Feb.

17, 2016

GOWRIE, WEBSTER

COUNTY, IOWA

VOL. 126 NO. 8

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, adds

new hardware section

Jamboree foods, Gowrie, recently opened a 24
foot section of basic hardware through its wholesaler Affiliated 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 investigated 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

are pleased to ad this new service for Gowrie and the surrounding area.

Farnhamville Fire Department sponsored meal...

The Farnhamville Fire Department provided a free will donation meal to raise money for local expenses 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.

Housing, business
upgrades, swimming
pool donation
announced at GDC

It was announced at the Friday, Feb. 12 meeting 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 managerial 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 Jamboree 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 feasibility 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 Congregate 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 partner

GDC meeting continued on page 11...

Anna Heatherington
proudly represents
HS officers...

Photo's by
Lynn Rittgers

Hang on
Mrs. Kehoe...

Visit www.daytongowrienews.com for your local news...

Feb. 17, 2016

THE GOWRIE NEWS

ISU Names Deans

List for Fall 2015

Iowa State University students have been recognized 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 average 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 academic achievements were: Cally E. Duncan , Gowrie;
Chelsea Nicole Anderson, Gowrie; Anna Lind Brandes,
Gowrie; Cassidy Michaela Brinkman, Gowrie; Elliott Mickelsen Butler, Gowrie; Hannah Marie Carlson,
Gowrie; Katie Elizabeth Jeschke, Gowrie; Kiersten McGuire, Gowrie; Megan Lauver Peterson, Gowrie; Matthew Henry Streit, Gowrie; Ryan Maxwell True, Farnhamville; and Erin Elizabeth Brandt, Duncombe.

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.
To have the date and time of your organizations
meeting listed here, call the Gowrie News at
352-3325 or email us at [email protected]

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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, Everett 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.

Souper Bowl of Caring....

Youth at Zion Lutheran Church, including
Morgan Farnham and Emma Pudenz who are pictured 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.

Southeast Valley JH
wrestling is underway
By 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. Monday, February 1 marked the first meet of the season, at
Pocahontas. Due to tough competition the wrestlers finished the evening with 13 wins and 15 losses. The individual 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-

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 demonstrated.

At the third meeting Marge will discuss finishing 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 provided!

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Landowners in Boone, Calhoun counties

refuse oil pipeline access to Bakken

SV Middle School
Music Concert
date rescheduled

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 decision 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 proceedings if the pipeline is approved by state regulators who
conclude eminent domain is justified under Iowa law according 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 payment 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 assistant 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 independence, will provide a safe method of transportation
and will help farmers by freeing up railroads to ship Midwest 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 examining electronic displays of Iowa county maps, looking
at land parcels in Boone, Buena Vista and Calhoun

Tuesday, March 8...

297 land parcel owners say no. . .

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 Wesley, 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 Miller, of Harcourt. The wedding was set for April 13, 1985.

The Garden Club met Feb. 5 with Kathy Larson 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 birthday on Valentines Day at the Gowrie Care Center.

Trooper Pam Brockman of Clarion, the first
woman highway protrolman in the Iowa Highway Patrols 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 Jacobson 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

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, particularly 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 Access 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 property 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 alternative routes on their land or elsewhere because the administrative proceedings involving the project have been so
complex.

a totoal of 2,754 pennies.

Brett Carlson, son of Lonnie and Paulette Carlson of Gowrie, and Pat Peterson, son of Rod and Barb
Peterson of Gowrie, were accepted into the Farm Management 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 Wiederin, Farnhamville, were named to the Deans List at
Buena Vista College.

Vladimir Liska, Gowrie, son of Mrs. Jindra Liska. was named to the Presidents List at Simpson College.

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.

Tuesday, March 8 at 7:00 p.m. there will be a
Pops concert at the SEV Middle School in Burnside.

The event will feature the seventh and eighth
grade Concert Choir, Seventh and Eighth grade Select
Choir, and the Seventh and Eighth grade Jazz Band.

Come enjoy an evening full of good music
showcasing the talents of these SEV students.

