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JULY 5, 2023 • WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY 

Former Westmar women’s 

athletes return to Le Mars 

Ward 2 

Councilman 

Wick will seek 

re-election 

BY ALLEN HAMIL 

Sports Editor 

LE MARS — Former 

Westmar College athletes 

came together to celebrate 

women’s athletics at the former 

institution on June 17. 

The reunion celebrated the 

advances made for women’s 

athletics since Title IX was 

passed into law in 1972 along 

with the 50th anniversary of 

the Association for Intercollegiate 

Athletics for Women 

(AIAW) state champion 

women’s basketball team 

from Westmar. 

Those returning for the 

reunion were able to ride 

through the streets of Le 

Mars during the Ice Cream 

Days parade. The group 

then gathered at the Le 

Mars Convention Center 

lower level, one of the former 

buildings on campus 

still in use. 

SEE WESTMAR PAGE 3 

Those connected with the basketball program at Westmar College who returned for the reunion on June 17 included 

front row (from left): MaeBelle (Maass) Powell, Jane (Hansen) Brown, Sara Jane Hauff, Wanda Chittenden, Marsha (Olson) 

Smeltzer, Terri (Hyndman) Luehring. Back row: Eavon (Almquist) Woodin, Jeralyn (Dunn) Volkert, Marilyn (Hardersen) 

Murra, Bev (Nelson) Haack, Judy (Hardersen) Schwartz, Mary (Paulsen) Tuttle, Sherri (Chamberlin) Loots, Ede Breitmeier, 

Sue (Bird) Carr. 

(SENTINEL PHOTO BY ALLEN HAMIL) 

Steve Wick 

BY TOM LAWRENCE 

Staff writer 

LE MARS — Councilman 

Steve Wick is running for 

re-election. 

Wick, who represents Ward 

2 and also serves as mayor pro 

tem, emailed a brief statement 

to local media on Wednesday, 

June 28. 

“After a family vacation 

and celebrating my birthday 

on Tuesday, I would like to 

announce that I will be circulating 

a petition and seeking signatures 

to run for City Council 

to represent Ward 2 for a third 

term,” Wick wrote. 

SEE WICK PAGE 2 

Parry retires from 

elementary 

principal position 

Scott Parry 

BY BEVERLY VAN BUSKIRK 

Lifestyles Editor 

LE MARS — After 32 years 

of working in the education 

field, with the last 21 as elementary 

principal in the Le 

Mars Community School District, 

Scott Parry has decided 

to retire. 

He retires from his position 

as principal at Kluckhohn Elementary 

School. 

“It felt like it was the right 

time for me to move on to 

something else,” Parry said 

of his decision to retire. 

Parry began his career in 

education by coaching volleyball 

at Des Moines Roosevelt 

and subbing in 1991. 

“In 1992 I was hired at the 

middle school in Norwalk. I 

taught at the middle school 

and elementary in Norwalk 

until the spring of 2000. 

During that time I was also the 

head volleyball coach, head 

girls track coach and a middle 

school wrestling coach,” 

he said. 

“In 2000 we moved to 

Akron where I was the K-8 

principal for two years and 

in the summer of 2002 began 

my career in Le Mars as an 

elementary principal,” he 

explained. 

He talked about his decision 

to go into school administration 

at the elementary 

SEE PARRY PAGE 3 

Fair car passes on sale 

LE MARS — The opening 

day of the Plymouth County 

Fair is just three weeks away, 

and the fair board is offering 

fair goers an opportunity 

purchase their car passes 

early. 

From Monday, July 10, 

to Friday, July 21, car passes 

will be available at Plymouth 

County banks and the credit 

union in Le Mars. 

Passes are $50 and are 

good for all five days of the 

fair, July 26-30. 

Car passes and wrist bands 

will be available as usual at 

the fair gates each day. 

(SENTINEL PHOTOS BY SARAH LABRUNE-JONGELING) 

There is a new elk in the herd at Hillview Park. It was born sometime 

this summer and is keeping to the shade with the adult elk. 

All of the elk are tagged at Hillview Park. The park and elk enclosure 

at located at 25601 C-60, west of Hinton.The elk roam in an 

area a little more than 12 acres, and can sometimes be seen from 

County Road C-60. The Hillview Recreation Area contains a mixture 

of open grasslands, reconstructed prairie, oak woodlands, 

and wildlife habitat. 

DES MOINES — The Iowa 

Business Council (IBC) has 

released its second-quarter 

Economic Outlook Survey 

(EOS) for 2023. The report 

measures member expectations 

for sales, capital spending 

and employment for the 

next six months. If the index 

measures above 50, sentiment 

is positive. The second-quarter 

survey’s overall economic 

outlook index is 64.17, an 

increase of 4.45 from the 2023 

first-quarter report. 

JOINING THE HERD 

IBC projects positive six-month economic outlook 

The survey’s findings indicate 

a strong confidence in 

Iowa’s economy and represent 

a significant increase in optimism 

across all areas measured 

by the IBC compared to the 

previous quarter’s results. 

Specifically, sales expectations 

among IBC members 

increased by 3.47 to a value 

of 68.75. Capital spending 

expectations increased by 4.31 

to 61.25 and employment 

expectations increased by 5.56 

to a value of 62.50. 

Concerns relating to workforce 

attraction and retention 

remain the number one concern 

with 90 percent of surveyed 

IBC executives listing 

it as a primary business challenge. 

An unfavorable business 

climate tied specifically to supply 

chain challenges was the 

second primary concern cited 

by 55 percent of IBC executives. 

The cost of products and 

services continues to round out 

the top three business challenges 

with 50 percent of IBC 

members reporting inflation as 

a core concern. 

From a workforce perspective, 

80 percent of IBC executives 

surveyed report that it is 

somewhat to very difficult to 

hire employees compared to 94 

percent from the first-quarter 

survey. 

“IBC members remain 

confident in Iowa’s economic 

position,” stated Phil Jasper, 

President of Mission Systems 

SEE IBC PAGE 3 

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LE MARS SENTINEL 

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Steve Wick plans to seek re-election in Ward 2 of Le Mars. The area is made up of the southeastern 

part of the city. 

Wick: Elections set for Nov. 7 

FROM PAGE 1 

The city has three wards 

divided by geographical 

boundaries. Ward 2 encompasses 

part of central Le Mars, 

the majority of the south side 

of town and all of the southeast 

side. 

There are five council members, 

with one from each ward 

and two elected at-large to 

represent the entire city. The 

council members serve fouryear 

terms. 

Mayor Rob Bixenman 

announced earlier in the 

month he will run for a second 

two-year term. Councilor Mike 

Donlin, an at-large representative, 

said he will not seek a second 

term. 

Wick, a retired elementary 

school teacher, serves as mayor 

pro tem and presides at meetings 

when Bixenman is absent. 

The filing period to seek city 

office runs from Aug. 28 to 

Sept. 21. A candidate for mayor 

needs 18 signatures from registered 

voters on a nomination 

petition, according to Plymouth 

County Auditor Stacey 

Feldman. An at-large council 

candidate needs 17 signatures. 

A candidate for the Ward 2 seat 

needs 10 signatures. 

Petitions need to be filed at 

the County Auditor’s Office by 

5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21. 

The election is set for Tuesday, 

Nov. 7. 

There are other elections set 

for this year as well, including 

Le Mars School District Board 

of Education seats representing 

Districts 3 and 5 and two 

at-large seats. All need 50 valid 

signatures on a petition to run. 

The school district filing 

timeframe also is from Aug. 28 

to Sept. 21 and petitions must 

be filed with the school district. 

Floyd Valley Healthcare, 

which is city-owned, is governed 

by a five-member elected 

board of trustees. Candidates 

for the health-care board need 

14 valid signatures on a petition, 

and must turn them into 

the auditor by 5 p.m. Sept. 21. 

The terms of Janelle Bixenman, 

Ralph Klemme and 

Danna Schuster expire at the 

end of the year. 

Sewer cleaning begins July 3 

LE MARS — It is time for 

the annual City of Le Mars 

sewer cleaning. This routine 

and necessary maintenance 

reduces the likelihood of 

sewer lines plugging. 

The Le Mars Wastewater 

Treatment Facility has hired 

an outside contractor to do 

the annual sewer cleaning 

starting Monday, July 3. 

Section 4 area to be cleaned 

is as follows: 

All area west of Fourth Avenue 

Northwest and Southwest 

From First Street Southwest 

to 24th Street Southwest 

All area south and west of 

Central Avenue. 

15th Street Southeast to 

20th Street Southeast 

This cleaning could take up 

to six weeks to complete. Residents 

may experience some 

minor sewer problems and/ 

or traffic congestion in these 

areas, according to Doug 

Masuen, Le Mars Wastewater 

Treatment Facility Superintendent 

If you have any questions 

regarding the sewer cleaning, 

call the Wastewater 

Treatment Facility 546-5003 

during normal office hours. 

I-29 Moo University presents producer 

dairy margins webinar July 20 

ORANGE CITY — The 

I-29 Moo University 2023 

Dairy Webinar Series continues 

Thursday, July 20 from 

12 noon to 1 p.m. CDT with a 

focus on milk margins. 

The webinar will feature 

Dr. Gonzalo Ferreira, assistant 

professor with Virginia Tech’s 

Department of Dairy Science. 

Dr. Ferreira will note that 

indications show that margins 

are not promising in the near 

future and that close attention 

to financial management is as 

critical now as it was during 

previous periods. 

“Listeners will be reminded 

that this happened in 2015 

through 2018 and how commodity 

prices and milk prices 

all play into the scenario,” said 

Fred Hall, dairy specialist with 

Iowa State University Extension 

and Outreach. 

Dr. Ferreira is originally from 

Buenos Aires, Argentina, where 

his family manages a cropping 

and beef cow/calf farm. Dr. 

Ferreira obtained a degree 

in Agricultural Engineering 

from Universidad Católica 

Argentina (1998). Since he 

was an undergrad, Dr. Ferreira 

has been fascinated with 

forage management and cattle 

nutrition. After graduation, Dr. 

Ferreira performed a research 

internship at the USDA-Dairy 

Forage Research Center located 

in Madison, WI. He then 

pursued a Master of Science 

in Dairy Nutrition from University 

of Wisconsin-Madison 

(2002) and a Ph.D. in Dairy 

Nutrition from The Ohio State 

University (2006). 

After working 2 years in the 

industry as a technical manager 

for DSM Nutritional 

Products Argentina SA, Dr. 

Ferreira worked 5 years as a 

technical and management 

consultant for dairy farmers 

in Asociación Argentina 

de Consorcios Regionales de 

Experimentación Agrícola 

(AACREA). Since August 2013, 

Dr. Gonzalo Ferreira has been a 

Dairy Management Extension 

Specialist in the Department of 

Dairy Science at Virginia Tech. 

