Adams County Free Press, The (Newspaper) - October 31, 1985, Corning, Iowa OF HISTORY DES KOINES 197 ARCHIVES 5Q3V9 JAM The Adams Free Press 800 Davis Ave Corning Iowa 50841 USPS Thursday Oct 31 1985 Volume 104 No 4 25 cents Special issue included Area elections Tuesday Contests in two of six city races next week highlight the Nov 5 municipal elections in Corning Three persons are seeking the two currently held by Ruth Henderson and Dale Car Mrs Henderson is stepping down after 10 years of service to her community while Cannichael is seeking election to a position filled by Council appointment seven months ago Also seeking one of the positions are Kathy Schafer and Estella Verlyne Westphal is challenging Second Ward Council member Jim Shaw for that position Running unopposed in Ward I is incumbent Marvin Steffen and seeking reelection in Ward 3 is Shelley Robertson Incumbent Mayor Lee Elliott is unopposed for reelection Voters also will be asked to im a proposition changing Council and mayoral terms from two years to four years also known as the staggered term form of election The proposal reads Shall the proposition to change the term of of fice of the Councilmen of Corning Iowa from a 2year to a 4year term be adopted At Prescott Dennis L Hogan and James E Geary are the candidates for mayor Seeking the five Council positions are Sandra Freshour Wilma M Robison Jacqi Reed Jacque Laird Sandra Krauth Ken Foster Bob Shires and Robert Reed Gloria Baldwin is the mayoral can at Nodaway Listed as Council candidates are Gene R Dixon Hart ford Cooper Robert A Dunn Fred Graf LuCinda R Dickey Malcolm A Shipley and Raymond Spring There were no filings at Carbon and positions will be filled by Present officers are Mayor Virgil Lee Council members Don Gebbie Kenneth Bixler Jack Dick Robert Gebbie and Jack Hyde Mayor candidates at Lenox are George H Reynolds G Orville Wil liams and Ralph Zabel Seeking three council seats for fouryear terms are Kevin W Barker Lois Bradley Daniel L Stanley W Curtis Debra J Grout Wayne A Haidsiak and James R Helm Clifton Hanshaw and C Lee are running for mayor at Bed ford Council selections include two seats at Urge Adrian Klepinger Charles Longfellow and Clyde enson first ward Roy second ward Clyde Spencer third ward Roy Graham two park missioner seats Victor Noer for six years DeLpy Bremer for two years treasurer III Candidates at Gravity include Mayor Charles A Ambrose and Walter E Titus council for five positions Floretta Churchill Lyle Coe Vera Duncan David P Price Patty Shafar and Neva M Stark Gravity voters also will ballot on a 25year franchise proposition for Iowa Power and Light Co 20th year Head Start celebrated ita 20th year in Corning I this year and as part of the celebration the students last week The balloons didnt contain messages bat were inscribed with the Head Start logo and notification of the 20th birthday Board counters teachers proposal The Corning Board of Education last week proposed to the districts teachers an increase in base salary of about 1 percent some changes in the master contract language and also responded to proposals made by the teachers at the opening negotiations session the week before The boards initial salary proposal calls for an increase in base wages for a starting teacher of to This represents slightly less than a 1 percent hike in salaries The board this year represented by head negotiator Fred Shearer junior high principal also offered increments ranging from for a bachelor of arts degree to for a master of arts degree plus 15 hours toward a doctorate total package would cost Che boards proposals came daring the second negotiations session be tween the two sides regarding the 196687 contract year Teachers made their proposals during the first session Oct 17 The board responded Oct 24 A list of five contract changes was laid on the table for consideration by the teachers and board as the negotiations go behind closed doors this week If no agreement is reached by Nov 15 negotiations automatically reach impasse and a mediator is called in The boards proposed language changes include the following in the definition of that adds band vocal music and special education to regular classroom teachers These had not been included there previously require that credits earn ed by teachers toward the salary schedule be in the employees teaching area This has not been specified vf require the actual costs of substitutes wt taking personal leave This is in ad dition to the section dealing with temporary leave of absence remove a section of language that requires a early termination of a contract Negotiator Shearer said an attorney generals ruling says that requiring a penalty is illegal thus making the