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Farnhamville Fire Department sponsored meal... The Farnhamville Fire Department provided a free will donation meal to raise money for local expens-es during the Donkey Basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 9 held at the Prairie Valley Elementary in Farnhamville. Pictured from left to right are Jay Anderson, Farnhamville Fire Chief; Wendy Holm and Doug Johnson.

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Winter weather continues to hang around ... The winter weather continued to hang around delaying school and allowing the children to get out and enjoy what mother nature left behind.

Jamboree foods, Gowrie, recently opened a 24 foot section of basic hardware through its wholesaler Af-filiated Foods. Affiliated Foods has a program through Ace Hardware that services Grocery businesses in a 10 state area. Jeff Peterson, Owner of Jamboree Foods, stated that the new hardware line will hopefully assist people with their basic hardware needs. Instead of driving to Menards in fort Dodge for basic hardware local and are people will be able to get many of these basic items at Jamboree Foods. Ace Hardware is a nation wide retail hardware chain. But this new venture is for small town grocery stores only. Peterson said he discovered the concept for the hardware line at a recent trade show. He immediately in-vestigated the hardware idea and through his wholesaler Affiliated Foods the hardware line was approved. Ace Hardware a few weeks ago installed the new hardware section at Jamboree Foods. We hope our customers and other people will take advantage of this new service, said Peterson. We

Housing, business upgrades, swimming pool donation announced at GDC It was announced at the Friday, Feb. 12 meet-ing of the Gowrie Development Commission GDC that an undisclosed person had donated $250,000 toward the construction, repair, and upgrades that was completed the Gowrie swimming pool. A two year contract with the Greater Fort Dodge Alliance was approved at $5000 a year. The contract will be paid by these three entities; the GDC, City of Gowrie, and Gowrie Public Utilities. The Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance will involve programs in quality of life, image, membership, plan going forward. Darrell Mischke, director, mentioned that Macke, Gowrie was interviewing candidates for a mana-gerial position for their Gowrie Dealership. He announced that a new beauty shop opened in the former farm bureau office. He announced a new hardware section at Jambo-ree Foods. Mayor Gayle Redman noted that Heartland bank would be moving from their current facility and moving to a new building in Gowrie. She discussed the feasibil-ity of utilizing the Heartland Bank building for some city offices. But she also mentioned that Heartland could sell that building for other business interest. She briefly discussed possible of an addition to the Gowrie Public Library. And she promoted the Con-gregate meals for Seniors 60 and over for not only for nutritional meals but also for a forum for socializing. Gayle also mentioned that Mulligans continued to make progress and Bruce a cook has been made a part-ner

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Farnhamville library plans Adult Pen and Pencil Workshop An adult pen and pencil workshop will be held at the Farnhamville Library March 5, 12 and 19 at 9 A.M. This workshop will be led by Marge Wooters. She will provide the line drawing for the workshop. There will be no cost for the workshop. Attendees must provide their own pen and/or pencils. Registration for the workshop can be made by calling the Farnhamville Library at 515-544-3660. The first meeting will be an introductory one. Marge will discuss what the workshop will accomplish and show the materials you might want to purchase on your own for the class. This introductory class will show materials for both the beginner and advanced. If you have materials or experience, please bring them with you to show others. The second meeting will focus on workshop techniques. Attendees will have an opportunity to begin working on the drawing Marge will provide. Techniques for both beginners and advanced attendees will be dem-onstrated. At the third meeting Marge will discuss finish-ing touches to your drawing and ways to display your finished product. Come to this fun workshop to learn, participate, reduce stress, and socialize! Refreshments will be pro-vided!

ISU Names Deans List for Fall 2015 Iowa State University students have been rec-ognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the Fall Semester 2015 Deans List. Students named to Deans List must have earned a grade point av-erage of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded course work. The students who were recognized for their ac-ademic achievements were: Cally E. Duncan , Gowrie; Chelsea Nicole Anderson, Gowrie; Anna Lind Brandes, Gowrie; Cassidy Michaela Brinkman, Gowrie; El-liott Mickelsen Butler, Gowrie; Hannah Marie Carlson, Gowrie; Katie Elizabeth Jeschke, Gowrie; Kiersten Mc-Guire, Gowrie; Megan Lauver Peterson, Gowrie; Mat-thew Henry Streit, Gowrie; Ryan Maxwell True, Farn-hamville; and Erin Elizabeth Brandt, Duncombe.

Youth at Zion Lutheran Church, including Morgan Farnham and Emma Pudenz who are pic-tured above, participated in Souper Bowl of Caring and collected $218 and 70 food items to be donated to Gowrie Community Pantry. Souper Bowl of Caring uses the energy of the Super Bowl to encourage youth in a united national effort to care for people in their local communities who are hungry and those in need.

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Southeast Valley JH wrestling is underwayBy Coach Daniel Lee Southeast Valley Middle School Wrestling in underway. The grapplers have been working hard despite struggles finding practice time due to bad weather. Mon-day, February 1 marked the first meet of the season, at Pocahontas. Due to tough competition the wrestlers fin-ished the evening with 13 wins and 15 losses. The indi-vidual records are as follows: Calvin Williamson, Gabe Mohr, Noble Nowell, and Jake Peterson were 2-1; Chase Kamp and Logan Stapp were 0-3; Mason Goodwin was 1-1; Quinton Clancy and Everett Lahr were 1-2; JD Mohr was 2-0. Middle School Jaguars also wrestled on Thursday, February 4 at Green County Wrestling Meet in Jeffer-

son. Their record showed improvement, finishing 12 with wins and 11 losses. The individual results are as follows: Mason Goodwin and Hunter Sorenson were 2-1; Noble Nowell was 0-2; Jake Peterson, Calvin Williamson, Ev-erett Lahr, and Gabe Mohr went 1-1; Logan Stapp was 0-3; Quinton Clancy and JD Mohr were 2-0. There was a meet scheduled for Monday, February 8 at South Central Calhoun in Rockwell City. It was canceled due to bad weather and will not be made up. Thursday SVMS will wrestler at Laurens, starting at 4pm.

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Wednesday, Feb 17 Prairie Valley School Board, 6:00 p.m. Thursday, Feb 18 Gowrie Fire Dept., 7:00 p.m. at the fire station.Friday, Feb. 19 Harcourt TOPS, 8:00 a.m. at Faith Lutheran Church Harcourt.Tuesday, Feb 23 Farnhamville Senior Citizens (cards), 1:00 p.m., Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.Wednesday, Feb 24 Farnhamville Fire Dept., 7:30 p.m. at the fire station.

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30 years ago... Seventh grade students, Heather Telleen, B. J. Blodgett, Janelle Blunt, and David McWeeny, and eighth grade students, Jason Auxier, Eric Hougen, Randy Wes-ley, Danny Buck, Mike Pederson, and Willie Sorenson, all participated in Mathcounts. This was the first time Prairie students were involved in the contest. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Long, Esterville, announced the engagement of their daughter, Brenda, of Gowrie, to Steven Miller, Harcourt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Mill-er, of Harcourt. The wedding was set for April 13, 1985. The Garden Club met Feb. 5 with Kathy Lar-son as the hostess. They started quilting log cabin pillow tops. The hostess for the March meeting, Sandi Hicks, was announced. Mrs. Alvena Nahnsen observed her 95th birth-day on Valentines Day at the Gowrie Care Center. Trooper Pam Brockman of Clarion, the first woman highway protrolman in the Iowa Highway Pa-trols Distrcit No. Seven, along with Sgt. David Tjepkes, Gowrie, and Lieut. Robert Gorsuch or Fort Dodge, spoke at the Gowrie Kiwanis club meeting. Joe Jacobson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ja-cobson of Gowrie, went on tour with the Central College Wind Symphony at Pelling during a 10 day spring break, Feb. 22- March 3. The Gowrie Gold and Country Club advertised their Wednesday Night Special, Sphagetti and meatballs, tossed salad, french bread and lime sherbert all for $3.35. Mike Erb, son of Dean and Shirley Erb, Gowrie, was elected treasurer by the Delta Tau Delta Fraternity at the University of Iowa.

20 years ago... Kindergarten and first grade students donated to the Callender Green Team. Joe Heatherington, Dustin Hepp, Monica Elmore, Kyle Kruse, Danielle Sibbit, and Chris Adams, posed for a photo with a poster and bags of pennies collected for the Green Team. Children in the classes of Mrs. Steburg, Mrs. Brandt, Mrs. Kastendieck, Mrs. Clough, Mrs. Adam, and Mrs. Boekelman donated

a totoal of 2,754 pennies. Brett Carlson, son of Lonnie and Paulette Carl-son of Gowrie, and Pat Peterson, son of Rod and Barb Peterson of Gowrie, were accepted into the Farm Man-agement Program for the Fall 1995 semester at Iowa Lakes Community College. Marty and Evelyn Jacobs thanked everyone that helped them celebrate the 25th anniversary. Amy Gustofson, Callender, and Denise Wie-derin, Farnhamville, were named to the Deans List at Buena Vista College. Vladimir Liska, Gowrie, son of Mrs. Jindra Lis-ka. was named to the Presidents List at Simpson Col-lege. Kelly OBrion was named to the Deans List at Luther College. Megan Schill, 9, Gowrie, daughter of Tom and Rachel Schill qualified for the State YMCA Swim Meet in Cedar Rapids. Her events were the 25 freestyle, 25 butterfly, freestyle relay and medley relay.

