Dec.

24, 2014

GOWRIE, WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA

Jaice Jackson
Mrs. Walsh's 2nd Grade

Mila Johnson
Mrs. Walsh's 2nd Grade

VOL. 124 NO. 52

Gary and Nikki Carstens, 1708 Market St. won first place in the Novelty category in the
GDC Holiday Lighting Contest.

GDC announces holiday lighting

contest winners in three categories
The Gowrie Development Commission
(GDC) Holiday Lighting Contest judging was
on Sunday, December 14.
Thank you to our gracious and anonymous judges for taking time to visit Gowrie to
see all of our festive lights! The judges said it
was a hard task as there were so many fabulous
designs! There were three categories again this
year, each with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners.
The winners will each receive Gowrie Bucks
that can be used at any business in Gowrie.
Religious: 1st place: Sandra Thoma, 1802

Market St; 2nd place: Dale and Kay Miller, 801

Market St; 3rd place: Wilmer and Margaret Fevold, 1005 Sunrise
Novelty: 1st place: Gary and Nikki Carstens,
1708 Market St.; 2nd place: Brian and Katie
Norine, 1103 Cottonwood; 3rd place: Brad and
Jenny Lane, 1411 Lynd
Best Use of Lights: 1st place: Kenny andSue Smith, 1311 Pleasant St.; 2nd place: Jeff
and Susan Frahm, 1103 Lynd St; 3rd place: Pete
and Sherrill Jorgensen, 1011 County Rd.

Valentine Insurance
becomes Farm & Town
Insurance Jan. 1, 2015
Marsha Farnham new owner. . .

Levi Harmon
Mrs. Samuelson's 2nd Grade

Wednesday, Dec 24
Farnhamville Fire Dept., 7:30 p.m. at the
fire station.
Monday, Dec 29
Harcourt TOPS, 8:00 a.m. at Faith
Lutheran Church Harcourt.
To have the date and time of your organizations
meeting listed here,call the Gowrie News at
352-3325 or email us at gnews@wccta.net

NCIBA Honor Band...

The Southeast Valley HS band students were chosen to participate in the NCIBA High School Honor Band. They are Hannah Peterson, alto saxophone, and Karrigan
Mentzer, clarinet. This years Honor Band
will be held at Iowa Central Community
College in Fort Dodge on January 10, 2015.
The concert is at 5 p.m. in the auditorium of
ICCC. Cost is $3 for adults and $2 for school
age children.

Effective January 1, 2015, the Valentine Insurance agency will be owned by Marsha Farnham.
The new agency, Farm & Town Insurance,
will continue to be located at 1116 Market Street
in Gowrie. The phone number will remain
515.352.3898. Office hours will be Monday
through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Farm & Town Insurance will continue to
operate as an independent agency, offering the
same variety of insurance coverages including
home, auto, farm, crop, business and health insurance.
Marsha Farnham and Marla Stokesbary
have been with the agency for 15 years and 13
years respectively and are committed to the
continued growth of Gowrie and the surrounding communities.
An open house will be held on Friday, January 2 from 1 4 p.m.

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Dec. 24, 2014

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Todd Hugen Photography

Birkland - Long Wedding

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Nicole Birkland, formerly of Moorland,
was united in marriage to Gary Long of Pleasant Hill, CA on July 12, 2014 at Zion Lutheran
Church in Gowrie. Grandparents of the bride
are Dale Birkland, Moorland and Elsie Fiala,
Maitland, Florida.

Parents of the bride are Dean and Jean
Birkland, Moorland. Parents of the groom are
Ron and Carolyn Long of St. Helena, CA.

Matron of Honor was Sarah Burton and
Bridesmaids were Suzanne Hendrix, Amber
Krebsbach, Elizabeth Beers-Kataria, Meredith
Pieratt, and Cindy McKim.

Best man was Philip Warner and the
Groomsmen were Robert Vincent, Jason Ryckman, Zach Irwin, John Dunzweiler, and Wyatt
Stephenson.

The couple went to Maui, Hawaii for
their honeymoon and reside in Napa, California.

The bride is a graduate of Prairie Valley
High School and graduated from the University
of Northern Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts in
Music Education and MM in Vocal Music Performance. Nicole is currently employed with
the Metropolitan Opera in New York City as an
Opera Singer.

The groom is a graduate of St. Helena
High, St. Helena, California and graduated
from Sonoma State University with a Bachelor
of Arts in Wine Business Strategy. Gary is currently employed as a Salesman with Youngs
Market Company of the San Francisco Bay
Area.

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sister Charlotte Smith of Jefferson, IA; 8 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; nieces; nephews; other relatives; and friends.

Online condolences may be left at www.
sliningerrossowfuneralhome.com

Varsity Jags lose

to Bulldogs; 46 - 27

The Varsity Jag Wrestlers lost Thursday

night to the Ogden Bulldogs, 46 - 27.
Caleb Hemmestad had a fall time of just
47 seconds over Harrison Haglund gaining six
points. Spencer Johnson and Colton Klingson
earned six each.
Riley Rittgers earned three by the 8 - 4 decision in the dual with Austin Lentz. Tom Nahnsen earned six points by forfeit. There was one
double forfeit.
The Bulldogs gained 18 from forfeits against
the Jags.

Walter Harrison, 90

Psst... which way to the

car wash? I need to get
there before Santa sees
me like this!

Love and joy to

all our friends in
this joyous
holiday season
and the year ahead.

The Gowrie
Post Office

The Spirit Is Building!

Appreciating your
friendship and
Business this past year!
Everything is looking
good for a beautiful
holiday season.
We believe your
patronage is
doubtlessly the reason!

Dee Dees
Porch Parlor

Funeral Services for Walter Harrison,
90, of Jefferson, Iowa were held 10:00 am
Gowrie, Iowa
Thursday, December 18, 2014 at the First Presbyterian Church in Jefferson. Interment was
at Lost Grove Cemetery, Lanyon, Iowa. VisiIts a
tation with the family was held from 5:00 pm
to 7:00 pm Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at
Miracle!
Slininger-Rossow Funeral Home in Jefferson.
Memorials were suggested to the family and
Of all the big and
May you & your loved ones revel
may be left at Slininger-Rossow Funeral Home.
little
jobs
we
do,
our
in His light & love throughout this

James Walter Harrison, second son of
holy season. We feel blessed to
favorite is giving
Charles and Bessie (Heistand) Harrison, was
have you as our neighbors
thanks to you.
born on a farm in the Loess Hills of western
Mundts Service
Iowa near Moorhead in Monona County, NoMerry Christmas!
Center
1301 Market Street, Gowrie
vember 3, 1924. With his brother, he attended
country schools and lived on several different
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ties. His sister, Charlotte, was born in 1931.
submitted by

