September 9, 2015

GOWRIE, WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA

Terri Towne presents

CPR presentation to
Kensington
Club

VOL. 125 NO. 36

The women of Kensington Club, a study group,
met for a delicious buffet lunch at Willow Ridge Golf
Course and Restaurant in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Terri Towne,
Gowrie, gave a power point presentation about CPR-Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation.

Instruction for CPR has changed over the years.
Everyone attending was invited and encouraged to attend
a CPR class, the life you learn to save may be someone
you love.

The 78th Annual Dayton Rodeo is a big success...

Pictured standing left to right are Paulette Carlson,
Terri Towne-CPR educational program presenter holding
mannequin, and Pauline Johnson Photo by Andrea Kuhn.

September GDC meeting

moved to Friday, Sept. 18

The Gowrie Development Commission will
hold their annual meeting on Friday, September 18, 2015
at noon in the board room at the Web-Cal Telephone office in Gowrie.

Board terms up for election are for Mindy Swieter, Jon Rollefson and Marla Stokesbary.

If anyone is interested in serving on the GDC
board, please contact Mindy Swieter.

The regular monthly meeting will follow.
Please make a note on your calendar and plan to join us
to hear about all the exciting opportunities going on in
Gowrie.

Wednesday, Sept 9
Farnhamville Fire Dept., 7:30 p.m. at the
fire station.
Gowrie Parks Board, 6:45 p.m. at the civic center.
Thursday, Sept 10
Gowrie Jaycees, 7:30 p.m. at Marvs.
Sunday, Sept 13
GYC board, 5:00 p.m. at the skating rink.
Monday, Sept 14
Farnhamville City Council, 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.
Gowrie Municipal Utilities Board, 4:30 p.m.
at the light plant.
Harcourt TOPS, 8:00 a.m. at Faith Lutheran
Church Harcourt.
Tuesday, Sept 15
Gowrie Library Board, 7:00 p.m.
To have the date and time of your organizations
meeting listed here, call the Gowrie News at
352-3325 or email us at gnews@wccta.net

Gowrie farmer, with Council approval,

transforms tennis courts to pickleball
Fun game for everyone. . .
By Jill Viles

An athletic revival of sorts is taking place in the
tennis courts alongside the Gowrie swimming pool. The
once nearly abandoned tennis courts have been transformed into a bustling Pickleball court due to the spirited
enthusiasm of John Nelson, a rural Gowrie farmer.

After a brief appearance before the Gowrie City
Council, Nelson was afforded the opportunity to redesign
the courtspainting new lines upon the pavement, and
urging Chuck Angstrom of Gowrie Municipal Utilities to
pull the once retired tennis net out of storage.

For Nelson, its a labor of love. He was first
introduced to the game as a snowbird in Arizona. His
friend, Alan Albright of Lytton, encouraged Nelson to
take up the sport following a lackluster round of golf. To
those who love the sport, new recruits are beckoned with
the adage: Its a suitable game for those from eight to
eighty-five, and Nelson found this to be the case.

The inspiration for Pickleball emerged in 1965,
as U.S. Congressman Joel Pritchard returned from a
round of golf with two of his friends, William Bell and
Barney Mc Callum, to find their children listless and
bored. The trio, hoping to inspire the children, lowered
the badminton net, placed ping pong paddles in their childrens hands, and tossed a wiffle ball into play for good
measure.

In time, the rudimentary sports equipment was
refinedlarger paddles were crafted from marine plywood, and a regulation polymer ball was substituted for
the wiffle ball, but the game remains true to its simplistic
roots.

What resulted was an energetic family-friendly
sport which first swept the state of Washington, but later
enveloped into a full-fledged sport complete with competing teams, stylish graphite paddles, and indoor recreational facilities.

Since Pickleballs inception as a Gowrie sporting staple, 43 people have perused the courts for a closer
experience. We encourage everyone to come out and
give it a try, insists Nelson. Everyone in Gowrie is just
starting at this point in time, so its a great time to try out

the game.

Nelson points out that all who have tried Pickleball remark that its a lot more exercise than theyd imagined it would be, though he suggests that the pace of the
game is modified by how much a player wants to fight
for every last shot. Its not as hard on us older guys as
tennis games, suggests Steve Tucker. I like this more
than golf.

Sac City boasts numerous Pickleball enthusiasts, and Gowries competitions with Sac City have run
as long as five hours. Things can get competitive, insists Steve Tucker. You find you really want to win.

According to Keith Streit, Pickleball is a gentlemans game. He explains players call their own shots,
and indicate whether the ball is in or out. Theres not
supposed to be fighting or cussing, he insists. Though
more men typically take up the sport than women, it was
noted that Marsha Farnham has made an appearance on
the court, as well as Dee Dee Hunter and her daughter
and granddaughter.

At the beginning of the summer, Pickleball was
played on Sunday and Tuesday evenings from 7 to 9
P.M. As days began to shorten, the time changed to 6 to
8 P.M., but now with days getting even shorter, a Sunday
afternoon 2-4 P.M. session was tested out on August 30.

Typically four to six people arrive to play
Pickleball each session. Though many people eventually
choose to purchase their own equipment, those interested
in trying out Pickleball are assured equipment is available to use on loan.

Gowrie Care Center hosts

ice cream social Sept. 13

The Gowrie Care Center will have an ice cream
social from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13 in front
of the main entrance of the Gowrie Care Center.

For more information related to the ice cream,
please call 352-3912.

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Sept 9, 2015

SV students open up new

smoothie business Sept. 11

Starting on Sept. 11, Southeast Valley students
will be opening up a smoothie business, dubbed The
Juice Shack.

Southeast Valley
High School in Gowrie
is currently offering a
community-based learning class this trimester, and
they will be opening a student based business.

The students are
going to take out a loan,
open a checking account,
buying and ordering from
vendors, among many
other aspects of running a
small business.

More details to
come.

THE GOWRIE NEWS

Jaguar girls, Warehime finish strong

at Lynx Invitational in Webster City
Girls finish in 2nd Place, Boys place 8th...
By Travis Nuss, Head Coach

The Southeast Valley girls cross country, after
winning their first meet of the season in Gowrie, traveled to Webster City in what is traditionally one of their
toughest meets of the season.

Competing in a one class meet against many
3A and 4A schools, the Jaguars brought home runnerup team honors, only finishing behind class 3A #12thranked Humboldt.

The Jaguars 77 points was enough to outdistance third place Algona by 23 points and 27 points ahead
of 4th place, Class 1A fifth ranked St. Edmond; the team
the Jaguars beat by a single point, just four days earlier.

Besides a tough field, runners competed in extreme heat and humidity.

Natalie Lambert (21:55) lead the Jags by finishing 7th overall, while teammate Erica Rittgers (22:01)
finished 6 seconds behind her in 8th place.

Both claimed individual medals.

Freshman Allie True was able to finish 16th
with a season PR of 23:27.

Finishing in the top 30 were Anna Heatherington (23:49) and Josie Breitsprecher (24:30) who crossed
the finish line in 21st and 27th place respectively.

Katara Jondle (28:15) and Tessa Berg (28:16)
finished 66th and 67th for the varsity runners.

In the boys race, junior Spencer Warehime
claimed his second consecutive individual title of the
year.

His time of 17:40 was enough to hold off the 2nd
and 3rd place finishers from Fort Dodge Senior High.

Josh Johnson was the second Jaguar to cross the
finish line in 22nd place with a time of 19:19.

Josh Carlson (20:33, 49th), Jacob DeBaun
(21:08, 60th) and Nathan Montgomery (21:19, 64th)
round out the scorers for Southeast Valley.

Patrick Breitsprecher (21:45, 68th) and Todd
Hamilton (22:14, 73rd) were the boys 6th and 7th varsity
runners. The team was able to finish 8th place overall
with 194 points.

Class 2A - #6 Eagle Grove won the meet with 59
points followed by Ft. Dodge Senior High and Humboldt
was third. Class 1A - #6 St. Edmond finished 5th.

Ben Carlson led the Southeast Valley boys JV
cross country team Tuesday night at Webster City. Carlson finished 19th overall with a time of 22:02.

Overall, the JV boys finished ninth as a team.
while Webster City won the team title in the JV race.

Also competing in the JV race was Lucas Pontius (24:30, 55th), Dalton Dencklau (24:52, 65th), Dillon
Sytsma (25:12, 68th) and Isaiah Gibbs (25:56, 75th).

Next to finish for the Jaguars was Michael Vosberg (25:58, 76th), followed by Max Davis (26:25, 80th),

Josh Carlson competed in the Lynx Invitational on
Thursday, Sept. 3 in Webster City. Carlson finished 49th
with a time of 20:33, as the Jaguars finished the meet in
eighth place. Photo by Lynn Rittgers.

Aaron True (27:35, 87th) and Jordan Lane (29:45, 96th).

In the same meet, Emma Graves lead the JV
girls team with a 12th place time of 28:04.

Allie Berg (29:52, 27th) and Kate Dyer (30:20,
20th) were the next two finisher for the Jaguars.

Leslie Housken ran a season PR time of 31:27
and was followed by Hannah Fiala (31:27, 33rd) to help
Southeast Valley claim 4th place team honors in the JV
race.

Also competing in the JV race was Kendall
Sandgren who ran a season PR in a time of 33:00.

Sarah Nahnsen (32:06, 65th), Chelsea Grossnickle (35:27, 51st), and Hannah Peterson (35:36, 52nd)
also competed in the race for the Jaguars.

The Jaguars will return to action on Thursday,
Sept. 10th at Spring Lake hosted by Greene County, followed by the Saydel Invitational on Monday, Sept. 14.

Traveling to Webster City in what is traditionally one of their toughest meets of the season, senior Anna
Heatherington had a strong performance with a time of
23:49. The Jaguar girls earned second place at the Lynx Invitational. Photo by Lynn Rittgers

Southeast Valley JVR

Volleyball team opens
season
with 3-3 record

By Jessica Hector

The Jaguar JVR volleyball team is off to a great
start for the 2015 season.

