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NORTH WARREN TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS
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FRED NOLAN LEVERMAN
• Services were held Sat-
urday, Sept. 21, for Fred
Nolan Leverman, 88, Nor-
walk, at Hamilton's near
Highland Memory Gar-
dens in Des Moines. Buri.-
al was at Pine Hill Ceme-
tery.
Mr. Leverman was born
at home May 8, 1925 to
Agnes Leverman. He
graduated from Woodside
High School in 1943. He
served in World War II in
tti6 Signal Corps in the Pa-
cific. He worked for
- Woodbrothers, later as a
route driver for McHenry
Distributing and finally
worked in maintenance at
Woodside Middle School,
where he retired.
Mr. Leverman 10ved liv-
ing on his acreage in Car-
ney for 38 years, with close
neighbors and relatives
nearby. After retiring, he
loved riding on Bill Riley
bike trails around Des
Moines. This last year, he
lived with family in Nor-
walk and enjoyed fishing
and pontoon rides on Lake
Colchester.
Survivors include his
sons, Fred (Susan) Lever-
man and Brian (Gina) Le-
Fred Nolan Leverman
verman; five grandchil-
dren, Amanda, Danielle
(Joey Ruiz), Dominick,
Mark (Kathryn Moeller)
and Katie; and great-
grandchildren, Eli Lever-
man and Jovani Ruiz.
He was preceded in
death by his mother,
Agnes; sister, Mary Har-
vey, and son, Tom.
Memorials may be di-
rected to Our Lady's Im-
maculate Hearth Catholic
Church in Ankeny, St.
John's Catholic Church in
Norwalk or Warren Coun-
ty Nutrition.
Condolences may be
made at www.Hamiltons
FuneralHome.com.
Clara Barton was not just the nurse who founded the
American Red Cross. She was also the first woman clerk
in the U.S. Patent Office.
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Legislative News
By State Representative Julian B. Garrett
Teen Pregnancy
The Council of State Governments has issued a re-
port on teenage pregnancies and births. The good news
is that in 2011 the rates have dropped. The bad news is
that we in the United States have pregnancy, birth and
abortion rates for teens age 15-19 that are among the
highest in the industrialized world. The report states
that one in three women will be pregnant at least once
by their 20th birthday. Nearly two-thirds of births among
women under age 18 and half of births among women
age 18-19 are unintended.
I believe most people know that these pregnancies
result in a number of negative social and economic con-
sequences. Teen mothers are less likely to finish high
school, are more likely t ° live in poverty, to have seri-
ous health issues and to depend on public assistance
than those who do not have children in their teens. Their
children are more likely than their peers to have health
problems, to live in poverty, drop out of high school, to
have problems with the criminal justice system and to
be teen parents themselves. According to the National
Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy,
the annual cost to the taxpayers of teen childbearing is
nearly $11 billion.
Tuition Freeze
The Iowa Board of Regents has proposed a budget
that would freeze tuition for Iowa undergraduates for a
second year. The Regents are asking for a $19.6 million,
or 4 percent, increase in state funding for the general
university fund for fiscal year 2015, that begins July 1,
2014. The Regents institutions educate 76,000 students
per year. Just released figures show a record enrollment
of 33,241 students for Iowa State University. The Uni-
versity of Iowa has 30,065 students while the Univer-
sity of Northern Iowa has 12,518. The total Regents re-
quest is $652.7 million. In addition to the three Regents
Schools, the Regents' budget funds deaf and blind edu-
cation and Iowa Public Radio. The total increase re-
quested is $44.2 million.
Farm Electrical Inspections
The state Electrical Examining Board has voted down
a proposal to exempt farm outbuildings from a require-
ment that electrical installations be inspected, by an 8-3
margin. This was in spite of a recent court ruling hold-
ing that the board has exceeded its authority in requir-
ing the inspections. The Board instead voted to estab-
lish a task force to recommend changes in the law. Board
members voting for the mandate cited safety concerns.
State Fire Marshal, Ray Reynolds, a Warren County resi-
dent by the way, voted against the mandate, stating that
while he is very concerned about public safety, he could
document no fatalities caused by an electrical fire in a
farm outbuilding over the last 18 years. He also ex-
pressed concern about going against the court decision.
Hundreds of Iowa farmers contacted the Board assert-
hag that the requirement is an undue hardship on them
and that the inspections are not necessary.
2013 ACT Results
The 2013 ACT results are in. While the results for
Iowa are somewhat encouraging on the surface, we still
are not where we need to be. Nationwide 31% of those
taking the test did not meet any of the four college readi-
ness benchmarks. Iowa ranks ahead of the national av-
erage in all categories. Iowa ranks second among states
where more than half of graduating seniors take the test
with 30% meeting the benchmarks in all four catego-
ries. Of course that means that 70% did not. Though
Iowa is second among the states where more than 50%
of graduates take the test, a smaller percentage take the
test in Iowa than in the other states. This calls into ques-
tion Iowa's rank since the smaller number of students
taking the test generally means that they are the better
students. In some states all students take the test.
As always, feel free to contact me with your ideas or
concerns at 515-281-3221 or Julian.Garrett@legis.
iowa.gov.
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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. Confh-mation: 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
8:30 & 10:30 am Worship
Disciple City Classes 18 mo.-5 th
grade
Nursery also provided•
6 pm Sun. Jr. and Sr. High
6:30 pm Wed. Prayer Service
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Eirst 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
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. - 9810176
Tim Diebel, 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 & 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
CUMMlNG
- Harvest Church
(Evangelical Free)
4225 N. Birch Ave.
PO Box 115
Lalne Wilder, Pastor
981-4321
www.hccumming.com
10 am Worship
Nurser3', newborn to 3 years
Groups Thurs. & Fri. 6:30 pm
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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 Churcli
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 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)
641-764-2752
Meeting at Church of the
Assumption in Churchville
Keith Lingwall, Pastor, 971-0504
Ron Molar, Pastor, 770-1286
9:30 am Worship
Call for times on Adult and
Children Bible Studies
PROLE
Linn Grove
United Methodist Church
7483 50th, Prole - 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.
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