April 27, 2016 GOWRIE, WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA VOL. 126 NO. 17 Visit www.daytongowrienews.com for your local news... The women of Zion Lutheran Church invite you to attend their annual coffee and bake sale on May 3 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Gowrie. All proceeds will go to Lutheran Services of Iowa. By Jill Viles The Prairie Valley School Board met the eve- ning of April 20 to discuss the district’s audit as well as other issues facing the district. The auditor for the Prairie Valley School District has that suggested changes need to be made in terms of fundraising policies for the district. For the protection of students, teachers, and par- ents, funds collected should be processed through the school offices. This is not meant to suggest there is anything amiss at the time, but rather to make sure even the appearance of improper handling of funds does not occur. “We have a ways to go in this area,” superinten- dent, Lois Irwin, candidly admits. It was suggested that proper money management for high school fundraisers was of highest priority at this time. Irwin said she would like to meet with the high school community regarding this issue and report back to the board. Board secretary Lisa Willardson reminded all in attendance of the value of fundraising for the district. “I’d like to reiterate $22,000 came in from fundraisers,” she said. Next, it was discussed that some athletic events raise more revenue than others. For example, football generates much more than wrestling. It was noted that gate money, funds paid for admission to athletic events, are a school event. “I think the revenue for the more popular events should be divided to help sports without a great deal of revenue,” offered board member Jim Carlson. The other members of the board concurred. Willardson announced numerous accounts have been consolidated to form separate operating and fund- raising accounts and this is a much more streamlined ap- proach. Overall the district’s auditor was pleased with the district’s accounting; however, he cautioned he “was not happy,” about the deficit in daycare. However, it was noted the rent the daycare is paying to utilize school space in the elementary building is serving to lower this deficit. Board members Shannon Miller and Jim Car- Auditor advises PV School fundraising policies need to change; accounting vital $22,000 raised in PV School fundraising last year. . . By Jill Viles novel program to boost Gowrie’s green thumb. At first, McDermott teased those in attendance for the April 18 city council meeting, by placing a slide of the “String Theory,” in his PowerPoint presentation. However, all were relieved as he removed the cumbersome equations and instead focused on endeav- ors, both large and small, that citizens and/or business SV senior proposes changes to convert Gowrie into a “green” community Liam McDermott at Gowrie City Council . . . G oing green isn’t hard,” he suggested. “ “We need to share in both one another’s prosperity as well as our crises. ” members could do to im- prove Gowrie’s appeal as a “green community.” Liam, who plans t o study phys- i c s at ISU next fall, proclaims himself to be a “fan of mismatched socks.” He also expressed that as a millen- nial, he has a strong and powerful voice, and seeks to encourage others to be “advocates of sustainable living.” Approximately seven other Southeast Valley students at- tended the meeting in a show of support for McDermott. McDermott suggested that the crisis the world is facing in terms of global warming, and will face in com- ing years, is akin to the fears America had regarding a nuclear weapon attack. As Americans came to fear a po- tential attack, many created fallout shelters to quell fear. According to Liam, many people around the world now seek to combat the effects of global warm- ing, and other environmental distress by creating greener communities. One way a greener business community could support the cause would be to create raised wooden garden beds. McDermott then introduced the four “R’s” of his proposal: reduce, react, regrow, and realize. He explained this type of community fosters interdepen- dence. He models his efforts on the Incredible Todmor- den Green Route. (See attached internet address) http:// www.incredible-edible-todmorden.co.uk/blogs/?c=the- green-route. “Going green isn’t hard,” he suggested. “We need to share in both one another’s prosperity as well as our crises.” Additionally, such practices reduce food waste. Another benefit is that in an era promoting environmental responsibility, Gowrie’s efforts to promote these types of practices may attract more people to live in Gowrie, as well as support local businesses. Liam McDermott emphasized his proposal is pliable; in fact, he insists it has to be. He acknowledges it’s a big project, but suggests that adding even just a hint of “green” may attract others to fol- low suit. He suggested the sidewalk areas in front of Jamboree Foods, as well as Marv’s might be great places to incorporate side- walk planters, for example. “It sounds cool,” said councilmember Joe Harrison. “I like the idea.” The one source of contention was the potential strain on snow removal as workers would have to negoti- ate equipment around large raised garden planters. Liam suggested members of the community could help supply resources to one another. For exam- ple, he advocates substituting hay for mulch. However, he did say money is, of course, the main item required to turn dreams into reality. Additionally, he suggested stones for pathways would be another optimal contribu- tion. “If you’re interested in compost, I’ve got a lot I throw away,” offered Jeff Peterson, owner of Jamboree Foods and a city council member. In conclusion, Mayor Gayle Redman suggested the presentation would be very useful at a Gowrie Devel- opment Commission meeting. Gowrie Parks update The Gowrie Parks Board made a presentation. Dave Hoover announced the projected costs of incor- porating a new baseball diamond at Brockett Park to be $30,422 from start to finish including labor. At this point in time, this does not appear to be doable, so other options will be explored and discussed. Following this, those in attendance discussed various problems with the restroom situation, especially during sports practice times throughout the week. Park restrooms around Gowrie have been closed due to van- dalism. It was noted that at one point, even a light fixture was stolen from a city park restroom. Some coaches have been offering the code to unlock the restroom as children practicing require the fa- cilities. This has led to children sharing the code with one another, and it was only intended that the coaches know the code. Dave suggested we should move toward a key instead. Also, it was discussed that many do not close up the restrooms upon completion of practice. PV School continued on page 10...
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April 27, 2016 GOWRIE, WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA VOL. 126 NO. 17
Visit www.daytongowrienews.com for your local news...
The women of Zion Lutheran Church invite you to attend their annual coffee and bake sale on May 3 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Gowrie. All proceeds will go to Lutheran Services of Iowa.
By Jill Viles The Prairie Valley School Board met the eve-ning of April 20 to discuss the district’s audit as well as other issues facing the district. The auditor for the Prairie Valley School District has that suggested changes need to be made in terms of fundraising policies for the district.
For the protection of students, teachers, and par-ents, funds collected should be processed through the school offices. This is not meant to suggest there is anything amiss at the time, but rather to make sure even the appearance of improper handling of funds
does not occur. “We have a ways to go in this area,” superinten-dent, Lois Irwin, candidly admits.
It was suggested that proper money management for high school fundraisers was of highest priority at this time. Irwin said she would like to meet with the
high school community regarding this issue and report back to the board. Board secretary Lisa Willardson reminded all in attendance of the value of fundraising for the district. “I’d like to reiterate $22,000 came in from fundraisers,”
she said. Next, it was discussed that some athletic events raise more revenue than others. For example, football generates much more than wrestling. It was noted that gate money, funds paid for admission to athletic events, are a school event. “I think the revenue for the more popular events should be divided to help sports without a great deal of revenue,” offered board member Jim Carlson. The other members of the board concurred. Willardson announced numerous accounts have been consolidated to form separate operating and fund-raising accounts and this is a much more streamlined ap-proach. Overall the district’s auditor was pleased with the district’s accounting; however, he cautioned he “was not happy,” about the deficit in daycare. However, it was noted the rent the daycare is paying to utilize school space in the elementary building is serving to lower this deficit. Board members Shannon Miller and Jim Car-
Auditor advises PV School fundraising policies need to change; accounting vital$22,000 raised in PV School fundraising last year. . .
By Jill Viles Southeast Valley senior Liam McDermott pro-posed a novel program to boost Gowrie’s green thumb. At first, McDermott teased those in attendance for the April 18 city council meeting, by placing a slide of the “String Theory,” in his PowerPoint presentation. However, all were relieved as he removed the cumbersome equations and instead focused on endeav-ors, both large and small, that citizens and/or business
SV senior proposes changes to convertGowrie into a “green” communityLiam McDermott at Gowrie City Council . . .
Going green isn’t hard,” he suggested.
““We need to share in both one another’s prosperity
as well as our crises. ”
members could do to im-prove Gowrie’s appeal as a “green community.” L i a m , w h o plans t o study phys-i c s at ISU next fall, p r o c l a i m s himself to be a “fan of mismatched socks.” He also expressed that as a millen-nial, he has a strong and powerful voice, and seeks to encourage others to be “advocates of sustainable living.” Approximately seven other Southeast Valley students at-tended the meeting in a show of support for McDermott. McDermott suggested that the crisis the world is facing in terms of global warming, and will face in com-ing years, is akin to the fears America had regarding a nuclear weapon attack. As Americans came to fear a po-tential attack, many created fallout shelters to quell fear. According to Liam, many people around the world now seek to combat the effects of global warm-ing, and other environmental distress by creating greener communities. One way a greener business community could support the cause would be to create raised wooden garden beds. McDermott then introduced the four “R’s” of his proposal: reduce, react, regrow, and realize. He explained this type of community fosters interdepen-dence. He models his efforts on the Incredible Todmor-den Green Route. (See attached internet address) http://www.incredible-edible-todmorden.co.uk/blogs/?c=the-green-route. “Going green isn’t hard,” he suggested. “We need to share in both one another’s prosperity as well as our crises.”
Additionally, such practices reduce food waste. Another benefit is that in an era promoting environmental responsibility, Gowrie’s efforts to promote these types of practices may attract more people to live in Gowrie, as well as support local businesses. Liam McDermott emphasized his proposal is pliable; in fact, he insists it has to be. He acknowledges it’s a big project,
but suggests that adding even just a hint of “green” may attract others to fol-low suit. He suggested the sidewalk areas in front of Jamboree Foods, as well as Marv’s might be great places to incorporate side-walk planters, for example. “It sounds cool,” said councilmember Joe
Harrison. “I like the idea.” The one source of contention was the potential strain on snow removal as workers would have to negoti-ate equipment around large raised garden planters. Liam suggested members of the community could help supply resources to one another. For exam-ple, he advocates substituting hay for mulch. However, he did say money is, of course, the main item required to turn dreams into reality. Additionally, he suggested stones for pathways would be another optimal contribu-tion. “If you’re interested in compost, I’ve got a lot I throw away,” offered Jeff Peterson, owner of Jamboree Foods and a city council member. In conclusion, Mayor Gayle Redman suggested the presentation would be very useful at a Gowrie Devel-
opment Commission meeting.Gowrie Parks update The Gowrie Parks Board made a presentation. Dave Hoover announced the projected costs of incor-porating a new baseball diamond at Brockett Park to be $30,422 from start to finish including labor. At this point in time, this does not appear to be doable, so other options will be explored and discussed. Following this, those in attendance discussed various problems with the restroom situation, especially during sports practice times throughout the week. Park restrooms around Gowrie have been closed due to van-dalism. It was noted that at one point, even a light fixture was stolen from a city park restroom. Some coaches have been offering the code to unlock the restroom as children practicing require the fa-cilities. This has led to children sharing the code with one another, and it was only intended that the coaches know the code. Dave suggested we should move toward a key instead. Also, it was discussed that many do not close up the restrooms upon completion of practice.
