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Come-and-go bridal shower

A come-and-go bridal shower for Shanie Kemig, bride elect of Jordan Hubka will be held Saturday, June 2 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., at Block 10 of 1921 City Hall, in Sheffield. The couple is registered at Target and Bed Bath & Beyond.

Country Hoedown is June 4

The June Hampton Old Time Country Hoedown will be held on Monday, June 4, from 6-9 p.m., at the historic Windsor Theatre in downtown Hampton. The Hoedown is a music jam open to all levels of musicians and music lovers. It is held on the first Monday of each month. The the-ater seats are ideal for the audience to sit and enjoy some good, old-time country, bluegrass and gospel songs. Everyone is welcome. Admis-sion is free with a free will donation accepted. All proceeds are given to the Windsor Theatre. Concessions will be open. This will kick off a full week of music in Hampton. Besides the Hoedown on Monday, Tuesday on the Town will begin for its season in downtown Hampton at the Band Shell Park on Tuesday evening. Then the BMAI Bluegrass Festival will be held at the Franklin County Fairgrounds on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. A Potluck and jam will be held at 6 p.m., on Wednes-day night at the fairgrounds to kick off festival. Contact event organizer, Don Wrolson at 641-425-0909 with any questions about the Hoedown.

Sharing Shoppe to hold open house

The Sharing Shoppe, in Shef-field, will hold a 25th anniversary open house from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., on Saturday, June 9. Community members are encouraged to stop by to see the most recent renova-tions. There will be door prizes and refreshments.

Municipal Band to hold concerts

The 97th rendition of the Hamp-ton Municipal Band, presented its first concert of the season on Wednesday, May 30. The concerts are held in the Band Shell Park in downtown Hampton, and begin promptly at 8 p.m. The municipal band, under the direction of Chris Sauke, is com-prised of 50 area musicians of all ages. Concerts will be held on Tues-day evenings through July 3. The next concert of the season will be held on Tuesday, June 5. This concert will feature the trom-bone section and Andrea Bullerman as soloist. June 5 program: “America,” arr. Conley; “Strike Up the Band,” Con-rad; “Allied Honor,” King; “The Incredibles,” arr. Bocook; “Ashton Overture,” Swearingen; “Slippery Slide Rag,” Huckeby, featuring the trombone section; “Wildwood,” Stuart; “Winterwinds,” Neeck; “Great Locomotive Chase,” Smith; “Blue Moon,” arr. Barker featuring soloist Andrea Bullerman; “Best of Buddy Holly,” arr. Vinson; “Faith of our Fathers,” arr. Emonson; “The Incredible Eagle,” Sousa; “America the Beautiful,” arr. Conley; “Star Spangled Banner,” arr. Sousa.

Sheffield AA The Sheffield Alcoholics Anon-ymous group meets each Tuesday in the Fellowship Hall of Zion St. John Lutheran Church at 8 p.m.

Stay safe as a bicyclist this seasonBY SAVANNAH HOWE

In smaller communities, bi-cycling is a cost-efficient, environment-f r iendly and health-boosting alternative

to vehicular travel during the warm months. Many choose to leave their motorized wheels in park and hit the streets on a six-speed. However, federal statistics show that bicycling comes with great risk. The National Highway Traffic Safe-ty Administration’s annual fatality analysis indicates that the number of bicyclist deaths have risen steadily since 2010. While it’s unclear whether those trends can be blamed on reckless bikers, reckless motorists, neglected infrastructure or something else, offi-cials agree that people must take great caution when choosing the pedals over the motor this summer.

Sheffield Chief of Police Sam Cain said that one the most common bike safety violation he sees is lack of visi-bility of the bikers, primarily at night. Bikers are re-quired to install re-flective equipment and /or l ight ing devices on their bicycles if they in-tend to use the bike at night, as well as avoid darker shades of clothing. Lights installed on bicycles must be visible from at least 300 feet, state code says. Fines for neglecting to equip a bi-cycle with the proper lighting and re-f lective devices can reach $100 per violation.

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Young Warhawks receive preschool diplomas

BY SAVANNAH HOWE

Turn your tiny tassels, young Warhawks! West Fork’s 2018 class of pre-school graduates—and

the future class of 2031 senior gradu-ates—received diplomas for success-fully graduating into kindergarten. The class performed various songs including “Come Meet Us at the Zoo” and “Macarena Months.” The kids also showed off their Spanish counting

skills and told the audience what they wanted to be when they grew up—which varied from doctors to farmers to Target workers. West Fork graduated 20 preschool-ers this year from three different classes.

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A group of kids salute the flag during the Pledge of Allegiance. Left to right: Blaike Martinez, Patrick Cook, Olivia Meints, Sophia Grant and Liam Poole. SAVANNAH HOWE/SHEFFIELD PRESS

BY SAVANNAH HOWE

Heat-wave tem-peratures that crept up to 100 degrees did not stop resi-dents from visiting their lo-cal cemetery and memorials to pay a tribute to the veterans

that have passed this Memorial Day. Despite the beat-ing sun, community members came to witness the presenting of the colors, guest speakers and perfor-mances by the West Fork Fine Arts departments. The city of Meservey held their service on Sunday afternoon during blistering 100-degree temperatures. The West Fork High School band performed to the community. The earliest Monday service began at 9 a.m. in Rockwell, where the West Fork Middle School band provided the musical accompaniments, including the National Anthem. Mayor Mi-chael Flatness sincerely welcomed the community of Rockwell to Linn Grove Cemetery, followed by guest speaker Mark Twedt, who fondly recalled the weight Memorial Day carried for him throughout his childhood. “I’m honored to be speaking here today…I’m not a veteran, I’ve never served in the military, but I come from a veteran-heavy household,” said Twedt, “and that made Memorial Day incredibly important.” Meanwhile, in Thornton, the West Fork High School band was back to play the National Anthem for the onlookers. West Fork’s Collin Reed recited the Gettysburg Address, and young children brought flowers to the memorial cross to honor the community’s fallen veterans. The city of Sheffield held a Memorial Day ceremony Monday morning as well at Hillside Cemetery. The community was wel-comed by Post 277 Commander Cliff Cameron, and the invoca-tion was given by Pastor Kim Wills. Over 300 veterans are buried in Hillside Cemetery, said Com-mander Cameron, and a handful of those veterans were laid to rest there within the past year.

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TOP: CW5 Doug Wyborney, Command Chief Warrant Officer for the Iowa National Guard, addressed the attendees to Sheffield’s Memorial Day Service. ABOVE: Memorial crosses display the names of honored veterans in Thornton. SAVANNAH HOWE/SHEFFIELD PRESS

2 Thursday, May 31, 2018 The Sheffield PressLOCAL NEWS

By J.Z.

One more Monday holiday is history. And again it went by without a problem…thank goodness! As far as the work time here at the office, it was limited…as I was told to go home and rest, by many…including the upper echelon! And I obeyed most of the time. I can only spend so much time in bed, or on the couch, or in the recliner. And TV is not one of my favorite past times…except for the music channels. Anyway…I did spend a small amount of time here at the office. Just enough to try to stay ahead of the game. (That didn’t work so gooder, either!) Hopefully once the pa-per is out and delivered by noon on Wednesday…I can start in the custom printing department and make my way through the stack of “things to do”! Home…while there time was spent mostly in the prone posi-tion…thinking about what I could, should, would be doing had I not gotten pneumonia a couple of weeks ago! I don’t recall it tak-ing so long to get rid of it the last couple of times I had it. Although I might have been a little younger then, too! Might, heck! Saturday was when I came to the office and finished compiling “Cobwebs.” Sunday afternoon was spent at a cookout with Shirley. My time was spent in the house where it was air-conditioned. Home early and back to the prone position in the bedroom…hoping I could fall asleep! Didn’t work! One of my biggest problems of going beddy-by at 8, 9, 10, or whatever…I still wake up at 5 or 5:30 each morning. That would be just fine…but I can’t get back to sleep! Thusly…I begin the day tired! Monday was Memorial Day (I’ll bet you knew that!), The American Legion took part in the service at Hillside Cemetery. Hot it was…but a nice breeze came up at the last minute and helped a lot. Our firing squad sounded like we all fired at the same time…but I left my hearing aids at home on the dresser! I gotta’ get used to putting them in in the morning! I was hoping to make it to Altoona one day over the long week end…but that didn’t happen. I can’t remember all the reasons (that’s normal!)…but Saturday I spent a few hours here at the office; Sunday the young ones had church and Sunday School, and in the afternoon Lidia had a birthday party to attend; Monday Angela attended the festivities at the golf club where she works, and Nic took Lidia to Adventureland. Me, I enjoyed the air-conditioning…and resting! It is now Tuesday morning…and I’m back where I be-long: at work. Although still at a slower pace than usual! Be good, Kids! It’s Showtime!

News from the Golf CourseBY NED BOHACH Sheffield, Iowa

“Boys I need your attention” shouted the old general General Se-vere. “It has come to my attention that there are way too many foot wedges, way too many pick-up putts and of course way too many shaving strokes.” Now folks if you think any of us would be guilty of any of those accusations, I have a nice chunk of land in Iran I’ll give to you. We had twenty of the finest old duffers that could gath-er in one location. They are boys of honor, integrity and scruples. Oh, ya I sure didn’t know that. Okay then, we were divided into five platoons of four boys each. Cliffy Clifford Clifton Cameron, Richard Rich Dick Brown, James, Jimmy Jim Saylor and Dennis, DenO Denny Foss outclassed the field with some awesome golf. Well that’s what they told me their game was as fine as fine can get. They shot 65 rounds of white ammo into the cup. The second-place platoon consisted of James, Jimmy, Jim Dorenkamp, Thomas, Tommy, Tom Severe, David DaveO Dave Levitt and Paulus Paul Eagle Eye Ricke. They shot a sold 68 good for nuttin and word has it they wouldn’t have been that close if Ricke one Paul type hadn’t been on his A game. That is real news folks that he has an A game. The third-place squad and into the $$$$$$$$$$$$ was Steven Ste-veO Steve Heeren, Nedward, Nedis, NedO Bohach, Dennis DennO Denny 66 Phillips and Robert Robby RobertO Bobby Shrecken-gost. That platoon fired 69 shots and were barely off target on nu-merous discharge of their irons. The fourth-place platoon consisted of Donald Don Donny Greimann, Kim, KimO Kimsie Wills, Garth Garr Gary Nelson and old Barn-Barn Bernard Barney Dougherty. Their 70 shots won them nuttin, like a goose egg. They commented about winning if Barney hadn’t played so slowly. The fifth-place platoon and into the BIG $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ was Darryl little DeanO Peter, Franklin, Franky Frank Schnoes, Roger, Rog, RogO Madsen and Dewy-Dewy Duane real Payne. They card a 71 and of course won $$$$$ because they paid last place. The troops all had an outstanding day on the battle field, all came limping home basically due to age. Davie Levitt asked Shreckie if he saw his last shot as his eyes aren’t as good as they used to be. Shreckie said he most certainly did see it but could not remember where it went. Age is always so entertaining. Cliffy told Ricke he would let him talk more but told him he wasn’t as interesting he is. Davey 10W40 told me he didn’t understand why he got a D from Iva in English class. He said, “I souport publick edekasion.” Wow sounds good to me Davie you got robbed. So as Bazinga zonked me on the noggin, I best get to work and fix supper.

West Fork participates in Mason City’s Band Fest over the weekendABOVE: The West Fork Marching Band played through Mason City on Saturday, May 26 for the 2018 North Iowa Band Festival. TRAVIS FISCHER/SHEFFIELD PRESS

RIGHT: West Fork Band Queen, Lauren Dohlman, and Band King, Collin Meints, ride through the parade route of the 2018 North Iowa Band Festival on Saturday, May 26. TRAVIS FISCHER/SHEFFIELD PRESS

BIKE SAFETY FROM PAGE 1

Chief Cain has also noticed a growing number of cyclists using the wrong side of the highway. According to state or-dinance, bicyclists are subject to similar restrictions and rights as the driver of a vehicle. Bicyclists in the state of Iowa are required to ride with the flow of traffic on the right-hand side of the highway, according to the DOT, except for in the following situations: • When the bicyclist is over-taking and passing another vehicle. • When the bicyclist is pre-paring for a left turn. • When the bicyclist is avoiding parked vehicles, drain grates or debris. The DOT urges bicyclists to avoid riding into opposing lanes of traffic, as it increases the chances and severity of head-on collisions, to which cyclists are particularly vulnerable. “The most safe practice I can recommend for both motor vehicle operators and bicyclists is to just pay more attention during this time of year,” said Chief Cain. The DOT reports one last rule for bicyclists that often goes ignored: bikers who come upon a school bus with flash-ing signal lights and the STOP swing-arm extended are re-quired to come to a complete stop, just as motorists are. They may proceed only when the swing-arm retracts and the sig-nals stop flashing.

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THE RAGAN REPORT

Amanda Ragan

Remembering those who made the

ultimate sacrifice As Memorial Day has come and gone, we salute all who wore the uniform and remem-ber that freedom comes at a cost. Those who’ve sacrificed their lives are Iowa’s patriots. We can’t forget that their ser-vice was for us, whether they were family, friends or fellow citizens we never knew. Iowa’s tradition of military service stretches back to the Civil War, in which we had the highest percentage of our pop-ulation fighting. Iowans’ com-mitment to serve our country has remained strong. That’s why veterans make up a higher proportion of our state’s current population than they do for the nation as a whole. I hope you took the time this Memorial Day to pay trib-ute to those who made the ulti-mate sacrifice. Did you fly the flag, take a walk through the cemetery or visit a local mon-ument? No matter where you were, I hope you all joined in the National Moment of Re-membrance that was observed across the country at 3 p.m., on May 28. The Iowa Veterans Ceme-tery, a State owned-and-oper-ated cemetery constructed with federal funds, is completing its 10th year of operation. On Me-morial Day, the cemetery hosted a ceremony, raised an Avenue of Flags, and placed 110 flags along a center ring road leading to a Fallen Heroes Monument.The cemetery is a special place to visit any time you want to learn more about Iowans’ sacri-fices for our freedoms. Visitors regularly stop, groups tour the facilities and many community ceremonies and volunteer efforts take place on the grounds. Main-tained by the Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs, the Iowa Veterans Cemetery is located 10 miles west of Des Moines along I-80 near Van Meter. Sen. Amanda Ragan (D-Ma-son City) serves Franklin, But-ler and Cerro Gordo counties in Senate District 27. She can be reached at 515-281-3371 or 641-424-0874. Email her at amanda.ragan@legis.iowa.gov.

“The poppies grow between the crosses”The veterans in my

bloodline and reference to “In Flanders Fields”

I had, at one point in my ear-ly teens, aspired to enlist in the armed forces. Everything about the decision had felt right: I was following in the foot-steps of my ancestors, I was solidifying a future that had otherwise been clouded and ever-changing, and I was dedicating myself to a country that had done me many, many favors throughout my life. When I backed out of that decision, I felt as if I would nev-er forgive myself. Even worse, I felt as if my father—and my mother, and my father’s father, and both of my mother’s par-ents, and on and on it goes—would never forgive me. However, I realized that dedi-cation to this nation can come in many forms. While I didn’t have the courage to do what those be-fore me have done, I found my patriotism nevertheless. I found it in the respect and reverence of the men who put their own beat-ing hearts on the frontline in or-der for their friends, family and even enemies back home to live as freely as they so chose. I found it in the feeling of the wind and sun in my hair, because it means I don’t have to hide my face and head as a woman. I found it in the lovebirds that stroll together through the downtown streets, because it means we’ve been given the opportunity to select our spouses. I have found it in the wide variety of humankind there is in the nation, because we have been given the freedom to be different from one another. I found it in the small things, too, like my father’s battered and worn Navy caps and my grandfather’s Air Force pins, because while they may be just memorabilia to me, to my vet-eran elders they are much more. They’re fragments of a past life-time, gateways to other worlds, windows into moments passed. To stay true to my column theme, I’ve chosen to post-pone the second half of the Io-wan poetry segment and talk about “In Flanders Fields,” the tried-and-true Memorial Day dedication poem. My first sol-id recollection of this work of writing was when I was a young teenager, maybe twelve or thirteen. My mother and fa-ther, both Navy veterans, had made it clear to my brother and I from the start that “Memorial Day weekend” was more than just a label for that time in the late spring that hails the end of school, the opening of the town pool, a much-welcomed three-day weekend. It was not just a day to play in the river and set off fireworks and run through the park. It was a day for some solemn reflection. The poem, written by John McCrae, speaks of fallen sol-diers passing their duties onto the next generation. It begins: “In Flanders fields the pop-pies blow between the cross-es, row on row, that mark our place, and in the sky, the larks, still bravely singing, fly, scarce heard amid the guns below.” Poppies are a historical sym-bol in literature that represent death, peace and sleep. They represent death because of the blood-red color of their petals, and peace and sleep because the opioid extracted from poppies is a strong sedative. The final stanza states: “Take up our quarrel with the foe! To you from failing hands we throw the torch; be yours to hold it high! If you break faith with us who die, we should not sleep, though pop-pies grow in Flanders fields.” McCrae says that the fallen soldiers are urging the next gen-eration of Americans to carry on in their footsteps in the first line, and if that next generation loses faith—if they lose sight of the cause, if they lose courage or heart—then it is those who lay slain in Flanders Field that will not rest, even though the poppies grow in the field. About the reference to pop-pies in this stanza. When Mc-Crae says that the fallen won’t sleep even though poppies grow, he’s saying two things: even though poppies symbol-ize sleep we will not rest, and even though poppies symbolize death we are not gone.

