Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
4, 2015
Spencer Johnson
Caleb Hemmestad
Ryan Collen
Heather Baird
Thursday, Feb 5
Gowrie Fire Dept., 7:00 p.m. at the fire station.
Sunday, Feb 8
GYC board, 5:00 p.m. at the skating rink.
Monday, Feb 9
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, Feb 10
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, Feb 11
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
Kayla Hoover
Riley Rittgers
Tom Nahnsen
Hannah Pederson
Feb. 4, 2015
Staff from Security Savings Bank, Iowa Central admissions and financial aid, DMACC admissions, ISU Extension
and Johnson & Sons Insurance & Realty (Dayton) presented the Real Life Zone activity to SE Valley 8th graders recently.
ticipant was assigned an education, occupation, and income at the beginning of the program. The student then,
by luck of the draw, determined marital and family status.
They then proceeded through 20 stations that provided
them the opportunity to make adult financial decisions.
Some of the stations included: paying taxes, opening a
checking and savings account, housing/utilities, groceries/personal necessities, transportation, insurance, child
care, clothing, entertainment, and donations/charity.
Bank staff along with staff from Iowa Central
& DMACC admissions and financial aid, ISU Extension,
and Johnson and Sons Insurance(Dayton) guided the students through each station.
Remember...
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE!
The Gowrie News: Ph. 515-352-3325, Fax 352-3309,
email gnews@wccta.net
Feb. 4, 2015
Traffic cameras
offers little benefit...
Katie Walrod, #30, posts up and shows her teammate she is open for a pass. Photo by Lunn Rittgers.
Southeast Valley Lady Jaguars packed the gym
in Gowrie Tuesday night, January 20th, hosting Manson
Northwest Webster. Despite the Jaguars effort, they lost
the shooting battle with the Cougars, 37-62.
Josie Breitsprecher led the Jaguar offense with 12
points. Connecting on 4 of her 5 free-throws. Cassie Zinnel drained two 3-pointers and a jump shot to finish the
contest with 8 points.
Erica Rittgers provided 6 points offensively,
shooting a perfect 2 0f 2 from the charity stripe. Katie
Walrod provided some quality minutes for the lady Jags,
contributing a solid 5 points. Nicole Williams cashed in
on 4 points from the free-throw line, and Kennedy Gallentine added a basket, finishing with 2 points.
Angela Dopita stepped up defensively for the lady Jags.
Her fantastic post defensive effort resulted in a career
high, 7 rebounds. Dopita also dished out 4 assists with
her strong effort. Rittgers secured 7 boards for the Jags,
dished out 2 assists, and recorded a steal and a block defensively. Williams crashed the glass to finish with 5 rebounds and added an assist.
Breitsprecher collected 4 rebounds, three of
them on the offensive end. Breitsprecher and Emma
Graves found teammates on offense to contribute 2 assists apiece. Graves also ripped down an offensive rebound, along with outstanding post defense inside for
the lady Jaguars. Kearsten Hainzinger brought her hustle
on the court, providing tremendous defense. Hainzinger
Erica Rittgers drives past the Madrid defense as
she brings the ball up the court. Photo by Lynn Rittgers.
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Towne Vet
Wednesday, Feb 4 - Cider Braised Pork, Baked Potato, Cooked Cabbage &
Onions, Cranberry Orange Bar, Tomato Juice
Thursday, Feb 5 - Spaghetti Pizza Bake, Lettuce, French Bread, Jell-O
Friday, Feb 6 - Baked Chicken, Mashed Potatoes w/ Gravy, Cranberry Brussel
Sprouts, Cinnamon Applesauce
Monday, Feb 9 - Salmon Patty, Roasted Potatoes, Creamed Peas, Bananas
& Oranges, Raspberry Lemonade
Tuesday, Feb 10 - Ham & Bean Soup, Corn Bread, Green Beans, Strawberries & Bananas, OJ
Wednesday, Feb 11 - Egg & Potato Casserole, Asparagus, Apple Slices, Fruit
Oat Muffin, Tomato Juice
Feb. 4, 2015
Sunday snowstorm
closes church services
Sunday, PV schools Monday
A large snowstorm in Webster County and the
Gowrie area on Sunday blanketed southern Webster
County with a foot of snow. Many churches were closed
on Sunday.
Roads were snow covered in many cases with
icy spots and driving conditions were not good. The PV
and SWG schools were closed on Monday.
Temperatures dropped and more snow was in
the forecast for early this week and temperatures were to
remain low for the balance of the week, going up slightly
for this coming weekend.
Trees branches were down and some small trees
were severely damaged by the snowstorm.
Faye B. Sollie, 86
Faye B. Sollie, 86, passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at Fort Dodge Villa Care Center.
