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Snow accumulation 5 to 12 inches... Area schools and business were closed

Tuesday, Feb. 2. due to a massive snow storm.Sport events and Groundhog day festivities werealso rescheduled. The storm continued for mostof the day. The snow storm total accumulation wasbetween 5 to 12 inches across Webster County. It

was reported that Fort Dodge received 9.7 inch-es, Otho 10 inches, and Gowrie reported receiv-ing 12 inches.

Strong winds of 25-45 mph made theday even more challenging for road crews. Theydid a great job though with the challenges theyfaced trying to keepthe roads as clear as possible.

Feb. 10 2016 GOWRIE, WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA VOL. 126 NO. 6

Members of the Gowrie Trees Forever organi-zation met January 20, 2016.

Members present included Darrel Mischke,Neal Fish, LeeAnn Gillespie, Sharon Mundt, Barb Lang-ner, and Keith Streit.

The city council asked for this committees rec-ommendation on what to do with ash trees located on city

property, including parks.Over the past few years, several committee

members have used website sources or attended

Gowrie Trees Forever providesAsh Tree Suggestions to City Council

trainings specifically to learn about the Emerald AshBorer and its affects on the ash tree population. Thisinsect is as close as Boone County.

Within approximately seven years of the insectinvading a town, most ash trees could be infected. Somesigns of infection include dieback in the trees crownand D-shaped exit holes in bark. Professionally applied

chemical treatment prior to infestation is available.Among tree professionals there seems to be

mixed review on the effectiveness/worthiness of thevarious chemical treatments. For example, the chemi-cal drip line could extend beyond the crown, negativelyaffecting nearby plants including gardens. Controllinginsects that feed under the bark with insecticides is oftenchallenging. Some trees dont live even though theyvebeen treated.

Once a tree dies, branches are brittle creatinghazard to those involved in the trees removal. Follow-ing much discussion, members agreed to suggest that thetown proactively start the process of removing ash treeson city property. Trees currently in poor condition orthose with proximity issues could be removed first.

The group recommended that throughout the

next few years, the city make plans to remove as manyash trees as the citys budget allows. It was mentionedthat firewood from tree removal could be made availableto interested citizens. Keith will relay these suggestionsto the city council.

Personal property owners will need to consid-er options for any ash trees on their land. Trees For-ever members continue to focus efforts on tree plantingsthroughout the community.

Southeast ValleyJazz concert

and pie auction

Tuesday, Feb. 16. . . .

Its that time again to come out and support theSoutheast Valley Music Department at the Jazz Concertand Pie Auction. It will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 16, at7:00 p.m. in the Southeast Valley High School gym inGowrie.

There will be great jazz entertainment by thedistrict champion high school jazz band, directed by Di-anna Hanna, and by the high school jazz choir, directedby Brandon Lewis.

A variety of pies, donated by the student musicmembers, will be auctioned off throughout the eveningby auctioneer Scott Klingson. The money raised will gotowards the music department trip this year to Omaha,Nebraska, on Feb. 27 to 29. Some of the activities thestudents will be taking in are a Mystery Dinner Theater,Omahas Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, Sky Zone,

and The Omaha Symphony.So come on out and sup-port the Southeast Valley Mu-sic Department, listen to somegreat jazz music, and takehome a delicious pie!!

The Marlin Benson Fun Run took place Satur-day, Feb. 6 and seemed to be destined for success. Be-ginning with the snow storm which occurred Tuesday,Feb. 2 laying a fresh layer of snow. Temperatures stayedlow throughout the week to not melt any of the snow,which was one of the key factors for this event to takeplace.

Webster County Ice Breakers is a club dedicatedto creating a good trail system in Webster County, IA forall snowmobile enthusiasts to enjoy. The Webster County Ice Breakers operate two

Groomers that they affectionately call Clank and Clunk.Clank and Clunk along with their operators smoothed outtrails over the mapped course to allow for a smooth ride.

The morning of the Fun Run excitement andanticipation for the beautiful day ahead was with the rid-ers. There were 197 people registered for the fun run thisyear. This made for a great turn out. Riders rode on adesignated path with stops in Dayton, Gowrie, Callender,

Benson Fun Run continuedon page 8...

People of all ages came out to enjoyfun on the Marlin Benson Fun Run Saturday, Feb.

6. Photo by Webster County Ice Breakers.


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Wednesday, Feb 10 Farnhamville Fire Dept., 7:30 p.m. at the fire station. Gowrie Parks Board, 6:45 p.m. at the civic center.Thursday, Feb 11 Gowrie Jaycees, 7:30 p.m. at Marvs.Friday, Feb 12 GDC, 12:00 p.m. at the WCCTA conference roomMonday, Feb 15

Gowrie City Council, 6:45 p.m. at thecommunity center.

Callender Lions, 7:00 p.m. at the community center. Harcourt TOPS, 8:00 a.m. at Faith Lutheran

Church Harcourt.Tuesday, Feb 16 Gowrie Library Board, 7:00 p.m. Gowrie Pool Board, 7:00 p.m. at the library.Wednesday, Feb 17 Prairie Valley School Board, 6:00 p.m.

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The Southeast Valley Jaguars ended their regu-lar season by routing South Central Calhoun Feb. 2 78-48. The Jaguars improved their regular to 15-3.

The Jaguars led at halftime by the score of 36-19and the Jags were always in control of the game. Leading statistical leaders for the Jaguars were:Conner Conrad with 24 points and 9 rebounds; LoganBoerner, 12 points and 6 assists; Dakota Jaeschke, 10points; Keegan Goodwin, 7 points;

Caleb Jondle 5 points, Cade King 5 points and4 steals; Keenan Ferry 4 points and 3 blocks,; Josh Carl-son 3 points; Myles Davis 2 points and 5 rebounds; AlexPliner 7 rebounds; Nolan Johnson 3 assists; Nolan Brand,2 points; Sam Berglund ,2 points; Tommy Lennon, 2points.

Since the Jaguars soared ahead early in the gameall of the players enjoyed playing time. Its great to seeeveryone contributing, said one observer. The Jaguars once again were great in the shoot-

ing department. The Jags were 33-63 in field goal shoot-ing (52%) and were nearly 50% from three range at 10-23. Logan Boerner was 5-7 in field goal shootingand Keenan Ferry, coming off the bench, was 2-2. Senior Conner Conrad was 10-17 in shootingand 4-8 from three range. Boerner was 2-3 from three

Jaguars rout South Central Calhoun 78-48;entire team gets playing time, great shooting

Jaguars climb to 15-3. . .range. While the team was hot in shooting, the Jagswere dominating on the boards with 42 total boards.

The Jaguars also had 23 assists and sevenblocks. The Jags had three remaining games includingone on Friday, one on Monday against South CentralCalhoun and a final game on Thursday versus Ogden.

Gowrie UnitedMethodist Churchlist of events Gowrie combined Lent worship services begin

Wednesday, Feb. 10 with Ash Wednesday worship atGowrie UMC and rotate week to week between GowrieUMC and Zion Lutheran Church There will be a Soupand worship service at Zion Lutheran Church on Feb. 17. Everyone is invited to attend as Pastors AnnetteKruae and Jim Davis bring us the message each weekas we work toward the sorrow and celebration of HolyWeek (Easter).

Cade King, #2 demonstrates great defense for theJaguars Thursday evening against SCC. Photo by LynnRittgers.

Nolan Johnson, #3 brings the ball up the courtThursday evening against SCC. Photo by Lynn Rittgers.

Tommy Lennon, #23 goes up strong for the Jaguarscoring two points Friday evening against East Sac County.Photo by Lynn Rittgers.

Southeast ValleyJaguars win thrillerin overtime 74-66

Jags DominateBoards with 47...

The Southeast Valley Jaguars defeated East SacCounty 74-66 in an overtime thriller Friday night.The Jaguars were behind 30-27 at the half and

tied the score at the end of regulation 49-49. The Jagsoutscored East Sac 12-4 in overtime to win the game.

