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June 22, 2016 GOWRIE, WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA VOL. 126 NO. 25

On June 15, 2016Its grow time for Heart-and Bank, which hosted a groundbreaking ceremony at

10 a.m. on Thursday, June 16, for its spacious new bankbuilding in Gowrie at 1201 Market Street.

As we celebrate Heartland Banks 115th anni-ersary this year, we are excited to continue to expandn this area and offer more services, said Kevin Black,

president/CEO. The bank has had strong growth in re-ent years, and Gowrie as a community and region alignsith our business plan.

Invited guests at the June 16 groundbreakingnclude Turnkey Associates (the architects for the build-ng), Gowrie Mayor Gayle Redman, Gowrie city coun-il members, Gowrie Development Commission boardembers, members of Heartland Banks board of direc-

ors, Heartland Bank employees, local media and more.The new bank will be located one block west

f the current Heartland Bank building in Gowrie. With

Heartland Bank celebrates groundbreakingon new building on June 16, 2016

Future location - 1201 Market Street, Gowrie. . .approximately 6,000 square feet, the new building willinclude the bank with a full-service drive-up window,a partial basement and a community room that will be

Ground Breaking . . . Heartland Bank conducted a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, June 16. Pictured from Left to right areScottVoigt owner of Turn Key; Ned Palmer, Board of Director for Heartland Bank; Brent Black, Board of Director forHeartland Bank; Jeff Petersen, City Council Member; Phil DeCastro, GDC Board Member; Gayle Redman, Mayor; KevinBlack, President/CEO; Mark Campbell, Webster County Supervisor; Jim Trunnell, Architect for Turn Key Associates;and Joe Moorman, salesman for Turn Key.

Cindy Carstens,Gowrie, new CEOfor SMCH35 years of healthcare experience...

The Stewart Memorial Community Hospital(SMCH) Board of Directors announces Cindy Carstensas Chief Executive Officer. Carstens began her career

with SMCH eight years ago as vice president of nurs-ing and ancillary services, and was named chief operat-ing officer in 2015. Carstens brings more than 35 years

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Cindy Carstens, a Farnhamville native, willbegin her role as CEO at SMCH on July 16.

Adam Elsberry, 27, Gowrie, died at an earlyorning hour this past weekend after the pickup he was

in flipped over onto railroad tracks in Fort Dodge. Elsberry was driving westbound on KenyonRoad in a 2013 GMC Sierra. His vehicle veered at acurve near the entrance to Trinity Regional Medical Cen-ter, causing the pickup to hit the curb according to theIowa State Patrol. The pickup was driven across the grass and

Gowrie man dies in pickuprollover in Fort Dodge

rolled through the tree line on the south side of the roadbefore landing on the railroad tracks. The accident happened shortly after 2 a.m. but itwas discovered until about six hours later. A Union Pacific train that was passing throughcame across the pickup truck and was able to stop beforehitting it. They notified law enforcement authorities. The Iowa State Patrol is continuing its inves-

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Now through July 2nd... Discount 4th of July carnival ride tickets are osale now through July 2nd at the following businessesBruntlett Elevator, Design Electronics, Heartland Banat the Gowrie and Callender locations, Macke MotorsMarvs Market Street Grill and Bar, Security SavingsBank at the Gowrie and Farnhamville locations, and ThDrill Barbershop. The tickets will sell for $5 perpage and are good for rides throughJuly 4th.


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We need your help to urge the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to increase

the amount of biofuels, like ethanol, to be blended into the fuel supply. In May,the EPA unveiled a proposal that sets Renewable Volume Obligations belowthe statutory targets and below what the biofuels industry can produce.

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There are a lot of activities to keep everyoneentertained all weekend during the annual IndependenceDay Celebration! Many family and class reunions arebeing planned including the class of 1946 (yes thats70 years!) and they are celebrating. Of the eighteen thatgraduated there are six still living and five of them willbe in Gowrie for the celebration! Look for them in theparade. No one should be hungry on this weekend! TheLegion will be hosting the annual pork loin dinner andbingo on Saturday night, July 2nd. Sunday morning ZionLutheran Church is serving breakfast from 10:30 am to12:30 pm. New this year on Monday, July

4th the Gowrie FireDepartment will be

serving pancakesand sausage at the

new fire stationfrom 7:00

9:30 am priorto the pa-rade. If youare thirsty,

F u t u r eCommunity

Leaders will

Go and Do on the 4th of JulyFood, entertainment, and more...

be selling bottled water along the parade route.Hungry after the parade? For many years theGowrie United Methodist Church has providedan old fashioned chicken dinner. Box lunches togo or dine in the air conditioned fellowship hallwith Kentucky Fried Chicken, homemade pie, andall the trimmings!

Looking for some great entertainment? Ofcourse, the parade at 10:00 am on July 4th is the high-light of the day and brings thousands of people into town.Secure your spot early. Bring your lawn chair and stay towatch the Bill Riley Talent Show at 2:00 pm at the BettyNyght Hamilton Bandshell in the City Park. Winners ofthe talent show go on to participate at the Iowa State Fair!A craft fair will be set up as well as the carnival in theCity Park. If you enjoy history you should take a strollthrough Laurel Park and see the car show or visit the de-pot museum. The swimming pool is open regular hoursall weekend! Get your tickets early for the annual Cow PieBingo sponsored by Xi Eta Sigma sorority members.Tickets are pre-sold and randomly placed on a board thatcoordinates with the cows temporary home. The cow

stays within the game board until he makes a depositand the winners are named! Be entertained by this funand unique activity in a new location north of the skating

rink. Tee times start early at the Gowrie MunicipalGolf Course for the annual Mens Amateur tournament.Spectators are welcome during this 27 hole tournament.Contact the Golf Course for available tee times or stop byand root on your favorite local golfer, family member, orvisitor. As dusk approaches find your spot near theschool athletic complex for a fabulous fireworks show!Come for the parade but bring your lawn chair and stay foran unforgettable day everyone looks forward to. Checkout the full list of celebration events online at www.gow-

rie.org. A flyer listing the full schedule of events will beincluded in next weeks Gowrie News or look for one atlocal businesses.

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Joan Johanson and familysincerely thank relatives and friends fortheir sympathies, flowers and memorialsprovided to honor our Jacque. A specialThank you for Unity Point Hospital'sEmergency and Critical Care staffs and

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Wednesday, June 22 - Ham & Pineapple, Baked Potato, Carrots, HawiianDessertThursday, June 23 - Taco Salad, Corn Salad, Plums, Royal Brownie, TomatoJuiceFriday, June 24 - Chicken Noddle Casserole, Brussel Sprouts, Apricots,Pumpkin CustardMonday, June 27 - Baked Chicken, Baked Potato, Three Bean, Salad,Peaches, Tomato JuiceTuesday, June 28- Roast Beef, Potaotes w/Gravy, Carrots & Broccoli, Apple-sauce Jello, Orange SlicesWednesday, June 29 - Chicken Rice Casserole, Layered Lettuce, Hot FruitCompote, Chocolate Chip Bar, OJ

51 Years Ago... Michael Engquist is attending a mathematicalseminar at the University of California at Los Angeles.He will also visit in the Frank Mathe home in La Canada,Calif. Mrs. Mathe is the former Pauline Nelson. David Carlson, Kirk Jacobson, Roger Gustafson,John and Robert Anderson, and Bradley and Brian Peter-son attended the 4-H camp at Dolliver park from Fridayto Sunday. Mrs. Maurine Peterson attended a family dinnerin the Don Brennan home near Burnside on Sunday. Ronnie Nelson, Gary Anderson, Dennis Studenand Douglas Castenson were confirmed in the Lutheranchurch on Sunday with Rev. Oscar Turnquist in charge. Weekend guests in the Murine Peterson homewere her sister, Mrs. Emma Kullberg and Mr. and Mrs.Walter Dahlgren and son, Richard, of Chicago. Thevisitors and Mrs. Peterson attended the wedding of JoanBrennan and Curtis Anderson at First Baptist Church inFort Dodge on Saturday night. Joan is Mrs. Kullbergs

granddaughter. Bob Peterson, Dick Hedeen and Gary Green areattending Boys State at Camp Dodge near Des Moinesthis week.;Rosalyn Ladwig is attending 4-H Conservation camp atMadrid. Over Memorial Day visitors in the LeonardCarlson home were Dan and Bart Johnson. Phyllis Ed-feldt and Vernamae Adee of Chicago, and Mr. and Mrs.John Johnson and Daughter, Catherine, of Minneapolis. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Anderson and family ofManchester were visitors in the Claire Duffus and ClemAnderson homes. Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Bjorklund of Cedar Fallswere over Memorial Day visitors in the Hulda Larsonhome.

