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September 16, 2015 GOWRIE, WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA VOL. 125 NO. 37

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Wednesday, Sept 16 Prairie Valley School Board, 6:00 p.m. Thursday, Sept 17 Gowrie Fire Dept., 7:00 p.m. at the fire station.Friday, Sept 18 GDC, 12:00 p.m. at the WCCTA conference roomMonday, Sept 21 Gowrie City Council, 6:45 p.m. at the community center. Callender Lions, 7:00 p.m. at the community center. Harcourt TOPS, 8:00 a.m. at Faith Lutheran Church Harcourt.Tuesday, Sept 22 Farnhamville Senior Citizens (cards), 1:00 p.m., Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.Wednesday, Sept 23 Farnhamville Fire Dept., 7:30 p.m. at the fire station.

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Homecoming 2015 will begin on Sunday, Sept. 20 with the Powder Puff football game. Before the game, please come and enjoy a pork burger supper with chips, drink, and dessert for a free will offering. All proceeds go to the Wounded Warrior Project and the Honor Flight of Brushy Creek out of Fort Dodge. The games will begin at 6 p.m. on the practice field adjacent to the football field. Monday, Sept. 21 will begin Spirit Week in the high school. Dress Up days are as follows: Monday America Day theme day and dress up in red, white, and blue; Tuesday HOLLA Dayz - students dress up like their favorite holiday;

Wednesday What Not to Wear Day; Thursday Senior Citizen Day seniors dress as senior citizens and everyone else dresses as babies; Friday Jag Spirit Day show your teal, black, and silver! Students will begin decorating hallways and community business windows on Friday, Sept. 18 and conclude this on Wednesday, Sept. 23. Thursday night at the volleyball game against Manson-Northwest Webster and Newell-Fonda, will be America Night at Gowrie with everyone to dress in their patriotic finest. The student council is selling t-shirts that sport our homecoming theme, A Heros Homecoming with

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Gowrie Fire Department thanks donors, seek funds The Gowrie Volunteer Firefighters, Inc. would personally like to recognize each and everyone who has donated to the Fire Department in the past several years, to make the reality of a new fire station in the city of Gowrie come true. "Thank you!" With your help through donations, we have raised more than $325,000 and began construction of the new station. As the Fire Department begins Phase 3 of the construction plan, help is still needed to reach the goal of $500,000 to complete the interior of the stations. The Gowrie Volunteer Firefighters are commit-ted to seeing the project completed through fundraisers of tractor pulls, fish fries, pancake breakfasts and your support. The Gowrie Fire Department thanks you for your past support and hope that you will consider helping the fire department complete their goal.

POET Biorefining joins the celebration... Dayton held its parade on Labor Day, and POET Biorefining, Gowrie had the American Ethanol float. They tossed candy and frisbees that were a huge hit! Like the Gowrie 4th of July parade, POET team member Tom Taylors daughter Teryn wore the Corn Costume. Teryn was a celebrity for the day, even some of the parents along the parade route wanted pictures of their kids with her. After the parade route, POET made its way back to where the parade started. They disas-sembled the float and there were two people in their yard tossing one of our frisbees! It was a fun day had by all!

2015 homecoming court and attendants... Pictured in the first row from left to right, are freshmen Mason Ackerson and Morgan Castenson; sophomores Carson Shipley and Daven Rees (absent); juniors Mickayla Willison and Jacob Sorenson; senior court attendents Aaliyah Scott, Erica Rittgers, Natalie Lambert, Erica Nordin, and Allie Berg (absent), Andrew Dorage, Cameron Anderson, Con-ner Conrad, Carter Steck and Logan Boerner.

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By Tyler Anderson The Southeast Valley volleyball team endured another snag on Thursday, Sept. 10 in Pocahontas. The Jaguars (3-8) tumbled to Pocahontas Area/Laurens-Marathon, 3-0. Southeast Valley dropped the initial set 25-17, before losing the following sets by scores of 25-11 and 25-13. Southeast Valley was led by senior Aaliyah Scott, who had four kills, followed senior Mallory Strut-zenberg and junior Jaiden Ackerson, who had three kills respectively. Freshman Morgan Castenson led the team with ten assists while Strutzenberg had three digs for the Jag-

Southeast Valley JV Volleyball team drops to Pocahontas Area The Pocahontas Area/Laurens-Marathon In-dians defeated the Southeast Valley junior varsity vol-leyball squad on Thursday, Sept. 10 in Pocahontas. The Indians won the match by the scores of 25-10, 25-19, and 25-18. The team struggled offensively for most of the night. The Jaguars will play again on Thursday, Sept. 17 against the South Central Calhoun Titans in Gowrie and then will host their own invitational on Saturday, Sept, 19. The team stands at 5-4 overall in match play.

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uars. Castenson also had a service, while fellow freshman Shelby Cummins had two service aces. Since losing to St. Edmond on Sept. 1, the In-dians (12-1) defeated the Jags to extend their winning to five games. Against Webster City on Saturday, Sept. 12, the Southeast Valley volleyball team dropped its initial game to the Lynx, 2-0. The Jaguars bounced back in a hurry, dispatch-ing Ogden and Clarke of Osceola by scores of 2-1 and 2-1 respectively. Ogden (3-10) initially won the first set 21-11, before Southeast Valley stormed back to take the match by scores of 21-4 and 15-11. Southeast Valley beat the Indians in the first set 21-14, dropped the second set 21-13 and won the match in third set by the score of 15-8. Junor Jaiden Ackerson led the Jags with four kills while freshman Shelby Cummins attained 10 digs against Ogden. Against Clarke, senior Cassie Zinnel led the Jaguars with four service aces as Castenson tallied 12 as-sists and seven digs. Castenson also had two service aces. Sadly, the Jaguars were beaten by Clarion-Goldfield 2-0 and Gilbert by score of 2-0. The Jaguars (5-10) will look to climb back into the win column, as they travel to Manson on Thursday, Sept. 17 to play Manson-Northwest Webster, St. Marys of Storm Lake and Alta/Aurelia.

Bridget Wilmarth hits the volleyball in last week's Southeast Valley junior varsity reserve game in Gowrie. Photo by Lisa Peterson.

Karissa Hiesterman sends the ball over to the op-posing team in last week's Southeast Valley junior varsity action in Gowrie. The Jaguars JV team dropped to Poca-hontas Area/Laurens-Marathon, 3-0. Photo by Lisa Peter-son.

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Wednesday, Sept 16 - Hot Pork Sandwich w/WW Bread and Potatoes w/Gracvy, Carrots & Broccoli, Oatmeal Raisin Bar Thursday, Sept 17 - Cheeseburger, WW Bun, Santa Fe Corn, Baby Plums, OJFriday, Sept 18 - Golden Baked Chicken, Potatoes w/Gravy, Green Beans, Fruit Cup, WW Roll, Tomato JuiceMonday, Sept 21 - Salisburty Ground Beef, Baked Potato, Mixed Vegetable Salad, Raspberry LemonadeTuesday, Sept 22 - Goulash Lettace Salad, French Bread, Jello CakeWednesday, Sept 23 - Hot Pork Sandwich w/WW Bread and Potaoes w/ Gracy, Carrots & Broccoli, Oatmeal Raisin Bar

30 YEARS AGO... The former First Methodist Church building in Gowrie, which was built in 1885 and served as a church until a new stone church was built in 1951, was burned down Sunday, September 15, by area fire departments. The building was purchased by the Masonic Lodge in 1952. Fire departments from Gowrie, Paton, Callender, Harcourt and Farnhamville and a female firefighter from Madrid participated in several schools that day, which in-cluded practice entering a smoke- filled building using Scott Air Packs. Friday, September 13, was a lucky day for Ray Norine of Gowrie, as he won the $100 prize in the Iowa Lottery, from a $1 Ticket purchased at Caseys General Store and became Gowries first big winner. The $1 for the ticket came from $2 Norine won at Petersen Foodland earlier that morning. He stopped at Caseys on the way to the Post Office. Norines total winnings that morning were $102. A Strand Family Reunion was enjoyed at the Vincent Strand home over the weekend. Junior Bowling League started Thursday af-ter school with 24 young bowlers participating. Starting this session are Mel Larson, Lauri Wendell, Sara Jacob-son, Karli Bloomquist, Erin Suchan, Tanny Jensen, Kim Ackerson, Jared Davis, Chris Sorenson, Sara Rasmus-sen, Becky Patton, Ryan Larson, David Wendell, Abby Henry, Andy Suchan, Koci Koch, Don Hiller, Jason Mohr, Jodi Mohr, John Rohden, Jeff Ackerson, Rhonda Nelson, Josie Busse, Casey Bloomquist, Amber Koch. 20 YEARS AGO... A Hardin Street potluck will be held on Sun-day evening, September 24 at 5:00 p.m. The event will be held between the 400 and 500 block of Hardin Street, open to Farnhamville residents with a Hardin Street Ad-dress. The Prairie Valley freshman volleyball team lost its opener to Pomeroy-Palmer, one game to two. The scores were 4-15, 15-5, and 5-15 for the three games. Jana Keith led the team in serving, 8-9. Julia Samuelson

