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ONE DOLLAR The Keota Eagle WEDNESDAY April 27, 2016 VOL. 141 NO. 17 Classifieds 4 Eagles Wing 9 Gone Cold 8 Local News 2, 6, 7, 8 Opinion/Editorial 3 Public Notices 5 Sports 10 May Calendar Community This Week’s Color In The Keota Eagle Is Brought To You By Farmers Cooperative Visit Your Friendly Co-op 641-636-3748 or 641-636-3439 Keota VFW Auxiliary e VFW Auxiliary meets the third Tuesday of each month, typ- ically at the VFW building. KCSD Board Meeting e Keota School Board meets the second ursday of each month, typically at 6:30 p.m. Keota Unlimited Keota Unlimited meets the fourth Monday of each month in the Lib- ertyville Savings Bank conference room at 7 p.m. Keokuk County Supervisors e Keokuk County Supervisors meet weekly on Mondays at 8:30 a.m. at the Keokuk County Court- house boardroom. Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings for AA (open) are held in the Wellman Municipal Building basement every ursday at 8 p.m. Alzheimer’s Support Alzheimer’s Support Group meet- ings are held the first Monday of each month at the Presbyterian Church in Washington at 6:30 p.m. Adult Coloring at Library Adult Coloring takes place on the first and third Tuesday of each month at Wilson Library at 1 p.m. e library will provide coloring pages, colored pencils, and coffee. Keota Nursing Home Happenings Keota Brass Band April 27 at 1:30 p.m. Lunch On the Lawn May 13 Keota Elementary Rain Or Shine Must pre-register through the school One Voice Choir One Voice Choir will be rehears- ing for the Veterans Memorial dedication this Sunday May 1 at 6:30 at the United Church of Faith Local Blood Drives Washington County Blood Drives for the month of May: Wellman, IA – Mid Prairie HS will host a community blood drive from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on ursday, May 12 at Mid Prairie High School, inside the Gymnasium. Riverside, IA – Riverside will host a community blood drive from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 23 at 220 Schnoebelen St., inside the Riverside Elementary Gym. Washington, IA – Halcyon House will host a community blood drive from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24 at 1015 S. Iowa Ave, inside the Hal- cyon House Morrison Center. Washington, IA – United Pres- byterian Home will host a com- munity blood drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, May 27 at 1203 E Washington St, inside the Large Exercise Area of the United Pres- byterian Home. Continued on page 2 Fagen Elevator Scales Up Fagen Elevator will be receiving a new scale after fifty years. The new scale will not only be longer but also wider. Fagen Elevator will be celebrating 100 years of service in 2017 Keota FFA goes to state On April 17, the Keota FFA Chap- ter took 13 members to Ames for the 88th Iowa FFA Leadership Con- ference. e conference took place on April 18 and April 19 and con- sisted of competitions, general ses- sions, and workshops for the FFA members all across the state. ere was also a career show with college and business booths open for mem- bers to visit. Many of the Keota FFA mem- bers that attended this leadership conference were involved in com- petitions. Keota FFA had a parlia- mentary procedure team advance to state, and this team consisted of Erin Chalupa, Riley Conrad, Jack Eakins, Luke Greiner, and Logan Sieren. is team was awarded 3rd place along with a gold rating. Keota FFA Chapter had 2 take the Greenhand Quiz. Addison Sprouse received a gold rating and Kolton Strand received a silver rating. ere was also an Ag. Sales Team that competed. is team consist- ed of Erin Chalupa, Riley Con- rad, Frankie Johnson, and Jillian Schulte and received a silver rating. Many members that are in the Ag. I class helped prepare a display board to represent the Keota FFA Chap- ter. ese members were Matthew Hyman, Frankie Johnson, Jillian Schulte, Addison Sprouse, Kolton Strand, and Jolee Walker. ese members received a silver rating on their board for hard work. e Keota FFA Chapter had members go that represented their chapter in a different way. Jacob Moeller sang in the State FFA Choir during the 2nd and 4th general ses- sions. Marty Baker participated in masking of the flag along with other members from across the state. Matthew Hyman and Kolton Strand served as delegates for the Keota FFA Chapter. As delegates, they were required to listen to of- ficer candidates and vote for who them believe is the best candidate. e chapter also had the oppor- tunity to tour Jack Trice Stadium. e Keota FFA members were giv- en a tour by Tim VanLoo, the turf keeper for Jack Trice. He told them about how the field was managed and maintained. He also answered any questions that the members had about the field. e members were then allowed to go into the Sukup End Zone Club. Following that, they were given a look into the Iowa State President’s Suite at Jack Trice. is concluded their tour of Jack Trice Stadium. Ten Dollar Fee To Be Implemented Amie Van Patten, editor Keota City Council met and dis- cussed the policies and codes in regards to vendors in the Keota city limits. As of now, Keota had not been charging a vendor fee for the set up and selling of items within city limits on city proper- ty. One of the vendors discussed is the food truck that is available on Mondays and Fridays. is would also include people setting up items for sale on city sidewalks and roadways but there would be ex- emptions for non-profit organiza- tions as well as local events such as Farmer’s Market. During this time, vendors would not be permitted to set up unless they have prior per- mission and an agreement with Melinda Eakins, whom is in charge of the Farmer’s Market. Starting immediately, vendors will be re- quired to pay a fee of ten dollars for each occurrence that they set up on city property which includes side streets, and city roadways. is would not include garage sales on ones personal property but items would need to remain on personal property and not be placed block- ing sidewalks or roadways. Ap- plications and fees may should be turned in to the Keota City Hall. Freshman Attendees FFA State Convention
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Farmers Cooperative Visit Your Friendly Co-op641-636-3748 or
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Keota VFW Auxiliary� e VFW Auxiliary meets the third Tuesday of each month, typ-ically at the VFW building.
KCSD Board Meeting� e Keota School Board meets the second � ursday of each month, typically at 6:30 p.m.
Keota UnlimitedKeota Unlimited meets the fourth Monday of each month in the Lib-ertyville Savings Bank conference room at 7 p.m.
Keokuk County Supervisors� e Keokuk County Supervisors meet weekly on Mondays at 8:30 a.m. at the Keokuk County Court-house boardroom.
Alcoholics AnonymousMeetings for AA (open) are held in the Wellman Municipal Building basement every � ursday at 8 p.m.
Alzheimer’s SupportAlzheimer’s Support Group meet-ings are held the � rst Monday of each month at the Presbyterian Church in Washington at 6:30 p.m.
Adult Coloring at LibraryAdult Coloring takes place on the � rst and third Tuesday of each month at Wilson Library at 1 p.m. � e library will provide coloring pages, colored pencils, and co� ee.
Keota Nursing Home HappeningsKeota Brass Band April 27 at 1:30 p.m.
Lunch On the LawnMay 13 Keota Elementary Rain Or Shine Must pre-register through the school
One Voice ChoirOne Voice Choir will be rehears-ing for the Veterans Memorial dedication this Sunday May 1 at 6:30 at the United Church of Faith
Local Blood DrivesWashington County Blood
Drives for the month of May:Wellman, IA – Mid Prairie HS will
host a community blood drive from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on � ursday, May 12 at Mid Prairie High School, inside the Gymnasium.
Riverside, IA – Riverside will host a community blood drive from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 23 at 220 Schnoebelen St., inside the Riverside Elementary Gym.
Washington, IA – Halcyon House will host a community blood drive from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24 at 1015 S. Iowa Ave, inside the Hal-cyon House Morrison Center.
Washington, IA – United Pres-byterian Home will host a com-munity blood drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, May 27 at 1203 E Washington St, inside the Large Exercise Area of the United Pres-byterian Home.
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Fagen Elevator Scales UpFagen Elevator will be receiving a new scale after fi fty years. The new scale will not only be longer but also wider. Fagen Elevator will be celebrating 100 years of service in 2017
Keota FFA goes to state On April 17, the Keota FFA Chap-
ter took 13 members to Ames for the 88th Iowa FFA Leadership Con-ference. � e conference took place on April 18 and April 19 and con-sisted of competitions, general ses-sions, and workshops for the FFA members all across the state. � ere was also a career show with college and business booths open for mem-bers to visit.
Many of the Keota FFA mem-bers that attended this leadership conference were involved in com-petitions. Keota FFA had a parlia-mentary procedure team advance to state, and this team consisted of Erin Chalupa, Riley Conrad, Jack Eakins, Luke Greiner, and Logan Sieren. � is team was awarded 3rd place along with a gold rating. Keota FFA Chapter had 2 take the
Greenhand Quiz. Addison Sprouse received a gold rating and Kolton
Strand received a silver rating. � ere was also an Ag. Sales Team that competed. � is team consist-ed of Erin Chalupa, Riley Con-rad, Frankie Johnson, and Jillian Schulte and received a silver rating. Many members that are in the Ag. I class helped prepare a display board
to represent the Keota FFA Chap-ter. � ese members were Matthew Hyman, Frankie Johnson, Jillian Schulte, Addison Sprouse, Kolton Strand, and Jolee Walker. � ese members received a silver rating on their board for hard work.
� e Keota FFA Chapter had
members go that represented their chapter in a di� erent way. Jacob Moeller sang in the State FFA Choir during the 2nd and 4th general ses-sions. Marty Baker participated in masking of the � ag along with other members from across the state. Matthew Hyman and Kolton Strand served as delegates for the Keota FFA Chapter. As delegates, they were required to listen to of-� cer candidates and vote for who them believe is the best candidate.
� e chapter also had the oppor-tunity to tour Jack Trice Stadium. � e Keota FFA members were giv-en a tour by Tim VanLoo, the turf keeper for Jack Trice. He told them about how the � eld was managed and maintained. He also answered any questions that the members had about the � eld. � e members were then allowed to go into the Sukup End Zone Club. Following that, they were given a look into the Iowa State President’s Suite at Jack Trice. � is concluded their tour of Jack Trice Stadium.
Ten Dollar Fee To Be ImplementedAmie Van Patten, editor
Keota City Council met and dis-cussed the policies and codes in regards to vendors in the Keota city limits. As of now, Keota had not been charging a vendor fee for the set up and selling of items within city limits on city proper-ty. One of the vendors discussed is the food truck that is available on Mondays and Fridays. � is would also include people setting up items for sale on city sidewalks and roadways but there would be ex-emptions for non-pro� t organiza-tions as well as local events such as Farmer’s Market. During this time,
vendors would not be permitted to set up unless they have prior per-mission and an agreement with Melinda Eakins, whom is in charge of the Farmer’s Market. Starting immediately, vendors will be re-quired to pay a fee of ten dollars for each occurrence that they set up on city property which includes side streets, and city roadways. � is would not include garage sales on ones personal property but items would need to remain on personal property and not be placed block-ing sidewalks or roadways. Ap-plications and fees may should be turned in to the Keota City Hall.
Freshman Attendees
FFA State Convention
Coming to the EV History CenterMemories with Mom
– Featuring the Casteel Girls –On Sunday, May 15, at 2:00 p.m.
The History Center will be hon-ored to present Ethel Casteel and her daughters as they discuss their memories of the English Valleys community that range back over 90 years.
