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contentsmay 2012

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4 Calendar16 Scene About Town26 New on the Shelf48 Parting Shot

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1 1 Class Notes:Meet Lori McCarvilleby Hailey Brueschke

1 2 ICCC Student Spotlight:Chloe Petersonby Hailey Brueschke

1 3 Matthes and Cole HelpFellow MS Sufferersby Robert Wolf

3 0 Saboe’s Faith inGrace Lutheran Churchby Robert Wolf

FEaTUrE arTicLE

3 2 Contained Expressions –Ten Years of Artistic Showcaseby Meg Beshey

ThE good LiFE

3 6 Home Style:The Garden Adventureby Meg Beshey

3 9 Culinary Corner:To Quiche or Not to Quicheby Meg Beshey

4 4 Health Wise:Trinity Hospice Seeks Volunteersby Jesse Helling

4 6 Money Matters:What Should You Do with a 401(k)When Leaving a Job?courtesy of Edward Jones

on ThE covErHelen Miller, of Fort Dodge

- Photo by Meg Beshey

Fort Dodge Today � May 2012� 1

- Photo by Meg Beshey

2 � Fort Dodge Today � May 2012

From the News Editor It’s All Good….

It always amazes me how things you love to do get put on a shelf for a while as you

deal with more important things, but eventually those “things” come back into your

world for a reason. Mine would be the love of writing about what is going on in my

world. Where does this come from? It comes from my past, the influence of my father

and his incredible writing skills as an educator, a minister and resource to others, as

well as my mother and her ability to help others put the right words where they should

be. Years ago, I wrote so many different things for the Blanden Memorial Art Museum

as well as for Mainstreet, Int’l Horse Archery Festival and more. Now the Fort Dodge

Today magazine…

I look forward to overseeing this publication that has its heart built into this community. Every issue

has something of interest to someone no matter what the age. I find people constantly have discus-

sions about an article, a tip of one of the experts featured and the photographs used throughout the

publication. Where do I find this data? In the lounges at school, at doctor’s offices or another local

business. It is a publication you naturally veer towards as it focuses on our town, our people and what

is going on. I hope to help continue this tradition of focusing on what is important to this town ... us.

So to start off my first editorial debut we talk about May. There are so many versions as to how the

month of May was named. A commonly accepted explanation is that it was named for Maia, the

Roman goddess of spring and growth. Her name related to a Latin word that means increase or

growth. I see a connection here; my father was fluent in Latin and my mother likes to garden ...

hmmm. OK, so the articles this month will focus on these areas. Let’s “increase” our knowledge and

let’s learn about growing things. Here we go!

To start this issue off right, though, you cannot have a publication such as this without talented folks

who can write and visually create with personal emphasis on people or events we want to know more

about. We hope to take you there as you sit and wait for your appointment, eat your lunch or hang out

with friends over coffee. Of course, we need you too. Tell us what you want to see more of, less of,

help us know what events are on your calendars. Maybe you know of some groups that need more

visibility or something about our town YOU think is unique that visitors may not know and should know.

It’s your magazine about your town; help me by taking it there. I look forward to being the editor of this

magazine. Thanks for your support.

editor’sspEak megmegbeshey

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Volume 23 Issue 1If your address has changed since yourlast issue call (800) 622-6613 ext. 404.

The Fort Dodge Today Magazine is published monthly by The Messenger, with all rights reserved, Copyright, 2012.

Managing EditorBarbara

Wallace Hughes

Sales ManagerBecky O’Brien

Art DirectorReggie Cygan

PublisherLarry D. Bushman

Advertising DirectorDavid Jakeman

Circulation DirectorGrant Gibbons

News EditorMeg Beshey

megmegbesheycontributors

Amelia "Amy" Presler is an avidreader who just happens to workat the best place in town for booklovers–the Fort Dodge PublicLibrary. The best part of her job ismeeting the public and havingaccess to all the latest titles andsharing her love of books with oth-ers. When not reading, she enjoyscooking and baking, painting andspending time with her family andfriends. She is a native of FortDodge and is the youngest of 10children and has three of her own.She believes that you can judge abook by its cover (literally!) andavoids those that have hats,shoes, feet, fences, swords, gar-dens, cakes, tableware,Adirondack chairs and cats onthem.

Robert Wolf has lived in Fort Dodgesince 1964. He has written for FortDodge Today magazine since2002 and for The Messenger since1993. He’s the author of “Fossils ofIowa” and “Iowa’s State Parks.” Amember of the Author’s Guild, hishobbies include fossil collectingand photography.

Hailey Brueschke will be attendingIowa Central Community Collegenext year to attain her AA. Fromthere she would like to attendIowa State University to major injournalism. Her goal after collegeis to work for a major magazine ina larger city. She likes to spend herfree time reading, writing, andbeing with her friends and family.

Fort Dodge Today � May 2012 � 3

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C A L E N D A R

2012 Market on Central

call for entertainment,

June 9 and 23, July 14

and 28, August 11 and

25, September 8 and 22,

apply online at

www.fdmarketoncen-

tral.com or in person at

1406 Central Ave., for

more information call

Sharon at 955-5500.

1Free blood pressurescreening, CrossroadsMall, 8 to 9:30 a.m.

1The Aliens Are Coming -What if it’s True?, CANA

Lifetree Cafe,public welcome,

7 to 8 p.m.refreshments served,

call 302-8036for information.

1

FDSH jv/v girls golf vs.

Waukee, Fort Dodge

Country Club, 3:30 p.m.

1

FDSH jv/v girls tennis vs.

Marshalltown, Dodger

Courts, 4:15 p.m.

1FDSH jv/v boys soccer

vs. East, Dodger Stadium,6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

1St. Edmond Service

Learning Day (all levelsof St. Edmond gradeswill be going out intothe community anddoing service work)

2Fort Dodge Civitan Club

meeting, ZakeersRestaurant, 425 Second

Ave. S., 7 a.m.

2

Preschool Storytime,

Fort Dodge Public

Library,

11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

2

St Edmond Parade of

Bands, 5th- through

12th-grade bands,

St. Edmond, 7 p.m.

3

Cholesterol screening,

2 to 2:30 p.m.,

Crossroads Mall, blood

pressure and blood

sugar checked free of

charge, $3 fee for

cholesterol screening.

3

Preschool Storytime,

Fort Dodge Public

Library,

11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

3

Webster County

Museum open,

515 School St., Otho,

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

3

FDSH jv/v boys soccer

vs. Waukee,

Dodger stadium, 6 p.m.

and 7:30 p.m.

