Opinion Tribune (Newspaper) - July 9, 1997, Glenwood, Iowa INSIDE State Fair Singer ST HISTORICAL SOC OF 600 E LOCUST SI BUREAU OF LIB & ARCHIVES DES MOINES Ift 50319-0238 Ling ONE 20 PAGES PLUS INSERTS VOLUME 133, NO. 27 MILLS IOWA JULY 9,1997 Schedule announced for Mills County Fair The Mills County Fair will begin on July 19 through July 24. On the opening day of July 19, the 4-H Family and Consumer Visual Personal Science and Ag and Natural Resources exhibits will be judged beginning at 8:30 am. Open Class Entries may be brought to the fair from 8 a.m. a.m. The open class entries must be in place by 11:30 a.m. Open class judging will begin at 1 p.m. Also at 1, the pet show will The rocket launch will be held at 1:30 p.m. At 6 p.m. the State Fair trophies will be presented and the Motorcycle Races will People attending the motorcycle races will be charged as children under 12, and preschoolers are The Crowning of the 1997 Mills County Fair Queen will be at 8:30 p.m. July 20, the second day of fair begins with the Ecumenical Church Service at 7:45 a.m. with a continental breakfast Special music will be provided by several local The next activity at the fair is the Fun Run beginning at 8 a.m. This event will be starting at the Malvern Community Building on the Main Street in The Mills County Fair Horse Show begins at 8 a.m. Come see Mills County's finest at the Baby 1 p.m. in the block building on the Sunday afternoon will be the 4-H Fashion Revue and Clothing Selection Style Show at the Malvern Community Building beginning at 1:30 p.m. this year there is a Kid's Magic Show starting at 1:30 in the fairground At 3 the Pedal Pull will begin in the Trophies will be given after the The 4-H Dog Show is at 5 p.m. The Farm Bureau Cookout Contest also begins at 5. The contest is open to anyone 13 years or older who is a resident of If you are interested in entering the contact the Mills County Farm Bureau office at 624-8629. Sheep will be held from 4-6 p.m. The evening entertainment is the Demolition Derby 7 p.m. There will be over ' in prize money and 17 During the Demolition there will be a Martial Arts The charge for the Demo Derby children under age 12, and preschoolers are On July 21 the Rabbit Show begins at 8 a.m. in the The cattle and hog begins at 8:30. The Sheep Show will begin at 12 Noon and the Poultry judging will begin at 1:30 followed by the kids activities and the farm animal petting zoo from 2:30 - 5 p.m. The livestock judging contest will begin at 5 p.m. Starting the evening there will be a free public barbecue at 6 p.m. Share the Fun by the 4-H Clubs will begin at 7 followed by the talent show beginning at 8 p.m. This is a free evening of July 22 begins at 7:30 a.m. with the Swine This will also be Kids Day At The There will be activities for kids from 12:30-3 p.m. The Feeder Breeding and Bucket Calf show will begin at 3 p.m. The Frisbee Contest will also begin at 3 p.m. The Cat Show begins at 6 p.m. in the block Evening entertainment begins at 7:30 p.m. with the Kiddie Mutton and the Stick Horse There will be three weight groups for Mutton contestants weighing 30 to 40 40 to 50 and 50 to 60 lbs. Signing up for this event will be on the fa Trophies will be given for this event and money prizes for the Kiddie This is a free evening of Children may sign up for these events when arriving at the July 23, the Beef Show will begin at 8 a.m. The Livestock sale will begin at 4 p.m. in the show This will be Bingo night at the fairgrounds from 6-10 p.m. contest begins at 8 p.m. Thursday evening a Teen Dance will be in the block building beginning at 8 p.m. and ending at 11 p.m. The charge for the dance will be Remember to visit the exhibitors in the commercial building and as always the Hillsdale Church will be serving They make everybody's favorite kind of They will also be having noon Auto Demolition Derby Are you working on that car you are going to bend up at the Demolition Derby at the Mills County The Auto Demolition Derby will be July 20 at 7 p.m. The observers will be charged for for children under 12 and preschoolers are Each car and driver entered shall pay per Each pit man shall pay All pit men must be at least 16 years of All drivers and pit men must sign liability release No children under 16 years of age will be allowed in the Gates open at 5 p.m. Entries must arrive by 6:30 p.m. If there are eight women drivers or more there will be a separate Powder Puff There will be in prize money guaranteed and seven Rules for the Auto Demolition Derby may be picked up at county auto repair parts and If you need more information J call Doug Bowen 624-8995 or Gail Larsen 624-9187. v Barbecue The Annual Mills County Fair Barbecue is July 21, beginning at 6 p.m. in Block Building on the Fairgrounds in This is a free entertainment night at the The Mills County Fair lion is asking for donations area farmers and all idents of the county to help cover the expense of this A list of donators will be displayed during the Fair at the in the Hillsdale Food Stand and listed in an ad in the local Donations of any size They may be mailed to Mills County Extension Box 430, Iowa 51551. Checks should be made payable to Barbecue Mills County Donations will also be taken the night of the supper if you have not had a chance to do so in Hope you can join the Mills County Fair for dessert and an evening of great entertainment with State Fair Trophies being 4-H Share the Fun Contest and Talent Show at 8 p.m. Livestock A sale of the 4-H exhibitors market livestock will be held on July 23 beginning at 4 p.m. in the Show Ring on the Mills County Fairgrounds in Exhibitors must sign up by 6 p.m. July 22 at the office on the fairgrounds for all species except Beef must be signed up by 12 Noon on July 23 or as announced at the Beef Each exhibitor may sell one animal or one or one one one one one one or one The attendance and support of the merchants and interested individuals at the auction would be appreciated to help make this a Successful sale again this year for the Mills County 4-H If you have any please contact John Meyers at 825-3531, or the Mills County Extension Races The motorcross races at the Mills County Fair will be held on July 19 at 6 p.m. Admission will be for under 12 years