Ethel Morse (Donahue) grew up on a dairy farm north of North En-glish and graduated from North English High School in 1940. When Bob Casteel arrived in town, she was waitressing for Floyd and Evelyn Brown at the Maid-Rite. A romance sprang up and continued while Ethel’s employment moved to the Farmers Savings Bank and Bob’s to the Home Lumber Company. They were married on October 22, 1950, and moved into their new home on Lutton Street built by Elvin Holeton and crew.
Shortly after their wedding, Bob adopted Maxine, who was four years old, and the court granted a change of her name to Casteel. In 1965, the Casteels purchased the U-Save Gro-cery from Barney and Hildred Mor-gan. They operated the business for ten years and then began another business venture, the B & E Bakery. The early hours necessary for such an enterprise became burdensome, so they closed this popular spot after several years.
Ethel has been a Girl Scout leader, served many years on the Library Board of Trustees, was active in the Methodist church where she taught both Sunday School and confirma-tion classes, was an active member of the V. F. W. Auxiliary, and served on the Inter-Church Council for several years.
Bob died in 2009. He and Ethel were the parents of Maxine Mac-Donald, Marilyn Romine, and Mar-iann Gibson.
The EV History Center is located at 108 N. Main Street in North En-glish, and all are invited to attend this event at no charge. Donations are accepted.
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Obituaries Richard Frederick “Dick” Adrian, 74, of Tiffin, Iowa, passed away un-expectedly at his home on Thursday, April 14, 2016. The family will greet friends Sunday, April 17, 2016 from 3 to 6 PM at Lensing Funeral & Cre-mation Service, Iowa City. A Memorial Mass will be held on Monday at 10 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Iowa City. Memorials may be directed to the Richard Adrian Memorial Fund. Dick was born on November 16, 1941 to Richard and Dorothy Adrian at their farm house in Clear Creek Town-ship near Richland, Iowa. He attend-ed Saints Peter & Paul Catholic grade school and Keota High School. Dick worked at the VA Hospital for 38 years. Dick married the love of his life, Sondra “Sonnie” Strohman, on July 30, 1960 at St. Elizabeth’s Cath-olic Church in Harper, Iowa. Dick and Sonnie were best friends and soul mates. They enjoyed doing ev-erything together and were happily married for over 55 years. They were blessed to have three children: Lau-rie, Janet and Rick, and they set such a loving example for their family. He loved watching NASCAR, camping trips with his family, playing cards and going to the casino. He cherished spending time with his family most of all. Dick is survived by his children: Laurie (Vickie Knepper) Adrian of Tif-fin, Janet (Brad) Beinhart of Harper, and Rick (Angie) Adrian of Iowa City; ten grandchildren: Becky (Shannon) Alon of Denver, CO; Tony Kron of Ce-dar Rapids; Kurtis (Mandie) Kron of Wellman; Douglas Knepper of Cedar Rapids; Nickole Cave of Harper; Lindsey (Kendall) Gatton of Harper; Kelli Beinhart of Washington; Bailey Beinhart of Washington; Kylie Beinhart of Harper and Alyssa Adrian of Iowa City; four great grandchildren: Adalyn and Remington Kron, and Kenley and Kallen Gatton. He is also survived by his sisters, JoAnn Geyer of Iowa City, Arlene (Don) Neuzil of Queen Creek, AZ, and Rosemary (Harold) Hemsley of Sigourney, as well as his broth-er, Larry (Iona) Adrian of Iowa City and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, James and Kenneth; sisters, Norma Bombei and Maxine Tish; and his dear wife, Sonnie, in October 2015. We will deeply miss his gentle, sweet and loving nature. Even though our hearts are filled with sadness, we take comfort in knowing that Dad and Mom are reunited together forever in Heaven.
Richard Frederick “Dick” Adrian
Keota CSD Breakfast and Lunch Menu
This menu is subject to change.Wednesday, April 27
Breakfast: Whole grain cereal, string cheese, apples, juice choice, milk choice Lunch: Beef and noodles, mashed potatoes, fresh baby carrots, blueber-ry oat muffin, pineapple tidbits
Thursday, April 28 Breakfast: Sausage breakfast sand-wich, juice choice, milk choice Lunch: Chicken and cheese que-sadilla, salsa and whole grain corn tortilla chips, refried beans, orange wedges
Friday, April 29 Breakfast: Whole grain egg wrap, graham crackers, banana, juice choice, milk choice Lunch: Cowboy cavatini, tossed salad with romaine, green beans, whole wheat roll and jelly (9-12), fresh banana
Monday, May 2 Breakfast: WG breakfast pizza, tropical fruit, juice choice, milk choice Lunch: Baked chicken drumstick, savory rice, fresh broccoli, corn, oat-meal roll, sliced peaches
Tuesday, May 3 Breakfast: WG pancakes, peaches, juice choice, milk choice Lunch: Pork rib on a bun, leaf lettuce and tomato, tri-tater, green beans, fresh kiwi, cookie (9-12)
Wednesday, May 4 Breakfast: Cheese omelet, WG toast, orange smiles, juice choice, milk choice Lunch: Lasagna, garden spinach salad, whole grain breadstick, apple wedges, marinara sauce (9-12)
Keota Senior Center Lunch Menu
Submitted by Milestones Area Agency on Aging
Wednesday, April 27: Tuna noo-dle casserole, broccoli/cheese sauce, mixed green lettuce salad, sour cream salad dressing, baked apple, wheat dinner roll or bread/marga-rine Friday, April 29: Salmon patty, oven roasted red potatoes, green pea onion salad, fruited yogurt parfait, wheat dinner roll or bread/marga-rine Monday, May 2: Beef burrito, chuckwagon corn, mixed green sal-ad, strawberries, crispy rice bar Wednesday, May 4: Meatloaf, red skin potatoes, zucchini tomato cass, mandarin oranges, banana, wheat dinner roll or bread/margarine
Milk, Whole Wheat and Whole Grain Bread/Muffins and Margarine are offered with all meals. This menu provides a general balanced diet that meets the RDA’s/RIA’s for adults.
Keota Music Boosters Birthday Calendar
4/27 to 5/4 April 27- Colt Button, Tyler Gar-man, Travis Greiner, Caleb Lyle, Sa-mantha Bird, Evan Vittetoe, Brent Frederick, M/M Kev-in Bouslong
April 29- Gabrielle Clarahan, No-lan Anderson, Mary Vogel, Linda Werger
April 30- Madeline Bell, Cael Sleezer, Nate Chalupa, Kristin Hu-ber, Mia Ryan, Jackson Vittetoe, Ron Wright
May 1- Nate Owen, Mike Sieren, Duane Sprouse, Scott Westendorf, Savannah Woltering Porter Cave, M/M Leslie Greiner
May 2- Trenton Greiner
May 3- Charlie Anderson, Candice Greiner, Natalie Luers, Emma Lyle, M/M Chad Ryan
May 4- McKenna McCreedy, Dan-ny Redlinger, Rita Jo Flynn
Church ServicesBethel United
Methodist ChurchPastor LuAnne Benge
319-456-31056 miles East of Sigourney
on Highway 92.Website: thebethelumc.org
Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. Worship at 10:30 a.m. Alive at Five every first and third Sun-day at 5 p.m.
Holy Trinity Parish109 N Lincoln St.
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[email protected]. Announcements: Saturday Vigil has returned to Sigourney for the month of March. It is scheduled to return to Keo-ta for the month of April. On Saturdays before the start of the 4 p.m. Mass, at either Saint Mary or Holy Trinity, the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available from 3 – 3:30 p.m. If school is cancelled or delayed, morning Mass will be cancelled.
United Church of Faith Pastor Michael Druhl
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Sunday Worship Service - 9:00 AM Youth Sunday School – 9:15-10 AM Wednesday, April 27th – UWF meet-ing @ 6:30 PM Sunday, May 1 – Liturgist: Pat Hult-manGreeters: Rita Dill & Joan Brees & Sha-ron & Denny LyleCandle Lighters: Sharon & Denny LyleMusician: Janie Westendorf Wednesday, May 4 – Administrative Session meeting @ 7 PM
Keota City Wide Garage SalesFriday May 6 8 a.m.-6 p.m. and and Saturday May 7 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Map will be available in the Keota Eagle. To be put on the map contact City Hall at 641-636-2266
Sigourney City Wide Garage SalesFriday, April 29 and Saturday, April 30. Ad deadline is Thursday, April 21 at 5 p.m. $15 for 25 words and 25 cents for each word thereafter. Watch for a map in the April 27 News-Review.
Keota Eagle DeadlinesThe Keota Eagle deadline for all con-tent and advertisements is Friday at noon. Submissions can be dropped off at the office, mailed to P.O. Box 18 Keota, Iowa 52248, or emailed to [email protected].
Honors Tea, NHS Induction & Senior
Awards NightMay 4
Please join us at Keota High School on Wednesday, May 4th in the high school auditorium for our annual Honors Tea Program & National Honor Society Induction Ceremony.
The Honors Tea Program will be-gin at 6:00 PM to honor those junior high and high school students on the honor roll & with perfect atten-dance. Also at this time the National Honor Society Induction Ceremony will take place for the new National Honor Society members.
The Seniors’ Scholarship & Awards Night will begin at 7:00 PM or fol-lowing the Honors Tea Program in the high school auditorium. This time is set aside for awarding our Senior Class with their scholarships, outstanding honors and achieve-ments. The public is invited to at-tend this special evening as we rec-ognize our Senior Class of 2016.
The Dutch Creek Flyers held a meeting April 17 at Ted Greiner’s house. Ten members attended this meeting. Luke Greiner called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. We started the meet-ing by writing our names on the trash can that we painted for the Washington County Fairgrounds. Anthony Westendorf gave a pre-sentation on How to Show a Rabbit for 4H. The 4H Pledge was led by Carmen Sieren. Our club recently
adopted a section of highway in Ke-okuk county. We had our first ever roadside clean up. The weather was beautiful and we picked up a lot of trash. PLEASE DO NOT THROW TRASH IN THE DITCH!!!! We ap-preciate the Keokuk County engi-neer helping us with this project. We were excited to see the roadside sign that marks our section of highway. The Dutch Creek Flyers May meet-ing will be on May 15 at Saint Mary’s Hall at 5:00.
The Dutch Creek Flyers
Ethel Casteel
Wellman Rotary takes over TTT Medical Lending Equipment
Keota Chapter AV, TTT is pleased to announce that the Wellman Rota-ry of Wellman has agreed to take over our durable medical equipment loan program. This equipment will con-tinue to be located in the Libertyville Savings Bank basement in Keota and can be picked up during regular bank-ing hours. Equipment will continue to be loaned out to residents of the Keo-ta area. Please contact Karen Sypherd 319-330-6161 with any questions.
TTT wishes to thank Keota and the surrounding communities for support-ing this project, the Libertyville Savings Bank for allowing us to store our equip-ment in their basement, and a special thank you to the Wellman Rotary for continuing this worthwhile project.
