Dayton

Review

Home of Dayton Rodeo - Gateway to Des Moines River Valley

Vol. 138, No. 13

Jim Nelson accepted

in boyhood club from
1950s Dayton

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

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Former Dayton resident

remembers being excluded...
By Glenn Schreiber

Jim Nelson, formerly of Dayton, and his wife Dorothy hosted a unique gathering of former Dayton residents
March 20 and 21 at their home in the Catalina Mountains
north of Tuscon in a beautifully landscaped community
called Saddlebrook.
Jim retains close connections to several former and
current Dayton residents including Chuck Danielson,
who still resides in Dayton. And while Jim and Chuck are
good friends, Jim vividly remembers being excluded from
a social group in his youth (a fact he jokingly brought up
several times).
Nelson, who is a very successful entrepreneur in the
Twin Cities, recalled that Chuck and his buddies had a
club. And this club constructed a clubhouse building utilizing railroad ties.
I always liked this group and I wanted to be a part of
it, said Jim. But the group excluded me from joining. I
could never understand why I couldnt be part of this group
and be in that clubhouse (made of railroad ties).
At first Chuck was lost for words which is perhaps a
first for him. His good friend Jim Nelson had this memory
of childhood rejection and how could Chuck handle this?
Jim and his family left Dayton after Jim finished the
eighth grade. Jim is now owner/manager of the highly successful ACR Homes in the Twin Cities. This is a group
of 56 homes housing 4-6 people per home. The homes
accommodate the mentally ill and physically handicapped.
Chuck at first was a bit sheepish about his friends
comments on the railroad boys club. But after Jim commented on this boyhood memory several times Chuck had
a response.
At the Saturday gathering of about 20 Dayton residents at the Nelson home, Chuck (who was one of three
group leaders) made a pronouncement before the entire
group. He ceremoniously unrolled a document on a roll
of toilet paper which proclaimed that the boyhood Dayton
group, after due consideration, was approving the membership of Jim Nelson. There would be a plaque forthcoming
that recognized Nelson as a member of this club.
While Chuck was reading the proclamation from
the roll of toilet paper everyone was laughing, including
Jim Nelson.

PPEL vote April 7

for PV School District

A special school election for Prairie Valley Community School District will be held April 7, 2015. The special
election concerns the Physical Plant and Equipment Levy.
The PPEL would authorize the Board of Directors of the
Prairie Valley Community School District to levy and impose a physical plant and equipment tax for a period of 10
years.
The polls will open at 12:00 p.m. and close at 8:00
p.m. The polling places for the election are Prairie Valley
Middle School, 3116 Zearing Ave., Farnhamville, Iowa for
Director District Number 1; Callender Community Center
505 Thomas St. Callender, Iowa for Director District Number 2; and Gowrie Community Center 1204 Market St.,
Gowrie, Iowa for Director District Number 3.
The tax is currently 33 cents for every $1,000 of
property valuation. The new levy would increase this tax
to $1.00 for every $1,000 of property valuation. The levy
would also allow the Board of Directors to impose a physical plant and equipment income surtax to each individual
income tax payer in the district at the end of the calendar
year beginning with the 2015 calendar year or each year
after. The percent of income tax would not exceed 20%
per year. The total tax would not exceed $1.00 per $1,000
valuation.

17 current, former Dayton residents meet in Catalina Mountains, AZ. . . .

Seventeen people who are either formerly from Dayton or are current Dayton residents attending a special event
in late March at the winter home of Jim and Dorothy Nelson in Saddlebrook in the Catalina Mountains in Arizona. There
were several group sessions in which the group responded to 23 questions which all concerned growing up in Dayton. A
large story on these sessions will be in the Dayton Review next week. Top row, left to right, are Jim Nelson, Chuck Danielson, Richard Johnson, Glenn Schreiber, Gordon Erickson, Allan Johnson, Larry Ohge, Dick Liljegren; first row left to right
are Linda Danielson, Susan Ohge, Rita Hauge, Linda Bircher, Mary Williams, Joyce Erickson, Pat Tuel, Dorothy Nelson,
and Linda Barber.

Grandview Health Care Center receives

National Embracing Quality Award
For Achievement in Customer Satisfaction...
Grandview Health Care Center was recently awarded the Providigm Embracing Quality Award for 2015 for
exceptional achievement in Customer Satisfaction. With
only 302 nursing centers in the US and Ontario receiving awards in 2015, 11 of those in Iowa alone, this puts
Grandview in a select group of high performing skilled
nursing facilities.
As a high performer, a facility can be honored with
Providigms Embracing Quality Award in one or more
of three categories; deficiency-free survey, prevention of
hospital readmissions, and for superior levels of customer
satisfaction.
The Embracing Quality Awards are given to nursing
homes who have not only demonstrated a commitment
to quality improvement efforts by achieving QAPI Accreditation, but who have also achieved exceptional and
measurable results in the areas of survey performance,
readmissions, and satisfaction, says Miranda Meadow,
Providigms Accreditation Program Manager. These
awards are Providigms recognition of that link between
effort and outcome.
Skilled nursing facilities were only eligible to win
a 2015 Embracing Quality Award if they achieved standards for Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) as required by Providigms Accreditation
Standards for QAPI. These standards ensure that facilities
are assessing quality against the full federal regulation at
an ongoing rate, encompassing a substantial proportion
of their residents, and correcting identified issues.
It is an honor to win the Embracing Quality Award
for Customer Satisfaction, said Josh Sager, Grandview
Administrator. This prestigious recognition is a tribute
to the hard work of our employees and their dedication to
providing excellent care to our residents.

At Grandview Health Care Center, we believe that

seniors are special people. Their lives are filled with
achievements, contributions, and wisdom. They have
raised families, served their communities, and set the
stage for us. We are honored to care for them, and we
are there when you need a helping hand. Grandview is
located at 508 2nd St. NE in Dayton, and offers 24-hour
skilled nursing care, inpatient and outpatient Physical
therapy, Occupational therapy, and Speech-Language pathology. Stop over anytime for a tour and to inquire about
how we can assist you and your loved ones, or just visit
with our caring staff and precious residents.

Oeltjenbruns, Dayton,
elected to Phi Beta Kappa

Kelly Oeltjenbruns of Dayton (50530) was one of

21 Cornell College students--19 seniors and two juniors-elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
Oeltjenbruns will be officially inducted on May 9 before the annual Baccalaureate ceremony.
The inducted students will have their names added to
the permanent plaque in Cole Library listing all members
elected to Cornell's chapter.
Election is based upon good character and a distinguished record of performance in courses that demonstrate a broad exposure to the liberal arts, i.e., the fine arts,
humanities, languages, natural sciences and mathematics,
and social sciences, as well as substantive work in areas
outside the major. Phi Beta Kappa considers members of
the top 15 percent of the senior class and the top five percent of the junior class.

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Dayton Review

Thank you to the family and many friends of Eddie

Peterson for the prayers, visits,
cards, flowers and memorials.
A special thank you to the Stratford Rehab and
Nursing Care facility and Penny Osborn, PA for
the exceptional care Eddie received. Words cannot express our gratitude for all those that walked
this journey with us.
Jan, Nathan, Evan Peterson and families

Doug Wilk, left, and Jerry Beck are with the Pheasants Forever booth at the Sportsman Show at the Webster County
Fairgrounds Sunday, March 22.

Bill and Cindy Bush, owners of Garden Winery, Callender, are with their display at the Sportsman Show, next to
Pheasants Forever.

