Under these new proposed regulations, Iowa growers need to be aware of new definitions. A broad definition of food is used – thus any item grown or produced on a farm that is ultimately intended for human consumption is considered a food. This includes seeds and soybeans and livestock, not just produce sales. This also includes prepared foods such as pies and cookies that might be sold with farm-grown produce at a roadside stand.

A workshop will be held on Thursday, May 30 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. to provide guidance for producers on these new regulations. Extension offices across East Central Iowa will be hosting a live webinar presented by members of the On-Farm Food Safety Team.

One of the workshops will be held at the Jones County Extension Office in the new Citizens State Bank Youth Development Center in Monticello.

Others will be held at the Dubuque County Extension Office in Dubuque, the Delaware County Extension Office in Manchester, and the Jackson County Extension Office in Maquoketa.

Dr. Angela Shaw and Paul Domoto will provide a 1½-hour workshop which will provide an overview of the Food Safety Modernization Act and GAP standards.

This workshop is a producer outreach effort coordinated by the Buy Fresh Buy Local – River Bend Chapter committee.

To register for any of the above locations, contact Regional Foods Coordinator Brittany Bethel at bbethel@iastate.edu or call 563-583-6496, ext. 12. Registration deadline is Monday, May 27th.

Three of the meetings will be in Jones County:

• Monday, May 20, noon, USDA Service Center, Anamosa.

• Tuesday, May 21, 5:30 p.m. at the Jones County Extension Office, Citizens State Bank Youth Development Center, Monticello.

• Friday, May 31, 5:30 p.m., Central Park, Center Junction.

Other meetings are scheduled in Delaware, Fayette, Johnson, Linn and six other counties across the state.

Iowa currently has 1,535,586 acres enrolled in CRP with an estimated 183,399 acres expiring Sept. 30, 2013. A General CRP signup is scheduled to begin May 20 and end June 14.

Landowners with expiring CRP land or land that is not currently enrolled in CRP are encouraged to attend an informational meeting.

If you are unable to attend, consider a free webinar hosted by Women, Food, and Agriculture Network (WFAN). This informational webinar is scheduled for Thursday, May 23, from 10 – 11:30 a.m. Register at: https://womenfoodagnet.wufoo.com/forms/z7p7m5/.

“Our local county offices continue to schedule meetings throughout the state,” said Whitaker. “Check our website for more additional meeting as they become available.”

Information on the meetings listed below and other programs administered by FSA can be found at www.fsa.usda.gov/ia.

BOYS TRACK

By Pete Temple, Express Sports Editor

You couldn’t ask for a stronger lineup heading to the State Boys Track and Field Meet than what the Monticello Panthers will ship to Des Moines this week.

Monticello dominated the Class 2A district meet, held Thursday, May 9 at Dean Nelson Field, coming away with 17 overall entries in 11 events headed to State, to go along with a team championship.

In six events, the Panthers are sending two qualifiers. Also in six events, Monticello heads to the State with the top-seeded time or distance.

“Our momentum since Drake just keeps going,” Monticello head coach Greg Williams said. “We haven’t lost a meet since. This will be the most guys we have taken down to the state meet.”

Double qualifiers include Michael Melchert and J.J. Frawley in both the 3,200- and 1,600-meter runs, Ben Ahlrichs and Dallas Lumpa in the 800, Brian Turnis and Logan McQuillen in the 400 hurdles, Devonte Merrill and Isaac Holtz in the discus, and Daniel Pike and Holtz in the shot put.

In addition, the Panthers qualified Cody Jamison in the high jump (with a school record leap of 6-foot-6.25), Craig Welter in the 400, and three relay teams: the 4×400, 4×800 and 1,600 medley.

Heading to State with the best qualifying time or distance in Class 2A are Ahlrichs in the 800, Melchert in the 1,600, Turnis in the 400 hurdles, Merrill in the discus, and the 4×400 and 4×800 relays.

