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NORTH WARREN TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS
P.O. Box 325, 1122 Main St. Ste. 1, Norwalk, IA 50211
515-981-0406
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Senate News
By State Senator Julian B. Garrett
Julian.G arrett@legis.iowa.gov.
Final Revenue Estimates
The Revenue Estimating Conference met recently to give
the legislature its estimates for incoming state revenues
for the 2015 fiscal year, that ends June 30, 2015, and the
2016 fiscal year that begins July 1, 2015. Though they raised
the estimates slightly, they still project that revenues will
come in a little under the amounts appropriated by the
legislature last spring. If that forecast is accurate, we will
have to use excess revenuesffom prior years to make up
the difference. Though that is legal, I do not approve of
spending more than our current revenues unless there is a
real emergency. I do not consider us to be in an emergency
at present. Because I believed the legislature was appro-
priating too much, I voted against most of the budget bills
last spring.
Looking ahead to the 2016 budget that we will be work-
ing on when we convene next month, there are increases
built into the budget for Medicaid, education and prop-
erty tax backfill, that we have little control over. I will con-
tinue to push to spend less than we receive in revenues.
State Employee Contracts
The Governor has made his initial offer to state em-
ployee unions for wages over the coming fiscal year. The
unions are basically asking for an 8% increase phased in
over time. The Governor has offered a 2% increase phased
in over the two years. He has also asked that state employ-
ees pay 20% of their health insurance premiums. If there is
no agreement, an arbitrator will pick one proposal or the
other. The arbitrator cannot pass a compromise between
the two offers. It is estimated that the cost of the three state
union requests would be about $565 million while the
Governor's offer would cost $190 million.
Agriculture's Role in Iowa Economy
Not surprisingly, a recent study commissioned by the
Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers, based on census data,
shows that agriculture still plays a huge role in the Iowa
economy. In 2012, about one-third of Iowa's economic out-
put came from agriculture. About 420,000 Iowans are em-
ployed by some kind of ag related businesses. The report
says that about 90% of Iowa's farms are family owned.
O'Leary
Funeral & Cremation Services ,€ Eric E. O'Leary
c¢tucra Owner & Director
] In Our Care L
Maxine L. Wolfe, 94, of West Des Moines
Visitation 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, at O'Leary's
Funeral & Cremation Services.
Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5, at
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, West Des Moines.
Burial at Resthaven Cemetery.
1020 Main Street, Norwalk • (515) 981-0700
OBITLIARY
DONNA LYNN (CIOLINO) WIEGERT
Funeral services for
Donna Lynn Wiegert, 54,
Martensdale, were held
Tuesday, Dec. 23, at St.
Paul Lutheran Church in
Martensdale. Burial was in
the Linn Grove Cemeter36
rural Norwalk.
Donna Lynn (Ciolino)
Wiegert went to be with
her children, Joshua and
Sarah, late Thursda)9 Dec.
18, at Taylor House Hos-
pice in Des Moines, com-
forted by her family and
close friends.
Donna was born March
31, 1960 in New Haven,
CT, one of four children
born to John and Carol
(Price) Ciolino. She grew
up in Branford, CT not far
from the beach and ocean.
She was a devoted mother
of three children, Joshua,
Taylor and Sarah, of which
two of them went to be
with the Lord before her.
Donna was a breast cancer
survivor.
Donna graduated from
ELI Technical High School
in Hamden, CT in 1978.
She attended Johnson and
Wales Culinary Arts Col-
lege in Providence, RI.
Cooking was one of Don-
na's deepest passions. She
worked in the restaurant
industry for over 25 years,
managing several local
restaurants.
She could not wait to be
a grandmother. Shortly
before she became ill, she
was blessed with a beauti-
ful granddaughter, Briar.
Some of Donna's other
loves were "being at the
beach by the ocean, most-
ly in Florida where her two
Donna Lynn
(Ciolino) Wiegert
surviving siblings live.
Donna took great pride in
everything she did. She
loved her cats, Monte and
Boy Boy. She was an avid
gardener and loved hang-
ing out at the pool antique
collecting, golfing, scrap-
booking and making jew-
elry. She also loved sports;
big Boston Red Sox and
New England Patriots fan.
Donna is survived by
her husband of 26 years,
Gary Wiegert; son, Taylor
(Devon) Quail and grand-
daughter, Briar Quail;
brother, Scott (Charlotte)
Ciolino; and sister, Lori
(Bobby) Greco. She was
preceded in death by her
parents, John and Carol
Ciolino; children, Joshua
Quail and Sarah Wiegert;
and brother, John Ciolino.
Donna will be deeply
missed. There will be no
more pain and suffering
here. She is at peace now
in the presence of God.
Memorials may be giv-
en to the family in her
name. Online condolences
may be made at www
.overton funerals.com.
OBITUARY
MAXINE L. WOLFE (NIE HATFIELD)
Services for Mfixine L.
Wolfe, 94, will be held
Monday, Jan. 5. Mrs. Wolfe
died Saturda) Dec. 27, in
West Des Moines.
A visitation will be held
at O'Leary Celebration of
Life Center - Funeral &
Cremation Services, 1020
Main Street in Norwalk
Sunda36 Jan. 4, from 3 to 5
p.m. A Funeral Service will
be 10:30 a.m. Monda) Jan.
5, at St. Timothy's Episco-
pal Church, 1020 24th
Street in West Des Moines.
Burial alongside her hus-
band will immediately fol-
low at Resthaven Ceme-
tery, 801 19th Street in
West Des Moines with a
luncheon served after-
wards at St. Timothy's. All
services are being handled
by O'Leary Celebration of
Life Center - Funeral &
Cremation Services in
Norwalk.