KEEPING VULNERABLE KIDS A PRIORITYEvery child deserves a safe, perma-
nent and nurturing home. Court Ap-pointed Special Advocates (CASAs) are there to help abused and neglected chil-dren by serving as their voice in court.
Iowa’s Court Appointed Special Ad-vocates Program is one of the few items not seeing cuts in this tight budget year. CASAs in all 99 counties are fully fund-ed in the Administration & Regulation Budget (SF 2314) that passed the Senate this week.
The CASA program recruits and trains community volunteers who are assigned by a judge to represent a child under the Court’s jurisdiction. A CASA typically is assigned one case at a time and promotes that child’s best interests. The CASA makes sure the child is in a safe, nurturing place, that all parties work together to resolve problems and achieve permanency for the child, and that the judge is informed about the
child’s needs and how they are being met.
A CASA must become familiar with all aspects of a child’s life, keeping in regular contact and developing a re-lationship that allows them to under-stand and communicate the child’s needs and wishes. The CASA also gath-ers information from the child’s par-ents, foster family and relatives; lawyers and guardians ad litem involved with the case; social workers, therapists and doctors; and anyone else with knowl-edge of the child’s situation. CASAs are
ordinary citizens from all walks of life. They’re simply caring adults who think independently, use good judgment in difficult situations, and communicate effectively. All applicants go through an intensive screening process. Once selected to be a CASA, volunteers aver-age about 10 hours per month working on their case, with the help of an expe-rienced child welfare professional who coordinates the CASA program locally. Learn more about the work of CASAs in Iowa, and how you can become one at https://childadvocacy.iowa.gov.
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On the Hillwith KleinBy State Representative Jarad Klein
For more information contact: Kar-en Austin, 515-281-7677, [email protected] MOINES, IA This legislative
session, my office introduced legis-lation that would help combat the looming retirement savings crisis facing our country and the state of Iowa. This crisis has been measured by many recent studies, including a Federal Reserve report that found 31% of America’s current workforce has no retirement savings or pen-sion. Here in Iowa, small business workers are especially impacted by this crisis. According to the AARP Public Policy Institute, 42% of Iowa’s private sector employees do not have access to an employer-sponsored re-tirement savings plan. Senate Study Bill 3164 proposed a solution to this problem: Retirement Savings Iowa.Offered to Iowa’s small business
workers through their employers, Retirement Savings Iowa aims to al-low every working Iowan the oppor-tunity to save in an employer-pro-vided retirement savings plan. While federal regulations are still pending, we are advocating four key features: voluntary enrollment, automatic payroll deduction, portability and tax advantages.Retirement Savings Iowa would
operate much like our successful 529 plan, College Savings Iowa, em-phasizing professional investment management and affordability. It would be designed specifically for small businesses that do not already offer a retirement savings plan to their employees, removing many of the complexities and costs associat-ed with setting up and maintaining these plans. Most importantly, it would offer small business workers
access to the ease and convenience of saving through automatic payroll deduction.We applaud businesses in Iowa that
provide robust retirement plans to their employees. But we have heard from small business owners who would like to provide their employ-ees with a retirement savings plan and are unable to do so for various reasons. Our proposal approaches this dilemma head-on. We aim to fill the gap for those small businesses that are currently not providing any type of retirement program through payroll deduction.Retirement Savings Iowa would be
a personal savings fund opened for and controlled by each individu-al employee. By offering automatic payroll deduction and the ability to move the plan across employers, em-ployees are provided with the ease and independence of saving for to-morrow, regardless of where or for whom they work. Neither employers nor the state would be able to con-tribute to these accounts.Iowa has long been a leader in en-
acting policies that ensure our citi-zens live fulfilled and equitable lives. My office is proud to continue this tradition by proposing a plan that will allow all Iowans, regardless of industry or education, the chance to save for a prosperous future. Retire-ment Savings Iowa ultimately em-phasizes the importance of putting away a little of today’s paycheck for tomorrow’s comfort.
Michael L. FitzgeraldTreasurer of State
Michael L. FitzgeraldState Treasurer of Iowa(515) 281-5368 • [email protected] • www.treasurer.state.ia.us
As we continue to wrap up session for 2016, we are facing a few last big issues. The budget is currently the biggest hurdle we have to overcome. During week 15 the House passed several budgets on the floor and sent them to the Senate. For the news-letter this week, I will be discussing an issue that is becoming more con-cerning. Cybersecurity, especially at the state level is becoming necessary for Iowa. As you likely know, I am a very active member of the Public Safety Committee so this is especial-ly important to me.
On December 21, 2015 Governor Branstad signed an Executive Order 87, which calls for the state and its agencies to develop a cybersecurity strategy. It has been reported that “Branstad’s chief information officer will work with administrators from the Iowa National Guard, the Iowa Department of Public Safety, the Iowa Communications Network and the state’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Depart-ment to come up with a cyber secu-rity report by July 1.
A cybersecurity strategy is a vi-tal security measure for Iowa State Government, its agencies, and its infrastructure, as a recent study con-cluded that government is the most likely target of a cyberattack and that state governments are largely unprepared for such an attack. The study, which polled “443 IT and IT security practitioners in the feder-al government and 402 IT and IT security practitioners in local and state governments who are familiar with their organization’s ability to defend against cybersecurity attacks and have some level of responsibil-ity in directing cybersecurity ac-tivities,” showed that on both levels there was lack of skilled personnel, lack of funding, and lack of sharing of threats. However, in particular to state and local governments, “only 38 percent of […] respondents [said] their agencies have achieved that lev-el of maturity in their cybersecurity initiatives.”
A cyberattack could take the form of confidential data theft, public health information theft, breach of infrastructure, computer, or control systems, fraud, or implanting viruses or malware. While such attacks are obviously detrimental to govern-ment, the consequences can be un-
precedented in scope. Cyberattacks can cause an entire system to crash, can go unrecognized for months, can cost the government millions of dollars, can lead to identity theft, and can cause for citizens to become dis-trustful of government. It is evident that the consequences are profound and can stem for several years due to lawsuits and how much money it takes to rectify the situation.
Cybersecurity is a serious issue, with tangible consequences on the state level. In South Carolina the De-partment of Revenue suffered a cy-berattack, which led for “the data of 6.4 million individuals and business-es” to become compromised. This cy-berattack has cost the state upwards of $25 million. South Carolina is not alone. In Utah a cyberattack caused the “personal information of over 750,000 Medicaid recipients” to be stolen. While these are larger exam-ples of cyberattacks, there have also been smaller cases of cyberattacks. “The Washington State Administra-tive Office of the Courts experienced a breach that may have compro-mised the Social Security numbers of 160,000 individuals in May 2013. In January 2012, nearly 100,000 students and employees at the City College of San Francisco had their personal information shipped over-seas due to malware lurking in the college’s computer networks. Also in 2012, the group Anonymous hacked the city of Springfield, Mo. website, obtaining the information of over 2,000 citizens.”
It easy to see that cyberattacks present a true threat to state govern-ment functions and citizen security. Thus, resources allocated to develop-ing a cybersecurity plan and the im-plementation of such a plan in Iowa should be taken seriously.
I look forward to working with the stakeholders next session to ensure our state is secured for the long term, and I am grateful for the Governors Executive Order 87.
Thank you for your continued sup-port during the session. As we wrap up, if you have any questions or con-cerns do not hesitate to reach out. You can email me at [email protected] or call/text me at 515-689-5430. However, please do include your name and address so I can assure the people of House Dis-trict 78 a prompt response.
Ernst Encourages Support of 4-HSenate Passes Bipartisan Measure Recognizing Benefits to Nation’s Youth, Promise of New InitiativeWASHINGTON, D.C. – The Sen-
ate has unanimously approved a bipartisan resolution co-sponsored by U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, in support of 4-H and its recent-ly-launched “Grow True Leaders” campaign. The measure, which was authored by U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Heidi Heit-kamp, D-N.D., recognizes the im-measurable benefits of the national 4-H program for young people and its potential growth under the new initiative. “I’m always glad to see strong bi-
partisan support for youth involve-ment in programs like 4-H,” said Senator Ernst, a former member of 4-H. “4-H provides valuable educa-tional and vocational skills that fos-ter a lifetime of engagement in agri-culture and in communities across Iowa for future generations.”As the Iowa Senator noted in a re-
cent column for the Iowa Spokes-man, “When visiting with organi-zations such as 4-H and FFA, I am encouraged by the work they are doing to highlight career fields re-lated to agriculture for students. My daughter is in high school, and just like her mother at that age, she is involved with the local 4-H club. Whether it is service through these organizations, or in the classroom where students are learning about agronomy, soils, wood and met-al working, and a myriad of other technical real-world skills, it is won-derful to see the interest in helping others that our young high school students exemplify.” The 4-H movement supports
young people through programs designed to shape future leaders
and innovators, particularly in ru-ral communities. Last week, 4-H launched a campaign called “Grow True Leaders,” which seeks to rep-licate 4-H’s success in rural com-munities in urban areas. The pro-gram’s new initiative hopes to reach a broader, more diverse population, impacting more African American and Hispanic children.Additional cosponsors of the res-
olution include Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Roy Blunt, R-Mo., John Boozman, R-Ark., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Bob Ca-sey, D-Pa., Bill Cassidy, R-La., Thad Cochran, R-Miss., Chris Coons, D-Del., John Cornyn, R-Texas, Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Steve Daines, R-Mont., Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., Cory Gard-ner, R-Colo., James Inhofe, R-Ok-la., Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., Mark Kirk, R-Ill., Angus King, I-Maine, Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., John McCain, R-Ariz., Jerry Moran, R-Kan., Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Gary Peters, D-Mich., Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Tom Udall, D-N.M., and David Vitter, R-La.This resolution follows Senator
Ernst’s recent introduction of the Agriculture Students Encourage, Acknowledge, Reward, Nurture (EARN) Act, along with Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS), which amends the tax code to exclude from gross income the first $5,000 earned by students who are 18 years old or younger on agricultural projects completed under the supervision of 4-H or FFA.
Presidential Proclamation National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, 2016
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATIONAt our country’s core is a basic be-
lief in the inherent dignity of every person. Too many women and men of all ages suffer the outrage that is sexual assault, and too often, this crime is not condemned as loudly as it should be. Together, we must stand up and speak out to change the culture that questions the actions of victims, rather than those of their attackers. As their relatives, friends, neighbors, and fellow Americans, it’s on us to support victims and survi-vors by providing them with the care they need, bringing perpetrators to justice, and ensuring our institutions are held responsible and do not look the other way. This month, we reaf-firm our commitment to shift the attitudes that allow sexual assault to go unanswered and unpunished, and we redouble our efforts to prevent this human rights violation from happening in the first place.
Preventing sexual assault begins with everyone getting involved in promoting healthy relationships and encouraging respect for the equality
of others. For decades, Vice President Joe Biden has brought unmatched passion to this cause, working to pass the Violence Against Women Act in the Senate more than two decades ago, and continuing to fight today to transform the way we think and talk about sexual assault. In 2014, we launched the “It’s On Us” cam-paign -- an initiative that has worked with over 300 college campuses and engaged hundreds of thousands of people around our country who have taken a pledge to stand up and speak out to express moral outrage for this intolerable crime. We launched the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault that year as well, which continues to offer recommendations for how we can all contribute to a society that adequate-ly prevents and responds to sexual assault.
