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Bryce Gustafson

Four young men from Prairie Valley High School attended Hawkeye Boys State last week at Camp Dodge Army National Guard Base in Johnston. The four boys from Prairie Valley High School who participated last week were Skylar Warehime, son of Wayde and Jody Warehime; Bryce Gustafson, son of Steve and Rhonda Gustafson; Noah Tucker, son of Steve and the late Shelly Tucker; and Shane Promes, son of Daryl and Joetta Promes. Boys State is a week-long, hands-on learning experience for boys who have complet-ed their junior year of high school. Throughout the week, boys stay in barracks at the base and learn about government and elections. During the week boys become Boys State citizens and run for various Boys State city, county, and state offices that mirror the offices that exist in the real world. The boys are given a specific amount of fake Boys State money to spend on campaign materials such as stickers and posters.

They have to learn how to budget their money and run their campaign, said Jim Peter-son, member of the American Legion Peterson Post 431. The boys learn to manage the offices they are elected to. Those elected to the Boys State legislative bodies such as Senate and House of Representatives create and pass leg-islation. These young guys have put ideas in some of our state legislators minds, Peterson said. Theyre going to pass some bills that they want to see done. Now some are wild and zany but there are some that have some merit. Those who lose campaigns apply for city, state, and county jobs or are appointed to positions by elected officials. They too learn to execute the responsibilities of their various jobs. Other available actives at Boys State include participation in a band or orchestra, volleyball, softball, or football. The week also

Prairie Valley students attend Hawkeye Boys StateNoah Tucker

Skylar Warehime

Shane Promes

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Wednesday, June 25 Farnhamville Fire Dept., 7:30 p.m. at the fire station.

Monday, June 30 Harcourt TOPS, 8:00 a.m. at Faith Lutheran Church Harcourt.

Tuesday, July 1 Farnhamville American Legion Post #510 and Sons of the American Legion, 7:00 p.m., Legion building. Rose Lodge #506, 7:30 p.m.

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Gowrie hosts July 4Freedom 5K runBy Cassidy Riley

The Gowrie Growth Group is hosting a Freedom 5K run on July 4 and all proceeds from the event will go towards community projects. The run will begin at 7:30 a.m. Registra-tion is 6:30-7:30 a.m. at the high school football field in Gowrie. Entry fee is $25 and it includes a Freedom 5k Dri Fit t-shirt. Chip timing will be used and the top 3 runners in each age divi-sion will receive a medal. Entry forms are available at www.fit-nesssports.com, at Security Savings Banks in Gowrie and Dayton, or they can be emailed out. For more information contact Brad Lane at at 515-351-0136 or [email protected].

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from a pond, creek or puddleA peculiar odor or, dying shrubs or grass,

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Extinguish smoking materials and other small flames

Do not attempt to extinguish a burning gas leakTurn off and abandon equipment;

do not attempt to move any machinery Eliminate other sources of ignition (e.g.,

a nearby car with the engine running, cellphones).

Leave the immediate area From a safe distance, call MidAmerican Energy

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HealthLeaking natural gas is a health hazard;

it can cause loss of coordination, dizziness, and headache

Prevention measures:

Regular inspections and maintenance of your gas appliances

Keep the area around gas appliances free from obstructions and combustible materials

Provide access to the meter and equipment when necessary

Never store flammable liquids in your home or near fuel-burning appliances

Have gas appliance connectors checked for defects by a qualified plumbing and heating dealer

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Southeast Valley Jaguar Baseball Weekly Wrap upSt. Edmonds / Postponed It was the second try around to get in the postponed game against St. Edmonds. This time we reached the second inning when the rain struck again. Saint Edmonds was ahead 2-0 but the Jaguars were up to bat with runners on second and third with two outs. The game has been rescheduled for Thursday June 12th. @South Central Calhoun 6-1 W (2-1) Conference foe South Central Calhoun was the first conference opponent the Jaguars faced off this week. Traveling to Lytton the Jaguars were determined set the tone for con-ference play as they sent out Senior Curt Cas-tenson to take the mound. With some walks early on, Curt settled into a groove only allow-ing three hits over six innings of work with six big strikeouts. Sophomore Cade King came in to relieve in the seventh with a tightened strike zone Cade managed to strike out the last batter with bases loaded to secure the win. Offensive-ly the leader for the Jags again was Curt Casten-son who blasted a 3 run home run early in the game to give us an early lead. The other pitcher on the night, Cade King had a great offensive performance going 3 for 2 with two doubles and crossing the plate three times.

Humboldt 3-9 L (2-2) Northern 3A foe Humboldt came into Dayton to take on the Jaguars last Thursday. It was a rough first inning for the boys as the hard hitting wildcats took an early 6-0 lead. Not go-ing down without a fight, the Jaguars fought their way back scoring 3 runs but the very tal-

ented Humboldt Wildcats prevailed with a 9 to 3 victory. Senior Clayton Taylor started on the mound and was relieved by Junior Spencer Johnson who controlled the wildcats bats most of the way through till the seventh inning. Lead-ing hitters for the Jaguars were Andrew Dorage going 3 for 2 with 1 RBI while Curt Castenson drove in one run as well. @Manson NW Webster W (3-2) Southeast Valley finished up their week of baseball with a trip to Manson to take on the Cougars. A beautiful, hot night didnt make much of a factor as the game was a well played low scoring affair with a final score of 3 to 1. Another great pitching performance from Andrew Dorage spurred on the Jaguars to their third win of the season. Andrew threw a complete game 5 hitter which gave him his second game not giving up an earned run. A slew of Jaguar batters added to the three runs being scored. Seniors Curt Castenson, Clayton Taylor; Sophomores Cade King and Cameron Anderson each added one hit each. The Jaguars had their chances to open the game up but with some stellar plays from the Cougars three runs is all they could muster. In the end it was all that was needed as Andrew struck out the last batter in a bases loaded situation to secure the win.

incorporates a field trip to the state capital build-ing and guest speakers such as the past National Commander of the American Legion, David Rehbein. Boys can also choose to participate in the Boys State Patrol where they learn about the duties of law enforcement. These are the only boys not required to run for an elected office.

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Benefit planned for Elayna SandeenSunday, June 29... Faith Lutheran Church in Harcourt is hosting a benefit for Elayna Sandeen on Sun-day, June 29th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Elayna is five years old and is being treated for kidney cancer. The benefit will fea-ture beef burgers, hot dogs, chips, salad, bars, beverages, and an ice cream sundae bar. The meal will be a free donation. Participating funds will be provided by Webster County Thrivent Financial. Elayna is the daughter of Jake and Lucy Sandeen, granddaughter of Steve and Jackie Sandeen, and great-granddaughter of Ruth Elaine Sandeen.

