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Volume 8, Number 14 March 31, 2011 75 cents per copy
Fremont Man
Dies in Accident
A Fremont man died in a Mahaska County traffic accident Thursday. According
to an Iowa State Patrol crash report, Shawn Shaffer, 39, died when
his Four Runner crashed into a semi-trailer truck at about 6:17 a.m.
Charles Jones, 59, of Oskaloosa was backing the semi into a driveway
on Mahaska County Road G77 about a mile east of Eddyville. The vehicle’s
trailer was angled across the westbound lanes while Jones backed up.
Shaffer apparently didn’t see the trailer. The crash ignited the engine of
his Four Runner and caused feed to pour from the trailer. The fire engulfed
the vehicle and killed Shaffer, according to the report.
The crash remains under investigation. The Iowa State Patrol was assisted
by Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office, Wapello County Sheriff’s Office, Eddyville
Fire & Rescue and Mahaska County Ambulance
A fund has been established at Bank Iowa for his wife, Deora, and their
children. Shaffer left behind sons: Gage Shaffer, Gavin Shaffer, Griffin Shaffer,
Garrett Shaffer, Andrew Shaffer, and Alex Shaffer Memorials may be
made to Bank Iowa c/o Shawn Shaffer Memorial Fund, 210 East Main St
Fremont, IA 52561. The Shaffer family was featured in the VV in mid-February.
Garrett Shaffer was fighting cytomegalovirus and the community was
holding a benefit to help alleviate costs to the family while Garrett stayed in
the Mercy Hospital.
Reorganization Committees
Return to the Planning Table
The Blakesburg Cafeteria was the
site of the most recent school reorganization
meeting, held on Thursday,
March 31. Both Fremont Committee
members and Eddyville-Blakesburg
Committee members attended
this joint meeting, as well as representatives
from the AEA serving as
advisories.
The meeting began as a work
session for the joint reorganization
committee and was closed to public
comment as pertinent information
was obtained for this legal process.
Mark Hedge, joint committee chairman,
opened the meeting having
members introduce themselves, followed
by the AEA representatives.
Present were Joe Crozier, Chief Administrator
for Great Prairie Area
Eduction Agency, and Rich Gaumer,
AEA attorney, both of whom have
past experience with several school
mergers.
Items Needed On Petition Merger
Mr. Gaumer reviewed the necessary
items that must be stated on a
petition for merger – name of district,
legal description, number of directors,
and how directors will be elected.
Merger details and requirements
were also noted, such as schools
cannot have a bond issue within the
last six months, there must be at least
300 or more students, and assets and
liabilities would be combined unless
there was a reason to not do so.
New precincts would be drawn,
prior to the first election after reorganization.
In the past, a consultant
has provided a new board with three
different drawings of proposed precincts,
and the new board will select
how the precincts should be determined.
The inial school board
One item that must defined,
prior to a petition being created, is
just how the initial school board
will be formed. This topic is one
that the reorganization committees
were seeking additional input on, in
order to make a decision. As committee
members listened, this was
discussed. The initial board can
come from the current boards (based
on population) or a special election
of the voters. If the current school
board members determine the initial
board, directors would have to live
in the current precinct in order to
continue to serve. Regarding a new
board, if there was no one in a new
precinct currently serving on the
board, someone could be appointed
by the board to serve. If someone
was appointed to serve, the new
board would have to unanimously
appoint the individual or a special
election would be required.
Attorney Gaumer noted that is
helpful for the current boards to appoint
the initial board, as a merger
can be a challenging time for a
school board. Experience is a great
asset for individuals serving on a
board at this time.
The attorney can assist with preparing
the final petition. Once ready,
at least 20% of the registered voters
per district must sign the petitions (it
was clarified that 20% could come
from one area of a district). Once
the petition has the required signatures,
they are submitted to the AEA
who will handle the next phase.
Once petitions are turned in, individuals
are given 60 days to object
to the merger and/or request that in-
dividual property be removed from
the merger (added to another district).
The property involved must
be on the school line. AEA board
will make a decision regarding this
type of request. Their decision will
be based on the request from the
individual and what is best for the
new district. It would not be based
on property tax issues. Next, AEA
would have a public hearing, most
likely taking place in Eddyville, as
it is generally held in the larger of
the two districts that are merging.
Individuals would have the right to
speak as to the merger and property
moves within the district. The AEA
board will then decide if the petition
should move forward, and if the request
meets state statute. The board
would move to have the issue to go
forward for a vote. The board could
delay the proceeding if they choose
to, but this has not happened during
the mergers handled by this AEA.
After evaluating the input received
from the help of the AEA personnel,
the joint committee moved
forward to the tasks at hand. Jane
Underwood, Joint Committee Secretary,
read the minutes from the last
joint meeting.
Electing the inial school board
Kim Glosser made a motion that
current school board members select
the initial school board. Jennifer Lathen
seconded the request, and the
motion passed unanimously.
