April 29th Pages

April 29, 2015
GOWRIE, WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA
SV Boys Track
team wins SV
coed meet
The Southeast Valley boys track team won nine of

the 18 events Monday night in Burnside at the Southeast
Valley Coed Relays on their way to winning the team title
with 155 points. Ogden was second and South Central
Calhoun finished 3rd with 98 and 96 points respectively.
Winning gold for the Jaguars were Skylar Warehime
(discus, 135), Cade King (110m HH, 16.32), Malachi
Swanson (1600m, 5:14.94), and Shane Promes (400m
Hurdles, 57.58). Spencer Warehime won gold twice doubling up in the 3200m (10:51.64) and the 800m (2:10.25).
Three of the six relays of the meet were also won by
Jaguar quartets. The 4 x 800m relay of Jacob DeBaun,
Noah Tucker, Nolan Johnson and Malachi Swanson ran a
time of 9:10.63. Carter Steck, Shane Promes, Jalen Fuss,
and Cade King ran a 1:08.13 to finish 1st in the 110m
shuttle hurdle. In the final race of the night, the 4 x 400m
relay finished the race in a time of 3:37.03. Noah Tucker,
Nolan Johnson, Shane Promes and Cade King were members of the 4 x 400m relay.
Nolan Johnson claimed a pair of silver medals in the
long jump (18 5) and 400m dash (55.39). Jacob DeBaun
also finished 2nd place in the 1600m (5:22.70). The relay team of Zeke Miller, Aaron Swieter, Cameron Anderson and Tom Nahnsen ran a 4:08.74 to finish 2nd in the
1600m medley relay.
Patrick Breitsprechers 11:56.79 earned him a third
place finish in the 3200m run while Zeke Miller, Aaron
SV Track Continued on page 6...
VOL. 125 NO. 17
State Jazz Championships...
The Southeast Valley Jazz Band, under the direction of Mrs. Dianna Hanna placed fourth in the state Class 2A Iowa
Jazz Championships.
Many opinions offered. . .
50 plus Gowrie residents debate,

discuss garbage rate proposals
At Gowrie City Council meeting. . .
Cade King along with three other runners ran a time

of 1:08.13 to finish 1st in the 110m shuttle hurdle. Photo by
Lisa Peterson.
Monday, May 4
Harcourt TOPS, 8:00 a.m. at Faith
Lutheran Church Harcourt.
Cub Scout Pack 42, 6:00 p.m. at the
Callender Heritage Library/Community
Center
Tuesday, May 5
Farnhamville American Legion Post #510
and Sons of the American Legion,
7:00 p.m., Legion building.
Rose Lodge #506, 7:30 p.m.
To have the date and time of your organizations
meeting listed here,call the Gowrie News at
352-3325 or email us at gnews@wccta.net
By Jill Viles

More than fifty concerned citizens attended the
Monday, April 20 meeting of the Gowrie City Council.
The most pressing issue involved whether the city should
continue with the services of TCB, a garbage collection
service Gowrie has relied on for more than 60 years, or
consider a bid from Carroll Refuse Service. Backers of
each side of the issue gave impassioned reasons as to
which provider should be utilized.

The subject originally came to the attention of
the citizens of Gowrie as Stacy Blair of TCB appeared
before the city council a few weeks ago and requested a
raise in monthly rates from $20.00 to $23.00. Currently,
that $3.00 price increase has been rescinded.

At this meeting, councilperson Gayle Redman
suggested it was necessary to research competing bids
before accepting such an increase. The following month,

representatives from Carroll Refuse Service appeared
before the city council and advised members they could
provide garbage collection services at a monthly fee of
$11.00 per household.

To introduce discussion, Tim and Stacy Blair
were asked to address why they should be maintained as
Gowries garbage provider. Near tears, Stacy Blair said,
Tims been doing this [collecting garbage] since he was
14 years old. Were your neighbors. You know us. Our
kids go to school with your kids.

The Blairs continued by explaining the help
they provide residents above and beyond what they are
paid to do. They pointed out they collect refuse at the
football field and park and that they only charge $250 to
Garbage rate debate at city council
contined on page 8...
Gowrie reserve police officer

pay raised based on qualifications
Gowrie City Council meeting. . .

The Gowrie City Council at their April 20 meeting decided that Mulligans can assume serving fried
foods so long as only one person is assigned to run the
restaurant. This decision to limit staff came about after
it was revealed Mulligans had lost $40,000 in revenue
the previous year. The wages out there [Mulligans] just
killed it] said councilmember, Joe Harrison.

They make a fabulous breakfast, said Dick
Johnson. We just need to get more people out there.

The city council wishes to note, this [the sus-
pension of a full service menu] is hopefully a temporary

remedy, and the council would like to find someone willing to own and/or lease the restaurant. If the city moved
toward leasing the building currently known as Mulligans
for as little as a dollar, the city would be expected to absorb nearly $18,000 in lost revenue. It was also explained
that the owner of Tonys in Farnhamville unexpectedly
closed the restaurant.
Gowrie reserve officers contined on page 2...
Visit www.daytongowrienews.com for your local news...
April 29, 2015
THE GOWRIE NEWS
Two more victories for the

Southeast Valley Boys Golf Team
By Mike Conrad

The Southeast Valley boy's golf team had two
wins on the past week.

Their first meet took them to Goldfield, a course
none of the squad members had ever played or seen before, to play Clarion-Goldfield.

It was a horrible night for the Jags as they shot
the jury couldnt come to an agreement. There was one

juror--and one is all it takes--that refused to vote for the
death penalty.

So under Arizona law the judge (Sherry Stephens) had two choices: Life in prison or life in prison
with the possibility of parole after 25 years. She senan ugly 180. Yet that score was good enough to tie the tenced Arias to a full life term. Said Stephens, The
team from Clarion-Goldfield. Using a fifth score to break crime was especially cruel. It involved substantial planthe tie our Jags pulled out the victory.
ning and preparation. The defendant destroyed evidence

Logan Boerner brought home the runner up and went to great lengths to conceal her involvement.
medal with a 42. Conner Conrad 44, Keegan Goodwin
At the sentencing hearing Tanisha Sorenson, sis46, and Josh Johnson's 48 were the counting scores. ter of Travis, said to Arias, Stop murdering my brother
Koltan Lundberg or Spencer Johnson's 49 then allowed again and again by smearing his name.
the team to get the Win.

Most European countries dont have the death

Two days later the team traveled to Twin lakes penalty and these countries now refuse to sell the lethal
golf course to play South Central Calhoun, who are one drug for executions in the United States. Now death penthe the favorites to win the Twin Lakes conference. The alty states are opting to go back to the electric chair, the
Jags shook off their bad play from earlier in the week and gas chamber, or even by firing squad. There are problems
shot an impressive 151.
with all of these methods, but capital punishment states

This earned them the victory over the very good have to do something.
Titan team who shot a 154. Conrad had a very nice round
With DNA technology and other advancements
of 34 to earn meet medalist honors. Boerner 37, Good- mistakes in murder trials have been discovered in the past
win 39, and Lundberg's 41 gave the Jags their winning 15 years or so. In states without the death penalty the intotal.
nocent person in prison was released, but sometimes the

The Jags are now 6 - 1 on their season, as we person was already terminated in a death penalty state.
near the halfway point.

There is good in everyone, even Jodi Arias. She

The Southeast Valley junior varsity went 1 - 1
My Journey continued on page 9...
on the week. The team beat Clarion-Goldfield, but lost to
South Central Calhoun. Nolan Brand's 52 at Goldfield,
and Travis Jone's impressive 41 paced the jags in these
meets.
Retired school personnel

meeting May 4
Logan Boerner watches the ball as he tees-off. Logan

brought home the runner up medal with a score of 42. Photo
by Lisa Peterson.
Gowrie reserve officers...
Continued from front page...

One concerned citizen at the meeting questioned if the golf course had any plans to support golf
events such as charity fundraisers. However, no such
plan seemed to be in the works at this time.
Semi parking

The semi parking situation was discussed. Its
been noted that semis can park on the lot west of Gowrie
Municipal Utilities. However, this lot is made of clay
and mud, and this creates a mess for those driving off the
lot. This issue was tabled until the next meeting.

It was disclosed that Sunset is in desperate need
of resurfacing. It was suggested that the seal and patch
method be investigated. It was unanimously approved
by the council to utilize $2,000 in patch and seal services,
and decide on the effectiveness before assigning other
patch and seal assignments.

Additionally, the question of whether a flashing
red light should be added to Market Street was briefly
discussed. Its estimated that the cost of each flashing
light would be $1700 to $1800.

In other news, Colleen Palmer was removed
as a check signer for the Gowrie Arts Council. Rodney
King will replace Palmer as signer.

The liquor licenses for Marvs and for Caseys
were approved.

The utilities board has requested a larger tool
chest. It is estimated this will cost between $700 and
$1,000. It was suggested the request be tabled until the
next meeting and the council has requested to see photos
and price quotes.
Gowrie reserve officer pay

Bruce Mc Cormack, Gowrie Police Chief, suggested his new reserve officer, Will Fevold, is not being properly compensated. My reserve officers are paid
$7.80 an hour, while a bartender makes $8.00 an hour.

It was unanimously approved by the council
that the salary for three of Mc Cormacks officers be
changed to $10.00 an hour. However, the council would
like to emphasize this quote is based on qualifications,
and this pay may or may not be offered to a new officer
on the force.
Other business

It was announced that Gowrie Public Librarian,
Shelly Nelson, has been accidentally receiving $12.75 an
hour, rather than $12.70. She will be assigned a gross
hourly wage of $12.75 retroactively to account for this
fiscal mistake.

It was discussed that Patrice Klingson should
receive a bonus for her time as she worked in the city
clerks office. Well be sending you a bill for the hours
she worked, said Chuck Angstrom.

Next, Tommy Pritchard questioned the council
as to whether the city would pay some of the costs of establishing a curb and gutter enhancement on the property
of Dave and Judy Tjepkes. The council believes there
is something in the by-laws regarding this, but said they
will need time to research the issue.

The accepted bids for retired Gowrie Municipal
Utilities vehicles were announced. Jeff Strutzenberg purchased a 94 Chevy for $260 and Alec Bush purchased a
Blue Ford for $350.
Your Local
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
The Webster County Unit of Iowa Retired School

Personnel will meet on Monday, May 4, at First Covenant
Church, 201 Ave. H in Fort Dodge.
The noon lunch will be catered by the church women. The program will feature Scholarships and Memorials. Next years membership will be collected along with
volunteer hours. Reservations must be made by April
28th to Sharon McNeil at 515-576-2820.
McCrary-Rost
Clinic
Rochelle Guess,
ARNP, FNP C
Adam Swisher, DO
Kari Swisher, ARNP-C
Jodi Arias trial an expensive,

exhausting ordeal for state, family
Death penalty has many problems

One of the many great things about Iowa is that
this state does not have capital punishment. Capital punishment doesnt make sense financially and death penalty
laws can results in longer trials and more appeals.

A case in point is the Jodi Arias trial which recently concluded. Arias was found guilty of murdering
her boyfriend Travis Alexander in Mesa in 2008 in Mesa,
AZ, where I reside in the winter. The murder trial drew
national attention for many months.

If anyone ever deserved the death penalty it
would be Jodi Arias. At first she denied murdering Alexander, who was found dead in his shower. Later she
admitted killing Alexander, but said she did it in selfdefense. She kept changing her story. Finally at a recent
sentencing hearing she apologized to the court and to the
Alexander family for her crime. Said Arias, Im horrified with what I did, and I wish there was some way I
could take it back. She finally said the right thing.

Arias shot Alexander, stabbed him almost 30
times, and slit his throat. It was a brutal, cold-blooded
murder. In the first five-month soap opera trial Arias was
found guilty by the jury of first degree murder but the
jury could not agree on the penalty (death penalty or life
in prison). Arizona has the death penalty and under state
law there needed to be a second trial. Can you believe
that?

The poor Alexander family had to go through
another lengthy trial. They had to hear all the weird sexual allegations and charges of sexual and physical abuse
made by Arias, which could only be refuted by Alexander
(who was dead). It was sickening to say the least.

Arias certainly didnt mind having another trial.
She seemed to like the attention. It was a senseless ordeal
for the people of Arizona, and especially the Alexander
family. And people like Nancy Grace made Arias almost
a star on her syndicated TV program. And Arias said on
the program First Edition: No jury is going to convict
me. I am innocent, and you can mark my words on that.

