Oct.

14, 2015

GOWRIE, WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA

Midland Power replaces power lines

near Gowrie; part of $40 million project

VOL. 125 NO. 41

Poles replaced along Highway 175. . .

In 2013 Midland Power Cooperatives board of
directors adopted the largest 4-year new-to-replace-old
work plan in the cooperatives history. The $40 million
investment increased the miles of line to be rebuilt from
30 miles annually in the prior work plan, to 130 miles annually during 2013 through 2016.

This commitment is designed to build on our
progress of improving the reliability of our distribution
system, said Midland Power CEO Bill McKim. These
steps forward, although incremental, have seen our average number of interruptions per member account during
the year decline 38% since 2008.

Midland Power has contracted Legacy Power Line, Inc. to work on power line replacements near
Gowrie, which are scheduled to be completed prior to the
end of 2015. The rebuilt areas will not only benefit from
the new equipment being installed, but will also have the
spans between power poles shortened. These improve-

ments will enable the system to better withstand the effects of high winds, snow, and ice.

This work plan, combined with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation
Grant Program (HMGP) funds and projects, has resulted in nearly 300 miles of distribution line being rebuilt
across Midland Powers system in 2014, and more than
10% of the cooperatives entire electric distribution system being rebuilt over the last three years.

Midland Power Cooperative is a memberowned, not-for-profit, electric cooperative that provides
electricity to homes and businesses in portions of the
seventeen following counties in Iowa: Boone, Calhoun,
Dallas, Franklin, Greene, Grundy, Guthrie, Hamilton,
Hardin, Humboldt, Kossuth, Marshall, Pocahontas, Polk,
Story, Webster, and Wright. Midland Power serves these
areas from its headquarters in Jefferson, as well as locations in Humboldt, Boone and Iowa Falls, Iowa.

Darrel Mischke, Gowrie, retires from

gridiron chain gang at seasons end
Mischke served on the sidelines for 40 seasons...
By Tyler Anderson

On Friday nights in Gowries football stadium,
a familiar face has been seen on the sideline for 40 seasons. A familiar face who is appreciated by home team
and visitor alike.

Darrel Mischke, well known and well respected
in the community, will retire from the best seat in the
house after Fridays game between the Southeast Valley
Jaguars and the Red Oak Tigers in Gowrie.

However, hes hopeful that he sees and works
one more Southeast Valley home playoff game.

Hailing from Crofton, Nebraska, Mischke went
to barber college in Sioux City and had to be an apprentice in Fort Dodge.

He was approached to bring his trade to Gowrie
in 1969, and according to Mischke, the rest was history.

Ive barbered here for 45 years, Mischke said.
I still work part-time on Mondays. The day I used to
have off.

Wednesday, Oct. 14
Farnhamville Fire Dept., 7:30 p.m. at the fire station.
Gowrie Parks Board, 6:45 p.m. at the civic center.
Thursday, Oct. 15
Gowrie Fire Dept., 7:00 p.m. at the fire station.
Monday, Oct. 19
Gowrie City Council, 6:45 p.m. at the
community center.
Callender Lions, 7:00 p.m. at the community center.
Harcourt TOPS, 8:00 a.m. at Faith Lutheran
Church Harcourt.
Tuesday, Oct. 20
Gowrie Library Board, 7:00 p.m.
Gowrie Pool Board, 7:00 p.m. at the library.
Wednesday, Oct. 21
Prairie Valley School Board, 6:00 p.m.
To have the date and time of your organizations
meeting listed here, call the Gowrie News at
352-3325 or email us at gnews@wccta.net

Within a years time, former Prairie Community
football coach Don Lewis approached Mischke about
participating in the chain gang.

Don Lewis asked me over a haircut one day
if Id be interested in doing that, Mischke said of how
he joined. I was always been involved in football, even
though I never played.

I was the student manager of my high school
football team, and I always had a love for it.

From 1970 to 1986, Mischke and a series of
friends manned the chains.

After taking a five year hiatus, Mischke returned
in a new role.

They created a new job, Mischke said. Which
is on the homefield side where I just had to work with the
orange pointer arrow. Its a wonderful job. Im not really
in an official capacity, so I can get into the game a little

Darrel Mischke retires continues on page 8...

Power poles replaced,

upgraded east of Gowrie. ..

New electric power poles were installed recently

by Midland Power along Highway 175 between Gowrie and
Harcourt. The work was subcontracted by Legacy Power
Line, Inc. and is part of a mult-year, $40 million improvement project.

Two mayoral candidates

in Gowrie; good race
for council in Farnhamville
Nov. 3 council election. . .

The citizens of Gowrie, Farnhamville, and Callender will soon have the chance to vote for mayor and
city council members in the Tuesday, Nov. 3 election.

Currently, two candidates are running for mayor
in Gowrie: current councilperson Gayle Redman, and
Andrew Summers. Both are on the ballot.

Additionally, two city council seats are available to be filled, and current city council member, Joe
Harrison, is running for re-election. Gayle Redmans
seat on the city council is the open seat where there isnt
a candidate on the ballot.

County Clerk Carol Messerly stated that voters
could write in any eligible person for the open Gowrie
City Council (including Gayle Redman).

The Webster County Supervisors verify election
results the following Monday or Tuesday after the election.

Carol also mentioned that people writing in a
candidates name need to darken the oval adjacent to the
their write-in candidate. Otherwise election machines
will not read this ballot.

Farnhamville race

In Farnhamville, the mayor is not up for re-election, but several candidates are running for two city council seats including Alex Farley, Rita Kail, Troy Jepsen,
and Ryan Willison.

The Best Seat in the House...

Darrel Mischke works the sideline for his
last regular season game on Friday night in Gowrie.
Mischke, who manned the sidelines for 40 seasons,
saw the Jaguars defeat Red Oak, 46-18. Photo by
Tyler Anderson.

Callender election

In Callender, councilperson Randy Hanson is
running unopposed for mayor and Nick Martens is running to fill the city council seat vacated by Hanson.

There is one council seat that is vacant with no
candidate on the ballot.

There is a third council seat in Callener that fills
a vacancy. Kim Jondle is sole candidate for this position.

The Gowrie News is seeking to profile all
candidates running for office, but there has been difficulty in terms of receiving feedback from candidates,
and/or identifying viable telephone numbers or e-mail
addresses. Please give us your contact information.

For a news story in the Gowrie News and our
website, candidatess are asked to contact Jill Viles at
515.250.6229 or jillviles74@gmail.com.

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POET Biorefining
opens
fitness center

Oct. 14, 2015

THE GOWRIE NEWS

Kensington Club met

at Reiman Gardens

As part of its continued commitment to improving rural health and employee wellness, POET is opening
a fitness center at its Gowrie plant location.

The Energy Center is one of a series of facilities opening at each of POETs plants across its seven
operating states. POET opened its first Energy Center at
the Sioux Falls headquarters in 2011, which served as the
impetus for expanding to plants.

Increasing access to physical fitness is an integral component of POETs larger health program, Energy
for Life, which focuses on fostering a well-rounded view
of wellness as it relates to peoples real-life experiences.

The health of our employees is a top priority,
POET CEO Jeff Lautt said. A workplace focused on
holistic wellness including the mind, body and spirit
helps the company thrive and prosper, and the opening of
these new Energy Centers signifies our continued commitment to the Energy for Life program.

The 24-hour all-access Energy Center will be
open to POET employees at no cost and include state of
the art cardio machines from Life Fitness such as treadmills and stationary bikes, as well as a weight set and
stretching area.

POET also plans to integrate video training,
weekly challenges and workout classes for employees.

According to a 2014 report by the Rural Health
Reform Policy Research Center, residents of rural counties have the highest rates of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, obesity and physical inactivity, as well as
death among children and young adults.

To combat this, POET has placed an emphasis
on fitness and nutrition programs and offers free onsite
health screenings, annual blood and biometric screenings, and one-on-one health consultations.

The fuel we produce at POET plants improves
the health of our environment, our economy and our nations security, said Jeff Broin, POET Founder and Executive Chairman. The health of our team members is
just as important. As a society, we must do more to renew
our body and mind. These Energy Centers are a great step
in that direction.

Team Energy Leaders were selected at each
plant location to promote health and wellness initiatives.
Each plant is also equipped with educational materials including health tips and recipes for the family.

Paton Public Library

holds Flu Clinic Oct. 16

The William Paton Public Library in Paton
will be holding a Flu Clinic from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
on Friday, Oct. 16. The clinic will be sponsored by the
Greene County Public Health Department.

The cost is $32 per dose and can be billed to
private insurance, Medicare, Medicaid or paid by check
or cash.

Toured Herb Garden, Butterfly

Sanctuary, and more. . .

Kensington Club members met on Tuesday, October 6, and traveled to Ames for a tour of Reiman Gardens. Education Manager, Sara Merritt, led the group on
a walking tour of the grounds including the Herb Garden
and Butterfly Sanctuary.

The gardens featured outdoor treehouses and
the Reiman Railroad in celebration of their twentieth anniversary.