This was a close game that went into overtime,said one coach. But we pulled it together and came outwith the win. The Jaguars were led by Senior Conner Conradwho had 23 points and was 9-20 in field goal attempts. Dakota Jaeschke, Junior, also scored 23 pointsand was a perfect 7-7 at the free throw line. Jaeschke alsohad a session high 17 rebounds to lead the Jaguars. AndJaeschke also led the team in assists with 8. Other scorers for the Jaguars were Logan Boern-er, 8; Caleb Jondle, 9; Myles Davis, 6; Keegan Goodwin,

3; and Cade King, 2.The Jaguars had a season high 47 rebounds.Getting rebounds for the Jaguars were: Dakota Jaeschke,17; Conner Conrad, 11; Alex Pliner, 6; Myles Davis, 5;Cade King, 4; Keegan Goodwin, 2; Nolan Johnson, 1;and Logan Boerner, 1. Myles Davis led in steals with three, Cade Kinghad two, and Conner Conrad had one. Other highlights for the Jaguars were: CalebJondle 3-4 in three point attempts and Logan Boerner was2-4 in three point attempts.


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51 Years Ago...

Mrs. Boyd Deweyspent Thursday in the homeof Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Klingson. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Vinchattleand David wereSunday afternoon visitors with Mrs. Florence Vinchattleand Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bean.

Julie Hansonspent Monday afternoon with hergrandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hanson. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heim,Mr. and Mrs. Ray-

ond Heim and Mike, and Frank McCulley of Sac Citywere Sunday visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. HarenHendrickson. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wright were Sunday eve-ning visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morrison. Guests of Miss Tobi Carlsonin observance ofher birthday on Saturday evening were the girls of herclass at Cedar Valley and girl friends from Jefferson. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Barnes,Mike, Pat, andPam, were Friday overnight guests in the home of Mr.and Mrs. Harold Barnes, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hoare,Mike and Jean, ofColorado Springs, Colorado, were Sunday afternoon visi-

tors in the Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hoare home. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Madson, Brett and Todd,were Sunday evening supper guests in the home of Mr.and Mrs. Oscar Madson. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Luckenbill and Mike,were Sunday evening supper guest in the home of Mr.and Mrs. Verne Lanning. Mr. and Mrs. Jens Mortensen were Thursdayafternoon visitors with Katie Espelund. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Dewey were Sunday dinnerand afternoon guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. AlfredKlingson. Mrs. Jerry Warehime and Wayde wereWednesday afternoon and supper guests in the home ofMr. and Mrs. Richard Bean. Miss Mary Hoare of Fort Dodge spent the

weekend in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. HomerHoare. Miss Jennie Erritt, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Errittand Jeffery were Thursday evening supper guest sin thehome of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Erritt in observance of JoyceErritts Birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Madson were Thrusdayevening supper Mrs. J. C. Madson in observance of Rox-annes birthday. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. DeweyMadson and children. Mrs. Harold Barnes was a Wednesday after-noon visitor with Mrs. Alfred Klingson.August Lanning Spent Saturday with Larry Bean.

41 Years Ago...

Tom Peterson, who is with the Peace Corps inIran, injured his knee while cranking a tractor and un-derwent surgery in Tehran, Iran. Toms parents, Mr. andMrs. Clifford Peterson, were informed that their son gotalong very well. Tom works as an agricultural agent. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Danker of Lehigh wereWednesday evening supper guest in the Harold Mannhome.

Sunday Dinner guest in the Ted Swanson homewere Mr. and Mrs. Howard Sandeen and family of Cal-lender, and Sharon and Doug Swanson. Frances Johnsonand Mrs. Rex Bottorff werevisitors with Ebba Youngquist in Friendship Haven inFort Dodge. Eddie Heggen, Son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Heg-

gen, has enrolled in Grand View College in Des Moines. Mr. and Mrs. Don Momsen were hosts to theirpot luck club on Saturday evening. Sunday visitors in the Everett Peterson homewere Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Anderson and girls ofDuncombe. Charles Ehen, who attends I.S.U. in Ames,spent the weekend in the home of his parents. Mrs. Paul Hade Attended a one-day area meet-ing of the Cancer Society held at the Country Club in Al-gona. Mrs. Hade is present of the Webster County CancerSociety. Mrs. Bob Fenstermann and girls, Susan andJanet, of Eldora spent a few days visiting in the Carl Ehenhome. Mr Fenstermann joined the group on Sunday. Leland Urelius of Harcourt and Paul Lambert

of New London , Minn., are vacationing in California. The women of the covenant church held a birth-day party for Mrs. Elmer Dahlstrom in connection withthe Wednesday evening church meeting held in the PaulLundberg home. Mrs. Dahlstrom received many cards. A group of neighbors, friends and relativescalled on Mrs. Bertha Walgren on Thursday afternoon tohelp her observe her birthday. An out-of-town caller wasMrs. Verne Robinson of Culver City, California. The Covenant Church Area Youth banquetwas held in the Dayton church on Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs.. Dale Gallentineand family at-tended a family reunion in Farnhamville recently. Deanne Davis,who attends Bernel Hairstylingcollege in Ames, was a Sunday visitor in the home of hermother, Mrs. Lorraine Davis.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Nelson of Fort Dodgewere Sunday visitors in the Emma Nelson home.

Our Saviours LutheranChurch schedule ofevents for the week Wednesday, Feb. 10 from 5:45 p.m. to 6:45p.m. Confirmation Class will be held in the FellowshipHall. At 7:00 p.m. Ash Wednesday Worship with HolyCommunion will be held. Thursday, Feb. 11 at 2:00 p.m. Women of theWord will meet in the Fellowship Hall. At 6:00 p.m.Chimes will meet. There will be a GriefShare Class in theFireside Room at 6:30 p.m. Choir practice will be held at7:00 p.m. Mens Group will meet in the Fireside Room at9:00 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 13. Scarlet Cord Worship & Prayer will meet atGowrie Comm. Center at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 13. Mon.day, Feb. 15 at 7:00 p.m. a Bi-ble Study with Don Doolittle will meet in theFireside Room.

On Wednesday, Feb. 17 there will be a LentenSupper hosted by the Church Council from 5:30 p.m. to6:30 p.m.

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Southeast ValleyDance Team Show

Friday, Feb. 12 at 7:00 p.m...

The Southeast Valley Dance Team will be hold-ing their annual show Friday, Feb. 12 at 7:00 p.m.

The show will be held at the Southeast ValleyHigh School Gym. The Performance Show is a great chance to

watch your son or daughter shine on the dance floor andsupport the Southeast Valley Dance Team!

The show is a fun family experience with DJDean Vinchattle.

The Performance Show will be held on Friday,Feb. 12 at 7:00 p.m. Over 95 students are in attendance.

Admission charge is $4.00 and All perform-ers and children five and under are free. Admissionwill include a drink and dessert bar. The Southeast Val-ley Dance Team would like to recognize the followingsponsers: Heartland Bank, Nordin Farms, Poet Biorefin-ing, Security Savings, Totally Twisted Sisters / KellieWelter, Vicky's Dance & Tumbling Academy, VisionsAuto Glass; In - Your - Ear Mobile Sound; Sportman'sWarehouse & Storage; Greenview Farms; Jeff & KristieMiller; Sandy & Curt Mullenbach; Perkins; Porch Parlor;

Extreme Builders; The Drill Barbershop; TNT Crane &Rigging.


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This is a column written by Glenn Schreiberfrom 2004. There is an item on Jean Satres daughterin RAGBRAI, a speaker at West Central Coop who

talked about small weekly newspapers, and then anitem about my friend Vic Pernell (in Hurricane Char-ley). Vic died this past year in a car accident.

LeAnn Dawson, daughter of Jean Satre, Dayton,participated in RAGBRAI. She biked from Fort Dodge toIowa Falls. Jean and Gail Lundquist, a friend of LeAnns,drove to Iowa Falls to pick up LeAnn. LeAnn, who is a nurse at Iowa Methodist in DesMoines, runs every day. She is quite a fitness buff and saidthe 60mile trek she handled in RAGBRAI was easy.For her, yes.

