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The Chronicle, Vol. 116, No. 43
October 25, 2007
The
Mayor Sez ...
The Des Moines Register recently carried an article on
one of our local young men. His name is Brad Cleveland. His rather unique and
ambitious accomplishment was that he has visited and been photographed at all
of Iowa's 99 county court houses. The project was done over a span of seven
years. Brad is a senior at OA. What's next, Brad? (His scrapbook is on display
at the Library).
Pheasant season is upon us. That means that the
Methodist Church will be having their Hunter's Lunch this Sat. Also just
around the corner is the St. Martin turkey dinner on Nov.4th.
Odebolt trick or treat night is Tuesday, Oct. 30th.
Turn on your "porch light" if you want to participate.
From the "bolt"
R.J. Rex, Mayor
Peterson Pioneer Home--(photos) The upstairs bedroom is featured in
this week's Chronicle. The first open house was held at the home on October
26, 1975. Anyone wishing to tour the home should contact the Odebolt City
Hall. - D. Cleveland
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Odebolt Community
Center
has a new contact person
for booking the facility.
Please Call
Marcia Hustedt at 712-668-2676.
(or call Steve Bengford at 668-4561)
Halloween Safety A to Z--A full-page ad in this week's Chronicle,
"Halloween Safety A to Z" has safety tips for Trick-or-Treaters. The ad is
sponsored by Odebolt and area businesses, including: Jamboree Foods, Lundell
Plastics, Reis Auto Parts & Service, Mark Hansen's Rex Chevrolet GMC, Hemer's
Plumbing and Heating, United Bank of Iowa, Cubby's, Swanson Insurance & Real
Estate, Odebolt Assisted Living, UPS Distribution & Pioneer Seeds, and Odebolt
Lumber.
OCTOBER is National Pork Month--This week's Chronicle includes an
8-page special tab saluting the Sac County Pork Producers. The tab
includes articles about the pork industry, FAQ's and recipes.
http://www.iowapork.org/recipes/main.html
Sprinkled throughout the tab are interesting bits of
information related to pork. For instance, did you know where the saying
"living high on the hog" came from? It started among enlisted men in the U.S.
Army, who received shoulder and leg cuts of pork while officers received the
top loin cuts. So "living high on the hog" came to mean living well. The tab
is supported by ads by Odebolt and area businesses.
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:
--Trojans shut down Schaller-Crestland Wildcats 18-8.
--Trojanettes win district tournament opener over Newell-Fonda.
--Photo of O-A National Honor Society inductees: Abbie Grote, Brianna
Carlson, Tori Cranston, Brittany Walsh, Tyler Schroeder, Ryan Rydberg,
Clarissa Krueger and Nick Anderson. Mr. Schmidt is the faculty sponsor.
- D. Cleveland
--Photo of students with lead roles in the O-A fall musical, Guys and
Dolls, to be presented Nov. 9 & 10: Tori Cranston, Rebecca Neddermeyer,
Kiley Simonson-Frank, Lisa Nishimura, Ryan Rydberg, Chase Gunderson,
Bradly Cleveland, Tom Larson, Mike Larson and Talia Ross. - D. Cleveland
--Photo of Jeffrey Gustafson holding his trumpet. He's an 8th grader who
will be performing in the 40th annual Northwest Iowa Jr. High-Middle
School Honor Band festival on Nov. 3 in Storm Lake. Over 400 students
auditioned for places in one of two equal bands. Jeff is a student of
Laurie Currie, instrumental music teacher at Odebolt-Arthur. - D.
Cleveland
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ODEBOLT.NET NEWS
B. Horak & B. Ekse, Webnews Editors
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TROJANS PLAY LAST GAME
The final
Odebolt-Arthur TROJAN football game was held Friday night,
October 26th at 7:30 p.m. at the school football field against
Newell-Fonda. The Trojans were defeated 38 to 8.
Due to the every 2 year redistricting, football sharing
between OA and BC-IG football teams will start in 2008, a year
prior to whole grade sharing. Thus, Friday night's game
was the last one for the OA Trojans.
An invitation was sent out inviting all former Trojan
footballers and families to attend the last game.
From what we have found, the Trojan mascot began
approximately 1940/1941 and has been the only mascot Odebolt
ever had.
The first "OA" Trojan season was the 1956/1957
school year
due to the
consolidation of the Odebolt and Arthur Schools. The team
went 2 wins to 7 losses that season.
T-shirts commemorating the first and last OA Trojan
teams will be available. A group is working on a t-shirt, "The
Farewell Tour", with both the 1956 and the 2007 football
schedules, and "Thanks for the Memories" on the bottom.
We invite all those involved in the tradition of
O-A Football to
please leave comments in the guestbook located
at the bottom of this column,
so that others can read them!
Read about
How the Trojans
got their name.
Odebolt-Arthur to play final football game
from the Sioux City Journal
Trojan Commemorative
T-shirts
T-shirts can be ordered by email to Kay
Bloyer at
or call her at 712-668-2895.
Price is $10 per shirt and there will be
$2 shipping fee if the shirt(s) need to be mailed. Orders
should include sizes and quantities.