The committee appointed individuals
to chair the petition efforts
in each district. Once the petition
documents are ready, Bill Ward will
manage the petition work in Fremont
and Jim Sutton will for Eddyville-
Blakesburg.
The work session for the Fremont
and Eddyville-Blakesburg Joint
Reorganization Committee was adjourned.
Following this, community
members were given the opportunity
to ask questions in a public forum.
One query came from the audience
regarding new debt. Is there
any restriction with a school creating
new debt during a merger process?
Attorney Gaumer stated that schools
couldn’t overspend and create much
debt. Funding via the 1% sales tax
was discussed; this is a function of
the number of students in a district,
and it is believed that the existing
board could commit to using this
funding even beyond the point of
merger.
Bond issue
A bond issue requires a vote of
the people and must pass by a 60%
margin. If the merger passes, generally
the schools involved continue
to pay day-to-day bills and function
as normal, as they move to a merger.
Dr. Cook, Eddyville-Blakesburg superintendent,
noted that each school
is set on closing out their individual
books during this time.
The issue of open meetings and
agendas being available was discussed,
as well as prior decisions
that have been made by the reorganization
committee. Attendance at
all meetings allows for individuals
to stay informed and give input on
the process. It was also pointed out,
that discussion and decisions of the
reorganization committee during
work sessions are in regard to items
that have been previously addressed
at earlier public forums.
Keokuk County Sheriff’s Deputy Killed by Rural Resident
Keokuk County Sheriff Sgt. Eric Stein was
lost in the line of duty. He was a What
Cheer resident.
Jeffrey Kreier not new to crime.
Online court records of Krier shows an
extensive history going back as far as
1996 when he was charged with stalking,
carrying illegal weapons, driving
with a suspended license and possession
of controlled substance. Records
show that Krier was acquitted in 1997
by reason of insanity after undergoing a
psychiatric evaluation at the Iowa state
mental hospital in Independence.
Additionally, in 1999 he was charged
with assault of police officer and served
a 90 day jail sentence.
Govenor Brandstad Statement:
Gov. Branstad issued the following statement in
reaction to today’s standoff in Keokuk County, southwest
of Sigourney:
“Unfortunately, today again served as a painful
reminder of the dangers faced by our brave men and
women in law enforcement. My thoughts and prayers
are with the victims’ family and friends, and all those
affected by one man’s senseless act of violence today.”
After a short exchange of fire at 18327 249th St.,
Sigourney, Iowa, 38 year old Sheriff’s Deputy Eric
Stein was shot and killed.
Iowa State Patrol Officer Jason Marlow along
with Mahaska County Sheriff Paul R. DeGeest
addressed a packed garage at the Keokuk County
Sheriff’s Office during a press conference on Monday,
April 4. Giving only small details to the tragedy
that occurred that day. Finally, late in the evening,
the Iowa Department of Public Safety was able to
complete the story.
Shortly before noon on Monday, April 4, 2011,
three deputies with the Keokuk County Sheriff’s
Office went to the 249th Street address, to talk to
53 year old Jeff Krier about an incident that reportedly
occurred the night before. When they arrived
at the Krier residence, the deputies received fire.
Deputy Stein was shot and subsequently died of
his wounds. Sheriff Jeff Shipley and Deputy Casey
Hinnah, also at the Krier residence, were uninjured.
They retreated and requested immediate assistance
via radio.
Multiple agencies from the surrounding communities
and counties, as well as various Divisions of
the Iowa Department of Public Safety responded to
the area. For several hours, Krier remained in his
residence, refusing to come out. Then at approximately
2:50 PM Krier exited the residence armed
with weapons. At that time, members of the Iowa
State Patrol Tactical Unit fired on Krier. He was
shot and killed at the scene.
Autopsies are scheduled for both Deputy Eric
Stein and Jeff Krier at the State Medical Examiner’s
Office in Ankeny.
“This is a very difficult day for the Keokuk
County Sheriff’s Office. Our team has lost one of
its valued members and friends. But our loss cannot
be compared to that of his family. We ask everyone
keep Deputy Stein’s family in their thoughts and
prayers as they go through this difficult time,” said
Sheriff Jeff Shipley.
Deputy Eric Stein served with the Keokuk
County Sheriff’s Office since July 2000. He lived in
What Cheer, Iowa and has a nine year old daughter.
This tactical unit was seen racing to the scene to assist in the incident in rural Keokuk County.
Air Care landed in rural Keokuk County scene near Connor’s Cemetery
where a stand off lasted for several hours.
REP. De Boef Statement:
Rep. Betty De Boef released the following statement
regarding the shooting in Keokuk County:
“I would like to send my deepest sympathy to the
family of the brave Keokuk County Deputy Sheriff,
Eric Stein, who gave his life protecting Iowans. All
the members of the Sheriff’s Department as well as
the other law officers involved were stellar in their
response. We can all be very proud of their service.” Not something you see every day. Tactical teams in the back of a pickup on a rural road.