PV School continued on page 10...
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Wednesday, April 27 • Farnhamville Fire Dept., 7:30 p.m. at the fire station.Monday, May 2 • Harcourt TOPS, 8:00 a.m. at Faith Lutheran Church Harcourt. • Cub Scout Pack 42, 6:00 p.m. at the Callender Heritage Library/ Community CenterTuesday, May 3• Farnhamville American Legion Post #510 and Sons of the American Legion, 7:00 p.m., Legion building.• Rose Lodge #506, 7:30 p.m.
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WCCTA Announces The 3 Pick-It March Mania Winners Webster-Calhoun Cooperative Telephone Asso-ciation is pleased to announce the winners of the Pick-It March Mania college basketball contest. Out of over 196 participants in our 16 communities, first place went to Nan Thede of Badger, Iowa. Nan earned the most points in the contest and was awarded a $200 bill credit. Will Fevold of Gowrie came in second place and received $100 bill credit, and Jenny Marshall of Paton finished in third and won a $50 bill credit. Contest participants were invited to pick who they predicted to win the NCAA men’s college basket-ball championship tournament games and earned points for each game they picked correctly. The contest was conducted online and sponsored by Webster-Calhoun Cooperative Telephone Association (WCCTA). Com-munity members can visit WCCTA at 1106 Beek Street in Gowrie, Monday-Friday during business hours. “Offering this each year creates a friendly ri-valry between members as they compete and watch who wins during the tournament action,” states Marcie Boerner, Office Manager at WCCTA “Participants can see where they rank against their friends and neighbors and see others completed brackets.” The March Mania contest ended April 4th after the Villanova Wildcats beat the North Carolina Tarheels to win the championship game.
Harcourt City Wide Garage SaleCome look for treasure... The Harcourt City wide garage sales will begin Friday, April 29 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday hours will be 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Come and see enjoy the day by looking for trea-sures at the city wide garage sale.
FFA members across Iowa celebrated success when they gathered for the 88th Iowa FFA Leadership Conference on April 18-19th at Iowa State University’s Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. The Iowa FFA State Leadership Conference is the 5th largest of its kind in the National FFA Organization. There were over 5,500 members and guests present this year which set an all-time record for attendance. “Amplify”, the theme for this year’s convention, was geared toward supreme dedication to leadership, growth, and success. It also challenged FFA members to think about how they can “Amplify” in everything that they do. Members who attended this year were: Allie Berg, Mason Bahr, Ben Carlson, Joshua Carlson, Nick Eslick, Gordon Grossnickle, Anna Heatherington, Ryan Jondle, Clayton Kiefer, Landon Pontius, Owen Oeltjen-bruns, Riley Rittgers, and Bryce Scott. The annual conference provided agricultural education students the opportunity to participate in Ca-reer Development Event competitions, be recognized for accomplishments in events during the past year, become inspired by motivational speakers, interact with college and business professionals, and develop leadership skills. Chapter delegates and Iowa FFA Officers will also con-duct the annual business session to make decisions for the student-run Iowa FFA Association. The chapter won the Ambassador Award for the North Central District by donating the most funds toward the Iowa FFA Foundation. Bryce Scott was a member of the FFA Band. Allie Berg, Josh Carlson, Anna Heather-ington, and Owen Oeltjenbruns earned the Iowa FFA Academic Achievement Award by maintaining a GPA above 3.50. The chapter earned a silver rating and was ranked 24th in the National Chapter Award competi-tion. There are 225 Ag. Ed./FFA programs in the state of Iowa. Nick Eslick and Gordon Grossnickle served as the chapters official voting delegates during the business session on Monday, April 18th. Proficiency Awards: Two members were rec-ognized for their efforts with their SAE programs on stage. Riley Rittgers was the state champion in Agri-cultural Services. Josh Carlson was the state winner in Diversified Crop Production. The state winners will ad-vance to the National FFA competition where they will compete against winners from the other State FFA As-sociations. The four national finalists that are selected from each area will be recognized at the National FFA Convention and Expo in October. Iowa Degrees: Allie Berg, Josh Carlson, Anna Heatherington, Owen Oeltjenbruns, and Bryce Scott re-ceived the Iowa FFA Degree. The Iowa Degree is the highest degree a member can earn on the state level. Less than 5% of the membership is eligible for this honor. Stars over Iowa Pageant: Joshua Carlson, the son of Jim and Jennifer Carlson of Gowrie was a final-ist in the Star of Agricultural Production. He was rec-ognized on stage with his parents, Mr. Kehoe, Mr. Jim Henrich, and Dr. Lois Irwin. The chapter was able to hear from three differ-ent guest speakers during conference. The list included: Dr. Rick Rigsby, an inspirational speaker and President and CEO of Rick Rigsby Communications; Abrah Mey-
Joshua Carlson, middle, received first place gold in the Diversified Crop Production category. Mr. Bud Johnson, left of Minntex, Inc. sponsored the award. Photo by SV FFA.
Iowa FFA Holds 88th Annual ConferenceApril 18-19th, Iowa State University...
er, 2015-16 National FFA Central Region Vice President from Readlyn Iowa; and Mr. Bill Northey, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture. The Iowa FFA State Leadership Conference was made possible with support from the following partners of the Iowa FFA Foundation: Iowa State University Col-lege of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Farm Credit Ser-vices of America, Des Moines Area Community College, and Iowa Farm Bureau Federation The local FFA Chapter donated $100.00 to assist in packaging 250,000 rice-soy meals for Meals from the Heartland Organization. The Iowa FFA Association met its goal at conference and in the course of four years has contributed 1,000,000 meals to those in need throughout Iowa and around the world. For more local information and pictures, check out our Facebook page at Gowrie Central-Plains FFA.About Iowa FFA Association The Iowa FFA Association is a youth organiza-tion of over 14,800 student members as part of 226 local FFA chapters across Iowa. The FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by develop-ing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. The Iowa FFA Association was organized by delegates from 23 schools at Iowa State College on May 17, 1929 and is an integral part of public instruction in agriculture. The Iowa Department of Education provides leadership and helps set direction for FFA as a service to local agricul-tural education programs. For more, visit the Iowa FFA Association online at IowaFFA.com, on Facebook, and Twitter.
Southeast Valley Middle School Spring ConcertFamily,Friends, and guests welcome...
The 5th through 8th Grade Choir and Band will be conducting a concert on Tuesday, May 3 at 7 p.m. at the Middle School in Burnside.
The Southeast Valley girls track team won the April 18 meet they hosted at Gowrie with a score of 207. “Congratulations to the girls track team with their team win last night. The girls scored 207 points and 2nd place had 93. This was out of 8 teams. This was a big night for the girls and well deserved. The girls have continued to work hard and that paid off tonight. The girls won 11 of the 19 events and 4 runner ups,” said the coach. “Now we want to carry this success to other meets and focus on improving our times. We are very proud of what they accomplished and well deserved con-sidering the wet and raining conditions they ran in all night.” Congratulations to the following champions:Jaiden Ackerson won the Disc; Erica Rittgers won the 400 - 800 - 1500; Alli True won the 3000; Claire Wha-len won the High Jump; Natalie Lambert own the 400 hurdles. Relays Champions were Shuttle Hurdle - Dis-tance Med - Sprint Med - and 4x400. New school records set were: Alli True in the 3000; Erica Rittgers in the 400; 4x100 with Katara Jondle - Shelby Cummins - Karissa Hiesterman - Anna Heatherington. Finishing secord was South Central Calhoun, 93; CR Bayard, 82; Newell Fonda, 55; Woodward Grang-er, 52; Glidden Ralston, 49; and Ogden, 40. Other Jaguar girl results were: Shot put - Jaiden Ackerson, 31’ 4.75”, 5th; Discus - Jaiden Ackerson 83’ 10”, 4th; High Jump - Claire Whalen 4’ 4”, 5th; Long
Southeast Valley Students at FFA Leadership Conference... Southeast Valley Students gathered for the 88th Iowa FFA Leadership Conference on April 18-19th at Iowa State University’s Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. Pictured left to right are Owen Oeltjenbruns, Anna Heatherington, Allie Berg, Joshua Carlson, and Bryce Scott. Photo by SVHS.
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Wednesday, April 27 - Chicken Noodle Casserole, Brussel Sprouts, Apricots, Pumpkin Custard, OJThursday, April 28 - Crunchy Baked Fish, Parsleyed Potatoes, Creamed Peas, Fruit Cup, Yogurt DipFriday, April 29 - Goulash, Spinach, WW Garlic Bread Oatmeal Fruit Bar, Banana HalfMonday, May 2 - Chicken rice Casserole, Beets or Layered Lettuce, Hot Fruit Compote, Chocolate Chip Bar, OJTuesday, May 3- Crab or Tuna Salad, Potato Salad, Caarrot Grape Salad, Cranberry/Pear Crisp, WW Roll Wednesday, May 4 - Shepherd's Pie, Asparagus, Apple Raisin Salad, Royal Brownie, WW Bread
SE Valley Middle School, in partnership with Security Savings Bank, presented a personal financial planning activity called the Real Life Zone to 8th graders Tuesday, April 19. The Real Life Zone is an interactive financial program designed to provide typical financial experiences. Often, during eighth grade, students begin to have part time jobs and start making decisions for high school courses based on potential career interest. This activity is intended to lay the foundation for making con-structive personal financial decisions. Students assumed they are were an adult with no financial assistance from family or friends. Each partici-pant was assigned an education, occupation and income
Southeast Valley students participate in Real Life Zone activity
at the beginning of the program. The student then, by luck of the draw, determined marital and family status. They then proceeded through 20 stations that provided them the opportunity to make adult financial decisions. Some of the stations included: paying taxes, opening a check-ing and savings account, housing/utilities, groceries/per-sonal necessities, transportation, insurance, child care, clothing, entertainment and donations/charity. Bank staff along with staff from Iowa Central & DMACC admissions and financial aid, CS Bank and Johnson and Sons Insurance (Dayton) guided the stu-dents through each station.
Southeast Valley Middle School, in partnership with Security Savings Bank, presented a personal financial plan-ning activity called the Real Life Zone to 8th graders Tuesday, April 19. Photo by SSB.