The family moved to a farm in ShelRon Roper - 515-352-5282
Fridays
@ Noon!!
by County where Walter graduated from high
Were hoping your holidays are light and
school at Kirkman. After attending a business
carefree this year. Thank you for your
college in Grand Island, Nebraska during winter, Walt started farming with his dad and he
kindness throughout the season.
farmed for 50 years in the area around Paton,
Dayton, and Lanyon, before retiring and movPlease come again soon.
1108 Market Street, P.O. Box 473
ing to Jefferson in the summer of 1991.
Gowrie, IA 50543-0473
Ph.: 515-352-3325 Fax: 515-352-3309

In the spring of 1937, he and his brother
email: gnews@wccta.net www.daytongowrienews.com
Hugh confessed Christ as their Savior and were
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baptized into the Christian Church at Harlan
Tonya Harrison, Graphic Designer,
and later were members of the Church of Christ
Linda Barber and Samantha Lee, office and clerical
Jill Viles, Staff Writer
in Irwin during their growing up years.
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In 1949, Walt married Ruth Fatka in the
Official County Newspaper (USPS 224-240). A local newsEvangelical United Brethren Church at Paton,
paper as prescribed by law. Published weekly by The Gowrie
News, 1108 Market Street, Gowrie, Iowa 50543. Periodicals
and together, they raised a family of four sons:
postage paid at the Post Office at Gowrie, Iowa 50543.
Joe of Gowrie, Kim of Alexander, IA, Mark of
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Walt expressed a feeling of pride and Library will have a change of hours on
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Walt dearly loved his wife, Ruth. Theirs
was a deep and abiding love. They were together constantly, depending on each other for companionship and emotional support. They were
best friends.

Walt was very independent. He liked
to work aloneto be creativeto make something out of nothing. He liked to read, write,
and travel. Walt had a fine sense of humor. He
loved the woods behind his new home, because
Wed., Dec. 24 - Crunchy Pollock, Corn, Spinach, Carrot Cake, Manit reminded him of the hills where he spent his
darin Oranges
early childhood.
Thurs., Dec. 25 - CLOSED

Walter was preceded in death by his parFri., Dec. 26 - CLOSED
ents, daughter-in-law Linda Harrison, brother
Mon., Dec. 22 - Hearty Veg. Soup, peanut butter sandwich, Celery
Hugh (June) Harrison, and brother-in-law Jack
Sticks, Peaches
Smith. He is survived by his wife Ruth Harrison
Tues., Dec. 23 - Crunchy Baked Fish, Parsleyed Potatoes, Green
of Jefferson, IA; sons: Joe Harrison of Gowrie,
Beans, Pineapple Crunch, Raspberry Lemonade
IA, Kim (Denise) Harrison of Alexander, IA,
Wed., Dec. 24 Mark (Ellen) Harrison of LaCrosse, WI, and
Todd (friend Teresa) Harrison of Ogden, IA;

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Mrs. Brandes - 4th Grage Class

Dear Santa,
I want $200 to buy a needy kid a
present for Christmas. What do you
like to do? I want a 3D DS for Christmas.
Your friend, Leon, Grade 4, Mrs.
Brandes
Dear Santa,
This year I would like a sweater for my
grandmas two cats. I would like two
pairs of Miss Me jeans and and an I
Phone 5c. Am I on the naughty or nice
list? I think Ive been good this year.
Your believer, Paytin, Grade 4, Mrs.
Brandes
Dear Santa,
I love you so much. I wish I could see
you every day. I wish I could get an
Ipad for Christmas or an Ipod. I wish
you a Merry Christmas! Good bye.
Your friend, Haley, Grade 4, Mrs.
Brandes
Dear Santa,
Ive been GREAT this year. Did you
have a nice spring, summer and fall?
How fast are you? I would like the
Lego Santas Workshop. Do you like
to write in cursive?
From Cooper, Grade 4, Mrs. Brandes
Dear Santa,
This year I would like a basketball
hoop and a basketball. How do you
go down the chimney if there is a fire
burning? What is your favorite kind of
cookie?
Your friend, Ethan, Grade 4, Mrs.
Brandes
Dear Santa,
I would like an American Girl kitchen
for my dolls, some puzzles, hair
ties,head bands, and nail polish. Can I
have an I phone please? I would like to
have tickets to Texas so I can see my
grandma and grandpa. How fast can
the reindeer go?
Your friend, Elizabeth, Grade 4, Mrs.
Brandes
Dear Santa,
I want headphones, a basketball for
my hoop, socks and shoes for Christmas. How many cookies do you eat in
a year? How fast can your reindeer
fly?
Your friend, Eli, Grade 4, Mrs.
Brandes
Dear Santa,
Hi, how are you? I want a basketball
hoop. I want fishtank with clownfish. I
want to give my sister an ipod. I want
to give my sister a dog. How do you fly
around the world so fast?
Your friend, Elias, Grade 4, Mrs.
Brandes
Dear Santa,
I want a basketball hoop, a basketball, an Under Armor sweatshirt,
headbands, a shirt, own flatscreen
tv, Playstation, and video games. Ive
been really good this year. How many
elves do you have?
Your friend, Ally, Grade 4, Mrs.
Brandes
Dear Santa,
I want a wii for Christmas so I can play
on it. I want a Lego Chema. I want
to know how do you eat all of those
cookies in one night? How do you
deliver all of those presents in one
night? How big is your sleigh? It has
to be pretty big to carry all of theose
presents.
Ryan, Grade 4, Mrs. Brandes

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Dear Santa,
I want a 10 flat screen tv, an Air Soft
Gun, a peallet gun, and an app store
card. How much do you sleep on most
nights?
Your friend, Drew, Grade 4, Mrs.
Brandes
Dear Santa, I want a guitar, and a
giant jar of peppermints. I woul dlike
a Christmas sweater for my cat and
I. Do you have any animals that work
up there? Id doing well in school and
only hope to get better. A book full
of endangered animals would be nice
too. What color are your eyes? Have
a Happy Christmas! I wish you good
luck.
Abby, Grade 4, Mrs. Brandes
Dear Santa,
I want an Ipad, Iphone 5c, a basketball
hoop, and a new computer. You are so
cool. Im hoping Im on the nice list. Ive
been good this year. How old are your
reindeer?
Your friend, Anna, Grade 4, Mrs.
Brandes
Dear Santa,
I hope you stay warm this Christmas.
I want an xbox, a tv, and a real John
Deere tractor with a mower. Can I see
Ruldolph? How fast are you? I hope
the reindeer stay warm. I hope there is
a enough snow.
Your friend, Shay, Grade 4, Mrs.
Brandes
Mrs. Bell - 4th Grade Class
Dear Santa,
I would like Minecraft on the Wii. I
would also like a new blanket for my
new bedroom. I would also like a new
baby kitten. For the rest, suprise me.
Cecilia Redman, Grade 4, Mrs. Bell
Dear Santa,
I want world peace. May I have the
new TMNT movie? Will you give me
some new nerf guns please? I will do
anything for my brother to come back
from California. Thank you for you
service Santa.
Carrie, Grade 4, Mrs. Bell
Dear Santa,
I want a y fliker. I want Call of duty.
I want the video game Red Dead
Redemption Undead Nightmare. I
wish you guys good lunck around the
world. Hi Vixen.
Jared Cloud, Grade 4, Mrs. Bell
Dear Santa,
Can you get me a dog for Christmas?
Can you get me a snowboard? Can
you get me a carburetos for my tractor?
Your friend, Logan, Grade 4, Mrs. Bell

