Editors Note: This is an excerpt from the book The Prairie Sampler, a project done by fresh-men at the old South Junior High school in Fort Dodge. This story The Interurban, was told by A.P. Butts and written by Shelly Schmieder. The story in-volves Mr. Potts coming to Fort Dodge in 1909 and beginning work for the Interurban. As I walked into the town of Fort Dodge, my eyes widened at the sight. I had lived on a farm in Indi-ana all of my life and havent even been in a big city. There were large, square white houses and smaller wood-colored ones. The town was so advanced. There were even some automobiles. I had read about them, but had only seen a few. Cars were not very common, where I came from. One whizzed past me, making my heart pound with excitement. As I reached my destination, I had so many questions in my mind about this place and its people. How many lived here? What businesses were there? The list was endless. Using the directions I had been given, I ap-proached the two-story house. It had a large front porch with a swing, a big fenced in yard. It was my grandfa-thers house. I walked slowly, then up the stairs. I was a lit-tle nervous, and I hadnt seen him since I was seven. I knocked, and heard footsteps approaching the door. It opened. Is that you, Albert? questioned his grandfa-ther surprisingly. Its me! Well, how have you been? How was the trip? My, how youve changed! Its so good to see you! Oh grandfather, the town is wonderful. Will you show me around? Sure, I will. Albert, tell me about yourself? What are you now, 19 or 20? Im 21, grandfather. But lets talk about you. How have you and grandma been? Were just fine. Are you ready for that job I needed for you for the railroad? I hope so, you start

Saturday. You will be helping out as a brakeman for the next two weeks. Yes, Grandfather. It sounds very interesting and I think Ill enjoy it. Did you hear the news? Im go-ing to Washington to work at a logging camp! Doesnt that sound exciting? Yes, but I think youll find the railroad just as

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Thursday, Aug 6 Gowrie Fire Dept., 7:00 p.m. at the fire station.Monday, Aug 10 Farnhamville City Council, 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. Gowrie Municipal Utilities Board, 6:30 p.m. at the light plant. Harcourt TOPS, 8:00 a.m. at Faith Lutheran Church Harcourt.Tuesday, Aug 11 Farnhamville American Legion Auxiliary, 9:30 a.m. Farnhamville Senior Citizens (cards), 1:00 p.m., Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. American Legion Peterson Post #431 and Sons of the American Legion, 6:30 p.m. social time and meal, 8:00 p.m. meeting, Gowrie Legion building. Callender City Council, 6:30 p.m. at the Community CenterWednesday, Aug 12 Farnhamville Fire Dept., 7:30 p.m. at the fire station. Gowrie Parks Board, 6:45 p.m. at the civic center.

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Mr. Potts, 90, recalls starting work on Interurban as brakeman in 1909Electric train through Harcourt area. . .

Farnhamville preparesfor Old Settlers Day The Farnhamville Betterment Club met to final-ize all the plans for Old Settlers Day coming up on Aug.8. Everything seems to be in place for the softball tourney, the fun run/walk to the parade and lunch. Lunch will be pulled pork, potato salad, cole slaw, sweet corn, and baked beans. Many activities will go on all throughout the afternoon. There were be a car show, magician, bingo, cake walk and more. There will be free ice cream at 5 p.m. The Farn-hamville Betterment Club welcomes you to come for the parade at 10:30 a.m. and stay for the day. Old Settlers Day is a great way to greet old friends and visit with new. Hope to see you there.

Culpepper & Merriweather Circus comes to Gowrie Thanks to the sponsorship of the Gowrie Area Arts Council, the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus is coming to Gowrie on Thursday, Aug. 13, at the empty lot south of Jamboree and Brockett Park on Lincoln Street with two scheduled performances at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Now in its 30th edition, the C&M Circus has become internationally known for quality family enter-tainment. This authentic one-ring, big top circus has been featured on National Geographics Explorer TV series, Entertainment Tonight, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, Arizona Highways Magazine. It has also been featured on the A&E Special: Under the Big Top and most recently, On the Road with Circus Kids, a Nickelodeon special featured on the Nick News Program. Bring your friends and family out circus morn-ing to watch as a familiar place in your town is trans-formed into a bustling Circus City. Activity swirls around the grounds as animals are unloaded, the Big Top is erected, and rigging is pre-pared for performances later in the day. Enjoy the magic and tradition of the American Circus with your family and create memories that will last a lifetime.

Old Settlers Day is scheduled on Aug. 8 in Farnhamville.

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Interurban train depot in Harcourt. . . The Interurban train ran through Harcourt four times a day and Harcourt had a depot as shown above. The other building was used to direct trains to the right track.

Aug 5, 2015 2 THE GOWRIE NEWSTHE GOWRIE NEWS"The Can Crew" Volunteers for the Gowrie Fire Dept. Sometimes it happens on a Tuesday morning. Sometimes is happens on a Thursday afternoon. Some-times its every week, sometimes it happens three times a month. What is it? Meet The Can Crew. Made up of local volun-teers who sort and bag plastic bottles, aluminum cans, and glass bottles for recycling. They are tough and rugged in-dividuals who work feverishly to grab, flip, and toss cans, plastic bottles, and an occasional Jim Beam bottle into the correct location on the sorting board. Its tough work, but the Crew handles it well. Stories are told, jokes are made, but the work goes on, and on, and on. Then they go home smelling like a brewery. The Can Crew Motto: Never eat lunch before washing your hands. From the sorting table, items are placed in large plastic bags that are sealed for subsequent pickup by a recycling vendor. All funds that are received from these recycling efforts are donated to the Gowrie Fire Department for Independence Day fireworks and the new firehouse building construction.

exciting, was his sincere reply. Would you like to see your room? asked my grandmother lovingly. Yes, please. I would like to clean up too. I said politely. At that I went to my room. I could hardly sleep. I was so excited about seeing the town. I tossed and turned, but finally fell sound asleep. I awoke with a jerk the next morning. I had mo-mentarily forgotten where I was at. I heard grandmother preparing breakfast. I was very hungry so I got up and dressed hurriedly, my stomach growled as I walked down the stairs. I was greeted warmly with a Good Morning and a big, beautiful stack of pancakes and a pile of little sausages. I ate ravenously. I wonder what my grandpar-ents thought of me then. When we had all finished, grandfather and I went out exploring the town. He showed me everything. Fort Dodge had a newspaper office, a drug store, a saloon and many other buildings. The town square was beauti-ful. Back in 1909, there were only about 7,000 to 8,000 people in Fort Dodge, which sounded like millions to me. I had never seen so many people. There were peo-ple everywhere in the stores, walking down the streets and riding on the interurban, a local trolley. There were houses lined up in rows. I could hardly believe my eyes, as I never knew there could be so many houses all together like that.Starting as a brakemanon the Interurban As night fell, my urge was satisfied. I had seen the town. I was still anxious, for tomorrow was Saturday,

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the day I started working. Those two weeks went by very quickly. Working as a brakeman, I was actually an assistant to my grandfather, the con-ductor. I ran the train as grandfather talked to the passengers, fifty on each trip, while he guided me. I made 19 cents an hour. I found the rail-road intriguing. I loved the feeling of never being in one place for very long and the speed at which we trav-eled seemed so fast. We could make it to Des Moines in two hours. I loved meeting all the different types of people. So at the end of the two weeks, the logging camp didnt seem nearly so exciting while the railroad was. I just couldnt quit. So on that beauti-ful spring day under Iowas sunny blue skies, I decided to start my career on the Fort Dodge, Des Moines, and Southern Railroad. I worked for a year as a brakeman. After 14 months, in 1910, I was promoted to conductor.

The Can Crew includes local volunteers who sort and bag plastic bottles, aluminum cans, and glass bot-tles for recycling.

