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April 15, 2015 GOWRIE, WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA VOL. 125 NO. 15
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Thursday, April 16 • GowrieFireDept.,7:00p.m.atthefirestation.
Monday, April 20 • PrairieValleySchoolBoard,6:00p.m. • GowrieCityCouncil,6:45p.m.atthe communitycenter. • CallenderLions,7:00p.m.atthe communitycenter. •HarcourtTOPS,8:00a.m.atFaith LutheranChurchHarcourt.
Tuesday, April 21 • GowrieLibraryBoard,7:00p.m. • GowriePoolBoard,7:00p.m.atthelibrary.
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Prairie Valley School DistrictTax Levy (PPEL) Vote
Results...Tuesday, April 7
Yes............260No.............245
The Prairie Valley 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade students would like to recognize the Southeast Valley High School volunteers and the volunteers of the Gowrie Skating Center for making their skating experience memorable. The students would also like to recognize the Prairie Valley Elementary PTA for their support. Pictured above are the 3rd and 4th graders.
Prairie Valley Elementary Students Go Skating...
By Jill Viles If you see Southeast Valley High School stu-dentsoutinthecommunitybetweenMay15thandMay22nd, you might assume school has let out extremelyearlythisterm.However,nothingcouldbefurtherfromthetruth. Instead, the Southeast Valley’s first ever Maytermismakingitsdebut,andeveryonefromstafftostu-dentsareanxioustowitnesstheunveilingofthisinnova-tiveeducationalprogram. Currentfreshmen,sophomoresandjuniorshavehadtheopportunitytoselectthreechoicesfromalistoftwenty-twoinnovativecourses. AccordingtoJimHen-rich, Southeast Valley Principal, each student receivedplacementinoneoftheirtopthreeselections. Dependingonfeedbackfromstaffandstudents,theMaytermwillmostlikelybeofferedinthecomingyears,thoughsome“tweaking”intermsofcourseoffer-ingsmaybeconsidered. TheMay termprogramallows students to ex-plore an area in depth without the pressure of othercourses and school responsibilities. For example, thoseinterestedinthecourse,“TheGreatOutdoors,”willhavethechancetopursuecanoeing,camping,andtheskillofcookingoutdoorsonanopenflame. This pursuit is not entirely fun and games, asstudentswillbeinstructedinsafetyskills,aswellaslawspertinenttotheexplorationofthenaturalworld. “Thisprogramisfocusedonprojectbasedlearn-ing,”explainsHenrich.“Ourgoalistomakewhatweareteachingrealworldapplicable.” SoutheastValleyteacherswereassignedthetaskofdevelopinganinsightfulandengagingcurriculumfortheirstudents.AccordingtoHenrich,headvisedstaffto“createaclassyou’vealwaysdreamedof teaching,butneverhadtheopportunity.” Initially,thisprovedtobeatallorderforsome
of the teachers; however, the chance to observe otherschooldistrictsputtingthisplanintoactionservedtoalle-viatesomefears.TeachersweregiventheopportunitytotraveltootherschoolsinordertodirectlyobserveaMayterminaction,andalsototalktootherteachersabouttheprogram. Additionally, some professional developmentdaysweredevotedtotheimplementationofMayterm. “Thegoalistogivestudentsachoiceofclassesmoretotheirinterest,”saysHenrich.Henrichpointsoutthatthefavorableweatherattheendoftheschoollendsitselftoabranchingawayfromthetraditionalclassroomsetting. Studentsinterestedinlandscapingwillhavethechance to beautify the high school campus. However,Henrichindicatessomewillhavetheopportunitytoex-ploreplacessuchasAmes,FortDodgeandBrushyCreek.Additionally,membersofthecommunityatlarge,suchas
May term allows Southeast Valleystudents to pursue subject in depthNew learning program makes its debut. . .
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Megan Snyder progresses to All-State Speech
Megan Snyder was invited to represent SoutheastValleyattheAll-StateSpeechFestival.Sheperformedinthecategoryof theInterpretationofProse inwhich theperformersreadastoryfromascript,creatingthecharac-tersthroughvocalandphysicalnuance.
Meganreceivedexcellentcommentsfromthecritic.NoratingsaregivenatAll-State;itissimplyashowcaseofIowa’sbesttalent.Congratulations,Megan!
February28,morethan7,500speechesbegancom-petitionattheDistrictIndividualSpeechContestsacrossthestate.
ThosewhoearnedsuperiorratingscompetedattheStateIndividualSpeechContestsMarch14.AttheStatecontests, judgesnominate at theendof thedayandbysecretballot, thosespeeches that they thoughtwereex-traordinary.
Anyspeechnominatedbyat least twoof the threejudges in eachvenuewas invited to theAll-State Indi-vidualSpeechFestivalheldattheUniversityofNorthernIowainCedarFalls,March30.Approximately5%ofthespeechesgivenatDistrictswereinvitedtoperformatAll-State.
The Southeast Valley Individual Events Team,which is coached by RuthNellis, beganDistricts with21speeches;19of themperformedatState,with14ofthemearningsuperiorratings.Ofthose14speeches,10ofthemearnedsuperiorratingsfromallthreejudges.
Megan Snyder represented Southeast Valley at the All-State Speech Festival.
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The co-hostesseswere Pauline Johnson andKristiCarlson.The guest speakerwasTamiDavis,who pre-sentedaniceprogramconcerningwomen’shearthealth.
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United Healthcare donated five computers toThe SalvationArmy to increase computer and Internetaccessinthecommunity.Thedonationispartof100totalcomputerstheCompanyisdonatingtocommunityorga-nizationsacrossthestate. Thedonationwillhelpestablishacomputerlabofferingpeople–especiallyinner-cityyouth,theelderly,and people livingwithmental and physical disabilities–high-speedInternetaccessthatwillenablethemtocon-nect with assistance programs, health information andmore. “WethankUnitedHealthcarefordonatingtheselaptopsandhelpingusbuildalabthatthecommunitycanaccessforhealthinformation,education, jobopportuni-tiesandmore,”said,CaptainRonaldCookofTheSalva-tionArmyofFortDodgewhichservesfamiliesinneedduringtimesofcrisisandtransitioninpeople’slives.
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Community-based organizations continue toexpresstheneedtoconnecttechnologywiththepeoplethey serve. In response,UnitedHealthcare launched theCommunityComputersprogramtohelpcreatecomputerlabsthatgiveunderservedpeopleinthecommunitycon-venientaccesstotheInternet.Todate,UnitedHealthcarehasdonatedmorethan2,000computersin15states,in-cludingIowa,sincetheprogrambeganin2012. “TheCommunityComputersprogramwasde-signedtoincreasecomputerandInternetaccessinneigh-borhoodswhere access to these toolsmay be limited,”NancyLind,COOofUnitedHealthcareCommunityPlanofIowa.“Wearehonoredtohelppeopleinourcommu-nities gain access to critical information and resourcesthroughtheselaptops.”
Tuesday,March24,SoutheastValleysent12origi-nal art pieces to theTwinLakesConferenceArt Showheld at the Iowa Central Community College campus.Thestudentsselected,werefirstjudgedbytheSoutheastValleyHighSchool facultyand the top12entriesweregiventhehonorofrepresentingSoutheastValleyamongtheother12schoolsbeingrepresentedattheshow.
Thedaystartedwithhanginguptheartwork,inthegallery at IowaCentral located in the lobby ofDeckerAuditorium.Afterwardsstudentskeepbusybyvotingfortheir favoriteartwork,andparticipating in theirfirstartworkshop.LunchandDinnerwerebothprovidedtothestudentsinthenewstateofartTritonCafe.
During the day the students participated in fourworkshopswhichallowed the students toexploreotherart areas normally not taught in schools. Some of themorepopularworkshopswerepaintingwithalightwhichwasaccomplishedusinglongshutterspeedsandlighting“painted” in complete darkness. Other workshops in-cludedworkingwithcollages,foundmaterials,andpho-toshop.
