March 16, 2016

GOWRIE, WEBSTER COUNTY, WA

VOL. 126 NO. 10

Brian Johnson named Superintendent

for Prairie Valley, SWG school districts
Current Superintendent in Schleswig. . .
By Jill Viles

As both the Prairie Valley School District and
Southeast Webster Grand School District move closer to
consolidation, the installation of a new superintendent to
serve both districts, is a step in a positive direction. The
PV Board of Directors voted to extend this offer to Brian
Johnson, superintendent of the Schleswig Community
Schools since 2008.

The consolidation of a superintendent to serve
both districts will save the PV School District $35,000
and the SWG School District $56,000 according to board
secretary Lisa Willardson.

Johnson exudes a very positive attitude regarding his new position. I am most excited about meeting new people and becoming part of the communities.
Looking at the State Attendance Center Ranking and
touring each facility, I know that great things are happening right now. As an educational leader, I want to come
in and observe, ask questions and facilitate conversations
in order to create more opportunities for the students of
Southeast Valley.

Johnson has had a long and illustrious career in
the field of education. He earned his B.S. in Elementary
Education and served as instructor to a mixed class of
third and fourth graders for Maple Valley, and also as a
second grade teacher at Charter Oak Ute.

Following this, he served as principal for K-8th
graders for three years. His superintendent position at
Schleswig has been his passion for the past eight years
before he applied for this opportunity to serve two districts simultaneously.

I have been in education for 17 years, six as an
elementary teacher, three as a principal, and eight as a
superintendent, explained Johnson. All of the schools I
served are rural schools in Iowa.

The advantages of serving in a rural school district are the opportunities to build relationships with ev-

eryone: community members, staff, and students. Rural

Iowa school districts have long struggled with steady enrollment and lack of consistent State Supplemental
Aid. These factors can hinder districts abilities to offer differentiated programming to
meet individual student needs, said Johnson.

I love Schleswig and am very appreciative of the opportunity to have served
the district patrons and to have called Schleswig
home for many years, said Johnson. An opportunity
Southeast Valley superintendent continued on page 11...

Gowrie Signs to be auctioned off...

Three Gowrie Bandshell City Signs are going to be
auctioned off at the March 20 Firemen's Pancake Brunch.
This is just one of many items to be auctioned off. See you
there!

Annual FFA
Pork Loin Supper
Awards Night and Auction

Monday, March 21...

Brian Johnson, new Southeast Valley Superintendent

The FFA Pork Loin Supper and
Awards Night is set Monday, March 21, at the SV High
School Commons in Gowrie.

There will be a free will donation meal from 5
to 6:30 p.m. along with a silent auction. Aaron Putze
from the Iowa Soybean Association will be the guest
speaker from 6:45 - 7:15.

Please come out and support the Central Plains
FFA by attending their free-will donation supper and annual FFA member awards banquet.

This will include auctioning off an FFA quilt, a
silent Auction and guest Speaker. We encourage you all
to come for a night of socializing and fun! For more information contact Steve Kehoe at Kehoes@prairievalley.
k12.ia.us or at SV High School.

Best body percentage overall...

Aaron Swieter had the best body
percentage over all at the 9th Annual weightlifting competition. Photo by Mindy Swieter.

The Southeast Valley Weightlifting team stays undefeated in winning

their 9th straight Bench Press Team
Championship. The Jaguars competed
in 11 weight classes and won 8 of the 11
classes in the Bench Press.
Meet Champions
The Meet Champions in Bench
Press are Dalton Krantz, Coltan Kamp,
Keegan Goodwin, Ascension Froisland,
Zeke Miller, Aaron Swieter, Gordon
Grossnickle and Matt Ross.
Best Body Percentage Overall
The Best Body Percentage Overall
was Aaron Swieter (Best ever over last
9 years).

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37 lifters came out to compete from three

different schools. This was the 9th year doing a Weightlifting meet. This was a big day
for the Jags winning 8 of the 11 weight classes. Coach Swieter was very happy with all
the results and said most of his lifters came
home with new personnel best. This was a
great time where they really got to see how
their hard work paid off.
I would to recognize Dennis and Connie
Swieter for donating all trophies and medals
for this meet.
Southeast Valley weightlifting meet
continued on page 4 ...

March 9, 2016

Bakken Oil pipeline approved for Iowa;

many farmers expected to file lawsuits
Pipeline runs through Webster County. . .

Thousands of construction workers could start
work this spring on the Bakken oil pipeline through Iowa,
but a statewide coalition of environmentalists, community activists and property owners is vowing to do everything possible to stop the project.

The Iowa Utilities Board voted 3-0 on Thursday
of last week to approve a state permit for the underground
Bakken Oil pipeline, which will run diagonally for 346
miles across 18 Iowa counties. The project is proposed
by Dakota Access LLC., a unit of Dallas-based Energy
Transfer Partners.

One of the 18 Iowa counties is Webster County.
Many farmers in Boone, Calhoun and Webster Countyies opposed the pipeline and the pipeline firm may use
eminent domain to secure the diagonal route across Iowa.

The pipeline has divided Iowans, many of whom
view the pipeline as an environmental threat and a violation of their property rights. Others view the pipline as an
economic opportunity.

The board took about seven minutes to issue its
decision according to an account in the DesMoines Register. It came after 18 public informational meetings, 12
days of public hearings, and weeks of deliberations over
the past year and a half. In the process, the board received
more than 8,000 public comments and compiled more
than 3,500 pages of transcripts.

The regulators ultimately concluded that issues
of safety, economic benefits, environmental factors and
landowners rights merited the most significant weight in
reaching their decision, board member Libby Jacobs said.
Chairwoman Geri Huser cast the third yes vote.

The board said in a statement that it applied a
statutory balancing test that concluded that the public benefits of the project outweighed other factors. The
public benefits included significant safety advantages of
transporting oil by pipeline compared with alternatives,
plus the creation of jobs and other economic benefits,
projected to be at least $787 million during the construction period.

The decision came on a voice vote in a meeting
room filled with about 60 supporters and opponents of
the pipeline. Some opponents stood one by one after the

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decision was announced and loudly proclaimed, Im an

Iowan and I vote no. Opponents also rallied outside the
IUBs offices afterward, chanting, No oil in our soil!

Chad Carter, vice president and business agent
of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local
234 in Des Moines, said he was elated by the boards decision, because it will result in good-paying construction
jobs for 300 to 400 of his unions members in Iowa. He
also said it will improve Iowas energy security.

But Pam Alexander of Ottumwa, a pipeline opponent whose family owns two farms in Mahaska County, said she was disappointed. I feel like landowners
were given the shaft. No one stood up for landowners,
she said.

The boards decision culminates a process that
began in June 2014, when plans were announced for a
1,168-mile pipeline extending from North Dakotas Bakken oil patch through South Dakota and Iowa to a distribution hub at Patoka, Ill. Dakota Access has said it plans
to proceed with the project despite a plunge in global oil
prices.

Construction is scheduled to begin this spring,
with completion late this year. An army of 2,000 to 4,000
construction workers is expected to be employed on the
project in Iowa alone.

The pipeline has an estimated total cost of $3.78
billion in four states. Once completed, the pipeline typically will transport about 450,000 barrels of crude oil daily and will have the capacity to transport up to 570,000
barrels of oil per day.

Lawsuits are expected from farmers opposed to
the pipeline who fear damage to tile drainage lines and
reduced crop yields or who simply dont like the idea of a
pipeline running through land that has often been owned
by Iowa families for generations. A Cherokee County
District Court judge used a technicality in October to
dismiss a lawsuit challenging the Iowa Utilities Boards
authority to grant eminent domain for the pipeline, citing
a failure to exhaust all administrative remedies.

But the judge did not rule whether the pipeline
company, which is not a public utility, is eligible to use
eminent domain.

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Eminent domain is the right of a government to
seize private property for public use, in exchange for payment of fair market value. Iowa and other states, responding to concerns about protecting property rights, have
moved in recent years to limit use of eminent domain.

Farnhamville Annual Pork

chop dinner April 3
benefits ambulance, Fire dept.

The Reading-Cedar Fire Department and Farnhamville Ambulance will present their annual pork chop
dinner April 3 at the Farnhamville Community Room
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Dine in or carry out is available $8 with extra
chops available.

The Life Flight demonstration is from noon - 1
p.m. and is courtesy of Unity Point.

Come help those who volunteer to help you!

All proceeds will be used for new firefighting/
EMS equipment to help us protect and serve the community.

Wednesday, March 16
Prairie Valley School Board, 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 17
Gowrie Fire Dept., 7:00 p.m. at the fire station.
Monday, March 21
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, March 22
Farnhamville Senior Citizens (cards),
1:00 p.m., Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.
Wednesday, March 23
Farnhamville Fire Dept., 7:30 p.m. at the fire
station.
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meeting listed here, call the Gowrie News at
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THE GOWRIE NEWS

Bakken pipeline
coalition continues
to oppose project
Many landowners
oppose easements. . .