There is no fee to participate 

in the webinar; however, registration 

is required at least one 

hour before the webinar. Register 

online at https://go.iastate. 

edu/X1XRNI. 

For more information, contact: 

in Iowa, Fred M. Hall, 

712-737-4230; in Minnesota, 

Jim Salfer, 320-203-6093; or 

in South Dakota, Patricia Villamediana, 

605-688-4116. 

I-29 Moo University is a 

consortium of Extension dairy 

specialists from the land-grant 

universities in Iowa, Minnesota, 

Nebraska, North Dakota, 

and South Dakota. The I-29 

Moo University is a multi-state 

learning collaboration and connects 

extension dairy staff with 

the dairy community to share 

research, information and 

management practices through 

workshops, webinars, e-newsletters, 

podcasts, and on-farm 

tours. For more information 

about the I-29 Moo University 

Collaboration and programs 

visit www.i29moou.com.


JULY 5, 2023 • WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY PAGE 3 

Westmar: Reunion brings back memories 

Scrapbooks and copies of 

old photos were on display 

to help bring back memories 

from events which took place 

five decades ago. 

After a luncheon, a slideshow 

featuring more photos, 

along with a soundtrack of 

songs from that era, was shown 

to the approximately 40 in 

attendance. 

The history of women’s athletics 

at Westmar included the 

first intercollegiate basketball 

games being played in 1966. 

The following year, the Tri- 

State Conference held the first 

Little Olympics in Yankton 

which included track and field 

events, tennis, badminton and 

archery. Later editions of the 

Little Olympics included table 

tennis and golf. 

Volleyball first began in 

1970 with a 10 game schedule. 

By 1973 that schedule had 

increased to a 24 game slate. 

In 1971, softball was added 

to the list of competitive intercollegiate 

competition. 

In 1972, the Io-Kota Conference 

was established for women’s 

athletics. Volleyball, basketball, 

softball and track were 

the initial sports played while 

tennis was added the following 

year. Westmar’s own Wanda 

Chittenden, who helped to 

bring about women’s athletics 

at the college, was selected as 

the first president of the newly 

formed conference. 

After Westmar beat Northwestern, 

the University of Iowa 

and the University of Northern 

Iowa to claim the 1973 state 

tournament, Westmar ended 

up hosting the AIAW state 

tournament in 1975 and 1976. 

After the slideshow, attendees 

watched a video from 

Alfonso Scandrett, who 

coached the women’s basketball 

team for a few years in the 

mid 1970s. 

The group also heard from 

Chittenden, who made the trip 

back to Le Mars from Kansas, 

where she currently resides. 

She reminisced about the 

early days of the women’s athletic 

department at Westmar 

and some of the struggles they 

had, but overcame. She mentioned 

opening up her home 

to athletes over break when the 

dorms weren’t open and how 

many of them would bring 

food items to share. 

Sara Jane Hauff of Merrill, 

coach of the 1973 state championship 

team, also shared stories 

about some of her experiences 

in her time coaching the 

team. 

Jeralyn (Dunn) Volkert and 

Marilyn (Hardersen) Murra, 

Westmar attendees and athletes 

from 1971-75, helped to 

organize the gathering and 

gave updates on some of those 

who could not attend the 

reunion. 

Certificates were also presented 

to some individuals. 

Chittenden received one of 

the Westmar College Women’s 

Sports Awards for her “exceptional 

leadership, outstanding 

dedication and admirable 

inspiration” to the programs 

and athletes at the college. 

Hauff similarly received a 

certificate of recognition for 

her leadership in coaching the 

Westmar women’s basketball 

FROM PAGE 1 

(SENTINEL PHOTOS BY ALLEN HAMIL) 

Wanda Chittenden is presented an award for her “exceptional 

leadership, outstanding dedication and admirable inspiration” 

for her time at Westmar College. Chittenden helped to begin 

women’s athletics at the school. 

team before going on to start 

the girls basketball program at 

Sioux City West High School. 

Alumni coach Jerry Martin 

was also recognized with 

a certificate. Martin coached 

girls basketball at Anton-Oto 

and then Marcus and finished 

with over 500 career coaching 

wins. He is also the brother of 

Westmar’s successful wrestling 

coach, Milt Martin. 

The other award was presented 

to Marlene (Hardersen) 

Baumann and accepted by her 

sisters Marilyn (Hardersen) 

Murra and Judy (Hardersen) 

Schwartz. Marlene was a 

longtime coach and athletic 

director for Willow Community 

Schools in Quimby (now 

part of River Valley) along with 

time at Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn 

schools. 

After some more time spent 

looking back and taking pictures, 

Dr. Wayne Marty led a 

tour of the former campus. The 

tour included stops at the gym 

where the players had taken the 

court many years before (now 

the YMCA indoor pool) and 

even took a few shots at the 

new gym at the Y which is still 

emblazoned with the Westmar 

name and logo. 

After seeing a little bit more 

of what still remains of campus 

and what has since been torn 

down, everyone went on their 

separate ways. But, with friendships 

rekindled and contact 

information shared, the stories 

and memories can continued 

to be shared among old teammates 

who lay the groundwork 

for women’s college athletes of 

today. 

Parry: Enjoyed working 

with elementary students 

level. 

“I just really enjoy working 

with elementary students. 

There is so much potential 

in every student and I have 

enjoyed watching kids learn 

and grow. It has been very 

rewarding to see former students 

walk across the stage at 

graduation,” he said. 

Parry has a few “thank 

yous” to extend as well. 

“I would like to thank all of 

the mentors that I have had 

throughout my teaching/ 

coaching and administrative 

career. Dave Horken was a 

tremendous mentor for me 

when I started in Le Mars. 

“I would also like to thank 

current and past board members 

for their support, as 

well as Dr. Todd Wendt and 

FROM PAGE 1 

IBC: Across the board 

index increases represent 

a strong Iowa economy 

for Collins Aerospace and 

Chair of the Iowa Business 

Council. “Despite a narrative 

of an impending downturn 

in the national economy, 

Iowa business leaders are 

optimistic about the future 

here in Iowa.” 

“These results show a continued 

resiliency among IBC 

companies and the state of 

Iowa as a whole,” said Iowa 

Business Council President 

Joe Murphy. “Iowa business 

leaders remain agile and 

skilled in their ability to plan 

for potential future disruptions 

while continuing to put 

forward pro-growth strategies 

throughout our state.” 

The Economic Outlook 

Survey has been completed 

by IBC members on a 

quarterly basis since 2004. 

The report provides insight 

regarding the projected 

trends for the state of Iowa, 

which can be used for business 

and economic planning. 

The reported trends have a 

state-wide impact, especially 

when considering that IBC 

companies have a presence 

in all 99 counties. To review 

previous Economic Outlook 

Surveys, please visit www. 

iowabusinesscouncil.org/ 

news/eos. 

FROM PAGE 1 

Street closing due to 

railroad spur work 

LE MARS — Starting at 

6:30 a.m., Friday, July 7, the 

Le Mars Street Department 

will be closing the railroad 

spur on 18th Street Southwest. 

The Street Department 

will start to tear out some 

concrete on Friday and Burlington 

will be at the site 

Dr. Steve Webner,” he said. 

“While at Le Mars Community, 

I had the opportunity 

to work with a great group of 

teachers. Lastly, I would like 

to thank all the students I got 

to work with, you brought a 

smile to my face everyday.” 

As for his plans for retirement, 

Parry said, “At this time 

I am still trying to decide what 

I want to be when I grow up.” 

He is looking forward to 

doing some activities, however. 

“I look forward to having 

the opportunity to hunt and 

fish when I want to and not 

just around weekends. I am 

also excited to be able to travel 

around the county especially 

during the fall months,” he 

said. 

About the Iowa Business 

Council 

The Iowa Business Council 

(IBC) is a nonpartisan, 

nonprofit organization 

whose 21 members are 

the chief decision makers 

of major Iowa employers. 

Employing over 150,000 

Iowans, IBC member companies 

have invested billions 

of dollars of capital in Iowa’s 

commercial infrastructure; 

lead the way in technology 

innovation, R&D, and 

grants procured; and are 

often the driving financial 

and volunteer forces behind 

philanthropic efforts all over 

the state. 

IBC member companies 

include: Alliant Energy; 

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.; 

Collins Aerospace; Corteva 

Agriscience; Deere & 

Company; Fareway; HNI 

Corporation; Hy-Vee, Inc., 

Iowa Bankers Association; 

Kent Corporation; Mercy- 

One; MidAmerican Energy 

Company; Pella Corporation; 

Principal; Ruan Transportation 

Management Systems; 

The Weitz Company; 

UnityPoint Health; Vermeer 

Corporation; Wellmark Blue 

Cross Blue Shield of Iowa; 

Wells Enterprises, Inc; and 

Workiva. 

Monday, July 10, to remove 

the rail crossing and put new 

rail and crossing pads in. The 

contractor will then pour new 

concrete up to the crossing. 

There will be detour signage 

in place. The closure will 

last about two weeks, according 

to Street Supervisor Scott 

Kneip. 

Jane (Hansen) Brown shoots the basketball as some of the 

former Westmar College basketball players got back out on the 

hardwood during their reunion. Brown was a member of the 

1973 AIAW state championship team at Westmar. 

REMSEN — Joan Thomas, 

Le Mars author and genealogist, 

will be the featured speaker at 

the Luxembourg Heritage Society 

of Northwest Iowa’s annual 

meeting on Thursday, July 13. 

The potluck supper will begin 

at 6 p.m., in the meeting room 

of American Bank, 400 IA-3, 

Remsen. 

Her talk, entitled “Discovering 

My Luxembourg Roots,” 

is based on a family diary and 

other sources. 

Thomas, co-vice president of 

the Northwest Iowa Genealogical 

Society, researched her Luxembourg 

ancestry using materials 

she discovered in the John 

and Betty Winterringer Genealogy 

Room of the Plymouth 

County Historical Museum. 

“A family diary written by 

my great aunt and a book on 

the Wernimonts … helped me 

learn about my Luxembourg 

heritage,” she said. 

A graduate of Gehlen Catholic 

High School and Lindenwood 

College, Thomas says 

she is no stranger to historical 

research. 

“I enjoy learning about my 

own family’s background. What 

fascinates me most is the discovery 

of family stories and legends, 

some of which are related in my 

great aunt’s diary. Some are 

tragic, and some are humorous. 

I will include them in my talk, 

as such details bring long gone 

people to life,” Thomas said. 

Sara Jane Hauff, coach of the 1973 AIAW state champion team, 

reflects on some of the memories she had at Westmar during 

the reunion. 

