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Half the fun of traveling with Security Savings Bank is meeting new people and making new friends! Earlier this year, Welcome Aboard Club experienced a 25-day adventure to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. While on this trip, we met two brothers, Noah and Luther Tai, along with their sister, Lois. Their father was a Lutheran minister of Chinese heritage, who sent the children to the United States when they became teenagers to get a good education. They re-ceived very good educations with multiple degrees and

became US citizens! Both brothers spent four hours every day for 30 and 40 years commuting to the heart of New York City for their jobs. In conversation, they told Steve and Renae Lane that they had never been to Iowa and never been on a farm of any kind, so the invitation was given. Noah and Luther came the weekend of October 16 – 19, during a very busy and beautiful weekend of harvest!

Foreign visitors see Dayton, Harcourt area farms Oct. 16-19Learning how our farmers live. . .

Pictured from left to right are Robert Anderson, Luther Tai, Charlene Anderson, Renae Lane and Noah Tai.

By Tyler Anderson Good friends and neighbors, along with the age old philosophy of mind over matter, has been a benefit for rural Harcourt resident Chuck Gustafson. And Chuck, who has been battling cancer for some time, couldn’t thank those who helped him enough. On Monday, Oct. 26, at least 80 people, 13 com-bines, 19 chase carts and 35 semi-trucks aided Gustafson in harvesting five fields with approximately 500 acres of corn. According to Chuck, there was nearly $6 mil-lion worth of equipment worked away in the fields on Oct. 26. “Duane Peterson, which I was his best man and he was our best man, organized the whole thing,” said Chuck Gustafson. “He had it right down to the T.” Peterson started the whole thing, and was origi-nally going have everyone start at around 10 a.m. Some of those friends and neighbors arrived sooner. Among those who aided Chuck was Dave Tj-epkes of Gowrie, Alan Burger, Don Sandell, Denny Heatherington, and Robert and Charlene Anderson. “There were more that wanted to come,” said his wife, Louise Gustafson. “A friend of mine from Minneapolis, who I

Chuck Gustafson, Harcourt, thanks friends and neighbors for harvest helpGustafson overwhelmed, grateful for the support...

fished with all of the time, came down,” Chuck said. “We just drove around and watched them work. It was just awesome.” The lunch was provided by West Central Co-Op

Chuck Gustafson, left, and his wife Louise are all smiles at their rural home after friends and neighbors aided Chuck with the harvest on Monday, Oct. 26. Chuck, who had been battling cancer for quite some time, was thankful for all of the support and help he received. Photo by Tyler Anderson.

Southeast Valley HS holds Veterans Day Assembly, Nov. 11

Area vets invited, honored... The Southeast Valley Student Council will be hosting a Veterans Day assembly on Nov. 11, beginning at 10:30 a.m. in the Southeast Valley High School Gym in Gowrie. The Southeast Valley students, teachers and staff encourage and invite all veterans to the assembly, where all veterans will be honored during the ceremony. The assembly will feature the history of Veter-ans Day, musical selections by the high school choir and of course, honoring all veterans. A coffee and cookie reception will be held in the gym after the assembly.

Gustafson, harvest help continued on page 3...

Foreign visitors continued on page 12...

Mark Knudson moves from Dayton to Boone;cites health reasonsOwned Knudson Construction. . .

Mark Knudson, Dayton, has resigned from the Dayton City Council and moved to Boone this past week-end. Knudson submitted his resignation to the Day-ton City Council in late September. Knudson has mul-tiple sclerosis and other health problems. He moved from a four-plex apartment unit near the Dayton Elementary School. He can no longer use the stairs. Knudson moved into an apartment complex in Boone that will better serve him with his health problems. He has a daughter that also lives in Boone. Knudson resided in Dayton for many years and was a carpenter and handyman for many years. He owned and operated Knudson Construction. He did many re-modeling projects and was usually assisted by one other person he had hired.

Robert Buckley, 51,formerly of Dayton,dies Saturday in hospitalIn motorcycle crash Oct. 26. . . Robert Buckley, 51, Des Moines, died Saturday, Oct. 31, in a hospital from injuries sustained in a motor-cycle accident on Monday, Oct. 26. Robert was the son of the late Lana Buckley and her husband Max Buckley who continues to reside in Dayton. Robert lived with his parents in Dayton for sev-eral years before moving to Lacona, Iowa, in Warren County. It is in the Des Moines statistical area. A full obituary will be published in the Dayton Review.

Paton library annual book and bake sale Nov. 14 The Paton library is having their annual book and bake sale on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Come have a cup of coffee and a treat while you browse the books. All proceeds from the sale will go to the library. Please come out and support the library.

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Taking treatment. . . I write this letter with a heartfelt thank you to the people of Dayton (from my positions on the city council, Lions and the Dayton Community Grocery Store) and the area that is covered by the Dayton Rescue Squad including Lehigh and Burnside for letting me have the privilege to serve each and everyone of you and to let you know why I have not been attending my various meetings or going on rescue calls. I started out having terrific tension headaches and thought that they might be stress related from some of the calls I had been on with the rescue squad. I also had sinus pressure at the same time. I did not put off seeing the physician as I wanted answers as to why (which I recommended to anyone that is having unexplained health issues). Various tests including an echocariogram and physical stress test showed that there was no problem with my heart. My physician put me on antibiotics and muscle relaxer (which is why I took myself out of service with the rescue squad kniowing that I wanted the patient needs taken care of first and foremost with out my own health problems affecting my mind. I needed to have my focus on the Patient), too try to relax the muscles in the back of my neck and then I also was taking physical therapy 3 times a week. These did not seem to help and I still have some of the problem. I was thinking of going to a chiropractor to see if they could help... Then I received a call from the VA office in Fort Dodge after I had a semi-annual check-up in July. They told me that the ARNP wanted me to start taking an antibiotic and they told me that my PSA was 7.7. They usually get concerned if it is above 4.0 when it is normally under that. For those of you that do not understand PSA it is Prostate Specific Antigen that only the prostate produces. My PSA was 4.2 in February of this year and had spiked 3.5 points in less than 6 months. After taking the antibiotics my reading had only went down to 7.6 and the VA set up an appointment with an Urologist. My first appointment with the Urologist was to examine my prostate and they found a nodule on the left side. I had been taking baby aspirin daily and they wanted me off all NSAID or blood thinning medications to reduce any bleeding from the biopsies. I had an appointment for Oct. 1 for a biopsy and they took 12 samples of which 3 where positive with cancer cells. I went for a consultation with the urologist on the 7th of this month to discuss where we go from here. I was diagnosed with stage T2a prostate cancer which basically means that the cancer was still in my prostate. I was given two options: have a shot of Lubron on Oct. 19 (Generally 45MG) to completely shut off my body's production of testosterone and then in 6 weeks have a 4 gold metal seed markers (called fiducial placement) placed around my prostate as a reference for them to know where my prostate is when they beam the radiation treatment to my prostate about a week later. This will mean 8-9 weeks of radiation 5 days a week in the Oncology Department of Fort Dodge. The other option was to place 20 hollow needles in my prostate and then drop radiation seeds onto the cancer in my prostate for an overnight stay in the hospital and then remove all and wait for 6 weeks to see if this

procedure had gotten rid of cancer or repeat it again to get rid of it. The only contraindication with this was that I had a Cool Thermotherapy treatment on my prostate in 2004-2005 and they could not do it. The decision to do the earlier procedure was made after I saw the radiologist in Fort Dodge. He had also set up a full body bone scan called and Gama Scan and everything looked good on it. I am staying out of service with the rescue squad until I see how many body is reacting to the treatments. I will also stay inactive with the grocery store board and the Lions for this reason. I did not seek re-election to the City Council because of this problem. On the plus side they are 87-93% assured that they will be able to completely remove the cancer cells so that means that the changes of it coming back are slim and if it does it probably wold be at least 15 years. Hopefully, after all of this, I will be able to continue being on the Rescue Squad and the other positions I hold in Dayton. I miss going to the calls and being able to give back to the City of Dayton. It was shocking and scary news when I first heard it. The big "C" word!!! And I thought I was able to leap buildings in a single bound. A lot of things were going through my mind and I was really trying to prepare for the worst. My first thoughts were about Darlene and wondering what would happen to her or who would take care of her if I would not be able to. With God's help and prayers we will be able to get through this and we would appreciate any prayers that are said for us.

Claire and Darlene Williamson

P.S. PSA alone does not indicate prostate cancer, as conditions in the prostate such as BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia or enlarged prostate), age related enlargement, infections and inflammations can also raise and PSA level. There is controversy currently over who should be screened for PSA and you need to consult with your doctor about it. I would highly recommend any male 50 years of age or over have their PSA checked regularly. A high PSA that stays normal without spiking like mine did is not a panic sign, but you need to be aware of what yours is and keep an eye on it.

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Mrs. Butrick’s Kindergarten class at Southeast Valley Schools- Dayton Elementary took part in the Midwest Great Apple Crunch! The Midwest Great Apple Crunch is sponsored by the National Farm to School Network. Mrs. Butrick’s Kindergarten class received a $40 grant, from Iowa Farm to School, to purchase locally grown apples to use in the classroom to teach students about apples. As part of this grant, we took part in the Midwest Great Apple Crunch on Thursday, Oct. 22 along with several other classroom across Iowa and other Midwestern states. We all took a bite of an apple at the same time to make a loud CRUNCH!