Arias was a good performer. And thats all it
was, a performance. But she didnt fool the prosecutors,
the jury, and the judge.

The jury found Arias guilty of first degree murder after the second trial. But on the sentencing phase
Hours: Monday-Friday
1800 Main, Gowrie, Iowa
Phone 352-3891
After Hours: 1-800-262-2614
712-297-5218
712-465-5335
Ryan Willison,
Farnhamville
515-544-3602
Cell 351-0679
April 29, 2015
THE GOWRIE NEWS
Letter to the Editor...
Rescinding the $3 garbage raise;

Is it better to smash the little guy?
I believe Ned Palmer pointed out the fact that there
were too many question marks and not enough straight
forward answers. Not to mention, Carroll Refuse had a
very difficult time answering the questions asked of them
without help from one of the council members.
We have been told that this isnt personal. The truth
is, it is personal. Tim and his father have been taking care
of this community and the surrounding communities
since 1980. Working these routes does not make one rich
monetarily when you run one truck. It makes a decent
living for one household, but I cannot imagine anyone in
any of our communities begrudging us a livable wage.
I will be completely honest that we donate, some
people say, more than we should. Our reasoning, we understand that smaller towns and schools are a privilege
and we each need to give back. I wont go over all the
donations we make to the town and schools, because we
have already covered that, and had this not become an
issue, we would have been happy to Never reveal that information.
Tim loves his towns, so, yes it is personal. When we
came in for the $2.00 raise after the landfill went from
$9.00 per cubic yard to $35.00 per ton (which equals an
approximate $10.00 to $12.00 per ton additional cost for
us) I stated to each council that depending on the amount
of garbage being hauled out of each town that cost may
have to rise.
Each council said they understood that it
wasnt our fault. As a matter of fact, Dayton understood
SV girls track team

wins six events
Places 2nd in five events...
completely when we requested an additional $3.00 per

household and signed the contract for that increase.
When the questions in Gowrie came up and the
council stated that they didnt think their residents could
handle that sort of increase, Tim and I decided to rescind
the $3.00 increase for both towns. We absolutely would
not expect any other town to have an increase if they all
werent going to go up. That is not only bad business, but
dishonest.
In the 10 years that Tim and I have owned the garbage route, we have forgiven, or held back, many bills of
customers that had fallen on hard times. Why? Because
this is personal. Tim and I value our customers and you
arent just a number to us.
Well, I know this was more of an article than editorial, but I believe these were the questions being asked and
I thought you deserved honest, straight forward answers.
If you want to support Tim, his father and our family, please contact your council men, and women, and tell
them that you want to keep us and dont want a huge garbage hauler who has absolutely no ties to our community.
Oh, I just wanted to comment on CR referring to us as a
monopoly of sorts (another idea he didnt come up with
on his own), I ask you this.is it better that the big guys
are always coming in and smashing the little guy. Just
something to think about.
Thank you,
Staci Hansen-Blair, TCB Sanitation
Swedish Club will

meet May 6
Swedish Club will meet Wednesday, May 6 at 7 p.m.

at Stratford Lutheran Church. The program will include
a Swedish Exchange student attending school at Webster
City High School and another exchange student (also attending Webster City High School) discussing their countries. After their discussion there will be time to ask questions.
There will be a Potluck lunch and everyone is welcome to attend.
WESTER COUNTY RESIDENTS

Sinus problems from road dust?
.The Solution.
LIQUIDOW CALCIUM CHLORIDE

Dust Suppression
Professionally Applied By:
JERICO SERVICES, INC.
Indianola, Iowa 515.961.6207
For more details please call our office.

Deadline for sign up is May 8th
Iowas preferred dust control company for over 40 years.
2nd and Kanyon Pepples 1:14.27, 4th; Sprint Med. Relay

- 2:06.64 placed 2nd it consisted of Anna Heatherington
15.44, Josie Breitsprecher 14.10, Angela Dopita 28.50,
Nicole Williams 1:08.63; 1500m run - Erica Rittgers
5:42.73, 1st and Emma Graves 6:46.46; 4x100 - 1:01.86
placed 6th it consistedof Nicole Williams 15.83, Karissa
Hiesterman 15.37, Anna Heatherington 17.00, and Jaiden
Ackerson 15.63; 4x400 - placed 1st it consisted of Natalie Lambert 1:04.03, Josie Breitsprecher 1:08.80, Angela
Dopita 1:06.68, and Kanyon Pepples 1:09.05.
The girls team had one of their best nights but it was
1108 Market Street, P.O. Box 473
Gowrie, IA 50543-0473
not enough to pull off a team championship. Coach SwiPh.: 515-352-3325 Fax: 515-352-3309
eter said that he has won meets and has lost meets but
email: gnews@wccta.net www.daytongowrienews.com
this one hurt losing the most because he felt the girls did
STAFF
everything possible to win this meet.
Coach Swieter said he knows every girl gave me their
Glenn Schreiber, Editor and Publisher
Tonya Harrison, Graphic Designer,
best effort and that is all he can ask from them. The team
Linda Barber, Office and clerical
fell seven points short of South Central Calhoun who had
Samantha Lee, Office and clerical
25 girls competing against Southeast Valleys 19.
Jill Viles, Staff Writer
The Jaguars would win an event but SCC would
have two girls place and double up in points. There was
Official County Newspaper (USPS 224-240). A local newsnothing to blame and the team did not leave anything on
paper as prescribed by law. Published weekly by The Gowrie
the table.
News, 1108 Market Street, Gowrie, Iowa 50543. Periodicals
The team got every possible point they could get
postage paid at the Post Office at Gowrie, Iowa 50543.
from the girls. The team also earned points they were not
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
expecting with some girls really stepping up.
Within the State of Iowa - $3000 Per Year
After the last meet we talked to the team and told
Out of state - $3300 Per Year
them that some of them need to get out of their comfort
Snowbird
- $32 00 Per Year
zone running and take it to the next level said Coach Swifirst 15 words,
Card of Thanks................................................$650 20 per
eter. After this meet coach feels most of them did this.
word thereafter
Coach was very happy with the effort every girl gave
Address Changes
and knows if they continue to get better it will be an excitPOSTMASTER:
Send address change to
ing season.
THE
GOWRIE
NEWS
Erica Rittgers had a night she will remember, she
P.O. Box 473, Gowrie, IA 50543
won all four open events that she was in. This does not
happen often.
Erica won the open 100-400-800-1500. Coach said
he normally would not run her in this many events but
knew she could handle it and knew he could get a lot of
points with Erica running these events.
By winning these events she totaled 40 team points
in those four events. The girls track team won six events

Leslie Housken ran a time of 20.97 in the Shuttle Hurand placed 2nd in five others. Coach commented on all dle Relay. Photo by Lynn Rittgers.
19 events scored some team points tonight.
Results...

Shot put - Jaiden Ackerson, 32 9, 3rd; Discus
- Jaiden Ackerson, 97 1, 3rd; High Jump - Nicole, 4
4, 5th and Cassie Zinnel, 4 6, 4th; Long jump - Claire
Whalen 13 5.5 5th, and Tessa Burg 12 8.5 6th; 3000M,
Gina Gillespie 14:09.13, 3rd; 4x800m Relay - placed 4,
13:21.81 it consisted of Emma Graves 3:10.22, Sarah
Nahnsen 3:35.29 Hannah Fiala 3:14.89, Micaela Fevold 3:22.00; Shuttle Hurdle Relay - placed 2, 1:21.16 it
consisted of Leslie Housken 20.97, Anna Heatherington
Wednesday, April 29 - Shepards Pie, Asparagus, Apple Raisin Salad, Royal
20.13, Kanyon Pepples 19.29, and Karissa Hiesterman
Brownie, WW Bread
20.12; 100M - Natalie Lambert 13.76, 3rd, Erica Rittgers
Thursday, April 30 - Baked Chicken, Baked Potato, Three Bean Salad,
13.53, 1st; Distance Medly Relay - placed 1, 4:53.07 it
Cranberry/Peach Crip, Tomato Juice
consisted of Kanyon Pepples 30.58, Karissa HiesterFriday, April 31 - Roast Beef, Potatoes & Gravy, Carrots & Broccoli, Appleman 29.86, Nicole Williams 1:08.65, Josie Breitsprecher
sauce Jell-O, OJ
2:43.91; 400m run - Erica Rittgers 1:05.78, 1st, and AnMonday, May 4 - Salisbury Ground Beef, Mashed Potatoes, Peas, Mixed Fruit
gela Dopita 1:09.24, 2nd; 4x200 - 2:17.24, placed 6th
Tuesday, May 5 - Beef & Noodles over Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans,
it consisted of Anna Heatherington 39.90, Tessa Berg
Coconut Cream Pie
32.50, Leslie Housken 34.38, and Karissa Hiesterman
Wednesday, May 6 - Lemon Herb Chicken, Rice Pilaf, Dill Baby Carrots,
30.17; 100H - Natalie Lambert 16.75, 2nd and Allie Berg
Strawberries & Bananas, Tomato Juice
23.75; 800M - Erica Rittgers 2:35.77, 1st and Gina Gillespie 3:03.38; 200M - Angela Dopita 29.35, and Josie
Breitsprecher 29.21, 5th; 400H - Natalie Lambert 1:10.07,
Towne Veterinary
April 29, 2015
THE GOWRIE NEWS
Iowa Central Business

Competition Day...

Twenty area high schools were represented by
230 students at Iowa Central Community College Business Competition Day. Students competed in 28 different
business-related skills. Robbie Wickwire, second from the
right, a student at Southeast Valley, earned second place in
the Intro to Business category.
ICCC Health Competition Day...
Annabelle L. Bedford, 97

Annabelle L. Bedford 97, of San Antonio, Texas, formerly of Harcourt passed away Wednesday, April
8, 2015 at Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation Sonterra in San Antonio. Funeral services will be 10:30
a.m. Saturday, May 2, 2015 at Faith Lutheran Church,
Harcourt. Burial will be at Gowrie Township Cemetery,
Gowrie. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 1, at
the Palmer Funeral Home, Gowrie.
Annabelle Lee Adams was born on the family farm
north of Liberal, Missouri on March 29, 1918 to Frank
Eli and Ellen May (Wilson) Adams. The youngest of four
children, she was named after the poem by Edgar Allan
Poe though Poe's poem was titled, 'Annabel Lee'. Her
brother and sisters called her Annie. When Annabelle was
2 or 3 years old, the family moved to the Lake City area
and soon afterward to the Lohrville area where her father
farmed and her mother kept the home.

They first lived northeast of Lohrville and later southeast of town. Annie graduated from Lohrville
High School in 1936 and soon met G. Royal Bedford
of Gowrie. Annie and Royal were married in Louisville,
Nebraska on May 15, 1937, with her sister, Pauline and
her husband Don serving as sponsors. Four children were
born to this union, Dennis Royal, Wesley Gene, Gwendolyn Ann and Duane Alan.

For part of their early married life, they lived
in Fort Dodge and later on a farm near Callender. In the
spring of 1951, Royal and Ann moved from her father's
farmstead just east of Farnhamville to their new home
in Harcourt. There she raised the children and a bountiful garden while Royal continued working for the Illinois
Central Railroad. Royal passed away October 22, 1984
and Ann continued to live in the home. In May of 2007,
Ann sold the home and moved to San Antonio to live with
her daughter, Gwen McCarville. Two grandsons, Curt
Bedford and Dave McCarville and their families also reside there. Each anniversary of her birthday, March 29th,
family and friends would gather in San Antonio to celebrate with Mom Grandma Grams.

Grandma was always kind, gentle and giving,
bestowing much love and care on her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. There was always a sweet
smile on her face and a willingness to share whatever she
had. There was nary a harsh word except perhaps for rabbits in the garden or a squirrel in the birdfeeder or creeping charlie in the lawn. Quantities of baked goods, especially scrumptious breads and rolls, came from her oven

Kearsten Hainzinger, a student at Southeast Valley, won second place in the Job Seeking Skill category at
the Iowa Central Community College Business Competition Day.

Iowa Central Community College held its annual Health Competition Day on April 8, 2015. Nine area
high schools participated with 116 students selecting three
events from the nine different health-related competitions.
Pictured above, Katelyn Pliner, on the right, a student at
Southeast Valley High School, won first place in the Health
Display category. Mayra Perez, Webster City High School,
earned second place.