Luxembourg Heritage Society meets July 13 

She is author of several books, 

many centered around baseball. 

The Luxembourg Heritage 

Society’s annual meeting will 

begin with the potluck meal at 

6 p.m., followed by Thomas’s 

presentation. Following the 

speaker, the annual meeting 

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PAGE 4 wednesday/thursday • july 5, 2023 


SPORTS 

MMCRU softball loses close regional opener to Alta-Aurelia 


Sports Editor 

CLEGHORN — The 

MMCRU softball team had 

their season come to a close 

Friday night in a Class 2A 

regional first round game. 

The Royals fell just short by 

a 2-1 score. 

The Royals fought all the 

way to the end as a two-out 

rally came up short. 

“They are fighters. They 

just don’t give up. That’s 

just Royals softball,” 

MMCRU Head Coach Mike 

Olson said. “They played a 

great game tonight. Unfortunately 

they came out on 

the short end of it, but I’m 

proud of this team and 

the effort they put forth 

tonight.” 

Down to their final out, 

No. 9 batter in the order 

Torey Tentinger blooped a 

single to shallow right field 

to keep the Royals alive. 

Tentinger is one of three 

seniors on this year’s team 

and Olson praised them 

after the game. 

“Torey Tentinger, playing 

center field this year, 

stepped in very well. She 

was a true leader out there 

with two freshmen corners 

that she has given guidance 

to all year long, helped 

develop them. That outfield 

grew tremendously from 

the first game of the year to 

where we’re at right now,” 

Olson said. 

After Tentinger reached, 


Isabelle Olson steps in front of Chloe Alesch to field a ball and make a throw to first in Friday’s 

regional softball game. Olson, the leader on the team in many pitching and hitting 

categories, played her final game as a Royal. Alesch drove in MMCRU’s only run. 

Breanna Staab worked a full 

count and eventually drew 

a walk to keep the seventh 

inning rally going. 

With a runner in scoring 

position, the Royals 

were looking for a hit to 

hopefully bring in the tying 

run. Unfortunately for 

MMCRU, Alta-Aurelia’s 

catcher Addison Fritz made 

a running grab on a foul 

pop up off the bat of Mykin 

Youde between home and 

first to secure the win for 

the Warriors. 

It was a familiar story for 

much of the game for the 

Royals. 

“We had chances in a 

few of those innings to 

score some runs,” Olson 

said. “We just couldn’t take 

advantage of it. It kind of 

seemed like we would get 

runners into scoring position 

with two outs and just 

couldn’t get them pushed 

across the plate.” 

Alta-Aurelia took a 1-0 

lead in the third inning as 

Shea Peterson got an RBI 

single as the pitcher helped 

out her own cause at the 

plate. 

MMCRU answered in 

the bottom of the fourth as 

Chloe Alesch drove in a run 

with a base hit. 

The game remained tied 

until the sixth when Nora 

Peterson reached on a walk 

and was sacrificed on a bunt. 

Peterson went on to third 

and drew a throw which 

ended up getting far enough 

away from the MMCRU 

defense to allow her to score 

the go-ahead run. 

Both pitchers had strong 

outings. Alta-Aurelia’s 

Shea Peterson gave up an 

unearned run on four hits 

and two walks. She struck 

out four in the game. 

MMCRU’s Isabelle Olson 

had comparable numbers 

with five hits and three 

walks allowed. She finished 

with five strikeouts. 

Coach Olson said his 

daughter Isabelle will be a 

tough senior to replace as 

she led the team in many 

pitching and hitting categories. 

“Having her on the 

mound is very comforting 

because she just takes 

control of the game and 

the defense is comfortable 

behind her. When she’s 

up to bat, she’s an absolute 

threat,” he said. 

One other MMCRU 

senior played their final 

game. Olson praised the 

versatility of Avery Schlenger. 

“Avery Schlenger, she’s 

played darn near every 

infield position besides 

catcher and pitcher. She 

played every position very 

well. Her bat was a blessing 

for us this year, much 

improved,” Olson said as 

Schlenger went from batting 

.194 last season to third on 

the team with a .328 average 

this season. 

MMCRU finishes the season 

with a 9-14 record. 

“It maybe wasn’t the 

record we were looking for, 

but you take an inning here 

away or an inning there 

away and really our record 

is flip-flopped,” Olson 

said. “We had great growth 

throughout the season and 

we kept improving. We 

played some really good 

teams really tough.” 

Alta-Aurelia (9-12) 

advances to play No. 11 

ranked Twin Lakes Conference 

rival Sioux Central 

(24-5) in the regional quarterfinal 

round on Wednesday. 

Sioux Central won both 

meetings between the two 

squads this season, taking 

the games by scores of 9-1 

and 14-3. 

While the season has 

come to a close for the Royals, 

Olson hopes the loss 

helps motivate the team for 

next year. 

“It is unfortunate, but 

there’s room for growth. 

We’re a young team and 

hopefully this is fuel for the 

fire for the younger girls,” 

Olson said. 

Le Mars softball splits 

with No. 15 SB-L 


Sports Editor 

SERGEANT BLUFF — 

The Le Mars Community 

softball team split a doubleheader 

with Class 4A 

No. 15 ranked Sergeant 

Bluff-Luton on Friday in 

Missouri River Activities 

Conference action. 

The Bulldogs took the 

first game by a score of 11-0 

in the full seven innings. 

It took the team’s bats a 

little while to get going as 

the Bulldogs scored one in 

the third and one in the 

fifth, but the team busted 

the game open with five in 

the sixth and four in the 

seventh. 

Charli Grosenheider 

hit a sacrifice fly to score 

Sarah Brown in the third. A 

double from Libby Leraas 

in the fifth drove in Brenna 

Leraas to make it 2-0. 

The five-run sixth saw 

the first run score on an 

error. Payton Wright 

knocked in a run with a 

base hit and Brenna Leraas 

drove in another with 

a double. Libby Leraas hit 

her third double of the 

game to drive in two more 

for the Bulldogs. The doubles 

brought her season 

total to 15 which leads the 

team and is tied for most 

in Class 4A. 

Le Mars added the final 

four runs in the seventh. 

Brown drove in one with a 

single after a pair of errors 

allowed two to reach. After 

a base hit from Wright, 

Brenna Leraas hit her second 

double of the game to 

drive in two runs. She finished 

3-for-3 with the same 

number of RBIs as she also 

walked twice in the game to 

reach base safely in all five 

of her turns at the plate. 

A ground out from 

Grosenheider brought 

in the team’s final run 

of the contest. The Bulldogs 

scored 10 of the runs 

against Emma Crooks 

while the other run was 

charged to Brooklyn 

Ocker. 

Kylie Hofmann pitched 

the complete game shutout 

for the Bulldogs. She gave 

up three hits and struck 

out three. 

After scoring in double 

digits in the first game, the 

Le Mars bats went quiet in 

the nightcap as they lost 

a 1-0 battle between the 

pitchers. SB-L scored the 

winning run in walk-off 

fashion in the bottom of 

the seventh as No. 9 hitter 

Lily Delperdang got 

a base hit to drive home 

Ocker, who led off the 

inning with a single and 

advanced to second on a 

ground out before scoring 

the winning run. 

It was a tough-luck loss 

for Brenna Leraas in the 

circle as she finished with 

nine strikeouts in 6 2/3 

innings. She gave up the 

one run on five hits and 

one walk in her time in 

the circle. 

Dueling against her was 

Kamea Van Kalsbeek as 

she gave up six hits and a 

walk. She struck out four 

in her complete game win 

for the Warriors. 

Brenna Leraas had two 

singles in the loss. Brown, 

Grosenheider, Hofmann 

and Libby Leraas added a 

single apiece for the Bulldogs. 

Sergeant Bluff-Luton 

(32-6) wraps up their 

MRAC schedule with a 

24-4 record to claim the 

conference title. 

Le Mars (22-11, 19-7 

MRAC) still had two 

conference games to go 

against Sioux City East 

which were scheduled for 

Monday evening. Those 

two teams were tied for 

second in the conference 

standings. 

Le Mars and SB-L split 

the regular season series 

this season. An opportunity 

for a fifth meeting 

between the two schools 

is still possible. The Warriors 

await the winner of 

either Le Mars or Boyden-Hull/Rock 

Valley in 

a Class 4A regional. The 

Bulldogs and Nighthawks 

will meet Thursday to 

decide who will play SB-L 

in the regional semifinal 

round. 

Gehlen softball bounced out of postseason 


Sports Editor 


Sports Editor 

KINGSLEY — The Class 

1A No. 2 ranked Kingsley- 

Pierson baseball team finished 

off the regular season 

with a 6-0 win over Unity 

Christian in a non-conference 

game on Friday. 

Evan Neumann and Boston 

Doeschot combined 

(PHOTO BY ROY TUCKER) 

Gehlen Catholic’s Aspen Mosher settles under a fly ball in 

Friday’s regional contest against South O’Brien. The Lady 

Jays lost the game 8-6 to finish their season. 

for the shutout. Neumann 

pitched four innings and 

earned the win. He allowed 

five hits and struck out five. 

Doeschot threw three innings 

and gave up one hit and two 

walks while striking out three. 

The Panthers scored two 

runs in the second, third and 

fourth innings. The six runs 

were all charged to Kyan 

LE MARS — The Gehlen 

Catholic softball team was 

bounced out of their Class 

1A regional bracket in a 

first round game against 

South O’Brien on Friday. 

The Wolverines won by a 

score of 8-6 in their game 

against a familiar War 

Eagle Conference opponent, 

a team they had 

beaten 11-6 in league play. 

The game, which was 

moved to the Riverview 

Complex, still featured the 

Wolverines as the home 

team and they cashed in 

on four runs in the bottom 

of the first. The team hit 

three of their four doubles 

in the game in the opening 

frame to help build up 

their lead. 

Ginger Nieuwenhuis 

led the Wolverines with 

a 3-for-4 showing at the 

plate with one of the doubles 

as she drove in a pair 

of runs. Payton Farquhar 

and Marissa Ebel also finished 

with a double and 

two driven in. Maddie 

Johnson had the team’s 

other double and knocked 

in one run. 

The Lady Jays got one 

back in the third as pitcher 

Addison Konz helped her 

own cause at the plate with 

a leadoff hit. She eventually 

came around to score 

on a wild pitch. 

Gehlen pulled to within 

one in the top of the third 

on a sacrifice fly from 

Emerson Schmidt and 

then another wild pitch 

from Shay Hatting allowing 

another run to score. 

South O’Brien built their 

lead back up with four runs 

in the bottom of the fourth 

as they batted around in 

the frame. 

The Wolverines missed 

out on an opportunity to 

Emmelkamp as he went 

four frames on the mound. 

