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By Jill Viles As both the Prairie Valley School District andSoutheast Webster Grand School District move closer toconsolidation, the installation of a new superintendent toserve both districts, is a step in a positive direction. The

PV Board of Directors voted to extend this offer to BrianJohnson, superintendent of the Schleswig CommunitySchools since 2008.

The consolidation of a superintendent to serveboth districts will save the PV School District $35,000and the SWG School District $56,000 according to boardsecretary Lisa Willardson. Johnson exudes a very positive attitude regard-ing his new position. “I am most excited about meet-ing new people and becoming part of the communities.Looking at the State Attendance Center Ranking andtouring each facility, I know that great things are happen-ing right now. As an educational leader, I want to comein and observe, ask questions and facilitate conversationsin order to create more opportunities for the students ofSoutheast Valley.”

Johnson has had a long and illustrious career inthe field of education. He earned his B.S. in ElementaryEducation and served as instructor to a mixed class ofthird and fourth graders for Maple Valley, and also as asecond grade teacher at Charter Oak Ute.

Following this, he served as principal for K-8thgraders for three years. His superintendent position atSchleswig has been his passion for the past eight yearsbefore he applied for this opportunity to serve two dis-tricts simultaneously.

“I have been in education for 17 years, six as anelementary teacher, three as a principal, and eight as asuperintendent, explained Johnson. “All of the schools Iserved are rural schools in Iowa.” “The advantages of serving in a rural school dis-trict are the opportunities to build relationships with ev-

eryone: community members, staff, and students. RuralIowa school districts have long struggled with steady en-rollment and lack of consistent State SupplementalAid. These factors can hinder districts’ abili-ties to offer differentiated programming to

meet individual student needs,” said John-son. “I love Schleswig and am very ap-preciative of the opportunity to have servedthe district patrons and to have called Schleswighome for many years,” said Johnson. “An opportunity

Brian Johnson named Superintendentfor Prairie Valley, SWG school districtsCurrent Superintendent in Schleswig. . .

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Gowrie Signs to be auctioned off... Three Gowrie Bandshell City Signs are going to beauctioned off at the March 20 Firemen's Pancake Brunch.This is just one of many items to be auctioned off. See youthere!

Best body percentage overall...

Aaron Swieter had the best bodypercentage over all at the 9th Annual weight-lifting competition. Photo by Mindy Swieter.

The Southeast Valley Weightlift-

ing team stays undefeated in winningtheir 9th straight Bench Press TeamChampionship. The Jaguars competedin 11 weight classes and won 8 of the 11classes in the Bench Press. Meet Champions

The Meet Champions in BenchPress are Dalton Krantz, Coltan Kamp,Keegan Goodwin, Ascension Froisland,Zeke Miller, Aaron Swieter, GordonGrossnickle and Matt Ross. Best Body Percentage Overall The Best Body Percentage Overallwas Aaron Swieter (Best ever over last

9 years).

37 lifters came out to compete from three

different schools. This was the 9th year do-ing a Weightlifting meet. This was a big dayfor the Jags winning 8 of the 11 weight class-es. Coach Swieter was very happy with allthe results and said most of his lifters camehome with new personnel best. This was agreat time where they really got to see howtheir hard work paid off. I would to recognize Dennis and ConnieSwieter for donating all trophies and medalsfor this meet.

Brian Johnson, new Southeast Valley Superintendent

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Annual FFA Pork Loin Supper

Awards Night and Auction

The FFA

Pork Loin Supper andAwards Night is set Monday, March 21, at the SV HighSchool Commons in Gowrie.

There will be a free will donation meal from 5to 6:30 p.m. along with a silent auction. Aaron Putzefrom the Iowa Soybean Association will be the guestspeaker from 6:45 - 7:15. Please come out and support the Central PlainsFFA by attending their free-will donation supper and an-nual FFA member awards banquet.

This will include auctioning off an FFA quilt, asilent Auction and guest Speaker. We encourage you allto come for a night of socializing and fun! For more in-

formation contact Steve Kehoe at [email protected] or at SV High School.

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Wednesday, March 16 • Prairie Valley School Board, 6:00 p.m.Thursday, March 17 • Gowrie Fire Dept., 7:00 p.m. at the fire station.Monday, March 21

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The Reading-Cedar Fire Department and Farn-hamville Ambulance will present their annual pork chopdinner April 3 at the Farnhamville Community Roofrom 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dine in or carry out is available $8 with extrachops available. The Life Flight demonstration is from noon - 1p.m. and is courtesy of Unity Point. Come help those who volunteer to help you! All proceeds will be used for new firefighting/EMS equipment to help us protect and serve the commu-nity.

Thousands of construction workers could startwork this spring on the Bakken oil pipeline through Iowa,but a statewide coalition of environmentalists, commu-nity activists and property owners is vowing to do every-thing possible to stop the project.

The Iowa Utilities Board voted 3-0 on Thursdayof last week to approve a state permit for the undergroundBakken Oil pipeline, which will run diagonally for 346

iles across 18 Iowa counties. The project is proposedby Dakota Access LLC., a unit of Dallas-based EnergyTransfer Partners. One of the 18 Iowa counties is Webster County.Many farmers in Boone, Calhoun and Webster Coun-tyies opposed the pipeline and the pipeline firm may useeminent domain to secure the diagonal route across Iowa. The pipeline has divided Iowans, many of whomview the pipeline as an environmental threat and a viola-tion of their property rights. Others view the pipline as aneconomic opportunity. The board took about seven minutes to issue itsdecision according to an account in the DesMoines Reg-

ister. It came after 18 public informational meetings, 12days of public hearings, and weeks of deliberations overthe past year and a half. In the process, the board received

ore than 8,000 public comments and compiled morethan 3,500 pages of transcripts. The regulators ultimately concluded that issuesof safety, economic benefits, environmental factors andlandowners’ rights merited the most significant weight inreaching their decision, board member Libby Jacobs said.Chairwoman Geri Huser cast the third yes vote. The board said in a statement that it applied a“statutory balancing test” that concluded that the pub-lic benefits of the project outweighed other factors. Thepublic benefits included significant safety advantages oftransporting oil by pipeline compared with alternatives,plus the creation of jobs and other economic benefits,

projected to be at least $787 million during the construc-tion period. The decision came on a voice vote in a meetingroom filled with about 60 supporters and opponents ofthe pipeline. Some opponents stood one by one after the

decision was announced and loudly proclaimed, “I’m anIowan and I vote no.” Opponents also rallied outside theIUB’s offices afterward, chanting, “No oil in our soil!” Chad Carter, vice president and business agentof the International Union of Operating Engineers Local

234 in Des Moines, said he was elated by the board’s de-cision, because it will result in good-paying construction

jobs for 300 to 400 of his union’s members in Iowa. Healso said it will improve Iowa’s energy security. But Pam Alexander of Ottumwa, a pipeline op-ponent whose family owns two farms in Mahaska Coun-ty, said she was disappointed. “I feel like landownerswere given the shaft. No one stood up for landowners,”she said. The board’s decision culminates a process thatbegan in June 2014, when plans were announced for a1,168-mile pipeline extending from North Dakota’s Bak-ken oil patch through South Dakota and Iowa to a distri-bution hub at Patoka, Ill. Dakota Access has said it plansto proceed with the project despite a plunge in global oilprices.

Construction is scheduled to begin this spring,with completion late this year. An army of 2,000 to 4,000construction workers is expected to be employed on theproject in Iowa alone. The pipeline has an estimated total cost of $3.78billion in four states. Once completed, the pipeline typi-cally will transport about 450,000 barrels of crude oil dai-ly and will have the capacity to transport up to 570,000barrels of oil per day. Lawsuits are expected from farmers opposed tothe pipeline who fear damage to tile drainage lines andreduced crop yields or who simply don’t like the idea of apipeline running through land that has often been ownedby Iowa families for generations. A Cherokee CountyDistrict Court judge used a technicality in October todismiss a lawsuit challenging the Iowa Utilities Board’s

authority to grant eminent domain for the pipeline, citinga failure to exhaust all administrative remedies. But the judge did not rule whether the pipelinecompany, which is not a public utility, is eligible to useeminent domain.

Bakken Oil pipeline approved for Iowa;many farmers expected to le lawsuits

ipeline runs through Webster County. . .

Eminent domain is the right of a government toseize private property for public use, in exchange for pay-ment of fair market value. Iowa and other states, respond-ing to concerns about protecting property rights, havemoved in recent years to limit use of eminent domain.


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Brandon Bond, 9, of Gowrie, took the state trophyat the Jaycees’ Super Shooters contest held in Gowrie.Bandon is the son of Michael and Karen Bond of Gowrie.

