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contentscontentsJUnE 2012

in EvEry issUE

dEparTmEnTs

4 Calendar17 Scene About Town26 New on the Shelf48 Parting Shot

LocaL coLor

1 1 Class Notes:Meet Robyn Caldwellby Hailey Brueschke

1 2 ICCC Student Spotlight:Marcus Tagueby Hailey Brueschke

1 3 Volunteers Put on10thAnnual Oakland Cemetery Walkby Robert Wolf

2 7 Nancy Hamilton Leads St. OlafTeam to Nicarguaby Robert Wolf

FEaTUrE arTicLE

3 0 Old Glory Still Flies StrongOver Des Moines Riverby Meg Beshey

ThE good LiFE

3 5 Home Style:The Garden AdvenureSo It Growsby Meg Beshey

3 9 Culinary Corner:Put a Little Pepper Into Your Grillby Meg Beshey

4 4 Health Wise:A Concert to Rememberby Meg Beshey

4 6 Money Matters:Plan for the Expected –But Prepare for the Unexpectedcourtesy of Edward Jones

on ThE covErRon Newsum with flag flying over the Des Moines River

- Photo by Meg Beshey

Fort Dodge Today � June 2012� 1

2 � Fort Dodge Today � June 2012

From the News Editor It’s All Good …

Just the other day I was out 'n’ about driving around our town. I noticed how peo-

ple couldn’t help but be outside (when it wasn’t raining). That was so neat, to see

people take ownership of their yard by tackling that mowing job, cleaning their window

sills or gutters, or even planting flowers in that space in the front to make the house

look cheerier to those passing by, like myself. It worked. While noticing that I also

noticed people doing nice things for each other in very obvious ways, thus came the

new section in FD Today, “It’s a Good Thing.” Tell me in short words what you

observed and where in our community you saw this nice thing happening. You can

send this to [email protected] whenever you see something. Let others know!

Another aspect of the nicer weather is the ever-increasing population of walkers, runners and bik-

ers on our trails, as well as in the neighborhoods. The time they are spending using our spaces is

great to see. The new bike trails are seeing lots of action as I drive by, with all the families walking or

biking together. I cherished the image of the brave lady who had four youngsters with her on those

cute little mini bikes. I wondered how long she made it with that crew before one of them said, “I gotta

go potty.” You know it was going to happen, so just smile and pray for her every time she takes that

job on! Such devotion!

When I come home from a day of teaching, I want to just chill for a bit, but when the weather gets

nice, I too want to head outside to just do something. Lately it seems to be walking around collecting

branches that fell during recent wind gusts or gathering the beloved offerings of the dogs. It just feels

good to be outside to take it all in. One needs to be at peace with nature seriously if you are going to

truly enjoy the outside. This could come with the chirping of that robin or maybe the rustling of the

leaves just now coming into their own all around the community. Did you notice how they kind of have

a second rebirth of sorts? The first ones sprouted, blew off, new ones came on in stronger colors and

textures? I did. So should you.

In this issue we look at how our community is involved with others such as the traditional Oakland

Cemetery Walk or making others feel at home on the Iowa Central campus. Our beautiful American

flag in all its glory and the way it is honored is featured with the inside look on how we were blessed

with that Flag in the River. 'Tis the season, also, to get your grill going on, so I’m going to give you

ONE of the family recipes involving Dr. Pepper, the “family” pop in our house. Things just taste better

with a little Dr. Pepper on it. Well, to me they do. The garden is coming along with little baby sprouts

from the onions and I think the taters; hopefully Larry Rohrer can define what it is this month. So get

outside after reading this issue, discussing with others the stories we shared, and enjoy the outdoors

everyone. It's summertime!

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Volume 23 Issue 2If your address has changed since yourlast issue call (800) 622-6613 ext. 404.

The Fort Dodge Today Magazine is published monthly by The Messenger, with all rights reserved, Copyright, 2012.

Managing EditorBarbara

Wallace Hughes

Sales ManagerBecky O’Brien

Art DirectorReggie Cygan

PublisherLarry D. Bushman

Advertising DirectorDavid Jakeman

Circulation DirectorGrant Gibbons

News EditorMeg Beshey

June 28th & 29th

Weave Your PaintingTwo-Day Art Class for Children ages 6 to 8Instructor: Linda FlahertyFor children 6, 7 and 8 years old Dates and Times: Thursday & Friday – June 28 & 29

Class will meet 10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon bothdaysFee: Museum Members: $20

Non-Members: $25Come dressed to be messy, because there will belots of dripping and dabbing of the paint in this classas children work with acrylics in free-form randomstrokes on paper and on lengths of ribbon usingpaint brushes as well as other kinds of fun tools forapplying paint. The second day we’ll finish up byweaving and assembling some of these paintedpieces on color backing board for a finished colorfulartwork. All materials and a snack are included.Maximum enrollment, ten children.

July 11th, 12th & 13th

Painting, Drawing & Looking at Nature Three-Day Art Camp for Young People Ages 9 to 12Instructor: Linda FlahertyFor students ages 9 through 12Dates and Times:

Wed., Thurs. & Fri., July 11, 12 & 13Class will meet 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM all three

days Fee: Museum Members: $35

Non-Members: $40 For young art students who love painting and draw-ing, this art camp is designed to help you get startedwith some techniques to build your painting skills.We will learn some basics about different kinds ofpaints, get some pointers on how to create a soliddesign, and work our way through some steps to afinished piece. We’ll be working from nature andpaying attention to light and shadow in our paint-ings. The Blanden has paint shirts, but also pleasewear old clothes and shoes so you don’t have toworry about possible paint drips and spills. All mate-rials and a snack are included. Maximum enroll-ment, ten students.

megmegbesheycontributors

Amelia "Amy" Presler is an avidreader who just happens to workat the best place in town for booklovers–the Fort Dodge PublicLibrary. The best part of her job ismeeting the public and havingaccess to all the latest titles andsharing her love of books with oth-ers. When not reading, she enjoyscooking and baking, painting andspending time with her family andfriends. She is a native of FortDodge and is the youngest of 10children and has three of her own.She believes that you can judge abook by its cover (literally!) andavoids those that have hats,shoes, feet, fences, swords, gar-dens, cakes, tableware,Adirondack chairs and cats onthem.

Robert Wolf has lived in Fort Dodgesince 1964. He has written for FortDodge Today magazine since2002 and for The Messenger since1993. He’s the author of “Fossils ofIowa” and “Iowa’s State Parks.” Amember of the Author’s Guild, hishobbies include fossil collectingand photography.

Hailey Brueschke will be attendingIowa Central Community Collegenext year to attain her AssociateArts degree. From there she wouldlike to attend Iowa State Universityto major in journalism. Her goalafter college is to work for a majormagazine in a larger city. She likesto spend her free time reading,writing, and being with her friendsand family.

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C A L E N D A R

1

Frontier Days, Saucy Jack

performs 7 to 11 p.m. at

the Fort, food and drinks

available. Craft Village

open. Admission to

Frontier Days with a $5

souvenir button (good

all weekend).

1

Ja-Mar Cruise, Ja-Mar

Drive-In restaurant, 329

S. 25th Street, public

welcome, open to all

makes and models of

cars and trucks. Free

registration from

5 to 9 p.m. Door prizes

all evening

2

Frontier Days parade,

Central Ave., downtown

Fort Dodge, 10 a.m.

2

Frontier Days, activities

at the Fort all day, $5

admission to Frontier

Days with a $5 souvenir

button (good all week-

end). The Fabulous

Uniques perform from

1 to 4 p.m.