3

St. Edmond girls tennis

vs. Webster City,

4:30 p.m.

4

Artful Dodger exhibit

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tion, Permanent

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May 2012

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May 2012

921 Central Ave.,

6 to 8 p.m. This exhibit is

in conjunction with

FDSH art show exhibit-

ing artworks created by

high school students in

various media. Free.

Refreshments served.

For more information,

call 573-8818.

4

Night Paddling, Brushy

Creek, south boat ramp,

first come first serve,

8:30 p.m.

4Friends of St. Edmondgolf outing, Fort DodgeCountry Club, Shotgun

start 12:30 p.m.,4 person best ball.

4-7ICCAC Region XI

Softball Tournament,Harlan and Hazel Rogers

Sports Complex,Fort Dodge

4-5Golden K Kiwanis Club’s2012 Peanut Days withproceeds going to proj-ects in the community,such as nine - $1,000

scholarships to graduat-ing students. The clubalso supports many

youth related organiza-tions in Fort Dodge.

Club members will beavailable at various localstores. The public’s sup-

port, as always,is appreciated.

4FDSH jv/v boys tennis

vs. Ames, DodgerCourts, 4:15 p.m.

4

FDSH varsity girls track

invite, Dodger Stadium,

5 p.m.

5-6

ICCC men’s golf Region

XI tournament, Fort

Dodge Country Club,

time TBA.

5

Iowa Central

Community College

Commencement,

Hodges Fieldhouse,

ICCC,

10 a.m. to noon.

5

Friends of St. Edmond

Ball XXIX, Best Western

Starlite Village Inn and

Suites, 5 p.m.

6

Opportunity Village

Benefit Walk, 10-mile

route starts at 1 p.m.,

3-mile and 1-mile routes

start at 2:30 p.m.,

Dodger Stadium,

1930 Elmhurst Ave.

Limited space, registra-

tion packets available at

Village General Store,

12 N. 25th St.,

Administrative Offices in

Northwoods Living

Pine house,

1470 21st Ave. N., or

call Kris, 515-573-4046.

7

FDSH girls jv/v soccer

vs. Southeast Polk,

Dodger stadium, 6 p.m.

and 7:30 p.m.

7

St. Edmond boys golf

NCC, 11 a.m.

8

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Mall, 8 to 9:30 a.m.

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8

Heroes of the

Heartland, Friendship

Haven, 11:30 a.m. to

1 p.m. Public welcome.

To make reservations,

call Bob Kirschbaum,

712-253-1578 or email

bob.kirshbaum@sioux-

landredcross.org.

Limited seating, any

amount contribution is

your reservation.

8

FDSH girls jv/v golf vs.

Ames, Fort Dodge

Country Club, 3:30 p.m.

8

FDSH jv/v boys tennis

vs. WDM Valley, Dodger

Courts, 4:15 p.m.

10-20

Smith Amusements

Carnival at Crossroads

Mall.

10

FDSH v boys and girls

track tournament,

Dodger Stadium,

4:30 p.m.

10

Taste of Hope Women 4

Women, wine and

cheese tasting with pro-

ceeds to benefit YWCA,

Vincent House,

5 to 9 p.m.

11

FDSH jv/v girls soccer

vs. Marshalltown,

Dodger Stadium,

4:15 p.m. and 6:15 p.m.

12-13

Early Bird Baseball

Tournament, Harlan and

Hazel Rogers Sport

Complex, Fort Dodge

12

The Duane Bills Friendly

Fishing Derby, Badger

Lake, John F. Kennedy

Memorial Park. Event

held for 15 and under

youth from 1p.m. to 4 p.m.

Event is free but must

register at Customer

Service by May 10 at

Hy-Vee.

12

Mixed Media Drawing

adult workshop, 10 a.m.

to 4 p.m., Blanden

Memorial Art Museum,

Fort Dodge.

13

Mother’s Day

13Mother’s Day, Tours ofthe Smeltzer Home,

1 to 3 p.m. Tickets are$10 in advance, availableat Wells Fargo buildingdowntown, 822 CentralAve., Suite 310. Proceeds

will go to the Walk ToEnd Alzehimer’s event.For more information,contact Amy Von Bank,576-4884 or email [email protected].

13

St. Edmond Performing

Arts, Coffeehouse, 3

p.m., tickets available in

the St. Edmond High

School office.

14FDSH v girls golf invita-

tional, Fort DodgeCountry Club, 10 a.m.

14FDSH v girls tennis vs.Sioux City North and

Sioux City South,Dodger tennis courts,

3:15 p.m.

May 2012

AT THE BLANDEN

“Pottery, Painting and Persistance, 1958 - 2011” exhibit April 21- Sept. 15, by Dean Schwarz.

“Asian, European & American Art” works of art from the Permanent Collection

“The New Deal” • America in the 1930’s works of art from the Permanent Collection

“Innovative and Imaginitive Cultures” works of art from the Permanent Collection

One~of~a~Kind Gift Shop: New items available just in time for holiday shopping.

Hours are Tuesday - Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Sunday and Monday.

The Blanden is located at 920 3rd Ave. S. For information, phone 573-2316.

16FDSH jv/v girls soccer vs.

Carroll Community,Dodger stadium,

6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

17Ford Dodge Noon Lions

Steak Fry, Lion’s Den,(former Isaac Walton),

5 to 9 p.m.

17

FDSH jv/v boys soccer

vs. Carroll Community,

Dodger Stadium,

6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

18

Senior Tour from

Pleasant Hill, Fort

Museum

18-19

The Art of Marriage

retreat held at Good

Shepherd Lutheran

Church, 1436 21st Ave.

N., 6:30 p.m. on the 18th

to 4 p.m. on the 19th,

$45 per couple. Contact

Glen Emery for

registration information,

955-6811,

leave message.

19

Flea Market and Hillbilly

sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

Webster County

Fairgrounds.

19

Fundamentals of

Drawing adult workshop,

Blanden Memorial Art

museum.

19-20

Armed Forces Day

Classic Baseball

Tournament, Harlan and

Hazel Rogers Sports

Complex, Fort Dodge.

20

St. Edmond

Baccalaureate, 8:30 a.m.

at Sacred Heart

20

St. Edmond

Commencement

exercises, 1 p.m.

at St. Edmond.

20

Flea Market and Hillbilly

sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,

Webster County

Fairgrounds.

