolan, Bryson, Myles, and Cael Grove, Maryl Grove, and Lexie Miller. We 

celebrated Feb. birthdays. 

The Longhorn Saloon will be having their annual luau party on March 5. 

Herb III will be there in the evening to entertain the crowd. 

The next city council meeting will be held on March 7, 2011 at 7 p.m. at 

City Hall. 

The American Legion Auxiliary will have their next meeting on March 8 

at 7 p.m. at the Legion Hall. 

The recycle bin comes to town on March 9 and will be here for a week. 

On March 9, Ash Wednesday, an Imposition of Ashes Service will be held 

at the Methodist Church at 6:30 p.m. 

The March fire department meeting will be held on the 10th at 7:30 p.m. 

at the fire station. 

March is finally here and spring isn’t far behind! 

What Cheer Volunteer Fire & Rescue 

22nd Annual Breakfast 

Sunday, March 6 

6:00 am - 10:00 am at Thomas Hall 

Menu includes: Biscuits & gravy, sausage, bacon, eggs, 

pancakes and beverages 

Free Will Donation Everyone Welcome!! 

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Mini’s Many 

Moments 

By: Mendy McAdams 

I am still laughing as I write this after watching donkey basketball. I was 

not a participant this year as I want others to enjoy the sports and feel the 

pain the next day. I think their will be several people with bruises, bumps 

and general pain from playing. Issac Shaull was a rodeo star on the bucking 

donkey he had and Daniel Collins was on a feisty one too. Kindergarten and 

dance teacher Jen Cooper was quite impressive. She was knocked off several 

times but didn’t hesitate a second before jumping back on and going. Great 

job all of you! 

There is a lull in the sports action as basketball and wrestling has ended 

and track meets have not begun. I love track as I ran in school until a knee 

injury. My girls are both going out and I can’t wait to go watch. I have 

enjoyed photographing at Drake and State Track the last couple years. It is 

an amazing thing to return to somewhere that was special to you when you 

were younger. I had not been back for many years and wouldn’t miss it for 

the world. 

The weather seems to be thinking about improving. There have been a 

few warm moments and I even have proof there are robins around. Thank 

you Pearl Baird for bringing in the photos to share. Are you can see, there are 

several in the area. I am ready for warm sunny days to be the norm. 

With the weather improving, there become more and more events around 

the area. Soup suppers, breakfasts, family reunions and more are all on the 

horizon. Watch the paper for the events and make sure to email me yours 

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Ponderings 

of the Heart 

By: Jane Green Larson 

Recently in a meeting of our Kid’s Club at the Baptist Church we had a 

class on the Prodigal son. I happen to love this Bible Story and have taught it 

often over the years because I believe we all have a little of the Prodigal son 

in our lives. 

Have you ever thought “the grass is greener on the other side?” That’s 

what the Prodigal son believed when he went to his father and asked for his 

inheritance. When the father gave it to him, he packed his belongings and 

moved to a far away country. Scripture tells us that he spent his money with 

riotous living. When all his money was gone, a great famine came upon 

that land and the young son began to be in want. With the money vanishing 

quickly, he not only became penniless, but he also found himself without 

any friends. He found no one would help or give him anything to eat. One 

day he was filled with despair, but the Bible says, the young man “came to 

himself.” Right here, I asked the class if they had any idea what the scripture 

meant when it states that he “came to himself?” One boy quickly raised his 

hand and said, “He began to think about going home to his father.” I said, 

“Good answer,” and asked if anyone else had an idea. Another boy raised his 

hand and said, “I think he was sorry he ever left home. He wasn’t used to 

being hungry.” “Another good answer,” I replied. You see the scripture tells 

us the son thought about his father’s house and the love his father had for 

not only his brother and himself, but for his servants and for their neighbors 

and friends. He realized he was comforted and cared for every day he lived 

in his father’s house. When he “came to himself” a decision was made to go 

back home and humbly ask his father’s forgiveness and that he was willing 

to become a servant and no more a son if he could once again dwell in the 

home of his father. 

The Bible says he arose and went home to his father who was waiting 

and actually came running with outstretched arms. The father not only welcomed 

and received him, but he told the servants to bring the best robe for 

his son, and put a ring on his finger and new shoes on his feet. He also said, 

“Make my son a meal and let us eat together and be merry for my son was 

lost but now is found.” 

I believe there is a lesson for each of our hearts in this story. Would you 

ponder this meaningful story with me this day? 

Delta News 

By: Hilda Souer 

Share your Delta news: 641-624-2083 

Beginning March 1, the local Christian Church will no longer be 

a ‘yoke’ pastorate with the Sigourney Christian Church. This change is due 

to a request by the Sigourney church to have a full-time pastor. As a result 

of this request special meetings have been held at the Delta church. Henry 

Goetz will be their lay minister as of March 1 and Rev. Jim Bringman will be 

full-time pastor at the Sigourney church. 

It was in 1968 that the two churches began sharing the pastor with 

the Sigourney church. This change was due to the closing of the Divinity 

School at Drake University, thus student pastors from the school were no 

longer available to serve the Delta church with Harry Bolen having been 

their last student pastor. When the two churches began their ‘yoke’ arrangement, 

Rev. Kirby Fuller was the first pastor to serve the two churches. 

The postponed Delta Town and Country Center meeting was held 

Thursday evening, February 24 with president, Mrs. Dixie Shipley presiding. 

The agenda included the secretary-treasurer’s report and also the recent 

successful post-Valentine Soup Supper. June Rice also gave an update of the 

cleaning being done. Plans were made for a Corn Bread and Bean Supper, 

April 6, with serving from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. The next Town and Country 

Center meeting will be Monday, March 21, beginning at 6:15 p.m. 

Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Morrow are now residing at the Sigourney 

Care Center after being dismissed from Mahaska Hospital. 

I want to thank everyone for all their 

wonderful help while I was out of town and 

my daughter Kyndra was sick. This shows one 

of the benefits of living in a small town and one 

of the reasons I love What Cheer. A special 

thanks to my mom for staying with her and 

caring for her. Cathy Masterson 

Salon 21 

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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 

FINAL 2 WEEKS OF THE BINGO SEASON 

at Keokuk County Expo Hall, Sigourney 

Wednesdays, March 9 and March 23 

6:00 to 8:30 p.m. 

March 9: $300 Blackout Jackpot w/54 Balls 

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March 3, 2011 3 

Deep River News 

By: Janet Rauch 

Share your Deep River news: 641-595-3011 

Everyone has been wondering about Chuck Dunham. He was in an accident 

Wednesday afternoon. He fell asleep at the wheel and lost control of 

his vehicle and went through a farm field, injuring his back. He will be in 

Grinnell Hospital for several days. No other cars were involved. 

Eddie Evans and his wife were at church Sunday. They came Thursday to 

check on his mother, Lois Evans. She is getting better slowly. 

Ronnie Emal hasn’t been at his shop this week but he is better. Carol got 

the furnace going so Ronnie can be there Sunday afternoon. 

Kenny Thorpe has been going to DJ’s for coffee and to visit with several 

of his friends. He also went shopping in Oskaloosa this week. 

I guess winter is still around the way this week went. Kenny and I went 

shopping in Grinnell Saturday and were going to Newton, but it started 

freezing rain so we went home. We stopped at Second Mile and Wal-Mart. 

Mrs. Ralph (Margaret) Peters had a 100th birthday celebration in Cedar 

Rapids Saturday. They used to live off 85 on V18. Stanley Johnson and his 

wife from Texas came. Stanley is head of maintenance at a plastic factory. 

Carl Ewing and his son, Dean Johnson and his wife and Dick and Merriam 

Gregory also attended. 

Arlene and Janet Rauch went to Millersburg to play music Wednesday. I 

went to the doctor in the morning for my ear problem. I couldn’t tell if I was 

playing with Arlene or not. My medication finally helped and I’m feeling 

better. 

All our vehicles had problems this week. We had a time finding the problem 

and Adam found several wires that had been chewed in two. Lonesome 

took off after a rat and it disappeared under the car. The next day the car 

wouldn’t start. My grandsons, Tim Rauch and Adam Kurk, have been helping 

Kenny. Adam put a new alternator in the white car and a fuel pump in the 

gray one, then fixed the brakes. Even the horn works now. 

Jimmy and Jennifer went to breakfast Saturday. 

Tim and Janelle are expecting their baby in October. They are really excited 

about it. 

Bob Rauch and “boys,” Buddy and Bentley, visited this week. They like 

to clean out Dolly’s dog food dish. Lonesome enjoys the company and Dolly 

doesn’t. 

Kenny Fayer’s nephew, John Stevens, had to be taken to the hospital in 

Des Moines this week. His blood sugar was 865. Kenny’s sister, Marge, 

called Saturday evening. 

I stopped at Shelby’s this week to see Myla. She had been watching Stewart 

Little and Charlotte’s Web. She calls Stewart Little, “the mouse in the 

washing machine.” 

Jim Fisk went to the E.R. with severe back pain in the middle of the night. 

They gave him a shot and medication at the doctors Friday and he was a different 

person Saturday. 

Stephanie Audas came home for the weekend. 

Monday eight Brownell retirees met at Donna’s Café in New Sharon for 

lunch. Two of them came from Pella. 

