Jan.

7, 2015

GOWRIE, WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA

Security Savings Bank

welcomes Becca Vogel

Steven R. Lane President-CEO of Security Savings Bank, is pleased to announce the
addition of Becca Vogel, Assistant Operations
Officer/Office Manager in our Farnhamville office.

Becca was born and raised in the Gowrie
area. She is a graduate of Prairie Valley High
School and Buena Vista University with a degree in accounting and management. While
attending college, Becca worked for Security
Savings Bank part-time.

Becca, her husband, Andy, along with
their two children, Nicholas (3 years) and Brynlee (9 months), will be making their home in the
rural Lohrvile area.

We are all very excited to have Becca
return to us!

VOL. 125 NO. 1

Pictured in the front row are Graycee Carlson, Madison Lane, IsabellaPudenz, Alexis
Peterson, Jordyn Rowley, and Althea Ball. Pictured in the back row are Patrick Monaghan,
Sheri Gangestad, and Kevin Kruse. Photo by: Margo Shirbroun.

Prairie Valley Elementary Fire Safety

Poster contest winners announced

Becca Vogel

Thursday, Jan 8
Gowrie Parks Board, 6:45 p.m. at the civic center.
Gowrie Jaycees, 7:30 p.m. at Marvs.
Friday, Jan 9
GDC, 12:00 p.m. at the WCCTA conference room
Sunday, Jan 11
GYC board, 5:00 p.m. at the skating rink.
Monday, Jan 12
Farnhamville City Council, 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.
Gowrie Municipal Utilities Board, 4:30 p.m. at the light plant.
Harcourt TOPS, 8:00 a.m. at Faith Lutheran Church Harcourt.
Tuesday, Jan 13
Farnhamville American Legion Auxiliary, 9:30 a.m.
Farnhamville Senior Citizens (cards), 1:00 p.m.,
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.
American Legion Peterson Post #431 and Sons of the
American Legion, 6:30 p.m. social time and meal,
8:00 p.m. meeting, Gowrie Legion building.
Callender City Council, 6:30 p.m. at the
Community Center.
Wednesday, Jan 14
Farnhamville Fire Dept., 7:30 p.m. at the fire station.
To have the date and time of your organizations
meeting listed here,call the Gowrie News at
352-3325 or email us at gnews@wccta.net

Third and fourth grade students at Prairie

Valley Elementary had the opportunity to construct a fire safety poster for the annual poster
design contest.
Three third and three fourth graders posters
were selected as winners.
The third grade winners are:
Alexis Peterson, Isabella Pudenz, & Jordyn
Rowley.
The fourth grade winners are:
Althea Ball, Graycee Carlson, & Madison
Lane.
The winning posters go on to state competition and the winning poster at that level will go

on to the national competition.

PV Elementary thanks local firefighters,
Kevin Kruse (Callender Fire Dept.), Sheri
Gangestad (Moorland Fire Dept.), and Patrick Monaghan (Farnhamville & Gowrie Fire
Depts.) for taking time out of their schedules to
come to the school to personally present the students with their award plaques.
This project utilizes skills such as: communication, design, art, and citizenship. Prairie Valley Elementary appreciates connections
such as this one with our communities and citizens.

Traffic cameras proposed for Gowrie;

City would receive 60% of revenue
Is this a good police tool?
By Jill Viles

DeEtta Jacobs, Missouri Account Manager for Optotraffic, presented information regarding traffic enforcement cameras in the city
limits of Gowrie at the Dec. 15 meeting of the
Gowrie City Council.

Jacobs explained that she had served in
the Kansas City Police Department for more
than 27 years. While she enjoyed many aspects
of her position, she was particularly poised to
deliver heartwrenching news to families regarding traffic fatalities.

It wears on people to pass on this kind

of information, she offered as the reason for

her retirement from the department. She identified the wish to reduce these types of tragedies
as her rationale for entering the traffic camera
industry. It can be a turn-key solution to traffic problems, she explained. Additionally, it
can be revenue-generating if you have speeders.

People are naturally going to be against
this, said councilperson, Gayle Redman.

DeEtta Jacobs explained the introduction of traffic cameras should be accompanied
Traffic Cameras continued on page 4 ....
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Jan. 7, 2015

THE GOWRIE NEWS

Retirement savings
seminar Jan. 13
At Our Saviours Lutheran
Church in Callender...

Students at Southeast Valley High School can receive a Certified Nursing Assistant
(CNA) license while in high school. These Southeast Valley students are practicing patient
care skills. Acting as the patient is Ryan Collin. The nurse is Kate Dyer. The observers are
Tiffany Blunk and Becca Guthrie. The session is taught by Carrie Knoll.

Caseys offers to donate old store

building to City of Gowrie
Caseys must remove gas tanks. . .
By Jill Viles

Its a pleasure to note that the December
15, 2014 Gowrie City Council meeting opened
with the interjection of humor. As Gayle Redman looked over the police minutes, she couldnt
help but chuckle. It readsReport of a domestic and the male half left, offered Redman.
Does that mean the part of this individual that
is male recused himself? The banter was continued with another wisecrack: perhaps the individual left the scenebut not entirely.

Police Chief, Bruce McCormack settled
the debate, identifying the source of the humor
as a clerical error: Report of a domestic and the
male had left, he explained.

With the matter settled, the city council
opened with a brief report from the Parks committee. It was advised no formal meeting will be
held until January.

In the meantime, it was reported that
the need for additional dirt has been met via the
Caseys renovation project. Additionally, concerns were raised regarding a dirt pile by the
batting cage at Brockett Park. Councilperson
Redman said she would investigate and discuss
this matter with those knowledgeable about the
situation.

The Utilities Committee revisited concerns raised at the November meeting regarding
the painting project completed on the water tower. Two options to address the lack of sufficient
coverage were proposed at the previous meeting:
the warranty could be extended for an additional
15 years, or the paint job could receive a re-coat.

