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July 6, 2016 GOWRIE, WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA VOL. 126 NO. 27

Dr. Bruce Pudenz, Doctor of Chiropractic, re-cently started to provide dry needling therapy at hisGowrie Clinic. Dry Needling Therapy is a therapeutic technique

in which a small, sterile filament needle is inserted intothe skin and muscle directly at a myofascial trigger point,This generates a twitch response, helping release muscletension and pain. Dr. Pudenz graduated from the Palmer Collegeof Chiropractic in Davenport, IA, in June, 2003. Dr. Pudenz has been a chiropractor for 13 yearshaving established his Gowrie Clinic in June of 2003.Cheryl Johnson is his office manager and chiropractic as-

Dr. Bruce Pudenz, Gowrie Chiropractor,

offers new treatment to reduce, ease pain

Established Gowrie Clinic in 2003. . .

sistant.Dr. Pudenz and his wife Jennifer, a nurse practi-

tioner at Unity Point in Green County, have four children:Alex, 15; Emma, 13; Isabella, 10; and Owen, 8.

How Does Dry Needling work? Though the exact mechanisms of dry needlingare not known, the technique has demonstrated both me-chanical and biochemical effects. Studies have shownthat inserting a needle into trigger points can cause fa-vorable biochemical change that can assist in reducingchronic pain issues.

Examples of conditions which can be treat-ed successfully with Dry Needling are: back and neckpain,including postural problems and tension; Pelvic pain(Chronic and acute); Arm Pain (Shoulder impingement, tennis andgolfers elbow); headaches (migraines, ad tension type);Buttock and leg Pain (including sciatic pain); hamstringstrains; knee pain, calf tightness or cramps. In some cases, decreased pain and improved

mobility is immediate. Typically, it may take a few treat-ment sessions for a lasting positive effect. The needle used in the procedure is very thin(like an vinsulin needle) and most patients dont even feelit penetrate the skin. The twitch response usually elicitsa very brief painful response. Some patients describe thisfeeling as a little electrical show or cramping sensation.This twitch response is a positive and desirable reaction.Pain may also be felt in the referral zone, an expectedresponse to treatment. Although Dry Needling uses the same needlesas acupuncture, it is not the same technique; that is it doesnot have the purpose of altering the flow of energy. Ittreats myofascial trigger points, which are different totraditional acupuncture points. Dry Needling is a modern,science-based intervention for the treatment of pain and

dysfunction in musculoskeletal conditions. It is highly recommended that you increase yourwater intake for 24 hours after treatment to help avoidsoreness. It is also recommended thatyou soak in a hot bath or hot tubto help avoid post treat-ment soreness.

The Central Plains FFA Tractor Ride enjoyed great weather and a great turn-out on Saturday, July 2.

The Gowrie AreaArts Council presentssummer events 2016

Gowrie City Park. . .

The Gowrie Area Arts Councilpresents the summer events of 2016. Allthe events are at the Betty Nyght HamiltonBandshell in the Gowrie City park. In theevent of rain, events will be held at Zion Lu-theran church.

July 21, 7:00 p.m.Community Play- A Long walk To Forever

August 4, 7:00 p.m.Jay Clyde Band AcousticFeaturing: Cory waller, Greg Merritt &

Ronley King

For additional information checkus out on facebook - The Gowrie Area ArtsCouncil.

oorland 4-Her earnstate 4-H safety award

Webster County 4-Her Matthew Ross, Moor-and, received a state 4-H safety and education in shoot-ng sports project award. Ross, 16, is the son of Laura anderry Ross.

A six-year member of 4-H, Ross has completedrojects on safety and education in shooting sports, poul-

ry, dog and aerospace. He has served as the treasurer andecreation leader of his 4-H club. Ross has also partici-ated in his county 4-H council, county youth committee,nd the Iowa 4-H Youth Conference.

4-H has given me a lot of self confidence overhe years. I feel more comfortable talking to large crowdsnd to new people, Ross said.


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July 6, 20162 THE GOWRIE NEWSTHE GOWRIE NEWS

Thursday, July 7

Gowrie Fire Dept., 7:00 p.m. at the fire station.Monday, July 11

Farnhamville City Council, 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. Gowrie Municipal Utilities Board, 4:30 p.m. at the

light plant. Harcourt TOPS, 8:00 a.m. at Faith Lutheran

Church Harcourt.Tuesday, July 12

Farnhamville Senior Citizens (cards), 1:00 p.m.,Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.

American Legion Peterson Post #431 and Sons of

the American Legion, 6:30 p.m. social time andmeal, 8:00 p.m. meeting, Gowrie Legion building.

Callender City Council, 6:30 p.m. at theCommunity Center

Wednesday, July 13

Farnhamville Fire Dept., 7:30 p.m. at the fire station. Gowrie Parks Board, 6:45 p.m. at the civic cente

To have the date and time of your organizations

meeting listed here, call the Gowrie News at

352-3325 or email us at [email protected]

Madaline (left) and Haileigh Patton performedearlier this month at CY Stephens Auditorium in Ames.

Former Gowrie residentsPerform at CY Stephens The Robert Thomas Dancenter of Ames present-ed Expo 2016 on June 11th at CY Stephens Audito-rium on the ISU campus. Performing throughout the dayin the 3 recitals were former Gowrie residents Madalineand Haileigh Patton. Both young ladies were involved with Irishdances, tap, and ballet. During the Sleeping Beauty bal-let, Madaline portrayed Aurora, the princess who awak-

ens and marries the prince. She had a graceful point soloand also partnered with the prince in a grand Pas de Deuxto celebrate. Haileigh performed additional ballet num-bers in this special presentation by the Iowa Youth Ballet. The daughters of Scott and Deb Patton, now ofNevada, both girls have been very active in dance class-es for many years. They will be performing at the IowaState Fair in August as well as several other Iowa eventsthroughout the summer.

Gowrie, Lanyon

students in AmericanLegion Boys Stateune 12th - June 17th. . .

Jordan Lane, Gowrie and Ryan Gustafson, ofrural Lanyon, participated in Hawkeye Boys State.

Parents are Jennifer and Brad Lane of Gowrieand Rhonda and Steve Gustafson, of rural Lanyon.

Iowa American Legion Hawkeye Boys State isa weeklong Hands-On experience in the operation ofthe democratic form of government, the organization ofpolitical parties, and the relationship of one to the other inshaping Iowa government. Through the Boys State objec-tive of learning by doing, young men will learn more

about city, county and state government in one week thanthey would in an entire semester of high school. Boys State is an exercise in leading as well asfollowing others. Elections are an opportunity to showthe ability to perform under pressure and to show charac-ter in the face of victories and/or defeats. Boys State willtest skill in solving problems and working effectivelywithin a team. Boys State is an opportunity to gain pride andrespect for our form of government and the price paid bypeople to preserve democracy.

Boys State is a chance to meet new people. Withover 500 delegates in attendance, Boys State offers anopportunity to meet people who represent Iowas diver-sity in heritage and culture. One of the finest objectivesafforded to young men by Boys State is the friendships

they will form with other Boys State citizens, many ofwhom will become lifelong friends.

Gowrie Legion Commanderwith Boy State participants. . . Ryan Gustafson, son of Rhonda and Steve Gus-tafson, of rural Lanyon and Jordan Lane, son of Jenniferand Brad Lane, Gowrie, are pictured with Jim Petersonof Gowrie, Commander of The Iowa American Legion atregistration at Hawkeye Boys State. They were sponsoredby Peterson Post 431, Iowa American Legion, of Gowrie.

Karrigan Mentzer,Lehigh 4-Her, earns4-H Citizenship award Webster County 4-Her Karrigan Mentzer,Lehigh, received a state 4-H citizenship award. Mentzer,16, is the daughter of Bret and Stacy Mentzer. A six-year member of 4-H, Mentzer has com-pleted projects on rabbit, citizenship, woodworking, dogand photography. She has served as the president, vicepresident and historian of her 4-H club. Mentzer has alsoparticipated in her county 4-H council and the Iowa 4-HYouth Conference. 4-H has made me come out of my shell andlearn new things, as well as meet new people. It hashelped me discover my love for working with children,and I now plan to start a career in special education so Ican help kids in need, Mentzer said.