My Administration is taking ac-tion to eliminate sexual assault in ev-ery corner of our country. This year, we announced new grants available for the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative, a nationwide, communi-ty-based effort to end the backlog of untested rape kits -- instrumen-
tal tools used to collect evidence, prosecute perpetrators, and bring closure to victims in the aftermath of an assault. These funds are sup-porting efforts to ensure victims are notified of the testing, connected to support services, and given the option of participating in the crim-inal justice process. Additionally, we have offered new tools and resources to help States and communities take advantage of the best available mea-sures to prevent sexual violence. The Department of Justice issued new guidance for law enforcement on identifying and preventing gender bias in response to sexual assault and domestic violence. And I have di-rected military leadership to priori-tize this issue and equip our men and women in uniform with the knowl-edge and tools necessary to combat sexual violence. From our military to our schools, and in law enforcement agencies in communities across America, we will keep working to address sexual violence and root it out wherever it exists.
Anyone can be a leader in the fight to prevent and end sexual assault. As employers, educators, parents, and
friends, all Americans have an obli-gation to uphold the basic principle that every individual should be free from violence and fear. During Na-tional Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, we recommit to embracing each of our individual re-sponsibilities to keep our communi-ties safe from this crime and to stand with survivors and victims of sexual assault.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Con-stitution and the laws of the Unit-ed States, do hereby proclaim April 2016 as National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. I urge all Americans to support sur-vivors of sexual assault and work together to prevent these crimes in their communities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand sixteen, and of the In-dependence of the United States of America the two hundred and for-tieth.
BARACK OBAMA
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Keokuk County Board ProceedingsKEOKUK COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS
APRIL 11, 2016 The Keokuk County Board of Supervisors met in special session, Monday, April 11, 2016 in the Board Room of the Courthouse. All mem-bers were present. Hadley moved, Wood seconded to approve the agenda. All ayes and motion carried. Wood moved, Hadley seconded to approve the minutes of April 4, 2016 as submitted. All ayes and motion carried. Met with Engineer McGuire regarding Keokuk County Highway Department. Hadley moved, Wood seconded to ap-prove the contract with Quality Striping (low quote) in the amount of $64,175.10 for pave-ment marking application in fiscal years 2016 & 2017 as submitted. All ayes and motion carried. Quotes received as follows: Quality Striping Inc. - $64,175.10; KAM Line Highway Markings - $65,334.80; Vogel Traffic Services Inc. - $66,351; Roadsafe Traffic Systems - $67,344.50 and Iowa Plains Signing Inc. - $92,590.00. This quote covers the entire county for fiscal years 2016 and 2017. Public hearing regarding possible vacation and abandonment of the remaining portion of 310th Avenue in Sections 21 and 22, Township 74N, Range 10W was held. Mike Hadley re-moved himself from the Boardroom to alleviate conflict of interest due to owning adjacent prop-erty on said road. Wood moved, Berg seconded to close said public hearing. All ayes and the public hearing closed at 9:35 a.m.
Berg moved, Wood seconded to table de-cision regarding vacation and abandonment of the remaining portion of 310th Avenue in Sec-tions 21 and 22, Township 74N, Range 10W to allow for legal consultation. All ayes and motion carried. Discussion continued with interested parties. Hadley returned to Boardroom. Wood moved, Hadley seconded approval of Fireworks Permit #79 for City of What Cheer for display on July 2nd, 2016 as submitted. All ayes and motion carried. Wood moved, Hadley seconded approval of contract between ISG Field Services and Keokuk County for inspection services related to the Dakota Access Pipeline Project (DAPL) as submitted. All ayes and motion carried. Various board and committee reports were held. Wood attended Pathfinders and HIPAA meetings. Berg attended a Decat meeting. Had-ley had no meetings to attend last week. Discussion of old/new business and pub-lic comment was held. Bates, Auditor shared the following informational items for review: The Verdin Company proposal regarding four (4) LED backlighting kits for clock tower and Unisyn Voting Solutions proposal for election equipment. On vote and motion the meeting adjourned at 10:20 a.m. The above and foregoing information is a summary of the minutes taken at the above in-dicated meeting. The full and complete set of minutes are recorded and available at the office of the Keokuk County Auditor. SK17
Keokuk County Board ProceedingsKEOKUK COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS
APRIL 18, 2016 The Keokuk County Board of Supervisors met in regular session, Monday, April 18, 2016 in the Board Room of the Courthouse. All mem-bers were present. Hadley moved, Wood seconded to ap-prove the agenda. All ayes and motion carried. Wood moved, Hadley seconded to ap-prove the minutes of April 11, 2016 as submit-ted. All ayes and motion carried. Met with Engineer McGuire regarding Keokuk County Highway Department happen-ings as follows: the paver should be here this week to work on the W15 bridge project north of Keota; attended a meeting where super haul vehicles (short wheel based tandem trucks with a cheater axel) poses weight distribution prob-lem on bridges. Wood moved, Hadley seconded to ap-prove the Calhoun-Burns professional services agreement for FY16 and FY17 bridge inspec-tion at an estimated cost of $71,400 as sub-mitted. All ayes and motion carried. Highway bridge transportation funds are being consid-ered for bridge inspection work to utilize funds more effectively. Hadley moved, Wood seconded to ap-prove the April 18, 2016 claim listing as submit-ted. All ayes and motion carried. Wood moved, Hadley seconded approval of 2015 Business Property Tax Credit applica-tions as submitted. All ayes and motion carried. Applications include new businesses, change of ownership and splits Hadley moved, Wood seconded approv-al of quarterly report of fees collected by the County Auditor and Sheriff and monthly report of fees collected by the County Recorder and Clerk of Court as submitted. All ayes and mo-tion carried. Various board and committee reports were held. Wood attended a monthly RUSS meeting. Berg attended a Regional Mental Health meeting. Hadley had no meetings to at-tend last week. Discussion of old/new business and public comment was held. ISAC sent emails regarding mental health legislative dealings for review and April 18th Board of Supervisor minutes will be published in the April 27, 2016 paper as per The News-Review. On vote and motion the meeting ad-journed at 9:40 a.m. The above and foregoing information is a summary of the minutes taken at the above indicated meeting. The full and complete set of minutes are recorded and available at the office of the Keokuk County Auditor.
CLAIM DATE: April 18, 2016ABILITY NETWORK 303.00ADAMS TWP 45.50AHLERS & COONEY 500.00
ALL AM PEST CONTROL 245.00ALLIANT ENERGY 1,097.31AM HOME FIND ASSOC 93.30AXMEAR, ELIZABETH 357.00B AND B BEDDING 1,100.00B&B PROPANE 888.60BARRON MOTOR SUPPLY 169.69BETHEL CEMETERY 77.00BIKE & TROPHY SHOP 12.10BILL AND RAYS AUTO SERV 228.14BOND, RICHARD 20.44BRETHREN CHURCH 213.50BUSINESS RADIO SALES 62.00CARD CENTER 4,093.02CHARLES CAPPER FORD 1,475.50CINTAS CORP 79.04CLARION PLAINSMAN 35.00CLUBB, BONNIE 235.50COBB OIL CO 1,399.81COPELAND AUTO BODY 973.56COX SANITATION & RECY 11.00DOUDS STONE 54,019.02EAST LANCASTER TWP 56.00ENGLISH RIVER TWP 500.50FARMERS COOP 345.80FOX, SANDRA 766.50FRIENDS CEMETERY 500.50GARRETT CEMETERY 686.00GAVILON GRAIN 14,524.80GISH, JOHN 500.00H & M FARM & HOME 118.30HARRINGTON, ROGER 155.00HD SUPPLY 233.08HEDRICK LIBRARY 2,060.35HICKENBOTTOM 2,678.04HOLY TRINITY CEMETERIES 703.50HOTSY CLEAN SYSTEMS 426.60HOUSE, GEORGE 5.84IA DEPT PUBLIC SAFETY 1,380.00IDEAL READY MIX CO 458.00IOWA COMM NETWORK 26.81IOWA CO REC ASSOC 100.00IOWA DNR 25.00IOWA DOT 394.11IOWA LAW ENF ACADEMY 550.00IOWA PRISON INDUSTRIES 2,778.84IOWA PUBLIC HLTH ASSOC 200.00ISACA 100.00ISCTA 160.00ITSAVVY 6,542.00JACKSON TOWNSHIP 556.50JEFFERSON CO SHERIFF 21.55JOHNSON CO SHERIFF 23.60K AND L FOODS 1,320.43KEIPER, JOHN 72.00KEMPF, MARGARET 196.56KEOKUK CO HEALTH CTR 32.00KEOKUK CO HWY DEPT 32.73KEOKUK CO RECORDER 43.82KEOTA WILSON MEM LIBRARY 2,200.49KEOTA, CITY OF 990.50LAFAYETTE TWP 24.50LANKFORD, WENDY 156.00
LISCO/LTDS 1,436.76LONG, DAVID 49.84LUMBER COMPANY 1,171.70MCFARLAN CEMETERY 248.50MID-AMERICA PUBLISHING 938.60MULTI-COUNTY OIL CO 5,733.98MYLES MILLER REFRIG 203.80NO ENGLISH TELEPHONE 682.78O HALLORAN INT 79.99OFFICE CENTER 1,167.28PHELPS AUTO SUPPLY 120.00PLANK TOWNSHIP 21.00POSTMASTER 84.00PRAIRIE MEADOWS HOTEL 123.20PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP 10.50PSC DISTRIBUTION 307.24QUAD CITY TESTING LAB 460.00QUILL CORPORATION 600.61RACOM CORPORATION 400.00RICHLAND LIBRARY 2,549.35RJ THOMAS MFG CO 602.00ROGGENTIEN ELECTRIC 766.50SANDERS, DREW 34.10SCHROEDER FRAME 177.00SCHROEDER, JOHN 101.84SIGN-UP LTD 71.75SIGOURNEY CLEANERS 34.60SIGOURNEY FFA CHAPTER 280.00SIGOURNEY LIBRARY 4,900.54SIGOURNEY, CITY OF 470.15SINCLAIR TRACTOR 383.91SMITH, LARRY 40.00SNAKENBERG WELDING 91.52SOUTH ENGLISH LIBRARY 1,315.01STATE FOREST NURSERY 140.00STATE HYGIENIC LAB 60.00STEADY RUN TOWNSHIP 465.50STROBELS INC 93.45T I P REC 780.37THOMSON REUTERS-WEST 2,126.46THRELKELD-LARSON, VIRGINIA 195.72TIFCO INDUSTRIES 106.87TREASURER ST OF IOWA 310.00TRUE VALUE 141.56US CELLULAR 281.36VAN DIEST SUPPLY 5,353.20VARNER, HUNTER 48.92VERIZON WIRELESS 486.15WAECHTER, MARILYN 60.99WAGLER MOTOR CO 288.12WAPELLO RURAL WATER 140.80WASHINGTON TWP 521.50WASTE MANAGEMENT 87.98WEST LANCASTER TWP 490.00WHAT CHEER LIBRARY 1,874.24WINDSTREAM 1,914.62WINN CORP 4,305.90WOOD, DARYL 162.90ZEP SALES & SERVICE 290.16TOTAL $156,765.10 SK17
