Mount Pleasant Utilities Special Meeting Agenda

By Theresa Rose · Thursday, August 18th, 2022 at 10:59 am CDT

AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER.
A. Roll call.
B. Approval of Agenda.
II. WATER RATE RESOLUTION NO. 2019-01 – Review and Approval.
A. Review of details associated with the automatic inflationary rate adjustment factor language
contained within the current Water Rate Resolution No. 2019-01.
B. Board review of potential future language modifications that could be incorporated within a revised
Water Rate Resolution.
C. Board review and approval to proceed with future billing adjustments associated with undercharges
to customer utility accounts.

III. OTHER BUSINESS.
A. Other Business, Unscheduled for Consideration by Board of Trustees.
1. Executive Session – Personnel & Legal.
a) (Executive Session pursuant to Section 21.5(1)(c) of the Code of Iowa for
legal purposes).
IV. ADJOURNMENT.

Stanley Ross (final arrangements)

By Theresa Rose · Thursday, August 18th, 2022 at 10:54 am CDT

Stanley W. Ross, 80, of Fort Madison formerly of Mount Pleasant, died Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at Parkview Manor in Wellman.

Stanley was born March 7, 1942, in Mount Union, Iowa, the son of Virgil and Lois (Harned) Ross. He graduated from Mount Pleasant High School and attended Burlington Business School.  He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. On June 14, 1969, he married Erma Bush, they later divorced. Stanley was a devoted employee of Metro Mail for 43 years. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and served in many capacities.

While in high school he worked part time at Benner’s Food Store and a year at Burlington’s first Hy-Vee. He helped his older brother sell garden seeds, Gritt newspaper and TV Guides, while growing up on the farm. Stanley and his wife had a period of selling Amway products. In his early years he built many plastic model cars and aircraft. Then the Lionel trains led to H O and N scale trains and equipment.  He loved watching Nascar races and playing board games.

Stanley is survived by a son James Ross of Mount Pleasant; sister Janet (Bill) Tema of Kalamazoo, Michigan; brother Richard Ross of Mount Pleasant; three grandchildren, Haleigh Gonzalez of Ottumwa, Jacey Ross and Doug Ross of Mount Pleasant; five great grandchildren; two nephews, Bryan Tema of Augusta, Michigan, and Joe Harbin of Lockridge; and many great nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by his parents; brother Milford Ross; sister Marilyn Koch; and two nieces Cindy Wixom and Toni Johnson.

Funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mount Pleasant. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery with military rites by the Henry County Honor Guard. Visitation will be held from 1-7 p.m. on Monday, August 22, 2022, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel where the family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m.  A memorial fund has been established for the First Baptist Church and Washington County Hospice.  www.powellfuneralhomes.com

Water Shut-Off

By Theresa Rose · Thursday, August 18th, 2022 at 10:47 am CDT

Mount Pleasant Municipal Utilities will need to shut water off Friday, 8-19-22, from approximately 9 am to 1 pm. The affected are will include the following:

  • S. Walnut St. extending from the intersection of E. Washington to the intersection of Webster St.
  • E. Webster St. extending from the intersection of Corkhill to the intersection of Walnut St.
  • E. Clay St. extending from the intersection of S. Jay to the intersection of S. Walnut St.

The water shut off is to tie in water services from the recently completed water main project on E. Clay St. We are contacting residents that will be affected by this as well as placing door hangers this morning.

Marlene L. Statler (final arrangements)

By Theresa Rose · Thursday, August 18th, 2022 at 10:41 am CDT

Marlene L. Statler, 89, of Mount Pleasant, died Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at the Lone Tree Care Center, in Lone Tree.

Marlene was born October 29, 1932, in Mount Pleasant, the daughter of Miles and Ruth (Kopp) Mallams. She graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 1950. On January 7, 1956, Marlene was united in marriage to Robert Statler at the First United Methodist Church Chapel. Marlene was a dedicated associate in the Mount Pleasant Community School District for 19 years. She was an active member of the First United Methodist Church, Order of Eastern Star where she served as Worth Matron in 1976. She was also a member of the VFW Auxiliary. Marlene enjoyed spending time with family and weekly meals with family.

Marlene is survived by two daughters, Lori (Shannon) Scherwin of Mesa, Arizona, Christi Sammons of Conesville; four grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; sister Jan Roach of Mount Pleasant; and two sisters-in-law Joann Mallams of Mount Pleasant and Mary Rich of Wayland.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Bob, son-in-law Terry Sammons, two brothers Dale Mallams, Marvin Mallams, sister-in-law Phyllis Mallams and brother-in-law Dick Roach.

A Memorial Service will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 20, 2022, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel. Inurnment will follow in the Lockridge Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established for the First United Methodist Church and Hospice Compassus. www.powellfuneralhomes.com

Sports, August 18th

By Slaten Swords · Thursday, August 18th, 2022 at 10:40 am CDT

Mt. Pleasant Meet the Players

Mt. Pleasant’s Meet the Players is tomorrow night, August 19th. Introductions for Cheerleaders, Cross Country, Football, and Volleyball will begin at 7:15 pm. The Freshmen and Sophomore football teams will scrimmage at 7:40 pm, followed by a Varsity scrimmage to conclude the night.

