Opinion-tribune (Newspaper) - May 30, 1980, Glenwood, Iowa U Our 114th Year 44th Issue One 12 pages Iowa May May 1980 25 cents Election set Mills County voters go to the polls to vote in the primary election which in decide the local races for county auditor and clerk of the district The regular polling places in each of the 16 voting precincts will be open from 7 to 9 Wolski promoted Gary Veehoff Wolski is the new assistant editor of the She joined the 0T staff as a feature and gen eral news reporter last Sep Cary has done a fine job for and it is a real pleasure to announce this well deserved said John OT Her Value was particularly evident this past month as we struggled along without a sports Gary graduated from Creighton University in after working for more than two years at the student In she was awarded the John Davis Scholarship by the Omaha Press She is a native of Storm Her is associate editor of the Red Oak Ambulance talked The Mills County Taxpayers Association will meet in special session Monday at at the Glenwood State Bank Courtesy Room to discuss continuation of the Mills County Ambulance Ser vice beyond its prospective date of June Township mayors and city council as well as the general are encouraged to attend this Hurt in fall A Glenwood woman was listed in good condition Thursday at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs after falling out of a moving car early According to Chief Sheriffs Deputy How ard Carla Behrens of 407 Locust was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Paul Council which was southbound on Interstate 29 at about 1 Behrens reportedly was leaning against the car door when it opened causing her to fall out of the She suffered multiple bruises and Pound damaged The city dog pound was the victim of severe vandalism Tuesday According to Police Chief Kenneth poles were torn from the wire fencing cut and the four dogs being contained were Damage was estimated at Boys charged Three male juveniles were arrested by the Glenwood Police Department Tuesday night and charged with possession of The ages 16 and have been released to the custody of their Tools taken About power and hand worth of tools were stolen from Glenwood Tractor Service sometime between late Saturday afternoon and early Tuesday Ac cording to Police Chief Ken neth it is unknown how the thief or thieves gained entry to the He added he does not believe the incident is connected with the May 17 theft of a garden tractor from Glenwood Farm Republican candidates for county auditor give their views in response to an OT Margaret Delavan Glenn Johnson Age Occupation Real estate sales Education Graduated from Glen wood Community High School in 1964 various seminars on title chains and legal real estate license various real estate Military experience 19641978 Mills County Abstract description bookkeep manager reception public Through this job I gained a working knowledge of the Auditors office as well as the other offices in the with plattings and legal 19731980 Secre City of Lake Park description bookkeep working with yearly budgets and present ly working at Century Banks Spouse Samuel park mana Glenwood Lake Children Have you ever sought elective office before Why are you seeking this particular office It seems like everywhere we go the conversation usually gets around to high costs of TAXES It was my own concern about conscientious spend ing of my tax and with the concern of other concerned that I decided to seek this What qualifies you for this office Because of my experience and background working with legal See Page 2 Age Occupation County Education Graduate of Glenwood High Military experience Employment history Self employed farmer insurance county Spouse Children and Have you ever sought elective office before County elected from Why are you seeking this particular office To continue to serve the people of Mills County as watchdog of the county What qualifies you for this office I have acquired and possess the skills necessary for handling the office of county auditor capably and There is no formal education that prepares for the office of county must be learned on the What should priorities of this office be To dispatch the many and varied duties of the office with honesty and Describe goals or things youd like to see Work with County Officers Association and legislators to keep controls at the local Repeal Voters Registration in smaller counties and return city and school elections back to the jurisdiction of the councils and school Remove restrictions on the expend ing of Revenue Sharing and other funds from the state and federal governments so that local entities See Page 2 candidates for clerk of the district court respond to the OT Berkeley Greenwood Lorraine Strand Age Occupation Equipment operator for Education High 4 years Central years Iowa State 2Vi Military experience Employment history Marketing research for Monsanto Chemi cals Equipment operator for Iowa of Spouse Nancy Kent Green Children Jason John 3 Have you ever sought elective See Page 2 Age No Occupation Incumbent clerk of the district Education No Military experience No re Employment history Clerk of district court since January Spouse Children Is court system functioning well in county Very Judicial District ranks first in state for cases What qualifies you for this office prompt and courte ous Redesigned plant would cost expert says By John Quinlan Editor An advanced wastewater treat ment plant would cost Glenwood more each year to own and operate than the facility as now Roger Helgoth of Hen Durham