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Natalie Lambert, SV senior, to compete

in cross country, track at Morningside

Natalie Lambert, a SV senior, will be competing
at Morningside College in cross country and track.

Her coaches at SV are Travis Nuss, cross country; Mike Swieter, track; and Tonya Harrison, assistant
track coach.

Coaches at Morningside College are David
Nash, head coach; and assistant coach Jeff Seagren.

Natalie plans to major in nursing pursuing a
BSN degree.

Her parents are Marshall and Donna Lambert.

PV Kindergarten/TK Round-Up is A
pril 8
For next Fall...
Prairie Valley Elementary will be holding its annual
Kindergarten/TK Round-Up for the upcoming 2016-17
school year at Prairie Valley Elementary, north of Farnhamville on Friday, April 8, 2016. T
o enroll in 2016-17
Kindergarten/TK, a child must be 5 years old by Sept.
15th, 2016.
Please call: 515-467-5700 or email: petersons@prairievalley.k12.ia.us to register for theKindergarten/TK
Round-UP meeting and receive an information packet
and forms.
A specific session will be assigned to everyone
that registers and more information will be provided. R
ound-Up sessionsarefor the kindergarten child and his/
her parents. The children will get to meet the teachers,

20 Years Ago...
Brandon Bond, 9, of Gowrie, took the state trophy
at the Jaycees Super Shooters contest held in Gowrie.
Bandon is the son of Michael and Karen Bond of Gowrie.
We wish to thank everyone for the beautiful cards
and telephone calls on our anniversary. A special thanks
to Greg and Bonnie, you made our day. - Chalmer and
Doris Peterson
Megan Schill, 9, daughter of Tom and Rachel Schill,
of Gowrie, competed in the state YMCA swim meet
March 4 in Cedar Rapids. She placed fourth in the 25
yard butterfly, fifth in the 25 yard freestyle, second in the
freestyle relay and fifth in the medley relay.
Marsha Birkland, daughter of Beryl and Marilyn
Birkland, rural Gowrie, and Trudy Traster, daughter of
Steven and Juline Traster, Callender, toured with Buena Vista College Wind Ensemble March 9-11. Marsha
played the alto sax and Trudy played the bassoon. The
tour included concerts in Storm Lake, Denison, Ida
Grove, Holstein, and Council Bluffs.
The Gowrie Jaycees thanked everyone who helped
make the 1995 State Super Shooters a success: scores rebounders, computer operators, t-shirt designers, school
administration, and sponsors.
Kelsey Marie McDonald, daughter of Mike and Cindi McDonald had a baby shower at the Gowrie Country
Club.

30 Years Ago...
The Prairie High Panters basketball ended their season with a 10-10 record. Members of the team included,
Rob Mischke, Justion Reed, Bill Cronin, Tim Warrick,
Jeff Boerner, Brent Wooters, Rod Warehime, Scott Meyer, Staci Cloud, Brent Schmidt, David Anderson, Ron
Hougen, and Bill Rude.

visit the classrooms, have some fun, and meet other future kindergartners! The parents will learn about specific
kindergarten information and will be able ask questions,
etc. To make the event efficient and convenient, each
round-up session is only approximately 90 minutes in
length so parents can attend this important event in their
childrens lives.

If families live outside of the Prairie Valley

School District/ Southeast Valley Schools area, there is
still time to OPEN ENROLL for kindergarten for the
upcoming 2016-17 school year. Kindergarten Open Enrollment does not have the same deadline as other school
grades. Call 515-467- 5700 for more information.

The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) has granted
a permit which would allow Dakota Access to build a
347-mile crude oil pipeline that would slice through the
middle of Iowa; however, the Bakken Pipeline Resistance
Coalition (BPRC) and its 28 statewide member organizations remain committed to ensuring the Bakken Pipeline
is never built.

Jonas Magram of Fairfield, Iowas No Bakken
Here, has expressed concern regarding the efficacy of the
IUB permitting process:

From the first day of its public hearing in November, through its ongoing deliberations, the Board has
demonstrated how woefully unprepared and unqualified
it is to assess a project of this magnitude, Magram says.
Even to consider granting a private Texas oil company
the right to force Iowa landowners to give up their property rights is a slap in the face to all Iowans who treasure
our rights as citizens.

Echoing this view is Mark Edwards, of Boone,
who attended all of the IUB public deliberations. During
their several days of public deliberations, Board members Huser, Jacobs, and Wagner have spent very little
time actually deliberating the realities of an oil pipeline
carrying up to 26 million gallons --- of toxic crude oil
daily through Iowa. The Board has not required even a
basic environmental and cultural impact statement, and
was fully content to make its ruling without this critical
information.

According to the IUB, over 250 landowners,
many of whom are farmers, have refused to enter into voluntary easements. Now that the IUB has granted Dakota
Access the power of eminent domain, Iowa law grants
those landowners the right to challenge the companys
authority in court. This is exactly the kind of private development project the Iowa Legislature had in mind when
it placed severe restrictions on the taking of farmland by
eminent domain.

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Bob Gustafson was chosen to head the Harcourt
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Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Campbell, Fort Dodge, annouce the engagement of their daughter, Particia to James
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Gowire. The wedding was planned for April 20.
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the nice cards, gifts, flowers, and the good food brought
to our home for my birthday; also the telephone calls and
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Pineapple Tomato Juice
Thursday, March 17 - Liver & Onions or Beef Patty, Mashed Potatoes, Mixed
Vegetables, Oatmeal Raisin Bar, OJ
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Monday, March 21 - Turkey Raost, Potates w/Gravy, Pears and Carrots,
Pumpkin Custard, Tomato Juice
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Pineapple Crunch, Raspberry Lemonade
Wednesday, March 23 - Lemon-Herbed Chicken, Sscalloped Corn, Tomatoes
Florentine, Mandarin Oranges

March 9, 2016

THE GOWRIE NEWS

Southeast Valley students compete in weightlifting meet...

The Southeast Valley students competed in the 9th annual weightlifting meet held on Saturday, March 12. This was a
big day for the Jags winning 8 of the 11 weight classes.

Southeast Valley
weightlifting meet...
continued from front page . . .

2016 Bench Press Results

Weight Classes
114
Grade Amount Lifted
School
Dalton Krantz
11
145
Southeast Valley
123
Coltan Kamp
9
115
Southeast Valley
132
Noah Noelck
9
160
Hampton Dumont
148
Keegan Goodwin 11
205
Southeast Valley
Mason Ackerson 9
170
Southeast Valley
Trey Swaney
10
165
Hampton Dumont
Kyler Hadwiger 8
135
Iowa Falls
Randy Andrews 9
130
Southeast Valley
165
Ascension Froisland, 11 230
Southeast Valley
Hunter Sutter
10
225
Hampton Dumont
Ivan Hudson
9
205
Southeast Valley
Kevin Smith
12
180
Southeast Valley
Brady Ringleb 11
175
Hampton Dumont
Joe Vondra
10
175
Hampton Dumont
Alex Pudenz
9
145
Southeast Valley
181
Zeke Miller
12
235
Southeast Valley
Kaleb Jondle
10
225
Southeast Valley
Kenny Blunk
9
225
Southeast Valley
Jordan Benfield 9
200
Southeast Valley
Max Aalbers
10
175
Hampton Dumont
198
Aaron Swieter
11
275
Southeast Valley
Parker Juhl
10
255
Hampton Dumont
Chase Swieter
8
185
Southeast Valley
220
Isaiah Noelck
12
250
Hampton Dumont

Tommy Lennon 10
240
Southeast Valley
Aidan Carr
12
235
Hampton Dumont
Sam Berglund
11
230
Southeast Valley
Nick Eslick
11
230
Southeast Valley
Owen Oeltjenbruns, 12 200
Southeast Valley
242
Gordon Grossnickle, 11 270
Southeast Valley
Joel Anderson
11
205
Southeast Valley
Blayne Woltjer 10
185
Hampton Dumont
McKade Eisentrager, 8 175
Iowa Falls
Isaac Peebler
10
165
Southeast Valley
275
Matt Ross
10
145
Southeast Valley
HWT
Josh Knipfel
12
290
Hampton Dumont
Biggest Bench
Josh Knipfel
12
290
Hampton Dumont
Best Body Percentage
Aaron Swieter
11
275
Southeast Valley
Weighed 181.2 (Lifted 1.52 times his bodyweight)
Team Champion
Southeast Valley Won 8 of 11 weight classes
Biggest Bench Per Grade
Josh Knipfel
12
290
Hampton Dumont
Aaron Swieter
11
275
Southeast Valley
Tommy Lennon 10
240
Southeast Valley
Kenny Blunk
9
225
Southeast Valley
Chase Swieter
8
185
Southeast Valley
Best Body Percentage Per Grade
Zeke Miller
12
1.31
Southeast Valley
Aaron Swieter
11
1.52
Southeast Valley
Hunter Suter
10
1.36
Hampton Dumont
Ivan Hudson
9
1.30
Southeast Valley
Chase Swieter
8
1.02
Southeast Valley

SV FFA attend
North Central
District Conference

Nellie Mae Summers, 78

Nellie Mae Summers, 78, of Lehigh, passed
away Sunday, March 13th, 2016 at the Gowrie Care Center.

