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Vol. 139, No. 6

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

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A large crowd of more than 60 attended the Feb. 6 Lehigh Fire Dept. Ice Fishing Contest at Brushy Creek and the
meal and festivities were enjoyed at the LVCTA maintenance garage. Photo by Jeff Heck.

Prize winners announced Feb. 6

at Lehigh Ice Fishing Contest
Lehigh Fire Dept. promotion. . .

The Marlin Benson Fun Run took place Saturday, Feb. 6 and seemed to be destined for success. Beginning with the snow storm which occurred Tuesday,
Feb. 2 laying a fresh layer of snow. Temperatures stayed
low throughout the week to not melt any of the snow,
which was one of the key factors for this event to take
place.

Webster County Ice Breakers is a club dedicated
to creating a good trail system in Webster County, IA for
all snowmobile enthusiasts to enjoy.

The Webster County Ice Breakers operate two
Groomers that they affectionately call Clank and Clunk.
Clank and Clunk along with their operators smoothed out
trails over the mapped course to allow for a smooth ride.

The morning of the Fun Run excitement and
anticipation for the beautiful day ahead was with the riders. There were 197 people registered for the fun run this
year. This made for a great turn out. Riders rode on a

Benson Fun Run continued

on page 2...

The Lehigh Fire Department held its annual ice
fishing contest Saturday, Feb. 6, at Brushy Creek and
many prize winners were announced.

There were three divisions of fish in the contest:
perch, crappie, and bluegill. The contest started at 6
a.m. and concluded at 1 p.m., when all fish needed to be
weighed.

Winners of the fishing contest were: bluegill,
Austin McBride, .48 lb.; crappie, Quint Barlett, .88 lb.;
and perch, Trent Powers, 1.03 lb. All three winners
won $100 apiece.

Other prize winners were: Trent Powers, ice auger; Brent Bentzer, ice fishing hub; Aaron Denten, fish
sonar; Quint Barlett, 60 inch TV. There were other
smaller prize winners.

More than 60 people attended the event which
was held at the LVCTA maintenance garage.

There was an entry fee of
$20 and monies raised went to
the Lehigh Fire Department. A
meal was served.

There was a raffle at the fundraiser which also
benefited the Lehigh Fire Department. Dan Wiedmeier
won the 50-50 raffle prize which was $55.

The event was sponsored by the Lehigh Fire
Department, LVCTA, Duncombe Gas & Grocery, Nick
Dotson Trucking & Repair, and Otho Fire Department.

Jeff Heun is the new Lehigh Fire Chief succeeding Kirk Kelly.

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Snow accumulation 5 to 12 inches...

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Sport events and Groundhog day festivities were

also rescheduled. The storm continued for most
of the day.

The snow storm total accumulation was
between 5 to 12 inches across Webster County. It

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People of all ages came out to enjoy

Area schools and business were closed
fun on the Marlin Benson Fun Run Saturday, Feb.
6. Photo by Webster County Ice Breakers.
Tuesday, Feb. 2. due to a massive snow storm.

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was reported that Fort Dodge received 9.7 inches, Otho 10 inches, and Gowrie reported receiving 12 inches.

Strong winds of 25-45 mph made the
day even more challenging for road crews. They
did a great job though with the challenges they
faced trying to keep
the roads as clear as possible.

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Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016

Dayton Review

Opinion:

Community Club in Dayton

not serving everyone
in a fair, respectful manner
Wake up Dayton!

Can anyone remember when two officers of the
Community Club in Dayton were seeking to secure a loan
for a business to compete against an already established
business in Dayton?

It probably never happened before, but in a bizarre situation Kendra Breitsprecher and Meredith Gallentine, officers in the Dayton Community Club, led an
organized effort to secure a $100,000 loan for a second
medical clinic in Dayton!

Kendra Breitsprecher, owner of the Dayton
Leader, and Meredith Gallentine, employed by Sandholm
Insurance and Real Estate, made several accusations
against Community Health Center of Dayton at a special
city council meeting Wednesday, Jan. 27. They led a
group effort to secure that $100,000 loan that would have
been guaranteed by the City of Dayton. No banks or other institutions would have guaranteed this loan.

Renae Kruckenberg, CEO of Community
Health Center of Fort Dodge and Dayton, attended the
meeting and did an excellent job answering the attacking
questions and comments by Kendra. Meredith was every
bit as determined to undermine the current clinic. Their
criticisms, sometimes harsh in tone by Kendra, were well
handled by Kruckenberg.

At the end of this session of the loan discussion,
Kendra made the motion to approve the $100,000 loan
that would be guaranteed by the City of Dayton and no
other council member would second the motion. Thankfully the matter, for now, was defeated.

Community Club is an organization that should
represent all the people of Dayton, in the area and local and area businesses in a fair manner. It is apparent
that Community Club was not considering the interest
of many local Dayton residents and people in the area
when two officers promoted a $100,000 loan for a second
medical clinic.

The Rotary Club has a four way test on things
we think, say, or do.

1. Is it the truth? 2. Is it fair to all concerned? 3.
Will it build good will and better friendships? 4. Will it
be beneficial for all concerned?

The $100,000 loan proposal for a second clinic
was not fair to all concerned, did not build good will and
better friendships, and was certainly not beneficial to all
concerned. For example Community Health Center of
Dayton is one of the few Health clinics that serve people
without insurance and People who are under-insured.

This is a column written by Glenn Schreiber
from 2004. There is an item on Jean Satres daughter
in RAGBRAI, a speaker at West Central Coop who
talked about small weekly newspapers, and then an
item about my friend Vic Pernell (in Hurricane Charley). Vic died this past year in a car accident.

LeAnn Dawson, daughter of Jean Satre, Dayton,
participated in RAGBRAI. She biked from Fort Dodge to
Iowa Falls. Jean and Gail Lundquist, a friend of LeAnns,
drove to Iowa Falls to pick up LeAnn.

LeAnn, who is a nurse at Iowa Methodist in Des
Moines, runs every day. She is quite a fitness buff and said
the 60mile trek she handled in RAGBRAI was easy.
For her, yes.

Nurses really do know how to take care of themselves.

Baxter Black is a noted speaker, columnist, humorist, and he does commentary on National Public Radio.
He addressed one of the annual meetings of West Central
Coop not many years ago.

Last week the Iowa Newspaper Association
featured a column Black had written about small weekly
newspapers in the United States. A portion of that column
is reprinted as follows:

What is it about my local paper that I love?

Its called the News-Sun and lists the communities it serves under the masthead; the largest, population 3500, the smallest, 200, if that. It comes out every
Wednesday and high school students sell it in front of the
post office. Or, you can buy it at Safeway, the only grocery

My Local Slant continued on page 10...

Freshman 160 pounder Kyler Jondle(33-10) captured his first Sectional crown at Perry High School to advance
to District competition at Webster City next Saturday, February 13th. Photo by Emilea Lundberg.

Southeast Valley wrestler Kyler Jondle

crowned Sectional Champ
Lawrence and Lundberg advance as Runner-ups...

