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Ames Parks and Recreation dedicate the newest stone in the Faces in the Stone monuments at Ada Hayden Heritage park honoring Erv Klaas.
A
Well,
ada
hayden
heritage
park
is
the
largest
of
ames
38
parks,
and
it
actually
is
a
jewel
of
our
park
system,
I'm
sure.
As
long
as
you
walk
the
trails
you'll
notice,
the
nine
boulders
engraved
with
facial
images
of
individuals
who
made
lifelong
contributions
to
the
conservation
of
natural
resources
in
iowa,
they
include
ada,
hayden,
john
lacey
and
aldo
leopold.
A
A
Irv
klaus
has
been
a
leader
in
the
efforts
to
transform
this
abandoned
quarry
into
the
beautiful
park
that
it
is
today
and
irv
on
behalf
of
city
council.
Thank
you
for
all
your
efforts.
This
is
a
real
testament
to
what
you
have
helped
us
accomplish,
and
I
have
to
say
that
it's
a
bragging
piece
that
I
have
when
I
talk
to
other
mayors
in
terms
of
what
we
have
to
enjoy
and
it
really
makes
and
improves
the
quality
of
life.
So,
on
behalf
of
council
and
myself,
thank
you
very.
A
A
Your
life
and
make
you
realize
how
much
you're
appreciated
in
the
efforts
you've
made
on
behalf
of
this
park,
so
so
without
further
ado,
it's
my
pleasure
to
introduce
keith
abram
he's
the
director
of
parks
and
recreation
and
he
is
going
to
make
some
comments
as
well
and
that's
what
I'm
going
to
try
I'm
going
to
try
out
the
sun.
I
forgot
my
hat.
I'm
going
to
pry
my
head,
I'm
afraid.
B
I
just
don't
feel
like
I'm
deserving
of
this
of
this
honor.
You
know
everybody
else.
That's
on
these
stones
are,
are
my
heroes
are
they're
people
that
I've
really
looked
up
to
through
my
whole
career,
and
so
so
it
was
very,
very
humble
when
with
this,
but
I
just
want
to
share
a
little
bit
with
with
irv.
He
is
one
of
the
most
passionate
knowledgeable
guys,
people
that
I've
ever
met
when
talking
about
conservation
and
parks
and
wildlife
and
and
everything
there
is
to
know
about
parks.
B
I
feel
at
times,
like
I'm
a
kid
just
sitting
on
the
floor.
Listening
to
the
adults,
you
know
just
talking
about
and
sharing
stories
and
and
I've
told
him
multiple
times
and
I'll
tell
him
again
that
every
time
I
sit
down
with
him,
I
learn
more
and
more
every
time
he
just
has
so
much
knowledge
to
share
and
and
one
of
the
things
that
that
I
would
say
also
and
sometimes
it's
the
things
that
I
don't
even.
I
have
no
idea
how
many
of
you
have
seen
dragonflies
before.
Okay,
everybody
all
right.
A
B
And
then
irv
starts
telling
me
the
story
about
dragonflies
and
damsel's
flies
and
and
how
many
different
species
there
are
and
how
many
of
them
that
he's
logged
in
in
ada
hayden
and
it's
just
amazing
all
of
the
stuff
that
he
has
done
so
so
in
regards
to
the
park
irv,
you
know.
Obviously
you
were
instrumental
at
the
beginning
and
and
starting
to
log
some
of
the
wildlife
and
other
things
that
happened.
B
Also,
you
know
him
and
jim
p's
put
together
a
management
plan
for
us,
which
has
been
a
great
tool
for
for
joshua,
and
I
our
parks
and
facility
superintendent,
as
we
as
we
try
to
manage
this
park
and
and
it's
going
through
a
revision
right
now.
But
we
look
at
that
a
lot
and-
and
it
helps
us
with
with
everything
that
that
we
do
with
this
park,
the
oak
savannah
the
the
golf
cart
tours
for
people
with
disabilities
that
can't
enjoy
the
park.
Otherwise,
you
know
getting
that
going.
B
If
any
of
us
will
ever
get
a
chance
to
say,
hey,
you're
you're
in
the
same
level
as
all
your
heroes,
and-
and
this
is
a
you-
are
going
to
be
right
there.
So
as
people
walk
around,
they
will
see,
you
know
your
face
and
this
stone
and
this
boulder,
just
as
they
will
see
everybody
else's
faces,
so
so
you're
with
your
heroes.
B
We
appreciate
everything
that
you
have
done
and
look
forward
to
many
years
of
working
with
you
and
continuing
to
learn
from
you
and
again
pass
that
passion
on
to
everybody
else
that
that
you
meet
so
very
well
deserving
herb.
