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contentscontentsin every issUe

4 Calendar9 New on the Shelf18 Scene About Town48 Parting Shot

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1 1 Class Notes:Meet Maureen Seamondsby Hailey Brueschke

1 2 BV Student Spotlight:Lindsy Weidenfellerby Hailey Brueschke

1 3 Bottorff Volunteers for Fort Museumby Robert Wolf

2 6 Faith Matters:Judy Reed Facilitates Prayer Treeby Robert Wolf

FeatUre articLe

2 9 Fort Dodge’s Amazing High Bridgeby Meg Beshey

tHe gooD LiFe

3 5 Home Style:Curbside Cosmetologyby Meg Beshey

4 2 Health Wise:They Need Our Help Too, Part Twoby Meg Beshey

4 4 Culinary Corner:Potato Saladby Meg Beshey

4 6 Money Matters:Should You Take a Pension Buy Outcourtesy of Edward Jones

on tHe coverUnion Pacific Railroad Footboard Yard Master Don

Heddinger poses on the steps of caboose being used

in the Fort Dodge area. Crews ride on the platform dur-

ing long switching moves rather than hanging from the

grabirons and steps of freight cars. It's rare to see a

caboose still being used on trains for any purpose.

- Photo by Hans Madsen

Fort DoDge’s HigH briDge

- Photo by Dale Hearn Fort Dodge Today � September 2012 � 1

september 2012

Departments

2 � Fort Dodge Today � September 2012

From the News Editor It’s All Good…

So, how’s that daily routine going now that you’re back in the saddle with school and after-

school activities, say, clubs or sports? As a parent, you probably appreciate the little

things: the kids get up ever so gently, get dressed and eat breakfast (hopefully). You pray

for no traumas over a sibling wearing the other’s jeans or shirt and getting on the bus or in

the car promptly when you really need to get a move on. As you settle into your routines

and prepare for fall, think about how to enjoy the much cooler days than those of the sum-

mer. Take advantage of the outdoors, the parks. Visit an orchard, go see the amazing art

at Blanden Memorial Art Museum. Attend a school event or the last few outdoor markets,

and watch out for skydivers. It’s all there for the taking, so take advantage of what this

town has to offer.

After watching the Olympics in London last month, I was amazed at the dedication and fortitude the athletes had for

their sport. Although I had the events on TV, it gave me great energy to do projects around the house that needed

tending to at that time. My routine was, watch a little Olympics, get up off that couch and do a chore. Sometimes I

would go outside with the dogs to play deflated soccer ball, hammer something, paint something, build/create/write

something. That incentive to “do” eliminated many things that were on a list. It felt good to see the changes and the

involvement of the kids was pretty cool. Although I must admit the kitchen redo project turned into a family discourse

of what the final look would be. To be overruled on it by children let alone awesome friends was strange, but in the

end the kitchen has a new look for pennies. Take on those challenges and make it your own. You do not have to fol-

low the rules all the time. For instance when you stain wood, primer stayed on the shelf, the color was used, the

grain came out in all its glory and the character of the cabinets is very cool. All materials bought local thank you very

much.

This month in Today, as we talk about routines, school and incentives, we look at the beauty of our town’s railroad

heritage and the trestle bridge that rises high over the city with my favorite trainman, Don Heddinger. We’ll continue

our coverage of the STARS program and how its people tirelessly work to serve the troubled youth in the community.

Volunteers who support the Fort Museum and churches are featured. We also showcase the art being created under

the guidance of Maureen Seamonds and students at Buena Vista University/Fort Dodge. Our Home article looks at

how you can revamp that front of your home with some simple ideas from Jeff Becker. He promises to make the

good, the bad and the ugly into a unique landscape with not much to work with besides dried-up dirt and weeds.

Check out the recipe this month for all those events you have to bring something to. This month we give you a potato

salad. It’s grandmother’s recipe, so on Grandparents Day show them you love them by taking them a batch or make

some for a good ol’ tailgate party too.

To send Fort Dodge Today your suggestions, email us at [email protected].

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Managing EditorBarbara

Wallace Hughes

Sales ManagerBecky O’Brien

Art DirectorReggie Cygan

PublisherLarry D. Bushman

Advertising DirectorDavid Jakeman

Circulation DirectorGrant Gibbons

News EditorMeg Beshey

megmegbesheycontributors

Amelia "Amy" Presler is a FortDodge native, the youngest of 10children from parents Jack andVirginia Presler. Amy has three chil-dren, Austin, Lizzie and Eva. Amy isemployed at the Fort DodgePublic Library where she feeds heraddiction to books. She likes allgenres, but especially literary fic-tion, historical fiction, books withmaps on the front, horses on thecover, but not dogs; rivers andlakes.

Robert Wolf has lived in Fort Dodgesince 1964. He has written for FortDodge Today magazine since2002 and for The Messenger since1993. He’s the author of “Fossils ofIowa” and “Iowa’s State Parks.” Amember of the Author’s Guild, hishobbies include fossil collectingand photography.

Hailey Brueschke will be attendingIowa Central Community Collegenext year to attain her associatearts degree. From there she wouldlike to attend Iowa State Universityto major in journalism. Her goalafter college is to work for a majormagazine in a larger city. She likesto spend her free time reading,writing and being with her friendsand family.

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C A L E N D A R

September 2012 1

Webster County

Museum

open for the day,

515 School St., Otho,

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

1-3

Dayton National

Championship Rodeo,

Dayton, rodeo show-

times: Saturday, 7 p.m.

(Kids Night), Sunday, 7

p.m. (Tough Enough to

Wear Pink Night),

Monday, 1:30 p.m.

Wristbands specials for

$15 gets unlimited rides

for Saturday and Sunday,

4 to 6 p.m.

1-3

Couch Freak Boogie

skydiving at Fort Dodge

Regional Airport, all day,

for more information,

email Jason Kent at

[email protected]

3

Labor Day

3

Dayton Rodeo Labor

Day Parade, 10 a.m.

