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Volume 8, Number 29 July 14, 2011 75 cents per copy 

Fremont Received $300,00 for Water 

Distribution System Improvements 

Awards totaling $28.2 million were announced today for 86 communities 

across the state. The Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED) 

awarded the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to support 

88 community investment projects. The federally funded grants were 

awarded for community facilities, infrastructure improvements, and single 

family owner-occupied housing rehabilitation. 

“These funds are critical to maintaining the high quality of life Iowans 

expect and deserve in some of the smallest cities and rural areas of the state,” 

said Governor Terry Branstad. “Modern infrastructure, quality housing, and 

first class community facilities are just as much about economic development 

as they are about people. These investments will pay dividends for our 

state long after these projects are completed.” 

CDBG funds will leverage more than $34 million in local funds from 

Iowa’s communities. The program enables communities to make needed 

improvements to water and sewer systems, improve housing conditions for 

low-income homeowners, and develop the best child care facilities for Iowa’s 

youth. 

IDED received 141 applications for these funds, totaling more than $44.2 

million in funding requests. The grants are awarded based on the financial 

need and potential impact of the project, benefit to low- and moderateincome 

persons, and commitment of local resources to moving the project 

forward. 

The Community Development Block Grant program is federally funded 

through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). 

IDED is responsible for administering the CDBG funds in the non-metropolitan 

areas of the state. Applications are solicited annually, usually during the 

fall. For more information on CDBG or other community programs, phone 

515.725.3081, email community@iowa.gov, or visit www.iowalifechanging.com 

. A list of funded projects follows. 

Water and Sewer 

Blakesburg received $300,00 for sanitary sewer collection & wastewater 

treatment improvements. 

Fremont received $300,00 for water distribution system improvements. 

Ottumwa received $525,00 for sanitary sewer collection improvements. 

The total 2011 awards came to $28,234,835. 

Hedrick Volunteer Firemen were among the July 4 parade participants 

in Sigourney. A few of their trucks were full of family members 

tossing candy to the crowd. 

Nature Hike Photography 

Contest at Russell Wildlife 

Come out to the Russell Wildlife Area for a new kind of nature hike! On 

Friday, July 29 from 1:00-4:00 pm, the naturalists with the Mahaska County 

Conservation Board will present a photography program that will provide 

tips on taking photographs in nature. Then while exploring the trails, each 

participant will carry a camera in attempt to capture their best nature photography 

shots. When the time is up, everyone will return to vote on the 

winning photos and prizes will be awarded. Please bring your own digital 

camera and USB cord or memory card to transfer photos to a computer. This 

event is for all ages. For more information, call MCCB at (641)673-9327. 

Yard of the Week 

This week the Ken and Janet Long home has received the Yard 

of the Week award. They live at 310 E Washington St and have 

taken a lot of time making their home look great. 

The Yard of the Week is sponsored by the Fremont Development 

Corporation with the selections being chosen by a committee from 

the group. 

Pie in the Face Raises Money for Relay for Life 

To help raise money for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, 

Mahaska Health Partnership held a “Pie in the Face” fundraiser on 

July 6. Shown, from left are: Chief Nursing Officer Darlene Keuning, 

CEO Jay Christensen, General Surgeon Timothy Breon, Inpatient 

Services Coordinator Chris Beaird and Inpatient Services Director Diana 

Sherman. The event, held in Rett’s Garden on MHP’s campus, 

raised $562.13 for MHP’s Relay for Life Team. 

Fourth graders Levi Strausser, Delanee Van Zante in front of the Sears Tower on her Illinois project, Kelsey Dickens and Rowdy Curry attend 

to their projects, while visitors pass by during fourth grade’s Midwest Fest during the last week of school. Mrs. Goldman spent the end of the 

quarter teaching her fourth graders all about the midwestern states. For a final project, each student was assigned one of these states. Each 

child did extensive research about their state, and then drew maps, made pictures of state symbols, created “visitor” brochures regarding 

points of interest and finally designed a “float” to represent their state. “Midwest Fest” was a culmination of all of their effort. 

Campfire 

Cooking 

Program 

at Eveland Access 

Campground 

Whether you’re camping at Eveland 

or just looking for something 

fun to do on Saturday, July 23 from 

10:30 am until noon, come join 

the Mahaska County Conservation 

Board for a campfire cookout. You 

will see a demonstration on how to 

make an entire meal using equipment 

such as pie irons and a Dutch 

oven. Bring your family and appetites 

to enjoy the finished products! 

This event is for all ages. For more 

information, contact Logan Roberts, 

AmeriCorps Assistant Naturlalist, at 

(641)673-9327. 

The Eveland Access Campground 

is located 4 miles south of 

Beacon on T39 adjacent to the Des 

Moines River. Camping is available 

in this area on a first-come, firstserved 

basis. 

Midwest Fest 

Elijah McQuivey studies his note cards about his South Dakota Project which includes a model of Mount 

Rushmore, while Fremont teacher Mrs Judy Braden talks with Rylie Lathen about her project. Student’s 

families and all Fremont students and teachers were invited to the Midwest event.

2 July 14, 2011 

Tales of the Ancient Sportsman 

Wow! What a weekend. I have been known to try and 

cram too much into a short period of time and this time 

I think I reached my limit. I am totally shucked after this 

adventure and I need some down time. I think I have the 

answer for that. My three months is up Thursday and 

now I will be able to swing a golf club again. I think that 

could be good medicine. 

Back to the weekend. Friday night the twin grandsons 

had a Little league tourney game in Bloomfield at 

8:00 pm. I was to attend a family reunion in Nevada, 

MO Saturday at noon, so the plan was to go to the game 

and then drive down into Missouri before turning in for 

the night. 

The game was one of those ridiculous games filled 

with walks, errors and most anything that would slow the 

game down. Chris and Alec’s team got down 10-4 after 

four innings and then they rallied will 11 runs in the final 

two innings to take a 15-10 win. It was past 10:00pm 

when the game finished so we just stayed in a motel in 

Bloomfield and left early the next morning. 

We were on the road before 7:00 am and made it to 

Nevada shortly before noon. It was an uneventful trip 

and the Missouri River in Kansas City was not high 

enough to close the casino. In fact, I have seen it much 

higher. 

The Henson/Hensley reunion is always held in the 

heat of the Missouri summer and it was a scorcher in 

Nevada. The 3M Clubhouse where we hold the reunion 

was very cool and comfortable. It is always a good time 

with friends and family that we may only see once a year 

or less. 

The reunion broke up about 2:30 pm and we were on 

our way to the Soldier’s Reunion in Griswold IA. There 

were several class reunions and several of my friends 

from the Class of 56 were there. Even though they were 

a couple of years older, I still spent a lot of time with 

them during high school days. It was so good to just mill 

around in the city park and try and figure out the identity 

of several folks. 

We spent the night at my sister’s place and went to 

church with her in the morning. Again I was able to see 

many old friends. After lunch and a quick cat-nap I was 

on my way home. As we approached Des Moines the 

Ancient-ess uttered those fearful words. She needed to 

stop at Hobby Lobby. I cut a deal with her and stopped 

at Michael’s as it is just off of I-235. I put her on a time 

limit and she actually beat the limit. And best of all, she 

found what she needed. 

I did get in a couple of ball games this week. Wednesday 

night I covered the North Mahaska girls in their tourney 

opener. After a slow start, they broke the game open 

and ripped English Valleys 13-1. McKenzie Mitchell 

and Tara Smith 

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each had long 

home runs for 

NM. I see that 

the Warhawks 

escaped Pekin 

Friday night 

by a 10-9 score 

and they now 

face Danville 

Monday at Pekin. 

They are 

on track for a 

rematch with 

Lynnville-Sully 

in the Regional 

final. 

Thursday 

night I covered 

the Osky girls against a Norwalk team that had beaten 

the Indians 10-0 earlier in the year. This time Oskaloosa 

turned the tables with a 5-2 win. 

It is All Star break for the Major Leagues and I must 

remind folks that the Cardinals are in first place. I’m not 

sure how, but we will take it. And I clearly understand 

that there is a second half of the season yet to play. 

The Flubs are struggling big time and I look for some 

big shakeups in that organization. But Cub fans are ever 

loyal. There was an incident on our Montana trip that 

gave me a handle on Cub fans. We were at the Little 

Big Horn Battlefield and that day just happened to be the 

135th anniversary of the battle. There was a huge crowd 

there and I would guess that 80 percent or more were 

American Indians and they were having a great time. My 

point is that the American Indian, like the Cub fan will 

celebrate any victory no matter how long ago it was. 

Another highlight of our tour was a visit to the Birch 

Creek Hutterite Colony near Valier, MT. I had visited the 

colony myself and had lined up a visit and a lunch there 

for our group. We were so well received and those folks 

were so excited to have us come. They made our folks 

feel so welcome. 

The Hutterites practice the principles of the New Testament 

Church in forfeiting all their earthly possessions 

when they join the colony and then they have all things in 

common. The speak German and they teach their school 

children in German. Unlike the Amish, they use modern 

farming equipment and their dairy, hog barn, beef operation, 

poultry barn and storage barns are state of the art. 

There are 6000 acres of farm land in their colony and 

there are 41 colonies in Montana alone. The main crop 

is wheat as at harvest the golden waves of grain with 

snow capped mountains in the background make for a 

spectacular view. 

The school, the communal kitchen and their living 

quarters are spotless. They had a huge garden and everybody 

over six year of age works in some capacity. Those 

under six are kept in what they call kindergarten during 

the working day. 

The men dress in black and the ladies wear long 

dresses and identical bonnets. The children also wore a 

uniform and the little kids are very cute in their attire. 

The teenage girls dress the same as the women and they 

served our meal. After the meal they sang to us in German 

and their beautiful harmony sounded just like the 

Trapp Family Singers in the Sound of Music. 

This group is the hardest working group of people I 

had ever seen and their property shows it. Another thing 

that I noticed was that nobody was obese. They work it 

off. 

Let’s take a quick look at our yesterdays. 

75 years ago: July 14, 1936- Givin tops Rose Hill 

18-1 in 107 degree heat. Red Durham pitched a four hitter 

and fanned 15 while G. Harper had four hits and D. 

Baker and R. Baker each had three hits for Givin. 

50 years ago: July 8, 1961- Butch Kunkle fired a 

two-hitter and fanned 15 as the Osky Connie Mack team 

gave Williamsburg its first loss in South Central Six play. 

Larry Smith rapped a double and two singles and Keith 

Dinsmore poked a pair of singles to lead CM. 

25 years ago: July 12, 1986- Tri-County finishes 

with an 11-5 win over Montezuma. Eric Stein pitched 

the win and Jeff Foubert drove in four runs with a pair 

of doubles. July 12- North Mahaska’s Suzette Northcutt 

pitched a one-hitter, but Twin Cedars took a 2-0 win behind 

the two-hit pitching of Helen Ford. Melanie Brannen 

and Sharon Rouw had the NM hits. 

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Blast from the Past 

A Snapshot from Fremont’s History 

by Keith Dinsmore 

Put’s Drive-In was popular hangout for local teenagers 

When Harold and Lois Putnam opened Put’s Drive-In 

on South 11th Street in Oskaloosa in 1952, they changed 

the social life of teenagers in Mahaska County. For the 

next 14 years, Put’s was a favorite gathering place for 

high school kids in Oskaloosa and surrounding towns. 

“It was a place to go after school activities, on dates, 

a place to meet your friends, or just a “’cruise through’ to 

see who might be there, recalls Sandra (Phillippe) Stewart 

of Oskaloosa. “It was ‘the place’ for those of us who 

were in high school in the 50’s.” 

Another teenager from that era fondly remembers 

making “the tour” of hot spots of the day. “For me that 

was Put’s on 11th Street, then down to High Street, to 

square, to the Dairy Queen,” Ron Dunham recalls, “then 

to the other drive-in then on A Avenue, back down A Avenue 

East to Put’s again, then finally to the Edgetowne 

skating rink.” 

Harold Putnam’s father, Walter, lived in the house 

north of the land on what was often called “Old Highway 

63” where Put’s was built soon after Harold and 

Lois were married in 1951. The original dirt parking lot 

was paved with asphalt after a few years then they added 

lighted menus and speakers so customers could place orders 

from their cars. A dining area was in the front of the 

building and they later added an awning over the parking 

spaces around the restaurant. 