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Iowa State utility regulators are concerned that the owners of 296 parcels of Iowa land have refused to voluntarily grant easements for the proposed Bakken oil pipeline, which would cross diagonally through 18 Iowa counties. One of those 18 Iowa counties is Webster County. There are many farmers affected in Webster County and in other neighboring counties. The Iowa Utilities Board met for nearly three hours on Tuesday of last week without reaching a de-cision on a request by Dakota Access LLC, for a state permit to build the 30-inch-diameter pipeline across 346 miles in Iowa. The board plannws to resume deliberations Wednesday and is also scheduled to meet Thursday. Dakota Access, a unit of Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners, says it has voluntarily obtained signed easements for about 80 percent of the Iowa land parcels, which are primarily farmland. However, owners of the remaining 296 parcels could face condemnation proceed-ings if the pipeline is approved by state regulators who conclude eminent domain is justified under Iowa law ac-cording to a story in the Des Moines Register. Eminent domain is the right of a government to seize private property for public use, in exchange for pay-ment of fair market value. But that definition is posing a legal worry for Iowa utility regulators that may ultimately be resolved by Iowas courts. The issue here is: Is the Dakota Access pipeline a public use? said Cecil Wright, the state boards assis-tant general counsel. Pipeline opponents argue the pipeline is not a public use because Dakota Access is a not a public utility and none of the oil will be refined in Iowa. Proponents say the pipeline will contribute to the nations energy in-dependence, will provide a safe method of transportation and will help farmers by freeing up railroads to ship Mid-west grain. The pipeline would be used to transport up to 570,000 barrels of light sweet crude oil daily from North Dakotas Bakken oil patch through South Dakota and Iowa to a distribution hub at Patoka, Illinois. State regulators spent part of Tuesday examin-ing electronic displays of Iowa county maps, looking at land parcels in Boone, Buena Vista and Calhoun

counties where farmers have refused to sell their land. In some cases, farmers have suggested the pipeline route be relocated, including a northwest Iowa turkey producer who doesnt want the pipeline to interfere with his operations expansion plans. Wright told the board that some pipeline foes object to the diagonal path of the projects route, par-ticularly because it will interfere with farm tile drainage lines. Dakota Access has promised to repair any damage to tile lines, and the company says farmers will be able to raise crops on ground above the buried pipeline. The board will have to ask, Was there a better way to construct this pipeline with regards to Dakota Ac-cess and the diagonal route? Wright said. Under the states administrative code, a pipeline project is allowed a construction deviation of 660 feet one-eighth of a mile from its proposed route. But David Lynch, the boards general counsel, cautioned that a pipeline route cant be moved onto land where a prop-erty owner hasnt received legal notice, and regulators wouldnt want to relocate the pipeline through a cemetery or school grounds. Pam Mackey-Taylor, conservation chair for the Iowa chapter of the Sierra Club, said after Tuesdays meetings she is concerned that no alternatives have been presented by Dakota Access for the pipeline route. So now the board is trying to resolve issues facing individual Iowa landowners who have objections and there is no way to relocate the pipeline this late in the process, she said. MacKey-Taylor also said she doesnt believe many landowners objecting to the pipeline route had a clear understanding that they needed to provide alterna-tive routes on their land or elsewhere because the admin-istrative proceedings involving the project have been so complex.

Landowners in Boone, Calhoun counties refuse oil pipeline access to Bakken297 land parcel owners say no. . .

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Birthdays17-Feb Diana Craigmile, Leola Goodwin18-Feb John Fredrickson Morgan Fredrickson Mark Gleason, Michael Martin Max Palmer19-Feb Stephen Kail, Julie Pingel Lou Taylor20-Feb Margaret Conrad21-Feb Joseph George, Eric Mengel22-Feb Tami George, Vanessa King23-Feb Kim Bendkickson24-Feb Jennifer Pudenz, Gloria West

Anniversaries17-Feb Kenneth and Beverly Martin.21-Feb David and Shelby Wright.22-Feb Tim and Rosemary Stickrod.24-Feb Gordon and Joyce Erritt.

This is Glenn Schreibers column from Au-gust of 2004. There is an item on a young boy who died in Iraq, a graduate of Jefferson-Scranton. There is also an item on Cedes Kitchen (local restaurant at the time) and a short paragraph on Mark Klever. The Des Moines Register featured a heart-warming story in Sundays edition on Ben Carman, the 20-year-old 2002 graduate of Jefferson-Scranton who was killed in Iraq. Ben was a Marine and he was the 11th Iowan to die in the war. Ben was a member of the First Assembly of God Church. One Sunday in January he stood at the altar of that church and 450 people surrounded him with prayer. He didnt wear his dress blues that day. He knew there would be lots of hugging and he wanted to hug back. Ma-rines in uniform arent supposed to show emotion, he told his parents. . .That image of Carman standing shyly at the church altar is forever embedded in the minds of those who love him. The Rev. Rod Block, who had known Carman since he was a toddler, talked with him the day before he left Iowa. Carman said he was ready to face whatever happened, according to the Register story written by Lee Hill Kavanaugh. There was quite a concern in his heart, natu-rally, knowing that it could cost him his life, Block re-membered. But Ben had a real assurance of who he was and what he was, and being a Christian, knowing that if this was his time, he was ready. I think he wanted us to know that. Carman was the towheaded little boy who loved playing soldier and building forts. The third of four chil-dren in Nelson and Marie Carmans family, he played in the woods of their 280-acre farm, hunting deer, trapping raccoons, and fishing in the North Raccoon River. His tracks are all over the farm. Marie Carman first hiked with him when he was an infant strapped to her back. His favorite spot was an overlook on their property where the river flows at the base of cliffs 60 feet high, a place now sacred to his fam-ily. Carman played football for the Jefferson-Scranton team. He never did start, but he did impress his coach. The offensive line coach, Mark Sawhill, remem-bered Carman as the kid whod get knocked down but would jump back up and say, Lets go. He was one of the hardest working football players Ive ever had, said the coach. In a field hear the high school are five large tires. Four are for tractors, the largest for a combine. Upright, its five feet tall, and it weighs 80 pounds. As part of their daily workout, foot-ball players must flip each tire 10 times, Sawhill said. Most of the players, even the biggest ones, didnt look forward to the combine tire. But medium-sized Carman ran straight to it every day, Sawhill said. He didnt flip it 10 times. He flipped it 12. Carman was quiet, shy and polite almost to a fault, whether he was asking farmers before hunting on their land or asking a girls parents permission to date her. Dee Herbers daughter, Liz, now 16, dated him for two years. Dee Herbers can barely talk about Carman without crying. She feels her family lost a future son-in-law. Liz Herbers broke off their relationship days be-fore Carman left for Iraq. It was too much to deal with, thinking about him fighting in a war, she said. The last time Carman Herbers was in March, the day before his unit left Kuwait for Iraq. She wasnt home. After Carmans death, the Herbers learned that their names were scrawled inside his Bible, with verses next to each. Even in Iraq, he was praying for people he loved, Dee Herbers said. Nelson Carman tries not to grieve in front of his family. He often visits his sons grave by himself. Since Ben Carmans funeral, tiny American flags have sprouted in the dirt. Someone stuck a fishing pole in the ground. Some days a glass of brandy appears next to a cigar butt. Its a Marine brotherhood thing, someone told Nelson Carman. Visiting here, feeling the presence of so many others who were touched by his sons life, comforts him. It also drives home the finality that his son no longer will walk in the door or call him some afternoon. Carman often wears his My son is Marine base ball cap. Recently, a stranger who saw the cap asked him whether his son was home from the war. Carman smiled and told him yes, hes home. Forever. Its hard to read that story without shedding a few tears. Many of us have a relative or friend serving in Iraq. I have copies of the full story published in the Des Moines Register for anyone who would like a copy.

Cedes Kitchen was closed Monday so that they could make a few changes in the restaurant. Cede and LaMont installed a new sink in the kitchen and there were some other improvements. A local prankster recently took one of Mark Klevers real estate signs and put it in front of the lagoon just southeast of town. He attached a sign that said lake frontage lots for sale. I dont think Mark received many phone calls from this dubious advertising.

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Zion Lutheran Churchs weekly activities Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 4 p.m. Beginner & Son-shine Bells will meet. A Lenten Soup Supper will begin at 6 p.m. Lenten Worship will be at 7 p.m. VesperRingers and Zion WEBS will begin at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20 worship will begin at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23 a Church Council Meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24 Bingo will be at GCC at 3 p.m. Beginner & SonShine Bells will begin at 4 p.m. A Lenten Soup Supper at UMC will begin at 6 p.m. At 7 p.m. Lenten Worship will begin at UMC.

