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Nov. 12, 2014 GOWRIE, WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA VOL. 124 NO. 46

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Wednesday, Nov 12 FarnhamvilleFireDept.,7:30p.m.atthe firestation.Thursday, Nov 13 GowrieParksBoard,6:45p.m.attheciviccenter. GowrieJaycees,7:30p.m.atMarvs.Friday, Nov 14 GDC,12:00p.m.attheWCCTAconferenceroomMonday, Nov 17 PrairieValleySchoolBoard,6:00p.m. GowrieCityCouncil,6:45p.m.atthe communitycenter. CallenderLions,7:00p.m.atthecommunitycenter. HarcourtTOPS,8:00a.m.atFaithLutheran ChurchHarcourt.Tuesday, Nov 18 GowrieLibraryBoard,7:00p.m. GowriePoolBoard,7:00p.m.atthelibrary.

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TheSoutheastValleyHighSchoolpre-sentedLegallyBlondelastweekendastheir2014FallMusical.DirectorswereBrandonLouisandBritneyGeisler. Themain characterswereNicoleWil-liamsasElleWoods;JoshGibbonsasWarnerHuntingtonIII;MeganSnyderasBrookeWyn-dham; Zoey Shipley as Chutney Wyndham;Bryce Scott as Professor Callahan; MalachiSwanson as Emmett Forest; Emma Whalenas Vivienne Kensington; Josie BreitsprecherasPauletteandTommyLennonasKyle;SamCompasGrandmasterChad;KeyganBarberasKiki. Delta Nu girls are Heather Baird asGaelen; LeahGibbons asKate;Aaliyah ScottasMargot;KatrinaNelsonasSerena;MorganJacksonasPilar;ToriCrampton;ElizaGeis;jo-rieTrueblood;KatelynPliner;KatieDellachie-sa;JenniferGallentine;LexeeNelson;VanessaScott;andLeahSiebert. Patti Snyder plays Whitney; KendallSandgren as Enid Hoopes; Mitchell Reck asDewey; Daven Rees asAaron Schultz; JalenFuss as Sundeep Agrawal Padamadan; LiamMcDermott is Winthrop; Todd Hamilton asLowell;RawlyGrandfieldasPfortzheimer;Ro-slynRedmanasSaleswoman;HannahFialaasStoreManager;ChazNewholmasJetBluePi-lot;ToriCramptonasSabrina;HillaryOdhiam-boasPrisonGuard;MicaelaReutzelasCashier;KaleighWinklerasStylist;KarriganMentzerasBookishClient;ClaireWhalenasJudge;Hill-aryOdhiamboasBailiff;KelsiSandahlasMomWoodsandCalebGoodhueasDadWoods.

FratboysareHillaryOdhiambo,Mitch-ellReck,SamCompandMueezeAlMushab-bir. Waiters are Caleb Goodhue, HillaryOdhiambo,MitchellReck,andSamComp. Harvard Law Students are LeslieHousken,AddieLenning,BeverlyPousson,andChazNewholm. VideoPerformers(withBrookeW)andInmatesareToriCrampton,KatelynPliner,Mi-caelaReutzel,HannahFiala,RoslynRedman,Kaleigh Winkler, Karrigan Mentzer, ClaireWhalen,AmandaLambert,andEbonyScott. SalonPatronsareLeslieHousken,Ad-dieLenning,andBeverlyPousson. Salon Workers are Amanda LambertandEbonyScott. Over15morestudentshelpedwithcos-tumes, hair and makeup, lighting and sound,advertisingandstagescenes.

Southeast Valley presents Legally BlondeNicole Willams, lead role as Elle. . .

Elle Woods, played by Nicole Williams, decides to go to Harvard to win back her ex-boyfriend.

Elle Woods, played by Nicole Williams, scores a 175 on the test she took to get into Har-vard.

Farnhamville Betterment Club meet Nov. 16

TheFarnhamvilleBettermentClubmetanddiscussedthefollowingeventscomingup.Firstandforemostistheup-comingbrunchoSundayNov.16 tobeheld in theFarnhamvilleCoop-communityroom.Therewillbealltheregularfare likebiscuitsandgravy,eggs,bacon,hashbrownsandlotsoffruit.Theyarehopingforagoodcrowd.

The park planters have been planted withplantsfromDarlaBabcocksoweareveryap-preciativeofthat.

ItwasdecidedtohaveamovieonSat.Dec.20beforeSantacomestotown.ItwillbeheldintheCoopcommunityroom.Watchformoreinformationon this later. Wewill againhaveaChristmasLightingcontestwithprizesgiven.TheywillbejudgedtheweekofDec.15thsowe hope everyone can get their displays andbrightenupthetownfortheholidayseason.Wewisheveryoneagreatholidayseason.

Market Street no longer looks the same. The old cafe, meat shop, garage, empty lot and the old Star Theater are now gone.

Nov. 12, 2014 2 THE GOWRIE NEWSTHE GOWRIE NEWS

The first season of the SoutheastVal-leygirlscrosscountryseasonshowedalotofimprovement andpotential. This years teamlead by returning seniorsAngela Dopita andNicoleWilliams,hadonlythreeunderclassmenthat had competed in a varsity cross countryrace prior to this year. The Jaguars also hadfiveotherrunnerswithpreviouscrosscountryexperienceatdifferentlevelswhilethreeoftheteammembersmadetheircrosscountrydebutatanylevelthisyear. Despite the inexperience, the Jag-uarswereable toclaima thirdplacefinish intheirfirsteverSoutheastValleyinvitationalinGowrie. They also finished 4th at the TwinLakes conference meet and 8th at the statequalifyingmeetinPanora.Their5thplacefin-ishattheFalconinvitationalatIdaGrovewasSoutheastValleysmostimpressiveteamfinishoftheyear. The Jaguarswere lead by juniors Eri-caRittgers and JosieBreitsprecher. Both re-ceived conferencemedalist honorswith a 8thplaceand10thplacefinishrespectively. Ritt-gersearnedindividualmedals6timesthisyearwhileBreitsprecherearned4.NicoleWilliams,AngelaDopita,RyannSteburgandKateDyereachadded1individualmedalfortheyear. SoutheastValleywill losebothAngelaandNicoletograduation.Itwasanhonortocoach these two seniors this year. Theybothworkedveryhardtoimproveandbothprobablyexperienced a little adversity that they had tofighttopushthrough.AngelaandNicolebothworkextremelyhardintheclassroomandbothwill succeed in whatever they do after highschool,commentedCoachNuss. TheJaguars,alongwithEricaandJosie,willreturnsophomoreRyannSteburgwhowasa top7runnerallyear. FreshmanTessaBergandjuniorKateDyer,whobothfoughtthroughsomeinjuriesthisyear,sawagoodportionoftheirseasonrunningvarsitywhilejuniorHan-nahFialaalsocompetedinseveralvarsityracesattheendoftheseason. JuniorsHannahPeterson,SarahNahn-sen, Kendall Sandgren, sophomore MorganJacksonandfreshmanLeslieHouskenwillalso

Jaguar Girls Cross Country team wrapped up their 2014 season

returnnextyearandcompeteforvarsityspotsalongwithseveral8thgradegirlswhohadanoutstanding season. Im already excited fornextseasonwiththegirlsteam.Alotofthemhave started talkingaboutnextyear andhaveset up plans to keep running during the off-season. If they follow through, itwillbe funtowatch them compete come next fall, saidCoachNuss.