Freshman 160 pounder Kyler Jondle(33-10)
captured his first Sectional crown at Perry High School
to advance to District competition at Webster City next
Saturday, February 13th. Jondle wrestled his best tournament of the season beating Greene County's Isaiah Yoder
10-1 in the finals after defeating a solid Carrol Kuemper
13-0 opponent in the semi's. Sophomore 132 lbs. Trey
Lawrence(40-7) advances to his first District tournament after finishing as a runner up to #8 Kade Van Kirk
of Perry, losing 8-0 in the finals. Junior 170 lbs. Kaelan
Lundberg(34-11) also advanced to his first District competition with a runner up performance behind Perry's Eli
Saemisch. The three Jag wrestlers face Garner-Hayfield's
sectional top two place winners at Webster City with
wrestling starting at 12:00 p.m.
Competition doesn't get easier as these young men prepare for Districts for the dream of participating in Iowa's

prestigious High School Wrestling tournament. Kyler

opens with #5 ranked Josh Strohman of Algona, Trey
faces Humboldt's Joey Busse(40-6), and Kaelan battles
#5 ranked Conner Shaw of Garner-Hayfield. The top two
place winners advance to the State Tournament starting
February 18-20.
In other Jaguar action, 220 lbs Frosh. Clayton McFarland placed third; 106 lbs. Frosh. Coledon Bethel, 113
lbs. Soph. Colton Klingson, 126 lbs. Frosh. Sam Hemmestad, and 182 lbs. senior Zeke Miller placed fourth.
138 lbs. Frosh. Carter Fluckinger, 152 Lbs. Frosh. Ivan
Hudson, 120 lbs. Frosh. Evan Mcready and Soph. Heavyweight Matt Ross placed fifth.
"We were pleased with the three young men that advanced to Districts where competition gets really tough.
Kyler wrestled his best tournament of the year wrestling
aggressively and staying in good position. Trey and
Kaelan ran into some pretty tough seniors from Perry
in the finals. Overall the coaches were happy with the
progress of our young team. Of the twelve wrestlers we
entered in Sectionals, seven were freshman with three
sophomores. Some of our young kids didn't start wrestling until their 7th or 8th grade year, so we are hoping
these young men will continue to work hard in the off
season building for the future of Jaguar wrestling. "

Junior 170 lbs. Kaelan Lundberg(34-11) also
advanced to his first District competition with a runner
up performance behind Perry's Eli Saemisch. Photo by
Emilea Lundberg.

Benson Fun Run ...

continued from front page ...
designated path with stops in Dayton, Gowrie, Callender,
Lehigh, Paton, Stratford, Duncombe, and Moorland.

Money raised from the Fun Run is donated to
the Namakagon Trail Groomers to sponsor the Marlin
Benson Trail, a high school scholarship and the rest of
the money goes directly into upkeep of the trails, groomers (Clank and Clunk), drags and trails.

The trail named after Marlin was a place he
loved to ride. He shares the trail with a memorial for a
local who was loved by all, Charlie Best.

Marlin Benson, son of Leland and Donna Benson, was born April 8, 1956 and passed away on Dec. 27,
2007.

He graduated from Prairie Community High
School in 1974. Marlin enjoyed NASCAR Racing,
snowmobiling with friends in Wisconsin, and truck and
tractor pulling.

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Frank "Buzz" Fischer, 81

Frank Buzz Fischer, 81, of Dayton, Iowa,
passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2016, at the Paula
J. Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge.

Franks wishes were to be cremated. Private
family burial will be in the Dayton Cemetery at a later
date. For online obituaries and condolences please visit:
www.carsonstappfuneralhome.com

Memorials may be left to the discretion of the
family.

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Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Nelson are starting today on
an extended trip to California to visit their daughter and
-son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Wherry, of Los Angeles.
3They expect to be gone a month or more, after with time,
-Mrs. Nelson will return to her home here, and Dr. Nelson
.will return by way of Texas and the south, where he will
nvisit and look after some business interests in that terri-tory. The Nelsons are certainly deserving of a nice long
vacation, for the Doctor has served this community for
-more than 50 years with very little time out for rest.
.
Their daughter, Mrs. Tom Lily, of Topeka, Kangsas, will keep the house going while her parents are away.
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A fine new son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harold
yW. Lundberg of Dayton, at the Mercy Hospital in Fort
eDodge last Sunday night at about 11:00 oclock. The boy
ehas been named Gary Wayne, and is the second child for
ethe Lundbergs. Mother and son are doing nicely.
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A number of Harcourt people attended the
ggames at the sectional tourney for the girls which was
fheld in Gowrie last week.

Miss Marilyn Gustafson, a student at Iowa
State Teachers College at Ames spent the week end in
her home near here.

Robert Hade, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hade
has completed his boot training in the Navy. He spent a
short leave at the home of his parents.

Miss Florence Peterson attended the convention for beauty operators which was held in Des Moines
recently.

Last Friday afternoon a group of Ladies belonging to a birthday club were entertained at the home
of Mrs. Slyvester Culver east of Dayton at a one oclock
luncheon in honor of her birthday. Mrs. Culver was presented a beautiful gift from the group which included:
Mrs. Clinton Lind, Mrs. Ted Swanson, Mrs. Roy Quist,
Mrs. Fred Anderson and Junior Mann; Mrs. Paul Greenfield and two children of Palm Grove; and Mrs. Mark
Smith of Otho.

Mr. and Mrs. Vern Nelson entertained at dinner Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. martin Nelson of Lehigh; Mr.
and Mrs. Albin Nelson and family of Fort dodge; Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Nelson and family of Des Moines and Mr. and
Mrs. Darrell Fessler and family of Boxholm.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bryant and children were
Sunday visitors in Boone at the home of Mars. Bryants
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Olson.

Peter Garatoni, after having spent over three
years in service is back at his job at the Burnside Savings
Bank in Lehigh.

70 Years Ago...

60 Years Ago...

Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Danielson, Mr. and Mrs.
Lester Danielson and Charles, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert,
Danielson, Mrs. Constansia Olson all of Dayton, Mrs.
Lloyd Nelson and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Sandeen and two girls, Harcourt, Mr. and Mrs.
Sandeen, Ft Dodge,Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Woodward, were
birthday guests in three year old Jan Danielson. Whose
birthday they celebrated at the home of her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Vern Danielson and Sharon at Woodward last

Southeast Valley
Jazz concert
and pie auction
Tuesday, February 16. . . .

Its that time again to come out and support the
Southeast Valley Music Department at the Jazz Concert
and Pie Auction. It will be held on Tuesday, February
16th, at 7 pm in the Southeast Valley High School gym in
Gowrie.

There will be great jazz entertainment by the
district champion high school jazz band, directed by Dianna Hanna, and by the high school jazz choir, directed
by Brandon Lewis.

A variety of pies, donated by the student music
members, will be auctioned off throughout the evening
by auctioneer Scott Klingson. The money raised will go
towards the music department trip this year to Omaha,
Nebraska, on February 27-29. Some of the activities the
students will be taking in are a Mystery Dinner Theater,
Omahas Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, Sky Zone,
and The Omaha Symphony.

