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March 2, 2016 GOWRIE, WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA VOL. 126 NO. 9

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By Jill Viles Marcie Boerner Kevin Black, and Mindy Swi-eter of the GDC (Gowrie Development Commission),addressed the council with regard to the vacant executive

director position.I want the GDC to focus more on development,

rather than simply being viewed as the organization thatorganizes the wreath raffle, and coordinates the Easteregg hunt , said GDC member, Mindy Swieter. Dontget me wrong; these are valuable parts of our work, butwe just dont want them to be the only things people thinkof when they think of the GDC. To this aim, the GDC would like to workclosely with the Fort Dodge Area Growth Alliance. Itwas noted that a member of the Fort Dodge Area GrowthAlliance attends each GDC meeting in Gowrie. The cityof Gowrie has been a part of the FDAGA for the past fiveyears. Gowries membership is funded by a $7,500 dona-tion provided by four Gowrie businesses. It was proposed by the GDC, that we contract

with the FDAGA to have the work of an executive direc-tor done by personnel in their office. They suggested theposition be supported by a collaborative effort among theGDC, the utilities, and the city. Each supporter wouldoffer a third of the cost. Thus, the $5,000 contributed byeach would result in $15,000 total to support this position.Gowrie needs to make a two year contract to enter intothis arrangement, but will gain 400 hours of consultation,and implementation of development strategies from theFDAGA. The GDC would like a two year commitmentto this arrangement. Its a no-brainer, admonished council memberJoe Harrison. If you have money invested, this is whatneeds to be done to secure your investment. Also, if youexpect to increase enrollment in our schools,you must improve housing.

Its easier to account for these things if youwork them into the budget, advised Peterson. We will be able to gauge right away if this isworking, added Mayor Redman.

The GDC plans to meet next Monday February22nd at 6:00 at the WCCTA building. The public is wel-come and invited to attend. The Fort Dodge Growth Al-liance has asked interested parties to focus on four pointswhen considering enhancements to improve Gowrie:housing, image, quality of life, and GDC membership.Building inspector

Changing topics, discussion on compensationfor Gary Boerner, building permit inspector, was dis-cussed. Boerner advised the council a specific rate forhis work is not clear, and he notes he receives paymentsfrom time to time based on his work. A rate of 25% ofwhat the city takes in with these permits was proposedto Boerner, and he stated this seems like an appropriatefigure.

Citations In other pressing issues, Chuck Angstromof Gowrie Municipal Utilities, suggested the city shouldstep up the issuing of citations for those who do not abidewith the sidewalk snow ordinance. Angstrom foundmany residents did not properly remove snow from side-walks, and he had to tromp through deep snow to takemeter reads this month. The council unanimously approved a resolutionto adopt an investment policy. Recently, our city auditornoted that Gowrie doesnt have such a policy, but needsone. The city has received an OK from the city treasurerto go forward with this.City offices couldbe moved

Heartland Bank has acquired property to thesouth of Market Street and across the street from theGowrie Library. A house on site will be demolished

to make way for a new building. There are questionsas to how the original site of Heartland Bank, left va-cant by the move, will be utilized. It was suggestedthe city hall, police department, and perhaps other cityoffices could be housed here.

On a positive note, the building is accessible,

GDC has many plans for Gowrie;

Gowrie city ofces could be movedHeartland Bank building new facility. . .

Full Story on page 6 . . .

Dakota

Jaeschke

The SV Jaguar basketball season came to an endin the final seconds of the district playoffs against Garner-Hayfield Tuesday, Feb. 23 at Humbolt. Sophomore Caleb Jondle, coming off the benchfor the Jaguars, tied the game with 41 seconds remainingas he hit a clutch 3-pointer. James Betz made an offensive rebound for Gar-ner-Hayfield and made the putback in a somewhat contro-versial ending to the basketball game. The referees ruledthat the basket was made prior to the buzzer but some fansfelt that the basket was made after the buzzer sounded. The winning basket gave the Cardinals a last sec-ond 69-67 victory over the Jaguars. The SV Jaguars concluded a tremendous season

Jaguar Boys conclude great season!Last second loss in district championship

Four seniors have their last game...with an 18-4 record overall. The Cardinal record is now19-4. Two players came off the bench to score 21 pointsfor the Jaguars.

Sophomore Caleb Jondel has 14 points and madean incredible 4 of 5 shots from three range and Myles Da-vis added 7. He was 3-7 shooting in field goal attempts.Senior Conner Conrad finished his distinguished Jaguarcareer and season with a game high 27 points. He also had7 rebounds and 4 assists. Junior Dakota Jaeschke had 11 points and led theteam with 12 rebounds; he also had a team high 5 assists.Junior starter Alex Pliner had a season high 8 points and

Photo's by Lynn Rittgers

Logan Boerner

ConnerConrad

A new business has opened its doors in Gowrie.Hairology by Courtney, owned by Courtney Laughman,recently opened Friday, Feb. 12 at 8 a.m. Courtney was born and raised in Ankeny. Aftergraduating from Ankeny High School she decided to go

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR

DRINKING WATERElevated Fluoride Levels Detected

does not contain more than 4.0 mg/l of fluoride, but

were required to notify you when we discover thatthe fluoride levels in your drinking water exceed 2.0mg/l because of this cosmetic dental problem.

For more information, please call ChuckAngstrom at Gowrie Municipal Utilities at 352-3065. Some home water treatment units are also avail-able to remove fluoride from drinking water. In Iowa,home water treatment units are regulated under 641-Chapter 14, with the water treatment unit registrationprogram administered by the Iowa Department of Pub-lic Healths environmental health division. In addi-tion, you may call the National Sanitation Foundation(NSF) International, at 1-877-867-3435.

Please share this information with all the otherpeople who drink this water, especially those who maynot have received this notice directly (for example,

people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, andbusinesses). You can do this by posting this notice in apublic place or distributing copies by hand or mail.

This notice is being sent to you by GOWRIEMUNICIPAL UTILITIESPWSID#: 9436095Date Issued: March 2, 2016

This is an alert about your drinking water anda cosmetic dental problem that might affect childrenunder nine years of age. At low levels, fluoride, whichoccurs naturally in the ground waters, can help preventcavities, but children drinking water containing morethan 2.0 milligrams per liter (mg/l) of fluoride may de-velop cosmetic discoloration of their permanent teeth(dental fluorosis). The drinking water provided by yourpublic water system Gowrie Municipal Utilities has afluoride concentration of 2.33 mg/l. Dental fluorosis in its moderate or severeforms may result in a brown staining and/or pitting ofthe permanent teeth. This problem occurs only in devel-oping teeth, before they erupt from the gums. Childrenunder nine should be provided with alternative sourcesof drinking water or water that has been treated to re-move the fluoride to avoid the possibility of staining

and pitting of their permanent teeth. You may also wantto contact your dentist about proper use by young chil-dren of fluoride-containing products. Older childrenand adults may safely drink the water.

Drinking water containing more than 4.0mg/l of fluoride (the U.S. Environmental ProtectionAgencys drinking water standard) can increase yourrisk of developing bone disease. Your drinking water

Thursday, March 3

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

Harcourt TOPS, 8:00 a.m. at Faith LutheranChurch Harcourt.

Cub Scout Pack 42, 6:00 p.m. at theCallender Heritage Library/Com

Tuesday, March 8

Farnhamville American Legion Auxiliary, 9:30 a.m. 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 and meal,8:00 p.m. meeting, Gowrie Legion building.

Callender City Council, 6:30 p.m. at theCommunity CenterWednesday, March 9

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

To have the date and time of your organizationsmeeting listed here, call the Gowrie News at352-3325 or email us at [email protected]

Its grow time in Gowrie for Heartland Bank,with plans to break ground this spring on a spacious newbank building at 1201 Market Street.

As we celebrate Heartland Banks 115th anni-versary this year, we are excited to continue to expandin this area and offer more services, said Kevin Black,president/CEO. The bank has had strong growth in re-cent years, and Gowrie as a community and region alignswith our business plan.The new bank will be located one block east of the cur-rent Heartland Bank building in Gowrie. The new build-ing includes the bank area with a full-service drive-upwindow and a community meeting room that will be

available for public use. This spacious room is part of anaddition that will be connected to the bank building bya vestibule. The community meeting room will be largeenough to accommodate a large group of people. Thespace will also include a small kitchenette-type area thatopens up to the room.In the bank, the new building layout will feature a mod-ern pod (point of delivery) concept for interaction be-tween bank clients and staff. The pods replace the tradi-tional teller counter, while allowing Heartlands personalbankers more freedom and flexibility to assist customerswith their financial needs. Construction on the new bankshould be completed within a year of groundbreaking.