Make checks out to the O-A Sport Booster
Club and send to:
O-A Sport Booster club
Attn: Kay Bloyer
PO Box 489
Odebolt, IA 51458
Odebolt History Pages
www.rootsweb.com/~iaohms/
In honor of
National Pork Month, we bring you this story about hogs as related to
The Chronicle in 1926 by Jacob Anderson, the first superintendent of
Brookmont Farm, also known as the Cook Ranch, a large farm north of
Odebolt in the late 1800's and early 1900's.
Pioneer Jacob Anderson
(click the above link for his complete story)
[Excerpt] ...When asked if he remembered the
blizzard of October 16, 1880 Mr. Anderson said that very little corn
was husked that fall as the storm broke really before the farmers had
begun to pick corn.
On the ranch it caught 800 acres of wheat in the stack,
and 600 acres of flax. Weather conditions did not permit the threshing
of this grain until the following June, but the grain came through the
stormy winter and late spring in good condition. When the blizzard
struck this country, the ranch had about 200 head of hogs in a lot
some ways from the buildings. Thinking the storm would be of short
duration they did not pay very much attention to it until it kept on
storming with such fury that several men went to drive the hogs where
they would be better sheltered. A hog is a contrary animal to drive
even in good weather, and in this storm they succeeded in getting all
but fourteen, which they discovered later, to the buildings. Two weeks
after the storm Mr. Anderson had occasion to go to the spot where they
had driven the hogs from. Here was an old stack of straw nearly all
rotted away, but these fourteen head of hogs had gotten under the
litter and the big storm with lots of snow and ice had covered them up
completely and they would not have been found if he had not happened
to walk over the spot and break through the crust to where the hogs
were. They were dug out and driven to the buildings after being in
confinement two weeks, none the worse off except a loss in weight.
The Chronicle, Vol. 116, No. 42
October 18, 2007
The
Mayor Sez…
In the past, we have shared with you the definition of
CAVE people (Citizens Against Virtually Everything). Well there are three more
kinds of people out there you should be aware of…The Basement People, The
Befuddlers, and The Balcony People.
The Basement People drag you down, are negative, very
critical, don’t care, see problems as “tombstones” and are part of the
problem.
The Befuddlers are a real challenge to work and live
with, kind of like sandpaper, they rub you the wrong way for no real reason,
problems are ignored, and they are difficult to be around, which “befuddles”
you.
The Balcony People lift you up, encourage you, believe
in you, do things to help make you successful, help people turn problems into
stepping stones and are part of the solution.
I am convinced that Odebolt has far more Balcony
People….don’t you think??
Congratulations on the new National Honor Society
inductees. Also, a big thanks for the community service that your group
performed last Tuesday (raking leaved, picking up at the park, and etc.).
From the ‘bolt,
R. J. Rex, Mayor
Quilt-A-Fair--The Sac County Quilt-A-Fair drew in over 1,000 people
during its two-day run, September 29-30, at the Sac County Fairgrounds. There
were 293 quilts entered in the show and 50 other quilts displayed as props
throughout the buildings.
County Legion Flag Retirement--The Association of American Legion
Posts of Sac County will meet with the Early Post on Sunday, October 21, 2007
at the Early Community Building at 5:00 p.m. for the purpose of retiring
unserviceable flags. The public are encouraged to attend. People may leave
their worn, faded, or unserviceable flags with any American Legion member, at
the V.F.W. Hall in Sac City or the Early City Hall for proper disposal.
Establishing the O-A Education Foundation--
Tough financial times have taken a toll on many Iowa
school districts over the past several years and have required districts and
school boards to pursue creative and innovative measures to help fund and
enhance public education.
Education foundations are non-profit organizations
established to assist public schools financially. The additional funds can go
towards supplemental programs and/or materials that help meet students'
education needs.
If you are interested in serving on a committee to
establish the O-A Education Foundation, or would like more information, please
contact Carol Auen at 712-668-4860. We are in the planning stages and would
like input from all interested community members.
Peterson Pioneer Home--(photos) Pictured in this week's Chronicle is
the kitchen of the Peterson Pioneer Home in Odebolt. The home was built by
Nels and Mary Peterson in 1886. Anyone wishing to tour the home should contact
the City Hall in Odebolt. - D. Cleveland
Library Friends--(photo) New officers were elected October 8 at the
annual fall meeting of Odebolt Library Friends. Officers are: Alitta Lansink,
treasurer; Madeline McTasney, secretary; Maxine Kessler, vice-president; and
Eleanor Peterson, president. - D. Cleveland
ONRC Holds Bazaar--(photos) The annual ONRC Bazaar was held October
6, 2007 at St. Martin's Parish Hall. The event included lunch, a bake sale,
door prizes, 1/2 hour prizes and also drawings for items donated by area/local
merchants and the community. Recognition goes to all who donated time or items
and those who attended. The many donations, donors and winners are listed in
this week's Chronicle. Proceeds from the bazaar wil be used to purchase items
for ONRC residents and the community.
VOLUNTEER FIREMEN SPECIAL SECTION - A special two-page photo spread
in this week's Chronicle salutes volunteer firemen during fire prevention
month.