Dear Santa,
I would like new clothes. I would also
like the new mouvie Mocking Jay part
one, Sparkly earrings from Claires. I
also want a reindeer for my elf.
Meghan Willison, Grade 4, Mrs. Bell
Dear Santa,
I would like a skirt form my elf on the
shelf, Daffodil, and American girl dool
stuff. I woul dnew perfume and a blanket. Thank you, Santa.
Miranda, Grade 4, Ms. Bell
Dear Santa,
Ive always wanted good grades so
I want straight As. I also want world
starvation to come to an end. I also
want a treatmetn for Ebola. I hope all
this happens It would help the world!
Max Hollman, Grade 4, Mrs. Ball
Dear Santa,
I want a PS4 with Assassians Creed
Unity. I would like money. I would like
to know if I can see your base. Oh and
can you cure diseases? Thank you for
the presents.
Maddox, Grade 4, Mrs. Bell
Dear Santa,
I wish you could stop world hunger,
make this holiday a great one, make
kids happy with toys and make it a
safe holiday.
Justin Loseke, Grade 4, Mrs. Bell
Dear Santa,
I want an I phone 5c in green. Surpririse Bo or you could get hime a
movie. Jeff would like Reeses and he
will be good. Mom wants jewelry.
Graycee, Grade 4, Mrs. Bell
Dear Santa,
I would like new pencils. I would like a
3ds to play with my brother. I would
like a Barbie doll and a dream house
with Kens car. I would like a WWE
wrestler.
Nathon Roberts, Grade 4, Mrs. Bell
Dear Santa,
For Christmas I would like new clothes
and an ipod. I would like under armour
sweatshirts and headbands. I would
like a blanket and pajamas. I would like
to have books also.
Madison, Grade 4, Mrs. Bell
Miss Miller - 3rd Grade Class
Dear Santa,
How are you Santa? I bet you had a
good day. HOw was your vacation?
This is my Christmas list. I want a
phone, a playstation 4. I want a 2DS
and a Ipad. I want a mustang car.
Mason Allbee, Grade 3, Miss Miller

Dear Santa,
Did you have a good vacation? I would
Dear Santa,
like to have a PS 4. I would like to get
I want an Xbox, I want the Xbox game
a new mongoose. I woul dlike an X-box
called Call of Duty. I want a ps 4. Can I one. I would like a kindle fire.
get a bucket full of money?
Landon Burnell, Grade 3, Miss Miller
Sincerely, Teagen, Grade 4, Mrs. Bell
Dear Santa,
Dear Santa,
How was your vacation? Can I have an
I would like an Xbox one. I would like a xbox 1? Can I have call of duty avance
new Xbox 360. I woul dlike every Call
warfare? Can I have Call of Duty modof Duty ever made. I would like a lot of ern warfare 4? Can I have a dirt bike?
Lego sets.
Can I have a sowmobile? Can I have a
Jadean Castillo, Grade 4, Mrs. Bell
2DS? Can I have go cart?
Kaden Holder, Grade 3, Miss Miller
Dear Santa,
I would like enought money for two
Dear Santa,
bus tickets so my Uncle Rob and his
How have you been? Does your
daughter can come here because
stomch hurt after eating all those
he has no money. Can you also help
cookies? I wood want for Christmas. a
Crystle, my Uncles daughter feel bet- p.s. 4. The game call o fDuty adter? Would you send a couple of pres- vanced wore fair. I wood also, like a
ents to Crystle and Rob? I also would Crazy Cart. And Call of Duty Black
like a good old Elf on the Shelf book. ops 3. Thank you
Love, Althea Ball, Grade 4, Mrs. Bell
Ross Larson, Grade 3 Miss Miller

Dear Santa,
How was your vacation? I would like
some BMX gear. I woul dlike some
football gear too.
Sam Lee, Grade 3, Miss Miller
Dear Santa,
How was your vacation? I would like
to have the Lego Movie. Is Rudolf one
of your reindeer? I mean is he real?
I would like to have a snowmobile.
Thank you.
Matt Nath, Grade 3, Miss Miller
Dear Santa,
How was your summer? How is Wimpy
doing? Will he come back this year?
How are all the reindeer doing? You
are very nice. I would like a zoomer
Dyno. I would also like a T.V. I would
like a X-box. I would also like xbox
controller.
Zacharie Olson, Grade 3, Miss Miller
Dear Santa,
How are you and Mrs. Claus doing? I
hope you guys liked vacation because
Christmas is right around the corner.
How are the reindeer? Dont tell the
reindeer but I have a suprise for them.
For Christmas I woul dlik the American girl doll Josephina for Christmas.
I think shes beautiful. I would like an
ipod 5g. Merry Christmas.
Alexis Peterson, Grade 3, Miss Miller
Dear Santa,
How have you been over the summer?
I hope your vacation been? I wish to
see Blitzen, Comet, Cupid, Dasncer,
Dasher, Donner, Prance, Rudolph,
and Vixen. How long does it take to
get to moorland? Will you visit me
on the 16th of December? I want to
see you in real life. I want shoes for
basketball. I want an Easy Bake Oven
Automatic and normal and a Cake Pop
Maker for a fake house in my room.
Chloe Parks, Grade 3, Miss Miller
Dear Santa,
Did you enjoy your vacation this year?
Will you vist ever house? Will you plase
get me Call of Duty Advanced Warfare
for xbox 360? I also will like a Playstation 4? Can you also get me a 3 DSI xl?
Can you get me a four wheelr to? Can
you also get me a laptop?
Ethan Rasmanssen, Grade 3, Miss
Miller
Dear Santa,
How was your vacation? Did you go
to the beach? I would like a Playstation 3. I would like Mario Cart 7. Thank
you for giving me Disney Infinadg last
Christmas.
Creighton Urban, Grade 3, Miss Miller
Dear Santa,
How are the reindeer? Comit, Cupid,
Donner, Blizen, Vexen, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer? I love Christmas I no you
do to. What I would like for Christmas
is... I would like a 1 cup coffe maker. I
would like some littles pet shops long
for l.ps.
I would like a mother girld doll horses.
I would like a real looking sheep dog. I
would like a real looking working horses. What typ of cokies do you like so I
can get you some and your rendeer.
Elsa Simonson, Grade 3, Miss Miller
Dear Santa,
How is Mrs. Clause and the Elf? I
would like to receive a laptop. I would
like to receive Miss Me jeans. Can I
also get comefy pants. I would also like
cotton candy maker.
Lauren Songer, Grade 3, Miss Miller