Memorial services were held 2:00 P.M. on Friday,
January 30, 2015 at Palmer Funeral Home, Gowrie, with
Pastor Craig Vote officiating. Burial was at the Callender
Cemetery.
Faye is survived by her husband, Alvin Sollie of Callender; son, Joel (Susan) Lorraine of Luxemburg, WI;
daughter, Darla Anderson of Austin, TX; 7 grandchildren;
10 great-grandchildren; daughter-in-law Janice Lorraine
of Henderson, KY. sister, Fern Bunting of Mason City;
brothers, Victor Border of Fort Dodge; and Richard Border of CA.
She was preceded in death by parents, Herbert and
Bernice (LaPlant) Border; sons, Steve Lorraine; Danny
Lorraine; grandsons, Joseph Jay Lorraine; John Paul Anderson; and brother, Herbert Border.
Faye B. Border was born June 6, 1928 at Lohrville,
Iowa and graduated from Lohrville High School. Faye
was united in marriage to Alvin Sollie on May 3, 1969.
She was employed as a bus driver for Prairie Community
Schools for 29 years. Faye enjoyed crocheting as well as
flowers and gardening. She especially cherished her time
with family.
Memorials may be left to the discretion of the family.
Monday night the Southeast Valley girls JV basketball team traveled to Newell to face Newell Fonda. After
trailing 10 - 7 after the first quarter and 24 - 11 at half, the
Jaguars were only able to manage 4 points in the second
half and dropped a 38 - 15 decision.
Carson Shipley and Emma Graves lead the Jaguars
with 4 points each. Katie Walrod added a 3 point basket and Leslie Housken and Leah Gibbons both added a
basket.
The Jaguars turned around to face Manson NW at
home in Gowrie the following night. Once again Southeast Valley was able to keep it close to the first half trailing 10 - 12 at the break and similar to Monday night,
the Jags struggled shooting in the second half and lost
16 - 29.
Leah Gibbons had the game high for Southeast Valley with 6 points, while Carson Shipley and Katie Walrod both scored 4 points. Emma Graves scored 2 points.
Anna Hanson, Micaela Fevold, Ebony Scott and Karissa
Hiersterman contributed defensively in both games.
On Friday night, the Jaguars hosted a rematch against
Newell Fonda. After trailing 12 - 13 at half time, Southeast Valley was able to take a 22 - 21 lead at the end of the
3rd quarter before dropping a 24 - 31 decision.
Katie Walrod went two for four from the line and
added 3 field goals to lead the Jags with 8 points. Leah
Gibbons hit four free throws on her way to 6 points. Carson Shipley and Emma Graves each added four points
and Leslie Housken hit a basket.
The JV season is wrapping up as the Jags have remaining games at home with South Central Calhoun on
Mon, January 26th before finishing the season on the road
at Pomeroy on the 27th and Sac City on the 29th. The
Jags will play their final JV game of the season on Monday, February 2nd at Coon Rapids.
Varsity Boys
Basketball team beat
by Manson-NWW
Jan. 20...
Leslie Housken, #5 for the Jaguars looks for an
open teammate to pass to. Photo by Lisa Peterson.
SV Girls hosted East Sac Tuesday, January 13.
Southeast Valley dropped the contest 39-47.
Erica Rittgers led the Lady Jags with 12 points.
Josie Breitsprecher produced 10 points for the Jag offense. Aaliyah Scott added nine points and Cassie Zinnel
contributed eight points.
Nicole Williams secured 10 rebounds for the
Jags. Breitsprecher grabbed six rebounds and Rittgers
battled for five rebounds. Scott connected for five of her
seven free-throws and brought down four rebounds. Rittgers and Scott each recorded three steals.
Anna Hanson, #10 faces tough defense as she looks
for a bounce pass. Photo by Lisa Peterson.
Southeast Valley
Schedule of Events
Week of Feb 4th to Feb 11th
Thursday, Feb 5
4:00 p.m. JH Wrestling Pictures @ Gowrie Wrestling
Room
7:00 p.m. HS Jazz Concert & Pie Auction
Friday, Feb 6
6:00 p.m. B&G V Bask GAME - Southeast Valley @
East Sac County-Conference Game
Saturday, Feb 7
State Speech Large Group Contest
ACT TEST
12:00 p.m. B V Wres 2A SECTIONAL - B V Wres
@ Humboldt
Monday, Feb 9
FCCLA Day @ State Capital
4:00 p.m. (A) JH Wrestling vs. SCC
6:30 p.m. (A) B&G V Bask GAME - Southeast
Valley @ Northeast Hamilton
Tuesday, Feb 10
Drake Honor Jazz
7:00 p.m. PTA Meeting
Wednesday, Feb 11
Singing Valentines
*Schedule is pulled from the PV website for your convenience*
www.prairievalley.k12.ia.us
***Schedules are subject to change at anytime***
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5-Feb
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9-Feb
10-Feb
11-Feb
Birthdays
Kathy Field
Doug Johnson, Carrick Maguire
Paul Coon, Rawley King
Alicia Lea, John Winkelbauer
Gary Hall, Linda Reese
Sara Gustofson, Carter Woodruff
Morgan Jackson
Janet Birt, Mike Downie
Linda Hirschberg, Ryan Kaufman
Larry Foote, Juanita Gustofson
9-Feb
11-Feb
Anniversaries
Darwin and Dana Beschorner
Duane and Marilyn Johnson
S A R A
Feb. 4, 2015
D O W N S
Josh Carlson, #21 drives around the defense as he
brings the ball up the court. Photo by Lisa Peterson.