Freshman 160 lbs Kyler Jondle etched his place in SE Valley wrestling lore by doing the unthinkable, beating a returning placewinner and state qualifier by capturing the 160 lbs District title at Webster City, Sat-urday February 13th. In the first round, Kyler scored the winning takedown in the third period with four seconds left in the third period defeating #5 ranked Josh Strohman of Algona propelling Kyler into the Championship match against Ryan Ferrari of Webster City. In another exciting match, with the score tied 2-2 in the third period, Kyler scored a quick reversal and two back points eventually riding Ferrari out winning the match 6-2. Class 2A action opens Thursday night at 6:00 p.m. in Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. In the first round, Kyler takes a 35-10 record against Junior Nick Long(38-6) of East Marshall. In other District action, sophomore Trey Law-rence(41-8) lost a tough first round battle 6-2 to Hum-boldt's Joey Busse putting Trey in the third place match against Calen Rosenbaum of Clarion. Trey put together a tough effort beating his Clarion foe 8-5 placing third. 170 lbs. Kaelan Lundberg lost his first round match to #5 ranked Conner Shaw of Garner-Hayfield. In Kaelan's third place match, Clarion-Goldfield's Mason Carpenter scored a major decision over Lundberg. "Kyler wrestled an unbelievable tournament by beating two really good senior wrestlers who were returning State Qualifiers. Everyone is very proud of Kyler for his wres-tling accomplishment. He needs to keep his momentum

rolling right into the State tournament." Team Scores1. Clarion-Goldfield-Dows 123.02. Webster City 91.03. Perry 85.54. Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 38.05. Gilbert 36.06. Kuemper Catholic-Carroll 31.07. Green County 30.08. Forest City 27.59. Woodward-Granger 26.010. Southeast Valley 24.011. Algona 23.012. Humboldt 22.0

Southeast Valley Freshman Kyler Jondle wins District title at Webster City on Saturday, February 13. Photo by Emilea Lundberg.

Jaguar sophomore, Trey Lawrence(41-8) lost a tough first round battle 6-2 to Humboldt's Joey Busse putting Trey in the third place match against Calen Rosenbaum of Clarion. Photo by Emilea Lund-berg.

170 lbs. Kaelan Lundberg lost his first round match to #5 ranked Conner Shaw of Garner-Hayfield. Photo by Emilea Lundberg.

Southeast Valley freshman, Jondle captures District title at 160 lbs.

Feb. 17, 2016 5THE GOWRIE NEWSTHE GOWRIE NEWS Down Memory LaneB Y S A R A D O W N S

Memory the store of things remembered the time within which past events are remembered. Those are a couple definitions Websters gave me. Thus I con-clude memory has a wide expanse that keeps enlarging as we add the years. In these jottings I have endeavored many times to reach back into those many years my life has covered forgetting some of the more recent events I definitely do not want forgotten. Thus I bring back some of the memories of mission trips to Jamaica. It was in 1998 that our church was first intro-duced to a group from St. Andrews Lutheran Church in Mahtomedi, Minnesota, called Mission Jamaica. Our church studied up on the mission and decided we could recruit a group to make a trip. They are known as va-cations with a purpose, each session being from Sat-urday to Saturday. Our small group went in the winter of 1999 (I believe in early March), flying to Kingstson. We, fortunately, retrieved all our luggage, two each, one containing supplies for the elementary school we would be serving. The evening was waning as we boarded our waiting bus which took us to a resort some miles away up into the mountains. My roommate and I made it to our quarters only to find our key wouldnt work. We eventu-ally got into another space which was clean though not what most people would expect of a Jamaican resort. I do not recall an evening meal so we may have eaten snacks we had brought with us. The next morning we found the scenery beautiful. The breakfast was a buffet at outside tables. As we went through the line the food looked very good and I know that I was one that took a generous scoop of what I thought were scrambled eggs, some toast, jelly and good Jamaican coffee. I remember asking if they had any catsup or mustard (either of which I like on my eggs). No, none was available. The eggs turned out to be a national dish called Akki (pro-nounced Ah-kee) and aptly named in my estimation. It is a vegetable that grows on a tree and looks some-thing like a ripened green pepper and MUST be cooked to not only be somewhat palatable but safe to eat. Catsup or mustard may a have helped. The next morning, since it was Sunday, we would attend church, of course, but it was a large Episco-palian one in the heart of Kingston. As we drove up to the facility we noticed something strange sauntering across the top of a brick wall was a GOAT! We learned that even in this large Jamaican Capitol city it was not unusual to see goats or cattle roaming the city streets as well as any roadway. The services were not too hard to follow very similar to Lutheran. Children were dismissed for Sunday School but when it was time for communion they were ushered back in. There were four stations for com-munion it was that large a facility and strange building as the congregation grew so did the building. Pews were not all directly facing the altar, yet the acoustics were good and the configuration such that we could partici-pate. Following church we were bussed to our areas of mission service for tours. Hope Experimental School was quite a way from downtown Kingston and we were told, in a rough area. For such a beautiful tropical coun-try we learned that this was a high crime area where a shooting had occurred just outside the gates of the highly fenced school grounds. The work would be varied such as repairs to areas or building of new, painting and some be-ing with the children in their rustic classrooms. On Mon-day and each day of our Kingston stay, prior to breakfast, we gathered in a circle near our dining area for a short worship and communion. After my breakfast of toast and jam, we were again transported to the school, stopping by a clinic to drop off the medical missionaries with our group. The sizeable front porch was already crowded with people eager for some free medical help. The rest of us arrived at the school in time to be a part of their all student opening they did each day. My recollection is that it included some scripture and a prayer. My friend and I went to a classroom to observe and tell them some about where we lived, how our children went to school etc. The wife of one of the young doctors serving the clinic brought pictures of her three small children playing and sledding in Iowa snow. The children were as fascinated by those scenes as the children back in Iowa would be of the tropical beauty Mom would take to them. I was later assigned to help with ushering children in and out of the eye and hearing testing that was set up in a spare room. There were doctors from other mission groups who were doing those tests. Once it was determined a child needed glasses the problem was how they would be able to get them as most families couldnt afford them. I know that was one of the problems MJ worked on. The children were all so loving and curious and delights. For an additional charge the school provided us a simple but ample meal each day and served it to us in the library which MJ had helped to establish. I remember some of the food being quite tasty but also learned that if

Vacation with a purpose....you have a meat dish such as chicken or goat (yes, goat) to be careful not to bite down on a morsel but to check it as they do not debone just take a cleaver and chop, chop, chop. It was there that I first had my favorite Ja-maican treat, a pattie, which is a meat (primarily) with delicious seasoning, filled crisp pastry. We learned of all the improvements MJ had been able to give to this school and what was planned. The playground equip-ment was updated and now safe; there were computers; plans for better desks than the wooden plank ones that remind you of prairie schools desks and new tables in the cafeteria. Ill tell you more next week.

Southeast Valley Schedule of Events

Week of Feb. 17th to Feb. 24thWednesday, Feb. 17District Iowa Assessment Testing (Feb 8-19) PVES - NO Classes for AM Preschool1:30 - Sub District FFA Contest3A Girls Regional Basketball @ PocahontasThursday, Feb. 18B V Wres 2A STATE WRE - B V Wres2A Boys District Basketball-@ Laurens @ 6:30Friday, Feb. 194th - 7th grade BEST Test Signup DeadlineB V Wres 2A STATE WRE - B V WresSaturday, Feb. 20Speech - All-State Festival - Large Group EventsB V Wres 2A STATE WRE - B V WresSVMS Science Bowl Team @ ISUUNI Jazz FestivalSVHS After Prom Garage Sale/FundraiserMonday, Feb. 22JH Wrestling @ Gilmore CityTuesday, Feb. 237:00 p.m. 2A Boys District Basketball-@ Humboldt Wednesday, Feb. 24PVES - NO Classes for PM Preschool

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

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

Birthdays17-Feb Diana Craigmile, Leola Goodwin18-Feb John Fredrickson Morgan Fredrickson Mark Gleason, Michael Martin Max Palmer19-Feb Stephen Kail, Julie Pingel Lou Taylor20-Feb Margaret Conrad21-Feb Joseph George, Eric Mengel22-Feb Tami George, Vanessa King23-Feb Kim Bendkickson24-Feb Jennifer Pudenz, Gloria West

Anniversaries17-Feb Kenneth and Beverly Martin.21-Feb David and Shelby Wright.22-Feb Tim and Rosemary Stickrod.24-Feb Gordon and Joyce Erritt.

We are in the second month of this year 2016. It seems like early in the year that we hear a lot about healthy eating and exercise to get our bodies in shape. We are told which foods are good for us and we also hear about the negative effects of eating unhealthy foods. Of course, this doesnt mean we always eat correctly. The thing is, we not only should be concerned about our phys-ical bodies and try to be as healthy as we can be. How-ever, we should also be concerned about our spiritual bodies also. We can easily feed this spiritual dimension unhealthy sights and sounds. If we deliberately listen to negative words that contradict what God wants for us, our spiritual bodies will suffer just as our physical bodies do when we eat too much of the wrong foods. So, we must be on guard, not only watching what foods we eat, but we need to watch what our eyes and ears are seeing and hearing. We may not realize it, but our eyes and ears are the gateways to our hearts. We need to be aware of all that is not good for us, whether it is for our physical bodies or our spiritual ones.