was the bright spot in serve receiving, going 1-12. The Prairie Valley Junior High volleyball teams opened their season at Lytton on Monday, September 11. The 7th grade team went 1-2 with scores of 11-15, 10-15 and 15-2. The 8th grade team won their match, 2-1, with scores of 15-11, 9-15 and 15-5. Both teams did a nice job for their first performance. Tom Larson purchased the Gowrie 66 business from his uncle, Roger Larson, in January of 1975. In 1982, he moved from the original station (now Mundts Service Center) to the present location at 1208 Market Street. The land was purchased fro Wally Danielson in 1991. The price of gasoline was 49.9 cents when Larson started, and has been as high as $1.32. Candidates for Prairie Valleys Homecoming king and queen are as follows: Nick Fiala, Shelby Ewing, Jeremy Robertson, Mandy Carlson, Mitch Person, Jer-rad Hanson, Shaun Vote, Karli Bloomquist, Cory Turner, Holly Kuhn. The king and queen will be crowned Friday at the Homecoming pep rally.

a statement that our heroes dont wear capes, they wear dogtags. Orders for these shirts were sent home with all elementary and middle school students and they are in the high school office. Orders are due Wednesday, Sept. 16. Also at the volleyball game on Thursday, the student council will be selling patriotic items like Jag Pride dog tags, bandanas, and red, white, and blue pretzel rods. We will also have some left over flag socks which the cross country, volleyball, and football teams will be wearing during the events on homecoming week. The student council will also be passing the hat at the volleyball game for donations to the Wounded Warrior Project and Honor Flight. Friday, Sept. 25 will be the parade and pep rally. The parade will start at 2 p.m. at the high school and wind its way down to the football field for the pep rally. Everyone is invited to join the fun. If any busi-ness would like to join the parade, please contact the high school. This year, Scratch Cupcakes will again be sell-ing their fabulous cupcakes and this time in their famous pink van. They will begin selling at 2:30 around the foot-ball field area. Between the first and second quarters of the football game, the student council will again pass the hat for donations. At halftime, the royalty will be introduced and the band will play. On Saturday, Sept. 26 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. will be the homecoming dance at the high school in the commons. DJ is Lincoln Sibbet. Cost of admission is $3 for singles and $5 for couples.

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Please buy local... One aspect of the mission of the Gowrie De-velopment Commission is to strengthen the economy and community of Gowrie by helping to create an en-vironment where current businesses can thrive and new businesses are welcome. In addition we want to attract patrons from other communities to conduct business and utilize our resources. In light of the recent mailing from the local gro-cery store, the GDC board would like to reiterate the sen-timent and encourage community members, businesses and local organizations to look locally and make a spe-cific choice to buy in Gowrie. Thank you, Jeff and Julie, for the reminder. Buy Local!Gowrie Development CommissionMarcie Boerner, President

Paton Public Library announces activity planning meeting, Sept. 24 The William Paton Public Library is having an activity planning meeting for adult programs on Thurs-day, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m. in the library. The library would like to know what type of programs you would be interested in participating in at. Interested in knitting? Crocheting? Woodwork-ing? Book club? Who would you like to see speak at the library? Let the Paton Public Library know your sugges-tions and ideas. All are welcome, and light refreshments will be served.

Webster County 4-H open house held Sept. 27 An open house to showcase 4-H will be held on Sunday, Sept. 27 at the Webster County Extension Office from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Anyone interested in joining 4-H is invited to attend to see what 4-H is about and be able to visit with current members and staff. Learn about the different project areas, going to camp, how to join a club, and what you can do in 4-H. Webster County Extension & Outreach Office is located on the southeast side of the Crossroads Mall in Fort Dodge. 4-H is available for 4th through 12th graders. For more information, please call 576-2119.

Birthdays16-Sep Danelle Peterson, Allen Vote17-Sep Curtis Carstens, Susan Kopecky Amanda Skoglund18-Sep Robert Saxton, Caroline Schwering19-Sep Michelle Lusmann-Staub20-Sep Crystal Oberheu, Beverly Peterson Tyson Saxton, Norman Vote21-Sep Joseph Fields, Kenneth Martin22-Sep Leah Erritt, Pam Gutshall Logan Klingson, Roy Moeller

Anniversaries17-Sept Robert and Fern Saxton; Vernon and Darlene Thomas.21-Sept Adam and Teresa Dickinson; Chris and Alicia Lea.22-Sept Larry and Lou Taylor.23-Sept Brad and Kim Bendickson


I was in the Gowrie News office on a recent Thursday afternoon and at 5:30 p.m. I walked to Marvs Market Street Grill & Bar. The front area was full so I ventured to the rear. There is a large, rectangular table in back and this table was completely full. . .except for one seat. You have to be a Lutheran to sit at this table, said one voice. I chuckled. But where are the coffee and all the baked goodies? I asked. As a Lutheran Church member I was indeed in-vited to sit down. I sat next to my friend Dale Miller and his wife Kay was seated on the other side. On this Thursday night all the Lutherans were eating Mexican dishes on this special Mexican Night at Marvs. As usual, the restaurant was packed and every-one was having a good time. And believe me, the Luther-ans werent missing out on any of the fun. Bud Johanson, Gowrie, was at the table with his wife Donita. Bud had just returned from the Iowa State Fair where he placed high in the horse shoe competition. Over the years Bud has either placed first or very high at tournaments in Ames, Boone, Fort Dodge and at Victoria Palms in Donna, Texas, where he was camp champ during their winter retreat. Ive learned from my local sourcs that Bud was once a very good baseball player in Lanyon. Those Lu-therans can be pretty darn good.

My former long time friend in college, Vic Pernell, died in late June from injuries sustained in a traf-fic accident in Port Charlotte, FL. Some years back Vic visited me in Dayton quite often and he met many people here. I attended a funeral ceremony held in August in North Oaks, MN, for Vic. His daughter Rebecca and son Douglas were there with many other friends of the fam-ily. It was so good to see people I hadnt seen in many decades. On my way back to Iowa I recalled so many wonderful people who have passed away in our south Webster County communities the past few years. We will miss them all.

Weve had some good response on several in-terurban train stories we have featured in both the Gowrie News and Dayton Review. We will have more of those early train stories featured in future weeks. I would have liked to have boarded an Interur-ban (electric) train at the Hope station (south of Harcourt) and then sojourn to Des Moines and come back the same day via the train. It was all possible in the thirties and forties and for several years in the fifties in our area.