The committee has selected the second
option to remedy the problem. On an unrelated note, damage to a pole at the sale barn was
discussed. Apparently a person maneuvering a
trailer backed into a pole, but this incident was
not reported to the police.
Caseys building

The Gowrie Development Council reported that Caseys would like to donate their current building to the city of Gowrie. Alternatively,
Caseys could sell the building for approximately
$50,000-$80,000; however, the interested party
would need to sign a three year no competition
agreement. If the city chooses to accept the donation option, it was suggested the land could be
used for additional parking. State law mandates
the gas tanks must be removed by Caseys.

Councilperson Peterson offered that

while he welcomes Caseys role in the commerce

of the community, he finds the emptied properties, one of the ugliest of buildings once Caseys
takes their name off. Councilperson Harrison
offered support for this observation. We dont
need an eyesore in the downtown area. In contrast, Peterson suggested he would love to see
Web-Cal access the property.
Willardson appointed
to Gowrie City Council

In new business, the council voted unanimously to appoint Terry Willardson to the council position vacated by Sam Adams.

Discussion was held regarding the issuing of punch cards for use of the golf course.
Since students already receive a discount, it was
recommended the punch cards be utilized by
singles and families. Also, discussion was held
as to whether the option should be utilized my
members only.

For example, a member of the golf course
may want to use the punch card system to allow
their grandchildren to play on the course. Decisions regarding this system have not been finalized at this time.

Bids for spray liner for the new truck
were considered. Mackes proposed $550, while
Line-X issued a bid of $529. However, the
Macke bid includes oil changes and tire rotation.

Additionally, McCormack suggested his
patrol car is due for new tires.

When patrolling, were turning a lot.
Thats a lot more wear and tear than the average
driver.

The council approved a bid of $535.16
from DynaPro for the purchase of new tires.

The council adjourned and announced
the next meeting will be January 12th at 6:30
P.M. At this meeting, committees report on proposed budgets.

How can I be sure my retirement funds will

last my lifetime? This important question that
will be addressed in an Iowa State University
Extension and Outreach workshop on Tuesday,
January 13, 2015 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
at Our Saviours Lutheran Church in Callender.
Writing Your Retirement Paycheck is designed to provide information needed by those
approaching retirement within the next ten
years. The workshop outlines the key factors
to consider prior to retirement and describes
two strategies for structuring your retirement
income. According to Barb Wollan, ISU Extension and Outreach Human Sciences Specialist
in Family Finance who will lead the workshop,
topics include: inflation, health costs, Social Security, required minimum distributions, annuities, and more.
For most of us Wollan adds, our paychecks have been determined by someone else
all our lives. But in retirement, many of us are
responsible to write our own paychecks. How
will we know how big it should be? This workshop is designed to help us answer that question.
The fee for Write Your Retirement Paycheck is $15. Please register by January 9,
2015 by contacting Webster County Extension
and Outreach office at 515-576-2119. Questions? Contact Barb Wollan at bwollan@iastate.
edu.

Jorgensen leads several

simulated emergencies
in Dayton-Lehigh area
In recent years. . .

Tony Jorgensen, coordinator for Webster
County Emergency Management, has been involved in several emergency exercises in recent
years in the Dayton-Lehigh-Gowrie area.

This included a large emergency exercise at Dolliver Park near Lehigh, an exercise
with Grandview Health Care Center in Dayton,
and a real emergency situation in the Kaitlynn
Shephard kidnapping and murder in Dayton in
May of 2013.

The simulated exercise at Grandview involved a situation in which two residents with
alzheimers supposedly walk away and their
whereabouts is unknown. The situation was totally simulated but it is an incident that could
happen in any community.

Ron Vought, a Webster County Emergency Management volunteer, helped organize
several of the simulated situations. These exercises often required six months of planning.

I really appreciated working with
Ron, said Tony. Its great to have someone
with such a strong interest in emergency management. Tony also expressed appreciated
with all volunteers and others who have helped
develop emergency management in Webster
County.

Jan. 7, 2015

THE GOWRIE NEWS

By Lynn Rittgers

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points. Angela Dopita contributed 7 points.
Cassie Zinnel connected on a 3-pointer to finish with 3 points.

Kennedy Gallentine, Nicole Williams,
and Kearsten Hainzinger chipped in 2 points
apiece. Erica Rittgers sunk a free throw to add
1 point. Breitsprecher and Dopita led an offensive surge in the 2nd quarter to bring the Jags
within 10 points.

Solid shooting and aggressive rebounding widened the gap for Manson. Among the
battle of MNW, Breitsprecher dished out an
outstanding assist performance, recording 7 for
the night.

The Jags are back in action with a three
game stretch at home. January 9, the Jags host
Alta-Aurelia, then on January 10, the Jags will
host Greene County, and on January 13, the
Jags will host East Sac County. All contests are
in Gowrie with a 6:00 P.M. start time.

Erica Rittgers, #20, goes up strong for a nice two point jump shot.

Southeast Valley varsity girls

basketball team fall to MNW

On Tuesday, December 16, Southeast

n
Valley
traveled
to Manson, to play ball against
.Manson Northwest Webster. Despite a hard
fought battle, the lady Jags dropped the contest
to the Cougars 38-65.

Despite a sluggish start, the Jaguars
trailed by only 16 points entering half time.

The lady Jags scored 8 points in the 3rd quarter

while keeping MNW to only 10 points offensively. A 4th quarter shooting slump would result in the Cougars outscoring the Jaguars 7-16.

