The Southeast Valley Jazz Band, under the direction of Mrs. Dianna Hanna placed fourth in the state Class 2A Iowa Jazz Championships.

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TheGowrieCityCouncilattheirApril20meet-ing decided that Mulligan’s can assume serving friedfoodssolongasonlyonepersonisassignedtoruntherestaurant.Thisdecisiontolimitstaffcameaboutafteritwas revealedMulligan’shad lost$40,000 in revenuethepreviousyear.“Thewagesoutthere[Mulligan’s]justkilledit]saidcouncilmember,JoeHarrison. “They make a fabulous breakfast,” said DickJohnson.“Wejustneedtogetmorepeopleoutthere.” The city councilwishes to note, this [the sus-

pensionofafullservicemenu]ishopefullyatemporaryremedy,andthecouncilwouldliketofindsomeonewill-ingtoownand/orleasetherestaurant.IfthecitymovedtowardleasingthebuildingcurrentlyknownasMulligansforaslittleasadollar,thecitywouldbeexpectedtoab-sorbnearly$18,000inlostrevenue.Itwasalsoexplainedthattheownerof“Tony’s”inFarnhamvilleunexpectedlyclosedtherestaurant.

Gowrie reserve police officer pay raised based on qualificationsGowrie City Council meeting. . .

Many opinions offered. . .50 plus Gowrie residents debate,discuss garbage rate proposalsAt Gowrie City Council meeting. . .By Jill Viles MorethanfiftyconcernedcitizensattendedtheMonday,April20meetingof theGowrieCityCouncil.ThemostpressingissueinvolvedwhetherthecityshouldcontinuewiththeservicesofTCB,agarbagecollectionserviceGowriehasreliedonformorethan60years,orconsiderabidfromCarrollRefuseService.Backersofeach side of the issue gave impassioned reasons as towhichprovidershouldbeutilized. Thesubjectoriginallycame to theattentionofthecitizensofGowrieasStacyBlairofTCBappearedbeforethecitycouncilafewweeksagoandrequestedaraiseinmonthlyratesfrom$20.00to$23.00.Currently,that$3.00priceincreasehasbeenrescinded. At thismeeting, councilpersonGayleRedmansuggested it was necessary to research competing bids

beforeacceptingsuchanincrease.Thefollowingmonth,representatives from Carroll Refuse Service appearedbeforethecitycouncilandadvisedmemberstheycouldprovidegarbagecollectionservicesatamonthlyfeeof$11.00perhousehold. To introduce discussion, Tim and Stacy BlairwereaskedtoaddresswhytheyshouldbemaintainedasGowrie’sgarbageprovider.Neartears,StacyBlairsaid,“Tim’sbeendoingthis[collectinggarbage]sincehewas14yearsold.We’reyourneighbors.Youknowus.Ourkidsgotoschoolwithyourkids.” The Blairs continued by explaining the helptheyprovideresidentsaboveandbeyondwhattheyarepaid todo. Theypointedout theycollect refuseat thefootballfieldandparkandthattheyonlycharge$250to

The Southeast Valley boys’ track team won nine of the 18 events Monday night in Burnside at the Southeast Valley Coed Relays on their way to winning the team title with 155 points. Ogden was second and South Central Calhoun finished 3rd with 98 and 96 points respectively.

Winning gold for the Jaguars were Skylar Warehime (discus, 135’), Cade King (110m HH, 16.32), Malachi Swanson (1600m, 5:14.94), and Shane Promes (400m Hurdles, 57.58). Spencer Warehime won gold twice dou-bling up in the 3200m (10:51.64) and the 800m (2:10.25).

Three of the six relays of the meet were also won by Jaguar quartets. The 4 x 800m relay of Jacob DeBaun, Noah Tucker, Nolan Johnson and Malachi Swanson ran a time of 9:10.63. Carter Steck, Shane Promes, Jalen Fuss, and Cade King ran a 1:08.13 to finish 1st in the 110m shuttle hurdle. In the final race of the night, the 4 x 400m relay finished the race in a time of 3:37.03. Noah Tucker, Nolan Johnson, Shane Promes and Cade King were mem-bers of the 4 x 400m relay.

Nolan Johnson claimed a pair of silver medals in the long jump (18’ 5”) and 400m dash (55.39). Jacob DeBaun also finished 2nd place in the 1600m (5:22.70). The re-lay team of Zeke Miller, Aaron Swieter, Cameron Ander-son and Tom Nahnsen ran a 4:08.74 to finish 2nd in the 1600m medley relay.

Patrick Breitsprecher’s 11:56.79 earned him a third place finish in the 3200m run while Zeke Miller, Aaron

SV Boys Track team wins SV coed meet

Cade King along with three other runners ran a time of 1:08.13 to finish 1st in the 110m shuttle hurdle. Photo by Lisa Peterson.

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By Mike Conrad TheSoutheastValley boy's golf teamhad twowinsonthepastweek. TheirfirstmeettookthemtoGoldfield,acoursenoneofthesquadmembershadeverplayedorseenbe-fore,toplayClarion-Goldfield. ItwasahorriblenightfortheJagsastheyshot

anugly180.YetthatscorewasgoodenoughtotietheteamfromClarion-Goldfield.UsingafifthscoretobreakthetieourJagspulledoutthevictory. Logan Boerner brought home the runner upmedalwitha42.ConnerConrad44,KeeganGoodwin46, and Josh Johnson's 48 were the counting scores.KoltanLundbergorSpencerJohnson's49 thenallowedtheteamtogettheWin. TwodayslatertheteamtraveledtoTwinlakesgolfcoursetoplaySouthCentralCalhoun,whoareonethethefavoritestowintheTwinLakesconference.TheJagsshookofftheirbadplayfromearlierintheweekandshotanimpressive151. ThisearnedthemthevictoryovertheverygoodTitanteamwhoshota154.Conradhadaveryniceroundof34toearnmeetmedalisthonors.Boerner37,Good-win39,andLundberg's41gave theJags theirwinningtotal. TheJagsarenow6 -1on their season,aswenearthehalfwaypoint. TheSoutheastValley juniorvarsitywent1 -1ontheweek.TheteambeatClarion-Goldfield,butlosttoSouthCentralCalhoun.NolanBrand's52atGoldfield,andTravisJone's impressive41paced the jags in thesemeets.

Two more victories for the Southeast Valley Boys Golf Team

Logan Boerner watches the ball as he tees-off. Logan brought home the runner up medal with a score of 42. Photo by Lisa Peterson.

thejurycouldn’tcometoanagreement.Therewasonejuror--andoneisallittakes--thatrefusedtovoteforthedeathpenalty. So underArizona law the judge (Sherry Ste-phens)hadtwochoices:Lifeinprisonorlifeinprisonwith the possibility of parole after 25 years. She sen-tencedArias to a full life term. Said Stephens, “Thecrimewasespeciallycruel.Itinvolvedsubstantialplan-ningandpreparation.Thedefendantdestroyedevidenceandwenttogreatlengthstoconcealherinvolvement.” AtthesentencinghearingTanishaSorenson,sis-terofTravis,saidtoArias,“Stopmurderingmybrotheragainandagainbysmearinghisname.” MostEuropean countries don’t have the deathpenaltyandthesecountriesnowrefusetosellthelethaldrugforexecutionsintheUnitedStates.Nowdeathpen-altystatesareoptingtogobacktotheelectricchair,thegaschamber,orevenbyfiringsquad.Thereareproblemswithallofthesemethods,butcapitalpunishmentstateshavetodosomething. WithDNAtechnologyandotheradvancementsmistakesinmurdertrialshavebeendiscoveredinthepast15yearsorso.Instateswithoutthedeathpenaltythein-nocentpersoninprisonwasreleased,butsometimesthepersonwasalreadyterminatedinadeathpenaltystate. Thereisgoodineveryone,evenJodiArias.She

Retired school personnel meeting May 4

TheWebster County Unit of Iowa Retired SchoolPersonnelwillmeetonMonday,May4,atFirstCovenantChurch,201Ave.HinFortDodge.

Thenoonlunchwillbecateredbythechurchwom-en.TheprogramwillfeatureScholarshipsandMemori-als.Nextyear’smembershipwillbecollectedalongwithvolunteer hours. Reservationsmust bemade byApril28thtoSharonMcNeilat515-576-2820.

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One concerned citizen at the meeting ques-tioned if thegolf coursehadanyplans to supportgolfevents such as charity fundraisers. However, no suchplanseemedtobeintheworksatthistime.Semi parking Thesemiparkingsituationwasdiscussed.It’sbeennotedthatsemiscanparkonthelotwestofGowrieMunicipalUtilities. However, this lot ismadeof clayandmud,andthiscreatesamessforthosedrivingoffthelot.Thisissuewastableduntilthenextmeeting. ItwasdisclosedthatSunsetisindesperateneedofresurfacing.Itwassuggestedthatthesealandpatchmethodbe investigated. Itwasunanimouslyapprovedbythecounciltoutilize$2,000inpatchandsealservices,and decide on the effectiveness before assigning otherpatchandsealassignments. Additionally,thequestionofwhetheraflashingred light shouldbe added toMarketStreetwasbrieflydiscussed. It’s estimated that thecostof eachflashinglightwouldbe$1700to$1800. In other news, Colleen Palmer was removedasachecksignerfortheGowrieArtsCouncil.RodneyKingwillreplacePalmerassigner. TheliquorlicensesforMarv’sandforCasey’swereapproved. The utilities board has requested a larger toolchest. It is estimated thiswill cost between $700 and$1,000.Itwassuggestedtherequestbetableduntilthenextmeetingandthecouncilhasrequestedtoseephotosandpricequotes.Gowrie reserve officer pay BruceMcCormack,GowriePoliceChief,sug-gested his new reserve officer,Will Fevold, is not be-ingproperlycompensated.“Myreserveofficersarepaid$7.80anhour,whileabartendermakes$8.00anhour.” It was unanimously approved by the councilthat the salary for three of Mc Cormack’s officers bechangedto$10.00anhour.However,thecouncilwouldlike toemphasize thisquote isbasedonqualifications,andthispaymayormaynotbeofferedtoanewofficerontheforce.Other business ItwasannouncedthatGowriePublicLibrarian,ShellyNelson,hasbeenaccidentallyreceiving$12.75anhour,ratherthan$12.70.Shewillbeassignedagrosshourlywageof$12.75retroactively toaccountfor thisfiscalmistake. It was discussed that PatriceKlingson shouldreceiveabonus forher timeas sheworked in thecityclerk’soffice.“We’llbesendingyouabillforthehourssheworked,”saidChuckAngstrom. Next,TommyPritchardquestionedthecouncilastowhetherthecitywouldpaysomeofthecostsofes-tablishingacurbandgutterenhancementonthepropertyofDaveandJudyTjepkes. Thecouncilbelieves thereissomethingintheby-lawsregardingthis,butsaidtheywillneedtimetoresearchtheissue. TheacceptedbidsforretiredGowrieMunicipalUtilitiesvehicleswereannounced.JeffStrutzenbergpur-chaseda’94Chevyfor$260andAlecBushpurchasedaBlueFordfor$350.

