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Dec. 30, 2015 GOWRIE, WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA VOL. 125 NO. 52

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Christmas Eve day snowstorm ensured Santa easytravels in Gowrie.

Gowrie City Ofcials to

be Inaugurated Jan. 2

On Saturday, Jan. 2 the public is invited to at-tend the 2016 inauguration of the newly elected GowrieCity Officials. The inauguration will be held at Mulli-gan’s at the Gowrie Golf Course. There will be a recep-tion at 5:00 p.m. The ceremony will follow at 6:00 p.m.

Officials being sworn in are the new GowrieMayor, Gayle Redman, and two City Council members,Joe Harrrison and Keith Streit.

The Gowrie City Council considered a modestagenda in under an hour the evening of Monday Decem-ber 21, 2015. First on the agenda was a brief report fromthe police department.

It was reported that use of a trail camera hasbeen implemented, and more may be added, but theywould like to see how this works before more are added.It was reported that Andy Pebbles has been hired by thedepartment, and John Garidson is serving as a reserve of-ficer. The council was approached by a group of in-dividuals wanting to add a BBQ feed and BBQ contestto this summer’s Fourth of July festivities. The WebsterCounty BBQ association proposes the establishment of19 teams each vying for the title of “best BBQ.”

Additionally, it was proposed that a “Battle ofthe Bands” as well as a beer garden should be introducedas well. It was proposed that these festivities be offeredlater in the day (3 P.M. or 4 P.M.) so as not to interferewith church dining events and other small businesses.

It was suggested that the swimming pool park-ing lot may be utilized for these events, but it was notedthat the area would need to be roped off. Alternative lo-cations, such as Brockett Park and the high school park-ing lot, were discussed, but it seemed the consensus thatthe area near the car show represented the prime locationfor this venue.

Additionally, it was noted that an event promot-ing alcohol could not be operated on school property.Mayor-elect, Gayle Redman, suggested the interestedparties take up further planning with the GDC, rather thanreturning to the city council, as they are more apt to beable to assist with these festivities. “You have our permission to plan,” suggestedcouncilmember, Jeff Peterson. “I think it’s a great idea,” offered councilperson,

Joe Harrison. “Also, if you need a taste tester, I’m avail-able.” Ash trees in Gowrie

Moving onto new business, the fate of the city’sAsh trees was discussed.

“At some time we need to get rid of them [theAsh trees],” offered Jeff Strutzenberg. It was noted that half of the trees on Gowrie’sgolf course are Ash trees. Additionally, the Gowrie CityPark has a number of Ash trees in need of removal, espe-cially on the east side of the park adjacent to the powerlines. The cost of tree removal is dependent on the size ofthe tree. A councilmember suggested that Gowrie doeshave a Tree Board, and this board is to be made up of

eight people including one councilmember. Currently,Gowrie lists six members as occupying board seats, butit was noted that realistically, the board is made of fouractive members at this time.

“I believe it is the responsibility of the board,rather than the city council, as to the fate of these trees,”said Redman. Flags in Gowrie

Next, it was noted that many flags in our city aredue for replacement.

“It’s a disgrace to fly many of these flags in thecondition they are in,” said Strutzenberg.

Gowrie July 4 plans, future of Ashtrees in city, golf course discussed

At Gowrie City Council meeting. . .

Kids who saved through the Kid’s Club at Secu-rity Savings Bank and others were eligible to sign-up forBuddy the Bear and Parker Lehman from Dana was ourlucky winner!

Security Savings Bank Kid's Club winner...

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Ralph and Kathy Clark and Mary Ann Young at 701 4th St. was one of the winners of the best use of lights cat-egory judged by the Gowrie Development Commission.First Baby Contest

begins in PVSchool DistrictMany local prizes. . .

Who will be the first baby born in the Prairie Val-ley School District in 2016? Whoever the little one is, theysure are lucky! Not only do they get to be born into one ofthe best communities anywhere, they will also be receivingmany gifts from Gowrie area businesses to welcome them

into the world! To qualify for the basket of presents, the winningbaby must have parents who reside in the Prairie ValleySchool District. The exact time and date must be certified bythe attending physician in a written statement and signed bythe physician. The letter of certification should then be presentedto the Gowrie News. The Gowrie News will give the par-ents a letter certifying that they are winners of the contestand are entitled to all the prizes awarded by the sponsoringbusinesses. Many of the prizes can be picked up at the GowrieNews. For the other prizes the parents will be able to take thecertified letter from the Gowrie News and present it to thebusiness to receive the prize. Prizes donated by Gowrie and area merchants in

the 2016 First Baby Contest are: Farm & Town Insurance,Security Savings Bank, Macke Gowrie, Goodwin Insurance,Anderson Machinery, Our Savior Lutheran Church, GowrieTire Service, NAPA, Market Street Bar & Grill, Dayton Ro-deo Committee, Stewart Memorial Community Hospital andEngquist Lumber.



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• Harcourt TOPS, 8:00 a.m. at FaithLutheran Church Harcourt.

• Cub Scout Pack 42, 6:00 p.m. at theCallender Heritage Library/CommunityCenter

Tuesday, Jan 5

• Farnhamville American Legion Post #510 andSons 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 organization’s

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The Southeast Valley Jaguar boys rolled overSt. Mary’s/Storm Lake 71-28 on Friday, Dec. 18. It wasthe last game before the Christmas break. The Jaguars had a commanding 41-17 lead at

the half and then continued to steamroll over St. Mary’s23-7 in the third quarter. This was never a contest. It was all Jaguarsfrom beginning to end. The Jags had a unbelievable 63 field goal at-tempts, 42 rebounds, 20 assists and 21 steals. It was a total team effort as the Jaguars had 11players in the scoring column and 13 players had re-bounds.

“We had a great team victory,” said one observ-er. “It shows what we can do when we are committed toplay as a team.” Scoring in double figures for the Jaguars wereConner Conrad, 19; Logan Boerner, 12; Caleb Jondle, 11;and Dakota Jaeschke, 11. The Jaguars were an impressive 9 of 23 from

Jaguar boys roll over St. Mary’s71-28; total domination by Jags At Storm Lake Dec. 18. . .

three range. Conrad was 3 of 7 from three range which isvery good. Caleb Jondle was a perfect 6-6 from the freethrow line. The Jaguars as a team were 12 of 18.

Jaeschke was the team leader once again inboards with nine. Conrad had seven boards and threeblocked shots. Boerner had an amazing seven steals inthe game. And Tommy Lennon had seven boards. “We dominated in every aspect of the game. Itwas great to see such a great team effort.” Myles Davis led the Jaguars in assists with six.Conrad had four. Other Jaguars scoring in the game were: KeeganGoodwin, 6; Myles Davis, 3; Tommy Lennon, 1; KeenanFerry, 2; Alex Pliner, 4; Nolan Brand, 2. Other Jags having rebounds were: Kennan Fer-ry, 4; Alex Pliner, 4. Cade King, 1; Nolan Johnson, 1;Keegan Goodwin, 1; Logan Boerner, 2; Myles Davis, 1;Josh Carlson, 2; Caleb Jondle, 1; Ryan Gustafson, 2. Other Jaguars with assists: King, 3; Jaeshke, 2.

Johnson, 1; Goodwin, 1; Boerner, 2; and Ferry, 1. Other Jaguars with steals were: King, 3; Gus-tafson, 1; Lennon, 2; Jaeschke, 2; Pliner, 2.

Logan Boerner, #10 shows off his verticle as hegoes in for the shot Tuesday evening. The Jaguars walked

away with the win against Clarion-Goldfield-Dows. Photoby Lisa Peterson.

Southeast Valleyrallies to BeatEast Sac County The Jaguar boys trailed heading into the fourthquarter but were able to comeback and win by eight. The8th grade team started out trailing after a quarter of action12-8, as the ball seemed to bounce the way of the Raid-ers.

The trend continued into the second quarter andthe Jags trailed 17-12 at the halftime break. SoutheastValley started to get things rolling as the close the gap

to a point, but still trailed 23-22 at the end of the third.The Jaguars came out and controlled to fourth quarter andwent on to a 36-28 victory.

Scoring for the Jags went: Ross Halligan (2),Hunter Kruse (4), Carter Lane (8), Quinton Clancy (2),Lincoln Miller (4), Chase Swieter (14) and Jared Kas-tendieck (2). The Jaguars moved to 5-2 on the seasonand played South Central Calhoun on December 21st inBurnside.

Southeast Valley

Jaguars fall to Titans Southeast Valley 8th grade boys battled SouthCentral Calhoun and lost a close game 44-37. SCC

jumped out to a 14 -7 first quarter advantage and help a22-17 lead heading into the halftime break.

The Jags cut into the lead in the 3rd quarter butstill trailed 31-27. In a very face paced game the 4th quar-ter was an up and down game and SCC held on for the44-37 victory over the Jaguars.

Scoring for the Jaguars were Ross Halligan (4),Hunter Kruse (9), Carter Lane (10), Quinton Clancy(6), Chase Swieter (6), and Jared Kastendieck (2). TheJaguars are 5-3 heading into the holiday break and re-sume action on January 5th in Gilbert and January 7th inBurnside.

Dakota Jaeschke, #42 goes up strong scoring twopoints for the Jaguars Tuesday evening against Clarion-Goldfield-Dows. Photo by Lisa Peterson

Jaguars boys defeatClarion-Goldeld

66-51; record now 5-2

The Southeast Valley Jaguar boys handily de-feated Clarion-Goldfield 66-51 Tuesday, Dec. 22. The Jags had a small lead of 29-27 at the halfand then surged ahead in the second half, winning thethird quarter 14-9 and fourth quarter 23-15. Conner Conrad had 27 points to lead the Jagsand he had 10 rebounds.

Dakota Jaeschke had 13 points; Myles Davis, 8points and 10 rebounds; Kaleb Jondle, 7 points; KeeganGoodwin, 5; and Cade King, 4.

Top rebounders were Conner, 10; Davis, 20;Jaeschke, 7; Logan Boerner, 4; King, 2; Alex Pliner, 2;and Jondle, 1.

Conrad was 5-5 from the line; King and Good-win were both 2-2 from the free throw line. Overall theJags were 11-14 from the line. Conner, Boerner and Davis each had three as-sists. Jaeschke had five steals. Conrad had three. The Jag varsity boys’ record is now 5-2. The Jags had 36 boards, 15 steals, and 12 assists.It was a good around team effort.