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday,
March 17th, 2016 in the Chapel of Laufersweiler-Sievers
Funeral Home with Pastor Jim Davis officiating. Burial
will be in West Lawn Cemetery, Lehigh. Visitation will
be 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Nellie was born on April 11, 1937 in Lehigh
and was the daughter of Harvey and Fannie Jackson. She
graduated from Burnside High School in 1955. Nellie
worked as a waitress for 22 years at T&H Caf where she
was a permanent fixture that came with any new ownership of the truck stop. Nellie grew up and lived in the
Lehigh area. She enjoyed painting, crafts, sewing, having coffee on the deck and tending to her flowers. Nellie
treasured time spent with her family.

Nellie is survived by her children, Deana (Bill)
Hennis; Denise (Mike) Stark; Debbi (Robert) Wirtz;
Doug (Ruth) Summers; Donita (John) Jerome; Dennis
(Lori) Summers; grandchildren, Alan (Kristin) Taylor,
Vickie (Jason) Haney, Tiffany Bickford, Scott Bickford,
Jenny (Jesse) Cherry, Shelli (Nic) Johnson, Kory Wirtz,
Nickie Taylor, Haylie Jerome, Lindsey Summers, and
Tanner Summers; 17 great-grandchildren; and numerous
nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Harvey and Fannie Jackson; and long-time partner, Herb
Thoma.

Memorials may be left to the discretion of the
family.

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The North Central District FFA Conference was
held on Saturday, March 5th at AGWSR High School in
Ackley, Iowa. There were 38 chapters present participating in a variety of contests and activities.

The Parliamentary Procedure team comprised
of Joshua Carlson, Nick Eslick, Emma Graves, Anna
Heatherington and Owen Oeltjenbruns placed third (alternate team) with a silver rating. The top two teams advancing to state in this competition was Osage and Gilbert.

Proficiency Results: Central Plains FFA had
nine applications compete at districts with eight advancing to state. Results were: Nick Eslick-Ag. MechanicsGold (Adv.), Riley Rittgers-Ag. Services-Gold (Adv.),
Anna Heatherington-Beef-Gold (Adv.), Joshua Carlson-Diversified Crop Production-Silver(Adv.), Bryce
Scott-Diversified Livestock-Gold(Adv.), Emma GravesEquine Management-Gold(Adv.), Allie Berg-Sheep
Production-Gold(Adv.), Jaden Cline-Swine ProductionSilver, and Owen Oeltjenbruns-Wildlife ManagementGold(Adv.).

Iowa FFA Degrees: The chapter had five members evaluated to be nominated to earn the highest degree the state association can bestow upon a member.
Those individuals nominated and approved to earn their
Iowa FFA Degree are: Allie Berg, Joshua Carlson, Anna
Heatherington, Owen Oeltjenbruns, and Bryce Scott.

Academic Achievement: Four members will
receive the Iowa FFA Academic Achievement Award
based upon their grade point average and involvement in
FFA. Those seniors are: Allie Berg, Joshua Carlson,
Anna Heatherington, and Owen Oeltjenbruns.

The FFA Supper and Award Night is Monday,

Iowa as a territory

No one really knows what the name of our state
means. Many say Iowa means The Beautiful Land.
Some say it means here is the place. There is a claim
that Iowa means he who paints pictures. And the word
Iowa in the Sioux language means dusty face.

It is known that Army Lieutenant Albert Lea of
the First United States Dragoons, writing in a notebook,
talked about the Wisconsin territory and the Iowa district in 1835, and thus the name of Iowa was derived.
At the time there were already 10,000 people in Iowa.
One of the many tribes of Indians which traveled through
Iowa were the Iowas, but this was not a prominent tribe
in Iowa history.

My Local Slant continued on page 9...

March 21st at the high school. The meal is catered by

Lidderdale Catering and Jaguar Cafe. The meal will be
served from 5:00 to 6:30 PM. The FFA Award program
will begin at 6:45 PM. Guest Speaker this year is Mr.
Aaron Putze from the Iowa Soybean Association. This is
open to the public.

Iowa FFA State Leadership Conference: each
year, over 5,000 FFA members and guests from across
the state gather to learn about careers in the agriculture
industry, compete for scholarships, volunteer in the community and shape the future of the Iowa FFA Association.The 88th Iowa FFA Leadership Conference will
take place in Ames, Iowa on April 17-19, 2016.

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Southeast Valley
Schedule of Events
Week of March 16th to March 23rd

Wednesday, March 16
PVES - NO Classes for PM Preschool
Teacher In-service in PM
Early Dismissal 12:20pm
6:30 p.m. SWG Board Meeting
Friday, March 18
4:00 p.m. B V Tr BVU INDOOR - B V Tr
7:00 p.m. JH Dance @ Burnside
Monday, March 21
5th & 7th Grade Cognitive Abilities Test
6:00 p.m. FFA Banquet
Tuesday, March 22
5th & 7th Grade Cognitive Abilities Test
POSTPONED - PVES Grades TK-2 Spring
Concert - Will be rescheduled
Wednesday, March 23
PVES - NO Classes for AM Preschool
5th & 7th Grade Cognitive Abilities Test
*Schedule is pulled from the SV website for your convenience*
www.southeastvalley.org
***Schedules are subject to change at anytime***

Josie Breitsprecher senior guard, was named to
3rd team all conference. Josie was the loan SV player named
to an all conference team.

SV senior guard on
All Conference Team
Josie Breitsprecher....

The Twin Lakes Girls All Conference Teams
were announced this week. Josie Breitsprecher senior
guard, was named to 3rd team all conference. Josie was
the loan SV player named to an all conference team.

Pocahontas area won the conference with a record of 10 - 0 record. Southeast Valley was tied for 7th
place with a record 4-6.

Robert Maske, Pocahontas Area, was named
coach of the year.

SV Girls' Basketball Team

win Sportsmanship Award

Congratulations to the athletes, coaches and fans
of the Southeast Valley Girls' Basketball team for winning the Twin Lakes Conference Sportsmanship Award.

Birthdays
Lindsey Black, Rudy Kopecky
Patti Anderosn
Rachel Erritt, Colton Klingson
Maria Vosberg, Tiffany Woodruff
Angela Harry, Scott Klingson
Beryl Birkland, Maxine Kail
Benjamin Frotscher
Amanda Johnson, Teagan Saxton
Sophia Gutshall
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March 9, 2016

D O W N S

Those were the good old days?

Every once in a while a random memory
pops into my head. Often I have no idea as to what triggered the thought but let my mind rove around a little
more. While reading, some of my era peers will probably
say, Oh, yeah and others wrinkle their noses and say,
Huh?.

Cars these days seem to do everything for you
or at least make driving much easier. I do appreciate being able to be a shiftless driver instead of having to use
the clutch and right hand/arm to change gears to get up
to speed and quickly down shifting at times in traffic. I
am pleased, however, to think that I was clever and able
enough to have learned to drive a clutch car and in fact,
really liked driving the four speed Volvos we had in the
70s & 80s.

I am also glad I dont have to roll down my window with a crank every time I am going to make a left or
right turn. Clicking the lever on the steering column is so
much easier and safer. I am glad that when I do want to
roll my windows up or down I can push a button. I am
glad for the button on that lever I can push and fluid
sprays my windshield and the wipers come on automatically. Who remembers when to start the car there was
a button on the floor and, hopefully, you had placed
the gear shift in neutral? When did they start putting
a park position on the gear shifts? I remember out of
gear and dont turn your car off and leave it there, especially if you were parked on a hill. The accelerator pedal
hasnt changed a lot but who remembers calling it the
foot feed?
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The side mirrors and rear view mirror are a great
improvement, however many of the latest model cars
have gone to another safety improvement -- the rear
vision screen where you can see almost a panoramic view
and thus more safely back out of a parking spot. Sorry to
say my car isnt quite up to that. I also like the car that
can set the lights to go on or off automatically when the
car is on or off. The old cars had the dimmer switches
on the floor too, I think (been a long time to remember
that one). At least I never had to learn to drive a crank
to get motor started car but my first memories of those
vehicles was watching my dad do it. I have no idea how
those levers, etc. had to be set so it would start and not
suddenly jump and run over him.

