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FUNDRAISERFUNDRAISERThe Logan-Magnolia

Baseball and SoftballTeams will host a Spa-ghetti Dinner Fundraiserfrom 11 a.m. - 2 :30 p.m.,Sunday, April 15, at theLo-Ma High School Com-mons. The menu in-cludes spaghetti, saladand a drink. There alsowill be raffle prizes and asilent auction. Tickets arebeing sold by the playersand also will be availablethe day of the event.

VILLAGE VILLAGE GREENGREENMAMAY 19Y 19

The 19th Annual VillageGreen celebration will befrom 9 a.m.- 6 p.m.,Saturday, May 19, in theLogan City Park. There willbe live entertainmentthroughout the day by theDixie Dads and Rick Pow-ell, a craft show and fleamarket, fire truck rides,pony rides, a petting zoo,children’s money in thestraw game, antique trac-tors on display and re-freshments throughoutthe day. For more infor-mation or to reserve abooth, please call Wilmaat (712) 644-2863.

LOGAN LOGAN AMERICAMERICAN AN

LEGIONLEGIONThe Logan American

Legion will host a break-fast from 7:30 a.m. - noonon Saturday, April 21, atthe Logan CommunityCenter. Funds raised willgo toward the Veteran’sMemorial at the HarrisonCounty Courthouse andother local communityprojects. The Legion willhost a Post Meeting at6:30 p.m., April 24, at theLogan Community Center.The American Legion Ri-ders will meet immediate-ly following, at approxi-mately 7:30 p.m.

GOP TO MEETGOP TO MEETThe Harrison County

Republicans will meetThursday, April 19, at theGold Slipper, Dunlap.Those wishing to eat din-ner should arrive at 6:30p.m. The meeting starts at7 p.m. The agenda will in-clude preparation for theupcoming District Con-vention in Fort Dodge,Saturday, April 21, and theState Convention, Satur-day, June 16. Campaignactivities for Paul Wild-erdyke, County Supervisorcandidate, and plans for asummer picnic. For moreinformation please con-tact County GOP Chair,Sheila Murphy, [email protected] orcall (712) 642-2849.

Volunteering bug hit earlyon for Lo-Ma sixth grader

Concernsaired atcouncilmeeting

A reprimand by mem-bers of the Logan CityCouncil and an apology bymembers of the Logan ParkBoard were front and centerat the April 2 SpecialCouncil meeting.

Gary Nordby, presidentof the Park Board, present-ed bids for construction ofthe proposed park shelterto the council.

“I requested a concreteprice from Doug Johnsen,but didn’t get any priceback,” Nordby said.

According to Nordby,Midwest Mechanical hadpriced the concrete at$2,200 and was donating$4,625 in labor. S.E. Smithand Sons, Blair, Neb., hadbid a total of $8,551 formaterials; Kuhl Construc-tion, $10,375; and BillDeWitt, Logan Do It Best,quoted prices on the itemshe could supply of $1,661,which is mainly roofingmaterials.

For the electrical service,

Delaney Ettleman, left, helps Westmont Care Center residents Betty McAdams, center,and Jean Burkhart, make Easter bonnets for their Easter Parade. Photo: Mary Darling

Park clean up, additionof members, discussedat Park Board meeting

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When Delaney Ettle-man heard the topic of theModern Woodmen Speechcontest was volunteerism,she was already a seasonedvolunteer and had the per-fect idea for her speech.

Delaney, a sixth-graderat Logan-Magnolia Elem-entary, has been volunteer-ing at Westmont CareCenter since the summerbefore she started third

grade. “I was just bored one

day at home, and was mak-ing random cards,” De-laney said. “They had pos-itive messages on them,and I just went up toWestmont and brought thecards up and gave themout.”

The activity director atthe time, Sandra Dickman,told her to come again any-time and Delaney took heradvice to heart.

She has been yelling outbingo numbers, reading

newspapers and magazinesto residents, helping withcrafts and painting finger-nails for the past fouryears.

“I go up Mondays afterschool and on Saturdays ifI don’t have any other fam-ily stuff,” Delaney said.

“She’s a real blessing,”said Activity DirectorAudrey Evans. “She helpsme with anything, she’sreally someone I can count

Mary DarlingEditor

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The Logan Park BoardPublic Forum drew ap-proximately 20 persons tohear plans for the LoganCity Park and MillimanPark, as well as otherissues.

Park Board President,Gary Nordby, gave anupdate on the City ParkShelter Project. Concretefor the floor is expected tobe poured next week andmaterials for the construc-tion should arrive the last

HCDC annualmeeting April 26

HarrisonCounty De-ve lopmentCorporation(HCDC) willhost its 45th

annual meet-ing Thursday,April 26, at the LoganCommunity Center.

Dinner will be at 6 p.m.,followed by the meeting at 7p.m. Cost is $10 per person.

This year’s featuredspeaker is Mike Meissen,Vice President of Value

Added Agriculture with theIowa Area DevelopmentGroup, Des Moines. A na-tive Iowan, he began hiscareer in economic develop-ment in 1985 as the Eco-nomic Manager at ButlerCounty Rural Electric Co-operative. In 1995, he wentto work for Northwest IowaPower Cooperative, and inAugust of 1997, was namedto his present position. In

Meissen

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Mary DarlingEditor

SEE PARK BOARDPage 2

The Logan Chamber ofCommerce hosted the an-nual Easter Egg Hunt April7 at Logan City Park. Pic-tured above is the pre-school area filled with ea-ger egg hunters. At rightare Madison Buffum, age9, Jordan Buffum, 5, andJocelyn Buffum, 5, meet-ing the Easter Bunny whowas visiting with the chil-dren in the park. Morephotos are on page 10.

Photos by Mary Darling

week of April or first weekof May, Nordby said. Somemembers of the LoganKiwanis Club that werepresent, said they had setMay 5, as a work day tobegin construction.

The Village Green andmoving it under theumbrella of the Park Boardfor insurance purposesalso was a topic on theagenda. According to ParkBoard members, this willsave the Village GreenCommittee with having tocome up with its owninsurance rider at a cost ofapproximately $500.Village Green will be a sub-committee under thedirection of the ParkBoard, who will need toapprove activities for thatevent on May 19.

Changing the ParkBoard from five to sevenmembers also was a topicon the agenda. Starting inJanuary, all boards wererequired to be gender bal-anced. The present boardconsists of Gary Nordby,Brittany Nordby, Nikki Al-len, Maxine Green andMary Vaughn. The boardwill recommend to the citycouncil that John Espen-

miller and Gordon Fliehebe named to the board fora total of seven members.

The Park Board dis-cussed clean up at Mil-liman Park and primitivewalking trails. Nordby saidhe had talked with StateForester, Brent Olson, whovolunteered to come inand advise the Park Boardwhich trees need to beremoved.

“A couple of peoplefrom Willow Lake also willhelp with chain saws,”Nordby said.

Jack Winther, represent-ing the Boy Scouts, saidthey are ready to pitch inand pick up garbage andhaul brush when needed.Kiwanis members and KeyClub members will also as-sist with the cleanup.

City Clerk Angela Win-ther informed the ParkBoard that she had re-ceived a letter from Mid-American Energy offeringgloves and bags for clean-up.

“We will certainly makeuse of that,” Nordby said.

The Park Board set 8a.m., Saturday, April 28, asa clean up day, if approvedby the Logan City Council.

“We want to make it afun event,” said NikkiAllen. “We will ask peopleto bring potluck and comeand go as they need to.”

Nordby said a list wouldbe posted as to what isneeded and criteria forworking. Boots, longsleeve shirts, pants, shoes(no sandals), and goggleswill be required. The ParkBoard also will have acheck in/check out sheetfor people to sign in.

Renee Springston, citingsafety concerns for a childin the area, suggested par-tial trails be installed.

“In order for this [proj-ect] to go through withoutthe town being pulled a-part, maybe just a partialtrail,” she said.

Mike Johnson suggestedhaving Russ Kurth come inand lay out some trails,keeping them down in thelower part.

“It’s going to be a bigenough undertaking, in-stead of going up in thehill,” he said.

The Park Board willmake its recommendationsto the Logan City Councilat the next council meeting.

on. We really need morekids like that.”

Delaney couldn’t decidewhich activity is her fav-orite to help with.

“I love them all,” shesaid. “I like talking to thepeople, it’s fun. A lot oftimes they ask what gradeI’m in and will talk abouttheir day and what theyhave done that day. Theyalso really like to hear metell stories about basket-ball.”

Delaney likes hearingtheir stories, too.

“There is one lady thatwas a teacher and she likestalking about that, andsome talk about the jobsthey had,” she said.

Delaney’s mother, CamiEttleman, said she isn’t sur-prised her daughter’s vol-unteering at Westmont haslasted this long.

“She just has a gift for it.She loves to go up thereand comes home smilingwith lots of stories,” Et-tle-man said. “She really miss-es it when activities atschool keep her away forawhile.”

The families of the resi-dents also know about De-laney’s visits to Westmont.

“She gets cards in themail from family membersof residents thanking herfor the time she spendsthere and how much itmeans to them,” Ettlemansaid. “That really helps hersee the importance of it.Not everyone can do whatshe does. I think it’s prettyneat and hope it’s some-thing that she can contin-ue.”

Her volunteering hasalso created an interest,Delaney said, of becomingan activity director one

day, just like a high schoolfriend of hers that workspart-time as an activitydirector at a nursing homein Woodbine.

Delaney also has the sat-isfaction of knowing herspeech about volunteeringat a nursing home sparkedthe interest in two fourthgraders from Logan-Mag-nolia.

“Last week, two girlswalked in and said theywanted to help,” Evanssaid. “They had heard De-laney’s speech and wantedto follow in her footsteps.”

Those two girls, MistyRose and Kelsey Green,will also be helping Evansout when they can andpassing on the gift of vol-unteerism that began withDelaney.

G&M Refrigeration bid$1,305 for materials plusthe cost of wire from theband shell to the shelterand donated their labor;T&S Electric bid $2,100plus the cost per linear footfor wire from the BandShell to the shelter; andMike Hinkel bid $500 forboring for the wire with$1,000 of labor donated.

Construction of the shel-ter is to be through volun-teer effort between the Lo-gan Kiwanis Club and BoyScouts.

The total estimated costof the project is $12,000.

Council member WesGreve told the Park Boardhe was disappointed in theway the board, and CityClerk Angela Winther, hadhandled issues with ReneaAnderson, executive direc-tor of Harrison CountyDevelopment Corporation,Logan, regarding applica-tion for a grant for the shel-ter.

“You represent the cityas an employee,” he toldWinther. “And, to get out ofcontrol with someone try-ing to help us is out ofline.”

Winther told Greve shedid not get out of controlwhen speaking with An-derson.

According to MayorRandy Fetter, there wasmiscommunication regard-ing the potential grant bet-ween all the parties in-volved.

Council members thenexpressed their concernthat Park Board meetingnotices are not being postedand meetings are, therefore,not open to the public.

“We didn’t know untillast week that we had tohave open meetings,” ParkBoard member Nikki Al-len said. “The meetingheld at my house was justmoved there because myboys were sleeping. I guessit should have been can-

celled. If I was in thewrong, I’m sorry. Now Iknow, and it will neverhappen again.”

Allen reiterated thePark Board did not wantthe issue of the Park Boardmeetings to interfere withthe shelter project. Theywanted it to move for-ward.

“All the Park Boardmembers and the councilwere not made aware ofthe meeting,” Greve said.“We need to set groundrules. How the meetingsare going to be run. I’m allfor going forward with thisproject.”

“That’s behind us nowand I’m sorry,” Nordbytold the council regardingthe issue. “I dropped theball.”

Greve said to open up aline of communicationwould be the biggest key.

“As long as we can dealwith it [the issue] and getpassed it, so be it,” he said.

During the citizens’questions and commentstime on the agenda, MikeJohnson asked if anythingdifferent had occurred inthe past two months re-garding the Park Boardthan in past years, and ifthe council issues a guide-line packet to boards whena member joins so theyhave the rules in hand.

“Or do you just waituntil something happensand goes awry and have apxxxxxx contest?” John-son said. “You need to geta packet together so theboards know what theyare supposed to do andquit pointing fingers.”

“This is an issue we aregoing to fix going forward,”Fetter said.

The council did unani-mously approve the shelterproject as well as vendors,Do It Best Hardware for thematerials it is able to supplyfor the roof; S.E. Smith andSons for the remainder ofthe materials; G&M Re-frigeration for the electrical

work; Mike Hinkel for theboring and Mid-westMechanical for the concretework.

Another lengthy agendaitem was a discussion onthe price to set for the saleof Kole Drive and JacobAvenue to Wes and PennieGreve and Jeff and MandyPitt. After discussion lastingmore than an hour, thecouncil approved the mo-tion to charge $1,000,which also included anypublication costs and fees toGreve, and $500 that in-cluded publication costsand fees, to Pitt. Dee Clarkand Wes Greve abstainedfrom voting on the motion.

Dennis Lovell was pres-ent to request he be allowedto plant alfalfa at the wellfield on the land he had do-nated to the city.

“I used to do this whenwe first donated the land,”Lovell said. “Then I gotbusy and didn’t have time. Iam extremely aware of notputting chemicals or fertil-izer on it.”

Logan Maintenance Su-pervisor Scott Muxfeldt saidthere had never been aproblem with it in the past,and the Department ofNatural Resources had ap-proved.

The council granted Lo-vell’s request to plant alfalfain the area.

During the clerk’s re-port, Winther told thecouncil more than 35schools had been represent-ed at a Math Bee held at theCommunity Center inMarch. Organizer LoriLockwood reported she hadreceived more than 20 com-ments on how beautiful thefacility is and the swim-ming pool and how fortu-nate the community is.

Winther also presentedinformation regarding thecity and Logan Senior Cen-ter being named in MilesBarnhart’s will and on agrant received from theHarrison County Com-munity Foundation.

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1989, Meissen was part of aselect group of rural electriccooperative developers thatmet in Washington D.C. todiscuss the challenges ofrural development, result-ing in the formation of theNational Rural EconomicDevelopers Association(NREDA). Meissen wasinvolved in the formationof this group and also ispast president for theorganization. In 1996, he

was presented their “Pro-fessional of the YearAward.” Meissen will dis-cuss how agriculture andthe economy both in Iowaand locally are closely tiedtogether.

“We will discuss this aswell as the growing impactof Agri-tourism on Iowaand Harrison County,” saidHCDC Executive DirectorRenea Anderson.

The Harrison CountyBoard of Supervisors have

declared April “ExistingBusiness and IndustryMonth,” and hope that lo-cal citizens will share insupport of businesses in thecounty.

This year’s event is spon-sored in part by GoldenHills RC&D and HarrisonCounty Farm Bureau.Please RSVP to [email protected] or by calling712-644-3081. The publicis invited to attend.

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If you hadn’t noticed yet,this spring has started offon the unseasonably warmside. March, 2012, entersthe climate history books asthe warmest March onrecord, and as a result, weare seeing a two or threeweek yearly morel mush-room season, early aspara-gus harvest, wild vi-oletsand lilacs blooming andfruit trees flowering. This“early onset” of springshould make us examinedifferent practices to makesure we do ones that aretime-sensitive on time.

Nature is a wonderfullydiverse thing. Each climate-dependent species is drivenby a unique set of factors todetermine when they breakbuds, flower, or drop leavesin the fall. One activity thatappears to be affected bythe early spring is the prop-er time to look for and, ifnecessary, treat somespruces, especiallyColorado Blue Spruce for afungal disease of the nee-dles called Rhizoshpaeraneedle cast. (OK, just call itspruce needle cast!).

Most of the issues withconifers are predictable.Most conifer disease issueslie with three species, Aus-trian pine (Pinus nigra),

Scot’s pine (Pinus syl-vestris) and Colorado bluespruce (Picea glauca). Theprime time for diseasedevelopment and decline iswhen the trees reach sexualmaturity, generally about10 - 15 years-old. Unfort-unately, by then, the treesare fully integrated into thelandscape and have oftenbecome almost part of thefamily.