All funds that are received from these recycling efforts are donated to the Gowrie Fire Department for In-dependence Day fireworks and the new firehouse building construction.

Foreign exchange students arrive, welcomed in Iowa High school students from Denmark, Germany, Norway, Switzerland, Taiwan and Thailand are received a warm welcome at the Des Moines International Airport from Host Families and International Exchange Coordi-nators across Iowa. International Exchange Coordinator Nicole Schmieder, Fort Dodge/Gowrie, was among more than a dozen area coordinators who will be meeting with the foreign exchange students and their host families at the Des Moines International Airport to welcome their ex-change students on Aug. 1. The students are studying and living in the Unit-ed States through EF High School Exchange Year, the leader in high school exchange. Living with local area host families and attend-ing various high schools, the students are here to not only learn about and participate in American life, but also to enrich the community by sharing their unique customs and culture with area residents. These students will enjoy the American high school experience, meeting friends and spending time with host families and experiencing everything that Iowa has to offer. Not only is this a great experience for these ex-change students, but host families reap many benefits as well, from gaining a new family member to broadening their own world views and helping promote global under-standing through life long relationships. We are very grateful to the families who open their hearts and their homes to our international students, Schmieder said. Through their generosity, our commu-nities reap the benefit of this experience. In addition to the exchange students who ar-rived on Saturday, students from other countries have al-ready arrived or will arrive over the next few weeks. As part of the exchange program, students will spend the next 10 months participating in American high school and host family activities.

2nd Brigade, 34th Infantry, Boone, conducts exercises in Fort Polk, Louisiana More than 2,000 Soldiers of the 2nd Brigade, 34th Infantry Division, Iowa Army National Guard, headquartered at Boone with subordinate and supporting units from across the state, are currently conducting an-nual training at the U.S. Armys Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, La. The 2nd Brigade Combat Team previously trained at the U.S. Armys National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. prior to their deployment to Afghani-stan in 2010. The Iowa unit is one of only two Army National Guard brigades in the nation to receive an invitation to the Louisiana-based Joint Readiness Training Center and the first Iowa National Guard unit to experience this training. These Iowa Soldiers will return home in August after completion of their JRTC rotation. The mission of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team is to provide full-spectrum operations in a combat the-ater, including lethal and non-lethal capabilities, support to coalition partners, and assistance to humanitarian relief initiatives.

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I had to take passengers from Fort Dodge to Des Moines and back to Fort Dodge every two hours. The fare was two cents a mile. I stopped every mile to let people on and off. The interurban itself was basically one car, but sometimes I hooked up to a parlor car. This was a fancy car for the people who wanted extra comfort and less crowded rides.

Grocery store near Lehigh in 1930s. . . The George Brothers Grocery Store and gas station operated at one of the sewer pipe manufacturing plants near Lehigh in the 1930s. There is a 1929 Model A vehicle in this photo. This grocery was also called the White City Grocery. The photo was taken in 1935. From left to right are Francis Graves, Pete Dellachiesa, Fred Vandi, Nina Zinatte, Marico Beletti, Louis George and Dave George (storekeepers), Chilia Garatom, clerk; Irie Allen and Bill Allen.

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30 YEARS AGO... Tim Warrick of Gowrie exhibited his champion indiviual market hog at the Webster County Fair. The hog, purchased for $1.50 per pound for a total price of $367.50, was sold to Kae Gadbury of Black Knight II in Fort Dodge. The Engquist Lumber golf team maintained its hold on first place in the Gowrie Mens Golf League play by increasing their score to 317.5 in play last Wednesday. Miss Brooke Hendrickson, 5, daughter of Jeff and Shelley Hendrickson of Callender, has been select-ed as a contestant in the 1985 Iowa State Todays Little Dream Pagent to be held August 16th and 17th at the Hotel For Des Moines, Des Moines. A Come and Go bridal shower will be held honoring Penny McGovern at the Gowerie Zion Luther-an Church on Saturday, August 10th. Penny is the bride-elect of Brent Monson. Dave Sell of Gowrie met with Congressman Jim Lightfoot and Senator Charles Grassley before departing a a 17 -day European Agricultural Travel Seminar.

20 YEARS AGO... The Rock Island caboose that has rested peace-fully in Rod Wendells back yard in Gowrie for many de-cades was moved last Wednesday and given a new home at Acreage Antiques east of Harcourt on Highway 175. Several Harcourt business people have volun-teered to help raise funds for the Harcourt Centennial in 1996. They decided to conduct a Kiss A Pig Contest. The contestants are chosen by votes. Each candidate rep-resenting a business has a jar with their name on it. Each cent put in their jar is one vote for them to kiss a pig.

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Dee Tasler won the womens golf tournament with a 128. Kathy Hanson was second with a 132 and Helen Johnson placed third with a 136. Bruce McCormack of Gowrie has successfully completed an intensive three-day management training institute for service leaders presented by Sertoma Inter-national. Lyle Barkley retired from Buntlett Elevator, Gowrie, on Monday, July 31. At a reception held in his honor at the elevator, Lyle and his wife Peggy were pre-sented a certificat for a 7 -day Caribbean cruise from Shawn Anderson.

Southeast Valley Seniors Honored... The SEV Baseball Seniors were honored at the Baseball Potluck/Awards Assembly. Pictured from left to right are Coach Brad Anderson, Koltan Lundberg, Dillan Anderson, Spencer Johnson, Joe Sedlacek and Coach Bryan Bachel. Photo by Tara Erritt.

Farmers Market Week set for August 2-8 Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey encouraged Iowans to take advantage of fresh fruits and vegetables available at the more than 220 farmers mar-kets in Iowa as part of National Farmers Market Week, which runs from Aug. 2 to 8. Northey also encouraged Iowans to take ad-vantage of the free Iowa Farmers Market app for smart-phones that can help Iowans locate the farmers markets in their area. The app allows users to find the farmers mar-ket closest to them by using GPS location services or to search for specific farmers markets by city or zip code. Once they have located a market, the user can view the hours of the market, browse a list of vendors and see a phone number and email address of the market manager. App users can also leave reviews of the market and vendors and upload their photos to share with others. The app is free to download and is available through Apples App store and Google Play by searching Iowa Farmers Markets.

Amonia leak detectedJuly 10 in Boxholm A Boone County Sheriffs Deputy deputy on routine patrol discovered an ammonia leak at the Boxholm elevator on Friday, July 10. A representative from the elevator was notified and the leak was contained at 9:36 p.m.

Several arrests madeat juvenile party near Grand Junction The Greene County Sheriffs Office, assisted by the Boone County Sheriffs office, were called to police a juvenile party near Grand Junction on Tuesday, July 21. Several arrests were made at 3:16 a.m.