Jodi Arias trial an expensive,exhausting ordeal for state, familyDeath penalty has many problems OneofthemanygreatthingsaboutIowaisthatthisstatedoesnothavecapitalpunishment.Capitalpun-ishmentdoesn’tmakesensefinanciallyanddeathpenaltylawscanresultsinlongertrialsandmoreappeals. AcaseinpointistheJodiAriastrialwhichre-centlyconcluded.AriaswasfoundguiltyofmurderingherboyfriendTravisAlexanderinMesain2008inMesa,AZ,whereIresideinthewinter.Themurdertrialdrewnationalattentionformanymonths. If anyone ever deserved the death penalty itwouldbeJodiArias.AtfirstshedeniedmurderingAl-exander,whowasfounddeadinhisshower. Latersheadmitted killingAlexander, but said she did it in self-defense.Shekeptchangingherstory.FinallyatarecentsentencinghearingsheapologizedtothecourtandtotheAlexander family for her crime. SaidArias, “I’mhor-rifiedwithwhatIdid,andIwishtherewassomewayIcouldtakeitback.”Shefinallysaidtherightthing. Arias shot Alexander, stabbed him almost 30times,andslithis throat. Itwasabrutal,cold-bloodedmurder.Inthefirstfive-monthsoapoperatrialAriaswasfound guilty by the jury of first degreemurder but thejurycouldnotagreeonthepenalty(deathpenaltyorlifeinprison).Arizonahasthedeathpenaltyandunderstatelawthereneededtobeasecondtrial.Canyoubelievethat? The poorAlexander family had to go throughanotherlengthytrial.Theyhadtohearalltheweirdsex-ualallegationsandchargesofsexualandphysicalabusemadebyArias,whichcouldonlyberefutedbyAlexander(whowasdead).Itwassickeningtosaytheleast. Ariascertainlydidn’tmindhavinganothertrial.Sheseemedtoliketheattention.Itwasasenselessordealfor thepeopleofArizona,andespeciallytheAlexanderfamily.AndpeoplelikeNancyGracemadeAriasalmostastaronhersyndicatedTVprogram.AndAriassaidontheprogramFirstEdition:“No jury isgoing toconvictme.Iaminnocent,andyoucanmarkmywordsonthat.” Ariaswas a good performer. And that’s all itwas,aperformance.Butshedidn’tfooltheprosecutors,thejury,andthejudge. ThejuryfoundAriasguiltyoffirstdegreemur-derafter the second trial. Buton the sentencingphase

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SV girls track team wins six eventsPlaces 2nd in five events...

Thegirlsteamhadoneoftheirbestnightsbutitwasnotenoughtopulloffateamchampionship.CoachSwi-eter said thathehaswonmeets andhas lostmeetsbutthisonehurtlosingthemostbecausehefeltthegirlsdideverythingpossibletowinthismeet.

CoachSwietersaidheknowseverygirlgavemetheirbesteffortandthatisallhecanaskfromthem.TheteamfellsevenpointsshortofSouthCentralCalhounwhohad25girlscompetingagainstSoutheastValley’s19.

The Jaguars would win an event but SCC wouldhavetwogirlsplaceanddoubleupinpoints.Therewasnothingtoblameandtheteamdidnotleaveanythingonthetable.

The team got every possible point they could getfromthegirls.Theteamalsoearnedpointstheywerenotexpectingwithsomegirlsreallysteppingup.

After the lastmeetwe talked to the teamand toldthemthatsomeofthemneedtogetoutoftheircomfortzonerunningandtakeittothenextlevelsaidCoachSwi-eter.Afterthismeetcoachfeelsmostofthemdidthis.

Coachwasveryhappywiththeefforteverygirlgaveandknowsiftheycontinuetogetbetteritwillbeanexcit-ingseason.

Erica Rittgers had a night she will remember, shewonallfouropeneventsthatshewasin.Thisdoesnothappenoften.

Ericawontheopen100-400-800-1500.Coachsaidhenormallywouldnot runher in thismanyeventsbutknewshecouldhandleitandknewhecouldgetalotofpointswithEricarunningtheseevents.

Bywinningtheseeventsshetotaled40teampointsinthosefourevents.Thegirlstrackteamwonsixeventsandplaced2ndinfiveothers.Coachcommentedonall19eventsscoredsometeampointstonight.Results... Shot put - Jaiden Ackerson, 32’ 9”, 3rd; Discus- JaidenAckerson,97’1”,3rd;High Jump -Nicole,4’4”,5thandCassieZinnel,4’6”,4th;Longjump-ClaireWhalen13’5.5”5th,andTessaBurg12’8.5”6th;3000M,GinaGillespie14:09.13,3rd;4x800mRelay-placed4,13:21.81 it consisted of Emma Graves 3:10.22, SarahNahnsen 3:35.29 Hannah Fiala 3:14.89, Micaela Fe-vold3:22.00;ShuttleHurdleRelay-placed2,1:21.16itconsistedofLeslieHousken20.97,AnnaHeatherington20.13, Kanyon Pepples 19.29, andKarissa Hiesterman20.12;100M-NatalieLambert13.76,3rd,EricaRittgers13.53,1st;DistanceMedlyRelay-placed1,4:53.07 itconsisted of Kanyon Pepples 30.58, Karissa Hiester-man29.86,NicoleWilliams1:08.65,JosieBreitsprecher2:43.91;400mrun-EricaRittgers1:05.78,1st,andAn-gela Dopita 1:09.24, 2nd; 4x200 - 2:17.24, placed 6thit consisted of Anna Heatherington 39.90, Tessa Berg32.50, Leslie Housken 34.38, and Karissa Hiesterman30.17;100H-NatalieLambert16.75,2ndandAllieBerg23.75;800M-EricaRittgers2:35.77,1standGinaGil-lespie3:03.38;200M-AngelaDopita29.35, and JosieBreitsprecher29.21,5th;400H-NatalieLambert1:10.07,

2ndandKanyonPepples1:14.27,4th;SprintMed.Relay-2:06.64placed2nditconsistedofAnnaHeatherington15.44, JosieBreitsprecher14.10,AngelaDopita 28.50,Nicole Williams 1:08.63; 1500m run - Erica Rittgers5:42.73,1standEmmaGraves6:46.46;4x100-1:01.86placed6thitconsistedofNicoleWilliams15.83,KarissaHiesterman15.37,AnnaHeatherington17.00,andJaidenAckerson15.63;4x400-placed1stitconsistedofNata-lieLambert1:04.03,JosieBreitsprecher1:08.80,AngelaDopita1:06.68,andKanyonPepples1:09.05.

Swedish Club will meet May 6

Swedish Club will meet Wednesday, May 6 at 7 p.m. at Stratford Lutheran Church. The program will include a Swedish Exchange student attending school at Webster City High School and another exchange student (also at-tending Webster City High School) discussing their coun-tries. After their discussion there will be time to ask ques-tions.

There will be a Potluck lunch and everyone is wel-come to attend.

Leslie Housken ran a time of 20.97 in the Shuttle Hur-dle Relay. Photo by Lynn Rittgers.

I believe Ned Palmer pointed out the fact that there were too many question marks and not enough straight forward answers. Not to mention, Carroll Refuse had a very difficult time answering the questions asked of them without help from one of the council members.

We have been told that this isn’t personal. The truth is, it is personal. Tim and his father have been taking care of this community and the surrounding communities since 1980. Working these routes does not make one rich monetarily when you run one truck. It makes a decent living for one household, but I cannot imagine anyone in any of our communities begrudging us a livable wage.

I will be completely honest that we donate, some people say, more than we should. Our reasoning, we un-derstand that smaller towns and schools are a privilege and we each need to give back. I won’t go over all the donations we make to the town and schools, because we have already covered that, and had this not become an issue, we would have been happy to Never reveal that in-formation.

Tim loves his towns, so, yes it is personal. When we came in for the $2.00 raise after the landfill went from $9.00 per cubic yard to $35.00 per ton (which equals an approximate $10.00 to $12.00 per ton additional cost for us) I stated to each council that depending on the amount of garbage being hauled out of each town that cost may have to rise.

Each council said they understood that it wasn’t our fault. As a matter of fact, Dayton understood

completely when we requested an additional $3.00 per household and signed the contract for that increase.

When the questions in Gowrie came up and the council stated that they didn’t think their residents could handle that sort of increase, Tim and I decided to rescind the $3.00 increase for both towns. We absolutely would not expect any other town to have an increase if they all weren’t going to go up. That is not only bad business, but dishonest.

In the 10 years that Tim and I have owned the gar-bage route, we have forgiven, or held back, many bills of customers that had fallen on hard times. Why? Because this is personal. Tim and I value our customers and you aren’t just a number to us.

Well, I know this was more of an article than editori-al, but I believe these were the questions being asked and I thought you deserved honest, straight forward answers.

If you want to support Tim, his father and our fam-ily, please contact your council men, and women, and tell them that you want to keep us and don’t want a huge gar-bage hauler who has absolutely no ties to our community. Oh, I just wanted to comment on CR referring to us as a monopoly of sorts (another idea he didn’t come up with on his own), I ask you this….is it better that the big guys are always coming in and smashing the little guy. Just something to think about.

Thank you,Staci Hansen-Blair, TCB Sanitation

Rescinding the $3 garbage raise; Is it better to smash the little guy?

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AnnabelleL.Bedford97,ofSanAntonio,Tex-as,formerlyofHarcourtpassedawayWednesday,April8,2015atLegendOaksHealthcareandRehabilitation-SonterrainSanAntonio.Funeralserviceswillbe10:30a.m. Saturday,May 2, 2015 at Faith LutheranChurch,Harcourt.BurialwillbeatGowrieTownshipCemetery,Gowrie.Visitationwillbe5to7p.m.Friday,May1,atthePalmerFuneralHome,Gowrie. AnnabelleLeeAdamswasbornonthefamilyfarmnorthofLiberal,MissourionMarch29,1918 toFrankEliandEllenMay(Wilson)Adams.Theyoungestoffourchildren,shewasnamedafterthepoembyEdgarAllanPoe though Poe's poemwas titled, 'Annabel Lee'. HerbrotherandsisterscalledherAnnie.WhenAnnabellewas2or3yearsold,thefamilymovedtotheLakeCityareaandsoonafterwardtotheLohrvilleareawhereherfatherfarmedandhermotherkeptthehome. Theyfirst livednortheast ofLohrville and lat-er southeast of town.Annie graduated from LohrvilleHigh School in 1936 and soonmet G. Royal BedfordofGowrie.AnnieandRoyalweremarriedinLouisville,NebraskaonMay15,1937,withhersister,PaulineandherhusbandDonservingassponsors.Fourchildrenwereborntothisunion,DennisRoyal,WesleyGene,Gwendo-lynAnnandDuaneAlan. For part of their earlymarried life, they livedinFortDodgeandlateronafarmnearCallender.Inthespringof1951,RoyalandAnnmovedfromherfather'sfarmstead just east of Farnhamville to their new homeinHarcourt.Theresheraisedthechildrenandabounti-fulgardenwhileRoyalcontinuedworkingfortheIllinoisCentralRailroad.RoyalpassedawayOctober22,1984andAnncontinuedtoliveinthehome.InMayof2007,AnnsoldthehomeandmovedtoSanAntoniotolivewithher daughter, Gwen McCarville. Two grandsons, CurtBedfordandDaveMcCarvilleandtheirfamiliesalsore-sidethere.Eachanniversaryofherbirthday,March29th,familyand friendswouldgather inSanAntonio tocel-ebratewithMomGrandmaGrams. Grandmawas always kind, gentle and giving,bestowingmuchloveandcareonherchildren,grandchil-drenandgreatgrandchildren.Therewasalwaysasweetsmileonherfaceandawillingnesstosharewhatevershehad.Therewasnaryaharshwordexceptperhapsforrab-bitsinthegardenorasquirrelinthebirdfeederorcreep-ingcharlieinthelawn.Quantitiesofbakedgoods,espe-ciallyscrumptiousbreadsandrolls,camefromheroven

Annabelle L. Bedford, 97

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Hair today, gone tomorrow....

andjarafterjarofcannedfruitsandvegetableslinedtheshelves.Much of the baked goodies and canned goodswenthomewithvisitingfamilyandfriends.Thegardenwasaspecialspotwhereshediligentlytendedherflow-ers,strawberriesandvegetables. Annabelleleavestomournherpassingherthreesons,Dennis ofMountUnion, Iowa,Gene ofApopka,Florida and Duane (Cindy) of Russell, Iowa and tenbeloved grandchildren Wayne (Angie) Bedford, Curt(Kelly)Bedford,Ron(Stacy)Bedford,Julie(Jim)Kelly,Tanya Bedford, Joyce (James) Clark, Dave (Jennifer)McCarville, Zach Bedford, Ashley Bedford and MattBedfordalongwiththirteenbelovedgreatgrandchildrenRachel, Molly, Tate, Abby, Hagen, Sydney, Hannah,Alyssa,Nick,Alexa,Hadlee,FinnandAislinAnnabelleandonegreatgreatgranddaughter,Penelope. In heaven she again holds hands with Royal,greets her mother Ellen and father Frank, her brotherClifton and sistersFlorence andPauline andwrapsherarmsaroundherdearrecentlydeparteddaughter,Gwen,anddaughter-in-law,LuAnn.

Kearsten Hainzinger, a student at Southeast Val-ley, won second place in the Job Seeking Skill category at the Iowa Central Community College Business Competi-tion Day.

