Reverend Salcido of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Ida Grove is looking upon retirement in July. Salcido’s parents are from El Paso, Texas. His father worked for Harvester, a large company. He was transferred to South Milwaukee where he met Reverend’s mother. She was the executive secretary for the company. She took care of all Salcido’s transfer accommodations and such, so they started dating. The rest is history.
The Galva-Holstein Board of Education met in joint session with the Schaller-Crestland Board of Education on Monday, April 10 in the Schaller Media Center. Board members in attendance were Grant Aschinger, Tyler Gebers, Don Kalin, Jamie Whitmer, Matthew Wittrock and Jeff Witzke, as well as Superintendent Bisenius.
Nettie (Jeanette) Wulf spoke at the Odebolt Library on organ donor awareness. She knows and has the wisdom of it all because she has gone through two transplants in her lifetime. Wulf handed out fliers that had these bullet points:
•106,000 men, women, and children are waiting for a life-saving transplant in the U.S.
•600+ Iowans are waiting for a life-saving transplant.
•17 people die each day waiting for a life-saving organ transplant.
•Every 9 minutes another name is added to the national transplant waiting list.
Steve Vanderwel has been the manager for Cubby’s in Odebolt for 12 years. Vanderwel says he got out of farming after twenty years, and a friend of his said they were looking for a manager here, so he took it on. Vanderwel says, “The best thing is the people. It's all about the customers. I have a great crew.”
Tiffany Trierweiler, owner of Selections in downtown Ida Grove, has quite the variety of items for people to choose from. Trierweiler shared just some of the merchandise and services provided by the store.
“We do digital photo printing,” she said. “We have crafts and fabric, stationery, kids’ toys, party supplies, a little bit of everything. We do balloons when there’s not a helium shortage. We also offer a UPS service, and we are a pick-up and drop-off location for dry cleaning services.”
Trierweiler explained how she came to own the business.
Dr. Leo Samson, a 102 year old veteran, is getting ready to fly the Brushy Creek Honor Flight on May 10, 2023. They will give him a red shirt and cap to wear while on the flight to Washington D.C. with many other veterans. The Letters From Home event at the Rosemary Clausen Center made it possible for Dr. Samson and other veterans to go on this flight. Brushy Creek is very excited for Dr. Samson to come, and he in return has the same excitement.
Jacob Pederson is a mighty force in the music department at OABCIG High school. He has taught 8 years at OABCIG. He heads the 9-12 vocal Music department. Pederson also teaches college level classes such as Music Appreciation and Music Theory. He achieved his Masters degree through USD in 2020-21. Pederson says,
“I probably would not be here so long if I did not enjoy it. I am drawn to small schools. That is how I grew up. We have good kids here, good facilities, and a great theater.”
An Easter Egg Extravaganza happened at the Ida County Fairgrounds on April 8. A Large crowd lined up to sign up for drawing prizes. Shiny new bikes were some of the prizes besides Easter Baskets. The Easter Bunny gave out hugs and posed for pictures. The life of the party was on when the kids were given the go-ahead to scavenger for eggs. This event was a people-pleaser at best.