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I, Tyler Anderson, am a fan of pro wrestling Hey friends. Tyler here with a confession to make for you all this week. Since 2006, I have been a big fan of professional wrestling. Technically, I have been a fan before then, being a part of the Hulkamania tide wave. Then, I tuned into the Monday Night Wars of the 1990s between World Cham-pionship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment on a near-religious basis. As any fan would tell you, those days were deeply missed. For me, I have gotten into the acceptance stage of the 12 Steps of Separation. Compared to any other average fan, I am just a further down the rabbit hole. I have many friends in the professional wrestling business, and it was due to the independent wrestling circuit that I have met the many people that I have met. Its my kind of crowd whenever I go to a show, and its a blessing. My real brush with the business was during my extended stay in Amarillo, Texas. The promotion that I frequented was the West Texas Wrestling Association, based in this old warehouse (dubbed The Warehouse of all things) in the center of the city. It was a dark and cramped venue located in the not so great part of town. But it was my Saturday night, and sometimes Friday night, hang out. It was where I felt content and complete. I came to know Rick Elsey, the match-maker (since we all know that its predetermined, not fake) of WWA and present match-maker for Squared Circle Pro in Lubbock. It was funny that in all places, I met him at a lo-cal Walmart and addressed him with the utmost respect and admiration. Rick quickly became one of my best friends. Along with Rick, more pro wrestling friends came along the way. It was in the waning days of WWA and the few days of Amarillo Elite Wrestling that I became close with the ladies and gentlemen that came out from behind the curtain. It even let me venture all the way out to Phila-delpha where the man Im about to mention got onto a big-time independent promotions bigger shows of the year. Their personas ranged from killer clowns and luchadors to strong men and fitness junkies. Believe it or not, I trained to be a pro wrestler during that time. My trainer was Rexx Reed (yes, his name is with two Xs) and he was a bald, bearded, heavy set indi-vidual with amazing speed and agility. It was with him that I learned to how hit and pull moves on people without seriously hurting them, how to take a bump (where you fall back onto the mat) and put together a match. It was a rush of adrenaline and pain. It was a dance to make people believe that I can stand a chance against men twice my size and where men smaller than myself can stand a chance against me. By the time I was to start honing my craft at shows in front of live crowds instead of just practicing, I had a persona with a group of fellow Iowans. Those gentlemen, along with my other best friend, became group called the League of Liger. What was cool about the League of Liger was the sweet black and white t-shirts I personally bought.

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Anniversaries6 - Aug Greg and Deb Brundage.7- Aug Kendall and Roberta Seil.9 - Aug Brandon and Tonya Harrison;

Larry and Linda Hirschberg.

Of course, that stemmed from my nickname, Tyler Liger. Remember a few months back where Tyler Liger was listed instead of Tyler Anderson in the Dayton Review? Thats my alias. Unfortunately, circumstances happened and my pipe dream of being the next John Cena, Seth Rollins or Stone Cold Steve Austin fell apart. All because of forces outside of my control. Thats fine by me. My friends in Amarillo and Iowa are still around and doing well. Im happy to return to the crowd, where I have intimate knowledge of what the wrestlers are doing dur-ing their performance. However, its not a secret (its not such a secret anymore, due to internet fans) that Im will-ing to share openly. However, I can promise you something. I want to eventually bring 3XW, a wrestling outfit based in Des Moines, to the area in the near future. The details are something I have keep secret for now, but I want to share my passion for this to my friends and neighbors. If you havent been to a wrestling show before, youre missing out. Its a joyride.

Between 9:30 and 10 a.m., come watch the rais-ing of the Big Top, then stay for the free tour. This presentation offers a unique face-to-face opportunity for families, schools, and interested commu-nity members to meet and learn all about the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus family and includes a walking tour of the circus grounds. Learn interesting facts about our performers, the history of our show and the different species of animals in our Circus Family. In this presentation, we will also address topics such as hygiene, grooming and the veterinary care all of our animals receive. In recent years, the Tent Raising and Morning Tour has become a popular program for families and in-terested community members. It is presented in a way everyone, young and old, can learn many interesting facts about the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus Family and now we have a brand new tent. On circus day, our performers bring the magic of the circus to life in each 90-minute performance. This years lineup includes an All-Star group of performers and entertainers that include: Miss Sim-one and her breath taking single trapeze, Miss Paulinas proud Big & Little prancing ponies, The Arlise Troupe on their wild and crazy unicycles, Natalies American Es-kimo Escapades, Miss Georgia displaying flexability to the extreme and for the first time, the Wheel of Destiny & Tight Rope by The Los Moralitos. There is also our favorite performing Jungle Cats, Soloman, Delilah & Francis, presented by Mr. Trey Key that will certainly have you on the edge of your seats! All accompanied by original music composed by the talented Matt Margucci from Los Angeles, Calif. Our performers are sure to amaze, delight and entertain the audience members of all ages beyond your wildest imagination. The costumes alone are certainly of Las Ve-gas quality. For more information visit our Facebook page with videos, photos and comments from past sponsors and patrons. For a direct link you can go to www.cmcir-cus.com and click on the Facebook link.

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Between 9:30 and 10 a.m., come watch the raising of the Big Top, then stay for the free tour.

The Culpepper & Merriweather Circus is coming to Gowrie on Thursday, Aug. 13, at the empty lot south of Jamboree and Brockett Park on Lincoln Street with two scheduled performances at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Southeast Valley football gaterade scrimmage plannedFriday, August 21... The southeast Valley Football team will be holding its annual gatorade Scrimmage on Friday August 21st at 6:00pm. The cost to enter the game is a Gatorade witch will be collected and saved used for away games for the kids.

Southeast Valley hostsannual adult education quilting class The annual adult education quilt class will once again be held at the Southeast Valley High School in Gowrie, Iowa beginning on Monday, August 31 at 6:30 PM in the SVHS Family and Consumer Science class-room. Colleen Traster will once again lead us in creat-ing the quilt chosen last year, which is the Triple Irish Chain quilt. Participants will need to purchase the book, Triple Irish Chain by Wendy Gilbert along with Elea-nor Burns. Many quilt shops in the area will carry the book as well as Joann Fabrics. The first night of class, instructions, future dates, and quilt size options will be given. If interested in join-ing, please call Sherry Vogel at 712.830.5108 or Colleen Traster at 515.352.3968.

Clarification in July 29 issue of the Gowrie News On the July 29 issue of the Gowrie News, it was stated that Brenda Anderson, the new church secretary of Zion Lutheran Church, began her dutys on July 12. Anderson has been the church secretary for Zion Lutheran since June 30. We at the Gowrie News thank Anderson for pro-viding us with the clarification.

Aug 5, 2015 5THE GOWRIE NEWSTHE GOWRIE NEWSSoutheast Valley

Schedule of EventsWeek of Aug 5th to Aug 12th

Wednesday, Aug 5SVHS Football at Camp Dodge (Aug 3-6)10:30 - 12:00 Open Gyms for Volleyball Mondays & WednesdaysThursday, Aug 6Noon to 8:00pm School Registration in GowrieMonday, Aug 10SVHS Cross Country Practices May BeginSVHS Football Practices May beginSVHS Volleyball Practices May BeginTuesday, Aug 11Noon to 8:00pm School Registration in Burnside

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

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

Birthdays5-Aug Mel Kaufman, Pat Peterson Bill Vote6-Aug Beth Goodwin7-Aug Trevynn Anderson Trinity Anderson, Joel West8-Aug Judy Seil9-Aug Traci Brown, Mary Jo Klein Kane Martens11-Aug Carole Hicks, Calvin Wooters12-Aug Reggie Kopecky Natalie Vote Carter

Anniversaries6 - Aug Greg and Deb Brundage.7- Aug Kendall and Roberta Seil.9 - Aug Brandon and Tonya Harrison;

Larry and Linda Hirschberg.