JV Jag boys beatClarion-Goldeld57-45 last week

The 9th Grade Jaguar boys lost to Clarion by thescore of 50-40.Leading scorers were Nyles Johnson with 15

and 9 rebounds, Zach Graves 12 points, Mason Ackersonand Jackson Housken with 4, JJ Graves 3 points and 9rebounds, and Kenny Blunk with 2. The JV won by the score of 57-45. Leadingscorers were Keenan Ferry with 16, Nolan Johnson with15 and Kaleb Jondle with 14. The JV record is 8-1.



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50 Years Ago...

The colorful outdoor illuminated Christmasdisplay at the Edwin Dean residence won first place inthe Christmas Lighting contest sponsored here jointly bythe Gowrie commercial club and the Gowrie MunicipalUtilities. The first place exhibit was awarded $50 in cash,while prizes of $30 and $20 went to Rex Van Vleet andJack Shaw for second and third places. The winning dis-play featured a group of carolers under a stained-glasswindow, Santa and his reindeer, Evergreen roping andlights also encircled the picture window and entrance tothe home, and during the evenings organ music featuringChristmas carols flowed out from a loudspeaker to greetpassers-by. A Christmas Day Family gathering was heldin the Emma Nelson home. Those who attended were Mr.and Mrs. Harold Nelson and Bruce of Ft. Dodge; Mr. andMrs. Franklin Larson of Burnside; Judy Larson of DesMoines; Mr. and Mrs. David Kling and Bob, Mr. and Mrs.Lloyd Nelson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Elery Engstromand family, Emma and Kenneth Nelson, all of Harcourt,and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Elkin and Steve of Cresco. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Rohden and Debbie ofDes Moines were holiday visitors in the Charles Petersonhome. A Christmas Eve Dinner party was held inthe Lawrence Engquist home. Those who attended wereMr. and Mrs. Don Engquist and children, Mary Jean andJimmy, Michael Engquist of Ames and Mr. and Mrs. BobEngquist and Scott. Holiday visitors in the Marlin Hade home wereMr. and Mrs. Don Hauglie and family of St. Joe, Mr., and

Mr. and Mrs. Reynold Hade and family of Ft. Dodge. A Christmas Eve Dinner and gift exchangewas held in the Ted Swanson home. Those who shared inthe event were Mr. and Mrs. Howard Sandeen and chil-dren, Kathy and Steven, of Callender, and Mr. and Mrs.Bob Swanson and children, Sharon and Doug. A New Year’s Eve square dance willbe held by the Town and Country Twirlers Friday night,December 31, at the Callender school gymnasium. Dancing will begin at 9:00 p.m. with MickeyThomas of Osceola doing he calling Members are askedto bring two dozen cookies. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Johnson and family andMr. and Mrs. Maurice Johnson and Lori were ChristmasEve guests with Mrs. Mildred Johnson.

40 Years Ago... Three Gowrie girls sold 126 boxes of candyeach to win honors as the top sales girls in the annualCampfire Girls Candy sales here. They were Debbie Patton, daughter of Mr. andMrs. Harley Patton; Cindy Schmidt, daughter of Mr. andMrs. Gary Schmidt, and Patsy Pedersen, whose parents

are Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Pedersen.

Both Debbie and Cindy are 4th grade Camp-fire Girls, while Patsy is a Bluebird 2nd grader. All threeearned $40 toward summer camp as well as a CampfireGirls mascot and pillow. The 4th grade group under the leadership ofAlmeda Gordon was first among all groups, selling a to-tal of 412 boxes of candy. Second place went to DorothyBanken’s 2nd graders who sold a total of 370 boxes. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Piltingsrud and Kathy,Miss Darlene Piltingsrud of Perry and Neil Piltingsrudof Minneapolis were Christmas Day dinner guests in thehome of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Smith at Fort Dodge. Christmas Day Dinner guests in the home ofMrs. Viola Lowry were Mr. and Mrs. Dale Reichert ofEmmetsburg, Mr. Samuel Evanson, Mrs. Marie Cochranand Mr. and Mrs. Martin Evanson, all of Fort Dodge.

Other guest were Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Bryson of FortDodge and Mr. and Mrs. Valden Nerhus of Badger .

Mr. and Mrs. Cloyd L. Sundell will celebratetheir 50th wedding anniversary with an Open HouseSunday, January 4, 1976 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. in the Trin-ity Lutheran Church in Boxholm. Hosting the event will be the Sundells’ fourchildren and families: Mr. and Mrs. Jim Scheetz (Gwen),Mr. and Mrs. Bob Stark (Donna), Mr. and Mrs. JuniorSundell and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sundell. There are 8grandchildren. Emma Peterson and Cloyd Sundell were mar-ried Jan. 1, 1926 with Rev. Joseph A. Anderson of theLutheran church, performing the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Hicks, Sherri, Diane andPatti were among the Saturday dinner guests in the Mrs.

Walter Jacobson home at Jefferson.

Supporting one another is blessing in our towns. . .

We are concluding the year 2015 and we are alllooking forward to 2016. Happy New Year to everyone! We were blessed to live in southern WebsterCounty this past year. The world and our nation expe-rienced some horrifying events and thankfully our smalltown environment was much safer. To be sure there were also some tragic events inour respective communities. In our communities we allknow each other and we receive so much support fromone another. This is a great feeling. We should express our gratitude and deep ap-preciation to all our men and women who protect us inthe branches of our military. We have had several menand women serve from our county and area. We expressour deepest thanks.

May our churches, schools, leaders and our localcitizenry be truly blessed this coming year. Let’s all work together to help one another suc-ceed and prosper in 2016!

9th grade Jaguars fall

against Carroll Kuemper

The 9th Grade Jaguars High School Boys Bas-ketball team lost to Carroll Kuemper by the score of 78-

56.Zach Graves had 14 points, Jackson Housken 7,

Kenny Blunk 7, Nyles Johnson 6, Max Davis 6, JJ Graves6. The JVR beat Carroll Kuemper by the score of57-47. Jaden Cline had 25 points and 19 rebounds, LucasPontius had 13 points and 7 assists, Kyle Zeka 9 pointsand 9 rebounds, Conner Travis 4 points, Jordan Lane 3points.

It was noted there are 26 flags on Market Street,and more at the golf course and Brockett Park. Addi-tionally, a few smaller flags are required at other historicsites, such as the Pioneer Memorial. “You can think about it,” offered Strutzenberg,“but this really needs to be done.” “Memorial Day will be here before you knowit,” said Redman. “I’d like to make a motion to approvesix hundred dollars for this.” The board voted unanimously to approve this

otion.Flooding Next, the council discussed areas of floodingin the community. It was noted that the NE corner ofLincoln and Pleasant (near the sale barn) is in need ofattention.

Additionally, the north ends of both Park andRiddle Streets do not drain properly in heavy rains. Itwas noted the city tried to work out a plan to drain in thedirection of the berry bushes on the west end of town, butthis has not worked out. “The original developer did a subpar job,” sug-gested Mayor Dave Stokesbary. It was noted the city has been receiving a num-ber of complaints regarding this issue. Additionally, itwas noted there are other flooding concerns in front of

the Erb’s house. Also, it was noted that there is an areaon Pleasant near the railroad tracks that drains, but drainsslowly.

Discussion continued as to whether a valve

could be added at a cost of $500 to $600 to curtail flood-ing of the pond at the golf course. Currently there is aslide gate, but this has to be operated physically.Housing grant The GDC is working to secure a new hous-

ing grant for the city, much like the one implemented inrecent years; however, this application is for six houses.The GDC has agreed to offer $10,000, pending approvalof the city to donate $10,000 as well.

The GDC wishes to hire an administrator tocoordinate this housing grant with a salary of $18,500.Also, the council agreed to move up the date of the nextcity council meeting to January 11th, as the application isdue no later than January 15, 2015.

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Zion Lutheran Church

weekly events Worship will be on Saturday, Jan. 2 at 5:00 p.m.Tuesday, Jan 5 the GCC taped service will be at 10:00a.m.

On Wednesday, Jan. 6 Beginner & SonshineBells will be at 4:00 p.m., Confirmation at 7:00 p.m., andVesper Ringers at 7:00 p.m.

Our Saviours LutheranChurch weekly events On Thursday, Dec. 31 at 7:00 p.m. there willbe a New Year’s Eve Celebration beginning with a freemovie “Silver Bells” followed by games. Please bringsnacks and non-alcoholic beverages to share. Church offices will be closed on Friday, Jan. 1.On Saturday, Jan. 2 Men’s Group will meet in the Fire-side Room at 9:00 a.m. Monday, Jan. 4 a Bible study withDon Doolittle will be in the Fireside Room at 7:00 p.m.On Wednesday, Jan. 6 at 6:00 p.m. Confirmation Classwill be held in the Fellowship Hall.



Dec. 30, 2015


The Saturday before Christmas a “few” of myclan gathered to celebrate the season and one another.My son number 3, Andy and wife, Reva, opened theirhome to what became a joyful chaos. The temperaturewas very tolerable for December and no precipitation wasmaking its appearance. My granddaughter in law pickedme up and then we went back to their house to pick two ofthe three great grandchildren from that household; grand-son being in the parcel business has been putting in daysof twelve hours plus and his son #1 working many hoursalso so they opted out, due to exhausted necessity, notto attend the festivities. We were near the first to arriveso set about helping to set out Styrofoam plates, plasticcups and “silverware” and the snacking items. While wewere doing that we heard the arrival of another group andthey came on back to the kitchen/serving area. It wasmy oldest grandson, Joe, and his clan. I had expected hisdaughter and youngest son but then I looked up to see atall young man approach me with a big hug and a “Hi,Grandma Sara!” It was Tyler, Joe’s oldest, on leave fromthe Navy. Now I understood why his Mom had said notto send him a package a she “could send it free”. Thenthere was another guest, Tyler’s sister’s “fella”, a delight-ful young man from Lebanon and he became more en-dearing to me when he came back for more of my maca-roni/pea salad declaring, “I love it”. Little by little more children, grandchildren andgreat grandchildren arrived. Food kept appearing andoverflowing from the kitchen serving island to the diningtable and the nibbling was on parade. My oldest greatgranddaughter came with her fiance (they were engagedthis summer) so at least two people were being indoctri-nated into the clan. We ate some more, told more tales,ate something else, and the last to trickle in was youngestdaughter and her family, three daughters and spouses andgrandchildren. Her hubby was one with a prior commit-ment.