By Tyler Anderson

Is it safe to start calling the Southeast Valley football team the Cardiac Jags now? In their third consecutive nailbiter, the Southeast Valley Jaguars used a two yard touchdown run by sopho-more running back Kaleb Jondle and PAT by senior Cade King to edge out East Sac County 27-26 on an autumn-like Friday evening in Gowrie. The Jaguars (3-0) overcame five turnovers dur-ing the game to defeat the Raiders (0-3) with a late 70 yard drive in the games closing minutes, earning their best start in their young, two-year history. The offensive line did a great job all night, said Head Coach Mike Swieter, who gave credit to the Southeast Valley linemen. But I was was very happy at the end of the game, when we were deciding what to run. The line told me to use the power run and that we would get it in. And they did. In the first quarter, the game began well enough for Southeast Valley once more. The offense appeared in sync with a nine-play opening drive which culminated in a four yard touch-down run by junior running back Aaron Swieter. East Sac County was forced to punt initially, but a muffed punt gave way to great field position for the Raiders. The Raiders then used the early turnover to score. However, a blocked PAT kept the Jaguars up front in a 7-6 advantage. The Jags would then turnover the ball on downs, before an interception by senior cornerback Keaton Jon-dle led to 10 play scoring drive which resulted in a two yard score by none other than Keaton Jondle. After the extra point by King, Southeast Valley held onto the 14-6 lead at the end of the first quarter. Southeast Valley would hold onto that lead into halftime, as a stout goal line defense stalled an 11 play drive by the Raiders. I was very happy with our defense on the early goal line stand, Swieter said. Unfortunately, the Jaguars came up short as ju-nior quarterback Nolan Brand was picked off with less than six minutes left in the half. The defense responded quickly, as junior Sam Berglund recovered a Raider fumble. After an exchange of stalled drives by both squads, the scoreboard still read a 14-6 Southeast Valley lead. Coming back from the break, the Jaguars re-sponded big time following an East Sac three-and-out with a 30 yard touchdown pass from Brand to King. The Raiders refused to fade, scoring on a nine-play touchdown drive to keep the score within reach. The Jaguars gave up another fumble, but saw King get an interception in return. The Jags were unable to capitalize on the turn-over, fumbling the ball back into Raider hands. At the end of the third quarter, Southeast Valley held on to 20-12 lead. East Sac County took advantage of the fourth quarter, converting a seven-play into points. The Jaguar defensive unit held their ground dur-ing the two point conversion, their third of four two point attempts by the Raiders. East Sac County then took the lead following a Nolan Brand interception and 10 play drive. With more than four minutes remaining, the Raiders led the Jags 26-20. It was then that Southeast Valley responded with a 70 yard march to the endzone, putting the Jaguars ahead for good. It was not without drama, as East Sac took the ball with 18 ticks to play and made things interesting with a hook and ladder play that resulted in numerous laterals. This time, the Jags shut the door on the improb-able, as Aaron Swieter made the fumble recovery as time expired. It was a great team effort, Coach Swieter said. This team is battling a lot of injuries, but are finding ways to win. They have a never quit attitude. But we have to eliminate the turnovers. We cant continue to win with that many mistakes. We had 16 turnovers in the first three games. To be 3-0 and to be giving these teams all those extra possessions, it shows you that if we eliminate the errors, we can be very good. Kaleb Jondle led the Jags on the ground, notch-ing his second straight contest with more than 100 yards rushing with 108. King led Southeast Valley with four receptions for 72 yards and one touchdown against the Raiders. Defensively, senior Conner Conrad led the team with eight tackles, followed by junior Ryan Gustafson with six.

Junior Alex Pliner had five total tackles, three tackles of tackles were for a loss. The Jaguars will take a road trip next Friday, traveling to Shenandoah. The Mustangs (3-0) narrowly defeated Red Oak, 14-13. This upcoming game will determine who sits atop of the district. The winner of this game (against Shenando-ah) will have the district lead after two regular season games, Swieter said. Its going to be a big game for both programs.

Individual StatisticsRushing

Att. Yds. Yds/AttNolan Brand JR 2 -16 -8.0Kaleb Jondle SO 21 108 5.1Keaton Jondle SR 7 17 2.4Cade King SR 1 15 15.0Carter Steck SR 1 -2 -2.0Aaron Swieter JR 18 66 3.7

Passing Att. Comp Yds/Com.Nolan Brand JR 16 8 50.0

Receiving #Rec. Yds. Yds/Rec.Conner Conrad SR 3 34 11.3Nolan Johnson SO 1 26 26.0Cade King SR 4 72 18.0

Scoring Pts. Rushing FG PATKaleb Jondle SO 6 6 0 0Keaton Jondle SR 6 6 0 0Cade King SR 9 0 0 3Aaron Swieter JR 6 6 0 0

Tackles Solo Asst. Total TacklesCameron Anderson SR 4 3 5.5Sam Berglund JR 1 6 4.0Jaden Cline JR 0 1 0.5Conner Conrad SR 4 8 8.0Nick Eslick JR 1 6 4.0Keegan Goodwin JR 1 2 2.0Ryan Gustafson JR 2 8 6.0Dakota Jaeschke JR 1 2 2.0Kaleb Jondle SO 2 3 3.5Keaton Jondle SR 4 4 6.0Kyler Jondle FR 1 2 2.0Cade King SR 2 2 3.0Johnny Lautner SR 0 3 1.5Alex Pliner JR 3 4 5.0Daven Rees SO 1 0 1.0Carter Steck SR 0 1 0.5Aaron Swieter JR 1 8 5.0

Interceptions Interceptions Int ReturnYardsCameron Anderson SR 1 0Keaton Jondle SR 1 0Cade King SR 1 0

Fumble Recoveries Recoveries Fumble ReturnYardsSam Berglund JR 1 0 Aaron Swieter JR 1 0

Southeast Valley Jaguars edge East Sac County in Gowrie 27-26Jaguars now 3-0, will play Shenandoah for district lead...

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Kickoffs Kick Offs Yds. TouchbacksDakota Jaeschke JR 5 203 0

Punting Punts Yds. Yds/PuntCarter Steck SR 1 16 16.0

Senior Cade King runs down the field in Friday's football game between the Southeast Valley Jaguars and the East Sac County Raiders. King led the Jags with 74 yards receiving and booted the field goal to give the Jaguars a 3-0 season record thus far. Photo by Lisa Peterson.

Sophomore running back Kaleb Jondle looks for daylight in Friday's football game between the Southeast Valley Jaguars and the East Sac County Raiders. Jondle's 108 yards rushing and late touchdown led the Jaguars to victory, defeating the Raiders 27-26. Photo by Lisa Peter-son.

Sept 16, 2015 5THE GOWRIE NEWSTHE GOWRIE NEWS Down Memory LaneB Y S A R A D O W N S

Have you ever experienced the news in the pres-ent taking you back to incidents of the past? Apparently that has happened to me. The recent heavy rains and flooding reminded me of a past time of heavy rains and then flooding. Quite some time ago I wrote about my friend Bonnie and I having a great time playing in a pond on the farm. It was no ordinary pond but one that had been formed by heavy rains in the summer of 1940. This pond was one of several on the farm on which I was living. I have referred to peat fields before, those reclaimed areas that over a century ago were marshy areas reclaimed by tough, hard-working immigrants. Some were so low and tiling wasnt as perfected as (hopefully) it is now. By the time we played in the pond most of the water had evapo-rated and it was more like a hog waller. In 1940 many of those ponds stayed a long time and destroyed the crops that had been on them and it was too late to replant once they had finally dried up. Ditches along the flattest rural graveled roads were filled to over-flowing, covering the roads and spilling into adjacent fields. In some the crops of corn were high enough and the waters receded fast enough so they werent complete-ly lost. One of those gravel roads was between what was then the Swanson place (Ray Starks family may have been on that farm at the time) and my Aunt and Uncles place to the east now no sign of any buildings ever hav-ing been there. Apparently the water had sufficiently receded to the point there was a very, very shallow covering of the road but the ditches were still full and pouring into the fields and the road was passable (moving very slowly

Water, water everywhere...down the middle, of course). Boone county must have maintained those roads quite well as they held up un-der the flooding. How do I know this? I found a picture in my Moms old photo album. It was of our old 1931 Chevy in the middle of that still water covered road. My mom was sitting on the bumper with her feet in the wa-ter, her shoes in hand while my cousin, Joy, and I stood slightly above ankle deep on either side of her. Thats as bad as I ever recalled but several different years there were the peat field ponds and some loss of crops. During the rest of my years in the Boxholm area I dont remember anything as bad as that of 1940. But I do remember that those ponds would fill up some as did the country ditches. That created areas in the ditches where cattails and the snake grass would grow. Also nourished were the tiger lilies which evidently continued to thrive after their roots had been dumped in a ditch. Some of the heavy rains and mini floods created both destruction and beauty. Residents of the areas took it in stride and their farms flourished even though some of the acreage may not have produced as well or at all that season. I am sure that survival attitude still prevails. I have seen that when watching TV reports from Dayton. There is a spirit of caring for one another and the area. People were working hard and long to restore their town and the rodeo grounds so that the show could go on. By the time this goes to press those days will have been here and gone but right now I am hoping and praying for the people of Dayton and Stratford in particular. I have faith in that small town spirit, caring and togetherness when a crisis is to be met.