Wednesday John and Joetta went to see her sister, Phyllis Mann. They 

visited and had lunch with her and Lyle. She lives in Carlisle. 

Baby Pacifier (for showers, not for babies) 

Hard round candy with hole in middle 

Jelly beans, neutral colors 

Mint patties 

Icing-powdered sugar and butter (thick – use like glue) 

Put hard candy on its side. Glue with icing on back of mint patty. Glue 

jelly bean on other side like nipple on pacifier. Attach a ribbon or string to 

hard candy. 

FFA Officers Correction 

Taylor Bair - President 

Adam Striegel - VicePresident 

Sarah Striegel - Secretary 

C.J.Russell - Treasurer 

Kylie Davis - Reporter 

Sentinel - Travis Carruthers (below) 

Parliamentarian - Allissa Strohman 

Anthony Molyneux is a senior. He 

is the son of Jason and Tammy 

Molyneux. 

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Tri-County School Board Meeting & Claims 

Regular Meeting 

February 21, 2011 

The Tri-County Community School District 

Board fiduciary meeting was held prior to the 

regular board meeting Monday, February 21, 

2011, Tri-County Media Center, Thornburg, 

Iowa. Board members present included; Roll 

Call: Ayes: Ogden, Schroeder, and Bates. 

Bates moved, seconded by Schroeder to call 

the fiduciary meeting to order. Motion carried 

3/0. Also present: Superintendent Todd Abrahamson 

and Board Secretary/Business Manager, 

Beckie Schmidt-White. 

Abrahamson and Schmidt-White went over 

the consent items with the board members 

present. 

1. Opening-Roll Call: The Board of Education 

of the Tri-County Community School District 

held a regular meeting, Monday, February 

21, 2011, Tri-County Media Center, Thornburg, 

Iowa. The following answered roll call: Ayes: 

Ogden, Schroeder, and Bates. Board member 

Leer arrived @ 7:02. Schroeder moved, seconded 

by Bates to open the meeting. Motion 

carried 3/0. Also present: Superintendent, 

Abrahamson; Board Secretary/Business Manager, 

Schmidt-White; Human Resource Director, 

Stoutner; PK-12 Principal/Curriculum, 

Steinke and Athletic Director, Maxwell. A. Hold 

Public Hearing on 2011-2012 Innovative Calendar: 

Beckie Schmidt-White, Board Secretary, 

reported that there were no written communications 

received concerning the published 2011- 

2012 Innovative Calendar. The proposal was 

presented. There were no objections, Board 

Secretary; Rebecca Schmidt declared the public 

hearing closed. 

2. Approve/Amend Agenda: Schroeder 

moved, seconded by Bates to approve the 

agenda as presented. Motion carried 3/0. 

3. Public Forum: None. 

4. Student Recognition: Katie Krumm and 

Emma Bair were recognized as being students 

of the month. 

5. Staff Presentation: Paula Long and Kerri 

Tegtmeier gave an impressive presentation to 

the board regarding the interactive white board. 

6. Approval of Consent Items: Bates moved, 

seconded by Schroeder to approve the minutes 

of January 17, 2011, Regular Meeting; the financial 

reports for the month ending January 

31, 2011 and the summary list of bills as presented. 

Motion carried 4/0. 

7. Communications and Reports: A. Board: 

None. B. Superintendent: Review of the following: 

Technology update; 1:1 computer rollout 

scheduled for March 3rd, 2011@ 6:00 p.m.; 

budget work session March 2, 2011 @ 6:00 

p.m. and, letter to the county, superintendents 

have joined forces and will continue to move 

forward with payment of lost revenue from 

county auditor error. C. Principal/Curriculum 

Director: Reviewed the following: professional 

development; SIAC meeting update; 8th grade 

NAEP testing; Pick a Better Snack by Shelley 

Koehn; Vocational luncheon; good touch/bad 

touch presentation; JEL presentation; donuts 

for breakfast; ITBS/ITED the week of March 

14th; Sophomore pancake supper, March 18th; 

and Annual Carnival, March 25th. 

8. Personnel Actions: A. Staff Resignations: 

None. B. Staff Recommendations: Bates 

moved, seconded by Leer to approve Penny 

Krumm as volunteer track coach. Motion carried 

4/0. 

9. Old Business: A. None. 

10. New Business: A. Approve 2011-2012 

Innovative Calendar: Schroeder moved, seconded 

by Bates to approve the 2011-2012 Innovative 

Calendar as presented. Motion carried 

4/0. B. Approve Senior Class Trip: Leer 

moved, seconded by Schroeder to approve the 

senior class trip as presented. Motion carried 

4/0. C. 1st Reading of Tri-County Technology 

Policy: Bates moved, seconded by Leer to approve 

the 1st Reading of the Technology policy. 

Motion carried 4/0. D. Approve the renewal with 

the Iowa Association for Cooperative Sponsorship 

with Montezuma CSD for Wrestling: Bates 


shared wrestling agreement with Montezuma 

CSD as presented. Motion carried 4/0. E. 

Approve 2011-2012 School Calendar: Leer 


2011-2012 school calendar as presented. Motion 

carried 4/0. 

11. Board Talking Points: 

• Smart Board presentation 

• Financials 

• Senior presentation 

12. Adjournment: Having completed the 

agenda, Schroeder moved, seconded by Bates 

to adjourn the meeting @ 8:19 p.m. Motion carried 

4/0. 

Exempt Session-To discuss Negotiation Strategy 

per Iowa Code 20.17(3) 

DATE BOARD SECRETARY 

BOARD PRESIDENT 

Tri-County Community school 

period Vendor report by fund 

fund:10 operaTing fUnD 

Vendor Name Total 

ALLIANT ENERGY 3,402.25 

BRADFIELD’S INC 1,985.05 

BROWN & SAENGER 413.13 

CASEY’S GENERAL STORE, INC. 715.95 

Cunningham Inc. 691.01 

DEMCO INC 82.89 

DICK’S HOME AUTO 1,225.00 

FAMILY FOODS 256.90 

FARMER’S LUMBER COMPANY 6.65 

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA 750.00 

FOLLETT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 103.04 

GREAT PRAIRIE AEA 269.90 

IA READING ASSOCIATION 204.50 

INDIAN HILLS COMM. COLLEGE 34,870.47 

Iowa School Finance Information 600.00 

JW PEPPER & SONS, INC 223.89 

MCGRAW-HILL 20.16 

MULTI-COUNTY OIL CO INC 8,383.11 

NSAN, INC 740.00 

OGDEN OIL COMPANY 21,780.00 

PHELPS AUTO SUPPLY 1,134.00 

POWESHIEK WATER ASSN. 177.50 

ROOTER MAN OF OSKALOOSA, RON 

PADGETT 352.96 

RUGGS RECOMMENDATIONS 31.95 

SCHOOL BUS SALES CO. 195.76 

SCHOOL SPECIALTY INC 381.05 

SIGOURNEY CSD 51,819.90 

Sigourney Golf & Country Club 1,215.00 

SIGOURNEY TRACTOR & IMPL CO 533.65 

SITLER’S SUPPLIES INC 349.50 

THOMAS BUS SALES, INC 108.81 

TRUE VALUE-BROOKLYN 560.92 

VAN METER INDUSTRIAL, INC. 696.46 

WALMART 68.37 

WHAT CHEER PAPER, Mid-America 78.00 

Windstream 243.05 

Vendors Listed: 36 

Total: 134,670.78 

fund: 21 sTUDenT aCTiViTY fUnD 


AL HUNTZINGER (167.00) 

DANIEL MOORE (69.80) 

ELITE SPORT 1,059.00 

FIRST NATIONAL BANK MIDWEST 370.00 

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA 193.36 

GENE VINEYARD (125.00) 

GRIGGS MUSIC 42.00 

HOPKINS SPORTING GOODS, INC. 895.16 

IA H.S. SPEECH ASSOCIATION 220.00 

IOWA ASSOCIATION OF AGRICULTURAL 

175.00 

Jacob Anderson (50.00) 

JERRY FANNON 107.00 

JODY COWMAN 5.00 

JP Williams (110.00) 

Kim Hall 85.00 

Kurtis Hall 85.00 

MAHASKA BOTTLING COMPANY 2,299.52 

MARY MCCAMMANT 5.00 

MID PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL 60.00 

MOSE LEVY COMPANY 305.22 

NATIONAL FFA ORGANIZATION 1,016.50 

RICK CAPPS 50.00 


Total: 6,450.96 

fund: 23 phYsiCal planT & eQUipmenT 


HILLYARD/DES MOINES INC 1,654.68 

IKON OFFICE SOLUTIONS 9,583.00 

MIDWEST 

517.21 

COMPUTER PRODUCTS INC 


Total: 11,754.89 

fund: 61 sChool nUTriTion fUnD 


ANDERSON ERICKSON DAIRY CO. 1,020.62 

KECK INC 1,648.68 

MARTIN BROS DISTRIBUTING CO, I 1,980.23 

REINHART FOOD SERVICE 489.01 

SARA LEE BAKERY GROUP/EARTHGRAINS 

306.94 


Total: 5,445.48 

Capri Theatre 

New Sharon, IA 

Mar. 4-6 

Fri. & Sat. 7 & 9 p.m 

Sunday 2:00 

Tickets Always $3.00 

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never 

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Mar. 11 -13: Just Go With It 

Mar. 18 -20: Gnomeo and Juliet 

COUNTY NAME: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING -- BUDGET ESTIMATE CO NO: 

Keokuk Fiscal Year July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012 54 

The County Board of Supervisors will conduct a public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year County budget as follows: 

Meeting Date: Meeting Time: Meeting Location: 

March 14, 2011 10:00 a.m. Keokuk County Courthouse Boardroom 1st floor 

At the public hearing any resident or taxpayer may present objections to, or arguments in favor of, any part of the proposed budget. This notice represents 

a summary of the supporting detail of revenues and expenditures on file with the County Auditor. A copy of the supporting detail will be furnished upon 

request. 