Eating finally dwindled to an almost cessationso it was time to gather the greats around the Christmastree.The older ones were not jumping up and down excitedbut the littler ones were a different matter. There were20 big stockings under the tree (five others having beenshipped to Idaho and Washington). Now what do you dowhen the recipients range in age from age four (young-

Oh what a night it was...

est on Dec. 23) to 23 as of the 21st? You get big socksand do something crazy like putting five dollar coins ina smallr sock and put it in the toe. Then you put in a pegpuzzle, various ones randomly, and oh, yes, everyone canhave fun with a yo-yo and if you are one of the veryyoungest you get an extra puzzle, little car or a doll. Ofcourse! Can’t forget the candy but then there’s the onethe big ones anticipate – the envelope. Somehow the par-ents managed to help the little ones keep all their “loot”separated and reclaimed and they didn’t have to worrymuch about the candy – even after having made severaltrips the homemade goody tray on the dining table. Butwoe to a Grandma not expecting a boyfriend to be in at-tendance, though he was most certainly welcomed – butthen Grandma’s pockets still had a bit of depth to com-pensate. Oh, yes, Santa left a bag under the tree and in itwas a back scratcher for everyone who didn’t get a sock. Once the socks had been reclaimed and refilledit was picture time. With a bunch of around 38 peoplethat can be chaotic fun too -- and it was. It was a greatparty, a loving party, a memorable one. We only wishedthe others could have been there, including the “out westones”. The house would have really been bulging with51 people. And I am an ONLY child! This is certainly agreat memory for me and I hope when they are my age itwill be special to them too. That all brought back my sock hanging days.We didn’t have fancy store bought ones 70+ years ago –you just hung up a clean long brown cotton winter sock.On Christmas morning it may hold the winter rarity of an orange or a big apple, a few peanuts in the shell anda peppermint stick – don’t remember canes until I wasfilling my kids’ socks.All, in all I hope everyone had a happy, family filled,fun, blessed Christmas – more next week. HAPPY NEWYEAR!

Birthdays31-Dec Cliord Hawthorne, Ron Hickey Rick Pearson1-Jan Denise Hoyt, Chris Jensen John McGuire, Reagan Pearson2-Jan Dave Bybee, John Honeyman Marcus Thomas4-Jan Laurie Adam, Randy Naeve Tyson Gutshall, Tonya Harrison Rick Reed, Paul Wolf 5-Jan Joy collier, Dawn Naziger Roger Schoeberlein Landon Vote, Roberta Seil Treyton Swanberg

6-Jan Kaylah Brandel, Marvin Coon,Adam Towle

Anniversaries5-Dec Dan and Janet Bird;

Dallas and Mary Thomas.

Southeast ValleySchedule of Events

Week of Dec 30th to Jan 6th

Wednesday, Dec 30

NO SCHOOL (Dec 23-Jan 1) Winter Break

Thursday, Dec 31


Friday, Jan 1


Monday, Jan 4

Return to School from Break

6:15 p.m. (A) B JVR Bask GAME - SoutheastValley @ Eagle Grove

Tuesday, Jan 5

6:00 p.m. (A) B&G V Bask GAME - Southeast

Valley @ East Sac County

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

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

WEBSTER CO.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORSRegular Meeting

December 15, 2015

The Board of Supervisors met in Session on the above date withthe following members present: Singer, Fletcher, Dencklau, Campbell andLeffler. Absent: None. Moved by Leffler, seconded by Campbell to approve minutes of theDecember 1, 2015 regular meeting and special meeting on December 8,2015. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Singer to receive and place on filethe following Drainage Repairs: D.D.#1, D.D.#37, D.D.#52, and D.D.#244.Motion carried unanimously.

Moved by Singer, seconded by Fletcher to accept resignation ofJordan Brackey, County Attorney Assistant effective December 11, 2015.Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Leffler to approve and authorizeChair to sign revised Avesis Advantage Vision Plan Renewal effectiveJanuary 1, 2016. (Copy on file in Auditor’s office). Motion carriedunanimously. Moved by Leffler, seconded by Campbell to receive and place on fileManure Management Plan Updates for Bob & Travis Hicks in Section 31,Gowrie Township; and Envirotech Powerwashing and Ag Service, LLC inSection 32, Yell Township. (Copy on file in Auditor’s office). Motion carriedunanimously. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Singer to receive and place onfile Midas Regional Planning Commission Auditor’s Report and FinancialStatements for period ending June 30, 2015. (Copy on file in Auditor’soffice). Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Singer, seconded by Fletcher to adopt the followingresolution:

WHEREAS Webster County, Iowa is the owner of two certain parcelsof real estate described as: Parcel 15-13-277-006: Lehigh Incorporated, Orris Sub-division, Lot 9Block 2; Parcel 15-13-277-005: Lehigh Incorporated, Orris Sub-division, Lot10 Block 2; BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of Webster County,

Iowa as follows: 1. The Board of Supervisors has determined that disposal of thecounty owned property is in the best interest of Webster County. 2. That said Board proposes to sell the above described parcels ofreal estate by sealed bid auction.

3. The bidding period will open from 9:00 a.m. December 22, 2015and close at 10:00 a.m. on December 29, 2015. 4. That bids are to be submitted to the office of the Webster CountyAuditor on the second floor of the Webster County Courthouse. 5. That said Board proposes to sell the said real estate to the bidderwho, in the Board’s discretion, is determined to have the best use of theproperty combined with bid amount.

6. That the winning bidder shall be responsible for the payment of allrecording fees associated with the sale of the parcels. 7. That the Board shall hold a public hearing on the aforesaid proposalat 10:30 a.m. on December 29, 2015 on the second floor of the WebsterCounty Courthouse. 8. That said Board proposes to accept the bid it has selected byresolution at the regular meeting scheduled for 10:00 a.m. January 5, 2016on the second floor of the Webster County Courthouse.

DATED AT FORT DODGE, IOWA this 15th day of December 2015.

s/Keith DencklauChairman, Board of SupervisorsATTEST:s/Carol MesserlyWebster County Auditor

Motion carried unanimously.Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Leffler to approve and authorize

Chair to sign Underwriting Engagement Letter with D. A. Davidson andCompany. (Copy on file in Auditor’s office). Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Leffler, seconded by Campbell to approve and authorizeChair to sign Memorandum of Understanding By and Between WebsterCounty, Iowa and Dakota Access Pipeline. (Copy on file in Auditor’s office).Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Singer to approve 2015 WeedCommissioners’ Report and weed complaint map. (Copy on file in Auditor’soffice). Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Singer, seconded by Fletcher to receive and place on fileManure Management Plan Update for Bergquist Farms in Section 23 and24 of Hardin Township. (Copy on file in Auditor’s office). Motion carriedunanimously. Moved by Singer, seconded by Fletcher to approve request from theConservation Board to transfer a $5,000.00 donation into the ConservationTrust Fund to be used for improvement projects at Camp WaNoki. Motioncarried unanimously. Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Campbell to decline email requestfrom Tanner J. Nowell, Jailer’s Labor Unit, Union Steward, for extra pay orcompensation time equal to what the Clerk’s in the Courthouse receiveddue to the Courthouse closing following the vandalism last week. Motion

carried unanimously. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Singer to approve and authorizeChair to sign utility permit from MidAmerican Energy to extend overheadelectric transmission lines to new home at 2435 Woodman’s Hollow Roadin Section 21, Township 88 North, Range 28 West, Otho Township. (Copyon file in Engineer’s office). Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Singer, seconded by Fletcher to approve and authorizeChair to sign utility permit from MidAmerican Energy to replace gas serviceat 2337 160th Street in Section 32, Township 90 North, Range 28 West,Badger Township. (Copy on file in Engineer’s office). Motion carriedunanimously. Moved by Singer, seconded by Fletcher to extend snow removalbids for Bank Building at 723 First Avenue South, Fort Dodge, Iowa until10:00a.m. next Tuesday December 22, 2015 and allow bids to be received

Webster County Library Association updated the Board on the libraryservices and their approved funding agreement from the rural areas. Noaction taken. The board discussed their obligation to have appointments to thevarious boards be gender balanced and encouraged citizens to contactthem if they are interested in serving on the following boards:

Conservation Commission Veterans Affairs CommissionCivil Service Commission Board of HealthBoard of Adjustment Planning and Zoning BoardCompensation Board Condemnation Jury

Webster County Magistrate Appointing Committee

No action taken. Moved by Leffler, seconded by Campbell to allow claims. Motioncarried unanimously. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Singer to adjourn the meeting.Motion carried unanimously.

s/Carol Messerly s/Keith DencklauWebster County Auditor Chairman, Board of Supervisors

Regular MeetingDecember 22, 2015

The Board of Supervisors met in Session on the above date withthe following members present: Singer, Fletcher, Dencklau, Campbell andLeffler. Absent: None. Moved by Leffler, seconded by Campbell to approve the followingas the official Canvass of the Dayton Special Election held on December15, 2015: Kendra Breitsprecher received 81 votes and Beverly Jondlereceived 44 votes, therefore; Kendra Breitsprecher was declared dulyelected Council Member for the residue of the term. Motion carriedunanimously. Moved by Leffler, seconded by Campbell to approve the minutes ofthe December 15, 2015 regular meeting. Motion carried unanimously.

Moved by Campbell, seconded by Singer to accept and place on filethe resignation of Trinity Lewis, Case Manager effective December 28,2015. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Singer, seconded by Fletcher to accept and place on filethe resignation of Joel Witte, Process Server effective December 14, 2015.Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Leffler to receive and place on fileappointment of Tina Clarken to the Badger Library Board. Motion carriedunanimously. Moved by Leffler, seconded by Campbell to receive and place onfile Manure Management Plan Updates for Dallas Thomas in Section 11,Cedar Township (Calhoun County) and RGT Carlson in Section 26, GowrieTownship. (Copy on file in Auditor’s office). Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Leffler, seconded by Fletcher to direct County Attorney to

prepare resolution to waive County’s right against being named as a partyto a Quiet Title Action in Helen Meehan property in the Town of Brushy,Webster County, Iowa. Motion carried unanimously. The following snow removal bids for services at the Bank Buildingwere received:Task Castor Const Griffin’s Landscapes

Parking lot snow removal $160 $300 per occurrenceSidewalk snow removal $160 $150 per occurrenceSnow removal from site $75 $60 per truckloadParking Lot/Sidewalk Sanding, $100 $200 per occurrence

Parking Lot/Sidewalk Salting, $280 $200 per occurrenceClean-up of sand in spring $85 per hour $800

Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Leffler to table snow removal bids.Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Singer to receive and placeon file resignation of Galen Friedrich, Class A Equipment Operator inSecondary Road Department, effective February 12, 2016. Motion carriedunanimously. Moved by Leffler, seconded by Campbell to approve and authorizeCounty Engineer to fill vacancy in Secondary Road Department due toresignation of Galen Friedrich. Ayes: Leffler, Singer and Fletcher. Nays:Campbell. Motion carried. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Singer to approve and authorizeChair to sign the following resolution:CLOSING BRIDGE E-23-1; FHWA #343510; TO ALL TRAFFIC WHEREAS; the Board of Supervisors is empowered under authorityof Code of Iowa Sections 321.236 Sub.(8), 321.255 and 321.473 toprohibit operation of vehicles or impose limitations as to the weight thereofon designated highways or highway structures under their jurisdiction, andWHEREAS; the Webster County Engineer has caused to be completedthe Structural Inventory and Appraisal of Webster County bridges inaccordance with National Bridge Inspection Standards and FederalHighway Administration Rules, and WHEREAS; the results of these recent inspections indicate that the

following structure has reduced load carrying capability and requires loadrestrictions. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Webster County Boardof Supervisors that Bridge E-23-1; FHWA #343510; over South LizardCreek on Fairbanks Avenue between Sections 23 and 24, Township 89North, Range 30 West, Johnson Township; be temporarily closed to alltraffic. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that road closed signs were erected at11:00 AM, December 17, 2015. PASSED AND APPROVED this 22nd day of December 2015.