Colorado blue sprucetrees seem to be among themost popular landscapetrees, considering their finepyramidal form and typicalblue cast to the needles,although individual treesvary in their expression ofblue. However, a very com-mon fungal disease calledRhizosphaera needle cast isa frequent problem for bluespruce. Needles catchspores and become infectedas they elongate in thespring, and then as thesummer progresses, manyof last year’s needles oftendie and turn purplish-brown. Dead and dyingneedles may show lines ofsmall black dots on theunderside that are thestructures where spores e-merge.

If you have blue sprucein your landscape, check it

for the signs and symp-toms; that is, older needlesthat have died or are dyingand the characteristic rowsof black dots under the nee-dles. If you see these, con-sider a fungicide treatmentcontaining the active ingre-dient chlorothalonil thisspring. That should protectthe new needles that thespray reaches from becom-ing infected; the spraywon’t cure previouslyinfected needles. Normallywe recommend that thefungicides be applied twice,once in mid to late May andagain four - six weeks later.But the early growth thisyear means I would treat (ifnecessary) when the needlebuds break and new nee-dles are about a half-inchlong. That could happen inthe next week, three weeksto a month ahead of normalschedule. Then, a secondspray made in early June

should help.If you are considering a

new conifer for the land-scape, I would first look tothe “whites.” By that I meanwhite spruce (they have thesame general shape as bluespruce, without the bluecoloring), Norway spruce(which is rich dark greenwith drooping secondarybranches that look nice),white pine and white fir(also known as concolorfir) as potential options.Black Hills Spruce (actuallya subspecies of WhiteSpruce) also may be goodto consider. However, thecorrect choice still de-pends on fitting an appro-priate species to an appro-priate site.

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San Juan Island is anature lover’s paradise. It ispart of an archipelagobetween Washington Stateand British Columbia. Fewalive today know that oncea dead pig nearly started awar between the UnitedStates and Britain. Accord-ing to American HistoryMagazine (August, 2011)the United States and GreatBritain signed the Treaty ofOregon in 1846 to establisha boundary between thetwo nations’ territories.Ownership of the archipel-ago was not resolved, butno one seemed to care.

In 1853, England’s Hud-son’s Bay Company estab-lished a sheep farm on SanJuan Island, and Amer-icans living nearby, regard-ed the farm as an aggressiveinvasion of their home area.An American revenuersoon traveled from themainland to collect taxesfrom the company, but theHudson’s Bay employeesfiguratively laughed at him.The angry American re-turned to his mainland off-ice and complained up the

chain of command. Thesatisfaction of justice was soslow it wasn’t until 1855that a Washington Territorysher-iff dispatched his mento the island to expropriate34 breeding rams as backtaxes. They sneaked intothe pen at night and thusthe rams became the prop-erty of WashingtonTerritory.

The furious Hudson Bayagent rushed to the shoreand demanded the dep-uties cease and desist.Instead, the Americanspulled their pistols on theangry Brit and he soon feltreturning to San JuanIsland was good for hishealth. An uneasy trucebegan as more Americanshomesteaded near the Hud-son’s Bay property. Thecompany grazed sheep anda few hogs and all was well.

However, some of thesettlers moved onto whatHudson’s Bay regarded astheir land. One squatterwas Lyman Cutler. One dayin 1859, a pig escaped fromits pen and rooted throughCutlar’s garden. Cutlar was

so angry to see how thepig had damaged his gar-den, he resolved it wouldnot do the evil deed again.He shot the swine.

When the Hudson’s Bayagent notified the Britishgovernment, they threat-ened to arrest Cutlar. TheUnited States respondedwith a 64-man infantryunit led by Captain GeorgePicket. Then, the Britishsent in 400 members of theRoyal Navy with orders toshoot if Picket refused toback down. However, Ad-miral Lambert Baynesbalked at the orders andsaid he refused to lose evenone man over such aridiculous situation. Soon,Pick-et’s troops numbered461, but no shots werefired.

As both sides waited fororders from Washington,the drama took a comicalturn. The Brits went ashorefor cigars and whiskey, andAmericans attended Sun-day services on the Britishwarships. Finally, PresidentJames Buchanan sentGeneral Winfield Scott tosettle the dispute. Bothsides’ commanders negoti-ated via messenger and set-tled the dispute within aweek. Each companymaintained a military com-pany on the Island until1872 when an internation-al panel ruled that theislands belonged to theUnited States. Someonelater commented, “A wardidn’t happen here. No-body was killed except apig.”

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DownHomeBy Sandy Turner

Sandy Turner writes a weekly column “Down Home” which is published inseveral newspapers in the Midwest. She puts a humorous spin on issues thatrevolve around families and every day life, drawing from her own experi-ences.

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News from the Extension Service

Taking a field trip

for a happy pill

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How a pig almost started a war

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Logan City CouncilFirst and third Mondays, 7 p.m.

Lo-Ma Board of EducationSecond Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.

Pool Board MeetingThird Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., City Hall

Harrison County LandfillSecond Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Logan Library BoardSecond Monday, 4 p.m.

Board of SupervisorsThursdays, 9 a.m.

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By the time Dad began this new chapter in his life in arest home, he was angry, agitated and scared. Now, eightmonths later, his chart says he’s pleasantly confused.

Granted, it took the help of some happy pills, which atfirst I wasn’t too happy about, but it has taken the edgeoff, and even though he can’t always verbalize what he’sthinking, I can see he feels safe and content.

He doesn’t take any other medication, although thecost of the happy pills would stress anyone out. Since he’sa veteran, the staff suggested we enroll him in the med-ical system at the VA Hospital to help with the cost.

With the appointment set, I spent several weeks beinganxious about taking him and hoped it wouldn’t upsethis routine or attitude.

Even though my boyfriend’s days are busier than ever,he insisted on taking us. It was a day on his calendar thatwas already full, and I’m sure he had to do some seriousjuggling. I love how I can always count on him to bethere, as though he knows when I need help better thanI do.

Dad was ready to go when we asked if he wanted totake a road trip. He’d probably agree to anything just toget outside. Most of the ride was spent listening to himread the street signs and commenting on how many carswere on the roads, although he kept calling them schoolbuses.

We saw three different doctors and the hardest partwas waiting. Although I enjoyed the chance to spendtime with Dad outside the home, I could tell he was anx-ious and he would ask every couple of minutes where wewere and why. Two of the doctors were in the mentalhealth section, since we were asking for happy pills. Thefirst round of questions went well until confusion set inand he decided to just stare daggers at the staff. Insteadof asking where he was, he repeatedly said, “it’s been anice meeting, but it’s time to go.”

Once we were done, I realized his comfort level wasn’tso much from the happy pills, but his security from beingsurrounded in a home with people he trusts.

When he got out of the car he shook my boyfriend’shand, like always, and said the familiar line, “thank you,young man” and he walked toward the front door. Heturned to me and asked if I knew he had built this place,like he was proud to show it off.

When I told him I was leaving, his smile faded, as heinsisted he was going with me. The day’s emotions werealready welling up in my throat as I miss him so much.The staff distracted him so I could sneak out but as I wasrounding the corner I heard the nurse ask if he enjoyedthe day with his daughter.

“I haven’t seen my daughter in years,” he said.My first instinct was to run back and scream, “Here I

am Dad,” but I left, knowing he’s safe and secure in hisnew home, with his new family – and that will have to bemy happy pill.

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Emily Walker, Logan,windshield and window,obstructed vision

David Huey, LittleSioux, no valid driver’slicense

Jason Jensen, MissouriValley, financial liability,accident

David Beebe, Monda-min, failure to maintainsafety belts

Jonathan Myers, Pis-gah, fail to use requiredtowing equipment; im-proper rear lamp; fail tocarry registration card

Dale Johnson Jr., Dun-lap, no license or permit

Jerry Sorensen, Harlan,open container, driver

Maureen Baines, Cres-cent, failure to display reg-istration plate

Jason Jensen, MissouriValley, expired registra-tion; no driver’s license

Victoria Boschee, Mag-nolia, operate without reg-istration

Jason Jensen, MissouriValley, operate withoutregistration

Cyan Seamann, Mis-souri Valley, violate condi-tions of restricted license

Jason Jensen, MissouriValley, expired registra-tion; failure to obey a stopor yield sign

Randall Moore, Jr., Mo-dale, operate without reg-istration

DISTRICT COURTState of Iowa vs Cory D.

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By Sheriff Pat SearsMarch 30

•Deputy Doiel arrestedRodney Crosby, Pisgah, onan outstanding Washing-ton County arrest warrant.Crosby was transported tojail.

March 31•Deputy Doiel arrested

Andrew Bothwell, Pisgah,on an outstanding Har-rison County arrest war-rant. Bothwell was trans-ported to jail.

•Deputy Knickman re-sponded to a vehicle acci-dent south of Pisgah onHighway 183. A chemicalsample was sent in on thedriver. Charges are pending.

•Fifty-three inmates and15 females, for a total of 68inmates, were booked intojail in the month of March.

April 1•Deputy Doiel and Dep-

uty Knickman responded toa neighbor dispute on290th Street. The issue wasresolved for the time being.

•Deputy Killpack re-sponded to a civil disputeover property on 204th

Lane. A divorce was on go-ing and the issue was overdivided property. The callerwas referred to his attorney.

•Deputy Klutts assistedMissouri Valley Police withan intoxicated driver.

•Deputy Klutts assistedLogan Fire with a house fireon 250th Street.

•Deputy Doiel is investi-gating damage done to adoor at the old school inPisgah. Damage to the in-side of the property was alsofound.

April 2•Deputy Sieck and

Deputy Knickman respon-ded to Mondamin for suspi-cious activity. Nothing wasfound but the area waspatrolled.

•Deputy Sieck assistedMissouri Valley Police witha traffic stop. Two subjectswere detained and held forthe Woodbine Police De-partment.

•Deputy Sieck received areport of a Minor inPossession party at a resi-dence on 335th Street. Thearea was patrolled but noth-ing located.

•Deputy Denton assistedMissouri Valley Police witha domestic situation.

•Deputy Denton assisteda subject in Pisgah for arental dispute. There wassome concern about per-sonal property removedfrom the house.

•Deputy Doiel andDeputy Knickman respon-ded to a disturbance inLittle Sioux involving a manchasing a girl. It was discov-ered it was a father chasinghis daughter after an argu-ment. The father was takeninto custody and taken toAlegent Health. The subjectwas committed and takento Sioux City for a mentalevaluation.

•Deputy Killpack is in-vestigating the theft of avehicle from east of Loganthat was recovered in the

ditch north of Magnolia.•Deputy Doiel transport-

ed a subject from Ale-gentto Mercy Hospital for amental evaluation.

•Deputy Doiel was backat a residence on 290th

Street for a neighbor dis-pute, this time involvingloud music. They were toldto turn down the music.

•Deputy Knickman as-sisted a subject in Pisgah fora property exchange. Theproperty was picked up andthe subject left with only afew disagreements.

•Deputy Killpack andSheriff Sears provided trafficcontrol for a semi that hadbecome high centered leav-ing a business on Highway127 in Logan. A tow truckwas called and removed thesemi.

•Deputy Killpack took areport from a subject re-porting a roofing scam.Work had been done butwas not thought to be asmuch work done as wascharged for. They were re-ferred to civil court.

April 3•Deputy Denton trans-

ported a mental patientfrom Alegent Hospital toMercy Hospital, Sioux Cityfor a mental evaluation.

•Deputy Killpack is in-vestigating the theft of wirefrom a farm field west ofMissouri Valley.

•Deputy Killpack is in-vestigating the theft of twobikes from a yard inMondamin.

•Deputy Cohrs respon-ded to the Mondamin CityPark for a verbal argumentof two mothers. Each a-ccused the other of scoldingtheir kids which started theargument.

•Deputy Cohrs respon-ded to Pisgah for a report ofkids playing in a parking lotand possibly damagingproperty. The kids were lo-cated with no damagefound, and were told tomove on.

April 4•Deputy Denton went to

Little Sioux at anothercounty’s request, to look fora vehicle that may be intown. The vehicle had notbeen returned as promisedand charges are pending.

•Deputy Klutts arrestedShay Anderson, Logan, onan outstanding HarrisonCounty arrest warrant.Anderson was booked intojail.

•Deputy Cohrs trans-ported a subject fromAlegent Health to MercyHospital for a mental evalu-ation.

•Deputy Cohrs trans-ported Greg Osborn fromthe Pottawattamie CountyJail to Harrison County onan outstanding arrest war-rant.

April 5•Deputy Klutts checked

on a report of cows on theroadway on 335th Street.The cows were located onthe roadway and the ownernotified.

•Deputy Denton stop-

ped a vehicle on Highway30 south of Logan forthrowing debris from thevehicle. The driver wasfound to be drinking.Deborah Adams, CouncilBluffs, was arrested andtransported to jail. Adamswas charged with OWI firstoffense.

•Deputy Killpack isinvestigating the theft ofwire from a residence onCanton Avenue.

•Deputy Denton re-sponded to a residence onLiberty Avenue for suspi-cious activity. The area waschecked with nothing beingfound.

•Deputy Denton is in-vestigating a reported theftin Little Sioux.

Deputy Cohrs checkedon a dog that was reportedto be acting aggressive inPisgah. The dog was locateddragging a chain. The dogwas returned to its owner.

•Deputy Denton assistedMondamin Fire with a ditchfire south of Mondamin.

•Deputies Killpack andKnickman, and SheriffSears, responded to a tractoraccident off of 235th Street.The man was transportedby Logan Rescue thentransferred to Life Flightwith serious injuries. Theaccident is still under inves-tigation.

April 6•Deputy Klutts respon-

ded to a verbal confronta-tion between neighbors inPisgah. Both agreed to leaveeach other alone.

•Deputy Klutts checkedon an unsecured door of abuilding south of Pisgah.The owner was notified andwill secure the door.

•Any criminal charge ismerely an accusation and thedefendant is presumed inno-cent until and unless provenguilty.

Logan-Magnolia senior,Daniel Norton, will show-case his Fine Arts talents ata Senior Recital at 7 p.m.,Saturday, April 14, in theLogan-Magnolia HighSchool auditorium.

A seven-year piano stu-dent of Anne Stoner, therecital will feature Daniel’spiano contest selectionsfrom the past and present,as well as piano duets with

Stoner, a performance bythe Choral Reading Groupthat features commercialsfrom the 1940’s to the pres-ent; a selection from theMen’s Vocal Group and aperformance by Daniel ofthe speech that earned hima spot at All-State Speechin 2010, on how to play apiano in eight minutes.

Daniel, the son of BethNorton and Eric Norton,plans to attend NebraskaChristian College in thefall, majoring in the min-istry and plans to continueto perform with the musi-cal groups there.

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Cranes by the hundreds at Kearney

Pictured are Sandhill Cranes at the Platte River at sunset. Submitted photo

Harrison County Con-servation Board (HCCB),along with four othercounty conservation bo-ards in southwest Iowa,recently hosted a publicbus tour to Kearney, Neb.,to view the annual SandhillCrane Migration.

The bus tour of 51 peo-ple arrived at the RoweSanctuary to watch thecranes roost in the Platte

River for the evening. Itwas estimated there were350,000 cranes. Thosebirds stop over to feed onwaste corn and insectsbefore resuming their longmigration to Alaska for thenesting season. The nextmorning was a visit to aGreater Prairie Chickenlek to see the mating“dance” of these uniqueprairie birds. After another

tour of the cranes, aWhooping Crane wasspotted. There are only a-bout 500 Whooping C-ranes in existence and theyare a very endangeredspecies.

For more informationon HCCB programs, visitHarrisonCountyParks.orgor its Facebook page.

