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Vol. 139, No. 10 Wednesday, March 9, 2016 [email protected]

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It's beginning to look like spring...

Community Health Center... Heather Taylor, Community Health Center of Fort Dodge, shows the professional and friendly side of Health careat the Dayton Community Expo. Photo by Jeff Heck.

Diehls of Dayton... Kevin Diehl of Diehls of Dayton welcomes and an-swers any questions about his business. Photo by Jeff Heck.

Dayton Community Expo... Jeff Paulson, Ogden stands in front of a modifiedtractor with three 1700 HP motors. The tractor runs onmethanol alcohol and gets burns 10 gallons of fuel every320 feet. Photo by Jeff Heck.

Pickett’s Salvage... Employees of Pickett’s Salvage warmly greet po-tential customers while promoting their business at TheDayton Community Expo. Photo by Jeff Heck.

Annual Dayton

Community Expowas Friday, March 4Area businesses, ModifiedTractor, and Delicious food...

Friday, March 4 was the 23rd annual DaytonCommunity Expo which proved to be a huge success.Crowds lined the dozens of booths to get information andsamples from area businesses. Cory Lindberg, Farmer Coop; Laura Sandstrom,From Miry Clay Potter; Kevin Diehls, Diehls of Dayton;Tiffany DeCastro, Rodan + Fields; were just a few of the

great area businesses in attendance.Jeff Paulson, Ogden was on hand to answer anyquestions about and show case his modi fi edtractor which as three1700 HP engines. The modified tractor runs on methanolAlcohol. The tractor burns 10gallons of fuel every 320 feet.

At noon everyone wasinvited to take part in a delicious

eal which was preparedby The Webster CountyPork Producers andwas also free ofcharge.

Brian JohnsonacceptsSuperintendent

For Southeast Webster Grandand Prairie Valley School Districts

Prairie Valley CommunitySchool District is happy to announce

that Brian Johnson has accepted theposition of Superintendent.

He will be assuming therole of shared Superintendent

for Southeast Webster Grandand Prairie Valley SchoolDistricts on July 1, 2016.

Brian’s educational ex-

perience include six years as an elementary teacher andcoach, three years as a principal, and for the past eightyears he has been the Superintendent at Schleswig Com-munity School District. The Board chose Mr. Johnson from a highlyqualified field of candidates following a very rigorousselection process. Candidates were interviewed by board membersfrom both districts, parents, teachers, administration andother staff. We would like to express our gratitude to thosewho helped with the selection process. Your time andparticipation were an immense help. We trust that you will join us in welcoming himto the Southeast Valley School system.

Brian Johnson will be assuming the role of sharedSuperintendent for Southeast Webster Grand and PrairieValley School Districts on July 1, 2016.

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Wednesday, March 9, 20162 Dayton Review

This is a column by Glenn Schreiberfrom 2005. Ivan Skoglund was starting to

slow down at 92.

Poor Ivan Skogland.“I just can’t understand it,” he said last

week. “I must be slowing down.” “Ivan, you’re going to be 92 year-old onMay 1,” I reminded him. “Yes, but I can’t quite play golf like Iused to. I’m not quite as agile.” Ivan still plays golf and has been out onthe golf course several times already this year.But he no longer plays all nine holes. “I play as many holes as I feel comfort-able with,” he said. That is often 4-6 holes, just

depending. Meanwhile, there are quite a few peoplehalf Ivan’s age who aren’t in nearly as good ofshape.

I was at the Post Ofce, venting a littleon a postal matter to Cindy, (sorry Cindy), andtowards the end of our one-sided conversationI mentioned that during my recent stressful pe-riod I had lost 15-18 pounds, and my waist sizewent from a 38 to a 36. Chuck Danielson, former pal fromthe ole Lunch Box days, intervened and said,“That’s nothing. I went from a size 38 to a 42.” Chuck always manages to interject alittle humor. Vivian Paul is one of the sweetest, kind-est people I know. When I lived in Harcourt fora year she lived in the apartment across fromme. I got to know her very well.

Vivian actually liked my lady friend atthe time much more than she liked me. Shesees me and asks about her. Now Vivian, thatdoesn’t do much for my ego. Not a problem, Iadore you anyway. Vivian has since moved to Dayton tobe closer to her daughter Sharon, a resident atGrandview Care Center. Sharon has had the

misfortune of innumerable medical problems inher life, the latest of which is a serious episodeof cancer. Cancer ravaged her mouth and jaw-line and she had an operation in January for thecancer. The operation was successful, but moretests, etc., are still being conducted. But Vivian is grateful for the Lord’swork and all His blessings. She is a devoutChristian lady, a member of the Dayton UMChurch. She attends the Saturday Night Aliveservice. “Moving to Dayton saved me all thatgas money and it is so much more convenient,”she said. Yes, but we shared so many happy

times in our Harcourt apartments—even duringsome of the blizzards.

Southeast Valley Studentscompete at District Speech

Saturday, Feb. 27...

The southeast Valley students competed at Dis-tric Speech on Saturday, Feb. 27. Keygan Barber - Lit-erary Program earned a I rating; and Marydith Barkley- Storytelling earned a I rating.

The Prose II group participant was JosieBreitsprecher - Poetry earning a I rating; Solo Musical

Theater II participate was Patrick Breitsprecher - AfterDinner Speaking earning a II rating;The Poetry II group participants were Paige

Garcia - Radio earning a III rating, Eliza Geis - Actingearning a I rating, Rawley Grandfield - Original Oratoryearning a II rating and Todd Hamilton - Improv earning aII rating;

The RadioIV (time) group participants wereEva Haub - Expository Address earning a I rating, andDaniel Johnson - Radio earning a I rating;

The Improvisation I group participant was Kata-ra Jondle - Expository Address earning a I rating; theImprovisation II group participant was Liam McDermott- Literary Program earning a I rating;

The Solo Musical Theater II group participantswere Bailey Miller - Solo Musical Theater earning a II

rating, Hannah Peterson - Literary Program earning a IIrating, Dian Puspitaningrum - Acting earning a I rating,Patti Snyder - Storytelling earning a I rating, Tori Vote- Poetry earning a II rating, and Oumaima Zenati - Proseearning a I rating. Those students earning a superior “I” rating willrepresent Southeast Valley at the State Competition onMarch 12th.

Senator Behn meetswith Boone constituents... Senator Jerry Behn, R-Boone, met Tuesday with

representatives from the City of Boone for Iowa League oCities Legislative Day at the Capitol. Pictured from left toright are Luke Nelson, Senator Behn, and Ondrea Elmquist.