Graden Van Essen threw two 

innings of relief without a run 

charged to him. 

Tyler Orzechowski led the 

panthers with a 3-for-3 game 

at the plate. He singled three 

times and also reached base 

on a walk. He drove in a run. 

Doeschot, Beau Goodwin 

add to their lead in the fifth 

as Gehlen’s second pitcher 

Kennedy Paulson worked 

out of a bases-loaded jam. 

Gehlen jammed the bases 

in the top of the sixth and 

got two runs home on a 

base hit by Larissa Pohlen, 

the team’s batting leader 

with a .472 batting average 

entering the game. 

Gehlen had a chance by 

getting a runner aboard in 

the seventh, bringing the 

tying run to the plate, but 

the Wolverines were able 

to close out the game. 

The Lady Jays finish the 

year with a 6-19 record 

and having lost their final 

eight games of the season, 

but there’s reason for optimism 

going forward. The 

team had no seniors on 

the roster and just three 

juniors, so the team should 

have more experience back 

next year to work with. 

South O’Brien (10-16) 

advances to face 1A No. 6 

ranked Remsen St. Mary’s 

(22-1) in the regional quarterfinal 

round at Remsen 

on Wednesday. It’s an 

opponent the Wolverines 

haven’t had much success 

against in recent years, losing 

the last seven meetings 

in the series. RSM won this 

year’s first two meetings 

by scores of 15-4 and 18-0, 

both in five innings. 

K-P baseball shuts out Unity in regular season finale 

Wednesday 

Regular Season Baseball 

• Le Mars at Lewis Central 

District Baseball 

• Gehlen Catholic vs. Lawton-Bronson 

• Akron-Westfield vs. Woodbine 

• MMCRU vs. North Union 

• Kingsley-Pierson vs. George-Little Rock 

• Remsen St. Mary’s vs. TBD 

• Hinton vs. Ridge View 

Regional Softball 

• Remsen St. Mary’s vs. South O’Brien 

• Kingsley-Pierson vs. Trinity Christian 

• Hinton vs. Akron-Westfield 

Thursday 

Regional Softball 

• Le Mars vs. Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 

and Beau Bubke all had two 

singles apiece. 

Emerson Pratt reached on 

a single and walk and drove 

in a pair. 

The Knights fell to 15-13 

with the loss. Kingsley-Pierson 

(24-2) will face George- 

Little Rock (3-18) in a Class 

1A postseason game on 

Wednesday.


SPORTS july 5, 2023 • wednesday/thursday Page 5 

Akron-Westfield baseball advances past West Monona 


Sports Editor 

AKRON — The Akron-Westfield 

baseball team won their first 

round Class 1A district game over 

West Monona by a 10-0 score in 

six innings on Saturday. 

After a scoreless first inning, the 

second-seeded team in the district 

pushed runs across in each of their 

next five turns at the plate to secure 

the win. Head Coach Gordy Johnson 

said it was good to see the team 

score runs in five of the six innings. 

“We just need to do what we do 

and try to score in every inning 

and keep piling on,” Johnson said. 

“The more you score every inning 

and keep adding on, it’s a mental 

thing for us for confidence and it 

kind of gets at the other team a little 

bit. That’s what we talk about. 

We just want to keep scoring every 

inning.” 

The first run scored after an 

interesting sequence on the base 

paths. With two runners on, the 

Spartans got Michael Swancutt 

caught between third and home 

on a pickoff. While the Spartans 

tracked down the runner in the 

rundown for the out, trailing 

runner Conner Wendel came into 

third behind the play. After the tag 

out of the lead runner, an errant 

throw to third allowed Wendel to 

trot home for the first run of the 

game. 

While the Westerners did score 

on the play, losing the lead runner 

is something Johnson said the 

team can’t have happen. 

“We need to do some things better. 

We had a couple baserunning 

things that shouldn’t happen at 

the end of the year and I think we 

knew what the issue is,” Johnson 

said. “We haven’t really had that 

FONDA — Class 1A 10thranked 

Gehlen Catholic tested 

itself with a road game to end 

the regular season and had a 

comeback fall short in a 4-3 loss 

to Newell-Fonda in non-conference 

baseball on Thursday. 

“Going into the postseason 

here, it’s better to play these 

type of games,” said Gehlen 

coach Loi Kraft. “You always 

want to come out on top. 

Hopefully the kids learned they 

have to get ready because the 

games are going to get harder 

and harder.” 

Gehlen Catholic led 1-0 

after getting a run in the second 

inning. 

The Mustangs — who are 

unranked but are receiving 

votes in Class 1A — scored 

once in the third, twice in the 

fifth and again in the sixth to go 

in front 4-1. 

“We waited until the seventh 

to try and make a rally and it 

was too little too late,” Kraft 

said. 

In the seventh, Zayne Weiland 

hit a leadoff single and 

David Begnoche was hit by a 

pitch to put runners on first 

and second. Jake Bogen then 

hit an RBI single to cut the 

deficit to 4-2. Two batters later, 

Gabe Wiltgen hit a sacrifice fly 

to trim the margin to 4-3. A 

lineout ended the game. 

“We quit watching good 

issue this year. Sometimes mistakes 

are good, but just don’t do 

the same one over and over. It was 

a learning opportunity on a couple 

things, but we still got it done.” 

The offense got more going in 

the third inning against Chase 

Lander. Tatum Wilken and Carter 

Wilken reached base and the 

two were driven in on a base hit 

from Jack Terpstra. After a double 

from Kasey Nielsen, the Westerners 

brought in another run with 

an RBI groundout from Swancutt. 

“As the game went on, we 

started hitting the ball harder and 

harder,” Johnson said. “I think 

we just need to hit the ball up the 

Gehlen baseball loses 

regular season finale 


Akron-Westfield catcher Conner Wendel tags out West Monona’s Chance Richards at home to keep the shutout 

intact in Saturday’s 1A district baseball contest. 

pitches go by,” Kraft said. 

“One of the things I talked to 

them after the game. We can’t 

miss those. You get yourself 

into a bad count and then 

we’re down and don’t hit it 

hard.” 

Connor Kraft pitched 

four innings for the Jays and 

allowed three runs on six hits 

in the loss. He didn’t walk any 

batters and struck out five. 

Wiltgen gave up one run on 

three hits in two innings on 

the mound. He struck out 

two batters. 

Begnoche drove in one run 

for Gehlen Catholic. Weiland 

was 2-for-3 from the plate. 

Newell-Fonda leadoff batter 

Ryan Greenfield went 3-for-4 

with two doubles and a single. 

He scored once and drove in 

a run. Mason Dicks reached 

twice on singles and another 

time on an error. Mason 

Doberman drove in two for 

the Mustangs as he hit a single 

and drew a walk. 

It has been a competitive 

series between the two squads 

as Gehlen holds a slim 3-2 

advantage in the last five meetings. 

Three of the five games 

have been decided by one run. 

The Jays ended the regular 

season with a record of 19-5. 

Newell-Fonda improved to a 

similar 20-5 record with the 

win. 

middle and not try to do too much. 

They made some nice plays too. 

A couple times we did hit it hard, 

they made some nice plays.” 

An RBI single from Hayden 

Wahlberg in the fourth led to a 

pitching change as Chance Richards 

took the mound. 

The Westerners also made a 

pitching change around that time 

as Nathan Gaswint came on in 

relief in the top of the fifth after 

Ashton McCully threw four scoreless 

frames, including one where 

he recorded all three outs via 

strikeout. Johnson said both pitchers 

did well in combining for the 

shutout. 

BY JERRY GIESE 

Sports writer 

LE MARS — Zayne Weiland 

admitted it. He knew he 

should have pitched a perfect 

game. The Gehlen Catholic 

senior righthander was outside 

the strike zone on a 3-2 

pitch as Siouxland Christian’s 

Hunter Latimore walked to 

lead off the fourth inning of 

Saturday night’s first-round 

Class 1A district tournament 

game. Catcher Kaden Hanks 

gunned out Latimore two 

pitches later, trying to steal second 

base. Weiland settled for 

a no-hitter, striking out seven 

while throwing a 15-0 shutout 

at the Riverview Complex. 

Improving his season 

record to 7-1 for the 10thranked 

20-5 Jays, Weiland 

smiled and nodded before the 

postgame interview. Thanks 

to Hanks, Weiland, firing 

mainly fastballs, still faced the 

minimum amount of batters 

for four innings (12). He fired 

seven first-pitch strikes during 

a 49-pitch performance. 

“Coach (Rick) Logan called 

a great game,” said Weiland. 

“All season, I have been trying 

to throw strikes from the 

first pitch. I’ve been trying to 

get ahead and pound the zone 

and let them hit and make 

mistakes. It has been working 

for me my entire high school 

career and it paid off tonight 

with seven strikeouts.” 

“We talk about it with all 

of the pitchers,” said Gehlen 

Catholic Coach Loi Kraft. “One 

of the goals we’ve got is to try to 

control the pitch count. Don’t 

go out and waste pitches, be 

efficient. When you got guys 

behind you (defensively) you 

can trust, you can just go in 

there, dial it in and almost do 

what you want to do. If they 

hit it, the guys are right behind 

him to get the out for you. 

When you can get ahead (in 

the count) like he did, it takes 

a lot of the pressure off. He was 

very relaxed tonight. He didn’t 

have to work hard. He did his 

job. You can’t ask any more as 

a coach.” 

The defense behind Weiland 

was errorless. The offense 

received at least one hit from 

each of the starting nine, two 

from Weiland, who extended 

his hitting streak to four games. 

Keaton Logan, who hiked his 

“We needed to get Ashton 

some work and we needed to get 

Nathan some work. I think they 

both pitched really well,” Johnson 

said. “At this time of year it kind 

of works out where if you’ve got 

two guys throwing well, you can 

go with those two guys and stay 

under the pitch count.” 

Gaswint worked out of a jam 

in the fifth in what was the best 

opportunity of the game for the 

Spartans to score some runs. A 

pair of singles from Andrew Orr 

and Tyler Johnston put runners 

on first and third with one out. 

On an attempted double steal, the 

Westerners were able to get the 

team-leading batting average to 

.470, posted his third four-hit 

game of the season, all singles. 

Gabe Wiltgen, who highlighted 

a three-run second inning with 

a two-run single, contributed 

three hits and two RBIs. 

Now hitting .431, Dylan 

Poeckes singled twice, doubled, 

drove in three runs and joined 

Logan as Jays with two stolen 

bases. Like Weiland (two hits), 

Poeckes takes a four-game hitting 

streak into a second-round 

game against Lawton-Bronson 

(8-12) at the Riverview Complex 

on Wednesday. 