21

Central College’s

A Cappalla Choir

concert at First United

Methodist Church,

corner of 10th St. and

2nd Ave. N.,

7 p.m. Free. Reception to

follow at the church.

22

FDSH jv/v boys baseball

vs. Kuemper Catholic,

Dodger Stadium,

4:15 p.m. and 6 p.m.

22

FDSH jv/v girls softball

vs. Webster City, Harlan

and Hazel Rogers Sports

Complex, 6:15 p.m. and

7:45 p.m.

22

Brushy Creek Fishing

Derby, 10 a.m. to noon,

Brushy Creek Fish Pier

Point, free.


C A L E N D A R

May 2012

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22Free blood pressurescreening, CrossroadsMall, 8 to 9:30 a.m.

23FDSH Baccalaureate,7 p.m., Corpus Christi

25FDSH v boys baseball vs.

Des Moines Lincoln,Dodger Stadium,

3:30 p.m.

26FDSH jv/v girls softballvs. Des Moines Lincoln,

Harlan Rogers SportsComplex, 4:15 p.m. and

6:15 p.m.

26Wine Tasting Event,

Crystalwood Creations,1633 Nelson Ave., FortDodge, noon to 3 p.m.

27Fort Dodge Senior High

Commencmentexercises, 1:30 p.m.,

Dodger Stadium. In caseof rain, commencementwill be moved indoorsto FDSH gymnasium.

28

Memorial Day

28Karl L. King Municipal Band

plays at the traditionalMemorial Day ceremonies,

sponsored by the FortDodge Veteran’s Council,North Lawn Cemetery.

Band plays approximately

10 a.m., program to followat 10:30 a.m. In case of

rain, the program may bemoved indoors at the last

minute. Jerrold P.Jimmerson, conductor.

28

St. Edmond baseball invite,

10 a.m.

29

Free blood pressure

screening, Crossroads

Mall, 8 to 9:30 a.m.


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1 pm to 4 pm Badger Lake at Kennedy Park

Bring the family for some FREE fishing fun. Prizes will be awarded for largest fish caught,

smallest fish caught and most fish caught in

3 age groups (5 and under, 6-10 & 11-15).

Fisheries biologist will have live fish for

identification.

Sunday, May 22nd 10 am to noon

Brushy Creek Fish Pier Point

This fishing derby is for those who would like to learn how to fish. It’s a great way for parents to learn how

to make their children’s fishing trip successful. You’ll learn what fish species look like, what they like to eat and how to tie on a slip bobber

and hook. It’s FREE so come and join in on the fun!

A few fishing rods will be available and bait will be provided.

All ages welcome, cookout afterwards.

Second & Fourth Saturday June thru September

www.fdmarketoncentral.com


Provider Appreciation is a great time to celebrate the important providers in your-child’s life, or to celebrate the staff in your child care center. What better way to acknowledge your appreciation than by helping children make a gift themselves, or providers can do with the children.


Where Your Pets Where Your Pets Can Play While Can Play While You’re Away! You’re Away!

515-573-2267 1848 Taylor Avenue, Duncombe, IA 50532 • www.crittercampiowa.com

Boarding/Grooming/Training

Show Off Your Pet!

Dog’s Name: Maple WillerthBreed: Bischon

Age: 9 yearsFamily: Mike, Diana, Josh, Becky,

Adam and Rachael Willerth

About Maple: He loves watching deer,

playing with his toy squirel toy and cuddling.

Show Off Your Pet!Send us a photo of your pet(s) along with yourname, your pet’s name, breed (if known) andany brief comment you’d like to share about

your pet.

Mail photo and information to:Fort Dodge Today Magazine

713 Central AvenueFort Dodge, IA 50501

or email photo and information:[email protected]

For answers to any of your questions

or to schedule a campus visit, please contact

515-576-7201 or 800-362-2793www.iowacentral.edu

Follow us andbecome a fan on

Facebook at “Iowa Central

Community College”

Second & Fourth Saturday June thru September

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Who are you and where are you from?

Lori McCarville. I have lived in Fort Dodge for 16

years. I am originally from the small town of Green

Mountain, Iowa.

What grade do you teach and at what school?

I am currently teaching Title 1 Reading at Butler

Elementary.

What do you enjoy most about teaching?

I most enjoy the kids in my school building and watch-

ing them grow in their reading skills every day.

How long have you been working as a teacher?

This is my 7th year of teaching. Each year gets more

and more challenging, but rewarding too.

What made you interested in teaching?

I became interested in the profession of teaching after

working with children in various occupations. I really

enjoy working with children.

Who inspired you when you were a student?

My high school teacher, Mrs. Smith; she was a tough teacher

but she made the class fun.

What profession other than your own would you most

like to attempt?

I would like to be a florist. I worked at my aunt’s floral

shop for three summers. I really enjoyed working with

the flowers.

What are three things every teacher should own?

Every teacher should own a very sturdy bag so they can carry

all their work home in, chocolate – LOTS and LOTS of

CHOCOLATE, and stock in teacher stores such as Learning

Post, Scholastic, and Really Good Stuff.

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Class NotesMeet Lori McCarville

photographs by Hailey Brueschke

Lori McCarville teaches at Butler Elementary.

“I really enjoy working with children.” ~ Lori McCarville


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ICCC Student SpotlightChloe Peterson

Chloe Peterson chose Iowa Central

Community College for two reasons.

First, she was not ready to move away

from home. Second, she was not sure if

she wanted to major in music, so she

used Iowa Central to help her figure

out what she

really wanted

to do.

The music pro-

gram at Iowa

Central helped

her to decide

that a future in

music was the

right choice for

what she need-

ed to do. She

will graduate

from Iowa

Central

Community

College in May

with a degree in

music. Her plan

for next year is

to attend UNI

for two years to

receive a bache-

lor’s degree in

vocal music

education.

“I would like to

teach at a high-

school level for

a few years, and

from there decide if I wanted to go

back and get my masters.”

Chloe chose music as her major

because it is something she has always

been naturally good at. “I got to a

point in my life where I did not want

to be without music in my world.”

Throughout Chloe’s college career she

has been involved in many activities.

Some of them being concert choir,

concert band, Encore singers, vocal

jazz, as general manager for the music

department, the fall play, ICCC’s musi-

cal and jazz band.

When performing in front of a crowd,

Chloe feels a rush. “I like the feeling of

knowing I have accomplished some-

thing I really worked hard for.” She

feels this way especially since it is some-

thing she worked on for a long time.