Aaliyah Scott led the Jaguar offense,
scoring the teams first 7 points, finishing the
game with 12 points, including two big 3-point-

Webster County Treasurers office

merging departments for efficiency
Better management, service benefits for county residents
By Glenn Schreiber

The Webster County Treasurers Tax
department will be merging with the motor
vehicle division this coming year announced
County Treasurer Jan Messerly. And this merger will have multiple benefits for the County
Treasures office and for county citizens using
these services.

The Treasurers office has two departments, the Tax department and the Motor Vehicle Department. These two departments have
been in two separate offices in the Webster
County Courthouse but sometime in 2015, possibly by this summer, the two departments will
be in one office.

The staff of both departments are currently being cross-trained to handle duties in
both departments noted County Treasurer Messerly.

Being in one office will yield multiple
benefits for everyone asserted Messerly. Every staff member will be at one location performing all the duties of both departments, she
stated.

This will make the office more efficient
from a management standpoint. It will be easier
to communicate with everyone.

It will be easier to handle vacations and
sick leave, since there are more office personnel available to handle the various duties when
there are fewer clerks available.

Messerly indicated that at some point
the hours for the office will be expanded to better accommodate the public. The office, for
example, may well be open earlier and later,
hopefully until 5:30 p.m. instead of the cur-

rent 4:30 p.m.

Citizens will have a bigger window of
time to get their drivers licenses for example.

The County Treasures office is located
at the Webster County Courthouse in downtown
Fort Dodge at 701 Central Avenue.

By Lisa Peterson

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calls a Jump Ball.

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Thursday., Jan 8 - Lasagna, Lettuce Salad, French Bread,

Pineapple Upside-down cake
Friday, Jan 9 - Turkey & Dumplings, Asparagus, Mixed Fruit, OJ
Monday, Jan 12 - Beef Barley Soup, Corn Bread, Tangy Coleslaw, Oranges & Pineapples
Tuesday, Jan 13 - Ham Loaf, Sweet Potatoes, Calico Corn,
Strawberries, Raspberry Lemonade
Wednesday, Jan 14 - Spaghetti, Broccoli, Apricots, French
Bread

Jan. 7, 2015

THE GOWRIE NEWS

GI Brides

By Lisa Peterson
Southeast Valley Basketball Cheerleaders

Traffic Cameras in Gowrie....

Continued from front page...

by a 30 day educational program. Additionally, all cameras are mobile, though their
placement will not be an issue of secrecy as
the location will be noted with proper signage,
and the location of such a camera, a matter of
public record in the Gowrie News.

The purpose of this indoctrination plan
is to get people adjusted to slowing down.
This is a safety system for your community,
emphasized Jacobs. She explained that it normally takes 90 days to see the full benefit of
the camera monitoring system.

I cant be out there 24-7, explained
Gowrie Police Chief, McCormack. When
Im out, they [drivers], know where I am and
theyre not speeding.

The city does not need to issue a minimum number of tickets to maintain its business relationship with Optotraffic.
Even if
no tickets are issued due to strict adherence to
posted speed limits, the company will not ask
for the camera back. Additionally, there is no
penalty for termination of the program. Also,
vandalism to the cameras is the responsibility
of Optotraffic rather than the city of Gowrie.

The digital camera provides a front and
rear view of the vehicle. You can make out
the driver, but the image is not clear enough
to provide driver identification. For this reason, assessed tickets will not count toward the
three strikes moving violation adhered to by
the DOT. Additionally, speeding tickets issued
through video monitoring may not be used to
raise auto insurance premiums. Jacobs recommends setting the speeding overage required to
generate a ticket at 10 miles over the posted
speed limit.

Ultimately, recognition is provided by
identification of the license plate of the vehicle.
Some residents of Gowrie have expressed curiosity if this type of license plate recognition
could be useful in a criminal situation, such as
the attempted abduction of a child.

Jacobs explained the camera only permanently captures video footage of a speeding
violation, but the cameras do maintain a limited memory of rolling footage. In the case of
the very prompt reporting of a crime, Optotraffic can release footage of a suspect vehicle to
the police department.

Optotraffic recommends straight fines
for speeding overages, rather than a graduated
system for fines. Their company receives 40%
of the revenue, while Gowrie receives 60%.
The city of Gowrie determines the cost of

the ticket. DeEtta Jacobs explained that more

than 80% of ticket recipients traditionally pay
the ticket upon receipt. She recommends that
Gowrie develop a plan of how to address disputed tickets through arbitration. Additionally,
if a collection agency was required to deal with
unpaid tickets, a new city ordinance may need
to
be established.

Jacobs explained that only two Optotraffic contracts have ever been terminated. In
one situation, traffic enforcement was begun in
the city of Maple Heights, Ohio without the requisite 30 day education period.

This led to frustration in the community. Jacobs admits her company should have
investigated the implementation of this type of
education. A second termination of contract occurred when an interested community wanted
to do something illegal with the traffic cameras.
On this occasion, Optotraffic initiated the termination.

In terms of public reaction to the cameras, councilperson Peterson was frank in his assessment. People dont pay attention to what
we [Gowrie City Council] do. They get upset
when the situation impacts them personally.

Brad McIntyre new

assistant Webster
County Attorney

At their regular meeting on December
16, the Webster County Board of Supervisors
hired Brad McIntyre as an Assistant County Attorney.

They voted unanimously to accept the
recommendation of County Attorney Jennifer
Benson. On December 23, the resignation of
Assistant County Attorney Joseph Tofilon was
accepted by the Board.

Brad McIntyre is a native of Fort Dodge
and returned after graduating from the law
school at Drake University. Brad has worked
with the Jerry Schnurr Law Office, where he developed his interest in criminal law and became
acquainted with the Webster County Attorneys
office as well as area judges and criminal defense attorneys.

by Duncan Barrett

The friendly invasion of Britain by
over a million American G.I.s bewitched a
generation of young women deprived of male
company during the Second World War. With
their exotic accents, smart uniforms, and aura
of Hollywood glamour, the G.I.s easily conquered their hearts, leaving British boys fighting
abroad green with envy. But for girls like Sylvia, Margaret, Gwendolyn, and even the skeptical Rae, American soldiers offered something
even more tantalizing than chocolate, chewing
gum, and nylon stockings: an escape route from
Blitz-ravaged Britain, an opportunity for a new
life in affluent, modern America.

