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NORTH WARREN TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS
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By State Representative Julian B. Garrett
Education Reform Negotiations Continue
In an attempt to break the stalemate, House Republi-
cans offered to meet most of the Senate Democrat money
• proposals in return for the Democrats accepting the
policy reforms that the Republican House had passed.
There is considerable support for this position around
the state. The Senate Democrats have indicated that they
may compromise on some points, but they have not ac-
cepted the offer as I write this. A problem with writing
for publication several days in the future on a current
issue that is under negotiation is that, by the time you
read this, the circumstances'may have changed.
Tougher Teen Driver Rules
There are issues that the House and Senate agree on.
We did pass a bill to make some changes in teen driver
rules. One provision requires teen drivers to have one
year of supervised driving before they can get an inter-
mediate driver's license letting them drive alone. The
current requirement is six months. Another provision
prohibits teen drivers from having more than one unre-
lated passenger with them prior to obtaining their in-
termediate license and for the first six months of the
time they have their intermediate driver's license, un-
less they have a waiver of the provision signed by a par-
ent or guardian. Studies have shown that the more pas-
sengers in a vehicle driven by a teen, the more likely
they are to have an accident.
Property Tax Reform
The House and Senate have passed very different bills
addressing property tax reform. The House bill lowers
commercial property taxable valuations to 80% of ac-
tual value over four years. It caps increases in agricul-
tural and residential property at 2% per year instead of
the current 4%.
The Senate bill does not really directly affect prop-
erty taxes. Instead it gives owners of commercial prop-
erty a tax exemption on their income tax return. They
continue to pay the full property tax. The tax exemp-
tibn only covers the first $324,000 in value. The effect of
the credit would be to tax the first $324,000 in value at
the same rate as residential property. Also, the owner
does not get the credit unless state revenues increase by
at least 4% over the prior year. The legislature would
have to appropriate money for the tax credit each year.
The result is you would never know from one year to
the next if you were going to get the credit, so it would
be very difficult to plan for the future.
Warren County to Receive RISE Grant
Warren County has been approved for a Revitalize
Iowa's Sound Economy (RISE) Local Development
grant. Up to $391,125 will be made available to assist in
reconstruction Of approximately 4,300 feet of Nixon
Street located southwest of Indianola. This project is
anticipated to be completed by August 2014 and is nec-
essary t O provide improved access to more than six acres
for industrial, manufacturing and warehouse distribu-
tion purposes.
As always, feel free to contact me with your ideas or
concerns at 515-281-3221 or Julian.Garrett@legis.iowa.
gov.
OBrIUARY
NORENE HALE
Services were held at
the United Methodist
Church in Collins for
Norene Hale, 89, Collins,
who died Saturda April
13, after several years of
declining health. Her final
years were spent at The
Life Center in Des Moines.
Mrs. Hale was born in
Colo June 25, 1923. She at-
tended a country elemen-
tary school in Collins and
graduated from Collins
High School in 1940. She
married the love of her life,
Harold Hale, August 2,
1942. They shared 66 years
together before his death
at age 86 in 2009.
Mrs. Hale was a home-
maker providing a wel-
coming home for family,
friends and neighbors. She
enjoyed sharing her many
talents as baker of cookies,
cakes, pies and cinnamon
rollsj gardener and interi-
or decorator having that
"special touch" and was a
volunteer at Story County
Hospital. She had many
roles in life, but her most
important were those of
loving spouse, mother,
grandmother and great-
grandmother.
Survivors include her
sons, Jim (Linda) Hale of
Clive, John (Terri) Hale of
The first successful gasoline-powered automobile in the
United States was built by the Duryea brothers in 1893.
Norene Hale
Ankeny; and daughter,
Judy of West Des Moines;
four grandchildren, Tracy
(Mike) Jagim of Waukee,
Jeff (Megan) Hale of Mil-
waukee, WI, Kimberly
Hale of Brooklyn, NY,
Kristen (Mike) Geisler of
Norwalk; eight great-
grandchildren, Alex, Mi-
kaela, Tanner and Keegan
Jagim, Sydney and Maren
Hale and Eli and Logan
Geisler; two sisters, Mar-
guerite Farren of Newton
and Lola Dodd Whitaker
of Story City.
Memorials may be
made to the Collins Gar-
den Club.
Fredregill Funeral
Home in Zearing was in
charge of arrangements.
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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. Conf'wmation: 5th-8th grade
6:30 pm
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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
8:30 & 10:30 am Worship
Disciple City Classes 18 mo.-5 '
grade
Nursery also provided.
6 pm Sun. Jr. and Sr. High
6:30 pm Wed. Prayer Service
First Baptist Church
www.norwalkbaptist.org
Sunset Dr. & Mafred
981-4391
9 am Worship
10:15 am Sunday School
Class for all ages
Nursery Provided
7 pm - Wednesdays
Bible Study Prayer Service
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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
Dayna Kinkade, Pastor
8:30 am Informal Worship
9:15 am Church School
10:30 am Worship
6 pm The Gathering Service
Nursery Provided
Wed. pm CYF & Chi Rho
Norwalk United
Methodist Church
1801 Sunset Dr. - 981-4251
Rev. 'Kiboko I. Kiboko
8:15 & 10:45 am Worship
9:30 am Sunday School
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
CUMMING
Harvest Church
(Evangelical Free)
4225 N. Birch Ave.
PO Box 115
Laine Wilder, Pastor
981-4321
www.harvestchurchiowa.com
10 am Worship
Nurscry, newborn to 3 years
Groups Thurs. & Fri. 6:30 pm
Christian Life
Assembly of God Church
Fleur Drive and Hwy 5
Warren Hunsberger, Pastor
515-953-0322
10 am Worship
Children's Ministry, 0-5
Kids' Church 6 years & up
Nursery ages 0-2
6:30 pm - Wed. Elevate Youth
Grace Baptist Chui'ch
9936 County Line Rd. 285-8871
www.gracecares.net
Doug VanWey, Pastor
9:30 a.m. Sunday School
10:45 am Worship
Jr. & Sr. High, Men's and
Women's Ministry
Nursery Provided.
Mt. Zion Church of God
8383 Ridgeview Dr.
David Chu, Pastor
664-2828
MA]KI£aAI
Martensdale Community
(An Evangelical Free Church)
1 Mile North of Martensdale on
Hwy 28
Gary Crandall, 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)
641-764-2752
Meeting at Church of the
Assumption in Churchville
Keith Lingwall, Pastor, 971-0504
Ron Mohr. Pastor, 770-1286
9:30-am Sunday School &
Confirmation
10:30 am Worship
Call for times on Adult and
Children Bible Studies
Linn Grove
United Methodist Church
7483 50th, Prole - 981-4062
Cindy Hickman, Pastor
9:45 am Sunday School
11 am Worship
INDIANOLA
Freedom Fellowship Church
(IFFC)
2604 N. Jffrson Way
515:96| -5755
Pastor Jeff Rabe
Pastor's Cell 515-333-2458
9:30 am Sunday Worship
12:45-2 prn'Ve-Adult Bible
stu#, y .-
Tues.-Tht/ts. is for
Community Floset.
(Please call for',avlability)
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Good Shepherd
Evangelical Lutheran Church
(ELS)
202 N. Kenwood - 962-0351
Robert Harting, Pastor
9 am Worship
10:15 Sunday School
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