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ANCHOR of theCOMMUNITYMAHANAY BELL TOWER IS A UNIQUE ATTRACTION FOR JEFFERSON, GREENE COUNTY
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CONGRATULATIONS,
GRADUATES!
I first toured the Mahanay Memorial Bell Tower in Jefferson about 15
years ago. The 168-foot-tall structure was simply amazing to me then,
and it continues to be to me today, as I am sure it is with so many of you.
As you know, the tower was named after Floyd and Dora Mahanay, a
Jefferson couple that endowed the construction of it in 1966 at a cost of
$350,000. Despite the generosity of the couple, some referred to Floyd
as “flamboyant” and “eccentric.” He was a
successful traveling salesman who was known
for peddling war surplus surgical instruments
and medicines across Iowa and Nebraska.
A friend of mine who happens to be a
knowledgeable, longtime Jefferson resident
guided me on my first tour of the tower, and
he shared with me an interesting story about
Floyd. Most of you reading this have been
inside the tower and have seen Floyd’s smil-
ing face on the mask that hangs in the lobby.
What you may not know is that in the cre-
ation of masks like these, oil is to be used to
cover the face prior to the plaster being set. In Floyd’s case, the oil was
omitted, and those thick eyebrows you see in the mask were reportedly
pulled from his face in the process. I would guess that smile didn’t last
long after that incident. Ouch.
All pain aside, the tower has brought much positive attention and
traffic to Jefferson and Greene County, so much so that the accompa-
nying Bell Tower Festival was created and continues to be a wonder-
ful event today. Let other towns have festivals named after corn or
sauerkraut; Jefferson is truly unique, and the festival helps support that
description even further.
We are pleased to tell the story of the Mahanays and the bell tower
inside this edition, complete with details on the Bell Tower Festival.
It is a story that will make you smile, and you can keep your eye-
brows, too.
Thanks for reading.
Shane Goodman
Publisher
P.S. Don’t forget to check out www.iowalivingmagazines.com for
exclusives including obituaries, an expanded calendar of events and even
more photos.
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welcome By Shane Goodman, [email protected]
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The town of Jefferson, and
Greene County for that
matter, has a wealth of
attractions, from the beautiful,
56-mile Raccoon River Valley
Trailhead to the Jefferson Telecom
Museum to camping at Jefferson
Trailhead Campground.
But of all the wonderful attrac-
tions, one literally stands above
the rest — the Mahanay Memorial
Carillon Tower.
“It’s the anchor of the commu-
nity,” says Jefferson Mayor Craig
Berry. “It draws people from all
over the nation because of its
uniqueness, charm and beauty.”
Located on the southwest
corner of the Greene County
Courthouse plaza in downtown
Jefferson, the tower was given
to the people of Jefferson and
Greene County in accordance
with the wills of Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Mahanay.
The tower was completed in
1966 at a cost of $350,000 and
is 168 feet, 2 inches high. It holds
14 bells that were cast at the
world famous Petit & Fritzen Bell
Foundry in the Netherlands. The
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ANCHOR of theCOMMUNITYMAHANAY BELL TOWER IS A UNIQUE ATTRACTION FOR JEFFERSON, GREENE COUNTY
By Alan Cross
The Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower was completed in 1966 and soars 168 feet above the Jefferson landscape. The tower holds 14 bells that were cast in the world famous Petit & Fritzen Bell Foundry in the Netherlands.
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bells chime on the hour, quarter
and half-hour, and music can be
played from an electric keyboard.
“I remember when workers
put the top of the tower on
to complete the project,” says
Berry. “They brought in a huge
crane and started to raise the top.
But the wind was blowing pretty
strong that day, and I watched
how it would sway back and
forth. It was quite a sight.”
The view of the 14-story
tower on the corner of down-
town Jefferson near the Greene
County Courthouse is a fantastic
one in itself, but the topper (so to
speak) is visitors to the tower can
ride a glass elevator to the top to
an observation deck and take in a
breathtaking view of Jefferson and
Greene County — as well as four
other counties — from 120 feet
above the ground.
“Except in the bigger cities
like Des Moines, where else are
people in Iowa able to look over
the countryside from a 14-story
structure?” says Jefferson resident
Bob Owens. “It is a unique thing
to be able to do that in, and we
got it here in Jefferson.”
Owens has made a lot of
trips to the top of the Mahanay
Memorial Carillon Tower during
his lifetime. He spent 14 years as
a volunteer tour guide there.
“I couldn’t count the number
of times I have been up and down
in that elevator,” he says. “The
elevator holds only six people,
and we get a lot of bus tours here
with 20 to 30 people. It adds up
pretty quickly.”
Despite the numerous trips
up and down the elevator, and
despite repeating the same sto-
ries about the tower over and
over again, there is still excite-
ment in Owens’ voice as he talks
about Jefferson’s famous struc-
ture.
