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City of VailMinutes and Claims- May 13, 2019

May 13, 2019The City Council for the City of Vail met

in regular session on May 13, 2019. MayorMonte Crichton called the meeting to orderat 6:59 p.m. with D. Crane, K. Brungardt, G.Bechen, R. Niehaus answering roll call. Also

in attendance was Jon Lapel, City Mainte-nance, Nichole Neumann, City Clerk, Mr. andMrs. Hoffman, J. Neumann, N. Gonzalez, M.Crampton and C. Ertz.

Motion by K. Brungardt/G. Bechen to ap-prove the agenda. Ayes all, carried.

AR-WE-VA COMMUNITY SCHOOLDISTRICT -- BOARD OF EDUCATIONSPECIAL MEETING -- MAY 31, 2019The Ar-We-Va Board of Directors met in

a special meeting on May 31, 2019, in theschool Multi-purpose room in Westside, Iowa.President Gregg Oeser called the meeting toorder at 7:00 a.m. with the following boardmembers present: President Gregg Oeser,Vice-President Denise Ragaller, Jeremy Smith,and Casey Bruch. Danielle Schrad was ab-sent. Also in attendance were the following:Superintendent Jeff Kruse, Board SecretarySharon Stickrod, and Principal Chris Petersen.

Motion by Ragaller, seconded by Smith,to approve the agenda as presented. Motioncarried 4-0.

Action ItemsResignations - Motion by Smith, sec-

onded by Bruch, to approve the following res-ignations effective at the end of the 2018-2019 school year: Amber Hoffman, PE teacherand Head Volleyball coach upon finding a suit-able replacement; Tammi Brunner, PreschoolAide and Technology Integrationist; andMackenzie Kock, Teacher Aide and Assistant

The Board of Supervisors met at 9o’clock a.m. with Kyle Schultz, Chairman pre-siding. All members were present.

Minutes of the previous meeting wereread and approved.

The Board recognized the hiring ofTammy Klinker, Driver’s License Examinerin the Treasurer’s Office.

The Board recognized the hiring ofRosario Fernandez, Part-Time Interpreter inthe Public Health Department.

The Board recognized the following Un-derground Utility Permit:

No. 19-06 – Denison Municipal Utilities –replacement of transmission line commenc-ing at the intersection of Medical Parkway andN Ave. in Denison thence west along the northside of N Ave to 230th St. thence south alongthe east side of 230th St. to O Ave. thencesouth crossing Lincoln Way at a point near2318 Lincoln Way thence south and eastcrossing Westcott Rd. east of 2675 WestcottRd.

The Board met with Bob Andresen,Schleswig Mayor, to discuss abatement of

Crawford County SupervisorsBoard Proceedings -- May 21, 2019

Motion by K. Brungardt/R. Niehaus toapprove the previous minutes as published.Ayes all, carried.

Motion by D. Crane/K. Brungardt to ap-prove the city’s bills totaling $31,487.66. Ayesall, carried.

Bills Presented for Approval:IPERS, Benefits .................................. 626.14EFTPS, 941 Taxes ............................... 774.55Quarterly Sales Tax – Sewer & Water

Quarter 1 ................................. 1,182.00Quarterly State Withholding,

Quarter 1 ................................... 1449.00Quarterly Unemployment, Quarter 1 ...... 13.08Barco Municipal Products, Supplies ... 559.68Bomgaars, Supplies ............................ 216.52Central Pump & Motor, Circuit Board ... 440.00Crawford Co. Solid Waste,

Quarter 4 Payment ................. 1,362.50Denison Auto, Truck Repairs ............. 73.33

Mangold Environmental TestingWastewater & Water Testing ...... 292.40

Mid American, Electric ........................ 891.27R and S Waste, Garbage Service ..... 2,523.00Rasmussen Lumber,Chain Link

Fence & Supplies .......................... 34.74Shulte Surveying,Surveying .............. 510.13Silverline Mobile Concrete, Sidewalk at

Ball Field ...................................... 391.02The Observer, Publishing ..................... 94.81Triple C Drywall, Ball Field Bathrooms,

Shelter House ........................... 5,974.00USA Bluebook, Supplies ..................... 743.44West Central Iowa Rural Water,

Water Usage ............................ 2,967.25WEX Bank, Fuel Usage ....................... 295.74Windstream, City Hall Fax,

Fire (2 months) ............................ 564.05WSSB, Lagoon Loan Payments ...... 6,452.11XEROX, April Usage ............................ 115.09

Trent Hodne, Water Operator ............. 350.00John Blom, Wastewater Operator ......... 350.00Payroll, City Clerk & Maintenance .... 3,241.81Total ................................................ 31,487.66

Motion by D. Crane/K. Brungardt to ap-prove the accounts as standing. Ayes all, car-ried.

