August 31, 2016

GOWRIE, WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA

VOL. 126 NO. 35

LABOR DAY WEEKEND

Tax Incremental Finance (TIF) District

proposed for Gowrie at Council meeting
Kevin Black, Supt. Johnson voice support. . .
By Jile Viles

It was announced at the Aug. 15 meeting of the
Gowrie City Council that a hearing must be held to consider support or opposition to the Tax Incremental Financing Program (TIF). If this program is implemented,
the city would like to make the terms as broad as possible
to allow as many programs as possible.
It was explained the TIF is an on-going project,
meaning interested parties may apply at any time to
take part. Additionally, TIF projects require debt. A
city cannot receive TIF funds and decide to place
them in savings.
If someone doesnt utilize TIF, there
is still tax abatement for new construction, said Kevin Black. The
question becomes, Do you
want funds straight up or do
you want it spread over ten
years?
It was explained the boundaries of TIF may need to be
extended time and time again.

With new applicants to the program,

the city council will be asked to vote
on and approve TIF boundaries. It was
also suggested that a current proposal to
participate in TIF should include the new
Caseys building.

Superintendent Brian Johnson
voiced praise for the citys potential participation in this project. He said the potential home building projects are vital to
the success of the schools Building and
Trades program. Additionally, he explains
that for every student entering our school
district, as a result of new construction incentives, yields $6 to 7K for the district.

If we have TIF already established, this might make Gowrie more attractive to developers, offered mayor,
Gayle Redman.

It was noted new construction projects may in-

Gowrie City Council continued on page 10...

Drake Erritt

Check out the Local Bull rider

at the Annual Dayton Rodeo
Photo by Tara Erritt

Prairie Valley School district enrollment

rises 15 at elementary, 15 at high school
$177,000 grant secured. . .
By Jill Viles

The Prairie Valley School Board met the evening of August 24 for a brief, yet productive meeting.

For a stranger
in a new land, I was very
pleased with the first
Junior Dayton Rodeo Queen
day [of school], offered
Full story on page 6...
superintendent, Brian
Photo by Tara Erritt
Johnson. Things were

Payton Erritt

very organized at the high school. Johnson also praised

the efforts of the busing staff.

Elementary school principal, Jim Duncan concurred, and explained that a lesson in bus safety is an integral part of the first day. Its a very complex process
to make sure all of the elementary students are getting on
the correct bus. Everything went fine. When I checked
with the secretary, she reported no problems no as well.

On a positive note, enrollment is up this year
compared to last year.
However, the administration urges caution when
reviewing these numbers
as we have not yet reached
count day, the day student count is calculated to

PV School board
continued on page 4...

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August 31, 2016

Woodruff, 4-H Reserve Champion. . .

Pierce Woodruff of the Gowrie Groundbreakers

received 4-H Reserve Champion, Spotted Breeding Gilt at
the Iowa State Fair.

THE GOWRIE NEWS

Callender Harvest & Music Fest Celebration

Donald, 1 year old, and his older sister Destinee Brandel, 3 years old, both from Callender, rode ponies. The ponies
were supplied by Lil Rednex Pony Rides, from the R6 Ranch, Dayton, sponsored by Security Savings Bank. Photo by Jeff Heck.

Kaden Jones, nine years old from Fort Dodge,
performs a magic rope trick. Kaden has been performing
magic tricks for two years.

Erik Larson, seven years old from Fort Dodge, Iowa rides a
pony at the Callender Harvest and Music Fest on August 27.

The rock band Crossed, from Waterloo,IA, performs at worship and town concerts, such as Callender Harvest
and Music Fest.

Tomorrow's Leaders

Pictured from L to R are, Linkin, seven and Tripp, three, children of Dallas and
Mindy Roper; Jacie, one, daughter of Michael and Ashley Hanlon; Riley, eight, Jacey, six,
and Taylor, three and a half, daughters of Brett and Kathy Carlson.

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Southeast Valley cross country teams

host Southeast Valley Invitational
Warehime wins boys individual title...

The Southeast Valley cross country teams competed for the first time this past Thursday at the their
home Southeast Valley Invitational in Gowrie. This
was the 3rd year the invitational was held and for the 3rd
straight year, Jaguar senior Spencer Warehime won the
boys individual title. Spencers time was 17:10, his best
time of the three titles. Junior Patrick Breitsprecher was
the second Jag to cross the finish line, earning a medal
with a 5th place finish and a time of 19:36. Sophomores
Nathan Montgomery and Ben Carlson also earned medals
by finishing 11th (20:20) and 20th (21:00) respectively.

Todd Hamilton as the fifth Jaguar to cross the
finish line in 34th (22:40) and was followed by Lucas
Pontius (36th, 23:12), Dalton Dencklau (37th, 23:24) and
Ben Sebring (43rd, 23:48). The top 7 (5 scorers and 2
displacement runners) led the Jaguars to a second place
finish with 64 points. They were edged by a single point
by West Central Valley who scored 63 and South Central
Calhoun was 3rd with 70 points.

Freshmen Parker Johnson (59th, 26:33), Jared
Kastendieck (61st, 26:43) and sophomore Dillon Sytsma
(62nd, 27:17) were the next three Southeast Valley runners to finish. Lincoln Miller was 64th (27:43), followed
by Jordan Lane (68th, 27:52), Aaron True (69th, 27:58),

Blane Martens (70th, 28:35), AJ Smith (71st, 28:55), and

Kyle Baird (72nd, 29:00).

The Southeast Valley girls were lead by two
medalists. Sophomores Sammy Alphs and Katara Jondle
earned the honors for the Jaguars. Sammy was crossed
the finish in 14th with a time of 25:31 and Kataras 25:56
was 17th place overall. Junior Tessa Berg (27:21) and
Senior Emma Graves (27:23) just missed medals with a
27th and 28th place respectively. Freshman Emma Hunter was the fifth runner for the Jaguars running a 28:06
and finishing 31st in her first career meet.

Sophomores Hannah Rees (52nd, 33:17), Chelsea Grossnickle (53rd, 33:21), senior Sarah Nahnsen
(54th, 33:54), and Junior Leslie (60th, 35:16) all competed for the Jaguars. The girls finished 5th place overall. St. Edmond won the meet with 37 points while South
Central Calhoun was 2nd with 40 points. The Jaguars
will compete at Spring Lake in the Greene County Invite
on Thursday, September 8th as their next meet.