Average annual percentage changes between "Actual" and "Budget" amounts for "Taxes Levied on Property", "Other County Taxes/ 

TIF Tax Revenues", and for each of the ten "Expenditure Classes" must be published. Expenditure classes proposing "Budget" amounts, 

but having no "Actual" amounts, are designated "NEW". 

County Web Site (if available): County Telephone Number: 

keokukcountyia.com 641-622-2320 

Iowa Department of Management Budget Re-Est Actual AVG 

Form 630 (Publish) 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 Annual 

REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES % CHG 

Taxes Levied on Property* 1 4,188,557 4,674,457 4,306,864 -1.38 

Less: Uncollected Delinquent Taxes - Levy Year 2 0 

Less: Credits to Taxpayers 3 140,000 140,000 

Net Current Property Taxes 4 4,048,557 4,534,457 4,306,864 

Delinquent Property Tax Revenue 5 4,250 3,400 6,981 

Penalties, Interest & Costs on Taxes 6 38,000 31,005 49,825 

Other County Taxes/TIF Tax Revenues 7 148,641 163,943 177,237 -8.42 

Intergovernmental 8 3,267,609 3,283,872 3,217,084 

Licenses & Permits 9 29,900 26,600 116,448 

Charges for Service 10 578,967 562,412 476,896 

Use of Money & Property 11 328,390 1,103,429 460,577 

Miscellaneous 12 138,750 325,550 237,302 

Subtotal Revenues 13 8,583,064 10,034,668 9,049,214 

Other Financing Sources: 

General Long-Term Debt Proceeds 14 0 

Operating Transfers In 15 1,200,000 1,000,000 1,108,000 

Proceeds of Fixed Asset Sales 16 0 37 

Total Revenues & Other Sources 17 9,783,064 11,034,668 10,157,251 

EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES 

Operating: 

Public Safety and Legal Services 18 1,014,985 931,995 846,912 9.47 

Physical Health and Social Services 19 680,139 668,405 535,297 12.72 

Mental Health, MR & DD 20 1,050,219 1,050,196 803,395 14.33 

County Environment and Education 21 353,186 539,461 350,009 0.45 

Roads & Transportation 22 4,154,000 3,590,500 3,386,900 10.75 

Government Services to Residents 23 352,960 342,247 310,858 6.56 

Administration 24 2,264,172 2,240,290 1,303,348 31.8 

Nonprogram Current 25 0 0 0 

Debt Service 26 0 0 0 

Capital Projects 27 550,000 846,000 357,805 23.98 

Subtotal Expenditures 28 10,419,661 10,209,094 7,894,524 

Other Financing Uses: 

Operating Transfers Out 29 1,200,000 1,000,000 1,108,000 

Refunded Debt/Payments to Escrow 30 0 

Total Expenditures & Other Uses 31 11,619,661 11,209,094 9,002,524 

Excess of Revenues & Other Sources 

over (under) Expenditures & Other Uses 32 -1,836,597 -174,426 1,154,727 

Beginning Fund Balance - July 1, 33 6,484,192 6,658,618 5,503,891 

Increase (Decrease) in Reserves (GAAP Budgeting) 34 0 

Fund Balance - Reserved 35 0 

Fund Balance - Unreserved/Designated 36 0 

Fund Balance - Unreserved/Undesignated 37 4,647,595 6,484,192 6,658,618 

Total Ending Fund Balance - June 30, 38 4,647,595 6,484,192 6,658,618 

Proposed property taxation by type: Proposed tax rates per $1,000 taxable valuation: 

Countywide Levies*: 3,091,589 Urban Areas: 6.35 

Rural Only Levies*: 1,096,968 Rural Areas: 9.3 

Special District Levies*: 0 Any special district tax rates not included. 

TIF Tax Revenues: 0 

Utility Replacmnt. Excise Tax: 148,471 Date: 2/22/2011 

Explanation of any significant items in the budget: 

NOTICE - THE FY2012 BUDGET IS COMPILED OF DEPARTMENTAL FIGURES COMPRISED BY ESTIMATED AMOUNTS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. Public Safety - additional Sheriff's Deputy & training Mental Health is a State mandated service driven budget. Roads & Trans. - additional contract 

rock Administration - health insurance & electrical project Capital Projects - land acquisition The deficit between revenues and expenditures will be covered by reserve funds, therefore lowering overall fund balances. 


Keokuk Co. Board of Supervisors 

Meetings and Claim 

KEOKUK COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS 

FEBRUARY 14, 2011 

The Keokuk County Board of Supervisors 

met in special session, Monday, February 14, 

2011 in the Board Room of the Courthouse. All 

members are present. 

Hadley moved, Wood seconded to approve 

the tentative agenda. All ayes and motion 

carried. 


the minutes of February 7, 2011. All ayes 

and motion carried. 


the Keokuk County Health Center ambulance 

levy of 27¢ per thousand as per Iowa 

Code Section 347.7. All ayes and motion carried. 


Keokuk County Bowl Class C Liquor 

License (LC) (Commercial)/Sunday Sales application 

as submitted and to authorize the Auditor’s 

Office to approve said application on-line 

with the Alcoholic Beverages Division. All ayes 

and motion carried. 

Hadley moved, Wood seconded to acknowledge 

the Personnel Report for the hire of 

Charles Kent as part-time Field Appraiser/Assessor’s 

Dept. effective April 1, 2011 at $15.78 

per hour as submitted. All ayes and motion 

carried. 

Various board and committee reports were 

held. All three Supervisors attended the Annual 

Board of Supervisors meeting in Des Moines 

and Assessors Conference Board meeting last 

week. Hadley attended 911 and Emergency 

Management meetings. Wood attended RUSS 

meetings. Berg had no additional meetings to 

attend last week. 

Discussion of old/new business and public 

comment was held. All three Supervisors accepted 

Keith Blair, Veterans’ Affairs Director’s 

invitation to attend the annual District 1 Veterans’ 

Affair meeting on March 11, 2011 at Riverside. 

Budget round table discussion was held. 

Draft copies of budget estimate worksheets 

were distributed for review. Schroeder entered 

to discuss governing body authority. 

Keokuk County Courthouse Electrical 

Project update and plan of action was held. 

The start date will be March 1, 2011 with work 

beginning outside and in the basement first. A 

project update & plan of action meeting will be 

held February 25, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. 

On vote and motion the meeting adjourned 

at 11:50 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. 

KEOKUK COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS 

FEBRUARY 22, 2011 

The Keokuk County Board of Supervisors 

met in regular session, Tuesday, February 22, 

2011 in the Board Room of the Courthouse. All 

members were present. 


the tentative agenda. All ayes and motion 

carried. 


the minutes of February 14, 2011. All 

ayes and motion carried. 

Hadley moved, Wood seconded to adopt 

a resolution authorizing the Keokuk County 

Engineer to execute certifications in connection 

with all Farm to Market construction projects in 

Keokuk County as submitted. All ayes and motion 

carried. 

Wood moved, Hadley seconded to approve 

the claim listing dated February 22, 2011 

as submitted. All ayes and motion carried. 

Discussion regarding FY 2012 Keokuk 

County Sheriff’s budget was held. Formal action 

will be taken at a later date. 

Wood moved, Hadley seconded to set 

the public hearing for the proposed FY 2012 

Keokuk County Budget for Monday, March 14, 

2011 at 10:00 a.m., First Floor, Board Room, 

Keokuk County Courthouse. All ayes and motion 

carried. 

Various board and committee reports were 

held. Wood attended an RUSS meeting. Hadley 

attended Rural Housing Trust Fund and 

Semco meetings. Berg attended Decat, Nurturing 

Family and Empowerment meetings. All 

three Supervisors attended the Farm Bureau 

meeting last week. 

Meeting was held to discuss DHS building 

usage. Interested parties met to discuss cost 

sharing, security needs, building maintenance 

and tenant office location. No formal action was 

taken at this time. 

Discussion of old/new business and public 

comment was held. Zeke Frazier entered to 

discuss concerns regarding the Meadowbrook 

road situation. A brief question/answer session 

was held regarding the FY 2012 budget. 

On vote and motion the meeting adjourned 

at 11:45 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. 

public notice 

equity no. eQeQ040402 

The ioWa DisTriCT CoUrT 

KeoKUK CoUnTY 

first national Bank midwest 

plaintiff 

Vs. 