2 April 7, 2011
Tales of the Ancient Sportsman
I’m back! Sorry I missed a week. I thought I had this
laptop thing all figured out, so I wrote the column in
Charleston, SC and tried to send it to Mendy. Everything
indicated that the column went, but two days late when
I checked on something, the screen told me that the send
to the What Cheer paper did not go through. It was too
late to send it then.
The hard thing about being gone for 10 days is trying
to catch up when you get back. It may take me a few
days as tomorrow I leave for Kansas City and the Missouri
Travel Exchange. It will be an enjoyable time and I
always look forward to seeing old friends again.
Our trip to Charleston, Savannah, Asheville and Stone
Mountain was spectacular and our group of 75 folks just
had a ball. I left expecting warm temperatures, the smell
of spring flowers and sunshine on my shoulder. Instead I
nearly froze to death, I couldn’t smell anything because
my nose was running and the only thing on my shoulders
was rain drops.
It was 48 degrees and raining in Charleston so we
had to cancel the sunset cruise on the big sail boat. We
were able to substitute a harbor cruise on an enclosed
and heated boat instead. Fort Sumter was inspiring, but
wet and cold.
While at Bubba Gump’s Shrimp Co. in Charleston
we ran into three couples from Amarillo, TX that were
with us on our tour to Ireland last spring. That was neat.
And while at the Byrd Cookie Co. in Savannah a group
from Alabama came in behind us and their leaders were
friends of ours from Bank Travel Conference. Another
pleasant surprise.
Savannah was much warmer, but the rain still followed
us. On the way to Savannah we had a tour of the
Middleton Place Plantation and it was 65 and sunny. We
needed that and the flowers and the gardens were just
splendid.
We were able to do the Paula Deen tour in Savannah
and it ended with lunch at Uncle Bubba’s Oyster House.
I do not like oysters, but Uncle Bubba’s were quite good.
Uncle Bubba was there and he posed for pictures with
most of our folks. He was the high light of the tour. Miss
Paula had too many other things going on, so she was
not available.
We had many wonderful experiences at the Biltmore
in Asheville, NC, Renfro Valley in Kentucky, Mrs. Wilkes
Boarding House in Savannah, Stone Mountain in
Georgia and Hardy’s Reindeer Ranch in Illinois. Many
memories were made and new friendships were nurtured.
It was amazing that two busses full of people from
all over the eastern part of Iowa could bond so quickly
and get along so well. It was truly a satisfying experience.
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I lost a great
friend and an
old time basketball
player last
week with the
passing of Pauline
Brostrom. I
had no idea that she was a basketball player until Pauline
Dinsmore began to show up regularly in the 75 years ago
section. I asked her if she was Pauline Dinsmore and she
confessed to the fact.
In her true humble spirit, she told me that she played
but that she wasn’t real good. The sports pages of the
Oskaloosa Herald speak otherwise. Pauline was most
always the leading scorer, she was all-conference more
than once and her Fremont teams came close to going
to state. In one game she scored 47 points and that was
unheard of in those days. I wanted to do a feature story
on her, but she would have no part of that. She claimed
that she was no more special than any of her teammates.
Grantland Rice wrote, “When the great scorer comes
to write against your name, he will write not that you
won or lost, but how you played the game”. Pauline
played the game well, she has fought the good fight and
she has finished the course.
I have gotten away from the high school sports scene
for a while and I will try and catch up on some of the
early events next week.
There is good news. While I was gone, the Frosty Udder
opened. I will not be able to patronize the establishment
for a while, but as long as I keep my blood sugar
under control, maybe I can go once a week and perhaps
twice when they have black raspberry.
Let’s take a look at what happened in our yesterdays.
75 years ago: April 11, 1936- Fred Gasper tossed a
shutout as Eddyville opened the season with an 11-0 win
over Tracy. Earl Simmers had a double and two singles
and Bobby Crosson added a pair of singles to lead Eddyville.
50 years ago: March 27, 1961- Eddyville scored three
points at the Class B state indoor track meet in Iowa
City. The points were the result of a fourth place finish
by the 880 relay team and a fifth place finish by the mile
relay team. The 880 team included Jim Durst, Tom Lee,
Sam Simmers and Larry Allison. Members of the mile
team were Lee, Simmers, Allison and Dennis Gray. Mar.
31- Fremont’s Roger Batterson was named first team
All-Chiquaqua Valley for the fourth straight year. Also
on the first team was Rex Daubenburger- Hedrick, Keith
Dinsmore- Fremont, Manley Hall- What Cheer, Dave
Morrison- Eddyville, Ronnie Vander Pol- Hedrick and
Archie Wilkin- Eddyville. The girls team included forwards;
Dixie Davis- Hedrick, Nancy Hynick- Fremont,
Marilyn Smith- Eddyville and Linda Witt- What Cheer.
The guards included; Lois Handy- Hedrick, LaRetta
McKay What cheer, Marcia Noe- Eddyville, Ann Rolison-
Eddyville and Sandra Witt- Fremont. Mar. 31- North
Mahaska was represented on the DMRC All Conference
first team by forward- Sara Sheehy and guard Irma Van
Veldhuizen. Dennis McMahon was on the boys first unit.