Dayton Dreamers celebrated St. Patricks Day

Honored passing member, memories...
By Alice Johnson

It was a pleasant Spring day on Thursday, March 19,

when 17 Dayton Dreamer's members and one guest met
at the Community Center. Although, St. Patrick's Day
was celebrated two days earlier, the table decorations followed the St. Patrick's theme with green and white rope
in the center of the tables and at each place setting, a
special Irish blessing was placed. On the serving table,
sat a miniature leprechaun on a green basket surrounded
by two Irish hats and four-leaf clovers.
After the table grace was sung, we enjoyed a meal
consisting of Shepherd's pie, Irish soda bread, an apple
and a rhubarb pie, a lime jello/pear salad, and an angel
food cake with cool whip and strawberries as toppings.
The persons who brought the food were acknowledged.
During a lull before our meeting, several Irish songs
were played by Alice Johnson on the piano. She stated
that the piano was donated to the Center many years ago
by Paul Olson of Harcourt before his move to Friendship
Haven.
In December, 2014, he celebrated his 109th birthday
but in February, he passed away and was interned at the
Harcourt cemetery. He was known for his love of music
and played a saxaphone up to the last two or three years
of his life.
President Bonnie Reck opened the Business meeting by leading us in saying the Pledge of Allegiance to
the Flag. Secretary Alice Johnson read the minutes of
the February meeting as well as the Treasurer's report.
A motion was made, seconded and passed to accept the
reports as read. Secretary Johnson then read correspondence from former member Sister Lois who is retired and
now resides in Dubuque.
She stated that she became very ill last winter and
was hospitalized for a time. At age 89 yrs, she is now using a walker but is feeling much better now. She concluded her letter by sending special greetings to our members
for remembering her birthday in January and for their
on-going prayers.
We had a moment of silence in memory of member
Marge Collen who passed away a week ago at the Grandview Health Center.
The 'luck of the Irish' prevailed when 12 members
won gold dollar coins by finding a small seal on the reverse side of their place mats.
There were no birthdays in March. Next on the
agenda was planning the menu for April. After some

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sandwiches with various cold cuts and other 'fixings'.
Several members offered to bring pickles, chips, a relish
plate and a cheese cake for dessert. Drinks are furnished.
Since there was no more business to discuss, motion was made for the meeting to adjourn, seconded and
passed.
All area seniors who are 55 yrs. or older are welcomed to attend our meetings. There are no dues required.
They are held every third
Thursday of the month at noon at the Community
Center. For reservations, please call President Reck at
547-2948 or Secretary Johnson at 359-2630.

Reservations for 4th of

July weekend open April 3
For Iowa State Parks...

Campers anxious to reserve spots for the 4th of July

weekend at Iowa State Parks should mark April 3 on their
calendars, when reservations for a Friday arrival open.
Electric sites go quickly, and some sites will already
be reserved by campers arriving prior to the holiday
weekend.
Information on Iowas state parks is available online
at www.iowadnr.gov including links to the reservations
page.

Swedish Club meeting

April 7 in Gowrie
Swedish Club will meet April 7, 2015 at Zion Lutheran Church at Gowrie at 7 p.m.
Doris Stanek will present a program on Israel. There
will also be a Potluck lunch.

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Groundbreaking Ceremony

104 2nd St. NW, Saturday, April 4

following the annual Easter Egg Hunt

There will be activities before

and after the ceremony.

Dayton Lions Blue Mound Ham Dinner...

Carolyn Huglin gets her plate full of food at the Dayton Lions Blue Mound Ham Dinner.

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SWG K-2 Summer Reading Program

Donations being accepted...

The Southeast Webster-Grand Elementary will

launch its inaugural Summer Reading Program this summer, for identified students who just completed grades 1
and 2 this summer then grades K, 1, and 2 for the summer of 2016.
The Kindergarten curriculum is in the process of being created, but wont be available until 2016. The program is designed to help students maintain their reading
skills over the long summer months.
The program will start on Monday, June 1. It will
meet each of the following Wednesdays: June 3, 10, 17,
24; July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; it will wrap up with final two
sessions on Monday, August 3 and Wednesday, August 5.
The program will be staffed by 3 certified teachers from
our Dayton teaching ranks, it will meet from 9:00-Noon,
and transportation will be available.
Because of our summer breakfast and lunch program, students will report to school at 8:30 in the month
of June, and will stay at school until 12:30. This way, the
students can take advantage of the free breakfast and free
lunch program.
For the month of July, students will report to school
at 9:00 and will stay until 12:30, so they can take advantage of the free lunch program (breakfast only runs in
June).
For the month of August, students will report to
school at 9:00 and be released at Noon. The students will
be at school for the length of their instructional time only
(there is no lunch being served in August).
The students instructional time will consist of various levels of reading engagement and enrichment. Everything we will be teaching in Summer School is aligned

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to the Iowa Core. The Prairie Lakes AEA (PLAEA) will

also be providing the following materials to be used in
conjunction with the program:
The AEA will provide scripted lessons for comprehension (Read Aloud/Shared Reading) Modeled, Shared,
or Interactive Writing (tied to the Read Aloud/Shared
Reading)
Comprehension Toolkit Alouds and Interactive Read
Alouds Scripted Lesson programs for the Summer Reading Programs: Structure of Lessons; Connect and Engage;
Model Guide; Collaborate; Share the Learning; Balanced
Literacy Model (Reading, Writing, Oral Language); Read
Aloud/Modeled Reading; Shared Reading; Small Group
Reading; Independent Reading; Write Aloud/Modeled
Writing; Shared Writing; Independent Writing
The secondary goal of the program is to get books

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Harcourt clean up day May 9

Dayton Review

BHE giving $500 to shelter house...

The city will still have clean up days this year and intends to use community beautification monies to pay for
it. Last year 21 tons of garbage was taken to the landfill
and if the same amount is taken this year it will cost the
city $735 plus the additonal $250 from TCB Sanitation
for their services. There will be an evaluation after this
years event and see what the total cost is and if it will be
continued in the future.
The Fire Department Soup Dinner will be Sunday,
March 22 and the council said they really liked the letter
the Fire Department sent out regarding members names
and certification levels obtained.
May 3 is the tentative date set for the Harcourt

Shelter HouseFundraiser. The grants have been submitted to Alliant Energy and Black Hills Energy. Black Hills
Energy will be donating $500 to the shelter house expansion project.
Several events coming up at the Community Center
were mentioned. Any possible damages and additional
utility expenses during the girls softball practices are a
concern. The school board was notified and asked if they
could help out with the expenses and if there were any
damages (such as a broken window), that someone from
the city would be notified immediately.
The Harcourt lagoon is thawing and is producing an
odor that will go away soon. All the bacteria samples for
the quarter have been completed. Flouride levels were a
concern and it was stated the flouride is in the ground and
if it were a problem, it would only be to young childrens
teeth being stained.
There were no reports from Park and Rec, 911 and
Ambulance, Solid Waste, and Emergency Management.
Mayor Brundage reported that more street signs,
poles and accessories to put the poles need to be ordered.
Additional letters to make the existing signs correct is being taken care of. The intakes need cleaned out. There is
a list of the street lights needing repaired and was sent to
Steve Nelson at Alliant Energy.
There will be a budget hearing March 23 at 5:30 pm.
The School Board will be going over the softball field
lease at their next meeting.
A joint corporation agreement between Harcourt and
Fort Dodge Housing Authority was approved.

Ruth D. Anderson, 91

Ruth D. Anderson, of Dayton, Iowa, passed away

Sunday, March 29, 2015, at the Grandview Health Care
Center in Dayton.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday,
April 4, 2015, at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Dayton.
Pastor Arhiana Shek will officiate. Burial will be in the
Dayton Cemetery following the service. Visitation will be
Friday, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., at Carson Stapp Funeral
Home in Dayton. For online obituaries and condolences
please visit carsonstappfuneralhome.com.
Ruth was born April 24, 1923, in Woodbury County,
Iowa, and moved to Dayton at the age of 6. She was educated in the Dayton Schools and graduated in 1941.
For two years after graduation, she was employed
with the North American Defense Plant in California. After returning to Iowa, she and Robert L. Anderson were
married in the home of her parents, Hans and Hannah
Hanson, on October 31, 1943. After farming in Stratford
until 1956, they moved to Ruths family farm in Dayton
where Bob did carpenter work and they raised their three
children. Later, Ruth worked as the school cook for 16
years. In the early 1970s, they built their family home
in Dayton. Ruth had a huge garden and enjoyed sharing
her beautiful flowers and vegetables with neighbors and
friends. Her rose bushes were her favorite.
Ruth was active in her church, Emanuel Lutheran,
belonging to ELCW and especially enjoyed the quilting
group. She was also involved in Scouts, 4-H, Womens
Club, arts and crafts and loved to golf. Other hobbies included sewing, baking, knitting and gardening. She was a
dedicated Iowa Hawkeyes fan and enjoyed reading books
and playing cards with her grandchildren, who were all
precious to her. Ruth loved people and welcomed everyone in for a chat and a cup of coffee.
In 2001, Ruth and Bob moved to the Grandview
Apartments, where she promptly began planting flowers.
Many of them are still there today, enjoyed by passersby. Following Bobs death in 2006, Ruth moved to the
Grandview Health Care Center.
Ruth was preceded in death by her parents and brother; husband, Bob; two sons, Dale and Barry; daughter-inlaw, Karen; and grandson, Doug.
Surviving relatives are her daughter, Linda Anderson of Des Moines; daughter-in-law, Monica Mauzey,
of Maryville, Missouri; and grandchildren, Victoria Rea,
Lena Anderson, Kimberly Hartford, Patrick Hart, Katie
Hart, Clara Sainte and Laura Maahs; and 10 great-grandchildren. Ruths family wishes to thank the wonderful
staff at Grandview Health Care Center who have taken
such good care of her these last eight years, as well as the
service of the hospice staff for helping make the last few
days of her life comfortable and peaceful.

