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YEAR IN REVIEWBy AMY HANSENOST news editor • ahan-sen@osceolaiowa.com

Editor’s note: The Osceola Sentinel-Tribune has chosen the 10 biggest stories from the past year. They will be run in chronological order of ap-pearance in the paper.

Feb. 27: Clarke Superin-tendent Benita Gonzales resigns

Clarke Community S c h o o l Board ap-p r o v e d the resig-nation of S u p e r i n -t e n d e n t B e n i t a Gonzales d u r i n g a school board meeting in February.

The boardroom was packed during the meeting and seating became limited to standing room only. Jim Audlehelm, former Clarke school board member, was also in attendance.

Gonzales’ letter of resig-nation to the school board states, “I am submitting my letter of resignation effec-tive June 30, 2014, so I may pursue other professional opportunities. It is also my hope that notice at this point will give the district appro-priate time to conduct their search for a replacement. I have had the pleasure of working with many quality people and have enjoyed the time spent at Clarke. I ap-preciate the opportunity to have been a part of Clarke CSD and wish the very best for the future of this learn-ing community.”

Gonzales was with the school district for only one year.

April 17: Board hires Seid as superintendent

Clarke Community S c h o o l Board ap-p r o v e d Steve Seid as Clarke’s new super-intendent e f f e c t i v e July 1.

T h e board approved Seid as su-perintendent on a 4-2 vote with board members Dena White and Joe Deutsch vot-ing no. Board member Kelly Bailey was absent.

Seid’s two-year contract with an annual salary of $110,000 was approved.

Seid was familiar with the school district since he was the district’s interim su-perintendent from January through June 2013. He was a finalist for the full time superintendent position for the 2013-14 school year, however, that one-year con-

tract was awarded to Gon-zales spring 2013.

April 24: Judge rules in favor of CCRC’s eminent domain

It’s been many years in the making, but Clarke County Reservoir Commis-sion (CCRC) finally had its day in court.

On April 8, Judge Sher-man W. Phipps of the Fifth Judicial District of Iowa ruled CCRC’s ongoing Squaw Creek Watershed project is for a public use, public purpose or public im-provement as defined in the Iowa Code.

Therefore, CCRC may use the power of declara-tory judgment and eminent domain in the reservoir project.

Declaratory judgment is a court review for acquiring land for a public project. It authorizes CCRC to pur-chase land from voluntary sellers and exercise eminent domain for involuntary sell-ers within the area of the watershed project.

Eminent domain is the government’s power to take private property for public use by a state.

CCRC’s ongoing reser-voir project could provide a water supply for Osceola and Southern Iowa Rural Water Association (SIR-WA) with an 816-acre lake, which could provide 2.2 million gallons of water per day.

West Lake, the cur-rent water source, doesn’t meet the needs of Clarke County and SIRWA. The total project cost for the reservoir in the CCRC Squaw Creek Watershed is estimated at $37.6 million. Funding for the project in-cludes many sources, espe-cially funding from the lo-cal-option sales tax.

May 1: Casey’s in Murray opens

The doughnuts were stocked on the shelves. The gas pumps were ready to be used. The pizza was piping in the oven. The new Ca-sey’s General Store in Mur-ray opened for business this spring.

A store opening reception was held Thursday, April 24, at the Casey’s, which is located directly south of the school in Murray.

Many people and officials from Murray were there, as well as former Democratic Congressman Leonard Bo-swell and Robert J. Myers, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Ca-sey’s General Stores.

As for Casey’s amenities, it’s more than just the gas pumps outside of the store. The interior of the store offers customers snacks, drinks, doughnuts, pizza, a deli, soft serve ice cream and frozen slushy drinks.

“It’s a great thing for the community just to have a convenience store, to have a Casey’s here,” said Nik Wer-

ner, former mayor of Mur-ray. “ ... The amenities they provide is something the city really needed. The citizens really wanted it, and it’s just a huge boost for the city of Murray.”

During Werner’s term as mayor, he was instrumen-tal in starting the process of Murray acquiring a Casey’s store.

July 31: Softball team wins championship

If you want something badly enough, you can make it happen.

It was one year ago during a welcome home reception

for the Clarke’s runner-up state softball team that Coach Lindsay Diehl said, “We’re going to go back next year and we’re going to win the whole thing.”

She was right.The 3A softball title game

was a championship re-match between Clarke and Bondurant-Farrar.

Unlike last year, the odds turned in Clarke’s fa-vor with the Lady Indians winning 7-6 after a walkoff home run by senior Carley Robins.

After winning the title game, the softball team was escorted into Osceola by a

fleet of law enforcement ve-hicles.

The last time Clarke won a softball champi-onship title was in 1995. A homecoming reception pep rally was held Friday evening as dusk began to fall and the lights were turned on around the courthouse square.

“This group of kids is so special,” Diehl said. “They have made a tradition that I plan on going back to Fort Dodge over and over, so I hope that you’ll do it with us again next year. Thank you so much.”

Sept. 11: City approves new logo design

Osceola officially has a new city logo.

During a Sept. 2 Osceola City Council meeting, the council approved the “map” logo design that was pre-sented earlier this summer.

“Really, the intention of this logo is to be so diver-sified that there really isn’t a limit to what you can put into it,” said Andrew Clark with Spoke Communica-tions, a consultant on the logo project.

The logo is now city prop-erty.

The new city of Osceola logo has been a year-long project. There have been several public meetings and a committee was formed to help design the logo.

Eventually, the new logo

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OST photo by AMY HANSENRobert J. Myers, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Casey’s General Stores, left, displays a Murray Mustangs T-shirt he received as a gift during the opening ceremony of the new Casey’s General Store in Murray. Also pictured, from left, are Shelly Thomas, Kent Thomas, Murray Superintendent Alan Miller and former Democratic Congressman Leonard Boswell.

OST photo by AMY HANSENThe Clarke softball team celebrates their state championship win during a homecoming pep rally on the square in Osceola.

Contributed photoPictured is the design for the new logo for the city of Osceola.

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COLLEGE NEWS Graceland University

LAMONI — The honor roll lists for Graceland Uni-versity’s 2014 fall term have been announced. Students with a perfect 4.0 grade point average are named to the president’s list. Students with a GPA between 3.65 and 3.99 are named to the honors list. Students with a GPA between 3.25 and 3.64 are named to the dean’s list. The following students have been named to the presi-dent’s list:

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roll lists for Graceland Uni-versity’s 2014 fall term have been announced. Students with a perfect 4.0 grade point average are named to the president’s list. Students with a GPA between 3.65 and 3.99 are named to the honors list. Students with a GPA between 3.25 and 3.64 are named to the dean’s list.

The following students have been named to the Graceland University hon-ors list:

Deborah Morgan of Humeston

Zachary Robinson of Grand River

Jaeger named presidential scholar at AIB College of Business

Laura Jaeger of Osceola has been honored as a pres-idential scholar at AIB Col-lege of Business for the 2014 fall term.

“Our presidential scholars are the best of the best,” said AIB President Nancy Wil-liams. “Students like Laura have the ambition, the will and the talent to shine here and to be rising stars in the business world.”

AIB challenges all its stu-dents to make the most of the educational opportuni-

ties at the college to prepare for the careers they will be building in business, Wil-liams said.

“Laura and our other presidential scholars lead by example, inspiring everyone around them to aim higher and push harder,” she said.

To qualify as a presiden-tial scholar, Jaeger attained a grade point average of 3.80 or higher for the term. Jae-ger is earning a Bachelor of Science degree in account-ing at AIB.

Lamas named to honor roll at AIB College of Business

Alicia Lamas of Murray has been named to the hon-or roll at AIB College of Business for the 2014 fall term.

“I am always pleased by the academic success of our students,” said President Nancy Williams. “By chal-lenging themselves in the classroom and making the most of the educational op-

portunities offered at AIB, they are sure to be well-pre-pared to build their careers in the business world.”

To qualify for the honor roll, Lamas attained a grade point average of 3.0 to 3.49 for the term. Lamas is earn-ing a Bachelor of Science degree in contemporary business communications at AIB.

Grassley designated a ‘Friend of Farm Bureau’

Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa has been designated as a “Friend of Farm Bureau” for the 113th session of Con-gress that just concluded by the America Farm Bureau Federation.

Grassley received the award for his work to ad-vance agricultural interests across Iowa and the United States.

“I’m honored to receive this award,” Grassley said. “The work that family farm-ers do is valuable not just to the nation, but to the world, and I want to be sure their views are represented in Washington. I’ve made a strong commitment to sup-port agriculture in the U.S.

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reau” award is given out during each session of Con-gress to members who have supported Farm Bureau pol-icy. Recipients are nominat-ed by their respective state Farm Bureaus and approved by the American Farm Bu-reau Federation.

As one of only two work-ing family farmers in the U.S. Senate, Grassley works to be a voice for agriculture and rural America in Wash-ington through his work in the U.S. Senate and his roles on the finance, judiciary, budget, and agriculture com-mittees.

Members re-elected to Iowa State Fair Board

DES MOINES — Mem-bers were re-elected to the Iowa State Fair Board of Di-rectors during the State Ag-ricultural Convention held Dec. 12-14 in Des Moines.

Directors re-elected to two-year terms and their districts are Dave Hoffman, LeMars (northwest), James Romer, Ames (north central); Paul Vaassen, Dubuque (north-east); Gary VanAernam, Ex-ira (southwest); Jerry Parkin, Earlham (south central); and Gary McConnell, Bloomfield (southeast).

Delegates from six geo-graphic State Fair Board dis-tricts elect two board mem-bers each for a total of 12 directors. All terms are stag-gered two-year terms.

Other directors include Bill Neubrand, LeMars (north-west); Alan Brown, Hampton (north central); John Harms, Monticello (northeast); C.W.

Thomas, Guthrie Center (southwest); Randy Brown, Osceola (south central); and Bob Schlutz, Columbus Junc-tion (southeast).

A. Brown, Romer and Harms will serve the board as president, vice-president and treasurer, respectively.

Directors by office held are Gov. Terry Branstad (rep-resented by Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds), Secretary of Ag-riculture Bill Northey (rep-resented by Michael Naig), and Iowa State University President Dr. Steven Leath (represented by Dr. John Lawrence).

“Nothing Compares” to the 2015 Iowa State Fair is Aug. 13-23. The fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University Avenue, just 10 minutes east of downtown Des Moines. For more infor-mation, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.

Gilbert Home Comfort joins national network of home energy experts

LEON — Gilbert Home Comfort has joined the Dr. Energy Saver network, the nation’s leading network of home energy performance contractors.

As a certified dealer, they are dedicated to improving the comfort of their custom-ers’ homes while cutting en-ergy costs.

As a member of the Dr. Energy Saver network, Gil-bert Home Comfort uses a whole-house systems ap-proach to detect and resolve energy issues. This approach helps the homeowner to un-derstand how each system in their home affects every other system; for example, leaky ductwork might im-pact the efficiency of your heating and cooling system and a lack of air sealing will affect the efficiency of your insulation.

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Gilbert Home Comfort, formerly Gilbert Plumbing and Heating, is southern Iowa and northern Missou-ri’s leader in heating, cool-ing, electrical and plumbing service, having served the area for 30 years.

They are Iowa’s No. 1 Wa-terFurnace geothermal deal-er and offer a wide variety of heating, cooling, spray foam insulation, energy efficiency and indoor air quality solu-tions to fit everyone’s needs.

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December Shining Star Award WinnerIron Horse Neighborhood Grill

The December Shining Star award was presented by Warrior Osceola and Osceola Chamber Main Street to Iron Horse Neighborhood Grill in downtown Osceola.

The Iron Horse was nominated by several secret shoppers out of Chariton during a recent visit to Osceola. “The wait staff at Iron Horse was very friendly and upbeat,” they noted more than once. “The wait staff talked about different businesses with good attitudes and talked about how the owner of the Iron Horse had rehabbed the space. They also had a very positive attitude about all of the projects going on in the downtown or that were in the works.”

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Gary Wayne Wright Garden Grove

Gary was born on July 30, 1963 in Win-t e r s e t , Iowa and p a s s e d from this life on D e c e m -ber 18, 2014 in Des Moines, Iowa.

Committal services were 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24, at Iowa Veterans Cemetery

in Van Meter, Iowa.After graduating from

high school Gary joined the United States Air Force, and was stationed both in North Dakota and Alaska.

He spent several years on the West coast and was a Manager at McDonalds in Portland, Oregon for 8 years.

Gary moved back to Iowa to be closer to family in ear-ly 2000 and made his home in Garden Grove, Iowa where he was very active within the community. He served as a member of the Garden Grove Community Club and later as President

of the Community Club for several years. He was also very active in the Ameri-can Legion and served as the Commander of the lo-cal post.

Gary was preceded in death by his mother Nori-ne Wright, step-father, Da-vid Wright and step-moth-er Marie Gunter.

Those left to cherish his memory are his best friend and life partner John Rou-ze (Garden Grove), father Gene Gunter and wife Lana (Van Wert), sisters Shelley Bradford (Gar-den Grove), Tami Thomas (Murray), brothers Co-

lon Wright (Des Moines), Ralph Wright (Murray) and Bill Wright (Lorimor). Nieces Tiffany Mathes, Beth Lear, nephews, Mike Harts and Jesse Bradford as well as 6 great nieces and nephews.

He also leaves behind several uncles, aunts, cous-ins and the many friends he has made in life to cher-ish his memory. Memorials may be directed to the fol-lowing:

The Project and Primary Healthcare 1200 Univer-sity Ave. Suite 120 Des Moines, Iowa 50314

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Janis Buchholz Osceola

Janis Buchholz, 69, of Os-ceola died Dec. 25, 2014, at Southern Hills Spe-cialty Care in Osceola.

Services were noon T u e s d a y , Dec. 30, at Kale Funeral Home, 301 S. Main St. The Rev. J.R. Wheeler officiated. Memorials may be given to family. Online condolences may be left at www.kalefu-neralhome.com

Janis K. Buchholz was born Jan. 1, 1945, in St. Paul, Minn.

Janis lived in Osceola most of her adult life. She worked for Furnas Electric for more

than 30 years until they closed.

Janis attended Immanuel Lutheran Church.