The members of the Odebolt Fire Department are Bill
Tyson - Chief, James Pierce - Foreman, Todd Bengford - Sec/Treas., Mark
Horsley - Training Officer, Mike Hoefling - Rescue Squad Captain, Carl Hemer -
1st Ass't Chief, Jim Neville, Bob Webb, Ron Sorensen, Brad Buller, Bobby
Schlender - 2nd Ass't Chief, Janet Hoefling, Marsha Tysor, Scott Mau, Jace
Horsley, Dan Stickrod, John Bensley, Greg Neville, Jeff Holmes, Nathan
Neville, Jimmy Harms, Brian Pierce, Shane Reinhart, Dylan Bettin, Jill
Horsley, Mark Reis, Nick Pierce, Ron Sutton and Joe Andrews.
Sponsors of the Salute to Volunteer Firemen include:
City of Odebolt, The Chronicle, CoBe's Bar & Grill, Cubby's, Farber & Otteman
Funeral Home, Friedrichsen RE & Trucking, Iowa State Bank, Hemer's Plumbing &
Heating, Jamboree Foods, Jim's T.V. & Appliance, Joan's Headquarters, Lundell
Plastics Corp., Mark Hansen's Rex Chevrolet GMC, Odebolt Assisted Living,
Odebolt Lumber Company, Odebolt Nursing & Rehab Center, Reis Auto Parts &
Service, Shear Magic, Swanson Insurance & R.E., and UAP Distribution/Pioneer
Seed.
Ida-Sac 4-H Skating Party--(photos) About 100 Sac County kids
attended the Ida-Sac Skating Party held on October 7th at the Ida Grove Skate
Palace to kick off National 4-H Week, October 7-13. The kids enjoyed snacks
from the concession stand, playing games while on roller skates, learning
about 4-H, winning door prizes, and meeting Chris Clover. For more information
about joining 4-H, contact the ISU, Sac County Extension Office at
712/662-7131.
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 end regular season with pair of five-game wins.
--Trojans fall to Laurens-Marathon Chargers.
--Photos of Punt, Pass & Kick winners.
Monarchs Come to O-A Elementary--Years of unforgiving weather
patterns and severe shortage of milkweed, the only plant their
caterpillars can eat, has crippled the monarch migration. The second
graders in Mrs. Thayer's class are learning about the life cycle, body
parts and the migration of the monarch. Sac County Naturalist, Rene,
came to class with live monarchs to teach the students how to catch,
handle and tag the butterflies. The second graders are taking over a
small part of the outdoor classroom to plant a garden of milkweeds so
next spring the monarchs will have a place to rest, eat and lay their
eggs.
O-A High to Present Guys & Dolls--Odebolt-Arthur High School
is presenting the musical, Guys and Dolls, November 9 and 10th at 7:30
p.m. in the Bart Ogden Gymnasium.
Set in New York City in the 1940's, the show is based
upon Damon Runyon's characters of soft-hearted gamblers and good-natured
thugs, who have been targeted by the Save-a-Soul Mission which tries to
save their souls. The musical has a large cast. Co-directors of the
production, Laurie Currie and Jean Volkers, will be assisted by student
director, Kaylene Johnson.
Music and lyrics are by Frank Loesser and the book by
Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. Guys and Dolls is presented through special
arrangement with Music Theatre International (MPI). All authorized
performance materials are also supplied by MPI, 421 West 54th Street,
New York, NY 10019. - D. Cleveland
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK Q&A
Can You Answer These Burning Questions?
Fire safety is often a question of life or death. Test your knowledge with
this important quiz. Then share what you've learned with your children, and
make sure everyone knows what to do in the event of a blaze by developing a
home safety fire escape plan.
If your home is not equipped with smoke detectors and a
fire extinguisher, be sure to do so during Fire Prevention Week. These
devices will help save lives in the event of a fire emergency.
Q: What is the number-one cause of home fires?
A: Cooking fires. Most cooking fires start with the ignition of common
household items in the kitchen.
Q: Where should you install smoke alarms in your home?
A: Install alarms on every floor of your home, and outside each bedroom.
Q: Is gasoline a safe way to start a fire in a charcoal grill?
A: No. Instead use plenty of charcoal, lighter fluid and a long-necked lighter
to light the grill.
Q: Should you use a fire extinguisher to put out a grease fire on the
stove?
A: Never. Get everyone outside and immediately call the fire department.
Q: Most home fires start in which room of the house?
A: The kitchen. In fact, 3 in 10 reported home fires begin in the kitchen.
Q: True of False? Each year, fire kills more Americans than all United
States natural disasters combined.
A: True. In the year 2005, someone died in a fire about every 2 hours.
Q: What should you do if you're trapped by fire?
A: If your exits are blocked, stay in the room with the door closed. Signal
for help by waving a cloth at the window. If there is a telephone in the room,
call the fire department and give your location.
For more information on fires and fire safety,
please call your local Fire Department.
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OBITUARIES
RUBY PAULSON
Ruby C. Paulson, age 79, of Odebolt, Iowa, passed
away on Friday, October 5, 2007, at the Odebolt Nursing and Rehab Center.