Sydney Thurston climbed the 30 foot rock wall at the SV high school Tuesday, Nov. 4. The Army National Guard brings the rock wall to the school once or twice a year.

Security Savings Bank hosts grain and livestock seminar

Security Savings Bank will be holding acateredmealfollowedbyagrainandlivestockmarketing seminar presented by Top ThirdMarketing President andCEOMarkGold onMondayevening,November24that6:00p.m.attheGowrieCommunityCenter.

Goldisaformer20-yearmemberoftheChi-cagoBoardofTradewherehewasapittraderandfloorbroker.Duringhis timeon thefloorMark served asChairman of the Soybean PitCommitteeandon thePublicRelationsCom-mittee.WhilebornandraisedinChicago,MarkearnedaBachelorsdegreeinAgriculturalEco-nomics from theUniversityof Illinois,givinghim unique insights from both the urban andruralperspective.

MarkhasalsobeenafloortraderattheChi-cagoMercantileExchange,InternationalMon-etaryMarket, Sydney Futures Exchange, andtheNewOrleansCommodityExchangewhereheservedasViceChairmanoftheBoardofDi-rectors.

As President and CEO of Top Third AgMarketing LLC,Mark can be heard daily onNebraska radioKRVN,Kansas radioKFRM.Inaddition,MarkisaregularguestanalystonU.S.FarmReport,AgDayTV,andMarkettoMarket.Markstwicedailyaudiograinmarket-ingcommentsarefeaturedonAgWeb.

MarkspassionforAgriculturecanbestbeobservedatoneof the30-40marketingsemi-narshepresentsacrosstheU.S.everyyearforAgbankers,grainelevatorsandotheragricul-turallyorientedfirms.

TheBankrequestsadvancereservationsbycalling(515)352-3333oremailingJonRollef-sonatjrollefson@securitysavingsbank.comformealaccommodations.

Webster County 4-H Fall Tack Auction Sunday, Nov. 16 TheWebsterCo.4-HHorseProjectwillbe having their FallTackAuction onSunday,Nov.16,attheWebsterCountyFairgroundsbe-ginningat1:00p.m. BringyourowntacktosellordonatetotheWebsterCounty4-HHorseProject.Thereisa10%commissionfeeonitemssold.ContactMikeErrittat515-570-6725orRandyKalaharat571-4795withquestions.

Gowrie UMCs Annual Walking Taco DinnerSunday, Nov. 16All proceeds go to Giving Tuesday. . .

The Gowrie UnitedMethodist ChurchwillbehavingtheirannualWalkingTacoDin-nerSunday,Nov.16afterworshipfrom11:30am-1pm. Thisyeartheproceedswillbematcheddollarfordollar,uptothefirstmillioningiftsbyGlobalMinistriesonGivingTuesday,Dec.2.GowrieUMCwouldliketoraise$1,000sothat$2,000canbegiventotheglobalmissionsoftheUnitedMethodistChurch. For more information log onto www.umcmission.org.ComejoinusonNov.16forfun,foodandtomakeadifferenceinourworld.

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Wed., Nov. 12 - Turkey & Dumplings, Green Beans, Mixed Fruit, OJThur., Nov. 13 - Swiss Style Gr. Beef, Squash, Scalloped Cabbage, Blushing Pears, Tomato JuiceFrid., Nov. 14 - Italian Meatloaf, Roasted Red Potatoes, Lima Beans, Cin-namon Apples, w. crunchy top, Raspberry LemonadeMon., Nov. 17 - Spaghetti, Broccoli, Apricots, French BreadTues., Nov. 18 - Pork Sandwich on WW Bun, Baked Beans, Rice Pudding, Raspberry LemonadeWed., Nov. 19 - Baked Chicken, Baked Potato, Peas, Cinnamon Raisin Applesauce, Tomato Juice

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Iowa Farms Associates, Inc. BrokerRoger Williams, AFM-Mike Callon

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Seller/Owner: ESTHER THEISS ESTATE

End of the Year Stats...Rushing

Att. Yds. RushTDsRyanTrue 110 562 5AaronSwieter 94 516 6JayLizer 41 287 3TristanEwing 58 250 3MylesDavis 70 170 3KeatonJondle 19 108 0CamersonAnderson,1 61 1CadeKing 9 59 0AnthonyMendoza,2 17 0ryanGustafson 1 2 0NolanBrand 1 -3 0

Passing Att. Comp Yds/Com. TDsMylesDavis 141 71 50.4 8RyanTrue 13 3 23.1 1

Receiving #Rec. Yds. ReceivingTDsDakotaJaeschke 27 295 3CadeKing 21 290 4ConnerConrad 16 233 2ShanePromes 5 107 0AnthonyMendoza,3 46 0AaronSwieter 2 39 0

Scoring TotalPts RushingPts FGPtsAaronSwieter 36 6 0DakotaJaeschke 33 6 0RyanTrue 32 6 0CadeKing 26 6 0TristanEwing 26 6 0MylesDavis 24 6 0ConnerConrad 22 6 0JayLizer 18 6 0CameronAnderson,6 6 0KeeganGoodwin2 6 0

Tackles Unas. Asst. Solo SacksTom Nahnse 22 70 2Shane Promes 25 55 0Chase Mobley 23 53 0Tristan Ewing 10 44 0Jay Lizer 15 31 0Keaton Jondle 15 29 0Johnny Lautner 9 39 1Logan Boerner 11 34 0Dylan Anderson 14 27 3Conner Conrad 11 24 1Dakota Jaeschke 10 23 2Anthony Mendoza 13 14 0Cade King 10 19 0Ryan True 7 25 0

Koltan Lundberg 1 27 0Owen Oeltjenbruns 5 17 0Brent Black 4 12 0Brent Nelson 3 10 0Aaron Swieter 3 9 0Cameron Anderson 3 4 0Tom Lennon 2 5 0Nick Eslick 1 6 0Sam Berglund 1 5 0Andrew Dorage 1 3 0Ryan Gustafson 1 2 0Jacob Sorenson 0 3 0 Myles Davis 0 3 0Keegan Goodwin 0 3 0Nolan Brand 1 0 0Daven Rees 0 1 0Carter Steck 0 1 0Collin Nordin 0 1 0Jaden Cline 0 1 0

