Feb.

25, 2015

GOWRIE, WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA

WCCTA participates in
demonstration Feb. 12

VOL. 125 NO. 7

Members of Iowa Communication Alliance...

Webster-Calhoun Cooperative Telephone Association (WCCTA) is a member of the Iowa Communication
Alliance and participated with more than 60 members of
the Alliance to engage legislators representing districts in
their service areas on February 12.
WCCTA was one of the 20 display booths from Alliance member companies demonstrating to legislators,
staff and media what Iowas rural communications providers do on a daily basis to bring services like broadband, voice and digital TV for communities.
Alliance members were able to mingle with their legislators as they strolled through the display area and discuss the important work that members do in order to keep
their economies moving. As the legislature considers bills
that would spur the expansion of broadband throughout
the state, the day was an important piece of the organizations advocacy efforts to make sure that the elected officials know what kinds of practical approaches are needed
to help industry build out our networks.
WCCTA along with other Alliance group members
had a unique opportunity to hear directly from two of the
most significant decision makers under the Golden Dome.
House Speaker Kraig Paulsen (R-Hiawatha) and Senate
Majority Leader Mike Gronstal (D-Council Bluffs) addressed a smaller group of Alliance members to discuss
how the session is shaping up at what should be the onethird mark of the 110 day session.
Legislators that represent coverage areas of WCCTA
include Senator Tim Kraayenbrink, Senator Jerry Behn,
Representative Mike Sexton, Representative Chip Baltimore, Representative Helen Miller and Representative
Rob Bacon.
We make it a point to attend each Iowa Communications Alliance Day at the Capital and set up a display
that visually shows our legislators what we are doing to
provide broadband, voice and digital TV in our communities, says Marcie Boerner, Office Manager at WebsterCalhoun Cooperative Telephone Association.

Southeast Valley Athletic

Booster Club Meeting

A Southeast Valley Athletic Booster Club Meeting

has been scheduled for Wednesday, March 4th, 2015 at
7:00 in the High School Commons.

Wednesday, Feb 25
Farnhamville Fire Dept., 7:30 p.m. at the
fire station.
Monday, March 2
Harcourt TOPS, 8:00 a.m. at Faith
Lutheran Church Harcourt.
Cub Scout Pack 42, 6:00 p.m. at the
Callender Heritage Library/Community
Center
Tuesday, March 3
Farnhamville American Legion Post #510 and
Sons of the American Legion, 7:00 p.m.,
Legion building.
Rose Lodge #506, 7:30 p.m.
To have the date and time of your organizations
meeting listed here,call the Gowrie News at
352-3325 or email us at gnews@wccta.net

Macke Gowrie winner....

The winner of the autographed basketball by Fred Hoiberg, the ISU basketball coach, was Chad Burger. Pictured left
to right are Reggie Kopecky, Macke's General Manager; Chad, and Chads daughter Abbie of rural Gowrie.

Gowrie citizens voice concerns about

traffic cameras installed in community
Will this give Gowrie a black eye?. . .
By Jill Viles

Approximately 25 concerned citizens attended
the February 16th Gowrie City Council meeting to voice
their opinion regarding the installation of a photo enforced speeding camera in the Gowrie city limits. De Etta
Jacobs of Optotraffic was present at the meeting and offered information regarding the proposal. In general, the
mood was mixed among the crowd and the council, as it
appears many still have questions regarding this technology and its practicality for Gowrie.

This is just a tool for your community to enforce your law, explained Jacobs. This is not a Big
Brother. The system doesnt take your picture if you
dont break the law.

De Etta Jacobs continued to try to ease fears regarding the new technology by explaining there is no set
number of tickets that must be issued, as well as no maintenance of the system by the city.

Additionally, if the camera is to be moved, this
is the responsibility of Optotraffic. She concluded her
introduction by stating the contract can be ended at any
time by the city of Gowrie without financial penalty.

Brian Wiklander was the first to raise concerns
on behalf of the community. He questioned how often
the system would be checked for accuracy. Jacobs explained the camera performs a self check once a day.
Wiklander went on to question if the chief of the Gowrie
Police Department would be required to test the system
daily as well, and Jacobs insisted this could be dictated in
the contract.

Dave Tjepkes, a retired member of the state
highway patrol, also raised concerns regarding due process. A lot of people do not understand the difference
between civil and criminal penalties, explained Tjepkes.

In a criminal case, there is a presumption of

innocence until one is proven guilty. This raised additional questions from Tjepkes such as: Who is the prosecutor? What is the validity of the laser reading? In response, Jacobs explained these are issues the city council
must decide how to mitigate.

In response to concerns about due process,
councilperson Jeff Peterson explained some of the merits
of a civil penalty as opposed to a criminal penalty. As
a parent of adult children who sometimes drive my car, I
like the idea of being notified that my child is [or children
are] speeding. In this type of situation, points are not assigned against their driving record, and this wont raise
insurance rates. Additionally, you dont have to fork over
$350 to hire an attorney to reduce a criminal penalty to a
civil penalty.

However, many residents voiced concerns that
others will not see this as a positive situation, especially those from surrounding communities. Chad Loeske
voiced the concerns of many in attendance. Im concerned this is going to give Gowrie a black eye, he suggested.

So, you dont want outsiders to obey your traffic laws, Jacob abruptly responded.

I think our businesses are most important to our
town, countered Loeske. We dont want to lose business because people dont want to drive through Gowrie.

Its not like people are speeding to get to Jamboree, offered a citizen in attendance.

Youd be surprised, said Jeff Peterson, and
this drew a chuckle from the crowd.

Tjepkes refocused the discussion with the question, What is the basis to do this? This initiative must be
validated by evidence such as a high number of accidents
at a particular intersection.
Gowrie Cameras continued on page 6....

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Feb. 25, 2015

Snowmobile stolen in front of

Mulligans in Gowrie; keys left in it
Some city salaries adjusted for health insurance. . .
By Jill Viles

Although discussion of a proposed speed camera was the main point of the February 16th Gowrie City
Council meeting, other topics were considered as well.

The Gowrie Police reported a snowmobile was
stolen from in front of Mulligans. The keys were left
in it, and the snowmobile has not been found. Chief Mc
Cormack stated much of the paperwork involved in the
hiring of Will Fevold is underway, and it expected he
will begin service with the department at the end of the
month.

Additionally, Chief Mc Cormack would like to
increase his presence around the school to address concerns regarding speeding.

The Utilities Board reported they have begun
the installation of LED lights. Jeff Peterson of Jamboree
Foods stated he definitely likes the look of the new lights.

COUNTY NAME:
Webster

Gowrie Utilities plans to complete installation of the new

lights from Toms service station to the attorneys office
by the end of the month.

The auditor for the city of Gowrie passed out a
review of the 2012-2013 budget to members of the council. It was noted that members of the public may stop in
the city clerks office to view a copy of the audit for the
city of Gowrie. The city clerks office expressed concerns that when they call in to receive assistance regarding their computer system, they get one of any ten people
that work there.

They are frustrated by the lack of consistency
regarding assistance for the computer system.

Additionally, it was discussed that Mulligans is
getting a new cash register, and hopefully this will foster
greater communication between the restaurant and the
city clerks office.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

AMENDMENT OF CURRENT COUNTY BUDGET

CO NO:
94

The County Board of Supervisors will conduct a public hearing on the proposed amendment to the current
County budget as follows:
Meeting Date:
March 10, 2015

Meeting Time:
10:00a.m.

Meeting Location:
Webster County Courthouse; Fort Dodge, IA

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Finally, it was reported that the city is moving in
the right direction in terms of salaries and insurance. The
citys finances will undergo an annual exam in a couple
weeks. This is not as extensive as an audit, but will serve
to look at compliance issues.

Pre-approval for the liquor license at Mulligans
was unanimously approved.

It was noted that additional rock is needed for
the parking lot east of the library, as trucks have become
stuck in the lot. It was suggested that additional gravel
may be required for areas reserved for semi parking as
well. To secure enough gravel to complete the parking
lot renovation involves a 2 -3 hour round trip to obtain
rocks from a quarry.

Approximately 30 tons will be transported, but
the utilities board suggests this is an estimate, and may
not be enough to use for both the library parking lot and
parking for semis.

The city council went into a closed session to
discuss employee benefits and salary adjustments.

When they returned to an open session, the
following increases in salary were announced: Shelley
Segebart: +$11,349.00; Jeff Strutzenberg: +$16,818.50;
Bruce McCormack: +$4,134.94.

These changes are being made because the new
Affordable Care Act does not allow employers to provide
funds for the purchase of health insurance. These salary
adjustments account for this change in policy. Technically these funds may be used by employees to purchase
insurance on their own, but the City of Gowrie cannot
explicitly state this.

The salary adjustments will take place immediately.

At the public hearing any resident or taxpayer may present objections to, or arguments in favor of, the
proposed amendment. An approved budget amendment is required in order to permit increases in any
class of expenditures as last certified or last amended.
County Telephone No.: 515 573-7175

For Fiscal Year Ending:

Iowa Department of Management

Form 653 A-R Sheet 1 of 2 (Publish) (revised 05/01/14)

REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES

Taxes Levied on Property
Less: Uncollected Delinquent Taxes - Levy Year
Less: Credits to Taxpayers
Net Current Property Taxes
Delinquent Property Tax Revenue
Penalties, Interest & Costs on Taxes
Other County Taxes/TIF Tax Revenues
Intergovernmental
Licenses & Permits
Charges for Service
Use of Money & Property
Miscellaneous
Subtotal Revenues
Other Financing Sources:
General Long-Term Debt Proceeds
Operating Transfers In
Proceeds of Fixed Asset Sales
Total Revenues & Other Sources
EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES
Operating:
Public Safety & Legal Services
Physical Health & Social Services
Mental Health, ID & DD
County Environment & Education
Roads & Transportation
Government Services to Residents
Administration
Nonprogram Current
Debt Service
Capital Projects
Subtotal Expenditures
Other Financing Uses:
Operating Transfers Out
Refunded Debt/Payments to Escrow
Total Expenditures & Other Uses
Excess of Revenues & Other Sources
over (under) Expenditures & Other Uses
Beginning Fund Balance - July 1,
Increase (Decrease) in Reserves (GAAP Budgeting)
Fund Balance - Nonspendable
Fund Balance - Restricted
Fund Balance - Committed
Fund Balance - Assigned
Fund Balance - Unassigned
Total Ending Fund Balance - June 30,

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

Total Budget
as Certified
or Last
Amended
11,932,073
516,500
11,415,573
110,500
2,847,325
10,625,868
57,200
948,015
319,402
54,016
26,377,899

14
15
16
17

4,174,899
203,123
30,755,921

18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

5,288,860
4,222,208
3,239,329
1,843,301
8,700,000
994,222
3,004,080
150,000
1,024,422
2,950,000
31,416,422

29
30
31

4,174,899

32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40

35,591,321

6/30/2015

Proposed
Current
Amendment

46,822
(340,414)
9,900
570
1,100,000
816,878

(193,895)
622,983

Total Budget
After Current
Amendment
11,932,073
0
516,500
11,415,573
0
110,500
2,894,147
10,285,454
67,100
948,015
319,972
1,154,016
27,194,777
0
4,174,899
9,228
31,378,904

250,000
(490,000)

5,288,860
4,222,208
3,239,329
1,843,301
7,960,000
994,222
3,004,080
150,000
1,024,422
3,200,000
30,926,422

(490,000)

4,174,899
0
35,101,321

(740,000)

(4,835,400)
11,979,993

1,112,983

7,144,593
7,144,593

1,112,983
1,112,983

(3,722,417)
11,979,993
0
0
0
0
0
8,257,576
8,257,576

Explanation of changes:
Purpose of budget amendment is to increase expenditures in Capital Project Fund for the
completion of the Law Enforcement Courtroom remodel and re-estimate Secondary Road Fund
revenues and expenditures.