DeSoto WildlifeRefuge opens forsummer season

DeSoto National Wild-life Refuge will begin itssummer season April 14.The entire paved and dirttour loop roads, includingaccess to DeSoto Lake, willbe open to the public. Vis-itors may hike the naturetrails, fish, boat, birdwatch, etc. Canoes andkayaks also are a great wayto enjoy spring at theRefuge.

Boyer Chute NWR iscurrently closed to thepublic. The Refuge plansto open June 1. Pleasecheck its website periodi-cally or call for updatedinformation on BoyerChute.

Fishing and boating willbe permitted at DeSotobeginning April 15. Ang-lers need either an Iowa orNebraska license and arereminded that minimumlength limits and creel lim-its are in effect.

Due to high water inDeSoto Lake, only theMiddle Boat Ramp will beopen through the season ofApril 15-Oct. 14. Boatingspeeds are limited to no-wake, not to exceed five-miles-per-hour, to protectthe shoreline from exces-sive erosion. Motorized

boats are permittedthroughout DeSoto Laketo allow fishing access, buta “no-anchor zone” is lo-cated at the aeration sys-tem in the lake, and mark-ed with buoys.

Designated mushroomgathering areas will beopen April 16-20, andApril 23-May 31. A mapshowing those areas isavailable at the refugeentrances. The central por-tion of the refuge is closedto all public use to providesanctuary for nesting birdsand white-tailed deer dur-ing the fawning period. OnApril 15, and April 21-22,the refuge will be closed tomushroom hunting duringa special youth turkeyhunt.

An entrance permit isrequired for all vehicles.The daily entrance fee forprivate vehicles is $3.Permits may be obtained atthe pay stations near theentrances or at the Visitor’sCenter. The charge forcommercial vans and bus-es is $20, or $30, if 21 ormore people are aboard.Annual permits, includingthe $15 DeSoto RefugePass, may be obtained atthe Visitor’s Center.

Boyer RiverArt ShowMay 3, 4

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Boyer River Arts, Har-rison County, has sched-uled its first Art Show to behosted in conjunctionwith the Woodbine SchoolArt Show. It will be May 3-4.

Excitement mounts, onthe part of the organizers,as donors come forward tosponsor awards. All areaartists are invited to regis-ter. Registration informa-tion is due April 25, andshould be sent to: BracindaBlum, Artisan, 509 WalkerSt., Woodbine, IA 51579.Contact Blum for moreinformation.

Stuart Bay, Omaha artistand educator, will judgethe show, determining re-cipients of ribbons andcash awards. Bay also willjudge works of TheresaMcKee’s high school stu-dents. McKee reportedthat various artists havecom-mitted to demon-strating certain art pro-cesses during the two-dayshow.

Organizers also have ontap, the Denison School ofStrings to perform at 6p.m., Thursday, May 3.Members of the groupinclude Dr. Rosemary Ma-son, Margaret Cotton, Alli-son Sherer, Michelle Ah-renholtz and Claudia Col-train.

Private PesticideApplicator session

A Private Pesticide App-licator Certification train-ing session will be at 1p.m., Friday, April 13, atthe Harrison County Ex-tension Office, Logan.There is a $20 fee to at-tend.

For more information,please contact the Exten-sion Office at (712) 644-2105 or IDALS at (515)281-4339. They also haveavailable list of other PPATsites and tests locations.

Nature Tots to have froggy fun

The Harrison CountyConservation Board willhost a Nature Tots: FroggyFun night from 6-7 p.m.,Tuesday, April 17, at theWillow Lake RecreationArea near Woodbine.

Nature Tots is for ages3,4, or 5-year-old and anadult. The children will

learn about frogs with astory, activity and craft. Asnack will be provided.

There is no cost or reg-istration. Older siblingsmay attend the program,but only tots will be able toparticipate. The programwill be in the NatureEncounter Center.

Norton to present senior recital April 14

Daniel Norton

State Executive Directorfor USDA’s Iowa FarmService Agency (FSA), re-minds applicants that loanprograms are available toassist eligible socially dis-advantaged farmers (min-ority and beginning farm-ers and ranchers) to buyand/or operate family-sized farms and ranches.

FSA offers two differentloan types, direct and guar-anteed. Farm ownership orfarm operating loans maybe obtained directly fromFSA for up to $300,000.

Operating loans may beused for various short andintermediate type credit

needs, such as the pur-chase of livestock, equip-ment and annual operatingexpenses. Farm ownershiploans may be used for thepurchase and/or improve-ment of farm or ranch realestate and buildings associ-ated with those properties.

Individuals, partner-ships, joint operations,corporations, limited lia-bility companies and coop-eratives primarily and di-rectly engaged in family-sized farming operationsare eligible to apply. Re-payment terms for di-rectoperating loans de-pendon the collateral se-curing

the loan and have a term ofone to seven years. Re-pay-ment terms on direct farmownership loans are up to40 years. Guaranteed loanterms (those loans madethrough commercial lend-ers, i.e. banks) are set bythe lender.

Applications for all FSAdirect loan programs aremade through the localFSA office. Guaranteedloan applications are pro-cessed by the participatinglender.

For more information,visit your local Farm Ser-vice Agency or go online towww.fsa.usda.gov.


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Logan-Magnolia Schoolthird grader, Nathan Adair,a student in Tami Dun-ham’s classroom, had theposter he made for theHenry Doorly Zoo PosterContest chosen as one ofthe top 24 out of the 4,712entered. He and his parentswere invited to an awardsceremony March 24, at thezoo. His poster will be ondisplay at the HenryDoorly Zoo through March2013. He is the son ofCraig and Linda Adair.

HARRISON MUTUAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION

312 E. 7th-Logan, IA 51546 ■Phone 644-2710

Pam Parsons, Paula StueveServing the Area Since 1887

Congratulations to the

Lo-Ma/Harrison Mutual Student of the Week!

ATTENTION TEACHERS!

To nominate your student of the week, call 712-644-2705 or e-mail [email protected]

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Jacob just finished HarryPotter and the Goblet of

Fire, and took theAccelerated Reader Quizand scored a 95%. His

comprehension is amazing

Adair earns top poster award

Nathan Adair proudly displays his winning poster andcertifcate from the Henry Doorly Zoo. Submitted photo

Local farmer helpscounty food pantry

Volunteers at the Har-rison County Food Pantrybelieve every family shouldhave the opportunity toshare a good Easter supper.This year, their effort tokeep the holiday festivereceived a little extra sup-port from a local farmerand America’s FarmersGrow Communities.

Grow Communities,sponsored by the Mon-santo Fund, gives farmersthe opportunity to win$2,500 for their favoritelocal nonprofit organiza-tions. Anita Allmon wasthe winning farmer in Har-rison County. She chose tosupport the food pantrybecause she feels it isimportant to never let achild go hungry.

“There are so many fam-ilies struggling to buy gro-ceries this year. I thoughtthat is a need I want tohelp address,” Allmonsaid. “I work at a school,and you see it everyday;kids need to eat. They maynot know what is going onin their families, but theyknow they need to eat, andthat’s a tough thing.”

The pantry will use the$2,500 to support its longrunning Easter Basket pro-gram that provides strug-

gling families with a ham,trimmings and supermar-ket gift card to help themcelebrate their holidaywith a proper Easter din-ner.

“It’s something we’vebeen doing for probably 25years and it’s become quitea project,” said Laura Mar-tin, Harrison County FoodPantry Director. “Even fora family of three or four,Easter is an expensive mealto put on, and people areso appreciative to be ableto enjoy that with their

families.”In a ceremony April 5at

the Harrison County FoodPantry in Missouri Valley,Allmon got the chance topresent the food pantrywith the $2,500 donation.

“It really brightened myday and just gave me a liftto get that call and find outI had this opportunity,”Allmon said. “It just mademy day. I think the pro-gram is a great opportunityfor some worthy organiza-tion in every county.”

Eighth grade leadership

students attend conferenceLogan-Magnolia eighth

grade Leadership Studentsand junior high studentcouncil representatives at-tended a Leadership Con-ference April 4, at Gris-wold Middle School.

The Keynote Speakerwas David Williamson,Ogden. Williamson was aspeaker at the former WestI-80 Leadership Academ-ies. He is an artist, poet,inventor, song writer andcorporate trainer who trav-els all over the United

States doing presentationson creativity, thinking out-side the box, the “know-ledge,” and communica-tion skills. He did an excel-lent job tailoring his pres-entation to middle schoolstudents with hands-onactivities and audienceparticipation.

The other two rotationsessions were presented bythe Wilson PerformingArts Center, Red Oak, andCass County Wellness.The Wilson Performing

Arts Center shared a the-atrical production address-ing substance abuse, bully-ing and the difficult choic-es faced by teens. Theirteam of high school ageactors involved the audi-ence in their production,as well. The Cass CountyWellness presentation byBethany Rodgers, involvedstudents in a sessionaddressing healthy eating,the creation of “BlueZones,” and a session ofkickboxing and Zumba.

Loess Hills Hospitality meetingThe Loess Hills Hos-

pitality Association willhost its Annual Meeting at 5p.m., Sunday, April 15, inthe Moorhead CommunityCenter.

The meeting will in-clude dinner, an auction ofgift items, drawings fordoor prizes and entertain-ment. The auction also will

include some of the olderLoess Hills Scenic Bywaysigns. Gary Weldon,Moorhead, will provide en-tertainment for the evening.

Any and all are invited toshare in the evening thatcelebrates the beauty anduniqueness of the LoessHills and the folks who liveand work in the geographi-

cal area that has won theUnited States designation asone of the greatest“National Natural Land-marks.”

Tickets are available atthe LHHA office in Moor-head, or by calling (800)886-5441. Tickets also willbe available at the door.

Iowa FSA offers SDA and

beginning farmer loans

Celebrate the arrival ofspring and explore theworld of animals and theireggs at Hitchcock NatureCenter’s Kinder-NatureProgram: Incredible Eggs.

Bring little ones toHitchcock at 1:30 p.m.,Sunday, April 15, to learnmore about the first hometo many animals and thedifferences between bird,reptile and other eggs.

These preschool pro-

grams are designed forchildren aged 3-5 years,accompanied by an adult.These unique programsare full of hands-on learn-ing and outdoor activitiesthat encourage curiousminds to explore andengage with the natural

world. Each program willintroduce children to anew and unique naturetheme and includes sto-ries, crafts and outdoorexploration. Programs areeach month and last anhour. Cost is $4 per child,weather permitting.

Hitchcock KinderNature program April 15

Inmate, 70,dies April 3in prison

Roy Bales, an inmatehoused at the Iowa Med-ical and ClassificationCenter Long Term Ambu-latory Medical Care Unit,died at 10:45 a.m., April 3.Staff discovered Balesunresponsive in hisassigned bed. Health serv-ice staff immediately em-ployed emergency medialprocedures but were un-able to revive Bales. Theon-duty physician pro-nounced Bales dead at10:52 a.m.

Bales death was by natu-ral causes, the result ofcomplications fromCOPD, Pulmonary Fibro-sis and Congestive HeartFailure.

Bales,70, was serving alife sentence that beganAug. 16, 1982, for FirstDegree Murder, from Har-rison County.

Anita Allmon and family present the Harrison CountyFood Pantry, Missouri Valley, with a check for $2,500 fromMonsanto on April 5th.

Submitted photo

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BINGO back at Mondamin

THE UNITEDMETHODIST

CHURCHModale and Missouri

ValleyPastor Kim Crummer

642-3168 or 642-2464Modale Worship, 9:30

a.m.Missouri Valley

Sunday School duringchurch servicesMissouri Valley

Worship,10:30 a.m.

CHURCH OF JESUSCHRIST OF LATTER

DAY SAINTSLogan

Branch Pres. - WayneKennedy

Sunday Sacrament, 10a.m.

Sunday School, 11:20a.m.

Primary 11:20 a.m.Priesthood and Relief

Society, 12:10 p.m.Seminary and MIA,7:30 a.m. Tuesdays

Mutual/Scouts, Wed. 7p.m.

LITTLE SIOUXCHURCH OF CHRIST

403 MulberryLittle Sioux, Iowa

51545(712) 646-2644

Wayne Bahr, pastorYouth Pastor, Joey

NortonSunday School, 9:30

a.m.Worship 10:30 a.m.

COMMUNITY OFCHRISTPersia

Pastor Kirk ParsonsYouth Leaders Kirk

andPam Parsons

Sunday School 9:30Worship Service 10:30First Sunday of everymonth, 9:30 worshipfollowed by fellowship

LIFELINE ASSEM-BLY OF

GOD CHURCHPastor Hank Gruver

Co-pastor SuziPeterson

1207 Harrison St.,Dunlap, Iowa - 643-

5475Sun.: 9:30 a.m.,Sunday School; 10:30a.m., MorningWorship; Thurs.: 7p.m., IntercessoryPrayer.

PERSIA TRINITYLUTHERANCHURCH

Vacancy Pastor:Rev. Merlene Ostebee

Sunday worship at8:30 a.m.

Communion the 2ndand 4th Sundays of

the month

GRACE COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP of theCHRISTIAN and MIS-SIONARY ALLIANCE

Missouri Valley Pastor BradWestercamp

9:00 a.m. SundaySchool for all ages.

Nursery throughadults.

10:30 a.m. Worship -

Nursery and children’schurch provided during

worship - infantsthrough 3rd grade.Wed., 7 p.m.,men’sand women’s fellow-ship study and prayer

MONDAMIN BAPTISTCHURCH

Pastor Harley JohnsenSunday School, 9:30

a.m.Morning Worship,

10:30 a.m.Sunday - Youth Group“Magnolia FireEscape” 7:30 p.m. atMagnolia Fire HallWednesday FamilyNIghts 6:30 p.m. - 7:45p.m. (during schoolyear)

LOGAN CHRISTIANCHURCH

Minister Ron RileyAssociate Pastor JohnSievering, 644-2642

www.loganchris-tianchurch.org

Saturday Service - 7p.m.

Sunday Worship,8:15 and 10:30 a.m.Sunday School, 9:30

a.m.6th - High SchoolYouth, 6-8 p.m.

COMMUNITY OFCHRIST

Mondamin Co-Pastors Tomm

Bothwelland John

CarrittSunday

School, 9:15 a.m.Worship, 10 a.m

PERSIA METHODISTCHURCH

Rev. Orris DrakeSunday Worship, 8:45

a.m.ST. ANNE’S

LoganRev. Michael Berner,

Pastor644-2535 • 644-2092Saturday Mass, 4:00

p.m.Sunday Mass, 8:00

a.m.

ST. PATRICK’SDunlap

Saturday Mass, 5:45p.m.

Sunday 11 a.m.

SACRED HEARTWoodbine

Sunday 9:30 a.m.

HOLY FAMILYMondamin645-2683

Saturday Mass, 4 p.m.Sunday Mass, 8 a.m.

ST. PATRICK’SMissouri Valley

Rev. Michael Berner,Pastor

Saturday Mass, 5 p.m.Sunday Mass, 9:30

a.m.

UNITED METHODISTCHURCH

Pisgah

Lay PastorPam Schwertley

Sunday Service, 10a.m.

Sunday School, 11a.m.

United MethodistWomen, 1:30 p.m.

Wednesdays

MONDAMINCHURCH OF CHRIST

(Christian)207 Noyes

Mondamin, Iowa51557

(712) 646-2644Wayne Bahr, pastorJeff Bierbrodt, Youth

PastorWorship – 9:00 a.m.

Sunday School –10:15 a.m.

ST. JOHN LUTHER-AN CHURCHHoney Creek

545-3022Pastor David Kuhnle

Bible Study, 9:15 a.m.Sunday Worship,

10:30 a.m.Adult Bible Class - 9

a.m.Children’s Church in

10 a.m. service

ZION LUTHERANCHURCH

Magnolia -SundayWorship at

Immanuel LutheranChurchLogan

PERSIA ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH

Pastor DuaneAnunson

Sunday Worship, 8:30a.m.