Interceptions Interceptions Return yds. TDsAnthony Mendoza, 2 0 0Shane Promes 2 0 0Conner Conrad 1 46 1Dylan Anderson 1 0 0

Fumble Recoveries Recoveries Return Yards TDsDakota Jaeschke 3 0 0Tristan Ewing 2 0 0Dakota Jaeschke 2 16 1Logan Boerner 1 0 0Shane Promes 1 0 0Chase Mobley 1 0 0

PAT Kicking PAT Att. PATDakota Jaeschke 5 2

FG Kicking Attempts Made Field Goal LongDakota Jaeschke 2 1 25

Kickoffs Kick Offs yds. TouchbacksDakota Jaeschke 38 1568 2Tom Lennon 5 164 0

Punting Punts yds. Longest PuntMyles Davis 25 752 43Cade King 2 64 32

Kick Off Returns KOR yds. KOR for TDsCade King 15 314 0Anthony Mendoza, 6 149 0 Keaton Jondle 6 124 0Jay Lizer 7 117 0Camerson Anderson, 1 16 0Jacob Sorenson 1 11 0Tristan Ewing 1 7 0

Punt Returns Punt Return yds. Punt Ret for TDsJay Lizer 9 12.9 0Cade King 4 10.8 0

2014 SV All District Football Team

The2014SVAllDistrictfootballteamin-cludes:FirstTeamOffense,RyanTrue,MylesDavis,DylanAnderson,CadeKing,TomNahn-sen; First Team Defense Chase Mobley; 2ndTeamOffense,AaronSwieter,ConnerConrad;2ndTeamDefense,JohnnyLautner;HonorableMention,DakotaJaeschke,TristanEwing,andShanePromes.

Friday Night Lights 2014...

By Marcie Boerner

FiveSoutheastValleyHighSchoolstudentshavebeenrecognizedasAcademicAllDistrictstudents.TheyareRyanTrue,CameronAnder-son,ConnoerConrad, ZekeMiller andOwenOeltjenbruns.

Inordertobeeligiblestudentsmustmain-tainaG.P.A.of3.5orhigher.

Five Southeast Valley students receive honors

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Birthdays12-Nov Caitlyn Klingson, Shaun Nimke15-Nov Lori Lusmann16-Nov Pat Fuss, Irene Van Patten17-Nov Laura Coon19-Nov Scott Palmer, David Wooters

Anniversaries15-Nov. Carl and Joanne Saxton; Erwin and Carmen Vosberg.

ByAmandaDeVries TheGowrieFireDepartment has beenraising funds for their new fire station since2013andhavecomealongway.Theycurrent-lyhave$200,000andstillneed theadditional$300,000.Thefundraisingmeterisonthecor-nerofMainSt. andBeekSt. and the artworkwasdonebyretiredPrairieValleyHighSchoolArtteacher,GalenPatrick. Thenewbuildingissaidtobe66x120,bigenough tohouse the largerfire trucksandtherequiredequipment.Thecurrentbuildingisover40yearsoldandFireChiefGregBensonsaid, The trucks have gotten bigger andwewouldliketopurchasenewequipmentbutwecant.Wehaveoutgrownourbuilding.Healsonoted thatwithmoreequipmentcomesmoreresponsibility,;allthefirefightersarevolun-teersandarenationallycertifiedasaFirefighterI,FirefighterIIorboth. Right now the trucks are stacked,meaning if they need a truck in the back, re-sponsetimeiswastedmovingthefrontoneoutof theway. Bensonsaid, Itssocrowdedinthere right now you can barelywalk betweenthetrucks. Therearethreesetfundraisersfor2014,onebeingtheannualtractorpullattheWebsterCountyFairgroundseveryJuly.WebsterCoun-tyFairBoardmemberssaiditdrawsthebiggestcrowdatthefairgroundseveryyear.

Thenextfundraiser is theirannualfishfry,beingheldatthehighschoolinGowrie,Sat-urday,Nov.22.Andthisyeartheyarerafflingoff($20perticket),arestored1952FarmallSu-perCthatwasdonatedbyDocandJeanHub-bard. The raffledrawingwillbe takingplaceon Saturday, Dec. 6 at Macke Gowrie alongwiththeWreathRaffleatapproximately1pm.TicketsforthetractorareavailableatSecuritySavingsBank,HeartlandBank,TheDrillBar-bershop,MackeGowrie, or from anyGowrieFireman. The fundraising drive has differentsponsorlevelsthatarerecognizedifyoudonate$100ormore to thenewbuilding. All levelswillhaveaplaquewiththedonorsnamedis-playedinthebuildingwhenitsdone.Therewillbeaspecialdedicationforanyonethatdonates$25,000ormore. Alistofthelevelsincludes:FirefighterI,$100-$499;FirefighterII,$500-$999;Assi-santChief,$1,000-$4,999;FireChief,$5,000-$10,000;andFireStationDedication,$25,000ormore. Animportantpartofthefundingforthefirestationisifandwhentogetfinancinginthefuture to finish the project. The city cannothelprightnowsincetheyarebondedtothemaxfromthepoolrenovation.Inoneortwoyears,aftersomeofthemoneyispaidbackfromthepool,thecitymighthavetheoptiontohelp.

$200,000 raised for new Gowrie Fire Hall;Larger facility needed to house equipmentFish Fry Saturday, Nov. 22. . .

Another updated needed for the firedepartmentistheirwebsite.TherearealotofpicutrestoseebutBensonistoldtheyneedtostartoverandmakeawholenewwebsite. Comeoutandsupport theGowrieFireDepartmentanywayyoucan.

Southeast Valley FFA fundraising ends Nov. 14Appreciates continued support. . .