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Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today commented on the Iowa Crops and Weather report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. “The warm weather last week allowed farmers to make good progress and now 92 percent of soybeans and 73 percent of corn has been harvested (as of Monday, Oct. 26),” Northey said. “Corn and bean harvest are both ahead of last year and the five-year average. The warm, windy weather early in the week allowed crops to dry quickly before much of the state got some moisture on Friday that slowed things down.” Harvest activities continued rapidly early in the week, but slowed down Friday due to rain, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 5.4 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Oct. 25. Iowa farmers were still able to harvest one-fifth of the State’s corn crop during the week. Fieldwork activities

Northey comments on Iowa crop, harvest

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Johnson Law Firm,Gowrie, celebrates50 year milestoneOpen House Thursday, Nov. 5. . . The law firm of Johnson, Kramer, Mulholland, Cochrane, Driscoll & Cochrane, PLC, has served its cli-ents from its offices in Gowrie for fifty years. An Open House will be held on Thursday, No-vember 5 at 1004 Market Street in Gowrie from 4 to 7 p.m. The Johnson Law Firm invites and thanks it loyal clients and communities for its continuing success. The Johnson Law Firm was founded by Arthur H. Johnson in 1950. At the request of local businesses, the law firm opened its Gowrie office in 1965. Dean Erb spent his entire legal career here from 1965 to his retire-ment in 2007. Dean was active in the community, raised his family here and also served as city attorney and as mayor of Gowrie. Bill Good joined the Gowrie office in 1977. Jim Kramer has been the Gowrie attorney since 2009. Jan Miller serves as assistant and tax preparer. The Gowrie office provides a broad spectrum of legal services in the areas of estate planning, probate, real estate, agricultural, banking and business law and also in-come tax preparation. The Fort Dodge office of the Johnson Law Firm also represents clients throughout North-Central Iowa in personal injury and property damage claims, work-ers compensation, litigation, employment, business and banking law, criminal defense, real estate, estate planning and business transactions. It is the largest law firm in Webster County with lawyers, James Kramer, Neven Mulholland, Stu Co-chrane, Darren Driscoll and Nick Cochrane, committed to excellence in representing their clients and in serving their communities on school boards, community devel-opment and betterment projects, charitable organizations and service clubs. Gowrie and the surrounding farms and commu-nities are the heart of America. The Johnson Law Firm is privileged to be located here.

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50 Years Ago... This week in Review is retiring Stark’s Rain Gauge column for the winter months. The column has been very well accepted in the area and has caused a lot of comment. September had the most rain with 11.63 inches, far more than the past ten year average. The total from May thru October 19 was 27.80 inches. Keeping tract of rainfall has been a hobby of Vernard Stark of Dayton for many years. The Review would like to thank him cooperation in furnishing the figures each week. We will be looking forward to them again in the spring. Mr. Stark is owner-operator of the Time Clinic, jewelry store and watch repair business in Dayton. The first birthday of Dirk Westrum, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Westrum, was celebrated with a turkey supper in LeRoy Williams home in Boone Sat-urday evening. Those enjoying the occasion were the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Carlson, his great grandmother, Mrs. Elsie Carson of boone; the Marlyn Anderson family, Jim Carlson and Sherry Johnson all of Stratford; Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Carson, Bob Carson and Miss Debbie Peterson, all of Boone. Wednesday supper guests in the Dale Westrum home honoring the Dale Westrum’s on their anniversary and Dirk Westrum on his first birthday were Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Westrum and Mr. and Mrs. Verlyn Westrum and family. Airman James B. Skoglund, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan T. Skoglund of Fifth Avenue and First Street, Dayton, Iowa, has been selected for training at Syracuse University as an Air Force language specialist. The airman, a 1962 graduate of Dayton Com-munity High School, recently completed basic training at Lackland AFB, Texas. He attended Augustana College, Rock Island, Il-linois, prior to entering the Air Force.

30 Years Ago... Amy Lyn Lundberg, Statford, celebrated her tenth birthday Tuesday, Oct. 22. Amy is the daughter of Holly and Leo Lundberg and has a sister, Robyn, 8.

Grandparents are Lyle and Betty Richey and Sally Lund-berg, all of Stratford. An after school party and supper was held in her home. Stratford Loins Club held their an-nual Halloween Party at the school Wednesday, Oct. 30. There were over 100 children and parents attending. Winners of the costume drawing were Pre-school: Meagan Johnson, Kristi Carlberg and Michelle Schubert. Kindergarten: Lindsay Swedlund, Rachel Chally, and Bryan Kelly. Second Grade: Brian Schultz, Shad Pritchard and Kim Leeds. Third Grade: Todd Van Langen, Dean Chally, and Brenda Leeds. Fourth Grad: Adam Cahill, Cory Lun-dberg, and Amy Lundberg. Fifth Grade: Jason Runyan, Michelle Headley and Jason Harris. Sixth grade: Jeff Os-born, Rilee Scheuermann and Chris Angstrom. The children played various games for the re-mainder of the evening. At the close of the evening the winner of the bean guessing contest was Jason Runyan. At 9:00 p.m. ten children were called and each won a silver dollar for having gone straight home after the party. They were Chad Smith, Roman Runyan, Alicia Cahill, Angela Berns, Kory Wirtz, Jenny Wirtz, Heather Arnold, Anna Gray, Mandy Stumpenhorst, and Nathan Anderson.

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Mike Sandstrom, left, and Transportation Direc-tor Curt Wiles take a moment to come in from the rain on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Recently, the Southeast Webster-Grand School District observed National School Bus Safety Week and Superintendent Rich Stoffers thanked Curt, Mike and the drivers who serve the school district for their dedica-tion and hard work. Among those drivers honored during National School Bus Safety Week, Sara Morford and Na-dine Teed were also recognized during the week for their dedication toward safely transporting the students of the Southeast Webster-Grand School District. Photo by Tyler Anderson.

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out of Gowrie, while John Deere provided help in case of break downs. By 3:30 p.m., the last semi-truck left for the el-evator and all of the fields were taken cared for. Along with his friends and neighbors, other lo-cal media outlets paid Chuck a visit to tell the story of friends helping a friend in need. “KCCI even came down and did a nice deal, and The Messenger was there,” Chuck said. “KWMT did a story. And you know, I just can’t thank them enough. You don’t think about that until something like this hap-pens. It was just overwhelming.” Chuck then fought back his tears of happiness, from the overwhelming support he was given. “You helped a lot of people through the years,” Louise said to Chuck. From his 21 years of experience managing el-evators to farming since 1978, Chuck had made plenty of friends. The old saying goes, “a friend in need is a friend indeed” and whichever way it is interpreted, all of those meanings rang true on a clear, cool Monday near Harcourt. “In Iowa, or in the Midwest, where can it happen any differently?” Chuck said.

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Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today commented on the Iowa Crops and Weather report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. “The warm weather last week allowed farmers to make good progress and now 92 percent of soybeans and 73 percent of corn has been harvested (as of Monday, Oct. 26),” Northey said. “Corn and bean harvest are both ahead of last year and the five-year average. The warm, windy weather early in the week allowed crops to dry quickly before much of the state got some moisture on Friday that slowed things down.” Harvest activities continued rapidly early in the week, but slowed down Friday due to rain, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 5.4 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Oct. 25. Iowa farmers were still able to harvest one-fifth of the State’s corn crop during the week. Fieldwork activities

Dayton Food Pantry requests healthy food donations... The Dayton Food Pantry is working to improve our ability to provide healthy options for our clients. Please take a moment to consider supporting the pantry and its clients by making a healthy food donation. Food banks and pantries were originally created to fill a one-time “emergency” need for their clients. In recent economic times, however, food banks and pantries are now part of many families’ ongoing strategies to supplement monthly food shortfalls. Since more and more families use food pantries on a regular basis, it is vital that pantries offer healthy options for their clients. Currently, one in nine Iowa households are at risk of food insecurity. In addition, there is evidence that hunger and obesity are linked. If an individual is food insecure, meaning they have limited or uncertain availablity of nutritionally adequate and safe foods, they are at a much higher risk of becoming obese. Pantry clients are often at the mercy of the dona-tions they receive. We want to help them take home food filled with the nutrients they and their children for healthy living - not foods full of fats, sugars and empty calories. Our aim is to provide a healthy and delicious se-lection for Dayton Food Pantry clients - and we hope that you’ll support us in this effort. We ask that you consider the attached list of healthy foods when making your donation. The list gives examples of basic nutritious items. For instance, many pantries are in great need of spices and condiments, which allow clients to flavor their meals without the need for added salt. In addition, choosing canned beans and vegetables with “no salt added” and fruits canned in their own juices helps families reduce their sodium and sugar intake. Donating items likes these can help ensure that clients and their children receive healthy food they can feel good about. Donations may be made at the local churches or at the Dayton Community Grocery store. Thank you for your consideration and support.