The evening concluded with an awards receptionwhich honored the day’s top art work. Senior CalebHemmestadwasthebigprizewinnerofthenightcoming
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30 Years Ago, April 10, 1985...RonaldHougen,asenioratPrairieHighSchool in
Gowrie, son of Rev. and Mrs. James Hougen of Cal-lender,wasselectedforadmissiontoLutherCollegeatDecorahwithhonorsandawardedLutherRegentsSchol-arshipsforthe1985-86schoolyear.
ItwasannouncedthattwomembersoftheGowrieCommiunityCoucil,DennisandKathyKinley,wouldbeseenonWOI-TVprogram“YoungPeopleSpeakOut,”tobebroadcastonChannel5.
Maurine Elg entertained the Martha Circle of theU.M.W. in her home. ImoCarlsonwas the co-hostess.Maurine gave devotions and Terry Flickinger read anEasterstory.
GlennAndersonthankedeveryoneforthevisitsandprayers,cards,flowers,phonecallsandgiftssenttohimduringhisstayatthehospital.
Donna Lennon ofDuncombe became the bride ofBill Schneider ofGowrie onMarch 23 at St. Joseph’sCatholicChurchinDuncombe.TheirparentsareMr.andMrs. Joseph Lennon of Dumcombe andMr. andMrs.Leonard Schneider of Callender. Father Clem Curransofficiatedtheceremony.
Paula Kehoe was named Pi Delta Phi SororitySweetheartoftheNationalSororityofSimpsonCollege,Indianola,Iowa.SheisthedaughterofMr.andMrs.PaulKehoeofCallender.
IowaCentralCommunityCollegeannouncedLindaGotschall,Callender,LisaBintz,Otho,andRandyNeu-mann,Somers,allqualifiedformembershiptoPhiThetaKappa.
20 Years Ago, April 12, 1995...ResidentsoftheGowrieCareCenterwereespecially
pleasedduring the“ShowandTellReminisce” tohave
JulieMosherofSwansonFloristdisplayhertalentsatflo-ralarranging.
DuaneandRuthFredricksonofFarnhamvillecele-bratedtheir40thweddinganniversaryonApril17.TheirsonandfamilyareJohnandDawnFredrickson,MorganandEric,Gowrie.
DiannaCraigmilewashonoredwithacomeandgobridalshower.DiannawasthebridetobeofJeffRieck.Specailguestswerethebridetobe’smother,NyraCraig-mileofFarnhamville, thegroom tobe’smother Johan-naRieckofDesMoines;Dianna’sgrandmothers,RoseSchaefferofFortDodge, andNinaCraigmileofRock-well City; her fiance’s grandmothers, Mary Rieck andAnnieSterrettbothofDesMoines.
Tuesday,March24,SoutheastValleysent12origi-nal art pieces to theTwinLakesConferenceArt Showheld at the Iowa Central Community College campus.Thestudentsselected,werefirstjudgedbytheSoutheastValleyHighSchool facultyand the top12entriesweregiventhehonorofrepresentingSoutheastValleyamongtheother12schoolsbeingrepresentedattheshow.
Thedaystartedwithhanginguptheartwork,inthegallery at IowaCentral located in the lobby ofDeckerAuditorium.Afterwardsstudentskeepbusybyvotingfortheir favoriteartwork,andparticipating in theirfirstartworkshop.LunchandDinnerwerebothprovidedtothestudentsinthenewstateofartTritonCafe.
During the day the students participated in fourworkshopswhichallowed the students toexploreotherart areas normally not taught in schools. Some of themorepopularworkshopswerepaintingwithalightwhichwasaccomplishedusinglongshutterspeedsandlighting“painted” in complete darkness. Other workshops in-cludedworkingwithcollages,foundmaterials,andpho-toshop.
The evening concluded with an awards receptionwhich honored the day’s top art work. Senior CalebHemmestadwasthebigprizewinnerofthenightcoming
homewithnotonlythestudent’schoiceawardbutalsobestin2D.Bestin2DisalmostconsideredsecondplaceasthetopawardiscalledBestinShow,whichincludes2Dand3Dartwork.Thestudentchoiceawardisprob-ably themost covetedawardas itgiven to theartworkwhichreceivedthemostvotesbytheirfellowpeersasthebestartworkintheshow.ItwasquiteanhonorforCalebtowinbothoftheseawards,andspecialforhisartteacherMr.Bachelasthiswasthefirsttimeoneofhisstudentswoneitheraward. Caleb’swinningartpiecewastitledShipsandispicturedbelow.Apicturejustdoesnotdoitjusticeasyouneedtoseeitupclosetoseehowmuchdetail is inside thecomposition. Calebdidanamazingjobandabigcongratsgoesouttohimforhishardwork.
Inthe4yearstheconferencehasruntheshow,thiswaseasilythebestartworkdisplayedintheshow!That’swhyitisamajoraccomplishmentwhennotonlyCalebwon2awardsbutSeniorsSiecePearsonandDustinGur-nett bothwere awarded for their artwork. Dustinwhohasattendedinthepastbutneverwon,hitoneoutoftheparkwhenhesculptedahugepieceofdrywallpanelingintoareliefdragon.Thepieceisgiganticsoittookhimalmostanentiretrimestertocomplete.Dustintookhome
SV students compete at ICCC Art Show March 24...Southeast Valley students competed at an Art Show at Iowa Central Community College. Students that attened the
art show were Caleb Hemmestad, Siece Pearson, Dustin Gurnett,ate Mullins, Roslyn Redman, Micaela Reutzel, Katrina Nelson, Gena Elledge, Hannah Fiala, Kennedy Stern, Breanna Hartley, Claire Whalen, and Alexys Jenkins. Full story and more photos coming next week!
Southeast Valley sends students to conference Art Show at ICCC
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Getting away from it all – in seven easy steps It starts as a slight twinkle in theeye,nothingmore than a spark of an idea, the beginning of grandplans.Vacation:It’smorethanaword.It’sadestination. Thetypicalvacationlastsaboutaweek,butthetrip itself is frequently a multi-stage event. Stage oneinvolvesplanningandcangoonformonths–yearseven.Where to go? By land or by sea?What to do?Whichattractionsaremostattractive?Howmanyfrequentflyermiles?Whogetstorideshotgun?Theoptionsandideasarejustthebeginningofthefun.Vacation:it’smorethanaword.It’santicipation. Theplanningstagecontinuesuntil roughly thedaybeforethestartofyoursevendaysoffthegrid,whenstage two – or imminent planning – begins. Imminentplanning, sometimes called packing, is more compli-cated than throwing a few pairs of shorts and T-shirtsintoasuitcase,althoughtheguysIlivewithdon’tagree.Packing is amulti-faceted feat involvinggeometry, theart of clothing compression, knowledge of the colorwheelandcountingunderwear.Duringthepackingstage,onemustpredictmood,terrainandweatherpatternsfortheentireweeksothatclothingchoicesnotonlyfitintothe suitcase (length timeswidth timesheight), but also
fitthevibeandmojoofanygivenvacationday.Andwehaven’teventouchedonaccessories.Vacation:it’smorethanaword.It’scalculations. Thepackingstagecouldgoonandon(andon),wereitnotforstagethree–leaving.Likepacking,leav-ing can be an elaborate and arduous process involvingturningoff lights,unplugging thecoffeemaker,closingwindows,flushingtoiletsandcrammingfiveoverstuffedsuitcases into the trunk of a mid-sized car. Leaving isoftenadéjàvu-likeexperienceasyouremembersome-thingyouforgotandneedtoturnaroundandreturnhometo grab said item before leaving again. Sometimes thedéjàrepeats itself,much to thechagrinofmyhusband,whoneverforgetshispurseorsunglassesandisalwaysreadytoleavewhenitistimetoleave–andnotasecondlater.Vacation:it’smorethanaword.It’sembarkation. Stagefour–traveling–variesinlength,butisalwaysmoreharmoniousifeveryonehasawindowseat.Sittinginthemiddle–ofacar,airplane,trainorbus–isno one’s first (or second) choice, especially if you arethe family dog. Traveling is typically accompanied byphrasessuchas,“Arewethereyet?”and“Ihavetogo…realbad.”Especiallyduringarushhourtrafficjamjust
Birthdays15-Apr JeffMcGuire16-Apr GordonGustofson17-Apr DanaBeschorner,TimStickrod18-Apr CathyJohnson,MadelineWeipert19-Apr CourtneyBrundage,PaulKail GaryVosberg20-Apr JeremyHarry,MarshaSubbert21-Apr JoanMcGuire,LeahRosado22-Apr MarcieBoerner,BarbGregg KendalMartin,EileenMcGuire MorganStaub
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thesculpture/3DMixedMediaawardwhichis thebestartworkinhiscategory.
