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Nov. 11, 2015 GOWRIE, WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA VOL. 125 NO. 45

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Vote retires, 47 Yearson the Farnhamville

Fire DepartmentBill Vote served on the Farnhamville Fire Department

for 47 years. Bill would like recognize the Farnhamville FireDept. for having a retirement party in the Farnhamvillepark. "Great bunch of guys" commented Bill Vote.

Mary Ann Young, Gowrie, is a full-time cleri-cal staff member for both the Gowrie News and DaytonReview. Most of her time will be spent in Gowrie. The newspapers are in a transitional process aswe have moved from two part-time clerical people to onefull-time person. Customer service and assistance will bethe major point of emphasis. Mary Ann will start her day at 8 a.m. and workthrough 4 p.m. She will be in Gowrie a full day on Mon-day, Wednesday, and Friday and part time on Thursday. Ms. Young started preparation in late July at theGowrie office and took a pre-planned family vacation inearly August. She worked part-time from mid-August toabout the third week of September. She was promoted tofull-time status the fourth week of September.Her background

Mary Ann and her two children reside with hersister and brother-in-law Kathy and Ralph Clark at theirhome adjacent to the Gowrie Municipal Golf Course. All six moved from Pennsylvania more than ayear ago. Ralph is a Process Control Engineer at GeorgiaPacific in Fort Dodge and Kathy is a stay at home momwho home-schools her son Dallas, 12, who also attendsAlpha Omega Academy on-line. Mary Ann was a Commercial Loan Processorfor Northwest Savings Bank in Pennsylvania for manyyears. In her spare time she enjoys reading, crocheting,and spending time with family. Her daughter Shannon, 23, is a senior with Beth-el University and is completing her Bachelors Degree incriminal justice. Amber, 19, will begin college and hopes

to eventually become a Forensic Sketch Artist. We all like the Gowrie area and couldnt imag-ine living elsewhere, said Mary Ann with conviction.We are all originally from Clearfield County Pennsylva-nia.Good customer serviceis a primary goal. . .

Mary Ann Young is mostly working at the

Mary Ann Young full-time clericalstaff member for Gowrie NewsGood customer service is major goal. . .

Legion Auxiliary donates $1000

to Gowrie Fire Department

Berna Tucker, President of Legion Auxiliary, pres-ents a $1000.00 check to Greg Benson, Gowrie Fire chief.

The Community Pantry,Gowrie, distributionNov. 19 and Nov. 21

volunteers support,community contributions...

The Community Pantry The Pantry envisionsa community in which every individual has access tosufficient food and other items necessary for daily liv-ing.

The Pantry will respond to changing needs ofthe community as necessary to achieve this vision. Theyare committed to providing all services in a confidential,respectful, non judgmental, and welcoming manner.

Services are available to anyone in the South-east Valley/Prairie Valley School district who could usea little help with their grocery bill. If you would like to re-ceive services, please contact the Gowrie Public Libraryat 515-352-3315 or simply come to The Pantry locatedin the Gowrie Civic/ Community Center. A volunteer will

Mary Ann Young continued on page 11...

Mary Ann Young

Community Pantry continued on page 8...

Donald Trump visitsPOET near GowrieThursday, Nov. 12 Donald Trump, who has led the GOP presiden-tial polls in the nation for most of the past 3-4 months,will be visiting the POET Biorefining near Gowrie onThursday, Nov. 12 from 4:30 5:30 pm. Mr. Trump will meet with the POET leadershipteam and the co-chairs of American Renewable Fuels inGowrie; and then he will attend a rally at Iowa CentralCommunity College in Fort Dodge. Donald Trump appeared as the guest host of Sat-urday Night Live this past weekend. He has been themost quoted politician this fall season.


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Wednesday, Nov. 11

Farnhamville Fire Dept., 7:30 p.m. at the fire station. Gowrie Parks Board, 6:45 p.m. at the civic center.Thursday, Nov. 12

Gowrie Jaycees, 7:30 p.m. at Marvs.Friday, Nov. 13

GDC, 12:00 p.m. at the WCCTA conference roomMonday, Nov. 16

Gowrie City Council, 6:45 p.m. at the community center. Callender Lions, 7:00 p.m. at the community center.

Harcourt TOPS, 8:00 a.m. at Faith LutheranChurch Harcourt.

Tuesday, Nov. 17

Gowrie Library Board, 7:00 p.m. Gowrie Pool Board, 7:00 p.m. at the library.Wednesday, Nov. 18

Prairie Valley School Board, 6:00 p.m.

To have the date and time of your organizations

meeting listed here, call the Gowrie News at

352-3325 or email us at [email protected]

I would like to thank the Gowrie Ambu-lance crew for the meals you provided during my recoveryfrom hip surgery. Special thanks to Mary Egger for a mealand support. Thanks to Gowrie Chiropractic Staff, JenniferThurston, Denise Sebring, Terri Towne, and Marsha Ander-son for all of their help , too. Thanks for all the prayers fromZion Lutheran Church and Pastor Davis. Thanks to the com-munity for the cards, prayers, words of concernand encouragement before and after surgery. Iam very grateful to all of you.

~ Julie Petersen

Card of Thanks!

The Gowrie Swimming Pool was sched-uled to have a leak detection test on Thursday, October22. If leaks are discovered, and if the cement needs tobe replaced, the cost of repairs is estimated at around$100,000. ACCO, a pool company out of Des Moinesand not connected with the builder of the pool, has been

commissioned to complete this work. Gundman Hicks, the builders of the GowrieSwimming Pool, have presented a request for paymentfrom the city in the amount of $342.00 However, thecity of Gowrie does not wish to pay this because the re-quest for soil testing was initiated by Gundman Hicks,and should therefore be their responsibility.

Gundman Hicks asserts that this assessment pro-

vided a measurement of soil compaction, something criti-cal in the prevention of cracks in the pool base. Gowriecity council members report they have never received thisreport. Additionally, it was noted by Chuck Angstrom,that the pool basin had cracks around the drain and Gund-man Hicks did not properly caulk these cracks.Electric rate hike In other news from Gowrie Municipal Utilities,the base rate for electricity will increase by one half of acent this year. The fuel charge will remain unchanged. It was approved that the Gowrie Library Boardwill reduce its number of board members from seven tofive.Zoning committee Three new members have joined the Planningand Zoning Committee. Committee member, Carrie Dal-

Gowrie swimming pool problems;zoning matters reviewed by councilCity Council meeting. . .

Security Savings Bankhosting Angel Treesfor Christmas

ov. 12 through Dec. 11. . .

Its that time of year again, the Angel Trees arebeing displayed at all the Security Savings Bank branch-es. The Southeast Valley schools will be partnering witharea businesses and churches to help students and familiesin this district have a happy holiday season. Citizens in the community who would like to par-

ticipate in making a childs Christmas very special maybegin picking up angels at the Security Savings Banksin Dayton, Lehigh, Harcourt, Boxholm, Gowrie and Farn-hamville. The angels are expected to arrive Thursday,Nov. 12. The necessary information about a child will belocated on those angels for you to purchase gifts.

We ask that you return the unwrapped giftsfor that child (angel) no later than Friday, Dec. 11. Weask that you return those gifts back to the bank where youpicked up the angel.

Monetary donations would also be welcome togo towards food vouchers or gifts. These donations canbe given at the local banks or the Southeast Valley HighSchool in Gowrie. We would like to thank you in advance for yourparticipation in a project that makes our communities a

great place to live, as well as your role in emphasizinggood character in our community.

