By Gregory R. Norfleetgregory@westbranchtimes.com

Rookie teams rarely make the cut, but West Branch’s first-year robotics club over the weekend qualified for the FIRST World Championship in St. Louis in April.

Project Lead the Way Instructor Matt Cain said that qualifying for the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology tournament surprised and shocked other teams at the weekend com-petition in Pekin, Ill., because rookie teams rarely impress the judges that much.

In fact, some confusion before the Thursday-through-Saturday contest had the System Overlord Robotics Team 5041 think they clinched the championship berth because they heard about the Rookie All-Star Award — the award that signals their move to the final round — and then heard they were the only rookie team in the region.

But Cain and the group found out that judges do not give out that award to just anybody — a team must earn it.

“This is merit-based,” Cain said. “You have to be worthy enough. It’s not just a gimmie.”

However, the WBHS team did not stick around to see what they had won. Saturday’s bad weather prompted the team to head back to Iowa early, missing the awards presentation, and they did not find out until hours later they had earned a trip to St. Louis.

“The team was really, really pumped,” when they heard the news, Cain said.

Team members now must raise about $5,000 to register for the world competi-tion, which is April 23-26.

Rookies earn trip to St. LouisRobotics club qualifies

for World Championship

An artist’s rendering of the expanded Hoover Elementary School, which adds classroom space to return fifth-graders to the building who are now educated at West Branch Middle School. Artwork courtesy West Branch Community Schools

By Rick DeCluerdeclue75@gmail.com

Central States Tower II, LLC, on behalf of Verizon Wireless, wants to fill a gap in West Branch’s wireless communication coverage.

The goal is to improve “poor quality service.” particularly by reducing dropped calls in an area north and west of the city, Stu Harrison, Sr., told the West Branch City Council at its Feb. 18 meeting. Harrison is a consultant with Central States.

The solution in this case is a 197-foot mono-pole tower to be constructed at 213 Northridge Drive, adjacent to an existing tower. The current

tower is simply too short, Harrison said. The new tower capacity, which will provide

local users with what Harrison described as “massive data,” will primarily serve Verizon. They will use approximately 80 percent of the tower’s capacity. Harrison, however, said the remaining space could accommodate two to three addi-tional carriers.

Harrison said Verizon had been aware of the gap for several years, and had originally approached the city about constructing a new tower in 2008. But the economic downturn five years ago had slowed construction of new infra-structure industry-wide, he said.

Harrison approached the city a year ago to

re-start the process with West Branch.Mayor Mark Worrell noted his long-time

experience with dropped calls when coming into town from Iowa City.

Harrison said placing a new tower 20 years ago typically met with a lot of resistance. Now, he said, the carriers receive calls asking for new towers to provide better coverage and increase capacity for data transmission.

The site plan approved by the council includes the tower and a one-story building to house Verizon’s equipment. It also anticipates two to three smaller and separate buildings to house

Verizon plans more powerful tower

By Gregory R. Norfleetgregory@westbranchtimes.com

School leaders stressed that “nothing here is set in stone,” but on Feb. 10 accept-ed the 15-year master facilities plan.

Highlights of the plan include building additions at Hoover Elementary and West Branch High School to absorb the pupils at the middle school, which will be torn down.

Parking would be revamped and expand-ed at both of the campuses, and ball fields, the maintenance shed and bus barn would relocate. New concession stands and rest-rooms/locker rooms would go up at the Oliphant Street football field and between the high school track and baseball field.

“This is a blueprint,” Superintendent Kevin Hatfield said. “This is an idea of

what the future could look like.”The school district also unveiled artist’s

renderings of what the expanded schools would look like, including a new glass and brick front to the high school.

“This is a long-term plan,” Hatfield said. “We have to have community support.”

Board President Kathy Knoop said the campus overhaul not only helps the district better use space for a growing enrollment and standards-based programming, but even leaves room for future construction.

“It still leaves space if we want a second or third building,” she said. “We’re not completely landlocked with this.”

One of the key points of the plan is the bus barn. The West Branch Public Library had expressed an interest in expanding to the north, which would encroach or over-lap with the bus barn, near the northeast

corner of the football field. The 15-year plan, when introduced in January, offered to move the bus barn to the high school campus, along Johnson-Cedar Road.

However, the plan also moves the mid-dle school pupils to the high school, which would decrease foot traffic from there and prompted the Library Board of Directors to instead look toward a new facility in Pedersen Valley.

School board member Deb Schreiber asked about the “timeline” for moving the bus barn.

Hatfield said he sees it moving in six to 10 years and added that he was “grateful” the WBPL is interested in Pedersen Valley because the bus barn is “one of our newer buildings.”

BOE OK’s 15-year master plan

By Rick DeCluerdeclue75@gmail.com

The city wants to charge property own-ers a new fee to pay for projects that handle

rain and melting snow.The West Branch City Council is now

weeks away from considering an ordinance and fee schedule to establish a stormwater management utility.

The council tabled the same issue last year, but received a detailed update Monday from city engineer Dave Schechinger of Veenstra & Kimm and city attorney Kevin Olson.

The fee will be added to the sewer and water billings the city currently sends each month.

Because of the “double sensitivity” to storm water runoff and new city fees, Mayor Pro Tem Colton Miller specifically requested an effort to make citizens aware of the next discussion at the council meet-ing rescheduled for March 24.

City plans new stormwater feeCitizens may comment at March 24 meeting

WEST BRANCHTimesBirthplace of President Herbert Hoover • The Great Humanitarian

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West Branch Board of Education Vice President Mike Colbert last month observed that “the whole city is looking to the future,” and we

think that is worth some recognition by the community of its leaders.

Colbert’s comments came during a discussion of the school district’s 15-year master plan at the Feb. 10 meeting. He had just mentioned how the City of West Branch is planning to install a turning lane and curb-ing at the intersection of Parkside and Tidewater, and thus clean up the entrances to Kum & Go/McDonald’s, the planned Casey’s General Store and Presidential Inn.

The City of West Branch finished its own comprehen-sive plan last year, which includes a wide range of goals, like retaining and expanding existing businesses, foster-ing local entrepreneurship, focusing on tourism, build-ing sidewalks and continuing downtown revitalization. The plan also includes a systematic replacement of fire and police vehicles, updating the sewer system and building a wastewater treatment plant.

Hoover Complex leaders are also making plans. While the Hoover Presidential Library-Museum and National Historic Site focus on preservation and education, the Hoover Association, which raises money for events, pro-

grams and exhibits is working 18 months in advance for an exhibit bigger than this area has seen in nearly 25 years. But, as Association Executive Director Jerry Fleagle stated, the group continues to plan events even further out on the calendar as well.

Yet these three organizations — the school district, the city and the Hoover Complex — are not planning in a vacuum. They are looking for ways their plans can overlap. They not only want the other entities to par-ticipate, but to benefit from these plans. And it should also be noted that many community stakeholders, from business owners to parents to retirees and even chil-dren, have helped shape these plans.

Of course the community as a whole will benefit from forward-thinking leaders seeking to improve the city, whether it be through cutting-edge education, enhanced learning environments, modern infrastruc-ture, and attractions that pull visitors from hundreds of miles away.

All of these blueprints for the future ought to prompt the citizens of West Branch and the surrounding area to take notice. This community is on a path to the future that is laid out with clarity and reasonably predictable resources that can make them a reality, and a positive one at that.

THE TIMES EDITORIAL

By Robert “Bobby” KaufmannState Representative

This week was a satisfying one for me. For the first time since 2005, the Senate Democrats have set a time for a subcom-mittee for my bill to strengthen property rights.

You may recall that my bill passed the House 93-6 last year. I have been dili-gently working for over a year to convince the Senate to hold this hearing. My justi-fication is quite simple: corporate profits, recreation, and greed should never be an excuse to condemn and take someone’s private property when they choose not to sell.

Another bill I was proud to manage last week dealt with the Statute of Repose. The Statute of Repose establishes a time period after which a lawsuit, based upon negligence in an improvement to real property, cannot be filed. Iowa is number one in the nation for lawsuits and litiga-tion regarding our construction industry. Almost every other state is in the 8-10 year range for this time period.

I spent a half-day crafting an amend-ment with 8 House Democrats so the bill would not come out of the House on a party-line vote. We came to a solid com-promise which should help in the Senate. I was proud to work with Master Builder’s legislative liaison Chad Kleppe, a native of Cedar County.

Two bills that I wrote about in previ-ous columns also passed with an over-whelming bipartisan majority in the House last week. House File 2254 helps to protect underage Iowans who have been forced into prostitution by ensuring minors involved in human trafficking are provided the services needed for recovery.

The House also passed House File 2253 which toughens penalties for those convicted of crimes against children, spe-cifically kidnapping.

This bill was generated after last sum-mer’s kidnapping of Kathlynn Shepard and Desi Hughes which resulted in the murder of Shepard, who was 15. The bill makes the crime of kidnapping a child, 15 or under, a class B felony and lengthens prison time for those who are convicted of this crime. In the Shepard case, the mur-derer was a convicted child kidnapper who was released due to good behavior. This bill would have ensured he had stayed in prison where he belonged.

Tax credit for EMS now

set at $100

Leaders plan for future

My name is Jordan Arp. I am a cur-rently a junior at the University of Northern Iowa this year, and I am study-ing Leisure Youth and Human Services.

I graduated from West Branch High School in 2011, and I call West Branch my hometown. I am writing to you because I am involved in a huge event here at UNI that helps fight cancer.