25 years ago: Mar. 29, 1986- Jeff Foubert and Greg
Thomas each won two events as Tri-County finished
second at the Pekin Early Bird Relays.
Have a great week and let’s get into spring.
Thank you for reading your
hometown paper!
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Blast from the Past
A Snapshot from Fremont’s History
by Keith Dinsmore
They attended Fremont High
School 100 years ago
In the fall of 1911, the new Fremont Superintendent
of Schools, A. J. “Lonnie” Jones, and two of his teachers
posed with members of the high school student body for
a group photo in front of the school building. They are
identified with their class year, if known, in parenthesis.
Seated in the front row from left are: Vernon Fuller,
Eugene Roof, ---- Morrison, Myron Hayes (junior),
Carl Landau (junior), Raymond Webber (senior), Henry
Donley (junior), Orle “Mope” Triplett (junior), John
Williams, Merle Whitmer, Elsie Cosby (freshman) and
---- Wasky.
Seated in the second row from left are: Gordon Schultz
(junior), Raymond Williams (junior), Earl Roquet
(sophomore), Lincoln Akerman (freshman) Glenn Lyon,
Guy Davis (freshman), Merle Wharton (sophomore),
Jay Horne, Opal Garrett and John Boyd (junior.)
Standing in the third row from left are: Verle Helm
(junior), Alice Donley, Lucy Cook (junior), Rena Triplett
(freshman), Gladys Beck and seated at far right are Principal
Maude Shuell and teacher Abbie Clayton.
Standing in the back row from left are Superintendent
A. J. Jones, Anna Boyd (junior), Ferne Hibler (junior),
Wilma Davis (junior), Ruth Triplett, Margaret Ireland,
Mildred Filmer (senior), Gladys “Dode” McKinney (senior)
and Verla Miars (sophomore).
Students who subsequently graduated with the classes
from 1912 through 1915 with those pictured above
who are not in this photo include Ruth Rhoads, class of
1912; Walter Reeves, class of 1913; Walter Severt, class
of 1914; and Belle Eastburn Miller and Earnest Miller,
class of 1915, who were married in 1916.
Here is what happened in the lives of many of those
youngsters who were students at FHS a century ago.
From the class of 1912, Mildred Filmer married Charlie
Dinsmore, who had a furniture and undertaking business
in Fremont and Hedrick before owning the Community
Funeral Home in Ottumwa, where she died in 1988;
Gladys McKinney married Karl Baitsell and became a
teacher and homemaker in Ottumwa, where she died in
1993; Raymond Webber married Elsie Cosby and became
a mail carrier in Fremont before his death in 1956;
and Ruth Rhoads married Howard Clark, a druggist at
Burlington, where they lived until her death in 1974.
From the class of 1913, Anna Boyd never married and
lived at Carlsbad, N. M., until her death in 1976; John
Boyd, her brother, lived and died at Noel, Mo., where he
died in 1979; Myron Hayes became a Methodist minister
in Iowa and was living at Creston when he died in
Annual
easter
egg Hunt
scheduled
for ollie
Mark your calendars for April 16
for the annual Easter Egg Hunt held
at the Ollie Park. Last year it was
difficult to tell who had the most
fun, the children who attended or the
adults that organized the Easter Egg
Hunt. This year will be no exception.
In addition to the Egg Hunt there
will be a Bag Toss, Pin the Tail on
the Rabbit, Cake Walk, Face Painting
and lots of prizes. A Treasure
Bag will be given to each child. The
children will again be divided by
age to give a level field of hunting
for the younger children. Activities
will go from 1 – 3 at the Ollie Community
Center on Saturday, April 16.
Everyone is welcome to attend this
event sponsored by the Ollie Baptist
Church. There will be lots of prizes
and lots of fun.
1973; Verla Helm was a homemaker who married Floyd
Meier and they farmed near Hedrick, where she died in
1942; Ferne Hibler married Earl Burrows, an insurance
salesman, and they moved to New Mexico; Carl Landau,
became a civil engineer at Seattle, Wash, where he
died in 1967; Walter Reeves managed a wallpaper and
paint store at Lane Ore., until his death in 1956; Gordon
Schultz lived at Woodland, Calif.; Orle Triplett played
football at the University of Iowa and was a structural
engineer before he died at St. Petersburg, Fla., in 1972;
Henry Donley lived at Fayette, Mo., before he died in
1983; Lucy (Cook) Hayne lived in St. Paul, Minn., and
died in 1978; and Raymond Williams became an accountant
for the Internal Revenue Service in Chicago.
There were only four members of the class of 1914.
The only girl, Verla Miars, married Rollo Glenn McFall,
and was a homemaker in Oskaloosa before she died in
1975; Earl Roquet moved to Des Moines where he was
an operator for the Des Moines Transit Co. prior to his
death in 1991; Mearl Wharton became a pharmacist who
owned a drug store in Onawa, Ia., where he died in 1986;
and Walter Severt remained in Fremont where he and his
wife, Laura, owned the Severt Drug Store. Their three
children – Cheryl, Bill and Ted – all graduated from
FHS. He died in 1971.