Through the stories of these four women, G.I. Brides illuminates the experiences of
war brides who found themselves in a foreign
culture thousands of miles away from family
and friends, with men they hardly knew. Some
struggled with the isolation of life in rural America, or found their soldier less than heroic in civilian life. But most persevered, determined to
turn their wartime romance into a lifelong love
affair, and prove to those back home that a Hollywood ending of their own was possible.

Some ice fishing

has started in central
Iowa; farm ponds ready
Boone District Farm Ponds

Bluegill - Good: Many farm ponds in
central Iowa can now support ice fishing while
waiting for bigger bodies of water to grow suitable ice conditions.
Ada Hayden Heritage Park Lake

Rainbow Trout - Slow: Trout were
stocked on Nov. 20th into the north portion.
The lake has skimmed over.

Lakes and ponds in central Iowa have
almost refrozen and some ice fishing is starting. Ice is inconsistent with thicknesses ranging
from open water to five inches. Anglers should
use caution and check ice thickness frequently.
For information on central Iowa lakes and rivers contact Andy Otting or Ben Dodd at 515432-2823.

By Lisa Peterson
Lee Fishbaugh

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Southeast Valley
Schedule of Events
Week of Jan 7th to Jan 14th

Thursday, Jan 8
4:00 p.m. JH Boys BB vs. Madrid
4:00 p.m. JH Girls BB vs. Woodward Granger
6:00 p.m. B JV-Var Wres GAME - West Central
Valley
Friday, Jan 9
4:00 p.m. JH Boys BB vs. Ogden
4:00 p.m. JH Girls BB vs. Ogden
6:00 p.m. B&G V Bask GAME - Alta-Aurelia @
Southeast Valley-Conference Game
7:30 p.m. Dance Team Performance Half-time Boys
BB game
Saturday, Jan 10
NCIBA Honor Band
9:00 a.m. B JV Wres OGDEN JV INV - B JV Wres
10:00 a.m. B V Wres ST. EDMOND D - B V Wres
4:300 p.m. B&G JV Bask GAME - Greene County @
Southeast Valley
5:00 p.m. Soup Supper Fundraiser for Future
Community Leaders (FCL)
6:00 p.m. B JVR Bask GAME - Greene County @
Southeast Valley
6:00 p.m. B&G V Bask GAME - Greene County @
Southeast Valley
Monday, Jan 12
5:00 p.m. B JVR Bask GAME - East Sac County @
Southeast Valley
6:00 p.m. B&G JV Bask GAME - East Sac County
@ Southeast Valley
Tuesday, Jan 13
4:00 p.m. JH Boys BB vs. Manson NWW
4:00 p.m. JH Girls BB vs. East Sac
6:00 p.m. B&G V Bask GAME - East Sac County
@ Southeast Valley
7:30 p.m. Dance Team Performance Half-time
Boys BB game
Wednesday, Jan 14
TRI-M Induction
6:00 p.m. Little Jaguar Booster Club Mtg.
6:30 p.m. Bus Driver Inservice
*Schedule is pulled from the PV website for your convenience*
www.prairievalley.k12.ia.us
***Schedules are subject to change at anytime***

Adam, Gowrie, on
Graceland University
Deans List

Alexandra Adam of Gowrie has been
named to the Graceland University Dean's List
for the 2014 fall semester.

Graceland University students with a
perfect 4.0 grade point average are named to
the president's list. Students with a GPA between 3.65 and 3.99 are named to the honors
list. Students with a GPA between 3.25 and 3.64
are named to the dean's list.

Graceland University is a liberal arts
university located in Lamoni, Iowa, and is
sponsored by Community of Christ.

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Birthdays
Cassidy Carstens
Kimberly Kopecky
Paul Lusmann
Allen Johnson, Rita Kail
Horace Lantz
Norman Peterson
Chyann Hicks, Chloe Hicks
Kyle Wooters
Chrissy Willison
Larry Nolte
Brian Bird
Charlotte Thornburgh
Brooklynn Anderson
Andrea Birkland, Theresa Rykhus

Down Memory Lane

B Y

S A R A

Jan. 7, 2015

D O W N S

Ghosts of Christmases Past....

Another Christmas has come and gone;
another new year has begun and we are trying
to remember to write 2015 on our checks and
correspondence. The year end/year beginning
times are usually hyped as happy times however, that is not always the case for some. Just
recently a couple of current incidences jogged
my memory of times past.

The memories go back more than 30
years ago. It was only a few days before Christmas. My husband and I had been with a group
of people from our church to surprise our pastor on his birthday. His wife had made arrangements with two other couples to join them in a
game night so they would be home. We had all
taken goodies and had a wonderful time playing
various party games, just talking and of course
eating and drinking coffee or punch. It was a
little later than anticipated when we got home
so it was immediately to bed. Just a very short
time later the phone rang. Our first thought was
our still at home youngest daughter was calling to tell us her date hadnt gone well, come
and get her. However, it was my Mom and I
could barely understand her as she told me of
my favorite aunt, my second mom, having died
suddenly at the Ft. Dodge airport just prior to
going on her first plane trip to South Dakota to
be with her son and wife for the holiday. This
was not a good Christmas as her funeral was
held on Christmas Eve day.