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Mary Rhoda Homeier, 89, of Newton, IA, died Monday, October 26, at Bright Kavanagh House in Des Moines. A memorial service were held at 11 a.m. on Monday, November 2, at First United Methodist Church in Newton. The daughter of John Lazarus and Luvina Iowa (McGilvrey) Homeier, Mary was born in Des Moines on June 21, 1926, and had one older sister, Sarah Louise Ho-meier Shostrom. She grew up on farms near Dayton and Burnside, graduating from Dayton High School in 1944. Mary finished a stenographic course at Capital City Com-mercial College in Des Moines before entering Drake University as an art major. She received her B.A. in art from Iowa State Teachers College (UNI), with minors in business and English. After teaching art in Hampton, IA, Mary chose the University of Iowa for her M.A. in art education in 1955. Her creative thesis was an oil painting and her writ-ten thesis, about publicizing school art programs, was published in a Midwest magazine for school art educa-tors. While at Iowa, she studied with painter Stuart Edie and master printmaker Mauricio Lasansky. She then con-tinued a 25 year career in elementary art teaching at Ce-dar Falls and Newton. From 1977 until her retirement in 1991, Mary worked for the State Historical Society of Iowa in Des Moines. She then volunteered there and at the Des Moines Art Center for another 17 years. She was a mem-ber of Delta Kappa Gamma Society, the National Educa-tion Association, Newton Woman’s Club, Jasper County Historical Society, and the Arts Connection of Jasper County. Mary created and exhibited personal artwork for more than 60 years, and enjoyed participation in juried art exhibits and fairs, including showing her linoleum block prints, watercolors, drawings, and oil paintings at the Des Moines Art Center, Iowa State Fair, Dairy Cattle Congress, Iowa Watercolor Society, and Art in the Park. She was a signature member of the Iowa Watercolor So-ciety, and chaired a Christmas Gallery Art show at First Methodist Church for many years. Her reputation as a professional artist blossomed in her later years as she was invited to display her art at locations as varied as Plym-outh Congregational Church in Des Moines, the Mason City and Newton Public Libraries, and local coffee shops in Newton and Grinnell. Surviving are her nephew Keith Shostrom of Overland Park, KS; niece Karen (Mark) Shostrom Lehm-ann of Waverly; brother-in-law’s sister, Lois Kerr of Des Moines; and great-nephews Kirk Lehmann of Sioux City and Erik (Dana) Lehmann and children Owen and June Louise of Iowa City. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, her sister Sarah, and her brother-in-law Earl Shostrom. Memorials may be directed to First United Methodist Church or to the Centre for Arts and Artists in Newton. Mary would want it to be stressed that the arts and creativity should play an important part of ev-eryone’s life, and that creating art can make the world a better place.

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Even though the Jaguars bowed out of the play-offs, the 2015 season can be looked upon as another suc-cessful campaign while continuing to set a high standard for years to come. On a blustery, cold Wednesday evening, the Southeast Valley football team fell to Estherville Lincoln Central by the score of 25-14 in a Class 2A First Round playoff game in Gowrie. The game began with the Midgets (4-6) getting great field position on their own 47 yard line, culminating in a Myles McDonald three yard run on fourth and goal. With the missed PAT, the Midgets snagged an early 6-0 lead with 8:59 left in the first quarter. After a stalled drive by the Jaguars, which was negated by penalties, Estherville Lincoln Central found themselves on the Southeast Valley 45 yard line. The Jag defense, however, forced the Midgets to turn the ball over on downs. The Jaguars couldn’t take advantage, as South-east Valley was forced to punt. On the punt, the snap sailed over junior Myles Davis’ head. Davis, showing the same composure he had a few weeks earlier, salvaged the punt and kicked the ball away. Estherville Lincoln Central found themselves at the Jaguar 28 yard line. Fortunately, a fumble by fullback Robert Sheridan fell into the hands of junior Alex Pliner at the Southeast Valley 30. The offense continued to sputter, stalling the drive at the Southeast Valley 43 yard line. Davis again was forced to punt, but made the most of it by sending the ball to the Midgets’ own eight yard line to end the first quarter. The Midgets began the quarter with a strong run by Sheridan, but was drawn back by a holding call by Estherville Lincoln Central. As the Midgets were brought into a punting situation, the snap flew over punter Devin Ring’s head. Unlike what had happened to Davis, the ball bounced out of the endzone, giving two points to the Jag-uars. With the safety and the ball in their hands, Southeast Valley cut the lead down to 6-2 with 10 minutes remain-ing in the first half. After a series of three and outs by both squads, junior Aaron Swieter sacked Estherville Lincoln Central quarterback Jacob Heinrichs, pinning the Midgets back to their own five yard line. Taking over at their own 30 yard line, the South-east Valley offense brought some innovation to the fold with an A-11 type of offense. Aided by a diving catch by senior Cade King and an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty by the Midg-ets, Davis found senior Conner Conrad on a screen pass. Conrad then found paydirt from 15 yards out. While the two point conversion failed, the Jag-uars grabbed an 8-6 lead with 52 seconds left. However, the Midgets responded by taking to the air, scoring a touchdown with 19 seconds left. At halftime, the Jaguars trailed by the score of 13-8. Coming back from the break, Southeast Valley

started from their own 38. Aided by a 25 yard run by sophomore run-ning back Kaleb Jondle and a pass interference call on the Midgets, Davis found Conrad again on a third down bubble screen. Conrad caught the pass and sprinted alongside the sideline, before being pushed out at the one yard line. The play was good for 16 yards, and prompted Jondle to cross the goal line a few plays later. The Jaguars then recaptured the lead at 14-13 with 6:19 left in the third quarter, following a failed two point conversion. After a stalled drive by Estherville Lincoln Cen-tral, a costly fumble by the Jaguars left the Midgets on the Southeast Valley 13 yard line. This prompted McDonald to score from 13 yards out, giving Estherville Lincoln Central a 19-14 advantage. After a series of three and outs to end the third quarter, the score remained 19-14 in favor of the Midgets. The last scoring drive saw the Midgets chew up game clock, culminating in a 31 yard touchdown pass by Hen-richs. With 6:19 to go, the Jaguars trailed by the score of 25-14. Southeast Valley attempted to get back into the game, before a Davis pass was ripped away by an Esther-ville Lincoln Central. The Midgets then ran out the clock to seal the victory. Despite the loss, 2015 marked the 11th winning season in Mike Swieter’s 15 year tenure as head coach. Among those 11 winning campaigns, Swieter accomplished five district championships, including four of last eight seasons. Swieter has also guided his teams to an overall 89-61 record, recording eight straight winning seasons with seven of those making playoff appearances. The Midgets move on, traveling to Spirit Lake (9-0) on Monday, Nov. 2. In other district action, Kuemper Catholic fell to South Tama County, 30-0, while East Sac County defeat-ed Shenandoah (7-3) in Wall Lake by the score of 45-6. The Raiders (6-4) will host Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (6-4). The Dayton Review and the Gowrie News would like to thank seniors Cade King, Logan Boerner, Andrew Dorage, Conner Conrad, Cameron Anderson, Carter Steck, Keaton Jondle, Owen Oeltjenbruns, Brent Nelson, Chase Mobley, Zeke Miller and Johnny Lautner for a job well done, and wish these seniors well in their future athletic endeavors.

Individual StatisticsRushing

Att. Yds. Yds/AttMyles Davis JR 5 -2 -0.4Kaleb Jondle SO 18 58 3.2Aaron Swieter JR 10 36 3.6

Passing Att. Comp Yds/Com.Myles Davis JR 17 6 14.3

Receiving #Rec. Yds. Yds/Rec.Conner Conrad SR 3 38 12.7Dakota Jaeschke JR 2 30 15.0

The Southeast Valley defense prepares to halt the Midget offense during the Southeast Valley-Estherville Lincoln Central football game on Wednesday, Oct. 28 in Gowrie. The Jaguars fell by score of 25-14, and finished the season 7-3. Photo by Tyler Anderson.

Cade King SR 1 18 18.0Scoring

Pts. Rushing FG PATConner Conrad SR 6 0 0 0Kaleb Jondle SO 6 6 0 0

Tackles Solo Asst. Total TacklesCameron Anderson SR 2 5 4.5Sam Berglund JR 0 1 0.5Logan Boerner SR 6 2 7.0Nolan Brand JR 1 0 1.0Conner Conrad SR 5 15 12.5Andrew Dorage SR 5 11 10.5Ryan Gustafson JR 3 11 8.5Keaton Jondle SR 4 1 4.5Cade King SR 1 1 1.5Johnny Lautner SR 0 7 3.5Chase Mobley SR 1 1 1.5Brent Nelson SR 0 1 0.5Alex Pliner JR 0 8 4.0Aaron Swieter JR 1 1 1.5

Fumble Recoveries Recoveries Return YardsAlex Pliner JR 1 0

Kickoffs Kick Offs Yards TouchbacksDakota Jaeschke JR 1 13 0Cade King SR 2 82 0

Punting Punts Yards Yards/PuntMyles Davis JR 7 227 32.4

Kick Off Returns KOR Yds Yds/per ReturnKeaton Jondle SR 2 16 8.0Cade King SR 3 33 11.0

Southeast Valley Schedule of Events

Week of Nov. 4th to Nov. 11th

Wednesday, Nov. 4PVES - NO Classes for PM Preschool FFA Fruit/Fundraiser (Oct 21 thru Nov 11)Thursday, Nov. 5SVMS Mock Trial Contest5:30 pm - Wrestling Cheer Tryouts (Coach Lundberg)Friday, Nov 67:00 pm - SVHS MusicalSaturday, Nov 77:00 pm - SVHS MusicalSunday, Oct 4FCCLA National Cluster Meeting (Nov 14-16)Monday, Oct 5XXXXTuesday, Nov 107:00 p.m. - PVES PTA MeetingWednesday, Nov 11SVMS Veteran's Day ConcertPVES - NO Classes for AM Preschool

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

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

Dayton churches conduct Harvest Worship Nov. 15 Emanuel Lutheran Church, Dayton United Methodist Church and Christ the King Catholic Church will host a Community Harvest Worship at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 15 at the Dayton Community Center. There will be a free meal following the celebra-tion.