Miranda Engeldinger, and Erica Nordin, far left, both high school students at SV, won third place at the Iowa
Central Community College Health Competition Day, April 8 in the Internet Treasure Hunt category.
My Journey...
and jar after jar of canned fruits and vegetables lined the
shelves. Much of the baked goodies and canned goods
went home with visiting family and friends. The garden
was a special spot where she diligently tended her flowers, strawberries and vegetables.

Annabelle leaves to mourn her passing her three
sons, Dennis of Mount Union, Iowa, Gene of Apopka,
Florida and Duane (Cindy) of Russell, Iowa and ten
beloved grandchildren Wayne (Angie) Bedford, Curt
(Kelly) Bedford, Ron (Stacy) Bedford, Julie (Jim) Kelly,
Tanya Bedford, Joyce (James) Clark, Dave (Jennifer)
McCarville, Zach Bedford, Ashley Bedford and Matt
Bedford along with thirteen beloved great grandchildren
Rachel, Molly, Tate, Abby, Hagen, Sydney, Hannah,
Alyssa, Nick, Alexa, Hadlee, Finn and Aislin Annabelle
and one great great granddaughter, Penelope.

In heaven she again holds hands with Royal,
greets her mother Ellen and father Frank, her brother
Clifton and sisters Florence and Pauline and wraps her
arms around her dear recently departed daughter, Gwen,
and daughter-in-law, LuAnn.
continued from page 4...

had a long on-again, off-again relationship with Travis.
Why she committed the horrible crime will never be
known. In a way, her life sentence is more harsh than
death. Arias will be confined to a small cement cell with
the barest of necessities. There is usually no communication with anyone for 23 hours of a day.

And that suits Arizona and much of the nation
just fine. People are truly tired of this long soap opera.
They want to forget all about Arias. The mentality is
lock her up, throw away the key, and let her deal with
the harsh silence. Maybe, just maybe she can think of
something useful to do, something that will help others.

In the real world Arias committed a horrific
crime that hurt a very nice family. In a lifetime of incarceration Jodi has a chance to redeem herself. Even
murderers can be saved.
Announcment:

The May 2 baby shower for Brittany
Ganeff will be postponed until the babies are
born.
It Pays to Advertise!
Down Memory Lane
April 29, 2015
THE GOWRIE NEWS
B Y
S A R A
D O W N S
Hair today, gone tomorrow....

Every once in a while one of my e-mail friends
will send me one of those do you remember? items.
They are often things which my children should be remembering. I dont know whether to feel flattered they
think I am in that generation or a bit down because I
realize I am older than that! They are in the era of Howdy Doody and Buffalo Bob, Captain Kangaroo and Mr.
Green Jeans, Duane and Floppy and Betty Lou (WOI
TV). Sometimes I did watch those programs with the
kids. Betty Lou was always showing them how to make
things, mostly out of paper and cardboard or Styrofoam
cups and the like.

I think there are probably more readers in that
generation than mine but we, too have our memories of
things, some of which spilled over into the next, for a little time anyway. One thing I never did for my girls was
to give them curly hair styles by first setting it on rags.
(Thats one I forgot came out of the rag bag.) Even before my time that was a way of giving the girls their long
curls. After unwinding them from the rags they hung a
bit in corkscrew fashion. For the long curls mothers back
then knew how to fashion those curls by combing them
around their fingers. Hairspray hadnt come into use yet
so gel set, sort of a gooey jelly like liquid, was applied to
hold the set. Too much when it dried it would turn a
bit white and flake off giving the appearance of the persons being afflicted with a bad case of dandruff. (Does
anyone have dandruff anymore or are our shampoos really good now? Who remembers with me the vinegar
rinse after a shampoo to be sure to get the soap out and
then more clear water rinsing to get rid of the vinegar
smell?

Who remembers the metal curlers with their
flip over locks once the hair was wound around them?
Can you believe we actually slept in those things? After
all we didnt even know what a hair dryer was except the
big old clumsy sit under ones the beauty shop had. After
the metal curlers came the varied sized plastic ones with
the pick to hold them in place and then the sponge rollers
which admittedly were a bit easier to sleep on but they
had the lock on them. Does anyone else remember the
old curling irons that you heated by placing down iun
the glass chimney of an oil lamp? You had to wipe the
bit of soot off before applying to your hair. They were
used for a touch up. I remember my first hair dryer,
a most welcome Christmas present. You had to sit down
and put a plastic hood over your head. The hood attached
by a hose to the blower mechanism and it did take some
time to get it dry but at least you didnt have to sleep on
curlers, just get up earlier in the morning. The first hair
sprays I swear were a form of glue and like the old time
gel set if you got too much would flake like dandruff.
Times have changed a lot and for the better.

Today we wouldnt like the idea of getting a salon perm by sitting under that contraption that made you
feel like a Medusa. Come to think of it, it was a bit torturous but we had to get beautiful. I remember when
Tonis and their counterparts made their debut my Mom
and Aunt thinking it was so grand not to have to spend
the time and money to go to the beauty shop for their
perms. They gave them to one another and got pretty
good at it, even doing the cutting. They did give that up
later in their lives. I got a couple Tonis when I was first
alone and wanting to save money. My daughter in law
gave them to me. One time instead of letting the last
stage dry she used her blow dryer on it and I walked out
of her house looking as if I had stuck my finger in a light
socket. To this day we sometimes remember and laugh.
I did manage to get it tamed before I had to be out in
public. Thank goodness the next day was Saturday.

Hair styles come and go and some we were are
glad to see leave. Then some come back in a new variation. I had a picture of my Mom as a teenager and the
style was poofs on either side of their heads just above
the ears, perhaps slightly over the ears. I asked her how
they got it to look like that. She said at the time that style
was really in and how it was done was the under hair
was teased until it looked like a rats nest or some such
structure. The top hair was carefully smoothed over the
ratting and swept toward the back where both sides were
pulled together and a very large bow was attached with a
small wisp of hair hanging beneath.

Occasionally when I am in the beauty shop one
of the girls will be combing out and styling the hair of
the lady in the adjacent chair. The hair had been set on
rollers and the patron had sat under the drier. Now she
was getting her hair done for the week and the operator was working very, very hard to get it ratted in the
back so as to give volume and then after all that work
a French roll was smoothed over the ratting and those
wire bobby pins inserted so as to give it good hold
and not be seen. This was to last all week. I wondered
to myself, Would she wrap it in a half a roll to toilet
tissue each night before retiring and would it then stay

all week except for a careful smoothing with her brush
and another layer of spray? Often when we get older
it is hard to accept changes. Me? I wish I had that mop
of coarse hair that could just be bobbed to a short trim
style and stay in place.

My Grandma Downs wore her hair the same
all her teen and adult life. Leaving her hair as long as
it would grow, she would wash and dry it, then bending
her head over, brush it and loosely twist it into sort of a
pony tail but not scalp tight. Then she would stand up
and let it sort of poof down and out winding it into
a top knot on top which she held in place with those
very old fashioned wide plastic hair pins. I dont know
what they were made of before plastic but she had a lot
of them. You could actually buy those when I was well
grown. Havent seen any hair pins or bobby pins for
ages but then havent been looking for them either.

The 1920s and 1930s brought about bobs,
close cut hairdos not mannish but quite female. Those
were eras of finger waves. I guess a lot of that wave
set goop was applied and using the fingers the person
themselves or their beauty operators would perform the
do. In the forties we had a teacher who was still ear-
Southeast Valley
Schedule of Events
Week of April 29th to May 6th
Thursday, April 30
4:00 p.m. (H) B JV-Var Golf GAME - Mutli-Team
4:00 p.m. (A) G JV-Var Golf GAME - Mutli-Team
7:30 p.m. HS Spring Concert (Gr 9-12)
Friday, May 1
Jaguar Cafe - SVHS Culinary Arts class
3:30 p.m. (A) B V Tr SCC ROSS SAM - B V Tr
4:00 p.m. (H) B V Golf SOUTHEAST VA - B V
Golf
4:00 p.m. (A) G V Tr BALLARD GIRL - G V Tr
Monday, May 4
10:00 a.m. (A) B V Golf SOUTHEAST VALLEY
- @ TLC Conference Golf Meet @ Lakeside Golf
Course-Fort Dodge
10:00 a.m. (A) G V Golf SOUTHEAST VALLEY
- @ TLC Conference Golf Meet @ Lake Creek
Golf Course, Storm Lake
4:00 p.m. JH Coed Track @ SCC (Rockwell City)
Tuesday, May 5
3:00 p.m. (A) G V Tr TWIN LAKES C - G V Tr
3:00 p.m. (A) B V Tr TWIN LAKES C - B V Tr
6:30 p.m. MS Spring Concert
Wednesday, May 6
TAG 8th grade Science Center FT
*Schedule is pulled from the SV website for your convenience*
www.southeastvalley.org
***Schedules are subject to change at anytime***
29-Apr

30-Apr
1-May

2-May
3-May

4-May

5-May
6-May
Birthdays
Mason Goodwin, Jayden Johnson
Lyle Reese
Taylor Gillespie
Cara Ball, Elvera Peterson,
Julie Tuel
Cory Fowler, Tayden Gutshall
Delbert Board, Keri Langner
Megan Seil, DeLonn Thornburgh
Dennis Hammen
Amy (Beschorner)Stuntz
DeWayne Thournburgh
Chad Wooters
Caden Maguire
Anthony Castle, Audrey Gleason
30-Apr
2-May
5-May

6-May
Anniversaries
Stephen and Vicki Kail.
Kenny and Marilyn Skoglund.
Jason and Rachael Eller;
Ron and Ruth Hanson.
Kurt and Traci Brown.
ing that modified style and she apparently used a lot of

the wave set or gel as she always seemed to have some
white flakes showing on her shoulders, quite noticeable
when she wore dark clothing. I hope it wasnt dandruff.

From my remembrance women put their hair
up in pin curls. I, myself, did it for many years. Beauty
operators used both the pin curl or curler method of setting hair in my day. Now we arent surprised to see
anything, any style, shaved heads to hair than could that
the person could sit on and not too surprised to see what
color it is. Most grown women, however, tend to be
conservative and with the trends of style, especially if
they are out in the public arena working. Styles in everything come and go, evidenced by pictures we see down
through the generations. For the most part, we humans
(men as well as women these days) are vain creatures
and more or less adhere to general trends of styles of
the day. There are always extremes. They come and go
so I guess it doesnt make much sense to criticize for it
too shall pass to be replaced by something possibly even
more extreme.
SV track team
competes in Manson
The girls track team got to run during another beautiful night at Manson.
All eight teams from our conference were at the meet
and each coach had a different strategy.
The meet was a Varsity and JV meet, Southeast Valleys approach was to let a lot of the team run as JV and
the young girls had a successful night running against
girls more their speed.
The Varsity stacked a few relays to see where they
compare to the other teams before the conference track
meet. The Distance Med and 4x400 kept the winning
streak alive by winning both races again.
This group of four has not lost in the Distance Med and
4x400 this year. Coach said that he is happy with this but
knows the team can get their times even better. We just
have to keep working in practice.
Varsity Results...

Shot put - Jaiden Ackerson, 31 11.5, 6th; Discus - Jaiden Ackerson, 89 5; Cassie Zinnel, 4 4, 5th;
Shuttle Hurdle Relay - placed 4, 1:16.73 it consisted of
Natalie Lambert 17.15, Anna Heatherington 19.44, Leslie
Housken 20.93, and Karissa Hiesterman 19.03; 100M Nicole Williams 14.95; Distance Medly Relay - placed
1, 4:34.59 it consisted of Kanyon Pepples 29.12, Josie
Breitsprecher 28.02, Angela Dopita 1:05.70, Erica Rittgers 2:31.31; 4x200 - 1:58.84, placed 4th it consisted of
Kanyon Pepples 29.82, Josie Breitsprecher 28.46, Angela
Dopita 29.79, and Nicole Williams 30.38; 100H - Natalie Lambert 16.71, 2nd; 200M - Erica Rittgers 28.52;
400H - Natalie Lambert 1:10.43, 1st and Kanyon Pepples 1:16.91, 6th; 4x100 - 58.22 placed 4th it consistedof Nicole Williams 15.20, Karissa Hiesterman 13.76,
Kanyon Pepples 14.75, and Anna Heatherington 13.80;
4x400 - 4:19.00 placed 1st it consisted of Natalie Lambert 1:03.19, Josie Breitsprecher 1:05.88, Angela Dopita
1:06.64, and Erica Rittgers 1:02.99.
JV Results...