Dylan Johnson

Dylan Johnson, Gowrie,

honored at Youth
Recognition Ceremony
Attends Leadership conference. . .

Dylan Johnson, Gowrie, a student at Southeast
Valley High School, is one of six area high school students honored recently during the annual Youth Salute
Recognition ceremony at Iowa Central Community College.

Johnson was one of six students who earned
trips to the Town Meeting on Tomorrow Leadership conference at Washington University in St. Louis in October.

North Central Iowa has a rigorous application
process which included a conference last spring where
students heard from motivational speaker Craig Hillier.

The students were also required to go into a
mock job interview in which they only had a few minutes
in preparation time.

Farnhamville Betterment
Club plans fall brunch
Sunday, Nov. 8...

The Farnhamville Betterment Club has set a
date for their fall brunch. It will be held Sunday, November 8 at the Coop community room.

They will serve the full breakfast items, biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, bacon, hashbrowns,
fruit etc. Please come and support the efforts of this
group.

Excellence in Patient Care

Stewart Memorial Community Hospital is proud to

announce McCrary Rost Clinic earned the Excellence in
Patient Care award from the Studer Group for high ratings
on patient surveys.

88.9%

94.8%

93.9%

94%

95.3%

said their providers of those surveyed were

said their providers
said their provider saw said someone followed
explained in a way they spent enough time with pleased with the office
them within 15 minutes
up with test results
staff quality.
them
understood
of their appointment
times

The voice of our customer:

Barb listens to her patients and uses best practices to

solve issues. She looks at the individuals needs and is willing to
try other approaches, says Linda Bettin. She turned to Barb
Weber, ARNP-C at McCrary Rost Clinic Rockwell City for
help in managing her hormones. Prior to her visit with Barb,
Linda experienced hot flashes, weight gain and anxiety. Ive
known Barb for many years. Ive always been impressed by
her abilities. I knew Barb was knowledgeable and supportive of
hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and that she was willing
to think outside the box to help me.

Stewart Memorial Community Hospital

1301 W. Main, Lake City 1-800-262-2614

McCrary Rost Clinic Community Pharmacy

Gowrie

515-352-3891
515-352-3876

Lake City

712-464-7907
712-464-7281

Lake View

712-665-8555
712-665-8554

The Kensington Club co-hostesses stand with Reiman tour guide. Standing from left to right are Doris Peterson, Sara Merrit-Education Manager, and Cindy Fevold.

Rockwell City
712-297-8989
712-297-7337

www.stewartmemorial.org www.facebook.com/SMCHLakeCity

When Linda Bettin retired from medical

practice, she turned to Barb Weber,
ARNP-C for her care. Barb worked with
Linda to balance Lindas hormone levels
as she experienced menopause symptoms,
making Linda more comfortable and able to
enjoy her daily activities. Read Lindas story
at www.stewartmemorial.org

Betty L. Thomas, 81

Betty L. Thomas, 81, passed away Sunday October 11,

2015 at Shady Oaks Care Center, Lake City.
Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 15,
2015 at First United Church, Farnhamville with Dr. Rev.
James Chesnutt officiating. Burial will follow at Reading
Township Cemetery, Farnhamville. Friends may call after 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at the Palmer
Funeral Home, Gowrie.
Betty is survived by her husband, Gerald of Farnhamville; daughters, Vicki (Allen) Johnson of Farnhamville;
Deb (Greg) Brundage of Apache Junction, AZ; son, Rick
(Denise) Thomas of Farnhamville; grandchildren, Becky
Johnson; Karri (Matt) Schlegal; Court Brundage; Kerinda
(Steve) Makinster; Chance (Cailee) Brundage; Lindsay
(Quintin) Cundiff, Marcus (Jessie) Thomas; Jordan (Katie) Thomas; six great-grandchildren and two more on the
way; and brother, Jerry (Sharon) Daugherty of Milford.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond
and Mildred (Hamrick) Daugherty; and sister, Norma
Johnson.
Betty Louise Daugherty was born January 25, 1934
in Gillett Grove, Iowa. She graduated from GreenvilleRossie High School in 1951. She attended one year at
National Business Training in Sioux City. She worked
at the Bee Hive Department Store in Spencer. Betty was
united in marriage to Gerald Thomas on March 8, 1953
in Barnum. The couple farmed in Rockwell City, Gowrie
and Farnhamville areas. They also operated B & G Auto
Sales from 1965 to 2002 in Farnhamville.
She was a member of First United Church, Ladies Aid
and helped with the Lunch Bunch. She was also a member of the Farhamville Betterment Club. She enjoyed
playing cards and Farkel with family and friends and she
especially enjoyed spending time with family.
Memorials may be left to the discretion of the family.

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THE GOWRIE NEWS

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The Southeast Valley Junior High girls' cross country team start their respective race. Pictured from left to right
are Emily Hemmestad, Morgan Farnham, Viatris Scott, Sydney Carlson and Rylie Nelson. Photo by Lynn Rittgers.

Jaguar cross country teams make most

of the Pocahontas Area Invitational
Boys take team title, Girls finish 4th...

The Southeast Valley cross country teams made
the most of a recent Saturday morning trip to Pocahontas
for the Pocahontas Area Invitational.

The Jaguars came back home with the boys
team title, a fouth place finish for the girls, the individual
boys champion, seven varsity medalist, three JV medalists and 32 season PRs.

This was a great meet to see how we stacked
up in the conference, Head Coach Travis Nuss. Im extremely excited about where we are at right now.

Spencer Warehime won his third meet of the
season to lead the boys cross country team on Saturday.
His time of 16:44 was only three seconds off his season
best. Josh Johnson (5th, 17:34), Patrick Breitsprecher
(12th, 18:20) and Jacob DeBaun (14th, 18:30) were all

medalists in the boys race as well as running their career

best times.

Josh Carlson (25th, 19:20), Nathan Montgomery (34th, 19:54), and Todd Hamilton (35th, 19:56)
rounded out the varsity seven for the Jaguars.

Southeast Valleys 56 points was 23 points better
than second place Sioux Central and Emmetsburg. The
Jaguars were also the top Twin Lakes Conference school
in the meet which hosted all the conference schools.

This makes the boys team look like the top contenders for the conference title at the conference meet in
two weeks.

In the girls varsity race, senior Natalie Lambert
continued to improve running a 20:44 to finish third and
lead the Jaguars.

30 YEARS AGO...

supper guest in the Marvin Stanek home near Callender.

John Anderson of Ames was a weekend visitor
in the home of his parents, Ruth and Norman Anderson.

Sue Hindman Entertained the ladies of the Aim
Circle of the Dayton Untied Methodist Church in her
apartment in Harcourt on Wednesday, October 4.

A party in the town park on Thursday honored
the birthday of Leland Rosenquist. The event was planned
by his wife, Gladys. Relatives and friends attended.

Kerry Franey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ron
Franey, is a freshman student at Iowa State University in
Ames.

Rudy Harrison observed her 98th birthday on
Wednesday, October 4. She resides in on of the Lost
Grove apartments. Most of her life has been spent in
Harcourt.

Roger Flinckinger, who attends Iowa State University in Ames and Doris Flickinger, who is employed
in Des Moines, were October 1 weekend visitors in the
home of their parents, Mrs. and Mrs. Elmer Flickinger.

Sunday visitors in the home of Bob Gustafason
were Marilyn and Bob Williams of Lytton and Louise
Vander Linden of Ankeny. They brought dinner to share
with Bob. Marilyn and Louise are Bobs sisters.

Guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. William
cook and family on Wednesday evening were Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Cook of Badger.

Mr. and Mrs. William Cook, Chris and Kathryn
visited with Mr. and Mrs. Alan Williamson and family on
Saturday afternoon.

A guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pohl
Sunday afternoon was Mrs. Don Roosa of Lehigh.

The Pantherettes defeated the Wildcats of Rockwell City 15-13, 15-9, 15-3, to bring their conference record to 4 wins against one loss.

For Prairie, it was a very well played match. Patsy Pedersen and Stephanie Gordon each had 9 ace spikes
and Holly Samuelson, filling in for injured Jolene Jense,
contributed 5. Diane Glynn had 5 ace serves and Jill Petersen 4.

Tonya Carlson and Jeri Stewart were perfect
from the serving line. Stewart was also 8 of 11 in serve
reception and Brenda Dean 11 of 15. Sheri Parks set for
12 ace spikes and Glynn 13.

Winners of the Run, Punt and Pass contest sponsored by the Gowrie Jaycees. Consolidated Co-op furnished the trophies presented to the first-third place winners at the half time of the junior varsity game October 7.

Winners were 8-year-olds: Shan Jaeschke, Brad
Cathcart, and Heath Carlson; 9-year-olds: Jeff Ackerson,
Eric Hunter and Tony Cloud; 10-year-olds: Jason Mohr,
Brent Anderson and Trent Farnham and Dan Doster.
First and second place winners advance to the Regional
contest at Belmond on Saturday, October 19.