Who remembers running boards on cars?
I do. Did your Dad slow down when he came into the
driveway, stop and let you jump on and ride while he
creeped the few feet to the garage or parking place? I note
that some of the newer SUVs and pickups have what
looks like a mini running board but they are actually to
help shorties like me get a foot up into the vehicle. Getting a little more modern up into the 50s and 60s, who
remembers fender skirts? They looked sort of neat covering about half of the wheel but were no fun if you got
a flat out on the highway. Did you have the jazzy white
wall tires? When you washed the car you had an extra job
of scrubbing those walls to keep em white. Embarrassing
when you had a flat and had to put the black wall spare
on at least temporarily. Perhaps you had a car with the
Continental Kit. That was an accessory you could buy to
attach to the back of your car to hold your spare tire. It
was to jazz it up and be a copycat of the factory produced high line/high priced Lincoln Continental. Did any
of you old timers have curb finders or feelers, those
metal attachments to the front fender with a spring that
would twang when you got close to the curb when parallel parking? Did you ever have the knob on the steering
wheel that allowed you to turn the steering wheel with
one hand? Guys liked to show off to girls how well they
could handle a car using that gadget cool before there
was cool.

Improvements and conveniences still and will
always continue. Several of my family members have
their cell phones installed in their vehicle and when it
rings is activated by voice. That is a good deal. The
problem, there will always be people who insist they can
text and drive and then change their minds when they
meet St. Peter. In Washington state where one son lives,
cell phone in hand and use is illegal and carries a heavy
fine. I think all states should enact that law. The electric/
gas cars have reached a high level though the fully electric ones are not so popular. People have been looking
at the possibility of a practical vehicle that can be both
road worthy and water worthy for mass production and
use. Some have experimented with land/air contraptions.
I have no doubt they will someday be a reality in some
form. The driverless car has been invented but not
yet to the satisfaction of general public use. But ----Henry Ford probably couldnt have imagined what his
plants are turning out these days.

What was your first vehicle? Did you have
a motor cycle perhaps with a side car, little one seater
coupe with a rumble seat? Those rumble seats were fun

I know! Did you have a pick up? At one time those were
popular with the younger set. You could take a load (before seat belt requirements) in the front and back, to the
drive in movie, back into the spot and set lawn chairs up
in back to watch the movie. Here Im not speaking from
experience, just observation. Did you have the vehicle
called a Five passenger sedan? We had a Chevy for a
second car and when the battery started to lose oomph
and no extra $$ in pocket my boys & neighborhood ones
would get behind and push down our sloping street and
I learned to pop the clutch. (It was a three speed/gear
shift on steering column one of first I think.) We did
have one popular vehicle of the time when my kids were
young the family station wagon. When going to a drive
in movie we put the back seat down so there was the
cargo space, fashioned pallets with heavy quilts and
if they got tired before the movie ended could lie down
with their pillows.

We were happy to have transportation of just
about any kind in the old days but I must admit, I
like the new days. Even with my older car I have
many comforts, small enough to zip around Des Moines
streets, a lot of the new conveniences and most of all
a starter button on my key chain which has been really appreciated this winter. Nice to hit the garage door
opener (another great modern invention) and then the
starter button. I hope this has brought back old days to
some and interesting info to others. Memories are great.

Gowrie Easter Egg Hunt

March 26 at 1 p.m.
Located at Laurel Park...
The 2016 Gowrie Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by the
GDC, will be held at Laurel Park near the depot Saturday, March 26, at 1 p.m.
Any businesses or organizations that wish to donate
baskets may do so by drop off finished baskets to

WCCTA by 3:00 Friday, March 25th or at Jamboree until 11 A.M. Saturday March 26.

Businesses and organizations can also donate money

for a basket and have the shopping committee (Shelly
Nelson, Pat Peterson, Renee Robertson, and Rose
Wolf) put it together for them. The cost is $15 for a
small basket, $20 for a medium basket, or $25 for a large
basket. If you chose to have the committee shop for you,
the money or check needs to be dropped off or mailed to
Heartland Bank, Jamboree Foods, or Pat Peterson 1405
Market St. Gowrie, IA 50543 no later than March 17,
2016 as the shopping will be completed on March 19.
(Checks can be made out to Pat Peterson)
In case of rain, wet conditions, or cold weather the
hunt will be held at the Gowrie fire station and a sign
letting people know of the change will be posted near
the entrance to the park. Any questions please call Jeff
Petersen 352-3711 or Pat Peterson 352-3769.

Putting Things O

In our world today we all seem to be a rush.

There never seems to be enough time to get everything
done that we want to get done. We notice this especially
when a holiday is coming up, such as Easter in 12 days!

We may put off our daily devotions until we
have time to do them right. We may even put off our
prayer time until we climb into bed at night and realize
we havent taken the time during the day to do them. Our
schedules seem to be overflowing, even though we may
be retired.

The problem with getting ourselves too busy is
that we procrastinate. Does God want us to be this busy?
I dont think so, because if we are too busy for Him, we
are entirely busy. I believe we need to take a look at our
priorities and put God back at the top of our list of things
we do everyday.

If we do this, it will mean we will have to sort
out the important and the unimportant things in our lives.
It wont be easy, but it will be worthwhile and we will be
blessed if we do. We need to ask God to help us sort out
our priorities and reschedule things so that God is first in
our lives.

March 9, 2016

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Iowa Dept. of Ag provides farmers,

Iowans many vital services
National Ag Week. . .

The approximately 345 employees of the Iowa
Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship are
responsible for a wide range of programs that affect the
quality of life of every Iowan. Both Iowans living on
the farm and those in our towns and cities are impacted
almost daily by the work of the Department.

Land stewardship is central to the work of the
Department. The Division of Soil Conservation provides
farmers with expertise and funds to help them install
practices that preserve our highly productive soil, prevent
erosion and protect our critical waterways. The Depart-

ment is focused on making sure future Iowans can experience the same high quality of life that past generations
have enjoyed in our state.

The Consumer Protection & Industry Services
Division and the Food Safety & Animal Health Division
are responsible for a wide variety of consumer protection
and agriculture promotion programs including regulating
meat processing , commercial feed and fertilizer, pesticide application , and dairy production and processing.
The Weights and Measures Bureau makes sure both buyers and sellers are treated fairly at the gas pump, grocery

store or grain elevator.

The State Climatologist , Entomologist, and
Veterinarian are also all part of the Department. Other
areas of responsibility for the Department include Agriculture Statistics, Homeland Security and the Iowa Horse
and Dog Breeding Program.

The Department helps promote the more than
170 farmers markets located across the state and administers the Farmers Market Nutrition Program for seniors
and residents participating in the WIC program. It also is
very involved in agricultural diversification and organic
production.

The Century and Heritage Farm program, which

Iowa Dept of Ag continued on page 8...

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15,000 plus Iowa farm families

recognized in Century Farm program
Since 1976 . .

Since the land of Iowa was opened up to settlers in 1833, agriculture has been the heart of Iowa. The
family farm represents the traditions and heritage upon
which our State was built. Today, those individuals and
families, who followed in the foot steps of their ancestors, continue to produce crops and livestock on that same

New Iowa specialty

license plates honors
FFA, 4-H, ag in classroom

A new specialty license plate featuring agriculture is available to Iowans.

The license plate recognizes the important role
that agriculture plays in the state economy, and revenue
from sales of the license plate will support the Iowa FFA
Foundation, Iowa 4-H Foundation and Iowa Agriculture
in the Classroom, according to a news release from those
three youth-oriented organizations.

An emblem is pictured on the specialty license
plate to promote the three organizations and agriculture.

The Iowa FFA Foundation serves the
14,800-student-member organization in 225 chapters
across Iowa. The Iowa 4-H Foundation serves more than
100,000 youths in Iowa. The Iowa Agriculture Literacy
Foundation coordinates and supports Agriculture in the
Classroom efforts throughout the state.

Agriculture in Iowa is so important to the state
economy. Having a license plate on your personal vehicle
is just a great way to show your support for agriculture
and these youth organizations, Will Fett, executive director of the agriculture literacy foundation, said in a
news release.

The specialty license plates are available for order at IowaAgTag.org. The fee is $35 for a standard plate
or $60 for a personalized plate.

Andrea Henry, spokeswoman with the Iowa
Department of Transportation, confirmed that the new license plate design has been approved by the state, which
will begin producing the plates after 500 orders for them
are submitted.

land.

The Century Farms Program recognizes and
honors those individuals who have owned the farm land
for 100 years or more. The program began in 1976 as part
of the Bicentennial Celebration, when over 5,000 certificates and farm markers were distributed across Iowa at
local ceremonies.

The program was sponsored by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, with the endorsement of the Iowa American Revolution Bicentennial Commission.

Members of the original Century Farm Recognition Committee were Ronald R. Woodin, Deputy Adjutant General of Iowa; James Meimann, Iowa Department
of Agriculture; Gene Maahs, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation; Murray Goodman, Iowa American Revolution Bicentennial Commission and Kris Lischefska, secretary.