Mr. and Mrs. Don Hauglie and girls, Renee andRoberta, of St. Joe, Missouri, spent a few days visiting inthe Martin Hade home. Mr. and Mrs. Claire Duffus were visitors in theClyde Gustafson home in Clarion.41 Years Ago... Mr. and Mrs. Paul Olson attended funeral ser-

vices for Mrs. Olsons mother, Mrs. Ewald Meusborn inCedar Rapids, Nebraska. Mr. and Orin Temple of Jewell, representing theGideons, was the guest speaker at the United Methodist

Church on Sunday, June 15. Mrs. Gertrude Danielson and Stanton were re-cent visitors in the home of Dr. and Mrs. Michael Daniel-son in Kansas City. They made the acquaintance of Mrs.Danielson grandson, Christopher, son of Dr. and Mrs.Danielson.

Mrs. Mel Fleming of Los Angeles, Calif. spentseveral days visiting in the home of her mother, Mrs. Al-yce Peterson and with other relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Doug Wassgren and son, Douglas,Jr. of Downey, Calif. were visitors in the Lloyd Nelsonhome and with Mrs. Emma Nelson at the Dayton CareCenter. Mr. Wassgren is Mrs. Nelsons grandson. Dr. and Mrs. Greg White of Fort Collins, Colo-rado are the parents of a son, Christopher, born Friday,June 20. He has a brother, Danny to welcome him home.Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Leon Kinsey of Harcourtand Mr. and Mrs. Jack White of Texas.

The Planning your future course involved ju-niors researching which community colleges they are in-terested in. Instructors Sharon Jaeschke and Ruth Nellisset up campus visits to the colleges students are interestedin.

Then during May Term (4 days), they trans-ported the students to these colleges, take tours, and meetwith college personnel.

This year they visited a total of 7 colleges andthe students learned what the campuses are like, the hous-ing, programs offered, costs, food options. They met at the high school and returned there.Students put in long days as we left between 7:30 and 8and didnt return until around 5 each day. We were given inservice time to research whatother schools do and develop ideas throughout the year,said Sharon Jaeschke. The only issue we faced was finding enoughtransportation for all the students. We took a van, subur-ban, and car. We do plan to offer it again, and next yearwe will include universities and private colleges as well.said Sharon Jaeschke. Sharon Jaeschke said I hope they gain the in-

formation needed to make the decision of which collegeto attend and what to expect once they arrive on campus.

While they travel, the students rank the collegesthey visit so at the conclusion of the course they can com-pare what they liked about each one.

Also, the students often make senior course de-cisions and do much more follow up to apply for collegesafter they visit the colleges.

Planning Your Future occurs at a great time forthe students. Once their summer begins before their se-nior year, they need to make decisions about colleges andmake sure they take any needed coursework as a senior sothey will be accepted at the college of their choice.

I cannot speak for other May Term courses,but at the conclusion of this one, I have the students rankhow valuable the course has been to them and the averageranking is 9.5 out of 10 from the students. says SharonJaeschke.

Planning your future SV May Term CourseVisiting potential college choices...

tigation into the accident. Also arriving on the scenewere the Webster County Sheriffs Department and FortDodge Police Department.Memorial ServiceThursdsay, June 23 The memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m.on Thursday, June 23, at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Thevisitation will be held from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Wednes-day at Gunderson Funeral Home & Cremation Services.

Adam was was born in Fort Dodge on April 10,1989 to Bart and Tami (Kuester) Elsberry. Adam madehis home in Gowrie, IA with his wife Molly Elsberry andtheir two children Piper and Liam. Adam enjoyed work-ing in the family business doing roofing and constructionwork.

Adam is survived by his wife Molly and twochildren Piper and Liam. A complete obituary is inside this newspaper.

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Bible Study Monday,June 27 at Our SavioursLutheran Church Thursday, June 23 at 9:00 a.m. Dorcas/LydiaCircle will meet in the Fireside Room. At 2 p.m. `Mary/Martha Circle will meet in the Fireside Room.Chimes practice will begin at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 25 Mens Group will meet in theFireside room at 9 a.m. Monday, June 27 a Bible Study with Don Doo-little will meet in the Fireside Room at 7 p.m.,

Church Council to meet,Tuesday, June 28

The Zion Lutheran Church Council Meeting

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Morgan Castenson, #4 for the Jaguars, makesa great cetch and throws to first base. Photo by Lisa

Peterson.

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Three Hardest Words to Say

It is hard to learn from a mistake thatyou dont acknowledge making

The three hardest words in the English languageto say are I was wrong. None of us likes to admitmaking a mistake, and then having to apologize, but weare being stubborn and prideful if we arent willing to ad-mit our mistakes when we make them. Why is it so hardfor us to say those three little words :I was wrong.

It is something we must do if we are to have astrong relationship with God,because our failure to admitour mistakes puts a wall between God and us.

He knows we will make mistakes. He He lovesus even when we do make mistakes, but He wants us toacknowledge it when we do. Is this something we need

to work on? I have the feeling we do (myself included).Lets work on taking that wall down that sepa-rates us from God by saying I was wrong when we domake a mistake. Lets quit being so filled with pride! Prayer: Lord, keep us on our toes when we for-get to admit when we have made a mistake. Forgive uswhen we fail you. Gently remind us of our errors andencourage us to admit when we are wrong. In Jesus HolyName, Amen.

Jaguar Softball teamdrops first conferenceloss to Alta-Aurelia

On Friday, June 10, the Jaguar Softball teamran into a very tough Alta-Aurelia team. Alta-Aureliasoutstanding pitcher Abby Kraemer controlled the gamestriking out 15 Jaguar batters in the win. The Jags gaveup one run in the first inning and three in the third to dropthe game 4-0, handing the Jags their first conference lossand only second of the season. The Jaguars are now 8-2on the year. Natalie Lambert took the pitching loss for theJaguars giving up four earned runs while striking out fourWarrior batters. The Jaguars played great defense as theWarriors scattered 7 hits in the game, but the Jags were

just overpowered by the Warriors pitcher. They wereonly able to manage two hits on Kraemer, one by NatalieLambert and one by Cassidy Lambert.

In spite of being outhit in the contest, the South-ast Valley Softball team was able to manufacture runs to

hold off the Indians of Pocahontas Area in a 6-4 win ononday, June 13.

The Jaguars were able to strike first in the topf the first inning when Natalie Lambert walked and thentole second base. Kasey Lundberg moved Lambert tohird and Erica Rittgers drove her in with a sac fly to righto take a 1-0 lead. The Jags were mostly able to hold

ff the big bats of the Indians until the fourth inning Au-umn Radig led off the inning with a double to left center.ilee Eisenbarth then came up and drove in Radig withdouble of her own. The Jags got out of the inning only

down 2-1 and then came back fighting in the top of theifth inning.

In the fifth, Shelby Cummins started the rally byeaching on a walk. Cummins then advanced to secondn a passed ball and Natalie Lambert was able to reach

base on an error, which also advanced Cummins to third.ambert stole second base and Kasey Lundberg came upith a bunt base hit that scored Cummins. Erica Ritt-ers then cleared the bases as she blasted a triple to rightenter giving the Jags a 4-2 lead. Jaiden Ackerson theneached base on a fielders choice and Cassidy Lambert

drove in Rittgers with a single. The Jags added one moreun in the top of the sixth inning when Shleby Cummins

Southeast Valley survives thebig bats of Pocahontas

was hit by a pitch and came all the way around to scoreon passed balls.

The Indians threatened a little in the bottom ofthe sixth inning when Eisenbarth singled and Kenzie Sul-livan hit a two run homerun. The Jags defense and pitch-ing held tough and that was all the Indians would get asSoutheast Valley held on to a 6-4 win.

The Jags were outhit by the Indians 11-3, butwere able to make the most of their baserunners to cap-

ture the victory. Some great defensive play allowed theJags to hold off the Indian scoring. Natalie Lambert gotthe pitching win giving up four earned runs and strikingout four Indian batters.

Erica Rittgers was 1 for 3 with a triple and threeRBI. Shelby Cummins was walked twice and hit by apitching resulting in two runs for the Jags. Kasey Lund-berg was 1 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored, and Cas-sidy Lambert was 1 for 4 with an RBI. Natalie Lambertscored twice for the Jags. The Jags are now 11-2 and 4-1in the Twin Lakes Conference.

The Southeast Valley Jaguars Softball Team are all smiles before thier game. Photo by Lisa Peterson.

Adam Elsberry, 27, of Gowrie, IA passed awayon Friday, June 17, 2016. The memorial service will beheld at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at St. PaulLutheran Church. The visitation will be held from 4:00 to8:00 p.m. on Wednesday at Gunderson Funeral Home &Cremation Services.

