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June 8, 2016 GOWRIE, WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA VOL. 126 NO. 23

Bryan and Courtney Bachel purchased SassyStrawberry in Fort Dodge on March 9 and reopened it onMarch 11.

The business had been closed exactly one monthfrom February 11. It had been in Fort Dodge since the fall

of 2014.Six employees returned to work for the Bachels

and Courtney says “they have been life savers!“ They areall students from local high schools and colleges, Court-ney also mentioned “we couldn’t have done it withoutthem!”

It is not a franchise busines but is now a locallyowned shop and the only one the Bachels own.

The previous owners were from out of town andgetting out of the frozen dessert business so they wereselling the four shops they owned and the opportunityjust fell in Bryan and Courtney’s laps.

There is another Sassy Strawberry in Burlingtonbut they are owned by someone else and run separately. Courtney attended school for Business Manage-

ment and always wanted to own her own

small business.In fact she researched what it would

require for a Frozen Yogurt shop almostfour years to the date earlier in March

2012. At the time

the Bachels had a very young family and the start up costswere too much for them to handle and the risk was toogreat so Courtney put that dream on hold.

Fast forward four years and this opportunityarose and they thought it’s now or never, best to give it a

shot and have no regrets!Courtney still works full time in Human Re-

sources at Decker Truck Line, Inc. where she learned

t 4th of July water ghts...

This year the Gowrie Fire Department has de-cided to change the 4th of July water fights to raise mon-ey for our new fire station.

We are looking for organizations to spon-sor a nozzle man/woman. This year we have de-cided to keep it to non firemen.

All nozzle people will be backed by twofirefighters and will be supplied a coat and hel-

et. The sponsorship fee is $100.They will pay $300 for 1st place, $200

for 2nd place and $100 for 3rd place.The fastest entry eliminated also receives

$100. The money your nozzle man receives will be

paid to the organization of your choice.The water fights will take place on the 4th

of July at the swimming pool parking lot with 1:30p.m. sign in and 2:00 p.m. start.

Early registration will get some advertis-ing for the sponsoring business or organization. Thesponsors will also be announced during the waterfight.

A practice will be held on Thursday, June16 at 7:30 p.m. at the fire station so anyone interest-ed can get the feel of the nozzle and what to expect. Contact Trent Farnham with any ques-tions or to register. Email him at [email protected] or phone 515-351-0855.

Bryan, Courtney Bachel purchaseSassy Strawberry in Fort DodgeBryan SV teacher, Courtney manages business...

SV's Prairie Valley Elementary Studentsearned PBIS Celebration

Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports... Each time Prairie Valley Elementary Schoolreaches its good behavior and character goal, the schoolholds a Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports(PBIS) Recognition and Celebration Activity.

On May 25th, the TK-4th grade studentsparticipated in a fun activity called “Roping Up GoodBehavior.”

This event and others like it take a great dealof pre-planning and collaboration by adults. Jim Duncan,Prairie Valley Elementary principal, expressed apprecia-tion to the PV Elementary PBIS Team which meets andplans activities for the school each time a goal is nearingfulfillment. The faculty and staff then supervise and fa-cilitate the student activities. As part of the last week of school,

PV Elementarystudents had theoption to dressaccording tothemed days.

Western clothingwas the theme onMay 25th.

There werefour stationsall active forabout 20 min-utes. Those

stations were: Rodeo Roping, Barrel Racing, Bull Riding,and Rodeo Clown.Bull Riding Station Drake Erritt, a SV Middle school student, talk-

ed about being a bull rider. He showed the children theequipment he wears to ride the bulls such as: chaps, bootsand spurs, and the rope that is around the bull and hisglove. He also showed a video of him riding bulls. Oneof the videos was called Tuff n nuff.A student asked Drake if he ever got hurt and he said,“Yes, I broke my elbow once.” All the Kids loved watching this and thoughtthey would love to be a bull rider too! Colton Bills, Dayton, is a bull fighter and hasbeen for eight years. He talked about how he protects thebull rider.

“I have to be fast on my feet,” he said.” I getthe bull’s attention and then get the bull to come after meinstead of the rider. It is kind of crazy!”

Colton has broken his collar bone three times and punctured a lung. “Why do you do it?” asked one child. “I used to ride bulls but I wanted a differentadrenaline rush... so I started stepping in front of bulls,”

Photo byTara Erritt

Drake Erritt talkedabout being a bull riderto the SV's Prairie ValleyElementary students duringtheir PBIS day. SV's Prairie Valley Elementary students were visited

by "Tiny" the Clown during their PBIS celebration.

PV Elementary PBIS continued on page 12...

Sassy Strawberry continued on page 7...

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June 8, 2016

2 THE GOWRIE NEWSTHE GOWRIE NEWS

Wednesday, June 8 • Farnhamville Fire Dept., 7:30 p.m. at the fire station. • Gowrie Parks Board, 6:45 p.m. at the civic center.Thursday, June 9

• Gowrie Jaycees, 7:30 p.m. at Marv’s.Friday, June 10 • GDC, 12:00 p.m. at the WCCTA conference room

Sunday, June 12 • GYC board, 5:00 p.m. at the skating rink.Monday, June 13 • Farnhamville City Council, 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.

• Gowrie Municipal Utilities Board, 4:30 p.m. at the lightplant.

• Harcourt TOPS, 8:00 a.m. at Faith Lutheran ChurchHarcourt.Tuesday, June 14

• Farnhamville Senior Citizens (cards), 1:00 p.m., Holy

Trinity Lutheran Church. • American Legion Peterson Post #431 and Sons of theAmerican Legion, 6:30 p.m. social time and meal, 8:00 p.m.meeting, Gowrie Legion building. • Callender City Council, 6:30 p.m. at the Comm. Center.Wednesday, June 15 • Prairie Valley School Board, 6:00 p.m.

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

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR

DRINKING WATER Elevated Fluoride Levels Detected

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

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

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

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

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

This notice is being sent to you by GOWRIEMUNICIPAL UTILITIES

PWSID#: 9436095Date Issued: June 8, 2016

This is an alert about your drinking water and

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

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

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

Julie Frances Miller, who resides in Polk City,will give a speech entitled “As an Iowa Farm Girl Thinks:Growing Up on an Iowa Century Farm and the Similari-

ties to Laura Ingalls Wilder” on Saturday, June 11, at 11a.m. at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library. Her parents are Ed and Caryl McWeeny and shegrew up near Gowrie.

She will give this same presentation (minus thepiano solos) on Thursday, June 16, at 7 p.m. at the PolkCity Library.

Miller will share her family’s history of pioneer-ing in the state of Iowa, the love and the bond to the landyou have when owning a Century Farm, and the chores,hard work, and fun times of growing up on a farm. She

Julie Frances Miller gives presentations in librar-ies and schools in central Iowa, facilitates activities for chil-dren at the Laura festival in Burr Oak, Iowa, and is thecoordinator for the Wayside Cabin activities for the LauraDays festival in Pepin, Wisconsin.

Julie Miller, raised in Gowrie,speaks at two Iowa libraries

Growing up on Iowa Century Farm. . .

will also entertain the audience by playing a few selec-tions on the piano. Many of these characteristics are strikingly

similar to the Laura Ingalls Wilder family. Miller’s loveof all things Laura Ingalls Wilder is reflected in her pre-sentation. She takes great pleasure in sparking people’sinterest in Laura Ingalls Wilder. As an Iowa Farm GirlThinks compares life on an Iowa Century Farm to thestories of Laura Ingalls Wilder. Julie Frances Miller gives presentations in li-braries and schools in central Iowa, facilitates activitiesfor children at the Laura festival in Burr Oak, Iowa, andis the coordinator for the Wayside Cabin activities for theLaura Days festival in Pepin, Wisconsin.

This past summer, Julie was honored to giveher presentation at “LauraPalooza”, which is a researchand fan-based conference for adults about Laura IngallsWilder. She is a piano teacher and elementary substituteteacher, and now resides with her husband and seven-

year-old son in Polk City, Iowa. Guided Prairie walks will be conducted byHoover National Park rangers at 10:00 a.m and 12:30p.m. The ranger will meet the visitors in the Museumlobby. During the walk the park ranger will discuss howand why the National Park Service is reconstructing thisendangered habitat as part of the landscape commemo-rating Herbert Hoover’s life.