Nurses really do know how to take care of them-selves.

Baxter Black is a noted speaker, columnist, hu-orist, and he does commentary on National Public Radio.

He addressed one of the annual meetings of West CentralCoop not many years ago. Last week the Iowa Newspaper Associationfeatured a column Black had written about small weeklynewspapers in the United States. A portion of that columnis reprinted as follows: What is it about my local paper that I love? Its called the News-Sun and lists the commu-nities it serves under the masthead; the largest, popula-tion 3500, the smallest, 200, if that. It comes out everyWednesday and high school students sell it in front of thepost office. Or, you can buy it at Safeway, the only grocerystore and the busiest place in town. We subscribed the year before we moved to thecommunity. We read about our future neighbors, the realestate ads, city politics, school activities, and the antics of

local characters. Letters to the editor was my favorite partof the paper then. It still is today. Ironically, they were carrying my weekly col-umn, but when we moved here they discontinued it! It wasa relief, actually. The column is published nationally andwritten with a broad stroke. However, when your next-door neighbor or Sunday School teacher thinks it only runslocally, they suspect you of pretending grandiosity. Thecompensation was that the closest big-city paper (manythousands circulation) picked it up. Small town papers often thrive because CNN orthe New York Times are not going to scoop them for cov-erage of the VFW fish fry, bridge construction delay, or lo-cal boys and girls playing baseball, receiving scholarships,graduating, getting married, or going off the war. I think of local papers as the last refuge of unfil-

tered America. A running documentary of the warts andtriumphs of real people unfettered by the spin, the bias andthe opaque polish of todays homogenized journalism. Itis the difference between homemade bread and Pop Tarts. It gives our little community a sense of place inthe world. We are important to somebody. We make adifference. The paper recognizes that. They are the glue, the mirror, the billboard, theflashlight, the semaphore, the boom box, and the micro-phone of small towns. It is how we hold hands. They care.They show we care. They wear our hearts on their sleeve. Is it accurate to say that I really love my localpaper? Well, its not quite the proper word, but I cantthink of a better one. Vic Pernell, my friend from Port Charlotte, Flor-ida, called Friday of last week. He was outside watch-ing the hurricane unfold in front of his eyes, on Friday,Aug. 13. He was thinking about leaving Florida beforethe storm hit the shores, but he had never witnessed a hur-ricane. And he wanted to see it. Well, he got his wish and then some. He wascalling on his cell phone and he promised to call the nextday. I called him repeatedly Saturday and Sunday, but gotno answer. On Monday morning I was able to make con-tact. I lost everything, he said. My house is goneand everything in it is gone, he sighed. There isnt elec-tricity in his area and he wasnt able to recharge his cellphone, so he wasnt able to reach anyone for most of theweekend. All of the stores in area are demolished, hesaid. There just isnt much left. I invited him to come and stay with me and thenwe were cut off again. Vic was one of thousands of peopleto lose their homes. His home was right on an estuary, ashort distance from the gulf coast. The hardest hit areas of Hurricane Charlie werePunta Gorda and Port Charlotte. At least 10 people diedand scores of people were missing. There is no water andno electricity although relief efforts are well under way. Please say a prayer for Vic and all the people whosuffered losses in this tragic storm.

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Freshman 160 pounder Kyler Jondle(33-10)captured his first Sectional crown at Perry High Schoolto advance to District competition at Webster City nextSaturday, February 13th. Jondle wrestled his best tourna-ment of the season beating Greene County's Isaiah Yoder10-1 in the finals after defeating a solid Carrol Kuemper13-0 opponent in the semi's. Sophomore 132 lbs. TreyLawrence(40-7) advances to his first District tourna-ment after finishing as a runner up to #8 Kade Van Kirk

of Perry, losing 8-0 in the finals. Junior 170 lbs. KaelanLundberg(34-11) also advanced to his first District com-petition with a runner up performance behind Perry's EliSaemisch. The three Jag wrestlers face Garner-Hayfield'ssectional top two place winners at Webster City withwrestling starting at 12:00 p.m. Competition doesn't get easier as these young men pre-pare for Districts for the dream of participating in Iowa'sprestigious High School Wrestling tournament. Kyleropens with #5 ranked Josh Strohman of Algona, Treyfaces Humboldt's Joey Busse(40-6), and Kaelan battles#5 ranked Conner Shaw of Garner-Hayfield. The top twoplace winners advance to the State Tournament startingFebruary 18-20.

In other Jaguar action, 220 lbs Frosh. Clayton McFar-land placed third; 106 lbs. Frosh. Coledon Bethel, 113

lbs. Soph. Colton Klingson, 126 lbs. Frosh. Sam Hem-mestad, and 182 lbs. senior Zeke Miller placed fourth.138 lbs. Frosh. Carter Fluckinger, 152 Lbs. Frosh. IvanHudson, 120 lbs. Frosh. Evan Mcready and Soph. Heavy-weight Matt Ross placed fifth.

"We were pleased with the three young men that ad-vanced to Districts where competition gets really tough.Kyler wrestled his best tournament of the year wrestlingaggressively and staying in good position. Trey andKaelan ran into some pretty tough seniors from Perryin the finals. Overall the coaches were happy with theprogress of our young team. Of the twelve wrestlers weentered in Sectionals, seven were freshman with three

Southeast Valley wrestler Kyler Jondlecrowned Sectional Champ

Lawrence and Lundberg advance as Runner-ups...

sophomores. Some of our young kids didn't start wres-tling until their 7th or 8th grade year, so we are hopingthese young men will continue to work hard in the ofseason building for the future of Jaguar wrestling. "

Freshman 160 pounder Kyler Jondle(33-10) captured his first Sectional crown at Perry High School to advanceto District competition at Webster City next Saturday, February 13th. Photo by Emilea Lundberg.

Junior 170 lbs. Kaelan Lundberg(34-11) alsoadvanced to his first District competition with a runnerup performance behind Perry's Eli Saemisch. Photo by

Emilea Lundberg.

Zion LutheranChurchs weeklyactivities

Wednesday, Feb. 10 there will be a Lenten SoupSupper at UMC at 6:00 p.m. Ash Wednesday Service willbegin at 7:00 p.m. at UMC Thursday, Feb. 11 Project Day will begin at 1:30p.m. and GCC Devotions at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16 a GCC taped service will be-gin at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, Feb 17 Beginner & Sonshine Bells

will meet at 4:00 p.m. A Lenten Soup Supper at Zion willbegin at 6:00 p.m. A Lenten Worship at Zion will beginat 7:00 p.m. Vesper Ringers and Zion WEBS will both bemeeting at 8:00 p.m.

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Earlier in the day I had completed last weeksmemory and then mid-afternoon I sat down in my easychair and was channel surfing to see if there was anythingworth watching on that Saturday afternoon. I wouldprobably nod off anyway but still ---. My surfing tookme to RFDTV, a channel I seldom watch tho enjoy whenI happen to come upon a polka party. Wow! Do youknow what was on that day? As the show popped up herecame THE LONE RANGER or his horse, Silver. Thiswas just after I had written about Roy Rogers and DaleEvans and all their sidekicks.