Iowa FFA Holds 88th Annual ConferenceApril 18-19th, Iowa State University...
er, 2015-16 National FFA Central Region Vice President from Readlyn Iowa; and Mr. Bill Northey, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture. The Iowa FFA State Leadership Conference was made possible with support from the following partners of the Iowa FFA Foundation: Iowa State University Col-lege of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Farm Credit Ser-vices of America, Des Moines Area Community College, and Iowa Farm Bureau Federation The local FFA Chapter donated $100.00 to assist in packaging 250,000 rice-soy meals for Meals from the Heartland Organization. The Iowa FFA Association met its goal at conference and in the course of four years has contributed 1,000,000 meals to those in need throughout Iowa and around the world. For more local information and pictures, check out our Facebook page at Gowrie Central-Plains FFA.About Iowa FFA Association The Iowa FFA Association is a youth organiza-tion of over 14,800 student members as part of 226 local FFA chapters across Iowa. The FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by develop-ing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. The Iowa FFA Association was organized by delegates from 23 schools at Iowa State College on May 17, 1929 and is an integral part of public instruction in agriculture. The Iowa Department of Education provides leadership and helps set direction for FFA as a service to local agricul-tural education programs. For more, visit the Iowa FFA Association online at IowaFFA.com, on Facebook, and Twitter.
Thursday, April 28
The Southeast Valley girls track team won the April 18 meet they hosted at Gowrie with a score of 207. “Congratulations to the girls track team with their team win last night. The girls scored 207 points and 2nd place had 93. This was out of 8 teams. This was a big night for the girls and well deserved. The girls have continued to work hard and that paid off tonight. The girls won 11 of the 19 events and 4 runner ups,” said the coach. “Now we want to carry this success to other meets and focus on improving our times. We are very proud of what they accomplished and well deserved con-sidering the wet and raining conditions they ran in all night.” Congratulations to the following champions:Jaiden Ackerson won the Disc; Erica Rittgers won the 400 - 800 - 1500; Alli True won the 3000; Claire Wha-len won the High Jump; Natalie Lambert own the 400 hurdles. Relays Champions were Shuttle Hurdle - Dis-tance Med - Sprint Med - and 4x400. New school records set were: Alli True in the 3000; Erica Rittgers in the 400; 4x100 with Katara Jondle - Shelby Cummins - Karissa Hiesterman - Anna Heatherington. Finishing secord was South Central Calhoun, 93; CR Bayard, 82; Newell Fonda, 55; Woodward Grang-er, 52; Glidden Ralston, 49; and Ogden, 40. Other Jaguar girl results were: Shot put - Jaiden Ackerson, 31’ 4.75”, 5th; Discus - Jaiden Ackerson 83’ 10”, 4th; High Jump - Claire Whalen 4’ 4”, 5th; Long
SV Jaguar girls win seven-team meetin Gowrie; Jags set several school recordsJaguars girls have 207 total points . . .
Jump - Claire Whalen, 13’ 2.5” and Mady Jaeschke 15’, 3rd; 3000 M Run - Kasey Lundberg,** 13:04.98, 2nd and Emma Graves,* 13:42.44, 6th; 4x800 M Relay - 10:31.66** placed 2nd consisting of Alli True 2:39.41, Josie Breitsprecher 2:41.49, Natalie Lambert 2:34.76, and Erica Rittgers 2:35.50; Shuttle Hurdle Relay - 1:19.20 placed 4th consisting of Mady Jaeschke 21.09, Shelby Cummins 20.16, Anna Heatherington 18.95, Karissa Hi-esterman 18.81; 100 M Dash - Kanyon Pepples** 13.63, 5th; 400 M Dash - Kanyon Pepples 1:08.42, 5th and Alli True* 1:08.52, 6th; 4x200 M Relay - 1:59.76* placed 3rd consisting of Katara Jondle 29.94, Shelby Cummins 29.76, Karissa Hiesterman 31.17 and Anna Heathering-ton 28.71; 100 Hurdles - Natalie Lambert 17.26, 3rd and Mady Jaeschke* 18.93; 800 - Kasey Lundberg* 2:59.64; 200 - Katara Jondle* 29.17, 3rd and Mady Jaeschke* 30.64, 5th; 400 Hurdles - Karissa Hiesterman 1:20.17, 3rd and Shelby Cummins 1:17.44, 2nd; Sprint Medley re-lay - 1:59.32** placed 3rd consisting of Natalie Lambert 14.50, Kanyon Pepples 13.47, Josie Breitsprecher 28.30 and Erica Rittgers 1:02.79; 1500 - Alli True* 5:42.72, 3rd; 4x100 M Relay - 57.47 consisted of Katara Jondle 14.38, Shelby Cummins 14.31; Karissa Hiesterman 14.62; and Anna Heatherington 13.08; 4x400 M Relay - 4:25.75* placed 3rd consisting of Natalie Lambert 1:05.28, Kan-yon Pepples 1:10.08, Josie Breitsprecher 1:05.75, and Erica Rittgers 1:04.35.JV Track Results... Discus - Kayla Dolph, 6th and Lexi Corell, 5th;
Erica Rittgers had an outstanding evening Mon-day winning the 400M Dash, 800M Run and 1500M Run. Photo by Lynn Rittgers.
SV High School Girls Track continued on page 4...
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Federal and state laws prohibit employment and/or public accommodation discrimination on the basis of age, color, creed, disability, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran’s status. If you believe you have been discriminated against, please contact the Iowa Civil Rights Commission at 800-457-4416 or Iowa Department of Transportation’s affirmative action officer.
Thursday, May 12, 2016, 5 to 6:30 p.m.Gowrie Community Center, 1206 Market St., Gowrie
To discuss proposed
improvements on Iowa 175 in
Webster County
The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting to discuss the proposed bridge replacements on Iowa 175 with box culverts. The bridges are located over Tank Pond Creek 0.3 mile west of Webster County Road P-33 and West Buttrick Creek 2.1 miles east of Webster County Road P-29. Iowa 175 traffic will be detoured during construction using Webster County roads P-33 and D-60 and Baxter Avenue.
The meeting will be conducted utilizing an open forum format. Iowa DOT staff will be present to informally discuss the proposed improvement. No formal presentation will be made. The meeting space is accessible for persons with disabilities. However, if you require special accommodations at the meeting, please notify the Iowa DOT contact listed to the left by May 9.
To submit a comment about this project, go to: http://bit.ly/iowadot781761.
More information will be posted as it becomes available at: www.iowadot.gov/pim.
PUBLIC INFORMATIONMEETING
Tony Gustafson, P.E., assistant district engineerIowa DOT District 1 Office 1020 S. Fourth St.Ames, IA 50010Phone: 515-239-1635 or 800-899-0623Email: [email protected]
Webster County Museum needs are critical to remain openHow you can help them... In order to raise funds for building re-pair for the museum located in Otho, a Pulled Pork din-ner will be held April 29th at the VFW located at 5th Ave South and 28th street Fort Dodge . The menu will feature Pork Sandwich with cheesy potatoes, baked beans, dessert, and drink. Cost will be $8.00 per person. Serving will start at 4:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. or until the food is gone. Take out orders will be available. There will be live entertainment presented by One Eyed Jack and donations are still needed for the silent auction. They will be selling May Baskets. Some of the silent auction items will be from Becker Florists and Smittys greenhouse. A certificate for a cheese cake, a summer beach blanket, and a small picnic chest are just some of the great items available. The drawing of the silent auction will be be-tween 6:30 p.m. and 6: 45 p.m. Items will have to be picked up at the VFW. Winners will be called as soon as the lists are picked up. If you want to send a money donation make checks to the Webster County Museum at 515 School Street Otho Iowa. There will be an open house held at the Webster County Museum in Otho Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The museum needs help to stay open, it is up to the citizens of Webster County to keep the history of the county preserved. Financial help and volunteers are desperately needed. Please help us keep the museum open. For more information please call 972-4804 or 955-3782.
3000 - Lanie Nelson 14:10.33, 6th and Sammy Alphs, 14:27.00; 4x800 - 4:14.92, 6th place consisting of Tessa Berg 3:16.65, Sarah Nahnsen 3:43.41, Chelsea Gross-nickle 3:31.34, May Zentai 3:42.55; 100 - Savanah See-husen, 14.62, 6th place and Tessa Berg DQ; 400 M Dash - Hannah Reese, 1:23.08 and Hailey Tuel, 1:18.85; 4x200 - 2:07.11, 6th place consisting of Savanah Seehusen 31.20; Cassidy Lambert 32.58, Morgan Castenson 33.43 and Tessa Berg 30.79; 100H - Leslie Housken,* 20.24, 6th; 800 - Laine Nelson* 3:04.42 and Chelsea Gross-nickle 3:28.77; 200 - Savanah Seehusen* 30.15 and Dee Puspitaningrum 42.23; 400H - Leslie* 1:37.67; SMR - 2:26.17 consisting of Hannah Reese 16.59, Hailey Tuel 15.30, Dota Aondoakaa 34.13, Cassidy Lambert 1:19.79; 1500 - May Zenati 7:30.15 and Sarah Nelson 7:31.25; 4x100 - 1:00.00 consisting of Savanah Seehusen 14.83, Leslie Housken 16.00, Morgan Casetnson 15.12, Tessa Berg 13.92.
SV Jr. High girlswin eight-teammeet April 18 The Southeast Valley Jr. High girls track team finished first at the April 18 track meet. Coach Stull said, “The kids all had a great night. With the team standings as close as they were, it was a true team effort.” The SV Jaguar girls were team champs and fin-ished with 135 points; second was Manson Northwest Webster, 128.25; third was WG Girls, 101.25; fourth was South Hamilton Girls, 82.25; fifth West Bend-Mallard 55; sixth was Ogden, 44.25; and seventh was Coon Rap-ids-Bayard, 11.Individuals results are as follows: 100 M Dash - 2nd Kiersten Fisher, 13.68; 6th Allie Bethel, 15.28; 200 M Dash - 1st Kiersten Fisher, 28.50; 8th Brielle Haub, 33.38; 400 M Dash - 6th Marlie Johnson, 1:15.53; 8th Emily Jaechske, 1:16.65; 800 M dash - 7th Willuweit, Macie; 1500 M Dash - 3rd Em-ily Hemmestad, 6:12.38 and 8th Abbie Burger, 6:42.91; 100 M Hurdles - 1st Emma Hunter, 18.50 and 3rd Si-erra Keller, 19.39; 200 M Hurdles - 2nd Emma Hunter, 33.00 and 5th Chloe Hicks, 34.92; 4x100 M Relay - 1st place, 57.91; 4x200 M Relay - 1st place, 2:06.87; 4x400 M Relay - 4th place, 5:12.46; 4x800 M relay - 4th place, 11:47.12; Sprint Medley Relay - 2nd place, 2:14.25; Dist. med - 3rd place, 5:26.08; Shuttle Hurdle - 1st place, 1:18.15; High Jump - 1st Kiersten Fisher, 4-08.00 and 4th Kenzie Crampton, 4-04.00; Long Jump - 11th Mor-gan Farnham, 11-05.00 and 13th Taegen Long, 10-11.00; Shot Put - 2nd Maggie Anderlik, 29-06.00 and 4 Emily Jaechske, 26-01.50; Discuss - 3rd Jayne Ferrari, 74-06 and 13 Chyann Hicks, 36-00.