Southeast Valley Schedule of Events

Week of Sept 16th to Sept 23rdWednesday, Sept 16SWGES PK/TK Vision ScreeningsSWGES Cub Scout Sign UpThursday, Sept 174:00 p.m. J.H. Volleyball vs. SCC6:00 p.m. B JVR FB GAME - Southeast Valley @ South Central Calhoun6:00 p.m. G JVR/JV/V VB GAME - South Central Calhoun @ Southeast ValleyFriday, Sept 18SWGES 3rd Grade FT to Living History Farms7:00 p.m. B V FB GAME - Southeast Valley @ ShenandoahSaturday, Sept 198:30 a.m. G JV VB GAME - multi-Team9:00 a.m. J.H. XC @ CarrollMonday, Sept 21Fall NWEA Map Testing (Sept 22-Oct 2)4:00 p.m. J.H. Volleyball @ Glidden4:30 p.m. J.H. XC @ Story City5:30 p.m. G V VB GAME - Multi-Team6:00 p.m. B JV FB GAME - Southeast Valley @ Pocahontas Area6:00 p.m. G JV VB GAME - Mutli-TeamTuesday, Sept 224:15 p.m. J.H. Football vs. MNWWednesday, Sept 23FFA Soils Contest

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

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

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By Tyler Anderson

The Fort Dodge Hawks. It has a catchy name to it, does it not? According to co-team owner and Burnside resi-dent, Kirk Kelley, it does. It was a bunch of North Iowa Knights players who came up and approached me, Kelley said of the ori-gins of the team. They said that they were wanting to get a Fort Dodge team and I always thought that it would be nice to have a Fort Dodge semi-pro football team. They gave me the ball and I ran with it. And ran with it Kelley did, and done so in a hur-ry. We only started talking about this in late Au-gust, Kelley said. The former Knights players had a bit of sour taste in their mouths. The Fort Dodge Hawks plan to play in the his-toric Dodger Stadium when they begin their inaugural campaign in the summer of 2016. The 5,000 seat stadium is also home to the Fort Dodge Senior High, St. Edmond and Iowa Central foot-ball teams. Its going to be in Dodger Stadium, Kel-ley said. We have to get finalized with the Fort Dodge school district, and weve had preliminary talks with the athletic director and were hoping to have Dodger Sta-dium every time. Its going to be our home base. Kelley also expressed wanting to hold a few practices in Burnside, but would have to go through the Southeast Webster-Grand school board to do so and for now, will hold off on the idea. However, Kelley is centered on not just con-

necting with the Fort Dodge market, but that of Webster County as well. We want to get out in the community and do things too, Kelley said. Not just in Fort Dodge, but in Webster County. Already, the Fort Dodge Hawks have a stylish logo featuring a black and red hawk. Initially, the play-ers approached Kelley with pictures of hawks and a nick-name of the Dodgers. Kelley reminded them that Dodgers was already used, and suggested Redhawks. Finally, there was a compromise and the nick-name Hawks was official. We figured that they already have that motif of Dodger Stadium, our big push is that we really want to play there, Kelley said. Also, the Fort Dodge Hawks will aim to help out local youth while in operation. The biggest thing is that were trying to build a system for young kids, Kelley said. We want to clean up the streets of Fort Dodge and help out in the commu-nity, not just in Fort Dodge but in Webster County, by building up football players. Kelley also spoke of obtaining a location where the Hawks can conduct a youth camp, workout programs, and has seen interest from players to have a Big Brother, Little Brother initiative. Kelley also commented that the Hawks would have a stronger connection with the community. Were going to be everywhere, theres no avoiding us, Kelley said. Previously, the Iowa Eagles semi-professional football team had called Fort Dodge home, but the Hawks promise to have a stronger presence. Kelley also said that having the Hawks in Fort Dodge will draw better talent, and are hoping to bring en-tertainment to the community during the months of May, June and July. A 2005 graduate of Southeast Webster and starred for the Eagles from 2002 to 2004, Kelley stated that even though he may not play for the Hawks, he may borrow some elements from Jerry Jones. My main focus is to get people into the stands and getting into the community and helping non-profits, Kelley said. Were going to pick different non-profits each home game we have to sponsor and give portions of the profits to them. Team wise, Kelley has recruited an old team-mate and friend of his to join the Fort Dodge Hawks in Kyle Klatt. Klatt was a force on the line for Southeast Webster in their spectacular 2004 campaign. Alongside Klatt and 31 other players, the Hawks will have an open

Kirk Kelley, Burnside, organizes semi-pro football team in Fort DodgeKelley, Fort Dodge Hawks promise a spectacle for fans...

tryout on Oct. 5 through Oct. 7. Pat Preston will serve as the Hawks first head coach, and has previously coached in various youth leagues. Kelley commented that Preston has a passion and understanding of the game and the offense that the Hawks want to implement. The biggest obstacle at the moment, however, will be finding a league for the Hawks. Their main aim is the Midwest Football Alliance, which houses the likes of the North Iowa Knights and popular Des Moines Blaze, while two other leagues could have serve as a landing spot for the Hawks. To counter this, Kelley and the Hawks will at-tend the MFA league meeting in Nov. 7 and to balance out the startup costs, have started up a GoFundMe page. Right now, our GoFundMe has only gotten our name out there, Kelley said. What were trying to do with GoFundMe is raise money for pads and jerseys. Theres also stadium rental and league fees, and were really trying to make it where the players dont pay to join the team. Were not out to make money, were here to be a presence in the community. Once the Hawks do get to their first kickoff, Kelley said that the games will feature fireworks, con-tests and plenty of entertainment. According to Kelley, the Hawks will be a spectacle for football fans to enjoy. We really want to bring in people and make fans of them, Kelley said.

The Fort Dodge Hawks semi-pro football team, co-founded by Burnside resident and Lehigh native Kirk Kelley, will aim to play in the summer of 2016. Photo pro-vided by the Fort Dodge Hawks.

Accident at Jamboree... Damage in front of Jamboree Foods that occurred last week, when apparently a driver confused the brake and gas pedals, driving straight into one of the planters in front of Jamboree.


On Friday, Sept. 11, the Southeast Valley High School held its Academic Assembly for third trimester of the 2014-2015 school year. Students were recognized for earning Academic Letters and for reaching their third trimester GPA goals. Academic letters are awarded to students who have been listed on the honor roll for any four trimesters. For each subsequent time on the honor roll, stu-dents receive a gold bar. The following students were recognized for earning Academic letters/bars for 3rd trimester of the 2014-2015 school year: Cameron Anderson, Keygan Barber, Marydith Barkley, Allie Berg, Tiffany Blunk, Logan Boerner, Josie Breitsprecher, Allison Carlon, Joshua Carlson, Conner Conrad, Tori Crampton, Jacey DeBaun, Jacob DeBaun, Andrew Dorage, Katelyn Dyer, Hannah Fiala, Makayla Garland, Josh Gibbons, Kearsten Hainzinger, Anna Heatherington; Casey Iles, Dylan Johnson, Travis Jones, Natalie Lambert, Sage Michalski, Zeke Miller, Katrina Nelson, Owen Oeltjenbruns, Trevor Parrish, Hannah Peterson, Mitchell Reck, Erica Rittgers, Kendall Sandgren, Aaliyah Scott, Bryce Scott, Mallory Strutzenberg, Michael Vos-berg, Cassandra Zinnel, Jaiden Ackerson, Sam Berglund, Kenly Clough, Regina Cook, Myles Davis, Nick Eslick; Dylan Fiala, Mason Forst, Gina Gillespie, Keegan Goodwin, Emma Graves, Ryan Gustafson, Mor-gan Jackson, Jordan Lane, Meryl Moeller, Sarah Nahn-sen, Megan Roe, Alaina Rykhus, Kamryn Shady, Ryann Steburg, Ashley Stenzel, Kennedy Stern, Jason Stuart, Aaron Swieter, Carson Walrod, Spencer Warehime, Mickayla Willison. In addition to Academic letters, students were recognized for meeting their 3rd trimester GPA goals. Goals are set within the first week of the trimester. Students are encouraged to see the importance of goals and of writing those goals down. They are guided through the process of setting SMART goals and of creating a plan to reach those goals. Students who reached their goals for third tri-mester of the 2014-2015 school year were (Mrs. Jae-schkes pack) Jaiden Ackerson, Dalton Krantz, Kamryn