SWG Elementary celebrates Dr. Seuss's Birthday... Students at SWG Elementary celebrate Dr. Seuss's Birthday. Pictured above the children all enjoyed coming up withoutfits to celebrate Dr. Seuss. Pictured below students are all ears as they listen to a Dr. Seuss story.

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Wednesday, March 9, 2016 3THE GOWRIE NEWS

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70 Years Ago...

An eight pound boy was born last Sundayorning to Mr. and Mrs. Keith LeValley at the Lutheran

Hospital in Fort Dodge. The new baby has been namedRichard, Everybody is doing well. The Lost Grove Leaders’ 4-H club met in theFrances Carlson home on Saturday afternoon. Doro-thy and Ramona Carlson, Bonnie Lambert and ShirleyDanielson were hostesses. Roll call was answered by “AGood Color Combination.”

The picture study on “Peace and Plenty” wasgiven by Arline Anderson. A discussion on the picturefollowed. Lorraine Johnson gave a talk on “Floors” andDarlene Anderson discussed “Good Color Combination.”Phyllis Nordblom was in charge of the music study andseveral songs were sung. Shirley Danielson gave thecourtesy lesson. Carol Anderson gave several home fur-nishing hints.

Each girl was given a set of S miniatures to beused for picture study. Gladys Croonquist president andLouise Gustafson read the secretary’s report. The Misses Marilyn Gustafson and Eula MaeDecker, Student at Iowa State Teachers’ college at CedarFalls spent the between quarter vacation at their homeshere. Miss Lenore Swanson, who teaches in Odebolt

spent the weekend here. Other weekend visitors wereArdyce and Lucille Swanson and Winifred and BonniePeterson, who are all employed in Des Moines. Vernon Gustafson, center on Harcourt’s cham-pionship team of 1944 was Fort Dodge Junior College’sleading scorer in final game of the State invitational Ju-nior college tourney at Burlington. The Fort Dodge teamlost by 2 points. Vernon scored 14 points. Miss Mildred Gustafson spent the weekendwith Miss Marlys Challgren a member of the school; fac-ulty at Laurens. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Whipple were visitors inDes Moines last Sunday. Mrs. Anna Powell and Mrs. Grace Casey wereTuesday visitors in Fort Dodge. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Freitag and daughter, Miss

June DuBois of Fort Dodge were Sunday visitors inLehigh at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Casey. Mr. and Mrs. William Fisher and Arlene andMr. and Mrs. Ira Daughters were Sunday visitors inStratford at the home of Mr. and Mrs. David Rentschlerand family. Ross Tuel Jr. has been on the sick list for thepast week.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Erickson of Toledo, Or-egon spent a few days last week visiting at he home ofMr. and Mrs. Wilbur Brundage.

60 Years Ago...

Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Ober, Stratford receivedword of a grand-daughter born February 13. The proudparents are Mr.. and Mrs. Russel Churchward of Milwau-kee, Wis. Erick and Gunnar Glad attended the Jersey

Parish No. 2 meeting Tuesday at the Hampton Cafe. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hedger left Wednes-day morning to visit their daughter in Chicago. John Leaf visited in the parental A.H. Leafhome Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Erick Glad was Tuesday evening caller inthe Agnes Anderson home. Roy Anderson, Erick Glad attended the month-ly meeting of the Izak Walton League Tuesday evening atclub grounds. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Ober, Stratford, Mr. andMrs. Dean Ober of Lehigh were luncheon guest in thehome of Mr. and Mrs. Duane Wood, near Livernmore,Iowa Wednesday evening. Miss Florence Leaf, Dayton is spending theweekend in the parental A.H. Leaf Home.

Lawerence Hedger and Gunner Glad attend-ed the sectional basketball tournament in Webster CityTuesday evening. Friday afternoon caller in the George Coulterhome was Fred Stoner. Gunnar Glad motored to Boone on businessWednesday afternoon.

The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH)has selected Webster County to participate in an $8.1million federal grant to reduce youth binge drinking andunderage alcohol use, and the problems associated withboth.

The Iowa Partnerships for Success (IPFS) Grantis funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Ser-vices Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Pre-vention.

Webster County was among 12 counties identi-fied by IDPH as “highest need” in regards to underagealcohol use and youth binge drinking and funded througha Request for Proposal process. According to Fort Dodge Police Chief, KevinDoty, “Webster County being selected for this SubstanceAbuse Grant is a good thing for the youth of WebsterCounty. Underage and binge drinking are issues thatneed to be addressed.

With education being a big component of thisgrant, instruction in our schools will be provided to at-tempt to address these issues with our youth. Education

will give them the tools to use before they are presentedwith a situation where they will have to make a choiceabout their use of alcohol.

I think having a strong Social Host ordinance asan additional component of this grant helps send the mes-sage, if you are allowing this behavior by hosting a party,you could end up in court. It is not ok for our youth todrink.

A Social Host ordinance also gives parents anout if their children ask them to host a party.” “If wesit by and say it will not happen here; it is a rite of pas-sage, we could have a tragic incident take place whereyoung people are hurt or killed and then it will be too late.What will you think when officers come to your home togive you the news that no parent or family member ever

wants to hear? To do nothing and not support this effortis failing our young people that look up to us for guid-ance. If we keep one of our young people from beinghurt or killed, I think the grant program will have been asuccess,” said Chief Doty, of the Fort Dodge Police De-

partment.“ Alcohol is the substance most frequently usedby youth in Iowa and across the nation,” said Julie Hib-ben, the IPFS Project Director. “Webster County’s par-ticipation will not only benefit its youth directly, but willalso help increase the health and safety of all county resi-dents.” According to the 2013-2014 National Survey onDrug Use and Health, 6.40 percent of Iowans aged 12-17had consumed more than five drinks of alcohol in onesitting during the past month. This is significantly higherthan the national rate of 6.16 percent. In addition, 35.83percent of Iowans aged 12-17 felt that five or more drinksof alcohol once or twice a week was a great risk.

The risk perception rate for Iowans aged 12-17was 3.26 percent lower than the national rate of 39.09

percent, suggesting that alcohol use is not deemed to beas high of a risk by Iowans aged 12-17 as it is by otherAmericans of the same age group.

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“God is very deliberate”

God doesn’t fool around when it comes to re-lationships. He relates to different people in differentways, but every contact we make has a purpose- - forthem and for you, so don’t take relationships lightly.

The things we say, to our families, to our co-workers, the clerk in the store are important. Whether werealize it or not, the words we speak to others, tells thema lot about us.

We also need to be careful for many of the peo-ple we meet will see Christ in our actions more than theydo in our words.