Janis is survived by her sons, Ervin (Debra) Benz-Buchholz of Des Moines and Randy (Crys-tal) Buchholz of Murray; daughter Sandra (Dewey Fairbanks) Johnson of Des Moines; grandchildren she raised, Amber (Nate) Aller and Dylan Watkins, all of Osceola; grandchildren, Ka-tie Buchholz, Alex Youngq-uist and Jessica Protor, all of Murray, and Brandi, Destiny and Dakota Fairbanks, all of Des Moines; great-grand-daughters, Makayla Watkins and Khloe Aller, both of Os-ceola; three brothers, as well as other relatives and many friends.

Janis was preceded in death by her parents and a brother.

Buchholz

Silas S. Hofmann Jr. Chariton

Services for Silas S. Hofmann Jr., 84, of Chari-ton, will be 11 a.m. Satur-

day, Jan. 3, 2015, at Fielding Funeral Home in Chariton. Visitation with family pres-ent will be 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, and one hour prior to the service Sat-urday. Interment will be in Chariton Cemetery.

Donna Redman Van Wert

Donna Redman, 82, of Van Wert died Dec. 24, 2014, at Westview Acres in Leon.

Funeral services were 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, at Slade-O’Donnell Funeral Home in Leon. Interment was in Leon Cemetery. Me-morials may be given to the family to be established.

Murray School District audit report released

MURRAY — Hunt and Associates, P.C., certified public accountants, released an audit report on Murray Community School District.

The district’s revenues totaled $4,262,531 for the year ended June 30, 2014, a .9 percent increase from the prior year. Revenues included $1,182,525 in local tax, charges for services of $993,104, operating grants, contributions and restricted interest of $722,301, unre-stricted interest of $6,840 and other general revenues of $1,357,761.

Expenses for district op-erations totaled $4,019,523, a 5.4 percent increase from the prior year. Expenses included $2,248,004 for in-structional services, $459,411 for administration services and $295,179 for operation and maintenance of plant services.

A copy of the audit report is available for review in the district secretary’s office, in the office of the auditor of state and on the auditor of state’s website at http://audi-tor.iowa.gov/reports/index.html.

Latest Community Make a Difference Day a big successThe latest Community

Make a Difference Day (CMaDDay), held Satur-day, Dec. 6, was a big suc-cess.

The local community came together to collect approximately 20 carts of food, cleaning and per-sonal items for those in our community who are in need.

The event included teams going door to door collect-

ing donations, as well as a collection station at the Osceola Fareway store.

Postmaster Lisa Cracraft developed maps for the door-to-door teams. Fare-way manager Jeff DeForest and his staff for coordinat-ed collections and delivery of donations. A thank you to all community members who participated.

Winning teams were:First place: Bev Seeberg-

er (280 items)Second place: Julie Fur-

man, Jen Tidman, Brittany Bethards (181 items)

Third place: Julie, Han-nah, and Haley Pollard (152 items)

Fourth place: Resto-ration Ranch (40 items)

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The next CMaDDay is tentatively scheduled for April 5. It will be a “Stock-Up Day” similar to this one recently held. Additional CMaDDays are scheduled for April 25, June 27 and Aug. 29. Projects will be decided at a later date.

Influenza spreads across IowaAfter weeks of low to

moderate influenza levels in Iowa, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) re-ports statewide surveillance indicates flu activity is in-creasing.

The flu season typically peaks in February and can last as late as May. The most current surveillance shows cases of influenza have been confirmed by the State Hy-gienic Lab (SHL) in every region of the state and the geographic reach of influ-enza is now categorized as ‘widespread,’ the highest level.

In the last reporting week, the Iowa Influenza Surveil-lance Network indicated 130 influenza-related hospital-izations, mostly among those aged 64 or greater.

Several flu outbreaks have been reported in long-term care facilities, especially in central and western Iowa. The most common flu virus circulating is the influenza A(H3N2) strain, although

four different strains have been identified. In years when A(H3N2) viruses dom-inate, the flu season tends to be more severe with more hospitalizations and deaths.

Based upon CDC’s na-tional estimates, an average of 300,000 Iowans get the flu every year and together, flu and its complication of pneu-monia cause an average of 1,000 deaths yearly in Iowa.

The flu vaccine is the best defense against getting influ-enza; however, because some of the A(H3N2) viruses may only be partially covered in the vaccine, it’s even more important to take personal actions to help prevent the spread of illness. Remember the 3Cs: Cover your coughs and sneezes; Clean your hands frequently; and Con-tain germs by staying home when ill.

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ness. Anti-viral medications can make flu illness shorter and reduce the risk of ending up in the hospital or dying from influenza. Antivirals work best if started within 48 hours or sooner of when flu symptoms begin.

The flu is a respiratory ill-ness caused by viruses. The flu comes on suddenly and symptoms may include fever, headache, tiredness, cough, sore throat, nasal conges-tion, and body aches. Illness typically lasts two to seven days. Influenza may cause severe illness or even death in people such as the very young or very old, or those who have underlying health conditions. (The “stomach bug” which causes diarrhea and vomiting is not caused by the influenza virus but usually by norovirus; thus, the flu vaccine will not pro-tect you against this illness.)

Influenza is not a ‘re-portable disease’ in Iowa, which means doctors are not required to notify IDPH each time a patient tests positive for influenza; how-ever, IDPH conducts year-round influenza surveillance through the Iowa Influenza Surveillance Network.

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will be found on city ve-hicles, business cards, sig-nage, letterheads, shirts and more.

The new logo is actually two different versions that are essentially the same design. There’s a large version of the logo, as well as a smaller one.

Sept. 18: CCRC ap-proves first purchase of land

It was a day that had been decades in the mak-ing.

During a Sept. 11 CCRC meeting, the commission unanimously approved the purchase of land from Lin-da Abbott and Rick Oshel for the reservoir project in Clarke County.

“We did get it done and it is a red-letter day for us. Our number one purchase and Rick has always want-ed to be the first one,” said CCRC member Sandy Kale. “And, I congratulate him and thank him and his family from the deepest part of our hearts. This is a big day for us.”

The sale was for 11.38 acres, and the purchase price of the property was $22,760. While this first sale went fairly easy, not all landowners in the reservoir project area have been in favor of the CCRC’s project and it has played out in court.

An appeal from local landowners was filed May 6 in Clarke County Court-house on the judge’s rul-ing in the CCRC court case. The case could end up before the Iowa Su-preme Court.

However, the CCRC has the power to purchase land during the appeal process.

Sept. 25: Hoven’s chiro-practic license reinstated

An Osceola chiroprac-tor who had his license

suspend-ed for i n a p p r o -priate sex-ual com-ments and touch ing of pa-tients has had his license reinstated and put on permanent probation.

According to the Iowa Board of Chiropractic, Stuart Hoven with Clarke County Chiropractic and Winterset Family Chiro-practic, engaged in uneth-ical conduct or practiced harmful or detrimental ac-tions to the public.

It was determined Hoven had improper sex-ual conduct with, or made suggestive, lewd, lascivi-ous or improper remarks or advances to a patient numerous times in 2005, 2009 and 2012.

According to court doc-uments released Sept. 17, this is Hoven’s “last op-portunity to demonstrate that he is capable of prac-ticing chiropractic in a competent, professional and ethical manner.”

Oct. 30: Fire destroys Osceola Farm and Home

A devastating fire at Os-ceola Farm & Home began approximately 5:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 26.

No injuries were report-ed with the fire, which is fortunate since the inferno was severe enough to have eight area fire depart-ments respond to the call for mutual aid.

The farm and home building, which also housed a tire shop, was considered a total loss af-ter the fire.

Jeff Edwards, owner of the long-standing Osceola business, said they will re-build the store.

It was later determined Osceola Volunteer Fire Department’s gear be-

came saturated with chem-icals and oils while com-bating the fire. The gear was sent to be cleaned in Minneapolis, Minn., but the damage was too great.

The gear is reportedly ruined and must be re-placed, which could cost $40,000 or more.

Nov. 13: Clarke cheer-leaders win state title

The Clarke cheerlead-ers, coached by Jennifer Pollard, won a Class 2A state championship Satur-day, Nov. 1, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.

“I am so unbelievably proud of these girls,” Pollard said. “They have worked so hard over the last couple months per-fecting their routines.”

The Indian cheer squad won the timeout cheer di-vision state title, marking the first time it has ever brought home a trophy from the state competition. The girls also competed in the stunt group division, and had performances by two stunt groups.

Three members of the Clarke team were chosen

to perform on the All-Star Cheer Squad, which is made up of 200 cheerlead-

ers from around Iowa.Participating on the All-

Star Cheer Squad from

Clarke were Samantha Stickels, Katie VanGundy and Lyndsey Jackson.

YEAR IN REVIEW:

OST photo by AMY HANSENThe fire at Osceola Farm & Home was considered a total loss. This is a view of the north side of the building after the fire.

Contributed photoMembers of the Clarke cheerleading squad that won the Class 2A state championship in the timeout cheer division are front row, from left: Katie VanGundy, Joni Burris, Sofia Contreras, Carter Cooley and Kelsie Grimm. Back row, from left: Mackenzee Erlewine, Samantha Stickels, Jordan Heath, Katie Carney, Lyndsey Jackson and Shelby Heston. Not pictured: Coach Jennifer Pollard.

Hoven

The bedroom: The key to a restful night’s sleepBPT) — Whether snug-

gling in for the night or just trying to catch a few quick winks, your environment plays an important role in determining if you’re counting sheep or counting Zzzs. From noise reduction to lighting, there are a few easy ways you can turn your bedroom into a tranquil oa-sis.

“A third of the adult pop-ulation suffers from insom-nia from time to time, but only about 6 percent meet the criteria for an actual sleep disorder,” said Dr. Christina Brown from the Florida School of Profes-sional Psychology at Argosy University in Tampa. “In a good number of cases, get-

ting to sleep and staying asleep is a matter of your surroundings.”

Anne Holic, interior de-sign instructor at The Art Institute of Washington, a branch of The Art Institute of Atlanta, focuses on areas of the bedroom that you may want to re-evaluate in order to create the sleep haven you’ve been craving. These include lighting, fur-niture and decor.

Lighting:Humans were created to

be in-synch with the sun cy-cle. For this reason, Holic recommends installing dim-mer switches on your lights, which she says can mim-ic the way the sun works. Holic also recommends us-

ing window treatments such as blinds or heavy drapes to eliminate light.

Both Brown and Holic warn about electronics that provide artificial light in the bedroom. “Get rid of your phones, TVs and tab-lets while in bed. The artifi-cial light will interrupt your sleep cycle and keep your brain activated, making it harder to get to sleep and keep you off the more nat-ural sleep patterns,” Brown said.

Furniture and decor:Holic emphasizes that

paint colors are important. You want to choose colors that are calm, such as blues, greens or a calm violet and avoid colors in the red fam-

ily. In addition to color, Holic says people are think-ing more environmentally and choosing paints with low or no volatile organic compound (VOC).

Simplifying the space is critical, according to Holic. She says that along with the TVs and computers, exer-cise equipment and any oth-er potential disturbances should be removed from the bedroom. Don’t forget to include some inspiring art-work that is meaningful and brings you feelings of calm.

Make sure you have a comfortable mattress, and think about adding an area rug to your bedroom. “Area rugs give a cozy feeling to the room,” says Holic.

“They work well, because carpets can harbor a lot of dust and mold.”

Brown recommended a white noise machine or ceiling fan to drown out the background noise. Holic agrees, adding that white noise, like the hum of a ceiling fan, can reduce the background noise you hear by about 20 percent.

If you are interested in following some of the prin-ciples of feng shui in your bedroom, Holic suggests keeping the bed away from doors and anchoring the bed with a strong head-board and nightstands on both sides.

Both Holic and Brown agreed that keeping your

home cooler during the night will help you sleep better. Keep your thermo-stat at the most comfortable cool setting, as changes in your body’s thermal regula-tion will wake you.

“In the short-term, just one sleep-deprived night can interfere with your abil-ity to concentrate, affect your mood and even make you drowsy during the day,” explained Brown. If get-ting healthier is a goal for you, make getting adequate sleep part of your plan.

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According to a report re-leased by the Department of Health and Human Ser-vices, 18,913 people in Iowa selected plans through the Health Insurance Market-place leading up to the De-cember 15 deadline for cov-erage beginning Jan. 1, 2015.

About 86 percent of Io-wans who selected health insurance plans in the first month of open enrollment were determined eligible for financial assistance to low-er their monthly premiums, compared to 81 percent who selected plans over a similar period last year.

Of the 18,913 Iowans who selected a plan, 51 percent reenrolled in a Marketplace plan in 2015 and 49 percent

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Because the automatic re-enrollment process for the 37 states using the Health-Care.gov platform (includ-ing Iowa) began on Dec. 16 and was completed for the vast majority of consumers on Dec. 18, the report with data through December 15 does not fully capture the number of people who se-lected plans leading up to the deadline for Jan. 1, 2015 coverage.

“We’re pleased that in Iowa 18,913 people signed

up for Marketplace cover-age during the first month of open enrollment. The vast majority were able to lower their costs even fur-ther by getting tax credits, making a difference in the bottom lines of so many families,” HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell said. “In-terest in the Marketplace has been strong during the first month of open enroll-ment. We still have a ways to go and a lot of work to do before February 15, but this is an encouraging start.”

Nationwide, more than 4 million people signed up for the first time or reen-rolled in coverage for 2015 during the first month of open enrollment. That in-

cludes more than 3.4 mil-lion people who selected a plan in the 37 states that are using the HealthCare.gov platform for 2015 (includ-ing Iowa), and more than 600,000 consumers who se-lected plans in the 14 states that are operating their own Marketplace platform for 2015.

HHS also released a Weekly Enrollment Snap-shot that captures more recent enrollment activity in the Marketplace. The Weekly Snapshot shows that from Nov. 15 to Dec. 26, nearly 6.5 million con-sumers selected a plan or were automatically reen-rolled.

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6 THURSDAY • JANUARY 1, 2015 OSCEOLA SENTINEL-TRIBUNESPORTS

What a year it was.2014 was a historic year for

athletes and teams in the OST coverage area. Area athletes left their mark at the state lev-el during the past year, while some athletes cemented their names in lore for years to come.

Here’s a look back at 2014 with the OST’s top 10 sports stories of the year, as compiled by OST sports editor Scott Vicker.

• 1. Clarke softball wins Class 3A state championship — In many ways, it was a fairy tale season for the Lady Indi-ans. And at the end of the fairy tale, the Lady Indians brought home their second state cham-pionship trophy, and first since 1995.