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The SV Jaguar girls finished second in a eight team meet. Pocahontas Area won the meet followed by Southeast Valley, 2; 3rd - Manson NW Webster, 87; 4th - Alta-Aurelia, 84; 5th - East Sac County, 71; 6th - South Central Calhoun, 66; 7th - WB-Mallard/TRV, 14; 8th - Newell-Fonda, 10. “The girls had another great night on the track. The girls ended up placing second out of eight teams and it was a total team effort,” said coach Swieter. All eight teams were conference teams so it gave everyone a taste of what it will be like at Conference. The 4x200 set a new school record by over 4 seconds. Coaches were happy as the times continue to improve and team standings have been great by placing 3rd, 2nd and winning our home meet. Coaches were very happy with how the younger girls are coming along. Coach Swieter also says they work hard and their times are showing improvement ev-ery time they step on the track. He also credits this to his seniors. The seniors have shown them how to work hard and push themselves every day. “We have two more meets before conference and a lot of decisions need to be made next week so there will be some competition next week to see where some times are at and who is ready to fill some spots,” said coach Swieter.Results are as follows: Shot put - Jaiden Ackerson, 33’ 1.5”, 5th place; Discus - Jaiden Ackerson, 91’ 9”, 5th place; H.J. - Claire Whalen, 4’ 6”, 6th place; L.J. - Claire Whalen,* 14’ 9.25”, 2nd place, and Mady Jaeschke, 14’ 8.75”, 3rd place; 4x800 - 11:21.38* placed 2nd and consisted of Alli True 2:39.48, Kasey Lumdberg 2:52.25, Emma Graves 2:54.14 and Lanie Nelson 2:53.79; SHR - 1:18.09* consisted of Mady Jaeschke 18.34, Shelby Cummins 19.19, Leslie Houskens 20.21 and Karissa Hiesterman 19.00; 100M Dash - Savanah Seehusen 15.43 and Katara Jondle, 14.19, 3rd place; DMR - 4:40.74* 2nd place consisting of-Natalie Lambert 28.13, Kanyon Pepples 29.64, Josie Breitsprecher, 1:03.75 and Erica Rittgers 2:39.07; 400M Dash - Lanie Nelson,* 1:11.99; 4x200 - 1:55.52** 4th place consisting of Natalie Lambert 28.65, Kanyon Pep-ples 29.60, Josie Breitsprecher 28.07 and Erica Rittgers 28.84; 100H - Shelby Cummins,* 19.59 and Karissa Hiesterman,* 18.72; 800 - Emma Graves,* 3:03.36 and Alli True,* 2:40.91; 200 - Erica Rittgers, * 29.21, 2nd place and Mady Jaeschke,* 30.40, 3rd place; 400H - Nat-alie Lambert, 1:11.30, 1st place; SMR - 2:01.38,* 3rd place consisting of Katara Jondle 14.07, Shelby Cummins 13.18, Savanah Seehusen 29.62 and Josie Breitsprecher 1:03.88; 1500 - Kasey Lumberg,* 6:05.45, 6th place and Lanie Nelson,* 6:21.41; 4x100 - 55.69,* 5th place con-sisting of Katara Jondle 14.22, Kanyon Pepples 13.66,
Natalie Lambert, 13.50 and Erica Rittgers 13.64; 4x400 - 4:36.20,* 3rd place consisting of Alli True 1:07.26, Shelby Cummins 1:07.96, MadyJaeschke 1:08.93, and Karissa Hiesterman 1:11.17. Team Standings: 1st - Pocahontas Area/LM, 166; 2nd - Southeast Valley, 88; 3rd - Manson NW Webster, 87; 4th - Alta-Aurelia, 84; 5th - East Sac Coun-ty, 71; 6th - South Central Calhoun, 66; 7th - WB-Mal-lard/TRV, 14; 8th - Newell-Fonda, 10.JV Results Shot put - Kayla Dolph, 23’ 9.75”, 2nd place; Discus - Kayla Dolph 60’ 6.5”, 3rd place and Lexi Corell, 70’ 5”, 2nd place; 4x800 - 14:01.15, 1st place consist-ing of Tessa Berg 3:12.90, Sarah Nelson 3:30.92, Chelsea Grossnickle 3:30.58 and May Zenati 3:46.54; 100 - Dota Aondoakaa 17.11, 6th place and Cassidy Lambert, 16.39, 3rd place; 400 - May Zenati, 1:29.69, 1st place and Dee Puspitaningrum, 1:43.56, 2nd place, 4x200 - 2:07.48, 1st place consisting of Savanah Seehusen 29.16, Tessa Berg 32.79, Morgan Castenson 31.80 and Leslie Housken 33.21; 800 - Sammy Alphs, 3:04.28, 3rd place; Chelsea Grossnickle, 3:26.75, 4th place; 200 - Cassidy Lambert, 33.51, 1st place and Hannah Reese 47.13, 6th place; SMR - 2:25.26, 2nd place consisting of Cassidy Lambert 15.25, Tessa Berg 14.09, Morgan Castenson 33.25, and Hailey Tuel 1:22.16; 1500 - Sarah Nahnsen, 7:18.27, 2nd place; 4x100 - 59.78, consisting of Savanah Seehusen 14.26, Tessa Berg 14.40, Morgan Castenson 15.34 and Leslie 15.21; 4x400 - 5:55.18, 2nd place consisting of Dota Aondoakaa 1:18.84, Dee Puspitaningrum1:45.54, Han-nah Reese 1:23.88 and Hailey Tuel 1:26.00.
SV Jaguar girls finish second in eight-team meet; JV results given
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Down Memory LaneB Y S A R A D O W N S
Time for more random memories – those little items that pop into the brain when least expected or as the result of a happenstance of a moment. I found this one among my notes. Do any of my readers remember Ed-die Rickenbacker, having been around during WWII or perhaps had his name come up in your history lessons? Eddie was a pilot whose older plane had engine prob-lems and they failed. They had to ditch the plane in a remote area of the Pacific and the crew managed to get out and into a life raft with its meager supplies. Some of the crew members were injured. They bobbed around in that ocean for days, enduring all sorts of weather condi-tions. Even tho’ they tried to be sparse with the rations they eventually ran out. They felt that if the weather and ocean conditions didn’t get them that starvation and dehy-dration would. They welcomed rain. Then on the eighth day when they had almost given up a miracle happened. A seagull swooped down and landed on Eddie’s head. He managed to snare it with his hands. They carefully tore that seagull apart and used it for bait, catching enough fish to give them sustenance and with the occasional rainfall to help keep them hydrated. They were out there for 24 days when a search plane located them and they were rescued. The story continues years later when an older man was spotted each evening near sunset walking down to the beach with a bucket in hand. When he came to
Random Memories...the proper area he would reach into the bucket and toss shrimp which the soaring seagulls came down and grabbed for their “dinner”. Someone asked about this old fellow and another, in the know, related the story of Eddie Rickenbacker. That old man was Eddie Ricken-backer. He hadn’t forgotten when a seagull once fed him. That’s the part that probably hasn’t appeared in history books. A film based on the “life” of Rickenbacker was made but accountings “panned” it as a poor portrayal of him and those dramatic days lost at sea and amazing res-cue. I have previously mentioned the “old days” of TV. There’s a lot to remember there and even with the black and white shows, this “old gal” feels some of those shows were much better than now. At least we weren’t wary of turning on our TV’s with the kids around and didn’t need to check the listings for their ratings. Did you know the original Superman series was the first to actually be filmed? Do you remember Jack Larson who played the part of Jimmy. He died last September, much older but I don’t know what his age was. Prior to this all TV “dramas” and “Soaps” were done live. I remember one of the first day time shows, besides the soaps brought over from radio to TV, was some sort of a Western dra-ma show. Most of the show took place in the outdoors in the old western town settings. Once in a while you would hear the drone of an airplane overhead which sort of broke the spell that had been in one’s mindset. I am sure they were in some studio lot and had no control over air traffic. But, we still enjoyed them. When we first got TV’s in Iowa the stations weren’t on 24/7 as they have been for years. Sometimes they came on around 6:00 news time. We’d turn it on early so it was good and warmed up and the “test pattern” was clear and symmetrical and not “hipperjawed” as my Mom would have said. Then they had programming fit for family watching. Saturday night was the BIG one with the wrestling right after the news. Then come mid-night and a picture of the flag flying in a breeze as the Na-tional anthem blared through the speakers. That was the end of TV for that day. As Edith and Archie sing, “those were the days”. We’ve come a long way but sometimes there are areas I think we have either regressed or gone off in the wrong direction. Nonetheless, I don’t think too many of us will give up our TV’s, re-runs, boring, and all.
Southeast Valley Schedule of Events
Week of April 27th to May 4th
Wednesday, April 27PVES - NO Classes for AM PreschoolThursday, April 284:00 p.m. B JV-Var Golf GAME - Mutli-Team @ Alta4:00 p.m. G JV-Var Golf GAME - Mutli-Team @ Storm Lake St. Mary's7:00 p.m. SVHS Spring ConcertFriday, April 292:00 p.m. 6th Grade "Living" Wax Museum Open House4:00 pm. B V Golf SOUTHEAST VALLEY4:30 p.m. B V Track - SCC ROSS SAM5:00 p.m. G V Track - BALLARD GIRL @ HuxleySaturday, April 30SVHS PromMonday, May 25th Grade Ag Day Field Trip10:00 a.m. B V Golf TLC GOLF @ Storm Lake10:00 a.m. G V Golf TLC GOLF @ Fort Dodge4:30 p.m. JH Track @ Rockwell CityTuesday, May 34:00 p.m. B/G V Track TWIN LAKES CONFERENCE @ Manson7:00 p.m. SVMS Spring ConcertWednesday, May 4Teacher In-service in PMEarly dismissal 12:20pmPVES - NO Classes for PM Preschool
*Schedule is pulled from the SV website for your convenience*www.southeastvalley.org
***Schedules are subject to change at anytime***
“Time – God’s Gift to Us”
Time – what a wonderful thing. Did you realize that we humans are the only of God’s masterpieces that are aware of time? With the gift of time, we can have beautiful memories of the past. With the gift of time we can experience the present, and with the gift of time we can make plans for the future. Time is one of God’s gifts to us. So, what do we do with this priceless gift? Do we take advantage of it and make the most of it, or do we squander our time away on frivolous things? If we have a lot of time on our hands (in other words, if we are not using our gift very wisely), time can give us anxious moments. We may worry about what will happen next. God wants us to use His gift to us to benefit others and do worthwhile things for Him. So, what will you do with your time today? What will you do with your time this week? Use your time wisely, for it truly is a gift from God. Prayer: Lord, help us arrange our schedules so that we do not waste the precious time that you give us. Guide us in the right direction. In Jesus Holy Name, Amen
Birthdays27-May Alan Urelius, Leslie Larson29-May Carol Board, Delaney Jacobson Christine Lemke30-May Mike Rushton1-June Joshua Erritt, Marie Fields Kim Klingson, Erin Lusmann2-June Devin Doyle, Bill Hanna Madison Lane, Dan Stickrod Fred Vote3-June Iona Lusmann, Jessica McGuire
Anniversaries31-May Joel and Gloria West.1-June Gary and Kendale Vosberg.