3

Noon Sertoma Pork

Chop Dinner, Veterans

Memorial Park, ( take

National Ave. to north-

west corner of John F.

Kennedy Memorial Park)

4 to 7 p.m. Rain or

shine. Carry out avail-

able, quantities limited.

Cost per plate, $10.

4

Blood pressure screen-

ing, Crossroads Mall,

8 to 9:30 a.m. and

Hy-Vee dining area,

10 to 11 a.m., free.

4

FDSH boys golf vs.

Mason City, Fort Dodge

Country Club, 3:30 p.m.

4

Lifetree Café at Cana:

Self Worth Explored,

18 S. Third St.,

public welcome,

noon or 7 p.m.

4

Tuesday Morning

Adventures, Fort Dodge

Public Library, 10 a.m.

5

Fort Dodge Civitan Club

meeting, Zakeers

Restaurant, 425 Second

Ave. S., 7 a.m.

6

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FDSH football vs.

Marshalltown, Dodger

Stadium, 7 p.m.

8

Market on Central,

downtown Fort Dodge,

Central Ave.,

8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

8

Webster County

Museum

open for the day,


10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

9

5K Run/Walk/Bike/Cheer

- Reason 2 Run, St. Olaf

Lutheran Church,

239 N. 11th St.,

9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

9

Skillet Creek Hike, Skillet

Creek Indian Mounds,

Dayton, 2 p.m.

11

Patriot Day

11

Blood pressure screen-

ing, Crossroads Mall,

8 to 9:30 a.m. and

Hy-Vee dining area,

10 to 11 a.m., free.

11

Lifetree Café at Cana:

Does the President’s

Faith Matter?,

18 S. Third St.,

public welcome,

noon or 7 p.m.

11

Tuesday Morning

Adventures, Fort Dodge

Public Library, 10 a.m.

11

FDSH girls swimming vs.

Ames and Perry, FDSH

pool, 5:30 p.m.

12

Fort Dodge Civitan Club

meeting, Zakeer’s

Restaurant, 425 Second

Ave. S., 7 a.m.

13

Oak Hill dinner and

entertainment, the

Vincent House, $20 per

person, 6 p.m. Dinner

includes soup and bread

bowl, anti pasta, sweets,

beverages with piano

entertainment by Dan

Prochaska. Fundraiser for

the Vincent House.

13

Webster County

Museum open for the

day,


10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

13

FDSH girls swimming

invite with Boone, Sioux

City North, Storm Lake,

and Waterloo West,

FDSH pool, 6 p.m.


C A L E N D A R

September 2012

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• Fabric Dive • Magazine Sale

• Raffling a Quilt, Wall Hanging, and Table Runner Tickets: $1.00 each

or 6 for $5.

14

St. Edmond football vs.

PAC-PP, Dodger Stadium,

7 p.m.

15

Hogs for Dogs 2012

Poker Run, benefits

Almost Home Humane

Society of North Central

Iowa,

$15 per driver or

$25 per couple,

registration begins at

Fort Dodge Ford-Toyota,

10 a.m.

15

FDSH volleyball varsity

invitational with Ames,

Dowling Catholic, Iowa

City, Lewis Central,

Nevada, Osage Green

Devils and Western

Christian, FDSH main

gym, 9 a.m.

15-16

Hillbilly Sales and Flea

Market, Webster County

Fairgrounds,

Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

Sunday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

17

FDSH jv volleyball vs. St.

Edmond, FDSH gym,

7:30 p.m.

18

FDSH jv/varsity volleyball

vs. Ankeny, FDSH gym,

5 and 7:30 p.m.

18

Trinity Corporate Health

is hosting a free DOT

educational seminar,

Trinity Medical Center,

Atrium 2A and 2B, 801

Kenyon Road,

registration is from 7 to

7:25 a.m., seminar from

7:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m.

Information covers DOT

record/CSA initiative,

drug and alcohol testing

requirements, hours of

service, GPS technology,

new CDL regulations,

vehicle inspections

and more.

21

FDSH football vs. Ames,

Dodger Stadium, 7 p.m.


C A L E N D A R

September 2012

AT THE BLANDEN“Seeing the World, 1820 - 1930” etchings from the museum’s permanent collection.

“Pottery, Painting and Persistance, 1958 - 2011” exhibit through Sept. 15, by Dean Schwarz.

Permanent Collection: Fall Landscapes by James Butler.

One-of-a-Kind Gift Shop: New items available just in time for holiday shopping.

Hours are Tuesday - Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Sunday and Monday.

The Blanden is located at 920 3rd Ave. S. For information, phone 573-2316.

22-23

Sports Card Show,

Crossroads Mall, Saturday

10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday

noon to 6 p.m.

22

Market on Central,

downtown Fort Dodge,

Central Ave.,

8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

22

FDSH jv volleyball

invitational with multiple

schools, FDSH main gym,

8:30 a.m.

22

2012 Oktoberfest

featuring Mustang Sally,

food, music and drink

available, Oleson Park

Bandshell, 1400 Oleson

Park Ave., gates open at

11:30 a.m., entertain-

ment throughout the day

and evening.

23

ICCC football vs. Air

Force JB, Dodger

Stadium, time to be

announced.

25

State Representative

Candidates Forum, Matt

Alcazar and Helen Miller

in attendance (both con-

firmed), Light of the City

Conference Center,

2175 180th St., (north of

Boehringer Ingelheim

and south of Willow

Ridge), 6:30 p.m.

26

St. Edmond Junior/Senior

Homecominng

volleyball, 5 p.m.,

powderpufff football

game, 5:45 p.m.

28

St. Edmond football vs.

IKM-Manning, Dodger

Stadium, 7 p.m.

29-30

Fort Dodge Area

Quilters, Inc., 21st

Biennial Quilt show,

Rockin’ Round the

Quilts raffle tickets and

magazine sale, vendors,

silent auction, demon-

strations. Iowa Central

Community College

Career Education Bldg.,

Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,

Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

adult passes $5, children

ages 8 to 12 $3, bus spe-

cial for 30 or more $4

per person. For more

information, email nefg-

[email protected] or

call 573-2229.