The championship run in-cluded its fair share of dramatic moments, none more dramat-ic than senior Carley Robins’ w a l k o f f home run in the bot-tom of the s e v e n t h inning in the Class 3A state champion-ship game a g a i n s t Bondurant-Farrar.

Clarke took control of the game early with a 6-1 lead over the Lady Jays, who had knocked off the Lady Indians in the 2013 state championship game.

But Bondurant-Farrar bat-tled back to tie the game 6-6 in the top of the seventh inning.

Facing a 2-2 count, Robins smoked a Keely Bycroft pitch over the left field fence, clear-

ing the bleachers, sending the Clarke dugout and cheering section into a frenzy.

The dugout quickly rushed onto the field and awaited a grinning Robins at home plate, as the Lady Indians pre-vailed 7-6.

It was the fifth home run Robins hit in six career games at the state tournament.

Clarke had plenty of dra-matic moments leading up to Robins’ championship-game blast, as well.

The Lady Indians, who won their third-straight South Cen-tral Conference championship in 2014, needed a walkoff base hit from freshman Vanessa Bakley just to reach the state tournament for the second straight year.

It was also the second straight year Clarke reached the state tournament thanks to a walkoff base hit in the regional final. In the 2014 re-gional final, Robins came up big with an outfield assist from left field to Kassidy Spurgin at home plate, throwing out the go-ahead run to end the inning, keeping the game tied.

In the state tournament opener, pitcher Libby Bemis tossed the 13th perfect game in state tournament history, as the Lady Indians quickly dispatched Spirit Lake 13-0 in three innings.

In the state semifinals, the Lady Indians endured several weather delays and didn’t start their game with Greene Coun-ty until 11:02 p.m. The game concluded at 12:22 a.m., with the state championship game scheduled for that afternoon.

Clarke defeated Greene County 4-1, setting up the re-

match with Bondurant-Far-rar in the state championship game.

Robins and Bemis were named to the Class 3A All-Tournament Team for the second consecutive year, and were joined by teammates Bakley and Ally Deutsch. Be-mis was named the captain of the all-tournament team.

Head coach Lindsay Diehl was a seventh-grader in 1995 when the Lady Indians made their first appearance at the state tournament and won the state championship.

“I’ll never forget being up here and seeing them win,” an emotional Diehl said after the 2014 state championship game. “I wish I could have done it myself as a player. But to do it as a coach is a really special experience. And to do it in my hometown is even more. I’m so proud of these kids and I’m proud to be a Clarke Indian.”

• 2. Central Decatur foot-ball makes it to 1A quarterfi-nal — Heading into week sev-en of the 2014 season, Central Decatur needed a win against Woodward-Granger in order to keep its playoff hopes alive.

Peyton Gilbert had been out since the first game of the season with a foot injury and wasn’t set to return until the playoffs. But Gilbert knew he could help his team if he returned. And that’s exactly what happened.

Gilbert returned for the Woodward-Granger game, recording 13.5 total tackles on defense, and Trenton Wells had one of his many big games throughout the season as the Cardinals won 38-20, securing

a playoff spot.That win started a run of

Central Decatur dominance. The Cardinals dispatched of non-district opponent Clarke 58-20 the following week and then in the final week of the season knocked off district champion Van Meter 32-14.

Central Decatur, seeded third from District 8, led Pella Christian 18-14 at halftime in the playoff opener, eventually pulling away fro a 38-14 win to set up a rematch with District 8 champion Van Meter.

For the second time in just 11 days, the Cardinals routed Van Meter. Central Decatur knocked off the Bulldogs 39-7, improving to 9-2 for the sea-son and advancing to the state quarterfinals for the first time since head coach Jon Peder-sen’s first year at the helm in 2004.

After Van Meter took an early 7-0 lead, Central De-catur scored 39 unanswered points to end the game.

The Cardinals then had to travel 187 miles to take on top-ranked and four-time defend-ing state champion Iowa City Regina in the quarterfinals.

A 43-yard touchdown run by sophomore Rayden Bo-swell tied the game at 14-14 in the second quarter. But the CD offense ran out of gas against the high-powered Re-gals, as the Cardinals eventual-ly fell 56-14.

“Every year, after the sea-son is over you think ‘Could we have done this?’ We don’t have that feeling this year,” Pedersen said after the game. “Our kids did everything we could. We fought through a lot of injury adversity this year. Once we got people back, our district champion we beat twice handily.

“We fought through that and I’m very, very proud of our team. We played an extremely good team for a quarter and a half and then just ran out of gas. Are you disappointed you lost? Sure, but also very, very blessed to coach a team that played as well as they did.”

Central Decatur was re-warded for its impressive postseason run by having four players named to the INA’s all-state football teams.

Wells, who led the state in total yardage and ranked third in touchdowns, was named to the Class 1A’s first-team of-fense at a utility position. He was joined on the first team by senior defensive back Noah Bishop.

Gilbert earned a sec-ond-team nod at linebacker and junior wide receiver Pey-ton Pedersen, who ranked fifth in Class 1A in receiving yards, also received second-team honors.

• 3. Libby Bemis — Three-sport standout Libby Bemis left a lasting legacy at Clarke, and in the process, won the 2014 South Central Iowa Female Athlete of the Year Award presented by the Cres-ton News Advertiser and Os-ceola Sentinel-Tribune.

She joined former team-

mate Sarah Pate as a winner of the award, in just its second year of existence.

Bemis broke Clarke school records in basketball and ten-nis and was a central part of the team’s softball success over recent years.

She put up all-state caliber numbers in basketball as a senior, averaging 16.0 points per game and pulling down a school-record 8.2 rebounds per game while playing the point guard position.

Bemis was a part of three straight South Central Con-ference championships in basketball from her freshman through junior seasons.

On the tennis court, Bemis broke Clarke’s school record for career wins, best-ing the mark of her former d o u b l e s p a r t n e r Kylar Mc-Cann. She finished her career with an overall record of 114-16, in-cluding a 50-5 record in singles matches and a 64-11 record in doubles matches.

She qualified for the 2013 State Tennis Meet in doubles competition with McCann.

Bemis was a part of four straight South Central Confer-ence championship teams in tennis, one of which posted a perfect score at the conference tournament.

Combining conference team championships across her three sports, Bemis won a total of 10 South Central Con-ference team championships — four in tennis and three each in basketball and softball.

But it was on the softball di-amond where Bemis saw her greatest success.

Bemis hit .396 during her senior campaign with a team-leading six home runs

and 24 RBI. In the pitching circle, she finished 24-3 with an earned run average of 1.15.

She pitched just the 13th perfect game in state tourna-ment history during the open-ing-round 13-0 victory over Spirit Lake.

She was named to the Class 3A All-Tournament Team at state softball in both 2013 and 2014 and was named the captain of the 2014 all-tour-nament team. In addition, she received first-team all-state honors in both 2013 and 2014.

Bemis signed a National Letter of Intent and now plays softball at Minnesota State University in Mankato, Minn.

• 4. Kate Patton — Anoth-er top contender for the 2014 South Central Iowa Female Athlete of the Year Award, former Murray standout Kate Patton excelled in every sports season.

Patton capped off her volleyball career in 2013 by breaking school records for most assists in a season (666) and assists per game (7.84).

During the 2013-14 basket-ball season, she led the Lady Mustangs with 18.7 points per game, 99 assists and 139 steals. Her 99 as-sists ranked 11th in Class 1A and her 139 steals ranked third.

She was named unanimous first-team all-conference in the Bluegrass Conference, named to the all-district team and received second-team all-state honors in Class 1A by the INA.

Patton broke Murray school records for most points in a game (31), most points in a

2014 Year in Review

OST photo by SCOTT VICKERClarke head softball coach Lindsay Diehl leaps into the air in celebration as senior Mackenzi Otto (5) scores the winning run in Clarke’s walkoff victory in the regional finals to advance to the state tournament.

Leon Journal-Reporter photo by COREY LINDSEYCentral Decatur senior quarterback Trenton Wells looks for running room against eventual state champion Iowa City Regina during a Class 1A state quarterfinal game.

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season (429), most points in a career (1,340) and most steals in a career (442).

Throughout her career, Patton had her most success at the state level in track and field.

During her senior year, she won Bluegrass Conference championships in the 100 me-ters, 200 meters and 400 me-ters, while also placing fourth in the long jump.

She qualified for the Drake Relays in the 100 meter dash for the second straight year, where she finished 14th out of 24 in 12.87 seconds, improv-ing from her 24th seed place.

At the 2014 Co-ed State Track Meet, Patton finished fourth in the Class 1A 100 meter dash, running 12.86 seconds. She placed third in the 200 meter dash in 26.32 seconds and finished 16th in the 400 meter dash in 1:02.93.

She owns Murray school records in the long jump, 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 me-ters and is part of the school record 4x400 relay team.

In softball, Patton hit .422 with a team-leading five home runs and four triples to go with 29 RBI. She was perfect in stolen bases, going 21-for-21. Patton finished the season with a 24-3 record in the pitching circle with an ERA of 1.61.

She helped Murray win back-to-back Bluegrass Con-ference championships in softball and was named a first-team all-stater in Class 1A.

She is currently continuing her track and field career at Central College.

• 5. Keith Shields resigns as Murray football coach — After leading Murray to five playoff appearances in 15 years at the helm, Keith Shields resigned as head coach of the Murray football team in March.

Shields coached the Mus-tangs for 15 seasons, succeed-ing Dennis Shaw. He had five playoff teams in 2000, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. His team in 2011 was state runner-up, and the 2012 team returned to the UNI-Dome in the semifi-nals.

His overall record with the

Mustangs was 95-52.Murray had a winning re-

cord under Shields in 11 of 15 seasons, including 10 of the last 11. He was the Iowa Football Coaches Association 8-player Coach of the Year after the 12-2 season in 2011, when the Mustangs captured their first-ever playoff wins en route to the championship game against Fremont-Mills.

During his tenure, Shields passed current staff member and elementary principal, Danny Jensen, in football coaching victories at Murray.

Shields said he has a long list of memories from his 15 years as head coach, but none top the run of games in the second half of the 2011 sea-son.

“After losing at Adair-Ca-sey by 40 points midway through the season, we went on a winning streak that took us to the state championship game,” Shields said. “After getting a huge win in an excit-ing week nine game at CAM (to get a home play-off game), we attained our num-ber one goal of 2011 by win-ning the first playoff game in Murray history against Twin Cedars. We then carried that momentum to a dominating home victory over longtime nemeses Lenox. The quarter-final road win at A-C to get to the UNI-Dome is probably at the top of my list, and then to defeat Clarksville in the semis will be a stretch of games that is hard to top.”

Former Lamoni head coach Taylor Fulton succeed-ed Shields as head coach and went 1-8 in his first season.

• 6. Heilman medals at state wrestling — Interstate 35’s Bobby Heilman opened the 2014 Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament with a loss to eventual run-ner-up Mario Pena of Hamp-ton-Dumont by fall in 3:25.

The then-senior heavy-weight then needed to win two matches or be eliminated from his first-ever appearance at the state tournament.

Heilman responded with a run that included three

straight pins, guaranteeing himself at least sixth place, and giving himself a shot at third place on the last day of the tournament.

Heilman pinned Atlantic’s Jezidiah Phippen in 3:37 and then decked North Fayette Valley’s Dalton Lape in 1:33. That’s when he got a familiar opponent in Benton Commu-nity’s Quintin Taylor, who Heilman pinned in just 58 seconds.

“It’s my sister’s boyfriend, so that made it interesting,” Heilman said with a smile af-ter the match. “I came out, I wanted to be tough right off the whistle. I got my foot stuck in the mat and he pushed me back and I kind of bailed out. I built my base, and I felt his weight wasn’t on me and was pushing into me, so I went for the roll and I stuck him.”

Heilman lost to Monti-cello’s Daniel Pike by fall in 2:45 and then was pinned by Solon’s Logan Linderbaum in 2:25 in the fifth-place match.

Then-head coach Randy Calvert said the key to Hei-lman’s success at the state tournament was how much he had improved in just the two weeks leading up to state.

• 7. Interstate 35 girls track — Back-to-back Pride of Iowa championships and sea-son best after season best at state track.

By the end of the season, Interstate 35 girls track was running on all cylinders.

The Roadrunners won their second straight POI girls track championship and third out of the past four years.

Then-senior Holly McKin-ney led the way, winning four gold medals at the conference meet for the Roadrunners. As a team, I-35 won seven events.

McKinney swept the indi-vidual distance events, win-ning the 3,000 meters, the 1,500 meters and the 800 me-ters for Interstate 35.

She also teamed up with Rachel Flickinger, Miranda Hahn and Cheyenne Hiatt to win the distance medley relay in 4:40.71.

The quartet of Jenna Sand-quist, Flickinger, Natalie Johnson and Maddie Albers teamed up to win the sprint medley relay and the 4x100 relay.

Albers won an individual gold medal of her own, win-

ning the 100 meters in 13.17 seconds.

McKinney won a pair of medals at the 2014 Co-ed State Track Meet in May. She finished eighth in the Class 2A 3,000 meters, running a 17-second personal best time of 11:00.96, breaking the In-terstate 35 school record in the event.

She ran another personal best in the 800 meters, fin-ishing 13th overall in 2:25.94. She capped her weekend with perhaps her best race of the meet, running a 15-second personal best in the 1,500 me-ters to finish fifth in 4:56.45.

The quartet of Sandquist, Flickinger, Johnson and Al-bers finished 13th in the sprint medley relay.

• 8. Simon third at state golf — Central Decatur’s Noah Simon, a junior at the time, finished in a three-way tie for third place at the Class 1A Boys State Golf Meet at the American Legion Memorial Golf Course in Marshalltown in June.

Simon recorded a 36-hole score of 150, finishing just three strokes back of leaders Chris Cooksley of East Bu-chanan and Josh McCormick of Alta-Aurelia.

Cooksley, a freshman, won on the first hole of a sud-den-death playoff between the two golfers who were tied at 147.

Simon tied for third with Bishop Garrigan’s Josh Mar-low and Grundy Center’s Lane Bangasser.

The Central Decatur junior entered Saturday’s play in second place with his round of 73, three strokes back of first-day leader McCormick.

Simon made the turn af-ter his first nine holes in first place at 1-under par.

He was unable to keep that pace going, but still found himself in a favorable position entering day two of the tour-nament.