Gowrie Students named to ISU Deans List Cassidy Michaela Brinkman, Event Management; Elliott Mickelsen Butler, Com-puter Science; Hannah Marie Carlson, Elemen-tary Education; Cally E. Duncan, Elementary Education; and Katie Elizabeth Jaeschke, Fam-ily and Consumer Science Education and Stud-ies (all from Gowrie) have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the 2014 spring semester Deans List. Students named to the Deans List must have earned a grade point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded course work.

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Whether your home uses natural gas or not, you may have buried natural gas pipelines under your property. Transporting natural gas through pipelines is a safe and reliable means of delivery to customers. MidAmerican Energy Company regularly tests our pipeline system to ensure the safety and reliability of our facilities. While we work diligently to monitor and maintain our delivery system, we rely on you to follow all natural gas safety rules and report any suspicion of leaks. Because of the importance of natural gas to our economy and everyday life, we all have a stake in the safety of the natural gas pipelines.

Signs of a natural gas leak:

A hissing or whooshing soundDirt being blown into the airWater bubbling or shooting into the air

from a pond, creek or puddleA peculiar odor or, dying shrubs or grass,

perhaps near healthy plantings

If you observe any of these signs:

Extinguish smoking materials and other small flames

Do not attempt to extinguish a burning gas leakTurn off and abandon equipment;

do not attempt to move any machinery Eliminate other sources of ignition (e.g.,

a nearby car with the engine running, cellphones).

Leave the immediate area From a safe distance, call MidAmerican Energy

at 800-595-5325 and/or call 911. (MidAmerican Energy will investigate the gas leak at no charge to the caller.)

Do not re-enter the area until you have been advised that its safe.

Potential hazards of natural gas:

Fire or Explosion Extremely flammable easily ignited by

heat, sparks or flamesWill form explosive mixtures with air Vapor may travel to ignition source and flashback

HealthLeaking natural gas is a health hazard;

it can cause loss of coordination, dizziness, and headache

Prevention measures:

Regular inspections and maintenance of your gas appliances

Keep the area around gas appliances free from obstructions and combustible materials

Provide access to the meter and equipment when necessary

Never store flammable liquids in your home or near fuel-burning appliances

Have gas appliance connectors checked for defects by a qualified plumbing and heating dealer

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Thursday, June 26Warriors Defeat #4 Team In State The Warriors were at Storm Lake-SM for the 2nd Conference Game of the Season. SLSM played a great Game along with the War-riors not making solid contact with their bats. In the top of the 3rd Karlee Walker singled and stole her way to 3rd Base before crossing the plate on a past-ball to open the scoring. SLSM answered in the bottom to tie things up. The score remained 1-1 through 7 innings as both Teams were making the plays defensively. As the pressure was mounting we had players rise to the occasion in the late innings. Walker made a clutch diving catch in CF to end the bottom of the 6th. In the bottom of the 7th they led off with a single and when the next batter attempted to sac bunt her to 2nd Natalie Lambert fielded the bunt and threw to Clara Pearson covering 2nd to thwart that plan for the 2nd time. Lam-bert shifted to another gear on the mound the rest of the way recording Ks on 3 of the remain-ing 5 outs of the Game. In the top of the 8th the Warriors decided the Home Team had had their fun and it was time to put this one away. Cassie Zinnel and Walker led off with back to back singles and Lambert sacrificed them to 2nd and 3rd with 1 out. Rittgers bunted and filled the bases. Pearson hit a hard shot to 2nd Base scor-ing Zinnel bringing up Katie Kehoe with 2 outs and runners on 2nd and 3rd with a 1-run lead. Kehoe delivered big time with a 2-bagger up the middle scoring both to provide the final score of 4-1.

Clara Pearson, covering second base, gets the out against Coon Rapids.

Twin Lakes Conference front-runner and 2A 4th Ranked Alta-Aurelia (11-1) came to Warrior Field on a stormy night. Their lead-off hitter took the first pitch of the Game off the wall and it looked like we may be in trouble. But she was stranded on 3B as Lambert popped up the #2 hitter and struck out 3 and 4 to make a statement. We came in and went down in or-der against their Senior All-Conference Pitcher. Lambert put Ks on 2 out of 3 again as we re-turned the favor in the top of 2. In the bottom Pearson led off with a blast through the IF and stole second. Kehoe followed up with a long 2-bagger scoring Pearson. Allie Berg promptly doubled in Kehoe and Anna Heatherington sin-gled in Berg to put the Warriors up 3-0. Lam-bert and the Defense put them down 1,2,3 once again in the 3rd and we came in and went right back at them. Pearson doubled and Kehoe hit a triple to score her making it 4-0. In the top of 4 a Warrior error put a runner on 1B and their 4 hitter went deep to close the gap 4-2. From there it was pitching and defense on both sides as the final score was a big 4-2 victory for the Warriors and important TLC win to move them to 3-0. Pearson and Kehoe went 2-3 as the War-riors tallied 7 hits off their Ace. Lambert struck out 7 and the Defense made countless big plays all night. The following night Greene County came to Warrior Field and put a hurt on the Home Team to the tune of 14-0. Not much to say other than they spanked us hard and we could have played better. Next up was a road trip to Albert City for the relocated Game against Sioux Central. It started by bailing water with buckets in left field to try and make it playable. When this failed we moved to a little league field down the street that fit the required measurements. Once the Game finally began it seemed like it would never end as this one went 12 innings lasting 3 hours and will go down as a Warrior Classic. SC struck first in the bottom of 3 to go up 1-0. In the top of 5 PV put up 2 runs as Zinnel scored against a 1st and 3rd failed defensive play by SC and Rittgers crossed the plate on a Pearson double. SC answered with 1 more in the bottom to even it up at 2 all, where it remained until the top of the 8th when Rittgers, Pearson, and Kehoe singled in succession scoring 2 more to take what we felt was a fairly comfortable 2 run lead. But SC came right in and tied it back up with some clutch hitting as well. The Warriors thwarted multiple threats over the next 4 innings with some huge defensive plays. In the top of the 12th Walker led off with a triple and Berg, Lambert, and Heatherington all came through with big hits as the Warriors took a 3 run lead. In the bottom of the 12th Lambert flipped over to her reserve tank and struck out the number 2, 3, and 4 hitters in order to finally end it. Pear-son went 4-5 and there were huge contributions by everyone as this Game wont be forgotten anytime soon. Lambert struck out 15 with just one walk. The Warriors won 3 out of 4 Games including 2 that went extra innings display-ing a lot of character. Defense has been out-standing for the most part. We are 10-7 overall and 4-0 in Conference Play and will have a lot to say about how it all shakes out.