Eddie L. Peterson, 66

Eddie L. Peterson 66, of Harcourt, passed away
Saturday, February 21, 2015 at the Stratford Nursing &
Rehab Center in Stratford. Funeral services were held
2:00 p.m. Tuesday, 24, at the Faith Lutheran Church,
Harcourt, with Pastor Rod Meyer officiating, with Military Rites to follow by the Greenfield-Hartquist American
Legion Post #699. Burial will be McGuire Bend Cemetery, near Dayton, at a later date. Memorials may be left
to the discretion of the family. Palmer Funeral Home,
Gowrie is serving the family.
Eddie is survived by his wife Janet; sons, Nathan
(Beth) Peterson of Harcourt, and Evan (Emily Pederson)
Peterson of Rochester, MN; grandchildren, Brookelynne,
Carver, Colby, Brock, and Colin. He was preceded in
death by his parents, Walfred and Edna (Specht) Peterson; and brother Frank Peterson.

Eddie Lynn Peterson was born February 26,
1948 at Fort Dodge, Iowa. He was raised and educated
in Harcourt. He graduated from Central Webster High
School, with the Class of 1966. In 1969, Eddie served
in the United States Air Force and was honorably discharged in 1972.

On January 17, 1971 he was united in marriage
to Janet Conklin at Faith Lutheran Church, Harcourt.
Following his military service, Eddie attended and graduated from Iowa State University in 1976. Eddie farmed
all his life in the Harcourt area. He served 6 years as
county commissioner of the Soil Conservation Board.

In 1997, Eddie was elected as a Webster County
Supervisor, and served Webster County for 12 years. He
was an active member of Faith Lutheran Church, Church
Council, Iowa Drainage District Association, Iowa County Engineers Service Bureau, Prairie Rivers Resource
Conservation and Development, Iowa Central Community College Ag Committee, Iowa Central Industries,
Toastmasters, and American Legion Post #699. He also
had his pilots license.

Feb. 25, 2015

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Drake Honor Jazz Band students pictured are Miranda Keith, vibes; Hannah Peterson, alto sax; Leah Gibbons, piano;
Daven Rees, trumpet; Rawly Grandfield, trombone; Jared Grove, bass guitar; andTodd Hamilton, tenor sax.

Blood drive planned in ~ Email your news to gnews@wccta.net ~

Farnhamville March 3 Gowrie student receives
There will be a Farnhamville Community Blood
Drive, Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 DMACC scholarship
p.m. at Cooperative Community Room, 105 Garfield.
Sign up to save a life today. Schedule a blood donation appointment online at lifeservebloodcenter.org or
call 800.287.4903.

Feb. 27, 1985...30 Years Ago...

Kim and Dan Mitsven were the first brother and sisd
,ter combination to win in the history of the Prairie Seventh and Eighth Grade Spelling Bees...
The Prairie Community School Board of Directors
named Linda Barker, Gowrie, as Board Secretary. She replaced Miriam Johnson, who retired after 25 years...
The engagement of Susan B. Buske, daughter of
Richard and Bev Buske, Gowrie, to Jeff Anderson, son of
nCraig and Sharol Anderson, Hull, Iowa was announced...
Prairie girls defated Grand 73-27. Karen Sandberg
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led all scorers with 28, Stephanie Gordon 17, Nancy
Glynn, 12, Tonya Carlson 6, Sara Warrick 6, Jill Peterson
2, and Lora Brandes 2...
Beth Wooters celebrated her 13th Birthday...
Evenlyn and Jim Anderson thanked all who sent
dthem cards, flowers, and those who visited after the return
hfrom the hospital...
Miss Janelle McCubbin wed Robert Hotz Feb. 16 at
d
Our Savior Lutheran Church in Callender. Their parents
are Mrs. Florence McCubbin, Callender and Mr. and Mrs.
eWilliam Hotz, Fort Dodge...
Kim Dorsey was appointed Chirman of the Spring
.
Bike-A-Thon in Callender, sponsored by the Iowa Chapdter, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation...
The 3-Ring Big Top Circuss plans to come to Gowrie
s
was announced by the Kiwanis Club. The Roller Bros.
yCircus came to Gowrie for one day...
e
Feb. 22, 1995... 20 Years Ago...
h
Wendell and Laura Adam celebrated their 55th wededing anniversary Feb. 24...
Arkay King, clarinet, Jon Albert, baritone saxophone,
Mandy Martin, horn, and Shannon Robeson, baritone,
performed in the Buena Vista College honor bands concert Feb. 25 in the Schaller Memorial Chapel on campus...

Chelsea Anderson of Gowrie, received a scholorship from the DMACC Foundation for spring semester
for $1000. The scholorship was DMACC Pioneers Scholarship. Chelsea is majoring in Liberal Arts.

A Macintosh computer class was offered at the Prairie Valley Middle School...
Doris Wiklander thanked everyone who remembered her with cards, gifts, visits, phone calls, and other
acts of kindness, since her accident. She also thanked Intern Katherine and Pastor Knudson for their visits and
prayers...
Darrell Johnson, Kim Bendickson, Dutch Imhoff all
celebrated birthdays Feb. 23....
Kopeckys Food Center in Farnhamville had Boneless Sirloin Tip Steak for $2.29 lb. Dawn dish soap was
selling for $1.39, and 3lbs of bannas were $1.00...

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Wednesday, Feb 25 - Lemon-Herbed Chicken, Scalloped Corn, Tomatoes
Florentine, Mandarin Oranges
Thursday, Feb 26 - Crunch Baked Fish, Parsley Potatoes, Green Beans,
Pineapple Crunch, Raspberry Lemonade
Friday, Feb 27 - Hearty Veg. Soup, Peanut Butter Sand. Celery Sticks,
Peaches
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Feb. 25, 2015

Prairie Valley School Board debates

reasons for tax levy defeat Feb. 3
New tax levy vote set April 7. . .
By Jill Viles

The Prairie Valley School Board met the evening
of Thursday February 19th at 6:30 P.M. in the high school
library. Typically the monthly school board meeting is
held on the third Wednesday of each month, but due to
Ash Wednesday services, the date was rescheduled.

The school board opened with a warm welcome
for those in attendance and expressed an open invitation
for members of the public to come and learn more about
happenings in the district.

The meeting commenced with a discussion of
pending bills and a review of financial reports.

Board Secretary, Lisa Willardson, expressed interest in a closer examination of the utility bills in particular. She stated that the high school utility bill involves
three different providers of utility servicing, and it would
be helpful to break down costs to see if there are areas to
investigate for lower utility bills.

The board also suggested it would be helpful to
receive reports at least a week in advance of scheduled
meetings so they have more time to review the material.

The resignation of bus driver, John Lomicka,
was accepted. Lomicka has announced his retirement
from the district. The board wishes to express their deep
gratitude for many years of dependable service.

It was announced the board plans to receive presentations from various extracurricular activities at each
meeting; however, they were left speechless as the
SVHS Large Speech Group did not appear. Apparently,
members of the group were attending the State Wrestling
Tournament.

It is not clear if they will present at the next
meeting or if another group will be assigned.

Following this, potential options for laptop upgrades for staff were considered. The cost of replacement
units for 70 staff members is $47,265. It was noted that
all the laptops could be ordered now, but payment must be
received at this time. Alternatively, half could be ordered
now, and half after July 1st. Superintendent, Lois Irwin,
suggested the district wait until a second proposed vote of
the PPEL.

In response, the board posed several questions
including whether the current laptop technology is current or obsolete. According to technology director, Vicki
Johnson, many teachers are having lots of issues. In addition to out of date software, teachers have reported fans
and batteries going out, as well as power cord difficulties.

School board vice-president, Gary Welter, questioned if a yearly stipend could suffice to both maintain a
laptop and/or be saved for current upgrade needs. Welter
states that his employer has used this type of program with
success.

Board member, Heidi Mc Guire, agrees. You
know if it [the laptop] is yours, youre going to take better
care of it. However, Johnson shared several concerns
regarding this type of arrangement. The problem with
everyone buying their own is that youd have to make
sure everyone is current with antivirus programs, she explained.

Additionally, if everyone picks out their own
computer, we have to make sure they can all join a particular domain. A second option proposed by the board
involves purchasing new laptops on a rotational basis so
the district doesnt have to absorb such a large purchase
all at once.

This is exactly why we needed to pass the
PPEL, emphasized board president, Shannon Miller, in
response to the discussion. We need to secure sufficient
funding to make these decisions. At this point, Miller
proposed tabling the discussion until a future date.

Two motions carried readily. The board voted to
continue the existing 28E with regard to the use of Gowries baseball diamond for the purpose of Little League.
Additionally, the Good Conduct Policy was approved
with the change in wording from semester to trimester.
Tax levy defeat
debated by board

A spirited discussion of the recent PPEL vote
followed. It was noted that the property tax levy passed
two to one in Farnhamville, but was defeated two to one in
Callender. In Gowrie, the vote was just shy of approval.

This is a loss based on complacency, insisted
superintendent, Lois Irwin. I tried to carry this all on my
own, and that doesnt work. I should have organized community committees.

A board member expressed shock that the measure was defeated. I never heard a negative word. I was
shocked, he insisted.

However, other members of the board presented
different points of view. They described contrary opinions regarding the purpose of the tax levy. It was explained that some members of the voting public believed
the funds would go toward the building of a new softball/
baseball field, while others believed the funds would be
used to rebuild the high school itself.

Superintendent, Lois Irwin, suggested it seemed
incredulous that voters would mistakenly believe an increase in $300,000 per year for the PPEL would be sufficient to build an entire high school building.

She insisted that, in retrospect, she needed to organize meetings in Gowrie and surrounding communities
to explain where funds would be directed.

People are mad that we put in new bleachers,

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explained vice president, Gary Welter. They said thats

just throwing money away.

However, Willardson pointed out, Its impractical to hold sporting events in the elementary gymnasium.

Board member, Joe Harrison, raised another
point to consider when considering a second PPEL vote.
My generation likes to see something in print, he explained. We should mail a pamphlet to everyone in the
district. I talked to people who didnt even know there
was a vote.

Willardson concurred. When people call in on
the phone to ask me questions, they really want to know
we need X amount of moneyand we need it for this.
Basically, we need to focus on the things you cant argue
with: safety and transportation.

If we want to keep schools in our district, we
need to pay to keep them up, concluded Shannon Miller.

At this point, discussion was tabled, but it was
approved to bring the PPEL up for a vote on April 7th,
2015.

SV High School students

learn self defense
in gym class

The Iowa National Guard visited the Southeast

Valley High School Thursday, Feb. 19 and Friday, Feb.
20. They taught the students basic self defense skills.
They also discussed how to stay safe and be aware of
their surroundings to prevent an attack. SSG Jacob Brager
explained to the students they should trust their gut and
pay attention to their intuition.

Zach Hartig, Noah Jepsen, Brent Nelson, and Shawn Blunk

SGT Sid Hall, Zach Hartig, and Brent Nelson

Pancake and Sausage

supper in Paton
March 5...

The Imagine no Malaria pancake and sausage supper will be at the Paton Community Center March 5 from
5:30 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.
The supper helps provide mosquito nets to families
in Tanzania, Nigeria, and Kenya. There have been several
forgein exchange students in Paton that have brought this
to the towns attention.
Families must sleep under a mosquito net every night
to help keep them free of Malaria.

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Pauline E. Olson, 81

Pauline E. Olson, 81, passed away Friday, February 20, 2015 at Friendship Haven, Fort Dodge. Funeral
services were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, February 23
at Zion Lutheran Church, Gowrie, with Pastor Jim Davis
officiating. Burial was at Gowrie Township Cemetery.

