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Gowrie News GOWRIE, WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA VOL. 127 NO. 10
Gowries Annual
4th of July Fireworks
Show in jeopardy
Bill proposed;
remove recycling program...
The bill to remove the states refund recycling
program has survived funnel week. While five cents
might not seem like a lot, people who live in the small
town of Gowrie said it could jeopardize its firework
show.
For the last 20 years the town has relied on bot-
tles and cans to fund its Fourth of July Show. Its a dirty
job for a group of dedicated volunteers who are mostly
retired that sort the cans and send them to redemption
centers, they say it is worth every nickle, said one Ameri-
can Legion volunteer.
People from all over the state go to watch the
fireworks. Thousands of people travel to Gowrie just for
the fireworks show the night of the 4th of July. New Owners of The Gowrie News Balance
The can recycling program brings in roughly
$6,000 to $7,000 to purchase the fireworks from an Iowa
company. "If we don't have the money from the cans we
Publishing and Service to the Community
probably wont have a fireworks display" stated Jim Pe- Greetings!
terson. We are Rick and Julie Vinsand and on March 1, also members of the Gowrie Development Commission
Volunteers at the American Legion said while 2017, we became the proud owners of The Gowrie News. and the Iowa Cattlemens Association.
the organization cannot have a stance on the bill, in their We are happy and excited to take on the challenge of In our spare time, we enjoy spending time with
experience serving, they believe if they lose the program bringing you complete coverage of local news and events our three children and four grandsons.
they might not be able to host it every year which would from Gowrie and its surrounding areas. We are very excited about the future of The
mean a loss in revenue. We are longtime residents of Callender and have Gowrie News and look forward to keeping our readers
"We use ours for fireworks but different towns owned and operated Kesho Publications, Inc. since it be- informed about what is most important to those who live,
and different organizations use them for different things gan in 2004. (We used Kesho to name the company work and play in these rural communities that we love
to fund other programs too, but this is one program we because Callender was formerly Kesho before the town and are so grateful to be a part of.
use them for," said Greg Benson, Fire Chief of the Gowrie was renamed in 1875.) Kesho Publications is the parent Special thanks to our graphics designer Tonya
Fire Department, about the can refunds. company of two trade magazines Roadworx and Farm- Harrison for her dedication to The Gowrie News and her
Neighbors said the five cent deposit also helps worx. The Gowrie News will operate out of the same extra help during this transition.
with litter control in their city. office as Kesho Publications, but as a separate entity. We welcome tips and ideas for news stories.
Community connection is important to us as we Feel free to connect with us on Facebook or by email at
are both licensed EMTs and take great pride in serving on gnews@wccta.net or by calling us at 515-352-3325. Our
the 15-member Southwest Webster Ambulance crew. We office is located at 1107 Market Street, Gowrie, and of-
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Mike became the IGHSAUs fourth Executive based on value of property and amount of work needed.
Director in August of 2008. During Mikes tenure, the The home must be single-family and located within the
IGHSAU expanded to five classes in basketball, volley- designated neighborhood in the City limits. The applicant must 1107 Market Street, P.O. Box 46
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Iowa High School Athletic Association Representative - $62,850; 8+ persons and the total household income is below Amanda Coleman, Sales
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Choose Wisely: Antibiotic or Not? you uncover any income that you werent expecting,
we suggest making the most of it by contributing to
your IRA or other savings fund.
presented at SMCH Educational Luncheon Take Advantage of Open Space
It seems every time Joanna finds a wall in a
home project, you hear the words, Open space.
Dr. Margaret Vitiritto, family medical pro- fective treatment. She explained how the analyzer works
By constructing areas that are connected instead of
vider, Kelly Hays, lab director and Nicole Kock, phar- to replicate the sample taken from the patient, looking for
separated, shes uncovered a way to not only make a
macy director at Stewart Memorial Community Hospital the unique DNA to pinpoint the pathogen thats causing
home more welcoming but your spending too. Add
(SMCH), spoke to over 30 people at SMCHs Lunch illness. She adds, The technology allows us to be better
this concept into your budget, and enjoy the feeling
Connection event. Their program addressed Choose stewards and not prescribe medicine thats not going to
of flexibility in your monthly allocations. If your
Wisely: Antibiotic or Not? work.
household remains stocked from bulk ordering, or your
Dr. Vitiritto described the differences between Antibiotic resistance is on the rise, said Nicole
entertainment is your kiddos for a month, embrace
bacteria and viruses and how each are treated by medical Kock. Multi-drug resistant bacteria continues to increase
those savings and shift your spending to another room
providers. She explained, Bacteria exist in our bodies, and the number of new antibiotics developed continues to
of the house.