30

ICCC football vs. Grand

View JV, Dodger

Stadium, 1 p.m.


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On the Shelf

New books for September

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Amy’s Word:

One of my favorite types of books to read is one that gives

equal billing to the setting and plot. NPR has an ongoing

feature called Crime in the City, where they talk with an

author who discusses the city in which their novel(s) take

place. Many popular authors have been featured including

Laura Lippman (Baltimore,) Robert B. Parker (Boston,)

Michael Connelly (Los Angeles,) and many others. If you

google Crime in the City, you can view the complete list

and listen to the podcasts. One author they haven’t fea-

tured yet is Deon Meyers, whose gritty South African crime

novels introduce you to a South Africa embroiled in crime

and politics. His books draw the reader in with gripping

plots as well as exposing the inner lives of the characters, so

as you’re trying to figure out who the killer is and how

they’re going to catch him, you also get caught up in the

detectives’ personal lives and foibles. His books feature a

revolving cast of characters with each novel focusing on a

specific character. His eighth book, Seven Days, releases

this month.

The Vanishing Act by Mette Jakobsen

A young boy believes his mother is alive

after she disappears during a magic act on a

remote island in this historical novel.

Black Fridays by Michael SearsFinancial thriller featuring a former Wall

Street whiz kid-turned-felon hired to investi-

gate the trade records of a dead executive

while also trying to rekindle his relationship

with his son.

Wilderness by Laura Weller

A Civil War vet sets off on a trek across

Washington’s Olympic Penninsula while

recounting his memories of the war.

The Cutting Season by Attica Locke

On an antebellum plantation in Louisiana,

two multigenerational families’ lives intersect.



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What is your name and where are you from? Maureen Seamonds. I am originally from Miami, FL. I now

live in Webster City.

What grade do you teach and at what school?

I teach drawing, sculpture, design and art appreciation at

Iowa Central Community College here in Fort Dodge.

What do you enjoy most about teaching?

I love the challenge and diversity of teaching. In teaching,

there is not a day that is like another. Each day brings you

different things. You deal with different students, different

topics and art materials. There is never a boring moment in

teaching.

How long have you been working as a teacher?

I initially taught at Iowa Central Community College for

about 10 years, but then left to teach elsewhere. I then taught

at Iowa State University and Drake University for a few years.

Later, I decided to come back to teach at Iowa Central.

Overall, I have taught at Iowa Central Community College

for 20 years.

What makes you interested in teaching art?

I have always wanted to teach art. Art brings out that inner

self with students you don’t always see in other classes. It is

like a release of sorts. It is great to be able to foster that

growth in someone else through creativity.

Who is someone that motivated you as a student?

My grandfather was the one person who really encouraged

my artistic efforts. He always liked the things that I made

when I was younger.

Who inspired you to become a teacher?

I had always thought that of Professor David Dunlap. He was

a University of Iowa art professor. He was a wonderful draw-

ing teacher. I always wanted to be an artist and teach like

him.

What is the worst excuse you have gotten from

a student?

Once a student had to leave my art class to go get his

girlfriend’s dog. This was because a storm was on the way.

He did this because the dog would start to have seizures

because of the storms.

What profession other than your own would you most

like to attempt?

I would like to be a sculptor or even part of a production

team. Other than that, I really do love my job as an art

instructor here at Iowa Central. I would not want to change it

at all.

What are ways students can be successful in college

that will further them in life?

I think students should put school first no matter what. I once

had a professor at Iowa State University that taught me school

should be the No. 1 priority when in college. If it is not first,

you are only affecting yourself and your ability to succeed

well beyond your college years.

What are three things every teacher should own?

I think every teacher should own a cell phone. This way their

students can always get ahold of them when they have ques-

tions pertaining to class. Another is a laptop. This way there is

a place where they can save everything they need to know for

class. Lastly, a bag where they can keep all of their papers and

other things they need everyday for their college classes.

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Class NotesMeet Marueen Seamonds

photograph by Hailey Brueschke

Maureen Seamonds has come full circle, teaching at IowaCentral Community, where she initially taught in the artdepartment prior to several other universities.


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BV Student SpotlightLindsy Weidenfeller

If you think being a full-time student ishard, trying being a full-time student, asingle mother and balancing a job all atthe same time. No one really knowshow hard this is until they are put intothe position of trying to further them-selves as they take care of anotherhuman being. This is the life of LindsyWeidenfeller.

Weidenfeller is taking Buena VistaUniversity classes at Iowa CentralCommunity College with a full sched-ule. Her dedication to her job and herchild makes it serious a challenge. But,there are graces. Yes, Weidenfeller com-

mutes about 30 minutes from her homein a small town, population about 250.But that small town environment helpsher with her studies as well as with herchild.

At Buena Vista/Iowa Central, shefocuses on accounting, business man-agement and organizational leadership.Previously, when she attended IowaCentral, her major was business. Butshe took an accounting class and reallyliked it.

“I also was a work study for theaccounting teachers, so after talking tothem about it, it seemed like a good fitfor me and what I wanted to accom-plish,” Weidenfeller said.

So she talked with her advisor at BuenaVista about her major and discoveredshe was only a few credits from achiev-ing an organization leadership bachelorof arts. Armed with that knowledge, shetook more classes in that direction.

“In today's tough economy, I wanted tomake sure I was very marketable when Iwas done with school,” she said. “Thisdecision I made helped me to decide totake the extra classes in hopes it wouldpay off in the long run, and it will.”

Because she is a single mother,Weidenfeller’s life is not that of a nor-mal college student.

“If I said it wasn't hard, I'd be lying,”she said. “It has been a struggle and attimes I wanted to give up. But I wouldlook at my daughter and know that Ineeded to stay strong and do this toshow her she can do anything she putsher mind to.”

One of her biggest challenges is balanc-ing time with her daughter, family, workand school. Having to do that meantshe had to make sacrifices and lose

sleep, but she knows it will all be worthit in the end.

