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Odebolt ~ Early ~ Wall Lake
Official Sac County Newspaper, Established 1877
Jerry & Becky Wiseman, Publishers

The below contains news items of interest  to Odebolt residents. The Chronicle also contains news from Wall Lake,
Early, Nemaha, Schaller and Sac County.  Individual issues are on sale at The Chronicle office or by subscription. 

The Chronicle, Vol. 113, No. 48
November 25, 2004

The Mayor Sez…For those of you that get your Chronicle on Wed, “Have a nice Thanksgiving”.
     For those like me that won’t get the Chronicle till Fri., I hope, all “of us” had a nice Thanksgiving. Best wishes from your City!
     From the 'bolt,
     R.J. Rex, Mayor

Soup Supper, Friday, December 3rd, 5-7 p.m. - A Soup Supper sponsored by the O-A Fifth Grade will be held before the O-A vs. BC-IG game in the Multi Purpose Room at O-A.
     The menu will include chicken and dumpling soup and chili, homemade buns, relishes, bars and beverages.
     There will be a free-will donation at the door.  All proceeds will be used to finance the environmental education trip to Springbrook State Park.

Museum News - (summary) Members of the Odebolt Historical Museum Board met at 6:30 p.m. on October 27, 2004 at the Odebolt Museum.  Those present were Curator Carol Auen, Ranae Babcock, Phyllis Kies, Eleanor Peterson, Jo Ann Scott, Mary Schroeder, Thelma Schroeder and Verna Mae Schwaller.
     Fourteen Brownie scouts, along with Laura Stangl and Jane Houk, visited the Peterson Pioneer Home and the Odebolt Museum on Saturday, October 23.
     The inside of the windows will be covered with plastic to conserve heat.
    First Federal Savings Bank is donating a computer and printer to the museum.
     Discussion was held regarding fixing the floor in the north end of the building, as well as regarding grants and money-making projects.   A soup supper is tentatively planned for March 13, 2005.
     The 2004 ornaments of the old hospital and the book Odebolt Forever, will be advertised. - Eleanor Peterson, Secretary

Memorial Donations to Odebolt Museum - Donations in memory of  Don Schwaller, Dorothy Sleight, Dolores Veit, Arleen Hanson, Lloyd Lundblad, Melvin Dannenberg, A.R. Waggoner, and Louise Mandernach have been received from a variety of donors.

The ONRC Auxiliary met November 18th, 2004 with 16 members present.  The Halloween Party was a success and 13 residents enjoyed attending the High School Musical "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers".  Christmas Open House will be held December 19th from 2 to 3:30 p.m. The public is invited.  A Resident/Staff Christmas party and a Resident Tour of Lights is also planned.  The next meeting will be January 20th, 2005.

Highway 20 Bridge - The new U.S. Highway 20 bridge spanning the Raccoon River in Sac City is now open.

Sac County Landfill will be closed on Saturdays starting December 4, 2004, through March 26, 2005.

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Send Holiday Greetings to Those Overseas
The Odebolt Tuesday Club is sending greeting cards (recycled by Marge Gronemeyer) to the five Odebolt area servicemen who are overseas.  We invite our readers to remember our boys who will be so far away from home during the holidays.
     Their names are:  Keith Fineran, Andrew J. Mortensen, Christopher J. Mace, John Mahoney, and Gregory J. Mace.
     Please contact the families, Elaine Rex or another Tuesday Club member, or the web master, for addresses.  If anyone knows of others in the service that are missing, please let us know.

Nov 30 - New photos on The Odebolt History Pages;  See "Photo Gallery" link

Black Squirrels in Odebolt - The fact that there are black squirrels in Odebolt may not be new to people that live there, but the first time I saw them was the summer of 2003 when I saw two on West 2nd Street near the old location of the Odebolt Museum.   Over this Thanksgiving, I saw a black squirrel for the first time on North Main, where my mother's home is located.  I don't remember ever seeing them when I was growing up in Odebolt.
    I ran a search on Google to find information on black squirrels in Iowa.  Apparently black squirrels were registered as a species as early as 1840 by a wildlife recorder passing through Kanesville, Iowa, which is now Council Bluffs. They can breed with Red and Grey squirrels and still produce black young.
    When did black squirrels first reach Odebolt?  I'd be interested in knowing!
- Web Master