Shady, Ramona Thompson, and Hannah Vaughn; (Mrs. Schills pack) Dylan Fiala, Leah Gibbons, and Jason Stuart (Mr. Kruses pack) Josie Breitsprecher, Todd Hamilton, Dylan Johnson, Amara Murchison, and Micaela Reutzel; (Mrs. Hannas pack) Trent Lawrence, Jack Mumper, Mallory Strutzenberg, and Claire Whalen; (Mr. Zigrangs pack) Tessa Berg, Anna Heather-ington, Liam McDermott, and Collin Nordin; (Ms. Do-slands pack) Keygan Barber, Melissa Pautsch, Kevin Smith, Kennedy Stern, Ascension Tilley, and Bridget Wilmarth; (Mr. Conrads pack) Regina Cook, Rawly Grandfield, Natalie Lambert, Logan Parman, Carson Shi-pley, and Patti Snyder; (Mr. Blunks pack) Allison Car-lon, Gina Gillespie, Clayton Kiefer, Chase Mobley, and Roslyn Redman; (Mrs. Geislers pack) Makayla Busma, Mason Forst, Cameron Pliner, Megan Seil, and Ashley Stenzel; (Ms. Lizers pack) Brandon Gibson, Ryan Gus-tafson, and Drew Lundquist; (Ms. Schmidts pack) Jaden Cline, Conner Conrad, and Eliza Gies; (Ms. Stewarts pack) Michael Balla, Halle Grimm, and Aaron Swieter; (Ms. Vogels pack) Kyle Baird, Hannah Fiala, Kearsten Hainzinger, Anna Hanson Cheyenne Iles, and Ebony Scott; (Mrs. Nelliss pack) Sam Berglund, Micaela Fevold, Taylor Posey, and Spencer Warehime; (Mr. Ke-hoes pack) Cameron Anderson, Karissa Hiesterman, Dakota Phillips, and Erica Rittgers; (Mr. Bachels pack) Emma Graves, Reanna Larson, and Karrigan Mentzer; (Ms. Christianss pack) Allie Berg, Kaelan Lundberg, and Kaleigh; (Ms. Petersons pack) Shawna Andrews, Jade Kepler, and Carson Walrod; (Ms. Rippentrops pack) Bryanna Diaz, Peyton Heslop, Austin McBride, Chelsea Mitchell, and Tristan Troutwine; (Mr. Swieters pack) Katelyn Dyer, Casey Iles, Baylee Lindner, Jonah McCrady, Kanyon Pepples, and Hunter Van Every; (Mr. Nusss pack) Keegan Goodwin and Brittany Mullins.

Southeast Valley holds Academic Assembly

Pictured above are the senior students who were recognized for earning Academic Letters and for reaching their third trimester GPA goals. Academic letters are awarded to students who have been listed on the honor roll for any four trimesters.

Pictured above are the junior students who were recognized for earning Academic Letters and for reaching their third trimester GPA goals. Academic letters are awarded to students who have been listed on the honor roll for any four trimesters.

Gowrie church updates... United Methodist Church will hold the follow-ing activities Wednesday, September 16 at 2:30 pm there will be BINGO at the Care Center. At 5:30 pm - 7pm Choir practice. On Wednesday, September 16, at 7:30 pm the Zion WEBS will meet. On September 19 at 9:30 am the Scrap-booking Club will be meeting. On Tuesday, Sep-tember 22 Tomorrows Leaders Photos will be taken at the Zion Lutheran Church in Gowrie.

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Farnhamville... On Monday, September 21 there will be a La-dies Bible study at 9:30 am and an Armor of God class at 7:00 pm. On Tuesday, September 22 a Community meal will be held at 11:30 am at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.

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Senior Allie Berg competes at the Greene County Invitational on Thursday, Sept. 10 in Jefferson. Photo by Lynn Rittgers.

Senior Josh Johnson finished 13th at the Greene County Invitational on Thursday, Sept. 10 in Jefferson. The Jaguars finished fourth at the meet, behind South Hamilton, Panorama and Ogden. Photo by Lynn Rittgers.

The boys pictured from left to right are Todd Hamilton, Ben Sebring, Nathan Montgomery and Max Davis. Hamilton, Sebring, Montgomery and Davis run in a pack during the Greene County Invitational on Thursday, Sept. 10 in Jefferson. Photo by Lynn Rittgers.

By Travis Nuss, Head Coach The Jaguar cross country teams headed to Spring Lake last Thursday to compete in a very competitive Greene County Invitation. Southeast Valley girls scored 67 points and runner-up honors for the second meet in a row. Class 2A - #15 ranked West Marshall scored 39 points to win the meet. The Jaguars finished ahead of CMB with 72 points and class 1A - #3 ranked Panorama who finished 4th with 80 points. The #15 ranked Jaguar boys were the top 2A boys team in the meet with their 4th place finish of 133 points. Ahead of Southeast Valley in the boys race was South Hamilton with 65 points, Panorama with 98 points and class 1A - #15 ranked Ogden with 110 points. They finished ahead of class 2A - #10 ranked Des Moines Christian. Combined, the boys and girls had a total of 5 medalists. Spencer Warehime finished 2nd overall with his career fastest time of 16:41 while teammate Josh Johnson was 13th with a 18:22 which is also a career best. In the girls race, Erica Rittgers and Natalie Lambert con-tinued their streak of top - ten finishes this year, finishing 4th place and 5th place respectively. Erica and Natalies time of 21:13 was the season best for both girls. Fresh-man Allie True also reached the medal podium finishing 15th with her best time of 23:01 for the year.Ten other Jaguars set PRs for the season in Thursdays race. Jacob DeBaun (19:31, 35th), Josh Carlson (19:47, 41st), Lucas Pontius (23:03, 89th), Dalton Dencklau (23:26, 95th), Dillon Sytsma (23:43, 99th), Ben Sebring (23:43, 100th), Aaron True (24:42, 106th), and Max Da-vis (25:35, 116th) all ran either season or career best at Spring Lake for the boys. Katara Jondle (26:16, 66th) and Kate Dyer (29:45, 85th) ran season best in the girls race.Patrick Breitsprecher (20:15, 48th), Todd Hamilton (21:34, 73rd) and Nathan Montgomery (21:56, 74th) for the boys and Anna Heatherington (24:00, 26th), Josie Breitsprecher (25:55, 47th) and Emma Graves (27:22,

68th) were top seven runners for their respective teams contributing to the team score.Southeast Valley will next compete in the Saydel Invita-tional Monday, September 14th, before traveling north to Humboldt on Monday September 21st.

Sophomore Leslie Housken runs for the Southeast Valley girls cross country team at the Greene County Invitational on Thursday, Sept. 10 in Jefferson. The Jaguars earned second place at the meet. Photo by Lynn Rittgers.

Southeast Valley Cross Country teamscompete at Greene County Invitational

Sept 16, 2015 8 THE GOWRIE NEWSTHE GOWRIE NEWSMiller Acres Inc., Harcourt, win at 2015 Iowa State Fair Berkshire Swine Show Miller Acres Inc. of Harcourt won first place in one division of Boars at the Berkshire Swine show at the 2015 Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Miller Acres, Inc. was awarded the top spot of three entrants in one of six divisions of boars at the Berk-shire Swine show.

Grant Writing Workshophosted by Pocahontas Co. Extension office Oct. 5 A grant writing workshop is scheduled to be presented in Pocahontas on October 5 for representatives of nonprofits, local government, and schools. Grant Writing 101, a workshop sponsored by ISU Extension and Outreach -- Pocahontas County, will provide hands-on training in seeking and writing success-ful grant applications. The workshop will be presented from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 5, at the Pocahontas County Extension office at 305 North Main, Pocahontas. Cost of the workshop is $30, with registra-tion required by noon on October 1; call the Pocahontas County Extension office at 712-335-3103 to register. The training will be presented by Jane Nolan Goeken, a Community and Economic Development pro-gram specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. Goeken has more than 27 years of successful grant writing experience, including extensive work with a variety of federal, state, local and foundation grant pro-grams. She has also served as a grant application re-viewer and has helped set up grant award and review pro-grams. Goeken will assist workshop participants in ex-ploring various public and private funding sources, and provide instruction and tips on planning projects and writing successful grant applications. For more information about the workshop, con-tact Jane Goeken at [email protected] or 712-240-2504.

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Lohrville Community Blood Drive, Sept. 22 Volunteer blood donors play a vital role in the community health care system. Blood donors are needed every day to ensure the right blood product is on the shelf the moment it is needed. It is difficult to predict when and exactly how much blood is needed, which is why it is important for volunteer blood donors to make blood donations on a regular basis. Theres no substitute for human blood, so hos-pital patients rely solely on blood donors to supply the lifesaving transfusions they need! Schedule an appointment for the Lohrville Community Blood Drive, Tuesday, September 22, 2015 from 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM at Lohrville Community Build-ing, 605 2nd Street. Sign up to save a life today! Schedule a blood donation appointment online at lifeservebloodcenter.org or call 800.287.4903.

Lanyon, Somers, and Harcourt Churches have planned... The Evangelical Covenant Church in Lanyon begins ACTION (A lot of Church things in one night) at 6:00 pm. ACTION will meet every Wednesday night. The United Methodist Church in Somers will be having an afternoon Bible study at the church on Thursday at 1:30 pm. The United Methodist Church in Harcourt will be holding a Womens Bible Study at 9:30 am on Mon-day. A Mens Bible Study will be Saturday at 7:00 pm.