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Wednesday, Feb. 17 - Salisbury Ground Beef, Mashed Potatoes, Mixed
Vegetables, Peaches, OJ
Thursday, Feb. 18 - Tater Tot Casserole, California Blend Fruit, Salad, WW Roll
Friday, Feb. 19 - Crunchy Pollock, Corn, Spinach au gratin, Carrot Cake,
Mandarin Oranges
Monday, Feb. 22 - Ham & Bean Soup, Corn Bread, Carrots, Strawberries &
Bananas, OJ
Tuesday, Feb. 23 - Turkey Roast, Sweet Potatoes, Green Beans, Pumpkin
Custard
Wednesday, Feb. 24 - Crab Cake, Roasted Potatoes, Creamed Peas, Bananas & Oranges, Raspberry Lemonade

Feb. 17, 2016

This is Glenn Schreibers column from August 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 heartwarming 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. Marines 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, naturally, knowing that it could cost him his life, Block remembered. 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 children 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 family.

Carman played football for the JeffersonScranton team. He never did start, but he did impress his
coach. The offensive line coach, Mark Sawhill, remembered 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, football 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-inlaw.

Liz Herbers broke off their relationship days before 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.

THE GOWRIE NEWS

Southeast Valley freshman, Jondle

captures District title at 160 lbs.

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, Saturday 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 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. 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 wrestling accomplishment. He needs to keep his momentum

rolling right into the State tournament."

Team Scores
1. Clarion-Goldfield-Dows
2. Webster City
3. Perry
4. Garner-Hayfield/Ventura
5. Gilbert
6. Kuemper Catholic-Carroll
7. Green County
8. Forest City
9. Woodward-Granger
10. Southeast Valley
11. Algona
12. Humboldt

123.0
91.0
85.5
38.0
36.0
31.0
30.0
27.5
26.0
24.0
23.0
22.0

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 Lundberg.

Zion Lutheran
Churchs weekly
activities

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

Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 4 p.m. Beginner & Sonshine 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.

Polish Baltic

Bogusaw
Dawidow

Philharmonic Orchestra

ERNST VAN TIEL, Artistic Director

BOGUSAW DAWIDOW, Principal Guest Conductor
MARCIN KOZIAK, Piano Soloist

ALL-BEETHOVEN PROGRAM (subject to change)

Egmont Overture, Op. 84
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73, Emperor Concerto
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

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

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.

Tuesday, March 1 7:30 pm

Overture Dinner & Guest Speaker, Jonathan Sturm

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Southeast Valley
Schedule of Events
Week of Feb. 17th to Feb. 24th

Wednesday, Feb. 17
District Iowa Assessment Testing (Feb 8-19)
PVES - NO Classes for AM Preschool
1:30 - Sub District FFA Contest
3A Girls Regional Basketball @ Pocahontas
Thursday, Feb. 18
B V Wres 2A STATE WRE - B V Wres
2A Boys District Basketball-@ Laurens @ 6:30
Friday, Feb. 19
4th - 7th grade BEST Test Signup Deadline
B V Wres 2A STATE WRE - B V Wres
Saturday, Feb. 20
Speech - All-State Festival - Large Group Events
B V Wres 2A STATE WRE - B V Wres
SVMS Science Bowl Team @ ISU
UNI Jazz Festival
SVHS After Prom Garage Sale/Fundraiser
Monday, Feb. 22
JH Wrestling @ Gilmore City
Tuesday, Feb. 23
7:00 p.m. 2A Boys District Basketball-@ Humboldt
Wednesday, Feb. 24
PVES - 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***

Southeast Valley
Dance Team Show
Friday, Feb. 26 at 7:00 p.m...

The Southeast Valley Dance Team will be holding 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 performers and children five and under are free. Admission
will include a drink and dessert bar. The Southeast Valley Dance Team would like to recognize the following
sponsers: Heartland Bank, Nordin Farms, Poet Biorefining, 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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Down Memory Lane

B Y

S A R A

Feb. 17, 2016

D O W N S

Vacation with a purpose....

Memory the store of things remembered the
time within which past events are remembered. Those
are a couple definitions Websters gave me. Thus I conclude 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 introduced 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 vacations with a purpose, each session being from Saturday 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 eventually 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 (pronounced Ah-kee) and aptly named in my estimation.
It is a vegetable that grows on a tree and looks something 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 Episcopalian 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 communion 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 participate.

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 country 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 being with the children in their rustic classrooms. On Monday 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

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 Jamaican 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 equipment 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.

Kathryn Daugherty meet and greet...

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.