Karlee Walker Clara Pearson

Benefit planned for Elayna SandeenSunday, June 29... Faith Lutheran Church in Harcourt is hosting a benefit for Elayna Sandeen on Sun-day, June 29th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Elayna is five years old and is being treated for kidney cancer. The benefit will fea-ture beef burgers, hot dogs, chips, salad, bars, beverages, and an ice cream sundae bar. The meal will be a free donation. Participating funds will be provided by Webster County Thrivent Financial. Elayna is the daughter of Jake and Lucy Sandeen, granddaughter of Steve and Jackie Sandeen, and great-granddaughter of Ruth Elaine Sandeen.

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Birthdays25-Jun Steve Carlson, Brenda Gleason Tashina Kopecky, Katie Martin 26-Jun Meriam Castle, Camryn Lane Jenny Taylor, Jackie Wiepert27-Jun Shawn Hanson, Micaela Reutzel28-Jun LouiseClearwater,JeffDonahe Scott Kopecky, Barbara Peterson Abby Skoglund29-Jun MartaDecker,KendallKail,

DerekSeil30-Jun Renee Wilson1-Jul RylieDonahe2-Jul DylanJohnson

Gowrie Golf Mens League StandingsSaturday, June 11... Team Points1 Thomas Farms 131.002 WCCTA 129.003 Gowrie 66 123.503 Palmers 123.505 Pugs 116.506 Heartland Bank 112.006 Harcourt Equipment 112.008 Poet 111.509 KGK Trucking 109.0010 Olson Plumbing 105.5011 Streit Construction 103.5012 Engquist Lumber 101.0012 Security Savings 101.0014 Hanson Custom Golf 91.50

Event Winners 611/14:Long Putt, Jordan Lane; Long Drive, Steve Tucker; Low Score, Mike Conrad.

Summer Reading Program, Fizz! Boom! Read! Gowrie Public Library By Cassidy Riley As part of the Summer Reading Pro-gram, Fizz! Boom! Read! the Gowrie Public Library hosted a speaker last week from the University of Northern Iowa to teach children about wind energy. Kameron LeFebvre, a senior at UNI and program manager for their Fabulous Resource for Energy Education program inside the UNI Center for Energy and Environmental Educa-tion, was at the library on Thursday, June 19. Along with him he brought several tools, dem-onstrations, and activities for the children. Were just teaching kids about energy and whats out there so when they drive on the highway and see a wind turbine they have a lit-tle more information about it than what they did before, he said. LeFebvre is traveling to libraries around the state of Iowa this summer to put on his dem-onstration. He said Gowrie was his twelfth li-brary so far. The program he presented for the chil-dren included reading The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, a childrens book based on a true story of a boy in Africa who created a wind tur-bine for his village. He also set up five different miniature wind turbines to teach kids about the different kinds of turbines and why the ones that are built here in Iowa are used. The kids were able to the play with devices that measured wind speed called Kestrels by blowing into them. The last activity was a craftbuilding paper wind propellers. Shelly Nelson, library director, said be-cause the theme for this years Summer Reading Program is science she asked the UNI presenter to come. She said it would be a great way to get children engaged in the science behind energy. I just felt like it would be something different and exciting for the kids, she said. Rather than me talking to them, they would get some hands on experience with something scientific. The only cost to the library is the travel reimbursement, 28 cents for every mile LeFe-bvre traveled here. On Thursday he also vis-ited the library in Callender so he said the cost would likely be split between the two libraries. I havent seen a library go over $50 for this program, he said. The primary source of funding for the summer program is by a grant the UNI center received from the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, or EPSCoR. This is one of the fun activities the li-brary has scheduled for kids this summer. The Summer Reading Program concludes Thursday July 3 with a visit from animals from the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines.

Kruse graduates from Mercy College of Health Sciences Erika Kruse of Callender was conferred Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administra-tion degree during the spring commencement ceremony by Mercy College of Health Scienc-es, 928 6th Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa at Hy-Vee Hall in the Iowa Events Center on April 25, 2014. Erica, was also named to the Presidents list for the spring 2014 semester at Mercy Col-lege of Health Sciences in Des Moines, Iowa. To qualify for the Presidents List, students must attain a grade point average (GPA) of 3.75 or higher, in their most recent semester, for a minimum of six credit hours. To qualify for the

JV Warrior softball comes to a close The weather made it difficult for the JV Warrior Softball girls to play last week. On Tuesday the girls played at home against Green County, despite six hits, the Warriors fell 17-3. Tiffany Blunk brought in two RBIs with a home run in the first inning. Chelsea Mitchell hit a double and Jaiden Ackerson was back for her first game of the season after being on the in-jured list. Friday night the ladies hosted Panorama in a rainy fight that ended in a 12-8 win. Pan-orama threw up three runs in the first inning and the Warriors fought back. Hitting was strong on both sides with a combined 20 hits including 6 extra base hits. Blunk brought in 6 RBIs with a home run in the first inning and a double in the second. Rylee Walker, Jaiden Ackerson, Kenly Clough, Mickayla Willison each added a dou-ble. Gabby Dorsey and Walker each went 3 for 3 at the plate. The Warriors also welcomed back Olivia Hanson to the mound, she too has been on the injured list. The JV Warrior Softball teams ends the week 5-6-2.

Tiffany Blunk has a great hit and makes it on base.

By Meghan Willison

Deans List, students must attain a grade point average (GPA) between 3.5 and 3.749 in their most recent semester, for a minimum of six credit hours.

Good water clarity,fair fishing at Brushy Creek Lake Water clarity is good. Bluegill and Crap-pie fishing is fair. Bluegill are being picked up the same way as walleye. Crappies are being picked up the same way as walleye. Walleye fishing is also fair. Some an-glers have had success fishing with jigs baited with a leech cut in half. Try casting or vertical jigging in anywhere from 2-11 feet of water.