PISGAH COMMUNI-TY OF CHRIST

Pastor Terry McHughCo-Pastor Ralph

HussingSunday School, 9:15

a.m.Sunday Worship,

10:30 a.m.

THE UNITEDMETHODIST

CHURCHMondaminLay Pastor

Pam SchwertleySunday School,

10:30a.m.Sunday Worship, 9:45

a.m.

THE UNITEDMETHODIST

CHURCHLittle Sioux Lay Pastor

Pam SchwertleySunday Worship, 8:45

a.m.Fellowship Hour, 9:30

United MethodistWomen,

3rd Wednesday EveryMonth

LANDMARK BAPTIST CHURCH

LoganSunday School, 9:45

a.m.Sunday Worship,10:45 a.m. and

Sunday night 6:30p.m.

FIRST PRESBYTER-IAN CHURCHMissouri Valley

642-2538Rev. Barbara Todd

firstpresbymvmsn.comAdult Sunday School

9:00 a.m.Sunday Worship,

10:00 a.m.Sunday School, 11:15

a.m.

IMMANUEL LUTHER-AN CHURCH

LoganPastor Jerald Firby

644-2384 • 642-2842Sunday Worship, 9:00

a.m.Fellowship: 10:00 -

10:15 a.m.Sun. School, 10:15 -

11:15 a.m.Adult Bible Study:10:15 0 11:00 a.m.

LOGAN UNITEDMETHODIST

CHURCHPastor Jack D.

HofmockelWorship, 9:30 a.m.

Contemp. Sun. School, 9:30

NEW LIFE CHURCHLogan Comm. Center

Pastor Stan Udd642-9363

Small Groups OpeningContact Nathan402-253-0642

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Please send your church service changes and/or notices to The Logan Herald-Observer, P.O. Box 148, Logan, IA 51546, or e-mail them [email protected].

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Bingo will begin again atthe Mondamin Commun-ity Center with an earlybird game at 6:45 p.m.,Saturday, April 14, immedi-ately following the Amer-ican Legion fish fry. Thecurrent schedule is for thesecond Saturday of themonth, but will increaseaccording to local response,organizers said. There willbe a 48 number, $500 jack-pot along with raffles andother nightly specials. Guy Graff shows off the new electronic BINGO equipment

at the Mondamin Community Center. Submitted photo

OBITUARIES

Kenneth( T e d )R i c h a r dRife, passedaway April2, in Fayet-teville, Ark.F u n e r a lservices were held at 10a.m., April 6, at the LoganMemorial Chapel withRalph Hussing officiating.The Eulogy was by DebbyBrown. Honorary bearerswere Debby Brown andDonald Brown. Casketbearers were, Danny Rife,Larry Rife, Terry Rife,Jimmy Rife, Scotty Rifeand Timmy Rife. Finalresting place was the LittleSioux Cemetery in LittleSioux.

Kenneth was born May21, 1936, to David andMargaret (Fox) Rife inMondamin. He was mar-ried to Beverly Conyers onJuly 9, 1955, in Onawa. Hewas blessed with sevenchildren; six boys and onedaughter (the youngest).Kenneth was a devoted,

loving husband for 51years. He spent many yearsworking for the roaddepartment of HarrisonCounty until his retire-ment. He had many hob-bies from stock car racingto woodworking and otheractivities.

Kenneth is survived byTerry and wife Kim,Mondamin, Larry and wifeKristi, Mondamin, Dannyand wife Tara, Mondamin,Scotty and wife Laura,Beaver, Okla., Jimmy, Mis-souri Valley, Timmy andwife Tami, Blencoe; daugh-ter, Debby and husbandDonald Brown of Fayet-teville, Ark.; 25 grandchil-dren and 11 great-grand-children; sisters, Mary JoLockling and Lois Stevens,Mondamin and DorothyRounds, Carson.

Kenneth was precededin death by his wife, Bev-erly, his parents, grandsonGregg Rife, and many bro-thers and sisters.Logan Memorial Chapel

215 North Fourth AvenueLogan, IA 51546

712-644-2929

KENNETH RIFE

EVA MANHARTEva (Gleason) Manhart of

Neola, Iowa, will celebrateher 80th birthday on April21, 2012. Eva is the wife ofthe late Lynn Manhart.

An Open House will be heldSaturday, April 21st, at theBreezy Lodge in ArrowheadPark, Neola, from 4 to 8 p.m.It will be hosted by her chil-dren: Vern, Linda, David,Dan, Calvin and their fami-lies. Come and help us cele-brate. No gifts please.

80th Surprise

Open HouseThe family of Sonny

McFerrin is hosting an80th open house luncheonfor him, from 1-3 p.m.,Sunday, April 15, at theMethodist Fellowship Hallin Modale. All are invitedto come and celebrate thisspecial occasion with thefamily.

Little Learnersprogram April 17

The next Little LearnersProgram will be held at 6p.m., Tuesday, April 17, atthe Logan-Magnolia Ele-mentary School.

Key topics this monthwill be: Five Green andSpeckled Frogs, Five LittleDucks, Car seat passengersafety and travel safety.

The event, for childrenages 3-5 and their parents,is free and food and drinkswill be provided. Enjoy afree book and special makeand take project.

The program is fundedby Community Partner-ship for Protecting Child-ren’s Neighborhood Net-works.

Poetry reading at Woodbine Library scheduled for April 14

The Woodbine CarnegieLibrary will wrap up aneventful National LibraryWeek, April 8-14, with apoetry reading at 10 a.m.,Saturday, April 14, at thelibrary, featuring localpoets and published poet,Kassandra Montag.

Readers ready to readand celebrate the libraryrange in age from sixthgrade to over 80, includ-ing: Hannah Nelson,Angela Doyel, Lou Waite,Audrey Cohrs, BarbieSchafer, Jodi Hickey, TonyBantam and Alyssa Smal-ley. Those that have notregistered to read, are stillwelcome to bring theiroriginal poetry with them.Authors will be reading upto three, original workswhich Montag will silentlycritique.

Montag will be readingfrom her originally chapbook, Unexpected Gardens,as well as some of hernewer poetry. Chapbooks

are small books containingpoetry or ballads and oftenindependently produced.Montag will have copies ofUnexpected Gardens avail-able for purchase, andwould be happy to auto-graph them.

Montag has several pub-lished works: “DawesCounty, Nebraska” and“Migration” in the SouthDakota Review, 2012;“Sargent, Nebraska, 1982”in Filling the Empty RoomAnthology, 2010; “PearlDrop Earrings from aLover” in Ellipsis, 2010;“Widow,” in Platte ValleyReview, Volume 1, 2010;and “Wingadacoa, 1584”in Shadows, Fall of 2009.She has attended severalpoetry readings in Omahaand Kearney, Neb.

Montag will offer a si-lent critique for local poets,upon their request.

She was also nominatedfor the AWP Intro Award inPoetry in 2011 and the

Iron Horse DiscoveredVoices Award. She wasnamed as “OutstandingGraduate Student” atCreighton University for2009-2010, after receivingfull fellowship and com-pleting an honors programafter receiving her Bach-elors of Arts with MagnaCum Laude Honors. Shereceived her MA in Englishfrom Creighton Universityin May, 2011.

“I’m very excited andinterested to see whatWoodbine poets have to of-fer,” Montag said. “Itsounds very exciting.”

Coffee, cocoa, sconesand other refreshmentswill be served during thefree event.

Poets interested in par-ticipating, or those inter-ested in attending thathave questions, shouldcontact Nikki Davis, (712)310-6314, or contact theWoodbine Carnegie Li-brary, (712) 647-2750.

Logan Senior Meal Site MenuThurs., April 12: Beef

roast in gravy, mashed po-tatoes, Oregon blend vegeta-bles, Oroweat fiberbread/margarine, apple lat-tice pie or white care square.

Fri., April 13: Turkeytetrazini, Italian vegetables,spinach side salad, breadstick, cubed cantaloupe.

Mon., April 16: Sweetand sour chicken breastover white rice, Japanesevegetables, fruit punch juicecup, apricot halves.

Tues., April 17: Beefstroganoff, baked potato,California blend vegetables,bread, strawberry pears.

Wed., April 18: Scram-

bled eggs and turkeysausage links, tater rounds,orange juice cup, freshbaked biscuit/gravy, apple-sauce.

All meals include coffeeand two percent or skimmilk. Please make reserva-tions one day in advance bycalling (712) 644-2229.

DeSoto weekendwildlife films set

DeSoto National WildifeRefuge’s Visitor Center con-tinues to host weekendwildlife films at noon, 1:30p.m. and 2:45 p.m., eachSaturday and Sunday. Up-coming film titles include:

April 14,15: Voices ofFrogs and Toads. Learn thedifferent voices of the areafrogs and toads. 15 min-utes.

April 28,29: Beavers.Take a swim with beaversand experience the richaquatic habitat on one ofnature’s greatest engineers.30 minutes.

May 5,6: TrumpeterSwans Return. Swan pair inYellowstone raises cygnets.20 minutes.

May 12,13: LeapingLizards. Learn about rep-tiles. Find out what is areptile. 30 minutes.

May 19, 20: Travelin’On: Lewis and Clark Trail.It’s a modern day look at acrusade from sea to shin-ing sea. 50 minutes.

May 26, 27: DiscoveringNature. An educationalex-perience about white-tail deer, elk, and bison.35 minutes.

An entrance permit isrequired for all vehicles.The daily entrance fee forprivate vehicles is $3.Permits may be obtainedat the pay stations nearthe entrances or at theVisitor Center. The chargefor commercial vans andbus-es is $20, or $30 if 21or more people areaboard. Annual permits,including the $15 DeSotoRefuge Pass, may beobtained at the visitorcenter.

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When you’re home, set yourthermostat at 70° F. or lower. Ifyou feel slightly chilly, addanother layer of clothing.

Choose a lower thermostat set-ting at night or when you’reaway. It costs less to reheat yourhome to a comfortable level thanit does to heat it while you’resleeping or gone.

Keep the thermostat settingconstant for long periods.Frequently changing the thermo-stat causes the heating system tocycle and run too often, wastingenergy.

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Open window coverings onsouth-facing windows to takeadvantage of solar heat gain.Letting the sunshine into yourhome can provide enough heat toreduce the load on your heatingsystem. As soon as the sun stopsshining, cover the windows tominimize heat loss.

Cover east-, north- and west-facing windows. Heavy curtainsor insulated shades are best forcovering these windows andreducing chills when it’s dark.Also keep these windows cov-ered during daytime—unless youneed the natural light—sincethere will be little solar heat gain.

Repair damaged storm win-dows. Storm windows can reduceheat loss by 25 to 50 percent.Make sure the glass isn’t crackedand that the weather stripping isin good shape around each win-dow’s perimeter.

Wash south-facing windows.Dirt and grime on windows canreflect part of the solar heat gainyou’d otherwise get from thesewindows.

Trim trees and bushes in frontof windows. Deciduous trees andshrubs will drop their leaves tolet in sunshine. Cut back othertypes that block the low wintersun.

Warm up your bed. Turn downyour thermostat and add blan-kets, quilts or an electric blanketor mattress pad to stay toasty atnight.

Vacuum baseboard heaters, airregisters or radiators. When yousee dust, dirt and lint buildingup, clean these devices.

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Install radiator reflectors.These panels will help reflect heataway from walls and intorooms.The information in thisarticle was taken from the HomeSeries booklets which are filledwith everyday energy-saving tipsto help Iowans make a positiveimpact on family budgets. Theyare available free of charge fromthe Iowa Energy Center. Toobtain copies:

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• Call the Iowa Energy Centerat 515-294-8819 to ask for a copyby mail.

Small energy-efficiency proj-ects such as sealing air leaks orweather-stripping windows areeasy to do yourself and are rela-tively inexpensive. However,when it’s time to purchase a newheating and cooling system, talkwith your utility company asthey may offer rebates on somesystems. Also get in touch withthe Community Action Agency inyour area about government-sponsored assistance and grantprograms designed for low-income and elderly homeowners.

The Energy Policy Act of 2005includes special tax credits forhomeowners who make energy-saving improvements to theirhomes between January 1, 2006and December 31, 2007. Eligibleitems include insulation systems,exterior windows and doors, cir-culating fans, furnaces, solar pan-els, and solar water heaters.

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A well-maintained landscape isimportant to many homeowners. Inaddition to adding to a home's aes-thetic appeal, a lush landscape canalso help increase a home's resalevalue. Oftentimes, homeownerswithout much experience tending tolawns and gardens hire a landscapearchitect to do the job for them. First-time homeowners on the lookout fora landscape architect should considerthe following tips to make the mostof that process.

* Find a professional who will workwith you. Though you might notplan to do any of the landscaping orgardening, that doesn't mean youwon't have a vision of what youwant the property to look like. Alandscape architect should be recep-tive to your ideas and willing towork with your vision while keepingthe channels of communication openthroughout the project.

* Look for a professional with someexperience. A landscape architectshould be ready and willing to dis-cuss his or her previous work experi-ence. Ask to see photos of previouswork or even local addresses wherework was done so you can see thefinished product in person.Landscape architects without exten-sive work histories aren't necessarilyunqualified, but homeowners shouldweigh the projects such architectshave completed considerably.

* Discuss subcontractors. Some land-

scape architects will handle the proj-ect entirely on their own, while oth-ers might subcontract part of theproject. Determine who will be per-forming the project and how the hir-ing of subcontractors might affect thecost of the project.

* Discuss fees and get a fee schedule.How the project will be paid for is animportant thing to discuss wheninterviewing landscape architects.Each contractor might have a differ-ent fee structure, so you will wantthe one that's best suited to you. If aseries of payments will be made, geta fee schedule so there's no confusiondown the road.

* Get references. A professional land-scape architect should have a list ofreferences at the ready for potentialcustomers. When contacting refer-ences, be sure to ask how satisfiedthey are with the finished productand how the project went withregards to scheduling and fees. Whentalking to a previous customer, alsoask how amenable the landscapearchitect was to their ideas and howmuch he or she involved the home-owner in the project.

* Make sure the contractor islicensed. In many communities, land-scape architects must be licensed.This information is public, so alwaysverify if a landscape architect islicensed prior to making any finaldecisions or signing a contract.

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April 5 was a special day at Logan-Magnolia Elementary School when it hosted Grandparent’s Day. That afternoon aprogram was held in the gym with the various classes performing, including pictured clockwise from top left, theSixth-Grade Bell Ringers; these six graders guarded the special class baskets that had been raffled off with winnersdrawn during the program; Grandpa Scott Fisher and grandson Jordan enjoy some quality time in the kindergartenclassroom following the program; Second grader Haley Johnston visits with her grandparents Lynn and Mary JaneDunn when they visited her classroom; Marlene and Norm Collins filled in for Valorie Riley’s grandparents andenjoyed the refreshments provided; and Ruby Nolting showed grandma Marlene Nolting one of her projects.

HAPPY HUNTING

Blayzn Baratta, 7 months, wasn’t quitesure what to think of the Easter Bunny.

Winners of the top prizes in the Easter Egg Hunt were, fromleft to right, Lilliana McNutt, 4, Linden Barnett, 10, and KennethFulton, 5.

Jayden Fitzke, 5, made friends with the EasterBunny. Photos: Mary Darling

Samantha Yoder, 8, was excited to claimher special prizes.

Terri Pond, right, helped daugh-ter, Keegan, 3, get into the spiritof the Easter Egg Hunt.

The Easter Egg Hunt was done in a flash.

Left to right, Rylan Dennis, 2; Brooklyn Kline,4;and Carson Kline, 2; were patiently waiting forthe hunt to begin.

Shelly Willard introduces son Corbin, 151/2 months, to the Easter Bunny. The lines to claim special prizes were long after the hunt.


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By Mike BrownleeWHNS

Too often, caregiversforget to take care of some-one: themselves.