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watersTo the editor: For more than 40 years I have been an annual visitor to the Boundary Waters Ca-noe Area (BWCA) in northern Minnesota. For many of those years I have helped organize and guide junior high students on week-long canoe adventures into this pristine wilderness environment. The BWCA has been protect-ed as a national wilderness area since 1964. Despite hundreds of thousands of visitors annu-ally, including Scouts, church groups and outdoor enthusiasts, the millions of forested acres and countless crystal clear lakes remain much the same as they did following the great glacial period. As one student wrote in his journal, “The water in these lakes is so pure it tastes like par-adise as it passes your lips.” Recent actions by Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke repre-senting the Trump administra-tion have placed the wild natural heart and soul of the BWCA at risk. Steps have been taken and environmental impact studies downgraded to allow a Chilean mining company with a disas-trous pollution record to open a dangerous copper sulfide min-ing operation in the watershed of canoe country. Concerned citizens, contact your legislators and tell them to protect this one-of-a-kind wil-derness treasure. Future gener-ations deserve the opportunity to experience such grandeur.

Bill Close,New Hartford

THE PEOPLES’ CAR Ever since my rebellious days growing up in the sixties, I’ve striven to conserve to re-main independent of my folks and still survive. Owning a car that I could keep running my-self was instrumental for this purpose. Some might label me as a conservative. I don’t accept that because so many self-pro-claimed conservatives are ex-travagant with lives and cash when it comes to propping up the defense (sic) industry. It is my classical conserva-tism that made me a Volkswa-gen fan starting in high school. My second car was a 1967 Bee-tle, bought brand new. Family subsidized the purchase but much of the cash came from my job at McDonald’s. (Side note: Morgan Spurlock, who produced “Super Size Me,” has now confessed that the ill health he blamed on his 30-day McDonald’s binge was caused by alcohol addiction.) I had a choice of a ‘67 or a ‘68 Bug and I opted for the ‘67. The later model had those Ralph Naderesque fat bumpers, high-back seats, and smog de-vices that turned a slow car into a dog (no offense intended to

you dogs out there). Those seats made it seem like an intercom was necessary to communicate front to back. The ‘67 was the first year for the 12-volt system, making this the ultimate peo-ples’ car. Unfortunately, that Zenith Blue bug, which cost $2,004.44 was destroyed by a Plymouth Roadrunner full of teenagers with 2,004 miles on the odom-eter. I’ve wanted another one ever since. For some reason, I’ve owned three 1959 Beetles. I once switched the engine in one in less than an hour, in a foot of snow. In researching for the Beetle we just bought, I found the record for the time it took for an engine replacement in a bug is under seven minutes. There is a belief that Volk-swagen existed at the behest of Adolf Hitler. This is a myth, and a convenient one for people who hate Volkswagen because of what amounts to an act of civil disobedience when they altered

the emissions for testing at the EPA. I correlate Volkswagen’s cheating to the sit-ins of the civil rights and anti-war move-ments of The Sixties. For many years before Hitler, German car companies were striving for a car that could be repaired and serviced by anyone. The ‘67 bug we found didn’t come with the 56-page opera-tor’s manual but I found one on Ebay. In the manual it describes tightening the fan belt (by mov-ing shims from between the pulley halves), adjusting the ignition timing, and adjusting the carburetor. Along with John Muir’s book, “How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive,” a few basic tools could keep one mo-bile and independent. It may be called “the peo-ples’ car,” but mobile and in-dependent is the opposite of a society dedicated to “the peo-ple,” as used in today’s politi-cal dialog pitting “the people” against the individual. Any opinions on this column are welcome at 4selfgovern-ment@gmail.com or through a letter to the editor. The blog is updated almost daily at www.alternativebyfritz.com. Try it. You’ll like it.

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Spring cleaning for television It’s that time again. More suspenseful than the season finales of your favorite shows is the death watch as net-works decide which ones come back for another season. I’ve been pretty lucky the last couple years, avoiding any major heartbreaks. Even this year my TV schedule man-aged to squeak through without many unexpected casualties, thanks to the last second saves of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “Gotham.” But there’s always some-thing on its way out. Lots of shows got the axe this season, expected or not. These are five of them.

Ash vs. Evil Dead Gonna be honest. I’ve never been a huge fan of the cult clas-sic Evil Dead series. I like Bruce Campbell and have enjoyed some of Sam Raimi’s work, but “Evil Dead,” its sequel/remake, and even the campy “Army of Darkness” never really hit home for me. But I loved “Ash vs. Evil Dead.” It’s unapologetically crass and gory, throwing cheesy 80s pulp into a modern day setting in a way I hope will become a new trend. (The recent hit “Co-bra Kai” on YouTube Red does something similar.) Sadly, it was announced a month ago that the third season would be the final one, meaning this will likely be the last we ever see of the chain-saw wield-ing Ash Williams. Still, I suppose it’s better to go out on a high note than to have a show wear out its welcome.

Deception I’m cheating with this one. I never watched “Decep-tion.” In fact I’d never even heard about it until I found out it was canceled. This ABC show about a team of illusion-ists teaming up with the FBI to solve crimes flew completely under my radar, which makes me sad because I really like that premise. I’ll have to go back and see if I actually missed anything good, but the experience will always be tarnished with the knowledge that whatever there is of the show is all that ever will be.

Lucifer Of all the cancellations this year, “Lucifer” is the one that surprised me the most. Under normal circumstanc-es the supernatural police pro-cedural probably would have gone on for at least a couple more years, but Fox’s recent acquisition of “Thursday Night Football” ate up an abundance of programming time, forcing a tightening of the belt. The cancelation of “Luci-fer” wasn’t just a shock to me though. It was a shock to the showrunners, who were con-fident enough in their renewal that they left the season on a cliffhanger. And unfortunately, while two episodes meant for season 4 will eventually air, it’s unlikely that we’ll get a proper resolution to the devil’s story.

Marvel’s InhumansI’m not going to pretend I’m

shocked or even saddened that “Marvel’s Inhumans” got the axe. Generally it’s hard to go wrong when you have the Mar-vel logo on your program, but this was easily the biggest flop the company has seen since Ang Lee’s Hulk movie. It’s not hard to see where things went wrong. “Inhumans” was the pet-project of Marvel Entertainment CEO Ike Per-lmutter, seeking to substitute the company’s beloved mutant characters with a different race of super-powered people as a petty jab at Fox. After the split between Mar-vel Entertainment and Marvel Studios, “Inhumans” was taken off the movie slate and demoted to television. From there things only got worse. The premise of exiling the Inhuman royal family to have wacky adventures in Hawaii seemed like a parody and in spite of a ludicrous amount of promotion the show ended up exactly as bad as everybody ex-pected it would.

Which is not to say there weren’t bright spots. Anson Mount did a stellar job playing the silent Black Bolt. He delivered some great acting without speaking a single word. “Game of Thrones” alumni Iwan Rheon likewise put in his all for this show. Unfortunately while he was acting at an 11, ev-erybody around him was more at a four, making his arc almost painful to watch. Sorry, Inhumans. Back to the dark side of the moon with you.

Star Wars Rebels Set five years before Episode IV, the adventures of a plucky and over-ly marketable crew of misfits made for a worthy entry into the Star Wars mythos. I don’t know if I would say that I liked “Star Wars Rebels” more than its predecessor, “Star Wars: Clone Wars,” but it cer-tainly had its charm. Episodes could be hit or miss, but when they hit they really hit. No fewer than two of the most spectacu-lar scenes in the franchise’s his-tory can be found in the show. But, all good things must eventually end. Particularly when those things are racing towards the uncompromising continuity of the first Star Wars movie. The ultimate fate of Kanan, the Jedi rogue and his young apprentice was inevitable but no less heart-wrenching. Fortunately, we won’t be without a Star Wars cartoon for long. Dave Filoni, produc-er of both “Star Wars: Clone Wars” and “Star Wars Rebels” is already at work preparing for “Star Wars Resistance,” a new series set in the years before Ep-isode VII. If “Star Wars: Clone Wars” salvaged some decent stories out of the underdeveloped pre-quel trilogy, hopefully he can do the same with the sequel trilogy. Travis Fischer is a news writer for Mid-America Pub-lishing and can’t wait to see what’s coming for next season.

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The West Fork sev-enth and eighth graders got the op-portunity to partic-

ipate in a day full of scientific learning last Tuesday, May 29. Multiple agencies visited the school to provide the pro-gram, including Iowa State University, The Franklin Coun-ty Extension Office and Cen-tral Rivers AEA. The students were able to experience virtual reality simulations, 3D printer creations, Bloxels (games that give students understanding of design logic and computer sci-ence) and a beginners’ lesson in orienteering.

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Local students receive degrees from Iowa State University

At Iowa State University's spring commencement ceremonies, 4,809 graduates received degrees. Of the students receiving bache-lor's degrees, 1,390 graduated with “With Distinction” (cum laude, magna cum laude or summa cum laude). Locally, the following stu-dents received their degrees: • Haley Bailey, of Meservey, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and Interdisciplinary Studies. • Ethan Meints, of Sheffield, Bachelor of Science, History, Mag-na Cum Laude. • Amber Zewert, of Sheffield, Bachelor of Arts, Art and Design (Bachelor of Arts), Cum Laude • Britta Becker, of Swaledale, Bachelor of Science, Family and Consumer Science Education and Studies, Magna Cum Laude.

ABOVE: A 3-D printing station was provided by Central Rivers AEA. SAVANNAH HOWE/SHEFFIELD PRESS

Eighth graders work with Bloxels, which develop students’ understanding of design logic and computer science. SAVANNAH HOWE/SHEFFIELD PRESS

The students rode on virtual roller coasters courtesy of Iowa State University’s virtual reality simulator. SAVANNAH HOWE/SHEFFIELD PRESS

NCIGS to meet June 9 The North Central Iowa Genealogical Society meeting will be held at 1:30 p.m., on Saturday, June 9 in the lower level meeting room of the Clear Lake Public Library. The meeting is free and open to the public. This month’s speaker, Agnes “Ag” Lewis was born and raised in Rockwell. After high school graduation Ag went to St. Margret’s Hospital Nursing School, graduating in 1939. She then joined the Army and after basic training in Colorado, was sent to Ft. Smith, Arkansas. In 1940 she went to Europe with the 105th Evacuation Hospital and followed General Patton’s 3rd Army until the end of the war. She was recalled in 1950 to go to Korea for one year and was in Vietnam for two tours, 1966-67 and 1968-69. In 1974, after serving 28 years, Ag retired.

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5The Sheffield Press Thursday, May 31, 2018LOCAL NEWS

Karen Clark Karen Rose Clark, 72, of Mason City, died on Thursday, May 17, 2018, at Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa in Mason City. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:30 a.m., on Tues-day, May 22 at Epiphany Parish – Holy Family Catholic Church in Mason City with the Rev. Austin Wilker, as Celebrant. Burial was in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Mason City. Visitation was held from 5-7 p.m., on Monday, May 21 at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel in Ma-son City. The Rosary was recited at 6:30 p.m. Visi-tation continued one hour prior to Mass at the church on Tuesday morning. The Hogan Bremer Moore Co-lonial Chapels of Mason City was in charge of the arrangements. Karen Rose Clark was an award winning local artist, community event planner and long-time en-tertainer, performing with “The Clark Family.” Karen was adopted by James and Rose Haverly, in Wesley, in 1949, from an Iowa orphanage and was baptized Karen Rose Haverly. Mrs. Clark cel-ebrated her birthdate as April 9, 1946. Mrs. Clark attended Catholic grade school in Wesley and Algo-na Bishop Garrigan High School until 1963. Mrs. Clark transferred to Corwith-Wesley where she graduated in 1964. Mrs. Clark then attended Hamilton Business College following graduation. In 1967, she met musician and farmer, Ellsworth F. Clark, of Sheffield, at a dance at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake. After a courtship Karen married Ellsworth F. Clark on April 25, 1968, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Wesley. Together they moved to the Clark family farm and joined the family band where she would spend the next five decades singing, calling square dances, teach-ing dance lessons and playing the piano. Mrs. Clark worked with many musicians throughout the Midwest and recorded in Nashville, Tennessee. Mrs. Clark was honored by the Yankton, South Dakota, Fiddle Contest and the National Old Time Country Music Association as Accompanist of the year for her work on piano. Mrs. Clark was a longtime member of the Mason City Musician’s Union and served on the executive board and was the last Secretary/Treasurer. Mrs. Clark was elected to serve on the North Iowa Area District Labor Counsel, where she was honored on Jan. 23, 1992, for a lifetime of honorary service. Along with her lifetime on the bandstand, she was a celebrated North Iowa Artist, working in pastels, oils, and watercolors. Karen was a founding member of the North Iowa Art-ist’s League, and an avid supporter of Iowa Artists. From 1971-95 she had dozens of works honored by local art exhibits, the McNider Museum and traveling Iowa shows. Karen spent decades involved in community and charitable work. She was a member of the You Go I Go Ladies Club, Shef-field; Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Rockwell; and Holy Family Catholic Church, Mason City, where she served many years in the Ladies’ Guild. Karen is survived by her husband of 50 years, Ellsworth F. Clark, of Mason City; son, James C. Clark, Nashville, Tenn.; broth-er, Keith Haverly, Phoenix, Ariz.; and many favored nephews, niec-es and great nephews and nieces. Karen was preceded in death by her parents, James and Rose Haverly, of Wesley; and a son, Jason Keith Clark, of Mason City.

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Thornton man involved in motorcycle

accident north of Meservey BY SAVANNAH HOWE

The Cer ro Gordo County Sheriff ’s Off ice responded to a report of a sin-

gle-vehicle motorcycle crash just north of Meservey last Fri-day, May 25. Shawn Lane, 48, of Thornton was headed westbound on 120th

Street when he lost control of his 2012 Harley-Davidson and slid into the ditch near the inter-section of 120th and Balsam Av-enue, according to the Sheriff’s Department. Lane suffered minor injuries and his motorcycle sustained minor damage, but authorities determined he was intoxicated at the time of the crash. Lane was charged with op-erating a motor vehicle while under the influence, a serious misdemeanor, and two sim-ple misdemeanors: operating a motor vehicle without a val-id driver’s license and failure to maintain control of a motor vehicle. The Thornton and Meservey Fire Departments also assisted at the scene.

Theft at Linn Grove Golf Course A theft was reported at Rockwell’s Linn Grove Golf Course to the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office last Sunday, May 27. The burglar made away with five of the golf course’s pin flags. No dollar amount for the loss has been given at this time.

Tuesday on the Town

begins next week

BY GREG FORBES

Summer’s sunshine and heat have arrived which means Tuesday on the Town is just

around the corner. The weekly concert series at Band Shell Park in Hamp-ton kicks off June 5 with Julia Capogrossi. On June 12, Rachel Steele will perform. Eric Chess-er has been booked for June 19. Jake McVey will close out the series on June 26. Prior to the concert, a meal will be served from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The musical guest for that week will begin at 6:30 and the World Famous Municipal Band will wrap up each week begin-ning at 8 p.m. The meal on June 5 will be served indoors.