Attest: s/Carol Messerly s/Keith DencklauWebster County Auditor Chair, Webster County Board of Supervisors

Motion carried unanimously. Don Patz voiced his concern on the condition of the road and bridgeapproaches on 180th Street and Dakota Avenue.

At l1:00a.m. the board met with Trustees of Drainage District #96 todiscuss right of way. No action taken. Moved by Singer, seconded by Fletcher to adjourn the meeting.Motion carried unanimously.

s/Carol Messerly s/Keith DencklauWebster County Auditor Chairman, Board of Supervisors

Webster County Claims Register Report for 12-15-2015

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Erica Rittgers goes up strong for an easy layupTuesday, Dec. 22. The Jaguars walk away with the winagainst Clarion-Goldfield-Dows. Photo By Lynn Rittgers.

The Southeast Valley Dance Team performed their Christmas routine during the boys basketball half time. Photo byLynn Rittgers.

JH Jaguar girlsdropped a 36-37overtime thriller

The Southeast Valley JH A Teams played theirfinal game before break at East Sac County Friday night.The 7th grade dropped a hard fought 37-36 overtimethriller however these young ladies left everything on thecourt and” I could not be more proud as a coach”.

Sydney Carlson had an outstanding overallgame and led the way with 20 points. Emily Hemesteadwas right behind with 8. The Jags received very solidpost play from the duo of Brielle Haub and Morgan Farn-

ham. The Jags also received outstanding hustle and de-fense from the trio of Emily Jaseschke, Kiersten Fisherand Riley Nelson. The 7th grade is now 4-2 on the sea-son. The 8th grade girls came away with a domi-nating 40-12 victory behind 17 points from MackenzieCrampton and Delaney Conrad right behind with 13.Maggie Anderlik played an outstanding game off thebench hitting the boards hard.

The Jags also got solid point guard play fromCassie Bergland and solid defense from the trio of ViatrisScott, Taegan Long and Jaynie Ferarri returning from andankle injury. The 8th grade is now 2-4 on the season.

JH Jaguar girls fall

short against SCC

The Southeast Valley JH Girls B teams playedtheir first full games of the season at Rockwell City vsSCC Monday night. The 7th grade dropped a 16-38 gameto the Titans.

The Jags recieved solid hustle from the trio ofHaylee Fraizer, Allison Bethlel and Marlee Johnson. TheJags also received solid guard play from the duo of RyleeMurray and Jordan Dorsey.

The 8th grade dropped a 16-32 contest to the Ti-tans. Haylee Kraft had an outstanding game and led the

way with 10 points.The Jags received solid point guard play from

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A young family of five was injured in a Christ-mas day crash on old Highway 20 near Fort Dodge ina head-on collission. On Saturday night one daughter,Payton, was taken off life support and she died. According to unofficial information, Justin

Henry and his fiancee Brooke Ford of Webster City suf-fered injuries as did their children Haley (severe con-cussion and broken thumb), daughter Payton who waslifeflighted to a Des Moines hospital , and a baby boyRowyn who was also injured. Payton had a severe neck injury and was on lifesupport. On Saturday night she was taken off life sup-port and she died. The dad, Justin, had a broken rib and thumb andhis fiancee Brooke had a concussion. Six people, in two vehicles, were injured in thehead-on crash east of Fort Dodge. All six were taken toTrinity Medical Center with one child lifeflighted to DesMoines. There is a Go Fund Me page on Facebook forthe family.

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Wrestling Results ... Pocahontas Area vs. Southeast Valley @ GTRA/PAC/SCC/SEValley on 12/10/2015. Pocahontas Area (POAR) 60.00 Southeast Valley(SEVA) 21.00; 220: Tim Elliott (POAR) over (SEVA) (For.)285: Spencer Trenary (POAR) over Matt ross (SEVA) (Fall1:13) 106: Shea Ruffridge (POAR) over coledon bethel (SEVA)(Fall 0:45) 113: colton klingson (SEVA) over (POAR) (For.)120: evan McCrady (SEVA) over (POAR) (For.) 126: ShamarCampbell (POAR) over (SEVA) (For.) 132: trey lawrence(SEVA) over Joe Minkler (POAR) (Dec 7-2) 138: Tyler Reis(POAR) over Carter fluckiger (SEVA) (Fall 3:46) 145: Clay-ton Reis (POAR) over (SEVA) (For.) 152: Kincaid Williams

(POAR) over ivan hudson (SEVA) (Fall 5:23) 160: ConnorSchoening (POAR) over kyler jondle (SEVA) (Fall 4:33) 170:kaelen lundberg (SEVA) over Adam Brown (POAR) (Fall 1:55)182: Philip Minkler (POAR) over zeke Miller (SEVA) (Fall5:50) 195: Daniel Sommerlot (POAR) over Bryce scott (SEVA)(Inj. [time])

Southeast Valley vs. Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire @GTRA/PAC/SCC/SE Valley on 12/10/2015. Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire (GTRA) 50.00Southeast Valley (SEVA) 29.00; 195: Bryce scott (SEVA) overZach Petersen (GTRA) (Fall 1:40) 220: Nate Harris (GTRA)over (SEVA) (For.) 285: tony crampton (SEVA) over (GTRA)(For.) 106: Monte Matthews (GTRA) over coledon bethel(SEVA) (Dec 11-10) 113: Lucas Hoffman (GTRA) over coltonklingson (SEVA) (TF 15-0 4:40) 120: Cody Marlow (GTRA)over evan McCrady (SEVA) (Fall 1:45) 126: Brett Triggs(GTRA) over (SEVA) (For.) 132: Kolton Roth (GTRA) over

trey lawrence (SEVA) (Fall 3:12) 138: Alex Hoffman (GTRA)over Carter fluckiger (SEVA) (Fall 1:57) 145: Beau Schany(GTRA) over (SEVA) (For.) 152: Jordan Thompson (GTRA)over ivan hudson (SEVA) (Fall 3:35) 160: kyler jondle (SEVA)over Tyler Hoffman (GTRA) (Fall 4:30) 170: kaelen lundberg(SEVA) over Blake Miller (GTRA) (TF 16-1 3:13) 182: zekeMiller (SEVA) over Blake Schany (GTRA) (Fall 3:50)

Southeast Valley vs. Ogden @ SEV/Guthrie Center/Ogden/ Panorama on 12/17/2015. Ogden (OGDE) 45.00 Southeast Valley (SEVA)27.00; 285: Trent Ganoe (OGDE) over Matt Ross (SEVA) (Fall0:34) 106: Coledon Bethel (SEVA) over (OGDE) (For.) 113:Colton Klingson (SEVA) over Taylon Engleen (OGDE) (Fall3:12) 120: Austin Flynn (OGDE) over Evan McCrady (SEVA)(Fall 2:44) 126: Michael Ramold (OGDE) over (SEVA) (For.)132: Trey Lawrence (SEVA) over Zach Waterbury (OGDE)(Fall 2:22) 138: Jacob Kathman (OGDE) over Carter Fluck-

iger (SEVA) (Dec 8-2) 145: Zach McCloud (OGDE) over(SEVA) (For.) 152: Harrison Haglund (OGDE) over Ivan Hud-son (SEVA) (Fall 0:51) 160: Kyler Jondle (SEVA) over LoganSturtz (OGDE) (Dec 7-4) 170: Kaelen Lundberg (SEVA) overGarrett Bales (OGDE) (Fall 0:21) 182: Austin Lentz (OGDE)over Zeke Miller (SEVA) (Fall 2:46) 195: Double Forfeit 220:Nick Ross (OGDE) over Xavier Nichols (SEVA) (Fall 0:49)

Guthrie Center vs. Southeast Valley @ SEV/Guthrie Center/ Ogden/Panorama on 12/17/2015. Southeast Valley (SEVA) 31.00 Guthrie Center(GUCE) 21.00; 195: Double Forfeit 220: Cade Suhr (GUCE)over Xavier Nichols (SEVA) (Fall 0:00) 285: Matt Ross (SEVA)over Zack Brokaw (GUCE) (Dec 8-4) 106: Blaine Beeler(GUCE) over Coledon Bethel (SEVA) (Fall 5:45) 113: ColtonKlingson (SEVA) over Zachery Fees (GUCE) (Fall 1:06) 120:Gabe Rowley (GUCE) over Evan McCrady (SEVA) (Fall 2:20)126: Double Forfeit 132: Trey Lawrence (SEVA) over Brock

Beeler (GUCE) (Dec 9-3) 138: Carter Fluckiger (SEVA) overHunter Lynch (GUCE) (Dec 6-5) 145: Double Forfeit 152: Lo-gan Scheuermann (GUCE) over Ivan Hudson (SEVA) (Dec 6-1)160: Kyler Jondle (SEVA) over Colby Grove (GUCE) (MD 10-2) 170: Kaelen Lundberg (SEVA) over Teddy Daggett (GUCE)(Fall 1:53) 182: Zeke Miller (SEVA) over (GUCE) (For.)