Correcting that mistakeand more is part of theIowa State University Ex-tension and Outreach’sCaregiving in Rural Com-munities project, a multi-faceted attempt to assistcaregivers.

“Caregivers experiencea lot of stress and tend tonot care for themselveswhile caring for someoneelse,” said Sandra McKin-non, family life programspecialist for the WestPottawattamie County Ex-tension office. “Sometimescaregivers run themselvesragged.”

There are about310,000 informal care-givers – loosely defined asany individual that pro-vides support or care forsomeone with a chronic

illness or disability – inIowa. Caregiver situationsinclude parent for child,spouse for spouse, adultchild for parent or friendfor friend.

In rural communities,caregivers may not haveyounger family membersto assist and may miss outon supportive servicesavailable in larger metro-politan areas, McKinnonsaid. The Extension pro-gram targets Harrison,Shelby, Fremont and Pagecounties, through work-shops, classes and meet-ings that are open to any-one.

As part of the project, aPowerful Tools for Care-givers workshop series isplanned in southwestIowa. Powerful Tools is anational program designedto assist caregivers to bet-ter sustain their ownhealth.

“A lot of times, you get

lost, it seems like it’s youalone verses the world,”said Rich Pope with theHarrison County Exten-sion office, and a classinstructor. “But there areothers out there. Every sit-uation is different, butcaregivers are goingthrough something withsome predictable prob-lems.”

Pope lived the caregiverexperience, tending to hismother, Lois, when shesuffered from progressivesenile dementia. Lois Popedied about a year ago, Richsaid.

“It can be really tough,”Rich said of the caregiverrole. “It’s difficult, youhave lifelong roles you’veestablished with a lovedone, but the disease takesover and changes every-thing.”

Extension statisticsshow family caregivers areat an increased risk for

health, emotional, finan-cial and work-relatedproblems, with a higherrate of depression andphysician visits. Takingcare of his mother wasvery frustrating at times,Pope said. He lost sleepand was under a greatamount of stress.

“So many of the peoplewho take the classes comein, are feeling guilty andsad, all these emotions,they feel they’re not doingenough, that they should-n’t be angry with the per-son they’re caring for, andthey think they’re the onlyone feeling that way,” saidRuth Hamlin with theExtension Services Corpsof Nebraska and a Power-ful Tools instructors. “Butthen they’re with a groupof 10-12 caregivers andrealize ‘Maybe I’m not badfor feeling this way.”

“It’s a good feelingknowing there are others

out there, and knowingthere are resources outthere.”

More rural supportwould mean caregiverswith a lower stress level,ready to attend to the task,Hamlin said. The CouncilBluffs resident will lead apair of workshops to trainPowerful Tools workshopseries instructors, with thehope for more series inrural communities.

“Getting it localizedreally helps,” she said, andadded more instructorsalso means more classesand opportunities for care-givers to attend.

“We all have busyschedules, if it only comesaround once or so a year,people might not have theopportunity to take theworkshop,” she said. “Ifthe program is ongoingthen the people who’vetaken it become support-ers, tell their family and

friends, ‘Hey, this was agreat class, it helped me.’And there’ll be anotherone for people to attend.”

Two six-week PowerfulTools for Caregivers work-shop series courses, forcaregivers, are planned insouthwest Iowa. A coursein Shenandoah will runfrom 5:30-8:30 p.m.,Tuesday, April 24, and thenext five Tuesdays. Formore information, pleasecall (712) 542-5171. Acourse in Harlan will runfrom 1-3:30 p.m.,Thursday, May 24, and thenext five Thursdays. Formore information pleasecall (712) 755-3104. Classleader training is plannedin Harlan on April 18, and19. Call (712) 755-3104 toregister.

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HARRISON COUNTY SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS

March 22, 2012The Board of Supervisors met in

session with all members present.The current agenda was approvedon a motion by Smith, second byPitt. Unanimous approval. Pre-vious minutes were approved on amotion by Smith, second by Pitt.Unanimous approval.

Visitor: Mike Johnson (MissouriValley.Engineer

Tom Stoner, Engineer, presentedtwo pay vouchers that ChairmanUtman signed. Stoner informed theboard they have started stock pil-ing rock. Stoner also informed theboard he would be changingapproximately 5 roads or a portionof roads to Level B.

Stoner also discussed with theboard the harassment preventiontraining and health insurancemeeting. The board informedStoner these are mandatory meet-ings for all employees and will beheld at the same time in order toavoid more than one trip for allsecondary road employees. Stonervoiced his opinion as a concernedtax payer that he felt this was notmoney well spent.Native Wine Permit

A native wine permit for SawmillHollow Organic Farms wasapproved on a motion by Smith,second by Pitt. Unanimousapproval.Handwritten Warrant

A handwritten warrant for USBank in the amount of $2,772.02was approved on a motion by Pitt,second by Smith. Unanimousapproval.Crane and McNeill DrainageDistricts

Mr. Smith attended a meeting onTuesday, March 13, 2012 inOnawa, Iowa, as a trustee for theCrane and McNeill DrainageDistricts. At this meeting, projectswere discussed for both districts.Annexation, reclassification, and aclean out of the Crane ditch weresome of the topics. The McNeilproject was also discussed but willbe looked into at a future date. Forthe Crane projects there was aninformal hearing scheduled forMay 22, at 1 p.m. in Onawa.Mental Health Contract Amend-ment

Lonnie Maguire, CPC, presentedan amendment to the Jennie Edcontract. The changes will onlychange inpatient charges byapproximately 2%. Motion bySmith, second by Pitt. Unanimousapproval.

Maguire also discussed with theBoard that Alegent BehavioralHealth has not yet hired an ARNPwho prescribes mental healthmedication. The previous ARNPleft earlier this year so there hasbeen no one at the mental healthcenter to prescribe medicationsince this time. Harrison Countycurrently has a contract withAlegent to provide outpatient serv-ices including medication manage-ment by an ARNP. On a motion bySmith, a second by Pitt, the boardrequested that the CPC write a let-ter to Alegent requesting that a fulltime ARNP be hired as soon aspossible otherwise the monthlypayment made to Alegent wouldbe reduced by the amount thatHarrison County has to pay anoth-er mental health center to providemedication management.Auction Property

As advertised, the Board auc-tioned a parcel of land describedas Lot D of Lot Number 2 inSection Five, Township 78, Range42. Successful bidder was BrentCarlson with a bid of $1,000.Motion to accept the bid was madeby Pitt, second by Smith.Unanimous approval.Zoning Public Hearing

A zoning public hearing was heldas advertised. Shirley Plambeckrequested a rezoning of approxi-mately 2.17 acres from A-1Agriculture to R-1 RuralResidential on property describedas part of the SE1/4SW1/4 ofSection 8-78-41. No comments foror against this request werereceived. Motion to close the pub-lic hearing was made by Smith,second by Pitt. Motion to approvethe request was made by Smith,second by Pitt. Unanimousapproval.Claims

The claim for Teresa McCandlessfor a reimbursement for using apersonal cell phone was deniedbecause no policy currently existsfor this type of reimbursement.Motion to deny was made by Pitt,second by Smith. Unanimousapproval.

All other claims, as presented,were approved for payment.

With business of the day com-pleted, the Board adjourned on amotion by Smith, second by Pitt.Unanimous approval.ATTEST: Susan Bonham, Auditor

Walter Utman, ChairmanMarch 29, 2012

The Board of Supervisors met insession with all members present.The current agenda was approvedon a motion by Pitt, second bySmith. Unanimous approval.Previous minutes were approvedon a motion by Smith, second byPitt. Unanimous approval.Lander Avenue

Tom Stoner, Engineer, presenteda petition from Tim Nolting,Marlene Nolting, Nicholas Noltingand Elizabeth Nolting, to vacate aportion of Lander Avenuedescribed as: Commencing at apoint on the northerly right of way

of 174th Trail near the SW cornerof Section 5-80-43 and runningthence northerly along the center-line of Lander Avenue and termi-nating at the intersection with thesoutherly right of way of KelseyAvenue near the NW corner ofSection 5-80-43.

Because one landowner alongLander Avenue didn’t sign the peti-tion, the petitioners revised thepetition to only vacate a portion ofLander Avenue making it a deadend.

Mr. Stoner recommended notvacating as petitioned as it wouldnot be in the best interest of thecounty to have a Level B dead endroad. Motion to deny the petitionwas made by Pitt, second bySmith. Unanimous approval.

Tax AbatementTreasurer Renee King requested

the abatement of the second-halftaxes on two mobile homes thathave been junked. Tax receipts(2011-12) 60 00017 and 60 00069in the amounts of $50 and $78respectively, were approved forabatement on a motion by Smith,second by Pitt. Unanimousapproval.Liquor License

A liquor license for Willow CreekBanquet Hall will be consideredapproved when the required dramshop insurance is filed with theIowa Alcoholic Beverages Division.Motion to approve by Smith, sec-ond by Pitt. Unanimous approval.

With business of the day com-pleted, the board adjourned on amotion by Pitt, second by Smith.Unanimous approval.ATTEST: Susan Bonham, Auditor

Walter Utman, Chairman15-1

MAGNOLIA CITY COUNCILPROCEEDINGS

April 5, 2012A special meeting of the

Magnolia City Council was held onthe above date at 6:15 p.m., withMayor Lisa Winther presiding andthe following council memberspresent: Michelle Rhoten, GeneBarber, and Diane Archer, alongwith clerk Susanne Vokt. MarkHoffman was excused. Citizenspresent: Carl Rorden.

Meeting called to order by MayorWinther.2. Approval of Agenda. Motion toapprove agenda made by GeneBarber, seconded by DianeArcher. All aye, carried. 3-0.3. Decision to appoint or elect tofill vacant council seat. TheCouncil voted to appoint a personto fill the council seat vacated byJoanne Barber’s resignation.Motion to appoint made by DianeArcher, seconded by MichelleRhoten. All aye, carried. 3-0.4. Adjourn. Gene Barber movedthe meeting be adjourned at 6:21p.m., seconded by Diane Archer.All aye, carried. 3-0. 15-1

NOTICE OF VACANT MAGNOLIA CITY COUNCIL

SEAT TO BE FILLED BYAPPOINTMENT

Councilwoman Barber resignedfrom the Magnolia City Councileffective March 21, 2012. The termfor her position expires in January2014. Notice is hereby given thatthe Magnolia City Council voted toappoint a person to fill the office forthe remaining balance of the unex-pired term. The appointment willbe made at the council meetingApril 18, 2012.

The appointment is subject to theright of the electors to file a petitionrequiring that the vacancy be filledby special election, within 14 daysof this notice. Requirements for avalid, timely petition to request aspecial election may be found inIowa Code section 372.13. 15-1

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S LEVYAND SALE

STATE OF IOWAIOWA DISTRICT COURT

CASE #EQCV028567HARRISON COUNTY

Special ExecutionPLAINTIFFBANK OF AMERICA, NA AS SUC-CESSOR BY MERGER TO BACHOME LOANS SERVICING, LPFKA COUNTRYWIDE HOMELOANS SERVICING, LPVS.DEFENDANT (Judgment Debtor)RICHARD A. LIGHT, PARTIES INPOSSESSION, SPOUSE OFRICHARD A. LIGHT, IF ANY

As a result of the judgment ren-dered in the above referencedcourt case, an execution wasissued by the court to the Sheriff ofthis county. The execution orderedthe sale of defendant(s) real estateto satisfy the judgment. The prop-erty to be sold is:

A parcel of land located inSouthwest Quarter of theSouthwest Quarter of theNortheast Quarter (SW1/4SW1/4NE1/4), of Section Nineteen(19), Township Seventy-nine (79)North, Range Forty-two (42) West

of the 5th P.M., Harrison County,Iowa, described as follows:Beginning at the intersection of theNorth line of SW1/4SW1/4NE1/4of Section 19, Township 79 North,

Range 42 West of the 5th P.M.,and the centerline of the CountyRoad as presently established,thence South 101.0 feet along saidcenterline, thence East 128.0 feetparallel with the North line of saidSW1/4SW1/4NE1/4, thence North101.0 feet parallel with said center-line, thence West 128.0 feet alongthe North line of saidSW1/4SW1/4NE1/4 to the point ofbeginning. Said parcel contains0.30 acres more or less includingthe presently established countyroad right of way.LOCAL ADDRESS: 2538 OVER-TON AVENUE, LOGAN, IOWA.

The described property will beoffered for sale at public auction forcash only as follows:

Date of Sale, May 4, 2012; Timeof Sale, 10:00 a.m.; Place of Sale,Harrison County Sheriff’s Office.

This sale not subject to redemp-tion.

Judgment Amount, $46,633.13;Costs, $297.92; Accruing Costs,$555.56 plus Sheriff; Interest,8.0% from 11/5/2009 on$46,633.13 plus $5,326.01; Date,January 26, 2012; Sheriff, PatrickSears, Harrison County, Iowa;Attorney, Benjamin W. Hopkins.15-2

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S LEVYAND SALE

STATE OF IOWAHARRISON COUNTY

IOWA DISTRICT COURTCASE #EQCV029236

Special ExecutionPLAINTIFFUS BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIA-TIONVS.

DEFENDANT (Judgment Debtor)AARON K. KWIATKOWSKI

As a result of the judgment ren-dered in the above referencedcourt case, an execution wasissued by the court to the Sheriff ofthis county. The execution orderedthe sale of defendant(s) real estateto satisfy the judgment. The prop-erty to be sold is:

Part of the SW1/4NW1/4 inSection 26 Township 78 North,

Range 44, West of the 5th P.M.,Harrison County, Iowa; describedas follows: Commencing at the W¼ corner of said Section 26-78-44,thence along the West line of theSW1/4NE1/4 N 0 degrees 09’ 06”W 1024.45 feet to the point ofbeginning; thence continue N 0degrees 09’ 06”W 146.33 feet,thence departing said line N 89degrees 50’ 54” E 209.96 feet tothe point of beginning. Said parcelincludes county road R.O.W. Note:Bearings are assumed and basedupon a plat of survey completed byKenny’s Surveying and dated May15, 1995 of Parcel “B” in the SW ¼NW1/4 of Section 26-78-44 (SaidParcel “C” being a subdivision ofParcel “B”).LOCAL ADDRESS: 3282 LIMATRAIL, MISSOURI VALLEY,IOWA.

The described property will beoffered for sale at public auction forcash only as follows:

Date of Sale, May 4, 2012; timeof Sale, 10:30 a.m.; Place of Sale,Harrison County Sheriff’s Office.

This sale not subject to redemp-tion.

Judgment Amount, $133,063.94;Costs, $270.00; Accruing Costs,Sheriff’s Fees; Interest, 4.25%from 2/1/2012; Date, 2/15/12;Sheriff, Patrick Sears, HarrisonCounty, Iowa; Attorney, James V.Sarcone, Jr. 15-2

IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTFOR HARRISON COUNTYEQUITY NO. EQCV029272ORIGINAL NOTICE FOR

PUBLICATIONBANK OF AMERICA, N.A.94-1687665SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TOCOUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSBPlaintiffVs.JUSTIN W. AMES; YVONNEMARIE PENA-ORTIZ, AKAYVONNE M. PENA-ORTIZ;DefendantsTO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFEN-DANTS:

You are hereby notified that thereis a publication on file in the officeof the clerk of the above courtwhich petition prays for a judgmentin rem against the propertyinvolved in this action for the sumof $90,344.48 with interest at 6%per annum from and including July1, 2011, on the promissory noteexecuted by Justin W. Ames andmortgage executed by Justin W.Ames and Yvonne Marie Pena-Ortiz aka Yvonne M. Pena-Ortiz toWells Fargo Bank, N.A., andassigned to Plaintiff, who is thesole and absolute owner thereof.