The Breakfast Club band

performs 7 to 11 p.m.,

food and drink available

all day.

2

Fort Dodge Horseshoe

Tournament

10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,

Hydro-Electric

horseshoe pits

2

Fishing Derby, Brushy

Creek fish pier, 10 a.m.

2

Night Paddling, Brushy

Creek, south boat ramp,

first come, first served

basis, 9 p.m.

2

Farmers Market,

Crossroads Mall,

8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

2

Archery Shoot, John F.

Kennedy Memorial Park,

8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

2

Webster County

Museum open,

515 School St., Otho,

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

2-3

Fort Dodge Classic Girls

Fast Pitch softball

tournament, Harlan and

Hazel Rogers Sports

Complex

3

Frontier Days at the

Fort, exhibits, vendors,

food and drink available,

Bill Riley Talent Show 2

to 4 p.m., admission to

Frontier Days with a $5

souvenir button (good

all weekend).

3

Archery Shoot, John F.


8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

4

FDSH boys varsity base-

ball vs. West Des Moines

Valley at Dodger

Stadium, 4:00 p.m.

4

FDSH girls jv/varsity

softball vs. West Des

Moines Valley at Harlan

and Hazel Rogers Sports

Complex, 4:15 and

6:15 p.m. respectively.

5

FDSH boys jv/varsity

baseball vs. Dowling

Catholic, Dodger

Stadium, 4 and 6 p.m.

respectively.

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C A L E N D A R

June 2012

5-10

Hawkeye Community

Theatre presents “The

Big Five Oh,” Hawkeye

Community Theatre,

7 p.m.

6

FDSH boys jv baseball

vs. Carroll Kuemper,

Dodger Stadium, 4 p.m.

6

Farmers Market,

Crossroads Mall,

1:30 to 6 p.m.

6

Fort Dodge Civitan Club

meeting, Zakeers

Restaurant, 425 Second

Ave. S., 7 a.m.

7

Webster County

Museum open,

515 School St., Otho,

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

8


ball vs. Des Moines

Hoover, Dodger

Stadium, 4 p.m.

9-10

Pre-State Baseball tour-

nament, Harlan and

Hazel Rogers Sports

Complex.

9

Iowa Central Summer

Jazz concert, 1 to 8:30

p.m., Bioscience and

Health Sciences patio,

light refreshments

served. RSVP to Shelly

Rustvold at 574-1137.

(In case of rain, event

will be held in Bioscience

auditorium.)

9

Market on Central,

Central Avenue,

downtown,

8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

9

Farmer’s Market,

Crossroads Mall,

8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

9

No Woman Left Inside,

Brushy Creek

Recreational area,

7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

9

Flea Market and Hillbilly

Sale, Webster County

Fairgrounds,

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

9

Movie on the Monsters,

Harlan and Hazel Rogers

Sports Complex,

8:45 p.m.

9

Iowa Associated Saddle

Club Horse show,

Webster County

Fairgrounds, 9:30 a.m.

9

Fort Dodge Historic

Preservation

Commission and

Oakland Cemetery

Association present the

tenth annual Oakland

Cemetery Walk, Oakland

Cemetery,

1 to 3 p.m., with tours

beginning every 10 min-

utes. Tickets are $7 per

person, children under

10 free. Tickets can be

purchased Saturday at

the Good Shepherd

Lutheran Church parking

lot, 1436 21st Ave. N.,

where visitors are asked

to park.

10

Mad Hatter Tea at the

Vincent House, 824 3rd

Avenue North, 2 to 5

p.m., call 573-3318 for

more information.

10

Fort Dodge Historic

Preservation

Commission and

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C A L E N D A R

Oakland Cemetery

Association present the

tenth annual Oakland

Cemetery Walk, ICCC

Biosciences and Health

Science auditorium,

3 p.m., a single indoor

performance. Tickets are

$7 per person, children

under 10 free. Tickets for

Sunday’s event can be

purchased at Biosciences

and Health Sciences

auditorium lobby.

10

Karl L. King Municipal

Band, Flag Day concert

of patriotic music;

Oleson Park Bandshell,

guest soloist Bob Patton;

vocalist from Gowrie;

Jerrold Jimmerson, con-

ductor.

7:30 p.m., free admission

courtesty of city of Fort

Dodge, in case of rain,

concert will be

cancelled.

10


Club Horse show,

Webster County

Fairgrounds, 9:30 a.m.

10

Celebrating 100th birth-

days for Roy Rogers,

Minnie Pearl, Bill

Mondroe and Woody

Guthrie, FDSH Little

Theatre, tickets $10.

10

Flea Market and Hillbilly

Sale, Webster County

Fairgrounds,

9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

11


ball vs. Waukee, Dodger

Stadium, 4 p.m.

11

FDSH girls jv/varsity

softball vs. Waukee,


Sports Complex, 4:15

and 6:15 p.m.

12-15

Blanden Memorial Art

Museum Art Camp,

morning session for kids

ages 7 to 9, 10 a.m. to

noon, afternoon session

for kids ages10 to 13,

1 to 3 p.m., $45 for

museum members, $55

for non-members. Pre-

registration required,

for information,

call 573-2316.

12

Free blood pressure

screening, Crossroads

Mall, 8 to 9:30 a.m.

13-14

Summer Preschool

Storytime, Fort Dodge

Public Library, pre-regis-

tration required. For

more information, call

573-8167.

13

Fort Dodge Civitan Club

meeting, Zakeer’s

Restaurant, 425 Second

Ave. S., 7 a.m.

13

Farmers Market,

Crossroads Mall,

1:30 to 6 p.m.

14

Webster County

Museum open, 515

School St., Otho, 10 a.m.

to 4 p.m.

15-16

Fundraiser for Rabiner

Treatment Center,

Graham Tire, 10 a.m. to

4 p.m.

15-17

Fort Dodge Kennel Club

AKC Dog shows,

Webster County

Fairgrounds.

15-16

Varsity Softball

June 2012

AT THE BLANDEN

“Pottery, Painting and Persistance, 1958 - 2011” exhibit April 21- Sept. 15, by Dean Schwarz.

“Asian, European & American Art” works of art from the Permanent Collection

“The New Deal” • America in the 1930’s works of art from the Permanent Collection

“Innovative and Imaginitive Cultures” works of art from the Permanent Collection

One~of~a~Kind Gift Shop: New items available just in time for holiday shopping.

Hours are Tuesday - Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Sunday and Monday.

The Blanden is located at 920 3rd Ave. S. For information, phone 573-2316.

Invitational, Harlan and

Hazel Rogers Sport

Complex, times to be

announced.

15

Shellabration featuring

Foreigner, Oleson Park

Bandshell, tickets $28

until June 3, $32 after

June 3. Gates open at

5:30 p.m., concert at

7 p.m. Visit

www.shellabration.org

for locations to

purchase tickets.

15-16

Hoopla, Pleasant Valley

Neighborhood basketball

tournament.

16

Paddling Class, John F.


9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

17

Happy Father’s Day

17


Band performs with

guest trombone soloist

Dan Cassady, former

Fort Dodge resident, and

special conductor Kenny

Bierschenk of West

Chester, Ohio, Oleson

Park Bandshell, 7:30 p.m.,

free admission courtesty

of city of Fort Dodge, in

case of rain, concert will

be cancelled.

18

Dan’s Reading Road Trip

from IPTV/Family

Storytime, Fort Dodge

Public Library, 9:30 and

10:30 a.m.

18


ball vs. Ames, Dodger

Stadium, 4 p.m.

18

FDSH girls jv/varsity soft-

ball vs. Ames, Harlan and

Hazel Rogers Sports

Complex,

4:15 and 6:15 p.m.