20 YEARS AGO...

Sunday dinner guests in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Dale Gallentine were Mr. and Mrs. Bob Krug and
family and Danny McKenna of Humboldt; Mr. and Mrs.
Rich Krug and Family of Fort Dodge; Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Krug and family and Brian Johnson of Bondurant; Tiffany Dryer of Fort Dodge; and Mr. and Mrs. Matt Waters
of Ankeny.

The circle members of the United Methodist
Church have finished their study of the Ephesians chapter from the Bible. Shirley Gustafson and Betty Peterson
were the leaders.

Mr. and Mrs. Dale Gallentine were Wednesday

Alli True (9th, 21:50) and Josie Breitsprecher
(18th, 22:37) both ran season best to earn two more medals for Southeast Valley.

The Jaguars fourth and fifth runners were Katara Jondle (33rd, 24:29) and Emma Graves (36th, 24:41)
respectively also running their best times of the season.
Anna Heatherington (43rd, 25:12) was the sixth runner
helping Southeast Valley to its fourth place finish.

Class 2A, fifth ranked Pocahontas Area won the
girls meet with 37 points.

Twin Lakes Conference foe South Central
Calhoun was second with 77 points followed by Emmetsburgs 82 points.

The Jags scored 99 points, but were without one
of their top three runners Erica Rittgers.

As with the boys race, all the conference
schools competed and the results look like the girls will
also make a run at the conference title trying to unseat an
impressive team from Pocahontas in two weeks at Lake
City.

In the JV races, both the boys and girls teams
came home with 3rd place finishes as a team.

Dalton Dencklau (8th, 20:54) and Lucas Pontius
(9th, 20:58) for the boys and Ryann Steburg (5th, 25:48)
for the girls were JV medalists.

Also contributing to the girls score were Tessa
Berg (11th, 26:38), Hannah Fiala (12th, 26:42), Kate
Dyer (14th, 27:27), Sarah Nahnsen (16th, 28:21), Kendall Sandgren (21st, 29:25) and Allie Berg (22nd, 29:42).
Hannah Peterson (23rd, 30:01), Leslie Housken (24th,
30:26), Oumaima Zenati (25th, 32:38) and Chelsea
Grossnickle (27th, 34:15) also competed for the Jaguars.

In the boys JV race, Ben Carlson (12th, 21:15)
was the third finisher for the Jaguars followed by teammates Isaiah Gibbs (21st, 22:15), Dillon Sytsma (26th,
22:28), Ben Sebring (28th, 22:46) and Aaron True (30th,
22:48).

Also running season best times on Saturday
morning in the JV race were Michael Vosberg (35th,
23:57), Max Davis (36th, 24:06), Jordan Lane (39th,
25:59) and Jack Mumper (42nd, 27:39).

We havent had all the girls healthy the last
few weeks, Nuss said. But if we can get everybody
100% and keep the boys all healthy, its going to be an
exciting time for the Jaguar cross country teams these final few weeks of the season.

The Jaguars will compete at Ida Grove on Monday, October 12th before heading back to Lake City for
the Twin Lakes conference meet on Saturday, Oct. 17.

Southeast Valley will compete in the 2A state
qualifying meet on Thursday, Oct. 22 at a site to be determined.

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He retired after 40 years service from march Air
Force Base at Banning where he continued to volunteer
his service as a master carpenter at March Field.

He was preceded in death by his wife Ruth, his
parents, and his sister and brother-in-law Florence and
Blair Stanley. He is survived by nephews Fred (Rebecca) Stanley and Dan (Dona) Stanley, by his niece Joyce
Stanley, and by several great nephews and Nieces.

William W. (Bill) Cook, 87

William W. (Bill) Cook, 87, passed away October 6, 2015 at Gowrie Care Center.

Funeral Services were held 10:30 a.m. Saturday,
October 10, 2015 at Palmer Funeral Home, Gowrie, with
Dr. Rev. James Chesnutt officiating. Burial was in Cedar Township Cemetery, Rinard, with Military Rites by
American Legion Post #510, Farnhamville.

William is survived by his wife, Carol Cook of
Farnhamville; daughters, Carla (Alvin) Naeve of Garden
City, KS; Kim (Roger) Kopecky of Farnhamville; Deb
Cook of Gowrie; Chrissie (Ryan) Willison of Farnhamville; Kathy Field of Farnhamville; 11 grandchildren; and
3 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by parents, Alvin and
Blanche (Charlson) Cook; first wife, Darlene (Stewart) Cook; daughter, April Cook; sister, Kathryn Zinnel;
brothers, Harvey; Donald; Richard; and Robert Cook.

William W. Cook was born March 22, 1928 in
Rinard and graduated from Rinard High School in 1945.
Bill served in World War II and the Korean War. He was
united in marriage to Darlene Stewart on March 26, 1949
in Fort Dodge. They established their home and farmed
in rural Farnhamville. Darlene passed away December of
1973. Bill was united in marriage to Carol Williamson on
September 13, 1974 in Yankton, S.D. The couple moved
to Farnhamville, and William retired in 1989. He was a
member of the First United Church and American Legion
Post #510 Farnhamville.

Memorials may be left to the discretion of the
family.

Harold E. Lindquist, 86

Former Gowrie resident Harold E. Lindquist,
age 86, died September 11, 2015, in Banning, California.

He was born June 11, 1929, in Des Moines,
Iowa, to the late Frederick and Emma Lindquist. He was
raised on a farm near Gowrie and graduated from Gowrie
High School in 1947.

He served two years with the U.S. Army in
Germany, were he met and married his wife Ruth, after
which they returned to Gowrie for a few years before he
joined the U.S. Air Force.

Irene B. Swanson, 95
Roger Brown, 55

Roger A. Brown, 55, passed away on Tuesday,
September 29th, 2015, at his home in Dayton.

A Celebration of Life gathering was held Saturday, October 10, 2015, from 10 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.,
with a time of sharing at 11.30 a.m., at the United Methodist Church in Dayton. Pastor Kay. Christie officiated.
Burial was in the Dayton Cemetery with a luncheon to
follow at the United Methodist Church. For online obituaries and condolences please visit: HYPERLINK http://
www.carsonstappfuneralhome.com www.carsonstappfuneralhome.com

Roger Alan Brown was born on January 15,
1960, in Lincoln, Nebraska, the son of Robert Eugene
Brown and Opal (Radcliffe) Brown. He attended Dawes
Elementary & Jr. High School in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Roger was known as a free spirit, and a kind and
gentle soul. He made his home in Dayton where he did
handyman jobs and made many friends and acquaintances.

Roger loved the outdoors and nature, and walking or riding his lawnmower around Dayton. He enjoyed
leatherwork, woodworking, making birdfeeders, and
tending to his garden and flowers. He attended the United Methodist Church.

Survivors include children, Stephany Martin of
Fort Dodge, Iowa, and Mike Hambrick of Christiansburg,
Virginia; three grandchildren; Jayden Martin, Taliyah
Martin, and Madeline Hambrick; his brother, Curtis (Rebecca) Brown of West Siloam Springs, Oklahoma; uncle,
Wayne Radcliffe of Grand Island, Nebraska; aunts, Arlene Bong, Jane Sagness, and Cheryl Stephenson Brown
all of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Jan Zemanek of
Bridgeport, Nebraska; and many friends.

His parents, and uncles, Leo Radcliffe and Bob
Radcliffe, preceded him in death.

Memorials may be left to the discretion of the
family.

Irene B. Swanson, 95, passed away Friday, October 9, 2015 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home, Fort
Dodge.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at United Methodist Church, Gowrie with
Pastor Annette Kruse officiating. Burial will be at Gowrie
Township Cemetery with Military Rites presented by the
American Legion Peterson Post #431 of Gowrie. Friends
may call after 4:00 p.m. Monday, October 12, 2015 at
Palmer Funeral Home, Gowrie.

Irene is survived by her son, Greg (Terry)
Swanson of Shawnee, KS; daughters, Carole (Russell)
Thompson of Gowrie; Julie (Denny) Owenson of Dayton; grandchildren, Melissa (Brian) Stell; Mike Fisher;
Rachael Thompson; Nicole (Erik) Heggen; Neeley Owenson; Tiffany Owenson; Robin Vit and Terry Brogan;
great-grandchildren, Samantha; Alexis; Brandon; Brynna; Jack; Ethan; and Drew; great-great-grandchild, Grace.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Oscar
and Edna (Korup) Holz and her husband, Richard Swanson.

Irene B. Holz was born February 5, 1920 in
Grand Junction, Iowa. She graduated from Grand Junction High School and then attended Iowa State University for two years. She then went to beauty school in Fort
Dodge. After graduation, she operated a beauty shop in
Grand Junction. Irene served in the United States Navy
during WWII. She was united in marriage to Richard K.
Swanson on May 4, 1944 in San Francisco, California.
Together the couple owned and operated Swanson Florist in Gowrie, retiring in 1982. Irene was a member of
United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women and
American Legion Auxiliary. She enjoyed traveling and
going to Florida for 22 years.

Memorials may be left to the familys discretion.