“We work on show choir for a whole

semester and it makes me feel like I

have improved.”

Going to Iowa Central really helped

Chloe Peterson. She likes the intimate

environment, and that the people at

ICCC are easy to talk to. “It is a great

place to start out.”

- Chloe Peterson

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I like the feeling ofknowing I haveaccomplishedsomething I reallyworked hard for.

“I got to a point in my life where I did not want to be withoutmusic.” ~ Chloe Peterson

photograph by Hailey Brueschke


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Continued on page 14

Marc Matthes and Shelia Cole arehelping fellow multiple sclerosis suffer-ers through the local MS supportgroup in Fort Dodge. During NationalMS Awareness Week March 12-18 FortDodge Today Magazine paid a visit tolearn more about this group that workshard to provide information to MSpatients in the area.

Having no formal name, the Fort

Dodge MS support group began in the

early 1980s. Matthes and Cole have

been leading the group for about the

last seven years. The group is low-key,

low budget and collects no dues from

its members. There are people who

come from as far away as Ames to

attend its monthly meetings held here

in Fort Dodge.

“Sheila and I were both diagnosed and

we just wanted to have a support group

for people,” Matthes said. “Everyday,

there’s 200 people diagnosed with

MS,” he said. “We have a good core

group that comes every month.” About

15 to 20 people regularly attend.

Spouses and family members frequent-

ly attend as well. “It’s a place to go, to

share, and it gives you a sense that that

other group members understand,”

Cole said. “You are fulfilling a need

that MS patients have and it puts them

at ease,” Matthes said.“We have mem-

bers that call us at home and want to

talk about something,” he said.

People said they just wanted a group

for support, no agenda and no pro-

grams, he said. However, occasionally

they do have programs to educate

members Cole said. “The members

just talk about how things are going,”

Matthes said. “They can find people

who understand what they are going

through,” Cole said. “We try to keep

things positive,” she said. “It’s very easy

to get down about things,” he said.

The group helps people realize the

focus has to change. They learn not to

let MS define them. Sometimes they

have to redefine themselves Matthes

says, “You can’t fight it. You can’t

change it. There’s no cure for MS so

Matthes and Cole Help Fellow MS Suffers

Fort Dodge Support Group helps patients who suffer from MS

Matthes and Cole check out the National MS Society website.

Sheila Cole and Marc Matthes have led the Fort Dodge MS support groupfor about seven years.


volunteer

Continued from page 13

you have to deal with it,” he said.

There are drugs to help people main-

tain their level of comfort in dealing

with the disease.

According to the National Multiple

Sclerosis Society, MS is a “chronic,

unpredictable disease of the central

nervous system. It is thought to be an

autoimmune disorder.” It can cause

blurred vision, loss of balance, poor

coordination, slurred speech, tremors,

numbness, extreme fatigue, problems

with memory and concentration,

paralysis, blindness, and more. More

than twice as many women have MS

as men. About 2.5 million people are

affected worldwide. MS is not conta-

gious or directly inherited and most

people with MS have a normal or near

normal life expectancy. In extreme

cases it can lead to death. MS affects

people differently. “There’s no natural

course. Everybody is different.

Everybody has different symptoms,

Matthes said. For some reason more

people in the northern hemisphere are

diagnosed with MS than in the south-

ern hemisphere he said.

The cause of MS is not known, but it

attacks myelin, which is the insulation

around nerve endings and causes the

nerve endings to short Matthes says,

“People with MS frequently run out of

energy especially in warm weather.

Taking naps does not refresh them.”

When you meet Sheila Cole or Marc

Matthes for the first time, you would

not know that they have MS. It has

affected his right side. It has affected

Cole’s eyesight. “It’s pretty scary when

you lose your sight,” he said.

“There’s so much access to informa-

tion on the internet in regards to MS,

which in some ways is bad. This is

because you read what can be the

worse things that can happen with the

disease and yourself, instead of taking

today for today. MS patients should

not worry about what is going to hap-

pen tomorrow because you can’t con-

trol it,” Cole said.

The actor, Christopher Reeve, was an

inspiration to her. “I can imagine what

he went through, to be at that level of

disability and still be an author, trying

to live his life and keep a positive atti-

tude, yet promoting awareness of the

disease. I thought if he can be positive,

I can be positive,” she said.

Matthes was diagnosed 15 years ago.

“I was having pain in the back. It felt

like a pinched nerve.” He went to a

chiropractor but didn’t get relief. So he

went to a medical doctor and was

eventually diagnosed with MS. “I had

a son that was almost 3 and a daughter

that was 6 months old and I’m think-

ing I can’t be in a wheelchair.” A lot of

people think MS is fatal, he said. Now,

“15 years later I work full-time still, as

much as I can.”

In Sheila Cole’s situation it was differ-

ent symptoms. “I worked full-time

even when I lost vision in one eye but

when I lost the other eye, I was a book-

keeper and it wasn’t an option any-

more,” Cole said. “I was diagnosed

back in 1982,” she said. She was hav-

ing vision problems and then her right

side went numb. “I kind of knew

already what they were going to tell

me,” she said. She was at the

University of Iowa Hospital at the

time.

“It gives me a purpose, that I feel I’m

contributing, to educate because I’m a

teacher,” Matthes said. “They count

on us to be there,” he said. “It’s nice

having two of us to fall back on if one

of us can’t be there,” Cole said.

About Sheila Cole

and Marc Matthes

Sheila Cole, 55, is a

native to Fort Dodge

and is married to Dr.

Dan Cole, Webster

County Medical

Examiner. The couple

is also involved in the

Hospice Ball. She vol-

unteers for the

Webster County

Medical Examiner office. “I took a lot

of training, learned a lot of things,”

she said. “My husband has been very

supportive.” Dan Cole attends meet-

ings when he can and said the group

does a lot of good. “You feel better if

you are talking to someone about your

problems,” he said.

Marc Matthes, 47, is a

Mason City native.

He attended college in

Fort Dodge where met

his future wife and

stayed here. He is

director of Iowa

Central’s computer

networking technology

program.

For more information

about the MS support group

contact

Sheila Cole 576-1860 or

Marc Matthes 955-5814.

The group meets the first

Monday of the month 7 p.m. at

St. Olaf Lutheran Church 239 N.

11th St. and is open to the public.

Sheila Cole with husband Dr. Dan Cole,the Webster County Medical Examiner.