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HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES IN ODEBOLT
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Dec - Chamber Children's Coloring Contest
entries distributed at school Dec.1st; winner in each grade
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Dec 4 - Visit from Santa, Saturday, 1 to 3 p.m.
at Heart & Home, sponsored by the Chamber
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The Mayor Sez: 
      A hearty thanks to a dedicated group of our American Legion for their activities at school and on Veterans Day. We salute! The cost of freedom is not free!
     For all of you “hoops” fans, our 04-05 season is about to begin—wrestling, too. Best of luck to all of you! Your City is solidly behind the players, the coaches, and the cheerleaders. I am willing to make anyone a bet that the gym will be full on opening night, Dec. 3rd, against BCIG. Go O-A!
     From the 'bolt,
     R.J. Rex, Mayor

WATER NOTICE
The City of Odebolt will be flushing hydrants Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, November 22, 23, and 24 starting at 8:00 a.m.  This may result in low water pressure.  You may also experience rusty or discolored water throughout the week.

Sac County News -
Sac Co. Landfill will be closed on Saturdays starting December 4 through March 26, 2005.
Sac Co. Courthouse will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 25 & 26 in observance of the Thanksgiving weekend.

Odebolt Public Library Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Minutes from October 11, 2004 - (Summary)
     Those present were Donarae Cleveland, Librarian; President Rachel Wallace, Renae Babcock, Tom Down, Richard Duffy, Beverly Einspahr, Jill Siebrecht.  Absent were:  Janice Christian, Mary Neville and Ron Sorensen.
     Tom Down was welcomed back to the Board
     The Library received funds from Enrich Iowa in the amount of $1,543.78 which will be used to supplement employee wages, morning Library hours and a landscaping project.
     Donarae Cleveland will research information towards a purchase of new software and equipment to be used to print microfiche using the Library's computers.
     Book Bingo began October 7, 2004 with 24 K-5 students attending.
     Beverly Einspahr was elected to the position of secretary to fill Charles Bulger's post.

SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS

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Six of the brothers in the O-A musical "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" cast are pictured with Abby Buehler, who starred as "Milly."  In this picture, "Milly" is trying to teach the brothers how to court their "ladies."  The musical was presented to the students of O-A as well as residents of Odebolt Nursing and Rehab Center on Friday afternoon, November 12, and to the general public on the evenings of November 12 and 13, 2004. List of cast members (.pdf file)

Six Trojans Earn All-District Honors in Football - An even half dozen Trojan gridders earned all-District honors:
First Team Offense - Mark Fertig, junior tight end
First Team Defense - Clint Siebrecht, senior lineman
Second Team Defense - Bryan Leonard, sophomore defensive back and Austin Bobzien, junior linebacker
Honorable Mention - Jon Henrich, junior defensive lineman and Casey Harris, senior linebacker.
     The entire team also earned IHSAA's Academic Excellence Team Award with a 3.191 GPA.
     The2004 Trojans finished the season with a 3-6 record with its victories coming against WLVA and Maple Valley Conference schools Woodbury Central and Westwood.  See a more complete record of the season in The Chronicle.

Fire Prevention Posters - Fourth and Fifth grade students participated in a fire prevention poster contest held by the Odebolt Fire Department during October. Winners are listed and pictured in this week's issue of The Chronicle.  The students were presented prizes of Odebolt script money;  $15 for 1st place, $10 for 2nd place, and $5 for 3rd place.