Friends and family may
share a condolence with
the family by visiting
www.olearyfunerals.com.
Donations in lieu of floral
tributes may be given in
Maxine's name to the Val-
ley Junction Historical So-
ciety or St. Timothy's Epis-
copal Church.
Maxine was born in Val-
Maxine L. Wolfe
ley Junction in March of
1920 to Orren and Maude
(n6e Freeman) Hatfield
and lived in West Des
Moines her entire life.
Maxine Hatfield gradu-
ated from Old Valley High
in 1938 and was one of the
last known surviving
members of that class. Af-
ter high school, she
worked at Rollins' Hosiery
Mills as a topper and then,
during the war, worked as
a holster seamstress at
Boyt Harness and Tack,
both in Des Moines. She
later worked as a mix
chemist at Penn-Dixie Ce-
ment Plant in West Des
Moines from 1945 until
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Norwalk Area Churches
NORWALK CUMM]NG
Christ Our Savior Harvest Church
Lutheran Church (LC-MS) - (Evangelicd Free)
515 Sunset Dr. 4225 N. Bitch Ave.
515-897-4183 PO Box 115
Steven Klawonn, Pastor 981-4321
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6:30 pm DES MO[NES
*** Christian Life
Crossroads Church Assembly of G d Church
2601 Border St. Fleur Drive and Hwy 5
www.2thecrossroads.com Warren Hunsbe'ger, Pastor
Glen Blumer, Pastor 515-953- )322
515-287-8580 10 am Wcrship
9:30 am Worship Children's Ministry, 0-5
Nursery & Children's Kids' Church 6 years & up
Programming Nursery aes 0-2
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Wed. 6:30 pm K-12 th grades ***
*** Grace Baptist Church
Fellowship Community 9936 County Line Rd. 285-8871
Church www.gracec ares .net
225 North Ave. Doug VanWe y, Pastor
www.fccnorwalk.org 9:30 a.m. Sunday School
Rob Jones, Pastor 10:45 am Worship
981-0699 Jr. & Sr. High, Men's and
Sunday Morning Services: Women's 1V]nistry
8:30 & 10:30 am Nursery Provided.
Disciple City for Children: ***
(18 months-5th grade) Mt. Zion Chin ch of God
Sunday Mornings, 8:30 & 10:30 8383 Ridgeiew Dr.
am David Chu, Pastor
Quality childcare provided 664-2828
for children under 18 mo. ***
Sonshine Choir for K-5th: MARTENSDALE
Sunday Evenings, 6 pm Martensdale Community
New! Fellowship Kids: (An Evangelical Free Church)
Wednesday Evenings, 6:30 pm 1 Mile North of Martensdale on
'Unstoppable' for Jr. High: (6th- Hwy 28 .. -
8th grade) Jeremy Kidde r, Pastor
Sunday Evenings, 6-7:30 pm 641-764-?.491
'Unshaken' for Sr. High: (9th- Worship: ) am
12th grade) Bible Study: 0:30 am
Sunday Evenings, 7:30-9 pm Jr. High & Sr. High Youth: 6 pm
*** Sunday
First Baptist Church ***
Sunset Dr. & Mafred St. Paul Lutheran Church
981-4391 (Evangelical Lutheran Church
Trey Perrott, Pastor in Amer: ca)
9:30 am Coffee Fellowship 615 Iowa 4ve.
10 am Morning Worship 641-764-2752
5:30 pm Sunday Kids Ron Mohr, Pastor, 770-1286
and Adult Ministries Don Rothweih;r, Pastor
Class for all ages 9:30 am Worship
Nursery Provided Call for times or Adult and
Wednesday Night Link Groups Children Bibh: Studies
New Life Lutheran Church PROL
4380 Wakonda Dr. - 285-5965 Linn GrJve
www.newlifenorwalk.org United Methodi st Church
Nate Liedtke, Pastor 7483 50th St. - 981-4062
8:15 am & 10:30 am Worship Ginni Otto, Pastor
9:30 am Sunday School Free-will otfering
Childcare Provided Breakfast 8-9:30 am
*** 10 am Wo :ship
Norwalk Christian Church Adult Sunday Sctool - 11 am
(Disciples) ***
701 Main St. - 981-0176 INDIANOJ,
Travis Stanley, Pastor Freedom Fellowship Church
Marti Stanley, Pastor (IFFC)
8:30 am Informal Worship 2604 N. Jeffer;on Way
9:15 am Church School 515 -961--755
10:30 am Worship Pastor Jeff Rabe
Nursery Provided Pastor's Cell 51.';-333-2458
Wed. pm CYF & Chi Rho 9:30 am Sunday Worship
*** 12:45-2 pm Wed. Adult Bible
Norwalk United Study
Methodist Church Tues.-Thurs is for
1801 Sunset Dr. - 981-4251 Community Fo(d Closet.
Rev. Kiboko I. Kiboko (Please call for a eailability)
8:15 am Worship ***
9:15 am Sunday School : Good Shel 0 herd
10:30 am Worship Evangelical Luth ran Church
5:30 pm Saturday Worship (ELS)
Nursery Provided 202 N. Kenwood - 962-0351
*** Robert Hatting, PaStor
St. John the Apostle 9 am Wor:hip
Catholic Church 10:15 Sunday School
720 Orchard Hills Dr. ***
981-4855 FAX 981-9475
Father John Ludwig The above free listings are to
Sacrament of, Reconciliation Help newcomers know the
4 pm Saturday Regular worship schedules of
Masses: 5 pm Saturday Norwalk-area churches. Special
9 am Sunday Events and service will not be
Nursery, Sunday School listed here.
Policy: Churches ir ust be in the
Norwalk Area and in Warren
County for this f'ee listing.