Said note, together with themortgage given to secure thesame are due and payable by rea-son of the failure of the DefendantsJustin W. Ames and Yvonne MariePena-Ortiz aka Yvonne M. Pena-Ortiz to pay the installments ofprincipal when due. Plaintiff alsoprays in said Petition for the fore-closure of said mortgage datedMay 25, 2007 recorded in Book2007, Page 1605 in the Recorder’sOffice of Harrison County, Iowa,with said note dated May 25, 2007on the following described proper-ty, to-wit:

The South 100 feet of Lot One (1)Except the West 4 feet, BlockEighteen (18), Original Town ofMissouri Valley, Harrison County,Iowa.

And also asking that said mort-gage be declared a prior andsuperior lien to that of each of theabove named Defendants; forappointment of a receiver; for theamount paid by Plaintiff for attor-neys’ fees, abstract expense, costsand accruing costs of this action;that special execution issue for thesale of said real estate to satisfysaid judgment, interest, attorneysfees and cost and for such otherand further relief as may be justand equitable.FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS,SEE COPY OF PETITION NOWON FILE.

THE PLAINTIFF HAS ELECTEDFORECLOSURE WITHOUTREDEMPTION. THIS MEANSTHAT THE SALE OF THE MORT-GAGED PROPERTY WILLOCCUR PROMPTLY AFTERENTRY OF JUDGMENT UNLESSYOU FILE WITH THE COURT AWRITTEN DEMAND TO DELAYTHE SALE. IF YOU FILE A WRIT-TEN DEMAND, THE SALE WILLBE DELAYED UNTIL SIXMONTHS FROM ENTRY OFJUDGMENT IF THE MORT-GAGED PROPERTY IS YOURRESIDENCE AND IS A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILYDWELLING OR UNTIL TWOMONTHS FROM ENTRY OFJUDGMENT IF THE MORT-GAGED PROPERTY IS NOTYOUR RESIENCE OF IS RESI-DENCE BUT NOT A ONE-FAMILYOR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING.YOU WILL HAVE NO RIGHT OFREDEMPTION AFTER THESALE. THE PURCHASER AT THESALE WILL BE ENTITLED TOIMMEDIATE POSSESSION OFTHE MORTGAGED PROPERTY.YOU MAY PURCHASE AT THESALE.

The Plaintiff’s attorneys arePetosa, Petosa & Boecker, L.L.P.,by Benjamin W. Hopkins, whose

address is 1350 NW 138th Street,Suite 100, Clive, Iowa 50325-8308, telephone number (515)222-9400, facsimile number (515)222-9121.

You must serve a motion or

answer on or before the 1st day ofMay, 2012, and within a reason-able time thereafter file yourmotion or answer in the IowaDistrict Court of Harrison County,at the Courthouse in Logan, Iowa.If you do not, judgment by default,may be rendered against you forthe relief demanded in the Petition.

If you require the assistance ofauxiliary aids or services to partic-ipate in court because of a disabil-ity, immediately call your districtADA coordinator at (712) 328-5883. (If you are hearing impaired,Call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800-735-2942).

Clerk of the Above CourtHarrison County Courthouse

Logan, Iowa 51546YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEKLEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TOPROTECT YOUR INTERESTS.

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CITY OF LOGAN REVENUEMARCH 2012

Rent for Comm. Ctr. .......$945.00Building Permits ...............519.00Court Fines.........................45.00Donations Parks ............1,400.00Donations Swim Pool .......204.88Donations Comm. Ctr. ......358.54Goods/SVCS Streets .......604.20Housing Grant ...............8,105.00Interest ...............................21.83Landfill Charges ............3,414.46Local Option Sales

Tax.............................7,496.10Parking Fines .....................50.00Pet License.......................201.00Property Taxes ..............6,802.30Reimb. Office...........................75Sewer Rental...............17,828.96Street Road Use..........13,795.85Swim Pool Fees ...............250.00Water Sales.................26,736.15Water Deposits.................200.00TOTAL REVENUE RECEIVED

BY CITY ...................88,979.02TRANSFERS.................2,799.77TOTAL REVENUE AND

TRANSFERS ...........91,778.79LIBRARY REVENUE FROM

CITY/COUNTY...........4,399.22LIBRARY FINES, MEM.

AND GIFTS.....................48.01LIBRARY TOTAL ...........4,447.23TOTAL CITY AND LIB. REV.

AND TRANSFERS...96,226.0215-1

IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTFOR HARRISON COUNTYEQUITY NO. EQCV029283ORIGINAL NOTICE FOR

PUBLICATIONU.S. BANK NATIONALASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEEFOR THE CONSECO FINANCEHOME LOAN GRANTOR TRUST2002-A 41-0417860PlaintiffVs.DOUG RICHER AKA DOUGLASJOSEPH LEE RICHER; JODYLYNN RICHER; MERCHANTSCREDIT ADJUSTERS, INC.;SPOUSE OF DOUG RICHERAKA DOUGLAS JOSEPH LEERICHER, IF ANY;Defendants.TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFEN-DANTS:

You are hereby notified that thereis a petition on file in the office ofthe clerk of the above court whichpetition prays for a judgment inrem against the property involvedin this action for the sum of$25,048.16 with interest at 11.99%per annum from and includingJune 25, 2011, on the promissorynote executed by Doug Richer andJody Richer aka Jody L. Richerand mortgage executed by DougRicher and Jody Richer to SamboyFinancial, Inc., and assigned toPlaintiff, who is the sole andabsolute owner thereof.

Said note, together with themortgage given to secure thesame are due and payable by rea-son of the failure of the DefendantsDoug Richer and Jody Richer topay the installments of principalwhen due. Plaintiff also prays insaid Petition for the foreclosure ofsaid mortgage dated July 29,1997, recorded in Book 550 Page555 in the Recorder’s Office ofHarrison County, Iowa, with saidnote dated July 29, 1997, on thefollowing described property to-wit:

Lots Six (6) and Seven (7) inBlock Six (6), Seaton’s FirstAddition to Missouri Valley,Harrison County, Iowa

And also asking that said mort-gage be declared a prior andsuperior lien to that of each of theabove named Defendants; forappointment of a receiver; for theamount paid by Plaintiff for attor-neys’ fees, abstract expense, costsand accruing costs of this action;that special execution issue for thesale of said real estate to satisfysaid judgment, interest, attorneys’fees and costs and for such otherand further relief as may be justand equitable.

FOR FURTHER PARTIC-ULARS, SEE COPY OF PETI-TION NOW ON FILE.

THE PLAINTIFF HAS ELECTEDFORECLOSURE WITHOUTREDEMPTION. THIS MEANSTHAT THE SALE OF THE MORT-GAGED PROPERTY WILLOCCUR PROMPTLY AFTERENTRY OF JUDGMENT UNLESSYOU FILE WITH THE COURT AWRITTEN DEMAND TO DELAYTHE SALE. IF YOU FILE A WRIT-TEN DEMAND, THE SALE WILLBE DELAYED UNTIL SIXMONTHS FROM ENTRY OFJUDGMENT IF THE MORT-GAGED PROPERTY IS YOURRESIDENCE AND IS A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILYDWELLING OR UNTIL TWOMONTHS FROM ENTRY OFJUDGMENT IF THE MORT-GAGED PROPERTY IS NOTYOUR RESIDENCE OR IS RESI-DENCE BUT NOT A ONE-FAMILYOR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING.YOU WILL HAVE NO RIGHT OFREDEMPTION AFTER THESALE. THE PURCHASER AT THESALE WILL BE ENTITLED TOIMMEDIATE POSSESSION OFTHE MORTGAGED PROPERTY.YOU MAY PURCHASE AT THESALE.

The Plaintiff’s attorneys arePetosa, Petosa & Boecker, L.L.P.,by Benjamin W. Hopkins, whose

address is 1350 NW 138th Street,Suite 100, Clive, Iowa 50325-8308, telephone number (515)222-9400, facsimile number (515)222-9121.

You must serve a motion oranswer on or before the 15 day ofMay, 2012, and within a reason-able time thereafter file yourmotion or answer in the IowaDistrict Court of Harrison County,

at the Courthouse in Logan, Iowa.If you do not, judgment by defaultmay be rendered against you forthe relief demanded in the Petition.

If you require the assistance ofauxiliary aids or services to partic-ipate in court because of a disabil-ity, immediately call your districtADA coordinator at (712) 328-5883. (If you are hearing impaired,Call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800-735-2942).

Vicki KrohnClerk of the Above Court

Harrison County CourthouseLogan, Iowa 51546

YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEKLEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TOPROTECT YOUR INTERESTS.

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PISGAH CITY COUNCILPROCEEDINGS

April 4, 2012Mayor Richard Dilley called the

Pisgah City Council meeting toorder at 7:00 p.m., April 4, 2012.Roll call showed council members,Carson, Chlupacek, Parks andSherer present. Woodward arrivedat 7:10 p.m. Staff present: CityClerk Darlene Hammack, mainte-nance Rod Holben. Guest wasSteve Perry. Motion by Sherer toapprove the agenda. Seconded byChlupacek. All yeas. Motion car-ried. Motion by Carson to approvethe minutes. Seconded by Sherer.All yeas. Motion carried.

Steve Perry was present toupdate the council on the waste-water lagoon project. Weather hasbeen good and lining has beenplaced in the lagoon. Steve hopesto be finished the middle of May.The change order on the agendawas tabled until the May meetingper Steve Perry. Steve left themeeting at 7:10 p.m.

Maintenance report: Rod fell athome March 21 and pulled themuscle in his calf. He has been offwork two weeks. He goes back tothe doctor on April 6 to be re-eval-uated. Rod had quotes on tires forthe truck. Council approved 4 newtires from Handcook for $175.00each. There is a water leak in thealley by the fire station. The show-erhead was stolen from the men’sbathroom in the park. Rod took theone from the women’s shower tofix the one in the men’s bathroom.We have workers from the lagoonproject camping at the park. WhenRod is released by the doctor toreturn to work, he will get a show-erhead for the woman’s bathroom.Rod said the flush valves are notworking correctly in both bath-rooms. Council told him to replacethose.

There was a discussion on hour’sJennifer turned in for helping Rodthese past two weeks. Motion bySherer to approve the bill payingJennifer for mowing only at $8.00per hour. Seconded by Carson. Allyeas. Motion carried.

Council approve a $50 donationto Town and Country Arts for theannual Arts in the Park program.

Jay Randall from CommunityBank sent a proposal to the city onthe securities the city has. Councilwill have Jay do a rate adjustmenton the existing loan and leave thesecurities alone and potentiallysave the city $2,600 with no publi-cation or attorney fees.

Financial Report: Motion toapprove by Sherer. Seconded byWoodward. All yeas. Motion car-ried.

Motion by Sherer to approve theliquor license for Sportsmen’s Bar.Seconded by Chlupacek. All yeas.Motion carried.

Carson told the council that shehas $1,900.00 donated for thebanners on First Street. She want-ed to know if the city would sell theold fire truck. No decision wasmade on the fire truck. Thehotel/motel tax was tabled until alater date. Music Booster’s dona-tion was discussed. No motion wasmade so this died at the table. Thefence at the ball diamond was dis-cussed. The little league coacheswant to know if we want the fence.The council made no decision. Apiece of the roof blew off of thegrandstand. Rod needs to callRowdy and he will help put thepiece back on.

The truck parked at 509 Polk St.,was taken care of by Mayor Dilley.Clerk stated she had the shelterhouse rented on April 20 for a babyshower. Sara Parks has volunteersthat will help Rod remove picnictables for shelter house. Clerkasked for help with cleaning.Carson and Sherer said they dothe cleaning before the rental.

Clerk stated she is having eyesurgery April 10 and will be able toreturn to work on April 11. Clerkasked the council to set a date formeeting to go over the new codesfor the ordinance book. Council setApril 25 at 7:00 p.m.

Motion by Sherer to adjourn.Seconded by Park. All yeas.Motion carried. Meeting adjournedby the Mayor at 8:30 p.m.

Richard Dilley, MayorAttest: Darlene Hammack, Clerk

CLAIMSLHCC, gas......................$211.12IRS, fed w/h......................714.93Doris Woodward, cleaning100.00Harr. Co. Landfill, landfill

Fees ...............................523.00IPERS, Iper ......................472.20Logan Observer, pub.

Fees ..............................218.32C&H Hauling, garbage pickup

Fees ...........................1,104.50Windstream, 3 phones .....246.15MidAmerica, electricity .....638.26Darlene Hammack, salary870.13Rodney Holben, salary..1,826.75Siouxland Dist. Hth., lab

Fees .................................13.00Quill, supplies...................157.56Dave Archer Const., rock/

Hauling ...........................722.00Postal Service, stamps.......38.55United Western Coop,

Propane..........................475.00Electronic Eng., 2 sensors/

Pgr. Pagers..................1,200.00Stumps Repair, 2 sway bar

Links................................64.00Harr. Co. Auditor, law

Enforcement 28E ...........627.50Bank of the West, supp. ...306.35Treas. State of IA, sales

Tax.................................294.00Dorsey & Whitney LLP,

Legal services lagoon

Project .........................5,000.00Jennifer Hansen, water

Chores............................260.00Olmsted & Perry, wastewater

Lagoon project .........10,710.00Horizon Equip., supp.

And labor.......................229.36Jennifer Hansen, mowing.128.00TOTAL .........................27,022.68

REVENUE RECEIVED INMARCH 2012

GARBAGE...................$1,700.00GENERAL .....................3,250.68RUT ..................................650.01SEWER .......................62,287.25WATER..........................4,331.43TOTAL .........................72,199.37

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PUBLIC NOTICEThe Harrison County Planning

and Zoning Committee will hold apublic hearing on Thursday, April19, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. in theEngineer’s building located at 301

N. 6th Ave., in Logan, Iowa. Thepurpose of the hearing is to reviewthe zoning map amendment andminor plate subdivision submittedby Randy Evans. The amendmentwill change the zoning of 2 acresfrom A-1 Agricultural to R-1 RuralResidential. The location of theproperty is in part of theSE1/4SW1/4 of Section 10,Township 79 North and Range 42West. Any questions or commentsmay be mailed to the Planning andZoning Administrator or emailed [email protected]. 15-1



N. 6th Ave. in Logan, Iowa. Thepurpose of the hearing is to reviewthe zoning map amendment sub-mitted by Penny Street Farms. Theamendment will change the zoningof approximately 2 acres from A-1Agricultural to R-1 RuralResidential. The location of theproperty is in part of theNW1/4NW1/4NE1/4 of Section 36,Township 78 North and Range 45West. Any questions or commentsmay be mailed to the Planning andZoning Administrator or emailed [email protected]. 15-1



N. 6th Ave. in Logan, Iowa. Thepurpose of the hearing is to reviewthe zoning map amendment sub-mitted by Alyce Tucker. Theamendment will change the zoningof approximately 2 acres from A-1Agricultural to R-1 RuralResidential. The location of theproperty is in part of theNW1/4NW1/4NW1/4 of Section28, Township 81 North and Range42 West. Any questions or com-ments may be mailed to thePlanning and Zoning Administratoror emailed to [email protected]. 15-1


and Zoning Committee will hold apublic hearing on Thursday, April19, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. in theEngineer’s building located at 301

N. 6th Ave. in Logan, Iowa. Thepurpose of the hearing is to reviewthe zoning map amendment sub-mitted by Don Kuhlman. Theamendment will change the zoningof approximately 3 acres from A-1Agricultural to R-1 RuralResidential. The location of theproperty is in part of theNW1/4SW1/4 of Section 19,Township 80 North and Range 42West. Any questions or commentsmay be mailed to the Planning andZoning Administrator or emailed [email protected]. 15-1



N. 6th Ave., in Logan, Iowa. Thepurpose of the hearing is to reviewthe zoning map amendment sub-mitted by Randy Grimes. Theamendment will change the zoningof approximately 8 acres from A-1Agricultural to R-1 RuralResidential. The location of theproperty is in part of the S1/2 ofthe SE1/4 of Section 13, Township80 North and Range 42 West. Anyquestions or comments may bemailed to the Planning and Zoningadministrator or emailed [email protected]. 15-1


and Zoning Committee will hold apublic hearing on Thursday, April19, 2012, at 9:00 a.m., in theEngineer’s building located at 301

N. 6th Ave. in Logan, Iowa. Thepurpose of the hearing is to reviewthe zoning map amendment sub-mitted by Jeff Pitt. The amendmentwill change the zoning of approxi-mately 6 acres from A-1Agricultural to R-1 RuralResidential. The location of theproperty is in part of theSW1/4SW1/4 of Section 30,Township 79 North and Range 41West. Any questions or commentsmay be mailed to the Planning andZoning Administrator or emailed [email protected]. 15-1.