Gowrie Public libraryannual book and bakesale,Saturday, Nov. 14... The Gowrie Public library is having their annualbook and bake sale on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 8:00 a.m.to 11:30 a.m., at the Gowrie Community Center.

Come pick up some delicious baked goods andbooks at a great price. Please come out and support thelibrary.

Senior Cassie Zinnel was the lone SoutheastValley volleyball player on the Twin Lakes ConferenceAll-Conference Team, which was announced on Friday,Oct. 30. Zinnel represented the Jaguars, who posted a8-20 overall record and a 2-8 record in the TLC, alongwith a ninth place spot in the conference tournament.

Zinnel earns HonorableMention award in TLC

All-Conference Team

SV boys basketball teamhosts Iowa Hall of Pridescrimmage vs. Humboldt

The Southeast Valley boys basketball team willbe hosting an Iowa Hall of Pride Basketball Scrimmageon Tuesday, Nov. 24 versus the Humboldt Wildcats.

Scrimmage time is set for a 5:30 p.m. tipoff witha junior varsity game first, followed by a varsity game.

Both the junior varsity and varsity contests will

play a full regulation high school game. The service projects tied to this scrimmage are afundraiser for both the Iowa Hall of Pride and the Ameri-can Heart Association.

Admission to the scrimmage will be $5 foradults and $3 for students (TK-12th).

Admission fees will be donated to the Iowa Hallof Pride and the American Heart Association. Activitypasses to this scrimmage will not be accepted.

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Cassie Zinnel was named to Honorable Mention2015 Twin Lakes All-Conference Volleyball Team. Photoby Lisa Peterson.

An area farmer called 911 Saturday evening."It happened again. Two years ago I nearly died in an

anhydrous accident, and tonight my tractor blew up whileI was inside it. I had to jump blindly through the flamesto get out and nearly knocked myself out after hitting theground. Thank goodness no one was hurt," commentedDean Vinchattle.

This is just another reminder how dangerousfarming can be but due to the quick response time of theGowrie Fire Department the fire was contained to just thetractor. Photo's courtesy of Dean Vinchattle.

Area farmer called 911...


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weekend. Doug and Sandy were invited by Buena VistaCollege to speak at their Career Day Nov. 1st. Dan Brennan, A graduate of Prairie Commu-

nity High School, is now employed at Iowa MethodistHospital in Des Moines. Dan graduated in July fromIowa Community College in Fort Dodge with a degreein nursing. To celebrate Wilmer Bonds 80th birthdayMr. and Mrs. John Vote from Sac City, Mr. and Mrs.Jerry Rowe, Fort Dodge, Mr. and Mrs. Verlie Brandt ofNewton, Mabel Franklin and Wilmer Bond from Gowriemet at the Happy Chef Cafe in Ames for Dinner on Sun-day. Mr. and Mrs. Gayle (Buster) Petersonleft onWednesday of last week for Omaha, Neb., where they arespending this week with their son and daughter-in-law,Mr. and Mrs. Gary Peterson and family. Sunday Dinner guestsof Mr. and Mrs. JamesWillis, Jason and Jared of Aplington were Scott Patton of

Perry and Mrs. and Mrs. James Patton.

Ulrika Schwarz and Agneta Bengtsson of Var-berg, Sweden, have been visiting at the Clarence A. An-derson and Audrey Brundage home since last Tuesday.Mr. and Mrs. Keith Anderson of Sioux City and son, TedAnderson of Aurora, Colorado accompanied them for atwo-day visit at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Leslie Baldwinand sons, Chad and Clay of Macomb, Illinois Wednesdayand Thursday of last week. They also will visit in SiouxCity at the Keith Andersons a few days before continuingtheir trip in the States. Sunday dinner was held in the home of Mr.and Mrs. Don Redman for Wendy Redman, who will bemoving to Massachusetts this weekend. Guests attendingwere Dianne Redman, Laurine Redman, Ruby Larson,Chris and Brandon Johnson, all of Gowrie, Gayle Red-

man, Des Moines, Hazel Schwint, Dakota City and Co-lette and Blaine Bethel of Palm Grove.

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Sincerely,Elvina Schmadeke

I want to thank

everyone who sent me birthday

wishes on my 90th birthday.

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40 Years Ago...

Two crafts learned at the Easter Seals Camp

Sunnyside five years ago have nnot only turned into in-teresting pastimes but have proved to be profitable under-takings as well for Doris Nordstrom of Gowrie. While at the camp for the handicapped in theFall of 1970, Doris learned the art of ceramics and weav-ing. She started with some simple things, gradually eas-ing into more difficult items until she is now turning outvery professional work, so much so, in fact, that her prod-ucts are much in demand.

Doris recently displayed nearly 400 items ofher ceramics and waving at an open House in the homeshe shares with her mother, Mrs. Ruth Wilson, in EastGowrie. All the visitors marveled at the quality of herwork, and many either bought items or left orders forgoods. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wright and Mrs. Ruby

Whitney spent the weekend in the Arnold Larson homeat St. Paul. On Sunday they celebrated the 10th birthdayof Tony Larson. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lundblad were sup-per guests last Wednesday evening at the home of theirson and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ron Lundblad inSheldon. Later in the evening they attended a Bicenten-nial program, The First 200 Years given by the CentralJunior High School, which was written and directed byRon. Corn production may be entering a new eraif this tassel seed hybrid passes the stress tests. Its along way down the road, but corn researchers at DeKalbAgResearch, Inc. believe they can boost corn yields by250 to 300 % over current levels by moving the grainproduction site from ear to tassel. Corn breeders have

been limited as to just how much they can do with singleears on single plants. Tassel corn is one dramatic exampleof how DeKalb breeders hope to achieve long term gainsin the crops productivity. Mr. and Mrs. August Schnell and HaroldSchnell of Terril, Mr. and Mrs. Steven Lanning, Stevieand Dawn of Rolfe, Mr. and Mrs. Craig Lanning, Belindaand Jeromy of Galva, Mrs. Gordon Gustofson and Troy,Marilyn Riedesel and August Lanning were visitors Sun-day in the Verne Lanning home. Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Madson,Mr. and Mrs.Dewey Madson, Bret and Kathy of Gowrie, Todd Mad-son of Jefferson were Sunday evening supper guests inthe Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Madson home in observance ofMr. and Mrs. Chuck Madsons wedding anniversary.

30 Years Ago...

Mr. and Mrs. Dale Marr returned last weekfrom a 10 day visit at Marshall, Texas with Daleen Marr,Jim Coil and Steve Brandel. They also spent several daysat Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Doug Johanson from Denver,Colorado, visited in the parental Bud Johanson home last

West new member atSecurity Savings Bank

Brad Lane, President-CEO of Security SavingsBank, is pleased to announce that Codie West has joinedour staff as a Customer Service Representative in our

Lehigh office.Codie lives in Dayton with her husband Stefan.

She graduated from Ogden High School and attendedDMAC in Boone.

She is a volunteer for the Dayton Rescue, lovesspending time with her family and likes outside activities.Please stop in and say hello to her!

Program on Essential Oilsgiven to Kensington Club

On Tuesday, November 3, Kensington Clubmembers met at the home of co-hostess, Sue Anderson.A delicious dessert was served by co-hostess Jean Hub-bard. Sue gave an information filled presentation onYoung Living Essential Oils. The company says, Es-sential oils are concentrated liquids from aromatic plants,trees and flowers .