New Heartland Bank BuildingSlated for Gowrie in 2016

While Heartland is primarily an agricultural bank, it pro-vides a complete line of commercial and personal bank-ing services. The new Heartland Bank in Gowrie willcontinue to offer all the latest technology, such as mobilebanking with mobile deposit, online banking, debit cardswith the new EMV chip for security, an online mortgagecenter, remote deposit capture for business customers,wealth management and a full line of insurance services.This growth reflects the values statement We Work ForYou at Heartland Bank, which has been owned by fourgenerations of the same family for 115 years.This history has kept Heartland Bank rooted in the lo-cal area and has created a stable foundation for future

growth. Gowrie is a vibrant community, Black said.Were excited to make this major commitment to investin its future.

Students receive thank you letter...

Dear Mr. Duncan & Students:

On behalf of the Des Moines VACIHCS patientsand staff, we would like to extend our appreciation to youfor your donation of Valentine cards and placemats forVeterans. Your thoughtfulness reflects the concern thatyou feel for our Veterans and for the service they pro-vided to all of us while in service to our country. Without your support, we could not provide forthe smaller niceties that make hospitalization more bear-able. Your thoughtfulness also reflects the concern andcompassion that our community feels for our Veterans. Thank you for your continued support.

Sincerely, Bart D. QuickChief, Voluntary Service

Elementary studentscreated valentinesfor VeteransTK-4th grade...

All TK through 4th grade students at SoutheastValleys, Prairie Valley Elementary created over 200 val-entines and placemats for veterans recently.

The students used their writing and communi-cation skills to recognize and thank our veterans. Thevalentines were delivered to the Iowa Veterans Homein Marshalltown and to the Veterans Hospital in DesMoines.

The placemats and valentines were given tofacility residents and patients over the Valentines Dayweekend. PV Elementary Principal, Jim Duncan wishesto give a special thanks to Mrs. Pat Peterson (paraeduca-tor at PV Elem.) for her facilitation and efforts with thisproject.

PV Elementary 4th grade students hold up justfew of the many valentines that were sent to veterans. Pic-tured from left to right are Dalton Crouse, Leilah Olson,Lauren Songer and Brad Pliner.

SV Music dept.presents Popsby Candlelight

Saturday, March 5. . . .

The Southeast Valley High School Music De-partments will be performing a Pops by Candlelight Con-cert. It will be held on Saturday, March 5th, at 7 pmat the Southeast Valley High School gym in Gowrie. Incase of inclement weather, the concert will he held onSunday, March 6th, at 3 pm. Note the time change onSunday!

The SV High School bands and choirs will beperforming a variety of musical pieces to make it a veryentertaining night. Cupcakes and refreshments will beserved during the performance.

Advance tickets are $10 per person and may bepurchased and picked up from the Southeast Valley HighSchool office by calling 352-3142, or from the directors,Dianna Hanna and Brandon Louis. They will also beavailable for purchase at the Jazz Concert and Pie Auc-

tion on Tuesday, February, 16th, at the Southeast ValleyHigh School gym in Gowrie. Tickets will also be avail-able at the door the night of the performance for $12 perperson. A limited number of seats are available, so getyour tickets early!

The funds raised will be used towards musicdepartment expenses such as supplies, instruments, uni-forms, and other needs.


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Harcourt Equipment

Wednesday, March 2 - Pork Loin, Baked Potato, Cooked Cabbage & Onions,

Cranberry Orange Bar, Tomato Juice

Thursday, March 3 - Chicken Rice Broccoli Casserole, Tossed Salad, Garlic

Bread, Hot Fruit Compote, OJ

Friday, March 4 - Cook's ChoiceMonday, March 7 - Swedish Meatballs, Baked Potato w/Sour Cream, Harvard

Beets, Mixed Fruit, Raspberry Lemonade

Tuesday, March 8 - Turkey Noodle Casserole, Garden Beans, Hot Fruit

Compote, WW Roll, Tomato Juice

Wednesday, March 9 - Taco Soup or White Chil i, Tortilla Chips, Lettuce Salad,

Applesauce Jell-O

Farmers Preparing For 2016... With lower commodities prices and Federal CropInsurance Sales Closing deadline approaching onMarch 15, now is the time to review crop insurancecoverage with your agent. With the possibility ofrevenue protection levels well under cost of production,it is imperative that you look into all available coverageoptions and combinations of coverage between MPCIand Hail insurance. Along with reviewing coverage options, you willneed to report any changes of your farm locations toyour insurance agent. Have you added or reduced the

number of acres? Changed or created a POA for anentity, trust or someone who has fallen ill? Has therebeen a change in your marital status? Landlords, haveyou changed to or from share crop with your tenant?Now is the time to review your policies inside and outfor accuracy. You should also ask your agent if anyfields are eligible for a yield adjustment due to a poorproduction year. The following table shows some important MPCIdates for corn and soybeans in Iowa.

If you have any question as to the best coveragefor you and your farm, contact your agent. They will beable to help you decide the best risk protection optionsfor your farm operation.

People to peopleand room to readWorld change starts witheducated children...

By: Olivia Hanson My mission in my fundraising is to raise moneyfor peace through understanding. I believe that educationand books can help to end poverty and heal the world.

I am raising money to go on a trip with Peopleto People Ambassador Programs to help the founder,President Dwight D. Eisenhower further his message.

On September 11, 1956 Eisenhower foundedPeople to People Student Ambassador Programs becauseof his strong belief in peace that peaceful relations be-tween nations requires understanding and mutual respect

between individuals.His vision for People to People was for citizens

of every nation to achieve peace among all nations with-out government interference and through friendship be-tween citizens of other countries.

People to People creates lasting cross-culturalconnections between everyday citizens around the worldto help them explore global issues, serve and enrich theirdiverse communities, and become more effective leadersin creating a more peaceful world.

One quote that explains my mission great is,One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can changethe world. Read thousands of books and I will power

myself with knowledge. Pens and books are the weaponsthat defeat terrorism. Malala Yousafzai.

This is the great reason behind wanting to raisemoney to go on this trip. But I do not want to raise money

just for my cause because that would be defeating mypurpose.

I want to help raise money to buy books andhelp educate the world. So 10% of my proceeds will goto Room to Read: World Change Starts with EducatedChildren. http://www.roomtoread.org/Partners Althoughtheir name be self-explanatory, Room to Read is an orga-nization that builds libraries, constructs schools, publish-es books, and distributes books all in and for low incomecountries throughout the world.

They address three key areas essential to stu-dents literacy development such as teacher training and

support, reading materials, and learning spaces. Chil-dren who have a strong foundation of literacy skills aremore likely to succeed throughout their education, breakthe cycle of poverty, and be better equipped to realizetheir full potential.

My trip will cost around $7000 in the end butIm trying to raise as much as possible in a reasonableamount of time with a portion of the proceeds going toRoom to Read. If I get over my goal, it will continue togo to Room to Read.

I intend to do this by accepting donations andselling key chain globes, wanderlust jars, travel kits andworld book marks and pencils to willing customers fordisplayed prices. I will display colorful boards displayingmy purpose/mission and goals to customers.

Olivia Hanson

30 Years Ago...

Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Johnson from Canton,D.D., visited ffrom Thursday to Monday with her motherand sister. Mrs. Cel Knoer and Mrs. Sam Johnson. Visitors at the Ernest and Jim Hunter homesover the weekend were Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Thompson,Geri and Julianna of Manheim, Penn., Kelly Thomp-son of Stratford, Conn., and Suzie Thompson and SteveThorne, Ames. They came to attend the 50th WeddingAnniversary of their parents and grandparents. Myrtle

and Ernest Hunter. Relativescoming from a distance to help Myrtleand Ernest Hunter celebrate their 50th Wedding Anni-versary were Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Johnson and Mrs.Lavonne Hoover, Gilmore city, La.; Mrs. Bruce Johnson,Denison, Ia; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Anderson, Missy and Min-dy, Adel, Ia; Mrs. Gladys Mull and John Shaffer, Dal-las Center, Ia. and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Holt and Shannon,Ames. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Sandgrenreturned homeSunday after visiting fro over a week with relatives in thePhenix, Arizona area. Mrs. Jake Wabeke was admitted Monday tothe Iowa Methodist Hospital, Des Moines where she un-derwent surgery Tuesday. Her room number is 367. Mr. and Mrs. John Kennellof Gowrie are the

parents of a daughter, Kimberly Joy born Feb. 25, 1986,at the University Hospitals in Iowa City. Grandparents ofthe infant include Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Swede Carlson ofGowrie and Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Kennell, Roanoke, Ill.

Saturdayand Sunday visitors with Mrs. LucilleMillard were Mr. and Mrs. Ross Keeton Of Lovillia, Ia.Mr. David Millard and Bryan of Ames, Miss June Mil-lard of Madison, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. Rick Leedom, Lukeand Teah of Montezuma, Ia. On Saturday evening theyenjoyed a family dinner at the Triple R Cafe in honor ofMrs. Millards 80th birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Lambert Younquist and son,Jerry were visitors Sunday at the home of Mrs. Jean Men-tink in Mason City. Cherry Mallaro Returned to her home inDubuyque Thursday after spending nearly two weeks

here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lange. Mrs. Gladys Ruder of Callender and Mr. andMrs. Harold Kling visited Mrs. Agnes Hemmingsen onWednesday at the Friendship Home in Audubon. Enroutehome they visited Mrs. Mabel Petersen at Shady Oaks inLake City. Mrs. Hemmingsen is Mrs. Ruders sister-in-law and Mrs. Klings cousin Mrs. Petersen is a cousin ofMrs. Kling.