“One of my favorite sayings is ‘anythingthat is worth it isn't easy.’ I repeat thatto myself when I am up ‘til 2 a.m.doing homework and then up at six forwork.”

She knows that when she does this sheis showing her daughter that hard workis rewarded, and that it will always beworth it in the end.

Even though she is a single mother andhas to do a lot of things by herself, shehas always had friends and family byher side to support her.

“My family and friends have been agreat support system through all of thisand I am very, very blessed to have eachand every one of them,” Weidenfellersaid.

She doesn’t normally ask for help fromother people because she’s independentand self-sufficient. Her family andfriends know this about her and usuallywait until she asks them for help.

“I honestly don't think I could havedone this without all of their love andsupport, so a big thank you to all ofthem,” Weidenfeller said.

Weidenfeller is proof that anything ispossible with a little bit of hard work.She knows that nothing in life comeseasy, but that is what makes it all worthit at the end of the day.

“If everything came easy in life, itwould not really be worth havingbecause you did not have to do any-thing to earn it,” Weidenfeller said.

photograph by Hailey Brueschke

Lindsy Weidenfeller leads achallenging life while balancingwork, family and school.


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Dr. Michael Bottorff recalls seeing the

Fort Museum being built when he was

about 10 years old. Decades later, he is

president of the Fort Dodge Historical

Foundation, which oversees the muse-

um of his memories.

“I remember when I was a little kid, we

were coming from Sac City over to see

my grandfather in Webster City. The

fort was being built and we immediate-

ly had to stop and see what it was

about after it was completed,” said

Bottorff.

The museum was built from 1962 to

1964.

In those days, Bill Ryan was actively

involved with the museum. It was Ryan

who originally enlisted Bottorff ’s

involvement.

“Dr. Bill Ryan, who pretty much

founded this place, called me many

years ago,” Bottorff recalled. “He

asked if I’d like to be on the board. I

told him I really didn’t have much

experience with that sort of thing, but

I’d try to help out if I could, and I’ve

been on the board ever since. Probably

about 15 years.”

Bottorff has since learned a lot about

local history, a topic he has found

engaging. “It’s important to know

about the history so maybe we can

learn some of the values of the people

that came before us. I think sometimes

our values get misplaced by the

almighty dollar and getting ahead of

the next guy,” Bottorff said. “You also

learn from history not to repeat some

mistakes.”

Bottorff was board vice president when

then-President Will Patterson suddenly

died four years ago.

“The position is president, but I’m

more of a facilitator of the meetings,”

Bottorff said. “This board has faced a

lot of challenges. One of the big chal-

lenges is: this used to be Highway 20

that we are on, and now it’s not

Highway 20 anymore. It’s Business 20.

It seems we don’t get a lot of the trav-

eling, out-of-town traffic as much as we

used to.

“It used to be a lot of people traveled

this road, now they are mostly local or

the commuters from out of town for

work or school. Some out-of-towners

come along, but we don’t get near the

people driving by and saying, Oh,

there’s a fort, let’s stop by and take a

look at it.”

“Our challenge,” he said, “has been to

try to get the name out in various ways

to different groups.”

Still, schools tour the museum regular-

ly, both in the spring and fall. At some

point in their education, most local stu-

Bottorff Volunteers for Fort Museum

Bottorff with a brown bear, which was recently donated to the Fort Museum.


volunteer

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dents visit it on field trips aimed at

teaching them about local and state

history. Senior citizen groups and com-

munity group events also take advan-

tage of the fort to host gatherings and

meetings. This is a great use of the

museum, Bottorff said.

“Fort Dodge is in a unique position,”

he said. “We have a lot of history here

that I think needs to be shared, with

young people especially.”

But with that history comes buildings

and other museum facilities that need

the support of the community that

enjoys them.

“We’ve got a lot of buildings here that,

because of the nature of them, are in

a bit of need of repair and so that’s

always a challenge to try to raise

enough money to keep our museum

collection in good shape and to keep

the exterior buildings in good shape,”

Bottorff said.

There are 12 members who comprise

the board Bottorff heads.

“I like to use the other board members

and their talents to come up with ways

to get the museum in front of people,

whether that is for the people’s educa-

tion or for the people’s enjoyment. If

we get folks out here, then they realize

what we have, how valuable it is and

hopefully they will want to keep it

around,” Bottorff said.

“People are presented with so many

options. People don’t have the atten-

tion span they used to. People are used

to sitting down at a screen and getting

all the answers in about half an hour,”

he said. “To take a few hours, which it

really takes to go through here, a lot of

people don’t have that kind of

patience anymore.”

Bottorff said his goal as board presi-

dent is to get people to relax and take

the time to expose their minds to the

way things used to be.

“It is a different world we live in.

We’ve talked about updating some of

our things, some audio and visual

things, but those things cost money. At

this point we can’t do that,” he said.

“We’ve tried various other ways to sup-

plement our income,” Bottorff said.

That includes events at the Opera

House, bingo and large group dinners.

A pork chop lunch in October, catered

by Howard Ball, is an upcoming way

of raising funds.

But the largest sources of income for

the museum are admissions and gift

shop sales.

There are misconceptions about how

the museum is funded, Bottorff said.

“We do not get any money from the

city, county or state. Occasionally we

apply for a grant and get a small grant

here and there, but we can’t depend

on those.”

Frontier Days has always been an

event that is financially separate from

the museum. “It has never been part

of the function of the fort,” said

Bottorff. “We have the ideal location

and, as far as I’m concerned, it will

always be held here at the fort.”

The museum collects a rental fee from

the use of the grounds for the event,

said Bottorff. It gives the fort great

exposure, he said. But, in the end,

long-lasting commitments are the

museum’s bread and butter.

“What we depend on is memberships.

This museum was built by a number of

service groups sponsoring buildings

and sponsoring different parts of the

museum. We are trying to include

those service groups to keep those

parts of the fort in good shape, and we

are always looking for members,”

Bottorff said. “Those memberships

help to keep us maintaining the collec-

tion and the outbuildings.”