It’s called the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of UNI. All year long we raise funds and awareness to fight

cancer and then on April 11-12, I will “Campout” and walk laps in the McLeod center for 12 straight hours to show my support to fight cancer.

Local cancer survivors and their loved ones will join us so we can celebrate their fight. We also remember the loved ones we have all lost to cancer with special ceremonies.

This is the 12th year the Relay For

Life of UNI has been taking place on campus. Every penny we raise goes to the American Cancer Society to fund cancer research, education and prevention, and cancer patient support programs.

I hope you can support the Relay For Life by making a donation! I really would appreciate the support of my hometown as I try to raise at least $500. If you would like to help support me in my efforts to fight cancer, please go to relay-forlife.org/uni and on the right hand side where it says “Donation” enter my name to support this cause!

Will you join me in the fight against cancer?

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KAUFMANN Page 3LETTERS Page 3

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Tougher penalties will prevent kidnappingBy Bob Dvorsky

State Senator

The Iowa Senate unanimously approved legislation to increase penalties for child kidnapping in response to the kidnap-ping and murder of 15-year-old Kathlynn Shepard of Dayton last year by Michael Klunder.

Our goal is to deter others from perpe-trating such horrible crimes against Iowans in the future, and it was a solemn time in the chamber, as Senators recalled what Kathlynn, a high school freshman, had been through.

We approved a 25-year prison sentence for kidnapping a person under the age of 18 (SF 2201). This recommendation came to us from the Public Safety Advisory Board, a group of experts in criminal law, and is supported by the Iowa County Attorneys Association.

We also voted to allow the courts to

review juvenile convictions of sexual preda-tors and place them indefinitely in deten-tion for treatment upon release from prison if the circumstances warrant (SF 2211). If these laws had been in place when Michael Klunder committed his first kidnappings and sexual abuse, he would still be confined today.

We will work with the Iowa House to find common ground on this issue and come up with the best possible solution. No child should ever have to endure what Kathlynn experienced, and no family

should ever have to live through what the Shepards did last year.

I hope the passage of these bills bring some relief and closure for Denise and Mike Shepard. New laws will not bring back the precious life of their daughter Kathlynn, but they will better protect all Iowa children from predators in the future.

Listening Posts scheduled for Saturday, March 22: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tipton Family Restaurant, 101 East Fourth St., Tipton; 11 a.m. to noon, Mechanicsville Public Library, 218 East First Street, Mechanicsville; 1 to 2 p.m. West Branch Public Library, 300 North Downey, West Branch.

To contact Senator Dvorsky during the

week, call the Senate Switchboard at 515-281-3371. Otherwise he can be reached at home at 319-351-0988. E-mail him at bob.dvorsky@legis.iowa.gov.

HooverHerbert

NOTW

By Bob Dvorsky

Senate Update

This week in historyEducation experts convened in West

Branch this week for a review that comes along only twice a decade as the Iowa

Department of Education studied the local school district.

Spring-like temperatures drew many out-doors over the weekend, taking advantage of not only the weather but the extra day

due to the Leap Year.Come July 1, dog owners will have to dig in their pockets for $2 to pay the city for every

dog in town. This reverses a city council decision last month not to require a fee.

10 YEARS AGO - 2004 25 YEARS AGO - 1989 35 YEARS AGO - 1979 50 YEARS AGO - 1964 100 YEARS AGO - 1914Teachers will receive a 5.9-percent increase

in salaries and benefits next school year. The 1989-90 contract settlement was based

on a recommendation from an independent fact-finder who heard

arguments from both sides last month.The final draft of a proposed ordinance

designed to protect downtown’s turn-of-the-century character was presented last week to city officials by the West Branch

Historic Preservation Commission. It will be forwarded to the State Historical Society for

comments before a first reading.

Carl Wilhelm, chairman of the Lions Club corn contest, announced Paul Friis and

John Black were the winners of the 1978 contest with a yield of 180.63 bushels of corn per acre on the 10-acre plot tested.

Iowa Department of Public Instruction will visit March 6-7 to evaluate the local school

district facilities and will report their findings to the public Wednesday night.

Dale Mayer, archivist at the Hoover Library, was named president of the Citizens

committee, which will consider the needs of a new high school in this city.

Old store lighting fixtures, either oil or electric, are being sought by the Heritage

Foundation for the museum that will open here this spring. They are also seeking Quaker clothing, dishes, glassware and

Indian collections, hand tools, early books, furniture and more.

A chair which stood in a bedroom used by abolitionist John Brown the winter he lived in the William Maxson home north

of Springdale will be included in the relics displayed in the new Heritage Museum.

N.C. Butler was duly installed as postmaster at West Branch Tuesday morning. Miss Fran-ces Mize will continue in the employment of the office for a few months till the new postmaster becomes thoroughly familiar

with all departments of the work.Walter Paulson has the contract to build a new residence for Geo. Jensen three or

four miles southwest of West Branch, and to remodel three other homes and barns.

Ward Frazee’s new addition is done and will lessen somewhat the acreage of “Peanut Park,” but there is still room for benches.

You can also mail in a donation, just be sure to write a note along with the donation with my name on it and explain it’s for the Relay For Life of UNI! Checks are payable to the American Cancer Society.

You can mail any donation to:American Cancer Society, 2709

University Ave., Waterloo, IA 50701 or you can send them to my address: Jordan Arp, 2124 W 27th St Apt 111, Cedar Falls IA, 50613

Thank you for considering making a donation to help fight cancer! If you have any questions, please call the local American Cancer Society at 319-234-0990. Go Panthers!

Jordan Arp, Cedar Falls

The West Branch Lions Club has been very active in our community this past year donating money to both school and community groups including softball, basketball, football, Crestview, day cares, etc.

This money comes from Lion mem-bers volunteering time at Carver Hawkeye Arena concessions, our “Flags Over West Branch” program, and our annual Pancake Supper which is scheduled for March 13th from 4:30 to 7 at the West Branch United Methodist Church. Tickets are available at the door for an individual $7 or family $20. Applications for our “Flags” program will be available at the supper. Please consider joining the West Branch Lions Club. We meet the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at 6:30 to 8 at the Community State Bank. All are welcome

to the meetings and a great meal catered by Main Street Sweets.

Lion Secretary, Andy Corr

My passion for helping our local EMS providers has been high since my meet-ing with our local volunteers last year in Cedar County. They give their time, their talent, and their commitment … we need to ensure that we continue to attract these high-quality people who save lives ... our lives.

This passion also extends to our local firefighters as well. I was very pleased to see a Ways and Means sub-committee pass a version of my bill unanimously and send it to full committee.

The bill increases the EMS/Firefighter tax credit from $50 to $100. My bill origi-nally increased it to $500 but due to the costs it was unlikely to pass. I want to see progress for our EMS folks this year so at least doubling the current credit is a start.

There is discussion to include reserve officers, and I am certainly not opposed to that. This is the first step in a long process and several of us rural legislators are doing all we can to push this bill along the path

to passage. My ultimate goal is to make EMS an

“essential service” and I will continue to strongly advocate for this key change in Iowa law, but until then this tax credit increase would be helpful to our local ser-vices.

House Study Bill 646 also advanced last week. This increases the Homestead Property Tax Credit, a credit claimed by many Iowans. Currently, the homestead credit is a credit against the property tax equal to the actual levy on the first $4,850 of actual value.

House Study Bill 646 proposes to give a credit in an amount equal to the actual levy on the first $9,700 of actual value (effectively doubling the credit). House Study Bill 647 deals with the Military Service Property Tax Credit.

It proposes to increase the exemp-tion amount for all eligible veterans from $1,852 to $3,704. Most importantly, for the second year in a row, the House will fully fund both credits.

I have really appreciated my Listening Posts these last couple of months. Crowd sizes have been great, good questions are being asked, and I am learning a lot. So far

this year I have had 15 Listening Posts in 13 communities and each one has lasted an average of one and one-half hours. Thank you.

I will continue to advance common-sense legislation, follow my campaign promises, and work with both sides of the political aisle to do what is best for the District.

I greatly appreciate the hundreds of messages of support. I will continue to concentrate on legislating, and my column will focus on that. I refuse to be detoured with spin and attacks grounded in political

motives. My focus is the Capitol and all of you.

All else is secondary to that focus, and being a positive force in the Capitol and District right now is my overarching goal.

Capitol visitors: Shirley Geadelmann, Carl Kohrt – Clarence, Bruce Barnhart – West Branch.

Listening Post schedule: March 15, Wilton Community Room, 9 a.m.

You may contact Rep. Kaufmann at

Bobby.Kaufmann@legis.iowa.gov, 515-281-3221 or 1527 330th St. Wilton, IA, 52778

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KaufmannContinued from Page 2

LettersContinued from Page 2

Lions club very active in the city of West Branch

SUTLIFF Bridge Authority

SATURDAY, MARCH 8at the Lost Highway in Lisbon

(formerly 3 Finger Saloon)

$5.00 donation at the door50/50 drawing, raffle prizes, silent auction

WINTER FUNDRAISER

Dance from 8 to Midnight to Lady LoweProceeds will be donated to the Sutliff Bridge Endowment and Charitable Giving Funds

established with the Community Foundation of Johnson County for future needs.

Thursday, March 134:30 p.m.-7 p.m.

WB United Methodist Church

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Adults $7 • Family Ticket $20Children 10 & under FREE!