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Dear Santa,
How are you? Im fine is Mis. Clause
ok. Is Budey reporting good things
about me? ok lets talk about my
christmas list for you its A cotten
candy maker, more twilit dolls like the
runesumay all of them. and A lot of
lego friends like the ranch and lot of
other lego friends. Please thank you
see yo later bye
Jordyn Rowley, Grade 3, Miss Miller
Dear Santa,
How was your vacation? Did you go
to the beach? I would like a Cotton
Candy maker. I would like a 3DS. I
would like a Movie called BigHerds. I
would like some legos. I would like a
Mario Cart 7. I would like a Zoomer
dog. I would like a Movies call The
Lego Movie.
Haley Stewart, Grade 3, Miss Miller
Dear Santa,
How are you? Did you go surfing at
the Caribbean islands? Can you test
the sleight bells? I would like a Neft
gun and books.
Ben Thompson, Grade 3, Miss Miller
Dear Santa, How is foodle? (my elf
on the shelf) I would like a Wii U. I
would like Mario Kart 8 (if I get a Wii
U). I would like a T.V. for my room.
Martin Viles, Grade 3, Miss Miller
Mrs. Kruse's - 3rd Grade Class
Dear Santa,
How are you? I would like an X-box,
Dish Network, a new bike with pegs
a dog and gold fish, I would also like
a container of food for my fish and a
fish tank.
Blake, Grade 3, Mrs. Kruse
Dear Santa,
Merry Christmas! I want a new American Girl doll. I hope you have a great
holiday!
Jayla, Grade 3, Mrs. Kruse
Dear Santa,
How are you feeling? I would like
wheels for my remote control race
car, Fuzzy Wuzzy knitting kit, Mip the
Robot, melal detector, pottery wheel
and clay. I would also like a guitar.
Ethan Peed, Grade 3, Mrs. Kruse
Dear Santa,
How are you doing? I hope you like
Chocelate Chip cookies. Theres a
surprise toy by the way I want one
surprose present. Can you bring a
giant bone for my dog? I want one
surprise presen. I want a house for my
Amerian Girl doll and a pony wen you
come, Wake me up when you get here
please. I want a x box 360 and those
dolls that come with a phone.
Sabrina, Grade 3, Mrs. Kruse
Dear Santa,
I hope you have a good Christmas. All
I want for Christmas is my family to be
happy and another beanbag.
Oscar, Grade 3, Mrs. Kruse
Dear Santa,
I would like a horse so you can put it
in my barn. I would like clothes for my
American Gild doll.
Jillian Woodruff, Grade 3, Mrs. Kruse
Dear Santa,
How are you? Can you get me a doon
buggy, a walky talky Thank you!
Landon B., Grade 3, Mrs. Kruse

Dear Santa,
I want anew mike for my xbox 360,
and one year of Xbox live to play with
my friends. I also want a game called
Call of Duty World at War.
Dalton Glouse, Grade 3, Mrs. Kruse
Dear Santa,
I want a remote control car a magic
kit. Merry Christmas Santa.
Carson Joyce, Grade 3, Mrs. Kruse

Dear Santa,
How are you? I am good. I cant wait
for Christmas! I would like for Christmas, a 3DSIXL, clothes, shoes, a
mood necklace, a bracelet, pencils,
earrings, guitar and barbies.
Love, Bella Pudenz, Grade 3, Mrs.
Kruse

Dear Santa,
Have a great Christmas.This is what I
want for Christmas Pokemon Pearl 3
DS and acrilic paint and wood.
Ethan, Grade 3, Mrs. Kruse
Dear Santa,
How are you feeling? Im feeling good.
Santa, I want a Kie drive a mini house,
a mini trampoline, that evil lightsabber, and an ipod. Thats it. Hope you
dont get sick before x-mas.
Love, Halle L Steck, Grade 3, Mrs.
Kruse

Kaden Wellman
Ms. Rasmussen's 2nd Grade

Hayden Ball
Ms. Rasmussen's 2nd Grade

Dear Santa,
Hope your not so busy cause you
need to get the reindeer ready for
Christmas. Do you have any goldfish
or a banjo? Thanks! Merry X-mas!
Spencer, Grade 3, Mrs. Kruse
Dear Santa,
I love Christmas, it is my favorite time
of the year. This year I would like a
Ipod touch Lego (friends) boat and
farm, Chrisy Hood (ever after hight)
and a American Girl camper. Hope
you have a super fun Christmas.
Erica Burger, Grade 3, Mrs. Kruse

Drake
Ms. Rasmussen's 2nd Grade
Hanna Hicks
Ms. Rasmussen's 2nd Grade

Dear Santa,
It is my favorite time of the year, and
on the 23 it is my birthday, so double
presents. Speaking of presents, I
want a guitar and an MP 3 player. Well
talk to you soon. Good by.
Audry, Grade 3, Mrs. Kruse
Dear Santa,
Hey Santa, how are the elves doing?
Crazy? How are you doing? Going
and making the toys? Well, to add to
your list I want a 3DSXL and Mario
Kart 7 for 3DS so I can play with my
friends.
Carter Ferry, Grade 3, Mrs. Kruse

Dreyvon Steadman
Ms. Rasmussen's 2nd Grade
Frost Drake
Mrs. Walsh's 2nd Grade

Dear Santa,
All I want for Christmas is a guitar and
American Girl doll stuf! I will leave carrots for your reindeer! Good bye!
Cloey, Grade 3, Mrs. Kruse
Dear Santa,
I hope you are not sick this year.
Just so you know this is my favorite
holiday. There is one thing I want and
taht is a I pod.
Andrew Miller, Grade 3, Mrs. Kruse

Baileigh
Ms. Rasmussen's 2nd Grade

Kiara Haman
Mrs. Walsh's 2nd Grade

Dear Santa,
I hope you have a good new year at
the North Pole. I will have a big plate
of cookies and milk. Will you have a
lot of presents for me on Christmas
morning?
Brad Pliner, Grade 3, Mrs. Kruse
Dear Santa,
Merry Christmas! I want a computer,
a really thick blanket, another bean
bag, and a really thick book!
Ellie Nolte, Grade 3, Mrs. Kruse

Sam Cartwright
Ms. Rasmussen's 2nd Grade

Michele Jackson
Ms. Rasmussen's 2nd Grade

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Dec. 24, 2014

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D O W N S

Week of Dec 24th to Dec 31st

CHRISTMAS IS A COMIN

Christmas is coming the goose is getting fat; please put a penny in the old mans hat.
If you havent got a penny, a hapenny will do.
If you havent got that then God Bless You!

I remember as a very little girl each year
my Mom would recite that old English verse to
me. I didnt quite understand it then but I liked
the rhythm of the poem. A half penny and a
penny were the lowest coins in England and I
assume worth almost nothing. That is where our
one cent coin gets its common name of penny
as it is made of copper as were the British coins,
neither of which is a part of their current coinage. This verse was most likely quite appropriate in its time and in our great depression
days, the days of my earliest youth. Nine or ten
of those coins would purchase a loaf of bread.
One penny would buy a big stick of candy or an
all day sucker.