Pictured above is Ellie Carstens, middle standing with her mother, Nikki, right and author Kathryn Daugherty, left during the meet and greet at the Gowrie Public Library. Below is a group of citizens that came out to listen to Kathryn Daugherty talk about her novels A Case of Hearts and She Promised Her Heart on Thursday, Feb. 11.

Kathryn Daugherty meet and greet...

Southeast Valley Dance Team ShowFriday, Feb. 26 at 7:00 p.m... The Southeast Valley Dance Team will be hold-ing their annual show Friday, Feb. 26 at 7:00 p.m. The show will be held at the Southeast Valley High School Gym. The Performance Show is a great chance to watch your son or daughter shine on the dance floor and support the Southeast Valley Dance Team! The show is a fun family experience with DJ Dean Vinchattle. The Performance Show will be held on Friday, Feb. 26 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. Admission will include a drink and dessert bar. The Southeast Val-ley Dance Team would like to recognize the following sponsers: Heartland Bank, Nordin Farms, Poet Biorefin-ing, Security Savings, Totally Twisted Sisters / Kellie Welter, Vicky's Dance & Tumbling Academy, Visions Auto Glass; In - Your - Ear Mobile Sound; Sportman's Warehouse & Storage; Greenview Farms; Jeff & Kristie Miller; Sandy & Curt Mullenbach; Perkins; Porch Parlor; Extreme Builders; The Drill Barbershop; TNT Crane & Rigging.

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2016 FFA Donkey Basketball Champion Team..... The winners of the Dairyland Donkey Basketball Show held at the Prairie Valley Elementary, Farnhamville, on February 9 was the FFA officer's team. Pictured from left to right are Morgan Jackson, Keegan Goodwin, Nolan Johnson, Conner Conrad, Aaliyah Scott, Erica Rittgers, Natalie Lambert and down in front, Liam McDermott. Photo by Central Plains FFA.

Senior Southeast Valley basketball girls... This group of seniors are all smiles after their final game of the season Saturday evening against Carroll Kuemper. Pictured from left to right are Kearsten Hainzinger, Aaliyah Scott, Cassie Zinnel, Josie Breitsprecher, and Erica Rittgers. Photo by Lynn Rittgers.

Our Saviours Lutheran Churchs schedule of events for the week Wednesday, Feb. 17 there will be a Lenten Sup-per hosted by the Church Council from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.. Confirmation Class will be in the Fireside Room from 5:45 to 6:45. At 7:00 p.m. Worship followed by Choir practice. Thursday, Feb. 18 Chimes Practice will be at 6:00 p.m. and GriefShare Class in the Fireside Room at 6:30 p.m. Choir Practice will be at 7:00 p.m. Mens Group will be in the Fireside Room Sat-urday, Feb. 20 at 9:00 a.m. Monday, Feb. 22 a Bible Study with Don Doo-little in the fireside room will begin at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24 a Lenten Supper will be from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Confirmation Class will be from 5:45 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Lenten Worship followed by Choir Practice will begin at 7:00 p.m.

Congregate Meals,Gowrie, makes great meals for seniors Congregate Meals, Gowrie has been providing nutritional meals for 40 years for seniors in Gowrie and the surrounding areas. The unique program is done in collaboration with Elderbridge an organization for senior needs. Gowrie Mayor Gayle Redman mentioned that the staff hours are dependant on the number of people who use this service. The more that people use the ser-vice the more staff can be utilized, said Redman. She emphasized the meals for seniors 60 and over are great for their nutritional needs and their a good environment for seniors.

Steve Tucker raises his hand - not really sure what he got himself into during the Donkey Basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 9.

Saturday, Feb. 13 crash claims one life On Saturday, Feb. 13 a vehicle containing six occupants was involved in a crash which occurred be-tween Duncombe and Fort Dodge on D14. 13 year old Duane Touney, Fort Dodge was pronounced dead at the scene. The other five passengers were taken to the hospital because of their injuries. It was reported that only one of the six passen-gers were wearing their seat belt. The accident remains under investigation.

Wild Game, Beer and Wine tasting Friday, Feb. 26Benefit for Conservation & Environmental Education... A Benefit for Conservation & Environmental Education will take place Friday, Feb. 26 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. The benefit will be at the Willow Ridge Golf Course and Restaurant in Fort Dodge. This event is sponsored by the Friends of Webster County Conservation. There will be wild game hors doeuvres, tasting of quality wines and beers, and a silent auction and raffle. All proceeds to benefit the Camp WaNoKi Project Tickets will be $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Reserve your tickets by calling (515) 576-4258 or email khansen@webstercountyia.org.

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On Thursday, Jan. 28, Karilyn Schleisman, Farnhamville, underwent a five hour surgery to amputate her left leg above the knee after tests revealed a progres-sive cancerous tumor in her leg. In the months prior to the surgery, Karilyn was experiencing immense pain and undergoing testing at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. On Wednesday, Jan. 27 the leg fractured and exposed the tumor to surrounding areas, causing additional concern. The decision to operate was immediate. The only option to remove the tumor and prevent further risk was to amputate. With all the pain she was in, it was an easy decision for her. Doctors believe they have successfully removed 100% of the cancer, and so far tests have shown that there is not other cancer elsewhere in her body. The next steps in Karilyns journey will include a temporary prosthetic leg and a skilled care program in-volving both physical therapy and occupational therapy at Mayo Clinic. Eventually she will be fitted for a custom prosthetic that will enable her to return to activity. Karilyn is an amazing woman with a big heart, and she has continued to be in good spirits despite this significant life change. She also hasnt lost her sense of humor, noting her amputation was the easiest 20 pounds shes ever lost. Her progress has been great, said Karilyns daughter, Heather (Schleisman) Seeden of Fort Dodge. She has been walking 60 yards at a time several times a day, as well as doing stretches and learning how to move from wheelchair to bed and back, roll over, and lifting weights. She will be getting a temporary prosthetic on Monday that she will use during her therapy at Mayo and that will enable her to do even more. We are all very proud and excited for her prog-ress, Seeden said. After completing some intense physical and

occupational therapy in the days ahead, Karilyn plans to return to her home in Farnhamville, Iowa. We know there will be tough days ahead and new realities to face, but her doctors fully expect her to eventually be able to drive, ride her bike and run around with her grandchil-dren again. After three weeks at Mayo, a new journey now begins. She is expecting to get a permanent prosthetic in the next 4-6 weeks, after which she will be hopefully be-gin returning to as much activity as normal. While health insurance will help to cover some of her medical expenses, Karilyn will still be facing a sig-nificant burden of medical expenses associated with all of her tests, surgery, hospital stay, rehabilitation, prosthesis, ongoing therapy programs and Chemotherapy is still a possibility after she heals from surgery. She is also faced with the reality of lost income during the months ahead until she is able to return to work. We can help to ease this financial burden so Karilyn can focus on moving forward with her recovery without worrying about how to pay for the mountain of medical costs she is facing. Karilyn is grateful for all the love her local com-munity has shown by sending cards, messages of support and making donations to the GoFundMe page, available at www.gofundme.com/supportkarilyn. Donations and cards may also be mailed directly to Karilyn Schleisman, P.O. Box 483, Farnhamville, IA 50538.

Karilyn Schleisman, Farnhamville, recovers after leg amputationContinues in good spirits despite life change...

PV 4th grade Fire safety poster winners... PV 3rd grade Fire safety poster winners... The Prairie Valley Elementary 4th grade students receiving the awards from left to right are: Audrey Carlson, Spencer Suchan, and Erica Burger. Along with the students are two local firefighters Mr. Kevin Kruse (Callender Fire Dept.), left and Mr. Ken Thomp-son (Moorland Fire Dept.), right.

The Prairie Valley Elementary 3rd grade students receiving the awards from left to right are: Hayden Ball, Sophia Gutshall, and Hailey Bair. Along with the students are two local firefighters Mr. Kevin Kruse (Callender Fire Dept.), left and Mr. Ken Thompson (Moorland Fire Dept.), right.

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Karilyn is pictured with her grandson Gordon Seeden of Fort Dodge a few months before she had surgery. Photo by Allison Lycke.

Karilyn is shown completing some intense physical and occupational therapy at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Photo by Allison Lycke.

Karilyn is doing great in her rehabilitation program at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. On Thursday, Feb. 11, Karilyn used a temporary prosthetic leg for the first time. Photo by Allison Lycke.