2016, in city hall at 7 p.m.MAYOR ANTHONY CANSLERATTEST: CITY CLERK NIKI OSWEILER
CITY OF KEOTAAPRIL 18, 2016 COUNCIL MEETING
FOR PERIOD APRIL 5, 2016 -APRIL 18, 2016 BAUGHMAN, MELINDA $117.51 PAYROLLBYERS, NANCY $204.96 PAYROLLCANSLER, ANTHONY $403.95 PAYROLLCONRAD, DOUGLAS L. $1,697.93 PAYROLLFREDERICK, CRAIG $1,195.13 PAYROLLHAMMES, TOMISHA $848.89 PAYROLLJUNIPER, MARCELENE $391.93 PAYROLLOSWEILER, NICOLE $1,082.12 PAYROLLSLAUBAUGH, KEVIN L. $1,263.71 PAYROLLWINDSTREAM $238.16 APRIL PHONE AND FAX FOR ALL DEUNITED STATES POST OFFICE $96.00 STAMPS FOR NEWSLETTERSSTATE HYGIENIC LAB $687.50 WTR & SWR TEST FOR MARCHKEOTA EAGLE FOODS $30.59 SHOP AND CITY HALL PAPER TOWELKATHERINE NELSON $100.00 REFUND HALF DEPSOIT FOR NONDELJULIE HILL $2,500.00 2ND PAYMENT FOR 2016 CEM MOWINJIM TINNES TRUCKING $650.00 15-16 SNOW REMOVAL TRUCKINGJAMES WATERHOUSE CONSTRUCTION $1,002.50 GARAGE TEAR DOWN AT 305 N ELLIIOWA ONE CALL $20.70 LOCATES FOR MARCHFARMERS CO-OP ASSN $315.94 MARCH FUEL AND SHIPPINGCOUNTY LINE MART, LLC $204.23 FUEL FOR SWR AND POLICE MARCHCASH $100.00 PETTY CASH FOR CITY HALL POSTABLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD $6,306.60 MAY HEALTH INSURANCEAFLAC $337.54 CONRAD AND FREDERICK INSURANCEABC FIRE EXTINGUISHER SALES $62.85 2016 FIRE EXTINGUISHER INSPECTLIBERTYVILLE SAVINGS BANK $3.55 ACH FEE FOR APRIL AUTO W/DRAWEFPT-AUTO W/DRAW $2,205.21 1ST HALF APRIL SS/MED/FED W/HOLDTOTAL $22,067.50 K17
APRIL 18, 2016 The Keota City Council met on April 18, 2016, in the city hall. The meeting was called to order at 7:07 P.M. by Mayor Anthony Cansler. Council members answering roll call were Davis, Greiner, and Conrad. Council members Hill and Westendorf arrived after roll call was taken. City employees present were Conrad and Osweiler. John Butters, The Washing-ton Evening Journal; Dan Flynn; Nick Mahan, Library Board; Amie Van Patten, The Keota Eagle; Aaron Gwinnup, HR Green; and Dave Hobscheidt, Veterans Memorial, were also in attendance. Motion was made by Conrad to approve the agenda, Greiner seconded the motion. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. Motion was made by Conrad, seconded by Greiner to approve the minutes from the previ-ous meeting. Motion carried unanimously. A citizen was present to inquire about what is allowed in the business district and determine what is a business and not a business. Parcels’ KOCOK-009300 and KOCOK-001600, are in question about what is allowed on them con-cerning the junk nuisance. Officer Conrad will talk with the city attorney to see how you de-termine what a business is and how to regula-tion the materials needed to run business. The citizen will be back at the next council meeting to find out the verdict from the city attorney. The council asked Osweiler to send the deed holder a letter requesting their presents at the next meeting. Dave Hobscheidt attended the meeting to discuss the dedication ceremony that will be held on June 12th for the Veteran’s Memorial. He is working with the fire department on traffic control. A drawing was shown to the council on how he would like to close certain streets and alley for this ceremony; which will be approxi-mately from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. All property owners on these closed streets will still have ac-cess to their properties, but will not be allowed to let anyone other those living at the property park on their property. Conrad made a motion to approve closing Broadway and Keokuk Avenue from Jefferson Street to Chesney Street; Jeffer-son, Lincoln, and McKinley Street from Broad-way to Washington Avenue; Chesney Street from Broadway to Keokuk Avenue; all the alleys that run along this area; and the alley that runs behind the church hall from Keokuk Avenue to Washington Avenue; Greiner seconded the motion. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. Hobscheidt will have a visual published in The Keota Eagle when the even gets closer to en-sure all are aware of the closer. Aaron Gwinnup, HR Green, presented the different option they came up with for the watershed from the field north on town. There will be terraces of less than four feet but how to contain the water and let it out has yet to be
narrowed down to one option. All property own-ers involved with this project will be consulted before a decision is made. Slaubaugh will talk with the property owner and operator about how they would like to see it contained and talk to any other property owners needed for placing the pipe to take it out to the creek. Gwinnup told the council to contact him with any questions. He reported for M.Wildman that there has been no progress on the DNR approving the reno-vated design for the wastewater project. Motion was made by Conrad to approve the 2016 L.L. Pelling sealcoat work, Hill seconded the motion. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. Kevin Slaubaugh was on vacation; there was no public works report presented. Officer Doug Conrad presented the fol-lowing report for the police department. He issued five citation: four speeding/alternative enforcement and one warrant/probation viola-tion. There were twenty-one complaints/ser-vice calls: robbery, controlled substances, two disorderly conduct, juvenile, two assist/service, two attempt to locate, civil dispute, two misc. in-vestigations, misc. complaint, two animal, wild-life, four traffic violations, and parking. He will talk with the city attorney about how to define a business and the codes they have to obey by for operation. A compliant was made about residents using their lawn mowers as transpor-tation when they are not using them for work; he will talk with the offenders. Motion was made by Conrad to approve the police departments report, Westendorf seconded the motion. Mo-tion passed with a unanimous vote. The council review Oskaloosa’s ordinance for vendors and the fees and regulations they have to obey. Washington does not have any thing in place, yet. Iowa City/Coralville was too detailed for what the council was looking for. The council choose parts they wanted to see implemented into our existing code for vendors along with a $10 daily fee for any vendor that is not part of a community organization event, af-filiated organization (4-H, girl scouts, FFA, ect.) or nonprofit. There will be six lifeguards, anticipating all pass their certification, two concession stand workers and a manager this year for the pool. Motion was made by Westendorf, seconded by Conrad to open the pool this summer. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. The council/mayor and all staff will do their best to keep the pool running as smoothly as possible, but we are short staffed so patience will be required by everyone. Osweiler presented the proposed 2015/2016 budget amendment. The amend-ment includes unanticipated projects, grants and rate increases. The council will review the information and address any questions they have at the next council meeting.
Motion was made by Conrad to set the public hearing for the 2015/2016 budget amendment for May 2nd at 7 p.m., Westendorf seconded the motion. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. Osweiler presented the newsletter but needs to include the pool information and L.L. Pelling information. Davis made a motion to ap-prove the newsletter along with the additional two items, Conrad seconded the motion. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. Motion was made by Conrad to approve the payment of bills listed below, Westendorf sec-onded the motion. Motion passed with a unani-mous vote. Motion was made by Conrad to approve March financial shown below, Davis seconded the motion. Motion passed with a unanimous vote.FUND BEGINNING BALANCE RECEIPTS EXPENDITURES END
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LIBRARY CD 1 38578.66 38578.66LIBRARY CD 2 30350.83 30350.83SEWER CD 142256.79 142256.79SEWER VEH CD 19759.75 19759.75WATER CD 411.85 411.85WATER VEH CD 66575.08 66475.08DARE 708.1 708.1POLICE FORFEI- TURE 772.49 772.49GEN FD INV 1428.71 0.18 1428.89GEN FD LIBR INV 4909.51 0.63 4910.14LIB BUILD- ING 1286.57 0.16 1286.73LIB MEMOR- IALS 300.93 0.15 301.08GEN FD CEM INV 4412.07 0.56 4412.63POLICE VEHICLE INV 7734.35 0.99 7735.34PARK & CEM VEH 6490.55 0.83 6491.38CITY HALL BLDG RPR 14949.68 1.9 14951.58CIVIL DEFENSE FU 3129.49 0.4 3129.89TENNIS COURT PARK 179.7 0.02 179.72LIB PFI 17322.25 2.21 17324.46T&A METER INV 20336.63 2.59 20339.22SIDEWALK SAV- INGS 4821.28 2.4 4823.68WTR VEH SAV- INGS 9825.72 4.9 9830.62
WTR TWR MAIN SAV- INGS 2001.78 1 2002.78SEWER VEH SAV- INGS 5004.44 2.49 5006.93CHECKING 347607.63 64212.98 100763.51 311057.1 GENERAL 15324.48 34919.35 TRANS. IN TRANS. OUT 12837.5 DARE 0 0 ROAD USE 10699.02 4780.25 TRANS. IN EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 1577.5 6110.47 CAPITAL IMPROV RESER 382.69 0 LIBRARY 166.38 6967.77 TRANS. IN 12837.5 LIBRARY MUSEUM 0 0 WATER 27243.61 37926.42 TRANS. IN TRANS. OUT CP. WTR. TRTMNT. PLANT 0 0 TRANS. IN CP. WTR. TOWER 0 0 TRANS. IN CP. WTR. MAIN DAVIS ST 0 0 TRANS. IN CP. WTR MAIN BROAD/DAVIS 0 0 UTILITY DEPOSITS 602.59 833.37 TRANS. IN TRANS. OUT SEWER 8473.34 11033.65 TRANS. IN SEWER EXT- BROADWAY 0 0 TRANS. IN SEWER PLANT UPGRADE 0 0 TRANS. IN TOTAL 77307.11 115408.78 TOTAL T.I. 12837.5 TOTAL T.O. 12837.5 Conrad and Greiner went over the concerns the subcommittee they are a part of for the pro-posed new library museum. The council agreed with the concerns and would like to have a rep-resentative address these with the donor to get their perspective and to see if they have any questions. Mahan is also a part of the subcom-mittee and gave his insight on the concerns, too. The council will have an ordinance drafted to revise the library museum board to operate similar to the library board. The ordinance will be presented to the museum board before it is approved. Motion was made by Westendorf, seconded by Hill to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 9:29 P.M. The next regu-lar scheduled council meeting will be on May 2,
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Keokuk County Sheriff’s ReportThe Sheriff’s news is a brief sum-
mary of the activities/ arrests/ cita-tions from previous weeks as submit-ted by Keokuk County Sheriff, Casey Hinnah.