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By Editor Chris Duckett Before the 1900's our only communication with the outside world was a weekly newspaper. In this paper we would read of things that had happened possibly a week or more earlier unless Dad happened to pick up the news from the neighbors when he went to town for gro-ceries in Webster County. Those newspapers included the Gowrie News and Dayton Review. Frequently a neighbor lady would walk a mile or more or send one of her children to tell us of the death of some neighbor or friend and the time of the funeral. New babies were announced in pretty much the same way. So in the early 1900's when telephone lines were installed to the nearby towns and extended to the homes of those who wished to subscribe, communication was guaranteed and a lot faster. It was a big day when the telephone was installed. In August of 1883, before the two critical Bell patents expired, an article from the Chicago Journal, quoted in the Burlington Weekly Hawkeye, stated: Hel-lo! Iowa has the telephone fever. Telephone lines are being constructed all over the state, and it has got so that no town or family in the state can get along without the means of instantaneous communication with ever other town and family in the state. Iowa is a great and pro-gressive state anyhow, and it is not at all a matter of won-der that her people are adopting all the latest improve-ments that are going. There were ten or 12 people on one line and when our ring came not only our receiver was taken off the hook for conversation, but likewise 11 or 12 others were on hand as an audience to our conversation. It was understood and accepted as a priviledge by which all en-joyed other conversations as well as their own. If you wanted a party on a different line you rang one long ring for the central operator who would

Telephones transformed communication in Iowa, Webster CountyTelephone lines started to appear in early 1900sin rural Webster County. . .

then connect you with the party requested on some other line. When you considered that you had 11 or 12 on each of two lines, your audience was naturally larger and care must be taken as to what information was given out or asked for. There was a great deal of entertainment by use-less and idle calling back and forth until the telephone became less of a novelty.

A woman stands adjacent to fuel pumps at a Webster County gas station before 1950. Please note that this station offered a public telephone inside the gas station.


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Our Saviours Lutheran Church Activities... Our Saviours Lutheran Church in Callender has many activities slated for the rest of September. Con-firmation Class in the Fellowship Hall at 6:00pm and a Bible study with Don Doolittle, in the Fireside Room on September 16. September 17 at 6:30 pm there will be a Grief-Share in the Fireside Room. There will be a Prep for Fall supper in the Fellowship Hall at 8:30am on September 18 and 19. There will also be a Mens Group in the Fireside room on September 19 at 9:00am On September 20 there will be a Swedish meat-ball supper from 4:00-6:30 pm and the public is invited. Sewing day is Monday, September 21, beginning at 9:00 am. The Womens evening Bible study will be held in the Fireside room on September 22 at 7:00 pm. On Septem-ber 23 at 6:00 pm a Confirmation class will be held in the Fellowship Hall.

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WEBSTER CO.PLANNING & ZONING

LEGAL PUBLICATION The Webster County Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on Monday September 28, 2015 at 5:00 P.M. second floor of the courthouse, Fort Dodge, IA. The purpose of the public hearing is to act on a request from Webster County to obtain a Conditional Use Permit to operate a county shed. The legal description of the property is: Parcel "A" in the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Fractional Section 3, Township 88 North, Range 29 West of the Fifth Principle Meridian, Webster County, Iowa. Commencing at the West Quarter Corner of Fractional Section 3, Township 88 North, Range 29 West of the Fifth Principle Meridian, Webster County, Iowa; thence South 9000'00" East 2114.94 feet along the north line of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 3 to the Point of Beginning; thence South 0000'39" East 764.98 feet along the east line of a Plat of Survey recorded as Book 65, Page 376 in the Webster County Recorder's Office; thence South 9000'00" East 587.19 feet to the east line of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 3; thence North 0015'49" West 764.99 feet to the north line of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 3; thence North 9000'00" West 583.81 feet along the north line of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 3 to the Point of Beginning containing 10.28 acres, more or less, and is subject to other easements and restrictions of record. For the purpose of this description, the north line of the Southwest Quarter of said Fractional Section 3 is assumed to bear South 9000'00" East.Sheilah LizerZoning Administrator

Employee Name Gross EarningsAdam, Jeanelle D $3,182.50Adams Jordan $159.38Anderson, Jill $5,504.00Bachel, Bryan $42,813.30Balla, Joyce K $4,338.17Bell, Jane M $69,765.83Bell, Bianca $4,833.33Beschorner, Brooke $1,607.33Bilstad, Candy $2,913.22Bilstad, Jennifer A $393.95Birkland, Jean E $22,210.45Blumberg, Lori L $32,380.33Blunk, Penny M $69,765.83Blunk, Shawn K $62,517.00Brandes, Brenda $55,187.64Brinkman, Dallas $4,656.27Brown, Barbara A $6,887.50Callahan, Renese $23,847.45Carlon, Janet L $55,187.64Carlson, Amy $6,988.67Christophersen, Ashley $20,318.48Clough, Kelly J $61,905.11Conrad, Michael D $63,925.35Corell, Rene $8,322.38Dahlhauser, Daisy C $2,306.62Debaun, Mindy $2,735.00Delhotal, Eva M $33,285.15Derry, Christopher $5,597.15Dosland, Kimberly K $55,285.31Duncan, Caden $2,309.00Duncan, James M $77,517.02Erritt, Gordon D $16,128.89Erritt, Tara A $556.76Everett, William J $23,417.28Fevold, Heather A $12,905.25Field, Kathy $13,331.79Fields, Kristin $1,646.47Fredrickson, Dawn M $2,327.50Geisler, Kathryn $61.88Geopfert, David M $23,358.40Gevock, Deborah J $1,330.00Gleason, Brian $2,182.67Gleason, Samantha J $30,706.14Gross, Edward J $6,555.00Gurnett, Dustin $320.63Gutshall, Pamela S $17,743.35Gutshall, Steve $3,417.00Habhab, Tami S $285.00Halligan, Staci L $55,148.51Hammen, Mary E $69,766.71Hanlon, Kerry $60,581.27Hanna, Dianna K $71,204.35Hanson, Brian D $57,705.57Hanson, Tamara J $63,214.04Harrison, Tonya S $3,232.53Haub, Janet K $764.87Heisterkamp, Christine $3,499.00Heater, Dennis A $931.27Henrich, James $89,586.09Hoover, David E $14,485.15Hoover, Delores J $1,548.00Hudson Taylor, Jennifer $437.06Hunter, James E $14,457.64Irwin, Lois $89,200.02Jackie, Leith $57.75Jackson, Aimee $20,300.88Jacobson, Edward L $12,101.25Jaeschke, Sharon K $69,765.83Jensen, Marilyn S $47.50Johnson, Cheryl J $0.00Johnson, Jolene M $484.54Johnson, Kyle $1,800.98Johnson, Susan B $0.00Johnson, Vicki M $36,649.98Johnson, kyle $5,768.00Jorgensen, Michael D $13,333.13Kastendieck, Tina R $59,072.70Keehn, Jeromy $32,419.40Keenan, Wendy $1,049.82Kehoe, Christi M $57,888.50Kehoe, Steven E $66,470.92Kehoe, Tanner P $2,648.00Kehoe, Tucker L $0.00Knoll, Carrie A $42,503.72Kopecky, Kimberly K $0.00Kruse, Ann L $55,273.69Kruse, David $7,909.26Kruse, Jeffrey J $62,783.18Kruse, Patricia A $56,187.64Kuehl, Adam J $332.50Lange, Cindy R $8,598.56Langner, Barbara J $69,765.83Lizer, Jori L $809.64Lomicka, John J $12,313.89Louis, Brandon $30,098.68Lundberg, Emilea $1,668.00Luth, Shirley M $22,436.96Martin, Earl $1,145.75Martin, Portia A $946.00McBride, Pamela S $53,916.63McCormack, Bruce E $6,138.85McCubbin, Janelle R $13,435.03McCubbin, Karen J $11,172.47Mendoza, Tabatha $11,256.29

WEBSTER CO.BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

AMENDMENT TO Webster County General Assistance Ordinance No.043, an ordinance describing the forms of General Assistance provided by Webster County, in accordance with Chapter 252, Code of Iowa STRIKE CURRENT LANGUAGE under IV. FORMS OF ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE AND LIMITS OF ASSISTANCE: F. FuneralREPLACE WITH:

F. FuneralWebster County will pay the vendor for immediate cremation of $800.00 per poor person. This includes removal of the body within a thirty mile radius of Fort Dodge. Payment for cremation will not be paid for needy persons.Webster County will not pay for funeral services or opening and closing of a grave site. Also, Webster County does not pay for flowers or obituaries in the newspaper.The family must pay for the medical examiners cremation authorization permit.