Put’s specialty was a giant pork tenderloin that Harold 

beat with a mallet to make it as wide as a saucer and 

very thin. Patsy Phillips, who worked four summers at 

Put’s beginning in 1962, also remembers that Harold invented 

a machine to flatten the tenderloins, making them 

an exclusive creation at Put’s. 

“Both the tenderloins and onion rings were dipped 

in Harold’s special batter, which to this day I believe re- 

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mains a secret recipe,” says Patsy, who recalls that the 

onion rings were made fresh daily. “I can still remember 

how much I loved a tenderloin with onions and mayo,” 

she recalls. “I no longer even eat onion rings because 

none of them comes close to those made at Put’s,” she 

says. 

Mike Langford, who grew up in Fremont, has great 

memories of Put’s, where Bertha Barker, his grandmother 

who raised him, worked as a cook for several years. 

“My wife, Alice, worked there as a car hop in the late 

fifties, so I used to give her a ride home from work,” 

Mike recalls. 

“I would show up just before closing time and order 

a tenderloin. Alice reminds me that 

she was the only one who would 

bring it out to me as the other car 

hops knew I didn’t have any money 

and they would have to pay for it,” 

he related a few days ago. Mike believes 

she got a different job the next 

season “so she didn’t have to feed 

me for a ride home.” 

Some of Put’s clientele drove 

hot rods, including convertibles that 

were popular for dates and double 

dates. Jack Phillips of Apple Valley, 

Minn., whose family lived south 

of the restaurant, laughs when he 

recalls that he and a neighbor boy, 

Ed Harvey, would hide in the weeds 

behind the cars at night to harass the 

teenagers “making out” in their vehicles. 

“We’d watch the guys sneak 

a kiss – they usually knew that we 

were watching,” he speculated recently. 

“They would shot off firecrackers 

in the parking lot around July 4th 

then would ‘burn rubber’ as they drive away before getting 

caught,” Jack recalls. “Great memories!” 

The Putnams sold the restaurant after the 1966 summer 

season and moved to Eldora, where they operated 

Put’s concessions at two nearby lakes for the next 11 

years. Harold then was a letter carrier for the postal service 

until he retired. He died in 2008 just shy of his 92nd 

birthday and Lois continues to live in Eldora, where they 

raised two sons. Walter is a pilot who lives at Casper, 

Wyo., and Phillip lives at Shawnee, Kan. 

Put’s was a weekly advertiser in the Gazette for many 

years during the summer season. They encouraged Fremonters 

to “Put in to Put’s” when in Oskaloosa shopping 

… or just cruising around town looking for a fun time 

and one of the best tenderloins ever known to mankind. 

(Editor’s note: 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.) 

Foot problem? 

Oskaloosa Foot Clinic Podiatrist 

Mark Beers, DPM 

has joined the 

Mahaska Health Partnership Medical Staff 

and is now located on the 

MHP campus in Oskaloosa 

(entrance #3). 

For an appointment, 

call 641-672-3360 

410 North 12th Street, Oskaloosa • mahaskahealth.org 

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Keokuk County Expo 

Bill Riley Talent Show 

The Keokuk County Expo will host the Bill Riley Talent Show on Thursday, 

July 14 starting at 6:00 p.m. in the Commercial Building. The Bill Riley Talent 

Show is sponsored by the Keokuk County Farm Bureau. Contact Merla 

Morse in Sigourney for more information and to register at 641-622-3083. 

APARTMENTS FOR RENT 

TWO and THREE BEDROOM APARTMENTS 

in WHAT CHEER, HEDRICK, SIGOURNEY 

• Rent Based on Income • Tenant Pays Utilities 

• Stove and Refrigerator Provided 

Eligibility is Based on US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development Screening 

If interested, call Area XV Multi-County Housing Agency 

at 641-937-5222 or 800-848-9438 

An Equal Housing Opportunity and an Equal Opportunity Provider 

Notice is hereby given of a special election in the City of Fremont, 

Iowa, to be held on Tuesday, August 2, 2011, at which election there will be 

submitted to the qualified electors of said City for their ratification and approval: 

QUESTION “A” 

ORDINANCE 2011 - 2 

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO THE MAHASKA RURAL WATER 

SYSTEM INC., STATE OF IOWA, THE RIGHT AND NON-EXCLUSIVE 

FRANCHISE TO MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE IN THE CITY OF FRE- 

MONT, MAHASKA COUNTY IOWA, A WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 

AND THE RIGHT TO CONSTRUCT AND MAINTAIN THE NECESSARY 

MAINS, METERS, AND METER PITS AND OTHER APPLIANCES UN- 

DER THE STREETS, A VENUES, ALLEYS AND PUBLIC PLACES IN 

THE CITY OF FREMONT, MAHASKA COUNTY IOWA; ALSO THE RIGHT 

TO SUPPLY AND SELL TO INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, COMMU- 

NITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF SAID 

CITY, TREATED WATER FOR THE PERIOD OF 25 YEARS PURSUANT 

TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 28E OF THE CODE OF IOWA 

(2011), AS AMENDED, AND PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION OF 

SUCH ACTIVITY. 

BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Fremont, 

Iowa: 

SECTION 1: The following new code section is hereby enacted 

and added to the Fremont Municipal Code as section 5-3-15. 

Section 5-3-15. GRANT OF NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE FOR 

OPERATION OF A WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. 

(1) Mahaska Rural Water Systems Inc., a corporation, its successors 

and assigns, is granted and vested with the right, franchise and 

privilege for a period of twenty five years from and after the adoption 

and approval hereof, as provided by law to acquire, maintain, and operate 

in the city of Fremont, Mahaska County Iowa, a water distribution 

system and the right, to construct, maintain the necessary mains, 

meters, and meter pits and other appliances under the streets, avenues, 

alleys and public places in the city of Fremont, Mahaska County 

Iowa, also the right to supply and sell to individuals, corporations, 

communities and municipalities, both inside and outside of said city, 

treated water; and for the term of this franchise the company is further 

granted the right of eminent domain, the exercise of which is subject 

Keokuk 

County 

Expo Bingo 

The Keokuk County Expo 4-H/ 

FFA Fair will have Bingo at the 

Expo with a jackpot each day. 

Come and play Bingo on Thursday, 

July 14 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.; 

Friday, July 15 from 2 p.m. – 3:30 

p.m. and Saturday from 1 p.m. to 

2:30 p.m. in the Air Conditioned 

Exhibit Building. 

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NOTICE TO VOTERS FOR THE CITY OF FREMONT, IOWA 

Church News 

Prairie View United Methodist Church 

Sun, Jul 17, 9:00 AM Worship followed by fellowship 

10:30 AM Adult Christian Education 

Tue, Jul 19, 9:00 AM Bible Study 

4:30 PM Empowerment 

Wed, Jul 20, 7:00 PM SPRC 

Sat, Jul 23, TBA F.O.F. to Water Park 

Sun, Jul 24, 9:00 AM Worship followed by fellowship 

10:30 AM Adult Christian Education 

to council approval and further regulation. 

(2) The company shall at all times during the term of this franchise, 

conform with, submit to, and carry out any and all valid ordinances 

relating to any person, firm or corporation supplying and 

distributing water to the city or its inhabitants now in force or that 

hereafter may be lawfully enacted and not inconsistent herewith. 

(3) This franchise shall not be exclusive and shall not restrict in 

any manner the right of the city in the exercise of its regulatory power 

which it may now have or hereafter be authorized or permitted by the 

laws of the state. 

(4) The ordinance codified in this section shall be in full force 

and effect from and after its passage by the city council of the city and 

publication by law and occurrence of the following: 

A. Compliance with the provisions of §364.2 Code of Iowa; 

B. The filing with the City Clerk of a written acceptance by the 

company of the franchise granted by this section, such acceptance 

being made within ninety days of the approval of this section by election 

pursuant to the Code of Iowa. 

Passed by the Council the 11th day of May, 2011, and approved 

this 11th day of May, 2011 

The polls will be open on said day from 12:00 o’clock Noon until 8:00 

o’clock P.M. A sample ballot is included in this official notice. 

The entire City of Fremont, Iowa will be a single voting precinct at said 

election, and the polling place shall be the Fremont Community Building, 

107 East Main Street, Fremont, Iowa. 

The above Ordinance was adopted by the City Council of the City of 

Fremont, Iowa, on May 11,2011. 

At said election all of the qualified electors of said City of Fremont, 

Iowa, are hereby notified to appear at the time and place specified herein. 

All voters are also advised as to the requirements of voter registration in 

order to be eligible to vote in said election. 

This notice is given by order of the City Council of the City of Fremont, 

Iowa, and the County Commissioner of Election. 

TO VOTE YOU MUST BE REGISTERED. 

Kay Swanson 

Mahaska County Auditor 

Election Commissioner 

Fremont School 

Calendar 

Reminder: Over the Summer, 

please continue to save “Boxtops 

for Education”, “Labels for Education”, 

pop tabs, and ink cartridges. 

Monday, July 18 

~Eddyville-Blakesburg School 

Board Meeting at 6:00 pm 

Tuesday, July 19 

~Fremont School Board 

Meeting at 6:00 pm 

July, and August 

~Fremont Summer Library 

Program for Preschoolers 

(Wednesdays 9-10 am: 

July 6,27 / August 3,10,17) 

~Fremont Summer Library 

Program for Kdg and Up 

(Tuesdays & Thursdays 

12:30-3:30: July 5,7, 26, 28 and 

August 2, 4, 9, 

11, 16, 18) 

August 8-19 

~Summer Enrichment Program 

(Session 2) -- 8:30 to 11:30 

am 

Summer Food Program 

At Fremont School: Breakfast 

@ 8:00 am and Lunch @ 11:30 

am 

Fremont School 

Menu 

Summer Food Program -- Free to 

any child under age 19 

All adults 19 years of age and 

older will be asked to pay $2.10 

before being served. No credit 

will be given. 

~ Breakfast 8:00-8:30 and Lunch 

11:30-12:00 ~ 

(Menus Subject to Change. Milk 

is served daily at both meals.) 

Monday, July 18 

Breakfast -- Muffin, Granola Bar, 

Juice, Milk 

Lunch -- Chicken Nuggets, Broccoli/Cheese, 

Mandarin Oranges, 

Sandwich 


Breakfast -- Cinnamon Roll, 

Toast, Juice, Milk 

Lunch -- Walking Tacos, Lettuce, 

Mixed Veggies, Pears, Sandwich 

Wednesday, July 20 

Breakfast -- Pancake, Smokies, 

Juice, Milk 

Lunch -- Chicken & Rice, Green 

Beans, Pineapple, Oreo Dessert, 

Sandwich 

Thursday, July 21 

Breakfast -- Sausage-Egg Biscuit, 

Breakfast Bar, Juice, Milk 

Lunch -- Rib on bun, Baked 

Beans, Coleslaw, Grapes 

Friday, July 22 

Breakfast -- Biscuits & Gravy, 

Sausage Patty, Juice, Milk 

Lunch -- Ham & Cheese Wrap, 

Sun Chips, Carrots, Peppers, 

Banana 

Concealed Carry 

Weapon Class 


6:00 p.m. 

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July 14, 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. 


Wednesday Bible Study-6 p.m. 

Fremont Nazerene Church 

Sunday School-9:30 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 School-9a.m. 

Park Church of Christ 

Minister Mark Doland 

1802 Burlington Road 

Oskaloosa, Iowa 52577 

Sunday Morning Worship Time 

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Sunday Morning Bible Classes 

for all ages, 10:15 a.m. 

Sunday Evening Devotional 

5:00 p.m. 

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Large & Small Animals 

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Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 

7 a.m. - 12 & 3 - 7 p.m. 

Sat. 8 - 12, Closed Wed.


4 July 14, 2011 

Mahaska County Board of Supervisors Meetings 

June 6, 2011 

The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors 

met in regular session on the above date at 9:00 

a.m. in the third floor conference room of the 

Mahaska County courthouse. Present were the 

following board members: Chairman – Henry 

W.VanWeelden; vice chairman – Greg Gordy 

and member – Ken Rozenboom. Also present 

were the following: Scott Dailey, KBOE Radio; 

Duane Nollen, Oskaloosa Herald; Ken Allsup, 

Osky News; Troy Bemis, Mahaska County 

courthouse maintenance; Mary Sexton, Clerk 

of Court; Kari Foster, Veterans Affairs Director; 

Fred Bridges, Joe Durian, Ted Smith, members 

of the Veterans Affairs Commission; Jeff Fos- 

ter; Brian Selvy, McKenna Truck Center; Stuart 

Gray, Peterbilt of Des Moines; Daryl Menninga, 

John Deere Co., Paul Rietz, Rexco Equipment, 

Inc.; Travis McDowell, Zeigler; Jerry Wright, 

Mahaska County Secondary Road Dept.; Jerry 

Nusbaum, Mahaska County Engineer; and Kay 

Swanson, Mahaska County Auditor. 