Wizard of OZ scheduledFriday, Saturday Nov. 6-7 The Southeast Valley High School production of the “Wizard of Oz” will take place the evenings of November 6th and 7th. The cost is $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for students. Those who work for the district may get in free of charge, but donations are always welcome. Scenery painting for the upcoming production of “Wizard of OZ,” begins the weekend of October 24th. Music director, Brandon Louis, expressed grati-tude for the many students wanting to take part, and the board thanked his extraordinary skill in establishing stu-dent interest in the arts.

Estherville Lincoln Central upsets Southeast Valley in Gowrie 25-14Jags bow out of playoffs, finish 7-3...

Andrew Dorage and Connor Conrad take down the Estherville Lincoln Central opponent. Photo by Lisa Peterson

Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015 5THE GOWRIE NEWSTHE GOWRIE NEWS

Mary Rhoda Homeier, 89, of Newton, IA, died Monday, October 26, at Bright Kavanagh House in Des Moines. A memorial service were held at 11 a.m. on Monday, November 2, at First United Methodist Church in Newton. The daughter of John Lazarus and Luvina Iowa (McGilvrey) Homeier, Mary was born in Des Moines on June 21, 1926, and had one older sister, Sarah Louise Ho-meier Shostrom. She grew up on farms near Dayton and Burnside, graduating from Dayton High School in 1944. Mary finished a stenographic course at Capital City Com-mercial College in Des Moines before entering Drake University as an art major. She received her B.A. in art from Iowa State Teachers College (UNI), with minors in business and English. After teaching art in Hampton, IA, Mary chose the University of Iowa for her M.A. in art education in 1955. Her creative thesis was an oil painting and her writ-ten thesis, about publicizing school art programs, was published in a Midwest magazine for school art educa-tors. While at Iowa, she studied with painter Stuart Edie and master printmaker Mauricio Lasansky. She then con-tinued a 25 year career in elementary art teaching at Ce-dar Falls and Newton. From 1977 until her retirement in 1991, Mary worked for the State Historical Society of Iowa in Des Moines. She then volunteered there and at the Des Moines Art Center for another 17 years. She was a mem-ber of Delta Kappa Gamma Society, the National Educa-tion Association, Newton Woman’s Club, Jasper County Historical Society, and the Arts Connection of Jasper County. Mary created and exhibited personal artwork for more than 60 years, and enjoyed participation in juried art exhibits and fairs, including showing her linoleum block prints, watercolors, drawings, and oil paintings at the Des Moines Art Center, Iowa State Fair, Dairy Cattle Congress, Iowa Watercolor Society, and Art in the Park. She was a signature member of the Iowa Watercolor So-ciety, and chaired a Christmas Gallery Art show at First Methodist Church for many years. Her reputation as a professional artist blossomed in her later years as she was invited to display her art at locations as varied as Plym-outh Congregational Church in Des Moines, the Mason City and Newton Public Libraries, and local coffee shops in Newton and Grinnell. Surviving are her nephew Keith Shostrom of Overland Park, KS; niece Karen (Mark) Shostrom Lehm-ann of Waverly; brother-in-law’s sister, Lois Kerr of Des Moines; and great-nephews Kirk Lehmann of Sioux City and Erik (Dana) Lehmann and children Owen and June Louise of Iowa City. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, her sister Sarah, and her brother-in-law Earl Shostrom. Memorials may be directed to First United Methodist Church or to the Centre for Arts and Artists in Newton. Mary would want it to be stressed that the arts and creativity should play an important part of ev-eryone’s life, and that creating art can make the world a better place.

Mary Rhoda Homeier, 89

Dayton Review

Coach Mike Swieter comments on successful season “I am very happy in how the second season went for the Jaguars. It is not how we wanted to end the season but as we look back we have a lot to be thankful for. Nobody can ever take our district Championship from us. The kids never gave up, overcame obstacles all year and continued to get better and that is all we can ask from them. People have said that we might have over-achieved this season, but my comment to that is we ex-pect to win and nothing less. Were we picked to win the district? No, but I have spent the last nine months before the season, train-ing with them and know how hard they worked and knew something special was going to happen. We will continue to work hard and build this program. The Jaguar football program finished 17-5 this season. 2016 season, here we come. I want to thank all staff, all the communities and all the fans for all the support. I would also like to thank my coaching staff and their families for the time and dedication to this program. Nobody except other coaches understand the time spent outside of school and practice to have a suc-cessful program, and every one of our coaches give time out of their lives to better the football team. I would also like to thank my wife Mindy and my sons for everything they have to deal with for three months. It is not easy being married to a coach.”

~ Coach Swieter

Dayton churches conduct Harvest Worship Nov. 15 Emanuel Lutheran Church, Dayton United Methodist Church and Christ the King Catholic Church will host a Community Harvest Worship at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 15 at the Dayton Community Center. There will be a free meal following the celebra-tion.

Wizard of OZ scheduledFriday, Saturday Nov. 6-7 The Southeast Valley High School production of the “Wizard of Oz” will take place the evenings of November 6th and 7th. The cost is $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for students. Those who work for the district may get in free of charge, but donations are always welcome. Scenery painting for the upcoming production of “Wizard of OZ,” begins the weekend of October 24th. Music director, Brandon Louis, expressed grati-tude for the many students wanting to take part, and the board thanked his extraordinary skill in establishing stu-dent interest in the arts.

Robert Lee Buckley II was born on July 21, 1964 in Per-ry, Iowa to Max and Lana (Ferguson) Buckley. Bobby passed away on October 31, 2015 at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, due to complications following a motor-cycle accident. Robert “Bobby” Lee Buckley II, 51, of Des Moines, Iowa, and formerly of Dayton, passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2015, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Visitation will be Thursday, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., at Carson – Stapp Funeral Home in Dayton. Funeral ser-vices will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday, November 6, 2015, at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Dayton. Pastor Arhiana Shek will officiate. A committal service will follow at the Dayton Cemetery. Following services Bobby will be cremated. For online obituaries and condolences please visit: www.carsonstappfuneralhome.com Bobby was raised in Dayton, Iowa and attended Day-ton High School. He was active in several sports, speech, drama and trouble-making. Following graduation, Bobby attended Mankato State University, eventually deciding to major in ski-bummery and live in Colorado. When he felt his run there was over, he returned to his friends and family in Iowa and attended Iowa Central Community College. While in Fort Dodge, he met his first wife, Lisa, and with this union, gained a son, Doug Summers. Bobby joined the Iowa National Guard in 1987. He volunteered to serve in Saudi Arabia, arriving the night that Desert Shield became Desert Storm. He served his country until 1995. During this time he received three Bronze Stars, an Army Accommodation Medal, and a Saudi Arabia Ku-wait Liberation Medal, among others. Following his time with the National Guard, he pur-sued many interests and jobs. He received his insurance license, became a journeyman tinner, built houses, be-came a bull rider (much to his family’s distress) and was a jack of all trades. He married his second wife, Tamara, and on June 12th, 1998 his angel arrived on earth, Da-kota Jeanne. On May 24th, 2000, his namesake was born, Robert Lee Buckley III. His children were the light of his life. One of Bobby’s favorite things to do was support Dakota in her softball pursuits, including being an assis-tant coach for her team. He was the founding parent of her team, the Warren County Night Hawks. Bobby was extremely personable and never met a stranger. He could strike up a conversation with anyone and make them feel as though they had been lifetime friends. Bobby would always help anyone that needed help. No request was too big or too small. He had a special place in his heart for veterans, and made a concerted effort to hire them for any job he had available for them. Bobby was the person who did the things that most people shouldn’t do. He was adventurous and loved to take risks. He had a voracious appetite for books and especially loved to read to his chil-dren. Bobby will be greatly missed by his children, Doug (Dixie) Summers and grandson, Wyatt (Eldora, KS); daughter, Dakota (Dakota Bach) (Dayton); son, Robby (Johnston); his father, Max (Dayton); brother, Brad (Al-den, IA); sister, Brenda (Willy) Nitsch (Ogden); sister, Chris (Jennifer Nielsen) Buckley; nieces and nephews, Patrick, Logun, Cheyenne, Alex, Sabastian and Saman-tha; many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Bob was called dad, brother, and uncle by many related by heart, not blood. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Lisa; his mother, Lana; his sister-in-law, Lori ; and his beloved dog, Autumn.