The multitude of student-athletes out for volleyball this year has allowed Southeast Valley to have two
JVR teams, Teal and Black.

Members of JVR Teal are Megan Seil, Kanyon
Pepples, Savanah Seehusen, Claire Whalen, Ebony Scott,
Lexi Corell, Rylee Walker, Hailey Tuel, Anna Hanson,
Hannah DeVries, Vanessa Scott and Bridget Wilmarth.

Members of JVR Black are Micaela Fevold,
Breanna Hartley, Chelsea Mitchell, Sina Schmid, Jolie
Parle, Kayla Dolph, Shelby Hofbauer, Ramona Thompson and Morgan Sorenson.

The Jags started of their season on Aug. 27 with
a home match against Manson. There was only one match
of best two out of three sets with Manson for this home
game. The JVR team came out victorious winning two of
three sets.

Southeast Valley hosted a triangular on September 1 where the JVR teams played against Madrid and
against each other.
SV JVR Volleyball continued on page 5...

Sept 9, 2015

THE GOWRIE NEWS

1,800 Iowa farmers commit $3.5 million

to improve water quality practices

187,000 acres says Northey. . .

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey announced today that $3.5 million in cost share funds to
help farmers install nutrient reduction practices have
been obligated to farmers in each of Iowas 99 counties.
The practices that were eligible for this funding are cover
crops, no-till or strip till, or using a nitrification inhibitor
when applying fall fertilizer.

Farmers continue to show they are willing to
invest in practices focused on limiting nutrient loss and
improving water quality. To consider that this program
went from zero to more than 1,800 farmers over the past
three years shows that farmers are committed to action
and willing to invest in water quality, Northey said.

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land
Stewardship received applications covering 187,000
acres from more than 1,800 different farmers seeking to
participate in the program. Farmers in each of the 100
Soil and Water Conservation Districts across the state received funding.

Participants include 980 farmers using a practice
for the first time and more than 830 past users that are
trying cover crops again and are receiving a reduced-rate
of cost share. The first-time users cover 79,000 acres of
cover crops, 7,450 acres of nitrification inhibitor, 7,150
acres of no-till and 3,950- acres of strip-till. The past users will use cover crops on nearly 89,500 acres.

Farmers not already utilizing the practice were
eligible cost share rate for cover crops of $25 per acre,
$10 per acre for trying no-till or strip till and $3 per acre
for using a nitrapyrin nitrification inhibitor when applying fall fertilizer. Farmers that had used cover crops in
the past were eligible for $15 per acre in cost share. Cost
share was only available on up to 160 acres.

Farmers are encouraged to still reach out to their
local Soil and Water Conservation District office as there
may be other programs available to help them implement
water quality practices on their farm.

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land
Stewardship received $9.6 million for the Iowa Water
Quality Initiative in fiscal 2016. These funds will allow
the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship to continue to encourage the broad adoption of water
quality practices through statewide cost share assistance
as well as more intensive work in targeted watersheds.
Background on Iowa Water Quality Initiative


The Iowa Water Quality Initiative was established in 2013 to help implement the Nutrient Reduction

30 YEARS AGO...

Bob Jacobson, RFD-Gowrie, will present a
Musical Experience Through the Holy Land at the regular Sunday morning worship service at 10:30 a.m. at the
United Methodist Church next Sunday, Sept. 15th.

The Prairie Panthers swooped by South Hamilton 17-2 last Friday evening in a non-conference game.
Members of the Prairie backfield include Mike Sorenson,
assistant coach; Rod Warehime, Louie Rosalez, Mike
Sandberg, Time Warrick, Jeff Boerner, John Lundberg
and Kelly Hood, assistant coach.

Steve and Sandi Ward had twins, a boy, Benjamin Joseph and a girl, Ashleigh Marie born August 27th.
Sandi is the former Sandi Lambert, Daughter of Harold
and Lois Lambert.

Don and Paula Wiklander, Gowrie, are the parents of a son, Brian David, born Monday night, Sept. 2,
1985, at Trinity Regional Hospital, Fort Dodge. Brian has
an older brother, Travis. Grandparents include Mr. and
Mrs. Kenton Wiklander of Gowrie and Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Mundt of Farnhamville.

The Prairie freshmen volleyball team downed
Laurens-Marathon Wednesday night 15-6, 15-3. The
girls completely dominated the match. Amy Gustafson
hit on 13 of 14 serves, including 9 aces. Michelle Byrne
and Erica Culver also served very well. Tina Jensen and
Patti Hicks did a good job of receiving the serve. Byrne
had two ace spikes. Sheila Rossmanith and Kim Fibiker
had a very fine floor game.

20 YEARS AGO...

Melanie Jo Vote received her bachelor of fine
arts degree in Art and Design from Iowa State University,
Ames, on August 5. Melanie is the daughter of Charlene
and Norman Vote.

Winners of the lip sync contest held during Old
Settlers Day (August 19) in Farnhamville were as follows: Kids division: 1st - Layne Page of Farnhamville;

Strategy, which is a science and technology based approach to achieving a 45 percent reduction in nitrogen
and phosphorus losses to our waters. The strategy brings
together both point sources, such as municipal wastewater treatment plants and industrial facilities, and nonpoint
sources, including farm fields and urban stormwater runoff, to address these issues.

The initiative seeks to harness the collective
ability of both private and public resources and organizations to deliver a clear and consistent message to stakeholders to reduce nutrient loss and improve water quality.
State assistance is limited to 50 percent on any practice
and must be matched by the farmer, landowner or other
source.

In addition to statewide cost share, 16 targeted
Water Quality Initiative demonstration watershed projects have been funded to help implement and demonstrate water quality practices. The state has provided $7.4
million in funding to support these projects and has leveraged an additional $11.7 million in additional funding
from partners and landowners. More than 95 organizations are participating in these projects.

Four projects focused on expanding the use and
innovative delivery of water quality practices beyond an
individual watershed have also received funding. These
projects will receive $3.06 million in funding through
the Iowa water quality initiative over the next three years
and be matched by $2.59 million in funding from other
sources.

Gowrie UMC hosts Bible

navigation class, Sept. 9

Card of Thanks!

Thank you to those who
remembered me with cards and well
wishes on my birthday. It made my
day more memorable. God
Bless you all.
Sincerely,
Marjorie Alliger

If you know very little about the Bible or if you
know a lot; this study is for you.

If you are a youth, or an adult; this study is for
you.

If you are a member of a church or have never
stepped inside one; this study is for you!

Come to the Gowrie United Methodist Church
beginning Wednesday, September 9 at 5:50p.m. and we
will rediscover the power of scripture together!

Bibles will be available and childcare will be
provided along with snacks.

To let us know you are coming or for more information call the church at 515-352-3715 or email us at
gowrieumc@wccta.net.

adult division: 1st - Roger Wilson of Moville and Gwen

Benham of Little Rock, Arkansas, 2nd - Kim, Sally and
Jeff Ackerson of Gowrie.

The regular meeting of the Country Charmers
4-H club was held on September 10, 1995 at 4:00 p.m. at
the Callender Community Centre. Kari Adam called the
meeting to order. Pledge of Allegiance was led by Lindsey Peterson and Meagan Adam followed with the 4-H
Pledge. 15 members and 4 visitors answered roll call with
Did you attend the State Fair and what was your favorite
Part?

Eleven new students (grades 1-4) have enrolled
at Prairie Valley Elementary this fall. Allysa Tharp will
begin 1st grade. Beginning the 2nd grade are Joey Michalski, Levi Wendel, Dustin Hoover, Ashley Giquere,
Ashley DeBaun. Kyle Roth, Robert Dunavan, and Eryn
Byroad will begin 3rd grade. Erica Baedke and Phillip
McLean will begin the 4th grade.

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SMCH/Clinic
Wednesday, Sept 9 - Tuna & Noodles, Peas, Creamy Cole Slaw, Cinnamon
Apples, Raspberry Lemonade
Thursday, Sept 10 - Liver & Onions or Beef Patty, Boiled Potatoes w/Gracy,
Mixed Vegetables, Peach Crisp, OJ
Friday, Sept 11 - Meat Loaf, Backed Potato, Harvard Beets, Cranberry/Pear
Crisp
Monday, Sept 14 - Salisbury Ground Beef, Baked Potato, Mixed Vegetable
Salad, Peach Crisp, Raspberry Lemonade
Tuesday, Sept 15 - Goulash, Lettace Salad, French Bread, Jello Cake
Wednesday, Sept 16 - Hot Pork Sandwich w/WW Bread and Potatoes w/
Gracvy, Carrots & Broccoli, Oatmeal Raisin Bar

Sept 9, 2015

THE GOWRIE NEWS

Southeast Valley holds off late rally

from Eagle Grove Eagles 35-27
Jondle, Swieter rush for more than 100 yards...

By Tyler Anderson

That was a close one

In a tale of two halves on Friday evening, the
Southeast Valley Jaguars overcame a second half rally to
defeat the Eagle Grove Eagles 35-27 at Gene Hinrichsen
Field in Eagle Grove.

After playing in the damp and cool conditions
of last week against Manson-Northwest Webster, the
Jaguars dealt with a stark contrast in weather conditions.
Until late in the game, Southeast Valley played through
high humidity, but never had to worry about rain.

The Jaguars (2-0) took care of business in the
first half, and pulled away late to keep Eagle Grove winless (0-2) thus far into the 2015 campaign. With the win,
Southeast Valley is out to their best start in their young
history.

I was very happy after the first half, Head
Coach Mike Swieter said of the victory. We were ahead
27 to zero and we had 350 yards offense to their 13. I was
not happy with how we played the second half. We did
not come out ready to finish the game. I will take some
of the blame, as I let them relax too much at half and it
carried over, but the kids need to realize we have to finish
games also. Hopefully, we learned from this and it makes
us better down the road.