Lady Jaguar golfers shot season bestLady Jaguars Golf Results At Goldfield 4/19/16: The Lady Jags shot a sea-son best 230 but we’re defeated by Clarion Goldfield at 204. Marydith Barkley shot a career best 52. Sage Mi-chalski shot 56 and Tiffany Blunk 58.Carson Shipley also shot a career best 62. Hannah Vaughn carded 69 and Anna Hanson 70. Payton Erritt led the JV at 57. Paige Garcia shot 75 and Hannah DeVries 80. At Dayton Oaks 4/21/16: The Lady Jags de-feated South Central Calhoun in Conference play shoot-ing a season best team total 227 to SCC at 243. The win improved Southeast Valley to 5-0 in conference play and 6-1 overall. Tiffany Blunk earned medalist honors with 52. Sage Michalski shot 57, Marydith Barkley 58 and Payton Erritt 60. JV scores were Hannah DeVries and Paige Garcia with 77 and Hannah Vaughn 78. Coach Blunk commented “we shot our season best score tonight on a very difficult Dayton course. The girls continue to improve each week. We have a 6 team invite there tomor-row so I hope we shoot a bit better.” At Dayton Oaks 4/22/16: The Lady Jags shot a team total 238 to finish 3rd in the six Team Dayton Invite. Marydith Barkley led the Jags earning 5th place individual medalist honors at 53. Sage Michalski shot 57, Tiffany Blunk 60 and Anna Hanson 69. Greene County won the meet at 224, Ogden 231, Southeast Valley 238, Van Meter 246 and Woodward Granger 310. Glidden Ralston only had 3 scores available so could not count toward team total. Coach Blunk commented “we played OK but could have shot better. Next week we get back in conference play with meets at East Sac and Storm Lake vs. Alta Aurelia and Storm Lake St Mary’s. Hopefully our scores will improve. I know we can do it. It’s just a matter of each player eliminating one or two bad holes.”
Tiffany Blunk earned medalist honors with 52 against South Central Calhoun at Dayton. Photo by Lisa Peterson.
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SV Jr. High girlswin eight-teammeet April 18 The Southeast Valley Jr. High girls track team finished first at the April 18 track meet. Coach Stull said, “The kids all had a great night. With the team standings as close as they were, it was a true team effort.” The SV Jaguar girls were team champs and fin-ished with 135 points; second was Manson Northwest Webster, 128.25; third was WG Girls, 101.25; fourth was South Hamilton Girls, 82.25; fifth West Bend-Mallard 55; sixth was Ogden, 44.25; and seventh was Coon Rap-ids-Bayard, 11.Individuals results are as follows: 100 M Dash - 2nd Kiersten Fisher, 13.68; 6th Allie Bethel, 15.28; 200 M Dash - 1st Kiersten Fisher, 28.50; 8th Brielle Haub, 33.38; 400 M Dash - 6th Marlie Johnson, 1:15.53; 8th Emily Jaechske, 1:16.65; 800 M dash - 7th Willuweit, Macie; 1500 M Dash - 3rd Em-ily Hemmestad, 6:12.38 and 8th Abbie Burger, 6:42.91; 100 M Hurdles - 1st Emma Hunter, 18.50 and 3rd Si-erra Keller, 19.39; 200 M Hurdles - 2nd Emma Hunter, 33.00 and 5th Chloe Hicks, 34.92; 4x100 M Relay - 1st place, 57.91; 4x200 M Relay - 1st place, 2:06.87; 4x400 M Relay - 4th place, 5:12.46; 4x800 M relay - 4th place, 11:47.12; Sprint Medley Relay - 2nd place, 2:14.25; Dist. med - 3rd place, 5:26.08; Shuttle Hurdle - 1st place, 1:18.15; High Jump - 1st Kiersten Fisher, 4-08.00 and 4th Kenzie Crampton, 4-04.00; Long Jump - 11th Mor-gan Farnham, 11-05.00 and 13th Taegen Long, 10-11.00; Shot Put - 2nd Maggie Anderlik, 29-06.00 and 4 Emily Jaechske, 26-01.50; Discuss - 3rd Jayne Ferrari, 74-06 and 13 Chyann Hicks, 36-00.
SV Jaguar girls finish second in eight-team meet; JV results given
SV Boys Track team set best times of yearAt Pocahontas Relays... The Southeast Valley boys’ track team took ad-vantage of perfect weather on Friday night at Pocahontas to set some of their best times of the year. The Jaguars set four Southeast Valley school records, three Poky Relays meet records and bettered 12 of their personal best times for the year on the way to a third place team finish. South Central Calhoun won the team race with 133 points fol-lowed by Alta-Aurelia with 117. Spencer Warehime finished 1st on his way to breaking two of those meet records. He first broke the meet record in the 1600m run with a season best time of 4:35.88. Spencer also broke the 800m run later in the meet with a time of 2:02.25 which also set the school re-cord. The third meet record broken by the Jaguars, was the 1600m medley relay of Zeke Miller, Aaron Swi-eter, Cade King and Nolan Johnson who ran a season best of 3:46.27 for the event and also winning gold. Miller and Swieter along with Carter Steck and Nolan Johnson also set the 4 x 200m school record with a time of 1:36.25. A second relay school record was bro-ken by the quartet of Cameron Anderson, Nolan John-son, Jacob DeBaun, and Patrick Breitsprecher in the 4 x 800m relay. Their time was 8:41.95. Alex Pliner also increased his own shot put record to 42’ 11.5”. The 4 x 800m relay and shot put finished 2nd, while the 4 x 200m relay was third. Also setting personal bests for the season were Mason Ackerson (discus, 102’ 7”), Josh Carlson (3200m run, 11:32.30), Nathan Montgomery (3200m run -11:54.65; 800m run - 2:26.08), and Patrick Breitsprecher (400m hurdles, 1:02.67). Cade King won the 110m high hurdles in a time of 15.92. The Jaguars also had a multi-tude of 4th place finishes including Nyles Johnson (long jump), Jacob DeBaun (1600m run), Carter Steck (200m dash), and Patrick Breitsprecher (400m hurdles).The Jaguars will next run on Friday, April 29th at Lake City before heading to the Twin Lakes Conference meet at Manson on Tuesday, May 3rd. Then back to Lake City on Thursday, May 5th before ending their regular season at Sac City on May 9th.
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Gowrie Public Library... Children from Kid’s Palace enjoy a story at the Gowrie Public Library on April 15.
Trees Forever, pruning seminar... On Friday, April 22 Darrel Mischke, a member of Trees Forever, held a pruning seminar in Gowrie, at the home of Dave and Judi Tjepkes. Darrel demonstrated the proper way to prune without causing damage to the tree, and he also described the reasons for pruning, when to prune and the correct tools to use.
Our Saviours Lutheran Church’s schedule of events for the week Wednesday, April 27 at 6 p.m. Confirmation Class will begin in the Fellowship Hall. Thursday, April 28 Dorcas/Lydia Circle will be-gin at 9 a.m. in the Fireside Room May/Martha Circle will begin 12 p.m. in the Fireside Room. Saturday, April 30 Men’s Group will begin at 9 a.m. in the Fireside room. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Shared Blessings Food Pantry will be open. Monday, May 2 Bible Study with Don Doolittle will begin at 7 p.m. in the Fireside Room Tuesday, May 3 Women’s Evening Bible Study will begin at 7 p.m. in the Fireside room. Callender Har-vest Days Meeting will begin in the Fellowship Hall at 6 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Wednesday, May 4 We wanted to mean that Set up for Ascension Guest Day will begin at 8:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Confirmation class will begin at 6 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall
Our area history around 1878; Wendell family Share what you know... Do you have information pertaining to the
Gowrie area in the 1878 time period? It is sometimes hard to imagine the conditions that people lived in during those times. Memories good or bad may have been passed down through generations. Here are some interesting facts about the Wen-dell family. Vendel is the Swedish spelling for Wendell. During the 1800’s the family name was prob-ably Vendel then changed to Wendel and finally chang-ing it to Wendell. According to some family history in-formation the family arrived in the U.S. at Altoona, Ill, and then arrived in Gowrie in approximately May 1875. Jon (John) bought an 80 acre farm in 1883 southeast of Gowrie and built a house. Jon Vendel/Wendell date of birth was Jan. 3, 1837 in Borrby, Sweden. His Date of death was April 4, 1926 in Iowa. In 1873 Jon Wendell immigrated to the U.S. from Borrby, Sweden. Wife, Elna (Lassesdotter) Wendell’s date of
birth was November 17, 1838 in Sweden. Her date of death was Jan. 2, 1908 in Iowa. Elna was Jon’s second wife, his first wife died in 1870 in Sweden. In 1874 Elna immigrated to the U.S. along with four children. Anna and Lewis from Jon’s first marriage, and Amelie, and Christina, all four born in Sweden. Elna and Jon also had two other children born in Gowrie, Os-car’s date of birth was March 26, 1876. His date of death was Jan. 15, 1944, and Theodore’s date of birth was Au-gust 15, 1879. His date of death was January 1 1951. These three children were buried in Lost Grove Cemetery, near Gowrie. Amellie’s date of birth was April 1, 1872. Her date of death was April 9, 1878. Christina’s date of birth was November 8, 1873. Her date of death was April 28, 1878. Amelie Christina’s date of birth was April 1, 1878. Her date of death was November 8, 1878. What were the circumstances surrounding these childrens’ deaths? If you have any information about this time pe-riod or perhaps you have information about the Wendell family please contact us. You may email us at: [email protected] or please call 515-352-3325.
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Ruth Elaine Sandeen will celebrate her 85th birthday on Sunday, May 1, with a family gathering and a card shower. Cards may be mailed to Ruth at: 1609 Market St., Gowrie, Ia. 50217.