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Since I evidently didnt have what it takes to be-come a successful farmer, what was I to do? Temporarily I decided to become a country school teacher. Omitting details abut the qualifications for such work, my first day first teaching country school had arrived. I was a scared young man, 18 years of age. About 35 pupils were on hand, some of them almost as old as I was. My duties were to keep the school building clean and warm in the winter time, to conduct classes in many subjects, to be able to maintain order, to be a help-ful friend, and to join the children in their games at recess time. In addition to my pupils, the kindhearted, red whiskered chief director, Charley Dahl, was present. He stayed from nine until twelve oclock. He was there from the best of motives, of course, to back me up just in case

Obed Johnson, a country school teacher Memories from Harcourt...

something might happen. But I also knew that he was, quite properly, taking note of my performance. As a mat-ter of fact, I was more scared of him than of my students, some of them quite husky. Fortunately the day came to a close without any serious crisis and I was allowed to return the next day and the days that followed. Probably my main reason for becoming a coun-try school teacher was that it seemed to be the road to riches. My salary was $25.00 per month, and since I lived at home and helped with the chores mornings and evenings, my board and room cost me nothing. My cousin, Nellie Main (later Mrs. Albert Youngdale) also taught country school. But her salary was $30.00 per month. I was, of course, tempted to be jealous, but suppressed the feeling when I realized that

Improvements in downtown Gowrie in sixties. . . Curb and gutter is constructed in front of the Benson Motors building in Gowrie in about the 1960s.

her bigger salary was un-doubtedly due to the fact that she was a better teach-er than I was. I shall always be glad that I spent several years in teaching country schools. The boys and girls who were my pupils then are men and women now, who, with rare exception, are doing their duty to God and country. To meet and greet many of them from time to time, delights the soul and gives added meaning to life. How dear to my heart are the scenes of my childhood. When fond rec-ollections present them to view. I shall always be grateful to God for the privilege of having lived for many years in a com-munity where there is a spirit of friendliness and where reverence for God and His teachings is a gen-eral rule, with very few ex-ceptions.

The SV Jaguar concluded their season by romp-ing over Ogden 92-69 Thursday night. The Jaguars were in command from the very be-ginning as they took a 23-8 first quarter lead. Twelve of the 15 Jaguar players had significant playing time in the game. 4 starters lead the Jaguars in scoring. They were Conner Conrad, 22 points; Cade King, 16; Dakota Jae-schke, 19; and Logan Boerner, 10. Starter Alex Pliner had 2 points. Coming off the bench to score were Nolan John-son, 6; Keegan Goodwin, 6; Sam Berglund, 6; Myles Da-vis,2; and Caleb Jondle, 3. The Jaguars finished the regular season with a record of 17-3 and will face the winner of MNW/Clarion game on Feb. 18 in tournament play. Conner Conrad lead the team in assists with six, with blocks two. He was also a perfect 4-4 from the free throw line. Dakota Jaeschke was 9-14 in field goal attempts and lead the team in rebound with 10. He also had five assists. Cade King finished his regular season high school career with by shooting 7-13 in field goal attempts and he had 3 assists and his forth steal led the team

SV Jaguars Romp over Ogden 92-69Finish season with 17-3 record...

Senior Logan Boerner was 2-4 from free range and had five rebounds and three assists. Junior Keegan Good win was a perfect 2-2 from free range. Sophomore Nolan Johnson was also a perfect 2-2 from free range. Sam Berglund coming off the bench was a perfect 3-3 in field goal attempts.

Dakota Jaeschke demonstrates perfect form as he prepares to shoot a free throw for the Jaguars. Jaeschke contributed 19 points against Ogden Thursday evening. Photo by Lynn Rittgers.

Conner Conrad lead the team in points with 22, assists with six, with blocks two. He was also a perfect 4-4 from the free throw line.Photo by Lynn Ritt-gers.

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The Southeast Valley High School Music De-partments will be performing a Pops by Candlelight Con-cert. It will be held on Saturday, March 5th, at 7 pm at the Southeast Valley High School gym in Gowrie. In case of inclement weather, the concert will he held on Sunday, March 6th, at 3 pm. Note the time change on Sunday! The SV High School bands and choirs will be performing a variety of musical pieces to make it a very entertaining night. Cupcakes and refreshments will be served during the performance. Advance tickets are $10 per person and may be purchased and picked up from the Southeast Valley High School office by calling 352-3142, or from the directors, Dianna Hanna and Brandon Lewis. They will also be available for purchase at the Jazz Concert and Pie Auc-tion on Tuesday, February, 16th, at the Southeast Valley High School gym in Gowrie. Tickets will also be avail-able at the door the night of the performance for $12 per person. A limited number of seats are available, so get your tickets early!

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Southeast Valley Music dept. presents Pops by CandlelightSaturday, March 5. . . .

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Regular MeetingJanuary 26, 2016

The Board of Supervisors met in Session on the above date with the following members present: Singer, Fletcher, Dencklau, Campbell, and Leffler. Absent: None. Moved by Dencklau, seconded by Leffler to approve minutes of the January 19, 2016 regular meeting. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Leffler, seconded by Singer to receive and place on file Drainage Repairs in D.D.#69, Branch One and Two. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Singer, seconded by Fletcher to approve merit pay increase for Jenna Carlson from $1,180.80 to $1,233.94 each pay period, effective February 19, 2016, per recommendation of Jessica Wernimont, Child Support Recovery Unit Supervisor. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Dencklau to receive and place on file Veteran Affairs Commission Report of Persons Served for quarter ending December 31, 2015. (Copy on file in Auditors office). Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Dencklau to table Semi Annual Report of Webster County Treasurer for period ending December 31, 2015; and further request the Treasurer be present when the item is brought back to the table next Tuesday. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Leffler, seconded by Singer to adopt the following Resolution: Webster County Iowa Resolution to Join the National Stepping Up Initiative WHEREAS, counties routinely provide treatment services to the estimated 2 million people with serious mental illnesses booked into jail each year; and WHEREAS, prevalence rates of serious mental illnesses in jails are three to six times higher than for the general public; and WHEREAS, almost three-quarters of adults with serious mental illnesses in jails have co-occurring substance use disorders; and WHEREAS, adults with mental illnesses tend to stay longer in jail and, upon release, are at a higher risk of recidivism than people without these disorders; and WHEREAS, county jails spend two to three times more on adults with mental illnesses that require interventions compared to those without these treatment needs; and WHEREAS, without the appropriate treatment and services, people with mental illnesses continue to cycle through the criminal justice system, often resulting in tragic outcomes for these individuals and their families; and WHEREAS, Webster County and all counties take pride in their responsibility to protect and enhance the health, welfare, and safety of its residents in efficient and cost-effective ways; and WHEREAS, Webster County as part of the County Social Services Region has established a diverse team of leaders and stakeholders to guide the process of implementing the Stepping Up initiative; and WHEREAS, through Stepping Up, the National Association of Counties, The Council of State Governments Justice Center, and the American Psychiatric Association Foundation are encouraging public, private and nonprofit partners to reduce the number of people with mental illnesses in jails. NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED, THAT I, Mark Campbell, Chairman on behalf of the Webster County Board of Supervisors, do hereby sign on to the Call to Action to reduce the number of people with mental illnesses in our county jail, commit to sharing lessons learned with other counties in my state and across the country to support a national initiative and encourage all county officials, employees and residents to participate in Stepping Up. We resolve to utilize the comprehensive resources available through Stepping Up to: Convene or draw on a diverse team of leaders and decision makers from multiple agencies committed to safely reducing the number of people with mental illnesses in jails; Collect and review prevalence numbers and assess individuals needs to better identify adults entering jails with mental illnesses and their recidivism risk, and use that baseline information to guide decision making at the system, program, and case levels; Examine treatment and service capacity to determine which programs and ser vies are available in the county for people with mental illnesses and co-occurring substance use disorders, and identify state and local policy and funding barriers to minimizing contact with the justice system and providing treatment and supports in the community; Develop a plan with measurable outcomes that draws on the jail assessment and prevalence data and the examination of available treatment and service capacity, while considering identified barriers; Implement research-based appr9oaches that advance the plan and Create a process to track progress using data and information systems, and to report on successes.January 26, 2016 s/Mark Campbell, Chairman Motion carried unanimously. Matt Cosgrove reviewed Camp Wanoki Master Plan. (Copy on file in Auditors office). Moved by Singer, seconded by Fletcher to table consideration of Official Newspapers of Webster County for calendar year 2016 to allow for The Messenger and Gowrie News to submit their subscription list in accordance with Iowa Code requirement, by 10:00a.m. February 9, 2016. Moved by Singer, seconded by Fletcher to approve plans and specifications for following bridge replacement projects and set bid letting at 10:30 a.m. on March 1, 2016 in Board of Supervisors Room: 1. L-07011073-94; on 100th Street approximately 700 feet east of

Xavier Avenue 2. L-07336073-94; on 150th Street approximately 3500 feet east of

Union Avenue 3. L-08230773-94; on Quail Avenue approximately 1500 feet north of

140th Street 4. L-09070273-94; on Garfield Avenue approximately 1400 feet south

of 110th Street 5. L-60272073-94; on 380th Street approximately 800 feet east of

Dakota Avenue 6. L-67167473-94; on River Road approximately 3000 feet north of

Highway 175 7. LFM-8832057X-94; On Nelson Avenue approximately 2600 feet

south of 270th Street 8. L-97340873-94; on Vasse Avenue approximately 1200 feet north of

220th StreetMotion carried unanimously. Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Dencklau to approve and authorize Chair to sign IDOT Preconstruction Agreement Number 2016-C-140 for paving side road approaches along Highway 20 on Project Number NHS-020-3(172)3H-94. (Copy on file in Engineers office). Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Dencklau, seconded by Leffler to allow claims. Motion carried unanimously, At 11:00a.m. Lacie Litton, representing Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield reviewed ISAC health renewal. No action taken. Moved by Dencklau, seconded by Leffler to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously. s/Carol Messerly s/Mark CampbellWebster County Auditor Chairman, Board of Supervisors

Regular Meeting February 2, 2016

The Board of Supervisors did not meet on the above date. Chairman Campbell cancelled due to extreme inclement weather.