The walk is less than a mile and lasts about 60minutes. Bring water, dress for the weather, and wearcomfortable walking shoes. Hats, sunscreen, sunglasses,and insect repellent are also recommended. The Hoover Museum is located in West Branch,Iowa, 1⁄4 mile off of Interstate 80. For more informa-tion please call 319-643-5301 or visit the website: www.hoover.archives.gov.

Gowrie, Somersarea students on ICCCPresident’s List

The President’s List for the Spring 2016 semes-ter at Iowa Central Community College was announcedlast week. Students on the President’s List have achieved a4.0 GPA, minimum 12 credit hours.

Named to the President’s List from the Gowriearea are the following students: Dayton--Zachary Hansen, Melanie Lambert; Duncombe--Alyssa Boranian, McKinna Teske; Gowrie--Angela Benfield; Lehigh--Rory Grandfield; Otho--Allie Christenson;

Somers--Shawna Bachman.

Hunter familyMemorial Day picnica family tradition

Great grandson livesat original homein rural Gowrie. . .

The M.D. Hunter family had their annual Me-morial Day picnic. It was held at the home of Joan Hunt-er Orness, Gowrie. As far as we can calculate, this wouldbe about the 125th year it has been held. M.D. and his wife, Emma had one daughter andfour sons. They were Ruby, Earl, Ernest, Russell, andMarvel. Many of their descendants live in the area andhave been involved in farming.

Nathan Brandes, rural Gowrie, lives on theoriginal home place of M.D. and Emma. He is a great

grandson and the only family member still farming. Ru-by’s descendants are all deceased. Many of the descen-dants of the four brothers were at Monday’s picnic.

There were 35 in attendance coming from FortDodge, Des Moines, Humboldt, Gowrie, and Colorado.The group now consists of grandchildren, great grand-children, and great great grandchildren. It is always a dayfull of conversation, reconnection, and very good food.

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51 Years Ago...

Weekend visitors at the Mrs. Mabel Andersonhome were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anderson of Sioux CityIa., Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson and children of Britt,Ia., Mr. and Mrs. Earl May of Fort Dodge, Mrs. ElizabethWigdahl of Roslyn, Mrs. Russ Petersen, Doug and Jeffof Gowrie. Reuben Reedholm who is now employed as aguard at the Iowa Pork Plant in Perry, was a visitor hereon Thursday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Liljegren and Colleenof Des Moines were visitors Saturday and Sunday in theVernon E. Liljegren home Vernon E. Liljegren returned to his home hereSaturday after having been a patient since Thursday after-noon in Lutheran hospital in Fort Dodge. Mr. and Richard Carlson, accompanied byher mother, Mr. Leonard Youngquist, and Mrs. VincentStrand, left Monday for Rochester, Minn., where Mrs.Carlon will under go examinations at the Mayo Clinic. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Telleen and Niki, Mr.and Mrs. Jerry Patton, Brett and City and Mr. and Mrs.Don Eldal and Barry, all of Gowrie, with Mr. and Mrs.Alvin Sorenson, Jan and Jeri, of Moorland, and Mr. andMrs. Andy Sorenson and family of Jefferson were Moth-er’s day guests at the home of Mrs. A. M. Sorensen atRoelyn. Mrs. Agnes Lindquist returned to her homehere Monday after convalescing at the home of herdaughter, Mrs. Rex Miller since the first of December. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Runge of Storm Lakespent the Mother’s Day weekend at the parental home of

Dr. and Mrs. R. W. Runge. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Lingren and family;Ted Lingren and Karen Shappley, all of Ames, visitedlast week at the home of their mother, Mrs. Zula Lingren Mr. and Mrs. Glen Brayton, Don and Dawn ofHardy were Sunday dinner guests at the Frank Apleys. Inthe afternoon they all drove to Somers to visit with Mr.and Mrs. L. Tripp. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Phillips were Sunday din-ner guests in the Edwin Phillips home. Mrs. Florence Brayton of Harley is visiting theFrank Apleys this week. Relatives of Steven Dorsey were coffee guestsat the Joe Dorsey home following Baccalaureate servicesSunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hall attended the fu-

neral service of Lyle Hatch of Mitchell, Nebraska, Tues-day. They left Monday and returned Wednesday.

41 Years Ago...

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Johnson, Mr. and Mrs.Duane Johnson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Caldwelland Carrie of Paton and Mrs. Edna White of Gowrie spent

Mother’s Day at the Darrell Johnson home.

Guy Johnson was admitted Sunday as a patientat Stewart Memorial Hospital in Lake City for treatmentof injuries sustained in an accident at his home whilelighting a charcoal grill. Mrs. Dwight Farnham was a guest for severaldays in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hanon at Bou-ton during Mr. and Farnham’s stay in the hospital. Hereturned home Friday from Iowa Methodist Hospital andYounker’s Rehabilitation Center in Des Moines follow-ing hip surgery. Don McCubbin of Davenport flew to Jeffersonand spent the weekend in Farnhamville with his parents,Mr. and Mrs. George McCubbin. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Buresh and Brent and MissMelodie Dekker went to Spencer on Sunday where theymet Miss Dekker’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Dekker

and Jay of Fulda, Minnesota and all enjoyed supper to-gether. Mr. and Mrs. Darold Vote of Somers wereMother’s Day super guests in the Norman Vote home. Dennis Peterson was one of 157 candidates toreceive degrees at Commencement exercises at BuenaVista College on Sunday, May 18, Dennis received aB.A. degree in Business Administration. Attending fromFarnhamville were his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Pe-terson and his grandmother, Mrs. Ada Riedesel. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Moore of Iowa City wereweekend guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Board. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Jorgensen, Mrs. RudyKail and Mrs. Ruth Ault attended commencement ex-ercises Sunday at Pocahontas where Dan Peterson wasamong the graduates. They also attended a reception for

Dan at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.G. Peter-son following the ceremony.

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“I love the small community feel I get as I walkthrough the halls. I am looking forward to working here.” – MLT Started Mar. 2016

CMA/MLT/Rad Tech Responsibilities As a CMA/MLT/Radiology at our clinic, you areresponsible for providing the very best experience for ourpatients throughout their entire visit. Our patients and teammembers will count on you to answer questions, and collectinformation to relay to providers and other departments in theorganization.

Other responsibilities depend on your area of specialization:• Position patients and adjust equipment for taking x-rays

• Draw and process lab tests to assist in patient diagnosis totreat and prevent disease• Assist providers with examinations, procedures, rooming

patients and other direct patient care processes such asimmunizations, injections or treatments.

• Collect and enter patient information into electronichealth records

Position Requirements• Graduate from an accredited program with Iowa licensure

CMA, Radiology, or MLT• Previous experience in a clinic or medical office with pa-

tient interaction• Willing to obtain limited radiology certification.

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1301 West Main Street, Lake City, IA 51449

UnityPoint ClinicTransitions VA Clinicto VA Central SystemWebster County Area Vets areaffected...

UnityPoint Clinic – Veterans Administrationwill transition the business operations of the Fort Dodge

VA clinic to VA Central Iowa Health Care System(VACIHCS) effective December 1, 2016. Since 2001, Trimark and UnityPoint Clinic haveproudly cared for and served the healthcare needs of ourveterans through its partnership with VACICHS in theFort Dodge area. “We thank all our veterans in the community forallowing UnityPoint Health to be a part of managing theirhealthcare needs over the years. We feel confident thatpatients will continue to receive the same great care theyexperienced with UnityPoint Clinic - Veterans Adminis-tration,” shared Mike Dewerff, CEO UnityPoint Health– Fort Dodge. Transitioning the clinic to VACIHCS will pro-vide veterans continued access to a variety of healthcareservices in the community.

“VA Central Iowa Health Care System is com-itted to serving Veterans and we look forward to thetransition to all VA care in the area, which is in line withour long-term, strategic goal of providing VA staffedprimary care and mental health care services in the FortDodge area.

We have enjoyed our partnership with Trimarkand UnityPoint Clinic and will work together to ensurea seamless transition for area Veterans,” shared Susan

Martin, Interim Director, VACIHCS. “We will continueto provide updates to the community as this transitionprogresses.” Veterans who have questions regarding theircare can call VACIHCS – Fort Dodge CBOC Coordina-tor, Maureen Nichols at (515) 699-5517.