June 25, 2014 5THE GOWRIE NEWS Down Memory LaneB Y S A R A D O W N S

Please allow me to deviate a little. I have been writing school reports and memo-ries for several weeks. It seems the past month has been busy for me with two great grand-daughters high school graduations, that great reunion, several other things sandwiched in. Then on the 15th of June twenty-six of my large family of 50+ assorted family members decided that since I was having a milestone birthday the next day there was a need to celebrate. I had already been remembered with various greetings by my church family but then I was told to make my appearance at one of my favorite neighborhood Italian eateries. I was es-corted there by my oldest daughter where tables were set up and a cake on the center table. There were many cards with varied messages some to make one laugh and remember days past and some to bring a heart thumping tear. There were the birthday glasses which I had to model for each to see and for numerous pictures and the presents. One of the almost three year olds had to model the glasses too. Having grandkids around is special but when the greats come it is great to still be around to enjoy them too. Am I wrong or have I forgotten just how smart kids are between the ages of 2 and 9 just before they get a little smart-alecky? No, not obnoxious but just that step ahead of the older generation. We all pigged out on our favorite Italian foods. They have a great salad. It is simple with plain lettuce, generous portion of fresh shredded mozzarella cheese and a favorite homemade creamy Italian dressing and a jala-peno pepper. Of course the kids wanted pizza but others had meatball sandwiches, cavatelli or other pasta, but to me the piece de resistance is their guinea grinders loaded with lots of spicy meat, cheese and sauce all toasty on the chewy Italian roll with some onions and red peppers added for good measure. I sure deviated from the diet that day! Half of the grinder came home to the freezer. This was the type of neighborhood place where you could be seated in a more isolated area but yet where the other patrons would en-joy seeing a family having a great time together and enjoying with you. Some did come to my table and wish me a happy birthday. Time flew by and it was time to go home, prop our feet up and read the Sunday paper, go shopping, have some family fun or take a nap. You can guess what I did -- the feet up, Sunday paper, nap. But first a few last pictures out on the lawn of the eatery. As my daughter was taking me back to get my car at church my cell phone rang but it was in my purse in the back seat. Just before we reached the lot Terrys phone rang and it was handy. My Washington resident son, John, was calling to wish me a happy birthday. He and his fianc were visiting his sons family in Idaho so I got to talk to the whole bunch. I finally arrived home to my paper, my lazy boy, a cool drink by my side and the NAP! I thought the celebrating was over, that it was time to settle back down to normalcy, however when I got to church the next morning (actually my birthday) there was a present on my desk and an announcement we would have cake and coffee a little later. Within the hour I heard my cell phone ringing and it was one of my retiree friends from my old work place. She was going to a granddaughters ball game but could she come on in and meet me for lunch. Of course! And we did! Simply at Wendys where

Another milestone in my life...we chose an isolated booth to the back and gabbed for well over an hour catching up on one another and our families. Home! Now the birthday is over. But there were a couple more cards in the mail box. The next day there was another on my desk at the church. Then when I was home preparing my lunch the phone rang. I was so surprised I had to ask again if I heard correctly (old ears you know). It was Kaili a great granddaughter from Washington calling to wish me a happy birthday late. She had never called on her own before. I have never personally met her. She is 13 now and growing up. The reason I had to ask for sure who it was is that I also have a just 14 year old (little voiced) great granddaughter named Hailey whom I thought was on her way to Japan. It is great having five children, thirteen grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren but it can get confusing at times. I wouldnt trade for anything. But it wasnt over! Wednesday, a trip to the mailbox to get my Review, which hadnt arrived yet, but I found a large envelope from Bruce Hunter, an Iowa State Representative (never heard of him). The envelope advised not to bend. On opening it I pulled out a certificate a certifi-cate of recognition from the State of Iowa for having reached this milestone in my life. Gee Whiz! Tis true. You cant keep anything secret anymore, especially from the government and your age!!! When asked what Id like for my birth-day I replied, to be able to share another mile-stone with my family and friends. Hope all my readers can have as good a birthday as I had.

Prairie Valley Schedule of Events

Week of June 25th to July 2rd

Wednesday, June 2510:00 a.m. B 7TH-8TH Baseball GAME - Prairie Valley @ Greene CountyFriday, June 27 5:30 a.m. B JV-V Baseball GAME - Southeast Valley @ East Sac CountySaturday, June 28V Baseball Tournament Southeast Valley @ OgdenMonday, June 3010:00 a.m. B 7TH-8TH Baseball GAME - Prairie Valley @ South Central Calhoun 5:30 p.m. B JV-V Baseball GAME - South Central Calhoun @ Southeast ValleyTuesday, July110:00 a.m. B 7TH-8TH Baseball GAME - Greene County @ Prairie ValleyWednesday, July 210:00 a.m. B 7TH-8TH Baseball GAME - Pocahontas Area @ Prairie Valley5:30 p.m. B JV-V Baseball GAME - Manson NW Webster @ Southeast Valley

*Schedule is pulled from the PV website for your convenience*www.prairievalley.k12.ia.us

***Schedules are subject to change at anytime***

Birthdays25-Jun Steve Carlson, Brenda Gleason Tashina Kopecky, Katie Martin 26-Jun Meriam Castle, Camryn Lane Jenny Taylor, Jackie Wiepert27-Jun Shawn Hanson, Micaela Reutzel28-Jun LouiseClearwater,JeffDonahe Scott Kopecky, Barbara Peterson Abby Skoglund29-Jun MartaDecker,KendallKail,

DerekSeil30-Jun Renee Wilson1-Jul RylieDonahe2-Jul DylanJohnson

The residence of Ned and Colleen Palmer, 1010 Church St., was the pick for Yard of the Week, which is sponsored by the Gowrie Development Commission.

Card of Thanks!Wilmer Fevold

I want to thank for all the many greetings and cards I received for my birthday. I also want to thank my family for the great day I had for my birthday and Fathers Day.

Summer Reading Program, Fizz! Boom! Read! Gowrie Public Library By Cassidy Riley As part of the Summer Reading Pro-gram, Fizz! Boom! Read! the Gowrie Public Library hosted a speaker last week from the University of Northern Iowa to teach children about wind energy. Kameron LeFebvre, a senior at UNI and program manager for their Fabulous Resource for Energy Education program inside the UNI Center for Energy and Environmental Educa-tion, was at the library on Thursday, June 19. Along with him he brought several tools, dem-onstrations, and activities for the children. Were just teaching kids about energy and whats out there so when they drive on the highway and see a wind turbine they have a lit-tle more information about it than what they did before, he said. LeFebvre is traveling to libraries around the state of Iowa this summer to put on his dem-onstration. He said Gowrie was his twelfth li-brary so far. The program he presented for the chil-dren included reading The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, a childrens book based on a true story of a boy in Africa who created a wind tur-bine for his village. He also set up five different miniature wind turbines to teach kids about the different kinds of turbines and why the ones that are built here in Iowa are used. The kids were able to the play with devices that measured wind speed called Kestrels by blowing into them. The last activity was a craftbuilding paper wind propellers. Shelly Nelson, library director, said be-cause the theme for this years Summer Reading Program is science she asked the UNI presenter to come. She said it would be a great way to get children engaged in the science behind energy. I just felt like it would be something different and exciting for the kids, she said. Rather than me talking to them, they would get some hands on experience with something scientific. The only cost to the library is the travel reimbursement, 28 cents for every mile LeFe-bvre traveled here. On Thursday he also vis-ited the library in Callender so he said the cost would likely be split between the two libraries. I havent seen a library go over $50 for this program, he said. The primary source of funding for the summer program is by a grant the UNI center received from the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, or EPSCoR. This is one of the fun activities the li-brary has scheduled for kids this summer. The Summer Reading Program concludes Thursday July 3 with a visit from animals from the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines.