This meeting was filmed by Communications 

Research Institute of William Penn University. 

Chairman VanWeelden called the meeting to 

order with a moment of silence. 

It was moved by Rozenboom seconded by 

Gordy to approve the agenda for today’s meet- 

ing. All present voted aye. Motion carried. 

It was moved by Gordy seconded by Rozen- 

boom to approve the minutes of May 16th and 

24th . All present voted aye. Motion carried. 


Gordy to approve the bills for May in the amount 

of $1,096,702.44. All present voted aye. Mo- 

tion carried. 


boom to approve the following resolution # 

2011-06-01. All present voted aye. Motion car- 

ried. 

RESOLUTION NAMING DEPOSITORIES 

No. 2011-06-01 

RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of 

Mahaska County approved the following list of 

financial institutions to be depositories for the 

Mahaska County funds in conformance with 

all applicable provisions of Chapter 12C of the 

2009 Code of Iowa as amended. The Treasurer, 

Sheriff, Recorder and Auditor are hereby autho- 

rized to deposit the Mahaska County funds in 

amounts not to exceed the maximum approved 

for each respective financial institution as set 

out below: 

Treasurer: 

Midwest One Bank – Oskaloosa, Iowa 

$30,000,000.00 

First National Bank Midwest – Oskaloosa, 

Iowa 10,000,000.00 

Bank Iowa – Fremont – Oskaloosa, Iowa 

1,000,000.00 

U.S. Bank, N.A. – New Sharon, Iowa 

1,000,000.00 

Leighton State Bank – Leighton, Iowa 

1,000,000.00 

Sheriff: 


$1,000,000.00 

Recorder: 


$300,000.00 

Auditor: 


$20,000.00 for Jackson Cemetery As- 

sociation Time Certificates. 


Gordy to reappoint Joe Durian to the Veterans 

Affairs Commission for another three year term 

beginning July 1, 2011. All present voted aye. 

Motion carried. 

The board discussed the space problem the 

Clerk of Court has and they will use the small 

room on third floor again but not to overload it 

again. Discussion was also to possibly move 

the Veterans Affairs Office to the Annex build- 

ing. 


Gordy to approve the recommendation of the 

engineer award the bid to Winfield Contractors 

Inc. for project BROS-CO62(73)—8J-62 for 

RCB Culvert on 200th Street for $198,375.85. 

All present voted aye. Motion carried. 


boom to approve the recommendation of the 

county engineer to award the bid Manatt’s Inc. 

for project FM-CO62(62)—55-62 for PCC pave- 

ment on V13 for $1,167,549.13. All present 

voted aye. Motion carried. 


VanWeelden to approve the request of the 

County Engineer for salary adjustments for the 

following secondary road non-union employ- 

ees: Michael Rodwell – assistant to County 

Engineer $22.07 per hour; Linda Forsythe – Of- 

fice Manager $16.98 per hour; Reid Stevens – 

Technician IV $20.55 per hour; Scott Schippers 

– Technician IV $20.55 per hour; Judy Playle 

– Cleaning $8.60 per hour all effective July 1, 

2011. Two aye – one nay. Motion carried. 


VanWeelden to approve the request of the 

county engineer to place Jerry Barrickman as 

Truck Driver & Laborer on the secondary road 

payroll at $14.86 per hour full time as soon as 

he becomes available and Charles Hanson as 

Truck Driver & Laborer effective June 6, 2011 at 

$14.86 per hour full time. All present voted aye. 


Bids for Tandem Truck were opened: 

McKenna Truck Center $102,878.00 

Peterbilt of Des Moines $109,927.00 


VanWeelden approve the recommendation of 

the engineer to purchase a Volvo model VHD 

64F200 with add on of Volvo 1 shift automated 

transmission for an additional $4,950.00 from 

McKenna Truck Center. Vote was two – aye 

one – nay Motion carried. 

Bids for Rubber tired Excavator were opened: 

Altorfer, Inc. no bid submitted. 

Rexco $153,084.00 

Zeigler $199,696.00 

This was tabled until the next meeting. 


Gordy to approve the budget amendment for 

the secondary road budget to be sent to the De- 

partment of Transportation. All present voted 

aye. Motion carried. 


boom to adjourn today’s meeting. All present 


Henry W.VanWeelden, Chairman 

Mahaska County Board of Supervisors 

ATTEST; Kay Swanson, Mahaska County 

Auditor 

June 20, 2011 


met in regular session on the above date at 

9:00 a.m. in the Magistrate courtroom on third 

floor of the Mahaska County courthouse. Pres- 

ent were the following board members: Chair- 

man – Henry W.VanWeelden; vice chairman – 

Greg Gordy and member – Ken Rozenboom. 

Also present were the following: Scott Dailey, 

KBOE Radio; Duane Nollen, Oskaloosa Her- 

ald; Randy Kelley, Country Life Health Care; 

Eric Dursky, Mahaska County Sanitarian; Mi- 

randa Johnson, MCARD; David Sedivec, Ma- 

haska County Conservation Director; Michael 

Schrock, Jr. Oskaloosa City Manager; Judy 

Funk, Heartland Insurance Risk Pool; Randy 

Pleima, Mahaska Rural Water; Troy Bemis, Ma- 

haska County courthouse maintenance; Travis 

McDowell, Zeigler; Jerry Nusbaum, Mahaska 

County Engineer; and Kay Swanson, Mahaska 

County Auditor. 

This meeting was filmed by Communications 

Research Institute of William Penn University. 

Chairman VanWeelden called the meeting to 

order with a moment of silence. 


Gordy to approve the agenda with the addition 

of update on Green/Laveen Street project. All 

present voted aye. Motion carried. 


Gordy to approve the minutes of June 6, 2011. 


Eric Dursky, Mahaska County Sanitarian 

gave the board his monthly report and it was 

placed on file. 

Miranda Johnson, MCARD Director gave the 

board her monthly report and it was placed on 

file. 

David Sedivec, Mahaska County Conserva- 

tion Director gave the board his monthly report 

and it was placed on file. 


boom to approve the Veterans Affairs Monthly 

report for May. All present voted aye. Motion 

carried. 


Gordy to approve the 28E Agreement with 

County Life Health Care regarding Insurance. 


28E AGREEMENT REGARDING INSUR- 

ANCE BETWEEN MAHASKA COUNTY, IOWA 

AND COUNTRY LIFE HEALTH CARE, INC. 

1. This Agreement is entered into by Coun- 

try Life Health care, Inc., a nonprofit private 

agency hereinafter referred to as “Operator”, 

and Mahaska County, a political subdivision 

of the State of Iowa, hereinafter referred to as 

“County”, pursuant to Chapter 28E of the 1989 

Code of Iowa. 

2. Whereas the parties have entered into a 

separate written agreement entitled “Agree- 

ment between Mahaska County, Iowa, and 

Country Life Health Care, Inc.”, hereinafter re- 

ferred to as “Operation Agreement”, regarding 

the operation of the Mahaska County Care Fa- 

cility, hereinafter referred to as “Facility”, to be 

operated according to specific terms and condi- 

tions as set forth in the Operation Agreement, it 

is the purpose of this Section 28E Agreement 

regarding Insurance, hereinafter referred to as 

“28E Insurance Agreement”, to provide insur- 

ance coverage for Operator’s employees who 

work at the Facility, said employees hereinafter 

referred to as “Facility Employees”, for the dura- 

tion, and limited to the duration, of the life of the 

Operation Agreement. 

3. Group dental insurance shall be provided 

to all Facility Employees, but only during such 

times as the Operation Agreement is in effect. 

The dental coverage for Facility Employees 

shall be identical to that coverage provided to 

all employees of the County as set forth in the 

Master Agreement between the claims adminis- 

trator First Administrators, Inc. and County, and 

said Master Agreement is incorporated herein 

by reference. 

4. Group health insurance shall be provided 



The health insurance coverage for the Facility 

Employees shall be identical to that coverage 

provided to all employees of the County, as 

set forth in the Master Agreement between the 

claims administrator First Administrators, Inc. 

and County, and said Master Agreement is in- 

corporated herein by reference. 

5. Group life insurance shall be provided to all 

Facility Employees, but only during such times 

as the Operation Agreement is in effect. The life 

insurance coverage for the Facility Employees 


all employees of the County, as set forth in the 

Master Agreement between Madison National 

Life Insurance Company and County, and said 

Master Agreement is incorporated here by ref- 

erence. 

6. Group pharmacy insurance shall be pro- 

vided to all Facility Employees, but only dur- 

ing such times as the Operation Agreement is 

in effect. The pharmacy insurance coverage 


all employees of the County as set forth in the 

Master Agreement between the claims adminis- 

trator First Administrators, Inc. and County, and 

said Master Agreement is incorporated here by 

reference. 

7. Group vision insurance shall be provided 



The vision insurance coverage shall be identi- 

cal to that coverage provided to all employees 

of the County as set forth in the Master Agree- 

ment between the claims administrator First Ad- 

ministrators, Inc. and County, and said Master 

Agreement is incorporated here by reference. 

8. This 28E Insurance Agreement shall be 

overseen by a joint board consisting of the 

Board of Directors of Country Life Health Care, 

Inc. and the Board of Supervisors of Mahaska 

County. 

9. The Operator agrees to pay premiums 

per employee to the Mahaska County Audi- 

tor by the 25th of each month. The Mahaska 

County Auditor shall then deposit the premium 

in the Mahaska County Employee’s Trust Fund. 

Claims shall then be paid out of the Mahaska 

County Employee’s Trust Fund. The monthly 

premium amount per employee for the period 

July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012, will be 

as follows: for the medical insurance cover- 

age $1277.00 for a family, and $524.00 for a 

single employee; for dental insurance coverage 

$30.00 for a single employee and $70.00 for 

a family; for life insurance coverage it shall be 

$2.20 per employee; for vision insurance cover- 

age $11.00 for a single employee and $22.00 

for a family. The Operator shall pay the said 

premiums to the Mahaska County Auditor by 

the 25th of each month, and said premiums are 

for coverage beginning the first day of the fol- 

lowing month; for example, premiums paid by 

May 25th are for coverage beginning June 1 of 

that year. Operator agrees that each premium 

year shall run from July 1 through June 30, 

and that the Operator shall abide by the deci- 

sions made jointly between the County Board 

of Supervisors and the insurance providers with 

regard to the monthly premium amount set per 

premium year. Insurance coverage for Facility 

Employees shall begin July 1, 2011, provided 

said premium is timely paid. New Facility Em- 

ployees shall not be covered until the first of 

the second month following the month in which 

they start. 

10. The parties agree that either party may 

cancel this agreement at any time by giving the 

other party thirty (30) days written notice. The 

written notice should be by certified mail. 

11. A failure on behalf of the Operator to 

timely make the premium payments provided 

for herein shall be considered a voluntary termi- 

nation of this agreement by the Operator. 

12. If any term or provision of this agreement 

or the application thereof to any person or cir- 

cumstance shall, to any extent, be invalid or un- 

enforceable, the remainder of this agreement, 

or the application of such terms or provisions to 

persons or circumstances other than those to 

which it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall 

not be affected thereby, and each term and pro- 

vision of this agreement shall be valid and be 

enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law. 

Dated this Twentieth day of June, 2011. 

s/Henry W.VanWeelden 

s/Randall Kelley 

Chairperson 

Randall Kelley, Administrator 


Country Life Health Care, Inc. 


boom to approve the Lease Agreement with 

Country Life Health Care. All present voted 

aye. Motion carried. 