THE GOWRIE NEWS

Southeast Valley
Schedule of Events
Week of Oct 14th to Oct 21st

Wednesday, Oct 14
Early Dismissal 1:20pm
Teacher In-service in PM
PVES - NO Classes for PM Preschool
Thursday, Oct 15
(A) G V VB Twin Lakes C - G V VB
6:00 p.m. (H) B JVR FB GAME - St. Edmond @
Southeast Valley
Friday, Oct 16
7:00 p.m. (A) B V FB GAME - Southeast Valley @
St. Edmond
Saturday, Oct 17
9:00 a.m. (A) B&G V CC Twin Lakes C - B&G V CC
9;00 a.m. (A) J.H. XC Conference @ Lake City
Monday, Oct 19
SWGES 3rd Grade Cognitive Abilities Test
6:00 p.m. (H) B JV FB GAME - Eagle Grove @
Southeast Valley
Tuesday, Oct 20
PVES - NO Classes for AM & PM Preschool
Early Dismissal 2:20pm
Parent/Teacher Conferences 4-8pm
Wednesday, Oct 21
FFA Fruit/Fundraiser (Oct 21 thru Nov 11)

*Schedule is pulled from the SV website for your convenience*

www.southeastvalley.org
***Schedules are subject to change at anytime***

Who could have murdered

Roger Brown in Dayton?

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)By Glenn Schreiber
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Who would want to kill Roger Brown, our friend
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;who lived in Dayton for several decades?
That was the question on everyones mind last
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week.
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There are rumors that Roger had loaned one per-
.son some money and that he wanted to his money back.
rI have heard several rumors communicated to me by sev-eral people this past week. The deal possibly involved
drug use (by the other person) but really these rumors are
nall unconfirmed. No arrrests have been made.
The only thing known for sure is that this is a
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murder
case.
Roger was shot and killed in his camper in
twest Dayton. He was found dead on Wednesday, Sept.
n30.
People who have any information on this case
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should
call
law enforcement agencies. People who have
.
.any information on this crime should call the Webster
-County Sheriff at 515-573-1410 or Crime Stoppers at
f515-573-1444.
There is a reward of up to $1,000 for the arrest
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dand conviction of the murderer.

Said Sheriff Jim Stubbs, We are reviewing the
evidence
and we are following every lead. There are
many rumors right now about this case. Some rumors
may have validity and some may have none.

He continued, It is our job to review information and confirm facts. If people have information that
could help us, please call us. Right now our investigators
are reviewing a lot of information. But again, if anyone
has information they think will be helpful, please call us.

Reward being offered. . .

Birthdays
14-Oct. Brad Bendkckson

Sara Van Kley Brandel
15-Oct. Brian Hanson, Cody Seil
16-Oct. Ashley Lanning, Rocky Saxton
17-Oct. Donna Brand, Maureen Brand

Delaney Conrad, Lori Mengel
18-Oct. Marlin Geisler, Brenda Kromrie
19-Oct. Curtis Anderson
20-Oct. Kelly Black, Jeff Schleisman

Leigh Weipert, Andrea Wilson

21-Oct.

Anniversaries
Clark and Jenny Taylor

Down Memory Lane

B Y

S A R A

Oct. 14, 2015

D O W N S

And the walls came tublin' down...

It was built in 1957, only 58 years old, yet Sunday morning, October 4, 2015 the walls came tumbling
down. It only took a few seconds, first a large, violent
burst of flames spewing from the top, a deafening roar
and down it came. The old YMCA, which I considered still a very new, modern building, lay in a huge pile
of rubble, smoky dust hovering over that pile for a short
time. This was a place where people of different generations, ages, races, had met for many activities, had taken
various classes, enjoyed swimming, basketball, volleyball, many athletic and body building activities. Meetings were held there, planned and extemporaneous or
happenstance get togethers. It was a refuge for many men
over the years in that they could find affordable housing and in later years even the homeless were helped. I
thought it was here to stay at least through my lifetime.
I hadnt been in it for years but memories flooded back
to around my second and third years in this city when
I worked at the really old YMCA, thus enjoying some
of the things offered to members and employees. I even
tried to learn to swim there but came down with a severe
case of strep and ear infection and by the time I had recovered the classes were over. Never went to another.

But, someone decided even at that young age,
even though the Y was still a beautiful building (outside anyway) on a prime riverfront site that it was time
for it to go and so it did. Later in the afternoon my daughter and I drove past the pile of rubble and I had a twinge
at seeing it. There is a big clean up to do. One thing I
did observe was that the building practically across the
street still looked its stately old self. That building, once
housed the Des Moines Public Library and in the recent
years has been the home to the World Food Prize Foundation and the World Food Prize Hall of Laureates. After
the library moved to new quarters a few years ago someone had the great idea that this over century old building
should be preserved and thus it has been. It did not have
to go the way of so many of the other old buildings that
I remember were here when I came to Des Moines 69+
years ago.

Many of the beautiful buildings have been razed
over the years and our downtown has changed, creating
a more modern metropolitan skyline. I suppose that is
progress. But now, investors and developers are seeming to be coming in by the droves buying up old warehouses in particular and converting to apartments and
condos and charging what I consider to be exorbitant fees
or rents. They are hoping to bring many retail businesses
back downtown near to what it once was. Efforts have
been made to get more big businesses employing high
numbers of people back in the area and indeed a couple
or so insurance companies and a publishing firm have

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not deserted downtown. Efforts have been made to build

up East Village, the area just to the west of the Capitol
Building and it is beginning to look more like a lot of cities Old Towns.

It seems there is always hope and replacement
in cities of any size, down with something, up with another, a shift from this area to that and back again. But,
again in the October 4ths Sunday Register was another
story of an Iowa small town school building readying
for demolition. The citizens were salvaging everything
they could from it and probably lamenting with one another and crying a few tears. It was reported this school,
Corwith-Wesley, is the 4,316th school district to close
in Iowa since 1950. In 1950 there were 4,652 school
districts in Iowa. Of course you know my next thought
Boxholm/Grand Community was one of those 4316
closings. Every time I read an article about the fate of
another I wonder about our once majestic old building
and the newer gymnasium addition. Nostalgia again
creeps over me. How long will the old alma mater facility remain standing? What disrepair will it suffer? Questions, questions and no answers. But, perhaps it is good
to know we are not alone. Time marches on and some
call it progress. At least our school lasted longer than
the Y but even that has had a replacement downtown.
The only thing is, when our building goes it is doubtful if there will be a replacement. So, that is apparently
why God gave us hearts and minds in which to store our
memories.

Josh Carlson, Gowrie,

exhibits at Ak-Sar-Ben
Stock Show in Omaha

Each year more than 1,300 youth participate
from a ten-state area participate in the AK-SAR-BEN
Stock Show in Omaha, Neb. the end of September.

Webster County 4-Her Josh Carlson exhibited.

Categories of this 4-H only competition are
Dairy, Feeder Calf & Breeding Beef, Horse, Market
Beef, Market Broilers, Meat Goats, Market Lamb and
Market Swine, Rabbit, and Dairy Steer as well as almost
a dozen other entry opportunities including Quiz Bowl,
Premier Exhibitor and more.

Josh Carlson of the Gowrie Groundbreakers and
son of Jennifer and Jim Carlson received a blue ribbon
for his Maine Anjou market steer and a red ribbon for his
crossbreed steer.

Webster County received a purple in beef herdsmanship.

Oct. 14, 2015

THE GOWRIE NEWS

Palmer family moved to Gowrie in 1927;

Max Palmer enjoys photography as hobby

Family mortuary business moved to current location in 1949. . .

By Jill Viles

As the advertising jingle suggests, Isnt it time
you took things easy? Isnt this what youve been working for? Max Palmer has certainly uncovered the good
life, at Scottish Rite Park, a retirement complex in the
heart of Des Moines. As part of my visit, Palmer provided an in-depth tour of the lavish facilities which included a movie theater, swimming pool, art gallery, and
a skilled care nursing facility. At the conclusion of my
visit, I was treated to lunch in the posh restaurant enjoyed
by residents and visitors alike. All in all, it was a terrific
visit, and I learned a great deal about one of Gowries
finest families.

Though Palmer cherishes the Gowrie area as
home, he was actually born in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, just across the river from Canada. His parents early
pursuits of future vocation led to several moves before
they resettled in Iowa. Maxs mother, Isa, graduated
from high school in Bussey, Iowa in 1916. She studied at the University of Northern Iowa and received her
teaching certificate. She was dating Max Palmers father,
Theodore J. T.J, and he followed her as she pursued a
teaching career upon graduation. Her initial placement
was in the stockyard district where she taught many recently immigrated children, and her students spoke thirteen different languages.

Maxs father, T.J. Palmer, pursued the study of
mortuary science as they resided in Sioux City, and received his license as a funeral director. Following graduation, he worked at Dunns Funeral Home in Des Moines,
located near the Governors Mansion.

In 1927, T.J Palmer and family wanted to
spread their wings, so the family accepted a position
for a funeral director in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. It
was here that Max Palmer was born in 1929. However, it
didnt take long for the young family to tire of the harsh
weather conditions, so they soon began searching for a
funeral directors position that would allow them to resettle in Iowa.