“This team epitomizes what happens when talent is willing to work to be the best,” Williams said.

With such a balanced and talented team, arranging the lineup to best position the Panthers for State was a challenge of its own.

“I had to figure in what we wanted to run and score in at the state meet, time between races, and who was going to run them,” assistant coach Donnie Kremer said. “Certain people would not be able to run an event, so I had to find alternates that would do the job and get that event to State.”

The meet had its quirks, particularly with the weather. It rained off and on throughout the meet, which at one point experienced a long delay to allow a heavy storm to pass through.

“I thought our guys responded very well for the conditions,” Kremer said. “We ran extremely well all night, and even after the delay and change in temperature.”

Monticello has high hopes of adding a third state championship trophy during the state meet, set for May 16-18 at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

“A lot of things can happen once you are down there,” Kremer said. “If we run to our capability, we should be in the running for a state championship.”

Tri-Rivers Conference Meet

Prior to the district meet, the Panthers won 10 events and breezed to the title in Tri-Rivers Conference Meet. The event was originally scheduled for May 2, and then postponed to May 6 in Edgewood.

It was the final Tri-Rivers Conference meet for the Panthers, who will join the new River Valley Conference in the fall. Monticello took advantage, winning nine events and taking second place in nine others.

“It was a total team effort,” Williams said. “Our field events really came through, scoring 52 points.”

May 6

Tri-Rivers Conf. Meet

(at Ed-Co)

TEAM SCORES

1, Monticello 185; 2, Cascade 111; 3, East Buchanan 61; 4, North-Linn 47; 5, Starmont 41; 6, Springville 36; 7, Alburnett 30; 8, Maquoketa Valley 29; 9, Edgewood-Colesburg 17; 10, Central City 1.

MONTICELLO RESULTS

200: 5, Anthony Guyer, 24.35.

400: 2, Brian Turnis, 51.24; 3, Dallas Lumpa, 51.38.

800: 1, J.J. Frawley, 2:04.37; 2, Craig Welter, 2:05.57.

1,600: 1, J.J. Frawley, 4:36.65; 2, Ben Ahlrichs, 4:37.27.

3,200: 1 (tie), J.J. Frawley, 10:24.76 and Michael Melchert, 10:24.76.

110 hurdles: 5, Logan McQuillen, 17.35.

400 hurdles: 1, Brian Turnis, 56.09; 2, Logan McQuillen, 57.36.

4×100: 4, Monticello (Trent Aitchison, Anthony Guyer, Chris Tjaden, Tanner Felton), 46.00.

4×200: 2, Monticello (Chris Tjaden, Michael Melchert, Anthony Guyer, Tanner Felton), 1:35.41.

4×400: 1, Monticello (Brian Turnis, Michael Melchert, Dallas Lumpa, Ben Ahlrichs), 3:25.60.

4×800: 1, Monticello (Craig Welter, Tiler Streets, Dallas Lumpa, Nick Meyers), 8:19.20.

1,600 medley: 1, Monticello (Trent Aitchison, Tanner Felton, Michael Melchert, Nick Meyers), 3:42.58.

High jump: 1, Cody Jamison, 6-6; 2, Garrett Rieniets, 5-10.

Long jump: 4, Cody Jamison, 19-0.75.

Shot put: 2, Isaac Holtz, 51-6; 3, Daniel Pike, 48-2.75.

Discus: 1, Devonte Merrill, 168-10; 2, Isaac Holtz, 161-9.

May 9

Class 2A District Meet

(at Monticello)

TEAM SCORES

1, Monticello 161; 2, Cascade 103; 3, Dyersville Beckman 102; 4, Dike-New Hartford 89; 5, Mount Vernon 63; 6, Bellevue 38; 7, Hudson 37; 8, Clayton Ridge 28; 9, Denver 25; 10 (tie), MFL MarMac 21 and Alburnett 21; 12, Waterloo Columbus 10.