I still get a kick out of listening to the farm
news. They talk about all those things of preparing the
land, the various seeds now available for the prevailing
weather conditions. I enjoy hearing about how well the
crops are growing, especially when sweet corn is going
to be available. I wonder about ethanol and if it will
surpass gasoline. Will our farmers be able to preserve
the land for the current purposes and population to be
able to feed not only our own people but others around
the world? Will they be a part of transportation needs
in years to come? Will the land hold up to all that is
expected of it? Will it wear out or wash away because
of trying to reclaim so much that all fence rows, hedge
rows, groves and the like have been eliminated to provide more acreage? I dont know the answers but hope
between scientists and farmers those questions will be
answered and we wont diminish our farming production for the future generations. Ill be gone but my descendants will have to survive, hopefully in a favorable
atmosphere.
In the meantime kudos to those people out
there walkin beans.
Nolan Johnson drives past the defense as he goes
in for a layup. Photo by Lisa Peterson.
Caleb Jondle gets fouled from Manson Northwest
Webster as he goes up for a shot. Photo by Lisa Peterson.
Feb. 4, 2015
Pictured above is the NEW Lanyon location office and adjacent to that is their large crop protection warehouse.
Frank Huseman
Director of Operations, NEW Coop
Retailer of Year
Award winner
NEW Cooperative was named the Agricultural
Retailers Association Retailer of the Year in 2014. The
award was presented to Huseman, Director of Operations. Were honored, humbled and exited to be named
ARAs Retailer of the Year, said Huseman in accepting
the award.
The award, sponsored by Monsanto, ARA and
AGProfessional Magazine, honors retailers who represents the best of the industry.
Moving forward
at Lanyon location
I am really proud that our NEW location has
six full-time employees and two seasonal staff members,
said Tyler Toyne, Lanyon location manager.
Toyne and Huseman noted that plans were
changed a few times as the Lanyon facility was constructed. There was a lot of planning and we used our
collective experience to give our customers a really good
facility, asserted Toyne.
Amy Pingle, Marketing Coordinator for NEW
Coop, noted that NEW Cooperative spends about $20
million a year between rolling stock and facility improvements.
Headquartered in Fort Dodge, NEW Cooperative has 27 locations and employs 350 people in northwest Iowa. The organization serves parts of nine counties,. Formed in 1973, NEW started as the result of two
neighboring coops merging in northeast Webster County,
the acronym NEW.
Tyler Toyne
Lanyon Location Manager
Feb. 4, 2015
Marsha Farnham purchased the Valentine Insurance agency from Craig Valentine effective January 1,
2015. The new agency, Farm & Town Insurance, continues to be located at 1116 Market Street in Gowrie.
Farm & Town Insurance is an independent agency offering auto, home, farm, crop, business and health
insurance.
Marsha Farnham and Marla Stokesbary have
been with the agency for 15 years and 13 years respectively and are committed to the continued growth of
Gowrie and the surrounding communities.
The phone number for Farm & Town Insurance
will remain 515.352.3898. Office hours will be Monday
through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Farm & Town Insurance will continue to operate as an independent agency, offering the same variety
of insurance coverages including home, auto, farm, crop,
business and health insurance.
An open house was held on Friday, January 2
from 1 4 p.m. which introduced Marsha as the new
owner.
PV Elementary incorperates
STEM into curriculum
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics...
The second graders at Prairie Valley Elementary are incorporating STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, &
Mathematics) projects into our existing curriculum as much as
possible; and this year Mrs. Walsh and Mrs. Samuelson added
to their Polar Express Reading Day by challenging students to
create a bell.
As part of the STEM activity, the students were asked what
types of materials they thought they needed to make a bell.
They brought some things from home and were provided with a
variety of many other materials.
When making the bells, they discovered what materials
made loud sounds, soft sounds or no sound at all! In the end, no
one had a bell that was the same!
Owner, Marsha Farnham and Marla Stokesbary
of Farm & Town Insuance in Gowrie.
Security Savings Bank Board of Directors appointed Brian T. Lane as their new Executive Vice President/Senior Loan Officer on January 13, 2015. Brian
grew up in Farnhamville and understands what it means
to give back to his community.