The Palmer family settled in Gowrie. At this
time, funeral services were provided by the Lennarson
and Johnson families.

Their business enterprise included not only the

mortuary industry, but hardware and furniture sales as

well.

In those days, the funeral business was run quite
differently than it is today. When someone died, the furniture was moved to one side of the building (the buildings current location is Jamboree Foods) and caskets
were lined up in place of furniture. Palmer humorously
points out that a point to ponder next time you visit the
restroom facilities in Jamboree Foods, is that this was
right near the spot utilized to embalm bodies. Palmer explained that in the early 1900s people did not typically
attend a visitation in a funeral parlor or church, but rather
the body and casket would be returned to the home of the
recently deceased around three oclock in the afternoon,
and the family would provide visitation services. Additionally, funeral homes in this era also provided ambulance services. The funeral home directors did not provide EMT services, but rather transportation only.

Albert Lennarson provided most of the funeral
service arrangements with the families, but he passed
away in 1943. Johnson preferred to maintain a behind
the scenes presence, and did not want to assume the responsibility of receiving of families in his absence, so the
Palmer family gained ownership of the business in 1947.
Max Palmer graduated from high school in 1946, and following graduation, he assisted his father in the funeral
business, and his mother worked as a homemaker.

Following his early introduction to the funeral
business, Max Palmer wanted to pursue a career in the
Navy. He studied photography for six months and then
was placed on an aircraft carrier and told to take photos
of the takeoff and landing of each plane. The work was
kinda boring, Palmer candidly admits.

Later, Palmer was assigned to a team of six
B-24s with the mission of mapping Alaska in the search
for oil. Though much of the photography consisted of
blurry images of the outlines of trees, the numerous 4 by
8 sheets of photographs, when assembled like a jigsaw
puzzle, provided vital information on more than 20,000
acres of Alaskan wilderness. We must have been doing
something right, chuckles Palmer, because they found
oil in Alaska. Next, Palmer was assigned to San Diego, and again received a rather ambiguous assignment.

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Palmers love of photography blossomed as he W
served as a photographer for the yearbook of the Uni-
versity of Iowa. Palmer served as photo editor of the p
Hawkeye, and fondly recalls taking photos for mem- A
bers of the Greek system. Typically fraternities and so-
rorities were each provided two yearbook pages, one list- r
ing each member, and the other page highlighting parties T
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In 1951, Max Palmer completed his training at t
a mortuary school in Cincinnati, Ohio and received his m
mortuary science license upon completion of a final year
of apprenticeship. During this time, a major change had f
occurred with regard to the Palmer funeral business. In B
1949, the business relocated to its current day location.
The home, now occupied by the Palmer and Sons Funer- e
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by the Lindquist family.

When asked the greatest difficulty one encoun-
ters in the funeral industry, Palmer is quick to explain it
is the feeling of being tied down. He explains someone
must be available at all times, because of course, a death
may occur unexpectedly.

In 1984, the Palmer family acquired an addition
to the family business as they purchased, and assumed
responsibility for additional funeral services in Rockwell
City. At this point in time, Max and his wife, Elayne, assisted at this location, while their son, Ned, served with
his grandfather at the Gowrie location.

In 1993, Ned Palmer merged his funeral business with Laufersweiler and Sievers in Fort Dodge and
later with Dave Swank.

In his spare time, Max Palmer enjoyed participating in a drum and bugle corp. The group, made up of
25 Legion men, won the state title several years. However, when it came to moving on to the national competition in Philadelphia, the participants realized they were

Max Palmer continued on page 12...

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THE GOWRIE NEWS

Roof Repair at Gowrie Library...

Nellis Contruction is pictured repairing leaks in the roof at the Library in Gowrie on Wednesday, October 7.

Southeast Valley CC teams continue

stellar campaigns at Titan Invitational
Girls take 3rd place, Boys finish 6th...

The Jaguar cross country teams, fresh off their
strong showing at the Pocahontas Invitational, traveled to
Lake City to compete in the Titan Invitational.

Missing some of their top runners do to slight
injuries, Southeast Valley saw many runners step up to
help both teams to some strong team finishes.

In the boys race, without top runner Spencer
Warehime, the Jaguars were able to finish a strong sixth
place.

Class 1A-ranked Ogden won the meet with 86
points, while Kuemper Catholic was second with 95.

The only Twin Lakes Conference school to finish ahead of Southeast Valley was Manson-Northwest
Webster edging the Jaguars by two points.

In the girls race, the Jaguars ran to a strong 3rd
place finish with 106 points without Erica Rittgers or
Anna Heatherington.

Class 2A-fifth ranked Pocahontas Area/Laurens-Marathon was the meet champion with 37 points and
Twin Lake Conference foe South Central Calhoun was
second with 89 points.

Sophomore Patrick Breitsprecher led the Jaguar
boys team with one of his best races of his career. His
time of 18:22 was good enough for seventh place and
medal honors.

Southeast Valley also got medal performances
from seniors Josh Johnson (15th, 18:48) and Jacob DeBaun (20th, 19:07).

Josh Carlson (36th, 19:47), Nathan Montgomery (49th, 20:21), Todd Hamilton (76th, 20:56) and Lucas Pontius (76th, 22:31) were the varsity runners on
Tuesday.

Natalie Lambert continued to set the pace for the
Southeast Valley girls.

Lambert crossed
the finish line in a time
of 21:24, which was good
enough for fourth.

Freshman
Alli
True and senior Josie
Breitsprecher also claimed
medalist honors finishing
7th and 18th respectively
with times of 22:08 and
23:31.

Also scoring for
the varsity were Katara
Jondle (37th, 25:23), Ryann Steburg (40th, 25:37)
and Emma Graves (41st,
25:38). Ryann also ran her
best time of the season.

The JV girls also
claimed a third place finish
behind four medalists.

Tessa Berg (6th,
27:11), Kate Dyer (10th,
27:45), Hannah Fiala
(13th, 28:41) and Leslie
Housken (14th, 29:03)
brought home medals.
Housken also ran her season best time by over a
minute.

Allie Berg (18th,
29:55), Sarah Nahnsen
(19th, 30:10), Kendall
Sandgren (20th, 30:53),
Hannah Peterson (23rd,
31:53), Oumaima Zenati
(27th, 34:47) and Chelsea
Grossnickle (26th, 34:42)

also competed for the Jaguars in the JV race.

In the boys JV race, Ben Carlson was the lone
SV Cross Country continued on page 11...

Katara Jondle keeps her eyes ahead during the Titan
Invitational on Tuesday, Oct. 6 in Lake City. Jondle, who
finished with a time of 25:23, and the Southeast Valley girls'
cross country team finished in third place at the meet. Photo
by Lynn Rittgers.

Oct. 14, 2015

First white people came to this area

in 1849; elk, deer, and wolves roamed here

THE GOWRIE NEWS

People used boats on Des Moines River. . .

The first settlement in the area was at Boone
Forks, two and one-half miles south of the present site
of Lehigh, were the Boone River empties into the Des
Moines River.

Records show that the Mericles and Spauldings
arrived there in 1849 and were met by Mr. and Mrs. henry
Lott who had settled there in 1846. Soon these families
were joined by Osborn Brannon, John Tolman, Minton
Brossfield, Squire McGuire, William Pierce, Tolman
Woolsey, Sam Eslick, Tom Holliday, E. Getchel, Phileman Johnson, and John Johns. By 1853 their numbers had
increased to 150. Other than the troops at Fort Dodge they
were the only settlers in Webster County.

How one family, the Jacob Mericles, migrated
to the Boone Forks frontier and some of the headships
they encountered was researched by our niece, Geraldine
Mericle Rouse- great, great granddaughter of the Jacob
Mericles. Her chief sources were the Histories of Webster
and Hamilton Counties and the obituaries of Jacob and
Phoebe Mericle.

In the early spring of 1849, Jacob Mericle with
his wife and four children, accompanied by his brotherin-law, Daniel Spaulding,his wife and two children left
their homes in New York and started out for Iowa. They
went with teams to the Susquehanna River,then by boat
to the mouth of the Juanita - up that river by canal boat
and then around the Allegheny Mountains to Pittsburgh.
From there they went down the Ohio and up the Mississippi to Koekuk.

Hence they traveled by teams to Des Moines.
Only two couples lived there at that time. The last part of
their journey took them up the Des Moines River Valley
to Boone Forks, arriving there May 1, 1849. The country
was as wild as when Columbus discovered America Buffalo, elk, deer, panther, and wolf roamed the area. The
streams swarmed with beaver, otter, and mink.

Jacob Mericle was a very successful shot and
kept his family well supplied with meat. In the spring of
1851 he came upon a panther which he killed with a second shot, although he had a narrow escape from being
killed by the huge animal which measured seven feet six
inches in length. He also killed between sixty and seventy

When settlers first came to the Lehigh area in the 1840s
and 1850s, wolves were among the many types of flora and
fauna no longer residing in Webster County.