Clerk was asked to send letters to a ho-meowner regarding a residents concern.

Motion by R. Niehaus/K. Brundgardt topurchase hand dryers for the bathrooms atthe ball diamond. Ayes all, carried.

City Maintenance, Jonathan Lapelpassed his Water Treatment certificationon May 8, 2019. Motion by R. Neihaus/K.Brungardt to give Jon a $2.00 raise. Ayes all,carried.

Motion by G. Bechen/K. Brundgardt toapprove three building permits. Ayes all, car-ried.

A discussion was had between the CityCouncil and Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman about op-tions pertaining to the bridge located southof town over Miller Creek. The bridge is cur-rently at a 3 ton limit. No decisions were madeand options are still being considered.

Motion by K. Brungardt/D. Crane to ap-prove Sparky’s Tobacco permit. Ayes all, car-ried.

Motion by K. Brundgardt/G. Bechen toapprove the liquor license for The Chub Pocket.Ayes all, carried.

Ar-We-Va School will be offering asnack program this summer at the shelterhouse in Vail. The clerk will post flyers andadd it to the newsletter. Motion by D. Crane/K.Brungardt to approve the use of the shelterhouse. Ayes all, carried.

Motion by G. Bechen/D. Crane to renewthe city’s CD at a new rate. Ayes all, carried.Motion by R. Niehaus/G. Bechen to adjournat 8:54 p.m. Ayes all, carried.

Monte Crichton, MayorAttest:Nichole Neumann, City ClerkPublished in The Observer, Thursday,

June 6, 2019.

taxes on Parcel Number 03-19-178-012. Noaction was taken.

A motion was made by Blum, secondedby Vogt, to allow residential abatement appli-cation for new dwelling: Schultz, Aaron – 1770B Ave., Schleswig – Parcel #02-05-400-004.Motion was passed unanimously.

A motion was made by Vogt, secondedby Muhlbauer, to approve the abatement ofInterest and fees for parcel #19-26-232-008.Motion was passed unanimously.

The Board approved the Clerk of CourtFees for April 2019.

The Board presented their proposal to theSheriff’s Union.

On motion duly seconded the Board ad-journed at 10:32 o’clock a.m.

Agendas for the next meeting are postedand available at the Courthouse on Friday at4:30 o’clock p.m. preceding the next meeting.

Terri Martens, County AuditorKyle Schultz, Chairman

Published in The Observer on Thursday,June 6, 2019.

Volleyball Coach. Motion carried 4-0.Contracts - Motion by Bruch, seconded

by Ragaller, to approve the following hiringsfor the 2019-2020 school year: StephanieSlechta and Kimberly Eichler, ElementaryTeachers, and the administration can offercontracts for open positions which will be offi-cially ratified by the board to approve at thenext regular board meeting pending the comple-tion of a successful background check;Kathleen Snyder, TLC Instructional Coach;Sarah Smith and Craig Ragaller, TLC LeadTeachers; and the hiring of Michael Kuchel, forBuilding & Grounds Custodian hourly wage.Motion carried 4-0.

2019 Graduate - Motion by Smith, sec-onded by Ragaller, to approve the 2019 gradu-ation list as presented pending student meet-ing the state and local requirements. Motioncarried 4-0.

With no further business to discuss,motion by Bruch, seconded by Smith, to ad-journ the meeting at 7:15 a.m. Motion carried4-0.

Published in The Observer, Thursday,June 6, 2019.

Ar-We-Va School BoardSpecial Board Meeting -- May 31, 2019

Card of ThanksCARD OF THANKS: Thank you

to everyone who helped in any way atthe time of the fire at our acreage Sun-day night.

Special thanks to our diligentneighbors, Dale Musfeldt and NeilLeiting for alerting us and for comingover to help out.

Our appreciation to the Arcadia,Westside and Vail fire departments forresponding to the call and for prevent-ing further damage.

Our area is blessed to have suchgreat volunteers!

Thanks again!Don Grundmeier and family

Allen, Lori and Kurt

Three departmentscalled to shed fire

Fire fighters from Arcadia, Westsideand Vail were called to a fire at the DonGrundmeier farm at 21656 Birch Avenue,southeast of Westside, at approximately9 p.m. Sunday.

Family members had started a fireat the acreage earlier in the day. In theevening, a stray spark evidently ignited amachine shed on the farm, and the firedestroyed the shed as well as tractors anda wagon which were stored inside.