Adam was was born in Fort Dodge on April 10,1989 to Bart and Tami (Kuester) Elsberry. Adam madehis home in Gowrie, IA with his loving wife Molly Els-berry and their two children Piper and Liam. Adam en-

joyed working in the family business doing roofing and

construction work. Adam had an entrepreneurial spiritand started his own business PALM Services a small con-struction company. Adam loved spending time with his family go-ing mushroom hunting and camping. He and Molly alsospent a significant amount of time with their extendedfamilies. Adam was known for his witty sense of humorand his ability to connect with people. Adam is survived by his wife Molly and twochildren Piper and Liam; his parents Bart (Carolyn) Els-berry and Tami (Scott) Kuester; his siblings Ed (Megan)Elsberry, Lindsey (Lane) Bork, Cody (Arrin) Lura, Sam-mi (Kylan) Lura and Blake (April) Lura, Cory (Kiersten)Kuester, Ryan (Jess) Kuester, Jaydon (Arien Rodemak-er) Kuester and Ross (Emili) Kuester; his grandparentsLetha Elsberry, Shelby and Donna Hill, numerous aunts,

uncles, in-laws, cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. Hewas preceded in death by his grandfather Norm Elsberry;his uncle Kerry Anderson and cousins Jeff Clark and Ja-cob Rautanen. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left to thefamily for Piper and Liams college fund.

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Let me take you on one more memory trip to myearly days in St. Charles and perhaps some other tales ofmy historical diggings. Sometimes memory of my ownlife is prodded and sometimes I have curiosity in my heri-tage. The time was my early years, around 1936 whenthe whole country was still in the midst of the Great De-pression. There was also a bad drought and in southernIowa especially, crops were failing and the bottom hadfallen out of the market. In some areas farmers chose toburn what corn they had gleaned rather than purchase fuelif they had no available timberland. If non-farmer/nonmerchant/non-professionals could find some day laborthey were fortunate to get a dollar for that labor. Need-less to say, anyone, regardless of their lifes station, wasfrugal. It was at that period of our lives that my par-ents sacrificed and I was privileged to take weekly danceclasses. Each weekly session cost twenty-five cents.There was a young girl (seemed old to me) of around19 from the St. Marys area who came to St. Charles andtaught the lessons. My recollection tells me her namewas Frieda Nine. Thats the way it sounded to me. I,along with a group of first and second grade girls, com-prised the beginners class. We learned the basic stepsand for several weeks worked on learning and practicedand practiced. There had been another sacrifice in hav-ing to get the little patent leather Mary Jane shoes andhaving the local cobbler or someone properly attach taps.Each week we worked and worked as a group, someneeding a little individual encouragement. Duringthe week Moms kitchen linoleum floor got a workout.Please Mom dont wax it. I makes it too slick to practiceon. After the initial several weeks sessions (quitea few) it was recital time. Somehow Mom managed toafford the scant pieces of red satin to make the costumeand fortunately the Mary Jane taps had survived and newones not required of the first time at recital group. Therewere older ones who were more advanced and some whohad gotten to the place where they had solo or duo num-bers and were the stars of the show. Our little groupwas among the first on stage and tho I think we did acouple presentations, the only one I remember was thebasic locomotive shuffle. I had gotten my dance lessonsand my time on stage but as did most of my class, took nomore lessons. It was just too hard on most of our parentspocketbooks. I never did dance well but I still enjoyed itin later life and had great times with the right partner. That recital was held in The Old Opry Housewhich was located at the southwestern edge of the citypark across from the schoolhouse. I reported earlierabout a house on the eastern edge of town as possibly

being the first Methodist church, however it may justhave been personal home where original meetings wereheld as The Old Opry House was the original MethodistChurch building and when the new church (still in use)was built the old one was deeded to the city and becamethe opera house but by my time became The Old OpryHouse. It too has been long gone, and as reported earlier,replaced by the current Lions Club building.

The old opry house and more. . .

One year, still within those first school years, Irecall what I think was an all school talent show. Some-how I was selected to sing a solo and had to learn a brandnew (to me) song, My Sweethearts the Man in theMoon. I still remember the words and tune but wontrecite herein. That talent show was also in The Old OpryHouse as the school had no auditorium or stage. Before I sign off Ill relate one more family/St.Charles memory. Apparently the family of a Caleb Clarkwas officially named as the first settlers in MadisonCounty and they had homesteaded near Clanton Creek.However, they decided to move farther west. The ClarkTower in the Winterset City Park was erected in honor ofthat family. A family headed by George Hartman, per-haps one son and son-in-law and daughter, David andElizabeth Downs, came by covered wagon from Indi-ana to that St. Charles/Hanley Madison County area andit was George Hartman who purchased that Clark landand started a sawmill as well as farming. David Downswas also involved in those ventures. The Hartmans andDowns became pillars of the community and were in-strumental in the founding of St. Charles. George was mygreat great grandfather and David and Elizabeth my greatgrandparents.

More of why I say I have three home towns, St.Charles by birth and heritage; Boxholm by formative andmajor school and friend years and Des Moines where Ihave lived and seen family expand for so many years.Are you ready to dig some more into your heritage? Doso, pass it on to your descendants. Someday at least somewill be happy you left that legacy.

Southeast ValleySchedule of Events

Week of June 22nd to June 29thWednesday, June 22

10:00 a.m. JH BB @ Jefferson

10:00 a.m. JH SB @ Grand Junction

10:00 a.m. JVR Baseball against Gilbert

1:30 p.m. G JVR Softball GAME - Southeast

Valley @ Clarion-Goldfield

5:30 p.m. B JV-Varsity Basebal l GAME - Southeast

Valley @ GTRA

5:30 p.m. G Varsity Only Softball GAME -

Southeast Valley @ GTRA

Thursday, June 23

10:00 a.m. JH SB & BB vs. SCC

5:30 p.m. G Varsity Only Softbal l GAME @ Storm

Lake St. Marys

Friday, June 24

5:30 p.m. B JV-Varsity Base GAME @ South Central

Calhoun

5:30 p.m. G JV-Varsity Softball GAME @ South

Central Calhoun

Saturday, June 25

B V Baseball OGDEN TOURNAMENT9:00 a.m. G varsity Softball SOUTH HAMILTON

Tournament @ Jewell

Sunday, June 26

12:00 p.m. HS Basketball Summer League in

Practice Gym (K. Johnson)

Monday, June 27

1:00 p.m. G JVR Softball GAME @ Boone

4:30 p.m. B Varsity Only Baseball GAME -

Pocahontas Area @ Southeast Valley

5:30 p.m. G JV-Varsity Softball GAME -

Pocahontas Area @ Southeast Valley

Tuesday, June 28

10:00 a.m. JH SB & BB vs. Manson

1:30 p.m. G JVR Softball GAME - Greene County

@ Southeast Valley5:30 p.m. G JV-Varsity Softball GAME - Madrid

@ Southeast Valley

Wednesday, June 29

10:00 a.m. JH SB & BB @ West Bend

4:30 p.m. B JV-Varsity Basebal l GAME - Southeast

Valley @ Manson NW Webster

5:30 p.m. G JV-Varsity Softbal l GAME - Southeast

Valley @ Manson NW Webster

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

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

Birthdays

22-June Melanie Downie23-June Erica Anderson, Rebecca Black Daniel Johnson, Joshua Johnson24-June Ediith Geisler, Valerie Castle25-June Steve Carlson, Brenda Gleason Tashina Kopecky, Katie Martin26-June Meriam Castle, Camryn Lane Jenny Taylor, Jackie Wiepert27-June Shawn Hanson, Micaela Reutzel28-June Louise Clearwater, Jef Donahe Scott Kopecky, Barbara Peterson Abby Skoglund29-June Marta Decker, Kendall Kail Derek Seil

Anniversaries22-June Scott and Monica Burgett;

Brian and Carrie Reese.23-June Jason and Tifany Woodruf.

Fitness for LifeSV May Term CourseUnique and diverse opportunities...

Jill, Travis Nuss and Jeff Kruse taught a mayterm class called Fitness for Life. The students learnedabout fitness activities they could do long term,such assome ran ,walked, or biked. They took their pulses to see if they werereaching our target heart rates. They also had certifiedinstructors come and show the students a kick boxingworkout,yoga,and cross fit training workout with somehigh intensity training.

They also did a lot of stretching. The only prob-lems that occurred was the weather which limited someoutdoor activities. The class had about 25 students in itsgroup. The last day our students went to the PrairieValley elementary school and assisted them with their

AMP day activities with all the elementary students.Our goal was to show the students other ave-nues of fitness and its importance in our lives. They alsowanted them to experience the effect of role modelingand sharing in their younger students experiences andcelebrate the end of a great year.

I believe May term is very unique and givesthe students some unique and diverse opportunities. saidJeff

Young Dayton manmissing after swimming

in Des Moines RiverIn Lehigh. . .

A 23-year-old Dayton man was missing aftergoing swimming in the Des Moines River in Lehigh Sun-day morning. Multiple agencies were conducting a search forthe missing man. People on the bridge in Lehigh witnessed theyoung man struggling in the river. More than 100 people from the Lehigh Fire De-partment, Dayton Fire Department, Fort Dodge Fire De-partment and Stratford Fire departments were searchingfor the young man Saturday. His name was not disclosed

out of respect for the family. Many other agencies were involved in the searchaccording to a press release. Crew members were being switched out becauseof the heat and high water. Crew were searching along the river bank, in thewater, on foot, using boats, and other equipment. An aircraft was used to search up and down theriver for 10 miles each way.