Webster Countyunclaimed properties

announced by Treasurer State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald has a list

that may add money to your pocket. Treasurer Fitzgeraldis releasing the top 10 unclaimed properties in WebsterCounty.

Unclaimed property refers to money and otherassets held by financial institutions or companies thathave lost contact with the property’s owner for a specificperiod of time.

State law requires these institutions and compa-nies to annually report unclaimed property to the statetreasurer’s office. The assets are then held until the owneror heir of the property is found.

Common forms of unclaimed property includesavings or checking accounts, stocks, uncashed checks,

life insurance policies, utility security deposits and safedeposit box contents.Visit the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt at GreatIo-

waTreasureHunt.gov to begin your search. Like GreatIowa Treasure Hunt on Facebook and follow the programon Twitter (@GreatIATreasure). The Great Iowa Trea-sure Hunt will be published in The Gowrie News andDayton Review. Among the names of unclaimed proper-ties is Walter F. Heun, $16,574.36.



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June 8, 2016


Jags softball team

routs Manson 10-0 The Southeast Valley softball team continuedto leave no doubt on Friday, June 2 as they beat Man-son Northwest Webster 10-0 in five innings. After sixgames, the Jaguars have only played one seven-inninggame. They continue to stay tough extending their win-ning streak to five games.

The Jags dominated from the very first inning

when Natalie Lambert sparked the Jags with a base hitand stole second. Erica Rittgers followed with a base hitof her own which moved Lambert to third and Rittgersstole second. Morgan Castenson drove in the first runsof the game by scoring Lambert and Rittgers. With twoouts in the inning, Kearsten Hainzinger drilled her firstcareer homerun to left center to give the Jags a 4-0 lead.

Southeast Valley put the game away in the sec-ond inning scoring six runs on four runs and three Cougarerrors. Josie Breitspecher started the inning reaching onan error. Sam Alphs then laid down a beautiful sacri-fice bunt that was thrown into right field. Breitsprecherscored on the play and Alphs made it all the way to third.Natalie Lambert drove Alphs in with a single and KaseyLundberg followed with a single of her own.

With Lambert and Lundberg on base Morgan

Castenson drove in Lambert. Jaiden Ackerson then cameup with a big double that scored both Lundberg and Cas-tenson. Ackerson scored the final run on an error.

Natalie Lambert pitched a perfect game, not al-lowing a single base runner in the five inning win. Shefanned six Cougar batters in the game. Morgan Casten-son went 2 for 2 with two runs scored and three RBI’s.

Kearsten Hainzinger was 1 for 3 with the homerun and

two RBI. Natalie Lambert was 2 for 3 with two runsscored, an RBI and a stolen base. Jaiden Ackerson was 1for 2 with a double, two RBI , and a run scored and EricaRittgers and Kasey Lundberg were each 1 for 3 with a runscored.

The Jaguar Softball team is now 5-1 on the sea-son and 2-0 in the Twin Lakes conference.

Lanyon 60 Year Class

Reunion meetsSaturday, May 28 Members of the 1956 Lanyon graduation classshown above met for a 60th reunion Saturday, May 28.They gathered at the home of Jan Peterson in Ames.

Class members are Bud Johanson, Joan Ander-son Andersen, Karen Umsted Hoshaw, Janice SandquistPeterson, and Jon Lindgren. Deceased members are Mar-vin Johnson, Paul Kullberg, and Don Peterson.

Callender studentwins $1000scholarship at ICCCGiven by Decker

Family Scholarship. . .

Jacob Ladlie, Callender, was one of two stu-dents receiving a $1,000 scholarship from Decker TruckLines and the Decker Family Scholarship. The announcement was made by Iowa CentralCommunity College. Ladlie is a graduating senior atSoutheast Valley High School in Gowrie. The other recipient was Anthony Paul, FortDodge. Both students will be attending Iowa CentralCommunity College.

Yard Sale, LuncheonSaturday, June 11

at Our Saviours Lutheran Chimes Practice will begin at 6:30 p.m. onThursday, June 9. OSLC’s yard sale and luncheon befrom 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 11. Men’s Groupwill meet at 9 a.m. in the Fireside Room. Sewing Day will begin at 9 a.m. on Monday,June 13. Women of the Word Officers Mtg. will meet at1 p.m. in the Fireside Room also. Sewing day will beginTuesday, June 14 at 9 a.m.

Informal Worshipat GUMC providesalternative times in summer Beginning Saturday, June 11 at 5 p.m. Come asyou are Worship will be hosting some alternative servicetimes this summer. They will usually meet on Saturdayevenings opposite Zion Lutheran. They will plan to meetthe 2nd and 4th Saturdays.

Quilters will meet on Friday, June 10 at 1 p.m.The Church office will be closed on this day. Coffee with the Pastor will begin at 9 a.m. andQuilters will meet at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 14.

Harcourt SummerReading begins June 8Come join the fun...

The Harcourt Library is having their summerreading program at 1 p.m. on June 8, 15, 22, and 29. Thisactivity is for ages four thru sixth grade.



June 8, 2016


How was your Memorial Day weekend? Wereyou one of fortunate ones who was either retired or hada three day holiday? Being retired yet “working” I hadfour days. I was pleased as I had a graduation to attendon Saturday so made the trek to the St. Charles cemeteryon Friday. The temperature was pleasant. There was amist in the air but not a deluge to keep me from gettingthe flowers, transporting them and placing them on myparents’ and grandparents’ graves. It is approximately 30miles from my residence to the cemetery so it was a nicelittle journey. I do not go over to I-35 but take my streetto County Line to 9th St. and south out to Norwalk andMartensdale and then a short way to I-35 with only a fewmiles on that byway. It is a pretty drive and far less traf-fic and thus a bit relaxing. The bad thing about it was onthat stretch of I-35 considerable reconstruction is beingdone and thus that interchange is a bit tricky plus sometwo-way, no-passing stretches. The next time I will jog abit going through St. Mary’s and avoiding I-35 altogetherwhich will not add much time or mileage and less mess-ing with the traffic.

It has been well over 70 years since my Dad,Mom and I left St. Charles to move to Boone County andeach time I go out that way it seems there have been morechanges. St. Charles is like most small Iowa farmingcommunity towns. There aren’t many businesses on themain street. Once there were two grocery stores – gone.Once there was a large drug store – gone but a small onedoes exist next door. Once there were a couple cafes –gone. Once there was a couple banks in the “main street”area – gone – but --- at the east edge of town is a newbeautiful, modern bank building. Gone are many places(just like Boxholm and Dayton and many other towns)but they do have a Casey’s with prices almost twice ashigh as super markets for some items but it is good tohave a place to get gasoline (competitive prices) andgood pizza available. Gone are all those houses at thatend of town that the bank and Casey’s have replaced.

A few years ago the house in which I was born, just a scant mile east of town, was replaced with a verynew modern one. Up the road a bit onto the road thatcomes in from I-35 is the house that a number of yearsago replaced my second home. I am guessing that theold, old farm house northwest of town, the next place, haslong been gone. And, the clincher – the little house on thecorner across from the Presbyterian church is gone. A bigsteel building is now occupying that lot and the gardenlot behind it. That church is now the “Welcome” Centerto St. Charles and Covered Bridge Country. The houseacross the street west where the Anderson’s lived and Ivisited is still there but looks as if it shouldn’t be. Manybusiness buildings are gone or replaced. The school is aghost, not having been used for years. The old Christian

Church where you always got good homemade ice creamduring Old Settler’s days is long gone. The three mainchurches (Methodist, Presbyterian & Christian) joinedtogether as The St. Charles Parish, using the Methodistchurch where I first attended Sunday School and said my“piece” in the Christmas programs. They added a nicefellowship hall to the back and so family funerals havebeen at that church over these last years. The old houseat the east end of town still stands with the stucco fallingoff and looks abandoned. It is old as my Dad told me itwas the first, I believe Methodist, church in town. A newdenomination has come to town since “my day” and Iunderstand has a sizeable congregation So, nothing remains as in our memories, be it St.Charles, Boxholm, Dayton or any other small Iowa town.What St. Charles has going for it is its proximity to I-35,

being so close to Des Moines, having that new entertain-ment venue which is so accessible from I-35 (where Wil-lie Nelson will be this summer), having the Imes coveredbridge now situated as you enter the town and being a“gateway” to the bridges. It is a “bedroom” town with anumber of new homes and is in a fairly scenic area.