While I was doing some computer research I came across some more interesting information, a portion of which I will share with
you. The following bits are direct quotes from
Mr. Internet --- Despite the tales of three wise
men paying homage to baby Jesus, the Bible
never gives a number. Matthews gospel refers
to merely wise men. (Could it have started
from there being three gifts mentioned?) Carols
began as an old English custom called Wassailing, toasting neighbours to a long life. There is
no reference to angels singing anywhere in the
Bible. (Its nice to think of a heavenly choir
of angels though.) Many theologians estimate
that Jesus wasnt born on December 25th but
sometime in September between 6 BC and 43
AD. Jesus was probably born in a cave and not
in a wooden stable, say Biblical scholars. While
many of our customs and forms of celebrating
Christmas have developed over the years and
blended from many ethnic cultures, we still
place the focus on Christs birth in not only our
worship services but our secular and family celebrations.

An e-mail buddy recently sent me a
message which, at the end, had some things to
be thankful for. I am sharing them with you but
with a bit of Sara slant.

Even though I clutch my blanket and
growl when the alarm rings, thank you Lord
that I can hear. There are many who are deaf.
--- Even though I keep my eyes closed against
the morning light as long as possible, thank
you Lord that I can see. Many are blind. --Even though I huddle in my bed and put off
rising, thank you Lord for that warm bed, and
the strength to rise. There are many who have
no bed. There are many who do not have the
strength to rise. --- Even though the first hour
of my day is hectic, when socks are lost, toast
is burned, tempers short and my children are
so loud, thank you Lord. - Even though some
of us are old and sometimes lonely, thank you
Lord for family and friends. There are many
who have no family or friends. Even though
our meal tables never look like those pictures
in magazines and the menu is sometimes (most
times) unbalanced, thank you Lord, for the food
we have. There are many who are hungry. --Even though the routine of our days is often monotonous, thank you Lord for the opportunity to
work. There are many who have no job. --- Even
though I grumble and bemoan my fate from day
to day and wish my circumstances were not so
modest, thank you Lord FOR LIFE!
This is the time of year we reminisce and plan
family celebrations but it is a time we should
continue being thankful and remembering oth-

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privileged to spend some wonderful times with
friends and families, remembering the reason
for this season.
HAPPY MEMORIES AND A BLESSED
AND MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!

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Phyllis B. Christensen, 89

Funeral services for Phyllis B. Christensen 89 of Gowrie formerly of Callender and
Fort Dodge, will be Saturday, December 20,
2014 at 1:30 p.m. at Our Saviours Lutheran
Church in Callender with Rev. Jon Rollefson
officiating. Visitation will be 11:30 a.m. until
the time of the service. Burial will be in Roland
Township Cemetery, Callender. Phyllis died at
the Gowrie Care Center in Gowrie, Iowa on December 16, 2014.

Phyllis Berniece Christensen was born
in Callender, Iowa on September 14, 1925 to
Carl an Ila (Swanson) Hanson. She attended
and graduated from Callender High School and
went on to Normal Teachers College in Cedar
Falls. She finished her education at Dana College in Blair, Nebraska. Phyllis was united in
marriage to Oswald Christensen on August 7,
1949 at Roland Township Church. She taught
school briefly and then stayed home to raise her
5 children. She later worked as a housekeeper
at Trinity Regional Hospital and worked at the
animal hospital. Phyllis was a member of Our
Saviors Lutheran Church, an avid reader and
enjoyed dogs; having many pets throughout her
life.

She is survived by her children: Charles
(Neva) Christensen of Lexington, KY, Carl (Celeste) Christensen of Fertile, IA, Cynthia (Mike)
Heires of Cedar Rapids, and Cheri Manning of
Iowa Falls; eleven grandchildren: Jason Heires,
Tonya (Steve) Paro, Nicole (Andy) DeVillers,
Owen (Viki) Heires, Kamber (Steve) Schneider,
Chi (Josh) Martin, Kendra (A.J.) Stich, Cade
Christensen, Tia Heires, Parker Manning, and
Forest Manning and eight great grandchildren.
She is also survived by two sisters, Evelyn Peterson of Galva,IL and Carol (Jerry) Mobley of
Cedar Rapids.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Oswald in 2011, son Craig and
sister, Eunice and three brothers in infancy.

Historic Bruce Funeral Home was entrusted with the arrangements. Online condolences may be directed to www.brucesfuneralhome.com

Panorama beats Varsity

Jaguar wrestling

Southeast Valley Varsity Jags lost 12 in two

forfeits, and no ground was gained with two,
double forfeits.
Spencer Johnson fought hard for his six
points with a fall time of four minutes over Garrett Simmons.
Kaelen Lundberg earned six by forfeit.
Tom Nahnsen, Trey Lawrence and Bryce Scott
earned six each for the team.

Noah Tucker signs for Southwestern...

Bill Huntington, left, head coach at Southwestern Community College for Cross Country,
visits Southeast Valley High School, Monday, Dec. 15, to sign Noah Tucker, Cross Country
and Track at SV. Noahs father Steve Tucker, middle, was there for the signing. Travis Nuss,
right, is the head coach for Cross Country and Track at Southeast Valley.

Three SV wrestlers place first at MV Tourney

The Southeast Valley wrestlers made
their way to west to Mapleton to participate in
the 10 team Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Invite.
Once again , the Jags were shorthanded missing a key parts of their line-up possibly costing
them valuable team points.

On the other hand, the Jags placed five
out of seven in the finals with three wrestlers
claiming top honors. Spencer Johnson(12-1)
dominated the 113 lb. class with three falls, pinning David Hibbing(HMS) in the second period
claiming his second consecutive title.
Riley Rittgers (11-2, 170) cruised to the
finals with a quick semi-final pin over Grant
Ortmeir(ABC) and locked horns with tough
Daniel Sommerlot of Pocahontas Area for the
second time in three days. Riley squeaked out
a hard fought 4-2 decision Thursday night but
won a more convincing 8-2 decision Saturday
claiming his first MV-AO championship.
Third seeded Bryce Scott(4-2) came out of
nowhere in the 195 lb. bracket pinning his way
through the tournament getting the fall over Jeremy Williams(Poky) in the second period.
Third seeded Trey Lawrence(7-6)lost a tough
4-2 decision in the finals at 132 lbs. to Eric
Wedemeyer of Manson finishing with runner up
honors.
Tom Nahnsen(9-4, 182) pinned his first round
opponent; recorded a tech fall(15-0) en route to
his championship run. Tom fell short of his title
run losing to Dillon Manhart of Tri-Center.
Coltan Klingson, 106, had a nice day for the
Jags, pinning Ethan Wright(HMS) in the second
period finishing in third place and Hwt. Matt
Ross did not place.
Overall the guys wrestled really well. You
cant ask much better placing five out of the seven guys in the finals but they were disappointed
knowing they could have placed higher if we
had all of our guys participating. They finished
in fifth place but only half a point from fourth,
12 from third and 16.5 points from second.