19-22


Museum Art Camp,


ages 5 to 7, 10 to

11:30 a.m., afternoon

session for kids ages13

to 16, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.,

$40 for museum mem-

bers, $50 for non-mem-

bers morning session,

$45 for museum mem-


bers for afternoon ses-

sion. Pre-registration

required, for information,

call 573-2316.

19

A Family Victorian

Evening on the Ringland-

Smeltzer home lawn,

1019 Second Ave. S.,

5 to 7 p.m., tickets

required.

19


ball vs. Des Moines

North, Harlan and Hazel

Rogers Sports Complex,

4:15 and 6:15 p.m.

respectively.

19FDSH boys jv baseballvs. Waukee, Dodger

Stadium, noon.

22-24ASA Girls 12 and under

Class C FastpitchTournament, Harlan and

Hazel Rogers SportsComplex.

22Relay for Life of WebsterCounty, Dodger stadium,

6 to 11 p.m.


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Museum’s 80th birthday,


Museum.

23

Market on Central,

Historic Downtown Fort

Dodge, Central Ave.,

8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

24


Band performs with

guest conductor Dr.

Timothy Rhea of Texas

A&M University, Oleson

Park Bandshell, 7:30 p.m.,

free admission courtesty

of city of Fort Dodge, in

case of rain, concert will be

cancelled.

24

Concert to Remember,

Best Western Starlite

Village Inn and Suites,

2 to 10 p.m. Tickets are

$25 per person in

advance, or $30 at the

door. If tickets are pur-

chased prior to June 24,

there is a special offer of

two tickets for $40.

24-25


Club Horse Show,

Webster County

Fairgrounds, all day.

25


ball vs. Mason City,

Dodger Stadium, 4 p.m.

25


ball vs. Mason City,


Sports Complex, 4:15

and 6:15 p.m.

26

FDSH boys jv/varsity

baseball vs. Boone,

Dodger Stadium,

4 and 6 p.m. respectively.

28-29


Museum Art Camp,


ages 6 to 8, 10 a.m. to

$20 for museum mem-


bers. Pre-registration

required,

for information,

call 573-2316.

30

Prairie Hike, Brushy

Creek, meet at Root

Cellar Prairie, 10 a.m.


C A L E N D A R

June 2012

X X X V I I I

Frontier Days“Rooted in our Past, Growing Our Future”“Rooted in our Past, Growing Our Future”

Entertainment

frontierdaysfortdodge.com

Scottey Rox Star Unplugged Fabulous Uniques Shadrick Smith

Buckskinner Rendezvous Miss Frontier Days

Teen Dance Craft Village

Saucy Jack

Friday Night

The Breakfast Club

Saturday Night

Entertainment , Drinks & Food under the B ig To p

Featuring:

Admission $ 5 for 3 days Souvenir Button, Admission all weekend

June 1-3, 2012 at the Fort Museum Fort Dodge, Iowa

Second & Fourth Saturday June thru September

www.fdmarketoncentral.com

Karaoke Spelling Bee

Little Miss & Mr Contest Hollingsworth Dancers

Non-Denominational Church Service

Annual Frontier Days Parade 10:00 am • Saturday

Central Ave


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We all know it is one of the prime spots you cango to in case of a fender bender. Don’t fear aboutthe process, the staff at Troy Waller Auto Bodywill work hard to make sure the process goessmoothly for you. As soon as you walk in, you willbe given information that is current, up to date and works around your schedule,not someone else’s timetable. Also, when you come in with a damaged vehicle, youneed to know that you will be dealing with I-CAR certified technicians. Each techni-cian has about 15 years of experience with the car repair market.

When you bring your vehicle to Troy Waller Auto Body, they will take photos of thevehicle and get you an estimate prepared promptly. Troy Waller noted, “We canemail and upload estimates and photos directly to your insurance company foryour convenience from the shop.” When a customer searches for an insurancequote on their damaged vehicle they need to know that they have the option totake it wherever they want and they only really need one quote, not the threecommonly told to customers. “There is no law stating that you need more than oneestimate, and you have the right to have your vehicle repaired at the shop of yourchoice.” stated Troy Waller.

The CSI, customersatisfaction index,score is over 98% atTroy Waller AutoBody and manypeople are repeatcustomers. Theycontinue to bringback repeat busi-ness throughout theyear because theyare treated rightand know they cantrust Troy Waller toget the job done.Troy considersevery customer tobe a fortunate rea-son why his busi-ness has lasted as

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Another service offered at Troy Waller that many may not be aware of is custompainting. Custom paint work is done on all types of vehicles and motor cycles aswell as full restorations. ”When a customer brings in an image they want on theirvehicle, Tony Smith will work up a composition drawing and various color “spray-outs” will be shown to the customer for approval before starting the process. It isrewarding to see the customer’s reaction to the work after completion…their satis-faction is visible on their faces. That means a lot to me as the business owner,”said Troy Waller.

One of the unique things about the custom paintwork that is done at Troy Waller Auto Body is the“green” techniques and materials they use in com-pleting their work. They use environmentallyfriendly products, including high performance auto-motive refinish coatings from PPG calledEnvirobase. This type of paint improves the airquality for the painters as well as the community, itreduces hazardous waste and the color matchesclosely with the original manufacturer’s paint tech-nology as well as having a lifetime limited warrantyon the work.

Other services available through Troy Waller Auto Body are their authorized ClubCar and Dixie Chopper products and services. They will tend to your golf cart at thegolf courses in the area, this service is free of charge, you just pay for the tune-up.For those that are not in the know, the Club Car is the top of the line when itcomes to golf carts. Right now is the season for those golf carts to be running overthe trimmed fairways on our courses, so why not be seen in the best? Club Carshave been around for over 50 years and help those in the golf industry, evenlarge event organizers, provide services at their facilities for their customers, or tojust be mobile and efficient at their business location. The #1 Club Car is thePrecedent and is available in two distinct models.

The Dixie Chopper is a hi-powered mowing machine that will custom cut your lawnlike nobody’s business. You’ve seen them around mowing the large propertyspaces with ease as if they were flying over it. When it comes to turns, this vehiclecan negotiate a turn with simplicity to get the job done right and efficiently. TheDixie Chopper comes in four main models and two of them have 2-3 variations tosuit your mowing needs the best.

Troy Waller Auto Body also has a full line of audio equipment and remote starters.They are the authorized dealer for CompuSTAR. Remote Starters have providedgreat business for Troy Waller Auto Body in recent years. The basic appointmentitself is a breeze when it comes time to get one installed in your car or as a gift toanother person. The installation takes just a few hours and you can even get aSmartphone “app” for your remote start. After the app is installed you can startyour car from your Smartphone while you stay warm inside or dry during an Iowathunderstorm.

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What is your name and where are you from?

My name is Robyn Caldwell. I am originally from Barnum.

What grades do you teach and at what school?

“I currently teach at the Rabiner Treatment Center in Fort

Dodge. My teaching duties include administering all the

required state tests, teaching rules and expectations for the

classroom as well as for Rabiner Treatment Center. I also

teach our clients social, communication and anger manage-

ment skills that they can apply to their life. By doing so, this

will help the students decrease the frequency of inappropri-

ately reacting to their feelings and bringing on more conse-

quences for themselves throughout the rest of their lives.”

What do you enjoy most about teaching?

“I love helping others, especially the troubled youth that are

here who have lost hope. I believe every child deserves a fair

chance at education regardless of their past decisions or other

life traumas preventing them from achieving that goal from

happening."

How long have you been working as a teacher?