High Jump - Claire Whalen, 4 6; Long jump Claire Whalen 13 6 1st, and Tessa Burg 12 5.75 4th;
3000M, Sarah Nahnsen 16:10.19, 2nd and Micaela Fevold 15:31.53, 1st; 100M - Claire Whalen 15.32, 3rd,
Allie Berg 17.13; Distance Medly Relay - placed 1,
5:25.98 it consisted of Cassie Zinnel 32.33, Tess Berg
30.80, Leslie Housken 1:20.46, Gina Gillespie 3:02.25;
100H - Karissa Hiesterman 19.00, 1st, Anna Heatherington 20.47, 2nd, Allie Berg 22.61, 4th and Leslie Housken
21.99; 800M - Emma Graves 3:17.14, 2nd and Hannah
Fiala 2:17.20; 200M - Cassie Zinnel 31.33, 1st and Tessa
Berg 32.59, 3rd; 400H - Karissa Hiesterman 1:20.68, 1st;
4x100 - 1:00.92 placed 2nd it consistedof Cassie Zinnel
15.83, Tessa Berg 15.17, Claire Whalen 15.50, and Jaiden
Ackerson 14.50; 4x400 - 5:09.73, placed 1st it consisted
of Emma Graves 1:18.34, Hannah Fiala 1:14.19, Leslie
Housken 1:23.10, and Gina Gillespie 1:13.71.
Allie Berg ran the open 100 meter dash Thursday

evening at Manson Northwest Webster. Photo by Lynn
Rittgers.
April 29, 2015
THE GOWRIE NEWS
Southeast Valley FFA members

attend 87th FFA Conference
egory. Bryce Scott was the state winner in Fiber and Oil
By Steve Kehoe
Crop
Production.
FFA members across Iowa celebrated success

when they gathered for the 87th Iowa FFA Leadership

Conference on April 19-21 at Iowa State Universitys
Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. The Iowa FFA State
Leadership Conference is the 5th largest of its kind in
the National FFA Organization. There were over 5,200
members and guests present this year.

Go All Out, the theme for this years convention, was geared toward supreme dedication to leadership,
growth, and success. It also challenged FFA members to
think about how they can Go All Out in everything that
they do. Members who attended this year were: Bre
Ahrens, Mason Bahr, Jaden Cline, Ryan Collen, Joshua
Carlson, Nick Eslick, Gordon Grossnickle, Clayton Kiefer, Logan Klingson, Riley Rittgers, Bryce Scott, and Katie Walrod.

The annual conference provided agricultural
education students the opportunity to participate in Career Development Event competitions, be recognized for
accomplishments in events during the past year, become
inspired by motivational speakers, interact with college
and business professionals, and develop leadership skills.
Chapter delegates and Iowa FFA Officers will also conduct the annual business session to make decisions for the
student-run Iowa FFA Association.

The chapter won the Ambassador Award for
the North Central District by donating the most funds
toward the Iowa FFA Foundation. Bryce Scott was a
member of the FFA Band. Katie Walrod earned the FFA
Academic Achievement Award by maintaining a GPA
above 3.50. The chapter earned a gold rating and was
ranked 24th in the National Chapter Award competition.
There are 225 Ag. Ed./FFA programs in the state of Iowa.
Mason Bahr and Jaden Cline served as the chapters official voting delegates during the business session on Monday, April 20th.

Proficiency Awards: Four members were recognized for their efforts with their SAE programs on
stage. Earning a gold rating and placing second was Logan Klingson in the Ag. Mechanics energy system cat-

Clayton Taylor won the Grain Production award
and Curt Castenson was the state winner in Turf Management. The state winners will advance to the National
FFA competition where they will compete against winners from the other State FFA Associations. The four national finalists that are selected from each area will be
recognized at the National FFA Convention and Expo in
October.

Iowa Degrees: Logan Klingson, Riley Rittgers,
and Katie Walrod received the Iowa FFA Degree. The
Iowa Degree is the highest degree a member can earn on
the state level. Less than 5% of the membership is eligible for this honor.

The chapter was able to listen to three different
guest speakers during conference. The list included: Dr.
William Keim of Oregon State University, inspirational
speaker and Founder of The Character Institute; Kyle
Scheele, a professional youth speaker; and National FFA
Southern Region Vice President Stephen McBride.

The Iowa FFA State Leadership Conference was
made possible with support from the following partners
of the Iowa FFA Foundation: Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Farm Credit Services of America, Des Moines Area Community College,
and Iowa Farm Bureau Federation

The local FFA Chapter volunteered to assist in
packaging 250,000 rice-soy meals for Meals from the
Heartland Organization. The Iowa FFA Association met
its goal at conference and in the course of four years has
contributed 1,000,000 meals to those in need throughout
Iowa and around the world.

Meals from the Heartland is a non-profit organization composed of volunteers who package meals for
delivery to starving people in Iowa, the United States and
around the world. Since 2008, Meals from the Heartland
has provided more than 39 million meals to the food insecure.

This packaging event is made possible with support from the Iowa FFA Foundation and GROWMARK.
For more local information and pictures, check out our
Facebook page at Gowrie Central-Plains FFA.
About Iowa FFA Association

The Iowa FFA Association is a youth organiza-
Members of the Central Plains FFA Chapter package

rice-soy meals for Meals of the Heartland.
tion of over 14,600 student members as part of 225 local

FFA chapters across Iowa. The FFA mission is to make a
positive difference in the lives of students by developing
their potential for premier leadership, personal growth
and career success through agricultural education.

The Iowa FFA Association was organized by
delegates from 23 schools at Iowa State College on May
17, 1929 and is an integral part of public instruction in
agriculture. The Iowa Department of Education provides
leadership and helps set direction for FFA as a service to
local agricultural education programs. For more, visit the
Iowa FFA Association online at IowaFFA.com, on Facebook, and Twitter.
Happy 100th Birthday

Mason Bahr and Ryan Collen represented the chapter
with the Ambassador Award presentation.
Katie Walrod, Riley Rittgers, and Logan Klingson received their Iowa FFA Degrees.
All advertising
needs to be
submitted by
Fridays @
Noon!!

Jayne Runge of Osage, and formerly of Fort Dodge
and Gowrie, will celebrate her 100th birthday on May 10.
She was born on 5-10-15 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Cards my be sent to her at Faith Lutheran Home, 914
Davidson Dr. Osage, IA 50461

Her family includes Norman Runge, (Dee Meek) of
Independence, Missouri; Daughter-in-law, Peggy Runge
of Northfield, Minnesota; and Marilyn and Jim Swenson
of Osage, Iowa. She has nine grandchildren, sixteen
great-grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren.

She was a nurse at Lutheran Hospital in Fort
Dodge and a dental assistant to her husband Norman
Runge, D.D.S. for many years in Gowrie.
Southeast Valley Track...

Swieter, Tom Nahnsen and Caleb Hemmestad also finished 3rd in the 4 x 200m relay
(1:41.74). Sam Berglund earned his first varsity medal in the shot put with a 4th place
throw of 38 9. Keaton Jondle also finished 4th in the 100m dash (11.94) and Jalen Fuss
claimed the same place in the 110m hh (18.22). Noah Tucker and Cameron Anderson
both placed 5th place in the 400m LH (1:03. 99) and 400m dash (58.56) respectively.
Southeast Valley will run on Friday, May 1st at Lake City and then will compete
in the Twin Lakes Conference meet in Laurens on Tuesday, May 5th. The Jaguars also
learned they will be competing in the 2A state qualifying meet at Ridge View on Thursday, May 14th.
Earn $400 A Week To Drive Your Car...

JOIN US NOW!
Short on Cash? Between Jobs? Need help with gas? There are
dozens of companies looking to work with you right now!
No out of pocket costs.
THERE ARE 2 MAIN PROGRAMS:
Advertisers give you a free wrapped car or if you already own

a car, advertisers pay you to wrap it in their advertising.
For more info please email Hicklurecourier@gmail.com
April 29, 2015
THE GOWRIE NEWS
Outstanding Soloists....
Pictured left to right are Heather Baird, flute; Miranda Keith, vibes; and Jared Grove, electric bass. These three
Southeast Valley Jazz Band students received Outstanding Soloist Awards at the Iowa Jazz Championships March 31. Miranda Keith also received an Outstanding Soloist Plaque and $150 jazz camp scholarship at the Jazz Championships. She
was one of only four jazz soloists from Class 2A to receive this prestigious award.
Thursday, April 30
Pictured above is the Southeast Valley play cast and crew. They opened Thursday, April 16 with a matinee and also had
evening performances Friday and Saturday.
Kyle Baird and Mueeze Muchabbir
Keygan and Daniel Johnson
April 29, 2015
THE GOWRIE NEWS
Garbage rate debate at

Gowrie City Council ...

pick up after one of Gowries most attended eventsthe
Fourth of July celebration.

We cater to the older people of this community, emphasized Tim Blair. We help out everyone
when we can. The Blairs offer once a week pick-up for
residences, and twice a week for area businesses. It was
explained that residents are itemized two separate items
for refuse collection--$15.50 for garbage and $4.50 for
recycling.

A representative from the landfill utilized by
Gowrie presented next during the meeting. It was noted
that the cost to deposit refuse at the landfill has gone up
considerably. Fees were traditionally assessed at a cost
per cubic yard, but now tonnage is the preferred method
for calculating landfill usage. It was also pointed out that
rain can increase landfill fees as water-soaked refuse is
weighed.

Councilperson Jeff Peterson took this as a great
time to advise residents of the importance of recycling.
The more that goes in to recycling, the less we will be
assessed at the landfill.

Tyler Farnham agrees. If you increase recycling to once a week, how much could this save us in
terms of reduced tonnage at the landfill?

They are changing the way fees are calculated,
and residents need to know this, urged councilmember
Gayle Redman. What was once approximately $22 a
ton is now costing approximately $35 a ton.

Tim Blair agreed these have been tough times
for TCB. Very rarely have we come to you for a rate increase, he insisted. The last ten years have been really
tough ones.

Gowrie currently has one and a half years left on
a five year contract with TCB.

I dont see why people are making such a fuss,
said Tommy Pritchard. Theyve [TCB] been very dependable.

However, Redman disagrees. The majority of
calls to the city clerk ask why we would pay a monthly
bill that is $9.00 greater than that proposed by Carroll
Refuse Service.

Farnhamville looks great with all the uniform
cans, suggested one resident.

Ive heard Farnhamville was originally quoted
$11.00 a month by Carroll Refuse Service, but soon it
changed to $15.00 a month, cautioned another resident.

Next, Carroll Refuse Service presented before
the council. They explained they have been a long term

family enterprise as well--a company started by one
brother, and now continued by another brother. Currently
they serve 7,000 residential customers and 1,500 commercial properties.

Approximately two and a half years ago, Carroll
Refuse gained several lucrative contracts in Lohrville,
Churdan, and Farnhamville as residents became dissatisfied with their provider of service (not TCB).

When asked the most problematic issue they run
into with customers, Lampe candidly offered the number
one concern is the size of the garbage collection container. The Lampes brought a large and a small sized trash
container to serve as visual aids.

I urge those concerned about which refuse collection service to go with to call friends and relatives in
the towns we serve, suggested Lampe.

Carroll Refuse Service explained a 12 cent per
month increase is already built into the billing so that
customers dont experience sticker shock as landfill
charges increase. This way we know where we stand,
and you know where we stand, said Lampe.

There are 385 residences in Gowrie. Carroll
Refuse Service estimates that their automated trucks can
service 150 houses per hour, and they can complete the
work in a little over two and a half hours.

Carroll Refuse Service insists they do not assess
the customer a fee for a lost or damaged can. If a replacement is required, they will deliver this to the customer.

But, what about the variables? interjected Ned
Palmer. There are two variables herediesel and landfill.

At this point in the meeting, Mary Carlson, resident of Gowrie, and assistant city clerk of Dayton, rose to
speak. She reemphasized the facts of the caseCarroll
Refuse Service is offering an $11 fee for garbage collection, while TCB insists on $20.00.

Carlson, armed with many calculations, presented what a $9 a month savings could do for customers,
particularly those living on fixed incomes. There are a
lot of things a person could do with a yearly savings of
$108 right here in Gowrie, insisted Carlson. You could
use this for dining out, gas, a haircut, a skating pass, a
pool pass

Local businesses! Corrine Jensen of Marvs
Market Street Grill passionately interjected. Family!
Kids! Kids that are going to our school! You have to
invest in them!