MONTICELLO RESULTS

(state qualifiers in bold)

200: 5, Trent Aitchison, 24.64.

400: 5, Craig Welter, 52.88; 6, Tiler Streets, 53.40.

800: 1, Ben Ahlrichs, 1:59.07; 2, Dallas Lumpa, 1:59.96.

1,600: 1, Michael Melchert, 4:28.69; 2, J.J. Frawley, 4:29.34.

3,200: 1, Michael Melchert, 9:57.04; 2, J.J. Frawley, 9:57.43.

400 hurdles: 1, Brian Turnis, 54.73; 4, Logan McQuillen, 56.98.

4×100: 5, Monticello (Chris Tjaden, Tanner Felton, Tyler Johnson, Anthony Guyer), 46.08.

4×200: 4, Monticello (Chris Tjaden, Anthony Guyer, Tyler Johnson, Tanner Felton), 1:36.85.

4×400: 2, Monticello (Brian Turnis, Michael Melchert, J.J. Frawley, Ben Ahlrichs), 3:28.41.

4×800: 1, Monticello (Brian Turnis, Nick Meyers, Ben Ahlrichs, Dallas Lumpa), 7:59.01.

1,600 medley: 1, Monticello (Chris Tjaden, Anthony Guyer, Dallas Lumpa, Michael Melchert), 3:39.87.

High jump: 1, Cody Jamison, 6-6.25; 4, Garrett Rieniets, 5-8.

Shot put: 3, Daniel Pike, 48-11; 4, Isaac Holtz, 48-6.

Discus: 1, Devonte Merrill, 167-6; 2, Isaac Holtz, 160-3.

PHOTO: Michael Melchert (front) and J.J. Frawley match strides in the 3,200-meter run at the district meet May 9 in Monticello. (Photo by Pete Temple)

GIRLS TRACK

By Pete Temple, Express Sports Editor

Sometimes, the wait is worth it.

Monticello came out of the Class 2A regional meet Thursday, May 9 in Monticello knowing it had qualified three entries to State.

The Panthers had to wait until Friday to compete in the discus event, because a series of rainstorms and one long delay left it too dark to conduct the event Thursday. In the other events, Monticello finished third or below, so the team had to wait until results came in from across the state to see which entries qualified.

“With a pretty good district, I was fairly certain that a few more things would go,” Monticello coach Darren Reade said.

Over the weekend, the Panthers learned that six more entries made it, giving them 10 total entries in nine events. On top of that, Monticello finished third as a team. Reade said both of those results represent the best finishes in the seven years he has been coaching girls track.

“Overall, the girls did awesome,” Reade said. “I told the girls that we had the possibility to send quite a few things to State.

“The girls battled through the rainstorm and delay and really had a great meet all around.”

Included were three first place finishes, from Kaylee Jones in the 100, Mandi Miles in the 400-meter hurdles, and Brooke Holub in the shot put.

On Friday, Sonya McCormick placed second in the discus. Monticello also qualified by time in the following: Rachel Gadient in the 100, Ellen Schlarmann in the 1,500, and the 4×100, 4×200, sprint medley and distance medley relays.

The state meet will be Thursday through Saturday, May 16-18 at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Tri-Rivers

Conference Meet

Monticello also had a strong performance in the Tri-Rivers Conference Meet, which was postponed from May 2 and held May 6 at Edgewood.

The Panthers finished fourth overall.

“We had some really inspiring performances at the conference meet,” Reade said. “Our field events went crazy, scoring more than a fourth of our overall points.”

Brooke Holub beat her personal best in the shot put by four inches, while Sonya McCormick and Becca Burmahl finished one-two in the discus.

“Not only did they supercede my expectations of their final placings, they also destroyed their personal bests,” the coach said. “Becca broke hers by six feet, and Sonya by almost 15.”

Kaylee Jones ran the best time of her high school career, giving her the top time in Class 2A so far this season. Mandi Miles broke her PR in the 400 hurdles by two seconds.