He is a member of the Farnhamville EMS,
Reading-Cedar Fire Department, and Vice President of
the Farnhamville Betterment Club. He is a 1990 graduate of Prairie Valley High School, Iowa State University
with a B.B.A in Finance, as well as a graduate of the Iowa
School of Banking and the Graduate School of Banking
in Colorado.
Brian makes his home in Farnhamville with his
wife Jessica and three children, Camryn, Sage and Cooper.
Feb. 4, 2015
I graduated from Gowrie High School in 1949
and I never looked back, he said.
Actually, we dont live too far from you. We
are from Dayton, I said.
Is that town still alive? he asked. We used to
beat them at baseball all the time.
This guy is a character, Im thinking. He really
had a good sense of humor, he liked to tell stories, and he
enjoyed conversation.
We met some people from Gowrie last year, I
mentioned. Do you know Dale and Kay Miller?
Yes I do, he declared. Kay is a good friend of
my sister, Sharon Carlson who lives in Gowrie. Sharon is
It was a nice sunny day in Mesa, AZ, with temps even wilder that I am, he smiled.
Als real first name is Elwood. In high school
in the high sixties. But it was windy and a little chilly
if
someone
had a situation that wasnt too serious, and
and therefore there was only one person at the Farnsworth
perhaps needed a little humor, they would say: Go to El.
swimming pool that larte afternoon in Dreamland Villa.
And then you could see a twinkle in his eye.
The gentleman pulled into the parking lot in his
Early in life Al attended seminary and was thinkgolf cart. When we entered the pool area the man was in
ing
about
a ministerial career. But it wasnt for me, he
the hot tub and that was our destination also.
said. Im so glad about what I proceeded to do.
Where are you from? the man asked.
Al got his undergraduate degree and then pro
Iowa, I said.
ceeded
to
get his Masters in mental health. In the early
Ha, thats where I came from many years ago.
fifties
mental
health was in its infancy, he stated.
Im from the town of Gowrie, he declared.
He moved to Idaho and established a career of
Ive heard of it, I said as I chuckled inside.
His name was Elwood Wringer, or was it Ring- mental health diagnosis and psychiatry.. He traveled in
small planes, going from one small town to another. He
er? I didnt have a note pad with me in the hot tub.
would often meet people in churches or schools, or what-
FARNHAMVILLE
HOLY TRINITY
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Robert Zellmer, Pastor
9:30 am Sunday Worship
8:30 Sunday School
Mondays:
Ladies Bible Study
9:30am
Armor of God Class
7:00pm
2nd & 4th Tuesday:
Community Meal 11:30am
FIRST UNITED
CHURCH
Pastor
James H. Chesnutt
10:30 am Sunday Worship
Wednesdays:
Lunch Bunch 4:30-6:00 PM
Youth Mission Team 5:15
Kids Bell Choir 6:00-6:15
MOORLAND
UNITED CHURCH
OF CHRIST
James G. Davis, Pastor
LANYON
EVANGELICAL
COVENANT CHURCH
Marc Murchison, Pastor
9:30 am - Worship
10:30 am Coffee Fellowship
11 am - Sunday School
~~
Wednesdays:
6 pm - ACTION = A lot
of Church Things In One
Night
Saturday:
8 am - Men's Fellowship
(Harcourt Depot)
www.lanyoncovenant.org
CALLENDER
GOWRIE
GOWRIE
OUR SAVIOURS
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Pastor: Jon Rollefson
9:15 am Sunday Worship
10:15 am Fellowship
10:30 Sunday School
11:00 am Adult Forum
UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
Annette Ruhs Kruse,
Pastor
ZION LUTHERAN
CHURCH
James G. Davis, Pastor
Mondays:
Bible Study with Don
Doolittle, 7:00 pm
Tuesdays:
Women's Evening Bible
Study, 7:00 pm
Praise and Worship,
6:00 pm
Wednesdays:
Confirmation, 6:00 pm
Thursdays:
Choir Practice, 6:00 pm
DivorceCare, 7:00 pm
Saturdays:
Men's group, 9:00 am
Thurs., Feb. 5
7:00 PM DivorceCare, Fireside Room
Sun., Feb. 8
Noon-3:00 LEAD,
Fellowship Hall
2:30 PM Riverside
Bible Camp Annual
Meeting
6:00 PM
We
RO.C.K. Meeting at
church
Mon., Feb. 9
9:00 AM Sewing Day
6:30 PM Council
Meeting, Fireside
Room
Tues., Feb. 10
6:00 PM Praise &
Worship, Fellowship
Hall
Wed., Feb. 11
7:00 PM
Bible
Study with Don Doolittle, Fireside Room
ROELYN
FULTON LUTHERAN
CHURCH
James G. Davis, Pastor
9:15 am Sunday Worship
Wed., Sept 10
8:15 a.m. Twin Lakes
Womens Retreat
Sun., Sept 14
9:15 a.m. Worship
Wed., Sept 17
9:00 a.m. WELCA
Bible Study
SOMERS
UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
Pastor James H. Chesnutt
By David Satterlee
At the Webster County Board of Supervisors
meeting on January 27, County Supervisors approved
hiring Kelsey Riley as a Case Manager and providing
wage increase for Brittany Eastwood. They also approved
appointments and salaries for the County Recorders office.