Panorama vs. Southeast Valley @ SEV/Guthrie Center/Ogden/ Panorama on 12/17/2015. Southeast Valley (SEVA) 43.00 Panorama (PANO)42.00; 220: Trevor Carey (PANO) over Xavier Nichols (SEVA)(Fall 1:33) 285: Dan Jensen (PANO) over Matt Ross (SEVA)(Fall 0:40) 106: Coledon Bethel (SEVA) over (PANO) (For.)113: Colton Klingson (SEVA) over (PANO) (For.) 120:George Appleseth (PANO) over Evan McCrady (SEVA) (Fall

0:32) 126: Danny Nordquist (PANO) over (SEVA) (For.)132: Trey Lawrence (SEVA) over Jacob Holwegner (PANO)(Fall 1:35) 138: Kaleb Stogdill (PANO) over Carter Fluckiger(SEVA) (Fall 1:09) 145: Noah Kirtley (PANO) over (SEVA)(For.) 152: Ivan Hudson (SEVA) over Jonas Roessner (PANO)(Fall 2:25) 160: Kyler Jondle (SEVA) over (PANO) (For.) 170:Kaelen Lundberg (SEVA) over (PANO) (For.) 182: Zeke Miller(SEVA) over (PANO) (For.) 195: Dalton Holmes (PANO) over(SEVA) (For.) (SEVA criteria i 1.00)

Results for Southeast Valley @ Jim Kinyon Invite(12/19/2015) 106: Coledon Bethel (Southeast Valley) - 4th; Quar-terfinals - Max Halstead (Roland-Story) over Coledon Bethel(Southeast Valley) (Fall 0:35); Cons. Semis - Coledon Bethel(Southeast Valley) over Cole Grandgeorge (Eagle Grove) (Dec10-5); 3rd Place Match - Max Halstead (Roland-Story) over Co-ledon Bethel (Southeast Valley) (Fall 1:36)

113: Colton Klingson (Southeast Valley) - 4th; Semi-finals - Alexander Farmer (Grinnell) over Colton Klingson(Southeast Valley) (TF 17-2 0:00; Cons. Semis - Colton Kling-son (Southeast Valley) over Trey Allen (Winterset) (Fall 3:22);3rd Place Match - Parker Allen (Hampton Dumont) over ColtonKlingson (Southeast Valley) (Fall 0:32) 132: Trey Lawrence (Southeast Valley) - 1st; Quar-terfinals - Trey Lawrence (Southeast Valley) over Robert Alert(Hampton Dumont) (Fall 1:43); Semifinals - Trey Lawrence(Southeast Valley) over Garrett Loftin (Grinnell) (Fall 1:30); 1stPlace Match - Trey Lawrence (Southeast Valley) over Bill Joslin(Roland-Story) (Fall 1:07) 138: Carter Fluckiger (Southeast Valley) - 8th; Quar-terfinals - Tyson Manzer (Roland-Story) over Carter Fluckiger(Southeast Valley) (Fall 3:25); Cons. Round 1 - Charlie Reiter(South Hamilton) over Carter Fluckiger (Southeast Valley) (MD12-1); 7th Place Match - Dawson Lalor (Eagle Grove) over Cart-er Fluckiger (Southeast Valley) (Fall 3:58)

152: Ivan Hudson (Southeast Valley) - DNP; Quarter-finals - Noah Bandstra (East Marshall/GMG) over Ivan Hudson(Southeast Valley) (Fall 1:56); Cons. Round 1 - Brian Carroll(South Hamilton) over Ivan Hudson (Southeast Valley) (Fall4:27); Cons. Round 2 - Bryson Cline (Grinnell) over Ivan Hud-son (Southeast Valley) (Fall 3:10) 160: Kyler Jondle (Southeast Valley) - 3rd; Quarter-finals - Caleb Grose (Winterset) over Kyler Jondle (SoutheastValley) (Dec 7-6); Cons. Round 1 - Kyler Jondle (Southeast Val-ley) over Russell Jennett (Gilbert) (Fall 3:46); Cons. Round 2- Kyler Jondle (Southeast Valley) over Isaac Shelton (HamptonDumont) (Dec 4-0); 3rd Place Match - Kyler Jondle (SoutheastValley) over Trenton Miller (Grinnell) (MD 13-2) 182: Zeke Miller (Southeast Valley) - 5th; Quarterfi-nals - Zeke Miller (Southeast Valley) over Jack Currans (Gilbert)(Fall 4:54); Semifinals - Sam Mathis (Roland-Story) over Zeke

Jaguar wrestling results continued on page 9...

Trey Lawrence, 132#, for the Jaguars was named Champion at the Jim Kinyon Norseman Invitational. Photo byEmilea Lundberg

Kaelan Lundberg of Southeast Valley was named the 170# Champion at the Jim Kinyon Norseman Invitational.Photo by Emilea Lundberg

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over Bailey Brinkmeyer (South Hamilton) (Fall 1:06) 220: Xavier Nichols (Southeast Valley) - 7th; Quar-terfinals - Emilio Valenzuela (Hampton Dumont) over XavierNichols (Southeast Valley) (Fall 0:00); Cons. Round 1 - BrettClayton (Grinnell) over Xavier Nichols (Southeast Valley) (Fall1:10) 285: Matt Ross (Southeast Valley) - 6th; Quarterfi-nals - CJ Baker (Winterset) over Matt Ross (Southeast Valley)(Fall 1:08); Cons. Semis - Pablo Gonzalez (Hampton Dumont)over Matt Ross (Southeast Valley) (Fall 0:36); 5th Place Match -Tanner Stille (Roland-Story) over Matt Ross (Southeast Valley)(Fall 1:01) Kaelen Lundberg (Southeast Valley) - DNP; Semifi-nals - Kaelen Lundberg (Southeast Valley) over Dalton Chipp(Hampton Dumont) (Fall 0:49); 1st Place Match - Kaelen Lund-berg (Southeast Valley) over Jake Dixon (East Marshall/GMG)(Fall 1:16) Clayton MccFarland (Southeast Valley) - DNP; There

are no match results associated with this wrestler Evan McCrady (Southeast Valley) - DNP; Champ.Round 1 - Evan McCrady (Southeast Valley) over Mason Al-sager (South Hamilton) (Fall 2:40); Quarterfinals - Nick Meling(East Marshall/GMG) over Evan McCrady (Southeast Valley)(Fall 1:56); Cons. Round 1 - Derek Graham (Eagle Grove) overEvan McCrady (Southeast Valley) (MD 13-1); 7th Place Match- eric Davis (Gilbert) over Evan McCrady (Southeast Valley)(Fall 5:12)

Jaguar wrestling results...continued from page 8...

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Courthouse vandalism Daniel Swick, 30, Fort Dodge, was chargedwith criminal mischief in the first degree and burglary inthe third degree in connection with the Dec. 8 breakin atthe Webster County Courthouse. Evidence collected at the courthouse and ex-

amined at the State Crime Lab through the investigationprocess has led to the charges against Swick. As a result of the act of vandalism that oc-curred on December 8 the Webster County Courthouseremained closed until Monday, December 14, 2015 forextensive clean up of all courthouse offices.

The services provided to the residents althoughdisrupted were not completely shut down as offices were

relocated in other county buildings. This was accom-plished by cooperation between all county offices andemployees. In the early morning hours of Tuesday, Dec, 8the fire alarm was activated in the Webster County Court-house. As a result the Webster County Sheriff’s Office,Fort Dodge Police Department and Fort Dodge Fire De-partment responded.

When personnel arrived, the inside of the Court-house appeared to be full of smoke. Upon entry into theCourthouse it was determined that it was not smoke butdischarge from more than one fire extinguisher. The firealarm was activated by the fire extinguisher discharge in

the air. All floors in the Courthouse were affected by theact.

There was extensive vandalism damage done in-side the courthouse. Two fire extinguishers were sprayedon third and fourth floors of the courthouse. One estimate on courthouse damage was formore than $45,000. Dust forced closure of the WebsterCounty Courthouse for four days.

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CITY OF

CALLENDER

REGULAR COUNCILMEETING DECEMBER 21, 2015

Regular Gowrie City Council meeting was held December 21, 2015at the Gowrie Civic/Community Center with Mayor Dave Stokesbary inthe chair and the following Council members answering roll call: Redman,Petersen, Jackson, Harrison, and Willardson. Harrison moved the minutes of the previous meeting be approved,second by Petersen. Motion carried-unanimous. Harrison moved to approve agenda, second by Redman. Motioncarried-unanimous. Police report was given by Patrick Monaghan. He reported thepurchase of a new trail camera, and the hiring of Andy Pebbles. Brett Carlson from the Gowrie Fire Department informed the councilof being approach to do another fundraiser during the 4th of July. The

idea of having a BBQ contest and a battle of the bands located at the poolparking lot. Council said to go ahead and plan. Redman suggested to talkto the Gowrie Development Commission. Jeff Strutzenburg, city maintenance, approach council on severalissues beginning with Ash Trees. A plan needs to be made to remove, andwho will be paying for the removal (city or property owner). Next was onnew flags for the streets, town, and golf course. Motion: Moved by Redman, second by Harrison to approve $600.00to pay for new flags. Roll call: unanimous. Lastly, the storm drain located on northeast corner of Lincoln andPleasant, Park Street, and Riddle Street. A plans need to be madeincluding cost. The check valve located at golf course needs to be broughtup to the Golf Board. Motion: Moved by Redman, second by Petersen to hire Simmering-Cory, Inc. as administrator for Housing Grant at the cost of $18,500, alsoincluding city to pay $10,000. Roll call: unanimous. Motion: Moved by Redman, second by Petersen to change January’s2016 city council meeting from the 18th to January 11, 2016, which willinclude a Public Hearing to consider the submission of a Housing FundApplication to State. Tabled: Denny McCubbin approach the council about somethingmore done to prevent the community from disposing none burnable stuff inthe city burn pile. Randy Hildreth, the Director of Rural Development, spoke to thecouncil about funding for sewer lagoon, housing, and fire station projects.

