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The Chronicle, Vol. 115, No. 17,
April 27, 2006

The Mayor Sez…
     Arbor Day is upon us. It is the day each year we celebrate the planting of trees. The OA 5th Grade will be planting a white oak to commemorate Arbor Day on Friday, April 28th, at 10:30 A.M. at the Odebolt Memorial Walk RV Park. The Ida Grove Extension Service will provide the tree and also instruction on tree planting. Trees are a vital component of the infrastructure of our City.
     When in City Hall last Friday, I remarked to Joan and Phyllis, “My, don’t Fridays come around in a hurry!” They replied, “Not near as fast as Mondays!"
From the ‘bolt,
R. J. Rex, Mayor of Odebolt

Waffle Fundraiser for Kiron Playground--A Dad's Belgian Waffle Breakfast will be held Sunday, April 30 at the South Park Shelter House in Kiron. The event will be held from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. and is hosted by the Kiron Park Committee. The menu includes waffles, sausage, coffee and juice for a free-will offering. Proceeds will go towards playground equipment with Thrivent providing supplemental funds.

Century Farm Applications—Farm families that may qualify for the Century Farm Program must submit an application no later than June 1, 2006. The application and further information may be obtained online at
the Iowa Department of Agriculture.

Sac County Parks Open—Reservations for shelter houses, the cabin and canoes may be made through the Sac County Conservation Board (SCCB) office. Rates have remained the same for those services. 2006 Sauk Trail permits are also available. Visit the SCCB site for more information.

Ingleside Club Donates to Library—Odebolt Librarian Donarae Cleveland is pictured in this week’s Chronicle accepting a monetary gift from Alice Hemphill, president of Ingleside. The club donates to the Odebolt Library on an annual basis. The money will be used to fund projects for the summer reading program.
     The Ingleside (means “fireside”) Club of Odebolt is an institution in this community. This local ladies’ club has been in existence here for over 100 years, according to President Alice Hemphill. Read the full article in The Chronicle.

Arthur Public Library to Close for Expansion Project—The library will expand into the small room of the Community Club Building, and the board has decided to close the library from May 1 until these improvements are completed. Read more in The Chronicle.

ONRC Holds Easter Egg Hunt—A photograph in this week’s Chronicle shows small children, accompanied by their parents, scrambling to gather Easter eggs on the lawn of Odebolt Nursing and Rehab Center on April 15. Following the Easter egg hunt, cookies and juice were served to the children by the ONRC.

Many Odebolt employees were honored by their employers’ ads in this week’s Chronicle for
Professional Assistants' Day, Wednesday, April 26

Briefs from the
"Trojan Triumph",
the school section in The Chronicle.
The Chronicle delivers school news right to you!
-O-A 5th Graders to Observe Arbor Day
-Middle School Band to go to Contest
-Boys and Girls Golf Squads Take Thirds
-Down Wins Hurdles at OA Invitational Meet
-Veit Captures Long Jump at OA Relays
-3 Senior Scopes

Obituaries

WILBUR ANDERSON
     Wilbur Howard Anderson entered Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison on April 2, 2006, where he passed away on April 14, 2006 at the age of 90.
     Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, April 17, 2006, at the First Baptist Church in Kiron, Iowa, with the Rev. Wayne Fritzinger officiating. Interment was at the Kiron Cemetery. The Pfannebecker Funeral Home in Denison, Iowa was in charge of arrangements.
     Wilbur Howard Anderson was born on October 30, 1915 on the Erick Anderson home place in Ida County to Ellen (Ahlquist) and Addic Anderson.
     He received his education in the rural school near his home, and worked on the family farm.
     Wilbur served in the United States Army from 1942 until 1945 as a machine gunner with the 864th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Weapons Battalion in the Western Pacific Combat Area on the island of Saipan.
     Following his discharge he did electrical wiring, then worked for Kiron Auto Co. as a mechanic for eight years.
In 1955, he began working for the Kiron Telephone Co. which was later purchased by the Schaller Telephone Co. He retired in 1980 after twenty-five years of service.
On June 17, 1974, Wilbur was united in marriage to Wilma Hedstrom. They made their home on the Hedstrom homestead northeast of Kiron.
     He enjoyed building scale models of a steam engine and model tractors, all with full working parts.
     Wilbur and Wilma enjoyed many trips to various Pioneer Power Shows in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin where his models were viewed by many people.
     On June 10, 2004, Wilbur became a resident of Odebolt Nursing and Rehab Center where he was lovingly cared for by their capable staff.
     He is survived by his wife Wilma, brother Lloyd of Kiron, numerous cousins as well as many friends.
     Wilbur was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Eileen in 1986, brother, Arthur in 1999, also several aunts, uncles and cousins.