and city told the Glenwood City Council These figures are based on an economic analysis of the two treatment Helgoth but do not include easements needed from Glenwood to the Missouri A Step III grant is apparently ready to be offered by the Environmental Protection Agency EPA for the Mayor Dale Harper said but Glenwood at present lacks the finances to carry out the Harper said the city should contact an appraiser to get an estimate on what the easements will cost and continue to plug away at the Farmers Home Administration for financing of this Helgoth warned against taking action against the A lot of cities around the United State have tried to take the EPA and they havent been too he They EPA are high on He said this would be a good time to let bids on the Interest rates are going and there are a lot of hungry Helgoth Glenwood must first find a way to provide the estimated million it will need as its share of the project councilmen The matter was tabled once Also discussed and tabled was the ambulance Glen woods contract with Mills County Ambulance Service ends June and Mills County is not going to help finance the leading to the demise of this councilmen Such a service must be Mayor Harper Without a he the ambulance service would have to charge and collect about per Harper said Ed Barbour has expressed an interest in operating an ambulance service on a limited and Pacific Junction has expresses an interest in a Glenwood It is too late for townships to fund such an Councilman Ron Bales said Glenwood could put up the that is budgeted for such service for anyone interested in handling the ambulance A determination must also be he regarding the citys financial interest in equipment purchased for Mills County In other business residents Ralph Crouch and Bob Wallace received council authorization to lay their own sidewalk on North Linn Street from to 10th Harper said city crews could lay out the staking for the He told Wallace the poorly maintained street in front of his property would be cleaned A resolution will be drafted for action at the next council meeting to vacate the of Second Street between Myrtle and Hazel Streets and offer it for Justin Mintle had requested the street vacation and No action was taken on Reg request to extend Green Street to the west city City Attorney Karen Cheyney was requested to check out the citys The city could assess some of the cost to but she wasnt sure how The 197980 budget was amend ed to include transfer of from general fund to swimming pool from general to street from reve nue sharing to swim and from revenue sharing to Vine Street Bridge Jack and Artie fold the flag Two soldiers keep spirit alive By Cary Veehoff Wolski staff writer the day marked tradi tional Memorial Day on our we might do well to give some thought to the traditional meaning of the We might also be thankful for the likes of Artie Evans and Jack two men who have made the memorial spirit part of their For the last 35 Artie and Jack have come to be known as the men to call when a veteran dies and a military funeral is request While National Guardsmen fire their rifles and high school band director Gordon Woodrow blares our Taps on his Artie and Jack fold the American flag and present it to the widow or surviving 1 think we were both just active in the American Legion and one day someone asked us to do it and were still doing it said Jack in recalling how the whole thing got No matter down through the years weve always taken off work to do Someone calls and we Weve been to Red Council We go wherever theyre going to be As would be Artie and Jack have memories of funerals at which theyve most of which are solemn and Both men agree theres nothing harder than seeing a veterans widow cry or hearing that final melody from the Something about it really hits home when we do these said When they play Taps it always makes me feel You realize thats the It gets to Artie and Jack are both Army veterans of World War was with Company I for four years and spent 27 months as a prisoner in Germany Jack was stationed in the Philippines and helped with the occupation of as both near age they find themselves doing more and more funerals for buddies and they know there are more to When the funerals are for buddies its pretty tough says Weve even been pall bearers on top of folding the When its someone you dont know you just do it out of good adds It makes a big difference when its a It really hits On the other Artie and Jack have more humorous memories of their funeral The job has taken them through all kinds of weather they even remember day it was 110 degrees in the I dont remember what the coldest one says I do recall one down at Thurman where the flower truck got the hearse got everybody got Then Jack is reminded of their biggest They were told a funeral was going to be in Glenwood when it had actually already started in We tore cross country on that he shaking his head in Drove 90 miles an hour and pulled up just as they were bringing the casket to the Ill never forget running across that Though neither Artie nor Jack has any idea how many flags theyve folded in the last 35 both said it feels good just to be able to do We dont feel like we have to do but we feel like we explained Were kind of proud of it and well probably keep at it until our dying Im going to stick around and see how Jacks doing and hes going to stick around and see how Im chuckled As the two veterans glance at each other and exchange a surge of pride fills the It makes you glad for old kind hearts and memorial spirits that never