Happy 85th Birthday
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American Legion Post #510... Leslie Larson of Farnhamville received a 70 years continuous membership certificate from the American Legion. Members of Post #510 presenting the certificate are (standing) Paul Kail, Gerald Thomas, Larry Brown (Vice Command-er), Dennis Larson, Jerry Everhart (SAL&ALR), Randy Kopecky (SAL Commander), (below) Leslie Larson and Mike Ewing (Commander). Congratulations to Leslie for his long term membership and for serving our country.
Gowrie Public Library... Children from Kid’s Palace enjoy a story at the Gowrie Public Library on April 15.
Southeast Valley boy’s golf team earns victories The Southeast Valley boy’s golf team picked up two more victories in their young season. The first meet was held in Gowrie against non-conference foe of Clarion-Goldfield Cowboys. The Jags shot an impressive team score of 153 and defeated the Cowboys by 20 strokes. Conner Conrad brought home low score with a 36. Keegan Goodwin was second with a 37. Logan Boerner and Josh Johnson each shot scores of
The narrow conference win was made possible by Josh Johnson’s fine score of 41 against South Central Calhoun, which earned him meet medalist. Photo by Lisa Peterson.
40, to round out the team scoring.Nolan Brand’s 48 lead the junior varsity team. The second meet was held at the Dayton Golf Course. This slightly tougher venue saw the Jags team score soar to a 174, but yet that was still good enough to beat talented conference rival South Central Calhoun’s 177. The narrow conference win was made possible by Josh Johnson’s fine score of 41 on this day, which earned him meet medalist. Conrad 43, Goodwin 44, and Boerner 46 were the other SEV counters. The win puts the Jags at 5 – 0 in the conference dual portion of their schedule.On the junior varsity side of this meet, freshman Carter Fluckiger paced the Jags with a 53.
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birth was November 17, 1838 in Sweden. Her date of death was Jan. 2, 1908 in Iowa. Elna was Jon’s second wife, his first wife died in 1870 in Sweden. In 1874 Elna immigrated to the U.S. along with four children. Anna and Lewis from Jon’s first marriage, and Amelie, and Christina, all four born in Sweden. Elna and Jon also had two other children born in Gowrie, Os-car’s date of birth was March 26, 1876. His date of death was Jan. 15, 1944, and Theodore’s date of birth was Au-gust 15, 1879. His date of death was January 1 1951. These three children were buried in Lost Grove Cemetery, near Gowrie. Amellie’s date of birth was April 1, 1872. Her date of death was April 9, 1878. Christina’s date of birth was November 8, 1873. Her date of death was April 28, 1878. Amelie Christina’s date of birth was April 1, 1878. Her date of death was November 8, 1878. What were the circumstances surrounding these childrens’ deaths? If you have any information about this time pe-riod or perhaps you have information about the Wendell family please contact us. You may email us at: [email protected] or please call 515-352-3325.
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HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN, FARNHAMVILLE 8:30 a.m. Sunday School; 9:30 a.m. WorshipFIRST UNITED CHURCH, FARNHAMVILLE9:00 a.m. Sunday Worship, Fellowhip Coffee FollowingOUR SAVIOUR'S LUTHERAN, CALLENDER9:15 a.m. Sunday Worhip; 10:30 a.m. Sunday SchoolUNITED METHODIST CHURCH, GOWRIE9:00 a.m. Sunday School; 10:15 a.m. WorshipZION LUTHERAN CHURCH, GOWRIE 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH, HARCOURT9:00 a.m. Worship; 10:00 a.m. FellowhipEVANGELICAL COVENANT CHURCH, HARCOURT8:30 a.m. Worship; 9:40 a.m. Sunday SchoolUNITED METHODIST CHURCH, HARCOURT9:00 a.m. WorshipUNITED METHODIST CHURCH, SOMERS 10:30 a.m. WorshipFULTON LUTHERAN CHURCH, ROELYN9:15 a.m. WorshipOUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL, MOORLAND10:00 a.m. MassEVANGELICAL COVENANT CHURCH, LANYON10:00 a.m. Worship; 11:00 a.m. Sunday School
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Thank you from the Scouts and the Community Pantry for the over 400 food items collected from “Scouting for Food” in April. Photo by Rachel Farnham.
Kylie Weiland
Majesta Jordison
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Four artists from Southeast Middle School Traveled to TiffinSaturday, April 16... On Saturday, April 16, four young artist from Southeast Middle School traveled to Tiffin, Iowa to par-take in the Art Educators of Iowa Emerging Excellence Event. The students showed off their artwork, discussed their art with a juror, and took part in a verity of activities. All the Jaguars participating had an excellent time and came away with awards and recognition in each of their divisions. The participants were Kylie Weiland, Ty Klatt, Lucas Jondle, and Magesta Jordison.
Southeast Valley Living wax museumApril 29... Prairie Valley School Fourth graders will at-tend the Wax Museum at the middle school as students rehearse on Thursday, April 28. The Wax Museum pro-gram will be held Friday, April 29 from 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. at the Southeast Valley Middle School in Burnside. As a participant in the Wax Museum, each stu-dent remains “frozen in place” until a voyeur presses a button and they “come to life” as a favorite famous per-son.
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On Wednesday, April 27 Beginner & Sonshine Bells will begin at 4 p.m. at GCC. Confirmation will be-gin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 3 WELCA Coffee & Bake Sale will begin at 9 a.m. A GCC taped service will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 4 Confirmation will begin at 7 p.m.
Leslie Loehr Moorland Scholarship recipient Seven students have been selected to each re-ceive a $2,000 NEW Cooperative scholarship to help pursue their college education in an agriculture program. The scholarships are awarded by the NEW Cooperative Foundation to students who demonstrate outstanding leadership, scholastics and a strong desire to pursue a ca-reer in agriculture. This year’s local scholarship winners include Hannah Corey, daughter of Perry and Stacy Corey from Lake City; Ethan Lenz, son of Rosie and the late Bruce Lenz from Manson; Alexandra Miller, daughter of Brent and Julie Miller from Onawa; Christopher Onken, son of Dave and Betty Onken from Glidden; Kalli Weber, daughter of Frank and Leona Weber from Mapleton; Les-lie Loehr, daughter of Jeff and Lorie Loehr from Moor-land; and Brad Richardson, son of Curt and Teresa Rich-ardson from Manson. For more than 20 years the NEW Cooperative scholarship program has been supporting the college edu-cation of area students. In that time, more than $200,000 has been awarded. Each year, students planning to enroll as a full time student in an agricultural college program at an Iowa college, and who are dependents of NEW Cooperative members or employees are eligible to apply to receive a scholarship. This includes graduating high school seniors, as well as college freshmen thru juniors. NEW Cooperative General Manager Dan Dix states “These students are the future of our agriculture industry. We are proud to support them in their college journey and can’t wait to see what they accomplish in the future.”
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Pictured front row left to right are Kylie Weiland, Danny Lee (Art Teacher); back row left to right are Majesta Jordison, Locus Jondle, and Ty Klatt.
Callender clean-up day Saturday April 7 All items must be brought to the recycling bin area off Thomas Street (by the Star Energy Gas Pumps) between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. THERE IS NO CURB SIDE PICK UP.$0 fee for appliances containing freon (refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners and dehumidifi-ers). The following items are not accepted: flammable, chemicals, petroleum or toxic items; paint, tires, cement or construction debris; $15 fee for televisions and moni-tors; you must pay in advance and get a receipt from city hall to dispose of these items. Do not drop off your junk prior to 7:00 a.m. or after 11:00 a.m. Questions call City Hall 548-3859.
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First United Church’s events for the week Wednesday, May 4 there will be a Lunch Bunch Skating Party 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. If it is raining, the church will need two peo-ple to drive the kids to the Skating Rink from the High School. If it’s sunny, the kids will walk. Please let Mari-lyn know if you would be available to drive.
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Do you remember the Canteen Cafe Fire?Gowrie 1950’s... In either 1949 or 1950 Pete and Hazel (Tom-linson) Shaw bought the Canteen Cafe in Gowrie. They
operated it for many years. The Canteen Cafe had a second room which held the meetings of the American Legion in Gowrie dur-ing this time. Pete and Hazel had a son Ray Shaw who attend-ed Harcourt Consolidated School during his senior year and after graduating early he enlisted in the Navy almost immediately. While Ray was in the military his parents purchased the Canteen Cafe. The fire occurred during the 1950’s. Do you remember the Canteen Cafe? Do you remember when the fire occurred? Are you a member of the American Legion in Gowrie? Could you please help us find information on this Gowrie Business? Any infor-mation would be appreciated. Please email: [email protected] or [email protected] with any information.
SV Jr. High boysfinish fourth amongst 8 teams The Southeast Valley Jr. High boys track team finished fourth at the April 18 track meet. Woodward-Granger won the Junior High event.Jr High results were: Boys 100 M Dash---7th Gabe Mohr, 13.35; 200 M Dash - 6th Hunter Sorenson, 28.06; 400 M Dash - 7th Gabe Mohr, 1:04.78; and 8th Rhett Grandfield, 1:05.97; 800 M dash - 7th Parker Garcia, 2:44.94; 1600 M Dash - 6th Chase Kamp, 5:59.37; 200 M Hurdles - 3rd Cal-vin Williamson, Southeast Vally 31.21; 4x100 M Relay - 1st place, 52.97; 4x200 M Relay - 3rd place, 1:51.63; 4x400 M Relay - 6th place, 4:48.47; 4x800 M relay - 4th place, 10:53.00; 800 Sprint Medley - 2nd place, 1:55.72; Dist. med - 3rd place, 4:46.09; Shuttle Hurdle - 4th place, 1:18.33; High Jump - 3rd Chase Swieter, 4-10.00; Long Jump - 3rd Hunter Kruse, 16-04.50; 7th Carter Lane, 14-07.50; Shot Put - 1st Jared Kastendieck, 41-11.50; 12th Luke Samuelson, 28-00.00; and Discuss - 3rd place Quinton Clancey with a throw of 93-07.Team Ranks:1) Woodward-Granger 113, 2) South Hamilton 107, 3) Manson Northwest Webster 85 4) Southeast Valley 70, 5) Ogden 60, 6) Carroll 7th Boys 56, 7) CR-Bayard 41, 8) West Bend-Mallard 26.
Callender clean-up day Saturday April 7 All items must be brought to the recycling bin area off Thomas Street (by the Star Energy Gas Pumps) between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. THERE IS NO CURB SIDE PICK UP.$0 fee for appliances containing freon (refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners and dehumidifi-ers). The following items are not accepted: flammable, chemicals, petroleum or toxic items; paint, tires, cement or construction debris; $15 fee for televisions and moni-tors; you must pay in advance and get a receipt from city hall to dispose of these items. Do not drop off your junk prior to 7:00 a.m. or after 11:00 a.m. Questions call City Hall 548-3859.