“I never get tired going up to
the top and looking out,” Owens
says. “Each time it feels like I am
going up there for the first time.
Besides, it is easy to be excited
about the tower and the story
behind it.”
Long-time Jefferson couple
Floyd and Doris Mahanay spent
vacations in Lake Walls, Florida.
While there, the Mahanays were
inspired by the Bok Memorial Bell
Tower.
Floyd started to build his
small fortune by selling Army
surplus surgical equipment and
medicines. He also bought and
sold land during the Depression.
The couple was childless, but
they wanted to leave some sort
of legacy in Jefferson. The idea
would soon become reality.
Owens says he and the other
guides had one simple philosophy
when giving tours of the bell
tower.
“The one thing we always
wanted to do was to make sure
that people left with a good feel-
ing about Jefferson,” he says.
“Floyd had a dream, and he made
it happen.”
Owens admits that, in the
beginning, there were some peo-
ple in Jefferson who weren’t too
keen on having the bell tower
built.
“There were people who
thought that the money could be
used for better things — such as
an indoor swimming pool instead
of the tower,” he says. “I guess
that would have been okay. But
Floyd’s will stated the money was
to be used to build the tower, not
a swimming pool.
“And besides, can you see
someone from Pella hopping on
a bus to come to Jefferson just to
look at an indoor swimming pool?
The tower is now Jefferson’s
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Longtime Jefferson residents Floyd and Doris Mahanay, who didn’t have any children, wanted to leave a legacy. They were inspired by the Bok Memorial Bell Tower in
Lake Walls, Fla. while there on vacation and decided to have a similar tower built in Jefferson.
“The one thing we always wanted to do
was to make sure that people left with a
good feeling about Jefferson. Floyd had a
dream, and he made it happen.
— Bob Owens
Bob Owens was a tour guide for the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower for 14 years. Behind him is the view to the East
showing where the town of Grand Junction is, as well as the Lincoln Highway, which
runs into Jefferson and past the bell tower. “The Bell Festival Celebrates the
Lincoln Highway Centenial” is the theme for this year’s annual Bell Festival, which
begins on June 7.
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major tourist attraction. I don’t
know if Floyd Mahanay ever envi-
sioned that, but that’s what his
tower has become.”
Each year, dozens of bus
tours from across Iowa come
to Jefferson. The main reason,
Owens says, is to see the tower.
“Would those tour busses
come to Jefferson if the tower
wasn’t here?” asked Barb Walker,
Director of Greene County
Chamber and Development’s
Tourism and Special Events
Coordinator. “Highly doubtful.
While there are plenty of things
to see and do in Jefferson and
Greene County, the bell tower
makes this a destination place.”
While there is no exact fig-
ure on how many tour busses
— including school field trips —
come to Jefferson, both Walker
and Owens say at least two
to three busses come through
Jefferson each week beginning in
May and running through the end
of September. Those figures drop
off in September because the bell
tower is only open for tours on
the weekends after Labor Day.
Bus tours still continue during
that time, however.
Busses bring 20 to 70 people
each week into Jefferson. And
those people don’t just get off the
bus, tour the Mahanay Memorial
Carillon Tower and then leave.
They stay, shop at the stores
along the downtown square and
they eat at the various restaurants
in Jefferson.
“Those tours boost our local
economy,” says Walker.
Chuck Offenburger, who
is the original “Iowa Boy,” calls
Jefferson and Greene County
home. He has spent decades
writing about the people of
Iowa in newspaper columns
and now online on his website,
Offenburger.com.
“The songs you hear play-
ing on the Bell Tower are ter-
rific, and I wish someone wealthy
would step up and fund the com-
pletion of the full carillon,” says
Offenburger. “It’d be so cool to
have a carilloneur in residence,
from time to time, playing all
kinds of different songs on the
instrument.”
But there’s also a bigger pic-
ture, too, he says.
“While we wait for (the com-
pletion of the full carillon), the
thing I like best about the Bell
Tower is that it is a constant
reminder — a very big reminder
— that we should think bigger
here.”
Bell Tower Festival
The Mahanay Memorial Carillon
Tower is also the centerpiece in
Greene County’s largest annu-
al festival — the Bell Tower
Festival.
The Greene County Chamber
and Development is responsible
for the planning, coordinating,
promoting and facilitating of the
festival, which provides the venue
more than 50 events and draws
several thousand people in two
days.
The festival features free
shows on the plaza stage, events
and attractions such as craft and
food vendors, the fun run and
walk, a basketball tournament, a
car show, Kids Olympics, a mud
volleyball tournament, a parade, a
bike show and poker run and the
beverage garden with its night-
ly musical entertainment that is
always well-attended.
The festival will be held June
7 and 8 this year with the theme
of “Bell Festival Celebrates The
Lincoln Highway Centennial.”
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The Mahanay Memorial
Carillon Tower is open
daily from Memorial Day to
Labor Day, noon – 4 p.m.,
and weekends only in May
and September. Other times
by appointment. Visitors can
take a glass elevator ride to
the 120-foot observation deck.
