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Ever-FiCertificationrecipientsare,front, ltor,HannahFiala,KarleeWalker,MirandaEngeldinger,KatelynDyer,CassieZinnel;middle-AliciaMorrow,BayleeMoore,LibbieLowry,LisaMacken; back-MindySwieter,ZekeMiller,DylanAnderson,AngelaDopita,BradLane,andRichDutcher.Notpictured:TessaGibson,RileyRittgers,Rae-AnnaHarrison,BreAhrens,SpencerJohnson,ChristianHendrickson,EricaNordin,andTiffanyStrutzenberg.

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Thursday,March19 • GowrieFireDept.,7:00p.m.atthe firestation.Monday,March23 •HarcourtTOPS,8:00a.m.atFaith LutheranChurchHarcourt.Tuesday,March24 • FarnhamvilleSeniorCitizens(cards), 1:00p.m.,HolyTrinityLutheran Church.Wednesday,March25 • FarnhamvilleFireDept.,7:30p.m.at thefirestation.To have the date and time of your organization’s

meeting listed here,call the Gowrie News at 352-3325 or email us at [email protected]

OnFriday,March13,SecuritySavingsBankattend-ed theSoutheastValleyAcademicAwardsceremony torecognizestudentswhohadcompletedtheEver-Fipro-gram.

Ever-fiisafinancialliteracyprogramsponsoredbySecuritySavingsbank.Itisusedinthehighschool’sPersonalFinanceclasstaughtbyTravisNuss.Studentstakingtheclassmustworkthroughninemodulesaspartoftheclass’scurriculum,andthosestudentswhopassallmoduleswith aminimumof 70%accuracy earn a cer-tification. Also, Security Savings Bank provided eachcertified student with a gift certificate for a $20 creditintotherecipient’sneworexistingaccountatthebank.

SecuritySavingsBankawardsEver-Ficertificationto21SVStudents

Inadditiontothegiftcertificate,eachcertifiedstudent’snamewasputintoadrawingfora$500scholarshippro-videdbyIowaCentralCommunitycollegeforstudentsattendingICCC.

The students earning certification were ZekeMiller,DylanAnderson,AngelaDopita,AliciaMorrow,BayleeMoore,LibbieLowry,LisaMacken,HannahFi-ala,KarleeWalker,MirandaEngeldinger,KatelynDyer,Cassie Zinnel, BrandonAndrews, Tessa Gibson, RileyRittgers, RaeAnna Harrison, Breann Ahrens, SpencerJohnson,ChristianHendrickson,EricaNordin,andTif-fanyStrutzenberg. Thewinner of the scholarshipwasTessaGibson.

TheWebster County chapter of Pheasants Foreverwillholdits30thannualbanquetSaturday,March28attheWebsterCountyFairgrounds,FortDodge.

Socialhour is scheduled from4:30p.m.until6:00p.m.followedbyaNewYorkStipSteakdinner,ashortprogram and fund raising activities, including live andsilentauction.

Tickets for thebanquetare$50.00,which includedtheannualmembershipfeetoPheasantsForever.Spouseandyouth ringneck ticketsare$20.00.Ticketsmaybepurchased from committee members and will also beavailableatthedoor.Foradditionalinformationyoucancontactbanquetchairman,JerryBeckat515-571-7406.

Pheasants Forever’s main purpose is to generatefunds for the preservation, establishment and manage-mentofwildlifehabitat.Allmoniesraisedbyeachlocalchapter,exceptfortheannualmembershipfee,stayswiththelocalchapter.SincetheWebsterCountychapterwasestablishedin1985,morethan$950,000hasbeenraisedandputbackintohabitat,educationandyouthprojectsin

PheasantsForever30thannualbanquetSaturday, March 28...

Websterandsurroundingcounties.The chapter has established a scholarship fund for

WebsterCountygraduateswhowillbepursuingdegreesin conservation, natural resources, wildlife biology oranimalbiology.Scholarshipawardsof$1,000areavail-able. This past year one scholarship was awarded to

PVKindergarten/TKRound-UpMarch20For next Fall...

PrairieValleyElementarywillbeholdingitsannualTK/KindergartenRound-Up for the upcoming 2015-16school year on Friday, March 20, 2015. To enroll in2015-16 kindergarten, a child must be 5 years old bySept.15th,2015.

[email protected] to register for the TK/KindergartenRound-UP meeting and receive an information packetandforms.

A specific sessionwill be assigned to everyonethatregistersandmoreinformationwillbegiven.Eachround-up session is forboth thekindergartenchildandhis/herparents.Thechildrenwillgettomeettheteach-ers,visit theclassroom,havesomefun,andmeetotherfuturekindergartners!Theparentswilllearnaboutspe-cifickindergarteninformationandwillbeableaskques-tions, etc. Tomake theeventefficientandconvenient,eachround-upsessionisonly,approximately90minutesin length, so parents can attend this important event intheirchild'slives.

If families live outside of the PrairieValleySchoolDistrict,thereisstilltimeto“OPENENROLL”forkindergartenfortheupcoming2015-16schoolyear.KindergartenOpenEnrollmentdoesnot have the samedeadlineasotherschoolgrades.Call515-467-5700formoreinformation.

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SoutheastValleyFFAPorkLoinSupper

TheCentralPlainsFFAchapterishostingaporkloinsupperonTuesday,March24th from5:00 to6:30PM.Proceedsfromthedinnerwillbeused topurchasenewjackets,banners,andsigns.Thisisacomeandgo,freewill donation event. Themealwill be cateredbyLid-derdaleCatering.

TheFFAt-shirtquiltdonatedbyHeartlandBankanddesignedbyKellyBlackwillbeauctionedat6:30PM.OurguestspeakerKellieBlairandFFAmemberrecogni-tionwillfollowat6:45PM.

IfyouhaveanyquestionsfeelfreetocalltheAg.Ed.Departmentat515-352-3142oremailcentralplainsffa@gmail.com.CheckusoutonFacebook:GowrieCentral-Plains

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LocalFFAearnsSilverratingMarch7At the District Leadership Contests...

TheNorthCentralDistrictLeadershipContestswereheldinWebsterCity,IowaonSaturday,March7.Therewere 28 FFA chapters presentwith over 210membersandadvisorspresent.

TheParliamentaryProcedureteamofJoshCarlson,EmmaGraves,AnnaHeatherington,OwenOeltjenbruns,andKatieWalrodearnedasilverrating.

JoshCarlsonandOwenOeltjenbrunsservedas thechapter’s voting delegates during the business session.KatieWalrodreceivedtheIowaFFAAcademicAchieve-mentAwardformaintainingaG.P.A.above3.50duringherhighschoolcareer.TheChapterreceivedagoldrat-ingintheNationalChapterAwardcategory.

All eleven local proficiency applications thatwereenteredadvancedontotostate.Thedistricthadatotalof32applicationsthisyearandtheevaluationstookplaceinAckley,IowaatAGWSRHighSchool.Resultswereasfollows:Ag.MechanicsEnergy–LoganKlingson–Gowrie;Ag.MechanicsRepair–TravisJones–Dayton,Beef Production –Anna Heatherington – Fort Dodge;DiversifiedCropProduction–JoshuaCarlson–Gowrie;Diversifed Livestock – Allie Berg – Somers; EquineManagement–EmmaGraves–Dayton;Fiberand/orOilCropProduction–BryceScott–PilotMound;GrainPro-duction(Placement)–ClaytonTaylor–Lohrville;SheepProduction–OwenOeltjenbruns–Dayton;SwinePro-duction-JadenCline–Callender;andTurfGrassMan-agement–CurtCastenson–Harcourt.ResultsfromstatewillbeannouncedthefirstofApril.

ThreememberswillbereceivingtheirIowaFFADe-greesat the state leadershipconference inApril. TheyareLoganKlingson,Gowrie;RileyRittgers,Gowrie;andKatieWalrod,Moorland.

Sub-DistrictResults: TessaBerg, receivedasilverratingwithCreedSpeaking.BryceScott,earnedasilverratingintheJobInterviewContestandtheParliamentaryProcedureteamearnedasilverratingandadvanced.

Individualphoto–TessaBergandBryceScottrepre-sentedtheCentralPlainsFFAchapterintheCreedSpeak-ingandJobInterviewcontests(respectively).

Tessa Berg and Bryce Scott represented the CentralPlainsFFAchapter in theCreedSpeakingandJob Inter-viewcontests(respectively).

Rosenboom,HeartlandBank,graduatesfromCommercialLendingSchool

John Rosenboom, Assistant Vice President withHeartlandBank,receivedhissuccessfulcompletionfromtheCommercialLendingSchoolwhichwasheldFebru-ary15-20,inWisconsinDells,Wisconsin.SponsoredbytheWisconsinBankersAssociation, thecurriculumwasdesigned forbankerswith an existingunderstandingofcredit, financial analysis and commercial lending. Thefacultyiscomprisedofbankerswhoareconsideredau-thoritiesintheirrespectivefields.

JohnhasbeenwithHeartlandBankforthepastfiveyears and in addition to his rolewithHeartlandBank,RosenboomisactivelyinvolvedintheCalhounCountyFarmBureau as aDirector and theMansonNorthwestWebsterSchoolAdvisoryBoard.

HeartlandBankhaslocationsinGowrie,Callender,Somers,andManson.

John Rosenboom is Assistant Vice President with Heart-land Bank.

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Several student-athletes and three winter sportsteams academically achieve in the classroom. Twenty-fiveindividualsearnedTwinLakesConferenceAllAca-demicHonors. Girls’ basketball, boys’ basketball, andbasketball cheerleading earned state academic certifi-cates.Thefollowingisalistofthoseaccomplishments.

The girls’ basketball team earned the IGHSAUDistinguished in Academic Achievement Certificate(TeamGPAbetween3.25-4.0).TeamGPAwas3.565.Angela Dopita, Katie Walrod, Nicole Williams, JosieBreitsprecher,KearstenHainzinger,EricaRittgers,Aali-yahScott,CassieZinnel,andEmmaGravesalsoquali-fied for Twin Lakes ConferenceAllAcademic Honors(To earn this award youmust have a cumulative GPAabove3.25andearnavarsityletter).

The boys’ basketball team earned the IHSAA Ex-cellence in Academic Achievement Certificate (TeamGPAbetween3.25–4.00).TeamGPAwas3.088.Chaz

Rosenboom,HeartlandBank,graduatesfromCommercialLendingSchool

John Rosenboom, Assistant Vice President withHeartlandBank,receivedhissuccessfulcompletionfromtheCommercialLendingSchoolwhichwasheldFebru-ary15-20,inWisconsinDells,Wisconsin.SponsoredbytheWisconsinBankersAssociation, thecurriculumwasdesigned forbankerswith an existingunderstandingofcredit, financial analysis and commercial lending. Thefacultyiscomprisedofbankerswhoareconsideredau-thoritiesintheirrespectivefields.

JohnhasbeenwithHeartlandBankforthepastfiveyears and in addition to his rolewithHeartlandBank,RosenboomisactivelyinvolvedintheCalhounCountyFarmBureau as aDirector and theMansonNorthwestWebsterSchoolAdvisoryBoard.

HeartlandBankhaslocationsinGowrie,Callender,Somers,andManson.

John Rosenboom is Assistant Vice President with Heart-land Bank.

SoutheastValleyAcademicAwardsforWinterSportspresentedThree teams earned state academic certification...

Newholm, JoeSedlacek,LoganBoerner,ConnerCon-rad, Myles Davis, Keegan Goodwin, and Ryan Gus-tafsonalsoqualifiedfortheTwinLakesConferenceAllAcademicHonors(ToearnthisawardyoumusthaveacumulativeGPAabove3.25andearnavarsityletter).