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CITY OF LOGANSPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING

APRIL 2, 2012At 7:00 p.m., Mayor Fetter calledthe meeting to order. Those pres-ent were Council Members Clark,Johnson, Greve, Lefeber andCrum.

Mayor Fetter asked if there wereany additions or deletions to theagenda. There were none. Motionwas made by Crum and secondedby Lefeber to approve the agenda.5 ayes.

Item 5 on the agenda was to dis-cuss and set a price for the sale ofKole Drive and Jacob Avenue ifthey are vacated. The approximatecosts at this time are roughly $300plus publishing, which is signifi-cantly less than it was for BruceAllen when he purchased land.TheCity Attorney wrote the resolutionsand did the leg work on it, and nowthe City Clerk is copying all of that.Wes and Penny Greve have main-tained Kole Drive since they movedthere in 2003, and Jeff and MandyPitt have maintained JacobAvenue it was stated. The CityClerk informed the Council of howsome other cities handle vacatedstreets. There was a street vacatedand sold in this same developmentfor $1,250 plus costs it was stated.Mayor Fetter stated that if the Citydecides to change the formulafrom when that land was sold, theperson will most likely be askingwhy his price was more. Heinformed the Council that theyneed to be prepared if they changethe rules once they start, that theymay have to go back in time foranother property owner. He sug-gested that since it has been doneonce, the Council should try to fol-low the same procedure. Whenasked what the two parties are will-ing to pay, Council Member Grevestated that he is not willing to paywhat they are asking, which is $.20a square foot. Pitt stated that $.20a square foot is too much. FormerCity Clerk Nedra Fliehe stated thatshe had worked with the CityAttorney to come up with a formu-la when they had sold the firstpiece of land. Crum asked Grevehow much he had paid for theother lots he had purchased. Theprice was $1,000 per lot he stated.A lot is about twice the size of thestreet. Crum asked if Greve wouldconsider $1,000 for the land andcosts would be included in thatprice. Greve stated that he wasthinking more in line with $500 andcosts. It is estimated that costs willbe in the $400 range when it is alldone. The Pitts asked if this will bewritten as two different resolutions.If one party accepts the offer, theother one does not have to. Motionwas made by Johnson to set aprice for the two vacated proper-ties. The price of Kole Drive is$1,000 and Jacob Avenue is $500.The prices will be inclusive of thecosts. Lefeber seconded themotion. 3 ayes. Johnson, Crumand Lefeber. Clark and Greveabstained. The public hearing willbe held on Monday, April 9, at 6:45p.m., to approve the resolutions tovacate those streets.

Agenda item 6 was to discussand approve the Park Board’s planfor the park shelter project. ParkBoard Member Gary Nordbyreported that he called DougJohnsen for a quote on concrete,and he had not returned his callyet. Midwest Mechanical will put ina 31’ x 34’ piece of concrete whichis six inches deep, reinforced withsteel and includes 19.5 yards ofconcrete. The cost of the concreteis $2,200, and the total donatedlabor and materials from MidwestMechanical would be $4,625. It willmeet all ADA specifications. Aquote for the building materialsfrom S.E. Smith & Sons is $8,551.Kuhl Construction quoted $10,375for the building materials. LoganDo It Best quoted only the itemsthey could supply from the originallist. Their quote was for $1,661.G&M Refrigeration and ApplianceService quoted $1,305 for materi-als to put electricity in the pavilion.It would cost $3.20/ft. for wire tobring electricity from the bandshell. Mike Hinkel will do the boringfor the electrical wire for $500. Hewould be donating $1,000 in laborfor the project. T&S Electric quoted$2,100 for labor and materials plus$1.29/ft. for 380 feet of wire. Thetotal for the building would beapproximately $10,000 and thecost to put electricity in would beabout $2,000. Mayor Fetter askedNikki Allen to contact all the people

who donated money for the projectand let them know that the sizeand shape of the pavilion hadchanged. She replied she had con-tacted all but two donors and allwere fine with the changes. MayorFetter suggested that they put thebuilding up now and add electricityfrom next year’s budget. NedraFliehe stated that she and otherswould be willing to donate to theproject. Council Member Clarkstated that it was too bad that theCity couldn’t get the Keep IowaBeautiful Grant and then the budg-et money could have been used toput electricity in right away. MayorFetter said he looked at the grantearlier and didn’t think there wasenough time to get everythingtogether by the end of March.Council Member Greve brought upseveral points with regard to whatRenea Anderson of HarrisonCounty Development Corporationhad told him about her communi-cations or lack thereof with the CityClerk, Park Board Member NikkiAllen and Mayor Fetter. Greve did-n’t feel the City Clerk or Park Boardhad communicated with her. TheCity Clerk, Nikki Allen and MayorFetter all stated that Ms. Andersonnever returned their emails. Otherconcerns of Greve were that thePark Board had a meeting at a res-idence, they didn’t invite all of thePark Board members, and theCouncil was not informed of themeeting. Park Board Member NikkiAllen stated that they did not knowthat they had to hold public meet-ings until they were told that at thelast Council meeting. The onlymeeting they had at a residencewas one that was held at ParkBoard Member Nikki Allen’s resi-dence because her son’s weresleeping and she didn’t want towake them so she asked if themeeting could be held at herhouse. She stated that she shouldhave cancelled that meeting. Allenapologized several times to theCouncil. Greve stated that theCouncil state some ground rulesfor the Park Board. They need toset some parameters of how theirmeetings are going to be run andwho they are going to answer to.Greve asked Park Board MemberGary Nordby if he went to MaxineLesline’s house and asked her tostep down form the Park Board.Mr. Nordby said that he had. Greveasked why and who gave him theauthority to do that. Mr. Nordbystated that she hadn’t been attend-ing the meetings. Greve asked ifshe even knew when the meetingswere. Ms. Lesline stated that shedidn’t know when three fourths ofthe meetings were held. Mr.Nordby apologized and stated thathe would notify everyone in thefuture of the meetings. CouncilMember Johnson asked what thepurpose of asking Ms. Lesline tostep down was. Mr. Nordby said itwas so the Park Board could get amore active member. Mayor Fetterbrought up that it had beenbrought to his attention that theyought to increase the Park Boardmembers to seven. He stated thatthe board needs to be diversified.The City Clerk said that as ofJanuary 1, 2012, all appointedboards have to be gender equal.Council Member Clark stated thatshe thinks any members that areadded to Park Board should beresidents of Logan. Mayor Fettersaid that if the Council wants tomake changes it could be put onthe agenda, and they could writeup a new ordinance. There wasmore discussion on the grant andthe donations made to the parkpavilion. The Park Board assuredthe Council that they will do whatthe Council expects of them asthey move forward. Mayor Fetterrecommended that we move for-ward with this project. CouncilMember Crum stated that theCouncil needs to decide who isgoing to do what and go for it,because if they wait they would bethrowing a lot of money away.Motion was made by Greve andseconded by Crum to approvebuilding the park shelter. 5 ayes.Motion was made by Clark andseconded by Greve to use S.E.Smith for part of the materials andDo It Best for the rest of the mate-rials that they can furnish, G&MRefrigeration and ApplianceService for the electrical, MikeHinkel of T&M Cable for the boringand Midwest Mechanical for theconcrete work. 5 ayes.

Agenda item 7 was discuss andapprove allowing Dennis Lovell to

plant alfalfa at the well field. PublicWorks Director Scott Muxfeldt stat-ed they will probably leave it as it isnow and let it grow up and be cutthis season. Lovell stated they mayplant alfalfa next year. He said he isaware that you don’t put chemicalsor fertilizer on the land. Muxfeldtstated that Dennis and DavidLovell have always been great towork with. Lovell said the City hasalways been their priority and theycouldn’t have given the land to theCity to be used if they didn’t careabout the City. Muxfeldt had con-tacted the DNR and they sentinformation on what would beallowed within the 200-foot radiusaround the wells. Motion wasmade by Johnson and secondedby Clark to continue to adhere tothe original agreement the City hadwith Dennis Lovell allowing alfalfato be planted. 5 ayes.

Citizens questions and com-ments: There were several citizensthat attended the meeting. Theyexpressed their thoughts and con-cerns and asked questions aboutthe Council and their relationshipwith the Park Board. Mayor Fetterstated that they were going to gothrough the rules and do every-thing right going forward.

No claims approved.Motion was made by Clark and

seconded by Crum to adjourn. 5ayes.

Angela Winther, CityClerk/Administrator

Attest: Randy Fetter, Mayor 15-1

At 7:00 P.M. Mayor Fetter calledthe meeting to order. Those pres-ent were Council Members Clark,Johnson, Greve, Lefeber andCrum.

Mayor Fetter asked if therewere any additions or deletions tothe agenda. Agenda item 6 wasdeleted. Motion was made byJohnson and seconded by Clark toapprove the agenda. 5 ayes.

Motion was made by Johnsonand seconded by Crum to approvethe consent agenda which consist-ed of approving the minutes of the3-12-12 regular city council meet-ing and the 3-12-12 public hearing,

set a date of Monday, April 9th,2012 for a regular council meet-ing., approve the Claims Registerand building permits for James

Clark, 217 E. 4th St., 10’x 12’ deck;

Norman Collins, 419 E. 4th St., 14’x 24’ single car garage. All itemswere approved except for the min-utes of the 3-12-12 regular citycouncil meeting which CouncilMember Johnson stated he wouldlike the minutes to be detailed out,as portions of them were omitted.He said he wanted them to be writ-ten out for the record because theywere more of a transcript and notconcise. 5 ayes.

Item 7 on the agenda was to

approve the closing of 4th Ave.

from 7th Street to 6th Street on

May 19th, 2012, for Village GreenDay. Motion was made by Greveand seconded by Lefeber to

approve closing 4th Ave. on May

19th, 2012, for Village Green Daywith the provision that the insur-ance be taken care of. 5 ayes.

Item 8 on the agenda was todiscuss and approve selling the1985 GMC Dump Truck which is onconsignment. The original agree-ment in 2010 was to sell it for noless than $6,000. In January of2011, Council lowered the price to$2500 because there had been nooffers made. An offer of $2000 hasbeen made on the truck. Motionwas made by Clark and secondedby Crum to approve selling the1985 GMC Dump Truck which is onconsignment for $2,000. 5 ayes.

Next on the agenda was thatOfficer Hiatt resigned, and his lastday was 3/25/12. There will be anad in the newspaper this weekadvertising for a new police officer.

Item 10 on the agenda was todiscuss and set the price for thesale of Kole Drive and Jacob Ave.if vacated. Greve stated he hasmaintained this street for the lastnine years. He doesn’t feel heshould have to pay $2500 for itsince he has pushed the snow, putrock on it and maintained it for thatperiod of time. He also stated JeffPitt has maintained his lot by mow-ing it all the years he has lived

there. No decision was made bythe Council on the selling price.The Clerk advised that a decisionhas to be made on the price by thetime of the Public Hearing on April9th, 2012 so the Council decidedto have a special council meetingon April 2, 2012 at 7:00 P.M.

Next on the agenda was toapprove the Park Board’s plan forthe park shelter project. GaryNordy reported that they haveapproximately $14,700 to $15,700for this project. The cost for a 24 x36’ shelter would be approximately$11,350. Nordby had a drawing ofit and said it would be placed in thenorthwest corner of the park. Theprice included all materials with theexception of lights and possiblyelectrical wire. Kiwanis will donatethe labor to erect the shelter andMidwest Mechanical will furnishthe labor the concrete work. It willlook similar to the shelter that isalready in the park. CouncilMember Greve asked what hap-pened from the last meeting whenthey were going to build a roundpavilion style and they were goingto apply for a grant to help fund it.Mr. Nordby stated that they wantedto get it started so it could be com-

pleted by the 4th of July, and if theygot the grant it couldn’t be starteduntil after July 1st. It was decidedthat the northwest corner of thepark would be a better location sothat parents can watch their chil-dren on the playground. This typeof shelter would bring the costdown, and it would match the onethat is already there he stated. Theround or octagon pavilion stylewas too big for the park, and therewould be tree issues. Only half ofthe $4500 could be used for theshelter, the rest had to be used forbeautification and there was noguarantee that the City wouldreceive the grant it was stated.The City Clerk updated the Councilwith the donations that have beenreceived. Nikki Allen has spokento about half of the donors so farand they all still want to donateeven though the grant will not beapplied for at this time. Greveasked Public Works Director, ScottMuxfeldt, if he had checked out thenew location for the shelter. Mr.Muxfeldt said he had gone to thepark with Nikki Allen, Gary Nordbyand Angela Winther to look at loca-tions for the new shelter. He feltthe new location in the northwestsection of the park would be a bet-ter fit for the shelter. Nobody usesthe northeast section of the park,and the octagon pavilion would betoo big for it without removingtrees. When asked if it would pres-

ent any problems for the 4th of Julycelebration, he said it wouldn’tbecause it will be placed in thelocation where the V.F.W. alwayssets up for Bingo. The shelterwould not have electricity at thistime, it would be added later, hope-fully by fall. Nikki Allen said shewould like the shelter to beapproved because her company,Midwest Mechanical, will be doingthe concrete labor. They have timeto do it now, but their busy seasonis approaching very quickly.Council Member Johnson suggest-ed that the Park Board mark theplace where the shelter will be sothat the Council can look at it anddecide if it will work. The City Clerkasked Nikki Allen if MidwestMechanical would still be able todo the concrete labor if no decision

was made until the April 9th meet-ing, and she said she did not knowbecause she did not make thosedecisions for their company. TheCouncil asked for an itemized listof materials that would be used.Council Member Greve asked ifthe Park Board had gotten an esti-mate from Logan Do-It-BestHardware. Mr. Nordby stated thathe had tried, but Bill DeWitt, ownerof Logan Do-It-Best Hardware,was sick that day. In addition, S.E.Smith & Sons was able to sit downwith him, look at the project andfigure out just what he would needright then and there. Time was anissue, and he needed to get thequote done for the meeting. Grevestated that the Park Board shouldget a local quote. Council MemberJohnson asked that they get theconcrete price, and the Park Boardtold him that he already has it. It is$2200 for concrete, material andrebar. Motion was made by Grevethat Gary Nordby go back down toBill DeWitt and get an estimatefrom him since he’s local, CouncilMember Johnson interjected with

“before next Monday” and then wealso have it put on the agenda fornext Monday to discuss or to lookat the markings of where this isgoing to take place. There was dis-cussion about the Council lookingat the markings in the park before

the meeting on the 2nd, and then adecision could be made that night.Motion was seconded by CouncilMember Crum. 5 ayes.