of age is and preschool children are There will be 13 race Eleven of these classes will be trophy Trophies will be given to the first five There will be a 150 percent payback for the A for the races will begin at 4 p.m. Practice will be from 5-6 p.m. Racing will begin at 6 p.m. Location of this is east of on Highway 34 to then South through Malvern to Mills County If you need more information about this call 624-8995. Mills County Recorder Roberta examines marriage license records with clerk's Annette Heath and by Joe Foreman The office now processes all marriage license applications in Mills Recorder now the caretaker of vital statistics for county By Joe Foreman Editor Mills County residents no longer have to walk up the steps to the second floor of the county courthouse to apply for a marriage license or to get a copy of a birth or death of last July 1, all vital statistics and records for Mills County became the responsibility of the Mills County Office on the first floor of the courthouse in Vital statistics had previously been maintained by the Mills County Clerk of District Court Office on the second floor of the The change in caretakers took place simultaneously statewide and was mandated by legislation passed during the 1995 session of the Iowa General In Mills the change meant moving more than 100 years of vital records last week from the clerk's office to the Mills County Recorder Roberta Dashner said maintaining the records is an added responsibility for but she foresees a smooth transition in be handling the vitals in addition to the services we're already Dashner will take us a little time to get situated with the but it should work out Dashner said state officials had first talked about transferring all vital statistics from Iowa's 99 counties to the state health after a lobbying effort from a state the decision was made to give the records to county recorders feel it's important to keep vitals assessable in the individual county Dashner look at it as a service we can I think mosi people would prefer to have the vitals kept at their county courthouse instead of a state Although Mills County's vital records are now maintained by a county the majority of funds collected through application and certified copy fees will continue to go to the The entire marriage application and three-day waiver fees are turned over to the Iowa General Certified copies of marriage and death certificates cost with of that fee to the state Bureau of Vital Statistics and to the Iowa General Only the remaining is kept by the Dashner said a marriage license application filed in the Mills County Office is valid for six After filing the the couple must wait for three days before coming back for their The three-day waiting period can be waived for the fee through a Once the marriage license is it is valid without The office can be reached by calling 527-9315. Bank merger details disclosed Please see Pg. 20 By Jan Castle Renander Red Oak Express The federal application for merger of State Bank in Red Oak and Emerson Stale Bank spells out that the Lauritzen Corporation will become owner of According to the application filed with the Federal Deposit Corporation's regional office in Kansas the process is a merger and occurring at the same Speculation about the sale of Houghton State Bank had been fueled by rumors in the community for several weeks prior to announcement of a merger with Emerson State Those rumors were denied by local bank In early Houghton State Bank and Emerson State Bank announced their plans to merge following regulatory Emerson State Bank was founded in 1903. It was purchased by John Lauritzen of the Lauritzen Corporation in 1947. Houghton Slate a Red Oak staple for more than 100 is owned by the Southwest Iowa Financial an organization of local It was founded in 1879 and currently operates branch offices in Elliott and Cumberland in addition to the two Red Oak one downtown and one in the Red Oak According to the federal Lauritzen already owns the ' Emerson State Bank and will purchase Houghton State Bank in order to merge the two At that the Emerson State Bank will become a branch of Houghton State Bank and be The bank charter will remain in Red A spokesman at the regional of- fice of the FDC explained that the two banks must be under one owner in order to be According to the federal plans call for the merger to be completed no later than Nov. 1. The application also listed expected deposits with the newly merged banks to reach million by the end of 1997. Prior statements from both banks stressed that customers would notice no change in Staff at both banks will remain the same with George Maher as president of Houghton State Bank in Red Oak and Larry Johnson as president of the newly renamed HSB branch in A spokesman for the Lauritzen Corporation confirmed those reports and echoed the corporation's intent to operate both banks as vital parts of each The Bottom Line DIRECTORY 2 3.5.6.8,9,20 4 page 7 12 13 Legal 14.15 16.17.18.19 527-3191 Subscriptions Botna Brass concert at Tabor church The Botna Brass will be doing a repeat performance on July 15, 1997 at the Tabor Congregational UCC 403 Elm in The concert begins at 7 p.m. The Botna Brass is mat i up of area teachers and was very A last year's The concert is open to the public and will take place during Tabor's annual Call 629-3325 or 629-7215 for more Kiddie Parade entries are sought for Mills County Fair in Malvern Entries are being sought for the annual Mills County Kiddie scheduled to take place July 22,7:30 at the Mills County Fair in Cash prizes are awarded to all participants with competition in the Large Group - Characterizations and Small Group or Individual - Characterizations 6 and characterizations 7 and decorated decorated TV programs or story famous song Pets - Prettiest most unusual pet Parade registration will take place from 6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. in the show Beginning at 6 all participants are invited to a tailgate GLENWOOD WEATHER REPORT H L RAIN JUNE 30......... 89 63 1.04 JULY 1............94 61 0.00 JULY 2....... 78 54 JULY 3...........72 52 0.18 JULY 4............... 71 52 0.00 JULY 5.......... 77 57 0.04 JULY 6..............81 58 0.00 Weather Report Courtesy of