Each board will personally respond to Randy on their own needs. Motion: Moved by Willardson, second by Redman to give PatriceKlingson $500.00 bonus for all the assistance needed after the resignationof previous clerk. Roll call: unanimous. City Clerk will be contacting Team Service to rebill Grundman for aninvoice sent to city that council will not allow to be paid because city did notask for the service. Motion: Moved by Petersen, second by Willardson to approve 2016Golf Membership Fees that are $425-Family, $325-Single, $100-Student.There will be a 25% discount if purchased before April 1, 2016. Motioncarried-unanimous. Discussion on Christmas Tree Disposal--the council decided that it isup to the owners to dispose of their own Christmas Trees. Redman moved to approve the paying of December bills, second byHarrison. Motion carried-unanimous. Adjourning of the meeting at 7:45 p.m. moved by Harrison, second byJackson. Motion carried-unanimous.DATA TECH, SUMMIT LICENSE & SUPPORT FEE 1,379.80ACCO POOL CHEMICALS 1,075.00ARAMARK CITY/COMM CNTR SUPPLIES 691.68BLACK HILLS ENERGY UTILITY BILL 875.24CASEY'S CITY/POLICE FUEL 310.20CINTAS RED CROSS SUPPLIES 44.02ELECTRICAL MATERIALS, COMM CNTR-PARTS FOR LIGHTS 325.57GOWRIE MUNICIPAL UTILITIE, UTILITIES 7,148.46GOWRIE NEWS PUBLICATIONS 1,056.18IOWA PRISON STREET SIGN FOR PLEASANT 34.30JAMBOREE FOOD-MULLIGAN'S 623.10MENARDS CITY-SUPPLIES 333.26MIDLAND POWER SECURITY LIGHT 172.07NAPA AUTO PARTS CITY-RELAY 13.57STAR ENERGY STREETS FUEL 1,211.89WEBSTER CALHOUN TELEPHONE SERVICES 814.32EFTPS FED/FICA TAX 3,727.95IPERS IPERS 2,859.48STATE W/H STATE TAXES 1,025.00HAWKEYE FIRE LLC COMM CNTR/LIB INSPECTIONS 61.50RASMUSSEN TILING DRAIN-SUNSET 6,341.90WEBSTER CO TELECOMM, JAN,FEB,MARCH 2016 CLAIM 2,849.50LEAF CITY-COPIER 59.71ADVANCED SYSTEMS-DALLAS, LIBRARY-COPIER 131.32BAKER & TAYLOR LIB-BOOKS 340.09CENTER POINT LARGE PRINT, LIBRARY-BOOKS 83.88CARRIE DALLEY REIMBURSEMENT-CONG MEALS 9.16ELDERBRIDGE AGENCY, CONG MEALS 1,807.00BLUE RIBBON PELHAMS, COMM/CONG.MEALS-WATER SFTNR270.27ANDERSON ERICKSON DAIRY, CONG MEALS 265.98DESIGN ELECTRONICS, LIBRARY PERFORM UPDATES 133.50M&M SALES CO CITY-COPIER 46.47TOWN & COUNTRY VETERINARY, DOG BOARDING 55.00FORT DODGE ASPHALT CO., SOUTHEND OF SUNSET DRIVE90,031.40

DECKER SPORTING GOODS, PARK BASKETBALL BACKBOARD550.00ROPER REPAIR, SOFTENER OUT-COMM CENTER 88.48JEFF STUTZENBERG, REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRAIL CAM 129.58AUTOMATED SAND & GRAVEL, FILL & STATE SAND 732.18ADVANCED SYSTEMS-WATERLOO, LIBRARY PRINTER 68.30INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE PYMT FOR DEC.31,2014,FORM 941 99.46PEOPLE WEEKLY LIBRARY-MAGAZINES 116.07HIWAY TRUCK & EQUIPMENT, CITY-PORTED DBL RELIEF 378.75US FOODS CONG. MEALS FOOD 2,160.37R & R SERVICES CLUBHOUSE-LOCKS & KEYS 200.00TCB SANITATION JAN-OCT GARBAGE AT CLUBHOUSE 178.00JEFF'S JONS CITY/GOLF PORTABLE TOILETS 780.00SPEED'S AUTO SUPPLY REPAIR TO GOLF CART 412.52JIM BLAIR SANITATION AUG-OCT RECYCLE 30.00BANKERS TRUST BOND-GOWRIE12A 15,037.50VISA LIBRARY,CITY,CLERK SUPPLIES 740.33OLSON ELECTRIC LABOR ON A/C COMM.CENTER 400.00WEBSTER COUNTY AUDITOR, ELECTION FEES 1,091.70REES HYDRAULIC SALES, CITY-SERVICE 60.84ZIMCO SUPPLY COMPANY, GOLF CHEMICALS 178.50MID COUNTRY MACHINERY, GOLF-SULLIVAN & AIR HOSE RENT107.00BARCO MUNICIPAL PRODUCTS, SNOW FENCE 250.32THE MESSENGER LIB/POLICE ADVERTISING 125.00NORTHERN LIGHTS FOOD,SUPPLIES-MULLIGAN'S 1,567.79

MACKE MOTORS POLICE-LIGHTS 507.37DON'S PEST CONTROL PEST TREATMENTS 286.30MERCHANT BANK CREDIT CARD FEES 167.48ELISSA MOBLEY REIMBURSEMENT-MILEAGE 25.76ROSALEZ LOCK & KEY KEY FOR LIBRARY 6.00PETTY CASH PETTY CASH-LIBRARY 126.74TAYLOR, TAMMY COMM CENTER CLEANING 450.00IOWA CHILD SUPPORT CASE ID 873188 29.56NELLIS CONSTRUCTION CO, LABOR & MATERIAL ON LIBRARY5,180.00MEREDITH BOOKS LIBRARY CHRISTMAS BOOKS 35.87MARAIH PHAISAN, REIMBURSEMENT FOR GAME MONEY 24.00BOUND TREE MEDICAL, LLC, SUPPLIES FOR DEFIBRILLATOR312.18CENTRAL SALT, LLC DEICING SALT 1,798.70HJELMELAND FLOORING, INC., MULLIGAN'S VINYL 750.00KRIZ-DAVIS CO. PARK-LED POST FIXTURE 1,814.72CROUSE BROTHERS MASONRY CURB & GUTTER REPAIR-MARKET ST 300.00JERRY LAWMAN, CLUBHOUSE-INSTALL FLOORING 491.00DAVID ANDERSON, REIMBURSEMENT-COLORED PENCILS 5.23MIDWEST LIVING LIB-MAGAZINE 19.97PERSONNEL CONCEPTS, LIB-2016 LABOR POSTERS 25.90SUBSCRIBER SERVICES, LIB-MAGAZINES 21.00PAYROLL CHECKS TOTAL PAYROLL CHECKS 18,457.24 CLAIMS TOTAL 182,525.48 GENERAL FUND 44,379.00

GOLF COURSE FUND 5,980.21 ROAD USE TAX FUND 109,145.98 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FUND 99.46 CONGREGATE MEALS FUND 7,883.33 DEBT SERVICE FUND 15,037.50 TOTAL REVENUE $116,804.20__________________________________ _____________________Danielle Clancy, City Clerk Dave Stokesbary, Mayor

CITY OF CALLENDER – SPECIAL CITY COUNCILMEETING MINUTESDecember 21, 2015

Mayor Randy Hanson called the Special City Council Meeting to orderat 5:30 p.m. Present: Lee, Martens, Jondle, Weston. Absent. Shirbroun. Open Public HearingsNo comments from public regarding NOTICE OF INTENT BYAPPOINTMENT CITY COUNCIL.

CDBG HOUSING PUBLIC HEARING - APPLICATION FOR OWNEROCCUPIED REHABILITATION. The Callender City Council saw the needto improve the housing in the City. Pre-applications for an owner-occupied,single family rehabilitation program were mailed to every household in theCity to determine if there was an interest in such a program. 25 pre-applications were returned from citizens interested in the program. Howthe proposed activity will be funded and the sources of funds; The Cityis requesting funding from Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA)Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Housing Fund Program tofinance the project. Homeowners may be required to contribute funds,depending on the cost of the rehabilitation. The City will formally committo contribute $8,000 toward the program. The date the CDBG applicationwill be submitted; On or before 4:00 PM on January 15, 2016. Requestedamount of federal funds; The City will be requesting $230,994 in CDBGfunds from IEDA Estimated portion of federal funds that will benefit low-and moderate-income persons; 100% of the program funds will help lowand moderate income persons in Callender. The proposed project will takeplace in the targeted area. The border of the targeted area is: • William St. from Mortimer St. to the City Boundary • Mortimer St. from William St. to Norway St. • Norway St. from Mortimer St to the City Boundary • The City Boundary from Norway St. to William St. • The eastern boundary of the City going east on Thomas St, north onHilda Ave, and west on the northern portion of the City Boundary Plans to minimize displacement of persons and businesses resulting

of funded activities; No persons or businesses will be displaced becauseof this program. Plans to assist persons actually displaced; No one willbe displaced because of the program no plans have been made. Thenature of the proposed activity; The activity will be to rehabilitate 6 singlefamily, owner-occupied homes to the Iowa Minimum Housing Standards asestablished by the Iowa Economic Development Authority. The person(s)authorized to receive and respond to citizen proposals, questions andcomplaints concerning proposed or funded activities & The person(s)available and able to provide technical assistance to groups representinglow- and moderate-income persons in preparing and presenting theirproposals for the request and use of federal funds. Shirley Helgevold - MIDAS Council of Governments 602 1st AvenueSouth Fort Dodge, IA 50501 (515) 576-7183 ext. 212 [email protected] . There were no comments from public regarding Submittalof a CDBG Application.

Motion by Weston, Second by Lee to Close Public Hearing. All Ayes.MC Motion by Lee, Second by Martens to appoint vacant Jeff Pommerto Council Seat effective 1/1/2016. All Ayes. MC Oath of Office willcommence prior to Jan 1, 2016. CDBG Housing Grant - LMI Survey Results for Target Area resultspending. Motion by Lee, Second by Jondle to approve RFP from MIDAS.All Ayes. MC . There were no other RFP’s provided; no scoring needed.Motion by Weston, Second by Lee to approve the Housing AdministrationPlan. All Ayes – MC Federal Assurance, HUD and Environmentaldocuments signed and on file. Community Development and HousingNeeds Assessment and Minority Impact Statement. Motion by Weston, Second by Jondle to amend the FY 15/16 Budget1) pay up to $200,000 for Storm Drainage Improvements, Maps 1 – 4,using these funds: 47,000 LOST + 3,331 CP Sswr + $7,669 Storm Water+ 55,968 CP Infra Elec + 46,026 CP Equip Elec + 14,488 CP Infra Swr+ 6,138 CP Equip Swr= 180,620 and up to 200,000 as needed from CPProject funds as available. 2) Move debt service $13,470 to water. 3) use$10,000 City Hall funds and $10,000 annual transfer to pay for elevatordemolition costs. All Ayes. MC Motion by Weston, Second by Martensto spend EEG funds for exterior city hall building upgrades. All Ayes. MC. A resolution to transfer additional funds, including utility deposits fromchecking to CD, minus $1000, will be discussed in April 2016. Motion by Weston, Second by Jondle to approve MER Engineeringto complete plans and specifications for the bidding on Storm DrainImprovements Maps 1 – 4 of the estimated costs. All Ayes. MC Technology; city council laptops on order and tablets will be sold tolibrary for $50 each.