The basketball cheerleading squad earned the IH-SAA Distinguished inAcademicAchievement Certifi-cate(TeamGPAbetween3.25–4.00).TeamGPAwas3.313.AliciaMorrow,CourtneyShirbroun,MeganSny-der,SageMichalski,andHannahVaughnalsoqualifiedfortheTwinLakesConferenceAllAcademicHonors(ToearnthisawardyoumusthaveacumulativeGPAabove3.25andearnavarsityletter).

TomNahnsen,ZekeMiller,andHeatherBaird-man-agerqualified for theTwinLakesConferenceAllAca-demicHonorsinwrestling.(Toearnthisawardyoumusthave a cumulativeGPA above 3.25 and earn a varsityletter).

MerylMoellerqualifiedfortheTwinLakesConfer-enceAllAcademicHonors inwrestlingcheer (ToearnthisawardyoumusthaveacumulativeGPAabove3.25andearnavarsityletter).GowrieEasterEgg

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The2015GowrieEasterEggHunt,sponsoredbytheGDC,willbeheldatLaurelParknearthedepotSaturday,April4,at1p.m.

AnybusinessesororganizationsthatwishtodonatebasketsmaydosobydroppingthemoffattheWCCTAofficesby3:00p.m.Friday,April3,oratJamboreeFoodsuntil11:00a.m.Saturday,April4.

Businessesandorganizationscanalsodonatemoneyfor a basket and have the shopping committee (ShellyNelson,PatPeterson,andRoseWolf)putittogetherforthem.Thecostis$15forasmallbasket,$20foramedi-umbasket,or$25foralargebasket.Ifyouchosetohavethecommitteeshopforyou, themoneyorcheckneedstobedroppedofformailedtoHeartlandBank,Jambo-reeFoods,orPatPeterson1405MarketSt.Gowrie,IA50543nolaterthanMarch24,2015astheshoppingwillbecompletedonMarch25.(CheckscanbemadeouttoPatPetersonorJamboreeFoods.)

Incaseofrain,wetconditions,orcoldweatherthehuntwill be held at theGowrie fire station and a signletting people know of the changewill be posted neartheentrancetothepark.AnyquestionspleasecallJeffPetersen352-3711orPatPeterson352-3769.

SoutheastValleyCollegePlanningNightMonday, March 23...

OnMonday,March23,2015,SecuritySavingsBankissponsoringafreepresentationoncollegeplanningof-feredbytheIowaCollegeAccessNetwork(ICAN).Thepresentation, focusing on high school juniors and theirparents,will be held at 7 P.M. in the SoutheastValleyHighSchoolcommons.

ICAN College Planning centers provide free in-formationand support to students and their families asthey plan their postsecondary education and apply forfinancial aid. The College Planning presentation willgivejuniorsandtheirfamiliesthechancetolearnaboutpreparingforcollege,whattoconsiderwhenchoosingacollege,howtocomparecolleges,whattolookforandaskaboutduringcampusvisits,andanoverviewofthefinancialaidprocess.

AnyquestionsabouttheCollegePlanningnightcanbedirectedtoTamaraHanson,HSCounselor,[email protected]


GOWRIE MUNICIPAL UTILITIESRegular MeetingMarch 10,2015

Regular meeting was held March 10, 2015, 4:30 PM, at the utilities building with the following members present: Tvrdik, Lane, Boerner, and Sturm. Boerner moved to approve the minutes and financial reports, second Lane. Carried-all ayes. Bills allowed on motion by Lane, subject to audit, second Sturm. Carried-all ayes. DATA TECHNOLOGIEs, SPRING USER GROUP MEETING REG 95.00ANGSTROM, CHUCK DENTAL EXPENSES/CELL PHONE 983.00PAYROLL TAXES STATE TAXES 1,258.00ARAMARK BLDG & MAINT SUPPLIES 60.04BLACK HILLS ENERGY UTILITY SERVICE 936.47JIM BLAIR SANITATION RECYCLING-376 CUSTOMERS 1,692.00TCB SANITATION GARBAGE-376 CUST & 2 TAGS 5,830.00CINTAS FIRST AID & SAFETY, FIRST AID SUPPLIES 25.73CITY OF GOWRIE ELEC, WATER & GARBAGE 2,165.25DAYTON LIGHT & POWER, ELECTRIC WORK ON 3/6/15-NEW CASEYS 208.65GMU UTILITY SERVICE 2,484.74GOWRIE NEWS PUBL/FLUORIDE NOTICE 1ST QTR 234.57HAWKINS INC CONTAINER DEMURRAGE 10.00ACHFILE-HEARTLAND BANK, ACHFILE 32.10SINKING FUNDS-HEARTLAND, SINKING FUNDS 10,870.00IAMU ELEC MEMBERSHIP DUES 2,507.13KRIZ-DAVIS COMPANY ELEC DIST SUPPLIES 536.02MANGOLD ENVIRON TESTING, WW COMPOSITES 471.00OFFICE ELEMENTS COPIER CONTRACT/SUPPLIES 135.49SALES TAX SALES TAX 3,033.00WCCTA TELEPHONE 274.38CHASE PAYMENTECH MONTHLY FEE 41.16SIMECA POWER PURCHASED 41,828.95EFTPS FED/FICA TAX 6,978.44JOHNSON KRAMER GOOD, PROF SERVICE/AUDIT LETTER 200.00WELLMARK BLUE CROSS, HEALTH INSURANCE/MAR 2015 4,085.19DELTA DENTAL OF IOWA, DENTAL INSURANCE/MAR 2015 252.58PRINCIPAL LIFE LIFE INSURANCE/MAR 2015 73.60IPERS IPERS 3,749.27ENGQUIST LUMBER COMPANY, BLDG & MAINT SUP/CAULK 2.69GOWRIE DEVELOPMENT COMM, APPLIANCE REBATE 35.00PETTY CASH POSTAGE, LANDFILL CHARGES 76.69STAR ENERGY DIESEL FUEL 188.60DSG 48 GE RR ELEC METERS 2,446.61PITNEY BOWES INC OFFICE SUP/EZ SEAL BOTTLES 96.98JIFI PRINT BULK ENVELOPES 1,193.00TAYLOR CLEANING OFFICE CLEANING 90.00ZIEGLER POWER SYSTEMS, ANNUAL MAINT. CAT GEN 7,865.30BUSINESS CARD NORTON 360 ANTIVIRUS SUBSCRIPT 124.98J J KELLER & ASSOCIATES, OSHA COMPLIANCE MANUAL 41.86DEPOSIT REFUNDS REFUND DATE 02/26/2015 49.39PAYROLL CHECKS TOTAL PAYROLL CHECKS 17,383.48

Revenues for month $122,016.51. Expenses for month $118,678.79. Agenda was approved by consensus. The final bill from HK Scholz has been on hold due to the direct short that happened the day they were starting up the new engine. Chuck received notification from GMU’s engineer that HK Scholtz Company

intends to turn the final fill of $6500 over to their attorney if payment is not received. It was the consensus of the board the keep the payment and test the substation. Chuck discussed the issue with the engineer and will have him relay the message to Scholtz Company in hope that they will write off the $6500 to cover the testing. The City duties of the Public Works Director were revisited. No action taken. Chuck had the engineer from Fox Engineering send a timeline of upgrades for the wastewater plant to the DNR after being notified that GMU was in violation of its permit. Sturm moved, second by Boerner to keep Fox Engineering as the engineer for the project. Carried-all ayes. Lane moved to accept the proposal from JEO Consulting to conduct an arc flash assessment of the electric system in order to meet the OSHA 910 Rule, not to exceed $11,250, second Sturm. Carried-all ayes. Motion by Boerner to adjourn, second Sturm. Meeting adjourned 5:07 PM. Next regular meeting to be held April 13, 2015, 7:30 PM at the utilities building._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ______________________________ Patrice Klingson Debra Tvrdik Sec of Board Chair of Board



Birthdays18-Mar Rachel Erritt, Colton Klingson MariaVosberg,TiffanyWoodruff19-Mar Angela Harry, Scott Klingson20-Mar Beryl Birkland Benjamin Frotscher Amanda Johnson, Maxine Kail Teagan Saxton22-Mar BillCook,SophiaGutshall Donna Moe, Brooke Peterson23-Mar Brad Lane, MacKenzie Thomas24-Mar Krista Nepple25-Mar LorenAdam,PatrickLusmann Katrina Nelson

Anniversaries18-Mar Denny and Mary Hammen.21-Mar Ed and Renee Robertson.24-Mar Larry and Jill Alliger.

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SophomoreAcademicLetterWinnersare, front, l to r -CasseyDavisson,MikaylaWillison,RyanSteburg,SarahNahnsen,AlainaRykhus,MakaylaAnderson,KenlyClough,JaidenAckerson,MerylMoeller,DylanFiala;backltor-JasonStuart,AshleyStenzel,KennedyStern,LeahSiebert,KeeganGoodwin,RyanGustafson,AaronSwieter,NickEslick,KamrynShady,EmmaGraves,andMasonForst.NotpicturedisMylesDavis.

JuniorAcademicLetterWinnersare,front,ltor-MakaylaGarland,KatelynDyer,AllieBerg,NatalieLambert,EricaRittgers,CassieZinnel,ToriCrampton;middleltor-TravisJones,JoshCarlson,KendallSandgren,SageMichalski,HannahPeterson,JosieBreitsprecher,KearstenHainzinger,TiffanyBlunk,AliyahScott,MalloryStrutzenberg,MarydithBarkley;backltor-JoshGibbons,MitchellReck,OwenOeljtenbruns,JacobDeBaun,ZekeMiller,AndrewDorage,DylanJohnson,CameronAnderson,MichaelVosberg,ConnorConrad,LoganBoerner,AnnaHeatherington,andAllisonCarlon.

SeniorAcademicLetterWinnersare,front,ltor-MeganSnyder,KarleeWalker,AshtynShady,KatieRoss,NicoleWilliams;middle l to r -HeatherBaird,EmmaWhalen,MalachiSwanson,CourtneyShirbroun,ZoeyShipley,LibbieLowry,AliciaMorrow,BayleeMoore,KennedyGallentine;backltor-RobbieWickwire,AnthonyZigrang,NoahTucker,ShanePromes,DustinGurnett,KatelynPliner,AngelaDopita,KatieWalrod, andAbigailAnderlik. Not pictured areBreannAhrens,MeridithCallahan,TessaGibson,SpencerJohnson, JayLizer,KoltanLundberg,TomNahnsen,ChazNewholm,HannahPederson,RileyRittgers,JoeSedlacek,RyanTrue,andSkylarWarehime.

SoutheastValleyawardsAcademicletters

OnFriday,March13,SoutheastValleyHighSchoolhelditsAcademicAssemblyfor2ndtrimester.Studentswere recognized for earningAcademic Letters and forreachingtheir2ndtrimesterGPAgoals.

Academiclettersareawardedtostudentswhohavebeen listedon thehonor roll for any4 trimesters. Foreachsubsequenttimeonthehonorroll,studentsreceiveagoldbar.