The Jaguar offensive unit produced a whopping
425 yards of offensive against the Eagles, but yielded 231
yards on the defensive front. However, the Jags allowed
just 13 yards of offense in the first half and allowed the
rest in the second.

We let up, we played tired, were not aggressive
and we tackled high and did not do what was taught,
Head Coach Mike Swieter said of the defenses performance in the second half. We just let up, plain and simple and cant do that again. We must learn from this.

The Jaguars began their trip to Eagle Grove well
enough, taking their first possession on a 10 play drive
before stalling at the Eagle one yard line.

After a four and out by Eagle Grove, the Jaguars
found paydirt as junior quarterback Nolan Brand capped
a 12 play drive with a touchdown pass to sophomore No-

Junior quarterback Nolan Brand eludes the Eagle
Grove defensive unit for the complete pass during Friday
night's game between the Southeast Valley Jaguars and the
Eagle Grove Eagles. The Jags prevailed, 35-27.

lan Johnson.

With two Jaguar possessions soaking up the first
quarter, Southeast Valley began the second quarter with
a hiccup with an offensive fumble before an interception
by senior Cade King gave the Jags another boost.

In response to the turnover, junior Aaron Swieter rushed in from 12 yards out to put the Jaguars up by
14.

This kickstarted another pair of Jaguar touchdowns, as Brand found King for a 53 yard touchdown
pass and a junior Dakota Jaeschke touchdown reception
from Brand capped a 10 play drive to send the Jags into
the half with a 27-0 advantage.

However, Eagle Grove refused to go away, returning to the field with a long 16 play, eight minute long
drive that resulted in a touchdown for the Eagles.

After a Southeast Valley fumble on the ensuing
kickoff return, the Eagles conducted a seven play drive
that closed the gap to 27-14.

Swieter commented that it was the first time he
had seen a quarter much like the third quarter between the
Jags and the Eagles.

After another Southeast Valley fumble, Eagle
Grove completed a two play drive that saw Eagle Grove
senior Brandon Stuhr score on a rushing touchdown.

However, this was the closest that the Jaguars
would allow the Eagles, as the Jags responded with a
long, 12 play drive led by the hard running of junior running back Aaron Swieter and sophomore Kaleb Jondle.

Jondle would hit paydirt from 13 yards out to
make the score 35-21 with less than seven minutes to
play. Senior cornerback Keaton Jondle grabbed an interception, giving the Jaguars another opportunity to score
and put away the Eagles for good.

However, the Jaguars turned over the ball and
gave the Eagles an outside shot of completing the rally.
Eagle Grove got back to within seven points with a touchdown pass on a fourth and 23 that sailed over Kings head
and outstretched hands.

Fortunately, Southeast Valley was able to recover the onside kick and run out the clock to seal their
second consecutive victory.

We have had plenty of mistakes the last two
weeks but we have continued fighting, Swieter said of
his team. Were two and zero, so those mistakes dont
feel as bad. But we must continue to get better and eliminate our mistakes.

Junior quarterback Nolan Brand led the Jaguars,
going 12-19 with 179 yards passing, three touchdowns
and one interception while Swieter and Jondle carried the
Jags to 129 and 107 yards respectively on the ground.

King led Southeast Valley in receptions, grabbing three catches for 66 yards, followed by Jaeschke
with four receptions for 51 yards.

On defense, senior Conner Conrad led the team
with seven and a half tackles followed by junior Ryan
Gustafson tallied seven tackles, as Keaton Jondle hauled
in six tackles. Swieter contributed with a sack, while
King and Jondle each had an interception.

The Jaguars will return to action on Friday,

Scam phone calls

by IRS impersonators
reported in Gowrie area
Scam techniques being used. . .

Terry Towne, Hometown Tax & Recordkeeping, Gowrie, said she had received several claims from
area residents who reported phone calls by phony IRS
agents. These calls are almost always scam phone calls
executed by people impersonating the IRS.

An aggressive and sophisticated phone scam
targeting taxpayers, including recent immigrants, has
been making the rounds throughout the country. Callers
claim to be employees of the IRS, but are not. These con
artists can sound convincing when they call. They use
fake names and bogus IRS identification badge numbers.
They may know a lot about their targets, and they usually
alter the caller ID to make it look like the IRS is calling.

Victims are told they owe money to the IRS and
it must be paid promptly through a pre-loaded debit card
or wire transfer. If the victim refuses to cooperate, they
are then threatened with arrest, deportation or suspension
of a business or drivers license. In many cases, the caller
becomes hostile and insulting.

Or, victims may be told they have a refund due
to try to trick them into sharing private information.

If the phone isnt answered, the scammers often
leave an urgent callback request.

Note that the IRS will never: 1) call to demand
immediate payment, nor will the agency call about taxes
owed without first having mailed you a bill; 2) demand
that you pay taxes without giving you the opportunity
to question or appeal the amount they say you owe; 3)
require you to use a specific payment method for your
taxes, such as a prepaid debit card; 4) ask for credit or
debit card numbers over the phone; or 5) threaten to bring
in local police or other law-enforcement groups to have
you arrested for not paying.

Goodwill truck in Gowrie

Sept. 10-17; donations
accepted, some recycling

There will be a Goodwill donation drive in
Gowrie at Market and Lynd Streets Thursday, Sept. 10 to
through Thursday, Sept. 17.

Many items can be donated including clothing,
shoes, household items, toys, electronics in working condition, computer accessories, CDs and videos.

Goodwill will accept for recycling computers
and accessories, cell phones in need of repair, ink cartridges, kitchen utensils, newspapers and magazines, and
cardboard.

They will not accept large appliances, paint,
chemicals, used oil, air conditioners, TVs, mattresses and
encyclopedias.

SV Football continued on page 11...

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Down Memory Lane

Sept 9, 2015

THE GOWRIE NEWS

B Y

S A R A

D O W N S

Not totally ready for the new fanged world...

Each time I have a problem with one of my
current day electronics I think of the old days. Those
were the days when you could go to the store, buy an
electrical appliance or gadget, etc., bring it home, plug it
in and it worked. If it didnt work you took it back for
an exchange or refund. In these days of wanting to do it
the easy way, I find that sometimes it isnt so easy after
all. Even when we first got a TV we had it installed by
having an antenna put on the roof of our house and connected the TV to the antenna and plugged it in. After a
short time to warm up a magical thing happened --- there
was an amazing black and white picture and you finally
got to see the face that went with the voices you had been
listening to for years on the radio. By the way, the radio
was simply plugged in and there were two knobs. One
turned it on, then adjusted the volume. The other was a
dial that turned up or down to the number of the station
you wanted.

We finally got fancier phones that sat on a table
or counter or could be hung on the wall but they were
much, much smaller than the old crank ones that hung on
the kitchen wall. Some people even had jacks installed
in several rooms, upstairs and down so they didnt have
to run all the way to the kitchen from another part of the

Southeast Valley
Schedule of Events
Week of Sept. 9thto Sept 15th

Wednesday, Sept 9
PVES Preschool Classes Begin
Boy Scouts registration @ PVES
Thursday, Sept 10
PVES & SVHS School Picture Day
SVHS Jr Class Magazine Sales (Set 10-21)
4:30 p.m. (A) J.H. Volleyball @ Madrid
4:30 p.m. (A) J.H. XC @ Jefferson
4:30 p.m. (A) J.H. Football @ Ogden
5:00 p.m. (A) B&G V CC GAME - Southeast Valley
@ Greene County
6:00 p.m. (A) G JVR/JV/V VB GAME - Southeast
Valley @ Pocahontas Area
Friday, Sept 11
7:00 p.m. (H) B V FB GAME - East Sac County @
Southeast Valley
Saturday, Sept 12
9:00 p.m. (A) G V VB Webster City - G V VB
Monday, Sept 14
NO SCHOOL
Teacher In-service PM
4:00 p.m. (A) J.H. Volleyball @ Coon Rapids
5:00 p.m. (A) B&G V CC GAME - Southeast Valley
@ Saydel
6:00 p.m. G JVR VB GAME - Mutli-Team
6:00 p.m. (H) B JV FB GAME - South Central
Calhoun @ Southeast Valley
Tuesday, Sept 15
4:00 p.m. (A) J.H. Football @ Pocahontas
5:30 p.m. (A) G V VB GAME - Mutli-Team
*Schedule is pulled from the SV website for your convenience*
www.southeastvalley.org
***Schedules are subject to change at anytime***

9-Sep
10-Sep
11-Sep
12-Sep
13-Sep
14-Sep
15-Sep
16-Sep

Birthdays
Neil Lusmann
Brandon Harrison, Sarah Lusmann
Frances Johnson, Cec Winkelbauer
Judy McKenney
Cory Saxton, John Skoglund
Hayden Ball, Ryan Lusmann
Elaine Saliger, Marcella Van Asperen
Danelle Peterson, Allen Vote

9-Sept

12-Sept
13-Sept

14-Sept

Anniversaries
Dean and Brenda Gleason;
Barry and Amanda Johnson.
Joe and Denise Wiederin.
Bill and Carol Cook;
Mike and Sherry Shaw.
Jay and Patti Anderson.

house. And this phone had a dial clearly labeled with

numbers, and letters. If you lived in a larger metropolitan area your phone number probably had a named prefix in addition to a four digit number. When my family was young our prefix was Cherry plus a four digit
number and the Cherry was shortened to CH for dialing
purposes.