Ryan Augustine, who highlighted 

a nine-run fourth 

inning with a two-run single, 

had two hits and three RBIs, 

ending the game on the 15-run 

mercy rule with a two-out RBI 

single that sent Jake Bogen 

home. 

David Begnoche, who also 

lead runner out at home as catcher 

Wendel threw short to second 

baseman Carter Wilken with the 

relay back to the catcher in time 

to beat the runner coming home. 

Gaswint finished off the frame 

with a strikeout, one of his three 

in the game. 

The Westerners tacked on a run 

with an RBI single from Laytin 

Koch in the fifth. The team put 

together their biggest inning the 

following frame to end the game 

early. Tatum Wilken hit an RBI 

single which made it 7-0 and led 

to another pitching change for the 

Spartans as Tyler Hawley took the 

mound. A ball put in play back to 

the pitcher by Jack Terpstra led to 

a run on an error as the ball got 

past the first baseman on the throw 

over. 

Nielsen reached first on a ball 

which rolled halfway up the first 

base line and managed to stay in 

fair territory. A run scored on the 

play as the Spartans waited, hoping 

for the ball to spin foul, but it 

never did. 

Swancutt reached on a hit-bypitch 

to load the bases before 

pinch runner Tayte Colt scored the 

game-ending run by sliding home 

on a wild pitch. 

West Monona finishes the season 

with a 2-17 record. Akron- 

Westfield (20-8) advances to play 

Woodbine (18-6) in the district 

semifinal round on Wednesday. 

The game will be played in Akron 

at Sargent Field. Johnson said he’s 

expecting a battle from the thirdseeded 

team in the district. 

“Woodbine is a good team. They 

hit the ball and they’re fast. We’re 

going to have to play our best baseball 

to beat those guys,” Johnson 

said. 

Weiland no-hitter, strong bats lead Gehlen to win 

Zayne Weiland 

Threw no-hitter for Gehlen 

Gabe Wiltgen 

Finished with three hits in win 


Sports Editor 

MARCUS — MMCRU beat South 

O’Brien for the third time this season in 

a Class 1A district opening round game 

on Saturday. While the Royals claimed 

wins of 18-0 and 16-1 over their War 

Eagle Conference foe the first two times, 

it was a closer contest with the season 

on the line. The Royals won 4-0 in this 

matchup to advance to the next round. 

The Royals scored a run in the bottom 

of the first as Mitchell Schnepf ran 

from first to home on a triple off the bat 

of Lucas Braun. 

had two hits, was another twohit 

Jay who like his teammates, 

basically adjusted to three different 

styles of Siouxland Christian 

pitchers, beginning with 

the soft-toss stuff that starter 

Jack McUne threw the first two 

innings. 

“We had to get used to the 

pitching,” said Wiltgen. “It was 

hard to get used to them. They 

kept us on our toes. We just had 

to get used to them. I think our 

team did a great job getting 

used to the pitches.” 

Gehlen Catholic amassed 

a season-high 19 hits against 

Siouxland Christian (0-14). 

Prior to this contest, Coach 

Kraft’s squad had split six 

games, all three losses coming 

to teams with 20 or more wins 

– Remsen St. Mary’s, Akron- 

Westfield and Newell-Fonda. 

During that six-game stretch, 

the Jays batted just .229. 

“We’ve had a grind the last 

two weeks,” said the first-year 

head coach, whose team scored 

three runs in the second and 

third innings before the ninerun 

fourth. “One of the things 

we need to do is to come here 

mentally prepared and ready 

to go. Tonight, we should have 

jumped on them right away in 

the first inning. I’d like to get 

that start right off the bat, get 

that energy. A couple of games, 

we started out flat. I don’t want 

them to be in that situation. I 

want them to embrace the 

whole thing.” 

MMCRU baseball wins district 

opener over South O’Brien 

(PHOTO BY ROY TUCKER) 

MMCRU middle infielders Gage Johnson 

and Andrew Barinsky get tangled 

up in shallow center field going after 

a baseball in Saturday’s district opener. 

The Royals won the game 4-0 over 

South O’Brien. 

The score remained 1-0 until the fifth 

when the Royals scored their other three 

runs. A chopper down the third base line 

off the bat of KC Nicks with the bases 

loaded made the score 2-0. 

Mitchell Schnepf hit a sacrifice fly to 

extend the lead and a second run crossed 

the plate on the play on the throw to second 

base. 

The Royals ended with two hits apiece 

from Gunnar Johnson and Braun. Four 

others had a single apiece. 

Nicks had a gem of a game on the 

mound. He struck out 15 in a complete 

game shutout. He allowed just one hit and 

two walks in the game. 

South O’Brien ends their season with 

a 2-19 record. 

MMCRU (10-12) advances to play 

North Union (11-11) in the district semifinal 

round on Wednesday. The game will 

be played at Bancroft Memorial Park.



FOR THE RECORD/LIFESTYLES 

Janice Skram 

Janice Skram of Spirit 

Lake, and formerly of Le 

Mars, passed away June 27, 

2023, at her home in Spirit 

Lake at 81 years of age. 

Janice Irene Murphy 

Skram, the daughter of Stephen 

L. And Suzanne L. 

(Kotewa) Murphy, was born 

Oct. 8, 1941, in Fairmont, 

Minnesota. She was raised 

and educated in Dubuque, 

graduating from St. Joseph 

Academy, where she was the 

Sodality Prefect. 

Janice married Thomas 

Edward Skram on Sept. 8, 

1962, in Dubuque. The family 

made their home in St. 

Paul, Minnesota, Atlanta, 

Georgia, Nashville, Tennessee 

and Dubuque, before 

moving to Le Mars. The 

couple moved to Spirit Lake 

in 1999. 

Janice loved raising her 

children and taking care 

of the home. In later years, 

Janice and Tom owned and 

operated a Subway restaurant. 

Janice was a faithful member 

of St. Mary’s Catholic 

Church in Spirit Lake, where 

she was a member of Catholic 

Daughters of America. 

She loved reading, listening 

to music and gardening. 

Her greatest joy came 

from spending time with her 

children, grandchildren and 

great-grandchildren. Tom 

and Janice enjoyed traveling 

PLYMOUTH 

COUNTY DEEDS 

Information listed in 

the publication of deeds is 

obtained from public records 

at the Plymouth County 

Courthouse for the week 

ending June 23, 2023. 

Boss Homes & Restoration, 

LLC to Jonathan Glenn 

Hasenbank. NE¼, except W 

69’, Block 68, Sargent’s Addition, 

Akron, $303.20. 

Robert L. & Laurie R. Oltmanns 

to Robert L. & Laurie 

R. Oltmanns, Lot 4, Block 9, 

Le Mars, $1. 

Beverly Donily to Beverly 

Donily, Trustee of Beverly 

Donily Trust, Lots 6 and 7, 

Wiedenfeller’s Addition, 

Akron, $1. 

EAT 1321 Hawkeye, LLC 

to Bruce R. & Teri L. Brock, 

NW¼ 20-92-45, containing 

1.00 acre, $1. 

Dustin & Dezirae Riedemann 

to Dustin & Dezirae 

Riedemann, Lot 3, Konopasek 

Addition, a Minor 

Subdivision in Plymouth 

County, $1. 

Joann M. & Kyle Black to 

Jerry J. Reardon Revocable 

Living Trust, Lots 1 and 2, 

JR’s Addition, Le Mars, $1. 

Dustin & Desirae Riedemann 

to Dustin & Dezirae 

Riedemann, Lot 3, Konopasek 

Addition, a Minor 

Subdivision in Plymouth 

County, with/1 exception 

(Re-recorded to correct error 

in legal description) $1. 

Coleen A. & Raymond C. 

Kissinger; and Marlin L. & 

Pamela Milton to Adam & 

Taylor Struve, West 10 acres 

of SW¼ SW¼ 20-90-45, with 

3 exceptions, $328.80. 

Edward R. Beaulieu, 

Trustee of Dean E. Beaulieu 

Trust to David A. & Julee A. 

DeRocher, All of S½ 21-91- 

47, except West 2719.57 feet, 

$2,420. 

Edward T. Beaulieu, 

Trustee of Dean E. Beaulieu 

Trust to Dale & Debra DeRocher, 

S½ SW¼ 21-91-47, 

$1,440.80. 

Charles I. Loutsch to Kimberly 

K. & Charles L. Loutsch, 

Trustees, or their successors 

in trust, under Kimberly K. 

Loutsch Living Trust, S½ 

NE¼ 19-93-44 and W½ SE¼ 

32-93-44, $1. 

Tyler L. & Aja B. Sickles to 

Joel & Erin Higman, Lot 14, 

Portlandville Heights Addition, 

Akron, $653.60. 

Neal S. & Jody J. Adler to 

Douglas John & Doretta Lois 

Heidebrink, Unit 2, Willow 

Creek Condominiums on 

Lot 4, Willow Run Addition, 

Le Mars, and undivided onehalf 

interest in common 

areas, $687.20. 

Pamela Jean Stoltze to 

Pamela Jean Stoltze, Trustee 

of Pamela Jean Stoltze Revocable 

Trust, Lot 13, Marrland 

Heights Fifth Addition, Hinton; 

and NW¼ NW¼ and 

that part of NE¼ NW¼, lying 

West of established Highway 

#75 and N 3.5 acre of SW¼ 

NW¼ 4-90-46, with/3 exceptions, 

$1. 

Centennial Business Center, 

LLC to Preston J. Schroeder, 

Jesse J. Schroeder & 

Nathaniel D. Schroeder, Lot 

25, Westmar Second Addition, 

Le Mars, with/2 exceptions, 

$151.20. 

Anthony J. & Della J. 

Brouillette to Gary L. & 

Cindy J. Langel, Lot 7, Block 

27, Le Mars, $455.20. 

Melvin R. & Donna L. 

Heeren to Melvin R. & 

Donna L. Heeren Revocable 

Trust, Lot 10, Lancaster 

Third Addition, Le Mars, $1. 

Casey J. & Valerie M. 

Westergard to Neapolitan 

Sisters, LLC, Parcel A of 

Fractional NW¼ 29-93-48, 

containing 69.31 acres; and 

Parcel B of Gov’t Lot 5 of 

SW¼ 20-93-48, containing 

9.90 acres, with/1 exception; 

and part of N½ SW¼ 29-93- 

48; and NW¼ 21-93-48, 

containing 1.51 acres, more 

or less, with/1 exception; and 

NE¼ NE¼ 20-93-48, containing 

10.12 acres; and Lots 

2, 4, and 7, Oetken Addition, 

$6,738.40. 

Casey J. & Valerie M. 

Westergard to Bradley J. & 

Christine M. Harvey, NE¼ 

5-92-48, $667.20. 