Jeff Peterson concurred with this observation.
Most of the people Ive talked to shopping in our store
tend to side with TCB because theyre local.

Retired Gowrie barber, Darrell Mischke agreed.
Youve got to think about what could happen to these

people [if they lose Gowrie as a customer]. I can promise
you, it wouldnt be good. I want to keep this family in the
community.

However, Gayle Redman disagreed. There
comes a time when you have to draw the line. This is
one family, but there are many low income people, and
$9.00 makes a huge difference.

Yes, but we are very fortunate to live in a small
town, insisted Sue Anderson. Of course we pay a bit
more for a lot of different services, but thats whats required to live in a place like Gowrie.

At this time, an impromptu survey was suggested to gauge public opinion. Of the fifty or so people
attending the meeting, only half chose to publically assert
their opinion. Ultimately, nineteen raised their hand in
support of sticking with TCB, while nine preferred to go
with Carroll Refuse Service or perhaps shop around a bit.

Lampe offered an additional word of caution.
If word gets out that Gowrie is not open to a competitive bid, other refuse collection agencies may not wish
to negotiate with you. Theres no system of checks and
balances if one company holds a monopoly in the area.

It was decided at this point to table the discussion for now and pick up the issue at another city council
meeting in the future.
Quilt show in Otho
There will be a Quilts and More show at the Webster

County Museum May 7, 9, 14, and 16 from 10:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m.
There will be a large display of handwork, new and
antique. The display will include quilts, crochet, knitting,
crewel embroidery, Christmas items and much more.
Some donated items will be for sale.
The Webster County Museum is located at 515
School St. Otho, Iowa. Call Phyllis at 515-972-4804 with
any questions.
Online AuCtiOn
341.23 surveyeD ACres
to be sold as 13 individual tracts
CAlhOun, WeBster, linn, POlk CO.
BiDDing ClOses
WeDnesDAy, APril 29, 2015
Your Local Church Directory

FARNHAMVILLE
HOLY TRINITY
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Robert Zellmer, Pastor

9:30 am Sunday Worship
8:30 Sunday School
Mondays:
Ladies Bible Study
9:30am
Armor of God Class
7:00pm
2nd & 4th Tuesday:
Community Meal 11:30am
FIRST UNITED
CHURCH
Pastor
James H. Chesnutt
Wednesdays:
Lunch Bunch 4:30-6:00 PM
Youth Mission Team 5:15
Kids Bell Choir 6:00-6:15
MOORLAND
UNITED CHURCH
OF CHRIST
James G. Davis, Pastor

OUR LADY OF
GOOD COUNSEL
Served by the priests of
the Webster Co.
Catholic parishes
Sunday Morning Mass:
10 a.m.
CALLENDER
LANYON
GOWRIE
SOMERS
OUR SAVIOURS
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Pastor: Jon Rollefson

10:15 am Fellowship
10:30 Sunday School
11:00 am Adult Forum
EVANGELICAL
COVENANT CHURCH
Marc Murchison, Pastor
ZION LUTHERAN
CHURCH
UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
Pastor James H. Chesnutt
9:30 am - Worship
10:30 am Coffee Fellowship
11 am - Sunday School
~~
Wednesdays:
6 pm - ACTION = A lot
of Church Things In One
Night
9:30 am Sunday School

10:30 Sunday Worship
Mondays:
Bible Study with Don
Doolittle, 7:00 pm
Tuesdays:
Women's Evening Bible
Study, 7:00 pm
Praise and Worship,
6:00 pm
Wednesdays:
Confirmation, 6:00 pm
Thursdays:
Choir Practice, 6:00 pm
DivorceCare, 7:00 pm
Saturdays:
Men's group, 9:00 am
Fri./Sat, May 1 & 2
Womens Retreat at
DeWitt, IA
Saturday:
8 am - Men's Fellowship
(Harcourt Depot)
www.lanyoncovenant.org
ROELYN
FULTON LUTHERAN
CHURCH

GOWRIE
UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
Annette Ruhs Kruse,
Pastor
9:00 a.m. Sunday School
10:15 a.m. Sunday Worship

Wed., Sept 10
8:15 a.m. Twin Lakes
Womens Retreat
Sun., Sept 14
9:15 a.m. Worship
Wed., Sept 17
9:00 a.m. WELCA
Bible Study
Wed., April 29
3:45 p.m. Beginner &
Sonshine Bells
7:00 p.m. Confirmation
Class
Sat., May 2
10:00 a.m. Bridal Shower honoring Claire Davis
5:00 p.m. Worship
Sun., May 3
9:30 a.m. Sunday School
10:30 a.m. Worship
11:30 a.m. Morning Glory Bells
Tues., May 5
10:00 a.m. CGG Taped
Service
Wed., May 6
3:45 p.m. Beginner &
Sonshine Bells @ GCC
7:00 p.m. Church Chix
7:00 p.m. Confirmation
Class
HARCOURT
FAITH LUTHERAN
CHURCH
Rod Meyer, Pastor
~~
Worship 10:30 am
Fellowship 9:30 am
Sunday School 9:30 am
Thursdays: 1:30 p.m.

Afternoon Bible Study
at Church
Tuesdays: 7:00 p.m.
Evening Bible Study at
Dan & Colleen
Goodwins
HARCOURT
UNITED
EVANGELICAL
COVENANT CHURCH
Craig Vote, Pastor
~
Mondays: 9:30 am
Women's Bible Study.
~
Saturdays: 7 pm Men's
Bible Study.
UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
Karen Young, Pastor

trACts 1-6 ClOse At 2:00 PM CDt

listing #12444, trACt 1: 31.63
acres m/l, Calhoun County. Grass
pasture and large pond, possible
building site.
acres m/l, Calhoun County. Potential
for 11 acres of high quality tillable
farmland.
acres m/l, Calhoun County.
Possible use as livestock pasture or
recreational pond.
acres m/l, Calhoun County. Grass
pasture and large pond, possible
building site.
acres m/l, Calhoun County. High
quality farmland with 75 CSR (80.2
CSR2).
acres m/l, Calhoun County. Quality
farmland and large pond. 25 acres
tillable.
trACts 7-13 ClOse At 4:00 PM CDt
acres m/l, Calhoun County. Use as
pasture or farm 10.5 tillable acres.
acres m/l, Calhoun County. Large
pond. Great building site or pasture
ground.
acres m/l, Webster County. Grass
pasture and large pond. Potential for
19.5 tillable acres.
acres m/l, Webster County. Great
location for building site or pasture
for livestock.
listing #12454, trACt 11: 50.44
acres m/l, Webster County. High
quality farmland, 47 acres m/l with
72.4 CSR.
acres m/l, Linn County. NW corner
of Cedar Rapids along Ushers Ferry
Road. Great timbered building site or
potential development property.
listing #12456, trACt 13: 49.78
acres m/l, Polk County. 36.26
tillable acres with 71.7 CSR (81.8
CSR2). North of Carlisle.
For more information on each

individual tract and how to bid, visit
www.PeoplesCompany.com or
www.Peoples.nextlot.com.
Matt Adams: 515.423.9235
Matt@PeoplesCompany.com
PeoplesCompany.com | 855.800.lAnD
April 29, 2015
THE GOWRIE NEWS
People may file support,

or opposition to pipeline
rThe 1,100 mile pipeline would transport crude oil from North Dakotas Bakken Oil Fields to Patoka, Illinois. In Patoka
.the crude would be shipped to multiple markets via railroad and an existing natural gas pipeline that would be converted
to transport the crude to the Texas Gulf Coast. The counties in Iowa the pipeline would cross are Lyon, Sioux, OBrien,
dCherokee, Buena Vista, Calhoun, Webster, Boone, Story, Polk, Jasper, Manaska, Keokuk, Wapello, Jefferson, Van Buren,
and Lee counties.
5
h
Opinion. . .
What is impact of Bakken Oil Pipeline in Iowa?

Meeting Ed Fallon and the Bakken Oil Pipeline
By Amanda DeVries

March 31 I had the pleasure of meeting Ed Fallon, Peter Clay and Tom Cole over dinner at the Iron Saddle. I had never eaten at the Iron Saddle before and found
the atmosphere comfortable, the food good and filling.

The whole point of the meeting was this proposed Dakota Access Bakken Oil Pipeline that might be
running across our beautiful state, having the potential to
ruin it - agriculture, water, recreation, you name it.

I was automatically opposed to the pipeline because of the devastation Ive seen from other oil spills in
the news over the years. I am even more opposed now
after the town meeting. But this column is not about my
opion, rather straight facts.

I was disappointed in the number of people that
attended and between Ed, Peter, Attorney Keith Putney
and a couple of folks that were there, the conversation
and statement of facts was anything but dull.

The pipeline would enter Iowa (in Lyon County)
from South Dakota (carrying crude oil from the Bakken
oil reserves in North Dakota), run through 17 Iowa counties and leave the state in the very Southeast corner (Lee
County) going into Illinois.

Ed, Peter and Keith presented a lot of information that night at the meeting, and I mean A LOT! If I
were to put it all in here, my column would never end.
But I am wanting to put in some hard cold facts and leave
the rest to you. There is so much information out there,
just start somewhere.

Ed is walking the proposed route as close as possible, making sure not to trespass on anyones property.
Dakota Access, LLC is a subsidiary of Energy Transfer
Partners based in Houston, Texas. Phillips 66 has joined
to finance the project. LS2 group is handling public relations for the project and some of their employees have
ties with Governor Branstad. The Iowa Utilities Board
has the authority to approve it and is entirely appointed
by Gov. Branstad, but the Senate has to approve his appointments by two-thirds vote. Ed noted there is no permit approved yet either for the project.

They had on display two picture enlargements
of oil spills. One was from the 2010 spill in Marshall,
Michigan into the Kalamazoo River. The clean up cost
for that one is over $1 billion. The second picture they
had was the spill in Mayflower, Arkansas costing over
$70 million. Another one (of many) mentioned was a spill
in Yellowstone River, Montana with a cost over $135 million.

One key fact with any pipeline is not if its going to break but when. Here is some of the information
presented by the Bakken Pipeline Resistance Coalition:
*
Spills and leaks from the pipeline would impact
all Iowans, threatening wildlife, water quality and land
integrity.
*
When it comes to transportation, nobody has
said that the pipeline would reduce oil transportation by
rail.
*
The pipeline would cross all major watersheds in
Iowa, including those with already impaired waterways.
*
Bakken crude oil is more flammable because of
a of a lower flash point to ignition, posing a significant
fire risk.
*
The pipeline is scheduled to be a 30 inch pipe,
running 1,134 miles across Iowa, (is supposedly going
to be two to four feet underground) and carry 570,000
barrels a day.
*
70 - 80% of oil leaks are discovered by landowners, not the pipeline owner.
*
Bakken crude is currently transported through
nine Iowa counties via three freight trains a week.

These are just a few of the facts about the pipeline. In order to get the land needed for the project Dakota Access is trying to get the landowners to sell out.
They threaten the property owners with eminent domain
if they dont sign an easement contract and Ed warns
people not to sign without consulting a lawyer. Eminent domain is the right of government or its agent to take
private property for public use with compensation.

As far as a deadline, or timeline, the Bakken
Resistance Coalition hasnt heard anything specific. The
Iowa Utilities Board might make some movement this
summer, but that is pure speculation.

When doing my own research on some other
things pipeline related I came across and article on Bakken.com. The same pipeline would run through 13 South
Dakota counties across 274 miles before entering Iowa.
Bowdle, South Dakota held a town meeting January 21
regarding the Dakota Access / Bakken Pipeline as well.
The Public Utilities Commission is required to make a
ruling by Dec. 15 with no decision likely for months so
I would like to think that the IUB has a deadline as well.
I am trying to find out about that and the exact width of
the easements (if its 150 feet total across or 150 feet on
each side of the pipe, and same with the permanent 50
feet easement) but Ed said They probably wont tell you
or call you back. Good luck with them. This takes me to
my next point for the farmers in Iowa.

One of the biggest problems with the pipeline is whats going to happen to existing farm tile in
the ground. Ed is also encouraging farmers to get tile
maps to help protect themselves. If the pipeline comes
through and theres no tile map, any functioning tile you
may have will cease. No map, no way for pipeline to go
under it properly. And yes, I said under.