Robert Lee Buckley II, 51

Flu begins circulation in Iowa, vaccination is best prevention The flu season appears to be off to an early start in Iowa, as the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced on Friday, Oct. 30 that testing by the State Hygienic Laboratory (SHL) has identified cases influ-enza circulating the state. While influenza activity remains at a low level, the identification of the virus in Iowa should serve as mo-tivation for those who have not yet received their yearly influenza vaccination to do so now. “The most effective way to prevent influenza illness and death is the yearly flu vaccine,” said IDPH Medical Director, Dr. Patricia Quinlisk. “Based on CDC estimates, an average of 300,000 Iowans gets the flu ev-ery year and together, flu and its complication of pneu-monia cause an average of 1,000 deaths yearly in Iowa.” IDPH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend annual influenza vaccina-tions for everyone six months of age and older. It’s especially important to be vaccinated if you have regular contact with people more vulnerable to the complications of flu, including babies, children with asthma, and the elderly. IDPH also recommends pregnant women be vaccinated to protect themselves, and to pass on some immunity to their baby. The flu is a serious respiratory illness caused by viruses. The flu comes on suddenly and symptoms may include fever, headache, tiredness, cough, sore throat, na-sal congestion, and body aches. Illness typically lasts two to seven days, and of-ten puts healthy people in bed for days. Influenza may cause severe illness or even death in people such as the very young or very old, or those who have underlying health conditions. Influenza is not a ‘reportable disease’ in Iowa, which means doctors are not required to notify IDPH each time a patient tests positive for influenza; however, IDPH conducts year-round influenza surveillance through the Iowa Influenza Surveillance Network. This surveillance indicates what types of influ-enza viruses are circulating and how widespread influen-za illness is. For more information about where and what kind of influenza is in Iowa, go to https://idph.iowa.gov/influenza/reports. Contact your health care provider or local health department to find out where the vaccine is available in your community or use the Flu Vaccine Finder at www.flu.gov.

Andrew Dorage and Connor Conrad take down the Estherville Lincoln Central opponent. Photo by Lisa Peterson

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Southeast Valley Jaguar Volleyball Team... Pictured above is the 2015 Jaguar volleyball team, front row (l to r) are Cassie Zinnel, Aaliyah Scott, Micaela Reutzel; Backrow, Mady Jaeschke, Mickayla Willison, Morgan Castenson, ShelbyCummins, Kearsten Hainzinger, Gina Gillespie, Kenly Clough, Jaiden Ackerson, and Mallory Strutzenberg.

In a regional volleyball match in Lake View on Monday, Oct. 26, the Southeast Valley volleyball team concluded its 2015 season against East Sac County. The Raiders (29-9) swept the Jaguars in three games, winning by scores of 25-14, 25-11 and 25-10. Southeast Valley ended its 2015 season with a 8-22 record. Members of the Southeast Valley varsity vol-

SV volleyball team ends season against East Sac County

leyball team were: seniors Kearsten Hainzinger, Micaela Reutzel, Aaliyah Scott, Mallory Strutzenberg and Cassie Zinnel; juniors Jaiden Ackerson, Kenly Clough and Gina Gillespie, Mickayla Willison; freshmen Morgan Casten-son, Shelby Cummins and Mady Jaeschke. The Dayton Review and the Gowrie News would like to thank the seniors for their hard work and wish them well on their future athletic endeavors.

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Iowa DNR releases trout in Moorland Pond The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will release 1,500 10 to 12 inch rainbow trout in the Webster County Conservation Board’s Moorland Pond at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 4th. This is the first of two planned stockings for Moorland Pond located on the southwest edge of Fort Dodge. A total of 3,000 half-pound trout will be stocked this fall and winter, providing a popular fishery near an urban setting. This is a good opportunity for taking kids or novice anglers fishing as trout tend to bite readily after they are stocked. Iowa residents and nonresidents who are re-quired to have a fishing license must pay the Trout Fee to fish for or possess trout. However, there is an exception Iowa residents and nonresidents under 16 years old may possess or fish for trout without having paid the Trout Fee if they fish with a properly licensed adult who has paid the Trout Fee and together they limit their catch to the one person daily limit of five trout. Children under 16 have the option to purchase their own trout privilege, which allows them to fish with-out a properly licensed adult and keep their own daily limit. For more questions regarding this stocking or fishing regulations, please contact the Black Hawk Fish Management Office at (712) 657-2638.

These Businesses proudly supported the Volleyball team this season!

2015 Southeast Valley Jaguar Cross Country Team... Pictured first row, left to right are Ryann Steburg, Leslie Housken, Sarah Nahnsen, Tessa Berg, Natalie Lambert, Kendall Sandgren, Kate Dyer, Hannah Fiala, Chelsea Grossnickle; 2nd row left to right are Ben Sebring, Dalton Dencklau, Dillon Sytsma, Isaiah Gibbs, Jordan Lane, Lucas Pontius, Nathan Montgomery, Ben Carlson, Josh Carlson; 3rd row left to right are Anna Heatherington, Erica Rittgers, Josie Breitsprecher, Hannah Peterson, Allie Berg, Emma Graves, Katara Jondle, Alli True; Back Row left to right are Jacob DeBaun, Michael Vosberg, Aaron True, Spencer Warehime, Patrick Breitsprecher, Jack Mumper, Todd Hamilton, and Max Davis. Photo courtesy of Niceswanger Photography.

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Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015 7THE GOWRIE NEWSTHE GOWRIE NEWSDayton Review

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Thank you! The Jaguar cross country teams would like to thank the friends, families and fans who made the trips to many of our meets this year, especially the state meet last Saturday. A big thank-you to the par-ents for organizing and supplying snacks and bev-erages after the meets and contributing and hosting suppers and most importantly, just being there for us. Finally, thank you to the many others who supported the team in many different ways. It was definitely a memorable year and we couldn't have done it without all of you! ~ Members of the Jaguar XC team and Coach Nuss

Natlie Lambert ...........20:06Erica Rittgers..............20:58Alli True .....................21:50Josie Breitsprecher .....22:23Anna Heatherington ..23:11Katara Jondle .............23:49Emma Graves ............24:04Tessa Berg ..................25:24Ryann Steburg ...........25:48

Hannah Fiala ..............26:42Allie Berg ...................27:25Kate Dyer ...................27:27Sarah Nahnsen ...........28:21Leslie Housken ..........29:03Kendall Sandgren ......29:25Hannah Peterson ........29:32Chelsea Grossnickle ..30:23Oumaima Zenati ........31:39

2015 Girls Personal Best

Spencer Warehime ..16:41Josh Johnson ...........17:34Patrick Breitsprecher 17:39Jacob DeBaun .........17:46Josh Calrson ............19:20Nathan Montgomery 19:42Todd Hamilton ........19:56Dalton Dencklau .....20:54Lucas Pontius ..........20:58

Ben Carlson .............21:15Isaiah Gibbs ............22:15Dillon Sytsma..........22:28Ben Sebring .............22:46Aaron True ..............22:47Michael Vosberg .....23:46Max Davis ...............24:06Jordan Lane .............25:59Jack Mumper ...........27:21

2015 Boys Personal Best

GIRLS: Natalie Lambert ........ 3rdErica Rittgers .............6thJosie Breitsprecher ...14th

BOYS: Spencer Warehime ..... 1stJosh Johnson ..............4thPatrick Breitsprecher ..8thJacob DeBaun ............9th

Twin Lakes Conference Medalists

Boys - Twin Lakes Conference Team Champions

Meet/ Location Place/TeamsSoutheast Valley Invitational, Gowrie 1st /4 Lynx Invitational, Webster City 2nd/11Greene County Invitational, Jefferso 2nd /7 Saydel Invitational, Saydel 2nd /9 Humboldt Invitational, Humboldt 6th /18 Cub Invitational, Nevada 5th /12 PAC Invitational, Pocahontas 4th/9 Titan Invitational, Lake City 3rd /12 Falcon Invitational, Ida Grove 2nd /14 Twin Lakes Conference, Lake City 2nd/7 Districts, Shenandoah 3rd /10 State Meet, Fort Dodge 15th/15

Girls Varsity 2015 Team Results

Spencer Warehime Josh Johnson

Patrick Breitsprecher Natalie Lambert Erica Rittgers

Individual District Honors (Ind. State Qualifier):

GIRLSNatalie Lambert ...........11Erica Rittgers ..................9Alli True .........................7Josie Breitsprecher .........6Anna Heatherington ......1

2015 Varsity MedalistsBOYSJosh Johnson ................10Spencer Warehime ......10Jacob DeBaun ................6Patrick Breitsprecher .....6Josh Carlson ...................1