The freshman class in 1911-12, which became the
class of 1915, included D. L. “Lincoln” Akerman, who
took over the family real estate and insurance business
and became a prominent businessman in his hometown.
He owned the oldest real estate firm in Iowa when he
died in 1975. Guy Davis became a school superintendent
in several Iowa communities before he died in
1964; Belle Eastburn married classmate Ernest Miller,
who became an automobile salesman and they both died
at Alexandria, Va.; Vernon Fuller helped on his family’s
farm and died at the Sunnyslope sanitarium in Ottumwa
in 1932 after a long illness; Alice Donley married Curtis
Ferguson in 1917, lived at Cedar and died in 1972; Rena
Triplett married Harley Albertson, became the mother of
Kenneth and Clair, and they farmed near Fremont. She
died in 1967. Elsie Cosby, who married Raymond Webber,
outlived her five classmates, and was a teacher and
homemaker who lived at Cedar before she died in 1988
at Hedrick.
(Editor’s note: We appreciate the efforts of Nancy
Lee Gerling, research director for the forthcoming book
FOREVER FREMONT, in providing much of the information
about these Fremont graduates. If you have one
or more photos that you would like to submit for this
feature, please send them to Keith at 2127 High Street,
Des Moines, IA 50312 or by email at keithdinsmore@
yahoo.com.)
BrAs for A CAuse HeDrICK
Bras for a Cause-Hedrick is hosting a Soup Supper and Auction
Saturday, April 9 at the Carl Craft Civic Center, Hedrick. The Supper
is at 6 p.m. and the Auction begins at 7 p.m.
Volunteers from the Hedrick Fire Department and Keokuk County
Sheriff’s Department are the bra models for the evening. All proceeds
go to the Southeast Iowa Susan G. Komen fund.
For more information, please contact Lauire Hornback (641-777-
4252) or Amber Kephart (641-799-9392).
ALZHeIMer’s MeMorY WALK
‘Tip Night’ at the Pizza Ranch on Wednesday, April 13 kicks off the
fund raising for the Alzheimer’s Memory Walk.
NATIoNAL NIGHT ouT
Volunteers are needed for the annual National Night Out Celebration
scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 2. The planning committee is seeking out
organizations, churches, and businesses in the county to take part in
food concessions and activities for this event. Contact the Sigourney
Police Dept. at 641-622-2345 for more information.
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Boswell Rep
to Hold Local Office Hours
Rep. Leonard Boswell will have a member of his staff in New Sharon,
Sigourney and Grinnell on Wednesday, April 13th, for open office hours.
Greg Johnson, Boswell’s District Representative in the area, will be at:
New Sharon City Park Building from 9:00am – 10:00am
Sigourney Public Library from 11:00am – 12:00 Noon
Grinnell’s Drake Community Library from 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Johnson will be on hand to work with individuals who are having difficulty
with a government agency, have suggestions for the Congressman or
would just like to share their concerns. Members of the public are invited to
attend.
If you are unable to attend these office hours but have a concern to share,
please contact Congressman Boswell’s district office toll free at 1-888-432-
1984 or by email at rep.boswell.ia03@mail.house.gov, or visit Congressman
Boswell’s website at www.house.gov/boswell.
Night Prairie
Burn at Russell
Wildlife Area
Rescheduled
If you think a prairie fire is impressive,
then you should see one at
night! On Friday, April 8, come out
to the Mahaska County Conservation
Board’s Russell Wildlife Area
from 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. to observe
a controlled burn near the conservation
center. You will learn about
prairie management techniques and
how to safely conduct a burn on your
own prairie or CRP acres. Please arrive
by 7:30 p.m. because the prairie
fire may burn quickly and we don’t
want you to miss it! All ages are welcome.
Note: This program may be
cancelled if conditions are too wet or
windy to burn. Call (641)673-9327
or (641)895-7582 if the weather is
questionable. This is a rescheduled
burn that was postponed on April 1
due to high winds.
The Russell Wildlife Area is located
4 miles north of Oskaloosa on
Hwy. 63 and one mile east on 200th
Street.
County Plans
Second Annual
‘America’s Night
Out Against Crime’
A few community members are
organizing local efforts for the National
Night Out, ‘America’s Night
Out Against Crime’ planned for Aug.
2. Some events may include kids’
games and activities for all ages.
A planning meeting for the second
annual NNO is Tues., April 12
at 5:30 p.m. at the Sigourney Pizza
Ranch on West Jackson. All are encouraged
to attend. For more information
contact the Sigourney Police
Dept. at 641-622-2345 or sigpoliceadmin@iowatelecom.net.
National Nigh Out, ‘America’s
Night Out Against Crime’, was introduced
by the National Association
of Town Watch in 1984. The program
was the brainchild of NATW
Executive Director Matt A. Peskin.