SHIRLEY BENGFORD
     Shirley Bengford died Wednesday, April 12, 2006, at her home in Deloit, Iowa at the age of 73.
     Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 18, 2006, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Denison, Iowa, with Father Edward Murray as Celebrant. Interment was at the Deloit Cemetery, Deloit, Iowa. The Pfannebecker Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
     Shirley Ann Bengford was born on a farm at Ida Grove, Iowa, October 27, 1932, the daughter of Earl and Meta Christiansen Dunbar.
     On August 11, 1953, Shirley was united in marriage with Raymond Bengford at St. Martin’s Catholic Church in Odebolt, Iowa. Their union was blessed with six children. They made their home at Odebolt until moving to Deloit, Iowa, in 1968.
     Those remaining to cherish her memory include her husband of over 52 years, Ray Bengford of Deloit; six children, Cathy, Rodney, Debbie, Sharon, Alan and Cindy; 19 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; two nieces; one nephew; and a host of other relatives and friends.
     Shirley was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Erwin Dunbar.

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From the Odebolt History Pages
1887 Arbor Day at Odebolt School

(Click photo for enlargement. Photo scanned
from the Odebolt Centennial book.)

This photo was taken when the first Arbor Day was observed at the Odebolt school in 1887.   Odebolt has a long tradition of planting trees!

 

 

Morningside College students recognized at ODK Honors Assembly, from Morningside College web site
     Awards for student achievement, Faculty Person of the Year, and other awards were presented Wednesday during the annual Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) Honors Assembly at Morningside College.
     ODK is the national leadership honor society that recognizes and encourages superior scholarship, leadership, and exemplary character.
    Tyler Schnuckel of Odebolt placed first in the Elizabeth Sammons Competition in Voice.

 

A Visit to Prairie Pedlar
Article and photos about Prairie Pedlar's  recent spring plant fair.

 

The Chronicle, Vol. 115, No. 16,
April 20, 2006

The Mayor Sez…
     I see where Storm Lake had a big demonstration by students and others over the current immigration issue. I don’t have a problem with that, however, I do believe what Teddy Roosevelt said in 1907, “We have room for but one flag, the American flag, we have room for but one language here and that is the English language, and we have room for but sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to America and its people.”
     A special meeting was held last week with contractors Dean Quirk and Roger Nielson (asbestos) to set a date to begin the destruction of the Lindquist building, Flogstad Bakery, and Keller’s Barber Shop. The City Attorney, Joe Heidenreich, was present to advise on any legal matters pertaining to the action. The week of May 8th was set to begin the project. Bill Tysor will be the overall project coordinator.
     From the ‘bolt,
     R.J. Rex, Mayor of Odebolt

PROCLAMATION
In order that all people of the City of Odebolt
may have the opportunity to honor and
recognize the many volunteers and appreciate
the needs they meet in the community,
I, R. J. Rex, Mayor of the City of Odebolt,
do hereby proclaim
Monday, April 24th, 2006
in Odebolt, Iowa as
Volunteer Appreciation Day.
 - Mayor R. J. Rex
"Service is the rent you pay for room
on this earth." -- Shirley Chisholm

Donations to Arthur Library--A donation from the Sharkey family in memory of Margaret Sharkey, librarian in Arthur from 1970-1994, was matched 3 to 1 by the Libri Foundation of Eugene, Oregon, and many new children's books were added to the library as a result. These books will be a lasting reminder of Margaret's devotion to the library. According to Margaret, "If you can read, you can do anything!"

Sac County Barn Quilts--Nine more painted quilts were installed on April 14, and two photographs appear in this week's Chronicle. See the colorful Sac County barn quilts at www.barnquilts.com.

Carstensen Wins Scholarship--The Sac Soil & Water Conservation District announced that Colton Carstensen, a senior at Odebolt-Arthur, won second place in its 2006 scholarship contest, and will receive a cash award.

Goodwill to Visit Odebolt--Goodwill's Ambassador trailer will receive donations in Odebolt beginning April 27 until May 1 at Faith Lutheran Church parking lot. See The Chronicle for details.
 