“I have worked in the teaching role here at Rabiner

Treatment Center for about four years. Really, it is about five

years, if you count when I was a T.A., teacher’s assistant."

What makes you interested in teaching?

“I love the challenge of trying to reach every child in an effec-

tive manner through many teaching methods. I like the kines-

thetic, visual and audio learning styles the best. The children

are our future. To help those students as well as us, to have a

brighter future comes my love of teaching.”

Who inspired you when you were a student?

“As a student, I had never contemplated becoming a teacher.

My favorite teachers that I remember most was my second-

grade teacher, Mrs. Hanson, and my junior high math

teacher, Mrs. Johnson. It was my physical science and eco-

nomics professors in college that talked me into at least con-

templating becoming a teacher.”

What profession other than your own would you most

like to attempt?

“I think I would enjoy being a taxi driver if someone could

guarantee my safety. I would completely enjoy driving around

the big cities meeting a wide variety of people."

What are three things every teacher should own?

Headphones: to “shut out” the noise once in a while and self-

reflect. Eraser: as a symbol of being able to “erase” their mis-

takes and go on about their day. Magnifying glass: sometimes

we need to look deep to find a little bit of “sweet” in the chil-

dren we work with.

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ICCC Student SpotlightMarcus Tague

When Marcus Tague graduated fromhigh school at Manson Northwest-Webster, he decided to go to IowaCentral. He was not only being recruit-ed to play football at ICCC but chose itbecause of the student-teacher ratio.

“At Iowa Central, a student isn’t just anumber, but the teachers know yournames and are always willing to help,”Tague said.

Currently his major is undecided, buthe has kept his main focus on the artdepartment. He has always been cre-ative. “I love to draw and creatingthings on the computer. I’ve wanted todo something dealing with art ever sinceI was little,” he said. He is the type of

person who will drawwhatever comes to hismind and the artdepartment at IowaCentral gives him thatflexibility, he said.

When he graduates, hewill receive his associateof arts degree in liberalarts.

“The best part is that Ifinished most of mymain classes such asbiology, psychology,sociology and trigonom-etry where I couldreceive the help if Ineeded it,” he said. Now,when Tague transfers toanother school, he canfocus more on career-related classes.

One thing he wasinvolved in at IowaCentral was football. His

college experience was much easier forhim because of all the people he wasable to meet through football, he said.

“Right off the bat, before school start-ed, I had met about 160 guys who Iknew throughout the school year,”said Tague.

Because he was in football, all of hisclasses were in the morning and thusover by noon. The schedule gave him alot of downtime.

Football is Tague's favorite sport – he'shas been playing tackle football since hewas in sixth grade.

“There is no better team sport thanfootball. It is too fun,” he said.

To fill his downtime, Tague became astudent ambassador for Iowa Central.The new campus occupation allowedhim to give tours to new incomingstudents.

There are many things Tague lovesabout Iowa Central, he said, but one ofhis favorites is the personal closeness. “Iwas the guy who woke up five minutesbefore class, walked to the building, andstill made it on time,” said Tague. Healso loved how every first Monday ofthe month; the college has a movienight, which allows the students to see amovie at the Fort 8 for only $3.

For summer, his schedule is already laidout. Tague is will work construction forhis father. He will also lift weights fourtimes a week and condition three timesa week so he stays in shape for footballin the fall.

As for next year, he plans on transfer-ring to the University of Wisconsin-Stout to play football and major ingame design and development.

- Marcus Tague

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“A visit to Oakland Cemetery is a stroll

through Fort Dodge’s early history."

That's what Deann Haden-Luke, of

the Friends of the Oakland Cemetery,

thinks.

Every year since 2003, the Friends have

invited the public to step back in time

to meet some of the characters who

have been a part of Fort Dodge’s rich

history. They do this through the

Oakland Cemetery Walk, said

Haden-Luke.

Oakland Cemetery was established in

1866 and was placed on the National

Register of Historic Places in 2000, she

said.

“Presenters will be in period dress,

compliments of Masque Productions.

They will tell the story in first person as

though they actually are the historic

character.” Haden-Luke said.

The presenters each write their own

script. Small groups will be led from

presenter to presenter by a guide, who

is also in period dress. The program

traditionally runs about 80 minutes.

Jerry and Marva Rowe got the walk

started 10 years ago. Jerry Rowe is its

committee chairman.

“My wife and I started it. It was my

idea,” he said. They had learned about

a similar event in Elgin, Ill., and

obtained a video of it. They then

formed Friends of Oakland and invited

members of the Hawkeye Community

Theatre to see if the idea was even pos-

sible. Since then, Rowe helped Mason

City start a similar walk and Algona is

considering starting one as well.

“I get all the information. I do all the

research on all the characters. I select

the characters,” Rowe said.

Committee secretary Jo Douglas said

there are different sets of characters

each year.

“The only repeat we do is Egbert Bagg

or his wife. This year, we are doing

Bagg’s son. He was the man who

designed Oakland Cemetery and we

think that’s a good introduction as peo-

ple come into the cemetery. That’s

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I get alltheinforma-tion. I doall the research on allthe characters. I selectall the characters.

- Jerry Rowe

Oakland Cemetery was establishedin 1866 and placed on the NationalRegister of Historic Places in 2000.

John Bonner portrays Dr. Harley G.Ristine, a Civil War soldier.


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always the first presenter,” Douglas

said.

The characters are selected by the

availability of information. They also

try to have a variety of time periods

and people of different backgrounds.

The character’s location in the ceme-

tery plays a role too.

“We need to space it out so we can

move from one site to another without

walking great distances, yet the sites

are not too close together that there is

a problem hearing the presenters,”

Douglas said.

“It’s an experience that most people

who attend find enlightening and

entertaining,” she said. “We have got-

ten a lot of positive feedback from peo-

ple who have attended.”

Ted Hugghins portrays Webb Vincent

this year.

“Most of the time when people saw

him he had a book in his hand,”

Hugghins said. “He helped a lot of

people and touched a lot of lives.”

Vincent lived in Fort Dodge for 75

years and died at the age of 89.

Said Rowe: “People have to know

about the very people who contributed

to the things that we have in the com-

munity. I think it isn’t taught enough in

our local schools,” Rowe said.

The event also raises funds for the

upkeep of the cemetery.

Rowe said it takes about 25 people to

put on the event. The Walk is a joint

effort of the Friends of Oakland

Cemetery and Fort Dodge Parks,

Recreation, and Forestry Department.

For more information contact the

Department at 576-7237.

The characters:

• Egbert Bagg Jr., 1850-1915, por-

trayed by Kevin Rogers. He was the

son of Egbert Bagg, who designed

Oakland Cemetery. Educated at

Cornell University, he was a well-

known ornithologist and wrote several

articles and periodicals as well as the

book, “Birds of Oneida County.”

• Robert Durian, 1920-1982, portrayed

by Fred Kesten. He was a Navy Air

Corps torpedo bomber pilot and was

awarded two Navy Crosses and the

Distinguished Flying Cross.

• Anna Scott Meservey, 1850-1900,

portrayed by Susan Helling. She was

the wife of Mayor Stillman Meservey,

a prominent figure in the gypsum

industry.

• Samuel Rees, 1817-1897, portrayed

by Steve Kersten. He was a Fort

Dodge businessman, mayor and judge.

He came to this city at the opening of

the U.S. Land Office.

• Mack Hurlbut, 1870-1917, portrayed

by Jesse Helling. Hurlbut was a local

jeweler.

“Most of the time when people sawhim he had a book in his hand,”Ted Hugghins says of Webb Vincent.

Fred Kesten portrays Robert Durian,a Navy Corps torpedo bomber pilot.