When grown, harvested, and distilled properly,essential oils can have a variety of health benefits. YoungLiving Essential Oils never expire and are 100% pure.They can be used topically, aromatically and internally.

Pictured left to right are Sue Anderson and JeanHubbard, co-hostesses for the Kensington Club.

Codie West


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Gowrie, area councilelections conclude. . .

Our November City Council elections were heldlast week and the results are included in this newspaper. Ithink that each city council and mayoral candidate shouldbe commended for wanting to serve their respective com-

unities.In several of our local city council elections

there werent enough candidates on the ballot for all ofthe positions. But people responded by organizing write-in campaigns which were successful. People involved inthis election process should also be recognized for theircontributions. The election winners are to be congratulated,but the people who werent elected are to be commend-ed also. Everyone contributed to making our respectivecommunities stronger. We can all serve in various ways.

It is good when everyone gets involved in ourlocal political process. And in this regard, we thank ev-eryone who took the time and effort to vote. We needpeople who care enough to seek positions on our citycouncils, and we also need people who care enough tocast their ballots at our local polling places.

And lets also not forget to say a special thanksto all the polling workers. They provide a great service!And our local city clerks provide a good service by han-dling nomination papers.

Across parts of Iowa, and indeed across this na-tion we are experiencing a shortage of people who willserve in various capacities. We need to work to togetherto preserve and enhance this great way of life that wehave in rural Iowa. This is Gods country and lets allwork together to keep our communities in good shape!

City Election ResultsCallender...

REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL ..........................251BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL ........................................38VOTER TURNOUT - TOTA .................................15.14

Callender Mayor Vote For No More than 1Randy Hanson ...........................................35 ......... 94.59WRITE-IN ................................................2 ............. 5.41Total .............................................................................37Over Votes .....................................................................0Under Votes ...................................................................1

Callender Council Member Vote For No More than 2Nick Martens .............................................30 ......... 66.67Dan Weston ...............................................5WRITE-IN ................................................15 ......... 33.33Total .............................................................................45Over Votes .....................................................................0Under Votes .................................................................31

Callender Council Member Vote For No More than 1Kim Jondle ................................................35 ......... 92.11WRITE-IN ................................................3 ............. 7.89Total .............................................................................38Over Votes .....................................................................0Under Votes ...................................................................0

Farnhamville...

Farnhamville Council Member Vote For No More than 2Rita Kail ....................................................62Alex T. Farley ...........................................37Ryan Willison ...........................................34Troy Jepsen ...............................................18

Gowrie... VOTES PERCENTREGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL ..........................658BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL ......................................221VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL...............................33.59

Gowrie MayorVote For No More than 1Gayle Redman ...........................................123 ....... 56.42Andrew Summers......................................86 ........39.45WRITE-IN ................................................9 ............. 4.13Total ...........................................................................218Over Votes .....................................................................0Under Votes ...................................................................3

Gowrie Council Member Vote For No More than 2Joe Harrison ..............................................137 .......40.41Keith Streit ................................................97Kevin Sturm ..............................................52

Bruce McCormick .....................................40WRITE-IN ................................................202 .......59.59Total .......................................................................... 339Over Votes .....................................................................0

Under Votes ...............................................................103

Moorland...

VOTES PERCENTREGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL ..........................119BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL ........................................14VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL...............................11.76

Moorland Mayor Vote For No More than 1Brad Hoffman ...........................................13 .........92.86WRITE-IN ................................................1 .............7.14Total ............................................................................14Over Votes .....................................................................0Under Votes ...................................................................0Moorland Council Member Vote For No More than 2

Delia Hoffman ..........................................13 .........48.15Debra Jo Rauhauser ..................................10 .........37.04WRITE-IN ................................................4 ...........14.81Total .............................................................................27Over Votes .....................................................................0Under Votes ...................................................................1Moorland Council Member Vote For No More than 2Dean Pringle..............................................7 ...........29.17

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources willrelease 1,500 10 to 12 inch rainbow trout in the WebsterCounty Conservation Boards Moorland Pond at noon onWednesday, Nov. 4th.

This is the first of two planned stockings forMoorland Pond located on the southwest edge of FortDodge.

A total of 3,000 half-pound trout will be stockedthis fall and winter, providing a popular fishery near anurban setting.

This is a good opportunity for taking kids ornovice anglers fishing as trout tend to bite readily afterthey are stocked. Iowa residents and nonresidents who are re-quired to have a fishing license must pay the Trout Fee to

Ken Thompson ..........................................13 .........54.17WRITE-IN ................................................4 ...........16.67Total .............................................................................24Over Votes .....................................................................0

Under Votes ...................................................................4

Rinard...

Rinard Mayor Vote For No More than 1Steve Miller ...............................................5Rinard Council Member Vote For No More than 5Kenny Sibbitt ............................................4Kevin Mosher............................................4Wendy Holm .............................................2

Public Measure A ......................................Yes, 3 .. No, 2

Somers...

Somers Mayor Vote For No More than

Terry Vote .................................................20Somers Council Member Vote For No More than 5Tom Beacom .............................................23Rickey O. Chase........................................18Dan Goodwin ............................................22Alan Niceswanger .....................................19Lance Peed ................................................10Helen Schroeder ........................................19

Iowa DNR releases trout in Moorland Pondfish for or possess trout.

However, there is an exception Iowa residentsand nonresidents under 16 years old may possess or fishfor trout without having paid the Trout Fee if they fish

with a properly licensed adult who has paid the Trout Feeand together they limit their catch to the one person dailylimit of five trout.

Children under 16 have the option to purchasetheir own trout privilege, which allows them to fish with-out a properly licensed adult and keep their own dailylimit.

For more questions regarding this stocking orfishing regulations, please contact the Black Hawk FishManagement Office at (712) 657-2638.

1500 trout stockedat Moorland Pond. . .

The DNR stocked 1500 trout last week at theMoorland Pond. From top left to right and going clockwise

are the following: DNR staff member is channeling a pipefrom a DNR truck flowing into the Moorland Pond; mal-lard ducks swim near the shoreline; some fish are heavedinto the air from nets into the pond; photographer JefHeck (Dayton) caught these two brown trout; a DNR stafmember awaits the stocking and in the background is theMoorland Pond; fish are shown up close in a net before theyare launched into the pond. Three 10 pound rainbow troutwere among the 1500 trout stocked in the pond.


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I may be a bit of a computer junkie. I oftenam drawn to the headlines of one of those pop up storiesthat appear constantly on my screen. These days muchof it seems to center on politics and violence, locally oraround the world. But there was one that caught my eyea few weeks ago. It was about pogo sticks. How manyof your kids had them or perhaps some of you readers areyoung enough to have had one yourselves. I thought theywere toys of the past and that todays generation maynot have heard of them. Reading further into the articleI learned was about a contest or tournament held some-where; the place now escapes me. There was a bit of a difference in the toolsused in this contest. It seems the new sticks are quite abit taller than the originals and the winner had made his

jump nine feet high. The picture was there and I couldsee that an adept jumper could probably get it that high.That was the only time I saw reference to this new toyor any competitions. But it got me to thinking.