Team Points: 1. Pocahontas Area, IA,
17 -201; 2.Denison-Schleswig, IA DenisonSchleswig, IA,13 - 144.0; 3. Manson Northwest
Webster, IA, 8- 139.5; 4. Maple Valley-AnthonOto Hs, IA, 13 - 128.0; 5. Southeast Valley, IA,
7 - 127.5; 6. Tri-Center, IA, 11 - 121.5; 7. Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, IA, 11 - 114.0; 7. West

Monona, IA, 11 - 114.0; 9. ArchBishop Bergan

Catholic, NE, 4 - 48.5; 10. East Sac County, IA,
5 - 13.0.

By Lisa Peterson

Riley Rittgers (11-2, 170 lbs) cruised
to the finals with a quick semi-final pin over
Grant Ortmeir(ABC) and locked horns with
tough Daniel Sommerlot of Pocahontas Area
for the second time in three days.

By Lisa Peterson

Third seeded Bryce Scott(4-2) came
out of nowhere in the 195 lb. bracket pinning
his way through the tournament getting the
fall over Jeremy Williams(Poky) in the second period.

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JV Girls 1 - 1 for the Week
Dec. 24, 2014

The Southeast Valley JV girls basketball

team played split the two games last week they
played. On Monday, the Jaguars picked up their
first win of the season, beating West Bend Mallard 18 - 17. The following night, the Jaguars
returned to Manson, dropping an 8 - 33 decision
to Manson.
Against West Bend ballard, Leah Gibbons lead the charge scoring 10 points. Carson
shipley went 1 for 2 from the free throw line
and sank a three pointer for 4 points. Karissa
Hiesterman and Anna Hanson each chipped in a
bucket a piece for the Jaguars. Micaela Fevold,
Leslie Housken, and Ebony Scott saw lots of
playing time in the win.
After leaving it all on the court Monday
night, Southeast Valley showed signs of fatigue
against Manson the next night. Leah Gibbons
scored a pair of baskets while Anna Hanson and
Ebony Scott both scored a basket in the contest.
Micaela Fevold, Leslie Housken, Karissa Hiesterman, Leslie Housken and Carson Shipley
also played for the Jaguars.
The JV girls will play one last game before Christmas break at Humboldt on Monday,
December, 22nd. They will return to action

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after the break against with a pair of home

games against Newell Fonda on January 5th
and Greene County on January 10th.

Southeast Valley JV
Jaguars roll over
West Bend Mallard

Southeast Valley JV boys came out being very aggressive and forced several turn
overs. We were struggling putting the ball in the
hoop the first three mins of the third quarter.

The Ball started to fall after that to have
a 31-2 lead at halftime. The SV Boys finished
the game with a well balanced scoring effort.
All eleven players contributed!

Aaron Swieter lead the scoring with 14
points; Nolan Johnson, and Tristan Ewingseven; Keegan Goodwin, six; Sam Berglund, five;
Caleb Jondle and Alex Pliner had four; Rutilio
Zavala, Nolan Brand, Tomm Lennon, and Ryan
Gustafson all contributed two points for the
Jaguars.

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FARNHAMVILLE

HOLY TRINITY
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Robert Zellmer, Pastor

9:30 am Sunday Worship
8:30 Sunday School

Mondays:
Ladies Bible Study
9:30am
Armor of God Class
7:00pm
2nd & 4th Tuesday:
Community Meal 11:30am
FIRST UNITED
CHURCH
Pastor
James H. Chesnutt
10:30 am Sunday Worship

Wednesdays:
Lunch Bunch 4:30-6:00 PM
Youth Mission Team 5:15
Kids Bell Choir 6:00-6:15

MOORLAND
UNITED CHURCH
OF CHRIST
James G. Davis, Pastor

8:00 am Sunday Worship

OUR LADY OF
GOOD COUNSEL
Served by the priests of
the Webster Co.
Catholic parishes
Sunday Morning Mass:
10 a.m.

SOMERS
UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
Pastor James H. Chesnutt

9:00 am Sunday Worship

Thursdays: 1:30 p.m.
Afternoon Bible Study
at Church
Tuesdays: 7:00 p.m.
Evening Bible Study at
Dan & Colleen
Goodwins

CALLENDER

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OUR SAVIOURS
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Pastor: Jon Rollefson

9:15 am Sunday Worship
10:15 am Fellowship
10:30 Sunday School
11:00 am Adult Forum

UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
Annette Ruhs Kruse,
Pastor

ZION LUTHERAN
CHURCH
James G. Davis, Pastor

Mondays:
Bible Study with Don
Doolittle, 7:00 pm
Tuesdays:
Women's Evening Bible
Study, 7:00 pm
Wednesdays:
Confirmation, 6:00 pm
Thursdays:
Choir Practice, 6:00 pm
GriefShare Class, 6:30 pm
Saturdays:
Men's group, 9:00 am
Wed., Dec. 24
4:00 PM Christmas
Worship; Choir Sings
10:30 PM Christmas
Eve Candlelight Service
Thurs., Dec. 25
10:00 AM Christmas
Day Worship with
Holy Communion
Sun., Dec. 28
8:00 AM Radio
Broadcast on KXFTFM 99.7
9:15 AM Worship
10:15 AM Fellowship
Coffee
No Sunday School
11:00 AM Adult Forum, Fireside Room
Wed., Dec. 31
7:00 PM New Years
Celebration at church

HARCOURT
FAITH LUTHERAN
CHURCH
Rod Meyer, Pastor
~~
Worship 10:30 am
Fellowship 9:30 am
Sunday School 9:30 am

9:00 a.m. Sunday School

10:15 a.m. Sunday Worship
Wednesday, December 24th
5:00 PM Christmas Eve
Service
Friday, December 26th
1:00 PM Quilters
Sunday, December 28th
9:00 AM Sunday School
10:15 AM Worship
11:30 AM Pearl Ven
Huizen's 85th Birthday
Soup Luncheon
2:30 PM Parsonage Open
House
Tuesday, December 30th
1:00 PM Quilters
7:00 PM Men's Small
Group
Wednesday, December 31st
2:30 PM BINGO at Care
Center
5:30 PM Glory Bells
7:00 PM Choir Practice

LANYON
EVANGELICAL
COVENANT CHURCH
Marc Murchison, Pastor
9:30 am - Worship
10:30 am Coffee Fellowship
11 am - Sunday School
~~
Wednesdays:
6 pm - ACTION = A lot
of Church Things In One
Night
Saturday:
8 am - Men's Fellowship
(Harcourt Depot)
www.lanyoncovenant.org

9:30 am Sunday School

10:30 Sunday Worship
Wed., Dec 24
Church Offices Closed
at Noon for Christmas
Eve
7:00 p.m. Christmas Eve
Candlelight
Worship
with Holy Communion
Thurs., Dec 25
Church Offices Closed
9:00 a.m. Christmas
DayWorship
Sun., Dec 28
10:30 a.m. Worship
Tues., Dec 30
10:00 a.m. GCC Taped
Service
Wed., Dec 31Church Offices Closed at Noon for
New Years Eve

HARCOURT
UNITED
EVANGELICAL
COVENANT CHURCH
Craig Vote, Pastor
9:30 am Sunday Worship
~
Mondays: 9:30 am
Women's Bible Study.
~
Saturdays: 7 pm Men's
Bible Study.
UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
Karen Young, Pastor

9:00 am Sunday Worship

ROELYN
FULTON LUTHERAN
CHURCH
James G. Davis, Pastor
9:15 am Sunday Worship
Wed., Dec 24
5:00 p.m. Christmas Eve
Candlelight Worship with
Holy Communion
Sun., Dec 28
9:15 a.m. Worship

Madaline (left) and Haileigh Patton performed in the Nutcracker Ballet in Ames earlier this month.

