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August 26, 2015 GOWRIE, WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA VOL. 125 NO. 34

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Wednesday, Aug 26 • Farnhamville Fire Dept., 7:30 p.m. at the fire station.Monday, Aug 31 • Harcourt TOPS, 8:00 a.m. at Faith Lutheran Church Harcourt.Tuesday, Sept 1 • Farnhamville American Legion Post #510 and Sons of the

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The boards of Farmers Cooperative Company (FC), of Ames, Iowa and West Central Cooperative of Ralston, Iowa have unanimously approved the first step towards a potential unification of the two companies on Aug. 17. “This letter of intent allows us to further explore equity, governance, organizational structure, asset invest-ment and other member-focused efficiencies,” explained Sue Tronchetti, a Paton-area farmer and chairperson of the West Central board. Both FC and West Central are profitable compa-

The West Central Co-op elevator outside of Gowrie could see a new sign and logo on their buildings, as the boards of Farmer’s Co-op Company and West Central Co-op are exploring a potential merger.

nies with strong balance sheets. “In our first series of discussions, we have iden-tified several opportunities that we believe will benefit our members today and for decades to come,” said John Scott, an Odebolt-area farmer and president of the FC board of directors. “We recognize we must continue to serve the needs of our members in order to remain relevant in a global supply chain and in turn, protect our members’ co-operative investment,” Tronchetti said.

The FC elevator in Farnhamville looms over the city, as FC and West Central Co-ops examine a possible merger announced on Monday, Aug. 17. However, a merger will be placed in the hands of voters from each Co-op.

West Central Co-op, Farmers Co-op explore potential merger, voters decide

City of Gowrie closes down Cottonwood Street for 3 hours Closure on August 30 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. for block party... The closure of Cottonwood Street for a block party requested by Leann Gillespie, as well as accepting a bid to remove trees on Sunset Drive were among the highlights at the Gowrie City Council meeting on Mon-day, Aug. 17 at the Gowrie Civic/Community Center. Cottonwood Street will be closed from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 30 for a block party. The City Council approved the request unanimously due to the hours the party will take place. The meeting came to order at 6:45 p.m. and moved along swiftly, beginning with Dave Hoover giv-ing the Parks report. Hoover said that the garage located at Brockett Park has been razed and hauled away for $500. Hoover also reported that the Parks Board has ordered two diggers (for children) for $2,074. The dig-gers cost $861 apiece with $352 worth of freight. They were brought in from Illinois, and will be in within the next few weeks. There was a discussion that Laurel Park was missing four lights, which would be rectified in due time. The bandshell is still not repaired, but there is money put aside to fix the structure. Mayor Dave Stokesbary and Council member Gayle Redman gave the golf report. Redman reported that the clubhouse has made a $7,000 profit in July. There was also a discussion of an issue with the pond at the golf course. Council member Joe Harrison moved to approve $1,500 for pond repairs, which was seconded and carried. Patrick Monaghan will be sworn in as the new

Gowrie Police Chief on Monday, Aug. 24. The City of Gowrie is willing to provide materials and uniforms upon request. Monaghan was the Police Chief for the City of Farnhamville and recently resigned effective Aug. 21 Monaghan has served as a Reserve Officer for the City of Gowrie in the past. There will be more information about Monaghan in an upcoming edition of the Gowrie News. Mayor Stokesbary reassured Dick Johnson that there will be progress made on the sidewalks. Also, City holiday hours was tabled for the September City Council meeting.

The Gowrie City Council approved the closure of Cottonwood Street from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Aug. 30 due to a block party.

Webster County sets requirements for oilpipeline construction A proposed oil pipeline will have to fulfill re-quirements set out in a resolution Monday before it can be built through any drainage districts in Webster County according to a story in the Fort Dodge Messenger. The resolution was created by working together with the Iowa Drainage District Association and Energy Transfer Partners, the company seeking to build a 1,134 mile oil pipeline across North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Illinois. “The IDDA attorneys and the pipeline attor-neys got together and worked out an agreement to cover the drainage districts, and some of the private tile,” said Webster County Supervisor Keith Dencklau. The resolution requires approval from the Web-ser County board before any portion of the project be-gins in the county. It also requires two weeks notice be-fore commencing any construction, and sets out rules for construction insurance naming the drainage district as an insured party.

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Woodruff, Moorland, excels at Iowa State Fair Market Swine Show Pierce Woodruff won Champion Heavyweight Barrow, Reserve Berkshire Gilt and Reserve Champion Chester White Market Hog along with other awards at the 4-H Market Swine Show judged at the 2015 Iowa State Fair. Woodruff is the son of Jason and Tiffany Wood-ruff and is a member of the Gowrie Groundbreakers 4-H Club.

Pierce Woodruff is pictured with his Champion Heavyweight Barrow at the Iowa State Fair.

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Thursday, Aug 27

AKM LivestockLarry and Jill AlligerDonna AndersonVern & Mary BauerBaxter Real Estate, Bruce McGuireDean BlackByson Oil Jennifer & Jim CarlsonRich and Colleen EslickGowrie Family ChiropracticCondon HaulingSandy & Bob Hicks

Dave & Pat CramerFarewayElaine & Jim FevoldLyle and Nancy FaiferlickFlatland Cattle-Bruce WalrodHaley EquipmentHamilton Redi MixHarcourt Equipment Robert & Janet KinneKendall MartinMcGough ConstructionMickelson Seeds

Mud Jacking SolutionsMuench AgriSolutionsNEW CoopLori & Brad OeltjenbrunsP&R Entry DoorsMark RittgersSecurity Savings Bank-FarnhamvilleTriple C FarmsWoodruff ElectricWW Transportation

Haylee Welter of the Gowrie Groundbreakers 4-H club is congratulated by Ron Willwerth.

Baxter Real Estate, Bruce McGuire, purchased her Grand Champion Market Lamb premium during the 2015 Webster

County Fair auction.

During the 2015 Webster County Fair, Richard and Collen Eslick purchased

the Grand Champion Market Beef premium of Daniel Eslick of the

Dayton Tigers 4-H club.

Micaela Fevold, Gowrie Groundbreakers 4-H club won Grand Champion Market Hog. During the 2015 Webster County

Fair auction, Fareway purchased the premium. Standing with Micaela are

Brandon Callahan (left) and Ryan Bjustrom (right).

Carlson, Gowrie, wins at 4-H Beef of Merit show Benjamin Carlson of Gowrie exhibited one of the top two market animals in the 4-H Beef of Merit show judged on Aug. 18 at the 2015 Iowa State Fair. Carlson won the High Quality Division cham-pionship in the two classes shown at the Fair. Catie Col-lison of Lake City won first place in the High Cutability Division. The 4-H Beef of Merit is a terminal show. The dual purpose of the contest is a live show followed by a carcass contest in which the economically important traits of beef are scientifically evaluated. Live placings are for ribbons only. Final placing of these cattle will be determined after processing and carcass evaluation. The final winner of each division earns $500.

Mini tractor and truck pulling enthusiasts from across the Midwest gathered at the Iowa State Fair on Sunday, Aug. 16 for the 2015 Micro-Mini Tractor and Truck Pull contest. Bill Vote, Farnhamville, won in two event, plac-ing first in the three pound pro stock competition while

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Bill Vote, Farnhamville, wins at State Fair Macro-Mini Tractor, Truck Pull

winning second at the super stock event. Micro-mini tractors and trucks originate from an Ertl-type tractor or Tonka-style truck, which are then fitted with a model airplane or remote control engine. The tractor or truck is also equipped with a driveline and special pulling tires.

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Security Realty and Insurance

Wednesday, Aug 26 - Creamed Chicken on Biscuit, Green Benas, Chocolate Cream Pie Thursday, Aug 27 - Salisbury Ground Beef, Mashed Potatoes, Peas, Mixed FruitFriday, Aug 28 - Pork Loin Chip, Potatoes, Gracy, Squash, WW Roll, Apple Crisp.Monday, Aug 31 - Tater Tot Casserole, Tossed Salad, Apple Slices, Oatmeal Fruit BarTuesday, Sept 1 - Chicken Salad Sandwich, Macaroni Salad, Tomato Spoon Salad,Fruit Cup, OJWednesday, Sept 2 - Crunchy Pollock, Roasted Red Potatoes, Lima Beans, Strawberry-Rhubarb Crisp, w/ Ice Cream, WW Bread

30 YEARS AGO... Miss Debra Springer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Springer of Gowrie, left by plane from Omaha, Neb. on Sunday, August 25th for Osaka, Japan. Debra was selected by the International Studies Committee at Morningside for the Kansai Gaidai University student ex-change program during the 1985-86 academic year. Iowa Lottery Tickets went on sale throughout Iowa at noon Thursday, August 22. Mrs. Russell Pe-tersen purchased the first ticket from her husband, Russ Petersen, at Foodland. Mrs. Marvel (Virginia) Hunter purchased the second ticket, winning $2.00. Jeff Petersen purchased the first ticket in the second check-out counter. Deborah Ann Burkett, a college transfer from Gowrie, has been admitted to Iowa State University in Ames “With Recognition and Award.” She is an agricul-ture major. Four Gowrie residents-- Dave and Ruth Hanson and Maxine and Dick Nordstrom- were among nearly 1,300 members of AID Association for Lutherans (AAL) from throughout Iowa who attended a volunteer lead-ership conference beginning Aug. 9 at the Des Moines Convention Center. Mr. and Mrs. Jason Reed of Gowrie are the parents of a son, Kyle Justin Reed, born Saturday night, August 24, 1985 at the Trinity Regional Hospital in Fort Dodge. Grandparents include Mr. and Mrs. Don Reed of Gowrie and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Koester, RFD-Moor-land. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Patton of Gowrie and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Louk, Churdan, and Marty Batcheller, Jefferson are great-grandparents, while Mrs. Bessie Buckmaster, Churdan is the great great grandmother.

20 YEARS AGO... First day of school activities at Prairie Valley Elementary School included a flag raising ceremony by the Albert J. Hanson American Legion Post #592 of Cal-lender. Legionnaire Bob Lane spoke on our Pledge of Allegiance and the Reverend Conrad Guetzlaff gave the invocation. At Iowa State University’s summer commence-ment, 837 degrees were awarded to ISU students on Au-gust 5, 1995. Local students receiving degrees include Jeffrey Scott Steburg, Callender, Industrial Engineering, BS; and Melanie Jo Vote, Farnhamville, Art and Design, BFA. Twenty-seven descendants of Mary Jane (An-derson) and David Stewart gathered for their 11th an-nual family reunion at the home of Yvonne Lungren on

Sunday, August 20. Those in attendance were Caroline Stewart, Otho; Harold Stewart, Coalville; Don and Tracy Stewart, Ames; David Stewart, Orlo and Doris Stewart, Dennis and Patti Stewart and her niece, Craig Stewart, Jake and Donna Potter, Shelli, Riannon and Brandon Stewart and Robert Mitchell, all of Duncombe; Rosemary and Gary Sears and Janet Crouse of Des Moines; Mar-jorie Gehrke, Hubbard; Lloyd Hayden, Hampton; Nedra Showers, Lyle and Madge Stewart and Yvonne Lungren, all of Gowrie. Doug and Sandy Johanson of St. Charles, Mis-souri, are the parents of a son, Adam Daniel, born August 22. He has a brother, Ryan, 4 years old, to welcome him home. Grandparents include Bud and Donita Johanson of Gowrie and Pat and Marlene Flaherty of Pocahontas. Great-grandparents are Dorothy Johanson of Gowrie, Lilly Helmbrecht of Lytton, and Irene Flaherty of Poca-hontas. The Palmers are a Family tradition. Ted Palmer joined the firm of Lennarson and Johnson in 1930 as their undertaker and has been a vital part of Gowrie ever since. At that time the business of hardware, furniture and un-dertaking was all done under the same roof. In 1948, Ted moved to the present location at the corner of Church and Market streets. Two years later, his son Max would join in the business with him. The third generation became a reality in 1977 as Ned joined his father and grandfa-ther. Finally, in 1984, Max moved to Rockwell City and Palmer & Sons were in their present two locations.