In the not too distant future we will celebrate an-other Christmas and it must be difficult for many familiesto come up with a present for their children that fits inwith their lifestyles and what the other kids will get.Most of them have the electronic, technological toysthat parents can afford. How do you top it or match theirexpectatons? I, as a great grandparent of many, dontworry too much about these things as they get their to-ken great grandma gifts to know I care. I sometimes tryto make it fun and they are usually distributed at somefamily gathering so there is the pleasure of the get to-gether and the atmosphere of the season. What ever happened to the electric train sets,you know the basic Lionels the youngest recipient gotas a starter set? They were the kind you could build onso there were a lot of birthdays and Christmases in thefuture. If you had room in the house, a bedroom, base-ment or even the garage to set up a fairly permanent set-ting, that was great. This was a hobby that many adultseither continued or joined their children in the planningand operating. Are there still those train buffs or hobby-ists around? I know those little cars had their hey-daywhen my older boys were younger. There was a close-by neighborhood business that set up a track in an extra

Have you been given your shopping list?

space and the boys (a few girls) could take their cars andcompete against others for a very nominal charge. As far as the more physical activity toys I hadthought things like the pogo sticks had been replacedby in line skates and skate boards. I know some of mygreats like the skate boards and one younger grandsonstill enjoys it once in a while. I dont see many of theramps at ends of driveways like I did a few years ago. Agood skateboard, in line or regular roller skates, are notin the cheap class either. You cant even go to the dimestore and by trinkets to fill the sock anymore. What hap-pened to yo-yos, whistles and kazoos, jacks and otherlittle gadgets that may have only lasted a day but kept thelittle ones busy while Mom did kitchen duty? Looking way back how many of you hadwood burning sets or gave them to your children? I canraise my hand for both. Did you have tinker toys or erec-tor sets? How about all those real metal heavy duty Ton-ka toys the cars, dump trucks, car transporters, semis,various road building implements? My boys had manyof them. Now it is hard to find the real metal ones. I dobelieve that John Deere tractors and other farm machin-ery is still available and of the original sturdy kinds. Dolittle boys (and perhaps girls) still want such items. I amnot talking about 4, 5 & 6 year olds but older ones? I canremember my boys playing for a long time with themand the older one may haverescued those still around and have them at his homeout west. Now they are just that collector items. Parents I wish you the best in finding the sat-isfying gifts, in line with your purses. Grandparents, weare for the most part out of the loop or have those re-tirees leaner purses so we just do what we can and hopethey know it is all with love. Most of us will never bequite with it.

Get our your comfy shoes and prepare to searchthe malls or perhaps you can find the newer convenientway of on line shopping. I have heard that is gettingpopular, however many I know still like to see a productthey are purchasing and also actually like to get into thathustle and bustle along with other shoppers in the malls.Whatever your method I wish you happy shopping. Itseither here for you or coming very soon.

Southeast ValleySchedule of Events

Week of Nov 11th to Nov 18th

Wednesday, Nov 11

SVMS Veteran's Day Concert

PVES - NO Classes for AM Preschool

6:00 p.m. SWG Special School Board Mtg.

Friday, Nov 13

7:00 p.m. JH Fall Dance

Monday, Nov 16

NO SCHOOL

Teacher In-service - Full Day

Tuesday, Nov 17

6:30 p.m. SWG School Board Mtg.

*Schedule is pulled from the SV website for your convenience*www.southeastvalley.org

***Schedules are subject to change at anytime***

Birthdays11-Nov Tyler Lusmann, Norma Morgan12-Nov Caitlyn Klingson, Shaun Nimke

15-Nov Lori Lusmann16-Nov Pat Fuss, Irene Van Patten17-Nov Laura Coon

Anniversaries15 - Nov Carl and Joanne Saxton;

Erwin and Carmen Vosberg

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SV Athletes choosen forSenior All-Star meet

Congratulations to Josh Johnson, JosieBreitsprecher, Natalie Lambert and Erica Rittgers whowere selected for the Senior All-Star Cross country meetthis Saturday in Ankeny.

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Remember...

Dean Erb, third right, was an attorney at theJohnson Law firm for many years in Gowrie. Mary Lind(seated) was the legal secretary many years ago at the John-son Law firm in Gowrie. Bill Good, left, and Stu Cochrane,right, are attorneys at the Johnson Law firm in Fort Dodge.

Bill Good left is talking to Terry and Dr. Townewith Dave Tjepkes behind talking to Neven Mulholland.

Retired attorney returns for50th at Johnson Law Firm. . .


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By Jill VilesThis issue of Gowrie News celebrates the lives

of a family who have given so much to both Gowrie andto our nation.

For 112 years and spanning four generations,the Patton family has been the source locals turn to forthe latest happenings around town. This preservation ofthe integrity of the Gowrie News has been close to thehearts of the entire Patton family. It was Bob Pattonsgreat grandfather, Armanis Patton, who first bought thepaper on October 1, 1899. Armanis Patton ran the paperuntil he passed away in 1943. At this time, Bob Pattonsgrandfather, as well as Bobs father and uncle, assumedresponsibility of the Gowrie News. Work at the Gowrie News office was an impor-tant part of Bobs formative years. With a twinkle in hiseye he describes a trip through his boyhood in Gowriebringing to mind a bustling Market Street complete with ahardware store, movie theater, clothing store, shoe shop,bowling alley, variety store and sundry complete with asoda fountain serving cherry cokes for a nickel. In those days, the movie theater functioned asa cheap babysitter, says Bob. Children could enjoy a

ovie for only a quarter, and parents could enjoy a few

inutes of peace and quiet. The place [the Gowrie News office] is as much

a business as a museum, he explains as he recalls hisearly days in the journalism world. He can rememberworking for twenty-five cents a day, and melting lead inthe basement of the news office for line type. However, the tumultuous changes brought onby the Vietnam War led him to question his place in theworld and to seek out a new purpose. In time, he foundhis true hearts calling as he inspired troops fightingoverseas with the gift of song. Music and writing are both creative, he ex-plains. The only difference is that with music, you re-ceive applause, but with writing you often receive morecriticism. Bob first uncovered his passion for singing inthe basement of the United Methodist Church. As theelementary school children performed a concert for par-ents, he assumed center stage right in front of the micro-phone. His gift for music was undeniable to all thosein attendance, as his voice rose above the three rows ofchildren behind him. It was discussed by those wish-ing to hear their own childs voice that young Bob Pat-ton should be located much further from the mike, butregardless, of where he was positioned, Pattons voicedominated the concert. I knew by the age of five that I truly wanted tosing, he recalls. Bob credits his teacher, Leslie Wade, for set-ting his life in the right direction to explore his love ofmusic. He stuck by me even through my stintwith a rock and roll band during my high school years,offered Patton with a chuckle. Seriouslya surf bandin Iowa of all places, but you understand, I had to get it

out of my system. Bob explains his love of music is reciprocal withthe town of Gowrie. Music has always been an impor-tant part of Gowrie, he offers. Take a look at the bandshell in the parkrecall the drum corps that celebrated

life in Gowrie from the early 1910s.In an 1870 copy of the Gowrie Ledger (Gow-ries first newspaper), their Independence Day celebra-tion was led by Gowries Silver Cornet Band. A love ofmusic is at the heart of this town. In addition to developing his vocal skills, Pat-ton pursued other interests before graduating from highschool in 1967. He participated in football and track aswell as thespians. Additionally, Bob played the trumpetin the band. However, Bob explains he has never had a knackfor public speaking. I turn into Jackie Gleeson whenasked to speak in public, he says. I can handle oneperson at a time, but when asked to speak for a crowd, I

just go: Ah, hummana, hummana, hummana!

