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Scott Simmons and the exploding golf ball he hit during the Scooter’s 

golf tournament. 

Scooter’s Hosts Second Annual 

Golf Tournament Benefit 

Scooter’s Pub and Grub recently held their 2nd annual benefit golf tournament 

on Sunday, July 31 at the Prairie Knolls Country Club in New Sharon. 

The benefit was hosted by Scott and Sharon Farrington, (Scooter’s owners) 

with the proceeds going to the family of Megan Hoogeveen. Megan, 18 

years old, passed away from HLH, (a rare disorder of the immune system). 

Read more next week about the tournament and the ‘exploding golf ball’ 

(pictured) in Ralphi Munson’s ‘Just Saying’ column. 

Piercing the Darkness to 

Play at the Iowa State Fair 

Piercing the Darkness, a Christian rock and worship band from southeast 

Iowa, will be performing at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Thursday, 

August 11th on the Susan Knapp Amphitheater Stage at 1:30pm. The band, 

which consists of Steve Shettler (Sigourney) on lead vocals, Chris Weinreich 

(Oskaloosa) on lead guitar, Ken Finch (New Sharon) on rhythm guitar, Tammy 

Finch (New Sharon) on bass guitar, and Curt Roozeboom (New Sharon) 

on drums, will perform a 45 minute set of mostly original music along with 

a few of their more popular cover songs. Piercing the Darkness has been 

performing together for four and half years throughout Iowa. They are currently 

working on their debut cd, which will be available in October. You 

can find more information on Piercing the Darkness at reverbnation.com/ 

piercingthedarkness. 

DeWitt and Pro-Line 

Celebrate 20 years 

On Friday, July 15, 2011 Dave DeWitt celebrated 20 years of service 

at The Pro-Line Building Company. 

Pro-Line appreciates Dave’s dedication to the company over the 

past 20 years. Dave DeWitt is Pro-Lines Assistant Estimator and Processor. 

Pictured: (L)–Dave DeWitt, (R)– Jim VanderBeek (Owner) 

More Fair Results 

Next Week!! 

Grazing 

Tour Begins 

in Rose Hill 

Successful grazing depends on 

proper land management and having 

the right tools and knowledge. 

Pick up the latest information, tips 

and techniques from NRCS representatives, 

Practical Farmers 

of Iowa members and other graziers 

by touring up to five farms in 

three days, from Tuesday, August 9 

through Thursday, August 11, during 

the 2011 Mob Grazing Tour: 5 

Farms, Endless Information. 

The tour begins at Kraig Van 

Hulzen’s Farm located near Rose 

Hill. Van Hulzen uses mob grazing 

to feed weaned cattle that he purchases 

in the spring until they are 

sold in the fall for finishing. He successfully 

grazes 80 of these animals, 

termed stocker cattle, on less than 

an acre per day, using temporary 

fences and moving the water supply 

and minerals with the cattle. 

Van Hulzen is hosting a pasture 

walk from 10 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, August 9. 

Guest speakers will include NRCS district conservationist 

Kevin Funni, Oskaloosa and NRCS 

grassland specialist Jess Jackson. 

Discussion topics will include: 

Mob grazing stockers 

Forage selection and reaction to MOB grazing 

Moving water troughs 

Minerals, lessons learned and more 

Participants will have lunch at noon and then 

can head to Grinnell for the next stop on the tour, 

Barney Bahrenfuse and Suzanne Castello’s farm. 

The second stop on the tour will be in Grinnell 

on Tuesday, August 9, from 1:30 to 3:30, at 

the farm of Barney Bahrenfuse and Suzanne Castello, 

located on East 156th Street. Bahrenfuse 

and Castello move 75 cow/calf pairs daily in their 

mob grazing operation and have successfully used 

the cattle to rejuvenate an area previously dominated 

by fescue and weeds. With assistance from 

the NRCS’s EQIP program, they have installed 

pipelines to distribute water to each paddock. 

Speakers will include Castello and Bahrenfuse 

and Tina Cibula, NRCS soil conservationist, Malcom. 

They will be discussing temporary fencing 

options, NRCS cost share program 

options, mob effects on the herd and 

changing vegetation with grazing. 

Other stops on the three-day 

grazing tour include: 

8/10/11 | 10 a.m.–12 p.m. | Phil 

Forbes, Moorgate Farms, 1456 Nutmeg 

Ave., Kalona, IA 52247 

8/10/11 | 1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. | 

Dan and Sheila Smith, 31462 190th 

Street, Bonaparte, IA 52620 

8/11/11 |10 a.m.–1:30 p.m. | 

Norm and Neal Sawyer, Sawyer 

Beef, 1103 Lost Grove Road, Princeton, 

IA 52768 

The public is invited to this 

FREE event, 2011 MOB Grazing 

Tour: 5 Farms, Endless Information 

2011 MOB Grazing Tour: 5 Farms, 

Endless Information. Questions? 

Call the Practical Farmers of Iowa 

office: 515.232.5661. 

Practical Farmers of Iowa and 

its members will be hosting more 

than 30 field days and pasture walks 

in 2011. For a copy of the Practical 

Farmers of Iowa 2011 Field Day 

Guide, you can call the PFI office at 

515.232.5661 or down load a print- 

able PDF at http://practicalfarmers. 

org/events/field-days.html. 

Kraig Van Hulzen farms near Rose Hill in Mahaska County. He successfully grazes 100 stocker cattle per 

acre using temporary fences and by moving water with the cattle. 

A little about Mob Grazing 

Increasingly cattle farmers are turning to some 

form of rotational grazing to feed their herd. Increased 

profit, concern for the environment, a 

growing demand for grass-fed beef, improving 

forages and a healthier and more economical way 

to feed cattle are a few of the reasons that farmers 

give for turning to rotational grazing. 

Although there are many different types of 

rotational grazing systems, grazing periods followed 

by recovery periods are at the heart of them 

all. Rather than let the animals consume the plant 

life of the pasture when and wherever they choose, 

rotational graziers use temporary fencing to create 

paddocks and employ a system in which cattle are 

moved from paddock to paddock to provide optimal 

feeding and weight gain for the animals and 

recovery time for the plants. 

Mob grazing is a type of rotational grazing that 

employs high stock densities, 100,000 to 1 million 

pounds of animal weight per acre, and provides 

longer periods of rest for pasture to recover, 60 

to 90 days or more. This allows plants sufficient 

time to recover, and for diverse wildlife and plant 

species to move in. 

This tour is coordinated by the USDA Natural 

Adam Champs 4-H 

Resources Conservation Service and sponsored 

by the Iowa Forage and Grassland Council, and 

local conservation districts. Practical Farmers 

of Iowa also recognizes the following sustaining 

sponsors: Albert Lea Seedhouse, American 

Natural Soy, Iowa Farmers Union, ISU Extension, 

Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education 

Service (MOSES), Seed Savers, USDA Sustainable 

Agriculture Research and Education (SARE), 

and the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, 

in addition to the following major sponsors: 

Midwest Organic Services Association (MOSA), 

CROPP Cooperative of Organic Valley/Organic 

Prairie Family of Farms and Iowa State University 

Wallace Chair for Sustainable Agriculture. 

Founded in 1985, Practical Farmers of Iowa 

is an open, supportive and diverse organization of 

farmers and friends of farmers, advancing profitable, 

ecologically sound and community-enhancing 

approaches to agriculture through farmer-tofarmer 

networking, farmer-led investigation and 

information sharing. Farmers in our network produce 

corn, soybeans, beef cattle, hay, fruits and 

vegetables, and more. For additional information, 

call 515.232.5661 or visit www.practicalfarmers. 

org. 

Suzanne Castello and Barney Bahrenfuse (shown here) farm near Grinnell. They are hosting the second 

stop on the 2011 Mob Grazing Tour: 5 Farms, Endless Information. 

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Cindy’s Corner 

Column 

By Cindy Drost 

Share your Lacey news: 641-660-0443 

*The hot weather seems to be the 

topic of conversation everywhere 

in Iowa and adjoining states. Of 

course, the hay was ready for 

baling on one of the hottest days 

of the year...Monday, July 18. Tom, 

Jackson, Dick Drost, & Verlan Uitermarkt 

put up 500 small square bales 

of hay on the day with a heat index 

of 113 degrees. 

*Tom and I traveled in the motor 

home with Jordan and her friend, Tyler, 

and dogs...Bandit [AKA “Wild 

Child”], and Rhoda to Guthrie Center, 

July 16-17 for the 4th District 

NBHA Barrel Racing. The competition 

on Saturday was delayed from 

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm because of the 

heat. It was still very hot at 8:00 

pm, but at least the sun was going 

down. Of course, water was readily 

available for spraying down the 

horses when they finished competing. 

“Mo”, Jordan’s horse, finished 

14th out of 28. Mo had not competed 

since last winter due to a leg 

injury, se we were satisfied with this. 

*We wish for Sam Foster, a 

complete recovery from his quadruple 

heart bypass surgery, which 

took place at Mercy Hospital in Des 

Moines, on Tues., July 19. Sam 

returned home one week later, on 

July 26. Sam’s wife, Barb, told me, 

“Sam is trying to obey orders...He 

is being a good patient as he recovers 

at home.” Sam, with your positive 

attitude, and wife, Barb, as your 

caretaker, we know that you will 

experience a speedier than speedy 

recovery. 

*Yes...it is true that all of the 

walls in our new home addition are 

being painted one color. That color 

is “Dover White”. These walls will 

match all of the walls in the older part 

of the house. They are also painted 

“Dover White”. Interior decorating 

with lots of color has never been my 

thing. This way, I will never have 

to worry about a “Better Homes and 

Garden’s Magazine” photographer 

showing up at my door. 

Tom thinks I’m a great wife for 

allowing him to decorate our new 

bedroom with deer antlers. He’s already 

ordered the light fixture/ceiling 

fan [made out of deer antlers], 

from Cabelas. I even offered my 

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approval for a camouflaged colored 

bedspread, but Tom decided on a 

brown western designed bed cover 

with barbed wire and crosses on it. 

*The Southern Gospel quartet, 

“Journey Bound” will be presenting 

a concert at the Lacey United Methodist 

Church, on Saturday, August 

13, at 5:00 pm. 

*Keith & Jana Newport, and 

boys... Gabe & Chi, stopped by 

Monday evening to chat and play 

with the dogs. Keith is back to 

Lacey on leave from the army, after 

serving in Iraq. We are proud of 

you, Keith, and thank you for serving 

our country. 

*Thank you to the “Gospel 

Greats Weekly Newsletter” for allowing 

me to borrow the following 

from their last edition. I hope this 

puts a smile on your face. 

IT WAS SO HOT... 

- All of the corn on the stalks 

started popping and flying through 

the air. The cows thought it was 

snowing...and they froze to death. 

- The potatoes cook underground, 

and all you have to do to have lunch 

is to pull one out and add butter, salt 

and pepper. 

- Farmers are feeding their chickens 

crushed ice to keep them from 

laying hard boiled eggs. 

- The trees are whistling for the 

dogs. 

- The birds had to pick up the 

worms with potholders. 

- I saw a dog chasing a cat, and 

they were both walking. 

- Scientists recently detected 

beads of sweat on the Statue of Liberty. 

- Campbell Soup Co. has 

changed the directions on its cans to, 

“Just pour and eat.” 

- I have found out [the hard way] 

that my seat belt buckle could be 

used as a branding iron. 

- The best parking place is determined 

by shade instead of distance. 

- You actually burn your hand 

opening the car door. 

- You break a sweat the instant 

you step outside at 7:30 am. 

*Keep a sense of humor through 

this hot summer...a sense of humor 

makes everything bearable! 

In God’s Grip, Cindy Drost 

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Cassie, Kaylene, and Cole 

Corbin enjoyed being at the 

Poweshiek County Fair last month. 

Their 4-H projects received many 

blue ribbons. 

There is royalty living in my 

neighborhood. Alexis Ferguson, my 

neighbor to the north, was crowned 

Poweshiek County Fair Queen last 

month. She will be competing for 

the title of Iowa State Fair Queen 

later this month. 

John and Gwen Weghorst celebrated 

their 17th anniversary on 

July 30. 

Andrea and I ran the Run in the 

Sun 5K in Oskaloosa last Saturday. 

It was a hot and humid morning! A 

one mile walk was also held. Both 

events began and ended at the Lacey 

Sports Complex. The 5K runners 

and the one mile walkers both received 

commemorative t-shirts. All 

walkers received a ribbon. Medals 

were awarded for the top three male 

and female 5K finishers in seven age 

categories. Proceeds from the event 

will benefit the MHP Hospice Serenity 

House. 