SMCH and McCrary

Rost Clinic welcome
Tonja Petersen Anderson
ARNP-C...

The providers and staff at Stewart Memorial Community Hospital and McCrary Rost Clinic are pleased
to welcome Certified Family Nurse Practitioner Tonja
Petersen-Anderson. Tonja enjoys the variety of medical
opportunities offered in a family practice and is excited
to join our team. Whether shes working with womens
health, pediatrics or geriatrics, she enjoys helping others.
Tonjas attraction to medicine began at a young
age, My brother was born with a hole in his heart. He
had two open heart surgeries when he was very young.
Seeing how he was cared for made an impact on me. A
native of Nebraska, Tonja received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from Creighton University. She
earned her Masters degree in Nursing from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and completed the Family
Nurse Practitioner program at Clarkson College in Omaha. Her past medical experience includes employment as
a campus health aid at Creighton University, a registered
nurse at Immanuel Medical Center in Omaha, and an advanced registered nurse practioner at Trimark Physicians
Group in Pocahontas and Laurens. Tonja has had over
24 years of medical experience which includes critical
care, emergency care, and family practice. Tonja joins
the medical providers at McCrary Rost Clinic in Lake
City and Adam Swisher, D.O., Rochelle Guess, FNP-C,
and Kari Swisher, ARNP-C at McCrary Rost Clinic in
Gowrie. For appointments, please call: Lake City Clinic
at 712-464-7907, or Gowrie Clinic at 515-352-3891
Tonja is married to George Anderson and they have
three daughters, Emma, Olivia and Julia. She enjoys
spending time with her family, polishing her photography skills and doing needle work.

Fresh, homemade noon specials!

and serving breakfast
Wed. 4/1................................Ham Balls
Thurs. 4/2................Ribeye Steak Sand.
Fri. 4/3...................................2 pc Fish
Mon. 4/6..........................Cooks Choice
Tues. 4/7.........................Fried Chicken
Wed. 4/8.................................BBQ Ribs
Breakfast: 6:30 - 8 a.m.
Lunch: 11 - 1 p.m.

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Recipe of the Week

from Dayton

Community Grocery
Pesto Mac & Cheese
4 1/2 cups pasta
3 tablespoons butter
1/3cup plain flour
1/4 cup milk
Salt
Black pepper
Pinch of nutmeg
1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, grated
2tbsp fresh basil
3tbsp fresh parsley
1/2 cup fresh spinach
Boil the pasta according to the instructions
on the packet.
Meanwhile, melt the butter in a saucepan,
and add the flour. Mix well to form a paste,
and cook over a low heat for a couple of
minutes, stirring constantly. Then add the milk
around 50-100ml at a time, stirring well to
form a smooth sauce each time before adding more. Season with salt, black pepper and
a generous pinch of nutmeg. Add the grated
cheese, and cook for a couple more minutes
until it has melted.
Place the spinach, basil and parsley in a
food processor, and blitz until well chopped.
Add this to the white sauce along with the
cooked and drained pasta. Serve immediately.

Security Savings
Bank offers student
loan resources

Security Savings Bank is working with Iowa Student

Loan to provide a supplemental student loan resource
for students and families that addresses costs of higher
education. The Partnership Advance Education Loan can
help fill the gap that may remain after colleges provide
available financial aid. The Partnership Loan program offers both variable and fixed interest rates.
A link to the information and application can be
found on Security Savings Banks website. All Partnership Loan processing and servicing is handled by Aspire Servicing Center, a division of Iowa Student Loans
wholly owned subsidiary, Aspire Resources Inc.
Students and families should complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) first and work
with the college financial aid office to make sure they apply for all applicable forms of federal, state and institutional aid, including federal student loans, prior to obtaining a private student loan. Accepting a private loan before
utilizing other types of aid may decrease your eligibility
for federal, state and institutional aid.

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Spring Cometh?
For the past several weeks many Christian denominations have been observing Lent in numerous ways. They
may have been having special services both on Sundays
and certain week days.
They may have encouraged others to be aware of
peoples various needs, both close to home and around
the world. Some may have opted to give up something.
I hear a variety of things in this category. It is usually
some food we like very much. For me it has been all pastries and candies. (While it doesnt fill the desire, fruit
does taste better right now.) Some have decided to either
go on or support a particular mission, local, national or
foreign.
Our church has asked that we endeavor to give a dollar a day ($40.) or whatever we can which will be used in
our regular filling of food bags rice and other nutrients
& flavorings, etc. -- and then to sign up to do the filling
in April. We usually do at least 15,000 meals which costs
$3,000. Of course we are always asked to pray for others
but shouldnt that be a consistent year round thing? Perhaps we can think a little harder and become more aware
of what is going on right here at home and in the world. I
believe that is being a little less self-centered.
Like other holidays, whatever their intent or cause
for celebration is, Easter became commercialized probably not as much as Christmas. As soon as the Christmas
decorations are down, sometimes sooner, the Valentine
merchandise begins to appear, followed closely (sometimes jointly) by St. Patricks Day and Easter sales promotions (particularly clothes, candy, toys and baskets)
begin to override,
But, when the realization comes to us is that, Wow!
Its almost Easter! We begin to think spring. Think
spring school activities. We will have just preceded that
by all the school sports tournaments, the vying for first
place in wrestling, basketball and other sports tournaments. Des Moines suddenly bursts with more traffic on

SV Speech team
competes at State Speech
Saturday, March 14...

The Southeast Valley Speech team, coached by Ruth

Nellis, competed at the State Individual Speech contest
held Saturday, March 14, 2015, at Sibley.
The results are as follows:
Katelyn Pliner, Literary Program - I, Storytelling I; Zoey Shipley, Interpretation of Poetry - I, Acting - II;
Megan Snyder, Interpretation of Prose - I, After Dinner
Speaking - I; Nicole Williams, Solo Musical Theater - I;
Mueeze Al Mushabbir - Public Address - I, Acting - I;
Marydith Barkley , Storytelling - I; Josie Breitsprecher,
Solo Musical Theater - I; Allie Carlon, Interpretation of
Poetry - II; Hillary Odhiambo, Expository Address - I;
Hannah Peterson, Literary Program - I, Radio News Announcing - II; Roslyn Redman, Interpretation of Prose
- I; Daniel Johnson, Improvisational Acting - I, Radio
News Announcing, II; and Patti Snyder, Storytelling - II.

Fort Dodge wins Keep

Iowa Beautiful award
Governor Branstad to make presentation...