After carding a round of 77 on Saturday, however, Simon dropped back into third place, as Cooksley recorded a sec-ond-day score of 72 to charge up the leaderboard.

“Well it didn’t end quite how I wanted, but I guess third isn’t too bad,” Simon said via twitter after the tour-nament. “Dumb decisions at times, but a great learning ex-

perience for sure.”• 9. Morris and Jamison

qualify for state tennis — The Clarke doubles team of se-niors Colin Morris and Jared Jamison came up one win short of earning a medal here last weekend at the Class 1A Boys State Tennis Meet at Byrne’s Park Tennis Center.

Morris and Jamison were eliminated from the tourna-ment in the consolation sec-ond round in a 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 loss to the third-seeded Pel-la team of Palmer and Van Maanen.

It ended the Clarke dou-bles team’s season with a re-cord of 23-3.

Morris and Jamison en-tered the state meet with a record of 22-1 and won a hard-fought match in the first round against the Pella team of Dykestra and Jones 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-5).

The top-seeded Mahari-shi duo of Nite and Sawhney defeated Morris and Jamison 6-1, 6-1, eventually going on to win the Class 1A doubles championship.

That sent Morris and Jamison into the consolation bracket, where they lost to Palmer and Van Maanen, who went on to place fourth. The Pella team of Dykestra and Jones finished seventh.

The Clarke tennis teams also continued their domi-nance of the South Central Conference.

The Clarke boys won their 15th conference title in 18 years, while the Lady Indians won their sixth title in 18 years and fifth title in a row.

The doubles team of Col-in Morris and Jared Jami-son rolled to the conference championship, not playing a match closer than 10-2. Yahia Aly and Jacob Redman took third place.

Senior Libby Bemis won the girls singles title, winning matches of 10-2 and 10-1 on her way to the finals. Bemis defeated Davis County fresh-man Jordyn Thompson 10-6 in the finals.

The doubles team of Tracy Morgan and Cassidy Bier-brodt rolled to the doubles title.

• 10. Raising the ‘Barr’ at state track — A group of young Clarke track and field athletes gained valuable ex-perience at the 2014 Co-ed

State Track Meet, and in the process, raised the bar for 2015 expectations.

Leading the way for Clarke was sophomore Alexis Barr in the high jump.

Barr cleared 5-0 and took three solid a t tempts at 5-2, eas-ily having c l e a r e d the bar on each at-tempt, but just clip-ping the bar with her heels on the way down on all three attempts.

The Clarke school record holder in the event finished in a five-way tie for eighth place, having not missed an attempt until 5-2.

Freshman Bailey Zimmer-man finished 12th overall in the 100 hurdles with her time of 16.55.

The Zimmerman twins (Bailey and Solanna), along with Allyssa May and Bron-wyn Miller teamed to take 17th place in the Class 2A shuttle hurdle relay.

That group also improved on their seeding and ran a season’s best time of 1:10.84.

For the Clarke boys, soph-omores Kooper Brimm and Rich Wilkins gained valuable experience in their first ap-pearances at the state meet.

Brimm finished 21st in the discus with a throw of 125-1, while Wilkins tied for 23rd in the high jump with a clear-ance of 5-8.

Honorable mentionFebruary — Interstate 35 fresh-

man Gracey Griglione and Central Decatur junior Hallie Linhart earn all-state honors in basketball.

April — Central Decatur junior Hallie Linhart finishes 15th at Drake Relays in high jump com-petition.

June — Murray’s Seth Nerness commits to Iowa State University to play football.

July — Interstate 35 softball wins Pride of Iowa Conference championship. Murray soft-ball wins share of Bluegrass Conference championship.

October — Interstate 35 girls repeat as Pride of Iowa Conference champions in cross country. I-35 foreign exchange student Marie Reitingerova comes up one spot short of qualifying for state cross country.

November — Murray senior Hannah Barber earns all-state volleyball honors for second year in a row. Former Murray standout Seth Nerness wins state football championship in North Carolina with Southlake Christian Academy, earns first-team all-state honors.

2014:

Shields

Barr

PUBLIC NOTICEBoard of SupervisorsDecember 15, 2014

The Supervisors met in regular ses-sion, in the Courthouse with the follow-ing members present: Marvin McCann,Larry Keller and Myron Manley. Alsopresent, Auditor Janice White, SheriffBill Kerns and Bill Black. ChairmanMcCann called the meeting to order at9:00 a.m. Manley made a motion to ap-prove the agenda, seconded by Keller.All Ayes.

Moved by Manley, seconded byKeller, to approve the reappointment ofGeorge James as Doyle TownshipTrustee to fill a vacancy, term startingJanuary 2, 2015, and ending December31, 2018. All Ayes.

Moved by Keller, seconded by Man-ley to approve Sheriff Kerns hiring ofGeorge Barber as courthousesecurity/road deputy, beginning De-cember 15, 2014, at a starting salary of$41,483.14. All Ayes.

Having completed agenda items andhaving no other business, Keller made amotion to adjourn, seconded by Man-ley. All Ayes. Meeting adjourned at12:00 noon.

Signed: Marvin McCann, Chairman.Attest: Janice M White, Auditor

IOWA DISTRICT COURT IN ANDFOR CLARKE COUNTY

IN THE MATTER:DANNY BUTCHERvs.K. B.a minor

05201 CNCV012058ORDER

FOR HEARINGA petition has been filed to change

the name of the minor child herein. Thefather has not consented. A hearing isset as scheduled below for the presenta-tion of evidence to determine if thename change should be granted withoutthe father's consent.

Hearing is scheduled on 01/29/2015at 1:30 PM at the Clarke County Court-house, 100 S. Main, Osceola, IA 50213.

IT IS SO ORDERED this 26th day ofNovember, 2014

If you need assistance to participatein court due to a disability, call the dis-ability coordinator at (515) 286-3394.Persons who are hearing or speech im-paired may call Relay Iowa TTY (1-800-735-2942). Disability coordina-tors cannot provide legal advice.

5RCV01If you need assistance to participate

in court due to a disability, call the dis-ability coordinator at (515) 286-3394.Persons who are hearing or speech im-paired may call Relay Iowa TTY (1-800-735-2942). Disability coordina-tors cannot provide legal advice.

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTCLARKE COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF ESTATE OFOrrin E. Johnson, Deceased.Probate No. ESPR009933

NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OFAPPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR,AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

To All Persons Interested in the Es-tate of Orrin E Johnson, Deceased, whodied on or about December 16, 2010:

You are hereby notified that on the17th day of December, 2014, the lastwill and testament of. .Orrin E. Johnson,deceased, bearing date of the 4th day ofMay, 1970, *First Codicil datedSeptember 13, 2001 was admitted toprobate in the above named court andthat Trenneth O. Johnson was appoint-ed executor of the estate.

Any action to set aside the will mustbe brought in the district court of saidcounty within the later to occur of fourmonths from the date of the secondpublication of this notice or one monthfrom the date of mailing of this noticeto all heirs of the decedent and deviseesunder the will whose identities are rea-sonably ascertainable, or thereafter beforever barred.

Notice is further given that all per-sons indebted to the estate are requestedto make immediate payment to the un-dersigned, and creditors having claimsagainst the estate shall file them withthe clerk of the above named districtcourt, as provided by law, duly authen-ticated, for allowance, and unless sofiled by the later to occur of fourmonths from the second publication ofthis notice or one month from the dateof mailing of this notice (unless other-wise allowed or paid) a claim is there-after forever barred.

Dated this 17th day of December,2014.

*Designate Codicil(s) if any, withdate(s).Probate Code Section 304Attorney for the ExecutorReynoldson & Van Werden L,L.P., 200 West Jefferson, P.O. Box 199, Osceola, IA 50213

Trenneth O. JohnsonExecutor of the Estate

1722 140th Avenue Murray, IA 50174

Date of second publication: January 8, 2015

NOTICE TO CREDITORS, HEIRSAND BENEFICIARIES OF DAR-

RELL E. FLAHERTY, DECEASED,AND THE DARRELL E. FLAHER-

TY REVOCABLE TRUSTIn The Matter Of:Darrell E. Flaherty Revocable

Trust U/A/D June 4, 2010To: All persons regarding Darrell E.

Flaherty, Deceased, who died on orabout the 28th day of November, 2014.

You are hereby notified that June E.Flaherty, 1723 Kendall Street, Osceola,Iowa 50213-8393, is serving as Trusteeof the Darrell E. Flaherty RevocableTrust under agreement dated June 4,2010. At this time, no probate adminis-tration is contemplated with regard tothe Estate of Darrell E. Flaherty, De-ceased.

Any action to contest the validity ofthe Trust must be brought in the Dis-trict Court of Osceola County, Iowa,within the later to occur of four (4)months from the date of the secondpublication of this Notice, or thirty (30)days from the date of mailing this No-tice to all heirs of the Decedent andbeneficiaries under the Trust whoseidentities are reasonably ascertainable.Any claim not filed within this periodshall be forever barred.

Notice is further given that all per-sons indebted to the Decedent or to theTrust are requested to make immediatepayment to the undersigned Trustee.Creditors having claims against theTrust must mail them to the Trustee atthe address listed below via certifiedmail, return receipt requested. Unlesscreditor claims are mailed by the laterto occur of four (4) months from thedate of the second publication of thisNotice or thirty (30) days from the dateof mailing this Notice, a claim shall beforever barred, unless otherwise al-lowed or paid.

Dated this 23rd day of December,2014.

Darrell E. Flaherty Revocable Trust U/A/D June 4, 2010

By: June E. Flaherty, Trustee1723 Kendall Street

Osceola, IA 50213-8393Christine B. LongBradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave, P.C.801 Grand Avenue, Suite 3700Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2008Attorney for Said Trust and Trustee

IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTFOR CLARKE COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF

ICA WINIFRED JOHNSON, DECEASED

PROBATE NO. ESPR009934NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL

AND CODICILS, OF APPOINTMENTOF EXECUTOR AND NOTICE TO

CREDITORSTo all persons interested in the estate

of Ica Winifred Johnson, Deceased,who died on or about November 11,2014:

You are hereby notified that on De-cember 19, 2014, the last will and testa-ment of Ica Winifred Johnson, de-ceased, bearing the date of May 4,1970; the Codicil of Ica Winifred John-son to her Last Will and Testament,dated September 13, 2001 and the Cod-icil of Ica Winifred Johnson to her LastWill and Testament, dated April 30,2013 were admitted to probate in theabove named court and that Trenneth 0.Johnson was appointed Executor of theestate of Ica Winifred Johnson. Any ac-tion to set aside the will and Codicilsmust be brought in the District Court ofsaid county within the later to occur offour months from the date of the secondpublication of this notice or one monthfrom the date of mailing of this noticeto all heirs of the Decedent and de-visees under the will and Codicilswhose identities are reasonably ascer-tainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Notice is further given that all per-sons indebted to the estate are requestedto make immediate payment to the un-dersigned, and creditors having claimsagainst the estate shall file them withthe clerk of the above named DistrictCourt, as provided by law, duly authen-ticated, for allowance, and unless sofiled by the later to occur of fourmonths from the second publication ofthis notice or one month from the dateof mailing of this notice (unless other-wise allowed or paid) a claim is there-after forever barred,

Dated December 19, 2014.Executor of Estate:

Trenneth O. Johnson1722 140th Avenue

Murray, Iowa 50174Attorney for Estate:Reynoldson & Van Werden, L.L.P.200 W. JeffersonP.O. Box 199Osceola, Iowa 50213Date of second publication: January 8, 2015

IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTFOR CLARKE COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF

ICA WINIFRED JOHNSON, DECEASED

PROBATE NO. ESPR009934NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL

AND CODICILS, OF APPOINTMENTOF EXECUTOR AND NOTICE TO

CREDITORSTo all persons interested in the estate

of Ica Winifred Johnson, Deceased,who died on or about November 11,2014:

You are hereby notified that on De-cember 19, 2014, the last will and testa-ment of Ica Winifred Johnson, de-ceased, bearing the date of May 4,1970; the Codicil of Ica Winifred John-son to her Last Will and Testament,dated September 13, 2001 and the Cod-icil of Ica Winifred Johnson to her LastWill and Testament, dated April 30,2013 were admitted to probate in theabove named court and that Trenneth 0.Johnson was appointed Executor of theestate of Ica Winifred Johnson. Any ac-tion to set aside the will and Codicilsmust be brought in the District Court ofsaid county within the later to occur offour months from the date of the secondpublication of this notice or one monthfrom the date of mailing of this noticeto all heirs of the Decedent and de-visees under the will and Codicilswhose identities are reasonably ascer-tainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Notice is further given that all per-sons indebted to the estate are requestedto make immediate payment to the un-dersigned, and creditors having claimsagainst the estate shall file them withthe clerk of the above named DistrictCourt, as provided by law, duly authen-ticated, for allowance, and unless sofiled by the later to occur of fourmonths from the second publication ofthis notice or one month from the dateof mailing of this notice (unless other-wise allowed or paid) a claim is there-after forever barred,

Dated December 19, 2014.Executor of Estate:

Trenneth O. Johnson1722 140th Avenue

Murray, Iowa 50174Attorney for Estate:Reynoldson & Van Werden, L.L.P.200 W. JeffersonP.O. Box 199Osceola, Iowa 50213Date of second publication: January 8, 2015

OSCEOLA WATER BOARDDECEMBER 4, 2014

(UNOFFICIAL - NOT BOARD APPROVED)

The Osceola Water Board met for theregularly scheduled meeting on Thursday,December 4, 2014 at 5:30 P.M. This be-ing the time and place as legally posted,the meeting was called to order by Chair-man Ryan Rychnovsky with the followingBoard Members present: Alisha Kale,Dave Neas and Laura Castro. BoardMember MacKenzie O'Hair was absent.Also present were Superintendent Bran-don Patterson, Utility Office Manager Car-rie Benda, and others not signed in.

Board member Neas motioned to ap-prove the agenda as presented and Kaleseconded the motion.