Three Iowa landowners a few weeks ago sued the Iowa Utilities Board, questioning the board’s author-ity to grant eminent domain for construction of the pro-posed Bakken oil pipeline. The suit was filed in Cherokee County District Court recently on behalf of Iowa farmland owners Brent Jesse of Buena Vista County, Marian Johnson of Chero-kee County and Richard Lamb, a Johnson County resi-dent who owns property on the proposed pipeline route in Boone County. The planned route of the pipeline would run through 18 Iowa counties. Dakota Access LLC, a unit of Dallas-based En-ergy Transfer Partners, has asked the Iowa Utilities Board for permission to construct an underground pipeline to transport up to 570,000 barrels of light sweet crude oil daily from North Dakota’s Bakken oil fields through South Dakota and Iowa to a distribution center at Patoka, Ill. A hearing on the application is tentatively scheduled for Nov. 12 through Dec. 2. In cases where property easements are not ob-tained voluntarily, the company has asked state regula-tors for the right to use eminent domain to take private property through condemnation proceedings in which lo-cal boards would determine fair-market payments. How-ever, eminent domain is a last-resort option, according to company officials. The plaintiffs’ lawyers are contending the Iowa Utilities Board does not have the authority to grant emi-nent domain rights to an interstate crude oil pipeline com-pany. “Out-of-state companies shouldn’t be allowed to use Iowa law to take farmland from Iowans and install a hazardous pipeline and then not be subject to our laws about safety,” the plaintiffs’ attorney Bill Hanigan said in a prepared statement. Richard Cook, another lawyer for the plaintiffs, remarked, “Our clients are rightfully upset. This is their land. And a Texas company just gets to come here and

take it? That is not what the Legislature had in mind.” Don Tormey, a spokesman for the Iowa Utilities Board, said Monday the board had no comment because it had not received a copy of the lawsuit. A spokeswoman for Energy Transfer Partners did not respond immediate-ly to a request for comment. The plaintiffs’ court petition asks the court to is-sue a declaratory judgment on the eminent domain issue. The petition says the plaintiffs have been approached by agents of the pipeline company and have been led to be-lieve that if they do not immediately consent to an ease-ment, the state board will authorize eminent domain to condemn their property for the pipeline project. “Petitioners require clarity from the court as to whether they ultimately have a choice — are they ne-gotiating with the interstate pipeline company at arm’s length, or are the threats of eminent domain substantiated and therefore the petitioners must ultimately acquiesce?” the petition asked.

Three Iowa landowners file lawsuit in disputes on Bakken Oil pipeline

“Our early discussions highlight opportunities to improve productivity by sharing resources to better deploy assets like application equipment, rail access and truck logistics,” said Jim Chism, FC chief executive offi-cer. “Being more effective in our execution would reduce costs and allow us to better serve customers.” “We believe the opportunities in a combined company would also provide more consistent, value-add-ed customer service,” Chism said. “Each organization brings unique strengths to the table which we believe would further diversify our businesses,” said Milan Kucerak, West Central president and chief executive officer. “For example, FC has access to every major rail line in Iowa and West Central has built-in soybean demand for 20 million bushels annually at our SoyPlus manufacturing plant.” “In addition, by strategically channeling capi-tal we would be able to target larger, more substantial investments to benefit members,” added Kucerak. “We aim to always better utilize member resources and in turn, improve our services.” In coming weeks, the companies will host a se-ries of employee and member meetings and conduct due diligence. Then, the boards will determine whether to take the unification proposal to a membership vote. Should the process move to a membership vote, both FC members and West Central members would vote. Board chairs Scott and Tronchetti urged mem-bers to participate in member meetings during the due diligence phase to share feedback and concerns with management and the board. A list of meeting dates and locations is available online via each company’s website in the customer log-in section.

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Gowrie Golf Course hosts two Couple six Inch Cup Best Shot Tournament Come join the fun on Sunday, September 6 for the Gowrie Municipal Golf Course’s new two couple best shot six inch cup tournament. There will be a shotgun start at 1 p.m. and there is an 18 team total for the event. The Tournament is 18 holes with an amount is $40 per two person team. The grill will be available, so bring your own meat to grill and stay for karaoke. Even if you do not want to participate in the tournament, bring meat to grill and participate in the fun. Everyone is welcome.

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Southeast Valley Schedule of Events

Week of Aug 26th to Sept 2nd

Wednesday, Aug 26FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL1:20pm Early Dismissal Thursday, Aug 271:20pm Early Dismissal(H) B&G V CC GAME - Multi-Team5:30 - 8:00 Beginning Band Students Info Mtg6:00 (H) G JVR/JV/V VB GAME - Manson NW Webster @ Southeast Valley Friday, Aug 281:20pm Early Dismissal (H) B V FB GAME - Manson NW Webster @ Southeast ValleySaturday, Aug 298:30am (A) G V VB St. Edmond I - G V VBMonday, Aug 316:00pm (A) B JV FB GAME - Southeast Valley @ East Sac CountyTuesday, Sept 15:00pm (A) B&G V CC GAME - Southeast Valley @ Webster City6:00pm (H) G JVR/JV VB GAME - Coon Rapids-Bayard- Madrid @ Southeast ValleyWednesday, Sept 25:00pm SV Athletic Booster Phone-a-thon

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

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

Birthdays26-Aug Donna Holm, Marilyn Johnson Shane Warehime28-Aug Dakota Jaeschke, Jennifer Reutzel JeffSeil29-Aug Jackie Leith, Don Wolf30-Aug Linda Martin, Lisa McGuire Doris Moeller31-Aug Tom Little1-Sep Joe Robertson, Verna Thomas2-Sep Kristi Gleason, Nathan Jackson Polly Saxton

Anniversaries28-Aug Allen and Vicki Johnson. 30-Aug Brett and Amy Vote.31-Aug Jerry and Shari Everhart; Don and Ann Jacobson.1-Sept Dan and Beth Goodwin.

Missionary to the Philippines Jeff Ropp will be the guest speaker at Our Saviour’s Lutheran in Callender at their 9:15 am worship service on August 30. After growing up in rural Illinois and Iowa, Jeff Ropp believed in Jesus Christ for His free gift of eternal life in 1979 at the age of 19. Jeff married his wife, Pat, while attending school at Dallas Theological Seminary. God blessed Jeff and Pat with three beautiful daughters, Grace, Haley, and Hope. After Jeff graduated from seminary in 1988, he served as a pastor in four different churches in the Mid-west over a period of nearly 20 years with Pat at his side. One of those ministries was a church plant in southeast Des Moines. Jeff went on six short-term mission trips to the Philippines with the Bob Tebow Evangelistic Associa-tion (BTEA) since January of 2011 where he saw thou-sands of Filipinos profess faith in Jesus for the free gift of eternal life. His entire family accompanied him on three of those trips during the summers, the most significant of which was a three-month trip in the summer of 2012. During that trip they learned more about day-

to-day living and the incredible opportunities to make disciples. God sent the Ropps in April 2014 through New-Life Church and World In Need International to estab-lish and multiply grace-based churches in the Philippines long-term through evangelism and discipleship training. During their first 14 months living in the Philip-pines (April 2014 to June 2015) partnering with BTEA evangelists, the Ropps have watched over 46,600 people publicly indicate they have trusted in Christ alone for everlasting life and have trained over 1,400 believers to multiply disciples until all hear. However, like any harvest it is certain to be ripe only for a season. The rapid growth of materialism threat-ens the future responsiveness to the gospel. The Ropps believe that if we do not act now while the Spirit is moving, this great harvest of souls could be lost forever. They feel an intense sense of urgency to get the gospel to every individual in the Philippines before this great door of opportunity closes. We also recognize the tremendous need to help follow up all of these new believers through church plant-ing and discipleship training.

Missionary guest speak at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Callender, August 30

Junior Aaron Swieter finds some daylight during the Southeast Valley football team’s Gatorade Scrimmage on Friday night in Gowrie. Pictures by Tyler Anderson.

Southeast Valley football team’s Gatorade Scrimmage...

Whoa, Nellie! Sophomore running Kaleb Jondle catapults over fellow teammate and junior Dakota Jaeschke at the Southeast Valley football team’s Gatorade Scrimmage on Friday night in Gowrie.

Quarterback Logan Boerner shows off his pass-ing skills at the Southeast Valley football team’s Gatorade Scrimmage on Friday night at the Southeast Valley football stadium in Gowrie.

Aren’t you glad that they’re on the same team? Junior Dakota Jaeschke swats down a pass from junior No-lan Brand during the Southeast Valley football team’s Ga-torade Scrimmage on Friday night in Gowrie.

Junior wide receiver Dakota Jaeschke celebrates with teammates Aaron Swieter and senior Johnny Lautner at the Southeast Valley football team’s Gatorade Scrim-mage on Friday night in Gowrie.

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Larry S. Vinchattle "Mick" Larry S. Vinchattle "Mick" joined his beloved wife Mary, Tuesday August 11, 2015 at the age of 72. Larry S. Vinchattle "Mick" was born on July 31, 1943, on a farm in North Central Iowa to Roy and Gretchen Stephenson - Vinchattle. The family moved to a small town, Gowrie, when Mick was 1 year old. He grew up there and graduated from Gowrie High School. After graduation he worked several years for a local company, Buske Industries, before moving to Milwaukee where he lived and worked for Blackhawk Industries, Mick traveled intensively for Blackhawk throughout the United States and other countries, He was in charge of training and marketing programs for their company, as well as all trade show activities. Mick enjoyed many rounds of golf in his earlier years. He was active in bowling, belonging to tow or three leagues at a time and traveling to tournaments. He had the bowling "Bug" like his dad. Mick enjoyed traveling with his good buddy Russ and meeting with the guys for coffee every day, and telling a good story, also another one of his favorite past-times. Mick was preceded in death by his wife Mary (nee Ollmann), his parents Roy and Gretchen, two brothers Harold and Ronney, three sisters Zelda, Sharon and Glee. He is survived by his sister Doris Martin of Ames, Iowa brother Jerry of Texas, and Many nieces and nephews. Mick looked forward to getting to travel home, and to once again be with Mary. Visitation at the Funeral Home was held Friday, August 14th with an additional visitation Saturday August 15th at St. Matthias Catholic Church, 9606 W. Beloit Rd. Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10am. Interment Highland Memorial Park. Condolences can be sent to:www.Krausefuneralhome.com or to Krause Funeral Home, 21600 W. Capital Dr., Brookfield, WI. 262-432-8300.

Down Memory LaneB Y S A R A D O W N S

As I write this the dominating subjects on TV seem to be politics and the Iowa State Fair. As for the politics, I have already had enough! Of course, the fair will not be “politicer” free but if desired they can be avoided. It seems that they start sooner and sooner, in fact from one election to another. And it also seems there is more “bad-mouthing” of opponents than actually tell-ing us why they would be better at the job. So, at least for now, no more about politics. The State Fair however is always an interesting subject. Did you go this year? If so, did you have one of the state fair on a stick or in a cup overpriced, over “caloried” foods? Some they have shown have made this person who has clocked a number of years nauseous. I’m a simple ice cream treat, bag of popcorn, drink of water type person when it comes to fair or carnival type out-ings. I used to like corn dogs but then I learned about the “dogs” and then the batter virtually soaked in calorie laden getting rancid oil. Ditto for funnel cakes and any-thing else deep fried. I do have a time resisting French fries, curly fries, onion rings but not at the fair. Saw on Facebook where my youngest daughter was working a booth for her company in the Varied In-dustries Building the first day and she reported the air conditioning wasn’t working. Probably so many people absorbing it all. I wonder what “new” things are at the fair this year. I’m not going to find out – will just hear

I'll take the fair over politics...reports from others. They showed pictures of the largest bull, largest sheep and largest hog on TV so I have seen them without the heat and smell. I wouldn’t mind seeing the horse shows but not at the cost of fair entrance and the show and the walking and the heat. I wouldn’t mind a walk through the Midway just to see the evolved and new rides. Perhaps the Old Mill would cool one off for a short time. The lemonade stand that is usually close to the Midway could be tempting on a hot day even though I don’t really care for lemonade. For a rest and cool off I’d trudge to the shaded stage area and even enjoy some of the talent. If I had the energy I might go “up on the hill” to see the interesting displays but only if I had some sort of transportation. And the animal barns and farm machinery displays have little for me anymore though the new baby animals are cute and kids enjoy seeing them. Sorry the poultry people could not show and compete this year.If you attended the fair this year I hope you enjoyed it and stayed cool and safe. Did you get good parking or were you shunted to the farthest corner of the parking ar-eas? Did you go to any grandstand events? Now, there’s something I used to enjoy. No, not the majority of the evening performances as in the last number of years they are, for the most part, geared to the younger crowds. Years ago I liked the Jimmy Lynch type daredevil shows and the sulky races which were afternoon events. There is another thing I liked on the Midway and that was the motorcycle barrel racers. I think they have been “out-lawed” or “banned”. Now I realize that just one little “miscombobble” could have seriously injured or killed a rider, so even if available these days perhaps my more adult approach would be, “not anymore”. There are always vendors, vendors, vendors try-ing to sell you that potato peeler that won’t make those clever spirals for you when you get it home, or the t-shirt or sweatshirt you should really have. How about some beautiful “almost real” jewelry. Why don’t you sign up at this or that in the Varied Industries building? You might win something wonderful (read the fine print on the tick-et). I won a sewing machine years ago IF I bought the cabinet. Free piano lessons, gym workouts, etc? Sure, as long as you signed up for a whole overpriced session. Still it’s fun to look at all the “stuff” and if you are lucky, the building may be better air conditioned for you. No matter if we go to the fair or not I will still admit, “OUR STATE FAIR IS THE BEST STATE FAIR”!

