Buffalo Center Tribune (Newspaper) - February 21, 2002, Buffalo Center, Iowa 3 DIGIT il 1 v u I Uf fr A f T HI rci fin fiw F ST DES 1A 503190290 wv Buffalo Center Trib WE REMEMBER Entered u Periodicals in the at Buffalo Iowa 50424 USPS Home of first consolidated school west of the Mississippi River 1896 VOLUME ONE HUNDRED TEN NUMBER 49 14 PAGES FEBRUARY 2002 NICS Ed Board Sets Instructional Support Hearing for February 25 f GHT SENIOR BAND MEMBERS IN this Tribune photo invite our readers in to attend their instrumental music concert Tuesday February 26 at the North Iowa High School auditorium starting at The evening holds promise of being a evening of musical entertainment as the Alumni Band over twentyfive individuals strong will also perform m before the two groups merge onstage to present a large united concert for the listening pleasure of the people in This is the third year the adults have joined their counterparts on the high school level and holds promise of an exciting evening in concert hall Admission prices are for adults and for students with all proceeds going into the band uniform Band seniors in our picture seated left to right include Angela and Dana same order Wade Aukes trombone Shawn trumpet Tom Jordan and Tomoaki Suda from bass The concert starts at Tuesday Seeks Funding Proposals From Area Providers Agency on Aging is requesting funding proposals from service providers in its service The purpose of the funding is to provide and expand home and community based services to lowans age with low and moderate The intent is that older lowans served will remain in their communities longer and delay the use of institutional Services considered for funding include adult day support brokered home delivered home material medication access medication protective senior and Organizations submitting appli cations must provide services in one or more of these counties Cerro Hum Poca and Grants can only be made to not to Applications must be received hi the Mason City office by March For more information or to obtain application email at or call the Mason City office at 6414240678 or Agency on Aging responsible for and coordinating services for the aging and serves as an advocate for an estimated lowans age Offices are located in Mason Fort and Buffalo Center Tribune Email Address Randy Lee Bode Pleads as Charged in On February 2002 at Randy Lee age of Algona pled guilty in Kossuth County District Court to Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree Class B Voluntary Manslaughter Class C The original charges were 1st Degree Murder and 1st Degree Sexual Bode will be sentenced on 2002 in Kossuth County District Sexual Abuse 2nd carries a sentence in which Bode must serve 85 years Under the forcible Voluntary Manslaughter a sentence and will run consecutively with the Sexual Abuse 2nd Bode was previously sentenced on August 2001 to ten years for a Sex Abuse This sentence will also run consecutively to the February 2002 guilty Randy Bode openly admitted in court to sexually abusing Nicole Berte and also committing voluntary manslaughter by choking Nicole to death during the sexual This case was investigated by the Kossuth County Sheriffs Office and the Iowa Department of Criminal Lions Club Plans Waffle Dinner March 3 The Lions Club of Buffalo Center will be hosting Dads Belgian Waffles on March 3 from to at the Fire Station located on Highway The cost for the dinner is each with children 5 years and under at no Sausage will be served with the waffles courtesy Farmers Trust Savings Take out orders will be Proceeds from this dinner will be used for a community Plan to attend the waffle dinner and support the Lions Sweetheart Dance Rescheduled for Friday Night Members of the Bison FFA and the are holding their Sweetheart Dance this Friday Night starting at with doors closing ats and the dance concluding This is the rescheduled date due to a weather related The dance is being held in the high school south j Highlighting the evening is the crowning of the Sweetheart aid This ceremony will at and and public are welcome to watch and take Another repeat from last year is the popular work out your routine and earn prizes at the Bison Senior Plan Way tor Ruby Slew The Bison Senior Club will have Birthday Party honoring Ruby Sleper to be held February 27 at the Senior There will be special music with a short program followed by the serving of the Congregate The music will start at Make your reservations for dinner with or Eva by Tuesday February Pam and Howards Anniversary 23 An Anniversary Party for Pain and Howard will be held February 23 at the Sports Music will be by DJ Sound An advertisement appears in this issue of the Yesterday is a cancelled check tomorrow is a promissory note today is the only cash you so spend it Lyons FFA Week Being Celebrated February 1824 February 18 through 24 is National FFA This years theme is FFA Make it The Bison FFA has several special events planned for the FFA week committee members will mark the lockers of all FFA and hang up posters in the school to denote this years They are passing out packs to the LEADING THE BISON FFA CHAPTER into the observance of National FFA Week in the Quad Cities of the North Iowa Community School District are the six individuals shown in this Tribune Elected officers by their peers from the left President Jon Jeremiah Johnson Secretary Kelsie Treasurer Wade Reporter Brent Gerzema and Sentinel Lucas Their Chapter Advisor is Dean seminar groups to promote Thursday night is the regular business meeting of the The meeting will start immediately following the National Honor Society A of the FFA meeting is the FFA Olympic competition with competition in four events between the On Friday all members will wear their FFA Also on Friday the FFA is planning to host the coffee in all school restaurants from opening until This is a small thank you to businessmen and other supporters of our FFA Chapter during the As the Sweetheart Dance will be held Friday Evening starting at To conclude the week members are attending the Paul Lutheran church service in The North Iowa School Board of Education met hi regular session February The board moved forward on two issues related to the financial status of the school Board members adopted a resolution to continue the instructional support levy which has been in place for the fifteen of the last sixteen The levy is a mixture of income surtax and property The formula used by the NICS board reflects