Ayes: Kale, Neas, Castro, RychnovskyNays: NoneAbsent: O'HairMotion PassedNo one was present to address the board

about items not on the agenda.Water Superintendent Brandon Patter-

son opened the discussion regardingamending Rule 4, Billing & Penalties ofOsceola Water Works Rules and Regula-tions by reporting to the board customerconcerns regarding when the 15th is on aweekend or holiday and how payments re-ceived the next business day are consid-ered late. After discussion, board memberKale motioned to amend the rule to reflectif the 15th is on a working day, the bill isto be paid in full by 4:00 p.m. and if the15th is a weekend or holiday, the bill willbe considered late the end of the next busi-ness day and Neas seconded the motion.Roll call of the vote was:

Ayes: Kale, Neas, Castro, RychnovskyNays: NoneAbsent: O'HairMotion PassedAmended Resolution 2014-19Water Superintendent Brandon Patter-

son opened the discussion regarding thereconnect fee for 530 South KossuthStreet by presenting a written letter by thehomeowner. After discussion regardingthe reconnect fee, the board took no ac-tion.

Water Superintendent Brandon Patter-son opened the discussion regardingamending the Hydrant Permit to includeinformation regarding temperatures allow-ing for usage by presenting the request toadd in verbiage to include; Osceola WaterWorks reserves the right to remove themeter when deemed necessary to protectfrom adverse weather conditions withoutnotice to the permit holder. After discus-sion, board member Kale motioned to ap-prove the verbiage being added to the per-mit and Castro seconded the motion. Rollcall of the vote was:

Ayes: Kale, Neas, Castro, Rychnovsky Nays: NoneAbsent: O'HairMotion PassedResolution 2014-20Water Superintendent Brandon Patter-

son opened the discussion regarding a let-ter of understanding with Teamsters Local238. Mr. Patterson requested the boardapprove the presented Letter of Under-standing with Teamsters Local 238. Afterdiscussion, board member Neas motionedto approve the Letter of Understandingand Castro seconded the motion.

Ayes: Kale, Neas, Castro, RychnovskyNays: NoneAbsent: O'HairMotion PassedWater Superintendent Brandon Patter-

son opened the discussion regarding locat-ing private water lines by presenting an is-sue with a private water service with a lo-cal contractor. Mr. Patterson brought tothe board's attention that the Water Workshas always located the private water ser-vice lines in the past. Recently, a localcontractor had hit a service line that wasmarked by the Water Works staff and itwas reported that we would receive a billfor the repairs to the service line. Mr. Pat-terson expressed his concerns about WaterWorks liability pertaining to locating pri-vate service lines. After discussion, theboard requested a written rule regardingthis service be brought back for further re-view and approval.

Water Utility Office Manager CarrieBenda opened the discussion regardingmoving delinquent accounts to bad debtby presenting a listing of accounts to bemoved. The write off of bad debt for thewater portion totals $962.38. After dis-cussion board member Kale motioned toauthorize staff to move the delinquent ac-counts to bad debt and Neas seconded themotion.

Ayes: Kale, Neas, Castro, RychnovskyNays: NoneAbsent: O'HairMotion PassedWater Superintendent Brandon Patter-

son opened the discussion regarding theFY 2015-2016 budget by presenting thepreliminary budget to the board. Theboard decided they will work on the bud-get at the January 8, 2015 board meetingand if further time is needed, a work ses-sion may be set up.

Water Superintendent Report: BrandonPatterson reported to the board the watermain installation for Kading Properties atthe Meadows Development, main breaksthat were repaired at the 600 block ofWest Clay and intersection of Park &Pearl Street. Also reported was an updateon the Clarke County Reservoir, possibledevelopment on North Main Street, possi-ble utility savings at the treatment plantbecause of off peak electrical usage andnew employees. Mr. Patterson concludedhis report by updating the board on plantequipment that will help with properchemical dosages to avoid overfeedingchemicals at the water treatment plant andcommunication with legal counsel.

Chairman Rychnovsky presented theconsent agenda. Board member Kale mo-tioned to approve the consent agenda aspresented and Neas seconded the motion.The consent agenda included the AgingReport and YTD Budget Report, minutesfrom the November 6, 2014 meeting aswell as the following Bills and Claims:A R S CONSTRUCTIONSERVICES...................................$1,943.75AFLACPAYROLL......................................$253.94AGSOURCE LABORATORIES LAB TESTING................................$92.00ALLIANT ENERGYUTILITIES...................................$5,063.34CARD MEMBER SERVICESERVICES......................................$327.44CARD SERVICE CENTERSERVICES......................................$111.29CASEY'S GENERAL STORES FUEL..............................................$788.40CHEM-SULT INC CHEMICALS...........................$26,107.46CITY OF OSCEOLAMONTHLY COLLECTIONS......................$148,994.26CLARKE COMM SCHOOLSDEPOSIT REFUND....................$1,149.92CLARKE COUNTY TREASURER SERVICES.......................................$65.54CR SERVICES SERVICES.....................................$242.35CRESTON PUBLISHING COMP PUBLICATION...............................$89.73D & D PEST CONTROL SERVICES.......................................$45.00DATA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SERVICES..................................$4,473.00DIAMOND OIL CO.FUEL...............................................$559.97FAREWAY STORESLAB TESTING...................................$9.12FP MAILING SOLUTIONSSERVICES......................................$219.19GREEN TECH OF IOWADEPOSIT REFUND....................$1,300.00HIGHWAY LUMBERSERVICES........................................$63.47CRAIG & GLORIA HUGHESDEPOSIT REFUND.......................$100.00IA DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICESPAYROLL......................................$525.76IA DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TRAINING......................................$30.00INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICEPAYROLL...................................$7,199.28IOWA DEPT OF REVENUEPAYROLL...................................$1,295.00IOWA DEPT OF REVENUE SALES TAXES..........................$4,916.00IOWA ONE CALL SERVICES.....................................$135.70IOWA PHYS CLINIC MED FND SERVICES.....................................$119.00IOWA RURAL WATER ASSOC DUES.............................................$300.00IPERSPAYROLL...................................$4,249.30J P AUTOSERVICES......................................$401.70JETCO, INC.REPAIRS...................................$23,965.00KADING PROPERTIESDEPOSIT REFUND.......................$100.00MET LIFEDENTAL INSURANCE................$434.48MIDWEST OFFICE TECHNOLOGYSERVICES......................................$227.41MUNICIPAL SUPPLY INC.SUPPLIES...................................$4,953.75MUTUAL OF OMAHALIFE INSURANCE..........................$68.24OSCEOLA FARM & HOMESUPPLIES.......................................$627.11OSCEOLA WATER WORKSAPPLY DEPOSITS........................$619.99BOBBI OWENSDEPOSIT REFUND.......................$100.00REYNOLDSON & VANWERDEN LLPLEGAL SERVICES.......................$143.78ROBINSONS COSUPPLIES.......................................$122.55SCHILDBERG CONSTRUCTION COROCK..............................................$277.66CONTINUUM RETAL ENERGY SERVSERVICES........................................$92.31SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INCMAINTENANCE...........................$726.10SOLUTIONSSERVICES......................................$141.98STAR EQUIPMENT, LTDREPAIRS........................................$184.36STATE HYGENIC LABORATORYLAB TESTING...............................$547.50TOM & JOHN'S AUTO SERVICESERVICES......................................$272.73U.S. CELLULARCOMMUNICATION.....................$350.10U.S. POST OFFICEPOSTAGE.......................................$510.41UNITED HEALTH CAREHEALTH INSURANCE................$609.54RAMON VENTURAREIMBURSEMENT............................$.69CARRIE WHITEDEPOSIT REFUND.......................$100.00WILD BLUECOMMUNICATION.......................$86.32WINDSTREAMCOMMUNICATION.......................$66.50TOTAL CLAIMS....................$272,371.99

Ayes: Kale, Neas, Castro, RychnovskyNays: NoneAbsent: O'HairMotion PassedUtility Office Manager Carrie Benda re-

ported on the grant funds for the roof be-ing received, an increase of customers re-questing their bill to be emailed instead ofmailed and a second drop box that hasbeen installed by the building entrance.

Board Member Reports: Dave Neasasked about a date for a joint meeting withthe City Council.

There being no further business to dis-cuss, board member Kale motioned andNeas seconded adjournment at 7:05 p.m.

Ayes: Kale, Neas, Castro, RychnovskyNays: NoneAbsent: O'HairMotion Passed

Attest: Ryan Rychnovsky, ChairmanCarrie Benda, Utility Office Manager

OSCEOLA WATER BOARDDECEMBER 4, 2014

(UNOFFICIAL - NOT BOARD APPROVED)

The Osceola Water Board met for theregularly scheduled meeting on Thursday,December 4, 2014 at 5:30 P.M. This be-ing the time and place as legally posted,the meeting was called to order by Chair-man Ryan Rychnovsky with the followingBoard Members present: Alisha Kale,Dave Neas and Laura Castro. BoardMember MacKenzie O'Hair was absent.Also present were Superintendent Bran-don Patterson, Utility Office Manager Car-rie Benda, and others not signed in.

Board member Neas motioned to ap-prove the agenda as presented and Kaleseconded the motion.

Ayes: Kale, Neas, Castro, RychnovskyNays: NoneAbsent: O'HairMotion PassedNo one was present to address the board

about items not on the agenda.Water Superintendent Brandon Patter-

son opened the discussion regardingamending Rule 4, Billing & Penalties ofOsceola Water Works Rules and Regula-tions by reporting to the board customerconcerns regarding when the 15th is on aweekend or holiday and how payments re-ceived the next business day are consid-ered late. After discussion, board memberKale motioned to amend the rule to reflectif the 15th is on a working day, the bill isto be paid in full by 4:00 p.m. and if the15th is a weekend or holiday, the bill willbe considered late the end of the next busi-ness day and Neas seconded the motion.Roll call of the vote was:

Ayes: Kale, Neas, Castro, RychnovskyNays: NoneAbsent: O'HairMotion PassedAmended Resolution 2014-19Water Superintendent Brandon Patter-

son opened the discussion regarding thereconnect fee for 530 South KossuthStreet by presenting a written letter by thehomeowner. After discussion regardingthe reconnect fee, the board took no ac-tion.

Water Superintendent Brandon Patter-son opened the discussion regardingamending the Hydrant Permit to includeinformation regarding temperatures allow-ing for usage by presenting the request toadd in verbiage to include; Osceola WaterWorks reserves the right to remove themeter when deemed necessary to protectfrom adverse weather conditions withoutnotice to the permit holder. After discus-sion, board member Kale motioned to ap-prove the verbiage being added to the per-mit and Castro seconded the motion. Rollcall of the vote was:

Ayes: Kale, Neas, Castro, Rychnovsky Nays: NoneAbsent: O'HairMotion PassedResolution 2014-20Water Superintendent Brandon Patter-

son opened the discussion regarding a let-ter of understanding with Teamsters Local238. Mr. Patterson requested the boardapprove the presented Letter of Under-standing with Teamsters Local 238. Afterdiscussion, board member Neas motionedto approve the Letter of Understandingand Castro seconded the motion.

Ayes: Kale, Neas, Castro, RychnovskyNays: NoneAbsent: O'HairMotion PassedWater Superintendent Brandon Patter-

son opened the discussion regarding locat-ing private water lines by presenting an is-sue with a private water service with a lo-cal contractor. Mr. Patterson brought tothe board's attention that the Water Workshas always located the private water ser-vice lines in the past. Recently, a localcontractor had hit a service line that wasmarked by the Water Works staff and itwas reported that we would receive a billfor the repairs to the service line. Mr. Pat-terson expressed his concerns about WaterWorks liability pertaining to locating pri-vate service lines. After discussion, theboard requested a written rule regardingthis service be brought back for further re-view and approval.

Water Utility Office Manager CarrieBenda opened the discussion regardingmoving delinquent accounts to bad debtby presenting a listing of accounts to bemoved. The write off of bad debt for thewater portion totals $962.38. After dis-cussion board member Kale motioned toauthorize staff to move the delinquent ac-counts to bad debt and Neas seconded themotion.

Ayes: Kale, Neas, Castro, RychnovskyNays: NoneAbsent: O'HairMotion PassedWater Superintendent Brandon Patter-

son opened the discussion regarding theFY 2015-2016 budget by presenting thepreliminary budget to the board. Theboard decided they will work on the bud-get at the January 8, 2015 board meetingand if further time is needed, a work ses-sion may be set up.

Water Superintendent Report: BrandonPatterson reported to the board the watermain installation for Kading Properties atthe Meadows Development, main breaksthat were repaired at the 600 block ofWest Clay and intersection of Park &Pearl Street. Also reported was an updateon the Clarke County Reservoir, possibledevelopment on North Main Street, possi-ble utility savings at the treatment plantbecause of off peak electrical usage andnew employees. Mr. Patterson concludedhis report by updating the board on plantequipment that will help with properchemical dosages to avoid overfeedingchemicals at the water treatment plant andcommunication with legal counsel.