Birthdays26-Aug Donna Holm, Marilyn Johnson Shane Warehime28-Aug Dakota Jaeschke, Jennifer Reutzel JeffSeil29-Aug Jackie Leith, Don Wolf30-Aug Linda Martin, Lisa McGuire Doris Moeller31-Aug Tom Little1-Sep Joe Robertson, Verna Thomas2-Sep Kristi Gleason, Nathan Jackson Polly Saxton

Anniversaries28-Aug Allen and Vicki Johnson. 30-Aug Brett and Amy Vote.31-Aug Jerry and Shari Everhart; Don and Ann Jacobson.1-Sept Dan and Beth Goodwin.

Heartland Bank earns ranking in Top 200 Banks Heartland Bank, located in Callender, Gowrie, Manson and Somers, received the honor of being in the 2015 Top 200 Healthiest Banks presented by DepositAc-counts.com. Out of nearly 7,000 federally insured banks in the United States, Heartland Bank earned the ranking of 106. Heartland Bank began in 1901 as Somers Secu-rity Bank, started by A.R. Daughenbaugh.

Aren’t you glad that they’re on the same team? Junior Dakota Jaeschke swats down a pass from junior No-lan Brand during the Southeast Valley football team’s Ga-torade Scrimmage on Friday night in Gowrie.

Junior wide receiver Dakota Jaeschke celebrates with teammates Aaron Swieter and senior Johnny Lautner at the Southeast Valley football team’s Gatorade Scrim-mage on Friday night in Gowrie. Miller performs at State Fair...

Bailey Miller, 14, of Gowrie, performs a musical theater dance in the Bill Riley Talent Search at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 17. Photo by Iowa State Fair/ Steve Pope Photography.


JD’s Tree Service of Clare won the bid to re-move the ash trees, save for one, on Sunset Drive, while there were two requests presented by Marla Stokesbary, who represented the Food Pantry. One is for permission to add a shelf to a closet in the Civic/Community Center. The second request was to provide a key to staff who need access to keep the Pantry updated. The shelf would be at no cost, while Petersen said that he also had a key for access. Redman wondered if the Gowrie Community Pantry to merge the pantry with the Callender Pantry. However, Mrs. Stokesbary said that merging with the Callender Pantry was not in their interests at this time. However, the Gowrie Community Pantry is already working with the Callender Pantry alongside the Dayton Pantry, due to serving the Southeast Valley school district. The City Council moved to approve the shelf. The Gowrie Pantry is also in the process of becoming a non-profit organization. There are two City Council vacancies that are up for election in November. Gayle Redman and Joe Har-rison’s seats are open, alongside Mayor Stokesbary. Joe Harrison will rerun for his seat, while Redman will run for Mayor. The papers can be filed starting on Aug. 24 until Sept. 17 at 5 p.m. 15 signatures are needed to run each seat. The City Council adjourned at 7:34 p.m. Present at the meeting were Mayor Stokesbary, Council members Harrison, Corrine Jackson, Petersen, Redman and Terry Willardson. The next scheduled meeting will be held on Monday, Sept. 21.

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Ron Underwood, Prairie grad, writes novel about Gowrie set in 1978 Ron Underwood, a former Gowrie resident and 1978 Prairie Community graduate, has a knack for writ-ing. Now available at amazon.com, his latest book Legacy details his growing up in Gowrie through fiction and non-fiction elements. Underwood’s family ran Playdium Bowling lanes for many years. After graduating from Prairie, Underwood at-tended Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Mo. He graduated in 1982 with a Bachelor’s degree in English/Education and a minor in Coaching. Presently, Underwood is beginning his 28th year as a junior high and high school English teacher and coach in Missouri. “I always wanted to write novels,” Underwood said. “Four years ago, I got my first one published. It was titled Hamburger for One, a story about the difficulties that can arise when a couple is separated during war de-ployments by a soldier spouse.” His latest book, Legacy, is set in Gowrie in 1978. “I also wanted to write a book about Gowrie and some of the memories I have from growing up there, and that’s how Legacy came to be. The story is a combination of some real events, some fiction, and some concepts taken from a Leadership and Personal Growth class I currently teach, and I hope that the people in the area who remember that time will enjoy it.” The novel is available on amazon.com and can be found by typing in “Ron Underwood” and the title.

The cover of Ron Underwood’s book, Legacy. The book, composed of fiction and non-fiction elements is set in Gowire in 1978. The book is now available for purchase on Amazon.

Stewart Memorial Community Hospital was chosen to receive the Excellence in Patient Care award given by outcomes firm Studer Group®, a Huron Healthcare solution. The organization received the award at Studer Group’s 13th annual What’s Right in Health Care® con-ference for their achievement across all CG CAHPS com-posites. The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Pro-viders and Systems (CAHPS) program is a multi-year initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to support and promote the assessment of consumers’ experiences with health care. A goal of the CAHPS program is to gener-ate tools and resources that sponsors can use to produce understandable and usable comparative information for both patients and health care providers. The CG CAHPS surveys consumers on their ex-perience specifically on access to care, communication and quality of providers and staff. SMCH consistently earns high scores in several categories. The questions that garnered the highest scores in 2014 are: 88.9% of respondents said their provider saw them within 15 minutes of their appointment times, 94.8% said someone followed up with test results, 93.9% said their providers explained in a way they understood, 94% said their providers spent enough time with them, and 95.3% of those surveyed were pleased with the of-fice staff quality. “Our team of medical providers and all clinic staff participate in delivering quality, compassionate care to every patient and family member each and every day,” said Jeanette Sargent, vice president of clinics. “We are pleased to be recognized for the commitment the team has made to healthcare and our patients.” The Excellence in Patient Care awards are given to select organizations that are coached by Studer Group based on various categories.

McCrary Rost Clinic recently received the prestigious Excellence in Patient Care award at the Studer Group’s What’s Right in Health Care conference in Chicago. Pictured with the award are: (left to right)Quint Studer, founder of the Studer Group, Purchasing Director at Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Bethany Morrow, Amy Schumacher, RN, SMCH CEO Heather Cain, Jan Knickerbocker, RN, Studer coach, and B.G. Porter, President, Studer Group.

Stewart Memorial Hospital, Lake City, wins Excellence in Patient Care Award

To be eligible for an award, an organization must demonstrate outstanding performance in patient care. Stewart Memorial Community Hospital was selected for achieving significant improvement and/or achievement across all CG CAHPS composites during 2014. “We are extremely proud of the hard work of our medical providers and the care teams that surround them in acheiving this recognition,” SMCH CEO Heather Cain said. “This award validates that working together as a team our patients recognize our committment to provid-ing the highest quality patient experience in our clinics for every patient, every time.”

Construction begins on patio at Marv’s in Gowrie Construction has started on a patio area on the east side of Marv’s Market Street Grill & Bar in Gowrie. There will be a railing on the east side, it will be handicapped accessible, and the roof will be cov-ered to provide a shaded area.

PV School Boardmeets August 26 The Prairie Valley School District will meet Wednesday August 26 at the Southeast Valley High School Library at 6:30 pm. They accepted the resignation of Kyla Mohr as Assistant Comp Cheer Coach. There were two hires: Chris Hewitt as Middle School Special Ed Teacher and Kendra Nelson as Assistant Comp Cheer Coach. The agenda includes financial reports, achieve-ment data, Board policy series 400 discussion, facilities, and 2015-2016 school year. Lois Irwin, Jim Duncan, and Jim Henrich will be in attendance.

Webster County centenarians recognized Sept. 16At Friendship Haven. . . In an effort to recognize Iowans who are cel-ebrating 100 years or more of life, Governor Terry Brans-tad and the Iowa Department on Aging are launching a call for centenarians and are planning a number of re-gional Centenarian Recognition events throughout the state. The regional event for Northwest and North Central Iowa will be hosted by Elderbridge Agency on Aging on September 16th in Fort Dodge. This is an invi-tation for centenarians to please contact us and then join us to be recognized by Governor Branstad at Friendship Haven, 420 Kenyon Road in Fort Dodge starting at 3:00 p.m. Many centenarians and soon to be centenarians in your area have already been contacted, some have not. We still need the help of local media to help us get the word out to all other centenarians, their families and care-takers to please get in touch with Elderbridge if they have not been notified already. If the honored centenarian is not able to attend the Recognition Event in Fort Dodge, each centenarian who applies will still receive a signed certificate from Governor Branstad that is suitable for framing. The dead-line for submitting biographical forms to the Iowa De-partment on Aging is Monday, Aug. 31. In order to ensure the centenarians living at home or in the community in the Elderbridge service area receive the recognition they deserve, we are requesting some basic information about them. The information gathered will be maintained in a secure registry at the Iowa Department on Aging and used to contact the cen-tenarians in order to mail the certificates. For the purposes of this program, a centenarian is any older adult who will be 100 or older by Dec. 31, 2015, and whose primary residence is Iowa.



By Tyler Anderson

The sport of cross country could be referred to as unconventional, in some respects. Track and field without the track, and a long, winding, and sometimes bumpy path instead of an open field. “Track is where everything is the same distance and flat surface, while cross country is so unique,” said Travis Nuss, the Southeast Valley Cross Country Coach. “Even though it’s a 5k course, which is 3.1 miles, this is the first year that the girls are going to run 5k alongside the boys. In the past, they have been two and a half.” There are scores and points allotted, but the run-ners don’t have to wear numbers or deal with any sort of ball. Cross country still embodies the object of having to run for the best time, but over a gradual pace. “It’s hard to compare times from meet to meet,” said Nuss, the 2014 Twin Lakes Conference Cross Coun-try Coach of the Year. “Because the courses and condi-tions can change so much. If it’s rainy or windy, the kids like those conditions and have a little different mental-ity.” In short, it’s a completely different animal. “There’s a lot more strategy than just running and you can almost overthink it sometimes,” Nuss said. “It’s not a sprint the whole race, but there’s a lot of men-tal toughness involved. You’re going to start getting tired after the first mile, to push through those last two, there’s a lot of mental aspect to keep yourself going.” Fortunately for the Southeast Valley Jaguars, they live for being the different animal. Right off the bat, the Southeast Valley cross country teams made a statement with their Iowa State Cross Country Meet appearance last season. Now, with 35 students running for the teal and black, Nuss is want-ing to make a return to the Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge on Halloween. “We lost four seniors that we have to replace,” Coach Travis Nuss said of the sport. “The guys and up-perclassmen came back. Even though they didn’t get to run at State, they saw it and they were a part of it as part of the team. They went out and did a lot of extra miles this summer to try to get ready. They all want that spot to help the team get back to State.” While the 8th ranked boys are the defending Twin Lakes Conference champions, vital additions are in place for the girls to contend for a TLC title in 2015. “We have Anna Heatherington, who’s healthy after the last year years,” Nuss said. “That’s going to help.” The Jaguars boast many returning runners, in-cluding seniors Josie Breitsprecher, Erica Rittgers and junior Spencer Warehime among many other talented in-dividuals. Southeast Valley also has tremendous depth to

their squad, with help coming from a convert who previ-ously played volleyball. “Natalie Lambert, who’s been a State Track qualifier the last few years, decided to come out,” Nuss said. “That’s going to help.” Nuss also noticed the influx of freshmen, bol-stering numbers for the Jaguars. “We have a bigger front pack running together this year,” Nuss said. “When you get a pack up front run-ning together, they’re going to push each other a lot of harder and improve a lot more than when you have one or two runners up there by themselves.” On Thursday, Aug. 27 at 5 p.m., the Jaguars will begin their campaign toward sitting atop the upper ech-elon of the Twin Lakes Conference by hosting TLC foes Manson Northwest-Webster, South Central Calhoun and East Sac County at the Southeast Valley Invitational. St. Edmond, Ridge View, Paton-Churdan, Clar-ion-Goldfield and West Central Valley will also partici-pate in the event at the Gowrie Municipal Golf Course. “We emphasize team running a lot,” Nuss said of the mindset behind the Jaguars. “People think that cross country is an individual sport, but there’s so much more. The more you can have a group run together, to talk to each other and push each other through, the bet-ter. We even talk about passing, where you can have a partner when you pass and you want to pass on each side, because that can get to their opponent.” As for other expectations, Nuss pointed out that he wanted to see a consistent pace and improvement as the 2015 season progresses. This fall, expect the Jaguar cross country teams to pass and run together quite often in the effort to get back to Fort Dodge.

Southeast Valley cross country teams eye return appearance to State Meet Coach Travis Nuss and team prepare for upcoming season...