Thank
you
so
much
for
everything
that
you
do
and
congratulations
on
on
this
wonderful
honor.
Thank
you.
C
C
But
people
came
anyway,
they
found
out
about
it
and
they
said
no.
I
want
to.
I
want
to
be
there.
So
that's
just
terrific,
I
think
that's
a
testament
in
itself.
Let
me
introduce
the
the
friends
of
ada
hayden
heritage
park
board
and,
if
you
guys
can
just
raise
your
hands
wolf
ostrich
is
our
vice
president
stephanie
fox
for
stephanie
stephanie's,
our
secretary
treasurer
paul
d'amato
over
here
kevin
kane,
kevin.
C
A
C
Neighbors,
let
you
be
on
my
neighbor
and
what
kind
of
neighbor
we
need
for
the
neighbors
we
need
for
the
park
if
you'd
like
a
copy
of
this,
if
you
didn't
get
one
in
the
mail
you'd
like
another
one
to
hand
out
to
somebody
else,
please
see
stephanie
over
here.
She's
got
some
extras
go
around.
If
you
want
one
she'll,
let
you
know,
we
also
have
a
fairly
new
brochure
if
you're,
not
a
member
of
the
friends
of
ada
hayden
heritage
park.
Please
pick
one
of
these
up
from
wolf
back
here
and
he'll.
A
C
Here
sent
him
an
email
late,
but
steve
drew
the
likeness
of
of
irv
from
from
photos,
and
my
my
son,
who
drew
the
the
first
nine
didn't,
have
the
time
to
to
get
this
one
done
so
he
recommended
steve.
I
wanted
to
acknowledge
steve
tank
as
well,
so
today
we
we
gather
to
honor
herb
foss
of
the
placement
of
the
10th
stone
base
in
the
stone
here
at
ada
hayden
heritage
park.
C
If
you
want
to
learn
some
more
about
these
people,
I
would
encourage
you
to
listen
to
the
the
interview
that's
soon
to
be
on
khoi
or
local
community
radio.
That
irv
and
I
did
with
with
pat
schloerbaum
talking
in
more
detail
about
the
lives
of
some
of
these
people
and
spoiler.
Here
we
we
reveal,
at
the
end
that
irv
is
going
to
be
the
the
10th
face
on
the
rocks.
C
C
C
that
program,
the
cooperative
fish
and
wildlife
unit
by
the
way
was
founded
by
ding
darling,
one
of
those
faces
in
the
stone
and
the
first
leader
was
paul
arrington
another
face
in
the
stone
and
he
was
a
student
paul
errington
was
a
student
of
all
the
leopold,
a
third
face
and
stone.
You
get
the
the
pattern
here.
There's
a
lot
of
connections
between
these
folks
at
iowa
state,
dr
class,
guided
graduate
students
and
pesticide
impacts
on
wildlife,
waterfall,
energetics
and
ecology,
wild
turkey
survival
habitat
analysis
as
a
u.s
fish
and
wildlife
service
employee.
C
He
used
that
broad
knowledge,
as
as
both
irv
and
john
or
keith
and
john
mentioned
earlier
connections
with
the
university
connections
with
with
the
natural
world
to
put
together
a
survey
of
the
flora
and
fauna.
Here
at
this,
this
former
gravel
pit
hallett's
quarry
in
in
north
ames
with
the
data
as
an
important
baseline.
C
He
helped
organize
community-wide
effort
to
acquire
the
quarry
as
a
park,
a
new
wild
park,
a
new
concept
in
parks
for
the
city
of
ames.
It
culminated
with
a
passage
of
the
bond
issue
by
a
record
86
no
bond
issue,
except
this
one
ever
passes
by
86.
It's
pretty
pretty
phenomenal
the
name
for
the
park.
The
ada
hagen
heritage
park
was
in
fact,
herb's
idea.
C
It
was
a
way
to
honor
dr
hayden
and
her
connection
to
ames
and
to
iowa
prairies
without
irv.
I
can
say
that
we
might
very
well
not
have
this
part,
many
of
you
in
this
audience,
ted
tedesco
and
a
number
of
others
helped
in
that
effort
as
well.
So
on
behalf
of
the
friends
of
ada
hayden,
we
thank
you
all
for
for
your
many
contributions
in
2009
irv
determined
that
there
was
a
need
for
a
friends
group
and.
C
The
park
and
help
support
the
community
he
gathered
together,
a
founding
board
wrote
the
you
know
the
applications
and
for
501c3
status,
and
we
became
in
2010
the
friends
of
ada
hayden
heritage
park
and
irv
served
as
founding
president
of
the
group.