Criminal Charges are mere ac-cusations and the accused is pre-sumed innocent unless and until
proven guilty.Arrests:
On Tuesday, April 12, the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Department arrest-ed Nathan Glenn Smith, 31, Delta, for Violation of a Restraining Order.
On Thursday, April 14, the Ke-okuk County Sheriff’s Department
arrested Michael James Flynn,26, Keota, for Driving While Barred and Possession of Marijuana.
On Friday, April 15, the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Department ar-rested Shaun David Gillam, Del-ta, for three counts of Burglary 3rd Degree of a residence and two counts of Burglary 3rd Degree of a motor vehicle.
On Thursday, April 21, the Ke-okuk County Sheriff’s Department arrested Michael Lee Mashmann, 40, What Cheer for Assault.
Citations:On Wednesday, April 13, Cody
James Hansen was cited for Driving Under Suspension.
On Thursday, April 14, Susan Kay Voss was cited for Excessive Speed (Auto).
On Thursday, April 14, Audeana Mae-Lynn Finch was cited for Ex-cessive Speed (Auto).
On Thursday, April 14, Shelby Deegan of Richland was cited for Speeding>55 (11 thru 15).
On Thursday, April 14, Nickole
Lynn Cave of Harper was cited for Open Container Passenger.
On Friday, April 15, Paula Chris-tine Roate of Washington was cited for Driving With Expired License.On Saturday, April 16, Paul Joseph Gent of Harper was cited for Speed-ing 55 or < (6 thru 10+)
On Saturday, April 16, Ryan Jacob Swanson of Hedrick was cited for Speeding 55 or < (6 thru 10+)
On Saturday, April 16, Joseph Per-ry Goldman of Delta was cited for Open Container Passenger
On Tuesday, April 19, the Keokuk County Sheriff ’s Department arrest-ed James Lee Mashmann, 40, What Cheer for and Outstanding Warrant in Johnson County.
On Wednesday, April 20, Joel An-drew Clasen was cited for Excessive Speed (Auto)
On Friday, April 22, Clayton Otis Thomas of New Sharon was cited for No Insurance
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RAGBRAI Washington committee seeks host familiesWASHINGTON, IA - Recently Julie Johnson, co-chair of the RAGBRAI housing committee was approached by a resident who was eager to open her home and backyard to accom-modate bicyclists hoping to find a place to sleep when the 44th running of RAGBRAI stops for the night in Washington on July 29. Johnson said the resident, saying she already knew people from Iowa, had asked for guests to be from out of state or out of the country. Johnson also said the resident had opened her home to riders when RAGBRAI stopped in Washington in 1990, and had made some lifelong friends. The resident, Johnson said, is eager to do it again. “May 1 is when the riders can be-gin signing up,” Johnson said. “Our big push now is to find host families for Washington County. I am look-ing for people to host riders in their homes; in their yards; those kinds of things.” Johnson said the housing com-mittee is looking for host families. The hosts are expected to provide parking for mobile homes, space
for tents, floor space, beds, and/or bathroom facilities. People wishing to volunteer can fill out a form on the website www.ragbraiwashington.com. The form, which can be sub-mitted online, can be found under the “residents” tab at the top of the page. Hosts are not allowed to charge for accommodations. The deadline to volunteer is June 30. An estimated 20,000 people will stay overnight during the stop. John-son hopes people who can house groups of 15 people or fewer can volunteer. Groups with numbers of people higher than 15 will be accom-modated by the camping committee. Hosts are expected to provide rid-ers with a place to sleep, access to a bathroom and shower, and possibly somewhere to fill water bottles. They are not required to entertain guests or provide them with amenities such as towels, soap or shampoo. Riders will also fill out a sign-up sheet for space that will be compiled locally. Information will be gathered on the riders. The hosts also report what they will provide and what they do and do not
want from the guests. The committee will then assign guests to hosts. ‘We are looking for 500 for private camping and home spaces,” Johnson said. “I would love to see us have more hosts than riders. We would just as soon have too many hosts than to have to turn away riders.” Washington residents may also re-ceive phone calls from people com-ing to town during RAGBRAI ask-ing about housing. The committee asks people to direct the callers to the housing committee to be added to the housing request list. The list is to ensure all guests are registered participants. If a rider is unregistered it means they have not signed the RAGB-RAI Waiver and Release of Liability and could open anyone who houses them up to liability. People who have already accepted riders as guests are asked to notify the housing chairs or fill out a housing form. For more information, Johnson or co-chair Julie Stout can be contact-ed by e-mail at [email protected].
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Victory For VeteransWASHINGTON-On Friday, a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims struck down a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regulation that VA had been relying upon since 2009 to deny reimbursement re-quests from veterans who incurred emergency medical care costs out-side the VA healthcare system. The Court’s decision rebuked the VA, emphasizing that VA’s reimburse-ment regulation became “wholly inconsistent” with the governing statue when Congress amended it in 2009, but thereafter the VA un-lawfully “declined to remedy this inconsistency.” The case, Richard W. Staab v. Robert A. McDonald, was brought by the National Veterans Legal Ser-vices Program (NVLSP) on behalf of an Air Force veteran who had a heart attack in 2010 and was rushed to a non-VA hospital, where he un-derwent open-heart surgery and incurred approximately $48,000 in emergency medical expenses. Medicare covered a portion of this medical bill, and the veteran sought VA reimbursement for the portion of the medical expense not covered by Medicare. “This is a major win for veter-ans and their families,” said Bart Stichman, joint executive director of NVLSP and one of the attorneys in the case. “Often veterans have to seek emergency medical care out-side the VA healthcare system, and for years the VA has refused to reim-burse these veterans for any of the expenses incurred simply because secondary insurance covered a por-tion of the medical bill. This practice has violated federal law since at least 2009. The court’s ruling means the VA will have to amend the unlawful regulations it should have amended in 2009 and do right by these veter-ans. It’s not just a win for one vet-eran. Veterans who have pending claims for reimbursement will bene-fit. Plus, veterans whose reimburse-ment requests were turned down years ago may now be able to get paid by claiming that the previous denial contained “clear and unmis-takable error.” For many years, the VA denied re-imbursement claims for emergency medical care for veterans who had partial or secondary insurance, even
though VA was required by federal statue to pay these claims. In 2009, Congress passed the Emergency Care Fairness Act to confirm the congressional intent to require the VA Secretary to step in as a “second-ary player” where other health care insurers, such as Medicare, cover only a portion of the cost of a veter-an’s emergency treatment. Even after Congress clarified its intent in 2009, the VA refused to change its regulation to make it consistent with what Congress said. VA continued to deny requests for reimbursement from veterans for emergency medical expenses, if they had other insurance that covered a portion of the medical bill. Oddly, the VA did pay emergency medical expense claims for veterans who had no insurance. Plaintiff Richard W. Staab is an Air Force veteran who served honorable from November 1952 to Novem-ber 1956. He received the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, and the Good Con-duct Medal. His case is typical of many of the denied claims. In December 2010, Staab suffered a heart attack that was followed by a stroke. He received cardiovascu-lar treatment, open-heart surgery, and rehabilitative care from De-cember 27, 2010, through Decem-ber 21, 2011. He incurred expenses of $48,000 which were not covered by Medicare. Staab’s request for reimburse-ment of $48,000 was denied by the VA Medical Center in St. Cloud, Minn. because he had partial in-
surance coverage through Medi-care. The veteran filed a Notice of Disagreement in May 2012. He said that he was incapacitated due to his heart attack and stroke and was un-able to secure pre-authorization for non-VA treatment, and neither he nor his family were advised to seek pre-approval. His case then went through a variety of appeals and made it to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Friday’s court win remand-ed Staab’s case back to the Board of Veterans Appeals, which was es-sentially told by the court to autho-rize payment for the $48,000 for his emergency medical expenses. The judges at the Court of Ap-peals for Veterans Claims also ruled the VA’s regulation, which had been used for years to deny veterans reimbursement, is invalid, saying in its opinion, “Further, 38 C.F>R 17.1002(f) is held invalid and SET ASIDE.” “The court overturned and set side the VA’s own regulations. This means that the Department of Vet-erans Affairs will be force to amend its regulations and re-train its staff on the rules, so other veterans who needed medical care outside the VA system are not dined reimburse-ment, simply because they have partial secondary insurance,” said Stichman. “This is a big victory for veterans and their families who have not received the reimbursement that they are legally entitled to for emer-gency medical expenses.” For veterans who filed reimburse-ment claims in the past for emergen-cy medical care outside the VA sys-tem and were denied because they had partial secondary insurance, the ruling does not require the VA to go back to reopen past reimbursement denials. Stichman believes that the veterans would have to take action to file a new claim and argue that the past denial was based on clear and unmistakable error. Stichman be-lieves that cases currently pending before the VA will directly benefit from the Court’s decision.
Keota Pool Set To OpenAmie Van Patten. Editor
The Keota City council approved the opening of the Keota City Pool at the last council meeting. The decision was made after much dis-cussion of the ability to fulfill all positions that are open pending the completion of lifeguard certi-fications. Swimming lessons will be available Monday thru Thursday
as well as lap swim Monday thru Thursday from 7 a.m. until 8 and noon until one.
Water aerobics will be Monday through Thursday as well from 5 p.m. until 6 p.m. You must be 18 to participate in water aerobics. In order to participate in lap swim or water aerobics you must have the lap swim membership.
Normal pool hours will be 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. and then the pool will reopen from 6 p.m. un-til 8 p.m. Monday through Friday with the pool being open 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. Saturday and Sun-day. For more information or if you are interested in becoming a lifeguard, contact the Keota City Hall at 641-636-2266
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Marvin Brandland Marvin Brandland and his wife, Ethel, had spent the evening of Oct. 30, 1982, handing out candy to trick-or-treaters when another person knocked on their Fort Dodge home’s door. Someone wearing a pillow case with holes cut out for eyes stood outside. “Trick-or-Treat. Give me your money or I’ll shoot,” the trick-or-treater said. The couple thought the act was a joke until the hooded man pulled out a gun and ordered the couple to the basement where they kept a safe. Few knew the safe existed — mainly just family members. Mr. Brandland, refusing to go along fur-ther with what he felt was a prank, reached for the gun. The trick-or-treater shot him in the throat. The shooter then tore off the pillow
case and threw it down before fleeing from the couple’s home. Brandland’s family is certain they know who the shooter is — an acquaintance of the family. They say he bragged about it to them after the killing. Ethel Brandland reportedly told police the shooter had blondish hair and blue eyes, was about 5 feet 8 inches tall, and between 16 and 20 years old. Police confirmed that this individual is the prime suspect, but that there just wasn’t enough evidence to make an arrest. A key piece of evidence — the pillow case — had been left behind at the scene. The pillow case was submitted for DNA testing in 2010 but there wasn’t enough DNA material to make a match.
MARVIN BRANDLAND | Age: 69 |
Died: October 30, 1982Location: Fort Dodge
If you have any information about Marvin Brandland’s unsolved murder, please contact the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation at (515) 725-6010, e-mail [email protected], or contact the Fort Dodge Police Department at 515-573-1426.