The 2015 Southeast Valley cross country teams. Front row, from left to right are Ryann Steburg, Leslie Housken, Sarah Nahnsen, Tessa Berg, Natalie Lambert, Kendall Sandgren, Kate Dyer, Hannah Fiala and Chelsea Grossnickle. Second Row, from left to right: Ben Sebring, Dalton Dencklau, Dillon Systma, Isaiah Gibbs, Jordan Lane, Lucas Pontius, Nathan Montgomery, Ben Carlson, Josh Carlson. Third row, from left to right: Anna Heatherington, Erica Rittgers, Josie Breitsprecher, Hannah Peterson, Allie Berg, Emma Graves, Katara Jondle and Allie True. Fourth row, from left to right: Jacob DeBaun, Michael Vosberg, Aaron True, Spencer Warehime, Patrick Breitsprecher, Jack Mumper, Todd Hamilton, Josh Johnson, Max Davis and Coach Travis Nuss.

Junior Spencer Warehime, center, is one of the returning letterwinners from 2014. The Southeast Valley cross country teams are looking to continue their success from 2014 into the 2015 season.

SV Athletic Boosters set annual Phone-A-Thon fundraiser for Sept. 2 Southeast Valley’s Athletic Boosters annual Phone-a-Thon fundraiser is set for Wednesday, Septem-ber 2, with several changes. Firstly, due to the advent of cell phones, the event itself has moved to the high school commons. Pre-viously, the phone-a-thon was held at the Gowrie Com-munity Center to take advantage of their land lines. Another big change is that the Boosters will now be able to take credit cards. This process should make it easier to donate and save on postage. All Southeast Valley High School athletes are strongly encouraged to come and make five calls. They can call friends and relatives or will be given names of previous donors to contact. Pizza and drinks will be pro-vided for the callers. Funds from the phone-a-thon go to support the Southeast Valley athletes. Just last year, they helped finance the batting cage in Dayton, the new softball sign in Harcourt, and the scoreboard in Gowrie. The boosters have also helped pay for wrestling and basketball cheerleading uniforms, meals for state track athletes, a high jump pit, a wrestling mat and other similar expenditures. If you would LIKE a phone call, contact Brian Hanson at the high school. He is the athletic director and a member of the athletic boosters. The calls will start after practices on Sept. 2 at approximately 5:30 p.m. and continue until 8 p.m.

PV School Boardmeets August 26 The Prairie Valley School District will meet Wednesday August 26 at the Southeast Valley High School Library at 6:30 pm. They accepted the resignation of Kyla Mohr as Assistant Comp Cheer Coach. There were two hires: Chris Hewitt as Middle School Special Ed Teacher and Kendra Nelson as Assistant Comp Cheer Coach. The agenda includes financial reports, achieve-ment data, Board policy series 400 discussion, facilities, and 2015-2016 school year. Lois Irwin, Jim Duncan, and Jim Henrich will be in attendance.

Webster County retired teachers meet, August 31 The Webster County Unit of Iowa Retired School Personnel will meet on Monday, Aug. 31 at First Presbyterian Church, 1111 5th Avenue N, Fort Dodge. The noon lunch will be catered by the gentlemen of First Presbyterian Church. The program will feature Phil Tetzloff, IPERS, and the organizations committees. Reservations must be made by August 25th to Sharon McNeil at 515-576-2820.



Heartland Bank, Gowrie,renovates Brockett Park Little League scoreboard At Brockett Park, you will notice a slight touch up right off of left field. Heartland Bank, along with Bill Vosberg of Buske LLC in Farnhamville, worked together to replace the old scoreboard at the Brockett Park Little League field. Heartland Bank donated the new sign while Vosberg created the new sign and mounted it. There will also be new magnetic numbers made and will be given to the Gowrie Parks Board.

Heartland Bank, along with Bill Vosberg of Buske LLC in Farnhamville, worked together to replace the old scoreboard, pictured below at the Brockett Park Little League field with a brand new sign, pictured above.



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Heartland Bank, Gowrie,renovates Brockett Park Little League scoreboard At Brockett Park, you will notice a slight touch up right off of left field. Heartland Bank, along with Bill Vosberg of Buske LLC in Farnhamville, worked together to replace the old scoreboard at the Brockett Park Little League field. Heartland Bank donated the new sign while Vosberg created the new sign and mounted it. There will also be new magnetic numbers made and will be given to the Gowrie Parks Board.

Zion Lutheran Church Hosts 5K Fun Run & Walk... The first annual Zion Lutheran Church 5K Fun Run & Walk was held Sunday, August 16. It was a beautiful morning to gather for a run and walk around Gowrie. A total of $410 was donated to the Center for Agricultural Development (CAD) in Tanzania, Africa. CAD works directly with Tanzanian farmers through hands-on learning to enhance their overall productivity, profitability, and well-being.

Walrod, Reserve Champion.. Carson Walrod, of Moorland, presents the Re-serve Champion Limousin Heifer in the 4-H Market Beef Show at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 19. Photo by Iowa State Fair/ Steve Pope Photography.

Bailey and Carson Walrod, Moorland, win at State Fair Limousin Cattle Show At the Limousin Cattle show on Aug. 17 at the 2015 Iowa State Fair, Bailey and Carson Walrod of Moorland earned awards. In the April Junior Yearling Female competi-tion, Bailey won fourth place with her heifer Flatland Bag of Yummies. The Junior Yearling Females are born from April 1 to April 30 of 2014. Flatland Bag of Yummies was born April 3, 2014. While Bailey won fourth, Carson earned third place in the Spring Yearling Bull competition with Flat-land Bullet. The Spring Yearling Bulls are born from March 1 to April 30 of 2014. Flatland Bullet was born on March 3, 2014.


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The crossroads of life are everywhere you turn... Hey friends, Tyler here. It’s that time again for me to rant and rave to the stars. Kind of, sort of, maybe, it’s all good. Lately, I’ve been quite busy since that dreaded summer sickness. Stupid summer sickness. It does appear that things are picking up once more. Students are starting their way back to school, while high school, college and professional football is just right around the corner. The Dayton Rodeo is loom-ing near. Soon enough, the leaves on the oak and maple trees will turn to their wonderful autumn colors ranging from golden yellow to bright red. Soon enough, we’ll be trading in our tank tops and summer shorts for hooded sweaters and jeans. Autumn is a crossroads of sorts, an intersection between warm summer days and chilly winter nights. It’s the time of year where we set our clocks back an hour, there’s the autumnal equinox, mowing lawns to raking leaves and we move from maintaining our crops to harvesting them. Just like fall being as proverbial crossroad, we all come to those points in one way or another. Decisions are made and we all live with the consequences of those choices. Some things are easier to pick and choose than others. This past May, I graduated from West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas and thought that I should “come home” to Dayton for a little while, at least.


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Fellowship 10:00 am

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ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH

James G. Davis, Pastor

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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 17, 2015

Regular Gowrie City Council meeting was held August 17, 2015 at 6:45 at the Gowrie Civic/Community Center with Mayor Dave Stokesbary in the chair and the following Council members answering roll call: Redman, Harrison, Jackson, Peterson, and Willardson. Harrison moved the minutes of the previous meeting be approved, second by Jackson. Motion carried-all ayes. Harrison moved to approve agenda, second by Jackson. Motion carried-all ayes. Dave Hoover gave parks report. The garage located by Brockett Park has been demolished and hauled away for $500. A discussion on lighting at Laurel Park and repair that needs to be done on the band shell at the City Park. Dave Strokesbary and Gayle Redman gave golf report. Redman reported around $7000 profit in July for the clubhouse. Stokesbary discussed an issue with the pond at the golf course. Harrison moved to approve not to exceed $1500 for cost on repair to the pond at the golf course, second by Peterson. Carried on roll call vote of 5 ayes. Dave announced Patrick Monaghan to be sworn in on Monday, August 24, 2015. Holiday’sscheduletobetabledtoSeptember’scouncilmeeting. Redman moved to approve the closing on Cottonwood Street for Sunday, August 30, 2015 from 3-6 p.m. requested by Leann Gillespie, second by Willardson. Motion carried-all ayes. Redman approved to the writing of the Public Measure for the Library Trustees, second by Harrison. Motion carried-all ayes. HarrisonmovedtoacceptJD’sTreeServicebidtoremovetreesonSunset, second by Jackson. Motion carried-all ayes. Peterson moved to approve Marla Stokesbary request to add a self to the Food Pantry closet, and receive a key for the Community/Civic center, second by Harrison. Motion carried-all ayes. It was announced there are vacancies on the city council: two council seats and mayor seat. Peterson moved to approve the paying of August bills, second by Harrison. Motion carried-all ayes. Adjourning of the meeting at 7:34 p.m. moved by Harrison, second by Jackson. Motion carried-all ayes.DATA TECH INV.#39434,39435 4,480.95ACCO POOL CHEMICALS 411.20ARAMARK SUPPLIES 477.50BLACK HILLS ENERGY UTILITY BILL 347.99CASEY'S POLICE FUEL 520.38GOWRIE SERVICE FUEL 127.10GOWRIE MUNICIPAL UTILITIE UTILITIES 3,704.83GOWRIE NEWS PUBLICATIONS 166.96JAMBOREE ACCT. 220 2,868.20MENARDS, CITY,POOL,COURSE SUPPLIES 1,266.94MIDLAND POWER SECURITY LIGHT 81.87NAPA AUTO PARTS CLUB HOUSE 533.03NORTH CENTRAL SOLID WASTE, QUART ASSESS JULY-SEPT 2015 1,166.63STAR ENERGY STREETS FUEL 207.77WEBSTER CALHOUN TELEPHONE SERVICES 640.17EFTPS FED/FICA TAX 5,705.16AIRE MATE MOSQUITO SPRAYER 86.73HAWKEYE FIRE LLC INSPECTIONS 246.95WEBSTER CO TELECOMM JULY-SEPT 2015 2,849.50LEAF COPIER SYSTEM 59.71REGIONAL LANDFILL DISPOSAL OF TIRES 7.25ADVANCED SYSTEMS-DALLAS LEASE-PRINTER 65.66BAKER & TAYLOR BOOKS 173.86CENTER POINT LARGE PRINT BOOOKS 83.88POSTMASTER LIBRARY-POSTAGE 54.30CARRIE DALLEY LAUNDRY 20.00ELDERBRIDGE AGENCY CONG MEAL RECEIPTS 1,918.00ANDERSON ERICKSON DAIRY CONG.MEALS 205.11SALES TAX, GOLF COURSE-QUARTERLY 2,017.84AMERICAN BOTTLING CO POP FOR POOL 99.12BROWN SUPPLY CO POOL 584.40CENTRAL IOWA DISTRIBUTING INV#124153 293.74DESIGN ELECTRONICS COMPUTER REPAIR 89.00HARCOURT EQUIPMENT INV.#228827,229482 313.48M&M SALES CO COPIER 25.01ENGQUIST LUMBER DECK SUPPLIES 3,437.14MURPHY TRACTOR LH BRAKE PEDAL 581.89ADVANCED SYSTEMS-WATERLOO, MAINT-PRINTER 54.91BOMGAARS, SHOP TOOLS/POLICE SUPPLIES 174.98IOWA DIVISION OF LABOR LIBRARY BOILER INSP. 40.00US FOODSFOOD-CONG. MEALS 1,212.83MTI DISTRIBUTING CO CONTROL THROTTLE,SWITCH 60.93SPEED'S AUTO SUPPLY GOLF CAR LEASE 916.66R & R PRODUCTS HARDWARE KIT-NUT/WASHER 15.70IOWA LEAGUE OF CITIES CUSTOMER ID-GOWI0001 721.00COUNTRY LIVING SUBSCRIPTIONS 21.97DIEHLS OF DAYTON MAINTENANCE 46.79BEELNER SERVICE INC SPRINKLER HEAD 185.84AIRGAS USA LLC SUPPLIES 62.00ZIMCO SUPPLY COMPANY OPERATIONAL SUPPLIES 41.50NORTHERN LIGHTS FOOD 2,658.71MACKE MOTORS LIGHTS FOR POLICE CAR 355.48DON'S PEST CONTROL INV.#27180 137.80IOWA FIRE CONTROL LLC, KITCHEN EXHAUST CLEANING375.00WEBSTER EMS AGENCY EMS FOR FY2016 890.00ELISSA MOBLEY REIMBURSEMENT-LIBRARY 69.47PEPSI BEVERAGE COMPANY POP-CLUB HOUSE 524.48COCA-COLA POP EXPENSE 274.56DAYTON LEADER CLUB HOUSE FOR SALE 40.00OFFICE ELEMENTS OFFICE SUPPLIES 14.53DIGITY, GOLF COURSE ADVERTIZING 1,145.00PETTY CASH PETTY CASH-LIBRARY 150.00WAYDE WAREHIME FLOORING-CLUB HOUSE 297.48UNIVAR USA INC MOSQUITO SPRAY 362.44SKOLUND AUTO & POWER CHAINSAW & WEEDEATER 926.92THE PAVEMENT DOCTOR PATCHING STREETS 2,000.00HAWKINS CHEMICAL-POOL 350.90TAMMY TAYLOR CLEANING-COMM.CENTER 200.00J.P. BYSON OIL COMPANY INV.#066870,066871,067377 1,095.48BEE & HERALD PUBLISHING, CLASSIFIED AD-GOLF COURSE 23.34DANIELLE CLANCY MILEAGE 22.44ANDY PEPPLES LIGHT INSTALLATION 220.00CALHOUN COUNTY REMINDER BAR/RESTAURANT AD 48.00MOTION PICTURE LICENSING UMBRELLA LICENSE-LIBRARY120.00JACKSON WINKELBAUER REFUND ON TRAIL FEE 80.25MINDY SWIETER, POOL MANAGEMENT CONTRACT 500.00DOORS INC., STEEL DOOR,LABOR,HARDWARE 1,940.00PAYROLL CHECKS TOTAL PAYROLL CHECKS 21,076.22 CLAIMS TOTAL 75,372.86 GENERAL FUND 42,450.16 GOLF COURSE FUND 22,446.84 ROAD USE TAX FUND 4,955.32 LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX FUND 86.73 CONGREGATE MEALS FUND 5,433.81 RECEIPTS FOR JULY TOTALED $20,710.61________________________________________ _______________ Danielle Clancy, City Clerk Dave Stokesbary, Mayor