CHURCH

Worship Schedule

HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN, FARNHAMVILLE

8:30 a.m. Sunday School; 9:30 a.m. Worship
FIRST UNITED CHURCH, FARNHAMVILLE
9:00 a.m. Sunday Worship, Fellowhip Coffee Following
OUR SAVIOUR'S LUTHERAN, CALLENDER
9:15 a.m. Sunday Worhip; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, GOWRIE
9:00 a.m. Sunday School; 10:15 a.m. Worship
ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH, GOWRIE
9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship
FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH, HARCOURT
9:00 a.m. Worship; 10:00 a.m. Fellowhip
EVANGELICAL COVENANT CHURCH, HARCOURT
8:30 a.m. Worship; 9:40 a.m. Sunday School
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, HARCOURT
9:00 a.m. Worship
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, SOMERS
10:30 a.m. Worship
FULTON LUTHERAN CHURCH, ROELYN
9:15 a.m. Worship
OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL, MOORLAND
10:00 a.m. Mass
EVANGELICAL COVENANT CHURCH, LANYON
9.30 a.m. Worship; 11:00 a.m. Sunday School

buffaloes which were numerous at that time.

Those early pioneers experienced some hairraising adventures. maude Mericle Ewing, granddaughter of Jacob Mericle, told the following story:

The nearest place to get supplies and to have
grain ground was Oskaloosa, and it took several days
to make the round trip. One time Grandpa was gone to
have wheat ground leaving Grandma and the little ones
at home. Jacob Jr. was a small baby at the time.

Two Indians came knocking at the door. They
came in letting her know that they wanted food. One
Indian motioned that they would kill the baby if they
werent fed. So Grandma went to the fireplace to fix
something, putting the iron poker in the hot fire. When it
was really hot, she grabbed it and chased the Indians out.
They didnt come back, but told others about the brave
squaw...

Jacob Mericle wrote the petition to which the
government responded by sending two companies of
troops to establish a military post at Fort Dodge to protect the settlers from the Indians.

Landing in the same settlement as the Mericles
a year later was the Eslick family. Sons and daughters of
the pioneers who came from Indiana to Missouri in 1836,
they knew the proper garb for the trail. The men wore
coonskin caps, leggins, and a blanket with a hole in the
center lipped over the head for a coat.

They were bearded and carried knives and guns.
The women wore homespun linsey-woolsey dresses and
sub bonnets. Buttons were made at home of horn or
wood, but on the trail many mens shirts and some of the
womens and childrens dresses were laced at the front
with cord.

Darrel Mischke retires...

continued from front page...
more. Ive done that since then.

For more than 25 years, he also provided watermelon for the football players after the first day of padded
practice.

Mischke said that he kept the watermelon on ice
for a few days, which was appreciated by the team.

Ive seen a lot of football, some of it good
and some of it not so good, Mischke said. I got to be
on the sidelines where two of my grandsons played for
Prairie Valley. I enjoyed that.

Mischke also remembered the creation of the
current Southeast Valley sports complex along with seeing Prairie Valley conduct many successful gridiron campaigns.

One of the highlights of mine was going to the
UNI-Dome for two years in a row, Mischke said.

Mischke recalled that the Warriors would have
been state champions, if it hadnt been for a Council
Bluffs-St. Albert squad.

That year, the Falcons were led by former Iowa
Western Community College and Kansas State standout,
Jake Waters.

I got to see some really good teams and also
created some wonderful friendships with the coaches,
Mischke said. Some of those coaches from many years
ago are still friends of mine who I communicate with.

Mischke said that Lewis, who presently resides
in Colorado, visits him when Lewis arrives to Gowrie.

The kids all know me too, Mischke said.
When I die, they wont have to look too far to find
pallbearers.

Mischke also experienced many other memories
and observations during his time on the chain gang, from
the changing of the seasons to seeing Prairie play at Cedar Valley for a year while the current complex was being
built.

Its interesting to watch as the football season progresses, I start off wearing shorts and a t-shirt,
Mischke said. And in one of those years where we went
to the Dome, it was actually snowing in one of those
home playoff game. So you see the changing of the seasons through the football season.

His expert analysis of the Jaguars and their opponents of past and present is also hard to beat.

Its been really fun to watch the team this
year, Mischke said. We have two wonderful quarterbacks, both of them can come into the game, and the offense wouldnt miss a beat.

Ive enjoyed watching these kids mature from
their freshman year to their senior year. Not just in football as athletes, but as good gentlemen.

You see that from the position that I had that
you wouldnt see from the stands.

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Dayton area community was very good. So many peopleC
interacted with Roger and helped in many ways. Rogery
obliged by helping us too. We liked Roger and he likedo
us.


This column will showcase one story of that
bond between Roger and the Dayton community. Therer
are many, many other similar stories.


Several years ago one person in Dayton learnedt
that Roger hadnt paid his utility bill. He inquired aboutq
the amount, which was a relative pittance, about $53. A

I want to pay Rogers bill, he said to one cityt
official. But I dont want Roger to know who did this.

The utility bill was paid. At the time, that $53a
was a lot of money for Roger and he was very happy. i

We do live in a small town. Roger did find out
who paid his bill. Sometimes Roger had an almost insa-u
tiable appetite to learn who was helping him.
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Roger, in a sense, was from the old school.
He didnt believe in handouts. He wanted to work forr
what was given to him. Many people today rely on gov-f
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asked, What can I do for you?

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help you a little.

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can do for you. He mentioned several things.

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to be done.

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later. Roger felt he hadnt totally repaid his debt.

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then this helper said this to Roger: I just ask that you
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Southeast Valley Jaguars manhandle

Red Oak on Senior Night, 46-18

Jags improve to 6-1, travel to Fort Dodge to play St. Eds...

By Tyler Anderson

Despite a few games left on the regular season
schedule, the Southeast Valley football team are already
entering playoff mode.
On Senior Night, the Jaguars clicked on all cyline
ders and soundly defeated the Red Oak Tigers in Gowrie,
46-18.
s

The Jags now improve to 6-1 so far in the 2015
season, remaining in the Class 2A-District 8 drivers seat.
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I was very happy with offensive effort, Head
eCoach Mike Swieter said of the victory. We had 558 total
ryards, tons of big plays and then controlled the clock. Our
doffensive line did an outstanding job all night.

Swieter also commended the defense as well.
tWe held their first team all-state running back to 45 yards
erushing, Swieter said. Im very happy with that.

The first quarter began a feeling out process for
dthe Jaguars and Tigers, before a 41 yard pass from junior
tquarterback Nolan Brand to Cade King drew the first score.
After the missed PAT, the Jaguars held a 6-0 advantage at
ythe end of the first period of play.

In the second quarter, the Jaguars saw a small
3amount of trouble as senior Carter Steck fumbled the ball
into Tiger hands.
t
However, the stout Southeast Valley defensive
-unit stopped Red Oak on a pivotal fourth and three with
less than 11 minutes left in the first half.

Following the turnover on downs, sophomore
rrunning back Kaleb Jondle burst through the Tiger defense
-for a 60 yard touchdown run.
Following a failed two point conversion attempt,
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the Jaguars extended their lead to 12 points.
Senior linebacker Logan Boerner evened the
r
turnover battle, coming out with a fumble recovery with
o8:25 left in the second quarter.

Brand again found King on a crucial third and
Ilong that put the Jags in the red zone, before junior Aaron
Swieter found paydirt from six yards out. Brand then condnected to junior Dakota Jaeschke to stretch the lead to 20.

After a Red Oak score, the extra point was
sblocked by senior Keaton Jondle. With five and a half
minutes left in the half, the Tigers narrowed the gap to 14
.points, but trailed 20-6.
Southeast Valley responded with a big drive of
r
their own, as Brand hooked up with King a third time bedfore Swieter punched through to make the score 26-6.
Before the break, the Southeast Valley offense
u
drove down the field and scored via a 10 yard pass from
IBrand to Jaeschke, enabling Southeast Valley to a huge
32-6 lead.

In the second quarter alone, the Jaguars outscored
s
Red Oak, 26-6.

Coming back from the half, Brand yielded an indterception that gave the Tigers a short field to work with.
rHowever, Red Oak was unable to convert the fake field
goal.

We gave up too many passing yards, Swieter
said. We must get better, and we must improve our kickoffs and extra points. Special teams are going to hurt us, if
we do not improve there.

The Jaguars responded in kind in their next drive,
as it culminated in Brand passing to Jaeschke for a 16 yard
touchdown.

At the end of the third quarter, Southeast Valley
held a 37-12 lead.

In the fourth quarter, Southeast Valley kept the
Tigers at a steady distance, as Kaleb Jondle broke out an-

Jack Mumper takes part of the halftime show presented by the Southeast Valley Marching Band during the
Southeast Valley-Red Oak football game on Friday evening
in Gowrie. The halftime show was highlighted by a original
percussion piece by the students. Photo by Lisa Peterson.

other huge run and finished off Red Oak with a 58 yard
touchdown scamper.

While Red Oak scored on a 37 yard pass, the Tigers were unable to mount a comeback.