Funeral services for Ruby were held at 10:30 a.m.,
Monday, October 8th, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Odebolt with Pastor
Albert Buelow officiating. Burial was at the Odebolt Cemetery under the
direction of the Farber & Otteman Funeral Home.
Ruby was born on June 18, 1928, to John and Carrie
(Sinning) Lamaak at Herring, Iowa, where she grew up and received her
education in the country school near Herring. She was baptized at Wheatland
Presbyterian as an infant and confirmed at Peace Lutheran Church in Wall Lake.
On June 29, 1946, Ruby was united in marriage at Peace Lutheran Church in Wall
Lake to Wesley Arthur Paulson. They made their home on a farm near Odebolt,
where they raised their three children, Carol, Thomas, and Donna. Ruby moved
into Odebolt after Wesley passed away in 1987.
Ruby was a devoted and loving wife, mother,
grandmother, sister, and friend. She loved spending time with her family,
cooking and baking many favorite treats for her grandchildren, making
beautiful quilts, and working on cross word puzzles. She worked at the Venture
Inn at Odebolt as a cook’s assistant and was a member of Trinity Lutheran
Church in Odebolt.|
Those left to cherish her memory include her children:
Carol and her husband Lloyd Schramm of Arthur, Iowa; Thomas and his wife Diane
of Odebolt; and Donna Maschoff and her fiancé Al Matson of Crystal Lake, Iowa;
seven grandchildren; and her seven great-grandchildren. Other survivors
include her brothers and sisters: Annabelle Craig of Anthon, Violet
Werkmeister of Early, Donald (Marcia) Lamaak of Early, Jack (Audrey) Lamaak of
Wall Lake, Virgil Lamaak of Odebolt, Orville (Carol) Lamaak of Denison, and
Geraldine Lamaak of Wall lake; many nieces, nephews, and extended family
members and friends.
Ruby was preceded in death by her parents; husband,
Wesley on February 22, 1987; brothers, Marvin and Cecil Lamaak;
brother-in-law, Walt Craig, and parents-in-law, Arthur and Nellie Paulson.
LAVON SCHULTE
LaVon Helen Schulte, age 46, of Carroll, Iowa,
formerly of Odebolt, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, October 3, 2007, at St.
Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m., Friday,
October 5th, at St. Martin’s Catholic Church in Odebolt with Father John
McGuirk officiating. Burial was at St. Martin’s Catholic Cemetery in Odebolt
under the direction of the Farber & Otteman Funeral Home.
LaVon was born on December 6, 1960, to Leo and Rita (Taphorn)
Schulte in Ida Grove, Iowa. She was baptized at St. Martin’s Catholic Church
in Odebolt and raised on a farm near Arthur. LaVon attended Special Education
Classes in Wall Lake until 1981. She moved to New Hope Village in 1982 and
resided at the 18th Street Group Home until her death.
LaVon enjoyed playing UNO, doing word puzzle books, and
going bowling. She always had a score of 56. Watching the Lawrence Welk Show
on Saturday nights with her housemates was her favorite pastime. She cherished
the times spent with family, especially Wyatt, her great nephew.
Survivors include her sister, Linda (Norm) Seeden of
Storm Lake, Iowa; brothers, Larry (Diane) Schulte of Odebolt, Iowa, and Lyle (Darlyce)
Schulte of N. Mankato, Minnesota; nieces, Kristin (Sherwin) Kuch of Keystone,
Iowa and their son Wyatt, and Tiffany (Darin) Mohr of Odebolt; nephews, J. R.
Schulte of N. Mankato, Minnesota and Klint Schulte of Odebolt; aunts, uncles,
cousins; and her many friends at New Hope Village.
LaVon was preceded in death by her parents, Leo and
Rita; infant sisters, Rita and Ruth; maternal and paternal grandparents.
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ODEBOLT.NET NEWS
B. Horak & B. Ekse, Webnews Editors
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INVITATION TO ALL FORMER
ODEBOLT-ARTHUR
TROJAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS
This invitation is being sent out to
all former football players and families to join in the final
Odebolt-Arthur TROJAN football game to be held Friday, October
26th at 7:30 p.m. at the school football field.
From what we have found, the Trojan mascot began
approximately 1940/1941 and has been the only mascot Odebolt
ever had.
The first "OA" Trojan season was the 1956/1957
school year
due to the
consolidation of the Odebolt and Arthur Schools. The team
went 2 wins to 7 losses that season.
Due to the every 2 year redistricting, football sharing
between OA and BC-IG football teams will start in 2008, a year
prior to whole grade sharing.
Thus, Friday night's game
will be the last one for the OA Trojans.
T-shirts commemorating the first and last OA Trojan
teams will be available. A group is working on a
t-shirt, "The
Farewell Tour", with both the 1956 and the 2007 football
schedules, and "Thanks for the Memories" on the bottom.
The booster club is also attempting to put together something to
honor past and present teams for the evening of the 26th.
Former team members from all years are encouraged to
contact other members of their team and help spread the word! Wouldn't it be great if many former Trojan football players
could be present for the last Trojan football game?