TheCentralPlainsFFAChapters fun-draisingprogrambeganOctober23,2014andwillcontinueuntilFriday,Nov.14.Proceedsfrom this endeavor pays for members dues,registrationsandfeesforstateandnationalcon-ventions and incidental costs throughout theschoolyear. The chapter is working with MinntexFundraising, Inc., which is a supporter of theIowaFFAFoundation. The chapter is sellingSunkistNavel oranges fromCalifornia,TexasRio Star grapefruit, Washington apples andpears and Spanish Clementines. The Texasgrapefruit, California orange and Washingtonapple-pearcropsareprojectedtobejustfineatthispoint. The Peanut Shoppe, Inc of Oklahomawill be the wholesaler of our nut products.The chapter is selling Spanish, hot and spicy,andhoneyroastedpeanuts,andpeanutbrittle,.Commentonnutproducts:Thepricesremainedthesamefromayearagoforthepeanutprod-ucts. All Iowa Products: Butter Braids andSmokey Beef Sticks from West Bend, Iowawillbeofferedagainthisyear.SkoglundMeatLockerofWestBendmakestheSmokeyBeefSticks. Ifyoudonotget contactedandwouldliketosupporttheFFAchapterfeelfreetocon-tactoneoftheFFAOfficers.Thechapterappre-ciatesthesupportthecommunityhasprovidedovertheyears.YoucanalsocontactMr.Kehoeattheschoolat515-352-3142. Youcannoworderandpayonline.Justgotothenewschoolwebsite-www.southeast-valley.org.andlookforthelinkOrderFFAFruitOnline. ThisyearsChapterOfficersare:Presi-dent,ShanePromes (Gowrie);VicePresident,CollinNordin (Gowrie); Secretary,AllieBerg(Somers);Reporter,KatieWalrod(Moorland);Treasurer, Riley Rittgers (Gowrie); Sentinel,Erica Nordin (Gowrie); and Parliamentarian,JadenCline(Callender),Historian,BreAhrens(Callender), and Chaplain Mason Bahr(Gowrie).

Kensington Club met Tuesday, Nov. 04Club women enjoy luncheon and school technology tour...

OnTuesday, November 04, 2014, womeninKensingtonClubmetatMulligansforlunchwithhostesses JeanHubbardandDorisPeter-son. Guest speaker, Lois Irwin, Superinten-dentofSoutheastValleyCommunitySchoolinGowrie,presentedinformationabouttechnolo-gybeingusedineducationandansweredques-tionsaskedbythegroup.

Afterlunch,thegroupmetattheSoutheastValleyHighSchoolandwas joinedbyPrinci-pal JimHenrich.As he gave us a tour of thebuilding,wediscussed themany changes andadvancesintechnologythathasbeenprovidedtostudentsnow,ascomparedtoyearsago.

Standing from left to right: Lois Irwin, SVCS at Gowrie, Superintendent; Doris Peterson and Jean Hubbard hostesses, and Jim Henrich, SVCS at Gowrie, Principal

Nov. 12, 2014 5THE GOWRIE NEWSTHE GOWRIE NEWS Down Memory LaneB Y S A R A D O W N S

Again I am wondering if I could gohome again. When I have journeyed outaroundthecountrysidetomyoldhomeareanorthwest of Boxholm I find so much openlandwithnoindicationthattherehadeverbeenhomesteadswithmanyhouses,barns,corncribsandalltheotheroutbuildings.Theyareallgone.Itisbareandplowedgroundwithcropsofcornorbeansinthespringtofall. Now,where exactly did the house sit?Where did the little two room original houseturnedintowashhouseandmilkhousego?Ithad also housed my shiny black with orangetrimHawthorne bike in the south roomalongwiththeoldbarrelchurn.Didsomeoneretrievethelumberfromthebigoldcowbarnwithitsmanystanchionswhere thecowsweremilkedby hand and the cat hung out waiting for itsshare? Howmany tons of hay had occupiedthathayloftandhowmanybushelsofoatshadbeenstoredinthespecialbin? Howaboutthehogshedjusttotheeast?Wouldanyonewantthatlumber?Howdidtheyhandle abandoning thewell thatwas betweenthose two buildings? Was it still producinggood water both for human and animal use?Howmany times had the electric pump beenreplacedandwas theheater stillplaced in thestocktanktokeepthewaterliquefiedinwintersotheanimalscoulfquenchtheirthirst? Whataboutthestorageshedtotheeastof the hog house? Was the block and tacklestill there? Surely if itwas theropeIusedtohaul myself up as I balanced one foot in thebig hook,would have been rotted.What hap-penedtothebigwagonshousedthereandinthemiddleofthecorncrib?Thosewagonshauledmanybushelsofcornandoats. HadtheymettheirWaterlooalongtimeago?AfterallIamremembering70plusyearsago. There should have been some goodbarnwoodinthathugeoldhorsebarntheonewheremyfriendsandcousinsandIspentmanygoodtimesclimbingtotheloftandslid-ingdownthehaytothebottom.Wehaddareddo that but there was absolutely no climbingthetallwindmill.Hadthatwindmillbeendis-mantled or had time donemost of the work?Whataboutthehorseappletreesontheeastofthehorsebarn?Thoseapplesalwaysseemedtoproducebeautifulfruitbuttheywerebad.Why, Im not sure but they wouldmake yousickifyouatethem,soweweretoldandtheywereneverpicked. I cant remember if birdsevenpeckedatthem.Weretheylikethepoi-sonpearsatGrandmas,theonestotheeastofthehousewewerenottopickoreat? Howabout thatoldcorncribjail? Itsemptiness in the summer before the next har-vestprovidedmeandmyfellowcopsandrob-

Remembering the "Old Home Place"...

bers many hours offun. Was it still inuseorhaditfallentoold age as all thingsseem todo? Thebigmachine shed wheredadparkedourcaral-ways appeared to bequitesturdyandIbe-lievewasprobablythenewestbuilding?But,of course it couldntstay because therewere crops to plant.Wheredidallthema-chinerygoand that

Southeast Valley Schedule of Events

Week of Nov 12th to Nov 19thThursday, Nov 13End of 1st TrimesterFriday, Nov 14FCCLA National Cluster Meeting (Nov 14-16)Saturday, Nov 15B V FB SEMIFINAL RO - B V FBSunday, Nov 16FCCLA National Cluster Meeting (Nov 14-16)Wednesday, Nov 19EARLY DISMISSAL 12:30PMTeacher In-service PM

*Schedule is pulled from the PV website for your convenience*www.prairievalley.k12.ia.us

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

Birthdays12-Nov Caitlyn Klingson, Shaun Nimke15-Nov Lori Lusmann16-Nov Pat Fuss, Irene Van Patten17-Nov Laura Coon19-Nov Scott Palmer, David Wooters