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Thursday, September 1
Gowrie Fire Dept., 7:00 p.m. at the fire station.
Monday, September 5
Harcourt TOPS, 8:00 a.m. at Faith Lutheran
Church Harcourt.
Cub Scout Pack 42, 6:00 p.m. at the Callender
Heritage Library/Community Center
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Junior Tessa Berg (27:21) and Senior Emma
Graves (27:23) just missed medals with a 27th and 28th
place respectively. Photo by Lisa Peterson.

1960-1969 Years Ago...

Percy A. Millard, a teacher and high school
principal at Gowrie for 41 years, was honored at an open
house when he announced that he would retire at the end
of the 1968-69 term. Millard is shown with his wife, Lucille (in center), flanked by three of the seven superintendents under whom he served. They are Arthur C. Anderson of Des Moines (extreme left); Supt. D. L. Tracy of
Gowrie, present head of the system, and Marion Culver.

Turning in the best record since the pool opened
in 1964 was the 1969 Gowrie Swim team which won two
tdual meets and placed fourth in the Cornbelt Conference championship tournament. Members of the squad
are Stewart Gordon, Brett Nordmann, David Amandus,
Mike Johnson, Cindy Johnson, Heather Pingel, Brenda
Bastow, Cindy Johnson, Lisa Baedke, Shane Johnson,
Jennifer Wooters, Cindy Nordmann, Debbie Smith, Dana
Smith, Paul Baedke, Mark Lewis, Doug Farnham, Brian McLoud, Larry Rude, Terry White, Kathy Johnson,
Judy Farnham, Johanna Baedke, Becky Lambertson,
Joleen Ryberg, Mary Beth Johnson, and Tyra Johnson,
Brian Nordmann, Travis Anderson, Dean A. Farnham,
Bruce Nordmann, Carl Beyerhelmm, and Coach Chuck
Christensen. Doug Harrell was assistant coach.

A large crowd as on hand to greet Tricia
Nixon, daughter of is Richard M. Nixon (who later in
the year became President of the United States) when
the petite 22- year-old made a whirlwind visit to Gowries 1968 July Fourth Celebration to boost her fathers shown as she is introduced to the crowd by
Thatcher Johnson of Gowrie, County C.O.P. chairman.

To meet an ever-increasing demand for
power, the Gowrie Municipal Utilities purchased another large 1,250-kilowatt generating unit in January.
The huge 40-ton engine was delivered in November.

Despite June flooding and a dry July, area
crops came along amazingly well. The soybean crop
was good but slightly below average, running 3233 bushels to the acre. Corn yields were better than
originally anticipated, hitting an average of 105-

Jaguar senior Spencer Warehime won the boys individual title at the Southeast Valley Invitational in Gowrie.
Photo by Lisa Peterson.

110 bushels to the acre to better the previous year.

In the business district, Palmers store underwent an extensive remodeling program to become one of
the most modern hardware and furniture stores within a
wide area. Smiths Market also completed a new addition for butchering, enabling it to perform all of its meat
processing operations under one roof. Mr. and Mrs. Anos
Rasmussen remodeled and refurbished the old Canteen Cafe after buying the Legion Building and opened
their up-todate Rasmussens Cafe here in November.

Dean Erb, attorney, moved his law firm
into remodeled offices in the Brockett building which
formerly housed the post office, while Raymond E.
Wilson bought out Wm. L. Wood and Started up
the Wilson Livestock & Trucking in October. Following a trend throughout the state, the Gowrie Coop Egg plant closed down in September. Previously,
the Gowrie Cafe had ceased operations in August.

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Down Memory Lane

August 31, 2016

B Y

S A R A

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D O W N S

Pizza, motorcycles and rafting. . . .

Time does march on. It did with my family and
before I knew it they had all grown and married and there
were a number of grandchildren and even two great grandchildren. I was living alone but most of them not very
far away and the next thing I knew, I was completing 31+
years of working for a bonding company, retiring as an
Agency Service Representative. Many of my constantly
growing family members attended my party, including
my son from Washington who had recently retired from
the Navy and my oldest grandchild who was then living
in California. I was so happy that one of my children had
gone to Boxholm to bring my Dad down but saddened a
bit that Mom had gone to her heavenly award just the prior
year and was missed.

It was a great time and during the days following while John and Stacie were still here the partying
continued. One evening Sally had us to her house where
we had Bamies pizza. It was a special pizza as the original restaurant where they had all gone from childhood was
demolished to change the layout of Fleur Drive because of
airport expansion and other street changes. Also Bami had
met his heavenly reward but his son continued the recipe
out of his home for special orders.

In addition to a super good pizza, what was memorable about Bamie (a REAL Italian) was the atmosphere
of his place. Most of the time when customers came into
the restaurant there was always a table or two that hadnt
been bussed. If it was one that you wanted or could accommodate your party suddenly there came a wet cloth
from out of nowhere and something was shouted that if
you wanted it to clean it up. Southsiders usually expected
this greeting and gladly cleaned up. In fact we delighted
in taking visitors there for the first time. You can bet that
we didnt take any snobby or high hat friends or relatives. Kids, especially, seemed to like it and enjoyed getting up from their own table and cleaning others when
people left. Another thing we could be at our table,
devouring pizza, salad and drinks, engrossed in our own
conversations, when all of a sudden the kitchen door would
swing open and out came a fella clad in firemans hat, long
coat and boots, carrying a fire extinguisher and squirting
it right at us. Duck, duck down everyone! Whoops too
late. Few people got angry at this. Could be that the first
timers had been warned of something unexpected happening. Of course that fella was Bamie himself. Later on that
same character burst out of the kitchen, this time with old
trombone in hand with which he would get close and blare
at the diners, pushing the slide clear out and hitting some
of your plates or glasses. There was a boxing glove on the
end of the slide. Watch out! Be ready!

Back to our family pizza evening. Remembering
Bamies started all kinds of memories. It seems that a lot
of things did happen when the kids were young adolescents and teen agers that never got back to us and no one
had revealed. A couple things came out when Do you remember or did you ever hear about? stories were related.
Rex son number two at about 16 years of age -- had
worked and saved for his first motorcycle and started
something in the neighborhood and two or three other buddies got them too. They all started with the smaller model
Hondas. It was, Hey, Mom! Did you ever know about
Rex and the motorcycle? It was on 14th St. where on the
north at McKinley heading south there was quite a hill that
dipped down to Yeader Creek and went back up again.
Rex would start at McKinley, get the speed up, jump on
the seat, ride it down the hill and quite a way up the other
side, balancing all the way, and then drop to the seat, grabbing handle bars and making it up the hill. I was told he
was successful every time. Apparently so. He never came
home with bumps, bruises and scrapes from it and never
heard an ambulance siren. The bike remained intact too.