Bob Patton one of four generationsof family members to own Gowrie News

udtions for Singing Sergeants in Air Force. . .

Bob PattonBob Patton Senior Story continued on page 9...

The Sergeants singing a tribute to Cole Porter


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Prairie Valleys TK & Kindergarten studentstake a field trip to Deals Apple Orchard The Prairie Valley TK and Kindergarten stu-dents took their annual field trip to Deals Apple Orchardin Jefferson on Thursday, Oct. 1.

When they arrived by school bus, the studentswere divided into two groups for their tours. Each grouptoured the processing building where they watched the

workers sort the apples for boxing, watched the pressingof apples to be made into apple cider, and got to see thehoneybee house where they make honey.

Opposite of touring the processing building, thestudents enjoyed a hayride by the pumpkin patch andthrough the apple orchard where they had a short lessonon how to pick their own apple.

When both groups finished their tours, theywere allowed to pick their own smaller pumpkin to takehome as well. Each classroom received one larger pump-kin, apple cider, coloring books, and additional apples for

the student to enjoy back in the classroom.Mr. and Mrs. Deal did a fabulous job informing

the students on what the apple growing and picking pro-cess is all about. The students then boarded the bus and headedto Spring Lake for lunch. The students enjoyed school

packed sack lunches and then had some recess time onthe playground equipment.We wrapped the afternoon up with a hike across

the bridge and a game of Freeze Tag with the studentsagainst the teachers.

The bus ride back to school was much quieterwith exhausted students and adults.

We would like to recognize the Prairie ValleyPTA and the Prairie Valley School District for fundingthis fun-filled educational experience for the TK andKindergarten students.

The Prairie Valley TK and Kindergarten students took their annual field trip to Deals Apple Orchard in Jeffer-son on October 1st.

Southeast Valley football playersnamed to 2015 All-District Team

More than 15 Southeast Valley football players were honored by their followClass 2A-District 8 teams, including seven First Team members, Head Coach MikeSwieter announced on Tuesday, Nov. 3. First Team All-District players were junior Dakota Jaeschke, sophomore Ka-leb Jondle, senior Cade King, senior Johnny Lautner, senior Zeke Miller, junior AaronSwieter and senior Conner Conrad. Second Team All-District included junior Sam Berglund, junior Nolan Brand,

senior Owen Oltjenbruns and senior Logan Boerner. Honorable Mentions were senior Andrew Dorage, junior Ryan Gustafson, se-nior Keaton Jondle and junior Alex Pliner. Golden Player awards for injured players who would have been named All-District were junior Myles Davis and senior Chase Mobley.

Davis was a vital presence in the punting position, before eventually earningsharing quarterback duties with Brand, while Mobley was an inspiration to his fellowteams before seeing playing time against Estherville Lincoln Central on Oct. 28. ~ Email your news to [email protected] ~

Gowrie Growth Group

hosts first Disc GolfTournament On Sunday, November 8th the Gowrie GrowthGroup (G3G) held its first Disc Golf Tournament.

The Harvest 9 Hole Classic participants com-peted to advance, with the top ten going on to competefor the win.

Winners were as follows - first place, SkylerWarehime winning a new three piece disc set; Secondplace, Aaron Swieter, winning a $25 gift card to Marv'sMarket Street Bar and Grill; and third place, SpencerWarehime winning a $10 gift card to the Jamboree.

G3G also helda competition for longest

drive, with the win goingto Dakota Jaeschke with adistance of 303 feet.

The winners ofthe Harvest 9 Hole ClassicDisc Golf Tournamentfrom left to right areSpencer Warehime, Skyler

Warehime, Aaron Swieterand Dakota Jaeschke. Photocourtesy of G3G.

Many people show up to participate in The Harvest 9 Hole Classic, First Disc Golf Tournament in Gowrie.


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HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN, FARNHAMVILLE

8:30 a.m. Sunday School; 9:30 a.m. Worship

FIRST UNITED CHURCH, FARNHAMVILLE

No morning WorshipOUR SAVIOUR'S LUTHERAN, CALLENDER

9:15 a.m. Sunday Worhip; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, GOWRIE


ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH, GOWRIE


FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH, HARCOURT

9:00 a.m. Worship; 10:00 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

10:30 a.m. Worship

FULTON LUTHERAN CHURCH, ROELYN

9:15 a.m. Worship

OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL, MOORLAND

10:00 a.m. Mass

EVANGELICAL COVENANT CHURCH, LANYON

10:00 a.m. Worship; 11:00 a.m. Sunday School

CHURCHWorship Schedule

There was quite an immigration to Lost Grovearound 1868 and 1869. Times must have been very difficultfor all of them. Those already established did all possible tohelp the new comers. The country and the weather seemedto be pitted against them. In the winters they would have ter-rible blizzards which might last for days. The farmers had

ropes stretched between their houses and barns. When out ina storm they held to these to reduce the danger of getting lostin the blinding snow. One story tells that after one of thesewinters that people thought they were driving where the roadwas under the snow. However, when it thawed they foundthey had been driving over the top of a very high gate posts.These posts had a wire strung between them and in the fallthey had been taking loads of hay under the wire. During other seasons there was a constant dangerof prairie fires. If a farmer saw smoke in the distance and thewind seemed to be driving it toward his home he left what-ever he was doing and hurriedly plowed and burned a firebarrier around his buildings. In those good ol days the farming was done onthe high spots only. Much of the land was too wet to be used.Later tile drained all the sloughs and swamps.

Wild game was plentiful and there were even fishin the ponds. That with what they could raise was usuallyenough to feed their families and have plenty to share withanyone who happened to stop by. It is doubtful if anyone wasever turned away if they needed a meal or a place to sleep.The Indians were known to ask for a hand-out at times also. The cattle and hogs ranged at will. At first theywere not marked but too many of them went to market with-out the owners consent or knowledge when drivers drove thestock through. The farmers hauled their grain to mills to haveit ground into flour and meal. The coal was hauled fromLehigh. Two neighbors might go together. They would leavehome at three in the morning and if they were lucky, theywould be back by midnight. They liked to go together so theycould use tow teams to pull their loads up the Lehigh hills.

Some raised cane and took it to sorghum mills tohave it made into a syrup or molasses which was used in bak-ing as well as a spread on the table. There were two suchmills in Lost Grove. One was owned by John Frederick Pe-terson in Sec. 28. The other was in Sec. 35 in Lanyon and wasrun by Carl Azel Carlson and him son, Carl August/.

Frank Youngdale had a horse powered machine tomake picket fence. The men would go to the timber over bythe river and cut what wood they needed and have their fenc-ing made. Some were white washed or painted while and thisdid a lot to beautify their yards as well as keep the livestockon the outside. The womans part was far from easy. She was usu-ally the first up in the morning and it sometimes took a lot ofknow-how to get the range going. Then she prepared a heartybreakfast for a large family. It was up to her to preserve anyfood for the winter supply. She wither canned, brined or driedthese foods. Corn and certain fruits such as apples, peachesand pears were often dried. First she prepared the food. Thenit was spread on a clean white cloth on a roof top so it woulddry in the sun. It had to be taken in each night so it wouldntabsorb moisture.