Susan Ahlers-Leman portraysDr. Margaret K. Butler, a high schoolteacher and school physician.


• Dr. Harley G. Ristine, 1838-1917,

portrayed by John Bonner. Ristine

served in the Civil War and was a long-

time Fort Dodge physician.

• Webb Vincent, 1841-1930, portrayed

by Ted Hugghins. A Civil War soldier,

Vincent was an active leader in the

gypsum industry.

• Elizabeth R. Butler, 1896-1984, por-

trayed by Cheryl Sherry. She was a

school administrator in Pennsylvania

and New York, and a sister to Dr.

Margaret K. Butler.

• Dr. Margaret K. Butler, 1889-1971,

portrayed by Susan Ahlers-Leman. She

was a high school teacher and school

physician. She served on the American

Committee for Devastated France and

was a sister to Elizabeth R. Butler. The

Butler sisters were daughters of promi-

nent Fort Dodge lawyer J.B. Butler, who

built the Butler House at the

corner of 12th Street and Fourth

Avenue South.

June 9, 1 to 3 p.m.Tours beginning every 10 minutes.

Parking is not permitted in thecemetery during Saturday’s walk.Participants can park at the GoodShepherd Lutheran Church, locatedat 1436 21st Ave. North. Shuttlebuses will leave the church park-ing lot every 10 to 15 minutes.

June 10, 3 p.m., a single indoorperformance in the Biosciences

and Health Science Auditorium atIowa Central Community College.

Tickets: $7 per person; children

under 10 admitted free. Tickets can

be purchased Saturday at the church

parking lot or Sunday in the

auditorium lobby.

CDs will be available at the sign-up

table for $10. CDs of past walks are

available through Dan Garst at

Party Productions by calling him at

576-5544.

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Kingdom of Strangers

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In Saudi Arabia, a secret grave is unearthedrevealing several dead women. The investi-gator assigned to the case has his own prob-lems, though, when his mistress turns upmissing-this in a country where adultery ispunishable by death.

The Chaperone

by Laura Moriarty

Set in the year 1922. A fifteen-year-old

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The Last Kind Words

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When Summer Dies

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Young Jim and his cousin L.A. live with

their grandma. Jim has inherited the gift of

sight, and after him and L.A. discover the

body of a young girl, he realizes he has

been seeing her by his bedside.

The Age of Miracles

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Apocalyptic events seen through the eyes of

a young teenage girl as her own life goes

through life changing moments.

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Outsider Cambridge student Oscar falls in

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Psychological thriller about a marriage gone

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Faith Matters:Nancy Hamilton Leads St. Olaf Team to Nicaragua

A team of volunteers from St. Olaf

Lutheran Church returned from its

10th mission trip to Nicaragua in

February. Among them was Nancy

Hamilton and Troy Martens.

Hamilton and Martens led the trip.

Martens, who is chief operating officer

at Trinity Regional Medical Center,

was responsible for the first St. Olaf

team organized after he went to

Nicaragua with other teams.

On the most recent trip, most of the 13

members were from the Fort Dodge

area, but they also included volunteers

from Nora Springs, Rockford and

Reinville, Minn.

“Not all the members belong to St.

Olaf Lutheran Church and not all of

them were Lutherans either,” Hamilton

said.

One team member arrived ahead of

the group to make the arrangements

for the humanitarian trip.

“I’ve gone six times” Hamilton said.

“It’s in northern Nicaragua. It is very

close to Honduras.”

They go to the same area of Nicaragua

each year, to villages around Somotillo.

“This year we went to seven villages

and did medical clinics at each village,”

Hamilton said.

This year was the first in which the

team put on a Bible school during the

medical clinics. At the Bible school they

did crafts too.

“We taught them the wave one day”

Hamilton said. They also taught stu-

dents how to make Jesus bracelets; each

color of a bead has a special meaning.

“We also had a construction team there

to rebuild this church,” she said.

Located in Mesitas, the metal and

wood building replaces one which had

fallen down due to termites. It is affili-

ated with The Church of New

Creation.

The team works with Save a

Generation, a ministry in Nicaragua.

The director of the organization,

Jimmy Herrera has been to Fort Dodge

and has stayed with the Hamiltons. St Olaf members and others went ona mission trip to Nicaragua inFebruary.

Nancy Hamilton purchased this painting in Nicaragua on her first mission trip.



“Our church foundation helps with some of the expenses for

the team plus money for the food, medicine and construc-

tion,” Hamilton said. Others in the church and community

donate towards the effort as well. The rest of the cost is born

by the team members. “We took a lot of stuff with us,”

Hamilton said.

The volunteers used to bring medicine along on the trips, but

now they send money to a local doctor to purchase the neces-

sary medicine for the clinics.

The team also gave away a variety of items to the locals. “We

gave buckets out in two or three villages.” People use the

buckets often for transporting water. “They don’t have water

available like we do,” Hamilton said.

They distributed school uniforms in some villages; students

are not allowed to attend school without uniforms. They also gave beans to each family and cloth shopping bags. “We gave

out quite a few of those,” said Hamilton. Other donated

items included hygiene kits, flip-flops and soccer balls.

In addition, each pastor got five machetes. The pastors decid-

ed which farmers needed them the most. “I guess that’s one

of the main tools that the farmers use there,” Hamilton said.

St. Olaf church members and others sponsor children in

Nicaragua and the team delivered gift packages for the

adopted families.

The official language is Spanish, so the group had nine inter-

preters with them.

“We got a chance one evening to go downtown to get ice

cream,” she said. “They had to eat the packaged ice cream

for safety reasons but it tasted good. Friday’s always are our

free time and this time we went down to Granada to Lake

Nicaragua and went on a boat ride on the lake.”

In the capital city of Managua, they ate at a Subway restau-

rant, and stayed in a Holiday Inn the first and last night of

their trip. During the bulk of the week of the missionary trip,

they stayed in a mission compound.

Hamilton has seen some improvements in the country in the

six years she has been going, she said. “The Pan-American

Highway is a lot better that it used to be. It used to be really

rough.” There are more vehicles in the capital, although most

people ride bicycles and there are a lot of animals along the

road. "We did hit a cow one day,” Hamilton confessed.

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Nancy Hamilton brought back several souvenirs fromNicaragua.



“There’s still a lot of people, of course,

that don’t have work, but I got the feel-

ing it has improved somewhat since we

started going there,” she said.

“One village did have a water tower

and they have water going to the hous-

es. That was one of the villages that

was really poor. It kind of surprised us.

They even had a store and they have a

little park that they are making,” she

said.

On this trip, they encountered a home-

less family along the road, something

they had not seen before. “We did give

them some of the donations that we

had and we did go to the store and

gave them some supplies to help them

out. I love the people down there. They

are so loving and so happy and they

don’t really have that much in material

possessions,” Hamilton said.

“Our church has been doing mission

trips for the last 12 years,” said the Rev.

David Grindberg. The teams go at least

once a year and sometimes twice.

Grindberg has gone on some of trips.

“We see that as part of our church’s

calling to reach out to others in need,”

he said.

The next mission trip will probably be

in February 2013 and it is open to any-

one. People wanting more information,

or wanting to sponsor a child, can con-

tact St. Olaf Lutheran Church at

576-2103.

A native of Buffalo Center, Nancy

Hamilton, 62, is married to Craig

Hamilton, a State Farm Insurance

agent. “That’s what brought us here.

We’ve been here a little over 37

years,” she said. They have been

married 41 years and have three

daughters and seven grandchildren.

He has gone on the mission trips

also; sometimes they go together.