Sheila Cole

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STATS: Dianne Krebs Years Coaching: 22 Occupation: ICCC, VESS Program Coaches T-ball (K-1st) for the FD Community Recreation Center

Dianne thinks each league is fun in its own way. T- Ballers are entertaining! As first time players, you see their excitement when they get that first hit or catch that first fly ball. It’s fun to see their growth form start to finish. “Run home” can mean a couple of different things to a 5-year old!

Dianne’s goal is for the kids to have fun, learn the game and be ready for the next league.

STATS: Joe Shanks Coaching Stints: Gehlen Catholic High School 1980. Briar Cliff University Assistant Coach 1981. Bishop Heelan High School 1981-89. Minnesota State at Mankato 1990-91. Iowa City West High School 1991-92. Sparta High School, Sparta WI 1996. St. Edmond High School 1996- 2003,2008-present Overall W-L Record: 389- 255 State Tournaments: 1985 Quarterfinalists 2009 2A State Champion 2010 Quarterfinalists Player Bio: St. Edmond All State 1975, 1976. Briar Cliff University All- American Honorable Ment. Member of Briar Cliff Hall of Fame

Coached two players who played professional baseball

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“Youth Events Own the Night” at the Fort Dodge Public LibraryOnce again the Fort Dodge Public Library is challenging teens in the area to join their annual summer reading

program. The theme this year is “Own the Night” and it is part of the incredible programs planned for youth in

the community to enhance their nocturnal reading habits. It is the 11th year that the library has continued this

favorite activity geared towards teens that will have finished Grade 6 through Grade 12 of this school year. The

program will run June 4th - August 10th.

The goal of each year’s summer reading program is to provide a chance for youth to sign up and read as many

books, magazines, newspapers, resource materials or even brochures or to listen to books on CD. For every four

hours they read through 20 they can earn great prizes.

The Fort Dodge Public Library will also have a variety of contests during the summer to encourage teens to visit

the library and to keep on reading whatever they might be reading. The selected contests and a possible special

progam will be announced at a later date by the Fort Dodge Public Library. At the end of the summer, teens

reading at least 20 hours during the program will be part of a grand prize drawing for several gift certificates to

the Crossroads Mall. The summer reading program is provided to area teen youth courtesy of the Friends of the

Library.

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Faith Matters:Saboe’s Faith in Grace Lutheran Church

Monna Saboe has been a member of

Grace Lutheran Church, 211 South

9th Street, in Fort Dodge since its

beginning. “I’ve been a member of

Grace Lutheran all my life,” she said.

Grace Lutheran Church got its reli-

gious start when Bethlehem Lutheran

and First Lutheran merged to form

Grace Lutheran in 1947. When her

mother, Mabel, was alive, the family

attended Bethlehem Lutheran. After

she passed away they attended First

Lutheran. “I lost my mother at four

years,” Saboe said.

“There were six of

us when mother

died. The oldest was

going to be 8, the

youngest was 9

months” she said.

The Depression had

just ended. At the

age of 12 she began

living in homes and

served as a kind of

nanny. “I’m thankful

for Sunday School at

First Lutheran and

their Sunday School

teachers because

without a mother

they took the place”

she said.

She is involved in

many aspects at

Grace Lutheran.

“Whatever I’m asked

to do I usually do,”

she said. “We partici-

pate in about every event at the church,

just about.” Saboe is a service assistant

helping with parts of the service includ-

ing being a lay reader, greeter, and helps

serve communion.

“We have three women’s circles and I

chair one of the circles. I do the Bible

study for that,” she said. She also co-

chairs the Willing Workers, a sewing

group at the church which makes quilts,

baby blankets, and lap robes for

Operation Christmas. After Operation

Christmas, they make quilts for

Lutheran World Relief, as well as

school kits, sewing kits, and health care

kits. “We have a huge outreach with the

things that we do.”

Saboe is a “First Caller” for the church.

First callers are assigned different

Sundays. They bring a small bag which

includes a church brochure and other

things such as baked goods to a church

newcomer. “We just call on them and

leave the bag.” They don’t try to con-

vince the newcomer to join the church.

They just thank the person for coming

and invite them back.

“We do a lot of intergenerational things

at our church,” involving youth and

adults, Saboe said. “We do things

together and that is very important to

me.” Children need to hear they are

loved and that God loves them, she

said. “There are older people who need

to hear that too.” For example, Monna

Saboe is also involved with the church’s

Friendship Club for senior citizens and

the care givers group. “We are assigned

people from our church. We go call on

them and visit them.”

On Maundy Thursday, she helps with

the church’s salad luncheon. They

invite the residents of Friendship

Haven and others. The luncheon fol-

lows the noon service that day.

When the church has their annual rum-

mage sale, Saboe runs the coffee shop.

“I made nine different pies and rolls”

last year. The proceeds go toward help-

Monna Saboe just completed this quilt. Many ofher pieces are donated to Grace Lutheran Church.


ing girls in Africa. “I don’t do

any of this because it is for

me. I do it because I’m called

to do that,” she said. She

believes we are created to do

God’s will. “That’s my voca-

tion, serving the Lord wherev-

er he wants me to do it and to

do it to the best of my ability.”

Saboe is also a hospice volun-

teer. ”I was on the first case

when they first started. I’m

going to guess 28 years ago.”

She waters all the plants at the

hospice house and is assigned

people there too.

She volunteers at Trinity

Regional Medical Center as

well. “At the hospital, I’ve

been a volunteer there for 37

years. Right now I do trans-

port. In the spring we do Trip

to Trinity.” First-grade stu-

dents are brought to the hospi-

tal in buses and volunteers put

on programs with them.

She said she finds the time to

do everything through plan-

ning. “It’s planning and organ-

izing. You can do a lot of

things if you plan.

I try to do a half a day of vol-

unteering. I don’t like to

schedule myself to be gone all

day because I don’t think that

would be fair to Will,” she said

of her husband.

“Monna Saboe is like the

Energizer bunny at Grace

Lutheran – always on the run

to help out and lend someone

a hand. She never misses wor-

ship, a Bible study, or a small

group meeting. She has a big

heart for the sick, the shut-in,

and her hospice patients. She’s

a leader in the quilting pro-

gram and tries to get the

youth interested in the min-

istries of the church. She has

mentored many of the teens

and new members over the

years. Monna’s love for the

Lord shines through in so

many ways – she keeps on the

run for Him,” said the Rev.

Matthew Martens, pastor at

Grace Lutheran Church.