But progress continued and we got answering
machines and they were fairly simple to attach to your
phone. Well, you know the rest it seems things started
snowballing and we had cell phones which were fairly
simple originally but they had limits limits of areas in
which they would work and limits of how much time you
could use without being penalized. My first one could
be used in an elongated area stretching up to the Twin
Cities and possibly bit further and probably a third of the
way through Missouri to the South. East and West I am
not sure if you could call (free on your plan) as far as
Omaha or Davenport. In fact it had a dead area around
N. Boone/S. Webster Counties unless I stood outside
and cocked my head properly. But, wow! Look at cell
phones now especially if you have the smart one
which most people (except old fogies like Sara) have.
You can e-mail, Facebook, cipher, Google, text, play
games, contact places way, way out there, find out what
the temp is, track a storm, get forecasts, pay bills, balance your checkbook, read a book name it, you can do
it. Sara has a cell phone but she doesnt Google, text, get
on Facebook, send e-mail, play games, etc. etc. I can
call you, leave a message if you dont or wont answer
because it wasnt a text. I can listen if you leave me a
voice message and if I am in trouble, need some help, I
can handle it very well by calling family or friend or 911,
thank you. Lets face it! Ill never catch up. But I am
not living in the old days either.

It was drivers license renewal time so I drove
down to Indianola (easier from my abode than north
across town) and only two people ahead of me. I sat
down outside the office waiting my turn. Three other
people were in the area and every one of them had a
phone in hand when they came in and still had them
there when I left. When I go to the grocery store or other
mini malls, etc. I know to drive through very carefully
while looking for an open parking space. Why? Because
the majority of the pedestrians, especially younger (50
and under) coming or going, are not looking to see if
it is safe to cross, assuming that the cars will stop for
them, because they have their heads down looking at that
cell phone which I wonder if is implanted in their hand
or with it to their ear. They go about their business in
the store in that same mode, bumping carts into things
and old ladies. No pardon me or excuse me. They
go through the checkout line, not looking at the cashier
and with their free hand unload and then fumble for their
wallets in pockets or purses with their non-phone hand.

My colleague at church and her hubby recently spent a long weekend a couple states away visiting
their son and family two teen agers in household. One
morning my friend peeked in on her granddaughter and
she was lying their asleep with her phone in her hand. I
said, I know. I rarely see my teenage great grandchildren without a phone in their hand.

I guess I will just continue in my mode, dealing with the electronics the best I can. Everyone knows
I love my computer but I am not downsizing to a smart
phone in order to have it at hand 24-7. Besides, I have
learned enough on my electronics to get by except
now my internet carrier is bugging me about installing Windows 10 and in fact stating if I dont I may have
some problems. Yi, yi, yi! What next for us old fogies??
All I can say, is that the old Flash Gordon comics were
not so far fetched after all. Kids, enjoy your time. Just
dont sneer or laugh at me because I am not going to
fully embrace todays contraptions. I still like my world.

SV JVR Volleyball...
continued from page 2...

Teal got the night started right, winning their
match against Madrid in three sets, 18-25, 25-23, & 1512.

Black took on Madrid in the second match, losing in three sets, 15-25, 30-25, 1-15. The last match of the
night paired SV Black against SV Teal.

Teal came out victorious in the best of three
match, winning 25-7 and 25-12.

The Jaguars are now 3-3 on the season and play
their next match at Pocahontas on Sept. 10.

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Bible series begins

at Gowrie UMC

A six-week Bible series (Making Sense of th e
Bible) will begin Wednesday, Sept. 9, from 5:50-7 p.m.
at the Gowrie United Methodist Church.

The series is for youth and adults. Snacks will
be provided.

To register e-mail gowrieumc@wccta.net.

If you know very little about the Bible or if you
know a lot; this study is for you! If you are a youth, or an
adult; this study is for you!

If you are a member of a church or have never
stepped inside one; this study is for you!

Come to the Gowrie United Methodist Church
beginning Wednesday, September 9 at 5:50p.m.

Rediscover the power of scripture together!
Bibles will be available and childcare will be provided
along with snacks.

To let us know you are coming or for more information call the church at 515-352-3715 or email us at
gowrieumc@wccta.net.

Sept 9, 2015

THE GOWRIE NEWS

It's your life...

Former Gowrie resident recalls

Playing on baseball team in the 1940's
Now resides in Arizona...

Submitted by nieces,
Kay Learned and Judy Allgood

Former Gowrie resident, Rolland Dale Cooklin,
born in 1927 lived with his sister, Nina Otto and family, in the 1940s until he went into the service in 1948.
They lived on Market Street where the old Caseys store
stands.

Five out of the six Cooklin boys were in the service.

When he lived with the Ottos we had a town
baseball team on which Rolland played and Doc Roche
was the coach and Jack Shaw did the announcing. You
might remember him by the nickname of Cookie.

He still subscribes to the Gowrie News and lives
in Buckeye, Arizona.

He finds it fun to read Down Memory Lane and
remembers a lot of the stories.

He was here in 2014 for the 4th of July and is
unable to return now. He did get to see his friends Dick
Anderson and Mary Harklau. He worked for their dad Erick Anderson when he was younger.

He would love to hear from those who knew him
when he lived here.
Rolland Cooklin
23958 W. Desert Bloom St. Buckeye, AZ 85326

Rolland is pictured in his Military Uniform.

~ Email your news to gnews@wccta.net ~

Pictured with Rolland Cooklin are his sisters Esther Pirie and Nina Otto.

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THE GOWRIE NEWS

Happy 90th Birthday

Helen Lundgren, formerly of Gowrie, will celebrate her 90th birthday on September 13. Cards may
be sent to her at 2608 14th Street South, St. Cloud, MN
56301.

Helens family includes daughters: Vicki Griswold of Lake Stevens, WA; Debi Johnson, of Omaha,
NE and Jackie (Paul) Ankenman of St. Cloud, MN;
grandchildren: Dan Ankenman, New Brighton, MN;
Amanda (Aaron) Theis, Rogers, MN; Jaime (Kenny)
Case, Omaha, NE; Kelly Johnson, Omaha, NE and Caire
(Jeff) Barnett of Bennington, NE; great grandchildren:
Tyler Barnett, Bennington, NE; Leighton and Cooper
Theis, Rogers, MN and Kayleigh Case, Omaha, NE.

Happy 80th Birthday

Look at this young Marine who will be 80 years
old on September 15th.

Richard Learned, of Gowrie will be celebrating
his 80th Birthday on September 15. Cards may be sent to
him at PO Box 84, Gowrie, IA 50543.

Sept 9, 2015

THE GOWRIE NEWS

Well miss you, Bret...

Hey yo! Tyler here, and experimenting with
various greetings.

For some odd reason, I really like to greet people
like Scott Hall from the old World Championship Wrestling promotion.

Just as long as I dont start throwing toothpicks
at people, I should be just fine.

I want to promise you, that despite all of the
somber publicity this area has had as of late, I am going
to be positive this time around. In this situation, I have to
be positive.

Tragedy strikes when least expected.

Its always sad to see someone pass away in a
freak accident, or be taken away before their designated
time.

I cant imagine how that affects the immediate
family members and friends, as Ive never experience
that type of loss. Hopefully, I pray that it will never happen.

However, in the wake of such loss, Ive seen and
been a part of the outpouring of love and condolences for
Krystal Steck, their children and Brets loved ones and
friends.

It goes to show how Bret touched everyones

lives in one way or another.

Personally, he never got to know Bret as much
as a few of our mutual friends. But each time I interacted
with him, there was always a positive aura surrounding
him.

His smile and laugh was contagious, brightening
anyones day with his outgoing personality.

I remember that he always called me Iverson
at Southeast Webster High School, as I wore Allen Iverson jerseys quite frequently in my youth.

It made sense, I wore a lot of jerseys back in the
day.

Its funny how I traded in those jerseys for more
professional attire.

Bret had a great knack for nicknames, and they
were never insulting or demeaning.

The last time I ran across Bret was at the
Harcourt Appreciation Days a month ago or so. That
weekend, I was struck with sickness and didnt want to
spread such a thing to anyone else.

But as I moved back and forth from the parade
route to the park in the short time that I worked the event,
I saw a familiar face having a great time and laughing
away with his pals.

That was the Bret I knew and knew well.

So when news of the accident broke of Brets
passing, I immediately thought of those fleeting moments
where he stood around with his friends.

It was hard to fathom to see someone with so
much life and happiness be taken away.

All in all, Bret Steck was a standup guy. He left
behind such a positive impact on his friends, family and
acquaintances.

Bret, you will be dearly missed, kind sir.

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GOWRIE

HOLY TRINITY
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Robert Zellmer, Pastor

9:30 am Sunday Worship
8:30 Sunday School

OUR SAVIOURS
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Pastor: Jon Rollefson

UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
Annette Ruhs Kruse,
Pastor

ZION LUTHERAN
CHURCH
James G. Davis, Pastor

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, Kids Club
in the City Park 11:30-1:00
for all children age 5 and up.
Bible story, lunch and fun.