Probably most people who were born and raisedin and near small communities, went to school there kneweveryone from kindergarten through seniors. They knewall their neighbors out in the farming areas and all thetownspeople and various merchants. They could almostwalk blindfolded down the “main” street and know whenthey were at the doorstep of a specific business. Whenwe have been gone a long time and prepare to go backfor a visit our memories conjure up what was and then weare flabbergasted when we visit and our eyes are opened.

That’s the way it is for me whether I visit St. Charles,Boxholm, Dayton or other small towns with which I wasonce familiar. We realize that we grow up; we get olderand people are gone and the whole scene does change,some for the good and others just faded away. But, isn’tit wonderful? We have those memories and we need tokeep them alive and pass on to our progeny so they willknow some of their heritage and be encouraged to pass it

Memorial Day brings more memories. . .

and theirs on to the next generations.Memorial Day is a day set aside originally to remem-ber those who served in the armed forces of our country.But, I think it is also for all memories of what was in thegenerations before us and to be passed on to those to fol-low. Keep your memories alive!

Birthdays8-June Jake Burgett, Oscar Hanson10-June Shawn E. Anderson, Tom Hanson11-June Jerry Booth, Kerinda Brundage Cindy Carstens, Tamara Hanson Parker Johnson12-June Raymond Wilson13-June Nick Lanning, Cortney Pearson Alan Seil 14-June Juanita Borland, Brett Kail 15-June Rachel Seil, Sharon Vogel Erwin Vosberg, Paul Vote

Anniversaries8-June Brad and Jenny Lane.

9-June Pat and Katie Peterson.10-June Calvin and Marge Wooters.12-June John and Carole Erritt;

Paul and Kristen Fields;Paul and Sarah Lusmann;Fred and Sharlene Vote.

14-June Rob and Sue Hansen;Floyd and Earlene Wilson.

15-June Larry and Kathy Foote.

Jags softball team getsfirst conference win The Jaguar softball team made the long tripto Peterson, Iowa for their first Twin Lakes conferencegame of the year against Sioux Central. The Jags madequick work of the Rebels with a dominating 12-2 win infive innings.

The Jags took the early lead scoring two runs inthe third inning on a walk and two Rebel errors. Theyblew the game open in the top of the fourth inning started

by back to back singles by Josie Breitsprecher and MadyJaeschke. Sam Alphs walked and Erica Rittgers clearedthe bases with a triple to right. Natalie Lambert then fol-lowed with a double to score Rittgers. After two stolenbases, Kasey Lundberg drove in Lambert on a deep sacfly to Center. Southeast Valley jumped out to a big 7-0lead with their five run fourth inning. Sioux Central triedto rally in the bottom half of the inning by scoring tworuns on two hits and one Jaguar error, but that was all thescoring the Jaguar defense would allow.

The Jags put the game away in the fifth inningby scoring another five runs. Kearsten Hainzinger startedthe rout with a triple. She scored on a passed ball. MadyJaeschke and Sam Alphs started things again by reachingon back to back walks and advancing on stolen bases.Erica Rittgers drove in Jaeschke and stole second base.Both Rittgers and Alphs’ pinch runner Kenzie Cramptonscored on a deep hit by Natalie Lambert. Kasey Lund-berg drove in Lambert on a base hit to finish the rally.The Jags made quick work of the Rebels in the bottomhalf of the inning to finish the game.

Natalie Lambert got the pitching win giving up just two hits and no earned runs while striking out fourRebel batters. The Jags cranked out nine hits and stole11 bases in their dominating win. Erica Rittgers had abreak out night going 2 for 2 with a triple, a walk, threeruns scored, three RBI, and three stolen bases. NatalieLambert was 2 for 4 with three runs and three stolen bas-es, Mady Jaeschke was 1 for 2 with two runs scored and awalk. Josie Breitsprecher and Kasey Lundberg were both1 for 3. Breitsprecher scored a run and Lundberg drovein two RBI. The Jags are now 1-0 in the Twin Lakesconference and 2-1 overall.

Project Day,June 9 at Zion

Project Day will begin Thursday, June 9 at 1:30p.m. Also on Thursday GCC Devotions will begin at 3p.m. Zion WEBS will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Wednes-day, June 15.

Southeast ValleySchedule of Events

Week of June 8th to June 15th

Wednesday, June 8

10:00 a.m. JH SB & BB @ Lytton

5:30 p.m. G JV-Var Softbal l GAME - West Central

Valley @ Southeast Valley

Thursday, June 9

1:30 p.m. B JVR Base GAME - Southeast Valley @

Gilbert

4:00 p.m. G JVR Soft GAME - Eagle Grove @

Southeast Valley

5:30 p.m. G JV-Var Soft GAME - Eagle Grove @

Southeast Valley

Friday, June 10

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

4:00 p.m. G JVR Softball GAME - Alta-Aurelia @

Southeast Valley

4:30 p.m. B JV-Var Baseball GAME - Alta-Aurelia @

Southeast Valley - 1st picth honoree: Jane Bell

5:30 p.m. G JV-Var Softball GAME - Alta-Aurelia @

Southeast Valley

Saturday, June 11

9:00 a.m. G V Softball SOUTHEAST VALLEY12:00 noon - Baseball - Madrid Tournament (2

games)

Monday, June 13

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

12:00 p.m. G JVR Softball GAME - Southeast

Valley @ Webster City

5:30 p.m. B JV-Var Baseball GAME - Southeast

Valley @ Pocahontas Area

5:30 p.m. G JV-Var Softball GAME - Southeast

Valley @ Pocahontas Area

Tuesday, June 14

Gym Closed - SVHS School Practice Gym June

14th thru June 21

Gym Closed - PVES Gym June 14th thru June 21st

11:00 a.m. B Var Baseball GAME - Spirit Lake vsSoutheast Valley @ Principal Park

Wednesday, June 15

10:00 a.m. JH SB & BB @ Pocahontas

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

Valley @ Greene County

4:30 p.m. B JV-Var Baseball GAME - East Sac

County @ Southeast Valley

5:30 p.m. G JV-Var Softball GAME - East Sac

County @ Southeast Valley

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

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

Erica Rittgers had a break out night going 2 for2 with a triple, a walk, three runs scored, three RBI, andthree stolen bases. Photo by Lynn Rittgers

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By Jill Viles To say it’s been a fabulous life is truly an un-derstatement when describing the life of Marie (Burger)

Bloomquist. It was a pleasure to listen to the life story ofMarie, as recalled by her friend of 57 years, Donna Coul-son, both residents of the state of Washington. Donna re-cently contacted the Gowrie News office wishing to shareMarie’s story now that Marie is a centenarian (100 yearsold), and what a fascinating story this has turned out tobe. Marie Burger was born in Lohrville, Iowa in1916, the second of four children. Around the age of five,Marie moved to a farm close to Gowrie with her family.

Sadly, Marie’s motherpassed away when Marie was ayoung girl, and she quit schoolafter the eighth grade, along withher older sister, Emma, to carefor the two youngest children,

Lorraine and Paul.Marie had a great deal of

responsibilities on her family’sfarm. She was responsible for

ilking seven cows each morn-ing, and often she and her sisterwould hitch a team of horses totheir wagon and ride into Gowrieto sell cream, milk and corn. One of Marie’s favorite pastimes was attendingdances at the Firemen’s Hall in Gowrie. These were heldevery week. There she met a young man named VictorBloomquist.

“When they were on the dance floor, peoplewould clear the floor just to watch them dance,” saidMarie’s friend, Donna. Marie and Victor’s chemistry

extended beyond the dance floor, and they eloped whenMarie was 15 and Victor was 21.

