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The S e the Story event was held

at City Life T en Center in Hawarden

Tuesday. It’s an exce lent way

for anyone in the community to

find out more abou the mi sion of

Youth for Christ and how they are

making an impact.

When you come to S e the Story

you can expect to hear from the

executive director of Siouxland

CRYSTAL VAN GELDER

West Sioux dance team

— READ MORE ON PAGE 3

Youth for Christ Karl Van Cura,

a l the way to a volunteer that is

building relationships on Thursday

afternoons with students who

a tend Youth for Christ a the t en

center. Participants wi l also hear

stories of students adults have b en

building relationships with and get

a tour through YFC ministries and

programs they use to make a positive,

life change for students in sixth

through 12th grade.

Youth for Christ wi l be having

GARY VAN GELDER

BY KATIE ANDERSON

KANDERSON@NWESTIOWA.COM

two more S e the Story events on

Jan. 31 and Feb. 6. Also they wi l be

having a Be the Story event Feb. 26

that everyone is welcome to a tend.

A that next-step event, guests wi l

be presented with opportunities

to partner, through their time and

resources, with YFC in their mi sion

of reaching lost youth in the community

with the hope of Jesus.

You can go to h tps://siouxlandyfc.org/events/

to RSVP for a l

events.

BY KATIE ANDERSON

KANDERSON@NWESTIOWA.COM

S e SCHOOL on page 4

712-551-1051 | $ 1.25

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S e FUN on page 7

INSIDE:

Cla sifieds . 13-16

People .12

Religion . 1

Sch ol .3

Sports .5-6

ICS talks

snow

day plan.

— READ MORE

ON PAGE 2

BY KATIE ANDERSON

KANDERSON@NWESTIOWA.COM

aden Jacobs, 21, of Hawarden,

was awarded Hawarden Fire

and Rescue Fireman of the

Year. The annual Fireman’s Ba l

was held Saturday, Jan. 21, at

Rooster’s Midwest Steakhouse

in Hawarden.

Hawarden Fire and Rescue

responded to a total of 18 ca ls in

2022 and Jacobs answered those

ca ls with an a tendance record of

— READ MORE ON PAGE 5

94.

“We thought this person was

deserving of the fireman of the

year award for 20 2 because he has

improved a lot this year. He puts in

a lot of time,” last year’s recipient,

Logan State said. “Congratulations

Jaden.”

Jacobs ha served as a volunt er

firefighter for three years having

joined the department on

S e AWARD on page 11

BY KATIE ANDERSON

KANDERSON@NWESTIOWA.COM

S e CHAMBER on page 9

BY ERIC SANDBULTE

ESANDBULTE@NWESTIOWA.COM

The Hawarden City

Council at its Jan. 25 m eting

heard from the police

department and Chamber

of Commerce about how

things have gone for them

in 20 2.

BY ERIC SANDBULTE

ESANDBULTE@NWESTIOWA.COM

INSIDE:

Briefly . 1

Cla sifieds . 7-8

For the Record . 1

Religion . 10

Sch ol . 4

Sports . 5-6

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Police chief Corey Utech

said the police department

had an increase in ca ls for

service in 20 2, rising from

2,216 to 2,599 in Hawarden.

Of those ca ls, 61 turned

into cases.

“A case is when there’s

going to be some kind of

charge or investigation

that wa rants us to go further

than something we

can just handle in-house.”

He counted six a saults,

three larcenies and one

motor vehicle theft. The

motor vehicle theft, however,

was actua ly a vehicle

stolen elsewhere but

recovered in Hawarden.

Due to regulations, it must

S e COUNCIL on 2

S e SUPERVISORS on page 2

Homecoming

at Unity

Christian

— READ MORE ON

PAGE 4

A. 50, 0

A. 1, 00

B. 1,5 0

C. 2, 0

A. Septum

B. Atrium

ANSWERS

9. True.

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Volume 53 • Issue 1

Tuesday, January 7, 2025

AD-VERTISER

THE AREA WIDE ADVERTISER serves parts of Plymouth and Sioux counties in Iowa and Union and Lincoln counties in South Dakota. It is published every Tuesday by IOWA INFORMATION MEDIA GROUP.

Send advertising to ads@iowainformation.com. ADVERTISING DEADLINE is noon Friday preceding publication. Please call toll free 1-800-247-0186 to report any problems in carrier delivery.

HAWARDEN

Falcons perform at halftime

of boys basketba l game.

INDEPENDENT

IRETON EXAMINER THURSDAY, January 26, 2023 | VOL. 145 NO. 4

Sign up for a ‘See the Story’ event

Come see how YFC is

changing students lives

Having fun at work is easy for those who cater at Central Catering in Hawarden.