Nancy Hamilton also serves on the

church’s social ministry committee,

on the advisory board for the Lord’s

Cupboard, and she is involved in the

Angel Tree project, which provides

gifts for children who had a parent

in prison. Hamilton also helps with

the Saturday Night Dinner Out at

First United Methodist Church,

serves on the church’s altar guild,

delivers communion to shut-ins, and

co-chairs the funeral committee

About Nancy Hamilton

Hamilton brought back a homemadescarf from Nicaragua.

The team came across this homeless family and offered assistance.- submitted photo


featurecover megmegbeshey photographs by Meg Beshey

On a misty, gray Saturday morning youwould not imagine that the Americanflag could look more majestic, but it did.It especially looked that way through theeyes of Ron Newsum, the “father” ofriver flag projects. When two flag waversget together and talk about Old Glory,well, it is just like two kids in a candystore really. All smiles. Proud ones.

Ron Newsum is more than happy to talkabout how this lifelong passion for theflag became a reality project for him. Hewas born just west of Fort Dodge andhas lived here all his life. He likes the FortDodge community for the friendliness hefinds in its people. Newsum said, “In amere five minutes, you find this common-ality with the people who live here.”

Because of this commonality, it was nosurprise to find out how the Old Gloryon the River project came about. Yousee, Ron Newsum was one of the co-founders/organizers with the DaybreakRotary’s Dragon Boat Races. He washelping get the first races ready along theDes Moines River when he was struck bythe beautiful setting of the river and thelonely pier in the middle of it. Hethought to himself how that would be agreat spot for a flag. It was.

“I let it go for awhile, but then pursuedthe idea. I visited with the late MayorWill Patterson and Dennis Plautz, who atthe time was director of the Departmentof Business Affairs and CommunityGrowth.”

At the time, the initial River Trail projectwas in discussion and they showedNewsum the concept of the cupola witha walking bridge.

A perfect place for a flag to fly over, don’t

you think?

When asked why he thought the flag

should go there of all places, Newsum

replied, “There was a need to put some-

thing there and a flag was perfect to

place on that spot.”

Every time he drove over the bridges on

either side of the pier he knew the proj-

ect had to get done. When the first esti-

mates were calculated, the cost was near

$1 million.

When Ron Newsum approached the city

again with his intentions, Patterson liked

his proposal. Then they worked with city

utilities on how to make it a reality. They

also worked with the Fort Dodge Fire

Department.

“In 2003, a 28-foot pole was mounted

with the intent of a smaller flag than

there is now," Ron recalls. “But, to me, it

just wasn’t enough for me visually. I’ve

been a flag-waver all my life. I needed it

to be bigger.”

So the project gained even more empha-

sis when he created postcards and fliers

and gave himself a timeline of two

months and two weeks to raise the

money for a much larger flag. His goal

was $15,000 initially and, shortly after-

wards, he received a $3,000 grant for

community effort projects.

"The pole itself was going to be near

$6,000 at a height of 77 feet long. About

7 feet was going to be embedded into the

pier," he explained.

The pier is 115 feet from either bank and

to find someone to core drill into that

pier was a major challenge. That’s where

Karen and Doug McGough from

McGough Construction came in handy.

They knew someone for the job. So on

Feb. 24, 2004, before the ice went out,

the drilling began and all was readied for

the flag to be installed into the pier.

“The flag itself came from Martin Flag

Co. and cost near $350. It was important

for me to utilize as much local business as

possible and soon an account was set up

at First American to hold the funds

raised,” Newsum said. The pole was

installed on May 3, 2004, the first flag

was 15 feet by 25 feet and was raised on

June 13, 2004 Flag Day.

It was no easy job. But for the many peo-

ple who were involved that day, it was a

first-time, patriotic experience.

Eventually this question arose: What to

do if the flag ever would need to be

replaced?

It has happened. Sometime after the first

Old GloryStill Flies StrongOver Des Moines River

A rock and plaque are in front of the flag view.


flag was installed, Newsum noticed it was

missing. Inspection revealed that the rope

had been either cut or it had broken

apart. At another point, the floodlights

had to be replaced due to the flooding.

Staff from the Fort Dodge Fire

Department helped out with that one. In

fact, they help Newsum whenever there is

the need to fix or repair something for

the flag – and they do it with great

honor.

“They have always helped when it was

needed to replace the flag. Sometimes

they’ve had to reschedule the feat for a

calmer day or if they got called out while

down by the river,” said Newsum.

The large rock in front of the flag view

from the Sunkissed Meadows side came

from John F. Kennedy Memorial Park.

The city offered to help haul it to Kallin-

Johnson Monument Company. The com-

pany created its plaque and cleaned the

rock before the city then hauled the stone

to Sunkissed Meadows.

“The plaque thanks everyone involved

with this flag project, from those who

assisted to a $1 donation. It all was

important, in every way,” Newsum said.

“Not one government fund was involved;

it was all private dollars generated by this

community.”

One of the assists the project gets yearly

is a little TLC at the hands of PICA

members. They help maintain the plants

around the stone.

When the old flag has to be destroyed, he

takes it to the VFW to be disposed of

properly.

“It is beautiful to be seen and especially

as you cross over the bridges about mid-

way,” he said. Donations can still be

made to the Old Glory on the River

project at First American bank to help

with future flags as well as upkeep and

maintenance.

In the flag’s history of being on display,

Newsum said no events have ever really

focused solely on the flag. He suggested

that whenever the planned bike trail

along the river is installed perhaps some-

thing can involve the flag, since it will

hold such a visual presence along the

trail’s edge.

What makes Newsum the happiest about

his Old Glory on the River project? “Just

seeing it flying. It is stirring to your soul

to watch it unfurl in the wind. You never

get tired of watching it.”When Ron Newsum is not busy raising moneyfor the Flag on the River project, he helps outsenior citizens with the SHIIP program atTrinity Regional Medical Center. He volunteersand gives advice to seniors about the differentMedicare supplements so they can makeinformed choices.

He is married to Joan Newsum.

At 73, he is also involved with the BrushyCreek Area Honor Flight; the last flight heaided was in September 2011.

He is a charter member of Daybreak Rotaryand he devotedly meets with the group atIowa Central.

About Ron Newsum

Donations to support the Old Glory on the

River Project may be sent to:

Old Glory on the River

C/O First American Bank

PO BOx 798

Fort Dodge, IA 50501

Ron Newsum with the flag in which he wasinstrumental in creating a home for on theDes Moines River.


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The Garden Adventure

Last month, the garden adventure

began with great effort, ideas and prod-

uct. Thank goodness you can find

everything you need and more right

here in the Fort Dodge area. You can

get things like the Flower and Vegetable

Guide that Rick Lamoureux of Earl

May gave me. This resourceful guide

helped me to make decisions on what

and when certain plants would be put

into the garden. Between getting the

organic soil to the specific seed packets,

the garden got off to a slow start. It

also required some simple time to figure

out, according to the initial drawing,

what plants were going where in the art

palette shaped garden.

Once the space was tilled properly by

local gardener Roger Hartzler last

month, it didn’t take long to put up the

barriers to keep those large animals out

of the space. Hartzler also came by to

supervise the décor operation of the

garden on Mother’s Day. The colors

were inspired by an English gardener

who decorates her gardens with knick

knacks. Ribbons were used to do this

garden, and in bright colors to make it

truly an artist’s garden.

“It is very clear that you do not have

deer so much to worry about,” said

Larry Rohrer, Master Gardener advi-

sor, “but the dogs more with your gar-

den setup.” He liked the orange ribbons

with dots the best. That was evident

when he came to view the progress of

the seedlings that have been put into

their various sections. The marigolds

are sprouting in the top portion of the

“palette.” The surprise growth is the

success of the potatoes and the onions.