Fellowship Coffee Sunday,July 3 at Our SavioursLutheran Church Thursday, June 30 at 6:30 p.m. Chimes Practicewill meet. Saturday, July 2 at 9 a.m. Mens Group willmeet in the Fireside Room. Sunday, July 3 at 9:15 Worship with Holy Com-munion will begin. There will be a Fellowship Coffee at10:15. Monday July 4 the church office will be closed.

Quilters meet Friday,July 8 at GUMC There will be a Church Council Finance Meet-ing on Wednesday, July 6 at 7:30 p.m. at Gowrie UnitedMethodist Church The Community Blood Drive will be Thursday,July 7 at 2 p.m. The District Laity Meeting will begin at 7p.m. Friday, July 8 the Church office will be closed.Quilters will meet at 1 p.m.

We ROCK Youth tomeet at OSLC July 11 Wednesday, July 6 at 8 a.m. cleaning of theParsonage will begin at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church.Please bring supplies with you.

Saturday, July 9 at 9 a.m. the Mens Group willmeet in the Fireside Room. Monday, July 11 Sewing day will begin at 9 a.m.At 6 p.m. We ROCK Youth will meet at the church. ACouncil Meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the FiresideRoom. Tuesday, July 12 at 9 a.m. the Sewing Day willbegin.

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Wednesday, July 6 - Salisbury Ground Beef, Mashed Potatoes, Peas andCarrots, Mixed Fruit, Cranberry Juice.Thursday, July 7 - Cook's ChoiceFriday, July 8 - Lemon Herb Chicken, Rice, Pilaf Broccoli Strawberries &

Bananas, Tomato JuiceMonday, July 11 - Tater Tot Casserole, Tossed Salad, Apple Slices, OatmealFruit Bar, OJTuesday, July 12- Egg Salad on Bun, Vegetable Soup, Potato Salad, RoyalBrownie, CantaloupeWednesday, July 13 - Roast Turkey, Potatoes & Gravy, Spinach Au Gratin,Blushing Pears

Churdan bandperforms Saturday,July 9, in Boone

Free concert in parkwith many bands. . .

The Karl L. King Municipal Band of Fort Dodge

will present a special concert at the Iowa Municipal BanFestival in Boone on Saturday, July 9.Eight bands have been invited to participate i

this years 25th annual festival, held at the Herman ParPavilion on the west edge of Boone. Bands will startplaying at 11:00 am, and each band is limited to a 45-min-ute concert. There is no admission charge. Persons cacome spend the day listening to some fine bands. It wilbe held, rain or shine, since the entire pavilion is undecover.

Included on the program will be the Town anCountry Band from Churdan at 11:00 am, the Greater DesMoines Community Band at 12:00 pm, the Ames Mu-nicipal Band at 1:00, the Washington Municipal Band at2:00, the Karl L. King Municipal Band of Fort Dodge at3:00, the Marshalltown Municipal Band at 4:00, the IowaMilitary Veterans Band at 5:00, and the Boone Munici-pal Band will close the days festivities with a concert a6:00 pm.

Boil Advisory Liftedfor City of CallenderThursday, June 30...

A boil advisory issued for the City of Callenderin Webster County was lifted Thursday, June 30. A main break that occurred when a storm sewerwas being installed left the city without water Monday,June 27 in the morning. The boil advisory was issued due

to the potential for bacterial contamination when the sys-tem lost pressure. Two sets of water samples indicate the water isnow safe to drink.

The drop in commodity prices has caused landvalues to continue to soften in Iowa, said Sam Kain, ALC,GRI, ABRM, national sales manager for Farmers Nation-al Company based out of West Des Moines, Iowa.

But, land values remain at a comparable level toJune 2015, declining by $500 per acre on average for highquality land. The limited amount of land for sale right nowhas definitely limited the decline in land values, Kainsaid. Although we have seen a decline in all types ofland, there is still strong demand for quality land and there

appears to be renewed interest from investors.Farmland has always been a very stable invest-

ment, which is appealing to investors seeking a secureplace to put their money. The majority of ag land sold inmy work area has been to settle estates and still goes tofarmer buyers though. The continued threat of rising interest rates andlower commodity prices will put pressure on land valuesin the near future, Kain said. But considering all that has happened in agri-culture, we still have a very good land market, he noted.

Land values soften in Iowa,but values comparable to 2015Very good land market. . .

Gowrie 4th of July Celebration


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The Board of Trustees has named Rev. NeilBlair as President of Saint Paul School of Theology.Blair is a 1980 Master of Divinity graduate of Saint Paul

School of Theology. He will begin his leadership on July1, 2016. Rev. Blair is a native of Iowa, born and raisedon a farm near Dayton. His hometown church is FirstUMC, at Dayton. He attended Morningside College forhis undergraduate degree. Following graduation he wasemployed by the college as Assistant Director of Admis-sions. Blair is an ordained elder in the Dakotas AnnualConference and served eight years in a local church inMissouri. He has two grown sons. David, his wife, Jen-nifer and their daughter Gracie, live just outside of Ft.Worth, TX in Aledo. Ben, Pamela, and newborn daugh-ter, Vera Foster Blair, born June 7th, live in Chicago.

We are fortunate that Neil Blair has agreed toprovide leadership to Saint Paul during this time. Neil

has a long and fruitful history with Saint Paul. He bringswith him knowledge and love of the seminary as well asa strong understanding of the church and theological edu-cations special role in the life and vitality of the church,said Saint Paul Board Chair Twila Glenn. Neil Blair returns to the seminary with a combi-nation of passion for Wesleyan evangelism, knowledgeof The United Methodist Church, and a variety of devel-opment leadership experiences.

Blair most recently served as the ExecutiveDirector for Institutional Advancement for the GeneralBoard of Higher Education and Ministry of the UnitedMethodist Church.

Previously, he was the President of The Founda-tion for Evangelism of the UMC in Lake Junaluska, N.C.and Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Da-

kota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, S.D. Additionally,he served 19 years as Vice President for Development atSaint Paul School of Theology.

Blair is an ordained elder in the Dakotas AnnualConference and served eight years in a local church inMissouri. He has two grown sons. David, his wife, Jen-nifer and their daughter Gracie, live just outside of Ft.Worth, TX in Aledo. Ben, Pamela, and newborn daugh-

ter, Vera Foster Blair, born June 7th, live in Chicago.Saint Paul School of Theology Established in

1958, Saint Paul School of Theology is a United Meth-

odist seminary, with locations in Kansas and Oklahoma.While students are predominantly United Methodists,the student body represents more than 20 denominationseach year. Saint Paul is accredited by the Associationof Theological Schools in the United States and Cana-da (ATS), and by The Higher Learning Commission ofthe North Central Association of Colleges and Schools(NCA), and is approved by the University Senate of TheUnited Methodist Church. Learn more at www.spst.edu.

Former Dayton resident Rev. Neil BlairNamed President of U. Methodist SeminaryUM Dayton was his hometown church. . .

The Board of Trustees has named Rev. NeilBlair as President of Saint Paul School of Theology

The Iowa Utilities Board has approved the Bak-ken Oil Pipeline which will run diagonally across Iowa.There are opposition groups fighting this pipeline. Thisstory concerns a recent oil pipeline spill (last week) andanother oil pipeline spill 13 months ago.