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 physical bodies and try to be as healthy as we can be. However, 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.

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Wild Game, Beer

and Wine tasting
Friday, Feb. 26
Benefit 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 [email protected].

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.

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 service 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.

Our Saviours Lutheran

Churchs schedule of
events for the week

Wednesday, Feb. 17 there will be a Lenten Supper 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 Saturday, Feb. 20 at 9:00 a.m.

Monday, Feb. 22 a Bible Study with Don Doolittle 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.

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 between 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 passengers were wearing their seat belt.

The accident remains under investigation.

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.

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Karilyn Schleisman, Farnhamville,

recovers after leg amputation

Continues in good spirits despite life change...

On Thursday, Jan. 28, Karilyn Schleisman,
Farnhamville, underwent a five hour surgery to amputate
her left leg above the knee after tests revealed a progressive 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 involving 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 progress, Seeden said.

After completing some intense physical and

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.

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 grandchildren 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 begin 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 significant 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 community 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 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.

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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 Thompson (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.

Feb. 17, 2016

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SV Jaguars Romp over Ogden 92-69

Finish season with 17-3 record...

The SV Jaguar concluded their season by romping over Ogden 92-69 Thursday night.

The Jaguars were in command from the very beginning 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 Jaeschke, 19; and Logan Boerner, 10. Starter Alex Pliner
had 2 points.

Coming off the bench to score were Nolan Johnson, 6; Keegan Goodwin, 6; Sam Berglund, 6; Myles Davis,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

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.

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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.

Obed Johnson, a country school teacher

Memories from Harcourt...

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 Rittgers.

CHURCH

Since I evidently didnt have what it takes to become 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 helpful 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

something might happen. But I also knew that he was,

quite properly, taking note of my performance. As a matter 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 country 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

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HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN, FARNHAMVILLE

8:30 a.m. Sunday School; 9:30 a.m. Worship
FIRST UNITED CHURCH, FARNHAMVILLE
9:00 a.m. Sunday Worship, Fellowhip Coffee Following
OUR SAVIOUR'S LUTHERAN, CALLENDER
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UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, GOWRIE
9:00 a.m. Sunday School; 10:15 a.m. Worship
ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH, GOWRIE
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UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, HARCOURT
9:00 a.m. Worship
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, SOMERS
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FULTON LUTHERAN CHURCH, ROELYN
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10:00 a.m. Mass
EVANGELICAL COVENANT CHURCH, LANYON
10:00 a.m. Worship; 11:00 a.m. Sunday School

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 undoubtedly due to the fact

that she was a better teacher 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 recollections present them to
view.

I shall always
be grateful to God for the
privilege of having lived
for many years in a community where there is a
spirit of friendliness and
where reverence for God
and His teachings is a general rule, with very few exceptions.

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Southeast Valley Singing Valentines...

The Southeast Valley High School Singing Valentines presented a couple of songs to the Prairie Valley Elementary Wednesday, Feb. 10.

Hours: Monday-Friday
1800 Main, Gowrie, Iowa

The funds raised will be used towards music
department expenses such as supplies, instruments, uniforms, and other needs.

Southeast Valley
Music dept. presents Breitsprecher removed
Pops by Candlelight from council meeting
Saturday, March 5. . . .

The Southeast Valley High School Music Departments will be performing a Pops by Candlelight Concert. 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 Auction on Tuesday, February, 16th, at the Southeast Valley
High School gym in Gowrie. Tickets will also be available at the door the night of the performance for $12 per
person. A limited number of seats are available, so get
your tickets early!

in uncontrollable rage
At Dayton City Council. . .

It was a seemingly routine Dayton City Council
meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 10. It was orderly and respectful until one last vote was taken.

And then was an explosive conclusion. There
was another vote on naming the official city of Dayton
newspaper after presentations had been made.

Council members Beth Wickwire and Michelle
Stapp voted for the Dayton Leader and council members
Kevin Diehl and Kevin Lambert voted for the Dayton
Review. It was a 2-2 tie.

And then it happened. Kendra Breitsprecher,
owner of the Dayton Leader and city council member,
went into a rage. She said she would be suing people
about this decision.

In a loud, angry voice she uttered a vulgar profanity. She was in an uncontrollable rage.

She was screaming at the top of her lungs and
family members put their arms around her, escorting her
from the council chambers and building.