SIOUXLAND MASTER CHORALE CONCERT
DEDICATED TO LUCY HULDEEN
2007-08 SEASON OPENING CONCERT
Sunday, October 21 at 3 p.m.
The 50-voice Siouxland Master
Chorale will open their 2007-08 Season with "Music in the Service
of Peace", a moving performance of chorale classics and
spirituals.
The concert will be held at First Presbyterian Church
in Sioux City, located at the corner of 6th and Nebraska Streets.
Tickets are available at the door, or in advance from
any SMC member. Admission is $10 adults or $7 students and seniors.
Please visit the Siouxland Master Chorale on the Internet at
www.siouxlandmasterchorale.com
The Siouxland Master Chorale is dedicating this concert
to the late Lucy Huldeen, a faithful member of the Chorale for five
years.
Alan and Kim Schmidt of
Arthur, Iowa
Named Northwestern College's
2007 Parents of the Year
Alan Schmidt teaches science at OA and coached
wrestling for 28 years. Kim is a special education teacher at OA
Middle and High School. All their 5 children attended
Northwestern College.
See the rest of the story at the Sioux City Journal
From Western Iowa Advantage
Newsletter -
www.westerniowaadvantage.com
Invenergy — a
developer, owner and operator of large-scale wind energy generation
projects in North America — is proposing to erect between 66 and 133
wind turbines in an area encompassing Garfield, Grant and Hayes
Townships in southern Ida County. (Read the rest of the story
and other western Iowa news at the above link)
Evelyn Ione Korner, 79, passed away on
Wednesday, October 17, 2007, at St. Rose Dominican Hospital in Las
Vegas, Nevada. A long time resident of Odebolt, Iowa, she later
resided in Denison and Lake View before moving to Las Vegas several
years ago. She was a cook at Colonial Manor Nursing Home in Odebolt.
She and her late husband, William, also owned a bar and restaurant in
Kiron.
See her obituary at Farber & Otteman
Becky Mandernach, age 93, of Odebolt, died on
Tuesday, October 23 at the Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove.
Services were 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26th at the Odebolt United
Methodist Church.
Obituary at Farber & Otteman web site, where you may leave
condolences for the family.
Odebolt History Pages
www.rootsweb.com/~iaohms/
This week
we bring you a story about picking corn by hand in the 1930's. It was
written by our late dad, Robert Girvan, and is extracted from a short
autobiography he wrote in the 1970's.
Most of the corn picking was done by hand
at that time and most of the corn was open pollinated. Hybrid seed
corn was in its infancy then and hadn’t yet become plentiful or
popular. Picking corn by hand meant many long days of hard physical
labor. Farmers usually hired extra men at corn picking to try to have
the harvest in the crib before snow. Each man had a team and wagon
which had a “bang” board, about three feet high above the opposite
side of the wagon from where he was picking so that the corn couldn’t
be thrown over the wagon and would drop into it.
One could almost tell a good picker by the steady,
rhythmic sound of the corn ears hitting the bang board. The corn
pickers wore mittens and they usually bought them in lots of one dozen
pairs. One pair usually lasted one day. A hook or peg, depending on
the picker’s choice, was worn on one hand, to tear the corn husk so
the ear could be snapped from the stalk. I wore a thumb hook while
some others wore palm hooks and others preferred pegs, a sharp metal
piece, fastened to a a strap worn around all four fingers.
An average crop of open pollinated corn was about fifty
bushels per acre, and sixty bushels was a very good crop, so a good
corn picker had to pick approximately two acres to get his hundred
bushels per day. During these poor years the average pay was two cents
per bushel for picking. We usually got up about five a.m., went to the
barn, milked the cows, took care of the hogs, and fed and curried the
horses and harnessed them, then went to the house and ate breakfast
after which we hitched our team to the wagon and headed for the corn
field, sometimes before daylight. Many mornings the frost would be
hanging on the corn stalks and I used to shiver when the frost would
drop down my neck when I shook the stalks while picking. Our mittens
or gloves and our clothes sometimes got quite wet and made us
uncomfortable, but we’d dry off soon and when the wagon was full of
shucked corn, we’d head for home, just before twelve o’clock and
unload our corn into the crib. After dinner we’d go back to the field
for another load before supper. I always wore a wristband on my left
wrist so I wouldn’t sprain it and at nights my hands would go to sleep
and I used to let them hang down over the edge of the bed to help them
back to normal. This was one of the hazards of corn picking and
happened to a lot of pickers.
There always seemed to be some farmers who couldn’t
find help and were late getting their corn picked. I’d go from job to
job to help them and many years had to pick corn in the snow and have
to wear overshoes to keep my feet warm. It was impossible to have dry
hands when the corn ears had to be pulled from under snowdrifts to be
picked. The weather was cold too, and the wet gloves or mittens
sometimes froze solid on our hands. One year, I picked all the way
until February of the following year but quit when the temperature got
down to 15 degrees below zero Fahrenheit.
The mechanical picker took over in the mid 30’s and
since then combines with corn picking heads pick and shell the corn
right in the field, leaving the cobs in the field. The corn hooks and
pegs of yesteryear are antiques now and maybe it’s just as well.