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

The convenience of home delivery Most Review readers most likely not up on Des Moines local news but if you view one of our three major TV sta-tions you have probably heard about our City Council hav-ing approved of food vendor trucks being parked in special places downtown this summer. These trucks have existed for some time and I have seen them located at various plac-es, usually on the corners of other businesses parking lots. These places are not in the bigger businesses area so surely are not getting the customers they could entice if nearer to those areas. The trucks offer many things, favorites like Mexican short order items, ice cream concoctions, etc. They have not been allowed to travel the residential streets and park at a corner for a short time or be hailed by workers and residents. ` That brings me back a number of years 50 or more when there were business delivery trucks, and various ven-dors who had special routes. I do believe they had to have some sort of permits to do so but they werent that hard to get. A favorite in our neighborhood was the ice cream truck during the warm weather months. You could hear its music playing a block or so away. The truck had several stops on each street, one being almost in front of our house. Suddenly kids seemed to appear out of nowhere clutching their coins or dollars for themselves and siblings. Mothers accompanied the smaller ones, toddlers and babes in arms and often got a treat too. Thank goodness they only came once or twice a week. It was special for our children as Dad worked at a dairy at the time and that dairy produced some very good ice cream treats which we could buy by the dozens cheaper but who can tell their child they can only watch all their buddies get this special treat? There were other mobile delivery companies or vendors. Remember the insulated milk boxes that sat on back steps or porches? We had the service while still connected to the dairy. Previous to the boxes the milk man had known us well enough to come into our house and put in our frig when we werent home. He, however, did not deliver anything but the various milks, cream, half & half, buttermilk and the like. Trucks refrigerated but no freezers. Eventually milk routes were eliminated. I think that may have had something to do with easier availability in super markets and quik stop stores coming to the neighborhoods. Did you ever hear of the bread man? There was one company, Omar Bread, that vended not only various breads and buns but all sorts of pastries, etc. too. They came to a neighborhood on a regular day each week and not only could you get your bread order but those donuts, sweet rolls and other pastries were a temptation. Here, again, they seemed to fade away, probably for the same reason that the milk deliv-eries came to a halt. The Fuller Brush man and the encyclopedia salespersons seemed to have stopped their door knocking rounds but there were others to take over, eventually also ceasing to operate. We could get our mops and brooms and various brushes at Target and Walmart and other local sundry stores also pop-ping up in local strip malls. And what kids these days ever heard of an encyclopedia? After all we have Google and all the computer resources almost instantly available. I value

that modern convenience myself. Remember when we had to take more of our clothes to the dry cleaners? They, too, had pick up and deliveries but if you used that service you paid a little more. Dry cleaners still exist and I have seen some delivery vehicles of clean-ers around but, with the many, many wash and wear clothes these days we use them less. Even many of our heavy coats can go in the washing machine. I was surprised at the cost when I had a garment that required dry cleaning. You can also take your dry cleaning to Hy-Vee and other such outlets now. The first time I tasted Schwanns ice cream was in Cres-ton Iowa. They had a store down there and when a friend and I visited his family I was introduced to one of the best ice cream cones ever on our way back to Des Moines. I then learned they had vending trucks and even had them in Des Moines although by that time I was an apartment resi-dent so never had the pleasure of their stopping at my home. My daughter, however, patronized one of those vendors for some time. I learned it was the son of one of my co-workers and that it was a long hard job as they had to stay out til all customers had been given the opportunity to purchase their weekly frozen items. They had many frozen foods (all very good I was told) in addition to their ice cream. I had been wondering if they, too, had gone the way of the other deliv-ery/vendor routes but then not long ago coming home from a church meeting, almost 8:00 P.M. what loomed before me on my street about a mile north of my abode but a Schwanns truck?! So we still have a few of the old forms of entrepre-neur-ship remaining. One other home delivery that still exists is that of the dai-ly newspaper. However, at least in the Des Moines area and probably wherever The Register serves that, too, changed. My two older sons had early morning routes and we never worried about them and always helped with the big Sun-day deliveries. But the days of the paper boys (and a few girls) ceased quite quickly after the disappearance of two Des Moines Register carriers within a short span. They are now delivered by adults (often with a spouse or other older family member riding along). Times change but it is enjoyable to remember the old ones too. A couple delivery services that have come into current being are beneficial particularly to elderly, shut ins, ill or non-drivers. Some of our grocery stores now fill and deliver orders and the pharmacies have been doing it for quite some time. I have not used either of these services but it is good to know I wont be stranded should such a need arise. Did the rural areas of Boone, Webster and Greene Coun-ties have the availability of those old services or any of the existing ones besides newspaper and mail delivery?

Between 9:30 and 10 a.m., come watch the rais-ing of the Big Top, then stay for the free tour. This presentation offers a unique face-to-face opportunity for families, schools, and interested commu-nity members to meet and learn all about the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus family and includes a walking tour of the circus grounds. Learn interesting facts about our performers, the history of our show and the different species of animals in our Circus Family. In this presentation, we will also address topics such as hygiene, grooming and the veterinary care all of our animals receive. In recent years, the Tent Raising and Morning Tour has become a popular program for families and in-terested community members. It is presented in a way everyone, young and old, can learn many interesting facts about the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus Family and now we have a brand new tent. On circus day, our performers bring the magic of the circus to life in each 90-minute performance. This years lineup includes an All-Star group of performers and entertainers that include: Miss Sim-one and her breath taking single trapeze, Miss Paulinas proud Big & Little prancing ponies, The Arlise Troupe on their wild and crazy unicycles, Natalies American Es-kimo Escapades, Miss Georgia displaying flexability to the extreme and for the first time, the Wheel of Destiny & Tight Rope by The Los Moralitos. There is also our favorite performing Jungle Cats, Soloman, Delilah & Francis, presented by Mr. Trey Key that will certainly have you on the edge of your seats! All accompanied by original music composed by the talented Matt Margucci from Los Angeles, Calif. Our performers are sure to amaze, delight and entertain the audience members of all ages beyond your wildest imagination. The costumes alone are certainly of Las Ve-gas quality. For more information visit our Facebook page with videos, photos and comments from past sponsors and patrons. For a direct link you can go to www.cmcir-cus.com and click on the Facebook link.

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The high school cross-country season (grades 9 through 12) will officially begin Monday, Aug. 10. Athletes and managers need to meet in the Southeast Valley High School Commons by 7:25 a.m. There will be a team meeting at 7:30 to cover team expectations and philosophy, followed by a prac-tice that will last until approximately 10 a.m. Physicals and other forms (these can be filled out online or obtained from the high school office) must be up to date before students will be allowed to practice. Those who attended the meeting last spring

will be receiving information in the mail that will con-tain a practice schedule, meet schedule and further in-formation about what is needed for practices. If an athlete did not attend the spring meeting and is still interested in running cross country this fall, please contact Coach Nuss at 515-352-3142 or email nuss@prairievalley.k12.ia.us to receive the additional information. If you have questions or are unable to attend the first practice and are planning to participate, please call Coach Nuss 515-352-3142 or email at nuss@prai-rievalley.k12.ia.us.

Southeast Valley HS Cross Country practice begins August 10

Southeast Valley football gaterade scrimmage plannedFriday, August 21... The southeast Valley Football team will be holding its annual gatorade Scrimmage on Friday August 21st at 6:00pm. The cost to enter the game is a Gatorade witch will be collected and saved used for away games for the kids.

Southeast Valley HS Freshman and New Student Orientation, August 20 Freshman and new student orientation is on Aug. 20 starting at 6 p.m. The orientation will be held in practice gym at Southeast Valley High School. There will be tours of Southeast Valley High School building and student council officers will avail-able to answer questions. The Freshman and New Student Orientation is designed to start the year off for incoming new students. If there are any questions, please call 352-3142.

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Front Row left to right are June Vinchattle Ba-con, Karol Richmon Nordstrom, Betty Lundblad Peterson, Mary Alice Johnson Gruber, Diann Larson Pendarvis, Tom Nordstrom and Gordon Chalstrom; Second Row left to right are Marie Bickford Lenz Kaufman, Darlene Hoover

The Class of 1965 held reunion activities over the July 4th weekend. Float decorating, sign making and picnic supper was held Friday evening at Dan Nordins in Gowrie. Saturday morning the class participated in the annual parade and that eve-

Prairie High School Class of 1965 has 50th Reunion on July 4 weekend

ning a wine tasting and dinner was held at the Garden Winery in Callender. Everyone enjoyed reliving memories and renewing friendships.