ThefollowingstudentsearnedAcademicletters/bars for 2nd trimester: (Seniors) BreannAhrens,Abi-gailAnderlik,HeatherBaird,MeridithCallahan,AngelaDopita,KennedyGallentine,TessaGibson,DustinGur-nett,SpencerJohnson,JayLizer,LibbieLowry,KoltanLundberg,BayleeMoore,AliciaMorrow,ThomasNahn-sen,ChazNewholm,HannahPederson,KatelynPliner,ShanePromes,RileyRittgers,KatieRoss, JosephSed-lacek,AshtynShady,ZoeyShipley,CourtneyShirbroun,Megan Snyder, Malachi Swanson, Ryan True, NoahTucker,KarleeWalker,KatieWalrod,SkylarWarehime,EmmaWhalen,RobbieWickwire,NicoleWilliams,andAnthonyZigrang;

(Juniors) Cameron Anderson, Marydith Bar-kley,Allie Berg, Tiffany Blunk, Logan Boerner, JosieBreitsprecher, Allison Carlon, Joshua Carlson, ConnerConrad,ToriCrampton,JacobDeBaun,AndrewDorage,KatelynDyer,MakaylaGarland,JoshGibbons,KearstenHainzinger, Erica Rittgers, Kendall Sandgren, AaliyahScott,MalloryStrutzenberg,MichaelVosberg,andCas-sandraZinnel;

(Sophomores) Jaiden Ackerson, Makayla An-derson,KenlyClough,MylesDavis, CasseyDavisson,Nick Eslick,Dylan Fiala,Mason Forst,KeeganGood-win, Emma Graves, Ryan Gustafson, Meryl Moeller,Sarah Nahnsen, Alaina Rykhus, Kamryn Shady, LeahSiebert,RyannSteburg,AshleyStenzel,KennedyStern,JasonStuart,AaronSwieter,andMakaylaWillison.

In addition toAcademic letters, studentswererecognized for meeting their 2nd trimester GPA goals.Goalsaresetwithinthefirstweekofthetrimester.Stu-dentsareencouragedtoseetheimportanceofgoalsandofwritingthosegoalsdown.TheyareguidedthroughtheprocessofsettingSMARTgoalsandofcreatingaplantoreachthosegoals.

Students who reached their goals for 2nd tri-mester were (Mrs. Jaeschke’s pack) Cole Andrews,Tori Crampton, Nick Eslick, Riley Rittgers, KendallSandgren, JoeyScott,RamonaThompson, andHannahVaughn;

(Mrs.Schill’spack)BreannAhrens,JacobDeBaun,DylanFiala,TrentLeners,SageMichalski,andCourtneyShirbroun;

(Mr.Kruse’spack)JosieBreitsprecher,DylanJohn-son,IsaacPeebler,MitchellReck,KatieRoss,andKelsiSandahl;

(Mrs.Hanna’spack)KennedyGallentine,MakaylaGarland,MalloryStrutzenberg,RyanTrue,KatieWalrod,andClaireWhalen;

(Mr.Zigrang’spack)TessaBerg,AnnaHeathering-ton, Tanner Hilsabeck-Duncan, Liam McDermott, andJacobSorenson;

(Ms. Dosland’s pack) Brittany Davey, MirandaEngeldinger,KennedyStern,AscensionTilley,andSky-lerWarehime;

(Mr.Conrad’spack)TiffanyBlunk,McKenzieGar-ner,NatalieLambert,CarsonShipley,andPattySnyder;

(Mr. Blunk’s pack)Heather Baird,AllisonCarlon,ClaytonKiefer,TreyLawrence,andAnthonyZigrang;

(Mrs.Geisler’spack)JohnnyLautner,DrakeOldson,AshleyStenzel,NoahTucker,andCassieZinnel;

(Ms.Lizer’spack)MueezeAlMushabbir,MarydithBarkley,RyanGustafson,DrewLundquist, andMeganSnyder;

(Ms.Schmidt’spack)JadenCline,ConnerConrad,ElizaGeis,SpencerJohnson,andMaggieMcCormack;

(Ms. Stewart’s pack)TatumFriesth,HalleGrimm,NoahJepsen,andAaronSwieter;

(Ms.Vogel’spack)KearstenHainzinger,CheyenneIles,TravisJones,andMalachiSwanson;

(Mrs. Nellis’s pack) Timothy Graves, Hannah Pe-terson,KatelynPliner,andZoeyShipley; (Mr.Kehoe’spack) Cameron Anderson, Hillary Odhiambo, ShanePromes,andEricaRIttgers;

(Mr.Nuss’spack)JordanFiala,TrevorParrish,Han-nahPederson,andNicoleWilliams;

(Mr.Bachel’spack)AbigailAnderlik,DavidClark,KarriganMentzer,andRobbieWickwire;

(Ms. Christians’s pack) Brandon Andrews, AllieBerg,andRebeccaGuthrie;

(Ms. Peterson’s pack) Owen Oeltjenbruns,AshtynShady,andKevinVinsand;

(Ms. Rippentrop’s pack) Joshua Carlson, JordanHartig,andAustinMcBride;

(Mr.Swieter’spack)BenPeterson.

“It Pays to Advertise!”



Elvin E. “Tiny” Nahnsen, 79, passed awayThursday,March12, 2015 atTrinityRegionalMedicalCenter,FortDodge. Funeral service was 10:00 A.M. on Monday,March16,2015atFaithLutheranChurch,Harcourt,withPastor Rod Meyer officiating. Burial was in DawsonTownshipCemetery,westofPaton,withMilitaryRitesbyGreenfield-HartquistAmericanLegionPost #699ofHarcourt. Elvin is survived by his wife of 53 ½ years,Dorothy (Griswold), daughter Cheryl Tidiane, CouncilBluffs; John (Lori), Council Bluffs; Matt (Jori Lizer),Harcourt;Craig(MarinaSteffener),CedarFalls.Grand-childreninclude:ChristianTidiane,Andrea(Nick)Lamb,Amber (Jesse) Sheets, Logan Jepson, LaurenNahnsen,JennaKayZimmer,Joelle(Joe)Winch,JayLizer,LillianNahnsen, NickWilliams, Izzy Steffener, Jackson Stef-fener, andVeronica Steffener. Great grandchildren in-clude:Brynn,Hailey,Jace,CarsonandsoontobeDakotaandHayden,brothers;Luther(Charlene)Nahnsen,FortDodge;Stanley(Clo)Nahnsen,Harcourt;HarveyNahn-sen,Rosendale,WI;nieces,nephews,otherrelatives,andfriends.ElvinwasprecededindeathbyhisparentsAl-fredandLillian(Fromm)Nahnsen;sister,SylviaGriffith;son,Brian;grandsons,JoelYoderandBrandonYoder. Elvin Edward Nahnsen was born on June 10,1935 at home near Gowrie. Upon graduation fromGowrieHighSchool,hejoinedtheNavyservingintheKoreanWar.Followinghistimeintheservice,heattend-ed trade school inKansasCityand laterattended IowaCentral’selevatorandfarmsupplyprogram.OnJuly2,1961,hewasunitedinmarriagewithDorothyGriswoldatSt.PaulLutheranChurchinFortDodge.Heworkedatthegypsummillsformanyyears.In1967,theymovedtoafarmoutsideofHarcourtwhereheraisedlivestockand farmed. Elvin alsoworkedat variousgrain eleva-torswithin the area and drove semi for Farmers CoopandRollieGustafson until his retirement. Elvin lovedhunting,fishing,playingcards(500),andspendingtimeattheircabinonBigSpiritLake.Heespeciallylikedgo-ingtohischildren’sandgrandchildren’ssportingevents.Elvinwillberememberedforhisinfectioussmile,con-tagiouslaughandsmirkygrin.“Papa/BigPapa”willbemissedgreatlybyhisfamilyandfriends. Memorialsmaybe left to thediscretionof thefamily.

ElvinE.“Tiny”Nahnsen,79

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

Itwasthedayafter“junkmail”mailday.InthecityjunkmaildayisTuesday,thedayyougetallthelocalgroceryandotherstoreadsandvariousunsolicited“junkmail”.Ihadafullboxandgathereditforthetrekbacktomyapartmentattheotherendofthehall.ThatiswhenIgointomydenandsitinmydeskchairwiththewastebas-ketatmyfeet.OnehastobecarefulasthatisthedaymyDaytonandGowriepapersarriveandIdon’twantthemtogointotheroundfile. AsIsorted,watchingforpersonalmailandthealwayspresent (so it seems)bills, Iwithdrewamaga-zine-no–itwasacatalogandwhodoyouthinkitwasfrom? Perhapssomeofyoureaders receivedone too.Iwastakenabackabittoseeboldlyprintedatthetopof thecover“MontgomeryWard”, in thesametypesetas the logoWards had used. Didn’t they cease busi-nessadecadeormoreagohaving, Ibelievegone intoor near bankruptcy? But there it was right beforeme“MontgomeryWard,ImprovingAmericanHomesSince1872’!AfterIsortedtherestofmymail,discardingalargeportion,Ileafedthroughthecatalogforafewmo-ments.Thenmycuriositygotthebetterofme.CouldItrustMr.Googletoenlightenme?SoItried.Withoutgoingintodetails,evidentlyanotherentitypurchasedthenamewhichmusthaveincludedthelogoofthatname.Ididn’tdigdeeplytofindwhenthistransactiontookplacebutprobablynotsolongagothoughitwouldhavetakenabitoftimetoorganize,establishitselfwithmerchan-diseandallthetrimmingsofabusiness.Nonetheless,Iwouldthinkitisnotexactlytrue“ImprovingAmericanHomesSince1872”astherewasalapseofafewyearsin continually “serving the public”. Oh,well – that’smerchandising,that’sadvertisingtoday. Itwas not the old thick catalog of yesteryearthat many a kid whiled away their free, didn’t knowwhattodohours,leafingthroughthosepagesandmak-ingmentalwishlistsforthingsweknewwewouldneverobtain.But,itisfuntowishanddreamandthatneverchanges.Itwasnotathingliketheold“wishbook”ofeitherWardsofSearsbutresembledsomanyothersthatappear periodically and unsolicited in ourmail boxes.Oh,thetreesthatcouldhavebeensaved.Itdidsay‘Wedon’twanttobotheryouwithunwantedcatalogs.ThiscouldbeyourFINALCATALOG.”SomaybeitwillbemyONLYone. There were linens and beddings, towels &washclothsandbathroomitems,smallrugs,kitchengad-getsandsmallappliancesandmicrowaves,refrigerators,dishwashers,potsandpans. Therewereportablestor-ageunitsofmanydescriptionsandsizesforabouteveryroom,lamps,doo-dads&otherdecorativeitems,somemoredecorativefurnitureitems,jewelry,sportandcan-vas shoes,TV’s, computers, phones and technologicalorelectronicaccessoriesofallkinds,differentapparatusfor enjoyingmusic and communications, even electrictypewriters(surprised?),variousspaceheatersandfakefireplaces,tomentionthemajorityofitems. Therewas no hardware or tools, no bicycles,scooters,toysofanykind,nohousestobeorderedandassembledyourself,andnoindextomanypagesbecausethere weren’t many pages. There were no automotiverepair/replacementsupplies.Therewasnoyardgoods,patternsandothersewingparaphernaliaand therewasnoclothingorunderwear,socksforbabies,childrenoradults except those few shoes. The cheapest of thoseshoes, flimsy looking canvas thingswas $49.95. Themajoritywentforaround$99.95forcanvassportshoes.Ihaveneverpaid$100forapairofshoes,nordoIplanto ever pay thatmuch. I couldn’t havemy two over-crowdedoverthedoorracksifIdid.Ibettheyaren’tany better or as well made than my little depressionyears brownoxfordswhichwere around$2.49 at J.C.Penny’soroutoftheMonkeyWardsorSearscatalogs. Oh,yes,afterall theseyearsmycredit isstill

The second time around?goodwiththem.Hurrayformyside!IthinkIwillpass.IneedanewlandlinephonebutI’lllooklocallyforthat–ifIcanfindone.Well,anyway,itdidbringbacksomegoodchildhoodmemoriesandmorerecentonesof the well stockedMontgomeryWard store that foryearswasaveryshortdistancefrommyabode.Willitsurvivethesecondtimearound?Timewilltellanditdoesmarchon.Happy“real”catalogremembrances. P.S. Since originallywriting this I havemynewlandlinephonewithanauxiliaryfortheden.NowI can seewho called and get a clearmessage on theansweringmachine.Surenotlikethatoldcrankphonethathungonthatfarmkitchenwall.