TheDragoniscompletelycarvedoutofplasterandthenpainted.SiecePearsonistheotherseniorthattookhomeanaward.SiecewonforherphotographtitledLolawhichisapictureofherdog.InthepictureSiececap-turedLola,lookingoffintothedistancewithabeautifulsunset inbehind. Much likeDustin’s, apictureofherartworkdoesnotdoitjusticewithallthedifferentcol-orswhichreallypopsoutinthephotograph.Siecewasawardedinthephotographycategory,whichisalwaysatoughcategory towinanawardsince therearealwaysqualityphotosbeingentered. Congratulations toSieceandDustinwho competed in their final conference artshowcomingoutwithtwobigawards.
Joining the three seniors in the competition wereNateMullins,RoslynRedman,MicaelaReutzel,KatrinaNelson, Gena Elledge, Hannah Fiala, Kennedy Stern,Breanna Hartley, Claire Whalen, and Alexys Jenkins.Allthesetalentedartistswhoparticipatedintheartdaydeservedthehonorofattendingoneofthebestartshowstodate.Congratulationstoourawardwinnersandpar-ticpants.
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Dale & Kay Miller, Gowrie,were number one on my AZ party list. . . I helped organize our block party this year inmyneighborhoodinArizona,whichworkedoutfine,andthen Idecided itwouldbegreat tohavea smallgroupsocialatmyArizonahome.Ihavehadsomesocialget-togethersbeforeatmyhomebut thesegatheringswerealwaysfamilyreunions. Iwantedtohaveasmallgroupoffun,interest-ingpeoplethatIreallyliked.Now,whowouldbeinclud-ed?IstartedmakingalistandthefirstnameswereDale(andKay)Miller,Gowrie.TheMillershavetheirwinterhome inApache Junctionwhich is close toMesa (andDreamlandVilla)where I reside. In Iowa I had nevermettheMillers.ButlastyearinthewashroomatPaintedMountainRestaurantImetDaleashefinishedwashinghishands.AndIstartedseeingDaleandKayatPaintedMountain for Sunday brunch after churchmany times.It’sfunnyhowfriendshipscanstartsometimes. NumbertwoonmylistweremymotherRosalieandbrotherDeniswhoresideaboutfourblocksfrommeinDreamlandVilla. My feistymother had open heartsurgeryonDec.2,2014at theMayoClinic. Butyouwouldneverknowit. She is88goingon45andshe’sarealgo-getter.MybrotherDenisisoneofthoseguyswhohassuchagoodmemoryandpersonality.Ialwayslikehangingoutwithmybrothers,DenisandJim.DenisreadstheArizonaRepubliceveryday. Five years ago Iwas at a great small party atthehomeofLeonardandCindyHolland,QueenCreek.LeonardisaformerattorneyinDaytonandCindyhelpedhiminhislawpractice.IjustrememberedthatIenjoyedinteractingwiththeHollandsandthepeopleatthatparty.Andfive years had passedwithoutme seeing theHol-lands.SoIcalledtheHollandsandleftamessage.Cindyreturnedmyphonecall(butImissedit).Cindywasask-ingforthedate/timeoftheparty,whichIforgottoleavethem.SotheHollandsweren’tabletocome---butluck-ilytheycametomyhomeinthecompanyofChuckandLindaDanielsonseveralweekslater. Duane Peterson and his wife Doris, Harcourt,were at that 2010party at theHollandhome. ThePe-tersonsattendVictoryLutheranChurch(alsomychurchhomeinMesa,AZ)andononeSundayinearlyFebruarywemetDuanethere.ItalkedwithDuanebriefly.Idon’tknowDuanetoowell,butIhadhimonmylistandwel-comedthemtoourparty.Hecalledback,thankedmefor
theinvite,buthewastoobusythatweek. Mynextdoorneighbors(on thewestside)areRalphandIonaShrefflerandtheywerenextonmylist.Ralphis92andIonais90andtheyarebothveryactive.Wehadourblockparty at theirhomeandRalphand Iorganizedtheparty together.RalphandIonacelebratedtheir72ndweddinganniversarythisyear.Thatisamaz-ing!RalphstilldabblesinthestockmarketandhasfarmlandinIllinois. RalphreadstheArizonaRepublicandWallStreetJournaleveryday.Ionaisasuchasweetladyandshecameovertohelpuswithfoodtheafternoonoftheparty. AtourblockpartyIhadmetKenandSallyHol-ms,Rockford,Ill. IhadsuchagoodconversationwithKenandIjustconsideredhimsuchagoodperson.Yes,Icoulddefinitelyhangoutwithhim.KenandSallyarebusysellingtheirhomeinRockford,Ill,andtheyplanonbeinghereinArizonaforabouteightmonthsoftheyear.KenandSallywalkedearlyeverymorningandKenlikedtoplaygolf. AtthatsameblockpartyImetHarryandBettyNadolski,Portage,WI.Ididn’tgettotalkwiththemverymuchbuttheyjustseemedlikesuchagoodcouple.Andthey’re cheeseheads (I’m a native ofWisconsin). So,theywerethelastcoupleonthelist.Iwaslookingforagroupsocialofbetweeneightand15people. With Dale and Kay Miller, my mother andbrother,myselfandLindaBarber,RalphandIona,KenandSally,andHenryandBettywehadanicegroupof12. DaleandKayMiller,Gowrie,werethefirsttoarriveforthesocial.Thiswasthefirsttimetheyhadbeentomyhomeanditwassonicetohavethem.Tenminuteslatereveryoneelsestartedtoarrive.Atfirstweallgath-ered in the living roomwherewe conversed and remi-nisced. Later,we all got some food and refreshments.The guyswere seated around one table in theArizonaroom.Thewomenwereseatedaroundthekitchentableandweopenedawindowthatseparatedusbyafewfeet. We had some great male conversation and atconvenienttimessomeonewouldcheckthingsoutwiththegals,whoweretotallyengrossedintheirownconver-sation. ItwasagreateveningandIwantthemallbackagainnextyear.AndthenIhavetoaddseveraltomylistincludingJimandDorothyNelson,andallthoseDaytonpeoplewhoattendedtheNelson(Daytonmemorygather-ing).MaryWilliamsMcCollough,forexample,livesinoneof theFarnsworthdevelopments(SunlandVillageIthink)whichisveryclosetome.AndwhataboutJeffandPatPeterson,Dayton area,whowinter a short distancefrommeinabeautifulRVpark?AndIdefinitelywantto inviteLeonardandCindyHolland, theDuanePeter-sons,andtheDanielsons(iftheycomebacktoArizonaagain). Friendshipsaremuchmoreimportanttomethanever before. Familywill always be a high priority, ofcourse,butIdefinitelyplaceahighvalueonfriendships.