usually harmlessly. Illness occurs when bacteria over- decrease. This means there are smarter bacteria with few-
Always Take Free Advice
grow in our system, or when they release toxins which er antibiotics available. That means we need to be more
Chip and Joanna offer endless tips and tricks to
cause an inflammatory response in our bodies. A virus is certain of the need for antibiotics as our bodies build up
their home flipping business. Always full of great
an infective agent that typically consists of DNA/RNA resistance. She continued, You may notice your medi-
ideas, and sage advice, these two make a consistent
with a protein coat. Its only job is to infect. It cannot live cal provider prescribing antibiotics less often, opting for a
effort to give their viewers a leg up on their next home
without multiplying within the living cells of a host. A watch and wait period. Not all infections need antibiotics,
project. Similarly, our team at Heartland Bank wants
virus is able to copy itself, and in the process usually kills and sometimes its best to let your body try to fight it off
to help you work to achieve your next financial goal!
the host cells. It actually forces the host cell to make mil- first.
Whether its saving for your first home, purchasing a
lions of copies of the viral DNA. Medical providers at Stewart Memorial Com-
new vehicle, or setting a plan for your retirement, wed
Because antibiotics are only effective on ill- munity Hospital work closely with the lab and pharmacy
love to offer our experience to help make your financial
nesses causes by bacteria, it is important for medical to determine the best method of care for patients. Lab
dream a reality.
providers to know what is making the patient sick before informs on the type of infection and pharmacy recom-
Whether you watch Fixer Upper every week or
prescribing medicine. Kelly Hays said, At SMCH, we mends the most effective medication. Dr. Vitiritto said,
are just starting this addicting series, we hope you keep
have brought in specialized equipment to conduct molec- At SMCH we are very fortunate, as providers, to have
your eyes peeled for other great financial tips. You may
ular testing to eliminate the need for the broad spectrum these resources available to help us make good decisions
find more money management advice than youd think!
medication and narrow the prescription for the most ef- regarding patient care.
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Inner Peace
Many years ago the art world offered a valuable
prize for the best illustration depicting peace. Artists
from all over the world entered the contest. There were
beautiful paintings of sunsets and sunrises. Paintings of
calm seas and tranquil rivers running through lush val-
leys. However, the winning prize painting was very dif-
ferent from those other peaceful scenes. The winning
painting was done in black and gray. It showed the terror
of a violent storm. Lightning splitting the clouds apart
and a relentless rain pounded the earth. In the center of
the painting was a storm-tossed oak tree, with branches
broken off from previous storms. But in this painting
a little bird, hanging on with all its might to one of the
branches, sat singing at the top of its lungs. That was
Gods true peace.
Inner peace is not the absence of storms in our
lives, but inner peace is found only with the presence of
God in our lives. Have you found that inner peace? It
begins with a belief in God.
Prayer: Lord, help us ignore the worlds peace
but look for the peace that can only come from You. In
Jesus Hold Name. Amen
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March 8, 2017
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Jaguar Wrestling SV Middle School
Jagar wrestlers host
second home meet
Rain, snow and wrestling were in the forecast
last Thursday in Rockwell City. The Middle School Jags
battled hard and finished the night with 19 wins and 28
losses. Harley Bryson, Aaron Graves, Connor Kling-
son, Wyatt Sprecher, Everett Lahr, and Logan ONeal
grappled for one win. Rylie Ferrari, Max Miller, Lathe
Muench, Kaleb Scott, and Pierce Woodruff fought hard
for two wins. Parker Garcia had an impressive three wins.
Tuesday night the Middle School Jags hosted
Their second home wrestling meet of this year against
a much more experienced team; Manson. This meet was
treated much like a high school dual in which we kept
team points but with 16 matches.
The Jags finished 24-56 with Manson battling
for the win. Exhibition matches were also held. The jags
won a total of 14 matches, losing 29. Harley Bryson, Ry-
lie Ferrari, Aaron Graves, Mark Hughes, Zack Miller,
Lathe Muench, Pierce Woodruff, Jaxon Carlson, Mem-
phis Simpson, Hunter Sorenson, and Quinton Sorenson
had one win. Max Miller and Logan ONeal each won
two matches.