Southeast Valley Schedule of Events

Week of March 18th to March 25th

Wednesday, March 18NO SCHOOLTeacher In-service PM Friday, March 20Kindergarten Round-up(A) B V Tr BVU INDOOR - G V TrMonday, March 237:00 p.m. College Planning Night for JuniorsTuesday, March 24TLC Art Show - ICCC 5th/7th Grade CogAT Test5:00-8:00pm - FFA Dinner & AwardsWednesday, March 255th/7th Grade CogAT Test

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

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

Birthdays18-Mar Rachel Erritt, Colton Klingson MariaVosberg,TiffanyWoodruff19-Mar Angela Harry, Scott Klingson20-Mar Beryl Birkland Benjamin Frotscher Amanda Johnson, Maxine Kail Teagan Saxton22-Mar BillCook,SophiaGutshall Donna Moe, Brooke Peterson23-Mar Brad Lane, MacKenzie Thomas24-Mar Krista Nepple25-Mar LorenAdam,PatrickLusmann Katrina Nelson

Anniversaries18-Mar Denny and Mary Hammen.21-Mar Ed and Renee Robertson.24-Mar Larry and Jill Alliger.

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SoutheastValleyawardsAcademicletters

OnFriday,March13,SoutheastValleyHighSchoolhelditsAcademicAssemblyfor2ndtrimester.Studentswere recognized for earningAcademic Letters and forreachingtheir2ndtrimesterGPAgoals.

Academiclettersareawardedtostudentswhohavebeen listedon thehonor roll for any4 trimesters. Foreachsubsequenttimeonthehonorroll,studentsreceiveagoldbar.

ThefollowingstudentsearnedAcademicletters/bars for 2nd trimester: (Seniors) BreannAhrens,Abi-gailAnderlik,HeatherBaird,MeridithCallahan,AngelaDopita,KennedyGallentine,TessaGibson,DustinGur-nett,SpencerJohnson,JayLizer,LibbieLowry,KoltanLundberg,BayleeMoore,AliciaMorrow,ThomasNahn-sen,ChazNewholm,HannahPederson,KatelynPliner,ShanePromes,RileyRittgers,KatieRoss, JosephSed-lacek,AshtynShady,ZoeyShipley,CourtneyShirbroun,Megan Snyder, Malachi Swanson, Ryan True, NoahTucker,KarleeWalker,KatieWalrod,SkylarWarehime,EmmaWhalen,RobbieWickwire,NicoleWilliams,andAnthonyZigrang;

(Juniors) Cameron Anderson, Marydith Bar-kley,Allie Berg, Tiffany Blunk, Logan Boerner, JosieBreitsprecher, Allison Carlon, Joshua Carlson, ConnerConrad,ToriCrampton,JacobDeBaun,AndrewDorage,KatelynDyer,MakaylaGarland,JoshGibbons,KearstenHainzinger, Erica Rittgers, Kendall Sandgren, AaliyahScott,MalloryStrutzenberg,MichaelVosberg,andCas-sandraZinnel;

(Sophomores) Jaiden Ackerson, Makayla An-derson,KenlyClough,MylesDavis, CasseyDavisson,Nick Eslick,Dylan Fiala,Mason Forst,KeeganGood-win, Emma Graves, Ryan Gustafson, Meryl Moeller,Sarah Nahnsen, Alaina Rykhus, Kamryn Shady, LeahSiebert,RyannSteburg,AshleyStenzel,KennedyStern,JasonStuart,AaronSwieter,andMakaylaWillison.

In addition toAcademic letters, studentswererecognized for meeting their 2nd trimester GPA goals.Goalsaresetwithinthefirstweekofthetrimester.Stu-dentsareencouragedtoseetheimportanceofgoalsandofwritingthosegoalsdown.TheyareguidedthroughtheprocessofsettingSMARTgoalsandofcreatingaplantoreachthosegoals.

Students who reached their goals for 2nd tri-mester were (Mrs. Jaeschke’s pack) Cole Andrews,Tori Crampton, Nick Eslick, Riley Rittgers, KendallSandgren, JoeyScott,RamonaThompson, andHannahVaughn;

(Mrs.Schill’spack)BreannAhrens,JacobDeBaun,DylanFiala,TrentLeners,SageMichalski,andCourtneyShirbroun;

(Mr.Kruse’spack)JosieBreitsprecher,DylanJohn-son,IsaacPeebler,MitchellReck,KatieRoss,andKelsiSandahl;

(Mrs.Hanna’spack)KennedyGallentine,MakaylaGarland,MalloryStrutzenberg,RyanTrue,KatieWalrod,andClaireWhalen;

(Mr.Zigrang’spack)TessaBerg,AnnaHeathering-ton, Tanner Hilsabeck-Duncan, Liam McDermott, andJacobSorenson;

(Ms. Dosland’s pack) Brittany Davey, MirandaEngeldinger,KennedyStern,AscensionTilley,andSky-lerWarehime;

(Mr.Conrad’spack)TiffanyBlunk,McKenzieGar-ner,NatalieLambert,CarsonShipley,andPattySnyder;

(Mr. Blunk’s pack)Heather Baird,AllisonCarlon,ClaytonKiefer,TreyLawrence,andAnthonyZigrang;

(Mrs.Geisler’spack)JohnnyLautner,DrakeOldson,AshleyStenzel,NoahTucker,andCassieZinnel;

(Ms.Lizer’spack)MueezeAlMushabbir,MarydithBarkley,RyanGustafson,DrewLundquist, andMeganSnyder;

(Ms.Schmidt’spack)JadenCline,ConnerConrad,ElizaGeis,SpencerJohnson,andMaggieMcCormack;

(Ms. Stewart’s pack)TatumFriesth,HalleGrimm,NoahJepsen,andAaronSwieter;

(Ms.Vogel’spack)KearstenHainzinger,CheyenneIles,TravisJones,andMalachiSwanson;

(Mrs. Nellis’s pack) Timothy Graves, Hannah Pe-terson,KatelynPliner,andZoeyShipley; (Mr.Kehoe’spack) Cameron Anderson, Hillary Odhiambo, ShanePromes,andEricaRIttgers;

(Mr.Nuss’spack)JordanFiala,TrevorParrish,Han-nahPederson,andNicoleWilliams;

(Mr.Bachel’spack)AbigailAnderlik,DavidClark,KarriganMentzer,andRobbieWickwire;

(Ms. Christians’s pack) Brandon Andrews, AllieBerg,andRebeccaGuthrie;

(Ms. Peterson’s pack) Owen Oeltjenbruns,AshtynShady,andKevinVinsand;

(Ms. Rippentrop’s pack) Joshua Carlson, JordanHartig,andAustinMcBride;

(Mr.Swieter’spack)BenPeterson.


IowaCentury,Heritagefarm owners urged toapplybyJune1

344 Century, 86 Heritage farms rec-ognized in 2014. . . IowaSecretaryofAgricultureBillNortheyhasencouraged eligible farmowners to apply for the 2015Century andHeritage Farm Program. The program issponsored by the Iowa Department ofAgriculture andLandStewardshipandtheIowaFarmBureauandrecog-nizesfamiliesthathaveownedtheirfarmfor100years

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WE SALUTE AMERICAN FARMERS

National Agriculture DayMarch 18, 2015

A partnership between Iowa State UniversityandtheCityofCedarRapidswillexploreopportunitiesforexpandingthesuccessoftheregion’sagriculturalandbioprocessingindustries. City and university officials on March 4 an-nouncedtheestablishmentofanIowaStateresearchandextensionliaisonposition.TheliaisonwillhaveanofficeinCedarRapids, andwillwork closelywith the city’sprocessingindustriestoidentifyopportunitiesforcollab-oratingwith Iowa State scientists, engineers, extensionandeconomicdevelopmentspecialists.

“Thepartnership is anoutstandingexampleofhowwecanworktogethertotakeastrongeconomicsec-torinIowatoawholenewlevel,”saidIowaStateUniver-sityPresidentStevenLeath.“WithIowaState’sexpertisein agriculture, biosciences and engineering, and CedarRapids’ powerhouse capabilities in processing, we’llworktoenhanceeconomicdevelopmentintheregionfo-cusedonfood,feedandfuel.” “Theseindustriesarethebackboneofourecon-omy,” said Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett. “Whenother communities turned their backs on agriculture inpursuitofthe‘neweconomy,’CedarRapidsdidnot.Weknewthatagricultureandagbusinesswouldleadthroughinnovation,researchandnewproductapplications.Thispartnership cements our belief that agriculture will al-waysplayaroleinthesuccessofCedarRapidsandthesuccessofIowa.” The announcement is a result of series of dis-cussionsandvisitsthatbeganin2013,organizedbyCe-darRapidscityandeconomicdevelopmentofficialsandleadersfromIowaState’sCollegeofAgricultureandLifeSciences,theBioeconomyInstitute,ExtensionandOut-reachandtheOfficeofEconomicDevelopmentandIn-

ISU,CityofCedarRapidspartneronagriculturalbioprocessingEnhancing ag development in Iowa. . .

Enhancing the monarch butterfly’s habitat inruralandurban Iowa is thegoalofanew,broad-basedstatewideeffort. The IowaMonarch Conservation Consortium,established through the efforts of Iowa StateUniversi-ty’sCollegeofAgricultureandLifeSciences, theIowaDepartment of Agriculture and Land Stewardship andthe IowaDepartment ofNaturalResources,will take ascience-basedapproach toenhancingmonarchbutterflyreproduction and assist community-led implementationefforts. InitialpartnersintheIowaMonarchConserva-tionConsortiumincludefarmerandconservationorgani-zations,stateagencies,companiesandIowaState. “Theconsortiumwillofferopportunitiestocon-nect ruralandurbancommunities inacommongoal toensuremonarchsremainpartofIowa’slandscape,”saidCraigHill,aMilofarmerandpresidentoftheIowaFarmBureauFederation. JoeMcGovern, president of the Iowa NaturalHeritageFoundation,said,“TheconsortiumwillbuildonIowa’sexperienceinrelatedconservationeffortsandcanmakegreatstridesinbenefitingmonarchs.Welookfor-

ISUScientistsidentifyseedtreatmenttohinderSoybeanDeathSyndrome Researchers at IowaStateUniversity are lead-ingaregionalresearchprojecttoidentifyfarmmanage-mentpracticesthathelpreduceSuddenDeathSyndrome(SDS)insoybeans. SDS is caused by a fungus that can destroy asmallpatch toanentirefieldofsoybeans.Since itsap-pearance 40 years ago, it has spread tomost soybean-growingareaintheUnitedStatesandOntario,Canada,andcontinuestomoveintonewareas. “In Iowa and the rest of theMidwest, SDS isemergingasthenumbertwosoybeandiseaseaftersoy-beancystnematode,intermsofyieldloss,”saidDarenMueller, assistant professor of plant pathology andmi-crobiologyatIowaStateandtheprincipalinvestigatorforthethree-yearregionalresearchproject,whichbeganin2013. The project is partially supported by soybeancheckoff funds through theNorthCentralSoybeanRe-searchProgram (NCSRP).Grant partners include IowaState,University of Illinois,Michigan StateUniversityandPurdueUniversity.TheprojectincludesresearchersinCanadawho are supported by theGrain Farmers ofOntario-OntarioFarmInnovationProgram,acomponentof Growing Forward 2, a federal-provincial-territorialinitiative. Themostwidelyusedfarmmanagementstrat-egyforloweringtheriskofsoybeanSDSistoselectplantvarietiesthathavedemonstratedresistancetothedisease.But, as SDS continues to be a problem, farmers wantmoreadditionalstrategies,saidMueller. ProjectobjectivesincludedeterminingifearlierorlaterplantingsreducetheriskofSDS,studyingthere-lationshipbetweensoybeancystnematoderesistanceand

SDS Research team. . . From left, Yuba Kandel, Leonor LeandroandDarenMuellerarepartoftheteamSDSresearchteamatIowaState.