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Many Greene County resi-
dents remember local
photographers A.J. Finn
and his son, Richard or “Mick.”
They recorded weddings, grad-
uations, new babies and family
reunions from 1912 to 1986. Not
just local people, but notable politi-
cians and even U.S. Vice President
Hubert Humphrey when he was a
candidate.
In 1912, A.J. purchased the
existing Tinsley Photographic
Studio in Jefferson. A.J. is remem-
bered as a tall, thin man with a
shock of white hair. Finn Studio
was on the west side of the down-
town square above Saba’s Bakery,
later The Bon Ton Shoppe and
currently John’s TV and Appliance.
The studio was on the top floor,
so large skylights and moveable
white screens could provide light.
Flash powder was used on cloudy
days. Mick eventually modernized
the equipment and methods. His
wife Helen hand tinted pictures
before the advent of color film.
The Greene County Historical
Museum currently has an early
camera of A.J.’s on display. It’s not
just old, but unique. A huge early
studio model, about 16 inches
square, it features a double bel-
lows. It was mounted on a roll-
ing tripod, and extended to over
30 inches to focus. The bellows
extension depended on whether
he had a large group of subjects
or just one or two. In fact, this
bellows was so long that it was
double, with a central wood sup-
port so it wouldn’t sag.
There was no viewfinder, so
A.J. threw some black fabric over
both the back of the camera and
his head to shut out extra light
and peered through a plain glass
plate. He made sure he had all the
people in view — no half bodies or
heads cut off. After setting up his
shot, A.J. carefully pulled out the
plain glass plate and inserted a dif-
ferent plate coated with dry gelatin
bromide. In the early days, A.J.’s
camera didn’t even have a button
to open the shutter. Instead, he
squeezed a rubber bulb in the end
of a tube. The tube was attached
to the lens and air pressure opened
the shutter. Light hitting the coated
plate turned it into a negative, and
he made prints from that plate.
A.J. used head rests to help
people stay still enough for the
long exposure times. These head
rests were poles with adjustable
prongs that fit just under the jaw.
The rests were hidden behind
clothing or chairs.
On your next museum visit,
take time to look over this fine
old camera and a variety of photos
taken with it. The museum’s hours,
from early May through the end of
October, are Wednesdays 1 - 5
p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m. to noon, and
by appointment at (515) 386-8544.
June through September. It will
also be open Tuesdays, 4 - 6:30
p.m. during the Farmers’ Markets
on the square.
Massive ‘view camera’ is a museum treasure
By Mikki Schwarzkopf, Greene County Historical Society
Hold that pose
A.J. Finn’s double bellows studio model camera is on display at the Greene County Historical Museum.
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frequent volunteer at the museum. You can write her at [email protected].
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Friday, May 10 Bridge, all welcome, 12:30-3 p.m.,
Greene County Community Center.
Greene County Medical Center
Foundation Book Sale, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.,
Public Health Classroom.
Big Market to Market Launch
Party, Jefferson.
Saturday, May 11 V Boys Golf Sectionals
Prairie Blue Creative Arts House
Concert Series, Eric Taylor in concert,
doors open at 7:30 p.m., music starts at
8. BYOB, no cover, all welcome, Prairie
Blue, 114 N Wilson St., Jefferson.
KICK, modern rock group from
Des Moines, doors open at 7- show
stars at 8 p.m., $5, History Boy
Theatre Co..
Market to Market Relay, 75 mile
relay from Jefferson to Des Moines,
register online at m2mrelay.com,
begins at Bell Tower in Jefferson.
Sunday, May 12 Mother’s Day
Monday, May 13 V Girls Golf Districts
Greene County Board of
Supervisors Meeting, 8:30 a.m., Greene
County Courthouse Board Room.
Blood Pressure Clinic, noon -
1:30 p.m., Greene County Medical
Center Public Health.
Bell Tower Festival Committee
Meeting, 5:30 p.m., 200 N Chestnut,
Jefferson.
Foot Clinics, 9 a.m.- noon, Churdan.
Book Discussion, “The Scarlet
Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne,
discussion will be led by Lawrence
Geisler, 4 p.m., Rippey Public Library.
Celebrate National Photograph
Month, Ray Andrew’s black and white
pictures will be on display at the
Rippey Public Library.
Jefferson Library Board of
Trustees meeting, 6:30 p.m., Jefferson
Public Library.
Scranton Library Board Meeting,
7 p.m.
Tuesday, May 14 VFW Bingo. 6:30 p.m., 109 N
Chestnut Ave., Earlham.
Greene County Medical Center
Advanced Women’s Care Extended
Hours, 8 a.m.- 7 p.m.
S.H.I.I.P (Senior Health Insurance
Information Program), 9 a.m. - noon,
Greene County Medical Center Main
Lobby.