Following that one was Andys (the third boy,
fourth child) turn. Hey, Mom! Did you ever hear about
the time John saved me from drowning? Thank goodness I was still in good health then and had a strong heart.
What had happened? Well, my boys werent the only ones
who had those surplus, blow up rafts. Seems some of the
neighborhood boys on one nice summer day decided to go
up river on the Raccoon and float back into town. They
had taken Andy with them. Things had gone well until
they got under the old Fleur bridge where there was the
remnants of an old dam. The raft bumped it or something,
tipping but not upsetting. However Andy evidently wasnt
very secure in the raft and he fell out. Down he went! John
hadnt been thrown out and Andy said he had the instinct
to raise his arm. John grabbed him and hauled him back in.
Apparently the current was quite tame but they all decided
to head for shore as soon as possible. With several other
boys on that adventure too, they must have had a close pact
as no one had revealed that to us over all those years. I
dont believe my girls even knew until that night. Maybe
it is true that sometimes what you dont know wont hurt
you and what you dont tell your parents wont either. Still
occasionally there is a Hey, Mom. Do you remember or

did you ever know?

Rafting or a motorcycle ride anyone or would
you prefer a good old pizza?

PV School board...
continued on page 4...
assign funding for the district.

This year count day falls on October 1st,
which is a Sunday, so student count will be determined
the following day. Additionally, changes in numbers of
students due to open enrollment may also occur prior
to October 1st. Initially superintendent Brian Johnson
makes decisions regarding open enrollment, but if parents and/or students are unhappy about these decisions,
they may request to appear before the school board.

Currently 264 students are enrolled in the Prairie Valley School Districts elementary school. This includes those from pre-school through the fourth grade.
This figure is up 15 students from last year; however,
if pre-school is not included in the calculation, the district is up 22 students from last year. Currently the high
school enrollment is 355 with an increase in enrollment
of 15 students.

At one point we werent sure if wed have
enough chromebooks for our students, offered Johnson.
Thats a great problem to have.

In other news, representatives from both the
Southeast Webster-Grand school district and the Prairie
Valley School district will meet soon to go over policy
manuals in an effort to make sure expectations for staff
and students are moving toward a consensus in advance
of a potential merger of the districts in the coming years.
District finances,
$177,000 grant secured

Board secretary, Lisa Willardson, reported on
the financial status of the district. She noted this is a
meager month in terms of revenue as there is no state
aid received in July; however, she reports the district is
a little ahead in cash, as compared to where the district was last year. Also, the TLC (Teacher Leadership
Grant) has been approved for the district in the amount
of $177,000. This figure may increase slightly if more
students are added due to open enrollment.

This [the TLC grant] is a great source of funding for us, suggested Willardson. We want to use it for
everyones benefit.

Superintendent Johnson advised the board that
administration may appear before the SBRC gain authority to spend the money gained by open enrollment students. The School Budget Review Committee (SRBC)
is a non-partisan body established by the legislature with
authority and responsibilities in school budgeting and accounting. The SRBC is an independent agency, separate
from the Department of Education and Department of
Management.

We need to gain this authority to spend this
money, explained Johnson.

Retrospectively, it was noted that the PV School
District lost 16 students last academic year. This resulted in a net loss of $200,000 in funding for the district.
Cuts had to be made to make up for this fiscal loss. It
was questioned whether the district could reinstate some
of the cuts made in the previous academic year, but the
board and administration urged caution.

This is a very fluid situation, said board member Gary Welter.

The administration concurred and advised the
district needs more time to see if enrollment figures increase or decline this academic year.

Birthdays
31-Aug Tom Little
1-Sep Joe Robertson, Verna Thomas
2-Sep Kristi Gleason, Nathan Jackson, Polly Saxton
3-Sep Jeff Vosberg
4-Sep Larry Hirschberg, David Stickrod
5-Sep Pauline Carlson, Bob Hicks

Rose McCubbin, Denise Wiederin
6-Sep Cloey Reese
7-Sep Marilyn Jensen, Jason Johnson Jr., Dave Seil
1-Sept
3-Sept


5-Sept
6-Sept
7-Sept

Anniversaries
Dan and Beth Goodwin.
Brian and Vickie Gleason;
Marion and Doris Moeller;
Rick and Cheryl Pearson.
Steve and Renae Lane.
Nathan and Kari Subbert.
Paul and Peg Vote.

Reverend Frank Phillip Fagerburg

(Pastor Frank)

Born to Alfred George and Jessie Mae Nada
(Noland) Fagerburg on November 4, 1920, Frank P.
Fagerburg began his nearly 96 years of life in his family home at 1204 North Livingston Street, Bloomington,
Illinois. He died peacefully at his home in Green Lake,
Wisconsin, on August 25, 2016.

Before his birth, Franks parents prayed their
child would live and work serving God. They dedicated
his life to Christ at the First Baptist Church (FBC) of
Bloomington. As a young boy, he accepted Christ as his
Savior and became a member of the congregation.

He attended Bloomington High School, was part
of the Bloomington YMCA acrobatics team, and participated in many sports. After graduation, he worked for a
railroad until entering the military.

Frank joined the Navy Air Corp on January 5,
1943. He cherished his time serving our country as a
Navy Air Corp fighter pilot in World War II, flying the
Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter and Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber aircraft. Serving aboard the U.S.S.
Shangri-La aircraft carrier, he was part of Air Group Two
Tall Dogs, and mustered out of military service on December 9, 1945.

After attending Illinois Wesleyan University, he
transferred to Sioux Falls College (now The University
of Sioux Falls). He was on the football team, participated
in theater, and once competed against the Harlem Globetrotters. It was at college he met the love of his life,
Dorothy Elaine Williams. After receiving their Bachelor
of Arts degrees on June 6, 1949, they traveled to Dotties hometown of Osage, Iowa, where they married at
the First Baptist Church on June 12, 1949. Their marriage
was one of love, respect, and deep devotion. Throughout
their marriage, they celebrated a monthly anniversary on
the twelfth of every month, serving as a testament to their
faithfulness to each other.