Ghost Boy : The Miraculous Escape of a Misdiagnosed Boy Trapped Inside His Own Bodyby Martin Pistorius InJanuary1988MartinPistorius,agedtwelve,fellinexplicablysick.Firsthelosthisvoiceandstoppedeating.Thenhesleptconstantlyandshunnedhumancon-tact.Doctorsweremystified.Withineighteenmonthshewasmute andwheelchair-bound.Martin's parentsweretoldanunknowndegenerativediseaselefthimwiththemindofababyandlessthantwoyearstolive. Martinwasmovedtocarecentersforseverelydisabledchildren.Thestressandheartacheshookhispar-ents’marriageandtheirfamilytothecore.Theirboywasgone.Orsotheythought. GhostBoyis theheart-wrenchingstoryofoneboy’sreturntolifethroughthepowerofloveandfaith.Inthesepages,readersseeaparent’sresilience,thecon-sequences ofmisdiagnosis, abuse at the hands of cruelcaretakers,andtheunthinkabledurationofMartin’smen-talalertnessbetrayedbyhislifelessbody. We also see a life reclaimed—a business cre-ated,anewlovekindled—allfromawheelchair.Martin'semergencefromhisowndarknessinvitesustocelebrateourownlivesandfightforabetterlifeforothers.
outsideAtlanta.Timeticksslowly.Youcan’twaittogetthere!Butfirst,youmustfollowthemap.Milebymilebymile.Vacation:it’smorethanaword.It’snavigation. Traveling is followedbystage five–arriving.Uponarrival, youpossess a stockpileof seven languidand unhurried days of fun and frolic. This totals 168hoursandondayonethatnumberfeelsvast.Youhavemanyplans for themany thingsyouplan tododuringthisimmense,longseven-daystretch.Vacation:it’smorethanaword.It’sexpectations. And, without warning, you enter stage six asday onemorphs into day four and you are wonderinghow the time sped by. Then you blink your eyes andit is the lastdayofyourvacation.Wheredid theweekgo?Youdotaloelotiononyoursunburntshouldersand,withalong,heavyvacationsightakeoutyoursuitcaseandbegintofillitsoyouwillbeabletohittheroadfirstthinginthemorning.Vacation:it’smorethanaword.It’srealization. The final stage, number seven, involves theinevitable return trip home.While en route, your cre-ativejuicesstartflowing.Itstartsasaslighttwinkleintheeye,nothingmorethanasparkofanideaforanewgrandvacationdestination–next time.And stageone,the planning process, begins anew.Vacation: it’smorethanaword.It’sinspiration. I,forone,can’twaittobeinspiredagain–thesoonerthebetter. JillPertlerisanaward-winningsyndicatedcol-umnist,publishedplaywrightandauthor.ShewelcomeshavingreadersfollowhercolumnontheSlicesofLifepageonFacebook.
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Down Memory LaneB Y S A R A D O W N S
“Nostalgiaiswishingforsomethingyouwereoncegladtogetridof”.ThatisaquotebyafellownamedSamEwingwhichwastheanswertooneofthewordpuzzlesIenjoy.Forthemostpartthatistrue,howevertherearethingsineveryone’slifetheywouldliketohangonto,atleastalittlelongerthanwasgranted.SomedaysIthinkhowniceitwouldbetogetintomycaranddriveuptoBoxholm,turnthatcornereastandacoupleblockslaterpullintomyfolks’driveway.IwouldmostlikelybegreetedontheporchbyDad,ifhehadseenmedrivein,beforeIgottothediningroomdoor.Ifitwerea“rest”timeforMomshewouldgetupfromherchair,turnofftheTVandcomeouttogreetmetoo.SometimesthereweresomelittlechoresIcoulddoforthemandmosttimestheyjustwantedtovisitandcatchuponmyfamilynewsandIwantedtoheartheirsandthatofthe“oldhometown”.EvenwhenMomwasstillwithusDadmadehis usualweekdaymorning rounds(especially in warmer weather times) to the Post Of-fice,pastStan’s,checkedinwiththe“girls”atthebank,drovebyDick’s and thenbackhome. He’dbring thelatest“news”hometosharewithMom.Whenthelum-beryardwasstilloperatinghemightalsostopbytochatabitwithRollie.Iwouldn’thavebeentheretoolongbeforeitwaslunchtimesoIaccompaniedMomtothekitchentoseewhatrepastswereavailableanditwasalwaysgood.Ofcourseitwas!ItcamefromMom’skitchen!Ifthecoffeepotwasn’t alreadyononeofusmightget theoldelectricpercolatorgoingorifitwereaverywarmdayicedteawouldbemade.“Uh,Mom,couldIhavesomebeforeyouaddthesugar?”wouldbemyrequest.WhenIwasyoungereveryoneinourfamilydrankgallonsoficedtea,athingthatSwedishneighborscouldn’tquitefathom.During lunch we would share the latest family andneighborhood news and possibly even a little gossip-- all the usual things families and friends talk aboutwhentheygettogether.BeforeweleftthetableMomwouldproducefromsomewhereinthatkitchenoneofherdeliciouspastries–cookies,cake,pieorsomeotherooey-gooeygoodie.Imayhavealreadysneakedinand“sampled” itprior to lunch time. Someof thatwouldprobablycomehomewithme.TherewasnothinglikeMom’sbakingandcookingandstill isn’t. Mostofusdon’thaveortakethetimeanymoreandhavenogoodreasontomakethings“justformyself”.Ifitwereaverynicedaywewouldsitonthebackporch,strollaroundtheyardtocheckoutMom’sflowersandinearlyspring/summerchecktherhubarbforafewtenderstalks.Imightjusttakesomehomewithmeandmakeadessertandsharewithsomeofmyfamily.Those were good times, pleasant times, happy timesandcontentedtimes.Theyaresimplememoriesandthemostworthremembering.Weliveaseeminglybusier,rushed, over-filled with things to do in our activitiesworld besides our jobs these days. Family membersdon’t justdrop inanymore like in the“olddays”.Thekidshavetodothisorthatandgohereorthere.“Ihavesomuchwork todo that Ihave toworkovertimeandthencomehomeanddomyhouseworkoryardworkorrepairsorbewithmyownpeeragefriends”.Myownchildrenremember thegoingtograndmaandgrandpa days with many family members gathered.TheyrememberthefunandtheFOOD.Theyremembergrandma’spackingalittlegoodiebagforthemtotake
We’ll always have our memories....home.(Itrarelymadeithome–afterall70or80milesisalongwaytoakid).TimesdochangeandthosespecialvisitstoMomandDad’s,GrandmaandGrandpa’saredifferentandfartherbetweenandnotenmasseasinthepast.Thisgrandma/great grandma keeps a candy drawer in the frig.Thevisitsaren’tregularbutitdoesn’ttakethemlongtore-memberitisthereandthatifparentsdon’tobjecttheycanpickouta“treat”(theylearntoreachthehandleandopenthefrigataveryyoungage)andthengetalittlepacket“fortheroad”.Itwouldbenicetothinkthatwhentheyaregrownandold(er) theywould have someof that nostalgia that IstillhaveformygoingbacktoMomandDad’s.Idon’twanttoeverforgetandyoucangohomeagainifonlyinyourheartandmind.Haveyou“gonebackhome”recently?
Southeast Valley Schedule of Events
Week of April 15th to April 22nd
Wednesday, April 15NO SCHOOLTeacher In-service PM Thursday, April 163:30 p.m. (A) G&B V Tr BRAD KRUSE C - G V Tr4:00 p.m. (H) B&G JV-Var Golf GAME - Pocahontas Area @ Southeast ValleyFriday, April 17Spring Play - TBDJaguar Cafe - SVHS Culinary Arts classSaturday, April 18Spring Play - TBDACT TESTSunday, April 19Iowa FFA Conference (Apr 19-21)Monday, April 20Spring NWEA Map Testing (April 20-May 1)Tuesday, April 214:00 p.m. (A) B JV-Var Golf GAME - Southeast Valley @ Clarion-Goldfield4:30 p.m. JH Coed Track @ Burnside(H) G JV-Var Golf GAME - Clarion-Goldfield @ Southeast Valley 4pm
*Schedule is pulled from the SV website for your convenience*www.southeastvalley.org
***Schedules are subject to change at anytime***
Birthdays15-Apr JeffMcGuire16-Apr GordonGustofson17-Apr DanaBeschorner,TimStickrod18-Apr CathyJohnson,MadelineWeipert19-Apr CourtneyBrundage,PaulKail GaryVosberg20-Apr JeremyHarry,MarshaSubbert21-Apr JoanMcGuire,LeahRosado22-Apr MarcieBoerner,BarbGregg KendalMartin,EileenMcGuire MorganStaub
Anniversaries16-Apr MarlinandKathyGeisler.
Gowrie Clean-Up Days begins May 4
Thisyearclean-updayswillbeginonMondayMay4th. Clean-upisfortheresidentsofGowrieonly. Nobusinessesandnooneoutside thecity limitsshouldbehaulinganythingtotown.