We need to ask God to help us watch not onlyour words but our actions as well, for people will judge uswhen we claim to be a follower of Christ and sometimeswe don’t act like it.

So be careful my friends, be a good ambassadorfor Christ!

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Jerry Linn, 85, of Lehigh, Iowa, passed away onSaturday, February 13, 2016, at the Paula J. Baber Hos-pice Home in Fort Dodge. Jerry’s wishes were to be cremated. A celebration oflife will be held on Saturday, March 12, 2016, from 10:00

a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with a luncheon to follow, at the LehighSr. Citizens Center. For online obituaries and condolenc-es please visit: www.carsonstappfuneralhome.com

Memorials may be left to the discretion of thefamily.

Jerry Linn, 85

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Dayton City Council will meet WednesdayMarch ninth at 7 p.m. at the Dayton City Hall.

Dayton Farm Drainage is seeking a buildingpermit for a shop building.

A window replacement is being proposed forthe Dayton Library post office building. The Dayton City Council is considering a newcopier. The City’s current copier isn’t producing goodquality copies. Repairs are estimated at over $400.The ink cartridge also needs to be replaced. New copi-ers cost $200 to $400. Other new business items include the OakPark and Recreation liquor license; Lagoon chloridecompliance; Dayton park and recreation board ap-pointments. Two terms expire on April one.

The downtown water main project will be dis-cussed

Following the hearing, (which proceeds thecity council meeting) the Council may approve the

2016-2017 fiscal year budget by resolution.The City of Dayton clean up days will be an-nounced. Because of the Memorial Day holiday, TCBSanitation will complete their rural route before start-ing on City clean upon June 3rd. They asked if cleanup days can be moved to June 10 and 11. Snow mobile signs are on the agenda. The

current signs are 8”x 8”. 12”x12” cost $13.50, and18”x18” cost $30.00.

Other items on old business include: horseand farm animal ordinance; fiscal year financial report,

official city newspaper; and reserve police officer hir-ing.Other agenda items include removal of trees.

Oak park security system, and Lagoon property rental.

Dayton Farm Drainage seekspermit for shop building

Pastor Arhiana Shek, serving Emanuel Lu-theran church, Dayton announced recently that shewill be leaving the Dayton Church after April 17th.Pastor Arhiana submitted the following story on herdecision for the March newsletter for Emanuel Luther-an church.

Dear People of God, I am thankful for you andthe four wonderful years of ministry we have had to-gether!

As disciples of Jesus, during this time wehave strived to be faithful, and as a congregation seekhis direction to do God’s mission in the world.

We have been comforted and at times movedinto action in worship, for the sake of our neighbors,and we have been fed spiritually with the Lord’s Sup-per. I treasure the relationships we have build together.

I am thankful as pastor to have been called towalk with some of you closely in times of great joy inyour life, such as, baptisms and weddings; but also,during times of great loss, such as, accidents and fu-

nerals.This has been my privilege. As a community

also we have encountered sad times, and sustainedeach other with prayer and compassion. In 2012 God called me to lead and serve youas pastor of Emanuel for the sake of the mission ofGod in this community. And I eagerly accepted. Witha mix of emotions I am informing you, I have accepted God’scall to be a mission developer.

A mission developer is a pastor who is calledto start new congregations. Within this specializedministry, together with a new group of God’s peoplewe will be starting a Latino mission at Faith Lutheran,an existing Caucasian congregation in Everett, Wash-

ington. I have been discerning the possibility of Mis-sion Development since my years in Seminary how-ever, at the time I did not feel called. At this time in my journey and thanks to you,and everything you have taught me, I feel equipped torespond to God’s second call. I believe the ventures ingood and difficult times in this community have pre-pared me to become a mission developer. In diverse places like tractors, homes, hos-

pital rooms, and the church building, we have cried,laughed, and had the most interesting conversationsabout faith, life, and God.

Thank you, for inviting me to be part of yourlife, for sharing your individual stories, the joys, andeven challenges of being a Christ follower in this dayand age.

As a Swedish Lutheran congregation, youvalue your ethnic heritage, but also welcome withopen arms those of us unfamiliar with Lutefisk!

As your pastor you welcomed me and werereceptive to my leadership. I am planning to be withyou through the rest of the season of Lent and Easter.

My last Sunday will be April17th. Please,contact me if you have any questions. I trust the West-ern Iowa Synod will support Emanuel’s council asthey figure out the next steps for the near future. Youwill continue to be in my thoughts and prayers as youstrive to carry God’smission in the world.

Your sister in Christ,Pastor Arhiana Shek

Pastor Arhiana Shek, Emanuel Lutheranchurch, Dayton says farewell

Holy week servicesbegin with Maundy

Thursday worship

Holy week services begin with MaundyThursday worship with communion on March 24 andGood Friday worship on March 25 both at 7:00 pm.

Easter Sunday, March 27 will begin with abreakfast at 8:30 am followed by Easter Worship at10:00 am with Communion, dressing of the altar andbrass fanfare.

Pastor Holy week services begin with Maun-dy Thursday worship with communion on March 24and Good Friday worship on March 25 both at 7:00pm.

Easter Sunday, March 27 will begin with a

breakfast at 8:30 am followed by Easter Worship at10:00 am with Communion, dressing of the altar andbrass fanfare.

Dayton food pantrylist of needed items

For March, 19...

The Dayton Community Food Pantry is going tobe open Saturday, March 19 from 10 a.m. - 12 noon.The Pantry provides food assistance to individuals andfamilies in the SWG School District who are in need of emergency food assistance.

Items needed by the Dayton food pantry are

cereals, sugar, pancake mix & syrup, carrots, cream of chicken & celery soups, fruit/tomato juices, puddingpacks, canned tuna & chicken , spaghetti sauce, boxed& instant potatoes, canned fruits/applesauce, cake mixestoilet paper, laundry & dish detergent, shower gel. Items not needed at this time are peas, corn,green beans, pastas, pork ‘n beans.

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My church had decided to host a Seminarianfrom Guyana (my Pastor’s home country) while he wasin Des Moines during the summer of 1998 doing a chap-laincy internship at Lutheran Hospital. Stephen was se-

lected for this opportunity and then to move to Dubuquein late August to attend the seminary. This was a greatopportunity for Stephen but at the same time a bit heartrending as he left his pregnant wife and small daughter intheir meager apartment at the seminary that just happenedto be in Kingston, Jamaica. That is where the studentsfrom Guyana went to become ordained pastors. The op-portunity to come to the States for the Chaplaincy train-ing and time at Dubuque were initiated and supervisedby a Guyanan who is a professor at the Dubuque Semi-nary. So, while we were in Kingston, our Pastor, his wifeand three of us had made arrangements to visit Stephen’sfamily and have dinner with them. We took them varioussupplies, clothing for the little girl and the baby to be.We were treated to a Guyanese dinner which was tastyand had a nice get acquainted visit with this feeling soisolated young woman. When we left we each left someJamaican money, discretely placed.