PLYMOUTH COUNTY 

DISTRICT COURT 

DISPOSITIONS 

For the week ending June 

23, 2023: 

State of Iowa vs. Brianna 

Jean Marshall, 27, of South 

Sioux City, Nebraska, contempt-other 

act or omission 

of District Court, dismissed 

by court. Her court costs 

are $1,231.68, a fine of $315, 

restitution of $250, with 

other fees, making a total of 

$2,141.93. 

State of Iowa vs. John 

OBITUARIES 

with family and friends over 

the years. 

She is survived by her 

children, Julia (Skram) 

and David Peters, Cynthia 

(Skram) and James Staver, 

Thomas (Jr.) and Lisa 

Skram, Peter and Cheryl 

Skram, Michael and Lori 

Skram; grandchildren, 

Rachel Peters, Michael and 

Shelby Peters, Eric Peters, 

Samuel Peters, Megan 

Staver-Thibodeaux, Erin 

(Staver) and Kevin Chee, 

Luke Staver, Zachary Staver, 

Taylor Skram, Abby Skram, 

Zoe Skram, Addison Skram, 

Noah Skram, Owen Skram 

and Ashley Skram; greatgrandchildren, 

Adalynn and 

Brooks Peters. 

Janice was preceded in 

death by her parents, Stephen 

and Suzanne Murphy; 

husband, Thomas Edward 

Skram; sister, Joyce Murphy 

Gerken; brother, Dennis 

Murphy; grandson, Jakob 

Telman Skram. 

A Mass of Christian Burial 

will be held at 10:30 a.m., 

Friday, July 7, at St. Mary’s 

Catholic Church in Spirit 

Lake. There will be a Rosary 

Service at 9:15 a.m., followed 

by a visitation until 

service time. 

Interment will be at St. 

Margaret Catholic Cemetery 

in Spirit Lake. 

To view the livestream 

please click the following 

link: https://stmarysspiritlake.org/onlinemass 

In lieu of flowers, please 

donate to Project Purple, 

https://www.projectpurple.org/, 

or the Leukemia 

and Lymphoma Society 

https://www.lls.org/ in 

honor of Janice. 

The Turner Jenness 

Funeral Home of Spirit Lake 

is in charge or arrangements. 

Condolences may be sent 

to the family at www.turnerfuneralhomes.com. 

Ralph Lambert 

Ralph Lambert, 95, of Le 

Mars, passed away Thursday, 

June 29, 2023, at Happy Siesta 

Health 

C a r e 

Center in 

Remsen. 

Ralph 

Clifford 

L a m - 

bert Sr. 

was born 

Dec. 26, 

1927, to 

Ralph Lambert 

John Sr. and Lyma (Harkness) 

Lambert on a farm in 

South Dakota. Their family 

later moved to a farm in 

Brunsville, when Ralph was 

14 years old. Ralph attended 

school in a one-room 

schoolhouse near their farm 

until the 8th grade; he then 

began farming full time 

alongside his father. 

Ralph was drafted into 

the United States Army and 

served during the Korean 

Joseph Clarey, 45, of North 

Sioux City, South Dakota, 

pleaded guilty to domestic 

abuse assault-third or subsequent 

offense (Count 1). He 

was sentenced to 2 years in 

prison with 2 years suspended, 

sentenced to 2 days in jail, 

and placed on probation for 

1 year; child endangerment 

(Count 2), sentenced to 2 

years in prison with 2 years 

suspended, and placed on 

probation for 2 years. H is 

court costs are $336.42, a fine 

of $1,710, with other fees, 

making a total of $2,392.92. 

Mittimus to county jail. 

State of Iowa vs. Cary 

Philip Gandy, 32, of Le Mars, 

pleaded guilty to possession 

of controlled substance, his 

first offense (Count 1). He 

was sentenced to 365 days in 

jail with 358 days suspended, 

concurrent to Count 2, and 

placed on probation for 1 

year; pleaded guilty to OWI, 

first offense (Count 2). He 





year. His court costs are $100, 

a fine of $1,680, with $625 

waived upon proof of a temporary 

restricted license, with 


$2,032. Mittimus to county 

jail on or before 7/14/23. 

State of Iowa vs. Cary 

Philip Gandy, 32, of Le Mars, 

pleaded guilty to OWI, first 

offense. He was sentenced 

to 365 days suspended, with 

363 days suspended, concurrent 

to OWCR 019904, 


1 year. His court costs are 

$100, a fine of $1,250 with 

$625 waived upon proof of a 

temporary restricted license, 

with other fees, making a 

total of $1,537.50. Mittimus 

to county jail on or before 

7/14/23. 

State of Iowa vs. Heavyn 

Olivia Faye Gonzalez, age 

23, of Sioux City, failure to 

affix drug stamp (Count 

1), dismissed by court; possession 

of controlled substance-marijuana, 

her first 

offense (Count 2). She was 

sentenced to 180 days in jail 

with 170 days suspended, 


placed on informal probation 

for 180 days; possession 

of controlled substance, her 

first offense (Count 3). She 


jail, with 170 days suspended, 

War. Ralph was introduced 

to Virginia Barwick by her 

brother, Watson Barwick, 

who was Ralph’s comrade 

in the service. They began 

corresponding through the 

mail and were united in 

marriage on Aug. 11, 1961. 

They made their home on 

the family farm west of Le 

Mars. Ralph was a lifelong 

farmer and lived on his farm 

for 80 years. He became a 

resident of Happy Siesta in 

Remsen in August 2022. 

Ralph and Virginia were 

longtime members of the 

Church of the Nazarene in 

Le Mars and they enjoyed 

visiting family in Wisconsin 

and South Carolina. Ralph 

enjoyed fishing and he loved 

taking care of his many outdoor 

farm cats. 

He is survived by a son: 

Cliff (Candy) Lambert of 

Le Mars, and their daughter, 

Chelby; a daughter: Margaret 

(Clint) Sargent of Missouri 

Valley, and their children: 

Nathan and Tony; and 

other extended family. 

He was preceded in death 

by his parents; wife, Virginia; 

siblings: infant William, 

infant Rosa, Amelia (Jack) 

Henrich, Robert (Viola) 

Lambert, and John (Betty) 

Lambert; two great-grandchildren; 

and infant daughter, 

Ginger Sue Lambert who 

was there to greet him into 

Heaven. 

Funeral service will be at 


placed on informal probation 

for 180 days. Her court 

costs are $100, a fine $860, 


total of $1,089. Mittimus 


7/309/23. 

State of Iowa vs. Douglas 

Joe Hofland, 31, of Le Mars, 

pleaded guilty to unauthorized 

use of credit card, under 

$1,500. He was sentenced 

to 365 days in jail with 355 

days suspended, and placed 

on probation for 1 year. His 

court costs are $100, a fine of 

$855, with other fees, making 

a total of $1,083.25. Mittimus 


8/20/23. 

State of Iowa vs. Jacquelyn 

M. Troxel, 39, of Alton, 

pleaded guilty to possession 

of controlled substance, 

third or subsequent offense 

(Count 1). She was sentenced 

to 5 years in prison with 5 

years suspended, and placed 

on probation for 2 years; 

pleaded guilty to OWI, her 

first offense (Count 2). She 




1 year. Her court costs are 

$100, a fine of $1,250, with 


$1,537.50. Mittimus to county 

jail on or before 8/1/23. 

State of Iowa vs. Holly May 

Cole, 51, of Sioux City, violation 

of probation. She was 


with probation terminated 

unsuccessfully. Her court 

costs are $761, a fine of $315, 



to county jail forthwith. 

State of Iowa vs. Kaleb 

Michael Matheny, 21, of 

Le Mars, attempted murder 

(Count 1), dismissed 

by court; domestic abuse 

assault impeding air/blood 

flow causing bodily injury 

(Count 2). He was sentenced 

to 5 years in prison, consecutive 

to Count 4; domestic 

abuse assault impeding air/ 

blood flow causing bodily 

injury (Count 3), dismissed 

by court; domestic abuse 

assault-injury or mental illness, 

his first offense (Count 

4). He was sentenced to 1 

year in prison, consecutive 

to Count 2; domestic abuse 

assault-injury or mental illness, 

his first offense (Count 

5), dismissed by court. His 

court costs are $175, a fine 

10 a.m., Saturday, July 8, at 

Rexwinkel Funeral Home 

in Le Mars. Burial will follow 

at Riverside Cemetery 

in Akron. Visitation with the 

family present will begin at 9 

a.m., Saturday at the funeral 

home. 

Expressions of sympathy 

may be expressed to the 

family through www.rexwinkelfh.com. 

Nancy Busch 

Nancy E. Busch, 80, of 

Marcus, passed away on Friday, 

June 30, 2023, at her 

home. 

Mass of Christian Burial 

will take place at 10:30 a.m., 

Thursday, July 6, at Holy 

Name Catholic Church in 

Marcus. The Rev. Timothy 

Pick will celebrate Mass. 

Burial will follow at Holy 

Name Cemetery. Visitation 

will begin at 2 p.m., 

Wednesday, July 5, at Holy 

Name Catholic Church. The 

family will be present from 

5-7 p.m., with a Catholic 

Daughters Rosary at 5 p.m. 

and a scriptural prayer service 

at 7 p.m. There will also 

be one hour of visitation at 

the church prior to Mass on 

Thursday. 

The Earnest – Johnson 

Funeral Home in Marcus is 

assisting Nancy’s family with 

arrangements. 

Expressions of sympathy 

may be directed through 

mauerjohnsonfh.com. 

of $1,455, with other fees, 


Mittimus to State Institution 

on or before 7/30/23. 

State of Iowa vs. Melissa 

Victoria Ann Colling, 45, 

of Westfield, pleaded guilty 

to OWI, her third offense 

(Count 1). She was sentenced 

to 5 years in prison 

with 5 years suspended, and 



2 years; possession of controlled 

substance, marijuana, 

second offense (Count 

2). She was sentenced to 5 

days in jail. Her court costs 

are $236, a fine of $3,555, 




8/4/23. 

State of Iowa vs. Candius 

Rochell Ann Dale, age 39, of 

Le Mars, pleaded guilty to 

OWI, her first offense. She 

was sentenced to 365 days 

in jail, with 363 days suspended, 

may do weekend 

diversion program in lieu of 

jail, and placed on informal 

probation for 180 days. Her 

court costs are $698.80, a 

fine of $625, with other fees, 


Mittimus to county jail on 

or before 8/15/23. 

State of Iowa vs. Kenneth 

Leonard Marcus, 32, 

of Sioux City, possession 


his third or subsequent 

offense (Count 1), dismissed 

by court; possession 


his third or subsequent 

offense (Count 2). He was 

sentenced to 30 days in jail 

with 30 days suspended; 

pleaded guilty to OWI, first 

offense (Count 3). He was 

sentenced to 20 days in jail. 