MOORLAND

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

LANYON
EVANGELICAL
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Marc Murchison, Pastor
9:30 am - Worship
10:30 am Coffee Fellowship
11 am - Sunday School
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10:15 am Fellowship
10:30 Sunday School
11:00 am Adult Forum

Wed., Sept. 9 - 6:00 PM

Confirmation Class,
Fellowship Hall
Thurs., Sept. 10 - 2:00 PM
Women of the Word,
Fellowship Hall
6:30 PM GriefShare
Class, Fireside Room
Sat., Sept. 12 - 9:00 AM
Mens Group, Fireside
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Sun., Sept. 13 - 9:15 AM
Worship; Installation of
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10:15 AM Fellowship
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10:30 AM RALLY
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Sewing Day
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Tues., Sept. 15 - 7:00 PM
Womens Evening Bible Study,
Fireside Room
Wed., Sept. 16 - 6:00 PM
Confirmation Class,
Fireside Room
7:00 PM Bible Study
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James G. Davis, Pastor
9:15 am Sunday Worship

9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship

Wednesday, September 09
5:50 PM 7 PM Making
Sense of The Bible Class
7:00 PM Choir Practice
Thursday, September 10
9:00 AM UMW Book
Club
Friday, September 11
1:00 PM Quilters
Sunday, September 13
Communion Sunday
9:00 AM Sunday School
10:15 AM Worship
11:50 AM Love To Stay
(Marriage Class)
2:00 PM 4:00 PM Bridal
Shower for Sarah Nelson

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Monday, September 14
5:30 PM Glory Bells
Tuesday, September 15
1:00 PM Quilters
Wednesday, September 16
2:30 PM BINGO at Care
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5:50 PM 7 PM Making
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7:00 PM Choir Practice

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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

9:30 am Sunday School

10:30 Sunday Worship
Wed., Sept 16
8:30 a.m. Twin Lakes
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Thurs., Sept 17
1:30 p.m. Project Day
3:00 p.m. GCC Devotions
Sun., Sept 20
9:30 a.m. Sunday School
10:30 a.m. Worship
11:30 a.m. Rally Sunday
Dinner
Tues., Sept 22
10:00 a.m. GCC Taped
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Wed., Sept 23
7:30 p.m. Zion WEBS

Gowrie farmer John Nelson this summer
transformed the Gowrie tennis courts into pickleball
courts. Pickleball is a fast-growing sport that is very
popular with anyone who tries the sport. It is suitable for
third graders to senior citizens.

The Gowrie City Council wisely approved this
change and hopefully it will be popular in Gowrie as it is
in other communities across the USA. John discovered
the sport in Arizona.

Many 55 plus communities (retirement communities) in Arizona have successfully started pickleball. It is popular with men and women. Frequently their
grandchildren come to visit the seniors and the kids have
also learned to play the game. This is a great sport for the
entire family.

Communities with old tennis courts that are not
used very much should consider pickleball as a good alternative.

A few people in Dayton, who have been long
time residents, cant remember ever experiencing so
much rainfall (over seven inches) that inundated our
community and surrounding townships on Friday, Aug.
28.

The usually quiet, gentle stream (Skillet Creek),
became a small, raging river. A few people in the river
valleys had to be rescued. A few vehicles were temporarily stranded in the flood. Most residents experienced water in their basements.

Residents, and especially Dayton Rodeo leaders, were grateful that this downpour occurred a week
before the annual Dayton Championship Rodeo.


Former State Senator Daryl Beall really misses representing this area in the State Senate. He remains
friends with many people in our area.

Daryl is very concerned that a voucher system in
Iowa education will be disastrous for the public schools
in Iowa. If a voucher system becomes a reality in Iowa,
the money will follow the student wherever that student
goes, Daryl said.

Daryl retains that same high energy and enthusiasm that served him well while he was a legislator. He
deplores the Branstad veto on K-12 education spending
and he expressed concern for the mentally ill in Iowa.
Two institutions (Clarinda and Mount Pleasant) that
served people with mental health issues were eliminated
this year.

Daryl enjoys reading history and he wants to
start a book club.

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Rod Meyer, Pastor
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Fellowship 10:00 am

HARCOURT
UNITED
EVANGELICAL
COVENANT CHURCH
Craig Vote, Pastor
9:30 am Sunday Worship
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Women's Bible Study.
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UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
Kay. Christie, Pastor

9:00 am Sunday Worship

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Homesteading the prairie in Webster County

in 1857 was hard work for early pioneers
Wolves, blizzards, Indians. . .

My heart is with the land, the family land, for it
has been a part of us all for generations. I live here in a
house that is also a part of me, for my great-grandfather
Socrates homesteaded here in 1857, only a few years after the fort was built. But my thoughts always return to
the land, just three and a half miles northwest. There is
my real home, the Ainsworth farm. For on this farm I was
born and raised as were my father and his father, as were
my children.

I can almost picture how it must have looked
when my great-grandfather came here. For as everyone
knows it was a prairie. Grass and sky were all that could
be seen for mile upon mile. For as yet there were no
roads, no fences, nor any close neighbors. I guess there
must have been a lot of lonliness.

Of course there were the animals; the wolves,
coyotes and wild horses. And of course there was the
weather, including the terrible blizzards, as there was
nothing to check the fury of a storm.

Men and women like my great-grandparents
were strong, especially in the desire to own their own
place, and because of this desire, they were able to conquer the elements.

When they came they built their barn right away
before the house because the stock was too important to
lose. The men chopped down the trees, sent the logs to
the sawmill and built the one room right away. A gun
was hung far upon the wall because wolves and Indians
were an ever present menace.

Then came the work of breaking down the prairie turning the prairie into land that would produce.

Men came who did this for a living averaging two acres
a day at a cost of $2.40 to $4.50 per acre. With three to
six yokes of oxen they cut a wide furrow 20 to 32 long.
Even after this, it might take two to three years for the wet
prairie to decompose enough to produce a full crop.

We raised everything we needed except flour
and seasonings and the work was done with a team of
horses and feeble plows, not with the $60,000 tractors of
today. Our livlihood depended upon the weather. Some
years were good, as much as 90 bushels of corn per acre
others were as low as ten bushels per acre. Profits had the
same highs and lows from $.30 to $1.50 per bushel.

Beside the continual work, there were also the
fun times such as the square dances, card parties and
family get-togethers. This is where ou took your date,
ad we didn't have roller rinks or discos. I enjoyed it as
did others. Many married in their teens and were busy
raising children and trying to set up a household. I didn't
marry until the age of 26, when I married a charming girl
named Mary. Like most others of our time, we did not
have enough money to set up a separate household so we
stayed on the family farm.

Like my father and my father's father and his
father, I worked the land my whole life our 600 acres
never brought in a lot of money. But I continued on year
after year sharing half of my crops with my father. For
this was where my heart was and will be forever, the land
at the Ainsworth farm.

CITY OF GOWRIE
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

A Special Gowrie City Council meeting was held on September 1,
2015 at 6:30 p.m. at the Gowrie Civic/Community Center with Mayor Dave
Stokesbary in the chair and the following Council members answering roll
call: Redman, Harrison, Jackson, Peterson, and Willardson.

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the proposal for Mulligans
presented by Shai Mariah Phaisan. After many questions and answers
from both Mariah and the Council a decision will be made after the Mayor
contacts the references that were provided.

Redman and Willardson excused themselves with approval from the
council at 7:26.

Motion: Moved by Harrison, second by Jackson to approve resolution
number 2015-04 City Streets Financial Report. Motion carried-unanimous

Motion: Moved by Harrison, second by Jackson approve to amend
Fire Board budget and adopt a new budget after the Fire Board commits to
the Fire Protection and Emergency Response Agency Charter Agreement.
Roll call-unanimous
Mayor Stokesbary discussed the possibility of a 28E Police
Agreement with Farnhamville.

Motion: Moved by Harrison, second by Jackson to approve an
additional $600.00 to be used on removing another tree on Sunset. Roll
call-unanimous

Jackson moved to adjourn at 7:45 p.m., second by Harrison. Motion
carried-unanimous
Danielle Clancy, City Clerk

Dave Stokesbary, Mayor

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CONSOLIDATED MANGEMENT CO INC., food service

6,837.70
CR SOLUTIONS LLC
PALM GROVE AGREEMENT 1,000.00
CRONOPIO RIDENS LLC
rent & expense
400.00
CULLIGAN WATER CONDITION supplies
931.38
DANIEL PHARMACY
inmate meds
54.24
DAYS INN
rent & expense
224.00 S
E-FILED 2015 JUN 04 4:40 PM WEBSTER
DAYTON REVIEW
leagl publish
90.78
CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT
DEARBORN NATIONAL
life insurance
581.76 C
DENCKLAU INSURANCE SERVICES, INSURANCE
557.36

eForm 3.1: Original Notice and Petition for a Money Judgment
DEPT OF THE TREASURY
penatly for late tax deposit 1,628.51
In the Iowa District Court for Webster County
DES MOINES AREA COMMUNITY COLL, workshop
80.00 i
Plaintiff(s)
DEYTA LLC
hhcahps fee
90.00 e
Name: Steven J. Daniel
DHS DISTRIBUTION CENTER supplies
268.75
Address: 520 First Avenue South, Fort Dodge, IA
DODGER AREA RAPID TRANSIT car wash tokens
225.00
vs.
ELDORA PHARMACY
pharmaceutical services
893.12
Defendant(s)
ELECTION SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE IN, coding ballots
6,491.79
NameJamie A. Swanson
ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING service
5,951.05
Address: 209 North Street, Osco, Illinois 61274
EMMET COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH, mh, epsdt, t19
680.75
ENOS, MARY
rent & expense
400.00 K
Original Notice and Petition
FAMILY PLANNING COUNCIL
conference
300.00 C
for a Money Judgment
FASTENAL COMPANY
STOCK
69.92
FETROW REPORTING INC
deposition
475.20 C
To Defendant(s):
FIDELITY VIDEO SERVICES
services
273.75 A
FILLOON, TOM
testing election equipment
42.00

1. You are notified that Plaintiff(s) demand(s) from you the amount of
FORBES, SCOTT
mileage
147.01
$ 925.00 plus court costs based on (state briefly the basis for the demand,
FORT DODGE ASPHALT
D-22 PAVING
49,142.22
not to exceed $5000): Failure to pay rent for March and April, 2015,
FORT DODGE TRAILER WORLD INC., supplies
23.44
Plumbing and Painting repairs to apartment.
FORT DODGE WATER DEPT
WATER
1,075.97 N
2. Judgment may be entered against you unless you file an
FOUR OAKS INC
shelter services
344.40
Appearance and Answer within 20 days of the service of the Original Notice
FREEMAN, SUSAN
wages
1,966.24
upon you. Judgment may include the amount requested plus interest
FRONTIER
phone service
933.76
and court costs.
GALLS/QUARTERMASTER flashlight
450.41