Meet/ Location Place/TeamsSoutheast Valley Invitational, Gowrie 2nd/ 7Lynx Invitational, Webster City 8th /12Greene County Invitational, Jefferson 4th/12Saydel Invitational, Saydel 3rd /8Humboldt Invitational, Humboldt 9th /20 Cub Invitational, Nevada 3rd /10 PAC Invitational, Pocahontas 1st /8 Titan Invitational, Lake City 6th/12 Falcon Invitational, Ida Grove 4th/13 Twin Lakes Conference, Lake City 1st /6 Districts, Shenandoah 2nd/15 State Meet, Fort Dodge 11th/15

Boys Varsity 2015 Team Results

2015 Southeast Valley Jaguar Cross Country Team... Pictured first row, left to right are Ryann Steburg, Leslie Housken, Sarah Nahnsen, Tessa Berg, Natalie Lambert, Kendall Sandgren, Kate Dyer, Hannah Fiala, Chelsea Grossnickle; 2nd row left to right are Ben Sebring, Dalton Dencklau, Dillon Sytsma, Isaiah Gibbs, Jordan Lane, Lucas Pontius, Nathan Montgomery, Ben Carlson, Josh Carlson; 3rd row left to right are Anna Heatherington, Erica Rittgers, Josie Breitsprecher, Hannah Peterson, Allie Berg, Emma Graves, Katara Jondle, Alli True; Back Row left to right are Jacob DeBaun, Michael Vosberg, Aaron True, Spencer Warehime, Patrick Breitsprecher, Jack Mumper, Todd Hamilton, and Max Davis. Photo courtesy of Niceswanger Photography.

The Jaguar cross country teams finished their sea-son Saturday where every team hopes they get to finish their season - at the state cross country meet in Fort Dodge. The Southeast Valley boys’ team, in their second consecutive trip to the state meet, finished 11th as a team improving on last year’s 13th place finish. Garner-Hayfield won the class 2A meet with 59 points, followed by Unity Christian with 79 points. The Southeast Valley girls’ cross country team, making their first trip to state in school history, finished 15th overall in the Class 2A race. Cascade won the class 2A meet with 76 points, followed by Monticello with 90 points. Junior Spencer Warehime become the first state placewinner for the Jaguars in cross country with his 12th place finish. Spencer’s time of 16:47 was over a minute improvement from his time at state a year ago. Sophomore Patrick Breitsprecher also improved on his time from last year’s state meet, running a 17:50 which was good enough to place him 54th overall as the Jaguars’ number two runner. Senior Josh Johnson (93rd, 18:25) was the third Jaguar to cross the finish line, followed by teammates Ja-cob DeBaun (99th, 18:33) and Nathan Montgomery (131st, 19:42). Josh Carlson (138th, 20:25) and Todd Hamilton (140th, 20:33) rounded out the Jaguars’ lineup at the state meet. A quartet of seniors lead the Southeast Valley

Jaguar Cross Country teamwrapped up their 2015 season

girls’ cross country team on Saturday. Senior Natalie Lam-bert had the highest finish, finishing in 19th place with a season best time of 20:06 and Josie Breitsprecher claimed 108th place with her season best time of 22:23. Seniors Er-ica Rittgers (64th, 21:16) and Anna Heatherington (125th, 23:21) both returned to state to end their careers after mak-ing state appearances as freshman on a Prairie Valley quali-fying team. Freshman Katara Jondle (129th, 23:49) and soph-omore Tessa Berg (134th, 25:24) both ran season best times while teammate junior Emma Graves (133rd, 24:56) fin-ished between them.

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These Businesses proudly supported the Jaguar cross country team this season!

Senior Natalie Lambert had the highest finish, finishing in 19th place with a season best time of 20:06. Photo by Lyn Rittgers

Junior Spencer Warehime became the first state placewinner for the Jaguars in cross country with his 12th place finish.

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I don’t believe in goodbyes... Hey there ladies and gentlemen, Tyler here once again. You know, I am never one to believe in good-byes, but I do believe in the good, old-fashioned “see you later.” As of the beginning of next month, I will be taking my talents back to Amarillo, Texas. However, I wanted to assure my friends that I won’t be totally gone from the picture. While I freelance for my good friends at the Amarillo Globe-News and other Texas Panhandle media outlets, I will continue to write Southeast Valley athlet-ics – such as boys’ and girls’ basketball, and wrestling during the winter. There’s also track and golf in the spring, and then baseball and softball in the summer. I will also con-tinue to manage the Dayton Review-Gowrie News Face-book page, along with my other co-workers. Every once in a while, Tyler’s Take will return to give analysis of how the Jaguars are doing in their re-spective seasons. In the face of the news and hearsay, I was al-ways asked a few questions. In here, I can go about and explain the why and how to what I am planning to do. First, let’s concentrate on why. Why is it that Tyler is heading back to Texas? It’s surely not the com-ing of winter, is it? That answer is a laugh and a “no.” What I always told my friends in Amarillo is that Iowans are not immune to the cold weather, just like anyone else. Well, save for Alaskans. Maybe. But Iowans know how to prepare and bundle up for it, let alone drive around in it with no problems. Actually, it’s for more pragmatic reasons. I want to go back to grad school, plain and simple. I’ve wanted to step up my game for quite some time. Also, what better place to hit up another high-er level of education than my alma mater, West Texas A&M University? I already have many connections within the campus in Canyon along with possessing numerous pro-fessional contacts in the area, along with the opportunity to work alongside old comrades once more. I plan to be back as a student in the fall of 2016. So in the meantime, I wanted to knock out some personal goals along the way. I’ll let you in a few of those. The first one is a podcast, dubbed “The Liger’s Den.” It is a project that I wanted to work on for a little while now, as the idea was brought up by a colleague of mine. To be more precise, a few colleagues of mine wanted to get something up and going. The Liger’s Den will be a sports and profession-al wrestling-based podcast, with a little twist. That twist being that I will have a carousel of co-hosts, along with hosting a few guests. To those wondering what exactly is a podcast, think of it as an internet radio talk show with little to no commercials. Instead, you’ll hear my nasally voice, which just so happens to invoke Murphy’s Law and causes small children to cry. See, I can make fun of myself a little bit. But that’s where my list of professional and per-sonal contacts come in. They can break up my monotonous voice with cool information while sharing valuable thoughts on a certain subject of discussion. I will let you all know where that will start and where you can find it. I promise that it will be fun. Along with The Liger’s Den, I’m planning to write some sort of novella. Something that has to do with time traveling and other fun science fiction elements, and make a naive at-tempt to find someone gullible enough to get the story published. It’s been something that I’ve wanted to knock out since high school. Yeah, a personal project that’s nearly 15 years in the making. Over the years, I’ve been refining and up-dating my thoughts into a believable narrative. It won’t be too depressing to read, but please don’t imagine rain-bows and unicorns either. I believe that idea was used by The Last Uni-corn, except that was more of a sad story than a happy one. I think. I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen that movie. On one final note, I want to thank every single one of my readers for taking this journey with me. It was really fun at times and really stressful at other times, but the readers and subscribers of the Dayton Review and the Gowrie News have been good to me.

While I subliminally cheer on the athletic teams from a distance, I can be open when it comes to my sup-port for this area, its residents and the schools. Once again, thank you all for the support and go Jaguars!

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I, along with many other Iowans, have over the last year or so followed the “closed schools” stories in the Des Moines Register. When I first saw the promo about the video documentary, “Lost Schools” I perked up to watch WHOTV’s interview regarding the film. It cer-tainly caught my attention and then during that interview they kept running two particular pictures. One was a lady in front of a building bearing the name “Harcourt” and the other I could almost swear was the northeast end of Box-holm’s main street. Did anyone else watch that particular newscast? Then the “ad” appeared in the paper for a couple days stating that while the original documentary had been shown on Sunday night at the Varsity Theater near Drake, it would then air on IPTV on Thursday night. I marked my desk calendar as well as my mental one and even told people about it. I watched. It was interesting but I was a bit disappointed. I was expecting what I imagine others were also and that was a bit more nostalgia, memories, interviews with the people of not only Boxholm, but Day-ton, Harcourt, Burnside -- all those involved. Since it was my beloved old BHS, the Boxholm Consolidated and then Grand Community School building that was last closed for this new merger – well you can see where my mind went. I am not saying it wasn’t a well done program but it focused differently—the reaction of the kids, the parents, the communities on how well this new arrange-ment was working. I could not argue with that and it was good to see that the children, especially the Junior/Se-nior High aged groups were accepting and making new friends with their peers. I have to agree that they surely can have better sports and music programs with a larger group with which to work. It appears that it has not cre-ated larger classes so big that a teacher can’t get to know his/her students on a more personal level but there is a school district large enough to offer a broader curriculum than smaller schools. Parents, for the most part or at least

