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FORMER ODEBOLT RESIDENT GARY JOHNSON Former Odebolt resident Gary Johnson (Odebolt-Arthur Class of 1964) will be inducted into Iowa Rock & Roll Music Association's 2007 Hall of Fame during a ceremony to be held Sunday night, September 2, 2007 at the Roof Garden in Arnolds Park, Iowa. [Excerpt] His professional career as a vocalist and guitarist began in 1967 and he continued to perform in supper clubs, dance halls and other venues until 1984. He did 150-225 performances a year in Iowa, eastern Nebraska, southern Minnesota, and eastern South Dakota. Most of those performances were done as a solo act, with the exception of three outstanding years when his brother, Dean Johnson, played with him. Many of the venues he played had a dance floor such as Cobblestone Ballroom in Storm Lake or Lakewood Ballroom in Lake View, both great Iowa ballrooms. Read all about Gary's music career at The Chronicle, Vol. 116,
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Museum Curator, Verna Mae Schwaller, has
submitted a sample of the museum's new note cards which are printed
front and back with historical photos of Odebolt, leaving the inside
blank for writing notes.
The 3.5 x 5 inch note cards, with envelopes, will be sold in packs of 5 for
$4.00 and packs of 10 for $7.00. Proceeds go toward defraying
costs of operating the museum.
The front of the cards feature an old photo of the building
now occupied by the museum, a shot of the south side of 2nd Street,
the Adams Ranch, and the first school house. The back has photos
of Main Street business district, the Brookmont/Cook Ranch mansion, the
Soldiers' Memorial Park and the First Rural Mail Carrier.
Below are small samples of the front and back of the cards.
To see them enlarged click on the photos, which will take you to the
museum page with ordering information.
REMEMBRANCE DAY
Wear the poppy proudly
and show that you, too, honor the
millions who have served America.
On May 23-26 the American Legion Auxiliary Post #313 of Odebolt will
once again ask citizens of this community to remember the sacrifice
that has been made by our military men and women for America by
wearing a poppy.
The small red paper memorial poppy not only symbolizes
a personal tribute to the men and women who have died serving their
country in wars, but it honors the living and helps with
rehabilitation work.
The poppies we will distribute in return for a donation
have been hand made by Gordon Helgeland of the Marshalltown Veterans
Home. Proceeds from the poppies will be used to remember veterans and
to help veterans.
EVENTS
May 23 - 26
.... Poppy Days in Odebolt and Arthur will commence on
Wednesday, May 23 with businesses approached that day. On Friday and
Saturday May 25-26, the Auxiliary will distribute poppies in the
communities.
May 28
.... Memorial services will be conducted by American Legion and
Auxiliary Post #313 of Odebolt on Memorial Day, Monday May 28th, at
10:00 in the Odebolt Cemetery.
American Legion Auxiliary
Odebolt Post #313
Phyllis Tiefenthaler, President
Mother-Daughter Tea at ONRC
Daughters joined mothers at
the Odebolt Nursing and Rehab Mother and Daughter Tea held the
afternoon of May 17, 2007. Audrey Bettin, Odebolt artist and
decorative painter, gave a demonstration on painting a rose on pig
suede, as well as showing many of the products she makes.
After the presentation, the ladies enjoyed a dessert
and coffee. Each table was decorated with a potted plant donated
by Prairie Pedlar. The pots were decorated by residents and a
lucky winner at each table took a plant home. - B.
Horak
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The
Mayor Sez…
With all of the rain it is hard to keep up with the
mowing, however, certain properties haven’t been mowed; they will be receiving
a notice to mow. If not mowed their properties will be mowed by the city and
charged accordingly.
Some more famous Odebolt people nostalgia…….Dr. Groman
practiced medicine from the late 1880’s to the early 1900’s in Odebolt, raised
his family in Odebolt, and ultimately retired in Odebolt. One of his
daughters, after her schooling, went to New York and eventually married a New
York Broadway actor. From that union a son was born. This son became quite an
actor himself. I have often wondered if he ever knew about his Odebolt roots.
His name is Robert DiNero.