Sonar was being used where the man was lastseen. There was much debris in the water including trees,tree limbs and other obstacles. Authorities are using this as a search and rescue.A dive team was being used.

The rescue efforts continued on monday for themissing young man.


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NATURAL GAS SAFETY INFORMATIONWhether your home uses natural gas or not, you may have buriednatural gas pipelines under your property. Transporting natural gasthrough pipelines is a safe and reliable means of delivery to customers.MidAmerican Energy Company regularly tests our pipeline system toensure the safety and reliability of our facilities.

While we work diligently to monitor and maintain our delivery system,we rely on you to follow all natural gas safety rules and report anysuspicion of leaks. Because of the importance of natural gas to oureconomy and everyday life, we all have a stake in the safety of thenatural gas pipelines.

Gas Detectors

Gas detectors are available for residential andcommercial use to alert the presence of a potentiallyhazardous natural gas leak. The device sounds an alarmto warn persons in the area that a leak is occurring,providing the opportunity to evacuate. From a safelocation call MidAmerican Energy at 800-595-5325 toreport the leak. This is a free call.

Using Your Senses

Natural gas pipelines are designed to provide safeand reliable natural gas service. However, at timesa pipeline may leak. MidAmerican Energy adds anodorant to its natural gas so the general public can

detect the leak. The odorant is called mercaptan andsmells like rotting eggs or an unpleasant skunk smell.Even if you only detect a slight odor of natural gas, takeaction and leave your home or area immediately.

DO NOT rely on your sense of smell alone todetect the presence of natural gas.

For some persons sense of smell alone may not beenough to forewarn the presence of natural gas. Somepeople cannot detect the odorant because they havea diminished sense of smell, or have smelled the sameodor for a long time. Sometimes the odor is masked byother smells in the area. Also, if a natural gas leak occursunderground the surrounding soil can cause the odor tofade so you will not be able to rely on your sense of smellto detect the leak.

Knowing how to recognize and respond to a possiblegas leak is an important part of natural gas safety.Trust and use all of your senses.

You may recognize a natural gas pipelineleak by:

Sight Discolored or abnormally dry soil or vegetation Continuous bubbling in wet or flooded areas Blowing dirt Dead or discolored plants in an otherwise healthy

area of vegetation Frozen ground in warm weather

Sound Quiet hissing to a loud roaring sound

If you observe any of these signs:

Extinguish smoking materials and other small flames Do not attempt to extinguish a burning gas leak Turn off and abandon equipment; do not attempt to

move any machinery Eliminate other sources of ignition (e.g., a nearby

car with the engine running, cellphones)

Leave the immediate area From a safe distance, call MidAmerican Energy

at 800-595-5325 and/or call 911. (MidAmericanEnergy will investigate the gas leak at no chargeto the caller.)

Do not re-enter the area until you have beenadvised that its safe.

Potential hazards of natural gas:

Fire or Explosion Extremely flammable easily ignited by heat,

sparks or flames Will form explosive mixtures with air Vapor may travel to ignition source and flashback

Health Leaking natural gas is a health hazard; it can cause

loss of coordination, dizziness and headache

Prevention measures:

Regular inspections and maintenance of yourgas appliances

Keep the area around gas appliances and gas pipingfree from obstructions and combustible materials

Provide access to the meter and equipmentwhen necessary

Never store flammable liquids in your home or nearfuel-burning appliances

Have gas appliance connectors checked for defectsby a qualified plumbing and heating dealer

Always place approved end caps on pipes afterremoving gas dryers or similar appliances. Relying ona valve alone to stop the flow of natural gas on openended pipe is not compliant with codes.

CALL BEFOREYOU DIG!To make sure you follow the law and dont strikeunderground natural gas and electrical lines, dialOne Callat 811at least two business days beforedigging. One Call: Its the law!

The Bakken Pipeline Resistance Coalitionjoined with Boone County landowners, Dick and JudyLamb, to host a press conference on Tuesday, June 21stat 10 am at the Lambs farm in rural Boone County (1292V Avenue, Boone, Iowa 50036). The group will also call for Iowans to jointhem in a day of action on Saturday, June 25 nearPilot Mound, featuring a flotilla along the section ofthe Des Moines River which the pipeline is proposedto cross followed by a community gathering in PilotMound. As their neighbors begin to receive condemna-tion notices, the Lambs are calling for Iowans to standwith them in contesting government overreach in takingtheir farmland. The Lamb farm has been in their family

Boone county, area farmers protestBakken pipeline June 25 near Pilot Mound

Press Conference held Tuesday. . .

since the 1870s, and their farm operators have farmed theland for three generations. The Lambs have joined other central Iowa land-owners in a lawsuit against the Iowa Utilities Board in aneffort to protect their land and livelihood from the con-

struction of the Bakken crude oil pipeline being pushedby Dakota Access, an out-of-state for-profit corporation. We feel betrayed by our own state government.The role of government is to protect the citizens form theabuses of corporations. In this case, our government isnot only failing to protect us, its actually enabling thecorporation to take advantage of us.

Thanks to the Iowa Utilities Board, an out-of-state corporation providing no services to Iowans now hasauthority to seize our land--among the most productive inthe world--to tear it up for a dirty fossil fuel technologythat we should leaving behind. This pipeline is an envi-ronmental disaster waiting to happen, and its happeningdue to government at its worst, explained landowner,Dick Lamb. Speakers included the Lambs, as well as other

area landowners and community activists, calling uponthe US Army Corps to deny Dakota Accesss request forpermits to cross dozens of rivers and waterways and tostop the pipeline.

Hot weather reminderabout heat illness

Even the young, healthycan be at risk...

With temperatures expected to rise above 90 de-grees for the first time this year, the Iowa Department ofPublic Health (IDPH) reminds Iowans to keep health in

ind during the hot weather. People suffer heat-related illness when thebodys temperature control system is overloaded. Thebody normally cools itself by sweating. But under someconditions, sweating just isnt enough, said IPDH Medi-cal Director, Dr. Patricia Quinlisk.

Although people with cardiac and other medi-cal problems are especially at risk, even young andhealthy individuals can have a heat-related illness if they

are very active during hot weather or the heat index isvery high.

To protect your health when temperatures andhumidity are high, remember to keep cool and use com-

mon sense. The following tips are important: Increase fluid intake, regardless of your activitylevel. The best way to tell you are well-hydrated is if your

urine is light yellow. If it gets dark, stop and rehydrate bydrinking water immediately. If experiencing a lot of sweating, replace salt andminerals by eating foods like bananas and salty crackers,or drink rehydrating beverages that contain salts such assports drinks and special rehydration fluids. Choose lightweight, light-colored, loose-fittingclothing and wear sunscreen. Wear hats that shade your face such as sun hats,visors, etc. Keep in the shade or air conditioned areas asmuch as possible. Work slowly if you are not used to working orexercising in heat and humidity. Stop immediately if youget dizzy, nauseated, or feel weak. Go into an air condi-tioned space and drink cool liquids.

Use a buddy system. Watch others for heat-induced illness, since some people may not realize thatthey are suffering heat-related illnesses, and can becomeconfused or lose consciousness.


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Southeast Valley Jaguars upset defendingConference Champs Alta Aureila 6-2aguars out hit their opponents...

June 6 at West Bend L 1-5 (6-4)(1-2) The Wolverines from West Bend have alwaysbeen a tough team to play at Gilmore City, beating theJaguars since they joined three years ago. This time itwas for conference so it was a big game. The Wolver-

ines took advantage of their home field advantage gettingnice hops right to them while the Jags had bad hops ev-erywhere. Again pitcher Cam Anderson only gave us 2earned runs on 4 hits total but it was the errors that cameback to haunt the Jags with a 1 to 5 loss.

The Jaguar bats actually out hit their opponentswith Cameron and Myles having two hits, while the No-lans did some damage both going two for three. Brandwith a triple and one RBI while Johnson finished withtwo stolen bases, it was again story of making plays as theJaguars seemed to outplay the Wolverines but the score-board didnt show it.June 11 vs. ALTA AUREILA 6-2 W (7-4)(2-2) The fourth conference game of the Jaguars sea-son came on a steamy Friday night in Dayton. The War-riors have been a thorn in the side of the Jaguars the past

few seasons. The Warriors came in as defending confer-ence champs with the Jaguars never beating them sincethey joined as a combined program. This was the nightfor the Jaguars as they came away with a huge confer-ence win making them 2 and 2 in conference action thisseason. The Jaguars were spurred on by Nolan Johnsonwho threw a complete game gem allowing 4 hits, with2 earned runs finishing with an era of 2.33 in the game.Nolan did it all as he was also 2 for 4 at the plate one hitbeing a double while he also drove in a run. Other Jag-uars with huge contributions were Cade King with onlyone hit but it was a big one, driving in 2 runs on the dou-ble. Dakota Jaeschke, Mitchell Reck, and Cameron An-derson all collected a hit a piece while Freshmen JacksonHousken came up big for the Jaguars going 2 for 3 on thenight. Beating one of the best teams in the conference

with a depleted roster was a bright light in a extremelytough stretch of the schedule ahead.

