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Butch Fossum to celebrate 80th birthday with card shower


Butch Fossum, then and now

Butch Fossum of Waterville will be celebrating his 80th birthday November 24 with a card shower.

In honor of the occasion, cards and well wishes may be sent to 1528 Elon Drive, Waterville, IA 52170

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Nov

Pastor Ken Kimball’s 35th anniversary of ordination to be celebrated at Old West and Old East Paint Creek Churches

Pastor Ken Kimball
Pastor Ken Kimball

Pastor Ken Kimball, a.k.a. “PK”, of Old West and Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Churches is celebrating his 35th anniversary of ordination.

November 15, 1987, Pastor Kimball was ordained at his home church, Bricelyn Lutheran, in Bricelyn, MN.  The ordination ceremony was performed by his internship supervisor, Pastor Wally Hunstad of Chetek Lutheran, Chetek, WI.

Pastor Kimball was called to the Paint Creek Lutheran Parish - Old East and Old West Paint Creek - in August of 1994 after serving over seven years at Our Saviors Lutheran in Ackley.  Before his ordination, Pastor Kimball served a one-year internship at Chetek Lutheran in Chetek, WI and an interim call at St. Paul’s Lutheran in Manson.

Sunday, November 20, the council presidents of Old East and Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Churches will honor Pastor Kimball during worship services with an announcement to recognize this milestone.

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Birth announcement: McKee

Mike and Kaley McKee of Waukon announce the birth of their son, Adler Michael McKee, born November 6, 2022 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. He weighed 7 lbs. 4 ozs. and measured 20 inches in length at the time of his birth. He joins twin sisters, Fern McKee and Mabel McKee (1).

Grandparents are Jack and Cindy Heffern of Harpers Ferry, Diane McKee of Waukon and Dean McKee of Lansing. Great-grandparents are Don and Joan Ewing of Lansing, Ron and Carol Opfer of Waukon, and Carol Schaefer of Lansing.

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Birth announcement: Adney

Andrew and Hannah Adney of Monona announce the birth of their son, Ashton William Adney, born November 8, 2022 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. He weighed 9 lbs. 10 ozs. and measured 21 inches in length at the time of his birth. He joins a brother, Austin Adney (16 months).

Grandparents are Aaron and Sherry Adney of McGregor and Mark and Marlene Grahn of Randolph, WI.

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Nov

Letter to the Editor by Harriet Sharp

To the Editor:

Yes, I am encouraged, joyful and thankful to my fellow Iowans who voted for candidates who honored God, country and our state of Iowa, our freedoms, and the right to life - which includes protecting the life of the helpless and innocent unborn. True science reveals that each of our lives began at conception and continued to grow through stages of development within our mother’s womb (which should be the safest room in our world for the unborn) until our birth. That baby - that same individual person - continues to grow and develop on this journey of life.

I am grateful to the voters who brought forth a red tsunami in Iowa. Having met and/or heard many of these victorious candidates, from our governor and on through local winners, I am convinced and confident that we have elected truly qualified, competent, hard-working and honorable leaders for Iowa.

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Nov

Letter to the Editor by Lowell Engle

To the Editor:

In her letter to the editor October 26, Ann Klees extols the wonders of the Inflation Reduction Act passed by the most progressive party in Washington and signed by President Biden.

What is ignored is that the inflation problem was created by the very individual who signed the new bill. What is also ignored is that most economists and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) believe that the bill will do nothing to reduce inflation.

She noted that every senator and representative of “the right wing conservative party” voted against the bill.  Good for them.

The Federal Reserve is in the process of trying to reduce inflation just now and we will probably see more pain as a result of their actions. Most economists believe their actions will push us deeper into a recession.

What Ms. Klees did was prove that she is fully in the whopping number of 32 percent of Iowans who approve of what this president is doing.

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Letter to the Editor by Nanferd Felke

To the Editor:

A number of years ago a young couple in Yisrael was required to make a ninety-mile journey across rough and dangerous terrain to obey a directive to register for the census which was periodically required.

It was winter time and the weather is commonly unpredictable, being the rainy season. Snow is very possible with temperatures dropping into the low 30s or lower, with the possibility of freezing rain. Even if not freezing, it would be very cold and high winds were very possible, and all too often, icy conditions would make walking and riding donkeys precarious.

The travel time was two to three weeks in December. The terrain was mountainous, rocky, and if heavy rains occurred fording flooded gullies may not have been possible. Sandy desert areas may have provided their own set of problems.

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Nov

What's Up at the USDA Office?

Upcoming Deadlines/Dates
December 5: Last day to return COC ballots
December 9: Dairy Margin Coverage Program
December 15: Crop Reporting for Fall-Seeded Small Grains

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Nov

Dairy Discussions Seminar to focus on cybersecurity for farmers and food handlers

Seminar will focus on managing cybersecurity threats

The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Team will host its annual Dairy Discussions Seminar on Thursday, Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Sioux County Office in Orange City. This year’s focus is on cybersecurity issues for food producers including farmers, manufacturers and processors. “Cybersecurity is a bigger problem than many realize, unless they have been directly affected,” said Fred Hall, dairy specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach. “There will be four presentations all relating back to the issue of cybersecurity and our food supply providers.”

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Dairy Goat Management Seminar planned in northeast Iowa

December 10 event will inform dairy goat industry about current issues

The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Team will host its annual Dairy Goat Management Seminar Saturday, December 10 in Sioux County and also in Clayton County. Both events are from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The Sioux County seminar is at the ISU Extension and Outreach Sioux County office and the Clayton County seminar is at Woods Edge Golf Course, located at 504 West Union Street, Edgewood.

This year’s focus is on goat health, feeding and milk marketing.

“Iowa ranks third in the nation for dairy goat production, and we are one of the top states for dairy goat educational programming,” said Fred Hall, a dairy specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach. “This program should reinforce that ranking and be extremely worthwhile for dairy goat producers to attend.”

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