Pauline is survived by her children, Nancy
(Wayne) Rude of Ankeny; Tim (Debra) Olson of Gowrie;
Doug (Nancy) Olson of Woodbridge, VA; 7 grandchildren, Matt (Tricia) Olson; Molly Olson; Gabe Olson;
Nicole (Grant) Hilton; Sara (Ryan) Rychnovsky; Stacy
Rude; Amy Steburg; 8 great grandchildren and sister,
Janice Peterson Freeman of Ames.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Olson; son, Bruce Olson; parents, Edwin and Mildred Sandquist; and brother, Don Sandquist.

Pauline E. Sandquist was born November 2,
1933 in Gowrie, Iowa. Pauline was raised on a farm near
Gowrie and graduated from Lanyon High School with the
Class of 1951. On November 1, 1952 she was united in
marriage to Clarence Olson at Zion Lutheran Church in
Gowrie. The couple established their home on a farm
near Callender. In 1965, they moved to a farm near
Gowrie. In 1992, they retired from farming and moved
to Gowrie. Pauline also worked at the Gowrie Creamery
as a bookkeeper for several years. Pauline was an active member of Zion Lutheran Church, American Legion
Auxiliary, Gowrie Country Club, and Kensington Club.
A special thanks to her friends and caregivers who made
it possible for her to remain at home during most of her
illness.

Memorials may be left to Zion Lutheran Church.

Kids Palace Childcare in Farnhamville

achieved Quality Rating in licensed care
From Iowa Quality Rating System...
Linking Families and Communities region covers
the counties of Webster, Calhoun and Pocahontas. The
child care providers in these counties that received the
Quality rating in January include Kids Palace Childcare
in Farnhamville and Dodger Preschool in Fort Dodge.
Iowas Quality Rating System (QRS) is a voluntary
child care rating program for DHS Licensed Centers,
DHS Licensed Preschools, Department of Education
programs and Child Development Homes. QRS was developed to raise the quality of child care in Iowa, raise
the number of children in high-quality child care settings
and to educate parents about quality in child care.
QRS uses a rating system geared toward increasing quality. Participating providers are rated with 1 to 5
stars, depending on how many improvement steps they
are awarded.
Ratings reflect information provided by the program
at their time of rating. If a programs child care license
or registration is revoked during the rating period, their
QRS rating is also revoked. The QRS status of a program
does not reflect other infractions that may occur during
the certification period. In choosing a child care program,
parents should discuss the current licensing status with
the program and be aware that child care centers are required to prominently post provisional licenses.
The QRS rating system is another way we can

provide our parents more information on child care

providers, says Elizabeth Stanek, Executive Director
of Linking Families and Communities. Having a QRS
rating system provides additional accountability of our
child care providers for our families that we serve.

Pops by Candlelight
concert March 7
At the SV High School gym...

The Southeast Valley Pops by Candlelight concert will be March 7 at 7:00 p.m. in the Gowrie Gym.
Tickets are $10 each. The Pops Concert is a fund
raiser for the Music Boosteres to help support the band
and choir at SV.
The snow date for the concert is March 8 at 3:00
p.m.
There is no reseved seating and tickets are not refundable.
To get tickets call the school at 515-352-3142 or
through any high school music student.

Traffic Cameras....
Dear Editor,
There is plenty of evidence that red light and speed
cameras reduce crashes and fatalities. Check into www.
iihs.org. Get Status Report 1 Feb. 2011. Red light running kills. Citizens should want such cameras set up on
all roads and highways everywhere. The road are public
not private areas. Most red light runners and speeders kill
others so it is not a nanny law to have enforcement and
penalty on them.
Opponents of such cameras rant and rave about big
brother watching and see themselves as victims and their
outrage gets broadcast on the internet and magnified by
the media and channeled into efforts to ban such cameras.
They have no concern for the victims of such crashes.
What is the ration of on-duty law enforcement personnel per number of drivers? It may be one per 10,000.
Regular law enforcement cannot handle the great number
of drivers, and it creates another hazard for an officer to
chase a violator in heavy traffic.
There should not have to be any warnings or notices
as to where such cameras are set up at. Every vehicle has
a speedometer and drivers should be paying attention,
and not texting or talking on their phones.
Im all for freedom but freedom does not include
the right to run over others. Drivers that speed or run red
lights or text or talk on their phones endanger and kill
others.
Herman Lenz
Sumner, IA

Southeast Valley Singing Valentines...

The Southeast Valley High School Singing Valentines presented a couple of songs to the Kindergarteners, 1st and
2nd graders during lunch. Josie Breitsprecher even had a fan profess his love to her.

Feb. 25, 2015

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Gowrie Cameras...

cameras. Most suggested they were on the fence.

I dont like the monetary aspect of it, offered
continued from front page ....
Jeff Peterson. As far as Im concerned, revenue from

Police Chief Mc Cormack explained that fortu- this should just be deposited in the bank.
nately, Gowrie does not have a lot of accidentsonly
Webster County Sherrif, Jim Stubbs, urged caufive were reported last year, and this year, there has been tion with regard to the financial aspects of the program.
only one. However, the department has received nu- Ultimately this is going to cost you [the city]. If you
merous complaint calls regarding speeding around the look at this as revenue generating, you are living in a
school.
He said Market, Lincoln, and Walnut cave.
Streets are cited most frequently. Additionally a school
Stubbs also raised concerns that those passing
bus driver raised concerns regarding speeding and failure through Gowrie may feel targeted. After a while, youre
of drivers to obey stop signs, not just the ones on the bus. not going to catch a local, he suggested. Word will

Additionally, speeding on 4th street is a concern get around, and it will appear that you are targeting those
for bus drivers, as well.
passing through your community.

Councilperson, Joe Harrison offered his con-
Additional concerns were raised by the public as
cerns regarding the school. I have an issue with safe- to how this was going to be a revenue generating operaty, he explained. The school is a mess when the high tion for Optotraffic, and whether they would pull out of
school lets out, and this is dangerous for the younger kids the city due to lack of revenue.
arriving on buses. We need to see Bruce [Police Chief
According to Jacobs, they have a contract with a
Mc Cormack] more visible at peak traffic times around small town in Ohio that averages only one ticket per day.
the school.
She says Optotraffic has maintained a working relation
Chad Loeske agrees. If you have Bruce [Po- ship with this community in spite of low revenue because
lice Chief Mc Cormack] issue more tickets around the they are first and foremost about public safety. Jacobs
school, word will get around.
explained that Opotraffic focuses on small to medium

Personally, this [traffic cameras] is not my fa- sized cities unlike most of the other photo enforced traffic
vorite choice, said Mayor Dave Stokesbary. Id like to companies that focus on large cities. She did explain that
see more stop signs.
much of their business comes from Ohio and Maryland,

Participants in the crowd suggested they wanted and they do not currently have any contracts in Iowa yet.
to know how particular council members felt about the

Minimum Wage

Instead of focusing on policies that pit one
group of Iowans against another, the legislature needs to
focus on policies that benefit ALL Iowans. An increase
in the minimum wage might poll well and its famous for
its political value, but we cant forget about those in the
middle who make more than the minimum wage and still
have much of their paychecks taken by government.

Everyone knows that an increase in the minimum wage has a jobs penalty. The extent of the jobs
penalty is unknown. But the Employment Policies Institute released a study that says Iowa would lose between
5,229 and 15,687 jobs if the min wage went to $10.10/
hour. Last year the nonpartisan Congressional Budget
Office released a report regarding the jobs penalty with
a $9.00 minimum wage. The most likely jobs penalty
resulting from a $9.00 minimum wage is loss of about
100,000 jobs nationally.

According to Iowa State University professor
Peter Orazem, the assumption that an increase in the minimum wage will help workers and benefit the economy
is rarely true. Orazem said, An increase is not going to
create jobs; its not going to make people richer. It will
help some people and hurt some people, so in the end its
a wash in terms of the overall economy.

He referenced a study, published in the Journal Labor Research, in which he analyzed the impact of
Iowas minimum wage. The study looked at changes in
worker pay from 1989 to 1992. During this time, Iowa
set its first state minimum wage, which was 50 cents more
than the federal rate and exceeded the rate of neighboring
states. Orazem found a slight reduction in the number of
people working after the rate was increased. But instead
of cutting jobs, businesses were more likely to cut hours,
and that hurt workers.

When considering increasing the minimum
wage, we must carefully consider the repercussions for
Iowas small businesses and for Iowa workers. Not only
will small businesses have to evaluate whether to fire or
cut hours of employees, but also workers may be bumped
from essential services they are receiving such Medicaid,

food stamps and child care assistance.

School Funding Discussion Continues

The school funding discussion continues to
move forward this week, although hampered by the actions of the Senate. The House Education Committee
approved Senate Files 171 and 172 on Wednesday on
party-line votes after amending the bills from a 4% Supplemental State Aid amount to a 1.25% amount, as previously passed by the House.

The House passed school aid bills over 3 weeks
ago, passing House File 80 and 81 which both set school
aid growth at 1.25%.

The Senate not only refused to act on those bills
but waited nearly 3 weeks to create their own and send
them over, forcing the House to go through the subcommittee, committee, and Floor debate process again, slowing down any agreement by at least another week. Had
the Senate acted on the House bills, amended them to
their preferred language, the legislature could be in conference committee negotiating an agreement today.

The House continues to support a 1.25% proposal, which provides an additional $100 million in state
dollars going to the K-12 education system next year.
The House proposal continues the legislatures trend of
providing significant increases to the states K-12 system,
bringing the 5 year total increase to over $570 million, a
nearly 22% increase.

While state revenues increased this year providing the legislature money to increase some appropriations for FY16, a number of built-in expenses and prior
commitments via legislative action in past years leaves
around $200 million available for additional expenditures
for the upcoming year. The House proposal, which fits in
line with the Governors proposal, for school funding for
next year would spend half of that new available revenue
on the states K-12 education system.
Natural Resources

Serving on the Natural Resources committee,
I thought you would be interested in knowing the Iowa
DNR will open reservations for state park campsites for
Memorial Day weekend on Sunday, February 22.

There is a three month span of time in which you
can reserve a state park campsite for a Friday arrival on
Memorial Day weekend. You can get around this loophole if you want to stay the week before Memorial Day.
Therefore, some reservations for the weekend have already been reserved.

You can reserve a spot online at http://iowastateparks.reserveamerica.com. This website will also show
you what dates and parks are available and what amenities are included. Most parks also have sites available for
walk up camping.

Memorial Day is Monday, May 25, 2015.
Bill Banning Tanning for Minors Passes House Committee

On February 17, the House Human Resources
committee passed House Study Bill 81 by a 15-5 vote.
HSB 81 would ban tanning in a tanning salon for people
under the age of 18. Currently, Iowa is one of 9 states that
do not have restrictions on the use of indoor tanning.

An amendment that would have allowed tanning
for
teens between the ages of 16 and 17 with parental consent was defeated in committee. The number of
skin cancer cases due to tanning is higher than the number of lung cancer cases due to smoking. This number is
staggering in the United States with 419,254 cases of skin
cancer. Out of this number 6,199 are melanoma cases.
Closing Thoughts

Many bills are currently being drafted. I will do
my best to keep you updated on the legislative process of
various bills coming out of committees. Please feel free
to contact me at rob.bacon@legis.iowa.gov

Duane K. Johnson, 87

Duane K. Johnson 87, passed away Sunday,
February 15, 2015 at the Gowrie Care Center. Funeral
services were held at 10:30 Thursday, Feb. 19, at the
First United Church, Farnhamville, with Dr. Rev. James
Chesnutt officiating. Burial was at the Gowrie Township
Cemetery. Memorials may be left to the discretion of the
family.