Mom insisted our family go home and
have our usual Christmas Eve family gathering since there were younger grandchildren
for whom the gravity of the situation was a
bit beyond the realm of their understanding.
They were looking forward to Christmas Eve.
Everyone was gathered at our place, no meal
planned and presents still unwrapped. A quick
stop at the store and the raiding of a daughters
employer Christmas basket produced a meal.
Some went behind the closed doors of our bedroom and wrapped gifts for me. We made an
effort but it was hard. My daughter in law
(who was very with child) had about a month
prior been able to travel to Indiana to see her
Mom who had terminal cancer. While the
whole hubbub of getting a meal, gift wrapping
and keeping children corralled was going on
the phone rang. It was a call for the daughter in
law which informed her that her Mom had died
a short while before. She wouldnt be able to
travel back home but we all said thanks that she
had made the trip to see her Mom alive. We got
through the evening and some took their children home to bed but my husband, daughter,
son and the bereaved daughter in law went to
late church. It seemed the best and right thing
to do. As we sat in our pew before the service
I looked toward the altar near where a banner
hung. It was a banner I had made but had no
idea of what its significance would mean to
me. It was a simple banner featuring a large
red rose. Remembering the verse on which the
banner was based brought a calm and reminded
me of its promise The wilderness and the
solitary place shall be glad for them; and the
desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose.
Isaiah 25:1 KJV

`There had been another Christmastime back a few years that had been moved to
the farthest recesses of my memory. This time
came back abruptly with a news story of the
closing of the Riverfront YMCA and of killing of a ten year old girl in that facility on
Christmas Eve day in 1968. That was terrible
to have happened at any time but Christmas
seems to make things more enlarged. Within
a very short time the culprit, Robert Anthony

Williams, was apprehended and the little girls

body found so the family could have a bit of
closure to this horrible time in their lives. All
of Des Moines, all of Iowa, mourned with that
family. But it had significance to my family
too. My oldest daughter, a small petite, blond
teenager was working at Blue Cross in the
mail room. She had just told me about a young
man who had for several days been finding
some excuse to follow her to the elevator after
her deliveries to his department and ask her
for a date. She said it wasnt that he was black
but that he had spooky eyes and creeped me
out. He was going by only two of his names,
Robert Anthony, to our recollection. Apparently companies didnt have the facilities to
properly check people out and took info on his
application only. I had told her that when she
went back to work after the holiday to talk to
her supervisor as she had learned he had hit
on some of the other cute young employees.

I was at my desk after Christmas when
my phone rang. It was my daughter, who had
a strange shakiness in her voice. She said,
Mom, do you know who that guy was who
killed the little girl at the Y? Thats the guy I
have been telling you about. I tried to give
her calming words and said she should still
talk to her supervisor and if she and some of
the other girls needed counselling I was sure
the company would handle it. She, and Mom
and Dad, got through it and it had been forgotten until just recently. Another Christmas
story we dont want to remember.

And just recently another sad Christmastime story the daughter of some fellow
Jamaican missionaries somehow fell down her
basement stairs, hitting her head and never regaining consciousness. She was only a couple
months older than my youngest child too
young, when a child precedes a parent. This
took me back to my familys sad time on losing my aunt and daughter in laws Mom. So,
this is how life is, as my pastor often says, a
co-mingling of the good and happy and bad
and sad.

Memories are not always happy ones
but even in these of mine, there were indications of compassion and caring, by friends and
families and even whole communities. May
this year, 2015, be one in which we can always
find compassion and caring in the good and
bad times.

Jan. 7, 2015

THE GOWRIE NEWS

West Central donates to

Gowrie Fire Department...

West Central recently made donations
to two area organizations. Gowrie Fire Dept.
and Webster Co. 4-H.

Pictured left to right are Chad Loseke,
Captain; Greg Benson, Chief; Blake Beckett
West Central location manager; Chris Simpson, firefighter and West Central employee;
and Jessica Lomicka West Central sales and
service specialist.

Our local fire and rescue crews are
critical to our success. We appreciate the work
and training that our local volunteer fire crews
do. We hope we and our customers never need
their assistance, but are happy to support their
equipment and training in the case that we do
have an emergency said Alicia Clancy, director of communications for West Central.

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THE GOWRIE NEWS

Tony Jorgensen retires as Webster County

Emergency Management Coordinator
MS disease is factor. . .

By Glenn Schreiber

Tony Jorgensen has resigned his position of coordinator of the Webster County
Emergency Management agency. His last day
was Friday, Jan. 2.

Jorgensen served as coordinator of
Webster County Emergency Management from
Oct., 2000 through 2014.

Prior to that Jorgensen was a Fort Dodge
firefighter but he suffered from multiple sclerosis (MS). I could no longer be a firefighter but
when this position in emergency management
became available I applied, said Tony. I figured I could still be involved with emergency
organizations since I would work in an office,
he reasoned.

Jorgensen was hired as the county emergency coordinator and he was able to hold the

position for more than 14 years.

In this past year I have experienced
some adverse effects from MS and I decided I
should retire, said Jorgensen.

Ron Vought, a major volunteer for emergency management, praised the leadership and
direction of Jorgensen.
Marriage in 2011. . .

It was noted that in 2011 there was a
simulated emergency exercise that involved all
emergency departments. At one point a woman
called Tony and volunteered her social work
therapy skills for the exercise drills. She had a
Masters in social work.

A short time later Tony had a 12 hour
discussion with her and a few days later he
asked her out for dinner. Not long after that
Tony married Pam who is now a caregiver for

her mother.

It was the first marriage for Tony and
a wonderful marriage for Pam who had been a
widow for many years.

Jorgensen's retirement
honored. . .

Tony Jorgensen, Webster County

Emergency Management coordinator, was
honored Friday for his service. Presenting
him with a cake and extending best wishes
was Kari Prescott, director of Webster
County Health Department. Staff members
of Webster County Health were also involved
in the retirement event.