Girls married much younger in this day, and he

was happy to see his daughter assume a home life of herown after several years of devotion to her siblings. Sheassisted Victor with the running of his farm for a fewyears until Victor’s brother encouraged them to move tothe state of Washington. A prosperous career with Boe-ing provided an attractive incentive to relocate. “They had an incredible marriage,” offered Donnaas she recalled many of the couple’s fondest memories. Marie has been a lifelong homemaker, and espe-cially fond of baking. She was never “out and about” too

much as she never learnedto drive a car, as was thecustom for women of theday. Over the many yearsshe has cared dutifully forher family, Marie has al-

ways tried to serve nutri-tious meals. Perhaps thismay account for her longand healthy life. The couple hadtwo sons: Roger and Terry.Roger graduated from col-lege and then entered the

Air Force. He worked for AT&T for 20 years in the Hu-man Resources department.

Terry graduated from college and now lives inGraham, Washington. He was the principal of Kent Me-ridian High School for many years and is now retired. Hehas two girls and one boy, and currently runs a handymanbusiness. One of her favorite pastimes involved camping

This is your life. . .

Former Gowrie woman is 100 years old;Marie Bloomquist lives with her sonMet her husband in Gowrie. . .

in a travel trailer along thebeach near her residencein Kent Washington alongwith other retired coupleswho enjoyed the same ac-tivity. Sadly, her husband,Victor, suffered a strokeand died on one of thesegetaways. Victor was 73years old. Following herhusband’s passing, MarieBloomquist, has receivedthe most generous carefrom friends and family.They show the same dedi-

cation to her that she be-stowed on them for manyyears.

Marie lives withher eldest son Roger in a

lovely home. He takes care of his mother day and night.Now in his retirement, Roger is an avid world traveler.

When the caregiver Marie prefers when Rogeris traveling fell and broke her leg, Donna was more thanhappy to drive the 26 miles from her home to care for

Marie. “Marie feels most comfortable if she knows hercaregiver very well,” offered Donna. “Really, I reassureher it was no difficulty for me to travel the 26 miles tocome and take care of her.” Marie and Donna first met in 1959, whenVictor and Marie moved from Iowa to Kent, Washing-ton. They were next door neighbors, and Donna was justnineteen years old and married with a one year old son atthe time.

According to Donna, Marie’s memory is fail-ing, but she gets around with a walker. “Just the otherday, Marie came out all dressed and everything. Eventied her own shoes,” remarked Donna. “I’ve got to stayone step ahead of her and lay out a new outfit.” In closing, Marie’s friends and family wish

Donna will always know how much they appreciate herkind heart. What a joyous life she has lived, and what abeautiful life she lives to this day. If only everyone couldgive and receive so much in a single lifetime as Marie hasgiven and received.

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any of the skills needed to be successful in business.Running the shop is something Courtney is do-

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Their staff supervises the shop’s day-to-day op-erations and makes it possible for Courtney to still have ahome life outside of work! So it is a locally owned family business and ev-eryone helps out when they can. Their children, Colton,5 and Brynley 3, even help do some cleaning when they

can! Although their favorite job is to taste test all of theflavors and toppings!

Bryan has done some artwork for the shop andhelps Courtney with some of the maintenance as well, soit really is family owned and operated!

Bryan recently finished his eighth year in

teaching. This would behis sixth year at the highschool as the art teacher.He is starting his third yearas head baseball coach forSoutheast Valley.

In addition tothe six staff that returnedthey hired another two sothey have a current staff

of eight. Six of them areleaving for college in thefall so they will be hiringagain here very soon! The Sassy Straw-berry has 21 flavors ofself-serve, soft serve fro-zen yogurt, gelato, Italianice, custard and fruit mix.Another eight flavors ofAshby’s ice cream wehand-dip for our custom-ers.

They alwayshave a dairy-free and asugar-free option as well.

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Gowrie, Callenderarea students named

to ICCC Dean’s List The Dean’s List for the Spring 2016 semesterat Iowa Central Community College was announced lastweek. Students on the Dean’s List have a GPA of 3.5-3.99, minimum 12 credit hours. Named to the Dean’s List from the Gowrie areaare the following students: Callender--Courtney Shirbroun; Gowrie--Taylor Clough, Blair Moore, ShanePromes, Craig Shultz; Duncombe--Carmen Geis; Caleb Winkler;

Harcourt--Matthew Nahnsen; Lehigh--Tori Crampton, Adam Westrum; Lohrville---Stephanie Hood, Shantell Rasty; Moorland--Alexander Wendland; Otho---Jeremiah Reed, Kristen Reeves, TravisStandberg, Jacquelyn Stumpf; Somers---Ashtyn Shady;

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The building that once served as Harcourt’s jailwas moved to Front Street at the Fort Museum in FortDodge in the 1970’s.

Harcourt Jail joins Fort Dodge Museum’s frontstreet in 1970’s A building that once served as the town jail inHarcourt is the latest addition to Front Street at the Fort-Museum in Fort Dodge. The frame structure, approximately 15 to 20 feetin size, was moved into place Thursday Through the ef-forts of the Iowa National Guard. Museum curator Roger Natte said he is seekinginformation on the age of the structure and when it wasmoved from Harcourt’s main street. It was donated to theFort-Museum by Elvin Nahnsen. It had been used as astorage building on his farm north of Harcourt in recentyears. The structure contains the large room that origi-nally was divided by jail bars. The windows also arebarred. The building was hauled from Nahnsen’s farmto Fort Dodge by members of the Army National Guardwho also placed it on the new foundation. Materials fro

the foundation were donated by Northwest Limestone,Inc. and labor was supplied by the Steelworkers Union,Duane (Bill) Crouse and Donald Grell. The Harcourt Jail was moved from Harcourt in1928, to the J. Arthur Anderson farm, located one milenorth of Harcourt. Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Nahnsen, present owners ofthis farm, donated it to the Fort Museum in Fort Dodge. J. Arthur Anderson was the father of Arlene(Anderson) Hintch of Harcourt.Move of Harcourt log cabin to Fort Dodge Museum, fromThe Gowrie News, June, 1989 Laurel Carson’s historic log cabin has a newhome. It has recently been moved to the grounds of theFort Museum in Fort Dodge. The cabin was built in 1855of hand-hewed logs, 25 feet in length. Laurel Carson and

husband, the late Elwin A. Carlson, acquired the cabin in1967 and moved it near their home in Harcourt where itwas completely restored to its original condition. It tookon the appearance of the days when it was built more than100 years ago. It was furnished as nearly as possible witharticles and furniture of long ago and was often used as aguest house and a relic of pioneer days. The Carlsons first heard of the cabin while visit-

Harcourt Jail joins Fort Dodge MuseumFront street in 1970's...

ing friends in 1967. It was located on the Walter Vontreefarm a few miles southwest of the big Des Moines RiverBridge between Stratford and Dayton. The Vontrees hadlived in the modernized cabin for about 20 years prior tobuilding a new home. They no longer had any use for the house andplanned to destroy it. The Carlsons decided to pur-chase the houses and have it moved to their property inHarcourt. The cabin was built in 1855 by G.T. Richey wholeft his farm and mill in Ohio and brought his family toDayton. It was the home of the Richey family for manyyears. Many families lived in the cabin in succeedingyears until the Vontrees acquired it. The Carlsons had the cabin moved, Restora-tion work was started in the spring of 1968 with WalterEngquist, a Harcourt carpenter, and Francis Carlson, Mrs.Carlson’s brother-in-law, doing much of the work. Furnishing the inside of the cabin was a pleasant

task for Laurel. Much of the furniture came from either her rela-tives or her husband’s family. One of the prized pieceswas a cherry wood dropleaf table which belonged to Lau-rel’s great grandparents. The furnishings did not go toFort Dodge. Historical societies, clubs of many kinds, rela-tives and friends and those from out-of-state have visitedthe cabin.

The First Baptist Church of Stratford is celebrat-ing 160 years on June 12, 2016. At 9:30 a.m. the day willbegin with coffee and donuts, at 10:30 a.m. a Special

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Worship Service in celebration of 160 years of ministry,at noon a Celebration Lunch followed by fun activities. At 3 p.m.. THE ARMOURAIRES QUARTET

will present a public concert. This award-winning quartetis from Kansas City, and all ages will be entertained bytheir music. Join us for all day if you can, but DON’TMISS THE QUARTET--a special time of praising theLord together. The First Baptist Church of Stratford, Iowa, wasorganized by Reverend Gustaf Palmquist on August 28,1856, in the log-cabin home of Johan Frederick Carlsonat Swede Bend in the Des Moines River Valley. Therewere 15 members. The Reverend Andrew Norelius became the firstpastor shortly after its organization. The early serviceswere held in the homes and in the log schoolhouse.

