SPECIAL OF THE WEEK ‘17 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE KALONA INSIDE WELLMAN M-P baseball RIVERSIDE coach resigns LONE TREE Page 1B $12,750 IN CELEBRATION OF 50 YEARS KALONA AUTO WILL DONATE $50 FOR EACH CAR SOLD! AUGUST FEATURED ORGANIZATION: WELLMAN FIRE/EMT 110 First St., Kalona Lebkc['(.De$)( A7BED7"M7I>?D=JED9EKDJO"?EM7+((*-J>KHI:7O"7K=KIJ,"(&(& '$(+ BRIEFS Mid-Prairie opts for full-time in-person plan 7a#IWh#8[dh[]_ijhWj_ed ef[dj^hek]^7k]$)' each expressed their desire for in person Monday, Wednesday Face coverings will be mandatory 100% in-person learning. and every other Friday, and the Washington County youth “I think that we need to other group would attend Tues- interested in exhibiting at be together at school,” board day, Thursday and every other Ak-Sar-Ben Sept. 24-27, in BY JAMES JENNINGS with a public form that lasted member Jeremy Gugel said. Friday. Grand Island, Neb., need to The News more than an hour. “I think we need to be back as The board directed the ad- be aware of the upcoming WELLMAN Many parents expressed one. ministration to come back entry deadline. their support for starting “Volleyball started this with a 100% in-person plan. Mid-Prairie students will Entry must be completed school full-time and in person, morning, and football started “Whatever you decide, we return to school with full-time online by the exhibitors while several Mid-Prairie staff this evening. I find it difficult will make it work,” Superin- in-person classes on Aug. 24. members expressed their con- to figure out how, with all those tendent Mark Schneider told with fees paid online by With the support of a num- noon on Aug. 31. cerns. activities starting, we hope to the board Monday. ber of parents in attendance One teacher presented a pe- All forms, rule books, and make a hybrid model any more Board Vice President Jer- and against the recommenda- tition signed by 63 Mid-Prairie secure than 100%.” emy Pickard reminded parents information are available tion of several staff members, employees expressing their on the web at www.aksar- At last week’s board meet- who are uncomfortable with the Mid-Prairie school board concerns regarding a full-time ing, the administration pre- the in-person learning plan, benstockshow.com. voted unanimously Monday in-person start to school. sented its recommended hy- that they still have the options to start school full-time and in In statements prior to the brid plan where students would 7bb_Wdj;d[h]oe\\[hi person. first vote, each school board be broken up into two groups. Monday’s meeting began member gave a statement, and Yecckd_jo]hWdji One group would attend school SEE SCHOOL | PAGE 8A Alliant Energy and its Foundation invite commu- nity and nonprofit organi- City urges zations to begin applying for community grants. Ap- plications will be accepted ‘SOMETHING OF A LEGEND’ all to wear through Sept. 1. Grants are available for local programs and proj- Wellman loses face masks ects that benefit residents in the communities Alliant BY JOHN BUTTERS Energy serves throughout a friend in Correspondent Iowa. Alliant Energy and its Jim Goodrich KALONA Foundation look for oppor- Kalona City Administrator tunities and partnerships BY KALEN MCCAIN Ryan Schlabaugh will contact that foster intentional in- The News local entities to encourage clusion of diverse perspec- them to support the use of tives leading to more equi- WELLMAN masks and social distancing table outcomes and greater Jim Goodrich, a community within the city to stem local impacts for communities. figure known for a lifetime of contagion from the COVID-19 Examples of projects hard work, generosity and ev- virus. that have received grants er-present cowboy hats, died at The action was suggested by in the past include meal his home on Thursday, July 16. council member Joe Schmidt programs to fight hunger, He was 94 years old. following a mayoral procla- reading initiatives, nature Jim Goodrich’s younger mation from Mark Robe that restoration projects and brother, Bob Goodrich, said underscored the city’s com- mitment to the use of masks in the purchase of equipment Jim was inspired from a young public. for first responders. age to keep others from going hungry. Robe read the proclamation Grants typically range at Monday’s council meeting. from $500 to $5,000. The Al- “We moved off the farm when I was seven, and the older The proclamation does not liant Energy Foundation have the authority of a munici- will communicate all grant kids, including Jim, (some- times) went hungry,” Bob Go- pal ordinance but is rather a decisions by Nov. 