We wish to thank everyone for the beautiful cardsand telephone calls on our anniversary. A special thanksto Greg and Bonnie, you made our day. - Chalmer andDoris Peterson

Megan Schill, 9, daughter of Tom and Rachel Schill,of Gowrie, competed in the state YMCA swim meetMarch 4 in Cedar Rapids. She placed fourth in the 25

yard butterfly, fifth in the 25 yard freestyle, second in thefreestyle relay and fifth in the medley relay.Marsha Birkland, daughter of Beryl and Marilyn

Birkland, rural Gowrie, and Trudy Traster, daughter ofSteven and Juline Traster, Callender, toured with Bue-na Vista College Wind Ensemble March 9-11. Marshaplayed the alto sax and Trudy played the bassoon. Thetour included concerts in Storm Lake, Denison, IdaGrove, Holstein, and Council Bluffs.

The Gowrie Jaycees thanked everyone who helpedake the 1995 State Super Shooters a success: scores re-

bounders, computer operators, t-shirt designers, schooladministration, and sponsors.

Kelsey Marie McDonald, daughter of Mike and Cin-di McDonald had a baby shower at the Gowrie CountryClub.

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The Prairie High Panters basketball ended their sea-son with a 10-10 record. Members of the team included,Rob Mischke, Justion Reed, Bill Cronin, Tim Warrick,Jeff Boerner, Brent Wooters, Rod Warehime, Scott Mey-er, Staci Cloud, Brent Schmidt, David Anderson, RonHougen, and Bill Rude.

There was a bridal shower for Debra Fors March 16at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Burnside. She wasthe bride to be of Bruice Blair of Dayton.

Bob Gustafson was chosen to head the HarcourtUnited Methodist Church Scholarship Campaign Fund.

Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Campbell, Fort Dodge, an-nouce the engagement of their daughter, Particia to JamesH. Peterson sone of Mr. and Mrs. Archie W. Peterson,Gowire. The wedding was planned for April 20.

Olive Wooters wrote a thank you stating, manymany thanks to our relatives, neighbors and friends forthe nice cards, gifts, flowers, and the good food broughtto our home for my birthday; also the telephone calls andvisits. Bless you all.

Prairie Valley Elementary will be holding its annualKindergarten/TK Round-Up for the upcoming 2016-17school year at Prairie Valley Elementary, north of Farn-hamville on Friday, April 8, 2016. To enroll in 2016-17Kindergarten/TK, a child must be 5 years old by Sept.15th, 2016.

Please call: 515-467-5700 or email: [email protected] to register for the Kindergarten/TKRound-UP meeting and receive an information packetand forms.

A specific session will be assigned to everyonethat registers and more information will be provided. Round-Up sessions are for the kindergarten child and his/her parents. The children will get to meet the teachers,

PV Kindergarten/TK Round-Up is April 8For next Fall...

visit the classrooms, have some fun, and meet other fu-ture kindergartners! The parents will learn about specifickindergarten information and will be able ask questions,etc. To make the event efficient and convenient, eachround-up session is only approximately 90 minutes inlength so parents can attend this important event in theirchildren’s lives.

If families live outside of the Prairie ValleySchool District / Southeast Valley Schools area, there isstill time to “OPEN ENROLL” for kindergarten for theupcoming 2016-17 school year. Kindergarten Open En-rollment does not have the same deadline as other schoolgrades. Call 515-467- 5700 for more information.

Natalie Lambert, a SV senior, will be competingat Morningside College in cross country and track. Her coaches at SV are Travis Nuss, cross coun-try; Mike Swieter, track; and Tonya Harrison, assistanttrack coach.

Coaches at Morningside College are DavidNash, head coach; and assistant coach Jeff Seagren. Natalie plans to major in nursing pursuing aBSN degree. Her parents are Marshall and Donna Lambert.

Natalie Lambert, SV senior, to competein cross country, track at Morningside

Bakken pipelinecoalition continuesto oppose project Many landownersoppose easements. . .

The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) has granteda permit which would allow Dakota Access to build a347-mile crude oil pipeline that would slice through themiddle of Iowa; however, the Bakken Pipeline ResistanceCoalition (BPRC) and its 28 statewide member organiza-tions remain committed to ensuring the Bakken Pipelineis never built. Jonas Magram of Fairfield, Iowa’s No BakkenHere, has expressed concern regarding the efficacy of theIUB permitting process: “From the first day of its public hearing in No-vember, through its ongoing deliberations, the Board hasdemonstrated how woefully unprepared and unqualifiedit is to assess a project of this magnitude,” Magram says.“Even to consider granting a private Texas oil companythe right to force Iowa landowners to give up their prop-

erty rights is a slap in the face to all Iowans who treasureour rights as citizens. Echoing this view is Mark Edwards, of Boone,who attended all of the IUB public deliberations. “Duringtheir several days of public deliberations, Board mem-bers Huser, Jacobs, and Wagner have spent very littletime actually deliberating the realities of an oil pipelinecarrying up to 26 million gallons --- of toxic crude oildaily through Iowa. The Board has not required even abasic environmental and cultural impact statement, andwas fully content to make its ruling without this criticalinformation.” According to the IUB, over 250 landowners,many of whom are farmers, have refused to enter into vol-untary easements. Now that the IUB has granted DakotaAccess the power of eminent domain, Iowa law grants

those landowners the right to challenge the company’sauthority in court. This is exactly the kind of private de-velopment project the Iowa Legislature had in mind whenit placed severe restrictions on the taking of farmland byeminent domain.

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Nellie Mae Summers, 78, of Lehigh, passedaway Sunday, March 13th, 2016 at the Gowrie Care Cen-ter. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday,March 17th, 2016 in the Chapel of Laufersweiler-SieversFuneral Home with Pastor Jim Davis officiating. Burialwill be in West Lawn Cemetery, Lehigh. Visitation willbe 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Nellie was born on April 11, 1937 in Lehighand was the daughter of Harvey and Fannie Jackson. Shegraduated from Burnside High School in 1955. Nellieworked as a waitress for 22 years at T&H Café where shewas a permanent fixture that came with any new owner-ship of the truck stop. Nellie grew up and lived in theLehigh area. She enjoyed painting, crafts, sewing, hav-

ing coffee on the deck and tending to her flowers. Nellietreasured time spent with her family. Nellie is survived by her children, Deana (Bill)Hennis; Denise (Mike) Stark; Debbi (Robert) Wirtz;Doug (Ruth) Summers; Donita (John) Jerome; Dennis(Lori) Summers; grandchildren, Alan (Kristin) Taylor,Vickie (Jason) Haney, Tiffany Bickford, Scott Bickford,Jenny (Jesse) Cherry, Shelli (Nic) Johnson, Kory Wirtz,Nickie Taylor, Haylie Jerome, Lindsey Summers, andTanner Summers; 17 great-grandchildren; and numerousnieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Har-vey and Fannie Jackson; and long-time partner, HerbThoma. Memorials may be left to the discretion of thefamily.

Nellie Mae Summers, 78

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2016 Bench Press ResultsWeight Classes114 Grade Amount Lifted SchoolDalton Krantz 11 145 Southeast Valley123Coltan Kamp 9 115 Southeast Valley132Noah Noelck 9 160 Hampton Dumont148Keegan Goodwin 11 205 Southeast ValleyMason Ackerson 9 170 Southeast ValleyTrey Swaney 10 165 Hampton DumontKyler Hadwiger 8 135 Iowa FallsRandy Andrews 9 130 Southeast Valley165Ascension Froisland, 11 230 Southeast ValleyHunter Sutter 10 225 Hampton DumontIvan Hudson 9 205 Southeast ValleyKevin Smith 12 180 Southeast ValleyBrady Ringleb 11 175 Hampton DumontJoe Vondra 10 175 Hampton DumontAlex Pudenz 9 145 Southeast Valley181Zeke Miller 12 235 Southeast ValleyKaleb Jondle 10 225 Southeast ValleyKenny Blunk 9 225 Southeast ValleyJordan Benfield 9 200 Southeast ValleyMax Aalbers 10 175 Hampton Dumont198Aaron Swieter 11 275 Southeast ValleyParker Juhl 10 255 Hampton DumontChase Swieter 8 185 Southeast Valley220Isaiah Noelck 12 250 Hampton Dumont

Tommy Lennon 10 240 Southeast ValleyAidan Carr 12 235 Hampton DumontSam Berglund 11 230 Southeast ValleyNick Eslick 11 230 Southeast ValleyOwen Oeltjenbruns, 12 200 Southeast Valley242

Gordon Grossnickle, 11 270 Southeast ValleyJoel Anderson 11 205 Southeast ValleyBlayne Woltjer 10 185 Hampton DumontMcKade Eisentrager, 8 175 Iowa FallsIsaac Peebler 10 165 Southeast Valley275Matt Ross 10 145 Southeast ValleyHWTJosh Knipfel 12 290 Hampton DumontBiggest BenchJosh Knipfel 12 290 Hampton DumontBest Body PercentageAaron Swieter 11 275 Southeast ValleyWeighed 181.2 (Lifted 1.52 times his bodyweight)Team ChampionSoutheast Valley Won 8 of 11 weight classes

Biggest Bench Per GradeJosh Knipfel 12 290 Hampton DumontAaron Swieter 11 275 Southeast ValleyTommy Lennon 10 240 Southeast ValleyKenny Blunk 9 225 Southeast ValleyChase Swieter 8 185 Southeast ValleyBest Body Percentage Per GradeZeke Miller 12 1.31 Southeast ValleyAaron Swieter 11 1.52 Southeast ValleyHunter Suter 10 1.36 Hampton DumontIvan Hudson 9 1.30 Southeast ValleyChase Swieter 8 1.02 Southeast Valley

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Southeast Valley students compete in weightlifting meet... The Southeast Valley students competed in the 9th annual weightlifting meet held on Saturday, March 12. This was abig day for the Jags winning 8 of the 11 weight classes.

