January 18, 2017

GOWRIE, WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA

VOL. 127 NO. 3

Webster County endures

freezing rain, sleet
in Monday winter storm

Freezing rain and sleet created some poor driving conditions in Webster County on Monday. Some
businesses were closed and some events were canceled
on that day.

Monday nights JVR Boys Basketball Games @
at Fort Dodge were postponed. A make-up date will be
determined at a later time.

Light freezing rain was expected in Webster
County Monday morning and early afternoon, then freezing rain possibly mixed with rain and sleet late in the afternoon.

New ice accumulation of one tenth to two tenths
of an inch were expected. Chance of precipitation was
near 100 percent.

Light freezing rain was expected to continue
Monday night through midnight. A chance of light sleet
was being forecast until early morning. There was a
chance of light freezing rain after midnight. Some sleet
accumulation was possible.

Ice accumulation up to one tenth of an inch. was
possible. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.

Macke Motors out of business on January 21

In Gowrie. . .

Macke Gowrie announced that it is closing its
doors forever and will have a going out of business sale
Tuesday, Jan. 17 through Saturday, Jan. 21.

In a letter to customers and area citizens owners
Gus and Nancy Macke cited financial reasons for closing
the business.

Gordon D. Adkins completes

comprehensive training program
Gowrie Municipal Utility employee. . .

Gordon D Adkins, an employee with Gowrie
Municipal Utilites, has successfully completed one of
the worlds most comprehensive training programs for
power line personnel.

The Merchant Job Training and Safety Program
is administered to line personnel in 40 states throughout
the United States. The academic program is administered
through computers and fax machines for immediate response including assistance through a web site.

Gordon D Adkins and the support staff with
Gowrie Municipal Utilites can be proud of their accomplishment. Each utility has an acting Training Coordinator assisting their Trainees by administering closed
book testing.

The coordinators manage their own people
throughout the training process from rules set by the
MJTS and the statewide association people. Congratula-

Cally Duncan, Gowrie,

graduates Summa Cum
Laude from Iowa State

Local students earn degrees. . .

Iowa State Universitys Fall Commencement
ceremonies were held December 17, 2016.

Among the 2,148 students to receive degrees
were local students Andrew Kinley, Farnhamville, with
a Bachelor of Science, Agronomy; and Lukis Anderson,
Gowrie, with a Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Systems Technology and Torrie Ferrari,
Dayton, with a Bachelor of
Science, Agricultural Studies degree.

Cally Duncan, Gowrie, graduated Summa Cum
Laude with a Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education.

We have tried mulible approaches and did
whatever we could for it to be self-sustaining and it just
wouldnt work, said Macke.

Macke Motors will continue to operate in Lake
City.

City of Gowrie receives

housing rehab grant

The City of Gowrie has received a grant through the
State of Iowa to help pay for the cost of rehabilitating approximately four single-family, residential structures located in a target neighborhood in the north central part of town from Riddle
Street east to Pleasant Street, and from Webster Street south to
Union Street. If the City receives more than four qualified applications, they can possibly apply for additional funding.

The purpose of the Program is to assist low to moderate
income persons to rehabilitate their homes in compliance with
Iowas Minimum Housing Rehabilitation Standards. Typical
repairs may include re-roofing, foundation repair, window repair and/or replacement, painting, re-siding, electrical, heating
and plumbing work.

The City can provide assistance to make needed repairs
for qualified applicants in the form of a deferred payment loan.
If the owner occupies, and there is no sale or transfer of the
house for five years, there will be no repayment obligation on the deferred loan portion. A sale prior to the five
years would likely require at least a partial repayment of
the grant funds. A mortgage and promissory note (lien
against the property) will be executed and recorded. The
amount of the assistance will be based on value of property
and amount of work needed.

The home must be single-family and located within the

tions to Gordon D Adkins, who can look forward to a

very rewarding life long occupation.

Dakota Jaeschke scores

1,000th career point
Thursday, Jan. 12...

Congratulations goes out to Dakota Jaeschke
who topped the 1,000 point career scoring mark! Dakota sank a free throw to hit the 1,000 point mark against
Clarion-Goldfield on Thursday, Jan. 12.

Dakota hit one more free throw to finish with 20
points in the game and make his career scoring point total
climb to 1,001.

The Clarion Goldfield school honored Jaeschke
by presenting him with the game ball.

Dakota scored 209 points as a freshman, 328 as
a sophomore, 328 as a junior, 135 points so far this year.

Dakota is a silent leader and lets his play do
the talking. He never complains and
thats why he is a fan favorite, said
coach Johnson.

Dakota has been a staple for
our program the last 4 years and has
been a good role model for kids to
look up to.
Coach Dahlstrom, Gutshall, and Johnson all agree that it has been a privilege
to have coached and been associated with
Dakota in our program the last 4 years.

Gowire rehab grant continued on page 5...

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Somers/Farnhamville
burn site receives
$988.09 ICAP grant
January 18, 2017

THE GOWRIE NEWS

DNR Stocks Trout

in Moorland Pond
Friday, January 20. . .

For Loss Control Purchase. . .

Somers/Farnhamville Burn Site Agency has received a $988.09 grant from the Iowa Communities Assurance Pool (ICAP), the members property and casualty coverage provider .

The ICAP Grant , a special initiative in celebration of the Pool s 30th Anniversary , provides up to
$1,000 per member for the purchase of select loss control
and/or risk management items . Such items include , but
are not limited to:
Exit signage
Automated External Defibrillators; and
Fire extinguishers .

Somers/Farnhamville Burn Site Agency submitted an application for the grant in November, and was
recently awarded $988 .09 from the Pool. The member
used the funds to purchase AED replacement pads
and battery; stop the bleed kits.

Wednesday, Jan 18
Prairie Valley School Board, 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, Jan 19
Gowrie Fire Dept., 7:00 p.m. at the fire station.
Monday, Jan 23
Harcourt TOPS, 8:00 a.m. at Faith Lutheran
Church Harcourt.
Tuesday, Jan 24
Farnhamville Senior Citizens (cards),
1:00 p.m., Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.
Wednesday, Jan 25
Farnhamville Fire Dept., 7:30 p.m. at the
fire station.
To have the date and time of your organizations
meeting listed here, call the Gowrie News at 3523325 or email us at gnews@wccta.net

Exchange Student
hosting opportunities
for Fall 2017
Southeast Valley has openings. . .

Forte International Exchange Association is a
non-profit organization that is Department of State certified.

They are currently searching for host families
for exchange students beginning Fall of 2017 and Southeast Valley High School has openings.

There is no cost to you to host a student. Students carry their own insurance as well as spending money.

You can be married, single, have kids, or have
no children.

Each student speaks fluent English, is between
15-18 years old, and has the dream of coming to America
to learn about our culture.

Best of all, together we find the perfect student
that will fit with your familys hobbies and interests.
Help me make a students dream come true of coming to
America by opening your heart and home!

The process is simple! For more information, please contact me at 515-230-7080 or by email at
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources
will release 1,500 ten to twelve inch rainbow trout in the
Webster County Conservation Boards Moorland Pond
on Friday, January 20 at 11 a.m.

This is the second of two planned stockings for
Moorland Pond located on the southwest edge of Fort
Dodge. A total of 3,000 half-pound trout will be stocked
between the two stockings, providing a popular fishery
near an urban setting.

This is a good opportunity for taking kids or
novice anglers fishing as trout tend to bite readily after
they are stocked.

The Webster County Conservation Staff will
host an ice fishing clinic at 11 a.m. for those interested in
learning to ice fish on Saturday, January 21.

Topics include: ice safety, ice fishing basics, and
equipment. If you are interested in attending the clinic,
please meet in the Moorland Pond Parking lot at 11 a.m.

Iowa residents and non-residents who are required to have a fishing license must pay the Trout Fee to
fish for or possess trout.

Exception: Iowa residents and nonresidents under 16 years old may possess or fish for trout without
having paid the Trout Fee if they fish with a properly
licensed adult who has paid the Trout Fee and together
they limit their catch to the one person daily limit of five
trout.
Children under 16 have the
option to purchase their own trout privilege, which allows them to fish without a properly licensed adult and
keep their own daily limit (5).

For more questions regarding this stocking or
fishing regulations please contact the Black Hawk Fish
Management Office at (712) 657-2638.

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THE GOWRIE NEWS

Jacquelyn Stumpf,
Otho, named to Deans
List at Grand View
For Fall 2016 semester...

Thursday, January 19 Worship will begin at
Gowrie Care Center at 3 p.m. SPPRC Meeting w/ D.S.
will begin at 7 p.m.

Friday, January 20 Community Connection
Group will begin at 9 a.m. Quilters will begin at 1 p.m.

Zion Lutheran Church

Confirmation Class

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Grand View University announced Jacquelyn
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Stumpf, Otho, earned the distinct classification of Deans
Wednesday at 7 p.m. . .
r list for the Fall semester.
A student must earn a 3.5-4.0 GPA with a minit
d mum of 12 credit hours to be named to the Deans list.
Wednesday, January 18 Bingo will begin at
Grand View University has an enrollment of
y
approximately 2,000 students, is an independent, liberal GCC at 3 p.m. Youth Bells will begin at 4 p.m. Confirr arts university affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran mation Class will begin at 7 p.m. Zion WEBS will begin
at 8 p.m.
r Church in America.

Saturday, January 21 Worship will begin at 5
p.m.
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Sunday, January 22 Sunday School will begin at
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9:30 a.m. Worship will begin at 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, January 25 Youth Bells will begin
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at 4 p.m. Confirmation Class will begin at 7 p.m. Vesper
,
Ringers will begin at 7 p.m.