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Southeast Valley
Schedule of Events
Week of March 8th to March 15th
Wednesday, March 8
B Varsity Basketball BOYS STATE
Thursday, March 9
7:00 p.m. SVMS POPS Concrert
Saturday, March 11
State Individual Speech Contest
Monday, March 13
PVES - NO PM Preschool
3:00 p.m. G Varsity Track ISU INDOOR
Tuesday, March 14
3:00 p.m. B Varsity Track ISU INDOOR
Gowrie Residents 7- 9 p.m. Webster Calhoun Telephone Annual
are reminded to meeting
set out their
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March 8, 2017
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Over 45 volunteers from Gowrie and area churches donated their Friday to package meals for the heartland. This
area Youth group consists of 5th through 12th graders from Southeast Valley. During the day over 80,000 meals were pack-
aged and each meal feeds six people. Our group alone estimated that they did about 1800 meals. Photo by Kellie Welter.
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Area youth volunteer at Meals
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Held on Friday, March 3...
Over 45 volunteers from Gowrie and area effort began with a 2007 food-packaging event held dur-
churches donated their Friday to package meals for the ing Lent by a church in West Des Moines, Iowa.
heartland. This area Youth group consists of 5th through The success of that event encouraged leaders to
12th graders from Southeast Valley. organize a community-wide food-packaging event that
n During Friday alone over 80,000 meals were would involve more volunteers to feed hungry children
packaged and each meal feeds six people. The Southeast and families.
Valley students and parents alone estimated that they did It was that leap of faith that brought Meals from
about 1800 meals. the Heartland to Des Moines in 2008, resulting in 12,000
Meals from the Heartland offer information and volunteers who packaged more than 4 million meals in a
resources about global hunger and everyones role in this weeks time at our first Annual Hunger Fight.
issue. They also provide year-round service opportunities The success of that first event led to the develop-
for people of all ages to serve God and people in need ment of a year-round meal packaging effort. Thousands
and partner with meal distribution organizations so that of volunteers now come together to package millions of
meals can reach hungry people here in Iowa and around meals year-round.
the world.
Meals from the Heartland partner with food
banks that are taking action to feed the hungry in Iowa,
providing nourishment and support to individuals and
families in need such as the Food Bank of Iowa, the Des
Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) food bank AJ Smith
Congratulations to AJ
network and dozens of church-affiliated food pantries. In
Smith for being selected as
2015 alone, more than one million meals were distributed
Jaguar of the week. AJ was
across the state of Iowa. nominated for the following
Meals from the Heartland partners with organi- reasons...
zations embedded in communities that face hunger on a He's a responsible person
daily basis. Meals are shipped out nationally and inter- who comes to class prepared.
nationally by our distribution partner, Convoy of Hope, - He has a great attitude
to on-the-ground organizations such as Many Hands for and is willing to help his
Haiti and Blessman Ministries, who are continually as- classmates.
sessing and identifying needs of communities. Our meals - He's a hard worker and
often support and supplement other programs such as knows what he needs to do
teaching sustainable agriculture practices, education, in order to be success.
healthcare and more. Jaguar of Week recognition is made by a different
Our meals are also used for disaster relief, pro- staff member on a rotating basis each week at Southeast
viding nutrition and hope in the midst of epidemics and Valley High School.
natural disasters that impact entire communities. For ex-
ample, Meals from the Heartland provided two million
meals to Haiti after the 2010 earthquake and more than
280,000 meals to Liberia during the Ebola outbreak in
~ Email your news to
2014. The inspiration for the Meals from the Heartland gnews@wccta.net ~
These young volunteers represent the Zion Lutheran Church in Gowrie helped package meals from the heartland.
Photo by Kellie Welter.
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THE GOWRIE NEWS
Blackhawk Lake
ice free; bluegill
fishing good
Brushy Creek Lake--Lakes in Western Iowa
are ice free. This is a good time of year to catch catfish
from shore using stink bait and cut bait. Fishing the rivers
for walleye can also be productive this time of year.
Black Hawk Lake---Black Hawk Lake is ice
free. Bluegill - Good: Anglers are catching good numbers
of bluegill from shore, especially from the stone piers in
Town Bay. Fish are also being picked up along Ice House
Point and near the inlet. Use small tube jigs or hair jigs
tipped with bait fished under a bobber. Most fish are in
the 6.5-7.5 inch range.
Channel Catfish - Fair: After ice out is a good
time to target catfish from shore. Use cut bait and stink
bait. Good areas for catfish include: Ice House Point,
Lakewood Point area, the rockpile north of Cottonwood
Point, and the east shore near the outlet.
Black Crappie - Fair: Anglers have picked up a
few crappie with small jigs fished under a bobber.