Light, Karen Johnson Korte, Donna Harrison Mills, Kathy Roos Piltingsrud, Marilyn Quick Vinchattle, Myra Mobley Hanson and Larry Harklau; Back Row left to right are Rick McCubbin, Gary Hall, Greg Anderson, Dick Creger, David Vinchattle, and Greg Schmadeke.

McGuire, Farnhamville,retires from Security Savings Teri McGuire retired from Security Savings Bank after 16 years of service. She served as a Customer Service Representative in both Gowrie and Farnhamville offices. Teri and husband, Jeff, live in Farnhamville. They have three children Stephanie (Fred) Macke of Car-roll, John (Kari) Hanks of Rockwell City and Jennifer Morrow of Dallas, Texas and six grandchildren. Teri plans on spending her time crocheting, knit-ting and reading. One of her favorite pastimes is cooking for Jeff. Teri loves to bake so she was always trying a new recipe and bringing it to work for us to try. In hon-or of her last day at work, Security Savings Bank made something for her and had a delicious potluck lunch. Her friendly smile will be missed, but Security Savings Bank hopes that she enjoys retirement.

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Schreier, Somers, receives Magna Cum Laude honorfrom Wartburg College Wartburg College awarded diplomas to 298 graduates at its Commencement ceremony on May 24. Megan Schreier of Somers graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in biology. She is the daughter of Kevin and Jennifer Schreier. Another 41 students are expected to graduate in August. Thirty-six members of the Class of 2015 gradu-ated in December. Wartburg, a four-year liberal arts college inter-nationally recognized for community engagement, en-rolls 1,661 students. Wartburg is affiliated with the Evangelical Lu-theran Church in America and named after the castle in Germany where Martin Luther took refuge disguised as a knight during the stormy days of the Reformation while translating the Bible from Greek into German.

Motorcycle Rider Education Class set at ICCC in two sessions

Two final sessions of the Motorcycle Rider Ed-ucation class are being offered at: Iowa Central Com-munity College, Transportation Technology Center,1106 South 32nd Street, Fort Dodge. The classes will consist of 5 hours of classroom and 10 hours of range time. Session one will be held the weekend of August 14, 15, and 16. Session two will be the weekend of September 11, 12 and 13. The classroom portion will be on Friday evening from 5 to 10 pm with a choice of two different ranges be-ing offered. Range 1 will be Saturday and Sunday morn-ing from 7:00 am to Noon. Range 2 will be Saturday and Sunday afternoon from 1:00 to 6:00 pm Preregistration and payment are required as class sizes are limited. For more information, please con-tact Transportation Technology Center at 515-574-1971.

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Forty Iowa youth are beginning their new terms as State 4-H Council members. They were inducted dur-ing the closing ceremonies of the 2015 Iowa 4-H Youth Conference on July 2. These young leaders will serve as ambassadors for the 4-H Youth Development program throughout the state and in their local counties, said Brenda Allen, 4-H youth program specialist with Iowa State University Ex-tension and Outreach. To be considered for the State 4-H Council, each 4-Her submitted an application and participated in intensive interviews. Youth were then selected based on their leader-ship and communication skills, as well as their potential to contribute to the large group. The members gain leadership and communi-cation skills, both through training opportunities as well as through their responsibilities as committee chairs and representatives of the council at county and statewide events, said Allen. One of the biggest responsibilities of the council is to organize and implement the annual Iowa 4-H Youth Conference. Council members also volunteer at the Iowa State Fair and other statewide 4-H events and visit coun-ties to share information to youth regarding opportunities that go beyond county lines. Another responsibility is to coordinate, promote and oversee the 4-Hers for 4-H fundraising campaign. The State 4-H Council strengthens the 4-H Youth Development program because they are able to connect and share with their peers some of the exciting programs, experiences and information relevant to to-days teens, said Allen. They also provide feedback to the state 4-H

office so we get a real perspective from current 4-Hers when implementing programming and making plans for the future. Council members attend multiple retreats throughout the year that focus on developing leadership, citizenship and communication and personal life skills, while also providing opportunities to work as a team and to make friends. State 4-H Council has been a great way to con-nect with other 4-Hers from all across the state, said Han-nah Peterson, State 4-H Council member from Webster County. I have gained many leadership and communica-tion skills by being on council. This will be Petersons second year as a State 4-H Council member. My goals for the year ahead would definitely be to inspire and inform the youth around me, said Mal-lory Hammitt, State 4-H Council member from Webster County. I am positive that I will reach new heights in my leadership, communication and team building skills as a part of the new 2015-2016 State 4-H Council. This will be Hammitts second year as a State 4-H Council member.

State 4-H Council members from central Iowa from left to right are Jessica Bigelow, Polk County; Hannah Mc-Coy, Warren County; Mallory Hammitt, Webster County and a student at Eagle Grove High School; John-Paul Chaisson-Cardenas, 4-H Youth Development program leader; Hannah Peterson, Webster County and a student from SE Valley; Ally Babcock, Story County; Emily Zahurones, Jasper County and Madeleine Bretey, Boone County. Not pictured is Rebecca Osthus, Polk County.

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I was all set to write this weeks column about an incident that happened yesterday when I was cleaning lettuce from the garden and came across a lovely green caterpillar. The creature wriggled in the sink, stretching upward, trying to find a foothold for its escape. I called my sons attention to Greenie, and he plucked the critter from the sink and headed toward the back door to put the little guy outside. Dont put him anywhere near the lettuce, I said. I was all set to write about a day earlier this summer when my husband and I found two baby squir-rels dead in the middle of the road near our driveway and he got a shovel and dug a hole and we buried them in our backyard. I was all set to write about caterpillars and squir-rels and a few more of my familys critter-related habits when our cat let out a low, guttural meow in the dining room. Instinctively, I got up and stood on my chair. When my son (in the family room) bolted from the couch toward the cat and exclaimed, Oh my goodness! I knew my initial analysis of the situation had been correct. We had a crisis on our hands. When my cat lets out a deep, raspy meow, its because he is announcing, with pride, that hes brought home a trophy. After years of cat ownership (or more cor-rectly, being owned by cats) Ive learned a cats trophy is

Patients who are experiencing heart trouble and moms delivering babies will benefit from the fund-ing the Stewart Memorial Community Hospital (SMCH) Auxiliary has committed to donating. The Auxiliary an-nounced the projects identified for funding in 2015-2016 are for three electrocardiogram (EKG) machines and one Labor and Delivery bed for the obstetric department. The Auxiliary Executive Committee of Mary Sporleder, Carol Dickkut, Marci Duncan and Jan Dough-erty pledged to raise $41,000 by April 1, 2016 to cover the cost of the equipment. The new EKG machines will serve the hospitals McCrary Rost Clinics in Lake View, Gowrie and Rockwell City. The three new EKG ma-chines, which cost $24,000, will be the same quality as the two new EKG machines that are being installed at SMCH this month. An EKG machine is used to check for problems with the electrical activity of the heart. An EKG shows the hearts electrical activity as line tracings on paper which a doctor can then use to evaluate the hearts ac-tivity. A primary benefit of the new EKG machines is that the equipment will synchronize with the hospitals Electronic Health Record (EHR) to provide accurate documentation of the test. This streamlines the process of care for the patients by allowing all clinics to conduct an EKG and store the information in the same way because the EKG results are automatically stored in the patients electronic chart. The chart is accessible to other hospitals within our system to be read if the patient needs specialty care, at Iowa Heart in Fort Dodge for instance, based on the EKG results. This helps ensure quality of care be-cause the patient only has to have an EKG one time, and not repeat the test if transferred or sent to SMCH from one of the McCrary Rost Clinic locations. Another ben-efit is the EKG results are also more secure because the test is locked in the patient electronic chart and only ac-cessible by authorized staff.