Individual memberships start at $30 a

year; a family membership is $50.

“With every membership you get free

access to the museum for you and your

family,” Bottorff said.

The museum focuses on a specific his-

torical timeline. “We try to stay

focused on our time period, which is

the late 1800s,” Bottorff said. “The

museum was originally set up for that,

but we have all kinds of things out

here.”

For instance, as a Fort Dodge veteri-

narian, Bottorff has been particularly

instrumental in helping with the veteri-

nary display at the museum. “It’s not

completed, but it’s got a lot of interest-

ing things in it,” he said.


Bottorff is philosophical about his role

as an active volunteer. “I feel it’s my

duty to give things back to the commu-

nity,” he said. “The community has

given me a great place to live.”

Anyone with an interest in history or

who wishes to serve on the Fort

Dodge Historical Foundation Board

should contact Dr. Mike Bottorff

at the East Lawn Animal Hospital:

576-5149.

About Michael Bottorff

Born in Webster City, Bottorff, 57,

grew up in Sac City, but he still has

many relatives in the Webster City

area. After graduating from the Iowa

State University veterinary school, he

moved to southern Florida. In 1984, he

moved to Fort Dodge. “My dad had

some health problems, so I moved back

to be near him,” Bottorff said.

Around that same time, Dr. Herbert

Jonas, who owned East Lawn Animal

Hospital, asked Bottorff to help him in

the practice. Within the first year,

Jonas required a heart transplant.

Bottorff eventually became the owner

of East Lawn Animal with his wife, Tina

Bottorff. The couple has been married

15 years; they have a daughter,

Alyssa, 13.

The return to Iowa from Florida was

peppered with misgivings, Bottorff con-

fessed. “I was preparing for the worse,

and you know, I got back to Iowa and

winters were not near as bad as I

thought they were going to be,” said

Bottorff, adding, “and they haven’t

really been.”

In addition to his role in he Fort Dodge

Historical Foundation, Bottorff is

involved in the Almost Home Animal

Shelter and serves on the board of the

Ann Smeltzer Charitable Trust.

Bottorff’s favorite part of the museum in the Pioneer, Military and NativeAmerican Exhibits building.


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Faith Matters:Judy Reed Facilitates Prayer Tree

Judy Reed tries to find something good

in every situation every day, and she

implements that philosophy by creating

goodness as a volunteer at Grace

Lutheran Church.

“I try to make the most of what God

has given me,” said Reed. To that end,

she leads Bible study and serves on the

Women of the ELCA — Evangelical

Lutheran Church in America — board.

She is also the coordinator for the

prayer tree at Grace Lutheran.

“We decided to develop a prayer tree

for people to express their prayer con-

cerns,” Reed said. She and another

woman helped organize it. “If they

have a prayer request, there are two

ways they can do it. They can call the

church and leave a message or they can

give me a call or email and let me know

what their prayer request is.

“It can be anyone,” she said. “It doesn’t

have to be a church member.”

A prayer tree is a chain with each per-

son calling the next person on the list.

Most of the people on the tree live

locally, but some of them have moved

away and wish to remain on the tree.

“It’s divided into four different branch-

es,” said Reed. “Three branches are

telephone. The fourth branch is email

and that’s the biggest branch.” There

are just under 50 people in that branch.

Most of the time the prayer request

includes a name, but it is not necessary.

“It makes it more meaningful when you

can put a name on something,” Reed

said.

“When they call and let me know, with-

in half an hour, if I’m at home, I put it

on the computer and make the phone

calls.”

The down side of the prayer tree is that

the people who pray rarely have the

opportunity to learn of the recipient’s

outcome. “People don’t very often come

back and tell us if something good hap-

pens,” Reed said. “We’ve talked about

this and it would be nice if they would

follow through later on with a report.”

“Because we are 25 miles away, I can

do this from my home, when I can’t be

up here everyday like some of the peo-

ple who get involved,” she said.

She does, however, become more active-

ly involved with the Women of the

ELCA. It coordinates all the women’s

events in the church. One of them is a

spring mother-daughter tea. Another is

the St. Lucia festival, which is usually

held the second week in December. Her

hands-on volunteerism is put to use in

the church’s knitting group, members of

which knit prayer shawls to be given

away. She also welcomes a women’s

summer fellowship gathering to her

house outside Fort Dodge.

“Our church is a very active church,”

Reed said. “It’s not a very big church

but it is very active.”

Judy Reed helped organize and now facilitates a prayer tree at GraceLutheran Church.

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When Reed and her husband, Pat

Reed, first attended Grace Lutheran the

people were very welcoming, she said.

“We’ve been here ever since. It’s been a

long time. Our kids were all raised in

this church, baptized and married.”

Reed gives to her church for a simple

reason. “Why do we do anything for

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They have five grown chil-

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Originally from Cedar Falls,

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in 1965. Soon after, they

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Not many places literally span a lifetime,

but Fort Dodge has the mighty Great

Western Bridge, which, at nearly 110

years old, spans more than one. Locals

call it the High Bridge or the Trestle

Bridge. You see it as you drive over

Kenyon Road Bridge. It’s a man-made

marvel that towers over the Des Moines

River.

Don Heddinger has spent 42 years as a

train man. He clearly remembers what it

was like to cross the Great Western

Bridge for the first time.

“My mouth was open. My eyes wide

open,” said Heddinger, who has spent

most of his career as a conductor.

“It’s such an impressive view. I would

take the 4 o’clock switch engine over to

Iowa Beef, pick up car loads of beef des-

tined for market. I had to ride on top of

the cars we shoved back across the bridge

to our switching yard. I would then go

hang on the side of the cars with ladders

once we got over by 15th Street.”

Back then, he would go over the trestle

bridge twice a day, five times a week.

Now he seldom goes over it, though

trains go over it every day.

“Probably about three times a day you’ll

see a train going over the bridge,”

Heddinger said.

