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N/Warren Town and County News
Thursday, March 12, 2015
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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Legislative Newsletter
Stan Gustafson
Iowa House Representative
District 25
This week is Funnel Week and Committees in both
the House and Senate have been very busy passing out
Bills in order to get them on the calendar for debate. If
they are not passed out this week they will be dead for
the remainder of the session. The exceptions are those
Bills which have been referred to the Appropriations
and Ways & Means Committees. Over 500 Bills have
been filed on the House's side of the Legislature. Here
are some of the Bills which have made it through the
House funnel process:
HF124 treats Iowa Educational Savings Plans (529s)
like IRAs allowing tax deductible contributions into
plans until April 30 and is now in the Senate Ways &
Means Committee.
HSB173 provides additional protections for student
data collected by school districts and the state Depart-
ment of Education. The state cannot include health, fam-
ily voting or political information in student files.
HSB204. School boards and their negotiating teams
have been forced to build 3-4% yearly raises into their
budgets, as well as yearly step increases, putting a fi-
nancial strain on districts. This Bill requires an arbitra-
tor to compare public and private sector wages, hours
and conditions of employment, prohibits an arbitrator
from considering the ability of the public employer to
levy taxes and allows an arbitrator to choose a point
between final impasse offers.
HSB201. Iowans will still renew their carry permit
every five years, but will only be required to retrain
every 10 years. The Bill allows parents to train their chil-
dren under the age of 14 how to safely operate a pistol
or revolver. It legalizes suppressors and creates a pro-
cess for a chief law enforcement officer to approve the
necessary paperwork and makes permits to carry and
permits to purchase no longer public information, but
still available to law enforcement.
HF279 focuses on Iowa's fight against synthetic drugs.
HF168 exempts 4-H and FFA livestock shown at
county fairs, etc., from the calculation of animal units
used to determine DNR environmental regulation
thresholds. Under this bill the 4-H and FFA show-ani-
mal disregard applies to confinement, deep bedded and
open feedlot livestock operations.
HSB112 seeks to bring attention to and deter future
acts of agricultural theft. Across the state more convic-
tions have been obtained for theft of agricultural crops,
commodities and livestock than auto theft.
HSB137 amends the beginning Farmer Custom Tax
Credit Code language to allow for a contract term of up
to 24-months rather than an annual contract as speci-
fied by current law (Iowa Code 16.81.5).
HSB187 exempts the sale of honey bees from sales
and use tax.
HF401 makes changes and corrections to the State
Drainage District law to provisions modified last year.
HF353 reduces the number of continuing education
hours that certified commercial manure applicators
Concluded p. 11
Grief Support Group
O'Leary Celebration of Life Center is offering a grief
support group beginning Monda3 March 16, from 7-8
p.m.
This grief support group will meet the third Mon-
day of each month and will be held at O'Leary's. It is
free of charge and open to any individual grieving the
loss of a family member or friend. Everyone is welcome.
Contact O'Leary Celebration of Life Center at 981-
0700 for more information.
OBITUARY
NANCY L. GEIST
Services were held
Monda March 2, at New
Life Lutheran Church for
Nancy L. Geist, 77, who
died at her Norwalk home
Thursday, Feb. 26, En-
tombment was at Rest-
haven Mausoleum in West
Des Moines.
Nancy was born Sep-
tember 22, 1937 in South
Haven, MI to Russell and
Evelyn (Myers) Crouse.
She was a member of New
Life Lutheran Church in
Norwalk was active with
hospice care and pet sit-
ting and volunteered at
Luther Park in Des
Moines. She enjoyed cook-
ing and gardening, but the
most important priority in
her life was caring for her
family.
Survivors include her
husband, Richard Geist of
Norwalk; four children,
Teresa (Michael) Cusmano
of Gainesville, VA, Brenda
Yohman of Jacksonville,
NC, Pamela (Bennett) Pot-
ter of Wilmington, NC and
Jeffrey (Tracy) Geist of
Norwalk; seven grandchil-
dren, Richard (Lawana)
Watters, Natalia (John)
McNerney, Nicollette Cus-
Nancy L. Geist
mano, Olivia Cusmano,
Chelsea Cusmano, Grade
Geist and Savannah Geist;
two great-grandchildren,
Noah and Emily Watters.
Also a brother, George
(Ruth) Crouse of Paw Paw,
Michigan and three sisters,
Carol Wiley of South Ha-
ven, MI, Melinda (Louis)
Geresy of Michigan and
Joann Crouse of Kalama-
zoo, MI.
She was preceded in
death by her parents and a
son, Timothy Richter.
Memorial contributions
may be directed to Unity-
Point Hospice.
OBITUARY
KAREN ARLENE LENHART
Private services were
held in Colorado for Karen
Arlene Lenhart, former
Norwalk resident, who
died Monday, Jan. 26, in
Grand Junction, CO. She
died of lung cancer two
days after her 73rd birth-
day.
Karen donated to Sev-
eral charities, her favorite
being the Wounded War-
rior Project. She will long
be remembered for her
love for her grandchildren
and also her love for
books.
Survivors include her
children, Dennis Lenhart
of Altoona, Jerry Lenhart
and Laura Suckow of
Norwalk Denise Lenhart-
Stonebreaker of Clifton,
Karen Arlene Lenhart
CO, James Lenhart of
Grand Junction, CO and
Michael Lenhart of Fruita,
CO. Also, 18 grandchil-
dren and nine great-
grandchildren.