So come on out and support the Southeast Valley Music Department, listen to some great jazz music,
and take home a delicious pie!!

Sunday.

Mrs. S. F. Putzke and Harris went by plane to
Denver, Colorado Saturday to attend the funeral of Leo
Fredrickson on Monday. Mr. Fredrickson was married to
the former Daisy Putzke of Dayton

February 4th was the tenth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Don Stewart of Ames,. Relatives
of Mrs. Stewart drove to Ames and surprised them on
this occasion. Those attending from Dayton were Mr. and
Mrs. Quentin Landquist, Mr. and Mrs. Obed Burkegren,
and Frank Burkegren, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Abrahamson,
Mrs. Agnes Anderson and Helen Anderson, Mrs. Mary
Gustafson, Viola and Delmore Gustafson, Mrs. Harris
Putzke, Mary and Harley and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Peterson from Boxholm.

Grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Lee Howe received
word of the birth of a daughter Sunday to their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Peterson of Lanyon.

Rev. and Mrs. Reuben Carlson entertained the
senior choir last Friday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Gordan Swanson presented their
son Dale Keith for Christian baptism Sunday, by Pastor
Shultz.

Last Wednesday Pastor and Mrs. Reuben Carson attended the Iowa Youth Conference at Des Moines.
Plans were made to hold girls camp in Okoboji, August
5-11.

The following were entertained at a dinner Sunday evening at Hollis Carson home: Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer
Moard, Mr. and Mrs. Will Blakely of Pilot Mound, Mrs.
and Mrs. Robert Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Peterson
and Jeffery and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Weaver, Moving
pictures of a recent trip made by the Carsons to Florida
were shown during the evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Nordstrom of Boone were
Sunday afternoon guests of Mrs. Theolinda Oberg and
family.

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sandquist of Gowrie and
Mrs. Odessa Erickson of Perry were guests last week at
the Peter Erickson home.

Mrs. Anna Swenson is ill at her home. Let us
remember her.

Recent Sunday quests of Mr. and Mrs. Will
Larson were their son-in-law and daughter and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Willis of Des Moines.

Dayton Review
Glenn Schreiber: Editor
Tonya Harrison: Graphic Designer
Mary Ann Young: Office, clerical,
news writer, sales

Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016

Jesus Loves Me

With Valentines Day coming up in 4 days, many

of us are thinking about how we can show our love to
the special people in our lives. A song that reassures us
of the most precious love is the title of this meditation.
Weve all sung the song many times It is a song that is a
favorite, for who doesnt like to be told that Jesus loves
us? Im sure that the song is one of the first songs that
little children learn. I have discovered though, that as I
have progressed into my senior years, the words of that
simple song mean more than ever to me.

The message of the song is overwhelming, for
we sometimes struggle with the thought that Jesus, Gods
Son, loves us. We struggle with that knowledge because
we know the sins we have committed and later regretted.
In thinking about it, have any three words ever meant as
much to us? I doubt it, and they are words that reassure
us that when we get to Heaven, we can tell our Lord &
Savior, Jesus, that we love Him too. Jesus love for us
is the one thing our Heavenly Father never wants us to
forget. Because of Jesus, giving His life on a cross or us,
we are forgiven and loved! What a wonderful, loving and
forgiving God we have! Lets sing that song today!

Prayer: Lord, thank You for Your love. Help
us to become more worthy of that love. In Jesus Holy
Name. Amen

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Jaguars rout South Central Calhoun 78-48;
entire team gets playing time, great shooting
Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016

Dayton Review

Jaguars climb to 15-3. . .

The Southeast Valley Jaguars ended their regular season by routing South Central Calhoun Feb. 2 7848.

The Jaguars improved their regular to 15-3.

The Jaguars led at halftime by the score of 36-19
and the Jags were always in control of the game.

Leading statistical leaders for the Jaguars were:
Conner Conrad with 24 points and 9 rebounds; Logan
Boerner, 12 points and 6 assists; Dakota Jaeschke, 10
points; Keegan Goodwin, 7 points;

Caleb Jondle 5 points, Cade King 5 points and
4 steals; Keenan Ferry 4 points and 3 blocks,; Josh Carlson 3 points; Myles Davis 2 points and 5 rebounds; Alex
Pliner 7 rebounds; Nolan Johnson 3 assists; Nolan Brand,
2 points; Sam Berglund ,2 points; Tommy Lennon, 2
points.

Since the Jaguars soared ahead early in the game
all of the players enjoyed playing time. Its great to see
everyone contributing, said one observer.

The Jaguars once again were great in the shooting department. The Jags were 33-63 in field goal shooting (52%) and were nearly 50% from three range at 1023.

Logan Boerner was 5-7 in field goal shooting

and Keenan Ferry, coming off the bench, was 2-2.

Senior Conner Conrad was 10-17 in shooting
and 4-8 from three range. Boerner was 2-3 from three
range.

While the team was hot in shooting, the Jags
were dominating on the boards with 42 total boards.

The Jaguars also had 23 assists and seven
blocks.

The Jags had three remaining games including
one on Friday, one on Monday against South Central
Calhoun and a final game on Thursday versus Ogden.

Mary K. Linn, 87

Cade King, #2 demonstrates great defense for the
Jaguars Thursday evening against SCC. Photo by Lynn
Rittgers.

Southeast Valley
Jaguars win thriller
in overtime 74-66
Jags Dominate
Boards with 47...

Tommy Lennon, #23 goes up strong for the Jaguars
scoring two points Friday evening against East Sac County.
Photo by Lynn Rittgers.

Dayton Dreamers
Club meets
Thursday, Jan. 21

In spite of the unpredictable winter weather and
being slippery underfoot. Fifteen members of the Dayton
Dreamers Club met at the Community Center at noon on
Thursday, January 21st.

After the table grace was sung, luncheon was
served: maid-rites, buns, cole slaw, baked beans, pickles,
brownies, and lemon squares It was enjoyed by all.

President Bonnie Reck opened the business
meeting by leading us in saying the Pledge of Allegiance
to the Flag. President Reck then read the Minutes of the
January meeting as well as the Treasurers report in the
absence of Secretary/Treasurer Alice Johnson. Both
were accepted as read.

Members were urged to attend the Benefit on
January 31st at the Community Center for Pharmacist
Carolyn Marculus who is presently undergoing treatments for breast cancer. The benefit is to raise money to
assist her with these treatments.

The menu for our February 18th meeting was
then planned. We will have red beans and rice, cauliflower/broccoli salad, strawberries, angel food cake, cool
whip, and French bread.

Program Director Diane Esperson then read
three humorous readings which were enjoyed by all.

All area senior citizens age 55 years and older
are welcomed to join our club. They are held at the Community Center every third Thursday of the month. Cost
of the noon meal is $6.00. No membership dues are required. Please call President Reck at 547-2948 or Secretary Johnson at 359-2630.
Submitted by Secretary Alice Johnson

Motion was made and seconded for the meeting
to adjourn. Motion passed.

The Southeast Valley Jaguars defeated East Sac
County 74-66 in an overtime thriller Friday night.