They raised their own meat mostly hogs. Butcher-ing was a hectic time. Some neighbors usually came to helpwith that and they were given some of the fresh meat andsausage to take home with them. Afterward the wife wouldrender the fat trimmings in a big iron kettle in the yard. Thecracklings resulting from that were a delight to the children.But the mother might be a little stingy with them. She neededevery scrap of such fat for use in making soup. It was com-bined in the iron kettle with lye and water and cooked to theright consistency. Then it was ported into a wooden fame ora shallow pan. After it had cooled it was cut into squares.

This soap was used not only for the laundry but alsoas toilet soup. The washing was done by rubbing the clothingbetween the knuckles or on a wash board. When the washingmachine came out it was quite a luxury and a time savingdevice.

Sporting goods store is all ready for the hunting season in Gowrie.

iking Trail Project...

I retired as Trails Coordinator from the Iowaepartment of Natural Resources after 30 years of public

ervice.I have worked across the state with the Army

orps of Engineers, Native American people and manyther government organizations.

During this time I managed millions of dollarsor trail development on state land. I also represented the

people of Iowa on state and federal trail grant commit-ees awarding multi-millions of dollars.

If the DNR wanted to build a new hiking, footrail, not a concrete bicycle trail, just a trail in the woods;F we even wanted to move an existing trail over 12 feeto the side to reduce erosion we would be required to gohrough more scrutiny than this pipeline will.

To build the trail would require an official agree-ent with the Army Corps of Engineers, Department ofransportation, many Native American tribes, the Stateistorical Preservation Office and various other federalovernment requirements related to the Clean Water Act,ational Environmental Policy Act, Federal Endangeredpecies Act, Sovereign Lands Construction Permit, and

loodplain permits.As of February of this year many of the permits

or this pipeline had not even been applied for. Trail proj-cts needed environmental review and rarely happened

under three years after starting the paperwork permittingprocess.

How can a hiking trail project less than a 100eet in length take longer and receive more oversight thanhis hazardous 1,134 mile long pipeline?

ark EdwardsBoone, IA [email protected]

arnhamville Legion Auxiliaryost Veterans Coffee Nov. 14

The Farnhamville American Legion Auxiliaryost 510 met at Mikes Cafe for a noon luncheon ononday, Nov. 2 with 12 members present.

The ladies made final plans to host a Veteransoffee with everyone invited on Saturday, Nov. 14 at thearnhamville American Legion Hall from 9:00 a.m. to

11:00 a.m. Please plan to attend.

NW Iowa Womens Conference

in Palmer Saturday, Nov. 14

The NW Iowa Womens Conference will beheld at the Faith community church in Palmer on Satur-

day, November 14, 9:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.Melody A. Olson, founder of Speak Life & Live,

is the featured speaker. The cost of the event is $30.00.You may register online at www.faithccpalmer.org.

The Bakken Pipeline Resistance Coalition(BPRC) and Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement(CCI) will join with representatives of its 30 partner or-ganizations from across the state at the Iowa Utilities

Boards public comment hearing at the Boone CountyFairgrounds on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 8:30 a.m. Pipeline fighters, Iowa farmers, and landownerswill join together to call on the Iowa Utilities Board toreject the hazardous liquid pipeline permit for the DakotaAccess Pipeline, or Bakken Pipeline. Some area farmers have opposed the pipelineand the Boone County Board has also opposed the pipe-line. However, an unknown number of local/area farmershave agreed to have their land used for the pipeline.

Bakken Pipeline ghters holdrally at Iowa Utility Board

IUB public hearing Thursday, Nov. 12 . . .

The pipeline route runs diagonally southeasthrough Iowa and includes Webster County and BoonCounty. Iowa CCI is part of a growing number of orga-

nizations, landowners, and everyday citizens across thstate committed to stopping the proposed Bakken Pipe-line alongside the Bakken Pipeline Resistance Coalition. Iowa CCI is a statewide, grassroots peoples ac-tion group that uses community organizing to win pub-lic policy that puts communities before corporations anpeople before profits, politics, and polluters. CCI hasbeen fighting to put people first for 40 years. For morinformation, visit www.iowacci.org.

be happy to explain the process to you.The Community Pantry functions solely through

the support of its dedicated volunteers and through com-munity contributions, so your willingness to help is great-ly appreciated. Please contact the Gowrie Public Libraryat 515-352-3315 to schedule a time to complete trainingand paperwork. The time commitment for this training isminimal.

If you would like to donate the Pantry ac-cepts monetary donations. Another way to contribute isthrough donating products. Toilet paper, paper towels,canned fruit, canned meat (chicken, tuna, and ham), Non-sugar cereal (Chex, Cheerios, Wheaties), applesauce,

mixed fruit in cans or jars, and peanut butter are someof the most needed items. Please call 515-352-3315 formore information on items to donate. Contributions canbe made weekdays 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Community Pantry...continued from front page...

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During this time, he studied voice on scholar-ship. But, upon graduation from UNI, he knew he hadto seek out a wise post-graduation option to avoid being

drafted. If not for the draft, he would have wanted tocontinue his education at a state university in Indiana orMichigan. My draft number was 71, he says. I knew Iwas on the Titanic, I just had to find my deck chair. According to Bob, one could make their assign-ment favorable by seeking out a preferred appointmentin advance of a draft pick. It was at this time that heflew to Washington, D.C., and auditioned for the U.S.Air Force Singing Sergeants, a group of talented vocaliststhat performed at prestigious White House events, andalso served to raise spirits of those serving our countryoverseas.

Bob Patton was elated as his acceptance was an-nounced just two days after his audition. However, hehad to wait an additional five months to pass an extreme-

ly thorough security clearance before he could perform. Ive always been confident about my voice,he boasts. You have to go into an audition with the ex-pectation that youre going to get the job. Athletes andmusicians lead the pack in ego. We tend to get very dis-appointed if we dont get the job.

Bob Patton Senior Story...continued from page 6...

Bob Patton sings in the US Air Force Band inWashington DC at the Constitution Hall.

Numerous life events prepared Bob Patton forthe importance of his calling. His father, as well as fiveuncles, had fought in World War II. According to Patton,their rare retelling of the horrors of war included descrip-tions of gruesome battles and these thoughts always re-mained close to his heart. Part Two: Next month in Gowrie News


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FARNHAMVILLE 2015 FINANCIAL REPORT

Farnhamville Blooddrive was a success The LifeServe Blood Center would like to rec-ognize all the wonderful blood donors who volunteeredtheir time to make a life-saving blood donation at theFarnhamville Nov. 4th blood drive. A total of 10 people registered to donate and 10units of blood were collected at this drive which will im-pact 30 lives! A special thanks also goes out to Norma Morganand the Farnhamville community for helping to organizeand sponsor this drive. Committed volunteers are key

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ley, reported that a change in zoning is in order for theGowrie Golf Course and clubhouse. They would like tozone the golf course as agricultural. The clubhouse iszoned as commercial property.