June 11 MADRID TOURNAMENTGMG 4-9 L (7-5) The week of action for the Jaguars ended withthe Madrid Tournament, one of the tournaments the Jag-uars usually win. This was not the case this year as GMGspoiled the Jaguars plans. Pitching was a misfire for theJaguars as a squad they gave 9 walks which ended withonly 2 earned runs for GMG in the first game of the day.The walks were killer for us today, its the differencebetween us winning and losing to an opponent we felt wewere better than said Coach Bachel. Nolan Brand andRyan Gustafson took the mound for the Jaguars and Ryanthrew decent but miscommunication on the defense leadto more walks and more runs for GMG. The lead wastoo much for the Jaguars to overcome as GMGs pitcherdid a great job of keeping us off balance and hitting theoutside corner. Leading the bats for the Jaguars wereCade King, Sam Berglund and Ryan Gustafson. Sam andRyan both scored runs on their hits while Cade torchedthe bases with 3 stolen bases. It was a tough first gameto lose especially as the Jaguars lost Nolan Johnson latein the game after being hit by a pitch. Nolan had beenon fire for the Jagas as of late so it was a big loss for theteam.

Woodward Academy 7-2 W (8-5) Repeating the events of last weekend, the Jag-

uars second game was Woodward Academy who theyplayed just a week ago at the Roland Story Tournament.This time the Jaguars were struggling to deal with thescorching heat which after just losing a tough one, theyhad to quickly turn around and come ready to play. The

Jaguars sent out Senior Cade King on the mound whothrew 5 innings striking out 8 batters and ending with a1.40 ERA. With the hot weather Cade turned the gameover to Sam Berglund who came in to throw two solidinnings and solidify the win for the Jaguars. Dakota Jae-schke had a big game busting out of a slump going 2 for2 with a double and three stolen bases. Ryan Gustafsonwas not to be outdone also going 2 for 2 while Cam An-derson had a double to round out the hitting for the Jags. It was a very long hot day for the Jaguars whoovercome the heat to come away with a win facing lessthan normal conditions. The action doesnt slow up asthe Jaguars have four games next week including theirgame at Principal Park.June 13 at POCAHONTAS 3-5 L (8-6)(2-3) First game of the week came on Monday with

a trip to Pocahontas and a pivotal game between confer-ence foe Indians. With the conference title still in the airthis was a huge game. The Jags sent out again SeniorCameron Anderson who started a little shaky allowing6 walks overall but only allowing the Indians 5 runs on6 hits combine that with the walks and its a good gamemaking sure they only scored five runs. Dakota Jaeschkehad a monster game for the Jaguars going 3 for 4, a homerun shy of the cycle while he drove in two of the three

jaguar runners. Rounding out the hitters for the Jaguarswere Nolan Brand, Jackson Housken, and Cameron An-derson who all finished with one hit each. With an even more depleted lineup including5 varsity players, either ineligible or hurt, the Jaguarsshowed tons of heart competing with the Indians wholook to be in the drivers seat for the conference title butwith a balanced conference this season it looks as if itis anyones even the jaguars have a shot at still winningconference.June 14 SPIRIT LAKE at Principal Park L 3-5 (8-7) A beautiful day, a beautiful ball park was thesite for the Jaguars away game against Spirit Lake. Thebig game took place in the Iowa Cubs home field Prin-cipal Park, and the site of the 2016 Iowa High SchoolBaseball State Tournament, which the Jaguars hope to beparticipating in this season. Special thanks goes out toall the Jaguar fans that showed up in large numbers tosupport their team fight till the end of a tough 3 to 5 lossto 3A Spirit Lake. Pitching for the Jaguars was NolanBrand who started off a little shaky early walking a fewbatters which came back to haunt him as Spirit Lake didmost of their damage early on those walks by scoring 1run in the second, and two runs each in the 3rd and 4thinnings. The Jaguars didnt quit or give in an inch as theywere making contact on some well hit balls but they justdidnt get that big timely hit they needed. Leading the bats for the Jaguars was Pitcher No-lan Brand who did his part to help going 2 for 3 while fel-low Juniors Sam Berglund and Dakota Jaeschke both hadhits and ended the game with an RBI each. Cade Kingwas the other Jaguar who ended with a lone hit on theday. This was a great experience for the Jaguars, playingin a beautiful field and complex. A big thank you to theLittle Jaguars Sports Boosters for their support allowingthe Jags to play at Principal Park, now the Jags just needto have a great post season so they can play there again!

Cade King dives making an awesome catchfor the Jaguars. Photo by Lisa Peterson.

June 15 vs. EAST SAC W 8-7 (9-7) (3-3) The Jaguars can take a long breath of relief causeafter this game the entire fan base, players and coacheswere getting a little nervous towards the end of it. TheJaguars won the game but the way they did it was the realstory that night. With a 5 to 2 lead going into the seventhinning the Jaguars sent out Senior pitcher Cade King tofinish up the gem of the game he had thrown so far. Adecision the coaches were wishing they had done differ-

ently as East Sac came in and scored five runs in the bot-tom of the seventh to take a 7 to 5 lead over the Jaguars.All of a sudden a game that seemed in the bag was now along shot away from winning. However, never underes-timate the Jaguar baseball team as they steamed back inthe 7th inning to score three runs and snatch the win awayfrom the Raiders of East Sac. The night belonged to theteam but Cade King did it on the mound and at the plate.No hit was bigger than the one Cade hit to score CourtesyRunner Nyles Johnson and win the game. There werea lot of plays that won the game for the Jaguars, and alot that could have ended it sooner but the Jaguars keepfighting and never gave up even with being down 6 var-sity players, and down by two runs they never quit.Leading the sticks for the Jaguars was Jackson Houskengoing 2 for 3 while Cade King was 2 for 4, with the big

RBI at the end of the game. Other Jaguar contributorswere Mitchell Reck getting a huge single which scored arun, and Carter Steck had two huge RBIs one coming inthe last inning after a huge suicide squeeze which scoreda runner and was such a good bunt allowed him to reachfirst base. Not to be outdone by big plays Junior No-lan Brand came through with a huge dinger, which sailedover the left field fence for his lone hit on the night but animportant one in the final outcome of the game.1st pitch honoree on the night was Conner Conrad, whowas honored for his achievements in basketball, football,and golf this past season. While also scoring his 1,000point this past season, after his throw maybe he shouldhave gone out for baseball! Congrats ConnerJune 17 at St. Marys POSTPONED till TuesdayJune 28th @ Storm Lake Due to weather the conference game against St.Marys has been postponed. The game is in the third in-ning with the score 1 to 2 in favor of the home town pan-thers but the Jaguars have Nolan Brand up to bat withCade King on third and Dakota Jaeschke on first. Thegame will be resumed where it was left off.

Cameron Anderson makes the out at second andthrows to first. Photo by Lisa Peterson.


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The residence of Joan Orness, 1411Park St., was the pick for Yard of the Week,which is sponsored by the Gowrie Develop-ment Commission.

of health care experience to the Lake City hospital withstrengths in operations, project integration, patient safety,and quality. Rev. Chad Dietrich, chairman of the board,says Carstens is an excellent leader for SMCH. Her pro-found knowledge of health care, executive leadership,and focus on providing quality care aligns with the strate-gic focus of our hospital, comments Dietrich.

In her current role, Carstens created many initia-tives that improved collaboration in health care. She wasinstrumental in the creation of the SMCH Patient Fam-

ily Advisory Council; a group of former patients, fam-ily members of patients, hospital staff, physicians, andadministrative leaders committed to finding opportunitiesto improve the patient and family experience. Carstensfurther impacted patient care by collaborating with part-ners in Calhoun County in three key areas. One is ad-dressing the need for mental health services in CalhounCounty, second is through the work of the disaster co-alition, and lastly by conducting the Community HealthNeeds Assessment which led to the development of com-

munity teams to address priority areas identified in theassessment.

Mike Dewerff, President and CEO, UnityPointHealth Fort Dodge, shared, We are pleased to add Cindyto our regional healthcare leadership team. As we con-tinue to focus on the best outcomes for patients, buildingpartnerships and delivery of exceptional patient experi-ences while strategically ensuring the long-term viabilityof health care in our region, we couldnt be happier tohave Cindy and Stewart Memorial as a part of the Unity-Point Health Fort Dodge team.