“My daughter said, mother

why are you doing this? I said

I don’t know, maybe God

wants me to do that,” Saboe

said of being interviewed.

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About Monna Saboe

Fort Dodge native Monna Saboe,

78, and her husband Will Saboe,

82, have been married 55 years

and have lived in the same house

for 54 years.

The couple has a daughter in

Wyoming and two sons in

Minneapolis. They met at a

meeting of Luther League, a young peoples’ group at

their church. They dated about six years before she

left for college and during college too.

Saboe graduated from Lutheran Bible Institute, in

Minneapolis, and then obtained a teaching degree

from Luther College, in Wahoo, Neb. After college

she taught kindergarten for a year, but then Will

Saboe proposed and she moved back to Fort Dodge.

“I was never going to get married and live in Fort

Dodge initially,” she said. It was not love at first sight.

He was four years older. “If you think that opposites

attract then that’s what happened.” However the

main key was their faith. If he had not been a

Christian they would have never married she said.

She wanted to be a missionary teacher, to teach inAfrica. “It’s what I really thought I wanted to do. Buta pastor at the Bible school up there said sometimesthe greatest mission field any woman is ever called tois to her family. I thought that was an interestingstatement. It was kind of preparing me to say yes tothat.”“I think God knew that I probably needed someonespecial in my life because having lost my motherearly,” she said.

“I think that was probably the kindness of God againthat was working there that I’d have my own family,my own children to love and to be that mother that Ididn’t have.”

Will Saboe worked for Hormel for 35 years. “Whenthey went out he was one of the last ones to shut thelight off,” she said. He was 52 at the time. After thathe did odd jobs.

In her free time Saboe enjoys gardening and has

been part of the garden tour.

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Contained� Expresssions...Ten Years of Artistic ShowcaseWhen you think about how Helen

Miller first got her feet wet in the local

art scene, it reminded Fort Dodge Today

magazine of her incredible enthusiasm

for art in itself. She was not just trying to

make a name for herself as the new

artsy innovator in town; far from it.

Miller knew in her heart that she had a

neat idea, but didn’t know many people

to help her get the idea out of her head

into reality. Her husband, the late Dr.

Ed Miller, was actually the inspiration

for this enduring art project that has

kept people busy thinking how to take

simple objects and turn them into mas-

terful pieces of art. Miller was doing art

outreach sessions at the Rabiner Boys

Ranch, Fort Dodge Housing, Upper Des

Moines Opportunity and especially

Youth Shelter Care of North Central

Iowa.

The Artful Dodger project itself started

back in 2002 and this year marks the

10th anniversary of a unique emphasis

of combining simple expressions with

local artists' talents. The displaying of

art in a local place, getting the general

public interested in the idea of having

art in their environment and the best

part of which is some entity in our com-

munity benefits by those generous in

purchasing one of the original pieces of

art. Imagine if you will that in the 10

years of this creation opportunity, how

many locales, public or private have

something that was developed specifical-

ly for this arts event held every year.

“The artwork itself is a mechanism to

get away from issues, much like the

character, the Artful Dodger,” said

Miller.

When Miller decided that she was going

to follow through with the program, she

needed to not only use the idea of that

young child but to come up with a title.

This is where the creative collaboration

of Helen and Dr. Ed came through in

fine fashion while they were driving on

the road one day. They remembered the

story in Oliver Twist of the “artful

dodger,” The name stuck in her mind

and the meaning about it did too; it was

a natural fit to start off with this subject.

The artist, Joyce Schutter, sculpted the

figure of a child and the molds for the

fiberglass figures were soon created.

In the 10 years of artistic expression,

Helen Miller noted there were lots of

favorite projects but the one she liked

most were the chairs. When the exhibit

was out at Iowa Central Community

College, her favorite chair was the one

with the chess piece on it. During the

reception showcasing the entries, she

noticed a man devotedly touching the

one chess piece in reflection. That

caught her eye. She also noticed how he

was showing children that he had

brought with him a section of chair he

had decorated along with other inmates

at the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility.

He was showing off the portion of the

chair he had created. He was oh-so-

proud to tell these young people about

what he did. That really touched Miller

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and she decided it needed to be put on

the cover of the 2004 Artful Dodger

booklet as well as on the cover of the

auction brochure.

Another year with great visual memories

was in 2006. It was the year the theme

was “Faces.” “The very fact that every-

one’s interpretation of the theme turns

out in so many different ways amazes

me every year, it never gets boring,” said

Miller.

The challenges of doing such a massive

undertaking are overwhelming to most

and for Miller to have developed this

program with devoted volunteers who

have stuck with her from the beginning

has just amazed her. For example, Al

and Jean Borszich of Fort Dodge. The

things she recalls the most about putting

the show on for these art pieces have

been things like finding locations that

were suitable to exhibit the work.

For instance, since she has become our

state representative, she has repeatedly

made the effort to get the artworks from

Fort Dodge to the state Capitol’s public

viewing areas under the rotunda. Of

course, this is all subject to when and if

the events at the Capitol would work

with the schedule for the art event to

occur somewhere in Fort Dodge too.

The most popular year was that of the

chairs. She remembers the chair that Jan

Ortem delivered to her house. It was a

rocking chair and had a decorative edge

to it compared to others. Miller says, “It

was the more eclectic of the themes we

had chosen so far.”

This year’s theme, “Moving On” is one

that Miller has wanted to do for a very

long time. In fact, once her husband, Ed

Miller, passed away she realized it was

the right time to take on the very fact

that after people are in a unique, tough

situation no matter what the loss might

be, you at some point move on to other

things. These situations could be where

you need to pack up and move to a new

job, or maybe take what is bothering you

and put that issue in a box and put away

so that you can “move on,” stated Miller.

Thus the theme takes on the very nature

it had to for this year’s Artful Dodger

event. It must also be noted that the

base of the original Dodger project was

the inspiration for this year’s theme.

Miller said, “There are things that peo-

ple commonly say about our culture that

capture an experience that they remem-

ber and need to hold on to; a box does

that, it contains that experience.”

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Other things that came up in conversa-

tion while looking at the varied inter-

pretations of the box created by local

artists was the ability for these boxes to

all carry a same message yet carry the

essence of originality. At one point

while looking at one, Miller said, “You

know sometimes it is just easier to get

back up than it is to stay down ... ” and

then stated, “You just need to find that

strength and get back in the game.”