Iowa Centrals annual Radiologic Technol-ogy Pinning Ceremony, which honors our students com-pleting the Radiologic Technology program, was held Wednesday, July 15th in the Bioscience and Health Sci-ences Building on the Fort Dodge Campus. Dave Grosland, Iowa Central Vice President of Instruction, opened the ceremony with a welcome to all graduates, family, and friends. Featured speaker and member of the 2014 Iowa Central Radiologic Technol-ogy graduating class, Molly Dickinson, addressed the graduates with, Just like a camera, your focus will al-ways change, step back and enjoy. Capture and reflect on the good times, build memories, keep smiling, and if you need to, take another shot. Chosen by his fellow graduates to give a student response, James Woodard first addressed the graduates with memories of their time together during the two years in the program and closed with Well all now go to a job, but what weve chosen to do is our profession. Our first duty is to take care of the patient never stop learning. Following Woodards address was the presentation of the Iowa Central Radiography Outstanding Student Award (chosen by fellow classmates) to Woodard and the Radi-ography GPA Award (highest class GPA) to Robert Park. A special thank you was also given during the ceremony to the following agencies for providing clinical experiences for our students: Audubon County Memorial Hospital, Boone County Hospital, Buena Vista Regional Medical Center, Cherokee Regional Medical Center, Dal-las County Hospital, Dickinson County Memorial Hos-pital, Greene County Medical Center, Humboldt County Memorial Hospital, Kossuth County Hospital, Lakes Re-gional Hospital, Loring Hospital, Mary Greeley Medical Center, McFarland Clinic-Ames, Myrtue Memorial Hos-pital, Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Specialists, Palo Alto County Hospital, Pocahontas Community Hospital, Spencer Municipal Hospital, St. Anthony Regional Hos-pital, Stewart Memorial Community Hospital, Trimark Physicians Group, Trinity Regional Medical Center, Van Diest Medical Center, Webster City Medical Clinic, and Wright Medical Center.

Pictured from left to right are Chantel Burns, Ra-diologic Technology Program Coordinator; James Wood-ard; Robert Park; and Doug Boelter, Radiologic Technology Instructor.

Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Auxiliary Announces Project Funding

ICCC Radiologic Technology Pinning Ceremony

The advantage of an additional Labor and De-livery bed for the obstetrics department is better patient care. The number of babies born at SMCH has steadily increased the last three years. From 2013 to 2014 SMCH saw a 12% increase. By replacing a traditional hospital

Certified respiratory therapist Tammie Riedell (right) explains how new EKG machines will improve pa-tient care to SMCH Auxiliary president Mary Sporleder.

bed in the OB unit with an Labor, Delivery, Recovery, Post Partum (LPRD) bed, it will help alleviate the need for new moms to transfer rooms after delivery. The cost of the new bed is around $17,000. Since the SMCH Auxiliary was formed in 1962, over $800,000 has been donated to the hospital. A variety of fundraisers, including the popular Trivia Night, are set to take place to help raise funds. For more information about the Auxiliary, you can learn more by calling Mary Ludwig or Danielle Evans at SMCH or a member of the Auxiliary Executive committee. Information is also available at www.stewartmemorial.org

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Tenderhearted tough guys and Chippy... I was all set to write this weeks column about an incident that happened yesterday when I was cleaning lettuce from the garden and came across a lovely green caterpillar. The creature wriggled in the sink, stretching upward, trying to find a foothold for its escape. I called my sons attention to Greenie, and he plucked the critter from the sink and headed toward the back door to put the little guy outside. Dont put him anywhere near the lettuce, I said. I was all set to write about a day earlier this summer when my husband and I found two baby squir-rels dead in the middle of the road near our driveway and he got a shovel and dug a hole and we buried them in our backyard. I was all set to write about caterpillars and squir-rels and a few more of my familys critter-related habits when our cat let out a low, guttural meow in the dining room. Instinctively, I got up and stood on my chair. When my son (in the family room) bolted from the couch toward the cat and exclaimed, Oh my goodness! I knew my initial analysis of the situation had been correct. We had a crisis on our hands. When my cat lets out a deep, raspy meow, its because he is announcing, with pride, that hes brought home a trophy. After years of cat ownership (or more cor-rectly, being owned by cats) Ive learned a cats trophy is

often alive. Hence my perch on the chair. Its a chipmunk! My son announced. And its alive! A chipmunk in the dining room. Things could have been worse. Once it was a snake. A live chipmunk meant one thing. I jumped down from the chair knowing we were now in rescue mode. I grabbed the cat and ran upstairs to put him in the bedroom while my son stood guard over the chipmunk. With the cat safely out of the way, I returned to the scene of the crime. Chippy (we gave him a nickname) sat rigid under the table, undoubtedly scared out of his little chip-munk mind. Our plight was further complicated by the piano an old and heavy upright also in the dining room. If Chippy ran under it, we were in trouble. It was clear we needed reinforcements. I went to get a big brother. The two boys and I surrounded the table, assess-ing our options. One son stood in front of the piano, block-ing access. The other held a plastic cake cover. In one deft movement the cake cover became a chipmunk cover. We had the little guy secured. Next we slid a large book under the cake cover to create a floor for Chippy and we carried him out to the backyard. Run free, little Chippy. Run free. After a moments hesitation, he did. And we returned to the house. Back to the everyday routine of normalcy that makes up our lives. We let the cat out of the bedroom and he is strut-

ting around like a 14-year old declawed chipmunk stalker who still considers himself boss of the neigh-borhood. His tail is rid-ing high. He is confined to the house for a while, to give Chippy a chance to recoup and recover, but the cat doesnt much care. He knows how awesomely great he is. Some days I think I live with too many rough and rowdy guys and Im not referring to the cat. Today wasnt one of them. Today we saved a chipmunks life. In the scheme of things thats something. At least around here it is. Jill Pertler is an award-winning syndicated columnist, published play-wright and author. Dont miss a slice; follow the Slices of Life page on Facebook.

Iowa Centrals annual Radiologic Technol-ogy Pinning Ceremony, which honors our students com-pleting the Radiologic Technology program, was held Wednesday, July 15th in the Bioscience and Health Sci-ences Building on the Fort Dodge Campus. Dave Grosland, Iowa Central Vice President of Instruction, opened the ceremony with a welcome to all graduates, family, and friends. Featured speaker and member of the 2014 Iowa Central Radiologic Technol-ogy graduating class, Molly Dickinson, addressed the graduates with, Just like a camera, your focus will al-ways change, step back and enjoy. Capture and reflect on the good times, build memories, keep smiling, and if you need to, take another shot. Chosen by his fellow graduates to give a student response, James Woodard first addressed the graduates with memories of their time together during the two years in the program and closed with Well all now go to a job, but what weve chosen to do is our profession. Our first duty is to take care of the patient never stop learning. Following Woodards address was the presentation of the Iowa Central Radiography Outstanding Student Award (chosen by fellow classmates) to Woodard and the Radi-ography GPA Award (highest class GPA) to Robert Park. A special thank you was also given during the ceremony to the following agencies for providing clinical experiences for our students: Audubon County Memorial Hospital, Boone County Hospital, Buena Vista Regional Medical Center, Cherokee Regional Medical Center, Dal-las County Hospital, Dickinson County Memorial Hos-pital, Greene County Medical Center, Humboldt County Memorial Hospital, Kossuth County Hospital, Lakes Re-gional Hospital, Loring Hospital, Mary Greeley Medical Center, McFarland Clinic-Ames, Myrtue Memorial Hos-pital, Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Specialists, Palo Alto County Hospital, Pocahontas Community Hospital, Spencer Municipal Hospital, St. Anthony Regional Hos-pital, Stewart Memorial Community Hospital, Trimark Physicians Group, Trinity Regional Medical Center, Van Diest Medical Center, Webster City Medical Clinic, and Wright Medical Center.