The Jaguars were behind 30-27 at the half and
tied the score at the end of regulation 49-49. The Jags
outscored East Sac 12-4 in overtime to win the game.

This was a close game that went into overtime,
said one coach. But we pulled it together and came out
with the win.

The Jaguars were led by Senior Conner Conrad
who had 23 points and was 9-20 in field goal attempts.

Dakota Jaeschke, Junior, also scored 23 points
and was a perfect 7-7 at the free throw line. Jaeschke also
had a session high 17 rebounds to lead the Jaguars. And
Jaeschke also led the team in assists with 8.

Other scorers for the Jaguars were Logan Boerner, 8; Caleb Jondle, 9; Myles Davis, 6; Keegan Goodwin,
3; and Cade King, 2.

The Jaguars had a season high 47 rebounds.
Getting rebounds for the Jaguars were: Dakota Jaeschke,
17; Conner Conrad, 11; Alex Pliner, 6; Myles Davis, 5;
Cade King, 4; Keegan Goodwin, 2; Nolan Johnson, 1;
and Logan Boerner, 1.

Myles Davis led in steals with three, Cade King
had two, and Conner Conrad had one.

Other highlights for the Jaguars were: Caleb
Jondle 3-4 in three point attempts and Logan Boerner was
2-4 in three point attempts.

Nolan Johnson, #3 brings the ball up the court

Thursday evening against SCC. Photo by Lynn Rittgers.

Mary K. Linn 87, of Lehigh, passed away on
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at the Grandview Care
Center in Dayton.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday,
February 11, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at the Lehigh Christian
Church. Burial will be in West Lawn Cemetery, Lehigh.
Visitation will be on Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00
p.m. at the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home.

Mary is survived by her children, Sandra Andersen and husband Steven of Henderson, MN, Judy Nyren
and husband David of Iowa City, and Douglas and wife
Sandra of Lehigh; grandchildren, Collette (Daryl), Devlin, Andrew (Amy), Noelle (Luke), Aadam (Brandi),
Aaric (Deb), Sue Ellen; great-grandchildren, Jacob, Ella,
James, Lilliana, Nevie, Levinia. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Melvin K. Linn; daughter-in-law,
Sue Linn; parents, John and Mary Ann Douglas; brothers, Otto, Bill, Sam, Charles, Russell; sisters, Doris, Betty
and Evelyn; Aunt Lizzie Bell and Uncle John Blair who
raised Mary.

Mary K. Linn was born in Lock Springs, Missouri on August 25, 1928. Her mother passed when she
was just three years old and at the age of six she came
to live with Aunt Lizzie Bell and Uncle John Blair. She
attended Lehigh Public School and graduated as Salutatorian of her class in 1947. On June 26, 1948, she was
united in marriage to Melvin Linn at the United Brethren
Church in Lehigh.

Mary and Melvin lived in Lehigh during the
years they raised their children. Then they built a home in
Burnside and lived in Dayton for a short time. They returned home to Lehigh in 2003. Lehigh was the place that
was home to Mary. She loved the little town that sat in
the valley of the Des Moines River and that was home to
the Lehigh Brick and Tile Company.

She loved to share memories of living in the
house near the tile company, walking up the hill to the
school, and going to town on Saturday nights. After her
children were grown, she worked as a seamstress at Lillians Dress Shop in Fort Dodge.

Her love of sewing and crafts led her to open her
own ceramic shop in her home in Lehigh. Mary and Melvin loved to collect and share the things that brought good
memories to people so they opened Remember When
antique shop on Main Street in Lehigh. Mary enjoyed
sewing, crafts, crochet, ceramics, dolls, quilting and collecting.

She and Melvin enjoyed many years as vendors
at local flea markets and craft shows. She loved her family, her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. And she
loved to go to town for ice cream and visit with friends.
She had a lovely, lovely smile.

In her later years, Mary enjoyed listening to her
favorite hymns on her CD player. She was especially
fond of the old hymns sung by Alan Jackson.

Mary became a resident of Grandview Care
Center in 2013.

Memorials may be left to the discretion of the
family.

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Southeast Valley
Schedule of Events
Week of Feb 10th to Feb 17th

Wednesday, Feb 10
Early Dismissal 12:20pm
Teacher In-service in PM
PVES - NO Classes for PM Preschool
TRI-M Singing Valentines
District Iowa Assessment Testing (Feb 8-19)
1:00pm - Dance Team Youth Workshop
Thursday, Feb 11
4:00 p.m. (A) JH Wrestling @ Laurens
4:30 p.m. (H) B JVR Bask GAME - Ogden @
Southeast Valley - Burnside
6:00 p.m. (H) B JV-Var Bask GAME - Ogden @
Southeast Valley - Burnside
Friday, Feb 12
7:00 p.m. SV Dance Team Youth Workshop
Performance
Saturday, Feb 13
12:00 p.m. (A) B V Wres 2A DISTRICT - @ Webster
City
7:00 p.m. 3A Girls Regional Basketball Carroll
Kuemper @ Southeast Valley
Monday, Feb 15
2A Boys District Basketball
4:00 p.m. (H) JH Wrestling @ Burnside
Tuesday, Feb 16
4:00 p.m. (H) B 7TH-8TH Wres SV/SCC/CR-B/
- B 7TH 8TH Wres
6:00 p.m. Little Jags Booster Club Mtg.
7:00 p.m. SVHS Jazz Concert & Pie Auction
Wednesday, Feb 17
PVES - NO Classes for AM Preschool
1:30 p.m. Sub District FFA Contest
7:00 p.m. 3A Girls Regional Basketball @
Pocahontas
*Schedule is pulled from the SV website for your convenience*
www.southeastvalley.org
***Schedules are subject to change at anytime***

Down Memory Lane

Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016

B Y

D O W N S

Silver, Scout & Trigger Still Galloping...

Earlier in the day I had completed last weeks
memory and then mid-afternoon I sat down in my easy
chair and was channel surfing to see if there was anything
worth watching on that Saturday afternoon. I would
probably nod off anyway but still ---. My surfing took
me to RFDTV, a channel I seldom watch tho enjoy when
I happen to come upon a polka party. Wow! Do you
know what was on that day? As the show popped up here
came THE LONE RANGER or his horse, Silver. This
was just after I had written about Roy Rogers and Dale
Evans and all their sidekicks.

Of course I quit my surfing and watched this old,
old program. I soon learned that there had been a cattle
rustling. How The Lone Ranger and Tonto got separated
I had missed but with The Lone Ranger was the rancher
whose cattle had been rustled. He apparently was a bit
of a Milquetoast and subservient to his wife for years.
In other words, she wore the pants and called the shots
about all their household and ranching.
Next
I
learned that Tonto had apparently learned the whereabouts of the rustlers and the cattle. They were in an old
abandoned shack in an isolated area quite a way from the
ranch. However the rustlers caught him skulking around
and captured him. They tied him up in a chair (which
must have handily been left in the cabin for the sake of
this story). In the meantime, back at the ranch, the Missus and the hired hand were wondering where her hubby
was. Then it switched back to the Lone Ranger and the
rancher. About that time Tontos horse, Scout, went galloping by without Tonto so they followed the horse which
led them to the shack and the cattle. Fast forward The
Lone Ranger gave the rancher a quick and very adequate
lesson in shooting a gun. He still wasnt very confident
but the Lone Ranger assured him he could handle it if
needed.