Saturday afternoon my nephew, 

Adam Grove, and niece, Audrey 

Grove, came to spend the night with 

us. The kids spent a lot of time in the 

pool. Their parents, John and Melinda, 

came to get them late Sunday afternoon. 

They brought pizzas, cookies, 

and cake with them, which we 

all enjoyed for supper. The Groves 

returned home later that evening. 

Alva and Karen Calvert are 

home after enjoying a week at North 

Topsail Island in North Carolina. 

Joining them were Monica, Brian, 

Owen, Rob, and Ava Lillis of Austin, 

Minn.; Melinda Calvert of Buffalo 

Center; Gale Conrad of Sigourney; 

Janet and Dan Brochu of East 

Long Meadow, Mass.; Matt Brochu 

and Kerry of Boston, Mass.; Beverly 

Barnes City News 

By Mollie Loving 

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Dennis of Blakesburg; Kylee Thomas 

of Ottumwa; Jereme and Nikki 

Thomas of Des Moines; Donna Adams 

of What Cheer; Eric, Amanda, 

Ana, and Griffin Bos of Rochester, 

Minn.; Andrea, Bob, Grace, Andrew, 

and Noah Tollefson of Davenport; 

Mary and John Molyneux, Brandon, 

Chelsea, and Henry Molyneux, Travis, 

Leia, Brandt, and Lauren Molyneux, 

and Ben, Heather, and Raegan 

Molyneux all of What Cheer; Anya, 

Brandon, and Sylvia Hageman of 

Des Moines; John and Denise Conrad 

of Rose Hill; Joey, Katie, Alyssa, 

and Landon Conrad, Hunter Kapple, 

and Dillon Kapple all of Delta; 

Stephanie, Eric, Jamison, Conrad, 

and Emerson Smith of Manchester; 

Jeff and Connie Howar of Rose 

Hill; Sadie Howar of Davenport; and 

Bonnie, Nolan, Macie, Maddie, and 

Sydney Weber of Cascade. It was 

a Conrad family vacation, and they 

had a great time! 

The Aug. figure 8 races are almost 

here. The races will be held on 

Saturday, Aug. 6 at 7:00 P.M. at the 

Betterment Club track. There will be 

some exciting racing and good food 

to eat. Hopefully there will also be 

some cooler temperatures! 

The American Legion will have 

their next meeting on Aug. 8 at 7:00 

P.M. at the Legion Hall. 

The Auxiliary will have their 

next meeting on Aug. 9 at 7:00 P.M. 

at the Legion Hall. 

The telephone company board 

will have their next meeting on Aug. 

9 at 6:30 P.M. at the telephone office. 

The recycle bin comes to town 

on Aug. 10 and will be here for a 

week. 

The Aug. fire department meeting 

will be held on the 11th at 7:00 

P.M. at the fire station. 

August is here. School starts in 

three weeks! 

Bunker Hill News 

& Beyond 

By Mary Jo Watson 

Share your news: maryjoann@zumatel.net or 641-623-2400 

Monday morning and the heat 

is arising, I let the five now, chickens 

out and boy were they ready. 

It was almost 7 and already beginning 

to get warm. They want to be 

out scratching at the crack of dawn. 

Josh Rockwell (grandson) left for 

work at 4:30 am and it was dark and 

really foggy. He is still working at 

Marshall Minnesota with JD De- 

Hoedt’s bunch. It takes a good five 

to six hours to get there. It has been 

unbelievable hot there also. David 

(grandson) was home this weekend 

also. He did not realize the route out 

of Cedar Rapids, Friday would bring 

him into the Raggbri group. It took 

him 45 minutes longer and since his 

old Mercedes does not have air, he 

was a little frazzled. 

It is to be a scorcher today with 

the humidity dripping this morning 

from everything and even dripping 

down the windows. The weather 

person said between 105 to 115 today 

heat index. I find myself thinking 

of snow but given the outlandish 

weather lately we will probably have 

snow over our roofs this winter and 

be 40 below. Our son, Mark who 

lives in Traer was already at work 

on the 28th. Last Monday I believe. 

And lightening struck the big tree 

in the back yard. The tree is so big 

two men could not put their ARms 

around and just touch. Then it hit 

the garage and came into the house. 

Right after it hit, it poured. They had 

nails pop out of siding on the house 

back side and the garage. Two TV’s 

went out and the DVD player was 

welded shut. Samantha was holding 

a portable DVD player and got 

shocked a little. Hit the stove vent, 

twisting the outside and light bulbs 

popped in places. The insurance man 

was to be there later in the day. Oh 

Happy Birthday on the 29th. #13 to 

Samantha Watson. 

I kept Elliott Coster for a couple 

of days while mommy had her 

test and met with friends to study. 

She is going to school in Ottumwa 

with Kelly VanRysWyk from New 

Sharon. It must have worked as she 

got a very good grade. They are in 

the nursing program. Happy Birthday 

to Rebekah Coster on the 5th. 

Her Mom took her out to supper in 

Grinnell on Friday evening. Paige 

came over here to help watch Elliott 

as we went to dominoes. 

Donald and Colleen VanKampen’s 

grandson Charley and Tomi 

Jo were married at the AG church 

in Oskaloosa on Saturday evening. 

Dahl and Patty Wickham were 

among the guests. Dahl and Colleen 

are cousins. 

Arvin and Crystal DeBoef were 

happy to have both of their son’s and 

families in church at the AG in New 

Sharon as they came home for their 

cousin’s wedding. Charley would be 

Crystal’s nephew. 

Joe and Rebekah and Elliott Coster 

spent the day Saturday with her sister 

in Mtown and spent the night helping 

to get ready for the party for Kieren 

who was 3 on the 29th. Of July. 

Rick and Colton Talbert and Cami 

Sheaver, Bette Talbert and Raymond 

and I from Montezuma, Russ Talbert 

from New Sharon and Grandma Ann 

and Larry Heishman from Malcom 

all came to help celebrate on Sunday 

afternoon. 

We went to Drakesville on Saturday 

and spent the day. We went to an 

Amish farm, grocery store and ate a 

bite in Drakesville. It was a hot day 

and the Amish were mowing hay 

with two big work horses. Looked 

like a lot of hot hard work, for the 

horses. At least four or five we saw 

mowing. The farm we were on was 

making hay and bringing it in loaded 

on a wagon. I have studied the 

Amish and read um teen books but 

still would not give up air conditioning 

and my automatic washer and 

dish washer and this here computer. 

Too much fun but a lot of them have 

cell phones. Just depends on how 

much they are allowed to do with 

each district and Bishop. The garden 

was at least an Acre and no weeds, 

I did not see one weed. Flowers everywhere. 

A fun day. 

Another old dog dumped in the 

area. Hot, tired, disillusioned, hungry 

and why me??? We are sure 

sick of it. Sure puts a burden on the 

folk who have soft hearts and can’t 

take in more dogs. My granddaughter 

was trying to find the last one a 

home. A neighbor woman takes feed 

every day on her way to work and 

feeds the one at the bridge. They 

have three or so dogs there so don’t 

need anymore. A lady south and east 

of Montezuma read of the plight and 

brought food to them. Wow! 

Jim Heishman who graduated 

from Montezuma and lives in Washington 

State was deployed again for 

Kandahar, Afghanistan. He will report 

for duty on 7-31-11. This is his 

second deployment. 

Dale and Barb returned from Billings, 

Montana, where they attended 

a 100th. Birthday party for Dale’s 

Mom’s, Ida May (Dougherty) Heishman, 

sister, Wilma Conley. Many 

friends, neighbors and relatives 

from Delaware, Florida, Washington 

State, Iowa all gathered on July 23. 

From an old calendar in July, One 

of the hottest days of the year. We 

just butchered one of the fat cattle.... 

and served it immediately. Also this 

is the time of the year for many garage 

sales: On the tenth. Kind of an 

uproar after the garage sale. Somebody 

sold the yellow recliner....with 

Uncle Ralph still in it. 

Thank you for reading! 

Occasionally something unusual 

happens as we go about our daily 

work. And though the subject has 

not been one of special interest to us 

before, it may suddenly become of 

interest. That was the experience of 

my daughter Lila when, a few weeks 

ago, she had a swarm of bees visit 

the big brick house which has been 

her home for many years. Many 

folks know I’m referring to the large 

brick National Register House about 

four miles east of Pella on Hwy. 163. 

Lila had sometimes had a few 

bees in the attic of the house, but 

hadn’t really seen a swarm stop for 

a visit. And knowing that bees may 

choose to live in the walls of houses 

– and realizing that the double walls 

of this house might be of special 

interest to the swarm - and being 

in the process of making the home 

ready for the new owners – well, she 

wasn’t exactly excited to see a big 

swarm of bees hanging around the 

back of the house. 

As I thought about Lila’s dilemma, 

I realized I knew very little 

about the life style of honey bees. 

And I began to wonder just what 

was happening to their population 

these days since a few years ago 

some people feared their population 

would be dying out in the future. 

However, a report on the web, written 

by Kim Kaplan, told me that “the 

total losses from managed honey bee 

colonies nationwide were 30% from 

all causes for the 2010-2011 winter, 

according to the annual survey conducted 

by the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) and the Apiary 

Inspectors of America (AIA).” This 

was roughly similar to total losses 

reported in similar surveys done in 

the four previous years, creating the 

following observation by Jeff Pettis, 

an entomologist with USDA’s Agricultural 

Research Service (ARS): 

“The lack of increase in losses is 

marginally encouraging in the sense 

that the problem does not appear to 

be getting worse for honey bees and 

beekeepers. But continued losses of 

this size put tremendous pressure on 

the economic sustainability of commercial 

beekeeping.” Pettis is the 

leader of the Bee Research Laboratory, 

the chief scientific research 

agency of USDA. 

The “family life” of bees is interesting 

and consists of Drones, 

Workers, and Queens. The size of 

the cells into which the Queen’s eggs 

are placed determines the destiny of 

the bees: Workers are hatched in the 

smallest cells; Queens in the largest; 

and Drones in the middle-sized 

(the males who do no work except in 

the area of reproduction). The eggs 

hatch into Grubs and all are fed Royal 

Jelly for two to three days; then 

the future Queens continue on Royal 

Jelly and Workers go to a diet of 

mixed honey and pollen. Incidentally 

Royal Jelly is produced by glands 

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in the heads of young Worker bees. 

No information was given about the 

Drones’ diet! 

Since many Queens may survive 

temporarily, most are stung to 

death by their rivals until one young 

Queen remains. She then performs a 

mating flight, flying so high she can 

hardly be seen. Drones are in pursuit 

and the first to reach her becomes 

her mate – and then he dies. Queens 

typically live three to five years, and 

after this initial mating may produce 

a million eggs and will always be attended 

by about fifteen Workers. 

But back to my subject: why and 

how do bees swarm? The main reason 

is to propagate their species. The 

hive usually decides to swarm because 

it is too crowded. The Queen 

will leave some eggs in the special 

cells so she can be replaced. About 

half the Workers stuff themselves 

with honey to “keep them” till they 

have built a new comb/home and 

filled it with nectar and pollen. 

Scout Bees will have already 

been flying about to find a good spot 

for a new home, return to the swarm, 

and communicate their find to the 

rest of the bees. It is believed they 

do this by means of a special dance 

which tells which way to fly to find 

the new spot. Then the old Queen 

and hive will fly to a nearby bush or 

tree limb followed by Worker bees; 

all will get into a big clump surrounding 

the Queen. Someone has 

described a swarm in the air to “a 

smoke ball from ten to twenty feet in 

diameter.” When the swarm comes 

to rest, the bees gather in a dense 

cluster. Swarms normally do not stay 

in one spot for very long. The new 

location may be a tree with an empty 

hollow part, an empty bee hive at 

a beekeeper’s bee yard, inside the 

walls of your house, or if the climate 

is warm enough year round, they 

may just build their combs hanging 

freely from a tree branch. 

I was glad to learn that honey 

bees in a swarm have no real interest 

in attacking and stinging people. 

And I’m very glad to report, that 

although the swarm stayed around 

Lila’s house a couple days, they 

evidently decided it was not an ideal 

location. And you can imagine we 

were all happy for their decision. We 

were fearful that they might find a 

tiny opening that would take them 

into the space between the double 

walls, and that the house might become 

infested! 

Realizing how much I depended 

on the Web and my encyclopedia 

for this column, I’ll close with these 

comments about books: “Books are 

like the windows of a great tower. 