The Keep Iowa Beautiful Board of Trustees has announced the 2015 annual award winners for enhancing
the beauty, cleanliness and attractiveness of the state of
Iowa.
Community Award of Excellence-The City of Fort
Dodge - For community enhancement efforts, support
of volunteer opportunities and beautification programs
making Fort Dodge a more attractive place to live and
work.
The three award categories are corporate, organization and community. The recipients will be presented
their awards by Governor Terry Branstad at the State
Capitol on Thursday, March 26 at 2:00PM. The Governor will also be proclaiming April as Keep Iowa Beautiful month with a ceremonial proclamation signing.
The KIB award program is designed to recognize
special people and organizations that have gone the
extra mile to help build stronger Iowa communities,
said Mike Richardson, Chairman of the KIB Board of
Trustees. A more attractive community improves the
economic vitality and cultural climate of where we live,
work and raise a family.

the streets and people walking on the sidewalks. Those

who came in their own cars slip away to the mall. After
all it is almost prom time and where else to find that
perfect dress? Graduation will be coming up for some
so better check on a graduation outfit, even though no
one except after partiers will see the outfits under those
gowns. Parents get caught up in all of this as they should
and other things take a back seat or maybe even get left
at home. There is a bit of chaos and it seems to take up
our brain and heart space.
Then comes the realization Easter is coming!
That means little girls will still get new fancy church
dresses and bonnets. No one else seems to get all dolled
up like we used to. We had to wear a hat to church always and it may for older girls and Moms, be last years
but the little girls had to have a NEW one.
Finally we may get back on track with the season and
observing what Lent means to many and what Palm Sunday means and what Easter really means. But yet, most
still say something like, Oh, Easter is coming. Maybe
then well have spring and spring weather. We think that
especially this year the stormy and snowy weather this
winter has brought to so much of our country.
Growing up in Boxholm, I think we were more
aware of our church roots and made an effort in the
observances as our denominations practiced. I remember
the first time many, many years ago. On Ash Wednesday
I saw someone come out of a downtown Catholic Church
here in Des Moines. What was that on her forehead? It
looked like a big black smear. Since that time, I married,
and after having always been a Methodist, converted
to the Lutheran Church. There have been many changes
there too, among them a joining of synods placing the
Swedes and Norwegians and many assorted others into
the same synod. Old (almost stubborn at times) thinking
has changed and low and behold we not only observe
Ash Wednesday with services but have the Imposition of
Ashes and open Communion. When our congregation
started doing the ashes there were several dyed in the
wool, Norwegian (maybe some Swedish)_ Lutherans
since birth, who would not participate. It was too Catholic! It took a few years but most did accept and come forward. I am the one who prepares the ashes now. Times
change and so do people.
But Easter always seems to bring that particular
promise to believers and others -- SPRING IS COMING!
HALLELUJAH! It has always seemed to be the
same whether you lived in or around a little Boxholm
or in a bigger city and we feel if Easter comes, Spring
(if not already sprung) cant be far behind. Thus we can
make lots of plans for spring, summer and fall and let
the church services go by the wayside if we can find
something better to do?
Nevertheless, HAPPY EASTER HAPPY SPRING
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SV Boys Compete at
BV Indoor Meet

The Southeast Valley boys track team traveled to Storm Lake to compete in the BV indoor track
meet last Friday. Sophomore Spencer Warehime had the
highest place of the night bringing home the gold in the
1600m run in a time of 4:46.29. Finishing 6th place was
the shuttle hurdle team of Shane Promes, Cade King,
Carter Steck and Jalen Fuss in a time of 39.09. The 4
x 200m team of Caleb Hemmestad, Carter Steck, Shane
Promes and Cade King had an 8th place finish with a time
of 1:40.79
The Jaguars had a second shuttle hurdle relay
team of Cameron Anderson, Tom Nahnsen, Caleb Hemmestad and Daven Rees with a time of 46.62 and a second
4 x 200m relay team with Tom Nahnsen, Ryan Gustafson,
Aaron Swieter and Nolan Johnson (1:45.35). Running
in the 4 x 800m relay was Lucas Pontius, Patrick Breitsprecher, Daven Rees, and Todd Hamilton (10:27.81)
and in the 1600m medley relay was Keaton Jondle, Ryan
Gustafson, Aaron Swieter, and Nolan Johnson (4:09.48).
Individually, Alex Pliner (38 3.5), Skylare
Warehime (38 2) and Nick Eslick (30 3.5) threw the
shot put. Jalen Fuss ran a 10.57 in the 60m high hurdles
and Noah Tucker ran a 5:17.27 in the 1600m run. Keaton
Jondle and Cameron Anderson both ran for the Jags in the
400m dash running 57.10 and 58.22 respectively.
The boys track team will start their outdoor
track season on Monday, March 30th at Lake City and
then heading to Story City on Thursday, April 2nd.

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The Security Savings Bank travelers enjoyed a dinner cruise in Sydney, Austrailia. The Sydney Bridge and Opera
House can be seen in the background. Pictured left to right are Judy Wyrick-Eaton, Kristin Fields, Cheryl Rasmussen,
Charlene Anderson, Steve Lane, Charlotte Johnson, Renee Miller, Les Vangilder, Cheryl Decker, Renae Lane, Susan True
and Diana Vangilder. Missing from the photo are Sheryl Stephenson and Rosalee MacDonald.

Security Savings Bank travelers

visits Australia, New Zealand, Fiji
January 15, 2015, fourteen travelers from Security
Savings Bank ventured out on a Trip of a Lifetime to
Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. After 41 hours of travel, losing one day because of crossing the International
Date Line, we finally reached our welcomed hotel in
Cairns, Australia!
Our trip encountered a total of 14 flights and 24 days.
Everything is very British including the English language
and driving on the left side of the road. The water does
go down the drain counter clockwise, north is warmer
than the south, they have the Southern Cross Constellation and Uggs are sold everywhere!
The first few days were spent in the northern
Queensland area. We experienced Australias rich Aboriginal history with a tour of the Daintree Rainforest
escorted by an Aborigine from the Kuku Yalanji tribe
who taught us about survival in the forest. The next day
took us on a high speed catamaran to Green Island in the
Great Barrier Reef where we went swimming in the Coral
Sea, snorkeling and met Cassius, the worlds largest crocodile in captivity.
After a three-hour plane ride we arrived in the Outback Desert to see Ayers Rock (Uluru Rock in native
language) and Kata Tjuta Rock which are both very sacred to the Aborigine people. The temperature was only
118 degrees that day and we had to wear fly nets over
our heads as they liked fresh travelers! That evening was
enjoyed with a champagne toast by the desert sunset.
On to Alice Springs, the town famous for the old
telegraph station built in 1976 bringing communication
to the Outback. Heres one of our adventures that you

dont get at home, a camel ride to see the desert sunrise

over the mountains. Steve has one more thing crossed
off his bucket list an Outback Balloon ride watching the kangaroo jumping below. This was a favorite of
many.
Another three-hour flight today to the beautiful city
of Melbourne in the south of Australia. We enjoyed an
evening on Phillip Island with the March of the Little
Penguins coming to shore after a day at sea. One of the
parents goes to sea while the other stays home with the
babies. They return at dusk with full tummies, regurgitate
their food and feed their young, yum! Australia is the
Opal Capital of the World so we visited an opal museum to learn about the different colors and qualities of
this beautiful gem. Yes, of course they had a gift shop!
Sydney is a very busy city with their famous bridge
and opera house. Upon arrival, we went to The Rock
in the Sydney Harbour, which was the landing spot for
the prisoners as they were thrown out of Britain and sent
to the new colony. Today it is filled with restaurants, museums and a great places for tourists. We had a tour of
the iconic Opera House which is theatre on the right and
opera on the left. Tickets run from $20 $390 or more.
Some of our travelers managed to see a show one evening. The Sydney Harbour Bridge opened in 1932. For
$270, you could take a four-hour climb over the top of it,
but we decided a drive across would be just fine!
Obviously, I cant get 24 days in one article so will
tell you about New Zealand and Fiji next time.
To be continued
Renae Lane

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Here are the Security Savings Bank travelers pictured at Ayers Rock (Aluru Rock in native language) Sitting in the
front row are Susan True, Charlene Anderson, Renee Miller, Cheryl Rasmussen and Cheryl Decker. Standing in the back
are Judy Wyrick-Eaton, John (our guide), Steve & Renae Lane, Les Vangilder, Krisitn Fields, Diana Vangilder, Charlotte
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Central Plains FFA Officer Team...

Pictured is Mrs. Kellie Blair back row far left, guest speaker with the chapters officer team. Seated from left to right
are Jaden Cline, Bre Ahrens, Katie Walrod, Collin Nordin, and Allie Berg. Standing are Kellie Blair, Erica Nordin, Mason
Bahr, Shane Promes, Riley Rittgers, and Mr. Kehoe.