May 6

Tri-Rivers Conf. Meet

(at Ed-Co)

TEAM SCORES

1, Cascade 133; 2, North-Linn 120; 3, Starmont 85.5; 4, Monticello 82; 5, Edgewood-Colesburg 63; 6, Springville 33; 7, Maquoketa Valley 27.5; 8, East Buchanan 22; 9, Alburnett 21; 10, Central City 1.

MONTICELLO RESULTS

100: 1, Kaylee Jones, 12.52; 2, Rachel Gadient, 12.95.

800: 6, Kally Blake, 2:39.17; 7, Jazmine Reynolds, 2:40.44.

1,500: 5, Ellen Schlarmann, 5:19.99.

3,000: 5, Taylor Reth, 13:59.67.

100 hurdles: 8, Becca Burmahl, 17.99.

400 hurdles: 5, Mandi Miles, 1:10.84.

4×200: 2, Monticello (Kaylee Jones, Taylor Guyer, Sonya McCormick, Rachel Gadient), 1:48.25.

4×400: 6, Monticello (Taylor McDonough, Abby Schmerbach, Sydney Owen, Mandi Miles), 4:27.16.

4×800: 3, Monticello (Taylor McDonough, Kally Blake, Calli McQuillen, Jazmine Reynolds), 10:48.71.

Sprint medley: 2, Monticello (Rachel Gadient, Taylor Guyer, Sonya McCormick, Kaylee Jones), 1:56.41.

Distance medley: 5, Monticello (Taylor Guyer, Abby Schmerbach, Sonya McCormick, Ellen Schlarmann), 4:30.36.

Long jump: 3, Abby Schmerbach, 15-3.25.

Shot put: 2, Brooke Holub, 36-7.75.

Discus: 1, Sonya McCormick, 121-2.5; 2., Becca Burmahl, 108-8.

May 9-10

Class 2A Regional Meet

(at Monticello)

TEAM SCORES (not including discus)

1, Cascade 165; 2, Mount Vernon 98.5; 3, Monticello 85; 4, Hudson 81; 5, Denver 63; 6 (tie), Dike-New Hartford 53.5 and Dyersville Beckman 53.5; 8, Clayton Ridge 43; 9, Bellevue 42; 10, MFL MarMac 17.5; 11, Waterloo Columbus 15; 12, Alburnett 14.

MONTICELLO RESULTS

(state qualifiers in bold)

100: 1, Kaylee Jones, 12.58; 3, Rachel Gadient, 13.03.

1,500: 7, Ellen Schlarmann, 5:17.37.

400 hurdles: 1, Mandi Miles, 1:10.42.

4×100: 3, Monticello (Kaylee Jones, Taylor Guyer, Sonya McCormick, Rachel Gadient), 52.70.

4×200: 3, Monticello (Kaylee Jones, Taylor Guyer, Sonya McCormick, Rachel Gadient), 1:47.64.

4×400: 5, Monticello (Taylor McDonough, Jazmine Reynolds, Kally Blake, Abby Schmerbach), 4:26.49.

4×800: 6, Monticello (Taylor McDonough, Kally Blake, Calli McQuillen, Jazmine Reynolds), 10:54.54.

Sprint medley: 6, Monticello (Rachel Gadient, Taylor Guyer, Sonya McCormick, Kaylee Jones), 1:55.98.

Distance medley: 3, Monticello (Taylor Guyer, Abby Schmerbach, Mandi Miles, Ellen Schlarmann), 4:29.06.

Long jump: 4, Abby Schmerbach, 15-4.

Shot put: 1, Brooke Holub, 36-6.5; 6, Traci Plummer, 32-3.

Discus: 2, Sonya McCormick, 119-7; 6, Becca Burmahl, 106-5.