They commended the recent leadership of Community Family Services, an organization that provides
assistance in 22 Iowa counties. Improved operations in
Webster County have opened opportunities for expansion
in a new location.
In further business, they accepted Manure Management Plan Updates for Webster Pork and HLG.
The board approved an agreement and addendum for flexible health benefit plans for County employees and welcomed new Assistant Attorney Hans Becker.
The Supervisors also facilitated funding for the
Gypsum City Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) Park, a top
tourism draw. Tony Trotter, a County Project Engineer,
spoke to explain that this action would extend the deadline for full use of a Recreational Trail grant. The Board
acted by approving an amendment to the Community Attraction and Tourism agreement with Vision Iowa Board
and the City of Fort Dodge.
County Engineer Randall Will, presented proposals for purchase of a new wheel loader. After discussion of bids, the Board approved his recommendation to
spend $226,900 to purchase a John Deere unit from Murphy Tractor and Equipment Co. in Fort Dodge.
Webster County currently owns six wheel loaders and is retiring one purchased in 1984. Wheel loaders
are typically used for filling trucks with sand, gravel and
soil and have a service life of 25-30 years. The new machine is equipped to maximize diesel fuel economy while
reducing emissions.
HARCOURT
FAITH LUTHERAN
CHURCH
Rod Meyer, Pastor
~~
Worship 10:30 am
Fellowship 9:30 am
Sunday School 9:30 am
HARCOURT
UNITED
EVANGELICAL
COVENANT CHURCH
Craig Vote, Pastor
9:30 am Sunday Worship
~
Mondays: 9:30 am
Women's Bible Study.
~
Saturdays: 7 pm Men's
Bible Study.
UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
Karen Young, Pastor
9:00 am Sunday Worship
THURSDAY
FEBRUARY 12
7:30 pm
This presentation is supported by the Arts Midwest Touring Fund, a program of Arts
Midwest that is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional
contributions from the Iowa Arts Council and General Mills Foundation.
Feb. 4, 2015
Your Local
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
McCrary-Rost
Clinic
Rochelle Guess,
ARNP, FNP C
Adam Swisher, DO
Kari Swisher, ARNP-C
Hours: Monday-Friday
1800 Main, Gowrie, Iowa
Phone 352-3891
Ryan Willison,
Farnhamville
515-544-3602
Cell 351-0679
712-297-5218
712-465-5335
Dressed as the Blues Brothers, the 2014 First Place trivia team was all smiles. Pictured here is (back row) John and
Kim Olson, Daryl Winter, and John Panning. Front row is Marilyn Gillespie, Donetta Stewart, Sally Winter, and Judy
Panning. Tickets for the 2015 Trivia Night fundraiser are on sale now. Learn more on the SMCH Facebook page, under the
event tab, www.Facebook.com/SMCHLakeCity
It Pays to Advertise!
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Feb. 4, 2015
CITY OF GOWRIE
regular Gowrie City Council Meeting
Held January 19, 2015
Regular Gowrie City Council meeting was held January 19, 2015 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, and Willardson.
Minutes of the previous meeting was approved, upon the request, by
Gayle and Dave, that the bills on the minutes be completed by using word
excel program, due to less chance of error. Also that the signature card
from the special meeting held last week be signed and delivered to the
bank to be eligible for the public to make checks out to Mulligans. Motion
by Harrison, second by Jackson. Motion carried-all ayes.
Harrison moved that the agenda be approved with additions,
deletions, or corrections of the club house hours, and garbage alternatives.
Second by Jackson. Motioned carried-all ayes.
Chief McCormack gave police report.
Chuck Angstrom gave the monthly Utilities report. Budget meeting is
set for February 2, 2015 @ 6:30 p.m. Chuck also reported that the utilities
will be putting new LED lighting downtown, also discussed street light
poles, some are in need of replacement.
Lisa Willardson gave the Library report. Jeff Strutzenburg reported
that the front door needed a new lock on the front door. Also Lodge
replaced key in back, need to get a copy.
Bruce McCormack gave the parks report, discussed little league.
Unfinished business, discussion was held on traffic cameras. A lot of
publicizing is needed and a Public Hearing is set for February 16, 2015 @
6:45 p.m.