Since 1976 over 15,000 families have been recognized. The Awards Ceremony is held each year at the
Iowa State Fair.

Help Celebrate - National Ag Day!

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Webster Township, scenic hills and timberland

inhabited with much wildlife
Vegors cemetery, Indian burial ground...

You can choose to look the other way, but you can
never again say you did not know.
My colleague, Senator Jake Chapman, a Republican
from Adel, used this quote from William Wilberforce to
summarize his speech to the Senate regarding the heinous
methods of abortion. The amendment filed by Senator
Chapman was in response to SF 2285 which would add
a crime against a transgender person to the hate crimes
law.
Iowas hate crimes statute provides penalties for
offenses against a person or a persons property because
of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, political
affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, age or disability. The
bill would add gender expression and gender identity to
the list.
During Tuesdays debate, Senator Chapman described the abortion process in great detail and tried unsuccessfully to add unborn status as a protected class in
Iowas hate crime law. If anyone should receive special
recognition as a special class it ought to be for these individuals who physically cannot defend themselves, Senator Chapman said. It ought to be for those who have no
voice of their own.
Senator Chapmans attempt to add the unborn to the
bill was ruled out of order by the Democratic-controlled
Senate.

I am saddened that this body has failed in its
most basic responsibility...a right to life, Chapman said.
Senator Chapman did an excellent job of speaking
for the rights of the unborn. He described the detestable
methods of abortion citing the importance of protecting
all life. You can choose to look the other way, but you
can never again say you did not know.
The bill, to add transgender individuals to the list of
people protected under the states hate crimes law, now
goes to the Republican-controlled Iowa House, where it
probably wont be debated and will likely be declared
dead this session.
Agreement appears to be reached on coupling issue

Many constituents have reached out to me since
January expressing their desire to see the Iowa Legislature pass a bill in which Iowa would conform or couple
with the federal government on deductions of up to $250
for out of pocket expenses for teachers, election to deduct
state sales/use tax in lieu of state income tax as an itemized deduction and Section 179 small business expensing.

Iowa House Republicans passed coupling legislation early in the session which updates Iowa law to
conform to federal tax provisions, in particular, Section
179. The legislation is estimated to save Iowa taxpayers
more than $90 million when they file their 2015 taxes.
However, the issue stalled in the Democrat-controlled
Iowa Senate.

We learned this week a deal was negotiated on
coupling, prompting the bill to begin moving through the
Senate committee process.

Senate Republicans are thankful this bill will be
coming to the floor for a vote so Iowans can receive the
tax break they anticipated when making valuable investments in 2015.
Treating Overdose Victims

Drug addiction is, unfortunately, a problem too
many Iowa families experience. In an effort to try and
help out those struggling with addiction and their loved
ones, the Senate this week passed SF 2218.

The bill allows family members or friends to
have access to a prescription drug which can be administered to someone they know has overdosed on heroin or
another opioid.

It also would provide immunity from any legal
liability to any first responder, emergency medical service program, law enforcement agency, fire department,
registered nurse, physician assistant, and family member or friend and the person who prescribed the opioid
antagonist from any injury arising from the provision or
administration of the prescription, so long as such person
acted reasonably and in good faith.

This is a good bill which will allow family members to help their loved ones who suffer from this tragic
addiction. The bill passed 48-0.

Iowa Dept of Ag...

continued from page 6...
recognizes farms that have been in the same family for
100 or 150 years respectively, is also run in partnership
between the Department and Iowa Farm Bureau.

In all of these areas, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardships mission is to provide
leadership for all aspects of agriculture in Iowa, ensure
consumer protection and promote the responsible use of
our natural resources.

Webster Township is bounded on the west by the
town of Lehigh, north by Washington Township, east by
Hamilton County and the south border is the meandering
Des Moines River. The whole township is approximately
20 square miles. The north and east portions are flat and
tillable, mostly Clarion-Webster soil, the west and south
are scenic hills and timberland inhabited by deer, fox,
squirrel, several species of wild birds and many varieties
of wild edibles.

Webster Township is the site of Vegors Cemetery
which was given to the county by the Vegors family in
1949. At that time there was a need for a place to bury Mrs.
Lott, the first white woman to die in the county. She died
from exposure after the Indians had raided the Lott cabin.
The Vegor family owned a scenic hilltop overlooking the
meeting place of the Boone and Des Moines rivers. On this
hilltop were also found 5 Indian mounds and here Mrs.
Lott was buried.

In 1960, the bones of eleven prehistoric people
were discovered by State Archaeologists in a digging near
here. They were classified as Middle Woodlands-- people
who lived between 500 BC and 500 AD. Their bones were
buried in the Vegors Cemetery with a headstone explaining the story. Government and Department of Interior had
a ceremony with an Air Force Military plane flying overhead. It is a scenic and historic site, peaceful and nostalgic. This writer wonders who financed the large spiraling
marker, as part of her family had died shortly after the raid.

Discovery of coal in the are brought in influx of
miners from states as far away as Pennsylvania, it was a
group of miners from this state who suggested that the two
villages of Vesper and Lackawanna unite under the name
of Lehigh and then incorporate. A brick factory was built
here in the early days to take advantage of the plentiful
supply of coal for heating the kilns and also the excellent
quality of the clay. Later the Lehigh Sewer pipe and Tile
company was constructed in 1907 and operated until recent years.

The firm was purchased in 1964 and was then
operated as the W. S. Dickey Manufacturing Company.
Principal products are clay sewer pipe and flue liners for
chimneys.

Standing well up the hill east of the Des Moines
River is a large brick house which has been a community
landmark since the turn of the century. It was owned by
the Steven Rhodes family. Mr. Rhodes was the director of
Blanden Gallery in Fort Dodge.

It was built by George Wellington Post who came

Jaguar Cafe opens

on March 17

The Jaguar Cafe will open with flair on Thursday, March 17. The menu is still being decided, but will
include some delicious food.

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

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

Reservations are requested by calling the school
at 352-3142. If there is catering that you would like for
your business, the group is available for this. We look
forward to serving you!!

Farnhamville Easter Egg

Hunt Saturday, March 26
at 11 a.m. at City Park

The Easter Bunny is coming to Farnhamville on
Saturday, March 26, at 11 a.m. at the Farnhamville City
Park.

The Easter Egg Hunt will be for toddlers, preschool age through second graders.

It is sponsored by the Farnhamville Fire Department who will be giving rids to Easter Egg hunters around
town.

If there is rain or bad weather the Easter Egg
Hunt will be held at the Legion Hall.

to Lehigh in 1872. He was born in 1845 in New York and

migrated to Lehigh. Construction of this elegant house was
begun in 1899 and was completed in 1901. The brick came
from the former Corey Brick and Tile Co. of Lehigh. Some
of the stone over the windows and doors was shipped out
from Pennsylvania. There were parquet floors and ornate
balustrades and much intricate woodwork. Despite all
these features the house is said to have cost only $4,000.00.
The sad part of this story is that George Post died September 17, 1900 at the age of 55 years and never did have
the pleasure of living in his Dream House. Emma Post
and her son Archie moved into the house in 1901. George
and Emma Posts tow great-grandsons, Richard and John
Swanson are married and are farming the original Post
farm located east of Lehigh.

Webster Township is historic with old history
but will also be important with the new. In 1969 the State
Conservation Commission started buying land to establish
a 1000 acre state park. The site is 5 miles directly east of
Lehigh. At the time of this writing no construction has
been started. It is proposed to dam Brushy Creek to make
a recreational lake for boating and swimming. The north
part is to be reserved for wild life and hunting. There will
be camper facilities, a swimming pool and a golf course.
At this time it is an improved park with a Ranger in residence. Most of the residents of Webster Township are in
farming and there are mixed emotions about the proposed
State Park. There is some enthusiasm about recreation
seekers coming into the are and the effect it will have on
their lives, land values, population and privacy.

In Webster Township is an old Indian burying
ground, which was taken over by the earliest pioneers and
it is now know as Vegors Cemetery.

Here is buried Benjamin Bell (1751-1853) a
Revolutionary War soldier who served under General
George Washington.

Also nearby is a Memorial shaft to the first pioneer woman to die in what is now the county of Webster.
The inscribed on the tombstone is Lott and the date is
1849. The shaft was dedicated in September 1911. The
dedicatory address was given by Ellsworth School Superintendent, Fred Runkle, who is probably responsible for
the date of 1849. In his speech he acknowledged that many
old-timers insisted that the historic Indian raid occurred in
1846. He, however, accepted the date of a so-called authority as 1849. The shaft was unveiled by Rebecca McQuire, a younger sister of Mrs. Jemina McQuire Lott, the
second wife of Henry Lott.