. Prior to joining the team at SMCH in 2008,Carstens served as the director of nursing for Greene

County Medical Center in Jefferson, IA. She earned herAssociate Degree of Nursing from Iowa Central Com-munity College in Fort Dodge, a Bachelor of Science inNursing from the University of Phoenix and a Masters inHealthcare Administration from Des Moines University. In addition to her professional accomplishments,Cindy is a Top 100 Nurses recipient in Iowa, member ofthe Iowa Organization of Nurse Leaders and RockwellCity Rotary. She currently serves on the Iowa CentralNursing Advisory Committee, Calhoun County Boardof Health, Calhoun County Disaster Coalition, CalhounCounty Mental Health Task Force, Service Share RiskManagement Committee, and the Iowa Hospital Advo-cacy Committee. Carstens is a member of the Iowa BEChapter of TTT. This volunteer group focuses on raisingfunds to send 4th grade girls to camp and scholarships for

graduating senior high girls.Carstens and her husband Alan, a farmer, live in

Gowrie, and have three grown children: Matt, Jenni, andCurtis and seven grandchildren. In her free time, she en-

joys reading, traveling, shopping, camping, and attend-ing her grandchildrens events.

SMCH new CEO . . .continued on page 6...

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The new Heartland Bank in Gowrie will offer allthe latest technology, such as mobile banking with mobiledeposit, online banking, debit cards with the new EMVchip for security, an online mortgage center, remote de-posit capture for business customers, wealth managementand a full line of insurance services.

This growth reflects the values statement WeWork For You at Heartland Bank, which have beenowned by four generations of the same family for 115years. A.R. Daughenbaugh founded the Somers SecuritySavings Bank, while Charles Brockett became chairmanof the board in 1946. C.J. McConnell, Brocketts son-in-law, was named chairman of the board in 1986. JulieMcConnell-Blair was appointed to the board of directorsin 2005 and recently appointed Vice Chairperson in 2015.This history has kept Heartland Bank rooted in the lo-

cal area and has created a stable foundation for futuregrowth. Gowrie is a vibrant community, Black said.Were excited to make this major commitment to investin its future.

For more information about Heartland Bank, logonto www.heartlandbanks.com.About Heartland Bank Heartland Bank provides a full range of bank-ing and lending solutions for individuals, families, smallbusinesses and farms. Guided by our motto We Workfor You, Heartland Bank offers convenient locations inCallender, Gowrie, Manson and Somers. For more infor-mation, visit www.heartlandbanks.com.

Bank groundbreaking...continued from front page...

Bill Riley Talent SearchComing To Gowrie

Kids invited to compete in show

on July 4 . . .

The Bill Riley Talent Search and state wide pre-senting sponsor, Hy-Vee, are excited to announce a lo-cal show in Gowrie. The show will be held as part of theGowrie 4th of July Celebration at 2 p.m. on July 4. Theshow is open to the public. The Bill Riley Talent Search offers an opportu-nity to help young Iowans experience the excitement anddedication necessary to help them succeed in life as wellas on stage. The goal is to promote self esteem, self dis-cipline, and self confidence through participation in theperforming arts. Young Iowans are invited to register tocompete in the Sprout Division (ages 2-12) and SeniorDivision (ages 13-21) by contacting show coordinatorDiane Adam at 515-352-3916 or [email protected].

The winning act from each division will qualify

to compete at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, August11-21, with prize money at the Iowa State Fair champion-ship totaling over $17,000.00.

For more information about all of the localshows and contestant rules please visit www.billrileytal-entsearch.com.

During the summer of 2016 the Bill Riley TalentSearch is also promoting a new book that was written byBill Riley Senior in the last years of his life. Bill RileyOn the Air and at the Iowa State Fair is available forpre-order on Amazon and will be released on July 4. Allroyalties will go to the Bill Riley Talent Search.

Brent Black, Board of Director for Heartland Bank,welcomed everyone to the groundbreaking of the newheartland bank building Thursday, June 16.

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Pork Loin Dinner followed byBingoat the City Park Shelter House

5:30 pm Saturday, July 2nd

Zion Lutheran Church Pancake Breakfast10:30 am 12:30 pm Sunday, July 3rd

Gowrie Volunteer Fire Department Breakfastat new fire station 7:00 9:30 am Monday, July 4th

Golf Tournament at the Gowrie MunicipalGolf Course - Monday, July 4th

Tee Times Available Call 352-3320

Gowrie Volunteer Fire Department Car ShowNoon 4:00 pm at Laurel Park, Monday July 4th

Visit www.gowrie.org online for a full list of

events and links to registration forms!

AND MANY MORE FUN ACTIVITIES...

NEW Cooperative FoundationDonates to 4-H Clubs

Once again, the NEW Cooperative Foundation has shown their commitment tosupporting our local 4-H youth. Recently, the foundation donated about $40,000 totalto area 4-H clubs. The money is donated for half of each youths dues in NEW Coop-eratives trade territory, which includes Webster, Calhoun, Carroll, Greene, Franklin,Sac, Pocahontas, Humboldt, Hamilton, Kossuth, Cherokee, Plymouth, Monona, and

Woodbury counties.NEW Cooperative takes great pride in supporting our area youth 4-H pro-grams. We strongly feel that 4-H helps these youth build the foundation to becomefuture leaders in our local communities. We are excited for them as they gain all of thevaluable skills and knowledge the 4-H program offers.About NEW Cooperative, Inc. & the NEW Cooperative Foundation

NEW Cooperative, Inc. is a farmer-owned grain, agronomy, energy and feedcooperative headquartered in Fort Dodge, Iowa. As a leading agriculture retailer, NEWCooperative is focused on being an innovative and efficient provider of todays agri-culture markets and services to almost 4,000 members throughout their 36 locations inIowa.

The NEW Cooperative Foundation is the charitable giving entity of NEW Co-operative, Inc. The Foundation is committed to investing in organizations that are dedi-cated to youth and education, human services, and civic purposes that further enhancethe quality of life in our members local communities.

Kayla Degner, Communications Assistant for NEW Cooperative, Inc. is shownwith Linda Cline, Youth Coordinator for Webster County Extension & Outreach.

Security Savings Bank Kid's Club . . . Security Savings Bank Kids Club enjoyed anafternoon at Fort Frenzy on Sunday, June 5th. KidsClub members were able to invite their friends andfamily to join them for two hours of fun. Photos byRenee Lane.

The Chocolate ChipMurder MysterySV May Term CourseKids had fun while learning...

Devan Walker taught the Chocolate Chip Mur-der Mystery with Ms. Vogel. It was a class that combinedthe science of biotechnology and fcs. Students learnedthat the two are connected. They had 14 students in the class. They met atthe school everyday. The class did go on a field trip to

Iowa State to their Biotechnology building. Ms. Vogel and Mr. Walker had attended a work-shop last summer at Iowa State in the Biotechnologybuilding. While Mr. Walker was able to incorporate someof the labs learned from there into his normal classes theycame up with the idea of combining the food labs and thescience labs together to make this May Term. They had no problems. The kids were great andhad fun while learning (the ultimate goal, right?). Theyhad planned this out really well and had lots of material tocover and fill any free time to keep students entertained.So no I dont think I would change anything. Yes, Iwould love to offer this class again. Says Mr. Walker. The class learned that science is everywhere.Whether you are extracting DNA from a banana or mak-ing cookies. Its always around you.

This type of learning experience allows studentsto see teachers outside of their normal subject areas. Itlets them learn in a new environment - not the normal sixperiod day.

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Open Letter to Iowans: Other than parenting, and perhaps the ministry,serving in Americas public schools is the highest calling towhich a person can aspire. Itis the public school system that

ost accurately reflects the Promise of America, where ev-

eryone is welcome, regardless of economic status, religiousconviction, gender, race, political persuasion, language oforigin, or mental or physical challenge. Iowa public schools continue to perform well not-withstanding the continued failure of a segment of the Gen-eral Assembly and Governor to support adequate, reliableand equitable funding of the system. As a result of the lackof support, public schools across the state are forced to con-sider staff reductions, increased class-sizes, and a reductionof programs and services for students. It comes at a time when our public schools areserving the most diverse student population than at any timein the history of the state. This is accompanied by higher ex-pectations and the ever increasing demands of our complexsociety.

While diversity contributes to a rich educational

environment, it also elevates challenges and consequently,costs. Even our best schools are simply not good enough,despite graduating over 90% of lowa students statewide. Westill have more to accomplish. And these changes and chal-lenges are confronting districts of all sizes. When confronted about why the failure to ad-equately and equitably fund Iowa public schools, those re-

sponsible have a litany of responses including: school dis-tricts need to be more efficient; you cant simply throwmoney at the problem; there is insufficient state revenue;public schools should adopt practices used in the privatesector; increased revenue will simply be given to teach-

ers. Lets take a look at these responses. Public school districts need to be more efficient.Any independent audit and analysis of public school man-agement of resources will clearly demonstrate that the typicalsystem is extremely efficient. As a result of such an auditand analysis in one of our districts by an independent taskforce, in a final report the opening statement of the task forcechairperson was, There is no wanton waste in this schooldistrict. Many private companies could take a lesson in ef-ficient management from the public school in their commu-nity. You cant simply throw money at the problem.Ive served in public education for over fifty five years. Justonce Id like to see the decision makers throw money atthe system. All financial resources directed to public schoolswill most likely be wisely and efficiently used on behalf of

children. Historical endeavors, such as landing a man on themoon, have proven that large sums of money directed towarda specific public good can accomplish what might previouslybeen thought of as impossible. Lets give it a try just once,i.e., throw money at education. There is insufficient state revenue. This is thecurrent favorite of those opposed to adequate, reliable and

Letter to editor . .