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WE SALUTE AMERICAN FARMERS

National Agriculture DayMarch 18, 2015

Enhancing the monarch butterfly’s habitat inruralandurban Iowa is thegoalofanew,broad-basedstatewideeffort. The IowaMonarch Conservation Consortium,established through the efforts of Iowa StateUniversi-ty’sCollegeofAgricultureandLifeSciences, theIowaDepartment of Agriculture and Land Stewardship andthe IowaDepartment ofNaturalResources,will take ascience-basedapproach toenhancingmonarchbutterflyreproduction and assist community-led implementationefforts. InitialpartnersintheIowaMonarchConserva-tionConsortiumincludefarmerandconservationorgani-zations,stateagencies,companiesandIowaState. “Theconsortiumwillofferopportunitiestocon-nect ruralandurbancommunities inacommongoal toensuremonarchsremainpartofIowa’slandscape,”saidCraigHill,aMilofarmerandpresidentoftheIowaFarmBureauFederation. JoeMcGovern, president of the Iowa NaturalHeritageFoundation,said,“TheconsortiumwillbuildonIowa’sexperienceinrelatedconservationeffortsandcanmakegreatstridesinbenefitingmonarchs.Welookfor-

wardtogettingthewordouttoallIowansabouthowtheycanhelpincreasemonarchhabitat.” Themonarchbutterfly is an iconic species forthe Midwest, and Iowa is the heart of the butterfly’sbreedingrange. Nationally,declinesinmonarchbutterflieshavebeenattributedtolossofoverwinteringhabitat,andthelossofmilkweedhabitat.Monarchsdependonmilkweedplantsfor layingtheireggsandforcaterpillarnutrition.Asadults,monarchsalso relyonotherplants fornutri-tion. IowaStateUniversitywill leadresearchtode-velop cost-effective methods to establish and maintainmilkweedplantsinbothruralandurbansettings. “Thebottomlineisthatwhileweareproceed-ingwithasenseofurgency,wealsowilluseanddevelopsoundscientificunderstandingtoguidethedevelopmentofcost-effective,productivemonarchhabitat,”saidSueBlodgett,chairoftheDepartmentofEntomologyatIowaState. “Applyingthebestavailablesciencetoimprov-ingthemonarch’sreproductivesuccessis importantforourstateandthenation,”shesaid.“ThenewconsortiummayleadtocollaborationswithotherMidwesternstatesinthemonarch’sbreedingrange.” Research will evaluate criteria for optimalreproduction-promoting habitats, including the mix ofmilkweedspeciesandcompanionplants,andthesizeand

NewconsortiumlaunchedtoconserveMonarchButterflyhabitatinIowaFarm groups support program. . .Enhancing ag development in Iowa. . .

Planting milkweed. . . IowaStateUniversityplanted10,000seedsofmilkweedspeciesaspartofanewIowaMonarchCon-servationConsortium.The seedlingswillbeplantedatISUresearchfarmsthisspring.

Monarch caterpillars. . . Monarch caterpillars depend on milkweedplantsfornutrition.(PhotocourtesyofUSDA-ARS)

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ISUScientistsidentifyseedtreatmenttohinderSoybeanDeathSyndrome Researchers at IowaStateUniversity are lead-ingaregionalresearchprojecttoidentifyfarmmanage-mentpracticesthathelpreduceSuddenDeathSyndrome(SDS)insoybeans. SDS is caused by a fungus that can destroy asmallpatch toanentirefieldofsoybeans.Since itsap-pearance 40 years ago, it has spread tomost soybean-growingareaintheUnitedStatesandOntario,Canada,andcontinuestomoveintonewareas. “In Iowa and the rest of theMidwest, SDS isemergingasthenumbertwosoybeandiseaseaftersoy-beancystnematode,intermsofyieldloss,”saidDarenMueller, assistant professor of plant pathology andmi-crobiologyatIowaStateandtheprincipalinvestigatorforthethree-yearregionalresearchproject,whichbeganin2013. The project is partially supported by soybeancheckoff funds through theNorthCentralSoybeanRe-searchProgram (NCSRP).Grant partners include IowaState,University of Illinois,Michigan StateUniversityandPurdueUniversity.TheprojectincludesresearchersinCanadawho are supported by theGrain Farmers ofOntario-OntarioFarmInnovationProgram,acomponentof Growing Forward 2, a federal-provincial-territorialinitiative. Themostwidelyusedfarmmanagementstrat-egyforloweringtheriskofsoybeanSDSistoselectplantvarietiesthathavedemonstratedresistancetothedisease.But, as SDS continues to be a problem, farmers wantmoreadditionalstrategies,saidMueller. ProjectobjectivesincludedeterminingifearlierorlaterplantingsreducetheriskofSDS,studyingthere-lationshipbetweensoybeancystnematoderesistanceand

SDS Research team. . . From left, Yuba Kandel, Leonor LeandroandDarenMuellerarepartoftheteamSDSresearchteamatIowaState.


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ZIONLUTHERANCHURCH

JamesG.Davis,Pastor

9:30amSundaySchool10:30SundayWorship

Wed.,March18 6:00 p.m. Lenten SoupSupper@Zion

7:00 p.m. Lenten Ser-vice@Zion

8:00p.m.ZionWEBSinlibrary

8:00 p.m.Vesper Ring-ers

Sat.,March21 9:00 a.m. ScrapbookClub

9:00a.m.SpringClean-ing

5:00p.m.WorshipSun.,March22 9:25a.m.ChoirPractice 9:30a.m.SundaySchool 10:30a.m.Worship 11:30 a.m. MorningGloryBellsPractice

Wed.,March25 3:45 p.m. Beginner &SonshineBells

6:00 p.m. Lenten SoupSupper@UMC

7:00 p.m. Lenten Ser-vice@UMC

HARCOURTFAITHLUTHERAN

CHURCHRodMeyer,Pastor

~~Worship10:30amFellowship9:30am

SundaySchool9:30am

HARCOURTUNITED

EVANGELICALCOVENANTCHURCH

CraigVote,Pastor

9:30amSundayWorship~

Mondays:9:30amWomen'sBibleStudy.

~Saturdays:7pmMen's

BibleStudy.

UNITEDMETHODISTCHURCH

KarenYoung,Pastor 9:00amSundayWorship

MOORLANDUNITEDCHURCH

OFCHRISTJamesG.Davis,Pastor

8:00amSundayWorship

Wed.,March18 1:00 p.m. Lenten Ser-vice@Fulton

Sun.,March22 9:15a.m.WorshipWed.,March25 1:00 p.m. Lenten Ser-vice@UCC

OURLADYOFGOODCOUNSEL

ServedbythepriestsoftheWebsterCo.Catholicparishes

SundayMorningMass:

10a.m.

UNITEDMETHODISTCHURCH

AnnetteRuhsKruse,Pastor

9:00a.m.SundaySchool10:15a.m.SundayWorship

Wednesday,March18th 6:00 PM Lent SoupSupper and Service atZionLutheranChurch

Thursday,March19th 3:00PMWorshipServiceatGowrieCareCenter

Friday,March20th 1:00PMQuiltersSunday,March22nd 9:00AMConfirmation 9:00AMSundaySchool 10:15AMWorship 11:15AMChoirPractice 5:00PMYouthGroupMonday,March23rd 12:00PMSmallGroup 5:00 PM Glory BellPractice

6:00PMChoirPracticeTuesday,March24th 1:00PMQuiltersWednesday,March25th 2:30PMBINGOatCareCenter

6:00 PM Lent SoupSupper and Service atGowrieUMC

GOWRIE

ROELYNFULTONLUTHERAN

CHURCHJamesG.Davis,Pastor

9:15amSundayWorship

Wed.,March18 1:00 p.m. Lenten Ser-vice@Fulton

Sun.,March22 9:15a.m.WorshipWed.,March25 1:00 p.m. Lenten Ser-vice@UCC

LANYONEVANGELICAL

COVENANTCHURCHMarcMurchison,Pastor

9:30am-Worship10:30am-

CoffeeFellowship11am-SundaySchool

~~Wednesdays:

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Night

Saturday:8am-Men'sFellowship

(HarcourtDepot)

www.lanyoncovenant.org

FARNHAMVILLEHOLYTRINITY

LUTHERANCHURCHRobertZellmer,Pastor

9:30amSundayWorship8:30SundaySchool

Mondays:LadiesBibleStudy

9:30amArmorofGodClass

7:00pm2nd&4thTuesday:

CommunityMeal11:30am

FIRSTUNITEDCHURCHPastor

JamesH.Chesnutt

10:30amSundayWorship

Wednesdays:LunchBunch4:30-6:00PMYouthMissionTeam5:15KidsBellChoir6:00-6:15

SOMERSUNITEDMETHODIST

CHURCHPastorJamesH.Chesnutt

9:00amSundayWorship

Thursdays:1:30p.m.AfternoonBibleStudy

atChurch

Tuesdays:7:00p.m.EveningBibleStudyat

Dan&ColleenGoodwin’s

OURSAVIOUR’SLUTHERANCHURCHPastor:JonRollefson

9:15amSundayWorship10:15amFellowship10:30SundaySchool11:00amAdultForum

Mondays:BibleStudywithDonDoolittle,7:00pm

Tuesdays:Women'sEveningBible

Study,7:00pmPraiseandWorship,

6:00pmWednesdays:

Confirmation,5:45pmThursdays:

ChoirPractice,6:00pmDivorceCare,7:00pm

Saturdays:Men'sgroup,9:00am

Wed.,March18 4:00-5:30PM

1stCommunionClass,FiresideRoom

5:30-6:30PMLentenSupper(Dor-cas/LydiaCircle)

7:00PMLentenWor-ship;Choirpracticefollows

Sat.,March219:00-3:00SparkingaLifestyleofFreedom&JoyatTrinity

LutheranChurch-Boxholm

1:00PMChoirPracticTues.,March24

6:00PMPraise&Worship,FellowshipHall

Wed.,March25 5:30-6:30PMLent-

enSupper(MissionGroup)

7:00PMWorship;ChoirPracticefollows

spacingofmilkweedpatches.Scientistsalsowill refinesurveying andmonitoringmethods to establish a base-line formonarchpopulationsandhabitatenhancementsfor assessing the performance of renewed conservationefforts. Farmer extension and outreachwill be led byIowa State University Extension and Outreach, stateagenciesandIowafarmerorganizations.Extensionpro-grams will deliver practical, “how to” information forconserving and restoring monarch butterfly breedinghabitatonfarmsandruralareas. “Delivering science-based extension informa-tionforbothfarmersand thegeneralpublichelpsraiseawarenessandmotivation,andensureahigherlikelihoodof successfully supporting monarch butterfly popula-tions,”saidBlodgett. Educationalprogramsforthegeneralpublicwillbedeliveredthroughconsortiummemberorganizations.