Thousands of gallons of crude oil spilled Thurs-day from a pipeline and flowed down a ravine in South-ern California but did not reach the ocean, officials said. The estimated 29,400 gallons of oil moveda half-mile from the spill, Ventura Fire Departmentspokeswoman Kelly Flanders said. The spill was reported in the Hall Canyon areaabove the city of Ventura and flowed into the PrinceBarranca, a ravine that ends at San Buenaventura StateBeach near the Ventura Pier. Fire departments responded and a pump houseoperating the line was shut down. Firefighters built a damout of dirt to keep the oil from moving farther. The oil left a black stain down the brush- andtree-filled arroyo and did not spread elsewhere. There was no immediate information on the

possible cause. Resident Kirk Atwater, 56, said he called 911after smelling and hearing the flowing crude. We started getting this horrendous smell and Iknew right away what it was, he said. The oil spilled from a line operated by Crim-son Pipeline, Flanders said. A telephone message seekingcomment was left for a company representative. A company press release from April said Crim-sons California network traverses about 1,000 miles andmoves nearly 200,000 barrels 8.4 million gallons ofoil daily. The spill came 13 months after more than120,000 gallons of oil spilled on the coast of neighboringSanta Barbara County. Some of the crude flowed into theocean at Refugio State Beach and killed birds and sea

lions. That pipeline, owned by Plains All AmericanPipeline, was found to have corrosion. Federal regulators said last month that Plainsfailed to prevent corrosion in its pipes, detect the rupture

Thousands of gallons of crude oilspills in southern CaliforniaCould this happen in Iowa?

or respond swiftly as crude streamed toward the ocean onMay 19, 2015. The report was issued just two days after Plainswas indicted in Santa Barbara County Superior Court on46 criminal counts, including four felonies of polluting

state waters and three dozen misdemeanors of harmingwild.

owa DNR celebrates0 year anniversary;uccess stories noted

July 1 marks the 30th anniversary of the Iowaepartment of Natural Resources, established by the Stateegislature when several state agencies consolidated in986. To help commemorate the 30th anniversary, theNR is highlighting 30 success stories for Iowas natural

esources during the last three decades. The DNR oversees compliance with water, landnd air quality regulations, as well as wildlife, fisheries,orests and state parks. We spend a lot of time working on, and talk-ng about, how Iowas natural resources need to improve,nd we will continue that hard work, said DNR Directorhuck Gipp. Now is the perfect time to also reflect on

ome amazing accomplishments that have truly improvedur states environment and outdoor opportunities.

According to Gipp, the key to most of these ac-omplishments has been partnerships. These are not just DNR success stories, saidipp. Many citizens, businesses and communities haveorked tirelessly to help improve natural resources and

owas quality of life during the last three decades.

Many of these successes have happened witheadership from organizations, companies and individu-ls outside of the DNR, and the agency salutes the effortsf thousands who have contributed their innovation andedication to natural resource work in the state.

Examples of natural resource successes in theast 30 years include:

Iowas eagle population, on the brink of extinc-ion in 1986, now has close to 400 nesting pairs in thetate.

More than 1,200 miles of hiking and bikingrails have been developed across Iowa, creating hugelyopular outdoor opportunities.

Almost 30 percent of Iowa electricity nowomes from wind energy, a number that was basicallyonexistent in the mid-1980s.

Iowas streams that can support naturally re-roducing trout have increased to 45 from just six in theid-1980s through water quality efforts.

2.2 million Iowans now participate in curbsideecycling in 644 Iowa communities, a concept that wasot widespread 30 years ago.


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Over last several weeks at church we have beenendeavoring to eliminate accumulated clutter, cleaningout storage areas, cubby holes, closets, nooks and cran-nies, office storage cabinets and shelves. So, I thoughtthe one day I recently had free time being there mostlyto man phone calls and/or visitors, that it would be agood day to start own my desk. The first drawer I tackledwas one that had accumulated a lot of files/informationdating back to my Mission Jamaica trips and the time Iwas in charge of signing people up, collecting their feefor travel, lodging, etc. and getting it properly distributed.Most of those items were to be dumped but before do-ing it I scanned through them and found a couple or soitems that were my personal collection and I desired tokeep.

I have said it before, that its strange what a littlemind jogging can do for the memory. One thing this didwas to put some names with faces I had remembered butwhose names had eluded me. So, while at this time thedesk has not been thoroughly decluttered maybe youdlike to visit Jamaica with me again. Going on missiontrips such as these gives travel to well-known Caribbeanvacation spots a different perspective because we go tothe heart of the country and associate with the citizens intheir environment rather than the exotic seaside onesmost tourists experience. Second and thereafter missions were spent inthe Montego Bay area and into the mountains beyondat the West Haven Childrens Home and a nearby basic(elementary) school. We had collected supplies, as allmissionaries do, and filled our second piece of luggagewith many things for the orphanage and school. Theyhad been carefully weighed so they would not exceed theweight of the then allowed second piece. What do ourelementary school children need? So do they? What doyou have in your home as staples when raising babiesand older children? The same things are needed at WestHaven with the exception that most of their childrenhave very special needs and are still children well intotheir adulthood though we still call them children.

The first years of our groups mission trips wewere lodged at a seaside resort called Jack Tar. It wason the main street through the City where many of theresort hotels were located and extended quite a way to thesouth. Along that street were many businesses, the kindthat catered to tourists and there were little alley waysor locations tucked in here and there where many craftpersons had set up shop. Probably a lot by need to makea living, many of the Jamaican citizens are very talented,especially in carving, basket weaving, reed leaf hat fash-ioning, painting and making clothing to order, all goodtrades to attract the tourists and we were no exception inour free time.

I told you a bit about the food in my last articles.Most of the resort hotels are all inclusive, that is meals areincluded, as well as the snack bars by the beaches ANDthe real bars. The Jack Tar made an especially deliciousPina Colada, more like a dessert than a drink and beingfree not overly generous with the rum. They also had avery tasty ice cream (not available all the time) calledrum raisin. I didnt think Id like it but I did. They had

Our Mission Trips Continue . . .

the native dish akee heretoo but one taste of in inKingston cured my curi-osity. There was usuallya jerk meat of some kindand breakfast featuredfresh squeezed juices, es-

pecially pineapple and or-ange. Another item whichpuzzled me for breakfastthat is was baked beansuntil I found out that manyEnglish people come tothe island for a fortnight(two weeks vacation) andknowing that you couldspot some of them as theyput a piece of bread ontheir plate and covered itwith the beans. We metmany interesting peopleon these trips and heard oflot of their tales, especiallyEnglish and Canadian citi-zens. You could expectmany styles of dress andsometimes almost un-dress.

Each evening, ifwe still had any staminaleft after our day at the or-phanage, there was a stage

Southeast ValleySchedule of Events

Week of July 6th to July 13thWednesday, July 6

7:00 p.m. G Varsity Softball 3A GIRLS

REGIONAL Pocahontas Area @ Southeast Valley

Thursday, July 7

4:30 p.m. B JV-Varsity Baseball GAME - Madrid @

Southeast Valley

Friday, July 8

7:00 p.m. G Varsity Softball 3A GIRLS REG IONAL

Saturday, July 9

B Varsity Baseball 2A DISTRICT

Monday, July 11

6:00 p.m. Little Jags Meeting

7:00 p.m. G Varsity Softball 3A GIRLS REG IONAL

Tuesday, July 12

B Varsity Baseball 2A DISTRICT

*Schedule is pulled from the SV website for your convenience*www.southeastvalley.org

***Schedules are subject to change at anytime***

Birthdays6-July Mary Peterson, Austyn Wright7-July Logan Boerner, Susan Harry Lindsey Peterson, Audrey Subbert Nathan Subbert, Emily Wiederin8-July Karilyn Schleisman9-July Brian Gleason, Nick Hirschberg Sherry Shaw

11-July Sandy Hicks, Wendy Holm Ken Johnson, Brian Stickrod12-July Pat Seil13-July Cory Donahe, Cooper Lane Brian LaneAnniversaries6 July Marvin and Jana Coon.

Forgiveness

You must make allowances for each othersfaults and forgive the person who offends you. Colos-sians 3:13 We should thank God every day for His forgive-ness. Too many of us think forgiveness is a one waystreet. We want to be forgiveness for our sinful lives, yetwe hesitate to forgive others who have offended us. Godwants us to forgive others, especially those who have hurtus deeply. Will this be easy? No it is a tough assign-ment, but nevertheless, that is what God wants us to do.

Forgiveness is very big in Gods eyes, and itneeds to be big in ours as well. If any of us are strugglingwith our prayers feeling they arent getting any furtherthan the ceiling, we need to search our hearts and see ifthere is any unforgiveness blocking the way. We need toclean our slates and forgive those who have offended us. Prayer: Father, thank You for forgiving oursins. Help us to be as generous as You are when peoplehurt us by their words or actions. In Jesus Holy Name,

Amen.