Iowa Central Business Competition Day... Twenty area high schools were represented by 230 students at Iowa Central Community College Busi-ness Competition Day. Students competed in 28 different business-related skills. Robbie Wickwire, second from the right, a student at Southeast Valley, earned second place in the Intro to Business category.

ICCC Health Competition Day... Iowa Central Community College held its an-nual Health Competition Day on April 8, 2015. Nine area high schools participated with 116 students selecting three events from the nine different health-related competitions. Pictured above, Katelyn Pliner, on the right, a student at Southeast Valley High School, won first place in the Health Display category. Mayra Perez, Webster City High School, earned second place.

Miranda Engeldinger, and Erica Nordin, far left, both high school students at SV, won third place at the Iowa Central Community College Health Competition Day, April 8 in the Internet Treasure Hunt category.

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hada longon-again,off-againrelationshipwithTravis.Why she committed the horrible crime will never beknown.Inaway,herlifesentenceismoreharshthandeath.Ariaswillbeconfinedtoasmallcementcellwiththebarestofnecessities.Thereisusuallynocommunica-tionwithanyonefor23hoursofaday. AndthatsuitsArizonaandmuchof thenationjustfine.Peoplearetrulytiredofthislongsoapopera.TheywanttoforgetallaboutArias. The mentality islockherup, throwaway thekey, and letherdealwiththeharshsilence. Maybe, justmaybeshecan thinkofsomethingusefultodo,somethingthatwillhelpothers. In the real world Arias committed a horrificcrime thathurt averynice family. Ina lifetimeof in-carcerationJodihasachancetoredeemherself. Evenmurdererscanbesaved.

Announcment: The May 2 baby shower for Brittany Ganeff will be postponed until the babies are born.

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Down Memory LaneB Y S A R A D O W N S

Everyonceinawhileoneofmye-mailfriendswillsendmeoneof those“doyouremember?” items.Theyareoftenthingswhichmychildrenshouldbere-membering.Idon’tknowwhethertofeelflatteredtheythink I am in that generation or a bit down because IrealizeIamolderthanthat!TheyareintheeraofHow-dyDoodyandBuffaloBob,CaptainKangarooandMr.Green Jeans,Duane and Floppy andBettyLou (WOITV). SometimesIdidwatch thoseprogramswith thekids.BettyLouwasalwaysshowingthemhowtomakethings,mostlyoutofpaperandcardboardorStyrofoamcupsandthelike. Ithinkthereareprobablymorereadersinthatgenerationthanminebutwe,toohaveourmemoriesofthings,someofwhichspilledoverintothenext,foralit-tletimeanyway.OnethingIneverdidformygirlswastogivethemcurlyhairstylesbyfirst“setting”itonrags.(That’soneIforgotcameoutoftheragbag.)Evenbe-foremytimethatwasawayofgivingthegirlstheirlongcurls.Afterunwindingthemfromtheragstheyhungabitincorkscrewfashion.Forthelongcurlsmothersbackthenknewhowtofashionthosecurlsbycombingthemaroundtheirfingers.Hairsprayhadn’tcomeintouseyetsogelset,sortofagooeyjellylikeliquid,wasappliedto“holdtheset”.Toomuch–whenitdrieditwouldturnabitwhiteandflakeoffgivingtheappearanceoftheper-son’sbeingafflictedwithabadcaseofdandruff.(Doesanyonehavedandruffanymoreorareourshampoosre-allygoodnow? Whorememberswithme thevinegarrinseafterashampootobesuretogetthe“soap”outandthenmoreclearwater rinsing toget ridof thevinegarsmell? Who remembers the metal curlers with theirflipoverlocksoncethehairwaswoundaroundthem?Canyoubelieveweactuallysleptinthosethings?Afterallwedidn’tevenknowwhatahairdryerwasexceptthebigoldclumsysitunderonesthebeautyshophad.Afterthemetalcurlerscamethevariedsizedplasticoneswiththepicktoholdtheminplaceandthenthespongerollerswhichadmittedlywereabiteasiertosleeponbuttheyhadthe“lock”onthem.Doesanyoneelseremembertheoldcurling irons thatyouheatedbyplacingdown iuntheglasschimneyofanoillamp?Youhadtowipethebitofsootoffbeforeapplyingtoyourhair.Theywereusedfora“touchup”.Iremembermyfirsthairdryer,amostwelcomeChristmaspresent.Youhadtositdownandputaplastichoodoveryourhead.Thehoodattachedbyahosetotheblowermechanismanditdidtakesometimetogetitdrybutatleastyoudidn’thavetosleeponcurlers,justgetupearlierinthemorning.ThefirsthairspraysIswearwereaformofglueandliketheoldtimegel set ifyougot toomuchwouldflake likedandruff.Timeshavechangedalotandforthebetter. Todaywewouldn’tliketheideaofgettingasa-lonpermbysittingunderthatcontraptionthatmadeyoufeellikeaMedusa.Cometothinkofit,itwasabittor-turousbutwehadtoget“beautiful”.IrememberwhenTonisandtheircounterpartsmadetheirdebutmyMomandAuntthinkingitwassograndnottohavetospendthe timeandmoney togo to thebeautyshop for theirperms. Theygave themtooneanotherandgotprettygoodatit,evendoingthecutting.Theydidgivethatuplaterintheirlives.IgotacoupleToniswhenIwasfirst“alone”andwantingtosavemoney.Mydaughterinlawgave them tome. One time insteadof letting the laststagedrysheusedherblowdryeronitandIwalkedoutofherhouselookingasifIhadstuckmyfingerinalightsocket.Tothisdaywesometimesrememberandlaugh.Ididmanage toget it tamedbefore Ihad tobeout inpublic.ThankgoodnessthenextdaywasSaturday. Hairstylescomeandgoandsomewewerearegladtoseeleave.Thensomecomebackinanewvaria-tion.IhadapictureofmyMomasateenagerandthestylewaspoofsoneithersideoftheirheadsjustabovetheears,perhapsslightlyovertheears.Iaskedherhowtheygotittolooklikethat.Shesaidatthetimethatstylewas“reallyin”andhowitwasdonewastheunderhairwasteaseduntilitlookedlikearat’snestorsomesuchstructure.Thetophairwascarefullysmoothedovertherattingandswepttowardthebackwherebothsideswerepulledtogetherandaverylargebowwasattachedwithasmallwispofhairhangingbeneath. OccasionallywhenIaminthebeautyshoponeofthegirlswillbecombingoutandstylingthehairoftheladyintheadjacentchair.Thehairhadbeensetonrollersandthepatronhadsatunderthedrier.Nowshewasgettingherhairdone for theweekand theopera-torwasworkingvery, veryhard toget it ratted in thebacksoas togivevolumeandthenafterall thatworkaFrench rollwassmoothedover the rattingand thosewire “bobby” pins inserted so as to give it good holdandnotbeseen.Thiswastolastallweek.Iwonderedtomyself,“Wouldshewrap it inahalfa roll to toilet

Hair today, gone tomorrow....tissueeachnightbeforeretiringandwoulditthenstayallweekexceptforacarefulsmoothingwithherbrushandanotherlayerofspray?”Oftenwhenwegetolderitishardtoacceptchanges.Me?IwishIhadthatmopofcoarsehairthatcouldjustbebobbedtoashorttrimstyleandstayinplace. MyGrandmaDownsworeherhair the sameallherteenandadultlife.Leavingherhairaslongasitwouldgrow,shewouldwashanddryit,thenbendingherheadover,brushitandlooselytwistitintosortofaponytailbutnotscalptight.Thenshewouldstandupandlet itsortof“poof”downandoutwindingit intoa“topknot”ontopwhichsheheldinplacewiththoseveryoldfashionedwideplastichairpins.Idon’tknowwhattheyweremadeofbeforeplasticbutshehadalotofthem.YoucouldactuallybuythosewhenIwaswellgrown. Haven’tseenanyhairpinsorbobbypins foragesbutthenhaven’tbeenlookingforthemeither. The1920’sand1930’sbroughtabout“bobs”,closecuthairdosnotmannishbutquitefemale.Thosewere eras offingerwaves. I guess a lot of thatwavesetgoopwasappliedandusingthefingers thepersonthemselvesortheirbeautyoperatorswouldperformthe“do”.Inthefortieswehadateacherwhowasstillear-

Southeast Valley Schedule of Events

Week of April 29th to May 6th

Thursday, April 304:00 p.m. (H) B JV-Var Golf GAME - Mutli-Team4:00 p.m. (A) G JV-Var Golf GAME - Mutli-Team7:30 p.m. HS Spring Concert (Gr 9-12)Friday, May 1Jaguar Cafe - SVHS Culinary Arts class3:30 p.m. (A) B V Tr SCC ROSS SAM - B V Tr4:00 p.m. (H) B V Golf SOUTHEAST VA - B V Golf4:00 p.m. (A) G V Tr BALLARD GIRL - G V TrMonday, May 410:00 a.m. (A) B V Golf SOUTHEAST VALLEY - @ TLC Conference Golf Meet @ Lakeside Golf Course-Fort Dodge10:00 a.m. (A) G V Golf SOUTHEAST VALLEY - @ TLC Conference Golf Meet @ Lake Creek Golf Course, Storm Lake4:00 p.m. JH Coed Track @ SCC (Rockwell City)Tuesday, May 53:00 p.m. (A) G V Tr TWIN LAKES C - G V Tr3:00 p.m. (A) B V Tr TWIN LAKES C - B V Tr6:30 p.m. MS Spring ConcertWednesday, May 6TAG 8th grade Science Center FT

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

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

Birthdays29-Apr Mason Goodwin, Jayden Johnson Lyle Reese30-Apr Taylor Gillespie1-May Cara Ball, Elvera Peterson, Julie Tuel2-May Cory Fowler, Tayden Gutshall3-May Delbert Board, Keri Langner Megan Seil, DeLonn Thornburgh4-May Dennis Hammen Amy (Beschorner)Stuntz DeWayne Thournburgh Chad Wooters5-May Caden Maguire6-May Anthony Castle, Audrey Gleason

Anniversaries30-Apr Stephen and Vicki Kail.2-May Kenny and Marilyn Skoglund.5-May Jason and Rachael Eller; Ron and Ruth Hanson.6-May Kurt and Traci Brown.

SV track team competes in Manson

Thegirlstrackteamgottorunduringanotherbeauti-fulnightatManson.

Alleightteamsfromourconferencewereatthemeetandeachcoachhadadifferentstrategy.

ThemeetwasaVarsityandJVmeet,SoutheastVal-ley’sapproachwastoletalotoftheteamrunasJVandthe young girls had a successful night running againstgirlsmoretheirspeed.

