VISITORS GUIDE 2013 Enjoy the simple pleasures. ALEXANDER COULTER • GENEVA HAMPTON • HANSELL • LATIMER POPEJOY • SHEFFIELD • DOWS • ACKLEY HAMPTON CHRONICLE entertainment business attractions history WWW.FRANKLINCOUNTYTOURISM.COM FRANKLIN COUNTY VISITOR’S GUIDE| 2013 1 FIND US ON 641.456.5668 | www.franklincountytourism.com | hamptoniowa.org | FACEBOOK BUSINESS FRIENDLY ENVIABLE LIFESTYLE GREAT LOCATION Thinking about starƟ ng or expanding a business? Let us help you through the process with our free services. FCDA is your go-to for: • IncenƟ ves • Site and building locaƟ on • Tax breaks • Revolving loan funds • And any other way we can be of help Please feel free to contact Karen Mitchell for a liƩ le no-pressure conversaƟ on. We are here to help. Building business in Franklin County, Iowa Franklincountyiowa.com 641-430-2578 [email protected] 5 First St. SW, Hampton, IA 2 FRANKLIN COUNTY VISITOR’S GUIDE| 2013 WWW.FRANKLINCOUNTYTOURISM.COM A Big Franklin County Welcome! Dear Visitors, Dear Visitors and Readers, Greater Franklin County Chamber of Commerce is excited to Franklin County Tourism is glad you found your way to this bring this Visitors’ Guide to you! Visitors’ Guide! Please take a minute or two to look through The Greater Franklin County Chamber of Commerce includes this guide and fi nd all the activities, events and places to go in all of Franklin County and the school districts of CAL (Coulter, Franklin County. We are very proud of our history and singular Alexander, Latimer), Hampton-Dumont and West Fork. in our determination to provide you a great place to visit and welcome you to Franklin County. You’ll notice when you visit our county seat, Hampton, that we have a stunning Main Street district. That’s intentional – we’re In the spring we have Spring Open Houses at our specialty proud of our ancestors and our residents alike and work very shops in our Main Street district in downtown Hampton. Summer hard to share our past, present and future with you. We are you’ll fi nd live music and the historic Hampton Municipal Band thrilled with our Main Street Iowa designation. We are also proud at Tuesdays on the Town. Franklin County has one of the best of all our communities that make up the Greater Franklin County fairs in the state every July; Summerfest in August is designed Chamber of Commerce. for family fun and live music. The Beeds Lake Restoration Run provides running, walking, food and fun. The chamber’s mission is to support economic growth by improving the quality of life and business climate in the Franklin We have recreational areas that make boating, camping, fi shing, County area. We achieve this by great volunteers making and swimming a joy to do. There are many famous landmarks Promotion, Design, Business Improvement, Organization and in the area: the fi rst Rural Electric Cooperative west of the Tourism committees motivated, relevant and viable for the Mississippi, The Harriman Nielsen Historic Farm, and The Old Franklin County area. We hope you consider visiting with any Stone House just to name a few. Fall brings the Fall Festival of our great business members who continue to invest both time and Fall Open Houses. Winter is fi lled with Holly Dazzle activities and money to make Greater Franklin County the place we are including a lighted parade, wine walk, live theater and more. blessed to work, live in and enjoy. There’s plenty of shopping, dining and exploring for everyone! We encourage you to stay awhile in Franklin County — we You can fi nd more information about Franklin County and are here to serve you. Visit us on Facebook at www.facebook. things to do at www.FranklinCountyTourism.com or feel free com/GreaterFranklinCounty or stop by either website www. to call 641-456-5668 and visit awhile with us. FranklinCountyTourism.com or www.HamptonIowa.org. Please notice in the center of this guide is a listing by category of Brody Bertram businesses that belong to the chamber; following that is a listing President, Franklin County Tourism alphabetically of all businesses in greater Franklin County. If you Franklin County Conservation don’t see what you need, we encourage you to give us a call at 641-456-5668. For more information contact: Brook S. Boehmler, Executive Director Greater Franklin County Chamber of Commerce Megan Rosenberg and Franklin County Tourism President, Greater Franklin County Chamber of Commerce 5 First Street SW Lawyer, Law Offi ce of Hobson, Cady and Cady Hampton, Iowa 50441 [email protected] Phone: 641-456-5668 • Cell: 641-456-8531 • Fax: 641-456-5660 WWW.FRANKLINCOUNTYTOURISM.COM FRANKLIN COUNTY VISITOR’S GUIDE| 2013 3 Visitor Resources FRANKLIN COUNTY MORE COUNTY DEPARTMENTS CITY OF COULTER FRANKLIN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER MAYOR SUPERVISORS - ELECTED 641-456-2128 Jim Warwick • 641-866-6997 District 1, Mike Nolte • 641-456-5444 CONSERVATION & PARKS COUNCIL District 2, Jerry Plagge • 641-579-6060 641-456-4375 George Eddy, Kevin Erickson, Dallas District 3, Corey Eberling • 641-892-4726 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Paris, Dan Tilkes, Terry L. Turner. 