To get to their apartment building we had to calla taxi. Streets and roads in that country are not the wideones we have here and so their cars are not usually thelargest. Of course what came was a small hatchback andthere were to be five us in addition to the driver. Wesaid Jean, the eldest, should have the front seat and hadto direct her to get into the left side. (Jamaica, long ruledby Britain, uses the left side of road approach.) Pastor’swife and we two other women squeezed into the backseat. Pastor went back into their room and brought outa pillow to sit on in the luggage area accessed throughthe hatch and so was hunched over for the several mileride. The traffic was something else but somehow wesurvived, going and coming back. The driver negoti-ated through the traffic making some moves that hadus doing the frightened inhale. On the way I asked thedriver how many people lived in Kingston to whichhe replied, “Oh, I don’t know. One day a few hundredor thousand move in and the next day a few hundredor thousand move out.”`` One morning when I rode the bus thatdropped off the medical missionaries we stayed for afew minutes so the rest of us could see the facilitiesbefore they officially opened for the day. As usual,there was a waiting crowd. After all, this would betheir only opportunity to see a doctor or nurse untilnext year, though some might be advised to come backwhen the next team came. Patients were advised that themedication given them was to be taken exactly as di-rected, not stretched out over a longer period, save “foranother time” or shared with someone else. This was aclean but modestly furnished facility and on the bus rideback and in the evenings we heard many tales about thewoes of the people and their maladies. We all felt quitefortunate that we had the advantage and availability ofmedical personal and facilities “back home”. Our time at our respective assignments went tooquickly and too soon, it seemed, the bus was at the schoolto pick us up for the last time. We boarded, wading ourway through children touching, and hugging and somecrying and it was a bit hard to hold back our own tears.

We had packed everything up before we left inthe morning so it was a quick change of clothes, throw ourbags on the bus and head those several miles down out ofthe mountains, back near the Caribbean to the airport. Ithad been dark when we arrived so we got to see morescenery. Now we could see all those fabricated out of

anything abodes, more beautiful foliage and flowers andeven buildings that looked as if they were among the firstthat the British may have erected. A lot of contrast. Wewere going to fly out to Montego Bay where we would

join other missionaries who had been serving schools, or-phanages and clinics in that area. We might not get therein time to share devotions but we did meet with someget acquainted and have dinner with them. This starteda beautiful relationship. In fact one of those people fromMinnesota, is still one of my e-mail “buddies”.We had a couple days to do various things from justshopping (never go alone) or participate in the many“tours” and other “fun touristy things” the resort area of-fers. Some went rafting on the Martha Brae River, someclimbed the falls at Ocho Rios. A couple of my friendsand I opted for shopping (mostly window) and the glass

bottom boat ride. I found out there are good artists in Ja-maica, especially those who carved the great roosters. Tosee the sea life at its own level in those clear blue waterswas fascinating and to learn about them, especially thesting rays and sea urchins. The sting rays usually did notcome close to shore and the swimming areas. We wereadvised if we were in the water and happened to brushagainst a sea urchin and be “stung” the best “antidote”

Goodbye Kingston, Hello Mo-Bay...

was acid like vinegar poured on it but if that were notreadily available, “Pee on it!”. But now I was “hooked”on the whole package of Jamaica. I wanted to do moreand I wanted to see more. And I did. Someday you may

hear about that but now it’s time to leave Jamaica. I havekept the memories alive enough for now.

Southeast ValleySchedule of Events

Week of March 9th to March 16th

Wednesday, March 9

PVES - NO Classes for AM Preschool

Saturday, March 12

National History Day District Contest @ Storm Lake

High School

Speech - State Individual Events Contest

Sunday, March 13

FCCLA National Cluster Meeting (Nov 14-16)

Monday, March 14

3:00 p.m. (A) G V Tr ISU INDOOR - G V Tr

Tuesday, March 15

USD Coyote Jazz Festival

3:00 p.m. (A) B V Tr ISU INDOOR - B V Tr

6:00 p.m. Little Jags Booster Club Mtg.

7:00 p.m. Webster Calhoun Telephone Annual

meeting

Wednesday, March 16

Teacher In-service in PM

Early Dismissal 12:20pm

PVES - NO Classes for PM Preschool

*Schedule is pulled from the SV website for your convenience*www.southeastvalley.org

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

Ruger, ChaseMobley’s hunting dog Is Pheasants Forever“Dog for the Day”

“Ruger,” Chase Mobley’s 8-month-old Weima-raner/German shorthaired pointer mix, put her first Iowapheasant hunting season under her collar in 2015.

“She can point, find and retrieve birds, andfound 90 percent of all the birds I harvest this year,” says

Mobley, an 18-year-old senior at Southeast Valley HighSchool in Gowrie, Iowa, “She is truly an amazing bird dog

and I can’t wait to see what memories wemake.”

The Webster County Chapter of PheasantsForever will hold it’s 31st annual banquet on Saturday,March 19th at the Webster County Fairgrounds, FortDodge. Social Hour is scheduled from 4:30 p.m. until6:30 p.m. Followed by a New York Strip steak dinner,A short program and fund raising activities, includingraffles live and silent auctions. Tickets for the banquet are $50, which includesthe annual membership fee to Pheasants Forever. Spouseand youth Ringneck tickets are $20. Tickets may be pur-chased from committee members and will also be avail-

able at the door. For additional information you can con-tact banquet chairman, Jerry Beck at 515-571-7406. Anyone needing further information concerningPheasants Forever, The Banquet or Banquet Tickets maycon tact Banquet Chairman, Jerry Beck, AT 515-571-7406.

Pheasants Forever

“31st” Annual BanquetSaturday, March 19...

Gowrie man arrested

in Fort Dodgeultiple charges pending...

22 year old, Michael Webster White, Gowriewas arrested Thursday, March 10 after an alleged inci-dent in Fort Dodge. Police responded to reports of shots fired in the2800 block of 10th Avenue North.

Upon arrival Officers observed a vehicle exitingthe scene at a rapid pace. Officers attempted to pull overthe vehicle. A short pursuit took place. The vehicle cameto a stop in the 2300 block of Seventh Avenue North.

The driver, Michael White exited the vehicle

and was arrested by police. A handgun was found by anofficer on the ground near the vehicle.After further investigation police noticed sever-

al bullet holes in a glass window of an apartment buildingat 2805 Tenth Avenue North.