Well, of course, he needed it. They made their
way into the cabin and the rancher actually winged one
of the rustlers. They freed Tonto and took the rustlers into
custody. Back to the ranch again. When the rancher, Lone

JH Jag boys conclude season with

27-26 victory over Gilbert Tigers

The Southeast Valley 7th Grade Boys Basketball recently concluded their season.

After the holiday break the Jags first contest was
with the Tigers from Gilbert. The Jaguars traveled to Gilbert for the game. Both teams came out ready to play and
the action in the game proved it. In the end the Jaguars
came away with a hard fought 27-26 victory. The Jags
were lead in scoring by a new member of the team. Everett Lahr scored 10 point in his SV debut. Lane Fevold
and Blake Peterson both had 6 points. Jaxson Carlson and
Sammy Sytsma each had 2 and Breyton Cline rounded
out scoring with one point.

The next contest was against more Tigers This
time it was the Tigers from Madrid.

It was also the last home game for of the season for SV. The Jags had a hard time getting going on
the offensive end and foul trouble also proved trouble for
Southeast Valley. Madrid got out to a quick start and
never looked back. SV trailed 20-8 at have but were able
to get the offense going a little better in the second half
but lost the contest 42-25. Sam Hanson lead the scoring for SV with 17 points all coming in the second half.
Carson Lambert had 4, Hunter Sorenson and Everett Lah
each had 2 points to round out the scoring.

The next day the Jaguars hit the road for the
last three games of the season. SV traveled to Ogden a
team that they had defeated already during the season. SV
came out focussed and determined to compete with the
Bulldog for another win. The game was back and forth
and Southeast Valley could not get any separation from
the Bulldogs. The score at the half was 23-22 in favor
of SV. The Jags made some adjustments at halftime and
did get that seperation in the second half and went away
to win the contest 42-33. Leading the way in scoring for
the Jags was again Sam Hanson with 15, Everett Lahr followed closely behind with 14, Hunter Sorenson stepped
up his contribution with 10 points and Parker Garcia had
3 points. It was a good team victory for the Jags.

The next contest for SV was to travel to Barnum
to do battle with the Cougars from MNW.

Earlier in the season SV lost by just 4 points so
the Jags were hoping to make it even closer this time out.
SV struggled on the offensive end of the floor with the
zone defense Manson was playing. The Jags lost the contest 33-22. Leading the scoring was Sam Hanson with 12
points, Carson Lambert had 4, Everett Lahr had 3, Hunter
Sorenson had 2, and Rhett Grandfield had 1 point for

S A R A

Southeast Valley.

The last contest of the year proved to be another
battle for the Jags as they traveled to Rockwell City to
compete against the Titans of SCCC. They were hoping
to get revenge against the Titans as SCCC had defeated
SV earlier in the season. The offense again struggled
against the much improved Titans, After trailing 32-10
at half, the Jags went down in defeat to the Titans by the
score of 53-28. Leading the way again for SV was Sam
Hanson with 13 points, Drake Erritt had 6 points which
were gotten with 2 long 3 pointers. Lane Fevold had 3,
Lane Jones/Popp and Hunter Sorenson had 2 for SV.
The young Jags ended the season with a 3-10 mark and
would like to thank the fans that came out and supported
them all season long.

Ranger and Tonto walked in the wife started laying into

the husband only to have him stand up to her and put her
in her place. He ordered HER to cook HIM some supper
after all these years and she melted immediately. Get
em up Scout! -- Hi ho Silver! -- Who was that masked
man??

I decided to stay with that channel to see what
was next and would you believe the next program was
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. I still had to laugh, at least
to myself. It was still shades of the old west -- settings,
town, buildings, etc., and while Pat Brady appeared he
didnt have Nellybelle. This time there was an older vehicle, apparently in connection with the hotel in their
town and they called it the stage. It, however, was
and old thirties/forties woody station wagon, the only
motorized vehicle to appear in the program. Near the
end people drove up in a really old looking open buggy,
1890s/early 1900s style. To this day, I cant remember
my children or others thinking that the occasional motor
vehicle in these episodes was out of era. They just accepted it and enjoyed the program. Of course, this one
had the usual theme, bad guys do something wrong and
good guys, Roy and Dale solve it and help the sheriff
arrest the bad guy (in this case) and recover stolen property.

I have to admit that I sometimes quite enjoy
the retro TV offerings (not just oaters when I find
them) but I wonder how long they will keep showing
them as both The Lone Ranger and Roy Rogers films,
shown in their original black and white, were now more
of a sepia color. The music was still quite clear but technology says that can be updated now. I hope that these
old films will be preserved for many generations to see
rather than trying to reproduce as our generations have
had to do with period movies. I realize too it is showing my age reallyand beginning to show my own
childrens ages too when I realize how long ago they first
aired. I havent checked with my grandchildren or great
grandchildren but can imagine some of them would still
enjoy the old westerns.

Have I jogged anyone elses memories lately?

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The Southeast Valley 6th grade girls were named champions for the second year in a row. The girls played in a
basketball tournament in Gowrie on Saturday Feb. 6. Pictured from left to right are Haylee Welter, Jenna Hanson, Madison
Doyle, Sadie Nelsen, Laney Clancy, Madison Lane and Kyleigh Erritt . One left early so she isnt in the pic and thats Jayden
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It's your life...

Died in Dayton at 82. . .

John Plotner, Gowrie grad,

had distinguished business career
Served on Governor Rays Economy Group.

John Plotner, Dayton, who will turn 80 on May
20, is on the Internet many hours per day. He finds interesting information, passing on intriguing photos, anecdotes, and valuable information to family members and
friends.

In a way, not much has changed. John, who is
now on oxygen 24/7 because of emphysema, had a distinguished business career with several major firms, and
prior to that he served several years in World War II.

A graduate of Gowrie High School, John enlisted in the U.S. Navy when he was a senior. He served
in the South Pacific and Atlantic on a destroyer, the U.S.
Wadleigh.

Johns ship was involved in seven invasions,
but fortunately his ship was never involved in a major
sea battle. His ship was involved in the invasion of the
Philippines; Marinas; Saipan and Tinian; Imo Jima and
Okinawa. The U.S. Wadleigh was the 13th ship to enter
Tokyo Bay after WWII.

John was a 40-millimeter gunner and he shot at
a few Kamikaze planes. His ship did hit a mine in Kossol Passage in the invasion of the Philippines Islands and
they went back to the states for repairs. That blast demolished two engine rooms and one fireroom, killing several

..

aboard the ship.

Some of the military discipline he learned in
World War II served him well in business. After the war
he met Helen at a dance at the Laramar Ballroom. He
attended Grinell College for one year and then married
Helen on May 20, 1947, which are his birthday, his parents anniversary, and now his wedding anniversary.

