ESC School Board meeting delves into question of elementary school building closure

It was suggested by an attendee of the August 1, 2011 ESC School Board Meeting that the school should close one of the elementary school buildings before raising taxes. The school board made it clear, though they didn't put it to a vote, that if a building was going to be closed down, it would be something that happened in the future.

During the discussion the main problem that was presented regarding which building to choose to close was that the Sac City building is much newer, but that the Wall Lake building serves more children.

To be very clear, the board wasn't having an active discussion in which they were trying to take a serious stab at trying to choose which building to close, it was just a mental exercise in reaction to a very good question/suggestion on the part of the public.

Though they took the suggestion seriously, and didn't indicate that the option to close a building was off the table forever, the ESC school board chose to move forward with putting a vote to the public on September 13, 2011 asking for the authority to raise taxes utilizing a combination of levying from property valuation and income surtax.

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More Regulations on Farmers Unnecessarily Burdensome

The following letter, signed by Senator Grassley, (and others) is a call to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to reconsider implementation of new rules that would, (among other things,) treat farmers like interstate commerce operations and subject them to the rules and regulations that govern interstate commerce.

Agriculture 08-03-11 FMCSA Ag Transportation Regs Letter

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The Sac County Extension and Conservation Board are forming a fishing club

This club is for anyone in second grade or above. To start the club we invite anyone interested to meet at the Sac County Conservation Center on August 18th at 6 pm. We will go over our goals for the club and tie a jig for the kids to use when they go fishing. If you are interested but can’t make the meeting please call 712-662-4530.

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Passed Away - Marvin Carl Polzien

Memorial services for Marvin Carl Polzien, 81, will be at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 2, 2011, in the Centennial Chapel of Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home and Crematory conducted by Rev. Phil Borntrager, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church and Rev. John Wackler. Military Honors will be provided by an honors team from Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

A time of visitation and support for family and friends will be Monday from 7 to 8 p.m. at Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home. The family suggests that memorials be made to Cross Timbers Hospice or the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation for Cancer.

Born at Wall Lake, Sac County, Iowa, on July 30, 1929, to the late Carl and Matilda (Karsten) Polzien, Marvin died July 27, 2011 in the local hospital, Ardmore, Oklahoma.

He grew up in Sac County, Iowa and graduated from Lake View High School in l947; and from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture Economics in 1956. During the Korean War Marvin served honorably in the U. S. Army.

He and Dora Lou Freeman were married December 27, 1950 at Wall Lake, Iowa. They were the parents of two children, a son, Jeff and daughter, Julie.

The owner of Guest Inn Motels in Ardmore and Norman, Oklahoma, Marvin was the past president of the Oklahoma Hotel and Lodging Association and served on the board of directors of the American Hotel and Lodging Association. A member of the Trinity Lutheran Church, he was baptized and confirmed at the Peace Lutheran Church in Wall Lake, Iowa. Marvin was also a member of the Ardmore Lions Club and was a Patriot Guard Rider.

Remembered locally for his Hot Air Ballooning, Marvin was an airplane pilot and once flew a single engine Bonanza from Ardmore across the Western United States and the Pacific Ocean to Australia. Some of his other interests that he actively pursued were power parachuting, homemade blimps, and riding his ‘Harley’ throughout the country. Some of his and Dora’s favorite times were spent motor homing countrywide.

Survivors include his wife of sixty years, Dora Polzien, of the home; a son and his wife, Jeff Marvin and Cathy Polzien, Oklahoma City; a daughter and her husband, Julie Ann and Mike Brady, Healdton, Oklahoma; a brother, LaVern Polzien, Lake View, Iowa; a sister, Phyllis Morris, Omaha, Nebraska; grandchildren, Caitlin Polzien Silver and her husband, Randy, and Allison Polzien of Oklahoma City; Justin Brady, Denver, Colorado, Jennifer Munholland and her husband, Jeff, Ardmore, Jared Brady and fiancé, Daryn Adams, Houston, Texas; great grandchildren, Aimery Brady and Ella Munholland. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Iris Meyer.

Bearers include Keith King, Jerry Galles, Kent Tucker, R. C. Sandvick, Charles Tanner, Dick Spiers and Dennis Riley. Serving as honorary bearers are Kenneth Walker, Howard Drew, Tom Groeschel, Daryl Mink, Ron Roberts and Bill Brady.

Services will be directed by Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home and Crematory; condolences may be sent online at www.hdouglasfuneralhome.com.

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Richter-Roberts will appeal bond in murder case

"SAC CITY, Iowa (KTIV) -
The woman accused in the 2001 death of a northwest Iowa man is appealing her bond.