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FINE ARTS CONCERT AND ART SHOW, Thursday, April 27 at 7:30 p.m.

     The high school music and art departments have a treat in store for you April 27. They will be presenting their fine arts concert and art show in the Bart Ogden Gymnasium and main hallway, respectively.
     You can see award-winning art works as well as those from the classroom.
     The band and chorus will perform the pieces they will play and sing at large group contest in May. There will also be performances from some who rated highly at solo and small ensemble contest. A special feature will be a French Horn Concerto performed by Katie Bell with the band. Seniors and their parents will be recognized.
     Plan to join us at 7:30 p.m. in the Bart Ogden Gym for this event.

Todd Gronemeyer sent in a link to an article about former Odebolt resident,
Craig Sommerfeld from Woodworker's Journal

WHO IS THAT? - Can anyone identify this cowboy from a half-century ago?  All I can tell you is that it was submitted by his mom!

(Tuesday, April 25 - I got an email from Chuck Hanson correctly identifying our cowboy as Jim Raasch.  Chuck said he printed it out and showed it to Don Cowlham, who said, "It looks like Jim Raasch."  Guess he hasn't changed all that much, huh? - Web Master)
 

The Chronicle, Vol. 115, No. 15,
April 13, 2006 

The Mayor Sez ...
            Everybody knows about pizza deliveries to your doorstep in the larger communities that have Pizza Huts, Godfather's, and etc.  Guess what?  Fifty years ago you could call in your grocery order by 9 a.m. and the groceries would be at your doorstep by 11:30 a.m.  True story!  It happened right here in the 'bolt.
            As a sequel to my story about the 70 to 90 year old ladies posing in the buff for a calendar to raise money to save an old building, at bridge club last eve one of the ladies suggested that some of our 70 to 90 year old MEN pose in the buff for a calendar to raise money for our new entry signs.  All of the ladies present thought that it would raise a "sensational" amount of $'s.  Any volunteers???
       From the 'bolt,
       R. J. Rex, Mayor of Odebolt

O-A Counselor Mary Schroeder Wins Scholarship - (Photo in this issue) Mary Schroeder, Odebolt-Arthur guidance counselor, received a $1000 Counselor Scholarship from The College Planning Center on Friday, April 7, 2006.  Schroeder applied for the award and was chosen as one of ten winners out of four hundred applicants.  The award is given "in recognition for outstanding commitment to the improvement of service to Iowa's college bound students and their families."
     Heather Anderson, who presented the award from the CPS, gives many free information presentations to students and families across Iowa.  The College Planning Center is a private non-profit Division of Iowa Student Loan.  For more information on the CPS or upcoming college informational events at O-A, call Mary Schroeder at the school.

New Face at The Chronicle Office -  Carma Reinert of Wall Lake has recently joined the staff at The Chronicle newspaper office in Odebolt as receptionist, reporter and photographer.  Carma, who resides in Wall Lake, will be covering and reporting on community activities, meetings and writing special interest stories. (See photo in this issue.)

PEO Chapter DS Offers Achievement Awards to Students - Chapter DS of Odebolt is again offering two achievement awards.  One graduating senior girl from Odebolt-Arthur and one from Wall Lake View Auburn will be chosen to receive a $150.00 cash award to be used to further her education at a college or vocational school following graduation.  Funds for these scholarships have been generated by a style show, bake sale, and a pie social by the chapter.
    This award recognizes school, family and community activities and achievements during the applicants' high school years.  Each applicant must complete a from describing these achievements.  A committee will then select the recipients.
     Any further questions concerning the application process should be directed to Cindy McDonough at 668-2757.