Dale Hearn, a train historian, in conver-

sation with Heddinger, jumped tracks, so

to speak.

“The Kate Shelley Bridge in Boone was

the closest to the size, height and length,”

Hearn said. “It is a bit longer, but it is

not used any more by trains. But it is still

there standing tall.”

The Fort Dodge bridge is rated No. 8 as

far as bridges used by trains in daily

operations. That is, according to

www.ChicagoGreatWestern.com, he said.

“In regards to a sister bridge that is most

like the one in Fort Dodge, I’d say it


Amazing HighBridge

Fort Dodge’s

Heading east into the city, a locomotive pulls passenger cars for Operation Safety Train over the High Bridge.- Image by Dale Hearn


would be the Boone and Scenic Bridge.

It is used every day where people can still

ride over it,” Hearn said.

Before the bridge in Fort Dodge was

built, a land survey was begun in July

1901 and finished that fall. The span of

the bridge is 2,582 feet from riverbank to

riverbank. To create the foundation for

the pillars, workers had to go down about

35 feet into the slate below the surface.

The masonry began in October 1901

and was completed in June 1902. That

year, the first steel work was laid for the

trestle bridge.

“This was the same type of steel that the

Titanic would have had,” said Don

Vaughn, a Chicago Great Western histo-

rian.

The bridge was finished in April 1903.

The first train went over the bridge the

next month, on March 14.

There is a record of the event ing the

CGW 1958 Safety News. “George

Gregory, master mechanic for the Mason

City and Fort Dodge Ry., was at the

throttle of engine 141. C.M. Doucett,

CGW engineer presided as fireman.

H.O. Penfield was Conductor and F. A.

Barth brakeman. The train consisted of

coaches 377, 204 and 254. Train dis-

patcher H.L. Scott gave the orders which

sent it on its way. C.H. Keith, Bridge

Engineer had virtual control of the cross-

ing and those who made up the party.”

A remarkable point in the process of

building the amazing train bridge is that

there was not one loss of life. In fact, a

smashed finger was the only injury

reported.

The bridge itself is 138 feet high. It

spanned two other railways, the Illinois

Central Railroad and the Minneapolis &


Don Vaughn and Dale hearn look over historical materials about the HighBridge. photo by Meg Beshey

OperationLifesaverSafety Traincoming overthe HighBridge on June26, 2011.

photo courtesyof Don Vaughn



About Don VaughnDon Vaughn was born in 1956 in

Winston-Salem, N.C. He moved to Fort

Dodge in 1960 when his father, W.A.

Vaughn, accepted the post of general

agent for the Chicago Great Western.

Vaughn is a 1974 graduate of Fort Dodge

Senior High. He spent four and a half years in the Air Force, then

worked in Hampton for Mid-America Publishing. His hobbies include

archiving and collecting the history of the CGW, and walking and

bicycling on trails made from former railroad rights of way.

An original rivet from the Chicago Great WesternBridge spanning the Des Moines River.

- photo by Don Vaughn

About Dale HearnDale Hearn is retired from MidAmerican

Energy and lives in Fort Dodge. He has

been an avid train photographer since

1976. He was inspired by the American

Freedom Train in 1976.

About Don HeddingerDon Heddinger was born, raised and edu-

cated in Ft Dodge. He has 42 years in

train service with Chicago &

Northwestern and Union Pacific rail-

roads. He is footboard yardmaster in

Fort Dodge, as well as serving as safety captain for the area and

grade crossing safety coordinator for U.P.’s Twin Cities Service

Unit and an operation lifesaver presenter. He also works with 30

drivers education programs through area high schools and other

organizations. His hobbie include fishing “from the time the ice

goes out until the lake freezes again.”



St. Louis Railroad, and five streets, as

well as the Des Moines River. It has 10

piers and 60 pedestals. It’s comprised of

four 220-foot deck truss spans, 15 75-foot

deck plate girder spans and 15 38-foot

deck plate girder spans.

It cost $450,000.

Today, according to the assembled train

experts, it would cost closer to $28 mil-

lion. It would likely take about two and a

half years to build due to the need for

permits required to before it could han-

dle the roughly 315,000-pound rail cars.

“The British have built bridges like this

forever, but building this type of bridge

over the Des Moines River valley was the

hardest half-mile connection for the

CGW to get accomplished, the most

expensive, the slowest. It was necessary to

continue the line from Fort Dodge to

Council Bluffs, to complete the rail infra-

structure,” Vaughn said.

Vaughn’s whole life has revolved around

the trains in Fort Dodge. His father,

William A. Vaughn, worked for Chicago

Great Western for 37 years; his grandfa-

ther, Victor E. Vaughn, for 49 and a half.

Vaughn grew up in Fort Dodge, knew of

the landmark bridge well and literally has

been a student of the Chicago Great

Western because of his father collecting

30 years of memorabilia. Vaughn has

every issue of Safety News, which was

the employee magazine for CGW.

“As a kid, I read this stuff all the time as

it was always in our home.”

Vaughn likes to tell the story of his

uncle’s first ride over the trestle bridge.

“It was back in 1964. Victor E. Vaughn,

my grandfather, an employee of the

CGW, as well as my father, W. A.

Vaughn, who was in traffic department,

as a sales manager were on the train that

day. My uncle, V. Allan Vaughn, came to

visit us for a few days, and asked whether

he could ride across the bridge. Dad

made arrangements for Allan to ride the

local... The local arrives with the custom-

ary RS-2 (a multipurpose locomotive).

Allan and my dad climb aboard the loco-

motive for the trip to west Fort Dodge

and the Iowa Beef Packers plant. As the

short train leaves, just the locomotive

with the empty cars to place at IBP and

A locomotive pulls cars across the High Bridge as it heads into town.photo by Dale Hearn

View of the Minneapolis and St. Louis train yard showing Chicago Great Westerntrain no. 92 cross the High Bridge in 1968. -Image courtesy of Don Vaughn


the caboose, Dad and the others engage

Allan in conversation to distract him

from noting the approach to the

bridge. Shortly after going out on the

bridge, Allan looks out as someone says,

‘Look at the view!’ Allan glances out the

cab window, marveling at the Des

Moines River valley as they were close to

being one-third of the way over the

structure, then looks down. With a gasp,

he leaps out of the fireman's seat and

nearly into the lap of the engineer,”

Vaughn recalled. Everyone laughed.