SV FFA attend

North CentralDistrict Conference

38 FFA chapters present....

The North Central District FFA Conference washeld on Saturday, March 5th at AGWSR High School inAckley, Iowa. There were 38 chapters present participat-ing in a variety of contests and activities. The Parliamentary Procedure team comprisedof Joshua Carlson, Nick Eslick, Emma Graves, AnnaHeatherington and Owen Oeltjenbruns placed third (al-ternate team) with a silver rating. The top two teams ad-

vancing to state in this competition was Osage and Gil-bert.Proficiency Results: Central Plains FFA had

nine applications compete at districts with eight advanc-ing to state. Results were: Nick Eslick-Ag. Mechanics-Gold (Adv.), Riley Rittgers-Ag. Services-Gold (Adv.),Anna Heatherington-Beef-Gold (Adv.), Joshua Carl-son-Diversified Crop Production-Silver(Adv.), BryceScott-Diversified Livestock-Gold(Adv.), Emma Graves-Equine Management-Gold(Adv.), Allie Berg-SheepProduction-Gold(Adv.), Jaden Cline-Swine Production-Silver, and Owen Oeltjenbruns-Wildlife Management-Gold(Adv.). Iowa FFA Degrees: The chapter had five mem-bers evaluated to be nominated to earn the highest de-gree the state association can bestow upon a member.Those individuals nominated and approved to earn theirIowa FFA Degree are: Allie Berg, Joshua Carlson, AnnaHeatherington, Owen Oeltjenbruns, and Bryce Scott. Academic Achievement: Four members willreceive the Iowa FFA Academic Achievement Awardbased upon their grade point average and involvement inFFA. Those seniors are: Allie Berg, Joshua Carlson,Anna Heatherington, and Owen Oeltjenbruns.

The FFA Supper and Award Night is Monday,

March 21st at the high school. The meal is catered byLidderdale Catering and Jaguar Cafe. The meal will beserved from 5:00 to 6:30 PM. The FFA Award programwill begin at 6:45 PM. Guest Speaker this year is Mr.Aaron Putze from the Iowa Soybean Association. This isopen to the public. Iowa FFA State Leadership Conference: eachyear, over 5,000 FFA members and guests from acrossthe state gather to learn about careers in the agricultureindustry, compete for scholarships, volunteer in the com-munity and shape the future of the Iowa FFA Associa-tion. The 88th Iowa FFA Leadership Conference willtake place in Ames, Iowa on April 17-19, 2016.

Iowa as a territory No one really knows what the name of our statemeans. Many say Iowa means “The Beautiful Land.”Some say it means “here is the place.” There is a claimthat Iowa means “he who paints pictures.” And the word

Iowa in the Sioux language means “dusty face.” It is known that Army Lieutenant Albert Lea of the First United States Dragoons, writing in a notebook,talked about the Wisconsin territory and the “Iowa dis-trict “in 1835, and thus the name of Iowa was derived.At the time there were already 10,000 people in Iowa.One of the many tribes of Indians which traveled throughIowa were the Iowas, but this was not a prominent tribein Iowa history.

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Every once in a while a “random” memorypops into my head. Often I have no idea as to what trig-gered the thought but let my mind rove around a littlemore. While reading, some of my era peers will probablysay, “Oh, yeah” and others wrinkle their noses and say,“Huh?”. Cars these days seem to do everything for youor at least make driving much easier. I do appreciate be-ing able to be a shiftless driver instead of having to usethe clutch and right hand/arm to change gears to get upto speed and quickly down shifting at times in traffic. Iam pleased, however, to think that I was clever and ableenough to have learned to drive a “clutch” car and in fact,really liked driving the four speed Volvos we had in the70’s & 80’s. I am also glad I don’t have to roll down my win-dow with a crank every time I am going to make a left orright turn. Clicking the lever on the steering column is somuch easier and safer. I am glad that when I do want toroll my windows up or down I can push a button. I amglad for the “button” on that lever I can push and fluidsprays my windshield and the wipers come on automati-cally. Who remembers when to start the car there wasa “button” on the floor and, hopefully, you had placedthe gear shift in “neutral”? When did they start puttinga “park” position on the gear shifts? I remember “out ofgear” and don’t turn your car off and leave it there, espe-cially if you were parked on a hill. The accelerator pedalhasn’t changed a lot but who remembers calling it “thefoot feed”?` The side mirrors and rear view mirror are a greatimprovement, however many of the latest model carshave gone to another “safety” improvement -- the rearvision screen where you can see almost a panoramic viewand thus more safely back out of a parking spot. Sorry tosay my car isn’t quite up to that. I also like the car thatcan set the lights to go on or off automatically when thecar is on or off. The old cars had the dimmer switcheson the floor too, I think (been a long time to rememberthat one). At least I never had to learn to drive a “crankto get motor started” car but my first memories of thosevehicles was watching my dad do it. I have no idea howthose levers, etc. had to be set so it would start and notsuddenly jump and run over him. Who remembers running boards on cars?I do. Did your Dad slow down when he came into thedriveway, stop and let you “jump on” and ride while hecreeped the few feet to the garage or parking place? I notethat some of the newer SUV’s and pickups have whatlooks like a mini running board but they are actually tohelp shorties like me get a foot up into the vehicle. Get-ting a little more “modern” up into the 50’s and 60’s, whoremembers fender skirts? They looked sort of neat cov-

ering about half of the wheel but were no fun if you gota flat out on the highway. Did you have the jazzy whitewall tires? When you washed the car you had an extra jobof scrubbing those walls to keep ‘em white. Embarrassingwhen you had a flat and had to put the black wall spareon at least temporarily. Perhaps you had a car with theContinental Kit. That was an accessory you could buy toattach to the back of your car to hold your spare tire. Itwas to “jazz it up” and be a copycat of the factory pro-duced high line/high priced Lincoln Continental. Did anyof you “old timers” have curb finders or feelers, thosemetal attachments to the front fender with a spring thatwould “twang’ when you got close to the curb when par-allel parking? Did you ever have the knob on the steeringwheel that allowed you to turn the steering wheel withone hand? Guys liked to show off to girls how well they

could handle a car using that gadget – cool before therewas cool. Improvements and conveniences still and willalways continue. Several of my family members havetheir cell phones “installed” in their vehicle and when itrings is activated by voice. That is a good deal. Theproblem, there will always be people who insist they cantext and drive and then change their minds when theymeet St. Peter. In Washington state where one son lives,cell phone in hand and use is illegal and carries a heavyfine. I think all states should enact that law. The electric/gas cars have reached a high level though the fully elec-tric ones are not so popular. People have been lookingat the possibility of a practical vehicle that can be bothroad worthy and water worthy for mass production anduse. Some have experimented with land/air contraptions.

I have no doubt they will someday be a reality in someform. The “driverless” car has been “invented” but notyet to the satisfaction of general public use. But -----Henry Ford probably couldn’t have imagined what hisplants are turning out these days.

What was your first vehicle? Did you havea motor cycle perhaps with a side car, little one seatercoupe with a rumble seat? Those rumble seats were fun –

Those were the good old days?

I know! Did you have a pick up? At one time those werepopular with the younger set. You could take a load (be-fore seat belt requirements) in the front and back, to thedrive in movie, back into the spot and set lawn chairs upin back to watch the movie. Here I’m not speaking fromexperience, just observation. Did you have the vehiclecalled a Five passenger sedan? We had a Chevy for asecond car and when the battery started to lose oomphand no extra $$ in pocket my boys & neighborhood oneswould get behind and push down our sloping street andI learned to “pop the clutch”. (It was a three speed/gearshift on steering column – one of first I think.) We didhave one popular vehicle of the time when my kids wereyoung – the family station wagon. When going to a drivein movie we put the back seat down so there was the“cargo” space, fashioned “pallets” with heavy quilts andif they got tired before the movie ended could lie downwith their pillows. We were happy to have transportation of justabout any kind “in the old days” but I must admit, Ilike the “new” days. Even with my “older” car I havemany comforts, small enough to zip around Des Moinesstreets, a lot of the “new” conveniences and most of all“a starter button” on my key chain which has been re-ally appreciated this winter. Nice to hit the garage dooropener (another great modern invention) and then thestarter button. I hope this has brought back “old days” tosome and interesting info to others. Memories are great.