Additionally, there are several houses west ofP33 zoned as agricultural, and the city would like to seethis re-zoned as residential property. Committee mem-bers have looked into this and assured home owners inthis vicinity that a re-zoning to residential would not im-pact their taxes, so it appears homeowners are on-boardfor this change. Gayle Redman suggested a public hearing shouldbe scheduled regarding this change. Carrie Dalley coun-tered that a public hearing on this was held sometime lastyear, but she couldnt be for certain as she didnt serve onthis committee last year. However, city council membersvoted to move forward on this issue. The zoning of theseproperties was changed from agricultural to residential bya majority of the council. Redman and Willardson of-fered Ney votes. Following the city council meeting, Gayle Red-

an further explained her reasons for voting no on thisissue. I voted against changing this zoning because onone had the paperwork providing notification of neigh-

bors and the minutes from the public meetings that wereheld. Three of the five current zoning board memberswerent even on the board last year when this work wasdone, and we cant find any evidence of the work ourprevious clerk did. I was not satisfied that everything hadbeen done properly yet, so I didnt think we were ready tovote on it yet.Thefts reported Reports of theft along the alleyway behindthe NAPA auto parts store were discussed. A concernedproperty owner reported his property has been broken intoseveral times resulting in the destruction of two doors andfour locks. His IMT insurance adjustor suggested it may

be time to step up security of the alleyway and urged theresident to raise his concerns with the city council.Isnt this a private responsibility? inquired

Mayor Stokesbary. But, Willardson disagreed. If its a business,we need to address these security concerns. He addedthat if the city wants to encourage business in Gowrie, ad-dressing security concerns should be a priority. Finally,Willardson offered that he will take up this issue with thenewly developed neighborhood watch program.Parking lot To conclude the meeting, concerns regarding theinstallation of a cement parking lot at the new firehousewere raised. According to Angstrom, he raised concernsregarding the elevation of the proposed lot, especially as

water flows from the east side of the lot to the west. Hesuggested water may pool on the east side of the lot, es-pecially during heavy rains.

He proposed they consider the installation of aswale, the addition of a dip between congruent areas, tofacilitate the drainage of water, but this was not done.Mayor Stokesbary suggested a wait and see approachto the issue. However, he stated that if this is a problem,the city would not be responsible to repair the parking lot. Lastly, bids were announced for several curbcut ins. Tommy Pritchard proposed a bid of $4,400, andWillison proposed a bid of $3374. The council voted tooffer the contract to Willison.

Gowrie City Council...continued from page 2...

Weekly events for ZionLutheran Church

On Wednesday, Nov. 11, Beginner & SonshineBells will meet at 4:00 p.m., Confirmation Class and Ves-per Ringers at 7:00 p.m., and Zion WEBS at 8:00 p.m. On Thursday, Nov. 12, Project Day is at 1:30p.m.GCC Devotions will be at 3:00 p.m.

On Tuesday, Nov. 17 there will be a GCC tapedservice at 10:00 a.m.

On Wednesday, Nov. 18, Beginner and Son-shine Bells will meet at 4:00 p.m. Confirmation class andVesper Ringers will meet at 7:00 p.m.

Vocational Wellness topicat free adult session

for Webster County seniors On Friday, November 13 at 1 pm in the Tomp-kins Celebration Center at Friendship Haven, the LESSis MORE educational series focuses on VocationalWellness. This free wellness series is open to any adultswishing to learn more about healthy aging. Vocational Wellness is only one of the six di-mensions of health, the others being physical, social,emotional, spiritual, and intellectual. Balance betweenthese six dimensions is the key to leading a healthy life-style. Wellness is the active process of becoming awareof, taking responsibility for, and making choices that di-rectly contribute to ones well-being. It is the integrationof body, mind and spirit and the ongoing development ofones own meaning in life.

A vocationally well person expresses his orher values through paid and volunteer activities that arepersonally rewarding and make a contribution to the wellbeing of the community. Vocational wellness involvescontinually learning new skills and seeking challengesthat lead to personal growth and a better world. Listen-ing for and following your vocational calling is a lifelongprocess. At the program on Friday, November 13, DanKaercher, former editor of Midwest Living, and host ofIowa Public Televisions Iowas Simple Pleasures, willshare his fascinating experiences and captivating stories. No reservations are required at any of the LESSis MORE programs. The educational series is co-spon-sored by Friendship Haven, UnityPoint Health, FortDodge, Iowa Central Community College and the Foster

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I dont believe in goodbyes...

Hey there ladies and gentlemen, Tyler here onceagain.

You know, I am never one to believe in good-byes, but I do believe in the good, old-fashioned see youlater. As of the beginning of next month, I will betaking my talents back to Amarillo, Texas. However, Iwanted to assure my friends that I wont be totally gonefrom the picture. While I freelance for my good friends at theAmarillo Globe-News and other Texas Panhandle mediaoutlets, I will continue to write Southeast Valley athlet-ics such as boys and girls basketball, and wrestlingduring the winter.

Theres also track and golf in the spring, andthen baseball and softball in the summer. I will also con-tinue to manage the Dayton Review-Gowrie News Face-book page, along with my other co-workers.

Every once in a while, Tylers Take will return

to give analysis of how the Jaguars are doing in their re-spective seasons.

In the face of the news and hearsay, I was al-ways asked a few questions. In here, I can go about andexplain the why and how to what I am planning to do. First, lets concentrate on why. Why is it thatTyler is heading back to Texas? Its surely not the com-ing of winter, is it? That answer is a laugh and a no.

What I always told my friends in Amarillo isthat Iowans are not immune to the cold weather, just likeanyone else.

Well, save for Alaskans. Maybe.But Iowans know how to prepare and bundle up

for it, let alone drive around in it with no problems. Actually, its for more pragmatic reasons. I wantto go back to grad school, plain and simple. Ive wanted

to step up my game for quite some time.Also, what better place to hit up another high-

er level of education than my alma mater, West TexasA&M University?

I already have many connections within thecampus in Canyon along with possessing numerous pro-fessional contacts in the area, along with the opportunityto work alongside old comrades once more. I plan to be back as a student in the fall of 2016.So in the meantime, I wanted to knock out some personalgoals along the way. Ill let you in a few of those. The first one is a podcast, dubbed The LigersDen.

It is a project that I wanted to work on for a littlewhile now, as the idea was brought up by a colleagueof mine. To be more precise, a few colleagues of mine

wanted to get something up and going. The Ligers Den will be a sports and profession-al wrestling-based podcast, with a little twist. That twistbeing that I will have a carousel of co-hosts, along withhosting a few guests.

To those wondering what exactly is a podcast,think of it as an internet radio talk show with little to nocommercials.

Instead, youll hear my nasally voice, which justso happens to invoke Murphys Law and causes smallchildren to cry. See, I can make fun of myself a little bit.

But thats where my list of professional and per-sonal contacts come in.

They can break up my monotonous voice withcool information while sharing valuable thoughts on acertain subject of discussion.

I will let you all know where that will start andwhere you can find it. I promise that it will be fun.

Along with The Ligers Den, Im planning towrite some sort of novella.

Something that has to do with time traveling andother fun science fiction elements, and make a naive at-tempt to find someone gullible enough to get the storypublished.

Its been something that Ive wanted to knockout since high school.

Yeah, a personal project thats nearly 15 years inthe making. Over the years, Ive been refining and updat-ing my thoughts into a believable narrative. It wont betoo depressing to read, but please dont imagine rainbowsand unicorns either.

I believe that idea was used by The Last Uni-corn, except that was more of a sad story than a happyone. I think. I cant remember the last time Ive seen thatmovie. On one final note, I want to thank every singleone of my readers for taking this journey with me.

It was really fun at times and really stressful atother times, but the readers and subscribers of the DaytonReview and the Gowrie News have been good to me.

While I subliminally cheer on the athletic teamsfrom a distance, I can be open when it comes to my sup-

port for this area, its residents and the schools.Once again, thank you all for the support and goJaguars!