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Sign-up Thursday night • Drop off at Barron Motor or Main St Sweets •Or Mail to WB Lions Club, PO Box 63, West Branch, IA 52358

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235 S. Second Street, wbbethany.org/westbranchHope Chest, 643-5998, blcsecretary@lcom.net

Wednesday, March 5: 6 a.m. Men’s Breakfast and Bible Study; 7 p.m. Ash Wednesday Service

Thursday, March 6: 7 p.m. Women’s Bible StudySunday, March 9: 9 a.m. Worship followed by fellowship;

10:15 a.m. Adult Study; 10:15 a.m. Sunday School for all ages;Monday, March 10: 6:30 p.m. Council MeetingTuesday, March 11: 1 p.m. Quilters, 1:30 p.m. Hope Chest

open; 5:30 p.m. Yoga classWednesday, March 12: 6 a.m. Men’s Breakfast and Bible Study;

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month. This meal is open to all. Service of the meal will begin at 5:30 p.m. and end at 6:30 p.m. Additionally, the church will be open from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and people are invited to come and have a cup of coffee, visit, and meet new people. We hope to see you there!

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Tuesday, March 11: 9:30 am CUPS Lent Study; 6 pm Run for God: 5k Training; 6 pm Girl Scouts; 6:30 pm Lent Study; Rev. Alexis at meeting in Ames

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Thursday, March 6: 6 p.m. Foresters MeetingFriday, March 7: 2 p.m. Mass at CrestviewSunday, March 9: 7:30 a.m. Choir Practice; 8:30 a.m. MassWednesday, March 12: 5:30 p.m. Mass, 6:30 p.m. Religious EdFriday, March 14: 2 p.m. Mass at CrestviewSunday, March 16 : 7:30 a.m. Choir Practice; 8:30 a.m. Mass

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Wednesday, March 5: 9:30 a.m. Prayer & Study GroupThursday, March 6: 7:15 p.m. Choir PracticeSunday, March 9: 9:30 a.m. Adult Sunday School, Lenten

Study of Prayer & the Psalms; 10:30 a.m. Meeting for WorshipTuesday, March 11: 7 p.m. Friends WomenWednesday, March 12: 9:30 a.m. Prayer & Study Group Thursday, March 13: 2 p.m. Crestview, 6:30 p.m. Friends &

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School Calendar (Times subject to change)Thursday, Mar 6: 7 pm MS Band Concert WBHS

AuditoriumFriday, Mar 7: Spring Pictures Saturday, Mar 8: Instrumental Music Iowa City

West High School, SEIBA Jazz Festival; The Bear Newspaper West Branch High School Staff Work Day

Monday, Mar 10: 6 pm School Board Wednesday, Mar 12: 1:45 pm Early Dism. Thursday, Mar 13: JH Large Group Ottumwa;

The Bear Newspaper West Branch High School Publication Date; 7 pm 4th-5th Spring Concert Hoover Gym

First Monday, 7 p.m. — West Branch City Council, City Hall.

First Tuesday, 7 p.m. — West Branch Parks & Recreation Commission, City Hall

Second Monday, Noon — Senior potluck, West Branch United Methodist Church.

Second Tuesday, 6: 30 p.m. — Animal Control Commission, West Branch Public Library.

Second Monday, 7 p.m. — West Branch Community Schools Board of Education, City Hall.

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David A . Wellman, 67, died Monday March 3, 2014, at the Simpson Memorial Home in West Liberty.

A memorial ser-vice will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, March 8, 2014, at the Henderson-

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David was born July 17, 1946, at West Point, Iowa, the son of Al and Anna Barbara Sporer Wellman. He was a gradu-ate of West Point High School in 1964. On Aug. 24, 1979, he was united in mar-riage to Delores Carney in Iowa City.

He served in the Iowa National Guard.

David had worked as an over-the-road semi truck driver for many years, a mechanic and most recently for Ken Morrison Construction. He enjoyed deer hunting and tinkering with motors and things at home.

Survivors include his wife, Delores Wellman of West Liberty, Iowa; and daughter, Sara Wellman of Gainesville, Fla.; two brothers, Mark and Tom; and four sisters, Shirley, Marilyn, Wanda and Dorothy.

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Bears

New coach brings new philosophy to trackBy Norv & Mary Coblentz

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The 2014 West Branch boys track and field team has a new coach with a wealth of running experience.

Andrew Grove is the new head coach, and he brings a new philosophy to the Bears.

“I bring more of a collegiate approach to West Branch,” Grove said. “In college, rarely, if ever, do teams focus on winning meets or scoring points. It is all about set-ting up individuals and relays to run their very fastest on that given day.

“We will probably pick one or two meets and load up (with the) full line up and see if we can try to walk away with a team vic-tory. But at the end of the season, the team objective is to qualify as many athletes for state as we can.”

Grover is looking forward to his first

head coach experi-ence.

“I am excited to see how the guys improve and com-pete,” he said. “West Branch in the past has had competitive track teams, and I think this team has a lot of potential. When I go down our roster, everyone on our team is going to play an important role this season.

“Also, we have some awesome, support-ive parents who are very easy to work with and love to serve our team. That is a huge bonus.”

The team lost six seniors from the 2013 squad: Bo Bower, Cade Jones, Colton Carter, Dalton Grell, Garett Lynch, and

Will Seydel. The 2013 Bears faced persis-tently cold weather but had a good season with a 52-13 record. The team sent athletes to participate in three events at the State Track Meet.

This year’s team has two seniors, Tyler Donovan and Mike Gould. In addition to the seniors, there are several promising freshmen and returning letterwinners from last year’s team.

“I think we will see some big improve-ment across the board,” Grover said. “I won’t name freshmen, but we have several freshmen that I expect to contribute right away at the varsity level.

“Hunter Wargo (sophomore) returns as our fastest 110 hurdler, and he looks great so far. Matt Shawver (also a sophomore) could contribute in about eight or nine events.

“Nick Westcott, Austin Black, Devin Kindon and Mike Gould will be key to our sprint relays.

Tyler Donovan, Mason Hays, Russell Martin, and Sam Aspelmeier will lead the long spring crew.

“John St. John, Jack Miller, and Drew Finnegan have great potential to contribute points in the throws.”

Grove comes from an athletic and musi-cal family, and he is continuing the tradi-tion.

“My dad played running back for Iowa State in the 1970s and went on to earn his doctorate in Choral Conducting,” Grover said. “(He) just returned as the choral direc-tor at City High (in Iowa City). My mom

teaches at South East Junior High in Iowa City. I have two sisters who live in Spain and Switzerland. Both teach general music at American Schools. My brother lives in Des Moines and owns a gym promotion company.”

Grover is a student leader with the Salt Company, a student ministry at the University of Iowa.

“I get a unique opportunity to play cello in a Christian Band called Adoleo through Salt Company as well,” Grover said. “I really enjoy singing and recording covers with a friend of mine. I also occasionally enjoy running.”

Grover is a December 2013 gradu-ate with a degree in vocal education. He intends to teach high school choir.

He was assistant sprint coach for Waterloo West High School in the spring of 2013.

“I was on the track teams at Iowa State University, University of Northern Iowa, and Dordt College,” Grover said. “I primar-ily ran the 100 and the 400. I qualified for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics nationals three times sophomore year and placed fourth in the outdoors 4x400.”

“I love working with the high school age and love seeing athletes improve and grow. My coaching philosophy is simply (that) I want kids to come away with a positive experience. That dictates every-thing about how the team is run and how the coaches on our staff approach our student athletes.”

West Branch High School's 2014 boys track team includes, from left, front row: sophomore Russell Martin, juniors Austin Black and Sam Aspelmeier, sophomores Devin Kindon and Matt Shawver and freshmen Garrett Tucker, Luke Lenoch and Cale Donovan; second row: Head Coach Andrew Grove, junior Nick Westcott, freshmen Jordan Baldwin and Dan Beuter, junior Mason Hays, senior Tyler Donovan, sophomore Drew Finnegan and Assistant Coach Jim Cottingham; back row: Assistant Coach Luke Hoverkamp, senior "Big Mike" Gould, freshman Cooper Kabela, junior Jon St. John, freshman Colton Dietz, sophomores Ben Martin and Hunter Wargo, and junior Jack Miller. Gregory R. Norfleet/West Branch Times

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Smaller track team with big shoes to fillBy Norv & Mary Coblentz

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This year’s West Branch girls’ track and field team has some big shoes to fill.

The Bears were conference champs all five years the Cedar Valley Conference existed.

They won districts and placed ninth at the State Meet last year, having six girls medal.

And they lost some very good seniors to graduation.

“The new River Valley Conference is load-ed with good track schools,” West Branch Co-head Coach Carol Lumpa said. “Cascade was state champion two years ago and run-ners-up last year. Northeast (Gooselake), Camanche and Monticello all have good track programs. So it will be a challenge.

“I told the girls that I was not willing to concede anything. We will train the girls as hard as we can, and we will figure out what lineup gives us the chance to score the most points, and give it our best shot. Our season is geared to be running our best at the confer-ence and district meets and toward getting as many girls and events to the State Meet as we can.”

“We graduated a very talented class,” Lumpa said. “Lindsey Bruns, Courtney Bruns, Amber Eggers, Heather Poula, and Kelli Vaughan. All of them were state quali-fiers and are school record-holders.”

This year, the Bears have just one senior, Shannon Laing.

“(She) returns after having shoulder sur-gery about a month ago,” Lumpa said. “She was a Drake Relays qualifier in the shot and discus and holds school records in both.