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LEFT: Triplets Maxine, Katelynn and Brycelynn Blackdeer singing their hearts out during “Come Meet Us at the Zoo.” TOP CENTER: “What’s the Weather like Today?” asks Emma Litterer during one of the preschool song performances.TOP RIGHT: Jude Grunklee is all smiles as his name is called during “When I Grow Up.” SAVANNAH HOWE/SHEFFIELD PRESS

Each week,proceeds will benefit a

local organization.They are, as follows:

June 5: Hampton Senior Citizen Center BenefitJune 12: Food Pantry Benefit, First Bank Hampton sponsorJune 19: High School Student Council Benefit, First Security Bank & Trust sponsorJune 26: Relay for Life Benefit, KLMJ Radio on the Go sponsor

Women’s club teaches firearm safety in safe, social setting

BY GREG FORBES

A desire to learn the ins-and-outs of firearms and safety gave Tricia Christiansen the idea to start a gun club exclusively for women.

Christiansen explained that she’s had a “per-mit to carry” but never carried and rarely shot a firearm outside of classes to obtain a permit. With the encouragement of her husband, Christiansen said she decided to learn how to shoot and thought other women in her situation might be inter-ested in learning as well. “I thought if I wanted to do this, maybe there would be some other la-dies out there that would be interested in learning some firearm skills and firearm safety,” she said, adding that earlier this year, she created a post on Facebook to gauge interest among her friends. “I had over 50 people contact me, which was very overwhelming, but it’s great to see the interest in that.” Thus, the Franklin County Wolver-ines were born. The group meets the first Thursday of the month. Christiansen said the group will also bring in speakers and experts to teach additional lessons in regards to firearm use. “It’s to teach firearm safety, different topics and to increase our knowledge and skills with firearms,” she said. “That can be anything from how to operate a gun, how to best conceal carry and learning the different calibers.” She said the group isn’t just limited to begin-ners. Any woman with an interest in firearms is encouraged and welcome to join the group. “We have people who have never picked up a gun before to some more experienced shooters,” she said.

She added that the group places an emphasis on a stress-free, fun environment that encourages learning. “I think firearms themselves are kind of intim-idating, so just being with other women, it’s less so,” she said. “We’re just kind of a social group.” Member Kim Booth said she joined the group

to expand her nearly lifelong interest in firearms. Being around firearms since her youth, Booth said she viewed the group as a chance to learn more about guns in a friendly environment. “I thought it was nice it was a wom-en’s only group because it’s a safe en-vironment for learning and not feeling pressured to know a lot,” she said. “We are all at different levels of experience. Some know nothing and came to gain knowledge and start to handle a gun and there are others that have had a lot of experience and they want to get better and keep that skill up.” Booth added that she enjoys the cama-raderie of the group and feels fortunate to be able to meet new people and make

new friends through a shared interest. “It’s meeting a group of people that I normally don’t cross paths with,” she said. With more than 50 people on the email list, Christiansen said she is overwhelmed by the re-ception so far but feels like the group is address-ing a need in the community. “I totally underestimated the response and asking the women, what they said, a lot of it is just self defense,” she said. “It’s one of those things that hopefully you never have to use. Many have said they don’t want to carry…but it’s something they (said they) just need to know.” Anyone interested in learning more about the club can contact Tricia at tricia0813@gmail.com.

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2018 Iowa Governor ELECTION OVERVIEW

MARCO BATTAGLIABY BETHANY CARSON

Journalist Marco Battaglia of Des Moines is a Libertarian gubernatorial candidate. He focuses on medical, agricul-

tural and economic freedom and re-ducing government without cutting the social safety net. “I want to champion hemp and can-nabis…,” Battaglia said. “A strong ma-jority of Iowans are ready for change.” He believes cannabis and hemp le-galization, sports betting and online poker revenue would allow the state to phase out income tax. Recent tax cuts are a step in the right direction. “I would love to help more Iowans get access to medical marijuana and work toward the total end to prohibi-tion,” he said. While Battaglia isn’t a fan of pri-vatized Medicaid, he doesn’t like the previous system. He champions freer markets with cash for care. Vulnerable Iowans would be covered by catastro-phe insurance. “I would like to see more choices. When one has more choices, there are more chances to cover more Iowans,” Battaglia said. Funding for mental health is a prior-ity: it’s a public safety issue. Clubhouse model mental health facilities such as Passageway would be ideal in every couple counties, so mental health pa-tients aren’t sent to emergency rooms and jails. While Battaglia would like to see fewer abortions, he doesn’t agree with the Heartbeat bill. “I do not think prohibition is the most ethical way to get there,” Batta-glia said. He supports the second amendment. The biggest issues are stolen guns and drug crime. “Reining in the war on drugs would reduce violent crime in communities dramatically,” he said. Through the new funding opportu-nities, Battaglia envisions dramatical-ly increased teacher pay. He believes college, public and private schools and homeschool options can be improved without constantly increasing funding. Funds need to go to students, teachers and local communities. “We need to re-evaluate and mod-ernize the way the state interacts with education as well as allowing more state control and moving away from the…federal mess to let actual teachers have more control of education,” Batt-aglia said. His platform pushes individu-al rights for everyone, including the LGBTQ+ community. The master matrix needs to be re-visited. Big ag subsidies should be end-ed, allowing more competition. Hemp farming and ending ethanol subsidies would promote less monoculture fields and improve water quality through nu-trient reduction. Battaglia would like occupational licensing reform, and believes every-one needs to be aware of donations candidates receive from special inter-ests. Battaglia only receives in-state donations.

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The following are interviews the editors of Mid-American Publishing conducted with each candidate, listed in alphabetical order.supports a $15 minimum wage, uni-versal health care, strict gun laws, wel-coming immigrants and refugees and policies that protect organized labor. “Republicans call these ideas “rad-ical.” I call them the bold, progressive ideas we need to lift up 1 million Io-wans,” she tweeted on May 24. Our Revolution, the left-wing polit-ical action committee formed by Sand-ers staffers, has endorsed Glasson, along with Iowa Action, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, Na-tional Nurses United, environmental activist Bill McKibben and the Car-ing Across Generations Action Fund. Recent television ads have featured impassioned pleas from students not currently old enough to vote, urging support for Glasson and action to curb gun violence in schools. Upon receiving the news of sexual misconduct allegations against Boul-ton—who was largely seen as Glas-son’s main competitor for progressive and labor votes—the candidate swift-ly urged the state senator from Des Moines to drop out of the race, and within 24 hours, he did. Now, Glasson and former federal appointee John Norris have emerged as the biggest threats to frontrunner Fred Hubbell, a Des Moines business-man and philanthropist who donated over $2 million to his own campaign last week. According to the most recent figures, Glasson has raised just shy of $600,000 thus far. Like Hubbell and Norris, Glasson has never held or ran for elected office before, and she’s not particularly con-cerned with watering down her vision to reach focus groups of voters. Stand-ing up for single-payer health insur-ance—perhaps the most controversial of all of her positions—is a hill she’s willing to die on. “I’m tired of centrist Democrats that nibble around the edges and never solve the problem at its core,” she said at a campaign stop on May 18 in Bur-lington, as quoted and first reported by Elizabeth Meyer of the Hawk Eye. “You pass legislation that looks good (and) sounds good, but people are still living in poverty. People still don’t have health care, and our water is still polluted.”

CATHY GLASSONBY ROBERT MAHARRY

Cathy Glasson isn’t going to compromise, and she welcomes the comparisons to 2016 presidential candi-

date Bernie Sanders. With a clear mes-sage and the recent departure of Nate Boulton from the gubernatorial race, she’s hopeful that an unabashed lib-eral can capture the Democratic nom-ination and reclaim the office come November. Glasson, a nurse and union leader from Iowa City, did not respond to an interview request, but she’s made her positions quite clear through events and appearances around the state: she

FRED HUBBELLBY ROBERT MAHARRY

Fred Hubbell is a smooth-talking businessman with built-in name recogni-tion and a treasure trove

of personal financial resources who has never held public office before, but that’s about where his similarities with America’s most famous entrepre-neur-turned-politician end. Hubbell leads most major polls ahead of the June 5 Democratic pri-mary for governor, and his advantage may grow even wider as reports accus-ing fellow candidate Nate Boulton of sexual misconduct have surfaced. In a series of television ads run in markets across the state, Hubbell has branded himself as a bridge between the Des Moines establishment and rural Io-wans in search of a new champion, be-tween business-friendly centrists and progressives who appreciate his active membership in Planned Parenthood and strong opposition to privatized Medicaid. Still, his first goal as governor is to make Iowa’s public schools great again. “My top priority is restoring Iowa’s leadership on education to get our state growing from the ground up,” he said. “I’ll do this by fully funding universal pre-K and K-12, investing in higher education, and expanding job training programs in every high school across Iowa, so our students have the training they need for long-term success.” As several profiles have noted, the Hubbells are one of the wealthiest and most well established families in Des

Moines: dating back to the 19th century, they’ve made a fortune in real estate, finance and railroads, and Fred Hub-bell served as the CEO of Equitable Life Insurance and ING Group before retiring in 2006. He recently donated over $2 million to his own campaign, and during interviews, he’s stressed the importance of working across the aisle with Republicans. Nonetheless, there are certain is-sues Hubbell won’t budge on: he called the Medicaid plan championed by Gov. Kim Reynolds and her prede-cessor Terry Branstad “disastrous,” and strongly objects to the current tax code—which he claims hands out mil-lions annually in “wasteful corporate giveaways.” He’s also a firm oppo-nent of the so-called “Heartbeat Bill,” which bans most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. “As a former Chair of Planned Par-enthood, I will work to restore and ex-pand women’s access to quality health care, starting with restoring funding for Planned Parenthood and revers-ing the dangerous legislation recently enacted by Governor Reynolds that threatens the health of women across Iowa,” he said. On agricultural issues, Hubbell favors increased investment in soil conservation and water quality proj-ects, and if elected, he will call on the legislature to fund the voter-approved Natural Resources and Outdoor Rec-reation Trust. He has also promised to personally travel to key export markets in hopes of securing trade partner-ships regardless of the federal tariff situation. “Farmers and agricultural workers deserve a governor who will stand up for Iowa’s interests, regardless of who controls Washington, D.C.,” he said.

ANDREA MCGUIREBY BETHANY CARSON

Former chair of the Iowa Democratic Par ty, Dr. Andrea McGuire of Des Moines focuses on what she

sees as the failures of Medicaid privat-ization and the mental health crisis. She is concerned how Managed Care Organizations are behind in pay-ments and would like to see Medicaid under state control. McGuire has a seven-point mental healthcare plan: increase capacity, at-tract providers, support youth, remove stigma, create a statewide office of mental health and addiction policy, hold drugmakers accountable and se-cure funding to combat the mental health, substance abuse and addiction crisis. “Medicines should be left to doc-tors. Medical marijuana should be treated like any other drug,” McGuire said. She believes whether recreational marijuana should be legalized should be the people’s decision. McGuire is disappointed in the Heartbeat Bill. “It’s the most extreme law now in the nation. ... I do not think it is in the best interest of women,” McGuire said. She believes the way to decrease unintended pregnancies is access to birth control. McGuire believes public schools are underfunded. She believes early child-hood education and community col-leges and universities after high school that train students for jobs are import-ant. Learning should be lifelong. “I don’t hear people say they want tax cuts as much as they want us to fix the Medicaid system, fix mental health and women’s health, provide funding for good public education and ensure clean water and clean air and address climate change…” McGuire said. “When we don’t have enough money, cutting revenue coming in with a tax cut that mostly goes to corpora-tions and people of means was not a good idea. We need to concentrate on

services people need every day to be successful.” In emergency rooms, McGuire has seen the damage done by weapons. While she supports hunters, she would like to see what she calls common sense gun legislation. “We need a waiting period, back-ground checks and to get rid of weap-ons of war that are killing people,” McGuire said. The master matrix isn’t working. A different statewide framework based on the number of CAFOs appropriate for public health and believes local control is ideal. Each county should de-cide provided it doesn’t impact another county deleteriously. McGuire intends to combat sexual harassment in state government and work with youth to discourage bully-ing. It’s important to her that discrim-ination against women, race, and the LGBTQ+ community is stopped.

JOHN NORRISBY GREG FORBES

John Norris’ pursuit for the title of Iowa’s governor stems from his love of his home state. “I started thinking about it

during last year’s legislative session and saw them running with an extreme right wing agenda and that gave me real concerns about this state that I love,” he said. Norris, a Democrat, said he re-ceived encouragement to run from ex-Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, whom Nor-ris served as Chief of Staff. Norris said the main issues he sees Iowans facing are education funding on all levels and access to healthcare. “We are funding education for me-diocrity,” he said. Speaking on the issue of education funding on both the pre-kindergarten through high school and higher educa-tion levels, Norris said an investment in education is an investment in Iowa’s future. By supporting educational in-stitutions, Norris said Iowa can better build a workforce and encourage na-tive, young Iowans to stay in state. “We are educating a lot of good folks and they’re leaving the state,” he said. “If we get them through college, they’re debts are so high, they’re mov-ing out of state to find higher wages.” Norris said that from a healthcare standpoint, privatization of Medicaid is making a negative impact on Iowans’ access to rural hospitals and mental health providers. “That makes it harder to attract peo-ple to want to live in our communities,” he said. He added that Iowa also needs an emphasis on mental health resources and support those that need assistance with such. Other issues Norris said he hopes to address if elected are the continued degradation of soil and land quality, voter ID laws and “common sense” laws related to firearms. As an avid hunter, Norris said he respects the im-portance of sport shooting for Iowans, but acknowledged that some regula-tions need to be in place. “My general belief is that anybody that needs a gun right away probably doesn’t need a gun right away,” he said. “Reasonable waiting periods and back-ground checks are where we start. “I respect and know how important sport shooting is and I want to protect that,” he added, “but we can also pro-tect our children and Iowans in general by keeping guns out of the hands they shouldn’t be in.”

JAKE PORTERBY ERIN SOMMERS

Libertarian gubernatori-al candidate Jake Porter sees a few ways for Iowa to strengthen its economy,

most notably through tax reform. First, Porter said, is to eliminate

what he calls corporate welfare, such as the $50 million research activity tax credit, which only benefits busi-nesses large enough to engage in such research. “It creates an unfair playing field,” Porter said. The 30-year-old business consultant began engaging with politics when he moved to Des Moines to attend AIB College of Business. He joined the Libertarian Party that year, and ran for Iowa Secretary of State in 2010 and 2014. He was an alternate delegate for the Libertarian Party’s National Con-vention and served as the Iowa Direc-tor for the party, before running for governor. Porter said a big goal is to maintain major party status, something the party achieved last year. Porter said the Libertarian Party has nearly 10,000 registered members, and this year, he has been invited to par-ticipate in statewide debates, as well as been interviewed by the Des Moines Register’s editorial board. One way to offset his proposed tax cuts, including eliminating most of the state’s sales tax, would be to get rid of some of the 300 state boards and agencies. Plus, he said, more people in states bordering Iowa may choose to shop here if they didn’t have to pay a sales tax. He would not recommend eliminating the Local Option Sales Tax, however, he added. Porter is campaigning on a platform that includes restoring voting rights to felons after they complete their pris-on terms, as well as criminal justice reform. “We’re creating a problem,” he said. “We create this cycle that destroys lo-cal communities, local families.” The state spends $30,000 per in-mate per year, he said. When it comes to prisoners who have been jailed for drug offenses, “it would be a lot cheap-er to address the addiction issues they have,” he said. The same goes for ad-dressing mental health issues – work to fix those, and the state would have fewer people to put in prison. He was critical of state legislators and Gov. Kim Reynolds, who passed then signed the nation’s most restric-tive abortion law. “It will cost the state hundreds of thousands of dollars fighting it,” he said. “I don’t want the state getting in-volved in that.”