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CITY OF GOWRIEREGULAR COUNCIL MEETING/PUBLIC HEARING APRIL 18, 2016
Regular Gowrie City Council meeting was held at 6:45 p.m. on April 18, 2016 at the Gowrie Community/Civic Center with Mayor Gayle Redman in the chair and the following Council members answering roll call: Streit, Harrison, Jackson, Petersen, and Willardson. Petersen moved the minutes of the previous meeting be approved, second by Harrison. Motion carried-unanimous. Willardson moved to approve agenda with addition of a discussion on County turning property over to Gowrie, second by Petersen. Motion carried-unanimous. A presentation called Greener Gowrie was given by Southeast Valley Students. PUBLIC HEARING FOR FY17 BUDGET was held at 7:05 p.m.No public objections to budget. Motion: Moved by Harrison, second by Jackson to approve FY17 Budget. Roll call: unanimous. Park report given by Dave Hoover. Projects are progressing, and will be checking into getting a portable toilet for Brockett Park. Police report given by Patrick Monaghan. Still working on a dog issue, and has talked to individuals about junk vehicles. Will be starting to work on purchasing a new police vehicle. Utilities report given by Chuck Angstrom. A new lineman was hired. He informed the council that the Utility Board would like to meet with the Mayor and Utilities Liaison. Pool issues are still being worked out. Not able to open pool until repairs are completed. Property owner on 905 Lincoln Street has continued with progress of cleaning, and is able to stay in home with monitoring and home visits from Department of Public Health. Tabled – New Gowrie signs. Tabled – Discussion on concrete in front of community/civic center. Motion: Moved by Harrison, second by Petersen to approve electronic votes – tree bids. Roll call: unanimous. Motion:MovedbyPetersen,secondbyJacksontoapproveMarv’sLiquor License. Motion carried-unanimous. 2016 Golf Mower salaries – Pay rate at $9.00 per hour – David Stokesbary, Logan Boerner, Lonnie Carlson, Connor Conrad, Keegan Goodwin, Gary Hammar, Russel Thompson Motion: Moved by Petersen, second by Jackson the approval of golf mower salaries. Motion carried-unanimous. Motion: Moved by Petersen, second by Harrison to approve Resolution 2016-5 City Budget. Roll call: unanimous. Motion: Moved by Harrison, second by Streit to approve wage increase for police reserves to $12.00 per hour beginning July 1, 2016. Roll call: 5-ayes, Jackson-nay. Motion: Moved by Harrison, second by Jackson to pay Public Works Director $40.00 a month towards cellular phone usage. Roll call: unanimous. Motion: Moved by Harrison, second by Jackson on accepting the County turning property at 1146 Lincoln Street over to Gowrie. Roll call: unanimous. Petersen moved to approve the paying of April bills, second by Streit. Motion carried-unanimous. Adjourning of the meeting at 7:44 p.m. moved by Harrison, second by Willardson. Motion carried-unanimous.DATA TECH CITY-MEETING 95.00ARAMARK COMM CNTR-SUPPLIES 942.99BLACK HILLS ENERGY UTILITY BILL 1,571.27CASEY'S CITY-FUEL 12.49CINTAS CITY-FIRST AID 71.76ELECTRICAL MATERIALS COMM CNTR-PLUMBING PARTS 133.31
GOWRIE MUNICIPAL UTILITIES
Regular meeting was held April 13, 2016, 6:15 PM at the utilities building with the following members present: Boerner, Tvrdik and Carpenter. Motion by Carpenter to approve minutes & financial reports, second Boerner Carried-all ayes. Bills allowed on motion by Boerner, subject to audit, second Carpenter. Carried-all ayes.
DATA TECHNOLOGIES SPRING USER GROUP MEETING 95.00ANGSTROM, CHUCK, CLOTHING ALLOW/DENTAL EXPENSE 235.75PAYROLL TAXES STATE TAX 682.00ARAMARK BLDG & MAINT SUPP/UNIFORM EXP 274.10BLACK HILLS ENERGY UTILITY SERVICE 343.87JIM BLAIR SANITATION RECYCLING-383 CUSTOMERS 1,723.50TCB SANITATION GARBAGE-383 CUST + 10 TAGS 5,946.50CINTAS FIRST AID & SAFETY, FIRST AID SUPPLIES 36.03CITY OF GOWRIE DONATION TO GDC FOR DIRECTOR SALARY & UTIL 6,440.39EMC BLDG SUP FOR WATER PLANT 735.00GMU UTILITY SERVICE 2,428.63GOWRIE NEWS, FLUORIDE NOTICE FOR 1ST QTR & MINUTES229.80GOWRIE SERVICE GASOLINE 264.80HAWKINS INC, CHLORINE & CYLINDER DEMURRAGE 229.00ACHFILE-HEARTLAND BANK, ACHFILE 32.10SINKING FUNDS-HEARTLAND, SINKING FUNDS 10,490.00IAMU SPRING ENERGIZERS 234.74MANGOLD ENVIRON TESTING, WW COMPOSITES 1,236.00OFFICE ELEMENTS OFFICE SUPPLIES 35.11SALES TAX SALES TAX 2,434.00WCCTA TELEPHONE 286.01CHASE PAYMENTECH MONTHLY FEE 25.00SIMECA POWER PURCHASED 38,100.31EFTPS FED/FICA TAX 5,429.08WELLMARK BLUE CROSS HEALTH & DENTAL INSURANCE/APR 2016 3,882.95PRINCIPAL LIFE LIFE INSURANCE/APR 2016 59.84POSTMASTER POSTAGE 490.00IPERS IPERS 3,276.05BROWN SUPPLY COMPANY, WATER DIST SUPPLIES 108.85GOWRIE DEVELOPMENT COMM, LIGHTING REBATE 48.00STAR ENERGY DIESEL FUEL 28.99USE TAX USE TAX 806.00DSG RR ELEC METERS/1 3S & 2 9S 705.97TAYLOR CLEANING OFFICE CLEANING 135.00FARM & TOWN INSURANCE INSURANCE, BOILER, GENERAL & WC 34,154.00WESTRUM LEAK DETECTION, LEAK DETECTION SURVEY 1,100.00BUSINESS CARD TRAVEL EXP/WT CERT REVIEW REG 366.48METERING & TECHNOLOGY SOL 24-RR METERS AND ERT/8 ERT 6,025.54SHERMCO INDUSTRIES OCB BREAKER REPAIRS 12,500.00BANKCARD MERCHANTS CHOICE, MONTHLY FEE 75.17COUNSEL COPIER CONTRACT 83.78AUTOMATED SAND & GRAVEL, FILL SAND 141.43DEPOSIT REFUNDS REFUND DATE 03/30/2016 46.21PAYROLL CHECKS TOTAL PAYROLL CHECKS 15,939.23 Revenues for the month were $113,992.26. Expenses for the month were $100,502.84. The agenda was approved by consensus of the board. ChargetotheCityforPatrice’shourswasre-visited.Severalcouncilmembers do not feel the City should be billed. The board would like to meet with the liaison or someone from the council and put the item back onnextmonth’sagenda. There was some discussion about the sanitary sewer not being chargedtoallofthecity’sbuildings.Thereasonforthisisunknown.Itmay need to be changed in order to keep more accurate records. It should not cause an extra burden on the City because much of the utilities for the City are donated by GMU. Motion by Boerner, second by Carpenter to accept the lease proposal from Advanced Systems, Inc. on a copy machine for a term of 63 months. Carried-all ayes. (Lease with the maintenance agreement includes 1500 black copies, and all labor, parts, and toner.) Carpenter moved to approve the cost (registration & motel expenses) to send a new employee to an Overhead Transmission and Distribution workshop given through IAMU. Second Boerner. Motion carried-all ayes. There was discussion about hiring a graduate from the lineman school to work as extra help during the summer. Motion by Boerner to adjourn, second Carpenter. Meeting adjourned 7:27 PM. Next regular meeting to be held May 9, 2016, 6:15 PM at the utilities building._________________________________ ____________________ Patrice Klingson Debra Tvrdik Sec of Board Chair of Board
GOWRIE FIRE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPART. PAYMENT 2015 7,174.40GOWRIE MUNICIPAL UTILITIE, UTILITIES 6,933.42GOWRIE NEWS PUBLICATIONS 469.99JAMBOREE CONG MEALS-FOOD 398.49LAWSON PRODUCTS CITY-SHOP SUPPLIES 49.98MENARDS CITY-SHOP SUPPLIES 108.74MIDLAND POWER SECURITY LIGHT 327.16NAPA AUTO PARTS, STREET/GOLF-SUPPLIES & PARTS 283.72NORTH CENTRAL SOLID WASTE CITY-APR-JUNE 2016 LANDFILL 1,166.63STAR ENERGY, CITY/STREET/POLICE FUEL 1,251.22WEBSTER CALHOUN TELEPHONE SERVICES 849.15EFTPS FED/FICA TAX 3,861.31IPERS IPERS 1,725.12STATE W/H STATE TAXES 481.00WEBSTER CO TELECOMM, CLAIM FOR APR,MAY,JUNE 2016 2,849.50LEAF CITY-COPIER 53.74ADVANCED SYSTEMS-DALLAS, LIBRARY-COPIER 131.32BAKER & TAYLOR LIB-BOOKS 753.41CENTER POINT LARGE PRINT, LIBRARY-BOOK 83.88THE PENWORTHY COMPANY, LIBRARY-BOOKS 90.94POSTMASTER CITY-PO BOX YEAR FEE 46.00CARRIE DALLEY CONG MEALS-MILEAGE 35.07BLUE RIBBON PELHAMS, CITY/CONG MEALS-WATER SFTNR 104.76ANDERSON ERICKSON DAIRY, CONG MEALS-FOOD 313.55SALES TAX GOLF-QTR SALES TAX 1,813.00DESIGN ELECTRONICS CITY-TECH SUPPORT 267.00HARCOURT EQUIPMENT CITY-OIL FOR SHOP 538.02M&M SALES CO CITY-COPIER 56.57POWERS TREE SERVICE PARK-TREE REMOVAL 1,400.00FORT DODGE ASPHALT CO., STREETS-COLD MIX 573.60ROPER REPAIR CNTR-DISHWASHER REPAIR 250.28FELD FIRE COMM CNTR-HOOD INSPECTION 170.00ADVANCED SYSTEMS-WATERLOO, LIB-COPIER 79.91BOMGAARS COMM CENTER-ICE MELT 65.94HARLAND TECHNOLOGIES, CITY-ANNUAL COMP. FEE FOR 234.00IOWA DEPT OF HEALTH, POOL-REGISTRATION RENEWAL 35.00INLINE SERVICE LLC CITY-VEHICLE REPAIR 1,041.17MID-IOWA SIGN COMPANY, CITY-SWEEPER PARTS 871.94WOMANS DAY LIBRARY-MAGAZINE 10.00JIFI PRINT CITY-GARBAGE STICKERS 22.45 US FOODS CONG MEALS-FOOD&SUPPLIES 2,680.57MTI DISTRIBUTING CO GOLF-SUPPLIES 672.14J P BYSON OIL COMPANY, CITY-FUEL 135.09GOWRIE GOLF LLC, GOLF-LEASE AGREEMENT/PAYMENT 8,195.06VISA LIBRARY/POLICE/POOL 1,302.80IOWA WORKFORCE GOLF-UNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENT2,189.00THE MESSENGER LIBRARY-MAGAZINE 29.29NORTHERN LIGHTS COMM CNTR-DISHWASHER 3,400.00VOSBERG ENTERPRISES, PARK-PARTS FOR DIGGERS 59.71MACKE MOTORS POLICE-EXPLORER REPAIRS 1,837.41DON'S PEST CONTROL CITY'S BUILDINGS TREATMENT 275.00CARPENTER UNIFORM CO., POLICE-UNIFORM & SUPPLIES 59.97FARM & TOWN INSURANCE, INSURANCE 33,288.00SIMMERING-CORY, INC., CDBG-2016, HOUSING PREPARATION 800.00MITCH CASE, GOLF-SERVICE ON GOLF COURSE 1,144.03PETTY CASH CITY-POSTAGE 99.00BENNETT, CRIMMINS & LIVIN, CITY-LETTER FOR AUDITOR 31.25TAYLOR, TAMMY COMM CENTER CLEANING 650.00IOWA CHILD SUPPORT CASE ID 873188 16.63US CELLULAR POLICE/CITY-CELL PHONE 234.06DAVID ANDERSON, LIB-REIMBURSEMENT/PROG EXPENSE 39.72LARRY ALLIGER GOLF-REFUND FROM MEMBERSHIP 26.75KENNETH PEDERSEN GOLF-MEMBERSHIP REFUND 26.75JOAN C BECKER LIBRARY-SPEAKER/BOOK SIGNING 100.00STEVE LANE, GOLF-MEMBERSHIP OVERPAYMENT 26.75COUNTRY PLASTICS PARK-DINOSAUR REPAIR 50.00JEFF PETERSEN, GOLF-REFUND FOR OVERPAYMENT 42.80SCOTT ENGQUIST GOLF-OVERPAYMENT REFUND 26.75CHAD BURGER GOLF-MEMBERSHIP REFUND 2.00DAVID MILLS LIB-SUPPLIES FOR BOOK CASE 166.64PAYROLL CHECKS TOTAL PAYROLL CHECKS 11,278.90 CLAIMS TOTAL 108,684.27 GENERAL FUND 66,619.46 GOLF COURSE FUND 19,993.13 ROAD USE TAX FUND 8,552.22 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FUND 6,166.41 URBAN RENEWAL FUND 800.00 CONGREGATE MEALS FUND 6,553.05 March total revenue $73,366.02____________________________________Danielle Clancy, City Clerk Gayle Redman, Mayor