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o at 5:45 p.m. Choir practice will begin at 7:15 p.m.

GUMC Worship
at Gowrie Care Center
Thursday, Jan. 19. . .

51 Years Ago...

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Mrs. Lavessa Baedke returned to her home on
Wednesday night last week after visiting with her brother
r and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Kim Cundiff at Laurens.
h They spent Tuesday at West Okoboji at Millers Bay, ice
fishing.

Mr. and Mrs. Al Youngquist and Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar Youngquist and Mr. and Mrs. Art Youngquist
spent Tuesday visiting their sister-in-law, Mrs. Pearl
Youngquist at Kiron, While there they also visited with
Mrs. Joyce Youngquist and Mrs. Alvin Winquist.

Mrs. Paul H. Anderson returned Sunday after
spending two weeks with her daughter. Mrs. Donald Curry, at Arlington, Texas and another week in Omaha with
her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Huston,
who accompanied her on her return trip home.

The So-Web-Co Floral group met Friday afternoon, January 8, at the Town Hall. Mrs. Mae Larson
was chosen as chairman for the group, and Mrs. Opal Anderson was elected chairman of the Civic Development
of Callender.

A meeting for Plans of Civic Development for
Callender will be held Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 26, at
1:30 p.m. Members of the Booster Club are also invited.
The meeting will be held at the Town Hall.

Tuesday afternoon, February 8, at 1:30 p.m. the
group will meet at the Town Hall to enjoy colored slides
showing Basic Flower Arranging. This meeting is open
to the public.

Everett Field, Ella Peterson and Frances Pearson accompanied Mrs. J. J. Field to her home at Manly,
Iowa, last Monday, Mrs. Field had spent the holidays
with relatives in Callender.

Mrs. G. R. Peterson, who has been staying
near Rockwell City with her son, Floyd Peterson, since
his surgery at Rochester, was home over Sunday,. She
returned Monday afternoon to stay at her sons home.

Mr. and Mrs. Anton Rasmussen were Sunday
dinner guest in the Harold Rasmussen home.

Mr. and Mrs. Otto Jochimsen returned Saturday morning after a trip to California, where they visited Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Naylor at Los Angeles. They
also saw Hazel Dolder, the Charles Freeds, Mr. and Mrs.
Adam Weber, as well as many others.

Not too many months ago health official were
concerned about the thousands of injuries to operators of
gasoline-powered rotary lawn mowers. Now that winter
is here there is a new hazard, the mechanical snow removal equipment for home us.

These machines, both power driven and propelled types, have whirling discs and sharp blades that
dig into and shop up the snow before expelling it through
a chute. Compared to the old fashioned snow shovel these
mechanical marvels can save much time and energy, easing the strain on a persons heart and back.

They can also lose the operator several fingers
and toes if hands or feet are used to clear the blades or
chute of wet snow., pebbles and other obstructions. And
since this equipment, like the power lawn mower, can
pick up and eject loose grave, twigs, small stones and
various sharp objects, there is the danger that by standers
and passers-by may be hit and seriously injured.

A safety wise operator of mechanical snow removal equipment will always shut off the engine before
adjusting it or clearing the chute. He will clear the chute
with a firm stick or thin metal rod. He will not permit
children in either the path of the moving machine of the

Baseball players
improve skills every
Sunday in Gowrie
Open Gym, 5th - 8th grade. . .

The Southeast Valley Baseball coaches will be
holding open gyms for 5th through 8th grade boys looking to improve their baseball skill level.

Any boy interested in baseball is welcome to
attend fun informative sessions starting this Sunday the
22nd and every Sunday after starting at 3:30 p.m. in the
Gowrie High School practice gym.

Parents are welcome to stay and listen as coaches talk about the fundamentals of hitting and fielding.
Cancellations will be posted to SV baseball Twitter page
and the school website.

snow stream. He will not stand in front of the machine

when its motor is running, and he will carefully observe
all safety rules for the use and storage of its fuels.

41 Years Ago...

Six High school seniors from this immediate
area have been named State of Iowa Scholars for 1975 by
the Iowa Higher Education Facilities Commission.

They are Roger L. Carlon, James E. Fevold,
Lisa Jansa, and Daniel R. Rasmussen, all of Gowrie, and
Douglas D. Eliason and Joan Palmquist, Harcourt.

A total of 2,600 were selected from the 5,220
applicants on the basis of high school class rank and
American College Test (ACT) scores.

Each State Scholar will receive a certificate of
achievement and depending upon their financial needs
and revenues available will be offered an award of up
to $610 toward their tuition and fees at an institution of
higher learning in Iowa.

Guests Sunday afternoon in the Bob Johnson
home were Mr. and Mrs. Phil Clutter, Mrs. Ethel Johnson, and Miss Vicki Thomas. Ice Cream and birthday
cake were enjoyed honoring the birthdays of Roberta
Johnson on January 5 and Allen Johnson on January 8th.

Mr. and Mrs.. Frank Pohl and family of Fort
Dodge and Mr. and Mrs. Don Roosa and family of Lehigh
were guest Sunday for belated Christmas dinner in the Joseph Pohl home.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kopecky took their son,
Pfc. Reggie L. Kopecky to Des Moines on Monday where
he left by plane for Camp Lejeune North Caroline. He
will be stationed there in the U. S. Marines. Pfc,Kopecky
had spent the past three weeks on leave with his family.

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Dohrman and family of
Minnetonka, Minnesota were visitors over the holidays
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernes Dohrman.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Christopher of Fort
Dodge were Sunday guest in the home of Mrs. Alma
Roseke. Their daughter, Jill accompanied them home after spending four days with her grandmother.

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Lundgren were weekend guest in the home of their son-in-law and daughter.
Staff Sgt. and Mrs. Bill Johnson in Bellevue, Nebraska.

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Harcourt Equipment
Wednesday, Jan 18 - Meat Loaf, Boiled Potatoes, Spinach Au Gratin, Strawberries, Angel Food Cake
Thursday, Jan 19 - Creamed Chicken over Biscuit, Brussel Sprouts, Pinneapple, Tomato Juice
Friday, Jan 20 - Lasagna, Toss Salad, French Bread, Strawberry Jello
Monday, Jan 23 - Egg & Potato Casserole, Broccoli, Banana Half, Fruit Oat
Muffin, OJ
Tuesday, Jan 24 - Orange Glazed Chicken, Brown Rice, Tomatoes Florentine,
Applesauce
Wednesday, Jan 25 - Hearty Veg. Beef Soup, WW Roll with Butter, Celery
Sticks, Peaches, PNB Cookie.

January 18, 2017

THE GOWRIE NEWS

Five Jags in Finals; two Jags are TLC Champs

Twin Lakes Conference Championship Jan. 14...

Harcourt breakfast
fundraiser helps fund
several community projects
Saturday, Jan. 21. . .

The City of Harcourt will be having a pancake
breakfast Saturday, Jan. 21, from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. at
Lost Grove Community Center (former school gym in
Harcourt).

The Harcourt Community club fundraiser will
include biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, muffins,
milk and coffee.

Monies earned from the breakfast will benefit
community projects and Harcourt Appreciation Days.

According to Arlene Hintch, who was involved
from the beginning of Harcourt Appreciation Days, the
event started sometime in the late 50s when the first Appreciation Days was held. The event recognized people
who had constructed the shelter house. She said from that
time on it just continued to grow.

There are several improvement projects being
planned for Harcourt. One project is converting the back
room at city hall to a meeting room, so that the council
can meet in council chambers rather in the clerks office.

The council also would like to focus on more
cosmetic work on the Lost Grove Community Center.

The City of Harcourt will also be purchasing
new playground equipment to erect around the community center.

In the recent past the City of Harcourt has used
such monies for completeing a bathroom at city hall. The
city expanded the shelter house in 2015, which was a
very nice addition adding 16 feet more of space.

With that expansion Harcourt also put new ceiling fans on the outside addition as well as more inside.
The community also painted the outside of the shelter
house with the expansion.

Mayor Gibbons and a group of students from
Southeast Valley came last spring and did some landscaping in front of the community center. These students
also came and painted the inside of the shelter house.

The Harcourt Activity Club will be hosting the
breakfast and serving the breakfast that day.

The drought is broken; Trey Lawrence captured
his first Twin Lakes conference title at 132 lbs. and became the first Jaguar to win a TLC title.

Six weights later Kyler Fisher won his first title
at 182 lbs. becoming the second Jaguar wrestler winner
in their three year history.

It may seem hard to believe the Jags haven't
had a conference champ in, since the Jags have had three
state qualifiers, Spencer Johnson and Caleb Hemmestad
in 2015, and Kyler Fisher in 2016, but not a champ in the
first two years together, which indicates there are quality
kids who compete in the conference.

Coledon Bethel(106), Kaelan Lundberg(170),
and Clayton McFarland(285) fell short of the championship, finished as runner-ups. Xavier Nichols(220) placed
third; Mason Goodwin(113) and Sam Hemmestad(120)
placed fifth; Colton Klingson(126) and Brayton Sweeney(160)placed sixth and Ty Harvey(138) did not place.

For the most part, the kids took a step forward
today; getting five in the finals was a nice effort by the
guys which propelled the Jags into second place after the
semi-finals.

Pocahontas Area climbed into second place after having several of their wrestlers claim third place honors leaving the team in third place, holding off the rest off
the field even though the Jags were down a few wrestlers
in the line-up.

Carter Fluckiger(152) didn't participate due to
illness and the team were out the services of 145 pounders, Quinton Clancy or Jake Peterson.

Trey wrestled a good, solid smart match to defeat senior Chris Langner(Alta-Aurelia) 3-1 in the finals,
running his record to 27-3.

