The Bloomfield City Council resumed work Thursday night to implement an engine brake ordinance in Bloomfield.

The council approved the first reading of a new ordinance that calls for enforcement to be citywide. The issue must be approved twice more before it becomes effective.

The council and Bloomfield Main Street agreed to set Trick-or-Treat night on Oct. 31 in Bloomfield.

The Davis County Board of Supervisors will meet at 9 a.m. Monday in the Davis County Courthouse.

Among items on the agenda is considering signing a contract for grant writing services.

The annual meeting of the Davis County Old Soldier’s & Settler’s Reunion will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Drakesville Park Shelter House.

The group will discuss the 2008 reunion and will also begin making plans for the 2009 event.

School Menus for Sept. 8--Breakfast: Cereal and toast. Lunch: BBQ chicken with whole-wheat bun, green beans, pineapple, and a cookie.

Bloomfield Senior Citizens Center activities for Sept. 8--Lunch: Ham balls, scalloped potatoes, cauliflower, pears, and a muffin. Activity: Cards at 12:45 p.m.

The Beta Rho Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma  announced it will soon be selecting its 2008 grant recipient.

A $250 grant will be awarded to any Davis County college student majoring in education. The recipient must be at least a college sophomore to be eligible for the grant.

Anyone wishing to apply for the grant must sent a letter of introduction and state their career goals by Sept 5. The letter must be sent to Carol Mayberry, 16240 Highway 63, Bloomfield, Iowa 52537

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, at the Midway Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Harold Baker officiating.  Burial will be in the Kingdom Cemetery in Davis County.

Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Friday at the Wagler Funeral Home in Bloomfield, with the family present from 6-7 p.m..

Memorials have been established to the Midway Calvary Baptist Church and Hospice, Inc.

Olive Mae Horn, 95, of Moulton died Sept. 6, 2008 at the Davis County Hospital in Bloomfield.

Funeral arrangements are pending at the Wagler Funeral Home in Bloomfield.

In sports action, the Lady Mustang volleyball team will participate in the Cedar Rapids Washington Tournament on Saturday beginning at 9 a.m.

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The cross country teams will travel to Pella Saturday for the Pella Invitational. Action begins at 11 a.m.

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The Mustang junior varsity football team will host Keokuk Monday night at 6 p.m.

The Mustang football team evened its record at 1-1 Friday night with a 25-0 victory over Clarke.

The Mustangs were able to move the ball early but did not break into the end zone un-til the 9:52 mark in the firs quarter. Austin Utt scored on an 11-yard screen pass from Coleton Mathews. Mathews later hit Devin Williams on a 30-yard scoring strike to put Davis County up 13-0 at the half.

Mathews and Utt connected for a 16-yard pass to put Davis County up 19-0. Utt fin-ished off the scoring with a 30-yard run in the opening seconds of the fourth quarter to account for Davis County’s final touchdown.

Davis County will spend the next week preparing for its opening game of Class 2A District 6 Football against Columbus on Sept. 12.