Of course I quit my surfing and watched this old,old program. I soon learned that there had been a cattlerustling. How The Lone Ranger and Tonto got separatedI had missed but with The Lone Ranger was the rancherwhose cattle had been rustled. He apparently was a bitof a Milquetoast and subservient to his wife for years.In other words, she wore the pants and called the shotsabout all their household and ranching. Next Ilearned that Tonto had apparently learned the where-abouts of the rustlers and the cattle. They were in an oldabandoned shack in an isolated area quite a way from theranch. However the rustlers caught him skulking aroundand captured him. They tied him up in a chair (whichmust have handily been left in the cabin for the sake ofthis story). In the meantime, back at the ranch, the Mis-sus and the hired hand were wondering where her hubbywas. Then it switched back to the Lone Ranger and therancher. About that time Tontos horse, Scout, went gal-loping by without Tonto so they followed the horse whichled them to the shack and the cattle. Fast forward TheLone Ranger gave the rancher a quick and very adequatelesson in shooting a gun. He still wasnt very confidentbut the Lone Ranger assured him he could handle it ifneeded. Well, of course, he needed it. They made theirway into the cabin and the rancher actually winged oneof the rustlers. They freed Tonto and took the rustlers intocustody. Back to the ranch again. When the rancher, Lone

Silver, Scout & Trigger Still Galloping...Ranger and Tonto walked in the wife started laying intothe husband only to have him stand up to her and put herin her place. He ordered HER to cook HIM some supperafter all these years and she melted immediately. Getem up Scout! -- Hi ho Silver! -- Who was that maskedman?? I decided to stay with that channel to see whatwas next and would you believe the next program wasRoy Rogers and Dale Evans. I still had to laugh, at leastto myself. It was still shades of the old west -- settings,town, buildings, etc., and while Pat Brady appeared hedidnt have Nellybelle. This time there was an older ve-hicle, apparently in connection with the hotel in theirtown and they called it the stage. It, however, wasand old thirties/forties woody station wagon, the onlymotorized vehicle to appear in the program. Near theend people drove up in a really old looking open buggy,1890s/early 1900s style. To this day, I cant remembermy children or others thinking that the occasional motorvehicle in these episodes was out of era. They just ac-cepted it and enjoyed the program. Of course, this onehad the usual theme, bad guys do something wrong andgood guys, Roy and Dale solve it and help the sheriffarrest the bad guy (in this case) and recover stolen prop-erty. I have to admit that I sometimes quite enjoythe retro TV offerings (not just oaters when I findthem) but I wonder how long they will keep showingthem as both The Lone Ranger and Roy Rogers films,shown in their original black and white, were now moreof a sepia color. The music was still quite clear but tech-nology says that can be updated now. I hope that theseold films will be preserved for many generations to seerather than trying to reproduce as our generations havehad to do with period movies. I realize too it is show-ing my age reallyand beginning to show my ownchildrens ages too when I realize how long ago they firstaired. I havent checked with my grandchildren or greatgrandchildren but can imagine some of them would stillenjoy the old westerns. Have I jogged anyone elses memories lately?

Southeast ValleySchedule of Events

Week of Feb 10th to Feb 17th

Wednesday, Feb 10

Early Dismissal 12:20pm

Teacher In-service in PM

PVES - NO Classes for PM Preschool

TRI-M Singing Valentines

District Iowa Assessment Testing (Feb 8-19)

1:00pm - Dance Team Youth Workshop

Thursday, Feb 11

4:00 p.m. (A) JH Wrestling @ Laurens

4:30 p.m. (H) B JVR Bask GAME - Ogden @

Southeast Valley - Burnside

6:00 p.m. (H) B JV-Var Bask GAME - Ogden @

Southeast Valley - Burnside

Friday, Feb 12

7:00 p.m. SV Dance Team Youth Workshop

Performance

Saturday, Feb 13

12:00 p.m. (A) B V Wres 2A DISTRICT - @ Webster

City

7:00 p.m. 3A Girls Regional Basketball Carroll

Kuemper @ Southeast ValleyMonday, Feb 15

2A Boys District Basketball

4:00 p.m. (H) JH Wrestling @ Burnside

Tuesday, Feb 16

4:00 p.m. (H) B 7TH-8TH Wres SV/SCC/CR-B/

- B 7TH 8TH Wres

6:00 p.m. Little Jags Booster Club Mtg.

7:00 p.m. SVHS Jazz Concert & Pie Auction

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

Birthdays10-Feb Janet Bird, Mike Downie Linda Hirschberg, Ryan Kaufman11-Feb Larry Foote, Juanita Gustofson

12-Feb Don Jacobson, Colleen Palmer Theresa Vosberg, David Wright13-Feb Skylar Warehime14-Feb Rachel Honeyman. Tine Schieuer Carol Warehime15-Feb Joe Collier, Pamela Rykhus16-Feb Dan Goodwin, Devin Morales17-Feb Diana Craigmile, Leola Goodwin

Anniversaries17-Feb Kenneth and Beverly Martin.

The Southeast Valley 7th Grade Boys Basket-ball recently concluded their season. After the holiday break the Jags first contest waswith the Tigers from Gilbert. The Jaguars traveled to Gil-bert for the game. Both teams came out ready to play and

the action in the game proved it. In the end the Jaguarscame away with a hard fought 27-26 victory. The Jagswere lead in scoring by a new member of the team. Ev-erett Lahr scored 10 point in his SV debut. Lane Fevoldand Blake Peterson both had 6 points. Jaxson Carlson andSammy Sytsma each had 2 and Breyton Cline roundedout scoring with one point. The next contest was against more Tigers Thistime it was the Tigers from Madrid. It was also the last home game for of the sea-son for SV. The Jags had a hard time getting going onthe offensive end and foul trouble also proved trouble forSoutheast Valley. Madrid got out to a quick start andnever looked back. SV trailed 20-8 at have but were ableto get the offense going a little better in the second halfbut lost the contest 42-25. Sam Hanson lead the scor-

ing for SV with 17 points all coming in the second half.Carson Lambert had 4, Hunter Sorenson and Everett Laheach had 2 points to round out the scoring. The next day the Jaguars hit the road for thelast three games of the season. SV traveled to Ogden ateam that they had defeated already during the season. SVcame out focussed and determined to compete with theBulldog for another win. The game was back and forthand Southeast Valley could not get any separation fromthe Bulldogs. The score at the half was 23-22 in favorof SV. The Jags made some adjustments at halftime anddid get that seperation in the second half and went awayto win the contest 42-33. Leading the way in scoring forthe Jags was again Sam Hanson with 15, Everett Lahr fol-lowed closely behind with 14, Hunter Sorenson steppedup his contribution with 10 points and Parker Garcia had

3 points. It was a good team victory for the Jags. The next contest for SV was to travel to Barnumto do battle with the Cougars from MNW. Earlier in the season SV lost by just 4 points sothe Jags were hoping to make it even closer this time out.SV struggled on the offensive end of the floor with thezone defense Manson was playing. The Jags lost the con-test 33-22. Leading the scoring was Sam Hanson with 12points, Carson Lambert had 4, Everett Lahr had 3, Hunter

Sam Hanson goes up strong scoring two pointsfor the Jaguars. Photo by Tara Erritt.

JH Jag boys conclude season with27-26 victory over Gilbert TigersSaturday, April 30. . . .

Sorenson had 2, and Rhett Grandfield had 1 point forSoutheast Valley. The last contest of the year proved to be anotherbattle for the Jags as they traveled to Rockwell City tocompete against the Titans of SCCC. They were hoping

to get revenge against the Titans as SCCC had defeatedSV earlier in the season. The offense again struggledagainst the much improved Titans, After trailing 32-10at half, the Jags went down in defeat to the Titans by thescore of 53-28. Leading the way again for SV was SamHanson with 13 points, Drake Erritt had 6 points whichwere gotten with 2 long 3 pointers. Lane Fevold had 3,Lane Jones/Popp and Hunter Sorenson had 2 for SV.The young Jags ended the season with a 3-10 mark andwould like to thank the fans that came out and supportedthem all season long.