Sta f enjoy making special events and celebrations, like the f otba l banquet,

perfect with f od that is always freshly prepared. Photo by Katie Anderson

Board members Ken Koch, Travis Waterman, Ru s C ons,

La ry Gre g and Gary Wi t listen a superintendent Steve

Grond explains the bond i sue. Photo by Katie Anderson

$14.9 mi lion bond being

brought to March ba lot

A total of 2 1 signatures were sen to Sioux

County Auditors O fice by the West Sioux

School District administration on Friday with

a petition to get a $14.9 mi lion bond i sue on

the March 7 ba lot. The required amount of

signatures was 157.

WORK

CAN BE

ach January to start a new year, the

nation can celebrate National Fun at

Work Day. This national holiday takes

place the last Friday in January, which is

Jan. 27 this year.

The date should come as no surprise. January

can be cold and bi ter, not to mention,

everyone is just coming o f the busyne s of the

holiday season. Celebrating on a Friday afternoon,

that in itself makes the day fun.

Four local busine ses took the time to

answer what makes their workplace fun and

describe a li tle bit about how they celebrate

Siouxland Youth for Christ executive director Karl Van Cura spoke to

those a tending Tuesday’s S e the Story event. Photo submi ted

while at work. Those busine ses are Hawarden

Regional Healthcare, Main Str et AutoBody

and Graphics, Central Catering and Rivers

Edge Bank.

Central Catering

Local businesses celebrate

National Fun at Work Day

Signatures are accepted

“We ar excited about gathering enough

signatures to bring this i sue to the public,”

superintendent Steve Grond said. “The plan

wi l be to upgrade the infrastructure of both

elementary buildings as we l as adding sma l

additions to each.”

West Sioux Board of Education members

met Friday to a cept the signatures

and to ca l for an election in March.

SUBSCRIBE!

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TO

Central Catering owner Gary Van Gelder said

working at Central Catering is fun because

they get to help make a l the special o casions

HAWARDEN

Falcon grapplers wi l

wrap up regular season.

INDEPENDENT

IRETON EXAMINER THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2023 | VOL. 145 NO. 5

JACOBS NAMED

FIREMAN

OF THEYEAR

2021 Hawarden Fireman of the Year Logan State awards Jaden Jacobs the 20 2

award a the a nual Fireman’s Ba l on Jan. 21. Jacobs, 21, is the youngest member

of the crew to ever be named Fireman of the Year. Photo submi ted

SAYS FIREFIGHTING IS

‘GREATEST EXPERIENCE IN THE WORLD’

“It feels awesome, there’s a lot of great people that I’ve had

the pleasure to work with from my time on the department.

It’s truly the greatest experience in the world.”

JADEN JACOBS, 20 2 HAWARDEN FIREMAN OF THE YEAR

Coyle hopes to boost

chamber membership

Te ls members to not

leave benefits on table

Hawarden chamber director Julie

Coyle is hoping to boost memberships

a she begins to dig deeper

into her new role.

Coyle hosted a membership night

last Thursday at Rooster’s Midwest

Steakhouse. Coyle thought it would

be a great way for cu rent members

to renew their membership

and socialize with fe low chamber

members. She also encouraged

those members to bring a friend and

Sixty-one turned

into cases for unit

Asks Sioux County board for

money to help with upgrades

Hawarden city o ficials have asked for

$50,000 of the Sioux County Board of

Chamber director Julie Coyle pu together a ch ese

charcuterie board for those a tending the Hawarden

chamber’s membership night. Photo submi ted

Hawarden police calls go up

Hawarden requests $50,000

Supervisors when it begins approving

budget requests for the 2023-24 fiscal year.

The money would go toward Hawarden’s

planned update of its electrical

substation and transformers. By having

county funds, it is hoped it wi l make

Hawarden more competitive in securing

other funding opportunities from state

and federal sources.

The city’s aging electrical substation

was built in the 1950s and equipped with

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C. Aortic arch

1. B. 2. C.

3. A. 4. B.

5. A. 6. True.

7. False. Unlike other muscles, the heart

is autonomous and generates the

electrical impulses it n eds to beat.

8. False. In cardiac a rest, the heart

4. What’s the heart rate of a typical adult at rest?

A. 40 to 80 beats per minute

B. 60 to 100 beats per minute

C. 75 to 125 beats per minute

stops beating. A heart a tack o curs

when part of the heart lacks bl od

due to a blocked artery. If left

untreated, the blocked part of the

heart can deteriorate.

10. True. The aortic, tricuspid, pulmonary

and mitral valves.

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■ Convenience Store

■ Entreperneur

■ Floral Shop

■ Grocery Store

■ Home Decor

■ In-Home Business

■ Jewelry Store

■ Liquor Store

■ Men’s Clothing Store

■ New Business

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■ Shoe Store

■ Small Business

■ Women’s Clothing Store

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