TheVarsitystackedafewrelays toseewheretheycompare to theother teamsbefore theconference trackmeet. TheDistanceMed and 4x400 kept thewinningstreakalivebywinningbothracesagain.ThisgroupoffourhasnotlostintheDistanceMedand4x400thisyear.Coachsaidthatheishappywiththisbutknowstheteamcangettheirtimesevenbetter.Wejusthavetokeepworkinginpractice.Varsity Results... Shot put - Jaiden Ackerson, 31’ 11.5”, 6th; Dis-cus-JaidenAckerson,89’5”;CassieZinnel,4’4”,5th;ShuttleHurdleRelay-placed4,1:16.73itconsistedofNatalieLambert17.15,AnnaHeatherington19.44,LeslieHousken20.93,andKarissaHiesterman19.03;100M-NicoleWilliams14.95;DistanceMedlyRelay - placed1, 4:34.59 it consisted ofKanyon Pepples 29.12, JosieBreitsprecher28.02,AngelaDopita1:05.70,EricaRitt-gers2:31.31;4x200-1:58.84,placed4thitconsistedofKanyonPepples29.82,JosieBreitsprecher28.46,AngelaDopita 29.79, andNicoleWilliams30.38; 100H -Nat-alie Lambert 16.71, 2nd; 200M - EricaRittgers 28.52;400H -NatalieLambert 1:10.43, 1st andKanyonPep-ples 1:16.91, 6th; 4x100 - 58.22 placed 4th it consist-edofNicoleWilliams15.20,KarissaHiesterman13.76,KanyonPepples14.75, andAnnaHeatherington13.80;4x400-4:19.00placed1stitconsistedofNatalieLam-bert1:03.19,JosieBreitsprecher1:05.88,AngelaDopita1:06.64,andEricaRittgers1:02.99.JV Results... High Jump - ClaireWhalen, 4’ 6”; Long jump -ClaireWhalen13’6”1st,andTessaBurg12’5.75”4th;3000M,SarahNahnsen16:10.19, 2nd andMicaelaFe-vold 15:31.53, 1st; 100M - ClaireWhalen 15.32, 3rd,Allie Berg 17.13; Distance Medly Relay - placed 1,5:25.98 it consisted of Cassie Zinnel 32.33, Tess Berg30.80,LeslieHousken1:20.46,GinaGillespie3:02.25;100H-KarissaHiesterman19.00,1st,AnnaHeathering-ton20.47,2nd,AllieBerg22.61,4thandLeslieHousken21.99;800M-EmmaGraves3:17.14,2ndandHannahFiala2:17.20;200M-CassieZinnel31.33,1standTessaBerg32.59,3rd;400H-KarissaHiesterman1:20.68,1st;4x100-1:00.92placed2nditconsistedofCassieZinnel15.83,TessaBerg15.17,ClaireWhalen15.50,andJaidenAckerson14.50;4x400-5:09.73,placed1stitconsistedofEmmaGraves1:18.34,HannahFiala1:14.19,LeslieHousken1:23.10,andGinaGillespie1:13.71.

ingthatmodifiedstyleandsheapparentlyusedalotofthewavesetorgelasshealwaysseemedtohavesomewhiteflakesshowingonhershoulders,quitenoticeablewhensheworedarkclothing.Ihopeitwasn’tdandruff. Frommy remembrancewomenput their hairupinpincurls.I,myself,diditformanyyears.Beautyoperatorsusedboththepincurlorcurlermethodofset-tinghair“inmyday”.Nowwearen’tsurprisedtoseeanything,anystyle,shavedheadstohairthancouldthatthepersoncouldsitonandnottoosurprisedtoseewhatcolor it is. Most grownwomen, however, tend to beconservativeandwith the trendsofstyle,especially iftheyareoutinthepublicarenaworking.Stylesinevery-thingcomeandgo,evidencedbypicturesweseedownthroughthegenerations.Forthemostpart,wehumans(menaswellaswomenthesedays)arevaincreaturesandmoreor less adhere togeneral trendsof stylesoftheday.Therearealwaysextremes.TheycomeandgosoIguessitdoesn’tmakemuchsensetocriticizeforittooshallpasstobereplacedbysomethingpossiblyevenmoreextreme.

Allie Berg ran the open 100 meter dash Thursday evening at Manson Northwest Webster. Photo by Lynn Rittgers.

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Happy 100th Birthday JayneRungeofOsage,andformerlyofFortDodgeandGowrie,willcelebrateher100thbirthdayonMay10.Shewasbornon5-10-15inCincinnati,Ohio. CardsmybesenttoheratFaithLutheranHome,914DavidsonDr.Osage,IA50461 HerfamilyincludesNormanRunge,(DeeMeek)ofIndependence,Missouri;Daughter-in-law,PeggyRungeofNorthfield,Minnesota;andMarilynandJimSwensonof Osage, Iowa. She has nine grandchildren, sixteengreat-grandchildrenandfourgreat-greatgrandchildren. She was a nurse at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Dodge and a dental assistant to her husband Norman Runge, D.D.S. for many years in Gowrie.

BySteveKehoe FFA members across Iowa celebrated successwhen they gathered for the 87th Iowa FFALeadershipConference onApril 19-21 at Iowa State University’sHilton Coliseum inAmes, Iowa. The Iowa FFA StateLeadershipConference is the 5th largest of its kind intheNationalFFAOrganization.Therewereover5,200membersandguestspresentthisyear. “GoAllOut”,thethemeforthisyear’sconven-tion,wasgearedtowardsupremededicationtoleadership,growth,andsuccess.ItalsochallengedFFAmemberstothinkabouthowtheycan“GoAllOut”ineverythingthatthey do. Members who attended this year were: BreAhrens,MasonBahr,JadenCline,RyanCollen,JoshuaCarlson,NickEslick,GordonGrossnickle,ClaytonKief-er,LoganKlingson,RileyRittgers,BryceScott,andKa-tieWalrod. The annual conference provided agriculturaleducationstudents theopportunity toparticipate inCa-reerDevelopmentEventcompetitions,berecognizedforaccomplishmentsineventsduringthepastyear,becomeinspiredbymotivational speakers, interactwithcollegeandbusinessprofessionals,anddevelopleadershipskills.ChapterdelegatesandIowaFFAOfficerswillalsocon-ducttheannualbusinesssessiontomakedecisionsforthestudent-runIowaFFAAssociation. The chapter won the Ambassador Award for the North Central District by donating the most funds toward the Iowa FFA Foundation. BryceScottwasamemberoftheFFABand.KatieWalrodearnedtheFFAAcademic Achievement Award by maintaining a GPAabove 3.50. The chapter earned a gold rating and wasranked24thintheNationalChapterAwardcompetition.Thereare225Ag.Ed./FFAprogramsinthestateofIowa.MasonBahrandJadenClineservedasthechaptersoffi-cialvotingdelegatesduringthebusinesssessiononMon-day,April20th. Proficiency Awards: Fourmemberswere rec-ognized for their efforts with their SAE programs onstage.EarningagoldratingandplacingsecondwasLo-ganKlingson in theAg.Mechanics energy systemcat-

egory.BryceScottwasthestatewinnerinFiberandOilCropProduction. ClaytonTaylorwontheGrainProductionawardandCurtCastensonwas the statewinner inTurfMan-agement.ThestatewinnerswilladvancetotheNationalFFAcompetitionwhere theywill competeagainstwin-nersfromtheotherStateFFAAssociations.Thefourna-tional finalists that are selected from each areawill berecognizedattheNationalFFAConventionandExpoinOctober. Iowa Degrees:LoganKlingson,RileyRittgers,and KatieWalrod received the Iowa FFADegree. TheIowaDegreeisthehighestdegreeamembercanearnonthestatelevel. Lessthan5%ofthemembershipiseli-gibleforthishonor. Thechapterwasabletolistentothreedifferentguestspeakersduringconference.Thelistincluded:Dr.WilliamKeimofOregonStateUniversity, inspirationalspeaker and Founder ofTheCharacter Institute; KyleScheele,aprofessionalyouthspeaker;andNationalFFASouthernRegionVicePresidentStephenMcBride. TheIowaFFAStateLeadershipConferencewasmadepossiblewithsupportfromthefollowingpartnersoftheIowaFFAFoundation:IowaStateUniversityCol-legeofAgricultureandLifeSciences,FarmCreditSer-vicesofAmerica,DesMoinesAreaCommunityCollege,andIowaFarmBureauFederation ThelocalFFAChaptervolunteeredtoassist inpackaging 250,000 rice-soy meals for Meals from theHeartlandOrganization.TheIowaFFAAssociationmetitsgoalatconferenceandinthecourseoffouryearshascontributed1,000,000mealstothoseinneedthroughoutIowaandaroundtheworld. Meals fromtheHeartland isanon-profitorga-nizationcomposedofvolunteerswhopackagemealsfordeliverytostarvingpeopleinIowa,theUnitedStatesandaroundtheworld.Since2008,MealsfromtheHeartlandhasprovidedmorethan39millionmealstothefoodinse-cure. Thispackagingeventismadepossiblewithsup-portfromtheIowaFFAFoundationandGROWMARK.Formore local informationandpictures, checkoutourFacebookpageatGowrieCentral-PlainsFFA.About Iowa FFA Association TheIowaFFAAssociationisayouthorganiza-

Southeast Valley FFA members attend 87th FFA Conference

tionofover14,600studentmembersaspartof225localFFAchaptersacrossIowa.TheFFAmissionistomakeapositivedifferenceinthelivesofstudentsbydevelopingtheir potential for premier leadership, personal growthandcareersuccessthroughagriculturaleducation. The Iowa FFAAssociation was organized bydelegatesfrom23schoolsatIowaStateCollegeonMay17,1929and isan integralpartofpublic instruction inagriculture.TheIowaDepartmentofEducationprovidesleadershipandhelpssetdirectionforFFAasaservicetolocalagriculturaleducationprograms.Formore,visittheIowaFFAAssociationonlineatIowaFFA.com,onFace-book,andTwitter.

Katie Walrod, Riley Rittgers, and Logan Klingson re-ceived their Iowa FFA Degrees.

Members of the Central Plains FFA Chapter package rice-soy meals for Meals of the Heartland.

Mason Bahr and Ryan Collen represented the chapter with the Ambassador Award presentation.

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Swieter, Tom Nahnsen and Caleb Hemmestad also finished 3rd in the 4 x 200m relay (1:41.74). Sam Berglund earned his first varsity medal in the shot put with a 4th place throw of 38’ 9”. Keaton Jondle also finished 4th in the 100m dash (11.94) and Jalen Fuss claimed the same place in the 110m hh (18.22). Noah Tucker and Cameron Anderson both placed 5th place in the 400m LH (1:03. 99) and 400m dash (58.56) respectively.

Southeast Valley will run on Friday, May 1st at Lake City and then will compete in the Twin Lakes Conference meet in Laurens on Tuesday, May 5th. The Jaguars also learned they will be competing in the 2A state qualifying meet at Ridge View on Thurs-day, May 14th.

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Outstanding Soloists....Pictured left to right are Heather Baird, flute; Miranda Keith, vibes; and Jared Grove, electric bass. These three

Southeast Valley Jazz Band students received Outstanding Soloist Awards at the Iowa Jazz Championships March 31. Mi-randa Keith also received an Outstanding Soloist Plaque and $150 jazz camp scholarship at the Jazz Championships. She was one of only four jazz soloists from Class 2A to receive this prestigious award.

Happy 100th Birthday

Thursday, April 30

Members of the Central Plains FFA Chapter package rice-soy meals for Meals of the Heartland.

Pictured above is the Southeast Valley play cast and crew. They opened Thursday, April 16 with a matinee and also had evening performances Friday and Saturday.

Kyle Baird and Mueeze Muchabbir Keygan and Daniel Johnson

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CALLENDER

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ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH

James G. Davis, Pastor

9:30amSundaySchool10:30SundayWorship

Wed.,April29 3:45 p.m. Beginner &SonshineBells

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Sat.,May2 10:00a.m.BridalShow-erhonoringClaireDavis

5:00p.m.WorshipSun.,May3 9:30a.m.SundaySchool 10:30a.m.Worship 11:30a.m.MorningGlo-ryBells

Tues.,May5 10:00 a.m. CGG TapedService

Wed.,May6 3:45 p.m. Beginner &SonshineBells@GCC

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listing #12450, trACt 7: 25.67 acres m/l, Calhoun County. Use as pasture or farm 10.5 tillable acres.listing #12451, trACt 8: 11.92 acres m/l, Calhoun County. Large pond. Great building site or pasture ground.listing #12452, trACt 9: 28.08 acres m/l, Webster County. Grass pasture and large pond. Potential for 19.5 tillable acres.listing #12453, trACt 10: 1.82 acres m/l, Webster County. Great location for building site or pasture for livestock.listing #12454, trACt 11: 50.44 acres m/l, Webster County. High quality farmland, 47 acres m/l with 72.4 CSR.listing #12455, trACt 12: 5.48 acres m/l, Linn County. NW corner of Cedar Rapids along Ushers Ferry Road. Great timbered building site or potential development property.listing #12456, trACt 13: 49.78 acres m/l, Polk County. 36.26 tillable acres with 71.7 CSR (81.8 CSR2). North of Carlisle.

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Garbage rate debate at Gowrie City Council ...