LEASE-BUSINESS PROPERTY 

THIS LEASE AGREEMENT, executed in du- 

plicate, made and entered into this Twentieth 

day of June, 2011 by and between Mahaska 

County, Iowa (hereinafter called “Landlord”) 

whose address for the purpose of this lease 

is Court House, Oskaloosa, Iowa 52577 and 

Country Life Health Care, Inc. (hereinafter 

called “Tenant”), a nonprofit corporation whose 

address for the purpose of this lease is 2554 

Ford Avenue, Oskaloosa, IA 52577, WITNESS- 

ETH THAT: 

1. PREMISES AND TERM. The Landlord, in 

consideration of the rents herein reserved and 

of the agreements and conditions herein con- 

tained, on the part of the Tenant to be kept and 

performed, leases unto the Tenant and tenant 

hereby rents and leases from the Landlord, ac- 

cording to the terms and provisions herein, the 

following prescribed real estate, situated in Ma- 

haska County, Iowa, to wit: 

County Care Facility. See plat and legal 

description attached hereto and a part hereof. 

(This lease includes all buildings and structures 

except the grain bins, all equipment, inventory 

and supplies of the facility. Landlord and/or its 

agents reserve the right to enter on and across 

the premises for access to the adjacent farm- 

land, sewage lagoon, grain bins, and for any 

materials stored on the described premises.) 

with the improvements thereon and all rights, 

easements and appurtenances thereto belong- 

ing, which, more particularly, includes the space 

and premises as may be shown on “Exhibit A,” 

if and as may be attached hereto, for a term of 

one year, commencing at midnight of the day 

previous to the lease term, which shall be on 

the 30th day of June, 2011 and ending at mid- 

night on the last day of the lease term, which 

shall be on the 30th day of June 2012, upon the 

condition that the Tenant pays rent therefore, 

and otherwise performs as this lease period 

provided. 

2. RENTAL. Tenant agrees to pay to Land- 

lord as reimbursement for property and casu- 

alty insurance cost for said term, as follows: 

$426.59 per month as rent. All sums shall be 

paid at the address of the Landlord, as above 

designated. 

3. POSSESSION. Tenant shall be entitled 

to possession on the first day of the term of 

this lease, and shall yield possession to the 

Landlord at the time and date of the close of 

this lease term, except as herein otherwise ex- 

pressly provided. Should the Landlord be un- 

able to give possession on said date, Tenant’s 

only damages shall be a rebating of the pro rata 

rental. 

4. USE OF THE PREMISES. Tenant cov- 

enants and agrees during the term of this lease 

to use and occupy the leased premises only 

for a Residential Care Facility pursuant to all 

rules and regulations of the State Department 

of Inspections and Appeals. For restrictions on 

such use, see paragraphs 6 (c), 6 (d) and 11 

(b) below. 

5. QUIET ENJOYMENT. Landlord covenants 

that its estate in said premises is in fee simple 

and that the Tenant on paying the rent herein 

reserved and performing all the agreements 

by the Tenant to be performed as provided in 

this lease, shall and may peaceably have, hold 

and enjoy the demised premises for the term 

of this lease free from molestation, eviction or 

disturbance by the Landlord or any other per- 

sons or legal entity whatsoever. (But see para- 

graph 14, below.) Landlord, shall have the right 

to mortgage all of its right, title, interest in said 

premises at any time without notice, subject to 

this lease. 

6. CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF PREM- 

ISES. (a) Tenant takes said premises in their 

present condition except for such repairs and 

alterations as may be expressly herein pro- 

vided. Tenant shall be expressly responsible 

for the cost (up to a limit of $25,000 for the du- 

ration of this lease) of all repairs to the build- 

ings and associated equipment which require 

specialized repair personnel, including furnace, 

plumbing, sewage and electrical systems. Ten- 

ant shall be responsible for all ordinary repairs 

to the facility and premises which do not require 

specialized repair personnel. 

(b) LANDLORD’S DUTY OF CARE AND 

MAINTENANCE. Landlord will keep the roof, 

structural part of the floor, walls and other struc- 

tural parts of the building in good repair. 

(c) TENANT’S DUTY OF CARE AND MAIN- 

TENANCE. Tenant shall, after taking posses- 

sion of said premises and until the termination 

of this lease and actual removal from the prem- 

ises, at its own expense, care for and maintain 

said premises in a reasonably safe and service- 

able condition, except for structural parts of the 

building. Tenant will furnish its own interior and 

exterior decorating. Tenant will not permit or 

allow premises to be damaged or depreciated 

in value by any act or negligence of the Ten- 

ant, its agents or employees. Tenant agrees 

to keep faucets closed so as to prevent waste 

of water and flooding of premises; to promptly 

take care of any leakage or stoppage in any 

of the water, gas or waste pipes. The Tenant 

agrees to maintain adequate heat to prevent 

freezing of pipes. Tenant at its own expense 

may install floor covering and will maintain such 

floor covering in good condition. Tenant will be 

responsible for the plate glass in the windows 

of the leased premises and for maintaining the 

parking area, driveways and sidewalks on and 

abutting the leased premises. Tenant shall 

make no structural alterations or improvements 

without the written approval of the Landlord first 

had and obtained, of the plans and specifica- 

tions therefore. 

(d) Tenant will make no unlawful use of said 

premises and agrees to comply with all valid 

regulations of the Board of Health, City Ordi- 

nances or applicable municipality, the laws of 

the State of Iowa and the Federal government, 

but this provision shall not be construed as 

creating any duty by Tenant to members of the 

general public. Tenant will not allow trash of 

any kind to accumulate on said premises in the 

halls or in the yard in front, side or rear thereof, 

and it will remove same from the premises at its 

own expense. Tenant also agrees to removal 

snow and ice and other obstacles from the side- 

walk on or abutting the premises. 

7. UTILITIES AND SERVICES. (a) Tenant, 

during the term of this lease, shall pay, before 

delinquency, all charges for use of telephone, 

water, 

Sewer, gas, heat, electricity, power, air con- 

ditioning, garbage disposal, trash disposal and 

not limited to the foregoing all other utilities and 

services of whatever kind and nature which 

may be used in or upon the demised premises. 

(b) AIR CONDITIONING equipment and 

maintenance thereof shall be furnished at the 

expense of Tenant. 

(c) JANITOR SERVICE shall be furnished at 

the expense of Tenant. 

(d) HEATING shall be furnished at the ex- 

pense of Tenant. 

8. SURRENDER OF PREMISES AT END OF 

TERM-REMOVAL OF FIXTURES. (a) Tenant 

agrees that upon the termination of this lease, 

it will surrender, yield up and deliver the leased 

premises in good and clean condition, except 

in the effects of ordinary wear and tear and de- 

preciation arising from lapse of time, or dam- 

age without fault or liability of Tenant. See also 

11(a) and 11(e) below. 

(b) Tenant may, at the expiration of the term 

of this lease, or renewal or renewals thereof or 

at a reasonable time thereafter, if Tenant is not 

in default hereunder, remove any fixtures or 

equipment which said Tenant has installed in 

the leased premises, providing said Tenant re- 

pairs any and all damages caused by removal. 

(c) Continued possession, beyond the ex- 

piratory date of the term of this lease, by the 

Tenant, coupled with the receipt of the speci- 

fied rental by the Landlord (and absent a written 

agreement by both parties for an extension of 

this lease, or for a new lease) shall constitute a 

month to month Extension of this lease. 

9. ASSIGMENT AND SUBLETTING. Any 

assignment of this lease or subletting of the 

premises or any part thereof, Without the Land- 

lord’s written permission shall, at the option of 

the Landlord, make the rental for the balance of 

the lease Term due and payable at once. Such 

written permission shall not be unreasonably 

withheld. 

10. REAL ESTATE TAXES. (a) All real es- 

tate taxes, except as may be otherwise ex- 

pressly provided in this paragraph 10, levied 

or assessed by lawful authority (but reasonably 

preserving Landlord’s rights of appeal) against 

said real property shall be timely paid by the 

Landlord. 

(b) Increase in such taxes, including those in- 

creases caused by the improvements of Tenant 

shall be paid by Landlord. 

(c) Personal property taxes. Tenant agrees 

to pay all taxes, assessments or other public 

charges levied or assessed by lawful author- 

ity (but reasonably preserving Tenant’s rights 

of appeal) against its personal property on the 

premises, during the term of this lease. 

(d) Special assessments shall be timely paid 

by the Landlord. 

11. INSURANCE. (a) Landlord and Tenant 

will each keep its respective property interests 

in the premises and its liability in regard thereto, 

and the personal property on the premises, rea- 

sonably insured against hazards and casual- 

ties; that is, fire and those items usually covered 

by extended coverage; and Tenant will procure 

and deliver to Landlord a certification from the 

respective insurance companies to that effect. 

Such insurance shall be made payable to the 

parties hereto as their interests may appear, 

except that the Tenant’s share of such insur- 

ance proceeds are hereby assigned and made 

payable to the Landlord to secure rent or other 

obligations then due and owing the Landlord by 

Tenant. See also 11 (e) below. 

(b) Tenant will not do or omit the doing of 

any act which would vitiate any insurance, or 

increase the insurance rates in force upon the 

real estate improvements on the premises or 

upon the personal property of the Tenant upon 

which the Landlord by law or by the terms of this 

lease, has or shall have a lien. 

(c) Subrogation rights are not to be waived 

unless a special provision is attached to this 

lease. 

(d) Tenant further agrees to comply with the 

recommendations of Iowa Insurance Service 

Bureau and to be liable for and promptly pay, 

as if current rental, any increase in insurance 

rates on said premises and on the building of 

which said premises are a part, due to increase 

risks or hazards resulting from Tenant’s use of 

the premises otherwise than as herein contem- 

plated and agreed. 

(d) Insurance proceeds. Landlord shall settle 

and adjust any claim against any insurance 

company under its said policies of insurance for 

the premises, and said insurance monies shall 

be paid to and held by the Landlord to be used 

in payment for cost of repairs or restoration of 

damaged building, if the destruction is only par- 

tial. See also 11(a) above. 

12. INDEMNITY AND LIABILITY INSUR- 

ANCE. Except as to any negligence of the 

Landlord, arising out of roof and structural parts 

of the building, Tenant will protect, indemnify 

and save harmless the Landlord from any and 

all loss, costs, damages and expenses occa- 

sioned by, or arising out of, any accident or oth- 

er occurrence causing or inflicting injury and/or 

damage to any person or property, happening 

or done, in, upon or about the leased premises, 

or due directly or indirectly to the tenancy, use 

or occupancy thereof, or any part thereof by the 

Tenant or any person claiming through or under 

the Tenant. The Tenant further covenants and 

agrees that it will be at its own expense procure 

and maintain casualty and liability insurance 

in a responsible company or companies au- 

thorized to do business in the State of Iowa, in 

amounts not less than $1,000,000 for any one 

person injured, and $1,000,000 for any one ac- 

cident, and with the limits of $250,000 for prop- 

erty damage, protecting the Landlord against 

such claim, damages, costs or expenses on 

account of injury to any person or persons, or 

to any property belonging to any person or per- 

sons, by reason of such casualty, accident or 

other happening on or about the demised prem- 

ises during the term thereof. Certificates and 

copies of said policies, naming the Landlord, 

and providing for fifteen (15) days’ notice to the 

Landlord before cancellation shall be delivered 

to the Landlord within twenty (20) days from the 

date of the beginning of the term of this lease. 

As to insurance of the Landlord for roof and 

structural faults, see paragraph 11(a) above. 

13. FIRE AND CASUALTY. Partial Destruc- 

tion of Premises. (a) In the event of a partial 

destruction or damage of the leased premises, 

which is a business interference, that is, which 

prevents the conducting of a normal business 

operation and which damage is reasonably re- 

pairable within sixty (60) days after its occur- 

rence, this lease shall not terminate but the rent 

for the leased premises shall abate during the 

time of such business interference. In the event 

of partial destruction, Landlord shall repair such 

damages within sixty (60) days of its occur- 

rence unless prevented from doing so by acts 

of God, the elements, the public enemy, strikes, 

riots, insurrection, government regulations, city 

ordinances, labor, material or transportation 

shortages, or other causes beyond the Land- 

lord’s reasonable control. 

(b) Zoning. Should the zoning ordinance of 

the city or municipality in which this property is 

located make it impossible for the Landlord, us- 

ing diligent and timely effort to obtain necessary 

permits and to repair and/or rebuild so that the 

Tenant is not able to conduct its business on 

these premises, then such partial destruction 

shall be treated as a total destruction as in the 

paragraph provided. 