Are Iowa schools being properly fundedby state of Iowa? One person says no

equitable funding. Guess what. The lack of revenue is self-imposed. A certain segment of the Iowa General Assemblyand the Governor have determined that tax cuts for friendsand supporters is a higher priority than investing in Iowapublic schools. Dont be fooled by the insufficient revenueexcuse. Its a question of values. The message to Iowans isclear, even our early pioneers knew better than to eat theirseed corn! Continuing on the course of underfunding publicschools is tantamount to mortgaging the future. This is un-conscionable and must stop. Public schools should adopt practices used in theprivate sector. How often have we heard this one? In an in-terview, the CEO of a very large manufacturing corporation

was asked how they were able to produce a product of suchhigh quality. The response was, We start with the very bestraw material, and if we get less than the best raw material, wethrow it out and start over. Thankfully, we in public schoolsdo not select our raw material or throw out the less thanperfect. Every child that enters the system is welcome, nur-tured and entitled. Increased revenue will simply be given to teach-ers. This comment often comes from some of the samepeople who admonish us to attract and retain the very bestteachers and administrators possible. In all public schools,nearly eighty percent of the budget is invested in personnelbecause that is how we deliver critical services. You can beassured very few people choose a profession in public schooleducation to become rich. Too little invested in staff deprivesstudents of meaningful attention and encourages the private

sector to recruit low-paid talented teachers and administra-tors, scientists, mathematicians, and literate communicatorsfrom our ranks. Of course a good portion of revenue will, asit should, be invested in the employment and development ofpersonnel. Public schools continue to be Americas Promise.However, due to continued lack of adequate, reliable, andequitable funding coupled with unrealistic mandates, Iowaspublic schools, the very epitome of the American dream, arein serious jeopardy. Folks, this is no time for the timid orreticent. You and I must be willing to be visible, vocal ad-vocates. Not just for school boards, administrators, teachersor even for the school system. We must be advocates for thehundreds of thousands of children who arrive in Iowas pub-lic schools every day, and whose future well-being dependson what we do today.

Dr. Lew Finch, Executive DirectorUrban Education Network of Iowa

Iowa pheasantharvest highestsince 2009: DNR Iowas estimated pheasant harvest continues itsclimb and for the fifth year in a row has been higher thanthe previous year. In 2015, more than 56,000 hunters har-vested nearly 270,000 rooster pheasants in Iowa, whichis an increased harvest of 24 percent over 2014 and thehighest pheasant harvest since 2009. Pheasant hunters were not the only ones who hadbetter hunting, quail hunters enjoyed their best huntingsince 2007. Hunters harvested an estimated 28,400 quail in2015, which was a 165 percent increase over 2014. Thelarge increase in quail harvest was predicted by the Au-gust roadside survey which counted the highest numberof quail in 21 years. We expected to see more pheasants and quailharvested based on the August roadside survey and ourcurrent trend of mild winters, said Todd Bogenschutz,upland wildlife research biologist for the Iowa Depart-ment of Natural Resources. Bogenschutz uses a population model that con-siders total winter snowfall, and spring rainfall and tem-perature data to estimate winter survival and nesting suc-cess, plus the annual August roadside survey that countsactual pheasants, quail, cottontail, jackrabbit and par-tridge staff see along the 218, 30 mile routes.

We know, given certain snowfall and rainfallamounts, with a degree of certainty, how the upland pop-ulations are likely to react, based on 50 years of data. Giv-en the mild winter and below normal rainfall, potentialfor upland birds looks good for the fall right now for theeast central, southeast and south central regions. We hadpheasant broods reported in early May in these regionswhich suggests a good nesting season. The western third had more rain and more snowso the potential looks less. Overall, our weather modelis predicting a stable to increasing pheasant population

statewide for the fall 2016 hunting season, he said. Anecdotally, staff and landowners have beenreporting more roosters crowing and male bobwhite call-ing across the southern third of Iowa this spring, whichis a sign of good overwinter survival. The best predictorof the pheasant population will be this August when weconduct our roadside survey. But I like the direction themodel is pointing.


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11THE GOWRIE NEWS

Joe Fritts, Dayton, has purchased the Knopf In-surance Agency in Lehigh and the Sandholm InsuranceAgency in Dayton. The purchase, which was effectiveJune 1, also included the Home Agency in Paton. Gary Knoph, Lehigh, has owned and operatedKnopf Insurance since 1979. He purchased the SandholmInsurance Agency in 1995 and the Home Agency in 1998. Joe and his wife Elizabeth have two children:Anna, 7, and Sofie, 3. They met each other while bothserving in the Coast Guard. Joe has been associated with the Knopf Insur-ance Agency for nearly five years, working at the KnopfInsurance Agency in Lehigh.

Joe will retain all current staff of the respectiveinsurance agencies. Gary will continue to be availableand involved. The staff includes his mother Jolene who hasbeen with the agency for 28 years at the Lehigh location. The staff in Dayton includes Meredith Gallen-tine and Mary Beth Owenson. The staff in Paton includesYvonna Klocksiem and Steve Hillman. The Peoples Credit Union operates at the KnopfInsurance Agency in Lehigh. My father Dale passed away in 2011 and thatdid have an impact on my perspective and outlook, said

Joe Fritts, Dayton, buys Knopf Insurance

agency, Sandholm Insurance AgencyAgencies in Lehigh, Dayton, Paton. . .

Joe. One year later he started work at the Knopf Insur-ance Agency in Lehigh. Shortly thereafter he purchasedthe home of Andy Schlief situated on a hill overlooking avalley and Skillet Creek in Dayton. We will endeavor to make our customers happyand give them very good service, said Joe. His motherJolene will continue to work and assist her son. Joe is a 1997 graduate of Southeast WebsterHigh School. He attended Texas State Technical Col-lege.

He came back to our area to work at the RabnerTreatment Center but in 2003 joined the Coast Guard insearch and rescue in New Hampshire. He was also in-volved in drug and migrant enforcement. In 2005 he was with the Coast Guard MilitarySchool in California and then became an operationsspecialist in Alaska. Once again he was involved withsearch and rescue. In 2007 he was transferred to the Jacksonville,FL, Coast Guard and was involved in surveillance. In2008 He was with the Department of Homeland Secu-rity.

Joe Fritts, right, is the new owner of Knopf InsuranceAgency in Lehigh and the Sandholm Insurance Agencyin Dayton. On the left is Gary Knopf, former owner, andJoes mother Jolene who will continue to work at the KnopfAgency.

Bradley S. Lane, President of Security Sav-ings Bank, is pleased to announce that Kara Johnson andMorgan Jackson have joined our staff for the summer asCommunity Service Representatives and working in vari-ous offices.

Kara graduated from Boone High School, livesin Boone during the summer and is currently studyingExercise Science at the University of Iowa. School andfriends have kept her busy this last year.

Jackson joins Security Savings Bank . . . Morgan Jackson have joined our staff for the sum-mer as Community Service Representatives and working invarious offices.

ohnson joins Security Savings Bank . . . Kara Johnson have joined our staff for the sum-mer as Community Service Representatives and working invarious offices.

Summer Employees at Security Savings Bank Morgan lives in Gowrie with her family andhas one sister. She is a senior at Southeast Valley HighSchool and is currently looking into a career in massagetherapy and myokinesthetics. Morgan is active in Stu-dent Council, National Honors Society and is Vice Presi-dent of her senior class. In her spare time, she enjoysoutdoor activities.

Please stop in and say hello to these gals!

The Mystery of EMV Chip Cards Revealed The nationwide shift to EMV Chip Cards is wellunderway. Wait, what does that mean? What is an EMVChip Card? Im so confused! Chip? PIN? Signature?What does it all mean!!?

Lets unravel the mystery a little. Have you heardthe word EMV? This stands for Europay, MasterCard,Visa. EMV is a global standard for all cards that are

equipped with a small computer chip within the card.This chip authenticates your transactions with yourcredit card company or your banking institute forpayment. The chip creates a unique, one time securitycode for each transaction that cannot be used again.This enhanced security process makes it more difficultto steal your credit or debit card information.

The magnetic strip that our old cards have hadfor several decades contains your account numberand security code data that remains the same for allyour transactions, thus making this easy for criminalsto duplicate when you swipe your card. This makestraditional magnetic strip cards prime targets forcounterfeiters.