Duane is survived by his wife Marilyn; daughter
Mary Ellen (Dan) Larson of Vincent; sons, David (Jolene)
Johnson of Gowrie, and Doug Johnson of Farnhamville;
grandsons, Darin Larson of Iowa City, and Dylan, Josh,
Daniel, and Parker Johnson, all of Gowrie; sister-in-law
Linda Caldwell of Barnum; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and
Ida (Tasler) Johnson; sister Bernadine Jennings and her
husband Bob; brother Darrell Johnson and his wife Margaret; and sister-in-law Josephine Anglin and her husband Pat.

Duane K. Johnson was born January 31, 1928
near Gowrie, Iowa. He started school in a one room
schoolhouse and graduated from Farnhamville High
School, with the Class of 1945. In his youth, Duane
was very active in 4-H. In 1946, Duane served in the
United States Navy and was honorably discharged in
1948. Duane returned from the service and started farming with his father and brother. On February 11, 1956 he
was united in marriage to Marilyn White at the Epworth
Methodist Church in Fort Dodge. The couple lived in
rural Gowrie. In 1995, the couple retired from farming
and established their home in Gowrie. Duane enjoyed
attending the morning coffee group for several years. He
was an active member of the Farnhamville United Methodist Church, where he served as Sunday School Treasurer, and also held many other offices. Duane also had
served on the Farmers Cooperative Board of Directors in
Farnhamville from 1983 to 1992, Web-Cal Cooperative
Telephone Board from 1984 to 1990, and was a Webster
County Farm Bureau member.

Duane and Marilyn enjoyed spending many
winters in Apache Junction, Arizona. They enjoyed
square dancing and enjoyed playing cards with family
and friends. The couple also enjoyed travels with family
and friends throughout the years. Duane enjoyed many
hobbies, especially putting together jigsaw puzzles, and
doing daily Crytoquip puzzles. He also enjoyed attending many sporting events and watching sports on television. Most of all he enjoyed his family get-togethers and
attending his grandsons events.

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Southeast Valley
Schedule of Events
Week of Feb 25th to March 4th

Wednesday, Feb 25
School Boards - Shared Work Session
Thursday, Feb 26
Dayton Elem. TAG 3rd & 4th grades ISU Symphony
FT
4:00 p.m. (A) JH Wrestling vs. SCC
Saturday, Feb 28
District Individual Speech Contest
Tuesday, March 2
EARLY DISMISSAL 2:20PM
4:00 p.m. Parent-Teacher Conferences 4-8PM
4:00 p.m. (H) JH Wrestling SV Invite
*Schedule is pulled from the PV website for your convenience*
www.prairievalley.k12.ia.us
***Schedules are subject to change at anytime***

Thursday, Feb. 26

Down Memory Lane

B Y

S A R A

Feb. 25, 2015

D O W N S

The Real First Immigrant Settlers....

I found out something I had suspected Mr.
Google doesnt always give us the absolute, undeniable
facts. When I was writing From Indian Trail to ??? I
found myself wondering if the information I had gleaned
was factual. Well, it was and it wasnt. I was therefore
delighted to get a letter I had hoped for and expected. It
was from Boxholms historian, David Peterson. I had
questioned those very early settlers to Grant Township
as I had always been under the impression that it was
Swedish immigrants who first settled the particular area
and that many of their descendants are still in residence
somewhere close by. It was good to get this confirmed
by David but lets let him tell the true story --
--Matthias White and Solomon Tomlinson
were not the first settlers in Grant Township.
``
Those two men settled in sections 10 & 15 in
l847 in Pilot Mound Township, next to the Des Moines
River, about 8 miles east of the future town of Boxholm.
The town of Pilot Mound was established and had a
Post Office decades before anyone had ever heard of
Boxholm.

It was 1867 before anyone settled in Grant
Township (the area around Boxholm), and they were just
considered an extension of the Dayton community. Part
of the confusion may be because all of present day Grant
Township was originally a part of Pilot Mound Township until 1871; but there were no settlers in what is now
Grant Township until l867.

A.P. Sniggs was the first settler in Grant Township, but he didnt stick around long. Rock Hanson
(my dads grandfather) was the first permanent settler
here. This was about 2-1/2 miles north of present day
Boxholm.

I actually gave a sigh of relief to have this correct information. I can still imagine the topography as
I described. I think it was very brave of those Swedish
people to see the potential around the area and being
hardy enough and determined to get the land cleared
and producing as it has over the years. I can still imagine that little knoll being settled upon as a good place
to plant a town. I have mentioned before that I have
three home towns, Boxholm is the second home town
where I spent my growing up years and where I absorbed
family and community values that have remained with
me. I like living in Des Moines but I will not forget
Boxholm, the Swedish heritage which even though I am
not sure of my own, having family ties to U.S. going
back several hundred years, I have carried with me. I
never cared for lutefisk but through my church affiliations I meet or have met Swedes and Norwegians who
still wish they could find the old Scandinavian Smorgasbords featuring that smelly concoction.

So to the descendants of those early immigrant
settlers and the new people who have come to the area,
please treasure what you have. Small towns have a camaraderie you can find no place else.

Thanks again David!

FOR SALE
CITY OWNED

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717 Charles Street, Callender, IA. 50523
Submit written proposal to City Hall 415 Thomas
Street, PO Box 165, Callender IA 50523 by 4:00 p.m.
March 10, 2015 and attend the city council meeting at
6:30 p.m. March 10, 2015 (or be available by phone).
Include your name, address, phone/email, along with
an offer price and the proposed use of the property.
Contact City for more information 515-548-3859 or
cityofcall@lvcta.com. Council retains the right to reject any and all proposals.

LAND AUCTION

114 Acres Calhoun County, Iowa

Tuesday, March 17, at 10:00 AM

at the Lohrville Emergency Services Building

701 5th Street Lohrville, Iowa
For Property Details, Contact:

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Jefferson, Iowa

Ken Schmitt, AFM/Agent

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Birthdays
John David Ewing, Paulette Green
Grant Kail, Cheryl Pearson
Barb Seil, Shelby Wright
Phyllis Frohlick,
Betty Peterson, Michael Vosberg
Renae Lane, Elayne Palmer
Sue Peterson, Shawna Seil
Jerry Geisler, Alan Jacobson
Lori Prince, Kevin Vote (Somers)
Mark Klingson, Jennifer Miller
Kristen Schoeberlein
Denise Weston

Donald W. Redman, 79

Donald W. Pinky Redman 79, passed away
peacefully Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at his home, following a short battle with bone cancer. Funeral services
will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 21, at Zion Lutheran Church, Gowrie, with Pastor Jim Davis officiating.
Burial will be at Gowrie Township Cemetery, with Military flag presentation by American Legion Peterson Post
#431. Friends may call after 4:00 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20,
at the Palmer Funeral Home, Gowrie. Memorials may be
left to the discretion of the family.

Donald is survived by his daughters, Gayle Redman of Gowrie, and Wendy (Bill) Baird of Earlham; sister Colette (Don) Bethel of Gowrie; granddaughters, Roslyn, Alexa, and Cecilia; and other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his daughter Dianne; and his
parents, Donald H. and Laurine (Larson) Redman.

Donald W. Redman was born March 10, 1935
at Lake City, Iowa. He graduated from Gowrie High
School, with the Class of 1954. Don served in the United
States Army from December of 1957 to December of
1959 and was stationed in Taiwan. In 1964, he married
Marjorie Schwint and they raised three daughters. The
couple later divorced. Don worked as a painter until his
retirement. He was also a drummer in many different
bands for over 60 years, but mostly with the Al Welsh
Orchestra. Don was an avid vegetable gardener and was
well known for canning his Pinky Pickles. He enjoyed
spending time with family and friends, especially in the
little log cabin he built next to his home in the year 2000.
Don was a member of Zion Lutheran Church.

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Central Plains FFA

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National FFA Week

Feb. 21-28...

The Central Plains FFA Chapter in Gowrie, Iowa will

celebrate National FFA Week, Feb. 21-28. This years
theme is Go All Out! and it embraces more than 80 years
of FFA traditions while looking forward to the organizations future.
More than half a million members will participate in
National FFA Week activities at local, state and national
levels. These members have a passion for agriculture.
Designated as National FFA Week in 1947, the week
of George Washingtons birthday is FFA Week, and runs
from Saturday to Saturday. FFA Week gives FFA members an opportunity to educate the public about agriculture. During the week, chapters conduct a variety of activities to help others in their school and community learn
about FFA and agricultural education.
Todays FFA members are the innovators and leaders
of tomorrow. Through agricultural and hands-on learning, they are preparing for more than 300 career opportunities in the food, fiber and natural resources industry.
National FFA Week is sponsored by Tractor Supply
Company as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.

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FFA officer team at Southeast Valley...

The officers are Allie Berg, Secretary; Shane Promes, President; Collin Nordin, Vice President; Bre Ahrens, Historian. Second row: Jaden Cline, Parliamentarian; Erica Nordin, Sentinel; Mason Bahr, Chaplain; Katie Walrod, Reporter;
and Riley Rittgers, Treasurer.

Manson Trapshooting contestants...

Pictured from left to right are Kaelan Lundberg, Travis Jones, Caleb Hemmestad, Ryan Collins, Cade King,
Hunter Nepereny, Jay Lizer, Shane Promes, Kolton Lundberg, and Jacob DeBaun.

Students evaluating soils at Iowa Lakes Community

College in Emmetsburg, Iowa are Collin Nordin, Ryan Collen, Jaden Cline and Travis Jones, right.

Sixteen members attended a leadership building workshop sponsored by the Iowa FFA Enrichment Center in April of
2014. That chapter set goals for the 2015-16 school year.

POET proudly supports our youth in FFA

At POET, were using the creativity that comes from common

sense to deliver a new bounty of American energy from the
eternal bounty of the American Heartland.
With hard work, imagination and discipline, the people of POET
have replaced hundreds of millions of barrels of imported oil
with clean, renewable domestic energy while bringing hundreds
of millions of dollars back to the American economy.

For information regarding

pricing, sale and delivery of
corn, please call:
877-351-2676 (CORN)
poet.com/gowrie

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National FFA Convention - Louisville, Kentucky. Visiting Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, are Anna
Heatherington, Allie Berg, Katie Walrod, Travis Jones, Joshua Carlson, Ryan Collen, and Bryce Scott.

The Fourth of July tractor ride stopped and ate lunch at the Webster County Historical Museum.

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Wonderful cherry pie...

Letter to the Editor:
I would like to thank Mark Peterson for the cherry
pie that he purchased on the Southeast Valley Jazz band
concert that was made by Megan Seil and given to me.
Each year the students under the leadership of Mrs.
Hanna, her staff, and the band boosters do an awesome
job performing for family, friends and school staff.
A big thank you to everyone who attended and bid
on the pies and I am sure the students enjoy it also and as
was announced at the start a portion of the proceeds was
given to a member in need. It is a pleasure to help the
students each year.
I would also like to thank Mr. Richard Chinburg of
Dayton for giving me the opportunity to learn the art of
auctioneering many years ago.

First place went to Mrs. Carlons Kindergarten class who collected 1,540 box tops.

Thank you,
Donovan Adson
Vincent,ia

Alex Pliner goes up strong even with two defenders on him. Photo by Lisa Peterson.

Jayden Cline looks for a pass but is fouled by the
defense.Photo by Lisa Peterson.

J
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Second place went to Mrs. Blunks First Grade class who collected 875 box tops.

Boxtop contest raises more than $1,200

At Prairie Valley Elementary...

The winners for the boxtop contest have been announced. First place went to Mrs. Carlons Kindergarten
class with 1,540 and second place went to Mrs. Blunks
First Grade class with 875. There was a grand total of
6,817 boxtops collected.
Between the fall contest and the winter contest the
Prairie Valley Elementary will have received more than
$1,200.
The PV Elementary PTA has used the proceeds from
the contests to provide books for students at Kindergarten

Roast beef dinner at

Our Saviours Lutheran
March 1...