PHOTO: Brooke Holub shows the form that led to a first place finish in the shot put at the regional meet May 9 in Monticello. (Photo by Pete Temple)

GIRLS GOLF

By Pete Temple, Express Sports Editor

Monticello rode an 85 by Hannah Thompson and four scores in double digits to a victory in the Class 3A First Round Regional Girls Golf Tournament Monday, May 13 at Lincoln Valley Golf Course in State Center, Iowa.

The win advances Monticello to the Regional Final, to be held Monday, May 20 at Edgewater Golf Course in Oelwein.

The Panthers finished with a team score of 375, beating runner-up South Hardin, which had 391. Anamosa was third in the eight-team field with 403.

“I’m happy for the girls,” Monticello coach Joe Steen said. “They’ve put in a lot of work this year. It’s nice to see them make it to the next round. It’s a big opportunity for them.

Thompson, a senior, took second place individually with her score, which included a back nine total of 39. Thompson qualified individually for the regional final with that finish. The meet medalist was Paige Van Dyk of South Tama, with a 78.

“I putted extremely well on the back nine,” Thompson said. “The front nine was very challenging.”

Allison Ries came in with a 93, Darby Kramer shot a 98, Haley Moore had 99, while Tasia Welter and Faith Wenger both shot 103.

Thompson, a state tournament qualifier last year, is hoping she and the entire team can make it this year. The top two teams and top five individuals at the regional final will advance to State.

“I’m very excited,” she said. “I like our chances. If we can get four scores in under 100, we should be fine.”

The Panthers also competed in a regular season meet at Fawn Creek May 10 against Anamosa, and won 182 to 201. Ries was meet medalist with a 40, and Thompson shot 42.

May 10

(at Fawn Creek)

Monticello 182,

Anamosa 201

MONTICELLO CARDS

Allison Ries 40, Hannah Thompson 42, Darby Kramer 47, Haley Moore 53, Sonya Sperfslage 57, Dani Isaac 59.

May 13

(at State Center, Iowa)

Class 3A Regional

First Round Meet

TEAM CARDS

1, Monticello 375; 2, South Hardin 391; 3, Anamosa 403; 4, South Tama 404; 5, West Marshall 413; 6, Iowa Falls 444; 7, Union 444; 8, East Marshall 451.

MONTICELLO CARDS

Hannah Thompson 46-39-85 (runner-up), Allison Ries 44-49-93, Darby Kramer 51-47-98, Haley Moore 48-51-99, Tasia Welter 50-53-103, Faith Wenger 52-51-103. Medalist: Paige Van Wyk, South Tama, 78.

PHOTO: Haley Moore of Monticello lines up a putt during the meet at Anamosa May 10. (Photo by Pete Temple)

Is no sporting event sacred anymore where gentlemanly traits are as pure as the sport itself? The verbal shellacking has found its way to golf this past week when Sergio Garcia accused Tiger Woods of distracting him while he was in the middle of his backswing by selecting his next club which drew a small outburst by his gallery.

Oh no Sergio, what next? Will the croaking frogs that have made golf ponds their sanctuaries be responsible for your next verbal tirade? After all, you seemed to get to know those croakers quite well on Sunday after blasting back-to-back tee shots into the drink on hole seventeen.

To be honest, a little friction might be just what professional golf needs. Maybe we should allow the type of behavior displayed by Happy Gilmore and Bob Barker when they were debating if the price was right!

Most of us sporting fans are drawn to violence; we love bench-clearing brawls in baseball or fisticuffs during a basketball game. We love to see the big wrecks in a NASCAR race or a couple of big linemen get after each other in football. And fans of hockey go nuts when a fight breaks out.

But lately it seems like tempers flare quicker and easier than ever before in sports. And someday someone will suffer the consequences. Just a couple of weeks ago a young teen soccer player punched a referee, who eventually died from his injuries.

Early in the baseball season, L.A. Dodger pitcher Zach Greinke, who signed with the Dodgers for millions of dollars, broke his collarbone after he was involved with a skirmish with Padre’s outfielder Carlos Quentin.

