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The Chronicle, Vol. 114, No. 16
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ARBOR DAY PROCLAMATION
Whereas, trees reduce the
erosion of our precious topsoil by wind and water, cut heating and
cooling costs, moderate the temperature, clean the air, produce oxygen
and provide habitat for wildlife, and R.J. Rex, Mayor of Odebolt Attested by Joan Godbersen, City Clerk |
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NEWS BRIEFS
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Tree City USA - The National Arbor Day Foundation and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Forestry Bureau, named 15 northwest Iowa communities a 2004-2005 "Tree City USA" during the 2005 Urban and Community Forestry Awards Luncheon on April 7. Odebolt received a "Tree City USA" award for its fifth year.
Einspahr Furniture Receives Award - Jerry and Deb Einspahr of Einspahr Furniture, Odebolt, attended the Norwalk Furniture Corporation's annual convention in Florida where they were presented an award for second place in the category of largest percentage increase in sales of all Norwalk Home Fashion Galleries in the United States. (See photo in this issue.)
Former Odebolt Resident to celebrate 100th - Veryl Paul of Sioux City will celebrate his 100th birthday with an open house on April 24th at Siouxland Square and Round Dance Hall. Born April 25, 1905, 4 miles south of Odebolt, the son of Charles and Sara (Crawford) Paul, he attended country school and graduated from Odebolt High School in 1923. Thelma Sonkson of Odebolt is his cousin.
Mail Fraud Report Filed in Sac County - Sac County Sheriff Ken
McClure warns residents that a mail scam has been reported. A letter was
received by a resident that looked to be from the County Assessors Office,
asking for personal information including a social security number and banking
information. After sending the filled-out form back, the victim received
a phone call from a male caller who identified himself as the County Assessor,
wanting to confirm all of the information.
Sac County Assessor Bob Hawks is not sending these
types of letters out. If you receive a letter similar to the above,
please contact your local law enforcement. Do not throw the letter away
and do not give your personal information to anyone who is wanting this
information by letter or by telephone.
PRAIRIE PEDLAR GARDENS
FEATURED IN MAGAZINE
The Prairie Pedlar Gardens in rural
Odebolt are featured in the current issue of Garden Shed magazine that
is now available on newsstands nationwide.
“I have visited Prairie Pedlar several times, and it is
always such a pleasure to see Jane and Jack's beautiful gardens. I was pleased
to be able to create a story about their garden folly for Garden Shed
magazine, particularly since I'm an Iowa native myself.” comments Susan
Appleget-Hurst, editor of the Better Homes and Gardens Special Interest
Publication by Meredith Corporation in Des Moines, IA.
The story and five-page pictorial entitled, “Old Shed
with a New Life”, features the restoration of an old ten-sided granary, which
the Hogues have named their Garden Folly. It has become a delightful resting
spot for garden visitors and houses their collections of garden antiques
including McCoy pottery, floral handkerchiefs and flower frogs. According to
owner, Jane Hogue, “It is a step back in time for everyone who is charmed by
the Victorian’s love for flowers and garden objects.”
The Folly is open for viewing from May through
September at the Prairie Pedlar during their regular shop hours: Monday –
Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Visit
the Prairie Pedlar web site!
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Reminder! Remember to donate for the Creek Days
Firework Display. You will find donation cans at local
businesses. If you would like to donate by check contact Tandy
Reis, ODC Treasurer
If you make crafts and would like to sell them at the
Odebolt Creek Days Craft Fair, contact Rendee Wallace at
712-668-4886 or e-mail
Bill Wallace, Jr. |
The Mayor Sez…
In recent weeks there have been articles in the
newspapers about OA students excelling in academics, sports, the arts, and
music. Kids, we know how hard you have worked and practiced to attain these
honors and awards and, I think, it is quite appropriate for the City to
express our pride in your successful endeavors. May all of you be an
inspiration to the young people that will follow in future years. We realize
that none of these achievements could have happened without our fine staff of
teachers, directors, coaches, and administrators. We salute! Go OA!
The ODC needs some help. They are looking for DONATIONS
for the fireworks for Creek Days. Also, the ODC is looking for SPONSORS for
the coaster cars, up to four cars, hopefully. Maybe you are not physically
able to help, but you can donate money. It will be appreciated. Contact Denny
Sykes.
From the Bolt!
R. J. Rex, Mayor of Odebolt
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Read more about the below articles
in The Chronicle!