Kyler also wrestled a controlled, solid match
winning 7-2 over Philip Minkler(Poky), remaining undefeated for the season at 31-0.

After losing his first round match, Xavier Nichols came back and wrestled a great tournament, pulling
out a last second win in the consolation semi.'s 5-3, and
winning his third place match in overtime, 4-2.

An undersized, scrappy Mason Goodwin wrestling 113 also wrestled tough, battling in every match
even though he is giving up quite a bit of weight.

Hopefully, the guys are hitting their stride as
they enter the last two weeks of the regular season.

Team stanings: 1. Graettinger-Terril/RuthvenAyrshire, 214; 2. Pocahontas Area, 172; 3. Southeast
Valley 146.0; 4. Manson Northwest Webster, 142.5; 5.
South Central Calhoun, 135.0; 6. Alta-Aurelia, 126.0; 7.
West Bend-Mallard 81.0; 8. East Sac County, 79.0; and
9. Sioux Central, 40.0.
Full results can be viewed on our website. www.
daytongowrienews.com.

Brayton Sweeney claimed a win at the home meet

Thursday in Gowrie. Photo by Lisa Peterson.

Brushy Creek north end

best for fishermen;
ice ranges 8 to 12 inches

Ice is around twelve inches on the north end of
the lake and in most areas near shore.

Ice conditions are more variable with some
eight inch ice in the mid-lake south end. Use caution and
test ice thickness often when venturing out.

The best ice conditions and most action have
been near the north boat ramp. Bluegill - Fair: Use a
small jig tipped with a wax worm.

Anglers fishing the north end have been doing
well. Black Crappie - Fair: Try wax worms and minnows
fished on a small jig.

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Coledon Bethel picked up two wins Thursday, Jan.
12 in Gowrie. Photo by Lisa Peterson.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo is the undisputed king of mbube,

South African a cappella singing.

Our Saviours Lutheran

GriefShare Class to meet
Thursday, Jan. 19...

Wednesday, January 18 Wednesday Supper &

Sunday School will begin at 5:30 p.m. Confirmation will

begin for the Youth WNW in the Fireside Room at 6 p.m.

Thursday, January 19 GriefShare Class will begin in the Fireside Room at 6:30 p.m. Choir Rehearsal
will begin at 6:30 p.m. Chimes Rehearsal will begin at
7:30 p.m.

Saturday, January 21 Mens Group will begin at
9 a.m. in the Fireside Room.

Sunday, January 22 Worship will begin at 9:15
a.m. Fellowship Coffee will begin at 10:15 a.m. At 10:30
a.m. the Annual Meeting will begin in the Fellowship
Hall

Monday, January 23 a Bible Study with Don
Doolittle will begin at 7 p.m. in the Fireside Room.

Wednesday, January 25 Wednesday Supper &
Sunday School will begin at 5:30 p.m. Confirmation will
begin at 6 p.m. in the Fireside Room.

Mason Goodwin brought home a double victory
Thursday evening against Sioux Central and West Bend
Mallard. Photo by Lisa Peterson.

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night Jan. 12 in Gowrie

On Thursday, Jan. 12 at home the Jaguar wrestling team picked up two wins at Sr. parent night claiming
a 52-24 win over Sioux Central and a 52-18 win over
West Bend Mallard.

The Jags lone senior, Kaelan Lundberg picked
up two wins on the night as well as Coledon Bethel, Mason Goodwin, Sam Hemmestad, Trey Lawrence, Kyler
Fisher, Xavier Nichols, and Clayton McFarland.

Colton Klingson and Brayton Sweeney recorded
one win and Alex Pudenz and Ty Harvey battled hard. In
JV action, Matt Ross went 1-0.

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Southeast Valley
Schedule of Events
Week of Jan 18th to Jan 25th

Wednesday, Jan 18
SVHS Band Fundraiser Jan 16 thru Feb 1
Iowa Lakes Jazz Festival
DECA District #2 Competitions
6:00 p.m. SWG School Board Mtg.
Thursday, Jan 19
6:30 p.m. B&G JVR Basketball GAME - Southeast
Valley @ Clarion-Goldfield
Friday, Jan 20
4:30 p.m. Varsity Wrestling OA-BCIG
6:00 p.m. B&G Varsity Basketball GAME - NewellFonda @ Southeast Valley
6:00 p.m. B&G JV Basketball GAME - Newell-Fonda
@ Southeast Valley
Saturday, Jan 21
District Large Group Speech @ MansonNWW
10:00 a.m. Varsity Wrestling OA-BCIG
Monday, Jan 23
PVES - NO AM Preschool
6:00 p.m. B&G JV Basketball GAME - Southeast
Valley @ South Central Calhoun
Tuesday, Jan 24
4:00 p.m. B&G JV Basketball GAME - Southeast
Valley @ Pocahontas Area
6:00 p.m. B&G V Basketball GAME - Southeast
Valley @ Pocahontas Area
Wednesday, Jan 25
6:30 p.m. PV Regular School Board Meeting

*Schedule is pulled from the SV website for your convenience*

www.southeastvalley.org
***Schedules are subject to change at anytime***
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designated neighborhood in the City limits. The applicant must

abe the owner-occupant, and the household gross income must

be below the following guidelines*:

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1 person and the total household income is below s$35,500; 2 persons and the total household income is below

- $40,550; 3 persons and the total household income is below

- $45,600; 4 persons and the total household income is below
- $50,650; 5 persons and the total household income is below
- $54,750; 6 persons and the total household income is below
- $58,800; 7 persons and the total household income is below
- $62,850; 8+ persons and the total household income is below
- $66,900

*Income limits are reviewed and published by HUD annually. Should limits change, newly published limits will come
into effect.

Other eligibility requirements include, but are not limited to, verification that property taxes, special assessments and
mortgage payments are current, and the condition and type of
property. Properties being purchased under Contract Sales or
rentals are not eligible.

Applications for program assistance are being accepted
by the City between now and City Hall closing time on Wednesday, February 8, 2017. All applications received prior to February 8 will be evaluated and ranked based on the household
income and available assets.

Applications are available at City Hall, or by contacting
Simmering-Cory, Inc. (the Citys Program Administrators) at
641-357-7554. Questions can be answered by calling Melanie
Mitchell at Simmering-Cory, Inc. at 641-357-7554.

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Birthdays
Whitney Brand
Darwin Beschorner, Debbie Cook
Neva Imhoff, Layne Page
Arnie Rushton, Triny Thornburgh
David Wilson
Keegan Goodwin, Samantha Johnson
Kendra Martin
Joyce Erritt, Roxi Madon
Lindsay Cudiff, Ashtyn Wright
Dean Wallestad
Ryan Hicks, Peg Stickrod
Joe Ewing, Walter Lusmann
Heather (Schleisman) Seeden
Herman Seil, Julie Wooters

Down Memory Lane

January 18, 2017

B Y

S A R A

D O W N S

Horray for Ioway!

Ancient/World History, American History and
Iowa History? I havent queried my great grandchildren
who have completed high school or still in high school
just how much history they have taken. Some of the others are still too young to have delved into very deeply as
yet. I venture to guess that history isnt a top priority
subject these days and perhaps at a point is an elective
or glossed over with subjects requiring more technological appliances being prioritized. I am almost sure that
language, written and spoken is not as emphasized as in
my day simply by the speech of not only youngsters
but some educated people. Am I wrong in my assumptions? I hope so. After having been reminded recently via
the Register of Iowas 170th birthday, I delved into some
research to bring back some Iowa historical memories.

On December 28, 1846 Iowa was officially admitted to the Union as the 29th State. It had been a part
of the Louisiana Purchase and had been a territory for
some time prior to becoming a full-fledged state. Okay,
those in my generation and the following one, do you remember your history and that the first capitol was Iowa
City? They built a stately, sturdy building to house the
state government. That building is still in use as a part of
the University of Iowa. I toured it quite a few years ago
and found it to be a beautiful building and I am sure, if
particularly for historical purposes, is still an impressive
structure.

The first governor was Ansel Briggs and to my
knowledge his residence still exists in Iowa City. I remember driving by it too but, sorry to say, cannot well
describe it except being a small mansion of the 1840/50s
era. It didnt take too long to decide the state capitol
should be more centralized and thus was moved to Des
Moines in 1857. James P. Grimes was still governor until
January of 1858. (A state office building to the east of
the capitol building is named for him.) The first full term
governor in Des Moines was Ralph P. Lowe.

The first capitol building known as The Old
Brick Capitol and located where the Soldiers & Sailors monument now stands served for 26 years. It was
destroyed by fire in 1892.The current buildings cornerstone was laid in 1876 and building dedicated in January
1884. It cost nearly $3,000,000 and had no dome at the
time. Building of the dome was begun in 1880 so apparently the building was not fully dedicated until the dome
completed. My source of info didnt go into detail. Our
class skip day was to Des Moines and one of the total
class ventures was a tour of the capitol building with a
climb up the stairs into the dome to which a cupola was
attached. It was still open for visitors in 1946 and some
of the boys climbed those steep steps and I remember
only one girl doing it Jeanette (Olson) Sprecher. I dont
like heights unless I am well protected all around so I
definitely did not attempt that feat.

There was no official governors mansion in
Des Moines for quite some time and then the one we had
was not really adequate. Discussions were held about
building one but the Hubbell family offered their magnificent (for Des Moines Iowa) mansion on Grand Avenue and the state accepted in the fall of 1976. Being
on near west Grand Avenue its a straight shot to the
capitol building. I couldnt find what a purchase price
may have been but several million was spent to make it
adequate for various business and social functions as well
as a residence. The first governor to occupy the mansion
was Robert D. Ray and only three others have lived there,
Terry Branstad (elected first time four consecutive terms
and currently two terms), Tom Vilsack and Chet Culver.
(Assume Kim Reynolds family will move in late winter/
early spring.) While it is the Governors Mansion it is
still referred to as the Hubbell Mansion.