Chairman Rychnovsky presented theconsent agenda. Board member Kale mo-tioned to approve the consent agenda aspresented and Neas seconded the motion.The consent agenda included the AgingReport and YTD Budget Report, minutesfrom the November 6, 2014 meeting aswell as the following Bills and Claims:A R S CONSTRUCTIONSERVICES...................................$1,943.75AFLACPAYROLL......................................$253.94AGSOURCE LABORATORIES LAB TESTING................................$92.00ALLIANT ENERGYUTILITIES...................................$5,063.34CARD MEMBER SERVICESERVICES......................................$327.44CARD SERVICE CENTERSERVICES......................................$111.29CASEY'S GENERAL STORES FUEL..............................................$788.40CHEM-SULT INC CHEMICALS...........................$26,107.46CITY OF OSCEOLAMONTHLY COLLECTIONS......................$148,994.26CLARKE COMM SCHOOLSDEPOSIT REFUND....................$1,149.92CLARKE COUNTY TREASURER SERVICES.......................................$65.54CR SERVICES SERVICES.....................................$242.35CRESTON PUBLISHING COMP PUBLICATION...............................$89.73D & D PEST CONTROL SERVICES.......................................$45.00DATA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SERVICES..................................$4,473.00DIAMOND OIL CO.FUEL...............................................$559.97FAREWAY STORESLAB TESTING...................................$9.12FP MAILING SOLUTIONSSERVICES......................................$219.19GREEN TECH OF IOWADEPOSIT REFUND....................$1,300.00HIGHWAY LUMBERSERVICES........................................$63.47CRAIG & GLORIA HUGHESDEPOSIT REFUND.......................$100.00IA DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICESPAYROLL......................................$525.76IA DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TRAINING......................................$30.00INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICEPAYROLL...................................$7,199.28IOWA DEPT OF REVENUEPAYROLL...................................$1,295.00IOWA DEPT OF REVENUE SALES TAXES..........................$4,916.00IOWA ONE CALL SERVICES.....................................$135.70IOWA PHYS CLINIC MED FND SERVICES.....................................$119.00IOWA RURAL WATER ASSOC DUES.............................................$300.00IPERSPAYROLL...................................$4,249.30J P AUTOSERVICES......................................$401.70JETCO, INC.REPAIRS...................................$23,965.00KADING PROPERTIESDEPOSIT REFUND.......................$100.00MET LIFEDENTAL INSURANCE................$434.48MIDWEST OFFICE TECHNOLOGYSERVICES......................................$227.41MUNICIPAL SUPPLY INC.SUPPLIES...................................$4,953.75MUTUAL OF OMAHALIFE INSURANCE..........................$68.24OSCEOLA FARM & HOMESUPPLIES.......................................$627.11OSCEOLA WATER WORKSAPPLY DEPOSITS........................$619.99BOBBI OWENSDEPOSIT REFUND.......................$100.00REYNOLDSON & VANWERDEN LLPLEGAL SERVICES.......................$143.78ROBINSONS COSUPPLIES.......................................$122.55SCHILDBERG CONSTRUCTION COROCK..............................................$277.66CONTINUUM RETAL ENERGY SERVSERVICES........................................$92.31SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INCMAINTENANCE...........................$726.10SOLUTIONSSERVICES......................................$141.98STAR EQUIPMENT, LTDREPAIRS........................................$184.36STATE HYGENIC LABORATORYLAB TESTING...............................$547.50TOM & JOHN'S AUTO SERVICESERVICES......................................$272.73U.S. CELLULARCOMMUNICATION.....................$350.10U.S. POST OFFICEPOSTAGE.......................................$510.41UNITED HEALTH CAREHEALTH INSURANCE................$609.54RAMON VENTURAREIMBURSEMENT............................$.69CARRIE WHITEDEPOSIT REFUND.......................$100.00WILD BLUECOMMUNICATION.......................$86.32WINDSTREAMCOMMUNICATION.......................$66.50TOTAL CLAIMS....................$272,371.99

Ayes: Kale, Neas, Castro, RychnovskyNays: NoneAbsent: O'HairMotion PassedUtility Office Manager Carrie Benda re-

ported on the grant funds for the roof be-ing received, an increase of customers re-questing their bill to be emailed instead ofmailed and a second drop box that hasbeen installed by the building entrance.

Board Member Reports: Dave Neasasked about a date for a joint meeting withthe City Council.

There being no further business to dis-cuss, board member Kale motioned andNeas seconded adjournment at 7:05 p.m.

Ayes: Kale, Neas, Castro, RychnovskyNays: NoneAbsent: O'HairMotion Passed

Attest: Ryan Rychnovsky, ChairmanCarrie Benda, Utility Office Manager

OSCEOLA WATER BOARDDECEMBER 4, 2014

(UNOFFICIAL - NOT BOARD APPROVED)

The Osceola Water Board met for theregularly scheduled meeting on Thursday,December 4, 2014 at 5:30 P.M. This be-ing the time and place as legally posted,the meeting was called to order by Chair-man Ryan Rychnovsky with the followingBoard Members present: Alisha Kale,Dave Neas and Laura Castro. BoardMember MacKenzie O'Hair was absent.Also present were Superintendent Bran-don Patterson, Utility Office Manager Car-rie Benda, and others not signed in.

Board member Neas motioned to ap-prove the agenda as presented and Kaleseconded the motion.

Ayes: Kale, Neas, Castro, RychnovskyNays: NoneAbsent: O'HairMotion PassedNo one was present to address the board

about items not on the agenda.Water Superintendent Brandon Patter-

son opened the discussion regardingamending Rule 4, Billing & Penalties ofOsceola Water Works Rules and Regula-tions by reporting to the board customerconcerns regarding when the 15th is on aweekend or holiday and how payments re-ceived the next business day are consid-ered late. After discussion, board memberKale motioned to amend the rule to reflectif the 15th is on a working day, the bill isto be paid in full by 4:00 p.m. and if the15th is a weekend or holiday, the bill willbe considered late the end of the next busi-ness day and Neas seconded the motion.Roll call of the vote was:

Ayes: Kale, Neas, Castro, RychnovskyNays: NoneAbsent: O'HairMotion PassedAmended Resolution 2014-19Water Superintendent Brandon Patter-

son opened the discussion regarding thereconnect fee for 530 South KossuthStreet by presenting a written letter by thehomeowner. After discussion regardingthe reconnect fee, the board took no ac-tion.

Water Superintendent Brandon Patter-son opened the discussion regardingamending the Hydrant Permit to includeinformation regarding temperatures allow-ing for usage by presenting the request toadd in verbiage to include; Osceola WaterWorks reserves the right to remove themeter when deemed necessary to protectfrom adverse weather conditions withoutnotice to the permit holder. After discus-sion, board member Kale motioned to ap-prove the verbiage being added to the per-mit and Castro seconded the motion. Rollcall of the vote was:

Ayes: Kale, Neas, Castro, Rychnovsky Nays: NoneAbsent: O'HairMotion PassedResolution 2014-20Water Superintendent Brandon Patter-

son opened the discussion regarding a let-ter of understanding with Teamsters Local238. Mr. Patterson requested the boardapprove the presented Letter of Under-standing with Teamsters Local 238. Afterdiscussion, board member Neas motionedto approve the Letter of Understandingand Castro seconded the motion.

Ayes: Kale, Neas, Castro, RychnovskyNays: NoneAbsent: O'HairMotion PassedWater Superintendent Brandon Patter-

son opened the discussion regarding locat-ing private water lines by presenting an is-sue with a private water service with a lo-cal contractor. Mr. Patterson brought tothe board's attention that the Water Workshas always located the private water ser-vice lines in the past. Recently, a localcontractor had hit a service line that wasmarked by the Water Works staff and itwas reported that we would receive a billfor the repairs to the service line. Mr. Pat-terson expressed his concerns about WaterWorks liability pertaining to locating pri-vate service lines. After discussion, theboard requested a written rule regardingthis service be brought back for further re-view and approval.

Water Utility Office Manager CarrieBenda opened the discussion regardingmoving delinquent accounts to bad debtby presenting a listing of accounts to bemoved. The write off of bad debt for thewater portion totals $962.38. After dis-cussion board member Kale motioned toauthorize staff to move the delinquent ac-counts to bad debt and Neas seconded themotion.

Ayes: Kale, Neas, Castro, RychnovskyNays: NoneAbsent: O'HairMotion PassedWater Superintendent Brandon Patter-

son opened the discussion regarding theFY 2015-2016 budget by presenting thepreliminary budget to the board. Theboard decided they will work on the bud-get at the January 8, 2015 board meetingand if further time is needed, a work ses-sion may be set up.

Water Superintendent Report: BrandonPatterson reported to the board the watermain installation for Kading Properties atthe Meadows Development, main breaksthat were repaired at the 600 block ofWest Clay and intersection of Park &Pearl Street. Also reported was an updateon the Clarke County Reservoir, possibledevelopment on North Main Street, possi-ble utility savings at the treatment plantbecause of off peak electrical usage andnew employees. Mr. Patterson concludedhis report by updating the board on plantequipment that will help with properchemical dosages to avoid overfeedingchemicals at the water treatment plant andcommunication with legal counsel.

Chairman Rychnovsky presented theconsent agenda. Board member Kale mo-tioned to approve the consent agenda aspresented and Neas seconded the motion.The consent agenda included the AgingReport and YTD Budget Report, minutesfrom the November 6, 2014 meeting aswell as the following Bills and Claims:A R S CONSTRUCTIONSERVICES...................................$1,943.75AFLACPAYROLL......................................$253.94AGSOURCE LABORATORIES LAB TESTING................................$92.00ALLIANT ENERGYUTILITIES...................................$5,063.34CARD MEMBER SERVICESERVICES......................................$327.44CARD SERVICE CENTERSERVICES......................................$111.29CASEY'S GENERAL STORES FUEL..............................................$788.40CHEM-SULT INC CHEMICALS...........................$26,107.46CITY OF OSCEOLAMONTHLY COLLECTIONS......................$148,994.26CLARKE COMM SCHOOLSDEPOSIT REFUND....................$1,149.92CLARKE COUNTY TREASURER SERVICES.......................................$65.54CR SERVICES SERVICES.....................................$242.35CRESTON PUBLISHING COMP PUBLICATION...............................$89.73D & D PEST CONTROL SERVICES.......................................$45.00DATA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SERVICES..................................$4,473.00DIAMOND OIL CO.FUEL...............................................$559.97FAREWAY STORESLAB TESTING...................................$9.12FP MAILING SOLUTIONSSERVICES......................................$219.19GREEN TECH OF IOWADEPOSIT REFUND....................$1,300.00HIGHWAY LUMBERSERVICES........................................$63.47CRAIG & GLORIA HUGHESDEPOSIT REFUND.......................$100.00IA DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICESPAYROLL......................................$525.76IA DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TRAINING......................................$30.00INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICEPAYROLL...................................$7,199.28IOWA DEPT OF REVENUEPAYROLL...................................$1,295.00IOWA DEPT OF REVENUE SALES TAXES..........................$4,916.00IOWA ONE CALL SERVICES.....................................$135.70IOWA PHYS CLINIC MED FND SERVICES.....................................$119.00IOWA RURAL WATER ASSOC DUES.............................................$300.00IPERSPAYROLL...................................$4,249.30J P AUTOSERVICES......................................$401.70JETCO, INC.REPAIRS...................................$23,965.00KADING PROPERTIESDEPOSIT REFUND.......................$100.00MET LIFEDENTAL INSURANCE................$434.48MIDWEST OFFICE TECHNOLOGYSERVICES......................................$227.41MUNICIPAL SUPPLY INC.SUPPLIES...................................$4,953.75MUTUAL OF OMAHALIFE INSURANCE..........................$68.24OSCEOLA FARM & HOMESUPPLIES.......................................$627.11OSCEOLA WATER WORKSAPPLY DEPOSITS........................$619.99BOBBI OWENSDEPOSIT REFUND.......................$100.00REYNOLDSON & VANWERDEN LLPLEGAL SERVICES.......................$143.78ROBINSONS COSUPPLIES.......................................$122.55SCHILDBERG CONSTRUCTION COROCK..............................................$277.66CONTINUUM RETAL ENERGY SERVSERVICES........................................$92.31SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INCMAINTENANCE...........................$726.10SOLUTIONSSERVICES......................................$141.98STAR EQUIPMENT, LTDREPAIRS........................................$184.36STATE HYGENIC LABORATORYLAB TESTING...............................$547.50TOM & JOHN'S AUTO SERVICESERVICES......................................$272.73U.S. CELLULARCOMMUNICATION.....................$350.10U.S. POST OFFICEPOSTAGE.......................................$510.41UNITED HEALTH CAREHEALTH INSURANCE................$609.54RAMON VENTURAREIMBURSEMENT............................$.69CARRIE WHITEDEPOSIT REFUND.......................$100.00WILD BLUECOMMUNICATION.......................$86.32WINDSTREAMCOMMUNICATION.......................$66.50TOTAL CLAIMS....................$272,371.99

Ayes: Kale, Neas, Castro, RychnovskyNays: NoneAbsent: O'HairMotion PassedUtility Office Manager Carrie Benda re-

ported on the grant funds for the roof be-ing received, an increase of customers re-questing their bill to be emailed instead ofmailed and a second drop box that hasbeen installed by the building entrance.

Board Member Reports: Dave Neasasked about a date for a joint meeting withthe City Council.

There being no further business to dis-cuss, board member Kale motioned andNeas seconded adjournment at 7:05 p.m.

Ayes: Kale, Neas, Castro, RychnovskyNays: NoneAbsent: O'HairMotion Passed

Attest: Ryan Rychnovsky, ChairmanCarrie Benda, Utility Office Manager

OSCEOLA WATER BOARDDECEMBER 4, 2014

(UNOFFICIAL - NOT BOARD APPROVED)

The Osceola Water Board met for theregularly scheduled meeting on Thursday,December 4, 2014 at 5:30 P.M. This be-ing the time and place as legally posted,the meeting was called to order by Chair-man Ryan Rychnovsky with the followingBoard Members present: Alisha Kale,Dave Neas and Laura Castro. BoardMember MacKenzie O'Hair was absent.Also present were Superintendent Bran-don Patterson, Utility Office Manager Car-rie Benda, and others not signed in.

Board member Neas motioned to ap-prove the agenda as presented and Kaleseconded the motion.

Ayes: Kale, Neas, Castro, RychnovskyNays: NoneAbsent: O'HairMotion PassedNo one was present to address the board

about items not on the agenda.Water Superintendent Brandon Patter-

son opened the discussion regardingamending Rule 4, Billing & Penalties ofOsceola Water Works Rules and Regula-tions by reporting to the board customerconcerns regarding when the 15th is on aweekend or holiday and how payments re-ceived the next business day are consid-ered late. After discussion, board memberKale motioned to amend the rule to reflectif the 15th is on a working day, the bill isto be paid in full by 4:00 p.m. and if the15th is a weekend or holiday, the bill willbe considered late the end of the next busi-ness day and Neas seconded the motion.Roll call of the vote was:

Ayes: Kale, Neas, Castro, RychnovskyNays: NoneAbsent: O'HairMotion PassedAmended Resolution 2014-19Water Superintendent Brandon Patter-

son opened the discussion regarding thereconnect fee for 530 South KossuthStreet by presenting a written letter by thehomeowner. After discussion regardingthe reconnect fee, the board took no ac-tion.

Water Superintendent Brandon Patter-son opened the discussion regardingamending the Hydrant Permit to includeinformation regarding temperatures allow-ing for usage by presenting the request toadd in verbiage to include; Osceola WaterWorks reserves the right to remove themeter when deemed necessary to protectfrom adverse weather conditions withoutnotice to the permit holder. After discus-sion, board member Kale motioned to ap-prove the verbiage being added to the per-mit and Castro seconded the motion. Rollcall of the vote was:

Ayes: Kale, Neas, Castro, Rychnovsky Nays: NoneAbsent: O'HairMotion PassedResolution 2014-20Water Superintendent Brandon Patter-

son opened the discussion regarding a let-ter of understanding with Teamsters Local238. Mr. Patterson requested the boardapprove the presented Letter of Under-standing with Teamsters Local 238. Afterdiscussion, board member Neas motionedto approve the Letter of Understandingand Castro seconded the motion.

