Inspiring conversation it was, talking with Don Poggensee. He has led a life of brilliance sharing his photography skill all over the world. Most recently, the DNR 100 year celebration in a book. He was one of four photographers in the state to do the images for the book. Poggensee shares,
“My job was to take pictures from Forest City down to the Missouri line and everything west. I found out that there were state parks that I never heard of that were on the list.”
In this interview with Morris Hurd, there was an aura of gentleness and peace. Hurd spoke of his life in such a calm presence that everything felt was right with the day. A privilege it was to hear of his travels and love for his family.
A homey ambiance indeed as Lynne Bjorholm welcomed me into The Inn at Battle Creek, Iowa. A Victorian feel as entered into the beautifully decorated home filled with warm history of the previous owners to pictures of history of the townspeople. This home is a George Barber House in which there are only a few of these homes in the area. George Barber was an American architect known for the house designs he marketed world-wide through mail order catalogs.
An Ida Grove woman is free while two people face serious charges including false imprisonment with authorities alleging witness tampering and a serious threat to a witness in a felony drug case.
Two people were arrested after the incident Jan. 4 with a man and a woman allegedly getting the victim in a vehicle and then refusing to let her leave until she took the blame for the man’s recent drug charges.
According to court records, Amy Jo Hartwig, 40, of Odebolt, is charged with a Class D felony for extortion and a serious misdemeanor for false imprisonment.
Janie Fricke! Wow! At the Rosemary Clausen Theatre in Holstein, Iowa. A girl or guy could not get so lucky to get to this show on Jan. 7. Fricke sang her hits such as Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me, He’s a Heartache, and her favorite she told us, It Ain’t Easy Being Easy. And I know Jesus touched my heart when Fricke sang Kris Kristofferson’s Song, Why Me, Lord.
The Ida Grove City Council met on Tuesday, Jan. 3 at 5:30 p.m. in the temporary City Hall at the Rec Center. Council members in attendance were Gregor Ernst, Jeff Miesner, Jared Bogue, and Ange Johnson.
The Arthur city council had their meeting on Jan 3. The council was happy about Santa coming to town December 10th and extremely happy with all the help from everyone involved. The council would like to thank Kailey Childers for soup, the Library Board for the cookies, crackers, books and crafts that were handed out at the event by Santa. They also want to thank Food Pride for the peanuts, UBI for apples and a door prize which were also handed out in the goodie bags by Santa. The council also is thankful for Paul and Kristy Arbegast for two turkeys for door prizes.
The Galva City Council met in special session on Jan. 3. In attendance was Mayor Wanberg and Council members Freese, Hustedt, Langel, and Wuebker.
The Council discussed the water/sewer line bids for 119 Sixth Street. Following discussion of the bid from Bainbridge Construction for $21,383.00. It was decided to dig by the fire hydrant to see if the water line extends west. The City is responsible for the shut off and the owner is responsible for the shut-off into the house. It was decided the city would pay to dig by the hydrant to locate the water line.
The Holstein City Council conducted its regular meeting at City Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 3. In attendance were Mayor Breyfogle and council members Regennitter, Schimmer, Wiese, and Voss.
Sheriff Harriman was present to discuss end of year statistics and what his office has been working on. He also provided some preliminary budget numbers for Holstein’s share of county wide law. The initial estimate is $318,855 but a final number will not be available until February.
The Ida County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, Jan. 3 at 9 a.m. in the courthouse. Members in attendance were Chair Raymond Drey, Creston Schubert, and Devlun Whiteing. The Board approved Schubert as 2023 Board Chair and Drey as 2023 Vice Chair.
County Engineer Jeff Williams was present to discuss various road maintenance issues and staffing progress. He also presented the Board with the Fiscal Year 2024 Secondary Road Transfers options. The Board approved a 76% level of transfers which will be $121,325.62 from General Basic and $1,206,684.08 from Rural Basic.