Iowa had no official flag when the DAR had one
designed and it was officially adopted in 1921. It has a
wide blue stripe on the left, a wide red stripe on the right,
a white background center with a flying eagle holding a
flowing ribbon in its claws and on the ribbon is Iowas
motto, which could well be an appropriate one for the
whole USA -- Our liberties we prize and our rights we
maintain. I remember when studying Iowa history in
school we had to learn the motto. Knoxville, the county
seat of Marion County, claims to be the birthplace of the
Iowa flag.

It seems only yesterday, in 1946, we were celebrating Iowas 100th birthday. (Gov. Branstad was 1
month, 11 days old on December 28, 1946.) Robert D.
Blue was Governor at the time and there was a U.S.three
cent commemorative stamp (the cost to mail a letter at
the time) and a U. S. commemorative Iowa half dollar
issued. Does anyone have one of those now? Wish I had
gotten a few of those stamps and coins and still had them.
Nineteen Hundred Forty Six was my first year in Des
Moines and there seemed to be celebrations going on that
whole summer long around here, especially on July 4th
and at the Iowa State Fair. I recall the Shriners living

it up every chance they got and if there was no official

parade, they made their own with their crazy little cars
and motor scooters. That year at the fair KRNT gave us
a preview of that new media TELEVISION! We took
every opportunity to go out to the fair to see all the wonderful sights. We fresh of the farm/farm community
kids got the idea we may have moved to a wild, crazy
city. But it didnt last long and we learned it was just a big
little town with clanging street cars and curbliners that
could get you around the city quite well for a dime each
way.

Were from I-o-way, I-o-way, State of all the
land, Joy on evry hand. Were from I-o-way, I-o-way.
Thats where the tall corn grows. Thats how the song
got sung primarily by outsiders. We are from I-0-wah!
Thats the correct pronunciation and were proud of it! A
BELATED HAPPY 17OTH BIRTHDAY, IOWA!!

William B. (Bill) Miller, 80

Farnhamville - William B. (Bill) Miller, 80,
peacefully passed away Saturday, January 14, 2017 at
Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames from complications of ALS (Lou Gehrigs Disease). Funeral services
will be at 1:00 pm Saturday, January 21, 2017 at Palmer
Funeral Home in Gowrie. Friends may call after 11:00 am
Saturday, January 21, 2017 at the Palmer Funeral Home,
Gowrie. A flag presentation will be made by American
Legion Post #510 of Farnhamville.

Bill is survived by his wife, Deanna of Ames;
son, Bruce W. (Jere) Miller of California; daughter, Renee Miller of Farnhamville; daughter, Monica (Monte)
Ferwerda of Utah; 11 grandchildren; and 1 great grandchild.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Bruce
and Katherine (Powell) Miller; and sister, Jeanette Post.

Bill was born October 16, 1936 at Farnhamville and graduated from Farnhamville High School. He
served in the United States Marines for two years. He
was united in marriage to Deanna Grant on August 15,
1959. Bill farmed the family farm all his life. He enjoyed
cooking, sports, and commodity markets. He was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints as well as a member of the American Legion Post
#510 of Farnhamville.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the
Veterans Administrative Medical Center, Des Moines.

Getting to Know Ourselves

The person we spend the most time is our self

agreed? We tend to be pretty interested in ourselves
so I guess we can ask this question of ourselves Do
we really like ourselves? Have we ever wished we were
somebody else? Socrates gets credit for this quote
Know thyself. Maybe we struggle with the answer to
that quote do we really know ourselves?

Since God is our Creator and He knows us better
than anyone else, why dont we get to know God personally and then we will get to know ourselves the real
person. We will get to know ourselves better than we
ever could on our own. God gives us the way to know
Him through Jesus and His Word. If we get to truly know
Him, we will come to know ourselves and we will know
what our purpose in life really is. When we get to truly
know God, we will be on the right path the path to a
very meaningful life. Are we ready for the journey? He
will help us if we but ask for His help.

Prayer: Lord, lead us in the right direction
the direction that leads to You. Keep us off the path that
leads away from You. That path leads away from You .
Help us when we wander toward that path. In Jesus Holy
Name, Amen.

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Jaguar boys prevail over

Clarion-Goldfield 84-79;
Jags back on track
Dakota Jaeschke scores
1,000th career point. . .

The Varsity Boys Basketball team defeated
Roland-Story by the score of 67-55 on Monday, Jan. 9.

Leading the charge for the varsity team was
Dakota Jaeschke with 20 points and 14 rebounds, Kaleb
Jondle 15 points, Keegan Goodwin 9 points, Nolan Johnson 7 points and 5 assists, Myles Davis 6 points and 6 assists, Alex Pliner 4 points, Nolan Brand 3 points, Tommy
Lennon 2 points, and Lucas Pontius 1 point. The Varsity
record is 9-1.
Clarion-Goldfield

The SV Varsity Boys basketball team defeated
Clarion-Goldfield by the score of 84-79 on Thursday,
Jan. 12.

Leading the scoring for the Jaguars was Kaleb
Jondle with 28 points, Dakota Jaeschke 20, Myles Davis
10, Keegan Goodwin 9, Alex Pliner 8, Nolan Johnson 5,
Ryan Gustafson 2, and Tommy Lennon 2. The Jaguars
Varsity record is 10-1.
Sioux Central

The Jaguar boys are back on track picking up
three straight wins this week. The SV Varsity Boys' Basketball team defeated Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids by the
score of 82-55 on Friday, Jan. 13.

Leading statistical leaders for the Jaguars were
Dakota Jaeschke with 22 point and 4 assists, Kaleb Jondle 18 points and 4 assists, Nolan Johnson 10 points and 3
assists, Myles Davis 9 points and 3 steals, Keegan Goodwin 9 points, Alex Pliner 3 points, Jaxon Myers 3 points,
Nolan Brand 2 points and 6 rebounds, Tommy Lennon
2 points, Ryan Gustafson 2 points, and Jaden Cline 2
points. The SV Varsity Boys' record is 11-1.

Dakota Jaeschke, #42, makes a total of 20 points
for the Jaguars during the Roland-Story game Monday in
Gowrie. Photo by Lisa Peterson.

JVR boys defeated

by Roland-Story 43-24
Edged by Webster City 44-41. . .

On January 9th, the Jags hosted Roland-Story in
a contest that resulted in a 24-43 final outcome.

Leading statistical leaders for the young Jaguars
were Robert Jepsen with 11 points and 7 rebounds, Chase
Swieter with 6 points, Carter Lane with 4 points and 5
steals, and Ross Halligan with 3 points.

Playing for the Jags and not scoring were Ethan
Pliner, Joel Lambert, Hunter Kruse, Jacob Slininger,
Lincoln Miller, Gavin Richman, Lucas Samuelson, and
Isiaha Breeden. End of Quarter scores: Q1 SV 11, R-S
21; Q2 SV 13, R-S 25; Q3 SV 19, R-S 31; Q4 SV 24, R-S
43.

On January 12th, the Jags traveled to Webster
City for a competitive contest, coming up short by the
score of 41-44.

Leading statistical leaders for the Jags were
Robert Jepsen with 15 points and 6 rebounds, Hunter
Kruse with 8 points and 4 steals, Chase Swieter with 6
points, Ethan Pliner with 5 points, Ross Halligan with 2
points and 3 steals, and Lincoln Miller with 2 points.

Not scoring but contributing to the efforts was
Joel Lambert. End of Quarter scores for the game: Q1 SV
14, WC 11; Q2 SV 24, WC 22; Q3 SV 27, WC 32; Q4 SV
41, WC 44.

Myles Davis drives through the Roland-Story defense scoring two points for the Jaguars on Jan. 9 in Gowrie.
Photo by Lisa Peterson.

Jaguar JV boys
defeat Roland-Story;
buzzer beater

The JV Boys Basketball team improved their
record to 11-0 with a 35-34 buzzer beater win against
Roland-Story on Monday, Jan. 9 in Gowrie.

Leading the scoring for The JV Jaguars was
Mason Ackerson 6, Jaxon Myers 6, Max Davis 5, Kenny
Blunk 4, Kyle Zeka 4, Zach Graves 4, Nyles Johnson 4,
and Jackson Housken 2.

The Jaguars worked very well as a team and
stepped up the defense in the 4th quarter. said Coach
Gutshall. With five seconds left on the scoreboard the
boys executed our full court press break allowing Nyles
Johnson a lay-up at the buzzer. With everyone on the
edge of their seats, the ball bounced around the rim as the
buzzer sounded and the ball finally traveled through the
hoop allowing the Jagaurs to win by one. We couldnt
have asked for a better ending, commented Coach Gutshall.

Thursday, Jan. 12 Clairion-Goldfield handed the
Jaguars their first loss of season 45-61.

Jackson Housken and Max Davis led the team in
scoring with 7 points each. Kenny Blunk added 6, Jaxon
Myers and Zach Graves had 5 points apiece, while Mason
Ackerson, JJ Graves, and Nyles Johnson contributed 4.
Kyle Zeka helped add 2 points for the Jaguars.

We will get back on track next week with
games against Manson Northwest-Webster and NewellFonda, said Coach Gutshall.

Cooking for one

session set Jan. 26
At Webster County
Extension office. . .