Added business to the agenda was discussion of hours at Mulligans,
and to keep it open for now. Also for Kathy to report every day.
Alternatives for garbage disposal was discussed.
Larson CD was approved for Heartland Bank. Motion by Redman,
second by Harrison. Motion carried all-ayes.
Swimming Pool bid was approved for Heartland Bank. Redman
moved, second by Jackson. Motion carried all-ayes.
Jeremy Mobley approved to join planning and zoning board. Moved
by Harrison, second by Jackson, all-ayes.
Reimbursement for health insurance was discussed, need more
information from auditor. Petersen moved, and Jackson second. Motion
carried all-ayes.
Rehabilitation Grant pay request were approved. Moved by Petersen,
second by Jackson. Motioned carried all a-yes.
Discussion was held on hiring a part time snow plow driver.
Discussion on hiring a reserve police officer, and a possible raise.
Motion by Harrison, second by Petersen. Motion carried all-ayes.
Council Liaison Appointments were approved. Motion by Harrison,
second by Petersen. Motion carried all-ayes.
Options for Old Ford Sander Truck, and Red Chevy Cheyenne and
equipment were discussed and the decision was made for Redman to look
into.
Approval for paying Telecom Communications was approved. Motion
by Redman, second by Jackson, motion carried all-ayes.
Approval to purchase side steps for the new ford city truck from Inline
Service, L.L.C. Moved by Redman, second by Harrison. Motion carried
all-ayes.
Discussion of cleaning expense for the community center was
approved. Motion by Harrison, second by Willardson. Motion carried allayes.
Public comments, Bruce Towne pertaining to Mulligans, What are the
plans? Also comments form Jill Viles.
Redman moved to approve the payment of bills, second by Harrison.
February Council meeting will be held February 16, 2015 discussion of
bills at 6:15p.m.
Adjourning of the meeting was moved by Harrison, second by
Willardson at 8:54p.m.
DATA TECH
FORM 5650E,W3,6102
159.16
ARAMARK
COMM.CNTR.
317.64
BLACK HILLS ENERGY
UTILITY BILL
1,297.67
CASEY'S
POLICE FUEL
325.72
GOWRIE SERVICE
CITY TRUCK FUEL
202.82
GOWRIE MUNICIPAL UTILITIS, UTILITIES
5,838.45
GOWRIE NEWS
PUBLICATIONS
736.21
JAMBOREE
CLUB LIQ/WINE
569.79
MENARDS
GOLF CLUB
122.53
MIDLAND POWER
SECURITY LIGHT
75.44
NAPA AUTO PARTS
HAL BULB & ADAPTER
23.96
STAR ENERGY
STREETS FUEL
219.13
WEBSTER CALHOUN
LIBRARY TELE. SERVICES
768.34
EFTPS
FED/FICA TAX
4,026.38
IPERS
IPERS PROTECT
1,868.89
STATE OF IOWA TREASURER, STATE TAXES
1,602.00
LEAF, COMM. CENTER COPIER LEASE
59.71
ADVANCED SYSTEMS INC CANON COPIER SYSTEM
131.32
BAKER & TAYLOR
BOOKS
374.18
CENTER POINT LARGE PRINT, PREMIER ROMANCE SERIES 83.88
SHELLY NELSON
POSTAGE REIMB.
158.91
THE PENWORTHY COMPANY, BOOKS
131.26
POSTMASTER
STAMPS CITY
49.00
CARRIE DALLEY
COMM. CENTER CLEANING
60.00
TARGET DVDS
111.88
ANDERSON ERICKSON DAIRY,MEALS-PURCHASED FOOD EX.176.87
FORT DODGE MACHINE & SUP., SHOP STOCK
81.50
BENNETT, CRIMMINS & SMITH, RE:FRANCES RUDE
200.00
BROWN SUPPLY CO, H-41 PLUNGER ASSM./4SEALS,FRGT 294.31
CENTRAL IOWA DISTRIBUTING, CITY SHOP SUPPLIES
97.50
FORCE AMERICA DIST LLC 2-9064 DMP TRK, 4 STOCK
85.77
M&M SALES CO
CLERKS COPIER SUPPLIES
25.41
FORT DODGE ASPHALT CO. INV. 42513
304.00
RAEANN CHADA
CLEANING
8.00
FELD FIRE, MEALS-HOOD EXTINGUISHER EXP
170.00
ADVANCED SYSTEMS
CONTRACT CANNON IR 2525
64.64
HIWAY TRUCK & EQUIPMENT, MUD FLAPS NEW CITY TRUCK 90.00
JP COOKE COMPANY
ANIMAL TAGS & HOOKS
58.55
INLINE SERVICE LLC
PLOW TRUCK
221.19
VALENTINE INSURANCE, ADDED 2015 FORD F-250 PICK UP 242.00
MID-IOWA SIGN COMPANY BURN PILE SIGN
24.00
US FOODS, MEALS-PURCHASED FOOD EXPENSE
1,881.57
HOTSY EQUIPMENT
WASHING CITY TRUCKS/EQUIP. 113.81
VISA, COMM CTR. CORK BOARD,+ PREV BA
91.69
LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS, PARKING TICKETS
100.00
AIRGAS USA LLC
CITY SHOP
197.40
NORTHERN LIGHTS
CLUB FOOD
1,560.21
HUMES DISTRIBUTING
CLUB-BEER EXPENSE
134.50
MACKE MOTORS
POLICE VEHICLE
658.26
DON'S PEST CONTROL
CLUB EXP.