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John Plotner, Dayton, who will turn 80 on May20, is on the Internet many hours per day. He finds in-teresting information, passing on intriguing photos, anec-dotes, and valuable information to family members andfriends. In a way, not much has changed. John, who isnow on oxygen 24/7 because of emphysema, had a dis-tinguished business career with several major firms, andprior to that he served several years in World War II. A graduate of Gowrie High School, John en-listed in the U.S. Navy when he was a senior. He servedin the South Pacific and Atlantic on a destroyer, the U.S.Wadleigh. Johns ship was involved in seven invasions,but fortunately his ship was never involved in a majorsea battle. His ship was involved in the invasion of thePhilippines; Marinas; Saipan and Tinian; Imo Jima andOkinawa. The U.S. Wadleigh was the 13th ship to enterTokyo Bay after WWII. John was a 40-millimeter gunner and he shot ata few Kamikaze planes. His ship did hit a mine in Kos-sol Passage in the invasion of the Philippines Islands andthey went back to the states for repairs. That blast demol-ished two engine rooms and one fireroom, killing several

aboard the ship. Some of the military discipline he learned inWorld War II served him well in business. After the warhe met Helen at a dance at the Laramar Ballroom. Heattended Grinell College for one year and then marriedHelen on May 20, 1947, which are his birthday, his par-ents anniversary, and now his wedding anniversary. He graduated from a business college in Mis-souri using the GI bill and was employed by a CPA firmin Shenandoah, IA, for five years. He became chief accountant, plant controller,and office manager for American Metal Company in Ne-braska City, NE, serving them 11 years. He then becamecontroller for United Federal Savings & Loan Associa-tion in Des Moines. Through those distinguished business years Johndidnt forget his WWII years and the soldiers he servedwith. The Plotners regularly attended the U.S. Wadleighreunion. Out of 16 men in the fire control crew, only three

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riences. The Japanese didnt believe in surrender, andwhen their situation was hopeless he remembers a masssuicide, the countless bodies that were floating in theocean off one of the islands they were targeting for inva-sion. After the war John was one of the servicemenwho visited Tokyo. He played with some school childrenin a school playyard. After that play time a Japaneseschool teacher thanked me and the other naval personnelfor playing with the children, he recalled.

John used the 40-millimeter guns to strafe theislands prior to invasion. He used headphones under hishelmet to reduce the noise from the loud guns. In his civilian life John worked hard and he alsoplayed hard. He fished in the Ozarks, Okoboji, and onceevery year he fished with his father in Canada. He liked archery, hunting and fishing. He hunt-

The Southeast Valley 6th grade girls were named champions for the second year in a row. The girls played in abasketball tournament in Gowrie on Saturday Feb. 6. Pictured from left to right are Haylee Welter, Jenna Hanson, MadisonDoyle, Sadie Nelsen, Laney Clancy, Madison Lane and Kyleigh Erritt . One left early so she isnt in the pic and thats JaydenGardipee. The girls are coached by Damon Clancy and Michael Erritt. Photo by Tara Erritt.

It's your life continued on page 12...

SV Middle SchoolMusic ConcertMonday, Feb. 29 Monday, Feb. 29 at 7:00 p.m. there will be aPops concert at the SEV Middle School in Burnside.

The event will feature the seventh and eighthgrade Concert Choir, Seventh and Eighth grade SelectChoir, and the Seventh and Eighth grade Jazz Band. Come enjoy an evening full of good musicshowcasing the talents of these SEV students.


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Farnhamville fire

station expansionis underwayFundraising efforts planned...

Farnhamvilles fire station will soon undergo asizeable expansion. The 1900 square foot addition willhouse a new meeting room and training center.

According to fire chief, Jay Anderson, the fire-fighters conduct many training sessions, and the currentfacility, built 40 years ago, isnt large enough to allowfor these instructional sessions. The existing classroomspace will be revitalized to create more space for vehicleparking.

The department is pleased to announce the con-

struction will be completed by local contractors. Addi-tionally, the land to build the addition upon was gracious-ly donated by Clark and Pauline Carlson. Fundraising efforts are underway to raisethe $130,000-$150,000 necessary for construction costs.The department has received a few grants, but in general,these are fairly small grants.

A fundraiser involving a game of Donkeyballis scheduled for early February at the elementary schoolbuilding. A free will donation will be available duringthis event.

Additionally, a pork chop dinner will be held atthe FC community room on April 4th. It is hoped enoughof the construction will be complete to allow for a publicviewing at this time, though construction will not be of-ficially complete.

Farnhamvilles fire station expansion is underway. The 1900 square foot addition will house a new meeting roomand training center.

Leland Benson, Gowrieand twin sister Loiscelebrate 90th birthday

Wednesday, Feb. 10...

Leland A. Benson and his twin sister, Lois, wereborn on a farm near Otho, Iowa in 1926. On Feb. 10 theywill celebrate their 90th birthdays.

Lee is a resident at the Gowrie Care Center and

Lois is spending the winter months in Yuma, Arizona. In 1958 Lee and his wife Donna opened LeeBenson Chevrolet in Gowrie. Their sons, Greg and Mar-lin, joined them in the business and in 2008 General Mo-tors honored him with a 50-year Service Award.

Lees family includes his twin sister, Lois Haa-land of Long Prairie, Minnesota; his children, Greg andLinda Benson of Gowrie; Judy and Carter McDaniel;grandchildren Carrie McDaniel, Catherine and ZachClark, all of Memphis, Tennessee; Cassie Mc Daniel,Carter Lee and Jill McDaniel, and great-grandchildrenCarter, Martha and Eleanor, all of Springfield, Missouri. Cards may be sent to Leland at PO Box 345,Gowrie, IA 50543.

The Farnhamville Fire Department is made upof 27 firefighters. The station receives approximately 60calls annually. In addition to fighting fires, the depart-ment also assists with traffic accidents and medic calls.

The additional space will be utilized for medic trainingas well.

Leland A. Benson and Twin Sister, Lois


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The land surrounding Slifer was given a certifi-cate of location and assignment by order of Congress ofthe United States in 1855.

In 1896 when the Rock island Rail Road built aline north and west from Gowrie, an elevator was built in1897, east and to the south of the now present Slifer, andknown as Elmo. This elevator was built by a Line Com-

pany and the first manager was Andy Larson. This firstelevator burned about 10 or 15 years later. A new elevatorwas built at the present location and renamed Slifer, aftera railroad conductor. Slifer was never incorporated. The first train went through in 1902 and in 1972the railroad was discontinued after 70 years of service.The depot was torn down in the 1960s after standingsince the late 1890s. In the early years the elevator was individuallyowned. Lehman Henry Ewing later was chairman of theboard forming an organization that became The SliferElevator Company, In 1964 this company merged withFarnhamville and Rinard and is now known as the TheFarmers Co-operative Company doing a grain and fertil-izer business.

A general merchandise store was built about

the time the railroad went through and managed by Al-got Julander and John Goughnour, and sold everythingfrom groceries, to shoes, nails and kerosene. In 1914 JohnMadson built a new store. It was run by Harry and Char-lie Madson. In 1934 this store burned but was rebuilt thesame year. It closed its doors in the late 1950s. The Slifer Savings Bank was built and orga-nized in 1914 with O. W. Madson as cashier. During thedepression years of the 1930s it moved to Farnhamvilleand is now known as The Security Bank. In 1911, the church of the Brethren was built. J.N. Goughnour donated the ground for the church site. In 1956 the Roland Township Danish Evangeli-cal Lutheran church, which was organized in 1894 andbuilt in 1899, disbanded in 1948 and the Slifer churchbought the building for $1.00 in 1949. It was moved and

joined to the existing church and completed in 1957. Adestructive tornado hit Slifer on May 5, 1965, destroying

the church, parsonage and other buildings. The presentchurch is two buildings put together. The Slifer Garage was opened in 1940 by LouisVaudt and Herman Kail. In 1957 Albert and Louis Vaudtformed the Slifer Manufacturing Company which madeegg washers. The company moved in 1958. The post office in Slifer was located in the store.

It first opened in 1918. Later it was moved to the bankbuilding until it was closed. Mail at first came by train,then a Star Route delivered it and at present a rural mailcarrier serves the area from Gowrie. A blacksmith shop run by Martin Thorsrud wasof much interest in the years of 1924 and 1925. The lum-ber material was bought and brought here from the dis-mantled Camp Dodge barracks in Des Moines. A farm to market blacktop road was put in 1958and has brought much traffic trough Slifer since it is ashort cut from Highway 30 to Highway 20.. In 1970 theArco Chemical Company was built and in 1972 The FirstMississippi Inc. bought it.