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Theconsortiumalsowillreachouttoyouthgroupssuchas4-Hclubs,FFAchaptersandothers. Thefirsteffortsof theconsortiumcanbeseenthisspring,asIowaStateUniversityplantsseedlingsofmilkweedonresearchfarmsaroundthestate. Last month (February) ISU planted 10,000seedsofninedifferentmilkweedspeciesingreenhouses.Seedlingswillbe transplanted intosmalldemonstrationplotson13 ISUresearch farms.Also, twoof themilk-weed specieswill be transplanted or direct seeded intolargerresearchhabitatplotstostudyhowtheplantsgrow,proliferateandadapttolocalconditions.Researcherswillformulate and plant a monarch seedmix that includesmilkweed and nectar-producing prairie plants.Throughtheyear,researcherswillmonitorbutterfliesintheplotsfromeggandlarvaethroughadultstages. The consortium’s initial efforts complement arecentlyannouncednationalcampaignbytheU.S.FishandWildlife Service, which plans to establish on-the-groundmonarchconservationprojects,includingagoalofplanting200,000acresofmilkweed.

Funding and support for the Iowa MonarchConservationConsortiumwillcomefromcontributionsofpartneringorganizationsandothersources. InitialpartnersintheIowaMonarchConserva-tion Consortium are: Iowa State University, Iowa De-partment of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, IowaDepartmentofNaturalResources,IowaCattlemen’sAs-sociation, IowaCornGrowersAssociation, IowaFarmBureau Federation, Iowa Soybean Association, IowaTurkey Federation, Practical Farmers of Iowa, IowaNaturalHeritageFoundation,IowaNatureConservancy,DuPontPioneer,MonsantoandSoilandWaterConser-vationSociety.

SDS resistance, and assessing the effectiveness of newproducts,suchasseedtreatmentsandherbicides. Researchers at Iowa State and the other landgrantuniversitieshavebeencollaboratingtostudySDSformorethan10years,withthesupportoftheNCSRP.LeonorLeandro,associateprofessorofplantpathologyandmicrobiologyat IowaStateandco-principal inves-tigator for theSDSmanagement study, led thebiologi-calresearchthatidentifiedaDNAtestthatmeasureshowmuchSDSpathogenisintherootsofaplantandinthesoil. Muellersaysthisbiologicalresearchwasfoun-dationaltobeingabletotestmanagementpractices. “If researchers didn’t have tools like this, wewouldn’tknowwhatmanagementpracticeswearetest-ingareworking,”Muellersaid. Other biological research included studyingwhen infection takes place and if susceptibility to thefunguslessensastheplantsgetolder. “Whatwefoundisthatthelaterthefungusin-fectstheseedlings,themoreresistancetheplantshadtoSDS.That’swhywethoughtaseedtreatmentwouldbeaneffectivesolution.Butwejustdidn’tseeanyproductsthatwereeffectiveuntilrecently,”saidLeandro. Leandrowas referring to ILeVO, a seed treat-mentwhichBayerCropScienceasked tohave includedin all tests being conductedby the project universities.Bayerprovidedtheseedtreatmentandthefundsneededtodoublealloftheexperiments. “Farmersaregoingtobenefitbecausewehavebeenabletoidentifyaseedtreatmentthatwenowknowworks. Learning how itworks, how it kills the fungusandwhatmanagementpracticeswillwork—allofthisknowledge isbecauseof soybean researchcheckoff in-vestmentintheuniversitysystem,”Muellersaid. BayerCropSciencehasannouncedthattheseedtreatment,ILeVO,willbeavailableforthe2015growingseason.Muellersaysotherproductshavesincebecomeavailablewhichtheywillincludeinfuturetests.

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inthecaseofCenturyFarmsand150yearsforHeritageFarms. “Theseawardsareanopportunitytorecognizethehardworkandcommitmentbythesefamiliesthatisnecessarytokeepafarminthesamefamilyfor100or150years,”Northeysaid.“Ifyouconsiderallthechallengesandunexpectedobstacleseachofthemwouldhavehadtoovercomeduringtheirlifeonthefarm,itgivesyouagreaterappreciationof thededicationandperseveranceofeachofthefamiliesbeingrecognized.” ApplicationsareavailableontheDepartment’swebsiteatwww.IowaAgriculture.govbyclickingontheCenturyFarmorHeritageFarmlinkunder“HotTopics.” ApplicationsmayalsoberequestedfromBeckyLorenz,Coordinatorof theCenturyandHeritageFarmProgramviaphoneat515-281-3645,[email protected] toCenturyorHeritageFarmsProgram, IowaDepartmentofAgricul-tureandLandStewardship,HenryA.WallaceBuilding,502E.9thSt.,DesMoines,IA50319. FarmfamiliesseekingtoqualifyfortheCenturyorHeritageFarmsProgrammustsubmitanapplicationtotheDepartmentnolaterthanJune1,2015. The ceremony to recognize the 2015 CenturyandHeritageFarmsisscheduledtobeheldattheIowaStateFaironThursday,August20th. The Century Farm program began in 1976 aspartoftheNation’sBicentennialCelebrationand18,328farms fromacross the statehave received this recogni-tion.TheHeritageFarmprogramwasstartedin2006,onthe30thanniversaryoftheCenturyFarmprogram,and736farmshavebeenrecognized. Last year344CenturyFarms and86HeritageFarmswererecognized. “CenturyandHeritageFarmrecognitionsattheIowaStateFairareagreatcelebrationofIowaagricultureand the families thatcare for the landandproduceourfood,”Northeysaid.“IhopeeligiblefamilieswilltakethetimetoapplyandthencometotheStateFair toberecognized.”

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WebsterCountygraduates.ApplicationsareavailableatallWebsterCountyschools.

The chapter provided camperships each ear toWebsterCountyyouth,ages12-15, toattendconserva-tion camps at Springbrook State Park,Guthrie Center,IA.Anyoneinterestedshouldcontactthechapter’sTrea-surer,JerryBeck,515-571-7406.

Specialauctionitemsthisyearwillincludeoriginalpaintingsbylocalartists;turkeyfeatherpaintingsbyEd-die Simpson, Boxholm; Framed photo prints by GaryWinch, FortDodge andBillKeenan, FortDodge, andquiltsbyBillSchoonover.

Main raffle items this yearwill be a 30gun rafflerecognizingthechapter’s30thanniversary, limitededi-tionPheasantsForever30thanniversaryBrowningSil-verLightningShotgunandaframedcanvaseditionTerryRedlinprint.

In addition, numerousgunswill be given away asraffleandattendanceprizesduringtheevening.Allauc-tionitemswillbeavailableforviewingbythepublicatthefairgroundsSaturday,March28from11:00a.m.-3:00p.m.

Anyone needing further information concerningPheasants Forever, the banquet or the banquet ticketsmaycontactchairman,JerryBeck515-571,7406.

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Webster County Claims Register Report for 02-24-2015 ABC PEST CONTROL INC pest control 62.00ACCESS SYSTEMS copier lease 188.00ADVANCED SYSTEMS INC office supplies 78.33ADVANCED SYSTEMS INC copier system 256.87ADVANTAGE TAPE ADVERTISING INC, receipt coupons 815.00AHLERS & COONEY PC professional services 2,770.00ALLIANCE CONNECT LLC phone service 2,181.15ALLIANT ENERGY UTILITIES 100.95ALLSCRIPTS maintenance fee 1,019.47AMAZON.COM OFFICE SUPPLIES 60.68ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES, SUPPLIES 127.01AULT, RAY mileage 55.00BEMRICH ELECTRICAL INC service at e911 693.70BENNETT CRIMMINS & SMITH guardianship 787.50BERRY advertising 69.00BLACK HILLS ENERGY UTILITIES 476.08BOMGAARS SUPPLY SUPPLIES 941.78BRIGGS CORPORATION supplies 110.34BRW supplies 20.00BURCH, ROBERT rent & expense 400.00BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF serve papers 20.50CALHOUN CO. PUBLIC HEALTH, ch, mh, epsdt, t19, tobacco 7,755.19CALLENDER, CITY OF UTILITIES 157.61CANON, CORRINE mileage 55.00CASEY'S GENERAL STORES INC, FUEL 421.99CCDA dues & memberships 40.00CENTRAL IA JUVENILE DET CENTER, detention services 10,510.00CENTRAL IOWA DISTRIBUTING INC., supplies 186.85CHOICE PRINTING INC envelopes 198.00COMMUNITY & FAMILY RESOURCE, hospital services 5,894.00CULLIGAN WATER CONDITION SUPPLIES 75.48DANIEL PHARMACY medication 76.54DAYTON REVIEW legal publishing 10.03DES MOINES AREA COMMUNITY COLL, WORKSHOPS 80.00DES MOINES STAMP MFG CO notary stamp 83.70DEYTA LLC hhcahps fee 90.00DIGITY MEDIA LLC RADIO ADS 1,095.00DORSEY, TOM mileage 55.00DUNBAR POWER EQUIPMENT supplies 195.19ELDORA PHARMACY, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES 2,063.98ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING electronic repair 152.39EMERGENCY SERVICES MARKETING, subscription 6,687.00EMMET COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH, ch, mh, epsdt, t19 1,167.09FASTENAL COMPANY STOCK 760.93FILTER CARE STOCK 6.60FIRST AMERICAN BANK box rent 45.00FORD, ERIN mileage 60.90FORT DODGE TRANMISSION INC., service 445.17FORT DODGE WATER DEPT WATER 918.36FRANKLIN COUNTY SHERIFF serve papers 16.00FREEMAN, SUSAN wages 2,005.26FRONTIER 911 circuits 813.83GARGANO, MARK medical examiner expense 500.00GENE MOELLER OIL COMPANY FUEL 109.62GOVCONNECTION INC laptops/docking station/ram 6,493.88GOWRIE NEWS legal publishing 11.70GREENBELT HOME CARE tobacco prevention grant 849.36GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER, ch, mh, epsdt, t19 4,075.42GROUP SERVICES INC safe-t fund 21,180.75HAMILTON CO. PUBLIC HEALTH, wic, ch, mh, epdst, t19, tobacco6,754.45HARCOURT EQUIPMENT vehicle repairs 853.97HARCOURT, TOWN OF WATER 40.50HARVEY RENTAL LLC rent & expense 400.00HENRY SCHEIN INC dental supplies 237.48HEPP, BLAINE contracted wages 2,527.93HERZOG, DARREN phone 40.00HUMBOLDT COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH

Regular MeetingFebruary 24, 2015

The Board of Supervisors will meet in Session on the above date with the following members present: Singer, Fletcher, Campbell, and Leffler. Absent: Dencklau. Moved by Leffler, seconded by Singer to approve minutes of the February 17, 2015 regular meeting. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Singer, seconded by Fletcher to receive and place on file Drainage Repairs for D.D.#69 Main Open Ditch. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Leffler to receive and place on file Manure Management Plan Update for Price Finisher in Section 7, Burnside Township. (Copy on file in Auditor’s office). Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Leffler, seconded by Singer to approve and authorize Chair to sign Joint Cooperation Agreement by and between the Fort Dodge Housing Authority and Webster County for the purpose of creating a regional housing authority. (Copy on file in Auditor’s office). Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Singer, seconded by Fletcher to approve and authorize transfer from the Capital Project Fund to LOST Special Revenue Fund in the amount of $216,514.20. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Leffler to adopt Resolution to Vacate Road and Reversion for Taxation. RESOLUTION to vacate the following described parcel of road right of way, to wit: All that portion of the road originally known as the “Jackson and Deer Creek Road”, now known as Garfield Avenue, lying south of the right of way of the road now known as 150th Street, being 33 feet in width each side of the Range Section line between Section 36, township 90 North, Range 30 West and Section 31, Township 90 North, Range 29 West of the fifth Principal Meridian, Webster County, Iowa, and containing 0.68 acres more or less. WHEREAS, on January 20, 2015 a resolution to initiate vacation of the above described parcel was passed by the Webster County Board of Supervisors and in accordance with Chapter 306 of the Code of Iowa, a date was set for a hearing by the Webster County Board of Supervisors and legal action was served on all interested parties and said notice did state the hearing date was set for 10:30 A.M., February 17, 2015, in the Board of Supervisor’s Room of the Webster County Courthouse, Fort Dodge Iowa 50501, and WHEREAS, said hearing was held on above mentioned date and no written objections were filed and no oral concerns were presented. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of Webster County, Iowa, does hereby vacate the above described parcel of road right of way, subject to the right of a utility association, company, or corporation to continue in possession of a right of way in use at the time of the vacation. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by said Board of Supervisors, that the said vacated parcels of road right of way shall be reverted to the abutting landowners, without further action of the Board.