1-Cent Local Option Sales Tax - According to the
website for the Iowa Department of Revenue and Finance (IDRF) Sac County
is one of only 13 counties in the state without any city/county local option
sales tax. In Sac County, according to the IDRF's formula, Odebolt would
gain about $43,290 annually from an additional one cent local option tax.
A local option sales tax spreads the tax burden to
visitors as well as residents of a town or county. The tax is not
charged on basic needs such as groceries, prescriptions, and gasoline.
Supporting a local option sales tax would mean that
residents will be supporting projects here at home. If you shop
out-of-town you are more than likely paying a local option sales tax that
benefits that community and provides funding for many of their
municipal improvements.
[Note: In the
April 4th Odebolt City
Council Minutes it was moved to adopt a resolution in support of the
Local Option Sales Tax. The Council would allocate 20% for tax relief
with the remaining 80% going toward swimming pool maintenance and upkeep,
street repairs, storm and sanitary sewer repairs, improvements to historical
buildings, Capitol Improvements and other improvements. A special countywide
election is tentatively set for sometime in August.]
[Find out more about the Local Option Sales Tax by
reading the Sac Economic and Tourism Development
Newsletter
- .pdf document - or on the front page of this week's The Chronicle.]
April 4 City Council Meeting Minutes
Includes:
- Region XII Council of Governments to assist City in Urban Revitalization
Plan & Tax Abatement Schedule.
- Farmer's Coop proposal to give City $16,000 in exchange for three year
tax abatement. Money to be used toward demolition of Lindquist building.
- Mayor looking for grant writer toward demotion of Lindquist building.
- Scooter Ordinance discussed
- Major/Minor softball discussed
- Local Option Sales Tax supported by Council; income could surpass
$40,000, to go toward various city projects. County-wide election
tentatively set for August, 2005.
- Flushing water hydrants week of May 2
- City-wide cleanup May 11
- Grant for chair-lift for swimming pool
- Income from estates and memorials
Delegates Announced for Boys State - The Odebolt American Legion Roose
Post 313, assisted by Odebolt Rotary, has chosen Shawn and Shane Bengford,
twin sons of Tami (Bengford) Chisholm of Odebolt to attend the 67th session of
American Legion Boys State at Camp Dodge near Des Moines, June 12-17.
Boys Staters organize their own county and state
governments. Each citizen is assigned to a city and a political party.
They choose their own officials in accordance with regular election
procedures. The boys also take part in extra activities including band,
chorus, athletic teams and swimming. About 700 boys from all Iowa
Counties attend the 6-day event.
Terry's Pump "N Pak Purchased by Cubby's - Effective April 11th, Terry's Pump 'N Pak was sold to Cubby's Inc. of Omaha, NE. No major changes are planned. This will be only the second Cubby's in Iowa. A manager is currently being sought to oversee normal operations, while staff, hours and products are being kept the same.
Named Athlete of the Year - First Sgt. Lawrence Fineran, a 1981
graduate of Odebolt-Arthur High School and son of Roger & Gerry Fineran of
Odebolt, was named 2005 Depot Athlete of the Year on March 9th.
At 41, Fineran, who is Drill Instructor School first
sergeant and chief instructor, holds a personal best time of 15:52 in the
three-mile run and has a reputation of being one of the fastest runners aboard
the Depot.
Fineran received recruit training at the Marine Corps
Recruit Depot in San Diego where he excelled at the physical aspects of
training and exited the recruit depot with a perfect physical fitness test
score of 300. Since his first PFT, Fineran has gotten a 300 PFT on all
but two PFT's.
Fineran stays active, running six days a week, and does
cross training on Sundays, including swimming or biking. He competed in
his longest running race of 30 miles last year and also competed in a race
across Florida. [Read more about Fineran's achievements on Page 3 of The
Chronicle, or read the
full article on-line from The Boot, a Marine publication. ]
Honorees at Fireman's Dance - Every year the Odebolt Fire Department presents a plaque to a past and present fireman for their service to the department. Honored this year for past service was Roger Sleight and Todd Bengford for present service.
Goodwill Trailer to arrive in Odebolt on June 7, 2005 to receive donations.
UBI gives to O-A After-Prom - Carolyn Hoelscher of United Bank of Iowa has presented the Odebolt-Arthur After Prom Committee with a check for $250.00.