James Daughenbaugh, Jr., 

heather Daughenbaugh, Kenneth Knaive 

and parties in possession 

Defendants 

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: 

You are notified that a petition has been 

filed in the office of the clerk of this court naming 

you as a defendant in this action, which petition 

prays foreclosure on note and mortgage dated 

February 1, 2006. The name and address of the 

attorney for the plaintiff is: Randall C. Stravers, 

110 North Market, Oskaloosa, IA 52577. 

You must serve a motion or answer on or 

before the 5th day of April, 2011, and within 

a reasonable time thereafter, file your motion 

or answer with the Clerk of Court for Keokuk 

County, at the courthouse in Sigourney, Iowa. 

If you do not, judgment by default may be 

rendered against you for the relief demanded in 

the petition. 

If you require the assistance of auxiliary 

aids or services to participate in court because 

of a disability, immediately call your district 

ADA coordinator at 641-684-6502. (If you are 

hearing impaired, call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800- 

735-2942. 

(SEAL) 

Janietta L. Criswell 

by Megan Menke, designee 

Clerk of Court 

Keokuk County Courthouse 

Sigourney, Iowa 52591 

IMPORTANT: YOU ARE ADVISED 

TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO 

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CLAIM DATE: February 22, 2011 

ALL AM PEST CONTROL 65.00 

ALLIANT ENERGY 1,158.72 

ALTORFER MACHINERY 12,021.02 

AREA XV REG PLANNING 1,960.00 

BAIN ELECTRIC 67.80 

BALDWIN WHITE ARCHITECTS 30,311.18 

BARNES DISTRIBUTION 461.47 

BARRON MOTOR SUPPLY 173.86 

BATES, CHRISTY 25.20 

BC INVESTMENTS 162.23 

BLAIR, KEITH 28.54 

BOND, RICHARD 19.95 

BURTLOW, DAWN 191.09 

C J COOPER & ASSOC 96.00 

CARGILL INC 16,016.18 

CAVIN, LAVERNE 10.50 

COBB OIL CO 25,102.84 

DICKS HOME AUTO 5.00 

EARL’S INC 312.00 

FARMERS COOP 466.43 

FIRST STATE BANK 350.00 

FORCE AMERICA 482.82 

GALLS INC 265.92 

GAMMACK, J CHRIS 5.60 

GRAYTEX PAPERS 183.23 

GREENLEYS CORP 479.14 

GREINER, BERNARD 5.60 

GRETTER AUTOLAND 30.45 

H & M FARM & HOME 125.41 

HANSELMAN, BETH 139.68 

HAWKEYE COMM COLLEGE 170.00 

HOUSE, GEORGE 5.70 

IKON FINANCIAL SERV 139.78 

IMAGETEK INC 133.90 

IOWA ALLIANCE HOME CARE 395.00 

IOWA HOSPITAL ASSOC 30.00 

ISACA 175.00 

KEMPF, MARGARET 142.11 

KEOKUK CO AMBULANCE 30.00 

KEOKUK CO RECORDER 323.90 

KIRKWOOD COMM COLLEGE 30.00 

LISCO/LTDS 71.82 

LONG, DAVID 48.97 

LUMBER COMPANY 203.25 

MAIL SERVICES 314.05 

MCLAURIN TRUE VALUE 186.91 

MESSERSCHMITT, LAVADA 122.71 

MID-AMERICA PUBLISHING 424.00 

MOORE, JANICE 59.66 

MORRISON, DICK 9.10 

OFFICE CENTER 280.84 

OFFICE DEPOT 115.88 

PHELPS AUTO SUPPLY 11.00 

POSTMASTER 90.40 

PRINTERS WORKSHOP 121.84 

QUAKERDALE ADM OFFICES 513.15 

QUILL CORP 109.59 

QWEST 311.32 

RAMADA HOTEL 304.44 

RICHMOND, RON 41.30 

SADLER POWER TRAIN 67.87 

SIGOURNEY CLEANERS 15.00 

SIGOURNEY COMM SCH DIST 141.00 

SIGOURNEY TRACTOR & IMP 330.55 

SIGOURNEY, CITY OF 59.57 

SINES, TRAVIS 65.48 

SMITH, LARRY G 220.90 

SORRELL GLASS 854.60 

STEIN, ERIC 586.48 

STROBELS INC 83.95 

T I P REC 1,154.47 

THOMAS, MARCHITA 102.34 

THOMSON WEST 92.40 

TRUE VALUE 258.60 

U S POST OFFICE 88.00 

US CELLULAR 275.44 

VERIZON WIRELESS 43.01 

VON BOKERN ASSOC 1,412.50 

WADE, JANET L 7.00 

WAECHTER, MARILYN 68.87 

WALKER’S OFFICE SUPP 81.83 

WAPELLO RURAL WATER 156.80 

WASTE MANAGEMENT 6,833.35 

WILLIAMS, DIANE 53.84 

WINDSTREAM 308.42 

TOTAL $109,000.75 

What Cheer City Council 

Meeting & Claims 

City Council Minutes 

Regular Meeting 

Tuesday February 8th 2011 

The What Cheer City Council met in regular 

session at City Hall Tuesday February 8th 

2011. Mayor Mike Danner called the meeting 

to order at 7:pm. Council Members answering 

roll call were: Jim Greiner, Lorrie Hartwig, 

Roger Moore and Mickey Gragg. Larry Smith 

was absent. Also present was, Darrell Wilkening, 

Mike Walker, Penny Ward 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. 

No Audience Comments 

Greiner made a motion to set a public 

hearing for the 11-12 Budget on March 8th at 

7:30pm. Hartwig seconded the motion. All in 

favor. Motion Carried. 

Greiner made a motion to adopt a resolution 

11-02-01 to increase the part time employees, 

Mike Walker, Roger Acord and Penny Ward 

pay $1.00 more per hour. Moore seconded the 

motion. Roll Call: Moore, Aye; Hartwig, Aye; 

Greiner, Aye; and Gragg, Aye. Motion Carried. 

Jim Greiner made a motion to adopt a resolution 

11-02-02 to continue to receive services 

from Regional Planning. Gragg seconded the 

motion. Roll Call: Gragg, Aye; Hartwig, Aye; 

Moore, Aye and Greiner, Aye. Motion Carried. 

Greiner made motion to adjourn the meeting 

at 8pm. Hartwig seconded the motion. 

Mike Danner, Mayor 

Melanie Vermillion, City Clerk 

Bills presenTeD aT 

feBrUarY 8Th, 2011 meeTing 

WHAT CHEER FIRE DEPT $ 346.67 

STATE OF IA ~ 941 TAX 1780.50 

AFLAC 96.33 

IPERS 740.80 

MUNICIPAL ASSISTANCE~BUDGET PREP 

245.00 

SHRAGO & SON 75.00 

ALLIANT ENERGY 3333.75 

IOWA ONE CALL 9.90 

LITTLE WELDING 185.00 

OFFICE DEPOT 79.02 

OGDEN OIL 1112.73 

KEYSTONE LAB 275.48 

WAPELLO RURAL WATER 2720.78 

FASS FEED 277.84 

MUNICIPAL SUPPLY 127.50 

WASTE MANAGEMENT 4125.85 

WINDSTREAM 306.18 

QUICK BOOKS 400.18 

CiTY of WhaT Cheer DeCemBer 2010 

FUND RECEIPTS DISBURSMENTS 

GENERAL $ 3412.97 $ 1868.41 

ROAD 3064.74 2462.43 

DEBT SERVICE 1776.05 0.00 

TRUST & AG. 784.86 1395.13 

GARBAGE 4294.85 4198.18 

WATER 8528.08 2462.12 

SEWER 3709.10 7797.58 

LOCAL OP SALES TAX 4811.02 0.00 

LIBRARY 1878.06 1193.43 

TOTAL $ 32259.73 $ 21377.31 

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Remembering 

Our Loved Ones 

Newell Kirby Hart 

Newell Kirby Hart, 68, died February 23, 2011 

at his home in Urbandale, Iowa. He was born August 

15, 1942 to Arl and Maxmarian Knox Hart 

near Delta, Iowa. He graduated from Delta High 

School in 1960 and graduated from A.I.B. in 1962. 

On June 30, 1962 he married Karen Kay Kerr at 

the Delta Christian Church in Delta, Iowa. He was 

employed for over 40 years by I.M.T. retiring in 

2008 as Senior Vice President. He enjoyed Iowa 

Hawkeye Football, Cubs Baseball, attending his 

grandchildren’s sporting events, collecting Farmall 

tractors, and spending time at his family farm near Delta. 

He was a member of the Covenant Christian Church, Urbandale, Kiwanis, 

Izaak Walton League, Masonic Acanthus # 632 Lodge Scottish Rite. 

He was preceded in death by his parents. 

He is survived by his wife Karen, son Rod and his wife Jennifer Hart of 

Madrid, daughter Deanna Hart of Urbandale, four grandchildren Jesse, Luke, 

Mikayla Hart, and Logan Grant. 

Urbandale 

Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday March 1, 2011 at Covenant Christian 

Church in Urbandale. 

Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. at the church. 

Delta, Iowa 

Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday March 2, 2011 at Delta Christian 

Church, Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Holm Funeral Home in Sigourney. 

Burial : Garrett Cemetery near Delta. 

Memorials to his church, or Kiwanis Miracle League. 

