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Supporting several generations simultaneously

By MARK NEWMAN Courier staff writer

Mark Prevo purchased his family's historic farm in Davis County, but he does not consider

himself the boss. It's a story, he said,

that historical farms may see every

generation.

"I'm 63 and I've transitioned it to my

boys. Each one of my sons took over a

different area of the farm, and they're

in charge of that. One does hogs, one

cattle, one handles crops. They did all

three go to college. One came back, then

two, then three. I've got all three of them

working for me now."

The key is "working," because this is

a working farm. Mark said though the

equipment is different, you'd have seen

the same jobs being done 100 years ago

on that property by his great-grandfather. One big difference: the farm is a corporation now, with Mark and his sons as equal shareholders.

The original farm in 1916 was 360 acres. Now, it's 1,500. Century farms tend to grow, Mark said, because they often have to move from providing for the original owner's single household to multi-generation families.

"The house was built in 1917. We've added on a little bit, but it's the house

Photos provided

Above: A family portrait with the Prevo family in front of one of their barns. Mark and Cindy as well as their sons, Kevin, Jason, Kyle and their wives and children. Left: An older photo, between 60 and 100 years old, of the Prevo home. While much of a Century Farm has documentation, some stories and some photos have to have their origin estimated.

built by Sam Randolph, my great-grandfa- All lived in the same house at one time to make the grandkids sit quietly, hands

ther, my mother's grandfather. Sam died or another. The farmhouse, at 100 years folded in their laps. This is a warm, fun

the same year I was born. His son Vern old, is perfectly maintained and spotless- place when everyone is there.

was born in 1900 -- that's my grandfa- ly clean. However, Cindy Prevo, Mark's

ther."

wife, says she and Mark aren't the type

Please see PREVO, Page A6

Greg Hanshaw

CEO risks

bitter pill

for charity

Kidney walk will take place Oct. 8

By MARK NEWMAN Courier staff writer

OTTUMWA -- One of baseball's classic rivalries is providing an example of how to support a good cause with creative thinking.

"I challenged our die-hard Cardinals fan, CEO Greg Hanshaw, that if C1st could raise $1,600 and get 60 employees to sign up for the [Kidney] Walk, he would wear a Cubs jersey for the day," said Jami Kaelin, a loan manager for Community 1st Credit Union.

The response was immediate -- and a little unexpected.

"Right now we have raised $1,700 and have 57 people signed up," said Kaelin. "Interestingly enough, we have also had an uprising."

The counter-revolution consists of Hanshaw's fellow Cardinals fans trying to raise money so the CEO can instead wear a Cardinals jersey.

"There are Cardinals fans we didn't know were Cardinals fans," said Kaelin. "They started raising money on the side this morning; in one day, they've raised $300."

Please see KIDNEY, Page A4

Harmony Park, along trail, hits the right notes

By WINONA WHITAKER Courier staff writer

OTTUMWA -- Situated along the Ottumwa Levee Trail between the scenic Des Moines River and Bridge View Center sits a musical park where visitors can compose harmonies. The park recently interrupted the daily 10-mile bike ride of Ottumwa resident Trenton Fowler.

A second-year college student at Kirkwood Community College's Iowa City campus, Fowler likes to ride the trail when he's back home in Ottumwa. "I try to ride every day," Fowler said. "I do the

whole levee." But Friday, the musical instru-

ments caught Fowler's eye, so he dismounted, leaned his bike against a bench and let fly his inner musician.

"I'm just interested in new things," said Fowler. "I'm a big supporter [of the town]. I really like Ottumwa a lot."

Having taken piano lessons and drum lessons, Fowler was comfortable picking up the mallets to create a tune on the percussion instruments at Harmony Park.

The instruments have been installed in the last 30 days, said

Scott Hallgren, executive direc-

tor of VenuWorks at Bridge View

Center. "It came from kind of a

conglomerate at a board meeting."

Hallgren has seen harmony

parks before. Okoboji has one.

"My kids have played on those

instruments at Okoboji," he said.

The outdoor instruments are

durable, sustainable and can

withstand the elements. They

are based on a pentatonic scale,

a five-note scale that is the basis

for much of the folk music in the

world, according to a BVC

Winona Whitaker/The Courier

press release.

Trenton Fowler makes music at Bridge View Center's Harmony Park Friday. The park's

outdoor musical instruments, located along the Ottumwa trail system, distracted the

Please see MUSIC, Page A4 college student from his daily bike ride.

TWO-DAY FORECAST

Today ... A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Increasing clouds with a high near 79. Tonight ... 70 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10 p.m. Cloudy with a low around 60. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch. Sunday ... A 50 percent chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1 p.m. Cloudy with a high near 73. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Sunday night ... A 20 percent chance of showers before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy with a low around 59.

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