Our Saviours Lutheranhosts Annual Christmas Fair,Saturday, Dec. 5...

Our Saviours Lutheran Church, located at 504James St. in Callender, is hosting their annual ChristmasFair and Luncheon on Saturday, Dec. 5 from 10 a.m.-

12:30 p.m.The fair events are a baked goods and lefse sale,Christmas Treasures, and Crafts.

Lunch menu consists of beef burgers or chickensalad in a krum kaka bowl, salads, fancy cookies, andScandinavian specialties.

Children 3 and under eat free; preschool to 3rdgrade will cost $3.00, and 4th grade to adult will cost$7.00.

Gowrie News office three full days a week and then part-time on Thursday.

She has been concentrating on learning the busi-ness and meeting and working with residents and busi-nesses in Gowrie. She has enjoyed meeting so many finepeople here. During the sometimes harsh winter months ofJanuary, February and March she will be mostly work-ing from her home office. Residents and business peoplewill be able to meet her there. And she will also meetpeople at downtown locations. She will be available byphone and e-mail. She has been making a concerted ef-fort to give everyone the very best service possible. At times she will take time off on Wednesdays

for personal needs such as medical for herself or her chil-dren. But people will always know how to reach her.Sometimes, as needs dictate, she will handle things afterhours and on weekends.

ary Ann Young...continued from front page...

Stewart MemorialCommunity HospiceVeteran-centric care Many Americans do not realize that 1 in 4 ofall deaths in the U.S. are Veterans. As the nation honorsthese American heroes for their military service on Vet-erans Day, November 11, its important to remember thatthey also deserve recognition and compassionate carewhen dealing with a serious illness. As a We Honor Veterans program facilitator,Stewart Memorial Community Hospital (SMCH) is pro-viding specialized care to Veterans who are facing a life-limiting illness. The National Hospice and Palliative CareOrganization (NHPCO) in collaboration with the Depart-ment of Veterans Affairs created We Honor Veterans toempower hospice and other healthcare providers acrossAmerica to meet the unique needs of seriously ill Veter-ans and their families. Through We Honor Veterans we are taking agiant step forward in helping healthcare professionals andvolunteers understand and serve Veterans at the end oflife, said J. Donald Schumacher, NHPCO president andCEO. It is time that we step up and acquire the neces-sary skills and fulfill our mission to serve these men andwomen with the dignity they deserve.

SMCH Hospice implemented the program in2012 and has served area veterans in various ways. Par-ticipating in the WHV program these past three years hasbrought both appreciation for our local Vets and taughtus how to honor them in effective ways, says LindaLuhring, social worker at SMCH. Within the WHV program, there are four levelsof distinction that SMCH can earn based on its involve-ment with veteran education and its interaction with theveterans and their family members that they are caringfor. The goal of these levels is to ensure the very best careis being provided to those who have served our country.

Currently, SMCH Hospice has completed therequirements for levels one and two, while continuing towork on level three. To date we have had five pinningceremonies to honor hospice patients and thank them fortheir services. We have reached out to over ten local Vet-eran and Hospice organizations to educate and encour-age involvement in the WHV program. We work closelywith nursing homes to both identify and honor patientsfor their services while helping staff and families to en-courage their Veterans to talk about service experiences,explains Luhring. As we celebrate our nations heroes this Veter-ans Day and every day of the year we must not forgetthat it is never too late to give them a heros welcomehome.

Our Saviours Lutheran

church list of eventsOn Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. Acolyte Training

will be held. At 6:00 p.m. Confirmation will be held inthe Fellowship Hall. Bible Study with Don Doolittle willbe held in the Fireside Room.

On Thursday at 2:00 p.m. Women of the Word,FH will meet. Please bring Thanksoffering.The programis Judy (Sollie) Payne on her recent travels. Chimespractice will be held 6:15 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Choir prac-tice will be at 7:00 p.m. On Saturday at 9:00 a.m. Mens Group willmeet in the Fireside Room. LCMC Annual Gatheringwill be held between 9:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.

Paton library annual bookand bake sale, Nov. 14 The Paton library is having their annual bookand bake sale on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 8:30 a.m. to11:00 a.m. Come have a cup of coffee and a treat whileyou browse the books. All proceeds from the sale will goto the library. Please come out and support the library.

Gowrie Comm. Centerhosts 4th annualThanksgiving dinnerThursday, Nov. 26...

The holidays are a time to spend with family,friends and loved ones. With gas prices high, this maynot be feasible for some to visit family this holiday sea-

son. For that here is a solution: come and enjoy a freehomemade Thanksgiving Day dinner at the Gowrie Com-munity Center on Thursday, Nov. 26 served at Noon. Kevin Sayles, a Gowrie resident will be plan-ning and running the meal this year. Kevin states Ithink its important for there to be somewhere to go for aThanksgiving dinner in the community.

The dinner will be a banquet style service. Themenu includes, golden roasted turkey, green bean casse-role, scalloped corn, mashed potatoes and salad.

There is no RSVP this year. For more informa-tion please call Kevin at (515) 408-3158. Please leavemessage if no answer.

Webster County

Sheriffs officepursues Dayton caseNo new informationin Roger Brown murder. . .

Webster County Sheriff Jim Stubbs affirmedFriday that there is no new information to disclose on theRoger Brown murder case. Roger was found murderedfrom a gunshot Sept. 30 in his trailer in west Dayton. Sheriff investigators and the DCI continue topursue leads in the case. Sheriff Stubbs stated that ini-tially there were many calls received regarding the case. But the calls to the Sheriffs office in this inves-

tigation have diminished. There is a $2,500 award being offered to anyoneproviding information that leads to the arrest and convic-tion of the person/persons who committed this murder. People with leads can call Crimestoppers at515-573-1444 and their identity will be anonymous.

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Southeast Valley High School students hosted The Wizard of Oz musical on Saturday evening at the Southeast ValleyHigh School Gym in Gowrie. Jack Mumper played the Scarecrow, Miranda Keith starred as Dorothy, Daniel Johnson wasthe Cowardly Lion and Josh Gibbons was the Tin Man. Photo by Lisa Peterson.

Anna Heatherington and Rawly Grandfield (Uncle

Henry) speaks with Miranda Keith (Dorothy) during TheWizard of Oz musical on Saturday evening at the SoutheastValley High School Gym in Gowrie. Photo by Lisa Peterson. Kendall Sandgren (The Good Witch) casts a spell

over Miranda Keith (Dorothy) as Josh Gibbons (Tin Man)and Jack Mumper (Scarecrow) watches on during the TheWizard of Oz musical on Saturday evening at the SoutheastValley High School Gym in Gowrie. Photo by Lisa Peterson.

Anna Heatherington (Bad Witch) banters with KendallSandgren (Good Witch) during The Wizard of Oz musicalon Saturday evening at the Southeast Valley High SchoolGym in Gowrie. Photo by Lisa Peterson.

Southeast Valley footballplayers earn AcademicAll-District honors

Eight Southeast Valley football players achievedAcademic All-District honors, Head Coach Mike Swieterannounced on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The honor goes to players with a grade point av-erage of 3.5 or higher. Seniors include Cameron Anderson, LoganBoerner, Conner Conrad, Zeke Miller and Owen Oeltjen-bruns. The juniors earning the honor were Keegan Good-win, Ryan Gustafson and Aaron Swieter.

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