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sleigh?Theothervarioussmallbuildingshadprobablydepartedfirst,thehenhouse,thecobhouse,thecoalhouse,thebrooderhouseandtheprivy.How long before all the farmsteadwasdismantledwereallthetreesinthegrovewheremyplayhousehadbeensetupandthoseinthehouseyardremoved?Whatabouttheoldgnarlymulberrytreeandthehayrakeairplane?Didtheygobeforethesmallorchard,thelilacbush-es, the grape vines, the, the flowering shrubs,lilies,irises,liliesofthevalley,mintleavesandothers? If I could wander through that houseagainwoulditseemsolargenow?Haditbeenmodernizedwith full bathing and toilet facili-ties, central or better than coal/woodheating?Werelinoleumrugsreplacedwithinlaidortilein thekitchenandpantry?Did thediningandlivingroomshavefullcarpetingandcouldthedoorbeleftopenyearroundbetweenthedin-ingandlivingrooms?Wasthedownstairsbed-roomstill abedroomorhad it becomeaden,sewingroom,computerroomor???Whathadbeendonewiththelittleroomatthetopofthestairs? I hadalwaysheard that itwas initiallytohavebeenafuturebathroomwhenthehousewasbuiltbutitwasjustastoreroomandwheremomkeptthebigsacksofflourandsugar.Icanremembermytripsforhertorefillhercan-isters.ItalsoheldanoldMurphybedencasedinabigwalnutcabinetthatIneversawopened.WhateverhappenedtotheoldVictrola(namegiventoallphonographsbackthen)withitscyl-indersinsteadofflatdiscrecords? IfIlingeredlongenoughwouldIseethelastinterurbanpassengertrainofthedayheadedforFortDodge?IfIturnedonmyradioatnewstimewouldIsoonhearthebigbuzzfromtherechargingoperationatHopeStation?IfitweresummerandmywindowwasopenandIwasntfullyasleepwouldIheartherumbleofanight-timefreightgoingup the tracksandeven tholatewouldtheysoundtheirwhistleatthecross-ingonlyashortwayfromourplace?InthedaytimecouldIstillwalkdowntothecrossingandheadupthetrackstowardHopestationandpickwildflowersonthewayandmaybescareupapheasantwhohadchosentonestsomewhereinthenearbyundergrowthalongthetracks?CouldIstillpickupthestonychunksofgypsumfromtheFt.Dodgeminewhichhadspilledfromtheopenfreightcars?CouldIstillbalancemyselfontherailsforalongway?-------- Youcantgohomeagainexceptinyourmemoriesbutarent thememorieswonderful?Ifitdoesntallcomebackwecanalwaysfillintheblankswithwhatwefeelitshouldorcouldhavebeen.Happymemoriestoyou.

Another updated needed for the firedepartmentistheirwebsite.TherearealotofpicutrestoseebutBensonistoldtheyneedtostartoverandmakeawholenewwebsite. Comeoutandsupport theGowrieFireDepartmentanywayyoucan.

Southeast Valley FFA fundraising ends Nov. 14Appreciates continued support. . .

TheCentralPlainsFFAChapters fun-draisingprogrambeganOctober23,2014andwillcontinueuntilFriday,Nov.14.Proceedsfrom this endeavor pays for members dues,registrationsandfeesforstateandnationalcon-ventions and incidental costs throughout theschoolyear. The chapter is working with MinntexFundraising, Inc., which is a supporter of theIowaFFAFoundation. The chapter is sellingSunkistNavel oranges fromCalifornia,TexasRio Star grapefruit, Washington apples andpears and Spanish Clementines. The Texasgrapefruit, California orange and Washingtonapple-pearcropsareprojectedtobejustfineatthispoint. The Peanut Shoppe, Inc of Oklahomawill be the wholesaler of our nut products.The chapter is selling Spanish, hot and spicy,andhoneyroastedpeanuts,andpeanutbrittle,.Commentonnutproducts:Thepricesremainedthesamefromayearagoforthepeanutprod-ucts. All Iowa Products: Butter Braids andSmokey Beef Sticks from West Bend, Iowawillbeofferedagainthisyear.SkoglundMeatLockerofWestBendmakestheSmokeyBeefSticks. Ifyoudonotget contactedandwouldliketosupporttheFFAchapterfeelfreetocon-tactoneoftheFFAOfficers.Thechapterappre-ciatesthesupportthecommunityhasprovidedovertheyears.YoucanalsocontactMr.Kehoeattheschoolat515-352-3142. Youcannoworderandpayonline.Justgotothenewschoolwebsite-www.southeast-valley.org.andlookforthelinkOrderFFAFruitOnline. ThisyearsChapterOfficersare:Presi-dent,ShanePromes (Gowrie);VicePresident,CollinNordin (Gowrie); Secretary,AllieBerg(Somers);Reporter,KatieWalrod(Moorland);Treasurer, Riley Rittgers (Gowrie); Sentinel,Erica Nordin (Gowrie); and Parliamentarian,JadenCline(Callender),Historian,BreAhrens(Callender), and Chaplain Mason Bahr(Gowrie).

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ColleenTraster,69,wasof-tensickwithpneumoniaasachild.Tokeeptheyounggirlentertainedwhile she stayed home, Trastersmothergaveherblankpaperdolls.Her mother saw she enjoyed de-signingoutfitsonthebaredollsandsuggestedshebecomeahomeeco-nomicsteacherwhenshegrewup. Thatdidit,shesaid.AtsixyearsoldIknewwhatIwantedtobe. Trastercamefromafamilyofteachers,soforheritwasalmosta given she would follow in thefamilybusiness. There werent very manydifferent kinds of jobs for girls atthat point, she said. You wereeither anurse, a teacher,or a sec-retary. That was the variety, so Iwantedtobeateacher. After she graduated fromIowaStateUniversityin1967withadegreeinhomeeconomicseduca-tionshetraveledaroundIowawithhermomtojobinterviews.Shesaid

after interviewingwith the formerPrairieCommunitySchoolDistrictSuperintendent Don Tracey sheknewshewantedtoworkforhim. He was very businesslikebut you could see that he reallycaredabouthisteachers,shesaid. For example, several yearsafter she had beenworking at thehigh school as a home economicsteachersheplannedatriptoEuropewithsomeoftheotherteachersandTraceycautionedherabout travel-ingabroad. Like a father would, [hesaid]Youbecarefuloverthereandwewantyouhomesafe,shesaid. While she worked inGowrie she also took classes to-wardherMastersdegreeintextileswith a minor in home economicseducation. She began her studiesat Iowa StateUniversity and latertransferredtoIndianaStateUniver-sity,whereshetraveledeachsum-merforclassesuntilshegraduatedin 1971. One of her most memo-

Prairie Valley home economicsteacher marries true love 25 years after meeting

rable summers was 1969 whensheearnedcreditforatriptoNewYorkCity. We got to meet design-ers, she said. We went intosweatshops. I think one that im-pressed me the most [involved]making mens hats and it reallywas a sweatshop, there was somuchsteam. She said New York wasunlikeanycityshehadeverseen,with people partying all night,rampant intoxication, and guardsatapartmentbuildings.ShewasinthecityduringWoodstockandhertourofthecityonahelicopterwascancelledbecauseallthecityshe-licopterswerebeingutilizedattherocknrollfestival. That was an experienceIllnever forgetand Illnevergoback,shesaid.IknewrightthenIwasacountrygirl. During the school yearTraster taught a variety of homeeconomics courses includingcooking,tailoring,andfamilyliv-ing.ShewasalsoqualifiedtoteachEnglishandChemistrybecauseof

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thecoursesshetookincollegebutshe chose to stick to her area ofpassion. Itoldthemiftheyputmein a chemistry room theyd haveanewadditiontotheschool,she

Colleen Traster and Dar-old Traster working in their gar-den in 2001.