Blood Mobile, Greene County
Medical Center.
New Childbirth Class, 6:30 p.m.,
Greene County Medical Center.
Greene County Development
Corp. Meeting, 11:30 a.m., Greene
County Community Center.
Jefferson City Council Meeting,
5:30 p.m., City Hall.
Scranton City Council Meeting,
6 p.m., City Hall.
Wednesday, May 15 Weekly Immunization Clinic, 8 a.m.-
4:15 p.m., Public Health.
Jefferson Park and Recreation
Board Meeting, noon, Greene County
Community Center.
Thursday, May 16 Iowa Cubs game vs. Tucson
Padres at home, 6:30 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m.,
Greene County Medical Center Public
Health Room.
Evening Immunization Clinic,
4:15 p.m., Public Health.
Friday, May 17 V Boys Golf Districts
Iowa Cubs game vs. Tucson
Padres at home, fireworks, 7 p.m.
Bridge, all welcome, 12:30-3 p.m.,
Greene County Community Center.
Saturday, May 18 Iowa Cubs game vs. Tucson
Padres at home, 7 p.m.
Sunday, May 19 Jefferson-Scranton graduation.
Iowa Cubs game vs. Tucson
Padres at home, 1 p.m.
Monday, May 20 Iowa Cubs game vs. Las Vegas
Mets at home, 6:30 p.m.
Greene County Board of
Supervisors Meeting, 8:30 a.m., Greene
County Courthouse Board Room.
Blood Pressure Clinic, noon -
1:30 p.m., Greene County Medical
Center Public Health.
Bell Tower Festival Committee
Meeting, 5:30 p.m., 200 N. Chestnut,
Jefferson.
J-S JV/V Baseball at Bondurant,
5:30/7:30 p.m.
J-S JV/V Softball vs. Denison-
Schleswig, 5:30/7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 21 V Girls Golf Regionals
Iowa Cubs game vs. Las Vegas
Mets at home, noon.
VFW Bingo. 6:30 p.m., 109 N.
Chestnut Ave, Earlham.
Greene County Medical Center
Advanced Women’s Care Extended
Hours, 8 a.m.- 7 p.m.
S.H.I.I.P (Senior Health Insurance
Information Program), 9 a.m.- noon,
Greene County Medical Center Main
Lobby.
New Childbirth Class, 6:30 p.m.,
Greene County Medical Center.
Pre-Kindergarten Registration, 6:30
pm., child must be 4 by Sept. 15, 2013,
and must go through this registration
process, all 4-year-olds in the Greene
County School District need to regis-
ter, call 386-3178 for more info.
J-S JV/V Baseball vs. Clarke,
5:30/7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 22 Iowa Cubs game vs. Las Vegas
Mets at home, noon.
Weekly Immunization Clinic, 8 a.m.-
4:15 p.m., Public Health.
J-S JV/V Baseball at Saydel,
5:30/7:30 p.m.
J-S JV/V Softball at Saydel,
5:30/7 p.m.
Thursday, May 23 Last day of achool
Iowa Cubs game vs. Las Vegas
Mets at home, noon.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m.,
Greene County Medical Center Public
Health Room.
J-S 9 Baseball vs. Gilbert, 4 p.m.
J-S JV/V Softball at Roland-Story,
5:30/7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 24 V Boys State Golf Tournament
Iowa Cubs game vs. Oklahoma
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City RedHawks at home, fireworks,
7 p.m.
Bridge, all welcome, 12:30-3 p.m.,
Greene County Community Center.
J-S JV/V Baseball at Roland-Story,
5:30/7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 25 Iowa Cubs game vs. Oklahoma
City RedHawks at home, 7 p.m.
Prairie Blue Creative Arts House
Concert Series, David Zollo, blues musi-
cian, doors open at 7:30, show starts
8 p.m., BYOB, no cover, all welcome,
Prairie Blue, 114 N Wilson St., Jefferson.
Iowa Bicycle Festival, bike ride at
11 a.m., live music, food, and more,
visit www.iowabicyclefestival.com for
more info, Jefferson Depot.
Registration for Summer Reading
Programs, Jefferson Public Library.
Sunday, May 26 Iowa Cubs game vs. Oklahoma
City RedHawks at home, 1 p.m.
Monday, May 27 Memorial Day
Jefferson City Offices closed
Jefferson Public Library closed
Iowa Cubs game vs. Oklahoma
City RedHawks at home, 1 p.m.
Greene County Board of
Supervisors Meeting, 8:30 a.m., Greene
County Courthouse Board Room.
Blood Pressure Clinic, noon-
1:30 p.m., Greene County Medical
Center Public Health.
Tuesday May 28 V Girls State Golf Tournament
VFW Bingo. 6:30 p.m., 109 N
Chestnut Ave, Earlham.
Greene County Medical Center
Advanced Women’s Care Extended
Hours, 8 a.m.- 7 p.m.