42.80
COMMUNITY PHARMACY INS. MIRANDA SEGEBART MED. 10.00
BIANCHI HEATING & COOLING, NEW FURNACE/AIR
2,780.00
SAWYER'S MEATS OF IOWA, CLUB-FOOD EXPENSE
260.00
CARA BALL
CLUB-PROGRAM EXPENSE
250.00
HENDERSON PRODUCTS, INC., SANDER REPAIRS
617.00
BRUNTLETT ELEVATOR SNOW & ICE MELT
7.97
REMINISCE
MAGAZINE RENEWAL
15.00
CURTIS DYNA-FOG,LTD.
SKEETER SPRAY
413.77
T&T LINE-X LLC
BED LINER NEW CITY TRUCK 472.50
LAKE CITY MACKE, ALIGNMENT ON FORD SQUAD CAR
64.20
SPECIALTY TRUCKS & EQUIP., WOOD CHIPPER
1,068.74
STERLING COMPUTER PRODUCS, INKJET, A1352
62.51
INDEPENDENT SALT COMPANY, SALT FOR ST./ICE/SNOW 1,935.94
SOLID WASTE AGENCY, JAN-MAR QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT
1,166.63
PAYROLL CHECKS
TOTAL PAYROLL CHECKS
21,510.80
CLAIMS TOTAL
56,873.31
GENERAL FUND
24,312.54
LIBRARY FUND
7,733.22
PARKS FUND
498.17
POOL FUND
31.45
GOLF COURSE FUND
8,813.80
ROAD USE TAX FUND
10,042.92
LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX FUND
413.77
CONGREGATE MEALS FUND
5,027.44
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DEPUTY CITY CLERK
MAYOR
Pictured are (front, left to right) Morgan, Lucas, Beth, Lea Mae, Dan, Lindsay and Brooke Rosa, (back row)Dr. Derek
Duncan, Dr. Susan Hornback, and Heather Cain, CEO at SMCH, with a basket of gifts from Stewart Memorial Community
Hospital and its employees. Lea Mae is the 2015 New Year Baby in Lake City.
SV music department
presents Pops March 7
The Southeast Valley High School Music Departments will be performing a Pops by Candlelight Concert. It will be held on Saturday, March 7 at 7 p.m. at the
Gowrie High School gym. In case of inclement weather,
the concert will he held on Sunday, March 8 at 3 p.m.
The SV high school bands and choirs will be performing a variety of musical pieces to make it a very
entertaining night. Cupcakes and refreshments will be
served during the performance.
Tickets are $10 per person and may be purchased
from any high school band or vocal student and also from
the directors, Dianna Hanna and Brandon Lewis.
Tickets are on sale now. They will also be available
for purchase at the Jazz Concert and Pie Auction Thursday, February, 5 at the Gowrie high school gym. A limited number of seats are available, so get your tickets early.
The funds raised will be used toward music department expenses, such as supplies, instruments, new uniforms, and other needs.
Feb. 4, 2015
Southeast Valley
Speech students
compete at Manson
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Alan Wooters all of Gowrie, Darren Robert Carlson and David Alan Hocke of Paton...
Anns Thrift & Gifg Shoppe of Callender had its Grand
Opening Friday, Feb. 8. Coffee and cookies were served and
door prizes were awarded...
Feb 1 1995...20 years ago...
Dick Tell thanked everyone for their support in the
Webster County Supervisor election....
Mryna Jacobson thanked her family and friends for the
cards, visits, food, flowers, and gifts after her surgery...
Phyllis Clark celebrated her 80th birthday Feb. 7...
Arkay King, clarinetist, and Chris McKenny, percussion, performed in the middle school honor band at Simpson
College. They were the students of Chad Przymus at the Prairie Valley Middle School...
Prairie Valley Junior High chorus, put on a lip sync contest Feb. 8. ...
Clifford Swenson, Clarence Schroeder, Jim Peterson,
Wm. J. Kruse, and Mrs. Ernest Hunter all won tickets to the
Capri Theater in Lake City from The Gowrie News...