The Odebolt Historical Museum Board met on March 23rd, called to order
by Curator Carol Auen. Those present were Renae Babcock, Phyllis Kies, Eleanor
Peterson, Mary Schroeder, Thelma Schroeder and Verna Mae Schwaller.
An application for a grant to finance repairs to the
back room of the Museum has been sent to the Iowa State Questers. Plans
are for making the steps to the museum handicapped accessible in the near
future.
2005 ornaments will picture the Veterans Memorial located at
Odebolt Cemetery. A new vacuum has been purchased. Discussion was
held concerning renting a soft ice cream machine for Creek Days. It was
reported that Barb Horak helped procure a computer and printer from the React
Center in Cedar Rapids.
Memorials have been received in memory of Dorothy
Girvan, Mary Down Parker, Nancy Richardson and Alice Snyder.
The Museum was opened for visitors on March 16th.
Plans are to have open hours on Sunday afternoons from 2 to 4 p.m. starting in
May.
The next meeting will be April 27th, 2005.
Children's Miracle Network visited with O-A elementary students on April 8th. The kids viewed a video of children that have been helped by CMN. Afterwards, by grade, the students were able to visit with some of the families from the area that were helped by the CMN.
The Odebolt-Arthur Dance Squad performed their annual "Spring Fling" Dance Show on Saturday, April 9th. The girls presented their coach, Rendee Wallace, with a framed artwork for all her hard work this season. The show featured other schools including BCIG and Newell Fonda dance squads, as well as O-A elementary and middle school dancers.
Fertig Breaks 40-year-old Shot Put Record - Junior Mark Fertig broke
one of OA's oldest track records, throwing the shot 48 feet, 3.75 inches at
the Schaller-Crestland Relays in Early on April 5.
The previous mark had been set in 1963 when Ricky
Meents tossed the orb 47 feet, 10 inches.
Only two other records were as old, including the
Discus mark of Bill Einspahr, set in 1963, and the 200 Meter record set by Dan
Hansen in 1953.
Despite breaking the school record, however, Fertig's
toss was only good enough for second place at the meet. [Read more sports news
in this issue.]
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ODEBOLT.NET NEWS
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CREEK DAYS UPDATE!
- Fireworks are
planned in honor of 10th Creek Days anniversary and 125th anniversary of
Odebolt Fire Department on Sunday, June 19th.
- Donate toward the fireworks at local businesses or by donating
your cans and bottles.
- Information about the 3rd Annual Coaster Car Races; specs and
entry form.
- Organizer needed for Car & Pickup Show
- See the CREEK DAYS PAGE
to read
more!
Read about upcoming June 17th All-School Reunion at the Alumni Page. See what classes are having reunions, and get YOUR Reunion listed.
Arthur Alumni! - The Arthur School building will be closed at the end of this school year. The Odebolt-Arthur School District would like to hold some type of celebration to recognize the history and those who have fond memories of their experiences in that school. Contact the Odebolt school office if you are willing to help plan.
April 14 Chamber of Commerce Meeting Minutes
The Mayor Sez…
With the price of gas going sky-high, maybe ballistic,
I am reminded of a slogan that was quite well known and posted everywhere
during World War II. It went as follows. “Is this trip necessary?” There was
gas rationing with most non-essential autos having an “A” sticker which
allowed you 5 gal./week. With today’s prices 5 gal. Would cost about $11.00
and with a 25 mpg. vehicle you can travel 125 miles for the week---not bad,
eh?
You say, “Get real, mayor, who can get along on those
numbers?”
O.K, O.K., we’ll get you a “B” sticker which will allow
you 10 gal./week for around $22.00 a week. How’s that sound? I KNOW I have
most of the parents that have driving age teenagers on my side! (And the kids
are saying, “It ain’t WW II!”)
From the ‘bolt
R. J. Rex
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NEWS BRIEFS
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in The Chronicle!
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The Odebolt Fire Department held their annual supper and dance on Saturday, April 2nd at the Odebolt Community Center. Officers for 2005 are pictured in The Chronicle. They are Bill Tysor, Fire Chief; Carl Hemer, 1st Asst. Chief; Bobby Schlender, 2nd Asst. Chief; Todd Bengford, Sec/Treas..; Jeff Bengford, Asst. Sec/Treas.; James Pierce, Foreman; Brad Buller, Asst. Foreman; and Mark Horsley, Training Officer.