Warrior Softball plan Senior night Warrior softball would like to announce they will be celebrating Senior night on July 2, 5:30 at home against Manson. Please come out and help us honor our two outstanding Seniors: Katie Kehoe and Clara Pearson. On July 3 is our Alumni/Farewell to Warrior Softball Night. The Varsity will play first at 6:00 pm and A Ceremony and JV Game will follow. This will be the final regular season Game played at the Warrior Field. We would welcome back and encourage all Warrior Soft-ball Alumni to attend this special night.

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For a native Gowrie-area resident, the words cow pie & bingo seem to go together as natural as PB & J or even chili & cin-namon rolls. Speaking from the perspective of a family that moved here 8 years ago, I have to say, the phrase cow pie bingo didnt connect together when I heard it way back then. Fast forward to present day, and I speak of this annual fundraiser like its an internation-al holiday with everyone participating. I talk about Cow Pie Bingo to friends, on the phone, over supper. When it comes to the people I know in the outside world, I receive comical, confused looks thrown back at me, even sad smiles that suggest maybe Im a little off my rocker. The conversation tends to pause and this strange Cow Pie Bingo ends up requiring a lot of definition. In an effort to alleviate confusion for the general public, Id like to pause for an official explanation called What is Cow Pie Bingo? followed by What Can Cow Pie Bingo Do for Me?What is Cow Pie Bingo? The local sorority chapter Xi Eta Sigma holds Cow Pie Bingo as a fundraiser every year during the Independence Day Celebration in Gowrie, Iowa. The original intent was simply a chance for individuals to win money, but quick-ly this event evolved into splitting the proceeds between winners and a main community need or project. The last two years have been able to donate to the Gowrie Pool Renovation and then to the Gowrie Fire Department Building Fund. The nitty-gritty details are fairly simple. A cow is released into a gated area that has 100 2X2 squares spray-painted on the ground. There is now 3 corresponding boards (red, white, and blue) with tickets that claim each square for ticket-holders. The cow moves inside the gated area until the desire to eat, chew cud, or stare at the local children is totally outweighed by the need to well deposit. Whichever square the majority of this wonderful cow pie rests is deemed the winning square. The surround-ing good neighbor squares are the consolation winners. The ticket-holders do not have to be present to win. This year, the sorority has priced each ticket at $10. The winning square is worth $300, and the good neighbor squares are worth $25 each. What Can Cow Pie Bingo Do for Me? The reason I talk to friends, family, and everyone about Cow Pie Bingo is the belief that this fundraiser has a little bit to offer everyone. If you are at Gowries Independence Day Pa-rade, you will enjoy the sororitys float, and hopefully you will end up with a small cow pie treat handed or thrown to you from one of our members. If you take the time to return the la-bel from that wrapper to the Cow Pie Bingo site (this year on Elm Street just east of WCCTA), you are entered in a raffle for a free ticket. Not bad so far, right? Those from Gowrie know that we hold dear the importance of keeping our family and children connected to the basic principles of a good life in rural Iowa. Work hard, take care of what you have, enjoy the world around you, and always, always be ready to laugh at yourself. Watching a cow walk from square to square as people talk, point, and even cheer it to make a well-positioned money-making cow pie may be silly. If you look at what is behind the cow (pun intended), you will see the hard work of the members of our sorority. We care deeply about community, and honor the belief that each member can make it a better place. That cow is the focus of the day, but the real heart of this

fundraiser is that it represents the selfless efforts of each and every person, no matter the orga-nization, that gives of self to better the world when it is not required of them. So stroll down on Elm Street between Market and Main (just east of WCCTA) on July 4th around 1:30. Buy a ticket or 2 for a chance to win, or just come down to check out what a cow looks like up close. Enjoy a pause from the carnival rides and busy street activities to talk to the people around the gates, to recognize the heart of the Gowrie community, and watch a simple game we like to call Cow Pie Bingo!For more information, or to purchase tickets, contact any of our 29 sorority members, Marla Stokesbary (352-5202), Dawn Loseke (352-5465), or Mandy Thompson (352-3223).

The local sorority chapter Xi Eta Sig-ma holds Cow Pie Bingo as a fundraiser ev-ery year during the Independence Day Cel-ebration in Gowrie, Iowa.

Annual Cow Pie Bingo Planned for Independence Day in Gowrie

Anderson bikes from South Dakota to Gowrie Grant Anderson, son of George and El-eanor Anderson, will be departing from Rapid City, South Dakota this Saturday on bicycle for Gowrie. He will be traveling a total of 600 miles to arrive in town by July 3. During his jour-ney he will be blogging about his ride and the Gowrie News will be posting his entries on our Facebook page. To follow along go to facebook.com/gowrienews. Also look for a story in next weeks edition of the Gowrie News about why he decided to make the trip on bike.

Stokesbary, Schmadeke make Hawkeye Comm. College Dean's ListBy Cassidy Riley Hawkeye Community College recently announced their Deans List for the spring se-mester and two students from the Gowrie area made it. The Deans List is official recognition of outstanding academic accomplishment by full-time students. To qualify for the Deans List, full-time students must have successfully com-pleted 12 or more credits in the given semester with a major grade point average of 3.50 or bet-ter for courses taken at Hawkeye Community College. Kelsey Stokesbary of Gowrie and Cadie Schmadeke of Callender both made the list.


Dennis and Delores Jacobson, of Farn-hamville are celebrating their 60th Wedding Anniversary. The couple was married on June 27th, 1954 in Wells, Minnesota. The couple has 3 sons, Don and Ann of Yukon, Oklahoma, Alan and Sue of Farnham-ville, and Lyndon and Barb of Minden, Nevada. They are also blessed with 11 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Cards may be sent to: Dennis and De-lores Jacobson, PO Box 206, Farnhamville, IA 50538.

Happy 60th Anniversary

June 26thFive decades on, and youre still ticking

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Have a wonderful day, Quinquagenarian (50th) Birthday Girl

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On June 16th Sara Downs celebrated another "milestone" Birthday. Sara's large fam-ily of 50+ assorted family members helped her celebrate her special day.

Happy Birthday Sara

Former Callender womanexplains family history. . .To the editor: Im writing in regards to your March 26 article (Gowrie News) on the slaying of Ever-ett Warden 70 years ago. Mrs. Ruth Warden (I didnt know her name) after many years became my mother-in-law. Ruth married Axel Freed and was mar-ried a number of years. John Freed, her brother-in-law, also after many years lost his wife, so the two married and lived in Dayton. Charles Freed, my husband, and son of John, Ruth his Aunt, now became his stepmoth-er. I knew Ruth as a very kind and friendly lady. We moved to California in 1953 and my hus-band worked for Star-Kist for 30 years, retiring as supervisor of corporate accounts. He died in 1997 and Max and Elayne Palmer were in the area and attended his memo-rial services. I moved to Florida five years ago to be closer to my son and family.