FFA Awards Night held March 24

The Central Plains FFA Pork Loin Supper and
Awards Night was held on Tuesday, March 24 in the high
school commons. The meal was served between 5:00
and 6:30 PM in the High School Commons. It was open
to the public.
The meal was catered by Lidderdale Country Store.
The meal consisted of pork medallions, cheesy potatoes,
assorted salads, roll, and drink. A variety of desserts
were prepared and served by the Jaguar Caf and Southeast Valley FCCLA Organization.
Heartland Bank donated a quilt designed and sown
by Kelly Black. Mr. Kevin Black and Steven Tucker represented Heartland Bank during the auction. Mr. Bruce
Walrod provided his services to auction the quilt. Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Kehoe of Callender purchased the quilt.

Proceeds of the quilt will fund future FFA activities.

Mrs. Kellie Blair of Dayton, Iowa was the guest
speaker. She is currently the contract coordinator of the
Boone River Watershed for the Iowa Soybean Association. Her presentation challenged the students to determine what their legacy will be. She shared personal experiences with current events to challenge the students to
set goals and work towards those goals. There is a bright
future in the industry of agriculture and leaders will be
needed.
Shane Promes served as mc of the award session.
Mr. Kehoe discussed the accomplishments of the chapter and recognized members who have been involved in
FFA activities throughout the past year. Three members
will be receiving their Iowa FFA Degrees at the 86th State
Leadership Conference: Logan Klingson, Riley Rittgers,
and Katie Walord. Mr. Jon Rollefson of Security Savings
Bank was present to recognize the Iowa Degree recipients and provide them a $250.00 scholarship.
The officer team announced the chapter Star
Awards. The Star Greenhand Award went to Collin
Nordin of Gowrie. Collin is the son of Matt and Stacie
Nordin. Katie Walrod of Moorland was the recipient of
the Star Chapter Award. She is the daughter of Bruce and
Amy Walrod. Those awards were voted by the membership.
The top three fundraising members were Katie Walrod, Ryan Collen, and Joshua Carlson. The chapter ended

Continued on page 9...

Three FFA members awarded the

Iowa Farmer Degree...
At the Central Plains FFA annual Awards Night on
March 24, three local chapter members were presented
with the Iowa Farmer Degree Award and a scholarship of
$250, courtesy of Security Savings Bank. Loan Officer Jon
Rollefson is shown congratulating recipients Katie Walrod,
Logan Klingson, right, and Riley Rittgers. Only 5% of all
FFA members obtain this honored degree.

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SMCH to host free

family Easter fun

The snow has melted, flowers will soon be growing

and birds will be making their spring migration. Easter is
just around the corner. In appreciation of your support
and patronage throughout the year, Stewart Memorial
Community Hospital, McCrary Rost Clinic and Community Pharmacy Lake View will host a family Easter Fun
event on Saturday, April 4 at Speaker Park Shelter House
in Lake View, immediately following the Blackhawk
Mens Club Easter Egg Hunt which starts at 9:30 a.m.
Gather the entire family and come enjoy this free
event. Many activities are planned for families attending
including games, crafts, and face painting. Free snacks
will also be available, and an Easter prize drawing will
be held.
To learn more about the services at Stewart Memorial Community Hospital, log onto our website at www.
stewartmemorial.org or follow us on Facebook at www.
facebook.com/SMCHLakeCity.

Face painting, games, crafts and snacks will be available at the Family Easter Fun event, hosted by Stewart Memorial
Community Hospital, McCrary Rost Clinic and Community Pharmacy Lake View, on Saturday, April 4th at Speaker Park
shelter house in Lake View.

SV High School Yearly Max Bench Press Results

Coach Swieter is very happy with the progress the

kids are making in the weight room. These kids get up 4
times a week and start lifting at 6:45 a.m. when a lot of
people are still sleeping. It is the one max a year they get
to see how all their hard work has paid off. These results
are the amount lifted and also the body percentage. Coach
hopes this continues and knows all their work will pay off
for them.
Coach Swieter also commented on the new weight
room and said it is so nice to get up every morning and
have a nice facility like to to lift in. Coach Swieter has
over 50 boys and girls lift every morning and about 15
junior High kids make the trip every day and lift before
they hope on a bus and go to the Middle School.
Name Bench Grade
Chase Mobley 315 Junior
Aaron Swieter 255 Sophomore
Johnny Lautner 250 Junior
Koltan Lundberg 240 Senior
Carter Steck 235 Junior
Gordon Grossnickle
225
Sophomore
Kaelan Lundberg 225 Sophomore
Kaleb Jondle 225 Freshman
Tommy Lennon 225 Freshman
Dylan Anderson 220 Senior
Jacob Sorenson 220 Sophomore
Conner Conrad 210 Junior
Andrew Dorage 210 Junior
Travis Jones
210
Junior
Zeke Miller
210
Junior
Tristan Ewing 205 Sophomore
Owen Oeltjenbruns
200
Junior
Shane Promes 200 Senior
Alex Pliner
200
Sophomore
Sam Berglund 200 Sophomore
Myles Davis 200 Sophomore
Nick Eslick 200 Sophomore
Dakota Jaeschke 200 Sophomore
Kenny Blunk 200 8th
Keegan Goodwin 190 Sophomore
Keaton Jondle 190 Junior
Logan Boerner 190 Junior
Ryan Gustafson 190 Sophomore
Joel Anderson 185 Sophomore
Nolan Brand 185 Sophomore
Kyle Jondle 175 8th
Cameron Anderson
165
Junior
Daven Rees 165 Freshman
Clayton Kiefer 165 Sophomore
Nolan Johnson 160 Freshman
Isaiah Breeden 160 Freshman
Jordan Benifield
160
8th
Cade King 155 Junior
Chase Swieter 150 7th
JJ Graves 135 8th
Zach Graves 135 8th
Jarret Loseke 135 8th
Xavier Nichols 135 8th
Mason Ackerson 135 8th
Jackson Housken
130
8th
Nyles Johnson 125 8th
Kolton Kamp 90 8th
Name Body Percentage Grade
Aaron Swieter 1.42 Sophomore
Kaelan Lundberg 1.41 Sophomore
Carter Steck 1.37 Junior

Keegan Goodwin 1.37 Sophomore

Travis Jones 1.35 Junior
Andrew Dorage 1.34 Junior
Keaton Jondle 1.34 Junior
Chase Mobley 1.33 Junior
Kaleb Jondle 1.32 Freshman
Kenny Blunk 1.26 8th
Koltan Lundberg 1.24 Senior
Shane Promes 1.22 Senior
Jacob Sorenson 1.21 Sophomore
Zeke Miller 1.20 Junior
Myles Davis 1.20 Sophomore
Cameron Anderson
1.16
Junior
Ryan Gustafson 1.16 Sophomore
Conner Conrad 1.15 Junior
Kyler Jondle 1.14 8th
Jackson Housken
1.13
8th
Nolan Johnson 1.12 Freshman
Dyaln Anderson 1.11 Senior
Johnny Lautner 1.09 Junior
Cade King 1.09 Junior
Nolan Brand 1.09 Sophomore
Dakota Jaeschke 1.08 Sophomore
Logan Boerner 1.07 Junior
Tristan Ewing 1.06 Sophomore
Daven Rees 1.06 Freshman
Gordon Grossnickle
1.04
Sophomore
Isaiah Breeden 1.04 Freshman
Mason Ackerson 1.03 8th
Owen Oeltjenbruns
1.01
Junior
Nick Eslick 1.00 Sophomore
Tommy Lennon .97 Freshman
Jarrett Loseke .96 8th
Sam Berglund .95 Sophomore
Jordan Benifield
.95
8th
JJ Graves .93 8th
Nyles Johnson .93 8th
Zach Graves .91 8th
Chase Swieter .90 7th
Joel Anderson .90 Sophomore
Clayton Kiefer .80 Sophomore
Alex Pliner .70 Sophomore
Xavier Nichols .65 8th
Best Bench Press in each grade
Koltan Lundberg 240 Senior
Chase Mobley 315 Junior
Aaron
Swieter 255 Sophomore
Tommy Lennon
225
Freshman
Kaleb Jondle 225 Freshman
Kenny Blunk 200 8th
Chase Swieter 150 7th
Best Overall Bench
Chase Mobley 315 Junior
Best Body Percentage in each grade
Koltan Lundberg 1.24 Senior
Carter Steck 1.37 Junior
Aaron Swieter 1.42 Sophomore
Kaleb Jondle 1.32 Freshman
Kenny Blunk 1.26 8th
Chase Swieter .90 7th
Best Overall Body Percentage
Aaron Swieter 1.42 Sophomore

ing.