Former Gowrie
residents in ballet

Two former Gowrie residents enjoyed being in the cast of the Nutcracker Ballet at Stephens Auditorium in Ames. Madaline (13) and
Haileigh (10) Patton were in each of the 3 performances held the weekend of December 13
and 14.
Madaline performed en pointe as a snowflake and as a Spanish dancer during the grand
celebration at Candyland as well as in the fast
paced Irish dance segment. It was her 6th year
as a member of the cast.
Haileigh was in the opening scene as well
as the Irish segment. It was her 4th year in the
cast of the large production. Both girls are the
daughters of Scott and Deb Patton of Nevada.
The classical ballet was first presented in
Russia in 1892 and is a traditional holiday event
around the world.

JV Jaguar girls face

St. Edmond,
Glidden Ralston

The JV girls basketball team took to
the court twice last week. The first game in
Gowrie, the Jaguars dropped a 6 - 38 decision
to St. Edmond. Then on Thursday, Southeast
Valley traveled to Glidden and lost 16 - 33.

Against St. Edmond, Carson Shipley
lead the Jaguars with 4 points while Karissa
Hiesterman added 2. In the Glidden Ralston
game, Karissa Hiesterman and Leah Gibbons
both score 6 points to lead the Jaguars. Leslie Housken and Ebony Scott each chipped in a
basket. Anna Hanson and Micaela Fevold both
contributed in both games.

The JV girls are now 0-4 on the season.
Before Christmas break, the girls JV team will
still face West Bend Mallard, Manson NW, and
Humboldt before getting some time off for the
holidays. The Jaguars lost to West Bend Mallard 18 - 24 a week ago.

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Varsity boys play

West Bend Mallard
and MNW

Seventh grade wins 27 -10;

Eighth grade loses 16 -12
Both teams fought hard. . .

The Southeast Valley JH Girls Basketball teams played South Central Calhoun at
Burnside Tuesday night. The 7th grade picked
up a solid 27-10 victory with Makenzie Crampton and Cassie Bergland leading the way with
eight points each.

The Jags got outstanding wing play
from Viatris Scott and solid all around play
from Jaynie Ferrari. The 7th grade improves to
3-2 on the season.

The 8th grade dropped a tought 16-12
decision to the Titans however I could not be
more proud of the effort these young ladies
gave against a very good SCC team.

This was a true team effort with the girls
fighting to the very end, The first thing worth
mentioning is the outstanding defensive efforts
by, Kasey Lundberg, Sammy Alphs, Shelby
Cummins, Maddi Jaescke and Lanie Nelson.

The Jags also got outstanding post play
-from Cassidy Lambert and solid guard play
-from Morgan Castenson. The 8th grade is now
2-3 on the season.

Jaguars fall to Bulldogs

The Southeast Valley 8th grade lost
- to Ogden 39-34. The Jags led for most of the
- game, but were unable to get the offense going
d to finish out the game.
-
The Jags had a 7-2 lead at the end of the
3 first quarter and used solid defense and steals to
gain an early advantage. The Jags went into the
- halftime break with an 18 -11 lead.
d
Struggling to get the ball in the basket
t in the third quarter proved to be costly for the
r Jags as they fell behind for the first time 23-20.
In a wild high scoring fourth quarter the Jags
l could never regain control and lost 39-34.
e
Points scored from the night are: Jacke son Housken, Max Davis, and Zach Graves
two points; Dillon Sytsma, Ben Carlson, Man son Ackerson, Kenny Blunk, and Nyles Johnt son nine points; Nate Montgomery, JJ Graves,
Randy Andrews, Jarrett Loseke, Carter Fluckiger and Mike Pearson, 12 points.

13

Nick Eslick, Patrick Breitsprecher, and

Sage Michalski, celebrate Ugly Sweater Day
at the SV High School.

The Southeast Valley Jaguars high school

boys basketball team defeated West-Bend Mallard by the score of 53-36 on Monday, December 15th. The Jaguars were led in scoring by
Conner Conrad with 16 points and Dakota Jaeschke contributed 10. The Jaguars were leading
22-19 at half-time and went to some full and
half court trapping presses to extend the lead in
the second half. There were 7 different Jaguar
players with steals in the second half.
On Tuesday, December 16th the Jaguars
played a much taller team in Manson Northwest-Webster. The Jaguars did not bring as
much intensity to this game and lost 72-42.
Leading scorers were Conner Conrad and Dakota Jaeschke with 14 apiece. The Jaguars record is now 4-3.

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Kristi Peacock, Administrative Assistant,
and Aimee Jackson, Administrative Assistant, at the SV high school show off their ugly
sweaters.

SV won against Manson;

51-44 in overtime

Southeast Valley JV Boys won on the
road, 51-44 in overtime against Manson Northwest Webster at Manson.

MNW lead the entire game until the last
few seconds. The Jaguars came from behind being down 10 points with less than three mins
to go and took it into overtime.


Leading scorers were Nolan Jonson
with 14 points; Caleb Jondle 13; Sam Berglund
six; Tommy Lennon and Alex Pliner both had
four; Tristen Ewing and Noland Brand with
three, and Ryan Gustafson and Rutilio Zalvala
both had two points.

The next game for the JV Jaguars is
Monday Janurary, 5 at Newell - Fonda.

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Dec. 24, 2014

Titans escape
Jaguars, 71-63

THE GOWRIE NEWS

Davis layup, the Jags would find themselves

within seven.
After a foul to give the Titans a point, senior
forward Skylar Warehime would find an easy
layup to bridge the gap to six with 33 seconds
left. Sadly, an offensive foul on the Jags would
nullify a King three pointer. After a turnover,
sophomore Dakota Jaeschke would head back
to the line with 12 seconds left. Luck would run
out for the Jags, as Ludwig would draw the foul
and seal a Titan win.
We need to work better, and [West BendMallard] will pick us up on the full court man
to man, Johnson said, heading into Mondays
contest with the Wolverines. We really need to
get our press breaks a lot cleaner and smoother
than we were. We were working a few new kids
in, we got out of position a few times. So I think
if we can clean that up and get some better passing angles, work on our fast break when teams
By Lynn Rittgers
full court pressure us, then I think well do a lot
better.
Angela Dopita drives for a layup scoring 2
The Jaguars will look to rebound from the
loss on Dec. 15, when West Bend-Mallard (1-4) points for the Jaguars.
comes to Gowrie. This will be the second contest in 10 days between the Jags and the Wolverines.