Continued from front page...pickupafteroneofGowrie’smostattendedevents—theFourthofJulycelebration. “We cater to the older people of this commu-nity,” emphasized Tim Blair. “We help out everyonewhenwecan.”TheBlairsofferonceaweekpick-upforresidences,andtwiceaweekforareabusinesses.Itwasexplainedthatresidentsareitemizedtwoseparateitemsfor refuse collection--$15.50 for garbage and$4.50 forrecycling. A representative from the landfill utilized byGowriepresentednextduringthemeeting.Itwasnotedthatthecosttodepositrefuseatthelandfillhasgoneupconsiderably. Feesweretraditionallyassessedatacostpercubicyard,butnowtonnageisthepreferredmethodforcalculatinglandfillusage.Itwasalsopointedoutthatraincan increase landfill feesaswater-soaked refuse isweighed. CouncilpersonJeffPetersontookthisasagreattimetoadviseresidentsof the importanceofrecycling.“Themorethatgoesintorecycling,thelesswewillbeassessedatthelandfill.” Tyler Farnham agrees. “If you increase recy-cling to once aweek, howmuch could this save us intermsofreducedtonnageatthelandfill?” “Theyarechangingthewayfeesarecalculated,andresidentsneedtoknowthis,”urgedcouncilmemberGayleRedman. “Whatwas once approximately $22 atonisnowcostingapproximately$35aton.” TimBlair agreed thesehavebeen tough timesforTCB.“Veryrarelyhavewecometoyouforaratein-crease,”heinsisted.“Thelasttenyearshavebeenreallytoughones.” GowriecurrentlyhasoneandahalfyearsleftonafiveyearcontractwithTCB. “Idon’tseewhypeoplearemakingsuchafuss,”saidTommyPritchard. “They’ve [TCB]beenveryde-pendable. However,Redmandisagrees.“Themajorityofcallstothecityclerkaskwhywewouldpayamonthlybill that is $9.00 greater than that proposed byCarrollRefuseService.” “Farnhamvillelooksgreatwithall theuniformcans,”suggestedoneresident. “I’veheardFarnhamvillewasoriginallyquoted$11.00 amonth byCarrollRefuse Service, but soon itchangedto$15.00amonth,”cautionedanotherresident. Next, Carroll Refuse Service presented before

thecouncil.Theyexplainedtheyhavebeenalongtermfamily enterprise as well--a company started by onebrother,andnowcontinuedbyanotherbrother.Currentlythey serve 7,000 residential customers and 1,500 com-mercialproperties. Approximatelytwoandahalfyearsago,CarrollRefuse gained several lucrative contracts in Lohrville,Churdan,andFarnhamvilleasresidentsbecamedissatis-fiedwiththeirproviderofservice(notTCB). Whenaskedthemostproblematicissuetheyrunintowithcustomers,Lampecandidlyofferedthenumberoneconcernisthesizeofthegarbagecollectioncontain-er.TheLampe’sbroughtalargeandasmallsizedtrashcontainertoserveasvisualaids. “Iurgethoseconcernedaboutwhichrefusecol-lectionservicetogowithtocallfriendsandrelativesinthetownsweserve,”suggestedLampe. CarrollRefuseServiceexplaineda12centpermonth increase is already built into the billing so thatcustomers don’t experience “sticker shock” as landfillchargesincrease.“Thiswayweknowwherewestand,andyouknowwherewestand,”saidLampe. There are 385 residences in Gowrie. CarrollRefuseServiceestimatesthattheirautomatedtruckscanservice150housesperhour,andtheycancompletetheworkinalittleovertwoandahalfhours. CarrollRefuseServiceinsiststheydonotassessthecustomerafeeforalostordamagedcan.Ifareplace-mentisrequired,theywilldeliverthistothecustomer. “But,whataboutthevariables?”interjectedNedPalmer.“Therearetwovariableshere—dieselandland-fill.” Atthispointinthemeeting,MaryCarlson,resi-dentofGowrie,andassistantcityclerkofDayton,rosetospeak.Shereemphasizedthefactsofthecase—CarrollRefuseServiceisofferingan$11feeforgarbagecollec-tion,whileTCBinsistson$20.00. Carlson,armedwithmanycalculations,present-edwhat a $9 amonth savings coulddo for customers,particularlythoselivingonfixedincomes.“Therearealotofthingsapersoncoulddowithayearlysavingsof$108righthereinGowrie,”insistedCarlson.“Youcoulduse this fordiningout,gas, ahaircut, a skatingpass, apoolpass…” “Local businesses!” Corrine Jensen ofMarv’sMarket Street Grill passionately interjected. “Family!Kids! Kids that aregoing toour school! Youhave toinvestinthem!” Jeff Peterson concurred with this observation.“MostofthepeopleI’vetalkedtoshoppinginourstoretendtosidewithTCBbecausethey’relocal.” RetiredGowriebarber,DarrellMischkeagreed.

“You’vegot to thinkaboutwhatcouldhappen to thesepeople[iftheyloseGowrieasacustomer].Icanpromiseyou,itwouldn’tbegood.Iwanttokeepthisfamilyinthecommunity.” However, Gayle Redman disagreed. “Therecomesa timewhenyouhave todrawthe line. This isonefamily,buttherearemanylowincomepeople,and$9.00makesahugedifference.” “Yes,butweareveryfortunatetoliveinasmalltown,”insistedSueAnderson.“Ofcoursewepayabitmoreforalotofdifferentservices,butthat’swhat’sre-quiredtoliveinaplacelikeGowrie.” At this time, an impromptu survey was sug-gestedtogaugepublicopinion.Ofthefiftyorsopeopleattendingthemeeting,onlyhalfchosetopublicallyasserttheiropinion. Ultimately,nineteenraised theirhandinsupportofstickingwithTCB,whileninepreferredtogowithCarrollRefuseServiceorperhapsshoparoundabit. Lampe offered an additionalword of caution.“IfwordgetsoutthatGowrieisnotopentoacompeti-tivebid,other refusecollectionagenciesmaynotwishtonegotiatewithyou.There’snosystemofchecksandbalancesifonecompanyholdsamonopolyinthearea.” Itwasdecidedatthispointtotablethediscus-sionfornowandpickuptheissueatanothercitycouncilmeetinginthefuture.

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listing #12444, trACt 1: 31.63 acres m/l, Calhoun County. Grass pasture and large pond, possible building site.listing #12445, trACt 2: 14.62 acres m/l, Calhoun County. Potential for 11 acres of high quality tillable farmland.listing #12446, trACt 3: 16.01acres m/l, Calhoun County. Possible use as livestock pasture or recreational pond.listing #12447, trACt 4: 16.68 acres m/l, Calhoun County. Grass pasture and large pond, possible building site.listing #12448, trACt 5: 39.04 acres m/l, Calhoun County. High quality farmland with 75 CSR (80.2 CSR2).listing #12449, trACt 6: 50.06 acres m/l, Calhoun County. Quality farmland and large pond. 25 acres tillable.

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listing #12450, trACt 7: 25.67 acres m/l, Calhoun County. Use as pasture or farm 10.5 tillable acres.listing #12451, trACt 8: 11.92 acres m/l, Calhoun County. Large pond. Great building site or pasture ground.listing #12452, trACt 9: 28.08 acres m/l, Webster County. Grass pasture and large pond. Potential for 19.5 tillable acres.listing #12453, trACt 10: 1.82 acres m/l, Webster County. Great location for building site or pasture for livestock.listing #12454, trACt 11: 50.44 acres m/l, Webster County. High quality farmland, 47 acres m/l with 72.4 CSR.listing #12455, trACt 12: 5.48 acres m/l, Linn County. NW corner of Cedar Rapids along Ushers Ferry Road. Great timbered building site or potential development property.listing #12456, trACt 13: 49.78 acres m/l, Polk County. 36.26 tillable acres with 71.7 CSR (81.8 CSR2). North of Carlisle.

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The 1,100 mile pipeline would transport crude oil from North Dakota’s Bakken Oil Fields to Patoka, Illinois. In Patoka the crude would be shipped to multiple markets via railroad and an existing natural gas pipeline that would be converted to transport the crude to the Texas Gulf Coast. The counties in Iowa the pipeline would cross are Lyon, Sioux, O’Brien, Cherokee, Buena Vista, Calhoun, Webster, Boone, Story, Polk, Jasper, Manaska, Keokuk, Wapello, Jefferson, Van Buren, and Lee counties.

By Amanda DeVries March31IhadthepleasureofmeetingEdFal-lon,PeterClayandTomColeoverdinnerattheIronSad-dle.IhadnevereatenattheIronSaddlebeforeandfoundtheatmospherecomfortable,thefoodgoodandfilling. Thewhole point of themeetingwas this pro-posedDakotaAccessBakkenOilPipelinethatmightberunningacrossourbeautifulstate,havingthepotentialtoruinit-agriculture,water,recreation,younameit. Iwasautomaticallyopposedtothepipelinebe-causeofthedevastationI’veseenfromotheroilspillsinthenewsover theyears. I amevenmoreopposednowafterthetownmeeting.Butthiscolumnisnotaboutmyopion,ratherstraightfacts. IwasdisappointedinthenumberofpeoplethatattendedandbetweenEd,Peter,AttorneyKeithPutneyand a couple of folks thatwere there, the conversationandstatementoffactswasanythingbutdull. ThepipelinewouldenterIowa(inLyonCounty)fromSouthDakota(carryingcrudeoilfromtheBakkenoilreservesinNorthDakota),runthrough17Iowacoun-tiesandleavethestateintheverySoutheastcorner(LeeCounty)goingintoIllinois. Ed,PeterandKeithpresentedalotofinforma-tion thatnight at themeeting, and ImeanALOT! If Iwere toput itall inhere,mycolumnwouldneverend.ButIamwantingtoputinsomehardcoldfactsandleavetheresttoyou.Thereissomuchinformationoutthere,juststartsomewhere. Ediswalkingtheproposedrouteascloseaspos-sible,makingsurenottotrespassonanyones’property.DakotaAccess,LLCisasubsidiaryofEnergyTransferPartnersbasedinHouston,Texas.Phillips66hasjoinedtofinancetheproject.LS2groupishandlingpublicrela-tions for theproject and someof their employeeshavetieswithGovernorBranstad.The IowaUtilities BoardhastheauthoritytoapproveitandisentirelyappointedbyGov.Branstad,buttheSenatehastoapprovehisap-pointmentsbytwo-thirdsvote.Ednotedthereisnoper-mitapprovedyeteitherfortheproject. Theyhadondisplay twopicture enlargementsof oil spills.Onewas from the 2010 spill inMarshall,Michigan into theKalamazooRiver.The cleanupcostforthatoneisover$1billion.Thesecondpicturetheyhadwas the spill inMayflower,Arkansas costing over$70million.Anotherone(ofmany)mentionedwasaspillinYellowstoneRiver,Montanawithacostover$135mil-lion. Onekeyfactwithanypipelineisnot ifit’sgo-ingtobreakbutwhen. HereissomeoftheinformationpresentedbytheBakkenPipelineResistanceCoalition:* Spillsandleaksfromthepipelinewouldimpactall Iowans, threateningwildlife,water quality and landintegrity.* When it comes to transportation, nobody hassaidthatthepipelinewouldreduceoiltransportationbyrail.* ThepipelinewouldcrossallmajorwatershedsinIowa,includingthosewithalreadyimpairedwaterways.* Bakkencrudeoilismoreflammablebecauseofaofa lowerflashpoint to ignition,posingasignificant