They let light in.” (Phil Mann) 

“Books are quiet friends who wait… 

Our presence upon shelf or rack. 

They’re glad to see us soon or late, 

But never slap us on the back.” (Edgar 

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It interesting to watch the debates 

on our education system. Our state 

of Iowa’s children’s education is 

not on the same level as some other 

states. They are now considering 

keeping children in the same grade 

if they have not reached the level 

of learning that is required for that 

grade. REALLY!!! 

I remember when they started just 

passing the kids from grade to grade 

even if they could not read. Those 

in control decided that is was detrimental 

to the psyche of the children 

to keep them back and we 

certainly did not want to hurt their 

feelings!!! Some parents fell right 

into this way of thinking, because 

they wanted their children to stay 

with their same friends in the same 

grade. But, this has been so harmful 

to the child. What do think is hurtful 

for them when they attain the age 

of 18 and are passed out into the big 

mean, unforgiving work world. The 

boss does not care if your feelings 

are hurt when you cannot perform 

your job, because you did not learn 

what was needed when you were in 

school. We need to see that our children 

can READ and WRITE. I also 

think that in this day of technology, 

it is imperative that each student has 

computer experience. If they have 

learned the basics they can then continue 

to elevate their level of learning 

all through their life. 

Corn…Sammie bought some 

sweet corn because the flood on the 

river bottom took Kalvin’s sweet 

corn. Sweet corn on the cob is such 

a specialty. The taste is not the same 

when it is cut off….at least that is 

what I think. Maybe I just like looking 

like ‘a pig’ with corn and butter 

all over my face. Yummy!!! One of 

the ears evidently had a hard time in 

life, because the kernels were full 

but were all out of line. It just makes 

one wonder what in the world happened 

to it. 

Just looked out my kitchen window 

as I was making some salads 

and seen two little heads peaking up 

over a little rise in the alfalfa field. 

First one would pop up and then the 

other would pop up, as if they were 

watching for something. I ran to get 

the binoculars and what I saw was 

two hen turkeys. They were still acting 

strange and I wondered what was 

going on. I knew the dogs were laying 

in the shade on the other side of 

the house. (and of course I did not 

alert them!!!!) Then 8 little turkeys 

popped up over the knoll and was 

feeding, on bugs, I presume. It was 

cute as they were just little bumps 

in the alfalfa, popping up and down. 

I am so privileged to be able to see 

wild life from my window. Deer, 

rabbits, coons, and turkeys. And the 

birds have been plentiful this year. I 

wish I could identify more of them. 

Need to get my bird book off the 

shelf and study a little. 

Garden report….the plants are 

This month’s review is on a book 

that has been on the national bestseller 

list last for thirty weeks and 

last week it was at number two. I 

have to tell you that writing this 

column has challenged my intuitive 

behavior to head toward non-fiction 

in book stores – to be more openminded 

about fiction. 

Usually, I don’t read books that 

are slated to be made into movies. 

My history has been that the book 

is much better than the movie – i.e. 

My Sister’s Keeper – and I end up 

disappointed. The screenwriters 

tend to diminish the book by changing 

significant events in the book – 

most generally, the ending. So, it 

was with hesitation that I purchased 

this book – knowing in advance that 

it was going to be a movie released 

next month. 

The title of the book is, “The 

Help,” written by Kathryn Stockett. 

I watched the trailer online for 

this movie and was impressed with 

the actors/actresses, but I am holding 

my breath to see what – if any 

– changes are made from the written 

book to the movie screen. 

Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan is a recent 

college graduate from Ole Miss 

with her degree in English. After 

finishing her education, she returns 

to her parents’ cotton farm in Jackson, 

Mississippi – the heartland of 

the South. The book is set in the 

early 1960’s, during the early years 

of the civil rights movement. 

Upon her return home, Skeeter 

becomes acutely aware of the racist 

attitudes in her town – specifically 

the way the maids are mistreated 

and despised. The white women 

rely upon the black maids to raise 

their children – caring for them 

in every way that a natural mother 

would. When an issue is brought to 

Skeeter’s attention – the “help” is 

not allowed to use the toilets in their 

Lower Grove 

News 

By Rosemary Schmidt 

hot. The cucumbers are not liking 

this blistering hot weather. They 

are not producing much, but at least 

we are getting enough to eat. We 

are starting to get tomatoes, but the 

plants have so much bad weather 

that they don’t look well. We have 

canned tomatoes left from last year 

and will have plenty even if there 

is not much of a crop. Bacon and 

tomato sandwiches taste so yummy. 

We also can eat a whole dinner 

plate of sliced tomatoes at one meal. 

The onions have done well and we 

have beets that are needing pulled. 

The green peppers and cabbage are 

doing fine, except I do have 2 cabbage 

plants that are not making solid 

heads. The remainder of the plants 

are doing fine, so I do not know what 

is wrong with the other two. It has to 

be a flaw in the plants. 

It seems as if every week there is 

some kind of problem that arises…. 

does anyone relate to that? Last 

week the propane company came 

and summer filled our propane tank. 

Good thing we were home when 

they came, because later we smelled 

gas. The connection was leaking after 

they filled the tank. It had went 

down about 7 percent. At $1.85 per 

gallon that is no small amount. Now 

in this day of high fuel prices, we did 

not need this. We called the company 

and they came out and checked 

it. It was leaking at the connection 

where they hook up to fill the tank. 

They checked it with soap and water. 

It bubbled, so it was leaking!!! They 

tightened the connection and left it at 

that. Later that evening we checked 

the connection and it was still bubbling 

(meaning that it was still leaking). 

Called the company again and 

they said they would send someone 

out again. In the meantime, our gas 

is going up in the air (and it is not 

fueling a hot air balloon!!!!) They 

finally came and tightened the connection 

again. This time I think that 

done the job. 

****THINGS THAT COST US 

MONEY NOW…BUT DID NOT 

YEARS AGO. 

1. Directory service from the telephone 

company. 

2. Water 

3. Television accessability 

4. Gas station service 

5. School books and services 

6. Access to parks and added camping 

fees 

****THIRTY YEARS OF MAR- 

RIAGE… 

After being married for thirty 

years, a wife asked her husband to 

describe her. He looked at her slowly 

and then said….you’re A B C D E 

F G H J K. She asked, “What does 

that mean?” He said “Adorable, 

beautiful, cute, delightful, elegant, 

foxy, gorgeous, hot.” She smiled 

happily and said, “Oh that’s lovely, 

but what about I J K?” He said, “I’m 

Just Kidding!” His eye is still swollen…but 

it will get better. 

Chapter 

Chatter 

employers’ homes – she decides to 

use her degree and write a book detailing 

the experiences. She intends 

to keep their names anonymous allowing 

them to speak freely through 

her words. 

When she approached the black 

women, they were hesitant to participate 

for fear of retribution by their 

employers. However, she ran across 

one maid named Aibileen, who had 

raised and nurtured 17 white children 

who was willing to contribute. 

Another maid, Minny, also agreed as 

she kept losing jobs when she was 

insulted or abused by her white employers. 

Eventually, Skeeter had ten 

women that were willing to help her 

write the book. And write she did! 

As with every good book, there 

is a villain – and this book is no exception. 

Her name is Miss Hilly. 

She is the one who campaigns to 

have households put in more toilets 

so that “the help” won’t use the restricted 

restrooms. 

It is interesting to note that the 

author, Stockett brings an autobiographic 

edge to the book. She herself 

was raised by a black woman, 

Demetrie, whom she loved dearly. 

She admits in the afterword that she 

really didn’t know what Demetrie’s 

life was like. She says that, “The 

Help” was written to fill in the gap. 

Stockett brings together three 

women who, with determination and 

honesty, change the way women – 

black and white alike – view themselves 

and their roles. What seemed 

impossible became reality for the 

community of Jackson. It is written 

with humor and hope – and is a collective 

story about the lines we abide 

by, and the ones we ignore. 

NOTE: I would welcome comments 

and/or suggestions on books 

for me to review. Please contact me 

at chapter.chatter@hotmail.com. 

Online Shopping: A Safety 

Checklist 

You’re browsing the Web and 

found a great buy on a jacket: good 

price, in your size, and just the right 

color. But is it safe to buy online? 

What can you do to make sure your 

money and privacy are protected? 

These simple steps can improve 

your online shopping experience. 

Investigate the Seller 

Anyone can sell things online, 

so it is a good habit to check out 

the online seller before you make a 

purchase. Make sure the Web site 

gives the business’ name, mailing 

address (more than a post office 

box) and telephone number. 

You need to know how to reach the 

seller so if you can’t find a working 

phone number, go somewhere else. 

Type the site’s name into a search 

engine(Try using Google). If you 

find unfavorable reviews, you may 

be better off doing business with 

someone else. Are you familiar with 

the seller’s merchandise or services? 

Can you tell exactly what you’re getting 

based on the site’s description or 

pictures? Also, do you understand all 

costs (including price, shipping, and 

taxes), delivery time, warranty information, 

and the return policy? 

Make sure the site has clear information 

about what you can do if you 

have problems with your purchase. 

Some purchases may need to be 

returned. Know who pays the shipping 

costs on anything that needs to 

be returned. Some retailers give you 

extra time so gifts can be returned or 

exchanged; others may give just as 

little as a week-if they accept returns 

at all. Others may charge a “restocking” 

fee so you wouldn’t get a full 

refund. 

Check the Site’s Security 

Only do business with companies 

that use secure server technology. 

This works with your Web 

browser to scramble your personal 

information-such as your credit card 

number-as it travels over the Internet. 

If the site is secure, the “http” 

in the address bar at the top of your 

screen will change to “https” or 

“shttp” at the page where you are 

asked to type in payment information. 

You can also look for other 

signs that the site is secure such as 

a closed padlock on the browser’s 

status bar. Always check for signs 

the site is safe before entering your 

information. Don’t buy online if the 

site isn’t secure. 

Read the Site’s Privacy Policy 

Understand how the seller will 

use your personal information. Many 

online stores will sell information 

about you to other companies. But, 

today, companies have to let you 

choose whether or not the company 

can share your information with oth- 

Last Sunday, Bev Flander and 

Esther Van Wyk attended a shower 

for Tony Van Wyk and Ashley Jeff 

at Old Setts. They will be married 

in the fall. 

The Fortuin reunion was held on 

July 28 at the Pella Pizza Ranch with 

fifteen family members attending. 

August 5 wedding anniversary 

wishes to Arlyn and Julie Van 

Maanen. Enjoy your day! 

Dale and Bev Flander and Esther 

Van Wyk attended a Van Wyk reunion 

on Monday night aat the Pella 

Pizza Ranch. 

The Men’s Prayer breakfast was 

held on Saturday morning at Donna’s 

Café with Bob and Curt Braaksma as 

hosts. Also present were Tony, Randy, 

Mark and Donovan Van Wyk and 

Pastor Dave Pinkerton. Pastor Dave 

led the devotions. 

August birthday wishes to Leona 

Van Sant on the 2nd, Ethel Sylvester 

on the 5th and to Sarah Scholten on 

the 9th. 

Dwight and Joyce Beyer have 

been keeping busy. Last week they 

baby-sat with their 7 ½ month old 

grandson, Chase Lundenberg, while 

his parents Brett and Chantelle 

Ludenberg, sister Dylann and brother 

Derek of Newton were on vacation. 

The week of Ragbrai Joyce 

baby-sat with their 10 month granddaughter 

Claire Ver Meer while her 

parents, Emily and Matt Ver Meer 

were riding their bikes across Iowa. 

Dwight was the road crew/sag wagon 

for Emily and Matt. He also put 

their tent up each evening and also 

took it down for them. On Saturday, 

Joyce and Claire met them in 

Davenport at the end of the bike ride 

and Joyce and Dwight came home to 

ers. Exercise your right to “opt out” 

if you don’t want the seller to pass to 

others information about you. If you 

don’t like the privacy policy, don’t 

deal with that retailer. 

Choose Your Password Carefully 

If you use a password to log on 

to your computer, choose a different 

one to make a purchase. Also, use an 

unpredictable combination of numbers, 

letters and symbols. Do not 

give your password to anyone who 

contacts you, including people who 

claim to be employees of online services 

or stores. Never use part or all 

of your Social Security number as a 

password. 

Pay by Credit Card 

Paying by credit card is the safest 

and quickest way to shop online. The 

federal Fair Credit Billing Act gives 

you the right to dispute credit card 

charges for goods or services that 

you never received, never ordered 

or that were misrepresented to you. 