Slifer, first train through in 1902,first post office 1918

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This free workshop will host regional experts andbiologists from around the state who have experience andknowledge in natural resource management.

The Workshop will be held from 3:00 p.m.--6:00p.m. at the Prairie Resource Center at Brushy Creek StateRecreation Area, east of Lehigh. The address is 2820Brushy Creek Road, (1 mile north of D46 on Brushy CreekRd.).

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Lehigh, Paton, Stratford, Duncombe, and Moorland.Money raised from the Fun Run is donated to

the Namakagon Trail Groomers to sponsor the MarlinBenson Trail, a high school scholarship and the rest ofthe money goes directly into upkeep of the trails, groom-ers (Clank and Clunk), drags and trails. The trail named after Marlin was a place heloved to ride. He shares the trail with a memorial for alocal who was loved by all, Charlie Best.

Marlin Benson, son of Leland and Donna Ben-son, was born April 8, 1956 and passed away on Dec. 27,2007. He graduated from Prairie Community HighSchool in 1974. Marlin enjoyed NASCAR Racing, snow-

mobiling with friends in Wisconsin, and truck and tractorpulling.

Benson Fun Run ...continued from front page ...

Emma Graves, #14 Looks to pass to her teammate Thursday evening against South Central Calhoun. Photo byLynn Rittgers.

Erica Rittgers, #20 plays tough defence againstEast Sac County Friday evening. Photo by Lynn Rittgers.



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Southeast Valley High School LibraryRegular Board Meeting

Wednesday, January 20, 20166:30 p.m.

The Prairie Valley Community School District held its regular boardmeeting on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 in the Southeast Valley HighSchool Library.

President Shannon Miller called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Present: Shannon Miller, Heidi McGuire, Gary Welter, Jim Carlson,

Kathy Carlson, John Field, Joe Harrison Absent: None Also Present: Jim Henrich, Jim Duncan , Lisa Willardson, , 9 publicmembers. Moved by McGuire, seconded by Welter to approve the agenda.Ayes: Miller, Welter, McGuire, J. Carlson, K. Carlson, Field, Harrison,Nays: None; Motion Carried: 7-0 Moved by Field, seconded by K. Carlson to approve the minutes aspresented.Ayes: Miller, Welter, McGuire, J. Carlson, K. Carlson, Field, HarrisonNays: None; Motion Carried: 7-0 Kathy Carlson reported that the Public Relations Committee had met.They had invited community members to attend as well. Marcie Boernerfrom Gowrie did attend. Shawn Stewart was working with Dan Fluckiger toestablish a mobile app for the website. The committee is working towardthe book about communities and Kelly Bloomquist has volunteered to helpwith producing the booklets. The February meeting has been scheduled,and the committee is excited about where it is going.

Gary Welter reported that the Webster County Commission met theprevious Tuesday. They held a public hearing and voted unanimously toterminate the Webster County Assessor.

John Field reported that the District has established a fuel bookingcontract with Star Energy through December. The contract includes 25%of the usage of diesel and regular fuel.

Moved by Carlson, seconded by Welter to approve the bills aspresented.Ayes: Miller, Welter, McGuire, J. Carlson, K. Carlson, Field, HarrisonNays: None; Motion Carried: 7-0 Moved by McGuire, seconded by K. Carlson to approve the financialsas presented.Ayes: Miller, Welter, McGuire, J. Carlson, K. Carlson, Field, HarrisonNays: None; Motion Carried: 7-0 Steve Kehoe gave a presentation regarding the Curriculum forAgricultural Science Education ( C.A.S.E) initiative. Of the 240 Agricultureprograms in Iowa, 1/3 have C.A.S.E programs. He showed examples ofthe program and specific activities that the students can do. He explainedthat he has to attend summer conventions and they run them throughthe entire actual curriculum so that they can teach it. You have to becertified in each course to teach it. The students seem to respond well tothe program, and he believes it to be an asset for the district. The C.A.S.Eprogram is operated under a grant that pays for the actual programcurriculum.

Jim Henrich reported that we are working with STAR Energy toestablish a partnership that gives the school one penny for each dollarspent at the STAR Energy pumps. The money needs to go to a pre-designated program or project. They will be working on exactly what thatproject would be.

An update on the TLC program was given. The application periodfor TLC Coordinator is open. Interviews will be conducted as soon as theapplication period is over. The selection committee has been established.

Lois Irwin was not in attendance but submitted a report on planning

for next years budget. The estimates included increased insurance costsfor existing premiums, additional premiums for the Affordable Health CareAct, the loss of enrollment, advancing teachers on the salary schedule fora total loss of about $190,000. We are estimating State Aid to go up byapproximately $30,000. The total estimated loss will be $160,000.Some ideas were presented to the board on ways to recover the loss, butust for conversation at this point.

Neely Hanson, Elementary parent, spoke about her sons experiencewith Educational Resources in Des Moines. She has felt for some timethat he was missing something. She said she knew he was smart, andthat his comprehension was good, but he struggled with his fluency. Sheenrolled him in the ER program and after 8 weeks of twice weekly sessionshe has improved to grade level. She has seen such an improvement inhis reading, that she wanted to stress to the board that the program iswell worth it. She would like to see the school do something locally thatwould help the students that are falling behind. She understands thatmost parents are not able to drive to Des Moines twice a week and theexpense is costly. Would like to see the school implement a implement asimilar program. John Field expressed that he believes that EducationalResources would work with us to put something in place. Maybe start withthe summer school program and go from there. A committee has beenestablished to discuss further.

Harrison left at 8:00 p.m. The meetings on December 16 and 17 in Des Moines were veryhelpful as far as implementing the TLC grant next year. Several schools

presented on their plan, and changes they have made in years 1 and 2.Also, Mr. Fox and I attended a program on interviewing for TLC on January14th which was also helpful. The selection committee for the TLC Coordinator position will bemeeting after school Thursday, January 21st to streamline questions andinterview processes. All of the buildings have completed their second InstructionalPractices Inventory (IPI) data collection. Mr. Duncan and I are workingon compiling that data to present at the SIAC meeting. I have enclosed achart with the 6 categories IPI. Mr. Duncan and I will explain more at themeeting.Upcoming Events:January 23-District Large Group Speech-FDHS 8:30 February 6-c--StateLarge Group Speech-TBDFebruary 6-Sectional Wrestling at Perry starting at noon February13-District wrestling at Webster City starting at noonFebruary 20-All State Large Group SpeechFebruary 13, 17 20-Girls district basketball dates February 15, 19, 23, 27-Boys district basketball dates February 27-District Individual Speech Jim Duncan discussed PBIS and appropriate behaviors duringspecific activities such as P.E., bus and in the hallways. He explaineda little about Kelsos Choice, a program used to help students make theright choices. Teachers are working on being trained on posting their ownlinks to the website. SIAC is meeting on the 28th. February 3rd will bethe 100th day celebration. Iowa Assessments will be starting the 8th and

going through the 19th. The Music Concert is rescheduled for March 22ndfor the younger grades and April 26th for the 3rd and 4th grades.Moved by Field, seconded by McGuire to adjourn.

Ayes: Miller, Welter, McGuire, J. Carlson, K. Carlson, Field,Nays: None; Motion Carried: 6-0 Meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.

MIDAS

Council of Governments

TRANSPORTATION REGIONAL PUBLIC MEETING

Region V MAP-21 Transportation Advisory Committee (RTAC) willhold a regional meeting on February 17, 2016 at 4:00 PM to discuss theSurface Transportation Program (STP) and Transportation Alternative(TA) application process and to receive views and concerns from thepublic about transportation issues in the Region V area which includesthe counties of Calhoun, Hamilton, Humboldt, Pocahontas, Webster andWright. The meeting will be held at MIDAS Council of Governments in theConference Room, 602 1st Avenue South, Fort Dodge, Iowa. Applications for the Region V STP and TA funding will be availableafter February 10, 2016 on the MIDAS website www.midascog.net or bycontacting Shirley Helgevold at the number below. Applications must be received by 12:00 p.m. on March 18, 2016.