Thanks to the recent deluge events,

they took off famously and they are

making the other plants jealous.

A note about the garden in terms of

the arrangement of poles, tomatoes

racks sticks, netting and such: It took

time to realize that the interior of the

garden, where the potatoes and onions

are growing, is similar to fencing in a

weird Stonehenge kind of way. One

wonders where that subtlety came from

to encourage such unique design. The

answer is the paternal resource in this

project, Bob Adams. Being an

astronomer, my father, who is a great

gardener, did this by osmosis or some

form of cosmic energy. Rohrer was dis-

cussing long-distance travels while look-

ing at the fencing and saying, “Kind of

interesting stick, archaic thing going on

here in your garden design, layout

seems to be thought out well.”

Yes, though it was not really planned to

have that aura, but it’s cool.

Everything is in for the most part in the

garden, Rohrer was informed, and he

quickly said we needed to get our

minds made up on the areas not yet

planted. Those plants needing to get in

are: pole beans, squash (the house is

divided between summer squash or

zucchini; feel free to weigh in), okra

and more tomatoes. “You probably

should do the tomatoes as soon as you

So It Grows

Ribbons are used to stake out the garden and decorate it.


can as the time is now to get them in

and the temps are warm enough,”

Rohrer told me.

It should be interesting to see, in a few

weeks, the progression of the garden

now that 90 percent of it is in the

ground.

One concern Rohrer had: the area to

walk around is not clearly defined.

Funny, an artist not defining their gar-

den walkway properly before plants

went in. This should surprise no one

really. Here was Rohrer’s advice: “Give

a little fertilizer into the soil when the

plants are up. Use mulch, wood chips

or grass clippings and get those into the

walkway soon.” Good thing Hartzler,

the most awesome neighbor ever,

mowed the lawn for the garden to have

a fresh batch to utilize.

Another thing to get

more secure a bit

more with the walk-

ways is the fencing.

During the Rohrer’s

inspection, it was evi-

dent that unless I

have the growing

spaces lined up better

and defined, large

furry objects will

“redefine” them for

me. You see, INK, the

wonderdog, knows

Rohrer and he was

thrilled to see him to

the point of getting

himself, Rohrer and

the netting entangled.

Humorous sight to

see, really. If the fenc-

ing could handle that

episode, surely it can

handle the wind of

an Iowa thunder-

storm. “Get this done

as soon as you can in case of large dogs

or people coming into the garden area

– more the dogs.” Rohrer was laughing

when he suggested this.

So we are off ‘n’ growing in a big way.

Now, to keep things monitored, watered

and thinned out as needed to have a

thriving garden. Doing this project for

the magazine has been a labor of love,

therapy and great exercise on those

days when it allows for that. Feel free to

know that individuals seeking weed

patrol duties are encouraged to sign up

at any point to get involved with the

garden.

The garden design elements are not all

done, either. There are the artsy garden

tags being created. The essence of paint

on the fencing is taking hold in bright,

vibrant colors too. It is starting to take

on its own personal visual character

and next month will have you thinking

about the unusual and creative ways

you can present a vegetable garden.

Until then, see you later sprouts!

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This month is all about the grilling

experience when you just know you

have to put something on that grill sur-

face because, well, you are suppose to

now that is it summertime. There is

nothing like grilling outside and enjoy-

ing that flavor you just can’t get from

cooking inside period. In our house,

well, there is one thing that is mandato-

ry when it comes to grilling, doing the

rubs for the meat to help tenderize it

and create that essence of juice oozing

all over that grill surface…can’t you just

hear that grill sizzling now? Oh yeah,

the sauce is just as important. You can

always go BUY the stuff, but really

when you have a family recipe that

brings that flavor home…well why? So

because telling little people to share in

the classroom, is a must, then rules

must be followed too. Thus the sharing

of the Dr. Pepper sauce recipe; one of

many “family” recipes.

First you need to get your grill prepped.

Make sure your grill is clean. Do that

while your pitfire is heating up or your

man-made grill is preheating. If doing

ribs, steaks or chix, trimming the fat or

the “shiny skin” as is in the traditional

recipe used today is a must. Next you

need to put on your favorite rub. The

rub can be applied the night before you

plan to grill, but if you do, hold the salt

so as not to dry out the meat. You can

add that later the next day right before

you grill, it’s okay folks. Really, simple

seasoning is the best method as you are

eating meat or poultry not a spice rack.

Be generous with the rub and let the

meat sit for “awhile” as in about 20

minutes. Put the meat on the grill but

on indirect heat or on the “sidefire” as

in the old barbecue recipe being used.

Make sure the grill is covered and your

temp is about 325 degrees or enough to

make a water droplet “sizzle in the

middle”. Let meat sit on the grill for 30

minutes but leave alone and go make

some sweet tea or set the table. Before

serving to others, brush the Dr. Pepper

sauce on liberally, turn the heat down.

After serving keep leftover sauce

warmed so it can be enjoyed later on if

you so desire on your grilled meat.

Have a great grilling experience and

“savor the flavor.”


photographs by Meg Beshey

Put a Little “Pepper” Into Your Grill

The flavor of food grilled outdoors can’t be achieved through other cooking methods.


Good Ol’ Rub Recipe:

½ Cup Brown Sugar, 1 ½ tsp. ground

pepper, 1 Tbspn salt. Mix well, rub well.

Dr. Pepper Barbecue Sauce Recipe:

¼ c. minced onion

1 tsp. garlic powder

1 tsp. basil

½ c. vegetable oil

2 ½ C Dr. Pepper

1 c. crushed tomatoes, 15 oz.

½ c. orange juice (or lemon juice)

¼ c. cider vinegar

½ c. honey or catsup (“family” recipe says

honey)

½ to 1 tsp. cayenne (or 1/4 tsp. crushed

red pepper; or ¼ tsp. red pepper sauce)

2 tsp. salt

Directions:

Heat up onions and oil for about

5 minutes. When onions are brown,

add in everything else. Simmer for

about 30 minutes.


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WATER HEATING/AIR REMODELING

Put in a blender and puree it. Use on almost done grilled meat, poultry;

even vegetables! *Keeps in the refrigerator for a few weeks in covered

container.

An array of ingredients is used for the Good Ol’ Rub recipe.


a d v e r t o r i a l

Ja-Mar Drive In, a Fort Dodge tradition since 1967 originally stared

as a Henry’s restaurant. Owners James and Mardell Jordison

went independent I 1980 when they

changed the restaurants’ name to

Ja-Mar Drive In. The name itself is

derived from the original owners’

first names. After James Jordison

passed away in 1995, the ownership

of the family business passed on to

son Jerry and his wife, Timi Jordison in

1996.

Known for a number of local favorites,

including pressure fried chicken (winner

of the Messenger’s Reader’s Choice Award

for Best chicken from 2008-2011), tenderloins and fish

sandwiches, taco salads, the All American burger and home-

made onion rings. Other items on their incredible menu are:

burger varieties, fryer foods, hot dogs, soups and salads, bar-

beque pork sandwiches, hot beef or turkey plates, all attended

by their famous sides of homemade baked beans, coleslaw and

that potato salad we’ve all enjoyed at some function around town. To clean that palate

later, they serve a great variety of ice cream treats too. “Right now the BIG Roast Beef

sandwich is our #1 best seller off the menu,” said Jordison.