This week saw continued discussion on school fund-

I am very supportive of education funding and want

to make sure our teachers have the tools they need to provide our children a world class education. So, we need to
support a level of funding that is sustainable and fiscally
responsible.
We certainly do not want to support a funding level that comes back to haunt taxpayers and hurt the very
schools, teachers, children and parents we were intending
to help.
Case in point, since 2002 we have over-promised
and under-delivered on school funding six times. Four of
those six times involved funding supplemental state aid
at 4 percent.
As recently as October of 2009, three months into FY
2010, unsustainable levels of funding led to a 10 percent
across-the-board reduction, which devastated schools.
Much worse than if responsible levels had been used.
Do we really want to have a repeat of FY 2010?
The non-partisan Legislative Services Agency recently projected the future condition of the General Fund
based on current spending, historic revenue growth and 4
percent supplemental state aid for FY 2016 and FY 2017.
Their conclusion was this level of funding resulted in the
need to cut $74.8 million in FY 2016 and $515 million in
FY 2017 in order to balance the budget.
This level of funding not only results in spending more than we take in, it results in the complete elimination of the remaining surplus and the need to make
the aforementioned cuts so as to not violate the spending
limitation law.
Even the Des Moines Register noted flaws in the
rhetoric regarding education funding in Iowa. In an article titled Fact Check: Iowa Democrats mislead with
statements on school funding, Jason Noble of the Des
Moines Register demonstrates after adjusting for regional cost differences, Iowa actually ranks 24th in per-pupil
spending, at $11,929.
Thats $194 per student above per-pupil spending

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

by Amanda DeVries
Apr. 3, 1985


The Dayton Tigers won the state Class A runnerup championship tournament held in Des Moines March
18 - 23. A big welcome home celebration of about 450
Dayton Tiger fans were present.

The INA and Des Moines Register sports writers
recently listed their 1985 all-state boys basketball team
selections. The INA chose Dayton Tiger guard Daren
Nelson as a member of the fifth team. Honorable mention
went to Luke Fleener, Tiger Forward and Ross Anderson,
Tiger Center.

The Des Moines Register selected Ross Anderson and Daren Nelson received special mention honors,
and Dan Hansen, Central Webster received honorable
mention.

Mrs. Hanna Johnson will be celebrating her 97th
birthday April 4, with a card shower.

Don Howe & Son - SNAPPER Open House
Demo Days April 19 - 20.

Obituaries was for Harland Hanson, 80.

Sandra and Harold Weiss Jr., will be celebrating
25 years together on April 10.

Students from Central Webster, (Janelle Hubbard and Michelle Davis), Grand Community, (Richenda Crouch, Shelly Gordon, John Lundvall, Robin Neese,
Brenda Fredrickson and Darrell Dodge), Dayton (Laura
Hansen, Chris Buckley, Joyce Heun, Paula Carlson and
Trevor Anderson), and Stratford (Emmaly Engstrom,
Laura Ignaszewski, Jay Larson, Rhea Scheuermann,
Mia Patterson, and Amy Chally) that competed in state
speech contests all received a superior rating.

There will be a puppet show April 4 at the Frontier Lounge starting at 7pm.

Retirement workshop
April 11 at ICCC
Register by April 8...

If you're retiring in the next 5-10 years, you may

have lots of questions. The answers can be found at the
"Ready, Set, Retire" workshop.
Mark your calendar for "Ready, Set, Retire" Saturday, April 11, 2015, 9:00 a.m. - noon. This free half-day
workshop is packed with information about Social Security, Medicare, investing, staying healthy and more.
"Ready, Set, Retire" will be held at Iowa Central
Community College, Bioscience & Health Science Building, 1st floor, Fort Dodge. The workshop will consist of
three one-hour breakout sessions. Participants will have
a choice of seven different topics during the morning.
In addition to Iowa Central, other sponsor include
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Elderbridge Agency on Aging, the Alzheimer's Association,
and Foster Grandparents. Light morning refreshments
will be provided, courtesy of First American Bank.
Pre-registration is requested by April 8, 2015. Please
call 515-574-1293 to sign up today! No marketing or
commercial information will be included

Iowa DNR conducting

prescribed burns

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources plans

to conduct prescribed burns this spring in Webster and
Hamilton Counties on wildlife areas managed by the
IDNR Saylorville Wildlife Unit in Boone.
Prescribed burns will normally be conducted during the months of March, April and May and are used to
improve wildlife habitat, control invasive plant species,
restore and maintain native plant communities and reduce
wildfire potential.
Ground nesting birds such as pheasants, mallards
and bobolinks will all benefit from habitat improvement
as a result of periodic prescribed fire.
Burns will be conducted on a day that meets specific
objectives and weather prescriptions as defined in each
units specific burn plan. If you have any questions or
concerns, you may contact DNR Wildlife Biologist Josh
Gansen at 515-432-2545.

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Mar. 29, 1995

Tom Johnson Kathleen Eide are running for
the Lehigh City Council vacant seat and Paula Martin is
seeking to retain her position as Mayor. The special election will be May 23.

Jerry Snyder, County Supervisor earned a General County Government degree from the continuing education program sponsored by the Iowa State Association
of Counties (ISAC) continuing education program.

Southeast Webster High School, Burnside, students participated in the Iowa High School Music Association State Solo and Small Ensemble contest for class
1-A schools in Armstrong March 25. Trombonist Paul
Bloomquist was chosen for Outstanding Performer and
the Mixed Vocal Quartet of Alyssa Corson, Toki Selby,
Nathan Eslick, and Paul Bloomquist, all of Dayton was
chosen as the Outstanding Performance.

The instrumental students, under the direction
of Bob Hoffmann and accompanied at the piano by Emily Erickson, Marlan Bloomquist, Cheryl Christopherson
and Dixie Johnson came away with 21 Superior ratings,
23 Excellent ratings and three Good ratings.

Gretchen Schlieman was released from the hospital March 23 and is home recuperating.

Shelly Marie Eldridge and David John Woodle,
Lehigh were married March 11 at Lehigh Christian and
United Brethren Church by Rev. Jack Brady.

Theodore Bud and Meryllis Demitroff, Lehigh, will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary
March 30 with a card shower.

Obituaries include Anna Thede, 95; Russell
Svenson, 87; Jean Blank, 79; Hulda Larson, 86; Virginia
Fredrickson, 85 and John Brown, 65.

Malverna Cramer will celebrate her 80th birthday, March 31, with a card shower. The Cramer children
are David and Pat Cramer, rural Harcourt and Dan Cramer, Des Moines. Malverna has three grandchildren.

The Lost Grove Community Theatre will be
presenting Aunt Abby Answers An Ad at the Harcourt
Community Center March 31 at 7:30 pm.

Mike and Debbie Sandstrom will celebrate their
25th wedding anniversary March 30 with a card shower.

Iowa Artists show

April 11 in Madrid

The Iowa Artists Region 5 Show will be held Saturday, April 11, 2015 at the Art House on State, 221 S
State Street, Madrid, IA. Artist registration is from 9:00
a.m. to 10:00 a.m. with the show open to the public from
10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Admission to the show is free of
charge.
Region 5 includes the west central Iowa counties
of Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie,
Polk, and Webster. Artists aged 18 and over, may enter
up to three original works in painting, sculpture, ceramics, drawing, jewelry, fiber and textile. Membership in
Iowa Artists is required to enter the show but local artists
interested in participating, can join the day of the show.
Advance registration is requested, however.
The Art House on State is owned by Becky Roorda
and Dave Johnson. The couple wants to provide a permanent location to showcase the works of the local creative
community. The building also has a nice basement area
that will be used for studio and classroom space. Terry
Dooley is the Artist Manager.
The top 10% of the artwork will receive blue ribbons
which entitles them to go on to the state show in Cedar
Falls, Iowa on May 2.
More information about the Iowa Artists can be
found at http://www.iowaartists.us/ For information and
entry guidelines for the Region 5 show, contact Kathy
Strohl at 515-231-1497.