He graduated from a business college in Missouri using the GI bill and was employed by a CPA firm
in Shenandoah, IA, for five years.

He became chief accountant, plant controller,
and office manager for American Metal Company in Nebraska City, NE, serving them 11 years. He then became
controller for United Federal Savings & Loan Association in Des Moines.

Through those distinguished business years John
didnt forget his WWII years and the soldiers he served
with. The Plotners regularly attended the U.S. Wadleigh
reunion. Out of 16 men in the fire control crew, only three
are left. These men, including
John, were in charge of all
the guns on the ship.

There were many
things that John will never
forget from his naval expe-

SV Middle School
Music Concert
Monday, Feb. 29

Monday, Feb. 29 at 7:00 p.m. there will be a
Pops concert at the SEV Middle School in Burnside.

The event will feature the seventh and eighth
grade Concert Choir, Seventh and Eighth grade Select
Choir, and the Seventh and Eighth grade Jazz Band.

Come enjoy an evening full of good music
showcasing the talents of these SEV students.

riences. The Japanese didnt believe in surrender, and

when their situation was hopeless he remembers a mass
suicide, the countless bodies that were floating in the
ocean off one of the islands they were targeting for invasion.

After the war John was one of the servicemen
who visited Tokyo. He played with some school children
in a school playyard. After that play time a Japanese
school teacher thanked me and the other naval personnel
for playing with the children, he recalled.

John used the 40-millimeter guns to strafe the
islands prior to invasion. He used headphones under his
helmet to reduce the noise from the loud guns.

In his civilian life John worked hard and he also
played hard. He fished in the Ozarks, Okoboji, and once
every year he fished with his father in Canada.

He liked archery, hunting and fishing. He hunt-

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Lehigh Fire Chief Jef f Heun, left, is shown with the $100 winners in the Feb. 6 Ice Fishing Contest at Brushy Creek.
They are Trent Powers, Quint Barlett, and Austin McBride. Photo by Jeff Heck.

This is a table featuring some of the prizes offered.

Leland Benson, Gowrie

and twin sister Lois
celebrate 90th birthday
Wednesday, Feb. 10...

Trent Powers won the largest perch in the ice fishing contest with a 1.03 lb. perch. Photo by Jeff Heck.

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Lee is a resident at the Gowrie Care Center and
Lois is spending the winter months in Yuma, Arizona.

In 1958 Lee and his wife Donna opened Lee
Benson Chevrolet in Gowrie. Their sons, Greg and Marlin, joined them in the business and in 2008 General Motors honored him with a 50-year Service Award.

Lees family includes his twin sister, Lois Haaland of Long Prairie, Minnesota; his children, Greg and
Linda Benson of Gowrie; Judy and Carter McDaniel;
grandchildren Carrie McDaniel, Catherine and Zach
Clark, all of Memphis, Tennessee; Cassie Mc Daniel,
Carter Lee and Jill McDaniel, and great-grandchildren
Carter, Martha and Eleanor, all of Springfield, Missouri.

Cards may be sent to Leland at PO Box 345,
Gowrie, IA 50543.

Mike Reekers entered a .70 lb. crappie.

Raechal Stoneburner, daughter of Randy and
Kathy Stoneburner ,Dayton, graduated Southeast Webster
Grand 2006 commissioned officer in the Army 2010 .Captain
Raechal Stoneburner assumed command of Delta Company,
229th Military Intelligence Battalion, Monterey California
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Graves each had 6 points for the Eagles. Harlie Vinchattle chipped in a basket for 2 points.
The next road game took Southeast Webster-Grand to Glidden on December 12. The Eagles
found themselves on the losing end of that battle.
The final score was 24 to 40. The offense was powered by Kennedy Gallentine and Emma Graves who
had 10 points and 7 points, respectively. Sage Michalski added 5 points and Harlie Vinchattle chipped
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Southeast Webster-Grand ended their road
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In 1956 the Roland Township Danish Evangelical Lutheran church, which was organized in 1894 and
built in 1899, disbanded in 1948 and the Slifer church
bought the building for $1.00 in 1949. It was moved and
joined to the existing church and completed in 1957. A
destructive tornado hit Slifer on May 5, 1965, destroying
the church, parsonage and other buildings. The present
church is two buildings put together.

The Slifer Garage was opened in 1940 by Louis
Vaudt and Herman Kail. In 1957 Albert and Louis Vaudt
formed the Slifer Manufacturing Company which made
egg washers. The company moved in 1958.

The post office in Slifer was located in the store.
It first opened in 1918. Later it was moved to the bank
building until it was closed. Mail at first came by train,
then a Star Route delivered it and at present a rural mail
carrier serves the area from Gowrie.

A blacksmith shop run by Martin Thorsrud was
of much interest in the years of 1924 and 1925. The lumber material was bought and brought here from the dismantled Camp Dodge barracks in Des Moines.

A farm to market blacktop road was put in 1958
and has brought much traffic trough Slifer since it is a
short cut from Highway 30 to Highway 20.. In 1970 the
Arco Chemical Company was built and in 1972 The First
Mississippi Inc. bought it.

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My Local Slant...

officials, tax software companies, and state departments

decided to really work together. Iowa and other states
are strengthening measures to keep taxpayer information
secure. Iowa is also restricting refunds to prepaid cards
because of their known preference by fraudsters due to
the difficulty in tracking them.
The Iowa Revenue Department has added six temporary
employees to assist with phone calls during tax season,
which is well underway.
I was honored to visit with Sherri Nielsen President and
Chief Executive Officer of Easter Seals Iowa and
Camp Sunnyside. It was my pleasure to visit with an
Ambassador of Easter Seals of Iowa, Angie Hulsebus, as
well!

continued from page 2...

store and the busiest place in town.

We subscribed the year before we moved to the
community. We read about our future neighbors, the real
estate ads, city politics, school activities, and the antics of
local characters. Letters to the editor was my favorite part
of the paper then. It still is today.

Ironically, they were carrying my weekly column, but when we moved here they discontinued it! It was
a relief, actually. The column is published nationally and
written with a broad stroke. However, when your nextdoor neighbor or Sunday School teacher thinks it only runs
locally, they suspect you of pretending grandiosity. The
compensation was that the closest big-city paper (many
thousands circulation) picked it up.

Small town papers often thrive because CNN or
the New York Times are not going to scoop them for coverage of the VFW fish fry, bridge construction delay, or local boys and girls playing baseball, receiving scholarships,
graduating, getting married, or going off the war.

I think of local papers as the last refuge of unfiltered America. A running documentary of the warts and
triumphs of real people unfettered by the spin, the bias and
the opaque polish of todays homogenized journalism. It
is the difference between homemade bread and Pop Tarts.

It gives our little community a sense of place in
the world. We are important to somebody. We make a
difference. The paper recognizes that.

They are the glue, the mirror, the billboard, the
flashlight, the semaphore, the boom box, and the microphone of small towns. It is how we hold hands. They care.
They show we care. They wear our hearts on their sleeve.