Mrs. Huntington Lott died of exposure following
the Indian raid by Chief, Two-Fingers Sidominadota, a
Sisseton Sioux. The date of this raid being a point of
contention among historians for over a century. Now my
research: In retreat from the raiders a Lott son, 12 year
old Milton died trying to reach the settlement in Boone
County. The date on his grave N. W. of Boone being December of 1846. His burial was described by an able local
historian, C. S. Lucas, who was present when the grave
was marked along with some of the old pioneers who had
assisted in the burial

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
10:00 a.m. Worship; 11:00 a.m. Sunday School

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Influenza A, B
reported in Gowrie,
area communities
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Many residents in the Gowrie area have had inefluenza A, and some have had influenza B this past week.
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Several teachers have had the illness along with
tstudents in the Prairie Valley school district.
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High fever has been one of the symtoms.

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t
There had been several treaties with the Indians
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nwhich gradually moved the Indians out of Iowa. Many
tof these treaties were signed in Prairie du Chien, Wis.,
a Mississippi river town which had trading posts dating
back to the 1700s, well before the United States became a
enation. The first of these treaties was signed in 1830.
Chief Blackhawk led one band of Indians which
h
opposed
the treaties, but to little avail. There were the
f
Blackhawk
wars, which involved a few small skirmishs
es and the Army chased Chief Blackhawk from Iowa to
hIllinois and into Wisconsin where he was finally taken
linto custody.
But the really big Indian clash came six years
.
after Iowa became a state, and Webster County figures
prominently in this tragic event. In the late fall of 1857
da nomadic band of Sioux were seen around Spencer, and
nthey appeared to be unruly.
These Indians were naturally upset that a never
n
ending migration of white settlers was taking over many
gof their former hunting lands. They traveled north and at
dSpirit Lake they were shocked to see many cabins built
on Spirit Lake, which had a been a sacred lake to them.
aOutraged, they went from home to home and killed all of
l

the settlers, except for two white women and two children.

The Dragoons at Fort Dodge heard about the
shocking Spirit Lake Massacre and dragoons were dispatched to the scene where 32 people were murdered. It
was a harsh winter and the dragoons never did find the
Indians, and they were fortunate just to return to Fort
Dodge. Later, two of the women (including Abbie Gardner) were released by the Sioux. The Gardner cabin is
preserved to this day on Spirit Lake.

After this incident, the Indians literally disappeared in Iowa, with the exception of the Mesquakies.
The Mesquakies were shrewd enough to use the white
mans methods to obtain land, and thus ensure their future. They purchased land in the Tama area for twice the
going rate at the time. The going rate in the Iowa territory
was $1.25 per acre.

The first white men to travel in the Iowa territory had been fur traders and explorers, including LaFollete
and Juliet. There were also miners like Dubuque, who
was very secretive about his lead mining operation. But it
was really Lewis & Clark who opened up Iowa with the
Lewis & Clark Expedition. The United States had obtained a vast tract of land via the Louisiana Purchase in
1804.

Iowa became a territory in 1828. It was a given
amongst many in the political process that Iowa would be
bordered by the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, but it
was a long, arduous process to select the north and south
parallels (borders). And for many years most Iowans
were opposed to statehood, as there were tax advantages in just being a territory. Even when statehood advocates gradually overcame these objections, there was the
delicate matter of slavery. The United States Congress
would only approve a free state with the admission of
a slave state. And in 1846 Iowa became a state, along
with Florida (a slave) state.

With our nation celebrating another birthday,
and with our fast changing world becoming ever more
complex, it is good to remember our past.

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March 9, 2016

THE GOWRIE NEWS

property, MidStates Millwright pays the city $17,500 and city gets title
to the elevator property. City pays back taxes; $378 (and ask Board of
Supervisors to cancel next year taxes). Roll Call: K. Jondle, N. Martens,
D. Lee, J. Pommer and W. Martens. All Ayes. MC

City was reimbursed for recent Insurance Claim; county damage to
electric utility.
FEBRUARY 2016 PAYABLES

Week Nine
March 10, 2016

Week nine is over; with this week brings the end
of the second funnel. The second funnel date is the final
date bills originating in the Senate have to be reported out
of a House committee and bills originating in the House
have to be reported out of a Senate committee. Bills that
did not make it through the second funnel, like the first
funnel, are dead for this legislative session.
Now that both funnels are finished we will be attending
very few committee meetings, but having much more debate on the floor and trying to get all things wrapped up
before our deadline of April 19th.
From my desk

After all of the hard work we all have done on
behave of the coupling, between all of you calling the
Governors office and the senate to convince them of
the importance of the bill and how it will impact you financially and myself spending multiple meetings in the
Governors office, the House and Senate have reached an
agreement the bill will pass out of the Ways and Means
Committee in both the House and Senate today and will
be voted on the full floor the beginning of next week. It
will then go to the Governors office for his signature,
which he has previously stated is something he will support.

The agreement between House Republicans and
Senate Democrats includes House Republicans tax coupling bill which provides $95 million in tax relief to Iowans.

The Senate has agreed to the coupling bill if the
so-called consumables issue is included. This clarifies
the definition of replacement parts, including the supplies
consumed during the manufacturing process as exempt
from sales and use tax. Advocates currently argue that
Iowas manufactures are double taxed under current law,
this agreement ends this double taxation. It also allows
manufactures who pay good wages and benefits to invest
in additional equipment and employees.
Fetal Tissue

This week we had a very long and emotional debate over House File 2329, which prohibits persons from
knowingly acquiring, providing, receiving, transferring,
or using a fetal body part in Iowa, regardless of whether the acquisition is for value. This prohibits the sale or
donation of fetal tissue in Iowa. This bill was written in
response to the flood of press on the Planned Parenthood
videos released last year.

The prohibition does not apply to: diagnostic or
remedial tests, procedures, or observations to determine
the life or health of the fetus or pregnant woman, the final disposition of a fetal body part, or pathological study.
After the bill was amended on the floor to apply to fetal body parts aborted after the effective date of the Act,
which allows research institutions in the state to continue
using samples that were obtained before the passage of
the bill. I supported this bill and it passed through the
House, it now moves to the Senate.
License Plates

There was a bill that made it to the floor this
week about front license plates being removed from vehicles, however after being amended only cars meeting
the definition of antique cars and sports cars do not have
to have front license plates. I voted against this bill, it
passed and now moves to the Senate.
Turtles

We passed a bill out of the House this week
which enacts seasons restricting the noncommercial harvest of turtles pursuant to a sport fishing license. This bill
also requires the natural resource commission to adopt
rules prohibiting commercial turtle harvesting in any waters of the state. I voted for this bill and it passed, it now
moves to the senate.
Pass It On

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We have created a Facebook page that I will
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Capitol and the House floor. This page will also be used
to make comments as bills are being debated on the floor.
Please go to https://www.facebook.com/citizensforsexton or search for State Representative Mike Sexton on
Facebook and like it so you can stay informed about legislation we are working on.

While we are in session, please remember that
Senator Kraayenbrink and I will be on the Devine Intervention Radio Show with Mike Devine on KVFD 1400
every Friday morning from 7:30 to 8:30. This is a call in
show so use this opportunity to talk to both of us and let
us know your feelings on the current issues facing Iowa

citizens.
Please let me know what you are thinking! Feel free to
contact me at my legislative email at mike.sexton@legis.
iowa.gov

Dinner, womans
Bible study set
for Lanyon Church

The Lanyon Covenant Church will have a dinner
on Wednesday at 6 p.m. and a special program on Holy
Week and Easter.

On Saturday there will be a Womens Bible
study at Ann Bloomquists home and a Palm Sunday celebratonon on Sunday at 10 a.m.

There will be a Maundy Thursday service at 7
p.m. on March 25.

CITY OF GOWRIE
PUBLIC HEARING/SPECIAL MEETING MARCH 7, 2016

Public Hearing/Special Meeting was held March 7, 2016 at the
Gowrie Civic/Community Center at 6:30 p.m. with Mayor Gayle Redman
in the chair and the following Council members answering roll call: Streit,
Harrison, Petersen, Willardson, and Jackson.

Motion: Moved by Harrison, second by Streit to approve Resolution
2016-5 FY2017 City Budget. Roll Call: unanimous.

Motion: Moved by Harrison, second by Jackson to purchase a
dishwasher up to $3400 for Community Center/Congregate Meal. Roll
Call: unanimous.

Adjourning of the meeting at 7:05 p.m. moved by Willardson. Motion
carried-unanimous.
______________________________________
Danielle Clancy, City Clerk
Gayle Redman, Mayor

CITY OF
CALLENDER
ORDINANCE NO. 189
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF CALLENDER, IOWA, 2015, BY AMENDING PROVISIONS
PERTAINING TO SEWER SERVICE CHARGES

BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Callender, Iowa:

SECTION 1. SECTION MODIFIED. Section 99.02 of the Code
of Ordinances of the City of Callender, Iowa, 2015, is repealed and the
following adopted in lieu thereof:

99.02 RATES FOR SERVICE. 99.02
Each customer shall pay
sewer service charges for the use of and for the service supplied by
municipal sanitary sewer system based upon the amount and rate of water
consumed as follows:
1. First 2,000 gallons or lesser amount used per month at $10.04
minimum bill.
2. Each additional 1,000 gallons used per month .0046 ( $4.60 per
1,000 gallons).