The Methodists, Lutherans, and Baptists usedthe same schoolhouse in turn but always attended eachothers’ meetings. Everybody went to church.

A Baptist church building was erected in thesummer of 1870 southwest of Stratford and became theFirst Swedish Baptist Church.

The Sunday School was organized in 1881 andthe Ladies’ Aid in 1892. The town of Stratford became a reality in 1880,and in 1896, the church building was dismantled and re-

built in Stratford where it stood for 83 years.On August 8, 1978, ground was broken for a

new church at 1400 Hwy 175 E, and on May 20, 1979,the congregation joyfully moved to the new building.

In June of 2006 a celebration of 150 years of ministry under the Lord’s guidance was held with pastorsand members past and present taking part.

Today, at 160 years,”We have come this far byfaith” and look forward tothe future and the adven-tures the Lord has in storefor them.

Swedish Museumin Stratford openSunday, June 12 The Swedish Museum in Stratford will be openon Sunday, June 12, from 1 p.m.to 3 p.m. to all whowould like to visit the museum and see our special dis-play.

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CITY OF CALLENDER – SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETINGMINUTES

June 1, 2016

The Callender City Council Meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m.by Mayor Randy Hanson. Present: N. Martens, W. Martens, K. Jondle.Absent: Dave Lee. Vacant Seat – Jeff Pommer Motion by N. Martens, Second by W. Martens to close ElectricCD#51945 which matured in May 2016 in the amount of (approximately)$75,711.16, interest .50%, and transfer the money to a new 15 month CD.85% Ayes All – MC Motion by W. Martens, Second by K. Jondle to accept theResignation from Jeff Pommer – City Council effective May 11, 2016.

Ayes All – MC Notice of Intent to Appoint City Council Member publicationwill be posted with an appointment made at the at the June 14, 2016 CityCouncil Meeting. Mayor has a couple replacement options for openPlanning and Zoning positions. Motion by N. Martens, Second by K. Jondle to approve Resolution#503 - Local Match for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. City willmake available up to $25,000 of the $85,068 total project cost (tax exempt)for 2 generators for the water plant and lagoon. Roll Call: N. Martens, W.Martens, K. Jondle. All Ayes - MC. City Council reviewed resumes for City Clerk position. Resumes willbe sent to MIDAS for selection recommendation of top candidates andinterviews will follow. City Council reviewed Preliminary Bi-Annual Mayor/CouncilCompensation and payment will be made prior to July 1st. Motion by K. Jondle, Second by W. Martens to adjourn at 6:45 p.m.All Ayes. MC_________________________________________________Randy Hanson - MayorATTEST:_______________________________________________Denita Miller - City Clerk/Finance Officer

MIDAS

Council of Governments

REGION V REGIONAL PLANNING AFFILIATIONPUBLIC INPUT MEETING

The Region V Regional Planning Affiliation (RPA) will hold a publicinput meeting on the draft FY 2017-2020 Regional TransportationImprovement Program (2017-2020 RTIP). The RTIP is a document produced annually that identifies alltransportation projects member governments of the Region V RPA plan toimplement using federal funds over the next four years. Region V includesthe following counties: Calhoun, Hamilton, Humboldt, Pocahontas,Webster and Wright and the cities within these counties.

Project funded with regional Surface Transportation Funds or regionalTransportation Alternative funds added to the 2017-2020 RTIP include:

- Revised Calhoun County’s D26 Pavement Rehab project in FY 2017. - Calhoun County’s D36 PCC Overlay project in FY 2020. - Webster County’s D20 HMA Resurfacing project in FY 2020. - Wright County, Franklin Grove Trail Extension FY 2019. The Draft FY 2017-2020 RTIP is available on the MIDAS websitehttp://www.midascog.net or by contacting Shirley Helgevold at MIDASCouncil of Governments, (515) 576-7183 ext. 212 or e-mail at [email protected]. Written comments should be received by June 21, 2016 at 4:30 PM.Please submit all written comments to:

Region V Regional Planning Affiliation602 1st Avenue SouthFort Dodge, IA 50501

or e-mail to:[email protected].

PUBLIC INPUT MEETINGJune 22, 2016

2:00 PMMIDAS Building

602 1st Avenue SouthFort Dodge, IA 50501

If you have any special needs pertaining to this meeting, or haveany questions, please contact Shirley Helgevold, MIDAS Council ofGovernments, (515) 576-7183 ext. 212.

WEBSTER COUNTY

ENGINEER

NOTICE – USED EQUIPMENT SALE

Webster County will be disposing of the following equipment bysealed bids:

Unit #43; 1991 Ford F800 with 125,546 miles; Ford 7.8 diesel engine;Allison MT653 automatic transmission; air brakes; dual 50 gallon fueltanks; 10,000 lb. steer axle; 21,000 lb. rear axle; 10-foot Heil dump boxModel SL5YD10; box vibrator; 11-foot Henke reversible plow; Unit #303; 1999 Freightliner with 252,150 miles; 3126 Cat dieselengine; Fuller RT9710B manual transmission; air brakes; dual 50 gallonfuel tanks; 16,000 lb. steer axle with 425/65R22.5 tires; 40,000 lb. rear axlewith 11R22.5 tires; 14-foot Heil dump body Model HPT31610YD14; air trip

tailgate; box vibrator; dump box and telescopic cylinder replaced October2010; empty weight of truck is 22,140 lbs. Equipment can be viewed at Webster County Shop, 2096 240th St,Ft. Dodge, IA 50501; Bid forms available at Webster County Engineer, 703Central Ave, Ft. Dodge, IA 50501; or online at www.webstercountyia.org;Bids due by 4:00 P.M., June 24, 2016.

6/1 Sioux Central /L 1-5 (3-2 (0-1 Conference) Coming out of the Memorial Day weekend theJaguar’s first challenge of the week was visiting far offPeterson, IA to match up against the Sioux Central Reb-els. This game was also a big one as both teams look to beon the top half of the conference this season. The Rebelssent out their ace Mac Prior while the Jaguars sent theirace Senior Cam Anderson to take the mound. Sadly atthe end of the night it was the Rebels who were celebrat-ing their first conference win but in this case the Jaguarsdidn’t do enough for themselves to win but more for theother team committing 4 errors on the night and allowingall five runs to be unearned runs. It was a tough game tolose and even tougher considering they win if they playedbetter defensively. Cam threw a great ball game and wasreplaced later in the game with Nolan Brand who alsothrew admirably; it was just not enough in the end from ateam standpoint.

The Jags actually had opportunities to strikemore points on the scoreboard but couldn’t get that big hitto crack it open. The lone to hits on the night for the Jags

were off the bat of Cade King and Nolan Brand whoseboth hits were doubles.6/2 Humboldt 6-3 W (4-2) Coming off a tough loss and long road trip theJaguars were hoping to be ready to go against alwaysgood Humboldt Wildcats, a team which has had the Jag-uars number the last few years. That was not the caseon this night however as the Jaguars finally came awaywith a win with a 6 to 3 final score. The Jaguars startedthings with their bats collecting 7 hits throughout thenight. Leaders for the Jags were Myles Davis going 2for 2 which included a double and finishing with 2 RBI’s.Nolan Johnson was not to be outdone also going 2 for 2and stealing 2 bases as well. Cade King, Sam Berglundand Nolan Brand were other Jaguars collecting a hit each.Nolan Brand’s hit coming off a huge smash that cleared

the fence to give him his first varsity home run and thefirst on the year for the Jaguars. Defensively it was good to see the Jaguars de-fense step up after the night before and have a solid game.Pitcher Cade King did a great job pitching on the night,going the complete game scattering four hits on 3 runswhile allowing 4 walks. “This was a win we neededdearly, with Cade throwing an excellent game. It wasnice to finally beat Humboldt for once, said Coach An-derson.6/3 Manson NW Webster W 8-3 (5-2(1-1) The Jaguars hosted Manson NW Webster Fri-day night in Dayton for their first conference game of theyoung season. The game which was varsity first due toimpending bad weather didn’t start the way the Jaguarswould have wanted as the Cougars put 3 runs across in

the first inning which started to make coaches, fans a lit-tle nervous. Nolan Johnson started on the mound for theJaguars and threw well considering a small zone whichdidn’t include the low strike in it. After a shaky first in-ning, Nolan settled into the zone and threw four more in-nings not allowing two hits and no runs. Myles Daviscame in to finish off the last two innings for the Jaguarsto seal the win. Offensively the Jaguars all spread out their hitswith no Jaguar collecting more than one hit each. DakotaJaeschke, Nolan Brand, Sam Berglund, Nolan Johnson,Mitchell Reck, and Cameron Anderson were the Jaguarscollecting hits with Nolan Driving in 3 runners whileMitchell plated two runners. It was a tale of two inningsas the cougars did all their scoring in the first inning,while the Jaguars scored their 8 in the second inning.