Southeast ValleySchedule of Events

Week of March 16th to March 23rd

Wednesday, March 16

PVES - NO Classes for PM Preschool

Teacher In-service in PM

Early Dismissal 12:20pm

6:30 p.m. SWG Board Meeting

Friday, March 18

4:00 p.m. B V Tr BVU INDOOR - B V Tr

7:00 p.m. JH Dance @ Burnside

Monday, March 21

5th & 7th Grade Cognitive Abilities Test

6:00 p.m. FFA Banquet

Tuesday, March 22


POSTPONED - PVES Grades TK-2 Spring

Concert - Will be rescheduled

Wednesday, March 23

PVES - NO Classes for AM Preschool


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

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

Birthdays16-Mar Lindsey Black, Rudy Kopecky17-Mar Patti Anderosn18-Mar Rachel Erritt, Colton Klingson Maria Vosberg, Tifany Woodruf 19-Mar Angela Harry, Scott Klingson 20-Mar Beryl Birkland, Maxine Kail Benjamin Frotscher

Amanda Johnson, Teagan Saxton 22-Mar Sophia Gutshall Donna Moe, Brooke Peterson 23-Mar Brad Lane, MacKenzie Thomas

Anniversaries16 - Mar John and Cec Winkelbauer.18 - Mar Denny and Mary Hammen.21 Mar Ed and Renee Robertson.

“Putting Things O”

In our world today we all seem to be a rush.There never seems to be enough time to get everythingdone that we want to get done. We notice this especiallywhen a holiday is coming up, such as Easter in 12 days!

We may put off our daily devotions until wehave time to do them right. We may even put off ourprayer time until we climb into bed at night and realizewe haven’t taken the time during the day to do them. Ourschedules seem to be overflowing, even though we maybe retired.

The problem with getting ourselves too busy isthat we procrastinate. Does God want us to be this busy?I don’t think so, because if we are too busy for Him, we

are entirely busy. I believe we need to take a look at ourpriorities and put God back at the top of our list of thingswe do everyday.

If we do this, it will mean we will have to sortout the important and the unimportant things in our lives.It won’t be easy, but it will be worthwhile and we will beblessed if we do. We need to ask God to help us sort outour priorities and reschedule things so that God is first inour lives.

Gowrie Easter Egg HuntMarch 26 at 1 p.m. Located at Laurel Park...

The 2016 Gowrie Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by theGDC, will be held at Laurel Park near the depot Satur-day, March 26, at 1 p.m.

Any businesses or organizations that wish to donate

baskets may do so by drop off finished baskets toWCCTA by 3:00 Friday, March 25th or at Jam-boree until 11 A.M. Saturday March 26.

Businesses and organizations can also donate moneyfor a basket and have the shopping committee (Shelly

Nelson, Pat Peterson, Renee Robertson, and RoseWolf) put it together for them. The cost is $15 for asmall basket, $20 for a medium basket, or $25 for a largebasket. If you chose to have the committee shop for you,the money or check needs to be dropped off or mailed toHeartland Bank, Jamboree Foods, or Pat Peterson 1405

Market St. Gowrie, IA 50543 no later than March 17,2016 as the shopping will be completed on March 19.(Checks can be made out to Pat Peterson)

In case of rain, wet conditions, or cold weather thehunt will be held at the Gowrie fire station and a signletting people know of the change will be posted nearthe entrance to the park. Any questions please call JeffPetersen 352-3711 or Pat Peterson 352-3769.

SV Girls' Basketball Teamwin Sportsmanship Award Congratulations to the athletes, coaches and fansof the Southeast Valley Girls' Basketball team for win-ning the Twin Lakes Conference Sportsmanship Award.

SV senior guard onAll Conference Teamosie Breitsprecher....

The Twin Lakes Girls All Conference Teams

were announced this week. Josie Breitsprecher seniorguard, was named to 3rd team all conference. Josie wasthe loan SV player named to an all conference team.

Pocahontas area won the conference with a re-cord of 10 - 0 record. Southeast Valley was tied for 7thplace with a record 4-6.

Robert Maske, Pocahontas Area, was namedcoach of the year.

Josie Breitsprecher senior guard, was named to3rd team all conference. Josie was the loan SV player namedto an all conference team.


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The approximately 345 employees of the IowaDepartment of Agriculture and Land Stewardship areresponsible for a wide range of programs that affect the

quality of life of every Iowan. Both Iowans living onthe farm and those in our towns and cities are impactedalmost daily by the work of the Department. Land stewardship is central to the work of theDepartment. The Division of Soil Conservation providesfarmers with expertise and funds to help them installpractices that preserve our highly productive soil, preventerosion and protect our critical waterways. The Depart-

Iowa Dept. of Ag provides farmers,Iowans many vital servicesNational Ag Week. . .

ment is focused on making sure future Iowans can expe-rience the same high quality of life that past generationshave enjoyed in our state.

The Consumer Protection & Industry ServicesDivision and the Food Safety & Animal Health Divisionare responsible for a wide variety of consumer protectionand agriculture promotion programs including regulatingmeat processing , commercial feed and fertilizer, pesti-cide application , and dairy production and processing.The Weights and Measures Bureau makes sure both buy-ers and sellers are treated fairly at the gas pump, grocery

store or grain elevator. The State Climatologist , Entomologist, andVeterinarian are also all part of the Department. Otherareas of responsibility for the Department include Agri-culture Statistics, Homeland Security and the Iowa Horseand Dog Breeding Program. The Department helps promote the more than170 farmers markets located across the state and admin-isters the Farmers Market Nutrition Program for seniorsand residents participating in the WIC program. It also isvery involved in agricultural diversification and organicproduction. The Century and Heritage Farm program, which

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Since the land of Iowa was opened up to set-tlers in 1833, agriculture has been the heart of Iowa. Thefamily farm represents the traditions and heritage uponwhich our State was built. Today, those individuals and

families, who followed in the foot steps of their ances-tors, continue to produce crops and livestock on that same

New Iowa specialtylicense plates honorsFFA, 4-H, ag in classroom

A new specialty license plate featuring agricul-ture is available to Iowans. “The license plate recognizes the important rolethat agriculture plays in the state economy,” and revenuefrom sales of the license plate will support the Iowa FFA

Foundation, Iowa 4-H Foundation and Iowa Agriculturein the Classroom, according to a news release from thosethree youth-oriented organizations. An emblem is pictured on the specialty licenseplate to promote the three organizations and agriculture. The Iowa FFA Foundation serves the14,800-student-member organization in 225 chaptersacross Iowa. The Iowa 4-H Foundation serves more than100,000 youths in Iowa. The Iowa Agriculture LiteracyFoundation coordinates and supports Agriculture in theClassroom efforts throughout the state. “Agriculture in Iowa is so important to the stateeconomy. Having a license plate on your personal vehicleis just a great way to show your support for agricultureand these youth organizations,” Will Fett, executive di-rector of the agriculture literacy foundation, said in anews release. The specialty license plates are available for or-der at IowaAgTag.org. The fee is $35 for a standard plateor $60 for a personalized plate. Andrea Henry, spokeswoman with the IowaDepartment of Transportation, confirmed that the new li-cense plate design has been approved by the state, whichwill begin producing the plates after 500 orders for themare submitted.

15,000 plus Iowa farm familiesrecognized in Century Farm programSince 1976 . .

land. The Century Farms Program recognizes andhonors those individuals who have owned the farm landfor 100 years or more. The program began in 1976 as part

of the Bicentennial Celebration, when over 5,000 certifi-cates and farm markers were distributed across Iowa atlocal ceremonies. The program was sponsored by the Iowa De-partment of Agriculture and the Iowa Farm Bureau Fed-eration, with the endorsement of the Iowa American Rev-olution Bicentennial Commission. Members of the original Century Farm Recogni-tion Committee were Ronald R. Woodin, Deputy Adju-tant General of Iowa; James Meimann, Iowa Departmentof Agriculture; Gene Maahs, Iowa Farm Bureau Federa-tion; Murray Goodman, Iowa American Revolution Bi-centennial Commission and Kris Lischefska, secretary. Since 1976 over 15,000 families have been rec-ognized. The Awards Ceremony is held each year at theIowa State Fair.

Help Celebrate - National Ag Day!