Pictured from left to right are Chantel Burns, Ra-diologic Technology Program Coordinator; James Wood-ard; Robert Park; and Doug Boelter, Radiologic Technology Instructor.

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Aug 5, 2015 10 THE GOWRIE NEWSTHE GOWRIE NEWSWEBSTER COUNTYZoning Ordinance

LEGAL PUBLICATIONAMENDMENT TO WEBSTER COUNTY ORDINANCE NUMBER 046; AZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE UNINCORPORATED PORTION OF

WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA

The Webster County Board of Supervisors will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on Tuesday August 18, 2015 at 10:30a.m. in the Board of Supervisors Room, Webster County Courthouse, Fort Dodge, Iowa, regarding the above caption amendment. The PUBLIC HEARING will be the final consideration of an amendment to Zoning Ordinance # 046 and Zoning Map to allow building on less than two acres upon review and favorable recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission as follows: Deletions are indicated by strikethrough, additions are indicated by underline.

1. Amend the rear setback table in the A-1 and TA-1 (A-2) District to 10 and the rear setback table for Residential Districts to 5.

2. Add the following language to ARTICLE 2, Definitions: No portion of any area inside the front setback line can be occupied

by an accessory structure in any Residential District3. Strike the following from all Home Density Exemptions: The original property has remained in single ownership prior to this

application The application must be reviewed and approved by the Webster

County Planning and Zoning Commission4. Add the following from all Home Density Exemptions: Staff will have the authority to review and approve the Exemption if all

of the criteria has clearly been met. Any varying from the criteria, or at anytime, staff can call for a Home Density Exemption Review by the Planning and Zoning Commission.

The Planning and Zoning Commission must review all cases that are less than 2 acres.

Copies of the full text of said Ordinance No. 046 are available at the County Auditor's Office and may be obtained there.

Carol MesserlyWebster County Auditor

Webster County EngineerNOTICE USED EQUIPMENT SALE

Webster County will be disposing of the following equipment by sealed bids: 2003 International 7300 Single Axle Dump Truck; 1997 Ford F150 Supercab Pickup; 1990 Ford F350 Service Truck; 1984 John Deere 544C Wheel Loader. Equipment can be viewed at Webster County Shop, 2096 240th St, Ft. Dodge, IA 50501; Bid forms available at Webster County Engineer, 703 Central Ave, Ft. Dodge, IA 50501; or online at www.webstercountyia.org; Bids due by 1:00 P.M., August 17, 2015

Two summers ago, Barbara and I visited the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Missouri. Its also the place where President Lyndon B. Johnson chose to sign Medicare into law 50 years ago on July 30, 1965. It was a signature moment in our nations history that to-day calls for solutions to help strengthen Medicare for generations yet to come. At that time in our nations history, nearly half of older Americans had no health insurance. In the last five decades, Medicare has provided tens of millions of Americans and individuals with disabilities access to health care. It has arguably contributed to increased life expectancy, improved the quality of life for aging Ameri-cans and secured peace of mind for people worried about medical expenses in retirement. As the baby boom popu-lation reaches Medicare eligibility, the programs already broad impact on the nations health care delivery system and the taxpaying public will become even more signifi-cant. Medicare flexes enormous influence in local economies and shapes how medicine is delivered and paid for by older Americans and people with permanent disabilities. Throughout its first 40 years, Medicare es-tablished itself as the primary insurer for hospital cover-age (Part A) and physician coverage (Part B) for older Americans. As then-chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, I shepherded through Congress the most significant reform to Medicare since its enactment. This bipartisan, bicameral effort helped secure the first-ever voluntary prescription drug benefit through Medicare (Part D). Since 2006, Medicare recipients may obtain pharmaceutical coverage through this program. Today Medicare serves nearly 54 million Amer-icans. An entitlement program that administers health care insurance for that many people has its share of chal-lenges. For starters, its burdened by the infamous com-plexity and unaccountability that afflicts so many gov-ernment-run programs. Keeping intact the fiscal integrity of the program will become even more important to help ensure the sustainability of the program for our children and grandchildren. Thats why I work to strengthen whis-tleblower protections laws that have proven instrumental to expose wrongdoing. And I keep close tabs on federal agencies tasked with rooting out health care fraud so that Medicare dollars are spent as intended. The 114th Congress took decisive bipartisan steps earlier this year to fix a flaw that contributed to huge uncertainty for patients and doctors for the last 17 years. The Medicare Access and Chip Reauthorization Act improved the reimbursement formula that adversely

affected health care providers serving Medicare patients. Medicare doesnt do a whole lot of good if a sick patient doesnt have a doctor or health care provider to visit. Looking ahead, Medicare needs to strengthen its ability to secure access to affordable care. Federal law-makers must ask probing questions that demand fiscal accountability. I have worked to secure stronger trans-parency laws that give policymakers and the public the opportunity to check out Medicare payment data to make sure Medicare dollars arent squandered. Medicare spending consumes nearly 14 per-cent of the federal budget, accounting for about a fifth of the health care spending in the United States. In Iowa, it leaves a big footprint across the network of hospitals and health care providers that serves 531,209 Iowans and spends $4.3 billion per year in the state. And yet, a number of U.S. hospitals struggle to keep their doors open, especially those serving people who live and work in rural America. This summer I introduced the Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital Act (REACH) to address a rising concern that acute health care services in rural areas are at risk. Supporters of the Affordable Care Act lamented the coverage gap between the insured and the uninsured in America. Notably, since passage of the Affordable Care Act, 55 rural hospitals have closed. Theres arguably a growing divide between ru-ral providers and those whose revenues are stocked with a healthier payment stream divided among private payers, government payers and self-payers. As an outspoken champion for rural health care, I have long worked to help make sure Medicare supports the financial viability of rural providers. Americans liv-ing in rural areas deserve timely access to health care services. The REACH Act would create new flexibil-ity and change the Medicare payment structure so that reimbursements for rural emergency health care services arent tied to inpatient volume. Basically, it would give a boost to freestanding 24-hour emergency medical care departments in our rural communities to help keep life-saving medical facilities open for business, around-the-clock, close to home. Individual states would apply for certification to participate. It also would add incentives to encourage emergency medical professionals to practice in rural areas. Medicare has made its mark in America these last 50 years. Making sure Medicare continues working to keep health care services open in rural communities is a signature issue that I will continue to endorse for my home state of Iowa.

Looking ahead as Medicare turns 50By Senator Charles Grassley

Iowas Pheasant Survey begins August 1 Iowas 15-day annual pheasant population sur-vey begins on Aug. 1, and wildlife experts say this year could be hard to predict. A mild winter proceeded a warm March and April, then a wet May and June is giving wildlife experts mixed messages, but reports are coming in from people who are seeing more pheasants and quail than the last few years. We likely had good winter survival from our adult pheasants and quail giving us good populations to build from, said Todd Bogenschutz, upland wildlife bi-ologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources who coordinates and collects the data from the 208, 30-mile survey routes. Pheasants do best during mild winters with less than 30 inches of snow followed by a warm, dry spring nesting season with less than eight inches of rain. Iowas statewide snowfall average was 21.2 inches. The state-wide spring rain average was 8.6 inches. Ive had lots of reports from people who were seeing early pheasant chicks, which is positive given that May and June were so wet, he said. Our population model based on weather is predicting a steady to slightly increasing population. Roadside counts should be inter-esting. The August roadside survey is the best measure-ment of Iowa pheasant population. The 30-mile routes are driven at sunrise on gravel roads preferably on morn-ings with heavy dew and little wind. Surveyors watch for hens moving their broods to the road edges to dry off before starting to look for insects. Surveyors note the number in the brood, any adult pheasants present and the size of the chicks, which tells Bogenschutz if this was an initial nest or if the nest was washed out and this brood was from a second or even third nest attempt. Each attempt after the first has fewer eggs than the prior attempt. The survey also collects data on cottontail rab-bits, jack rabbits, quail and Hungarian partridge. Data is collected from the same routes each year. The information will be available online at www.iowadnr.gov/pheasantsurvey by middle September.