In an effort to heighten awareness
and strengthen participation in local
anticrime efforts, Peskin felt that
a high profile, high-impact type of
crime prevention event was needed
nationally.
Subsequently, he proposed a national
program that would be coordinated
by local crime prevention
agencies and organization but that
would involve entire communities
at one time. The first NNO was introduced
early in 1984 wit the event
culminating on the first Tuesday in
August.
While the traditional ‘lights on’
and front porch vigils remain a part
of NNO, activities have expanded
considerably over the years to include
block parties, cookouts, parades,
visits from police, festivals,
neighborhood walks, safety fairs,
contest, rallies and meetings.
Peskin said, “It’s a wonderful opportunity
for communities nationwide
to promote police-community
partnerships, crime prevention and
neighborhood camaraderie. While
one night is certainly not an answer
to crime, drugs and violence, Nation
Nigh Out does represent the kind of
spirit, energy and determination that
is helping to make many neighborhoods
safer places throughout the
year. It (NNO) is a night to celebrate
safety and crime prevention successes
and to expand and strengthen
programs for the next 364 days.” For
more information, go to www.nationalnightout.org/nno.
Public Notice
NoTICe of PuBLIC HeArING
You are hereby notified that the Mahaska
County Board of Supervisors will hold a public
hearing on the proposed Flood Plain Management
Ordinance. This will replace Ordinance
number 112. This public hearing is in regards
to FEMA completing a re-evaluation of flood
hazards in Mahaska County, Iowa and is requiring,
as a condition of continued eligibility in the
National Flood Insurance Program, Mahaska
County adopt the current Flood Insurance
Study and Flood Insurance Rate Map. The first
reading will be held on April 18, 2011, the second
reading will be held on May 2, 2011, and
the third reading will be held on May 16, 2011.
All three readings will be held at 10:00 a.m. in
the third floor conference room of the Mahaska
County Courthouse. The proposed ordinance
may be seen at the office of the Mahaska County
Auditor at 106 South 1st Street, Oskaloosa,
Iowa 52577. Office hours are Monday through
Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. NF14
Rob’s Barber Shop
We can’t all be handsome
But we can look neat!
Fremont, Iowa
Hours:
Tues. - Fri.
7 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sat. 7 a.m.-Noon
Church News
Sun, Apr 10, 9:00 AM Worship followed by fellowship
10:30 AM Adult Christian Education
Tue, Apr 12, 9:00 AM Bible Study
Wed, Apr 13, 5:00 PM United Methodist Women
7:00 PM Trustee Committee
7:00 PM Packwood Trojans 4-H
Sat, Apr 14, 6:00 PM CCRR
Sun, Apr 17, 9:00 AM Worship followed by fellowship
10:30 AM Adult Christian Education
Pastor Dave Peterson
Contact Person: Joanie Tedrow / Admin Assit.
Prairie View United Methodist Church
27131 Hwy 78, Ollie, IA 52576
641-667-2502
pvumc@iowatelecom.net
Fremont School Calendar
reminder: Fremont school children are still competing to collect
Boxtops for Education (The class who collects the most will have a
little party mid-May). These students are also selling magazines to
raise funds for school field trips scheduled in May.
Thursday, April 7
~Magazine Fundraiser Begins (Profits go towards Fremont Elementary
Field Trips)
Thursday, April 14
~Farm Ag Day for Fremont 3rd Graders
~Jr High Spring Concert @ High School @ 7pm
Friday, April 15 ~No School
Saturday, April 16 ~Junior/Senior Prom
Monday, April 18
~Eddyville/Blakesburg School Board Mtg. @ 6pm in Administration
Office
Friday, April 22 ~No School (Spring Break)
Monday, April 25 ~Snow Make-up Day (Day after Easter -- Formerly
was a No School Day)
Friday, April 29 and Saturday, April 30
~Eddyville/Blakesburg High School Play -- “The Wizard of Oz”
Wednesday, May 4
~Fire Safety House (from Blank Children’s Hospital) comes to Fremont
Thursday, May 12
~Russell Wildlife Day for 2nd and 3rd Graders
Tuesday, May 17
~Fremont Elementary Spring Concert (K-6) @ 6:30 pm
Thursday, May 19
~Fremont Preschoolers-Second Grade Field Trip to Blank Park Zoo
Thursday, May 26
~Fremont Third-Sixth Graders Field Trip to Living History Farms
Tuesday, May 31
~Snow Make-up Day (Added to end of Year)
Wednesday, June 1
~Snow Make-up Day (Added to end of Year)
Thursday, June 2
~Snow Make-up Day (Students Last Day)
Eddyville-Blakesburg High
(Menus subject to change -- Milk
and Salad Bar offered daily.)