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HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN, FARNHAMVILLE

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

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9:00 a.m. Sunday Worship, Fellowhip Coffee FollowingOUR SAVIOUR'S LUTHERAN, CALLENDER

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9:00 a.m. Worship; 10:00 a.m. Fellowhip

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

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, HARCOURT

9:00 a.m. Worship

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, SOMERS

10:30 a.m. WorshipFULTON LUTHERAN CHURCH, ROELYN

9:15 a.m. Worship

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10:00 a.m. Mass

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CHURCHWorship Schedule

Webster Township is bounded on the west by thetown of Lehigh, north by Washington Township, east byHamilton County and the south border is the meanderingDes Moines River. The whole township is approximately20 square miles. The north and east portions are flat andtillable, mostly Clarion-Webster soil, the west and southare scenic hills and timberland inhabited by deer, fox,squirrel, several species of wild birds and many varietiesof wild edibles. Webster Township is the site of Vegors Cemeterywhich was given to the county by the Vegors family in1949. At that time there was a need for a place to bury Mrs.Lott, the first white woman to die in the county. She diedfrom exposure after the Indians had raided the Lott cabin.The Vegor family owned a scenic hilltop overlooking themeeting place of the Boone and Des Moines rivers. On thishilltop were also found 5 Indian mounds and here Mrs.Lott was buried. In 1960, the bones of eleven prehistoric peoplewere discovered by State Archaeologists in a digging nearhere. They were classified as Middle Woodlands-- peoplewho lived between 500 BC and 500 AD. Their bones wereburied in the Vegors Cemetery with a headstone explain-ing the story. Government and Department of Interior hada ceremony with an Air Force Military plane flying over-head. It is a scenic and historic site, peaceful and nostal-gic. This writer wonders who financed the large spiralingmarker, as part of her family had died shortly after the raid. Discovery of coal in the are brought in influx ofminers from states as far away as Pennsylvania, it was agroup of miners from this state who suggested that the twovillages of Vesper and Lackawanna unite under the nameof Lehigh and then incorporate. A brick factory was builthere in the early days to take advantage of the plentifulsupply of coal for heating the kilns and also the excellentquality of the clay. Later the Lehigh Sewer pipe and Tilecompany was constructed in 1907 and operated until re-cent years. The firm was purchased in 1964 and was thenoperated as the W. S. Dickey Manufacturing Company.Principal products are clay sewer pipe and flue liners forchimneys. Standing well up the hill east of the Des MoinesRiver is a large brick house which has been a communitylandmark since the turn of the century. It was owned bythe Steven Rhodes family. Mr. Rhodes was the director ofBlanden Gallery in Fort Dodge. It was built by George Wellington Post who came

to Lehigh in 1872. He was born in 1845 in New York andmigrated to Lehigh. Construction of this elegant house wasbegun in 1899 and was completed in 1901. The brick camefrom the former Corey Brick and Tile Co. of Lehigh. Someof the stone over the windows and doors was shipped outfrom Pennsylvania. There were parquet floors and ornatebalustrades and much intricate woodwork. Despite allthese features the house is said to have cost only $4,000.00.The sad part of this story is that George Post died Septem-ber 17, 1900 at the age of 55 years and never did havethe pleasure of living in his “Dream House”. Emma Postand her son Archie moved into the house in 1901. Georgeand Emma Post’s tow great-grandsons, Richard and JohnSwanson are married and are farming the original Postfarm located east of Lehigh. Webster Township is historic with old historybut will also be important with the new. In 1969 the StateConservation Commission started buying land to establisha 1000 acre state park. The site is 5 miles directly east ofLehigh. At the time of this writing no construction hasbeen started. It is proposed to dam Brushy Creek to makea recreational lake for boating and swimming. The northpart is to be reserved for wild life and hunting. There willbe camper facilities, a swimming pool and a golf course.At this time it is an improved park with a Ranger in resi-dence. Most of the residents of Webster Township are infarming and there are mixed emotions about the proposedState Park. There is some enthusiasm about recreationseekers coming into the are and the effect it will have ontheir lives, land values, population and privacy. In Webster Township is an old Indian buryingground, which was taken over by the earliest pioneers andit is now know as Vegors Cemetery. Here is buried Benjamin Bell (1751-1853) aRevolutionary War soldier who served under GeneralGeorge Washington. Also nearby is a Memorial shaft to the first pio-neer woman to die in what is now the county of Webster.The inscribed on the tombstone is Lott and the date is1849. The shaft was dedicated in September 1911. Thededicatory address was given by Ellsworth School Super-intendent, Fred Runkle, who is probably responsible fothe date of 1849. In his speech he acknowledged that manyold-timers insisted that the historic Indian raid occurred in1846. He, however, accepted the date of a so-called au-thority as 1849. The shaft was unveiled by Rebecca Mc-Quire, a younger sister of Mrs. Jemina McQuire Lott, thesecond wife of Henry Lott. Mrs. Huntington Lott died of exposure followingthe Indian raid by Chief, “Two-Fingers Sidominadota”, a“Sisseton Sioux”. The date of this raid being a point ocontention among historians for over a century. Now myresearch: In retreat from the raiders a Lott son, 12 yearold Milton died trying to reach the settlement in BooneCounty. The date on his grave N. W. of Boone being De-

cember of 1846. His burial was described by an able localhistorian, C. S. Lucas, who was present when the gravewas marked along with some of the old pioneers who hadassisted in the burial

Webster Township, scenic hills and timberlandinhabited with much wildlifeVegors cemetery, Indian burial ground...

“You can choose to look the other way, but you cannever again say you did not know.” My colleague, Senator Jake Chapman, a Republicanfrom Adel, used this quote from William Wilberforce tosummarize his speech to the Senate regarding the heinousmethods of abortion. The amendment filed by SenatorChapman was in response to SF 2285 which would adda crime against a “transgender” person to the hate crimeslaw.

Iowa’s hate crimes statute provides penalties foroffenses against a person or a person’s property becauseof race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, politicalaffiliation, sex, sexual orientation, age or disability. Thebill would add gender expression and gender identity tothe list. During Tuesday’s debate, Senator Chapman de-scribed the abortion process in great detail and tried un-successfully to add “unborn status” as a protected class inIowa’s hate crime law. “If anyone should receive specialrecognition as a special class it ought to be for these indi-viduals who physically cannot defend themselves,” Sena-tor Chapman said. “It ought to be for those who have novoice of their own.” Senator Chapman’s attempt to add the unborn to thebill was ruled out of order by the Democratic-controlledSenate.

“I am saddened that this body has failed in itsmost basic responsibility...a right to life,” Chapman said. Senator Chapman did an excellent job of speakingfor the rights of the unborn. He described the detestablemethods of abortion citing the importance of protectingall life. You can choose to look the other way, but youcan never again say you did not know. The bill, to add transgender individuals to the list ofpeople protected under the state’s hate crimes law, nowgoes to the Republican-controlled Iowa House, where itprobably won’t be debated and will likely be declareddead this session.Agreement appears to be reached on coupling issue Many constituents have reached out to me sinceJanuary expressing their desire to see the Iowa Legisla-ture pass a bill in which Iowa would conform or couplewith the federal government on deductions of up to $250for out of pocket expenses for teachers, election to deductstate sales/use tax in lieu of state income tax as an item-ized deduction and Section 179 small business expens-ing. Iowa House Republicans passed coupling leg-islation early in the session which updates Iowa law toconform to federal tax provisions, in particular, Section179. The legislation is estimated to save Iowa taxpayersmore than $90 million when they file their 2015 taxes.However, the issue stalled in the Democrat-controlledIowa Senate. We learned this week a deal was negotiated oncoupling, prompting the bill to begin moving through theSenate committee process. Senate Republicans are thankful this bill will becoming to the floor for a vote so Iowans can receive thetax break they anticipated when making valuable invest-ments in 2015.Treating Overdose Victims Drug addiction is, unfortunately, a problem toomany Iowa families experience. In an effort to try andhelp out those struggling with addiction and their lovedones, the Senate this week passed SF 2218. The bill allows family members or friends tohave access to a prescription drug which can be adminis-tered to someone they know has overdosed on heroin oranother opioid. It also would provide immunity from any legal

liability to any first responder, emergency medical ser-vice program, law enforcement agency, fire department,registered nurse, physician assistant, and family mem-ber or friend and the person who prescribed the opioidantagonist from any injury arising from the provision oradministration of the prescription, so long as such personacted reasonably and in good faith. This is a good bill which will allow family mem-bers to help their loved ones who suffer from this tragicaddiction. The bill passed 48-0.

Jaguar Cafe openson March 17 The Jaguar Cafe will open with flair on Thurs-day, March 17. The menu is still being decided, but willinclude some delicious food.

Other restaurant dates are April 1, April 13,April 17, and May 4. Dates may be changed, so pleasewatch the website for updates.

The menus will features some great appetizers,delicious main dishes, and of course, a choice of two des-serts. Cost for the meals is $8.00 again this year.

Reservations are requested by calling the schoolat 352-3142. If there is catering that you would like foryour business, the group is available for this. We lookforward to serving you!!

recognizes farms that have been in the same family for100 or 150 years respectively, is also run in partnershipbetween the Department and Iowa Farm Bureau. In all of these areas, the Iowa Department of Ag-riculture and Land Stewardship’s mission is to provideleadership for all aspects of agriculture in Iowa, ensureconsumer protection and promote the responsible use ofour natural resources.