section require that no exhibit can be presented to any third neutral par ty mediator fact finder or ar that has not been previously presented and discussed in a regular bargaining session before the meeting at which the neutral party is present In addition to its own proposals the board responded to proposals as follows board wants to retain present language for pay periods 12 equal installments over 12 whik the teachers want to have an option that they can receive all three summer payments on the final payment date of regular school Golden grain Corn is elevated into a bin on the Lyle farm west of Carbon as weather conditions aided crop harvest ing in the Adams County area daring the past few John Bozwell of Nodaway supervises the operation The Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service Tuesday estimated that 30 percent of the corn and 40 percent of the soybeans have been harvested in Southwest Iowa Council grants option on building The City Council Monday night approved the sale of the former police department building and designated Thursday as the official trick or treat night The former police department building located adjacent to the Free Press on the east end was approved for sale to Jack Stufflebeam He was granted a oneyear option based on a purchase price of Stufflebeam plans to operate a personal motivation counseling business there Council members also designated Thursday the regular Halloween night as Beggars official night for trick or treating Council members also approved the American Legion Clubs liquor license to the Com munity Building for the first annual Ducks Unlimited Banquet Nov 14 A Sunday sales permit for the Legion also was approved Legion members provided financial data showing that at least onehalf of their business done there on Sundays is from the sale of food In other business the Council Informed a representative of Colonial Manor Nursing Home that a private individual owns the west end of Northgate Drive CM had ap the Council about sharing the cost of having a portion of North gate resurfaced but the Council ex it does not own all of the road Heard a complaint that a flashing arrow sign at Ninth and Iowa 148 is obstructing a proper view of traffic The Police Department will ask the owners to move the sign east a few feet down a request by the Iowa League of Municipalities for money to help support formation of a committee to hire a consultant to in alternatives to skyrocket ing liability insurance Heard a complaint about an abandoned vehicle on the Olin Strait property Council members said the matter already had been turned over to the city attorney to Scott Kurt W Scott of Corning is this weeks winner in the football con test Scott missed only one the Kansas State and Missouri contest won by was closest on the tiebreaker score He receives Second place again with only one miss went to Cone England of Corning Cone missed the Shenandoah at Creston game and was not as close on the tiebreaker She receives Scott had 56 for the total score of the Iowa vs Northwestern game while England had 35 as the total The actual total was 59 with Iowa winning 4910 Third place was a tie between Al Teetshorn of Afton and Teresa Matheny of Coming Each missed and each as the tiebreaker total Teetshorn was wrong on the vs Missouri matchup and the Illinois State at Drake game Matheny missed on the game and the Pittsburgh vs Navy game won by Navy Four people missed just three The game between Hamburg and Essex was thrown out because that game was played last week And speaking of last week The scorekeeper had a really bad ween fouling up results and causing some grief among the top prize winners The Drake Univer sity game with Texas of Arlington already had been played and the grid scoresheet was mismarked on the Grambling game After the en tire contest was refigured the first and second place winners remained unchanged with one miss only instead of three and the third place finisher because Mike Klinger of Central College in Pella Klinker edged Klint Jones who also missed only two but was not as close on the tiebreaker Sorry about that folks There are just two weeks left in the contest season Since Corning played its final game of the season Clarinda was scheduled but qualified for the Raiders will not be included on the contest again this year Results from this week were as follows Massena embarrassing Exire K State over Missouri Illinois State over Drake SMU over Texas Notre Dame surprising USC Greenfield over Corning Neola over Griswold Oklahoma State getting by Kan sas Navy over Pittsburgh Creston over Shenandoah and Iowa over Northwestern to retain the language regarding health insurance which stipulates that the board