ResidentsareencouragedtobeginsettingitemsoutatthecurbtheFridaybefore(May1st)andmustbeoutby8a.m.Mondaymorning.Separateyourmetals,tires,ap-pliancesandgeneraldebrisintopiles.Smallitemsshouldbebagged.Pleaseplanaccordingly;oncethemenhavepassedyourhouse,theywillnotcomeback.Therearenoexceptions.
Thereisalimitationontheamountthatcanbesetoutof8x8x4cubicfeet.
There is a $15.00 charge on appliances, includingstoves, refrigerators, washers, dryers, microwaves, hotwater heaters, dishwashers, dehumidifiers, TV’s, com-putermonitors,airconditionersandfurnaces.Astickermustbepurchasedbeforeapplianceswillbepickedupandtheyneedtobesetoutbythedeadline.Takingthedoorsoffortapingthemshutisrecommended.
Pricesfortiresvary-pleasecallfortheprices.Call the City Clerk’s Office at 352-3999 or the
Gowrie Utilities at 352-3065 for prices and/or to pur-chasestickers.
Noyardwaste,constructionmaterials(lumber,dry-wall,etc.),carparts,paint,orchemicalsofanykindwillbepickedup.
Farnhamville Betterment Club hosts Spring Brunch FarnhamvilleBettermentClubhasset thedateforthespringbrunch.ItwillbeSunday,April19attheCoopcommunityroominFarnhamville.Theymetanddiscussedmanyitems.Itwasnotedthatthenextbigproj-ectwillbeanewsignatthenorthendoftown.Wehopetogetsomedesignsandideasonthis.Thegroupneedsmoresupportfromthelocalpeopleontheprojects thattheywouldliketoinitiate. Theyard-of-the-monthwillstartaroundMemo-rialDay and go until fall. It is getting time to spruceandcleanupouryardstomakeourtownlooknice.Wewillget somenewbanners ifneededandpeopleare inplacetohelptakecareoftheplantersintheparkandtheflowerbedbytherailroadtracks.OldSettlersDaywasdiscussed and a reminder that the date for thatwill beAug.8.
Webster County Museum now openThursdays and Saturdays... WebsterCountyMuseumandThrift/GiftShop,515SchoolStreet,Otho,IAThursdaysandSaturdays,10AM-4PM.Admissionbyfree-willdonation.Call(515)972-4544 during business hours or (515) 972-4804 foradditionalinformation.
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Nancy Jo Henning and Reggie Kopecky, GeneralManager of Macke Gowrie who is the sponsor of theFirecracker Team, would like you to meet the GowrieFirecrackerswho are the 16th team to join theGrannyBasketballLeague. GrannyBasketballwas founded in
Meet the Gowrie “Firecrackers”
2005 by Barb TomlinsonMcPherson of LansingIowa.
There are currentlyover 200 members of theIowa Granny BasketballLeague and we also have
teamsinMinnesota,Missouri,Texas,LouisianaandVir-ginia.
GrannyBasketball isplayedwith the1920’s rules.Norunning,nojumping,twodribbles,nophysicalcon-tact.Thegameisplayedonthreecourtswith2guards,2 forwards and2 centers in each court. Ouruniformsresemble the 1920’s uniforms ofmiddy blouses, blackbloomers,kneehighsocksandtennisshoes.
Besides playing other teams from March throughMay,wealsoparticipateintheStateTournamentinJuneinconjunctionwiththeIowaSeniorOlympics.Wealso
Photo by Emilea Lundberg
Gowrie Firecrackers continued on page 8...
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FARM SAFETY CHECKLIST
"This safety checklist is not designed to be all encompassing, but merely to provide examples of significant items, among others, that should be checked periodically."
Flowing grain can be hazardfor children, farm families Withtoday’shigh-capacityloadingandunload-ingsystems,peoplearehelplessinflowinggrainwithinseconds.Workers alsomaybe trapped ingrainwhenahorizontalbridgeofcrustedgraincollapsesorintheava-lancheofaverticalgrainwallinsideabin. Countless people have experienced a “closecall,”thatis,theyhavefoundthemselveseithertrappedingrainorsweptthroughanoutletinflowinggrain.Themostcommonremarkofsurvivorsisthattheyneveran-ticipatedthetremendousforceofgrain. Children,whomaybeintriguedbyflowinggrainareatrisk.Iftheychoosetoinvestigatethisphenomenon,theycanbetrappedinsecondsandsuffocate. Thefollowingareafewrulesyoumaywanttoimplementtopreventyourfarmfamilyfrombecomingatragicstatisticduetograinincidents. Always lock all access doors to grain storagestructures.Lockoutpowertoalltypesofgrain-handlingequipment. Usethebuddysystemwhenyouareunloadingor loading grain, notifying a second personwhere youare. Neverpermitchildrentorideingrainwagonsorentergrainstorageareas. AlwaysknowwhereALLfamilymembersare(especiallychildren)atalltimeswhengrainisbeingload-ed,unloaded,movedorotherwisehandled
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CALLENDER
Your LocaL church DirectorYGOWRIE
ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH
James G. Davis, Pastor
9:30amSundaySchool10:30SundayWorship
Wed.,April15 2:00p.m.ChurchPicto-rialDirectorySittings
7:00 p.m. ConfirmationClass
7:30p.m.ZionWEBSThurs.,April16 2:00p.m.ChurchPicto-rialDirectorySittings
Fri.,April17 2:00p.m.ChurchPicto-rialDirectorySittings
Sat.,April18 SpringCluster Event atSt.PetersinPocahontas
9:00 a.m. ScrapbookClub
10:00 a.m. Church Pic-torialDirectorySittings
5:00p.m.WorshipSun.,April19 9:30a.m.SundaySchool 10:30 a.m. Worship(QuiltSunday)
11:30 a.m. MorningGloryBells
Tues.,April21 10:00 a.m. GCC TapedService
Wed.,April22 3:45 p.m. Beginner &SonshineBells
6:00 p.m.Vesper Ring-ers
7:00 p.m. ConfirmationClass
HARCOURTFAITH LUTHERAN
CHURCHRod Meyer, Pastor
~~Worship10:30amFellowship9:30am
SundaySchool9:30am
HARCOURTUNITED
EVANGELICALCOVENANT CHURCH
Craig Vote, Pastor
9:30amSundayWorship~
Mondays:9:30amWomen'sBibleStudy.
~Saturdays:7pmMen's
BibleStudy.
UNITED METHODISTCHURCH
Karen Young, Pastor 9:00amSundayWorship
MOORLANDUNITED CHURCH
OF CHRISTJames G. Davis, Pastor
8:00amSundayWorship
OUR LADY OFGOOD COUNSEL
Served by the priests of the Webster Co.
Catholic parishes SundayMorningMass:
10a.m.