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show, mostly local talent and some things involving theaudience. Those of us who went usually didnt last longbefore we went to our rooms for some down time andturning in so we could get up early the next morning. Wehad included Ziploc bags in our luggage and took themto breakfast with us to put various easily transported, notneeding refrigeration items with us in our ditty bags asthere was no place for us to have a regular meal whileout at the orphanage. The fresh fruits were favorites. Outof the sight of the ever roaming ambulatory orphanageresidents we would grab a bite here and there to sustainus until we arrived back at the hotel and could visit theseaside snack bar for a patty or nachos and a drink. Wefilled our insulated water bottles primarily with ice so wecould sip during the day, something very necessary in thetropical heat. As I write, the memories keep returning. Thescene has been (I hope) set so the next time I take youback to Jamaica, you can join me and the others on thebus ride up the narrow mountain roads to West Havenand read of some of our work and a lot about the peoplewe met.

Channel catfish bitingon Des Moines River;crappie fishing good

On Don Williams Lake. . .

Brushy Creek Lake--Bluegill - Fair: Try areas(4-10 feet of water) near shore with a small jig tippedwith crawler under a bobber. Black Crappie - Fair: Fishareas near shore in 3-8 feet of water with a jig fished un-der a bobber. Use a small piece of crawler or minnow.Walleye - Fair: Walleyes are being picked up in 10-20feet of water.

Des Moines River (Stratford to SaylorvilleLake) Channel Catfish - Good: The channel catfish biteis very good right now in the Des Moines river usingstink baits and cut bait. The river flows are still good forsmall boats to navigate. Don Williams Lake--Black Crappie - Good:The good crappie bite continues at Don Williams. Mostfish are 8-9 inches. They are not being caught close toshore. Slowly troll or drift 1/8 ounce jigs tipped withminnows or small white or chartreuse twister tails outfrom shore in 15-20 feet of water in the upper half of thelake. Crappies are suspended from 5 to 10 feet down.

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Jaclyn Rittgers, Skylar and Spencer Warehime, and Shane Promes are all smiles as they rest in Moorland beforeheading back to Gowrie during the 40 mile bike ride Saturday afternoon. Photos by Tami Barrett.

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HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN, FARNHAMVILLE

8:30 a.m. Sunday School; 9:30 a.m. Worship

FIRST UNITED CHURCH, FARNHAMVILLE

9:00 a.m. Sunday Worship, Fellowhip Coffee FollowingOUR SAVIOUR'S LUTHERAN, CALLENDER

9:15 a.m. Sunday Worhip

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, GOWRIE

9:30 a.m. Worship

ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH, GOWRIE

9:30 a.m. Worship

FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH, HARCOURT

9:00 a.m. Worship; 10:00 a.m. Fellowhip

EVANGELICAL COVENANT CHURCH, HARCOURT

8:30 a.m. Worship; 9:40 a.m. Sunday School

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, HARCOURT

9:00 a.m. Worship

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, SOMERS

10:30 a.m. WorshipFULTON LUTHERAN CHURCH, ROELYN

9:15 a.m. Worship

OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL, MOORLAND

10:00 a.m. Mass

EVANGELICAL COVENANT CHURCH, LANYON

10:00 a.m. Worship; 11:00 a.m. Sunday School

CHURCHWorship Schedule This excerpt was taken from A Caravan of Time,A Historical Booket of Dayton, Iowa 1856-1956.

Soon after the end of Wold War 1, a group ofreturned Veterans met and decided to organize a LegionPost. The group decided to name the Post after three lo-cal young men, who gave their lives in the first War toEnd All Wars, Charlie Peterson, son of Mr. and Mrs.Andrew Peterson; Benny Peterson, son of Mr. and Mrs.Charles Peterson, and Reuben Peterson, son of Mr. andMrs. D. A. Peterson. The name therefore was PetersonPost. Charter, number was 323, Iowa Department. So thegroup became members of Peterson Post 323, AmericanLegion Dayton, Iowa, on December 12, 1919. Charter members were Clarence Stephenson, JayC. Morton, A. V. Nelson, Roy Norlin, Earl A. Blair, RoyF. Stephenson, Ed Ahistedt, Orville Fischer, B. I. Lund-berg, A. J. Nelson, A. A. Ridgeway, Roy H. Sandquist, A.A. Erickson, Robert F. Peel and Frank Ehen. For the first few years, the Post flourished, buta period of several years came when it was rather diffi-cult to keep the necessary fifteen members and the Char-ter. After 1930, the members began to learn of the manybenefits gained through Legion, and membership gained

each year. World War II Veterans were admitted to theLegion and since that time, the membership has beenconsistently over 100. In addition to caring for the sick and disabledVeterans, the local Post has carried on a fine program ofCommunity Projects. The Post has been responsible forthe successful Bond Drives during World War II and forseveral other National Fund Campaigns since the War.

Dayton American Legion Peterson Post 323Named after three Petersons who died in WWI ...

Dayton Legion home

The Post has a fine new Legion hall, two floors40 feet by 80 feet, concrete floor on lower floor, withcomplete kitchen and dining facilities, as well as recre-ation. The late Dr. Gates M. Brown gave the Post a finebilliard table, and several other gifts have been acknowl-edged by the Post. Second Floor is hard maple, and isused for local meetings, an occasional dance of someprivate groups and local clubs. Really a very necessarymeeting place for Dayton. Carl E. Anderson, Grocer, is a present Com-mander and John A. (Jack) LeValley is the adjutant, Each year the Legionaires spend Memorial Daycaring for and decorating the graves of all service men invarious cemeteries.

The Karl L. King Municipal Band, conducted byerrold P. Jimmerson, will perform their weekly concertn Sunday evening, July 10. Concert time is 7:30 pm athe Karl L. King Band Shell in Oleson Park.

There is no admission charge, courtesy of theity of Fort Dodge. The Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

Bell Choir from Fort Dodge will again be selling home-ade ice cream and cake before and during the concert,

tarting around 6:30 pm.Before the concert starts, the popular area Brass

uintet, Jive for Five, will do a pre-concert performance,tarting at 7:00 pm. Group members include Tim Miller,umboldt; David Swaroff, Dayton; Kathy Yoakam, Hum-

boldt; Dan Cassady, Twin Lakes; and Paul Bloomquist,ayton.

These musicians are also all members of theing Band, and will perform a new arrangement of Theaints Hallelujah, along with a Dixieland-style arrange-ent of Thats A-Plenty! during the concert with the

band accompanying.

This concert features several other selections

ive For Five band. . . Band members (from left) are Tim Miller, Da-vid Swaroff, Dan Cassady, Paul Bloomquist, and KathyYoakam.

Jive for Five Band, with two Dayton members,performsin Fort Dodge Sunday, July 10At Band Shell in Oleson Park. . .

as well. Marches on the evening program will includeThe Three Musketeers and Ponderoso by the bandsnamesake, Karl L. King, and John Philip Sousas TheFairest of the Fair and The Picadore, along with the

P.G. Lowerys fast-paced galop, Prince of Decorah.This concert will also include an exciting new

medley, Hollywood Milestones, which features manyrecognizable songs from recent blockbuster hit movies.The evenings overture will be the spirited Overture inBb, by the contemporary Chicago-born composer Cae-sar Giovannini. On the lighter side will be Karl Kingsbeautiful aerial waltz, Glory of Egypt.

Closing this concert will be our national anthem,The Star-Spangled Banner.

Persons attending this Sundays concert are en-couraged to bring their own lawn chairs, blankets, etc.,since there is no seating available.

Stratford StrideBluegrass Festival, July7-10, provides manyartists, great events Entering the 32st year of the Stratford StrideBluegrass Festival, this years celebrations set fromThursday, July 7 through Sunday, July 10, has a fantas-tic lineup of eight bluegrass groups performing and fourdays of fun.

Headlining the festival The Grascals, on Thurs-day; Special Consensus, on Friday; and Flatt Lonesome,on Saturday.

Also appearing over the weekend: The BakerFamily -- Missouri, Lori King & Junction 63 -- Iowa,Bluegrass Martins -- Missouri, Williamson Branch --Tennessee, Dale Eichor & Bobby Awe -- Iowa, Blue-grass Blondies -- Iowa, Bull Harman & Bulls Eye --Missouri.

They are still having our community church ser-vice on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. and a meal to follow.Bluegrass Blondies and Bull Harman & Bulls Eye arethe gospel bands playing on Sunday. Music starts at12:30.

Sunday is freewill donation and they appreciateany donations as it goes to pay for the band, sound crew,and stage for the day. During one of our wind storms, seems like everyday this spring, they had a utility pole fall down in therailroad right of way where campers park.