If you have any special needs pertaining to this meeting, please

contact Shirley Helgevold, MIDAS Council of Governments, (515) 576-7183 ext. 212.

Drees Walk in Fans out Capital Projects $671.85Earthgrain Supplies Nutrition $622.03Feld Fire, Extinguisher Inspection EL Maintenance $230.00

Hood Inspection EL, Nutrition $150.00GK Services Supplies HS Maintenance $492.18

Supplies Transportation $248.16Gowrie Municipal Utilities HS $6,428.96Gowrie News Publishing District $274.35Graphic Edge Band - Resale HS Band $642.47Gruhn Law Firm Legal Fees District $1,239.50Hanson, Brian Travel District $311.60Harris School Solutions Tax Forms District $327.20Heartland AEA Registration - Class, Elementary $75.00Henrich, Jim Travel HS $152.40Hewlett Packard Laptop Repairs Technology $379.96HyVee Food Class Supplies, FCS $212.90IASB Background Checks, District $45.00Iowa Central Community College, Early Bird Tuition, HS $2,967.74

Bus Driver 3 hour face to face Transportation $425.00Building Trades HS $15,289.90Compass Retakes, HS $40.00

Iowa High School Baseball Coaches, Coaches Clinic, Baseball $70.00Iowa High School Speech Association, Entry Fee, HS $164.00J.W.Pepper Music HS Band $101.98Jamboree Supplies District $59.28 Supplies FCS $256.55 Supplies Nutrition $4.47

Supplies Student Council $65.39Supplies Concessions $16.11

Johnson, Kyle Travel EL/HS $70.40Johnson, Vicki Travel District $100.40Josten's Diplomas HS $413.17Kabel Insurance Services, District $270.00

Insurance Reimbursement District $500.00Annual Fee District $350.00

Kevin Miller, D.C Body Composition, Wrestling $128.00Knoll, Carrie Travel 8/26-12/22/2015, District $316.80Kramer Golf Balls Supplies Boys Golf $159.60Lehigh Valley Telephone Utilities Bus Barn $76.39

DTS Technology $125.00Manson NW Webster CSD OE Tuition 1st Semester, District $54,606.34Martin Brothers Supplies FCS $78.22

Supplies Nutrition $5,619.58Supplies Nutrition $5,505.89

Menards Supplies Transportation $8.98Menards Supplies HS Maintenance $43.14

MidAmerican Utilities Bus Barn $253.67Midstate Plumbing EL Heating Unit Replacement,

Capital Projects $987.93Napa Auto Supply Supplies / Parts Transportation $489.69

Supplies HS Maintenance $47.68Supplies EL Maintenance $102.12

National FFA Organization Supplies FFA $281.42Northern Lights Supplies Concessions $632.32

Supplies Concessions $414.43Olson Plumbing, Roto Rooter Charge Capital Projects $197.50P & R Entry Doors, Inc, Roll up Door Repair, Capital Projects $125.00Pautsch, Terry Travel District $40.00Peterson Welding Bracket for EL Kiln, EL Maintenance $30.00Praire Valley PTA, Box Tops - Deposited to EL Should be to PTA

Elementary $1,040.50Prairie lakes Area Education Agency, Media Production, District $178.09Promes, Shane Women's Club Scholarship, Trust $100.00PV Concessions Supplies Boys Basketball $20.16Ricoh Supplies Technology $432.28

Documall - Software Cloud Storage - 3 years, PPEL $2,487.00Copier Lease PPEL $2,515.00

Rieman Music Supplies / Repairs, HS Band $70.85Rosalez Lock and Key Keys HS Maintenance $9.00Ruben, Ernest and Julia Jaguar Den Refund, Jag Den $125.00SAI TLC Hiring Conference, HS $50.00

Scholastic Supplies EL $18.31Books for Kgrt Roundup EL $104.14School Bus Sales Parts Transportation $47.28School Nurse Supplies Stethescopes Perkins $863.00Schumacher Elevator Maintenance HS Maintenance $199.29Something Unique Resale Speech $286.49

Resale Boys Basketball $347.70Resale Football $150.00

South Central Calhoun OE Tuition 1st Semester, District $19,098.00Southeast Webster Grand Shared positions - Guidance / Media

District $9,765.59Shared position - nurse, District $93.45

Stamp Fulfillment Services Envelopes with postage, HS $1,121.60Star Energy Gas Transportation $443.70

Diesel Transportation $1,940.53Preschool Transportation $194.93Gas Special Ed Transportation $333.83Diesel Special Ed Transportation $298.89Propane EL Maintenance $425.00

SV Boys Track Working Concessions, Concessions $251.34SV Dance Team Working Concessions, Concessions $284.35SV DECA Working Concessions, Concessions $165.75SV Girls Track Working Concessions, Concessions $251.34Swanson Florist Sr. Flowers All Athletics $14.00TCB Sanitation Utilities HS $375.00

Turnit In Membership HS $1,577.31Verizon Cellulars District $678.28Visa Iowa Cattlemens Assoc, FFA $140.00

Korney Board Motivational Kit Girls Basketball $159.95Sky Zone - Team Building Dance $176.00Wrestling Software Wrestling $50.00Plaques / Awards Cross Country $324.48Popcorn for Fundraiser FFA $824.00Hot Dog Machine HS stand Concessions $157.49Apple - Adapter Technology $314.58American Time - Clocks HS Maintenance $284.42Mulligans - (split with SWG) District $279.31Amazon Prime Membership District $99.00ICCC Tuition District $489.00Uniform Advantage - Scrubs Nurse Class $253.57

Visions Glass Windshield Transportation $285.34Walker, Karlee Murphy Scholarship, Trust $250.00WalMart Nurse Supplies Nurse $10.86

Book Club Supplies, Book Club $46.40Web-Cal Coop Tele. Telephones District $194.25

Telephones EL $357.54Telephones HS $1,058.29DTS Technology $375.00

Webster County Cattlemen Supplies Concessions $591.00Xenia Utilities EL $650.17

$186,282.15

NOTICE USED EQUIPMENT SALE

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

2001 Dodge Grand Caravan Sport127,803 Miles3.3 Liter V6

Equipment can be viewed at Webster County Shop, 2096 240th St,Ft. Dodge, IA 50501; Bid forms available at Webster County Engineer, 703Central Ave, Ft. Dodge, IA 50501; or online at www.webstercountyia.org;Bids due by 1:00 P.M., February 12th, 2016.

WEBSTER COUNTY

ENGINEER

ProbateIN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT IN WEBSTER COUNTY

IN THE MATTER ESPR308175OF THE ESTATE OF NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL,EARL BLAINE BELL, APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR,Deceased. AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Earl Blaine Bell,Deceased, who died on January 7, 2016: You are notified that on January 20, 2016, the last will andtestament of Earl Blaine Bell, deceased, bearing date of September30, 2003, was admitted to probate in the above named court and thatJacqueline J. Lloyd and Keith A. Bell were appointed co-executors of theestate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district courtof said county with the later to occur of four months from the date of thesecond publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of

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. 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 the mailing of thisnotice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter foreverbarred.

Dated: January 21, 2016.

/s/ Jacqueline J. Lloyd /s/ Keith A. Bell6757 NW 2nd Street 827 8th Avenue NorthDes Moines, Iowa 50313 Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501

Ernest KerstenAttorney for the Co-Executors1609 220th StreetFort Dodge, Iowa 50501

Second Publication:10th day of Feb., 2016

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Gowrie Police Report

January 27, 2016 to February 3, 2016

January 27th- Routine patrol activity reported.January 28th - Search warrant executed in the1200 Block Main St. Charges pending completionof investigation.January 29th - 11:15 Semi parked in front ofbusinesses in the 1100 Block of Market St. Semiwas gone upon Officers arrival; 18:20 Requestedto assist Sheriffs Office in locating a vehicle in-volved in possible kidnapping. Unable to locate.January 30th- 18:15- Report of harassment in the700 Block of 4th St. Case under investigation.January 31st- Routine patrol activity reported.February 1st - Contacted by High School abouta student in possession of tobacco. Case underinvestigation.February 2nd- Three snow ordinance parking bancitations issued. One abandoned vehicle towed;23:02- Report of snowmobiles driving throughyards in the 1000 Block of County Road. Snow-mobiles gone upon Officers arrival. No damage

done to reporting partys yard. Will put out publicnotice about snowmobile operation in City limits.February 3rd - 17:00- Driving complaint. Semidriver in question was spoken to about drivingmanner and drivers employer was contacted.