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The crossroads of life are everywhere you turn... Hey friends, Tyler here. It’s that time again for me to rant and rave to the stars. Kind of, sort of, maybe, it’s all good. Lately, I’ve been quite busy since that dreaded summer sickness. Stupid summer sickness. It does appear that things are picking up once more. Students are starting their way back to school, while high school, college and professional football is just right around the corner. The Dayton Rodeo is loom-ing near. Soon enough, the leaves on the oak and maple trees will turn to their wonderful autumn colors ranging from golden yellow to bright red. Soon enough, we’ll be trading in our tank tops and summer shorts for hooded sweaters and jeans. Autumn is a crossroads of sorts, an intersection between warm summer days and chilly winter nights. It’s the time of year where we set our clocks back an hour, there’s the autumnal equinox, mowing lawns to raking leaves and we move from maintaining our crops to harvesting them. Just like fall being as proverbial crossroad, we all come to those points in one way or another. Decisions are made and we all live with the consequences of those choices. Some things are easier to pick and choose than others. This past May, I graduated from West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas and thought that I should “come home” to Dayton for a little while, at least.

I chose that path, and here I am, writing another Tyler’s Take. I decided to leave my wealth of friends and col-leagues in Amarillo and Texas behind. I can’t tell you how much I miss seeing those friends or working with those colleagues on a regular basis, but hey…it was my choice. Since I’ve began writing for the Dayton Review and the Gowrie News, I have heard a lot of praise and some criticism. Not just when it comes along in my column, where my opinion is stated on matters either related to my life or things that pop up from around our reading areas, but to my reporting in general. The feedback is much appreciated, as always. I get some feedback that I respectfully disagree with at times, but that’s fine. By no means, that I think all of my material is perfect and when I go back and re-read my work, I still notice some imperfections here and there. All of the time, I’m always like: “Man, I should have done it that way, or I could have put a little more detail into that one.” I am my harshest critic, believe me. However, I can live with those imperfections or mishaps. That makes me human, and I have to live with the choices that I make. No matter if I get a round of applause or a harsh chorus of jeers. It’s that type of stuff that makes me notice what I should do for next time, and what I should avoid. It’s like playing politics a little bit. You have to do your best when it comes to kissing babies and shaking hands, rather than the other way around. Those crossroads and intersections come about every day. I always have questions such as “should I stay or should I go” or “should I do things my way and polar-ize people, or should I play ball and not ruffle too many feathers?” For me, it depends on the situation. Love me or hate me, I’m going to be as accurate as I can when it

comes to matters. All without trying to be telepathic. What I can do is be honest with you. In my line of work, I can’t sugarcoat all of the time. I will hurt some feelings, but it’s nothing personal. That’s why nobody likes a journalist all too much. We can’t pull our punches when controversial things come about. Society tells us to conform and make nice at times, while wanting us to spread our wings and experi-ment a little bit. Even though it’s a strange paradox, it’s up to us to differentiate what we should roll with or stand up against. I’m no different. We just have to deal with the choices and stanc-es, all profound crossroads, we must make accordingly. I certainly did when I decided to pursue journal-ism, graduate and come back home.


WEBSTER CO.BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

CITY OFCALLENDER

AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE NUMBER 046ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE UNINCORPORATED PORTION

OF WEBSTER COUNTY AND OFFICIAL ZONING MAP

WHEREAS, New Coop has petitioned the Board of Supervisors to change the Zoning District from A-1 to I-1 to expand facilities., The legal description is; A parcel of land in the NW ¼ of the NE ¼ and the NE ¼ of the NE ¼ of Section 29, Township 88 North, Range 30 West of the 5th P.M., Webster County, Iowa, and more particularly described as follows: CommencingattheNEcornerofsaidSection29;thenceS00º10’57”E329.55’alongtheEastlineofsaidNE¼tothepointofbeginning;thence

WEBSTER CO.Planning & Zoning

Notice to BiddersDBA 2015-03

1. The Webster County Planning and Zoning Department is soliciting bids for demolition and cleanup activities at 2012 S 12TH ST, Fort Dodge, Ia. 50501identified in the document “Demolition Specifications for DBA 2015-03”.

2. Demolition Specifications can be obtained at the Webster County Planning and Zoning Office at 703 Central Avenue, 4th Floor Fort Dodge, IA 50501. Phone 515-574-3761.

3. Bids will be received by the Webster County Planning and Zoning Office at 703 Central Avenue, 4th Floor Fort Dodge, IA 50501, until 10:00 A.M. on September 4, 2015.

4. Properties identified in the “Demolition Specifications for DBA 2015-03”arenotundertheownershipofWebsterCounty.Propertyownerswere notified to complete the listed demolition and cleanup activities by a certain time or Webster County would abate the nuisances. The property owners did not complete the demolition and cleanup activities in the time prescribed; therefore, Webster County has decided to solicit bids for the demolition and cleanup activities not completed by the property owners.

5. Failure to execute a contract and file an acceptable bond and certificate of insurance within 15 days of the date of the approval for awarding of the contract, as herein provided, will be just and sufficient cause for the denial of the award.

6. Failure to obtain a right of way work permit from the County Engineer will be just and sufficient cause for denial of the award.

7. The right is reserved by the Webster County Board of Supervisors to reject any or all bids, to waive any irregularities therein, and to determine which is the lower responsible bid most suitable to the owner.

Sheilah LizerZoning Administrator

Notice To BiddersNOTICE TO BIDDERS

UPPER MAIN OPEN DITCH CLEANOUTDRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 5WEBSTER COUNTY, Iowa

PROJECT NO. 12122-2

Time and Place for Filing Sealed Proposals. Sealed bids for the work comprising the improvements as stated below must be filed before 11:00 a.m. on September 1st, 2015 in the office of the County Auditor of Webster County, Iowa in the Webster County Courthouse, 703 Central Avenue, Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501. Time and Place Sealed Proposals will be Opened and Considered. Sealed proposals will be opened and bids tabulated at 11:00 a.m. on September 1st, 2015 in the Webster County Courthouse for consideration by the Webster County Board of Supervisors. The Webster County Board of Supervisors reserve the right to reject any and all bids. Time for Commencement and Completion of Work. Work shall be completed no later than May 15th, 2016. Damages in the amount of five hundred & 00/100 dollars ($500.00) per day will be assessed for each day the work remains incomplete. Bid Security. Each bidder shall accompany its bid with bid security as defined in Section 26.8 of the Iowa Code in an amount equal to five (5) percent of the total amount of the bid. Contract Documents. Electronic plans and specifications for this project may be obtained from MHF Engineering, P.C., 300 West McKinley Street, PO Box 68, Jefferson, Iowa 50129; e-mail: [email protected]; phone: 515-386-4101. Preference of Products and Labor. Preference shall be given to domestic construction materials by the contractor, subcontractors, and suppliers in performance of the contract and, further, by virtue of statutory authority, preference will be given to products and provisions grown and coal produced within the State of Iowa, and to Iowa domestic labor, to the extent lawfully required under Iowa statues. Sales Tax. The bidder shall not include sales tax in the bid. The Jurisdiction shall issue a Sales Tax Exemption Certificate. General Nature of Public Improvement. Work shall consist of approximately 208.3 Stations Slough & Meander Removal, 200 Ton Class E Rip Rap, 1805 LF CMP and all incidentals required to complete the project. This Notice is given by the authority of the Webster County Board of Supervisors, acting as Trustees for Drainage District No. 5.

/s/ Carol MesserlyCarol Messerly, County AuditorWebster County, Iowa

CITY OF CALLENDER – CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTESAugust 11, 2015

The Callender City Council Meeting & Public Hearing was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Mayor Randy Hanson. Present: Lee, Weston, Jondle, Martens, Shirbroun. No comments from the public regarding the proposed AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 56 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES – DANGEROUS ANMIALS, FOR THE CITY OF CALLENDER, IOWA. City opened 1 sealed bid from for City Hall Roof. Motion by Weston, Second by Martens to Close the Public Hearing at 6:40 p.m. All Ayes – MC Guests: Jim Henrich (Principal SW Valley School) and Jim Wittee (resident) stated plans are underway for new residential construction June 2016 utilizing Southwest Valley School Carpentry program. City will extend sanitary sewer service to this NW property prior to May 2016. Departmental Updates: P&Z - Mayor signed 3 building permits 915 Maple (shed), 806 Thomas (fence) and 501 Norway (shed). Council reviewed City Code 165.16 Building Permit and clarified a permit is needed if size is changing; not material. Discussed inquires / complaints: Request to bale at lagoon not permitted per DNR, tree trimming in Alley will follow legal advice, contact will be made to construction company regarding debris. Motion by Shirbroun, Second by Weston to approve the Consent Agenda including City Council Meeting Minutes 7/14/2015, Claims and revised (handout) Financial Report Bundle & Claims July 2015 and Annual Debt Report 6/30/2015: 1 Storm Sewer Revenue Loan Issued 10/16/2013 $600,000, Maturity Date 6/1/2033. Amount outstanding 6/30/2015 545,000. All Ayes. MC Motion by Shirbroun, Second by Weston to approve the Consent Agenda. All Ayes. MC Motion by Weston, Second by Shirbroun to approve the 1st reading of Ordinance #188 Chapter 56 Dangerous Animals. Ayes: Lee, Weston, Jondle, Martens, Shirbroun. All Ayes – MC Motion by Weston, Second by Jondle to approve bid from J&S Construction, Steel Roof City Hall $1,525.00. All Ayes – MC City will launch a new Memorial Program & Dedication at the City Park 8/29/2015. Watch for more details. Harvest and Music Fest 8/29/2015. No activity reported Annual Gaming Report 6/30/2015. Seeking volunteers to help; sign-up sheet posted in post office. A portion of Mortimer Street will be closed for the event 8/29/15. Treasurer Report 8/5/2015. Revenue $3650, Expenses $305. Seeking volunteers to finish installation of park playground equipment at the City Park 6 p.m. 8/17 and 8/18. Legal – Benefited Fire District will review draft agreement as provided by legal counsel. City will contact Rail Road regarding demolition/burn elevator property. City will invoice legal fee reimbursement sale 2 properties. Motion by Lee, Second by Jondle to survey property for alley boundaries, Block 1, prior to tree trimming in alley. All Ayes. MC. Motion by Shirbroun, Second by Martens to follow-up on 2 PMC / 1 Junk Vehicle Violations and proceed with legal action. Ayes: Lee, Jondle, Martens, Shirbroun. Nays: Weston. MC 4/1. Motion by Weston, Second by Shirbroun to approve the Infrastructure Map Project. All Ayes. MC Written emails to City Hall are required as needed noting updates/changes which will then be compiled and sent to MIDAS for master file updates to maintain integrity of maps. No utility report; billing delayed. Motion by Weston, Second by Jondle to approve 3 estimates Storm Sewer work. Kahl Construction $700 Agnes , $2,905 Thomas, $4,069.20 Park. All Ayes. MC Motion by Weston, Second by Shirbroun to approve 3 phase service work to be completed by Woodruff Electric. All Ayes. MC Motion by Shirbroun, Second by Jondle to approve Powers Tree Service tree trimming work $4,100, $2,200 and $2,000. All Ayes. MC 2 streets identified as needing rock. City approved Street Cleaning expense $200 with work completed prior to 8/29/15. New parking lines with parallel parking on Thomas Street to follow. Miles and Janelle McCubbin support an easement to relocate the SW City Entrance sign on their property and will help care for the landscaping. Plants will be provided it the spring. JULY 2015 CLAIMS / PAYABLESCALHOUN COUNTY ELECTRIC ELECTRIC 16,411.26BROWN SUPPLY WATER FUND 20.8IOWA DN FEES 43.89EIDE, ERIC LEGAL 445GOWRIE NEWS PUBLICATION 225.72HEARTLAND BANK SUPPLIES 40.46IPERS PAYROLL 1,063.51IOWA UTILITIES BOARD DUES 281LEE-LUKE, DENITA REIMBURSEMENT 120.29LEHIGH VALLEY PHONE/INTERNET 502.52ACCESS SYSTEMS LIBRARY 76.62TWITO, TINA REIMBURSEMENT 15.46MENARDS SUPPLIES 104.66MID AMERICAN ENERGY UTILITIES 58.65NAPA AUTO SUPPLY TIRE REPAIR SUPPLIES 12.64PEDERSON SANITATION GARBAGE/RECYCLE 674.8STAR ENERGY FUEL 353.14WEBSTER COUNTY TELECOM DUES 1,152.50KAHL SUPPLIES 1,500.00IOWA ONE CALL DUES 18BAKER AND TAYLOR LIBRARY 353.34MICROMARKETING LIBRARY 40THE MESSENGER LIBRARY 215.8CITY OF CALLENDER UTILITIES 3,568.91NCIA REGIONAL SOLID WASTE DUES 423POSTMASTER POSTAGE 105COLLECTIONS SERVICES CTR PAYROLL 713.52UPSTART LIBRARY 61.5