The Chronicle, Vol. 116, No. 41
October 11, 2007
The Mayor Sez…
It pleases me to tell you that Odebolt has a 9 year old
whose invention won a 1st place at State level competition. As a matter of
fact he and his parents have been invited to California to be on national
television, The Ellen DeGeneres Show. It about blew me away when I was told
what he invented. It will do the same to you. Jake Wulf is the boy’s name and
his parents are Jason and Beth Wulf. Jake, Odebolt is proud of you. Be sure
and let us know when you will be on national television. We salute!
From the ‘bolt,
R. J. Rex, Mayor
NOTICE
911 EMERGENCY SERVICE
When dialing 911,
please stay on the line
as there can be up to a 16-18 second delay
to complete the phone connection
(due to router electronics).
City of Odebolt
National 4-H Week October 7-13 in Iowa
Gov. Culver Proclaims National 4-H Week
A two-page spread in this week's Chronicle features
area 4-H Clubs and includes a photo of 23 members of O-A Showmen/Richland
Robins. Sponsors include:
City of Odebolt, The Chronicle, CoBe's Bar & Grill,
Cubby's, Farber & Otteman Funeral Home, Hemer's Plumbing & Heating, Iowa State
Bank, Jamboree Foods, Jim's TV & Appliance, Lundell Plastics Corporation, Mark
Hansen's Rex Chevrolet GMC, Odebolt Assisted Living, Odebolt Lumber Company,
Odebolt Nursing & Rehab Center, Reis Auto Parts & Service, Shear Magic,
Swanson Insurance & Real Estate, UAP Distribution/Pioneer Seed
Flamingo Update--In August and September flamingos were spotted in
several yards throughout the community, at the homes of John and Cynthia
Davis, Butch and Judy Hemphill, Don and Leora Bettin. Much appreciation to all
that donated to the Odebolt sign project! The signs have been started and
additional funds are needed, so contact a rotary member or Vance Lundell if
you would like to donate to this worthwhile community project.
Trick-or-Treat Night--The Odebolt City Council has announced
Trick-or-Treating night in Odebolt will be Tuesday, October 30th from 5-7:00
p.m. Households wishing to participate are asked to turn on their porch
lights.
Introducing...the Peterson Pioneer Home--(photos) Throughout the
coming weeks, the newspaper will be featuring photos of the interior of the
Peterson Pioneer Home in Odebolt.
The Peterson Pioneer Home is the oldest home in Odebolt that
is as it was originally built.
Nils Magnus Peterson and his wife, Maria (Mary Caroline
Olson) came to Odebolt from Sweden in 1885. On December 28, 1885, they
purchased a lot in Odebolt for $100 for their homestead. Nils was a carpenter.
Erection of the home was started and completed in 1886. The town of Odebolt
was laid out and lots were sold in 1877, so the Peterson family was among the
earliest residents.
Five children were raised in the small frame house.
They were Edith Maria, Albert, Jennie Caroline, Esther Margaret, and Carl
Charles (called Charles B.). Baby Carl died enroute to Iowa. Nils Peterson
passed away in 1906. He was followed in death by his wife in 1922. Edith
(unmarried) continued to live in the home until her death in the spring of
1973.
When Edith passed away, the Tlobedo (Odebolt spelled
backwards) Questors contacted the town council, asking for permission to
restore the home to its original state in preparation for Odebolt's centennial
celebration during the summer of 1977. The Questors started restoration in the
spring of 1973 and by that fall they were able to have their first open house.
Three of the original nine charter members of Tlobedo #485, chartered in 1970,
are still living and are very much interested in "their home." Odebolt City
Hall, at 712-668-2231, may be contacted to make arrangements for visits.
Pioneer Home Web Page
ODEBOLT LIBRARY--New books and DVD's for the month of September are
listed in this week's Chronicle. Library Web
Page
Odebolt Pool Receives INS Donation--(photo) The Odebolt Community
Pool is the proud recipient of a $250 charity grant donation through Iowa
Network Services. With the help of Sac County Mutual Telephone Company, local
organizations have received many INS Charity Grant donations throughout the
years. Pictured in The Chronicle are Ron Rex, Mayor of Odebolt; Amy Stangl;
and Dale Schaefer, Manager, Sac County Mutual Telephone Company. Amy has
helped raise funds for the pool's renovation through a 4-H project.
STUDENT NEWS
Jordan Walsh, daughter of Steve and Charlotte Walsh of Odebolt, was the
freshman class female representative on Morningside College's 2007 Homecoming
royalty court. Jordan is a 2007 graduate of Odebolt-Arthur High School.
Odebolt-Arthur FFA Keeps Busy! (2 photos)
On September 7th, 13 members of the Odebolt-Arthur FFA
participated at a trap shoot sponsored by the Manson NW Webster in Manson.
O-A's Team 1 placed 2nd overall. Dalton Hemer placed 3rd in Team Individual.
On September 19th, 16 members of the Odebolt-Arthur
Natural Resources class participated in FFA Sub-District Soils east of
Odebolt. Teams of three competed in an instructional competition.