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Jan. 7, 2015

Iowa Midwinter Bald Eagle Counts

By Joe Wilkinson
Iowa Department of Natural Resources

With real winter closing in on Iowa
now, bald eagles are in line, for state and continent-wide attention. Between now and mid-January, biologists and other conservationists will
spread out over survey routes; for a midwinter
head count.

Their story is pretty well documented
through the last half dozen decades. Through
the mid-20th Century, eagles feeding on fish
and other animals with the dangerous chemical
DDT in their systems ingested it themselves.
Egg shells thinned dangerously, driving down
successful hatch of offspring. The environmental crisis led to a DDT ban and federal legislation protecting eagles and their habitat.

They were listed as a federally en-

dangered species, underscores DNR wildlife

diversity biologist Stephanie Shepherd. Although de-listed in 2007, we still monitor eagles; to ensure nesting populations and overall
numbers are doing well.

The North American Mid-winter Eagle
Survey is especially important in Iowa; one of
the more important wintering states.
In the 1970s, Iowas winter eagle count was in
the dozens. Now, in an extra cold winter, you
can see that many below about any Mississippi
River lock and dam along the Mississippi River.
At Keokuk and a couple other hot spots, it arcs
into the hundreds.

Last January, record cold, ice and snow
cover concentrated the regal raptors into what
little open water remained. That made them
easy to spot. As a result, we had almost 5,000
eagles, 500 more than just five years prior, re-

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counts Shepherd.

This year, dont expect another bulge
like that.

Our relatively mild conditions this season have spread the big birds across the landscape. On the other hand, it is more likely to
see one or two eagles miles from their favorite
winter hauntrather than multiple birds near
what little open water remains during a snowy,
bitter cold winter.

Still, savvy eagle watchers will focus on
the water. Open pools below a river dam are the
best places to start.

The Mississippi River lock and dam system is a bald eagle magnetwith several communities taking advantage of the cold weather
tourism to host bald eagle appreciation celebrations. Likewise, several eagle days are held
along interior streams; such as the Des Moines
and Iowa rivers. Check the DNR website, or
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Otherwise, pack a spotting scope or
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Jan. 7, 2015

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CITY OF GOWRIE
Regular Gowrie City Council Meeting
Deceber 15, 2014

Regular Gowrie City Council meeting was held on December 15,
2014 at 6:45 p.m. at the Gowrie Community Center with Mayor Dave
Stokesbary in the chair and the following Council members answering role
call: Redman, Harrison, Jackson & Petersen.

Minutes of the previous meeting was approved on a motion by
Petersen, second by Jackson. Motion carried-all ayes.

Harrison moved that the agenda be approved as posted, second by
Petersen. Motion carried- all ayes.

Bruce McCormack said there will not be a Parks Board meeting until
January 2015.

Chuck Angstrom gave the monthly Utilities report. Reported they had
2 options on the water tower issue. Also they are waiting on the Rail Road
to give the approval to run the lines for the new Caseys store.
DeEtta Jacobs, a representative from OPTO Traffic gave a
presentation about the traffic cameras that are being discussed for the City
of Gowrie, in the city limits.

Appointment approval to City Council Terry Willardson, Redman
moved, and second by Harrison. Motion carried all-ayes. Mayor Dave
Stokesbary Welcomed Terry.

Roper Repair-Commercial Tax Abatement approval was approved on
a motion by Petersen, and second by Jackson. All-ayes.

Harrison moved to approve for a punch card for members of the Golf
Course only, $50.00 for10 punches 9 hole rounds, second by Jackson.
Motion carried all-ayes.

Harrison moved to approve the bid from Line-X in the amount of
$525.00 to spray the bed of the new city truck, second by Jackson. Motion
carried by roll call-all ayes.

Chief McCormack presented 3 bids for tires for the patrol vehicle; the
bid from Macke Motors was approved in the amount of $. Harrison moved
to approve, second by Redman, Motion carried by roll call-all ayes.

The Council set up a Special Council Meeting for budgeting-all
Committees will need to have their budget requests in & the meeting was
set for January 12, 2015 at the Gowrie Community Center at 6:30p.m.

No public comments were given.

Jackson moved to approve the payment of bills, second by Harrison.
Motion carried-all ayes.
Data Technologies
city clerk computer program
$1001.70
Aramark
street/center supply
$388.09
Black Hills Energy
utility bill
$835.35
Caseys General Store
Police fuel
$590.22
Cintas Corporation
Red cross supplies
$43.48
Gowrie Service
Course/plow truck fuel
$155.03
Gowrie Municipal
Utilities/ meal utilities
$2870.31
Jamboree Foods
Club liquor/pop/meals
$1040.06
Lawson Products
City stock
$110.20
Menards
City shed door repair/lumber
$525.57
Star Energy
Streets fuel
$484.03
Webster Calhoun Cooperative Telephone, services
$589.35
EFTPS
Fed/Fica Tax
$1694.14
IPERS
IPERS protect
$956.89
Hawkeye Fire LLC
Library fire extinguisher inspection $18.80
Miranda Segebart
Cleaning comm. Center
$88.00
Leaf
City clerks lease on printer
$59.71
Carrie Dalley
Meals purchased food expense $96.75
A Prime Refrigeration
Meals-freezer repair expense
$228.00
Eldebridge Agency
Meals-reimbursement
$1625.00
Anderson Erickson Dairy Meals-purchased food expense $119.36
Force America Distributing LLC, Plow truck repair
$85.77
M&M Sales Co.
Copier/printer supplies
$27.09
North Central Correctional Facility, Prisoners expense
$76.00
Shelley Segebart
Insurance
$675.00
Webster County Treasurer 1107 Beek St. deed fee
$25.00
Webster County Recorder 1107 Beek St. recording fee
$17.00
Jeff Strutzenberg
Insurance premium
$1189.77
Automated Sand & Gravel 1roadstone 17.83 ton
$304.00
Bomgarrs City maint.
Supplies/tools
$65.96
US Foods
Meals-purchased food expense $816.08
R&R Products
Course
$2.53
Visa plumbing/city
clerk supplies
$244.53
Airgas USA LLC
Street
$26.42
Matts Tire Service
Dump truck BDL cap & tire
$266.00
Mid Country Machinery
Course Equipment rental
$99.00
The Messenger Advertising lease-club
$155.95
Northern Lights Foodservice Club food
$2270.56
Humes Distributing Inc.
Club beer exp.
$362.42
Vosberg Enterprises
1/4' crs round
$6.88
Macke Motors
City Maintenance 95 Ford F-250 $21283.41
Congregate Meals
Prisoner meals
$18.75
Dons Pest Control
Club Rodent Control
$46.01
Ecolab Meals-dishwasher repair exp.
$266.49
Coca-Cola
Club-pop exp.
$196.32
Sawyers Meats of Iowa
Club food exp.
$517.00
Cara Ball
Cub-Karaoke
$250.00
Dayton Review
Lease adv.-club
$76.00
Cornwell,Friders,Maher,Assoc., Audit of financial statements $6032.80
Rosalez Lock & Key
Bandshell lock repair
$115.00
Total