So, if you have a problem with your 

purchase, you may be able to withhold 

payment while your credit card 

company investigates the problem.. 

Don’t send cash or use a moneywiring 

service because you’ll have 

no way to get your money back if 

something goes wrong. 

Also, if a thief has used your 

credit card, you are usually responsible 

for only the first $50 in charges. 

For additional security, you can ask 

your credit card company about getting 

a “single-use” credit card number 

that allows you to buy online using 

a temporary card number. 

Keep a Record 

Be sure to print and file a copy 

of your order and confirmation number 

in case you have a problem with 

your purchase. Keep a written record 

of the product description and price, 

shipping and handling costs. By law, 

online businesses must deliver merchandise 

within 30 days of purchase 

or notify you if there will be a delay. 

Read your credit card statements as 

soon as you get them to make sure 

there aren’t any unauthorized charges. 

Turn it Off 

When you are finished shopping, 

turn off your computer. Leaving it 

on all the time is a perfect opportunity 

for scammers to install malicious 

software and then control your 

machine remotely to commit cyber 

crime. 

You can now download the computer 

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Hometown Computer Services 

hope you have enjoyed this weeks 

computer article. Please stop by my 

shop or call/email anytime if you 

have questions. Our hours are 10am- 

7pm M-F and 10am-3pm Sat. 

Taintor, Granville and 

Lynnville News 

By Ada Kay Van Maanen 

rest. Dwight then did yard work and 

gardening. And Joyce was ready to 

return to a quiet week at work. But 

aren’t Grandkids fun? Enjoy them 

as they grow up so fast. 

They also say to shop locally, 

that is so true as two weeks ago 

when I was in another larger town, 

I was keeping my eye on looking 

for sweet corn stands so I could get 

some sweet corn, but none were to 

be found. I had to return home to 

Lynnville to get some as I saw my 

neighbor, Larry Ludwick selling on 

the corner in Lynnville. And it was 

so GOOD! Thanks Larry! 

Lorrie Ludwick returned home 

last week after spending a week at a 

church conference and travel trip for 

FUN for their triennial meeting of 

USFWI (United Society of Friends 

Woman International) Of special 

interest was the speaker/missionary 

for the banquet, she used the topic of 

broken sea glass and used it as a way/ 

aid to tell how God takes our broken 

life and makes them beautiful. Missionary 

Becky Barber is from Oskaloosa 

and serves in Belize City in 

Central America at the Friends Boys 

School along with her husband and 

family. Lorrie made a pendant out of 

the sea glass for Becky. The conference 

was held in Wilmington, OH, a 

large Quaker community. 

Dale and Bev Flander attended 

a family gathering in Montezuma 

at the home of Dale’s parents for 

Dale’s nephew, Joey and Lindsey 

Yokum and family from Colorado. 

Who are visiting in the area. 

The Taintor Church will have 

potluck meal and business meeting 

on Sunday, August 7. 

Enjoy your week. 

New Sharon Sun • Thursday, July 28, 2011 • Page 3 

Country Girl’s 

Corner 

By: Sheryl Carter 

Something New 

Last week was another hot one. 

Every day, I thought, “…today, I 

will stay inside and get something 

done—no sweating...” But it didn’t 

work out that way. Just too much 

to do out there. I did a big wash 

on Monday and hung sheets out 

on the line. We also raked up bark 

and sticks under the sycamore in 

the back yard—remnants of the big 

storms the Friday before. 

We had hauled more branches 

and sticks to the burn pile, which 

had doubled and tripled in width and 

height. I joked that we could easily 

send off a couple of dead Vikings to 

Valhalla. (Not the ones from Minnesota). 

On a day when a slight breeze 

was in the right direction, Loren lit 

the pile and burned most of it, but no 

Vikings presented themselves. 

On Tuesday, we were back in the 

strawberry patch and finally finished 

it and the new bed as well, working 

in the early morning hours before it 

got too warm. Still, the perspiration 

literally poured off my face. Loren 

used both a hand sickle and the weed 

eater, so the garden is looking pretty 

good right now. 

Tuesday was a special day for us 

in another way, too. We got a new 

driveway. This was a big deal. In the 

past 35 years that we have lived here, 

our driveway has received more than 

one load of gravel until there was 

a slight hump in the middle so that 

when it rained, water flowed like a 

stream into the garage. It also grew a 

nice assortment of grass and weeds, 

and was a muddy mess in the spring 

and during thawing in the winter. We 

needed something done. 

The Ronald Pearce Asphalt Company 

of Urbandale had been hired to 

pour the new parking lot for the L-S 

high school. Tuesday afternoon, a 

new red pickup pulled into our driveway, 

a friendly young man hopped 

out, and offered to do our driveway. 

“We will blade it down, prepare the 

bed, and then lay a couple inches of 

asphalt.” He gave us his card. 

This took us unawares, but when 

I knew what was going on, my ears 

had shot up about six inches, as 

this was a long-held dream. That 

driveway, (along with the creeping 

Charlie in the back yard), has been 

the bane of my existence. My husband 

and I had a quick conference. 

The price seemed high, but we realized 

poured concrete would cost a 

lot more, so this opportunity seemed 

too good to pass up. And it could be 

done—that very day. 

“Okay,” we said, making our 

decision, “Let’s do it.” In about 15 

minutes, the whole crew of five had 

arrived with pickups, a truck with a 

partial load of hot asphalt, a tractor 

with two blades, and a roller machine. 

The boss man of the outfit, 

Ronald Pearce himself, swung up 

on his little Kubota and took off. 

Watching him manipulate the front 

end loader and the back scraper of 

that mid-size tractor was amazing— 

the man had remarkable ability and 

Smiles and 

Giggles 

By Bo Be 

in a short time had expertly removed 

several tons of gravel and dirt, all 

the while making a nice level bed six 

inches down out of our previously 

humped driveway. 

We watched for three hours as 

the crew finished the preparation, 

then positioned the asphalt layer 

machine right in front of our garage 

doorway and began laying down 

black tar mixture. It was so fascinating 

to watch and some of the neighbors 

came over to observe also. 

Finally, the young fellow with 

the roller machine pulled onto the 

hot asphalt and began to level it 

down to a smooth even surface. After 

spraying on a finish-hardening 

coat, they were done. And dripping 

wet with sweat, too, as this is very 

hot work. 

We couldn’t believe our eyes— 

we had a nice new driveway—it was 

really done at last. We looked at each 

other. “Happy Anniversary!” So that 

is our gift to each other for our 45th, 

and a good thing it is, too. 

On Thursday, my sweet neighbor, 

Kathy, and I took a drive up to Des 

Moines for a few errands. We ate at 

the Iowa Bakery Café, which is right 

down the block from Campbell’s 

Health Food Store there on University 

and 42nd street. We shared a 

lovely vegetable sandwich with low 

fat cream cheese on delicious tomato 

bread. Boy, was it good. Iced tea finished 

off our meal. We did our last 

shopping and then headed down to 

Pella for our Weight Watchers meeting. 

It is always well-attended with 

four or five tables occupied each and 

every week. 

Friday I was busy with other 

things, but on Saturday, I made up 

for lost time. Laundry, cleaning the 

house, straightening, and I didn’t 

have to sweat, either. A couple of 

friends came over later in the afternoon 

for iced tea and visiting, and 

by that time, I was more than ready 

for a break. I still had several rooms 

left to vaccum, but figured that could 

wait until another day. 

On Sunday, we drove up for a 

visit with Heidi and Patrick. After 

church, we drove over to Living 

History Farm and spread out a picnic 

under one of the shade trees in the 

parking lot. Even though there was a 

nice breeze, we decided it really was 

too hot to tour the farms that day, so 

visited the gift shop, then drove back 

to their home for games and iced 

tea. Patrick, nine, loves to play hide 

and seek, so I am glad we got in a 

few rounds. He is a good hider and 

fooled me a couple of times. What a 

sweet, dear child. 

It looks like the end of this week 

will cool down some, so that will be 

a relief to us all. 

You will have to stop by and 

check out our new driveway—we 

are pretty tickled—and several folks 

have already commented on it. I 

guess they knew we needed something 

done, too. 

Have a good week! 

Another weather related saga----- The day is June 20th radio and tv news 

had heat advisory warnings. Temps could reach 100 degrees with heat index 

of 115. Turned on the a/c unit early to get place cooled down. First of all, the 

unit is about 15-16 years old and had developed a rattle in the fan which was 

getting worse with time, but it cooled nice and got use to the fan rattling. But 

on that day around 10:00 am terrible noise occured got unit shut off. Called 

Charlie to see what happened. He got help- pulled unit out and low-n-behold 

the blade on the fan had fallen off having weakened from hitting on plastic 

housing that surrounded the fan’s three blades. Decided a new unit was 

needed so got on the telly, called three places- no a/c’s on hand- be in on friday. 

No Way- Jose. Called Sully Plumbin and “bingo” Don had 1-unit size 

we wanted-”SOLD”, and Charlie went and picked it up. Called “Good Guy” 

Chad Burgraff and the guys got it all situated in the place in wall. Cut wood 

strips to make it fit properly and evenly. You got to know how to install and 

trim those things. The guys did an excellent job got it running just as temp 

reached 99 degrees. Kudos and Smiles to Chas. and Chad. 

Correction: Last week wrote about pickling beets. Well. After eating 

the beets slit the hard boiled eggs into the “beet juice”- in several days nice 

purple eggs. Yum. Another hint: While frying shredded purple cabbage add 

sliced apples and cook till cabbage and apples are tender- “Can” add several 

tablespoons of sugar and teaspon of vinegar to your liking. Sweet and sour. 

YUM. 

Southern Iowa Fair has come and gone. Our Judy Smith camped out 

there ALL week with children and grandchildren. Fun was had by all. Next 

will be The Big One. State Fair where they have camped in same spot for 

years. 

Hey, you guys and gals---- if I repeat myself think nothin of it- chalk it up 

to “AGE RELATED”, HA! 

You know you’re getting OLD---When the gleam in you eye is from the 

sun shining off your bifocals, and when-- your children start to look middleaged. 

And as Bob Hope once said, “I don’t feel old. I don’t feel anything until 

noon. Then it’s time for my NAP.” yup. 

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Tuesday, August 9: Beef Hash Brown Casserole, Spinach, Muffin, Peaches, 

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Just Sayin’ 

By Ralphi Munson 

How are you holding up in our sizzling summer stretch? Are you miserable 

and think we have it rough? I thought a good way to deal with the 

heat and humidity is to be grateful for what we have instead of dwelling on 

the temperatures. Read on to be reminded of how lucky we are...and maybe 

share this with your children when they take a break from swimming or playing 

games in the cool comfort of your home. 

Arlene Fox is 96 years young and as sharp as can be. I asked her to recall 

what summers were like when she was growing up near Lacey. The first 

thought that popped in her mind was that they slept outside under the stars 

to evade the heat trapped in their airless home. That doesn’t mean on fluffy 

air mattresses enclosed in tents to keep the bugs out either. In fact she said 

they stayed outside most of the time under the shade of the trees because that 

was the coolest place to be. For fun the kids played marbles, jumped rope, 

or dressed their paper dolls. Bicycles were too expensive to own, plus they 

were hard to ride on the shale/rock roads. Parents enjoyed gathering with 

their neighbors to relax over a game of cards. 

Water was pumped to their house by a windmill so it was a valuable 

commodity, especially when it was this dry. There were no garden hoses to 

run through. Yes kids, that means no Slip ‘n Slides. They weren’t fortunate 

enough to live by a pond but she said sometimes there was water in the ditches 

they could play in. But this leads us to another situation to think about. 

Laundry. Since they didn’t have many extra clothes, they had to sometimes 

wear the same thing a few times before it was washed. When laundry day 

rolled around, they had to carry the clean water in the house, boil it, add lye 

soap (made by boiling the saved fat from their butchered hogs), wash the garments, 

and then lug the dirty water back outside to be disposed of. All items 

were hung on the clothesline or fence to be dried. I love crunchy, sun dried 

sheets and towels but prefer to fluff and fold clothes and unmentionables. 

While we’re on the subject of hygiene, they also had no bathtubs or 

showers. They bathed in a wash tub set up in the yard. If they were desperate 

to temporarily get the grime off, they took a sponge bath from the sink. 

And think about this...there was no such thing as scented soap, deodorant, or 

Tales of the 

Ancient Sportsman 

By Burdell Hensley 

Woe is us! The sky is falling and we may not get our social security 

checks. The great American philosopher, Pogo, said, “We have met the enemy 

and he is us”. I think I could say it in another way. “We have met the 

enemy and he is in Washington”. 