an effort toward property tax A public hearing was set for February 25 in regard to continuing the levy at the current In another financial the board voted to move forward with the budget With the current condition of the state the Board of Education is making every attempt to stabilize the local school budget and minimize the overall impact on The budget guarantee helps the district maintain a stable financial footing despite further action by the Larry Hill points The budget guarantee does not increase the school budget but it allows the district to some stability as it awaits future legislative decisions on 1 school The board heard from board member Mark Ostermann and Hill on the status of the Little Bison Childcare Ostermann and Hill have met a number of times with officials from the Buffalo Center Economic Development Buffalo Center City and members of various state and federal In a related the board voted to put more details to the support the district is willing to provide to daycare Support is conditional based upon financial support from local city government local economic development and local The board has given partial support of the Daycare in Thompson in the past and plans to continue similar support for the Little Bison Childcare Center in the Both are community wide The district first became involved with the centers as a issue and as a way to curb open enrollments for nonacademic The strategy has been hugely successful Mike Middle School shared with the board about a variety of cocurricular Iowa Test of Basic Skills and Iowa Test of Educational Development and the honor High School Principal Lynn Evans presented a report that consisted of updates on the upcoming tournament basketball the honor the upcoming 9th grade field and continuation of the wrestling and cross country sharing agreements with North Evans also recognized Brad Joe and Tom Smith for their recent coaching honors each has Curriculum Coordinator Sheila discussed with the school board the Annual Progress Report filed each year with the Iowa Department of The district received high marks and had a few minor documentation issues to respond In his role as elementary Hill discussed the Parenting Fair held on January Creating Readers Kindergarten Winnebago County Empowerment Board fact finding meeting to be held March Stephanie Hill and the Olympic torch and electronic lesson The board heard a review of the districts late cancellation procedure and The review touched on criteria used to determine how to handle weather issues and the time school will or be canceled for the Board members continued their Youre Invited To Bloodmobile at Bethlehem Lutheran Church A to 6 February 26 0 0 Appointments call 5622645 or 5622535 0 monthly review of board During February the board discussed the 800801 This section of the board policy manual deals with Building and The board reviews a small section of their policies each Another regular part of the boards monthly meeting includes a review of During February the board framed their discussion around the goal which We must provide students with an understanding of the global nature of the interdependence of the worlds and their effect on the worlds In other the board rejected two open enrollments because did hot meet the required deadlines as spelled out in the Iowa The board heard updates on the facilities renovation and asbestos removal in the Buffalo Center The board also reviewed recommendations from the Budget Task Force and agreed to participate in the Northern Trails Area Education Agency Coop Purchasing program for the 20022003 school Hill shared with the board recent awards of two major grants to the The district has been awarded a Safety grant and an Iowa Construction Demonstration The Safety grant centers around several improvements to the fire detection system in all district The ICD grant centers on playground improve bond issue and construction of the Little Bison Board members also voted to accept a donation of fitness equipment from the North Iowa Athletic Boosters Part of the equipment was purchased from Waldorf part from North Iowa Area Community and part was The board tabled action on structural improvements to the east entrance to the elementary In the area of general the board discussed the continuation of the current quad schedule for athletics at the middle billing for clay dirt at the track last and the desire for a facilities Communications were shared from Senator Tom Harkins Winnebago Cooperative Telephone Brad and thank you Over the next few weeks the board will hold several workshops regarding different aspects of the renovation disposal of school and school The workshops are opportunities for board members to do learn together as a group prior to making decisions at regular or special public The next regular school board meeting will take place March Regular monthly meetings are open to the public and board members encourage patrons to A special portion of each meeting is set aside to hear and concerns from citizens or Rakes Lutefisk f Supper 23 At Zion Church The community of Rake is having their annual Lutefisk Supper this Saturday February 23 from to with serving to be at Zion Lutheran Church in The tickets are per All are invited to attend this Scandinavian feast and enjoy the delicacies to be Lutheran Brotherhood Hope Branch will provide up to a specified amount through the Branch Challenge Read the adver included in this Tribune THE VOTES HAVE BEEN ADDED UP and the 2002 Valentine Sweetheart for the Quad Cities of Buffalo Lakota Thompson and Rake is Kristine daughter of Joe and Pam Akkermann of Buffalo Kristine was sponsored by the Drivers Choice of Buffalo The new Sweetheart is shown in this Tribune photo with Jim Wubben who Presented Kristine with the gift certificate from the Buffalo Center Community Club as the new Second place was won by Alyssa sponsored by Buffalo Lanes in Buffalo Center The receives from the Rake Community Third place this year receives a from the Tribune due to the tie among three This winner Is Paul sponsored by the Rake Fourth and fifth places receive boxes of Valentine candy from the Fourth place winner is Madison Blodgett sponsored by DeVries Lumber Co and Km fth is Mason Carrigan sponsored by Emle The adult winner of the box of Valentine candy is Irene Wempen of Buffalo Center while the recipient of the Valentine Dinner for Two Is Jensvold of Buffalo Center Pictures of the other winners can be viewed In next weeks