Encouragement 

For Senior Citizens 

By: Phyllis Hall 

I didn’t write the following article, but felt it worthy to share, especially 

on gloomy winter days. We need to be inspired in whatever circumstances 

we find ourselves in and to encourage others. As our life changes 

in strength, location and physical abilities, still we can render contentment 

in life, trying always to be thankful and yielding our views in the light of 

other’s opinions. But not diminishing our faith in the assurances of God’s 

word. 

“Do What You Can” 

Author Unknown 

There is a saying attributed to Albert Schweitzer that says, “A man 

can do only what he can do. But if he does that each day, he can sleep at night 

and do it again the next day.” I have never been sure whether he said it, but 

it has always impressed me. 

Albert Schweitzer was a clergyman, a missionary, a physician, a 

teacher, a writer, a musician and many other things. His work in any of these 

fields could be regarded as a full life’s work on a deep feeling of obligation 

to serve his fellow man and he did that as a commitment to Jesus Christ. 

In a very few years, I will already have lived as long as Albert Schweitzer 

lived without accomplishing anything remotely near what he accomplished. 

One thing our grandparents instilled in our minds from a very young 

age, however, was that “what makes each day so special is that it will never 

come again; so accomplish each day what you believe our Lord wants you to 

accomplish.” 

There have been days when I failed to do what I could and should 

have done. There have been, I certainly hope, more days when I did what I 

could and should have done. 

Hopefully there have been days when I accomplished what I believe 

our Lord wanted me to accomplish. There are many things now that I could 

do in the past but can no longer do. Still, a wheelchair cannot stop my prayers 

for the many others I can lift up to the Lord. I can still use a telephone and 

send cards and E-mails of encouragement. My hands can still write about my 

Lord and what He has done for me. 

I cannot always move as fast. But who is to say faster is always better? 

Because impatience has long been one of my faults, this verse by an 

anonymous writer has long been in my Bible as a reminder: 

“Slow me down, Lord. Amidst the confusion of my day, give me the 

calmness of the everlasting hills. Teach me the art of slowing down to look 

at a flower, to chat with a friend, to pat a dog, to read from a good book. Remind 

me to look at the towering oak and know it grew tall and strong because 

it grew slowly and well. Slow me down, Lord.” 

There are times when slowing down is better—as long as we still get 

done what we can do and what our Lord wants us to do. 

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Faith and Family 

Weather Report 

by Cass Moore 

WC Storm Spotter 

Here is this week’s report: 

Date High Low Precip 

2/22 32 22 

2/23 34 20 

2/24 27 24 4.5” snow 

2/25 31 14 

2/26 22 11 .5” snow 

2/27 31 14 .10” ice 

2/28 31 14 

Avg. High: 38, Low: 18, 

Precip: 1.01” (2.73” for Feb.) 

16.5” of snow for Feb. 

34” of snow so far this winter 

Avg. winter snowfall: 20” 

Pastors 

Corner 

By: Frances Baumert 

A Room of Peace 

Excuses for NOT attending Worship: 

• Church is boring 

• Politics less than truthful 

• Jesus hated the same things we 

do 

• Preacher is long winded 

• Always asking for tie money 

• People are not friendly 

• Seats are too hard 

• Sunday I sleep in. I work all 

week. 

Jesus never used excuses for not 

being in Worship. Maybe He knew 

something we don’t. Find out this 

Sunday. Attend the church of your 

choice. There are four in What 

Cheer. The church is not perfect. It 

was not perfect when the only perfect 

man walked the earth. But He 

never let it keep Him from Worship. 

Thanks for reading this. 

Post Prom 

Raises 

Over $400 at 

Pizza Ranch 

The post prom committee held a fundriaser 

at the Sigourney Pizza Ranch 

on Wednesday, February23. Levi 

Ryals, Kacy Brumbaugh, Allie Leer, 

Jasmine Glenn, Shelby Hartwig, 

William Corrick, Isaac Shaull and 

Shellbi Burdock greeted customer 

and bussed tables. Everyone worked 

very hard. They made over $400 in 

tips! Good work kids!! 

Supper 

Keswick American Legion 

Sat., March 12 

Serving from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. 

Menu: Variety of Soups, 

Sandwiches, Desserts, 

Drinks and Appetizers 

Tickets: $5 Advance 

$6.00 at door 

Kids 10 and Under FREE 

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March 3, 2011 5 

Tales of the Ancient Sportsman 

Just when I was beginning to get a touch of spring 

fever, winter sneaked in the back door. It was snowing 

lightly Thursday evening when I went into the Oskaloosa 

gum to cover the Pella- Williamsburg district final game. 

By the time I was finished and got back to Red Ranger 

he was shivering under about six inches of snow. I was 

sure glad that I didn’t have to drive far for that game. 

Some of the Williamsburg folks may have had a tough 

trip home. Pella won the game so that would have made 

the trip even longer. 

It has been a real busy week and I had a game to 

cover every night but Friday. Things will slow down in a 

hurry after the girls and boys state tourneys. 

I have two teams to cover in the girls tourney and 

a third that I will watch closely. North Mahaska won a 

tough battle with Lone Tree 50-36 to punch their ticket 

to the big dance. They play Bellevue Marquette at 1:30 

pm Monday and I will be on press row. 

Lynnville-Sully plays at 5:00 pm and though they 

are not one of the teams our paper covers, I will still be 

there. I have so many good friends in that community 

from the old Des Moines River Conference. 

Pella Christian torched Van Buren 63-32 to gain a 

berth in the Class 2-A tourney. They play at 11:45 am on 

Tuesday and I will definitely be there. The Eagles have 

come on strong in the second half of the season and are 

playing very well right now. They will face Estherville- 

Lincoln Central. 

If any of those teams win, I will be back on Thursday 

for the semi-finals. The state tourney is one of my favorite 

things to cover. I so enjoy rubbing shoulders with old 

friends from the media and from the coaching field. The 

sad story is that I see fewer and fewer of my generation 

there each year, and there are so many young folks that 

I don’t know. 

When I look at those young coaches, I just wonder if 

they are coaching for the love of the game and for kids 

or if they are there for the pay check. If they are there for 

the check, they won’t be around long. If they have a love 

for kids and for the game, they too will be old coaches 

one of these days. 

I was able to cover the Pella Christian-Panorama 

game in Indianola Saturday night and found a couple of 

former students working in the concession stand. Rick 

and Jan Barnard’s kids have gone through school, but 

they are still faithful members of the booster club and 

volunteer for lots of school activities. It was good to see 

them again. I am finding that I can’t go many places that 

I do not run into a former student. That, my friends, is the 

reward that goes far beyond a pay check. 

Pella Christian won the game and will advance to the 

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Church Directory 

Hilltop Chapel 

Preaching Good News 

John & Pat DeBoef, pastors 

4 blocks East of Opera House 

Phone: 641-634-2839 

E-mail: john@hilltopchapel.com 

Thursday February 24 7pm: 

Bible Study 

Sunday, February 27, 9:30a Coffee 

and donuts 

10am: Morning Worship 

6pm: Free Lunch and Fellowship 

7pm: Pictures of John’s recent trip 

to the Philippines 

Monday, February 28, 7p Women’s 

Bible Study on “Angels” 


United Methodist 

Rev. Vince Homan 

Sunday School 9:30 

Worship - 10:30 a.m. 

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

“Surprised By Hope; Rethinking 

Heaven, the Ressurection, and the 

Mission of the Church” is our Lenten 

program this year. Small groups 

begin this week on Wednesdays @ 

9:00 am and 6:30 pm, Thursdays @ 

6:30 pm, and Sundays in Delta @ 

4:00 pm. The material will also be 

presented in church starting Mar. 6. 

Youth attending Acquire the Fire in 

Des Moines please meet at the WC 

United Methodist Church Friday @ 

4:00. We’ll be leaving at 4:30. 

Ash Wednesday Service is Mar. 9 

@ 7:00 at WC United Methodist 

Church. 

White Oak Presbyterian 

Pastor: Hans Cornelder 

Worship : 8:45 a.m. 

Sunday School: 10 a.m. 


Baptist Church 

A Place to Grow 

Pastor Dick & Jane Larson 

641-433-0013 or 

641-790-1934 

9:30 a.m. - Sunday School 

10:30 a.m. - Worship 

Wednesday Activities 

6:30 p.m. - Kid’s Club 

and Adult Bible Study 

Community Life Church 

Barnes City 

Phone: 641-664-5228 

Pastors Jim & Linda Sears 

Sunday School 9-10 

Worship 10 to 11:30 a.m. 

Evening Worship: 6:30 p.m. 

Delta United Methodist 

Church 

Pastor: Vince Homan 

Church Services at 9 a.m. 

Spring Feast Spaghetti Supper 

Saturday, Mar. 19 

Serving 4:30 - 7:00 

Free Will Offering 

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. 

New Life Fellowship 

A Family Worship Center 

1/4 mi. S. of Keswick, Hwy 22 

Pastor Chester Render 

Phone: 319-738-3851 

10 a.m. - Morning Worship & 

Praise (Nursery provided) 

Thursday, 7 p.m. - Midweek Service 

Teaching (Living in the Word) 

3rd Saturday of month, 7 p.m. 

“Praise all”, everyone invited. 

boy’s state tourney. That gives Pella Christian two state 

tourney teams and I know with the price of gas, this has 

been an expensive season. I am sure that some folks will 

just use the basketball season as their vacation this year. 