PROBATETHE IOWA DISTRICT COURT

WEBSTER COUNTY

IN THE MATTER Probate No. ESPR308077OF THE ESTATE OF NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OFDewey C. Madson, APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR,Deceased. AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Dewey C. Madson, Deceased, who died on or about July 19, 2015:

You are hereby notified that on the 6th day of AUgust, 2015, the last will and testament of Dewey C. Madson, deceased, bearing date of the 12th day of October, 1999, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Donna L. Madson was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred. Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated this 7th day of August, 2015. Donna L. Madson Executor of the estate 1806 Main st., APt. #2 Gowrie, IA 50543Jake Thompson, ICIS PIN No: AT0012001Attorney for executorThompson Law FirmPO Box 788, 931 Main Street,Manson, IA 50563

Date of second publication26th day of AUG, 2015

Probate Code Section 304

QUILL SUPPLIES 369.42WEBSTER COUNTY EMA DUES 267NORTH IOWA LIBRARIES LIBRARY 525MIDAS MAP PROJECT 1,957.81PETTY CASH LIBRARY LIBRARY 182.26BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS LIBRARY 5.99GUNTHER SALT COMPANY SALT 4,153.00POWERS TREE SERVICE ELECTRIC MAINT 6,850.00EFTPS PAYROLL 1,473.06KRIZ-DAVIS CO EEG 2,221.53CASADY BROS IMPLEMENT SUPPLIES 48.58MID AMERICAN BOOKS LIBRARY 205.55THE LIBRARY STORE LIBRARY 50.2NORTH CENTRAL TURF, INC. MOWING 407OVERDRIVE LIBRARY 268.84WOODRUFF ELECTRIC CONTRACT LABOR 5,915.00OVERHEAD DOOR CO OF WC,BOOMTRUCK BLDG SUPPLIES 77.1IDRIVE TECHNOLOGY 49.5IOWA LIBRARY SERVICES LIBRARY 65SMART APPLE MEDIA LIBRARY 166.6DAVE MCLOUD MOWING 453STRAIGHT TALK CELL PHONE 49.43MID-IOWA SIGN CO. HARVEST BANNER ART 150MIDSTATE PLUMBING WATER SUPPLIES 312.06W MAGAZINE LIBRARY 8GARDEN GATE LIBRARY 29DEPOSIT REFUNDS 7/21/2015 151.53PAYROLL 7/9/2015 2,219.23PAYROLL 7/22/2015 2,722.69 CLAIMS TOTAL 59,955.37EXPENSES GENERAL FUND 10,504.07 ROAD USE TAX FUND 908.43 WATER FUND 11,459.38 SEWER FUND 3,029.95 ELECTRIC FUND 34,053.54REVENUE GENERAL 4,160.13 RUT 2,819.75 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 194.73 EMERGENCY 30.03 LOST 8,741.03 DEBT SVC 511.21 CAPITAL PROJ 0.03 WATER 11,255.79 SEWER 2,568.15 ELECTRIC 16,995.19 STORM WATER 2,840.09 Motion by Jondle, Second by Martens to adjourn at 9:20 p.m. All Ayes. MC _____________________________________Randy Hanson – MayorATTEST: ______________________________________Denita Lee-Luke – City Clerk

2. Strike the following from all Home Density Exemptions: The original property has remained in single ownership prior to this

application

The application must be reviewed and approved by the Webster County Planning and Zoning Commission

3. Add the following from all Home Density Exemptions: Staff will have the authority to review and approve the Exemption if all

of the criteria has clearly been met. Any varying from the criteria, or at anytime, staff can call for a Home Density Exemption Review by the Planning and Zoning Commission.

The Planning and Zoning Commission must review all cases that are less than 2 acres.

WEBSTER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS s/Keith Dencklau, Chairman s/Mark Campbell, Board Member s/Merrill Leffler, Board Member s/Clark Fletcher, Board Member s/Robert Singer, Board Member




WHEREAS, Webster County has petitioned the Board of Supervisors to Amend the Zoning Ordinance; and WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission has held a public hearing regarding the pros and cons of the proposed change as they related to the established policy, goals, and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, the procedure outlined in Article 11, Changes and Amendments of Ordinance Number 046 has been followed; and NOW THEREFOR, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA THAT: Deletions are indicated by strikethrough, additions are indicated by underline.

1.AmendtherearsetbacktableintheA-1andTA-1(A-2)Districtto10’andtherearsetbacktableforResidentialDistrictsto5’.

A-1 and TA-1 (A-2)



WHEREAS, Webster County has petitioned the Board of Supervisors to Amend the Zoning Ordinance; and

WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission has held a public hearing regarding the pros and cons of the proposed change as they related to the established policy, goals, and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan; and

WHEREAS, the procedure outlined in Article 11, Changes and Amendments of Ordinance Number 046 has been followed; and

NOW THEREFOR, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF WEBSTER

COUNTY, IOWA THAT: Deletions are indicated by strikethrough, additions are indicated by underline.

1. Amend the rear setback table in the A-1 and TA-1 (A-2) District to 10’ and the rear setback table for Residential Districts to 5’.

A-1 and TA-1 (A-2)

USES MIN. LOT

AREA (ACRES)(*)

MINIMUM

FRONTAGE

(FEET) (*)

MINIMUM SETBACKS MAX. HEIGHT

(FEET) MAX. COVERAGE

(%)

FRONT YARD

(FEET) (A)REAR YARD

(FEET) (B)

SIDE YARD

(FEET) (C)

Residential acreages 401 100 25 2510

10 35 -

Other Permitted Uses 40 100 25 10 10 35 -

Conditional Uses 40 100 25 10 10 35 -

Accessory Uses - 25 10 10 35

Residential Districts

USES MIN. LOT

AREA (SQUARE

FEET)

MINIMUM

FRONTAGE

(FEET) (*)



(%)

FRONT YARD

(FEET) (A)REAR YARD

(FEET) (B)

SIDE YARD (FEET)(C)

Residential acreages 10,000 100 25 255

5 35 -

Other Permitted Uses 10,000 100 25 5 5 35 -

Conditional Uses 10,000 100 25 5 5 35 -


2. Strike the following from all Home Density Exemptions:The original property has remained in single ownership prior to this application

The application must be reviewed and approved by the Webster County Planningand Zoning Commission

3. Add the following from all Home Density Exemptions:

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Regular MeetingAugust 11, 2015

The Board of Supervisors met in Session on the above date with the following members present: Singer, Fletcher, Dencklau, Campbell, and Leffler. Absent: None. Moved by Leffler, seconded by Campbell to approve minutes of the August 4, 2015 regular meeting. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Singer to receive and place on file Drainage Repairs for DD #5 Lateral 2B and DD #130. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Singer, seconded by Fletcher to set 10:00a.m. on the 25th day of August, 2015 as the time and date for first consideration of the proposed amendment to Webster County Ordinance No. 43, an ordinance describing the forms of General Assistance provided by Webster County, in accordance with Chapter 252, Code of Iowa, to poor persons and needy persons. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Leffler to receive and place on file a change in date of hire for Emaria Hickey, Transport Officer, effective July 31, 2015. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Leffler, seconded by Campbell to approve and authorize Chair to sign invoice from Iowa DOT for their assurance testing costs in the amount of $2,984.63 on Project STP-S-CO94(101)—5E-94 and process paymentfromFarmtoMarketaccount.(CopyonfileinEngineer’soffice).Motion carried unanimously. 11:00a.m. Hearing – Drainage District #5 on proposed cleanout of Main Open Ditch. For further particulars see Drainage Record Book. Moved by Leffler, seconded by Campbell to allow claims. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Fletcher to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously.

s/Tina Eldal s/Keith Dencklau Webster County Deputy Auditor Chairman, Board of Supervisors

Regular MeetingAugust 18, 2015

The Board of Supervisors met in Session on the above date with the following members present: Singer, Fletcher, Dencklau, Campbell and Leffler. Absent: None. Moved by Leffler, seconded by Campbell to approve minutes of the August 11, 2015 regular meeting. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Singer to receive and place on file Drainage Repairs for D.D.#57. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Singer, seconded by Fletcher to table employment status change for Brenda Angstrom from full-time clerk to office manager, effective August 18, 2015, for a salary of $47,662.50. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Leffler to receive and place on file resignation of Cindy Knickerbocker, Secretary of the Conservation Department, effective July 31, 2015. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Leffler, seconded by Campbell to receive and place on file Manure Management Plan update for Swine Graphics Enterprises, LP inSection9,RolandTownship.(Copyonfile inAuditor’soffice).Motioncarried unanimously. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Singer to receive and place on

WEBSTER CO.Planning & Zoning

Notice to BiddersDBA 2015-03

1. The Webster County Planning and Zoning Department is soliciting bids for demolition and cleanup activities at 2012 S 12TH ST, Fort Dodge, Ia. 50501identified in the document “Demolition Specifications for DBA 2015-03”.

2. Demolition Specifications can be obtained at the Webster County Planning and Zoning Office at 703 Central Avenue, 4th Floor Fort Dodge, IA 50501. Phone 515-574-3761.

3. Bids will be received by the Webster County Planning and Zoning Office at 703 Central Avenue, 4th Floor Fort Dodge, IA 50501, until 10:00 A.M. on September 4, 2015.

4. Properties identified in the “Demolition Specifications for DBA 2015-03”arenotundertheownershipofWebsterCounty.Propertyownerswere notified to complete the listed demolition and cleanup activities by a certain time or Webster County would abate the nuisances. The property owners did not complete the demolition and cleanup activities in the time prescribed; therefore, Webster County has decided to solicit bids for the demolition and cleanup activities not completed by the property owners.

5. Failure to execute a contract and file an acceptable bond and certificate of insurance within 15 days of the date of the approval for awarding of the contract, as herein provided, will be just and sufficient cause for the denial of the award.

6. Failure to obtain a right of way work permit from the County Engineer will be just and sufficient cause for denial of the award.

7. The right is reserved by the Webster County Board of Supervisors to reject any or all bids, to waive any irregularities therein, and to determine which is the lower responsible bid most suitable to the owner.

Sheilah LizerZoning Administrator

Notice To BiddersNOTICE TO BIDDERS

UPPER MAIN OPEN DITCH CLEANOUTDRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 5WEBSTER COUNTY, Iowa

PROJECT NO. 12122-2

Time and Place for Filing Sealed Proposals. Sealed bids for the work comprising the improvements as stated below must be filed before 11:00 a.m. on September 1st, 2015 in the office of the County Auditor of Webster County, Iowa in the Webster County Courthouse, 703 Central Avenue, Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501. Time and Place Sealed Proposals will be Opened and Considered. Sealed proposals will be opened and bids tabulated at 11:00 a.m. on September 1st, 2015 in the Webster County Courthouse for consideration by the Webster County Board of Supervisors. The Webster County Board of Supervisors reserve the right to reject any and all bids. Time for Commencement and Completion of Work. Work shall be completed no later than May 15th, 2016. Damages in the amount of five hundred & 00/100 dollars ($500.00) per day will be assessed for each day the work remains incomplete. Bid Security. Each bidder shall accompany its bid with bid security as defined in Section 26.8 of the Iowa Code in an amount equal to five (5) percent of the total amount of the bid. Contract Documents. Electronic plans and specifications for this project may be obtained from MHF Engineering, P.C., 300 West McKinley Street, PO Box 68, Jefferson, Iowa 50129; e-mail: [email protected]; phone: 515-386-4101. Preference of Products and Labor. Preference shall be given to domestic construction materials by the contractor, subcontractors, and suppliers in performance of the contract and, further, by virtue of statutory authority, preference will be given to products and provisions grown and coal produced within the State of Iowa, and to Iowa domestic labor, to the extent lawfully required under Iowa statues. Sales Tax. The bidder shall not include sales tax in the bid. The Jurisdiction shall issue a Sales Tax Exemption Certificate. General Nature of Public Improvement. Work shall consist of approximately 208.3 Stations Slough & Meander Removal, 200 Ton Class E Rip Rap, 1805 LF CMP and all incidentals required to complete the project. This Notice is given by the authority of the Webster County Board of Supervisors, acting as Trustees for Drainage District No. 5.