I guess I should not start a column on a soapbox, and maybe the heat has 

gotten to me again. I just can’t hide my disappointment in our government 

officials in both parties for their irresponsible actions in spending us into 

oblivion. I guess that when votes are tied to how much of other people’s 

money you can give away, we will always have the problem. 

It is obvious that most of those people did not grow up in a farm community. 

There you learned to get by with what you had and if you did not have 

it, you didn’t spend it. Now we live in the age of entitlement which means 

that people who don’t work feel they are entitled to my money. 

If we adopt a fair tax plan which eliminates all loop holes and everyone 

pays a 15% tax rate, we would be able to pay our bills in good shape. Illegal 

aliens, foreign workers, politicians and all citizens pay the same rate. The 

rich pay the same as everyone else and there is no write offs. I know that this 

plan is much too simple for the average politician to deal with plus it would 

put a corrupt government agency out of business. 

RAGBRAI is now history and what a hot week for that event. I am guessing 

that liquid sales set records on this year’s venture. All I can say is that 

mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the mid-day sun. And true to my English 

heritage, I went out to the golf course three times in the past week. 

I am continuing my rehab stint on the golf course and the way I have been 

playing, I should be doing rehab in Siberia. At least it would be cooler. I can’t 

walk the course yet in this heat, so I have been using a cart. I had hoped to 

be able to walk nine holes by the first of August, but I am not ready for the 

big time yet. 

I have spent plenty of time watching my Cardinals and that has been a 

roller-coaster experience. At least they have been able to hammer on the 

Flubs, except for Sunday night. I feel sorry for the Flubs. The trade deadline 

is approaching and they don’t have many players that anyone would trade 

for. They did unload Fukedome and got very little for him. And they had to 

pay a big salary just to get him out of town. It seems like they are operating 

much like our government. 

Back to the tax rate. Do you think our government could get along on 

North Mahaska 

FFA News 

by Amara Wanders, FFA Reporter 

State Fair Prep 

Seven North Mahaska FFA members are preparing for the Iowa State 

Fair FFA Shows August 9 to August 13. Three NM FFA horseman will be 

showing in the two day horse show August 11 and 12. Dawson Ferguson, son 

of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Ferguson, will show in the speed events of the FFA 

horse show. Taylor Long, daughter of Jim Long, will show in a variety of 

western classes in the FFA equine event. Ceara Hudnut, daughter of Mr. and 

Mrs. Lynn Hudnut, will show both western and English in FFA horse events. 

Two New Sharon FFA members will be showing in the FFA Swine Show 

on Thursday and Friday. Allie Ferguson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bret Ferguson, 

will take time to show market hogs, while also representing Mahaska 

County for State Fair Queen. Graduate member Clayton Hester, son of Dorothy 

Hester, will show in the commercial gilt and market hog FFA classes. 

Clayton will also exhibit an Angus Bull in the breeding beef show on Thursday 

before heading back to college. Cody Sytsma, son of Mr. and Mrs. Owen 

Sytsma, will show some of his award winning rabbits in the FFA rabbit show 

on Thursday. 

Cody Foster, son of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Foster, will exhibit his restored 

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fragrant perfumes to mask the smell of sweat and toil. But on a good note, 

they did have talcum powder. 

Now let’s move to the kitchen. Keep in mind there was no electricity 

at all. Arlene said they were lucky to have a gas stove to do their cooking 

on. But firing up that stove put quite a bit of heat in their already hot house. 

Their meals consisted of meat, vegetables, and fruit- all grown on their farm. 

She said the peaches were yummy. And then her mom would stand over the 

hot stove again to can their crops for winter meals. Ice? What was that? 

They kept their milk & butter somewhat refrigerated by lowering them in a 

dumbwaiter (built by her dad) into a well. No Blue Bunny Cookie Dough 

ice cream for them. 

Here’s another thing to think about....mowing. Arlene really couldn’t 

recall a manicured lawn. She guessed her dad just let their sheep roam the 

yard to graze from time to time. She also figured 6 kids playing outside all of 

the time helped keep the grass (as she put it) ‘down trod’. It’s kind of amusing 

to picture a 4 legged, woolly weedeater, isn’t it? 

Family vacations were unheard of. Instead, the whole clan would load 

up in the Model T and brave the unpaved, bumpy roads to Oskaloosa to 

spend a Saturday evening. All of the stores were open for the mom and dad 

to buy their necessities for the week. The kids would meet up with friends 

and safely wander the sidewalks in town. If they were good, they were rewarded 

with a nickel ice cream cone or bag of popcorn from a colorful vendor 

wagon on the corner. At the end of the night, they would meet up by the 

ornate bandstand in the square to enjoy the music of the orchestra. 

I enjoyed listening to Arlene reminisce about the simplicity of the days 

gone by. It also made me appreciate all of the luxuries and methods of refrigeration 

and entertainment we have now days. But then we got on the subject 

of our nation’s economy and Arlene nervously commented, “I hope we don’t 

have to go back to living that way again.” So true. 

Now if you will excuse me, I think I’ll enjoy my air conditioned house 

as I watch a race on cable tv while I’m waiting for my washing machine 

to finish a load. Lee’s almost done mowing on our John Deere rider so he 

can jump in the shower and come out smelling fresh with the help of some 

Old Spice. Jac should be riding his bike home anytime from Prairie Knolls 

swimming pool. Then we can hop in our mini-van and run to East Market 

Grocery for some Powerade and Oreos to take on our road trip to Fun City 

in Burlington. I think we’ll grab a cheeseburger and malt from Vic’s on our 

way home. Life is good now, huh? 

15% of all professional sport salaries. That would include baseball, football, 

basketball, hockey, golf, racing, track, wrestling, boxing and even soccer. 

And I am sure there are a few obscure sports out there that would qualify. 

The Cardinals did make a trade with Toronto and I think they got more 

than they gave up. So far it looks good. I hated to see Colby Rasmus go, but 

it is coming out that he and his father were a pain in the neck for the Cardinal 

managerial staff. Imagine that. I figured that happened only on the high 

school, Babe Ruth and Little League levels. 

Sunday they were able to get Furcal from the Dodgers and that should 

help them defensively. Shortstop has been a problem area in the defense. 

The lock out is settled and the NFL has headed to training camp. My 

neighbor boy, Tyler Sash, has headed to the New York Giant camp and I can 

guarantee that he is in for a tough month ahead. Training camp is always 

tough for a rookie and with a late start, this year may be even tougher. I wish 

him well and hope he can make the team. 

Speaking of football, some of the high school teams are having camp this 

week and then it won’t be long until two-a-day practices start. This long hot 

summer has only increased my desire for high school football. I am ready for 

some cool, moonlight Friday nights under the lights. It just doesn’t get any 

better than that. 

But, before football, we have to get the State Fair in. I always look forward 

to spending a day or two at the fair. What a great time of visiting with 

old friends. 

Let’s see what happened in the brutally hot years of our past. 

Aug. 5, 1936- University Park beats Rose Hill 11-7 in Junior League 

Softball. A home run and a single by James and a double and a single by 

Shaw led the Parkers. Gott blasted a homerun and a double and D. Reed 

added a home run for the Hillmen. Aug. 7- Hedrick belted Osky 19-4 in girl’s 

softball. Speedball pitcher, S. Beggs, posted the win and M. Denny had four 

hits for Hedrick. Irene Hoskins and Nellie Neels each had a pair of hits for 

Osky. 

50 years ago: Aug. 2, 1961- WA-MA-KE upset defending state champion, 

Ottumwa National, 9-8 in the opening round of the State Babe Ruth tourney. 

Don Cummings led the winners with three hits while Gordon Watkins 

blasted a home run and a single. Aug. 2- Tri-County clinched a share of the 

WA-MA-KE Little League title with a 6-4 win over Eddyville. Ross Wilhite 

pitched the win and rapped three singles. Tom Kunkle ripped a double and 

two singles and Ed Thomas smacked a double. 

25 years ago: Aug. 7, 1986- The Empire Conference All-Conference 

Baseball team included David Hemsley and Jeff Foubert of Tri-County and 

Tom Robinson and Stacy Ruby of Fremont. 

Have a great week and remember that if half of our wishes came true, we 

would have twice the trouble. 

Ferguson tractor in the Friday FFA Ag Mechanics show. 

FFA members hope the weather will cool for the hot competition of the 

Iowa State Fair. This is the last event before school starts and high school 

activities kick back in to a full roar. 

FFA Proud 

The North Mahaska FFA is proud the FFA member Allie Ferguson was 

name the Southern Iowa Fair Queen for 2011. Allie, daughter of Mr. and 

Mrs. Brett Ferguson, will represent Mahaska County at the Iowa State Fair 

Queen Contest. This is the second year a North Mahaska FFA member has 

won as Southern Iowa Fair Queen as retiring Queen Abbie Wander was the 

2010 Queen. Abbie is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Wanders. Allie 

took time away from her Royal Duties to show swine on Tuesday night. She 

received Champion Commercial Gilt for her efforts. Allie also showed Blue 

and Red Ribbon market hog. Cody Foster earned a second place win in the 

Farm Gadget show with his restored farm tractor. Cody, son of Mr. and Mrs. 

Keith Foster, will show his tractor in the Iowa State Fair FFA Ag Mechanics 

Show. Dawson Ferguson earned with his FFA horse 3 Purples and 1 Blue 

award in the 2 day Southern Iowa Fair horse show. Dawson is the son of Mr. 

and Mrs. Grant Ferguson. He will be taking his horse to the 

FFA show at the Iowa State Fair. FFA officers also manned the FFA Center 

during the fair and gave free popcorn to 

FFA Center visitors. FFA members will be preparing for the Iowa State 

Fair FFA show August 9-13th. 

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Remembering 

Our Loved Ones 

Walter 

Robert 

Lemke 

Walter Robert Lemke, 85, of 

Grinnell, died on Sunday, July 31, 

2011, at the Mayflower Health Care 

Center in Grinnell. 

A funeral service will be held 

at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, August 4, 

2011, at the Smith Funeral Home 

in Grinnell with David Pinkterton, 

pastor of the Taintor Community 

Church, officiating. Casket Bearers 

will be Lucas Laverman, Brian 

Lemke, Michael Mendoza, Chris 

Playle, Jason Playle, Mark Playle, Matt Playle and Will Playle. Interment 

will be in the Pleasant Township Cemetery near Ewart. 

Family and friends may call at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell beginning 

4 p.m. on Wednesday and the family will be present at the funeral 

home from 6 pm to 8 p.m. on Wednesday. 

Memorials may be directed to the Malcom Fire Department. 

Walter was born on May 1, 1926, in Grinnell, Iowa to Herman and Edith 

McMeekin Lemke. He was raised in the Ewart area, southeast of Grinnell 

and attended rural school. In 1943, he entered the United States Army and 

served in the European Theatre until 1945. 

On December 27, 1945, he was married to Joyce Broyles in Montezuma 

and to this union was born seven children, Connie, Betty, Richard, Bruce, 

Ruth, Roberta and Edie. The couple farmed west of Montezuma and later 

lived in Malcom. He worked as a press operator for the Donaldson Company 

for over 35 years. Following a divorce he was married to Mae Playle 

on December 30, 1975 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. The 

couple lived in New Sharon and later near Montezuma. Following the death 

of his wife he resided in Malcom and at Brookside South in Grinnell. 

Walter was a member of the Malcom Volunteer Fire Department and the 

Malcom American Legion. He enjoyed playing cards, watching baseball, 

repairing automobiles and spending time with his family. 

Survivors include his children, Connie Lemke of Marshalltown, Betty 

Bradley of Hedrick, Richard Lemke of Grinnell, Bruce Lemke of Oskaloosa, 

Ruth Laverman of Lynnville, Roberta Playle of New Sharon, and Edie Hefley 

of Newton; five step children, Rodney Playle, Gary Playle, and Chuck 

Playle, all of New Sharon; Roxanne Playle of Marshalltown and Linda Ozbun 

of State Center; several grandchildren and great grandchildren; two great 

great grandsons; one sister, Hazel Freeborn of Grinnell; and three brothers, 

Ralph Lemke of Grinnell, Marvin Lemke of Fort Leonardwood, Missouri 

and Calvin Lemke of Winchester, West Virginia. 

He was preceded in death by both of his spouses; his parents; one step 

daughter, Lisa Playle; two grandsons; one great granddaughter, one sister, 

Dorothy Haines; four brothers, Don, Leonard, Earl and Jim Lemke; and a 

long-time friend, Jack Wakely. 