S.H.I.I.P (Senior Health Insurance
Information Program), 9 a.m.- noon,
Greene County Medical Center Main
Lobby.
New Childbirth Class, 6:30 p.m.,
Greene County Medical Center.
Jefferson City Council Meeting,
5:30 p.m., City Hall.
Wednesday, May 29 V Girls State Golf Tournament
Weekly Immunization Clinic, 8 a.m.-
4:15 p.m., Public Health.
J-S JV-V Baseball vs. PCM,
5:30/7:30 p.m.
J-S JV/V Softball vs. PCM,
5:30/7:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 30 Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m.,
Greene County Medical Center Public
Health Room.
J-S 7 Softball at South Central
Calhoun, 10 a.m.
Friday, May 31 Bridge, all welcome, 12:30-3 p.m.,
Greene County Community Center.
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Barb Walker and Camille Ellis during the Greene County Extension and Outreach Week and Open House on March 28.
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Becky Wolf and Cleanne Lindholm during the Greene County Extension and Outreach Week and Open House on March 28.
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health Q&A
Information provided by Jefferson Family Chiropractic, 216 N. Wilson Ave., 515-386-3747.
Q: What is the best way
to create a safe and happy
enviroment for my loved ones?A: Nearly 66 million people, or 29 percent of the U.S. adult population,
are providing care to someone who is ill, disabled or aged, according to
the National Center for Caregiving.
Once you have determined the best place for your loved one to
reside — whether he or she lives independently, in an assisted living
facility or in your home — you’ll need to create a safe environment.
Since most slips and falls occur in the bathroom — often while get-
ting in and out of the tub or shower — We recommend adding grab
bars, using non-skid mats on the tub or shower floors and installing a
handheld showerhead for easier bathing. Also add grab bars next to toilet
for easier access. By the time a person is 60 years old, he or she needs
up to 15 times more light. Replace all hallway and kitchen fixtures with
higher wattage bulbs or brighter LED lights for added illumination. Also,
add nightlights for any middle-of-the-night trips to the bathroom.
To avoid tripping or bumping hazards — and adequate room for
walkers, canes or wheelchairs — move larger furniture against the wall
to create more open walkways throughout the home/room. Remove
loose rugs or use double-sided tape to ensure they are securely
anchored. Finally, be sure that any wires and cords are out of the way
to prevent tripping and falls. Other helpful additions include adding rails
to the bed, as well as keeping everything within arms’ reach, such as a
telephone, clock, lamp and other necessities.
Information provided by Regency Park Nursing and Rehab Center, 100 Ram
Drive, Jefferson, 515-386-4107.
Q: I’ve heard that chiropractic is
good for things like heartburn.
How is that possible? A: When most people think of chiropractic they think of back pain
associated with the spine. While it is true that chiropractors work with
the bones of the spine — the vertebrae — the reason why they do that
is a mystery to most people. It really has more to do with nerves than
bones. The bones of the spine house the spinal cord, and from that spinal
cord nerves branch off and go everywhere in the body. These nerves
control every function and process in the entire body. Nothing happens
without a message going from the brain, through the spinal cord, through
the nerves and out to the entire body. If a bone in the spine becomes
misaligned, it puts pressure on a nerve, and the result is some sort of
dysfunction. That dysfunction could be pain, but often it is some other
symptom. Numbness, indigestion, ear infection, headaches, dizziness and
infantile colic are just a few of the symptoms that most chiropractors
see on a regular basis. Chiropractors specialize in removing the interfer-
ence in the spine by putting misaligned bones back in the right position,
allowing the body to function properly and eliminating the symptoms.
This is why chiropractic is successful at treating these seemingly “non-
chiropractic” problems.
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Q: Who could benefit from
seeing a wound care nurse?A: Wound care involves many forms and types of wounds. Two common
wounds include surgical incisions and trauma wounds. But wounds are
also common in diabetics when there is lack of circulation in the extremi-
ties. Pressure wounds on a bony area are caused by staying in the same
position too long. Wounds like these (and others) are when a certified
wound care nurse can help.
Proper wound care can prevent many complications. Keeping an acute
wound clean and covered with a dressing that allows adequate air flow to
the wound is important for quick and proper healing. For a diabetic, pre-
venting the development of a chronic wound involves controlling blood sug-
ars, monitoring and elevating legs to avoid circulatory problems and general
good nutritional habits. Pressure wounds require adequate position changes.
Certified wound care nurses have completed specialized classes and
have passed a certification examination. Classes cover multidisciplinary
wound care principles. Certification provides a holistic approach consid-
ering all factors that impact wound healing. Seeing a wound care nurse is
made possible with a referral from a physician. Consultations can be done
as an outpatient, in a clinic setting or in a hospital. Wound care can also
be provided in a person’s home through a home health care nurse.
A wound care certified nurse will work with one’s physician to assist
in identifying needs and facilitating a plan for proper and effective wound
healing.