His court costs are $100. 

State of Iowa vs. Marlon 

Yonathan Pelico Ramos, 

26, of Sioux Center, pleaded 

guilty to possession of controlled 

substance, his first 

offense. He was ordered 

a deferred judgment, and 


year,. His court costs are 

$187, and a fine of $430. 

State of Iowa vs. Andrew 

Joseph Young, 33, Farley, 

driving while barred, sentenced 

to 10 days in jail. 

He may serve by electronic 

monitoring. His court 

costs are $2,100. Mittimus 


9/1/23. 

MARKETS 

LEMARS AGRI-CENTER 

Tuesday’s quotes: 

Corn 5.73 

Soybeans 13.99 

LOTTERIES 

PICK 3 

Sunday: Midday Pick 

8-3-9; Evening Pick 1-6-8 

Monday: Midday Pick 

6-1-3; Evening Pick 4-2-6 

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Sioux City man pleads 

guilty to meth charge 

SIOUX CITY — A man who 

possessed with intent to distribute 

methamphetamine pled 

guilty June 13, in federal court in 

Sioux City. 

Kelly Malloy, 55, from Sioux 

City, was convicted of possessing 

with intent to distribute and aiding 

and abetting another in the 

possession with intent to distribute 

methamphetamine. 

At the plea hearing, Malloy 

admitted that on Oct. 26, 2022, 

he was stopped by Le Mars Police 

Department. During the traffic 

stop, law enforcement located 

over 76 grams of pure methamphetamine. 

Further evidence 

showed that Malloy intended 

to distribute some or all of the 

methamphetamine to another 

person. 

Sentencing before United 

States District Court Chief Judge 

Leonard T. Strand will be set after 

a pre-sentence report is prepared. 

Malloy remains in custody of the 

United States Marshal pending 

sentencing. Malloy faces a mandatory 

minimum sentence of 10 

years’ imprisonment and a possible 

maximum sentence of life 

imprisonment, a $10,000,000 

fine, and at least five years of 

supervised release following any 

imprisonment. 

The case is being prosecuted by 

Assistant United States Attorney 

Shawn S. Wehde and was investigated 

by the Le Mars Police 

Department and the Tri-State 

Drug Task Force based in Sioux 

City, that consists of law enforcement 

personnel from the Drug 

Enforcement Administration; 

Sioux City Police Department; 

Homeland Security Investigations; 

Woodbury County Sheriff’s 

Office; South Sioux City, 

Nebraska, Police Department; 

Nebraska State Patrol; Iowa 

National Guard; Iowa Division of 

Narcotics Enforcement; United 

States Marshals Service; South 

Dakota Division of Criminal 

Investigation; and Woodbury 

County Attorney’s Office. 


SHERIFF’S LOG 

ARRESTS 

JUNE 12 — The Plymouth 

County Sheriff’s Office received 

a call about a single vehicle 

motor vehicle accident in the 

16,000 block of Highway 12 near 

Akron. Plymouth County Deputies 

arrived and investigated the 

scene. 

The driver of the vehicle 

was identified as Allison Marie 

McPherson, 34, of Hawarden. 

McPherson was placed under 

arrest and transported to the 

Plymouth County Jail. At the jail 

McPherson was charged with 

child endangerment, OWI 1st 

offense, failure to maintain control, 

leaving the scene of an injury 

accident, and driving without a 

valid driver’s license. The Plymouth 

County Sheriff’s Office was 

assisted by the Akron Fire/ EMS 

crew.



LIGHTER SIDE 

Pardon My Planet 

by Vic Lee 

Ask Annie 

Baby Blues 

Between Friends 

by Kirkman 

by Sandra Bell-Lundy 

Dear Annie: I had a chat 

interaction with a person on a 

website a year ago that sounds 

similar to the concerns of 

“Concerned Daughter,” whose 

81-year-old mother was the 

target of an internet scam, and 

others who have written to you 

to tell of suspicious experiences 

online. On the site I visited, 

there was a picture of a man in a 

military uniform. I don’t think 

it was an American uniform. I 

think he started a chat with me 

because I use a picture of my 

folks, who both are wearing 

Army uniforms. 

This person kept asking 

questions like, “Are you married?” 

and, “How old are 

you?” He tried to get my email 

address, and because he made 

me uncomfortable, I told him 

I don’t have one. He also tried 

to get me to go to some other 

site to communicate with him. 

I didn’t. He told me something 

about his family in an attempt 

to try to gain my trust. He made 

his military connection sound 

very secretive. 

I am always cautious, and I 

knew he must have been up to 

no good. One clue to my feeling 

this way was that he would 

use very low-scoring words 

in the internet word game we 

were playing. He dropped out 

of the game when he figured 

BEWARE ONLINE SCAMMERS 

ANNIE LANE 

out I wasn’t going to be duped. 

I’m thinking “Concerned” 

may need her mom to undergo 

some cognitive testing. -- Not 

Duped 

Dear Not Duped: Good for 

you for smelling out a rat. If 

something doesn’t feel right or 

honest in someone’s questioning 

and communication, trust 

your intuition. You are correct 

that it would not be a bad idea 

to have her mother tested. 

Dear Annie: My husband 

and I have very different values. 

What he considers fun I consider 

boring, and what I consider 

fun he considers immature and 

exhausting. I found that separating 

as a couple helped both 

of us. I could not be myself 

when I was with him, because 

what we valued was very different 

-- especially as I got older. 

I was trying to preserve our 

marriage while denying my 

spiritual side (he finds spirituality 

too uncomfortable). Our 

conversations were superficial, 

and we increasingly argued 

over trivial things. After we 

separated, I found my depression 

lifted. I could freely pursue 

my spiritual growth and found 

great comfort. He seemed happier 

also, being able to pursue 

his hobbies. 

I realize that when you print 

letters about couples growing 

apart, the issue of spiritual 

differences is frequently mentioned 

as the cause, especially as 

the years roll by. -- Grew Apart 

Dear Grew Apart: Sometimes 

separating is the best 

thing for a couple, and it 

sounds like you both are happier 

living apart. Not rushing into 

divorce, and taking the time to 

see a counselor, and then living 

separately to see if that made 

you both happier, was a very 

practical and mature way to go 

about your divorce. 

“How Can I Forgive My Cheating 

Partner?” is out now! Annie Lane’s second 

anthology -- featuring favorite columns 

on marriage, infidelity, communication 

and reconciliation -- is available as a 

paperback and e-book. Visit http://www. 

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Send your questions for Annie 

Lane to dearannie@creators.com. 

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TRUST NOTICE 

IN THE MATTER OF THE TRUST: 

SHARON L. REARDON REVOCABLE TRUST 

DATED MARCH 28, 1994 

To all persons regarding Sharon L. 

Reardon, Deceased, who died on or about 

June 16, 2023. You are hereby notified that 

the trustee listed below is the trustee of the 

Sharon L. Reardon Revocable Trust Dated 

March 28, 1994. Any action to contest the 

validity of the trust must be brought in the 

District Court of Plymouth County, Iowa, within 

the later to occur of four (4) months from the 

date of second publication of this notice or 

thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this 

notice to all heirs of the decedent settlor and 

the spouse of the decedent settlor whose 

identities are reasonably ascertainable. Any 

suit not filed within this period shall be forever 

barred. 

Notice is further given that any person or 

entity possessing a claim against the trust must 

mail proof of the claim to the trustee at the 

address listed below via certified mail, return 

receipt requested, by the later to occur of four 

(4) months from the second publication of 

this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of 

mailing this notice if required or the claim shall 

be forever barred unless paid or otherwise 

satisfied. 

Dated on June 27, 2023. 

Jerry J. Reardon 

298 14th Ave. SE 

Le Mars, Iowa 51031 

Patrick N. Murphy, Attorney for Trustee 

Murphy, Collins & McGill, PLC 

Attorneys at Law 

38 First Avenue NW 

P.O. Box 526 

Le Mars, IA 51031 

patrickmurphy@premieronline.net 

Date of second publication: 12th day of 

July, 2023. 

(#341641) 

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LEGAL 

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR 


CASE NO. ESPR020327 

NOTICE OF PROOF OF WILL 

WITHOUT ADMINISTRATION 

IN THE MATTER 

OF THE ESTATE OF 

SHARON L. REARDON, 

Deceased. 

To All Persons Interested in the Estate of 

Sharon L. Reardon, Deceased, who died on 

or about on June 16, 2023: 

You are hereby notified that on June 27, 

2023, the last will and testament of Sharon 

L. Reardon, deceased, bearing date of 

October 12, 2009, was admitted to probate 

in the above named court and there will be 

no present administration of the estate. Any 

action to set aside the will must be brought 

in the district court of the county within the 

later to occur of four months from the date of 

the second publication of this notice or one 

month from the date of mailing of this notice 

to all heirs of the decedent and devisees 

under the will whose identities are reasonably 

ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred. 

Dated on June 27, 2023. 

Jerry J. Reardon, Proponent 

298 14th Ave. SE 

Le Mars, Iowa 51031 

Attorney for estate: 

Patrick N. Murphy 

Murphy, Collins & McGill, PLC 

Attorneys at Law 

38 First Avenue NW 

P.O. Box 526 

Le Mars, IA 51031 

patrickmurphy@premieronline.net 

Date of second publication 12th day of 

July, 2023. 

(#341640) 

LEGAL 

June 20, 2023 

Le Mars, Iowa 

The Plymouth County Board of Supervisors met in Courthouse Boardroom on June 20, 

2023 at 9:30 a.m. All members of the Board of Supervisors were present except Craig 

Anderson. All votes following are a roll call vote of an aye per each board member, unless 

otherwise indicated. Board Chairman Don Kass called the meeting to order and the Pledge 

of Allegiance was recited. 

Motion by Horton, seconded by Meis, to approve the 6/20/23 agenda. Motion 

Carried. 

Motion by Meis, seconded by VanOtterloo, to approve the minutes from the 6/13/23 

meeting. Motion Carried. 

Motion by Meis, seconded by Horton, to approve the claims from 6/20/2023. Motion 

Carried. 

Motion by VanOtterloo, seconded by Horton, to approve the one-year liquor license 

renewal to Tucker Hill Vineyards. Motion Carried. 

Jordan Metzger was present to discuss options for additional heat in the Courtroom. 

Option #1 for $26,700 was to add additional wall heat units on the divider wall in the 

courtroom and Option #2 for $25,670 was to remove the current heat units and replace 

them with a new model that will produce more heat and will be installed in the same location 

that they current are, on the outside walls. The consensus of the Board of Supervisors was 

to proceed with Option #2. Jordan will contact MidWest Mechanical to submit cost share 

options for this upgrade to the County. 