Mr. and Mrs. Verne Lanning were Saturdaydinner guests with Mr. and Mrs. Louis Moritz in Hum-boldt. They were all afternoon visitors and Luncheonguests of Mrs. Moritz and Mrs. Lannings parents. Mr.and Mrs. August Schnell in Terril. Harold Schnell of Ter-ril was an afternoon visitor. Jon Heinmiller is spending the Spring Breakfrom ISU at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.Vernon Ekquist. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kling were among theFriendship Circle group of Immanuel Lutheran Church

of Burnside who enjoyed a Sunday Dutch Brunch withfifteen other members and two guests at Colonial Inn inFort Dodge. In the afternoon Mrs. Helga Olson and SwanWilson entertained the group at Friendship Haven. Mrs.Mae Freed of Friendship haven and Mr. and Mrs. VendelAnderson of Fort Dodge were guests.

20 Years Ago...

Elda Carlson was pleasantly surprised at abirthday party held at the home of Margaret Coon onMonday afternoon. Those present, in addition to theabove, were Veda Kail, Hilma Thompson, Olga Hansen,Birdie Hall and Pauline Seil. Ice cream and cake wereserved in honor of the occasion. Sharing in the refresh-ments but unable to attend were Betty Kuhn and Marie

Lee.

Please consider the world in the process of de-ciding whether to donate to my cause. I stand for fair-ness, justice, loyalty, kindness, passion, and compassion.Choose me and you are choosing someone that is readyto change the world and will do anything and everythingto achieve it as much as I can.

Someone ready to start a movement for peacethrough understanding. Someone that will stand up forthe voices that are unheard.

For more information or to donate please email:[email protected], Phone: 515-351-7409, address:1407 Lynd Street, PO Box 215 Gowrie, IA 50543.


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Donna L. Madson, 86, passed away Sunday,

February 21, 2016 at Stewart Memorial Community Hos-pital, Lake City. Memorial services were held 10:30 a.m. Mon-day, Feb. 29, at the United Methodist Church, Gowrie,with Pastor Annette Kruse officiating. Burial was in theGowrie Township Cemetery.

Donna Lou Madson was born August 13, 1929in Sac City, Iowa. She grew up on a farm with her par-ents and two brothers, Chuck and Larry Corsaut. Donnaattended Sac City High School and later went on to attendIowa Teachers College in Cedar Falls, Iowa

Donna was united in marriage to Verlyn Laneon October 20, 1947 until Verlyns death on July 17,1969. The couple had four children, Steve, Randy, Keithand Kathy. On June 11, 1972, Donna Lou married Dew-ey C. Madson. The couple lived in Gowrie and spent their

winters in Glendale, Arizona. Donna taught remedial reading in the PrairieCommunity School District and later went on to teachfor the Central Webster School District for over 20 years.She enjoyed teaching and was very fond of her students.Donna enjoyed reading, music, golfing, fishing and trav-eling. Most of all, Donna loved her children, grandchil-dren and her great-grandchildren. She cherished the timesshe spent with them.

Donna in survived by her sons, Steve (Renae)Lane of Farnhamville; Randy (Geri) Lane of El Cajon, CA;Keith (Sharon) Lane of North Las Vegas, NV; daughter,Kathy (Tom) Lane- Fromme of Hilton Head, SC.; step-daughter, Cheri Delay of Jefferson; step-sons, Bret Mad-son of Jefferson; Todd Madson of Jefferson; grandchil-dren, Brad (Jennifer) Lane; Brian (Jessica) Lane; Tiffany

(Cody) Christensen; Rachel (Justin) Jo; Rebecca Lane;Heather Schell; great-grandchildren, Jordan Lane; CarterLane; Madison Lane; Camryn Lane; Sage Lane; CooperLane; Cale Christensen; Lana Christensen; Emma Schell;Adelyn Schell; step-grandchildren, Lucas (Christa) Laut-ner; Matt (Michelle) Lautner; Chance Lautner; MitchellMadson; Ellie Madson; step great-grandchildren, LillyLautner; Greyson Lautner; Linus Lautner; Thatcher Laut-ner; Matlyn Lautner; Michael Lautner; brothers, ChuckCorsaut of Maxwell, IA and Larry Corsaut of Normal, IL;and many cousins, nieces, and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lorenand Marjorie Corsaut; baby sister, Norma Rose and hus-bands, Verlyn Lane and Dewey Madson.

Donna was a humble, loving, caring woman fullof spunk. She will be greatly missed by her family and

friends.

Donna L. Madson, 86

etersons galore at SwedishSupper in Boxholm. . .

This is a column written by Glenn Schreiberin December of 2003 about the locally famous SwedishSupper in Boxholm. Getting a ticket to the Swedish Supper at TrinityLutheran Church in Boxholm is akin to getting a ticketat Lambeau Field to see the Green Bay Packers. Its justabout impossible to get a ticket unless you are a seasonticketholder. Trinity Lutheran at Boxholm limits tickets soldto 500 and the event is a sellout every year, just like aPackers game. You have to just about know somebodyto get a ticket to the Boxholm Swedish Supper. Thats because people who attend this event al-ways come back. As you are reading this, the event couldvery well be a sellout again next year. Well, there may

be a little turnover, but not much. Ticketholders probablypass them on to relatives when they are ready to stop at-tending. The Swedish Supper is a fabulous event. It isvery well organized, it offers superb Swedish food, andits a great bargain! The price is just $10, and you wontfind a deal like that anywhere else in our area.

I went to an authentic Swedish Supper in theonth of December at Beckers Fine Foods in Pocahon-

tas about 10 years ago. Carol Becker, the owner, was agreat cook and I would say her meal was comparable towhat Boxholm has. But 10 years ago her price was $12and her small restaurant couldnt serve anywhere near thepeople that Trinity Lutheran serves in Boxholm. It wouldalso be fair to say that Trinity Lutheran produces much

ore food quantity.

Aside from the great food and dcor, I enjoyseeing all the people that gather for this event. Rose Hall,Boone, was there with a group. Rose was a former teach-er and coach in Dayton in the 1950s. Dick Liljegren walks by my table and says,You have something missing from your plate. I haveto plead guilty for not taking any lutefisk. I tried the dishlast year and it just isnt for me. But I like all the otherSwedish dishes. Dora Hendrickson, Dayton, introduced me tothe Swedish Supper last year. We sat with Allen andBonnie Croonquist, Moorland, and Doras cousin MarianHendrickson, Fort Dodge. They are all members of theFirst Covenant Church, Fort Dodge.

For many years this Fort Dodge church had anannual Swedish Supper, serving about 650 according

to Bonnie. But its a lot of work and commitment and

the Fort Dodge church discontinued the Swedish Suppermany years ago. Dora pointed out that people of all na-tionalities enjoy the Swedish Supper, including the Ger-mans. At the next table I spotted David and VelmaKling, Harcourt. I turned and Alice Ozbun, Dayton, wasin a group that was sitting down. There are three co-chairs that head this greatSwedish Supper. They are Linda Swanson, Boxholm;Norma Henricks, and Gwen Scheetz. Donna Swaney,Boxholm, was explaining this to me. Kenny Peterson, Boxholm, the other KennyPeterson, assisted in seating people and waiting on tables.

Ken related that many years ago his wife Pat was a teach-er at Dayton. And Gwen Peterson, Dayton, wife of KenPeterson, was also a teacher there.

I remember when Superintendent HaroldRankin addressed a PTO meeting, said Ken. He said,I see that we have the short Ken Peterson and the tallKen Peterson in attendance tonight. Shorty Peterson, meanwhile, is the host at theSwedish Supper, greeting everyone at the end of the buf-fet line. The two Ken Petersons are not related, but theshort Ken Peterson and Shorty Peterson are first cous-ins. Ed Peterson, Harcourt, Webster County Boardmember, was another Peterson at this event. I met peoplefrom many, many area communities, mostly within a 50mile-radius of Boxholm. But one couple arrived from

the state of Virginia. They attended last year also. Theyare originally from this area and visited relatives over theThanksgiving holiday, extending their stay three moredays to attend the Swedish Supper.

The Swedish Supper in Boxholm is that special,and it has that type of following and loyalty.

SWG and PVSuperintendents to retireat end of school yearTwo positions combined into one...

Superintendents from Southeast Webster Grandand Prairie Valley school Districts are set to retire.