UNITED METHODISTCHURCH
Annette Ruhs Kruse,Pastor
9:00a.m.SundaySchool10:15a.m.SundayWorship
Wednesday,April15th 5:30PMConfirmation 7:00PMChoirPracticeThursday,April16th 3:00 PM Worship Ser-vice at Gowrie CareCenter
Friday,April17th 1:00PMQuiltersSunday,April19th 9:00 AM NOT A FANMovie(Sanctuary)
9:00AMSundaySchool 10:15AMWorshipMonday,April20th 12:00PMSmallGroupTuesday,April21st 1:00PMQuiltersWednesday,April22nd 5:30PMConfirmation 7:00PMChoirPractice
GOWRIE
ROELYNFULTON LUTHERAN
CHURCHJames G. Davis, Pastor
9:15amSundayWorship
Wed.,April15 9:00a.m.BibleStudyat ChurchSat.,April18 SpringClusterEventat St.PetersinPocahontasSun.,April19 9:15a.m.Worship
LANYONEVANGELICAL
COVENANT CHURCHMarc Murchison, Pastor
9:30am-Worship10:30am-
CoffeeFellowship11am-SundaySchool
~~Wednesdays:
6pm-ACTION=AlotofChurchThingsInOne
Night
Saturday:8am-Men'sFellowship
(HarcourtDepot)
www.lanyoncovenant.org
FARNHAMVILLEHOLY TRINITY
LUTHERAN CHURCHRobert Zellmer, Pastor
9:30amSundayWorship8:30SundaySchool
Mondays:LadiesBibleStudy
9:30amArmorofGodClass
7:00pm2nd & 4th Tuesday:
CommunityMeal11:30am
FIRST UNITED CHURCH
Pastor James H. Chesnutt
10:30amSundayWorship
Wednesdays:LunchBunch4:30-6:00PMYouthMissionTeam5:15KidsBellChoir6:00-6:15
SOMERSUNITED METHODIST
CHURCHPastor James H. Chesnutt
9:00amSundayWorship
Thursdays: 1:30 p.m.AfternoonBibleStudy
atChurch
Tuesdays: 7:00 p.m.EveningBibleStudyat
Dan&ColleenGoodwin’s
OUR SAVIOUR’SLUTHERAN CHURCH
Pastor: Jon Rollefson 9:15amSundayWorship10:15amFellowship10:30SundaySchool11:00amAdultForum
Mondays:BibleStudywithDonDoolittle,7:00pm
Tuesdays:Women'sEveningBible
Study,7:00pmPraiseandWorship,
6:00pmWednesdays:
Confirmation,6:00pmThursdays:
ChoirPractice,6:00pmDivorceCare,7:00pm
Saturdays:Men'sgroup,9:00am
Wed.,April15 7:00PMBibleStudy
withDonDoolittle,FiresideRoom
Sun.,April19 10:15AMFel
1:00-5:00PML.E.A.D.DVD’s,Fel-lowshipHall
5:30PMCallen-derHarvestDayMtg.,FiresideRoom
Mon.,Apr.209:00AMWOWpackLWRitems
haveaNationalTournamentwhichwillbeheldinNash-ville,TennesseethisAugust.
Granny Teams are also available for exhibitions,charitableevents,fundraisersandchallengesfromotherteams.Since2005,GrannyBasketballteamshaveraisedover$100,000.
TheGowrieFirecrackerswillbeplayingonMarch29,April11,April18,May2andMay16beforeplayingintheStateTournamentonJune13atValleyHighSchoolinDesMoines.
For more information go to grannybasketball.comandforagreatdealonautomobilesgotomackegowrie.com.
Currentteammembersare:
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NancyJoHenning 44SharonJaeschke 32DianaClancy 42DianaCarlson 2EmilyBendickson 49
MaryBauer 8LindaWhite 36CarolLee 10JaneHall 21BeckyDaniel 23
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AuxiliarymemberswerehonoredTuesday,April7for their service and commitment to StewartMemorialCommunityHospital(SMCH)inLakeCity.
Nearly eighty SMCHAuxiliary members attendedthe annualVolunteerAppreciation event hosted by the
Pictured left to right are Jan Dougherty, Secretary; Marci Duncan, Treasurer; Carol Dickkut, Vice President; Danielle Evans, Auxiliary Coordinator; Mary Sporleder, President; Mary Ludwig, Director of Marketing; Development and Volun-teers; and Heather Cain, CEO,
hospital at the Lake City community building. SMCHPresidentandCEOHeatherCainwelcomedgueststotheeventandgavetheinvocation.
TheluncheonwasservedbySMCHadministrationandstaff.Cainexpressedherappreciationtothevolun-teers by stating “for your service to StewartMemorialCommunityHospital,ourpatientsandstaff,weareverygrateful andwe thankyou.Yourkindness, support andgenerosity equips us with the ability to provide excel-lentmedicalcareandservicetoourcommunities.Yousogenerouslygiveyourtimeandtalentsandtodaywearehonoredtocelebrateyou,ourvolunteers.”
Thekeynoteaddressfocusedonthehospitals2014achievements.The“Year inReview”waspresentedbyCainandhighlightedseveralawardsthehospitalearnedin2014.TheseincludedtheCleanestHospitalintheNa-tionawardfromBecker’sHospitalReview,DesMoinesRegister Top 100 Work Places, and an Excellence inPatientCareawardsfromthenationallyrecognizedout-comesfirmStuderGroup®.
The Emergency Department earned the Guardianof ExcellenceAward. Cain also thanked theAuxiliaryvolunteers for their efforts in raising $45,000 for thehospital.Throughproceedsfromseveralevents,suchasTriviaNight,TableAFare, sheet sales,book sales andgiftshoppesales,theAuxiliaryisfundingnewequipmentfor thePhysicalTherapyDepartmentandOccupationalHealthProgram.
Following lunch, entrainment was provided bySouthCentralCalhounSpeechparticipantsRyanNich-olson,ColinBrown, JordanBatta, JacobClark,TannerSchrad, andLucasFarrington. Their performancewasexceptionalandlefttheaudiencelaughing.
EachAuxilian attending received ameasuring cupastheirpartyfavortothankthemfortheimmeasurablecontributionstheymakethroughouttheyeartotheorga-nization.
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listing #12450, trACt 7: 25.67 acres m/l, Calhoun County. Use as pasture or farm 10.5 tillable acres.listing #12451, trACt 8: 11.92 acres m/l, Calhoun County. Large pond. Great building site or pasture ground.listing #12452, trACt 9: 28.08 acres m/l, Webster County. Grass pasture and large pond. Potential for 19.5 tillable acres.listing #12453, trACt 10: 1.82 acres m/l, Webster County. Great location for building site or pasture for livestock.listing #12454, trACt 11: 50.44 acres m/l, Webster County. High quality farmland, 47 acres m/l with 72.4 CSR.listing #12455, trACt 12: 5.48 acres m/l, Linn County. NW corner of Cedar Rapids along Ushers Ferry Road. Great timbered building site or potential development property.listing #12456, trACt 13: 49.78 acres m/l, Polk County. 36.26 tillable acres with 71.7 CSR (81.8 CSR2). North of Carlisle.
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hospital at the Lake City community building. SMCHPresidentandCEOHeatherCainwelcomedgueststotheeventandgavetheinvocation.
TheluncheonwasservedbySMCHadministrationandstaff.Cainexpressedherappreciationtothevolun-teers by stating “for your service to StewartMemorialCommunityHospital,ourpatientsandstaff,weareverygrateful andwe thankyou.Yourkindness, support andgenerosity equips us with the ability to provide excel-lentmedicalcareandservicetoourcommunities.Yousogenerouslygiveyourtimeandtalentsandtodaywearehonoredtocelebrateyou,ourvolunteers.”
Thekeynoteaddressfocusedonthehospitals2014achievements.The“Year inReview”waspresentedbyCainandhighlightedseveralawardsthehospitalearnedin2014.TheseincludedtheCleanestHospitalintheNa-tionawardfromBecker’sHospitalReview,DesMoinesRegister Top 100 Work Places, and an Excellence inPatientCareawardsfromthenationallyrecognizedout-comesfirmStuderGroup®.
The Emergency Department earned the Guardianof ExcellenceAward. Cain also thanked theAuxiliaryvolunteers for their efforts in raising $45,000 for thehospital.Throughproceedsfromseveralevents,suchasTriviaNight,TableAFare, sheet sales,book sales andgiftshoppesales,theAuxiliaryisfundingnewequipmentfor thePhysicalTherapyDepartmentandOccupationalHealthProgram.
Following lunch, entrainment was provided bySouthCentralCalhounSpeechparticipantsRyanNich-olson,ColinBrown, JordanBatta, JacobClark,TannerSchrad, andLucasFarrington. Their performancewasexceptionalandlefttheaudiencelaughing.
EachAuxilian attending received ameasuring cupastheirpartyfavortothankthemfortheimmeasurablecontributionstheymakethroughouttheyeartotheorga-nization.
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Volunteer week proclaimation signing.... Pictured are (from left) Danielle Evans, Mary Ludwig, Marci Duncan, Mayor Gary Fahan, Mary Sporleder, Carol Dickkut, and Jan Dougherty.