Is it accurate to say that I really love my local
paper? Well, its not quite the proper word, but I cant
think of a better one.

Vic Pernell, my friend from Port Charlotte, Florida, called Friday of last week. He was outside watching the hurricane unfold in front of his eyes, on Friday,
Aug. 13. He was thinking about leaving Florida before
the storm hit the shores, but he had never witnessed a hurricane. And he wanted to see it.

Well, he got his wish and then some. He was
calling on his cell phone and he promised to call the next
day. I called him repeatedly Saturday and Sunday, but got
no answer. On Monday morning I was able to make contact.

I lost everything, he said. My house is gone
and everything in it is gone, he sighed. There isnt electricity in his area and he wasnt able to recharge his cell
phone, so he wasnt able to reach anyone for most of the
weekend. All of the stores in area are demolished, he
said. There just isnt much left.

I invited him to come and stay with me and then
we were cut off again. Vic was one of thousands of people
to lose their homes. His home was right on an estuary, a
short distance from the gulf coast.

The hardest hit areas of Hurricane Charlie were
Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte. At least 10 people died
and scores of people were missing. There is no water and
no electricity although relief efforts are well under way.

Please say a prayer for Vic and all the people who
suffered losses in this tragic storm.

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Surface Transportation Program (STP) and Transportation Alternative
(TA) application process and to receive views and concerns from the
public about transportation issues in the Region V area which includes
the counties of Calhoun, Hamilton, Humboldt, Pocahontas, Webster and
Wright. The meeting will be held at MIDAS Council of Governments in the
Conference Room, 602 1st Avenue South, Fort Dodge, Iowa.

Applications for the Region V STP and TA funding will be available
after February 10, 2016 on the MIDAS website www.midascog.net or by
contacting Shirley Helgevold at the number below.

Applications must be received by 12:00 p.m. on March 18, 2016.

If you have any special needs pertaining to this meeting, please
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Equipment can be viewed at Webster County Shop, 2096 240th St,
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Transplant production
for vegetable producers...

IDALS Releases Iowa Water Quality

Initiative 2016 Legislative Report

On Thursday, January 28, 2016, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS)
issued a press release in which Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey highlighted the Iowa Water Quality
Initiative 2016 Legislative Report during his presentation
to the Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations
Subcommittee.

The 8-page report provides an update on the
$3.5 million made available for statewide cost share
for water quality practices and on the 29 demonstration
projects that were operating across the state last year to
help implement and demonstrate water quality practices.
The report also gives and update on Tracking/ Accountability and efforts by the Iowa Nutrient Research Center
at Iowa State University. The Iowa DNR also provided
an update on the efforts of point sources that is included
in the report. During the hearing, Agriculture Secretary
Northey also highlighted the $10 million request for the
Water Quality Initiative would allow IDALS to continue
offering cost share statewide to farmers trying new water quality practices, expand work in targeted watersheds
to achieve measurable water quality improvements, and
continue to develop new programs to help engage all Iowans in water quality efforts. IDALS received $9.6 million for the current fiscal year for the Water Quality Initiative.

A copy of the report can be found at www.IowaAgriculture.gov under Hot Topics or at http://www.
cleanwateriowa.org/news-and-blog.aspx.

Last fall Northey announced that 1,800 farmers
committed $3.5 million in cost share funds to install nutrient reduction practices 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. 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. Farmers using cost
share funding contribute 50% or more to the total cost of
the practice. In addition, 32 demonstration projects are
now located across the state to help implement and demonstrate water quality practices. This includes 16 targeted
watershed projects, 7 projects focused on expanding the
use and innovative delivery of water quality practices
and 9 urban water quality demonstration projects. More
than 100 organizations are participating in these projects.
These partners will provide $16.72 million dollars to go
with the $11.11 million in state funding going to these
projects.
Tax Fraudsters Beware

The Iowa Department of Revenue estimates
they had more than 10,000 fraudulent tax returns last
year. Of those, more than 2,000 were for refund claims
using identities stolen from Iowans. To combat that, this
tax season the department will up their technology game
to track fraud, validate bank accounts, and share information with the IRS and other states.

Iowa was not alone last year in reporting a slew
of fake state returns filed through TurboTax software
preparation. Many states reported that thieves had stolen
2013 tax returns to help them file a fraudulent return in
2014.

Many of the new anti-fraud procedures came out
of a security summit the IRS hosted where government

Growing quality transplants is the topic of a
day-long Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
workshop Tuesday, Feb. 18 at the Webster County Extension Office 217 South 25th St., Suite C12, Fort Dodge,
IA 50501-4676.

Speaker Ajay Nair, assistant professor with the
ISU Department of Horticulture and vegetable production specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach, says
that transplant production plays a key role in a successful vegetable production system. Growing healthy, high
quality transplants is the first step growers must do to
achieve maximum yields of high quality produce, said
Nair.

The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
at the Extension and Outreach office in Fort Dodge.
Sessions will focus on growing medium, insect and disease management, watering and fertilization, lighting,
and hardening off transplants.

The class will conclude with a visit to Mike
Buskes farm to see the greenhouse where he grows
transplants for his farm.

Additional speakers for the day include Dr. Lina
Rodriguez-Salamanca, ISU Plant Insect Diagnostic Clinic, Kristine Neu, ISU Dept. of Horticulture, and Joe Hannan, ISU Extension and Outreach.

To register for the event, please contact Webster
County Extension at (515) 576-2119 or email fishera@
iastate.edu. Registration on or before February 15th is
$30/person. Registration after February 15th or at the
door is $35/person. Lunch is included.

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Investment in Education

Education funding was discussed last week in
the Iowa Senate. Undoubtedly, this is a topic likely to be
revisited throughout the legislative session.

I will continue to stress the importance of responsible spending and treating our state budget like we
do our family budget which means we must not spend
more than we receive. It is vital we do not overpromise
only to under deliver.

Recent Revenue Estimating Conference reports
indicate state revenues are not rising as anticipated. In
fact, revenue growth is stagnant. The ag economy is not
as strong as in recent years due to lagging commodity
prices. We also were dealt a significant blow last spring
when the avian flu devastated our poultry industry. All of
these factors impact Iowas economy and our state budget.

We know it is important to provide our students
a world class education and give them the necessary resources to be successful in their careers. During debate
over school funding last session, the question was raised
whether or not we are making a large enough investment
in our schools. While there is a difference in opinion,
the facts suggest we are continuing to make significant
investments. Over the past 20 years, the legislature has
doubled the state portion of education funding.

In 1993-1994, the appropriation to Iowa public
schools through state aid was $1.3 billion or 37.8 percent
of the states general fund. Twenty years later, the state
appropriation for 2013-2014 was $2.7 billion and 41.9
percent of the general fund dollars. Average teacher salary increased from $30,760 (32nd in the nation) in 1993
to $52,032 (ranked 25th in the nation) in 2013. Dollars
per pupil also have increased from $3,406 per student in
1994, to $6,446 in 2015-2016.

As the legislature increased financial resources
over the past 20 years, the state experienced a decline in
public school enrollment from 497,000 in 1993-1994 to
478,000 in 2013-2014.