Frank and Dottie moved to Berkeley, California,
where he attended Berkeley Baptist Divinity School (now
The Seminary of the West). While studying there, they
directed the youth program at FBC in Oakland. First son,
Frank Leslie, was born in 1951. They moved to Vallejo,
where Frank served as Youth Director at FBC in Vallejo.
Son Stephen George was born in 1953. Frank worked
at the Santa Rita State Prison, where he developed the
prison recreation program and taught inmates the boxing
skills he developed as a youth. After receiving his Master
of Theology Degree and completing requirements for ordination, they returned to South Dakota where Frank became Assistant Pastor, and Dottie was Director of Christian Education at the First Baptist Church of Sioux Falls.

In 1955 they moved to Trent, SD, where Frank
served two churches -- Trent Baptist Church and West
Baptist Church of Coleman. Daughter Pamela Jo was
born that same year, and son Mark Daniel was born in
1959.

Frank and Dottie faithfully served in other
American Baptist Churches including The First Baptist Church of Churdan, IA, The Federated Church of
Green Lake, WI, and The First Baptist Church of Red
Oak, IA. Frank and Dottie moved to Waupaca, WI, where
Frank served two years as Resident Camp Pastor/Caretaker for Camp Tamarack, the Wisconsin American Baptist Church state camp. Although they retired, they answered Gods call back to active ministry, serving at the
First Baptist Church of Cresco, IA for seven years until
they officially retired in 2001. They returned to Green
Lake, WI, enjoying 57 years of marriage until Dotties
death on December 6, 2006. Frank was a member of The
Federated Church of Green Lake.

A loving and faithful servant of God and man,

Fagerburg Obit. continued on page 11...

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Southeast Valley
Schedule of Events
Week of Aug 31st to Sept 7th

Thursday, Sept. 1
5:30 p.m. JVR/JV/V Volleyball GAME - Southeast
Valley @ Newell-Fonda
6:00 p.m. JVR Football GAME - East Sac County @
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Queen Coronation Ceremony on Aug. 13. Photo by Steve
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Dayton Fire Department

continues beer sales
at Dayton Rodeo
Discontinues Dance Tent. . .

The Dayton Fire Department will continue to
operate beer concessions at the Dayton Rodeo this year.

The Dayton Fire Department will not have a
dance tent this year. It was incorrectly mentioned last
week that the Dayton Fire Department would not have
beer concessions.

The 2016 Dayton Rodeo Serpentine Riders . . .

The Dayton Rodeo Serpentine riders pictured in
the Back row from left to right are Morgan Beaman, Kyla
Gunderson, Lynn Heckman-coach, Makenna Spillman,
Erica Heckman. Front row from left to right are Amanda
Anderson- coach, Lynn Grossnickle, Molly Byrnes, Sue Hadaway, and Michelle Spillman- coach.

Dayton Fire Department

washes Rodeo buildings;
new stain is applied

New calf roping

end may be constructed
for Dayton Rodeo

The Dayton Fire Department pressure washed
all the buildings and fence earlier this month at the Dayton Rodeo arena.

The Dayton Community Club bought $200.00
worth of stain supplies. The Celebration Community

For next rodeo season. . .

Ashley Halligan - Dayton Rodeo Senior Queen

The Dayton Rodeo has made some big improvements in recent years.

Jessie Green, Dayton Rodeo president, stated
that if all goes well the Celebration Committee would like
to construct a new roping end (calf chute) for calf roping
competition for the Dayton Rodeo arena.

Jessie Green President of Dayton Rodeo

Celebration Committee for second year
Community involvement has been important to him . . .

Jessie Green is the president of the Dayton
Celebration Committee for the second consecutive year.

Other past presidents preceding Jessie were
Luke Fleener and Dave Bills, both of whom are member
of the board of directors.

Jessie became involved with the 75th Dayton
Rodeo working on sponsorships and advertising, something he still handles. As president he now has many

other duties.

His father is Frank Green, rural Harcourt, who
has been heavily involved with youth rodeo and bronc
riding competition. He raises bucking horses.

Jessie helps farm with his father Frank and
half-brother Steve Stillman. The Greens are a fifth generation farm family.

Jessie Green President continued on page 8...

Rodeo buildings Continued on page 7...

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Payton Erritt Jr. Queen for Dayton

Wranglers; sophomore at SV
Very involved with horses. . .

Payton Erritt, 15, will be a sophomore at Southeast Valley High School this fall and resides in the PV
School District.

Her parents are Michael and Tara Erritt. Her
grandparents are John and Carole Erritt and Glen and
Marilyn Blunk.

She has two brothers and sisters; Alexa, Dylan,

Drake, and Kyleigh. Her in-school hobbies are being a

varsity golfer. She is also involved in FFA and FCCLA.

My out of school hobbies are everything and
anything involving horses like 4-H and rodeos, mainly
lots and lots of rodeos, she said. I have been riding
horses since I was about a week old and barrel racing
since I was about three years old.

She continued, Everything I know now about
horses and barrel racing I learned from my Dads childhood horse, Mack. He was definitely the greatest horse
a girl could have ever asked for! Mack won me my very
first championship buckle in 2007.

She added, I have won many other buckles
from barrel racing since I started. I am currently running
in the Pro division at the Circle C Rodeo Association and
have been the champion the past three years.

Concluded Payton, I am very excited to be
the Dayton Wranglers Junior Queen this year because I
would love to represent the Wranglers and participate in
all the parades and perform in the Labor Day weekend
rodeo along side my good friend Ashley Halligan!

Rodeo buildings. . .
Continued from page 6...
bought $500 worth of stain supplies.

Diamond Vogel Paint Center from Fort Dodge,
donated $300 worth of products.

The crows nest is getting new windows.

And the Dayton Rodeo buildings are getting
new stain and the so is the fence.

The Dayton Fire Department will continue to
operate beer concessions at the Dayton Rodeo this year.

The Dayton Fire Department will not have a dance
tent this year.

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Kids Day is Monday,
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Kids Day will be Monday, Labor Day, during
the Dayton Rodeo this year. This is a major change from
previous years when Kids Day was on Saturday night.

Parents who bring their children to the Dayton
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Jessie Green President...

continued from page 6...

As a boy Jessie was involved in 4-H and Jane
Klingson helped him. I learned that being active in ones
community was very important, said Jessie.

His grandmother was Viola Green who was a
4-H leader.

Jessie is a member of the Webster County Farm
Bureau board.