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WEBSTER CO.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Regular Meeting
January 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 Street
Motion 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 NHS020-3(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
Webster County Auditor

s/Mark Campbell
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.

Webster County Claims Register Report for 01-26-2016

ABC LEGAL SERVICES INC
SERVE PAPERS
170.00
ABC PEST CONTROL INC
PEST CONTROL
62.00
ACCESS SYSTEMS, COPIER MAINTENANCE CONTRACT
116.60
ADVANCED SYSTEMS INC
OFFICE SUPPLIES
34.78
ALLIANT ENERGY
UTILITIES
112.96
AMHOF, ROXANNE
MILEAGE
81.34
ANDREWS, JULIE
MILEAGE
23.03
ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES SHED SUPPLIES
251.93
ASKVIG, JACOB
GRAND JURY
48.00
AUDUBON COUNTY SHERIFF SERVE PAPERS
28.56
AULT, RAY
MILEAGE
55.00
BELDING, ELVIRA
WIC INTERPRETER FEES
20.00
BERRY
ADVERTISING 69.75
BICKFORD, DIANE
RENT PAYMENTS
30.00
BLUE RIBBON PELHAM WATERS, SUPPLIES
20.00
BLUETARP FINANCIAL INC
UNIT 225
247.77
BOECKMAN, LINDSAY
MILEAGE
86.24
BOMGAARS SUPPLY
SHED SUPPLIES
187.04

BOONE COUNTY SHERIFF

DILIGENT SEARCH
14.30
BROWNS SHOE FIT CO
SAFETY BOOTS
160.00
CALHOUN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH

CH, MH, EPSDT, T19, TOBACCO PREVENTION
2,791.87
CALLENDER, CITY OF
UTILITIES
167.42
CANON, CORRINE
SALARY
55.00
CARPENTER UNIFORM CO
UNIFORMS
571.35
CASEY'S GENERAL STORES INC., FUEL
513.92
CASTOR CONSTRUCTION
SNOW REMOVAL
880.00
CCDA
DUES & MEMBERSHIPS
40.00
CENTRAL IA JUVENILE DET CENTER, MEDICAL ASSESMENT 7,996.00
CENTRAL IOWA BUILDING SUPPLY I, WEDLING SUPPLIES
586.36
CENTRAL IOWA DISTRIBUTING INC, SUPPLIES
115.90
COMMUNITY & FAMILY RESOURCE, HOSPITAL SERVICES
842.00
CONSOLIDATED MANGEMENT CO INC., FOOD SERVICE
7,069.76
CREATIVE SIGNS & GRAPHICS CUSTOM SIGN
67.46
CULLIGAN WATER CONDITION SUPPLIES
80.76
DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVIC, SERVICES
39.67
DANIEL PHARMACY
PRESCRIPTION
81.03
DAYTON REVIEW, PUBLISH BOARD PROCEEDINGS
387.62
DORSEY, TOM
SALARY
55.00
DOUGHTY AUTO INC
OUTSIDE SERVICE
350.42
DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF SERVE PAPERS
50.00
DOUG'S TIRE & AUTOMOTIVE TOWING UNIT 207
250.00
DUNBAR POWER EQUIPMENT TOOLS
79.98
EMMET COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH, CH, MH, EPSDT, T19
2,059.00
FASTENAL COMPANY
STOCK
1,041.72
FETROW REPORTING INC
DEPOSITION
275.55
FORD, JUSTIN
GRAND JURY
40.80
FORT DODGE FORD INC
OIL CHANGE
65.68
FORT DODGE WATER DEPT
WATER
1,019.60
FOUR OAKS INC
SHELTER SERVICES
292.60
FRANCE, DAVID
GRAND JURY
30.45
FRANCIS LAUER YOUTH SERVICES, SHELTER SERVICES 1,295.80
FREEMAN, SUSAN
WAGES
1,751.70
FRIESTH, DORIS
RENT & EXPENSE
400.00
FRONTIER
911 CIRCUITS
1,267.63
GALLS/QUARTERMASTER CLOTHING/UNIFORMS 559.90
GARGANO, MARK
MEDICAL EXAMINER
200.00
GE CAPITAL
COPIER LEASE
635.90
GENE MOELLER OIL COMPANY FUEL
58.38
GOWRIE NEWS, PUBLISH BOARD PROCEEDINGS
387.62
GRAVES CONSTRUCTION CO INC., PAYMENT #5
10,218.95
GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER, CH, MH, EPSDT, T19 3,172.91
GROUP MOBILE INTERNATIONAL LLC, LAPTOP CORD
95.00
GROUP SERVICES INC
SAFE-T FUND
15,000.00
GURNETT, TERESA
MILEAGE
62.72
HAMILTON COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH

WIC, CH, EPSDT, T19, TOBACCO
6,615.01
HAMILTON COUNTY SHERIFF SERVE PAPERS
17.00
HARCOURT, TOWN OF
WATER
40.50
HARVEY, FRANKIE
REN T& EXPENSE
400.00
HAWKEYE LEGAL SERVICES INC., SERVE PAPERS
50.00
HEGGEN, SHARON
GRAND JURY
46.20
HEPP, BLAINE
CONTRACTED WAGES
2,654.31
HERCULES TOW ROPES INC. PARTS
480.54
HERZOG, DARREN
PHONE SERVICE
40.00
HISTORIC BRUCE FUNERAL HOME, MEDICAL EXAMINER EX. 300.00
HIWAY TRUCK EQUIP CO
PARTS
1,328.79
HOBBY LOBBY STORES INC
SUPPLIES
6.26
HUMBOLDT COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH

WIC, CH, MH, EPSDT, T19, TOBACCO
3,700.99
HUMBOLDT COUNTY SHERIFF SERVE PAPERS
34.00
HYVEE INC
FOOD SUPPLIES
328.19
IACCBE
SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION 565.00
INFO DOG SECURITY LLC
SHREDDING
35.00
IOWA AUTO SUPPLY
HEAD LIGHT
4.68
IOWA ASSC OF NATURALISTS DUES & MEMBERSHIPS
20.00
IOWA PRISON INDUSTRIES
SIGNS
573.00
IOWA STATE EXTENSION

TOWNSHIP/TRUSTEE/CLERK TRAINING
500.00
ISAC
MEETING REGISTRATION
875.00
ISAC - GROUP HEALTH PROGRAM, HEALTH INSURANCE 168,371.00
ITSAVVY LLC
VIDEO SYSTEM
2,362.97
JIFI PRINT INC
ENVELOPES
625.25
KELCH, DR. PAMELA
DENTAL SERVICES
934.00
KEMNA AUTO OF FORT DODGE WIPER BLADE/OIL CHANGE 65.65
LAUFERSWEILER-SIEVERS
FUNERAL SERVICES
800.00
LEFFLER, MERRILL
VOICE RECORDER
106.99
LEGEND DATA SYSTEMS INC INCIDENT COMMAND
431.38
LIGHTEDGE SOLUTIONS INC.

COMPUTER SERVICES/INTERNET
250.00
LOKEN, TRACY
GRAND JURY
31.35
MARCO INC
COPIER LEASES
1,917.47
MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS GRANULAR MATERIALS 31,167.22
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES INC
SUPPLIES
934.25
MENARDS - FORT DODGE
SUPPLIES
795.81
MID COUNTRY MACHINERY INC MACHINE HIRE
289.66
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY
UTILITIES
25,740.80
MIDLAND POWER COOPERATIVE, SECURITY LIGHTING
72.48
MIDWEST UNDERGROUND
REPAIRS
36.00
MILLENNIUM REHAB & CONSULTING, THERAPY
630.00
MILLER, JODY
TRANSCRIPTS
189.00
NAPA AUTO SUPPLY
SUPPLIES/PARTS
298.32
NORTH CENTRAL IA SOLID WASTE

QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT
8,709.13
OFFICE ELEMENTS
OFFICE SUPPLIES
497.00
OFFICEMAX INC
OFFICE SUPPLIES
134.95
OLSON, STACI, MEDICAL EXAMINER EXPENSE
50.00
OSORIO, ERIC
GRAND JURY
32.25
OVERHEAD DOOR CO
SHED PARTS
264.68
PALO ALTO COUNTY COMM HEALTH, MH, EPSDT, T19
845.25
PATC
CLH-2015-09-CA 5 USER
100.00
PATTERSON DENTAL SUPPLY INC., DENTAL SUPPLIES
1,323.15
PETERSON, CODY
CELL PHONE
40.00
PETERSON, JOE
CELL PHONE
25.00
PHOENIX SUPPLY LLC
SUPPLIES
308.14
PICTOMETRY INTERNATIONAL CORP

SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS
1,500.00
PITNEY-BOWES INC
EQUIPMENT RENTAL
138.00
POCAHONTAS HEALTH DEPART., EPSDT, MH/CH T19, CCT 1,781.18
POLK COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER

MEDICAL EXAMINER EXPENSE
264.37
POLK COUNTY SHERIFF, SUMMONS/NOTICE OF HEARING
49.44
POSTMASTER STAMPS
248.40
PRAIRIE ENERGY COOP
UTILITIES
48.97
PRAIRIE ENERGY COOPERATIVE, SECURITY LIGHTING
74.50
PRINTING SERVICES INC.
SUPPLIES
2,217.54
RBM CONSULTING LLC, BALLOTS/SCHOOL ELECTION
6,049.50
RDG PLANNING & DESIGN INC PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 228.53
REES HYDRAULIC SALES & SERVICE, PARTS
6.20
RESERVE ACCOUNT
METERED POSTAGE
2,500.00
REYES, PAMELA
GRAND JURY
32.25
ROPER, TRACY
GRAND JURY
48.00
ROSADO, LEANN
TRAVEL EXPENSES
259.21
ROSALEZ LOCK & KEY
SUPPLIES
170.00
ROSENDAHL, BYRON
GRAND JURY
32.70
RV HORIZONS INC
RENT PAYMENT
240.00
SECRETARY OF STATE
DUES & MEMBERSHIPS
60.00
SECURE SHRED SOLUTIONS SHREDDING
138.00
SHADY, TRUDY
GRAND JURY
32.25
SILVERSTONE GROUP, PAST RETIREMENT MEDICAL
3,500.00
SMILEMAKERS INC
SUPPLIES
344.99
STAPLES ADVANTAGE
OFFICE SUPPLIES
570.10
STEIN, SHEILA
MILEAGE
58.31
TESKE, WENDY M
GRAND JURY
42.60
THE MESSENGER
LEGALS
2,646.25
TOP QUALITY MFG CO INC
SUPPLIES
130.00
TRIZETTO PROVIDER SOLUTIONS

ELECTRONIC CLAIM SUBMISSION
133.00
TURNKEY CORRECTIONS
COPIER LEASE
100.00
UNITED STATES CELLULAR
SERVICES
399.00
UNITY POINT HEALTH
PT VISITS
4,500.00
UNITY POINT HEALTH
TESTING
33.98
UNITY POINT HEALTH TRMC PHYSICALS
294.00
UNITYPOINT CLINIC
INMATE MEDICAL
3,543.52
USPCA
MEMBERSHIP
50.00
VERIZON WIRELESS
SERVICE
106.91
VINSON, ANGELA
CELL PHONE
25.00
VISITING NURSES SERVICES OF IA, IDPH-HCCI RN HOURS 3,400.00
W & H COOP OIL COMPANY
FUEL & OIL
1,421.55
WALTERS SANITARY SERVICE INC., HAUL REFUSE
75.06
WATSON, WILLIAM
GRAND JURY
36.30
WEBSTER CITY MACHINE SHOP, PARTS
82.00
WEBSTER CO TELECOMMUNICA, SAMSUNG TV
802.49
WEBSTER COUNTY ENGINEER SIGN PLACEMENT
1,669.20
WEBSTER COUNTY SHERIFF SERVE PAPERS
257.34
WEED COMMISSIONERS CONFERENCE

SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION 130.00
WELLS FARGO REMITANCE CENTER, OFFICE SUPPLIES 5,687.20

WEST PAYMENT CENTER

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

CITY OF
FARNHAMVILLE
ORDINANCE NO. 1-2016
City of Farnhamville
Farnhamville, 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 PROVISIONS
SECTION 3. FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT STANDARDS
SECTION 4. APPOINTMENT, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
OF FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR
SECTION 5. NONCONFORMING USES
SECTION 6. PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION
SECTION 7. AMENDMENTS
SECTION 8. DEFINITIONS

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

City of Farnhamville
Frank Morgan, Mayor

CITY OF
FARNHAMVILLE
Farnhamville City Council
Regular 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 20162017 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
City Clerk

Frank Morgan
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
$141.51
Internal 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

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WEBSTER CO.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
NOTICE 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.