KIM REYNOLDSBY BETHANY CARSON

Looking ahead to her un-challenged bid for the Republican nomination in the primary on June 5,

Gov. Kim Reynolds discussed health-care, education, tax cuts, the economy and agriculture with Mid-American Publishing. Reynolds believes state tax reform, estimated to provide individuals and small business owners $398 million in state income tax cuts in 2019, was necessary after federal reform because of the federal deductibility of taxes. Reynolds would rather see savings from federal cuts passed on to Iowans than absorbed by the state. “I’m proud of the work of the House and Senate to get tax reform done this session,” Reynolds said. Modernizing the tax code with digital sales tax will give Main Street businesses a fair playing field to compete with online industry. Tax reform should encourage vibrant growth and keep young people in rural communities. The Heartbeat Bill falls in step with Reynold’s pro-life views. “I will never stop fighting on behalf of the unborn. Every life is precious. In addition, the bill will stop that horrific act of selling fetal body parts,” Reyn-olds said.

See CANDIDATE PROFILES: Page 7

7The Sheffield Press Thursday, May 31, 2018COMMUNITY NEWS

COUNTY EXTENSIONCALENDAR: JUNE 2018 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Hampton Farmers Market, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Main Street Square (Fridays). 5: H-D Healthy Habits third grade program wrap-up, 8:20 a.m., South Elem, Hampton; Extension Council meeting, 7 p.m., Frank-lin County Extension office, Hampton. 5, 7: Latimer Clover Kids, 12:30-3:30 p.m., St. Paul Lutheran Church. 5, 12, 19, 26: Hampton Farmers Mar-ket, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Main Street Square (Tuesdays). 6: Franklin County Family Focus meet-ing, 10:30 a.m., Community Resource Cen-ter, Hampton. 7, 14, 21, 28: Dog Project meeting, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Franklin County Fairgrounds (Thursdays). 9: Gran Festival, Noon–10 p.m., Band Shell Park, Hampton. 11: 4-H Sewing Workshop, 6-8 p.m., 4-H Food Stand, Franklin County Fairgrounds 12: 4-H Sewing Workshop, 9-11 a.m., 4-H Food Stand, Franklin County Fairgrounds. 12, 14: Sheffield Clover Kids, 12:30-3:30 p.m., Zion St. John Lutheran Church; 4-H Senior and Clover Kids Youth Councils Re-treat, 5-10 p.m., Maynes Grove, Hampton. 13: 4-H Sewing Workshop, 2-4 p.m., 4-H Food Stand, Franklin County Fairgrounds 18: 4-H Design Workshop, 1-4 p.m., 4-H Food Stand, Franklin County Fairgrounds. 19: Manure Applicator Certification Reshows, Franklin County Extension office (8:30 a.m., commercial; 1:30 p.m. confinement). 19, 21: Geneva Clover Kids, 12:30-3:30 p.m., Geneva Methodist Church. 20: 4-H Baking Workshop, 9 a.m.-noon, 4-H Food Stand, Frank-lin County Fairgrounds. 22: County fair entries due to the fair office. 26: Transition of Care Group, 8:30 a.m., Franklin General Hospital. 26, 28: Hampton 1 Clover Kids, 12:30-3:30 p.m., Harriman Park.

Halloran runner-up in Southland Conference home run derby; earns all-conference honors

HOUSTON – It was a big week for West Fork graduate Spencer Halloran, who in addition to taking home all-conference honors in the Southland Conference for Houston Baptist University, finished runner-up in the conference home run derby on Tuesday, May 22.

He hit 20 bombs in the initial contest and eventually finished second to J.P. Lagreco of Northwestern State.

In addition to the home run derby, which kicked off the Southland Conference tourna-ment, it was announced last week that Halloran was voted to the 2018 All-Southland Confer-ence first team as an outfielder.

Halloran joined teammates Matt Heck, who was voted Hitter of the Year in the conference and senior pitcher Matthew McCollough.

The senior from Sheffield hit .326 in the conference with 73 hits, including 17 doubles, a triple and nine home runs. He drove in 39 in starting all 54 games played by the Huskies.

HALLORAN

She pledged to continue as a strong advocate for the renewable fuel standard, which she believes promotes economic growth. Al-though the master matrix is not perfect, she doesn’t see enough interest to make changing it plausible. “Agriculture is the backbone of the economy. I’m proud of how rural Iowa is feeding and fueling the world,” Reynolds said. She would like to see markets expanded, NAFTA modernized, and a trade agreement made with China. “One in five jobs in Iowa is based on the ability to export goods,” she said. Another bill Reynolds signed allows the Iowa Farm Bureau Fed-eration and Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield to sell health in-surance plans not compliant with Obamacare. Reynolds said the legislature took this step to address horror stories across the state. “To have families deciding between paying their mortgage and health insurance was unacceptable,” Reynolds said. “The Farm Bureau bill gives Iowa families and small businesses a choice and better access to lower cost healthcare.” Privatization of Medicaid is something she believes was nec-essary. The previous program was costly and unsustainable. She anticipates improvements will be made to ensure Managed Care Organizations reimburse providers in a timely manner. “We’re working on it every day,” Reynolds said. She appreciates the incredible work teachers do in classrooms. “Only three other states in the country invest more in K-12 edu-cation,” Reynolds said. This year’s U.S. News and World Report gives Iowa a top ranking. “This year Iowa was recognized as the number one state in the country based on eight categories including education, healthcare, infrastructure, opportunity and quality of life,” Reynolds said. “Iowa has a great story to tell, and I’m excited for the state and excited to work with Iowans and talk about the great things that are going on.”

ROSS WILBURNBY GREG FORBES

Democratic candidate Ross Wilburn believes his expe-rience as a local government leader has given him the tools he needs to success as Iowa’s governor. According to his website, the former Iowa City

Councilman and Mayor through is positions signed the U.S. May-or’s Climate Protection Agreement to reduce the carbon footprint by 80 percent by 2025, established the Eastside Recycling Center and converted a sand quarry to the Trueblood Lake and Recreation-al Center. “Let’s commit to transitioning our state to 100 percent renewable energy by a reasonable date,” he said on his website. “Let’s contin-ue to grow Iowa’s clean and abundant wind energy capability.” As a former educator in a public school system and elected offi-cial, Wilburn has also seen the importance of accessible education and the funding of such. He said if elected, he would ensure prompt and dependable funding for public schools and work with teachers to increase the focus on learning and decrease the focus on manda-tory testing, among other goals related to student performance, safe environments and teacher pay. “While I’ve viewed our schools from many perspectives, I’ve never lost sight of what should always be the focus of our attention: The child. Your child. Our children,” his website reads. Wilburn’s concerns and other issues he lists on his website in-clude access to affordable healthcare, the protection of Civil Rights, strengthening both rural and urban economies – including the rais-ing of the minimum wage and establishing and maintaining an ef-fective mental health system.

CANDIDATE PROFILES FROM PAGE 6

MAY 29, 1958Sheffield Lions won their

first game in the Babe Ruth se-ries in a helter-skelter contest at Alexander on Sunday after-noon. The Lions laid out 20 hits but brought in only 10 runs and were charged with four costly errors that gave the host club the lead with a five-run rally in the fifth, the score 6 to 5. The Lions had held a distinct score advan-tage since the opening frame, and then came back with a four-run rally in the seventh to break the tie and get the win 10 to 6. Sheffield scored two runs in the first, one in the third, two in the fourth for a count of five. Alex-ander tallied a run in the fourth and then staged a five-run scor-ing spree in the last of the fifth to go into the lead 6 to 5. The Lions tallied a run in the sixth to tie the count at 6 and then brought in four runs on five hits in the first of the seventh. Al-exander was charged with only one error, and is credited with four hits. Bill Taylor went the circuit for the Lions striking out 12, walking three and hitting one batter. Taylor also had a big day at bat getting a home run in the seventh with two on. Jerry Buss, with an error filled day in the field, slammed out two home runs, one in the fourth with one on, and another in the seventh with the bases skinned. Jerry Atkinson hit five for five, three singles and two doubles. Bill Van Blaricom got a double and two singles. Jay Crawford and Allen Hovey each had a pair of singles. Alexander pitcher, Pals, struck out nine and walked two. Modderman got two singles and Dirksen first up in the fifth got a double.

Mrs. Frank Massee of Mason City was a week end visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Massee.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fron-ing went to Round Lake, Minn., on Friday for an outing and fish-ing trip.

Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Timmer-man are at Six Mile Lake near Bena, Minn., where they are fishing and vacationing for a week.

Week end guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Andre LaFon-taine were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ewing and family of Fort Mad-ison.

Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Hum-burg and son, Stephen, of Gar-ner were Saturday evening visitors with friends in this community.

Dance students of Carla Lee Plagge in this vicinity will take part in a dance revue in Mason City high school on Thursday, May 29. The production starts at 8:00 p. m.

Rev. and Mrs. W. F. Schneck of Jefferson arrived Tuesday and will spend three days visit-ing at the home of their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Schneck.

Mrs. Elizabth Storck and Mrs. Lula Storck were in Clear Lake Tuesday evening where they attended commencement exercises for the seniors held in the city park. Harry Mullan, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mul-lan, was a member of the grad-uating class.

MAY 30, 1968W. P. “Bill” Eno, well known

Sheffield area farmer and seed corn grower, was elected pres-ident of the Sheffield Commu-nity Club at the annual meeting held on Monday, May 27, in the fellowship Hall of the first United Methodist Church. John P. Sheahan, retiring president, automatically became vice pres-ident. Jay Crawford was elected treasurer of the club. He replac-es Verne Harris who has served in this capacity for 10 years and resigned at the April meeting. Crawford will take over the trea-surer duties at once rather than wait until the new term of office begins the fourth Monday in June. E. F. Sullivan, club secre-tary, was re-elected to serve an-other term. Bob Matthews was elected a new member of the executive board. Eldon Grarup and Eugene Sukup, members of the board during the past year, were re-elected. Officers for the club year will be installed at the conclusion of the June meeting. The fiscal year of the club be-gins in September.

Sheffield-Chapin baseball team had the host Clear Lake

nine in the fire until the sixth inning when a 5-run rally turned the tables upside down, the Spartans losing 6-7. With one away on an assist, a single and error put two Clear Lake men on, with the fourth batter striking out. Then three errors, a walk and a single sent the five runs home before the third man was retired. Spartans scored two runs in the first frame us-ing three singles by Schinagel, Bonjour and Doug Siems. They scored another run in the third when Bonjour tripled and made home on a fly to right field by Tony Siems. The score was 3-2 Clear Lake having scored sin-gle runs in the third and fourth. Then the Clear Lake big sixth 5-run rally made the count 3-7. Spartans utilized three hits and a fielder’s choice in the first of the seventh to score three runs. Schinagel walked and was out on a fielder’s choice with Bonjour safe. Tony Siems and Martin Engebretson singled fol-lowed by a double from the bat of Doug Siems. With one away Doug Siems was caught trying for third, and the next batter was out swinging to retire the side, one run short. Clif Bonjour was the big man with the bat hav-ing a single and triple, a walk and safe on a fielder’s choice, to score three runs. The team collected a total of eight hits. Clear Lake had six hits, all sin-gles, Stork the only man to have two. John Atkinson was the losing pitcher, striking out four and walking five. Hank Carson started on the mound for Clear Lake and was relieved by Peter-son They struck out seven and walked six.

A1/c Bill Knopf arrived home Friday morning to spend a leave in the home of his par-ents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Knopf. He was stationed at Biloxie, Miss., and will leave June 28 to report at Anchorage, Alaska. His duties there will be a radio operator. A1/c Knopf enlisted for four years and has served eight months of this time.

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Nolte en-tertained at a confirmation din-ner in honor of her sister, Karen Sjostrand, on Sunday, May 19. Those present were Karen’s Godparents, Mr. and Mrs. Le-land Depping of Thornton; her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Froning, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Robeoltman of Rockwell; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sjostrand and David of Sheffield.

Jamie just was the honored guest at a reception for relatives and friends Tuesday evening in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Just, follow-ing commencement exercises held in the Sheffield-Chapin community school. Susan Riis poured punch and Shari Rust the coffee. Jamie has been ac-cepted and will attend fall ses-sions at Mankato State College, Minn.

JUNE 1, 1978The Sheffield-Chapin Spar-

tans opened the baseball season up in a big way last Monday night, May 22, trouncing Nora Springs by an 18-1 score on the diamond at Sheffield. The game was called after 3½ innings be-cause of the score. Mike Luecht was on the mound for S-C and pitched outstanding baseball allowing only 1 run and 1 hit to the Eagles while striking out 5 and walking 4. The Spar-tans pounded out 9 hits in the game and were also aided by 10 walks by the Nora Springs pitching staff plus the Eagles were guilty of several errors. Collecting 2 hits for S-C were Rick Noss, Dave Madsen, and John Sheahan. Sheahan also collected 4 RBIs while Mike Luecht and Dave Madsen both cracked triples in the ball game. S-C collected 2 runs in the first, 11 in the second and 5 in the third to complete their scoring. The Spartans committed only 1 error while Nora springs was guilty of 5.

The Sheffield-Chapin Ju-nior high Spartans captured the North Star Conference Track Meet held Tuesday afternoon, May 16, at the Spartan field. Using good team balance and strength in running events en-abled the Spartans to score 83 points to capture the cham-pionship trophy. Kanawha had 53½ points, Klemme 38, Corwith-Wesley 37, Meser-

vey-Thornton 30½, Boone val-ley 27, Ventura 22, LuVerne 15½, CAL 11½. Spartan re-sults were: Long Jump – Don O’Connor, first; Pat Mondt, fourth. High Jump – Brian Ma-son, fourth. 120 Low Hurdles – Rod Kammrad, first. 880 Run – Mark Kelley, first. 100-yard Dash – Don O’Connor, first. 880 Relay – Pat Mondt, John Rooney, Gary Eckard, Rod Kammrad, first. Shuttle Hurdle – Daryl Schroeder, Scott Sulli-van, Paul Dye, Scott Atkinson, first. 330 Dash – Doug Mondt, fifth. 440 Dash – Brain Mason, first. 220 Dash – Don O’Con-nor, first. 50-yard Dash – Ron Dougherty, fourth. 440 Med-ley – Scott Sullivan Keith Fehd, Doug Monday, Todd Corporon, second. 880 Medley – Gary Eckard, Mark Nalan, Paul Dye, Randy Walton, third. 440 Relay – Daryl Schroeder, Ron Dough-erty, Pat Mondt, Scott Atkinson, first. Mile Relay – Brian Mason, John Rooney, Todd Corporon, Allen LaRue, second. Other Spartan team members were Joel McKee, Wayne Brady, Wendall Boehlje, Paul Rowe, Mark Dvorak, Alan Koch. Stu-dent managers were Larry Grei-mann and Jeff Meints. Coach Tom Wolf would like to thank all workers who donated their time and effort in helping run the North Star Conference meet.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Walton and Randy hosted a graduation reception honoring their daugh-ter and sister, Lori, following the Commencement Exercises at Sheffield-Chapin Communi-ty School, Sunday, May 21, in their rural home. Lori plans to attend Drake University at Des Moines in the fall.

Mrs. Ray Rube and her friend, Mrs. David Kalvig of Mason City, were week end, May 20-22, house guests of Mrs. Rube’s daughter and fam-ily, Mr. and Mrs. James Meier at Hackensack, Minn. On Sun-day, May 21, they attended the graduation exercises honoring Douglas Meier, which were held at the football field at Walker, Minn. There were 76 graduates.

Miss Jean Ann Atkinson of Des Moines, Miss Pam At-kinson of Omaha, Nebr., were Friday through Monday house guests in the parental James At-kinson home.

JUNE 2, 1988The Sixth Annual Industrial

Education Exposition was held May 17. There were 45 projects entered in the three divisions. These projects were judged by people from the community and the results were as follows: Out-standing Entry, Adult Division – Gordon Dye. Outstanding En-try, 10-12 Grade Division – Kent Craighton. Outstanding Entry, 7-9 Grade Division – Dale Say-lor. First Place ribbons went to: Mike Meints, Jeff Rooney, Josh Mateer, Gordon Dye, Dave Kel-ley, Sophomore Manufacturing Class, Corey Eberling, Greg Posekany (2), Craig Oehlert (2), Joel Etnier, Chris Crom, Damen Johnson, Tim Doren-kamp, Shawn Harper, Ryan Crooks, Sara Ubben, Amanda Mustain, Cindy Kellison, Sarah Merfeld, Dana Nelson, Jennifer Levitt, Jim Wolf, Dale Saylor, Chad Emhoff, Kent Craighton and Freshmen Building Project. Second Place Winners were: Jeff Rooney, Troy Eberling (2), Mike Nolte, Dave Meints, Mike Riles, Bridget Lahner, Nikki Zickefoose, Lee Schneider, Do-reen Hubka, Melissa Foell and Jesse Severe. Third Place win-ners were: Paul Leitz, Krista Studer, Janet Meints, Jennifer Wilson and Missy Sjostrand. The judges for this years Indus-trial Arts Exposition were Lon-ny Gretillat, Clarence Waben-ga and Cliff Cameron. Gary Nelson commented, “A special thank-you to these people and to all the individuals who took the time and spent the energy need-ed to construct and display their projects.”