“Train guys have a sense of humor and

Allan was placed on the north side of the

locomotive, which has no view of the

bridge structure as he looked down to the

river. The north side of the bridge does

not have a walkway, so the locomotive

side actually sits over the edge of the

bridge. Allan decided to return to the

depot in the caboose.”

At one point, the trestle in Fort Dodge

was the longest, single-track structure in

the United States. The north side, or city

side, of the bridge had lettering painted

on it. It was done by a railroad employee

who would hang off the edge of the

bridge. It read: Chicago Great Western

RR Minneapolis St. Paul Chicago

Omaha. The bridge also had a guard

house at the east end on the north side of

the track. An Army soldier would have

been stationed there to guard the bridge

during both WW I and WW II.

Vaughn also likes to tell the story of the

lone spotlight on the bridge. Apparently,

a switch train was going to Iowa Beef

and heading to the switch yard after

arriving at IBP. A manifest train, No. 92,

was coming through over the bridge to

head to Clarion. After that train went by

the switch train was to head back across

the bridge to the depot located in Fort

Dodge. A radio call came over about a

train coming westbound towards the

switch train. The conductor, being con-

fused by this, looked to see a lone head-

light heading his way. It was a car head-

ing straight towards the train. Police were

called and the individual was stopped.

The story, he said, is part of the magic of

the bridge.

“Rail fans never really come here to

understand how amazing this bridge is,”

Vaughn said. “There are young rail fans

who have never seen the bridge, yet live

in the state.”

He considers the bridge fascinating, yet

he noted that few photos of the bridge

have been taken for publications involv-

ing train bridges of interest. “This bridge

is kind of off the radar, so to speak, of

the images of known railroad bridges.”

Resources:

CGW Safety News, April 1958, Vol.4

Fact Sheet from Don Heddinger from

the Safety Train Ride given to passengers

The Great Western Magazine, February

1928, Vol.1, No. 1

The Railway Age, March 20, 1903,

Vol.457, pgs.1-3

www.ChicagoGreatWestern.com

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So you’re considering refurbishing the

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There are a lot of ways to landscape a

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Perennials? Rocks, mulch or decorative

features? Whew.

Becker assessed the potential space for

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overhang of the roof on the house.

“Nothing is going to grow underneath

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ows the ground is where plants can

grow with plenty of sun,” said Becker.

Options for dealing with unwanted veg-

etation already in place are to put down

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compared to other parts of the country.

You can if you want to, but it is not

really necessary.”

Good to know.

Becker said you can go as big as you

want when redoing the space in front of

your home, or go small, say, by

installing some dwarf shrubs. Hostas

which are also commonly used to fill

space.

Consider, too, materials. One cost effec-

tive material is the compost out by the

city garage near Oleson Park.

Becker suggested going for a walk to

see what you like. Maybe take a note-

book along, do a quick sketch of what

you see.

“It is good to see plants in a mature

stage in other gardens already estab-

lished with homes,” said Becker. “This

will give you a better idea of what they

will look like in the long run instead of

the newer plants just sitting at the nurs-

ery.”


Drawing created by Jeff Becker to do a makeover of existing landscaped areain front of the house.

Jeff Becker


Customers often ask Becker for sugges-

tions that are low maintenance — these

are the I’m too busy to have an elabo-

rate garden people. Becker said that

regardless of what you plant there will

be some level of maintenance such as

“dead-heading” flowering plants and

the occasional weeding.

“This all depends on you the gardener

and your devotion to the space,” said

Becker. “Some gardeners don’t want to

deal with that so they put in the mulch,

river rock or pea rock, and sometimes

it’s good old Iowa dirt.”

In this case, the vegetation between the

bushes is going to go away. One option

to replace it could be to use container

garden units on top of rocks. These

could be placed behind low-height

shrubs that would be placed in the

front of the garden space. Under the

overhang would go mulch covering,

rocks or bark. This would serve the

dual purpose of covering up a barren

area where nothing grows all the way

over to the large dog pits that have pro-

gressed under the two bushes.

There is a curved entry sidewalk to be

dealt with before the garden space. To

showcase the curve, an angled area cre-

ated by black edging is going to be

used. In the front

could be perennials

that would be showy

this time of year. The

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Another aspect to con-

sider is the back layer

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The holly bush will

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Next month,

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will be dis-

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Last month, you were introduced to a

vital service organization in the commu-

nity that deals with the health of young

people struggling with issues way

beyond most people’s comprehension.

You would think that at such a young

age children should not have to deal

with the tough reality of life, yet they

do. These kids too often turn to sub-

stance abuse to cope with their situa-

tions, which stretch across a broad spec-

trum of severity. STARS — Substance

Abuse Treatment for Adolescent

Recovery and Success Program, found-

ed in 2005, is licensed by the Iowa

Department of Public Health and

administered locally by Community &

Family Resources. Its programs deals

with that substance abuse, and deals

with it head on.

Andrea Jondle and Blake Harvey are a

part of what makes STARS work. They

were asked this question: How exactly is

this a health issue for the community?

“To start off, these youth can be dealing

with general medical issues such as HIV,

STDS, hepatitis, and E.R. visits due to

the substance abuse-related cases, such

as overdoses,” said Jondle.

A secondary effect to the public can be

the contraband items from use some-

times left in parks, which are often

places of refuge for the young people.

The items then become a health issue

for someone to deal with when discov-

ered.

And the availability of prescription

drugs is just as much a concern as illicit

pharmeceuticals.

“Just this year, locally, six female clients

were treated with a Xanax O.D. situa-

tion at the E.R. The public needs to be

aware of the importance of locking up

or removing prescriptions so they are

not readily available,” said Harvey.