“We don’t think she will be cleared to throw this season, which is a huge loss. She

expects to be cleared to run in a couple weeks. She was also a state qualifier in the shuttle hurdle relay.”

Two other state qualifiers will be back on the team. Maddy Russell, who qualified in the shuttle hurdle relay, the 200m dash, the sprint medley, and the 4x400; and Megan Tadlock, a qualifier in the shuttle hurdle relay.

Other returning letter-winners are Taylor Milder, Bailey Lukavsky, Delaney Rife, Kim Gould, Maddie Lynch, Emma O’Hara, and Allie Russell.

New to the team are sophomores Taylor Jones, Gabby Salemink and Allyson Simpson (who was with the team but unable to com-pete last season) and freshmen Abby Knoop, Kayla McMath, and Paige Miller.

This is Lumpa’s 11th year coaching girls’ track and field at West Branch, her fifth year as co-head coach with Scott Kelly. Kelly is in his ninth year with the program. Kaylyn Tadlock will be working with the hurdlers this season. It is her first year coaching.

“We as coaches are excited about the tal-ent on this team,” Lumpa said. “We plan to train the girls hard and teach them to believe in their conditioning, their teammates and their coaches. We plan to be competitive in all aspects — sprinting, hurdling, mid-distance and distance, and a couple field events.

“Our numbers are low, so we will see how that effects how many points we can score. We compete in very competitive track meets

all year with the idea that that gets us ready for the competition we see and conference, district, and state.”

The West Branch High School 2014 girls track team includes, from left, front row: junior Maddy Russell and senior Shannon Laing; second row: sophomores Allie Russell and Taylor Milder, freshman Paige Miller, sophomore Taylor Jones, freshman Kayla McMath and sophomore Emma O'Hara; back row: sophomores Megan Tadlock and Allyson Simpson, freshman Abby Knoop, and sophomores Bailey Lukavsky, Gabby Salemink, Kimberly Gould and Delaney Rife.Gregory R. Norfleet/West Branch Times

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Bears

Winter cheerleading gets fresh start at WBHSBy Gregory R. Norfleetgregory@westbranchtimes.com

For several years in wrestling, and even longer in basketball, those teams did not see or hear West Branch High School cheerleaders on the sidelines.

But this year they returned, prompt-ed by action by Superintendent Kevin Hatfield and leadership by Kelly Roane.

“This season the main goal was to get the program started, so we really focused on home games and post-season games,” Roane said. “We were also able to cheer at a couple of the close wrestling tourna-ments throughout the season.”

As with fall cheerleading at football games, the cheerleaders pumped up the crowd for the Bears playing on the court or mat. In wrestling, the key difference is that the cheerleaders sit at the mat’s edge and face the wrestlers, often slapping the mat to add a unique thumping sound to their cheers.

“The winter sports cheerleaders were cheering for two sports,” Roane said of another difference between that and foot-ball cheerleading. “Other than that, both squads worked hard to support the teams

and sports for which they cheered.”Boys basketball Head Coach Kevin

Gaster said the new squad “is a great addi-tion to the winter activities.”

“At the beginning of the year, the stu-dents and cheerleaders were a huge factor to our early wins,” he said. “Cheerleaders, students, and even basketball players don’t fully understand the importance of having a good cheerleading squad. Cheerleading really gave the West Branch gym that complete basketball environment it has been missing. It was great having them this year and I hope they continue to improve as a squad.”

Hatfield said that when he came to the district, a couple of parents approached him about bringing winter cheerleading back to West Branch.

He said that when he attended wres-tling and basketball, there seemed to be something “missing from the environ-ment.” And, he knew that not every girl who tried out for football cheerleading could make the team.

Even with the high school’s new gym-nasium, the squad had a challenge finding “a reasonable time” to practice, the coach said.

“We practiced as often as we could,” she said. “We had difficulty getting gym space. Since there were basketball teams/wrestling teams practicing in all of the gyms right after school, we had to find gym space that was available in the eve-nings.”

Couple that with cheering at two or three evening events each week, she said, which meant less practice time and more on-the-job training.

“The biggest obstacle the girls and I faced this year was simply building the program,” Roane said. “Although some of the girls were members of the football cheerleading squad, the group started from scratch. Basketball and wrestling are very different sports to cheer for than football, so a lot of what girls present at the games and meets was brand new material.”

Sandy West led wrestling cheerleading for six years at WBHS, but the squad was disbanded after the 2006-07 season when a couple of the cheerleaders had personal-ity conflicts “that were blown way out of proportion” and a couple of wrestlers said it was “too noisy.”

West said that after seven years, this new cheerleading squad is getting a fresh start.

“It gives the girls something to look forward to,” West said. “I know a couple of the girls doing it and it’s good for them to be in some kind of sport.”

Hatfield agreed.“I heard why it went away, but I think

it provides more opportunities for stu-dents,” he said.

“The No. 1 reason is that it gives more opportunities for students,” the superin-tendent said. “And after seeing the positive

messages (the cheerleaders bought) I just don’t think there is any way we can go back to not having them. It adds to the envi-ronment. It gets more students involved. It keeps kids motivated, and I hope to continue that.”

The new squad includes 12 girls, six who also participated in football cheer-leading, and Roane said the amount of girls who tried out meant none had to be cut.

“Being a football cheerleader neither helped nor hurt a student from cheering during the winter season,” the coach said.

Practices began in early November and ran as long as the wrestling and basketball teams lasted in the playoffs. The squad even traveled to Des Moines to cheer for the wrestlers in the state tournament.

Wrestling Co-Head Coach Will Kober said he “didn’t know what exactly to expect,” when the cheerleaders showed up at their first wrestling match, “I think it shows a growing interest in wrestling as far as the student body is concerned so that is a good thing.”

“I hope it was a positive experience for the cheerleaders, the wrestlers and the fans,” Kober said. “Getting more people involved can only can only be beneficial to our sport.”

Roane said the squad “had a success-ful season and we accomplished all of our goals.”

“I think it was not only great to add more support for the sports that the girls were cheering for, but it provided an opportunity for more students to be able to cheer that otherwise would not have,” Roane said. “I fully expect the squad to not only return next year but to grow.”

Winter cheerleaders traveled to Des Moines to root for the West Branch High School wrestlers who competed Feb. 20-22 in the state tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena. Pictured, from right, Kennedy Roenfeldt, Shelby Hourigan, McKenna Lentner, Alex Roenfeldt and Gabby Salemink. Norv Coblentz/West Branch Times

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The Classroom Cash program from Hills Bank recently donated $226.95 to the Scattergood Friends School and $1,658.17 to the West Branch Community Schools.

These funds will be used to support pro-grams and services which enhance student educa-tional experiences.

West Branch Schools plan to use the funds for “The Leader in Me,” a schoolwide framework based on Stephen Covey’s “7 Habits of Highly Effective People.”

Since the program began, $669.14 has been donated to the Scattergood Friends School and $11,766.77 to the West Branch Community School District by Hills Bank and over $650,000 to all schools in the pro-gram.

Classroom Cash empowers Hills Bank cus-tomers to create donations from Hills Bank for the public school district or private school of their choice in our community.

For every purchase made with a Hills Bank debit card, a donation is made to an area school.

“There is no cost to the school or the

customer; it’s just a great way to make a difference in our community schools,” read a press release from Hills Bank.

Over 18,500 Hills Bank customers are currently earning money for their school of choice.

“A vital part of the Hills Bank mission is to give back to our community,” Hills Bank and Trust Company President and

CEO Dwight O. Seegmiller said. “This program allows our customers to help by simply swiping their Hills Bank debit card. The more they use their card, the more our community schools benefit.”

For more information about par-ticipating in Classroom Cash, visit HillsBankClassroomCash.com or any Hills Bank location.

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8th boys earn winning recordsThe West Branch eighth-grade boys

basketball team finished with winning records in both the A and B squads.

The A team had a 7-3 record and the B team had an 8-2 record after contests at Regina, Wilton and Durant.

“The coaches are really proud of the effort and improvement the eighth graders made this season. They were really a good group to coach,” Coach Rich Stout said. “The A team finished the season beating a Durant team that had beaten them by 12 earlier in the season. And the B team held Wilton to four points during a win this week.”

On Feb. 27, the A team beat Durant 25-18.Scoring: Trevor Thein 2 0-0 4; Cade

Aspelmeier 2 1-5 5; Ben Thompson 6 0-0 12; Andrew Black 2 0-0 4. Team totals: 12 1-5 25.

The team had an offensive rebound, 13 defensive rebounds, 5 steals, 7 assists and 7 turnovers.

In the B game, the Bears beat Durant 17-12.Scoring: Travis Rodrick 3 0-0 6; Nick Heilmann

1 0-0 2; Billy Friis 2 1-3 5; Ben Kyllinstad 0 2-2 2; Marcus Gould 1 0-0 2. Team totals: 7 3-5 17.

The team had 9 offensive rebounds, 15 defensive rebounds, 3 blocked shots, 11 steals, 5 assists and 11 turnovers.

On Feb. 24, the A team beat Wilton 40-19.Scoring: Trevor Thein 3 3-6 9; Cade

Aspelmeier 4 0-2 8; Ben Thompson 9 1-1 20; Andrew Black 1 1-2 3. Team totals 17 5-11 40.

The team had 9 offensive rebounds, 18 defensive rebounds, 12 steals, 4 assists and 6 turnovers.