New entity will manage Washington RAGBRAI eventsWASHINGTON, IA - When the nonpro� t that will be organizing the events surrounding RAGBRAI’s stop in Washington was formed, it was named “Washington Events” and the hope is it will continue well past the July 29 bicycle tour stop in Washing-ton. During a town hall meeting Mon-day evening, various planning sub-committees went over some of the events that will be held during the one-night stop in Washington. Many of the people who attended the meeting were committee volunteers, but some people from the communi-ty turned out to learn more about the plans for the event. � ere was time for questions a� er the presentation. “We set up the organization called ‘Washington Events,’” said adviso-ry board member Shawn Ellingson. “It’s going to be a group that is kind of the group that is running this whole thing. We will run a lot of our funds through it. It is kind of the eyes and ears and when we hear things we just want to make sure the commu-nity knows information they need to know.”
He said the group will give exec-utive chairs from the four executive committees the information they need to continue planning. During his presentation, Ellingson stressed that all the money raised for the event would stay in the com-munity and none would be going to Des Moines. Lyle Moen and Nancy Rash, exec-utive committee co-chairs in charge of housing, said subcommittees are working to catalog the number of showers available in Washington, to determine how much garbage will be generated during the event, and to � nd housing for the riders. She said that the subcommittees are looking for 15,000 campsites for riders and support people. Schools and the YMCA of Washington County will host indoor camping. Executive co-chair Michelle Redlinger gave an overview of the layout on the square for the events that will be held during the eve-ning. Co-chair Dani Kane said her subcommittees are working to keep the community informed about the events being planned.
Mahaska Health Partnership Shares the Importance of Lung Health
MAHASKA COUNTY - Breathing, like many other bodily functions, can o� en be taken for granted, until it becomes a problem. Unfortunate-ly, there are many people who struggle daily with getting enough air. Mahaska Health Partnership shares some of the common causes of breathing di� culties and available treatment options.
“Breathing is an essential function of our bodies, which most of us don’t pay much attention to since it occurs naturally,” MHP Director of Cardiopul-monary Services Christie Concepcion, RT, MA, explained. “Your lungs work with dozens of oth-er body parts to help you take in air. However, if you are unable to get enough oxygen to your body with each breath, multiple health complications can quickly arise and possibly be life-threatening.”
As a Respiratory � erapist, Concepcion sees many individuals with a wide variety of breath-ing challenges. “We see patients that have both long-term and short-term conditions that require therapy to help improve their quality of life. Some patients are seek therapy due to a diagnosis or might be looking to improve their exercise perfor-mance, reduce their frequency of hospital visits or improve their daily quality of life. Whatever their
need, we tailor therapy to help meet their goals.” People are o� en referred to a Respiratory � er-
apist a� er a diagnosis involving the lungs. “We see patients with COPD, asthma, emphysema and even temporary illnesses like pneumonia or those who have experienced a traumatic injury. People of all ages and abilities come through our doors, so it’s important for us to assess each patient carefully to develop a plan of care.”
In order to assess a person’s breathing capabili-ties, an extensive evaluation is done to determine the best treatment options. “Respiratory therapy is an all-encompassing treatment that involves interviewing you, your primary care provider and other specialty providers you have seen. Once we � gure out what your condition involves, we can perform tests that measure your lung capacity and then develop your care plan. We work with you to make sure you not only understand your condi-tion, but your treatment options as well.
“Breathing issues are o� en scary and can be overwhelming for newly diagnosed individuals,” Concepcion continued. “We are here to help! We can o� er nutritional information, exercises and other treatment options to make living with your
condition less scary. You have to breathe, so mak-ing sure you can do it to the best of your ability is our number one goal.”
As Director of Cardiopulmonary Services, Christie Concepcion leads a team of Respiratory � erapists, Sleep Technologies and Cardiac Rehab professionals to provide care throughout MHP. A Respiratory � erapist by trade, Christi under-stands the importance of this role, especially in a critical access hospital. She and her sta� are in-tegral in MHP’s ability to respond to patients in both emergent and routine needs related to heart, lung and sleeping de� ciencies. For more infor-mation regarding Cardiopulmonary Services, call 641.672.3174.
Mahaska Health Partnership, located in Os-kaloosa, is a non-pro� t health system accredited by the Joint Commission. It is guided by its mis-sion to provide exceptional customer service and health improvement, linking the science of med-icine with the humanity of compassionate care. For more information about how Mahaska Health Partnership is making healthcare personal, visit mahaskahealth.org.
Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Increases to 3.8 Percent in March
DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s sea-sonally adjusted unemployment rate increased slightly to 3.8 percent in March from 3.7 percent in February. � e state’s jobless rate was 3.7 per-cent one year ago. � e U.S. unem-ployment rate increased to 5.0 per-cent in March.
“Although a few sectors of Iowa’s economy, such as construction, con-tinue to expand, Iowa’s unemploy-ment rate ticked up in March con-� rming signs of weakness in other sectors, particularly manufacturing,” said Iowa Workforce Development Director Beth Townsend. “However the good news is, as evidenced by the 54,000 jobs listed on our iowajobs.org website, Iowa employers are still hiring.”
� e number of unemployed Io-wans rose to 65,300 in March from 63,200 in February. � e current es-timate is 2,400 higher than the year ago level of 62,900.
� e total number of working Io-wans decreased to 1,649,400 in March. � is � gure was 1,600 lower than February and 12,100 higher than one year ago.
Seasonally Adjusted Nonfarm Employment
Following a drop last month, Iowa nonfarm employment resumed add-ing jobs in March. � e increase of 1,600 was modest, and generally the result of private industry bol-stering employment. Government changed little versus February and hasn’t moved much compared to last March (-100) with state government declines being o� set by hiring in lo-cal and federal government. With this month’s gain, Iowa nonfarm employment increased to 1,575,400 jobs total—15,300 jobs more than one year ago.
Construction posted the largest single gain this month (+3,600). � e gain may partially be the result of � rms starting work early this year
coupled with the undertaking of new commercial and infrastructure proj-ects. Employment in construction is expected to rise through 2016. Other sectors that added employment this month included trade and transpor-tation, professional and business ser-vices, and leisure and hospitality.
Alternatively, the manufacturing sector felt the e� ects of waning de-mand this month (-3,000). Job loss was particularly heavy in durable goods factories (-2,400) and par-tially due to cutbacks within trans-portation equipment manufactur-ers. Education and health care shed jobs this month (-800). � e loss was mostly centered within health care (-700). Iowa’s � nance sector lost jobs for the � rst time in several months in March; however, the loss (-500) wasn’t severe and this sector remains markedly up compared to one year ago.
Compared to last year, Iowa non-farm employment continues to trend up, although the pace has started to show signs of slowing down. Con-struction has been responsible for al-most half of the jobs added (+7,500) and is expected to remain strong through the summer. Education and health care has also fared well versus one year ago (+4,600), as is true with trade and transportation (+4,400). � e sectors not perform-ing well over the past twelve months include manufacturing (-6,100), in-formation (-1,600), and professional and business services (-1,500).
MEDIA ALERT: An audio cut of comments about Iowa’s labor market situation is available by calling
(515) 281-6057. Statewide data for April will be released on Friday, May 20, 2016. Local data for April will be posted to the IWD website on Wednesday, May 25, 2016.
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The Eagle’s Wing4 Wednesday, April 27, 2016 The Keota Eagle
Keota Jr./Sr. High School Student NewspaperIssue No. 26
BLASTFROM THE
PAST BY ELISE SWANSTROM
HOW WILL SENIORS RESPOND THE SECOND
TIME AROUND? Each week, we ask a Senior the same question they were asked for the Question of the Week when they were in 7th grade. Let’s see how their responses have changed over the years...
Abby SchulteQ: What is your favorite
holiday and why?
7th:Answer: “Christ-mas, be-
cause I get presents.”
12th: Answer:
“Thanksgiv-ing, because I like to see all of my family.”
SchoolCountdowns
5WEEKS ‘TIL SCHOOL IS OUT
22SCHOOL DAYS LEFT
3DAYS ‘TIL PROM
KEOTA FFA STUDENTS ATTEND STATE CONVENTION
Rebekah Starr Fagen was born February 27, 1998. She is known to her friends as Bekah. Her parents are Mary and Dave Fagen. She has an older brother, Cameron Fagen. Bekah admires her family for their strength, motivation, and positive attitudes. Her favorite childhood memory is going to Arizona every year since she was two years old.
Bekah’s favorite family vaca-tion was going on a cruise in Europe with family and friends. Growing up, Rebekah hoped and dreamed of being Barbie when she got older. Now as a senior in high school, she plans to attend Mt. Mercy University and major in Nursing. She chose this path because she enjoys being able to help others and make them feel the best they can. When Bekah was asked where she sees herself in ten years, she responded, “Having a steady job as a nurse and hopefully married and starting a family.” Throughout her lifetime, Bekah wants to be success-ful, visit every state and coun-try, and be content with life. Rebekah loves to travel, be-cause other cultures and eti-quettes interest her. She also enjoys being outside, shop-ping, and spending time with family and friends. Bekah has three qualities that will make her goals become a reality. These qualities are determi-nation, patience, and being re-
spectful. Rebekah has been involved in cheerleading, volleyball, speech, Model U.N., DARE, and Dance Team throughout the years at KHS. Her favorite extracurricular activity has been Dance Team, because “our coaches Jenny and Billie were always so energetic and made practice fun!” Over the years, Bekah has made many memories, but one of her favorites has been going to All State Speech in Ames. Bekah’s favorite moments and events here at KHS have been Prom, Homecoming, and hanging out with her friends. Accounting and Personal Finance have been the classes that prepared Bekah most for life, because “I learned person-al finance and accounting prin-ciples that will help me in life.” When Bekah graduates, she is going to miss her mom be-ing right there in the elemen-tary any time she needed her. In three words, Bekah would describe herself as a cheer-ful, motivated, friendly girl.
When asked how she would like to be remembered at KHS, she responded, “I would like to be remembered as a person that would do anything for anyone in a heartbeat.” Alyssa White, Bekah’s classmate, said she will miss seeing Bekah’s beau-tiful smile. Bekah’s words of advice for future KHS Seniors is simple: Enjoy it while it lasts. We wish Bekah the best of luck in pursuing her dreams of becoming a nurse.
BEKAH BREAKS INTO HER FUTURE
BY KYLEA TINNES
ARTICLE BY COLE STOUT, CAPTIONS BY BAYLEI MCCLELLAND
Pictured are the girls who attended the State FFA Convention: Erin Chalupa, Jillian Schulte, Jolee Walker, Frankie Johnson, and Addison Sprouse.
Pictured are the attendees at the State FFA Convention. Pictured from left to right are: (back) Luke Greiner, Marty Baker, Logan Sieren, Jacob Moeller, Jack Eakins, Kolton Strand, Matthew Hyman, Riley Conrad; (front) Addison Sprouse, Erin Chalupa, Jolee Walker, Frankie Johnson, and Jillian Schulte.