The howl of the liberals continues in Wisconsin and 

when I see the average teacher salary there I have to say 

that they are all overpaid. I hope the governor sticks to 

his guns and that other states will as well. As I understand 

it, our schools are supposed to stand against bullying 

in the schools. What I see going on in that state is a 

prime example of union bullying. 

How many of you as kids remember hearing the 

statement, “We don’t have the money for that and you 

won’t have it until it can be paid for.” We have lived 

beyond our means for so long that people have no limits. 

I have one question for those liberal politicians. What 

are you going to do when you run out of everybody else’s 

money to spend? They surely wouldn’t want to use their 

own money. 

I think I have figured out a way to get some golf in 

during those two or three months that I am not supposed 

to play. I will take my grandson with me and let him play 

his ball and my ball until we get near the green. Then I 

will do the chipping and putting. I won’t have to swing 

a club hard to do that and I will get my much needed 

exercise. Now I have to sell that idea to the right people 

and you have guessed who that is. 

Let’s take a quick look at our yesterdays. 

75 years ago: Feb. 29, 1936- Herricks’s goal in the 

final seconds gave Delta a 36-35 win over Keswick. Herrick 

led Delta with 15 points while Sorden led Keswick 

with 12 points. Feb. 29- Eddyville won the boy’s Chiquaqua 

Valley title with a 21-18 win over New Sharon. 

Richards led Eddyville with eight points while Leo Harper 

had 14 for NS. New Sharon won the girls game 27-17 

as Mary Guy scored 14 points. Dieleman led Eddyville 

with nine points. Mar. 4- New Sharon takes two from 

Cedar. The boys won 22-18 with Buck Barry scoring 

12 points. Maurice Beaver led Cedar with nine points. 

New Sharon won the girls game 37-16 as Betty Phillips 

scored 17 points. Ferguson had 12 points for Cedar. 

50 years ago: Mar. 4- Farson beats Cardinal 56-47 to 

advance to the girls state basketball tourney. Judy Wolf 

led the Cyclones with 24 points and Bonnie Weber added 

17. 

25 years ago: There were no area happenings as all 

the teams were eliminated from the tourneys. 

Have a great week and think spring. Just think, in a 

couple of weeks we get an extra hour of daylight. That 

should warm things up! 

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. 

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 

Delta Christian Church 

Henry Goetz, lay minister 

108 West 3rd St. 

641-799-4800 

Worship: 9:00 a.m. 

CWF bi-monthly 1st Thursday 


Christian Church 

Pastor Frances Baumert 

“The Friendly Church 

Where Christ is Lord” 

Repeated Exposure to the Gospel 

message of Jesus will change us. 

That can be scary, but welcome. 

March 6 - Power From The Son 

O.T. Exodus 24:12-18 Psalm 2 

N.T. Matthew 17:1-9 

2 Peter 1:16-21 

March 13 – According To His 

Plan: 1st Sunday in Lent and Girl 

Scout Sunday 

O.T. Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 

Psalm 32 

N.T. Matthew 2:15-17 

Romans 5:12-19

6 March 3, 2011 Trojan Tribune 

Question of the Week! 

By Heather Warch 

THORNBURG - This week’s question of the week is “What would be your 

ultimate adventure?” I went around and asked the students and staff of Tri- 

County to see what they thought of it. 

12th Alexis Little said, “I would live under water.” 

12th Maddy Schmidt said, “I would go to the Bahamas or Mexico and chill 

on the beach.” 

11th Levi Ryals said, “I would go to Colorado and climb the Rocky Mountains 

in a blizzard with no safety equipment, then when I got to the top I 

would sled all the way down!” 

11th Allison Leer said, “I would fly to Africa, parachute down, and wrestle 

a lion, then make a couple purses out of the alligator I just killed with my 

bare hands!” 

10th Brady Pringle said, “A zombie apocalypse, where I would go on a massive 

killing spree, then when I am done, I will save one zombie to be my pet.” 

10th Bekky Hartwig said, “I would want to live in a Harry Potter or Pirates 

of the Caribbean movie.” 

9th Zella Gros said, “I would fly to a far away galaxy in a marshmallow 

rocketship!” 

9th Skyler Purdy said, “I would travel the world.” 

8th Jake Brumbaugh said, “I would move somewhere so I can surf.” 

8th Haley Kitzman said, “I would go to Candy Mountain with Charlie the 

Unicorn.” 

7th Kelsey Towns said, “I would meet a dinosaur!” 

7th Jarrett Playte said, “I would go to Antarctica for six weeks.” 

3rd Brayden Monroe said, “I would dig for treasure!” 

3rd Mariah Seaton said, “I would get a pet monkey!” 

Staff Mrs. Lanphier said, “I would travel to Africa to see a real life great 

white shark.” 

Staff Mrs. Danner said, “I would be the first to travel to Saturn to view the 

rings!” 

The ultimate adventure for me would be to travel back to the very beginning 

of time to watch how everything evolved in hyper speed! Thanks for reading 

this week’s question of the week! 

Hooray For Unseasonable Warmth! 

By Melody Fry 

VARIOUS PARTS OF IOWA - Everyone knows that winter is notorious for 

being freezing cold because, hey, it’s winter. But once in a great while, winter 

has a few glorious days of unseasonable warmth. Last week was full of 

those days. It was around 60 degrees one day! But, unfortunately, I had to 

spend that beautiful day inside. Learning. It was not fun. But suddenly, during 

Geometry, Mr. Sowers said that we were going outside for a few minutes! 

We all walked outside, and I was so happy, because it was SO warm! 

Unfortunately though, Mr. Sowers told us that we still had to learn. In all 

honesty, I didn’t pay much attention to the lesson. I was paying attention to 

my thoughts, which were thinking ‘When I get home, I’m going to go outside 

and play with my cats!’ I love my cats! And then I heard those dreadful 

words.... “We’re going back inside now.” It seemed like we had only been 

out there for a minute! I was upset. 

I really hope that spring comes early this year. According to Punxsutawney 

Phil, we are supposed to! I hope that groundhog is right. I always listen to 

animals. Speaking of animals, I recently had the sudden realization that I 

really love animals. And I’m not just talking about cats or dogs, I’m talking 

about wild animals. I have a pet raccoon, named Meeko, and a baby skunk, 

named Hobbs. They’re both so cute! I even like possums, no matter how disgusting 

and socially awkward they are. There’s a possum that eats cat food at 

my grandma’s house. She doesn’t like him, but I do! I want a pet ferret. They 

smell awful, but are aaaadorable! I have gotten way off subject. Oh well! 

This article is coming to a close. I will see you next week! 

Donuts or Doughnuts? 

By Dalton Thomas 

THORNBURG - Whichever way you spell it, they are yummy for the 

tummy. They aren’t a healthy breakfast, but every once in a while a treat is 

nice. Tri-County 4th through 6th grade had such a treat on February 23, 2011 

with the annual doughnuts for Breakfast. This annual event is usually held in 

the spring and it is a time for students to spend a little extra time with someone 

special in their lives. Each student in grades 4-6 got to invite a special 

person to come to school with them and have doughnuts, milk, and orange 

juice for breakfast along with a little friendly conversation with their friends 

and their friends special person. 

This year some students brought their mother or father, their grandmother 

or grandfather, maybe an aunt or uncle, a brother, a sister, or just a close 

family friend. They were served doughnuts from Casey’s and orange juice 

and milk. Mrs. Steinke, Mrs. Krumm, and the 4th through 6th grade teachers 

were there to serve the doughnuts and drinks. There were chocolate doughnuts 

with chocolate icing, chocolate doughnuts with cream cheese icing, 

plain doughnuts with and without icing, powdered doughnuts, cinnamon 

topped doughnuts, and even some with sprinkles and other decorations and 

many more. 

The conversation was lively with kids wanting their special person to 

meet their friends that they hang out with in school. Some kids were shy 

and avoided sitting at a crowded table while others were pulling chairs up 

to a table that was already full. It was a very relaxed atmosphere until the 

publication’s teacher sent her son, Adam to take pictures of the event. Some 

students wanted their pictures taken and were being cheesy for the camera, 

while others didn’t want theirs taken and took a dive under the table. Luckily 

this only happened once and Garrett decided after that his picture with his 

family wasn’t such a bad idea. 

Many people showed up for this event and it was another huge success 

for Tri-County. VIP day will be March 10th which is a similar event for the 

lower elementary. On VIP day students in kindergarten through 3rd grade get 

to invite a special person to spend the afternoon with them. They get here in 

time for lunch, spend time in the students’ classroom, see a readers theater, 

and then take the student home. Some students look forward to these special 

days all year. 

Thank you to all the people who attended Doughnuts for Breakfast, the 

staff who served the doughnuts, and the students for bringing a person who 

is special to them. See you on VIP day. 