In the B game, the Bears beat Wilton 32-4.Scoring: Travis Rodrick 4 1-1 9; Will Martin

1 0-0 2; Nick Heilmann 1 0-0 2; Billy Friis 2 0-0 4; Ben Kyllinstad 4 0-0 8; Marcus Gould 0 1-2 1; Jacob Graves 3 0-0 6. Team totals: 15 2-5 32.

The team had 13 offensive rebounds, 13 defensive rebounds, 3 blocked shots, 19 steals, 7 assists and 17 turnovers.

On Feb. 20, the A team lost to Regina 49-27.Scoring: Trevor Thein 3 0-0 6; Cade

Aspelmeier 4 1-2 9; Ben Thompson 3 4-8 10; Andrew Black 0 2-2 2. Team totals: 10 7-12 27.

The team had 3 offensive rebounds, 16

defensive rebounds, 4 steals, 3 assists and 14 turnovers.

In the B game, the Bears lost 36-20.Scoring: Travis Rodrick 1 1-8 3; Nick Heilmann

1 0-0 2; Billy Friis 0 1-4 1; Ben Kyllinstad 2 0-0 4; Marcus Gould 3 0-0 6; Jacob Graves 2 0-4 4. Team totals: 9 2-17 20.

The team had 5 offensive rebounds, 17 defensive rebounds, 2 blocked shots, 9 steals, 4 assists and 24 turnovers.

7th boys mix wins, lossesThe West Branch Middle School seventh-

grade boys basketball team mixed wins and losses in recent contests.

On Feb. 24, the A team was edged out by Wilton, 36-34.

Scoring: John Hatfield 3 0-1 6; Brady Lukavsky 2 0-0 4; Zach Thompson 0 2-2 2; Ted Bridges 2 2-6 6; Jack Dragovich 4 0-2 8; Brett Schiele 3 0-2 6; Drake Bloem 1 0-0 2. Team totals: 15 4-13 34.

The team had 20 rebounds, a block, 10

steals, 8 assists and 16 turnovers.In the B game, the Bears won 22-9.Scoring: Bryce Simpson 3 0-0 6; Jaden

Hiersemann 3 0-0 6; Keegan Sotelo 1 0-0 2; Atlas Kolpin 1 0-0 2; Elliott Martin 2 0-0 4; Drake Bloem 1 0-0 2. Team totals: 11 0-0 22.

The team had 13 rebounds, a block, 8 steals, 3 assists and 11 turnovers.

On Feb. 27, the A team lost to Durant 35-26.

Scoring: John Hatfield 1 1-2 3; Brady Lukavsky 2 0-0 4; Zach Thompson 1 1-3 3; Ted Bridges 2 2-4 6; Jack Dragovich 1 6-11 8; Elliott Martin 0 2-2 2. Team totals: 7 12-24 26.

The team had 21 rebounds, 3 blocks, 14 steals, 2 assists and 18 turnovers.

In the B game, the Bears won 27-23.Scoring: Bryce Simpson 2 2-6 6; Jaden

Hiersemann 2 2-5 6; Nick Chiavetta 2 0-0 4; Elliott Martin 2 1-2 5; Ben Colbert 1 0-2 2; Drake Bloem 2 0-2 4. Team totals: 11 5-17 27.

The team had 24 rebounds, a block, 11 steals, 5 assists and 11 turnovers.

Sports briefs

Power Volleyball champsWest Branch Ignite 16U VB went undefeated in 12 straight sets Sunday to capture the 16U Pearl City Power Volleyball Championship at the Central Middle School in Muscatine. In the semi-finals, Ignite defeated the Iowa City West Side Aces VC in two straight sets, 25-18 and 25-15. In the championship game, Ignite defeated the Iowa City Little Hawks VC, 25-16 and 25-15, to win their first tournament of the 2014 season. Coached by Monica Tylee Ignite team members include: Trystin Luneckas, Megan Tadlock, Jenae Murry, Linzee Espensen, Allie Russell, Delaney Rife, Taylor Jones, Paige Miller and DaLana Kron. Ignite 16U has also placed second in three other tournaments this year. Photo courtesy Bill Kron

• WHITNEY KOPPES •

Student of the Week

Sponsored by:

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Whitney Koppes is a daughter of Terry and Joyce Koppes.

Her high school activities include volley-ball, basketball, weaponline, debate, pow-derpuff and tutoring.

Her hobbies and interests include sports, shopping and dancing.

After high school, she plans to attend the University of Iowa to major in biomedical en-gineering and minor in physics.

She considers her parents her role models because “they support me and push me to do better.”

One accomplishment she is most proud of is “early acceptance to the college of engi-neering at the U of I.”

CONGRATULATIONS, WHITNEY!

Nikki Kroese of North Liberty and Curtis Strong of West Branch were married on Oct. 12, 2013.

The ceremony was held in LeMars, Iowa, at the Presbyterian United Church of Christ and officiated by Rev. Jan Christiansen.

The bride’s parents are Randy and Roxie Kroese of LeMars; the groom’s parents are Dave and Cindy Strong of West Branch.

The maid of honor was Heather Mackey and bridesmaids were Alicia Jayathan, Amanda Lund, Jenna Hodgson, Michele Kearney, Jess Culler and Megan Rodriguez.

The best man was Randy Seydel, with groomsmen Ty Doermann, James Brandom, Tim Hamer, Brian Meier, Chauncy Farmer and Ben Maxson.

The junior bridesmaid was Taylor Mackey and junior groomsmen were Spencer Mackey, Jeff Mackey and Brian Hamer.

The bride is a graduate of LeMars High School and is currently employed at Systems Unlimited. The groom is a 2001 graduate of West Branch High School and is currently employed at the Department of Corrections.

The couple now reside in North Liberty, Iowa.

Curtis and Nikki Strong

Strong, Kroese exchange wedding vows

Wedding

Teresa Walker (second from right) from Hills Bank presents West Branch students and staff members with a Classroom Cash check for $1,658.17. Photo courtesy Hills Bank

Hills Bank donates more than $1,800 to area schools

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“They hope to proudly represent their school and hometown on a worldwide stage,” read a press release from the school district.

Senior Yash Patel said getting past the regional competition was “pretty exciting.”

“It’s gratifying that we earned it,” he said.

Freshman Tara Hoffman said she is glad the world contest is in St. Louis, mak-ing it more likely the team can raise the money and get approval from the Board of Education to attend.

“(Superintendent Kevin) Hatfield said he is going to recommend we go to the school board,” she said.

Hatfield’s secretary, Laura Gongora, confirmed the same, saying in an e-mail that “we’re putting together the finances and logistics to make it happen.”

Patel said four other teams at the Pekin contest said they were “shocked” that West Branch earned the distinguished Rookie All-Star Trophy, and the Cedar Falls team, which helped West Branch get its robotics team established, said they were “surprised our (robot) was working, done and func-tioning.”

He said members of other teams told them that, oftentimes, rookie teams are still trying to finish their robot right up to competition time.

Hoffman said their robot’s only problem was receiving a signal from the controls, which hurt the team’s rankings.

“But we exceeded expectations,” Patel said.

Hoffman said the first year has taught them a lot already.

“Next year, we’ll do better,” she said.The System Overlord Robotics team

also was the Highest Rookies Seed Award, and was given unofficial honorary plaques from more-experienced teams.

The Cedar Falls robotics team, the Swart Dogs, delivered West Branch’s awards later Saturday.

Some 40 teams competed at Pekin, 25 of

which were previous regional winners, like Marion’s Linn-Mar school, Iowa City and Cedar Falls.

Many West Branch team members worked more than 20 hours a week over the six weeks before the robot had to be “bagged and tagged” for the regional com-petition.

Asked what was the most memorable part of that, team member Greyson Kolpin could not pick just one.

“Every moment of building the robot it so much fun,” he said.

Cain said he is “deeply honored” for the opportunity to teach Science Technology Engineering Math/PLTW courses and lead the robotics team in “such a wonderful district.”

“This is a world-class STEM activity engaging students in critical 21st century skills and knowledge,” he said. “Plus, it is a ton of fun.”

Procter & Gamble’s West Branch dis-tribution center Site Leader Cheryl Fisher, who has a chemistry background and is mentoring the WBHS team, said she is glad to see the school and community “recogniz-ing the need for more support in STEM” and trying to expand the program.

“The most surprising thing about the new program is the enthusiasm shown from the 22 members on the team,” she said in a statement.

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West Branch High School System Overlord Robotics team members worked on their robot in the pit area at the Pekin robotics tournament this past weekend. Pictured are, left, Yash Patel, top center Derek Erobe, right, Sam Rozinek, and, with back to camera, Drew Bradley.Photos courtesy Matt Cain

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In like a lionA lawnmower-sized snow plow makes its way up a sidewalk on North Downey Street Monday morning. Over the weekend, two more snowfalls brought another three to four inches of snow and over the past week, winter weather brought more bitterly cold temperatures, getting down to as much as 11 degrees below zero in the first days of March. West Branch Community Schools announced two more "late starts" on Feb. 25 and Monday, bringing the winter total to seven two-hour delays and five all-day cancellations. According to the calendar, the school's "spring break" begins 11 days after the date of this newspaper. However, weather predictions show temperatures increasing to above-freezing this week. Gregory R. Norfleet/West Branch Times

BriefsSchool calendar meeting

The West Branch Community School District will hold a public hearing for the proposed 2014-2015 school calendar and start date waiver.

The hearing/open forum will be 6 p.m. March 10 at the beginning of the March Board of Education meeting.

A copy of the proposed 2014-2015 school calendar may be viewed on the district's website.