A rotisserie roast beef dinner fundraiser will be held

at Our Saviours Lutheran Church in Callender on Sunday, March 1st from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Meal items include roast beef, mashed potatoes,
corn, and dessert. Carryouts will be available. A free will
offering will be taken with proceeds going toward future
church building improvements.

Round-Up, purchase cases for the iPad minis, purchase

classroom materials for several grade levels and to help
fund the Family Fun Night/Reading Night which will be
held in April, and various other projects.
Boxtops have been cutout by families, teachers, associates, and student volunteers.
The contests have had fun themes and the children
were excited to watch the numbers on the charts show
which classes have collected the most boxtops for the
school. The most recent winning classes earned a pop and
popcorn party.
We would like to recognize everyone who has participated and brought in boxtops and hope you keep collecting!

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State Symphony
of Mexico
ENRIQUE BTIZ, conductor
IRINA CHISTIAKOVA, piano soloist

Conner Conrad, #4 takes a nice jump shot from the free throw line scoring two points against Pocahontas Area
Thursday evening during District play. Photo by Lynn Rittgers.

Jaguar basketball team loses close game to Pocahontas

56-51, end of post season play...

The Varsity Boys Basketball team lost a hard fought

56-51 game to conference rival Pocahontas Area in tournament play to knock the Jaguars out of post season play.
The Jaguars were up at halftime by the score of 27-23 and
led for the greater portion of the first three quarters.
Leading the scoring for the Jaguars was Conner Conrad with 24, Logan Boerner 8, Myles Davis 7, and Dakota
Jaeschke 6.

Skylar Warehime, #33 goes up for a shot and is
fouled by the opponent. Photo by Lisa Peterson

Jaguars wrestle in
State Tournament
Great effort...

The Jaguars State Tournament run ended a bit too

soon for Seniors Spencer Johnson and Caleb Hemmestad
during Thursdays opening 2A round but both wrestlers
have a lot to be proud as they represented the Jags for the
first time.

In the opening match, Spencer was defeated by
4th ranked and eventual State runner-up Derek Holschlag
of La Porte City/Union 13-4. In the consolation round,
Spencer couldnt find his groove, losing 19-6 to #7 ranked
Travis Pulse of Davenport Assumption. Spencer finished
his season 40-8. Caleb lost to #7 Blake Lawless of Albia
14-2 in the first round and dropped a 19-3 technical fall
to #9 Wyatt Rhoads of Gilbert in the consolations. Caleb
finished his season at 29-17.

The guys were disappointed they couldnt quite
get out of the first day of wrestling but they enjoyed the
experience. After some self-reflection, Spencer didnt
make excuses but indicated he just didnt wrestle well.
He just couldnt get his mind and body to sync together.
That happens sometimes to kids who wrestle the first time
in the Well. Its a different atmosphere and buzz. He made
some mistakes with his hips and positioning he really
hasnt made all season.

Caleb gave it a hard go against two solid kids
but came up short. He has had quite a season. Caleb indicated he didnt start wrestling until his freshman year.
Qualifying in just four years of wrestling is pretty impressive. We wish we had a couple more years with him.

After losing to Pocahontas Area by 35 points in

the first meeting about a month ago, the Jaguars really
showed great improvement. The Jaguars finish the season
with a 13-10 record.
Five seniors that played four seasons and will be
missed are Skylar Warehime, Dylan Anderson, Joe Sedlacek, Bryce Gustafson, and Chaz Newholm.

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Christian youth concert at

Our Saviours Lutheran
Friday, March 17...

Christian recording artists Ryan Edberg and Jeremy

Vanderloop will be in concert at Our Saviours Lutheran
Church in Callender on Friday evening, March 13th at 7
p.m.
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FARNHAMVILLE
HOLY TRINITY
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Robert Zellmer, Pastor

9:30 am Sunday Worship
8:30 Sunday School
Mondays:
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9:30am
Armor of God Class
7:00pm
2nd & 4th Tuesday:
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Pastor
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10:30 am Sunday Worship
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Youth Mission Team 5:15
Kids Bell Choir 6:00-6:15

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James G. Davis, Pastor
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James G. Davis, Pastor
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10:30 Sunday School
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Annette Ruhs Kruse,
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James G. Davis, Pastor

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Tuesdays:
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Study, 7:00 pm
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6:00 pm
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5:30-6:30 PM
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9:00 am Sunday Worship

Thursdays: 1:30 p.m.
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EVANGELICAL
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Marc Murchison, Pastor
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10:30 am Coffee Fellowship
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~~
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Craig Vote, Pastor
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Karen Young, Pastor

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Fellowship 9:30 am
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Feb. 25, 2015

THE GOWRIE NEWS

WEBSTER CO.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Special Meeting
February 6, 2015
The Board met in Special Session with the following members present: Campbell, Dencklau, and Singer. Absent: Fletcher and Leffler.
The Board of Supervisors met for the purpose of acting as Canvass
Board for the Special School Election held on February 3, 2015.
Moved by Singer, seconded by Campbell to adopt the following as
the Official Canvass of the Special School Elections held in Webster County, Iowa on February 3, 2015:
Prairie Valley Comm. School District:

Public Measure A:
Yes

No

Public Measure A not to be adopted.

148 votes
155 votes

Southeast Webster Grand Comm. School District:

School Board Director District #2 to fill vacancy

Kenneth Sanders
373 votes

Scattering
13 votes


Kenneth Sanders duly elected to the School Board Director
District #2 for the residue of the term.

Public Measure B:
Yes
201 votes

No
143 votes

Public Measure B duly adopted.
Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Campbell, seconded by Singer to adjourn the meeting. Motion
carried unanimously.
s/Carol Messerly
Webster County Auditor

s/Keith Dencklau
Chairman, Board of Supervisors
Regular Meeting
February 10, 2015

The Board of Supervisors met in Session on the above date with

the following members present: Fletcher, Dencklau, and Leffler. Absent:
Singer and Campbell.
Moved by Leffler, seconded by Fletcher to approve minutes of the
February 3, 2015 regular meeting and the Canvass held on February 6,
2015 to canvass the votes for Southeast Webster Grand and Prairie Valley Special School Elections held on February 3, 2015. Motion carried
unanimously.
Moved by Fletcher, seconded Leffler to approve salary adjustment
for April Wicklein to $15.96 per hour, effective February 11, 2015 per labor
agreement. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Leffler, seconded by Fletcher to approve employment status of Sara Lewis from part-time clerk to full-time clerk effective February
23, 2015, per recommendation of Jan Messerly, County Treasurer. Motion
carried unanimously.
Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Leffler to adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION ADDRESSING THE TERMS OF OFFICE FOR THE
COLEMAN SANITARY TRUSTEES IN WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA
WHEREAS, the Webster County Board of Supervisors is required
to establish terms of office for sanitary district trustees elected by special
election or at a special meeting of the board of trustees called for that
purpose. See Iowa Code Section 358.9.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of
Webster County, Iowa, that the trustee elected at the special meeting of
the Coleman Sanitary District Board of Trustees on February 2, 2015, shall
hereby serve a term expiring on January 2, 2017.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of
Webster County, Iowa, that the trustee who was elected by the second
highest number of votes at the special meeting of the Coleman Sanitary
District Board of Trustees on February 24, 2015, shall hereby serve a term
expiring on January 2, 2019.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of
Webster County, Iowa, that the trustee who was elected by the highest
number of votes at the special meeting of the Coleman Sanitary District
Board of Trustees on February 24, 2015, shall hereby serve a term expiring on January 2, 2021.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that each term thereafter shall be for
a term of six (6) years.
Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Leffler, seconded by Fletcher to receive and place on file
Melissa Evens as Coleman Sanitary Sewer District Trustee following a
special meeting of said district to elect a Trustee held on February 2, 2015.
Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Leffler to approve purchase of computer equipment in the amount of $5,558.36 for County Attorneys office,
per quote from Gov-Connection. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Leffler, seconded by Fletcher to approve and authorize
Chair to sign contract agreement with Seneca Companies for tank closure
at the Law Enforcement Center. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Leffler to approve and authorize
County Engineer to sign agreement with Iowa DOT and Union Pacific Railroad for installation of 12 LED flashing light signals, gate arms, and prediction circuitry at railroad crossing on Hayes Avenue south of Route D20.
(Copy on file in Engineers office). Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Leffler, seconded by Fletcher to approve and authorize
County Engineer to sign agreement with Iowa DOT and Union Pacific Railway for installation of 12 LED flashing light signals, gate arms, and prediction circuitry at railroad crossing on 160th Street east of Samson Avenue.
(Copy on file in Engineers office). Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Leffler to allow claims. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Leffler, seconded by Fletcher to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
s/Carol Messerly
Webster County Auditor

s/Keith Dencklau
Chairman, Board of Supervisors
Regular Meeting
February 17, 2015

The Board of Supervisors met in Session on the above date with the
following members present: Singer, Fletcher, Dencklau, Campbell, and
Leffler. Absent: None.
Moved by Leffler, seconded by Campbell to approve minutes of the
February 10, 2015 regular meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Campbell, seconded by Singer to receive and place on file
wage increase for Brenda Goodner to $18.50 per hour, effective February
26, 2015 per recommendation of Kari Prescott, Public Health Director. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Singer, seconded by Fletcher to approve wage increase
for Sara Lewis to $17.14 per hour, effective February 28, 2015, per labor
agreement. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Campbell, to approve and authorize Chair to sign Third Amendment to Lease Agreement between Webster
County Board of Supervisors and the Iowa Department of Administrative
Services on behalf of the Iowa Department of Human Services, Targeted
Case Management. (Copy on file in Auditors office). Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Campbell, seconded by Singer to receive and place on file
voluntary annexation of the Lots One and Two of Airport Industrial Development Plat into the City of Fort Dodge. (Copy on file in Auditors office).
Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Singer, seconded by Fletcher to approve request from the
City of Clare to assign Tax Sale Certificate #P040552 (Parcel #0126227018)
back to Webster County, Iowa. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Leffler to approve and authorize
Conservation Board to enter into an agreement with Mid American Energy
to provide electrical service to the Gypsum City OHV Park. Motion carried
unanimously.
At 10:30a.m. a Public Hearing was held on vacation of all that portion
of road originally known as the Jackson and Deer Creek Road, now known
as Garfield Avenue, lying south of the right of way of the road known as
150th Street, running north and south, being 33 feet in width each side of
the Range Section line between Section 36, Township 90 North, Range 30
West, Jackson Civil Township and Section 31, Township 90 North, Range
29 West, Deer Creek Civil Township. No written objections were received.
Engineer Randy Will addressed a few concerns but had no objections.
Chairman Dencklau closed the public hearing.
Moved by Leffler, seconded by Campbell to adopt the following resolution:
WHEREAS, on January 20, 2015 a resolution to initiate vacation of
the above described parcel was passed by the Webster County Board of
Supervisors and in accordance with Chapter 306 of the current Code of
Iowa, a date was set for a hearing by the Board of Supervisors and legal
action was served on all interested parties and said notice did state the

hearing date was set for Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 10:30 A.M. in the
Supervisors Board Room, Webster County Courthouse, Fort Dodge, Iowa
50501, and
WHEREAS, said hearing was held on February 17, 2015 and all
objections or comments either oral or written were presented on or before
said hearing date.
NOW THEREFORE, the Board of Supervisors of Webster County,
Iowa having received all objections and comments hereby set February
24, 2015 at its regular scheduled meeting time and place as the date for
final action on the proposed vacation of the above described parcel of
road right of way located in said Section 36, Township 90 North, Range 30
West, Jackson Civil Township and Section 31, Township 90 North, Range
29 West, Deer Creek Civil Township, all west of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Webster County, Iowa.
s/Keith Dencklau
Chair, Webster County Board of Supervisors
Attest:
s/Carol Messerly