We need to be sure we do not overpromise and
under deliver. It is essential stable funding is provided to
give our schools steady increases rather than failing to
honor our commitments with unrealistic promises. The
facts show we continue to make an increased investment
in our states greatest resource our young people.
Cattle beefs up Iowa economy

When we returned Wednesday morning to the
Capitol, my colleague Senator Tom Shipley from Nodaway rose to speak in support of Iowas beef industry
and its significance in our state. It is definitely significant
as the cattle industry contributes more than $6 billion in
business activity in Iowa according to the Iowa Beef Industry Council.

Iowa Cattlemen Association members served
brisket sandwiches for lunch on Wednesday. It was rewarding to learn more about the industry. I did not know
that Iowa ranks seventh nationally in total number of cattle and calves, at nearly 3.9 million! Cattle are raised in
all 99 counties and more than 21,000 cattle operations in
the state, according to the Iowa Beef Industry Council.

In many cases, the cattle business is a family operation. Statistics indicate 80 percent of cattle operations
across the U.S. have been run by the same family for 25
years or more. Ten percent of American cattle businesses
have been operated by the same families for 100 plus
years.

I want to thank our Iowa farm families and beef
producers who dedicate their lives to feeding the world

Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016

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Iowa farmland values drop slightly in 2015

Lower commodity prices cited. . .

While cropland values generally held steady or
showed slight declines in the last half of 2015, farmland
prices overall ended lower for the year in Iowa, eastern
Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. This
marks the second consecutive year that lower commodity
prices have put downward pressure on farmland values.

Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) and Frontier Farm Credit compile thousands of farm
real estate transactions and monitor 71 benchmark farms
twice a year to provide the most comprehensive data on
farmland values in the five-state region. The most recent
update to the long-running farmland study is based on
data from July 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015.

The significant decline in farmland prices anticipated by some forecasters since the markets 2013 peak
has not fully developed, with the fall in commodity prices
outpacing reductions to farmland values. But the impact
of lower profit margins is reflected in adjustments to the
market for both cropland and cash rental rates.

There is a heightened attention by producers to
their cash flows and how to position their cost of production at a level to align with what appears to be corn prices
in the $3.25 to $4.25 range for the foreseeable future,
barring a drought or some other unexpected demand or

supply-side event, said Mark Jensen, senior vice president and chief risk officer for FCSAmerica. Fortunately,
many farmers are in a strong financial position resulting
from previous record profit years.

The range of decline in cropland values is wide.
Some regional areas have experienced little to no change,
while others have seen farmland prices drop 20 to 30 percent. Jensen cautions that average values can be somewhat misleading.

Specific regional influences, such as the quality of the cropland and local interest, can play a big part
in the final sale price, he said.

Below is a state-by-state snapshot of farmland
activity through the end of 2015:

Iowa The average price of $8,682 an acre in
the fourth quarter of 2015 was comparable to values in
the previous year, but still 14 percent below peak 2013
prices. The average quality of purchased land also improved during 2015, indicating the uptick in per-acre
price was driven more by quality than the market. The
highest dollar per-acre sale during the fourth quarter
was $18,100. However, only 18 percent of all fourth
quarter sales exceeded $10,000 per acre. This was
down from 26 percent in 2014.

Ice Fishing Safety

from Iowa Dept. of
Natural Resourses

One young fisherman hooks a trout with his
rod Saturday, Jan. 23, at Moorland Pond. Photo by Jeff
Heck.
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While ice fishing has been in full swing for several weeks, anglers heading out are encouraged to bring a
friend and check the ice often as they make their way to
their favorite fishing spot.

Ice thickness is not uniform on any body of water, even in the middle of the winter. Things like melting
snow and runoff can create weak spots and lakes with current or springs will have areas with slower ice growth,
said Joe Larscheid, chief of fisheries for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Anglers should also avoid
areas with things sticking through the ice like rocks, trees
or docks that will conduct heat and make the ice around it
less stable.

The winter storm that left a fresh blanket of snow
over most of Iowa will cover potential areas to avoid so
anglers are advised to use safety techniques usually associated with new ice.

Use a spud bar to work your way out, cut a series of test holes and dont go out alone, said Larscheid.

Anglers should use their judgment and trust
their instincts. If the ice does not look right, dont go out.
It is also a good idea to follow others footsteps on the ice.

Avoid slushy or honey-combed and stay away
from dark spots. Dont walk into areas where the snow
cover looks discolored.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources
recommends a minimum of four inches of quality ice
for fishing and at least five inches for snowmobiles and
ATVs.

Anglers should pack ice picks, about 50 feet of
rope and should bring a throw able floatation seat cushion
that they can sit on that could be used in case of a rescue.
There are several Safety tips to help you to be more safe
on the ice. There is no such thing as 100 percent safe ice.
New ice is usually stronger than old ice. Ice fishing is
a social activity, dont go out alone. If the worst should
happen, someone would be there to call for help or to
rescue. Check ice thickness as you go out - there could be
pockets of thin ice or places where ice recently formed.
Avoid off-colored snow or ice. It is usually a sign of
weakness. The insulating effect of snow slows down the
freezing process.

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ed pheasants and quail. He was injured once in a snowmobile accident but that didnt slow him down much. He
biked in RAGBRAI.

John and his wife Helen have two children,
Steve, and Pamela. Steve is a mortgage manager for
Wells Fargo in West Des Moines. Prior to that he was
plant manager for a large printing company in West Chicago, IL. Steve and his wife Patti have three children,
Christopher, a graphic artist; Monica, who has a beauty
salon and married to a CPA; and Lauren, who is married
to a young farmer nearly Bagley, IA.

Pamela is single and is an operations manager
for a brokerage firm in Des Moines, Raymond James &
Associates. John and Helen have two great grandsons
and two granddaughters.

Johns celebrated business career also included
being chief accountant for Koehring Co., a Parsons Divi-

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sion plant in Newton, IA, for seven years.

John moved on to work for General Telephone.
During this time he served on the Economy Committee
for Governor Robert Ray. There were seven divisions in
the Economy Committee including judicial, income tax,
and so forth.

John helped implement a computerized billing system for General Telephone for the state of Iowa,
which took two years. The following year he traveled in
all three states (Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska) to train
on personnel on how to use the system. Then he was
named administrator in the service department where he
did troubleshooting.

Near the end of his business career he was
named controller over three companies: one manufacturing, one exporting, and one leasing.

While John struggles with emphysema today, he
did have a good report on Feb. 14 from the Heart Center
in Fort Dodge. A treadmill test found nothing that would
indicate any with problem with his heart.

A city crew members removes snow at a downtown intersection two days after the big snowball. Photo by Jeff Heck.

The greenhouse at Beverly Ann Floral Meadows in Dayton was engulfed in snow.
Photo by Jeff Heck.

Snow fell heavily
in southern Webster County and across Iowa on Feb.
1 and 2. The parking lot
at Security Savings Bank in
Dayton was glowed and this
shows a high snow pile with
Security Saving Bank in the
background.

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