$48,427.25

Harrison moved to adjourn at 8:05 p.m., second by Jackson. Motion
carried-all ayes.
CITY CLERK

MAYOR

PROBATE
IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT IN WEBSTER COUNTY
IN THE MATTER
Probate No. ESPR307845
THE ESTATE OF
NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL,

OF APPOINTMENT
VIVIAN A. WILL, deceased
OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO

CREDITORS


To all persons interested in the estate of Vivian A. Will, deceased,
who died on or about October 13, 2014:

You are hereby notified that on the 8th day of December , 2014, the
last will and testament of Vivian A. Will, deceased, bearing date of March
12, 2014, was admitted to probate in the above named Court and that
Steven R. Will was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set
aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the
later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this
notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of
the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably
ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are
requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors
having claims against said estate shall file them with the clerk of the above
named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance,
and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second
publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this
notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever
barred.
Dated this 8th day of December, 2014.




Michael F. Mumma
MUMMA & PEDERSEN
114 S. Wilson, P.O. Box 310
Jefferson, IA 50129
Attorney for Executor
Second Publication: 7 day of January, 2015

Steven R. Will
2234 390th Street
Harcourt, IA 50544
Executor of Estate

SWG school tax levy election Feb. 3;

tax levy increased in 10-year period
From .52 cents to $1. . .
By Glenn Schreiber

The Southeast Webster Grand School
district will conduct a special election for a
Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL) on
Tuesday, Feb. 3.

This school district has operated with an
infrastructure tax levy for more than 30 years
and currently the tax levy is 52 cents per $1,000
of taxable valuation. The tax levy on the Feb.
3 ballot would increase that tax levy to $1 per
$1,000 of taxable valuation.

The current school tax levy will expire
in 2016. The new tax levy, if approved, would
continue for 10 years.

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school board, your property taxes may or may
not go up, as the new $1 PPEL resolution con-

tains language that mixes in income surtax not

all property taxes, as does the current PPEL.

If the measure is approved it would impose an income surtax upon the state individual
commencing with calendar year 2015 (the percent of income surtax not to exceed 20%).

Among the 338 school districts in Iowa,
281 have some income surtax in their levy.

Southeast Webster Grand has used
PPEL funds in the past for construction of new
additions; heating system upgrades and repairs;
technology items like computers; purchase of
school buses; roof, gym floor replacement; and
more.

By law the funds cannot be used for
salaries, benefits or other general fund expenditures.

Proposed pipeline through Webster,

Calhoun counties
Would run through 18 Iowa counties. . .

three of which came from crude oil. However only

one major crude oil pipeline runs through Iowa.
And its that possibility that has some Iowans debating on what could come from this proposed
pipeline.

But everyone including the Iowa Utilities
Board agrees on one thing: this pipeline is a big
deal. I can tell you we havent had a project of
this size in over 30 years, said Don Tormey with
the Iowa Utilities Board.

If the project is approved by the Iowa
Utilities Board and permitted by the Iowa DNR,
the pipeline would run through 17 Iowa counties
including Boone, Polk, Story, and Jasper. It would
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Illinois, before eventually making its way to the
gulf coast.

Vicki Granado, a spokeswoman for Energy Transfer Partners L.P. says the project would
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path of the pipeline will receive notification explaining the project and asking the right of way to
their land.

Before committing to anything, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller encourages people to
seek legal advice.

Farmers shouldnt rush to enter any type
of agreement with the pipeline owners. They
should get more information, go to the meetings
that will be in the counties, find out what other
farmers are doing, and contact our office. Most of
all, a farmer should have a lawyer advise them,

The Southeast Webster Grand school
said Miller.
district will not only conduct a special tax levy

If approved, the project completion is
election Tuesday, Feb. 3, but the district will
speculated by the end of 2016.
also have a board election on that same date.

Kenny Sanders was appointed this past
WEBSTER CO.
fall to fill the vacancy of Joni Reiling who resigned from the school board.

Since the board has a special election on BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
the tax levy, there must also be an election for
LEGAL PUBLICATION
NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION PETITIONS
that school board position now held by Sanders.
Public Notice is hereby given that the City of Fort Dodge, Iowa has

Therefore, Director of District 2 has an received
a petition for voluntary annexation for property owned by:
unexpired term and there will be an election for Clyde and Diane Knupp
this position on Feb. 3.