What happens when a fight or a brawl or a intentional car wreck ends a player’s career or worse yet, his life? It’s sports folks and both competitors and fans alike need to realize that. It’s just a game. It’s not life or death but it could be, unfortunately.

BOYS GOLF

By Pete Temple, Express Sports Editor

Monticello bounced back from a slow start to have an outstanding back nine, lifting the Panther boys golf team to a second place finish in sectional play and advancing them to Friday’s district competition with a chance to qualify for State.

The Panthers collected scores of 39, 39, 39 and 40 on the back nine among their four counting scores during the tournament, held Friday, May 10 at the Monticello Golf Club.

As the host, the Panthers needed a top-two finish to advance to districts, and achieved that with relative ease, beating third place Cascade by 15 strokes.

“It was a good meet for us,” Monticello coach Curt Tauke said. “The boys did a nice job of recognizing what we needed to do.”

Dyersville Beckman was the runaway winner with 303, the Panthers totaled 325, and Cascade had 340. Since the host school was among the top two, the third place team, Cascade, also gets to advance.

Of the four scores that counted in the Panthers’ final score, three of the players knocked a combined 12 strokes off of their scores from the front nine.

“We didn’t play great on the front, but I was very happy with the way we came back on the back side,” Tauke said. “Other teams did not play as well on the back, so we were able to stretch our lead (for second place).”

Sam Boyd was consistent, shooting a 41 and then a 40. Ben Bollwitt went from a 44 to a 39 to finish with 83. Jacob Bergman followed a 45 with a 39.

At the top of the list was senior Tim Norton, whose 38-39-77 put him in a three-way tie for second place. Through a playoff, he wound up third, giving him one of the four individual slots in the district tournament.

The Panthers are scheduled to play in the Class 2A district meet Friday, May 17 at Geneva Golf Course in Muscatine. The top two teams and top four individuals will advance to state competition.

“This course is significantly different from ours,” Tauke said. “We’re happy to be there. Hopefully we’ll get the chance to play well.”

Midland meet

Prior to the sectional meet, the Panthers played a makeup dual meet against Midland, and scored a 167 to 188 victory. Because of Midland’s low numbers, the top four scores for each team counted as the varsity total, and the next four made up the JV total.

Cody Menster led Monticello and was meet medalist with a 39. Midland was led by Brandon Dirks with a 44.

May 6

(at Monticello)

Monticello 167,

Midland 188

MONTICELLO CARDS

Cody Menster 39, Tim Norton 41, Ben Bollwitt 43, Jacob Bergman 44.

MIDLAND CARDS

Brandon Dirks 44, Hagan Ackley 46, Trae Osterkamp 46, Alex Franzen 52.

JUNIOR VARSITY RESULTS

Monticello 185, Midland 245. Monticello cards: Michael Reuter 46, Carter Bronemann 46, Ty Leibold 46, Marcus Norton 47. Midland cards: Colton Dirks 53, Colin Feuss 60, Dalton Harms 65, Onwa Elicore 67.

May 10

Class 2A Sectional

(at Monticello)

TEAM CARDS

1, Dyersville Beckman 303; 2, Monticello 325; 3, Cascade 340; 4, Clayton Ridge 348; 5, Bellevue 372; 6, Northeast 382; 7, Alburnett 392; 8, Maquoketa Valley 393.

MONTICELLO CARDS

Tim Norton 38-39-77, Sam Boyd 41-40-81, Ben Bollwitt 44-39 – 83, Jacob Bergman 45-39-84, Cody Menster 48-41-89, Marcus Norton 46-51-97.

INDIVIDUAL DISTRICT QUALIFIERS

1, Chance Maiers, Beckman, 69; 2, Austin Lynch, Cascade*, 77; 3, Tim Norton*, Monticello, 77; 4, Chapin Maiers*, Beckman, 77.