Turkey Winners - The following were winners for the 2004 Chronicle Printing & Publishing Turkey Drawing:
Beckman Motors - Barb Reinhart
Caroll's Kitchen - Arlene Fineran
Jamboree Foods - Joleen Hoefling
Lundell Plastics Corp. - Marjorie Thayer
Mane Street Studio - Nancy Hugeback
Murphy Chiropractic - Bridget Klus
Odebolt Nursing and Rehab Center - Cam Pierce
Rex Chevrolet GMC, Ltd. - Gary Babcock
Reis Auto Parts & Service - Bill Henrich
Swanson Ins. & Real Estate - Irene Crampton, Kiron
Terry's Pump'N Pak - Steve & Kris Gunderson
United Bank of Iowa, Arthur & Kiron - Bob Ziegmann

The Odebolt Youth Fellowship (OYF) recently canvassed Odebolt collecting for UNICEF.  Each dollar collected provides 33 children with a year's supply of Vitamin A to protect them against blindness and disease.  The group collected $124.00.  Those participating are pictured in The Chronicle, described as follows: Ali and Rachel Hansen, Lauren Bettin, Kim Neumann, Jordan Walsh, Stephanie Roeder, Tayli Thompson, Jamie and Ben Scott, Matt Johnson, Marcus Hansen, Kayla Miller, Steven Roeder, Tyler Leinbaugh and Colton Carstensen.

SNOW BIRD ALERT!  Please give your winter address to The Chronicle at least two weeks before you journey to your winter destination so we can forward your copy!  Call 712-668-2253; The Chronicle, P.O. Box 485, Odebolt, IA 51458

Drug Possession - A search warrant executed November 12 at 412 Will St. by the Odebolt Police Department and the Sac County Sheriff's Department led to the arrest of 40 year-old Colleen R. Karstens for possession of a controlled substance (marijuana) and possession of drug paraphernalia.  Karstens was booked into the Sac County jail.

Healthy Feet Clinic will be held in Odebolt Tuesday, November 23 at Trinity Lutheran Church by Sac County Health Services.  The clinic will begin by 1 p.m. by appointment only.  The purpose behind the program is to provide skilled foot care to persons who may have problems performing this care themselves due to visual or other physical limitations. 
     Please call Sac County Health Services at (712) 662-4785 or 1-800-967-3984 no later than 11:00 a.m. on November 23 for an appointment.

AREA STUDENTS

Clayton Neumann, a junior in mechanical engineering, a 2001 Odebolt-Arthur graduate and the son of Paul and Elaine Neumann of Odebolt, was one of six Iowa State University students who built and tested a proto-type anti-gravity blender for the NASA Reduced gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program.
     Neumann and three other students tested their prototype in a special NASA aircraft, the KC-135, known as the "Weightless wonder."
    "The plane flew in a parabolic fashion.  We'd fly level at 25,000 feet, climb to 30,000 feet and then nosedive to 20,000 feet in 23 seconds.  During the dive you reach weightlessness and at the bottom of the dive you're at 1 Gs," said Neumann.  "It felt like when you're driving on a gravel road and when you go over the hill your stomach floats for a while.  We did this 32 times (or 12 minutes, 16 seconds) so after a while you get used to the feeling."

Odebolt artist Kate Brown has a ceramic sculpture titled Serenity on display  at the annual juried exhibit, Studies in Creativity at Iowa State University.  It will be on display through December 8th at The Gallery on the second floor of the Iowa State Memorial Union, 2229 Lincoln Way in Ames.  Call 515-292-1111 for viewing times between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m.

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November School Board Meeting Minutes
from Ida County Courier, by Deb Loger

Chamber of Commerce Meeting Minutes
from November 11 are now on-line.

100 YEARS AGO (1904) - Found on-line at the West Branch Times, West Branch, IA
     Charlie Fong, who started in to make things hum with the steam laundry two weeks ago, has given up his job and returned to his home at Odebolt.  He says he will return in the spring and try it again. The work he did while here was quite satisfactory. It is to be hoped that someone will get hold of this property who will stay awhile as there is certainly a good opening for such an industry. Read about Charlie Fong's Chinese laundry in Odebolt at the Odebolt History Pages.