The restaurant opens up sharp at 6 am daily with breakfast going until 10:30 am every

day. “Everything we make is made to order and served hot.” said Jordison. This Fort

Dodge tradition doesn’t do the basic drive thru fare as the locals all know their breakfast

food is our little well-kept secret. There is nothing better than the biscuits and gravy,

pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns or toast all served up with that friendly Ja-

Mar service and the never ending cup of coffee. In fact, when you come into the restau-

rant you notice the way the staff places orders right away. “When Dad passed on, we

thought computerized would work well, pushing buttons and showing on a screen in the

back where the cooks are but no. Soon the specific orders that come in daily became a

problem and there is not enough space nor time to punch all those buttons, so it was

gone in a week’s time; it slowed us down too much.” noted Jordison. Now the staff is

taught to know all the keywords, letters for various things like a ‘KMO’

(ketchup, mustard, and onion for those you not familiar with that lingo at

Ja-Mar). It amazes Jerry Jordison just how

good his staff is when it comes to remembering

the customers who ordered the food and where

they are once they sit down waiting in their

booth. “The staff is so good at visually remem-

bering our guests so when that order is ready to

go out, they know exactly who it goes to, they

are top notch,” says Jordison. A number of staff

has worked there for over 20 years and counting

so that quality of service is there you just can’t

find anywhere else. “They have their own little

system it seems and it works well especially during

the lunchtime and dinnertime hours when they are

at their busiest,” noted Jordison, “everyone works together like a chain

effect.” Ja-Mar’s is known for their quality of food, cleanliness and serv-

ice. You notice the satisfaction in the customer’s smiles when they get

done eating or as they walk out the door after a great meal at Ja-Mar’s.

When you come to Ja-Mar’s you also know you are at a place with lots of

tradition. This is obvious from the food to the service personnel who know you by name.

“There is this connection we have with our customers, even when we hear that order

coming through in the back at the grill, you get to know who orders what and fix it their

way, the way they want their food done.” stated Jordison. Another tradition that’s a clas-

sic are the famous car cruises that happens on the first Friday of June, July and August

every year. This year the car cruise event will miss the hard working efforts of Shelly

Smith, who made sure things always ran smoothly. The car shows this summer will be

dedicated to her and her years of service to the event that she made sure were notice

and run smoothly. The car cruise attendance is totally dependent on the weather and the

participants who come from all around the region.

So if you are hungry, for some classic, hometown drive-in food. Ja-Mar Drive In is the

place to go for that hunger fix any day of the week. They hours are: 6:00am-10pm daily

and their menu has something for everyone’s appetite. The restaurant is located at 329

South 25th Street, Fort Dodge. Stop in and let the Ja-Mar family serve your family

today.

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You are sitting at home with the family

at a lovely weekend gathering, then you

notice something is different with

Grandpa. He is not connecting his

thoughts like he used to and says that he

sees things right in front of you that you

know do not exist at that time. You

begin to wonder: Is he losing it? Is this

the beginning of Alzheimer’s disease?

My loved one? It couldn’t be.

But Alzheimer's

does reveal

itself, usually, in

this way. Down

the road the

patient, the

caregiver

and/or family

members will all

have to cope as

well as they are

able. It is not

easy; there is no

manual to deal

with this terrible disease that affects so

many in our community, our state and

nationwide.

When you step into the office of the

Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Iowa

Chapter, you can tell right away that

there is a passion for making people

aware, particularly when you talk to

Amy Von Bank, community relations

coordinator, and Jodi Ricklefs, program

specialist. When asked how many are

affected by the disease, Ricklefs said, “It

is estimated that 5.4 million people are

affected by Alzheimer’s.”

The disease was first recognized in 1906

by Dr. Alois Alzheimer in Germany.

The local organization has been

involved with the disease awareness

since April 2008. Its goal with events

such as the concert they are preparing

for is to raise awareness of the role of

caregiver to the Alzheimer patient; to

help honor the memory of Dean

Morris, formerly of the SKI Band, who

died in November 2011. He was the

sole caregiver of Shirley, his wife who

has Alzheimer’s disease and to raise

funds for respite care for caregivers of

Alzheimer patients.

Von Bank said, “It has only been in the

last 25 years that there has been any

form of significant research into medi-

cines and the causes of the disease. In

order to assist in this research, we put

on events for awareness and to help

raise funds to support the research.”

“Over 70,000 Iowans suffer with the

disease. We all know someone who is

affected by it,” said Ricklefs.

The most common signs of the oncom-

ings of Alzheimer’s disease are the

memory loss that disrupts daily life. The

patient is challenged by planning or

solving problems, has difficulty complet-

ing familiar tasks, is frequently confused,

misplacing things and not being able to

retrace their steps. They exhibit poor

judgment, can’t understand visual

images or spatial relationships, suddenly

withdrawl from social events or even

work, and they show changes in mood

and personality.

“It is the sixth leading cause of death.

No cure is available at this time,” said

Von Bank.

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A Concert toRemember

Amy Von Bank,community relationscoordinator for theAlzheimer’s Association,Greater Iowa Chapter


When a loved one is diagnosed, family members can be

informed through the Greater Iowa Chapter-Fort Dodge that

VonBank and Ricklefs operate.

Ricklefs suggested gathering information first about the dis-

ease from the Alzheimer’s website at www.alz.org/greateri-

owa. Attend the support group meetings to learn more and

talk with other caregivers; a Fort Dodge chapter will be start-

ing up soon this summer. You can also call the support hot-

line at (800) 272-3900 24 hours a day and talk to a real per-

son about your loved one. Translation services are available.

Consultation services are available for caregivers and patients

and their family members. The Fort Dodge office provides

free educational awareness talks to anyone needing them, as

well as utilizing their lending/activities library with up-to-date

information (the only one in Iowa). They also have access to

the Greenfield Library, which has the largest library on

Alzheimer’s as well as dementia topics.

The Concert to Remember will be June 24 at the Best

Western Starlite Village Inn and Suites in from 2 to

10 p.m. There will be six bands with a surprise band

to be announced at a later date. Tickets are $25 a

person in advance or $30 at the door. If you purchase

tickets before June 24, you get the special offer of two

for $40.

All the bands or members in the bands currently have a loved

one dealing with the disease or had a connection with Dean

and Shirley Morris at some point.

“We actually had to turn away bands

who wanted to play at the concert, “

Von Bank said. “ A concert event like

this helps those to heal with the loss

of Dean through the art of music

and create a more intimate setting to

learn more about the disease and

support those who have to deal with

the disease.”

The concert will feature Brandon Scott Sellner from North

Dakota. “He is a noted blues guitarist, and he has committed

to be at the event in Fort Dodge,” said Ricklefs. Also perform-

ing will be the Austin Strainglers band.

The Fort Dodge office chose to do the concert after staff

there saw tremendous growth from their walk last fall. It was

decided to go with another event, so a concert was decided

upon to be the next fundraiser. There will also be a live auc-

tion and raffle, as well as T-shirts available at the family

event. For information, call Von Bank 576-4255 or email at

[email protected]. The organizers are also looking for

volunteers to help with the event activities.

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financial resources in place. And that

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— but prepare for the unexpected.

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tors:

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to your portfolio withdrawal rate is your

portfolio reliance rate — how much you

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your reliance rate will be 60% ($30,000

divided by $50,000). Your reliance rate

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strategy might be to outside events, such

as market fluctuations.

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these expected elements of your retire-

ment, you also must be prepared for the

unexpected aspects, such as these:

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long you can expect to live is somewhat

of a mystery. If you were to live longer

than you anticipate, would you be

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time income stream. And your longevity

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some growth-oriented investments, such

as quality stocks to ensure you can

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ed, you can go a long way toward

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