Fire fighters were on the scene forapproximately an hour.

Bridge dedicationshonor eight localson Memorial Day

BRIDGE DEDICATIONSContinued from page 3sign for each bridge was unveiled duringthe services.

On Memorial Day, a new traditionwas started -- the names of all thoseservice members who have been pre-viously remembered with county bridgededications were read.

Rick Franck, Col., U.S. Air Force(retired), was the guest speaker at theMemorial Day services. Kyle Schultz,chairman of the Crawford County Boardof Supervisors, led the dedication of thebridges. Crawford County Shooting Sports

participants finished well in the Confer-ence championships Saturday at Dedham.

Thirty-one Crawford County shoot-ers participated on Saturday, with a totalof 136 youth from the conference teamscompeting. Crawford County broughthome seven trophies at the end of the day.

Sarah Crampton (Senior VarsityGirls) was Crawford County’s only con-ference champion with an 89/100.

Three shooters were runners up intheir respective divisions:

Ryan Branning (Senior Varsity Boys),90/100.

Kallie Bromert (Intermediate/Ad-vanced Girls), 66/100.

Zach Dunham (Intermediate/EntryLevel Boys), 84/100.

Three more shooters finished in thirdplace in their respective divisions:

Talon Adams (Junior Varsity Boys),93/100, including 25/25 on his first set.

Kylar Blunk (Intermediate/AdvancedBoys), 89/100.

Aidan Blackman (Intermediate En-try Level Boys), 89/100.

Levi Steinkamp was the only otherCrawford County shooter to earn a 25/25. He ended the day with a 93/100 inthe Senior/Varsity division.

Other Ar-We-Va area shooters’ re-sults were as follows:

Jaggar Luetje (Senior Jr. Varsity), 73/100.

Alex Gallagher (Intermediate/EntryLevel), 65/100.

The shooters will finish the seasonat the State Shoot in Cedar Falls this week-- the last action at Crawford County

Check out the calendar!Be sure to check out the Community

Calendar sponsored by Westside StateBank on the back page of The Observerevery week for all your summer sportsactivities.

The sports events are always the lastevents listed under each day’s calendar.Sports events are listed from the Thurs-day which the paper is date through thefollowing Friday as space allows.

Twenty-two teams participated in theannual Ar-We-Va Golf Outing, held Sat-urday, May 25, 2019, at a new location -- the M & M Golf Course near Manilla.

Taking 1st Place in the tourney witha 62 was Austin Stoelk’s team, whichalso included Jake Danner, BrandonRagaller and Drew Schurke. Next wasDan Kock’s team, which also includedTim Bell, Jerry Pieper and Garrett Shaalwith a 63. Finishing in third place wasDustin Weller’s team with a 64. Otherteam members included Rob Green,Danny Niehaus, and Joe Tesser.

Other prize-winning teams includedthe following: 1st Place in the SecondFlight -- Jeremy Ehlers’ team, 68; 2ndPlace in the Second Flight -- Mumm’sTeam, 69; and 3rd place in the 2nd Flight-- Zach Kraus’s Team, 70.

1st Place in Third Flight -- The Get-away, 76; 2nd Place in Third Flight --Laura Wilken’s Team, 79; 3rd Place inThird Flight -- Terry Rickers’ Team, 80.

Hole Prizes won were as follows:Hole 1: Longest Putt, Christian

Liefbried.Hole 2: Closest to the Pin in 2 Shots,

Dan Kock.Hole 3: Longest Putt, Amanda Kraus.Hole 4: Closest to the Pin, Mitch

Hoffman.Hole 5: Closest to the Pin, Dustin

Weller.Hole 6: Men’s Longest Shot, Jared

Merkel; Women’s Longest Shot, AmberHoffman.

Hole 7: Longest Putt, Sydney Rein-king.

Hole 8: Closest to the Pin, DannyNiehaus.

Hole 9: Closest to the Pin in 2 Shots,Jake Kraus.

The Second Annual Golf Ball Dropwas held, with supporters purchasingnumbered golf balls for $5 each and halfthe pot going to the person whose ballended up closest to the hole when all theballs were dumped on the green from afive-gallon bucket. Katie Grothe was thisyear’s winner, taking home $365.

“The Net” was on the course onceagain, with golfers trying to hit the col-ored center section of the net and accu-mulate points on each attempt. ChetReinking had the highest three-ball totaland won a basket donated by The Get-away in Vail.