Michael White has been charged with intimida-tion with a dangerous weapon, Second Degree CriminalMischief, Eluding and an open container violation. Whiteis lodged in the Webster County Jail in Fort Dodge.

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Bob Williams, formerly of Dayton, returns homeoccasionally to see former friends and acquaintances.

Williams, who was born in 1925 in Dayton, re-tired from WHO Radio and TV 18 years ago.

A 1942 graduate of Dayton High School, Bobgraduated with well-known Dayton residents WayneTell, Jack LeValley, Gordy Swanson, and Robert Haub.Prior to graduating, Bob was a “printer’s devil” at theDayton Review. He did a lot of the odd jobs around theprint shop but also did some press work.

He was hired at a Fort Dodge radio station andHe served with the Army Air Corps as a navigator inWorld War II. After the war he was hired at a Fort Dodge

radio station. But he made his “mark” at WHO.

Bob was involved in news, TV shows, but manypeople remember him as the radio voice during the BigBand era. On Saturday nights he introduced a Big Bandat some location in Iowa. He did “bandstands” at a dif-ferent ballroom around Iowa.

Bob worked with many famous Big Bands in-cluding the Dorsey band. It was a fun time in Bob’s ca-reer. Bob did many interviews with famous people,including a one-hour interview with Bob Dole who was“very witty.” Said Bob, “I got a nice letter from SenatorDole and it wasn’t a form letter.” He once introduced Governor Harold Hughes at

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Bob Williams, 1942 Dayton Highgrad, was WHO radio personalityInterviewed Bob Dole, introduced Gov. Harold Hughes. . .

Bob Williams continued on page 8...

Visiting POET Left to right are Andrew Samp, Rylie Farrari, Carson Lambert, Morgan Farnham, Emily Jaeschke andJanice Pochinski. Not picture is Ms. Hazel Purtell.

He read the newsoff the AP wire services.He did lengthy newscastsand he started an all newsformat. Bob attended IvanSkoglund’s 90th birthdayparty.

Southeast Valley MSStudents tour POETBiorefining, Gowrie POET Biorefining Gowrie held a plant tour forthe TAG (Talented and Gifted) students from SoutheastValley Middle School. Andrew Samp (GOW Plant Man-ager) gave a power point presentation to the students andtheir instructor Ms. Purtell.

Following the presentation Janice Pochinski(QM) gave them a plant tour. The students were veryexcited to tour the plant and see firsthand how operationstake place.

The students were familiar with POET Gowrieas their family members deliver grain and purchaseDDGS at our facility, as a matter of fact the students wereable to give their instructor Ms. Purtell directions on get-ting to the plant that afternoon!

“While working at a small station in the middle1940’s before moving to WHO in 1948, we broadcast adaily half-hour show the station called its ‘mythical air-plane ride,’”recalled Bob. “And since I had flying experience in WorldWar II, they assigned me as a host for the show. In real-

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Sunday, March 20, 2016 11:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Dayton Community Center

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Teachers Dan Fluckiger and Joyce Hutchins from theSWG school district will take early retirement.

Mr. Fluckiger has served 32 dedicated years ofservice to the district and Mrs. Hutchins has had 30 yearsof service. Along with those teachers SuperintendentRich Stoffers will be retiring also. We wish them well!

Dan Fluckiger - 32 years of service

Joyce Hutchins - 30 years of service

Rich Stoffers, SWG Superintendent

Dayton Dreamers

met Feb. 18By Secretary Alice Johnson It was a pleasant day when 14 members of theDayton Dreamer’s Sr. Club met at the Community Centeron February 18th.

They were greeted by tables all decorated withsymbols celebrating Valentines Day. There were bou-quets of red flowers in white vases in the center of eachtable along with small bears holding hearts.

There were also a few cupids and scattered onthe tables were paper Valentines. Love songs emanatingfrom music boxes added to the atmosphere. After singing the table grace, we had a lusciousmeal consisting of red beans and rice as the entree, a de-

licious salad of broccoli and cauliflowerets, bread, andlastly, a dessert of angel food cake, strawberry sauce anda dollop of cool whip on top. The business meeting was opened by PresidentBonnie Reck who led us in saying the Pledge of Alle-giance to the Flag. Then the members sung Happy Birth-day to Alice Johnson who was celebrating her birthday onthat day. Next on the agenda, Secretary/Treasurer AliceJohnson read the minutes of the January meeting fol-lowed by the Treasurer’s report. A motion was made andseconded to accept both reports as read. Motion passed. Correspondence consisted of a Christmas greet-ing from former member Sister Lois Lehman who nowresides in Dubuque. She included an example of artworkthat she is involved in. Although, she has been retired for

a few years, it is always a delight to hear from her. We then discussed what our menu would be onMarch 17th which is also St. Patrick’s Day. The decisionwas made to have Irish stew with mashed potatoes, Irishbread, and a dessert Trifle which a member volunteeredto make for this special meal. Program Director Diane Esperson presented aValentine’s program and Lavonne Beckman also gave useach a riddle to work on.Although some of us aren’t very good at working outpuzzles, this one was challenging and very interesting. All area seniors 55 yrs. old and older are wel-comed to attend our meetings. It is always the thirdThursday of the month. No membership dues are re-quired. Meals cost $6.00. Please call either PresidentReck at 547-2948 or Secretary Johnson at 359-2630 for

reservations. Hope to see you soon. Since there was no more business to discuss, themeeting was adjourned.

Jaguar Cafe openson March 17 The Jaguar Cafe will open with flair on Thurs-day, March 17. The menu is still being decided, but willinclude some delicious food.

Other restaurant dates are April 1, April 13,April 17, and May 4. Dates may be changed, so pleasewatch the website for updates.

The menus will features some great appetizers,delicious main dishes, and of course, a choice of two des-serts. Cost for the meals is $8.00 again this year.

Reservations are requested by calling the schoolat 352-3142. If there is catering that you would like foryour business, the group is available for this. We lookforward to serving you!!

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Southeast Valley JHwrestlers battled hardBeating West Bend-Mallard...

By Coach Daniel Lee Southeast Valley Middle School battled on thewrestling mat on Tuesday night against two tough schools.This meet was different then the what the middle schoolhas faced during the season. A double dual meet againstAlta-Aurelia and West Bend-Mallard.

A dual meet being very similar to how the HighSchool wrestlers compete. Against Alta-Aurelia the Jagswrestled hard but SV ended up loosing 24-18. Jags battledback when facing West Bend-Mallard, winning at the end,28-24.