First pitch honoree on the night was Southeastvalley Graduate Josh Gibbons. Josh has been very ac-tive in almost all music events during his time at South-east Valley. He also sang at all home varsity basketballgames. He also sang a beautiful rendition for the ball-game. Congrats Josh!6/4 ROLAND STORY CLASSICOGDEN 1-3 L (5-3) A new entry into the schedule this year was theRoland Story Tournament. The beautiful field was thesite for the first game between the Ogden Bulldogs andthe Jaguars. Again it was a tale of making the plays asOgden scored all three runs off a misplayed flyball whichcame at a perfect time for the bulldogs as they had basesloaded at the time. The hit scored three runs which wasenough in the end for a final score of 1 to 3. The Jag-

uars had a couple of chances to score more runs they justcouldn’t get that timely hit to score any runners. The Jag-uars made some great plays, mainly getting out of a jamwith bases loaded and no outs in the fifth inning. On theflip side the Jaguars some misjudgments and misplays onhits and on the base paths. Myles Davis took the moundand kept the bulldogs off the scoreboard until the fourthinning where one hit scored all their runs. Ryan Gus-tafson came in and did a reat ob of relievin M les.

Food stands, freebingo, car showat Lehigh River Days

June 17-19. . .

There are many activities going on during the35th annual Lehigh River Days which will be held June17-19th this year. The Steppin Express Cloggers will perform Fri-day night , the 17th, at 5:30 on main street preceding thecar show. The Cruise Tt The Valley Car Show will be helon Saturday, June 18, from 11-2 p.m. on main streetThere is no entry fee. $50 cash prize will be given fo

best of show as well as trophies for 3 different classes another prizes . For further information call Dan at 515-359-2502. Some members of the Vickie’s SV DanceTroupe will perform on main street after the car show. Free Bingo will be offered at the Senior Citizensafter the noon meal Saturday afternoon till about 3 Smallprizes will be given. There are several non profit food stands servinfood during the 35th annual Lehigh River Days. Fridanight the Womens club will be serving beefburger sup-per. Saturday, after the parade, there will be a beefburgesupper with baked beans.potato salad, bars and drink. Ho-meade pies are also available.

All proceeds will go back to Lehigh River DaysSaturday afternoon the museum will be selling pork pat-ties during the mud volleyball tournament. Saturday nightthe Lehigh fire dept and Lehigh Betterment will have apork loin supper at the Senior Citizens.

Sunday the Lions will have an all you can eapancake breakfast after church services at the ballparkThe museum will then serve pork patties during the sanvolleyball tournaments.

The Lehigh cafe and Riverside are also servinfood all weekend.

Jaguars defeat Humboldt, Manson,and WoodwardCome up short against Sioux Central and Ogden. . .

Rich Stoffers throws the first pitch of the South-east Valley's home baseball game. Photo by Lisa Peterson.

Berglung makes the out at first against South Cen-tral Calhoun. Photo by Lisa Peterson.

Ryan pitched two innings giving up no hits and pitchingus out of the bases loaded no outs situation in the fifth. The Jaguars out hit the bulldogs three to fivewhile again no Jaguar had a multiple hit day. Ryan Gus-tafson and Cade King were 1 for 2, with Cade King col-lecting two stolen bases. Cam Anderson and Sam Ber-glund were both 1 for 3 while Dakota Jaeschke collectedthe other Jaguar hit on the day.Woodward Academy 13-3 W (6-3) After a tough loss to Ogden the Jaguars gotback on track as they handled Woodward Academy witha 13 to 3 rout in the fifth inning. Leading the Jaguars wasMyles Davis going 3 for 3 which included a double and ahome run. On the game Myles had 2 RBI’s and crossingthe plate himself once. Freshmen Jackson Housken had agood game at the plate going 2 for 3 while collecting hisfirst two hits of his young varsity career. Senior Cam-eron Anderson also went 2 for 3 not to be outdone by thefreshmen. Rounding out the hits on the game were NolanBrand and Dakota Jaeschke each having a hit, Dakota hadalso had an insane five stolen bases on the game while the

Jaguars really were running wth a total 13 stolen bases onthe game. The Jaguars used a trio of Junior pitchers includ-ing starter Nolan Brand, Dakota Jaeschke, and finishingthe game Sam Berglund. All three controlled the bats forWoodward and together finished with a 4.20 ERA.

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June 8, 2016


WEBSTER CO.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORSOF WEBSTER COUNTY, STATE OF IOWA, ON THE MATTER

OF THE PROPOSED AUTHORIZATION OF A LOAN AGREEMENTAND THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $5,000,000 GENERAL

OBLIGATION CAPITAL LOAN NOTES OF THE COUNTY (FORESSENTIAL COUNTY PURPOSES), AND THE HEARING ON THE

ISSUANCE THEREOF

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors ofWebster County, State of Iowa, will hold a public hearing on the 21st dayof June, 2016, at 10:00 A.M., in the Board Room, County Courthouse, 701Central Ave, Fort Dodge, Iowa, at which meeting the Board proposes to

take additional action for the authorization of a Loan Agreement and theissuance of not to exceed $5,000,000 General Obligation Capital LoanNotes for essential county purposes, to provide funds to pay the costs ofthe aiding of the planning, undertaking, and carrying out of urban renewalprojects under the authority of chapter 403, including a portion of the costsof building, furnishing and equipping the Otho Shed Maintenance ComplexProject. Principal and interest on the proposed Loan Agreement will bepayable from the Debt Service Fund. At any time before the date of the meeting, a petition, asking thatthe question of issuing such Notes be submitted to the legal voters of theCounty, may be filed with the Auditor of the County in the manner providedby Section 331.306 of the Code of Iowa, pursuant to the provisions ofSection 331.441(2)(b)(14) and 403.12 of the Code of Iowa. At the above meeting the Board shall receive oral or writtenobjections from any resident or property owner of the County to the aboveaction. After all objections have been received and considered, the Boardwill at the meeting or at any adjournment thereof, take additional actionfor the authorization of a Loan Agreement and the issuance of the Notesto evidence the obligation of the County thereunder or will abandon theproposal to issue said Notes. This notice is given by order of the Board of Supervisors of WebsterCounty, State of Iowa, as provided by Chapters 331 and 403 of the Codeof Iowa.

Dated this 31st day of May, 2016.

s/Carol MesserlyCounty Auditor, Webster County, State of Iowa

Gowrie Police Report

May 12, 2016 to May 25, 2016 May 12th- Routine patrol activity reported.May 13th- 18:36- An Officer returned a phone callto a resident wanting to report his neighbor kid wasmowing and threw some tree bark in his yard. Resi-dent was advised nothing criminal took place.; 20:46-An Officer was dispatched to a residence in the 1000block of Riddle St. reference a juvenile being ha-

rassed by other juveniles. Harassing parties had leftupon Officer’s arrival.May 14th- 23:33- An Officer was flagged down andadvised of loud music at a residence in the 1000 blockof Evans St. Residents were asked to turn music downand they complied; 00:50- An Officer was flaggeddown and advised of sheep in the roadway at Fair-banks Ave. and 320th St. County was advised of thereport.May 15th- 17:12- An Officer received a report of aresident in town that had been supplying alcohol tominors over the weekend. Case is under investigationwith charges pending.May 16th- Routine patrol activity reported.May 17th- 19:15- An Officer was dispatched to a res-idence in the 1300 block of Market St. to take a report

of an assault that took place after school between ju-veniles. After speaking with both parties, they agreedto stay away from each other. No charges were filed.May 18th- Routine patrol activity reported.May 19th- Routine patrol activity reported.May 20th- 19:02- An Officer received a report ofpeople going door-to-door selling Direct TV services.The individuals in question were located. They wereadvised of the times allowed to sell door-to-door andthat they needed a permit from the City Clerk’s Of-fice. They advised they would leave town until theygot a permit.May 21st- 12:30- An Officer was dispatched to aresidence in the 1100 block of 2nd St. for a domesticdisturbance. The male party wanted to file domesticabuse assault charges. However, upon investigation,

the officer determined that there was not enough evi-dence for charges. The female gathered her belong-ings and left the residence on her own and waited fora ride out of town.May 22nd- Routine patrol activity reported.May 23rd- 18:38- An Officer was made aware of theDirect TV salespeople going door-to-door again. Theindividuals did receive their peddlers permit from theCity Clerk’s Office. The salespeople were not locatedafter assigned hours for sales door-to-door.