3. You must electronically file the Appearance and Answer using the
GARCIA, SAMANTHA
wic interpreter fees
320.00 C
Iowa Judicial Branch Electronic Document Management System (EDMS)
GARGANO, MARK
medical examiner expense
500.00 D
at https://www.iowacourts.state.ia.us/EFile, unless you obtain from the
GE CAPITAL
copier lease
635.90
court an exemption from electronic filing requirements.
GOWRIE NEWS
legal publish
90.78 N

4. If your Appearance and Answer is filed within 20 days and you
GREATER FORT DODGE GROWTH ALLI, leadership class
300.00
deny the claim, you will receive electronic notification through EDMS of the
GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER, ch, mh, epsdt, t19
4,491.86 K
place and time of the hearing on this matter.
GROSS ELECTRIC INC
repairs
337.35 C

5. If you electronically file, EDMS will serve a copy of the Appearance
GROUP SERVICES INC
safe-t fund
13,165.75
and Answer on Plaintiff(s) or on the attorney(s) for Plaintiff(s). The Notice
GUTHRIE, ASHLEY
meal reimbursement
41.21
of Electronic Filing will indicate if Plaintiff(s) is (are) exempt from electronic
HAGEY, LARRY
well plugging
1,000.00
filing, and if you must mail a copy of your Appearance and Answer to
HAMILTON CO.PUBLIC HEALTH, wic, ch, epsdt, t19, tobacco prevention 5,494.19
Plaintiff(s).
HAMILTON COUNTY SHERIFF serve papers
25.00

6. You must also notify the clerks office of any address change.
HANSEN, KAREN
mileage
347.33
HARCOURT, TOWN OF
WATER
40.50
/s/ Ernest Kersten /s/
HAWKEYE LEGAL SERVICES INC., serve papers
110.00
Filing Plaintiff or Attorney
HEARTLAND SENIOR HOUSING rent & expense
400.00
HENDRICKSON, RANDY
rent & expense
400.00
Ernest Kersten
HEPP, BLAINE
contracted wages
2,654.31
Law firm, or entity for which filing is made, if applicable Law firm, or entity
HERZOG, DARREN
cell phone
40.00
for which filing is made, if applicable
HISTORIC BRUCE FUNERAL HOME, funeral services
1,195.00
HIWAY TRUCK EQUIP CO
STOCK
35.96
1609 220th Street, Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501
HUMBOLDT CO. PUBLIC HEALTH wic, ch, mh, epsdt, t19, tobacco 4,085.10
Mailing address Mailing address
HUMBOLDT COUNTY SHERIFF serve papers
27.65
515-570-3776
HUMBOLDT CTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, clinic rent
75.00
Telephone number Telephone number
HYVEE INC
supplies
207.07
ernestkersten@icloud.com
IACCVSO
school of instruction
150.00
Email address Email address
IDALS
school of instruction
15.00
INDEPENDENT SALT COMPANY WINTER SALT
3,740.02
STATE OF IOWA JUDICIARY
Case No. SCSC059521
INSURANCE FINANCE CORP, emergency dispatch, pro, liability 396.78

County Webster
IOWA EHEALTH
dues
250.00
Case Title STEVEN J. DANIEL VS. JAMIE SWANSON
IOWA DIVISION OF LABOR SERVICE, repairs
190.00
IOWA PRISON INDUSTRIES
SIGNS
2,688.06
THIS CASE HAS BEEN FILED IN A COUNTY THAT USES ELECTRONIC
ISAC - GROUP HEALTH PROGRAM, health insurance
177,505.00
FILING.
J & K MARKETING, JACK BRADLEY, contracted wages
760.00

Therefore, unless the attached Petition and Original Notice contains
JAESCHKE, WILLIAM
well plugging
500.00
a hearing date for your appearance, or unless you obtain an exemption
JANSSEN, BRAD
cell phone
20.00
from the court, you must file your Appearance and Answer electronically.
JCC
serve papers
30.30

You must register through the Iowa Judicial Branch website at http://
JERRY KELLEY ESTATES
well plugging
1,000.00
www.iowacourts.state.ia.us/Efile and obtain a log in and password for the
JIM'S SERVICE INC
transportation
50.00
purposes of filing and viewing documents on your case and of receiving
K C NIELSEN LTD
parts
2,275.16
service and notices from the court.
LEDFORD, TOM
well plugging
500.00

FOR GENERAL RULES AND INFORMATION ON ELECTRONIC
LIFEWORKS COMMUNITY SERVICES, cleaning
1,238.64
FILING, REFER TO THE IOWA COURT RULES CHAPTER 16
LIGHTEDGE SOLUTIONS INC computer services/internet
210.40
PERTAINING TO THE USE OF THE ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT
LIZER, SHEILAH
mileage
411.85
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM:
MAIL SERVICES LLC
tax statements
171.00
http://www.iowacourts.state.ia.us/Efile
MARCO INC
copier lease
341.16

FOR COURT RULES ON PROTECTION OF PERSONAL PRIVACY
MARCO INC
copier lease
1,471.21
IN COURT FILINGS, REFER TO DIVISION VI OF IOWA COURT RULES
Moved by Singer, seconded by Fletcher to approve final consideration and
MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS GRANULAR MATERIALS 120,671.06
CHAPTER 16: http://www.iowacourts.state.ia.us/Efile
adoption of an amendment to Zoning Ordinance # 046 and Zoning Map to
MCCLURE ENGINEERING COMPANY, professional services 3,300.00
rezone the following described property from M-E to A-2: Lot 4 Petersons
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES INC
SUPPLIES
409.29
Sub Division of NW Fr. of Section 7, Township 88 North, Range 28 West
MENARDS - FORT DODGE
supplies
1,767.40
of the 5th P.M., Webster County, Iowa; EXCEPT A parcel of land being
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP vaccines
1,651.60
part of the SE , SE of the NE of Section 12, Township 88 North,
MID IOWA FASTENERS
STOCK
391.60
Range 29 West of the 5th P.M., Webster County, Iowa, and also part of Lot
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY
utilities
25,361.88
4 of Peterson Sub-division of the NW of Section 7, Township 88 North,
MIDLAND POWER COOPERATIVE, SECURITY LIGHTING
76.26
James L. Kramer, ISBA #AT0004348
Range 28 West of the 5th P.M., Webster County, Iowa. Roll call vote: Ayes
MODERN MARKETING INC
supplies
2,362.73
THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT
all. Nays None. Motion carried unanimously.
NANNIGA, JOHN
rent & expense
475.00
WEBSTER COUNTY

Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Leffler to allow claims. Motion
NEWMAN, MICHELLE
rent payments
350.00
carried unanimously.
OFFICE ELEMENTS
OFFICE SUPPLIES
650.11
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
Probate No. ESPR308096

Moved by Leffler, seconded by Campbell to adjourn the meeting.
OLSON, STACI
medical examiner expense
150.00
Motion carried unanimously.
PALACE PARK MCH LLC
rent
325.52
BETTY LOU PETERSON, Deceased.
PALO ALTO COUNTY COMM HEALTH, mh, epsdt, t19
825.43

NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF
s/Carol Messerly
s/Keith Dencklau
PERRY, HEATHER
meal reimbursment
25.78

APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND
Webster County Auditor
Chairman, Board of Supervisors
PETERSON, CODY
cell phone
40.00

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
PITNEY-BOWES INC
equipment rental
274.74
Regular Meeting
POCAHONTAS COUNTY SHERIFF, serve papers
9.00

To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Betty Lou Peterson,
September 1, 2015
POLK COUNTY SHERIFF
subpoena
30.35
Deceased, who died on or about August 26, 2015:
PORTABLE PRO INC
service
140.00

The Board of Supervisors met in Session on the above date with
PORTER, AMY
mileage
66.04

You are hereby notified that on the 2nd day of September, 2015,
the following members present: Singer, Fletcher, Dencklau and Campbell.
POSTMASTER stamps
980.00
the last will and testament of Betty Lou Peterson, deceased, bearing date
Absent: Leffler.
POTTAWATTAMIE CO SHERIFF transportation
20.00
of the 9th day of September, 2011, was admitted to probate in the above

Moved by Campbell, seconded by Singer to approve minutes of the
PRAIRIE ENERGY COOP
utilities
44.41
named court and that Steven S. Peterson was appointed executor of the
August 25, 2015 regular meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
PRAIRIE ENERGY COOPERATIVE, LIGHTING
104.00
estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court

Moved by Singer, seconded by Fletcher to receive and place on file
PRECISION MACHINE & WELDING, OUTSDIE SERVICES
31.75
of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the
Drainage Repairs for D.D.#26 Branch One. Motion carried unanimously.
PRINTING SERVICES INC.
shirts
252.00
second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of

Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Campbell to approve disposal of
PROSHIELD FIRE PROTECTION supplies
181.00
this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose
used office equipment and furnishings by public auction and set September
PTS OF AMERICA LLC
transporting
1,765.50
identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.
10, 2015 at 6:00p.m. as the time and date for said public auction. Motion
RADIOLOGY CONSULTANTS OF IOWA, inmate medical
483.00

Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are
carried unanimously.
RAMSEY BADRE & ASSOCIATES INC., professional services 3,100.00
requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors

Moved by Campbell, seconded by Singer to approve proposal
RDG PLANNING & DESIGN INC camp wanoki
5,638.50
having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above
submitted by Van Meter, Inc. for replacement of Courthouse lighting with
RESERVE ACCOUNT
postage
2,500.00
named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance,
LED lighting in the amount of $17,355.00. Motion carried unanimously.
ROGNES BROTHERS EXCAVATING INC, CULVERT REPLACEMENT 132,501.64
and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second

Moved by Campbell, seconded by Singer to approve and authorize
RYAN, RENEE
medication
5.00 d
publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this
Chair to sign utility permit from Midland Power to construct approximately
SANOFI PASTEUR INC
vaccines
1,068.50
notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever
2600 feet of new overhead electric line along Baxter Avenue between
SAVITS COURT REPORTING
transcript
23.50 g
barred.
Sections 17 and 18, Township 86 North, Range 30 West, Gowrie Township.
SECOR JR., WILLIAM
well plugging
413.00 G
(Copy on file in Auditors office). Motion carried unanimously.
SECURE SHRED SOLUTIONS shredding
128.00 t
Dated this 2nd day of September, 2015.