We can still have our memories...those interviewed, saw the advantages. The biggest draw-back seems to be how far in mileage and time the students have to travel to get to and from school. In this day and age many of the upper level kids have their licenses and cars and find it necessary to drive to and from because of their involvement in various activities. Little ones, though they have done quite well in the school locations still must be “on the road” longer than in the “old days”. I thought surely there would be at least fleeting pictures of all the old buildings and how they had either been abandoned or what use they had been put to. Along with that I had hoped some “old timers” and towns/coun-try people might have been interviewed with their views and/or memories. I know I have mine. I was seven years old, in third grade when my family moved to the farm northwest of Boxholm. It was hard to make the transfer past the middle of the school year but by the end of the year I had made friends and it was now HOME! I can still remember most of my teachers all the way through my senior year. I was not yet seventeen years old when I graduated that day in May. I left home for “the big city” but I left a part of me in my old home town. If I sometimes remember the class and the face but not the name of a student or teacher I have my copy of Dave’s school history book. Thanks Dave! I remember the funny and quirky things about people and things that went on in that beloved old building. A year and a half ago when we had what may have been our last school reunion, I took the tour, showing my youngest daughter the different rooms and places and explaining what went on in each and the changes made. Some things, happily, hadn’t changed. There were those old terrazzo floors still gleaming with their years of polishing and even some of the same cracks. The click of footsteps still echoed on them and on the steps to the second level. Classrooms had their original narrow board wooden floors, polished to perfection as remembered. Even the “old swimming pool” gym was in its place and as I stood at the bleacher entrance I could almost hear, “Oostekaka, lutefisk, lingonberry jam! We’re from Boxholm. Bim, Bim, BAM!” The sports trophy cab-inet was empty and the statues now in storage. The statue of the Indian on the horse at the entryway was missing and its fate was never recorded. Perhaps there is another school story there for the Register writers and the video producers. If not we’ll have our own videos in our heads as will the former stu-dents of those many other schools that have closed.If only there was a way to make use of the facility but the dwindled population not only of the towns but the sur-rounding agriculture areas and lack of a nearby highly populated urban community, the fate of our building and those others still standing does not look good. One more video fellas? Or do we just have to run our own in our hearts and minds? At least we have that!

for the week included harvesting corn for grain, harvesting soybeans, fall tillage, tiling, terracing, seeding cover crops, and applying dry fertilizer. Other activities included chopping and baling corn stalks, as well as manure hauling and spreading. Topsoil moisture levels rated five percent very short, 19 percent short, 73 percent adequate, and three per-cent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated 4 percent very short, 14 percent short, 77 percent adequate and 5 percent surplus. 73 percent of the corn crop for grain has been har-vested, 12 days ahead of last year, and 3 days ahead of the 5-year average. Moisture content of all corn being harvested was at 16 percent, down one percentage point from the previous week with scattered reports of grain coming out of the field and going straight into the bin. Ninety-two percent of the soybean crop has been harvested, nine days ahead of last year, and two days ahead of normal.

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SPECIAL SESSION OF THE DAYTON CITY COUNCILWednesday, October 28, 2015City Hall-202 1st Avenue SW

Dayton, IA 50530

Mayor Richard Travis called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. Roll Call-Present: Council members Diehl, Skoglund, and Wickwire. Absent: Williamson. One position vacant. Also present: Kendra Breitsprecher, Randy Danielson, Kevin Lambert, Rodney Peterson, Wayne Pigman, Kenny Sanders, Glenn Schreiber, Nathan Stevens, Roger Stevens, and David Taylor. AGENDA: Council member Diehl moved to approve the agenda as printed with the addition of a building permit application for a building addition from Nathan Stevens. Second by Wickwire. Ayes: Diehl, Skoglund, Wickwire. Nays: none. Motion carried. MINUTES: Council member Wickwire moved to approve the minutes of the October 14 regular meeting as printed. Second by Skoglund. Ayes: Diehl, Skoglund, Wickwire. Nays: none. Motion carried. CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENT: Council member Diehl moved to appoint Kendra Breitsprecher to the balance of the position formerly occupied by Mark Knudtson. Second by Wickwire. There was lengthy discussion between the Mayor, Council members and citizens regarding the appointment. Mayor Travis informed the group that the appointment made at the October 14 meeting was done before the notice of the Council’s intent to appoint had been published, so it was not valid. That appointment had not affected any of the votes taken at the October 14 meeting. Kendra Breitsprecher and Glenn Schreiber both informed the Council that they were reluctant candidates for the Council position. The vote was then taken. Ayes: Diehl, Skoglund, Wickwire. Nays: none. Motion carried. Mayor Travis administered the oath of office to new Council member Kendra Breitsprecher. MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEE HIRING: Mayor Travis reported that a committee had interviewed applicants for the advertised position. Committee member Kenny Sanders stated that the committee recommended Chris Neagle for the position. Council member Wickwire moved, contingent upon meeting all pre-hire requirements, to offer the position to Chris Neagle at $9.853 per hour. Second by Diehl. Ayes: Breitsprecher, Diehl, Skoglund, Wickwire. Nays: none. Motion carried. ANIMAL ORDINANCE: Following discussion between the Council and citizens, the Council directed the Clerk to provide a map showing current animal locations for their review at the November 11 regular meeting. 2ND AVENUE SW WATER LINE: Following review of two estimates received, Council member Diehl moved to accept the estimate of Kahl Construction to install a 1” water service line to the property line of a new house located south of 2nd Avenue SW for approximately $1,360 plus materials. Second by Wickwire. Ayes: Breitsprecher, Diehl, Skoglund, Wickwire. Nays: none. Motion carried. 2ND AVENUE NW STORM SEWER: The Council agreed to re-use the current intake grates and castings for the new storm sewer, if possible. BUILDING PERMITS: Council member Diehl moved to approve a building permit for a shed for Derick Christie at 305 1st Street NE. Second by Wickwire. Ayes: Breitsprecher, Diehl, Skoglund, Wickwire. Nays: none. Motion carried. Council member Breitsprecher moved to approve a building permit for carport siding, sheeting and one garage door for Jayson Heesch at 101 4th Street SW. Second by Diehl. Ayes: Breitsprecher, Diehl, Skoglund, Wickwire. Nays: none. Motion carried. Council member Skoglund moved to approve a building permit for patio door steps for Cal and Joyce Mogler at 408 1st Street NW. Second by Breitsprecher. Ayes: Breitsprecher, Diehl, Skoglund, Wickwire. Nays: none. Motion carried. Council member Diehl moved to approve a building permit for an office addition to his shop building for Nathan Stevens at 408 4th Avenue SE. Second by Skoglund. Ayes: Breitsprecher, Diehl, Skoglund, Wickwire. Nays: none. Motion carried. OTHER BUSINESS: The Council agreed to consider applying for a housing rehabilitation grant at their November 11 meeting. ADJOURN: Council member Diehl moved to adjourn. Second by Wickwire. Ayes: Breitsprecher, Diehl, Skoglund, Wickwire. Nays: none. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 8:07 p.m. ___________________________ ____________________________ Mayor Richard Travis Attest

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The City of Harcourt will be taking bids for snow removal. All bids must be in the office by November 13th, 2015. The council has the right to refuse any and all bids. The criteria for the bidding contract will not ensure lowest bidder will get the contract. The contract will be for a period of three years.

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Regular MeetingOctober 20, 2015

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 Leffler, seconded by Campbell to approve minutes of the October 13, 2015 regular meeting. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Singer to receive and place on file Drainage Repairs for D.D. #160. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Singer, seconded by Fletcher to receive and place on file resignation of Park Rangers Joel Herrington, effective October 11, 2015 and Adam Moeding, effective September 20, 2015. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Leffler to receive and place on file resignation of Mackenzie Jones, Transport Officer effective August 15, 2015. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Leffler, seconded by Campbell to receive and place on file resignation of Amy Jones, Correctional Officer effective October 9, 2015. Motion carried unanimously, Moved by Campbell, seconded by Singer to receive and place on file Manure Management Updates for Grettenberg Finisher in Section 9, Dayton Township; and Farnham Finishings, Section 17, Gowrie Township. (Copies on file in Auditor’s office). Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Singer, seconded by Fletcher to receive and place on file County Recorder’s Report of Fees Collected for period ending September 30, 2015. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Leffler to allow claims. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Leffler, seconded by Campbell to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously.

Carol Messerly Keith DencklauWebster County Auditor Chairman, Board of Supervisors

Regular MeetingOctober 27, 2015

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 Leffler, seconded by Campbell to approve minutes of the October 20, 2015 regular meeting. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Singer to receive and place on file the following Drainage Repairs: D.D.#4 Lateral 3; D.D.#5 Main Open Ditch; D.D. #69 Lateral 1 and Branch 1 and 2; D.D.#2, D.D.#34; and Joint D.D.#70 Webster & #95 Calhoun. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Singer, seconded by Fletcher to approve and authorize Chair to sign Avesis Advantage Vision Plan Renewal effective January 1, 2016. (Copy on file in Auditor’s office). Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Leffler to approve and authorize Chair to sign utility permit from Calhoun County REC to install overhead electric lines to new hog confinement in Section 10, Township 87 North, Range 30 West; Roland Township. (Copy on file in Engineer’s office). Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Leffler, seconded by Campbell to approve and authorize Chair to sign permit from Dayton Farm Drainage to connect tile from property owned by Gary Knopf in East Half of Northeast Quarter of Section 15, Township 86 North, Range 28 West; Dayton Township to tile along the west side of Quail Avenue approximately 300 feet south of Highway 175, all within Drainage District #285. (Copy on file in Engineer’s office). Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Singer to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously.