Sometimes cooking for one or two may seem
like a lot of work and trouble. If you feel this way, you
are not alone. One- and two-person households are the
fastest growing segment of the population.

The US has more than 70 million one- and twoperson households which is over 60% of the households
in the US. However, everyone wants to feel good and
stay healthy to continue to live independently and enjoy
life.

Come and hear about how to Cook for One and
tips on staying healthy and active. Join us on Thursday,
January 26, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. at the Webster County Extension & Outreach Office located at the southeast corner
of the Crossroads Mall.

Cost is $10.00. To register, please contact the
Webster County Extension and Outreach Office at 515576-2119 or email lcline@iastate.edu by noon on Jan. 26.
The fees for service will be used to offset direct expenses
and to support the Human Sciences County Extension
Program.

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The Calhoun County SIM committee meets at Stewart Memorial Community Hospital to to help individuals in
Calhoun county with medical challenges. Representatives from Stewart Memorial Community Hospital are: (left to right)
Zacharina Winker, Director of Nursing; Sonya Dunn, Health Coach; Brooke Minnehan and Kathy Collins, Quality Directors; Kari Jones, Chief Nursing Officer; Jenni Macke, OB Manager; Michelle Shaver, Social Workers; and Shelly Hammen,
Homecare Supervisor. Also included is Kristy Vogel, Public Health Care Coordinator at Calhoun County Public Health
(fourth from right).

Stewart Memorial Community

Hospital Implements SIM Initiative

In an era of rising medical costs, the Affordable

Care Act has attempted to reform the healthcare system
in the United States. While promoting readily available,
quality care, it also seeks to reduce healthcare spending
through its State Innovation Models (SIM) initiative.

Stewart Memorial Community Hospital
(SMCH) has made strides toward providing quality
health and wellness for its patients at a local level. Efforts are led by the SIM committee at SMCH. Comprised
of representatives from Calhoun County Public Health
and Social Services, an SMCH social worker, SMCHs
director of nursing, McCrary Rost Clinic nursing staff,
SMCH transition health coaches, Community Pharmacy
s staff, SMCH Quality Director and SMCH Chief Nursy ing Officer, the SIM committee meets twice monthly to
identify patients in need and to follow up on previously
identified patients. Quality Director Kathy Collins says,
d We focus on patients we identify as having needs, such
h as transportation to a health care appointment, ability to
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The SIM initiative is impacting individuals facing challenges in Calhoun county through a variety of resources. In one case, a patient with transportation issues
was assisted by Calhoun County Public Health to enable
them to attend post hospital treatment and appointments.
Other patients werent using medications they couldnt
afford. Transition health coaches worked with the patients pharmacists to get medications with coupons
or changed to a drug that was covered for payment. In
another situation, a childs car seat was deemed unsafe
and a replacement car seat was obtained through Public
Health. Additionally, Community Pharmacy assisted patients in obtaining no cost glucometers and testing supplies.

The SIM committees approach to providing
services to patients in need reflects the goals of the Affordable Care Act. The Affordable Care Act is a complex piece of legislation. With the SIM initiative, we are
putting it to practical use. Providing resources to our patients leads to better health and thats the right way to approach our hospitals mission of providing quality health
care and wellness to our patients and families, says Kari

Jones, Chief Nursing Officer at SMCH.

The Affordable Care Act created the Center for
Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) with the
goal of supporting innovative payment and service delivery models to reduce program expenditures while preserving or enhancing the quality of care. CMMI awarded
Iowa a $43.1 million federal grant over a four year period
to support a statewide health system transformation. Iowa
is one of only 11 states to receive this SIM testing grant.

According to the Iowa Department of Human
Services, Iowa will use the SIM grant to spearhead efforts
to improve population health, improve patient care, and
reduce health care cost trends. It will equip communities
to address population needs by collaborating with payers,
providers and public health entities. These communities
will endeavor to focus on prevention, disease management, and patient value. The overall goal is to improve
whole-community health.

The SIM committee initiative at SMCH derives from our vision of Transforming our communities
by providing coordinated care. This work continues
through our partnerships with all entities, including Public Health, in our communities. When we work through
barriers to wellness, we find that only together can we
provide truly coordinated, exceptional care. The benefits
to our patients when we collaborate are endless, says
Kari Jones.

January 18, 2017

Hello there! Welcome to the Outdoor Corner
of the Gowrie News. My name is Ryan Graden. Professionally Im a Director at Hidden Acres Christian Center
located just southeast of Dayton.

Ive been on staff at the camp for almost 11
years now. My wife and I have four daughters and weve
lived there at Hidden Acres for the last nine years. Weve
thoroughly enjoyed getting to know the community and
the folks in it. I hope to you meet more of you as the opportunities present themselves.

Outside of my profession, Im an avid outdoorsman. My passion is to be outside as much as possible
throughout the year. In order to do so, Ive developed
many hobbies and pastimes that allow me to have a good
excuse to be outside.

My hopes in writing this bi-monthly column
would be to encourage you to do the same! We live in a
beautiful part of Iowa that has a lot to offer you and I in
the outdoors. Trust me, its better than sitting in front of
a TV, laptop, or iPad.

So, as you continue to read this column, I would
encourage you to try something new if it inspires you.
Hopefully, you might find a new hobby!

My earliest memories of the outdoors are of
squirrel hunting with my family. My father, grandfathers,
and uncles all spent quite a few mornings, during the fall,
pursuing these big bushy-tailed tree rats on Iowas public
hunting grounds.

I remember being passed from family member
to family member as we walked through the hardwood
timbers scanning the tree canopy for movement of the
bright red fox squirrels that we were chasing. But those
moments were more than just hunts to me. These men
taught me, corrected me, and shaped me into the man I
am today.

I learned respect for others and respect for the
outdoors. I also learned that this was Gods gift to me
and I should do all that I can to care for it and enjoy it!
So, Ive spent the last 35 years of my life doing just that.
Enjoying all that the outdoors have to offer.

Now, Im a happily married man of 15 years.
My wife and I have four daughters. Rylee is 14, Brenlie
is 11, Taydem is 9, and Paysen is 6. I am glad to say that
they all enjoy the outdoors as much as I do.

My wife and daughters love outings on horseback through the spring, summer, and fall. They also are
willing to follow me into the woods to hunt, fish, and
trap. Other past times are camping, kayaking, and canoeing here in Central Iowa. All in all, we are wired to
be outside as much as we can and you will find that out
through this column.

So in the months to come and as the seasons
change, it will be my goal to let you know whats going
on in the outdoors. I want to introduce you to things you
might not know too much about. Id like to teach you
some things that might become new interests to you.

I want to challenge you to actually take part in
something new that youve never done before. Maybe,
no matter what your age, youll fall in love with Iowa all
over again.
Until next time!

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Chamber News

Your Iowa Legislature is back in session! Its
the first time in roughly 20 years that the GOP has control
of both chambers and the governors office. Im excited
for the opportunity and eager to work hard to pass conservative legislation.

Week One of our legislative session has been
filled with many formalities and speeches. Governor
Branstad delivered his Condition of the State speech focusing on Smaller and Smarter Government and laying
out his agenda for the legislative session. His agenda and
proposals provide a great starting point for the Senate and
House of Representatives to begin our work.

Committee meetings this week were brief with
time spent on organization and introductions of new committee members.
Top Republican Priorities

Senate Republicans prioritized a number of bills
to begin this session. They are bills consistent with our
push for fiscal responsibility and smaller government.

One of these bills is a constitutional amendment
regarding the 99 percent expenditure limitation. Adding
a 99 percent expenditure limitation as part of the Constitution will provide confidence to Iowa families and job
creators that the state will live within its means.

This constitutional amendment will prevent the
Legislature from using budget gimmicks to get around
the expenditure limitation law. With adoption of this
amendment, future senators will commit to uphold sound
budgeting principles when they swear an oath to defend
the Constitution.

The second is a constitutional amendment to
protect Iowans Second Amendment rights. A constitutional amendment enshrining the right of Iowans to keep
and bear arms will protect Iowans against the increasingly active courts who seek to eliminate Second Amendment rights by judicial command.

The third is a jobs impact statement for new
administrative rules. Currently, through executive order, the Governor requires jobs impact statements on
proposed administrative rules. This bill would make that
practice law. Families and job creators can then be confident a diligent review has been performed of the possible impact to jobs from regulations. Regulations can
have a serious impact on the job climate in our state. A
rigorous evaluation will help protect Iowa from needless
regulations.

The fourth will eliminate taxpayer funding for
abortion providers. Currently, family planning funding
is only available in a limited number of clinics in Iowa.
This bill will substantially increase the number of facilities available to women.

Many women in rural Iowa must travel very far
to receive womens health services. This bill would improve their access to care and offer many Iowans the confidence their tax dollars are not being spent in a way that
violates their conscience, while providing more healthcare choices for more women.