The City of Stratford is in the process of replac-ing that pole and then upgrading the power line that ser-vices that area to better serve the campers.

Thanks to the City of Stratford for their hardwork! They are also in the process of adding severalmore camp sites over in that area. They have awesome food on the festival groundsprovided by Stratford Stride. Ribeye Steak Sandwiches,

Bluegrass Martins... Larita Martin plays on her dobro during theStratford Stride 31st Annual Bluegrass Festival on Satur-day afternoon in Stratford 2015.

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They also will feature a Parade at 10:30 a.m.Saturday. This years theme is Christmas In July! It fea-tures several of the bands that will take the stage at thefestival.

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Dayton CommunityVacation Bible Schoolscheduled July 18-22 Dayton Community Vacation Bible School 2016will be July 18-22 from 6-8:15 (3 years old- completedKindergarten) at the Emanuel Lutheran Church and 6:00-8:30 (completed 1st grade- 6th grade) at the United Meth-odist Church. There will be 10:30 am Worship Service/Pro-

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WEBSTER CO.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

PRAIRIE VALLEY SCHOOL

BOARD OF DIRECTORSPrairie Valley Community Schools

Board of DirectorsSoutheast Valley High School Library

Regular Board MeetingWednesday, June 22, 2016

6:30 p.m

The Prairie Valley Community School District held its regular boardmeeting on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 in the Southeast Valley HighSchool Library.

President Shannon Miller called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Present: Shannon Miller, Heidi McGuire, Kathy Carlson, Gary Welter,Patrice Klingson Absent: Joe Harrison, Jim Carlson Also Present: Jim Henrich, Lisa Willardson, Lois Irwin Moved by McGuire, seconded by K. Carlson to approve the agenda .Ayes: Miller, McGuire, K. Carlson, Klingson, WelterNays: None Motion Carried: 5-0 Moved by Welter, seconded by McGuire to approve the minutes aspresented. Ayes: Miller, McGuire, K. Carlson, Klingson, Welter Nays: None Motion Carried: 5-0

The Public Relations Committee had no met. Nothing to report at thistime. The Facilities Committee had not met. Nothing to report Lisa Willardson reported that there will be an open house for LoisIrwin to celebrate her retirement. The open house will be on Thursday,July 7, 2016 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. It will be held at Mulligans at theGowrie Golf Course. The gathering will be open to the public. All arewelcome to attend.

Moved by Carlson. seconded by Welter to approve the bills aspresented. Ayes: Miller, McGuire, K. Carlson, Klingson, Welter Nays: None Motion Carried: 5-0

CITY OF GOWRIE

SET DATE FOR HEARING ON URBANRENEWAL AREA DESIGNATION AND

URBAN RENEWAL PLAN AND PROJECTS475697-4

Gowrie, IowaJune 20, 2016

The City Council of the City of Gowrie, Iowa, met on June 20, 2016,at 7:00 oclock P.m., at the Gowrie Community/Civic Center, in the City, forthe purpose of setting a date for a public hearing on the designation of anurban renewal area and on a proposed urban renewal plan and projects.The Mayor presided and the roll being called, the following members of the

Council were present and absent: Present: Streit, Harrison, Jackson, Petersen, Willardson. Absent: . The Mayor announced that a plan had been prepared for thegovernance of the new Gowrie Urban Renewal Area and the undertakingof certain proposed projects therein and that it was now necessary to set adate for a public hearing on the designation of said Gowrie Urban RenewalArea and on that plan and the projects outlined therein. Accordingly,Council Member Petersen moved the adoption of the following resolutionentitled Resolution Setting Date for a Public Hearing on Designation of theGowrie Urban Renewal Area and on Urban Renewal Plan and Projects,and the motion was seconded by Council Member Willardson. Following due consideration, the Mayor put the question on themotion and the roll being called, the following named Council Membersvoted: Ayes: Streit, Harrison, Jackson, Petersen, Willardson. Nays: .Whereupon, the Mayor declared the resolution duly adopted, as follows:

NOTICE OF COMPLETIONDRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 5WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA

TO:The owners of each tract of land or lot within Drainage DistrictNo. 5 Main Ditch Webster County, Iowa. YOU AND EACH OF YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that theEngineer in charge of the repairs of Drainage District No. 5 Main Ditch,Webster County, Iowa, has filed his report that the contract, datedSeptember 16, 2015 with Ingraham Construction, Inc. in said District, hasbeen satisfactorily completed. Said report is on file in the office of theWebster County Auditor, Fort Dodge, Iowa. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIEDthat the Webster County Board ofSupervisors, acting as Trustees for said Drainage District have set the28th day of July, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Webster County Board ofSupervisors' Room, Webster County Courthouse, 701 Central Ave., FortDodge, Iowa as the time, date and place for hearing on said report. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that persons interested in thedistrict repairs may file objections to said report and submit any evidencetending to show that said report should not be accepted at or before thetime fixed for hearing and that said objections shall be in writing and maybe filed in the office of the Webster County Auditor at or before the timefixed for hearing. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIEDthat any interested party having aclaim for damages arising out of the construction of the repairs shall filesaid claim with the Board or the Auditor at or before the time set for hearingon the completion of the contract, which claim shall not include any claimfor land taken for right-of-way or for severance of the land. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIEDthat if the Board finds that the workunder the contract has been satisfactorily completed and is accepted thatthe Board shall compute the balance due the contractor and if there areno liens on record against such balance it shall enter of record an orderdirecting the Auditor to draw warrants in favor of said contractor upon thelevy or drainage district funds and that such warrants shall not be delivereduntil the expiration of thirty (30) days after the acceptance of the work. Published by order of the Board of Supervisors, acting as Trustees forDrainage District No. 5 Main Ditch, Webster County, Iowa.

Carol Messerly, AuditorWebster County, Iowa

GOWRIE

MUNICIPAL UTILITIES

A special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Gowrie MunicipalUtilities was held on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at 7:30 pm at the utilitiesbuilding with the following members present: Tvrdik, Lane, Boerner,Rittgers and Carpenter. Mayor Redman and council liaison TerryWillardson were present, also. Motion by Boerner and second Rittgers to hire Ben Henrich as fulltime. Carried-all ayes. Chuck discussed some of the chemicals purchased to help controlthe weeds at the wastewater plant. Wage adjustments were discussed. Lane moved to approve thewage adjustments that were proposed and Carpenter second. Carried-allayes. Carpenter moved a $1500 increase for the PWD, second Boerner.Carried-all ayes.

Motion to adjourn by Rittgers, second Lane. Meeting adjourned 9:00pm. Next regular meeting will be held July 11, 2016 at 6:30 pm at theutilities building.________________________________ _________________ Sec of Board Chair of Board Patrice Klingson Debra Tvrdik

Moved by Welter. seconded by McGuire to approve the financials aspresented. Ayes: Miller, McGuire, K. Carlson, Klingson, WelterNays: None; Motion Carried: 5-0 Moved by McGuire, seconded by K. Carlson to approve the hiring ofDylan Bane, 8th grade language arts teacher.Ayes: Miller, McGuire, K. Carlson, Klingson, WelterNays: None; Motion Carried: 5-0 Moved by Welter, seconded by McGuire to approve the hiring ofRebecca Rial for 3rd Grade Teacher.Ayes: McGuire, K. Carlson, Klingson, WelterNays: NoneAbstain: Miller; Motion Carried: 4-0 Moved by McGuire, seconded by Klingson to approve the hiring ofChristine Skoglund as Elementary Nurse.Ayes: Miller, McGuire, K. Carlson, Klingson, WelterNays: None; Motion Carried: 5-0 Moved by K. Carlson seconded by Klingson to approve the hiring ofShelley Bennett, Elementary Para Associate.Ayes: Miller, K. Carlson, Klingson, WelterNays: None

Abstain: McGuire; Motion Carried: 4-0 Moved by Welter, seconded by K. Carlson to approve resignation ofShawn Blunk as Girls Golf Coach.Ayes: Miller, McGuire, K. Carlson, Klingson, WelterNays: None; Motion Carried: 5-0 Moved by McGuire, seconded by K. Carlson to approve resignationof Kendra Nelson as Assistant Cheer Coach.Ayes: Miller, McGuire, K. Carlson, Klingson, WelterNays: None; Motion Carried: 5-0 Moved by Klingson, seconded by McGuire to approve resignation ofBill Everett as Custodian.Ayes: Miller, McGuire, K. Carlson, Klingson, WelterNays: None; Motion Carried: 5-0 Moved by McGuire, seconded by Welter to approve changes (notedbelow) to the Shared Activities Agreement.Ayes: Miller, McGuire, K. Carlson, Klingson, WelterNays: None; Motion Carried: 5-0 All high school activities will be held in Gowrie with the followingexceptions:Boys golf meets will be divided (equally when possible) between Daytonand GowrieGirls golf meets will be divided (equally when possible) between Daytonand GowrieAll junior high and high school baseball games will be played in Dayton.All junior high and high school softball will be played in Harcourt.