What a game for Parents Night, Swieter said.
The seniors will always remember their last home game.

It was on Senior Night where Southeast Valley
really shined, as Kaleb Jondle rushed for more than 100
yards rushing with 171.

King also captured his fourth game with more
than 100 yards receiving with 148.

Swieter also reached his third century benchmark
in total yards, with 95 yards rushing and five yards receiving.

Brand went 10-21 for 246 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. It is Brands third time throwing more than 200 yards and his fifth going over 175 yards.

On the defensive side, senior Andrew Dorage
captured an interception while fellow classmate Logan
Boerner led the way with nine total tackles and a fumble
recovery.

Juniors Ryan Gustafson and Alex Pliner pitched
in on the winning effort, contributing with 7.5 and 6.5 total
tackles respectively.

The Jags will look to continue their strong play,
traveling to Fort Dodge to play St. Edmond in a non-district game on Friday, Oct. 16.

The Gaels (3-4) fell to Ogden, 28-20.
In other district action, Shenandoah defeated non-district
opponent Atlantic, 55-19, while Carroll Kuemper defeated
Clarinda by the score of 21-14.

East Sac County took care of West Central Valley, 60-6.
Individual Statistics
Rushing
Att.
Yds.
Yds/Att
Nolan Brand JR
2
1
0.5
Kaleb Jondle SO
14
171
12.2
Cade King SR
1
-3
-3.0
Carter Steck SR
10
48
4.8
Aaron Swieter JR
23
95
4.1
Passing
Att.
Comp
Yds/Com.
Nolan Brand JR
21
10
24.6
Receiving
#Rec.
Yds.
Yds/Rec.
Conner Conrad SR 1
3
3.0
Dakota Jaeschke JR
4
90
22.5
Cade King SR
4
148
37.0
Aaron Swieter JR
1
5
5.0
Scoring

Pts.
Rushing FG PAT
Dakota Jaeschke JR
12
0
0
0
Kaleb Jondle SO
12
12
0
0
Cade King SR 8 0 0 2
Aaron Swieter JR
12
12
0
0
Tackles

Solo
Asst.
Total Tackles
Cameron Anderson SR
1
6
4.0
Joel Anderson JR
0
1
0.5
Sam Berglund JR
0
1
0.5
Logan Boerner SR 4
10
9.0
Nolan Brand JR
0
1
0.5
Conner Conrad SR 2
5
4.5
Andrew Dorage SR 1
7
4.5
Keegan Goodwin JR
0
1
0.5
Ryan Gustafson JR 3
9
7.5
Nyles Johnson FR 0
1
0.5
Keaton Jondle SR 2
2
3.0
Kyler Jondle FR
0
2
1.0
Cade King SR
3
1
3.5
Johnny Lautner SR 0
5
2.5
Zeke Miller SR
1
0
1.0
Brent Nelson SR
0
8
4.0
Owen Oeltjenbruns SR
0
2
1.0
Alex Pliner JR
2
9
6.5
Daven Rees SO
1
0
1.0
Carter Steck SR
1
2
2.0
Aaron Swieter JR
3
3
4.5
Interceptions

Interceptions Int Return Yards
Andrew Dorage SR 1
22
Fumble Recoveries

Recoveries
Return Yards
Logan Boerner SR 1
0
PAT Kicking

Attempts
Made
Dakota Jaeschke JR
1
0
Cade King SR
3
2
Kickoffs

Kick Offs Yards
Touchbacks
Dakota Jaeschke JR
7
226
0
Punting

Punts
Yards Yards/Punt
Myles Davis JR
5
147
29.4
Kick Off Returns

KOR
Yds Yds/per Return
Keaton Jondle SR 1
12
12.0
Cade King SR
1
12
12.0
Brent Nelson SR
1
6
6.0
Punt Returns

Punt Returns Yds Yds/per Return
Cade King SR
2
20
10.0

Senior Cade King tiptoes along with the sideline
while a Red Oak defender attempts to push him out of
bounds during the Southeast Valley-Red Oak football game
on Friday evening in Gowrie. The Jaguars defeated the Tigers, 46-18. Photo by Lisa Peterson.

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MIDAS
Council of Governments
REGION V REGIONAL PLANNING AFFILIATION
PUBLIC INPUT MEETING

The Region V Regional Planning Affiliation (RPA) will hold a public
information input meeting, to receive comments on Amendment #1 to the
FY 2016-2019 Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP).

Region V includes the following counties: Calhoun, Hamilton,
Humboldt, Pocahontas, Webster and Wright and the cities of Fort Dodge
and Webster City.

The FY 2016-2019 RTIP is being amended to update the following
project: Amend Hamilton County FY 2016 Trails project to expand project
termini.

Copies of the FY 2016-2019 RTIP Amendment #1 are available by
contacting Shirley Helgevold at MIDAS Council of Governments, (515)
576-7183 ext. 212 or e-mail at shelgevold@midascog.net

Written comments should be received by 12:00 PM October 20,
2015. Please submit all written comments to:
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THE GOWRIE NEWS

Gowrie United Methodist

Church list of events

Wednesday, October 14th at 5:50 p.m. Making
sense of the Bible, at 7:00 p.m. Choir Practice, and 8:00
p.m. S/PPRC Committee will meet.

Thursday, October 15th, UMW- Faith Circle
will meet at 9:30 a.m., Worship Service at Gowrie Care
Center will be held at 3:00 p.m., and UMW Joy Circle at
7:00 p.m.

On Friday, October 16, Mom's Connection
Group will meet at 9:00 a.m. and Quilters will meet at
1:00 p.m. Monday, October 19th Glory Bells will meet
at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 20th Quilters will meet at
1:00 p.m. On Wednesday, October 21, Choir Practice will
be held at 7:00 p.m.

WEBSTER COUNTY
Planning & Zoning
LEGAL PUBLICATION

The Webster County Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing
on Monday, October 26, 201 at 5:00 P.M. second floor of the courthouse,
Fort Dodge, IA.

The purpose of the public hearing is to act on 4 requests from Koch
Fertilizer Ft. Dodge, LLC to obtain Variances for Height.The Variances will
be used for the 104 E structure, SW DM tank, SE DM tank, and the N DM
tank. The legal description of the property is: Beginning at the Northwest
corner of the Northeast Quarter (NE1/4) of Section 27, Township 89 North,
Range 27 West, 5th P.M.; thence Easterly along the section line 287 feet;
thence South 90 degrees 245 feet; thence East 90 degrees 63 feet; thence
South 90 degrees 1,555 feet; thence West 90 degrees 350 feet, more or
less, to the quarter section line; thence North along such quarter section
line to the point of beginning..
Sheilah Lizer
Zoning Administrator

WEBSTER COUNTY
Planning & Zoning
LEGAL PUBLICATION

The Webster County Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing
on Monday, October 26, 2015 at 5:00 P.M. second floor of the courthouse,
Fort Dodge, IA.

The purpose of the public hearing is to act on a request from BIVI to
obtain Variance for Height.The Variances will be used for the Bio Freeze
Building Expansion. The legal description of the property is: SE OF
SECTION 13, T89N R29W Webster County, IA.
Sheilah Lizer
Zoning Administrator

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SV varsity volleyball
team
conclude season

By Tyler Anderson

The Southeast Valley volleyball team finished
their regular season this past week, falling 3-0 to Belmond-Klemme on Tuesday, Oct. 6 in Burnside. Later in
the week, West Bend-Mallard defeated Southeast Valley
3-1 on Thursday, Oct. 8 in West Bend.

In Tuesdays home matchup, the Jaguars battled
hard against the Broncos in the initial set before falling,
25-21.

Belmond-Klemme then proceeded to win the
next two sets to take home their tenth win of the season,
defeating Southeast Valley by scores of 25-11 and 25-18.

Junior Jaiden Ackerson led the Jaguars with
seven kills and seven blocks. Senior Cassie Zinnel followed with five kills and six blocks, along with seven
digs.

Freshman Morgan Castenson tallied 22 assists
and eight digs for Southeast Valley.

Fellow classmate Shelby Cummins acquired
five digs against the Broncos.

Finishing out the regular season, the Wolverines
and Jaguars went back and forth in a series of closely
contested matches. West Bend-Mallard won the initial set
by the score of 25-21.

Southeast Valley battled back to even the game
by taking the second match, edging West Bend-Mallard
25-23.

However, the Wolverines narrowly defeated
Southeast Valley in third set 25-23 and used that momentum to take the game with a 25-20 decision.

After the loss, Southeast Valley ended its regular season with a eight game skid and tumbled to 6-19.

The record leaves the Jags with the ninth seed in
the Twin Lakes Conference Tournament.

They will travel to Newell to face Newell-Fonda
and Manson-Northwest Webster as part of Pool C of the
tourney on Tuesday, Oct. 13.

Jaguar JV volleyball
team completes busy
week,
finishes 2-2-1

By Steve Kehoe, Assistant Coach

The Jaguar junior varsity team went 2-2-1 in
the final week of the regular season.