(c) Total Destruction of Business Use. In the 

event of a destruction or damage of the leased 

premises including the parking area (if a park- 

ing area is a part of the subject matter of this 

lease) so that Tenant is not able to conduct its 

business on the premises or the then current 

legal use for which the premises are being used 

and which damages cannot be repaired within 

sixty (60) days this lease may be terminated at 

the option of either the Landlord or the Tenant. 

Such termination in such event shall be effected 

by written notice of one party to the other, within 

twenty (20) days after such destruction. Tenant 

shall surrender possession within ten (10) days 

after such notice issues, and each party shall 

be released from all further obligations hereun- 

der, Tenant paying rental pro rata only to the 

date of the destruction. In the event of such 

termination of this lease, Landlord at its option, 

may rebuild or not, according to its own wishes 

and needs. 

14. CONDEMNATION. (a) Disposition of 

Awards. Should the whole or any part of the 

demised premises be condemned or taken by 

a competent Authority for any public or quasi- 

public use or purpose, each party shall be en- 

titled to retain, as its own property, any award 

payable to it. Or in the event that a single entire 

award is made on account of the condemna- 

tion, each party will then be entitled to take 

such proportion of said award as may be fair 

and reasonable. 

(b) Date of Lease Termination. If the whole of 

the demised premises shall be so condemned 

or taken, the Landlord shall not be liable to the 

Tenant except and as its rights are preserved as 

in paragraph 14(a) above. 

15. TERMINATION OF LEASE AND DE- 

FAULT OF TENANT. (a) Termination Upon 

Expiration Or Upon Notice Of Defaults. This 

lease shall terminate upon expiration of the 

demised term; or if this lease expressly and in 

writing provides for any option or options, and 

if any such option is exercised by the Tenant, 

then this lease will terminate at the expiration of 

the option term or terms. Upon default of pay- 

ment of rental herein or upon any other default 

by Tenant in accordance with the terms and 

provisions of this lease, this lease may at the 

option of the Landlord be cancelled or forfeited, 

provided, however, before any such cancella- 

tion and forfeiture except as provided in 15(b) 

below, Landlord shall give Tenant a written no- 

tice specifying the default, or defaults, and stat- 

ing that this lease will be cancelled and forfeited 

forty-five (45) days after giving such notice, 

unless such default, or defaults, are remedied 

within such grace period. (See paragraph 22 

below.) As an additional optional procedure or 

as an alternative to the foregoing (and neither 

exclusive of the other) Landlord may proceed 

as in paragraph 21 below, provided. 

(b) Bankruptcy Or Insolvency Of Tenant. In 

the event Tenant is adjudicated a bankrupt or 

in the event of a judicial sale or other transfer 

of Tenant’s leasehold interest by reason of any 

bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings or by 

other operation of law, but not by death, and 

such bankruptcy, judicial sale or transfer has not 

been vacated or set aside within ten (10) days 

from the giving of notice thereof by Landlord to 

Tenant, then and in any such events, Landlord 

may, at its option, immediately terminate this 

lease, re-enter said premises, upon giving of 

ten (10) days’ written notice by Landlord to Ten- 

ant, all to the extent permitted by applicable law. 

(c) In (a) and (b) above, waiver as to any de- 

fault shall not constitute a waiver of any subse- 

quent default or defaults. 

(d) Acceptance of keys, advertising and re- 

renting by the Landlord upon the Tenant’s de- 

fault shall be construed only as an effort to miti- 

gate the damages by the Landlord, and not as 

an agreement to terminate this lease. 

16. RIGHT OF EITHER PARTY TO MAKE 

GOOD ANY DEFAULT OF THE OTHER. If de- 

fault shall be made by either party in the perfor- 

mance of, or compliance with, any of the terms, 

covenants or conditions of this lease, and such 

default shall have continued for thirty (30) days 

after written notice thereof from one party to 

the other, the person aggrieved, in addition to 

all other remedies now or hereafter provided by 

law, may, but need not, perform such term, cov- 

enant or condition, or make good such default 

and any amount advanced shall be paid forth- 

with on demand, together with interest at the 

rate of _______________% per annum, from 

the date of the advance. 

17. SIGNS. (a) Tenant shall have the right 

and privilege of attaching, affixing, painting or 

exhibiting signs on the leased premises, provid- 

ed only (1) that any and all signs shall comply 

with the ordinances of the city or municipality 

in which the property is located and the laws 

of the State of Iowa; (2) such signs shall not 

change the structure of the building; (3) such 

signs if and when taken down shall not damage 

the building; and (4) such signs shall be subject 

to the approval of the Landlord, which approval 

shall not be unreasonably withheld. 

(b) Landlord during the last ninety (90) days 

of this lease, or extension, shall have the right 

to maintain in the windows or on the building or 

on the premises either or both a “For Rent” or 

“For Sale” sign and Tenant will permit , at such 

time, prospective tenants or buyers to enter and 

examine the premises. 

18. MECHANIC’S LIENS. Neither the Tenant 

nor anyone claiming by, through, or under the 

Tenant, shall have the right to file or place any 

mechanic’s lien or other lien of any kind or char- 

acter whatsoever, upon said premises or upon 

any building or improvement thereon, or upon 

the leasehold interest of the Tenant therein, 

and notice is hereby given that no contractor, 

sub-contractor, or anyone else who may furnish 

any material, service or labor for any building, 

improvements, alteration, repairs or any part 

thereof, shall at any time be or become entitled 

to any lien thereon, and for the further secu- 

rity of the Landlord, the Tenant covenants and 

agrees to give actual notice thereof in advance, 

to any and all contractors and sub-contractors 

who may furnish or agree to furnish any such 

material, service or labor. 

19. LANDLORD’S LIEN AND SECURITY IN- 

TEREST. Said Landlord shall have in addition 

to the lien given by law, a security interest as 

provided by the Uniform Commercial Code of 

Iowa, upon all personal property and all substi- 

tutions therefore, kept and used on said prem- 

ises by Tenant. Landlord may proceed at law or 

in equity with any remedy provided by law or 

by this lease for the recovery of rent, or for the 

termination of this lease because of Tenant’s 

default in its performance. 

20. SUBSTITUTION OF EQUIPMENT, MER- 

CHANDISE, ETC. (a) The Tenant shall have the 

right, from time to time, during the term of this 

lease, or renewal thereof, to sell or otherwise 

dispose of any personal property of the Tenant 

situated on the said demised premises, when in 

the judgment of the Tenant it shall become ob- 

solete, outworn or unnecessary in connection 

with the operation of the business on said prem- 

ises; provided, however, that the Tenant shall, 

in such instance (unless no substituted article 

or item is necessary) at its own expense, substi- 

tute for such items of personal property so sold 

or otherwise disposed of, a new or other item in 

substitution thereof, in like or greater value and 

adopted to the affixed operation of the business 

upon the demised premises. 

(b) Nothing herein contained shall be con- 

strued as denying to the Tenant the right to dis- 

pose of inventoried merchandise in the ordinary 

course of the Tenant’s trade or business. 

21. RIGHT’S CUMULATIVE. The various 

right’s, powers, options, elections and remedies 

of either party, provided in this lease, shall be 

construed as cumulative and no one of them as 

exclusive of any rights, remedies or priorities al- 

lowed either party by law, and shall in no way 

effect or impair the right of either party to pursue 

any other equitable or legal remedy to which ei- 

ther party may be entitled as long as any default 

remains in any way unremedied, unsatisfied or 

undischarged. 

22. NOTICE AND DEMANDS. Notices as 

provided for in this lease shall be given to the 

respective parties hereto at the respective ad- 

dresses designated on page one of this lease 

unless either party notifies the other, in writing, 

of a different address. Without prejudice to any 

other method of notifying a party in writing or 

making a demand or other communication, 

such message shall be considered given under 

the terms of this lease when sent, addressed as 

above designated, postage prepaid, by regis- 

tered or certified mail, return receipt requested, 

by the United States mail and so deposited in a 

United States mail box. 

23. PROVISIONS TO BIND AND BENEFIT 

SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, ETC. Each and 

every covenant and agreement herein con- 

tained shall extend to and be binding upon the 

respective successors, heirs, administrators, 

executors and assigns of the parties hereto; ex- 

cept that if any part of this lease is held in joint 

tenancy, the successor in interest shall be the 

surviving joint tenant. 

24. CHANGES TO BE IN WRITING. None 

of the covenants, provisions, terms or condi- 

tions of this lease to be kept or performed by 

the Landlord or Tenant shall be in any manner 

modified, waived or abandoned, except by a 

written instrument duly signed by the parties 

and delivered to the Landlord and Tenant. This 

lease contains the whole agreement of the par- 

ties. 

25. CONSTRUCTION. Words and phrases 

herein, including acknowledgement hereof 

shall be construed as in the singular or plural 

number, and as masculine, feminine or neuter 

gender according to the context. 

26. Waiver of the Subrogation Rights hereto 

attached is by this reference made a part here- 

of. 

27. This Agreement is subject to approval by 

the Social Security Administration and the Iowa 

Department of Human Services. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto 

have duly executed this lease in duplicate the 

day and the year first above written. 

TENANT – Country Life Health Care, Inc. 

LANDLORD – Mahaska County, Iowa 

By: s/Henry VanWeelden_______ 

By: s/Randall Kelley_______________ 

Chairperson, Mahaska County Board 


of Supervisors 

Country Life Health Care, Inc. C h a i r p e r - 

son, Mahaska County Board of Supervisors 

CORPORATION. 

STATE OF IOWA 

COUNTY OF MAHASKA 

On this Twentieth day of June, 2011, before 

me, the undersigned a Notary Public in and for 

said County and State, personally appeared 

Randall Kelley and Henry VanWeelden, to 

me personally known, who being by me duly 

sworn, did say that they are the Administrator of 

Country Life Health care, Inc. and Chairperson, 

Mahaska County Board of Supervisors respec- 

tively, of said corporation executing the within 

and foregoing instrument, that (no seal has 

been procured by the said) corporation; that 

said instrument (the seal affixed hereto is the 

seal of said) was signed (and sealed) on behalf 

of said corporation by authority of its Board of 

Directors; and that the said Randall Kelley and 

Henry VanWeelden as such officers acknowl- 

edged the execution of said instrument to be 

the voluntary act and deed of said corporation 

by it and them voluntarily executed. 

Jody VanPatten 

Notary Public in and for said County and 

State 


boom to approve the agreement with County 

Life Health Care. All present voted aye. Motion 

carried. 

AGREEMENT BETWEEN MAHASKA 

COUNTY, IOWA AND COUNTRY LIFE 

HEALTH CARE, INC. 

This Agreement entered into this Twentieth 

day of June, 2011 by and between Country Life 

Health Care, Inc., an Iowa nonprofit corpora- 

tion, hereinafter referred to as “Operator,” and 

the County of Mahaska, an Iowa body corpo- 

rate for civil and political purposes hereinafter 

referred to as “County.” 

WHEREAS, County through its elected Board 

of Supervisors owns the building and property 

that is operated as a Residential Care Facility 

referred to in this Agreement as “Facility,” and, 

WHEREAS, County and Operator intend that 

the Facility property continue to be used to pro- 

vide residential care; and 

WHEREAS, the parties have developed an 

understanding whereby this intent can be best 

realized and whereby the delivery system for 

the services will function in such a manner so 

that the Facility is not a public institution and 

County has divested itself of all responsibility 

and administrative control. 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED by and 

between County and Operator as follows: 

OPERATION. Operator agrees to operate 

the Facility as a Residential Care Facility pro- 

viding such services as are now provided to the 

residents upon the terms and conditions con- 

tained herein. 

TERM. This Agreement shall be for a term of 

twelve (12) months commencing July 1, 2011 

and terminating on June 30, 2012. 

PAYMENT FOR SERVICES. County agrees 

to pay Operator for the term of this Agreement 

the sum of $219,775.68 for the services set 

forth below for not to exceed 12 residents at any 

time during the term of this Agreement. The 12 

residents shall be designated by County in ac- 

cordance with the rules and regulations of the 

State Department of Inspections and Appeals 

for Residential Care Facilities. The above sum 

shall be payable as follows: $18,314.64 on 

the seventh day of each month throughout the 

twelve months of this Agreement. These sums 

shall be due and payable in full even though 

the number of residents placed in the Facility 

by County shall be less than 12. Residents in 

excess of 12 may be placed in the Facility by 

County, if space is available therefore, at the 

rate set forth by Country Life Health Care, Inc.’s 

statement and agreement. Operator agrees to 

take responsibility for and assist all residents at 

the Facility in applying for any financial assis- 

tance for which they may be eligible. 