Lois Irwin, PV superintendent and Rich Stof-fers, SWG superintendent have announced their resigna-tions at the end of the 2015-2016 school year. The two school districts plan to hire one personto oversee both school districts. Prairie Valley school dis-trict will hold the contract for the Superintendent. BothPrairie Valley School District and Southeast WebsterGrand will share the responsibility for the salary of thenew superintendent.


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We soon learned that all schools in Jamaica,elementary through Jr. College students wore uniforms.They were different in each school. The lower gradeswere simple shirtwaist type dresses all same material,such as small checks and khaki trousers and shirts forboys. Higher grades may be more tailored for the girlstoo. You could tell, particularly by the little girls dress-es, if they were the younger ones in the family by howfaded those younger girls dresses were. On one of ourlater trips we were escorted down a forest road (impas-sible for vehicles) to see the the waterfall that comes outof the trees. Slow hiking Sara was bringing up the rearand suddenly was surrounded by about six children whoseemed to just appear out of those trees. Of course theywanted to talk to me and ask for a dollah. They were allfrom the same family, two of whom were both the sameage. Twins? I asked. No. Same fatha, diffrent moth-ahs. I proceeded to guess which school grade they werein and one well past the age of attending (they start pre-school most places at four) had not yet gone. Why? No money. School is not free in Jamaica. All, even thelittlest, are charged some sort of fee or tuition and mustprovide their pencils, work books, etc. Thats why themissionaries take supplies. One later year while volun-teering at a nearby pre-school-third grade school as wecame in a mother was discussing with the head teacherwhy her child could not attend. They were behind in theirpayments. We watched as she and the little one walkedaway. A sad situation. We could not offer to help this

Learning more about the people...

ONE child as we would have been inundated with pleasfrom other parents. Our best and fairest way to help waswith the supplies. While at the Hope School we learned a lot aboutthe Jamaican people and some of their culture. They area friendly people and I dont think it is just because theyare hoping for gifts or tips. They are always readyto tell you about their country, their culture and theirparticular part of the country. As I previously reported,it is such a beautiful country with lush green vegeta-tion, trees, ground growth, beautiful flowers, fruit trees,a number of which were not familiar but the appleslooked more like pears. There was one that looked like akiwi but was different inside, sweet, and with seeds re-sembling those of a watermelon. Pineapples and bananasare so good as they are ripened and then picked for thelocal markets and hotels. The first day we were there about four of us,having finished our current assignment, were in the caf-eteria waiting for others and getting acquainted with thechildren who were on lunch break. I noticed a little oneat the next table, chin cupped in hands, leaning on herelbows and staring with those big beautiful brown eyes.Pretty soon she came and stood in front of us, then mov-ing directly in front of me, still staring. She pointed andbarely touched the waddle I have developed under mychin (some people get em) and said, Whats that? Iexplained to her that some of us white skinned peoplehave more elasticity in their skin than people of her raceand I just call it flab. Longer story short more gath-ered for the story and the word passed and for the restof the time I was Grandma Flabby. I didnt mind. Itwas lovingly said and most often with hugs. In Jamaica,depending upon assumed age range, women are respect-fully called Auntie or Grandma. I felt a bit offendedthe first time I was so addressed in the airport by a RedCap who told another, referring to me, Help Grandmauntil I learned it was a term of respect. The experimental about Hope school was notonly trying to bring advancements and the best educationpossible but to not exclude those who might not quite beup to par, physically or mentally. Each day we noticeda young man well beyond the age for that school whosename now escapes me. We learned he practically livedat the school, coming every day. He was a thalidomidebaby and born with no legs. He transported himself onthe few sidewalks, gravel paths and rough terrain bysitting on a board that was equipped with roller skatetype wheels and he could really zip around. He used hishands and arms to push himself on that contraption. Hewanted to help so accompanied the painters and got abrush and painted from the floor up as high as he couldreach.

We left tired but feeling good each day. Eachevening we all gathered for a time of reflection of ourday and a short devotion. We were on our own for dinnerso many took cabs into town and explored differentrestaurants while some opted for the meager menu at themotel. Others checked out the somewhat rustic bar at themotel. Some just went to their rooms to crash. We hadmore adventures but thats for another week.

Southeast ValleySchedule of Events

Week of March 2nd to March 9th

Thursday, March 3

Early dismissal 2:20pm

Grades K-4 Parent/Teacher Conferences 4-8pm

PVES - NO Preschool Classes

Friday, March 4

NO SCHOOL

Teacher In-service for Burnside and Gowrie teachers

4:00 p.m. JH Wrestling @ Manson

Saturday, March 5

N.C. FFA District Leadership Conference

Hoover Jazz Festival

POPS Concert by Candlelight

Tuesday, March 8

7:00 p.m. SVMS POPS Concert

Wednesday, March 9

PVES - NO Classes for AM Preschool

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

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

Birthdays2-March Denise Weston

5-March Betty Frotscher, Clint Van Kley Dave Wienhold6-March Jay Anderson7-March Curt Donahe8-March Laura Kopecky, Darin Vote9-March Morry Brain, Dallas Thomas Ethan Wiederin

The Good and The Bad

Why do we sometimes think that our lives areworse than others that are around us? Instead, we needto be thankful for all the good things in our lives and notsimply take them for granted as we often do.

There are many people in this world whose livesare much harder, people who are continually hungry, andwhen I think of that it makes me feel like I greedy.

If we would make a comparison of what wehave in our lives in comparison to what many others haveit makes me realize just how blessed I am. When thishappens, do we pray for those less fortunate that us, or dowe simply take it for granted?

It is time to examine our lives and if we find weare feeling sorry for ourselves We need to ask our Lord tohelp us remember there are many in our small communitythat are hurting and need our prayers.

Count our blessings and then share some of ourblessings with others.

Brian and Melissa Long are all smiles at the SVPost Prom Omelet Breakfast Sunday, Feb. 21.

Taegen Long and Trey Kahl-Long are eating om-elets at the SV Post Prom Omelet Breakfast Sunday, Feb.21.

Matt Nahnsens hunger is satisfied while eating anomelet at the SV Post Prom Omelet Breakfast Sunday, Feb.21.

Southeast Valley PromBreakfast...

SV Junior HighWrestling host homemeet at BurnsideBy Coach Danny Lee At the Southeast Valley Middle School, theJaguar Grapplers, have been hard at work. The wrestlershosted a home meet in Burnside on February 15, andfinished the evening with a record of 12 wins and 12loses. Quinton Clancy and Chase Kamp had 2 wins withno loses for the evening. Mason Goodwin, Jake Peter-son, Calvin Williamson, Everett Lahr Noble Nowell, and

Gabe Schuttler had 1 win and 1 loss. Logan Stapp went0-3 for the night. JD Mohr had 2 wins and 1 loss.The Jags also had a meet at West Bend Mallard,

in Gilmore City, Monday night, February 22. GilmoreCity seemed to favor the wrestlers in a record of 13 winsand 9 losses. Gabe Schuttler, and Calvin Williamson eachhad 1 win and 1 loss. Hunter Sorenson and Logan Stappwent 0-2. Jake Peterson went 2-0 and Mason Goodwinwent 2-1. Quniton Clancy and JD Mohr finished the eve-ning with 3 wins and no losses. The Middle School Wresters will have theirnext meet at South Central Calhoun in Rockwell City onThursday, Feb. 25.SV Vs. South Central Calhoun

Southeast Jaguar Middle School Wrestlers bat-tled in South Central Calhoun, Thursday night. 9-12 wasthe result of a night of tough wrestling. Jake Peterson andHunter Sorenson went 2-0 for the night. Mason Goodwinbattled some tough matches ending with a 1-2 record. Lo-gan Stapp went 0-3.

Chase Kamp, Calvin Williamson, and NobleNowell, wrestled very experienced athletes and went 0-2.Gabe Schuttler went 1-1. Quinton Clancy showed verytechnical wrestling and finished the night with an impres-sive 3-0 record.

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First United Churchsschedule of events

Wednesday, March 2 Quilt Day will begin at1:30 p.m. in Somers. Lunch Bunch will meet from 4:30

p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Friday, March 4 World Day of Prayer will beobserved. Saturday, March 5 a meeting with Clint VanKley and Betty Frotscher will take place. Sunday, March 6 A Fellowship Coffee will be-gin in Somers at 9:15 a.m.


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Regional derby award... Tyler Wanat placed second at the regional pine-wood derby at the Crossroads Mall in Fort Dodge On Feb.21st. Tyler was one of Two local scouts in Pack 42 who wonawards. He also stands holding an award for most creativedesign. Photo by Jill Viles.

Pack 42 Pinewood Derby... Pictured above is the Pack 42 Pinewood Der-by participants. The Derby was held at the PrairieValley elementary school on Saturday Feb. 20. Bring-ing in first place was Logan Jaeschke. Photo by KellyStewart.