From the ‘bolt,
R. J. Rex, Mayor
Recognized as All-American Athlete - The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) recently awarded Mark Currie, from Iowa State University, with its annual All-American Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year Award. Mark is a graduate of Odebolt-Arthur High School and son of John and Laurie Currie of Odebolt. Currie was selected by strength coach Andrew Moser
DOT Begins Work on Highway 20 - A widening and resurfacing project from Moville east to Iowa 31 began April 30th and requires traffic to be reduced to one lane with flaggers and a pilot car where work is being done. Motorists are urged to find an alternate route or drive with caution.
Cranston Elected to Corn Belt Board - Jeff Cranston
(pictured) of Odebolt was elected to serve on the Corn Belt Power Cooperative
Board of Directors during the cooperative's annual meeting held April 10 in
Fort Dodge. He will represent Sac County REC on the board, replacing
Norman Kolbe of Sac City.
A Sac County REC director for seven years, Cranston
farms northeast of Odebolt and is married to Debi with two grown children and
five grandchildren.
Meyer Host Australian Visitor - (Photo) Patrick d'Aunou of Victoria, Australia was a visitor in the Jim and Madeline Meyer home this past week. A civil engineer, Patrick and his brother build and design bio diesel plants and he is director of PACT International Pty. Ltd. in Australia. He visited the biodiesel plant in Wall Lake. www.pactint.com
Weekend Storms Cause Water Problems - The weekend of
May 5th, 2007 Sac County got hit with severe thunderstorms leaving about every
town in the county with water in basements. Water was high enough in a
number of basements to cause damage to water heaters and furnaces.
Significant rains, from 4 to 8 inches, have accumulated
within the last 10 days to 2 weeks.
Odebolt Museum is Open - The museum will be open from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Sundays during the summer through Labor Day.
Library Corner - See a list of new books, CDs and DVDs that have come into the Odebolt Public Library in this week's edition of The Chronicle.
Arthur Library - (Excerpt from meeting minutes) The
Arthur Public Library has a new web site thanks to a grant from the Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation to the State Library of Iowa which received software
to support web sites for the libraries around the stat of Iowa. The new
URL is
www.arthur.lib.ia.us .
(Read more about this program at
People's Media Company.)
New Fall's O-A Pre-school Students - (Pictured in this issue) On May 2nd, 27 pre-schoolers for the fall of 2007 at Odebolt-Arthur received an introduction to what school will be like for them. They played, were read to, enjoyed snacks and had a ride on the school bus.
TROJAN
TRIUMPH
Read sports and school news in this special section of The
Chronicle each week
For updates, click on
www.odebolt-arthur.net
IN THIS ISSUE:
- O-A Greenhouse to sell bedding plants and geraniums at reduced prices -
Come and see our great inventory afternoons at the High School or call
Mr. Miller at 668-218217
- May 17th meeting for prospective band members ....4th graders (and their
parents) interested in becoming a member of the 5th grade band next year
can meet with reps from Mid-Bell Music at the school at 7:00 p.m. to try
out instruments.
- Trojanette Linksters compete in four meets
- O-A Class of 2001 cumulative files available. Pick up by June 1.
Files destroyed after 5 years.
- Bryan Leonard, 2nd Team, and Tate Wilken, Honorable Mention in MVC All
Confernece Honors
- Trojanette shuttle unit places fourth in MVC
- OAHS Band and Choir go New York City, May 23. Watch for them on
CBS Early Morning Show, Saturday, May 26 before 9 a.m.
- Need a school supply list? Visit
www.odebolt-arthur.net at
the end of May.
- See this issue to O-A Drivers Ed info
- Senior Scope - Tayli Ann Thompson, Lee Siebrecht, Lauren Bettin
OBITUARIES:
Edmund J. Bengford, age 88, of Ida Grove, Iowa, died
Monday, April 30, 2007, at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove.
Funeral services were held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 3,
2007, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ida Grove, Iowa, under the direction
of Christensen-Huffman Funeral Homes. The Reverend David Hemann and Deacon
Mike Stover officiated, with burial in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Ida
Grove.
Born July 29, 1918, in Odebolt, Iowa, Edmund Joseph
Bengford was the son of John H. and Nettie (Albers) Bengford. Ed received his
education at Odebolt country schools.
On August 11, 1938, Ed was united in marriage to
Phyllis Mary Cranston at St. Martin's Catholic Church in Odebolt, Iowa. During
the early years of their marriage, Ed worked for Krusenstjerna Implement in
Odebolt, and later began farming north of Odebolt. In 1964, he and Phyllis
moved to their farm southeast of Ida Grove. The couple was blessed with three
children, Diane, Susan, and Patrick. Ed and Phyllis enjoyed nearly 67 years of
marriage when Phyllis passed away in 2005.
