Sioux Center News (Newspaper) - January 31, 2007, Sioux Center, Iowa h l See Section 1 Page 8 1 STATE HISTORICAL LIBRARY 600E LOCUST ST 503191006 January 2007 Sioux Iowa Our One Hundred Fifteenth Year Single Issue Price 750 See Section 2 Page 1 County departments present budget requests to supervisors By Melissa Tagg The Sioux County Board of Supervisors took a look at details of budgets submitted by four depart ment heads for fiscal year They reviewed proposed budgets for the recorders and attorneys First the board members talked with Sioux County Sheriff Dan Altena about his proposed bud get for the coming fiscal As submitted the sheriffs department budget totals for fiscal year a percent or from the current fiscal year Alte na reported that much of the increase is due to wages and insur he pointed out that state mandates require that the depart ment use a certified Certified interpreters are paid double what regular interpreters are so weve budgeted extra SHERIFF see Section 1 Page 6 Legislators approve new minimum wage By Melissa Tagg Local legislators arent necessari ly about the states move to raise Iowas minimum wage to a moved swiftly both Statehouse chambers last week and was signed by Gover nor Chet Culver on But despite State Dave Mulder of Sioux Center said he hopes to see the wage hike boost the states economy and help Iowa There are probably more bene fits than there are We havent changed the minimum wage in a and is just not a realistic Mulder Col lege students doing work study get more than The minimum wage got an enthusiastic nod from the House and both of which voted pretty heavily in favor of the The House passed the measure 7919 on Tuesday and the Senate approved it 408 on Culver added his the following the his first as state The increases the minimum wage in two elevating the i WAGE see Section 1 Page 3 Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Northey stopped in Sioux Center last Friday afternoon in what was the first day of a tour of the states 99 talked to a group of local farmers and agriculture leaders about renewable energy and the livestock Iowa ag touts rural livestock By Melissa Tagg It was in September of 2005 that a Spirit Lake kicked off his campaign for state secretary of One of his first stops on the campaign trail Sioux Last was back in the region this time in his new role as ag And he came with good words for the Some small you have trouble finding a gas Up you have trouble finding park he a was elect ed to the top state ag spot in Novem took office on January One of his goals in his new position is to visit each of the holding discussions with farmers and interested He got a jump start on the mis sion last visiting several sites in four Northwest Iowa An afternoon the Farmers Coop Society in Sioux hosted by State Dwayne was part of the days AGRICULTURE see Section 1 Page 5 Winter pops concert tq Feature Cluck By Steve Hoogland The Northwest Iowa Sympho ny Orchestra will present its annu al Winter Pops February at in Haan Auditorium on the cam pus of Dordt The concert features David ia drummer and compos for Rhythm and Gluck will be playing a piece that he composed along with the Northwest Iowa Symphony the Dordt College Jazz Band and Northwest ern College jazz i Henry conductor of NISO said that performing with Gluck Will be a highlight for Hes composed for the per we were talking about concert hed like to write a 9 perform that in a multiple mental setup as the world premier of that ri first half bf the Gluck will be performing with Also during the first music from the movies will be fea tured along with music from LeRoy Tim McGarvey will be conducting Khachatrian pieces like the Sabre Dance which feature Gluck on the v The second half of the concert see Section 1 Page 7 A joint use committee which includes representatives of the Gity of Sioux the Sioux Cen ter school district and Dordt College has been discussing proposals for upgrades to the Sioux Cen ter athletic One of the proposals being discussed includes a new concessions and restrooms area at the athletic fields and additional locker room areas and wrestling area for the school at the All Seasons Joint use group considers athletic fields expansion to All Seasons Center By Steve Hoogland The Sioux Center joint use com which includes representa tives of the City of Sioux the Sioux Center school district arid Dordt has been looking to the future to explore the possibilities of upgrades at the athletic fields and Open Space Parkin Sioux Through each the joint use committee meets to discuss con The need for facility upgrades to the athletic facilities has been a concern for some but last year when Dordt College decid ed to begin college starting with a schedule in PROJECT see Section 1 Page 5 Extension announces meeting The first Food Safety and Quality Assurance meeting for youths showing 4H or FFA livestock will be January 7 9 at and the second meeting will be February at the Iowa State Bank in Orange from 911 Youths can call the Extension office to Intermediate and senior members who want to take the test can come to the office during office hours anytime call or they may attend either meet ing and take the Landegent perform recital Northwestern College seniors Dan Laaveg of Forest City and Titus Landegent of Sioux Center will perform a student recital on Feb ruary at 3 in Christ Laaveg will be singing 11 ranging baroque to Handels Messiah to Broadway Laaveg will begin with three composed by Henry Purcell If Music Be the Food of for from and The ipg Air from The Fairy Next his favorite the Bachs Mache dich from Matthew f Landegent will be performing He with Back Talk by Harry a xylophone from the He accompanied by his Dan Landegent bf Orange will associate professor of Diamond Hill is a marimba duet composed by Lande gent and Wooldridge will also perform Bo Holtens Ancher a multiple percussion Landegent will close with a snare drum solo entitled American Suite by Guy Gauthreaux Blood bank makes visits February is the month for flowers and it is also a time to consider American Heart The Commu Blood Bank stresses the importance of volunteer blood donations to cardiac patients and many others requiring blood The next opportunities to donate are Sioux February 15J at the Centre Mall from 9 to 3 February at the American Legion Hall from 9 tov 3 February at the Community Center from 9 to 2 To be eligible to donate individuals must be at least 17 years of age 16 with a Community Blood Bank signed parent consent is no upper age limit as long as the donor is in good j In addition donors need to weigh at least 110 pounds ahd have not donated whole the past A photo is the Friday observed as groundhog day This Friday is Groundhog a traditional observance celebrat ed on February 2in the United States and According to tra if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on Groundhog Day and fails to see its winter will soon If the groundhog sees his winter to continue for six more The most associated with the tradition is Punx Phil of Punx According to records dating back to the Pennsylvania groundhog has seen his shadow 90 percent of the are also known as fl