National History Dayat SV Middle School The local National History Day (NHD) eventtook place on February 22 at the Southeast Valley MiddleSchool. NHD is a program in which students pick a topicbased on a theme and do in-depth research to learn abouttheir topic.The theme for this year is Exploration, En-counter, Exchange in History. Students chose to workalone on this project or be part of a group of up to fourclassmates. The 8th grade class has been working onNHD since October researching countless hours to be-come experts on their topic. Their final projects whichincluded documentaries, websites, exhibits and historical

papers were on display on the 22nd.In addition to completing the class project, stu-dents had the opportunity to take their projects to com-petition. Those students were interviewed by panels of

judges after school on the 22nd. They will revise theirprojects and compete against other students in NW Iowafor a chance to go to the state competition to be held inStorm Lake on March 12th. A complete list of all websites can be found onthe SVMS website. The following projects will be representingSVMS at the district competition in Storm Lake: Ex-hibits- Title IX: Haylee Kraft, and Madison Lundberg;Prohibition: Keeley Maguire, and Haven McFarland; andGreat Depression: Casi Berglund, Christine Housken,Carter Lane, and Taegen Long. Websites - Military

Women in Flight: Maggie Anderlik, Macie Willuweit(http://42781526.nhd.weebly.com/); Signal Corps: Via-tris Scott, Jaidyn Rowley, Mackenzie Crampton, MasonGoodwin (http://53371609.nhd.weebly.com/). Docu-mentary- Japanese Internment: Erin Zeka (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMLpIKYMUAI).

Jackson, Salem witch trials...Lauren Jackson stands by her National History

Day project presented on Monday, Feb. 22. Photo by AimeeJackson.

was 4 -5 in field goal attempts. The Jaguars were able to go to the free throw lineonly 3 times making 1 shot.

This was the final game for four seniors. The se-niors are Conner Conrad, Logan Boerner, Cade King, andJosh Carlson. These four seniors efforts and enthusiasm

ade a huge mark on the Jaguars Boys Basketball Pro-gram said one the coaches. The SV Jaguars led 35-28 at the half. Garner-Hayfield rallied and the score was 55-54 in favor of the

Jags after 3 quarters.There were 22 ties and lead changes in the game.Both teams made 28 field goals. Conner Conrad finishedwith 1318 points in his high school career.

aguar basketball...continued from front page...

Sandgren namedto ISU Deans List

Jensen Sandgren, son of Carl and Kim Sandgrenof Callender, was named to the Iowa State University Fall2015 Dean's List. Iowa State University students have been rec-

ognized for outstanding academic achievement by beingnamed to the Fall Semester 2015 Deans List.Students named to Deans List must have earned

a grade point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale whilecarrying a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded coursework.

Conrad, Jaeshkenamed first teamAll-Conference in TLCBoerner third team pick. . .

Conner Conrad, a senior guard at Southeast Val-ley High School, was a unanimous choice for first teamAll-Conference in the Twin Lake conference.

Junior Dakota Jaeschke, Southeast Valley, wasalso named to first team All-Conference.

Southeast Valley and Pocahontas Area were theonly two teams having two of their athletes onfirst team All-Conference. Senior Logan Boerner, Southeast Valley, wasnamed to the third team All-Conference. The SV Jaguars finished at 9-1 in the conferenceand tied for the conference championship. The Jagshad an overall record of 18-4. Randy Hough, G-TR-A,was named Coach of the Year.

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Alex Pliner, #44, goes up strong and scores 2 pointsfor the Jaguars on Feb. 23 against Garner-Hayfield-Ventura. Photo by Lynn Rittgers.

Sophomore, Caleb Jondle racked up a total of 14points for the Jaguars Tuesday evening against Garner-Hayfield-Ventura. Photo by Lynn Rittgers.


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In honor of their parents John and LaVola Lizer's 66thwedding anniversary March 4 - Kathy, John, Joel and Marywould like to hold a card shower for them. Please send cardsalong with a favorite memory to them at: LaVola Lizer, 420Kenyon Rd. #3203, Fort Dodge, IA 50501.

Happy 66th Anniversary

The Southeast Valley Wrestling Cheerleaders...Photo by Niceswanger Photography

The Southeast Valley Basketball Cheerleaders...Photo by Niceswanger Photography

Southeast Valley JazzBand finishes firstUNI Jazz Festival...

On Feb. 20, the Southeast Valley High SchoolJazz Band competed at the 65th annual Tallcorn Jazz Fes-tival at UNI. The band finished in 1st Place, 2nd wasMid-Prairie, 3rd was Roland-Story. Those receiving outstanding soloist awards

were: Hannah Peterson - soprano sax, Jack Mumper -guitar and bass, Fernando Salazar - drums, and MirandaKeith - vibes.

Miranda also received a plaque for being the topsoloist from Class 2A! Fernando Salazar was the runner-up!

Our Saviours Lutheranchurchs Weeklyschedule of events Wednesday, March 2 from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30p.m. Lenten Supper #3 which will be hosted byDorcas/Lydia Circle. There will be no ConfirmationClass. Lenten Worship will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 3 Chimes Practice will beginat 6 p.m. GriefShare Class will begin at 6:30 p.m. ChoirPractice will meet at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 6 at 9:15 a.m. Spiritual Worship

(Holy Communion moved to March 13). A FellowshipCoffee will begin at 10:15 a.m. Sunday School will beginat 10:30 a.m. There will be no adult forum. Monday, March 7 at 9 a.m. Sewing Day will be-gin. A Bible Study with Don Doolittle will begin at 7 p.m.in the Fireside Room. Wednesday, March 9 1st Communion Class willbegin at 4 p.m. in the Fireside Room. Lenten supper #4will be between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. ConfirmationClass will meet in the Fireside Room between 5:45 p.m.- 6:45 p.m. Choir Practice will begin at 7 p.m.

Jaguar LittleLeague stillneeds cordinators

Jaguar Little League is still in need of one or twocoordinators to run the program for the upcoming 2016season!!!

Must be well organized and have access to acomputer. Jennifer Dicken Pudenz and Sara Tempel willtrain, guide and help the new coordinators.

Jaguar Little League and the Gowrie ParksBoard need someone soon. The future of the program isuncertain at this point if we cannot find someone.


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Cedar Valley girls basketball team, on to state 1980... The Cedar Valley Indians were rated 4th in the state in 1980. Cedar Valley played Remsen and won

77'43 to make it to state. While at state they played Colo. and came up short 70-61 on March 11th 1980. Playersnamed to the All-Central Valley conference First Team were Lisa Beecher, Kelly Hammer, and Pam Seil;Second Team were Dianna Birkland and Tracy Pingel; and Honorable Mention was Lisa Bullock.

Pictured above front row from left to right are Sherry Vote, Lisa Beecher, Lisa Bullock, DiannaBirkland, Kelly Hammar, Tracy Pingel, and Pam Seil. Back row from left to right are Kim Sams, Pam Collins,Michelle Strong, Terri Rosch, Jane Hawley, Monica Miller, Kathie Wetter, Andrea Birkland, Karen Sibbitt,Coach Larry Bullock and Ass't Coach Jan Brandhorst.

Harcourt CityCouncil meetingMonday, Feb. 15Generator for power plant...

There was informative information provided byRobert Barney Barnettat the Monday Feb. 15 meetingof the Harcourrt City Council. Mr. Barnett stated he re-paired a section of pipe hooked to the chlorinator that hadbeen leaking after damage caused from chlorine eatingaway at the fitting.

The pipe was in place since 2008. Mr. Barnettgave many advantages of a generator for the power plant.He also provided costs or contact information for thosehe contacted for estimates to implement this plan. Hestated that if a generator was approved he would have tocreate an outside entry for access to the generator.

Mayor Grant Gibbons spoke about a need to puta sign at the intersection of Larch and Fourth Streets. Healso wanted a count of how many signs were needed. Council Member Greenfield talked about a used1981 fire truck that had been purchased and that it couldhold 1250 gallons of water. He added that the fire depart-ment will be striping down the old truck and taking whatparts could be used on the truck purchased. They wouldbe taking the old truck to Dan Rasmussen to try to sell it. Council member Fors reported the new ambu-lance is in service now.

This letter was written by Vernon Swanson,it was mailed to his parents during WWII while hewas serving in the Army.

Dearest Folks, One guess whos on V.M.I.s ASTP All-Starbasketball team. Yep Vernon Swanson made it among500 guys who play a couple of times a week. Lieut. Ayresasked me to play with the outfit at practice Thursday oflast week. Im going to start in a game with Washingtonand Lee University tomorrow night. Then we play twogems with Virginia Poly Tech sometime soon. Basket-ball sort of keeps me in shape - as if the calisthenics weget arent enough. I had a very nice time last weekend - I sort ofplanned on staying around here after being notified mostof my pals were getting pickled (go on a drunk) Satur-day night. About 5:00 Sat. I want down to Mechems (Ihad been asked earlier in the week to come if I possiblecould) and Doc was in bed with an infection in his foot

so Im glad I want. I had a swell steak supper and I tookDonny to the movies (as if I didnt want to go). We gotback and we sat and talked until about 11:30 p.m., andsince it was raining, Mrs. Mechem drove me home to mylil ol barracks. Anyway I had a fine time, and I mean tosay I enjoy getting out like that. Since the old gent in our Post Office here leftfor an operation, guess who is working there - Mrs.Mechem. So I stick my head in the window every morn-ing and say hello to her. Got her a coke at the PX thismorning and brought it to her. Its funny in a way, isntit, how your paths cross? By now I hope mother has gotten her birthdaypresent. And to make up for my present being late, I senttwo pictures - and you may keep both of them if you like,unless someone can argue you out of one of them.