Barbara 

Adkins 

Barbara Adkins, 81 of Grinnell 

and formerly of New Sharon passed 

away Monday, August 1, 2011 at 

the Grinnell Regional Medical Center. 

Funeral services will begin at 

10:00 am Friday, August 5, 2011 

at the Harden Funeral Home with 

Pastor David Pinkerton officiating. 

Visitation will begin after 11:00 

am on Thursday, August 4, 2011 at 

the Harden Funeral Home with the 

family present from 6:00 pm to 8:00 

pm. Interment will be held in the 

Highland Cemetery in New Sharon. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be in the family’s name. Friends may sign 

the online guest book at www.hardenfuneralhomes.com. Harden Funeral 

Home is in charge of arrangements. 

Barbara Jo Ann Adkins, daughter of Howard and Opal (Mateer) Beach 

was born on April 19, 1930 in Barnes City. She graduated from Barnes City 

High School in 1948. On September 24, 1948, she was united in marriage to 

Arnold Adkins in New Sharon. To this union one daughter was born, Mary. 

Barbara was a homemaker and devoted her life to her family. She loved 

visiting her family and spending time with her grandchildren. Barbara also 

enjoyed Bingo, Canasta, her cats, nursing home crafts and folding towels at 

the nursing home. 

She is survived by her daughter, Mary (Brad) Crosby of New Sharon; 

three grandchildren, Steven (Meagan) Crosby of New Sharon, Ashley Crosby 

of New Sharon and Alicia Crosby of New Sharon; a brother, Claire (Jo 

Ann) Beach of Nebraska; a sister, Betty (Paul) Rotenberry and a sister-inlaw, 

Orbelle Beach of Florida. 

Barbara was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Arnold Adkins 

and a brother, Kenneth Beach. 

Dix Explores Running 

Mark Dix, a resident of Brooklyn, has formed an exploratory committee 

for Iowa House District 76. The district includes Poweshiek County and the 

Southern half of Iowa County. Following redistricting, the seat came open. 

State Representative Betty De Boef has said she does not intend to seek reelection 

in House District 76. 

Dix stated, “My number one and two reasons for running are to create 

jobs and keep Iowa’s spending under control. In my opinion, the governor 

and the legislature did a good job during the last session of bringing Iowa 

back to fiscal soundness. Now, we need to make Iowa a more favorable place 

for businesses to grow and thrive.” 

Dix is a veteran, attended Upper Iowa University and is a graduate of the 

university of Northern Iowa with a Master of Arts in Agency Counseling. 

Dix has been politically active since his days in college, having worked for 

local and federal candidates throughout his life. He has worked at a variety 

of businesses and jobs, including veterans’ affairs in his career. 

“I plan to visit with the voters and contributors of the district to ask for 

support of my candidacy. I will make a formal announcement of my intentions 

to run by this coming Labor Day,” Dix said 

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Releases 

Hot Weather 

Driving Tips 

Rep. Guy Vander Linden (R- Oskaloosa) 

released information today 

from the Iowa State Patrol and the 

Department of Public Safety regarding 

tips for Iowa drivers during hot 

weather. With the recent excessively 

hot and humid days, Vander Linden 

wants Iowans to be safe from 

the heat, even when in the car. 

According to the Iowa State Patrol, 

motorists should pack a summer 

travel kit including water and a 

cell phone. Additionally, it’s important 

to: 

-Check car fluids to be sure they 

are filled to appropriate levels. 

-Check tires for their condition and air pressure as operating them on hot 

roadways can be dangerous. 

-Avoid engine idling for too long and watch the engine temperature. If 

your vehicle does overheat, do not remove the radiator cap or pour water on 

the engine. 

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ASSEMBLY OF GOD 

Pastor Scott Collier 

Thursday, 7-9 p.m. Youth Service 

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Sunday Services: 

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COMMUNITY CHURCH 

Barnes City 

Rev. Jim and Linda Sears 

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FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 


Phil DeBoef. 

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Wednesday 5:45AM 

Promise Keepers 

Weds nights 6:10 pm - 8pm 

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Pastor Kim Wilson 

9 a.m. Worship 

Everyone is welcome 

TAINTOR COMMUNITY 

CHURCH 

Pastor David Pinkerton 

Worship, 9 a.m. 

Coffee Time, 10:30 a.m. 

Sunday School, 10:45 a.m. 

Thursday Young Peoples, 6:30 p.m. 

All ages welcome 

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Worship Service 

9:00a.m. Continental Breakfast 

9:15a.m. Sunday School and Adult 

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in extreme heat places even more strain on the vehicle. 

-Never leave a child unattended in a parked car 

“Iowa’s summers mean spending time outdoors and enjoying our state’s 

wonderful natural resources. Summer in Iowa can also bring high temperatures 

and humidity. It’s important that Iowans remain safe and healthy this 

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Phone 641-673-3439 

BARNES CITY UNITED 

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LACEY UNITED METHODIST 

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Pastor: Jason Gutzmer 

Worship, 8:30 a.m. 


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Worship, 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. 


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Pastor Sharon Isley 

641-629-0866 or 319-594-7325 

Sunday School 8:45 

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SEARSBORO COMMUNITY 

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Pastor Don Job 

Sunday School, 10 a.m. 

Worship, 11 a.m. 

WEST LIBERTY CHURCH 

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7 miles west of Montezuma on 

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Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. 

Worship: 10:30 a.m. 

Evening: 6:00 p.m. 

Fourth Friday night: April to October 

Singing and fellowship, 7 p.m. 

LOWER GROVE CHURCH 

Pastor Cornie Van Wyngarden 



Evening Worship, 6 p.m. 

UNION MILLS CHRISTIAN 

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Rural New Sharon 

Pastor Kerry Lake 



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8:00 communion & prayer, 

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Easter: 7:00 Sunrise service, 7:30- 

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North Mahaska School 

Board Meeting 

July 18, 2011 

The North Mahaska Board of Education met 

in regular session July 18, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. in 

the elementary conference room, New Sharon, 

Iowa. Those members present: Dan Gruber, 

Tina Layman, Dirk Wilkin, Jeani Phillips and 

Marvin Knoot (7:30). Also present: Randy Moffit, 

Angela Livezey, Harriett Fox, Sherrill Strobel 

and Gloria Bartlett, Secretary. 

President Dan Gruber called the meeting to 

order at 6:35 p.m. 

A motion was made by Layman and seconded 

by Wilkin to approve the agenda. Motion 

carried. 

A motion was made by Wilkin and seconded 

by Phillips to approve the consent agenda. Motion 

carried. 

COMMUNICAIONS 

AG ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT 

The AG Advisory Committee was not ready 

to report. 

There were no written communications or 

public forum. 

OLD BUSINESS 

GASB 54 POLICY ADOPTION 

A motion was made by Phillips and seconded 

by Layman to approve on the second reading 

GASB 54 Board Policy 701.4. Motion carried. 

APPROVE GOOD CONDUCT CODE 

CHANGES 


by Wilkin to approve the Good Conduct 

Code changes to include new activities as recommended. 

Motion carried. 

APPROVE ANNUAL REPORT OF WAGES 


by Phillips to approve the Annual Report of 

Wages from 2010-11 for publication in the New 

Sharon Sun. Motion carried. 

YEAR-END BUDGET REPORT 

Mr. Moffit reviewed the revenues and expenditures 

for all district funds except Hot Lunch 

and Activity. He gave members an expenditure 

summary for Capital Projects and PPEL Funds. 

NEW BUSINESS 

HEARING FOR INSTRUCTIONAL SUP- 

PORT LEVY RESOLUTION 

At 7:00 p.m., President Dan Gruber announced 

that it was time to hold a hearing on 

the proposed resolution to consider participation 

in the Instructional Support Program. 

The following persons appeared: Harriett Fox 

and Sherrill Strobel. 

Mr. Moffit gave a brief presentation stating 

reasons for the need for the Instructional 

Support Levy: declining enrollment, increased 

health insurance costs, increased IPERS costs, 

unfunded mandates, decline in the number of 

teachers and support staff. 

Board members have made pamphlets available 

to the public, newspaper articles have appeared 

in the New Sharon Sun and information 

has been made available on the district website 

in an effort to inform as many district residents 

as possible about the ISL. One informational 

meeting was held July 11 and another meeting 

will be held at the end of August. 

At 7:56 p.m., President Gruber declared the 

hearing closed. 

Director Tina Layman introduced the following 

resolution and moved its adoption. Director 

Dirk Wilkin seconded the motion to adopt. A roll 

call vote was taken: Knoot, Yes; Phillips, Yes; 

Wilkin, Yes; Layman, Yes; Gruber, Yes. Motion 

carried. 

The President declared the resolution adopted 

as follows: 

RESOLUTION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE IN- 

STRUCTIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAM 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has approved 

a five (5) year finance plan, which anticipates 

the level of funding that will be possible 

to continue the current level of services and to 

fund the ongoing programs of the School District; 

and 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has given 

consideration to participation in the Instructional 

Support Program as provided in Iowa Code 

sections 257.18 through 257.21; and 

WHEREAS, the Board has published notice 

of the time and place of a public hearing on the 

resolution; and 

WHEREAS, a hearing has been held upon 

the proposal to participate in the Instructional 

Support Program and any objections are overruled: 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED: === 

1. The Board of Directors determines that it is 

consistent with the five (5) year finance plan to 

fund the ongoing programs and services of the 

School District and it is in the best interest of the 

School District to participate in an Instructional 

Support Program as provided in Iowa Code 

sections 257.18 through 257.21, and to provide 

additional funding therefore for a period of five 

(5) years commencing the fiscal year ending 

June 30, 2013. 

2. The additional funding for the Instructional 

Support Program for a budget year will be determined 

annually, and will not exceed ten percent 

(10%) of the total regular program district 

cost for the budget year and moneys received 

under Iowa Code section 257.14 as a budget 

adjustment for the budget year. 

3. Moneys received by the District for the Instructional 

Support Program may be used for 

any general fund purpose. 

4. The Instructional Support Program shall be 

funded by instructional support state aid and a 

combination instructional support property tax 

levied annually upon the taxable property within 

the School District commencing with the levy of 

property taxes for collection in the fiscal year 

ending June 30, 2012, and instructional support 

income surtax imposed annually, the percent of 

income surtax to be determined by the Board 

for each budget year to be imposed upon the 

state individual income tax of each individual income 

taxpayer resident in the School District on 

December 31, 2012, and each year thereafter. 

The Board has determined to submit the 

question to the electors, the proposition to be 

submitted shall be as follows: 

Shall the Board of Directors of the North Mahaska 

Community School District in the Counties 

of Mahaska and Poweshiek, State of Iowa, 

be authorized for a period of five (5) years to 

levy and impose an instructional support tax in 

an amount (after taking into consideration instructional 

support state aid) of not exceeding 

ten percent (10%) of the total of regular program 

district cost for the budget year and moneys 

received under Iowa Code section 257.14 

as a budget adjustment in the budget year, and 

be authorized annually, in combination, as determined 

by the Board, to levy a combination 

of an instructional support property tax upon all 

the taxable property within the School District 

commencing with the levy of property taxes 

for collection in the fiscal year ending June 30, 

2013 and to impose an instructional support income 

surtax upon the state individual income 

tax of each individual income taxpayer resident 

in the School District on December 31 for each 

calendar year commencing with calendar year 

2012, or each year thereafter, the percent of 

income surtax to be determined by the Board 

for each fiscal year, to be used for any general 

fund purpose. 

Passed and approved this 18th day of July, 

2011. 

APPOINT NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER FOR 

2011-12 


by Phillips to appoint the New Sharon Sun 

as the official publication for the district for the 

2011-12 school year. Motion carried. 

APPROVE BANK DEPOSITORIES AND 

SET LIMITS FOR 2011-12 


by Layman to approve Bankers Trust/ISJIT as 

a bank depository with a deposit limit of $2.7 

million and US Bank with a limit of $2.5 million. 

Motion carried. 

APPOINT SCHOOL ATTORNEY FOR 2011- 

12 


by Layman to appoint Ron Peeler from the 

Ahlers Law Firm as the district’s attorney. Motion 

carried. 

APPROVE VOLUNTEER COACHES 


by Layman to approve the following volunteers: 

John Colligan, student athletic trainer; Mark 

McCulley and Joshua Robertson, assistant 

football; Mike Dickenson, archery; Nick Burch 

and Marc Current, target shooters; Barb Boyle, 

Dana Oswald and Melissa Blasberg, volleyball; 

Shayla Schilling, Lisa Conner and Stacia McGriff, 

dance. Motion carried. 