Attest: s/Carol Messerly s/Mark Campbell Webster County Auditor Vice Chair, Board of Supervisors

Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Leffler, seconded by Singer to approve policy for dust control program, vendor permit form and patron acknowledgement form. (Copies on file in Engineer’s office). Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Singer, seconded by Fletcher to approve setting public hearing on Fiscal Year 2016 Secondary Road Budget and Five Year Construction Program during the regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors at 10:00a.m. Tuesday March 17, 2015. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Leffler to approve plans and specifications for bridge replacement projects L-002701—73-94 and L-002725—73-94 and setting bid letting at 10:30a.m. on March 17, 2015 in the Board Room. (Copy on file in Engineer’s office). Motion carried unanimously.

Moved by Leffler, seconded by Singer to allow claims. Motion carried unanimously.

Moved by Singer, seconded by Fletcher to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously.

Attest: s/Carol Messerly s/Mark Campbell Webster County Auditor Vice Chair, Board of Supervisors

Regular MeetingMarch 3, 2015

The Board of Supervisors met in Session on the above date with the following members present: Fletcher, Dencklau, Campbell, and Leffler. Absent: Singer. Moved by Leffler, seconded by Campbell to approve minutes of the February 24, 2015 regular meeting. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Fletcher to receive and place on file resignation of Dennis Jones on the Coleman Water Board. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Leffler to receive and place on file the following appointments to the Coleman Sanitary Sewer Board as elected at a special meeting on February 24, 2015: Joe Echelberger, to a term expiring January 2, 2019; and Larry Pingel, to a term expiring January 2, 2021. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Fletcher to receive and place on file Manure Management Plan update for Norwest Finisher in Section 7, Burnside Township. (Copy on file Auditor’s office) Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Leffler to approve Five-day Special Class C Liquor License for Domestic Sexual Assault Outreach effective April 11, 2015. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Leffler, seconded by Campbell to approve Class C Liquor License renewal Application for Deer Creek Golf Club, effective March 1, 2015. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Fletcher to receive and place on file Planning and Zoning Commission’s report and set 10:30a.m. March 23, 2015 as the time and date for public hearing on the first consideration to amend Zoning Ordinance 046. (Copy on file in Auditor’s Office) Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Leffler to approve application and permit from Hy-Vee Food Store of Fort Dodge, Iowa for conducting portion of 4th Annual Hy-Vee Half Marathon on Saturday, April 11, 2015 within Webster County secondary road right of way. (Copies on file in Engineer’s office) Motion carried unanimously. The following vendor proposals to purchase pickup with service body for surveying and inspection were reviewed:

Shimkat Motor Company $45,023.00 for a Dodge Ram 2500 Fort Dodge Ford $45,262.32 for a Ford F-250

Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Leffler to approve County Engineer’s recommendation to purchase pickup with service body for surveying and inspection from Shimkat Motor Company. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Leffler, seconded by Campbell to approve Resolution No. 0.2 to Revise Webster County 2015 Five Year Construction Program, which advances four bridge replacement projects from priority year FY2016 to accomplishment year FY2015 so they may be let and constructed. (Copies on file in Engineer’s office) Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Campbell, seconded by Fletcher to approve hiring and employment of Mason Gordon, Transport Officer, effective March 3, 2015 at the rate of $12.00 per hour per recommendation of Steve Elifrits, Jail Administrator. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Fletcher, seconded by Campbell to accept and place on file the resignation of Theresa Leffler, Correctional Officer, effective March 2, 2015. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Leffler, seconded by Campbell to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously.

s/Tina Eldal s/Keith Dencklau Tina Eldal, Webster County Deputy Auditor Keith Dencklau, Chairman

Special MeetingMarch 4, 2015

The Board of Supervisors met in Special Session on the above date with the following members present: Dencklau, Campbell, and Leffler. Absent: Fletcher and Singer. The Board of Supervisors discussed the County Attorney’s office with the County Attorney Jennifer Benson. No action taken.

No further business the meeting adjourned.

s/Tina Eldal s/Keith Dencklau Tina Eldal, Webster County Deputy Auditor Keith Dencklau, ChairmanWEBSTER CO.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

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CITY OFCALLENDER

FEBRUARY 2015 CLAIMS/PAYABLESCALHOUN COUNTY ELECTRIC, ELECTRIC 14,199.99EIDE, ERIC LEGAL 887.25FORT DODGE MACHINE SNOWPLOW 9.82GOWRIE NEWS & PRINT SHOP PUBLICATIONS 562.57HEARTLAND BANK DUES 41.61IPERS PAYROLL 2,105.90IOWA ASSOCIATION OF MUNIC LINEMAN BOOK 91.5LEHIGH VALLEY COOP TELEP LIBRARY 521.94ACCESS SYSTEMS LIBRARY 76.62LOVES COMPUTER LIBRARY 65MID AMERICAN ENERGY LIBRARY / CC 583.49PEDERSON SANITATION GARBAGE/RECYCLE 250TREASURER-SALES TAX SALES TAX 926BAKER AND TAYLOR LIBRARY 252.45FEATURE FILMS FOR FAMILY LIBRARY 31.85CITY OF CALLENDER UTILITIES 2,159.18POSTMASTER POSTAGE 249WEBSTER COUNT TREASURER STREETS 205.34COLLECTIONS SERVICES CTR PAYROLL 713.52QUILL SUPPLIES 571.89HEALTH ALLIANCE INSURANCE 1,026.00HACH COMPANY CHEMICALS 53.04PETTY CASH LIBRARY LIBRARY 117.71EFTPS PAYROLL 3,004.57AG SOURCE TESTING 45.83JOHN HORRELL POSTAGE REIMBURSEMENT 37.65SECRETARY OF STATE NORTARY RENEWAL 30GO DADDY TECHNOLOGY 210.22LOGMEIN.COM TECHNOLOGY 99

CITY OF CALLENDER – CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTESMarch 10, 2015

The Callender City Council Meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Mayor Randy Hanson. Present: Lee, Weston, Shirbroun, Jondle & Martens. Motion by Shirbroun, Second by Lee to open the Public Hearings. All ayes. MC. Ordinance #186 – Renewal MidAmerican Energy natural gas franchise. No comments from the public. Motion by Weston, Second by Martens to close the public hearing. All Ayes - MC Adoption of Annual Budget for Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2015 / Ending June 30, 2016. There were no comments from the public. Motion to approve Weston, Second Lee to close public hearing. Ayes - MC Bids for Sale of City Owned Residential Property and Notice of Public Hearing. No comments from public. 1 bid received late. City did not open sealed bid. Advertise again with additional property. Motion by Shirbroun, Second by Jondle toclose the Public Hearing. All ayes. MC Representatives from Calhoun County REC conducted the Electric Annual Review. Mark Reinders available to answer questions regarding the MidAmerican Energy natural gas franchise. No comments. Motion by Weston, Second by Shirbroun to approve the Consent Agenda including City Council Meeting Minutes 2/17/2015 and Financial Report Bundle February 2015 (including library) and AP/Claims Payables. Total Expense $37,454.30. Total Revenue $41,830.44. All Ayes - MC Motion by Shirbroun, Second by Martens to approve the Agenda. All Ayes – MC. Motion by Weston, Second by Lee to approve the first reading of Ordinance #186 to renew a twenty-five (25) year period a non-exclusive natural gas supply, operation and maintenance franchise with MidAmerican Energy Company. Ayes: Lee, Weston, Shirbroun, Jondle & Martens. Ayes All – MC. Infrastructure map information forthcoming. Motion by Weston, Second by Shirbroun to approve Resolution #478 – Adoption of Annual Budget for Fiscal Year July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016. Revenue = $707,099 vs current fiscal year $803,306 (down $96,207 mostly due to no GO Loan $31,068, no electric transfer to CP $21,559, no Sewer transfer to CP $13,059 , no water transfer to CP 34,550. Electric Sales less $16,000, Water Sales More $16,000 due to new utility rates). Expense = $965,364 vs current fiscal year $941,111 (up $24,253 mostly due to paying off GO Loan early $31, 068, $25,000 sewer generator, $50,000 water tower clean/paint and $21,000 electrical wire upgrades and transformers.). Property tax levy is 10.582% vs current fiscal year 15.415% (approx. $30,000 reduction in property taxes or $4.83 per thousand). Ayes: Lee, Weston, Shirbroun, Jondle & Martens. Ayes All – MC. City supports (EMD) Emergency Medical Dispatch without start up cost. A bid for Sale of City Property 717 Charles Street was received late and returned. City will amend Resolution #477 A resolution setting public hearing on the proposed sale of real properties located at 717 Charles Street, Lots 5 and 6, in Block 1, Sunberg’s Addition to also include sale of real property located at 602 Margaret, the S ½ of Lots 6 and 7 in Block 11 in the Town of Callender, IA. City shall hold public hearings on the sale of both properties April 14, 2015 6:30 p.m. in City Hall. City will advertise both properties with legal notices. Bids for both properties are due before start of public hearings / city council meeting at 6:30 p.m. April 14, 2015. Motion by Lee, Second by Shirbroun. Ayes All - MC Calhoun County REC provided Annual Update. City is eligible for quarterly credits the next 3 years for renewal of contract; annual credit approx $9,000 or $2,200 per quarter and receipt via check vs bill credit. City will submit the Annual Electrical Inspection report before 4/1/2015. Motion by Weston, Second by Lee approving receipt of Annual Exam Report for Fiscal Year July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014. Ayes: Lee, Weston, Shirbroun, Jondle & Martens. Ayes All – MC. Motion by Lee, Second by Martens to approve Resolution #480 Naming Heartland Bank as the City’s approved Depositories and Setting Investment Limit $5,000,000. Ayes: Lee, Weston, Shirbroun, Jondle & Martens. Ayes All – MC. Motion by Shirbroun, Second by Weston to approve the Annual Property Insurance / Workers Comp Insurance renewal with Kingsgate Insurance. Overall plan increase 8% with works comp going down. Ayes All – MC. Legal – Inquiry regarding demolition costs for elevator, delay legal action until September 1, 2015 on one PMC violation, proceed to sell two city owned abandoned properties via bid and seek tax sale updates from legal counsel.. Per the auditors request, a new monthly trial balance, delinquent account, report will be maintained with the monthly utility reports. City concurs with 2 year bingo/raffle license at a cost of $150 vs $35 for the Annual Harvest and Music Fest. It was noted a new event logo is pending; council is considering new event banner(s). City will get quotes for signs to address snowmobiles at the city park.Planning & Zoning approved a Building Permit 835 Agnes. Property owner can landscape up to property line (no setback). At the Fire Board Meeting 3/15 the fire dept/board will discuss Articles of Incorporation to meet written agreement requirements for Fire Protection. City Council provided approval of the draft code update. Legal proceedings will commence 4/14/2015. Library Board will forward passage of revised library personnel policy/job descriptions. No further concerns with council's authority over some matters with the library board. Departmental Reports - Clerk will provide expense journal entry details to library. Address sewer alarm lift station #2. Roads identified as needing rock. Clerk will attend Main Street Iowa Workshop.