1. statement of administrative odrich said. “He went hungry intention. and he made up his mind that Schmidt said he was in fa- L_hjkWb(&(&9ekhW][ if he could help it, nobody was vor of putting more “teeth” going to go hungry, and that’s H_Z[kdZ[hmWo into council action but under- just what he did.” The 2020 Courage Ride, stood there were members of which this year is being As with all other things, the community that would be done virtually due to CO- once Jim Goodrich made up opposed to mandates. VID-19, began this past his mind, nothing could change Council members agreed it. He would go on to raise a Saturday and goes through that masks provide a good sprawling garden and donate Aug. 15. safeguard against COVID-19 thousands of pounds of fresh The annual event is a fun- transmission but were also produce to food banks, senior draiser to aid in the fight aware that businesses wished centers and church food banks against sarcoma cancer. to avoid offending customers The fundraiser is held in SUBMITTED with restrictive policies. honor of Seth Bailey, who SEE GOODRICH | PAGE 8A Jim Goodrich at work in his garden in Wellman. played basketball at Iowa SEE MASKS | PAGE 8A Mennonite School (now Hillcrest Academy) in Kalona on a prosthetic leg after being diagnosed with Fern Bontrager appointed to Wellman City Council sarcoma cancer. He died in 2003 at age 25. BY JAMES JENNINGS 2013. All proceeds from Cour- The News Bontrager chose not to seek age Ride benefit the Uni- WELLMAN re-election in 2017, and Philpot versity of Iowa Holden was elected to replace her. Comprehensive Cancer A familiar face is returning “For the simple fact that our Center Sarcoma Research to the Wellman City Council. council is obviously so young, Program. At Monday’s meeting, the I, personally, like the idea of The event has raised more council appointed Fern Bon- having Fern,” council member than $610,000 since the first trager to serve out the remain- Shannon McCain said. “She’s ride in 2005. der of former council member been there before. She did a This year’s registration Mark Philpot’s term. The term great job and left by her choice. cost is $25 per person; expires at the end of 2021. I think it would be best for our free for kids 12 and under. Philpot resigned effective council to have someone with July 1 to take care of family out Route maps cover distanc- some knowledge and back- of state. es of 5, 18, 36, 51, 85 and 101 ground with it.” Bontrager first joined the miles. Bontrager said that she is council when she was appoint- To register, go to: cour- happy to serve again. ed to fill a vacant seat in May ageride.org. “Somebody had asked me to 2009. JAMES JENNINGS/THE NEWS She was elected to the seat Wellman Mayor Ryan Miller (left) swears in newly appointed City later that year and again in SEE BONTRAGER | PAGE 8A Council member Fern Bontrager at Monday’s meeting. PAGE 2A | THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2020 NEWS THE NEWS Supervisors OK contract for October road project BY MARY ZIELINSKI H[Y[_l[Z WdZ WYademb- Correspondent edged the quarterly report WASHINGTON from the sheriff’s department that showed a bank balance Work on the planned RCB during the quarter from April Culvert Extension project on 1 to June 30, gun permit fees to- the Old White Way, east of taled $4,640 and service fees at Highway 218, is due to start in $20,053.93. Deputy Bill Fiordel- October and be completed by ise noted that the quarter was the end of the year. “business as usual.” Tuesday, Washington Coun- :_iYkii[Z\khj^[hef[d_d] ty supervisors accepted the bid of county facilities, agreeing to of $198,170 from Iowa Bridge have discussions with depart- and Culvert of Washington, ment heads and take possible which was the sole bidder for further action at the Aug. 11 the project. meeting. The original estimate for the single-box project was H[Y[_l[Z j^[ m[[abo kf- $185,000. date about COVID-19 cases in The project is part of the the area with total cases since county’s current five-year road the start of the pandemic at plan. 3,035, with 294 positive and a to- KALEN MCCAIN/THE NEWS In a related action, the tal of 14 deaths, most of which Crews from ITC Midwest string new power lines along Highway 22 between Kalona and Riverside. board approved the resolution were in the older population authorizing County Engineer segment. Jacob Thorius to sign the docu- Currently, there are 60 hos- ments and start the process for pitalizations and, for the area, New power lines making their way to Kalona the work. a total of 521 available hospital In other business, the board: beds.