Ed was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ida
Grove where he served as trustee and taught CCD for many years. In earlier
years, he belonged to the Knights of Columbus in Odebolt. He served on the
volunteer ambulance crew and was a charter member and treasurer of Ida Area
for Life. Ed enjoyed woodworking and life on the farm. He and Phyllis spent
nearly 20 happy winters in Texas.
In addition to his wife, Edmund was preceded in death
by his parents; a daughter, Diane Higgins in 1992; an infant granddaughter,
Katherine Higgins; a grandson, Tim Higgins; and three brothers, Joseph, Leo,
and Lawrence Bengford.
Survivors include two children, Susan (Raymond) Drey of
Ida Grove, and Patrick Bengford of Sioux City; 12 grandchildren; 23
great-grandchildren; a son-in-law, John Higgins of Galva; a brother, Raymond
Bengford of Deloit; four sisters, Marie Pollien of Odebolt, Eileen (Lou) Cass
of Dow City, Rita (Marvin) Tiefenthaler of Early, and Aloysia (Wes) Bernhardt
of Odebolt; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Irvin L. Stehr
Irvin L. Stehr was born April 16, 1933, the son of
August and Ada Schultz Stehr. He died Friday, March 30, 2007 at the Horn
Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove, Iowa at the age of seventy-three.
Irvin was born on his family farm in Sac County near
Odebolt, Iowa. He was baptized May 7, 1933 at St. John Lutheran Church,
Stockholm Township, Kiron, Iowa and later confirmed there on March 30, 1947.
He received his education in a rural school near his home and graduated from
the Odebolt High School with the class of 1950. After completing his education
he farmed with his family until entering the United States Army on July 22,
1953, serving in Germany as an intelligence specialist. After completing his
military duties and receiving his honorable discharge he returned to Iowa.
On January 5, 1958, Irvin was united in marriage to
Beverlyrae Bartlett at St. John Lutheran Church, Kiron. The couple made their
home on the Stehr family farm, where Irvin lived his entire life.
Irvin was a loving and caring husband, father and
grandfather who loved teaching and passing on new ideas to his family. He
enjoyed farming, especially his livestock, planting trees and was very
particular about painting his buildings. In his leisure time he enjoyed
playing cards.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one daughter,
Joanna Leigh Stehr in infancy in 1963 and one sister, Shirley Neumann and her
husband, Donald, and his brother-in-law, Jim Ashbrook in 1959. Survivors
include his wife, Beverlyrae of Odebolt; two daughters, Jerilyn Ekstrom and
her husband, Kenneth of Odebolt and Julie Childers of Odebolt; four
grandchildren, Allen, David, Kailey and Ryan; and one sister, Dorothy
Schmadeke and her husband, Louis of Arthur; his father-in-law, Clarence
Bartlett of Kiron; many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held 10 a.m., Tuesday, April 3,
2007 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Odebolt, Iowa. Rev. Albert Buelow
officiated the services and grave side rites held at St. John's Lutheran
Cemetery in Kiron, Iowa. Organist Phyllis Kies provided accompaniment for
soloist Linda Foy as she sang "What A Friend We Have in Jesus," and for the
congregational hymns "Abide With Me," "I Know That My Redeemer Lives," and the
hymn "Ashokan Farewell." Those serving as honorary pallbearers were Charles
Gunderson, Howard Hustedt, Keith Flink, Pat Reis, Jim Wareham. Eric Martens,
Don Roth, and Jim Roth. Those serving as pallbearers were Steven Gunderson,
Wayne Wingert, Frank Zimmer, Michael Ashbrook, Kevin Schurke, and Alan Pudenz.
Military Honors were provided by the American Legion Post 694 of Arcadia,
Iowa. The family invited everyone in attendance to join them for fellowship
and lunch served by the Ladies of Trinity. The Huebner Funeral Home in Denison
was in charge of the arrangements.
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PATTEN SAILORS TO BE FOCUS
LAKE CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY EVENT
Saturday, May 19 - 9:30 to Noon
Dale Sporleder, author of
"124 Years Before The Navy Mast - The Patten Family", will present a
PowerPoint documentary on the Navy's largest family of eight brothers and
their father who served patriotically in World War II, and who lived on a
farm south of Lake City in Carroll County. In the mid-1930s, the family
lived on the Cook Ranch north of Odebolt in Sac County.