Jones makes dean’s listCade Jones of West Branch was named

to the Fall 2013 dean’s list for Grand View University in Des Moines.

To earn a spot on the dean’s list, students must successfully complete a minimum of 12 graded semester hours of credit, earn no grade lower than a C during the semester, and earn an overall semester grade point average of 3.50. Jones is a son of Lefta and Carrie Jones.

Shortt makes dean’s listBranden Shortt of West Liberty has been

named to the Dean’s List at AIB College of Business for the Fall 2013 term.

To qualify for the dean’s list, Shortt attained a grade point average of 3.5 to 3.79 for the term. Shortt, a son of Robert and DeAnn Shortt, is earning bachelor of science degree in business administration at AIB.

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFBARBARA LORENE VAN DYKE, Deceased

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To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Barbara Lorene Van Dyke, Deceased, who died on or about the 14th day of January, 2014:

You are hereby notified that on the 17th day of February, 2014, the Last Will and Testament of Barbara Lorene Van Dyke, deceased, bearing the date of the 18th day of May, 1983, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Susan Lea Van Dyke-Jackson was appointed Executor of the Estate. Any action to set aside the Will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of the notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the Will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be for-ever barred.

Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

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Public NoticeThe West Branch Community School District will hold a

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Cedar County BoardProceedings

PAY DATE 2/07/2014

VENDOR VENDOR TOTALCitizens Savings Bank 4,488.00TX Child Support SDU 57.69Aramark Uniform Serv 51.50Performant Recovery Inc. 206.65US Department of Education 164.68Cedar County Treasurer 51,239.89Cedar County Treasurer 8,573.00Cedar County Treasurer 1,320.66Cedar County Treasurer 824.21Cedar County Treasurer 583.32Cedar County Treasurer 375.77 COUNTY TOTAL 67,885.37

BOARD PROCEEDINGS

(THE FOLLOWING IS A SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES. THE FULL TEXT OF THE DAY’S MINUTES ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE AUDITOR’S OFFICE)

TIPTON, IOWA February 11, 2014

Cedar County Board of Supervisors met in regular session at 8:30 a.m., Feb. 11, 2014 with following members present: Ellerhoff, Gaul, Kaufmann and Chairperson Deerberg. Bell was absent.

Viewed the following:• Travel Federation of Iowa “The Capitol Report” dated 2-7-

14.• Iowa State Association of Counties Update dated 2-7-14.• Assessor Lett concerning Examining Board Code Sections.• Cedar County Economic Development Commission regard-

ing Feb. 18th meeting.• CPC Adm. Tischuk regarding an Advisory Board meeting

on Feb. 25th.• City of West Branch regarding assigning addresses within

City.

Acknowledged following correspondence from:• Supervisors’ Lobbyist regarding contacting State Sena-

tors about passing a bill to increase funding for roads/highways/bridges and an “Update from the Capitol Week #4.

• Fair Board regarding Jan. 8, 2014 minutes.• Eastern Iowa Tourism regarding Mar. 5, 2014 General

Membership meeting.• Annette Shipley regarding saving Muscatine Domestic

Abuse Shelter.• Iowa Pipeline Association regarding Pipeline Awareness

Program on Mar. 6th.• Lowden Library concerning an update. Moved by Ellerhoff seconded by Gaul to approve the agenda.Ayes: Ellerhoff, Gaul, Kaufmann, DeerbergAbsent: BellMoved by Kaufmann seconded by Gaul to approve the

Board Minutes of February 6, 2014.Ayes: Kaufmann, Gaul, Ellerhoff, DeerbergAbsent: BellChairperson Deerberg referenced an article in I.S.A.C. pub-

lication concerning goal setting. He suggested Board consider preparing a five-year plan. The article indicated the Board could get funding for preparing a plan. Deerberg suggested that all members bring something back to the table, and he mentioned asking department heads for suggestions. He noted he set a goal of building a Sec. Road facility which is progressing and Ellerhoff suggested the Compensation Study. Ellerhoff noted this would tie into a Capital Improvements Fund, and she said there could be a plan for office space in Courthouse once Engineer moves to another facility. Kaufmann thought Compensation Study Team would give Board a five-year plan for wages. Deerberg referenced Mental Health changes. Gaul would like the Board to continue visiting businesses. Kaufmann would like to view parks. He thought Jamie Cashman of I.S.A.C. may be willing to assist the Board with a plan.

Discussion was held regarding televising Board meetings. Sup. Kaufmann noted they need someone to process the video. He wondered if someone could do it at home. Gaul will check with school again to ask if there is anyone that would be able to do it.

Discussion was held regarding H.I.PA.A. items on the agen-da. There have been no responses as requested. Kaufmann would like something in writing that indicates he and Ellerhoff can view Care Facility Cemetery records. He felt the Recorder’s records won’t help them to determine if there’s another cemetery. He noted diagnoses are in the 1880 census. Kaufmann felt they should try to honor all residents buried at the cemetery.

Kaufmann reported there will be a guest speaker from Quad Cities Economic Development on February 19th at Wilton Devel-opment Corporation meeting.

Delores Rohlf asked what happens to pipelines if Rock Is-land Clean Line project goes through. Kaufmann thought there is probably a grid of locations of pipelines, so they would miss them. Brief discussion continued.

Gaul reported he viewed computer software used by Public Health Dept. Board will view the software at their next meeting.

Engineer Fangmann met with Board to give a road salt up-date. There is 200 tons that he is trying to get delivered. They have 600 tons of mix in one building, but they are down to 20 tons of just salt. Discussion was held regarding cables on Interstate 80, use of brine, staff, snow fence and frost boils.

County Attorney Renander introduced Jen Lerner, Acting As-sistant County Attorney.

Disbursement was issued on 1-31-14 to Treasurer for Ben-efits, Inc. for electronic deposit: #395250 for $420.42-flex claims and $139.26-self funded medical claims.

Disbursement was issued on 2-7-14 to Treasurer for Ben-efits, Inc. for electronic deposit: #395251 for $432.00-flex claims and $2,054.65-self funded medical claims.

Check #395252 dated 2-10-14 was issued to Gray Manufac-turing Co, Inc. in amount of $83.19 for administrative correction.

Moved by Kaufmann seconded by Gaul to adjourn at 9:39 a.m., to February 13, 2014.

Ayes: AllAbsent: Bell

Wayne Deerberg, ChairpersonCari Gritton, Auditor

BOARD PROCEEDINGS

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TIPTON, IOWA February 13, 2014

Cedar County Board of Supervisors met in regular session at 8:30 a.m., February 13, 2014 with following members present: Bell, Ellerhoff, Gaul, Kaufmann and Chairperson Deerberg.

Viewed the following: • Clerk of District Court’s report of fees collected for Jan.

2014.• Notice of Assessor and Deputy Assessor examinations.

Acknowledged the following from:• Lucas Beenken regarding HF2064 concerning traffic control

devices at gravel road intersections.• Manure Management Plan Annual Update from Wayne

Behrens in Iowa Twp.• Trilogy Integrated Services, Inc. regarding Network of Care

reviews.• Annette Shipley regarding meeting concerning Affordable

Care Act.• Emergency Management Dir. regarding Wireless Emer-

gency Notification information and a FY2013 Fire Prevention and Safety Grant Program.

• Region XII Council of Governments regarding U.S. Highway 30 Coalition of Iowa meeting on Feb. 14th and a Transportation Day Follow-up survey.

Board noted correspondence from Sheriff regarding pay-roll change for Deputy Matthew Fields from annual salary of $50,292.00 to $52,806.60 effective 1-31-14.

Moved by Kaufmann seconded by Gaul to approve the agenda with the addition of a report from Emergency Manage-ment Director Malott.

Ayes: Kaufmann, Gaul, Bell, Ellerhoff, DeerbergMoved by Ellerhoff seconded by Kaufmann to approve the

Board Minutes of February 11, 2014.Ayes: Ellerhoff, Kaufmann, Gaul, Bell, DeerbergDeerberg asked Kaufmann about a claim for a transfer of

funds to Cedar County Transfer Station Closure Account Fund. Kaufmann will ask the Transfer Station Manager for an explana-tion.

Moved by Ellerhoff seconded by Gaul to approve Claim Dis-bursements #395253 - #395444.

Ayes: Ellerhoff, Gaul, Kaufmann, Bell, DeerbergGaul gave Fair Board meeting report. Advertising Committee

is checking into ways to raise money. They are having a movie night on July 5th, and they are considering having a golf tourna-ment. They may have a pancake breakfast on a Saturday with the Lions Club. Trees will not be taken out until it warms up. First event of year at Floral Hall will be on Apr. 5th. There will be a work day at the horse arena on Apr. 26th, and there is a cattle show on June 8th. Discussion was held on getting safety vests for people working at gates and parking. Fair Board wants to re-furbish bathrooms, including new fixtures, at an estimated cost of between $7,000 and $7,500. They are hoping to receive a Community Foundation Grant for this work. They talked about lowering carnival ride tickets to $15 if purchased before Fair and to $24 during Fair. Their next meeting is Mar. 12th.