The pipeline is supposed to be put under any existing tile and with no tile map thats not possible. Yes, it
does cost money to get tile maps made if you dont have
them. Yes, it costs money to get a lawyer for protection if
they present you with a contract. Are you legally obligated to sign it, no. Do you want to save existing functioning
tile, Yes!

Okay, so having said that, one big thing that
jumped out in that news release from the American News
of Aberdeen, South Dakota, was in regards to leased
farmland.

Kevin Hoerner of Bowdle asked Energy Transfer Senior Vice President of Engineering Joey Mahmoud,
If youre not the owner of the land and have somebody
operating it, are you going to reimburse the operator or
the landowner for the crops that you destroy? Mahmoud
replied back that Landowners are always paid easements, but additional compensation for potential dam-
The petition for a hazardous liquid pipeline permit

filed with the Iowa Utilities Board by Dakota Access,
LLC in Docket No. HLP-2014-0001 is currently being
reviewed by Board staff and a hearing date has not been
established.
On January 20, 2015, Dakota Access, LLC, an Energy Transfer Company, filed its petition for permit with
the Board regarding a proposal to build a crude oil pipeline (the Dakota Access Pipeline, a.k.a. Bakken Pipeline)
across Iowa. Public informational meetings in each involved county were held throughout Iowa during December 2014. For more details, visit the HLP-2014-0001 informational page and review frequently asked questions
about eminent domain.
Anyone seeking to file objections, comments, and
letters of support in this docket may do so by using the
Iowa Utilities Boards Electronic Filing System (EFS),
citing the docket number, and clicking on the Submit
Filing tab and following all instructions to log-in as a
guest, upload documents and receive a filing ID number.
After the filing has been processed, the filer will receive
e-mail notification including a link to the filing. If a filing is rejected, the filer will receive an automatic e-mail
rejection notice from the IUB EFS Help Desk, along with
a reason for the rejection. Notification of a rejected filing
will not be provided to other parties on the service list or
to the Office of Consumer Advocate or to Board staff. All
documents in a rejected filing must be re-submitted once
the appropriate corrections have been made. Persons
lacking computer access may file written comments by
mailing them to the Iowa Utilities Board, Executive Secretary, Docket No. HLP-2014-0001, 1375 E. Court Ave.,
Rm 69, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0069. For help, contact
the EFS Help Desk Monday through Friday, except State
holidays, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, phone: (515) 725-7337.
Editor's Note: This is a column/opinion piece written
by one staff member opposing the pipeline. We
welcome other points of view in the form of stories
and/or letters in favor and/or opposing the Bakken
pipeline. Please e-mail letters on this subject to
gnews@wccta.net or daytonreview@lvcta.com. We
will publish only signed letters (please attach phone
number which will only be used for verification if
deemed necessary). We will also use letters on our
website, daytongowrienews.com.
ages would depend on agreements between landowners

and the tenants. Mahmoud of course is promoting the
potential economic benefits to South Dakota and going
so far as making the public think oil transportation by rail
will decrease. One thing I pointed out earlier, regarding
rail use in Iowa decreasing, nobody has said one way or
the other.

Another problem with the crude oil is that it contains volatile organic compounds, toxic chemicals that
corrode the pipeline causing leaks and eventually breaks.
It is illegal to export crude oil so it has to be sent to the
refineries first.

Going back to the pipeline running under farm
tile, the natural temperature of the ground is a steady 55
degrees. It was discussed the temperature of crude oil is
roughly 75 degrees. We know heat rises but once (and if)
the pipeline is put in, it will affect the ground temperature
causing problems for the crops and leaves a potential for
diseases to harbor in the soil. It will take a minimum of
three to five years for the fertile land to produce again
since the fertile soil will be removed and there is no guarantee it will be put back once the pipe is installed.

I had correspondence with State Representative
Rob Bacon regarding the pipeline and he said Most are
not disturbed by the pipeline and are aware of the speed
of delivery and the convenience of this direct line. Carrying oil by rail alone is not time efficient and the trains
cannot keep ahead of the demand to haul fuel. Also, the
pipeline is a much safer way to transport oil.

I am not in favor of eminent domain but I feel
this issue should be resolved between the property owner
and the company itself. I am also hearing that the settlements have been fair.

I was surprised given all the information, the
people hes talked to seem to be okay with this. Wow.
Plus I am waiting to hear back from Senator Behn with
his input.

Attorney Keith Putney said there are law firms
all across the state working to get this to court and
stopped. Fallon said the reason he is walking is Symbolically important, representing my committment, sacrifice and determination to get this pipeline stopped. Plus
it is the practical way to see the land, to get in touch with
the people of the land.

There are so many more issues to cover when
dealing with any pipeline, and I didnt even get into the
fracking.

More infomation can be found online at http://
nobakken.com; on Twitter - @stopbakken; and Facebook - facebook.com/stopIAoilpipeline. Also Eds walk
can be followed at http://fallonforum.com.
10
April 29, 2015
CITY OF
CALLENDER
ORDINANCE NO. 186
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO MIDAMERICAN ENERGY
COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, THE RIGHT AND
NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE TO ACQUIRE, CONSTRUCT, ERECT,
MAINTAIN AND OPERATE IN THE CITY OF CALLENDER, IOWA, A
NATURAL GAS SYSTEM AND TO FURNISH AND SELL NATURAL GAS
TO THE CITY AND ITS INHABITANTS AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO
COLLECT FRANCHISE FEES FOR A PERIOD OF 25 YEARS.

BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Callender, Iowa:
There is hereby granted to MidAmerican Energy Company, an Iowa
corporation, (hereinafter called Company,) and to its successors and
assigns the right and franchise to acquire, construct, erect, maintain and
operate in the City of Callender, Iowa, (hereinafter called the City,) a
gas distribution system, to furnish natural gas along, under and upon the
right-of-way, streets, avenues, alleys and public places to serve customers
within and without the City and to furnish and sell natural gas to the City
and its inhabitants. For the term of this franchise, the Company is granted
the right of eminent domain, the exercise of which is subject to City
Council approval upon application by the Company. This franchise shall
be effective for a twenty-five (25) year period from and after the effective
date of this ordinance.
This ordinance and the rights and privileges herein granted
shall become effective and binding upon its approval and passage in
accordance with Iowa law and the written acceptance by the Company.
The City shall provide Company with an original signed and sealed copy of
this ordinance within ten (10) days of its final passage. The Company shall,
within thirty (30) days after the City Council approval of this ordinance,
file in the office of the clerk of the City, its acceptance in writing of all the
terms and provisions of this ordinance. Following City Council approval,
this ordinance shall be published in accordance with the Code of Iowa. The
effective date of this ordinance shall be the date of publication. In the event
that the Company does not file its written acceptance of this ordinance
within thirty (30) days after its approval by the City Council this ordinance
shall be void and of no effect.
Upon the effective date of this ordinance, all prior natural gas
franchises granted to the Company to furnish natural gas to the City and
its inhabitants are hereby repealed and all other ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith are also hereby repealed.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 14th day of April, 2015 CITY OF
CALLENDER, IOWA
By: Mayor Randy Hanson
ATTEST:
By: City Clerk Denita Lee-Luke
CITY OF
CALLENDER
Studio Fusion of
Fort Dodge offers
customers crafts
Studio Fusion, just purchased by Heather Applegate

and Amy Wilson, is an undiscovered gem for some in the
Ft Dodge area. For others it has become a must-do part of
their lives and they return again and again.
Looking for a relaxing, therapeutic time? Then visit
Studio Fusion, with its brick walls, high ceilings and
friendly charm, full of great crafts waiting to be created.
So just what exactly is Studio Fusion? In a nutshell,
a business offering customers a wide array of crafts they
can create or purchase. From Glass Fusion, which is their
main focus, to Pottery, Painting and Parties, there is truly
something for everyone and all ages are welcome!
New owner Heather says, Some people shy away
from coming because they dont think they can create the
beautiful glass pieces like they see here, but they can! We
walk each customer through the process, one step at a
time and they feel so good about their creation when they
have finished. Glass Fusion items can be created or purchased at Studio Fusion and both large and small projects
and items are available. Custom orders can also be placed
with Heather and Amy.
Pottery Painting is also available and is a favorite with
the many kids who come through the doors, eager to unleash their inner artist! After being painted the pottery is
glazed and fired in the kiln. Canvas Painting classes and
projects are also available.
Party, party, party at Studio Fusion of course! A fact
Heather and Amy would like to shout from the rooftops
until it is well known! Studio Fusion caters parties from
THE GOWRIE NEWS
kids birthday parties to bachelorette parties to Christmas

parties and bridal showers. Studio Fusion will make it a
fun event for all who attend!
Studio Fusion also offers themed parties including
Princess and Super Hero themes. All ages are welcome to
attend. For the princess party, each child does a princess
mirror painting on canvas and then Princess Elsa makes
an appearance. For a superhero party each child does a
superhero painting on canvas and Spider-man appears.
Both Heather and Amy would like everyone to know they
do all kinds of parties and you can call for details!
Moving forward the new owners have added a Unity
Candle that can be used to create a molded design after
the initial ceremony, bonding the two colors of glass into
one creation. New items will continue to be added as time
goes on.
In addition, the website studiofusionglass.com is being revised and new information is being added to Facebook regularly. Facebook can be checked for upcoming
summer classes and schedules.
Studio Fusion is located 21 South 12th Street, Fort
Dodge, IA. Hours are Tuesday Friday 10AM to 5PM,
Saturday 10AM to 4PM and Evenings by appointment.
Promotional business story by Mari Stufflebean,
marketing manager for Dayton Review and Gowrie News.
Contact her at 515-227-3142.
CITY OF CALLENDER CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

April 14, 2015

Studio Fusion of Fort Dodge offers customers a wide
variety of craft activities. Heather Applegate, pictured on
the left, is co-owner of Studio Fusion.

The Callender City Council Meeting & Public Hearings were called
to order at 6:30 p.m. by Mayor Randy Hanson. Present: Lee, Weston,
Jondle, Martens, & Shirbroun. Motion to open both by Weston, Second by
Lee. All Ayes. MC

There were no comments from the public regarding Ordinance#186
MidAmerican Energy Natural Gas Franchise - A proposal to renew for a
twenty-five (25) year period a non-exclusive natural gas supply, operation
and maintenance franchise with MidAmerican Energy Company. Motion
by Weston, Second by Lee to close the Public Hearing regarding Mid
American Energy Natural Gas Franchise. All ayes. MC.

The City Council entertained 3 sealed bids for sale of city property
located at 602 Margaret in the amounts of $50, $500 & $1000 and
entertained 4 sealed bids 717 Charles $1,295, $3,400, $4,800 (with
no tax exempt status rent of home occupancy;$10,000-$15,000 initial
investment) and $5,000 for residential with initial investment min $10,000).
Motion by Weston, Second by Lee to close the Public Hearing on Sale of
City Property. All ayes. MC.

Inquiry regarding city owned property for bakery business.

Discussed plans to solicit a potential buyer to build a home using the
PVS /ICCC Carpentry Program. Who is responsible for advertising; city or
school and are both parties equally committed? Council requested more
details and representation to keep this project moving forward.