*Note: All charges are merely an accusation. All defendants 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

The Iowa Caucuses are now part of the historybooks. Over 187,000 Republicans attended their precinctcaucuses on Monday evening. This was a 50%+ increaseover the prior record attendance of 121,000. Thank you to all who participated, our candi-dates, and the volunteers who made it possible. Our firstin the nation Iowa caucuses serve an incredibly importantrole. We trim the candidates going forward to the NewHampshire primary slated for February 9th.

State Aid to Schools As I shared last week, the House passed a 2%increase going to education. This would total an $81 mil-lion dollar increase to K-12 funding, which is 84% of the

states new available revenue going toward education.The Senate Democrats want a 4% increase in educationfunding. It is now in the hands of a conference commit-tee, a bipartisan group who will try to settle somewherebetween 2% and 4%. Governor Branstads suggestion is2.45%.

Senate Republicans will continue to stress theimportance of responsible spending and treating our statebudget like we do our family budget which means wemust not spend more than we receive.

IOWA Caucuses draw a RECORD 187,000+ attendees!Recent Revenue Estimating Conference reports

indicate state revenues are not rising as anticipated. Infact, revenue growth is stagnant. The ag economy is notas strong as in recent years due to lagging commodityprices. We also were dealt a significant blow last springwhen the avian flu devastated our poultry industry. All ofthese factors impact Iowas economy and our state bud-get. We are making significant investments in edu-cation. Over the past 20 years, the legislature has doubledthe state portion of education funding. In 1993-1994,the appropriation to Iowa public schools through stateaid was $1.3 billion or 37.8 percent of the states gen-eral fund. Twenty years later, the state appropriation for

2013-2014 was $2.7 billion and 41.9 percent of generalfund dollars.Senate Republicans have made repeated pleas

not to overpromise and under deliver. It is essential stablefunding is provided to give our schools steady increasesrather than failing to honor our commitments with unre-alistic promises. The facts show we continue to make asubstantial investment in our states greatest resource our young people.

The Lehigh Fire Department held its annual icefishing contest Saturday, Feb. 6, at Brushy Creek and

any prize winners were announced. There were three divisions of fish in the contest:perch, crappie, and bluegill. The contest started at 6a.m. and concluded at 1 p.m., when all fish needed to be

Prize winners announced Feb. 6at Lehigh Ice Fishing ContestLehigh Fire Dept. promotion. . .

weighed. Winners of the fishing contest were: bluegill,Austin McBride, .48 lb.; crappie, Quint Barlett, .88 lb.;and perch, Trent Powers, 1.03 lb. All three winnerswon $100 apiece. Other prize winners were: Trent Powers, ice au-ger; Brent Bentzer, ice fishing hub; Aaron Denten, fish

sonar; Quint Barlett, 60 inch TV. There were othersmaller prize winners. More than 60 people attended the event whichwas held at the LVCTA maintenance garage. There was an entry fee of $20 and monies raisedwent to the Lehigh Fire Department. A meal was served. There was a raffle at the fundraiser which alsobenefited the Lehigh Fire Department. Dan Wiedmeierwon the 50-50 raffle prize which was $55. The event was sponsored by the Lehigh FireDepartment, LVCTA, Duncombe Gas & Grocery, NickDotson Trucking & Repair, and Otho Fire Department. Jeff Heun is the new Lehigh Fire Chief succeed-ing Kirk Kelly.

Russell Bintz caught this nice Perch while Ice Fish-ing. Photo by Russell Bintz, Lehigh.

Ice Fishing Safetyfrom Iowa Dept. ofNatural Resourses While ice fishing has been in full swing for sev-eral weeks, anglers heading out are encouraged to bring afriend and check the ice often as they make their way totheir favorite fishing spot.

Ice thickness is not uniform on any body of wa-ter, even in the middle of the winter. Things like meltingsnow and runoff can create weak spots and lakes with cur-rent or springs will have areas with slower ice growth,said Joe Larscheid, chief of fisheries for the Iowa Depart-ment of Natural Resources. Anglers should also avoidareas with things sticking through the ice like rocks, treesor docks that will conduct heat and make the ice around itless stable. The winter storm that left a fresh blanket of snowover most of Iowa will cover potential areas to avoid soanglers are advised to use safety techniques usually as-sociated with new ice. Use a spud bar to work your way out, cut a se-ries of test holes and dont go out alone, said Larscheid. Anglers should use their judgment and trust

their instincts. If the ice does not look right, dont go out.It is also a good idea to follow others footsteps on the ice. Avoid slushy or honey-combed and stay awayfrom dark spots. Dont walk into areas where the snowcover looks discolored.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resourcesrecommends a minimum of four inches of quality icefor fishing and at least five inches for snowmobiles andATVs.

Anglers should pack ice picks, about 50 feet orope and should bring a throw able floatation seat cushionthat they can sit on that could be used in case of a rescue.There are several Safety tips to help you to be more safeon the ice. There is no such thing as 100 percent safe ice.New ice is usually stronger than old ice. Ice fishing isa social activity, dont go out alone. If the worst shouldhappen, someone would be there to call for help or torescue. Check ice thickness as you go out - there could bepockets of thin ice or places where ice recently formed.Avoid off-colored snow or ice. It is usually a sign oweakness. The insulating effect of snow slows down thefreezing process.

A large crowd of more than 60 attended the Feb. 6 Lehigh Fire Dept. Ice Fishing Contest at Brushy Creek and themeal and festivities were enjoyed at the LVCTA maintenance garage. Photo by Jeff Heck.

Lane Olson caught a crappie in the Lehigh FireDept. ice fishing contest. He won in the Kids Division with a.38 lb. crappie. Photo by Jeff Heck.


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ed pheasants and quail. He was injured once in a snow-obile accident but that didnt slow him down much. He

biked in RAGBRAI. John and his wife Helen have two children,Steve, and Pamela. Steve is a mortgage manager forWells Fargo in West Des Moines. Prior to that he wasplant manager for a large printing company in West Chi-cago, IL. Steve and his wife Patti have three children,Christopher, a graphic artist; Monica, who has a beauty

salon and married to a CPA; and Lauren, who is marriedto a young farmer nearly Bagley, IA. Pamela is single and is an operations managerfor a brokerage firm in Des Moines, Raymond James &Associates. John and Helen have two great grandsonsand two granddaughters.

Johns celebrated business career also includedbeing chief accountant for Koehring Co., a Parsons Divi-sion plant in Newton, IA, for seven years. John moved on to work for General Telephone.During this time he served on the Economy Committeefor Governor Robert Ray. There were seven divisions inthe Economy Committee including judicial, income tax,and so forth.

John helped implement a computerized bill-ing system for General Telephone for the state of Iowa,which took two years. The following year he traveled inall three states (Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska) to trainon personnel on how to use the system. Then he wasnamed administrator in the service department where hedid troubleshooting. Near the end of his business career he wasnamed controller over three companies: one manufactur-ing, one exporting, and one leasing.

While John struggles with emphysema today, hedid have a good report on Feb. 14 from the Heart Centerin Fort Dodge. A treadmill test found nothing that would

indicate any with problem with his heart.

New children books have arrived at the Gowrie Public Library stop in to check them out.

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This is a table featuring some of the prizes offeredfrom the Lehigh sponsored ice fishing contest. Photo by JeffHeck.

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