LAND LAB REPORT FOR 2010-11 

Mr. Moffit made the financial statement for 

the FFA Land Lab available to board members. 

For the past two years, the district’s profits have 

gone to help fund the greenhouse. Mr. Wilkin 

recommended the profit of $7,076.94 be split 

between the FFA and General Fund in order 

to upgrade the Vocational Agriculture program. 


by Phillips to transfer $3,538.47 from the Activity 

FFA account to the General Fund and use 

funds for upgrading the Vocational Agriculture 

program. Motion carried. 

APPROVE ENGLISH TEXTBOOK 

A motion was made by Phillips and seconded 

by Wilkin to approve the purchase of new 

English book series “Literature” from Holt Mc- 

Dougal publisher for 7th grade in the amount of 

$5,626.50. Motion carried. 

MOVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 

DAY FROM JANUARY TO MAY 

Mr. Moffit said he would like to move a professional 

development day from January 27, 

2012 to the end of May for training for Apple 

One to One. January 27 will be left as a vacation 

day unless needed as a snow make up day. 

It was the consensus of the board to move 

the January 27th professional development day 

to the end of May. 

ANNUAL YEARLY PROGRESS REPORT 

Mr. Moffit reviewed the Annual Yearly Progress 

report and the test scores from last school 

year. The AYP is a federal report that pertains 

to reading and math. While all AYP requirements 

for whole grades were met, there were 

enough low SES students in grades 3-5 that 

missed proficiency to cause the district to be on 

a watch list for that group of students. 

SETTING PRIORITIES 

Board members worked on their priorities for 

technology: One laptop per student with tech 

support; change preparation for teaching in a 

one to one environment; and integrating one to 

one on-line and classroom curriculum. 

Board members also set priorities for IASB 

resolutions. 


by Wilkin to accept the five suggestions from 

Mr. Moffit for IASB priorities: adequate allowable 

growth to fund schools; continue preschool 

funding; allow inspections and publication fees 

to be paid from the Management Fund; allow 

PPEL and one cent money to be used for the 

purchase of software; allow staff reductions 

without complying with an arbitrator’s award. 

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT 

Mr. Moffit stated repairs from the storm are 

progressing. 

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT 

Mrs. Livezey is working on the coming year’s 

scheduling. 

BOARD COMMENTS 

Mrs. Phillips would like to have the land lab 

more incorporated into the Ag classroom activities. 

She would like the advisory committee involved 

in the land lab. Mrs. Phillips would like to 

see students writing articles for the local newspaper. 

Mr. Wilkin asked about a State pool for 

health insurance to cut costs. Mr. Moffit said 

many schools are in a pool with ISEBA which is 

an off-shoot of IASB. 

SUPERINTENDENT PERFORMANCE RE- 

VIEW 

August 8, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. was set as a 

work session for Mr. Moffit’s performance review. 

Board members asked the secretary to 

obtain input from the two principals concerning 

performance. Mr. Moffit had notebooks 

on hand for viewing to substantiate his work in 

meeting last year’s goals. 

Mr. Gruber adjourned the meeting at 9:48 

p.m. 

Gloria J. Bartlett 

Board Secretary/Business Manager 

Dan Gruber 

Board President 


Public Notice 

CITY OF NEW SHARON 

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE 

The City Council will meet at 7:00 o’clock p.m. 

on the 17th day of August, 2011, in the council 

chambers at 101 S. Main Street. At which time 

any citizen of New Sharon, Iowa, or any other 

person having an interest in the proposed Building 

Permit Application for Alan Robinson may 

appear and be heard for or against the approval 

of the Permit. 

Diane L. Brand, CMC 

City of New Sharon, Iowa 

Remember 

to Call Before 

Digging 

With August 11 almost here, 

Iowa One Call hopes this date on the 

calendar, 8/11, will serve as a natural 

reminder for Iowa residents to 

call 811 prior to any digging project 

in order to have underground utility 

lines marked. This comes on the 

heels of a recent effort by the Iowa 

Attorney General to step up enforcement 

of the law requiring excavators 

to contact Iowa One Call 48 hours 

before excavation. 

When calling 811, homeowners 

are connected to Iowa One Call, 

which notifies the appropriate utility 

companies of their intent to dig. 

Professional locators are then sent 

to the requested digging site to mark 

the approximate locations of underground 

lines with flags or spray 

paint. 

Striking a single line can cause 

injury, repair costs, fines and inconvenient 

outages. Every digging project, 

no matter how large or small, 

warrants a call to 811. Installing a 

mailbox, putting in a fence, building 

a deck and laying a patio are all examples 

of digging projects that need 

a call to 811 before starting. Emphasizing 

the importance of keeping Iowans 

safe at home and in the workplace, 

in 2010 the Iowa Attorney 

General filed thirteen new enforcement 

actions in eleven Iowa counties 

resulting in assessed civil penalties 

totaling more than $47,000. 

“On August 11 and throughout 

the year, we remind homeowners 

and contractors alike to call 811 before 

digging to eliminate the risk of 

striking an underground utility line,” 

said Ben Booth, the Public Relations/Communications 

Manager at 

Iowa One Call. “Failure to call before 

digging results in more than 

250,000 unintentional hits annually, 

and we do not want anyone’s project 

to become part of the statistic.” 

The depth of utility lines can vary 

for a number of reasons, such as erosion, 

previous digging projects and 

uneven surfaces. Utility lines need 

to be properly marked because even 

when digging only a few inches, 

the risk of striking an underground 

utility line still exists. Visit www.iowaonecall.com 

or www.call811.com 

for more information about 811 and 

the call-before-you-dig process. 

Classified 

Ad Rates 

.10 per word 

$2.00 Minimum 

Deadline for all ads and 

submissions to the SUN is 

Friday at 2:00 pm. Please 

have everything there before 

2:00 pm. 

August 24, 2011 

5K Run/Walk 

6:30 PM 

North Overlook Shelter 

For info, registration 

forms and pledge sheets 

go to: 

www.pathwayspella.org 

or 

call 641-628-4827 

NOW OPEN!!! 

1412 A Ave. West Suite A • Oskaloosa, IA 5257 

641-676-4040 

Tyler Foster: Reserve Senior Champion Commercial Doe 

Foster Boys Win 

at Southern Iowa Fair 

Cody Foster: Reserve Champion Market Meat Goat, Senior Champion 

Commercial Doe, Reserve Grand Champion Commercial Doe, 

Reserve Grand Champion Market Meat Goat, Senior Showmanship 

More photos online: 

www.thenewsharonsun.com

Maggie Ferguson with her Mahaska County Champion Steer 

Jerry Ferguson: 

Father, grandpa and friend 

Back to School Time 

for North Mahaska 

The North Mahaska Registration Packets for the 2011-2012 school year 

have been mailed out. The N.M. School is asking that you return your completed 

registration forms as soon as possible. Deadline for the packets is 

August 16. If you did not receive a registration packet, please contact the 

high school office at 641-637-4187. 

The first day of school for North Mahaska is scheduled for Wednesday, 

August 24. Seventh grade orientation will be Monday, August 22 and the 

elementary open house will be Tuesday August 23 form 6:30 to 7:00p.m. 

Country and Gospel Show 

Coming to Opera House 

Friday, August 12 at 7:00 p.m. there is a Country and Gospel Show featuring 

Peggy Wardenburg of Williamsburg at the What Cheer Opera House. 

She is playing the piano and harmonica and is singing the songs of Patsy 

Cline, Lynn Anderson, Brenda Lee, Patti Page and other great musicians. 

The Grimm Sister Trio consisting of Ruth Henson of North English and 

Jeanie Fetzer and Rebecca Hadenfeldt of Williamsburg, are also performing. 

The women grew up singing encouraged by their late father, Eugene Grimm 

at the piano in their farm home. Their mother is Yvonne Grimm of Williamsburg. 

Through the years the Grimm Trio has offered musical programs for 

Highland Ridge, Williamsburg and churches in the area. 

Time for Flea Market 

The 104th Collectors Paradise Flea Market is Saturday and Sunday, August 

6 and 7. Early Bird Day is Friday, when the public can come in and buy 

from the dealers. The Flea Market is held at the Fairgrounds in What Cheer. 

The gates open at 7 a.m. There are between 250 and 300 dealers from the 

Midwest selling a wide variety of antiques, collectibles and other miscellaneousitems. 

The service organizations of the community of What Cheer and surroundingareas 

are in charge of all food and drink concessions. 

For more dealer information, contact: Collectors Paradise, Inc., Larry 

Nicholson, P.O. Box 413, What Cheer, IA 50268. Email: nicholsonflemkt@ 

iowatelecom.net. Website: www.whatcheerfleamarket.com. 

Get your ad in the SUN! 

Gabbie Ferguson, sister of Allie Ferguson,(Southern Iowa Fair 

Queen), also showed at the fair. 

As fair time rolls around every year for the Southern Iowa Fair goers, 

there is always plenty to look forward to, including animal shows, food, 

stands, contests and carnival rides, however this fair season brought something 

a little different for the family of the late Jerry Ferguson. 

Jerry passed away in the Spring of 2011 and had always looked forward 

to fair time as he absolutely loved to watch his children and grandchildren 

show cattle and hogs. Jerry bred and sold show cattle dealing with many 

friends throughout the Midwest. He was a former director of the Southern 

Iowa Fair and on the board from 1984 to 1996. In 2008, Jerry and his wife 

Gayle of 52 years were the Southern Iowa Fair King and Queen. In his 

younger years, Jerry was an active 4-H member, showing cattle and compet- 


Allie Ferguson, 2011 Southern Iowa Fair Queen and Champion Commercial 

Gilt 

Southern Iowa Fair Brings Memories for a Local Family 

Jordan Ferguson with her Reserve Commercial Heifer 

Four Iowa Schools Featured 

in Bestselling College Guide 

There are more than 2,200 fouryear 

colleges in the United States. 

This year 4 colleges in Iowa have 

been included in the resource that 

millions of parents, counselors, and 

college-bound students have turned 

to for more than 25 years—Fiske 

Guide to Colleges. 

Compiled by former New 

York Times education editor Edward 

B. Fiske, the top independent 

voice in college admissions, Fiske 

Guide to Colleges 2012 (ISBN: 

9781402209628; July 19, 2011; 

College Guide/Reference; Trade Paper) 

is a selective, subjective, and 

systematic look at 300+ colleges and 

universities in the U.S., Canada, and 

Great Britain. 

Iowa schools featured in the 

Fiske Guide to Colleges 2012 are: 

§ Cornell College* 

The one-course-at-a-time model 

is Cornell’s calling card. Three-anda-half 

week terms allow student to 

do off-campus study in distant corners 

of the world. With a student 

body of about 1,000, Cornell showers 

its students with personal attention. 

§ Grinnell College 

Iowa cornfields provide a surreal 

backdrop for Grinnell’s funky, progressive, 

and talented student body. 

With about 1,600 students, Grinnell’s 

population is 1,000 less than 

Oberlin’s. That translates into tiny 

classes and tutorials of 13 students 

or fewer. 

§ University of Iowa* 

A bargain compared with other 

Big Ten schools such as Michigan 

and Illinois. Iowa is world—famous 

for its creative writing program and 

Writer’s Workshop. Other areas of 

strength include health sciences, 

social and behavioral science, and 

space physics. The university is a regional 

draw, with 33 percent of the 

students from out-of-state. 

§ Iowa State University 

Agriculture and engineering are 

the twin pillars of the curriculum, 

and the university is a magnet for 

prevets. Ames is a small city and 

ISU must still endure barbs from 

certain snobby people in Iowa City. 

In truth, ISU is relatively cosmopolitan, 

with students hailing from more 

than 100 foriegn countries. 

§ *A Best Buy 

-A best buy school was selected 

by the quality of their academic offerings 

in relation to the cost of attendance. 

These 49 schools fall into 

the inexpensive or moderate category 

and most have four or five-star 

academic ratings. 

Fiske Guide to Colleges 2012 

is also available exclusively on 

the iPad. Fiske Interactive College 

Guide($19.99) allows you to go beyond 

the book and use Google maps 

to plan a visit, view photos of each 

campus, and much more. All schools 

featured in the book are available in 

the app. 

One of the most important purposes 

of Fiske Guide to Colleges 

2012 and Fiske Interactive College 

Guide is to broaden students’ horizons 

about American higher education 

and help them select the right 

college that coincides with their 

particular needs, goals, interests, 

talents, and personalities. Iowa may 

have just what students are looking 

for. 