* – playoff determined second through fourth places

PHOTO: Sam Boyd of Monticello chips out of trouble during the sectional meet May 10 in Monticello. (Photo by Pete Temple)

There will be a memorial service for Josephine and Eugene Ferrara at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 18, at the United Methodist Church, Monticello.

Eugene Frederick Oltmann

Jan. 2, 1930 – May 7, 2013

Eugene Oltmann, 83, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. The body will be cremated. There will be no service or visitation. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion.

Eugene Frederick Oltmann was born January 2, 1930, on a farm near Langworthy, the son of John and Elsie (Omnen) Oltmann. He graduated from Monticello High School in 1948, and served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1951 to 1953. In 1958, Gene and Myra Schoenbeck were married. For 30 years, he hauled gas and diesel fuel in the Monticello area. Gene liked to spend time with his family, ride the bike trails in Iowa and neighboring states, watch the Cubs at Wrigley Field, and read detective stories. He will be greatly missed by those whom he loved.

Gene is survived by his wife; daughters, Carla Oltmann, and Risa Oltmann, both of Marion; and granddaughter, Muriel Oltmann of Coralville. Also surviving are two sisters, Irma (Mark) Leonard, and Eleanor (Lloyd) Mueller, both of Monticello; and sister-in-law, Shirley Oltmann of Anamosa.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Audrey (Walter) Reiter; and brothers, Marvin (Mabel) and Raymond Oltmann.

Memorials may be directed to the American Cancer Society.

The family wishes to thank the staff at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy.

Please sign the online guestbook for Gene at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.

Dr. Carol Miller

Sept. 29, 1945 – May 2, 2013

Dr. Carol Miller, age 67, of Arlington, Tex. and formerly of Monticello, died Thursday, May 2, 2013 in Arlington, Tex. following a brief illness.

A memorial gathering and service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday morning, May 25, 2013 at the Oakwood Cemetery, Monticello. Rev. Jean Sullivan will officiate at the services. Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello is in charge of the arrangements.

Carol J. Miller was born Sept. 29, 1945 at the John McDonald Hospital, Monticello, Iowa. She was the daughter of Roy and Ruth Aubrey Peck, Miller. Her family lived in Earlville at the time where her parents had the International Harvester farm equipment dealership. The family moved to Monticello in 1949 after Roy and Ruth built a new International Harvester store and an adjoining ranch style home. Carol graduated from the Monticello Community Schools with the class of 1963. She remained close with a group of high school friends who were in cheerleading and band with her.

Carol started college at Drake University in Des Moines, and later transferred to Northeast Missouri State, (now Truman St. University) in Kirksville, Missouri. Following her graduation in 1968 she taught Physical Education in Montgomery City, Missouri. She moved back to Iowa and taught at West High School in Waterloo for 2 years.

Carol then moved to Denton, Tex. to obtain her Masters Degree from Texas Women’s University. In 1972 she began teaching at the Tarrant County Junior College, now TCC, in Fort Worth. While teaching she obtained her doctorate from TWC in 1981. She retired from teaching in 2002 but continued teaching a class through distant learning for another five years.

Carol enjoyed outside yard work, swimming, racquetball, golf, crossword puzzles and traveling, especially in the Southwest. She devoted a considerable amount of time caring for her good friend, Sharon.

Surviving are her sister, Linda (Bill) Ballou, Manchester, three nieces, Kathryn (Jerry) Benson, Lorilee Andreini, Margo Ballou, and nephew, Mark (Jennifer) Ballou, her great nieces, Haley and Sydney Ballou, her great-nephews, Anthony, Jordan and Taylor Andreini. She was preceded in death by her parents, and her sister and brother-in-law, Marilyn and Jim Robinson.

Memorials may be made to the Community Hospice of Texas 6100 Western Place Suite 500 Fort Worth, Texas 76107 or to a charity of choice. Thoughts, memories and condolences may be left at goettschonline.com