Southeast Iowa Housing, Inc.
February 18, 2025
1:30 P.M.
SEIRPC, 211 North Gear Avenue, West Burlington, IA
For Call In: (312) 626-6799 Meeting ID: 840 1838 2247 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84018382247
—– Agenda —–
CALL TO ORDER
Trousil
Agenda Approval
Trousil
Board Action
OLD BUSINESS
None
NEW BUSINESS
1.
Barker Financial – Lincoln School Project, Fort Madison, Development Services Agreement
Norris
Board Action
MATTERS FROM THE FLOOR
ADJOURN
MEETING OF HENRY COUNTY SOLDIERS’ & SAILORS’ MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
MEETING OF HENRY COUNTY SOLDIERS’ & SAILORS’ MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Time: 7:30am
HCHC Board Room
Mission: To enhance the health of individuals and communities through high quality, effective and efficient services
Vision: To be the healthcare provider and employer of choice
Values: Quality, Service, Teamwork, Accountability, Respect and Trust
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
- Mr. Prottsman ____ 4. Mrs. Bender ____ 7. Mr. Welcher ___
- Mrs. Olson ____ 5. Mrs. McNamee ____
- Mrs. Maher ____ 6. Mr. Blake ____
- PUBLIC HEARING: 7:30 am
On Proposed Action by Henry County Health Center to approve the county tax budget for the health center.
IV. CONSENT AGENDA
- Minutes of previous meeting and committees
- Administrative memo and EMS report
V. OLD BUSINESS
- Approve County Tax Budget for Health Center ♦ □ *
- Financial & Capital Update ♦ □
- GRH Update ♦ □
- Update on Chiller Project ♦ □
VI. HOSPITAL INSPECTION: Braden Blake
VII. NEW BUSINESS
- Board Resignation ♦ □ *
VIII. EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE
Closed session pursuant to Iowa Code Chapter 21.5 to discuss strategic objectives, quality, and legal matter
IX. ADJOURNMENT
BOT Meeting – Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Otis James “Jim” “Boogie” Kite, Jr
Otis James “Jim” “Boogie” Kite, Jr., 73, of Bonaparte, Iowa, passed away at 7:21 p.m. Saturday, February 15, 2025, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa.
He was born on May 3, 1951, the son of Otis James, Sr. and Bessie Mae (Hatfield) Kite in Keokuk, Iowa. In August of 1970 he married Sandra Kay Stecker. They later divorced. On November 5, 1983, he married the love of his life, Teresa Gilbert, in Wever, Iowa.
He is survived by his wife: Teresa; three sons: Trae (Kyli) Kite of Milton, Iowa, Cory (Jill) Kite of Weston, Missouri, Tyler (Tiana) Kite of Excelsior Springs, Missouri; eight grandchildren; Deven, Cree, Cohen, Cooper, Kale, Lily, Tessa, Taylynne; two sisters: Cyrillis Kite of Farmington, Brenda (Joe) Cochran of Farmington; three brothers: Lloyd (Linda) Kite of Bonaparte, Joe (Kim) Kite of Farmington and Gerald (Diane) Kite of Mt. Pleasant. Also surviving are several cousins, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter: Wendy Lee Chase and two brothers: Roger and Robert.
Jim was a 1969 graduate of Harmony High School. He was a truck driver for forty-four years, retiring from Fed-Ex Freight in August of 2013. He enjoyed playing semi-pro football in the early 1970s (where he got his nickname “Boogie Bear”), fast pitch softball, coaching his Farmington Locker boys at the Stockport softball tournament, deer hunting, smoking meat, playing cards, teasing and joking with others. Most of all, Jim enjoyed spending time with his family especially his wife, children and grandchildren.
His body has been entrusted to the crematory of Schmitz Funeral Home for cremation.
A visitation will be held from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at Schmitz Funeral Home in Farmington, where the family will be receive friends from 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
A memorial service will be held at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at Schmitz Funeral Home in Farmington.
Burial will be held on his birthday, Saturday, May 3, 2025, at Croton Cemetery. A celebration of his life will follow.
A memorial has been established in his memory.
Schmitz Funeral Home of Farmington is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.schmitzfuneralhomes.com.
Debi Sue Ayer
Debi Sue Ayer, 70, a resident of Fairfield, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2025 at her home.
An open visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Funeral services celebrating her life will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, February 20th at Suburban Heights Baptist Church in Fairfield. Burial will be at Memorial Lawn Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Noah’s Ark Animal Foundation and left at the funeral home.
Debi was born October 25, 1954 in Fairfield, the daughter of Wilson and Madeline Maxine (Turner) Parker. She was a 1972 graduate of Fairfield High School. Debi married Douglas Ayer, January 14, 2000 in Fairfield.