APPROVAL: This ordinance was approved by the Webster County Board of Supervisors on September 8, 2015.EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon publication WEBSTER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORSs/Keith Dencklau s/Mark Campbell Chairman Supervisors/Merrill Leffler s/Clark Fletcher Supervisor SupervisorAbsent Robert H Singer , Supervisor

Miller, Jeffrey P $55,677.06Miller, Lori A $55,187.64Mitchell, Theresa D $13,355.00Mohr, kyla $1,734.00Moore, Denise M $29,040.03Muench, Jessie $26,050.85Nahnsen, Jeffrey $4,803.15Nellis, Ruth $68,012.69Nelson, Doris A $1,117.89Nelson, Pamela S $2,470.00Niceswanger, Alan L $12,658.85Nolte, Linda $475.00Nuss, Travis L $60,006.83O'Connor, Shannon $14,488.02Pautsch, Terry A $46,815.16Peacock, Kristi L $11,819.80Petersen, Julianne R $55,187.64Petersen, Lisa K $17,875.43Peterson, Catherine $237.50Peterson, James B $1,282.50Peterson, Lisa J $71,164.04Peterson, Patricia M $16,506.42Peterson, Shelly L $18,077.75Peterson, Susan L $13,759.08Peterson, Catherine $332.50Picard, Michael J $1,368.50Picard, Tera $17,581.02Pingel, Kayla $59.15Rasmussen, Derrek $2,068.00Rasmussen, Jill $23,956.62Riblet, Sybil $2,565.00Rollefson, Laura $1,330.00Samuelson, Kristy K $66,456.00Sandgren, Kimberly J $13,902.21Sandstrom, Michael R $309.38Saxton, Fern $21,579.85Saxton, Joanne D $16,823.01Schill, Rachel B $55,047.24Schmidt, Shelby L $45,191.03Seehusen, Cynthia $1,852.50Seil, Janet S $2,212.32Shirbroun, Ardis E $0.00Shirbroun, Margo A $17,997.79Showers, MaChelle R $34,551.22Stewart, Becky S $277.00Stewart, Kelly L $48,410.93Swieter, Michael C $69,699.20Tvrdik, Samuel J $0.00Utley, Douglas $1,623.65Utley, Ronald $13,892.51Valentine, Curtis J $62,013.97Viles, Jill E $2,755.00Vinchattle, Vicki $1,819.02Vogel, Sherry $52,563.28Vote, Sharlene $803.26Walker, Annette $0.00Walker, Devan $26,047.00Walsh, Andrea D $61,137.72Weipert, Leigh $62.00Westrum, Kelsey $2,555.44Willardson, Lisa A $41,745.00Wilson, Jane $57.38Winkelbauer, Celia S $114.76Winkelbauer, Linda K $28,177.40Wirt, Amanda $24,206.62Woodruff, John M $285.00Woodruff, Tiffany M $30,659.90

WEBSTER COUNTYENGINEER

RESOLUTION 9-8-15 #1 WHEREAS, Webster County desires to classify certain roads on the area service system in the County to provide for a minimal level of maintenance and access by means of a gate or barrier; and WHEREAS, the County, after consultation with the County Engineer, has the authority to specify certain roads within the County as Area Service C roads pursuant to Iowa Code Section 309.57, and WHEREAS, the only persons who will have access rights to the roads shall be: (1) The owner, lessee, or person in lawful possession of any adjoining land, (2) The agent or employee of the owner, lessee or person in lawful possession of any adjoining land, (3) Any peace officer, (4) Any magistrate, (5) Any public employee whose duty it is to supervise the use or perform maintenance of the road, (6) Any agent or employee of any utility located upon the road.WHEREAS, the minimal level of maintenance will be as follows:

1. Blading. Blading or dragging will not be performed on a regular basis.2. Snow and Ice Removal. Snow and ice will not be removed, nor will the road surface be sanded or salted on a regular basis.3. Signing. Except for load limit posting for bridges, signing shall not be continued or provided. ALL AREA SERVICE LEVEL C ROADS SHALL BE IDENTIFIED WITH A SIGN AT ALL POINTS OF ACCESS TO WARN THE PUBLIC OF THE LOWER LEVEL OF MAINTENANCE. 4. Weeds, Brush and Trees. Mowing or spraying weeds, cutting brush and tree removal will not be performed on a regular basis. Adequate sight distances will not be maintained.5. Structures. Bridges and culverts may not be maintained to carry legal loads. Upon failure or loss, the replacement structure will be appropriate for the traffic thereon.6. Road Surfacing. There will be no surfacing materials applied to Area Service System C Roads on a regular basis.7. Shoulders. Shoulders will not be maintained on a regular basis.8. Crown. A crown will not be maintained on a regular basis.9. Repairs. There will be no road repair on a regular basis.10. Uniform Width. Uniform width for the traveled portion of the road will not be maintained.11. Inspections. Regular inspections will not be conducted.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Webster County Board of Supervisors hereby proposes to establish the road described as an Area Service C road, with restricted access and a minimal level of maintenance: That portion of public right of way described in Road Record 6, Page 256 originally established as the Windler-Rhyme Road, now known as Swallow Avenue, commencing at a point 2170 feet south of the Center of Section 36, Township 88 North, Range 28 West of the Fifth Principle Meridian, Webster County, Iowa, said point being in the centerline of said road as maintained, thence running in a southerly direction along the centerline of said road as maintained to the south line of said Section 36, said line being the northern limits of that portion of the Windler-Rhyme Road that has been previously vacated. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a public hearing on the proposed Area Service C classification on above described road be set for 10:30 A.M. on the 29th day of September, 2015 in the Supervisors Room of the Webster County Courthouse in Fort Dodge, Iowa, and that the County Engineer send notice to adjacent landowners explaining proposed classification and requesting their oral or written comments.Attest:____________________________ Carol Messerly Keith Dencklau, Chairperson Webster County Auditor Webster County Board of Supervisors

PROBATEJames L. Kramer, ISBA #AT0004348

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTWEBSTER COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Probate No. ESPR308096 BETTY LOU PETERSON, Deceased. NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Betty Lou Peterson, Deceased, who died on or about August 26, 2015: You are hereby notified that on the 2nd day of September, 2015, the last will and testament of Betty Lou Peterson, deceased, bearing date of the 9th day of September, 2011, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Steven S. Peterson was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred. Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.Dated this 2nd day of September, 2015. Steven S. Peterson Steven S. Peterson, Executor of the estate 3123 Baxter Avenue

Gowrie, IA 50543James L. Kramer Attorney for executorJohnson, Kramer, Mulholland, Cochrane, Driscoll & Cochrane, P.L.C.1004 Market Street; P.O. Box 10Gowrie, IA 50543Date of second publication16th day of September, 2015 Probate Code Section 304

Public NoticeE-FILED 2015 JUN 04 4:40 PM WEBSTER

CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT eForm 3.1: Original Notice and Petition for a Money JudgmentIn the Iowa District Court for Webster CountyPlaintiff(s)Name: Steven J. DanielAddress: 520 First Avenue South, Fort Dodge, IAvs.Defendant(s)NameJamie A. SwansonAddress: 209 North Street, Osco, Illinois 61274Original Notice and Petitionfor a Money JudgmentTo Defendant(s): 1. You are notified that Plaintiff(s) demand(s) from you the amount of $ 925.00 plus court costs based on (state briefly the basis for the demand, not to exceed $5000): Failure to pay rent for March and April, 2015, Plumbing and Painting repairs to apartment. 2. Judgment may be entered against you unless you file an Appearance and Answer within 20 days of the service of the Original Notice upon you. Judgment may include the amount requested plus interestand court costs. 3. You must electronically file the Appearance and Answer using the Iowa Judicial Branch Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) at https://www.iowacourts.state.ia.us/EFile, unless you obtain from the court an exemption from electronic filing requirements. 4. If your Appearance and Answer is filed within 20 days and you deny the claim, you will receive electronic notification through EDMS of the place and time of the hearing on this matter. 5. If you electronically file, EDMS will serve a copy of the Appearance and Answer on Plaintiff(s) or on the attorney(s) for Plaintiff(s). The Notice of Electronic Filing will indicate if Plaintiff(s) is (are) exempt from electronicfiling, and if you must mail a copy of your Appearance and Answer to Plaintiff(s). 6.Youmustalsonotifytheclerksofficeofanyaddresschange.