Tracy-Richter Roberts is..."

Read the full story at KTIV

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FIRST LOOK: August 1, 2011 Odebolt City Council Meeting

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FIRST LOOK: August 1, 2011 Special East Sac County School Board Meeting

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Lytton woman became trapped after rolling car

On August 1, 2011 at 4:47PM, the Sac County Sheriff's Office investigated a single vehicle accident. The accident occurred about one-half mile south of
Hwy 20 on Xavier Ave.

45 year old Kim Olson of rural Lytton was traveling south on Xavier Ave in a 2009 Toyota Prius when the Sac County Seriff's Department says she lost control and entered the east ditch where the car rolled on to its side trapping her in the car. The nature of the accident made it necessary for the Lytton Fire Rescue to responders remove the windshield to free Olsen. Olsen
was transported to Loring Hospital in Sac City with non-life threatening injuries.

The Toyota received estimated $8,000.00 in damage. Olsen was not charged in
this incident.

Sac City Ambulance, and the Lytton and Sac City Fire Departments Responded to the scene.

All people accused of crimes are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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Are the voters of Sac City willing to vote for an ESC School Board candidate that puts the school first and the town second?

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Lexie Cook crowned Sac County Fair Queen

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August 8, 2011 Schaller City Council Agenda

Agenda-Regular Meeting 08 08 2011

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Lake View man fined $1,875 and gets two years suspended for OWI 2nd

Lake View Man Fined $1,875 and Two Years Suspended for OWI 2nd

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Odebolt Man Accused of Operating While Intoxicated

Odebolt Man Accused of Operating While Intoxicated

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August 3, 2011 Tri-County Special

August 3, 2011 issue of the Tri County Special, Auburn, Iowa

Source

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Passed Away - Ella Dandy

Ella Dandy

July 28, 1907 - July 30, 2011

Schaller, Iowa

Visitation: 5-8:00 p.m. August 02, 2011 at Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Schaller, Iowa
Funeral Service: 1:30 p.m. August 03, 2011 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Schaller, Iowa
Interment: August 03, 2011 at Schaller Cemetery in Schaller, Iowa

Ella Dandy, age 104, of Schaller, Iowa entered eternity through her always open window at 11:06 p.m. on July 30, 2011 at the Holstein Good Samaritan Center where she has resided since March of 2009.
Ella Peters was born near Hanover on July 28, 1907, the sixth of twelve children born to John and Anna Peters. Ella was baptized, confirmed and married at St. John Lutheran Church in Hanover. On January 29, 1930, Ella married Edgar Dandy and they spent most of their married life in Schaller where Edgar was in the lumber business. Together they raised three children: Eugene, Kathleen, and Darrold. Ella, who began sewing for family and friends when she was eight years old, became an accomplished seamstress. For more than 50 years, she operated a sewing business out of her home. She was particularly proud of the times when she designed and made wedding dresses and graduation gowns based on a client’s picture or drawing.

She loved to garden and share the bounty of flowers and vegetables with friends and neighbors. When she turned 95 years old, she decided to give up gardening. However, she continued to grow tomatoes and other salad vegetables in containers on her patio and driveway until she moved to the nursing home.

Playing cards was another of Ella’s lifelong pleasures. At times, Ella belonged to as many as five card clubs at the same time. She played mostly bridge and 500 but was always willing to play Canasta with her family on Sunday afternoons. She played solitaire nearly every day after meals and continued this regimen throughout her life.

Ella was always surrounded by books. Most evenings she would curl up in her favorite chair and read until falling asleep. Failing eye sight forced her to seek big print books and finally to use a magnifying glass, but Ella always had a book to occupy her evenings.

Ella and her husband were active members of the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Schaller. She was a long-time member of the church’s Ladies Aid and she devotedly taught Sunday School for over 25 years.

Those left to cherish her memory include two of her children: Kathleen Goettsch of Holstein, Iowa and Darrold Dandy and his wife Carol of Annandale, Virginia; four grandsons: Kirby Goettsch and his wife Trish of Aberdeen, South Dakota; Kirk Goettsch and his wife Ellen of Omaha, Nebraska; Kevin Dandy of Washington, D.C.; and Matthew Dandy of Baltimore, Maryland; ten great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Also surviving Ella are one sister, Ruth Langner of Storm Lake; a brother-in-law and two sisters-in-law, Lincoln Dandy and his wife Gloria of Sioux Rapids, and Edna Aamodt of Prescott, Wisconsin. Ella will be dearly missed by her relatives and friends.