Emergency Management Dir. Malott met with Board to give them an update on new FirstNet broadband network which will be put across the state. Malott indicated emergency responders and the government will not run on the cellular networks. The State will be looking for partners for this network. At the beginning, we will be voluntarily in or out. Once infrastructure is in place, we would get assistance if we opt in, but we may not get assistance

later if we opt out. Malott felt the expectation from citizens is that our First Responders can receive video in real time. Deerberg wondered if cell towers could be used. Malott felt “hardened” tow-ers could be used, but some towers may not be constructed in a manner that would make them suitable for use for this network. Malott told Board their participation would be needed at meetings concerning the FirstNet network. Discussion continued. Malott noted the State radio call channels have been renamed. There was discussion about grant opportunities for fire departments and others. He suggested using a regional grant format when ap-plying for grants.

Board convened in Public Health Dir.’s Office for presenta-tion on current computer software. The software has been used for many years, and they would like to purchase a “Windows” based system, which they felt would be more efficient, less time-consuming, and would track time and statistics better. The Dir. felt there are high patient safety and liability issues that could be avoided with use of new software. Discussion continued includ-ing discussion about H.I.PA.A. compliance. Deerberg felt a new system would decrease labor or give better service to clients. Bell felt it would do both. Caes felt they would receive a much better reimbursement from Medicare. They discussed hiring a Coder to do coding work that takes a lot of time. Caes referenced a new ICD10 Coding Manual and revisions to an Oasis admission form. Bonnie Butler gave a grants update and presented documenta-tion on established grants and additional grant applications.

Board noted Handwritten Check #395445 dated 2/13/14 was issued to Alliant Energy in amount of $378.92 for an administra-tive correction.

Moved by Ellerhoff seconded by Kaufmann to adjourn at 10:00 a.m., to February 18, 2014.

Ayes: All Wayne Deerberg, Chairperson

Cari Gritton, Auditor

BOARD PROCEEDINGS

(THE FOLLOWING IS A SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES. THE FULL TEXT OF THE DAY’S MINUTES ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE AUDITOR’S OFFICE)

TIPTON, IOWA February 20, 2014

Cedar County Board of Supervisors met in regular session at 6:00 p.m., February 20, 2014 with following members present: Gaul, Kaufmann and Chairperson Deerberg. Supervisors Eller-hoff and Bell were absent.

Viewed the following:• Notice concerning rescheduling East Central Intergovern-

mental Association meeting to Apr. 2nd and notice concerning rescheduling Eastern Iowa Regional Utility Services System meeting to Mar. 26th.

Acknowledged the following from:• Network of Care regarding “Public Health Assessment and

Wellness”.• Safety Committee concerning Feb. 13th meeting minutes.• Julie Tischuk, CPC Adm. regarding “Medicaid Offset-

“Reversion” or “Clawback” talking points about county dollars from Mental health Fund.

• Annette Shipley regarding Synthetic Drug Alert.• UI Healthier Workforce Center for Excellence about request

for proposals for pilot project grants. Moved by Kaufmann seconded by Gaul to approve the

agenda.Ayes: AllAbsent: Ellerhoff, BellMoved by Gaul seconded by Kaufmann to approve the

Board Minutes of February 18, 2014.Ayes: All Absent: Bell, EllerhoffMoved by Kaufmann seconded by Gaul to approve Payroll

Disbursements #156515 - #156680 for the period ending 2-15-14 and to be paid on 2-21-14.

Ayes: AllAbsent: Ellerhoff, BellBoard reviewed draft of a letter to Officials of Iowa Depart-

ment of Transportation concerning proposed Highway 30 bypass in Lisbon/Mt. Vernon area. Members felt a copy of the letter should be sent to Legislators.

Moved by Kaufmann seconded by Gaul to approve the letter dated February 20, 2014 to the Officials of the Iowa Department of Transportation with the signatures of all Supervisors.

Ayes: All

Absent: Bell, EllerhoffDeerberg read a letter from Emergency Management Dir.

concerning the bypass that will be sent with the above letter. Larry Hodgden noted it was brought to his attention by Harry

Denny that defibrillators are no longer carried in the vehicles. Kaufmann noted this is not the Board’s decision, it is the Sheriff’s. Deerberg agreed. Harry Denny addressed the Board. Denny stated he was not there to say anything derogatory about Sheriff Wethington. He felt heart disease is an important issue, and if a defibrillator could save one life, wouldn’t it be worth the cost. Tom Mackey, Dir. of Tipton Ambulance Service noted Tipton Police Dept. carries defibrillators, and he felt in the county is where they would be needed the most as far as response time. Kaufmann asked how much a defibrillator costs. Mackey thought they are $1,500 to $2,000 each. Kaufmann asked how long it would take to train to be able to use a defibrillator and then save a life. Mack-ey indicated someone could be trained within minutes. Sheriff Wethington thought former Sheriff Whitlatch and Deputy Ran-dolph solicited donations for five or six of them and that they were placed in cars around 1987. Now the department would be look-ing at purchasing fifteen. Wethington knows there is a tougher grade defibrillator and he thought the cost is between $2,500 and $3,800. He noted the reason the defibrillators were taken out of the vehicles in 2008 or 2009 is because they continually changed protocol and ultimately the defibrillators couldn’t be brought into compliance. Wethington could understand City of Tipton having them because they will beat the ambulance time, but he felt that would likely not be the case for a Sheriff’s Deputy. Some areas of continued discussion were, but not limited to: costs for unit, batteries and pads, training, fitting all equipment in a small vehicle, ambulance response time, getting funds for E.M.S. volunteers, use in other counties and by State Patrol, units sitting in cold ve-hicles, keeping dust out of unites, and possible liability. Wething-ton understood that a defibrillator may save a life, but he doesn’t know that it’s a good expenditure. Wethington wondered about soliciting donations and said he would not be unwilling to see if there’s grant dollars available for purchase of defibrillators, and if so, he would pay for the upkeep. He asked Denny if he would be willing to put together a fund raiser for part of the expenses. Denny said he would do what he could. Mackey said he would help to come up with a dollar number for the cost. Deerberg was in favor of getting defibrillators in some of the vehicles. Wething-ton wondered if there would be questions if the units are not in all vehicles. Deerberg suggested that Wethington and Mackey see what they can do. He noted the Board of Supervisors can’t tell the Sheriff what to do.

It was noted that after the meeting the Board would be touring Tipton Adaptive Daycare.

Moved by Kaufmann seconded by Gaul to adjourn at 6:34 p.m., to February 25, 2014.

Ayes: AllAbsent: Bell, Ellerhoff

Wayne Deerberg, ChairpersonCari Gritton, Auditor

Public NoticePUBLIC NOTICE OF STORM WATER DISCHARGEClean Energy plans to submit a Notice of Intent to the

Iowa Department of Natural Resources to be covered under the NPDES General Permit No 2 “Storm Water Discharge Associated with Industrial Activity for Construction Activities.”

The storm water discharge will be from grading and con-struction activities located in the SW 1/4, Section 8, Township 79N, Range 4W. Storm water will be discharged from 1 point source and will be discharged to the following stream: Tribu-tary of West Branch Wapsinonic Creek.

Comments may be submitted to the Storm Water Dis-charge Coordinator, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division, 502 E. 9th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319-0034. The public may review the Notice of Intent from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the above address after it has been received by the department.

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Five fee options were presented, three of which will be considered at the next meeting.

Each option is based on an Equivalent Residential Unit. The ERU, measured by Schechinger at 3,500 square feet, repre-sents the average impervious surface of a single family home in West Branch. Impervious surfaces are things like roofs, paved driveways, sidewalks and parking lots where storm water runs off the property, as opposed to being absorbed.

The base ERU fee proposed in each option is $2 per unit per month for single family residences. Each unit of a duplex

would be charged as one ERU. This cov-ers anything zoned R1 and R2 within city limits.

The impervious surface of commer-cial properties would be divided by 3,500 square feet to determine the property’s number of ERU’s. The objective is to col-lect the base fee for up to 20 ERU’s, plus $0.75 per ERU per month for properties with more than 20 ERU’s.

As proposed, the base fee will increase 25 cents per year for four years, at which time the council will review the fee struc-ture.

Other fee options treat apartments and mobile home properties, zoned R3, in dif-ferent ways to reflect actual runoff contrib-uted by these properties.

Schechinger said that approximately 50 towns in Iowa, ranging from Mallard, with

a population under 300, to Des Moines have established storm water management utilities.

City Administrator Matt Muckler said the funds raised by the fees will be segre-gated in the city’s budget for use only on storm water management maintenance and new projects.

The various options are projected to generate $42,000 to $46,000 per year, beginning July 1.

Muckler said the initial $2 base for individual residences compares to other systems in the state, and is not intended to unduly impact any property owner. Even a property with a large amount of impervious surface will not see a huge new fee relative to their property size or use.

Schechinger said the storm water utili-ties serve several purposes. Along with

generating funds, they recognize that every property owner within the city limits ben-efits from the city’s system of ditches, cul-verts, intakes, catch basins and storm sewers used to direct rainfall or snowmelt directly to creeks, streams, lakes and rivers.

Storm water management removes pol-lutants such as oils, grease, fertilizers, pes-ticides, metals, litter, debris and sediment without treatment, Schechinger said.

Exempt surfaces include public streets, alleys, sidewalks, cemeteries, parks and undeveloped land.

This means that properties that are nor-mally exempt from taxes, such as churches and schools, will be subject to the storm water utility fee.

Council member Tim Shields recom-mended a transparent process in anticipa-tion of citizen reaction to any new fee.

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equipment for additional carriers.The tower itself is 190 feet tall, with

a seven-foot lightening rod. The Federal Aviation Administration has certified that there is no hazard to air navigation.