Mayor appointments tabled until 1/12/2015. City Council supports formation of a new C.A.R.E. Committee in2016 to replace the prior committee which disbanded in 2015. This isa volunteer committee for which the city council would like to indirectlypartner with to promote community projects. Contact City Hall if you areinterested in being part of this committee 548-3859. Future council meeting guests confirmed and informational updateforthcoming Jan 2016.

Motion by Weston, Second by Jondle to adjourn at 7:45 p.m. AllAyes. MC_______________________________________Randy Hanson - MayorATTEST:______________________________________Denita Lee-Luke – City Clerk

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Legal Notice

Drainage District No. 48NOTICE TO BIDDERS

OPEN DITCH CLEANOUTWEBSTER DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 48

WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWAMHF PROJECT NO. 15008

Time and Place for Filing Sealed Proposals. Sealed bids for the workcomprising the improvements as stated below must be filed before 11:00a.m. on January 12th, 2016 in the office of the County Auditor of WebsterCounty, Iowa in the Webster County Courthouse, 703 Central Avenue, FortDodge, Iowa 50501. Time and Place Sealed Proposals will be Opened and Considered.Sealed proposals will be opened and bids tabulated at 11:00 a.m. on

January 12th, 2016 in theWebster County Courthouse for consideration bythe Webster County Board of Supervisors. The Webster CountyBoard ofSupervisors reserve the right to reject any and all bids. Time for Commencement and Completion of Work. Work shall becompleted no later thanAugust 31, 2016. Damages in the amount of fivehundred & 00/100 dollars ($500.00) per day will be assessed for each daythe work remains incomplete. Bid Security. Each bidder shall accompany its bid with bid securityas defined in Section 26.8 of the Iowa Code in an amount equal to five (5)percent of the total amount of the bid. Contract Documents. Electronic plans and specifications for thisproject may be obtained from MHF Engineering, P.C., 300 WestMcKinleyStreet, PO Box 68, Jefferson, Iowa 50129; e-mail: [email protected]; phone:515-386-4101. Preference of Products and Labor. Preference shall be given todomestic construction materials by the contractor, subcontractors, andsuppliers in performance of the contract and, further, by virtue of statutoryauthority, preference will be given to products and provisions grown andcoal produced within the State of Iowa, and to Iowa domestic labor, to theextent lawfully required under Iowa statues. Sales Tax. The bidder shall not include sales tax in the bid. TheJurisdiction shall issue a Sales Tax Exemption Certificate.General Nature of Public Improvement. Work shall consist of approximately28,304 CY Channel Excavation, 421 Stations Leveling Spoil Banks, 700Tons Class E Rip Rap, 3,790 LF CMP, Tile Outlet and Surface Drain

Replacement, and all incidentals required to complete the project. This Notice is given by the authority of the Webster County Board ofSupervisors, acting as Trustees for Drainage District No. 48./s/ Carol MesserlyCarol Messerly, County AuditorWebster County, Iowa

ALEXANDER, BRANDI mileage 16.80ALLIANT ENERGY UTILITIES 129.81ALLSCRIPTS SUPPORT 1,035.02AMHOF, ROXANNE mileage 92.40ANDERSON, KATHERINE mileage 329.18ANDERSON, MINDY cell phone 25.00ANDREWS, JULIE mileage 33.08ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES SHED SUPPLIES 209.76ARNOLD MOTOR SUPPLY STOCK 132.71B & W CONTROL SPECIALISTS INC, REPAIRS 916.50BARRIER GROUP, software maintenance contracts 1,000.00BECKER FLORISTS INC trees 200.00BERRY advertising 69.75BIANCHI, MIKE rent & expense 350.00BIRDSELL, TAMARA mileage 163.60BLACK HAWK COUNTY SHERIFF, serve papers 21.06

BLACK HILLS ENERGY UTILITIES 681.13BLUE RIBBON PELHAM WATERS, cleaning supplies 35.00BOMGAARS SUPPLY SUPPLIES 394.77BRENNAN, JENNIFER rent payments 300.00BRIGGS CORPORATION supplies 82.19BROWNS SHOE FIT CO WORK SHOES 279.94CALHOUN COUNTY ECA LIGHTING 9.75CARSON-STAPP FUNERAL HOME, medical examiner expense 300.00CASEY'S GENERAL STORES INC, FUEL 559.41CASTOR CONSTRUCTION snow removal 1,220.00CENTER FOR DISEASE DETECTION, test fee 157.00CENTRAL IA JUVENILE DET CENTER, MEDICAL SERVICES 1,326.00CENTRAL IA PSYCHOLOGICAL SRVS, expert witness testimony 187.76CENTRAL IOWA DISTRIBUTING INC., STOCK 1,615.30CENTURY LINK monthly services 734.91CHAMP SOFTWARE INC SOFTWARE 11,014.00CHIEF SUPPLY CORP OFFICER UNIFORMS 1,408.22COLE, DR DAN medical examiner expense 600.00COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER voucher program 40.00CONSOLIDATED MANGEMENT CO INC., food service 7,052.25CRITES, CHARLOTTE wages 100.00DANIEL TIRE COMPANY repairs 1,806.09DANNER, DAWNIE election wages 62.25DAYTON RESCUE SQUAD INC medical examiner expense 300.00DAYTON REVIEW legal 977.29

DAYTON, TOWN OF UTILITES 101.25DE LAGE LANDEN copier lease 314.75DENCKLAU INSURANCE SERVICES insurance2,560.33DEYTA LLC hhcahps fee 90.00DIAMOND MOWERS INC PARTS 3,207.18DODGER AREA RAPID TRANSIT dart bus tokens 750.00DOMINO'S PIZZA teen parent night 19.97DOOLITTLE OIL CO INC GREASE 1,784.81DOUBLE B PROPERTIES LLC rent & expense 400.00DOUBLE M SIGNS COUNTY LOGO STICKERS 743.65DOUGHTY AUTO INC PARTS & LABOR 1,170.63DUNBAR POWER EQUIPMENT snowblower 1,099.00EDMAN, ALISHA mileage 60.90ELECTRICAL MATERIALS CO PARTS 25.71ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING pagers 789.00EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FUND 3rd quarter payment33,600.50FAMILY PET MEDICAL CENTER boarding for k9 25.50FASTENAL COMPANY STOCK 707.59FLANNERY, MARJORIE rent payment 50.00FORCE AMERICA INC STOCK 50.15FORT DODGE FIRE DEPARTMENT medical examiner expense225.00FORT DODGE FORD INC service 1,988.42

FORT DODGE WATER DEPT ss bldg water 140.23FORT DODGE, CITY OF consultant fees 6,413.34FREEMAN, SUSAN wages 1,213.62FRONTIER phone service 1,953.28FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONE 364.54GADBURY, JANET E mileage 23.63GARGANO, MARK medical examiner expense 122.08GEHLHAUSEN, DAWN mileage 159.40GENE MOELLER OIL COMPANY fuel 72.09GOVCONNECTION INC equipment 38.83GOWRIE MUNICIPAL UTILITIES UTILITLES 174.64GOWRIE NEWS legal 977.29GRAVES CONSTRUCTION CO INC BRIDGE & APPROACHES130,762.91GRAY SANITATION GARBAGE 44.00GRELL, MELISSA mileage 103.75GURNETT, TERESA mileage 55.65HAILA ENG GROUP LTD lec court room remodel 555.00HALFWASSEN, ANGIE phone 25.00HAMILTON, MONICA mileage 97.65HANNA, LAURA mileage 287.18HEITRITTER, TRACEY wages 1,936.58HEPP, BLAINE contracted wages 2,654.31HERZOG, DARREN cell phone 40.00HIWAY TRUCK EQUIP CO PARTS 1,261.30HOTSY EQUIPMENT COMPANY HOTSY REPAIR 170.40HOUSEHOLDER, ELIZABETH phone 25.00HOWELL, HALEY mileage 103.75HOWELL, JULIE A mileage 136.30HUGGHINS, CATHY wages 687.50ICEC school of instruction 200.00IDOT SHOP TOOLS 188.65INFO DOG SECURITY LLC shredding 41.95INLAND TRUCK PARTS CO STOCK 115.38INSURANCE FINANCE CORP emergency dispatch, pro, liabinsurance 377.89IOWA ASSC FOR THE EDUCATION OF oral health networking35.00IOWA AUTO SUPPLY ice scapers 9.18IOWA COUNTY ATTORNEY'S prolaw 5,491.00IOWA DIVISION OF LABOR SERVICE boiler inspection80.00IOWA OUTDOORS renewal 30.00J & K MARKETING, JACK BRADLEY contracted wages580.00JIM'S FLOOR COVERING INC carpet 1,906.00JIM'S SERVICE INC transportation 135.01JOHNSON CONTROLS INC PART TIME DAY TIME PORTER2,600.00JONES, REBECCA mileage 68.25JOSTEN, KATHLEEN A cell phone 25.00

KAVANAUGH, LINDSAY mileage 72.78KEMNA AUTO OF FORT DODGE key 29.82KERWIN, LINDA mileage 173.05KIMBALL MIDWEST STOCK 242.77KITTLESON, VALERIE mileage 254.10KOLACIA CONSTRUCTION INC service 987.84KONICA MINOLTA PREMIER copier lease 506.78KRAFT, STACY mileage 159.93LEFFLER, MERRILL recorder 83.99LEHIGH VALLEY COOP TELE UTILITES 144.60LEHIGH, CITY OF UTILITIES 426.60LIGHTEDGE SOLUTIONS INC computer services 250.00LOUISA COUNTY AUDITOR medical examiner expense 150.80MAIL SERVICES LLC postage 1,687.34MARCO INC hardware maintenance contracts495.12MARCO INC equipment 341.16MARCO INC maintenance contracts 1,301.21MARIPOSA PUBLISHING handbook 70.30MASON-LINDHART FUNERAL HOME funeral services545.00MATHESON TRI-GAS INC WELDNG SUPPLIES 543.28MCGILL, ANDREW L cell phone 50.00MEDIACOM cable 186.19MEDLINE INDUSTRIES INC supplies 223.13

MENARDS - FORT DODGE SUPPLIES 527.99METAL CULVERTS INC CULVERT MATERIALS 6,939.20METZGER, JAMES election wages 36.00MICHAEL, BRETT wages 1,610.63MID COUNTRY MACHINERY INC tools 4,377.75MIDAMERICAN ENERGY UTILITIES 3,426.77MIDWEST WHEEL CO STOCK & PARTS 2,074.84MILLENNIUM REHAB & CONSULTING therapy270.00MILLER, JODY transcript 14.00NANNIGA, JOHN 24 hour crisis response 475.00~ Email your news to [email protected] ~