In these 10 years there have been some

devoted artists who participate almost

every year if not every year. People

such as Tawny Thoma, Mike Cupp,

Maureen Seamonds and her ICCC art

students, Chucky Tomlinson, Regina

Smith and Pam Sanders. In regards to

the ICCC students who participate,

they in turn are the recipients of some

of the proceeds from the auction of the

artwork. “Every year funds are set aside

and saved for the Art Department at

Iowa Central Community College to be

used in any way possible to help foster

the arts program and the students they

serve,” Miller said, “It helps to encour-

age the future artist in our community

as well as provide a financial means to

help the ICCC Art Deptartment fund

opportunities for the students like field

trips to Minneapolis or Omaha. The

other proceeds go directly to the desig-

nated organization/non-profit being

featured for the event.

Fort Dodge has an artistic heritage; it is

an artists’ community. It is part of its

reputation in the art world around here,

a cultural upbringing. This art event

fosters that intention. In the beginning

the objects were big and difficult to

move around; now they are much

smaller in order to accommodate the

unknown of their location for the art

auction. What makes these objects so

unique is that the artists show through

their art what they are fond of just by

the things they use such as material.

The newspaper, radio and other sources

have made this annual art fundraising

event maintain its integrity each year

and create awareness for the event so

that people feel they have an easy way

to obtain an original piece of art. The

community in itself has been very sup-

portive to the program as it brings peo-

ple into Fort Dodge to see a quality arts

event every year and raises money for a

good cause. “This year, I hope the

theme inspires even more interest and

awareness in to the purpose of the pro-

gram,” stated Miller.

For the most part, her palette of experi-

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It is that time of year when we get that

bug to be outside and do something. If

you are somewhat of the artsy type, at

times that can be a not so positive

attribut, it can complicate things like

putting a garden together. Some of us

cannot just go to a store and pick out

things like seeds, starter plants, barriers

for large furry-type animals, etc. We

have to research it first by asking

cohorts, family and then the

“all-knowing” internet.

So your first influences usually are

walking into various stores and doing

the “loop.” What’s that you say? It is

the very act of walking around in cir-

cles around that seed kiosk that we all

see in the stores. You know you’ve done

it. You come in for something else and

it magnetizes your body towards it, you

loop around and then envision those

flowers or vegetables magically happen-

ing in the garden you envisioned it to

be. So in the next few months you will

get to follow along on a garden adventure to

see what or what does not happen.

The whole idea of doing a garden can

start from the influence of your parents

while growing up and most avid gar-

deners will tell you that is why they got

into it–their parents. They are the most

prolific gardeners you know. Think

about their floral and produce gardens

at the various homes in your lives and

how they kept you busy when you had

to earn allowance or needed to partake

in the bounty they provided. There is

something cathartic, healing and

rewarding all at the same time in creat-

ing a garden. It is your work, it is your

endeavors that makes it a success or a

case of you can grow something, just

not sure what it is ... maybe a designer

unknown plant collection?

The gardens your parents or grandpar-

ents worked on were big and plentiful.

They always looked good and they

always had luck for the most part in

growing things. Well, in this garden

adventure, the expertise of one master

gardener, Larry Rohrer, is in the master

plan. When starting a garden on your

own, get advice, real advice, from

experts not just the internet. Trust the

people around you that have done this

for a long time and have success.

On a sprinkly, rainy-type afternoon,

Larry Rohrer stopped by for the initial

inspection of the garden space to be.

Right away there were amazing tidbits

of information coming from him in

regards to the soil, the intended plants

to be grown and the fencing that would

go around it to protect the plants

despite the protection of dogs, like that

was going to discourage deer. Larry

asked right away, “OK, so what exactly

are you thinking of here for where

things are going to go?” In preparing

for this garden, get some input from

others, enough to get you going on a

list of plants you want in the garden.

Then look at garden layouts to see what

is feasible for the space you are going to

put the garden in your yard. Think

about the soil that is there, the sun that

hits that space during the day and

accessibility to you.

So, from a “normal rectangular garden

shape,” the garden design went into a

“pizza” type layout where the plants

are separated into areas within the gar-

den space. Rohrer liked that idea but

was concerned from the initial plan

about the plants that would spread out

to those that require rows and not just

in a round space. Larry looked over the

initial sketch of an artist’s palette shape

for the garden to see where the plants

would go. “The tomatoes will need lots

of sun (his favorite brands are Jet Star

and Celebrity) and your zucchini you

want, well, they are viney and will

spread out. The potatoes you can put in

small hills now, but just a few since your

space is limited where you can do this,”

he said. Rohrer made comments on the

type of plants for the garden to be

used. He noted, “Right now you have a

clean ‘palette’ to start with. Your toma-

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The Garden Adventure


toes each year you know should be in a

different spot, constantly move them.

The carrots should be in rows and the

same for your onions. The herbs will

grow good on the side where you intend

them and will provide a scent on those

breezy days like oregano. You should

probably put your tomatoes and pep-

pers nearby each other; keep the viney

stuff in the middle.

Since the garden is having an artistic

flair, artist friend Roger Feldhans is

designing some garden tags that can be

used for the garden. Master gardener

“in-training,” Rohrer liked that idea

and noted, “Make sure you have stakes

to note where the various plants are,

hang the packets on them to remember

or use tags like what you are doing.

Also, keep a packet of what worked and

didn’t worked, how you planted them,

the results. Then next year you know

what you want to do and take less time

planning, more growing.”

Next step is to get the soil properly pre-

pared for the garden adventure. Rohrer

said, “The biggest thing

this year is to condition

as much as possible

your soil in the garden

to plant those veggies

and flowers. I would

recommend a 10-10-10

to use as fertilizer to

help things along. For

weeds, I recommend

Easy Weeder or Preen,

the two most popular

brands to mix in.”

Rohrer noted a word of

caution though, “Wait

until the seeds get going

before you sprinkle the

weeder in so that is

doesn’t cause issue in

the soil and gives the

plants a chance to take

hold.” He recommend-

ed that maybe another

tilling of the soil be

done and that 6-8” down get some

more organic peet moss into the soil,

they come in cubes so break it up and

mix in good to the dirt. The peet moss

acts like a soil conditioner and loosens

things up and holds the moisture well

for the plants in the garden.

Discussion also was on the fencing idea

to protect it from the wildlife nearby lis-

tening in on the future lunch spot. The

fence idea is to have a weaving of twigs

utilizing old tomato cages, bamboo

stakes and deer fencing in a unique way.