Motion by Weston, Second by Jondle to approve the consent agenda
including 3/10/2015 Special City Council Meeting Minutes with revision
noting Wanda Martens in attendance, 3/10/2015 Regular City Council
Meeting Minutes, Financial Report Bundle March 2015 (including library).
AP Claims / Payables. Roll over Utility Deposit CD $15,631.24 with
maturity Date 4/25/15 (0.430%). And Utility Report including trial balance
(delinquent accounts). All Ayes. MC

Motion by Weston, Second by Lee to Approve the Agenda; clerk
noted Resolution #480 will be #481 & Resolution #481 will be #482. (clerk
noted in order to maintain numbering sequence, resolution numbers will be
assigned after approved). All Ayes. MC
Heartland Bank
visits Manson for
Money Smart Week
As part of Money Smart Week Heartland Bank visited the Manson NW Webster School throughout the week
talking to some of the students about bank accounts, credit reports and the significant part this report has on their
adult life, as well as other banking elements the students
should know. Money Smart Week is a great opportunity
to help students in our schools understand some of the
fundamentals about banking.
Monday, John Rosenboom, Russ Ruhland and Randy Besch visited with the Seniors. Topics that were discussed include: credit scores and what they mean, how to
read a credit report, the cost of overdrafts and how they
Motion by Weston to approve the 2nd and waive the 3rd Reading of
Ordinance #186 Mid American Franchise. Second by Shirbroun. Ayes:
Lee, Weston, Jondle, Martens, & Shirbroun. All Ayes: MC
Motion by Weston, Second by Shirbroun to approve Resolution #479
Sale of City Property 717 Charles Street to Joe Schuster in the amount of
$5,000. Ayes: Lee, Weston, Jondle, Martens, & Shirbroun. All Ayes: MC
Motion by Weston, Second by Shirbroun to approve Resolution #481 Sale
of City Property 602 Margaret to Joe Schuster in the amount of $1,000.
Ayes: Lee, Weston, Jondle, Martens, & Shirbroun. All Ayes: MC
Council supports business opportunity that was presented and noted as
business plans progress legal steps can commence to sale City owned
property (vacant lot) on Thomas Street.
Discussions tabled regarding PVS Carpentry Program including
prospective buyer, advertising, etc. Will request representation at the May
Council Meeting.
Tabled request to block Williams Street 9/17/2015 from 1:50 pm 2:30
p.m. Is this going to be an ongoing occurrence? Additional information /
representation requested.
Resolution #482 Establish date for public hearing / Direct Clerk to publish
Notice of Hearing on the Adoption of the Proposed Code of Ordinances
of The City of Callender. Motion by Weston, second by Shirbroun. Ayes:
Lee, Weston, Jondle, Martens, & Shirbroun. All Ayes: MC
Action regarding 5 properties identified on the Legal Update are pending;
with two city owned properties being sold.
City of Callender Hazard Mitigation Updates within the Webster County
Plan is tabled until August.
City will proceed with joint meeting regarding written agreement for Fire
Protection among the City Council, Fire Department and the Benefited
Fire District at 6:30 p.m. 4/21/2015. City will pay $200 expense to Fire
Protection and Emergency Services Consulting.
Motion by Weston to set Public Hearing regarding Budget Amendment
FY 14/15 at 6:30 p.m. 5/19/2015 with legal notice in the Gowrie News
5/6/215. It was noted Resolution #483, #484 & #485 shall be part of the
budget amendment and includes early payment of Water Go Loan savings
approximately $16,000 in interest. Transfer of 3 additional property tax
deposits to offset LOST transfer and annual transfer of library funds (if
money permits) shall be part of a separate resolution prior to July 1, 2015.
Second by Shirbroun. All Ayes MC.
Motion by Weston, Second by Shirbroun to approve Resolution#483
approving financial activity including final loan payment to bankers trust
and transfer of funds for the City of Callender. Call Bankers Trust loan
#018563132 early and remit payment in full in the amount of $143,307.30
on the 1st day of May, 2015 . Ayes: Lee, Weston, Jondle, Martens, &
Shirbroun. All Ayes: MC
Motion by Shirbroun to approve Resolution#484 authorizing internal loan
of funds from the electric utility in the amount of $ 81,432 to Debt Service.
Heartland Bank continued on page 11...

in order to provide final payment and call Bankers Trust Loan # 018563132
early May 1, 2015 in the amount of $143,307.30 Second by Weston.
Ayes: Lee, Weston, Jondle, Martens, & Shirbroun. All Ayes: MC

Motion by Weston, Second by Jondle to approve Resolution #485
approving transfer of funds to coincide with FY 14/15 budget amendment
(balances). Ayes: Lee, Weston, Jondle, Martens, & Shirbroun. All Ayes:
MC
City will no longer provide dust control on Norway, Gilmore &
Mortimer.

City Clean Up Day will be May 2, 2015 from 7 11 a.m. Looking for
volunteers. Details will be posted.

Yard Waste Facility is open for the season. No leaves, grass, and no
branches larger than 15 inch diameter.

City is seeking volunteers to help install new playground equipment
at the city park. 8:00 a.m. 4/25/2015.

City will include funds for new LED sign at park in annual budgets.

Annual Celebration day banners pending new logo design.
Informational Updates will be available in late April & include
reminders regarding dogs, open burning, mowing, property maintenance
code, etc.
Motion by Weston, Second by Shirbroun to move the May City
Council meeting date from 5/12/2015 to 5/19/2015.Ayes All. MC

Departmental Reports: Nothing to report Library & Electric. Water/
Sewer reported 767,000 gallon water loss variance. Tier 2 report provided.
Follow-up maintenance action items pending. Clerk provided Main Street
Iowa update and the council supports a free on-site mini assessment in
June. Work continues on generator grant, council tabled safe shelter
grant, ME1 energy report shows electric line loss at 7.25%. Clerk will share
energy report EIA861 in May. Pending CDBG Housing Grant. Council
advised clerk to send letters to address complaints regarding Pit Bull dog
and Junk Vehicles.
CLAIMS/PAYABLES MARCH 2015
CALHOUN COUNTY ELECTRIC ELECTRIC
14,180.00
DATA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
TRAINING
95
EMC
ELECTRIC
48.2
GOWRIE NEWS & PRINT SHOP PUBLICATION
244.02
HEARTLAND BANK
FEES
1.61
IPERS
PAYROLL 1,022.74
IOWA ASSOCIATION OF MUNIC DUES
990.5
IOWA WORKFORCE DEVELOPM PAYROLL
21.09
LEE-LUKE, DENITA
REIMURSEMENT TRAINING
135
LEHIGH VALLEY COOP TELEP LIBRARY
503.5
ACCESS SYSTEMS
LIBRARY
76.62
GUIDEPOSTS LIBRARY 35.48
MENARDS SUPPLIES 30.56
MID AMERICAN ENERGY
LIBRARY
490.27
NAPA AUTO SUPPLY
VEHICLES
145.65
STAR ENERGY
FUESL
170.54
TREASURER-SALES TAX
SALES TAX
963.9
BAKER AND TAYLOR
LIBRARY
174.26
READERS DIGEST
LIBRARY
12.72
TREASURER STATE OF IOWA GAMING LICENSE

839
CITY OF CALLENDER
UTILITIES
1,522.57
POSTMASTER POSTAGE
86
WEBSTER COUNT TREASURER LIBRARY
10
COLLECTIONS SERVICES CTR PAYROLL
713.52
WEBSTER COUNTY ABSTRACT LEGAL
135
INLINE SERVICE LLC
REPAIR TRACTOR
361.28
GOLDEN HORSE LTD
LIBRARY
14.12
NORTH IOWA LIBRARIES
LIBRARY
40
HEALTH ALLIANCE
INSURANCE
1,026.00
PETTY CASH LIBRARY
LIBRARY
121.13
EFTPS
PAYROLL 1,443.54
RELIABLE LIBRARY 305.53
KRIZ-DAVIS CO
1/2 EEG STREET LIGHTS 1,300.00
AG SOURCE
TESTING
365.5
ALL FLAGS
FLAGS
138.33
OFFICE AUDITOR OF STATE
AUDIT
175
WOODRUFF ELECTRIC
ELECTRIC
2,011.45
GARDENING MADE EASY
LIBRARY
33.73
LOOKOUT BOOKS
LIBRARY
187.55
VOGUE
LIBRARY 17.12
SMART APPLE MEDIA
LIBRARY
204.5
STRAIGHT TALK
OPERATIONS
49.43
BROOKE BESCHONER
LIBRARY
100
OUR IOWA
LIBRARY
18.98
PAYROLL
3/5/2015 2,070.26
PAYROLL
03/18/2015 2,760.12

CLAIMS TOTAL
35,391.32
EXPENSES
GENERAL FUND
6,831.27

ROAD USE TAX FUND
1,189.20

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FUND 264.84

WATER FUND
3,759.97

SEWER FUND
2,448.69

ELECTRIC FUND
20,897.35
REVENUE
GENERAL 7,571.82

RUT
2,498.95

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
494.96

EMERGENCY
76.32

LOST
3,960.77

DEBT SVC
1,299.34

CP INTEREST
0.00

WATER
7,978.95

SEWER
3,112.92

ELECTRIC
28,180.99

STORM WATER
3,742.72

TOTAL
58,917.74

Motion by Weston, Second by Martens to Adjourn at 8:45 p.m. Ayes
All MC
Randy Hanson / Mayor
ATTEST:
Denita Lee-Luke / City Clerk
April 29, 2015
THE GOWRIE NEWS
Haabs with dynamite, dancing in LeValley

Cafe, Rosy Hall, Isaacsons Grocery
11
head in school, and Ive tried to get a mental picture of

that for quite a while, if youd be willing youve got a
lot of floor area here, you can give it a go. I dont know
what precipitated that, but

And if we remember Miss Roberts, and Al said
he came in 5th grade and Miss Roberts was always having prayer, or having some religious connotation to teaching and got away with it back in those days, and we didnt
Part three: Several Dayton grads from the elevator on Minneapolis on the west side. And Glenn think a thing about it. And then there is good old Prin
late 1950s and early sixties gathered in late March at Johnson lived down where Al ended up living on that cipal Hart, with the did anybody else have the somethe Arizona home of Jim and Dorothy Nelson. They place of Bill Larsons south of town there. Glenn was body put their hand right back here and Hart would walk
answered 23 questions on their memories of grow- riding his horse home one night after pretty late. And up behind you in class? Remember that, Sue? Walk up
ing up in Dayton. Those Dayton grads included Joyce by golly, Don and Jenny were parked out there in the old right behind he probably didnt do it to you girls. But
Kalkwarf Erickson, Mary Williams McCollough, bin site. So he rode the old horse right up to the car, and to us guys, he would grab right there and squeeze it hurt
Richard Johnson, Chuck Danielson, Alan Johnson, I think the horse stuck his nose right in the window that like the dickens, but what are you going to do about it?
Dick Liljegren, Linda Williams Bircher, Rita Williams was open. And like you say, people really moved quickly. Hes the principal, you didnt want to go down there.
Richard J: Thats it there, what are you going
Hauge, Susan Sandholm Ohge, and Jim Nelson (who Youd only have to whinny once there. Ever heard that
to
do
about
it, hes the principal. In todays education,
left Dayton after the eighth grade with his family.
bit?
were
going
to sue him. (several nodded there)

Jim Nelson was the moderator and discus-
Jim Nelson: Okay, moving on. What was

Chuck
D: And I remember somebody telling me
sion leaders were Chuck Danielson, Linda Williams your favorite memory from grade school?
Bircher, and Dorothy Nelson.

Linda Williams B: Susan mentioned classmates about Jack Biggers when Jack Biggers was in 8th grade or

and the park as being a favorite there. I mentioned music whatever, 7th or 8th grade, he bent over to get a pencil or

Jim Nelson: Okay, 10. What was your fa- in the schools. I remember the music room on the main something and snus fell out of his back pocket and rolled
vorite spot, or where did you spend the most time in level, and we got to pick out songs that we wanted to sing right up Hart was standing right there and it rolled right
up to his feet. I dont know what Jack ever I dont think
Dayton, other than at school or home?
or we could sing with somebody else.

The tunnel of love, again!

Richard J: Music room in the high school build- he quit chewing, but Hart knew what was going on. And
also when you talk about the World Series, I remember

(everyone laughs)
ing?

that culvert thing where you go down and
Linda B: No, grade school, thats what Im the time Don Larson pitched a no-hitter for the Yankees,
write your initials
thinking of. Thats what were relating to. And Rita and we were down in the old gymnasium watching.
Richard: The black and white set we didnt

Chuck Danielson: Where was it located?
mentioned going out and looking for Mick, the youngest
have
class. We
could go over to the old gymnasium and

Jim: You know where the sewer went into the brother, at recess, because he didnt want to go to school
watch
and
we
watched
the first
creek, further down.

Chuck D: That is Americas team, by the way.

Dorothy: Is it still there?

He was the baby.

Richard J: We had our gym remember, par
Richard Johnson: the lovers lane or out
Linda: He was the baby
ticularly
in grade school, when we used to compete in
parking, what a tremendous sport it was to get with the
and mother spoiled him a little. Mother
basketball
to some of the surrounding towns that didnt
Haab boys who were familiar with dynamite. a quar- would get him all ready to go to school, and hed go walk
ter stick of dynamite and you go out there on a country around town and find wherever dads car or truck was, have the big gym. Remember in Boxholm, or Lanyon,
road and you cruise until you see a car parked, and you and hed climb in there and the teachers would go out or some of these, it was like playing in a basement. And
yet when we go back to our folks, those gyms were pretty
park about a quarter mile away and you creep up in the looking, wheres ?? .
nice,
those little cracker boxes.
ditch and you set off a quarter stick of dynamite, youd be
Linda B: Finally we took him out of kindergarI dont remember what grade, but I remember
surprised who comes
ten that year. Started him the next year, he was a little
we
got
to
watch Queen Elizabeths coronation. And I bet

Richard J: buy it for the farm to move stumps better that time.
you
did
too.
or rocks, and they were all familiar with the use of dyna-
LB: Susan mentioned hanging out with class
Part 4 coming next week.
mite.
mates. I think I said that in the first place.