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 County
Date
By - Carol Messerly, County Auditor

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

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.

Gowrie Police Report

February 4th, to February 10, 2016

care organizations cannot cut services or pay providers

Future
of Medicaid Marcie
Modernization
CONTACT:
Boerner
less than a base rate in order for those companies to earn
Debated on Senate Floor...
Webster-Calhoun Cooperative Telephone Association
profits.
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Iowans
are
covered
by
Medic1106 Beek Street, PO Box 475, Gowrie, While
IA 50543-0475
the Department of Human Services has spent
aid, a $4.5 billion program operated by the state of Iowa.
Phone: 515-352-3151
Since 2003, the cost of delivering Medicaid services has the past year moving toward the change and awarding
grown more than 70 percent. The rising Medicaid costs three managed care contracts, Senate Democrats spent
DATE: the state toFebruary
11, 2016 how it delivers the last several months trying to halt the process. Senate
prompted
explore modernizing
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Many constituents continue to reach out to me to
managed
care companies.
Going to a managed care system allows the state share concerns in regard to the Iowa Legislature coupling
to hire companies to coordinate care and manage spend- with Section 179 federal tax depreciation changes.
ing. Under the terms of the state contracts, the managed I fully support the state taking action to pass coupling
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 Charges
Single party, voice grade residential service,
including local usage
$16.00
Federal Subscriber Line Charge Single Line
$ 6.50
Customers 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 governmental
rates.
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.

with the federal law.

By not coupling
with the federal government we would be burdening our farmers and small
business owners with additional taxes totaling approximately $90 million.
Some look at this as additional 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 (515281-5211) as well as
Senate Majority Leader
Michael Gronstal (515281-4610) and urge them
to pass coupling with Section 179 federal tax depreciation changes.

February 4th - One juvenile male cited for possession 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 occurred on private property, no report was taken.
Parties exchanged information.; 14:05 - Call was
received from City utilities. City workers were attempting to perform work to an unoccupied residence in the 1100 block of 4th St. when they noticed 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 investigation.
*Note: All charges are merely an accusation. All
defendants are presumed innocent until and unless
proven guilty.

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Feb. 17, 2016

THE GOWRIE NEWS

Congratulations to the Southeast Valley

Junior High Basketball teams on a great season!

Southeast Valley 7th Grade Girls Basketball Team...Photo by Life Touch

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 customers as they walk through the Farnhamville doors.
Shes spent many hours taking notes for the Board of Directors as their dedicated Board Secretary.

She has two sons, Ben (Jodi) Jensen of Smithton, Illinois and John Jensen of Omaha, along with three
wonderful grandchildren; John, Lily and Jack. She plans
on spending more time with her family and enjoying time
at home.

We wish you the best in your retirement and
THANK YOU for your many years of service to Security
Savings Bank. We will miss you!

Southeast Valley 8th Grade Girls Basketball Team...Photo by Life Touch

Southeast Valley 7th Grade Boys Basketball Team...Photo by Life Touch

Southeast Valley 8th Grade Boys Basketball Team...Photo by Life Touch

Dr. Margaret Vitiritto will present an educational program on March Off the Pounds at Stewart Memorial Community Hospitals Lunch Connection on Thursday, March 3rd at noon.

SMCH to host lunch

connection on March
off the pounds
Topics relating to weight loss...

A lunch connection at Stewart Memorial Community Hospital will take place on Thursday, March 3rd,
12 p.m. Dr. Margaret Vitiritto, will discuss March Off
the Pounds.

Dr. Vitiritto will present a program that touches
on several topics relating to weight loss. She will discuss
basic eating habits that can help shed pounds, how much
exercise is needed, along with the definition of obesity,
and its cost to society.

Lunch Connection is held in the Lower Level
Conference Room at Stewart Memorial Community
Hospital. Cost of $5 includes program and lunch. The
menu will include Panera Bread copycat turkey chili with
Crunchmaster crackers, tossed garden salad with raspberry vinaigrette dressing, and rainbow sherbet for dessert.

Call Jennifer Snyder at 712-464-4214 to make
reservations by Thursday, February 25th. To learn more
about the services Stewart Memorial Community Hospital has to offer, visit us at www.stewartmemorial.org.
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