O-A Junior/Senior Prom - "A Hollywood Moment" is the theme for the Odebolt-Arthur Junior/Senior Prom on Saturday, April 22, at the Odebolt Community Center.  The decorations will resemble a night at the Academy Awards, using black and white colors with accents of red.
     The Odebolt Nursing and Rehab Center has invited the students to 'promenade' for the residents from 5:15 to 5:45 p.m.
     The public is invited to attend an Open House at the Community Center from 4:30-5:30 p.m., with the Grand March beginning at 5:45 until 6:30 p.m.  There will be a tent outside the building where the guests will be greeted by valet parkers, their names will be announced by Jim Mickelson, and they will enter the building on a red carpet.  To relieve congestion inside the building, we ask the public to observe the Grand March from under the tent along both sides of the red carpet.
     The banquet will begin at 6:30 with appetizers.  The meal will be served at 7:00 with a choice of New York strip steak, smoked Windsor chop, or glazed chicken breast, with seasoned red potatoes, buttered green beans with almonds, crescent roll, and an ice cream sundae for dessert.
     The sophomore waiters and waitresses for the evening will be Barry Buehler, Casey Carstensen, Brad Cleveland, Ashley Cobb, Austin Gibson, Alexa Haney, Eric Hemer, Sarah Koenen, Mike Larson, Tom Larson, Cody Loew, Jenny Morgan, and Kaytlin Peine.
     Knop Photography will be taking portraits before and after the banquet.
     Following the meal the O-A Academy Awards ceremony will begin.  The Junior Class will unveil the senior slide show, and the senior recipients of the academy awards will be presented.  The dance will be from 9:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m. with music provided by BC Productions.  Along with the dance, the DJ will have a Jeopardy-type game show with prizes.
     After Prom activities will begin at 1:30 a.m. in the high school gym with food being served.  This will be followed by a movie and games of human foosball.  Prizes will be handed out before the students leave at 4:00 a.m.

The Chronicle, Vol. 115, No. 14,
April 6, 2006

The Mayor Sez…
     Get this! Twelve gutsy grannies, aged 76 to 94, took it all off to pose for a calendar in their birthday suits for a fund raiser effort to save an old building in their home county of Randolph, Indiana. (I don’t suppose we have anyone in the ‘bolt that wants to raise money to save an old building?)  Incidentally, they raised the $20,000.00 needed to save the building, practically overnight. Hmmmm.
     Now then, you have been reading all my prater about fog and then 100 days later rain, or snow. O.K., O.K., it defies all scientific logic, but you’ve made me a believer!!
     From the ‘bolt,
     R. J. Rex, Mayor of Odebolt

 SWCD Award Winners Recognized—Donald and Connie Siebrecht of Arthur were selected as the Sac County Izaak Walton League Windbreak Winner for 2005. Their windbreak consists of eight rows that include redosier dogwood, Austrian pine and green ash. Their windbreak is aesthetically beautiful, well maintained and provides them a lot of wind protection and habitat for wildlife. A photograph in this week’s Chronicle shows the Siebrechts receiving the award on March 29 from Roger Buehler, Odebolt, Chairman of the Sac County Soil and Water Conservation District.

Grab your basket & come and join us!
Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday, April 15, 2006, 9:30 a.m.
Odebolt Nursing & Rehab Center
For children up to 10 years.
Assemble in the parking lot by age groups. Cash prizes
will be in some of the eggs.  Children must have their own baskets.
Afterwards cookies and juice will be served by ONRC.
Sponsored by Odebolt Masonic Lodge and Rainbow Assembly

Odebolt Bum’s Jungle but a Memory…..
     Odebolt has lost a landmark, “Bum’s Jungle”. Anyone who has lived in Odebolt, or close, will remember it.
     The bums rode the train and stopped to work at the Adams Ranch. They had a large kettle which they placed on a bonfire of sticks and logs. Empty cans were plentiful, lying all over the ground.
Children were scared to go there because the bums were not dressed well and were dirty looking, as well as bearded.
     A big stopping place for the bums to eat was St. Martin’s Convent. The sisters would give them food and they would sit on the steps of the convent and eat it. The bums had markings on trees and posts such as “a good place to get food”.
There was a gathering at Britt, Iowa, for the crowning of “The King of the Hobos”. A “hobo stew” was served to all. The king of the hobos stopped at D&D Skelly Station [in Odebolt] yearly.
After the bums quit coming [to “Bum’s Jungle”], the kids started going there and built forts. They would drag everything from home—chairs, buckets, dishes—and a lot of cigarette butts could be found there too!
     Most of the summer the kids could be found there or the swimming pool. Generations have played there and remember the good times.
Our family, as well as many others, have returned there to show the grandchildren where their dads and moms played. One of our grandsons found a heel from a shoe and was wanting to take it home, but dad said “no!”; he had to leave it because it was part of the “Bum’s Jungle” heritage. So many memories!
     The picture [of the “Bum’s Jungle” in this weeks’ Chronicle] was taken in 2005. As you can see, the trees are dying and it has become an eyesore, so it’s time for “Bum’s Jungle” to go.
     We’re glad to see Lundell Plastics are sprucing up our town.
     Don & Darlene Bengford
     Odebolt, IA
P.S. Share your memories with The Chronicle!

