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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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Community School District and Warren County.
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Senate News
By State Senator Julian B. Garrett
Julian.Garrett@legis.iowa.gov.
More Government Oversight
June 25 was the date of the latest meeting of the Sen-
ate Government Oversight Committee. We had known
for months that there was one case where a former De-
partment of Administrative Services (DAS) employee
had asked for and was given additional money in ex-
change for signing a confidentiality clause, an agree-
ment not to discuss with others the details of her settle-
ment with the State. The Committee finally called the
attomey who negotiated that agreement, Ryan Lamb,
to testify. He stated that that case was the only one where
money was laid for a confidentiality agreement. He
stated that the reason he wanted confidentiality agree-
ments was because he and others vere negotiating settle-
ments with other terminated employees and he believed
it would be more difficult to negotiate with them if they
knew the details of other settlement agreements. A num-
ber of the other settlement agreements contained confi-
dentiality clauses but no extra money was paid for them
in the other cases.
A number of DAS employees had been terminated
in September of 2011 in a cost saving reorganization of
the DAS division that handles state construction
projects. Savings resulted from reducing the number of
employees working on state construction projects and.
eliminating general contractors and replacing them with
construction managers who did not cost the state as
much as general contractors. The Senate Democrats ini-
tially tried to make people believe that confidentiality
agreements were created by the Branstad administra-
tion to cover up some kind of wrongdoing. As time went
by it was discovered that confidentiality agreements
have been used for many years in state government,
going back at least to the Culver and Vilsack adminis-
trations. They had even been used by the Board of Re-
ents. When Governor Branstad found out they had
been used by current state employees, he issued an ex-
ecutive order prohibiting them in state government.
As always, feel free to contact me at
Julian.Garrett@legis.iowa.gov, or call 515-281-3371 with
your ideas or concerns.
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OBITUARY
ROBERT DASH
Services were held at Hamilton's Southtown Funeral
Home in Des Moines Wednesday, June 18, for Robert
Dash, 66, Norwalk, who died Thursda June 12, at HCI
Care Services 56th in Des Moines. Burial was at the
Norwalk Cemetery.
Mr. Dash was born March 15, 1948 to Carl and Mar-
garet ('Wilson) Dash in Des Moines. He owned Robert
Dash Trucking for 3Oyears and had logged more than
three million miles during his careen He was an avid
New York Yankees fan and enjoyed NASCAR with
Jimmy Johnson as his favorite driven He also loved to
cook.
Survivors include his siblings, Marlyn Thompson,
Annette Dash, Carlene (Shwela) Win and Larry (Sunny)
Dash; nephews, Jeff Thompson and Larry Dash Jr.;
nieces, Kyi Kyi Win and Shwe Win Soliz; and many
great-nieces and great-nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and nephew,
Kevin Thompson.
Online condolences may be expressed at
www.HamiltonsFuneraiHome.com.
OBITUARY
ERMA MAY (DURBIN) SPECK
Services were held Thursda June 26, in Des Moines
for Erma May (Durbin) Speck, 91, Prole, who died Sun-
da June 22, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.
Mrs. Speck was born May 12, 1923 in Des Moines.
She was the daughter of Ernest and Helen (Elings)
Durbin. She was a graduate of Roosevelt High School
and a resident of the area for all of her life with the ex-
ception of a time living in San Francisco during the War.
She married Harlin Speck and during her working years,
she was employed as a photo finisher at Rolee Photog-
raphers. She was a member of Clifton Heights Presby-
terian Church. She was an avid Precious Moments col-
lector and also enjoyed collecting angels, crocheting and
spending time with her children, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Survivors include her children, Donald Speck of Des
Moines, Linda Shaver of Prole and Jartice Connelly of
New Virginia; ten grandchildren; 18 great-grandchil-
dren; and siblings, Lucille Kissel of Oak Park Heights,
MN and Robert Durbin of Des Moines. She was pre-
ceded in death by her parents; husband; sister, Audrey
Putney; and brother, William Durbin.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the
American Heart Association.
Legislative Newsletter
Stan Gustafson
Iowa House Representative
District 25
On June 17, I went on a conservation tour in Clarke
and Madison County with members of the Madison
County Soil and Water Conservation District Board. We
stopped at several wetlands, including Fred Martens'
CREP wetland, the Clarke County lake development
project, the Big Thompson watershed project, the
Macksburg Mid-American windmill site, the Cedar Lake
dredge pool site and the Badger Creek Lake project. It
was an interesting and informative tour.
The Board of Regents released an update summariz-
ing the findings of Phase I of an eight-month review by
the firm of Deloitte Consulting. Initial findings of the
review indicate that there may be savings available in
the $30 to $80 million range. This review covered sev-
eral areas at each state university in both administra-
tive areas as well as services to students. Both strengths
and challenges were identified in the report. There is a
need to identify uses for increased spending require-
ments based upon specific needs as opposed to a per-
centage increase based upon the prior year's spending
patterns.
Oklahoma and South Carolina have joined Indiana
as the first three states to reverse their decisions to adopt
the Common Core standards in 2010. When the stan-
dards were released in 2010, 45 states made the move to
adopt them, including Iowa. House Republicans intro-
duced several bills this year to address Common Core
standards, but 0nly one passed the House. House File
2439 received a unanimous vote on the Floor'only to
die in the Senate when it was not takert up for consider-
ation. The Bill required public hearings across the state
about Iowa's standards and asked for a report to be de-
livered to the legislature on any changes requested. It
also gave the legislature greater oversight over standards"
changes and placed new protections and restrictions on
the collection of student data.
Concluded p. 7
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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 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 m
grade
Nursery also provided.
6 pm Sun. Jr. and Sr. High
6:30 pm Wed. Prayer Service
First Baptist Church
Sunset Dr. & Mafred
981-4391
Trey Perrott, Pastor
9 am Worship
10:15 am Sunday School
Class for all ages
Nursery Provided
7 pm - Wednesdays
Bible Study Prayer Service
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, Pastbr
8:30 am Informal Worship
9:15 am Church School
10:30 am Worship
Nursery Provided
Wed. pin CYF & Chi Rho
Norwalk United
Methodist Church
1801 Sunset Dr. - 981-4251
Rev. Kiboko I. Kiboko
9:30 am Worship
Nursery Provided
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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
Assumption Church
897 West St.
981-4855 FAX 981-9475
Father John Ludwig
Mass: 7:30 a.m. Sunday
CG
Harvest Church
(Evangelical Free)
4225 N. Birch Ave.
PO Box 115
981-4321
www.hccumming.com
10 am Worship
Nursery, newbom to 3 years
Groups Thurs. & Fri. 6:30 pm
DES MOINES
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 Church
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 arid
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
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St. Paul Lutheran Church
(Evangelical Lutheran Church
in America)
615 Iowa Ave.
641-764-2752
Keith LingwalL Pastor. 971-0504
Ron Molar, Pastor, 770-1286
9:30 am Worship
Call for times on Adult and
Children Bible Studies
Liun Grove
United Methodist Church
7483 50th St. - 981-4062
(3inni Otto, Pastor
Free-will offering
Breakfast 8-9:30 am
10 am Worship
Adult Sunday School- 11 am
INDIANOLA
Freedom Fellowship Church
(WFC)
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.
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Policy: Churches must be in the
Norwalk Area and in Warren
County for this free listing.
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