The design is not a “guyed tower” moored by stabilizing wires, said Harrison. It is designed to withstand winds in excess of 90 miles per hour. Should a problem occur, the tower is designed to bend and collapse on itself, rather than topple like a tree.

The installation will be surrounded and secured by a seven-foot chain link fence topped by barbed wire. The barbed wire is only allowable by written consent under the city code. Harrison also said the bottom 20 feet of rungs will be removed from the tower for safety.

Planning and Zoning asked for a con-crete driveway and five-foot sidewalks on the site.

Worrell, who attended the P&Z meet-ing, requested that the City of West Branch be added to the developer’s liability insur-ance.

For aesthetics, the security fence will have material weaved into the links to hide the buildings and base of the tower. Once landscaping is planted and grows to shield the fence, the only thing seen at ground level will be the gate, said Harrison.

Based on maps showing Verizon’s system coverage, this new tower is intended fill any remaining gaps for West Branch and sur-rounding areas.

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A sketch of the nearly 200-foot Verizon cell tower proposed for the north side of the city. Drawing courtesy City of West Branch

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Ninth grade: Claire Bridges*, Leah Cilek, Daphne Dowiat, Morgan Dragovich, Eric Heick, Tara Hoffman, Abby Knoop*, DaLana Kron*, Sydney Lamont, Paige Miller, Kaylee Montgomery,

Haley Mullinnix, and Ashley Riley.10th grade: Ian Andrews, Jenna Bower, Linzee

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11th grade: Fidele Akakpo, Bradley Arp*, Samuel Aspelmeier, Sara Bazyn, Becky Blaalid, Brock Cecil*, Julia Diemer*, Cheyenne Eggers, Rachel Hahn, Madison Harpole, Shelby Hourigan, Adam Kirkey*, Alice Kober, Madison Lynch, Taylor Maher, Samuel McCrory, Matthew McIlrath, Abigail Nopoulos, Madison Russell, and Margaret Williams.

12th grade: Mary Baldwin, Tessa Beale, Drew Bradley, Emily Corr, Tyler Donovan*, Ashley Finnegan, Skylar Fitzgerald, Paul Flanegan, Michelle Guetzko*, Tyler Haub, McKenna Hayslett*, Daniel Heick, Matt Heick, Bradley Heilmann, Kylie Hesseltine, Leah Hott, Allyson Hourigan, Nathan Juels, Greyson Kolpin, Jathan Kron, Maria Kyllingstad, Andrea Mundell*, Yash Patel, Casey Pence, Kara Rex*, Jori Robertson, Justin Roth, Amelia Shawver, Mitchel Skay, Katherine Tucker, Nevin Tucker, Alexandra Van Trump*, Sarah Villhauer, Ciara Warden, Brittany Wolf, Madison Yeggy, and Hannah Yoo*.

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POSITION QUALIFICATIONSRequired Qualifications:. Bachelor's degree in Business Administratration or related field is required or an equivalent combination of education and experience.. Considerable (3-5 years) grant-related experience, including identification of funding opportunities, proposal development/submission, and grant budgeting and management, is required; grant related experience in higher education setting is preferred.. A minimum of 3 years of administrative experience is required.. A comprehensive knowledge and understanding of public and private funding agencies and their policies and regulations is required.. The ability to effectively coordinate and manage the development of multi-disciplinary and multipartnered grant projects is required.Desired Qualifications:. A strong research background with experience in survey research preferred.. A comprehensive knowledge and understanding of University of Iowa grant- and research-related policies such as IRB, and procedures is preferred.

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University of Iowa Req. #64013 - salary range is $47,717 - Commensurate (100% time). This position is a one-year specified term appointment renewable for up to three years that may be continued with adequate funding. The Iowa Social Science Research

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POSITION SPECIFIC SUMMARYUnder the supervision of ISRC Director, proactively assist and coordinate faculty, staff and students in the grant proposal

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“It’s functioning well for us,” he said. Knoop said moving the bus barn “could

be one of the last things” in the overall plan.“It’s not a high priority for us,” she said.The school district is considering asking

the community to pass a $22 million bond

referendum to carry out the majority of the 15-year plan.

If that passes, Hatfield said his priority is spending most — about 90 percent — of the money on the school buildings.

“It’s not that I don’t love athletics,” he said, but he would like to see a $500,000 fundraising campaign to support the chang-es and additions to sports facilities. “We may not be able to provide everything

people need.”Hatfield asked for permission to “imme-

diately” begin seeking bids for expanded parking on the west side of the high school, one of the earliest phases of the project.

The school board also discussed work-ing with the city to make the intersection at Johnson-Cedar Road and 290th/Herbert Hoover Highway/Main Street safer, as well as set up pedestrian crosswalks that access

both the new Meadows subdivision and Pedersen Valley.

Board member Richard Paulus said he wants to see the district get these projects under way.

“A generation of high school is four years,” he said. “That’s hundreds and hun-dreds of students. How many of our kids are going to school under less-than-agree-able conditions?”

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An artist’s rendering of a future junior/senior high school by adding to the front of the current West Branch High School. Artwork courtesy West Branch Community Schools

'Hoover Dam' featured at Las Vegas conventionThe “Hoover Dam” project — a

$121,000 grade stabilization structure built northwest of the city to help allevi-ate flooding — is being featured in the CONEXPO-CON/AGG Quality of Life Campaign this week, March 4-8, at the Las Vagas Convention Center, according to information from the City of West Branch.

The dam was designed to hold back 14.5 million gallons of rain, enough to drown a 40-acre field in a foot of water, and construction finished in late 2012. It got its first major test in 2013 when between 6 and 7 inches of rain fell in two days, April 17-18; city leaders believe the dam pre-vented a repeat of 1993 flooding that put as much as six feet of water in the downtown.

The Hoover Creek Watershed guides

many square miles of rain water into the Wapsinonoc Creek, but it flows through the city’s downtown, so extremely heavy rains can overwhelm the sewer system and flood streets, buildings and homes.

The land is owned by Curt Friis but leased to a farming company he co-owns with John Black, JB & CF Farms. The project won an award from Iowa Land Contractors Assoc. in February 2013 for how it represented a partnership between private landowners sacrificing acres for the good of a nearby community.

The CONEXPO is an international gathering held every three years for the con-struction industry, focusing on construc-tion, aggregates and ready mixed concrete, according to the city.

The dam was built after heavy flooding in 2008.

“West Branch experienced other flood occurrences throughout the years with local officials searching for ways to fix this chronic problem,” read a city statement at westbranchiowa.org. “In 2010, a great sea change occurred when several groups and individual citizens decided enough is enough. They determined that a compre-hensive plan to detain and capture excess rainwater within the watershed would be one solution to curbing the problem. A structure, dubbed the ‘Hoover Dam,’ would be the first of seven proposed and built to address the problem.”

Bruce Barnhart, who owns Barnhart’s Custom Services contracting company, was

part of the “Stream Team” that looked for ways to alleviate flooding in the city.

“Granted this is just a first step taken,” Barnhart said of the project in a statement. “It is nice to see our local public works and volunteer organizations reap the benefits of working together and having vision to plan for the future. We realized no struc-tural damage, less disruption of traffic, and reduced cleanup due to flooding.”

The project was a collaborative effort between the City of West Branch, the National Park Service, the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, the Hoover Association, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Friis, Black and local citizens who formed the Stream Team.

BriefsSmith pleads ‘not guilty’

A Colorado woman accused of abducting her infant nephew from Wisconsin pleaded not guilty on Feb. 26 to federal kidnapping charges.

Kristen Rose Smith, 31, of Aurora, Colo., entered the plea during a 14-minute arraignment/plea hearing in Wisconsin’s Western District court where bond was set at $250,000.

Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker set a jury trial for 9 a.m. June 23; the trial is estimated to last three to four days, according

to online documents. She faces up to life in prison if convicted.

A pretrial motion and evidentiary hearing is set for 9 a.m. April 24, followed by a final pretrial conference 9:30 a.m. June 12. The final hearing prior to trial is set for 3 p.m. June 17.

Law enforcement stated that Smith kidnapped 5-day-old Kayden Powell from his parents’ home on Feb. 6 and stopped in West Branch to hide the baby in a grey tote box outside the BP-Amoco when she learned police were closing in.

She was arrested Feb. 6 by West Branch Police, but the baby was not found until the next day, apparently surviving more than 29 hours in freezing and sub-zero temperatures.

Blood drive at WBMSThe West Branch Middle School will be

holding their annual blood drive Tuesday, March 11, from 2 to 6 p.m. in the Hoover Elementary gym.

Anyone who would like to donate can contact Cam Stockman at cstockman@west-branch.k12.ia.us or call him at 631-5775.

“Your donation can help save up to three lives, so please consider donating,” Stockman said in a statement.

Show Choir places at stateWest Branch High School’s Show Choir

earned second runner up Saturday at the Central Lee, the equivalent of a state tournament for the fine arts competition.

Christopher Jive and the Uptown 45 finished behind first-place Keokuk and first runner-up El Paso-Gridley. West Branch was followed by Pella, Williamsburg and El Paso-Gridley Prep.

Director Chris Reed said CJU45 “did a really good job” in a pool that included mostly larger schools. The group made the evening finals in fourth place -- third runner up.

“We had a really good daytime performance and a really outstanding evening performance,” he said, allowing West Branch “to bump up a level.”

Central Lee is the last of the Show Choir competitions of the season. However, CJU45 will perform again at their annual Swing Show with performances at 7 p.m. March 28, 7 p.m. March 29 and 2 p.m. March 30.

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