The Sheffield High School graduating class of 1933 held a reunion dinner at the Gold key Restaurant, Hampton, on Saturday, May 28, 1988. Mem-bers from Thornton, Mason City, Nora Springs, Rockwell, Hampton and Sheffield, Ia.; and Colorado Springs, Colo., were in attendance. Six members of the original 29 graduates are deceased. The following

members were in attendance: Nedra Stevens Kothe and hus-band; Marlys Lillibridge Geer and husband; Harry Terrill and wife; Dorothy Anderson Riles and husband; Herman Oelkers and wife; Marvin Thomas, Jer-ine Kammeier Thomas; Erma Thomas Nissen and husband; Gilbert Behn and wife; Arlene Gerdes Van Fossen and hus-band; Frances Atkinson Ro-demeyer; Laura Bolk Patchen; Margaret Rother Markwardt. Harry Terrill, Arlene Van Fos-sen, Jerine and Marvin Thomas were in charge of arrangements. An enjoyable evening was had by all.

Pat Skovgard returned to her home Monday, May 23, after spending the past two months in the home of her granddaughter, Megan Skovgard, and her moth-er, Kathy, at Yorba Linda, Calif.

Memorial Day visitors in the parental Joe Beck home were their children: Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Kirkus of New Hamp-ton; Mrs. Jay Beck, Lisa, Julie and Kim, of Ankeny; Mrs. Bob Steinbach and Kristin of Shell-rock.

Mr. and Mrs. Don Greimann, Julie and Angie, of rural Hamp-ton spent the Memorial week end at Battle Lake, Minn., visit-ing the Larry Martinson family.

MAY 28, 1998Jami Meints, daughter of

Gary and Kristi Meints of Shef-field, and a graduating senior of S-C/M-T High School was crowned the 1998 Band Queen at Fine Arts Night, held Tues-day, May 19, in the old gym at Sheffield. Jami will represent S-C/M-T in the North Iowa Band Festival at Mason City on Saturday, May 30.

Mike Witt, graduating senior at S-C/M-T, and son of Dave and Carol Witt of Thornton, will represent S-C/M-T as the 1998 Band King at the Band Festival Saturday, May 30, at Mason City. This is the first year a band king has been chosen from the schools participating.

Four S-C/M-T Spartans qualified to participate in the State Track Meet at Drake Sta-dium in Des Moines Friday and Saturday, May 29-30. They are Curt Cameron, Bill Prickett, Matt Nalan and Charlie Dick-man. Cameron will participate in the high jump; Prickett the discus; Nalan the high hurdles; Dickman the 200 meter dash, 100 meter dash, and the 400 meter low hurdles.

Katie Rulapaugh represented the Lady Spartan Track team at the State Track Meet this past week. On Friday she ran in the 3000 meter run and finished 15th in a field of 24 runners with a time of 11:23.4. Then on Saturday afternoon she com-peted in the 1500 meter run and ran a career best time of 5:10.99 to finish 14th in the event. Ka-tie put out a good effort in both events and hopes that this expe-rience will help her get ready for her senior season next year.

Ken and Lene Schaefer of Mason City, Kay and Dale Pe-terson of Cedar Falls and Edith Schaefer had dinner at a Waver-ly restaurant Wednesday eve-ning, May 20, honoring Edith on her birthday anniversary.

Elsie McHugh attended graduation exercises at Osage Sunday afternoon, May 24, to watch two of her great-grand-sons, Andrew Borchardt and his cousin, Peter Francis Borchardt, get their diplomas.

George and Edie Kammrad of Omaha, Ark., and her moth-er, Fern Rodruck, of Sheffield, spent Friday, May 22, with friends, Dwain and Maude Schinagel, of rural Sheffield.

Sunday evening visitors in the Milo Greimann home were Dale and Peggy Greimann, Jaci and Leslie of Independence, and Don and Alice Greimann and Julie of rural Hampton. They visited with house- guests, Marge and Francis Worrell, of Massachusetts.

Kay Peterson of Cedar Falls, Ken and Lene Schaefer of Ma-son City, Eric Schaefer of Mason City, Lori Schaefer of Ankeny, Sean, Rechelle and Joel Boultie of Minnetonka, Minn., David, Shelley, and Charlotte Ander-son of Minneapolis, Minn., Len Bloomquist of Des Moines, and Edith Schaefer were among the guests attending the open house for Erna Boehlje on Sunday.

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Iowa set for major tax overhaulTravis K. Fischer

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A new tax plan is on the table following the end of the 2018 Iowa legislative session. After running 18 days longer than scheduled, state legislators ended the session on Saturday, May 5 by passing a substantial tax policy package, the result of months of negotiating and debate between the two chambers. Two competing bills were intro-duced in the legislature earlier in March. The Senate initially passed Senate File 2383, an ambitious

income tax brackets and cut corpo-rate taxes to the tune of $1 billion by 2023. On the other side of the legislature, the House developed a plan of their own, based largely on a proposal from Governor Kim Reynolds, that featured an even more dramatic $1.7 billion income tax cut, but was restrained by a se-ries of conditions before the larger cuts could be put into effect. While Democrats pushed back against implementing large tax cuts in a time where Iowa is facing revenue shortfalls, Republicans in the legislature worked to combine

aspects of each bill into something both House and Senate Republi-cans could agree on. “We’ve waited a long time to try and do some tax reform,” said House Majority Leader Linda Up-meyer. “We had a number of peo-ple looking at a number of ideas they wanted to pursue.” Over the next two months, the legislature examined both bills, picking out aspects of each that could be agreed on. This ultimately culminated in Senate File 2417, a hybrid of each plan that was intro-duced to the Senate on May 2 and passed through both chambers on party line votes on May 5. As of May 24, Reynolds had yet to sign the bill, but with a June deadline to sign or veto approach-ing, she is expected to sign the bill this week.

Lower Income Taxes in 2019

Presuming that the governor signs the bill, the effect it will have on Iowa’s taxes will be felt when it

few of the new provisions will take

cant change to affect all Iowans will be an across-the-board cut of state income tax rates.

ed to do was make sure that people had immediate relief,” said Up-meyer. Iowa currently has nine tax brack-ets that calculate an individual’s taxes on a progressive scale rang-ing from .36 percent at the low end

this system, a typical Iowan report-ing $32,560 in taxable income is currently paying $1,588.27 in taxes

(without taking into consideration various deductions or credits that

The new tax law will lower the tax rates on each of the nine brack-ets, setting a new range of .33 per-cent at the low end and 8.53 per-cent at the high end. Under the new rates, the previously exampled typ-

savings of $126.68. In all, Iowans at every income level would see between a six and

eight percent reduction in owed in-come tax from the new rates. However, any particular Iowan’s taxable income may change due to the elimination of several deduc-tions as a result of coupling state tax law to federal tax law. Syncing up state and federal tax policies would eliminate deductions on Adjusted

deduction on domestic production activities, moving expenses, and al-imony payments. These changes to taxable income will have an effect on how much tax liability Iowans will have when it comes time to pay. “The average Iowan is going to net about a ten percent tax cut,” said Upmeyer. According to the Iowa Depart-ment of Revenue, 73.7 percent of Iowa taxpayers will see a reduction in their tax liability while 22.3% will see no difference, leaving four percent with a potential increase. The new tax rates will lower the to-tal amount of statewide tax liability

age of $243 per return.

Digital Sales Tax For Iowans that regularly pur-chase virtual items or subscribe to online services, some of the savings from the new tax rates will be coun-

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at six percent, the next $75,000 af-ter that is taxed at eight percent, the next $150,000 after that is taxed at ten percent, and any income above $250,000 is taxed at 12 percent. As of 2021, the corporate income tax rates would be reduced to three

of corporate income being taxed at 5.5 percent. Income between $100,000 and $250,000 would be taxed at nine percent, and income over $250,000 would be taxed at

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for 2023. The new rates are estimated to re-duce corporate taxes by 13 percent,

roughly $74.5 million, in 2021. Following years are expected to see that amount gradually increase to $82.6 million in 2027.

Triggered in 2023 One of the most dramatic aspects of the new tax law may come into play in 2023, in the event that the

amount of economic growth. If state revenues see an average of four percent annual growth in 2023, to the tune of $8.3146 billion, an economic trigger will introduce an entirely new set of income tax brackets. These brackets, based on the Senate’s original proposal, would reduce the number of brack-

tax rate from its .33 - 8.53 percent range to a range of 4.4 percent at the lowest end to 6.5 percent at the highest. When looked at in a bubble, these new tax brackets appear to dramat-ically increase taxes on income un-der $50,000 while decreasing taxes on income over that amount, how-ever, due to federal coupling, the actual impact on taxpayers would be very different.

tax rates, Iowa would change the starting point of tax collection from Federal Adjusted Gross Income to Federal Taxable Income. This would effectively mean that all of the deductions used to calculate federal tax would also apply to state taxes, including the new $12,000

federal standard deduction (as op-posed to Iowa’s current $2,030 de-

“When we couple with the feder-al, that deduction will go up a lot,” said Upmeyer. So while the typical Iowan may be paying a higher rate on some of their taxable income, a much larger portion of their income wouldn’t be taxed at all, lowering their total tax liability. In all, an estimated 64.1 percent

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change, leaving 16.1 percent of the population with a tax increase. For example, looking at ten of the previously exampled typical Iowans, eight of them might see a

savings of about $300, one of them may not notice any change at all, and one of them may see their tax bill increase by $280. “When you look at people’s tax brackets, every time you move those you’ve got winners and los-ers,” said Upmeyer.

Cautious for the future The plan for a potential second major tax overhaul in 2023 empha-sizes the hybrid nature of the new bill compared to the previous plans formed by the House and Senate. As it stands, the new tax rates are forecasted to lower state revenue

-ly more than $1 billion by 2023. If the new tax rates come into

effect in 2023, that would mean another $437.5 million reduction in state revenue for that year alone. “That’s a pretty big leap if you aren’t sure about the solidness of your economy,” said Upmeyer. “We thought that was an important feature because we absolutely still want to be able to fund the priorities of Iowans.” Instituting a second round of tax cuts would dig into an already strained state budget, so holding them back behind conditions that ensure revenues are growing pro-tects the state from making even deeper budget cuts.

tax cut across the board, the new bill gives the state time to see the effects it will have on the econo-my and state budget, allowing the opportunity for adjustments before committing to even deeper cuts. “If something changes, we’ve got another year to come back and look at this,” said Upmeyer. “I feel good about this. I think it turned out to be a good bill.”

Table 1. Estimated Fiscal Impact of Income Tax Credit Changes in HF 2489 with Proposed Amendment

FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024School Tuition Organization Tax Credit $0.00 $0.00 -$0.71 -$0.89 -$0.93 -$0.95 -$0.95Solar Energy System Tax Credit $0.00 $0.00 $1.28 $2.91 $3.53 $1.36 $0.47Venture Capital Tax Credit - Innovation Fund $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 -$0.03 -$0.98 -$1.73 -$2.17Geothermal Heat Pump Tax Credit $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00Geothermal Tax Credit $0.00 $0.00 $1.62 $2.17 $2.41 $2.52 $2.52Research Activities Tax Credit $0.61 $4.49 $7.15 $7.47 $7.76 $8.07 $8.39Targeted Jobs Tax Credit from Withholding $0.00 -$0.03 -$0.24 -$0.24 -$0.24 -$0.24 -$0.24

TOTAL OF ALL PROGRAMS $0.61 $4.46 $9.10 $11.38 $11.55 $9.04 $8.02

Tax Research and Program Analysis Section, Iowa Department of RevenueNote: Estimated largely using the same methodologies noted in the March 2018 Contingent Liabilities Report

Millions

Table 6. Estimated Change in Individual Income Tax Liability By Adjusted Gross Income Level Under HF 2489 with Proposed AmendmentEstimates for Tax Year 2019

Adjusted Gross Income Returns Number Total AGICurrent Law Current Current Current Proposed Total Averagea Percentag

$10,000 or less 263,864 -$4,098,009,446 -$9,895,566 -$10,186,296 -$290,730 -$1 -2.9%$10,001 to 20,000 202,321 3,000,031,243 7,595,192 4,164,908 -3,430,284 -17 -45.2%$20,001 to 30,000 184,463 4,584,288,008 83,288,579 74,072,218 -9,216,361 -50 -11.1%$30,001 to 40,000 166,630 5,777,466,551 161,883,069 147,521,330 -14,361,739 -86 -8.9%$40,001 to 50,000 136,492 6,068,290,365 200,820,130 184,980,544 -15,839,586 -116 -7.9%$50,001 to 60,000 105,519 5,729,398,954 199,564,601 185,007,416 -14,557,185 -138 -7.3%$60,001 to 70,000 86,117 5,523,996,205 197,678,513 183,755,347 -13,923,166 -162 -7.0%$70,001 to 80,000 72,860 5,393,940,763 197,919,936 184,145,980 -13,773,956 -189 -7.0%$80,001 to 90,000 63,380 5,323,145,865 200,915,677 186,667,700 -14,247,977 -225 -7.1%

$90,001 to 100,000 53,988 5,073,194,509 195,741,378 181,872,247 -13,869,131 -257 -7.1%$100,001 to 125,000 100,406 11,129,316,777 441,131,797 409,626,701 -31,505,096 -314 -7.1%$125,001 to 150,000 59,840 8,130,911,931 330,289,142 305,997,490 -24,291,652 -406 -7.4%$150,001 to 175,000 36,189 5,825,780,897 238,090,649 220,284,964 -17,805,685 -492 -7.5%$175,001 to 200,000 22,768 4,229,139,504 171,670,020 158,228,517 -13,441,503 -590 -7.8%$200,001 to 250,000 25,492 5,640,605,267 231,537,312 212,532,952 -19,004,360 -746 -8.2%$250,001 to 500,000 34,448 11,546,136,746 477,541,044 411,660,551 -65,880,493 -1,912 -13.8%

$500,001 to 1,000,000 12,434 8,475,659,522 283,211,720 236,432,015 -46,779,705 -3,762 -16.5%$1,000,001 or more 9,407 79,006,451,652 409,559,797 347,339,754 -62,220,043 -6,614 -15.2%Composite Returns 3,123 807,100,989 52,597,680 48,310,466 -4,287,214 -1,373 -8.2%

Totals 1,639,741 $177,166,846,301 $4,071,140,670 $3,672,414,804 -$398,725,866 -$243 -9.8%

Analysis Using Individual Return Data from Tax Year 2016Tax Research and Program Analysis Section, Iowa Department of Revenuea. The average change in tax liability is computed over all households, not just those experiencing a change under this proposal.Note: The 2017 federal law change is reflected in the baseline.

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FGH Auxiliary scholarship winners announced Each year since 1979, the Franklin General Hospital Auxiliary has awarded scholarships to graduating high school seniors in Frank-lin County who plan to enter a health-related field. Application forms are sent out in Febru-ary to each of the three county high schools and distributed to any interested students. A committee of auxiliary members then selects the recipients from qualified appli-cants. The scholarships, varying in amount each year, are funded by money raised by the auxiliary from various fundraising events held during the year. The students receive their scholarship dollars after completion of their first year of college. In 2018, the auxiliary gave away $1,700 in scholarships. This year’s recipients are as follows: Talynn Craig, daughter of John and Tina Craig, of Hampton, is a graduate from Hampton -Dumont High School. She plans to attend NIACC in the nursing program. Ally Hanson, daughter of Chad and Hei-di Hanson, of Hampton, is a graduate from Hampton -Dumont High School. She plans to study at Creighton University to become a dermatologist. Talia Rowe, daughter of Paul and Jill Rowe, of Sheffield, is a graduate from West Fork High School. She will attend the Uni-versity of South Dakota in the pre medicine program. Madilyn Vanness, daughter of Mitch and Deb Vanness, of Latimer, is a graduate from CAL High School. She plans to pursue becom-ing a Child Life Specialist at the University of Northern Iowa. Kylie Voy, daughter of Jeff Voy and Kandi Pratt Borcherding, of Hampton, is a gradu-ate from Hampton- Dumont High School. She plans to become a pediatrician, beginning her classes in pre medicine at Iowa State Universi-ty this fall.