CITY OF CALLENDERSPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

March 10, 2015

A Special City Council Meeting was called to order by Mayor Randy Hanson at 5:30 p.m. Present: Dave Lee, Randy Hanson, Don Weston & Darryl Shirbroun. Absent: Wanda Martens. Jim Henrich discussed the Southeast Valley High School Carpentry Program. They partner with ICCC and this program provides kids an opportunity to learn carpentry skills Steps identified for immediate discussion are 1) Identify a site; two potential lots have been identified on the NW side of town and the council feels this part of town would be ideal and enhance the city’s NW entrance corridor; both sites requires extension of the sewer/storm sewer. 2) Find owner or investment group. 3) Floor Plan; Council feels city needs a new ranch style homes. Install basement prior to start of school and in the fall and students will frame it before winter. Students are not involved with electrical or plumbing. House would quality for tax abatement. City Council would like to pursue the Southwest Valley High School Carpentry Program. School representatives will speak again at the April 14th City Council Meeting. Motion by Lee, Second by Martens to close the special meeting at 6:30 p.m. All ayes. MC.

Randy Hanson / MayorATTEST:Denita Lee-Luke / City Clerk

WEBSTER CO.BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

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 March 31, 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 first consideration of an amendment to Zoning Ordinance # 046 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.

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

CITY OFFARNHAMVILLE

Farnhamville City CouncilRegular Meeting Minutes

March 9th, 2015

The Farnhamville City Council met on Monday, March 9th, 2015, 6:30 p.m. at the City Hall Council Chambers, called to order by roll call by Mayor Frank Morgan, with council members, Barb Gregg, Jeff Kicklighter, Herman Seil, Clint VanKley and Calvin Wooters present. Others present Alan Jorgensen, Patrick Monaghan. Others present were Joleen Schmit, Rick Welter, Gerry Majerus, Joe Lampe, and Lisa Lampe. Judy Harvey arrived at 6:55 P.M., Absent: Roger Kopecky Motion by Kicklighter, seconded by Seil to approve the minutes from February 9th regular meeting and the agenda for this meeting. Motion carried. Following discussion a motion by Kicklighter, seconded by Wooters to approve the payment of the following bills. Motion carried.

Alan Jorgensen February Net Wages $2,344.22Alan Jorgensen Supplies $32.66AGSOURCE LAB Wastewater $304.50BCBS Insurance AJ Health Insurance $717.05Banyon Data Systems Utility Support $795.00Calhoun County Electric Co February $31,528.86Calhoun County Electric Co Burnsite $9.85Calhoun County Implement Tractor/Snow Plow $236.03Calhoun County Treasurer Burnsite $399.00Carroll Refuse Service LLC Garbage/Recycling $2,850.00Central States Lab LLC Supplies/Lagoon $2,577.78Design Electronics Computer/printer service $194.203E Water/Service $501.48Ecolab Pest Control $100.91Emily Bendickson February Net Wages $1,269.12Emily Bendickson Insurance $224.40Emily Bendickson Mileage $40.88Farnhamville EMS/Ambulance Subsidy $6,500.00Farnhamville City Library 2015-2016 Levy $1,000.00Gowrie News Newspaper $60.19Hawkeye Community College Patrick Academy $3,150.00Hawkeye Community College Patrick Academy/Food $323.94Hiler Trust Lease Burnsite $10.00Internal Revenue Service SS/FWH $2,882.76Iowa Codification Inc. Ordinances $79.00IA Ass of Municipal Utilities Dues $1,249.00IPERS IPERS $1,678.18Judy Harvey February Net Wages $110.49Judy Harvey Mileage $55.89Macke Gowrie Police vehicle $71.01McGuire BKKP Supplies $22.50Patrick Monaghan February Net Wages $1,839.30Patrick Monaghan Cell Phone $10.00Patrick Monaghan Health Insurance $151.52Reading Cedar Fire Department 2015-2016 Levy $4,480.00Roger Kopecky February Net Wages $1,942.88Roger Kopecky Health Insurance $667.50Somers Public Library Supplies $50.00Star Energy Fuel $541.78Treasurer State of Iowa Sales Tax $919.00VISA Police/Postage $2.50VISA Supplies/Snowplow $130.83WCCTA Telephone $439.38USDA Water Project $6,987.00USDA Water Project $245.00 Total $79,725.59

The police report was reviewed and discussed. Motion by VanKley, seconded by Seil to have Monaghan purchase outside lighting for the police vehicle at a cost of approximately $100.00. Motion carried. Schmit, from Calhoun County Public Health, addressed the council implementing a resolution and/or signage in the City Public Park. This matter will be discussed at our April meeting. Motion by Wooters, seconded by Kicklighter to approved Resolution A-2015 approving agreement between the Fort Dodge Housing Authority and the City of Farnhamville.Motion carried. Motion by Kicklighter, seconded by VanKley to accept the bid from Mosquito Control of $2,050.00 to spray the city this spring/summer. Motion carried. Motion by Gregg, seconded by Kicklighter to accept the bid of $685.29 from Advance Lawn Care for spraying ball diamond, City Park for this year. Motion carried. Motion by Gregg, seconded by VanKley for the Utility Department to purchase a new computer not to exceed $1000.00. Motion Carried Motions by Gregg, seconded by VanKley to have the Clerk obtain a SAM’S Club membership. Motion Carried. Representative from Carroll Refuse Service addressed the council on the contract that expires December 2015. Motion by Wooters, seconded by Seil to approve the monthly statement of $2900.00 per month effective July 2015 and a new contract for three(3) years starting January 2016 per submission of a new written contract from CRS. A verbal report was given on the electrical, water and sewer utilities from the utility Superintendent. A follow up for the Demand Meter that will be installed at the COOP will take place this month. Nine shut-off notices will be going out for delinquent utility bills. Starting in April, the Burnsite will be open on the first and third Saturday’s of the month from 9:00am-11:00am. Morgan will man the site in April and Kicklighter in May. Next council meeting will be April 13th at 6:30 P.M. Motion by Kicklighter, seconded by VanKley to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried.

Emily Bendickson Frank MorganCity Clerk Mayor

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WOODRUFF ELECTRIC CONTRACT LABOR 1,484.00DOUBLE M SIGNS LAGOON SIGN 50UNITY POINT TRINITY REG FEES 25COUNTRY LIVING LIBRARY 21.39STRAIGHT TALK CELL PHONE 49.43BECKER GARDEN CENTER EMPLOYEE RELATIONS 33.17QUALITY PUMP AND CONTROL PUT PUMP BACK IN - (692+663) 663HILL, KEITH LIBRARY 238.98HORTICULTURE LIBRARY 12.95JACE MACDONALD, REIMBURSEMENT BASIC METER 57.03PAYROLL CHECKS 2/5/2015 2960.37PAYROLL CHECKS 2/18/2015 2,730.04 CLAIMS TOTAL 37,454.30EXPENSES GENERAL FUND 8,418.53 ROAD USE TAX FUND 1,772.78 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FUND256.5 WATER FUND 5,189.05 SEWER FUND 3,364.12 ELECTRIC FUND 18,453.32 TOTAL 37,454.30REVENUE GENERAL 2,134.66 RUT 2,404.94 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 63.66 EMERGENCY 9.82 LOST 4,404.67 DEBT SVC 167.11 CP INTEREST 0.01 WATER 6,838.57 SEWER 2,160.87 ELECTRIC 20,563.68 STORM WATER 3,082.45 TOTAL 41,830.44 Motion by Weston, Second by Shirbroun to adjourn at 8:40 p.m. All Ayes. MC Randy Hanson / MayorATTEST:Denita Lee-Luke / City Clerk



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PROPOSED PRAIRIE VALLEY SCHOOL BUDGET SUMMARY

FISCAL YEAR 2015-2016

Location of Public Hearing: Date of Hearing: Time of Hearing:

Southeast Valley High SchoolGowrie, Iowa 04/02/15 6:00 p.m. 1

The Board of Directors will conduct a public hearing on the proposed 2015/16 school budget at

the above-noted location and time. At the hearing, any resident or taxpayer may present objections

to, or arguments in favor of, any part of the proposed budget. This notice represents a summary of

the supporting detail of revenues and expenditures on file with the district secretary. A copy

of the details will be furnished upon request.

Budget 2016 Actual 2014

Taxes Levied on Property 1 2,755,902 2,877,671 2,637,005 2.2%

Utility Replacement Excise Tax 2 163,446 190,044 229,987 -15.7%

Income Surtaxes 3 290,000 265,000 296,404 -1.1%

Tuition\Transportation Received 4 400,000 450,000 698,907

Earnings on Investments 5 71,200 76,250 83,008

Nutrition Program Sales 6 190,000 190,000 180,618

Student Activities and Sales 7 180,000 220,000 206,485

Other Revenues from Local Sources 8 255,000 284,700 292,859

Revenue from Intermediary Sources 9 0 0 0

State Foundation Aid 10 2,780,509 2,848,387 2,783,409

Instructional Support State Aid 11 9,077 76,347 0

Other State Sources 12 522,500 595,065 644,391

Commercial & Industrial State Replacement 13 36,630 0 0

Title 1 Grants 14 74,000 72,000 71,916

IDEA & Other Federal Sources 15 190,000 265,000 256,356

Total Revenues 16 7,918,264 8,410,464 8,381,345

General Long-Term Debt Proceeds 17 0 0 0

Transfers In 18 0 0 533,090

Proceeds of Fixed Asset Dispositions 19 0 0 0

Total Revenues & Other Sources 20 7,918,264 8,410,464 8,914,435

Beginning Fund Balance 21 4,425,981 3,750,584 3,401,839

Total Resources 22 12,344,245 12,161,048 12,316,274

*Instruction 23 4,318,000 4,413,000 4,622,478 -3.4%

Student Support Services 24 300,000 308,933 372,081

Instructional Staff Support Services 25 150,000 150,000 167,811

General Administration 26 220,000 216,546 216,547

School/Building Administration 27 345,000 340,514 340,514

Business & Central Administration 28 75,000 69,916 69,917

Plant Operation and Maintenance 29 538,500 746,864 595,897

Student Transportation 30 510,000 517,000 490,600

This row is intentionally left blank 31 0 0 0

*Total Support Services (lines 24-31) 31A 2,138,500 2,349,773 2,253,367 -2.6%

*Noninstructional Programs 32 400,500 400,500 399,394 0.1%

Facilities Acquisition and Construction 33 541,795 321,794 146,829

Debt Service 34 119,040 0 528,726

AEA Support - Direct to AEA 35 280,816 250,000 256,895

*Total Other Expenditures (lines 33-35) 35A 941,651 571,794 932,450 0.5%

Total Expenditures 36 7,798,651 7,735,067 8,207,689

Transfers Out 37 0 0 358,001

Total Expenditures & Other Uses 38 7,798,651 7,735,067 8,565,690

Ending Fund Balance 39 4,545,594 4,425,981 3,750,584

Total Requirements 40 12,344,245 12,161,048 12,316,274

Proposed Property Tax Rate (per $1,000 taxable

valuation) 8.99211

Re-estimated 2015

Avg % 14-16

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