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Farnhamville Easter EggHunt Saturday, March 26at 11 a.m. at City Park The Easter Bunny is coming to Farnhamville onSaturday, March 26, at 11 a.m. at the Farnhamville CityPark. The Easter Egg Hunt will be for toddlers, pre-school age through second graders. It is sponsored by the Farnhamville Fire Depart-ment who will be giving rids to Easter Egg hunters aroundtown. If there is rain or bad weather the Easter EggHunt will be held at the Legion Hall.


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Inuenza A, Breported in Gowrie,area communities Many residents in the Gowrie area have had in-fluenza A, and some have had influenza B this past week. Several teachers have had the illness along withstudents in the Prairie Valley school district. High fever has been one of the symtoms.

There had been several treaties with the Indianswhich gradually moved the Indians out of Iowa. Manyof these treaties were signed in Prairie du Chien, Wis.,a Mississippi river town which had trading posts datingback to the 1700s, well before the United States became anation. The first of these treaties was signed in 1830. Chief Blackhawk led one band of Indians whichopposed the treaties, but to little avail. There were the“Blackhawk wars,” which involved a few small skirmish-es and the Army chased Chief Blackhawk from Iowa toIllinois and into Wisconsin where he was finally takeninto custody.

But the really big Indian clash came six yearsafter Iowa became a state, and Webster County figuresprominently in this tragic event. In the late fall of 1857a nomadic band of Sioux were seen around Spencer, andthey appeared to be unruly. These Indians were naturally upset that a neverending migration of white settlers was taking over manyof their former hunting lands. They traveled north and atSpirit Lake they were shocked to see many cabins builton Spirit Lake, which had a been a sacred lake to them.Outraged, they went from home to home and killed all of

the settlers, except for two white women and two chil-dren. The Dragoons at Fort Dodge heard about theshocking “Spirit Lake Massacre” and dragoons were dis-patched to the scene where 32 people were murdered. Itwas a harsh winter and the dragoons never did find theIndians, and they were fortunate just to return to FortDodge. Later, two of the women (including Abbie Gard-ner) were released by the Sioux. The Gardner cabin ispreserved to this day on Spirit Lake. After this incident, the Indians literally disap-peared in Iowa, with the exception of the Mesquakies.The Mesquakies were shrewd enough to use the white

man’s methods to obtain land, and thus ensure their fu-ture. They purchased land in the Tama area for twice thegoing rate at the time. The going rate in the Iowa territorywas $1.25 per acre. The first white men to travel in the Iowa territo-ry had been fur traders and explorers, including LaFolleteand Juliet. There were also miners like Dubuque, whowas very secretive about his lead mining operation. But itwas really Lewis & Clark who opened up Iowa with theLewis & Clark Expedition. The United States had ob-tained a vast tract of land via the Louisiana Purchase in1804. Iowa became a territory in 1828. It was a “given”amongst many in the political process that Iowa would bebordered by the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, but itwas a long, arduous process to select the north and south

parallels (borders). And for many years most “Iowans”were opposed to statehood, as there were tax advantag-es in just being a territory. Even when statehood advo-cates gradually overcame these objections, there was thedelicate matter of slavery. The United States Congresswould only approve a “free” state with the admission ofa “slave” state. And in 1846 Iowa became a state, alongwith Florida (a slave) state. With our nation celebrating another birthday,and with our fast changing world becoming ever morecomplex, it is good to remember our past.

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CITY OF GOWRIE

CITY OF

CALLENDER

WEBSTER COUNTY

Planning & Zoning Commission

LEGAL PUBLICATION

The Webster County Planning & Zoning Commission will hold apublic hearing on Monday, March 28, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. on the secondfloor of the county courthouse, Fort Dodge, Iowa. The purpose of thepublic hearing is to consider a rezone request.

Brian & Laurie Mundie have petitioned to change the zoning districtfrom A-1 to A-2. The purpose is to build a home.The legal description is: Part of the East Half (E 1/2) of the Southeast

Quarter (SE 1/4) of Section Twelve (12), Township Eighty-eight (88),Range Twenty-nine (29), West of the 5th P.M., Iowa, in the Northeastcorner thereof, bounded and described as follows:By the Public Highway on the North, East and South and by the West lineof said E 1/2 SE 1/4, Subject to Easements and EXCEPT the right-of-wayof the Ft. Dodge, Des Moines and Southern Railroad Company.

Jamie JohllZoning Administrator

CITY OF CALLENDER –CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTESMarch 8, 2016

The Callender City Council Meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m.by Mayor Randy Hanson. Present: W. Martens, N. Martens, D. Lee, J.Pommer and K. Jondle. Mayor opened the public hearing regarding Sewer Rate Increase;Minimum from $8.73 to $10.04 and over 2000 gallons from (.0040 x1000)$4.00 per thousand to (.0046x1000) $4.60 per thousand gallons. Alsoconducted public hearing on Budget Amendment FY ending 6/30/2016and Budget FY 16/17. No comments from the public. Motion by Lee,Second by Jondle to close the public hearing. All Ayes – MC Guests – Business from Floor - Joe Martins – Martens Pest Control.Mark Campbell provided county drainage maps. Departmental Reports - City discussed funds to paint water tower;inside and out, possible water main leak, 2 standing storm water concerns,bulk water, road repairs and cleaning Thomas Street. Motion by Lee, Second by Pommer to approve the ConsentAgenda including City Council Minutes 2/9/2016, AP Claims/Payables andFinancials for February 2016. All Ayes. MC Motion by Jondle, Second by N. Martens to approve the Agenda. All

Ayes. MC Motion by Lee, Second by Jondle to approve 3 year contract withMarten’s Pest Control for Mosquito Spraying. All Ayes. MC Motion by N. Martens, Second by Lee to approve the 3nd and finalreading Ordinance 189 Amending Sewer Rates. Minimum from $8.73to $10.04 and over 2000 gallons from $4.00 per thousand to $4.60 perthousand. Passed and Approved; effective upon publication. Roll Call: K.Jondle, N. Martens, D. Lee, J. Pommer and W. Martens. All Ayes. MC Resolution 498 Electric Utility inspection and maintenance plantabled until April. City will proceed with Property Insurance/ Workers Comp renewal. No Utility Report due to estimated billing last month Motion by N. Martens, Second by D. Lee to seek title to elevator

PUBLIC HEARING/SPECIAL MEETING MARCH 7, 2016

Public Hearing/Special Meeting was held March 7, 2016 at theGowrie Civic/Community Center at 6:30 p.m. with Mayor Gayle Redmanin the chair and the following Council members answering roll call: Streit,Harrison, Petersen, Willardson, and Jackson. Motion: Moved by Harrison, second by Streit to approve Resolution2016-5 FY2017 City Budget. Roll Call: unanimous. Motion: Moved by Harrison, second by Jackson to purchase adishwasher up to $3400 for Community Center/Congregate Meal. RollCall: unanimous. Adjourning of the meeting at 7:05 p.m. moved by Willardson. Motioncarried-unanimous.______________________________________Danielle Clancy, City Clerk Gayle Redman, Mayor

CITY OF

CALLENDERORDINANCE NO. 189

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THECITY OF CALLENDER, IOWA, 2015, BY AMENDING PROVISIONS

PERTAINING TO SEWER SERVICE CHARGES

BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Callender, Iowa: SECTION 1. SECTION MODIFIED. Section 99.02 of the Codeof Ordinances of the City of Callender, Iowa, 2015, is repealed and thefollowing adopted in lieu thereof: 99.02 RATES FOR SERVICE. 99.02 Each customer shall paysewer service charges for the use of and for the service supplied bymunicipal sanitary sewer system based upon the amount and rate of waterconsumed as follows:

1. First 2,000 gallons or lesser amount used per month at $10.04minimum bill.

2. Each additional 1,000 gallons used per month .0046 ( $4.60 per1,000 gallons).

In no case shall the minimum service charge be less than $10.04per month, which is necessary to retire the indebtedness, operating andmaintenance, and reserve necessary for maintaining the sanitary sewerfacility. Customers who have no meter to measure usage shall pay $19.00per month per dwelling, dwelling unit or business.

SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. If any section, provision, orpart of this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, suchadjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or anysection, provision, or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 3. WHEN EFFECTIVE. This ordinance shall be in effectfrom and after its final passage, approval, and publication as provided bylaw. Motion by K. Jondle and Second by N. Martens January 19, 2016 toapprove 1st reading Ordinance Amendment amending Sewer Rates. Roll Call. D. Lee, K Jondle, N. Martens. All Ayes. MCMotion by D. Lee, Second by N. Martens February 9, 2016 to approve2ndreading Ordinance 189 Amending Sewer Rates. Roll Call: K. Jondle, N.Martens, D. Lee, J. Pommer and W. Martens. All Ayes. MC Motion by N. Martens, Second by Lee to approve the 3nd and finalreading Ordinance 189 Amending Sewer Rates. Passed and Approved;effective upon publication. Roll Call: K. Jondle, N. Martens, D. Lee, J.Pommer and W. Martens. All Ayes. MC Passed & approved by the Council the 8th day of March, 2016. ATTEST: Randy Hanson - MayorDenita Lee-Luke - City Clerk

property, MidStates Millwright pays the city $17,500 and city gets titleto the elevator property. City pays back taxes; $378 (and ask Board ofSupervisors to cancel next year taxes). Roll Call: K. Jondle, N. Martens,D. Lee, J. Pommer and W. Martens. All Ayes. MC City was reimbursed for recent Insurance Claim; county damage toelectric utility.

FEBRUARY 2016 PAYABLES

ACCESS SYSTEMS LIBRARY 76.62AG SOURCE TESTING 369.5BAKER AND TAYLOR LIBRARY 451.96BROWN SUPPLIES 1,167.37CCREC UTILITIES 15,512.45CITY OF CALLENDER UTILITIES 2,158.38PAYROLL WH PAYROLL 713.52CONSUMER REPORTS LIBRARY 20COUNTRY LIVING LIBRARY 27.82DAVE MCLOUD CONTRACT LABOR 699EFTPS PAYROLL 1,612.37FEATURE FILMS LIBRARY 40.85

GOWRIE NEWS & PRINT PUBLICATION 362.22GUIDEPOSTS LIBRARY 17.74HACH COMPANY TESTING/SUPPLIES 121.37HEARTLAND BANK RENTAL 41.61INLINE SERVICE LLC REPAIRS 223.06IOWA DNR PERMIT 85IOWA ONE CALL DUES 3.6IPERS PAYROLL 1,115.48JOHN HORRELL REIMBURSEMENT 24.15JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD LIBRARY 120KAHL CONSTRUCTION WATER PLANT WORK 400KRIZ-DAVIS CO SUPPLIES 674.37LEE-LUKE, DENITA REIMBURSEMENT 20LEHIGH VALLEY COOP TELEP LIBRARY 513.92LOGMEIN.COM DUES 149LOVES COMPUTER LIBRARY 55MEREDITH BOOKS LIBRARY 32.68MICROMARKETING LIBRARY 45.99MID AMERICAN ENERGY LIBRARY 542.44NAPA AUTO SUPPLY OIL FILTER PICK UP 64.75OFFICE AUDITOR OF STATE PERIODIC EXAM FEE 1,200.00OUR IOWA LIBRARY 18.98PAYROLL 02/04/2016 2,195.37PAYROLL 02/18/2016 2,886.77PEDERSON QUARTERLY GARBAGE 3,063.75

PETTY CASH LIBRARY LIBRARY 126.77POSTMASTER POSTAGE 151POWERS TREE SERVICE TREE TRIMMING 700SENTIMENTAL PRODUCTIONS LIBRARY 30STAR ENERGY FUEL 399.13STRAIGHT TALK PHONE x2 93.44TASTE OF HOMES BOOKS LIBRARY 31.98TEEN VOGUE LIBRARY 19.26THE LIBRARY STORE LIBRARY 15.8TREASURER-STATE IOWA SALES TAX 924.94W MAGAZINE LIBRARY 10.7WELLMARK BLUE CROSS HEALTH INSURANCE 1,317.94WOODRUFF ELECTRIC CONTRACT LABOR 2,292.00WOODSMITH LIBRARY 29 CLAIMS TOTAL 42,969.05EXPENSES GENERAL FUND 11,138.11 ROAD USE TAX FUND 2,276.71 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FUND 329.5 WATER FUND 5,302.98 SEWER FUND 2,487.81 ELECTRIC FUND 21,433.94REVENUE GENERAL 9,010.14 RUT 2,834.47 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 88.37 EMERGENCY 14.48

LOST4,488.41 WATER 8,710.48 SEWER 2,607.87 ELECTRIC 29,965.56 STORM WATER 3,645.34 Motion by Jondle, Second by Martens to adjourn at 8:00 p.m. All Ayes. MC _________________________________________________ATTEST: Randy Hanson - MayorDenita Lee-Luke – City Clerk

PROBATEJames L. Kramer, ISBA #AT0004348

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTWEBSTER COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Probate No. ESPR308201

DONALD LEE JOHNSON, Deceased. NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF

APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Donald Lee Johnson,Deceased, who died on or about February 11, 2016: You are hereby notified that on the 25th day of February, 2016,the last will and testament of Donald Lee Johnson, deceased, bearing dateof the 21st day of October, 1993, was admitted to probate in the abovenamed court and that Beverly Jean Johnson was appointed executor othe estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the districcourt of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date othe second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailingof this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whoseidentities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred. Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate arerequested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditorshaving claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the abovenamed district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance,and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the secondpublication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of thisnotice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter foreverbarred.

Dated this 2nd day of March, 2016.Beverly Jean Johnson

Beverly Jean Johnson, Executor of the estate 2710 Madison Avenue Otho, IA 50569James L. KramerAttorney for executorJohnson, Kramer, Mulholland, Cochrane, Driscoll & Cochrane, P.L.C.1004 Market Street; P.O. Box 10Gowrie, IA 50543

Date of second publication16th day of March, 2016

Probate Code Section 304

Week NineMarch 10, 2016 Week nine is over; with this week brings the endof the second funnel. The second funnel date is the finaldate bills originating in the Senate have to be reported out

of a House committee and bills originating in the Househave to be reported out of a Senate committee. Bills thatdid not make it through the second funnel, like the firstfunnel, are dead for this legislative session.Now that both funnels are finished we will be attendingvery few committee meetings, but having much more de-bate on the floor and trying to get all things wrapped upbefore our deadline of April 19th. From my desk After all of the hard work we all have done onbehave of the coupling, between all of you calling theGovernor’s office and the senate to convince them ofthe importance of the bill and how it will impact you fi-nancially and myself spending multiple meetings in theGovernor’s office, the House and Senate have reached anagreement the bill will pass out of the Ways and Means

Committee in both the House and Senate today and willbe voted on the full floor the beginning of next week. Itwill then go to the Governor’s office for his signature,which he has previously stated is something he will sup-port.

The agreement between House Republicans andSenate Democrats includes House Republican’s tax cou-pling bill which provides $95 million in tax relief to Io-wans. The Senate has agreed to the coupling bill if theso-called “consumables” issue is included. This clarifiesthe definition of replacement parts, including the suppliesconsumed during the manufacturing process as exemptfrom sales and use tax. Advocates currently argue thatIowa’s manufactures are double taxed under current law,this agreement ends this double taxation. It also allowsmanufactures who pay good wages and benefits to investin additional equipment and employees.Fetal Tissue This week we had a very long and emotional de-bate over House File 2329, which prohibits persons fromknowingly acquiring, providing, receiving, transferring,or using a fetal body part in Iowa, regardless of wheth-er the acquisition is for value. This prohibits the sale ordonation of fetal tissue in Iowa. This bill was written inresponse to the flood of press on the Planned Parenthoodvideos released last year.

The prohibition does not apply to: diagnostic orremedial tests, procedures, or observations to determinethe life or health of the fetus or pregnant woman, the fi-nal disposition of a fetal body part, or pathological study.After the bill was amended on the floor to apply to fe-tal body parts aborted after the effective date of the Act,which allows research institutions in the state to continueusing samples that were obtained before the passage ofthe bill. I supported this bill and it passed through theHouse, it now moves to the Senate.License Plates There was a bill that made it to the floor thisweek about front license plates being removed from ve-hicles, however after being amended only cars meetingthe definition of antique cars and sports cars do not haveto have front license plates. I voted against this bill, itpassed and now moves to the Senate. Turtles We passed a bill out of the House this weekwhich enacts seasons restricting the noncommercial har-vest of turtles pursuant to a sport fishing license. This billalso requires the natural resource commission to adoptrules prohibiting commercial turtle harvesting in any wa-ters of the state. I voted for this bill and it passed, it nowmoves to the senate.Pass It On If you have family, friends, or co-works that youthink would also enjoy MWM please forward this to themso they can read it and deicide to be on our mailing list.If you are reading this and would like to subscribe to ournewsletter, “Minute with Mike,” please send us an emailletting us know. We have created a Facebook page that I willbe using to add comments about what is going on in theCapitol and the House floor. This page will also be usedto make comments as bills are being debated on the floor.Please go to https://www.facebook.com/citizensforsex-ton or search for State Representative Mike Sexton on

Facebook and like it so you can stay informed about leg-islation we are working on. While we are in session, please remember thatSenator Kraayenbrink and I will be on the Devine Inter-vention Radio Show with Mike Devine on KVFD 1400every Friday morning from 7:30 to 8:30. This is a call inshow so use this opportunity to talk to both of us and letus know your feelings on the current issues facing Iowa

citizens.Please let me know what you are thinking! Feel free tocontact me at my legislative email at [email protected]

Dinner, woman’sBible study setfor Lanyon Church The Lanyon Covenant Church will have a dinneron Wednesday at 6 p.m. and a special program on HolyWeek and Easter. On Saturday there will be a Women’s Biblestudy at Ann Bloomquist’s home and a Palm Sunday cel-ebratonon on Sunday at 10 a.m. There will be a Maundy Thursday service at 7p.m. on March 25.