All junior high sports events will be held in Burnside with the exception ofbaseball & softball (listed above).Moved by K. Carlson, seconded by McGuire to approve English

Elective Credit s for classes taught by Kelli Bloomquist .Ayes: Miller, McGuire, K. Carlson, Klingson, WelterNays: None; Motion Carried: 5-0 The 2016-2017 Handbooks were tabled.

Moved by Welter, seconded by K. Carlson to approve the airconditioning repair bid from MidState Plumbing. Ayes: Miller, McGuire, K.Carlson, Klingson, WelterNays: None; Motion Carried: 5-0 A discussion regarding offering a stipend in lieu of health insurancefor those who qualify, but do not need it was held. It was tabled.

Moved by Klingson, seconded by K. Carlson to approve the 2016-2017 School and Registration Fees.Ayes: Miller, McGuire, K. Carlson, Klingson, WelterNays: None; Motion Carried: 5-0 President Shannon Miller made the following statement regarding theretirement of Lois Irwin as Superintendent and asked that it be reflected inthe minutes.

These havent been easy years. Since Lois joined our district, wehave faced continuing budget reductions, changing academic standards,new state mandates, and many other challenges. District leadership hashad to make some very difficult choices.

In spite of these challenges we have made a lot of progress. We have

taken significant steps toward returning to a financially stable and highachieving district.As the districts superintendent, Lois has been a true leader for the

district.Her No excuses approach has brought out the best in the districtsleaders, staff and students and moved the district forward on many levels.

Her specific contributions and accomplishments include: Increasing the Unspent Balance from $406,751 to $863,457, anincrease of $456,706. This occurred in spite of a loss of enrollment causinga decrease of revenue of about $150,000 annually.

Taking the lead to successfully guide us through the approval andimplementation of whole grade sharing. Improved the relationship between the Superintendent and the Boardby informing and involving the board members.

Increased the level of community involvement in school committeessuch as the SIAC committee. She has also implemented new committeesto help with planning for the district. These include the facilities committeeand public relations committees. Improved communication to the public ensuring that the school wastransparent to the community. Led the district through the passing of the voted PPEL to ensure thefinances are available to make capital improvements. Held a deep commitment to excellence for all students. She is a trueadvocate of the underdog and believes all students deserve the best. Sheis always looking for a better way to serve the students. She has improved the districts quality of teaching and learning. Has been passionate about student based, hands on learning, andtook the lead to ensure the return of the building trades program and theimplementation of the May Term classes.

Lois has helped us to be a solid school system that creates positivechanges in the lives of the children that it serves. We want to express ourgrateful appreciation to Lois for her commitment to excellence, and forleaving us better than she found us.

We are proud of your work and the progress we have made, in theface of steep challenges, to provide the best possible education for thesestudents and those who will follow them. The successes we have seen are directly related to your hard work. Ithasnt been easy, but you have given your all and it has made a difference,every day and for the students and community we serve. Lois Irwin stated that she was humbled, and that it was a pleasureworking with the board and thanked them for all of their support.

Jim Henrich reported the following : June High School Board ReportI have enclosed an updated list of Fuel the Jaguars card holders. We aremaking progress, slowly but surely. I will answer any questions about the student handbook at the boardmeeting.Upcoming dates:Baseball district dates: July 9, July 12, July 16 and July 19Softball regional dates: July 6, July 8 and July 11. Jim Duncan submitted the following:

Due to the school board meeting being moved back one week fromJune 15th to June 22nd, I will not be able to attend the board meetingas I will be attending the Professional Learning Communities (PLC)Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota from the afternoon of June 20th tothe afternoon of June 23rd. The elementary is in the process of closing the 2015-16 school yearand preparing for the 2016-17 school year. The gym floor has been coatedand sealed. Rooms are being cleaned and reorganized. Scheduling isbeing finalized and reviewed.

Our 1st & 2nd Grade Summer Reading Program is underway (startedJune 13th). This program will go into August. Samantha Gleason &Kristi Samuelson are teaching one portion of the program and then KellyClough & Eva Fevold will be the other teaching team that will instruct andsupervise the other portion of the program. The program concentrateson fundamental reading skills (phonics, decoding, fluency, etc.) with afun Adventure theme. We provide bussing from bus stops in Callender,Gowrie, & Farnhamville. This is the second year that our district hasoffered a summer reading program. Additionally, we have some 3rd graders participating in the State ofIowas and the Iowa Reading Research Centers summer reading pilotstudy, This program is held at SW-G Elem. in June and July on Mon.,Tues., Wed., & Thurs. It is taught by Christine Smith (SWG teacher) underthe studys guidelines and programming which includes working with adigital reading program called Lexia. The hours are from 9 AM to noon.However, students get free breakfast and lunch in June so they arrive at

8:40 AM and leave at 12:20 PM. (in July they will get free lunch.) A schoolvan takes our students to/from Dayton. Dan Fox submitted the following Middle School Update Middle School Master Schedule completed. Document is in Dropbox.8th Grade Literacy teacher hired. Dylan Bane is a 1st year teacher fromthe University of Dubuque. He has endorsements in Reading and SocialStudies. Dylan student taught in an 8th grade Language Arts classroomand has been a long term substitute in a 7th grade classroom. Dylan hascoaching experience in football and track. He was a student coach withthe football team at Dubuque University. He coached high school trackat Cedar Falls High School. He will be an excellent addition to the middleschool. Janitors are working on classroom repairs and cleaning. They are

also moving several classrooms as we make changes in the 5th and 6thgrade hallway. The middle school will be sending Greg Slininger, Deb Snyder,and Janet Wills to the PLC Conference in Minneapolis. The three dayconference will allow us to move forward with implementing ProfessionalLearning Communities in the District. The middle staff members attendingwill be part of improving the middle schools Response To Intervention(RTI) process. Junior High Baseball and Softball are underway. There are 23 girlsout for softball and 25 boys out for baseball. Moved by McGuire, seconded by K. Carlson to adjourn:Ayes: Miller, McGuire, K. Carlson, Klingson, WelterNays: None; Motion Carried: 5-0

Meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m.Submitted by Lisa Willardson

BILLS PRESENTED JUNE 22, 2016

Utilities:Black Hills Energy Utilities HS $2,006.49Calhoun County ECA Utilities EL $5,323.99Carroll Refuse Service Utilities EL $200.00City of Callender Utilities Bus Barn $162.37Gowrie Municipal Utilities HS $6,403.69Lehigh Valley Telephone Utilities Bus Barn $79.03

DTS Technology $125.00TCB Sanitation Utilities 3 months HS / Bus Barn $375.00Verizon Cellulars District $618.94Web-Cal Coop Tele. Telephones District $189.54

Telephones EL $395.88Telephones HS $1,120.58DTS Technology $375.00

Xenia Utilities EL $905.83Utilities total = $18,281.34Expense - EmployeeHanson, Brian Travel District $114.80Henrich, Jim Travel HS $95.20Jaeschke, Sharon Travel HS $536.00Johnson, Vicky Travel HS/EL $99.20Knoll, Carrie Travel HS/EL $564.80Lomika, John DOT Physical HS $80.00Pautsch, Terry Travel Transportat ion $45.70Zigrang, Rob Supplies HS $342.79Total Expense ReimbursementsOperating Expenses

Airgas Supplies HS Shop $2,105.88AlphaMedia (digity) Advertising - Split with SWG, District $1,650.00Amazon May Term Supplies HS $217.32