He is a worship contributor for a musical group at
Hope Lutheran Church in West Des Moines on a part-time
basis. Jessie has also been a Sunday School teacher for
high school students at Stratford Baptist Church.

Jessie lives on the family farm in rural Harcourt.
He has enjoyed his involvement with the Dayton Rodeo.

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THE GOWRIE NEWS

Jaguars rout Eagle Grove 45-6 Friday;

five touchdown passes, 307 passing yards
Total domination by Southeast Valley. . .
By Glenn Schreiber

The Southeast Valley Jaguars routed Eagle
Grove 45-6 in the season opener Friday night in Gowrie.

What a great way to start our season, said
coach Mike Swieter.

The Jaguars totally dominated the game from
start to finish as they led 14-0 at the first quarter mark
and then 32-0 at the end of the half.

It was a great first game, said Swieter. We
need to enjoy this win but this is the week we have to
make big improvements. This is the most important
week for improvements.

He continued, The next two weeks we play
very good teams and we will need to play very well. We
are already preparing for Algona Garrigan.
Jaguars start
scoring with turnover

On the fourth play of the game Aaron Swieter
had an Interception and returned it for a 17 yard TD. Nolan Brand hit JJ Graves for the two point conversion.

The Jags executed an 8 play drive after forcing
a three and out defensively. Aaron Swieter started the
drive with a 8 yard run and Kaleb Jondle finished it off
with an 11 yard TD run. And the rout was on.

On the first play of the second quarterback
Nolan Brand passed to Dakota Jaeschke for an 85 yard
touchdown pass.

Eight plays later, after another three and out defensively, the Jags scored again on a 17 yard pass from
Brand to Jaeschke.
Great passing game

Jaguar quarterback Nolan Brand completed 11
of 16 passes for a whopping 280 yards and four touchdowns.

Six Jaguar players caught passes and Jaeschke
and Nolan Johnson caught three and four respectively for
a combined 230 yards.

I am very happy with our passing game with
over 300 yards, said coach Swieter. We need to get
our running game clicking but Eagle Groves goal was to
stop the run and they did.

So we attacked their weakness and it paid off.
Our defense played well for the first game and only allowed 156 total yards, he noted.

Hunter Kruse was 1-1 in passing, completing a
27 yard pass for another touchdown, giving the Jaguars
307 total yards in passing.

The Jaguars had 66 total yards in rushing.
Two punts, one kickoff

How good were the Southeast Valley Jaguars?

Punter Mason Ackerson had to punt only twice.
He had 68 total yards and a 34 yard average.

And there was only one kickoff return by Nolan
Johnson for 12 yards.
Other scoring

After a Nolan Johnson interception in the second quarter, quarterback Nolan Brand passed to Jaeschke
for another 39 yard touchdown.

The Jags actually started the second half with a
13 play drive but a penalty nullified a touchdown. Eagle
Grove then mounted a drive that resulted in their lone
touchdown.

Southeast Valley answered with Brand hitting
Nolan Johnson on a 39 yard TD pass. Chase Swieter
kicked the PAT.

The Jaguars did start substituting players, giving
younger players experience.

On a long fourth down Hunter Kruse hit Carter
Fluckiger on a 27 yard TD pass.
Great SV defense

Leading the defense in total tacklers were: Ryan
Gustafson, 7; Alex Pliner, 6.5; Kyle Jondle, 5.5; Aaron
Swieter, 4.5; and Jaden Cline, 4.5.

Nolan Johnson, Aaron Swieter, and Daven Rees
each had one interception.

Dakota Jaeschke, senior for the Jaguars, makes
the catch and runs it in for a touchdown Friday evening
against Eagle Grove. Photo by Lisa Peterson.

Gustafson led in solo tackles with six. Pliner
led in tackle assists with nine. Pliner had the lone quarterback sack.

Jaden Cline makes a great tackle for the Jaguars
friday night winning 45 to 6 against Eagle Grove. Photo by
Lisa Peterson.
Individual Statistics
Passing

Att.
Comp Yds/Com.
Nolan Brand
16
11
280
Hunter Kruse
1
1
27
Rushing

Att.
Yds.
Rush TDs
Kaleb Jondle
7
29
1
Aaron Swieter
10
27
0
Kenny Blunk
1
6
0
Kyler Jondle
2
4
0
Receiving

#Rec. Yds. Receiving TDs
TDs
Dakota Jaeschke
3
135 45.0
3
Nolan Johnson
4
95
23.8
1
Ryan Gustafson
1
29
29.0
0
Carter Fluckiger
1
27
27.0
1
Kaleb Jondle
2
17
8.5
0
Aaron Swieter
1
4
4.0
0
Total Offense Rushing & Receiving

Rush Att. Receptions Total Yds TDs
Dakota Jaeschke
0
3
135
3
Nolan Johnson
0
4
95
1
Kaleb Jondle
7
2
46
1
Aaron Swieter
10
1
31
0
Ryan Gustafson
0
1
29
0
Carter Fluckiger
0
1
27
1
Kenny Blunk
1
0
6
0
Kyler Jondle
2
0
4
0
Total Offense Rushing & Passing

Rush Att. Pass Att. Total Yds TDs
Nolan Brand
0
16
280
4
Kaleb Jondle
7
0
29
1
Hunter Kruse
0
1
27
1
Aaron Swieter
10
0
27
0
Kenny Blunk
1
0
6
0
Kyler Jondle
2
0
4
0
Scoring

Pts.
Rushing
FG
PAT
Dakota Jaeschke
18
0
0
0
Nolan Johnson
6
0
0
0
Aaron Swieter
6
0
0
0
Kaleb Jondle
6
6
0
0
Carter Fluckiger
6
0
0
0
JJ Graves
2
0
0
0
Chase Swieter
1
0
0
1
Tackles

Unas.
Asst.
Solo Sacks
Ryan Gustafson
6
2
0
Alex Pliner
2
9
1
Kyler Jondle
2
7
0
Aaron Swieter
1
7
0
Jaden Cline
3
3
1
Nick Eslick
1
4
0
Dakota Jaeschke
2
2
0
Nolan Johnson
2
1
0
Kaleb Jondle
2
1
0
Zach Graves
2
1
0
Sam Berglund
1
2
0
Tom Lennon
1
2
0
JJ Graves
1
2
0
Daven Rees
1
1
0
Kenny Blunk
1
0
0
Nyles Johnson
1
0
0
Chase Swieter
0
2
0
Ivan Hudson
0
2
0
Carter Fluckiger
1
0
0
Interceptions

Interceptions
Return Yrds
TDs
Nolan Johnson
1
12
0
Aaron Swieter
1
17
1
Daven Rees
1
0
0
PAT Kicking

PAT Att.
PAT
PAT%
Chase Swieter
2
1
50.0
Kickoffs

SV Football continued on page 10...

