Le Mars Daily Sentinel (Newspaper) - October 19, 1983, Le Mars, Iowa Department of History & Archives 7222 Des la 50319 Wednesday Iowa's only completely local daily newspaper Le Iowa - October 19, 1983 111th No. 208 25 Cents C linn Snowbirds fly south to escape our winter Focus 6y Deborah Simon Not many years fields of lettuce and carrots flourished along the border McAllen and ut these days vegetables have fallen in disfavor and the sandy soil nurtures a more lucrative miles upon miles of mobile | husband always says we won't be able to have any fresh they don't stop selling and building trailer said one Le Mars woman who is a member of the new breed known as Throughout the country winter winter winter are shifting the population south - at least for a ' U.S. government statistics show 2.293,000 million mobile homes were purchased In 1981.,Between 1975 and 1961 mobile home sales declined in most of the but even the recession didn't slow the growth of mobile home parks in the Southwest where sales increased from 1.1 million in 1975 to 1.4 million in 1981. The traveling legions come from places like 111., and to winter in parks with idyllic names such as Holiday La Carefree Leisure Ranchero Village and Magic Among the thousands of seasonal emigrants who have staked out their claims are hundreds from Le Mars and Plymouth gypsies - we like to said Carl Schelin of Le we retired we had our first Air Stream We probably pulled that trailer 60,000 anchored trailer in an Arizona retirement court was a short Last year the Schelins sold their mobile home in Arizona and this year they plan to winter in Texas where they will live near their son's family in yet another mobile But for the last eight the couple has spent five months out of the year in a court in Apache a town which was born only five years ago out of the retirement home Each October the Arizona town swells in population from 10,000 to more than 40,000 when the deluge of winter residents It is typical of dozens of Sunbelt communities with cater to Developers are carving mobile home courts out of the arid Arizona landscape 80-acres at a said another Ed Detloff of Le are millions and millions of mobile homes and courts and But even with hundreds of the traveler who rolls into Arizona late in the season without a reservation is likely to be left with no place to hitch his went down once to Arizona with our RV and couldn't find a place to recalled The next Sear the couple bought a permanent and rented a lot for the gimmick today is they try to get you to rent by the Schelin And many of the mobile home owners do stake their claim by plopping annual fees averaging for a lot big enough to park a a trailer and a you're going down there you should have a temporary place to Schelin courts fill up In a new court may vacancies may Ed Detloff put a touch of the Tall Com state in front of his winter home at Ariz. RV is good to see what the world is made said who started out with an RV and graduated into the permanent mobile home Late arrivals who haven't made a reservation may end up for a night whereever a parking space can be found - along river on the shoulder of the in the shopping center Dutch Holland is one of the Le people who retired early to pursue the sun and After seeing his father die at age 64 and his brother die at age 51 without enjoying then 52, decided to cheat the had a motor home and we Just decided to see lolland sold our home and leased the business That was six years ago and the Hollands have never had second thoughts about their first we thought we'd just like to travel and stop in different Holland we never stayed in one place long enough to make close Now the Hollands alternate between their summer an RV parked in the Le Mars Municipal Park and a mobile home anchored in a park near Ariz. feel we've got the best of two Holland have Le Mars in the summer and Arizona in the As cool autumn winds swept into Le Mars last Holland was the flight I I have gotten to the I point when the time comes to make i the we're very jHolland the time we've spent five months down we're to get back to Le Right now we're very anxious to get back to Holland supports his transient lifestyle by taking odd jobs such as supervising the Le Mars Municipal Park driving trucks and setting cemetery sold our house on contract and get rent from the LD Lounge Le Mars bar the couple part and between that and the work I pick up we don't need an awful lot to furnish the rest of affords Holland the time to enjoy his double Maybe I'm just getting to the age p. 12 Photo Deborah Simon As geese flock south for the Mary and Carl Schelin prepare to pack their bags and head for the sun. The Le Mars couple is among the who keep their roots in Le but prefer warmer climes during the The Schelins and other couples hold a Plymouth County winter picnic in Last year 99 Plymouth showed This Schelin said attendance will break 100. Short 700,000 bushels By Jolene Stevens Farm Editor officials in Le Mars say they are still awaiting final loading orders and are currently short some 700,000 bushels of com for county PIK program First of the PIK entitlements began being distributed Monday throughout the delays in loading orders for respective PIK warehouse facilities have delayed the entitlements needed for the Officials at the Le Mars office said they have been working as quickly as possible to find corn Update A year ago Streets were littered with branches after a 5-inch storm a year ago today 19). There was hail and pink Trees decked out in autumn foliage cracked from the heavy weight of The snowstorm glazed roads and schools were The mercury plunged to 20 degrees over By the weekend leaves and slush had disappeared and the fall harvest Museum work Work schedule has changed at the Plymouth County Historical Museum at Old Central in Le Even though there is plenty of work to Wednesday nights will be the only work night until further Saturdays will not be used for the time Open burning Open burning at Remsen will be permitted between now and the end of Burning leaves and trash in streets is Democrats The Plymouth County Democratic Central Committee will meet Oct. 24, at 7:30 p.m. to choose a new county chairman and fill several precinct All Democrats in the county are invited to the meeting in the Le Mare Savings meeting supplies for those farmers wanting to take immediate corn for feeding Farmers have five months to renew Plymouth County representatives report the majority of farmers appear to be waiting until after the first of the While long lines have not appeared at the Le Mars representatives said the telephone has been extremely Twelve firms in Plymouth county are designated as warehouse facilities for the PIK While quantities are in the surplus category at Alcester Meis Le Remsen Roller Mill and Farmers that is not the situation at other personnel This means some farmers will find it necessary to