Supplies District $36.43Supplies District $206.92

Arnold Motor Supplies Parts Transportation $665.87Benson, Linda Accompany HS Vocal $200.00Central Iowa Distributing Supplies HS Maintenance $4,067.35

Supplies EL Maintenance $450.00Clayron Ridge Comm. School Dist., Open Enrollment, District $1,591.50Coca-Cola Supplies ES $158.64Des Moines Register Subscription HS $60.01

DPS $40.00Edgenuity Alternative School Program, HS $11,200.00Electrical Materials Supplies HS Maintenance $997.44Engqiust Lumber Supplies HS Maintenance $41.31GK Services Supplies HS Maintenance $410.84

Supplies Transportation $87.72Gowrie News Publishing District $235.76Grahm Tires Tires Transportation $710.46Gruhn Law Firm Legal Fees District $92.50Halupnick, Janice Hotel FCS Conference, FCS Perk $144.48Harcourt Equipment Supplies EL $82.77Hewlett Packard Laptop Repairs Technology $652.78Howard Ball Year End Meal District $680.00

HyVee Supplies FCS $225.08IASB Annual Membership, District $2,471.00Instrummentalist Awards Awards HS $28.00Iowa FFA Foundation Case Materials Vo Ag $1,424.17Iowa High School Music Association, Pins, HS Band $172.65Iowa Association of Agricultural Educators Conference, Vo Ag $325.00Iowa Association of School Boards, Online Subscription, District $700.00Iowa Central Secondary Tuition HS $704.16

Textbooks HS $1,567.50Iowa State University $500.00Iowa Workforce Development, Elevator Inspection, HS Maint. $175.00ISFIS Annual Membership, District $781.85IPTA Membership Transportat ion $165.00JMC Annual Fees HS $2,601.20

Annual Fees EL $1,643.84J P Byson Oil Diesel Transportation $1,548.50JW Pepper Supplies HS Band $337.84Jamboree Supplies District $64.37

Supplies FCS $878.03Jazz Educators of Iowa Honor Jazz Band HS Band $50.00Josten's Diplomas HS $220.77Kabel Business Services Insurance Monitoring, District $270.00

Deductible pay out District $500.00Supplies EL Maintenance $106.00

Larson Electic Motors Repairs HS Maintenance $353.25

Menards Supplies HS Maintenance $950.19Supplies-May Term HS $151.83Supplies District Maintenance $33.06

Master Teacher Supplies District $118.82Parts HS Maintenance $41.82Parts ES $3.99

NWEA Testing District $9,573.00Paper Direct Supplies HS $108.74Peters, Cindy Clinical Instructor HS $220.00Rieman Music Supplies HS Band $167.85Ricoh Supplies Technology $251.52Roper Repair Repairs HS Maintenance $59.05Rural School Advocates of Iowa, Membership Dues, District $750.00SAI 2016-2017 Membership - Henrich District $774.00

Conference District $175.00School Specialty Supplies District $62.10School Bus Sales Parts Transportation $79.17Schumacher Elevator Maintenance Agreement, HS Maint. $398.58

Service HS Maintenance $49.00Secretary of State of Iowa, School Notary Renewal , District $35.00Showers, Kirk Maintenance EL $190.00South Central Calhoun Open Enrollment District $19,098.00Southeast Webster Grand, Palmer Foundation Donation, District $1,312.02

Open Enrollment District $38,196.00Stratford Community School Dist., Open Enrollment, District $636.60Star Energy Gas Transportation $1,074.82

Diesel Transportation $2,160.21Preschool Transportation $289.74Gas Special Ed Transportation $248.32Diesel Special Ed Transportation $248.08LP EL Maintenance $35.00

VISAMaster Teacher Annual Awards District $1,380.12Amazon Digital Service Movie - Soicial Studies, HS $8.99Teaching Strategies Supplies EL - Preschool $149.50Arby's May Term - Field Trip, HS $13.97McDonald's May Term - Field Trip, HS $26.58Marriott Hotel Des Moines, Jazz Honor Band HS Band $303.32Visions Auto Glass Maintenance Transportation $592.60Wellmark Blue Cross Admin Fee for Flexible Spending - bi annual

District $520.00White Manufacturing & Welding, May Term Supplies, Vo Ag $560.00TOTAL OPERATING $125,645.78TOTAL GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES $143,927.12CAPITAL PROJECTS / PEPLCH McGuiness Co. Boiler Repair Capital Projects $905.00FM Controls Repairs Capital Projects $1,213.00Johnson Controls Repairs Capital Projects $1,014.19M-F Athletic Cross Country Timer, Capital Projects $845.00Midstate Plumbing & Heating, AC Repair, HS Capital Projects $867.75Midwest Computer Products, Projector PPEL $1,335.00

Ricoh Copier Lease PPEL $2,515.00Security Savings Bank Weight Room, Capital Projects $113,160.04

Floor/Bleacher Final Payment Capital Projects $77,578.39Visa - Global Industrial, Drinking Fountain Replacements,

Capital Projects $1,760.00TOTAL CAPITAL PROJECTS / PEPL $8,694.94NUTRITIONDean Foods Supplies Nutrition $2,151.80Earthgrain Supplies Nutrition $659.81Jamboree Supplies Nutrition $124.16JMC Annual Fees Nutrition $1,023.04

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Gowrie Police Report

June 16, 2016 to June 29, 2016

June 16th- 16:33- Took a hit and run accident thatoccurred on 6/15 in the 1000 block of Evans St. 20:15- Medical call 1000 block of ChurchSt. Assisted Gowrie EMS and Gowrie Fire. 23:29- 1700 mile 300th St. for large fire.Controlled burn that wasnt reported. Everything

checked out ok. 22:35- Assist Webster County SheriffsOffice in the 500 block Sargent St. in Callender.June 17th- 19:30- Caseys for a gas drive off.June 18th- Routine patrol activity reported.June 19th- 21:30- Contacted resident in the 1000block of Mariam St. reference City burning ordi-nance.June 20th- 19:45- 1300 block of Lincoln St. Ar-rested Theresa Allbee on an arrest warrant for pro-viding alcohol to minors. She was also chargedwith providing tobacco to person under age 18.Transported to the Webster County Jail. 22:10- Assist Webster County SheriffsOffice in the 500 block of Sargent St. in Callender.June 21st- 00:50- Spoke with two juveniles about

being out after curfew. They were given a ridehome. 19:00- 1200 block of Lynd St. for two ju-veniles shooting bb guns in the alley. Made contactwith the two juveniles and advised they could notbe shooting bb guns in city limits. No damage wasnoted.June 22nd- 18:45- 900 block of Lincoln St. fortheft report. Case under investigation.June 23rd- 06:25- Seized an abandoned bicycleby Brockett Park. 09:00- 1100 block of Pleasant St. forcriminal mischief report. Abandoned house hadbeen vandalized. 12:10- Out with two juveniles playing onthe RR tracks by Laurel Park. Spoke with themabout the dangers of playing on RR tracks. Theywent to the pool.

15:55- Out at City Pool for juvenile as-sault. Juvenile victims father didnt want charges.Report taken. 23:25- 1600 block of Market St. Spokewith a juvenile about being out after curfew. Juve-nile went home.June 24th- 08:05- One car accident with no in-

juries in the 1400 block of Main St. The vehicleleft the roadway and struck a tree in the parking.Driver was cited for failure to maintain control andfor no insurance accident related. 21:41- 1100 block of 2nd St for report ofstolen medication. After investigation it was deter-mined that no medication was missing. No report.June 25th- 08:00- Assist in Dayton with funeral. 12:20- Out in the 1100 block of 2nd St.Court ordered no contact order was issued for twosubjects. The female was allowed in the residenceaccompanied by law enforcement to retrieve be-longings. 23:19- 500 block of Market St. for wel-fare check. Everything checked out ok. 23:33- 1300 block of Park St. Residentheard a loud bang on the side of house. Nothingfound that could have caused it. No report.June 26th- Routine patrol activity reported.June 27th- 18:20- Flagged down and advised of aburning complaint in the 1200 block of Riddle St.Spoke with the resident and advised of the burningordinance. 18:40- Advised of a missing bicycle intown. No report just wanted us aware.June 28th- Routine patrol activity reported.June 29th- Routine patrol activity reported.