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Fishing report for north central Iowa The Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ weekly fishing report is compiled with information gathered from local bait shops, angler creel surveys and state park staff. For current information, contact the Clear Lake Fish and Wildlife office at 641-357-3517. Clear Lake: Surface water temperature is 67 de-grees. Black crappie, good. Crappies are biting. Use a small jig or a minnow in the rush beds and areas with vegetation. Walleye, good. Try a slip bobber and leeches fished in the rocky reefs. Yellow bass, fair. Yellows bass are on the rocky areas to spawn. Use a small jig in the early morning. Channel catfish, fair. With recent rains, any spot where water is entering the lake is worth trying for cat-fish. Fish a dead chub or crawlers on the bottom. The best bite is late evening.

‘Jurassic Art’ to take over MacNider Art Festival and Outdoor Art Market

The annual Charles H. MacNider Arts Festival and Outdoor Art Market will be held on Saturday, June 9 with a “Jurassic Art” theme. Arts activities for children, an Art Market full of talented artists, lively musical entertainment, great outdoor food, and long-time festival tradi-tions will all be part of the fun. All events are on the lawns of the Museum and the adjacent Mason City Public Library, at 303 Second St. SE in Ma-son City, and are free and open to the public. The day begins with the Mayor and City Coun-cil’s free pancake breakfast from 9-10 a.m., or un-til gone. Starting at 11 am the museum will sell food for purchase. Proceeds of the food sales ben-efit the festival and museum programming. Children’s activities will be offered from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and are free or for a small fee. A variety of crafts will be available for different age groups, with volunteers on hand to assist. Kids will be able to create and take home triceratops masks, dino-saur eggs, spiky headpieces, and more! There will also be face painting this year. There will be live musical entertainment through-out the day, including the Mason City Municipal Band (9-10 a.m.), Blame Not the Bard (10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.), Heartland Marimba Ensemble (1-3 p.m.), and the Mockingbirds (3:30-5 p.m.). The Art Market will be open from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., with many fine artists and crafts persons.

This is your opportunity to purchase one-of-a-kind pottery, jewelry, sculptures, glass, and much more. By purchasing work from these artists you are not only supporting the local economy and their work, you are purchasing quality unique art. Participating artists include: Art Ciccotti, Ames; John Eberhardt, Montrose; Bill Gillard, Ft. Meyers, Fla.; Dan and Mickey Johnson, Waterloo; Margie Kline, St. Ansgar; Ernie and Claudia Koch, Fort Dodge; Marisa Krivachek, St. Lucas; Jenny Levernier, Minneapolis, Minn.; Bill Mateer, Sheffield; Bonnie Ohrt, Haverhill; Susan Roskens, N. Mankato, Minn.; Thom-as Sack, St. Louis Park, Minn.; Dean Schwarz, Decorah; Gordon Smuder, Minneapolis, Minn.; Megan Wassom, Spencer; Chris White, Clear Lake; and locals artists Charles and Ruth Anholt, Peggy Cornick, Krystal Fisher, Tonja Ihlenfeldt, Brayden Klein, Brenda Nesheim-Fuller, Simon Rodrigues, Bob Taylor, and Jo Willemsen, all of Mason City. More than 200 area citizens are being re-cruited to volunteer during the Festival. If you are interested in volunteering during part of this event, contact the MacNiuder Art Museum at 641-421-3666. More details about festival will be posted on the museum’s website at www.macniderart.org and its Facebook site as they become available.

Middle school girls to learn Augmented Reality, 3D Design, design

thinking and more this summer North Iowa Area Commu-nity College (NIACC) and the Verizon Innovative Learning Program partner to bring Aug-mented Reality, 3D Printing, Entrepreneurship and More to prepare girls for the tech careers of the future This summer NIACC will once again join Verizon Inno-vative Learning, the education initiative of the Verizon Foun-dation, to introduce more girls, especially those in rural parts of the country, to science, tech-nology, engineering and math (STEM) skills. Slots are still available for this tuition-free camp. It is open to middle school girls and runs from June 11-29 on the NIACC campus. Participants will re-ceive a tablet for the duration of the program; lunch each day, and a transportation stipend. Girls are encouraged to regis-ter online at www.nacce.com/STEM4Girls.

Kicking off this summer with a three-week intensive learning experience, 75 girls from local middle schools across North Iowa will have the opportunity to attend courses at NIACC in augmented and vir-tual reality, coding, 3D design, entrepreneurship and design thinking principles. Following the summer, the students will participate in monthly sessions throughout the academic year where they will develop a tech-nology solution for a communi-ty problem that aligns with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Focus areas of the SDGs include poverty reduction, quality edu-cation, good health and well-be-ing, climate action, peace and justice or gender equality. Women continue to be un-derrepresented in STEM ca-reers, where a staggering 86 percent of engineers and 74 per-cent of computer professionals

are men. “This program offers girls the opportunity to explore and discover a wide variety of options they may not have thought of before. We keep it fun, creative, and meaningful. The girls will learn a lot and have a great time,” says Heather Rissler, NIACC Instructor and Camp Director. NIACC President Steve Schulz says, “Our hope is that by participating in this camp, girls will become interested in and excited about STEM ca-reers. When that happens, all of North Iowa benefits.” Launched in partnership with the National Association for Community College En-trepreneurship (NACCE), the two-year program was piloted last summer at NIACC and four additional community colleges and expanded to 16 community colleges this summer, engaging over 1,500 students.

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Once again, the NEW Coop-erative Foundation has shown their commitment to supporting the local 4-H youth. Recently, the foundation donated $42,405 to area 4-H clubs. The money is donated for half of each 4-H youth’s dues in NEW Cooper-ative’s trade territory, which includes Webster, Calhoun, Carroll, Greene, Franklin, Sac, Pocahontas, Humboldt, Hamilton, Kossuth, Cherokee, Crawford, Plymouth, Monona, Wright and Woodbury counties. NEW Cooperative takes great pride in supporting the area youth 4-H programs. We strongly feel that 4-H helps

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CICS mobile crisis response services togo live in three additional counties in MayThe program will launch in the remaining three counties of the CICS region by June CICS and its partner orga-nization Eyerly Ball Mental Health Services will launched mobile crisis response services in Boone, Marshall and Story counties on May 29. The team servicing this three-county area will be known as the central team. CICS and Eyerly Ball offi-cially launched their new mo-bile crisis response services in Jasper, Madison, Poweshiek and Warren counties on March 26. Mobile crisis response ser-vices for the other six counties of Boone, Franklin, Hamilton, Hardin, Marshall and Story were on hold until staffing ca-pacities were met. With the launch of the central team on May 29, the only remaining counties of the CICS region waiting on mobile crisis re-sponse services are Franklin,

Hamilton and Hardin counties.This three-county area will be serviced by a unit known as the north team, which will launch on June 18 at 7 a.m. CICS and Eyerly Ball Men-tal Health Services announced in early 2018 they will provide new mobile crisis response ser-vices for central Iowans in the CICS region struggling with depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts and other mental ill-nesses. The mobile crisis re-sponse team responds to and remains with callers in a crisis. This frees up local police forces to continue their patrols on the streets of the communities they serve. In col laborat ion with Foundation 2, the Cedar Rapids-based organization operating CICS’s 24-hour Central Iowa Crisis Line (844-258-8858), the mobile crisis response team will operate 24-hours a day, 365 days a year, with no less than two providers, trained according to require-ments of Iowa Administrative Code Chapter 24. This means when someone calls the Cen-tral Iowa Crisis Line, a trained crisis counselor will determine if the caller needs in-person,

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Weeds, herbicides, cover crops and sulfur fertilization of corn will highlight the sum-mer field day at the Iowa State University Northern Research and Demonstration Farm near Kanawha. The field day will take place June 20 at the farm’s north lo-cation at 310 S. Main St. in Kanawha, immediately south of town. Registration and refresh-ments will start at 9 a.m., and the field day will begin at 9:15 a.m. Lunch will be served at noon and the field day will con-clude at 1 p.m. Matt Schnabel, farm super-intendent, will begin the field day program with a season re-view of the farm. John Sawyer, professor and extension specialist in soil fer-tility and nutrient management, will discuss current research on sulfur fertilizer applications to corn. Sulfur deficiency symp-toms, sources of sulfur fertilizer and crop yield response will be discussed. Sawyer will discuss the research on sulfur fertiliza-tion that has been conducted at the ISU Northern farm. Bob Hartzler, professor in agronomy and extension weed specialist, will talk about cur-rent issues in weed manage-ment. Hartzler will discuss the benefits of preemergence herbi-cides in soybean, effective use of dicamba herbicides in soy-bean and problem weeds. Jamie Benning, water qual-ity program manager, will dis-cuss the use of cover crops to reduce farm field nutrient loss. Dean Sponheim of Sponheim Sales and Service will discuss his experience with cereal rye seed production. Farmers often use cereal rye as a cover crop. Angie Rieck-Hinz and Paul Kassel, ISU Extension and Out-reach field agronomists, will discuss current crop manage-ment topics that occur in late June. Crop development, crop insect and crop disease topics will be discussed.

New Medicare card, same old scammers New, more secure Medi-care cards are being mailed to Medicare participants. The new number will be unique to ev-ery person with Medicare. The old cards are being replaced because they were based on a person’s Social Security num-ber. Scammers sometimes use Social Security numbers to try to steal someone’s identity, open new credit cards or even take out loans in someone else’s name. Your benefits won’t change with the new Medicare card, and it’ll be mailed to you for free—you don’t need to take any action to get it. “Scammers are hoping that you won’t be informed about the change in Medicare cards,” Kris Gross from the Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) said. “Iowans need to be aware that scammers may try to use the opportunity to get their personal information.” For Medicare questions in-cluding the new card call SHIIP at the Iowa Insurance Division, 800-351-4664 or email shiip@iid.iowa.gov.

FIGHT BACK BY FOLLOWING THESE TIPS: • Don’t pay for your new Medicare card. It’s free. If anyone calls and says you need to pay for it, that’s a scam. Never give your Social Security number, bank account number or send cash to anyone who says they need it for you to get your new Medicare card. • Don’t give your Medicare number to people you don’t know or haven’t contacted first. Some scammers call pretending to be from Medicare, but Medicare, or someone representing Medicare, will never ask for your personal information for you to get your new Medicare card. Only share your Medicare number with doctors or trusted people in the community who work with Medicare, like your state SHIIP. Say “no thank you” to anybody you don’t know who offers to help you complete applications or forms that require you to fill out personal information like your Social Security number. • Don’t give your bank account information to people you don’t know. If someone offers to deposit a rebate or bonus into your bank account because you got a new Medicare card, that’s a scam. • Don’t let anyone trick you into believing your Medicare ben-efits will be canceled unless you give them your Medicare number. If someone threatens to cancel your health benefits if you don’t share your Medicare number, hang up! If you get a suspicious call, contact 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227; TTY: 1-877-486-2048). • Destroy your old Medicare card. Once you get your new Medi-care card, destroy your old Medicare card and start using your new one right away. Don’t just throw the old card away. Be sure to shred it or cut it into small pieces.

Bev Bohach, of Sheffield, will retire from piano teaching following her final piano recit-al on Sunday, June 3. She has been giving piano lessons for 53 years and has had the joy of so many wonderful students. She will sincerely miss them all and wants to wish them the very best.

RIGHT: Bev Bohach is seated at her grand piano. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Bohach set to retirefrom piano teaching

12 Thursday, May 31, 2018 The Sheffield PressPUBLIC NOTICES

COURTHOUSE REPORTINGMarriage License • Graciela Alejo, 18, Hampton to Mario Villanveva, 27, Hampton.

Civil Court • Steve and Lisa Sliter vs. Chris-tine Nee. Judgment for the plaintiff on May 17 in the amount of $10,000 with 5 percent interest from April 13.

District Court The court handled one probation violation and two cases of con-tempt. • Oscar Martinez Cruz, 22, Hamp-ton, pled guilty on May 22 to Disor-derly Conduct - Fighting or Violent Behavior (pled from Assault While Displaying a Dangerous Weapon). • Matthew Steere, 45, Waverly, pled guilty on May 21 to Driving While Barred. Steere was sen-tenced to 10 days in jail, fined $625 plus 35 percent surcharge (sus-pended), and $140 in costs. • Johnathan Victor, 20, Hampton, pled guilty on May 21 to Possession of a Controlled Substance - Mari-juana Second Offense (pled from Controlled Substance Violation). Victor was sentenced to one year in jail (351 days suspended), placed on one year probation, fined $315 plus 35 percent surcharge, $125 Law Enforcement Initiative, and $100 in costs. • Jeanette Gifford, 40, Titonka, pled guilty on May 21 to Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drug.

Gifford was sentenced to two days in jail, fined $315 plus 35 percent surcharge, $125 Law Enforcement Initiative, and $1,100 in costs. An additional charge of Possession of Controlled Substance - Marijuana First Offense was dismissed. • Daniel Allen, 31, Thornton, had a charge of Unlawful Possession of a Prescription Drug dismissed on May 16. • Michael Peak, 38, Bradford, pled guilty on May 21 to Possession of a Controlled Substance Metham-phetamine First Offense. Peak was sentenced to two days in jail (time served), $125 Law Enforcement Initiative, $10 DARE, and $140 in costs. • Cynthia Meyer, 54, Hampton, was found guilty on May 22 to Fail-ure to Abate Junk Vehicle. Meyer was fined $100 plus 35 percent sur-charge and $240 in costs. Three ad-ditional charges of Failure to Abate Junk Vehicle were dismissed.

Small Claims • Quad Corp vs. Chasity Symens, Hampton. Judgment for the plaintiff on May 18 in the amount of $2,288 with 4.21 percent interest from April 19.

FRANKLIN COUNTY SHERIFFMonday, May 21: • Deputies had 18 calls for service. Among them were 2 false 9-1-1 calls. • 5:12 a.m.: Deputies booked in Benjamin Nelson, 18, of Rockwell, at the LEC after he turned himself in on two Franklin County warrants for possession of marijuana and op-erating while intoxicated. He posted bond and was released. • 6:14 a.m.: Deputies dispatched Franklin General Hospital. • 7 a.m.: Deputies transported a prisoner to the Bremer County Jail. • 10:33 a.m.: Deputies assisted in looking for a missing person. • 10:45 a.m.: Deputies received a report of a theft from a property. • 11:11 a.m.: Deputies received a report of a controlled burn. • 11:21 a.m.: Deputies received a report of a controlled burn in the 1800 block of Grouse Ave., Latimer. • 3:44 p.m.: Subject requested to speak with a deputy. • 4:09 p.m.: Deputies received a report of a controlled burn in the 900 block of 220th St., Alden. • 4:48 p.m.: Deputies assisted the Hampton Police in booking in Teresa Ford, 46, of Hampton, on a warrant for violating terms of her probation. She was placed in a cell and held to appear. • 6:34 p.m.: Subject requested to speak with a deputy in the 700 block of Popejoy Ave., Popejoy. • 6:54 p.m.: Deputies dispatched another agency. • 8 p.m.: Deputies received a re-port of a controlled burn in the 2000 block of Mallard Ave. • 8:48 p.m.: Deputies transported a prisoner. • 8 p.m.: Deputies received a re-port of a controlled burn in the 300 block of Finch Ave., Alden. • 8:51 p.m.: deputies booked in Samuel Ellingson, 61, of Latimer, on a warrant for second offense operating while intoxicated. He was placed in a cell to serve time.Tuesday, May 22: • Deputies had 13 calls for service. Among them were 3 false 9-1-1 calls. • 7:12 a.m.: Deputies received a report of debris on the roadway.