The kids who take these prescription

drugs have what are called “Pharming

Parties.” They dump whatever is

brought to the party into a bowl and

everyone takes a grab of whatever they

get, often also while consuming alcohol.

“Unfortunately, death becomes a reality

with substance use,” said Jondle. “We’ve

lost three clients to relapse so far this

year due to substance-related deaths.

Two were under the influence and one

was probably related to K2.”

Substance abuse can also cause or exac-

erbate symptoms of mental health-relat-

ed issues.

“Youth do not have fully developed

brains until the age of 24,” said Harvey,

“so permanent damage can be done.”

Jondle elaborated.

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“Addiction is a neurobiological

disease that directly affects the

chemical makeup of the brain, in

which people become addicted.

These chemicals, known as neu-

rotransmitters, are likely overpro-

duced as a result of the specific

substance in which they are

using.”

When the chemical makeup of

the brain is permanently or tem-

porarily altered, a STARS client

is typically diagnosed with a co-occurring disorder. A co-occur-

ring disorder is a substance abuse and mental health disorder

occurring at the same time.

“Some of the more common mental health disorders experi-

enced by adolescents include depression, anxiety, attention

deficit hyperactivity disorder, and conduct and oppositional

defiant disorders,” said Jondle.

STARS has a 15-bed facility in Fort Dodge. The number of

clients it served on a regular basis is on the rise.

“We actually could use about 18 more facilities like ours to

deal with this health problem,” said Jondle. “We take clients

from all over Iowa.”

There are only three facilities in the state that provide residen-

tial treatment. Referrals are received from the Iowa

Department of Human Services,

Juvenile Court Services, hospitals,

schools, mental health providers,

and parents.

“Many of our clients have already

become involved in the legal sys-

tem prior to placement with us,”

said Jondle. “We capture only a

small population of the youth that

are out there struggling with sub-

stance use issues.”


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The program is arranged in clinical

groups. Youth learn early recovery

skills that help clients learn about the

substance disorders they have and

identify relapse triggers that might

cause them to use again. Relapse pre-

vention skills address planning and

actions a client can take to stay drug-

free.

“Substance use is often the coping

mechanism adolescents pick up when

life for them becomes overwhelming,

stressful, hopeless,” said Jondle.

The family becomes an integral part of

this process.

“It is frustrating when the family does-

n’t identify the importance of getting

involved with services. If we are

unable to treat the family, the success

rate of the client we are treating goes

down drastically. The family unit has

to change in order for the client to be

successful, “ Jondle said. “The family

night groups on Tuesdays helps so that

the client sees hope and a future in

overcoming the addiction with positive

family support.”

STARS also aims to remind people

that the youth who are struggling are

someone’s daughter or son.

“These youth have made bad choices,”

said Jondle. “Sometimes they just don’t

truly believe that they can move on to

a more positive place in life.”

In the greater community, there are

resources that offer ongoing support to

their recovery. They include Narcotics

Anonymous, N.A.; Alcoholics

Anonymous, A.A.; Al-Ateen and Al-

Anon, as well as numerous faith-based

support networks. Also, clients are

involved in community service projects

to help them learn how to socially

interact in their community. Recent

examples included helping the Almost

Home Animal Shelter, Noon Kiwanis

Pancake Breakfast, and serving Lunch

on the Plaza at Ninth Street and

Central Avenue with the Fort Dodge

Noon Lions.

They also learn how to apply for a job.

Local businesses work with STARS to

hire clients to help them learn how to

function in a work environment.

And they learn how to give back to

others, and to not expect something in

return.

STARS has an educational depart-

ment that helps the youth acquire

credits necessary to continue on with

their education, too, and a GED pro-

gram that offers clients the ability to

receive a diploma if credit restoration

is not possible. They study 11 core cur-

riculum basics.

And, once in a while, they simply have

fun. They’ve gone to the Rosedale

Rapids aquatic center, Adventureland

and an I-Cubs game. Sometimes, they

just do the simple things like get ice

cream or go to a local park to play vol-

leyball orhorseshoes.

To learn how you can help with

the STARS program or fund a

program that helps the youth,

contact STARS at 430 N. Eighth

St. or call (515) 576-7261, option

5. You can also email Andrea

Jondle, residential adolescent

supervisor, at

[email protected].

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spud. Yep,

that wonder-

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that’s used

just in about

e v e r y t h i n g

except desserts

— and if it is,

you might not

eat it. Potatoes

are a starchy staple

for most meals and

this simple recipe is

easy to do. It’s also well

worth the effort, especially if

you must feed a tribe, a team or a

workplace gathering. The recipe comes

from a great-grandma. Can’t you just

hear that woman reciting this to a fam-

ily member? Make this. Make it again.

You’ll have to because it won’t last very

long — it is that good. Then stand back

and wait for the compliments.

Potato Salad

4-5 lbs. red potatoes (cooked, just ten-

der, in their jackets)

1 dozen hard-cooked eggs (peeled and

chopped)

1 medium white onion (finely diced)

½ tsp. pepper

1 cup salad dressing (use Miracle Whip,

not mayonnaise)

½ cup milk (Don’t you dare go less or

more — grandma is watching.)

1 T. yellow prepared mustard

Salt to taste.

Gently toss cooled,

peeled and

c h o p p e d

p o t a t o e s

with eggs

and onion.

Mix salad

dressing, milk,

mustard, salt and

pepper in small bowl.

Pour over potato mix

and gently toss together.

If the potato salad isn’t

creamy enough, add a little

more salad dressing and milk.

Cover and chill 3 to 4 hours to

blend the flavors. Garnish with a sprin-

kling of paprika and some sliced hard-

cooked egg if desired. You can also add

chives or cucumber or maybe some

diced celery for a little crunch. This

makes for a great lunch, so save some

for your next workday entrée. When the

crowd wants more, you say, “I don’t

know where the rest of it went…” and

smile.

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