A benefit lunch was held for Todd Nolte at the Farnhamville Elevator Community Room. Breakfast was served. The
fundraiser was supported by the United Youth Fellowship
of the First United Church of Farnhamville and the Somers
United Methodist Church...
William and Edith Geisler celebrated an anniversary
Feb. 3. Darold and LaVera Vote, and Randy and Janis Castle
celebrated anniversaries Feb. 5. Darwin and Dana Beschorner celebrated an anniversary Feb. 9...
The girls are all smiles as they wait to dance for their
family at the SV Drill Team Show. Front row from left to
right are Meia Hefley, Hadley Cox, and Reagan Pearson.
Pictured behind is Nevaha Roe. Photo By Lynn Rittgers.
SV plans to attend
Drake University
Honor Jazz Band
Tuesday, February 10...
On February 10, seven students from SV will
be attending the Drake University Honor Jazz Band. The
concert will be held at Drake Universitys Performing Arts
At 7:30 a.m. Saturday morning, January 24, 25 Hall, in the Harmon Fine Arts Center. They are: Daven
students boarded a bus headed for Manson Northwest Rees, trumpet; Leah Gibbons, piano; Jared Grove, bass;
Webster High School and the large group speech contest. Todd Hamilton, tenor sax; Rawly Grandfield, trombone;
These talented students made up five different compet- Hannah Peterson, saxophone; and Miranda Keith,vibes.
ing groups: 2 ensemble acting, 1 choral reading, 1 musical theatre, and 1 group improvisation. As in every other
extra-curricular activity, dedication is key. Since mid NoEven the audience gets involved in the limbo as they
vember, the participants have been arriving at the school
wait for the next dance group to get ready to perform. Photo
early and leaving school late for practice. This was the
By Lynn Rittgers.
first large group speech competition for Southeast Valley.
The hard work of the group members definitely paid off this last weekend. All five groups received
a 1 rating and are moving on to the state competition
on February 7 at Sioux City East High School. Judges
look for things like interpretation, vocal delivery, physical delivery, creativity, characterization, and consistency.
After their performances, judges on Saturday spoke with
the participants and gave them praise and key things on
which to work.
Coaches Britney Geisler and Brandon Louis
chose scripts and musical selections ahead of time with
specific student interest and talent in mind. The choral
reading this year was entitled Antiheroes and was written by George Saunders. Students involved in this group
were: Emma Whalen, Tommy Lennon, Hillary Odhiambo, Keygan Barber, Vanessa Scott, Eliza Geis, Patti Snyder, Marydith Barkley, Victoria Vote, Tori Crampton, Patrick Breitsprecher, Ebony Scott, Daniel Johnson, Claire
Whalen, and Brittany Batterson.
The musical theatre group performed selections
The Southeast Valley Jaguar boys patiently wait for their turn to dance during Sunday afternoon's Drill Team Dance
from the production Miss Saigon. Those involved
were: Nicole Williams, Emma Whalen, Megan Snyder, Show. Photo By Lynn Rittgers.
Zoey Shipley, Josie Breitsprecher, and Malachi Swanson.
One ensemble acting group performed Past Curfew by
Arthur M. Jolly. Students acting in this group were: Keygan Barber, Mitchell Reck, and Zoey Shipley. The second ensemble group performed Snapshots by Cynthia
Mercati. This group was comprised of: Nicole Williams,
Megan Snyder, and Josie Breitsprecher.
The final group performing on Saturday was in
the category of improvisation. This particular performance arena requires a certain sort of off the cuff talent. These quick on their feet gentlemen were: Jalen
Fuss, Jack Mumper, Travis Jones, Mitchell Reck, and
Sam Comp. They handled their chosen situation well and
were met with laughter and much applause.
All in all, these 25 students represented Southeast Valley admirably. This first large group speech competition was obviously a successful one, and students
have much to be proud of. Within the next two weeks,
The 2015 RAGBRAI overnight towns were announced Saturday, Jan. 24th at the Route Announcement Party at Hythey will have to work just as hard, if not harder, to pre- Vee Hall. The ride begins July 19th in Sioux City and ends July 25th in Davenport. The overnight towns are: Sioux City,
Storm Lake, Fort Dodge, Eldora, Cedar Falls, Hiawatha, Coralville, and Davenport. Photo courtesy of IowaNewsNow.Net
pare for their February 7 performances.
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Everyone big and small enjoy the limbo at the
Drill Team Dance Show. Photo By Lynn Rittgers.
The Southeast Valley Drill Team put on a great show Sunday afternoon during the Drill Team Dance Show. Photo
By Lynn Rittgers.
Sixth Grade participants Anthony Stevens, trombone and Morgan Farnham, alto sax.
Seventh Grade participants Erin Zeka, alto sax;
Keeley Maguire, tenor sax; Viatris Scott, baritone; and Haley Studyvin, trumpet.