LICENSURE LEVEL. Operator shall meet 

or exceed all requirements of the State Depart- 

ment of Inspections and Appeals and all other 

regulating agencies necessary to maintain 

licensure level of the Facility as a Residential 

Care facility pursuant to Chapter 135C Iowa 

Code, and all rules promulgated by the Depart- 

ment of Inspections and Appeals in accordance 

with Chapter 17A, Iowa Code. 

ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT. Operator 

shall obtain an annual financial and statisti- 

cal report. The report shall be conducted as 

promptly as possible at the close of the Opera- 

tor’s first full fiscal year and every year thereaf- 

ter. The results of each report shall be made 

available to the public. 

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES PROVIDED. 

Services provided beyond basic requirements 

of a residential Care facility shall include, but 

shall not be limited to: 

Nursing Supervision: A Nurse shall be kept 

on staff to ensure appropriate medication su- 

pervision as well as supervision of general 

medical status. 

Activities/Recreation/Socialization: Geared 

toward appropriate leisure time activities within 

the community should the resident move into 

less restrictive living arrangements. 

Service Coordination: Coordination of ser- 

vices with agencies such as New Directions, 

Mahaska Vocational Services, Veterans ad- 

ministration Medical Centers, Department of 

Human Services, Indian Hills Community Col- 

lege and other providers for the residents’ total 

well-being. 

Adult Basic Education: Basic Education in- 

cluding reading, mathematics, writing and In- 

dependent Living Skills. Classes are taught to 

meet each individual’s specific needs. 

Transportation: Transportation of residents 

from the Facility to appointments with physi- 

cians, dentists, optometrists, psychiatrists, 

psychologists and various agencies within an 

eighty-five (85) mile radius of the Facility for 

necessary care. Also, transportation of resi- 

dents for activities/recreation and work sites to 

be approved by Operator within the surround- 

ing area. 

Individual Program Planning: Individual Pro- 

gram Plans are coordinated with other agencies 

desiring input into the total plan of care for the 

residents. 

Work Training/Self Worth Program: A work 

program to provide residents an opportunity to 

earn money and provide therapy to instill a feel- 

ing of self worth. 

INVENTORY. The Operator agrees to main- 

tain the written inventory of all equipment and 

supplies as of November 1, 1989 during the 

term of this Agreement. 

EXPENSES. Upon termination of this Agree- 

ment, Operator shall be liable and pay for all 

such items incurred prior to the date of termina- 

tion and received and/or billed after the date of 

termination. 

INCOME. Upon termination of this Agree- 

ment, all income for care of residents prior to 

the date of termination, but received thereafter, 

shall be paid to Operator. 

EQUIPMENT. Until such time as Operator 

might purchase the equipment of the Facil- 

ity, Operator shall be responsible for the cost 

(up to a limit of $25,000 for the duration of this 

Agreement) of major repairs which require spe- 

cialized repair personnel and replacement of 

equipment. 

INDEMNIFICATION. Operator agrees to pro- 

tect, indemnify and save harmless County from 

and against any and all claims, demands and 

causes of action of any nature whatsoever and 

any expenses incident to the defense of and 

by County therefrom, for injury to or death of 

persons or loss of damage to property occur- 

ring in the course of services performed under 

this Agreement, except for any liability arising 

because of acts of County or its agents. County 

agrees not to encourage, aid or abbey any per- 

son making a claim under this paragraph and 

agrees to cooperate with Operator to the best 

of County’s ability in the defense of any such 

claim. 

DEFAULT. In the event that Operator shall 

fail to comply with any term, condition, or cov- 

enant of this Agreement, County shall give to 

Operator written notice of said default, which 

notice shall specify in detail the nature of the 

claimed default, and Operator shall have forty- 

five (45) days after receipt of said notice within 

to rectify the default. If the default is not correct- 

ed within the forty-five (45) day period, County 

may terminate this Agreement immediately. 

Operator covenants and agrees that if Op- 

erator shall at any time fail to perform any act,


Mahaska County Board of Supervisors Meetings & Claims 

covenant, term, condition or agreement of Operator’s 

part to be performed under this Agreement, 

County may, but shall not be obligated to 

perform any such act, covenant, term, condition 

or agreement for or on the behalf of Operator, 

without notice, other than any notice required to 

be given pursuant to this Agreement, and Operator 

shall reimburse County for all sums paid by 

County and all necessary incidental costs and 

expenses in connection with the performance 

of any such act by County. 

LEASE OF PREMISES. The parties hereto 

will enter into a lease of the Facility premises 

which lease is made part of this Agreement. 

Any default on said lease by Operator shall 

be default on this Agreement. This Agreement 

shall also terminate at any time the lease between 

the Operator and County should terminate. 

INVALIDITY OF PARTICULAR PROVISION. 

If any term or provision of this Agreement or 

the application thereof to any person or circumstance 

shall, to the extent, be invalid or unenforceable, 

the remainder of this Agreement, 

or the application of such term or provision to 

persons or circumstances other than those as 

to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall 

not be affected thereby, and each term and provision 

of this Agreement shall be valid and be 

enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law. 

APPROVAL. This Agreement is conditioned 

upon approval by the Social Security Administration 

and the Iowa Department of Human 

Services. 

ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement shall be 

binding on parties hereto and neither party shall 

assign or transfer its interest in this Agreement 

without the written consent of the other party. 

LIMITED WAIVER. The failure of the County 

to insist on a strict performance of any of the 

terms and conditions hereto shall be deemed a 

waiver of the rights and remedies that County 

may have regarding that specific instance only 

and shall not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent 

breach or default in any terms and 

conditions. 

CANCELLATION. The parties agree that 

either party may cancel this Agreement at any 

time by giving the other party thirty (30) days 

written notice. The written notice should be by 

certified mail. 

Dated this Twentieth day of June, 2011 

Mahaska County, Iowa 

Country Life Health Care, Inc. 

By: s/Henry VanWeelden 

By: s/Randall Kelley 

Chairperson, Board of Supervisors 


By: s/Ken Rozenboom 

Member, Board of Supervisors 

By: s/ Greg Gordy 

Member, Board of Supervisors 

It was moved by Gordy seconded by Rozenboom 

to increase the deductibles on the employee 

health insurance as per the union contracts 

for the Secondary Road Dept., Sheriff’s 

Dept. and the non union employees to $600 for 

single; $1200 for family for fiscal year 7-1-2011 

to 6-30-2012 and to increase the deductibles to 

$750 for single; $1500 for family for fiscal year 

7-1-2012 to 6-30-2012. All present voted aye. 


The board discussed the matter of the retaining 

wall at the annex building. They will leave 

it as is for now. Will check on the gas meter 

placement. 


to have Wood Roofing fix the courthouse 

roof. The insurance company will pay for it. All 


The board will get bids to fix the parking lot 

at the Mahaska Building on South 11th Street. 

Judy Funk, Heartland Insurance Risk Pool 

gave the board the renewal information for the 

liability insurances for fiscal year 2011-2012. It 

was moved by Gordy seconded by Rozenboom 

to approve the coverage. All present voted aye. 



to approve the Crime Policy with Gallagher. 


It was moved by Gordy to withdraw from 

RUSS membership effective July 1, 2011 or 

as soon as possible. Motion died for lack of 

second. 

It was moved by Gordy to withdraw from 

South Iowa Area Detention Center to 

preserve our financial assets. Motion died for 

lack of second. 

It was moved by Rozenboom seconded 

by Gordy to approve the amendment to the 

Secondary Road Construction Program with 

the addition of the following projects:BROS- 

CO62(76)—8J-62 and STP – S-CO62()— 

5E-62. All present voted aye. Motion carried. 

It was moved by Rozenboom seconded 

by Gordy to approve the following resolution 

#2011-06-03. All present voted aye. Motion 

carried. 

RESOLUTION 2011-06-03 

Resolution to make application to RPA 15 for 

$130,000. STP funding for the U.S. 63 Corridor 

NEPA Study. 

WHEREAS, THE U.S. AREA 63 TRANS- 

PORTATION STUDY documents the needed 

transportation improvements necessary to 

building and maintaining the safe and reliable 

transportation network essential to continuing 

existing safe and future economic growth in the 

U.S. 63 corridor. 

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED Mahaska 

County will make application to RPA 15 

for $130,000 STP funding for the U.S. Hwy 63 

Corridor NEPA Study. 

Passed and approved this 20th day of June, 

2011. 

s/ Henry VanWeelden 6-20-11 

s/Ken Rozenboom 6-20-11 

s/Greg Gordy 6-20-11 

ATTEST: s/Kay Swanson 6-20-11 

Kay Swanson Auditor 


Gordy to approve the RPA 15 STP APPLICA- 

TION for the Hwy 63 Corridor NEPA Study. All 



VanWeelden to approve resolution #2011-06- 

04. Vote – two aye – one nay. Motion carried. 

RESOLUTION #2011-06-04 

Resolution of support to approve the Mahaska 

County application to RPA 15 for STP funding 

for the SE Connector Route Location Study. 

Estimated cost for the Study is $375,000. 

Study will include required Interchange Justification 

Report(s) defining Hwy 63 and/or Hwy 

163 access, route location from Hwy 63 and/ 

or Hwy 163 to 35th Street, access route impact 

consistent with the federal National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) requirement and process, 

and provide project cost estimates. 

WHEREAS, Mahaska county understands 

the need for the SE Connector roadway 

to stimulate economic growth in the Mahaska 

County area by improving 

access to the SE Oskaloosa Industrial district. 

WHEREAS, the SE Connector Study will define 

the route from Hwy 63 and/or 

Hwy 163 to the SE Oskaloosa Industrial 

district. 

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, Mahaska 

County will make 

Application to RPA 15 for $375,000 

STP funding for the SE Connector 

Route Location Study. 

Passed and approved the 20th day of June, 

2011. 

s/Henry VanWeelden, Chairman 

Date: 6-20-11 

Henry VanWeelden 

s/Ken Rozenboom, Supervisor 

Date 6-20-11 

Ken Rozenboom 

Greg Gordy Supervisor 

ATTEST: s/Kay Swanson 

Date: 6-20-11 

Kay Swanson Auditor 


Gordy to reject the bids for the rubber tired ex- 

cavator that were opened on June 6, 2011. All 


The engineer reported that the county is finished 

on Green/Laveen Sreet and the city is 

working on the right of way and sewer lines. 


to adjourn today’s meeting. All present 




ATTEST; Kay Swanson, Mahaska County 

Auditor 

June 30, 2011 


met on the above date at 4:15 a.m. in the Mahaska 

County Treasurer’s Office to county 

the cash in the various offices at the close of 

business on June 30, 2011. Present were the 

following board members: Chairman – Henry 

W.VanWeelden, vice chairman – Greg Gordy 

and member Ken Rozenboom. Also present 

were the following: Sone Scott, Mahaska 

County Treasurer and Kay Swanson, Mahaska 

County Auditor. 

In the Auto Department of the Treasurer’s 

Office was $2610.50 cash and $23,339.79 in 

checks also $98.00 in bad checks; in the tax 

department was $1062.88 in cash and $622..00 

in checks and $8,350,000.00 in investments. 

In the Recorder’s Office was $60.00 in cash. 

In the Auditor’s office was $13,248.89 in Jackson 

Cemetery CD’s and no cash. All cash in 

the Sheriff’s office had been deposited with the 

county treasurer. 


VanWeelden to adjourn. All present voted aye. 