The boys’ Jaguar track team tried hard to cap-ture their second straight Southeast Valley Coed Invi-tational on Monday night in Gowrie. Despite running, jumping and throwing hard in less than ideal conditions, South Central Calhoun held off SV in the final standings 153 to 148. Coon Rapids Bayard claimed 3rd with 68 points. The boys were able to claim 1st place in four events and 2nd in eight events. Individually for the Jag-uars, Spencer Warehime and Cade King won the 1600m run (4:54.16) and 400m hurdles (1:00.91) respectively. Warehime also finished 3rd in the 3200m run and King 2nd in the 110m high hurdles. Cameron Anderson, Jacob DeBaun, Carter Steck and Nathan Montgomery claimed gold in the 4 x 800m relay with a time of 9:23.18 while the shuttle hurdle quartet of Cade King, Kyler Jondle, Jarrett Loseke and Daven Rees crossed the line in 1:09.65. Patrick Breitsprecher claimed a pair of 2nd place finishes in possibly the toughest double in high school track and field. He first edged out teammate Warehime in the 3200m run with a season best time of 10:27.87 be-fore making his debut in the 400m low hurdles where his 1:03.53 also finished 2nd. Nolan Johnson finished 2nd in the 400m dash (55.14) and 3rd in the long jump (18’ 4”). Four relays also claimed 2nd place finishes. Carter Steck, Zeke Miller, Aaron Swieter, and Kyler Jon-dle in the 4 x 200m relay of 1:39.71. The 1600m medley of Steck, Miller, Swieter and Nolan Johnson ran a time of 3:56.42. Keaton Jondle, Miller, Swieter and King ran the 4 x 100 in a time of 47.09 and Steck, Johnson, Jondle, and Nolan Johnson in the 4 x 400m relay with a time of 3:47.59. 3rd place finishes went to Sam Berglund in the shot put (39’ 6”) and Jacob DeBaun in the 800m run (2:20.64). 4th place finishers were Daven Rees in the 110m hurdles (18.80), Josh Carlson in the 1600m run (4:54.16), and Aaron Swieter in the 200m dash (25.04). The Jaguars will next compete at Lake City on Friday, April 29th before heading to the Twin Lakes Conference meet on Tuesday, May 3rd in Manson. The
Cade King won the 1600m run (4:54.16), 400m hurdles (1:00.91) and finished second in the 110m high hur-dles Monday evening in Gowrie. Photo by Lynn Rittgers.
Cade King, double gold...
Southeast Valley Boys Track Team runner-up at home meet
Jaguars will be competing in the state qualifying meet on Thursday, May 12th in Garner
son, along with superintendent Irwin and board secretary Willardson, met with the auditor. All concurred that the audit “looked good.” Irwin pointed out one significant change to the audit. This change is related to Federal law and requires that financial reports must include liabilities for IPERS, the pension plan for teachers. According to Irwin, this makes a million dollar difference in the report. However, Willardson pointed out thus does not affect the district’s unspent balance. “Everyone wonders why they [auditors] are here so long,” said Willardson. “You have to realize they are here 5 to ten days, and they go over everything. They double check every transaction against the bank statement, they check each endorsement on the back of checks to make sure it’s going into the right account.” The board reiterated the importance of careful recordkeeping in terms of fundraisers. “Fundraising oversight is meant to protect peo-ple,” emphasized board president Shannon Miller. “Also, separation of duties is essential so it’s not just one person handling the money,” offered Irwin. It was pointed out that the school’s administra-tion adheres to the same policies. For example, Lisa Wil-lardson does not make deposits, MaChelle Showers does. “No one writing checks should be doing depos-its,” said Willardson.
Personnel changes Moving on to other business, several staff changes and assignments were discussed. Carrie Knoll, nurse for the district, requested to change from full time to part time status as she has been admitted to a doctoral psychiatric program. This change was approved by the board. Cindy Lange, part time dishwasher at the el-ementary school, offered her resignation, and this was accepted by the board. Danielle Dee, a recent college graduate, and as-sociate for the Dallas Center-Grimes School District, has been hired as high school guidance counselor as Tamara Hanson assumes responsibilities for the teacher mentor-ing program. “She [Danielle Dee], is young and vibrant and excited to be a counselor,” offered Irwin. “That’s just what we want to see.” Alex Finder, another recent hire for the dis-trict’s music program, also received strong accolades from those in attendance. “Alexis has great depth of knowledge and experience for someone her age,” said el-ementary principal, Jim Duncan. “We are very excited to have her.” Finder has also expressed interest in extracur-ricular activities such as cheerleading. She is a Wartburg graduate and is from Tripoli, Iowa. The transfer of Ann Kruse from third grade teacher to fourth grade teacher was accepted by the board. Additionally, Barb Langner’s transfer from 5th grade teacher to elementary art/math intervention was accepted.
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Gowrie Police ReportApril 8, 2016 to April 13, 2016
April 7th- 10:50- A traffic stop initiated in the 1100 block of Market St. resulted in the arrest of Andy Lee Degner for driving while license re-voked. Degner was transported and booked in to the Webster County Jail.April 8th- Routine patrol activity reported.April 9th- 11:35- An officer issued Darlene Nyren a citation for striking an unattended vehicle. The citation follows the investigation of a traffic ac-cident on 3/16.April 10th- 11:48- LEC- An officer was dis-patched to the 1100 block of 2nd St. to assist Gowrie EMS for a possible overdose on prescrip-tion medications. Subject was conscious and re-sponsive upon arrival. Subject refused transport by Gowrie EMS. 20:15- LEC- An officer was out at a resi-dence in the 1100 block of 2nd St. for a welfare check on the subject from a previous medical call. Subject was located and determined to be ok. April 11th- 01:38- LEC- An officer was dis-patched to the 1000 block of Elm St. for a domestic disturbance. Upon arrival the male party had al-ready left the residence. Case is under investiga-tion.April 12th- 01:30- An officer assisted a Webster County Deputy with a traffic stop in the 1400 mile of 360th St. Officer assisted with the search of the vehicle and subsequently arrested the female driv-er for failure to provide security against liability, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia. 20:58- LEC- A female reported that her husband had been at the bar drinking and just left to pick up their kids and take them home to Day-ton. She did not want him driving the kids. Officer attempted to locate the vehicle before it left town but was unable to do so. Information was passed on to the Sheriff’s Office.April 13th- Routine patrol activity reported.
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Breitsprecher signs letter of intent... Josie Breitsprecher signs a national letter of in-tent with Upper Iowa University to run Cross Country and Track during the upcoming school year. Pictured front row left to right are Kendra Breitsprecher, Josie Breitsprecher and Dean Breitsprecher. Second row left to right are Beth-any Rippentropp-Nuss, Travis Nuss and Mike Swieter. Photo by Lisa Peterson.
Cade King won the 1600m run (4:54.16), 400m hurdles (1:00.91) and finished second in the 110m high hur-dles Monday evening in Gowrie. Photo by Lynn Rittgers.
Cade King, double gold... Free Movie at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, May 8Birdie and Bogey... Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Callender will be showing the Pure Flix movie “Birdie and Bogey” in the Church Fellowship Hall on Sunday, May 8th at 6:30 p.m. Free admission and refreshments will be pro-vided. You are welcome to bring your lawn chairs for comfortable seating; otherwise folding chairs will be pro-vided. Birdie and Bogey—After being raised in an
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