Colleen and Darold Traster riding together on a tractor in the 1993 Fourth of July parade.

Colleen Traster Continued on page 8...


Rosie GaworskiFriends and family please join us incelebrating Rosie Gaworskis 90thBirthday on Sunday, November 23,2014 at Faith Lutheran Church inHarcourt with refreshments servedfrom 9-10:30 a.m.

Feel free to stay for the 10:30 service where we will besinging some of Rosies favorite hymns. Cards can besent to: P.O. Box 32, Harcourt, IA 50544.

Hosted with love by her family; Daughters: Jeanne (Tony),Judy (Doug), Granddaughters; Lindsay (Kyle), Melissa(Chad) and Great Grandchildren; Hudson and Aurora.

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ByKatieWalrod The87thNationalFFAConventionandExpowasheldOctober29-31,inLouisville,Kentuckywith over 60,000members, parentsand guests present. Seven Southeast ValleyFFAmembers and their advisor, SteveKehoejoined the Central Plains FFA Chapter in at-tendingthisyearsevent.Theytraveledwith11otherchaptersfromCentralIowa. SoutheastValleymembersparticipatingthisyearwereAllieBerg,JoshuaCarlson,RyanCollen, Anna Heatherington, Travis Jones,BryceScott,KatieWalrod,andMr.Kehoe.Thesouthbushadmembersandadvisorsfromthefollowinghighschools:Gilbert,GrundyCen-ter,SouthHamilton(Jewell),SoutheastValley(Gowrie), Roland-Story, and West Marshall(StateCenter). The first order of business on the tripwas to tourMammothCaveNationalParkonWednesday,Oct.29.MammothCaveNationalParkispartoftheGreenRiverValleyandhillycountryof southcentralKentucky.This is theworld'slongestknowncavesystem,withmorethan400milesexplored.Thetourthroughthecavesystemwasabouttwomilesinlength. Thegroupwent to theopeningsessioninFreedomHallonWednesdayeveningtohearremarksfrommotivationalspeakerNickVuji-cic.Withoutanymedicalexplanationorwarn-ing,Mr.Vujicicwasbornin1982inMelbourne,Australia,without arms and legs. His speechwastitledNoLimbsNoLimits.Through-outhischildhood,Nicknotonlydealtwiththetypical challenges of school and adolescence,buthealsostruggledwithdepressionandlone-liness. Nickconstantlywonderedwhyhewasdifferentthanalltheotherkids.Hequestionedthepurposeoflife,orifheevenhadapurpose.According toNick, thevictoryoverhisstrug-gles,aswellashisstrengthandpassionforlifetoday,canbecredited tohis faith.His family,friendsandthemanypeoplehehasencounteredalong the journey have inspired him to carryonaswell.To learnmoreaboutNickVujicic,youcanvisithiswebsiteLifewithoutlimbs-http://www.lifewithoutlimbs.org. Thethirddayofthetrip,thegroupbe-gan their morning traveling and touring theLouisvilleSluggerfactoryandmuseum.Theywatcheda20minutevideoandthentouredthefactorywheretheymanufacturedbaseballbats.Therestoftheafternoonthestudentsspenttheir

timeattheconventionsitetouringtheFFACa-reerShowexhibits. ThedayendedobservingtheFFAtalentcompetitionandattendingthethirdgeneralses-sion.ThekeynotespeakeratthethirdgeneralsessionwasMr.Donnie Smith, President andCEOofTysonFoods,Inc.Mr.Smithsenthu-siasmforTysonFoodsiscontagiousamongthecompanys115,000TeamMembers.Appointedtohis role as president andCEO in2009, hispassionisthehallmarkofhistenureatthecom-pany,whichhejoinedin1980.DailyheguidesTysonFoodstobeacompanywithaconscience,focusedonfeedingtheworldgreat,affordablefood,whilealsomakingapositivedifferenceinpeopleslives. ThestudentsgotupearlyFridaymorn-ing and attended the workshop titled TheSWAGtastic Voyage: A Journey to a Life ofService.ThisworkshopwillhelpFFAmem-bersunderstandservantleadershipandprovidethemsteps toaccomplish it throughS.W.A.G.(Service, WinningAttitude, Goals). After theworkshop, thewholeIowacontingencytouredChurchill Downs where the Kentucky Derbyisheldeachyear. Thegrouphadabrief tourofthefacility,watchedavideoandthentouredthemuseum.Afterthetour,thegroupchangedclothesandheadedhome.

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The students toured Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The students from the left to right are Anna, Allie, Katie, Travis, Joshua, Ryan and Bryce.


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said remembering an explosion her and a labpartnercausedinhercollegechemistryclass. Trastersaidshealwayssoughttoteachpracticalactivitiessuchassewing,balancingacheckbook,andinteriordesign.Sheevenaskedparentsforinputonskillstoaddtohercurricu-lum IfIcouldteachthemsomethingthatIfelttheycoulduseintheirlaterlifeI[thought]Ihadreallydoneagoodjob,shesaid. Shesaidsheremembersherclasseswerefunforthechildrenbecauseshetriedtoinvolvethem in projects and assignment anyway shecould.Someexamplesincludeafashionshowforsewingclasses,3Dmodelsofroomsforin-teriordesign,andcateringopportunitiesforad-vancedcookingstudents. Home[economics]isaclasswhereyoucan have more freedom, she said. Theyvegot their hands doing so many projects andwhentheyredoingsomanyprojectstheycanvisitwitheachother. Inadditiontoteaching,TrasterwastheadvisorfortheFutureHomemakersofAmericaatPrairieValleyHighSchool,where studentscouldparticipateincompetitiveeventsrelatedtotheirhomeeconomicsskillsandknowledge.ShewasalsodirectorfortheFutureHomemak-ersofAmericastatecampforthreesummers. WhileTrasterwassurroundedbychil-drenthroughouthercareersheneverhadanyofherownbecauseshedidntmarryhusbandDar-oldTrasteruntilshewas47.Shemethimwhenshe firstmoved to town in 1967 but shewasdiscouraged frompursuinghimas a romanticinterestbythewomanshewasstayingwith. Twenty-fiveyearslaterImarriedhim,shesaid. The couple reconnected in 1991 af-terDaroldTrasterhadbypass surgery.Heap-proachedColleenTrastertoaskifsheknewanynurseswhocouldhelphimwithhisdiet. Then we were on this wellness kickandwewouldwalkaroundthetrack,shesaid.So we were walking and walking and nextthing you know we were holding hands andwalking. The couple was married in 1992. InretirementColleenTraster andDaroldTrasterenjoy their time together by traveling, oftentimestoAmishcountry.ColleenTrasterisalsothe treasurer for theGowrieQuilters and sheattendsthequiltshowinKalonasAmishcom-munityeveryyear. Ienjoyedmysinglelife,shesaid.IdidalotofthingsIwouldnthavedoneother-wise[but] Iwouldhaveratherhadbeenmar-riedWecouldhavehadsomuchfunsomuchlonger.