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PLOW DAY
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Buehler to Girls State - Abby Buehler of Odebolt has been chosen by
American Legion Roose Post #313 Auxiliary to attend the annual session of the
Iowa American Legion Auxiliary Girls State to be held June 19-24 at the campus
of Iowa State University, Ames.
Abby attends Odebolt-Arthur Hugh School and is involved
in softball, band, vocal music, school play, National Honor Society, 4-H and
golf. She is the daughter of Roger and Ellen Buehler.
She will be one of over 350 girls attending who
will learn through a “hands-on” experience about the political system involved
in the government of Iowa. Throughout the week, the girls will campaign for
office, create party platforms, hold city, county & state elections and run
their own cities, and hear motivational speakers and local and state
government officials.
The week will end on Friday evening, June 24, 2005 with
the Inauguration of the newly elected State officials held at Stephens
Auditorium on the campus of Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
Girls State is sponsored and staffed by volunteers from
the American Legion Auxiliary.
Terry's Pump N'Pak sold to Cubby's - Terry and Erin Neville, owners of
Terry's Pump'N Pak have sold their business to Cubby's, Inc. of Omaha
effective Monday, April 11, 2005. Aqua Wash, operated by Troy Neville,
was also sold to Cubby's, Inc. The Nevilles established the business,
located at the junction of Highways 175 and 39, October 28, 1993.
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Quilts at Faith Lutheran - Sixty-six quilts made by members of the Sarah Circle padded the pews at Faith Lutheran Church in Odebolt on Sunday, April 3rd. These women and thousands of other Lutherans made the quilts for Lutheran World Relief. Since 1945, L.W.R. has distributed more than 21 million quilts to impoverished countries around the world.
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The confirmation classes of Faith and Bethel Lutheran Churches, and their mentors, assembled and packed 100 school kits, which will be delivered to Fort Dodge later this month and then trucked to Minneapolis for shipment all over the world.
St. Martin's Catholic Church in Odebolt hosted a Spring Salad Luncheon on March 29th. A Card Party followed from 1 until 3 p.m with Euchre, Bridge, Pinochle and 500 being the games offered. Pictured in The Chronicle are guests that came to enjoy the afternoon events.
Obituary: Lloyd Siebrecht - Funeral services for Lloyd Siebrecht were
held Tuesday, April 5th, 2:00 p.m., at the United Methodist Church in Odebolt
with Rev. Kathy Spracklin officiating. Burial was at the Odebolt Cemetery
under the direction of the Farber & Otteman Funeral Home with military
graveside rites by the American Legion Post No. 313 of Odebolt.
Lloyd John Siebrecht, age 82, of Odebolt, passed away
Saturday, April 2, 2005, at the Odebolt Nursing and Rehab Center.
Lloyd was born February 2, 1923, to John and Anna (Kessler) Siebrecht. He
attended country school through the eighth grade. He then farmed with his dad.
He served in the Army from 1946-1947.
On January 21, 1951, Lloyd was married to Lois Bentsen
in Sac City. To this union, five children were born: LaDon, Loren, Lester,
Linda, and Lisa. They farmed north of Odebolt until 1980 when they moved to
town. He continued to be involved in the farming operation for many years.
Lloyd will be remembered for his love of family. He especially enjoyed his
grandchildren and their activities. He also enjoyed farming, fishing, and
traveling. He belonged to the United Methodist Church, Wheeler Masonic Lodge,
and the American Legion.
He is survived by his wife Lois; his children: LaDon
and his wife Linda of Odebolt and their sons, Jeff, Mike, and Kyle; Loren and
his wife Anita of Carroll, and their daughters, Jenny and Jodi; Lester and his
wife Linda of Odebolt and children, Jon and his wife Sarah, and Vicki; Linda
Kemper of Nebraska City, NE, and daughter Lena; and Lisa and her husband Leroy
Bartels and their son, Connor of Tecumseh, NE. Other survivors include a
brother Kermit and his wife Jean; half brother Robert and his wife Mary
Louise; sister-in-law Irene Siebrecht all of Odebolt; sister Shirley and her
husband Lloyd Rickers of Kiron; half sister Joan and her husband Dick
Grosnickel of Mesa, AZ, nieces, nephews, and a host of friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; step mother
Hilma (Olson) Siebrecht; brother Merle; and infant half sister Roberta.
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