firerisk.* Thepipelineisscheduledtobea30inchpipe,running 1,134miles across Iowa, (is supposedly goingto be two to four feet underground) and carry 570,000barrelsaday.* 70 - 80%of oil leaks are discovered by land-owners,notthepipelineowner.* Bakken crude is currently transported throughnineIowacountiesviathreefreighttrainsaweek. Thesearejustafewofthefactsaboutthepipe-line.InordertogetthelandneededfortheprojectDa-kotaAccess is trying toget the landowners to sell out.Theythreatenthepropertyownerswitheminentdomainif they don’t sign an easement contract andEd warns people not to sign without consulting a lawyer.Emi-nentdomainistherightofgovernmentoritsagenttotakeprivatepropertyforpublicusewithcompensation. As far as a deadline, or timeline, the BakkenResistanceCoalitionhasn’theardanythingspecific.TheIowaUtilities Boardmightmake somemovement thissummer,butthatispurespeculation. When doingmyown research on someotherthingspipelinerelatedIcameacrossandarticleonBak-ken.com.Thesamepipelinewouldrunthrough13SouthDakotacountiesacross274milesbeforeenteringIowa.Bowdle,SouthDakotahelda townmeetingJanuary21regardingtheDakotaAccess/BakkenPipelineaswell.ThePublicUtilitiesCommission is required tomake arulingbyDec.15withnodecisionlikelyformonthssoIwouldliketothinkthattheIUBhasadeadlineaswell.Iamtryingtofindoutaboutthatandtheexactwidthoftheeasements(ifit’s150feettotalacrossor150feetoneachsideof thepipe,andsamewith thepermanent50feeteasement)butEdsaid“Theyprobablywon’ttellyouorcallyouback.Goodluckwiththem.”ThistakesmetomynextpointforthefarmersinIowa. One of the biggest problems with the pipe-line is what’s going to happen to existing farm tile in the ground. Ed is also encouraging farmers to get tile maps to help protect themselves.Ifthepipelinecomesthroughandthere’snotilemap,anyfunctioningtileyoumayhavewillcease.Nomap,nowayforpipelinetogounderitproperly.Andyes,Isaidunder. Thepipelineissupposedtobeputunderanyex-istingtileandwithnotilemapthat’snotpossible.Yes,itdoescostmoneytogettilemapsmadeifyoudon’thavethem.Yes,itcostsmoneytogetalawyerforprotectioniftheypresentyouwithacontract.Areyoulegallyobligat-edtosignit,no.Doyouwanttosaveexistingfunctioningtile,Yes! Okay, so having said that, one big thing thatjumpedoutinthatnewsreleasefromtheAmericanNewsof Aberdeen, South Dakota, was in regards to leasedfarmland. KevinHoernerofBowdleaskedEnergyTrans-ferSeniorVicePresidentofEngineeringJoeyMahmoud,“Ifyou’renottheownerofthelandandhavesomebodyoperatingit,areyougoingtoreimbursetheoperatororthelandownerforthecropsthatyoudestroy?”Mahmoudreplied back that “Landowners are always paid ease-ments, but additional compensation for potential dam-

ageswoulddependonagreementsbetween landownersandthetenants.”Mahmoudofcourseispromotingthepotential economicbenefits toSouthDakota andgoingsofarasmakingthepublicthinkoiltransportationbyrailwilldecrease.OnethingIpointedoutearlier,regardingrailuseinIowadecreasing,nobodyhassaidonewayortheother. Anotherproblemwiththecrudeoilisthatitcon-tains volatile organic compounds, toxic chemicals thatcorrodethepipelinecausingleaksandeventuallybreaks.Itisillegaltoexportcrudeoilsoithastobesenttotherefineriesfirst. Goingbacktothepipelinerunningunderfarmtile,thenaturaltemperatureofthegroundisasteady55degrees.Itwasdiscussedthetemperatureofcrudeoilisroughly75degrees.Weknowheatrisesbutonce(andif)thepipelineisputin,itwillaffectthegroundtemperaturecausingproblemsforthecropsandleavesapotentialfordiseasestoharborinthesoil.Itwilltakeaminimumofthree tofiveyears for the fertile land to produce againsincethefertilesoilwillberemovedandthereisnoguar-anteeitwillbeputbackoncethepipeisinstalled. IhadcorrespondencewithStateRepresentativeRobBaconregardingthepipelineandhesaid“Mostarenotdisturbedbythepipelineandareawareofthespeedofdeliveryandtheconvenienceofthisdirectline.Car-ryingoilbyrailaloneisnottimeefficientandthetrainscannotkeepaheadofthedemandtohaulfuel.Also,thepipelineisamuchsaferwaytotransportoil.” “IamnotinfavorofeminentdomainbutIfeelthisissueshouldberesolvedbetweenthepropertyownerandthecompanyitself.Iamalsohearingthatthesettle-mentshavebeenfair.” I was surprised given all the information, thepeople he’s talked to seem to be okaywith this.Wow.PlusIamwaitingtohearbackfromSenatorBehnwithhisinput. AttorneyKeithPutneysaidtherearelawfirmsall across the state working to get this to court andstopped.Fallonsaidthereasonheiswalkingis“Sym-bolically important, representingmycommittment,sac-rificeanddeterminationtogetthispipelinestopped.Plusitisthepracticalwaytoseetheland,togetintouchwiththepeopleoftheland.” Thereare somanymore issues to coverwhendealingwithanypipeline,andIdidn’tevengetintothefracking. Moreinfomationcanbefoundonlineathttp://nobakken.com; on Twitter - @stopbakken; and Face-book- facebook.com/stopIAoilpipeline.AlsoEd’swalkcanbefollowedathttp://fallonforum.com.

People may file support, or opposition to pipeline

Thepetition for ahazardous liquidpipelinepermitfiled with the Iowa Utilities Board by DakotaAccess,LLC inDocketNo.HLP-2014-0001 is currently beingreviewedbyBoardstaffandahearingdatehasnotbeenestablished.

OnJanuary20,2015,DakotaAccess,LLC,anEn-ergyTransferCompany,fileditspetitionforpermitwiththeBoardregardingaproposaltobuildacrudeoilpipe-line(theDakotaAccessPipeline,a.k.a.BakkenPipeline)across Iowa. Public informationalmeetings in each in-volvedcountywereheldthroughoutIowaduringDecem-ber2014.Formoredetails,visittheHLP-2014-0001in-formationalpageandreviewfrequentlyaskedquestionsabouteminentdomain.

Anyone seeking to file objections, comments, andlettersofsupportinthisdocketmaydosobyusingtheIowaUtilitiesBoard’s Electronic Filing System (EFS),citing the docket number, and clicking on the “SubmitFiling” taband followingall instructions to log-in as aguest,uploaddocumentsandreceiveafilingIDnumber.Afterthefilinghasbeenprocessed,thefilerwillreceivee-mailnotificationincludingalinktothefiling.Ifafil-ingisrejected,thefilerwillreceiveanautomatice-mailrejectionnoticefromtheIUBEFSHelpDesk,alongwithareasonfortherejection.NotificationofarejectedfilingwillnotbeprovidedtootherpartiesontheservicelistortotheOfficeofConsumerAdvocateortoBoardstaff.Alldocumentsinarejectedfilingmustbere-submittedoncethe appropriate corrections have been made. Personslackingcomputer accessmayfilewritten commentsbymailingthemtotheIowaUtilitiesBoard,ExecutiveSec-retary,DocketNo.HLP-2014-0001,1375E.CourtAve.,Rm69,DesMoines,Iowa50319-0069.Forhelp,contacttheEFSHelpDeskMondaythroughFriday,exceptStateholidays,8:00amto4:30pm,phone:(515)725-7337.

Opinion. . .What is impact of Bakken Oil Pipeline in Iowa?Meeting Ed Fallon and the Bakken Oil Pipeline

Editor's Note: This is a column/opinion piece written by one staff member opposing the pipeline. We welcome other points of view in the form of stories and/or letters in favor and/or opposing the Bakken pipeline. Please e-mail letters on this subject to gnews@wccta.net or daytonreview@lvcta.com. We will publish only signed letters (please attach phone number which will only be used for verification if deemed necessary). We will also use letters on our website, daytongowrienews.com.

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CITY OFCALLENDER

CITY OF CALLENDER – CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTESApril 14, 2015

The Callender City Council Meeting & Public Hearings were called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Mayor Randy Hanson. Present: Lee, Weston, Jondle, Martens, & Shirbroun. Motion to open both by Weston, Second by Lee. All Ayes. MC There were no comments from the public regarding Ordinance#186 MidAmerican Energy Natural Gas Franchise - A proposal to renew for a twenty-five (25) year period a non-exclusive natural gas supply, operation and maintenance franchise with MidAmerican Energy Company. Motion by Weston, Second by Lee to close the Public Hearing regarding Mid American Energy Natural Gas Franchise. All ayes. MC. The City Council entertained 3 sealed bids for sale of city property located at 602 Margaret in the amounts of $50, $500 & $1000 and entertained 4 sealed bids 717 Charles $1,295, $3,400, $4,800 (with no tax exempt status rent of home occupancy;$10,000-$15,000 initial investment) and $5,000 for residential with initial investment min $10,000). Motion by Weston, Second by Lee to close the Public Hearing on Sale of City Property. All ayes. MC. Inquiry regarding city owned property for bakery business. Discussed plans to solicit a potential buyer to build a home using the PVS /ICCC Carpentry Program. Who is responsible for advertising; city or school and are both parties equally committed? Council requested more details and representation to keep this project moving forward. Motion by Weston, Second by Jondle to approve the consent agenda including 3/10/2015 Special City Council Meeting Minutes with revision noting Wanda Martens in attendance, 3/10/2015 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes, Financial Report Bundle March 2015 (including library). AP Claims / Payables. Roll over Utility Deposit CD $15,631.24 with maturity Date 4/25/15 (0.430%). And Utility Report including trial balance (delinquent accounts). All Ayes. MC Motion by Weston, Second by Lee to Approve the Agenda; clerk noted Resolution #480 will be #481 & Resolution #481 will be #482. (clerk noted in order to maintain numbering sequence, resolution numbers will be assigned after approved). All Ayes. MC Motion by Weston to approve the 2nd and waive the 3rd Reading of Ordinance #186 Mid American Franchise. Second by Shirbroun. Ayes: Lee, Weston, Jondle, Martens, & Shirbroun. All Ayes: MC Motion by Weston, Second by Shirbroun to approve Resolution #479 Sale of City Property 717 Charles Street to Joe Schuster in the amount of $5,000. Ayes: Lee, Weston, Jondle, Martens, & Shirbroun. All Ayes: MC Motion by Weston, Second by Shirbroun to approve Resolution #481 Sale of City Property 602 Margaret to Joe Schuster in the amount of $1,000. Ayes: Lee, Weston, Jondle, Martens, & Shirbroun. All Ayes: MC Council supports business opportunity that was presented and noted as business plans progress legal steps can commence to sale City owned property (vacant lot) on Thomas Street.

Discussions tabled regarding PVS Carpentry Program including prospective buyer, advertising, etc. Will request representation at the May Council Meeting. Tabled request to block Williams Street 9/17/2015 from 1:50 pm – 2:30 p.m. Is this going to be an ongoing occurrence? Additional information / representation requested. Resolution #482 Establish date for public hearing / Direct Clerk to publish Notice of Hearing on the Adoption of the Proposed Code of Ordinances of The City of Callender. Motion by Weston, second by Shirbroun. Ayes: Lee, Weston, Jondle, Martens, & Shirbroun. All Ayes: MC Action regarding 5 properties identified on the Legal Update are pending; with two city owned properties being sold. City of Callender Hazard Mitigation Updates within the Webster County Plan is tabled until August. City will proceed with joint meeting regarding written agreement for Fire Protection among the City Council, Fire Department and the Benefited Fire District at 6:30 p.m. 4/21/2015. City will pay $200 expense to Fire Protection and Emergency Services Consulting. Motion by Weston to set Public Hearing regarding Budget Amendment FY 14/15 at 6:30 p.m. 5/19/2015 with legal notice in the Gowrie News 5/6/215. It was noted Resolution #483, #484 & #485 shall be part of the budget amendment and includes early payment of Water Go Loan savings approximately $16,000 in interest. Transfer of 3 additional property tax deposits to offset LOST transfer and annual transfer of library funds (if money permits) shall be part of a separate resolution prior to July 1, 2015. Second by Shirbroun. All Ayes MC. Motion by Weston, Second by Shirbroun to approve Resolution#483 approving financial activity including final loan payment to bankers trust and transfer of funds for the City of Callender. Call Banker’s Trust loan #018563132 early and remit payment in full in the amount of $143,307.30 on the 1st day of May, 2015 . Ayes: Lee, Weston, Jondle, Martens, & Shirbroun. All Ayes: MC Motion by Shirbroun to approve Resolution#484 authorizing internal loan of funds from the electric utility in the amount of $ 81,432 to Debt Service.