I
call
him
president
emeritus
until
2018
his
guidance
and
amazing
energy.
C
In
fact,
he
he
led
a
number
of
these,
particularly
dealing
with
dam
supplies
and
dragonflies,
something
that
he's
in
retirement
really
become
very
excited
about
his
empathy
with
other
aimed
citizens
who
have
mobility
challenges
led
to
our
annual
golf
court
tour
golf
heart
tour,
thank
you
and,
and
unfortunately
this
year,
because
of
cobit
19,
we
haven't
been
able
to
hold
that,
but
it'll
be
back.
Don't
worry.
C
A
C
Watershed
management
authority
he's
a
lifelong
learner
and
a
teacher
both
taking
courses
at
ali,
the
osher
lifelong
learning
institute,
but
he
teaches
them
there
as
well.
His
involvement
with
the
aldo
leopold
foundation
in
in
wisconsin,
led
to
his
founding
of
the
annual
ames,
reads,
leopold
celebration
here
in
ames
he
most
recently
er
founded
the
ames
climate
action
team,
along
with
other
aims,
community
activists
helping
move
us,
I
think
the
whole
community.
We
hope
to
take
action
on
this
critical
issue
of
climate
change.
C
C
Right,
it's
a
likeness
of
a
younger
herb
because
we
used
an
earlier
photo
and,
like
the
other,
the
other
10
stones.
It
will
the
signs
the
wayfinding
signs
that
we
have
at
all.
Four
entrances
will
eventually
be
changed
and
you'll
be
the
tenth
stone
in
there
irv,
unlike
the
other
nine
honorees
here
in
this
park,
irv
has
a
chance
at
rebuttal.
C
D
D
D
But
still
we
had
a
lot
of
remnant,
little
patches
of
prairie
and
species
of
trees
that
you
know
were
native
trees.
So
that's
been.
Our
goal
is
to
restore
three
heritage-
ecosystems,
wetlands,
prairie
and
savannah,
so
that
our
kids
and
their
kids
can
view
these
ecosystems
in
the
future
right
out
the
back
door.
D
D
A
D
And
he
wanted
to
know
if
I
had
a
permit
to
do
this,
because
this
consisted
to
be
a
part
of
a
of
an
animal
and
of
course
I
had
not
put
that
on
my
permit.
I
had
the
permit,
but
I
didn't
have
egg
white
on
it,
and
so
he
said
well,
you
made
it.
You
need
to
revise
your
permit
and
get
that
on
there
and
it
turned
out
that
dr
sibley
was
importing
egg
white
from
all
over
the
world
and
without
permits,
and
so
he
got
in
trouble.
D
Fortunately,
they
let
me
go
and
then
I
came
to
iowa
state
and
one
of
the
first
people
I
met.
I
was
sitting
in
my
office
one
day
and
this
little
man
came
walking
in
and
introduced
himself.
It
was
sill
and
uncle
who
I'd
never
heard
of,
and
I
was
kind
of
embarrassed
that
I
hadn't,
but
he
was
checking
out
this
new
kid
on
the
block
and
he
just
wanted
to
get
acquainted,
and
that
was
that
was
great
and
I
really
enjoyed
that
that
one
visit
I
had
with
him.
D
D
C
A
C
A
B
D
Right
now
was
part
of
that
complex
of
wetlands
and
the
developer
owned
the
property
at
the
time,
and
he
said
he
didn't
want
to
participate
in
these
government
programs.
He
wanted
to
tie
it
up
for
10
years
in
government
programs.
He
wanted
to
develop
so
I
said
well,
okay
and
we've
lost
that
one,
but
he
didn't
so.
We.
D
D
It's
about
170,
acres
and
add
to
this
park
with
the
same
kind
of
management
or
master
planning
that
went
into
this,
and
that
way
we
could
help
protect
the
water
quality
in
the
lake,
which
is
one
of
the
attractions.
This
park
is
the
good
water
quality
that
water
quality
was
identified
back
in
when
we
started
the
park
by
john
downing
as
one
of
the
best
water
quality
in
the
state.
D
D
Hey
you
know,
maybe
I
can
make
a
buck
on
this
and
so
they'll
put
down
the
down
payment
and
an
option
to
buy
and
then
we're
stuck
so
you've
got
to
move
fast,
see
and
I've
talked
to
john
dunn
who's,
the
head
of
the
water
department
and
has
jurisdiction
over
the
water
quality
here,
and
he
likes
the
idea,
and
he
said
he
thought.
Maybe
the
city
could
get
a
loan
from
the
state
revolving
loan
fund
for
source
water
protection
source
water
is
drinking
water
protection.