Ayes: Kale, Neas, Castro, RychnovskyNays: NoneAbsent: O'HairMotion PassedWater Superintendent Brandon Patter-

son opened the discussion regarding locat-ing private water lines by presenting an is-sue with a private water service with a lo-cal contractor. Mr. Patterson brought tothe board's attention that the Water Workshas always located the private water ser-vice lines in the past. Recently, a localcontractor had hit a service line that wasmarked by the Water Works staff and itwas reported that we would receive a billfor the repairs to the service line. Mr. Pat-terson expressed his concerns about WaterWorks liability pertaining to locating pri-vate service lines. After discussion, theboard requested a written rule regardingthis service be brought back for further re-view and approval.

Water Utility Office Manager CarrieBenda opened the discussion regardingmoving delinquent accounts to bad debtby presenting a listing of accounts to bemoved. The write off of bad debt for thewater portion totals $962.38. After dis-cussion board member Kale motioned toauthorize staff to move the delinquent ac-counts to bad debt and Neas seconded themotion.

Ayes: Kale, Neas, Castro, RychnovskyNays: NoneAbsent: O'HairMotion PassedWater Superintendent Brandon Patter-

son opened the discussion regarding theFY 2015-2016 budget by presenting thepreliminary budget to the board. Theboard decided they will work on the bud-get at the January 8, 2015 board meetingand if further time is needed, a work ses-sion may be set up.

Water Superintendent Report: BrandonPatterson reported to the board the watermain installation for Kading Properties atthe Meadows Development, main breaksthat were repaired at the 600 block ofWest Clay and intersection of Park &Pearl Street. Also reported was an updateon the Clarke County Reservoir, possibledevelopment on North Main Street, possi-ble utility savings at the treatment plantbecause of off peak electrical usage andnew employees. Mr. Patterson concludedhis report by updating the board on plantequipment that will help with properchemical dosages to avoid overfeedingchemicals at the water treatment plant andcommunication with legal counsel.

Chairman Rychnovsky presented theconsent agenda. Board member Kale mo-tioned to approve the consent agenda aspresented and Neas seconded the motion.The consent agenda included the AgingReport and YTD Budget Report, minutesfrom the November 6, 2014 meeting aswell as the following Bills and Claims:A R S CONSTRUCTIONSERVICES...................................$1,943.75AFLACPAYROLL......................................$253.94AGSOURCE LABORATORIES LAB TESTING................................$92.00ALLIANT ENERGYUTILITIES...................................$5,063.34CARD MEMBER SERVICESERVICES......................................$327.44CARD SERVICE CENTERSERVICES......................................$111.29CASEY'S GENERAL STORES FUEL..............................................$788.40CHEM-SULT INC CHEMICALS...........................$26,107.46CITY OF OSCEOLAMONTHLY COLLECTIONS......................$148,994.26CLARKE COMM SCHOOLSDEPOSIT REFUND....................$1,149.92CLARKE COUNTY TREASURER SERVICES.......................................$65.54CR SERVICES SERVICES.....................................$242.35CRESTON PUBLISHING COMP PUBLICATION...............................$89.73D & D PEST CONTROL SERVICES.......................................$45.00DATA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SERVICES..................................$4,473.00DIAMOND OIL CO.FUEL...............................................$559.97FAREWAY STORESLAB TESTING...................................$9.12FP MAILING SOLUTIONSSERVICES......................................$219.19GREEN TECH OF IOWADEPOSIT REFUND....................$1,300.00HIGHWAY LUMBERSERVICES........................................$63.47CRAIG & GLORIA HUGHESDEPOSIT REFUND.......................$100.00IA DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICESPAYROLL......................................$525.76IA DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TRAINING......................................$30.00INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICEPAYROLL...................................$7,199.28IOWA DEPT OF REVENUEPAYROLL...................................$1,295.00IOWA DEPT OF REVENUE SALES TAXES..........................$4,916.00IOWA ONE CALL SERVICES.....................................$135.70IOWA PHYS CLINIC MED FND SERVICES.....................................$119.00IOWA RURAL WATER ASSOC DUES.............................................$300.00IPERSPAYROLL...................................$4,249.30J P AUTOSERVICES......................................$401.70JETCO, INC.REPAIRS...................................$23,965.00KADING PROPERTIESDEPOSIT REFUND.......................$100.00MET LIFEDENTAL INSURANCE................$434.48MIDWEST OFFICE TECHNOLOGYSERVICES......................................$227.41MUNICIPAL SUPPLY INC.SUPPLIES...................................$4,953.75MUTUAL OF OMAHALIFE INSURANCE..........................$68.24OSCEOLA FARM & HOMESUPPLIES.......................................$627.11OSCEOLA WATER WORKSAPPLY DEPOSITS........................$619.99BOBBI OWENSDEPOSIT REFUND.......................$100.00REYNOLDSON & VANWERDEN LLPLEGAL SERVICES.......................$143.78ROBINSONS COSUPPLIES.......................................$122.55SCHILDBERG CONSTRUCTION COROCK..............................................$277.66CONTINUUM RETAL ENERGY SERVSERVICES........................................$92.31SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INCMAINTENANCE...........................$726.10SOLUTIONSSERVICES......................................$141.98STAR EQUIPMENT, LTDREPAIRS........................................$184.36STATE HYGENIC LABORATORYLAB TESTING...............................$547.50TOM & JOHN'S AUTO SERVICESERVICES......................................$272.73U.S. CELLULARCOMMUNICATION.....................$350.10U.S. POST OFFICEPOSTAGE.......................................$510.41UNITED HEALTH CAREHEALTH INSURANCE................$609.54RAMON VENTURAREIMBURSEMENT............................$.69CARRIE WHITEDEPOSIT REFUND.......................$100.00WILD BLUECOMMUNICATION.......................$86.32WINDSTREAMCOMMUNICATION.......................$66.50TOTAL CLAIMS....................$272,371.99

Ayes: Kale, Neas, Castro, RychnovskyNays: NoneAbsent: O'HairMotion PassedUtility Office Manager Carrie Benda re-

ported on the grant funds for the roof be-ing received, an increase of customers re-questing their bill to be emailed instead ofmailed and a second drop box that hasbeen installed by the building entrance.

Board Member Reports: Dave Neasasked about a date for a joint meeting withthe City Council.

There being no further business to dis-cuss, board member Kale motioned andNeas seconded adjournment at 7:05 p.m.

Ayes: Kale, Neas, Castro, RychnovskyNays: NoneAbsent: O'HairMotion Passed

Attest: Ryan Rychnovsky, ChairmanCarrie Benda, Utility Office Manager

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LIFEPOINT ASSEMBLY OF GOD, 801 N. Fillmore, 641.342.2334, Chuck DeVos, Lead Pastor, Chad Queener, Youth Pastor. Sunday - 9 am & 10:30 am, Worship, 9 am, Bible Classes. Wednesday - 7 pm - Kid’s Activities, Focal Point Youth & Prayer Meeting. Web site: www.lifepointministries.net

CALVARY BIBLE CHURCH, 2225 N. Main. Transportation provid-ed by Church if needed. 641-342-4778. Sunday - 9:45 a.m. - Sunday School. 11 a.m. - Morning Worship. 6 p.m. - Sunday Evening Services. 7 p.m. - Wednesday, Bible Study & Prayer. Transportation provided by church if needed. Web site: www.calvaryosceola.org

CHRIST’S WAY CHURCH, Shane Simpson, pastor, 201 Leann Drive, 641-342-6181 or Sunday - 9 a.m. - Sunday School, 10 a.m. - Worship Service. Wednesday - 6:30 p.m. - Youth Groups & Adult Bible Study. Sunday - 6:30 p.m. - Worship. Bible Studies are offered throughout the week. Call for schedule.

CHURCH OF CHRIST, 3310 West McLane, 641-342-2720. Sunday - 7:30 a.m.-”Search” on Channel 23 KCWI. 9:30 a.m.-Bi-ble Classes. 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. - Worship. Wednesday - 7 p.m. - Worship and Bible Study.

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST LATTER-DAY SAINTS, East on Highway 34, 641-342-6333. Sunday - 10 a.m. -Sacrament meet-ing. 11:20 a.m. - Sunday School and Primary. 12:10 p.m. - Relief Society-Priesthood. Wednesdays - 2:00-8:00 p.m. - Family History Center.

COMMUNITY OF CHRIST CHURCH, 414 East McLane, Elder Tom Meyer, pastor, 342-2553. 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School. 10:00 a.m.

FAITH FELLOWSHIP, Evangelical Free Church, 230 S. Fillmore, Pastor Sheldon Lorenson, 342-6603. Youth Pastor Darrin Baumfalk. Sunday - 9:00 a.m. - Sunday School. 10:00 a.m. - Morning Worship. Wednesday - 7 p.m. - Mid-week Bible study and prayer service. Weekly small groups - call for info.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, Southern Baptist, 900 South Fillmore. Pastor Leslie Wooten, 641-342-4296, Wednesday worship 6:30 p.m., Sunday school 9:30 a.m., worship 10:30 a.m., Sunday evening worship 6:30 p.m.

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Disciples of Christ), 300 South Main

St., The Rev. Dr. Al Adams, minister, Sunday - 9 a.m. - Sunday school for all, 10 a.m. - Worship, Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. Soul Cafe worshipful sup-per.

GRACE BIBLE CHURCH OF SOUTHERN IOWA, meets at 410 N. Dewey Osceola. Cass Young, pas-tor. 641-342-7110. 10:00 a.m. Church Service.

LIGHT OF GRACE, 400 E. Cass St., 641-745-7257, Victor Lochman, pastor, worship Sunday, 10 a.m.

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 101 E. View Place, Rev. J.R. Wheeler, pastor, 641-342-3121. Sunday - 9:00 a.m. God’s Service. 10:15 a.m. - Sunday School. Wednesday - 7:30 p.m. - Elders & Deacons meet-ing.

OSCEOLA FULL GOSPEL CHURCH, 700 Colorado, Osceola, IA. Pastor James R. Sheesley. Sunday - Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. - Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m. - Evening Worship, 6 p.m. Wednesday - Bible Study, 7 p.m. Website: www.osceo la fu l lgos -pelchurch.com

S E V E N T H - D A Y ADVENTIST, corner of Hwy. 69 and 152, SDA50213@yahoo.com. Saturday - 9:30 a.m. - Sabbath School. 11:00 a.m. - Church Service.

ST. BERNARD CATHOLIC CHURCH, 222 East Pearl. 641-342-2850. Fr. David Polich. English mass on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Spanish mass on Sundays at noon. Misas espanol los domingos 12 p.m.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 130 W. Grant St. Osceola, 641-342-2830. Julie M. Poore, pastor. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. www (Wonderful Wednesday Worship). Sunday: Worship; 8 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. Sunday School 9 a.m. Nursery available.

La Iglesia Metodista Unida Les Invita, Miercoles: Estudios Biblicos 5 p.m., Sabados oracion en las casas, 5 p.m., Domingo: servicio de adoracion 2 p.m., 130 W. Grant St., Pastora: Rosa Maria Rodriguez, 515-344-7221.

HOPEVILLEHOPEVILLE UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH, Dwayne Henrichs, pastor, 641-338-2248. Sunday -10 a.m. - Morning Worship. 11 a.m. - Sunday School.

LACELLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Dwayne Henrichs, pas-tor. Sunday - 11 a.m. - Morning Worship Service.

LA IGLESIA DE DIOS DE LA PROFECIA, Lilia Perez, Pastora. 1215 S. Main St, Osceola. Dia de Cultos: Domingo - 10:30 a.m., Escuela Dominical. 11:30 a.m., Servicio. Martes - 6:00 p.m., Oracion. Jueves - 6:00 p.m., Misioneros. Viernes - 6:00 p.m., Hogares.

MEDORA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Keith Putney, pastor, 641-449-3544. Sunday - 9:00 a.m. - Worship, 9:15 a.m. - Church School.

CHARITONST. ANDREWS

EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 1112 N. 7th St., Chariton, IA. Rev. Fred Steinbach. 641-774-4911. Evening prayer service Wednesday 5:30 p.m., Bible Study Tuesday 10:30 a.m., Sunday Worship Service: 9:15 a.m.

MURRAYCHURCH OF CHRIST,

430 Third St., Murray, IA 50174, 641 447-2569. Minster - Brian McCracken. Activities: Sunday - 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Bible Study. Wednesday - 3:30 p.m. - J.A.M. 7 p.m. - Bible Study/Youth Groups.

MURRAY BAPTIST CHURCH, 641-447-2487. Corner of 3rd and Grant Streets. Pastor Alex Bauman. Sunday - 8:45 a.m. - Sunday School. 10 a.m. - Morning Worship. 6 p.m. - Sunday Evening Service. 7 p.m. - Jr./Sr. High Youth Group. Wednesday - 7 p.m. - Prayer and Bible Study. 3rd Thursday each month - 7 p.m. -Ladies Missionary Group.

MURRAY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 707 Maple St., Pastors Brandon Campbell, Sandy Smith. Sunday Worship 11 a.m.-12 p.m., children’s church during worship; Fellowship and Adult Lessons 10 a.m.

NEW VIRGINIA

GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH- 304 Knotts St., New Virginia, Sunday wor-ship - 10 a.m. Wednesday evening — Youth, 7 p.m., Prayer, 7:30 p.m

NEW VIRGINIA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Box 301, Keith Putney, pastor. 641-449-3779. Sunday - 10:30 a.m. - Worship. Sunday School 9:15 - 10:15 a.m.

NEW VIRGINIA CHRISTIAN CHURCH

(Disciples of Christ), 604 Main Street, 641-449-3421, Sunday - 10 a.m. - Sunday School. 11 a.m. - Church.

OTTAWABETHEL CHAPEL

CHRISTIAN UNION CHURCH- 8 miles north of Ottawa, Dan Newell, pastor. Sunday - 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. morning worship.

TRUROPERU-TRURO UNITED

METHODIST PARISH, Truro, 641-765-4782. Sandy Smith, Pastor. Sunday - 9:30 a.m. Sunday School - Worship-11:00 a.m. Peru 8:30 a.m. Worship.

T R U R O C O N G R E G A T I O N A L UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, Truro, Shonda Deranleau, pastor, 641-765-4524. Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday School -10:30 a.m. Worship.