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Q: What is sunburn?A: Sunburn is a visible reaction of the skin’s exposure to ultraviolet (UV)
radiation or UV light sources, invisible rays that are part of sunlight, such
as tanning salons. Ultraviolet rays can also cause invisible damage to the
skin. Excessive and/or multiple sunburns cause premature aging of the
skin and lead to skin cancer. Skin cancer is the most common type of can-
cer in the US and exposure to the sun is the leading cause of skin cancer.
Children often spend a good part of their day playing outdoors in the
sun, especially during the summer. Children who have fair skin, moles or
freckles, or who have a family history of skin cancer, are more likely to
develop skin cancer in later years.
Overexposure to sunlight before age 18 is most damaging to the skin.
UV rays are strongest during summer months when the sun is
directly overhead (normally between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.).
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Bob Strong works on his many carving projects in his garage in Jefferson.
Strong’s wood carvings can fool the eye
By Juli Probasco-Sowers
Imitation of life
A delicate butterfly rests on
a round disc of wood. An
old work book looks worn
with wear. A pheasant feather
looks like it has just been plucked
from the latest bird a hunter has
bagged. The unfinished forms of
angels are lined up on the work
bench, wait for their wings.
These are all images being
created from by Bob Strong of
Jefferson. He possesses the talent
to make wood so real looking
and delicate it’s difficult to tell the
carved items from the original.
“I started out making angels in
1990. I came up with the idea of
writing stories to go with the angles
each year,” he says. “The stories
are things that have had meaning in
my life, or I have heard them from
someone else. They are meant to
be inspiring, to have meaning for
the people who read them. It is my
hope that people find these stories
and the angels uplifting.”
But it was back in 1981 when
he began carving in earnest, even
though he had a degree in business
management and accounting.
“I probably didn’t go to college
for the right thing,” he says.
At first, he carved a lot of wild-
life pieces, such as ducks.
“They were pretty primitive
carvings, but I learned more as I
carved more,” he says. Now, he
spends most of his time carving.
“There is just something about
carving, something beyond what
I will be or become that will go
on. I take this view — a blink of
an eye and you are gone. Even the
carvings will be gone, but they will
last longer than me,” he says.
There’s something fascinating
about looking at his creations. The
old work boot is an almost exact
replica of his wife’s grandfather’s
work boot, perfect in nearly every
way but feel when it’s touched.
Leaves of all sizes are carved
paper-thin and stained to look like
fall or summer leaves.
“I don’t know how long it
takes me to do these different
items. I work on carving for a
while, and then I take a break, and
then I go back,” he says.
Strong finds it easier to carve
an object, such as the replica of a
driving cap he is working on, with
the real item in front of him, rather
than from a photograph.
“When you only have a photo-
graph, it is difficult to figure out the
details that make the carving look
so real,” he says.
Photo
by
Juli
Pro
bas
co S
ow
ers
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We’re going under-
ground with the 2013
children’s annual sum-
mer reading program “Dig Into
Reading!” at the Jefferson Public
Library.
Enter the reading cave in the
children’s department, and burrow
your way through the stacks of
amazing books you can read this
summer. It’s important for chil-
dren to read during the summer
months to help them maintain or
improve their reading skills.
The annual summer reading
program will begin on June 1 for
children 4 years old through fifth
grade. Stop in to register beginning
May 25 and pick up your packets
filled with summer fun.
Join us for movie days with
brown bag lunches, fossil cookies,
rock candy and dirt with worms.
Come see programs featuring the
Blank Park Zoo and Chris McBrien
performing as Iowa Jones: Raiders
of the Lost Books. And be sure
to enter the special contests and
drawings. These are just some of
the fun activities planned for the
summer. Wait, there’s more.
As you do your tasks and read
during the months of June and July,
you can play the “Look What’s
Under the Ground” game, dig up
some “dinosaur” bones, and create
prehistoric cave art. Then dig deep
into your family tree and discover
your roots. Tunnel underground
with us to learn about animals that
live in burrows, and make sand
clay. Dig for treasures — and not
just any treasures, but magic fizzing
rock treasures.
Our program can be taken to
the ball park, on vacation, or to
Grandma’s house. Children earn
incentives for tasks completed and
books read, along with special
“bucks” that can be exchanged
for prizes at the final party. Every
child who completes the program
earns a T-shirt, free book, pizza
certificate, ice cream certificate,
zoo pass, bookmark and reading
certificate. A grand prize is also
awarded. Children may partici-
pate in the annual summer read-
ing program at no charge, thanks
to our generous local businesses
and organizations that sponsor the
program.
There will also be a teen read-
ing program offered on Thursday
afternoons from June 13 through
Aug. 8. This year’s theme is
“Beneath the Surface”. Any teen
who has completed sixth through
11th grade may participate.