In no case shall the minimum service charge be less than $10.04
per month, which is necessary to retire the indebtedness, operating and
maintenance, and reserve necessary for maintaining the sanitary sewer
facility. Customers who have no meter to measure usage shall pay $19.00
per month per dwelling, dwelling unit or business.

SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. If any section, provision, or
part of this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such
adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any
section, provision, or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.

SECTION 3. WHEN EFFECTIVE. This ordinance shall be in effect
from and after its final passage, approval, and publication as provided by
law.

Motion by K. Jondle and Second by N. Martens January 19, 2016 to
approve 1st reading Ordinance Amendment amending Sewer Rates.
Roll Call. D. Lee, K Jondle, N. Martens. All Ayes. MC
Motion by D. Lee, Second by N. Martens February 9, 2016 to approve 2nd
reading Ordinance 189 Amending Sewer Rates. Roll Call: K. Jondle, N.
Martens, D. Lee, J. Pommer and W. Martens. All Ayes. MC

Motion by N. Martens, Second by Lee to approve the 3nd and final
reading Ordinance 189 Amending Sewer Rates. Passed and Approved;
effective upon publication. Roll Call: K. Jondle, N. Martens, D. Lee, J.
Pommer and W. Martens. All Ayes. MC

Passed & approved by the Council the 8th day of March, 2016.
ATTEST:
Denita Lee-Luke - City Clerk

Randy Hanson - Mayor

CITY OF
CALLENDER
CITY OF CALLENDER CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
March 8, 2016

The Callender City Council Meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m.
by Mayor Randy Hanson. Present: W. Martens, N. Martens, D. Lee, J.
Pommer and K. Jondle.

Mayor opened the public hearing regarding Sewer Rate Increase;
Minimum from $8.73 to $10.04 and over 2000 gallons from (.0040 x1000)
$4.00 per thousand to (.0046x1000) $4.60 per thousand gallons. Also
conducted public hearing on Budget Amendment FY ending 6/30/2016
and Budget FY 16/17. No comments from the public. Motion by Lee,
Second by Jondle to close the public hearing. All Ayes MC

Guests Business from Floor - Joe Martins Martens Pest Control.
Mark Campbell provided county drainage maps.

Departmental Reports - City discussed funds to paint water tower;
inside and out, possible water main leak, 2 standing storm water concerns,
bulk water, road repairs and cleaning Thomas Street.
Motion by Lee, Second by Pommer to approve the Consent
Agenda including City Council Minutes 2/9/2016, AP Claims/Payables and
Financials for February 2016. All Ayes. MC

Motion by Jondle, Second by N. Martens to approve the Agenda. All
Ayes. MC

Motion by Lee, Second by Jondle to approve 3 year contract with
Martens Pest Control for Mosquito Spraying. All Ayes. MC

Motion by N. Martens, Second by Lee to approve the 3nd and final
reading Ordinance 189 Amending Sewer Rates. Minimum from $8.73
to $10.04 and over 2000 gallons from $4.00 per thousand to $4.60 per
thousand. Passed and Approved; effective upon publication. Roll Call: K.
Jondle, N. Martens, D. Lee, J. Pommer and W. Martens. All Ayes. MC
Resolution 498 Electric Utility inspection and maintenance plan
tabled until April.

City will proceed with Property Insurance/ Workers Comp renewal.

No Utility Report due to estimated billing last month

Motion by N. Martens, Second by D. Lee to seek title to elevator

ACCESS SYSTEMS
LIBRARY
76.62
AG SOURCE
TESTING
369.5
BAKER AND TAYLOR
LIBRARY
451.96
BROWN
SUPPLIES 1,167.37
CCREC
UTILITIES 15,512.45
CITY OF CALLENDER
UTILITIES
2,158.38
PAYROLL WH
PAYROLL
713.52
CONSUMER REPORTS
LIBRARY
20
COUNTRY LIVING
LIBRARY
27.82
DAVE MCLOUD
CONTRACT LABOR
699
EFTPS
PAYROLL 1,612.37
FEATURE FILMS
LIBRARY
40.85
GOWRIE NEWS & PRINT
PUBLICATION
362.22
GUIDEPOSTS LIBRARY
17.74
HACH COMPANY
TESTING/SUPPLIES
121.37
HEARTLAND BANK
RENTAL
41.61
INLINE SERVICE LLC
REPAIRS
223.06
IOWA DNR
PERMIT
85
IOWA ONE CALL
DUES
3.6
IPERS
PAYROLL 1,115.48
JOHN HORRELL
REIMBURSEMENT
24.15
JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD
LIBRARY
120
KAHL CONSTRUCTION
WATER PLANT WORK
400
KRIZ-DAVIS CO
SUPPLIES
674.37
LEE-LUKE, DENITA
REIMBURSEMENT
20
LEHIGH VALLEY COOP TELEP LIBRARY
513.92
LOGMEIN.COM DUES
149
LOVES COMPUTER
LIBRARY
55
MEREDITH BOOKS
LIBRARY
32.68
MICROMARKETING LIBRARY
45.99
MID AMERICAN ENERGY
LIBRARY
542.44
NAPA AUTO SUPPLY
OIL FILTER PICK UP
64.75
OFFICE AUDITOR OF STATE
PERIODIC EXAM FEE
1,200.00
OUR IOWA
LIBRARY
18.98
PAYROLL
02/04/2016 2,195.37
PAYROLL
02/18/2016 2,886.77
PEDERSON
QUARTERLY GARBAGE
3,063.75
PETTY CASH LIBRARY
LIBRARY
126.77
POSTMASTER POSTAGE
151
POWERS TREE SERVICE
TREE TRIMMING
700
SENTIMENTAL PRODUCTIONS LIBRARY
30
STAR ENERGY
FUEL
399.13
STRAIGHT TALK
PHONE x2
93.44
TASTE OF HOMES BOOKS
LIBRARY
31.98
TEEN VOGUE
LIBRARY
19.26
THE LIBRARY STORE
LIBRARY
15.8
TREASURER-STATE IOWA
SALES TAX
924.94
W MAGAZINE
LIBRARY
10.7
WELLMARK BLUE CROSS
HEALTH INSURANCE
1,317.94
WOODRUFF ELECTRIC
CONTRACT LABOR
2,292.00
WOODSMITH LIBRARY
29

CLAIMS TOTAL
42,969.05
EXPENSES
GENERAL FUND
11,138.11

ROAD USE TAX FUND
2,276.71

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FUND 329.5

WATER FUND
5,302.98

SEWER FUND
2,487.81

ELECTRIC FUND
21,433.94
REVENUE
GENERAL 9,010.14

RUT
2,834.47

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
88.37

EMERGENCY
14.48

LOST
4,488.41

WATER
8,710.48

SEWER
2,607.87

ELECTRIC
29,965.56

STORM WATER
3,645.34
Motion by Jondle, Second by Martens to adjourn at 8:00 p.m. All Ayes. MC
_________________________________________________
ATTEST:
Randy Hanson - Mayor
Denita Lee-Luke City Clerk

WEBSTER COUNTY
Planning & Zoning Commission
LEGAL PUBLICATION

The Webster County Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a
public hearing on Monday, March 28, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. on the second
floor of the county courthouse, Fort Dodge, Iowa. The purpose of the
public hearing is to consider a rezone request.

Brian & Laurie Mundie have petitioned to change the zoning district
from A-1 to A-2. The purpose is to build a home.

The legal description is: Part of the East Half (E 1/2) of the Southeast
Quarter (SE 1/4) of Section Twelve (12), Township Eighty-eight (88),
Range Twenty-nine (29), West of the 5th P.M., Iowa, in the Northeast
corner thereof, bounded and described as follows:
By the Public Highway on the North, East and South and by the West line
of said E 1/2 SE 1/4, Subject to Easements and EXCEPT the right-of-way
of the Ft. Dodge, Des Moines and Southern Railroad Company.
Jamie Johll
Zoning Administrator

PROBATE

James L. Kramer, ISBA #AT0004348

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT
WEBSTER COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF

Probate No. ESPR308201

DONALD LEE JOHNSON, Deceased.

NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF

APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Donald Lee Johnson,
Deceased, who died on or about February 11, 2016:

You are hereby notified that on the 25th day of February, 2016,
the last will and testament of Donald Lee Johnson, deceased, bearing date
of the 21st day of October, 1993, was admitted to probate in the above
named court and that Beverly Jean Johnson was appointed executor of
the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district
court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of
the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing
of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose
identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are
requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors
having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above
named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance,
and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second
publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this
notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever
barred.
Dated this 2nd day of March, 2016.