As more and more retailers are upgrading theirterminals to accept the EMV cards you will need to

change how you use your credit or debit card. You willno longer be swiping your card through the machine;instead you will be inserting your card into the readerand wait for transaction approval. This method isreferred to as card dipping. At that point you willeither be asked to sign for the transaction or put in yourPIN (Personal Identification Number) for your card.

What if you have been issued your EMV chip cardand the retailer where you want to use your card doesntsupport the EMV technology. Can you still use it?Yes. The first round of EMV cards are equipped withboth chip and magnetic-strip functions. You may stillswipe your card through the machine just as you havein the past. If you are at a retailer that has upgraded toaccept the EMV chip and you swipe your card insteadof dipping your card into the reader, you will receive

an error asking you to insert your card into the readerfor a more secure transaction. Approximately 50% ofretailers are actually ready to process EMV chip cardpayments. You might be wondering why you have notreceived the new EMV Chip credit card or EMVChip debit card. The EMV card rollout is progressingsteadily. A poll conducted in March, 2016 stated thatoverall 70% of credit cardholders have a chip card intheir wallets. The EMV debit cards are being issuedin different manners. The best advice, if you wish tohave an EMV debit card is to contact your card holdingcompany (bank). As the new cards are being deliveredto the consumers you may have to update onlineaccounts and recurring charge settings as some cardissuers are giving customers new card numbers. This is

another way credit card companies and banks are tryingto protect the consumer. The EMV chip cards are different than the RFIDchip cards that you might have heard about. The RFIDcards contain tiny antennas and can be read withoutphysical contact. They have also been referred to ascontactless chips. But that is not what the majorityof the new chipped credit and debit cards will contain.Due to the higher cost for the contactless feature onchipped cards, less than 5% are being issued with thecontactless feature. Different companies will have different rolloutstrategies. Some are basing their actions on cardexpiration dates while others will work to get EMVchip cards into the consumers hands as quickly aspossible.

There does still remain a risk with the new cards.As always the scammers continue to look for ways toget your information. The largest threats to consumersare phishing scams. Heres how it works: You willreceive an email or a text on your phone stating theyare from your card issuer or a merchant where youused your card saying, We need to input your accountnumber for various reasons. Be aware! Even thoughthe cards have changed and added security measureswhen using them, the common-sense rules haventchanged. Never respond to a text, email or phone callrequesting your account number! If you think it couldbe legitimate, ignore the information in the notice andlook up the email address or phone number yourself.Contact the retailer or your card holder yourself toverify any request.

Coffee with PastorTuesday, June 28at GUMC

On Friday, June 24 the Church Office will beClosed. Quilters will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 28 Coffee with Pastor will beginat 9 a.m. Quilters will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 29 Prayer Group will begin at6 p.m.


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HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN, FARNHAMVILLE

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

FIRST UNITED CHURCH, FARNHAMVILLE

9:00 a.m. Sunday Worship, Fellowhip Coffee Following

OUR SAVIOUR'S LUTHERAN, CALLENDER

9:15 a.m. Sunday Worhip

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, GOWRIE

9:30 a.m. Worship

ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH, GOWRIE

9:30 a.m. Worship

FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH, HARCOURT

9:00 a.m. Worship; 10:00 a.m. FellowhipEVANGELICAL COVENANT CHURCH, HARCOURT

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

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, HARCOURT

9:00 a.m. Worship

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, SOMERS

10:30 a.m. Worship

FULTON LUTHERAN CHURCH, ROELYN

9:15 a.m. Worship

OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL, MOORLAND

10:00 a.m. Mass

EVANGELICAL COVENANT CHURCH, LANYON

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

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Worship Schedule

Perhaps the most important event taking placein the year 1927, which gave Gowrie considerable no-toriety, was the State Corn Husking contest held on theHenry McCracken farm one-half mile north of town. Acrowd of between three and four thousand persons wit-nessed Fred Stanek of Elkhorn township win the StateChampionship. In sponsoring the event, Mr. Henry A.Wallace, the editor of the Wallaces Farmer, was presentand little did anyone that day realize that in their midstwas a future Vice-President of the United States. Improvements to receive recognition as havingbeen accomplished this year were: The graveling of sev-eral roads leading out from town. The old mud roads hadbeen tolerated long enough. This is one movement to-ward progress which no one seemed to object to. The oldCalaboose was torn down. In recent winters it had beena popular hotel for many a weary Willie, but had becomesomewhat of an eyesore.

The Chicago & Northwestern motorized theirpassenger trains on the run between Wall Lake and Tama.This was the beginning of the end for the old steam loco-motives which had been a part of the daily scene since thevery beginning of the town.

Legionnaires of Peterson Post No. 431 orga-nized their first Drum & Bugle Corps, an organizationwhich brought considerable honor and recognition to itsmembers as well as to the town in 1928. Beginning in 1931 we note and recall how theywalked off with several State Championships. Composed

1927-1929 Gowrie changing with the timesWhile still keeping wholesome values and traditions...

This is an old street scene looking west down Market Street in the business district around the turn of the century.From all indications, it was the day before the horse-less carriage and hard-surfaced streets.

entirely of World War I veterans, in those days, their uni-forms were in keeping with the military tradition.

After World War II, with the influx of new mem-bers, they changed their name to The Gowrie Gauchos,adopting at this time a nonmilitary dress. Their drillsand their instrumental skill remained at a par excellence,however. Certainly no citizen who ever saw and heardthem perform could help but be proud that they repre-sented this town. To many, the highlight of the MemorialDay or July 4th Festivities each year, was the appearanceof the Drum Corps. The oldest business house, which was actuallythe third building built in Gowrie, was razed in 1928 tomake room for a new two-story brick structure, whichwas Carr Grocery.

Built in the fall of 1870 it could be said that for58 years a customer entering its doors could buy grocer-ies. Most of the firms who had occupied it carried on ageneral merchandise line and some were strictly grocerystores.

We also mention the fact that in April of 1929the Rev. D. G. Youker, the first Gowrie minister, died athis home here.

He is credited as being the first known whiteman to visit this area, which he did in the year 1863. Fil-ing a claim on 160 acres in the area of the present townof Harcourt, he later came to Gowrie as a Congregationalpastor.

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Its as predictable as August heat. From bor-der to border, the Wildlife Baby Season has arrived inIowa. From May until at least mid-June, DNR field of-fices across the state will be inundated with hundreds ofphone calls and scores of deliveries regarding orphanedwildlife. Southern Webster County, with two largewooded state parks, several campgrounds, and majorriverways has abundant forested land providing good

cover for many species of wildlife. Most calls begin with something like, We werewalking in the park when . . ., or I looked out my win-dow and saw. . . In nearly every instance, the scenarioends with something [or several somethings] being res-cued from their mother. During a typical season, the species will rangeall the way from baby robins and squirrels to spindly-legged white-tailed fawns. At this time of the year it isnot at all uncommon for biologists to discover that com-plete litters of baby raccoons, foxes, or even skunks havemysteriously appeared on their doorsteps. Why this happens is no real mystery. Fromfuzzy yellow ducklings to tiny baby bunnies, nothing ap-pears more cute and cuddly than a wildlife baby. But inreality, most of the wildlife reported to DNR field offices

is not really orphaned at all. And while the people whoattempt to rescue these babies have the best of inten-tions, they are in fact dooming the very creatures theyintend to help. The babies of most wildlife species leave theirnests or dens well in advance of being able to care forthemselves. Although broods or litters may becomewidely scattered during this fledgling period, they still

remain under the direct care and feeding of their parents. For many songbirds, the transition to indepen-dence comes quickly and may take as little as four or f ivedays. For other species such as Canada geese, kestrels,or great horned owls, the young and parents may stay incontact for weeks -- even months. At the beginning of the fledgling period, youngbirds appear clumsy, dull-witted, and vulnerable. Thereason for this is because they really are clumsy, dull-

witted, and vulnerable. But as the education process con-tinues, the survivors smarten up fast, while slow learnersquickly fade from the scene.

Most birds have less than a 20 percent chance osurviving their first year. While this seems unfortunateor cruel, this is a normal occurrence in Nature. In the realout-of-doors, its just the way things are. Most mammals employ a slightly different strat-egy when it comes to caring for their adolescents. Sincemost mammals are largely nocturnal, the mother usu-ally finds a safe daytime hideout for her young while shesleeps or looks for food. Consequently, it is perfectlynormal for the young to be alone or unattended during thedaylight hours. Nevertheless, whenever a newborn fawn or anest full of baby cottontails or raccoons is discovered by

a human, it quite often is assumed that the animals areorphaned. The youngsters fate is usually sealed when itis promptly rescued from the wild. Many wildlife babies die soon after capture frothe stress of being handled, talked to, and placed into theunfamiliar surroundings of a slick sided cardboard box.Should the animal have the misfortune of surviving this

Leave baby animals where they belong. . .

Rescuing infant wildlife is illegal,usually results in death for baby animals

Southern Webster County has abundant wildlife. . .

Rescuing infant wildlife continued on page 13...

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