Ella was preceded in death by her parents, ten brothers and sisters, her husband in 2005, her son Eugene in 1998, and her son-in-law Loren “Doc” Goettsch in 2010.

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Is another Sac City candidate for school board gearing up to run a secret campaign?

The last day to file nomination papers to run for the East Sac County School Board Director seat currently held by incumbent Chris Rodman of Wall Lake is on Thursday August 4, 2011. As of August 2 nobody has filed nomination papers with the school to challenge that seat. This seems unusual given the amount of anger felt in the community of Sac City, Iowa regarding the policy manipulation that removed a coach that was popular among Sac City residents earlier this year.

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#saccosupervisors set hearing for lowering number of voting precincts to as few as 3 precincts

Six years ago, Sac County was given a grant from the federal government to buy new voting computer equipment. This computer equipment would have cost the county over $200,000 had they purchased it themselves. The supervisors are concerned that the six year old computers, and the software that supports it, are nearing the end of their useful life. The cost of replacing that equipment “Really scares me”, said Supervisors Rick Hecht.

The cost of equipment coupled with concerns about the diminishing number of volunteer poll workers has lead the supervisors to consider either keeping nine precincts or contracting the number of precincts to few as three precincts with voting centers in Sac City, Lake View, and either Odebolt, Early or Schaller.

The official public hearing for consideration of precinct consolidation has been set for the evening of Wednesday September 7, 2011 at 7:00PM at the Sac County Courtroom. The Supervisors have committed to listing this discussion as an agenda item on their regular Tuesday meeting every week prior to the public hearing.

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August 3, 2011 TSN Photo Stream

Little Miss Blackhawk water parade float on July 16, 2011.


Lake View Men's Club Water Parade Float at the July 16, 2011 Lake View Water Carnival Water Parade.


Healy Excavating, Wall Lake Country Store, Hancock Concrete Products, and Denny's Shell celebrate ice fishing at Black Hawk Lake.


Hair Studio, Wicker Insurance & Real Estate, and Peters Brothers Construction and Design sponser the Winter Carnival float in the July 16, 2011 lake View Water Carnival Water Parade.


Photo from the July 16, 2011 FFA Pedal Pull during the Lake View Water Carnival.


Photo from the July 16, 2011 FFA Pedal Pull during the Lake View Water Carnival.


Photo from the July 16, 2011 FFA Pedal Pull during the Lake View Water Carnival.


Photo from the July 16, 2011 parade during the Lake View Water Carnival.


Senator Steve Kettering and Representative Gary Worthan's entry into the July 17, 2011 Lake View Water Carnival parade. 1957 Ford Thuderbird being driven by Ket Manary


Photo from the July 17, 2011 parade during the Lake View Water Carnival. WLVA Class of 1986.


Photo from the July 17, 2011 parade during the Lake View Water Carnival. WLVA Class of 1986.


Lake View City Administrator Scott Peterson has a chat with 2010 Little Miss Black Hawk Audry Irving, Daughter of Zack and Mindy Irving of Papillion Nebraska at the July 16, 2011 Little Miss Black Hawk contest.


Lake View City Administrator Scott Peterson saying "Hi" 5 year old Gracie Snyder, Daughter of Tim and Bobbi Snyder of Lake View, Iowa.


2010 Little Miss Black Hawk Audry Irving, Daughter of Zack and Mindy Irving of Papillion Nebraska smiles for the crowd at the July 16, 2011 lake View Water Carnival Little Miss Black Hawk Contest.


Photo of the July 17, 2011 Lake View Water Carnival Mud Volleyball tournament.


Photo of the July 17, 2011 Lake View Water Carnival Mud Volleyball tournament.


Photo of the July 17, 2011 Lake View Water Carnival Mud Volleyball tournament.


The 2011 Sac County Fair Queen Candidates and their escorts pose for a group photo.
Left to right back row: (not yet complete)Matt Bieret, Brent Drey, Korey Drost, X, X, Jon Gadsden, Jay Highland, Kyle Peters
Left to right front row: Lauren Houska, Rachel Frederick, Elizabeth Feilmeier, Sac County Fair Queen Lexie Cook, Tonya Ramsey, Katie Jo Lammak, and Kacie Partridge


2011 Sac County Fair Little Miss, Amber Green and Fair Queen, Lexie Cook pose for the first of the thousands of photos in which they will no doubt be in while fulfilling their duties over the course of the next year.


Photo of the July 30, 2011 Sac County Fair Kid's Day spoon race.

Thouands of photos of events from around Sac County, Iowa are available to friends of TSN at http://facebook.com/thesacnews

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