Bonne (Jones) Freedformerly of Callender

Stokesbary, Schmadeke make Hawkeye Comm. College Dean's ListBy Cassidy Riley Hawkeye Community College recently announced their Deans List for the spring se-mester and two students from the Gowrie area made it. The Deans List is official recognition of outstanding academic accomplishment by full-time students. To qualify for the Deans List, full-time students must have successfully com-pleted 12 or more credits in the given semester with a major grade point average of 3.50 or bet-ter for courses taken at Hawkeye Community College. Kelsey Stokesbary of Gowrie and Cadie Schmadeke of Callender both made the list.

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By Cassidy Riley The Stratford Stride Bluegrass Festival is coming up on its 30th year next month and organizers say it will be worth the trip. Aaron Bradley, who has been in charge of organizing the festival for six years, said he estimates there was between 1,000 and 1,500 people in attendance last yearup from when he took over the job. Each year the festival draws a crowd from all over the Midwest. He said bluegrass festivals around the country play an important role in keeping the genre alive. In my eyes we have to maintain these festivals in order to expose young people, he said. A lot of the crowd is gray haired I will admit. Lori King of Lori King & Junction 63 said bluegrass music fills a gap today for people who dont care for new country music. Blue-grass music is traditionally acoustic and features songs about family and life during a simpler time, while new country music sounds more like pop music, she said. I think bluegrass fits somewhere for people who are still looking for a more tradi-tional sounding country, she said. The festival will go from July 11 through July 13 in Stratford City Park. Bands featured in this years festival include Audie Blaylock & Redline (Friday, 10

p.m.); Lonesome River Band (Saturday, 4:30-5:30); Bluegrass Martins (Friday/Saturday/Sunday); Lori King & Junction 63 (Friday/Saturday/Sunday); No Grass Limit (Friday/Sat-urday); Harper Family (Friday/Saturday/Sun-day); and Bull Harman & Bulls Eye (Saturday/Sunday). Admission for the festival is $20 Friday, Saturday afternoon, and Saturday evening. For all day on Saturday admission is $25 and on Sunday admission is free but they are accepting donations. A pass for the whole weekend costs $35 and it includes a free slice of pie. Anyone under the age of 14 is free and weekend passes are also on sale for $30 dollars online prior to the festival. King said they have performed at the festival for the past six years. Its just a great event, she said. Its very well organized and the biggest thing I think is its a very community oriented festi-val. April Carlson, who primarily works to organize the food for the festival, said volun-teers help with the cooking and serving of the food and the festival is heavily sponsored by community groups. She said it is very impor-tant to keep the festival strong because it helps keep the town alive by bringing in people. So then it also helps with the busi-nesses in our communities because people will

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Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Receives Governors Volunteer Award Stewart Memorial Community Hospital (SMCH) of Lake City , Iowa received a 2014 Governors Volunteer Award from Governor Terry E. Branstad and Lt. Governor Kim Reyn-olds during a special recognition ceremony held June 12 in Storm Lake . SMCH was honored with a group Vol-unteer Award by the Iowa Department of Trans-portation for cleaning and maintaining High-way 175 in Lake City . Its always a great pleasure for me to honor and recognize the volunteers who accom-plish extraordinary things through service to help their communities, fellow citizens, and the great state of Iowa , said Governor Branstad. These dedicated volunteers lead by examplenot only encouraging the people they help, but motivating others to serve as well. I sincerely thank them all for their dedication and efforts. The Governor and I are strong believ-ers that our community volunteers, charitable nonprofits, and faith-based institutions are often best equipped to provide long-term solutions to the challenges we face, said Lt. Governor Reynolds. Some of our most promising and cost-effective solutions to literacy, disaster re-sponse, drop-out prevention, and community development are fueled by tapping into our best assetsour people and our volunteer spirit. The Governors Volunteer Awards (GVA) program was created in 1982, with inau-gural awards presented in 1983. What began as a small program for state government agencies, has expanded over the years and now provides all Iowa nonprofit, charitable, and government organizations with an easy way to honor their volunteers with a prestigious state-level award.

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June 25, 201410 THE GOWRIE NEWSCITY OF