Hope Junction. . . A conductor and four others are shown in front of the Interurban train at the Hope junction which was close to Boxholm. The Hope location was used as a stopping point along the Interurban route. The train traveled through this area four times a day back in the forties and early fifties.

Aug 5, 2015 11THE GOWRIE NEWSTHE GOWRIE NEWS

Local Emergency Numbers:Gowrie Police: 352-3800

Sheriff: 515-573-1410 Crime Alert: 515-573-1444

Ambulance: 911 Fire: 911

A patient who is acutely ill or recovering from illness or surgery can rely on Stewart Memorial Com-munity Hospitals HomeCare services for help. The cer-tified nursing staff provide skilled nursing care, hospice, wound, skin and ostomy care, speech, occupational and physical therapy, nutritional supervision, social services, health maintenance and homemaker services. Past pa-tients who have received surveys from The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have been so satisfied with their care that they are giving SMCHs HomeCare services high marks. Kari Jones, Director of Nursing at SMCH states, SMCH HomeCare works hard to provide individual-ized care for our patients. Our staff get to know patients and strive to provide excellent care to every patient every time. CMS recently posted the first star ratings to Home Health Compare, which are based on nine of 29 quality measures publicly reported by home health agen-cies for calendar year 2014. Medicare-certified agencies that reported data for at least five of the nine measures during the 12-month reporting period received a star rat-ing. Some of those measures include: how often the home health team checked patients for pain and how often that pain was treated, how often the team included treatments to prevent bed sores in the plan of care, and how often the team taught patients or their family caregivers about their prescriptions. SMCH scored 100% in all four measures. Stewart Memorial Community Hospitals HomeCare department received a rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, making them a leader in their service area. A 4- or 5-star rating means that the agency performed better than other agencies on the 9 measured care practices and outcomes. Across the country, most agencies fall in the middle with 3 or 3-1/2 stars. HomeCare Supervi-sor Shelly Hammen, RN, says, The SMCH Homecare staff provides individuals and their families with profes-sional healthcare services in their own home with empha-

The highly rated SMCH HomeCare team includes (front row) Ricole Potts, RN, Michelle Shaver, LISW, Holly Wuebker, RN, Genni Hoyle, Windy Goodwin of Gowrie, RN; (back row) Kellie Christensen, Kari Jones, RN, Darci Peter-son of Harcourt, RN, Shelly Hammen, RN, Kari Sharkey, Rhonda Gorden and Nancy Corey. Missing from photo are Jenny Roby, RN, and Holly Hildreth.

SMCH HomeCare Shines In Star Ratings from Medicare

sis placed on promoting, maintaining or restoring their health with a personal touch. For more information about the homecare ser-vices offered at Stewart Memorial Community Hospital, call 800-262-2614, extension 4201 or visit www.stewart-memorial.org.

Gowrie Police Report

Sun., April 12 - Report of loose dog 900 blk Market St. Out 1011 Church warn-ing for loose dog; Traf. Stop 707SLP warn-ing pass. Side brake light Mon., April 13 - L.E.C. to 1409 Lynd ref. Burglary Report; Out 903 Market ref. dog at large. Tue., April 14 - To L.E.C. for follow up on burglaries; Tranfer Equipment from Explorer to Impala, & wash Impala; Out 1009 Church ref. citation for dog at large, to Denise Moore; L.E.C. to 1200 blk Main male suicidal, transported to Trinity Wed., April 15 - Out 1902 Market St. talk to juv. Male ref. incident @ park; Wallet found @ swimming pool, contacted Chero-kee PD to contact ind. Thur., April 16 - Patrol after school Sat. 18 L.E.C. yo 1105 Glen ref barking dog, dog not barking; to 1105 Glen for barking dog, no answer; L.E.C. possible intoxicated driver in a silver 4door Chevy, utl Mon., April 20 - Amb. Needed in Harcourt for female med. - driver; Out @ 1008 Pleasant ref possible animal neglect check ok Wed., April 22 - Report of loose dogs 1113 Walnut, warning for loose dogs; Warn-ing for grass clippings in street 1301 Lincoln Thur., April 23 - Patrol before school Fri., April 24 - To L.E.C. for follow up on burglaries, and court; Assist County w/property damage accident on D20 by Moor-land; Court on Tim Baade for barking dog; Electronic Eng. For replacement strobe light; Patrol town; Assist ambulance 1200 blk Pleasant for female medical Sat., April 25 - Car unlock @ H.S. Parking Lot Tue., April 28 - Out at 1140 Market referance 2 Juv. Males threw items out of 2nd storey window. Wed., April 29 - Out at 1111 Pleas-ant ref. property @ 1201 Lynd; Out at 1108 Cottonwood ref. removal of vehs. And mo-torhome, & advised to get permit for putting up fence. Thur., April 30 - Telecom. Meeting @ L.E.C. used own veh. Fri., May 01 - Assist County @ 1007 Lincoln ref. charges and arrest Brad Crouse Sat., May 02 - Traf. Stop DBC551 Warning for speed; Assist I.H.P. atempt to locate a veh. In Callender Sun. May 03 - Suspicious veh. H.S. parking lot, citations to Anthony Mendoza & Wyatt Hanna for Possession of Controled Substance & Poss. Of Alcohol Under Age Tue., May 05 - Traf. Stop CXK120 warning for speed; Out at Country Side Mini Storage for report of Criminal Misc. report Wed., May 06 - 1201 Park St. ref. yard needing mowed Thur., May 07 - Out at 1565 360th St. for follow up on Burglary; Contacted ind. About grass clippings in street @ 1505 Main; Out 1206 Haig dog not tied up or supervised in yard Sat., May 09 - Criminal Mischief re-port 1105 Glen Sun., May 10 - 1314 Webster served Ord. Notice for property at 1107 Pleasant St; Storm Spotting Webster/Calhoun County Line; 1103 Pleasant St. served Ord. Notice for yard and veh.

Aug 5, 2015 12 THE GOWRIE NEWSTHE GOWRIE NEWSHarcourt Appreciation Days 2015

Celebration!

An array of new and classic cars line Ash Street during the Harcourt Appreciation Days on Saturday in Harcourt.

Two members of the American Legion Post 699 Greenfield Hartquist of Harcourt lead the parade during the Harcourt Appreciation Days on Saturday in Harcourt. Iowa Bonehead Barbeques Ryan Friesth pre-

pares for the Barbeque Battle of Harcourt, an event that took place during the Harcourt Appreciation Days on Sat-urday in Harcourt. Friesth came over from Fort Dodge to participate in the contest.

Thomas Enquist, Harcourt, tosses out a handful of candy during the Harcourt Appreciation Days parade on Saturday in Harcourt. Thomas represented the Enquist Lumber Company, located in Harcourt.

B.J. Hoffman of Honey Badger Barbeque pre-pares his side dish of shrimp and scallops at the Barbeque Battle of Harcourt during the Harcourt Appreciation Days on Saturday in Harcourt. Hoffman, sponsored by Big Green Egg, traveled Liscomb to participate in the contest.

Numerous trophies await the winners of the Bar-beque Battle of Harcourt during the Harcourt Appreciation Days on Saturday in Harcourt.