Webster County Auditor
Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Singer to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
s/Carol Messerly
Webster County Auditor

s/Keith Dencklau
Chairman, Board of Supervisors

Webster County Claims

Register Report For 02-10-2015
A Plus Auto Glass
Outside Repair
80.00
Access Systems Leasing
Copier Lease
191.11
Ahlers & Cooney Pc
Professional Services
3,337.72
Allscripts
3 Host Licenses
138.00
Anderson, Katherine
Mileage
232.05
Anderson, Mindy
Cell Phone Reimbursement
25.00
Andrews, Julie
Mileage
27.56
Ault, Ray
Meal Expense
14.99
B & W Control Specialists Inc Repairs
1,231.00
Badger Library
4Th Library Payment
2,414.95
Bemrich Electrical Inc
Service
15,614.10
Birdsell, Tamara
Mileage
160.45
Black Hills Energy
Utilities
1,813.86
Bomgaars Supply
Supplies
128.73
Brennan, Jennifer
Rent Payments
300.00
Buda-Claussen, Rosalia
School Election 2015
94.50
Calhoun County Eca
Lighting
9.75
Calhoun-Burns & Associates Inc Bridge Inspections
3,213.80
Callender, City Of
School Election 2015 Rent
50.00
Canon, Corrine
Mileage
74.99
Casey, Catherine
Mileage
6.83
Caseys General Stores Inc
Unleaded
1,656.39
Central Ia Juvenile Det Center Lab Tests
137.42
Central Iowa Building Supply I Stock
215.00
Central Iowa Distributing Inc
Supplies
426.00
Clare Library
4Th Library Payment
2,130.84
Claussen, Charles
School Election 2015
151.05
Cochrane, Toni Zehr
Salary
3,041.00
Cole, Dr Dan
Medical Examiner Expense
775.00
Community Health Center
Voucher Program
40.00
Comp, Becky
School Election 2015
94.50
Condon, Kristine
Mileage
108.48
Consolidated Mangement Co Inc., Food Service
7,010.15
Crites, Charlotte
Clinic Cleaning
300.00
Daniel Tire Company
Vehicle Repairs
422.51
Dayton Community Center
School Election 2015 Rent
50.00
Dayton Public Library
4Th Library Payment
2,699.06
Dayton Review
Legal Publication
1,118.69
Dayton, Town Of
Utilites
240.50
De Lage Landen
Copier Lease
314.75
Dearborn National
Life Insurance
565.76
Dellachiesa, Patricia
School Election 2015
100.50
Des Moines Stamp Mfg Co
Ink Pads
45.50
Doolittle Oil Co Inc
Oil
4,724.41
Dorsey, Tom
Meal Reimbursement
14.99
Duncombe Library
4Th Library Payment
2,485.98
Edman, Alisha
Mileage
115.50
Elbert, Terry
Shop Tools
154.95
Election Systems & Software In Coding/Ballots
1,848.15
Electrical Materials Co
Stock
271.82
Electronic Engineering
License Renewal
1,148.60
Electronic Engineering
Pager
57.95
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Rental Space
30.00
Engquist, Diane
School Election 2015
160.50
Fastenal Company
Stock
47.28
Ferguson, Mary
School Election 2015
85.50
Fetrow Reporting Inc
Deposition
89.30
Force America Inc
Stock
121.39
Fort Dodge Ford Inc
Maintenance
1,030.66
Fort Dodge Machine & Supply Stock & Parts
1,953.13
Fort Dodge Public Library
4Th Library Payment
15,732.68
Fort Dodge Water Dept
Water
202.55
Freeman, Susan
Wages
1,587.78
Friesth, Doris
Rent & Expense
400.00
Frontier
Phone Service
1,990.68
Gadbury, Janet E
Postage
20.33
Gargano, Mark
Medical Examiner Expense
200.00
Gehlhausen, Dawn
Mileage
122.65
Geisler, Kathryn R
School Election 2015
91.80
Gene Moeller Oil Company
Fuel
33.15
Goldfield Comm Services Corp Internet Charges
39.95
Goodner, Brenda
Mileage
138.40
Govconnection Inc
Computer
3,295.58
Gowrie Community Center
School Election 2015 Rent
50.00
Gowrie Municipal Utilities
Utilitles
395.46
Gowrie News
Legal Publications
1,082.02
Gowrie Public Library
4Th Library Payment
2,628.03
Gray Sanitation
Garbage
44.00
Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alli Customer Service Training
31.90
Grell, Melissa
Mileage
261.78
Gripp, Barbara
School Election 2015
124.95
Gross Electric Inc
Ourside Repair
613.64
Hade, Jane
School Election 2015
94.50
Halfwassen, Angie
Phone
25.00
Hamilton, Monica
Mileage
51.45
Hanna, Laura
Mileage
163.28
Harcourt Community Library
School Election 2015 Rent 4,595.78
Harrison, Dixie
School Election 2015
125.25
Hauser, Alison
Travel Expenses
448.38
Heggen, Sharon
School Election 2015
85.50
Heitritter, Tracey
Mileage
1,211.40
Henry Schein Inc
Dental Supplies
624.23
Hepp, Blaine
Contracted Wages
2,527.93
Heritage Library
4Th Library Payment
2,485.98
Hiway Truck Equip Co
Parts
1,476.36
Homefront Protective Group
Training
275.00
Hotsy Equipment Company
Shed Supplies
196.89
Householder, Elizabeth
Phone Reimbursement
25.00
Howell, Haley
Mileage/Phone
168.33
Howell, Julie A
Mileage
91.68
Hugghins, Cathy
Wages
675.00
Iaccvso
School Of Instruction
60.00
Idda
Registration Fees
120.00
Idot
Equipment Testing
1,773.32
Info Dog Security Llc
Shredding
173.95
Iowa Chapter Of Apco
Conference
150.00
Iowa Chapter Of Nena
Conference
200.00
Iowa Dept Of Public Health
Lead Inspector Training
60.00
Iowa Law Enforcement Aca
Jail School
960.00
Iowa Lead Safety Training
Inspector/Risk Assessor Course 450.00
Iowa Prison Industries
Signs
1,041.40
Iowa State Assoc Of Counties Spring Conference
320.00
Iowa Weed Commissioners Conf School Of Instruction
240.00
Iowa Workforce Development Salary Regular Employees 3,654.00
Ip Pathways, Software Maintenance Contracts
4,125.00
Isac
School Of Instruction
160.00
Jensen, Marilyn Sue
School Election 2015
90.22
Jensvold Motor Company
Vehicle Maintenance
489.83
Jims Service Inc
Transportation Services
237.22
Johnson Law Firm
Legal Representation
62.40
Jones, Rebecca
Mileage
98.70
Josten, Kathleen A
Cell Phone
25.00
Kavanaugh, Lindsay
Phone/Mileage
69.10
Kelch, Dr. Pamela
Dental Services
66.52
Kerwin, Linda
Phone/Mileage
165.18
Kimball Midwest
Stock
655.71
Kisch, Jenece
School Election 2015
126.60
Kittleson, Valerie
Mileage
231.00
Kolacia Construction Inc
Bank Bldg Remodeling
112,563.60
Konica Minolta Premier
Copier Lease
495.96
Kopecky, Jeannine
School Election 2015
93.37

Lehigh Library
4Th Library Payment
2,663.55
Lehigh Valley Coop Tele
Utilities
184.86
Lehigh, City Of
Utilities
363.42
Lewandowski, Daniel
Mileage & Subsistence
171.25
Lincoln, Janel
Salary
420.00
Liska, Laccey
Mileage
105.00
Lizer, Sheilah
Cell Phone/Mileage
254.91
Mail Services Llc
Renewals
1,028.02
Marco Inc
Contract Billing
625.48
Marco Inc
Copier Lease
206.14
Matheson Tri-Gas Inc
Welding Supplies
94.32
Mcgill, Andrew L
Phone/Mileage
75.20
Medical Arts Press Inc
Supplies
159.90
Medical Associates Clinic Pc
Medical Services
177.00
Medline Industries Inc
Supplies
693.57
Menards - Fort Dodge
Shed Supplies
485.12
Mid Country Machinery Inc
Tools
497.48
Mid Iowa Fasteners
Stock
128.00
Mid States Organized Crime Inf Membership Fees
150.00
Midamerican Energy
Sirens
790.88
Midland Power Cooperative
Outside Repair
60.00
Midwest Wheel Co
Stock
1,442.28
Napa Auto Supply
Stock & Parts
815.03
Nelson, Erin
Contracted Dietician
261.18
Nichols, Tricia
Mileage
141.55
Nutrition Matters Inc
Booklets
660.00
Office Elements
Office Supplies
287.93
Officemax Inc
Office Supplies
471.62
Ohalloran International Inc
Stock & Parts
3,260.97
Olson, Staci
Medical Examiner Expense
150.00
On Site Informatino Dest.
Shredding
121.28
Oreilly Auto Parts
Equipment
2,185.72
Palmer, Katherine
Mileage
184.80
Pedersen, Betty
School Election 2015
90.00
Pederson Sanitation
Garbage
88.00
Petty Cash Sheriff
Petty Cash
299.31
Petty Cash-Auditors Office
Taxes-Revenue Stamps
40.80
Petty Cash-Mental Health
Transportation
48.35
Phoenix Supply Llc
Supplies
358.06
Polk County Sheriff
Service Order
42.60
Postmaster Postage 1,705.20
Powerplan
Outside Services And Parts
672.64
Prairie Energy Cooperative
Lighting
106.13
Precision Machine & Welding Welding Supplies
10.32
Prescott, Kari
Mileage
126.00
Quill Corporation Inc
Office Supplies
216.94
Rees Hydraulic Sales & Service Parts
135.87
Regional Landfill
Garbage
452.55
Reserve Account
Postage
1,655.85
Rogers Tire Service
Tires & Tire Repair
5,846.30
Rosalez Lock & Key
Keys
146.50
Ross Appliance Center
Washer Parts
39.99
Royal Properties Llc
Clinic Rent
1,400.00
Sanchez, Georgina
Wic Interpreter Fees
520.00
Schmidt, Brian D
Training Services
60.78
Schoon, Karen L
Phone
50.00
Screenvision Direct
Advertising
204.00
Sheda, Jennifer
Mileage
95.15
Shimkat Motor Company
Oil Change
71.60
Sibbitt, Dani
Mileage
133.15
Smith Medical Partners
Contracted Services
469.32
Smith, Jane A
Hearing Transcripts
129.50
Society Of Land Surveyors
Registratiion Fees
275.00
Staples Advantage
Office Supplies
207.62
State Medical Examiners Office Medical Examier Expense 1,569.50
Steinberg, Pamela
School Election 2015
172.35
Stephens Media Iowa Llc
Publish Notice/Ballot
214.08
Storey Kenworthy/Matt Parrott Office Supplies
299.13
Story County Sheriff
Court Order
26.20
Stover, Laura
Wages
390.00
Stratford Library
4Th Library Payment
124.72
Struecker, Dale
Fuel
42.00
Sues Draperies
Shades
950.00
Supercircuits Camera
351.91
Swanson, Kathryn Ann
School Election 2015
171.00
The Garage Door Company Inc Outside Repair
173.00
The Law Office Of Eric Eide
Legal Service
2,760.00
The Messenger
Publish Board Proceedings 1,527.44
Timmerman, Susan
Phone
185.65
Town & Country Veterinary Clin Dog Pound
212.50
Truck Country Of Iowa
Stock & Parts
1,205.72
Tyler Technologies
Software
250.00
Ubben, Courtney
Mileage
229.43
United Property Group Llc
Rent Payments
300.00
Unity Point Clinic Occ Med
Drug Testing
359.00
Unity Point Health
Registration Fee
25.00
Unity Point Health
Collection
266.00
Utley, Lacey
Mileage
123.90
Vanguard Appraisals Inc
Service Renewal
13,037.50
Verizon Wireless
Cell Phone
3,456.02
W & H Coop Oil Company
Fuel
35,251.22
Wahkonsa Manor
Rent Payments
75.00
Walmart Community
Supplies
109.07
Walters Sanitary Service Inc
Garbage Service
163.25
Webster Calhoun Coop Tele
911 Circuits
745.50
Webster Co Telecommunica
Reimbursement
57.67
Webster County Sheriff, Civil Process Servers Use Of Private 374.10
Wellmark Inc - Flexible Benefi Admin
880.00
Wells Fargo Remitance Center Office Supplies
128.99
Wex Bank
Fuel
936.85
Witte, Joel
Cell Phone Reimbursement
25.00
Woolstock Mutual Telephone
Computer Services/Internet
159.85
Wooters, Alan
School Election 2015
134.25
Wuebker, Jennifer
Mileage
74.55
Za Properties
Rent & Expense
400.00

CITY OF
CALLENDER
ORDINANCE NO. 184

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF CALLENDER, IOWA, 2009 BY AMENDING THE
PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO CHAPTER 92 WATER RATES.

BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Callender, Iowa:

SECTION 1 AMENDMENT: Section 92.02 of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Callender, Iowa, 2009, is repealed and the following adopted
in lieu thereof:

92.02 Rates for Service: Water service shall be furnished at the
following rates within the City.
1. First 2,000 gallons used per month at $26.00 (minimum bill):
2. Over 2000 gallons $12.20 per thousand gallons.
3. Bulk Water $14.00 per thousand gallons.

SECTION 2. REPEALER. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inD
conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
C

SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. If any section, provision, or
part of this ordinance shall ad adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such
adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or anyO
section, provision, or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.

SECTION 4. WHEN EFFECTIVE. This ordinance shall be in effect
from and after its final passage, approval, and publication as provided by
law.

LEE moved to approve 1st Reading of Ordinance #184. SecondE
by MARTENS.
Ayes: Roll Call Vote: LEE, MARTENS, JONDLE,
o
SHIRBROUN, WESTON Motion Carried.

WESTON moved to approve 2nd Reading of Ordinance #184 andB
waive the 3rd Reading. Second by SHIRBROUN. Ayes: Roll Call Vote:I
LEE, MARTENS, SHIRBROUN, WESTON Absent: JONDLE Motion
Carried.

ORDINANCE #184 PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council
the 17th day of February, 2015.
Randy Hanson - MAYOR
ATTEST: Denita Lee-Luke - CITY CLERK
ORDINANCE NO. 185

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF CALLENDER, IOWA, 2010 BY AMENDING THE
PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO CHAPTER 111 ELECTRIC UTILITY.

BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Callender, Iowa:

SECTION 1 AMENDMENT: Section 111.05 111.06 of the Code
of Ordinances of the City of Callender, Iowa, 2009, is repealed and the
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following adopted in lieu thereof:

111.05 RATES. The rates for electric service shall be as follows:
1 to 50 kilowatts hours of usage $10.74 minimum bill (no change)
51 kilowatts and over as follow in section 111.06 Automatic Rate
Adjustment.

111.06 AUTOMATIC RATE ADJUSTMENT. Rates for service
provided above shall be adjusted in the manner and method established
for sliding scale or automatic adjustment as follows:

The rates for electrical service shall be .0297 per kwh above the
Citys average cost per kwh from the prior month wholesale cost with a
minimum charge listed in section 111.05 Rates.
Monthly bills over 50 kilowatt hours shall be billed as noted above from the
prior month. Said rates shall automatically adjust each month to provide at
least a .0297 margin over the Citys monthly average wholesale cost per
kwh. Provided such rate adjustments will not take effect until the 1st day
of the second month following the month of adjustment. The clerk shall
maintain a current rate list.

SECTION 2. REPEALER. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.

SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. If any section, provision, or
part of this ordinance shall ad adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such
adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any
section, provision, or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.

SECTION 4. WHEN EFFECTIVE. This ordinance shall be in effect
from and after its final passage, approval, and publication as provided by
law.

SHIRBROUN moved to approve 1st Reading of Ordinance #185.
Second by JONDLE. Ayes: Roll Call Vote: LEE, MARTENS, JONDLE,
SHIRBROUN, WESTON - Motion Carried.

WESTON moved to approve 2nd Reading of Ordinance #185 and
waive the 3rd Reading. Second by SHIRBROUN. Ayes: Roll Call Vote:
LEE, MARTENS, SHIRBROUN, WESTON Absent: JONDLE Motion
Carried.

ORDINANCE #185 PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council
the 17th day of February, 2015.
Randy Hanson - MAYOR
ATTEST: Denita Lee-Luke - CITY CLERK

CITY OF
CALLENDER
CITY OF CALLENDER CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
February 17, 2015

The Callender City Council Meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m.
by Mayor Randy Hanson. Present: Dave Lee, Don Weston & Darryl
Shirbroun. Absent: Kim Jondle and Wanda Martens. Wanda Martens
joined the meeting at 6:50 p.m. (this meeting was rescheduled from
2/10/15 due to no quorum).

Motion by Shirbroun, Second by Lee to open the Public Hearings.
All ayes. MC. Mayor asked for comments regarding proposed sale of real
property located at 717 Charles Street, Callender, IA. and Ordinance
Amendment regarding Water Utility Rates & Electric Utility Rates. No
comments from the public. Motion by Weston, Second by Shirbroun to
close the Public Hearing. All ayes. MC

Mark Reinders - MidAmerican Energy discussed the natural gas
franchise which expires in April 2015. City waived imposing franchise
fee 1-5% on sale of natural gas collected/remitted on a quarterly basis;
approximately $1,500 - $7,500 revenue. Natural gas lines will be added to
infrastructure maps. There will be a public hearing 3/10/2015.
COUNTY NAME:

Randy Hanson was approached by Prairie Valley School regarding
interest in the Carpentry program to build a home in Callender.

Motion by Weston, Second by Shirbroun to approve the Consent
Agenda including City Council Meeting Minutes 1/13/2015, Special City
Council Meeting Minutes 1/19/2015, Claims / Payables January 2015 and
Financial Report Bundle January 2015 (including city/library financials). All
ayes - MC

Motion by Weston, Second by Shirbroun to approve the Agenda. All
ayes MC

Library Current month library financials are approved by the city
council as part of the financial bundle under Consent Agenda. Other
Library/City Council material shall include prior month(s) signed minutes
and financials even if they span across two various months period of
time. Duplicates only when revisions are applicable with revisions clearly
identified. Electric Dept. City requires monthly electrical inspection report
prior to payments, and written project list update prior to council meeting.
Water Monitoring Violation of the Water Testing Schedule will be sent
to all customers in March.Maintenance provide clerk basic meter base
cost for reimbursement. Wrap up map project. Clerk Council supports
donation of flowers for barrels on Main Street and a rose bush at the park
in memory of Alvin Sollies wife. Threatening Calls reported to city hall
deferred to Law Enforcement. IPERS payroll audit information submitted.
Annual Exam/Audit completed and report forthcoming in March. Budget
templates pending planned capital project expenditures from department
personnel.

City Codification Draft will be revised with approval scheduled for
March 10, 2015. Work continues regarding written agreement to support
Chapter 35 Fire Protection. Joint meeting among City Council, Benefited
Fire District and Fire Dept officials tabled pending the requirement to
have a contract and whether or not the benefited district includes the
City? Pending franchise information: expiration of Chapter 112 Telephone
Franchise and 113 Cable Television Franchise pending. Mid American
Natural Gas franchise renewal is underway.

Work continues to wrap up the Infrastructure Maps Project; Storm
Sewer flows, primary and secondary electrical splits, electrical quadrants,
type of material water lines and include natural gas lines.
Motion by Shirbroun, Second by Weston to schedule a Public
Hearing regarding the MidAmerican Energy natural gas franchise at
6:30 p.m. March 10, 2015. Ayes All. MC

City Council will pursue new housing development opportunity /
partnership with Prairie Valley School Carpentry program.

Motion by Shirbroun, Second by Martens to approve Resolution
#477 requesting bids for sale of city owned residential property and
Notice of Public Hearing. Property is located at 717 Charles Street in
Callender, and legally described as: Lots 5 and 6, in Block 1, Sunbergs
Addition to Callender, IA. Parties interested in acquiring this property
are asked to submit a written proposal to the City Clerk, City Hall 415
Thomas Street, PO Box 165, Callender IA 50523 by 4:00 p.m. March 10,
2015 and attend the city council meeting at 6:30 p.m. March 10, 2015 (or
be available by phone). Late proposals will not be accepted. Proposals
must include your name, address, phone/email, along with an offer price
and the proposed use of the property. A condition of the sale is that the
existing property must be brought into compliance with the Citys Property
Maintenance Code within 1 year or demolished with material removed
from lot and backfilled. The buyer is responsible for one-half of the closing
costs and legal fees up to $500. The Council retains the right to reject
any and all proposals. Ayes: Shirbroun, Martens, Lee, Weston. Absent:
Jondle. MC
Motion by Weston, Second by Shirbroun to approve the second
reading and waive the third reading of Ordinance Amendment #184
Water Rates. Bulk Water From $12.50 to $14.00 per thousand gallons.
Water Minimum from $23.18 (2000 gallons) to $26.00 and over 2000
gallons from $7.46 to $12.20 per thousand gallons. Ayes: Shirbroun,
Martens, Lee, Weston. Absent: Jondle. MC
Motion by Weston, Second by Shirbroun to approve the second
reading and waive the third reading of Ordinance Amendment #185
Electric Rates. Decrease EL over 50 kwh wholesale + .0297 per kwh vs
.0389 per kwh. Ayes: Shirbroun, Martens, Lee, Weston. Absent: Jondle.
MC

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING -- BUDGET ESTIMATE

CO NO:

Webster
Fiscal Year July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016
The County Board of Supervisors will conduct a public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year County budget as follows:
Meeting Date:
Meeting Time:
Meeting Location:

94

03/10/2015
10:00a.m.
Webster County Courthouse; Fort Dodge, IA
At the public hearing any resident or taxpayer may present objections to, or arguments in favor of, any part of the proposed budget. This notice represents
a summary of the supporting detail of revenues and expenditures on file with the County Auditor. A copy of the supporting detail will be furnished upon
request.
Average annual percentage changes between "Actual" and "Budget" amounts for "Taxes Levied on Property", "Other County Taxes/
TIF Tax Revenues", and for each of the ten "Expenditure Classes" must be published. Expenditure classes proposing "Budget" amounts,
but having no "Actual" amounts, are designated "NEW".
County Web Site (if available):
County Telephone Number:
www.webstercountyia.org

515 573-7175

Iowa Department of Management

Form 630 (Publish)
REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES
Taxes Levied on Property*
Less: Uncollected Delinquent Taxes - Levy Year
Less: Credits to Taxpayers
Net Current Property Taxes
Delinquent Property Tax Revenue
Penalties, Interest & Costs on Taxes
Other County Taxes/TIF Tax Revenues
Intergovernmental
Licenses & Permits
Charges for Service
Use of Money & Property
Miscellaneous
Subtotal Revenues
Other Financing Sources:
General Long-Term Debt Proceeds
Operating Transfers In
Proceeds of Fixed Asset Sales
Total Revenues & Other Sources
EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES
Operating:
Public Safety and Legal Services
Physical Health and Social Services
Mental Health, ID & DD
County Environment and Education
Roads & Transportation
Government Services to Residents
Administration
Nonprogram Current
Debt Service
Capital Projects
Subtotal Expenditures
Other Financing Uses:
Operating Transfers Out
Refunded Debt/Payments to Escrow
Total Expenditures & Other Uses
Excess of Revenues & Other Sources
over (under) Expenditures & Other Uses
Beginning Fund Balance - July 1,
Increase (Decrease) in Reserves (GAAP Budgeting)
Fund Balance - Nonspendable
Fund Balance - Restricted
Fund Balance - Committed
Fund Balance - Assigned
Fund Balance - Unassigned
Total Ending Fund Balance - June 30,
Proposed property taxation by type:
Countywide Levies*:
Rural Only Levies*:
Special District Levies*:
TIF Tax Revenues:
Utility Replacmnt. Excise Tax:
Explanation of any significant items in the budget:

9,422,186
2,738,562
0
1,341,176
797,890

Budget

Re-Est

Actual

2015/2016

2014/2015

2013/2014

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

12,160,748
0
834,293
11,326,455
5,000
109,500
3,988,772
11,228,712
51,500
982,655
154,350
478,073
28,325,017

14
15
16
17

3,000,000
6,719,041
98,608
38,142,666

4,174,899
9,228
31,378,904

30,614,137

18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

5,408,581
3,771,539
2,983,036
1,852,280
10,770,000
998,296
2,977,973
150,000
2,827,365
1,580,000
33,319,070

5,288,860
4,222,208
3,239,329
1,843,301
7,960,000
994,222
3,004,080
150,000
1,024,422
3,200,000
30,926,422

4,952,634
3,193,181
2,234,199
1,449,449
6,958,507
848,254
2,814,515
28,204
1,070,234
1,701,195
25,250,372

29
30
31

6,719,041
0
40,038,111

4,174,899

3,899,708

35,101,321

29,150,080

32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40

-1,895,445
11,345,469
0
0
0
0
0
9,450,024
9,450,024

-3,722,417
15,067,886

1,464,057
13,603,829

11,932,073

12,103,037

516,500
11,415,573

562,782
11,540,255
-595
109,918
3,050,395
9,721,358
180,780
1,062,421
308,396
741,501
26,714,429

110,500
2,894,147
10,285,454
67,100
948,015
319,972
1,154,016
27,194,777

6,317,526
15,067,886

Proposed tax rates per $1,000 taxable valuation:

Urban Areas:
6.39664
Rural Areas:
10.05466
Any special district tax rates not included.
Date:

14.35

02/17/2015

15

Begin Bal
Payments
the clerk
6:30 p.m.

JANUARY 2015 CLAIMS/PAYABLES

CALHOUN COUNTY ELECTRIC, UTILITIES
15,199.70
EIDE, ERIC
LEGAL
1,664.10
EP
MAINTENANCE
1,607.34
EMC
SUPPLIES
44.41
GOWRIE NEWS & PRINT SHOP, PUBLICATION
221.54
GOWRIE MUNICIPAL UTIL ASSIST
125
HEARTLAND BANK
FEES
1.61
LEE-LUKE, DENITA
REIMBURSEMENT
40
LEHIGH VALLEY COOP TELEP, UTILITIES
495.89
ACCESS SYSTEMS
LIBRARY
136.12
GUIDEPOSTS LIBRARY
17.74
MENARDS SUPPLIES 123.39
MID AMERICAN ENERGY
UTILITIES
669.41
STAR ENERGY
FUEL
1,120.77
TREASURER-SALES TAX
SALES TAX
923
WEBSTER COUNTY TELECOM, DUES
1,071.50
IOWA ONE CALL
FEES
9.9
BAKER AND TAYLOR
LIBRARY
462.21
CITY OF CALLENDER
UTILITIES
1,757.82
NCIA REGIONAL SOLID WASTE, DUES
423
POSTMASTER POSTAGE
151
COLLECTIONS SERVICES CTR, PAYROLL
713.52
IOWA CODIFICATION
PAYMENT #2
2,400.00
WEBSTER COUNTY ABSTRACT, LEGAL
300
TASTE OF HOMES BOOKS LIBRARY
31.98
IMFOA DUES
40
CORNWELL, FRIDERES, MAHER, AUDIT
2,600.00
QUILL SUPPLIES 324.44
INLINE SERVICE
REPAIR SNOWPLOW
855.7
MIDAS
ADMIN FEE HOUSING
915.63
HEALTH ALLIANCE
HEALTH INSURANCE
2,052.00
PETTY CASH LIBRARY
LIBRARY
76.13
BHG
LIBRARY
33.73
GUNTHER SALT
SALT
3,879.05
KRIZ-DAVIS CO
SUPPLIES
417.3
AG SOURCE
TESTING
219.5
BERGMAN PLUMBING
CAMERA STORM INTAKES
410
VESSCO SUPPLIES
440
WOODRUFF ELECTRIC
CONTRACT LABOR
2,603.00
STOREY KENWORTHY
SUPPLIES
661.35
STRAIGHT TALK
PHONE
49.43
HAWKEYE TRUCK EQUIP
SNOW PLOW PARTS
672.26
PAYROLL
PAYROLL 01/08/2015
2,079.46
PAYROLL
PAYROLL 01/22/2015
2,259.73

CLAIMS TOTAL
50,299.66
EXPENSES

GENERAL FUND
15,548.13

ROAD USE TAX FUND
1,148.46

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FUND
513

WATER FUND
9,357.05

SEWER FUND
2,296.24

ELECTRIC FUND
21,026.78

STORM WATER FUND
410

50,299.66
REVENUE

GENERAL FUND
8,676.33

ROAD USE TAX FUND
2,463.55

LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX 4,404.65

15,544.53

Motion by Weston, Second by Martens to adjourn at 8:25 p.m. All
Ayes. MC
Randy Hanson / Mayor
ATTEST: Denita Lee-Luke / City Clerk

CITY OF
CALLENDER
REQUEST FOR BIDS FOR THE SALE OF CITY-OWNED
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The City of Callender, Iowa is seeking bids for the sale of a residential
property located at 717 Charles Street in Callender, and legally described
as:

Lots 5 and 6, in Block 1, Sunbergs Addition to Callender, Iowa

Parties interested in acquiring this property are asked to submit a
written proposal to the City Clerk, City Hall, 415 Thomas Street, Callender,
IA 50523 by 4:00 p.m. March 10, 2015. Late proposals will not be accepted.
Proposals must include your name, address, phone/e-mail, along with an
offer price and the proposed use of the property. A condition of the sale is
that the property must be brought into compliance with the Citys Property
Maintenance Code within 1 year or demolished with material removed
from lot and backfilled. The Buyer will be responsible for one-half of the
closing costs up to $500.

At the city council meeting to be held at 6:30 p.m. on March 10, 2015,
all proposals will be presented and a public hearing held. At the public
hearing, the City Council will entertain comments from the public regarding
the proposals. The Council retains the right to reject any or all proposals.
CITY OF CALLENDER, IOWA
Denita Lee-Luke, CITY CLERK

CITY OF GOWRIE

3,899,708

1,807,782
6,942,578

11,345,469
11,345,469

AVG
Annual
% CHG
0.24

No comments on Utility Report. AR Audit Jan 2015:
$26,788 Billed $35,983 Adjustments $-1,459 Penalties $531
$36,332 End Balance $25,511.

No changes to 2015 Mayor Appointments.
Motion by Weston, Second By Shirbroun directing
to publish the FY 16 Budget / Notice of Public Hearing
3/10/2015 at 6:30 p.m. All Ayes. MC

COUNCIL MINUTES REVISED

4.5
8.68
15.55
13.05
24.41
8.48
2.86
130.62
62.54
-3.63

A Special Gowrie City Council meeting was held on February 3, 2015
at 6:30 p.m. at the Gowrie Civic/Community Center with Mayor Stokesbary
in the chair & the following Council members answering roll call: Petersen,
Harrison, Willardson, Jackson & Redman.

The purpose of the special meeting was: review of Utilities budget,
change in benefits, salary adjustments, golf course discussion & audit
services approval.

Discussion was held on the submitted Utility budget.

Redman moved to approve the payments to the following employees
for reimbursements on the back-taxes for 2014 (which were approved by
Auditors) :
*Jeff Strutzenberg-$3,531.88
*Shelley Segebart-$2,384.02
*Bruce McCormack-$867.71
Second by Harrison. Motion carried by roll call-all ayes.

Salary adjustment agenda item has been tabled until the regular City
Council meeting on February 16, 2015.

Discussion was held on the Golf Course-Mulligans. The Mayor
informed the Council that a gentleman came down to look at the clubhouse.
It was decided by the Council to advertise more as far as increasing the
number of season pass holders that we currently have.

Redman moved to approve the audit services in the amount of
$2,600.00, second by Jackson. Motion carried by roll call-all ayes.

Harrison moved to adjourn, second by Jackson. Motion carried-all
ayes.
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Feb. 25, 2015

THE GOWRIE NEWS

It's Your Life...

Francis Rude, 87, volunteers

for ambulance, Care Center
Former Gowrie resident. . .
Senior Series
By Cassidy Riley

Frances Rude is currently a resident of Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge
whereafter decades of serving others
she said she is very well taken care of.

At first glance, Frances has a very
unassuming presence. At the age of 87
she struggles to walk without a cane and
insignificant details such as dates and the
sequence of life events dont come as easily as they once did. But despite the toll of
age, one can still see the heart of a woman
who spent many years of her life giving
her time to her friends, family, and community.

She and her husband Howard Rude lived and worked in Gowrie
throughout the entirety of their marriage,
which began in 1949. From 1954 until his
retirement in 1991, Howard was the manager of the Webster-Calhoun Telephone
Company. Frances stayed home with her
five children until they were older and she
took a part time job as a teller at First State
Bank.

But more important to her than
her paid position, Frances said she had
a third jobvolunteering. Frances said
the most crucial volunteer work she ever
did was help establish and maintain the
Southwest Webster Ambulance Service 40
years ago. She and Howard were among
the founding members of the service and
while they served as emergency medical technicians they also kept track of the
bookwork and billing.

I always wanted to be a nurse
but there was never any money in my family for education for that, so that was my
small way of being involved, she said. I
loved it.

She said her passion for the ambulance service came out of the great need
she observed while living in Gowrieincluding witnessing her son Wayne become

injured in two serious car accidents before

the service was available.

She was also a long-time member
of the American Legion Auxiliary, president of the Gowrie Womens Club, and
volunteer with the Gowrie Care Center.

After her husband retired they
both volunteered at Unity Point Medical
Center. She worked in the gift shop and he
greeted people admitted to the hospital.

He always said people dont like
coming to a hospital so he tried to make it
more comfortable for them, she said.

As important as her service to
Gowrie was to her, Frances said her family has always come first in her lifeespecially her husband Howard.

But I didnt get to keep him very
long, she said.

After knowing each other for
nearly 65 years, the couple was forced to
part when Howard died in 2008 after a twoyear battle with cancer. Now in Friendship
Haven, Frances said she especially enjoys
visits from her family.

Its very important to me because I get real weepy if I dont see them
right away, she said. I keep close contact with my family because they mean so
much to me.

Frances said she was raised as the
oldest of seven children and she always
adored having a large family. In addition
to her five children, she now has 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Theres always somebody there
for you, she said. I dont care what it is.
We belong to each other.

Frances said volunteering meant
a lot to her for so many years because she
wanted to give something back to the community that gave her so much. After her
husband died in 2008, for example, she
said many people in town supported her
by checking in with her, making sure was
okay while she lived alone, and providing

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Howard and Frances Rude

Frances Rude (front left), her husband Howard Rude (front right), and five children Bill Rude (back left),Larry Rude, Marianne Carlson, Linda Davis, and Wayne Rude
pose for a family picture.

friendly emotional support.

They respected me enough to
be there for me when I was in need, she
said.

She moved into Friendship Haven in 2009 after she tripped over the
threshold of her back door and broke her

Frances Rude volunteers at the gift shop.

hip, but she said her life in Gowrie gave her

a whole different kind of family.

I learned what friendship really
means and how it helps the community because it keeps the families happy and together, she said.

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