CALLENDERCITY OF CALLENDER

CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTESTuesday June 10, 2014

The City Council Meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Mayor Randy Hanson. Present Dave Lee, Darryl Shirbroun, Don Weston & Wanda Martens. Absent: Shawn George. Mayor Randy Hanson opened Public Hearing regarding Budget Amendment for Fiscal Year Ending 6/30/2014. Water loan payments increased and the new SRF Storm Water Project loan was more than originally projected. There were no comments from the public. Motion by Weston, Second by Shirbroun to close the public hearing. MC Guests / Business >From The Floor - Dennis Plautz Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance and Mark Campbell Webster County Board of Supervisors talked about economic development; how we can promote housing and attract small businesses (a restaurant etc). It was also mentioned that there are numerous hog confinements being built around The City of Callender and there are concerns with the smell, etc. The Callender City Council will solicit technical and legal assistance regarding a zoning amendment restricting hog confinements within a 2 mile radius of city limits. The City Council also discussed becoming a member of the Greater Fort Dodge Webster County Growth Alliance. This group has a small business development center to assist individuals with small business plans and resources. Two citizens expressed concerns with storm sewer project work near their residence. City will issue utility credit to help establish grass in the identified area and contractor will be back to evaluate and correct problems as needed. Committee / Departmental Reports - Clerk will manually add bulk water consumption numbers (prior to bw billing in October) with June utility bill totals and submit consumption / variance numbers this week (utility report). Council feels there might be an on-going unidentified water leak that needs to be addressed asap. Motion by Shirbroun, Second by Martens to approve Building Permit for a deck 702 Park Ave. MC. Clerk will follow-up on fence that was built without a building permit. Complaints will be addressed regarding pot belly pig within city limits and 2 abandoned houses. All citizens were reminded of details regarding 105.08 Open Dumping Prohibited / compliance of defined permitted uses. Approval by Shirbroun, Second by Weston to approve the consent agenda including Claims & Financials for May 2014, Electric CD renewal to another 6 month CD, City Council Meeting Minutes 5/13/2014 and revised City Council Minutes 4/15/2014. MC Motion by Weston, Second by Lee to approve the Agenda. MC Motion by Weston, Second by Shirbroun to approve Resolution #468 amending the current budget for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2014. Ayes: Lee, Shirbroun, Weston & Martens. Absent: Shawn George. MC Clerk will follow-up on 2 abandoned houses with Webster County Health Department and 5 items noted on the legal report with the city attorney (one item can be removed from the report complete). Motion by Weston, Second by Martens to approve the Mayor Appointment Matt Johnson to the Library Board of Trustees for the term 7/1/2014 6/30/2020. Ayes: Lee, Shirbroun, Weston & Martens. Absent: Shawn George. MC Clerk with schedule Special Meeting to update the Hazard Mitigation Plan, invite fire chief to attend, and follow-up Emergency Preparedness Questionnaire. Council discussed Our Savior Lutheran Church inquiry to pave parking lot at church. No concerns and suggested they obtain building permit. Motion by Weston, Second by Shirbroun to approve Resolution #469 approving transfer of funds for Fiscal Year End 6/30/2014. $1,858 from Emergency to General Fund, $43,678 from LOST to Electric, $3,332 from LOST to Storm Sewer, $13,057 from Sewer to Storm Sewer, $21,577 from Electric to Capital Project, $5,127 from Sewer to Storm Sewer, $1,568 from Roads to General Fund Roads expense. Nothing will be transferred from water to capital projects because negative fund balance does not permit the transfer. Also as close to 6/30/14 as possible, clerk shall transfer unexpended library expense funds so long as income meets budget. That dollar amount shall be provide at the July council meeting. Ayes: Weston, Shirbroun, Lee, Martens / Absent: George MC Follow-up work continues regarding the CDBG Storm Sewer bioswale project. Council concurs with purchasing 6-8 replacement plants for landscaping at east city entrance sign area and 3 trees for vacant lot on Thomas; budget permitting. Work will commence with volunteers. Due to circumstances beyond our control, it is not feasible to replant around the SW city entrance sign. Date pending for volunteers to help install new park equipment at the park. Motion by Shirbroun, Second by Martens to approve the Policy Mowing Violations. MC Council advised to include the following in the Codification update scheduled for this summer 1) City Clerk Chapter 18 add a statement that says city clerk performs duties of Treasurer 2) City Treasurer 19 remove statement that says reconciliation with the clerk. 3) Chapter 18 18005 Publication 2. Manner of Publication - City Hall, Heartland Bank and Callender Post Office. 4) Zoning Chapter 165 165.06 6. Livestock. The keeping of pigs, sheep, goats, cattle, horses or poultry is prohibited in Class A, B, or D districts and omit the balance of this paragraph. MAY 2014 PAYABLES/CLAIMSCALHOUN COUNTY ELECTRIC, ELECTRIC 10,587.87BANKERS TRUST LOAN PAYMENT 29,121.25BROWN SUPPLY SUPPLIES 719.26IOWA DNR PERMIT 100EIDE, ERIC LEGAL 1,029.00GOWRIE NEWS PUBLICATION 454.7HEARTLAND BANK FEES 1.61IPERS PAYROLL 1,468.15LEE-LUKE, DENITA REIMBUSEMENT 20LEHIGH VALLEY TELEPHONE 459.07ACCESS SYSTEMS LIBRARY 79.79WAL-MART CLEAN UP DAY 27.29MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, ROCK 253.43MENARDS SUPPLIES 29.49MID AMERICAN ENERGY LIBRARY 271.43PEDERSON SANITATION GARBAGE/RECYCLE 465STAR ENERGY FUEL 645.17TREASURER-SALES TAX SALES TAX 684.41KAHL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, REPAIRS 1,947.66KRUSE ELECTRIC & PLUMBING, LIBRARY 96.25FORT DODGE ASPHALT ROCK 347CITY OF CALLENDER UTILITIES 1,699.69NCIA REGIONAL SOLID WASTE, CLEAN UP DAY 75POSTMASTER POSTAGE 136.5COLLECTIONS SERVICES CTR, PAYROLL 131.52DPC INDUSTRTIES SUPPLIES 290.59QUILL SUPPLIES 185.94HEALTH ALLIANCE INSURANCE 976HACH COMPANY SUPPLIES 97.67PETTY CASH LIBRARY LIBRARY 25.02CENTRAL IOWA TELEVISING, REPAIRS 4,775.00ROSALEZ LOCK & KEY SUPPLIES 24EFTPS PAYROLL 2,065.62KRIZ-DAVIS CO SUPPLIES 306.58CASADY BROS IMPLEMENT, REPAIRS 60.83AG SOURCE TESTING 64DANKO SIREN 165NORTH CENTRAL TURF MOWING 407WOODRUFF ELECTRIC CONTRACT LABOR 2,821.00IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY LOAN PAYMENT 29,702.33IA DEPT OF REVENUE OTHER 310.56KEEP IOWA BEAUTIFUL TRAINING 50STRAIGHT TALK TELEPHONE 49.43PAYROLL PAYROLL 05/01/2014 2,065.39PAYROLL PAYROLL 05/15/2014 2,276.00PAYROLL PAYROLL 05/29/2014 2,933.04 CLAIMS TOTAL 100,501.54 GENERAL FUND 7,598.05 ROAD USE TAX FUND 1,953.28 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FUND 244DEBT SERVICE FUND 29,121.252011 SEWER IMPROVEMENT FUND 100WATER FUND 7,753.82 SEWER FUND 3,271.22 ELECTRIC FUND 16,282.59 STORM WATER FUND 34,177.33 Motion by Weston, Second by Shirbroun to Adjourn at 9:32 p.m. Randy Hanson - Mayor Denita Lee-Luke City Clerk

This is a Proposed design of a memo-rial to be built with salvaged materials from the burned Bohemian Hall at Elk Horn Cem-etery.

A project to build a memorial of the Bohemian Hall is being spearheaded by Jerry Wesley, Moorland; and Jess Martens, Farnham-ville. Jerry was a faithful patron of the hall and Jess became involved because her grandparents met at the hall and so it has special meaning to her. Their plan is to build the memorial hope-fully by the end of 2014. Jerry has block and materials he salvaged from the hall that will be used to build the memorial. Elk Horn Township Cemetery has granted them permission to place the memorial in their cemetery. The Elk Horn Township Cemetery is close to where the hall stood and many of the founders of the hall are buried at this cemetery. That is why Elk Horn Township Cemetery was chosen as the location for the memorial. To be able to complete this memorial, funds need to be raised. The people organizing the project, Jerry Wesley and Jessica Martens, are asking for donations from any in-terested parties. A fund raising dance on August 8th at the Eagles Ballroom from 6-10 P.M. is planned with Irv Rutzel booked to play at the dance, as he frequently played at the hall. Members of the former rural Bohemian Lodge want to offer this opportunity on August 8 at the Eagles Ballroom in Fort Dodge as a means for you to come together and celebrate the memories of the Bohemian Hall, by provid-ing a free dance, and offering you the chance to share your memories and stories with each other. We hope you will take the time to write your own account and share your experience of the hall with others, helping to preserve its his-tory for the learning of future generations. If someone would like to make a tax-de-ductible donation can do so by sending a check to:Bohemian Hall Memorial Fundc/o Fort Dodge Community Foundation and United Way24 N 9th St, Suite BFort Dodge, IA 50501 Anyone wanting further information about the project can contact:Jerry Wesley 515-549-3423 or Jessica Martens 515-408-8622

The Fort Dodge Community Foundation and United Way is Jessicas place of employment and has nothing to do with the fundraiser and memorial.