NationalVolunteerWeek,April12-18,2015,isaboutinspiring, recognizing and encouraging people to seekout imaginative ways to engage in their communities.It’saboutdemonstratingtothenationthatbyworkingto-gether,wehavethefortitudetomeetourchallengesandaccomplishourgoals.
Thistributeinspiresvolunteerstotakeactionanden-courageindividualsandtheirrespectivecommunitiestobeatthecenterofsocialchange,discoveringandactivelydemonstratingtheircollectivepowertomakeadifference.
NationalVolunteerWeek,was established in 1974andhasgrownexponentiallyeachyear,withthousandsofvolunteerprojectsandspecialeventsscheduledthrough-out theweek.NationalVolunteerWeek isnotonlyourmomentintimetocelebrateourStewartMemorialCom-munityHospitalvolunteers,buttoshareideas,practices,andstorieswherevertheyhappen,andtore-imaginethenotionofcitizenshipforthe21stcentury.SMCHthanksthemanyvolunteerswhomakeadifference!
National Volunteer Week is April 12-18
Eachweek, various groups come to theState-houseandsharetheirconcernswithlawmakers.Ireallyenjoytheone-on-onevisitsandImakeeveryefforttoseeanyonethatcomeshere.IfIwasatacommitteemeetingandmissedtheopportunitytovisitwithyou,I’msorryitdidnotworkoutandIhopeIcancatchyounexttime. Wealsohadsomehigh-profilevisitorsthisweek— Congressman Rod Blum, and potential presidentialcandidates Donald Trump and former Texas GovernorRickPerry.CongressmanBlumaddressedourcaucusanditwasthefirsttimeIhavemethim.Hisenthusiasmforhisdistrict,hisstate,andhiscountrywasrefreshing,andIwasveryimpressedwithhisoverallthoughtsontheis-suesweface. ItwasalsoveryinterestingtovisitwithDonaldTrump.Hereferencedhisbook,“TheArtoftheDeal,”andhowweneedtodoamuchbetterjobofnegotiatingwithforeigncountries,particularlyinrespecttonationaldefenseandjobs. Former Governor Rick Perry was much moreanimatedandarticulatethanwhenhevisitedin2012anditappearswe,inIowa,willseemuchmoreofhiminthefuture. Last week was also the second funnel week,which is the self-imposeddeadline thathelps eliminatebillsforconsiderationduringa legislativesession.Sev-eralbillsthatdidnotpassthesecondfunnelwererequir-ingultrasoundsbeforehavingabortions,adoptionleave,andreducingpenaltiesformarijuanapossession. Someofthebillsthatdidsurviveare:Broadbandexpansion;Legalizingfireworks;Eminentdo-main;LegalizingfantasysportsinIowa;Makingitille-galtotextwhiledriving;ExpandingSecondAmendmentprotections;andMedicalmarijuana. Some of these issues have already been takenup and passed in the Senate. Issues such as expandingourSecondAmendmentprotectionshavebeendebatedintheSenateandcouldcomebackupfordiscussionagainbeforethelegislatureadjournsinthecomingweeks. Therearea lotofconversationsbeingheldre-gardingthebudgetandwearewaitingtoseebudgettar-getsfrombothchambers.Wehavemaintainedforyearsweweremakingirresponsiblebudgetdecisionstospendmorethanwetakeinannuallyinrevenues. We have said repeatedly this will prove verycostlyaswewillbeforcedtopayforthesebaddecisions.Thattimehascome.Wewillcontinuetoholdtoourbud-getingprinciplesthatwewillnotspendmoremoneythanwebringin.Tofundsomeoftheprioritiesthatcontinuetobediscussedwillrequirecutstobemadeelsewhere. As always, Iwant to hear fromyou.MySen-atenumber is (515)281-3371andmyhomenumber is(515)432-7327.Writemeat:StateCapitol,DesMoines,IA50319oratmyhomeaddress: 1313QuillAvenue,Boone, IA 50036.Emailme at [email protected].
Week thirteenApril 9, 2015 The last fewweeks have consisted of a lot offloordebateintheHouseChamber.Unfortunately,afewofthemorecontroversialbillsreceiveallthemediahypeandattention.Ifeltitmightbeinformativetohighlighta small sample of themany other bills that have beenpassedoutoftheHousewithsignificantbipartisancoop-eration. HF 227 passed the House on a vote of 97-3.Thisbillsetsthestandardforastripsearchforapersoninjailforascheduledviolationorasimplemisdemeanor.Astripsearchmayonlybedoneifthereisprobablecauseandauthorizationfromasupervisor. HF550passedtheHouseona100-0voteThisbillrequireselectedpublicofficerstopublishtheircon-tact information on the Internet site of the governmententitywhichtheyserve. HF577passedtheHouseona98-0vote.ThisbillrelatestoHunterEducationLicenserequirementsand changes the name from “Hunter Safety andEthicsEducationCourse”tothe“HunterEducationCourse”.Italsoallowsaresidentwhois16yearsofageorolderto
purchaseanapprenticehuntinglicensewithoutfirstcom-pleting theHunterEducationCourse. Theymust huntwithanadultmentorandcanonlypurchasetwoappren-ticehuntingpermitsbeforetakingtheHunterEducationCourse. OnTuesday,theIowaHousepassedSenateFile218related to theoperationofasnowmobile. Currentlawsaysthatsnowmobilescanbeoperatedontheright-of-wayonaninterstateorfreewayonlywhenusinganunderpassthathasbeenabandoned.Theunderpassalsohastobetheonlyalternativetotheuseofatraveledroad-way. SenateFile218changesthelawsothatsnow-mobilescanbeoperatedontheright-of-wayofaninter-state or freewaywhenusing an underpass or a bridge.However,thesnowmobilemustcometoacompletestopbefore entering the right-of-wayof the interstate. Thesnowmobiledrivermustalsoyieldtoanytrafficontheroadbeforecrossing.Ifthisbillisviolated,itispunish-ablewitha$50fine. Youmaybewonderingwhyabilllikethiswasdebatedandpassed. Snowmobilingisanimportantin-dustry in Iowa. According toa2011reportbyProfes-sorDanielOtto,ProfessorofEconomics at IowaStateUniversity,Iowasnowmobilersspendanestimated$76.3million per year on snowmobile equipment and activi-ties. $50.3million isspent inIowaand$26million isspent on trips out of state. Snowmobiling also bringsoutofstatepeopleintoIowa.604trailpermitsweresoldtononresidentsin2009.Estimatedspendingassociatedwiththeirusagewas$556,600. Workcontinuesinbothchamberstofindasus-tainablebudget,providingnecessaryfundingforourstatewhilebeingfiscallyresponsibletoyou,thetaxpayer. [email protected]
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The Dayton Memory event at the Jim Nelson home in the Catalina mountains in Arizona concluded with a Saturday, March 21 program in which all three discussion group made their presentation on memories of Dayton. The17currentandformerresidentsofDaytonand theirspouseshadbeen in threegroups thedaybe-foreexpoundingontheir thoughtsaboutgrowingupinDayton. Now the three discussion group leadersweresharingthesethoughtswitheveryone. Jim Nelson: Okay, number 1. When you think of Dayton, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Whatdidyouhavethere,Chuck? ChuckDanielson:Wehadhighway,therodeo,andthepotteryshop.AndIthinkthefirstpartofthat,Ithinkmaybe itwasLindaover there thathad thatone,wasthehighway.Butwedon’talotoftimesthinkofthevalueofthehighway(175goingthroughdowntown). DorothyNelson:WellIthinkwewerelookingatmoreofthehistory,whatisthefirstwhenyouthinkofDaytoninthepast.Andofcourse,PatToulesaid“boys”.Thatwasthefirstthingoutofhermouth. Basketball,sports,everyonetookcareofevery-one,andplayinginthetimber,lotsofkidswhowere15to18,kidsunder15,alotofkidsunderthatageatthattime.Swimminghole,andsomebodyhadfondmemo-riesofthetunneloflove–(JoyceErickson).Thatcom-mentcreatedsomelaughter. IthinkthebigissuewithJoycewashowoftenshehadtorundownthere….