What’s New at the Odebolt Public Library!
New items for March 2006 include 17 books, 9 DVD’s and 1 video.

Baseball Season Is Here!
O-A Pee Wee Meeting
Thursday, April 13th at 7:00 p.m.
in the basement of the
United Bank of Iowa, Odebolt

This meeting is for all parents of kids up through the 4th grade.
We will need volunteers for coaching, cleanup, concession stand and umpires.

Any questions, call Carl Hemer at
home: 668-4843 or work: 668-2243.

Odebolt Natives Serve on VEISHA 2006 Committees—Two Iowa State University students from Odebolt will be assisting on VEISHA committees planning the VEISHEA 2006 celebration. Kayla Down will be serving on the Special Events Committee, and Ali Neumann will be serving on the Public Relations Committee. Please click here for additional information about VEISHA.
 

Obituaries

ELNORA MUZETTIE STOUT STREED
Elnora Muzettie Stout Streed, age 81, of Sac City, Iowa, passed away on Friday, March 31, 2006, at Loring Hospital in Sac City.
     Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., on Monday, April 3rd, at the First Christian Church in Sac City. Burial was at Oakland Cemetery under the direction of the Farber & Otteman Funeral Home.
      Elnora was born on August 16, 1924, in Sac City, the daughter of Preston Cecil and Louise Emma Christina (Klindt) Stout. She grew up in Sac City attending Sac City Elementary and graduating from Sac City High School with the class of 1942. She continued her education at the American Institute of Business in Des Moines.
     She was baptized on July 17, 1938, and confirmed at the First Christian Church in Sac City where she remained a lifetime member, serving as a Deacon and an active member of the women’s Ruth Group.
     On November 11, 1945, Elnora was united in marriage to George E. Streed. Being a farmwife and caring for her four children: David, Esther, Mark, and Mary, was a full time job and a job that she loved. In her younger years she worked in ready to wear and dry goods stores in Sac City and in later years at the hardware store, as a bookkeeper/receptionist for a petroleum company, and at DaLe Monogram Shop. She supervised delivery of the Storm Lake Newspaper for sixteen years.
     On December 26, 1981, Elnora was married to Ralph Werkmeister. They made their home in Sac City.
     Elnora’s artistic talents with fabric showed in the many personalized and beautiful gifts she made for family members and friends. She loved music, singing in the choir at church, dancing, and playing the piano. Elnora cherished their family gatherings with her brothers, children, and grandchildren, the family meals, and laughter of the grandchildren running around the house.
     Survivors include her husband, Ralph Werkmeister; her children, David Streed and wife Suzan of Lafayette, CO; Dr. Esther Streed of Urbandale, IA; Mark Streed and wife Candy of Lafayette, CO; and Mary Streed of Parker, CO; 10 grandchildren: James, David, Angi, Rachel, Renee, Jenny, Shari, Brian, Angie, and Nate; 18 great-grandchildren; her brother, Harlan Stout of Minneapolis, MN; and many extended family members.
     Elnora was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Preston Stout; and grandson, Daren Streed.

[Elnora's husband, Ralph Werkmeister, passed away Monday, April 3rd, 2006.  See his obituary at Farber and Otteman's web site.]

ELEANOR GODBERSEN PETERSON
     Eleanor Peterson, age 90, of Alta, died on Wednesday, March 22, 2006, in Newell, Iowa. Funeral services were held on Saturday, March 25, 2006 at United Methodist Church, Alta, with burial at the Scandinavian Cemetery, Alta.
     Eleanor Pauline Peterson was born on a farm outside Odebolt, Iowa, to Edward and Mary Godbersen. She attended country school through 8th grade and was the first of her family to go into Odebolt for high school. She often talked of driving the horse and cart to school with all the school age siblings in the family.
     After high school, Eleanor worked at the Adams Ranch near Odebolt as a housekeeper until her marriage to Arling Peterson in 1939.
     She now goes to her home in glory to meet with her husband of 61 years, Arling; her parents, Ed and Mary Godbersen; two sisters, Matilda Ziegman and Edna Godbersen Peterson; and two brothers, William and Harold Godbersen.
     Eleanor leaves to celebrate and remember her life three children: Catherine Eggebraten, Donald Peterson and Janet Jensen; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; four sisters, Helen Mentzer, Marjorie Thayer of Odebolt; Mildred Hartsell; and Mary Ann Siebrecht of Odebolt; one brother-in-law; two sisters-in-law; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.