Word of the Week 

By Maggie Sauer 

nim-bus noun 

A dark gray rain cloud; a halo, an aura 

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• Roofing 

• Pole Buildings 

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Activities and Menu 

By Zach Kitzman 

THORNBURG – 

Monday March 7 

Breakfast: Waffle and Sausage Patty 

Lunch: Hamburger on Bun, Potato Wedges, and Pears 

Tuesday March 8 

Breakfast: Biscuit and Egg Omelet 

Lunch: Sloppy Joe on Bun, French Fries, Orange, Chocolate Pudding 

Wednesday March 9 

Breakfast: Toast and Egg Omelet 

Lunch: Taco with Shell, Lettuce Salad, Salsa, Sour Cream, Carrots, and Pears 

Thursday March 10 

Breakfast: French Toast and Egg Patty 

Lunch: Hot Dog on Bun, Sweet Potato Fries and Banana 

Activities: 1:30 Early Dismissal for Professional Development 

Friday March 11 

Breakfast: Breakfast Pizza 

Lunch: Pizza, Lettuce Salad, Baby Carrots, Applesauce 

Activities: State Individual Speech 

Staff Spotlight! 

By Melody Fry 

THORNBURG - This week’s spotlighted staff member is Todd Abrahamson, 

who is the Tri-County superintendent! I asked him some questions, and 

he answered them wonderfully. If you read this article, I’ll give you a hug. 

Q: How long have you been a superintendent? 

A: 7 years. 

Q: What’s the most memorable moment you’ve had since becoming a superintendent? 

A: The Career Academy for Keokuk County, to see the students of Keokuk 

County receive a career path at no cost for job creation. 

Q: If a bear and a shark got in a fight, who would win? 

A: Shark. 

Q: What’s your favorite food, movie, song, and color? 

A: Ribeye and salad with thousand island and french; The Green Beret; All 

of Creation by Mercy Me; and candy apple red. 

Q: What was your favorite grade in school and why? 

A: Senior year. I knew I was going on to college and starting a new life, and 

my school won the state basketball championship. 

Q: What are your hobbies? 

A: Hunting, fishing, family, reading, and riding Harleys. 

Q: If you could be any animal, which would you be and why? 

A: A dog. They’re part of the family. 

Q: If you didn’t choose being a superintendent, which other profession 

would you have chosen? 

A: I would have stayed in the military and special forces. 

Q: What’s your favorite sport, to play/watch? 

A: To play: basketball. To watch: football. 

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Blue and Yellow 

By Austin Blythe 

THORNBURG- On February 23 Tri-County Community Schools had blue 

and gold day for National FFA week. Students dressed up in blue and gold, 

(the official colors of the FFA organization) to honor the FFA. 

The FFA members dressed in their FFA jackets and the Tri-County FFA 

president, Taylor Bair, and vice president, Adam Striegel, dressed in official 

FFA dress, which is black dress pants, a white dress shirt, an FFA tie, black 

shoes, and their FFA jacket. 

Tri-County had dress up days for National FFA Week and had a teachers 

breakfast on Monday February 21. On Tuesday February 22 they had dress 

like a farmer and drive your tractor to school day. On Thursday February 24 

they had Ag Olympics which was contests between the high school grades. 

It has been a fun week and they hope to keep it a tradition at Tri-County 

Schools. 

Farm Animals 

By Taylor Bair 

THORNBURG - So Spring is on its way, and what is one of the best things 

about Spring? Baby Farm Animals! When the weather starts to warm up, 

everyone is out and about, including all of the new babies. There are new 

calves, lambs, kittens, and chicks. Everything is just so cute! So with spring 

coming soon and it being FFA week, I decided there was no better time to see 

what the favorite baby farm animal is. I asked a few students of Tri-County 

what their favorite baby farm animal was. I do not a have a favorite farm 

animal, I think they are all cute. You can see the results on the graph. 

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J.E.L. All Fall Down! 

By DeNita Skinner 

THORNBURG - On Friday Feburary 18, Tri-Countys JEL members did a 

street marketing event in which they asked the seniors and 8th grade to help 

out. During lunch on Friday the seniors and 8th grade were asked to all drop 

on the floor and act like they were dead when a whistle was blown. Then the 

JEL president, DeNita Skinner and vice president, Shelby Hartwig recited a 

short quote to the crowd. At the end all the JEL members said, “fifty people 

will die this lunch hour from tobacco.” This was just an activity showing the 

students what tobacco can do to so many people just during our lunch hour 

at Tri-County. It was a pretty effective demonstration. 

Senior Spotlight 

By Maggie Sauer 

THORNBURG – This week’s senior spotlight is on Alexis Nicole Little. 

Alexis was born April 6, 1993. She is the daughter of Clint and Nikki Little 

and older sister to Sadie and Lincoln. 

Alexis has been involved in many activities throughout her high school career: 

Softball- 5 years, Track- 3 years, Volleyball- 2 years, Student Council- 1 

year, Drama-1 year, Chorus- 4 years, Honor Choir- 1 year, and Indianola 

Traveling Outlaw Softball- 1 season. 

Alexis has many favorites, but some of her main favorites include the meal 

“Pizza Stuff”, the color black, watching football, and playing softball. She 

also likes to ride 4-wheelers, listen to music, and hang out with friends. Her 

favorite movie is The Nightmare Before Christmas and favorite artist is Avril 

Lavigne. 

One of my most memorable moments with Alexis would have to be in 6th 

grade during homecoming week. The particular day was hat day, and she was 

sporting a large Hawkeye hat, with her hair hidden away. But the funny part 

was the substitute teacher, who mistook her for a boy, and continued to call 

her “Alex” all class period. When the teacher finally realized, she felt really 

bad, but everyone, including Alexis, found it funny and continued with the 

name for the rest of the day. 

Her plan after high school is to attend the University of Iowa, and to major 

in Pre-Dental. The advice she most wants to leave to the underclassmen is, 

“Don’t procrastinate”. And to her classmates she’d like to say, “Good luck in 

your future endeavors.” 

Alexis hates seeing crooked picture frames, has a fear of june-bugs, and secretly 

likes mayonnaise on a variety of foods. From playing sports to dancing 

and singing, Alexis is an actively fun person who will definitely be remembered 

by us all. Good luck in your future Lexie! 

Elementary Student of the Month 

By Sara Gragg 

THORNBURG - This is half of February’s elementary students of the 

month which are Grace Randall (kindergarten), Kobe Riffel (1st), and Trenton 

DeJong (3rd). I will tell you more next week. 

Grace Randall is in preschool and is 5. She has 1 brother, Nolan, and 1 

sister, Lily. Her mom is Brianna and her dad is Jimmy. Her favorite color is 

purple, favorite season is summer, favorite candy are suckers, and favorite 

animal is a monkey. She thinks she was chosen because she was good and 

she doesn’t know what she likes most about being student of the month. 

Kobe Riffel is in 1st and is 7. He has 1 sister, Blake, and 1 brother, Chase. 

His mom is Tammy and his dad is Jason. His favorite color is orange, favorite 

holiday is Christmas, favorite candy is Twix, and his favorite animal is a 

dog. He thinks that he was chosen because he was being good in class. What 

he likes most about being student of the month is helping people. 

Trenton DeJong is in 3rd grade and is 9. He has 1 sister, Peaton, and 1 

brother, Dillion. His mom is Tracy and his dad is Wayne. His favorite color 

is purple, favorite holiday is his birthday, favorite candy is Reese’s, and his 

favorite animal is a kitty cat. He thinks that he was chosen because he was 

good. What he likes most about being student of the month is just being 

chosen. 

Congrats and keep up the good behavior in class! 

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Outside Iowa 

By: Thomas Allen, professional outdoor writer, photographer, videographer, 

and outdoor talk radio show host. Email: tha481@gmail.com 

Call To Action 

We have it good here in Iowa. Our deer hunting is second to none and 

we have the very best whitetail biologists managing our herd. It is no wonder 

that year in and year out our trophy output is competitive with any destination 

in the world. In fact most consider Iowa THE destination for giant 

farmland whitetails. We also have the Iowa DNR to thank for that; they work 

countless hours at maintaining our resource. 

However, there is movement currently taking place at the legislative 

level that could ultimately damage the deer hunting opportunities Iowans 

have if we don’t take action now. Let me preface this by saying I am a not 

anti non-resident hunter. In fact, I am in full support of anyone enjoying the 

resource we have here, but it needs to be managed and restricted to maintain 

the opportunities we currently enjoy. 

Because of the quality deer hunting that exists here, many non-residents 

have purchased land in Iowa to assure privacy and access, this in turn has 

decreased the acreage of accessible land for Iowa residents. We live in a free 

country and that is perfectly legal. At the time the non-residents purchased 

their land here, they knew full well that they were still considered non-residents 

and could only draw a buck tag every two to three years, regardless of 

land ownership. It also needs to be noted that non-resident landowners (NR 

LO) do have annual access through antlerless harvest opportunities. 

There is a big push from an organization known as Friends Of Iowa 

(comprised of non-resident landowning deer hunters) to reverse that law and 

grant annual buck harvest to non-resident landowners, in other words; the 

same privileges as current resident landowners. I am going to take a strong 

stance here and make it perfectly clear that FOI are NOT friends of Iowa. 

They have self-serving motives and are only interested in their personal 

agenda of killing an Iowa buck every year - the end. 

If their efforts were to succeed, Iowa resident hunters would be the ones 

greatly impacted by the decreasing amount of access that would accompany 

this change. History has shown, when you make a hot commodity easily 

accessible, those with the means will take advantage of any angle they can 

to benefit themselves. In short, if non-resident landowners gain annual buck 

hunting access, the amount of non-resident owned properties would increase 

exponentially, thus the amount of Iowa resident hunting access would decrease 

exponentially. This is not the direction Iowa needs to be moving in. 