obtain grain from other than warehouse designations requested Additional warehouses certified are Farmers Farmers Hinton and Gary's Feed and Farmers Struble Remsen and Le Mars Trial opens A jury was empaneled Tuesday in trial of Stephen C. 36, of Judge James Andreason of Algona is hearing the case at Storm Lake in a change of venue to Buena Vista The charges are in connection with a shooting in which George Britt of formerly of Le was Leonard is held in the Cherokee Law Enforcement where he has been since his arrest Nov. 22,1962. Harvest balloons Jim Le recently harvested balloons with his corn in a field south of Le The balloons were launched by two young boys in 200 miles in conjunction with a crafts fair sponsored by a Columbus The youthful balloonists slipp their names into the balloons the to contact them the The balloons from Columbus were that's on Columbus to Mars hospital in good financial shape at Remsen Carel president of the Remsen Chamber of Commerce said the popular Baumann Shows carnival will be in Remsen next year for the annual Kids Connor met several days ago with John Baumann and signed the contract for the 1984 Kids Days There will be the same 10 rides as last year and 10 concession Baumann has leased and sold some of his but definitely will be in Remsen for next year's Kids News reports circulated last week that Baumann had completely left the carnival business were not entirely Remsen's Kids Days are scheduled for the last Monday and Tuesday in June of 1984. By Deborah Simon The city of Le Mars a good year in 1982-83, accountant Dennis Bixenman informed the city council Tuesday Le general fund operated at the even with only left at the end of the said Bixenman of Williams and the firm hired by the city for the He added the close squeeze between what the city took in and what it spent had been and Bixenman pointed out Road Use Tax and Revenue Sharing funds which had been building up for several years were depleted by two large Central Ave. repaving arid a cement swimming pool Bixenman advised the council they Ask landowners for help near Loess Hills Preserve Owners of property adjacent to the Loess Hills Nature Preserve wil be asked to inform The Nature Conservancy and Plymouth County conservation officials of any problems as a result of opening the preserve for hunting Nov. 1. Dave Ewert of the The Nature Des said assistance will help The Conservancy and the Plymouth County Conservation Board to make a final management plan for the preserve by February 1984. feed-back from landowners should be beneficial as to letting us know what problems we can Ewert Letters will be sent to the landowners requesting their The Plymouth County Conservation Board had agreed earlier to allow hunting at the emphasizing the property being acquired by the county is primarily a nature Dennis Conservation Board executive said hunting will be from Nov. 1 through Jan. 31,1984. will have to with fees for sewer and landfill He pointed out both accounts are going deeper and deeper in debt each The audit shows the landfill lost in 1983. Noting the audit contained only two recommendations for changing city accounting Bixenman told the council auditors have seen a tightening of and accounting in city recording Bixenman also presented the audit for Floyd Valley Hospital for the fiscal year ending June 30. we Floyd Valley Hospital in comparison with other area I can feel safe in saying they run a very fine Bixenman In other Set a hearing Nov. 4, at 4:30 to consider a request for rezoning Merrill council removes fireman The Merrill City Council met in special session Sept. 26 to examine and discuss an ordinance concerning the council's authority to remove a fireman from the Minutes of the special meeting carefully weighing the matter at the council unanimously decided to ask Chief Williams to remove Captain Roger Thill from the Councilmen present were Delutri and A letter was written to Fire Chief Williams about the removal of the a lot at 214 Plymouth St SE from residential to business Half the lot is owned by the Mabel Shoenrock estate which has a potential commercial buyer if the lot is rezoned The other half of the lot is owned by the Le Mars Water Co. The lot is adjacent to other commerical businesses Voted to release owners of a piece of land next to Manufacturing Co. from a restrictive clause in a deed which limits using the land for commercial The restriction was put on the deed in 1946 Approved renewal of liquor licenses for the Knights of Columbus and Web's Lounge Approved second and third readings of an ordinance rezoning a half block by Dairy ice cream plant from residential to business Approved a burning permit request from Rudy Junior High to collect for UNICEF Le Mars Community Junior High Student Council will try to spread Halloween's harvest around the world by Trick or Treating for UNICEF Oct. 26, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Since 1951, when a Pennsylvania Sunday school class donated collected from to the nation's largest army of volunteers has collected nearly million to help children in developing Their efforts prompted Lyndon Johnson to declare Oct. 31 National UNICEF Sheriff offers Remsen law enforcement Should Remsen discontinue maintaining its own police department and turn all law enforcement over to the county sheriffs That is the topic to be discussed at a public meeting at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27, in the Remsen city Concerned citizens are urged to attend to express opinions and to obtain answers to Plymouth County Sheriff Dave Stock has submitted a proposal to the Remsen City Council for the sheriffs office to provide all law Under the proposal all three present Remsen Chief Kevin Kerry Hedden Jay would become deputy All three officers are in favor of the The sheriff's department would provide continuous patrol from 6 p.m. to 4 a.m. each day and intermittent patrol between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. each The patrolling deputy would check doors of business establishments at least once during each night The department would enforce fic city ordinances and state laws in Remsen and would provide investigation of criminal The sheriffs department would provide the services of a deputy 24 hours a The department would also promote crime prevention Cost to Remsen would be about a based on a rate of about per Car and police equipment presently maintained by Remsen would be transferred to the county sheriff's The original contract would be for a year and in the event of a contract patrol cars and equipment in service at that time would be transferred back to A similar system is now in use in Sioux and according to Remsen Police Chief Kevin both the towns in that county and the sheriffs department are pleased with the A contract to provide law enforcement for Kingsley also has been submitted to the city Boll Enterprise