This coming Saturday night, to the day, at 9:20p.m. I will have been engaged to Audrey six wholemonths. Gosh, I never believed in long engagements ei-ther. But Im happy and I believe she is - so were goingto wait to get married until I come home on my next fur-lough -- or hadnt you heard. Congrats to my brother David!! Life Scout -next Eagle. I remember, and still have, one of the fineletters Uncle John wrote me. He said he would give me$5 the day I got Eagle - so in memory of him, Ill makethe same offer to you Sonnie - go to it!! I started this letter just before taps last night andthis morning wrote a little bit in Trig. Class. Now I havea free hour and will put the finishing touches on it. Received a very fine letter from Aunt Phamiethis morning and one from Audrey - so my morale is up

to par again. (from Audrey written Sat. Eve. 9:15 p.m.our 6th anniversary - yep engaged for six whole months.I feel sort of sad when I think it has to be such a ling

Cadet V.E. Swansoncontinues to preparefor infantryArmy life, letters, and basketball...

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The Dayton Review filed an appeal in districtcourt late last week contesting a decision designating theWebster County Board of Supervisors decision on desig-nating an official newspaper for the City of Dayton. The County Supervisors voted to approve theDayton Leader as an official County Newspaper. The Day-ton Review and its attorney James Kramer contend thatthe entire matter needs to be reconsidered. Mr. Kramerand the Dayton Review note that there were numerous er-rors in the subscription list of Bonafide Webster CountySubscribers as presented by Kendra Breltsprecher, ownerof the Dayton Leader. Furthermore, the Dayton Review notes that ithas an more Webster County subscribers than does Day-ton Leader. The Dayton Review finished the year withslightly more than 500 paid subscriptions, but because of

the six month rule (subscription less than less months old)and having assent on gift subscriptions, the Dayton Re-view was only able to submit 271 total Webster CountySubscriptions. The Review contends it can prove its num-ber of bonafide county subscribers while contending thatthe Dayton Leader cannot prove its number submitted. Furthermore, the Dayton Review and GowrieNews had signed affidavits on its subscription list and re-lated materials submitted as required by law. And thesematerials/lists were notarized as required by law. TheDayton Leader did not comply and sent in its itemswithout affidavits and without being notarized. The County Supervisors pondered the coun-ty newspaper matter for several weeks and utilized theWebster CountyAttorneys office. This office, among many other things,

checked on Iowa Supreme Court decisionsin the past regarding gift subscriptions. The decision on designating an official newspa-per in Dayton was delayed a few times as more informa-tion was gathered. Each newspaper (Dayton Review andDayton Leader) also submitted additional information ontheir newspaper. Several weeks ago the County Supervisors votedto approve the Dayton Leader. But that same day At-torney James Kramer, representing the Dayton Review,asked to see the subscription list of the Dayton Leader. In

just a few minutes he pointed out several names of peo-ple who obviously werent residents of Webster County.Only Webster County residents were being considered inthis list. After a brief discussion several county supervi-

sors stated that the matter did indeed need to be recon-sidered and that both newspapers should be rejected. Butlater that same afternoon the county attorneys office stat-ed that the Leader had another list that was supposedlycorrect. Mr. Kramer and the Dayton Review waited forabout two days before this list was given to them. Once again, many out of county residents whowere designated as bonafide county residents didnt livein Webster County.

And the six month rule wasnt observed. Therewas clearly one subscription that was only a month old andwas on this list. Mr. Kramer wrote a letter and announced thesefindings, also citing the fact that the lists submitted by theLeader were not notarized and affidavits werent provid-ed.

The Webster County Supervisors considered thematter. On Tuesday of last week it was announced thatthe board would not reconsider their vote on the officialcounty newspaper designation for Webster County. Mr. Kramer, in his discussions with the super-visors and county attorneys office, explained why thematter should be reconsidered. There were errors by allparties, even the Fort Dodge Messenger. So the matterneeded to be reconsidered. But one central fact remained:

the Review can prove its subscription number which ishigher. On Friday of last week Mr. Kramer filed an ap-peal with the District Court. It is not known when thecourt will review thesituation.

Dayton Review files appealon county newspaper case

Review has more county subscribers. . .


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Mayor Gibbons wanted to prioritized three orfour projects the council could work on while keeping thelimited budget in mind.

Council member Scott Engquist stated he hadbeen approached by the Boxholm Mayor and stated thattheir city leases a tractor from John Deere for $1800 peryear. A list is to be made listing trees that need takendown and the number of trees to replant. The City ClerkTina Brandel will be checking in with utility companies

for tree programs. Mayor Gibbons asked for ideas for studentsin community service that would be presented to theschool board. Some things mentioned were painting thebathrooms and putting polyurethane doors at the shelterhouse, to plant trees at both the community center andCity Park, planting flowers in the barrels, and landscap-ing in front of the community center. Mayor Gibbons mentioned being approachedregarding lights not working at the community center. Sixlights were burned out in the gymnasium.

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and that permits me to legally sort of forget about mytedious studying. The two places mentioned were FortBragg, N. Carolina and Indian Gap, Pennsylvania. Bothare P.O.E.s and replacement centers, so a lot of newthings lie ahead after we pull out of here. Im going tohate to leave V.M.I. because it has so many advantagesthat certainly cant be found in the typical Army location- and I enjoyed getting back and using my brains over thebooks for a while. My grades show that I have done very well inevery one of my subjects - math, physics, and all - if myrecord here goes down on my Service Record, it may beworthwhile that I did put a little effort while I was here.

But as Ive said before, my breaks in this Army have beenlacking to date and dont expect them anymore. Ive had time to have good times while Im herecatching up on some correspondence, living comfortableand enjoying some of the more colorful parts of militarylife. Im sure glad I was sent here, but know that Ill notbe lucky to get anything like it from now on Mrs. Mechem told me that Gowrie Girls camein second, losing the finals - tough, but they are to becongratulated for going as far as they did.


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Form 631.1 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

BUDGET ESTIMATE

FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2016 - ENDING JUNE 30, 2017

City of GOWRIE , Iowa

The City Council will conduct a public hearing on the proposed Budget at COMMUNITY/CIVIC CENTER

on 3/7/2016 at 6:30 P.M.

The Budget Estimate Summary of proposed receipts and expenditures is shown below.

Copies of the the detailed proposed Budget may be obtained or viewed at the offices of the Mayor,

City Clerk, and at the Library.

The estimated Total tax levy rate per $1000 valuation on regular property . . 18.04144

The estimated tax levy rate per $1000 valuation on Agricultural land is . . . . 3.00375

At the public hearing, any resident or taxpayer may present objections to, or arguments in favor of,

any part of the proposed budget.

phone number City Clerk/Finance Officer's NAME

Budget FY Re-est. FY Actual FY

2017 2016 2015

(a) (b) (c)

Revenues & Other Financing Sources

Taxes Levied on Property 1 441,752 409,045 420,601

Less: Uncollected Propert y Taxes-Levy Year 2 0 0 0

Net Current Property Taxes 3 441,752 409,045 420,601

Delinquent Property Taxes 4 0 0 0

TIF Revenues 5 0 0 0

Other City Taxes 6 151,956 82,714 191,349

Licenses & Permits 7 250 1,100 2,128

Use of Money and Property 8 30,000 3,380 52,918

Intergovernmental 9 134,616 99,200 202,302Charges for Services 10 1,447,146 1,544,267 1,379,883

Special Assessments 11 0 0 1,463

Miscellaneous 12 187,279 302,579 405,051

Other Financing Sources 13 0 0 0

Transfers In 14 126,264 0 326,853

Total Revenues and Other Sources 15 2,519,263 2,442,285 2,982,548

Expenditures & Other Financing Uses

Public Safety 16 151,979 130,720 133,208

Public Works 17 162,816 160,306 199,676

Health and Social Services 18 80,429 55,127 79,614

Culture and Recreation 19 228,856 280,109 344,406

Community and Economic Development 20 5,800 0 141,795

General Government 21 82,284 89,254 84,401

Debt Service 22 172,735 0 172,515

Capital Projects 23 0 61,852 31,447

Total Government Activities Expenditures 24 884,899 777,368 1,187,062

Business Type / Enterprises 25 1,443,784 1,617,886 1,531,086

Total ALL Expenditures 26 2,328,683 2,395,254 2,718,148

Transfers Out 27 126,264 0 326,853

Total Expenditures/Transfers Out 28 2,454,947 2,395,254 3,045,001

Excess Revenues & Other Sources Over

(Under) Expenditures/Transfers Out 29 64,316 47,031 -62,453

Beginning Fund Balance July 1 30 2,129,527 2,082,496 2,144,949

Ending Fund Balance June 30 31 2,193,843 2,129,527 2,082,496

Peter Farley has a new swing in his step thankto the Nu Step machine he donated to the Cardiac Rehabdepartment at Stewart Memorial Community Hospital andnurses Bev Watters and Megan Huster who guided Peter onhis path to better health.