“The perk of doing this would be that

your green beans could crawl up on

these too or the zucchini,” explained

Rohrer. Most cages would be put on the

inside, some will, but others will be used

on the outside edge to encourage the

plants to intertwine with the twigs on

the fence line. In discussing the fencing,

he said to wait until the plants are in.

Agreement was on the use of marigolds

in the middle of the garden to help

keep the deer away, as they act as natu-

ral resistors to tall munchers. “These

plants need light and such, so give it to

them in prominent places,” he said.

What is Larry Rohrer’s background in

gardening to make him such an expert?

He just smiled when asked this ques-

tion. He commented on how ever since

he was young he entered into the state

fair with his gardening entries and

enjoyed that experience so much. He

always liked gardening and his mother

and grandmother liked to can their pro-

duce each summer. He noted that both

sides of his family were into the garden-

ing experience. His wife, Deanna, likes

gardening as well. She works for the

Department of Agriculture, so you can

adequately say that Larry Rohrer has it

in his blood and is married to an inter-

est in gardening just as much.

He also, in his occupation, had an

opportunity to run the Lawn and

Garden center at the local Hy-Vee store

in Fort Dodge. Because of this, he is

now earning his credentials to have a

master gardener certification. He must

complete 40 hours of consulting and

answering questions in various degrees

to achieve this goal. Participating in this

garden adventure by providing advise-

ment, supervision, etc., will help him

get there too, as well as being inter-

viewed for the magazine. The garden is

lucky to have an expert provide such

valuable input so that at the end of the

summer many will get to enjoy the

bounty from it, including Larry Rohrer,

master gardener intern.

So until next month’s journey into the

land of the Garden Adventure, dasvi-

dayna (goodbye in Russian) friends and

happy planting. Enjoy doing a healthy

activity right in your own backyard.

Utilize the talented people we have in

our community to do the things that

make you happy; gardening is one of

them.

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Do you love getting those recipes online

or in your inbox? Maybe you like a

good ol’ recipe from a local church

cookbook. You look at them like cooks

do and think, Is this something you

really want to try doing this in your

kitchen? Do you have the time? Do you

even have the right ingredients? When

looking at recipes, each cook needs to

think about things like, Can this be

done on the weekend, after you get

home from working a full day or can

you transfer the ingredients in it or

tweak the recipe?

Now in a wink’s eye, a number of you

said, transfer the ingredients? Tweak

the recipe? Yes, that was said and it

usually happens when people ask cooks

around town who need to cook differ-

ently. So in taking on the “tradition” of

those awesome cooks in our communi-

ty, you know who they are, you can try

to transform this recipe into something

people like into something better. It is

not hard to do and sometimes it just

requires switching out an ingredient

or two.

A recent recipe used was that of a

cookbook quiche recipe from a

Business and Professional Women’s

group in Okoboji. Why this one? Well,

frankly it just looked good. Another?

For this issue, there had to be a recipe

anyone could make no matter what

your age. Also, it helps those that have

gluten issues as well to have something

to eat at all the family events coming up

in May; it just made sense ... i.e.

Mother’s Day ... cook for her just once!

So in utilizing technology and church

lady wisdom … the combination effect

of quiche cooking was in progress.

They have sausage in them, lots of

cheese, pastry, eggs and seasoning. So in

creating this quiche, directions to the

recipe were followed somewhat, but not

really. This couldn’t be much easier to

make. So when you are trying to get the

kids ready for school the next day and

need something for an easy dinner

tonight, as well as for your lunch at

work, give this one a try.

Now it said to use basic link sausage or

hamburger if you prefer, but Jones

Sausage was used because it’s gluten-

free and yummy. Another ingredient

was Bisquick, but if you have gluten

issues you can make your own pastry or

use the gluten-free version of Bisquick

now available. This can be part of the

batter you will put on top of the

sausage or hamburger with onion mix-

ture.

Another substitution was using Mrs.

Dash or seasoned salt as that doesn’t

always trip the digestive system in a

good way; give sea salt a try. To each

his/her own, but don’t be afraid to try

it for that bit of flavor.

Now like a good cook, you were “sup-

posed” to put the sausage then the

egg/cheese mixture, sprinkle the cheese

on top. Yeah, well that’s where the

recipe took a different path. The mix-

ture was put into the muffin tin spaces


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Meg Beshey alters a quiche recipe to make it gluten-free.

To Quiche or Not to Quiche,A Gluten-Free Version


first, and the sausage pieces were not.

So like an artist, you can put one on the

top of each quiche and let it go at that.

The culinary mistake was not so bad as

you taste the mixture first, then you get

the sausage blend of flavor and it’s all

good. Now envision making this for

your family for a weekend family event

at church, a family wedding or gradua-

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in charge of feeding the tribe because

you are nice person who said you

would. These little treats are good not

just for breakfast time, but for brunch,

lunch or dinner; another break from

tradition. Serve them warm or refriger-

ate the leftovers. Now the recipe said it

serves six “if ” you baked in a pie plate,

the “tweaked” version did not; it made

12 thick quiches (muffin size) which

could come in handy to take if you

need to travel to the relatives later.

Quiche Recipe

Ingredients:

12 oz. link sausage (Jones Sausage;

gluten-free or use hamburger)

1/2 cup chopped onion (2 T. dried

minced onion)

¾ tsp. seasoned salt (Mrs. Dash or sea

salt substitute)

¼ tsp. pepper

1 T. parsley flakes

1 cup (8 oz.) shredded cheddar cheese

(You can use 1 cup of sour cream)

¾ cup milk

¾ cup Bisquick (or gluten-free Bisquick)

3 eggs

Directions:

Lightly grease a 10x1½- inch pie plate

or 12-cup muffin tin. Cook and stir

sausage and onion until it is browned.

Drain. Stir in salt, pepper and parsley.

Spread in pie plate/muffin tin and

sprinkle with cheese. Beat remaining

ingredients until smooth (1 minute)

with hand mixer. Pour over

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a muffin tin cup.

Bake at 375 degrees for 30-45 minutes

for pie plate version; 20-25 for muffin

tin version or until knife inserted in the

center comes out clean. Cool for 5 min-

utes before removing from pans to wire

racks. Serve warm, refrigerate leftovers.

Serves 6 (pie plate version) or 12 muffin size.


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But today, workers can expect to hold

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and to a great extent, pensions have

been replaced by 401(k) plans, which

place much of the funding responsibility

on employees. So, assuming you will

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