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The City of Farnhamville is accepting applications for their Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) funded housing rehabilitation program.
The objective of the program is the preservation of the Citys housing stock
through the rehabilitation of single-family home-ownership units located
within the incorporated limits of the City of Farnhamville.

To apply, all of the following minimum requirements must be met:
1. The applicant must occupy the property to be assisted as their principal
place of residence and must own the property (Ownership means
holding Title to the property).
2. The applicant must have owned and resided in the property to be
assisted at least six (6) months prior to the date of application for
assistance and cannot be a under a contract sale.
3. The assisted property must be located within the targeted area as
identified on map below.
4. The applicant must be current with regard to their mortgage payments,
real estate taxes and utility payments associated with the property.

5. The assisted property must be hooked up to public water and sewer.

6. The assisted property must be covered by property insurance in an
amount equal to or greater than the current assessed value of the
property.
7. The assisted property must be free from garbage, debris, refuse,
building materials, and abandoned non-operational or junk vehicles.
8. The household income must meet the program income guidelines listed
below:

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Gross Yearly
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2
$40,550
3
$45,600
4
$50,650
5
$54,750
6
$58,800
7
$62,850
8
$66,900

Applications are available at the Farnhamville City Clerks Office,
335 Hardin Street, Farnhamville, Iowa. Application assistance will be
available on Wednesday September 7 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the City
Clerks Office. Appointments are encouraged. To set up an appointment
please contact Miles Brainard at MIDAS Council of Governments (515)
576-7183 ext. 213. The deadline for the initial round of applications is
September 23, 2016 after this date all applications will be processed
and verified on a first come first serve basis.

GOWRIE
MUNICIPAL UTILITIES

Webster County Planning

Zoning Commission

Regular meeting was held August 8, 2016, 6:30 PM at the utilities

office with the following board members present: Boerner, Lane, and
Rittgers.

LEGAL PUBLICATION

MIDAS - Housing
Rehabilitation Program
NOTICE TO CITY OF FARNHAMVILLE RESIDENTS
HOUSING REHABILITATION PROGRAM

Motion by Lane to approve minutes and financials, second Rittgers.

Carried-all ayes.
Bills allowed on motion by Rittgers, subject to audit, second Lane. Carriedall ayes.
ANGSTROM, CHUCK, REIMB FOR EXPENSES @ WW PLANT4,290.04
PAYROLL TAXES
STATE TAX
933.00
ARAMARK, BLDG & MAINT SUPP/UNIFORM EXP
311.64
JIM BLAIR SANITATION
RECYCLING-387 CUSTOMERS 1,741.50
TCB SANITATION
GARBAGE-387CUST + 7 TAGS 6,005.50
CITY OF GOWRIE
ELEC WATER SEWER GARBAGE 1,631.04
EMC , ELEC DIST SUPP/MATERIALS-WIRE
1,749.53
GMU
UTILITY SERVICE
2,215.55
GOWRIE NEWS
MINUTES FOR JULY
98.19
GOWRIE SERVICE
FUEL & TIRE REPAIR
467.67
HAWKINS INC
CHLORINE CYLINDER
10.00
ACHFILE-HEARTLAND BANK, ACHFILE
32.10
SINKING FUNDS-HEARTLAND, SINKING FUNDS
10,805.00
JAMBOREE FOODS
BLDG SUPPLIES
19.31
KRIZ-DAVIS COMPANY, ELEC DIST SUPPLIES & MATERIALS 2,384.62
MANGOLD ENVIRON TESTING, WW COMPOSITES
643.00
SALES TAX
SALES TAX
3,114.00
WCCTA TELEPHONE 298.11
SIMECA
POWER PURCHASED
49,395.62
EFTPS
FED/FICA TAX
5,539.48
WELLMARK BLUE CROSS HEALTH INSURANCE/AUG 2016 4,268.30
PRINCIPAL LIFE
LIFE INSURANCE/AUG 2016
102.45
POSTMASTER
POSTAGE STAMPS (10 ROLLS)
540.00
IPERS IPERS
3,206.04
SKARSHAUG TESTING LAB INC, ELEC DIST SUPPLIES
36.40
BROWN SUPPLY COMPANY, DIST SUPP & MATERIALS/RISER 264.00
IDNR-WATER SUPPLY SECTION, ANNUAL WASTEWATER PERMIT210.00
PETTY CASH, POSTAGE, FUEL, OFFICE SUPPLIES
99.86
STAR ENERGY
GENERATOR FUEL
679.48
CIPCO, 1ST HALF EXCESS PROPERTY TAX
5,059.00
DSG
RR ELEC METERS
1,406.43
T & R ELECTRIC SUPPLY TEST SAMPLE FROM SUBSTATION 115.00
CORNWELL CPA'S
BALANCE OF AUDIT FY2014-15 1,120.00
TAYLOR CLEANING
OFFICE CLEANING
90.00
BALDWIN POLE IOWA CORP, POLES
7,192.54
BOMGAARS
BLDG & MAINT SUPPLIES
13.97
PRAIRIE VALLEY SCHOOL 2 CASES COPY PAPER
63.16
EPROCESSING NETWORK MONTHLY GATEWAY FEE
6.15
CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES, COPIER LEASE CONTRACT
73.50
PAYROLL CHECKS
TOTAL PAYROLL CHECKS
15,393.75

Agenda was approved by consensus.

Total revenues for month - $125,704.47. Total expenses for month $113,198.15.

In unfinished business, discussion about the new fire department bill
and it was shown that the City of Gowrie agreed to pay the bill when they
signed the Charter Agreement.

In other unfinished business, Steve Van Dyke, Fox Engineering, will
be available for the September meeting to discuss the Disadvantaged
Community Status.
Two engineers have been contacted regarding the electrical
distribution.

Motion by Rittgers and second Lane to approve the list of uncollectable
accounts to be sent to the offsets program and bad debt accounts to be
written off. List was handed out last month. Carried-all ayes.