Hole sponsors for the Ar-We-Va GolfOuting this year are as follows:

Bob Adams (Edwards of StormLake), Alpha Ventures (Teddy Hawleyand Rodney Pete Bell II), Annie’s IrishPub, Arcadia Meats, Ar-We-Va Class of1978, Ar-We-Va Class of 1980, Ar-We-Va Class of 1984, Ar-We-Va Class of1985, Beer Can Alley, Dort’s DOTS, TheExchange, FAC Cooperative, Hawley In-surance, Huebner Funeral Home, IconicScreen Printing, In Memory of DaveKock, K & D Construction, ManningTruck Brokerage, Mark Segebart for Sen-ate, The Observer, Outlaw Graphics,Robin’s Salon and Tanning, SchoesslerElectric, Slate Wealth Management (AnnSlechta), Sparky’s Construction, TeamAuto Group of Denison, Trail CrossingLLC, Triple C Drywall, Verlin’s Plumb-ing and Heating, Weller Customs, West-ern Iowa Risk Management and Insur-ance, Westside State Bank, Westside Tap,Wilken Trucking, and Western Iowa Net-works.

In addition, hole and door prizes weredonated by Arcadia Meats, Ar-We-VaRocket Booster Club, Flower Shack, TheGetaway, Homer’s, Manning Truck Bro-kerage (Joe Greve), The Observer, RetroPetro, and Christy Rickers.

Golfers enjoyed pork burgers andbrats during the day, grilled by Brian Lage,with a hog donated by Weichman HogMarket and processing donated by Dougand Alison Ehlers and Arcadia Meats.

Shooting Sports for Ar-We-Va SeniorSarah Crampton, hoping to end her ca-reer on a high note before going off toshoot at Iowa Western Community Col-lege. Watch the Observer’s Facebookpage for updates from Crawford CountyShooting Sports as they are shared.

Crampton is conference champ;State at Cedar Falls this week

22 teams hit the course in AWV Golf Outing

Members of the winning team for this year’s Ar-We-Va Golf Outingwere (from left) Brandon Ragaller, Austin Stoelk, Jake Danner, and DrewSchurke. A total of 22 teams participated in the Four-Person Best Ballevent at the M & M Golf Course. Photos by Denise Ragaller.

Katie Grothe excitedly claims her prize money at the conclusion ofthe golf ball drop last Saturday afternoon. Numbered balls were soldfor $5 each and, when the bucket-full of balls were dropped on thegreen, Katie’s “No. 85” was the closest to the cup, giving her half theprize money, or $365!

Freshman Will Ragaller sees some action on the mound for theRockets against Coon Rapids-Bayard. CRB won, 13-3 in five innings.(See the season preview and a recap of this week’s action in the sportspreview section.) Photo by Lanice Kock.

Ar-We-Va Sophomore Sara Schurke and a player from Coon Rap-ids-Bayard both look to the umpire for a call during the two teams’ ac-tion at Coon Rapids Friday night. The Rockets took a 6-2 loss in thecontest. As always, check out The Observer’s Facebook page for al-bums of photos from AWV’s baseball and softball action.

Join in on the family fun of fishing during free fishing weekendIowa residents can try fishing without buying a license

this weekend -- June 7, 8 and 9 -- as part of the Iowa Depart-ment of Natural Resources’ (DNR) free fishing weekend. Allother regulations remain in place.

“Grab your family and your poles, hook a memory, anddon’t let go,” said Joe Larscheid, chief of the Iowa DNR’sFisheries Bureau. “The memories are always bigger than thefish.”

Free fishing weekend is a great time to take kids fishing orinvite a neighbor or friend to come along. Outdoor fun awaitsat hundreds of Iowa lakes, thousands of miles of rivers or aneighborhood pond. Interested fishermen and women can finda list of stocked lakes and ponds that are easily accessible inparks and along trails on the Iowa DNR’s interactive IowaCommunity Fisheries Atlas at www.iowadnr.gov/Fishing/Fish-Local.

Fun, hands-on fishing events will be offered across Iowa

to help families new to fishing get started. Check the generalfishing calendar on the DNR website at www.iowadnr.gov/fishing for a list of free fishing events.

Submit your photos!To make the weekend even more fun, let’s see how big of

a fish you can catch in an Iowa farm pond, lake or river thisweekend!

The Observer is looking for your fish photos (no fish sto-ries, mind you!), so take a photo of the fish that you catch -- theperson who caught the fish must be in the photo as well -- thisweekend and submit it by email (observer@win-4-u.net) or inperson before noon on Monday, June 10.

Be sure to include the name of any people in the picture,what kind of fish was caught, the weight or length if you knowit, and where it was caught! We’ll see how many photos aresubmitted and then decide how many we will publish!