Please call the library for more
information about summer pro-
grams.
library By Jane Millard, library director
Jefferson Public Library
200 West Lincoln Way
386-2835 Adult Dept
386-4415 Children’s Dept
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Mon. and Wed.: 1 - 8 p.m.
Tues. and Thurs.:
11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday: 1 - 5:30 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Sunday: Closed
Win prizes, play games, and look for treasure
Dig Into Reading this
summer at the library
By Terry Clark, assistant director
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OK, any self-respecting
6’-2” male who watch-
es “Moonshiners” and
“Swamp People” who willingly
goes to lunch at a tea room locat-
ed in the back of a gift shop that
sells tea cozies should immediately
turn in his man card, right?
Hold on a second. Take a
moment to consider the lunch was
at Angie’s Tea Garden in Jefferson
before answering that question.
In all honesty, a tea room
doesn’t sound like a place men
would go to have a bite to eat at
lunch. And Angie’s Tea Garden
looks and feels like a typical tea
room — cushioned Victorian chairs,
dimly lit with candles on the table
with soft, soothing piano music
wafting throughout the room.
Yet the “delicate” features of
Angie’s Tea Garden room are not
enough to frighten off men who
want something more than just a
burger and fries for lunch.
And the lunch menu items are
more substantial than just finger
sandwiches and crumpets.
The menu changes each week.
This particular week, the menu
included garlic chicken soup as
the soup of the day and entrees
like Southwestern chicken sand-
wich, Country Quiche with a hash
brown crust, creamy chicken lasa-
gna and cheesy ham and broccoli
puff pastry.
This 6’-2” male decided on the
creamy chicken lasagna. Included
with entrée was a cup of the soup
of the day, a sweet roll and a
Jell-O-like side made with spiced
peaches (I have no idea what it was
called, but it was great).
Of course, the meal wasn’t
complete without a dessert, and
the toffee caramel cheesecake
seemed like the best choice.
Don’t forget to have a special-
ty tea while waiting for your lunch.
A friend of mine with me chose
the tea of the day, chamomile and
fruit, and was quite happy with it.
So ladies, the next time your
husband or boyfriend balks about
eating in a tea room, simply take
him to Angie’s Tea Garden and
you won’t hear any complaints.
dining Submit ideas to [email protected]
Creamy chicken lasagna, garlic chicken soup and a spiced peach salad satisfied a man-sized appetite at Angie’s Tea Garden.
Angie’s Tea Garden
100 E. State St., Jefferson
515-386-3888
Lunch hours:
Tues. - Fri.: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
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Angie’s Tea Garden satisfies manly appetite
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Creative covers are simple to make
By Suzanne Sievers
Pillowcase pattern
Pillowcases are easy and fun to make as you’ll see by the pattern
included here. Kids love their own personalized or fun pillowcase.
Pillowcases make great gifts for newly weds or for anniversary gifts.
Make one in cozy flannel for a friend recovering from an illness. There
are so many bright and beautiful prints that make great pillowcases.
Choose fabrics that are 100 percent cotton and 43/44” wide. You will
need 3/4 yard for the body of the pillowcase and 1/4 yard for the band.
You can also add a trim band with a 2 ½”contrast strip of fabric.
The method I’ll be describing here is often referred to as the sau-
sage roll, hot dog or burrito method. It results in a pillowcase with no
exposed seams so the seams will never ravel when it is washed. Start
by unfolding your fabric and pressing out the fold lines. If using the trim
piece, press it in half lengthwise. Lay the body of the pillowcase right side
up on a flat surface. Lay the pressed trim piece on top of the body piece
reaching from selvedge to selvedge. Lay the band piece on top of these
two with right side facing down. You have a sandwich of the body, the
trim, and the band. Baste these pieces together using a scant 1/4” seam.
Do not worry if the selvedge edges are uneven as you will trim them
later. The next step is to roll the body of the pillowcase toward the
band so that the unattached side of the band can be wrapped around it,
forming a tube. Pin this last raw edge to your previous basted seam and
sew again. Be careful not to catch in the rolled portion of the pillowcase
body. Pull the pillowcase out of either end of the tube, and you will have
an attached band with no raw edges on either side. Press the band, then
trim each selvedge edge so all fabrics are even.
The last step is to fold the pillow case in half and sew the side and
bottom edges with a French seam. Fold the
pillowcase so the wrong sides are together
and sew a scant 1/4” seam on the outside of
the pillowcase. Press the seam, then turn the
pillowcase inside out (right sides together)
and sew a second seam at 3/8”. This second
seam will enclose the first seam so no raw
edges remain.
Please consider making a pillow case to
donate to an organization that provides
them to children who are experiencing
illness or abuse. Two such organizations
can be reached at www.conkerrcancer.org
and www.allpeoplequilt.com. Many local quilt
shops are drop off stations for donated pillowcases.
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The study found nearly 60
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choose to bundle. The study notes
that insurance bundlers also tend
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insurers overall, not just with the
premium discounts they’re getting.
There are other benefits to
bundling besides lower premiums.