Lundbergs Hardware, and you could buy dyna-
Jim N: Okay, Dorothy?
mite if you were of age. If you werent of age, you could
Dorothy N: Okay, watching the World Series,
continued from page 10...
still buy dynamite fuse, and at age 13 I made my first and somebody mentioned when Thompson hit a home
can affect your credit score as well as how to avoid getMolotov cocktail
run for the Giants and beat the Yankees.
ting those overdrafts.

(it was a joke and there were more laughs)

Richard J: 1951.

Chuck Danielson: In 1957 when Linda moved
DN: At recess playing softball, and Joyce and
Tuesday they met with the Junior class reviewing
to Dayton, they moved on George Porters farm right Gordon mentioned how they learned how to knit in grade
these same topics of discussion as the Senior class.
there by Haabs, and her folks lived there. Well it was one school. Oh, it was you (different person??).
Wednesday, Russ Ruhland met with the 8th grade
night, and evidently John and Darryl, and I dont know
RJ: I want to interject one thing quick. How
class.
He explained to them how a checking account
if
it
was
Lyle,
or
whoever,
were
out
plowing
right
north
many
people
remember
the
summer
activity
programs
works.
How to make a deposit, write a check, how to use
of
the
house
where
they
lived. And
they
were
setting
off
that
Rosy
Hall
used
to
have?
They
were
down
at
the
k
a
debit
card with your checking account, and what an
dynamite
one
would
sneak
out
when
the
guy
came
just
city
park,
and
you
learned
to
knit,
you
braided
vinyl
key
overdraft
is. Then came the exciting explanation of how
about
down
there
with
the
plow,
that
charge
would
go
off.
chains,
and
they
had
dog
shows,
and
r
to
balance
a check book.

Lindas
mother
thought
the
whole
house
blew

A
lot
of
crafty
stuff.
s
John,
Randy
and Russ also met with Mr. Pohlmans
up. It
was
10:00
at
night
and
whammo! They
were
cra
Richard:
Yeah,
it
was
all
crafty
stuff. It
was
part
y
Personal
Finance
Class. The class was already studying
zy!
of
the
summer,
they
had
it
down
at
the
school
yard,
Rosy
e

Richard J: If you wanted to get lots of fish, you Hall. And a lot of people helping him. I remember they banking, credit cards, credit scores and identity theft.
They continued their studies with what steps a bank takes
had a dog show one year. And I had a mongrel, my dog
-could just go down there
when reviewing and approving a loan request, the cost

Jim
N: Okay,
getting
back! What
was
your
faBrownie. They
used
to
give
baseball
cards? They
have
of poor credit, how debt is handled at death or through a
vorite
spot,
or
where
did
you
spend
the
most
time
in
Daya
series
of
dog
show
cards. And
I
had
this
dog,
I
had
his
o
bankruptcy, along with other banking fundamentals.
ton,
other
than
at
school
or
home?
card,
and
I
was
absolutely
convinced
that
my
dog
was
y
The week ended on Thursday with Randy Besch and

Linda Williams B: Mary and Susan said they an English Fox Hound. And I took Brownie down there
spent the most of their time in church. Rita and I both and tried to register the dog and I got first prize for having Katie Rosenboom as they met with the Senior class again
to discuss insurance, the difference in types of insurance
said rollerskating and waitressing. Oh, Rita also said the only English Fox Hound. I was so proud of that.
dancing in the basement of the (LeValley ) Caf.

Summer activity programs, they were just kind coverages, costs and other insurance elements.

Richard J: That was before Dick (Liljegren) of neat.
took over and shut it off.

Jim N: Okay, Chuck.

Said someone: Im surprised about that one, be-
Chuck Danielson: Well, evidently Richard has
cause you werent supposed to be doing that.
a lot of problems, because he had trouble standing on his

They used to have dances at the Legion Hall.

Linda Willaims B: The business community
didnt want that going on in there.

Asked someone: Doesnt anybody remember
dancing in the Legion Hall?

Oh yes.

Jim N: Anything else?

Dorothy N: Isaacsons grocery store.

Richard J: And general merchandise. They sold
all kinds of stuff.

Dorothy N: And the caf, and playing in the
woods.

Chuck Danielson: Yeah, Dayton caf, bowling alley, skating rink, of course. Skating rink was very
popular. And I think we talked a little bit about, too, after
basketball games, Al (Johnson) and I at least figured
that out we roll the wire out across the street from the
Dayton Caf over to the other side of the street as the bus,
the visiting bus was coming down to go home, and we got
the invisible wire. We roll that across the street and we
stretch that out, and then they would come up there, and
then they would stop, and then you would finally lay the
wire on the ground, or so they could drive. We stopped
more busses on that corner. (people laughing) Yeah, cars
too.
s

I got one story that just happened to pop in here.
You remember Don and Jenny Slater. They were dating,
and they were parked your dynamite story brought this Jim Nelson, left, with his arm around Dick Liljegren, Dayton, enjoy a light moment spent the most of their time during
up they were parked by the old bin site out by the old the Dayton Memories weekend with Chuck Danielson, seated, and Glenn Schreiber, right.
And more remembered fondly by Dayton grads. . .Part 3
Heartland Bank...
~ Email your news to

gnews@wccta.net ~
12
April 29, 2015
THE GOWRIE NEWS

Stewart Memorial
Community Hospital
Boxholm Farnhamville Dayton

Gowrie Harcourt Lehigh
Ph. 544-3281
Member F.D.I.C.
McCrary-Rost Clinic
1106 Beek Street,

PO Box 475
Gowrie, IA 50543
Rochelle Guess - F.N.P. - C

Adam Swisher, D.O. and
www.wccta.net
515.352.3891
www.stewartmemorial.org
Ph. 352-3151
1800 Main Gowrie, IA 50543
Bruntlett
Elevator
Your Full
Service
Purina Feed
Gowrie
Ph. 352-3118
Farm & Town
Insurance
Mon-Fri 7:30-5
Sat 8-Noon
203 South Ash
Harcourt, Iowa
Gowrie
352-3898
www.engquistlumber.com
1108 Market Street,

Gowrie, IA 50543
Ph. 515.352.3325
Fx. 515.352.3309
email: gnews@wccta.net
NAPA
Stewart Memorial
Community Hospital
Community
Pharmacy
serving the communities of
Auto Parts
Gowrie, Lake View,

Rockwell City,
and Lake City
Gowrie
Ph. 515-352-3103
Gowrie Ph. 352-3876
Palmer & Swank
Towne
Veterinary
Clinic
Funeral Homes
Gowrie &
Rockwell City
Dr. Bruce Towne

Gowrie
Ph. 352-3121
Ph. 352-3044
POET Biorefining - Gowrie
Callender Somers
Manson Gowrie
Ph. 515-352-3181
heartlandbanks.com
Swanson
Florists
in business 80 years

Our emphasis at POET Biorefining-Gowrie has been the mantra of See it. Own it.
Solve it. Do it. We have been preaching and practicing that all year long and we have seen
some great results from this focus.

To further improve productivity, we made numerous updates, improvements, and
changes that included adding a 6th fermentor. Along with improving efficiencies, the team at
POET Biorefining-Gowrie made safety and training a key priority. We had 0 OSHA recordables for 2014, which we are very proud of.

If theres one thing we can truly be proud
of at POET Biorefining-Gowrie, its our community involvement. The list of events and organizations we were able to support is lengthy,
but it ranged from donating Thanksgiving
turkeys for local families in need. Just a few
of the other many activities include supporting the local schools with after-Prom events,
sponsoring the Dayton Rodeo, participating in several holiday donation activities, sponsoring the Webster County 4-H Fair, and participating in the POET
Poetry Contest POET Arbor Day tree planting ceremony and the Gowrie community electronic signs.

We also had plenty of industry involvement at POET Biorefining-Gowrie,
including being involved with Growth Energy & Fuels America, meeting with
current and former U.S. Senators and Congressmen and lobbying in Washington, D.C. I also attended the Growth Energy Executive Leadership Conference.
The plant team was also involved with organizations like the Iowa Cattlemens
Association, and the Webster County Cattlemen and Pork Producers.
INDEPENDENT,
FULL SERVICE BANK
515-968-4131
Member F.D.I.C.
1015 Market Street

Gowrie
Ph. 352-3333
Stewart Memorial
Community Hospital
McCrary-Rost
Clinic
Rochelle Guess - F.N.P. - C
Adam Swisher, D.O. and
Gowrie, Iowa
Ph. 1-800-262-2630
Gowrie
Ph. 352-3355
Plant Stats and Highlights
Bushels of corn ground (in 2014)

23 million bushels
Undenatured gallons of ethanol produced
(in 2014) 66 million gallons
Years of operation: 2006 start up
Name plate capacity: 70 million
Employees: 44 team members
1119 Market Street,

Gowrie, Iowa 50543
515-352-3711
Hours:
Mon. - Sat. 7:00 A.M. - 8:00 P.M.
Sun. 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Buying Together and Selling for Less!
Visit our webpage at

www.jamboreefood.com
1108 Market Street,

Gowrie, IA 50543
Ph. 515.352.3325
Fx. 515.352.3309
1526 320th Street

Gowrie, IA 50543
Toll Free: 877-351-CORN (2676)
Business: 515-352-2612
Fax: 515-352-2614
www.poet.com/gowrie
Harcourt
Equipment
Gowrie, Iowa
352-9960
Open for lunch and dinner
Ph. 354-5331
1108 Market Street,

Gowrie, IA 50543
Ph. 515.352.3325
Fx. 515.352.3309
Used Farm Equip.

Buy Sell Trade
Gowrie
PH. 352-5204

April 29th Pages

Uploaded by

Document Information

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

April 29th Pages

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

April 29, 2015

GOWRIE, WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA

The Southeast Valley boys track team won nine of

VOL. 125 NO. 17

State Jazz Championships...

Many opinions offered. . .

50 plus Gowrie residents debate,

Cade King along with three other runners ran a time

before accepting such an increase. The following month,

Gowrie reserve police officer

pension of a full service menu] is hopefully a temporary

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

April 29, 2015

THE GOWRIE NEWS

Two more victories for the

the jury couldnt come to an agreement. There was one

Retired school personnel

Logan Boerner watches the ball as he tees-off. Logan

Gowrie reserve officers...

Continued from front page...

The Webster County Unit of Iowa Retired School

Jodi Arias trial an expensive,

After Hours: 1-800-262-2614

April 29, 2015

THE GOWRIE NEWS

Letter to the Editor...

Rescinding the $3 garbage raise;

SV girls track team

completely when we requested an additional $3.00 per

Swedish Club will

Swedish Club will meet Wednesday, May 6 at 7 p.m.

WESTER COUNTY RESIDENTS

LIQUIDOW CALCIUM CHLORIDE

For more details please call our office.

Iowas preferred dust control company for over 40 years.

2nd and Kanyon Pepples 1:14.27, 4th; Sprint Med. Relay

April 29, 2015

THE GOWRIE NEWS

Iowa Central Business

ICCC Health Competition Day...

continued from page 4...

Down Memory Lane

April 29, 2015

THE GOWRIE NEWS

Hair today, gone tomorrow....

tissue each night before retiring and would it then stay

ing that modified style and she apparently used a lot of

Allie Berg ran the open 100 meter dash Thursday

April 29, 2015

THE GOWRIE NEWS

Southeast Valley FFA members

when they gathered for the 87th Iowa FFA Leadership

Members of the Central Plains FFA Chapter package

tion of over 14,600 student members as part of 225 local

Happy 100th Birthday

Southeast Valley Track...

Continued from front page...

Earn $400 A Week To Drive Your Car...

THERE ARE 2 MAIN PROGRAMS:

Advertisers give you a free wrapped car or if you already own

For more info please email Hicklurecourier@gmail.com

April 29, 2015

THE GOWRIE NEWS

Kyle Baird and Mueeze Muchabbir