The Mayor Sez: 
      The election is over, thank goodness! I think I wore out the bleeper button on my TV remote. Congrats to our own Steve King for being elected to another term in Congress.
     Let us take time on this day, Veterans’ Day, to pay homage to those who have served in our armed forces. “Lest we forget”. Duane Einspahr and our Legion Post will be giving a program at school.
    Only two weeks till Thanksgiving and only six weeks till Christmas. Sorry, maybe no one wanted to hear that!
     In closing, Little Henry, age ten, was asked how do you make a marriage work? Henry said, “Tell her she looks pretty even if she looks like a truck!”
     From the 'bolt,
     R.J. Rex, Mayor

CITY OF ODEBOLT SNOW ORDINANCE
69.10 Snow Removal
No person shall park, abandon, or leave unattended any vehicle on a public street, alley or city-owned off-street parking area between the hours of 12:00 midnight and six o'clock (6:00) a.m. of any day during the period of November 1 to April 1 when weather conditions consist of snow, sleet, ice and/or freezing rain.
EXCEPTION:  Business district shall be exempt until 2:00 a.m.

CITY OF ODEBOLT
185.03 Removal of Snow, Ice and Accumulations
It is the responsibility of the abutting property owners to remove snow, ice and accumulations promptly from the entire width of all of said sidewalks.  If a property owner does not remove snow, ice or accumulations within twenty-four hours, the City may do so and assess the costs against the property owner for collection in the same manner as a property tax.

Sac County Sends Incumbents Bank to Work - Voters went with the winners in the 2004 general election.  Turnout for the election was high, with 62 percent of the 8,748 eligible registered voters returning votes.  Sac County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Jim Dowling said that an estimate of over 5,418 votes cast in Sac County would be the highest number in a very long time.  Dowling added that the number of absentee ballots cast in Sac County is probably a record as well with over 1,130 cast, almost double the number in the past.
     There were 1,194 voters who voted the Republican straight party ticket, with 572 voters going for the Democratic straight party ticket.  The following are results as of November 9th.

 - Presidential Race:  (R) Bush/Cheney 57% over (D) Kerry/Edwards 41%.
 - US Senate: (R) Charles Grassley 80% over (D) Arthur Small
 - US Representative District 5:  (R) Steve King 68% over (D) E.  Joyce Schulte 29%.
 - Iowa Senate District 26: (R) Steve Kettering, unopposed
 - Iowa House of Representatives : (R) Rod Roberts, unopposed (District 51 - southern tier of townships) and (R) Mary Lou Freeman, unopposed (District 52 - remaining Sac County townships).
 - Sac County Supervisor District 1:  (R) Jack Bensley, unopposed
 - Sac County Auditor: (R) James Dowling, unopposed
 - Sac County Sheriff:  (R) Ken McClure, unopposed

Pickup Accident Claims Life - Sac County Sheriff Ken McClure reported that a 33-year old Lake View man has died in a single vehicle accident, which occurred 2 miles north of Hwy 175 on Hwy 71.  John Alexander Patterson from Lake View, Iowa was pronounced dead at the scene by Sac County Medical Examiners' Office.
   Patterson was traveling south on Hwy. 71 when he crossed the center line and started to enter the east ditch.  The 2003 Chevy truck hit a field drive and went air borne.  The truck rolled several times before coming to rest in a bean field, where it caught fire.  Patterson was not wearing a seatbelt, and was ejected from the truck.
    Odebolt Fire Rescue, Ambulance, and Police as well as the Lake View and Wall Lake Police and the Sac City Ambulance assisted at the scene.

November 14 - 20 is ISU Extension Week across Iowa - Last year ISU Extension celebrated its 100th year of serving the citizens of Iowa, providing valuable research-based information, the expertise of extension specialists and staff, and the statewide resources of Iowa State University.
   Some of the organizations, partnerships and programs associated with the Extension are 4-H, 4-H Clover Kids, Manure Management, Farmland Leasing, Pork Quality, Pesticide Applicators, Family Fun Nights, Budgeting, Identity Theft, Girl Talk, Boy Talk, Food Safety and Quality Assurance, Marketing and many more.
    The Sac Co. Extension office in Sac City will have an open house on Wednesday, November 17th from 10:00 to 2:00.  The office is located at 110 S. 6th St. in Sac City.  Please join in celebrating the partnerships that have made ISU Extension and our community great.
     Your new Sac Co. Extension Council members are Mike Griggs, Steven Determan and Kathy Myers.  They will be joining Dave Witte, Cathy Geake, LaDon Siebrecht, Melvin Buse and Linda Schultz.  Contact these people if you have any thoughts or ideas to improve your Extension service.
Visit the ISU Extension web site

Donations Received at Public Library - Donations in memory of Dolores Veit, Louise Mandernach, Raymond Raasch, and a donation from the Bart Ogden Estate have been received by the Odebolt Public Library Memorial Fund.