This valuable resources needs to be managed, not exploited. 

Iowa currently ranks 49th out of 50 in public land access. That is a staggering 

statistic - if you mix in unlimited NR LO annual access we have a 

recipe to end Iowa’s exceptional deer hunting. On top of this, I have received 

word from a sitting representative that they have heard from more non-residents 

on this issue supporting NR LO access rather than the residents themselves. 

Please make contact with your representatives and respectfully make 

your voice heard today. Contrary to a common opinion, one voice can have 

an impact and if you love to hunt whitetails in Iowa, I suggest you take action. 

Our elected officials must listen to their constituency, as they work for 

us, not residents of another state. I want more than anything to provide the 

same outdoor opportunities for my children that I enjoyed when I was young. 

If we continue down this slippery slope, it’s hard to say what the future of our 

heritage looks like. This is a major deal, folks. I am begging for your attention 

on what is taking place during this legislative session. 

This is only one issue as there are several others that will need to be 

evaluated deeply by Iowa resident hunters. I ask you to equip yourselves 

with the knowledge of the day-to-day activities at the Capitol and spread the 

word. If NR hunters want the access and privileges of Iowa residents, they 

can do so by moving here and fully contribute to our economy, not just during 

one or two weeks during the fall. 

For more information on who to contact to express your stance, please 

visit www.iowawhitetailsforever.com, join their call to action contact list and 

get regular updates about what is taking place at the state level that could affect 

the future of our resources. Those at Iowa Whitetails Forever are the real 

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Birthday 

Announcement 

I’d Rather 

Be 80 Than 

Be a Bunny! 

Another 1948 

Graduate 

Turning 80 

Phyllias Bonnater Goldman will 

turn 80 years young Tuesday, 

March 8, 2011. Cards in her honor 

may be sent to: 

7221 NM 16th Street 

Ankeny, IA 50023 

Phyllis is a 1948 Thornburg 

High School graduate. 

Minnie Souer Fry will be turning 

80 soon. 

Minnie was a 1948 Thornburg 

High School graduate. 

Cards may be sent to: 

Minnie Souer Fry 

163 Windermere Road 

Winfield, IL 60190 

What Cheer Baptist Church 

Sanctuary Renovation Completed 

Top photo: It took three days for the carpet installers to complete 

the work on the final renovations made in the sanctuary of the What 

Cheer Baptist Church. Spear heading this project were Tammy and 

Chuck Hartwig, and Aaron McLandsborough of Brooklyn, Iowa. All 

the pews were removed prior to the carpet installion. Earlier this year 

they took on the project of installing new wall coverings. 

Bottom photo: After moving the pews back into the sanctuary on Saturday 

to have every thing in proper order for Sunday worship, Chuck 

Hartwig and Aaron McLandsborough simply sat down to look over 

their work and rest before heading back to their homes in Brooklyn, 

Iowa. 

The Older the Fiddle, 

the Sweeter the Tune... 

Please join us in celebrating 

Janice Tish’s 

70th birthday 

on March 12 by showering her 

with cards of many wishes. 

Please send cards to: Janice Tish 

2473 530th Avenue, 

Deep River, Iowa 52222 

Happy Birthday to a 

loving Wife, caring Mother, 

wonderful Sister, 

committed Grandmother, 

youthful Great Grandmother, 

and unconditional Friend! 

Delta Days is in September, but 

committee members have already 

begun the process of getting funds 

for this years events. 

With Two Buck Chuck already 

planned for the evening band and 

plans once again to have the kiddie 

tractor pull, bullfrog races and 

clowns circling the town, funds 

must be made. 

Amie Hammes has booked 4 comedians 

from the Funny Bone Comedy 

Club in Des Moines to come 

April 9 to the Junction. Two locals 

will be featured in this event: Joel 

Fry from Keswick and Ben Herman 

from Sigourney. Tickets are available 

at Ahlbees and the Junction. 

Also in the works is a bake sale 

for May and a Summer Jam Fest in 

August at Ahlbee’s. 

The committee is always looking 

for new ideas and also new members. 

Remember, even if you can not 

always be available, any participation 

is appreciated. 

If you are interested in helping with 

the bake sale or any other questions, 

you can contact Amie Hammes at 

641-660-7299. 

February 10, 2011 7 

Delta Days Committee 

Already Hard at Work 

Joel Fry of Keswick 

Ben Herman of Sigourney 

Guest Editorial 

To the Editor: 

I’m the publisher of an Iowa daily newspaper. As is the case with most 

American dailies, a corporation owns my newspaper and my corporate owners 

do not live in my city. Consequently, they require a great deal of accountability 

from me. I regularly send them the financial and operational information 

they require so they can see how every penny is spent and so they are 

aware of every decision I have made. 

I welcome this accountability. In fact, I routinely tell my bosses more 

than they require me to disclose. It’s in my best interests to do so. I have 

nothing to hide. I figure the more information my bosses have about my 

operation, the more they will trust that I am managing it properly. 

Local governments are similar to my newspaper in that their “owners” 

are not present on a daily basis to observe the decisions that are made and 

how every dime of their taxpayer dollars is spent. For that reason, every 

state in the country requires local governments to disclose the details of all 

financial transactions, budgets and decisions made affecting the “owners”. 

Public notices are an inexpensive, effective transparency tool to hold local 

governments accountable to their “owners”. 

I currently serve as president of the Iowa Newspaper Association. For 

years, I have also been a member of the INA’s Government Relations Committee. 

In each of those years, I’ve watched in puzzlement and dismay as taxpayer-supported 

groups like the Iowa School Board Association, the League 

of Iowa Cities, the Iowa State Association of Counties and others introduce 

bill after bill to weaken this vital transparency tool. 

During the past few years, bills have been repeatedly introduced to move 

public notices from newspapers to local government websites. Lawmakers 

rejected this bad idea for several reasons. First, statewide readership research 

shows that over half of Iowans have never visited a local government website 

for any reason…much less to look for public notices. Second, many local 

governments have no website. Third, research shows that public notices are 

read in newspapers as well as farm or national sports news. Iowans say they 

want to see notices “pushed” to them in their local newspaper rather than 

having to remember to go to multiple local government websites to “pull” up 

this information. Fourth, statewide readership research and Google Analytics 

show that Iowans prefer to read notices in newspapers by a ratio of 70-1. 

Finally, and most importantly, turning this transparency tool over to local 

governments would lead to a perceived if not a real conflict of interest. 

Having failed the past few years, the local government organizations 

are now backing a bill designed to eliminate notices in newspapers over time 

by financially starving the newspaper that must bear the cost of typesetting, 

printing and mailing the notices. House Study Bill 72 would require that all 

notices be published at a maximum $25 fee. Should it pass, I can easily see 

a scenario where many newspapers would simply refuse to publish them 

at such a deep financial loss. Then the notices would either go away or be 

briefly posted on local government websites where few people would see 

them. Could it be that this is the real point of this legislation? 

Local government lobbyists will tell you this bill would save local governments 

money. What they won’t tell you is that the state sets the rate for 

publishing public notices and the same rate applies to all newspapers. In the 

case of my newspaper, the rate for public notices is discounted 78 percent 

from our newspaper’s average rate. But we publish the notices because we 

know people read them and because we couldn’t possibly afford to cover all 

the city council, school board and county supervisors meetings in as much 

detail as these notices provide. 

While it’s true the bill would result in a cost savings for local governments, 

the savings would be a very tiny fraction of one percent of their budgets. 

Using figures from the League of Iowa Cities, for example, the average 

savings of six cities the League used in an illustration to lawmakers would 

amount to under four one-thousandths of one percent. 

In other words, these local government organizations are asking lawmakers 

to trade an inexpensive and well-read transparency tool to save what 

amounts to less than a rounding error in their members’ budgets. This is a 

bad idea that would lead to a distrust of local governments and should be 

quickly discarded. 

Ron Peterson, Publisher of the Sioux City Journal and Iowa Newspaper 

Association (INA) President 

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Front Row-Allison Steinke, Lydia Greene, Abbey Hartwig, Katlyn Little, Natalie Steinke 

Tri-County Sixth Grade Girls Do Great at Tournaments 

The 6th Grade girls Basketball team at Tri-County participated in three tournaments this season. The first 

tournament was at Tri-County on February 5, when they came in second. Then in Montezuma on February 19, they 

came in second again only losing to Lynnville/Sully. Finally on Saturday, February 26, they played really hard and 

came in third out of seven teams participating. This was their longest tournament, playing three games throughout 

the day. First game they lost to Eddyville/Blakesburg, 10 to 20. Natalie Steinke, a forward, wasn’t feeling well and 

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see who came in third, they played the Ottumwa Dynamites, winning that game, 21 to 14. It was a tough game and 

more girls had to step up and play more positions, since Natalie was ill. Thanks to great team work, our girls came 

through and won. Afterwards, the coaches, Matthew and Kevin, treated the girls to pizza. They thought the girls 

deserved a treat for working so hard. 

If these girls continue to play as well and as hard as they have in recent years, they will be a hard team to beat in 

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