Iowa Retired School

Personnel will meet April 6
In Fort Dodge....

The Webster County Unit of Iowa Retired School

Personnel will meet on Monday, April 6th at Trinity United Methodist Church, 838 N 25th, Fort Dodge.
The noon lunch will be catered by the church women. The program will feature Jim Kimpell, Fort Dodge
Museum.
Dues for next year will be collected. Reservations
must be made by March 24th to Sharon McNeil at 515576-2820.

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up being ranked 24th overall in the state with the National FFA Chapter Award. Bryce Scott was selected to
participate in the State FFA Band. The 87th State FFA
Leadership Conference is April 20 and 21st, 2015. It
will be held on the campus of Iowa State University.
The chapter was notified by the Iowa FFA Association that four students wwould be recognized at the state
leadership conference in the proficiency award ceremony. Curt Castenson, Bryce Scott, and Clayton Taylor
won their proficiency award areas. All three applications will advance onto the national level. Logan Klingson placed second in state in his area.
The 2014-15 retiring officer team were: President
Shane Promes, Gowrie; Vice President- Collin Nordin, Gowrie; Secretary Allie Berg, Somers; Reporter
Katie Walrod, Moorland; Treasurer Riley Rittgers,
Gowrie; Sentinel Erica Nordin, Gowrie; Parliamentarian Jaden Cline, Callender; Historian Bre Ahrens,
Callender; and chaplain Mason Bahr, Gowrie.
The chapter appreciates all of the support given by
individuals and local businesses throughout the school
year.

SWG Reading Program...

Continued from page 3...
into the hands of our children to build a home library of
their own - each student will receive one non-fiction book
per week, to help build those libraries. The program will
be limited to 20 participants who will be identified according to our FAST and aReading data.
The program costs for staff, books, and transportation will be funded by the SWG District, however, we
could use help with the following supplies: paper, poster
paper, notebooks for student journals, snacks, canvas
book bags, pencils, bookmarks, white boards, markers,
etc. You can contact Mr. Grandfield or Angie Kiefer at
the Elementary Office if you would like to make a donation of any of the aforementioned.

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$2.43 million to support urban conservation efforts.

This is an exciting next step for the Iowa Water
Quality Initiative as we work together with communities,
businesses and homeowners in our towns and cities,
Northey said. Expanding the Water Quality Initiative to
include these projects builds on the important partnership
of urban and rural areas working together to protect and
improve water quality.

Projects will focus on conservation measures
that capture and allow storm water to be absorbed into
the ground and reduce a propertys contribution to water
quality degradation, stream flows and flooding.

Practices included in the projects are bio-retention cells, native landscaping, permeable pavement, soil
quality restoration, bi-swales, wetlands and other practices.

The communities participating in the projects
are Ames, Calmar, Cedar Falls, Des Moines, Granger,
Storm Lake, Webster City, West Des Moines and three
sites in Calhoun County.


Riverside Storm water Wetlands in Webster City
was awarded a grant for $100,000.
The total project is expected to cost $273,000.
Webster City plans to divert their storm water runoff from
a 70 acre urban area to a wetland instead of directly into
the Boone River. The wetland will help by slowing and
filtering storm water generated from the urban streets and
parking areas.

Withdraw from the rat race

Teach us to number our days and recognize how

few they are; help us to spend them as we should. Psalm
90:12
Are we goal setters? Do we set measurable goals for
ourselves, or just take things as they come? If we are a
goal setter, we need to work hard to reach our goals.
Now, we can set large goals for ourselves (lifetime
goals) or small goals, such as cleaning the deep freeze.
We can set spiritual goals, self-improvement goals,
weight-loss goals or any type of goal for ourselves.
However, when we do this we may get caught up in
too many activities. Some of the activities may be good
and some may not be so good. We need to continually ask
ourselves what is important in my life? And we probably should ask - what do I really care about? When we
can honestly answer those two questions, we will have an
idea whether we are committed to God and the Christian
life, or whether we arent committed.
Jesus knew why He was on earth and everything He
did and said moved Him toward His goal, which was to
seek and save the lost souls of earth. Jesus always had
time for people, but He also always made time to be with
His Father. That was very important to Jesus, as we can
see the number of times He went to His Father in prayer.
There is a lesson to be learned from this. Jesus knew the
value of taking time to withdraw from the rat race of His
time and work, and spend quality time with God. Why?
Because He needed it. If Jesus thought He needed time
with God to recharge His energies, what makes us think
that we can be effective in our lives without the same?
Possibly we need to change our lifestyles, but are we
ready to take a close look at them? We possibly will not
like what we see. In changing, we are not required to live
the life of a monk, but if we make God the most important
goal in our daily lives, we will see a change in our lives,
in our homes and with our families.
Are we ready to take control of our lives and grow
closer to our Lord? Why not give it a try? If we do, then
someday we will hear God telling us - well done, good
and faithful servant!

EMANUEL LUTHERAN, DAYTON

Sundays: 10 a.m. Worship; 9 a.m. Sunday
School
Saturday: 9 a.m. first communion class
Wed., Mar. 25 - 6 pm Soup Supper; 7
pm Worship
Sun., Mar. 29 - 9 am Sunday School; 10
am Palm Sunday Worship w/ Communion.
CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC,
DAYTON
Saturday: 5:00 p.m. Mass
April 4: No 5 p.m. Mass
April 5: Mass @ 8 a.m. Easter Sunday
Mass
McGUIRE BEND UNITED BRETHERN,
RURAL DAYTON
Sundays: 9:30 a.m. Adult Sunday School;
10:30 a.m. worship
TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN,
DAYTON
Sundays: 8:45 a.m. Worship; 9:45 a.m.
Coffee hour and Fellowship.
DAYTON UNITED METHODIST,

Disorderly Conduct at Funerals

Turkey Season Begins

House File 558 relating to disruptive and dis-
The spring season begins April 4th in Iowa.
orderly conduct at services for deceased military service
members passed out of the House unanimously.

This bill includes a misdemeanor for showing
disrespect for the American Flag and increases the distance allowed for any disturbance or noise from 500 to
1,000 feet of the location of a funeral or memorial service. As a funeral director this bill is very close to my
heart and I am very pleased to see this bill move to the
Senate for consideration.

Water Quality Demonstration Projects

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey announced this week that nine Urban Conservation Water
Quality Initiative Demonstration Projects have been selected to receive $655,194.00 in funding. Partners and
landowners participating in the projects will provide

Sundays: Worship; 10:30 a.m. Fellowship:

9:30- 10:15; SS: 9:15 a.m.-10:15 (SeptMay)
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN, BURNSIDE
Sundays: 9:30 a.m. Worship
UNITED METHODIST, PILOT MOUND
Sundays: 8:30 a.m. Worship; 9:40 a.m.
Sunday School
1st & 3rd Wed.: 7:30 p.m. Choir Rehearsal
FIRST BAPTIST, STRATFORD
Sundays: 10:30 a.m. Worship & Childrens
Church
HARCOURT UNITED METHODIST,
9:00 a.m. Worship Service; next Celebrate
Saturday event will be March 28. Watch
for details.
DUNCOMBE UNITED METHODIST
Sundays: 10:30 a.m. Worship Service
Thursdays: 1:30 p.m. Bible Study
LEHIGH CHRISTIAN
Sundays: 9a.m. Worship; Regular worship
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On the 4th, Iowa youth can participate in a youth turkey

season that covers two weekends. This allows hunters
younger than 16 to participate in the season.

The youth hunters must hunt with a mentor that
is 18 or older. The mentor must have a valid turkey hunting license for one of the spring seasons. The youth season ends April 12.