In a rare Saturday basketball game, the

Southeast Valley Jaguars (3-2) saw their three
game winning streak snapped at the hands of
South Central Calhoun (4-2). Using a huge third
quarter and early fourth quarter to their advantage, the Titans defeated the Jaguar boys in
Rockwell City on Dec. 13, 71-63.
The Jaguars and Titans began the game
locked in a heated defensive battle, as the Jags
took a small 4-2 lead with 4:29 left in the first
quarter. SCC would respond in kind with a senior guard Zach Ludwig three pointer, as both
squads would exchange leads until a Conner
Conrad jumper would tie the game with two
minutes remaining in the first quarter. By the
first buzzer, the Titans would hold a minuscule
13-12 lead.
South Central Calhoun would apply full
court pressure at the start of the second quarter, as the Titans took a ten point lead with four
minutes left in the first half. The Jaguars would
claw back into the game, as a Titan foul would
send Conner Conrad to the charity stripe.
Trailing by four with 2:17 left, junior Logan
Boerner would draw the foul while a full court
press gave the lead back to the teal and black.
Going into the break, the Jags made use of Titan
miscues and attained a 32-28 halftime lead.
The Jaguars would continue to press early
in the third quarter, as junior guard Cade King
would knock in a shot from three-land to give
the Jags a 37-30 lead with six minutes remaining. The Titans would respond to gain back a
one point lead with four minutes left, before
grabbing a 49-43 advantage at the end of the
third quarter.
I thought that [South Central Calhoun]
were a lot more aggressive in the second half,
Head Coach Kyle Johnson said. We were a
step slow, we are a little out of place here and
there. Overall, I think they outhustled and outplayed us in the second half.
While the Titans would garner a 52-44 lead
with six minutes left in the ball game, Southeast Valley would be hampered by a full court
press and an unforgiving rim. The Titans would
call a timeout with 4:37 left in the contest, Conrad would reply with a three pointer to keep the
Jags within six.
The Jaguars would not go away, as King
Erica Nordin of Gowrie was one of the St.
would visit the free throw line twice to keep Lucia candidates at the 2014 Lucia FestivSoutheast Valley within eight. After a Myles ity of Light. One of the organizers, Kristina
Borgquist, is shown behind her in traditional
Swedish dress.

Gowrie girl St. Lucia

candidate in Stratford

By Lynn Rittgers

Myles Davis, #12, shows off his great
vertical and lays the ball in for an easy 2
points for the Jaguars.

The Swedish festival celebrating St. Lucia

was held Saturday, December 6, at the Stratford
Lutheran Church. The pageant was presented
by the Swedish Foundation of Iowas Swede
Bend Settlement.
Candidates for the honor of being crowned
St. Lucia were required to have Swedish ancestry. Two Gowrie girls were among the 5 candidates. Erica Nordin, daughter of Matt and Stacey Nordin, had Nordin ancestors who settled
in Lost Grove Township in Webster County.
Roslyn Redman, daughter of Gayle Redman,
had Liljegren ancestors who also settled in Lost
Grove Township. Roslyn was unable to attend
the ceremony.
Sierra Miller of Boxholm was crowned the
2014 St. Lucia. Her name was chosen from a
bowl containing the names of the candidates.
During the program, traditional Christmas
carols were sung in both English and Swedish.
The story of the martyred St. Lucia was read
noting her charitable and kind acts of service.
A warm time of fellowship was shared after the
program.

Titans, turnovers
down Jaguar girls

In a battle of early season Twin Lakes Conference heavyweights, it was a technical knockout in favor of an experienced South Central
Calhoun squad. The No. 4 Titans (7-0) used
good shooting early from senior forward Haley
Birks and a solid defense to defeat the Jaguar
girls (4-2), 68-28 on Dec. 13.
[South Central Calhoun] played great defense and theyre very big, Amber Sorenson,
assistant head coach, said. Sometimes I think
we just got a little shook up, maybe should have
passed the ball a little bit more, and pulled up a
little bit sooner. But its all things that we can
learn from.
The game was scoreless until 6 minutes left
in the first quarter, until Birks would score the
first six points of the ballgame. SCC would keep
scoring and take a 9-2 lead early, as Birks would
keep the Jaguar girls at bay with another three
along with a Jaguar turnover.
This would help the Titans garner a 10 point
lead with 2:20 left in the first. The Jaguar girls
would continue to struggle, as the Titans led
20-6 by the first buzzer.
In the second quarter, Jaguar girls would fall
into a 20 point deficit in the early season quarter
due to sloppy play, as the Titans would keep the
Jags from reaching double digits until a minute
left in the first half.
Coming back from the break, the Titans continued to hassle the Jaguars and win the turnover battle. By the end of the third quarter, South
Central Calhoun had the game well in hand.
We must learn from our mistakes and not
hang our heads, Sorenson said. Were not going to dwell on it, because its not going to get
us anywhere. We dont have a lot of time, so
were going to come back on Monday and make
a statement.
The girls will aim to snap their two game
losing streak at home against a winless West
Bend-Mallard squad (0-5) on Dec. 15 in Gowrie.
South Central Calhoun will travel to Carroll on
Dec. 16.

Public Notice
PUBLIC NOTICE OF STORM WATER DISCHARGE

Lamont Companies, Inc. plans to submit a Notice of Intent to the
Iowa Department of Natural Resources to be covered under the NPDES
General Permit No. 2 Storm Water Discharge Associated with Industrial
Activity for Construction Activities.

The storm water discharge will be from construction activities for
construction of a proposed hotel, Holiday Inn Express, in Fort Dodge,
Webster County, Iowa. The project is located in the SE1/4 SE1/4 of
Section 21, T89N, R28W.

Storm water will be discharged from multiple point sources at the
project site and will be discharged to City of Fort Dodge storm sewer
system which drains into the Des Moines River.

Comments may be submitted to the Storm Water Discharge
Coordinator, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Environmental
Protection Division, 502 East 9th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0034.
The public may review the Notice of Intent from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday, at the above address after it has been received by
the Department.

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Dec. 24, 2014

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Dec. 24, 2014

THE GOWRIE NEWS

Yuletide
Greetings
Wed like to join our
good friends everywhere
in a wish for peace on
earth and goodwill
towards all this holiday
season.
For the goodwill youve
shown towards us we
are deeply grateful

Landon Dorsey
Mrs. Walsh's 2nd Grade

Harcourt EquipmEnt
John Deere Professionals
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Emma Grace Gernhart

Mrs. Walsh's 2nd Grade