Item 12 on the agenda was forthe Park Board to discuss the trailproject in Milliman Park. ParkBoard member Gary Nordby saidthese trails have been a long termgoal of the Park Board. Therehave been trails in the park for 40to 50 years, but they haven’t beenmaintained. The Kiwanis and BoyScouts would help the Park Boardmaintain these trails. A specialistwould come in and advise theboard on what trees need to beremoved. His time would bedonated. One of the issues thatbrought up in the last meeting wasinsurance. Mark Warner of WarnerInsurance Agency said therewould be no additional cost to theCity’s policy for trails. If there isDOT money or Federal moneyinvolved, they have guidelines onwhat should be done with the proj-ect. This park and the trails arealready in place, and there is noFederal or DOT money involved.Since this is a walking trail, ADAregulations do not apply. It’s anature trail so it can be dirt, chipsand even lime chips would beacceptable Nordby stated. TheDOT states that for privacy issues,signs should be posted wherethere is private property. The ParkBoard is discussing raising moneyfor a survey or someone woulddonate their time. Mr. Nordbyasked for a show of hands for andagainst the project. The majority ofthe people in attendance were forthe project. Council MemberJohnson asked about the insur-ance that Gary said he would com-ment on after he covered theissues from the last meeting. ThePark Board was advised not to puttrails where they would be unevenor too steep, and they would needto keep them as level as possible.If Mr. Warner advised that an areawas too steep, the trail would bemoved to a different area. Thesetrails would be walking trails only.Council Member Clark asked ifsomeone from the Boy Scouts washurt while working the trails, whoseinsurance would cover it. ScoutLeader, Jack Winther stated thatthe Boy Scout’s insurance wouldcover it. Chief Smith asked if therewas going to be any type of light-ing. Council Member Greve wasconcerned if the trails would bepatrolled because he talked topeople his age and older, and theysaid when the school was wherethe pool is now people used to goback there and do drugs. ChiefSmith said he would be in favor ofwhatever the City wants to do, butmost walking trails die out.Johnson asked what his ability topolice the park would be. ChiefSmith stated that it would be a littleharder if he had to go up into thehills. There was some discussionof the next Park Board meeting.

Agenda item 13 was forSamantha Johnson to discuss thetrail project in Milliman Park. Shestated the trail has become thetopic of great controversy. She didnot seek this conflict. It wasbrought to her home. She feelsthat the council members and indi-viduals understand her concernsand objections regarding her prop-erty line, and there is no need totake their time to explain her posi-tion. She invited citizens of Loganin the audience to speak to her soshe could tell them her logical con-cerns and objections concerningtheir property line. She wanted toaddress accusations about herthrough emails and the facebookpage that has been circulated inthis community. She feels they arebiased and twisted versions of thetruth. This disagreement has beenmisrepresented in this communityby the individuals who promotedthe project. Her home has beenphysically targeted on a map onfacebook. She has been personal-ly targeted by individuals that arehere tonight who have utilized theirorganizations in the community,specifically the Kiwanis Club andthe Chamber of Commerce to dis-seminate emails and create thefacebook page. She stated thatbecause she votes in the minorityhere tonight does not make her

weak or wrong. To some of you,this problem may be small. To herit is big she said. She has a voiceto speak out, and that’s what she’sdoing. She said it is with hope andgratitude that she prays that all ofyou have the clarity and wisdom asyou move forward on this matter aswell as many others that you willmeet in the future.

Agenda item 14 was for theWater Committee to make a rec-ommendation to the Council on thedisputed water bill. The WaterCommittee made the recommen-dation that the Council split thewater bill between the Deemersand the Dagues. Motion wasmade by Greve and seconded byJohnson to go ahead and send thebill back out, one to the renter andone to Pat Dague. Split the bill inhalf. 5 ayes.

Agenda item 15 was RayDarling, Pool Board President, todiscuss hiring pool managers. TheBoard interviewed candidates forpool managers at their regularmeeting on Wednesday night. TheBoard voted to hire Karie Watersas the new pool manager, andBrittany Gochenour as the newassistant manager. Ray said hehad reminded the Council at themeeting in January that the PoolBoard holds their meetings thethird Wednesday of every month.

Citizen’s questions/comments:A large crowd was at the meetingto voice their opinions for andagainst putting walking trails inMilliman Park. The majority ofthose speaking were in favor ofcleaning up the park and puttingthe trails in. There were differingopinions expressed on whether thecitizens would like to see all of thetrails created or just part of themfor now. Several people are of theopinion that the trails could bemoved a little farther inside thepark, but some are in favor ofkeeping them as they have beenpresented. There were concernsabout littering and the possibility ofcreating a haven for illegal activity.No action was taken.

Chamber update: ChrisHartwig reported that the newLogan website is up and running.The Easter egg hunt will be held

April 7th at 2:00 P.M. SWIWindows & Doors will hold their

grand opening on April 14th.Clerk/Administrator comments:

Marilyn has a list of the animalsthat were licensed last year thathave not been licensed yet thisyear. The City will be sending outletters with the animal ordinancevery soon on this, and the ordi-nance will let them know that thereis a $100 fine for not licensing theirpets.CLAIMSAFLAC, ins. ....................$110.48Alegent Health, physical,

Graber .............................33.85AWWA Region IV, training/

Muxfeldt............................20.00Barco Municipal Products,

Survey flags ..................355.67Biological Resolutions, BAC-IN

PAK ................................630.38Brenden, Heidi, CC rent

Refund............................100.00Data Technologies, Inc., spring

User group meeting ........95.00Douglas Johnsen, equip. rent

Wessar .......................1,000.00First Natl. Bank, payroll

Taxes ..........................2,733.89Gerhold Concrete Co., cement

6th and 2nd Ave., ..........862.62Lois Hall, contract service 459.74Hertz Equip. Rental, concrete

Saw parts ........................92.90Hygienic Laboratory, water

Tests ................................40.00IA Workforce Dev., unemp.

Tax..............................1,421.19IMFOA, IMFOA spring

Meeting .........................100.00IPERS, regular Ipers .....3,598.59Salvo, Deren, Schenck, legal

Fees ..............................400.00Loftus Heating, filters .......110.00Andrew Moores, jet vac....950.00Postmaster, postage.........192.00Principal Life, life and

Disability ins. ..................185.32Schwertley Bros. LLC, repair

V plow ...........................100.00Treas. State of IA, payroll

Taxes ..........................1,142.00TOTAL .........................14,733.81PAYTROLL THRU

3/26/2012 ...................9,747.87PAID TOTAL.................24,481.68

Motion was made by CouncilMember Johnson and secondedby Council Member Greve toadjourn. 15-1

CITY OF LOGANCOUNCIL MEETING

MARCH 26, 2012

Legals

Corner Leadership Academyfor Lo-Ma Seventh Graders

In cooperation withthe Iowa West Foun-dation and 15 support-ing schools, the CornerLeadership Academy forStudents will be July 9-13 at Grace University,Omaha, Neb. Studentsfrom Essex, East Mills,F r e m o n t - M i l l s ,Nishnabotna, Riv-erside,Shenandoah, Sid-ney,South Page, Villisca,Atlantic, Exira, ElkHorn, Logan-Magnolia,IKM-Manning, Walnutand Griswold, will par-ticipate.

Each school will se-lect students to attendthis academy based oncriteria that includestraits such as potential to

lead and ability to makea difference in theirschool and communityupon completion of theiracademy experience.

Students must com-mit to attending theentire academy. Studentsselected will be notifiedby May 1 in order tofacilitate their summerplanning. Students arerequired to complete theapplication form, whichrequires two letters ofrecommendation fromadults and possibly par-ticipate in a short inter-view. Each student willbe required to pay a no-minal $25 fee to attendthe academy, with theremainder of the cost

covered by an Iowa WestFoundation grant andsupport form localschools.

No student will bedenied based on inabilityto pay the fee. Familieswho find themselves inthis situation shouldcontact their local basegroup leader or schoolofficial. Each school willhost a parent informa-tion night at a later dateto disseminate moreinformation for thoseselected for the academy.

The purpose of theacademy is to build lead-ership skills in studentswho have completed atleast their seventh gradeyear.

Spring Scavenger Hunt set atHitchcock Nature Center April 21

Go on a Spring ScavengerHunt through the Loess Hillsduring Hitchcock NatureCenter’s Hidden in the Hills event.

Come out to Hitchcock Sat-urday, April 21, and use yoursenses to follow clues throughthe woodlands and prairie.Teams, consisting of two to 10members, will be assigned stag-gered start times from 9-11a.m. Pre-registration is re-quired by Monday, April 16, asspace is limited.

Please call Kelly at (712)328-5834 to register your team.All ages are welcomed toattend. Cost is $10 per team forteams of two-five and $20 perteam for teams of six-10.Refresh-ments included. Pleasemeet at the Loess Hills Lodge. A participant from last year’s event looks over the list.

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Life Net called for transport

The Harrison County Sheriff Department and Logan Rescue personnel responded to a tractor acci-dent, April 5, off of 235th Street. Duane Webber was transported by Logan Rescue personnel toLogan-Magnolia HIgh School, where Life Net picked him up for transport to the hospital in Omaha.

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Hitchcock Nature Center KinderNature incredible eggsprogram scheduled for April 15

Celebrate the ar-rival of spring andexplore the world ofanimals and their eggsat Hitchcock NatureCenter’s KinderNatureProgram: IncredibleEggs.

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The Logan-Magnoliaboys track team competedin the Denison Co-EdClassic March 30.

Leading off in the fieldevents were Dillon Willsand Wyatt Schulz in thehigh jump. Wills manageda third place finish clearingthe bar at 5-foot 8-inchesand Schulz jumped 5-foot4-inches to grab fifthplace.

In the discus, Lo-Mamanaged to place twothrows in the points. PaulHutson finished fifth witha throw of 124-feet 10-inches and Logan Melbyplaced sixth with a throwof 116-feet. The boys alsofound moderate success inthe relays as the 4x800relay team took the fourthplace spot with a time of9:34.43. The shuttle hur-dle team added points fin-ishing in fourth place witha time of 1:10.78. In the4x400 meter relay, thePanthers added anotherteam point finishing insixth place in 4:02.17. Lo-Ma also had place finishers inthe sprints as Caden McDonald placed third with a timeof 11.84 seconds. Nate Fender’s time of 23.75 seconds inthe 200-meter dash gave him a second place finish.Hutson rounded out the points for the day with a secondplace performance as well in the 110-meter high hurdlesin a time of 16.11 seconds.

On April 5, the boys headed to Missouri Valley for theBig Red Relays. Leading off for the boys was Hutson inthe discus. He placed third with a throw of 121-feet 4-inches. Hutson came back and won the 110-meter highhurdles in a time of 16.59 seconds. Also placing first forthe Panthers in the 400-meter dash was Nate Fender,who won the race with a time of 55.31 seconds.

Lo-Ma also won the shuttle hurdle relay by nippingWoodbine in a time of 1:09.21. The Panthers 4x100meter relay team came up just short of victory as theyplaced second in a time of 48.27.

The Lady Pantherstrack team has been busyover the course of the lastweek.

March 30, the Pantherscompeted in the DenisonCo-Ed Classic. NohemyOrozco finished third inthe 100-meter relay with atime of 13.72 seconds. Inthe 200-meter dash, Lo-Ma added more pointswith Isabelle Winchell tak-ing fourth place in a timeof 30.77 seconds. MaysenJones pulled double dutyin hurdles running boththe 100 and 400-meterhurdles. Jones ran the 100-meter hurdles in 19.44 sec-onds to finish third. In the400-meter hurdles, hertime of 1:19.71 gave heranother third place finish.

One of the most excit-ing events of the day wasin the 1500-meter run asMarissa Doiel surged fromfourth to second place inthe last 300-meters andjust barely missed the vic-

tory, finishing in a time of6:04.39 – just two secondsbehind winner AllieAhrenholtz of Denison-Schleswig. Doiel added Lo-Ma’s only individual titlewith a victory in the 3000-meter run with a time of14:12.68.

The Panthers did well inthe field events as Jonesgrabbed fifth place in thelong jump with a leap of12-feet 3 ¼-inches. Theduo of Carrie Charbon-neau and Alix Lawsonplaced third and fourth inthe shot put, respectively.Charbonneau had a throwof 31-feet 1.75-inches andLawson was just behind at30-feet 7-inches. Charbon-neau then placed fourth inthe discus with a throw of86-feet 5-inches.

Lo-Ma’s sprint medleyrelay team had a solid per-formance as they finishedfourth with a time of2:23.74. The Lady Pan-thers rounded out the daywith a third place effort inthe 4x100 meter relay witha time of 59.97.

April 2, the Lady Pan-

thers traveled to Dunlap tocompete in the BoyerValley Invitational. Lo-Ma’slone scorer in field eventswas Charbonneau. Hertoss of 89-feet 8-inches puther in fifth place. Doielalso added a fifth placefinish in the 1500-meterrun with a time of 6:02.00

seconds. Jones continuedto show improvement inthe 400-meter hurdles.Her time of 1:19.00 wasgood for fourth place aswell as cutting nearly asecond off her time fromthe previous meet. Jonesand Kelsy Cunard addedmore points with fifth and

sixth place finishes in the100-meter hurdles. Jonesfinished with a time of19.24 seconds and Cun-ard was right behind at19.33 seconds. In the 800-meter medley, the Pan-thers finished in sixthplace with a time of2:17.96. The Lady Pan-

thers put forth a greateffort in the 4x800 meterrelay finishing in secondplace with a time of11:28.36. Rounding outthe points for the Pan-thers was the shuttle hur-dle relay, whose effort of1:22.24 put them in fifthplace.

LegalsApril 11, 201216

Judy AdairFor The Observer

Trent BucknerFor The Observer


Lo-Ma girls track season off and running

Joeona Healey, left, and Isabelle Winchell, right, round the corner running the 200-meter dash atthe Denison Co-Ed meet. Photo: Judy Adair

Two more meets under

belt for boys track team

Brett Greenwood, left, hands off to Tanner Winther in the 4x200 meter relay during theBig Red Relays. Photo: JudyAdair

Ed AdairFor The Observer

Paul Hutson won the 110 meter high hurdles at the BigRed Relays in Missouri Valley.

Photo: Kevin Brown

Lo-Ma golf teamscompete in firstWVC meet last week

Denisha Dobbs lining up for a putt on the green.Photo: Trent Buckner

The Lo-Ma golf teams had a busy week as they com-peted in their first Western Valley Conference meet in adual meet against Tri-Center.

April 2, the girls’ golf team, hosted the other confer-ence schools at the Logan-Missouri Valley Country Club.Team scores for the meet were, West Monona, 225, BoyerValley, 232 and IKM-Manning, 241. The Panthers did notreceive a team score as they did not have enough golferscompeting along with Woodbine and Charter Oak-Ute.Golfers who did compete for Lo-Ma were, Molly Weber,63, Denisha Dobbs, 77, and Sarah Stueve, 82.

For the boys’ meet, the Panthers traveled to Manning-Manilla Golf Course for the the conference meet. Lo-Mafinished in fifth place with a team score of 195, only sixstrokes out of third and one shot out of fourth.

Other team scores were West Monona, 164, BoyerValley 186, IKM-Manning, 189, Woodbine, 194, andCharter Oak-Ute, 204. In individual medal play, ColeDavis tied for low score in the meeting with his round of37. He ended up with the runner-up medal as DavisHackman of Woodbine had a better score on the firsthandicap hole. Other scores for the Panthers were NateFender, 48, Alex Cohrs, 52, Clayton Lundergard, 58,Robert Rydberg, 60 and Braden Rosengren, 62.

April 5, both teams traveled to Quail Run Golf Coursenear Neola to take on Tri-Center in a dual meet.

Lo-Ma came away victorious in the boy’s meet as theyoutscored the Trojans by a score of 181-194. Davisclaimed medal honors with his score of 39, while AlexCohrs just missed the runner-up medal with a score of43. Other golfers who competed were Lundergard, 48,Rydberg, 54, Cade Bolte, 54, and Rosengren, 59.

In Junior Varsity action, members of the team thatmade the loop were Logan Worley, Gabe Holben and TyPitt.

In the girls’ meet, Tri-Center came away with the winas the Panthers were short one golfer for a team score. Inindividual play, the Panthers saw each golfer shoot theirbest score of the year. Scores were Dobbs, 54, SarahStueve, 65 and Erin Schramm, 69.

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