Beverly Jean Johnson
Beverly Jean Johnson, Executor of the estate

2710 Madison Avenue

Otho, IA 50569
James L. Kramer
Attorney for executor
Johnson, Kramer, Mulholland, Cochrane, Driscoll & Cochrane, P.L.C.
1004 Market Street; P.O. Box 10
Gowrie, IA 50543
Date of second publication
16th day of March, 2016
Probate Code Section 304

March 9, 2016

THE GOWRIE NEWS

11

Gowrie Police Report

March 3, 2016 to March 9, 2016

Wade Sundells
championship ride
on a horse named
Frontiers Maple
Leaf.

On Sunday, Feb. 28 at AT&T Stadium in Texas. 31 year old Wade Sundell, formerly of Boxholm,
won big at RFD-TV The American.

After winning with an impressive final round
score of 90.75, the three-time saddle bronc champion in

DNR approves pipeline

permit for Des Moines
River in Boone County

A permit for the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline Project to cross publicly-owned land has been approved by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

The permit, however, is still conditional on authorization from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

A permit from the DNR would allow Dakota Access to construct the pipe line across the Big Sioux River
Complex Wildlife Management Area in Lyon County as
well as borings for the pipeline under the Big Sioux River
in Lyon County, the Des Moines River in Boone County
and the Mississippi River in Lee County.

We have thoroughly reviewed this application and do not find any long-term negative impact to the
environment or natural resources, said DNR Director
Chuck Gipp.

The permit lays out conditions that address construction techniques required to be used, the timing of
construction, environmental resource concerns and longterm maintenance to minimize potential environmental
and natural resource impacts as specified in Iowa code
(IAC 571 Ch. 13).

A mitigation plan has been negotiated to restore
and enhance the type of habitat affected by the construction of the pipeline. The company will pay $400,000 to
implement the mitigation plan.

Iowa has thousands of miles of pipeline underground including many that are under public property.
,This request and the subsequent permit we would be issuing is not precedent setting, said Gipp.
,
e
In fact, if constructed, the pipeline across the
e
Sioux
River
Complex Wildlife Management Area would
f
tparallel an existing natural gas line.
f
In the last year, 700 permit applications for cong
estruction on public lands were received for review. The
eDNR issues approximately 200 permits of varying types
sannually for projects such as streambank stabilization,
e
,waterlines, natural gas pipelines, overhead powerlines
d
sand fiber optic cables.

A big payday...
Rodeo rider Wade Sundell not
only collected $100,000 for his win
at Dallas, he will be banking an
additional million for defeating
the number one rider in the world.
Photos by Vickie Anderson.

The American, Sundell qualified for at least a share of a

$1 million bonus. Sundell beat Jake Wright who had a
score of 87.75.

Sundell, the 2015 reserve Saddle bronc rider,
the only competitor to win his event that met the criteria for the $1 million payout, Wade took home the
entire amount.

Sundell has had a most impressive career
with earnings over the last nine years totaling over $2
million including his triple crown victory.

4,500 acres donated

to state of Iowa;
donors are honored

More than 4,500 acres of Iowa land in 15 counties with an estimated value of more than $10 million was
permanently protected through donations for conservation.

The donors associated with the 23 donations of
land or land value will be recognized during a ceremony on March 24, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., in room 116, at
the State Capitol, in Des Moines. Iowa Governor Terry
Branstad is scheduled to attend.

Landowners who are in attendance will be honored individually for their donation.

March 3rd- 8:00 While on patrol an officer noticed a vehicle whose registration came back to a
subject with an arrest warrant out of Buena Vista
County. The officer followed the vehicle to the
residence to speak with the subject. Terrane Washington was arrested in the 1000 block of Sunset Dr.
on an arrest warrant for probation violation. Washington was transported to the Webster County Jail.
March 4th- 20:36 An officer was flagged down
while on patrol and advised of a subject dressed in
a black coat walking on the railroad tracks between
Market St. and Main St. The reporting party stated
the subject appeared to be intoxicated. The officer
was unable to locate the subject.
March 5th- Routine patrol activity reported.
March 6th- 16:20 Officers made contact with
a subject in the 1400 block of Park St. reference
a complaint of dirt bikes being ridden in the area;
17:45 Officers made contact with two different
groups of juveniles that were walking on the Railroad tracks. Juveniles were advised to stay off of
the railroad right-of-way.
March 7th- 10:45 LEC received a 911 hang-up
from 1206 Beek St. Upon officers arrival, everything checked out ok.
March 8th- 12:15 LEC- 1000 block Riddle St.
Report of a juvenile out of control in the morning
and punched a hole in the wall of the house. Juvenile also took property from the mother as they
left for school. Property was returned and charges
are pending on the juvenile for criminal mischief;
15:20 1800 block Market St. Reporting party
states that her roommates are on narcotics and
causing a scene at the house. Upon officers arrival, the roommates had left and no evidence was
found as to the use of narcotics. Reporting party
was advised of her option of starting the eviction
process.
March 9th- Routine patrol activity reported.
As the weather turns nicer, and the days become
longer, we would like to remind everyone of the
Citys curfew ordinance. Anyone under the age of
18 must be home by 11:00pm on Sunday Thursday nights, and 12:00am on Friday and Saturday
nights. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Gowrie Police Department at 515-3523800 and ask for an officer.
*Note: All charges are merely an accusation. All
defendants are presumed innocent until and unless
proven guilty.

Local Emergency Numbers:

Gowrie Police: 352-3800
Sheriff: 515-573-1410
Crime Alert: 515-573-1444
Ambulance: 911 Fire: 911

Southeast Valley superintendent...

continued from front page ...

to become the Southeast Valley superintendent presented

itself. After much consideration, my wife and I felt that
the school district and communities of Southeast Valley
offered too many wonderful opportunities educationally
and professionally to pass this up.

When asked what he would like to focus on as
superintendent, Johnson is full of great ideas.

Schools are challenged to stay current with
the times in terms of technology, career readiness, and
achievement scores. I intend to spend time familiarizing
myself with Southeast Valleys programs. I will continue
to keep an open mind about ways to think outside the box
in order to implement technology and prepare students as
members of future society, said Johnson.

In closing, he has one final comment to offer
students, teachers, partners, and community members of
both districts: My family and I are excited to be Jaguars!

~ Email your news to gnews@wccta.net ~

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March 9, 2016

THE GOWRIE NEWS

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

Southeast Valley MS Students tour

POET Biorefining, Gowrie

POET Biorefining Gowrie held a plant tour for
the TAG (Talented and Gifted) students from Southeast
Valley Middle School. Andrew Samp (GOW Plant Manager) gave a power point presentation to the students and
their instructor Ms. Purtell.

Following the presentation Janice Pochinski
(QM) gave them a plant tour. The students were very
excited to tour the plant and see firsthand how operations
take place.

The students were familiar with POET Gowrie
as their family members deliver grain and purchase
DDGS at our facility, as a matter of fact the students were
able to give their instructor Ms. Purtell directions on getting to the plant that afternoon!

SV's Prairie Valley

Elem. Students earned
PBIS Celebration
Positive Behavior
Interventions & Supports...

Each time Prairie Valley Elementary School
reaches its good behavior and character goal, the school
holds a Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports
(PBIS) Recognition and Celebration Activity. On Feb.
29th, the TK-4th grade students were able to build Jaguar Structures. Younger age classrooms were teamed
with older age classrooms to form collaborative groups
that first planned and then constructed the towers. Each
structure had to be built upon a cardboard base and had to
hold a jaguar flag. Students were given starting supplies
such as cardboard, paper, wrapping paper rolls, tape, and
other building materials.

This activity celebrates good character and behavior as well as providing experience with: teamwork
skills, elementary engineering/physics, creativity, preplanning, communication, social skills, problem solving,
and fine motor skills. The students did a wonderful job of
planning and working together while having a lot of fun!

This event and others like it take a great deal
of pre-planning and collaboration by adults. Jim Duncan,
Prairie Valley Elementary principal, wishes to thank all
of the parents and community members who donated the
requested materials and for volunteering to help with the
activity! The PV Elementary PBIS Team meets and plans
activities for the school each time a goal is nearing fulfillment. The faculty and staff then supervise and facilitate
the student activities.

The jaguar tower structures were displayed at
PV Elementarys Parent Teacher Conferences and are on
display in the cafeteria/gym through March 10th. Congratulations to Southeast Valleys PV Elementary students and staff! Go Jags!

~ Email your news to

gnews@wccta.net ~

These students are all demonstrating teamwork
skills as they construct their "Jaguar Structures"during
their PBIS recognition celebration.

PV Elementary students are all smiles as they
stand with their "Jaguar Structures" they made during
their PBIS celebration.