Moved by Campbell, seconded by Singer to approve and authorize
SHEHAN, PATRICK J
phone service
30.00

Chair to sign utility permit from City of Callender for their contractor Bill
STAPLES ADVANTAGE
office supplies
737.62

Steven S. Peterson
Kahl to install storm sewer pipe across Thomas Street immediately east
STAR ENERGY LLC
FUEL
1,056.75

Steven S. Peterson, Executor of the estate
of Mortimer Avenue. (Copy on file in Auditors office). Motion carried
STOREY KENWORTHY/MATT PARROTT, office supplies
626.65

3123 Baxter Avenue
unanimously.
STRATFORD GRAVEL INC
1" ROAD STONE
24,920.58
Gowrie, IA 50543

At 11:00a.m. a bid letting was held for Drainage District #5 Main Open
TAYLOR, CHRIS
meal reimbursment
61.92
James L. Kramer
Ditch for repairs to upper end of said district. For further particulars see
THE LAW OFFICE OF ERIC EIDE legal fees
560.00
Attorney for executor
Drainage Record Book.
THE MESSENGER
advertisement
1,062.72
Johnson, Kramer, Mulholland, Cochrane, Driscoll & Cochrane, P.L.C.

Moved by Singer, seconded by Fletcher to adjourn the meeting.
THOMPSON, RICK
rent payments
50.00
1004 Market Street; P.O. Box 10
Motion carried unanimously.
THORN, CAROL
testing election equipment
42.00
Gowrie, IA 50543
TURNKEY CORRECTIONS
hardware/software lease
100.00
s/Carol Messerly
s/Keith Dencklau
TYLER TECHNOLOGIES
software
4,125.00
Date of second publication
Webster County Auditor
Chairman, Board of Supervisors
UNITED STATES CELLULAR
cell phone
586.10
16th day of September, 2015
UNITY POINT HEALTH, EDUCATION MATERIALS OT & PT VISITS 1,656.00
Webster County Claims Register Report for 08-25-2015
UNITY POINT HEALTH TRMC
health screen
196.00
Probate Code Section 304

UNITYPOINT AT HOME HME
supplies
60.00
A PLUS AUTO GLASS, OUTSIDE WINDSHEILD REPAIR
385.81
UNIVERISTY OF NORTHERN IOWA, school of instruction
40.00
ABC PEST CONTROL INC
pest control
62.00
UTLEY, JEANETTE
testing election equipment
42.00
ACCESS SYSTEMS
maintenance contracts
5,602.08
VASQUEZ, NANCY
interpreter
180.00
ADVANCED SYSTEMS INC
copier system
256.87
VERIZON WIRELESS
cell phones
105.32
AGSOURCE COOPERATIVE SERVICES, well water kits
70.50
VIZVOX LLC
security
28,975.00
ALLIANT ENERGY
siren
18.14
VON BOKERN ASSOC INC
bi-annual billing
3,200.00
ALLSCRIPTS
maintenance fee
1,026.27
W & H COOP OIL COMPANY
fuel & oil
1,176.75
AMAZON.COM TOOLS 1,057.28
WALTERS SANITARY SERVICE INC., haul refuse
520.67
AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION, dues
224.00
WAPELLO COUNTY SHERIFF serve papers
16.00
Regular Meeting
ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES SHED SUPPLIES
168.94
WEBSTER CITY MACHINE SHOP, OUTSIDE SERVICES
76.88
August 25, 2015
B & W CONTROL SPECIALISTS INC.,CONTRACTED SERVICES 26,085.40
WEBSTER CO TELECOMMUNICA, e-911 services
2,478.00
BARCO MUNICIPAL PRODUCTS INC., STOCK
408.60
WEBSTER COUNTY AUDITOR POSTAGE
1,128.38

The Board of Supervisors met in Session on the above date with
BERRY
advertising 69.75
WEBSTER COUNTY RECORDER, registrations
33.80
the following members present: Singer, Fletcher, Dencklau, Campbell and
BLUE RIBBON PELHAM WATERS, supplies
35.00
WEBSTER COUNTY AUDITOR rent
2,015.55
Leffler. Absent: None.
BOB BARKER COMPANY
supplies
386.51
WEBSTER COUNTY EMS
pass through
1,790.00

Moved by Leffler, seconded by Campbell to approve minutes of the
BOMGAARS SUPPLY
SHED SUPPLIES
64.92
WEBSTER COUNTY SHERIFF serve papers
303.00
August 18, 2015 regular meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
CALHOUN CO JOURNAL HERALD
WEBSTER COUNTY TREASURER, DRAINAGE ASSESSMENTS 535.01

Moved by Campbell, seconded by Singer to accept and place on

publish school ballot/notice mnw school
251.43
WELLS FARGO REMITANCE CENTER, supplies
2,650.43
file the resignation of Ashley Ruge, Dental Hygienist, effective August 14,
CALHOUN CO. PUBLIC HEALTHch, mh, epsdt, t1, tobacco prevention 3,501.70
WEST PAYMENT CENTER
law library expense
1,334.43
2015. Motion carried unanimously.
CALLENDER, CITY OF
UTILITIES
94.58
WORTH COUNTY SHERIFF
serve papers
5.50

Moved by Singer, seconded by Fletcher to approve wage increases
CASEY'S GENERAL STORES INC., FUEL
3,740.97
WRIGHT CO. HEALTH DEPT, wic, ch, mh, epsdt, interpreter, t19, 5,360.08
for the following Correctional Officers, per labor agreement: Tanner Nowell
CENTRAL IA JUVENILE DET CENTER. DETENTION SERVICES 11,265.69
XENIA RURAL WATER DISTRICT WATER
63.30
to $16.66 per hour effective August 19, 2015; Shawna Dencklau to $16.95
CENTRAL IOWA DISTRIBUTING INC., supplies
869.15
YOUTH SHELTER CARE
shelter services
3,636.60
per hour effective August 26, 2015; and Brian Nellis to $16.95 per hour
CHRISTOPHER, MERLE
well plugging
334.00
ZIEGLER INC
PARTS & STOCK
3,841.67
effective August 27, 2015. Motion carried unanimously.
COLE, DR DAN
medical examiner expense
300.00

Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Leffler to approve wage increases
COMMUNITY & FAMILY RESOURCE, hospital services
4,210.00

Public Notice

PROBATE

WEBSTER CO.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

for Community Services Case Management as follows: Brittany Eastwood

to $19.68 per hour effective July 28, 2015; Trin Lewis to $24.17 per hour
effective August 3, 2015; and Kelsey Riley to $18.84 per hour effective
August 20, 2015. Motion carried unanimously.

Moved by Leffler, seconded by Campbell to approve appointment of
Barb Knutson as rural member of the Duncombe Public Library Board for
a three year term. Motion carried unanimously.

Moved by Campbell, seconded by Singer to receive and place on
file resignation of Melissa Evans as Trustee Member on the Coleman
Sanitary Sewer District Board, effective August 12, 2015. Motion carried
unanimously,

Moved by Singer, seconded by Fletcher to receive and place on file
Manure Management Plan Update of Alan Seil in Section 22, Reading
Township, Calhoun County. (Copy on file in Auditors office). Motion
carried unanimously.

The following proposals for painting of entrance doors on the
Courthouse were received: Bachman Painting - $2,750.50 and Evans
Painting - $1,375.00.

Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Leffler to accept low bid of $1,375.00
submitted by Evans Painting. Motion carried unanimously.

Moved by Campbell, seconded by Singer to approve and authorize
Chair to sign Sixty-month Printers lease/maintenance agreement between
Access Systems and Webster County for the amount of $740.82 per
month. Motion carried unanimously.

Moved by Singer, seconded by Fletcher to approve request for
Assignment of County-held Tax Certificate P090001 (Parcel #1516428003)
to Darrell Montgomery for $50.00 and that upon cleanup of and acquiring
title to said property, the delinquent taxes, costs, interest and special
assessment totaling approximately $10,276.45 be abated. Motion carried
unanimously.
Mickie Shubin, Community and Family Resources discussed
September as National Recovery Month.

Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Leffler to authorize Chair to sign
proclamation proclaiming September 2015 as National Recovery Month.
(Copy on file in Auditors office). Motion carried unanimously.

Moved by Campbell, seconded by Singer to approve and authorize
Chair to sign utility permit from MidAmerican Energy to bore electric cable
across 310th Street between 1712 and 1722 310th Street to well house
in the Northwest Quarter of Section 20, Township 87 North, Range 29
West, Clay Township. (Copy on file in Engineers office). Motion carried
unanimously.

Moved by Leffler, seconded by Campbell to approve and authorize
Chair to sign permit from Wally Hansen to extend existing 24 reinforced
concrete crossroad culvert by 4 feet and flatten slopes along the west
side of Paragon Avenue immediately south of entrance at 1727 Paragon
Avenue to enhance maintenance and safety. (Copy on file in Engineers
office). Motion carried unanimously.

Moved by Campbell, seconded by Singer to approve and authorize
Chair to sign Iowa DOT traffic safety fund grant application/agreement for
horizontal curve sign program. (Copy on file in Engineer office). Motion
carried unanimously.