Throughout her life, Debi worked at the Jack and Jill Grocery, Fairfield Glove Factory, Town and County in Fairfield, and as a contractor for Iowa Electric. She enjoyed playing golf, boating, and loved her pet cats and dogs.
Those left to honor her memory include her husband, Doug; step-children, Joe (Lory) Ayer of Denver, Colorado and Beth (Matt) Seitz of Loveland, Colorado; four grandchildren; her brother, Rev. Ed (Karen) Parker of Fairfield; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Patty Leppert and Judy Mathes; and brother, Michael Parker.
Online condolences can be made to Debi’s family by viewing her obituary at www.behnerfh.com.
June Lowe
June Lowe, 98, of Mount Pleasant, formerly of Cedar Rapids and Ottumwa, died Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at the Henry County Health Center.
June was born on September 30, 1926, in Ottumwa, Iowa, the daughter of Floyd R. and Linnie (Murphy) McDaniel. She graduated from Ottumwa High School in 1944. She continued her education at the University of Iowa, where she received a bachelor’s degree in commerce in 1948. June went on to earn a master’s degree in education in 1967, from Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, now known as Truman State University. On November 30, 1948, she married Henry E. Freeman of Clear Lake, they resided in Galesburg, Illinois, and Mason City where their three daughters were born. The couple divorced in 1960.
June and her daughters moved back to Ottumwa where she became a teacher for the Ottumwa Community School District for 27 years. On December 26, 1962, she was married to Bill J. Lowe who was also a teacher. After retiring in 1989, she moved to Cedar Rapids to be near her daughters and grandchildren. Early in her retirement was involved with childcare and volunteering in her grandchildren’s schools. Additionally, she volunteered in medical records at Mercy Medical Center. She was an active long-standing member of Cedar Christian Church, the fitness facility, and her card playing group. June moved to Mount Pleasant in 2018 to be close to her daughter Karen.
At the age of 9, she expressed the desire to be Street Commissioner because she wanted to keep God’s world to be clean of litter so it was only natural for her to be a volunteer with the Cedar Rapids City Spring Cleanup.
June is survived by her three daughters, Karen (Jim) Kurtz, Nancy (Jim) McGough, and Diane (Joe) LaFontaine; six grandchildren: Traci Gardner, Alisha Hileman, Tiffany Ray, Tami Kurtz, Derek Kielkopf, Dustin Kielkopf; seven great grandchildren: Falon Gardner, Cairys Gardner, Hayleah Carlo, Noah Hileman, Maddie Hileman, Kerissa Kielkopf, Bentley Kielkopf; step great granddaughter Alena Lopez; sister-in-law Patty McDaniel; nephew Mike (Robin) McDaniel, and a niece Sue (Aaron) Votroubek. She was preceded in death by her parents, former husbands, infant sister Donna Jean McDaniel and a brother Keith McDaniel.
According to her wishes her body has been cremated and there will be no formal services. Burial will in the Ottumwa Cemetery at a later date. The Olson-Powell Chapel & Crematory is caring for June and her family. www.powellfuneralhomes.com
Preserve Oakland Mills Committee Meeting February 19 @ 6:00 p.m.
The Henry County Conservation board has rescheduled February’s meeting for Wednesday February 19th at 4:30 p.m.
They will meet in the basement of the conservation office. Following the board meeting, they will be hosting the Preserve Oakland Mills Committee Meeting at the Nature Center at 6:00 p.m.
Everyone is welcome to attend both meetings.
Mount Pleasant FFA Pancake Supper
The Mount Pleasant FFA chapter is hosting a Community Pancake supper this week to raise funds for the program. Mt. Pleasant Agriculture Instructor & Advisor,
The Pancake supper will be on Thursday, Feb 20th at the high School for their Pancake Supper. All donations will help fund the FFA department and their needs throughout the year. The event runs from 5pm-6:30pm. The meal is offered by a free will donation.
Sports, February 17th
High School Boys’ Postseason Basketball
Classes 1A and 2A will have their first round games tonight scheduled for 7 pm. Here are the local matchups:
For Class 1A Substate 4 District 8, Wapello will take on #10 Burlington Notre Dame on the road.
Winfield-Mt. Union will be hosting Pekin in the #4-seed versus #5-seed contest. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.
#2 Holy Trinity Catholic will face off against #7 Columbus.
Lastly, #6 Danville will travel to #3 WACO.
For Class 2A Substate 5: District 9, the #1-seed #10 West Burlington earned a bye and will await the winner between #4 Central Lee and #5 Louisa-Muscatine, while #2 Mid-Prairie received a bye as well with the Golden Hawks taking on the winner between #3 Mediapolis and #6 Cardinal.
In District 10, Van Buren County will hit the road to compete against PCM for their first-round matchup.