Peter Farley cant say enough good things aboutStewart Memorial Community Hospitals (SMCH) Car-diac Rehab and physical therapy services. In January2015 he needed surgery due to complications from a hipreplacement. During that surgery, which took place inDes Moines, he had a minor heart attack. His recoverywas lengthy, with a two-week stay in the recovery centerand then a two-week intesive therapy where he learned to

walk again. When Peter was able to come home to Lake City,he still needed physical therapy to strengthen his leg. Iworked with Bob Arnold, physical therapist at Stewart,he recalls. We set goals like being able to drive my car,golf, and return to my hobbies. Because of his heart attack, Peter also neededtwo stents placed in his arteries to assist his hearts func-tion of pumping blood. To strengthen his heart, Peter en-rolled in cardiac rehab at SMCH because of the conve-nience of being in a program close to home. Each session is beneficial. Peters blood pres-sure is checked, and he exercises on one of several avail-able machines. The Cardiac Rehab staff works with Peterto set goals for his recovery. I like the exercise and thefeeling of regaining flexibility. My blood pressure is im-proving, Im losing weight, and Im staying active, Petersays. In addition to helping Peter reach his exercisegoals, the Cardiac Rehab staff set up consulting sessionswith nutritionist Maurine Theiszen, pharmacist MartiHuser, and social worker Michelle Shaver. Megan Hus-ter, R.N. explains, Cardiac Rehab is a team effort. Get-ting a patient healthy involves not only addressing theimmediate cause of the cardiac event, but encompassesall aspects of a patients well-being. The nutritionist dis-cusses what types of foods to eat or avoid, how often toeat, and provides recipes. The pharmacist provides pa-tients with information and answers questions about themedicines they are taking. Because of the life-changingevent, we have the patient talk to our social worker. The staff in Cardiac Rehab have people skillsand are great motivators, says Peter. I like the peoplewho utilize the service along with me, and I really enjoythe interaction with the staff. They are propelling me tobetter fitness! Peter believes in the benefits of cardiac rehab sostrongly that he recently made a generous donation to theprogram. The SMCH Auxiliary bought a piece of equip-ment for Rehab Services department which had difficultyfinding space for the large piece. It was placed in CardiacRehab for a time and I enjoyed using the updated ma-chine, Peter says. When Rehab Services found a placefor it, I had to use an older machine. So I decided that Icould do something to help, and I bought a new Nu Stepfor Cardiac Rehab. Peter uses the Nu Step each time heattends Cardiac Rehab to get stronger to return to his hob-bies and to his love of playing golf.

For more information about Cardiac Rehab ser-vices available at SMCH, contact Megan Huster, RN, at712-464-4118 or Bev Watters, RN, at 712-464-3171, ext.6283 or visit www.stewartmemorial.org.

Road to Recovery isTeam Effort at SMCH

February 25, 2016Week Seven is over; as the session goes on we go throughdifferent schedules. During the first six weeks we focuson getting bills out of committees before the funnel, andas you know last week was the first funnel. So, this weekwe spend almost all of our time in debate moving billsthat made it through the funnel, out of the House. Nextweek will be much the same as this week with most of ourtime being spent in debate.From my desk I continue to lobby the Governors Office andthe Senate to move the Coupling bill. The Governor hashesitantly agreed that we need to couple this year. I wantto thank all of you that have called the Governor and theSenate with your personal stories about how not couplingwill affect your financial situation. Please continue tocalling until we get the bill signed.Here are three points you could use when talking to theGovernor

Coupling has never been a partisan issue It benefits more than 177,000 Iowa Taxpayers Hadnt received a single NO vote in theHouse OR the Senate prior to this yearSecond AmendmentRepresenting one of the largest House districts in Iowa,Protecting the Second Amendment is a priority for a vast

ajority of my constituents. This week we passed FiveBills to protect our Second Amendment rights; these werepassed with overwhelming bi-partisan support. It will beup to Senate Democrats to decide if they will advancethese bills or continue to forbid law abiding Iowans fromfreely practicing their rights. Here is a brief descriptionof the bills:House File 2281- Age Restrictions- Possession of Fire-arms

HF 2281 allows parents the right to teach theirchildren how to safely handle a firearm by removing theage restriction written in code. Firearm safety is incred-

ibly important and this law change will ensure parentscan decide when their children should be taught firearmsafety. This law would also allow young Iowans to com-pete in competitive shooting programs.Passed House-62-36House File 2280- Emergency Powers and Firearms HF 2280 prohibits the Governor or other stateofficials from prohibiting the lawful possession of fire-arms or ammunition in a state of emergency. The Statewould also be prohibited from enforcing any rules thatuniquely target firearms sales.Passed House-67-31House File 2283-Carrying Firearms on an ATV or

SnowmobileHF 2283 allows a person, with a permit to carry,

the option of having a loaded firearm, uncased on theirATV or snowmobile. A person would also be able tocarry a firearm on an ATV or snowmobile on their ownproperty without a permit. Hunting from an ATV orsnowmobile would still be prohibited.Passed House-78-20House File 2279- Suppressors HF 2279 legalizes suppressors in the state ofIowa if a person qualifies under federal law. In order topossess a suppressor a person must: Be a resident of the United States Be legally eligible to purchase a firearm Pass an extensive BATFE background check. Pay a one-time $200 Transfer Tax fee per suppressor

Be at least 21 to purchase a suppressor from a dealerPassed House 74-24House File 2279- Firearms Permits- Privacy and Per-mitting Procedures HF 2279 ensures that the names of permit hold-ers would be better protected. The bill also improves thepermitting, renewal process and training requirements forpermits to carry weapons.Passed House-97-1 Senate Democrats now have five additional op-portunities to prove they genuinely care about protectingthe rights of law abiding citizens. If these bills dont re-ceive a vote on the floor, Iowans will know, once again,where Senate Democrats stand on the Second Amend-ment.We have created a Facebook page that I will be using to

add comments about what is going on in the Capitol andthe House floor. This page will also be used to make com-ments as bills are being debated on the floor. Please go tohttps://www.facebook.com/citizensforsexton or search

for State RepresentativeMike Sexton on Facebookand like it so you can stayinformed about legislationwe are working on.While we are in session,please remember that Sen-ator Kraayenbrink and Iwill be on the Devine Inter-vention Radio Show withMike Devine on KVFD1400 every Friday morn-

ing from 7:30 to 8:30. Thisis a call in show so use thisopportunity to talk to bothof us and let us know yourfeelings on the current is-sues facing Iowa citizens.Please let me know whatyou are thinking! Feel freeto contact me at my legis-lative email at [email protected]

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Gowrie Police Report

February 18, 2016 to February 24, 2016February 18th- 15:58-Received a phone call

about a residential alarm going off in the 900 blockof 4th St. Upon officers arrival, homeowners rela-tive was at the residence and unsure how to shutthe alarm off. Relative made contact with home-owner and homeowner would be home shortly. 23:05- Contact made with a juvenile inthe 1000 block of Pleasant St. Juvenile was advisedof Citys curfew ordinance and juvenile compliedand headed home. As a reminder to residents, the City doeshave a curfew ordinance. It applies to all juvenilesunder the age of 18. Juveniles are not to be out af-ter 11:00 pm on Sunday through Thursday nightsand 12:00 am on Friday and Saturday nights. Ifyou have any questions about the Citys curfewordinance please contact the Police Department at

515-352-3800 and ask for a Gowrie Officer, or theCity Clerks office at 515-352-3999.February 19th- 12:20- A traffic stop in the 1800block of Market St. resulted in the arrest of CodyKeeney on an warrant out of Boone County. Alsoarrested was Kayjay Raven Jane Wamberg on anarrest warrant out of Story County. Both wereTransported by Webster County Sheriffs Office.February 20th - Routine patrol activity reported.February 21st - 20:45- Officer was dispatched tothe 1000 block of Pleasant St. for a report of Ha-rassment. Reporting party did not want charges atthis time just wanted it to stop. Contact was madewith the other party and advised to stop the com-munication.February 22nd - 8:25- Assist Webster County

Sheriffs Office with a report of a suspicious ve-hicle in the area of the Callender school. Officerswere unable to locate on arrival.