Customer convenience is one
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including your life insurance, as
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umbrella policy. If you own your
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extra liability protection on your
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renters. If you don’t own your
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Make sure you speak with
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Serving Greene County since 1939
Brenda Onken has taught lan-
guage arts, reading and social
studies in the East Greene
Community School District for
23 years since she graduated
from Iowa State University with
a degree in elementary education
and a reading endorsement.
“I grew up on a farm near
Grand Junction, a local girl,” she
says.
She hadn’t really given any
thought to whether she would want
to teach close to her childhood
home when she was in college.
“When I student taught, we
had two teaching experience. I
did student teaching in Bondurant-
Farrar and then the Des Moines
school,” Onken says. “I figured
out from those experiences that
I wanted to teach in a smaller
school district.”
Onken teaches reading to
sixth graders and language arts to
fifth graders in the Greene County
Schools intermediate building.
Until this school year, she also
taught social studies.
“I really truly like that I ended
up here,” she says. “My biggest thing
with teaching is I want my kids to
come away with a joy of reading.”
Part of doing that is giving her
students a lot of choices in what
they are able to read.
“I hope they come away with a
life-long love of reading,” she says.
Onken says she believes in stu-
dents taking responsibility for their
own learning. She keeps track of
her student’s scores. She takes
time to discuss with each student
how he or she is doing and the
scores they have.
“I show them how they have
grown throughout the year,” she
says.
Students are currently working
on various forms of writing in their
language arts class. The students
have writing folders where they
keep their work. At the end of
April, the students were working
on persuasive writing. Onken told
them they could write about what
they would like to see change in the
school. They will also write poetry,
fiction and non-fiction pieces.
“I like to have them read
examples of what authors write in
the area we are working on, give
them examples,” she says.
Onken said what keeps her in
teaching is a love for seeing the
students grow.
“I love when they get it and
have that enthusiasm for learning,”
she says.
education Submit story ideas to [email protected]
Brenda Onken teaches language arts and reading in the East Greene School District.
What do you like best about your teacher?
Sophia Havens:“I like her a lot. She makes learning fun and always has a smile.”
Brandon Carstens:“I like Mrs. Onken. When we are good she gives us points.”
Tyler Teeples:“It’s fun when we get free time at the end of the week.”
Mega Doran: “She’s really nice. We get to write a lot of stories an then type them up on laptops.”
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Teaches students the joys of reading
By Juli Probasco-Sowers
Meet Brenda Onken
The churches throughout
Iowa take personal pride
in not only spreading their
message of faith throughout their
respective communities and the
state, but also to make it a point
to reach out to those who are suf-
fering overseas.
In this spirit of giving and
lending a helping hand, New Life
Lutheran Church will be host-
ing a rummage and bake sale to
help end the malaria epidemic
throughout Africa. From 8 a.m.
until noon on May 12, the church
will be meeting at Community
United Methodist Church, and
the sale is open to anyone would
like to participate or donate. Many
of the items have been baked or
donated by members within the
church and volunteers throughout
the community.
Malaria is one of Africa’s most
damaging and devastating diseases,
which, according to the World
Health Organization, kills at least
one child per day who suffers from
the disease.
If you wish to join New Life
Lutheran Church in its fight to end
malaria, contact the church at new-
[email protected], visit
their website at www.newlifeluther-
anchurch.net or stop by the sale and
donate. Everything is appreciated.
In the same spirit of outreach
and fellowship, Central Christian
Church has been busy planning a
mission trip to the island of Haiti
for the upcoming summer. They
will be visiting victims of the earth-
quake, as well bringing along items
that are so badly needed in the
damaged area. They will be using
their resources to do their part in
helping rebuild the country, as well
as visiting children in the schools
and orphanages. Central Christian
mission members will also bring
the proceeds from their outreach
program “Diapers for Haiti,” which
many families throughout Haiti
have limited or no access to.
It is Central Christian’s motto
to “live our faith by serving the
community as Jesus served us.”
For more information or to make
a donation to Central Christian
Church’s mission trip to Haiti, visit
their website at www.lovinggod-
lovingneighbor.org or stop by the
church at 108 N. Elm at the corner
of Highway 4 and State Street.
faith Submit story ideas to [email protected]
Proceeds from New Life’s rummage and bake sale will help fight malaria.
Spread the WordHave an upcoming event or
church news you would like to
announce? Send information to
By Rebecca Bowen
Serving the community
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Cindy Wise and Phyllis Woodley (Public Health Hopes Program) during the Greene County Extension and Outreach Week and Open House on March 28.
Barry Tronchetti and Louie Tronchetti during the Greene County Extension and Outreach Week and Open House on March 28.
David Higgins and Earl McAlexander during the Greene County Extension and Outreach Week and Open House on March 28.
Dan Tronchetti and Katie Hoskins during the Greene County Extension and Outreach Week and Open House on March 28.
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