The team lost to Manson-Northwest Webster
and Newell-Fonda on Monday, Oct. 5, but ended the
night with a win over Graettinger-Terrill/Ruthven-Ayrshire.

The girls then defeated the Broncos of BelmondKlemme on Tuesday, Oct. 6 in Burnside by the scores of
21-16 and 21-11.

The team finished their week at West Bend,
where they split with the Wolverines, due to time constraints.

The team won the first game 21-19 and then lost
the second game 23-21.

Zion Lutheran Church

Offers many classes

On Wednesday, October 14th there will be First
Communion Class at 4:00 p.m., Confirmation Class and
Vesper Ringers Practice at 7:00 p.m. On Saturday, October 17 Worship will be held at 5:00 p.m. There will be
a GCC Taped Service on Tuesday, October, 20 at 10:00
a.m.

On Wednesday, October 21, the following
events will take place: Beginner & Sonshine Bells, as
well as First Communion Class will be held at 4:00 p.m.,
Confirmation Class and Vesper Ringers Practice at 7:00
p.m., and Zion WEBS at 7:30 p.m.

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11

Dominick Cox to
perform at Callender

Our Saviours Lutheran Church...

Nashville Christian recording Artist Dominick
Cox, will be performing a concert at Our Saviours Lutheran Church in Callender on Friday, October 23rd at
7 p.m. Dominick personally wrote that he is overjoyed
by the fact that he is able to positively affect so many
peoples lives through not only his love of music, but also
his greater love of God. All are welcome to attend. A free
will offering will be given at the conclusion of the concert.

Items not needed at this time are green beans,
peas, and peanut butter.

SV Cross Country...
Continued from page 7....

The radiology technicians at Stewart Memorial Community Hospital are excited to begin using the new technology that can detect 41 percent more invasive breast cancers and reduces false positives by up to 40 percent. Pictured left to
right are Marilyn Mumm, Jenni King and radiology director Mary Reiter.

New 3D Mammography Now Available

at Stewart Memorial Community Hospital

Technology offers better chance to diagnose breast cancer earlier...

Stewart Memorial Community Hospital
(SMCH) is excited to offer 3D mammography (breast
tomosynthesis) for breast cancer screening. Breast tomosynthesis produces a three-dimensional view of the breast
tissue that helps radiologists identify and characterize individual breast structures without the confusion of overlapping tissue.

We believe breast tomosynthesis will benefit all screening and diagnostic mammography patients,
and is especially valuable for women receiving a baseline screening, those who have dense breast tissue and/
or women with a personal history of breast cancer, explains Mary Reiter, radiology director at SMCH.

The centers Selenia Dimensions
breast tomosynthesis system is made by Hologic, a world
leader in digital mammography. The Selenia Dimensions
system offers exceptionally sharp breast images, an advanced ergonomic design providing more patient comfort, and the ground-breaking tomosynthesis platform
designed to deliver superior screening and diagnostic
performance for all breast types.

Breast cancer screening with tomosynthesis
when combined with a conventional 2D mammography
has a 40% higher invasive cancer detection rate than conventional 2D mammography alone. Tomosynthesis technology gives radiologists increased confidence with up to
a 40% reduction in recall rates.

The tomosynthesis screening experience is similar to a traditional mammogram. During a tomosynthesis
exam, multiple, low-dose images of the breast are acquired at different angles. These images are then used to
produce a series of one-millimeter thick slices that can be
viewed as a 3D reconstruction of the breast.

By offering women the latest and more accurate technology in mammography, SMCH expects to
increase the number of area women who will be routinely screened. Mary Reiter, director of radiology, says,
Knowing that patients are getting the latest echnology
and their exams are top quality will be an incentive for
patients to get their screenings done. According to the
American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the second
leading cause of cancer death among women, exceeded

Southeast Valley JV
football team defeats
Manson-NW 20-6

The Southeast Valley JV football team continued their winning ways, posting a 20-6 victory over
Manson-Northwest Webster on Monday, Oct. 5.

Nolan Johnson connected on two touchdown
passes to sure handed Keegan Goodwin and Kenny Blunk
added a touchdown gallop for the Jaguar scores.

The JV record now stands at 3-2. The combined
Southeast Valley high school football record is 12-3 so
far this year, with the junior varsity reserve squad at 4-0
and varsity football currently at 5-1.

According to the coaching staff, a winning tradition brewing in Jaguarland.

Another interesting note for the Jaguar football
program is the last five high school football games at
Jaguar Field this season, counting JVR, JV, and Varsity,
have produced a combined 231-14 homefield advantage
to the Jaguars.

only by lung cancer. Statistics indicate that one in eight

women will develop breast cancer sometime in her lifetime. The stage at which breast cancer is detected influences a womans chance of survival. If detected early, the
five-year survival rate is 98 percent.

SMCH is committed to the fight against breast
cancer. In offering breast tomosynthesis digital mammography, SMCH provides the latest in imaging technology. If you would like to schedule a mammogram or have
questions about this important breast health procedure,
please call 712-464-4207.

The image above is an example of 2D mammography while the image on the right depicts a 3D tomosynthesis
image. The white squares indicate the area that was diagnosed as being breast cancer. Using breast tomosynthesis
technology at Stewart Memorial Community Hospital will
benefit patients by diagnosing them earlier and more accurately.

medalists finishing 10th running a time of 21:34.

Dalton Dencklau (22nd, 22:24), Isaiah Gibbs
(37th, 23:41), Michael Vosberg (39th, 24:16) and Dillon
Sytsma (41st, 24:27) led the boys to a third place team
finish.

Also competing for the Jaguars in the boys JV
race was Max Davis (45th, 24:42), Aaron True (55th,
25:49) Jack Mumper (59th, 27:54) and Jordan Lane
(60th, 28:09).

The Jaguars will look to have everybody back
and healthy to conclude their regular season at the Falcon Invitational at Ida Grove on Monday, Oct. 12. Then,
Southeast Valley will make a run for a conference championship at the Twin Lakes Conference Meet on Saturday, Oct. 17 at Lake City.

The varsity will compete on Thursday, October
22nd in the state qualifying meet.

Senior Erica Nordin is held up by her fellow
Southeast Valley cheerleaders during the Southeast ValleyRed Oak football game on Friday evening in Gowrie. The
cheerleading team saw the Jags handle the Tigers on Senior
Night, 46-18. Photo by Lisa Peterson.

$2,500 award given

for arrest, conviction
in Roger Brown murder
Unusually high amount offered. . .

Webster County Sheriff Jim Stubbs announced
Friday that there is a $2,500 reward for the arrest and
conviction of the person who murdered Roger Brown,
Dayton.

Sheriff Stubbs stated that the $2,500 reward was
confirmed following a meeting Friday morning that involved Crime Stoppers.

In most cases the reward is up to $1,000 for an
arrest and conviction.

Stubbs stated on Thursday in an interview with
the Dayton Review that Brown was well liked in the great
Dayton community. He didnt have any apparent enemies, he stated.

Micaela Reutzel participates during the halftime
show of the Southeast Valley-Red Oak football game on Friday evening in Gowrie. Reutzel and the Southeast Valley
flag team, along with the Southeast Valley Marching Band
orchestrated a great halftime show. Photo by Lisa Peterson.

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Oct. 14, 2015

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SV JVR volleyball
teams finish 2nd, 3rd
at
Jaguar Invitational

By Steve Kehoe, Assistant Coach

Happy 90th Birthday

The Jaguar JVR Teal and Black teams did well
at their own Invitational in Gowrie on Saturday, Oct. 3.

The Teal team placed second when they lost to
Manson-Northwest Webster by the scores of 21-16 and
24-22 in the championship match.

The Black team placed third overall at the tournament.

The Teal team was composed of the following
players on Saturday: Kanyon Pepples, Karissa Hiesterman, Chelsea Mitchell, Lanie Nelson, Rylee Walker,
Sammy Alphs, Hanna DeVries, Megan Seil, and Vanessa
Scott.

Playing for the Jaguar Black team were Kaleigh
Winkler, Breanna Hartley, Claire Whalen, Ebony Scott,
Lexi Corell, Sina Schmid, Hailey Tuel, Anna Hanson,
Dian Puspitaningrum, Jolie Parle, Shelby Hofbauer, Ramona Thompson, and Morgan Sorenson.

Teams present at the JVR Jaguar Invitational
were Coon Rapids-Bayard, Eagle Grove, Greene County
and Manson-Northwest Webster, along with Southeast
Valley Teal and Southeast Valley Black.

The family of Elvina Schmadeke would like to
wish her a happy 90th Birthday on October 25th. Please
send her birthday wishes at 1000 4th St, Apt. 11, Gowrie,
IA 50543.

Max Palmer...

continued from page 6...

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techniques. That was the last time we went back, explained Max Palmer.

Max and his wife, Elayne, would have enjoyed celebrating 65 years of wedded bliss this summer, but sadly, Elayne passed away three and a half months ago. The
couple had four children: Ned, Gwen, Polly, and Hal. Gwen passed away in 2014.
Currently Max Palmer has six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Gwen.

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