This petition encompasses approximately 1.40 acres of land adjacent
the current City Limits from C&S Products westward to North 15th

The person who fills this seat will be on toStreet/Nelson
Avenue and can be described as follows:

LOTS 1 AND 2 OF THE OFFICIAL PLAT FOR THE AIRPORT
the board until the September, 2017 election.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA; AS

Election papers are available at the sec- DESCRIBED IN BOOK 45 AT PAGE 451 DEED RECORD OF THE
retaries office in Burnside and are due back to WEBSTER COUNTY RECORDERS OFFICE.
JEFF NEMMERS
the office by Thursday, Jan. 8, at 5 p.m.
CITY CLERK

Energy Transfer Partners L.P., a Texas
based company wants to build a pipeline connecting its gulf coast oil terminal to oil fields in North
Dakota.

The pipeline would run a diagonal line
through 18 Iowa counties, starting in the northwest
corner, in Lyon County, running through Calhoun,
Webster, and Boone counties in central Iowa, finishing in the southeast corner, in Lee County.

Officials started holding public meetings
on December 1on the pipeline that would carry
320,000 barrels of crude oil across Iowa daily. An
estimated 350 miles of pipeline would be in Iowa.
Meetings were held Monday and Tuesday at Iowa
Central Communtiy College, Sac City, and Rockwell City

More than 40,000 miles of pipeline already run through Iowa carrying natural gas and
hazardous liquids like crude oil.

A major concern for Iowa residents is if
the pipeline is built and should crack. One person
said its not a matter of if, but when and if it will
affect the drinking water of the area affected.

The Iowa DNR says most of Iowas recent
pipeline spills have been relatively small and the
pipeline companies have done a good job taking
care of the problem.

In the past ten years, the Federal Pipeline
and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
has received nearly 200 reports of spills in Iowa,

SWG School Board

election Tuesday, Feb. 3,
for Director 2 position

Jan. 7, 2015

THE GOWRIE NEWS

11

By Lisa Peterson

Macke Motors remodels former
Benson Motors complex in Gowrie; Staff of
eight, 80 used cars.

PV, SWG students choose Southeast Valley

as school name for new school district
Jaguars is new mascot. . .

By Ardie Shirbourn

Wheels of GYC welcomes new managers Scott and Denise Sebring of Gowrie.

2014

Chelsea Anderson, Gowrie, daughter
of Todd and Vicki Anderson, was recently
inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society.

YEAR IN
REVIEW

Macke Motors is doing extensive remodeling on the former Lee Benson Motors
complex in Gowrie. Pictured above, there
will be a total makeover of three offices in
the complex and pictured below is David
Baumgartner, installing insulation in the former Benson building.

By Ardie Shirbourn

Don Hascall, celebrating his retirement

National Pheasant Fest...

POET Biorefining in Gowrie, a local
manufacturer of ethanol.

Students who traveled to Milwaukee for the Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic are (L
to R) Kolton Dolph, Ryan Collen, Austin Promes, Tristan Petersen, Shane Promes, Clayton
Taylor, Travis Jones, Collen Nordin, Mason Bahr and Kaelen Lundberg. The picture was
taken in the Wisconsin Convention Center in downtown Milwaukee.

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Farnhamville blood
drive was a success
Jan. 7, 2015

THE GOWRIE NEWS

The LifeServe Blood Center blood drive

held in Farnhamville on Tuesday, Dec. 30 was
a tremendous success.
Fourteen donors registered and 16 life-saving units were donated. The units donated at
the blood drive can save up to 48 lives.
Norma Morgan and the Cooperative Community Room sponsored the blood drive.
The next community blood drive held in
Farnhamville is scheduled for Tuesday March
3, 2015 at the Cooperative Community Room.

2015 Hunting, Fishing

licenses available

Iowans may now begin purchasing 2015
resident hunting, fishing and other licenses.

The menu of license options includes the
popular Outdoor Combo annual resident hunting/
fishing/habitat combo license for $47; the Anglers
Special three-year fishing license for $53; and the
Hunters Special three-year hunting license with
habitat included for $86.

Also available is the Bonus Line option for
$12 allowing resident and nonresident anglers to
fish with one additional line in addition to the two
lines allowed with the regular fishing license.

Iowa hunting and fishing license fees remain unchanged for 2015. 2014 licenses are valid
through Jan. 10, 2015.

Heartland Bank donates $1000 to the Gowrie Youth Center...

Heartland Bank has donated $1,000 to the Gowrie Youth Center Skating Rink. This
donation is a part of a fund raising campaign for a new Furnace/Air conditioning system for
the rink. The GYC Board members are needing to raise $16,000 for the new unit. Picture,
L-R: Berna Tucker, Marketing Director for Heartland Bank, Adam Tucker, President of the
GYC Board, Denise Sebring, Manager of the GYC.

1911 1st Ave N.

Fort Dodge, IA
515-576-5095

Custom decorated wedding cakes

Sizes, flavors galore!
Candy, bars, cookies, cupcakes!

By Lynn Rittgers

Time to schedule your holiday orders!

West Central Seeking

Board of Directors Nominees
One of the most important activities at West Central is the election
of the board of directors. The terms of Sue Tronchetti (Paton),
Jim Carlson (Gowrie) and Glen Christensen (Scranton) expire in 2015.
This years nominating committee will be meeting Wed. Jan 7 at
6:00 p.m. at West Centrals Ralston office. Cooperative members can
contact any of the individuals listed below regarding nominations
for the election.
Daniel Heller
Home (712) 782-3478
dbrat@FMCTC.com

Daryl Doerder
Home (515) 432-6608
doerderfarms@agristar.net
Sam Spellman
Home (515) 438-2240
samspell@hotmail.com

You may also contact West Central staff members Alicia Clancy or
Kathy Sporrer at 712-667-3200. Please contact any committee
members, by January 7, 2015 with questions regarding the role of
board members or the names of members you feel are qualified for
these board positions.

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Myles Davis, left, plays great defense
and forces the offense to look for a pass.