Monday, April 11
Breakfast -- Cereal,
Toast
Lunch -- Cook’s
choice
Tuesday, April 12
Breakfast -- French Toast
Lunch -- Spaghetti, Roll, Veggies,
Peaches
Fremont Elementary
(Menus Subject to Change -- Milk
served for lunch and breakfast
and butter or peanut butter sandwiches
with lunch)
Monday, April 11
Breakfast -- Pancake on a
Stick, Cereal Bar, Apple,
Milk
Lunch -- Chicken Patty/Bun,
Peas, Apricots, Cookie
Tuesday, April 12
Breakfast -- Strawberry Strudel,
Toast, Juice, Milk
Lunch -- Crispito/Cheese,
Green Beans, Applesauce,
Sandwich
Wednesday, April 13
Breakfast -- Cinnamon Roll
Lunch -- Tacos, Lettuce, Cheese,
Corn, Pears
Thursday, April 14
Breakfast -- Eggs
Lunch -- Beef Sticks, Mashed
Potatoes/Gravy, Green Beans,
Fruit
Friday, April 15
No School
Wednesday, April 13
Breakfast -- Oatmeal, Toast,
Pears, Milk
Lunch -- Salisbury Steak, Potatoes/Gravy,
Mandarin
Oranges, Sandwich
Thursday, April 14
Breakfast -- Cereal Bar,
Cinnamon Roll, Juice,
Milk
Lunch -- Pizza, Corn, Strawberries/Bananas,
Sandwich
Friday, April 15
No School
Senator Grassley To Makes
Stops in the Area
Senator Grassley is in Oskaloosa on Monday, April 18. This visit is part
of his annual 99-County tour.
Monday, April 18
Noon – 1 p.m. Meet with Oskaloosa Kiwanis Club at William Penn University,
Dana M. Atkins Memorial Union, Scheuermann Room, 201 Trueblood
Ave., Oskaloosa
1:45 – 2:45 p.m. Keokuk County Town Meeting in Sigourney Public Library,
720 E. Jackson St., Sigourney
Thank you for
reading the VV!
April 7, 2011 3
CHURCH
DIRECTORY
Grace Family Church
(Located between Hedrick and
Richland on Hwy. 78)
Rev. Dar Eckley, Pastor
23536 Hwy 78, Box 64, Ollie
Sunday Worship 10:15 a.m.,
Sunday School-10:15 a.m.,
RocKnowledge Youth Group Wed.
at 6:30 p.m.
Prairie View United Methodist
Church Hwy. 78, Ollie
Pastor Dave Peterson
Sunday Worship and Communion
9 a.m., followed by Fellowship 4
p.m.-Youth Group.
Hedrick-Martinsburg United
Methodist Church Hedrick
Rev. Kim Gates, Pastor
Sunday Worship-8:45 a.m.
Sunday School - 10:15 a.m.
The Church Of Living Water
113 North Main St., Hedrick
Shane Jarr, Pastor
Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.
Evening Services-7 p.m.
Sunday Worship-10:40 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study-6 p.m.
Fremont Nazerene Church
Sunday School-9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship-10:30 a.m.
Sun. Eve. Services-6 p.m.
Cedar Christian
Reformed Church
Pastor: TOM PETTINGA
9:30a.m. Morning Worship Service
7:00p.m. Evening Worship Service
First Baptist Church of Fremont
Pastors: Otto & Ruth Hayes
Sunday School-9:30 a.m. Sunday
Worship-10:40 a.m. Wednesday
Cedar/Fremont Parish
Rev. Remigio P. Panlaqui
Fremont United Methodist
Church
8 a.m. Sun. Contemporary Service
9:00 a.m. Sun. Worship Service
10:15 a.m. Sunday School
Cedar United Methodist Church
10:30 a.m. Sun. Worship Service
Ollie Baptist Church
Rev. Carla Nelson
Sunday Worship -9:30 a.m.
Sunday School-10:30 a.m.
Tuesday Bible Study at 10:00am,
Wednesday Choir at 5:30,
Thursday 9:00am Ladies Sewing
Hedrick First Christian D.C.
Rev. Carla Nelson
Sunday School 9:45am
Gathering for Worship 10:45am
Union Chapel
(five miles north of Hedrick)
Sunday School 9 a.m.
Sunday Worship-10 a.m.
Sunday Evening Service-6 p.m.
Farson Baptist Church
Pastor: Jerry Newman
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.
Richland
United Methodist Church
Rev. Kim Gates, Pastor
Sunday Worship-10:30 a.m.
Sunday School-9a.m.
Park Church of Christ
Minister Mark Doland
1802 Burlington Road
Oskaloosa, Iowa 52577
Sunday Morning Worship Time
9:00 a.m.
Sunday Morning Bible Classes
for all ages, 10:15 a.m.
Sunday Evening Devotional
5:00 p.m.
Nick’s storage units
Hedrick, Iowa
(641) 653-2249
(641) 777-4448
Dr. Randy Blaylock
Large & Small Animals
641-653-4440
ComstoCk Family
ChiropraCtiC
Dr. Michael Comstock
202 N. Main St.
Hedrick, IA
(641) 653-2311
Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri.
7 a.m. - 12 & 3 - 7 p.m.
Sat. 8 - 12, Closed Wed.