641-456-6035 Council is scheduled the second The board meets Mondays at 8:30 a.m. in ENGINEER’S OFFICE Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. the supervisors’ boardroom, lower level of 641-456-4671 the courthouse, 12 1st Ave. NW, Hampton. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SANITATION CITY CLERK Supervisors’ boardroom • 641-456-5624 641-425-8394 LaDonna Jorges EXTENSION SERVICE Mail: PO Box 5, Coulter, IA 50431 FRANKLIN COUNTY ASSESSOR 641-456-4811 Phone: 641-866-6942 Gwana Wirtjes GIS & MAPPING Email: [email protected] 12 - 1st Ave. NW, PO Box 575 641-456-6045 Hampton, IA 50441 HOME CARE SERVICES CITY OF DOWS Phone: 641-456-5118 641-456-5830 MAYOR Fax: 641-456-6005 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Larry Klatt • 515-852-4356 641-456-6044 COUNCIL FRANKLIN COUNTY ATTORNEY PLANNING & PROGRAMMING Don Bosch, W. Raymond Kracht, Willis Daniel F. Wiechmann, Jr. 641-456-2128 Muhlenbruch, Don Lane, Judy Gorder. 24½ 1st St. NW, PO Box 315 PUBLIC HEALTH Council meets fi rst Monday. Hampton, IA 50441 641-456-5820 Phone: 641-456-4658 VETERANS AFFAIRS PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR 641-456-5670 Mike Schroeder FRANKLIN COUNTY AUDITOR ZONING Michelle Giddings 641-456-2128 CITY CLERK 12 - 1st Ave NW, PO Box 26 Jeanette Wenzel Hampton, IA 50441 CITY OF ACKLEY Mail: PO Box 395, Dows, IA 50071 Phone: 641-456-5622 MAYOR: Jim Daggs Phone: 515-852-4327 Fax: 641-456-6001 COUNCIL: Dale Brass, Keith DeVries, Email: [email protected] Sue Ibeling, Dan Scallon and Arlene STATE OF IOWA CLERK OF COURT Thuente. CITY OF GENEVA Deb Bausman Council meets second Wednesday of MAYOR PO Box 28 month at 7 p.m. Sean Porter Hampton, IA 50441 COUNCIL Phone: 641-456-5626 CITY CLERK: Cyndee Roskens Desiree Johnson, Stephen Love, Todd Fax: 641-456-5628 CITY HALL: 208 State, Ackley, IA 50601 Pilchard, Tonya Sanders and Jesse Viet. Phone: 641-847-3332 Council meets second Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. FRANKLIN COUNTY RECORDER Email: [email protected] Toni Wilkinson CITY CLERK 12 1st Ave NW, PO Box 26 CITY ADMINISTRATOR/ECONOMIC Deanna Genz Hampton, IA 50441 DEVELOPMENT Mail: 115 Franklin St. Hansell, IA 50441 Phone: 641-456-5675 Mike Nuss • 641-847-2214 Mobile: 641-580-0427 Fax: 641-456-6009 Email: [email protected] Email [email protected] FRANKLIN COUNTY SHERIFF CITY OF ALEXANDER CITY OF HANSELL Larry Richtsmeier MAYOR MAYOR PO Box 57 Arlen L. Olson • 641-692-3526 Doug Symens Hampton, IA 50441 COUNCIL COUNCIL: Deloris Cunningham, Jess Phone: 641-456-2731 (dispatch) Jean M. Arends, Darrel D. Baxter, Virgil Harlan, Jason Harper, Michael Norman, 641-456-6035 (offi ce) Larson, Jacob Mc Nutt, Thomas Shear. Nicole Wickwire. Council meets fi rst Tuesday at 5 p.m. Council meets second Monday at 7 p.m. FRANKLIN COUNTY TREASURER Chad Murray CITY CLERK CITY CLERK 12 - 1st Ave NW, PO Box 26 Rozanne Bird Deanna Genz Hampton, IA 50441 Mail: PO Box 1, Alexander, IA 50420 Mail: 1466 Timber Ave, Hansell, IA 50441 Phone: 641-456-5678 Mobile: 515-571-1120 Phone: 641-580-0427 Fax: 641-456-6003 [email protected] Email: [email protected] 4 FRANKLIN COUNTY VISITOR’S GUIDE| 2013 WWW.FRANKLINCOUNTYTOURISM.COM Visitor Resources CITY OF HAMPTON CITY CLERK: Judy Muhlenbruck; City Council, Creative Solutions MAYOR Mail: PO Box 744 Latimer, IA 50452 EX OFFICIO: Brody Bertram, Franklin Shawn Dietz, 641-530-1169 Phone: 641-579-6452 County Conservation COUNCIL: Fax: 641-579-6508 Erran Miller, Krukow Real Estate Ward 1, Valerie Haugebak, 641-456-9819 Email: [email protected] STAFF Ward 2, Jim Davies, 641-425-4707 Brook Boehmler, executive director, Ward 3, Dyanne Pralle, 641-456-2176 CITY OF POPEJOY Greater Franklin County Chamber of Ward 4, Craig Eckhardt, 641-456-5244 MAYOR Commerce Hope Polk, Center 1 assistant At Large, Dick Lukensmeyer, 641-425- Dale Maas, 515-859-7508 7200 COUNCIL: Ronald R. Allen, Dennis L. FRANKLIN COUNTY TOURISM BOARD At Large, Steve Harms, 641-456-3101 Bradley, Scott Bradley, Jesse Furman, PRESIDENT Council meets the second and fourth Jason Nohrenberg. Brody Bertram, Franklin County Conser- Thursdays at 6 p.m. Workshop meets Council meets the second Tuesday at 6 p.m. vation the two Mondays preceding the council VICE-PRESIDENT meetings. CITY CLERK: Jolene Nohrenberg. Donnis Borcherding, Hampton State City Hall: PO Box 15 A, Popejoy, IA 50027 Bank ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Clerk Home Phone: 515-859-3365 TREASURER CITY MANAGER: Ron Dunt Mobile: 641-373-6660 Shannon Latham, Latham Hi-Tech Seeds PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR: Doug Tarr Email: [email protected] MEMBERS CITY CLERK: Robbi Stevens Jon Baltes, Franklin County Fair Board 122 1st Ave.