TIME AND PLACE
Lake City Public Library, 110 E. Washington Street,
will host the presentation and book signing between 9:30 and noon on
Saturday, May 19. The presentation will be at 10 a.m. and will include
actual newsreels shown in movie theaters in June-July 1942 from the
archives of Universal Newsreels and United Newsreels that include footage
of the Patten brothers and their father.
Six of the brothers were on the Nevada next to the
Arizona when Japan attacked the American Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor on
December 7, 1941.
Later, they served on the aircraft carrier Lexington in
the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942.
A front page article appeared in the Des Moines
Register on December 6, 2006 that featured this Patten family to
commemorate Pearl Harbor Day and acknowledge the story of a rural family
from Iowa who loved their country and served their country patriotically a
combined total of 124 years.
VETERANS ORAL HISTORIES TO BE TAKEN
Bob Neymeyer, from the
Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans
Museum in Waterloo, Iowa will also be present at the event. Neymeyer
conducts oral history interviews with Iowa Veterans to capture their
history for the future. He will be bringing his equipment to take
video oral histories of area veterans.
For more information on the Patten family book, see
http://www.pattenpending.com
Kevin and Terri Carstensen of Rural Odebolt
Receive May Good Farm Neighbor Award
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today
announced that Kevin and Terri Carstensen of rural Odebolt in Sac
County are the winners of the May “Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award.”
“Since May is Beef Month, it seems appropriate that a
family that has been a long time beef producer and actively involved
in state and national Cattlemen’s associations receive this award,”
said Northey. “The Carstensen’s exemplify the care for the land and
concern for their neighbors that this award was designed to
recognize.”
In nomination the Carstensen’s for the award, their
neighbors Mike and Deb Bettin said, “Neighbor to neighbor, we can
personally verify that Kevin and Terri would be deserving recipients
of this award.”
“Sharing conversations about the cattle industry,
commodity prices, and 4-H opportunities in the county, we are aware
that Kevin and Terri think, act, and respond professionally to the
causes before them,” the Bettin’s added. “In addition, their
generosity and giving spirit is admirable, for no matter where the
conversation goes, both Kevin and Terri are good listeners,
exceptional volunteers, and dedicated to the projects they support.”
The Carstensen’s operate the Bar V Feedlot on their
diversified farmer operation of corn, soybeans and alfalfa.
In addition, Kevin has served in a variety of positions
across all levels of beef industry organizations. He is currently
chairman of the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association Board of Directors and
has served several terms as Sac County Cattlemen’s president. He has
also participated in and chaired a number of statewide Cattlemen’s
committees. At the national level, he is currently chair of the
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Private Lands and Environmental
Management Committee and has served in other national positions as
well.
Besides helping with the daily operation, marketing and
bookkeeping of the farm, Terri also has been involved in county, state
and national beef industry organizations and activities for close to
twenty years. She is serving her second elected term on the Iowa Beef
Industry Council Board of Directors where she has served as Treasurer,
Vice Chairman and is currently completing her second year as Chairman.
Terri has represented the Iowa beef industry on several beef trade
missions to Mexico and Japan.
Kevin and Terri have three children; Distie, Charise
and Durel.
The Wergin Good Farm Neighbor award is made possible through
the financial support of The Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers and
Farm Credit Services of America. WHO Radio’s Big Show will broadcast
live from the Carstensen’s farm on Thursday, May 17. Bill Northey will
present the award to the Carstensen’s during the broadcast. The award
recognizes Iowa livestock producers who care for their operations and
their neighbors. (May 7 Press
Release from
Iowa Dept. of Agricultrue & Land Stewardship)
NEWS FROM THE INTERNET
ICA’s Carstensen focuses on leading
state’s beef producers
From Farm News web site
Article on Kevin Carstensen, Iowa Cattlemen's
Association president & his wife Terri of
the Iowa Beef Industry Council.
The
Mayor Sez…
The pre-construction meeting on the Hwy. 175 overlay
went quite well. There is a calendar of events at City Hall as to when the
actual lay-down (and detours) will take place. Of course, inclement weather
could alter that a tad.