The fifth is a tort reform bill. Too often job creators must spend more time and money fending off frivolous lawsuits than they do creating new career opportunities. This common-sense proposal would force the loser
of frivolous lawsuits to pay the legal fees which result
from those lawsuits. People bringing nuisance lawsuits
will be much less likely to bring them if they know they
risk bearing the cost of those lawsuits.
Coalition of Pro-Life Leaders Agreement

Kimberly Laube, Lutheran Family Service,
oversees Senator Kraayenbrinks signature to the ProLife Leaders Agreement. This coalition is committed to
representing the pro-life cause and educating Iowans on
the critical life issues facing our society. The coalition
believes the pro-life community needs to play an active
role in government like never before.
Membership in the coalition includes: Iowa Right to Life;
Iowa PAC for Life; Personhood Iowa; FAMILY LEADER; Life Right Action; Lutheran Family Service; Iowans
for Life; Restored by Grace; and the Thomas More Society.Iowa Juvenile Court Services

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CHURCH

Worship Schedule

HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN, FARNHAMVILLE

8:30 a.m. Sunday School; 9:30 a.m. Worship
FIRST UNITED CHURCH, FARNHAMVILLE
10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship, 9:45 a.m. Fellowhip Coffee
OUR SAVIOUR'S LUTHERAN, CALLENDER
9:15 a.m. Sunday Worhip
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, GOWRIE
9:00 a.m. Sunday School; 10:15 a.m. Worship
ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH, GOWRIE
9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship
FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH, HARCOURT
10:30 a.m. Worship; 9:30 a.m. Fellowhip
EVANGELICAL COVENANT CHURCH, HARCOURT
8:30 a.m. Worship; 9:40 a.m. Sunday School
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, HARCOURT
9:00 a.m. Worship
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, SOMERS
9:00 a.m. Worship
FULTON LUTHERAN CHURCH, ROELYN
9:00 a.m. Worship

1944 Gowrie girls bastketball team State runner-up...

Runners-up to Wiota for the Iowa State Girls' Basketball championship in 1944 were these Gowrie girls - the
only team in the school's history to reach the state finals. They are starting at top left around to right are Joan Blomgren
Michaelson, Gertrude Lundblad, Genevieve Johnson Forest, Rose McCullough Swallenbach, Phyllis Patton Wooters,
Virginia Anderson Curry, Marie Johnson Bettman, Betty Christhur C. Anderson, and school superintendent and coach.

1944 Gowrie Girls basketball team named conference

and district champ; Sectional runner-up
The girls basketball team State Runner-ups of
1944, consisted of Maxine Pohl, Betty Christianson,
Marie Johnson, Virginia Anderson, Phyllis Patton, Rose
McCullough, Genevieve Johnson, Gertrude Lundblad,
and Joan Blomgren, won the county sectional and District
tournaments. In the only time in the school's history these
girls went to the state finals and were runner-ups in the
state championship. Joan Blomgren was an all-state
guard and Maxine Pohl was a third team forward.
The girls were county champions in 1952. In 1953
they were runner-ups in the county. They were sectional
runner-ups in 1949, 1950, 1952 and 1957. They had
great support from the older fans as well as their own

classmates. A petition was sent around to prove this fact.

In one day 202 signatures had been signed. Cedar Valley
was a great opposition but they won the game.
Softball was another girls sport. Although they had
good players, they did not get very far.
Boys basketball was not quite as fruitful as the girls.
They were county and sectional, and district winners
in 1945. In 1946 they were the sectional runner ups. In
1947 they were third in the county and took the title of
Conference Champs in 1951.
The boys baseball team was Fall sectional champions
in 1949, 1951, and 1953. In 1946 they were third in the
county. In 1947 they were fourth in the county.

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Juvenile Court Services - Protecting Communities and Investing in Youth.

Representing the Iowa Juvenile Court Services
are Sam Thompson and Christine Timmerman, Juvenile
Court Officers.
Iowa Reading Research Center

The Iowa Reading Research Center is focused
on laying the foundation for literacy improvement in
Iowa.

Representing the Research Center at the Capitol
this week are David Tilly, Iowa Department of Education; Deborah Reed, Director of the Iowa Reading Research Center; and Stacey Cole, Curriculum Director,
Fort Dodge Community Schools.

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Week One - January 12, 2017

Welcome back to Minute with Mike. I know we
have picked up a lot of new folks wishing to subscribe to
my newsletter so let me start out by explaining the purpose behind my letter. My goal, simply, is to help you
understand what is going on at our State Capitol.

I try to use common everyday language that we
all use to help make this process more understandable. I
will bring you up-to-date on what has happened through
the week with each new newsletter and what may be happening in the week to follow.

I quite often throw in my personal feeling about
what is going on as well. As my wife will tell you, Im
not a person that will hide his feeling about a subject. If I
am frustrated about issues or how things are going at the
Capitol you are going to know it.

I want to take the time now to thank all of the
Citizens of House District 10 for re-electing me and allowing me the privilege of continuing to represent them
in this humbling place. House District 10 includes all of
Calhoun, Pocahontas, and Humboldt Counties as long as
the Western side of Webster.

I also want to give a heart filled thank you to all
of you that donated to my campaign. Words cannot express how grateful I am for your generosity. A big part of
the election process is helping Republicans in other districts win their elections, which means sometimes your
campaign has to help them with funding.

I think a big part of being able to be an Assistant Majority Leader this session is because I was able to
help others with their elections and that is because of your
generous donations.

The major goal of this letter is to give you a
quick up-date that can be read in a few minutes. If you
need more in-depth information on a subject or a bill
please just email my clerk, Mackenzie, at mike.sexton@
legis.iowa.gov and she can find the information you are
looking for and get it sent back to you.

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January 18, 2017

THE GOWRIE NEWS

CITY OF
FARNHAMVILLE
Farnhamville City Council
Regular Meeting Minutes
January 9th, 2017

The Farnhamville City Council met on Monday January 9th 6:30 p.m.
at the City Hall Council Chambers, called to order by roll call by Mayor
Frank Morgan, with council members Alex Farley, Troy Jepsen and Rita
Kail. Others present were Alan Jorgensen, Roger Kopecky, and Bruce
McCormack. Absent: Barb Gregg, Jeff Kicklighter.

Motion by Kail, seconded by Farley to approve the January agenda
and the meeting minutes from December 13th meeting. Motion carried.

Following discussion motion by Kail seconded by Jepsen to approve
the payment of the bills presented at the meeting and also pay the Calhoun
County Electric Coop bill when it is received. Motion carried.

Motion by Kail, seconded by Farley to approve the monthly finance
report as presented. Motion carried.

Verbal Police Report was given by McCormack.

Kristen Fields the City of Farnhamville Librarian submitted to the
council several reports that will be given each month. Motion by Farley,
seconded by Kail to accept the appointment of Rob Abbas to serve on the
Library Board. Motion carried.

Motion by Farley, seconded by Jepsen to accept the contract from
SGS, LLC dba Carroll Refuse Service as is written with a fee of $2900.00
to be paid each month. Motion carried.

Discussion to submit a grant for the GO-Green Grant for the Basketball
Court and Ball Diamond, Kail will work on the grant with information being
obtained from other council/city members.

Motion by Farley to pay $500.00 to Jorgensen for deductible per the
minutes of February 8, 2010, seconded by Jepsen. Motion carried. All
future deductibles will be paid by the Employee.

Motion by Farley, seconded by Jepsen to add to Resolution N-2016
all deductible will be paid by the Employee, not the City of Farnhamville.
Motion carried.

Motion by Kail, seconded by Farley to purchase a new computer and
printer from Design Electronics with an estimated cost of $1588.00 for the
City Clerks office. Motion carried.

Budget papers were distributed to be reviewed before the next
council meeting.

Next council meeting will be Monday February 13th, 2017 at 6:30 pm.

Motion by Jepsen, seconded by Kail to adjourn the meeting. Motion
carried.
Emily Bendickson
City Clerk

Frank Morgan
Mayor

CLAIMS REPORT
VENDOR
REFERENCE AMOUNT
ACCO
LIQUID CHLORINATING
318.10
AGSOURCE COOP SERVICES SEWER TESTING
337.00
BLACK HILLS ENERGY
GAS - PUMP HOUSE
36.84
BLACK HILLS ENERGY
NATURAL GAS
430.54
BOOK LOOK
BOOKS
137.91
BROWN SUPPLY CO
PARTS
388.50
CALHOUN CO.ELECTRIC COOP, OUTAGE @ELEVATOR/BURNSITE 359.85
DATA TECHNOLOGIES INC
INSTALL IDRIVE
50.00
DAYTON REVIEW GOWRIE NEWS, LEGAL PUBLISHING
189.42
ECOLAB PEST ELIMINATION PEST CONTROL
105.45
EFTPS
FED/FICA TAXES
3,957.48
EMILY BENDICKSON
BCBS SUPPLEMENT
233.20
HUMANA INSURANCE CO
DRUG PLAN
17.00
IA WORKFORC
14.64
IPERS
IPERS- REGULAR
1,909.33
IPERS
IPERS CORRECTION
1.64
JETCO INC
TREATMENT PLANT
967.00
MID-AMERICAN RESEARCH
ENZYM - SEWER
67.17
POSTMASTER POSTAGE
47.00
ROGER KOPECKY
WATER SYSTEM PARTS
32.39
SHARLENE VOTE
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES
22.50
STAR ENERGY
FUEL
226.30
TREASURY, STATE OF IOWA STATE TAXES
1,533.00
USDA
LOAN - WATER
245.00
USDA
LOAN - WATER
6,987.00
VISA
LIBRARY
682.58
WCCTA PHONE 392.78
WELLMARK BC/BS
HEALTH INS CITY
1,534.77
TOTAL ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
21,187.55
PAYROLL CHECKS
13,117.73
**** PAID TOTAL *****
34,305.28
**** SCHED TOTAL *****
36.84
***** REPORT TOTAL *****
34,342.12
FUND
GENERAL
$11,164.97
LIBRARY
841.59
ROAD USE TAX
1,827.69
WATER 12,127.67
SEWER
3,357.51
ELECTRIC
5,022.69
DECEMBER REVENUE
GENERAL
9,252.93
ROAD USE TAX
2,883.92
LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX
2,931.52
WATER
8,511.58
SEWER
5,334.63
ELECTRIC
53,064.35

GOWRIE
MUNICIPAL UTILITIES
PUBLIC NOTICE OF STORM WATER DISCHARGE

Regular meeting was held January 11, 2017, 7:00 PM at the utilities
building with the following board members present: Tvrdik, Carpenter,
Lane and Boerner.