Quinton Clancy, Mason Goodwin, and JD Mohrwent 2-1 for the evening. Logan Stapp went 0-2. ChaseKamp, Calvin Williamson, Nobel Nowell, and GabeSchuttler went 1-1. Hunter Sorenson finished with an im-pressive 2-0. The Middle School will finish the season Fri-day night at Manson.

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CHURCHWorship Schedule This letter was written by Vernon Swanson,

Gowrie grad., it was mailed to his parents duringWWII while he was serving in the Army.

March 24, 1944Dearest Folks, I’m in the Army now - the real Army!! If I coulddescribe the men in these barracks (I’ve only been here

an hour and a half) and the scene in the nearby PX, youwould understand. Lights out in 1/2 hour so I just havetime for a note - so you’ll have my new, and probably forsome time too, address. We were read our orders this morning and afterpacking, another fellow and I went for a walk on the highridge east of camp and came back for chow at 4:30. We’re on the SW part of camp now. I say wemeaning two other ASTP boys and myself. I know one ofthem slightly. We’re in Co. G - an ordinary rifle platoon,and when I next write I’ll be able to give you more of thelowdown. I received your swell angel-food cake todayMother - and it didn’t last too long among “us” guys.Thanks an awful lot - and for your fine letter. Receivednice long letters from Dad, Pat and Sis today - plus two

from good old A.J. I don’t know what lies ahead, but I’ll forecastit’s going to be rough. I pulled off my remaining ASTP patches a littlewhile ago -- and boy did you put them on good, Mother.Goodbye to that good deal -- “ASTP Boyscouts” - now toput 95th Inf. Patches on.

April 11, 1944Dear Folks, I’m ashamed of myself to count the days thathave gone by I last wrote you, and even tonight writing aletter doesn’t appeal to me. I guess I get spurts and writea lot of letters, and then for period of time write very few. I just got back from a required P.O.M. - the endof 6 hours in Malarial control.. Not too interesting except

I’ve definitely decided I don’t want to do my fighting inthe jungle. With this course completed, I am now eligiblefor a furlough, but when I checked up today, I found outI won’t get one until about the first week in May. I’m tired -- painfully so. We trudged in lastnight at 9:00 from our second 25 mile march. I made it,in fact in much better spirits than the first time, but I trulyknow what misery is now. It hits me in the muscles weremy knees bend, and today I’ve been stomping along be-cause my legs were frozen into a half-bend position. 25miles in 7 hours, and with the time for breaks, and lunch,5 hrs. and 10 min. With all the equipment and on a hard-surfaced road, even the Regimental Officers that it was amiracle. I hate to think it, but I know other fellows suffermore than I do. Outside of that march (required of every man inthe company) I spend the entire day over a typewriter orsome other office work, and I sort of like it. But there’s noroom for advancement and without an incentive or goal,no man can do his best. I felt pretty good this morningwhen I was called in (along with about 4 other boys) to beinterviewed by a Lt. Heekim to be studied to see if I wasgood material for “combat intelligence.” With my educa-tion and type of education -- map work, French, etc. - heended the interview saying that I was the stuff they werelooking for. I’d really like to get into it, and will if I getthe chance. Probably the most dangerost job in the Infan-try and I supopose you’re acquainted with the percent-age of casualties in the Infantry. Don’t be alarmed, I’vestill got a head on my shoulders (though I’m doubting Itsometimes.)

Private V.E. Swanson becomes part of 95th InfantryWithout an incentive or goal no man can do his best...

Letters and Easter cards --thank you so much forall of them/ That f$10 was appreciated and put to the useyou intended. I had a $2.50 sirloin steak, with all the trim-mings, that was wonderful. Rolf Bischoff and I went into Harrisburg earlyEaster morning -- a dismal, rainy morning. We attendedthe Messiah Lutheran Church and I enjoyed a beautifulEaster service and took communion. At times like that Isort of let the circumstances be a lubricating atmosphereto my memories of other Easters, other people in mythoughts, and many other things I cherish.

“It Pays to Advertise!”

The Swanson Family take a family picture whilestill living in Gowrie.

Bob Williams...continued from page 6...

ity, it was a 30-minute string of commercials for busi-nesses in surrounding towns,” he said. With an airplane engine sound effects record inthe background, Bob would give an “aerial” descriptionof the community. Then he would “fly” over Jenny’sAntique Shoppe, Uncle John’s Catfish Cheese Bait andMinnow Emporium and so forth delivering their com-

mercials. “Occasionally I’d ad lib an aerobatics maneu-ver as the engines wold rev up the sound effects record,”recalled Bob. “Well, within a week it was reported thatthe station began receiving irate phone calls. One man,who worked nights and, of course, slept during the day,complained that our aircraft kept waking him! Two call-ers blasted us because we were flying too low over theirpastures and spooking the cattle! “Perhaps we should have called the show ‘Pre-tend Airplane Ride’instead of Mystical. But it probablywouldn’t have been too much difference at that time(B.T.), before television,” he said.”

Emanuel’s Lenten

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Emanuel will assist with the cost of camp up tohalf.

If you have a child or youth going to a faithbased camp this summer and would like assistance orhave questions, please contact the church office.

The church council will decide at their Marchmeeting where the Easter offering will go.

You may use the offering envelope in the news-letter for the Easter offering anytime during March.


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Test results conclusively identified two largecanines shot this winter in Osceola County and Van Bu-ren County as wolves, likely originating from the GreatLakes population in Michigan, Minnesota and Wiscon-

sin. The samples were tested at the University of Califor-nia-Davis.Investigation into both shootings was conducted

and no charges will be filed in either case.“We understand this is a sensitive topic and that

our decision not to charge will be unpopular with some,but in these two incidents, based on the results of our in-vestigation we feel it is the right course of action,” saidChuck Gipp, director of the Iowa Department of NaturalResources.

The wolves will be used for education outreachat the local county conservation boards. Gray wolves are listed as endangered under en-dangered species laws at both state and federal level andthere is no open season in Iowa. Iowa has seen a recentincrease in the number of wolves moving in from estab-

lished populations in the Great Lakes region, so huntersneed to be aware of the possibility that what they arelooking at may not be a coyote.

“Going forward, hunters need to know the dif-ference between the species,” said Gipp. “On our end, wewill provide additional wolf-coyote identification toolson our website and in our publications. We know hunterswant to do the right thing and we want to help them.” The DNR is asking anyone who encounters awolf to contact their local conservation officer or wildlifebiologist.

Coyotes and wolves share many similar charac-teristics including coloring, but there are features wherethey differ.