Let me pass on a bit of nostalgia about Hwy. 175. Way
back in the late ‘30’s when we were going to have our 1st paved road thru
Odebolt which is now 175, one of the supervisors of the construction crew
lived for a short time in Odebolt. His last name was Nolte. Due to the fear of
complications, Mrs. Nolte went to Omaha to have her baby and yep!!! You
guessed it! The baby was named Nick Nolte, the now famous movie star.
From the ‘bolt,
R. J. Rex, Mayor
2007 State of Iowa Scholar--(photo) The Iowa College Student Aid Commission has designated Jordan Walsh, Odebolt-Arthur High School, as a class of 2007 State of Iowa Scholar. These Iowa scholars rank in the upper three percent of their class and have achieved an average score of 29 on the ACT exam. www.iowacollegeaid.org/iowascholars/iowascholars.htm
SAFE Coalition Meeting May 8--Do you care enough about today's youth ~ tomorrow's future? Make a difference ~ support the Sac County SAFE Coalition. Our next meeting is May 8 at 5 p.m. in the Sheriff's conference room at the Sac County Courthouse. Everyone is welcome. For more information contact Odebolt's community representative, Vick Beckman.
Early Luminary Sales for Cancer Walk--The Sac County Cancer Walk/Run will be held on Saturday, June 9 at Speaker Park in Lake View. Now is the time to make your donations for your own personal luminaries. Luminary bags and stickers are available at The Chronicle.
New Postage Rates May 14--First-Class Mail letters will be 41 cents for the first ounce. www.usps.com
Barbershop Chorus Competes--(photo) The Denison Chapter
(Happiness Express) of the Barbershop Harmony Society earned 3rd place in a
recent Central States District small chorus competition in Sioux Falls.
Members from the Odebolt area are Jerry Einspahr and Kevin McFarland.
http://elwood.longlines.com/~peterman/aboutus.html
Special O-A Board Meeting--On April 25 the board
approved:
--A Bengford Construction bill for work on doors that had been recommended by
the Fire Marshal's office. The lumberyard and at least two local contractors
are involved in providing the hardware and the labor for the total project.
--The tax exemption certificate and the resolution authorizing the terms of
issuance and providing for and securing the payment of school infrastructure
local option sales and services tax revenue bonds.
Discussion items:
--Superintendent's contract and salary.
--Start of construction on the science room has been delayed due to rain;
company will be in contact on Monday with a new starting date.
--Two or three trees will need to be removed for the construction of the
science room.
Read the complete article in this week's Chronicle.
TROJAN
TRIUMPH
Read sports and school news in this special section of The
Chronicle each week
For updates, click on
www.odebolt-arthur.net
IN THIS ISSUE:
--Trojanettes, Trojans run at two meets each during week.
--Trojans golf team captures second in BCIG/OA Tournament.
--O-A Elementary Spring Concert held April 10. Band, choir perform;
skits presented; art pieces on display. (photo)
--Second graders walking one-tenth mile track daily; hope cumulative
miles will "reach" Des Moines. Several Des Moines points of interest
rewarded them with free admission; students will visit Des Moines.
(photo) - D. Cleveland
--Senior scopes of Korey Schroeder and Paige Iversen.
--Photos of O-A Prom '07. - D. Cleveland
--O-A High School Fine Arts Concert and Art Show held April 26.
Performances by Concert Choir, Concert Band and groups and soloists who
received "I" ratings at contest. Art pieces by students on display in
hall. (photos) - D. Cleveland.
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Edmund J.
Bengford, age 88, of Ida Grove, formerly
of Odebolt, died Monday, April 30, 2007, at Horn Memorial Hospital
in Ida Grove.
Funeral services were held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May
3, 2007, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ida Grove, Iowa.
Obituary from Christensen-Huffman Funeral Homes.
OA Fifth Grade Plants Tree
On Arbor Day,
April 27th, 2007, the OA Fifth Grade planted a red maple tree
in the Odebolt Memorial Walk RV Park. Loren Miller of the NRCS
demonstrated the correct way to plant a tree to thirty-three students of
fifth grade instructors Lori Lapel and Cindy Joens. Each student was
given a tree to take home and plant.
Representing the Odebolt Walk Park and the Tree
Committee was Elaine Rex who will have a tree plaque placed to commemorate
the Arbor Day event.
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