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Gowrie Police Report

March 3, 2016 to March 9, 2016 March 3rd- 8:00 – While on patrol an officer no-ticed a vehicle whose registration came back to asubject with an arrest warrant out of Buena VistaCounty. The officer followed the vehicle to theresidence to speak with the subject. Terrane Wash-ington was arrested in the 1000 block of Sunset Dr.on an arrest warrant for probation violation. Wash-ington was transported to the Webster County Jail.March 4th- 20:36 – An officer was flagged down

while on patrol and advised of a subject dressed ina black coat walking on the railroad tracks betweenMarket St. and Main St. The reporting party statedthe subject appeared to be intoxicated. The officerwas unable to locate the subject.March 5th- Routine patrol activity reported.March 6th- 16:20 – Officers made contact witha subject in the 1400 block of Park St. referencea complaint of dirt bikes being ridden in the area;17:45 – Officers made contact with two differentgroups of juveniles that were walking on the Rail-road tracks. Juveniles were advised to stay off ofthe railroad right-of-way.March 7th- 10:45 – LEC received a 911 hang-upfrom 1206 Beek St. Upon officer’s arrival, every-thing checked out ok.

March 8th- 12:15 – LEC- 1000 block Riddle St.Report of a juvenile out of control in the morningand punched a hole in the wall of the house. Ju-venile also took property from the mother as theyleft for school. Property was returned and chargesare pending on the juvenile for criminal mischief;15:20 – 1800 block Market St. Reporting partystates that her roommates are on narcotics andcausing a scene at the house. Upon officer’s ar-rival, the roommates had left and no evidence wasfound as to the use of narcotics. Reporting partywas advised of her option of starting the evictionprocess.March 9th- Routine patrol activity reported.As the weather turns nicer, and the days becomelonger, we would like to remind everyone of the

City’s curfew ordinance. Anyone under the age of18 must be home by 11:00pm on Sunday – Thurs-day nights, and 12:00am on Friday and Saturdaynights. If you have any questions, feel free to con-tact the Gowrie Police Department at 515-352-3800 and ask for an officer.*Note: All charges are merely an accusation. Alldefendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

Local Emergency Numbers:

Gowrie Police: 352-3800

Sheriff: 515-573-1410

Crime Alert: 515-573-1444 Ambulance: 911 Fire: 911

On Sunday, Feb. 28 at AT&T Stadium in Tex-as. 31 year old Wade Sundell, formerly of Boxholm,won big at RFD-TV The American.

After winning with an impressive final roundscore of 90.75, the three-time saddle bronc champion in

The American, Sundell qualified for at least a share of a$1 million bonus. Sundell beat Jake Wright who had ascore of 87.75.

Sundell, the 2015 reserve Saddle bronc rider,the only competitor to win his event that met the cri-

teria for the $1 million payout, Wade took home theentire amount.Sundell has had a most impressive career

with earnings over the last nine years totaling over $2million including his triple crown victory.

Wade Sundell’schampionship rideon a horse namedFrontier’s Maple

Leaf.

Rodeo rider Wade Sundell notonly collected $100,000 for his winat Dallas, he will be banking anadditional million for defeatingthe number one rider in the world.

Photos by Vickie Anderson.

A big payday...

to become the Southeast Valley superintendent presenteditself. After much consideration, my wife and I felt that

the school district and communities of Southeast Valleyoffered too many wonderful opportunities educationallyand professionally to pass this up.” When asked what he would like to focus on assuperintendent, Johnson is full of great ideas. “Schools are challenged to stay current withthe times in terms of technology, career readiness, andachievement scores. I intend to spend time familiarizingmyself with Southeast Valley’s programs. I will continueto keep an open mind about ways to think outside the boxin order to implement technology and prepare students asmembers of future society,” said Johnson. In closing, he has one final comment to offerstudents, teachers, partners, and community members ofboth districts: “My family and I are excited to be Jag-uars!”

Southeast Valley superintendent...continued from front page ...

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DNR approves pipelinepermit for Des MoinesRiver in Boone County A permit for the proposed Dakota Access Pipe-line Project to cross publicly-owned land has been ap-proved by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The permit, however, is still conditional on au-thorization from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. A permit from the DNR would allow Dakota Ac-cess to construct the pipe line across the Big Sioux RiverComplex Wildlife Management Area in Lyon County aswell as borings for the pipeline under the Big Sioux River

in Lyon County, the Des Moines River in Boone Countyand the Mississippi River in Lee County. “We have thoroughly reviewed this applica-tion and do not find any long-term negative impact to theenvironment or natural resources,” said DNR DirectorChuck Gipp. The permit lays out conditions that address con-struction techniques required to be used, the timing ofconstruction, environmental resource concerns and long-term maintenance to minimize potential environmentaland natural resource impacts as specified in Iowa code(IAC 571 Ch. 13). A mitigation plan has been negotiated to restoreand enhance the type of habitat affected by the construc-tion of the pipeline. The company will pay $400,000 toimplement the mitigation plan.

“Iowa has thousands of miles of pipeline under-ground including many that are under public property.This request and the subsequent permit we would be issu-ing is not precedent setting,” said Gipp. In fact, if constructed, the pipeline across theSioux River Complex Wildlife Management Area wouldparallel an existing natural gas line. In the last year, 700 permit applications for con-struction on public lands were received for review. TheDNR issues approximately 200 permits of varying typesannually for projects such as streambank stabilization,waterlines, natural gas pipelines, overhead powerlinesand fiber optic cables.

4,500 acres donatedto state of Iowa;donors are honored More than 4,500 acres of Iowa land in 15 coun-ties with an estimated value of more than $10 million was

permanently protected through donations for conserva-tion.

The donors associated with the 23 donations ofland or land value will be recognized during a ceremo-ny on March 24, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., in room 116, atthe State Capitol, in Des Moines. Iowa Governor TerryBranstad is scheduled to attend. Landowners who are in attendance will be hon-ored individually for their donation.


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Visiting POET Left to right are Andrew Samp, Rylie Farrari, Carson Lambert, Morgan Farnham, Emily Jaeschke andJanice Pochinski. Not picture is Ms. Hazel Purtell.

POET Biorefining Gowrie held a plant tour forthe TAG (Talented and Gifted) students from SoutheastValley Middle School. Andrew Samp (GOW Plant Man-ager) gave a power point presentation to the students andtheir instructor Ms. Purtell.

Following the presentation Janice Pochinski(QM) gave them a plant tour. The students were veryexcited to tour the plant and see firsthand how operationstake place.

Southeast Valley MS Students tourPOET Biorefining, Gowrie

The students were familiar with POET Gowrieas their family members deliver grain and purchaseDDGS at our facility, as a matter of fact the students wereable to give their instructor Ms. Purtell directions on get-ting to the plant that afternoon!

SV's Prairie ValleyElem. Students earnedPBIS CelebrationPositive BehaviorInterventions & Supports...

Each time Prairie Valley Elementary Schoolreaches its good behavior and character goal, the schoolholds a Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports(PBIS) Recognition and Celebration Activity. On Feb.29th, the TK-4th grade students were able to build “Jag-uar Structures.” Younger age classrooms were teamedwith older age classrooms to form collaborative groupsthat first planned and then constructed the towers. Eachstructure had to be built upon a cardboard base and had tohold a jaguar flag. Students were given starting suppliessuch as cardboard, paper, wrapping paper rolls, tape, andother building materials. This activity celebrates good character and be-havior as well as providing experience with: teamworkskills, elementary engineering/physics, creativity, pre-planning, communication, social skills, problem solving,and fine motor skills. The students did a wonderful job ofplanning and working together while having a lot of fun! This event and others like it take a great dealof pre-planning and collaboration by adults. Jim Duncan,Prairie Valley Elementary principal, wishes to thank allof the parents and community members who donated therequested materials and for volunteering to help with theactivity! The PV Elementary PBIS Team meets and plansactivities for the school each time a goal is nearing fulfill-

ent. The faculty and staff then supervise and facilitatethe student activities. The jaguar tower structures were displayed atPV Elementary’s Parent Teacher Conferences and are ondisplay in the cafeteria/gym through March 10th. Con-gratulations to Southeast Valley’s PV Elementary stu-dents and staff! Go Jags!

These students are all demonstrating teamworkskills as they construct their "Jaguar Structures"duringtheir PBIS recognition celebration.

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