CITY OFCALLENDER

ORDINANCE NO. 186 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, THE RIGHT AND NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE TO ACQUIRE, CONSTRUCT, ERECT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE IN THE CITY OF CALLENDER, IOWA, A NATURAL GAS SYSTEM AND TO FURNISH AND SELL NATURAL GAS TO THE CITY AND ITS INHABITANTS AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO COLLECT FRANCHISE FEES FOR A PERIOD OF 25 YEARS. BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Callender, Iowa:There is hereby granted to MidAmerican Energy Company, an Iowa corporation, (hereinafter called “Company,)” and to its successors and assigns the right and franchise to acquire, construct, erect, maintain and operate in the City of Callender, Iowa, (hereinafter called the “City,)” a gas distribution system, to furnish natural gas along, under and upon the right-of-way, streets, avenues, alleys and public places to serve customers within and without the City and to furnish and sell natural gas to the City and its inhabitants. For the term of this franchise, the Company is granted the right of eminent domain, the exercise of which is subject to City Council approval upon application by the Company. This franchise shall be effective for a twenty-five (25) year period from and after the effective date of this ordinance. This ordinance and the rights and privileges herein granted shall become effective and binding upon its approval and passage in accordance with Iowa law and the written acceptance by the Company. The City shall provide Company with an original signed and sealed copy of this ordinance within ten (10) days of its final passage. The Company shall, within thirty (30) days after the City Council approval of this ordinance, file in the office of the clerk of the City, its acceptance in writing of all the terms and provisions of this ordinance. Following City Council approval, this ordinance shall be published in accordance with the Code of Iowa. The effective date of this ordinance shall be the date of publication. In the event that the Company does not file its written acceptance of this ordinance within thirty (30) days after its approval by the City Council this ordinance shall be void and of no effect. Upon the effective date of this ordinance, all prior natural gas franchises granted to the Company to furnish natural gas to the City and its inhabitants are hereby repealed and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are also hereby repealed. PASSED AND APPROVED this 14th day of April, 2015 CITY OF CALLENDER, IOWA

By: Mayor – Randy HansonATTEST:By: City Clerk – Denita Lee-Luke

in order to provide final payment and call Bankers Trust Loan # 018563132 early May 1, 2015 in the amount of $143,307.30 Second by Weston. Ayes: Lee, Weston, Jondle, Martens, & Shirbroun. All Ayes: MC Motion by Weston, Second by Jondle to approve Resolution #485 approving transfer of funds to coincide with FY 14/15 budget amendment (balances). Ayes: Lee, Weston, Jondle, Martens, & Shirbroun. All Ayes: MC City will no longer provide dust control on Norway, Gilmore & Mortimer. City Clean Up Day will be May 2, 2015 from 7 – 11 a.m. Looking for volunteers. Details will be posted. Yard Waste Facility is open for the season. No leaves, grass, and no branches larger than 15 inch diameter. City is seeking volunteers to help install new playground equipment at the city park. 8:00 a.m. 4/25/2015. City will include funds for new LED sign at park in annual budgets. Annual Celebration day banners pending new logo design. Informational Updates will be available in late April & include reminders regarding dogs, open burning, mowing, property maintenance code, etc. Motion by Weston, Second by Shirbroun to move the May City Council meeting date from 5/12/2015 to 5/19/2015.Ayes All. MC Departmental Reports: Nothing to report Library & Electric. Water/Sewer reported 767,000 gallon water loss variance. Tier 2 report provided. Follow-up maintenance action items pending. Clerk provided Main Street Iowa update and the council supports a free on-site mini assessment in June. Work continues on generator grant, council tabled safe shelter grant, ME1 energy report shows electric line loss at 7.25%. Clerk will share energy report EIA861 in May. Pending –CDBG Housing Grant. Council advised clerk to send letters to address complaints regarding Pit Bull dog and Junk Vehicles. CLAIMS/PAYABLES – MARCH 2015 CALHOUN COUNTY ELECTRIC ELECTRIC 14,180.00DATA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. TRAINING 95EMC ELECTRIC 48.2GOWRIE NEWS & PRINT SHOP PUBLICATION 244.02HEARTLAND BANK FEES 1.61IPERS PAYROLL 1,022.74IOWA ASSOCIATION OF MUNIC DUES 990.5IOWA WORKFORCE DEVELOPM PAYROLL 21.09LEE-LUKE, DENITA REIMURSEMENT TRAINING 135LEHIGH VALLEY COOP TELEP LIBRARY 503.5ACCESS SYSTEMS LIBRARY 76.62GUIDEPOSTS LIBRARY 35.48MENARDS SUPPLIES 30.56MID AMERICAN ENERGY LIBRARY 490.27NAPA AUTO SUPPLY VEHICLES 145.65STAR ENERGY FUESL 170.54TREASURER-SALES TAX SALES TAX 963.9BAKER AND TAYLOR LIBRARY 174.26READERS DIGEST LIBRARY 12.72

Studio Fusion, just purchased by Heather Applegate and Amy Wilson, is an undiscovered gem for some in the Ft Dodge area. For others it has become a must-do part of their lives and they return again and again.

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So just what exactly is Studio Fusion? In a nutshell, a business offering customers a wide array of crafts they can create or purchase. From Glass Fusion, which is their main focus, to Pottery, Painting and Parties, there is truly something for everyone and all ages are welcome!

New owner Heather says, “Some people shy away from coming because they don’t think they can create the beautiful glass pieces like they see here, but they can! We walk each customer through the process, one step at a time and they feel so good about their creation when they have finished.” Glass Fusion items can be created or pur-chased at Studio Fusion and both large and small projects and items are available. Custom orders can also be placed with Heather and Amy.

Pottery Painting is also available and is a favorite with the many kids who come through the doors, eager to un-leash their inner artist! After being painted the pottery is glazed and fired in the kiln. Canvas Painting classes and projects are also available.

Party, party, party at Studio Fusion of course! A fact Heather and Amy would like to shout from the rooftops until it is well known! Studio Fusion caters parties from

AspartofMoneySmartWeekHeartlandBankvisit-edtheMansonNWWebsterSchoolthroughouttheweektalkingtosomeofthestudentsaboutbankaccounts,cred-itreportsandthesignificantpartthisreporthasontheiradultlife,aswellasotherbankingelementsthestudentsshouldknow.MoneySmartWeekisagreatopportunitytohelp students inour schools understand someof thefundamentalsaboutbanking.

Monday,JohnRosenboom,RussRuhlandandRan-dyBeschvisitedwiththeSeniors.Topicsthatweredis-cussedinclude:creditscoresandwhattheymean,howtoreadacreditreport,thecostofoverdraftsandhowthey

kids’ birthday parties to bachelorette parties to Christmas parties and bridal showers. Studio Fusion will make it a fun event for all who attend!

Studio Fusion also offers themed parties including Princess and Super Hero themes. All ages are welcome to attend. For the princess party, each child does a princess mirror painting on canvas and then Princess Elsa makes an appearance. For a superhero party each child does a superhero painting on canvas and Spider-man appears. Both Heather and Amy would like everyone to know they do all kinds of parties and you can call for details!

Moving forward the new owners have added a Unity Candle that can be used to create a molded design after the initial ceremony, bonding the two colors of glass into one creation. New items will continue to be added as time goes on.

In addition, the website studiofusionglass.com is be-ing revised and new information is being added to Face-book regularly. Facebook can be checked for upcoming summer classes and schedules.

Studio Fusion is located 21 South 12th Street, Fort Dodge, IA. Hours are Tuesday – Friday 10AM to 5PM, Saturday 10AM to 4PM and Evenings by appointment.

Promotional business story by Mari Stufflebean, marketing manager for Dayton Review and Gowrie News. Contact her at 515-227-3142.

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TREASURER STATE OF IOWA GAMING LICENSE 839CITY OF CALLENDER UTILITIES 1,522.57POSTMASTER POSTAGE 86WEBSTER COUNT TREASURER LIBRARY 10COLLECTIONS SERVICES CTR PAYROLL 713.52WEBSTER COUNTY ABSTRACT LEGAL 135INLINE SERVICE LLC REPAIR TRACTOR 361.28GOLDEN HORSE LTD LIBRARY 14.12NORTH IOWA LIBRARIES LIBRARY 40HEALTH ALLIANCE INSURANCE 1,026.00PETTY CASH LIBRARY LIBRARY 121.13EFTPS PAYROLL 1,443.54RELIABLE LIBRARY 305.53KRIZ-DAVIS CO 1/2 EEG STREET LIGHTS 1,300.00AG SOURCE TESTING 365.5ALL FLAGS FLAGS 138.33OFFICE AUDITOR OF STATE AUDIT 175WOODRUFF ELECTRIC ELECTRIC 2,011.45GARDENING MADE EASY LIBRARY 33.73LOOKOUT BOOKS LIBRARY 187.55VOGUE LIBRARY 17.12SMART APPLE MEDIA LIBRARY 204.5STRAIGHT TALK OPERATIONS 49.43BROOKE BESCHONER LIBRARY 100OUR IOWA LIBRARY 18.98PAYROLL 3/5/2015 2,070.26PAYROLL 03/18/2015 2,760.12 CLAIMS TOTAL 35,391.32EXPENSES GENERAL FUND 6,831.27 ROAD USE TAX FUND 1,189.20 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FUND 264.84 WATER FUND 3,759.97 SEWER FUND 2,448.69 ELECTRIC FUND 20,897.35REVENUE GENERAL 7,571.82 RUT 2,498.95 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 494.96 EMERGENCY 76.32 LOST 3,960.77 DEBT SVC 1,299.34 CP INTEREST 0.00 WATER 7,978.95 SEWER 3,112.92 ELECTRIC 28,180.99 STORM WATER 3,742.72 TOTAL 58,917.74 Motion by Weston, Second by Martens to Adjourn at 8:45 p.m. Ayes All – MC Randy Hanson / MayorATTEST:Denita Lee-Luke / City Clerk

Studio Fusion of Fort Dodge offers customers a wide variety of craft activities. Heather Applegate, pictured on the left, is co-owner of Studio Fusion.

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AspartofMoneySmartWeekHeartlandBankvisit-edtheMansonNWWebsterSchoolthroughouttheweektalkingtosomeofthestudentsaboutbankaccounts,cred-itreportsandthesignificantpartthisreporthasontheiradultlife,aswellasotherbankingelementsthestudentsshouldknow.MoneySmartWeekisagreatopportunitytohelp students inour schools understand someof thefundamentalsaboutbanking.

Monday,JohnRosenboom,RussRuhlandandRan-dyBeschvisitedwiththeSeniors.Topicsthatweredis-cussedinclude:creditscoresandwhattheymean,howtoreadacreditreport,thecostofoverdraftsandhowthey

Part three: Several Dayton grads from the late 1950s and early sixties gathered in late March at the Arizona home of Jim and Dorothy Nelson. They answered 23 questions on their memories of grow-ing up in Dayton. Those Dayton grads included Joyce Kalkwarf Erickson, Mary Williams McCollough, Richard Johnson, Chuck Danielson, Alan Johnson, Dick Liljegren, Linda Williams Bircher, Rita Williams Hauge, Susan Sandholm Ohge, and Jim Nelson (who left Dayton after the eighth grade with his family. Jim Nelson was the moderator and discus-sion leaders were Chuck Danielson, Linda Williams Bircher, and Dorothy Nelson. Jim Nelson: Okay, 10. What was your fa-vorite spot, or where did you spend the most time in Dayton, other than at school or home? Thetunneloflove,again! (everyonelaughs) … that culvert thingwhere you go down andwriteyourinitials… ChuckDanielson:Wherewasitlocated? Jim:Youknowwherethesewerwentintothecreek,furtherdown. Dorothy:Isitstillthere? Richard Johnson: … the lovers’ lane or outparking,whatatremendoussportitwastogetwiththeHaabboyswhowerefamiliarwithdynamite.…aquar-terstickofdynamiteandyougooutthereonacountryroadandyoucruiseuntilyouseeacarparked,andyouparkaboutaquartermileawayandyoucreepupintheditchandyousetoffaquarterstickofdynamite,you’dbesurprisedwhocomes… RichardJ:…buyitforthefarmtomovestumpsorrocks,andtheywereallfamiliarwiththeuseofdyna-mite. Lundberg’sHardware,andyoucouldbuydyna-miteifyouwereofage.Ifyouweren’tofage,youcouldstill buy dynamite fuse, and at age 13 ImademyfirstMolotovcocktail… (itwasajokeandthereweremorelaughs) ChuckDanielson:In1957whenLindamovedto Dayton, they moved on George Porter’s farm righttherebyHaabs,andherfolkslivedthere.Wellitwasonenight,andevidentlyJohnandDarryl,andIdon’tknowifitwasLyle,orwhoever,wereoutplowingrightnorthofthehousewheretheylived.Andtheyweresettingoffdynamite–onewouldsneakoutwhentheguycamejustaboutdowntherewiththeplow,thatchargewouldgooff. Linda’smother thought thewhole house blewup.Itwas10:00atnightandwhammo!Theywerecra-zy! RichardJ:Ifyouwantedtogetlotsoffish,youcouldjustgodownthere… JimN:Okay,gettingback!Whatwasyourfa-voritespot,orwheredidyouspendthemosttimeinDay-ton,otherthanatschoolorhome? LindaWilliamsB: Mary andSusan said theyspentthemostoftheirtimeinchurch.RitaandIbothsaid rollerskating andwaitressing. Oh,Rita also saiddancinginthebasementofthe(LeValley)Café. Richard J: That was before Dick (Liljegren)tookoverandshutitoff. Saidsomeone:I’msurprisedaboutthatone,be-causeyouweren’tsupposedtobedoingthat. TheyusedtohavedancesattheLegionHall. Linda Willaims B: The business communitydidn’twantthatgoingoninthere. Asked someone: Doesn’t anybody rememberdancingintheLegionHall? Ohyes. JimN:Anythingelse? DorothyN:Isaacson’sgrocerystore. RichardJ:Andgeneralmerchandise.Theysoldallkindsofstuff. DorothyN: And the café, and playing in thewoods. Chuck Danielson: Yeah, Dayton café, bowl-ingalley,skatingrink,ofcourse.Skatingrinkwasverypopular.AndIthinkwetalkedalittlebitabout,too,afterbasketball games,Al (Johnson) and I at least figuredthatout–werollthewireoutacrossthestreetfromtheDaytonCaféovertotheothersideofthestreetasthebus,thevisitingbuswascomingdowntogohome,andwegottheinvisiblewire.Werollthatacrossthestreetandwestretchthatout,andthentheywouldcomeupthere,andthentheywouldstop,andthenyouwouldfinallylaythewireontheground,orsotheycoulddrive.Westoppedmorebussesonthatcorner.(peoplelaughing)Yeah,carstoo. Igotonestorythatjusthappenedtopopinhere.YourememberDonandJennySlater.Theyweredating,andtheywereparked–yourdynamitestorybroughtthisup–theywereparkedbytheoldbinsiteoutbytheold