VAN WERTVAN WERT UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH, Rick Hawkins, pastor. Sunday - 10:30 a.m. - Morning Worship Service. 9:30 a.m. - Children’s Sunday School.

VAN WERT ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH, Pastor Butch Black, Sunday - 10 a.m. - Sunday School. 11 a.m. - Worship. Wednesday - 6:30 p.m. - Bible Study.

WELDONSMYRNA FRIENDS

CHURCH, 6 miles E. & 1 mile N. of Weldon, Charlie Coffey, minister. Sunday - fellowship and coffee 10 a.m. Church starts at 10:30 a.m. - Worship.

WELDON CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Weldon, Dennis Huffman, Ed West, co-pastors. Sunday - 9 a.m. - Sunday School. 10 a.m. - Church Service. CWF meets first and third Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

WELDON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Rick Hawkins, pastor. Sunday 9:30 a.m. - Church Service.

WOODBURNW O O D B U R N

CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Willa Heaberlin - Pastor, Gary Parsons, Sunday School superintendent. Morning Worship - 9:30 a.m., Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.

WOODBURN METHODIST CHURCH, Tom Murr, pas-tor. Sunday - 8:45 a.m. - Worship Service.

By The Rev. Dr. Al AdamsFirst Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Osceola

“You know, I couldn’t wait to be free. Five years is a LONG time. I know I deserved it, but I was so dumb. I thought all my problems would be over once I got done doing my time. This freedom stuff is a lot harder than I thought. It’s tougher than I ever dreamed.”

Ralph had been out of prison for three months when he shared those words with a support group for recently released inmates which was sponsored by a church in the community.

That evening, we were thinking and sharing about what “freedom” meant.

Curt was listening a lot, but saying very little. He had finished his sentence just the week before. After 15 years in prison, he described his “freedom experience” this way: “It’s like the biggest jet lag I could imagine. I mean, the world went on without me, and I’ll never catch up. Ever.”

Ralph had served as one of the prison chaplain’s assis-tants during his last two years of incarceration.

“You know what gets me through? Let me see if I can find it.” He reached under his chair for his Bible and opened it to a place marked with a well-worn bookmark. “Here it is, John, chapter eight. Listen and see what you think, ‘If you stick with this, living out what I tell you, you are my disci-ples for sure. Then you will experience for yourselves the truth, and the truth will free you.’ Here’s the other one. ‘Je-sus said, ‘I tell you most solemnly that anyone who chooses a life of sin is trapped in a dead-end life and is, in fact, a slave. A slave is a transient, who can’t come and go at will. The Son, though, has an established position, the run of the house. So if the Son sets you free, you are free through and through.’”

Curt listened closely. “So what I hear you saying is, free-dom is a great gift, but sticking to it’s the hard part. It that about it?”

“Yep. You got it, Curt. Exactly. Our old ways felt like freedom, but that was thinly disguised slavery to death-deal-ing ways. Not freedom, in fact, it was the exact opposite.

Living in God’s truth, follow-ing Christ, that’s real freedom. But here’s the thing: some stuff in the world – you know what I’m talking about here, right? – That stuff will try to trick you into thinking God’s freedom is inconvenient, a pain in the, well, you get it. But real pain? That happens when you don’t claim the true freedom Christ offers you – and stick to it for all you’re worth.”

Curt nodded. “I get it. It’s what you stick to that defines who you are. Sticking to this freedom Christ offers, that de-fines me as a truly free guy. That about it?”

Ralph smiled. “That’s ALL of ‘it.’ No ‘about’ to it, Curt. Sticking to the freedom is ALL of ‘it.’”

Often the ways the world describes and defines “free-dom” is quite different from the way Jesus defines it. Many would say that “freedom” means the right to do what you want, when you want, to whomever you want to do it to.

What Ralph, Curt and many others throughout time have discovered is that freedom defined in worldly terms is most times quite the opposite. That kind of “freedom” is actual-ly quite the opposite. It is slavery — slavery to a self-cen-teredness which quickly takes over an entire life. This kind of deceptive “freedom” strangles joy and holy energy and replaces them with an insatiable ambition for personal gain and fame that takes over.

Then, all that’s left is a hollow shell which might look good from the outside, but is really empty and dead on the inside.

Jesus calls his first followers, and us, to seek and stick to the true, rock-solid, eternal freedom He offers. This is not a surface “freedom show.” His freedom is a deep down, soaked through and through, unshakable, unstoppable and eternal.

I’ll take that kind of freedom any day – and every day. How about you?

Freedom: Stick to It!

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115 EAST WASHINGTON STREET • 641-342-294420124 Officers: Helen Kimes, President; Dr. Jim Kimball, Vice President;

Sue Wilder, Treasurer; Ryan Lundquist, Secretary

2014 Board of Directors: Richard M. Buesch; Doug Miller; Kevin Emanuel; Brian Evans; Bill Freeman; Dr. Jim Kimball; Helen Kimes; Amy Lampe; Ryan Lundquist;

Wil Reisinger; Sue WIlder; Dave Walkup; Todd Thompson; Dr. David Hoadley

Executive Director - Bill Trickey, Program Manager - Elizabeth Simpson

Board meets second Wednesday of each month, 9:00 a.m. at 115 East Washington

“Promoting the Economic Development of Southern Iowa”

OSCEOLA MUNICIPAL WATER BOARDRyan Rychnovsky, Chairman; MacKenzie O’Hair, Vice Chairman;

Members: Alisha Crawford, Dave Neas & Laura Castro.Regular water board meetings the first Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at 208 W. Jefferson. Special water board meetings at the Water Works Office and also online at www.osceolawaterworks.com.

OSCEOLA CITY COUNCILFred Diehl, Mayor

Council Members: Dr. George Fotiadis, Dennis Page, Dan Hooper, Chris Dorsey, and Dave Walkup.

Regular council meetings the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Council Chambers, City Hall, 115 North Fillmore.

Special council meetings are posted on City Hall bulletin board.

AIRPORT MANAGEMENT COMMISSIONDenis Weiser-Chairman, Lyle Persels, Ty Wheeler,

Ryan Lundquist, Les Van HeeswykMeets 2nd Tues. of each month at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall

OSCEOLA PARKS & RECREATION BOARDMeets third Monday of each month 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers

Board Members: Mel Miller, Amber Abraham, Stephanie Snell,

Sara Lumsden, Sarah Truitt

Web Site: www.osceolaia.govoffice2.com

CLARKE COMMUNITY SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION

Meets the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month, except July, August, Dec., 6:30 p.m.,Clarke Central Office - 802 N. Jackson

To confirm, call 641-342-4969. Board Members: James Bair, Kelly Bailey, Lori Helgevold,

Steve O’ Tool, Gerard Linskens, Joseph Deutsch and Dena White.

Hunsicker & Associates• Home • Health • Life • Disability • Auto

• Farm • SR-22 filings • Boats • RVs• Business • Group Life & Health

• Long-term Nursing Care315 W. McLane St. • Osceola • 641-342-2478

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Ric D. Lewis, PresidentMeets 1st & 3rd Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

Open to Public Friday & Saturday • Darts • Pool Tables • Open 7 days a week

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Martin and Tanya Hall, OwnersCall Toll Free — 1-800-525-3349

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Five health improvements you can make today that will pay off for a lifetime

( BPT) — Improving your health and wellness can seem like a daunting task, espe-cially if you know you have some bad health habits to break. But, several improve-ments you can make today can result in tremendous health benefits.

“It starts with you,” said physician assistant Tricia A. Howard, a faculty member at South University, Savan-nah’s College of Health Pro-fessions. “You have more control over your health than you think you do.”

Here are five steps you can take today that can have a positive impact on your overall health and wellness.

Stop smokingEveryone knows smoking

is bad for you. In fact, people who smoke have by far the greatest risk of lung cancer - the number one cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. —

and increased risk of a cardi-ac event. But, many people don’t realize that changes in the lungs caused by smoking can actually improve over time once a smoker quits.

“Even if you’ve smoked for many years, you can reduce your lung cancer risks just by quitting,” said Howard. “And this isn’t just about your own health. Smoking puts the ones you love at risk, because even second-hand smoke can cause cancer. So, quitting is a win-win for you and those you love.”

Howard said people who want to quit smoking do bet-ter when they set a target date to quit. She also advises working with your primary health care provider who can actually individualize a stop-smoking plan for you. And, Howard says getting support from others is a cru-

cial part of the battle.Increase your water intakeSixty percent of your body

weight is water. Your body depends on water to carry nutrients to cells and to flush toxins out of vital organs, so getting the right amount of fluids each day is crucial.

Howard said men should drink 3 liters, or 13 cups, per day. For women, the recom-mendation is 2.2 liters, or 9 cups, per day. If that rec-ommendation seems tough to follow, Howard says to divide it up throughout the day.

“Make sure you have wa-ter with every meal and also drink water at least once between each meal,” she suggested. “That divides up your fluid intake and can make the amount seem less daunting.”

And, Howard says you don’t have to stick to wa-

ter. Milk, coffee and other drinks that contain a lot of water and not a lot of calo-ries count towards your daily fluid intake.

Exercise“Exercise reduces your

risk for chronic disease, im-proves balance and coordi-nation and helps with weight loss,” Howard said. “Exer-cise is a key part of living a healthy life.”

Howard said the U.S. De-partment of Health and Hu-man Services recommends 150 minutes a week of mod-erate exercise, or 90 minutes of vigorous exercise a week, for adults.

“That sounds like a lot,” Howard acknowledged. “But, if you break it into 15-or-20-minute daily work-outs it’s much easier to fit into your schedule. You don’t have to spend hours at a time in the gym to reap the

benefits.”Howard said recent stud-

ies have shown that even short bursts of exercise can be helpful.

Adopt the Mediterranean diet

The Mediterranean diet is a diet rich in fruits, veg-etables, olive oil, nuts and fish. The results of numer-ous studies show long-term health benefits to adopting the diet.

“This is a diet filled with antioxidants and anti-in-flammatories,” Howard ex-plained. “This diet has been shown to reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer when adhered to long-term. Weight loss and improve-ment in cholesterol can be seen after just a few months.”

Have your cholesterol checked

You might be surprised to learn that you should be-

gin having your cholesterol monitored by a doctor at age 20. But since coronary artery disease is the number one cause of death in the U.S., it’s a recommendation you should take seriously.

“There is no reason to avoid having your cholester-ol checked,” Howard said. “If your cholesterol levels aren’t where they should be, you can change them.”

Howard said levels that are too high can be con-trolled by diet, quitting smoking, exercise, and even prescription medication.

“There are so many things we can do to improve not only the length of our life, but the quality of those years,” Howard encour-aged. “Don’t wait. Commit today to making a few small changes, and see how they improve your health over time.”

Prepping for cold weather? Don’t forget your pet (BPT) — Winter weath-

er affects pets just like their people. While you are tak-ing precautions to protect yourself from cooler tem-peratures and environmental changes, you need to safe-guard your dogs and cats, too.

Pet care and lifestyle ex-pert Charlotte Reed shares her top tips for dealing with changing weather conditions and other seasonal concerns:

1. Daily dressingFluctuating seasonal tem-

peratures, changing weath-er conditions and daylight savings time make it neces-sary for you and your dog to dress for warmth, dryness and comfort, especially when you both are walking in the morning and evening hours. Pet owners need a coat with lots of pockets, like the 4 Season Convertible Jacket from Let’s Go Design that is waterproof with reflective piping. Constructed with lots of specialized pockets plus features like extract-able pick-up bags, treat liner, belt/leash, hood with visor, retractable keychain, you will always be ready no matter what the weather forecast. For your pet, con-sider a full weather jumpsuit like the Cover All Doggy Rain Coat, which is made of breathable, ultra soft ny-lon that doesn’t make noise when dogs move around. Plus, it’s easy to put on and keeps your dog’s back, legs and chest comfortably warm. It even has a hood to protect the neck and head! Remem-ber, buy pet gear big enough so that you can layer it with a sweater when it gets colder. Also, consider a dog coat in a bright color like orange for maximum visibility.

2. Reactions to weatherSome pets feel stress

during changing weather conditions, especially when there is a drop in barometric pressure. Additionally, since dogs can hear at much high-er frequencies and smell be-tween 1,000 and 10,000 times better than humans, they can hear and smell a storm coming. If you have a dog that hides, whines or pants prior to a storm, plan ahead by keeping track of the daily weather reports and checking the barometer. To ease pet tension, use crates,

soothing music, pheromone diffusers and anxiety-reduc-ing apparel.

3. Pet playAs the days grow short-

er and temperatures drop, you may be tempted to limit your dog’s exercise routine. Don’t. While the weather may force you indoors, you can keep your pet active and beat away seasonal blues by rotating her toys. Make ro-tating toys easier by intro-ducing new toys each month with a subscription to Fred-die’s Find. Order a one, three or six month subscription or a one-time specialty box for a celebration. It’s also avail-able for cats, too!

4. Indoor and outdoor al-lergies

This time of the year, peo-ple and pets who have aller-gies to pollen really feel it. They may also be allergic to the dust and mold spores

that the furnace kicks out. While humans may have runny noses and watery eyes, pets can have itchy skin. You can avoid costly vet bills with a veterinary developed pet skin care line like Epi-Pet. Use the shampoo, topical spray and ear cleaner regu-larly to keep your dog and cat in the best of health.

5. Treat for a purposeChanging weather can

lower an animal’s resistance to disease and bring on ail-ments like a cold or arthritis so supplement your pet’s diet with healthy snacks. Lincoln Bark’s unique and function-al dog treats are powered by Chia seeds, classified as a super food by the Food and Drug Administration. These tiny seeds are loaded with protein, fiber, omega-3 fatty acids, phytonutrients, all nine amino acids, antiox-idants, are gluten-free and

are beneficial to pet health.6. Flea and tick protectionJust because it is winter

doesn’t mean you can forget about flea and tick season. There are a number of ge-neric flea and tick products on the market to provide your pet with flea and tick protection throughout the year.

7. Road safetyCoupled with shorter days

and windy, rainy and foggy conditions, it is important to limit driver distraction, es-pecially if your pet is in your vehicle, too. To limit driver distraction, use a crash-test-ed harness, carrier bag, or a PupSaver - a comfortable, easy-to-use car seat designed to protect dogs up to 30 pounds. Its unique, rear-fac-ing design provides protec-tion on impact and has been crash-tested by a world lead-er in occupant protection.

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