/s/ Ernest Kersten /s/ Filing Plaintiff or Attorney Ernest KerstenLaw firm, or entity for which filing is made, if applicable Law firm, or entity for which filing is made, if applicable1609 220th Street, Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501Mailing address Mailing address515-570-3776Telephone number Telephone [email protected] address Email addressSTATE OF IOWA JUDICIARY Case No. SCSC059521 County WebsterCase Title STEVEN J. DANIEL VS. JAMIE SWANSONTHIS CASE HAS BEEN FILED IN A COUNTY THAT USES ELECTRONIC FILING. Therefore, unless the attached Petition and Original Notice contains a hearing date for your appearance, or unless you obtain an exemption from the court, you must file your Appearance and Answer electronically. You must register through the Iowa Judicial Branch website at http://www.iowacourts.state.ia.us/Efile and obtain a log in and password for the purposes of filing and viewing documents on your case and of receiving service and notices from the court. FOR GENERAL RULES AND INFORMATION ON ELECTRONIC FILING, REFER TO THE IOWA COURT RULES CHAPTER 16 PERTAINING TO THE USE OF THE ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM:http://www.iowacourts.state.ia.us/Efile FOR COURT RULES ON PROTECTION OF PERSONAL PRIVACY IN COURT FILINGS, REFER TO DIVISION VI OF IOWA COURT RULES CHAPTER 16: http://www.iowacourts.state.ia.us/Efile



WEBSTER CO.PLANNING & ZONING

LEGAL PUBLICATION The Webster County Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on Monday, September 28, 2015 at 5:00 P.M. second floor of the courthouse, Fort Dodge, IA. The purpose of the public hearing is to act on a request from Coalville Stop n Shop to obtain Variance for aSide Yard Setback. The legal description of the property is: COALVILLE BLOCK 14 LOT 1 N 35.23', WEBSTER COUNTY IOWA. The E911 address is: 23930 BOIES ST.Sheilah LizerZoning Administrator

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Lets schedule more rivals... Hi there, friends. Tyler here for the umpteenth time. Man, I really need to switch up my greetings. So the 78th edition of the Dayton Rodeo is done and over with, and it was quite entertaining. Kudos to the Dayton Rodeo Celebration Committee and the Dayton Wranglers in keeping the tradition alive, while showcas-ing some top-notch talent. Also, I cant tell you how much I love the Wild Horse Race. I personally wouldnt want to do it, but its something to watch. Much respect to those who were a part of it this past Labor Day Weekend. Things are starting to calm down just a little bit here at the office. Ive learned that its a bit of a feast or famine when it comes to local news. Especially in the middle of summer and in the dead of winter. To those who call us or send stuff into us, its greatly appreciated and I highly encourage you all to keep up the good work. I wish I could be everywhere and anywhere in between, but Im just one guy. Im going to keep it simple this week and go with the sports route. Its my forte, as youve seen with the football stories, along with the sports previews of volleyball, cross country and upcoming previews of boys basket-ball, girls basketball and wrestling. Also, if you were a huge fan of the graphic on the football preview, the sweet Southeast Valley athletics graphic and the rustic Dayton Rodeo header, be sure to thank our graphic designer Tonya Harrison. Shes been nothing but stellar in her work. Okay, sowhos ready for some football? I am, for sure. The NFL is starting up. Iowa, Iowa State and UNI are currently in the nonconference part of their season. On a more local level, the Southeast Valley Jag-uars are doing well. Sure, theyve been the Cardiac Jags as of late, but a win is a win is a win. Speaking of the teal and black attack (Ive been

wanting to use that nickname), lets talk about their schedule a little bit. Or more so, lets complain about it somewhat. First, heres a disclaimer. By no means is this pointed at the friendly folks associated with the Southeast Valley school district or the football team. They schedule great non-district opponents who are nearby, such as Manson-Northwest Webster, Eagle Grove and St. Edmond. My minuscule beef is with the Iowa High School Athletic Association and their way of putting together districts for football. Actually, its nothing more than a small nitpick. I will say this, Im confident with the statement of the Southeast Valley faithful traveling well to away games. In fact, the visitors side at the Southeast Valley-Eagle Grove game was full of teal and black supporters. Pretty awesome, in my mind. However, I look at this years schedule and see that the boys are traveling to Shenandoah and Clarinda, locations that clock in around the three hour travel mark. I concur with Coach Mike Swieters words at the beginning of the year, as the travel time easily gives the boys a 7-0 disadvantage. Also, its a strain on the fans and staff who have to drive quite far for a game, only to turn back and drive home on the same night. Either that or spend a bit of dough on a near-by hotel room. Six hours in a vehicle is not fun by any means. So Tyler, what would be your solution to this issue? Well, other than speaking to myself in third person, could the IHSAA create districts that situates the schools that are in the same classification a little closer to each other? Id gladly trade Southwest Iowa Three (Clar-inda, Red Oak and Shenandoah) for a hypothetical Clar-ion-Goldfield, Iowa Falls-Alden and Roland-Story while keeping East Sac County and Carroll Kuemper.

Or lets go radical here. Lets throw out the districts. How about regions instead? Lets say that we have Eagle Grove, East Sac County, Iowa Falls-Alden, Manson-Northwest Webster, Ogden, South Central Calhoun and St. Edmond are in this North Central re-gion together. And while were at it, lets lump in Clarion-Goldfield and Greene County too. Perhaps even Poca-hontas Area. I excluded the Class A schools like Newell-Fon-da and West Bend-Mallard due to school size. But this would be a good start and even though each region can hold up to 15 teams, a team can pick and choose who they want to play. Just for kicks and giggles. For each win over a larger or smaller opponent, a team can be awarded a cer-tain amount of playoff points. Much like how softball or baseball seeding is conducted. Come playoff time, those points could deter-mine where a team can be placed. This could really ignite some rivalries on the gridiron, as much as they would on the basketball court or baseball and softball fields. These regions could keep the kids from travel-ing all over the state and let the fans and staff travel in a short amount of time. Alas, its just a harebrained thought of mine. Youre more than welcome to openly disagree and take this with a grain of salt. I just want to see some good, old fashioned school rivalries and travel times that are far easier on traveling fans and high school kids.

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Security Savings Bank has partnered with EverFi, Inc. to bring a web-based financial literacy program to local students at no cost to the schools or the taxpayer. The program uses the latest in new media technology simulations, avatars, gaming and adaptive-pathing to bring complex financial concepts to life for todays digital generation. The high school course offers over six hours of programming with ten units in a variety of financial topics including credit scores, insurance, credit cards, student loans, mortgages, taxes, stocks, savings, 401ks and other critical concepts that map to national financial literacy standards. The platform uniquely tracks the progress and per-formance of every student and provides students who successfully complete the course with Certification in Financial Literacy, a valuable mark of distinction on college ap-plications and resumes. I hope that as these students make financial decisions in their daily lives, they think back to this experience, said Bradley S. Lane, President/CEO of Security Sav-ings Bank. This is just the beginning and we are proud to be a partner in this quest to prepare our students for their financial futures. SV strives to create well-rounded students in all aspects of life, inside and outside the classroom, said Travis Nuss. We are grateful for these public private partnerships that enable us to provide innovative resources and new opportunities to students in our district.

Pictured above are students from SEV who are listening to Security Savings Bank employees, Mindy Swieter, Rich Dutcher, Jenny Lizer and Jon Rollefson talking about a fi-nancial education course designed to empower young people with the essential skills needed to make sound financial decisions called EverFi.

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Junior running back Aaron Swieter rushes foward during the Southeast Valley-East Sac County football game on Friday in Gowrie. The Jaguars defeated the Raiders, 27-26. Photo by Lisa Peterson.

SV JV Football team beats Ogden 38-12 The JV football team started their season with a

38-12 win over Ogden. The Jags scored early, as sophomore Nolan Johnson scored on a punt return. Then, Nolan Johnson hit Keegan Good-win for a touchdown pass to take an early 16-0 lead. Going into the second quarter, Nolan Johnson hits Keegan

Goodwin for another touchdown pass. By halftime, the Jaguars took a commanding 24-0 lead. In the third quarter, Nolan Johnson connected one more time with Keegan Goodwin for their third touchdown of the game. To finalize the scoring for Southeast Valley, Nolan Johnson scrambled all over the field for a rushing touchdown. The run game struggled due to the Ogden JV defensive unit. It made Southeast Valley throw to win and that is exactly what they did. Defensively, the Jaguars let up at the end and let Ogden score and then turned it over. From there, Ogden made their final score of the game. It was good start to the season accroding to the coaching staff, but they have urged their players to work on the run game.

Leah Gibbons is among the halftime festivities of Friday's football game between the Southeast Valley Jag-uars and the East Sac County Raiders in Gowrie. Friday's halftime show was the debut of the band's new uniforms.Photo by Lisa Peterson.

Kick Off Returns KOR Yds Yds/per ReturnNolan Johnson SO 1 16 16.0Cade King SR 4 64 16.0

Roz Redman performs during halftime of Friday's football game between the Southeast Valley Jaguars and the East Sac County Raiders in Gowrie. Photo by Lisa Peterson.

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