Carol Messerly Keith DencklauWebster County Auditor Chairman, Board of Supervisors

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TOP QUALITY MFG CO INC supplies 195.00TOWN & COUNTRY VETERINARY CLIN, dog pound 220.00TRIZETTO PROVIDER SOLUTIONS, supply 133.00TYLER TECHNOLOGIES SOFTWARE 4,693.56UBBEN, COURTNEY mileage 101.85UNITED STATES CELLULAR cell phone service 760.17UNITY POINT HEALTH SERVICES 1,951.58UNITY POINT HEALTH testing 114.93UPPER DES MOINES OPPORTUNITY, contracted services 185.00UTLEY, LACEY mileage 82.43VASQUEZ, NANCY interpreter 145.00VERIZON WIRELESS DATA PLANS 1,655.06VERIZON WIRELESS-LERT B sms preservation 500.00VINSON, ANGELA cell phone 50.00W & H COOP OIL COMPANY fuel & oil 37,047.06WALTERS SANITARY SERVICE INC., haul refuse 541.67WEBSTER CALHOUN COOP TELE, 911 circuits 312.80WEBSTER CO TELECOMMUNICA, E-911 OCT-DEC 2015 99,353.75WEBSTER COUNTY ENGINEER repairs 165.00WEBSTER COUNTY SHERIFF serve papers 194.25WELLS FARGO REMITANCE CENTER, supplies 2,423.84WILL, RANDALL J, DISTRICT MEETING REGISTRATION 20.00WILLIAM BRUCE MILLER LIFE EST, FENCE REPLACEMENT 624.00WILSON, SHERRY rent & expense 400.00WOODBURY COUNTY SHERIFF serve papers 6.36WOOLSTOCK MUTUAL TELEPHONE, computer services/internet 159.85WUEBKER, JENNIFER mileage 83.28YOUTH & SHELTER SERVICES shelter services 418.00YOUTH SHELTER CARE shelter services 3,385.80ZIEGLER INC PARTS & STOCK 10,637.66

WEBSTER CO.BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

2015 Final Equalization Notice

To the Auditor of Webster County, Iowa Pursuant to Iowa Code Section 441.49, the undersigned Department of Revenue of the State of Iowa hereby notifies you of the final percenttage adjustments to the 2015 valuations of real property in Webster County:

Class of Property Percentage Adjustment to Reported 2015 Acutal ValuesCommercial Realty, Excluding Machinery and Increase 16%Equipment Referred to in Chapter 427A, Outsideand Within Incorporated Cities

Assessed values are equalized by the Department of Revenue every two years. Local taxing authorities determine the final tax levies and may reduce property tax rates to compensate for any increase in valuation due to equalization. If there is an increase listed above, taxpayers may protest the final equalization order with their local board of review. Protests are accepted through October 29, 2015.

Julie G. Roisen, CAE, MAAdministrator, Property Tax DivisionOctober 19, 2015

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After building their homes and breaking the sod, these settlers next thought about the education of their children. At first school was held in the homes by any-one who felt he or she had enough training to undertake the task. Thus we find the first term of school was in the Mitchell home with Mrs. Emma Mitchell as the teacher. Other schools later were in the Carl Peterson, John John-son and J. R. Cowgill homes. The country school was the next step. The Dan-ielson was the first one. It was built in 1870 by C. N. Peterson of Hardin township. He was better known as Sawmill Peterson. The first teacher was D. R. Webster of Gowrie. The Bishop School was the second one and the contractor for it was Louis Paulson of Dayton. This was in the summer of 1871. Other schools were added until there was one every two miles. These were one room build-ings. They usually were named for the farmer who gave an acre of land on a corner of his farm for this purpose. So besides the two mentioned, we find Henry Peterson of Lost Grove, Franzeen,Smith, Wendel, Gustav E. John-son, Julander or West Coon Mound, East Coon Mound. The Johnson school was later moved into Harcourt and used for the first four grades. The Harcourt school was used for the upper for grades. There was one teacher to each school and she taught all eight grades. He or she was usually the janitor also. That meant cleaning up after the children had gone home in the afternoon and getting there early enough in the morning to at least have the worst chill off the room before school time. Ask any old-timer about his school

days and you are in for some interesting listening. These school buildings soon became the place of most public meetings. Local government, social af-fairs, Sunday School and Church meetings to mention a few of their uses. In 1916 consolidation came into being with the centers at Harcourt and Lanyon. The little school build-ings were sold or torn down or used as granaries. At first the school buses were horse drawn. They were drafty and very heavy. There were canvas curtains along both sides which could be rolled up in nice weather and lowered in bad. Often on good roads the driver would use his own touring car to transport the pupils. If he had a big route, he might have to make two or three trips to get them all. But even that was quicker than the horse drawn vehicles. In winter, bob sleds were often the only way to get through. Yes, they sometimes tipped over and everyone got a roll in the snow, but no one seemed to mind to much. The concerned drivers often put straw on the bottom of the sled, with hot bricks and plenty of blankets. Of course, the parents made certain the children were bundled up like Eskimos before they left home. In 1959 larger schools were thought to be the solution to all school problems. So another grand re-organization took place. The Consolidated areas were broken up and pupils sent to the nearest larger educa-tion facility. This cased bad feelings in places as all such changes do. The Lanyon building became a cow and hog barn in time. Harcourt still has their building in use as a grade school as well as a community meeting place.

Harcourt horse drawn school buses.

The Hammer of Eminent Domain...Letter to the Editor: Boone County Supervisors deserve an “atta Boys” for passing the resolution against the pipeline. Even though the pipeline is RIGGED AND GREASED, the pipeline is “NOT A DONE DEAL.” Let’s get a grip on reality. The Dakota Access Pipeline is a private, for profit, limited liability company and is not sponsored nor is it a requested project of any agency or department of National, State or County Gov-ernment. Therefore it should not be granted the “THE HAMMER OF EMINENT DOMAIN.” Several private property owners who have hired attorneys to defend their property against EMINENT DOMAIN, have asked me what else can they do? My answer is simple, three common sense suggestions: 1. Avoid buying gas from Conoco-Phillips 66. Don’t buy parts or machinery from Caterpillar, John Deere, Vermeer, or any other company supporting the pipeline, and calmly tell them your reasons for not doing business with them. 2. Contact the Lieutenant Governor, your Senators, Representatives, and Supervisors. Calmly state your opinion on protecting private property. (Don’t bother Governor Branstad, I fear he is not on the side of private property owners, and I have told him so.) 3. Thank the pipeline folks for coming to Iowa and spending money, (like we do when we visit Texas) and also for showing us how poorly our present laws and how our legislators protect private property in Iowa. It’s time to impress up on our legislators the value of private property owner rights. For a starter, they should repeal 479B.15. The Iowa constitution states “we have the right to Protect and Enjoy our property”. We property owners should do so. The IUB could have saved Iowa property own-ers a lot of time and money by first classifying this pipe-line for what it is…a private project that does not qualify

for the “THE HAMMER OF EMINENT DOMAIN”. Pilot Mound is one of the” friendliest towns around” where you can still get a cup of coffee at Deck’s Station for a quarter. It’s difficult to be nice when harvesting my crops and defending my property at the same time.

Respectfully, an Iowa property owner, taxpayer and voter, LaVerne Johnson241 J AvePO BOX 127Pilot Mound, IA 50223-0127(515) 979-6274

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Education important to early settlersHarcourt, Lanyon history...

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Pictured left to right are Larry Nolte, Noah & Luther Tai and Bently and Nick Nolte.

On Saturday morning they went to the Hicks’ farms where Travis, Bob, Sandy and Chad explained their cattle and hog operations. They asked many ques-tions and were amazed at how complex and intricate the livestock procedures can be, not to mention all the physi-cal work. They were surprised to learn that they use spread sheets and even have nutritionists for the livestock! Noah asked about the machine behind the tractor so Chad gave him a ride. He now knows all about the fertilizer that is spread on the fields courtesy of the cows! That afternoon, they visited the Nolte farm where Nick and Larry were very busy harvesting corn with the help of Linda who was driving the auger cart.

They said they had no idea they would ever ride in a combine and watch the harvesting of corn in Iowa! Noah and Luther were very impressed at the size and technology of their farm equipment. They said that field work in China is done manually and it would take many days to complete. That evening, a party for 16 guests was held at the Lane’s home for their Australian travel-ers. Even Charlotte, a fel-low traveler from the state of Washington, flew-in to reminisce and exchange the memories of our travels together. As you can see, we really do form close bonds and lasting friend-ships! Sunday was a day given to them with the op-portunity to tell us what

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they wanted to do. Growing up as children of a pastor, they wanted to attend church on Sunday morning, espe-cially after meeting Pastor Jim the afternoon before. We drove past the ethanol plants, wind farms and ended up at Robert Anderson’s farm where Charlene was eagerly flagging us down! They explained how the corn was unloaded and how it was stored in the bins until it was sold and driven to the elevator. They were surprised to see the “little” women working with their husbands and said they were such good partners. Their comment was made that the farmers are so fortunate to work every day with their families and have such wonderful relationships. They returned home with great memories of the farms and how the farmers live in Iowa!

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