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This very unique landform project comes form Allison Blad. Using
a large turtle shell, she has created a swamp which even includes a
toothpick bridge. Alot of time and hard work went into this one.
Landform unit
Molly Walker developed a brightly colorful world with her diorama of a
reef. The different dimensions really make it pop with life.
A quiet little world seems to be hidden in this forest formed by Lillie
Hynick. Little deer and other woodland creatures peer out of the
green she has them nestled in.
Letter to the Editor:
Whether you are ready for it or not, the 2012 elections
are fast approaching. Regardless of your political party,
this is a time when Americans can exorcise one of our
most prized rights as American Citizens, voting.
This is also a time when all voters have the opportunity
to educate ourselves and others about what we feel
is important locally, statewide and nationally and whom
is the BEST candidate that will represent all of his or her
constituents. Regardless of whom you choose to vote for,
I think many of us recognize that we are at a crossroads
right now, a very crucial crossroads.
We’ve all been witness to irresponsible fiscal, domestic
and foreign policies and ‘politics as usual’ in all forms
of government. If we do not act quickly and change
courses, I suspect that future generations will not know
the same liberties that we can often take for granted today.
I want my six year old daughter to have the same
opportunities that I had available to me and hopefully,
endless more.
Letter to the Editor
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Of course, I recognize that we are all accountable for
our own lives and we all have the power to make our
lives what we want them to be; but what kind of parent
would I be if I didn’t wish more for my daughter? I cannot
and will not sit complacently by and watch as we
are leaving our children and grandchildren with a questionable
future that I would be ashamed to say I didn’t
do everything I could to make better. Making changes
to ‘politics as usual’ can seem impossible. But, changes
usually begin with a simple idea, belief or message.
That’s where YOU come in. That’s where we ALL come
in. Who better to voice our own ideas, beliefs or messages
than ourselves? That’s why it’s vital for everyone
to get involved, stay informed and educate others. I hope
you are all as passionate as I am about our nation and our
future because it’s not just your future..it’s your children
and grandchildren’s future, too.
Sincerely, Jesse D. Hornback, Chairperson
Keokuk County Republican Central Committee,
Sigourney
The Village Vine
Honor Band students left to right (Row 1) Madeline Mock, Gage De La Cruz, Emma Haselhuhn, Emily Taylor, Devon Severson, (Row 2) Austin
Kennedy, Logan Plate, Logan Street, Brianna VerSteegh, Clair Jager, Brandon Dicks, (Row 3) Ricardo Garcia, Olivia Bohlmann, Sara Loving,
Payton Hynick, and Teri Jo Lane.
Oskaloosa Middle School hosted
the Area Middle School Honor Band
Jamboree on Tuesday, March 29,
2011. Approximately 265 Middle
School Band members from12 area
schools participated. Those schools
involved were: Albia, Chariton, Davis
County, Eddyville-Blakesburg,
Fremont, Keota, North Mahaska,
Oskaloosa, Oskaloosa Christian,
Sigourney, Tri-County and Twin
Cedars. Each grade level band began
rehearsing at OMS at 1:00 p.m.
and performed a concert at George
Daily Also Auditorium attending honor in Oskaloosa band at was 7:00 p.m. The public was invited to hear
sixth grader Sage Webster.
Fremont Students Perform
at Oskaloosa Honor Band Jamboree
Thank you
for reading!
these three bands under the guest direction of Mark Taylor of Centerville
(6th grade), Mike Fisher of West Marshall (7th Grade) and Mary Crandell-
Garrels of Waukee (8th grade).
Fremont 6th grade participants were Sage Webster and Payton Hynick-
both flutes, Ricardo Garcia - alto saxophone, Austin Kennedy - tenor saxophone,
Brandon Dicks - trombone, and Logan Plate - percussion. Eddyville-
Blakesburg 6th grade students were Claire Jager and Brianna VerSteegh
- both alto saxophones, and Olivia Bohlmann, Teri Jo Lane and Sara Loving
- all trumpets. Junior high students from Eddyville-Blakesburg were 7th
graders Emily Taylor and Devon Severson - both clarinets, and Logan Street
- percussion, and 8th graders Madeline Mock - flute, Emma Haselhuhn -
tenor saxophone, and Gage De La Cruz - trumpet. Fremont band director
Angie Dawson and Eddyville-Blakesburg Junior High band director Dezirae
Russell accompanied their students to the day’s events.
Pekin Preschool Registration
Pekin Preschool/Child Care Center is having a registration for the 2011-
12 school year on Thursday, April 14 from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the center.
Anyone needing preschool must attend this registration. Children must be 4
years old by September 15, 2011 to attend preschool. This registration is for
parents only.
Please bring with you names, addresses and phone numbers of work
places, doctors, hospitals and family members as well as your child’s social
security number and health insurance information. You will be filling out
required registration forms and receiving information about our preschool
program. A $25.00 registration fee will also need to be paid at this time.
If you have any questions please contact Gina Swearingen or Jane Wiggins
at 319-695-5127 or 641-661-2018.