ATTEST: Kay Swanson, Mahaska County 

Auditor 

Mahaska County Auditor 

June 2011 Claims 

General Basic Fund 

ADSB % Sandi Breckenridge 200.00 

Answer Plus Inc 67.14 

Arnold Motor Supply Inc 100.99 

Arrow Quick 821.95 

Fifth Dist. Auditor’s Assoc. 15.00 

B & B Bedding Inc 475.00 

B & H Automotive and Locksmith 7.50 

Bailey Office Equipment, Inc. 134.00 

Bankers Leasing Company 623.40 

Bates Funeral Chapel 1000.00 

Loren Bolkema 60.00 

Brightwell’s Boathouse Inc 45.99 

Brown’s Shoe Fit 235.00 

Marilyn Brummel 50.00 

CDW Gov’t, Inc 355.66 

Central Ia Dist Inc 733.60 

Certified Pest Control 92.00 

COC-Oskaloosa 1259.11 

Consolidated Management Co. 4108.50 

Diane Crookham 18.20 

Cunningham Inc 540.71 

Dell Marketing L.P. C/O Dell U 5360.90 

Lyle Dickey 20.00 

Tyler Eason 732.72 

Family Medical Center 397.00 

Fareway 49.93 

Fins & Things 61.05 

First Communications 33.25 

FSH Communications LLC 55.00 

Fund #22-911 Fund 24669.00 

Fund #9 LEC Maint. Fund 21500.00 

Animal Shelter Fund 65 10625.00 

Fund 8000 Crime Prevention Fun 20281.50 

Gall’s Inc 707.92 

Garden & Associates 1433.50 

Diana Gordin 400.00 

Hawkeye Lumber Co 29.16 

Highway 92 Walnut Co 566.90 

HSBC Business Solutions Northe 1439.62 

Hyvee 1064.59 

Ia Co Attorney’S Assoc 50.00 

Ia Co Attorney Case Management 2560.00 

Ia Dept of Public Health 202.50 

IA Prison Industries 435.10 

Ia St Assoc of Counties 100.00 

IA St Bar Associatio 285.00 

Ia St Medical Examiner 2754.50 

Iaccva Cedar Co Veterans Affai 50.00 

IDVA Camp Dodge, Bulding A6A 4724.92 

Imagetek, Inc 500.00 

Indian Hills Reg Development % 1000.00 

Johnsons Heating & AC 131.50 

K & M Rentals 400.00 

Kelly Supply Co 46.29 

Brian Knudtson 8.00 

Lamson Mobile Homes 400.00 

Eric Landmeier 200.00 

Lappin Tire 1272.69 

Lightedge Solutions 79.80 

Lincoln Terrace Apartments % L 151.00 

Local Disposal Inc 150.00 

Lowry Equipment Inc 80.88 

Charles Lynch 108.00 

M & M Sales Company 199.48 

Mahaska Co.Extension Office 13.00 

Mah.Co.Solid Waste Mgmt. 25.07 

Mahaska Communication Group 3898.66 

Mahaska County Treasurer 5637.12 

Mahaska Drug 1119.14 

Mahaska Health Partnership Com 34083.91 

Mahaska Physician’s Clinic 150.00 

Mahaska Rentals 200.00 

Mahaska Rural Water Inc. 68.15 

Mail Services LLC 677.17 

Market Village 216.00 

Mathew Carpet Center 4413.44 

Matt Parrott & Sons Co. 169.49 

Mauer Supply Inc. 890.00 

McKim Tractor Service 808.10 

B. Sue McMillan 55.00 

Doug McMillan 20.00 

Menards 1087.32 

Mid-America Publishing Corp 751.80 

MidAmerican Energy 5833.46 

Moon Creek 4768.73 

Musco Shirt & Sign Shop 248.00 

Office Center Inc. 6144.89 

Oskaloosa Newspapers Inc 1442.39 

Oskaloosa Water Dept. 1101.92 

Pella Motors Inc 18214.50 

Pella Printing Company 3450.00 

Pleasant Home Inc 100.00 

Randy Poe 40.00 

Polk Co Treasurer Polk Co Heal 154.00 

Postmaster 1247.05 

Precise Imaging 790.38 

QWEST 42.54 

Racom Corporation 5536.36 

Ron Reed 24.00 

River Hills Comm Health Cntr 183.00 

Riverside Auto Parts & Repair 2854.48 

Rebekah Rupprecht 48.00 

Sone Scott 23.10 

Ken Seemann 200.00 

Sheryl Shaw 66.15 

Susan J. Sieren CSR 495.60 

Solutions 324.00 

Southern Hills Apts. 853.00 

Adam Sterrett 200.00 

Ernest Stewart 200.00 

Swim’s 339.00 

T.J. Baar Promotions 2492.13 

Tackle Boxx 56.00 

The HON Company 2061.53 

Truax Company Inc. 354.78 

True Value Hardware 532.48 

United States Cellular 552.71 

Jody Van Patten 70.00 

Tommy VanRenterghem 31.97 

Visa 356.27 

Walmart Community BRC 651.69 

Paul Weiland 60.00 

Danyel L Willhour 200.00 

Windstream 

General Supplemental 

62.39 

American Home Finding Assoc 3125.55 

Arthur J Gallagher Risk Manage 703.00 

Central Iowa Detention 1690.08 

Diane Crookham-Johnson 120.00 

DHS Cashier 1323.81 

Keokuk Co Sheriff 44.08 

Teresa Paige 68.25 

Eric J. Palmer Atty. 120.00 

Polk County Sheriff 18.06 

Postmaster 3.45 

So IA Area Crime Comm. 190.22 

Visa 356.90 

West Group Payment Ctr 2051.35 

Jennifer Williams 5.70 

Pioneer Cemetery Fund 

Leighton Lumber Co. 39.50 

Leroy Nugteren 805.00 

Visa 56.32 

Revolving Loan Fund 

Mahaska County Ag & Rural Dev 1000.00 

Crime Prevention Fund 

Dell Marketing L.P. C/O Dell U 1553.58 


Visa 23.60 

Maintenance/Repair Law Center 

ABS Fire Equipment 108.50 


Johnson Controls Inc 116.20 

Local Disposal Inc 115.00 


Oskaloosa Water Dept. 606.12 

MH/MI/MR/DD Services Fund 

Abbe Center for Community Ment 5843.31 

Alegent Health Mercy Hospital 3410.00 

Associates for Behavorial Heal 184.32 

Julie Bak 594.20 

Laura Buch 5.60 

C C M S 511.50 

Capstone Center Inc 475.00 

Caremark 3624.78 

Center Associates 192.00 

COC 12238.98 

Comm Mental Health Ctr ME IA 185.60 

Concerned Inc 862.88 

Counseling Assoc of Central Ia 130.00 

Country Care Center Corp 2501.00 

Country Life Health Care 42146.58 

Diane Crookham-Johnson 105.00 

DHS Cashier 18491.88 

Diamond Life Health Care 1533.57 

John Doty 70.38 

Family Medical Center 302.00 

Hillcrest Family Services 2250.97 

Amber Horn 165.48 

Hyvee 385.05 

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Pine Rest 2698.50 

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So. Ia. Mental Health Center 84.00 

Randy Stravers, Attorney 223.24 

Erica Swink 11.18 


Chris VanWyk 218.28 

Visa 31.97 

Wapello County Auditor 135.43 

Sharon Watson 143.50 

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Mike Connell 290.50 

Joe Crookham 108.84 

Randy DeWitt 200.00 

Eric Dursky 35.28 

Mary Ehret 1045.13 

Brett Ferguson 345.25 

J.D. Fleener 90.50 

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Fund #60 2799.00 

H & S Feed and Country Store 299.40 

Haines Auto Supply 49.51 

Rick Harrill 871.50 

Sandy Haskell 181.00 

Hawkeye Lumber Co 251.85 

Ben Hoskinson 20.00 

Industrial Supply Solutions, I 49.31 

John Deere Financial Drost Equ 373.96 


Keystone Labs 112.00 


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Midwest Spray Team 5224.05 

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Quick Supply Co. 1460.00 

Sprayer Specialties Inc. 202.36 

Leroy Sytsma 435.00 

VanDiest Supply Co. 1898.78 

Barb VanPatten 20.00 

Alvin VerMeer 290.50 

Don Vos 68.60 

Ziegler Inc. 116.10 

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Adams Camera House 47.80 


Barco Municipal Products Inc 1093.28 

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Ben Shinn Trucking Inc 9019.81 

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Black’s Tire Company 85.00 

Bruening Rock Products 19806.75 

Carriker Ford Inc 298.38 

Central Ia Dist Inc 216.56 

Champion Storage & Signs 138.00 

Diamond Oil Company 5321.16 

Douds Stone Inc 27536.97 

Elliott Oil Company 49286.04 

Fas Break Windshield Repair 645.40 

Force America, Inc 124.36 

Fremont Mun Water Plant 14.50 

Haines Auto Supply 2343.78 

Highway 92 Walnut Co 17.95 

Housby Mack Inc 592.54 

Ia Dept of Transportation 757.75 

Inland Truck Parts Co 3108.85 

Interstate Power and Light 93.24 

Johnsons Heating & AC 474.00 


Kimball Midwest 870.10 

Kinman Company Inc 22773.05 

Cory Lamb 180.00 




Mahaska Health Partnership Occ 40.00 

Mahaska Rural Water Inc. 1113.34 

Malcolm Lumber Window & Door C 33.62 

Manatt’S Inc. 961.65 

Mauer Supply Inc. 177.63 

Mc Culley Construction Co 9344.06 

McGriffs of New Sharon 563.86 

Metal Culverts Inc. 2624.00 


Midwest Wheel 613.41 

Midwestern Culvert Ltd. 1 1867.46 

Newman Traffic Signs 1062.10 

Norris Asphalt Paving 3129.30 

Oskaloosa Newspapers Inc 320.82 

Precise Imaging 42.90 

Racom Corporation 1526.60 

Michael Rodwell 48.00 

Sadler Power Train Inc. 375.00 

Reid Stevens 27.71 

TCR Roofing LLC 184.19 

Thomas Sanitation Inc. 101.66 

Titan Access Account CRA Payme 56.51 

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Walman Optical Co & Affiliated 209.00 


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Fremont Community School 3146.59 

Lynnville-Sully Community Scho 201.38 

North Mahaska Community School 13090.43 

Oskaloosa Community School 38046.78 

Pella Community School 5347.20 

Tri-County Community School 640.25 

Twin Cedars Community School 1497.85 

Emergency Management 

Stacey Boender 2500.00 

Carriker Ford Inc 913.08 

CDW Gov’t, Inc 895.90 

Indian Hills Comm College 199.00 

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Alicia Riley 2500.00 

Scott Sederburg 2300.00 

Brenda Steele 2018.50 

Verizon Wireless 1075.22 

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Butler Schein 160.82 


City Clerk 292.50 

Hill’s Pet Nutrition 267.75 

Intervet Inc 261.00 



Mahaska Vet Clinic 218.27 


Pethealth Services 355.70 

Quality Scent 45.00 

Snyder Manufacturing Co. 4664.25 

Tri County Vet Clinic 506.14 

True Value Hardware 8.00 



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July 14, 2011 5 

Jury Pool Announced 

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Sigourney: Jacob Kenneth Klett, Wesley Ray Gould, Irene Elizabeth 

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Myers, Virginia R. Weber, Harrison Hugh Moore, Jeffery Alan Husband, 

Terry Lee Steinhart, Catherine Jo Thalken, Adrianna Annette Fairchild, 

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South English: Russell Leroy Lacher, Annie Hope Weber, Jody Justine 

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Green and Joy Phyllis Render. 

Richland: Doris Marie Nordyke, Angela Lee Maeder, Joseph Patrick 

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2011 Keokuk County 

Expo Fair Events Promise Fun 

The 2011 Keokuk County Expo 4-H and FFA Fair in Sigourney will be 

held from July 12 – 17, 2011. The carnival rides will be available Thursday 

through Saturday. 

Tuesday, July 12, the Sigourney Library will be presenting “Wheel of 

Fortune and games” in the Commercial Building from 6 – 8 p.m. for all ages. 

Wednesday, July 13, the Expo will hold a coloring contest in the Commercial 

Building at 3 p.m. 

Thursday, July 14, all open class entries are to be checked in my noon. 

Bingo will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Exhibit Building. The Bill 

Riley Talent Show will start at 6 p.m. in the Commercial Building and the 

2011 Keokuk County Expo Queen Contest to follow with the live auction of 

the 4-H Flower Planters during the Queen Judging. 

Friday, July 15, Bingo will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the 

Exhibit Building. The Gwen Sebastian Concert will start at 8:00 p.m. with 

gates open at 6:00 p.m. 

Saturday, July 16, will host several kids’ events starting with the Kiddie 

Farmer Parade during the Beef Cattle show break. The Baby Show will start 

at 1:00 p.m. in the Commercial Building. Bingo will be from 1:00 p.m. to 

2:30 p.m. Youth Scavenger Hunt will start at 1:30 p.m. in the Livestock 

Arena area. The Pie Eating contest will be at 2:30 p.m. in the Commercial 

Building, Barnyard Billy will be around when the Kids Figure 8 Race Care 

Rides start around 5:30 p.m. with the Figure 8 Races to start at 6:30 p.m. 