A competition for the Future Homemakers of America were Amy Warrick (far left), Cindy Buck, Amy Gustofson, Colleen Traster, and Tiffany Keyser.

Colleen Traster displaying a quilt she made for her and her husband.

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ByJillViles If Sundays attendance at the paranor-mal research seminar is an accurate measureofinterest,Gowrieiscertainlyahubforthosecuriousaboutsupernaturaloccurrences. Morethan65peoplecrowdedintotheGowriecom-munitycentertocatchaglimpseofRIPP,Re-searchersinParanormalPhenomenon. The group, founded in 2009, seeks toinvestigateanddocumentcasesofparanormalactivity.RIPP,comprisedofsixmembers,de-scribe themselves as a group of friends whocame together through mutual interest in theparanormal.Theydonotproposetodefineex-actlywhathasoccurredatthesiteofahaunting,butrathertodocumenttheactivity,ifpossible,and respond to those affected in a caring andpersonalmatter. Sometimes this type of investigationstirsupcontroversyinthecommunity,explainedJeanette Thanupakron, lead investigator andcasemanager.AsherchildrenattendedprivateCatholicschoolatSt.EdmundsinFortDodge,shedescribedbeingcalledintoapriestsofficetospeakaboutherwork. Hewasveryconcernedaboutme,saidThanupakron,butIexplainedallthemembersofmyteamaredevotedChristians.Godover-seesalldemonicactivity.Hecanoverruleit. She says all themembers of the teamseek out the presence ofGod as they ventureinsideasitesuspectedtobehaunted. Italmostfeelslikeyouvewalkedintoanotherdimension,explainedThanupakronasshedescribedherfirst steps into the infamousVillisca home, subject to a brutal rampage in1912. Itfeltasthoughsomethingwassittingonmychest. You must remember, she continued,wedontgointothisforfunandgames,wegobecauseweknowthatsomethingisthere. JeannetteThanupakorninsistsherabil-itytobelieveinthesupernaturalstemsfromherownpast.Hergrandmotherhadalwaysinsist-ed she felt a presence in her home. Jeanette,a skeptic at the time, recalledhowhergrand-motherinsistedshesawamaninherhome. Duringonevision,hergrandmotherrosetoofferherhand,butthemandisappearedintovapor,insistingitwasnthertimeyet.Jeanettebought the home six months after her grand-motherdied,andsaidthatshetoosensedapres-enceinherroom. Asshelayinherbed,sherolledovertoseeacloudymistatherbedside.Tothisdayshesaysshecantrememberthevisual,butshewillneverforgetthewooshsoundoftheentity.

Shortly after this experience, she soldthehomeandmovedaway. Additionally,Jeanetterecalledanunfor-gettableeventinherlifetosupportherbeliefintheparanormal.Sadly,hersisterwastakenofflifesupport,andduringherpassing,AmazingGrace,playedinthebackground. Years later, as Jeanette drove past hersisters tombstone, the car radio changed thestationandbegantoplay,AmazingGrace. It is this type of contact that she nowtriestoseekoutinsitesofparanormalphenom-enon.IntheVilliscahome,thegroupcampedoutwithcamerasandwaitedpatientlyforsignsfrombeyond.Atonepointduringtheirrecord-ing of events, theywitnessed blocks knockedfromadressertop,aswellasaclosetdoortheopenedandclosedontheircommand. She insists these circumstances dontoccurinatimelyfashion,ashergroupoftenhadtowaitpatientlyforanevent,sometimesevenwatchingforanhourormore. Inanothervideoclipshowntothoseinattendance,achildsdresshangingontheclosetdoorappearstomoveeversosubtlyeventhoughnowindwaspresent. When questioned about the possibil-ityofachildspresenceinahaunting,Jeanetteinsistschildrenarefreeofthespiritworldandtraveltoheaveninstead. Sometimesanentityresponds to being spoken to like a child, andthiswasdemonstratedduringanaudioplaybackwhereaspiritwasencouragedtocloseaclosetdoor. Atfirst,gentlecajolingwasusedtoin-vokea response,butultimately,asternparentvoice, Imnotgoing towait any longer,youmustshutthatdoor!provokedadoorclosurecapturedonvideotape.

Supernatural life discussed in Gowrie;group claims to be Christian based65 attend at Gowrie Community Center. . .

Gowries Thanksgiving Dinner Nov. 27At Gowrie Community Center...

DavidH.AndersonandKevinSayleswillbehostingacommunityThanksgivingdinnerinGowrieNov. 27, ThanksgivingDay at noon.ThedinnerwillbeheldattheGowrieCommu-nityCenter,nexttothelibrary.

ThedinnerisopentoeveryoneintheSouth-eastValleyarea.ThisisthethirdannualdinnerputonbyAndersonandSaylesandeachyearthenumberofattendeeshasgrown.

RSVPsarerequestedbutnotrequired.FormoreinformationortoRSVPcallKevinat515-408-3158andleaveamessage.

Thedinnerisbeingsponsoredbylocalbusi-neses.

Gowrie Library Book and Bake Sale Nov. 15

The Gowrie Public Library will be host-ingtheirCoffee/BookandBakeSaleSaturday,Nov.15from8:00a.m.-11:30a.m.

The Coffee/Book and Bake Sale will beheldattheGowrieCommunityCenter.

Everyone that attends can enjoy goodiesandacupofcoffeewhilebrowsingthroughthelargeselectionofbooks.

FundswillbematchedbyThrivent.

Former Dayton, Harcourt Rev. Cotton holds book signing Sunday, Nov. 23Iowa Roots newly published. . . Retired Rev. William Cotton, DesMoines, will be available for two book sign-ings of his recently published book Iowa Roots Sunday,Nov. 23. Rev.Cotton servedtheHarcourt andDaytonMethodist Churchesfrom1973-1977. HisnewbooktellsoftheinfluencetheSwedishdescendantshadonthesetwochurches.ThebookalsoincludestheinfluenceoftheIrishontheEmmetsburgMethodistChurchwhereheservedaftertheHarcourt/Daytoncharge. The first book signing will be at theHarcourtMethodistChurchat10am,followingtheirworshipservice.Rev.CottonwillbeattheDaytonMethodistChurchat11:30amfollow-ingtheir10:30worshipservice. Rev.CottonalsopublishedAMadisonCountyJournal,thatwasreleasedin2012. FormoreinformationpleasecontacttheDaytonUMCat515-547-2225orShirleyGus-tafsonat515-408-5290.