Just a Note - Every year the Odebolt Women's Club make and tie lap robes for the Veterans in Omaha, Nebraska.  They also send cookies which the vets appreciate!

Thanksgiving Meal - Home alone this Thanksgiving?  Come join us at the Odebolt Nursing and Rehab in Odebolt for an old-fashioned, family-style Thanksgiving feast with all the trimmings on Thursday, November 25th.  Just pick up the phone and call us at 712-668-4867 no later than November 18th!

St. Martin's Annual Turkey Supper & Raffle was held on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2004.  Many items are donated each year for the raffle.  The door prize, donated by Dave and Jeanie Anderson, was won by Faye Johnson of Odebolt   See the list of Raffle Items and winners in this week's Chronicle.

Woltz Photography coming Tuesday, November 16 from 3:30 to 7:00 p.m. at United Bank of Iowa.  For an appointment call Sue Flogstad at 367-2432.  Photos will later be used in our "Leaders of Tomorrow" feature.

Friends of the Library Elect Officers
Officers are:  President - Phyllis Kies; Vice-President - Janice Christian; Secretary - Bev Einspahr; and Treasurer - Mary Jean Thompson.  Officers will serve a two-year term.
     Other members at the October 11th meeting and pictured in this week's Chronicle were Alice Hemphill, Phyllis Krusenstjerna, Vi Wunschel, Jane Lee, Elaine Raasch, Florence Bye, Maxine Kessler, Alitta Lansink, and Library Director, Donarae Cleveland.

Obituary:  Myrtle E. Prestin, 90, of Mason City died Monday, Oct. 18, 2004 at the Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City.
     A memorial service was held October 23, 2004 at First United Methodist Church in Mason City, Iowa with Rev. Jim Stiles officiating.
     Myrtle E. Prestin was born May 22, 1914, the daughter of Lewis and Nora May (Lesher) Prestin near Odebolt, Iowa.
    She was a graduate of Odebolt High School and received her B.A. degree in teaching from Wayne State Teachers College. Myrtle completed post- graduate work at Drake University and the University of Northern Iowa. She taught school for a great portion of her life, a total of 41 years. Myrtle was a teacher for 10 years in the Audubon and Ralston schools.  She then came to Mason City in 1945 and taught for school at Harding Elementary for 31 years.  She also worked for Cerro County District Court as a baliff for eight years.
     Myrtle was a member of First United Methodist Church, the U.M.W., American University Women, Business and Professional Women's Club, Mason City Retired School Personnel, Beta Sigma Phi, I.S.E.A., N.E.A., Maria Mitchell Study Club, Mason City Women's Club, Christian Women's Club and the "We Serve God" Circle at First United Methodist Church. Myrtle also volunteered many places such as the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa gift shop, Opportunity Village, KCMR radio, Discovery Shop and the Charles H. MacNider Art Museum.  Myrtle loved crafts and quilting and enjoyed traveling all over the world, but most of all her dear friends.
     She is survived by her sister, Mildred Prestin, of Odebolt, Iowa, and her family of many friends.  Myrtle was preceded in death by her parents, and two brothers, Albert and Carl Prestin.

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2004 Veterans' Day

Click for a slide show
Veteran's Day program at the cemetery, Nov. 11, 2004
Photos courtesy of Traci Allen.