Public Hearing was held on the First Consideration of proposed
amendment to Webster County Ordinance No. 43, an ordinance
describing the forms of General Assistance provided by Webster County,
in accordance with Chapter 252, Code of Iowa, to poor persons and needy
persons. No written or oral objections or comments were heard; therefore
Chairman Dencklau closed the public hearing.
Moved by Campbell, seconded by Singer to approve first
consideration of proposed amendment to Webster County Ordinance No.
43, an ordinance describing the forms of General Assistance provided by
Webster County, in accordance with Chapter 252, Code of Iowa, to poor
persons and needy persons; which increases the limits of assistance for
Funeral that Webster County will pay the vendor for immediate cremation
to $800.00 per poor person; and further to waive second consideration
and set 10:00a.m. on September 8, 2015 as the timed and date for final
consideration of said amendment. Roll call vote: Ayes all. Nays
None. Motion carried unanimously.

At 10:30a.m. a Public Hearing was held on the Final consideration
of an amendment to Zoning Ordinance # 046 and Zoning Map to rezone
the following described property from M-E to A-2: Lot 4 Petersons Sub
Division of NW Fr. of Section 7, Township 88 North, Range 28 West
of the 5th P.M., Webster County, Iowa; EXCEPT A parcel of land being
part of the SE , SE of the NE of Section 12, Township 88 North,
Range 29 West of the 5th P.M., Webster County, Iowa, and also part of
Lot 4 of Peterson Sub-division of the NW of Section 7, Township 88
North, Range 28 West of the 5th P.M., Webster County, Iowa. No written
objections or comments were received. Lonnie Evans clarified some
concerns in which following Chairman Dencklau closed the public hearing.

Sept 9, 2015

THE GOWRIE NEWS

SV Football...

11

continued from page 4...

Sept. 11, going up against Twin Lakes Conference and
Class 2A-District 8 foe East Sac County in Gowrie.

The Raiders (0-2) fell to South Central Calhoun
in Lake City, 28-7. Eagle Grove will play Belmond-Klemme (2-0), who defeated West Fork 45-7.
Individual Statistics
Rushing
Att.
Yds.
Yds/Att
Kaleb Jondle SO
23
107
4.7
Cade King SR
2
18
9.0
Carter Steck SR
1
-9
-9.0
Aaron Swieter JR
19
129
6.8
Passing
Att.
Comp
Yds/Com.
Nolan Brand JR
19
12
14.9
Receiving
#Rec.
Yds.
Yds/Rec.
Conner Conrad SR
3
34
11.3
Dakota Jaeschke JR
4
51
12.8
Nolan Johnson SO
1
25
25.0
Kaleb Jondle SO
1
3
3.0
Cade King SR
3
66
22.0
Scoring

Pts.
Rushing FG PAT
Dakota Jaeschke JR 7 0 0 1
Nolan Johnson SO 6 0 0 0
Kaleb Jondle SO 8 6 0 0
Cade King SR 8 0 0 2
Aaron Swieter JR 6 6 0 0

Southeast Valley volleyball team

goes 1-1 in Manson Invitational
Jaguars drop to Sioux Central, defeat GTRA...
By Tyler Anderson

lied one service ace and five digs.

Freshman Mady Jaeschke contributed with two
kills and three assists.

After the loss, Southeast Valley returned to
sweep Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 3-0. The
Jaguars kept the Titans (0-6) at arms length in all three
sets, winning 25-15, 25-12 and 25-13.

Senior Aaliyah Scott led the Jaguars with five
kills, while Castenson hauled a whopping 16 assists and
eight digs.

Freshman Shelby Cummins had seven digs,
while Jaiden Ackerson put together three kills.

Hainzinger had five digs against the Titans, as
senior Mallory Strutzenberg had two kills and three digs.

The Jaguars will look to resume their winning
ways, traveling to Pocahontas to play Pocahontas Area
(10-1) on Thursday, Sept. 10 before heading over to
Webster City on Saturday, Sept. 12.

Freshman Mady Jaeschke sends the ball back over
to the opponent's side of the court in the JV triangular between Southeast Valley, Madrid and Coon Rapids-Bayard
on Monday, Aug. 31 in Gowrie. The Jaguars won both
games against the Crusaders and the Tigers to improve to
5-3 on the season. Photo by Lisa Peterson

Senior Tori Crampton passes the ball in the JV
triangular between Southeast Valley, Madrid and Coon
Rapids-Bayard on Monday, Aug. 31 in Gowrie. Photo by
Lisa Peterson

The Southeast Valley volleyball team, despite a
3-7 record, has to look on the positive side. At the Manson triangular between Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire, Sioux Central and Manson Northwest-Webster,
Southeast Valley earned the split to snap a five game losing skid.

In their first match of the evening, the Jaguars
dropped a 3-0 decision to Sioux Central. Southeast Valley dropped the first set 25-4, put up a fight in the second
set before dropping 25-23 before the Jaguars lost the final
set 25-14.

Against the Rebels (4-3), the Jaguars were led
by freshman Morgan Castenson, who tallied nine assists,
nine digs.

Junior Jaiden Ackerson contributed with two
kills and two digs, while senior Cassie Zinnel tallied two
kills and six digs. Senior Kearsten Hainzinger, who tal-

Tackles

Solo
Asst.
Total Tackles
Cameron Anderson SR 2
7
5.5
Sam Berglund JR
2
4
4.0
Jaden Cline JR
0
4
2.0
Conner Conrad SR
3
9
7.5
Andrew Dorage SR
3
5
5.5
Gordon Grossnickle JR 1
3
2.5
Ryan Gustafson JR
2
10
7.0
Dakota Jaeschke JR
0
3
1.5
Nolan Johnson SO
1
0
1.0
Keaton Jondle SR
4
4
6.0
Cade King SR
0
1
0.5
Johnny Lautner SR
0
1
0.5
Tom Lennon SO
0
1
0.5
Owen Oeltjenbruns SR 0
3
1.5
Alex Pliner JR
0
3
1.5
Aaron Swieter JR
2
9
6.5
Interceptions
Interceptions
Int ReturnYards
Keaton Jondle SR 1
0
Cade King SR
1
0

Junior lineman Gordon Grossnickle hunkers
down against the Eagle Grove offense during Friday night's
game between the Southeast Valley Jaguars and the Eagle
Grove Eagles. The Jaguars defeated the Eagles, improving
to 2-0 so far in the 2015 season.

Kickoffs
Kick Offs Yds.
Touchbacks
Dakota Jaeschke JR 6
230
0
Punting
Punts
Yds.
Yds/Punt
Carter Steck SR 1
42
42.0

Keaton Jondle SR
Cade King SR

Kick Off Returns

KOR
Yds Yds/per Return
1
8
8.0
1
10
10.0

SV JV Volleyball team
improves
to 5-3 record

At the JV triangular on Monday, Aug. 31 in
Gowrie, the Jaguar junior varsity volleyball team got
back to their winning ways by defeating Madrid 25-22
and 25-15.

Then, the girls turned around and defeated Coon
Rapids-Bayard by the scores of 25-15 and 25-18. The
team served 91% against Madrid and 88% against Coon
Rapids-Bayard.

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Sept 9, 2015

THE GOWRIE NEWS

Victory...

The Southeast Valley Freshman-Sophomore team got off to a great start on

Thursday by beating East Sac County in Wall Lake, 60-38. The team takes a moment to
celebrate. Photo by Heather Fisher.

Southeat Valley JVR Football team

defeats
East Sac county, 60-38

The Southeast Valley Freshman-Sophomore team got off to a great start on
Thursday by beating East Sac County in Wall Lake, 60-38.

There were some outstanding performances, as freshman Kyler Jondle scored
four touchdowns against the Raiders. Nyles Johnson had one rushing touchdown and a
99 yard interception return for a touchdown.

Freshman Kenny Blunk and sophomore Daven Rees also scored on rushing
touchdowns.

The offensive line was given credit by the Southeast Valley coaching staff, for
enabling the offense to put up 60 points.

Coach Johnson and Duncan were very happy with the first game.

However, they know that the team has work to do to get them where the coaching staff wants them to be four years from now.

Gowrie UMC offers marriage classes

Sunday, September 13

LOVE TO STAY, a marriage class hosted by the Gowrie United Methodist Church,
will be offered beginning on Sunday, Sept. 13.

In this small group book study, led by Gary and Kendale Vosberg, well explore the
meaning and mission of marriage. Childcare provided.

It hopes to offer an honest, real, and hope-filled picture of the blessings and challenges of marriage, and what it takes to make it work.

Though the book focuses on marriage, so many of the principles can also be applied
to other committed relationships and to nearly every other relationship in our lives.

Adam Hamilton offers the book as part encouragement and part coaching, to help
you achieve a love that lasts a lifetime.

In sharing his thoughts on the subject, hell be drawing on several sources: the wisdom of the Scriptures; the knowledge of experts in the field of relationships; a survey of 5,184
people affiliated with the church he pastors; the stories of hundreds of couples who have
talked with him over the years about their marriages; and the experience of his 30 year marriage to his wife, LaVon.

To register for the class, please email the Gowrie United Methodist Church office,
to ensure they have the proper number of materials for the class, books cost $13.50 and are
encouraged but not required.

Ron Warrick family, Gowrie, awarded

Free Dancer and the Dame movie
Premier Exhibitor at Iowa State Fair
at Our Saviours Lutheran, Callender

Ron Warrick and Family of Gowrie were awarded Premier Exhibitor honors at
the Iowa State Fair and many other Gowrie area people won livestock awards.

Ron Warrick and family won gilt honors for second, fourth, fifith, sixth, and
seventh places.

Ron Warrick and family also won three top prizes in boar competition.

Our Saviours Lutheran Church in Callender will be showing the Pure Flix
movie Dancer and the Dame outside in the church parking lot on Sunday, September
13th at 8 p.m. Free admission, popcorn and lemonade will be provided. The movie will
be shown inside in case of inclement weather. Please bring your lawn chairs.