Bid for water plant-tabled

Bid for well house-tabled

Lane moved to adjourn, second Rittgers. Meeting adjourned 7:00
pm.

Next regular meeting to be held September 12, 2016, 6:30 pm at the
utilities building.
_____________________________
____________________
Patrice Klingson
Jeff Boerner
Sec of Board
Chairman Protem

The Webster County Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a
public hearing on Tuesday, September 06, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. on the ground
floor of the county courthouse, 703 Central Avenue, Fort Dodge, Iowa to
discuss and consider edits, additions and amendments to the Webster
County zoning ordinance and district maps including but not restricted to
general regulations, confined animal feeding operations, supplemental
regulations, code enforcement, comprehensive plan and fee schedule.

For additional information contact 515-574-3761 or planning@
webstercountyia.org

Probate

IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT IN WEBSTER COUNTY

IN THE MATTER
ESPR308294
OF THE ESTATE OF
NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL,
ARTIE M. FICK,
WITHOUT ADMINISTRATION ,
Deceased.


To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Artie M. Fick, Deceased,
who died on April 3, 2016:

You are notified that on Aug 8, 2016, the last will and testament
of Artie M. Fick, deceased, bearing date of February 5, 2001, was
admitted to probate in the above named court and there will be no present
administration of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought
in the district court of the county within the later to occur of four months
from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from
the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees
under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter
be forever barred.

Dated: August 9, 2016.


Jake Thompson, #AT0012001
Attorney for estate
PO Box 788, Manson IA 50563
Address

Harold H. Fick
, Proponent

Second Publication:
31st day of Aug., 2016

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Gowrie City Council...

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clude single household or 1- 4 family townhome projects.
Next, the council voted to approve participation in a government urban renewal project.

I think weve made a great step in the economic development of Gowrie, expressed Redman.

This is a great step, seconded councilmember,
Joe Harrison. Id like to look back in ten years as think
of where this first step has led.

Next, discussion focused on Jamboree Foods
liquor license. Owner and councilmember, Jeff Peterson,
acknowledged he hasnt paid to renew the license for two
years, but wanted to bring the issue to the attention of the
council to make payment up to date.

He said all other license requiring permits send
him notification. The tobacco license is $75 a year, and
the money goes to the city. The council accepted a payment offered by Peterson.

It was approved to add a question related to the
number of library board members onto the November
ballot.
Building permit policy

Discussion followed requiring changes to the
wording of the building permit policy. It was suggested
the wording is too vague. For example, if something is
not secured to the ground, a shed for instance, it wasnt
considered a building. It was suggested the wording
should be changed, i.e., a structure with a fixed location
on the ground.

Its important to word this correctly because
we have to secure payment for the person who does the
work to evaluate the property, said Peterson.

The city approved to accept a more specific
wording. They also approved a fine of $100 for those
failing to adhere to the guidelines. Additionally, they
caution, a contractor and/or homeowner may have to pay
to re-do a project not approved by the city.
Pest control

Next, it was decided that Mulligans will be required to pay for two hanging fly traps (a total of $350
for two). Though the city pays for some pest removal,
they considered this the responsibility of Mulligans.

Moving onto other concerns, resident Richard
Johnson voiced frustration at the curb and sidewalk near
his home are not ADA compliant. He says he must drive
one block to his church because this situation has not
been remedied. He has made several appearances before
the council and is frustrated action has not been taken.
He also suggested 1st Street is in dire need of street and
gutter repair.

We need to follow up on this, urged Mayor
Redman.

Next, bids for a silent raffle of a used police car
were considered. Walter Wardell was named the new
owner with a bid of $1400.
Golf cart ordinance

In other discussion, the golf cart ordinance was
discussed. As it stands, a licensed driver may operate a
golf cart on any of Gowries roads, unless it is a county
road. This eliminates the county road at the west end of
Gowrie. There was not a concise agreement as to whether this ordinance should be changed at this time.

SV Football...

continued from page 8...

Dakota Jaeschke
Chase Swieter

Kick Offs
yds.
6
287
1
37
Punting

Punts
yds.
Mason Ackerson 2
68
Kick Off Returns

KOR
yds.
Nolan Johnson
1
12

Touchbacks
1
0

Longest Punt

0
b
p
KOR for TDs
0

Black crappies five

to 10 feet below
at Don Williams Lake

Don Williams Lake--Black Crappie - Fair: The
summer crappie bite is fair to good at Don Williams. Most
fish are 8.5-9.5 inches. Slowly troll or drift 1/8 ounce jigs
tipped with minnows or small white or chartreuse twister
tails in 15-20 feet of water in the upper half of the lake.
Crappie are suspended from 5 to 10 feet down.

Saylorville Reservoir--White Bass - Fair: The
white bass bite is hit or miss. The best chances will be
on the hot days. Cast or troll spoons, lipless crankbaits or
square bill crankbaits. Color patterns containing chrome
or chartreuse work best. Try the stretch from Sandpiper
Beach to the marina bay. Channel Catfish - Good: Drift
cut creek chubs above the mile long bridge.

Catfishing is good on Central Iowa rivers. White
bass fishing on the reservoirs is fair to good.

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Fagerburg Obit....
continued from page 5...
Frank has led countless numbers to know and accept
Christ as Lord and Savior through teaching and by his
example.

Frank was known for his work with children,
youth, and the elderly in the church and community
wherever he and Dottie lived. Throughout his ministry,
he enjoyed serving as camp director/counselor at church
camps. While residing in South Dakota, Frank acquired
property, developed it, and established a Boys Club for a
community lacking programs for youth. He also directed
Boy Scout camps while serving as a troop leader in Iowa
and Wisconsin. He earned the Order of The Arrow award
which honors scouts that best exemplify the Boy Scout
oath and law.

Frank received The Rosa O. Hall Award the
highest honor given by the American Baptist Home Mission Societies for distinguished service to town and
country churches. The University of Sioux Falls honored
him with the Dr. Firman A. Early Distinguished Ministry
Award for outstanding Christian leadership and service
to church and community.

Frank had the heart for the mission of Lions
Club International -- serving the sight- and hearingimpaired. He attended several International Lions Club
Conventions. He received The Melvin Jones Fellowship
Award which is the highest form of recognition a Lion
can receive for their charitable work. He was a sixty-year
member of the American Legion, with membership currently held at Willis-Chapel Post #306, Green Lake, WI.
He was a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), and always took delight in seeing an aircraft
in the sky, no matter how large or small.