Bohemian Hall destroyed by fire, fundraiser planned Aug. 8

Lambert named to Simpson Deans list Katelyn Lambert, daughter of Marshall and Donna Lambert of Paton was named to the Deans List at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa for the spring semester. To be named to the Deans List, a student must have a GPA of 3.70 3.99.

Area students namedto Buena Vista University Deans list The following students were named to the Deans List for Buena Vista Universitys Graduate & Professional Studies for terms three and four: Kaitlyn Stewart of Callender. Stewart attends the Fort Dodge Buena Vista University Graduate & Professional Studies location. Shannon Wirtz of Farnhamville. Wirtz attends the Fort Dodge Buena Vista University Graduate & Professional Studies location. Students named to the Deans List must have a minimum grade point average of 3.5 for the two terms, based on a 4.0 grade point system, and must have taken at least 12 hours of course-work.

Karl King Band featuressomething for everyoneConcert Sunday, June 29. . . On Sunday, June 29th, the weekly con-cert by the Karl L. King Municipal Band will feature something for everyones musical taste. Conductor Jerrold P. Jimmerson and Assistant Conductor Dr. David Klee will lead the band in an hour-long sampling of a wide variety of mu-sic. Concert time is 7:30 pm at the Karl L. King Band Shell in Oleson Park. An ice cream social by the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Bell Choir will start about 6:30 pm preceding the concert. These summer concerts are provided, free of charge, by the City of Fort Dodge for everyones listening pleasure. Persons are re-minded to bring their own lawn chairs, since no seating is provided. March music is always on the program, and this week will include The Huntress by Karl King, Colossus of Columbia by Russell Alexander, and John Philip Sousas classic, The Washington Post. In addition, the band will feature one of Kings beautiful aerial waltzes, June Twilight, along with Fred Jewells excit-ing galop, Theyre Off! Classical offerings will include Gustav Holsts standard work for band, titled Second Suite in F for Military Band. Paul Bloomquist, director of bands at Iowa Central Community College, will narrate the well-known poem, Casey at the Bat. This poem was first published in the late 1800s. The musical version of this famous story was first performed in 2001 by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and was later arranged for wind en-semble and performed by the U.S. Marine Band in Washington D.C.

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Thur., April 17 - L.E.C. return phone call ref. theft of a bike; Traf. Stop citation to Alexa Anderson for Stop Sign; Traf. Stop BBM018 warning for brake light out Fri., April 18 - L.E.C. to 1300 blk Park St. speak to female; Transported female to Fort Dodge; 911 hang up checked ok Tue., April 22 - Report of 2 Dogs running loose west side of town, found turned over to W.C. Animal Warden - took to F.D.; L.E.C. report of dogs scaring Day Care Children by Library. Talked to owner warn-ing; Talked to residence 1000 blk of Lincoln St ref. condition of out building/ patrol after school; L.E.C. to 900 blk of Lincoln ref we-fare check on husband, check ok; out 1400 blk of Lincoln for an Affidavit Wed., April 23 - Wind Turban Drill 3239 Nelson Ave. Thur., April 24 - Clerk of Court drop off Affidavit / Telecom Mtg @ L.E.C. (used own veh. ); L.E.C. to 1200 blk Lincoln ref. Juv. Male out of control. Assisted by 94-08.; Transported Juv. Male to Youth Shelter in F.D. Fri., April 25 - Met w/PerMar rep. @ City Park Ref. Cameras @ City Park / Patrol Town; Patrol after school; Assist Co. w/Ac-cident unkown injuries, 3300 blk Baxter Ave. Sat., April 26 - Traf. Stop 565XZT warning wrong way on oneway Mon., April 28 - Out 1100 blk Glen St. ref propery damage; 1007 Evans check on

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pos. dogs at large, warning; Civic Center for intrerviews for Reserve Officer position Tue., April 29 - Car unlock 1109 Rid-dle Thur., May 01 - Served warrant on bJim Wehr, transported to L.E.C.; To Trinity E.R. for Drs ok for Jail Sat., May 03 - Out 1300 blk to check on electrical problem in residence Sun., May 04 - Out @ 1000 blk Park St. ref. keeping dog on chain while out side; To L.E.C. for fingerprints Mon., May 05 - Return phone call ref. barking dog; Out @ 1205 Market ref. Yellow Lab breaking loose & going after another dog.; Made contact w/individual on Easter Ave. ref. garbage dumpted in pool dumpster; Out @ 1100 blk. Pleasant St. ref. property @1200 blk of Lynd St. Tue., May 06 - To Elect. Spec. in Al-gona work on repeater, Guns and More Hum-bolt, & A Stitch Above the Rest Thur., May 08 - L.E.C. Do-mestic Problem 1000 Mariam Assisted by 13-52 & 94-13; Storm watch P33 & 400th St. Fri., May 09 - Report of dog running loose 1200 blk. Haig St. - utl Sun., May 11 - Out w/suspicios male in front of Marvs; Transported male to Trinity for evaluation for possible comittal Mon., May 12 - Out 1200 blk. Haig St. welfare notification.

This is a Proposed design of a memo-rial to be built with salvaged materials from the burned Bohemian Hall at Elk Horn Cem-etery.

Bohemian Hall destroyed by fire, fundraiser planned Aug. 8

Area students named to Drake University Deans list Drake University recently announced their Deans List for the spring semester and three locals students made it. These students are Derek Lewis from Callender, Kaily Macdonald from Gowrie, and Brenna Paukert of Otho. To make the Deans list students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

Q. Why did the chicken go up the stairs?A. She was already across the street.

Q. Where are chicks born? A. In Chick-cago.

Q. What do you call a dirty chicken that crosses the road and crosses back again?A. A dirty double crosser.

Q. Why did the chicken cross the ocean?A. To get to the other tide.

Q. Why did the egg hide?A. Because she was a little chicken!

Q. Why did the chickens cross the road?A. They thought it was a egg-cellent idea!

Q. Why didnt the chicken cross the road?A. Because KFC was on the other side.

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