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Worship at these
Norwalk Area Churches
NORWALK
Christ Our Savior
Lutheran Church (LC-MS)
515 Sunset Dr.
515-897-4183
Steven Klawonn, Pastor
9:00 am Worship
10:30 am Sunday School
Wed. Family Education 6:30 pm
Wed. Confirmation: 5th-8th grade
6:30 pm
***
Crossroads Church
2601 Border St.
www.2thecrossroads.com
Glen Blumer, Pastor
515-287-8580
9:30 am Worship
Nursery & Children's
Programming
3 years old through 5 th grade
Wed. 6:30 pm K-12 th grades
Fellowship Community
Church
225 North Ave.
www.fccnorwalk.org
Rob Jones, Pastor
981-0699
Sunday Morning Services:
8:30 & 10:30 am
Disciple City for Children:
(18 months-5th grade)
Sunday Mornings,
8:30 & 10:30 am
Quality childcare provided
for children under 18 mo.
Sonshine Choir for K-5th:
Sunday Evenings, 6 pm
New! Fellowship Kids:
Wednesday Evenings, 6:30 pm
'Unstoppable" for Jr. High: (6th-
8th grade)
Sunday Evenings. 6-7:30 pm
'Unshaken' for Sr. High: (9th-
12th grade)
Sunday Evenings, 7:30-9 pm
First Baptist Clmrch
Sunset Dr. & Mafred
981-4391
Trey Perrott, Pastor
9:30 am Coffee Fellowship
10 am Morning Worship
5:30 pm Sunday Kids
and Adult Ministries
Class for all ages
Nursery Provided.
Wednesday Night Link Groups
***
New Life Lutheran Church
4380 Wakonda Dr. - 285-5965
www.newlifenorwalk.org
Nate Liedtke, Pastor
8:15 am & 10:30 am Worship
9:30 am Sunday School
Childcare Provided
***
Norwalk Christian Church
(Disciples)
701 Main St. - 981-0176
Travis Stanley, Pastor
Marti Stanley, Pastor
8:30 am Informal Worship
9:15 am Church School
10:30 am Worship
Nursery Provided
Wed. pm CYF & Chi Rho
Norwalk United
Methodist Church
1801 Sunset Dr. - 981-4251
Rev. Kiboko I. Kiboko
8:15 am Worship
9:15 am Sunday School
10:30 am Worship
5:30 pm Saturday Worship
Nursery. Provided
St. John the Apostle
Catholic Church
720 Orchard Hills Dr.
981-4855 FAX 981-9475
Father John Ludwig
Sacrament of Reconciliation
4 pm Saturday
Masses: 5 pm Saturday
9 am Sunday
Nursery, Sunday School
Harvest Church
(Evangelical Free)
4225 N. Birch Ave.
PO Box 115
981-4321
harvestchurchcumming.com
Thomas Cackler, Pastor
Sunday 10 am Worship
Christian Life
Assembly of God Church
Fleur Drive and Hwy 5
Warren Hunsbcrger, Pastor
515-953-0322
l0 am Worship
Children's Ministry, 0-5
Kids' Church 6 years & up
Nursery ages 0-2
6:30 pm - Wed. Elevate Youth
Grace Baptist Church
9936 County Line Rd. 285-8871
www.gracecares.net
Doug VanWey, Pastor
9:30 a.m. Sunday School
10:45 am Worship
Jr. & St. High, Men's and
Women's Ministry
Nursery Provided.
Mt. Zion Church of God
8383 Ridgeview Dr.
David Chu, Pastor
664-2828
MARTENSDALE
Martensdale Community
(An Evangelical Free Church)
1 Mile North of Martensdale on
Hwy 28
Jeremy Kidder, Pastor
641-764-2491
Worship: 9 am
Bible Study: 10:30 am
Jr. High & Sr. High Youth: 6 pm
Sunday
***
St. Paul Lutheran Church
(Evangelical Lutheran Church
in America)
615 Iowa Ave.
641-764-2752
Ron Mohr, Pastor, 770-1286
Don Rothweiler, Pastor, 975-9225
9:30 am Worship
Call for times on Adult and
Children Bible Studies
PROLE
Linn Grove
United Methodist Church
7483 50th St. - 981-4062
Ginni Otto, Pastor
Free-will offering
Breakfast 8-9:30 am
10 am Worship
Adult Sunday School - 11 am
INDIANOLA
Freedom Fellowship Church
(IFFC)
2604 N. Jefferson Way
515-961-5755
Pastor Jeff Rabe
Pastor's Cell 515-333-2458
9:30 am Sunday Worship
12:45-2 pm Wed. Adult Bible
Study
Tues.-Thurs. is for
Community Food Closet.
(Please call for availability)
Good Shepherd
Evangelical Lutheran Church
(ELS)
202 N. Kenwood - 962-0351
Robert Harting, Pastor
• 9 am Worship
10:15 Sunday School
The above free listings are to
Help newcomers know the
Regular worship schedules of
Norwalk-area churches. Special
Events and services will not be
listed here.
Policy: Churches must be in the
Norwalk Area and in Warren
County for this free listing.