contributes no more than per month toward a fulltime em ployees premium The teachers are asking for full coverage of a fulltime employees health insurance and that employees choosing single coverage shall be enrolled in an an to be not less than one dollar amount difference between full family and single insurance board requests discussion on two other articles which the teachers seek to change These involve sick leave accumulation and voluntary and involuntary transfer from positions with the school system Variety show in two weeks A healthy list of fresh new talent is being lined up for the third annual Variety Extravaganza slated for pm Saturday Nov 16 at the high school auditorium Only one night is scheduled this year About a dozen acts are being booked by cochairmen Jane Seaton and Doug Sickler They promise new talent this year drawing from the immediate Corning area Finishing touches are being placed on the plans which include a rede signed program and special treats during intermission Reserve seating tickets go on sale Monday Nov 4 at First Federal Savings Loan Association Since there will be just one night of per area residents are urged to get their tickets early More details and a complete lineup of acts will be published at a later date Et Immunisation An immunization clinic will be held on Tuesday Nov 5 from to pm at the Adams County Public Health Office in Rosary Medical Center A parent or guardian must ac company all children and will be required to sign a consent form You should also bring with you a record of previous immunizations given to your child Discount night This is the night Thursday for the Chambers annual Mystery Discount Night from 6 to 8 pm at participating businesses See list of sponsors in last weeks issue Customers can earn up to 50 percent discounts on merchandise if they are in costume Its simple Be dressed in your favorite alter ego choose one item or more draw from a box or jar for your discount Employees of the participating businesses will also be in costume The Halloween Kiddie Fun Parade also will begin at 6 pm at Central Park There will be cash prizes for the top three places and all entrants will receive some type of cash award A bon fire will be held from 8 to pm at the bottom of Davis Avenue Cider provided Booster Club The Booster Club and the Cor ning High School Athletic Depart ment are hosting a fall awards assembly and Booster Club meeting It will be on Tuesday Nov 12 at pm in the high school auditorium Letter awards and honors will be presented to athletes and cheer leaders who have participated in summer baseball and Softball cheerleading volleyball cross country and football In addition the coaches of the winter sports will discuss the upcoming seasons A Booster club meeting will be held toward the end of the evening and light refreshments will be served All students involved in these activities and their parents as well as anyone else with an interest in Corning High School athletics are urged to attend Neill named Natalie Neill of Corning Commu High School has attained the highest individual honor available to Iowa High School Musicians by being selected as a member of the 1985 AllState band is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Neill of Route 4 Cor ning and is an instrumental student of Pete Jacobus District Auditions for the 286 Piece AllState Band were held Saturday Oct 26 Approximately 17 percent of the students who try out are selected for membership in the AltState Honor Groups Par will rehearse in DCS Moines on Friday Nov 15 and in Dos Moines and Ames on Satur day Nov 16 The Festival Concert will be presented to the public at pm in the Hilton Coliseum Iowa State University Ames on Saturday evening Nov 16 Guard honored Co A of the Iowa National Guard topped the 1st Battalion 168th Infantry in enlistments for the year from Oct 1 1984 through Sept 301985 The company with ters in Corning and detachments in Villisca and Clarinda was honored last week at an awards banquet in Council Bluffs With the banner recruiting year the company now stands at 128 percent of strength highest in recent years This follows a reorganization of the Guard in Southwestern Iowa last year when Clarinda became a part of the Cor ning company and the letters table of organization strength was adjusted Detachment I at Villisca was honored for the Best Audit in the battalion for the training year Ac the award were SFC Don Glasgo training NCO and Sgt Alan Luther unit administrator Award presentations were made by Battalion Commander LTC Dwayne Janssen assisted by ILt David Lindberg of Villisca Chamber coffee This weeks Chamber of Com merce coffee will be at the REC Warehouse Friday morning start ing at am