Coming in the next few weeks the FFA Test Plot will be
harvested.
Members will begin their FFA Fruit / Meat/ Cheese
sales on October 29th and finish on November 16th. If you have not been
contacted you can call the school after November 9th. - Barry Buehler, OA FFA
Reporter
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:
--Two more conference wins for Trojanettes.
--Trojans down Southeast Webster-Grand.
--Photos of 2007 O-A High School and O-A Middle School class
officers
OBITUARY
LUCY HULDEEN
Funeral services for Lucy Huldeen were held at 10:00
a.m., Saturday, October 6, 2007, at the First Presbyterian Church in Odebolt,
Iowa, with the Rev. Mark Volkers officiating. Music for the service included
the congregation singing "O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing", "How Great Thou
Art" and "To God Be the Glory" with Carol Raasch serving as organist. Special
music selections included the granddaughters singing "The Lord is in This
Place" and "Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus" and the grandchildren singing "My Jesus
I Love Thee" with Kala Zanoni serving as pianist. Honorary
pallbearers included Clarence Etler, Wallace and Berneta Carstensen, Bob
Mason, Mary Neville, Irene Siebrecht, Til Einspahr and Harriett Ricker.
Interment was at the Odebolt Cemetery, Odebolt, Iowa. Following the services
the family cordially invited everyone to return to the church and join them
for fellowship and a luncheon prepared and served by the Presbyterian Women.
The Pfannebecker Funeral Home in Denison, Iowa, was in charge of arrangements
where online condolences may be directed to
www.pfannebecker.com
Lucy died Tuesday, October 2, 2007, at the Horn
Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove, Iowa, with her loving children at her side. At
the time of her death she had been blessed with 83 years, 1 month and 2 days.
Lucy Huldeen was born at Boone, Iowa, August 30, 1924,
the daughter of John Howard and Ruth Canfield Wayne. When she was five years
of age the family moved to Sac City before moving to Odebolt where she was
raised and graduated from high school with the class of 1942.
During World War II Lucy resided in Topeka, Kansas and
Kansas City, Kansas where she was a radio crystal inspector. She then returned
to Odebolt and was employed for Dr. McAllister.
On December 12, 1948, Lucy was united in marriage with
John Huldeen at the First Presbyterian Church in Odebolt, Iowa. Their union
was blessed with four children, Barbara, J. Bruce, Brent and Gwen. They made
their home on the farm at Odebolt, moving to Marcus, Iowa, in 1952. In the
spring of 1955 they returned to the Huldeen family farm at Odebolt. Through
the years, in addition to being a farmwife, mother and homemaker, Lucy was an
Avon Representative, worked at the Gingerbread House Development Center and,
for fourteen years, was employed at Schaller Telemarketing.
John died October 11, 2001, and Lucy remained on the
farm until moving to Odebolt in the fall of 2004. She most recently had
resided at Odebolt Nursing and Rehab Center.
Through the years Lucy enjoyed her memberships in the
First Presbyterian Church in Odebolt, Presbyterian Women, Tuesday Club, two
supper clubs, one in Marcus and one in Odebolt, Storm Lake Lion's Club serving
as a past president, Wall Lake Lion's Club serving as vice-president, was
former treasurer of the 5th District Federation of Republican Women, former
president of the Sac County Republican Women, performing with the Huldeen
Family Trio at area worship services and the Siouxland Master Chorale.
In her spare time she enjoyed flower gardening and
spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great
grandchildren and she enjoyed her many pet farm cats.
Including her parents and her husband, Lucy was also
preceded in death by one son, J. Bruce Huldeen and one infant brother, John
Howard Wayne, Jr.
Those remaining to cherish her memory include three
children and their spouses, Barbara and Rick Votrobeck of Arthur, Iowa, Brent
and Bev Huldeen of Sioux City, Iowa and Gwen and Arlan Ecklund of Denison,
Iowa, six grandchildren, Sarah Huldeen Strauss and husband, Sean of Parker,
Colorado, Nick Votrobeck of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, Philip Huldeen and
fiancé, Suzi Wilson of Indianapolis, Indiana, Collin Votrobeck and wife, Sarah
of Portland, Oregon, Elizabeth Ecklund of Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic and
Ruth Huldeen Jensen and husband, Philip of Indianapolis, Indiana, two great
grandsons, Ian Votrobeck of Portland, Oregon and Elias Strauss of Parker,
Colorado, many cousins, other relatives and friends.
www.rootsweb.com/~iaohms/
Odebolt History Pages
1910 Overview Photo
The railroad yard and grain elevators in
Odebolt are currently a beehive of activity during the harvest season.
See an enlarged picture of the
1910 view of the railroad yard looking southwest.
Photo description: North Main Street crosses the
tracks on the far side of the railroad depot. The wooden elevators in
the background have been replaced by today's concrete structures.
At the right of the tracks in the background stands the
old railroad water tower. To the left of the roof of the depot is the
building which today houses the Dresselhuis & Heidenreich law offices.
It was built by attorney W. A. Helsell.
The building which houses Odebolt State Bank today had
not yet been built. The white two-windowed second story of the
building which then stood at the northwest corner of Second and Main
streets is in the middle of the photo.