Wolves are 5-6 feet long from nose to tail, 27-33inches at the shoulder and weigh 50-100 pounds. Coyotes

are 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 feet long, 20-22 inches at the shoulderand weigh 35-40 pounds.Coyote hunting season is open all year long, but

participation is often highest in January and Februaryespecially after January 10 when other hunting seasonsclose. The number of coyotes harvested in 2013-14 wasan all time record high of 15,347. The second highest

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Gowrie is going to be having a Bag Tag LeagueChallenge this season. Before the tags are ordered, PhillipDeCastro needs to know how many are interested. Pleasecontact Phil at (515) 352-3620 to let him know if youwould like to participate.

If you are unsure what a Bag Tag Challenge is,it is outlined below. In short the idea is to have the lowestnumbered tag, ‘1’, by the end of the season by challeng-ing other players.

There will be prizes that will be handed out atthe end of the season. Entry fee will probably be $20 andprizes will depend upon number of entrants. Everyone is on their honor to conduct them-selves according to the rules and within the spirit of com-petition. Have fun. It’s only a tag. The purpose of theBag Tag Challenge is to encourage friendly competitionamong fellow Disc Golfers that you may not know verywell. In order for the Bag Tag Challenge to work, allchallenges must be accepted. Each player must have theirBag Tag at all times. Bag Tags must be plainly visibleand can not be hidden. Challenges are to be made by choosing timesand courses that are reasonable. Friendly side wagers ofany kind can be made at the discretion of the participants,but are NOT required. Challenges will run from as soon as the tags arereceived through Harvest 9 Hole Classic 2016. The high-er Bag Tag challenges the lower Bag Tag. Challenges canbe by phone, computer, or in person. It is preferred to usethe Gowrie Disc Golfer Facebook page for challenges toenforce completions of challenges. The challenged player must give the challengertwo (2) times to meet in the next 2 weeks or they mustforfeit the tag. If the challenger can not meet that time-line, the challenge is void. Not showing up for a matchresults in a forfeit. (20 minute leeway)PDGA rules apply. If the challenger wins the round, thetags are exchanged. Ties result in everyone keeping the bag tagnumber. However, if ALL players agree before the roundstarts; a play-off hole(s) can be used as a tie-breaker us-ing sudden death rules.

You don’t have to play back-to-back challengerounds against the same player or in a multi-player matchwith the exact same opponents. A player can’t challengeyou, lose to you, and immediately challenge you again for

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Friendly competition encouragedamong fellow Disc GolfersBag Tag Challenge...

Waterfowl Hunterinput helps guideseason setting process It was a conversation that began last fall with arandomly selected group of duck hunters meeting in Ames.The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) waslooking for their thoughts on the waterfowl seasons andzones before hosting six meetings that would help formu-late waterfowl hunting seasons in Iowa from 2017-2021. Every five years, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ser-vice (FWS) allow states, within certain parameters, tochange their hunting zones for a five year period. The current season and zone structure will endafter the 2016 waterfowl season. In preparation for this new season setting sched-ule, the DNR compiled data on how the birds movedthrough the state and where and when they were here, har-vest data and information on hunter preferences through amail survey. This new information was discussed during the

waterfowl meetings along with waterfowl biology, resultsof the hunter survey on when and how they preferred tohunt ducks, and hunters provided their input on waterfowlhunting seasons. “We learned their perspective on the seasons andhow they like to hunt and they learned our science,” saidOrrin Jones, state waterfowl biologist for the DNR. “It wasmaybe a little different approach as we’ve done in the past

and every state does it differently, but we are looking for,what is the best way to do this for Iowa.” In 2013 the FWS decided to shift away fromthe traditional schedule that uses current year biologicaldata and towards using the previous year biological datato inform annual waterfowl hunting regulations. This newschedule has been implemented for the 2016 hunting sea-son.

“What this new schedule does is, it allows ourseasons to be set further in advance and that benefits hunt-ers who want that information and it allows us to producethe regulations and other materials for the hunters ahead of the season,” Jones said. Under the old schedule, the FWS provided seasonand bag limit framework to Iowa in late July, which had tobe approved in August for seasons opening September 1. Jones took the comments and suggestions fromhunters and distilled it to a proposal given to the NaturalResource Commission of the DNR during its January 20meeting. That proposal is now available for public com-ment through March 8. The commission will likely havea final proposal on its April 14 meeting agenda. The DNRmust submit its final version of the seasons and zones tothe FWS by May 1.

The season and zone proposals and survey data isavailable at http://www.iowadnr.gov/Hunting/Migratory-Game-Birds

Two wolves shot, killed in Iowa;wolves moving in Iowa from area states

challenge round, the exiting player should trade tags withthe player with the highest tag number.

If play is stopped by all players before the roundis complete, no tags are exchanged. This could be due tohazardous weather, physical emergency or mutual agree-ment. Multiple people at the same course at the sametime can have a group challenge with 5 or less playing inthe group. If more than 5 are present the group must splitinto cards of at least 3 and play proceeds as if it were atournament/league. TOURNAMENTS/LEAGUES: All MUST par-ticipate in challenges at a tournament. If you happen to be

pooled with one or more Gowrie Disc Golfer with a BagTag, then those players are also competing for tags thatround. Please refer all questions to Phillip DeCastro ormessage Gowrie Disc Golfer on Facebook.

total was in 2014-15 with 13,911. The current season isexpected to be similar. Hunting and trapping are aboutthe only tools to provide some level of population man-agement for coyotes.

The DNR is reviewing how it handles reportedsightings for wolves and other occasional visitors inter-nally as the number of these visitors is increasing.

Two Wolves were shot in Iowa, likly originating fromthe Grat Lakes population in Chichigan, Minnesota andWisconsin.

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ISU Announces New Research Tool Provides WaterQuality Education On Monday, February 22, 2016, Iowa StateUniversity (ISU) Extension and Outreach issued a pressrelease announcing a new tool to enable Iowans to beinformed about water quality and the management ofnitrates. “Managing the N Factor,” a web-based toolthat highlights practices to improve the quality of waterthroughout the state, was in the third week of February.“Managing the N Factor” made its debut in conjunctionwith ISU Day at the Capitol on February 9, 2016. ISUExtension and Outreach specialists and researchers in-troduced lawmakers to the new resource while walkingthem through facts about nitrates and the use of nitrogenin crop production. A virtually tour the application of research“Managing the N Factor” can be accessed at: www.ex-tension.iastate.edu/waterquality/. It takes visitors on ajourney that begins with information on nitrogen andits natural place in Iowa’s soil. On average, soil in thestate contains about 10,000 pounds of nitrogen per acrein organic matter. Contrary to popular belief, nitrogenfertilizer is not the primary reason for nitrate loss. Mostloss happens during the spring because the soil is wet andwarm, often above its ability to retain water, and thereare no crops present to take up the nitrogen. Because of a

ismatch in timing between nitrate production from soil

organic matter and nitrate demand from rapidly growingcrops, some nitrate is lost. Cover crops are being used

ore frequently to bridge that gap and take up excess ni-trogen. Extended crop and pasture rotations, as well as

the use of energy crops - crops used to make biofuelssuch as switchgrass and Miscanthus - are two other tech-niques being used to maximize nitrate reduction. On theedge of fields, farmers are building wetlands, installingsaturated buffers and constructing bioreactors to improvethe quality of the water leaving their farms. Department of Revenue Extends Farm Return Deadline Last weekend, the Iowa Department of Revenueannounced that it will grant a filing extension to sometaxpayers on their 2015 Iowa individual income tax re-turns without underpayment of their estimated tax pen-alty.