New London Football

Football is back in Southeastern Iowa tomorrow night, August 19th, as the New London Tigers start their 2022-23 season with a week zero matchup at home against the Moravia Mohawks. The Tigers finished last season with a record of 4-4 with a playoff appearance. KILJ will have the call with Coach Bennett and I heading to New London. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 pm.

WACO and Winfield-Mt. Union Start Week Zero

This Saturday, August 20th, WACO and Winfield-Mt. Union will travel to Martensdale-St. Marys for a four-team football showcase. Winfield-Mt. Union will face off against Audubon at 2 pm. WACO will battle against Southeast Warren to end the night as they will look to continue their dominant stretch, as they went 10-1 last fall.

Winfield-Mt. Union

Winfield-Mt. Union’s Meet the Players has been postponed. The new date will be August 22nd from 5 to 7 pm. It will coincide with Back-to-School Supply Night, so player introductions will begin at 7 pm. There will also be a supper and kids carnival running throughout the scheduled time.

Des Moines Register’s Preseason Football Rankings

Des Moines Register released their Top 10 football rankings for each class for Iowa high schools this morning, August 18th. The polls were put together using the guidance of more than 150 coaches statewide and various discussions and observations by media members. WACO and Winfield-Mt. Union both ranked inside the Top 10 for 8-man teams with WACO slotted at number 4 and Winfield-Mt. Union sneaking in the top 10 at number 9.

Iowa Wesleyan Soccer

Iowa Wesleyan’s fall sports will officially get underway this week as both the men’s and women’s soccer teams have games scheduled.

The Men’s team travels to Southeastern Community College August 19th to kick off the season. Their first home game is August 21st against North Iowa Area Community College.

The Women’s team begins their season traveling to face off against William Penn University on August 20th. Their first home game will take place August 27th when St. Mary-Of-The-Woods College travels into town.

This Day in Sports History

1973 – Hank Aaron set a major league record with his 1,378th extra base.

1981 – Herschel Walker of the University of Georgia took out an insurance policy with Lloyd’s of London. The all-American was insured for one million dollars.

1987 – Earl Campbell announced his retirement from the National Football League (NFL).

1992 – Larry Bird, after 13 years with the Boston Celtics, announced his retirement.

New Utilities General Manager

By Theresa Rose · Wednesday, August 17th, 2022 at 4:36 pm CDT

Mount Pleasant Utilities Manager Jack Hedgecock introduced his successor at Tuesday’s meeting of the Utilities Board of Trustees.  August 25 the transition to Nate Lucas will begin.  Hedgecock will continue to work with the new general manager for a period of time before retiring from the position. IN other news from the trustees meeting…Hedgecock reported on the progress of the new well under construction saying they are still experiencing drilling issues. A vote on a change order on the project was tabled. He reported on the water main replacement project on East Henry Street saying the plan is to finish that project mid October. The old control building at the Adam Street Substation is being replaced this is a million dollar project that should be completed by next spring. A long lead time for materials is to blame for the extended project time line.

Stanley Ross

By Theresa Rose · Wednesday, August 17th, 2022 at 4:07 pm CDT

Stanley W. Ross, 80, of Fort Madison formerly of Mount Pleasant, died Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at Parkview Manor in Wellman.  Funeral Services are pending at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel.

Dolores V. Freitag (updated)

By Theresa Rose · Wednesday, August 17th, 2022 at 3:42 pm CDT

Dolores V. Freitag, 104, of West Point, Iowa, passed away at 4:45 p.m. Friday, August 12, 2022, at the West Point Care Center.

Born on July 18, 1918, in West Point, Iowa, the daughter of Ben and Theresa (Merschman) Wellman. On February 14, 1939, she married Cletus Freitag at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in West Point, Iowa. He preceded her in death on November 12, 1955.

Survivors include one son: Mark (Mary) Freitag of Billings, Montana; three grandchildren: Chad (Anya) Freitag, Amy (Jeff) Berve, Ryan Freitag; five great grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; two step-grandchildren: Stacie (Austin) Heil and Sara (Cody) Belgarde, four step great grandchildren; one great-great step grandchild; one sister: Phyllis Ward of West Point, Iowa; one brother: Ron (Linda) Wellman of West Point, Iowa; one sister in-law: Marilyn Wellman. Also surviving are  several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, four sisters: Germaine, Virginia, Bernice and Crescentia;  four brothers: Bob, Stanley, Paul and Donald in infancy.

Dolores was a member of St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, the Altar and Rosary Society, St. Anns Circle Daughters of Isabella, several card clubs, the study club and the West Point Historical Society. Dolores farmed with her husband until his death. She then worked several years at Freitag Implement and later became the Postmaster of the West Point Post Office until her retirement in 1984. Dolores enjoyed traveling, quilting, playing scrabble, volunteer work and most of all being with family.

Visitation will begin at 12:00 P.M. Friday, August 19, 2022, at Schmitz Funeral Home in West Point, where the family will receive friends from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. A parish rosary will be recited at 4:30 p.m. and a Christian wake service will be held at 6:00 p.m.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 20, 2022, at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in West Point with Father Dan Dorau as celebrant.

Burial will be in Saint John’s Cemetery in Houghton, Iowa.

A memorial has been established for Holy Trinity Elementary School or Saint John’s Cemetery.

Online condolences may be made to the family at www.schmitzfuneralhomes.com Schmitz Funeral Home of West Point is assisting the family with arrangements.