Motion by Boerner to approve minutes, second Lane. Carried-all
ayes.

Bills allowed on motion by Lane, subject to audit, second Carpenter.
Carried-all ayes.

Consensus to approve the agenda.
SIMECA
POWER PURCHASED
37,599.12
ANGSTROM, CHUCK, CELL PHONE REIMBURSEMENT
80.00
PAYROLL TAXES
STATE TAXES
845.00
ARAMARK, BLDG & MAINT SUPP/UNIFORM EXP
196.20
BLACK HILLS ENERGY UTILITY SERVICE
733.70
JIM BLAIR SANITATION RECYCLING-373 CUSTOMERS
1,678.50
TCB SANITATION
GARBAGE-373 CUSTOMERS
5,781.50
CENTRAL IOWA DISTRIBUTING, BLDG & MAINT SUPPLIES
138.54
CITY OF GOWRIE
ELEC WATER SEWER GARBAGE4,150.44
GMU
UTILITY SERVICE
5,481.78
GOWRIE NEWS
CHRISTMAS AD/DEC MINUTES
177.66
HAWKINS INC
CONTAINER DEMURRAGE
5.00
ACHFILE-HEARTLAND BANK, ACHFILE
32.10
SINKING FUNDS-HEARTLAND, SINKING FUNDS
10,505.00
IAMU ENERGIZERS
144.74
IOWA UTILITIES BOARD EST REMAINDER ASSESSMENT
615.00
KRIZ-DAVIS COMPANY ELEC DIST SUPPLIES/TOOLS
1,202.03
MANGOLD ENVIRON TESTING, WATER SAMPLES
66.00
MENARDS
BLDG/MAINT SUPPLIES & MATERIAL 20.64
SALES TAX
SALES TAX
3,295.00
WCCTA TELEPHONE
293.15
SIMECA
POWER PURCHASED
44,578.71
EFTPS
FED/FICA TAX
4,591.51
PRINCIPAL LIFE
LIFE INSURANCE/JAN 2017
77.41
POSTMASTER POSTAGE
470.00
IPERS IPERS
2,724.64
CRESCENT ELECTRIC SUPPLY, DIST SUPPLIES & MATERIALS 51.79
ENGQUIST LUMBER COMPANY, REPAIRS/TREATED LUMBER 35.94
BROWN SUPPLY COMPANY, SNOW SHOVEL
42.00
GOWRIE DEVELOPMENT COMM,

XMAS LIGHT CONTEST & REBATES 430.00
STAR ENERGY
DIESEL FUEL
36.49
USE TAX
USE TAX
445.00
LARSEN ELECTRIC MOTOR, SEWER PLANT EQUIPMENT REPAIR 189.60
ROPER REPAIR
SERVICE CALL/HEATER @ WTR PLNT 28.00
TAYLOR CLEANING
OFFICE CLEANING
90.00
ADKINS, GORDON, REIMBURSEMENT FOR HALF OF MJTS 215.00
BUSINESS CARD, ADVERTISING/SHARED DOLLAR PENS
261.78
GOWRIE FIRE DEPARTMENT, DONATION
250.00

AHLERS & COONEY PC, PROF SERV FOR SEWER REF SRF 1,298.59
WEBSTER CITY, UNDGRD WIRE FOR HEARTLAND BANK
390.00
BANKCARD MERCHANTS CHOICE

MONTHLY FEE/ANNUAL PASS THRU MC
143.69
EPROCESSING NETWORK, MONTHLY GATEWAY FEE
41.80
CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES, COPIER LEASE CONTRACT
73.50
SJE-RHOMBUS
PROGRAMMING WORK/WELLS
800.00
GOWRIE YOUTH CENTER, DONATION
202.00
GOWRIE PUBLIC LIBRARY, DONATION
250.00
DEPOSIT REFUNDS
REFUND DATE 12/30/2016
36.84
DEPOSIT REFUNDS
REFUND DATE 01/11/2017
460.00
PAYROLL CHECKS
TOTAL PAYROLL CHECKS
13,199.11

Total revenues for month $107,227.00. Total expenses for month
$121,987.49.

Chuck handed out a Preliminary RFP for the Electric Distribution
System.

Health insurance was discussed. Lane moved a one-time wage
adjustment for Chuck Angstrom for $6500, second Carpenter. Carried-all
ayes.

Lane moved to approve the CompleteBlue 3000 PPO Silver from
Wellmark BCBS for the insurance policy beginning 1/1/17, second
Boerner. Carried-all ayes.

The City of Lehigh has a new clerk, Sonya Bailey, who was requesting
some help with the utility billing. Consensus of board to allow Patrice to
help with some training.

Chuck informed the Board that the Gowrie Development Commission
is trying to put together some incentives to draw new residents to build
in Gowrie. Gowrie Municipal Utility covers the cost of getting overhead
electricity, including the mast and meter socket to new customers. Chuck
will figure what the approximate cost is so the GDC can include it in their
incentive packet.

Motion by Carpenter to adjourn, second Lane. Meeting adjourned
7:40 PM.

Next regular meeting to be held February 13, 2017, 6:15 PM at the
utilities building.
__________________________
____________________________
Patrice Klingson
Debra Tvrdik
Sec of Board
Chair of Board
Salaries for 2016
Charles A. Angstrom
Patrice A. Klingson
Michael J. Horrocks
Gordon D. Adkins
Adam C. Smith
Benjamin W. Henrich
Cameron A Youll
Debra Tvrdik
Bradley Lane
Jeff Boerner
Kevin Sturm
Lynn Rittgers
Dennis K Carpenter

74974.86
37676.45
44928.30
50262.69
2069.60
21629.88
19194.75
200.00
200.00
200.00
150.00
200.00
200.00

Minute with Mike...

continued from page 9...
From My Desk

The first week of session is pretty much filled
with pomp and circumstance. Monday, we were all sworn
in. It is a tradition to hold your left hand over the Bible
and raise your right hand while being sworn in, I was fortunate enough to be able to have my wife hold the Bible
for me as I took the oath.

She works so hard to help me get elected and execute the duties of an elected officials spouse. It is truly
an emotional time to have her stand next to me as my
partner while I take the oath of office.

Tuesday Governor Branstad gave the State of
the State Address. All of the Senators join us in the House
and sit with the Representative from their district. The
House Chamber is bigger and has more chairs than the
Senate which is why all joint conventions with the House
and Senate are held in the House.

On Wednesday the State of the Judiciary Address was delivered by Chief Justice Cady. Tuesday after
the Governors speech Chief Justice Cady stopped by my
desk to chat, he lives in Fort Dodge which means we have
acquaintancesin common, it was fun catching up about
people we both know from back home.

All of the Committees met this week for brief
meetings. The agendas were very simple; we adopted
rules for the committee, introduced ourselves to everyone, and spoke about what we hoped we would accomplish this year.

My committee assignments this year include
Appropriations, Agriculture, Natural Resources, State
Government, and lastly I am Chair of Administration and
Rules which is responsible for adopting the rules of the
House and making sure they are enforced.
De-appropriation Bill

The first thing I believe we need to accomplish
this session is a de-appropriation bill. Budget chairs started working on this issue many weeks before we started
this session.

We need to cut 177 million dollars out of this
years budget, meaning the money that has already been
appropriated to agencies and programs must be taken
back.

This happens because we have the Revenue Estimating Conference telling us how much we can spend,
but it is only an educated guess on their part. With the
bad agriculture economy the number they gave to us was
a little high and now we are forced to ask for some of the
money back.
Coupling with Section 179

As many of you know, I worked very hard to
get coupling with section 179 passed last year. Unfortunately, with the de-appropriation bill and a very tight
budget I do not look for us to be able couple this session.

However, there is a light at the end of this tunnel, the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee,
which is the committee that makes the initial decision on
coupling, has stated that this year there will be a bill to
make coupling with section 179 permanent starting next
year.
State Aid for Schools

FY(fiscal year) 2018 Supplemental State Aid
for schools - the Governor is proposing to increase Supplemental State Aid by $78.8 million for the 2017-2018
school year. This increase of $84.8 million will raise

State Foundation School Aid funding to $3.2549 billion.

This is 2% increase from the last year budget. I believe
House Republicans will try and follow the Governors
recommendation as closely as possible, however until
de-appropriation is finished the budget for next year will
not be started.
Water Quality

I am afraid with the current budget situation I
do not look for many changes in water quality programs.
Currently, the state is spending approximately 600,000
per year. I am currently part of a group that is looking at
ways to change water quality programs while trying not
to increase our spending.
Pass It On

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We have created a Facebook page that I will
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Capitol and the House floor. This page will also be used
to make comments as bills are being debated on the floor.

Please go to https://www.facebook.com/citizensforsexton or search for State Representative Mike
Sexton on Facebook and like it so you can stay informed
about legislation we are working on.

Iowa Financial Know-How

Challenge: Senior Scholarship

Program to Award $2,000 Scholarships to 30 Iowa
High School Seniors; Educate on College Financing

As high school seniors are preparing to venture on
to college in the fall, now is the time to be applying
for scholarships offered to help offset the high cost of
college. Iowa Student Loan has a great opportunity for
scholarships being offered as well as the opportunity to
gain some financial know-how to help keep the cost of
college down.
Thirty Iowa high school seniors will each be
awarded $2,000 for college through the third Iowa
Financial Know-How Challenge: Senior Scholarship,
sponsored by Iowa Student Loan.
To enter the scholarship, interested students
should register and review scholarship rules at www.
IowaStudentLoan.org/SeniorScholarship between now
and Feb. 17. After registering, students will be emailed
instructions on how to complete the required steps,
which include two online tutorials and a multiplechoice assessment, to qualify for the scholarship.