10:30- Assist Webster County SheriffsOffice in locating a possible domestic situation ina vehicle traveling south on Highway 169. Officersunable to locate vehicles matching the description.February 23rd - 18:30- Received a parking com-plaint in the 1000 block of County Rd. Vehicleparked in a private parking driveway. Officer un-able to locate the vehicle owner. Contact madewith property owner.February 24th - 16:20- Report of a hit andrun vehicle in the 1100 block of 3rd St. A 2008Chevrolet Malibu owned by Michael and Jenni-fer Conrad was parked in front of their residence.

When the owner left, he noticed his vehicle hadbeen struck in the drivers door while sitting in thestreet. Case under investigation.

16:45- Dog loose in the 1100 block ofLynd St. Dog was ran back to its owners property.Property owner advised of Citys animal at largeordinance and given a verbal warning.

17:00- Officer was contacted by Cityemployee about illegal dumping in the dumpsterlocated at the Gowrie Swimming Pool. Case underinvestigation.*Note: All charges are merely an accusation. Alldefendants are presumed innocent until and unlessproven guilty.

Local Emergency Numbers:Gowrie Police: 352-3800

Sheriff: 515-573-1410

Crime Alert: 515-573-1444

Ambulance: 911 Fire: 911

ICCC announcesCorrected PresidentsListFor Fall 2015 semester...

Iowa Central Community College announcedtheir Presidents list for the fall semester. To earn thisdistinct classification a student must earn a 4.0 GPA witha minimum of 12 credit hours. The follow students were named to the Presi-dents list:

Craig Shultz and Stephanie Welter, Gowrie;

Meridith Callahan,Callender; Kennedy Gallentine,Day-ton; Carmen Geis, McKinna Teske, and Caalyn LoehrsDowling,Duncombe; Alexander Wendland,Moorland;Jacquelyn Stumpf,Otho;and Hunter Simpson,Badger;John Kellogg, Grand Junction;Jennifer Hood, Stepha-nie Hood,Lohrville; Shawna Bachman, Somers; BlakeNelson,Stratford.

ICCC announcescorrected Deans ListFor Fall semester 2015...

Iowa Central Community College announcedtheir Deans list for the fall semester. To earn this distinctclassification a student must earn a 3.5-3.99 GPA with aminimum of 12 credit hours. The following students were named to theDeans list:

Shane Promes, Gowrie; Antonio Castillo,Courtney Shirbroun, Jacob Hubbard, Callender; Zach-ary Hansen, Melanie Lambert, Robert Wickwire, TammyHaakma, and Anthony Zigrang, William Aber,Churdan;Dayton; Rory Grandfield, Karlee Walker,Lehigh; TylerPatzner, Moorland; Jacob Jensen,Badger;Lynn Mul-holland, Caleb Winkler, Alyssa Boranian,Duncombe;Shantell Rasty, Morgan Snyder,Lohrville; Travis Stan-berg, Kristen Reeves, and Lois McCoy,Otho; WesleyTipton,Paton;Hailey Scott, Stratford

Zion Lutheran Churchsweekly schedule of events Wednesday, March 2 Beginner and SonshineBells will meet at 4 p.m. There will be a Lenten SoupSupper at Zion at 6:00 p.m. Lenten worship will follow at7 p.m.

Thursday, March 3 there will be a WomensBible Study at 9 a.m. On Friday, March 4 World Day of Prayer atUMC will begin at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 5 worship will begin at 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 9 Beginner and SonshineBells will begin at 4 p.m. A Lenten Soup Supper at UMCwill begin at 6 p.m. followed by Lenten worship at 7 p.m.

World Day of Prayer

Friday, March 4

Women, men andchildren in more than 170countries and regions willcelebrate World Day ofPrayer, Friday, March 4,2016.

This year, the wom-en of the WDP Committeeof Cuba call us into wor-ship considering the words

Receive children, receive me. With these words asbackdrop, we are invited to learn about Cubas historyand rich cultural diversity. The women of Cuba share their stories of tradi-tion, intergenerational wisdom and experiences of Godsprofound love and acceptance. Through the worship ser-vice, we learn of Jesus profound teaching of acceptanceas he states, Let the little children come to me; do notstop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom ofGod belongs (Mk. 10:1415).

As we listen to the women of Cuba throughoutthe worship service, we are invited to wholly receive oth-ers, as Jesus calls us, into the kingdom of God. This years service will be held on Friday,March 4-9:30 a.m. at Gowrie United Methodist Church.

The Southeast Valley Dance Team put on a great show Friday evening.

A group of Southeast Valley boys joined the Dance Team to help with the show Friday evening in Gowrie. Photoby Lynn Rittgers.

The SV Dance Team got all the young dancersenthused about Dance. Photo by Lynn Rittgers.

World Day of Prayer is a worldwide ecumenicalmovement of Christian women of many traditions whocome together to observe a common day of prayer eachyear on the first Friday in March.

World Day of Prayer was founded on the ideathat prayer and action are inseparable in the service ofGods realm.

Services begin at sunrise in the Pacific andfollow the sun across the globe on the day of celebra-tion.

Each year a different countrys committee servesas writers of the World Day of Prayer worship service.


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and there is a night deposit, as well as a place for utilitypayments. Potential use of the upstairs as a rec area forchildren was discussed, as well as use of the upstairs tohouse the library, but the library suggestion is unlikely asan elevator would have to be added to access the secondfloor. However, concerns were raised regarding the ac-quisition of additional property for the city. If you pick up a building, you need to lose one,suggested Peterson.Old fire station

Potential uses for the original fire station were

also discussed. A change in location of congregate mealswas discussed as it has at previous meetings as well. Anovel use was raised by police chief, Monaghan. He notesthere is room to park police vehicles inside the building.This may serve to camouflage some of the comings andgoings of officers in the area. Additionally, this couldprovide parking for impounded vehicles and/or securelock up for other police items. Danielle Clancy was commended for a successfultransition into the role of city clerk. She will achieve oneyear of service in June, and it was proposed she receive adollar increase in her hourly wage, effective July 1st. InJuly, Clancys rate per hour will now be $14.25. She [Clancy] is definitely worth a raise, said

Redman. She is doing a bang up job.City vehicle upgrades

Upgrades in police vehicles and equipment wereconsidered next. Chief Monaghan suggested the city maywant to start thinking about police car replacement, as anew vehicle is typically obtained every six years. Ac-cording to Monaghan, grants may be used to help off-set the cost, but typically reimbursement may take 6-9months, and the city must be prepared to secure paymentor a loan.

Councilmember Harrison advised the councilthey may not want to shy away from purchasing a policevehicle through a loan because interest rates are very lowat this time, and loan payments provide a fixed item whensetting a budget.

It was noted that Macke Motors can still ordernew police vehicles with Ford. These specially outfittedpolice vehicles are also designed with enhanced featuresto be used by law enforcement. For example, coolersfor the engine serve to protect the vehicle during fre-quent sessions of idling. Finally, it was noted that ChiefMonaghan has secured many funds for police improve-ments via application to numerous grants. Chief Monaghan has been doing a really great

job [securing grants], said Harrison. That is really time-consuming. In other news, it was announced that the MondayMarch 7th budget hearing is not only open to the public,

but the public is encouraged to attend. The next item of business involved the purchaseof fuel on contract from STAR Energy. Its noted thiscan be a gamble based on the price of gas, but gas hasbeen very inexpensive in recent months. It was noted thatSTAR is a local business and does give back to the com-munity. The schools in the area have also been buyingon contract from STAR to fuel school buses. It was sug-gested the city establish a ten month contract with STAR,rather than a yearly contract, so that there can be a couplemonths of contemplation before the budget is approvedeach year.

to school for a career she would love. She went to school for 2100 hours and gradu-ated from the Aveda Institute in West Des Moines withhigh honors. She has participated in national hair compe-titions including Edwin Neill Full Potential Award andhave received a handful of awards from educators at theAveda institute.

Courtney has attended classes from some of thebest in the industry including JUUT, Dusty Rhode, andAmie BreckenridgeGoltz. She has a passion for hair andstrives to meet her goal for each of her clients to leave hersalon looking and feeling great. She is confident in herwork and guarantees satisfaction. Hours, subject to change are Tuesday, 10 a.m. -5 p.m.; Thursday, 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.;and Saturday, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Hairology by Courtney will offer various typesof hair coloring, hair cutting, facial waxing, blowouts,corrective coloring, formal up styling and treatments.

Courtney's hair salon is open and ready to serveher customers.

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Pictured above are the National HonorSociety senior members. Photo by Lynn Rittgers.

New inductees of the Southeast Valley National Honor Society front row left to right are Nolan Johnson, AllieBerg, Logan Boerner, and Tessa Berg. Back row left to right are Ramona Thompson, Karrigan Mentzer, Jaiden Ackerson,Keegan Goodwin, Morgan Jackson, Kendall Sandgren. Photo by Lynn Rittgers.

National Honor Society New Inductees...

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