• 11:20 a.m.: Deputies transported a prisoner to the Bremer County Jail. • 3:11 p.m.: Deputies received a re-port of a controlled burn in the 600 block of Front St., Geneva. • 3:32 p.m.: Deputies received a report of an erratic driver south-bound near the intersection of 70th St. and Mallard Ave., Bradford. • 4:33 p.m.: Deputies assisted the Hampton Police in the 600 block of 6th Ave., Hampton. • 4:39 p.m.: Deputies forwarded a call to Cerro Gordo County dis-patchers. • 5:04 p.m.: Deputies were called to a property damage accident in the 1700 block of Highway 65. • 6:36 p.m.: Deputies received a report of a controlled burn in the 200 block of 85th St., Dows. • 10:32 p.m.: Deputies received a report of a male subject walking on the interstate near the southbound 170 mile marker.Wednesday, May 23: • Deputies had 13 calls for service. Among the calls was a dropped phone call. • 12:39 a.m.: Deputies received a report of a stolen license plate. • 3:40 a.m.: Deputies assisted fire personnel with a barn fire in the 1500 block of 220th St., Sheffield. • 7:15 a.m.: Deputies were called to a dog matter in the 900 block of Kildeer Ave., Hampton. • 8:22 a.m.: Deputies received a report of trash on the roadway south of Sheffield on Highway 65. • 11:18 a.m.: Subject requested to speak with a deputy. • 11:27 a.m.: Deputies received a report of a dog found in the 900 block of 110th St., Hampton. • 1:31 p.m.: Deputies received a report of a dog found in the 1100 block of 220th St., Sheffield. • 2:42 p.m.: Deputies received a report of a controlled burn in the 1300 block of Olive Ave., Hampton. • 2:55 p.m.: Deputies assisted the Hampton Police in the 100 block of 10th St. NW. • 5:02 p.m.: Deputies assisted the Iowa State Patrol in booking in Mi-chael Tlusty, 55, of Colorado Springs,

FROM THE LOGColorado, for possession of a con-trolled substance (marijuana) and possession of drug paraphernalia. • 6:29 p.m.: Deputies received an erratic driver complaint northbound on I-35 near the 172 mile marker. • 8:47 p.m.: Deputies assisted the Hampton Police in arresting Heath Johnson, 46, of Mason City, for eight counts of driving while sus-pended. He was placed in a cell and held to appear. • 9:23 p.m.: Deputies were called to a report of a simple assault in the 400 block of N. 2nd St., Sheffield.Thursday, May 24: • Deputies had 14 calls for service. • 9:49 a.m.: Deputies received a report of a damage mailbox in the 2100 block of Hardin Road, Ackley. • 10:45 a.m.: Deputies received a report of suspicious activity in the 200 block of S. 3rd St., Sheffield. • 11:53 a.m.: Deputies received a report of a controlled burn in the 700 block of 220th St., Sheffield. • 12:17 p.m.: Deputies received a traffic complaint northbound on I-35 near the 172 mile marker. • 2:30 p.m.: Subject from Fayette County asked to speak with deputy. • 2:30 p.m.: Subject requested to speak with a deputy near the inter-section of 190th St. and Eagle Ave. • 2:53 p.m.: Deputies received a traffic complaint near the south-bound 165 mile marker of I-35. • 4:26 p.m.: Deputies received a report of a medicare scam in the 300 block of Grant St., Coulter. • 4:44 p.m.: Deputies assisted a motorist near the northbound 170 mile marker of I-35. • 5:45 p.m.: Subject requested to speak with a deputy.

• 8:22 p.m.: Deputies received a report of debris on the roadway near the intersection of Highway 65 and 105th St., Geneva. • 9:07 p.m.: Deputies were called to a car-deer property accident in the 1500 block of 170th St., Hampton. • 9:40 p.m.: Deputies received a suspicious vehicle report at Dollar General, Sheffield. • 11:03 p.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel in the 1800 block of Franklin Ave., Aredale.Friday, May 25: • Deputies had 16 calls for service and a dropped 9-1-1 call. • 5:13 a.m.: Deputies received a report of a controlled burn in the 700 block of Highway 65, Hampton. • 6:39 a.m.: Deputies received a report of cattle on the roadway. • 8:03 a.m.: Deputies had a report of cattle on the road on Quail Ave. • 8:28 a.m.: Deputies received a cat complaint in Sheffield. • 11:58 a.m.: Deputies were called to a property damage accident. • 12:43 p.m.: Deputies had a traffic complaint regarding a motorcycle. • 1:33 p.m.: Deputies had a harass-ment complaint in another county. • 2:18 p.m.: Deputies assisted a motorist southbound on I-35 near the 165 mile marker. • 2:59 p.m.: Deputies assisted the Hampton Police in Hampton. • 3:18 p.m.: Deputies had a traffic complaint on Heather Ave., Coulter. • 3:40 p.m.: Subject requested to speak with a deputy in the 100 block of 2nd St., Bradford. • 4:01 p.m.: Deputies were called to a personal injury on I-35 near the northbound 157 mile marker.

• 5:58 p.m.: Deputies had a report of cattle on the road near the inter-section of 170th St. and Olive Ave. • 6:13 p.m.: Deputies were called to a family dispute in the 1700 block of Warbler Ave., Dumont. • 10:20 p.m.: Deputies assisted Wright County deputies in Dows.Saturday, May 26: • Deputies had 15 calls for service. Among them was a false 9-1-1 call. • 5:35 a.m.: Deputies forwarded a call to Wright County for a mat-ter near the southbound 153 mile marker of I-35. • 5:43 a.m.: Deputies forwarded a dispatch call to the Iowa State Pa-trol for a car-deer property damage accident. • 8:38 a.m.: Deputies received a report of a controlled burn. • 10:30 a.m.: Subject dispatched another agency. • 11:40 a.m.: Deputies received a report of Story County officers ar-resting Carlos Alexi Urbina Garcia, 21, of Nevada, on a Franklin County warrant for assault. • 12:16 p.m.: Deputies transported a prisoner. • 1:01 p.m.: Deputies received a report of a controlled burn. • 1:47 p.m.: Deputies received a report of a controlled burn. • 3 p.m.: Deputies booked in Car-los Alexi Urbina Garcia, 21, of Ne-vada, on a Franklin County warrant for assault. He was placed in a cell and held to appear. • 5:21 p.m.: Deputies dispatched another agency. • 6:30 p.m.: Deputies had a report of a phone scam harassment. • 7:57 p.m.: Deputies were called to a dog matter.

• 8:37 p.m.: Deputies received a report of a controlled burn. • 11:41 p.m.: Deputies were called to a car-deer property damage ac-cident southbound on I-35.Sunday, May 27: • Deputies had 13 calls for service. Among them were 3 false 9-1-1 calls. • 3:28 a.m.: Deputies received a noise complaint. • 6:29 a.m.: Deputies received a report of a controlled burn. • 8:06 a.m.: Deputies received a report of a theft from a truck. • 1:30 p.m.: Deputies received a report of a gas line punctured by a fence post. • 11:42 a.m.: Deputies assisted the Hampton Police. • 1:53 p.m.: Deputies received a report of a controlled burn in the 1000 block of 190th St., Latimer. • 2:27 p.m.: Deputies received a report of a controlled burn in the 600 block of 100th St. • 2:55 p.m.: Deputies dispatched another agency to I-35. • 6:34 p.m.: Deputies received a report of a theft from a building in the 1700 block of Vine Ave. • 7:01 p.m.: Deputies assisted the Hampton Police in arresting Santos Ramirez, 21, of Hampton, for driving while suspended. He was placed in a cell and held to appear. • 7:33 p.m.: Deputies dispatched an agency to I-35 between the south-bound 177 and 175 mile markers.Monday, May 28: • Deputies had a call for service prior to 4:56 a.m. • 12:09 a.m.: Deputies assisted the Hampton Police in the 300 block of Central Ave.

Local animal complaints on

the riseBY SAVANNAH HOWE

The Cer ro Gordo County Sheriff ’s Office has reported increased numbers

of animal related calls, primari-ly dogs at large. Authorities responded to a complaint in Meservey last Monday of two loose dogs roaming the city’s streets. While officers weren’t able to locate the owner, this wasn’t the first canine-related grievance in the area, according to the Sher-iff’s Office. Three barking dog/dog-at-large complaints were recorded in Rockwell within 48 hours last week, while another in Meservey resulted in a citation for the owner. Local officials encourage residents to check with their community law enforcement offices to catch up on pet-relat-ed ordinances before bringing a canine into the home.

PUBLIC NOTICEBoard of Supervisors

NOTICE OF INTENT TOFILL VACANCY FOR THE OFFICEOF FRANKLIN COUNTY SHERIFF

BY APPOINTMENTThe Board of Supervisors of Franklin

County, Iowa, hereby gives notice pur-suant to Iowa Code Section 69.14A of its intent to fill a vacancy for the office of Franklin County Sheriff by appointment. This appointment shall be for the period of time until the next pending election, being Nov. 6, 2018. The Franklin County Board of Supervisors will meet to appoint the County Sheriff position at 9 a.m., on June 18, 2018. Deadline to file applica-tions for said Sheriff’s position is June 11, 2018 at 10 a.m., in the Board of Super-visors Room of the County Courthouse.Qualified applicants should be certi-

fied through the academy and preferably with at least three (3) years experience. Applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, and at least three (3) referenc-es. Applications can be turned in to the Franklin County Auditor’s office by email at auditor@co.franklin.ia.us or by mail to Franklin County Auditor, P.O. Box 26, Hampton, Iowa 50441.You are further notified the electors of

Franklin County have the right to file a petition requiring the vacancy be filled by special election. Said petition must be filed with the County Auditor within 14 days after the publication of this notice or within 14 days after an appointment is made, and said petition must contain sig-natures by eligible electors of the county equal in number to at least ten percent of the votes cast in Franklin County for the office of President of the United States in the November 2016 election.For further details, see Iowa Code Sec-

tions 69.14A and 331.306, or contact Au-ditor’s Office 641-456-5622.Dated this 30th day of May, 2018.Gary McVicker, Chair Franklin County

Board of Supervisors

Published in The Sheffield Press on May 31, 2018

PUBLIC NOTICEWest Fork Community School District

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGSWEST FORK BOARD OF

EDUCATIONUNAPPROVED MINUTES

MAY 21, 2018The West Fork Board of Education met

for its regular meeting in the Superinten-dent’s Office in Rockwell. The meeting was called to order at 5 p.m., by Board President, Rob Heimbuch. Board mem-bers present: Mary Schlichting, Mary Beth Sukup, Roger Witte and Grant Pe-tersen. Also present were Superinten-dent Darrin Strike, Middle School Princi-pal Tracy Peterson and Board Secretary Lacey Pueggel.Visitors: Patti Petersen, Paula Meints,

Alex Brayton, Wendy Fullerton, Jenni-fer OttenAfter discussion, Sukup moved to ap-

prove the Agenda; Minutes from April 16, 2018 and April 18, 2018 and May Bills; seconded by Schlichting. Motion carried 5-0.STEM Presentation by Wendy Fuller-

ton and Jennifer Otten. They shared in-formation about what the district has been doing with STEM/STEAM activities throughout the year. Huge Thank You, to Jen, Wendy and Elizabeth for their work with STEM.Wendy Fullerton and Jennifer Otten left

the meeting at 5:25 p.m.Superintendent Strike Recognized the

Board Members and honored them for School Board Appreciation Month.Schlichting moved to approve Open

Enrollment as presented; seconded by Witte. Motion carried 5-0.Sukup moved to approve the Elementa-

ry alignment to include fifth grade start-ing in the 18-19 school year; seconded by Petersen. Motion carried 5-0.Witte moved to approve the Bread Bid

from Bimbo Bakery for 2018-19, this was the only bread bid we received; second-ed by Schlichting. Motion carried 5-0.Milk bids were received from Prairie

Farms Dairy and Anderson Erickson Dairy. Sukup moved to approve the bid to Anderson Erickson for 2018-19; sec-onded by Schlichting. Motion carried 5-0.Petersen moved to approve the AEA

Purchasing Agreement for 2018-19; sec-onded by Witte. Motion carried 5-0.Schlichting moved to approve the resig-

nation of Ryan Smit, Wellness Center Di-rector; seconded by Sukup. Motion car-ried 5-0. Thank you for your service.Sukup moved to approve the resigna-

tion of Tonya Hermann, Para Educator; seconded by Petersen. Motion carried 5-0. Thank you for your service and best wishes.Petersen moved to approve the res-

ignation of Taylor Melver, Para Educa-tor; seconded by Witte. Motion carried 5-0. Thank you for your service and best wishes.Witte moved to approve the resigna-

tion of Denise Tarrence, Para Educator; seconded by Schlichting. Motion carried 5-0. Thank you for your service and best wishes.Petersen moved to approve the resig-

nation of Sadie Wyborny, Para Educa-tor; seconded by Sukup. Motion carried 5-0. Thank you for your service and best wishes.Schlichting moved to approve the res-

ignation of Ellen Azinger, Special Ed-ucation Teacher; seconded by Sukup. Motion carried 5-0. Thank you for your service and best wishes.Schlichting moved to approve the res-

ignation of Hannah Hirota, Special Ed-ucation Teacher; seconded by Sukup. Motion carried 5-0. Thank you for your service and best wishes.Witte moved to approve the resignation

of Denny Milbrandt due to retirement, Custodian; seconded by Petersen. Mo-tion carried 5-0. Thank you for your ser-vice and best wishes.Sukup moved to approve the resigna-

tion of Ashley Haxton, Preschool Teach-er; seconded by Witte. Motion carried 5-0. Thank you for your service and best wishes.Schlichting moved to approve the res-

ignation of Lance Thompson, Middle School Football Coach; seconded by Witte. Motion carried 5-0. Thank you for your service and best wishes.Petersen moved to approve the resig-

nation of Tim Nuehring, Middle School Football Coach; seconded by Sukup. Mo-tion carried 5-0. Thank you for your ser-vice and best wishes.Schlichthing moved to approve the res-

ignation of Cynthia Anderson, Evening Custodian; seconded by Petersen. Mo-tion carried 5-0.Sukup moved to approve a contract to

Tim Nuehring to serve as Assistant Var-sity Football Coach; seconded by Peters-en. Motion carried 5-0.Schlichting moved to approve the end of

services for Chris Whitney, Lunchroom Custodian; seconded by Petersen. Mo-tion carried 5-0.Petersen moved to approve a contract

to Marissa Mackin to serve as a Special Education Teacher; seconded by Sukup. Motion carried 5-0.Schlichting moved to approve a contract

to Annie Palin to serve as a Special Edu-cation Teacher; seconded by Sukup. Mo-tion carried 5-0.Schlichting moved to approve a contract

to Doug Bacheldor to serve as a Special Education Teacher; seconded by Witte. Motion carried 5-0.Petersen moved to approve a contract

to Tammy Barr to serve as an Evening Custodian; seconded by Sukup. Motion carried 5-0.Sukup moved to approve a contract to

James Perez to serve as Head Football Coach; seconded by Petersen. Motion carried 5-0.Petersen moved to approve a contract

to Chris Janssen to serve as Assistant Varsity Track Coach; seconded by Suk-up. Motion carried 5-0.Sukup moved to approve a contract to

Alex Brayton to serve as Wellness Cen-ter Director; seconded by Schlichting. Motion carried 5-0.Petersen moved to approve a contract

to Alex Brayton to serve as High School Athletic Director; seconded by Schlicht-ing. Motion carried 5-0.Alex Brayton left the meeting at 6:13pm.Sukup moved to approve a contract to

Wendy Fullerton to serve as the TLC Di-rector for 2018-19; seconded by Peters-en. Motion carried 5-0.Sukup moved to approve a contract to

Kim Johnson to serve as the TLC Instruc-tional Coach for 2018-19; seconded by Petersen. Motion carried 5-0.Sukup moved to approve a contract to

Stacey Ubben to serve as the TLC In-structional Coach for 2018-19; seconded by Petersen. Motion carried 5-0.Table item 11. Y. to the June Meeting.Witte moved to approve the Non-certi-

fied Support Staff Contracts for 2018-19 with each employee receiving $100 sti-pend for the year and an increased con-tribution toward single health insurance coverage; seconded by Schlichting. Mo-tion carried 5-0.Sukup moved to approve science curric-

ulum revisions to begin with the 2018-19 school year; seconded by Petersen. Mo-tion carried 4-1. Ayes: Sukup, Petersen, Schlichting, Heimbuch. Nays: Witte.Principal’s Report – Tracy Peterson1. Congrats to Zander Tompkins and