Iowa Student Loan developed the online tutorials
to educate students on ways to reduce their need to
borrow for college and how to maximize their return
on college investment, or ROCI. The assessment will
measure students understanding of those concepts.

Completing the registration and all three elements
should take around an hour, according to scholarship
organizers at Iowa Student Loan. Students can complete
the elements one at a time or back-to-back anytime
between Nov. 1 and Feb. 17, using the instructions they
receive via email.
The 30 students with the highest scores on the
assessment will each be awarded a $2,000 college
scholarship. The money will be sent directly to the
winners colleges and universities to be applied to their
fall bills. If top-scoring students tie, those students
may need to write and be judged on a brief essay to
determine final winners.
In addition to the student scholarships, a
corresponding $500 will be awarded to each recipients
high school.
During the scholarship qualifying period,
registered students will receive emails with tips for
college enrollment and financing. An option allows
registrants to provide parents emails so their families
can also benefit from this valuable information.

This process was very eye-opening, said Rebecca
Fuhrmeister, a 2016 graduate of Pleasant Valley High
School and a recipient of the Senior Scholarship. I
have several friends who cant pursue what they want
to because they are just swimming in student debt, and
I never knew how much was too much to borrow.
Since the 20132014 school year, nearly 9,000
Iowa high school students registered for the Iowa
Financial Know-How Challenge: Senior Scholarship,
with 70 recipients from 53 high schools across Iowa.

Not only will this award help me pay for college
as I embark on my journey , but it has also taught me
so many financial lessons that I will be able to use in my
future, said Jenny Ha, a 2016 graduate of Linn-Mar
High School and a recipient of the Senior Scholarship.
For more information about the Iowa Financial
Know-How Challenge: Senior Scholarship, visit www.
IowaStudentLoan.org/SeniorScholarship or email
scholarship@studentloan.org.

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THE GOWRIE NEWS

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People of all ages came out to enjoy fun on
the Marlin Benson Fun Run Saturday, Feb. 6. Photo by
Webster County Ice Breakers.

Heartland Bank gives back to local

families...

Berna Tucker, Marketing Director and Kevin
Black, President/CEO of Heartland Bank presented a check
in the amount of $1,542.00, funds which were raised by bank
employees to give back to their communities this December.

Tempel, new ambulance director...

Mike Tempel takes over as the new Southwest
Webster Ambulance director. Full story on page 6.

Sunday, Jan. 17 an early morning house fire claimed the lives of four in Boxholm.

Jill Viles of Gowrie
sits with Priscilla Lopes
Schliep, Canadas rising
star in the field of hurdling.

2016 F450. . .

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January 18, 2017

Southeast Valley JH
Girls finish outstanding
basketball season
Eighth grade finish 10-1. . .

The Southeast Valley JH Girls basketball teams
played MNW at Barnum Monday night. The 7th grade
came away with a solid 35-24 victory with Haylee Welter
leading the way with 13 points and Laney Clancey right
behind with 9.

The Jags received another strong effort in the
post from Kyleigh Erritt and solid wing play from Jayden
Gardapee. The Jags also received quality minutes of the
bench from Addie Lawman, Carly Davis and Teighan
Osborne. The 7th grade is now 6-4 on the season.
Southeast Valley seventh grade
dropped South Central Calhoun

The Southeast Valley JH girls A teams played
at Rockwell City vs SCC Thursday night. The 7th grade
could never quite get going and dropped a 23-30 decision
to the Titans.

Laney Clancy led the way with 9 pts with Haylee Welter right behind with 7. The Jags recieved outstanding hustle from Jayden Gardapee and a solid effort
from Ryann Shipley. The 7th grade A team finishes with
a record of 6-5.
Southeast Valley eighth grade
Manson Northwest Webster

It took 3 quarters for the 8th grade to find their
game however once they did they outscored MNW 16-0
in the 4th quarter and came away with a 40-17 victory
behind outstanding point guard play from Emily Jaeschke
leading the way with 14 points and Emily Hemmestad
next in line with 8 and Chloe Hicks right behind with 6.
The Jags received outstanding post play from the trio of
Kiersten Fisher, Morgan Farnham and Brielle Haub.
Finished season 10-1
Defeat South Central Calhoun

The 8th grade came away with a very big statement win by a score of 47-28 behind harassing defense
and balance scoring.

Emily Jaeschke and Chloe Hicks led the way
with 10 points each followed by the duo of Morgan Farnham and Kiersten Fisher with 7 each. The Jags received
outstanding guard play from the trio of Sydney Carlson,
Emily Hemmestad and Allison Bethel.

The Jags also recieved solid play from the duo
of Addie Corell and Brielle Haub. The 8th grade A team
finishes with a record of 10-1.

THE GOWRIE NEWS

Stewart Memorial Community Hospital

Auxiliary Learns About Radon Awareness

In observance of Radon Awareness month in
January, Shelly Schossow, Environmental Health at
Calhoun County Public Health, presented a program on
Radon Awareness at the January 3rd Stewart Memorial
Community Hospital Auxiliary meeting.

She defined radon as radioactive gas originating
from the decay of natural uranium that exists in most soils
and enters homes through cracks, around pipes, through
sump pumps and drain tiles, and between the floor and
wall joints in basements. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has set a recommended radon level of 4
picocuries per liter (pCi/L). Homes that test over 4pCi/L
are recommended for mitigation. Iowa has the highest

Jaguar Girls Basketball

team has rough game
against Roland-Story

After a tough loss at Manson, Southeast Valley
bounced back with a win at home against West BendMallard on December 20.

The Jaguars had previously beaten the Wolverines by 3. This time the Jags had a more dominating performance and won 43-24.

Emma Graves and Morgan Castenson led the
way with 10 points each. Sammy Alphs was close behind with 9 points. Carson Shipley added 6 points for the
Jaguars. Cassidy Lambert had a bucket in each half for
4 points. Kasey Lundberg chipped in 3 points and Mady
Jaeschke made a free throw for 1 point. Graves pulled
down 8 rebounds to lead in rebounding. Alphs added 6
rebounds for Southeast Valley. Jaeschke grabbed 5 rebounds on the night. Castenson dished out 3 assists to
lead the Jags while Jaeschke grabbed 4 steals.
East Sac County

On January 3, the Southeast Valley took on East
Sac County. East Sac County won the contest 47-22.
The Jaguars had a hard time finding points for the night.

Emma Graves once again led the Jags with 7
points. Morgan Castenson had 4 points and Karissa Hiesterman had 3 points. Mady Jaeschke, Sammy Alphs,
Shelby Cummins, and Cassidy Lambert each added 2
points. Castenson led the Jags in rebounds with 6 rebounds. Jaeschke and Graves each pulled down 5 rebounds. Graves also grabbed 4 steals while Jaeschke
blocked 2 shots.
Roland-Story

The Jaguars lost another rough game to RolandStory in Gowrie on January 9. The final score was 38-56.
SV pulled close a couple times, but could never get over
that hump.

Mady Jaeschke had some great shots and came
away with 11 points. Emma Graves and Carson Shipley
each added 6 points. Morgan Castenson and Kasey Lundberg both had 5 points for the Jags. Cassidy Lambert
hit her first 3-pointer for 3 points. Sammy Alphs had a
basket to add 2 points.

The Jaguar drives past the Raider defense
attempting to score. Photo by Tara Erritt.

Colten Bills, Dayton,

found guilty Monday
in District Court
Homicide by vehicle. . .

Colten Bills, Dayton, was found guilty of two
counts of vehicular homicide Monday afternoon in
Webster County District Court.

Bills, 21, was found guilty of the charge in connection with the deaths of David Castenson, 56, Harcourt,
and his mother Velma Castenson, 85, Dayton, who were
killed in a collision with a vehicle driven by Bills in 2015.

The crash occurred at Samson Avenue and
Highway 175 south of Dayton and between Dayton and
Stratford.

Sentencing will be held several weeks from
now.

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Shelby Cummins steps in front of the Roland-Story defense as she attempts to block the shot. Photo by Lisa
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percentage of homes above that level in the U.S.

Shelly explained the danger of radon to her audience. While it is colorless, odorless and tasteless, radon
is the leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers and
the second leading cause of lung cancer overall. As radon decays, it releases radioactive particles that damage
the lining of the lungs. According to the National Cancer
Institute, it is estimated 15,000 to 22,000 Americans die
from radon-related lung cancer each year.

Testing is the only way to know if a home has
elevated radon levels. Radon test kits are available at
Calhoun County Public Health. The $6 short term kit
should be placed in the lowest utilized level of the home,
typically a finished basement, avoiding high humidity
areas, for three to seven days. Then it should be mailed
in for testing. A long term kit is available and tests the
homes radon levels for one year and accurately measures
radon levels during seasonal fluctuations.

If high levels of radon are detected, mitigation
systems are recommended. The purpose of mitigation
systems is to reduce radon concentrations by ventilating
the area. Sometimes, less expensive techniques, like sealing sump pump openings are used. A typical mitigation
sytem involves installing a three to four inch PVC pipe
extending from the basement floor through the roof with
a fan to supply suction, thus disbursing dangerous radon
gas outside of the home.

For more information about radon testing or to
purchase a testing kit, contact Calhoun County Public
Health at 712-297-8323.

Shelly Schossow presented Radon Awareness to
SMCH Auxiliary meeting attendees on January 3rd. She explained the dangers of radon and how homeowners can test
for the radioactive gas.