About the Author 

In 1980, when he was education 

editor of the New York Times, Edward 

B. Fiske sensed that collegebound 

students and their families 

needed better information on which 

to base their educational choices. 

Thus was born the Fiske Guide to 

Colleges. 

He left the New York Times in 

1991 to pursue a variety of educational 

and journalistic interests, including 

a book on school reform, 

Smart Schools, Smart Kids. When 

not visiting colleges, he can be found 

playing tennis, sailing, or doing research 

on the educational problems 

of South Africa and other third world 

countries for UNESCO and other international 

organizations. Fiske lives 

in Durham, N.C., near the campus 

of Duke University, where his wife, 

Helen Ladd, is a member of the faculty. 

Thank you for reading the SUN! 

ing at the fairs. He had always wanted to win the steer show at the Iowa State 

Fair and finally got his chance when grandson Nolan exhibited the Grand 

Champion Market steer and won the Iowa State Fair in 2007. 

Jerry didn’t think 2007 could be topped until 2009 his grandson Nolan 

again had Grand Champion Market steer and grandson Logan had Grand 

Champion Market Hog. “I don’t think he could have been much prouder as 

a Grandpa.” stated grandson Logan Ferguson. 

His memory was not forgotten this 2011 fair season as many of his 

grandchildren proudly showed their animals in honor of their Grandpa Jerry. 

There are lots of great memories of Jerry at the fairs and he will be missed by 

many whether he was a father, grandpa, or friend. 

Bailey Ferguson showing at the Southern Iowa Fair. 

Reed Joins 

Fraud Patrol 

Seneca Area Agency on Aging 

is proud to announce Colleen Reed 

is a Senior Medicare Fraud Patrol 

(SMP) volunteer. Colleen has completed 

the National SMP Volunteer 

Foundations Training Assessment. 

If your group or business would like 

to know more about how to prevent healthcare fraud, please call the Seneca 

office at 1-800-642-6522. Ask for Joan, the Information & Assistance and 

Family Caregiver Specialist, she will arrange a time for Colleen to come 

and share with your group about the latest healthcare fraud. For more information 

about senior or caregiver related issues, Check our website at www. 

seneca-aaa.org or e-mail us at iafamcg@seneca-aaa.org. 

Harvesting and Storing Potatoes 

By Richard Jauron, Laura Sternweis 

Iowa State University Extension specialists offer tips for harvesting and 

storing potatoes, as well as dealing with spuds that are green or knobby. To 

have additional questions answered, contact the experts at hortline@iastate. 

edu or call 515-294-3108. 

When should I harvest my potatoes? 

Potatoes can be harvested when the tubers are small and immature (“new” 

potatoes) or when the crop is fully mature. 

“New” potatoes are dug when the plants are still green and the tubers are 

greater than 1 inch in diameter. New potatoes should be used immediately, 

as they do not store well. 

Potatoes grown for storage should be harvested after the vines have died 

and the crop is mature. To check crop maturity, dig up one or two hills after 

the plants have died. If the skins on the tubers are thin and rub off easily, 

the crop is not fully mature. Allow the crop to mature for several more days 

before harvesting the potatoes. When harvesting potatoes, avoid bruising, 

skinning or cutting the tubers. Damaged potatoes should be used as soon as 

possible. 

Why are some of my potato tubers green? 

Potato tubers actually are enlarged underground stems. When potato tubers 

are exposed to light (either in the garden or storage), their skin turns 

green due to the formation of chlorophyll. The chlorophyll itself is not a 

problem. However, higher levels of glycoalkaloids also develop in the green 

tissue. Green tubers have a bitter taste and can cause nausea, headaches and 

other health problems if eaten in large quantities. 

Tubers with small green areas can be safely eaten if the green portions 

are cut off and discarded. It would be best to discard potatoes that are largely 

green. 

When growing potatoes in the garden, hill soil around the base of the 

potato plants to prevent the tubers from being exposed to light. After harvesting, 

store potatoes in a dark location. 

How should I store my potatoes? 

After harvesting the potatoes, cure the tubers at a temperature of 50 to 60 

F and high relative humidity (85 to 90 percent) for two weeks. The curing 

period allows minor cuts and bruises to heal. Thickening of the skin also occurs 

during the curing process. 

Once cured, store potatoes at a temperature of 40 F and relative humidity 

of 90 to 95 percent. Store the crop in a dark location, as potatoes turn green 

when exposed to light. If storage temperatures are above 50 F, the tubers may 

begin to sprout in two or three months. When stored below 40 F, potatoes 

develop a sugary, sweet taste. Sugary potatoes can be restored to their natural 

flavor by placing them at room temperature for a few days prior to use. Do 

not store potatoes with apples or other fruit. Ripening fruit give off ethylene 

gas, which promotes sprouting of tubers. 

Why are my potatoes knobby? 

Fluctuations in soil moisture levels during tuber development may cause 

knobby potatoes. Watering on a regular basis (about once a week) during dry 

periods will help prevent this problem.


MHP Foundation’s 

Inaugural “Run in the Sun” 

More than 200 people participated 

in the inaugural Mahaska Health 

Partnership Foundation “Run in the 

Sun” on Saturday, July 30. The 5K 

Run and 1-Mile Walk was a fundraiser 

to benefit the MHP Hospice 

Serenity House. The event raised 

approximately $6,000 for the MHP 

Hospice Serenity House, which recently 

celebrated one year of service 

to the community. It started 

and finished at the Lacey Recreation 

Complex and featured long stretches 

on the Mahaska Community Recreation 

Trail. According to MHP Development 

Director Cathy Stahl, the 

race was a huge success. “We are 

so pleased with the turn out for our 

inaugural ‘Run in the Sun’,” Stahl 

said. “We had chip-timing for run 

accuracy, and runners really liked 

that. The committee felt it was important 

to have a quality, well-run 

event so that it will continue to grow. 

I think we definitely hit that goal.” 

Before the race began, a brief ceremony 

was held for the families of 

the 61 patients who were served by 

the Serenity House in its first year. 

Family members were invited to attend 

and released balloons in memory 

of their loved one. “It was a very 

touching ceremony and many family 

members were able to attend. In fact, 

the family of Bayard Phillips (New 

Sharon), who passed away in April, 

had 14 family members in attendance, 

some who came from as far 

away as Minnesota.” 

Fifteen-year-old Skylar DeJong 

of Oskaloosa, was the overall winner 

with a time of 19:39.9. His brother, 

Spencer, followed him in a close 

second. Female overall winner was 

Betsy Luck with a time of 21:18.9. 

Medals were awarded to the top 

three male in female winners in each 

age category: 

Age 14 and Under, Females: Sienna 

DeJong (1st), Bailey Blythe 

(2nd) and Grace Phillips (3rd). 

Males: Drew Applegat (1st), Nate 

Caves (2nd) and Vincent Ramirez 

(3rd). 

Age 15 to 18, Females: Megan 

Goemat (1st) New Sharon, Cassie 

Phillips (2nd) and Laine Phillips 

(3rd). Males: Skylar DeJong (1st), 

Spencer DeJong (2nd) and Brian 

Saunders (3rd). 

Age 19 to 29, Females: Valinn 

McReynolds (1st), Hailey Moore 

(2nd) and Jamie Life (3rd). Males: 

Kent Peterson (1st), Brett Ford (2nd) 

and Jake Jenkins (3rd). 

Age 30 to 39, Females: Betsy 

Luck (1st), Katie Wise (2nd) and 

Lisa Beebe (3rd). Males: Mark Stek 

(1st), Ryan Vickerman (2nd) and 

Roger Miller (3rd). 

Age 40 to 49, Females: Leanne 

Bartlow (1st), Barb Finney (2nd) 

and Sherry Conn (3rd). Males: Brian 

Crile (1st), Scott Meyer (2nd) and 

Geoff Oscarson (3rd). 

Age 50 to 59, Females: Linda 

Adams (1st), Joyce Burch (2nd) 

and Becky Rozenboom (3rd). Male: 

Richard Hanna (1st) New Sharon, 

Marvin Knoot (2nd) New Sharon 

and Chad Falwer (3rd). 

Age 60 and Over, Females: Jean 

Welsh (1st) and Shirley Vore (2nd). 

Males: Peter Munnisi (1st), Andrew 

Hazer (2nd) and Tom Palmer (3rd). 

Overall race results will be posted 

on the MHP website at mahaskahealth.org 

later this week. 

Stahl said special thanks must 

go to the Run in the Sun planning 

committee of Brett Johnson and 

Andy Holmberg from Clow Valve 

Company, Sandy Bailey from Midwest 

One Bank, Keith Comfort 

from First National Bank Midwest, 

Shawn Langkamp from Garland 

VanArkel Langkamp funeral Chapel 

and Cassie Riley from MHP. 

“Brett really was the driving force 

to getting this event organized in 

the beginning, and we have had incredible 

support from Clow Valve to 

assure its success,” Stahl said. “All 

of the committee members were instrumental 

in getting this inaugural 

event off the ground. I’d also like 

to thank the MHP Hospice staff and 

director Kim Lambert, as well as all 

the sponsors, volunteers and participants 

who made this event such 

a success.”Corporate Sponsors of 

Run in the Sun were: Bates Funeral 

Chapel, Bluestone Engineering, 

Clow Valve Company, Cablevey 

Conveyors, First National Bank 

Midwest, Garland Van Arkel Langamp 

Funeral Chapel, KBOE Radio, 

Mahaska Health Partnership, Pella 

Rolscreen Foundation, RDG, Robert 

Auld Investments, Sodexo Healthcare, 

State Farm Insurance – Agent 

Kelli Steil and TD & T. Major sponsors 

were Fareway, Garden & Associates, 

LDT, Lofredo Fresh Produce, 

Hammer Medical Supply, HyVee, 

MidwestOne Bank and True Value 

Hardware. 

Back to School Time 

for North Mahaska 

The North Mahaska Registration Packets for the 2011-2012 school year 

have been mailed out. The N.M. School is asking that you return your completed 

registration forms as soon as possible. Deadline for the packets is 

August 16. If you did not receive a registration packet, please contact the 

high school office at 641-637-4187. 

The first day of school for North 

Mahaska is scheduled for Wednesday, 

August 24. Seventh grade orientation 

will be Monday, August 22 

and the elementary open house will 

be Tuesday August 23 form 6:30 to 

7:00p.m. 

medal winners 

The family of Bayard Phillips, (New Sharon), who passed away in April, had 14 family members participate in the inaugural Mahaska Health 

Partnership Foundation “Run in the Sun” on Saturday, July 30. Several of Bayards family members came from as far away as Minnesota to 

join in the run. 

Ready, set, go. At the beginning of the race, everyone is grouped together. 

MAP Hires Southeast Regional Sports Editor 

Michael Zogg 

MAP Sports Editor 

Greetings readers: 

My name is Michael Zogg. I was recently hired 

by Mid-American Publishing to come and serve as 

the sports editor for the Sigourney News-Review, 

Keota Eagle, What Cheer Paper, New Sharon Sun 

and the Village Vine. 

I just wanted to take this opportunity to introduce 

myself to all of you. I am 23 years old, I was born 

in Cedar Rapids where I attended Xavier High 

School, and I graduated from Iowa State University 

this May with a degree in journalism and mass 

communications and a minor in history. Although 

I know I am in the wrong part of the state to be 

proclaiming this: Go Cyclones! 

During my time in Ames I worked for the student 

newspaper, The Iowa State Daily, where I covered 

football, men’s basketball, softball and the club 

hockey team. I was also the assistant sports editor 

my junior year. 

In 2010, after my senior year at Iowa State, I needed 

a professional internship to finish up the requirements 

for my degree. Unfortunately, there are not all that 

many internships available for journalists right now so I 

moved to Chicago, hoping among the masses of people, 

there was an internship waiting for me somewhere. I 

lived in Chicago for about six months, but the only 

work I could stir up was as a bouncer at a bar in Lincoln 

Park. 

Toward the end of my stint in Chicago, I heard about 

a new high school sports website, in my hometown, 

looking for reporters so I moved back to Cedar Rapids, 

did my internship with the Metro Sports Report and 

completed my degree. 

That pretty much catches us up to the present where 

I am starting my new job here with Mid-American 

Publishing Corporation and living in Sigourney. I 

am excited to get to know the area and especially, to 

cover the sports here. I just hope you will all enjoy my 

coverage as much as I enjoy doing it.

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