elevator onMinneapolis on thewest side. AndGlennJohnson lived downwhereAl ended up living on thatplaceofBillLarson’s southof town there. Glennwasridinghishorsehomeonenightafter–prettylate.Andbygolly,DonandJennywereparkedoutthereintheoldbinsite.Soherodetheoldhorserightuptothecar,andIthinkthehorsestuckhisnoserightinthewindowthatwasopen.Andlikeyousay,peoplereallymovedquickly.You’donlyhavetowhinnyoncethere.Everheardthatbit? Jim Nelson: Okay, moving on. What was your favorite memory from grade school? LindaWilliamsB:Susanmentionedclassmatesandtheparkasbeingafavoritethere.Imentionedmusicintheschools.Irememberthemusicroomonthemainlevel,andwegottopickoutsongsthatwewantedtosingorwecouldsingwithsomebodyelse. RichardJ:Musicroominthehighschoolbuild-ing? Linda B: No, grade school, that’s what I’mthinking of. That’s what we’re relating to. And RitamentionedgoingoutandlookingforMick,theyoungestbrother,atrecess,becausehedidn’twanttogotoschool… Hewasthebaby. Linda:Hewasthebaby… … and mother spoiled him a little. Motherwouldgethimallreadytogotoschool,andhe’dgowalkaround townandfindwhereverdad’s caror truckwas,and he’d climb in there and the teacherswould go outlooking,where’s??…. LindaB:Finallywetookhimoutofkindergar-ten thatyear. Startedhimthenextyear,hewasa littlebetterthattime. LB: Susanmentionedhangingoutwithclass-mates.IthinkIsaidthatinthefirstplace. JimN:Okay,Dorothy? DorothyN: Okay,watching theWorldSeries,and somebodymentionedwhenThompson hit a homerunfortheGiantsandbeattheYankees. RichardJ:1951. DN:Atrecessplayingsoftball,andJoyceandGordonmentionedhowtheylearnedhowtoknitingradeschool.Oh,itwasyou(differentperson??). RJ: Iwant to interjectone thingquick. Howmany people remember the summer activity programsthat RosyHall used to have? Theywere down at thecitypark,andyoulearnedtoknit,youbraidedvinylkeychains,andtheyhaddogshows,and… Alotofcraftystuff. Richard:Yeah,itwasallcraftystuff.Itwaspartofthesummer,theyhaditdownattheschoolyard,RosyHall.Andalotofpeoplehelpinghim.Iremembertheyhadadogshowoneyear.AndIhadamongrel,mydogBrownie.Theyusedtogivebaseballcards?Theyhaveaseriesofdogshowcards.AndIhadthisdog,Ihadhiscard, and Iwas absolutely convinced thatmy dogwasanEnglishFoxHound.AndItookBrowniedownthereandtriedtoregisterthedogandIgotfirstprizeforhavingtheonlyEnglishFoxHound.Iwassoproudofthat. Summeractivityprograms,theywerejustkindofneat. JimN:Okay,Chuck. ChuckDanielson:Well,evidentlyRichardhasalotofproblems,becausehehadtroublestandingonhis

headinschool,andI’vetriedtogetamentalpictureofthatforquiteawhile,ifyou’dbewilling–you’vegotalotoffloorareahere,youcangiveitago.Idon’tknowwhatprecipitatedthat,but… AndifwerememberMissRoberts,andAlsaidhecamein5thgradeandMissRobertswasalwayshav-ingprayer,orhavingsomereligiousconnotationtoteach-ingandgotawaywithitbackinthosedays,andwedidn’tthinkathingaboutit.AndthenthereisgoodoldPrin-cipalHart,withthe–didanybodyelsehavethe–some-bodyputtheirhandrightbackhereandHartwouldwalkupbehindyouinclass?Rememberthat,Sue?Walkuprightbehind–heprobablydidn’tdoittoyougirls.Buttousguys,hewouldgrabrightthereandsqueeze–ithurtlikethedickens,butwhatareyougoingtodoaboutit?He’stheprincipal,youdidn’twanttogodownthere. RichardJ:That’sitthere,“whatareyougoingtodoaboutit,he’stheprincipal.”Intoday’seducation,“we’regoingtosuehim.”(severalnoddedthere) ChuckD:AndIremembersomebodytellingmeaboutJackBiggerswhenJackBiggerswasin8thgradeorwhatever,7thor8thgrade,hebentovertogetapencilorsomethingandsnusfelloutofhisbackpocketandrolledrightup–Hartwasstandingrightthereanditrolledrightuptohisfeet.Idon’tknowwhatJackever–Idon’tthinkhequitchewing,butHartknewwhatwasgoingon.AndalsowhenyoutalkabouttheWorldSeries,IrememberthetimeDonLarsonpitchedano-hitterfortheYankees,andweweredownintheoldgymnasiumwatching. Richard:Theblackandwhiteset…wedidn’thaveclass.Wecouldgoovertotheoldgymnasiumandwatchandwewatchedthefirst… ChuckD:ThatisAmerica’steam,bytheway. RichardJ: Wehadourgym–remember,par-ticularly in grade school,whenwe used to compete inbasketball tosomeofthesurroundingtownsthatdidn’thave thebiggym. Remember inBoxholm,orLanyon,orsomeofthese,itwaslikeplayinginabasement.Andyetwhenwegobacktoourfolks,thosegymswereprettynice,thoselittlecrackerboxes. Idon’trememberwhatgrade,butIrememberwegottowatchQueenElizabeth’scoronation.AndIbetyoudidtoo. Part 4 coming next week.

Haabs with dynamite, dancing in LeValleyCafe, Rosy Hall, Isaacson’s GroceryAnd more remembered fondly by Dayton grads. . .Part 3

TREASURER STATE OF IOWA GAMING LICENSE 839CITY OF CALLENDER UTILITIES 1,522.57POSTMASTER POSTAGE 86WEBSTER COUNT TREASURER LIBRARY 10COLLECTIONS SERVICES CTR PAYROLL 713.52WEBSTER COUNTY ABSTRACT LEGAL 135INLINE SERVICE LLC REPAIR TRACTOR 361.28GOLDEN HORSE LTD LIBRARY 14.12NORTH IOWA LIBRARIES LIBRARY 40HEALTH ALLIANCE INSURANCE 1,026.00PETTY CASH LIBRARY LIBRARY 121.13EFTPS PAYROLL 1,443.54RELIABLE LIBRARY 305.53KRIZ-DAVIS CO 1/2 EEG STREET LIGHTS 1,300.00AG SOURCE TESTING 365.5ALL FLAGS FLAGS 138.33OFFICE AUDITOR OF STATE AUDIT 175WOODRUFF ELECTRIC ELECTRIC 2,011.45GARDENING MADE EASY LIBRARY 33.73LOOKOUT BOOKS LIBRARY 187.55VOGUE LIBRARY 17.12SMART APPLE MEDIA LIBRARY 204.5STRAIGHT TALK OPERATIONS 49.43BROOKE BESCHONER LIBRARY 100OUR IOWA LIBRARY 18.98PAYROLL 3/5/2015 2,070.26PAYROLL 03/18/2015 2,760.12 CLAIMS TOTAL 35,391.32EXPENSES GENERAL FUND 6,831.27 ROAD USE TAX FUND 1,189.20 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FUND 264.84 WATER FUND 3,759.97 SEWER FUND 2,448.69 ELECTRIC FUND 20,897.35REVENUE GENERAL 7,571.82 RUT 2,498.95 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 494.96 EMERGENCY 76.32 LOST 3,960.77 DEBT SVC 1,299.34 CP INTEREST 0.00 WATER 7,978.95 SEWER 3,112.92 ELECTRIC 28,180.99 STORM WATER 3,742.72 TOTAL 58,917.74 Motion by Weston, Second by Martens to Adjourn at 8:45 p.m. Ayes All – MC Randy Hanson / MayorATTEST:Denita Lee-Luke / City Clerk

Jim Nelson, left, with his arm around Dick Liljegren, Dayton, enjoy a light moment spent the most of their time during the Dayton Memories weekend with Chuck Danielson, seated, and Glenn Schreiber, right.

Studio Fusion of Fort Dodge offers customers a wide variety of craft activities. Heather Applegate, pictured on the left, is co-owner of Studio Fusion.

canaffectyourcreditscoreaswellashowtoavoidget-tingthoseoverdrafts.

Tuesday they met with the Junior class reviewingthesesametopicsofdiscussionastheSeniorclass.

Wednesday, Russ Ruhlandmet with the 8th gradeclass. He explained to them how a checking accountworks.Howtomakeadeposit,writeacheck,howtousea debit card with your checking account, and what anoverdraftis.Thencametheexcitingexplanationofhowtobalanceacheckbook.

John,RandyandRussalsometwithMr.Pohlman’sPersonalFinanceClass.Theclasswasalreadystudyingbanking, credit cards, credit scores and identity theft.Theycontinuedtheirstudieswithwhatstepsabanktakeswhen reviewing and approving a loan request, the costofpoorcredit,howdebtishandledatdeathorthroughabankruptcy,alongwithotherbankingfundamentals.

TheweekendedonThursdaywithRandyBeschandKatieRosenboomastheymetwiththeSeniorclassagaintodiscussinsurance,thedifferenceintypesofinsurancecoverages,costsandotherinsuranceelements.

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POET Biorefining - Gowrie Our emphasis at POETBiorefining-Gowrie has been themantra of “See it.Own it.Solveit.Doit.”Wehavebeenpreachingandpracticingthatallyearlongandwehaveseensomegreatresultsfromthisfocus. To further improve productivity, we made numerous updates, improvements, andchangesthatincludedaddinga6thfermentor.Alongwithimprovingefficiencies,theteamatPOETBiorefining-Gowriemadesafetyandtrainingakeypriority.Wehad0OSHArecord-ablesfor2014,whichweareveryproudof. Ifthere’sonethingwecantrulybeproudofatPOETBiorefining-Gowrie,it’sourcom-munityinvolvement.Thelistofeventsandor-ganizationswewereabletosupportislengthy,but it ranged from donating Thanksgivingturkeysfor localfamilies inneed.Justafewof theothermanyactivities includesupport-ingthelocalschoolswithafter-Promevents,

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