CHURCH
(See Captain Hnrlans reiui-,mThis is the only Imat in the
by hundreds of people during her two arrivals in 1859. list which made Soap Creek famous by navigating it for
Captain Robert Farris was another steamship a short distance.
caption. His boat was built at Pittsburgh. Pa., expressly LIGHT. Captain Richard Cave.
for the Des Moines River trade.
Worship Schedule
JENNIE DEANS {captain unknown). She was
THE ALICE was for Captain W. H. Farris. This a big St. Louis packet and in 1851 made a trip as far as
was a favorite boat and carried much freight and many Crotcn, but fearing she would be caught by a falliug river,
passengers. sought the widest place for turning, and hastened back to
HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN, FARNHAMVILLE DEFIANCE (captain unknown). She was the Mississippi.
owned by men at Red Rock, and made a few trips in PANDODINO, Captain Sweaney. The boat was
8:30 a.m. Sunday School; 9:30 a.m. Worship charge of Captain Gaskell.
FIRST UNITED CHURCH, FARNHAMVILLE a homemade affair, and was built somewhere on the river
JULIA DEAN. Captain Lyon. between Keosanqua and St. Francis.
10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship, 9:45 a.m. Fellowhip Coffee JENNY LIND. Captain J. C. Ainiwortb.
OUR SAVIOUR'S LUTHERAN, CALLENDER ED. MANNING, (Captain Davis, of Otiumvva,
9:15 a.m. Sunday Worhip Iowa.
THE SKIPPER, Captain Russell. This boat car-
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, GOWRIE
ried home a portion of the General Assembly of 1858 as
9:00 a.m. Sunday School; 10:15 a.m. Worship the roads were in a bad condition for stage travel at the
ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH, GOWRIE time of the adjournment.
9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship THE MICHIGAN, Captain J. V. Johnson. This
FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH, HARCOURT was one of the smallest freight and passenger-carrying
10:30 a.m. Worship; 9:30 a.m. Fellowhip boats ever reaching Des Moines.
DEO MOINKS VAIleY (captain unknown).
EVANGELICAL COVENANT CHURCH, HARCOURT LITTLE MOBOAN (formerly the Des-Moine
8:30 a.m. Worship; 9:40 a.m. Sunday School Belle). Captain Grant W. Hill. THE LEVIATHAN (ii
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, HARCOURT keel-boat). Captain T . C. Coffin. Built at Ottumwa and
9:00 a.m. Worship loaded with corn, wheat, pork, etc. for St. Louis and New
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, SOMERS Orleans. N. L. MiLBUBN, Captain N. L. Milburn. Built
at lowaville by the Des Moines River Steamboat Com-
9:00 a.m. Worship
pany, in 1853. (See year 1853). SANOAMON(captain
FULTON LUTHERAN CHURCH, ROELYN unknown).
9:00 a.m. Worship REVENUE CUTTKH. Colonel MeQuiggan. Fort Sandford - Along the Des Moines River
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Alex Syhlman, Race Director for Bluff Creek Triathlon, to bicycle on
south 0.5 mile of Route P70 from approximately 8:00 A.M. to 10:30 A.M.,
Sunday, August 20, 2017, as part of a swimming, biking and running
Zion Lutheran Church
Vesper Ringers to meet
race originating at Don Williams County Park and place on file certificate
First United Confirmation Class members from left to right seated are Emma Sytsma, Mattie Chelleen, Elias
Field, Meghan Willison, and Logan Songer; Standing from left to right are Rev. Annette Kruse, Rev. David Kruse, Cooper
Nuss, Emily Jaeschke and Marilyn Jensen. Photo by Marilyn Jensen.
Gowrie United
Methodist Churchs
weekly events
Wednesday, March 8 Lent Soup Supper will be
held at 6 pm followed by Worship at 7 pm at UMC.
Thursday, March 9 UMW Book Club will meet
at 9:30 am.
Friday, March 10 Moms connection Group will
meet at 9 a.m. and Quilters will begin at 1 p.m.
Saturday, March 11 Daylight Savings Time Be-
gins.
Sunday, March 12 Sunday School will begin
at 9:00 a.m. followed by Choir Practice at 9:30 a.m. and
Worship at 10:15 a.m. Short Charge Conference will be-
gin after Worship at Noon.
Xi Eta Sigma Annual Hamball Dinner 2017 was held Sunday February 26th at Zion lutheran church. They would
like to recognize all who helped support them this year. Photo by Angie Burger.