Frank and Dottie enjoyed bringing joy to all.
Over the years, they made thousands of telephone calls
to sing Happy Birthday to those in their churches and
communities, sometimes singing to people who didnt
know them. Frank was often seen pulling a nickel or a
quarter out of a childs ear or nose, or making small objects disappear, much to the delight of young and old.
He carried balloons in his pockets, always prepared to
share a simple gift with a child. For years, he and Dottie

State Fair awards...

Katie Walrod, pictured above and Bailey Walrod,
below exhibited their Limousin Heifers and Katie Walrod
placed second in their class.

enjoyed attending the Fellowship of Christian Magicians

Convention in Indiana. His quick sense of humor was
evident until his last days.

He enjoyed photography, especially photographing people. It was unusual not to see a camera in his
hands at church and community events. He was an avid
reader. He spent a great deal of time writing cards and
letters, and sending them to loved ones. Upon receiving
his first computer on his 70th birthday, he began communicating with friends and family via email on a daily
basis, until the last few weeks of his life.

It was evident that his family relationships, his
friendships, and his work were all built on a foundation of
love, and that shall be his legacy.

He is survived by sons Frank (Nancy Schnackel) Fagerburg (Iola, WI), Stephen (Marcia McNutt)
Fagerburg (Des Moines, IA), and Mark (Susan Tornow)
Fagerburg (Columbus, WI), daughter Pamela Fagerburg
(Green Lake, WI), grandchildren Carrie (Scott) Wadding
(Shawnee, KS), Brian Fagerburg (Des Moines, IA), Kindra (Rob) Wisniewski (Des Moines, IA), Taylor Fagerburg (Beaverton, OR), and Graham Fagerburg (Columbus, WI), twin great-granddaughters Everly and Elliette
Wisniewski (Des Moines, IA), sister Josephine (Paul)
Theobald (Bloomington, IL), and many nieces, nephews,
and friends.

Frank was predeceased by his wife Dorothy, his
parents, and five of his siblings Paul Fagerburg, Alfred
(Portia) Fagerburg, Delmar (Catherine) Fager, Noland
(Leona) Fagerburg, and Vanita (Richard) McHenry.

The family is thankful for the care their father
and grandfather received from Heartland Hospice -- especially nurse Alex and CNA Beth, the prayerful support of Pastor Karen, the respectful guidance of Butzin-Marchant Funeral Home, and the friendship of Lill
(Willy) Sears who visited Frank every week since they
became neighbors.

A public celebration of life will be held on Sunday, September 4, 2016, at The Federated Church of
Green Lake, 489 Scott St., Green Lake, WI 54941. Visitation will begin at 1:30 pm, followed by a funeral service
and Full Military Honors at 4:00 pm. Interment at Dartford Cemetery, Green Lake, will follow. The Reverend
Karen Gygax Rodriguez will officiate. A memorial has
been established. Butzin-Marchant Funeral Home in Ripon is assisting the family.
Please visit www.butzinmarchant.com to send online
condolences.

Zion Lutheran Church

Missionary Coffee Hour
Sunday, Sept. 4...

Thursday, September 1 the Womens Bible
Study will begin at 9 a.m.

Saturday , September 3 worship will begin at 5
p.m.

Sunday, September 4 Worship will begin at 9:30
a.m. Missionary Coffee Hour will begin at 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, September 6 a GCC Tapped Service
will begin at 10 a.m.

Community Blood
Drive at GUMC
Thursday, Sept. 1...

Wednesday, August 31 Confirmation Informational Meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Prayer Group will begin at 6 p.m. also at Gowrie United Methodist Church.

Thursday, September 01 the Community Blood
Drive will begin at 2 p.m. The UMW Executive Meeting
will begin at 6 p.m. The UMW Salad Supper will begin at
6:30 p.m.

Friday, September 02 Quilters will begin at 1
p.m.

Sunday, September 4 is Communion Sunday.
Sunday School will begin at 9 a.m. and Worship is at
10:15 a.m.

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Miller performs at Iowa State Fair...

Bailey Miller, 15, of Gowrie, performs a musical

theater solo in the Bill Riley Talent Search at the Iowa State
Fair on Aug. 15. (Steve Pope Photography/ Iowa State Fair).

Bridal Luncheon Event

At Our Saviours Lutheran...

A Bridal event Something Old, Something
New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue is open to
anyone of all ages interested in bridal dresses from early
1900s to today!

The morning starts off with a walk thru the many
gowns we have showcased from people in our community, complete with snacks and punch!

Then, make your way to our air-conditioned
room for a fancy luncheon with live music by Bill Sergeant, Alexandria Pommer, and Andrea Minikis.

After lunch, there will be a presentation of the
many wedding traditions, interesting trivia with awesome
prizes and a full style show with many dresses to see!

Tickets are $10 and are available now at the
church or as you walk in that day!

Buy your tickets in advance and you can be registered in a drawing!

For more inforamtion please call Our Saviours
Lutheran Church at
515-548-3423.

Griefshare classes
to begin at OSLC
Thursday, September 8 ...

Our Saviours Lutheran church at 504 James St.
in Callender, will again be holding GriefShare Classes
Thursday nights 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. beginning September 8.

GriefShare is a special 13 week long seminar/
support group for people grieving the death of a loved
one.

Its a place where you can listen and talk with
people who understand how you feel and the pain of your
loss.

You may begin attending at any point. The cost
for materials is $15 and may be paid at the first session.

You may contact the church to register at 515548-3423 or GriefShare website at : www.griefshare.ort,
enter zip code 50523 next to find a group.

Catfishing good on Des Moines River

Des Moines River (Stratford to Saylorville
Lake)Channel Catfish - Good: Use stink baits above tree
falls and along deep cut banks. The Highway 30 boat
ramp is currently the only ramp too shallow to launch
boats.

Hickory Grove Lake---Black Crappie - Fair:
A fair to good crappie bite has been going at Hickory
Grove. Drift or slow troll 1/8 ounce or lighter jigs with

twister tails or minnows or 1.5 inch panfish tube jigs.

Work the mid-lake area out from the Oriole Ridge Lodge.
Bluegill - Good: Use small jigs tipped with crawler over
pallet piles in water less than 15 feet deep. Some bluegills
can be found between the island, the beach and near buoy
off the shore from the Plover Bay Shelter. Hickory Grove
can produce some nice 7 to 8.5 inch bluegills.

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