The first regular spring turkey season is April
13 - 16. The second season is April 17 - 21. The third
season is April 22 - 28. The fourth turkey season is April
29 - May 17.

Hunters are required to report their harvest at
www.iowadnr.gov.

If you have any questions, please contact me at
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walk-in basement level with video to watch

service and participate in communion.
LEHIGH-OTHO METHODIST
Sundays: Lehigh--9.30 a.m. Sunday
School; 11 a.m. Worship
UMW meets 1st Wed. of month, 1 p.m.
Otho-- 9 a.m. Worship; 10a.m. SS
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METHODIST, STRATFORD
Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Worship
TRINITY LUTHERAN, BOXHOLM
Sundays: 9:30 a.m. Fellowship;
10:30 a.m. Worship.
EVANGELICAL COVENANT, LANYON
Sundays: 9:30a.m. Worship;
10:45a.m. Sunday School
CALVARY UNITED METHODIST,
STRATFORD
Sundays: 10:30 a.m. Worship Service;
9:15 a.m. Sunday School.
UNITED EVANGELICAL COVENANT,
HARCOURT
Sundays: 9:30 a.m. Worship

Saturdays: 7a.m. Mens Bible Study

Wednesdays: 6:30 pm Dinner
7pm-8pm Bible Studies
FAITH LUTHERAN, HARCOURT
Sundays: 10:30 a.m. Worship;
9:00a.m. Sunday School and Fellowship
S T R A T F O R D E VA N G E L I C A L
LUTHERAN
Wed., Mar. 18 - 6 pm Soup Supper; 7 pm
Lenten Worship
Sat., Mar. 21 - 9am-12pm Work day for
Spring Bazaar
Sun., Mar. 22 - 9:15 am S.S./Discipleship;
10:30 Worship; 11:30 Choir Practice
Wed., Mar. 25 - 6 pm Soup Supper; 7 pm
Lenten Worship
UNITED METHODIST, BOXHOLM
Sundays: 9:30 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Fellowship
Time 10:30 a.m. Worship;
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Sunday School
WASHINGTON LUTHERAN, ELCA,
DUNCOMBE
Sundays: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School
10:30 a.m. Worship

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across all 50 states and D.C. according to, the Annie E.
Casey Foundation. http://www.desmoinesregister.com/
story/news/politics/2015/03/01/fact-check-senate-democrats-school-funding/24186317/

Here are some budget facts:

The difference between our current spending for ongoing programs and our ongoing revenues for the upcoming budget is only $180.9 million. Thus we have just over
$180 million in new revenues. Four percent Supplemental
State Aid would consume all of that and then some, leaving no money for other items we have to fund in the areas
of Human Services, Public Health and Public Safety.
Our built-in and anticipated expenditures total $487
million. This figure does not include any money for collectively bargained salaries which by law have to be
funded. While we do not have a specific dollar amount as
to what it would cost to fund the collectively bargained
salaries, we believe that amount will be in excess of $100
million. Our largest built-in expenditure is Medicaid
which requires $206 million to fund. Remember, we only
have $180 million in new revenues.
With that in mind, supplemental State Aid at 1.25
percent would provide almost $100 million in new funding for K12 schools. This new funding would represent
over 55 percent of all new funding available to us and is
a substantial commitment given the state of our current
budget. By coincidence, total education funding makes
up 55 percent of our total state spending. The reality is,
the 1.25 percent, $100 million figure is based on sustainability, not politics.
Another issue involving schools is the school
start date. In an interesting move, the Senate Democratic Majority Leader filed a motion to reconsider on the
school start date bill that passed with bipartisan support.
The Senate had earlier passed a bill that removed the
school start entirely. That bill went to the House of Representatives, where it was amended to allow schools to start
any time after August 23 and allowed a waiver for year
around grade schools. That amended bill then returned to
the Senate where it was agreed to on a 28-22 bipartisan
vote. The bill should have proceeded on to the Governor
for his signature, but instead, in a move that continues to
provide uncertainty for schools, the motion to reconsider
was filed.
So, the bill is stalled until the motion to reconsider
is lifted, or the bill is brought back up for another vote.
Time will tell, and the uncertainty continues. Senator
Gronstal, the Senate Majority Leader, was quoted in the
Des Moines Register saying he isnt in a rush to bring
up the measure again and wants to give Senate members
time to come to their senses.
As always, I want to hear from you. My Senate number is (515) 281-3371 and my home number is (515) 4327327. Write me at: State Capitol, Des Moines, IA 50319
or at my home address: 1313 Quill Avenue, Boone, IA
50036. Email me at jerry.behn@legis.state.ia.us.

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Dayton Review

PV School District Supt. cites costly

repairs; Tax levy approval is vital: Irwin
Mailing seeks yes vote from voters...
Residents of the Prairie Valley School District will
again take to the polls to decide the fate of the proposed
Physical Plant and Equipment levy (PPEL). The tax levy
was defeated by a narrow margin in February, and those
on both sides of the issue hope that this time there will be
a greater awareness on the part of voters both with regard
to the voting date, and the details of the levy itself.
The school district has organized a mass mailing to
all residents in the district to advise them of the coming
vote.
While the Prairie Valley School District is not operating in the red this year, and the next year is expected to
secure enough funds, it is expected the district will run
into a budget shortfall by years four and five as the district struggles to keep up with necessary building repairs.
The proposed Physical Plant and Equipment Levy
will allow the district to prepare for very expensive repairs such as roof and window replacement at the high
school, and other concerns at the elementary building in
Farnhamville, including parking lot repairs, as well as the
replacement of two air-conditioning units.
According to Southeast Valley Board Secretary Lisa
Willardson, a school may dip into its general fund to secure costs of infrastructure developments, but as with
most school years, the general fund is typically stretched
to its limits to accommodate the costs of staff and teacher
salaries, photocopying costs, materials and supplies, bus
fuel, etc.
When an unexpected repair becomes prudent, often
theres a struggle to secure funding. An example of this
occurred recently as the elevator at the high school required a $36,000 repair. Additionally, it became necessary to replace the bleachers and the gym floor during the
2013-2014 school year. PPEL funds were used to replace
these at a cost of $150,000.
Superintendent Lois Irwin cautions that if these
maintenance issues are not addressed, the district may
have to dip into the academic fund for essential repairs
that cannot be delayed. She predicts this may lead to a
snowball effect in which more and more concerns are
not preaddressed and emergency action must be taken.
She explains she doesnt want to see this type of strategy
utilized by the Prairie Valley School District. For example, the district needs to replace 14 sections of roofing
over the next five years.
Because the individual sections were added at different times, the roof replacement may be done section
by section, thereby preventing the district from receiving
a bill for the entire replacement. However, some areas
of the roof are in poor condition, such as the hallway
known as the trophy case hallway.
A roof failure resulting in water damage appears eminent if this is not corrected soon.
Residents of the Prairie Valley School District have
a long history of being supportive, explains Superintendent Irwin. If its something we need, theyre likely to
be supportive.

In contrast, PPEL funds may not be used for costs

not dictated by the tax levy. For example, PPEL funds
may not be used to cover teachers salaries or fuel costs
or books and materials.
A five year plan of proposed funding endeavors is
provided at www.southeastvalley.org Residents
are encouraged to look
over this proposal.
It
should be noted that the
school districts website
has been reorganized since
the initial PPEL vote to
provide greater ease in
terms of accessing this information.
The proposed property tax increase would
result in a change from
$8.05 to $9.05, per $1,000
valuation. This means that
a home valued at $50,000
would see an annual property tax increase of $50 per
year. Residents are also
encouraged to compare
property tax rates throughout the state.
A list of these figures
is available at http://www.
dom.state.ia.us/local/
schools/

Youre invited to our...

Annual Meeting
Monday, April 6
7:00 p.m.

financial report presented

board of directors are elected
short business meeting
Entertainment - Bingo - Cash given for Prizes
Door Prizes

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By Jill Viles

We would like to thank

all who attended our Grand
Opening on March 21.
Also a big thanks to
all that helped, Especially Tab Skoglund, Jeanie
Stoneburner, Clarence & Kathy Schlief, Karen
Skoglund and the Dayton Community Grocery
Store.
Skoglund Auto & Power
John, Eric & Austin