The meeting was adjourned by Chairman Kass at 10:40 am. 

Stacey Feldman, Plymouth County Auditor 

Don Kass, Plymouth County Board Chairman 

Plymouth County – Claims paid on 6-20-2023 

Addept Media ..........................................................................Hometowner ad .....................55.00 

AgriVision Equipment Group .......................................................................parts...................109.99 

Noel Ahmann ...........................................................................................mileage.................. 226.25 

City of Akron ...........................................................................................UTILITIES..................... 76.86 

Akron Hometowner ..................................................................PUBLICATIONS................... 114.00 

Akron Lumber ..............................................................................................fencing.................. 466.54 

Alpha Wireless ...................................................................annual maintenance ................ 2961.00 

Craig Anderson ........................................................................................mileage.................. 350.00 

Arnold Motor Supply ................................................................................. PARTS ...................192.24 

Amy Augustine ..........................................................................................mileage.....................32.75 

Bauer Built .....................................................................................TIRES & TUBES .................. 792.00 

Chris Beeck ............................................................. Conservation mtg mileage .................. 104.80 

Bentson Pest Control .......................................................extermination services ...................100.00 

Lonnie Bohlke ...................................................................cell phone allowance .....................30.00 

Larry Bohnenkamp .................................................................................UTILITIES...................120.00 

Bomgaars .................................................................................................. supplies .................. 468.45 

Brian McKee Backhoe Services.........................................RBWA leak repair .................. 630.00 

Briar & Bow .................................................................................. archery repairs ...................172.83 

Robert B. Brock ................................................................................ attorney fees .................. 465.50 

Tim Brown ................................................................ Conservation mtg mileage ................... 131.00 

Maxine M Buckmeier PC ..........................................guardianship court fees ................. 2187.50 

Bugman Pest & Rodent Control .............................pest control-2nd ave bldg .....................50.00 

Builders Sharpening & Service ............................................................. supplies ..................... 14.96 

C & R Supply ...................................................................................sprayer parts ..................... 89.31 

Carroll Construction Supply ...................................................................... PARTS ................ 1635.91 

Cemcast Pipe & Precast ........................................................CONCRETE PIPE ...................368.19 

Chapman Overhead Door ............................................................ BUILDINGS ................... 110.00 

Chemsearch ......................................................................... MISCELLANEOUS .................1164.95 

Coin Force ......................................................................................outreach items .................. 400.00 

Cole Papers ..............................................................................custodial supplies .................. 259.35 

CWD ................................................................................................ food supplies .................1283.14 

D.A. Davidson & Co. .................................................annual disclosure report ................1000.00 

Dell Marketing .................................................................................. 3 computers ................4679.97 

Victoria DeVos ...................................................................misc. reimbursements ...................190.68 

Electrical Automation .....................................................................2nd ave bldg ...................710.00 

Fareway............................................................................................ food supplies .................. 400.32 

Fastenal .....................................................................................custodial supplies ...................208.76 

Stacey Feldman ......................................................................meeting expenses .................. 454.65 

Floyd Valley Healthcare ......................................................................... contract .................1651.82 

Frericks Repair ..............................................................................TIRES & TUBES .................4171.67 

Frontier ...........................................................................................................phone ................1465.52 

Gary’s Carpet Service .................................................................... BUILDINGS .................. 726.30 

Genoa Healthcare ..........................................................................inmate meds .....................89.49 

Geo-Comm Corporation ............................................................... maintenance ................ 2180.00 

Get Branded 360 ....................................................................................uniforms ................. 1231.61 

Gordon Flesch Company ......................................................... copier contract .................. 524.83 

Govconnection .........................................................................................monitors ................ 3714.95 

Government Forms and Supplies............................................plate envelopes ................1625.00 

Guth Laboratories .................................................................................... supplies .....................93.90 

Hardware Hank ....................................................................................... supplies .....................48.95 

Lisa Harris ................................................................ Conservation mtg mileage ...................189.95 

Jamie Hauser ............................................................................................mileage .................. 104.80 

City of Hinton ..........................................................................................UTILITIES ................... 123.15 

Hinton Times ...............................................................................PUBLICATIONS .....................35.00 

Brent Hobson .................................................................................... GROUNDS .................. 660.00 

Terry Hodgson ........................................................................................UTILITIES ...................120.00 

Horizon Distribution .............................................................................wash card .....................50.00 

Gary Horton .............................................................................................mileage ..................... 96.94 

Insight Public Sector Sled ..............................................................internet email ................ 7231.32 

Interstate Battery System ....................................................................BATTERIES .................. 428.85 

Iowa County Attorney’s ...............................................................annual Prolaw ................8570.00 

Iowa Dept of Public Safety .......................................................online warrants ................3642.00 

IOWA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ................................................. Cots ................1335.00 

Iowa Information Inc. ........................................................................publications .................1316.72 

Iowa Prison Industries ........................................................................... sign parts .................. 953.04 

ISAC ................................................................................. conference registration .................. 250.00 

J & W Tankline ...................................................................................................fuel ................3724.47 

Jack’s Uniforms ..........................................................................................uniforms ................ 2164.95 

Greg Jeneary .......................................................... Conservation mtg mileage ...................176.85 

Kellen Excavation .............................................................................GRANULAR ................1665.45 

Keltek Inc. .........................................................................................................parts .....................23.40 

Kimball-Midwest Co. .................................................................................. PARTS ..................645.84 

Colleen King .....................................................................................menu review .................. 234.00 

Kunkel Cleaning ...................................................................... cleaning services ................1840.00 

Le Mars Inn .............................................................................housing assistance ...................180.00 

City of Le Mars ............................................................................................ utilities .................1325.10 

Le Mars Agri Center ..........................................................grass seed/supplies .................. 465.00 

LeMars Water Department .........................................EROSION CONTROL ..................... 94.50 

Mail Services ............................................................................................postage ................7000.00 

Max I Walker ........................................................................... SHOP SUPPLIES ...................101.88 

Menards ...................................................................................grass seed repair .................. 320.25 

Meylor Chiropractic .............................................................. seasonal physical .....................65.00 

MidAmerican Energy ................................................................................. utilities ................ 2414.29 

Midwest Honda Suzuki ......................................................................... batteries .................. 399.90 

Midwest Wheel .......................................................................................... PARTS .................. 633.84 

Mike’s Inc............................................................................................................fuel ................4704.47 

Missouri LTAP ..................................................SCHOOLS & MEETING FEES .....................65.00 

Mpire Heating & Cooling ............................................................. HVAC labor ...................105.00 

Mr Muffler .....................................................................................tree planter tire ......................57.30 

Northern Lights Foodservice ........................................................ food supplies ..................805.77 

O.C. Sanitation ........................................................................Hillview garbage .................. 569.42 

Shawn Olson .....................................................................misc. reimbursements ................1284.55 

One Office Solutions .............................................................................. supplies ...................436.13 

Orange City Dentistry .......................................................................inmate med .....................79.00 

City of Oyens ..........................................................................................UTILITIES ..................... 71.00 

Pat Murphy Trust Account .............................................................land payment ...........150000.00 

Kyle Petersen ...............................................................................................uniform ...................108.53 

Ply Co Board of Health ..............................................................pass thru grant .................. 569.59 

Ply Co Sheriff ...........................................................................................transport .....................30.00 

Ply Co Solid Waste Agency ............................................hauling/assessment .............73720.45 

Ply Co Treasurer .......................................................................flex benefit reimb ................2025.63 

Premier Communications ...........................................................................phone ................1959.77 

Quality Lawn Care ..............................................................2nd ave lawn care ...................120.00 

Quality Lube Center ..................................................................................service .....................64.35 

Red’s Printing .........................................................................postage envelopes ................2733.67 

City of Remsen ........................................................................................UTILITIES .................. 300.30 

Tommy Rice ........................................................................... MISCELLANEOUS .....................54.00 

Richards Construction ......................................................... construction project ..............29179.67 

Ritz Chiropractic ........................................................................................SAFETY ...................165.00 

Road Mach. & Supp. ................................................................................. PARTS ...................215.92 

Rolling Oil .....................................................................................TIRES & TUBES .................7697.63 

Sapp Bros. .......................................................................................unleaded fuel ................4756.36 

Scheels .......................................................................................................uniforms .....................89.99 

Bob Schlesser ......................................................... Conservation mtg mileage .................. 243.66 

Schmillen Construction ...............................................TILE & INTAKES-REIMB. ................2450.00 

Janet Schroeder ...................................................... Conservation mtg mileage ....................216.15 

Sioux Commercial Sweeping ........................................... MISCELLANEOUS ................ 2227.50 

Sioux Sales Company ................................................ battery packs/uniforms ...................394.89 

Siouxland Trailer Sales ............................................................................... PARTS ................... 121.58 

Shelly Sitzmann ...................................................................cell phone, supplies ......................91.68 

Solutions ..................................................................................... maint agreement .............49224.99 

Stan Houston Equipment .................................................CHAINS & CABLES ..................... 24.97 

State Medical Examiners ..................................................... medical examiner ................4058.00 

Luke Steeg ......................................................................... OFFICE CLEANING .....................80.00 

Matt Struve ..................................................................................................uniform ....................114.61 

Mark D Sturgeon .................................................................................deposition .....................62.00 

Ten Point Construction ..........................PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE ...........162436.53 

Thomson Reuters West ...............................................................................CLEAR .................. 252.79 

Total Motors ..........................................................................OUTSIDE SERVICE ...................571.83 

Transit Works ...................................................................................EQUIPMENT .............14844.00 

Union County Electric ...................................................................................tower .....................86.00 

UnityPoint Clinic .........................................................................................SAFETY .....................42.00 

USIC Locating Services ............................................................... locate service ....................257.19 

Van’s Sanitation ......................................................................... garbage pickup ...................318.73 

Jaycee Vander Berg ..................................................................................uniform ...................158.95 

Verizon..................................................................................................cell phones .................. 204.36 

Verus Corp ....................................................................... firewall secure update .................. 500.00 

VISA ................................................................................. misc Sheriff’s expenses ................4935.47 

Vogel Traffic Services ..............................................PAVEMENT MARKINGS ................4340.00 

Wagner Auto Supply ................................................................................. PARTS .................. 290.80 

WesTel.........................................................................................Remsen trunkline ...................360.21 

Western Iowa Tourism Region............................................2023 membership .................. 500.00 

Mark Wilson ....................................................................... parts reimbursement ..................... 49.21 

Ziegler Inc..................................................................................................... PARTS ................7390.83 

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Dan Barkel, Superintendent and Brandon Weisert, High School Principal 

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