HENRY “HANK” HANSON
     Henry Hanson, known as Hank, died in Sun City, Arizona, at age 84 on March 14, 2006. Born and raised in Odebolt, he was the son of Zella and George Hanson and nephew of Grace and Lillian Hanson.
     He served in World War II and was a 1943 graduate of Iowa State University. He earned his JD from William Mitchell College of Law in Minneapolis- St. Paul in 1951.
     A patent attorney, Henry retired from Honeywell as the Director of Intellectual Property. He was admitted to practice in Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.
     He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; four children; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. His ashes will be placed in the Odebolt Cemetery.

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Progress on Highway Signs for Odebolt
The new entry signs project is officially a 'go'.  At the City Council meeting on Monday, April 3rd the entry sign committee (Vance Lundell, Howard Hustedt, and Kristan Bieber, from the Odebolt Rotary Club) met with the Council and laid out a plan to fund the signs, along with prototype pictures. The final design of the signs will be presented to the Council next month for approval.
     The Council wholeheartedly supports the project and has pledged $1000 to each of the 4 signs. A grant for matching funds is being applied for through the Rotary foundation for community beautification. Hats off to our sign committee!
 - Mayor R.J. Rex

NEW AND IMPROVED O-A SCHOOL WEBSITE
     Students and parents will be pleasantly surprised when they click the link to go to Odebolt-Arthur's school website at www.odebolt-arthur.net.  Traci Allen, Technology Coordinator at O-A, has been hard at work updating the web site on a weekly, and sometimes daily basis. 
     Included in the new content on the front page are "Weekly Happenings", "Calendar Additions" and "Web Additions".  Traci has also been posting photos of school happenings. 
     In addition, monthly school calendars, the April School Newsletter, and School Board Meeting Minutes are available for viewing on-line, that latter two in .pdf format.
     Traci's work as school webmaster is sure to increase effective communications for the school. Be sure to check in on a regular basis!
     Good work, Traci!
 - Barb Horak, odebolt.net webmaster

Museum & Community Center Receive Sac County Endowment Grants
Sac County, Iowa ---  The Sac County Endowment Foundation has awarded $46,746 to 17 County organizations.  An estimated (12,000) people will benefit from the first grants to be made by the newly established Sac County Endowment Foundation.
     This was the first time that the Sac County Endowment Foundation has engaged in grantmaking.  The foundation applied for and received funds from the County Endowment Fund legislation.
     The Sac County Endowment Foundation received a total of $63,600.  Twenty five percent of this was restricted to permanent endowment and 75 percent was required to be released through local competitive grantmaking.
     "We received grant applications totaling $148,949.53.  We only wish that we had more resources at the foundation because we know there are many needs and worthy projects throughout the county," said Shirley Phillips, Chairman of the Grant Committee.
     The City of Odebolt received the following awards:

        Odebolt Community Center-$1,300.00. Funds will be used to update the Tree of Life and the sign for the Community Center.

L to R are Elaine Rex and Mayor Ron Rex; Shirley Phillips, Sac Co. Endowment Foundation;
Carolyn Hoelscher and Howard Hustedt representing the Community Center.

        City of Odebolt/Odebolt Historical Museum-$5,000.00.  Funds will be used to renovate and update the Historical Museum.

L to R are Elaine Rex and Mayor Ron Rex; Shirley Phillips of the SCEF;
Renae Babcock &Carol Auen representing the Odebolt Museum.

     The Sac County Endowment Foundation was organized by representatives from throughout Sac County.  "Our mission involves helping the communities and non-profit organizations of the county," said Phillips.   "We want to partner with communities and non-profit organizations to help them with programs and projects that might otherwise not be available to the individuals, families and visitors to our county."
     As an affiliate foundation, the Sac County Endowment Foundation can assist donors who wish to make outright and testamentary gifts of support to our foundation or other charitable organizations in the county.  "It's even possible for local charitable organizations to establish their own funds and benefit from special tax credits and the professional expertise and investment management we help provide," said Shirley Phillips.
     For further information about Sac County Endowment Foundation please call 712-662-7383.