*Note: All charges are merely an accusation. All defendants arepresumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

Local Emergency Numbers:

Gowrie Police: 352-3800

Sheriff: 515-573-1410

Crime Alert: 515-573-1444

Ambulance: 911 Fire: 911

Jefferson couple finds reassurance,

calm in the delivery room at SMCH Dawn Tingwald knows a thing or two about

edicine. In fact, she recently earned a masters degreein the family nurse practitioner program at Clarkson Col-lege. As she worked toward her degree, she completedclinical rotations at Stewart Memorial Community Hos-pital (SMCH) and spent time with the medical providerson staff. When she found out she was pregnant, she knewright away she wanted board certified family physicianDr. Susan Hornback for obstetric care. With her husband, Garrett, Dawn lives andworks in Jefferson as a nurse at the hospital, and Garrettfarms near Woodward. Dawn and Garrett didnt mind thedrive to Lake City for her checkups. During my clinicals

at SMCH for my registered nurse degree, my bachelor ofscience in nursing degree, and for my masters, I alwaysfound it to be a pleasant atmosphere. For my womenshealth rotation, I enjoyed working with Dr. Hornback. Iwatched her and Dr. Duncan in emergent OB situations,and they always remained calm and caring. Knowing the providers to whom they were en-trusting their health needs was important to the couple.I liked the fact there are only a few providers who willpotentially deliver my baby, whereas at a larger facilitythere could be any number of strangers who are with youin the delivery room. Its harder to trust someone youdont know. The continuity of care at SMCH means Iknow who is going to be there to help me, she says.

All of Dawns prenatal appointments were withDr. Hornback, but when her water broke in the evening

on March 10th, Dr. Derek Duncan was the obstetric pro-vider on call. He communicated with Dr. Hornback viatelephone, and together they came up with a plan. While at home, Dawn had a few contractions,but they had stopped by the time she and Garrett arrivedat the hospital. Discussion began about using the hor-

one pitocin to induce labor. We talked about the risksof delaying induction and of starting it too soon. Dr. Dun-can listened to our requests, we reached a compromiseand started the induction a little sooner, recalls Dawn. Dawn was kept as comfortable as possible. Iwas given an epidural injection before the labor becametoo strong. I was comfortable - even able to nap for a timeuntil the contractions ramped up. Dr. Hornback arrived on March 11 to deliverDawns baby, assisted by certified physician assistant

Danni Anderson. The delivery was going well until Dr.Hornback asked me to only push every other contractionand for the nurse to give me oxygen. Because of my med-ical knowledge, I knew there was an emergency develop-ing. I tuned in to the monitors and understood the con-cern that the babys heart rate dropped and took longer tocome back to normal during contractions. However, Dr.Hornback and her team were calm throughout all of it.Garrett couldnt detect any hint of alarm or concern from

them. Because of the way they were reacting, I was ableto stay calm and focused.

When Evelynn Marie was born at 2:48 p.m. onMarch 11, her hand was by her face, causing the diffi-culty. But the healthy 7 pound, 10 ounce baby lost notime in snuggling with her mother who comments, Afterdelivery we were allowed skin-to-skin contact. Essen-tially, the medical team gave us time to begin nursing andbonding. Dr. Hornback explains the teams philosophy,Dr. Duncan and I trained at the same medical school.We are both very patient and conservative when it comesto delivering babies. These babies come when they are

ready. We intervene as little as possible and dont induceunless it is absolutely necessary. I appreciate Dr. Duncans and Dr. Hornbackshands-off approach unless intervention is necessary,Dawn says. The calm, reassuring atmosphere made fora wonderful beginning for the bright-eyed healthy babyand her parents.

To make an appointment to see Dr. Derek Dun-can or Dr. Susan Hornback, call 712-464-7907. For moreinformation about Stewart Memorial Community Hospi-tal, visit its website at www.stewartmemorial.org or fol-low us on Facebook.

Dr. Susan Hornback, assisted by Danni Anderson,PA-C, delivered Evelynn Marie on March 11, 2016. Herparents, Dawn and Garrett Tingwald, make their home inJefferson.

King, Heather Refund Lunch Acct. Nutrition $35.65Martin Brothers Supplies Nutrition $4,123.35Visa - Walmart Supplies Nutrition $92.16TOTAL NUTRITION $8,209.97ACTIVITYASPi Solutions Schedule Program All Athletics $282.00Black, Kelly Quilt FFA $283.55Cedar Valley Fundraising Resale FCCLA $2,492.00Coca Cola Supplies Student Councel $895.44Deckers Supplies Softball $2,033.85

Supplies Baseball $3,149.99Supplies Football $192.00

DPS Supplies Play $40.00Fort Dodge Comm. Schools, Shared Account All Athletics $750.00Glidden Ralston Refund for Over Payment, Girls Track $25.00Gowrie Fire Department Entry Fee FFA $100.00Grafic Edge Resale Boys Track $474.11Heartland Bank Resale FFA $807.54

Insrtumentalist Awards Supplies $28.00Jamboree Supplies FFA $234.78Supplies Student Councel $15.04Supplies FFA $241.26

Lidderdale Country Store Top 10 Banquet HS $735.00National Honor Society Membership NHS $385.00Niceswanger Photo Senior Picture Class 2016 $1,368.00PVCSD Supplies FFA $150.00Sswanson Florist Graduation Flowers Class of 2016 $451.25United All Stars Camp Resale Cheer $3,380.00VisaWal Mart Supplies Prom $181.26Creative Cakes Supplies Prom $324.00Fanwear Resale Baseball $13,375.00Musict Theatre International, Supplies Musical $45.00Creative Cakes Supplies Senior Dinner $86.40Theatrical Rights Supplies Musical $26.95

$15,133.81CONCESSIONSCoca Cola Supplies Concessions $328.54Jamboree Supplies Concessions $12.00PV Activity Fund, Prom - worked concession, Concessions $504.25TOTAL BOOSTERS $340.54Operating ExpensesCentral Iowa Distributing Supplies, HS Maintenance $42.10

EL Maintenance $259.56Hewlett Packard Laptop Repairs Technology $249.98IASB Policy Subscription Renewal, District $700.00ICCC Building Trades Tuition, HS $15,289.90

Resale - Certified Nurse Test HS $135.00Iowa Athletic Field Supplies HS Maintenance $114.00Iowa FCS Educators, Registration for Conference, HS Perkins $180.00Iowa High School Music Association, Large Group Vocal, HS Vocal $85.00Iowa State Business Management, Business Manager Academy, District $500.00Jeff's Jons Supplies HS Maintenance $320.00Menards Supplies HS Maintenance $295.37PerMar Service EL Maintenance $196.00Southeast Webster Grand Shared Mentor District$1,165.80TOTAL OPERATING $19,532.71CAPITAL PROJECTS / PEPLCDW Government Laptops for new staff, PPEL $1,306.70TOTAL CAPITAL PROJECTS / PEPL $1,306.70ACTIVITYAthletica Resale Cheer $1,485.84

Deckers Resale Baseball $392.00GK Elite Resale Cheer $374.97Hilton Garden Inn Track / State Hotel Rooms, Girls Track $478.29

Track / State Hotel Rooms, Boys Track $1,254.04 Vantage Learning, League Minder Scheduling program, All Athletics $730.00

$4,715.14

New restaurant opensin Stratford; ownersoffer entertainment

Patsys Place recently opened in downtown

Stratford in the building formerly occupied by Corinas. Patsys Place is a restaurant which also servesbeer and wine. It is owned by Gil and Patsy McNaughtonwho reside near Roland. The owners are doing some remodeling to a sideroom. They paln to feature live music weekly. Theirfirst band appeared on Friday, June 24. Patsys Place will serve breakfast, lunch anddinner Monday-Saturday. There will be noon specials. There is a party room for special events such asreunions, family gatherings, birthdays, anniversaries andother special events. Owners Gil and Patsy McNaughton have hadcareers in the entertainment business. Gil plays bass gui-tar and Patsy has been a vocalist.

Gil began his entertainment career in musical

theatre. He played the character Tommy Tjilas in theMusic Man for 18 years. Very early in his career heplayed with an older Gene Kelly and Ginger Rogers inTake Me Along. At Patsys Place the owners plan to have openmike, jam sessions, and various bands.

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