Today's "silhouette" building, on the southwest corner
of Second and Main, is slightly to the left of the middle of the
photo.
The large white barn on the left was the Horan livery
barn which burned in 1925. Warren Hanson was a boy then, and he
remembered that ashes from that fire were carried by the wind to a
field on his father's farm northwest of town.
See other photos of this era from the Bauer collection
The Chronicle, Vol. 116, No. 40
October 4, 2007
The
Mayor Sez…
Just when I don’t think any one is reading my
babble…voila!!! Donations have started coming in for our Kids’ Christmas
Party Dec. 1st. Thanks, Tuesday Club for the monetary gift. ( but we
have no flamingoes.) Karen Siebrecht’s 4-Her’s are donating cookies.
Other groups have indicated interest. Checks may be made out to the City of
Odebolt and if you really want to have some fun, donate your time to help
Keith and Lance. Just let Joan know who you are and Keith and Lance will
contact you. The party falls on a Saturday and Santa’s arrival and etc. will
be posted in plenty of time.
Thanks to UBI for the cook-out last Friday with
free-will donations going to the swimming pool. Your efforts are
appreciated.
Some one asked the other day why we don’t have E-85
Ethanol offered in the ‘bolt. I would think that the first gas station to have
an E-85 pump would do a lot of business. More and more vehicles are being sold
with flex-fuel capability. After all, E-85 doesn’t come from the Persian
Gulf------it comes from IOWA!!!
From the ‘bolt,
R. J. Rex, Mayor
City Council Elections--Municipal elections are set for Tuesday,
November 6, 2007. Todd Bengford and Butch Hemphill have filed papers for
re-election to the Odebolt city council.
Open House--(photo) Iowa State Bank held an open house on September
21 to celebrate their new office in Odebolt.
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:
--Mavericks of Clay Central-Everly down the Trojans, 22-8 at O-A's
homecoming
--Trojanettes Fall to Woodbury Central
--Full page of photos of O-A Homecoming '07 activities
--PSAT Tests on October 17
Senior Scholarships--Monthly
scholarship lists for seniors can be found on the O-A web site
www.odebolt-arthur.net/Scholarships.htm
Odebolt-Arthur
Community School
October 2007 Newsletter
(.pdf file)
web site
Odebolt Assisted Living is a mixed income project
funded with Low Income Housing Tax Credits by the Iowa Finance Authority. All
units except one are designed for low income households. In order to qualify
for one of the low income apartments, the household must meet the income
qualifications. The qualification is $22,500 for a single person and $25,680
for a couple. It is important to remember this is for income only, not assets.
While income from any assets must be included in the income guidelines, it is
possible to have assets over the qualification amount.
Rent is charged at $375-$432 per apartment but is based
on the tenant's ability to pay. Board also is based on income and the tenant's
ability to pay. We will work with prospective tenants to help them apply for
assistance from Medicaid and HUD to help pay for rent and board. If a tenant
receives Medicaid we accept that amount as payment in full.
Odebolt Assisted Living is currently running a fall
move in special. New qualified tenants will live RENT FREE UNTIL 2008.
Please call Jill Grote or Jon Schuttinga today at 712-668-2224.
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ODEBOLT.NET NEWS
B. Horak & B. Ekse, Webnews Editors
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Lavon Schulte,
46, of Carroll, and formerly of Odebolt, Lavon died on Wednesday,
October 3, at the St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll.
Services were 1:30 p.m. Friday, October 5 at St.
Martin's Catholic Church in Odebolt.
On-line obituary at Farber & Otteman where condolences may be
sent to the family.
Lucy Huldeen,
83, of Odebolt died Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007, at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida
Grove, Iowa with her loving children at her side.
Services were at 10 a.m. Saturday, October 6th at First Presbyterian
Church.
On-line obituary from Pfannebecker Funeral Home in Denison, Iowa,
from where condolences may be sent to the family.
Ruby C. (Lamaack) Paulson,
age 79 of Odebolt, passed away Friday, October 5, 2007 at the Odebolt
Nursing and Rehab Center.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday,
October 8th at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Odebolt, with burial in
Odebolt Cemetery.
Ruby & her late husband, Wesley, made their home on a
farm near Odebolt, where they raised their children, Carol, Thomas and
Donna.
(See the
Farber
& Otteman web site for Ruby's obituary, where you may send
condolences to the family.)
Father, son check out
everyIowa courthouse
By Mike Kilen, Des Moines Register Staff Writer.
Article about Daryl and Brad Cleveland
(Click the photo to enlarge)
The Reverend Dr. DeeAnn Klapp is the new minister at
the Odebolt United Methodist Church. She is also serving the Early
United Methodist Church.
- photo by Chuck Hanson.
www.rootsweb.com/~iaohms/
Odebolt History Pages
Read a page of the
October 5, 1881 newspaper, the Odebolt Observer.
Mr. Schmitz's brick building under construction then is the two-story
building on the east side of Main Street which still stands today,
third building from the north.
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See a photo of the building on Main St.
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Read about the Schmitz Building
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