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NAPA AUTO SUPPLY supplies 1,422.74NICHOLS, TRICIA mileage 155.73OFFICE ELEMENTS supplies 630.38OFFICEMAX INC office supplies 159.99O'HALLORAN INTERNATIONAL INC., STOCK & PARTS 4,730.49OLSON, STACI medical examiner expense 100.00OVERHEAD DOOR CO service call & repairs 93.81PETERSON, CODY cell phone 40.00

PETTY CASH SHERIFF postage 41.14PHILLIPS, MICHELLE M TRANSCRIPTS 154.50PHOENIX SUPPLY LLC supplies 459.82POLK COUNTY TREASURER medical examiner expense 164.37POWERPLAN PARTS 1,514.43PRAIRIE ENERGY COOP utilities 39.15PRAIRIE ENERGY COOPERATIVE, LIGHTING 104.51PRECISION MACHINE & WELDING, PARTS 55.00PRESCOTT, KARI mileage 309.75PRINSCO INC CULVERT MATERIALS 1,011.35RADIOLOGY CONSULTANTS OF IOWA, inmate medical 192.00REES HYDRAULIC SALES & SERVICE, PARTS 293.28RESERVE ACCOUNT POSTAGE 1,856.02ROSADO, LEANN mileage 176.40ROYAL PROPERTIES LLC rent 1,400.00ROYSTER, JIM REPAIRS 983.40RV HORIZONS INC rent payments 240.00RYAN DIAGNOSTICS INC lead care test kits 2,100.00SAXTON, JAMIE mileage 107.08SCHOON, KAREN L cell phone 50.00SECURE SHRED SOLUTIONS shredding 138.00SHAW, MARTHA mileage 380.63SHEDA, JENNIFER mileage 134.73SHIMKAT MOTOR COMPANY UNIT 5 766.30SIBBITT, DANI mileage 101.13

STAPLES ADVANTAGE office supplies 859.44STAR ENERGY LLC FUEL 2,876.01STATE FOREST NURSERY supplies 135.00STATE MEDICAL EXAMINERS OFFICE, AUTOPSIES 14,538.00STOREY KENWORTHY jury chairs 9,350.72STOREY KENWORTHY/MATT PARROTT, office supplies 2,050.63STRATFORD GRAVEL INC 1" ROAD STONE 6,497.28SURE PLUS MANUFACTURING CO, STOCK 75.12TCB SANITATION GARBAGE 231.00THE GARAGE DOOR COMPANY INC, service 151.00THE MESSENGER legal publish 707.80TIMMERMAN, SUSAN mileage 419.80TOWN & COUNTRY VETERINARY CLIN, dog pound 55.00TR COURT REPORTERS, THERESA A RITLAND, DEPOSITIONS 189.30TRIZETTO PROVIDER SOLUTIONS, supplies 133.00TRUCK COUNTRY OF IOWA STOCK & PARTS 1,745.78TURNKEY CORRECTIONS lease 100.00UBBEN, COURTNEY mileage 137.55ULTRAMAX INC ammunition 399.00UNITED STATES CELLULAR cell phone 762.50UNITY POINT HEALTH CPR CARDS 180.00UNITY POINT HEALTH, NEW EMPLOYEE DRUG TESTING 52.00UPPER DES MOINES OPPORTUNITY, contracted services 85.00VERIZON WIRELESS cell phones 2,114.07VINE COUNTY SHERIFF serve papers 30.00W & H COOP OIL COMPANY FUEL & OIL 3,235.25WALMART COMMUNITY supplies 411.80WALTERS SANITARY SERVICE INC., haul refuse 239.31WEBSTER CALHOUN COOP TELE, 911 circuits 434.02WEBSTER CO TELECOMMUNICA, contracted services 14,294.73WEBSTER COUNTY EXTENSION, SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION 180.00WEBSTER COUNTY SHERIFF serve papers 1,053.76WELLS FARGO REMITANCE CENTER, court room tv 7,612.49WEST PAYMENT CENTER west information charges 491.62WOOLSTOCK MUTUAL TELEPHONE, computer services/internet159.85WUEBKER, JENNIFER mileage 157.83WUNSCH CONSTRUCTION INC WATER MAIN 14,793.78ZA PROPERTIES rent & expense 400.00ZIEGLER INC., STOCK- NEW EQUIPMENT - REPAIR 564,585.37

SMCH Employees... Employees of Stewart Memorial Community Hospital stand together and recently unveiled new mission and vi-sion statements which summarize the hospital’s goals and objectives.

Stewart Memorial Community Hospital(SMCH) recently unveiled new mission and vision state-

ents which summarize the hospital’s goals and objec-tives. Every three years, the administrative team,board of directors, and medical staff re-examine the orga-nization’s long-term goals. The first step was conductinga community needs assessment to collect data about whatthe public needs from SMCH, McCrary Rost Clinic andCommunity Pharmacy.

The team then met in September at a strategicplanning retreat. “This was no small task. We worked on aSWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats)analysis of our organization. We reviewed where we aretoday and identified strategic challenges and opportuni-

ties,” recalls SMCH CEO Heather Cain. “We identifiedour top priorities and action steps for the next three yearsand drafted our new mission and vision statements. Thesewill help guide decisions in a meaningful way for the nextthree years.”

A mission statement focuses on the present, de-fining the purpose and primary objective of the hospital.SMCH’s new mission statement is “Committed to qual-ity health and wellness for you and your family.” “The

key words here are health and wellness,” says Cain. “Wewant to help everyone we serve lead a higher quality oflife.” A vision statement looks to the future and is asource of inspiration and motivation. It describes howSMCH hopes to effect change. As it looks to the futureof healthcare, SMCH seeks to “Transform our communi-ties by providing coordinated care and exceptional ex-periences.” Cain explains, “Our communities consist notonly of our patients, but also our employees and medicalproviders. We want to be an exceptional place to workand practice medicine and to give our patients an amaz-ing experience when they use our services. At SMCH, weare driven to be more community-focused, proactive and

engaged.” With the mission and vision statements top ofmind, the team also identified three top priorities for theorganization. The first priority is to recruit and retainhigh performing providers and staff. Efforts will be madetoward provider and employee talent management andimplementing a competitive total rewards program. Thesecond priority will be to build the new care model toimprove quality, efficiency and coordination. SMCH willwork toward this goal by ensuring quality throughout theorganization, develop a team-based practice and coordi-nation of care and service. The third priority is to build aunity culture and educate the community on who SMCHis. This will be achieved through education for employeesand the community, and for the current organization tobe viewed as one organization versus separate hospital,clinic and pharmacy. “Healthcare is changing in that reimbursementis going toward a quality, rather than quantity, model.While SMCH is currently not being reimbursed that way,we are looking to the future to provide health care thatimproves the quality of life for our communities. Wewish to be transparent about the direction our organiza-tion is heading so the communities we serve will supportus and be fully engaged,” concludes Cain. For more information about Stewart MemorialCommunity Hospital and the services it provides, pleasevisit them at www.stewartmemorial.org.

New Mission and Vision Statements atStewart Memorial Community HospitalDrive change...

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First Day Hikes Friday,

Jan. 1 at Dolliver and

Brushy Creek State Parks The Iowa DNR will be having the annual FirstDay Hikes on Friday, Jan. 1 at 11:00 a.m. at Dolliver Me-morial State Park, meeting at Copperas Bed trailhead bythe South Lodge and 1:00 p.m. at Brushy Creek State Rec-reation Areal meeting at the Prairie Resource Building. Kick off 2016 with a winter hike in an Iowa State

Park. First Day hikers can expect to be surrounded by thequiet beauty of nature in winter, with views unimpeded byfoliage.

Wildlife and animal tracks might be spied duringthe hike.

The hike should take about 45 minutes. Childrenwelcome over the age of four unless carried by an adult, nostrollers.

Dress warmly. Wear layers of clothing and stur-dy, warm hiking boots or shoes, as well as hats and gloves.Binoculars and a camera always come in handy, and re-member to bring water and maybe a snack.



Dec. 30, 2015


Ph. 352-3118

BruntlettElevator

Gowrie

Your Full

Service

Purina Feed

Member F.D.I.C.

Boxholm • Farnhamville • Dayton

Gowrie • Harcourt • Lehigh

Ph. 544-3281

1106 Beek Street,PO Box 475

Gowrie, IA 50543

Ph. 352-3151www.wccta.net

Stewart Memorial

Community Hospital

McCrary-Rost Clinic

1800 Main • Gowrie, IA 50543

515.352.3891

www.stewartmemorial.org

Rochelle Guess - F.N.P. - C

Adam Swisher, D.O. andKari Swisher, ARNP-C

Ph. 352-3044

GowrieDr. Bruce Towne

TowneVeterinary

Clinic

Gowrie Ph. 352-3876

CommunityPharmacy

serving the communities ofGowrie, Lake View,

Rockwell City,and Lake City

www.engquistlumber.com

203 South Ash

Harcourt, Iowa

Mon-Fri 7:30-5Sat 8-Noon

Used Farm Equip.

Buy • Sell • Trade

Gowrie

PH. 352-5204

Ph. 352-3333

1015 Market StreetGowrie

Ph. 515-352-3103

Gowrie

NAPAAuto Parts

HarcourtEquipment1526 320th Street

Gowrie, IA 50543

Toll Free: 877-351-CORN

(2676)

SwansonFlorists

Gowriein business 80 years

Ph. 352-3355

Visit our webpage at www.jamboreefood.com

1119 Market Street,Gowrie, Iowa 50543

515-352-3711Hours:

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”!

Gowrie &Rockwell City

Ph. 352-3121

Palmer & Swan

Funeral Homes

Ph. 1-800-262-2630Gowrie, Iowa

Rochelle Guess - F.N.P. - C

Adam Swisher, D.O. and

Kari Swisher, ARNP-C

McCrary-Rost Clinic

Stewart Memorial

Community Hospital

Stewart Memorial

Community Hospital

Callender • Somers

Manson • Gowrie

Ph. 515-352-3181

heartlandbanks.com

Ph. 515.352.3325Fx. 515.352.3309


1108 Market Street,Gowrie, IA 50543

Ph. 515.352.3325Fx. 515.352.3309



Ph 515 352 3325


Gowrie

Farm & Town

Insurance

515-968-4131

INDEPENDENT,

FULL SERVICE BANK

Member F.D.I.C.