HONORING OUR VETERANS
Veterans' Memorial Monument
See a list of all who served in the military from 1900 to 2000
American Legion Roose Post #313
History of Roose Post #313 and our veterans

November 10, 2004

THE PIONEER SEED BUILDING west of town on highway 175 is expanding its storage with the addition of a 105'  x 54'  storage building on its west side. Concrete has been poured.
CORN PILE GROWING - On another note: The corn pile west of town is up to 2 million, 17 thousand bushels of corn as of 11-10-04.
JUMBO HOPPER CARS - I must also make a correction on last week's report. The Farmers' Cooperative elevator does not use box cars any more. They use Jumbo Hopper Cars that will hold 4 thousand bushels of corn. Can you figure out how many Jumbo Hopper Cars it will take just to haul out the pile west of town as of today?  Ok I will tell you - 504.25 Jumbo Hopper Cars!
RECYCLING - Don't forget to take your empty inkjet cartridges from your computer printer to the Odebolt Post Office.  Drop them in the recycling box instead of filling up the land fill!
     Bill Wallace, Jr.,
     Odebolt.net Reporter

Chronicle Sponsors Turkey Drawings - Many area businesses are taking part in a Thanksgiving Turkey Drawing sponsored by The Chronicle.
     To enter the drawing, clip the turkey ads from this week's issue of the paper and fill out the registration form. (No copies accepted.)  Take your entry to the participating businesses.
     Turkey registration forms will be in The Chronicle this week and next.  The drawings will be held Monday, November 15 and winners from each participating business will be notified.
     Turkeys can be picked up after November 16 at Jamboree Foods, Odebolt or Wall Lake location.
     Employees cannot register where employed but can register at the other participating businesses.

Obituary - Tyler Johnson, age 21, of Battle Creek, Iowa, died Sunday, October 31, 2004, of injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Mapleton, Iowa.
    Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, November 3, 2004, at the First Presbyterian Church in Battle Creek, Iowa, under the direction of Christensen-Huffman Funeral Homes. The Reverend Kevin J. Freese officiated the service, with burial following in Mount Hope Cemetery in Battle Creek.
     Tyler William Johnson was born June 15, 1983, in Ida Grove, Iowa, the son of David and Joyce (Modrell) Johnson. He graduated from Battle Creek-Ida Grove High School in 2001, and was employed at the family business, Johnson Propane, in Battle Creek.
    On May 30, 2003, he married Andrea Flink in Odebolt, Iowa. Tyler enjoyed many special golf outings with his father, and loved spending time with his son Aidan and their dog, Sadie. Tyler's smile touched all with whom he came in contact. He will be remembered with love.
     Left to mourn his passing and cherish his memory are his wife, Andrea, and son Aidan, at home; parents David and Joyce Johnson of Battle Creek; a sister, Erica Johnson, currently serving with the United States Air Force in Okinawa, Japan; maternal grandparents Jack and Marian Modrell of Battle Creek; paternal grandparents Virgil and Hazel Johnson of Battle Creek; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, and other relatives.

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OAMS Fall Concert, Thursday, Nov. 11 - The musicians of the Odebolt-Arthur Middle School have been preparing for their fall concert. The bands and choruses will present an evening of music in the middle school gym in Arthur at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, November 11. The concert will include the playing of the "Star-Spangled Banner" by the O-AMS Band.
     Performing will be the Sixth Grade Band, Sixth Grade Chorus, O-AMS Band and O-AMS Chorus.
     Join us for an evening of entertainment November 11 at 7:30 p.m.!

(11/8)
TWO O-A BAND MEMBERS IN NW IOWA HONOR BAND
     Two members of the O-A High School Concert Band auditioned for places in the NW Iowa Honor Band. Elizabeth Bloyer, sophomore, and Katie Bell, junior, traveled to Storm Lake with Mrs. Votrobeck on Saturday, November 6, for auditions at the Storm Lake Middle School.
     Katie will play in the blue band on first chair, second part French Horn, and Elizabeth in the red band on third chair, second part Bb Soprano Clarinet. Their rehearsals and final concert will be January 8, 2005 at Morningside College in Sioux City.
     Katie is the daughter of Jon and Pat Bell of Arthur. Elizabeth is the daughter of Dick and Kay Bloyer of Odebolt.

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The below are views of the construction of MidAmerican Intrepid wind turbines north of Odebolt.  One of the largest land-based wind projects in the world, it will be completed this year with 107 turbines towering 213 feet above the ground.

Click photos to enlarge.	Photos by Chuck Hanson.

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