CITY OFFARNHAMVILLE

Farnhamville City CouncilRegular Meeting Minutes

February 8th, 2016 The Farnhamville City Council met on Monday February 8th, 6:30 p.m. at the City Hall Council Chambers, called to order by roll call by Mayor Frank Morgan, with council members Alex Farley, Barb Gregg, Clint VanKley, Jeff Kicklighter and Rita Kail. Others present Roger Kopecky, Judy Harvey, Bruce McCormack, Roxanne Carisch, Keaton Hildreth, and Mike Terwilliger. Absent Alan Jorgensen Motion by Gregg, seconded by Farley to approve the minutes from January meeting and the agenda for this meeting. Motion carried. Mayor Morgan opened the Public Hearing for the budget FY 2016-2017 Resolution A-2016 and Floodplain Management Ordinance 1-2016. Motion by VanKley to approve Resolution A-2016, seconded by Kicklighter. Motion Carried. Gregg made a motion to approve Ordinance 1-2016, Kicklighter seconded. Motion carried. Floodplain Management Ordinance can be reviewed at the City Clerks Office. The Public meeting was closed and Mayor Morgan opened the regular council meeting. Representatives Carisch, Hildreth, and Terwilliger from Calhoun County REC were on hand to discuss the yearly report. In the near future the city will obtain information from REC concerning energy efficient programs. Following discussion motion by VanKley, seconded by Kicklighter to approve the payment of the bills thru February 8th.Motion carried. Verbal Police Report was given by McCormack. Champion Chrysler Center has replaced the catalytic converter on the Police vehicle. Patrick Monaghan has been helping McCormack with setting up the police computer. Motion by VanKley, seconded by Kicklighter to approve the monthly finance report. Motion carried After review and discussion a motion was made by VanKley, seconded by Farley to donate $500.00 to the Calhoun County Economic Development Corp for annual dues. Motion carried. City Clerk presented new forms for Utility Application for Farnhamville residents. Motion by VanKley, seconded by Kicklighter to approve the forms. Motion carried. Forms are available at Clerks Office for review. The City received two estimates for the sink hole on Main St. Motion by Kicklighter, seconded by VanKley to approve the estimate of $12,392.25 given by Kahl Construction Company. Motion carried. Eleven shut-off notices have gone out for delinquent utility bills for shut-off February 18th, 2016. Next council meeting will be March 14th, 2016 at 6:30 pm. Motion by Kicklighter, seconded by Farley to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried.Emily Bendickson Frank MorganCity Clerk Mayor

City of Farnhamville Disbursements as of February 8th, 2016 General Fund Alan Jorgensen January Net Wages $2,985.73 BCBS AJ Health Insurance $911.85 Black Hills Energy 12/8/15 - 1/7/16 $306.66 Bruce McCormack January Net Wages $1,239.19 Calhoun County Elec January $31,645.55 Calhoun County Elec Burnsite $9.85 Ecolab Pest Control $105.45 Emily Bendickson January Net Wages $1,625.78 Emily Bendickson Health Insurance $232.90 Emily Bendickson Meeting/Travel/Postage $76.22 Gowrie News / Dayton Review, Legal $141.51Internal Revenue Service, SS/FWH $3,082.78 Iowa ONE Call E-mail $8.10 IPERS IPERS $1,813.72 Iowa Ass of Municipal Util, Dues $1,305.00 Judy Harvey Meeting/Travel $43.52 Judy Harvey January Net Wages $242.61 Rita Kail Meeting $20.00 Roger Kopecky January Net Wages $2,437.55 Roger Kopecky Health Insurance $793.60 Roger Kopecky Class/Travel - Meeting/Travel $92.80 SAM'S Club Fees $145.00 Star Energy Fuel $233.58 State Auditor Dues $1,200.00 Treasurer State of IA Sales Tax $890.00 WCCTA - General Telephone $75.25 WCCTA - Police Telephone $75.24 RUT Mike Rushton Contract Labor- Snow Plow $100.00 Vosberg Enterprises Inc Parts/Snowplow $18.92 Roger Kopecky Mileage/Snowplow $12.88 WATER Agsource Coop Services Water Testing $257.50 Black Hills Energy 12/8/15 - 1/7/16 $219.39 USDA Water Project $6,987.00 USDA Water Project $245.00 WCCTA - Water Telephone $75.24 GARBAGE Carroll Refuse Service Garbage $2,850.00 SEWER ACCO Supplies Colonial Research Chemicals $394.56 WCCTA - Sewer Telephone $75.24 ELECTRIC Central Iowa Distributing Supplies $14.25 Kriz-Davis Co Supplies $145.00 NAPA Auto Parts Boom Truck WCCTA - Electric Telephone $75.24 TOTAL $63,209.66

ORDINANCE NO. 1-2016City of FarnhamvilleFarnhamville, Iowa

A SUMMARY OF AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT

REGULATION IN THE CITY OF FARNHAMVILLE The following is the official summary of Ordinance No 1-2016 which was adopted by the City of Farnhamville of February 8th, 2016 ad provides for the regulation and management of floodplains in order to minimize flood looses and to maintain eligibility in the National Flood Insurance Program, A summary of each portion of the ordinance is set forth below and the entire document can be reviewed at the office of the City Clerk located at 335 Hardin St., Farnhamville between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Monday thru Thursday.

SECTION 1. STATUTORY AUTHORITY, FINDINGS OF FACE AND Purpose

SECTION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONSSECTION 3. FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT STANDARDSSECTION 4. APPOINTMENT, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

OF FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATORSECTION 5. NONCONFORMING USESSECTION 6. PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONSECTION 7. AMENDMENTSSECTION 8. DEFINITIONS

Approved as the official Summary of Ordinance No 1-2016 by the Farnhamville City Council this 8th day of February, 2016Attest City of FarnhamvilleEmily Bendickson, City Clerk Frank Morgan, Mayor