Brynn Christenson, Math Bee partici-pants. The two students will be going on to State.2. Memorial Day and Band Fest activi-

ties are this weekend.3. Field trips have been planned for next

week.4. Bike Safety, Water Safety and Track

and Field are next week for the elemen-tary.Superintendent’s Report - Darrin Strike1. Lighting upgrades will be taking place

in Sheffield building.2. Next board meeting will be June 11 at

5 p.m., in Sheffield, with a 4 p.m. Supt. Review.Witte moved to adjourn the meeting at

7:40 p.m.; seconded by Schlichting. Mo-tion carried 5-0.ATTESTBoard President – Rob HeimbuchBoard Secretary – Lacey Pueggel

GENERAL FUNDBell Piano Service, Tune Piano .............. .................................................. $270.00

Bulk Book Store, HS Books .......$509.35Central Iowa Distributing, Inc., Maint. Supplies .................................... $339.10

Central Lock & Key Inc., Maint. Supplies ....................................................$46.00

City of Rockwell, Utilities ........... $192.20City of Sheffield, Utilities ...........$445.28College Board, Testing ..............$400.00Counsel, Copier Lease ................$92.89Culligan, Softner Salt .................$202.80Don’s Auto Service, Bus Repairs ........... ............................................... $1,493.34

Electronic Engineering Co., Door Re-pairs ..........................................$202.95

Engel Law Office, Legal Services .......... ............................................... $1,092.50

Federal Fire Equipment Co., Inspection .................................................. $100.00

Floyd & Leonard Auto Electric, Inc., Transportation Supplies ........... $132.00

Gophermods Education, LLC, iPad Re-pairs ............................................$80.00

Hoglund Bus & Truck Co., Bus Repairs . .................................................... $94.91

Huber Supply Co., Industrial Tech Sup-plie ............................................ $178.22

iWireless, Cell Phone ...................$51.75Interstate Motor Trucks, Inc., Bus Re-pairs .......................................... $549.14

Iowa Association of School Boards, Registration .............................. $140.00

Iowa Communications Network, ICN Services ..................................$2,115.00

Janitor’s Closet Ltd., Maint. Supplies ..... ..................................................$332.84

Lauffer, Deanna, Reimburse Bus Wash . .................................................... $10.00

Lea Mobile Glass, Inc., Bus Repairs ...... .................................................. $248.15

Martin Bros., Cleaning Supplies - Trans-portation .....................................$56.22

Menards - Mason City, Maint. Supplies . .................................................. $125.94

Mid-America Publishing Corporation, Board Publications ...................$449.06

Napa, Bus Repairs ..................... $221.25Next Generation Technologies, Tech Equipment .................................... $9.99

North Iowa Tire Company, Transporta-tion Supplies ...............................$48.50

One Source, Background Checks .......... .................................................... $41.00

Overhead Door, Door Repairs .....$60.60Peterson, Tracy, Reimburse Travel ........ ...................................................$121.77

Petroblend Corp., Oil .................$643.72Pueggel, Lacey, Reimburse Travel......... ...................................................$161.31

Rieman Music, Band/Choir Supplies ..... .................................................. $297.66

Rockwell Cooperative Telephone, Tele-phone ........................................ $408.15

Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock CSD, Open Enrollment 2nd Semester ........... .............................................$52,085.86

School Bus Sales Co., Bus Repairs ....... ...................................................$210.16

Synergy Physical Therapy & Sports, Athletic Trainer Services ........$1,150.00

Today Is Your Day, Teacher Apprecia-tion ............................................$320.00

Tony Kobliska Electric LLC, Building Re-pairs .......................................... $418.91

Trophies Plus, Student Awards .............. .................................................. $196.08

Vanlaere, Susan, Reimburse Travel ....... ....................................................$39.39

All Star Pest Control, Pest Control ......... .................................................... $75.00

Asset Works, Inc, Asset Management ... ...............................................$1,960.00

AWM Corporation, Mediation Services .. ..................................................$880.00

Bonzer, Kaitlyn, Reimburse Travel ......... ..................................................$630.24

Card Services, Technology/Postage/Travel ......................................$1,947.85

Carolina Biological Supply Company, MS Science Supplies ............... $155.89

Cartersville Elevator, Gas/Diesel ........... ............................................... $4,781.95

Ced/Culver Hahn Electric, Maint. Sup-plies ............................................ $19.84

Cerro Gordo County Treasurer, Trans-portation Supplies ...................... $31.00

Counsel, Copier Lease ................ $67.96Craighton Electric, Building Repairs ...... .................................................. $267.56

D & L Sanitation, Inc., Garbage .............. ..................................................$785.00

Department of Education, Bus Inspec-tion ............................................ $720.00

Electronic Engineering Co., Software Update Doors ........................... $179.06

Frontier Communications, Telephone .... .................................................. $679.02

Grainger, Maint. Supplies ............ $71.56Grant Wood AEA, Curriculum ..... $51.40Hampton-Dumont CSD, Concurrent En-rollment OE - Spring .............. $1,464.75

Hefty Seed Company, Grounds Maint. .. ....................................................$35.23

Huber Supply Co., Industrial Tech Sup-plie .............................................. $37.45

Interstate Motor Trucks, Inc., Transpor-tation Supplies ............................$44.80

Iowa Association of School Boards, Pol-icy Primer ..................................$325.00

Iowa Department of Human Services, Preschool Fee ............................$50.00

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Kudej, Jeffrey, Reimburse Travel ........... ..................................................$636.87

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MidAmerican Energy, Electricity/Gas .... ...............................................$4,996.61

Napa, Transportation Supplies .. $207.42Neff Company, Student Awards ............. ..................................................$320.08

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Strike, Darrin, Reimburse Travel ............ ..................................................$254.48

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Tom Worley, Reimburse Supplies .......... .................................................... $96.72

Tuttle, Vicki, Reimburse Supplies .......... .................................................... $29.68

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Hampton Inn West Des Moines/SW Mall, State Track ............................$2,005.92

Interstate Motor Trucks, Inc., Transpor-tation Supplies .......................... $318.57

Iowa Testing Programs, Iowa Assess-ments .....................................$2,363.29

J. Galt Enterprises, Preschool Shirts ..... ..................................................$389.55

J.W. Pepper & Son. Inc., Choir Supplies .................................................... $20.89

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Firefly Computers, Chromebooks .......... .............................................$36,770.00

Forecast5 Analytics, Annual Member-ship ........................................$9,500.00

Software Unlimited, Inc., Annual Sup-port ........................................$5,050.00

TOTAL ...................................$51,320.00PHYSICAL PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

C. H. McGuiness Co., Inc., Boiler Re-pairs ....................................... $2,133.01

Mick Gage Plumbing & Heating, Inc., Maint. Repairs .......................... $759.59

Next Generation Technologies, Technol-ogy Lease ..............................$8,333.33

FM Controls, Inc., Boiler Repairs ........... ............................................... $6,015.00

Pace Supply, Maint. Repairs .....$698.00TOTAL ................................... $17,938.93

HOT LUNCHAnderson Erickson Dairy, Milk ............... ...............................................$2,942.42

Earthgrains Baking Companies, Inc., Bread ........................................ $271.33

Ems Detergent Services, Cleaning Sup-plies ..........................................$630.05

Keck, Inc., Commodities ............$968.47Earthgrains Baking Companies, Inc., Bread ........................................ $412.82

Martin Bros., Food/Supplies ..$10,211.53TOTAL ...................................$15,436.62

WELLNESS CENTERAutomatic Door Group, Building Repairs .................................................. $162.81

Dish, TV Service ..........................$80.02MidAmerican Energy, Electricity ............ ................................................$1,411.38

TOTAL .....................................$1,654.21TRUST & AGENCY

Adams, Teya, Scholarships .... $1,250.00TOTAL .....................................$1,250.00

ACTIVITY FUNDAcorn Park, Golf ..........................$60.00Belmond-Klemme CSD, Track ....$65.00Central Rivers AEA, Golf Scorecards .... .................................................... $14.80

Decker Sporting Goods, Booster Club Flow Thru ..................................$898.00

Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Community, Track ......................................... $210.00

Hampton Country Club, Golf .......$60.00Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union, Dues ......................................... $100.00

Jeff Tudor, Reimburse Track .......$69.36North Butler CSD, Track ............ $130.00Ridgestone Golf Course, Golf .....$60.00Top of Iowa Conference, Dues .. $116.35ACHS Dance Team, Dance Team .......... ..................................................$200.00

Card Services, FFA State Convention/Sr Trip/Travel/Tech Club ............$5,469.00

Decker Sporting Goods, Booster Club Flow Thru ................................ $7,199.15

Fan Cloth, Booster Club Flow Thru ........ .................................................. $140.00

Five Star Co-0P, FFA ................... $13.03Forever Yours, Prom ....................$30.00Grunklee, Jason, Reimburse Ms Musi-cal ............................................. $371.63

Nashua Town And Country Club, Golf ... .................................................... $10.00

Sears, Ashley, Reimburse Track ..$15.41Spring Valley Golf Course, Golf ..$60.00WF Transportation, Sr. Class Trip .......... ..................................................$250.00

TOTAL ................................... $15,541.73

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St. Ansgar shuts out Warhawks

ST. ANSGAR – St. Ansgar held West Fork’s softball team scoreless to post a 7-0 sea-son-opening win over the War-hawks on Wednesday, May 23.

Rachael Hubka gave up nine hits, walked one and struck out four in taking the loss in the circle. She also collected two of the team’s five hits and stole one of two bases for West Fork.

Morgan Meier walked and stole a base, but the Warhawks were unable to capitalize.

A four-run second inning was all the Saints needed in support of Lily Walk.

St. Ansgar 7, West Fork 0West Fork 000 000 0 - 0 1 xSt. Ansgar 400 010 x - 5 4 0

Winning pitcher – Lily Walk. Losing battery – Rachael Hubka and Kylie Laudner. Two or more hits – WF (Hubka). 2B – WF, None. SB – WF 2 (Hubka, Morgan Meier). RBI – WF, None.

West Fork one-hit by St. Ansgar

ST. ANSGAR – Saints’ ace Collin Kramer struck out 17 in throwing a one-hit shutout over West Fork on Wednesday, May 23.

St. Ansgar also jumped on the Warhawks’ starter Caleb Cameron right away with three hits and a walk for four runs in the eventual 5-0 win.

West Fork opened the season 0-1.

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Winning battery – Collin Kramer, John May (7) and Bryton Lowe. Los-ing battery – Caleb Cameron and NA. Two or more hits – None. 2B – SA (Jack Sievert). SB – SA 4 (Kramer 2, Mark Williams, Sievert). RBI – SA 2 (Kramer, Sievert).

BY KRISTI NIXON

SHEFFIELD – Liv-ing and dying by its base running, West Fork softball notched its f irst

victory of the season, 6-1, over Nashua-Plainfield at home on Friday, May 25.

There were base running gaffes, too, but once the War-hawks got the Huskies throwing the ball around, it benefitted the home team in this one.

“We were really aggressive (on the base paths),” West Fork coach Abbee Dickman said. “We have a really young (team), so we’re learning a lot. Our first game was a struggle, we got called out for quite a few things and even tonight, we had a lot of oopsy-daisy mistakes; they are finding out that maybe the coach knows more than what they think, and so when I make a comment, you stick to it.

“I think they are learning and they had a good team effort tonight, hitting is so contagious and when one hits, everybody

hits; and when one doesn’t, no-body does. It’s the way it is.”

West Fork managed just four hits and four walks, but took full advantage of them, running the bases on N-P and forcing the Huskies to throw the ball around. They were picked off at first and had a couple of would-be runs cut down at home but recorded 11 stolen bases result-ing in runs.

On one play, Morgan Meier was caught off the base, result-ing in a run-down that led to a mis-throw by N-P and allowing two runs to score in the third.

“Morgan thought she heard the ball called dead and their throwing the ball around was to our advantage,” Dickman ex-plained. “That could have cost us some pretty big runs. That is good, but never again. I told them, ‘don’t you move off of the base.’ We have some first and third situations that we need to work on.”

For her part, pitcher Rachael Hubka struck out seven, walked one, while allowing three hits.

Two of the three were in the fifth inning, resulting in the Huskies’ only run of the game.

“Rachael pitched a good game tonight, she hit her spots,” Dickman said. “Kylie (Laud-ner), I thought, did well behind the plate. Lauren (Trewin) had a good night, she had quite a few put-outs at third. Morgan’s dou-ble play that started the game off, I think, hyped everybody up a little bit and outside of that, that were my keys.”

The Warhawks improved to 1-1 with the win.

West Fork’s Reba Struchen dives back to first base, but is tagged out on a pick-off play by Nashua-Plainfield’s catcher. KRISTI NIXON/SHEFFIELD PRESS

Warhawks benefit from base running

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Winning battery – Rachael Hubka and Kylie Laudner. Losing battery – Rylee Weiss, Meghan Wright (4) and Regean Tobin. Two or more hits – N-P (Sydney Hansen); WF, None. 2B – N-P 2 (Hansen, Toyia Griffin); WF, None. SB – N-P, None; WF 11 (Hubka 2, Laudner 2, Ylani Guerrero 2, Reba Struchen 2, Morgan Meier, Makenna Amsbaugh). RBI – N-P (To-bin); WF 2 (Lauren Trewin, Guerrero).

West Fork first baseman Makenna Amsbaugh reaches for a foul pop against Nashua-Plainfield last week. KRISTI NIXON/SHEFFIELD PRESS

Notching that first oneWest Fork gets first victory in weather-shortened contest

BY KRISTI NIXONSHEFFIELD – West Fork’s

Lukas Wogen struck out 10 in five innings of a game that was called final at 6-0 due to light-ning on Friday, May 25.

The junior for the Warhawks allowed just one hit and one walk as they improved to 1-2 on the season.

“He did a great job tonight,” West Fork coach Lance Thomp-son said. “Had command of the strike zone from the very be-ginning; only seven pitches that first inning, so that was huge. Throughout the whole four and a half innings that we played, he did a good job of keeping the pitch count down, letting his de-fense help him as well. For his first outing, that was an excel-lent outing for him.”

His offense helped him out considerably. Trey Pfeffer reached twice, once on an error

and the other on a walk and he eventually came around to score both times. The Huskies threw the ball around and a couple of passed balls aided Pfeffer as he came across in his second trip around the bases.

Catcher Zach Laudner dou-bled and drove in a pair of runs in the opening inning that got the Warhawks started.

“Good to see (with the bats),” Thompson said. “We hadn’t really been too successful this season on hitting, but we had multiple people with good hits, good contacts, we got some good bunts down as well, mov-ing people around, so that was fun to see.”

Lead-off hitting Mitchell Halloran was 2-for-3 at the plate and scored a run in the second.

Thompson said it felt good to get that first win under his team’s belt.

“The kids have been play-ing hard every single game,” Thompson said, “that has not been a problem at all, we just hadn’t put stuff together, so it was fun to see that we were fi-nally able to put stuff together.”

Once the top half of the fifth inning was completed, light-ning was spotted and continued to strike with no end in sight, so the game was called shortly thereafter.

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N-P 000 00 - 0 1 3WF 220 2x - 6 6 1

Winning battery – Lukas Wogen and Zach Laudner. Losing battery – Levi Enright, Shane Hillesheim (4) and Michael Stille. Two or more hits – N-P, None; WF (Mitchell Halloran). 2B – N-P, None; WF (Laudner). SB – N-P, None; WF (Kellen Cameron). RBI – WF 3 (Laudner 2, Wogen).

West Fork’s Kayden Ames crosses home plate in front of N-P pitcher Shane Hillesheim after the ball got past the Huskies’ catcher for a passed ball. The Warhawks won, 6-0. KRISTI NIXON/SHEFFIELD PRESS

Lukas Wogen of West Fork delivers a pitch against Nashua-Plainfield on Friday, May 25. Wogen struck out 10 in five innings of work as the Warhawks won this weather-shortened game. KRISTI NIXON/SHEFFIELD PRESS

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