The extension applies to taxpayers who earn atleast two-thirds of their income from farming or commer-cial fishing and would give those taxpayers until at leastApril 30 to file and pay their 2015 returns. The deadlinewas scheduled to be March 1, but given the uncertainty ofIowa coupling with federal code—the deadline needed tobe extended. State revenue officials said the filing extensionwas ordered by Gov. Terry Branstad. The Iowa Codedoes provide that the director of the Department of Rev-enue can allow further time for filing returns if a goodcause exists (such as the coupling issue remaining unre-solved).It was my pleasure to meet this week with Kellie Blair,Iowa Area Extension Councils Board Member, fromDayton. Also, Marlene Cummings, from Maxwell , and

her delightful daughter, Sara, from Ames.As always, please contact me with your comments, ques-tions or concerns [email protected]. You mayfollow the daily debate calendar https://www.legis.iowa.gov

Blair, Iowa Area Extension

Councils Board Member...

It was my pleasure to meet this week with KellieBlair, Dayton, Iowa Area Extension Council Board Mem-ber.

Webster CountyCASA CelebratesSocial Work Month

Hands-on Experience forCollege Students...

Forty students made their way into the mainbuilding on Hawkeye Community College’s farm lab inWaterloo on Wednesday morning where they joined stafffrom the Iowa Department of Natural Resources unload-ing a trailer of bobcats and otters for the day’s hands-onbiology lesson. The students are part of the Natural ResourcesManagement program from Hawkeye Community Col-lege and from the Parks and Natural Resources programat Kirkwood Community College, in Cedar Rapids.

Ryan Kurtz is the instructor and program advi-sor for Hawkeye. “Our students have the opportunity to networkwith DNR personnel; see how things are done as a tech-nician in the field. This experience is not available in the

classroom,” Kurtz said. “And they (DNR) need our help.It’s a good partnership.” The subjects of the necropsy - otters and bob-cats - were collected over the previous 12 months fromtrappers who either inadvertently caught them during thetrapping season or they were hit by a vehicle.

The workshop is significant as the animals arenot wasted; they provide valuable data such as tooth ageand have reproductive tracts collected. The pelts are soldwith the money going into the DNR Fish & WildlifeTrust Fund. The workshop is also an opportunity for studentsto experience hands-on biological data collection whichcontributes to the DNR’s ongoing efforts to monitor and

manage otters and bobcats in Iowa. “This workshop is a win-win, we’re getting allthese animals processed in a short amount of time, andyou get the hands-on experience of working them up,”Vince Evelsizer furbearer biologist for the Iowa DNRtold the students. Students were taught the basics of hide removaland how to determine the animal’s sex by DNR wildlifetechnician Brad Mohr. Denny Weiss, noted trapper andretired DNR fisheries technician, discussed traps andtrapping ethics with students.

Female otters and bobcats were brought to Dr.Bill Clark, retired professor emeritus with the Depart-

ment of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology atIowa State University, who demonstrated how to removethe female reproductive tracks and how to identify thenumber of offspring – data which is added to the ongo-ing study of otter and bobcat reproductive rates useful forpopulation monitoring. The Iowa DNR and Iowa State University havebeen collecting data on the number of offspring per fe-male bobcat and otter, plus their teeth are used for agingmales and females and tracking distribution around thestate since 2004.

The team effort has yielded possibly some of themost extensive data collection on bobcats and otters inthe country, which Evelsizer weaves in to his classroompresentation to the students on the history of bobcats andotters, and where bobcats came from. Hint: look to our

neighbors to the south.This isn’t the only project between the Iowa

DNR and Hawkeye Community College. The NaturalResource Management program has partnered with theDNR for years to collect deer tissue for chronic wastingdisease.

Students go to the Sweet Marsh Unit north ofTripoli after the first shotgun season to process deer tis-sue samples from deer heads collected. This effort hasbeen going on for 6-8 years. Previous workshops have included studentsfrom Upper Iowa University, Luther College and Univer-sity of Northern Iowa.

Emanuel Lutheran Church, Dayton... Get involved with everything that Emanuel Lu-theran Church in Dayton has to offer. This month Eman-uel Lutheran Church will host it's monthly breakfast onMarch 19, 7:30; Food Pantry, Saturday March 19; Maundythursday Service, March 24 at 7:00 p.m. with communion;Good Friday Service, March 25 at 7:00 p.m.; Easter Sunday,

March 27 starting at 10:00 a.m.

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Miry Clay Pottery... Laura Sandstrom and daughter Aubrey showcase exquisite pottery that can be purchased at From Miry ClayPottery in Dayton. Photo by Jeff Heck.

Security Savings Bank... Tami Larimore and Rich Dutcher, Security Sav-ings Bank, enjoy themselves at the Dayton CommunityExpo. Photo by Jeff Heck.

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Do you remember how Grandpa and Grandmaspoke of “yesterdays” and the memories they shared? Thanks to the fore thought of Bill Anderson, re-tired railroad agent of the Stratford Depot, these timeswere recorded with a movie camera and are now beingshared publicly. The era is of over four decades ago, includingfarming practices, business’, farmers and wives workingthe land, equipment of the day, special events of the area,and over a 100 people included and identified from thecommunity. After Bill’s passing in 1979, three of his moviefilms were given to John and Carlene Bergquist. Thefilms were then gifted to Wayne and Carol Larson, whohave transferred them into DVD’s. Nicole Bergman then

enhanced the videos with identification and music. The event of “Times Remembered” is an honorto share with our communities! Please accept this invi-tation to share the evening of Monday, March 21st, atthe Stratford School viewing these treasured memories.Guests are welcome to come and go as each video interestthem or enjoy the showing of all four.

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