Open Class exhibits are released on Sunday from 10 a.m. to noon on July 

17. 

For complete details on the 2011 Keokuk County Expo, please pick up an 

Expo Fairbook at the Extension office in Sigourney or check out our website 

at www.expokeokukco.com. 

2011 Keokuk County Expo 

4-H and FFA Fair Events 

The 2011 Keokuk County Expo 4-H and FFA Fair in Sigourney will be 

held from July 12 – 17, 2011. 4-H and FFA members will be busy with many 

different project events. Listed below are the 4-H and FFA scheduled event 

and activities times to come and see the Expo fair. 

Tuesday, July 12 will start with the 4-H and Klover Kids exhibits Conference 

judging. The Round Bale Decorating contest will be completed by 

5 p.m. The 4-H Communications project area of Educational Presentations, 

Share the Fun and Extemporaneous Speaking begins at 4 p.m. in the Commercial 

Building. 

Wednesday, July 13 from 7 a.m. until noon is livestock entry time. The 

first livestock show will start at 12:30 p.m. with the 4-H Dog Obedience/ 

Agility Show. At 3:00 p.m. is the 4-H/FFA Tug-A-War Contest, 3:30 p.m. is 

the 4-H/FFA Pet Show in the Exhibit Hall and at 6:00 p.m. will be the 4-H/ 

FFA Barbeque with the Ag Olympics to follow at the track. 

Thursday, July 14 starts at 8 a.m. with the 4-H/FFA Horse Show in the 

Horse Arena. The 4-H/FFA Poultry Show will start at 3:30 p.m. with the 

Rabbit Show to follow near the cage area. The 4-H Clothing Style Show 

will start approximately at 6:45 p.m. during the judging of the Bill Riley Talent 

Show contest in the Commercial Building. The “Senior” 4-H and FFA 

Members along with Recognition of Iowa State Fair Exhibitors will honored 

following the Style Show and before the Expo Queen Contest. 

Friday, July 15 is another full day of competition starting at 8:00 a.m. 

with the 4-H/FFA Swine Show; at 2 p.m. will be the 4-H/FFA Dairy Cattle 

and Dairy Goat Show; at 3 p.m. is the 4-H/FFA Sheep and Meat Goat Show; 

at 5:45 p.m. is the Klover Kids Bottle Bucket Lamb and Calf Show; and at 

6:00 p.m. is the 4-H Bottle Bucket Lamb, Goat and Calf show. 

Saturday, July 16 starts with the 4-H/FFA Cattle Show at 8:00 a.m. and 

the 4-H Communication Working Exhibits projects at 3:00 p.m. in the Commercial 

Building. 

Sunday, July 17 at 10 a.m. all exhibits are released. 

By Jason Delong 

STAFF WRITER 

Clean out your attics, closets and lock boxes, because the Treasure 

Hunters Roadshow is coming to Oskaloosa. Roadshow 

specialists are in town next week examining gold and silver jewelry, 

old coins and more. 

While the Roadshow will accept anything that’s old and valuable, 

they will be focusing on: gold and silver coins made before 

1965, military items, fine art, musical instruments, pocket and 

wrist watches. Scrap gold is expected to be a popular category 

next week due to soaring gold prices. 

Buyers for the Roadshow have noticed a tremendous increase 

in the amount of gold coming to the shows, and for good reason. 

Record gold prices have Roadshow guests cashing in on broken 

or outdated jewelry with our fair and honest purchase offers. 

“U.S. COINS MADE BEFORE 1965 ARE THE MOST SOUGHT 

AFTER BY COLLECTORS. COINS MADE BEFORE 1965 ARE 

90% SILVER, AND VALUABLE BECAUSE OF EITHER THE 

SILVER CONTENT OR EVEN MORE VALUABLE IF ONE 

HAPPENS TO BE A RARE DATE.” 

The Roadshow encourages anyone planning a visit to take a minute 

and examine their jewelry box or their lock box at the bank 

and gather anything that is gold. If a guest is not sure if something 

is gold, bring it anyway and the Roadshow staff will test it 

for free. Other gold items of interest include gold coins, gold 

ounces, gold proof sets and dental gold. 

Other types of items Roadshow specialists hope to see include 

vintage guitars. Ryan Krushas, one of the Roadshow’s instru- 

WHAT WE BUY 

Pic from www.aronialife.com 

COINS Any and all coins made before 1965, all conditions wanted! 

Pump Up the Antioxidants 

at the 2011 KC Expo Fair 

By Robin Handy, SNR Editor 

Patrons of the 2011 Keokuk 

County Expo Fair, July 12-17, may 

rejeuvinate themselves with free* 

Aronia Berry Smoothies in addition 

to discovering information on how 

to potenitally improve daily life and 

individual health. 

Keota Eagle Foods is sponsoring 

the free* Aronia Berry Smoothies 

along with Levi Lyle’s new business, 

L.I.F.E. (Levi’s Indigenous 

Fruit Enterprises) at the Aronia 

Berry Booth. The aronia berries are 

all locally grown, but what is an 

aronia berry? 

A: An aronia berry is a very 

dark berry similar in look to a blueberry, 

it is packed full with antioxidants 

and it is native to the United 

States and sturdy enough to survive 

as an Iowa crop. 

Research has shown aronia has 

Photos and more available online: 


PAID ADVERTISEMENT 

ment specialists, spoke about some of the top guitars getting 

great offers. “Old Gibsons and Fenders are in big demand right 

now,” said Krushas, “vintage amps too. We also buy violins, 

mandolins, woodwinds – if it plays it pays!” Timepiece specialist 

Jeff Ford adds, “Watches are hot! We recently paid over $2,500 

for an old Hamilton pocket watch. And we are buying all types 

of high-end wrist watches too. Brands like Rolex, Tiffany and 

Chopard are very desirable to collectors. And the finest Swiss 

timepiece in the world, Patek Philippe, just earned a happy seller 

$42,000.” 

When specialist Tom Fuller was asked what he enjoyed most 

about working at the Roadshow, he was quick to answer, “Old 

Above—Roadshow specialist, Mike Delong, sits with a 

gentleman who is eagerly anticipating the assesment of his 

collectibles. 

GOLD & SILVER PRICES AT 40 YEAR HIGH for platinum, gold and silver: broken jewelry, 

dental gold, old coins, pocket watches, Krugerrands, gold bars, etc. 

JEWELRY Gold, silver, platinum, diamonds, rubies, sapphires, all types of stones and metals, 

rings, bracelets, necklaces, early costume jewelry, broken jewelry, etc. 

more antioxidant power than other 

fruits including grapes, elderberries, 

blueberries, cranberries, raspberries, 

blackberries, prunes, cherries, 

bananas, oranges, apples and 

pears. Studies have shown antioxidants 

help reduce the risk for 

cancer, heart disease, inflammation, 

diabetes, bacterial infections and 

neurological diseases in humans. 

They also slow the aging process. 1 

* The exact time for free 

smoothies was undertermined at 

press time, but check the SNR 

Facebook page daily or listen to the 

announcements at the fairgrounds 

for the times when the free Aronia 

Berry Smoothies are available. 

1 From article titled ‘Aronia - A 

New Crop for Iowa’ on 3/4/2009 

by Eldon Everhart, Iowa State 

University Extension. 

2011 Keokuk County Expo 

Open Class Events 

The 2011 Keokuk County Expo 4-H and FFA Fair is July 12 – 17, 2011. 

“Lovin’ It – Expo 2011” fair theme is trying Special Open Classes. They are 

the “Cupcake Contest”; “Decorate a Cap or Hat”; “Prettiest Cake Contest”; 

“Lego Building Contest”; “Most Unusual Vegetable”; “Barn Quilt Blocks”; 

“Trash to Treasures” and “Decorated Garden Gate or Yard Art”. Also remember 

to enter your projects in the special “Farm Gadget” show. 

In the regular Open Class entries can be brought in ten different Divisions 

consisting of Culinary, Textiles, Floriculture, Art, Photography, Crafts, 

Fruits and Vegetables, Grains, Seeds and Grasses and My Collections. “Best 

of Show” and “Best of Class” rosette ribbons will be awarded by selection 

of the judges. 

All divisions of the open class and special open class entries including 

Floriculture are to be checked in on Thursday, July 14 in the Expo Exhibit 

hall from 8 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Keokuk County Expo fair books can be 

picked up in the Extension office in Sigourney for more details or check out 

the Keokuk County Expo website at www.expokeokukco.com. 

WRIST & POCKET WATCHES Rolex, Tiffany, Hublot, Omega, Cartier, Philippe, Ebel, Waltham, Swatch, Elgin, Bunn Special, 

Railroad, Illinois, Hamilton, all others. 

GUITARS & OTHER INSTRUMENTS Fender, Gibson, Martin, Rickenbacker, Gretsch, amps, saxophones, wood winds, and all 

others. 

MILITARY ITEMS & SWORDS Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWI, WWII, etc: swords, badges, clothes, photos, medals, 

knives, gear, letters. The older the swords, the better. 


Senior Spotlight 

Caitlin Reed 

By Kathy Street, Fremont School Correspondent 

Caitlin Nicole Reed is a recent graduate of Eddyville-Blakesburg High 

School. Having grown up in the farming community around Fremont, has 

prompted her to continue her education in the agricultural field. 

She is the youngest of the three smiling little blonde-haired girls born to 

Ron and Becky Reed. Her older sisters are Jessica and Megan. 

While in high school, Caitlin has been very active in sports, participating 

all four years in volleyball, basketball, softball, and track. Throughout 

high school she has been in marching and concert band and FFA (Future 

Farmers of America). She has also been a 4-H member for eight years. 

Honors she has received while in high school have included being named 

1st Class All-Conference in Volleyball for two years and Volleyball MVP 

for two years. Her senior year she was chosen as Homecoming Queen. 

Her favorite memories of high school come from her volleyball days 

as she recalls locker room time with her friends before games, as they 

pumped themselves up for the competition. Her favorite teacher and 

coach is Mrs. Gladys Genskow, stating, “She is always a supporter and 

knows what to say when you need help.” 

Caitlin loves to fill her time with sports-related activities whether she 

is participating or on the sidelines coaching a little girls’ Rookie team. 

She enjoys hanging out with her friends and family, and it is no secret that 

one of her absolute favorite pastimes is shopping. For food, she loves 

spaghetti, her favorite movie is “Facing the Giants”, and her favorite song 

is “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away”. 

Reality is setting in, as Caitlin thinks about moving on with her life. 

Her plans are to attend Kirkwood Community College for two years, and 

then transfer to Iowa State. She wants to major in Agricultural Studies. 

She eventually can see herself working at Pioneer or something of that 

nature. Her ten-year plan includes a job, marriage and two-four kids. In 

the meanwhile, she is just trying to adjust to “not being around everyone 

and seeing everybody everyday.” 

ROADSHOW COMES TO OSKALOOSA NEXT WEEK! 

WE BUY SCRAP 

GOLD & GOLD 

JEWELRY 

coins and paper currency — for as long as I can remember, I 

have been fascinated with collecting coins. I would go through 

the change in my parents’ grocery store, looking for rare dates 

and errors. Once, I found a silver quarter that I sold for $300. 

Not bad for an 8 year old.” 

Fuller went on to explain that any U.S. coins made before 

1965 are the most sought after by collectors. Coins made before 

1965 are 90% silver, and valuable because of either the silver 

content or even more valuable if one happens to be a rare date. 

Fuller explained, “We help people sort through their coins for 

unique dates. We buy all types of coins at the Roadshow — from 

wheat pennies to buffalo nickels, and from single coins to entire 

truckloads. See you at the Roadshow.” 

CHECK IT OUT! 

WHO TREASURE HUNTERS 

ROADSHOW 

WHAT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO 

SELL THEIR COLLECTIBLES 

WHERE PENN CENTRAL MALL 

(EAST CORRIDOR) 

200 HIGH AVENUE WEST 

OSKALOOSA, IA 52577 

WHEN JULY 19TH - 23RD 

TUESDAY–FRIDAY 9AM–6PM 

SATURDAY 9AM–4PM 

DIRECTIONS (641) 673-9414 

INFORMATION 217.787.7767

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