High School Girls’ Postseason Basketball
In Class 2A Region 2, West Burlington earned a rematch against the team that knocked them out of last year’s regional bracket after narrowly defeating West Branch 45-41 over the weekend. The Falcons will travel to Columbus tomorrow, February 18th, at 7 pm with a three-game winning streak on the line.
Danville will square off against Louisa-Muscatine at home tomorrow at 7 pm.
The Class 3A Regional tipped-off over the weekend and in Region 1 Mediapolis slammed the door on Washington’s season with a 58-38 victory over the Demons. Ellah Wagenbach collected 20 points in the win. Mediapolis will face off against Benton at home on Wednesday, February 19th, at 7 pm.
In Region 4, Fairfield lost to Williamsburg 55-15 and Central Lee was squashed by Mid-Prairie 77-41. Taylor Jones led the Hawks with 10 points. The Trojans ended the season with a 1-21 record, while Central Lee finished the season with an 11-12 record.
In Class 1A Region 7, Winfield-Mt. Union will play Springville tomorrow at 7 pm.
WACO will travel to Sigourney tomorrow at 7 pm for their quarterfinal matchup.
Holy Trinity Catholic will hit the road to take on Lone Tree tomorrow at 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.
In Class 2A Region 1, Van Buren County will compete against Pleasantville tomorrow on the road at 7 pm.
In Class 4A Region 4, Mt. Pleasant will make the trip to Keokuk on Wednesday. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm. The winner will travel to Clear Creek Amana on Saturday, February 22nd.
The top half of the bracket will feature Burlington playing host to Fort Madison with the winner to compete against Central DeWitt on Saturday.
High School Wrestling
The boys’ district meets commenced over the weekend and 32 local wrestlers were able to punch their ticket to the state tournament. Here’s some of the highlights from the day of action.
In Class 1A at Pleasantville, WACO’s trio of Ian Maize, Gage Samo, and Louden Huisenga each finished the meet undefeated and as district champions. Van Buren County’s Leo Jirak and Wapello’s Cohen Wolford each finished as runner-ups in their respective weight classes.
At Wilton, New London had Kane Forseen and Gage Burden each collect 2nd place and a ticket to the state tournament.
In Class 2A at Centerville, Burlington Notre Dame handled business with 11 state qualifiers, including five district champions in Kohen Dietzenbach, Colt Boyles, CJ Davis, Kaiden Dietzenbach, and Kael Cook. Fairfield will be sending six wrestlers to Des Moines after Cael McCabe, Cason Miller, Dain Burkhart, and Dre Smithburg took 1st place with Zandrik Allison and Alex Hudson claiming a runner-up slot.
At Williamsburg, Mediapolis’ Kyler Crow took home 1st place as Peyton and Mason Johnson each finished in 2nd place for their respective weight classes. For a full breakdown of all the action follow this link: District Results
The state tournament is scheduled to start on Wednesday, February 19th, with KILJ 105.5 FM and kilj.com providing updates throughout the day.
High School Basketball
Mt. Pleasant will host Pella tomorrow, February 18th, at 7 pm for their regular season finale.
The Fairfield boys’ team will take on Clear Creek Amana tomorrow with tip-off at 7:30 pm at home.
High School Bowling
The girls’ state qualifying meets are scheduled for today and Fairfield and West Burlington will compete at Davis County, while Mt. Pleasant will travel to Keokuk.
The boys’ state qualifying meets will take place tomorrow, February 18th, and Mt. Pleasant will make the trip to Keokuk to compete.
Southeastern Community College
The men’s basketball team lost a tough one to Indian Hills Community College over the weekend 57-55. The Blackhawks will travel to take on Richard J. Daley College on Thursday, February 20th, at 7 pm.
College Basketball
The #10 Iowa State men’s team is getting back to their winning ways after picking up an 81-70 win over Cincinnati this past weekend. Curtis Jones put up 22 points from off the bench as the Cyclones finished 26-30 from the free throw line. Iowa State will play at home tomorrow, February 18th, at 7 pm against Colorado.
The Iowa men’s team could not keep pace with #25 Maryland yesterday, falling 101-75. Pryce Sandfort led the scoring effort with 15 points, while Payton Sandfort finished with a 14 point/10 rebound double-double. The Hawkeyes will take on Oregon on Wednesday, February 19th, at 7:30 pm at home.
The Iowa women’s team will travel to #9 Ohio State today at 11 am.
The Iowa State women’s team held off Kansas over the weekend, winning 93-80. Audi Crooks dropped 26 points in the winning effort. The Cyclones will face off against Houston on Wednesday at 6:30 pm at home.
This Day in Sports History
1974 – 16th Daytona 500: Richard Petty becomes the first driver to win back-to-back titles at Daytona; his 5th Great American race.
1998 – The USA Women’s Ice Hockey Team beats Canada and wins the first Olympic Gold medal.
2012 – Approximately 70 ancient Olympic artifacts are stolen from the Archaeological Museum of Greece.