/s/ Carol MesserlyCarol Messerly, County AuditorWebster County, Iowa



WHEREAS, Webster County has petitioned the Board of Supervisors to Amend the Zoning Ordinance; and

WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission has held a public hearing regarding the pros and cons of the proposed change as they related to the established policy, goals, and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan; and

WHEREAS, the procedure outlined in Article 11, Changes and Amendments of Ordinance Number 046 has been followed; and

NOW THEREFOR, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF WEBSTER

COUNTY, IOWA THAT: Deletions are indicated by strikethrough, additions are indicated by underline.

1. Amend the rear setback table in the A-1 and TA-1 (A-2) District to 10’ and the rear setback table for Residential Districts to 5’.

A-1 and TA-1 (A-2)

USES MIN. LOT

AREA (ACRES)(*)

MINIMUM

FRONTAGE

(FEET) (*)



(%)

FRONT YARD

(FEET) (A)REAR YARD

(FEET) (B)

SIDE YARD

(FEET) (C)

Residential acreages 401 100 25 2510

10 35 -

Other Permitted Uses 40 100 25 10 10 35 -

Conditional Uses 40 100 25 10 10 35 -


Residential Districts

USES MIN. LOT

AREA (SQUARE

FEET)

MINIMUM

FRONTAGE

(FEET) (*)



(%)

FRONT YARD

(FEET) (A)REAR YARD

(FEET) (B)

SIDE YARD (FEET)(C)

Residential acreages 10,000 100 25 255

5 35 -

Other Permitted Uses 10,000 100 25 5 5 35 -

Conditional Uses 10,000 100 25 5 5 35 -


2. Strike the following from all Home Density Exemptions:The original property has remained in single ownership prior to this application

The application must be reviewed and approved by the Webster County Planningand Zoning Commission

3. Add the following from all Home Density Exemptions:

continuingS00º10’57”E158.35’alongsaidEastline;thenceS82º47’33”W598.20’;thenceN00º34’27”W371.86’;thenceS58º08’47”W410.81’;thenceS00º34’27”E348.70’; thenceN89º25’33”E351.10’; thenceN00º34’27”W165.98’;thenceN82º47’33”E598.04’totheEastlineofsaidNE¼; thenceS00º10’57”E356.67’alongsaidEast lineof theNE¼;thenceS89º48’16”W1845.93’;thenceN58º09’33”E1313.53’;thenceN89º48’16”E397.88’;thenceS00º10’57”E150.00’;thenceN89º48’16”E330.00’tothepointofbeginning.ANDAll of Block 12 in the unincorporated Town of Roelyn, Webster County, Iowa, containing 1.14 acres exclusive of present established highways of record.ANDA parcel of land in the NE ¼ of the NE ¼ of Section 29-88-30, West of the 5th P.M., Webster County, Iowa, described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of said Section 29; thence South 502.0 feet along theEastlienoftheNE¼ofsaidSection29;thenceS82º58’30”W598.1feettothepointofbeginning;thenceS00º23’30”E176.05feet;thenceS89º36’30W351.1 feet; thenceN00º23’30”W348.7 feet toapoint175feet normally distant Southeasterly of the center line of the Chicago North WesternRailwayCo.maintrack;thenceN58º20’E410.8feetalongalineparallel with and 175 feet normally distant Southeasterly of said main track center line; thenceS00º23’30”E385.95 feet to thepointofbeginning:Also: A parcel of ground 24 feet in width lying 14 feet Northerly and 10 feet Southerly of the following described line: Beginning at a point on the East line of the NE ¼ of said Section 29, said point being 502.0 feet South of theNortheastcornerofsaidSection29;thenceS82º58’30”W598.1feet,the above parcels containing 4.00 acres more or less and being subject to easements of record. Note: The East line of the NE ¼ of Section 29-88-30 is assumed to bear due North and South. WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission has held a public hearing regarding the pros and cons of the proposed change as they related to the established policy, goals, and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, the procedure outlined in Article 11/Changes and Amendments of Ordinance Number 046 has been followed; and

NOW THEREFOR, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA THAT: the portion of the Official Zoning Map designating this property described above, as a A-1 Zoning District is repealed. NOW THEREFOR, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA THAT: the portion of the Official Zoning Map designating this property described above, as a I-1 Zoning District is amended.

WEBSTER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS s/Keith Dencklau, Chairman s/Mark Campbell, Board Member s/Merrill Leffler, Board Member s/Clark Fletcher, Board Member s/Robert Singer, Board Member

Webster Co. Legal Continued from page 10...

PROBATEIN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT IN WEBSTER COUNTY

IN THE MATTER Probate No. ESPR307848OF THE ESTATE OF NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILLDARWIN EVERETT POWERS, APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR,Deceased. AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Darwin Everett Powers, Deceased, who died on October 26, 2014: You are notified that on January 6, 2015, the last will and testament of Darwin Everett Powers, deceased, bearing date of March 24, 1999, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Todd Powers was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county with the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred. Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned. Creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of the mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.Dated this 8th day of January, 2015.

Todd Powers3363 Zebulon

Farnhamville, Iowa 50538Ernest KerstenAttorney for the Executor1609 220th StreetFort Dodge, Iowa 50501

Second Publication: 2nd day of September, 2015

file Manure Management Plan updates for Michael Pearson in Section 25 Fulton Township, Section 15 Lost Grove Township, and Section 28 Clay Township.(CopyonfileinAuditor’soffice).Motioncarriedunanimously. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Singer to proceed with the City of Fort Dodge N Duckett M Applegate S Grettenberg I Badger Riedel Truck Sales1997 Ford F150 Supercab $600 $7501990 Ford 350 Service Truck $3,150 $1,5002003 International 7300 $17,010.99 $6,900 $8,1501984 John Deere 544C Loader $6,105 $12,600 $5,971 $12,500

Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Leffler to approve the sale of used equipment by the secondary road department to the respective highest bidders as follows: 1997 Ford F150 Riedel Truck Sales 1990 Ford 350 Nick Duckett 2003 International 7300 City of Fort Dodge 1984 JD Loader Steve Grettenberg Motion carried unanimously. The following vendor proposals were received for the purchase of two pickups for road foremen: Fort Dodge Ford $70,058.56 Kemna Auto $67,546.00 Shimkat Motor $73,988.00 Engineer Randy Will stated that although Kemna’s proposal isthe lowest cost the following items do not meet our specifications: 1. Chevrolet’sengineisa6.0Liter322HorsePowerandisnonE85capable;2. Chevrolet did not provide Bluetooth streaming audio for hands free cell phone use; and 3. Kemna priced a 2015 model. Therefore it was his recommendation that Webster County purchase two pickups from Fort Dodge Ford in the amount of $70,058.56. Moved by Leffler, seconded by Campbell to approve County Engineer’s recommendation to purchase two pickups for road foremenfrom Fort Dodge Ford in the amount of $70,058.56. Motion carried unanimously, Moved by Campbell, seconded by Singer to approve and authorize Chair to sign utility permit from MidAmerican Energy to temporarily relocate overhead electric line along south side 300th Street in the Northwest Quarter of Section 16, Township 87 North, Range 29 West, Clay Township for bridge replacement project approximately 1100 feet east of Indiana Avenue.(CopyonfileinEngineer’soffice).Motioncarriedunanimously. Moved by Singer, seconded by Fletcher to authorize Chair to sign 28E agreement with North Central Iowa Regional Solid Waste Agency for the creation, construction, and maintenance of a sanitary sewer pump stationandforcemain.(CopyonfileinAuditor’soffice).Motioncarriedunanimously. Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Leffler to approve the plans and specifications for the construction of a sanitary sewer pump station and force main from the Landfill property on and through the County right of way to connect to City sewer lines. (Copy on file in Engineer’s office).Motion carried unanimously. Gowrie Mayor David Stokesbary request that the Board consider the cost share for two road improvement projects in 2016 that will extend along and within the city limits of Gowrie, requesting that the county pay $40,000 (25%)oftheCityofGowrie’sportionofsaidimprovementbecauseoftheadditional traffic from Poet. Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Campbell to approve payment in the amount of $40,000.00 from Tax Increment Financing funds to the City of Gowrie for two road improvement projects in 2016 that extend along and within the city limits of Gowrie. Motion carried unanimously. TomLaufersweilerdiscussedWebsterCounty’sRight-Of-Wayalongdrainage district. No action taken. At 10:15a.m. a Public Hearing was held on final consideration of an amendment to Zoning Ordinance # 046 and Zoning Map to rezone the following described property from A-1 to I-1: A parcel of land in the NW ¼ of the NE ¼ and the NE ¼ of the NE ¼ of Section 29, Township 88 North, Range 30 West of the 5th P.M., Webster County, Iowa. (New Cooperative). No written or oral comments or objections were heard; therefore Chairman Dencklau closed the hearing. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Singer to approve on final consideration amending Zoning Ordinance # 046 and Zoning Map to rezone the following described property from A-1 to I-1: A parcel of land in the NW ¼ of the NE ¼ and the NE ¼ of the NE ¼ of Section 29, Township 88 North, Range 30 West of the 5th P.M., Webster County, Iowa. (New Cooperative). Roll call vote: Ayes – all. Nays – none. Motion carried unanimously. At 10:30a.m. a Public Hearing was held on final consideration of an amendment to Zoning Ordinance #046 and Zoning Map to allow building on less than two acres upon review and favorable recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission. No written or oral comments or objections were heard. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Fletcher to approve final consideration amending Zoning Ordinance #046 and Zoning Map to allow building on less than two acres upon review and favorable recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission as follows: 1. Amend the rear setback table in the A-1 and TA-1 (A-2) District to 10’andtherearsetbacktableforResidentialDistrictsto5’. 2. Staff will have the authority to review and approve the Exemption if all of the criteria has clearly been met. Any varying from the criteria, or at anytime, staff can call for a Home Density Exemption Review by the Planning and Zoning Commission. The Planning and Zoning Commission must review all cases that are less than 2 acres. Roll call vote: Ayes – Campbell, Dencklau and Fletcher. Nays – Leffler and Singer. Motion carried. Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Leffler to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously. s/Carol Messerly s/Keith Dencklau Webster County Auditor Chairman, Board of Supervisors

demolition process on the Notice to Abate #DBA 2015-03; and further to receive bids within the next three weeks. Motion carried unanimously. The following bids were received for the sale of used equipment by the secondary road department:

Webster County Claims Register Report for 08-11-2015 A STITCH ABOVE THE REST shirts 45.00ABC LEGAL SERVICES INC serve papers 85.00ALLIANCE CONNECT LLC phone service 2,283.33ALLIANT ENERGY UTILITIES 39.60ALLSCRIPTS, MAINTENANCE FEE & SUBSCRIPTION 147.85ANDERSON, KATHERINE mileage 442.58ANDERSON, MINDY cell phone 25.00BADGER LIBRARY 1st library payment 2,459.25BENNETT CRIMMINS & SMITH service 691.25BENSON, JENNIFER mileage 254.66BIRDSELL, TAMARA mileage 110.05BLACK HAWK COUNTY SHERIFF, service fees 21.06BLACK HILLS ENERGY UTILITIES 128.22BLUE RIBBON PELHAM WATERS, SHED SUPPLIES 22.50BRAIN INJURY ALLIANCE OF IA training 65.00BRENNAN, JENNIFER rent payments 300.00CALHOUN COUNTY ECA LIGHTING 9.75CALHOUN COUNTY SHERIFF SERVE PAPERS 96.40CALHOUN-BURNS & ASS. INC., BRIDGE INSPECTIONS 14,694.65CARROLL COUNTY SHERIFF hearing 19.50CENTER FOR DISEASE DETECTION, test fees 570.00CENTRAL IA JUVENILE DET CENTER, DETETION MEDICATION REVIEW 6,552.00CITIZENS CENTRAL meals on wheels 73.50CITY OF FORT DODGE LIQUID ASPHALT 4,876.25CLARE LIBRARY 1st library payment 2,169.93CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT advance fees 3.50CLINTON COUNTY SHERIFF serve papers 24.20COCHRANE, TONI ZEHR salary 3,066.67COLE, DR DAN medical examiner expense 300.00CONSOLIDATED MANGEMENT CO INC., FOOD SERVICE 6,938.81COPPER, CHANCE meal reimbursement 33.16DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVIC, services 608.17DANIEL PHARMACY inmate medication 98.67DANIEL TIRE COMPANY TIRE REPAIRS 617.00DAYTON PUBLIC LIBRARY 1st library payment 2,748.57DAYTON REVIEW legal publish 1,282.68DAYTON, TOWN OF UTILITIES 89.58DE LAGE LANDEN copier lease 314.75DIAMOND MOWERS INC PARTS 763.15DOUBLE M SIGNS shirts 106.75DUNCOMBE LIBRARY 1st library payment 2,531.58EDMAN, ALISHA mileage 65.63ELBERT, TERRY SHOP TOOLS 260.00ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING GPS 6,512.30FAMILY PET MEDICAL CENTER medicine & surgery for k-9 750.41FORCE AMERICA INC STOCK 437.20FORT DODGE FORD INC oil change 117.28FORT DODGE PUBLIC LIBRARY 1st library payment 16,021.29FORT DODGE WATER DEPT water 159.13FOUR OAKS INC shelter services 1,399.50FREEMAN, SUSAN wages 799.50FRONTIER PHONE SERVICE 349.59GARCIA, SAMANTHA wic interpreter fees 165.00GARGANO, MARK medical examiner expense 600.00GEHLHAUSEN, DAWN mileage 448.15GENE MOELLER OIL COMPANY fuel 106.12GOLDFIELD COMM SERVICES CORP., internet charges 39.95

GOWRIE MUNICIPAL UTILITIES utilities 126.44GOWRIE NEWS legal publish 1,282.68GOWRIE PUBLIC LIBRARY 1st library payment 2,676.24GRAY SANITATION garbage 44.00GREENE COUNTY REDI-MIX INC., CONCRETE 1,310.00GRELL, MELISSA mileage 185.65H & M EXTERIORS & LANDSCAPPING, service 40.00HALFWASSEN, ANGIE phone 25.00HAMILTON, MONICA mileage 98.18HANNA, LAURA mileage 279.30HARCOURT COMMUNITY LIBRARY, 1st library payment 1,859.59HAWKEYE LEGAL SERVICES INC., serve papers 20.00HEITRITTER, TRACEY wages 1,893.15HENRY SCHEIN INC dental supplies 325.18HEPP, BLAINE contracted wages 2,654.31HERITAGE LIBRARY 1st library payment 2,531.58HOTSY EQUIPMENT COMPANY SHOP & STOCK 509.56HOUSEHOLDER, ELIZABETH phone 25.00HOWELL, HALEY mileage 179.88HOWELL, JULIE A mileage 204.03HOWELL, KRISTINE mileage 303.78HUGGHINS, CATHY wages 587.50HUMBOLDT COUNTY SHERIFF serve papers 84.00HUMBOLDT CTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, clinic rent 312.00IACCB membership renewal 2,000.00IDOT SIGN SHOP SUPPLIES 4,216.36INDEPENDENT SALT COMPANY WINTER SALT 16,741.23INFO DOG SECURITY LLC shredding 76.95IOWA PRISON INDUSTRIES SIGNS 3,937.30ITSAVVY LLC computers 4,410.00JIFI PRINT INC office supplies 270.05JIM'S SERVICE INC transportation 317.49JOHNSON CONTROLS INC DAY-TIME PORTER 2,600.00JOHNSON, MEISHA rent payments 250.00JOLA PUBLICATIONS medical directory 156.00JONES, REBECCA mileage 99.75JOSTEN, KATHLEEN A cell phone 25.00JP BYSON OIL COMPANY tank lease 60.00KASTENDIECK, JOHN labor/materials 2,310.00KERWIN, LINDA mileage 137.35KIMBALL MIDWEST STOCK 87.62KITTLESON, VALERIE mileage 246.75KNAPP, CAROL 24 hour crisis response 32.00KONICA MINOLTA PREMIER copier lease 495.96KRAFT, STACY mileage 104.80LAGE LINES-A-LOT repair parking lot 325.00LEHIGH LIBRARY 1st library payment 2,712.41LEHIGH VALLEY COOP TELE utilities 186.60LEHIGH, CITY OF UTILITIES 269.15LINCOLN, JANEL wages 595.10LISKA, LACCEY mileage 132.37MAIL SERVICES LLC renewals 1,187.39MARCO INC copier expense 51.88MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS GRANULAR MATERIALS 106,229.50MATHESON TRI-GAS INC WELDING SUPPLIES 385.69MCCLURE ENGINEERING COMPANY, services 9,900.00MCGILL, ANDREW L cell phone 50.00MEDIACOM cable 186.19MENARDS - FORT DODGE SHED SUPPLIES 458.44MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP VACCINES 7,751.82METAL CULVERTS INC CULVERT MATERIALS 25,978.80MICHAEL, BRETT wages 1,014.54MID COUNTRY MACHINERY INC PARTS 1,614.45MIDAMERICAN ENERGY sirens 209.15MIDWEST WHEEL CO STOCK & PARTS 2,160.12NAPA AUTO SUPPLY PARTS & STOCK 328.35NICHOLS, TRICIA mileage 156.25OFFICE ELEMENTS OFFICE SUPPLIES 1,156.58O'HALLORAN INTERNATIONAL INC., STOCK & PARTS 4,540.45OLSON, STACI medical examiner expense 150.00O'REILLY AUTO PARTS STOCK & PARTS 823.26PEDERSON SANITATION GARBAGE 88.00PETTY CASH SHERIFF petty cash 214.80PITNEY BOWES - PURCHASE POWER, ink cartidges 37.40POTTAWATTAMIE CO SHERIFF transportation 20.00PRESCOTT, KARI mileage 181.65PRINSCO INC CULVERT MATERIALS 1,200.51RASMUSSEN TILING CONTRACT TILING 775.00REGIONAL LANDFILL LOOSE REFUSE 133.70RESERVE ACCOUNT POSTAGE 2,532.27RISE BROADBAND service 469.00ROGER'S TIRE SERVICE TIRES & TIRE REPAIR 6,081.58ROLLING HILLS FISCAL AGENT transportation 263.78ROSALEZ LOCK & KEY SUPPLIES 16.00ROYAL PROPERTIES LLC rent 1,400.00SANCHEZ, GEORGINA interpreter fees 250.00SANOFI PASTEUR INC vaccines 618.25SCHOON, KAREN L cell phone 50.00SECONDARY ROAD FUND tower site expense 735.11SHEDA, JENNIFER phone 25.00SHIMKAT MOTOR COMPANY oil changes 103.90SIBBITT, DANI mileage 78.55SIGN-UP LTD intersection & residence signs 55.71SIMPSON, CORY batteries 12.80SKOGLUND AUTO BODY TOOLS 622.27SMITH MEDICAL PARTNERS MEDICATION 5,370.98SMITH, JANE A transcripts 21.00STAR ENERGY LLC FUEL 4,119.31STONEBURNER, KATHLEEN M meal reimbursement 30.09STOREY KENWORTHY office supplies 420.00STRATFORD LIBRARY 1st library payment 124.72THANUPAKORN, JEANETTE fedex 8.57THE MESSENGER advertising 40.22TIMMERMAN, SUSAN mileage 871.83TKG FARMS INC DAMAGES 400.00TOWN & COUNTRY VETERINARY CLIN, dog pound 82.80TRUCK COUNTRY OF IOWA STOCK & PARTS 3,445.41TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, SOFTWARE & CONTRACTS 53,429.00UBBEN, COURTNEY mileage 126.53UNITY POINT CLINIC OCC MED DRUG TESTING 148.00UNITY POINT HEALTH pt/ot visits & education 4,308.00UNITY POINT HEALTH DRUG TESTING 251.00UPPER DES MOINES OPPORTUNITY, contracted services 305.00UTLEY, LACEY mileage 121.28VASQUEZ, NANCY interpreter 50.00VERIZON WIRELESS service 2,073.32W & H COOP OIL COMPANY FUEL 23,811.86WALMART COMMUNITY supplies 277.52WALTERS SANITARY SERVICE INC., GARBAGE 143.25WEBSTER CALHOUN COOP TELE, 911 circuits 428.74WEBSTER CO TELECOMMUNICA, e911 services 7,137.00WEBSTER COUNTY AUDITOR rent 2,015.55WEBSTER COUNTY ENGINEER tower site 1,470.23WEBSTER COUNTY SHERIFF serve papers 653.30WELLMARK INC - FLEXIBLE BENEFI, administration fees 2,020.00WEX BANK fuel 1,298.73WITTE, JOEL cell phone 25.00WOOLSTOCK MUTUAL TELEPHONE, computer services/internet 159.85WRIGHT COUNTY SHERIFF serve papers 32.25WUEBKER, JENNIFER mileage 89.58ZUETLAU, KENDALL labor materials 2,200.00

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Ann Smeltzer Learning Farm, Otho, hosts field dayWednesday, Sept. 2 Iowa Learning Farms, along with the Smeltzer Charitable Trust, will host a field day on Wednesday, Sept. 2, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Smeltzer Learning Farm, rural Otho. The field day will focus on the idea of integrat-ing several conservation farming practices to help reduce soil erosion and nutrients entering Iowa’s water bodies. Attendees can enjoy a complimentary supper at 5 p.m. served by the Webster County Cattleman and community partners. The program will begin at 5:30 p.m. with Angie Rieck-Hinz, ISU Extension and Outreach field agrono-mist welcoming guests. Matt Helmers, Iowa State University Exten-sion and Outreach water quality engineer, will review the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy. Field day attendees will be able to see some of the practices on the farm that are being used to reduce nitrates leaving the fields. Ralph Storm of Storm Flying Service will aeri-ally seed a cover crop plot on the farm. Harry Ahrenholtz will explain the role of the Agriculture’s Clean Water Al-liance. Todd Sutphin and Keegan Kult, of the Iowa Soybean Association, will explain the bioreactor and saturated buffer. Nathan Stein, of senseFly, and Dave Nelson with Brokow Supply, will present information on the use of drones in agriculture. The field day will be at the Ann Smeltzer Learn-ing Farm, located one mile south of Otho on County Road P59 (Nelson Ave). in Webster County. The farm is on the east side of the road. The Ann Smeltzer Learning Farm was estab-lished in 2006, as a learning farm to show different land treatments and conservation methods for farmers and landowners to learn from and carry out on their own land. The farm grows corn and soybeans on several different land treatments including strip-tillage, no-till, and with cover crops. More than 20 demonstrations on the farm in-clude restored oxbows, streambank stabilization and buf-fers, grassed waterways, prairies, riparian plantings and terraces. The field day is open to the public at no cost. The Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy is a guideline to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus that enter Iowa’s waterways. Using a suite of conservation practices such as cover crops, extended rotations, nutrient management, and edge-of-field structures such as bioreactors and wet-lands will reduce nonpoint source pollution significantly in Iowa waters and downstream.


Johnson, Reserve Champion Angus Breeding Heifer.. Jordan Johnson, of Fort Dodge, presents the Re-serve Champion Angus Breeding Heifer in the 2015 4-H Breeding Beef Parade of Champions at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 18. Photo by Iowa State Fair/ Steve Pope Photogra-phy.

Iowa DNR investigates fish kill on Boone River The DNR is investigating a fish kill spanning about three miles of the Boone River on the Wright-Hamilton county line northwest of Woolstock. DNR investigators are looking for the cause of a fish kill affecting a variety of fish species and sizes, from minnows to some game fish. A resident reported the dead fish to DNR late Tuesday afternoon, after finding them around bridge pilings Monday night. DNR traced the dead fish up river to north of where county road C70 crosses the river. Wednesday, DNR staff found many live fish and dead fish in several stages of decay. Investigators also found live mussels, a species that is sensitive to pol-lution. Anyone with information about the fish kill, please contact the DNR Mason City field office at 641-424-4073. In general, please report fish kills and pollution events as soon as possible by calling the DNR’s 24-hour environmental line at 515-725-8694. The sooner you report, the more likely DNR can identify any pollutant source and reduce environmental damage.


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White flags have been put in place to mark where the tee signs and baskets will be placed for the disc golf course.

Gowrie Disc Golf Course nearing installation The new Gowrie Disc Golf Course is moving right along. White flags have been put in place to mark where the tee signs and baskets will be placed. Iowa One Call has been called to see if anything buried is in the way before we dig. For now, there hasn’t been any other ob-stacles that may impede the installation. The in-stallation of the disc golf course will come on Sun-day, Aug. 30. For more infor-mation or questions, please contact Phillip DeCastro at 515-352-3620.

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