BOONE COUNTY SHERIFF DILIGENT SEARCH 14.30BROWNS SHOE FIT CO SAFETY BOOTS 160.00CALHOUN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH CH, MH, EPSDT, T19, TOBACCO PREVENTION 2,791.87CALLENDER, CITY OF UTILITIES 167.42CANON, CORRINE SALARY 55.00CARPENTER UNIFORM CO UNIFORMS 571.35CASEY'S GENERAL STORES INC., FUEL 513.92CASTOR CONSTRUCTION SNOW REMOVAL 880.00CCDA DUES & MEMBERSHIPS 40.00CENTRAL IA JUVENILE DET CENTER, MEDICAL ASSESMENT 7,996.00CENTRAL IOWA BUILDING SUPPLY I, WEDLING SUPPLIES 586.36CENTRAL IOWA DISTRIBUTING INC, SUPPLIES 115.90COMMUNITY & FAMILY RESOURCE, HOSPITAL SERVICES 842.00CONSOLIDATED MANGEMENT CO INC., FOOD SERVICE 7,069.76CREATIVE SIGNS & GRAPHICS CUSTOM SIGN 67.46CULLIGAN WATER CONDITION SUPPLIES 80.76DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVIC, SERVICES 39.67DANIEL PHARMACY PRESCRIPTION 81.03DAYTON REVIEW, PUBLISH BOARD PROCEEDINGS 387.62DORSEY, TOM SALARY 55.00DOUGHTY AUTO INC OUTSIDE SERVICE 350.42DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF SERVE PAPERS 50.00DOUG'S TIRE & AUTOMOTIVE TOWING UNIT 207 250.00DUNBAR POWER EQUIPMENT TOOLS 79.98EMMET COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH, CH, MH, EPSDT, T19 2,059.00FASTENAL COMPANY STOCK 1,041.72FETROW REPORTING INC DEPOSITION 275.55FORD, JUSTIN GRAND JURY 40.80FORT DODGE FORD INC OIL CHANGE 65.68FORT DODGE WATER DEPT WATER 1,019.60FOUR OAKS INC SHELTER SERVICES 292.60FRANCE, DAVID GRAND JURY 30.45FRANCIS LAUER YOUTH SERVICES, SHELTER SERVICES 1,295.80FREEMAN, SUSAN WAGES 1,751.70FRIESTH, DORIS RENT & EXPENSE 400.00FRONTIER 911 CIRCUITS 1,267.63GALLS/QUARTERMASTER CLOTHING/UNIFORMS 559.90GARGANO, MARK MEDICAL EXAMINER 200.00GE CAPITAL COPIER LEASE 635.90GENE MOELLER OIL COMPANY FUEL 58.38GOWRIE NEWS, PUBLISH BOARD PROCEEDINGS 387.62GRAVES CONSTRUCTION CO INC., PAYMENT #5 10,218.95GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER, CH, MH, EPSDT, T19 3,172.91GROUP MOBILE INTERNATIONAL LLC, LAPTOP CORD 95.00GROUP SERVICES INC SAFE-T FUND 15,000.00GURNETT, TERESA MILEAGE 62.72HAMILTON COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH WIC, CH, EPSDT, T19, TOBACCO 6,615.01HAMILTON COUNTY SHERIFF SERVE PAPERS 17.00HARCOURT, TOWN OF WATER 40.50HARVEY, FRANKIE REN T& EXPENSE 400.00HAWKEYE LEGAL SERVICES INC., SERVE PAPERS 50.00HEGGEN, SHARON GRAND JURY 46.20HEPP, BLAINE CONTRACTED WAGES 2,654.31HERCULES TOW ROPES INC. PARTS 480.54HERZOG, DARREN PHONE SERVICE 40.00HISTORIC BRUCE FUNERAL HOME, MEDICAL EXAMINER EX. 300.00HIWAY TRUCK EQUIP CO PARTS 1,328.79HOBBY LOBBY STORES INC SUPPLIES 6.26HUMBOLDT COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH WIC, CH, MH, EPSDT, T19, TOBACCO 3,700.99HUMBOLDT COUNTY SHERIFF SERVE PAPERS 34.00HYVEE INC FOOD SUPPLIES 328.19IACCBE SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION 565.00INFO DOG SECURITY LLC SHREDDING 35.00IOWA AUTO SUPPLY HEAD LIGHT 4.68IOWA ASSC OF NATURALISTS DUES & MEMBERSHIPS 20.00IOWA PRISON INDUSTRIES SIGNS 573.00IOWA STATE EXTENSION TOWNSHIP/TRUSTEE/CLERK TRAINING 500.00ISAC MEETING REGISTRATION 875.00ISAC - GROUP HEALTH PROGRAM, HEALTH INSURANCE 168,371.00ITSAVVY LLC VIDEO SYSTEM 2,362.97JIFI PRINT INC ENVELOPES 625.25KELCH, DR. PAMELA DENTAL SERVICES 934.00KEMNA AUTO OF FORT DODGE WIPER BLADE/OIL CHANGE 65.65LAUFERSWEILER-SIEVERS FUNERAL SERVICES 800.00LEFFLER, MERRILL VOICE RECORDER 106.99LEGEND DATA SYSTEMS INC INCIDENT COMMAND 431.38LIGHTEDGE SOLUTIONS INC. COMPUTER SERVICES/INTERNET 250.00LOKEN, TRACY GRAND JURY 31.35MARCO INC COPIER LEASES 1,917.47MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS GRANULAR MATERIALS 31,167.22MEDLINE INDUSTRIES INC SUPPLIES 934.25MENARDS - FORT DODGE SUPPLIES 795.81MID COUNTRY MACHINERY INC MACHINE HIRE 289.66MIDAMERICAN ENERGY UTILITIES 25,740.80MIDLAND POWER COOPERATIVE, SECURITY LIGHTING 72.48MIDWEST UNDERGROUND REPAIRS 36.00MILLENNIUM REHAB & CONSULTING, THERAPY 630.00MILLER, JODY TRANSCRIPTS 189.00NAPA AUTO SUPPLY SUPPLIES/PARTS 298.32NORTH CENTRAL IA SOLID WASTE QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT 8,709.13OFFICE ELEMENTS OFFICE SUPPLIES 497.00OFFICEMAX INC OFFICE SUPPLIES 134.95OLSON, STACI, MEDICAL EXAMINER EXPENSE 50.00OSORIO, ERIC GRAND JURY 32.25OVERHEAD DOOR CO SHED PARTS 264.68PALO ALTO COUNTY COMM HEALTH, MH, EPSDT, T19 845.25PATC CLH-2015-09-CA 5 USER 100.00PATTERSON DENTAL SUPPLY INC., DENTAL SUPPLIES 1,323.15PETERSON, CODY CELL PHONE 40.00PETERSON, JOE CELL PHONE 25.00PHOENIX SUPPLY LLC SUPPLIES 308.14PICTOMETRY INTERNATIONAL CORP SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS 1,500.00PITNEY-BOWES INC EQUIPMENT RENTAL 138.00POCAHONTAS HEALTH DEPART., EPSDT, MH/CH T19, CCT 1,781.18POLK COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER MEDICAL EXAMINER EXPENSE 264.37POLK COUNTY SHERIFF, SUMMONS/NOTICE OF HEARING 49.44POSTMASTER STAMPS 248.40PRAIRIE ENERGY COOP UTILITIES 48.97PRAIRIE ENERGY COOPERATIVE, SECURITY LIGHTING 74.50PRINTING SERVICES INC. SUPPLIES 2,217.54RBM CONSULTING LLC, BALLOTS/SCHOOL ELECTION 6,049.50RDG PLANNING & DESIGN INC PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 228.53REES HYDRAULIC SALES & SERVICE, PARTS 6.20RESERVE ACCOUNT METERED POSTAGE 2,500.00REYES, PAMELA GRAND JURY 32.25ROPER, TRACY GRAND JURY 48.00ROSADO, LEANN TRAVEL EXPENSES 259.21ROSALEZ LOCK & KEY SUPPLIES 170.00ROSENDAHL, BYRON GRAND JURY 32.70RV HORIZONS INC RENT PAYMENT 240.00SECRETARY OF STATE DUES & MEMBERSHIPS 60.00SECURE SHRED SOLUTIONS SHREDDING 138.00SHADY, TRUDY GRAND JURY 32.25SILVERSTONE GROUP, PAST RETIREMENT MEDICAL 3,500.00SMILEMAKERS INC SUPPLIES 344.99STAPLES ADVANTAGE OFFICE SUPPLIES 570.10STEIN, SHEILA MILEAGE 58.31TESKE, WENDY M GRAND JURY 42.60THE MESSENGER LEGALS 2,646.25TOP QUALITY MFG CO INC SUPPLIES 130.00TRIZETTO PROVIDER SOLUTIONS ELECTRONIC CLAIM SUBMISSION 133.00TURNKEY CORRECTIONS COPIER LEASE 100.00UNITED STATES CELLULAR SERVICES 399.00UNITY POINT HEALTH PT VISITS 4,500.00UNITY POINT HEALTH TESTING 33.98UNITY POINT HEALTH TRMC PHYSICALS 294.00UNITYPOINT CLINIC INMATE MEDICAL 3,543.52USPCA MEMBERSHIP 50.00VERIZON WIRELESS SERVICE 106.91VINSON, ANGELA CELL PHONE 25.00VISITING NURSES SERVICES OF IA, IDPH-HCCI RN HOURS 3,400.00W & H COOP OIL COMPANY FUEL & OIL 1,421.55WALTERS SANITARY SERVICE INC., HAUL REFUSE 75.06WATSON, WILLIAM GRAND JURY 36.30WEBSTER CITY MACHINE SHOP, PARTS 82.00WEBSTER CO TELECOMMUNICA, SAMSUNG TV 802.49WEBSTER COUNTY ENGINEER SIGN PLACEMENT 1,669.20WEBSTER COUNTY SHERIFF SERVE PAPERS 257.34WEED COMMISSIONERS CONFERENCE SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION 130.00WELLS FARGO REMITANCE CENTER, OFFICE SUPPLIES 5,687.20

WEST PAYMENT CENTER LAW LIBARY EXPENSE 1,384.87WRIGHT CO. HEALTH DEPT., WIC, CH, MH, EPSDT, CH/MH T19 3,941.81XENIA RURAL WATER DISTRICT, WATER 63.30YOUTH SHELTER CARE SHELTER SERVICES 5,099.60ZA PROPERTIES RENT & EXPENSE 400.00ZIEGLER INC PARTS - STOCK 8,667.43ZOHO CORPORATION SOFTWARE 854.00

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Feb. 17, 2016 11THE GOWRIE NEWSTHE GOWRIE NEWSWEBSTER CO.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORSNOTICE TO BIDDERS

1. Sealed bids will be received by the Auditor of Webster County at her office in the Webster County Courthouse in Fort Dodge, Iowa until 10:30 AM, on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 for the various items of construction work listed below.

2. A Certified check, made payable to the County, or a Cashier's check, made payable to either the County or to the contractor drawn upon a solvent bank or a bid bond, shall be filed with each proposal in an amount as set forth in the proposal form. Cashier's check, made payable to the contractor, shall contain an unqualified endorsement to the County signed by the contractor or his/her authorized agent. Failure to execute a contract and file an acceptable bond and certificate of insurance within 30 days of the date of the approval for awarding of the contract, as herein provided, will be just and sufficient cause for the denial of the award and the forfeiture of the proposal guarantee.