Mara Nichols is a successful lawyer,devoted wife, and adoptive mother who hasreceivedalife-shatteringdiagnosis.ScottCoff-man,amiddleschoolteacher,hasbeenfoster-inganeight-year-oldboywhiletheboysmoth-er servesa jail sentence.Scott andMarabothhavefivedaysleftuntiltheymustsaygood-byetotheonestheylovethemost. Through their stories, Julie LawsonTimmerexplorestheindividuallimitsofhumanenduranceand thepowerof relationships,andshows that sometimes loving someonemeansholdingon,andsometimesitmeanslettinggo.

In the Villisca home, the group camped out with cameras and waited pa-tiently for signs from beyond.

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The National Acrobats of China

Colorfully costumed acrobats and contortionists defy gravity with their jaw-dropping, nail-biting acts. This troupe

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Brad Lane, Gowrie, elected to the Iowa Bankers Association Board of Directors Brad Lane, Executive Vice PresidentofSecuritySavingsBankinGowrie,Iowahasbeen elected to the IowaBankersAssociation(IBA)BoardofDirectorsfor2014-2015.LanebeganhistermontheboardduringtheIBAAn-nualConvention,Sept.21-23,inDesMoines. Brad is an experienced and trustedleaderforhisbankandhiscommunity,andweare fortunate to have him serve on our asso-ciationsboardofdirectorsasa leaderforourindustry, said IBA President and CEO JohnSorensen.HisexpertiseandservicewillbenefitIowabanksandthecommunities theysupportduringtheyearahead. Officerswerenominatedandapprovedby IBAmember banks from across the state.The IBA board of directors is responsible forsettingpolicyandoverseeingthegeneralopera-tionoftheIBA,whichsupportstheIowabank-ingindustryinhelpingIowanstoachievetheirfinancialgoals. Brad began his career in IowaCity atthe Iowa State Bank & Trust Company andthen returned to his hometown area to workatSecuritySavingsBank. He is currentlyonthe Stewart Memorial Community HospitalBoard,GowrieMunicipalUtilitiesTrustee,Cityof Gowrie Parks Board, Community BankersofIowaLeadersofTomorrowandtheGowrieGrowthGroup.Heisalsoinvolvedinhelpingout Southeast Valley's athletic programs andcoacheshiskidsinseveraldifferentsports. Bradmakes his home in Gowrie withwife,Jenniferandthreechildren,Jordan,CarterandMadison.BradisagraduateoftheUniver-

sityofIowa,IowaSchoolofBanking,GraduateSchoolofBankinginColorado,andisaCerti-fiedCommunityLender(CCL). SecuritySavingsBankhasbeenlocallyowned and operated for over 100 years withoffices in Boxholm, Dayton, Farnhamville,Gowrie,HarcourtandLehigh.

Brad Lane, Executive Vice President of Security Savings Bank in Gowrie, Iowa has been elected to the Iowa Bankers Associ-ation (IBA) Board of Directors for 2014-2015

Southeast Valley School eligible to win $1,000 Promoting financial literacy to students. . .

The Southeast Valley High School iseligible to win a $1,000 cash prize while theeducators increase the students financial un-derstandingthroughtheIowaFinancialKnow-HowChallenge. TheChallenge,sponsoredbyIowaStu-dentLoan in partnershipwith the IowaDe-partment of Education, the Iowa Jump$tartCoalition,JuniorAchievementofCentralIowaandtheIowaCollegeAccessNetwork,rewardsIowahighschooleducatorswhopromotecriti-calfinancialliteracyskillsbyusingtwoonlinetutorialsintheirclassroom. Teacherswhoregisteratwww.IowaStu-dentLoan.org/EnterChallenge and work withtheirstudentstoexperienceStudentLoanGamePlanandROCIRealityCheckbyJan.31willbeenteredintoadrawingforone of 30, $1,000 cash prizes intended to improve winningschoolsfinancialliteracyprogramsandschol-arshipfunds. The Challenge also helps schools sat-isfyfinancialliteracyrequirementsfortheIowaCore 21st Century Skills when educators useeachtoolaloneordesigntheirowncurriculum.IowaStudentLoanoffersclassroomguidesthatprovide discussion and assignment topics, aswellasacorrelationtotheIowaCore. Beginning in January, Southeast Val-ley seniors who plan to attend college may also qualify for $1,500 scholarships in theIowa Financial Know-HowChallenge: SeniorScholarshipbycompletingthetwofinanciallit-eracytutorialsandscoringamongthetop20onarelatedassessment. Information about the Senior Scholar-ship will be available on www.IowaStudent-Loan.orglaterthisyearandwillalsobeontheSoutheastValleywebpage.

Five Days Left

by Julie Lawson Timmer

Mara Nichols is a successful lawyer,devoted wife, and adoptive mother who hasreceivedalife-shatteringdiagnosis.ScottCoff-man,amiddleschoolteacher,hasbeenfoster-inganeight-year-oldboywhiletheboysmoth-er servesa jail sentence.Scott andMarabothhavefivedaysleftuntiltheymustsaygood-byetotheonestheylovethemost. Through their stories, Julie LawsonTimmerexplorestheindividuallimitsofhumanenduranceand thepowerof relationships,andshows that sometimes loving someonemeansholdingon,andsometimesitmeanslettinggo.

Crate of chickens Thefarmerssonwasreturningfromthemarketwiththecrateofchickenshisfatherhadentrustedtohim,whenallofasuddentheboxfellandbrokeopen. Chickensscurriedoffindifferentdirec-tions, but the determinedboywalked all overthe neighborhood scooping up the waywardbirdsandreturning themto therepairedcrate.Hopinghehad found themall, theboy reluc-tantlyreturnedhome,expectingtheworst. Pa, the chickens got loose, the boyconfessed sadly, but I managed to find alltwelveofthem. Well, you did real good, son, thefarmerbeamed.Youleftwithseven.

The FFA group just finished the two mile tour of the Mammoth Cave National Park. The students left to right are Travis Jones, Bryce Scott, Joshua Carlson, Ryan Collen, Katie Walrod, Allie Berg, and Anna Heatherington.

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The 6th grade volleyball team played in the Fort Dodge Parks & Rec league. Pictured from left to right in the first row are Sydney Carlson, Shayna Steck, and Abbie Burger. Pic-tured left to right in the middle row are Kiersten Fisher, Morgan Farnham, Shaylin Carlson, and Emily Jaeschke. Pictured left to right in the back row are Bailey Baker, Jordan Dorsey, Chloe Hicks, and Chyann Hicks. Not pictured is Addie Corell.

nov 12, 2014 - gowrie news

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