STAFFAVERY CONRAD • MEGAN HILL BAYLEI McCLELLAND • COLE STOUT • ELISE SWANSTROM •
KYLEA TINNES • JACE UPHOLD • GLORIA VEGA
ADVISER: ANGELA CONRADThis page was composed and designed by Keota High School
students. The Keota Eagle is not responsible for the makeup or
editorial content expressed.
This Week’s Athlete of the Week is Avery Conrad. Avery enjoys play-ing golf for Keota and has been doing very well this season. This golf season, Avery is looking forward to winning a lot of meets and having fun. He is try-ing to improve on his driving and chip-ping so he can become a better golfer this season. Avery’s ultimate achieve-ment in this sport would be to golf a 40 on 9 holes of golf. Avery’s favorite part about this sport is the calm at-mosphere while golfing. When asked about any funny moments, Avery just responded with “the bus ride home from Belle Plaine.” We wish Avery luck on achieving his goals the rest of the golf season.
BY JACE UPHOLD
KHSATHLETEOF THEWEEK
QUESTION OF
THE WEEKBY ELISE SWANSTROM
IF YOU COULD BE ANY ANIMAL WHAT WOULD YOU BE
AND WHY?
GRACE SHEMANSKI 12TH
MR. NEDERHOFFSTAFF
BAYLEI MCCLELLAND11TH
ALEX HEISDORFFER 10TH
CALLIE MCNURLEN7TH
“I’M A HAWKEYE FAN SO I’D BE A HAWK”
“A CHEETAH ‘CAUSE THEY ARE AWESOME”
“A TURTLE, BECAUSE THEY DON’T HAVE TO DO
ANYTHING”
“A CAT, SO I CAN BE ATHLETIC”
“I WAS PIG THREE IN THE MUSICAL, SO A PIG”
“A KOALA, BECAUSE THEY ARE CUTE”
“A LION, BECAUSE I’MTHE KING”
JUSTIN MOELLER9TH
DAWSON BAUMERT8TH
The Keota FFA chapter went to the State FFA Convention April 17-19. The Parliamentary Procedure team of Riley Conrad, Luke Greiner, Logan Sieren, Jack Eakins, and Erin Chalupa placed third at the convention. The Delegates were Matthew Hyman and Kolton Strand. Marty Baker participated in the Massing of
the Flag. Jacob Moeller sang in the choir. The Ag Sales team of Erin Chalupa, Frankie Johnson, and Jillian Schulte received a silver. Addison Sprouse and Kolton Strand competed in the Greenhand Quiz. Finally, the FFA Display Board received a silver. Congratulations to all for a great job representing Keota.
The Keota Girls Basketball team had their annual Awards Night on Thursday, April 14th, where many different awards were handed out to various members of the team. Grace Shemanski was given the Most Improved Award, while Cortney Hyman received the Hustle Award. The last team award was given to Mariah Lyle, as she received the Eagle Award for pride and commitment to the team. Raigan Sprouse also received the SICL Conference Honorable Mention award. The seniors will be greatly missed next year. We look forward to watching the returning players next year.
KHSGIRLS
BASKETBALLAWARDSNIGHT
BY AVERY CONRAD
On April 14th, the students of Model U.N. went on a trip to UNI in Cedar Falls. Mr. Snakenberg took Zach Mousel, Nate Sieren, Cortney Hyman, and Abby Schulte of 12th grade and June Daing Welt of 9th grade. When asked what Model U.N. is all about, Mr. Snakenberg said that it is a simu-lation that allows students to take on the perspective of a foreign nation and look at complex global issues from a different angle. The trip consisted of a two-day conference at the UNI campus where students engage with peers from around the state to de-bate over topics and write resolutions to solve global problems. They spent one day at the UNI campus and ate at Buffalo Wild Wings. Mr. Snakenberg stated, “This is a wonderful program that exposes students to key issues facing our world today. It has been a pleasure to be a part of this program for the past 5 years and I look forward to seeing the course continue in the years ahead.” Abby Schulte, a senior at Keota High school and a member of Model U.N. said, “I think it was a won-derful experience and we all learned a lot from it!”
STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN MODEL
U.N.BY GLORIA VEGA
The freshman girls ran into Monte Morris, an Iowa State Basketball player, while at the State FFA Convention.
Pictured are the freshman attendees with the display board, which received a silver rating. From left to right, they are Frankie Johnson, Addison Sprouse, Kolton Strand, Matthew Hyman, Jolee Walker, and Jillian Schulte.
Above are Addison Sprouse and Kolton Strand, who took the Greenhand Quiz.
Pictured is the Ag Sales Team of Erin Chalupa, Frankie Johnson, and Jillian Schulte.
Attendees got to take a tour of Jace Trice Stadium while they were on campus at Iowa State University in Ames.
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Bowling ScoresKeokuk County Bowl
Tri-Co. Men April 20Team Standings W LFagen Elevator 153 92Poodie’s Lawn Care 132 ½ 112 ½ Alderson Tractor 132 113Kaner 131 114Hit & Miss 126 119Keswick Tavern 121 ½ 123 ½ Hi Five 99 146Death Squad 85 160
High Scratch GameM. Gragg 278
High Scratch SeriesG. Bombei 663C. Clark 660
Lady Strikers April 21Team Standings W LKeokuk Co. Bowl 149 82C&D Trucking 127 104Sigourney BP 123 108K & L Foods 123 108Alderson Tractor 120 111Garden Gate 103 128
High Scratch GameK. Morris 212B. Muntz 201
High Scratch SeriesK. Morris 530B. Muntz 526
Keota boys take third at BGMBy Adam Meier
Regional Sports Editor Last Tuesday’s Bear Trax Classic at BGM gave the Keota boys a great opportunity to see how they stack up with many of their South Iowa Ce-dar League counterparts. � e Eagles more than held their own, taking third in the team stand-ings with 93 points; only Belle Plaine (161) and HLV (110) put together bigger nights. Keota individuals came out on top in four separate events, including the long jump, which was won with a breakthrough performance by se-
nior Isaiah Hahn and his jump of 19’ 0’’. Hahn’s mark was seven inch-es better than Belle Plaine’s Garrett Straight, who took second. In the 400-meter dash, another Keota senior, Zach Mousel, brought home gold by clocking in at 54.99 seconds, which was over two sec-onds faster than anyone else in Ke-ota’s class that day. Sophomore Turner Klein had as good of a day as anyone at BGM. Klein clocked in at 10:46 to win the 3,200, before running a time of 5:13 later in the day to win the 1,600. Senior Nate Sieren looks to be re-
turning to form for the second half of the season. Sieren took second place in the 100-meter dash with a
time of 11.60 and also ran the � rst leg of the 4x100 relay, which took second behind Belle Plaine.
In the hurdle events, Jason Ree placed third in both the 400-meter lows and 110-meter highs, while Alex Heisdor� er earned a � � h-place � nish in the shot put. � e Eagles competed at Ed-dyville-Blakesburg-Fremont on Tuesday, before running at Prairie City-Monroe on � ursday, April 28.
Keota golfers put in busy week
By Adam MeierRegional Sports Editor
A home triangular with BGM and IMS, followed by a road meet at Belle Plaine made for a busy week for coach Rod Hill’s Keota golfers. On Monday against BGM and IMS, the Eagles held their own on their home course at Lagos Acres. For the boys, it was Avery Con-rad and Tony Campbell who led the charge, propelling the Eagles past IMS by three strokes, 196 to 199. Conrad, a junior, � nished � � h overall in the individual stand-ings, while Tony Campbell was two strokes behind Conrad with a 47. Senior Zach Mousel also per-formed well on Monday, coming through with a score of 48, with Cole Stout shooting a 56 and Jace Uphold shooting a 67. BGM � nished on top of both the individual and team stand-ings, with Keaton Rhinehart win-ning medalist with a 39 and the Bears running away for the win by shooting a 172. BGM’s Nathan Bracy � nished his day with a 43, as did IMS’s Roman Slabach. On the girls’ side it was Grace Shemanski who had the best day of anyone. Shemanski came through with a score of 51 to win medalist honors. IMS, however, topped the Eagles by � ve strokes, 240 to 245. Along with Shemanski’s nice day, Keota got a 61 from Elise Swanstrom and a 65 from Cortney Hyman. Lauren Imho� came in at 68 and Kaylin Swanson shot a 71. � ree days later the Eagles traveled to Belle Plaine, with the girls’ side coming away with a win. Because Belle Plaine � elded only three girls golfers, the Eagles and their team score of 266 was enough to bring home a win. Shemanski � nished two strokes ahead of Belle Plaine’s Halle VanS-coyo with a 55 to win medalist, while Jolee Walker wasn’t far be-hind with a 61. � e team also got a 74 from Swanstrom and a 76 from Frankie Johnson. For the boys, sophomore Jack Eakins and his performance high-lighted the a� ernoon for Keota. Eakins shot four strokes better than any of his teammates and � nished tied for second with two Belle Plaine golfers with a score of 42. Belle Plaine’s Chance Baburek � nished � rst with a 37, leading the Plainesmen to the win, 168 to 195. Behind Eakins was Mousel and his score of 46, along with Riley Conrad’s 52 and Stout’s 55. � e Eagles also got scores of 58 from Kolton Strand and 64 from Matthew Hyman. � e team played at English Val-leys on Monday, April 25, prior to hosting Lynnville-Sully on � urs-day, April 28.
Lady Eagles sprint at BGM’s Bear Classic Relays
By Adam MeierRegional Sports Editor
With the South Iowa Cedar League Meet right around the cor-ner, on Tuesday, May 3, the Keota varsity girls’ track and � eld team is looking to hit its stride. � e Eagles competed twice last week, � rst in Eddyville and then at BGM on Friday. At BGM in the Bear Classic Re-lays, the Eagles compiled 25 points as a team, in a class which was won by GMG. Most of Keota’s top results came in the sprint events, but it was Jolee Walker in the high jump who made the most noise. Walker was the � rst to clear a height of 4’ 6’’ and came out on top with the gold. Walker also took eighth in the 200 with a time of 32.26 seconds. Walker’s teammate, Erin Chalu-pa, put together a great run in the 100-meter dash, running a time of
14.85 seconds to win her heat and take third overall. Chalupa, along with Jolee Walker, Jill Schulte and Brianna Duwa com-bined to � nish � � h in the 4x200 at BGM, running a time of 2:07.96. � e Eagles also got a � � h-place � nish from Chalupa in the long jump (13’ 2.5’’), sixth-place � nish from Schulte in the shot put (27’ 1.5’’) and 13th-place � nish from Carly Jaeger in the discus (54’ 10’’). � e team now prepares for � urs-day’s Arrow Relays at Wapello, prior to next Tuesday’s SICL Conference Meet at BGM.
The fi rst exchange in Keota’s 4x100 relay. Keota track photos by Adam Meier.
Cole Brenneman takes the handoff from June Welt Daing in the weight-man’s 4x100 at BGM.
Jason Ree gets out of the blocks in the 400-meter hur-dles.
Jill Schulte takes the handoff from Jolee Walker in the 4x200.
Erin Chalupa and Wynonna Morris wait for the gun in the sprint medley at BGM.