3. Plans, specifications and proposal forms for the work may be seen and may be secured at the office of the County Auditor or County Engineer.

4. All proposals must be filed on the forms furnished by the County, sealed and plainly marked. Proposals containing any reservations not provided for in the forms furnished may be rejected, and the County Board reserves the right to waive technicalities and to reject any or all bids.

5. Attention of bidders is directed to the Special Provisions covering the qualifications of bidders and subletting or assigning of the contract.

6. As a condition precedent to being furnished proposal forms, a prospective bidder must be on the current Iowa Department of Transportation list of qualified bidders; except that this requirement will not apply when bids are received solely for materials, supplies, or equipment.

7. The Contracting authority will issue an exemption certificate for the purchase of materials, supplies, and equipment that will be used in the performance of the construction contract, per Iowa Code 422.42(16) & (17) and 422.47(5)

Description of Proposed Work:L-070110--73-94: The project involves replacing the existing bridge with a new single 10' x 8' x 39' precast concrete box culvert with 30 degree L.A. skewed end sections on 100th Street approximately 700' east of the Northwest Corner of Section 1, Newark Township (1-90N-27W) over Drainage District #102 on Webster County/Humboldt County Line, Iowa.L-073360--73-94: The project involves replacing the existing bridge with a new single 12' x 12' x 44' precast concrete box culvert with 0 degree skewed end sections on 150th Street approximately 1800' west of the Northeast Corner of Section 33, Newark Township (33-90N-27W) over Brushy Creek (DD #4) in Webster County, Iowa.L-082307--73-94: The project involves replacing the existing bridge with a new single 10' x 9' x 69' precast concrete box culvert with 45 degree L.A. skewed end sections on Quail Avenue approximately 1500' north of the Southwest Corner of Section 23, Badger Township (23-90N-28W) over Lateral #1 of Drainage District #247 in Webster County, Iowa.L-090702--73-94: The project involves replacing the existing bridge with a new twin 12' x 10' x 39' precast concrete box culvert with 0 degree skewed end sections on Garfield Avenue approximately 1400' south of the Northwest Corner of Section 7, Deer Creek Township (7-90N-29W) over Deer Creek (DD #9) in Webster County, Iowa.L-602720--73-94: The project involves replacing the existing bridge with a new single 16' x 10' x 39' precast concrete box culvert with 15 degree L.A. skewed end sections on 380th Street approximately 800' east of the Northwest Corner of Section 27, Gowrie Township (27-86N-30W) over Tank Pond Creek (DD #197) in Webster County, Iowa.L-671674--73-94: The project involves replacing the existing bridge with a new single 10' x 8' x 38' precast concrete box culvert with 15 degree R.A. skewed end sections on River Road approximately 3000' north of Hwy 175 in Section 16, Hardin Township (16-86N-27W) over Dry Branch in Webster County, Iowa.

Gowrie Police Report

CONTACT: Marcie BoernerWebster-Calhoun Cooperative Telephone Association1106 Beek Street, PO Box 475, Gowrie, IA 50543-0475Phone: 515-352-3151

DATE: February 11, 2016Please run the following ad in your next paper. This ad is sized approximately 3 columns by 4 or 5. I would appreciate it if you would sendme a copy of the paper for our records. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks!!

Webster-Calhoun Cooperative Telephone Association is a telecommunications provider who provides basic and enhanced services within its service territory. Basic services are offered at the following rates and charges:

Monthly Service ChargesSingle party, voice grade residential service,

including local usage $16.00 Federal Subscriber Line Charge Single Line $ 6.50Customers have access to long distance, directory assistance, and operator service providers of their choice, at rates established by those carriers.Toll Blocking is available at no charge for low income customers that qualify.Emergency 911 Services are provided and a surcharge is assessed at governmentalrates.

Low income individuals may be eligible for Lifeline telephone assistance programs which provide for discounts from the basic local service charges through specified governmental programs or if you meet income-based criterion currently defined as at or below 135% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. Supporting documentation of program eligibility or proof of household income is required. You may only receive low-income assistance from one wireline or wireless telephone provider per household. If you have any questions regarding the companys services or you want to apply for low income telephone assistance, application forms can be obtained from Webster-Calhoun Cooperative Telephone Association at 1106 Beek Street in Gowrie, at www.wccta.net, or by calling 515-352-3151.

February 4th, to February 10, 2016February 4th - One juvenile male cited for pos-session of tobacco under age 18.February 5th - Routine patrol activity reported.February 6th - Parking warning citation issued 1500 block Lincoln St. February 7th - Routine patrol activity reported.February 8th - 00:45 Domestic verbal argument 1200 block Park St. Verbal argument only. Both parties agreed to leave each other alone for the night. No further action taken.; 14:15 - Provide traffic control for vehicle in the ditch on 360th and Indiana Ave. February 9th - 06:35- Three snow ordinance parking ban warnings issued. As a reminder, please note that the parking ordinance lasts for the 48-hours after cessation of the snow fall. City crews continue to clean up around the curbs after the snow has stopped falling. Thank you for your continued cooperation in helping our City crews keep our streets clear.; 10:15 - Traffic stop initiated in the 1800 block of Main St. resulted in the arrest of Donovan McDonald for driving while license revoked. McDonald was booked into the Webster County Jail. McDonald was also cited for failure to maintain safety belts. February 10th - 13:15- Vehicle collision reported at the Southeast Valley High School parking lot. No injuries were sustained. Since the accident oc-curred on private property, no report was taken. Parties exchanged information.; 14:05 - Call was received from City utilities. City workers were at-tempting to perform work to an unoccupied resi-dence in the 1100 block of 4th St. when they no-ticed the front door was ajar. The residence was cleared and secured by the Police Department for the City workers to continue their work. The front door had been forced open. Case is under investi-gation.

*Note: All charges are merely an accusation. All defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

Future of Medicaid ModernizationDebated on Senate Floor... More than 560,000 Iowans are covered by Medic-aid, a $4.5 billion program operated by the state of Iowa. Since 2003, the cost of delivering Medicaid services has grown more than 70 percent. The rising Medicaid costs prompted the state to explore modernizing how it delivers services to Iowans utilizing the program through man-aged care organizations. There are 39 states which have managed care in some form. Nationally, nearly 70 per-cent of Medicaid participants have their care overseen by managed care companies. Going to a managed care system allows the state to hire companies to coordinate care and manage spend-ing. Under the terms of the state contracts, the managed

care organizations cannot cut services or pay providers less than a base rate in order for those companies to earn profits. While the Department of Human Services has spent the past year moving toward the change and awarding three managed care contracts, Senate Democrats spent the last several months trying to halt the process. Senate Democrats brought forth a bill today for debate to fully stop the implementation of Medicaid Modernization. The bill passed and has been sent to the House.Coupling Bill... Many constituents continue to reach out to me to share concerns in regard to the Iowa Legislature coupling with Section 179 federal tax depreciation changes. I fully support the state taking action to pass coupling

with the federal law. By not coupling with the federal govern-ment we would be burden-ing our farmers and small business owners with ad-ditional taxes totaling ap-proximately $90 million. Some look at this as addi-tional revenue for the state government to spend. I look at it as a tax increase.Senate Republicans need your help! Please call the Governors office (515-281-5211) as well as Senate Majority Leader Michael Gronstal (515-281-4610) and urge them to pass coupling with Sec-tion 179 federal tax depre-ciation changes.

LFM-883205--7X-94: The project involves replacing the existing bridge with a new single 12' x 8' x 55' precast concrete box culvert with 0 degree skewed end sections on Nelson Avenue (P59) approximately 2600' south of the Northwest Corner of Section 32, Otho Township (32-88N-28W) over Drainage District #341 in Webster County, Iowa.L-973408--73-94: The project involves replacing the existing bridge with a new single 10' x 10' x 58' precast concrete box culvert with 15 degree L.A. skewed end sections on Vasse Avenue approximately 1200' north of the Southwest Corner of Section 34, Colfax Township (34-89N-27W) over Drainage District #249 in Webster County, Iowa.____________, Board of Supervisors of Webster CountyDateBy - Carol Messerly, County Auditor

Keven Black, Director, discussed multi family and single family programs. And he also introduced ideas for implementing TIF Tax Incremental Financing as a tool to establish housing zones in Gowrie. Reggie Kopecky, director, former manager at Macke Gowrie maybe resigning from his position and the GDC will be looking for persons who are interested in being a director at the GDC. People interested may contact Mindy Swieter, President, Phill DeCastro, Vice President, or Marcie Boerner, Secretary.

GDC meeting...continued from front page...

Feb. 17, 2016 12 THE GOWRIE NEWSTHE GOWRIE NEWS

Peterson Retires from Security Savings Bank Sue Peterson is retiring from Security Savings Bank after more than 27 years of service on February 26, 2016. She has not only been a faithful employee, but a friend to all! Sue came to the bank in November of 1989 as our Administrative Secretary and has greeted many cus-tomers as they walk through the Farnhamville doors. Shes spent many hours taking notes for the Board of Di-rectors as thei