(morelaughter). Linda Birchner: Frieda, my sister, said thatwhatshethinksoffirstisatthetwomilecorner,andev-erybodyknowswherethetwomilecorneris.Weusedtodriveup thereand turnaroundanddriveback. Shesaidsheremembersthesignthatwasuptherethatsaid“Dayton:793FriendlyPeople.” And a couple others thought it was, what wereally think of the friendly people, and everyone kindofknowingeveryone,whichisgoodsometimes.Larry(Ohge,Boone)methiswife there. AndhiswifebeingSusan, she said she remembered, well,what she oftenthought aboutwas that her folks celebrated their goodharvest. They celebrated in November and they hadseveralchildreninAugust!”Thatgeneratedsomegoodlaughs. (Linda and her group combined answers forquestionsoneandtwo). Jim Nelson: Okay, moving on to number 2. What is your favorite memory of Dayton? Linda, do you want to start? Dorothy Nelson: Rollerskating rink, rodeo,swingshows,gamesbeforedark,innocenceofthetown. The parents said ‘be home by dark,’ and theyjustfeltcomfortablewiththat.Everyonekneweveryone,riding bikes all over, bicycles following the mosquitotruck…(somelaughter) RichardJohnson:…alltheDDTtheywere… JimNelson:Nowonderweturnedoutlikethat.OrnowonderChuckturnedoutlikethat. DorothyNelson: AndDick (Liljelgren)men-tionedthetightknitgroupinhighschool.Therewere14inhisclassand7arestillliving. They must not have followed the mosquitotruck!Thestoresusedtogiveoutticketstothemovietheatre.Iguessthatwasit. ChuckDanielson:WejusthadthatDaytonal-wayswashome.Idon’tknow,Isupposeallthesethingsfallintothatcategory. Jim Nelson: Okay, number 3. What do you think is the biggest advantage of living and growing up in Dayton? Linda? LindaBircher:Well,SusanthoughtofthefactthatthefarmssupportedtheeconomywellinDayton. RichardJohnson:Theyweretheeconomy. Linda:Ritasaidthetownkidsgottoseefarmsandanimalsandwelovedtobeabletovisitthefarms.Susan–let’sseewhatSusansaidtothisone!Oh,com-monsenseprevailedandweallsupportedeachother,andthat’strue.Mary(Williams)saidthetimeswegrewupin,wedidn’thavetheworriesaboutgangsanddrugs,sothatwas. AndRita said, theneighbors– this timeshesaid the neighborswatched everyone. So that kind ofcoverswhatI’vegottherefornumber3. Dorothy Nelson: The biggest advantage wastheinnocenceoflivinginDayton.Andyouwereallre-sponsible.Youwereheldaccountablebyyourparentsaswellasyouneighbors.Andiftheysawyoudoingsome-thingtheytoldyourparents.Everyoneknew.Therewasnoclassdifference.Everybodywenttothesameschool.
“Itdidn’tmatterwhether theywereinthebesthouseinthetownorthepooresthouseintown,therewasnoclassdifference.Andsomebodysaid,‘wedidn’tknowwewerepoor.’AndtherewerefivechurchesinDayton,andtheylistedandI thinkthatmightbe–at thatpointI ran out ofwriting – but therewere, howmany largeinstitutionstherewere,therewerefivechurchesandtwobarbersandallthatkindofthing.” ChuckDanielson:Wetalkedabout,thenumberonewastrust,Iguess.Thatitwasatrustingcommunityandprettymuchacceptance,whichkindofyousaid.Youkneweverybodyandnowit’skindofturnedintomoreofabedroomcommunity. “ButIthinkpeoplestillarewillingtohelpeachotherandshowcareandconcern.Wetalkedaboutwhenthere’slossesanddeaths,youknow,youarekindofanextendedfamilyofyourneighborsorwhoeverisinthecommunity,itaffectsthewholecommunity. SoIthinkthat’sprobablythebigthing,wastrustingandaccepting. Jim Nelson: 4 –In regards to Dayton’s physi-cal environment, what did you remember the most? Somebody said tunnel of love, I can’t remember (some laughter) Go ahead, Linda. LindaBircher:Oh,IrememberthatalongSkil-letCreektherewasaplacewherewatercamethroughapipe,andIneverunderstoodthat.Theyshutthatwateroff… RichardJohnson:….Itmaystillbethere. Chuck:Stillthere. LindaBircher:SusansaidthatsherememberstheviewcomingaroundthecurvethatgoesintoDaytonatOakPark, thatparticularview. Larrysaid the rodeogrounds view. Rita saidMain andSkillet onSaturdaynights,andoh,thatwasgreat.Everyonewasthereandweallhadourlittleallowance.Wehadtomakeupourmindswhetherweweregoingto… RichardJohnson:Quickinterjection.Howdidyouusedtodowhatforhiskidswhenhehadadentalvisit? Icecreamcones. Richard:Yep.Nickelicecreamcones.…Dick(Liligren), youmayhavehad to redeem someof thesewhenyouhadthecafé. (somelaughs) Ithinkit’sinterestingthatIsatinLinda’sgroup,but I’mhearing thesameanswers fromtheothers. Allaboutthesamethings. LindaBircher: Well,my last one here is thatMary(Williams)saidsherememberedthathouseonthecornerthatwasDr.Nelson’shouseforawhile.Thenitbelongedtothelawoffice–beautiful,beautifulhome. (Holland’sLawOffice) Remembergoingtothescoutsunderthefuneralhome,foryourmeetings?…hadtogotothescoutgroupunder thefuneralhome. Papermache’andallkindsofcrafts… Richard: Youwent to thebasementof the fu-neralhome?Ibetyoudidn’tlookbehindonedoor,right?Stayclose… (laughter) Itwouldhavebeensofuntoplayhideandseekthere,buttherewasonedoorthatweweretoldtokeep
out of. Iwanted to peak,butIwasafraidto! There’s still thatlittle hole between thefront door and the livingarea. You look out thereandseewhowascoming. DocNeilsonusedtolookoutthatlittlepeep-holetoseewhowascom-ing. (somelaughs) ChuckDanielson:… was originally aboveSwanson Hardware. Andthat’swhereyouwent… Dorothy Nelson:Dick (Liljegren) said thatone of the things that herememberedmostwasthat90%ofthehomesinDay-tonwere owner occupied.Andthat’sabigdifferencetowhatishappeningnow,andthenhetalkedanum-beroftimesaboutitbeingamulti-generational town,that many generations of
Remembering the fifties in Dayton. . .Two mile corner, tunnel of love, harvestfun, innocence of town, nickle conesDayton grads recall walking on RR tracks, much more. . .Part 1
familieslivedinthesametown,andthatisquitedifferentnow, I guess. And then they rememberedmaking leafhouses,andthesmellofburningleaves. :…andyoucouldn’tjumpfromone…becauseyouwererunningintothewallifyoudidthat. Chuck Danielson: One of the things that wetalkedabout–andIdon’tknowifI’mtheonlyone–butweusedtogotoGrandmaandGrandpa’s,likeatnoononSundayfordinner,andthenourbigeventwasgoingoutwalkingtherailroadtracks.Idon’tknowifweevergotcleartotheriverornot. Richard:HowmanybridgesweretherebetweenDaytonandtheriverontherailroadtracks?HowmanybridgesbetweenDaytonandtheriver? Chuck:13. Aretherestillthatmany? Chuck:No,it’sallbeentornout.(XXX)Andthatwaswhereitwastalkedaboutthattheycouldmakeabike traildown to the river, and then thecontroversyaboutthatsothatnevermaterialized,sotheytoreoutallthetracksandallthebridges. Dayton memories, Part 2, Coming next week.
At Dayton Memory weekend... Dick Liljegren, Dayton, was one of many current and former Dayton residents who attended the Dayton Memory weekend at the Jim Nelson home in the Catalina Mountains in Arizona.
Prairie Valley PPEL vote passes OnTuesday,April7,voterspassedthePhysicalPlant andEquipmentLevy 260 - 245. The number ofvoterswasalmostdoublethistimefromthefirstvoteinFebruary. NowPrairieValleywill receive$1per$1,000oftaxablevaluationforfundingfortechnologyandtrans-portation.
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