23:57- An Officer assisted the Gowrie FireDepartment with a reported grass fire south of PoetEthanol plant. No fire was observed upon arrival. Of-ficer spoke with an employee at Poet. It was deter-mined that a flare was going off while a driver was onthe plant property and that was seen from the roadway

at the time. Everything checked out ok.May 24th- Routine patrol activity reported.May 25th- 04:15- An Officer was dispatched to thearea of 1200 block of Lynd St. for a report of a bobcat.Officer spoke with the reporting party. After search-ing the area, it was determined there was no bobcatsin the area at the time.*Note: All charges are merely an accusation. All defendants are

presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

It’s 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 goodcover 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 haveysteriously 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 officesis 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 stillremain 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 fivedays. 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 ofsurviving their first year. While this seems unfortunateor cruel, this is a normal occurrence in Nature. In the realout-of-doors, it’s 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 bya human, it quite often is assumed that the animals areorphaned. The youngster’s fate is usually sealed when itis promptly “rescued from the wild.” Many wildlife babies die soon after capture fromthe 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 thistrauma, they often succumb more slowly to starvationfrom improper nourishment, pneumonia, or other humancaused sicknesses.

Whether they are adults or young, all species ofwildlife have highly specific needs for survival. “Rescu-ing a baby from its mother” not only shows bad judg-ment, it also is illegal. Observing wildlife in its natural habitat is al-ways a unique privilege. Taking a good photo or twoprovides an even more lasting memory. But once you’vedone that, let well enough alone. Leave wildlife babieswhere they belong -- in the wild.

Leave baby animals where they belong. . .

Rescuing infant wildlife is illegal,usually results in death for baby animalsSouthern Webster County has abundant wildlife. . .

Crappies, bluegills bitingacross Iowa DNR reports

Spring fishing in fullswing across Iowa. . .

Crappies and bluegills are biting in small ponds andlakes across Iowa. Spring panfish fishing is a great opportunity tointroduce beginners of all ages to fishing. “Late May and early June is an excellent time to takekids fishing since many species are spawning and do not spookas easily,” said Joe Larscheid, chief of the Iowa Department ofNatural Resources Fisheries Bureau.

“Parents can make the trip more memorable by bring-ing snacks, taking photos and celebrating each fish as if it werea record breaker,” said Larscheid. “Sharing and teaching fishingskills to our kids will help pass along this Iowa tradition.” Look for any type of structure in the water, like rocksor a pile of brush or gravel to find bluegills or crappies. Basswill be around brush or boat docks or rock piles. Pinpoint pan-fish hotspots with downloadable fishing structure location mapsavailable on the DNR’s Fishing Maps website. “Keep the hooks, bobbers and bait small because pan-fish have small mouths,” Larscheid said. “The biggest problemwe see is anglers using too heavy of line with large bobbers andhooks. Use as light of tackle as you can. I suggest using fourpound line, a bobber the size of a quarter and a size 8 hook.” We have a lot of good fishing opportunities close tohome,” Larscheid said. “Make sure a rod and reel are part of anyweekend plans. Fishing makes memories that will last a lifetime.” Anyone catching their first fish is encouraged to takea photo of it and send it in to receive the DNR’s first fish award.The DNR will commemorate the event with a certificate suitablefor framing with the submitted photo. Apply for a first fish cer-tificate online at https://programs.iowadnr.gov/masterangler/ or complete the form in the Iowa Fishing Regulations and mail it in. Enjoy Iowa’s outdoors and spend some time fishingthis spring. Find tips for catching crappie, bluegills and yellowbass on the DNR website at www.iowadnr.gov/fishing.

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“God’s Representative”

“Let your light shine before men that they maysee your good works and glorify your Father in Heaven.”Matthew 5:16 Do we feel we are God’s representatives hereon earth? We should, if we don’t. When we allow Himto work in our lives, we are letting our lights shine forHim. When we are good to people and show them kind-nesses instead of cruelty, we are letting our lights shinefor Him. When we have a good attitude every day, evenwhen things may be going wrong in our own lives, weare setting examples that people can see. People aren’timpressed by our words so much as they are by our ac-

tions. We need to look for opportunities to let our lightsshine and glorify our God. As we bring honor to Him, Hewill honor us and continue to pour out His blessings in allareas of our lives. Today what kind of a representativewill we be? Prayer: Lord, nudge us when we fail to be arepresentative for You. We have countless opportunitieseach day to glorify You. Help us to remember this andgive You thanks. In Jesus Holy Name, Amen

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ANN SMELTZER CHARITABLE TRUST

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said Colton. “Why do the bulls buck?” asked one of the chil-dren. Colton said some bulls are bred to buck just likerace horses are bred to race.

One child asked if dirt gets kicked at him(Colton). Colton smiled and said “Yes, once in a while!”Barrel Racing Station... Barrel racing rodeo queen Ashley (Senior Ro-deo Queen) and Payton Erritt (Junior Rodeo Queen) who

is a student at Southeast Valley High School.Queen candidates are nominated by votes

at meetings and queens participate in parades. “Wedress pretty and wave to people at the parades,” saidAshley.”We try to help out around the community.” Payton explained barrel racing to the children.“There are three barrels and you have a special order togo around the barrels. The fastest barrel racer wins.” “We wear a western shirt, jeans, boots withspurs and cowboy hat. The horse even wears boots to helpprotect their legs.

“If your Hat flies off we don’t stop!” said Pay-ton. “Someone will bring back your hat later. We con-centrate on having the fastest time to win!” She said she has competed for money, buckles,and trophies; and racers can qualify for national finals

and other important rodeos. She showed everyone a beltbuckle she had won that she was wearing that day. “The kids got to practice barrel racing in thegym. They rode stick horses and rode around barrels (clean, plastic garbage cans). They went one at a time andloved seeing who could do it the fastest! They all hadsmiles on their faces,” she said.Rodeo Roping Station... Jessie Green and Mike Towery from the DaytonWrangler’s saddle club made this presentation. Every event at a rodeo has a purpose in everyday life on the farm/ranch, like calf roping they ex-plained. If a cow gets out of its pen you don’t want a carto hit it so you can rope it to provide safety. Ranchersrope a sick calf. They tie up a calf to provide medicine.

He talked about the different types of ropes thata cowboy can use from firm to flimsy; for calf roping youuse a flimsy rope. Jessie also demonstrated different techniques ofroping such as a butterfly move and team roping.With Team Roping

There is a penalty if you miss the calf in whichcase you get no time. If you rope the calf closer than 10feet away, it’s a 10 second penalty.

If you get head and a leg or anything with thecalf’s front legs it’s a penalty. Farmers and ranchers use a hot wire, i.e., elec-tric fence because cattle can walk right through barb wire. Jessie and Mike talked about how leather bootsand leather clothing are made out of the strong skin ofcattle. They concluded saying that everything has apurpose but they ultimately just like to compete!Rodeo Clown...

Tiny, the Rodeo clown, talked to the children.He wore colorful funny clothing. It usually takes an hourto paint his face before a rodeo. Tiny said his job is to entertain the crowd andkeep the bull rider safe. When there is “down time” at arodeo,

Tiny plays games such as a Boot race with thechildren. All the children participated and it was fun foreveryone. They were planning on having Paul & ShirleyWolf bring in some show ponies and Mr. Duncan wasgoing to bring one of his big Shire horse

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