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Vol. 138, No. 47

Dayton City Council

Election Tuesday, Dec. 13,
at Community Center

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

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Polls open noon to 8 p.m.

There will be a special Dayton City Council
election Tuesday, Dec. 15, at the Dayton Community
Center. Beverly Jondle and Kendra Breitsprecher are vying for one city council seat.

A few months ago city council member Mark
Knudson resigned because of health issues and the person
elected Dec. 15 will fill the unexpired term of Knudson
(two years).

Polls will be open at the Dayton Community
Center from 12 noon until 8 p.m.
Voting for Dayton
City Council at Courthouse

People still have time to drive to the Webster
County Courthouse in Fort Dodge and vote at the auditors office in downtown Fort Dodge. People can vote
there from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
through Monday, May 14.

People can even drive to the courthouse and
vote curbside by parking near the courthouse, calling
the auditors office at 515-573-7175 and make a request
for curbside voting. Two people will come to your car
and present you with a ballot.
Absentee Ballot
voting procedure

People may request an absentee ballot by mailing a written request to the Webster County Auditor.
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address, last four digits of your Social Security number,
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Fort Dodge, IA, 50501.

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Dirt is being hauled away on the south side of Dayton Elementary School in early December as Jensen Builders,
Fort Dodge, begins construction of a major addition on the south and east sides of the school.

Dayton Rodeo grounds vandalized. . .

Dayton Police arrest two juveniles

in vandalism at Festival of Lights
Juveniles face possible fines, restitution. . .

The Dayton Police Department arrested two juveniles on Saturday, December 5 in connection with the
vandalism of Oak Park, and the burglary of the Dayton
Rodeo Grounds.

The juveniles have been charged with two Class
D Felonies, Burglary third Degree and Criminal Mischief
2nd Degree. The juvenile were released to their parents
custody and have been referred to juvenile court.
Juvenile Theft,
Burglary Laws

When a juvenilea person under the age of
18commits a crime, the act is dealt with through the
juvenile justice system and not the criminal justice system. However, the offenses juvenile courts deal with are
largely the same as those dealt with in adult courts. All
states, for example, criminalize theft and burglary, and
a juvenile who commits these offenses can face juvenile
charges.
Crimes, Juvenile
Delinquency

When a juvenile violates a city ordinance, or a
state or federal criminal law, the juvenile is considered
a delinquent, not a criminal. This distinction may seem
needless or academic, but it reflects the laws assumption
that juveniles are not legal adults because they are not
entirely capable of making their own decisions.

A court can decide that a juvenile is a delinquent
after a single act of delinquency, though some state laws
require multiple or repeated acts before a court can make
such a determination. Once a court determines a child
is delinquent, it can then impose punishments similar to
those that an adult might face if convicted of a crime.
Fines

A juvenile court can sentence a juvenile to pay
a fine for the theft or burglary, though they are typically
small and not all states allow for juvenile fines.
Restitution

In cases where theft or damage to property is
present, a court can order a juvenile to pay damages to
the victims. The court may also order the juvenile to find
or maintain employment in order to pay the restitution.
Counseling

Judges can order a juvenile to attend counseling
or therapy, either with or without court supervision. They
may also order psychiatric evaluation or commitment to a

mental or hospital facility for observation and evaluation.

Probation

A court can order a juvenile to a probation period of several months or more. During this time, the juvenile must comply with all the terms the court imposes
and regularly meet with a probation officer. If the juvenile fails to comply with the orders, the court cam impose
additional punishment.
Detention

Juvenile courts may order the juvenile to work
in a youth-service program, weekend detention program,
or full-time detention in a juvenile detention center or juvenile home. The court has broad discretion in determining how long a detention is appropriate.

Beverly Jondle
deserves your attention
for Dayton City Council
Tuesday, Dec. 15 election. . .

Beverly Jondle, Dayton, is one of the best candidates who has ever sought a Dayton City Council position. But many people dont know her and since this
election period has been so brief we are providing information over just a three week window.

Beverly, as we chronicled last week, has had
a very successful career, done well as a mother for her
daughter Katara, and her demeanor is very appealing.

Berverly is a smart lady who has unusual gifts
for working hard and long hours. She works 50 plus
hours a week as a superisor at USG in Fort Dodge, North
Americas leading producer of gypsum wallboard, and
then works long hours at home and in the community.
Shes in that rare two percent or so of people with this
kind of stamina and determination. Not many people can
thrive like Beverly on four hours of sleep per night.

What is impossible to convey or describe is
Beverlys great personality. If one rated her likeability
it would be an A+. She would be a tremendous ambassador or representative for Dayton. She is that good.

Beverly Jondle continued on page 6...

Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015

Twin City business magnate

has passion for Dayton, county

On Tuesday, Dec. 1, after visiting with family in

Wisconsin during Thanksgiving, I drove to the Twin Cities

to meet with Jim Nelson and his staff at ACR Homes.

Jim, who spent most of his boyhood in Dayton, has
become a highly successful entrepreneur in the Twin Cities.
His firm, ACR Homes, was voted the Business of the Year
and Number One workplace in the Twin Cities in 2014 as
judged by employees. The top 100 were published in the
Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

Nelson had sought my input and advice on his
companys latest newsletter for staff members, The Water
Cooler. In the past weve had various company newsletters
and they seem to do fine for a year or two, he explained.
But invariably these publications have floundered. We
want to produce a print publication that will have enduring
success.

There are dozens, hundreds, perhaps thousands of
experienced and skilled journalists in the Twin Cities.
Why then is Nelson seeking my advice, the owner/publisher
of two small weekly newspapers? As brilliant as his mind
works, Nelson today dwells on the past and he has a fascination, high regard, and allegiance to his roots which are in
Dayton and in Webster County.

For most of our lives we are driven and motivated
to create a good future for ourselves, he said. But at a certain point our minds revert back to our past. And so Nelson,
who still masterminds a highly successful firm in the Twin
Cities, also has a fondness for Dayton, and our surrounding
towns.

For several months we (Jim and I) have been trying to schedule this meeting, but several conflicts seemed to
always arise. This time a snowstorm swept over the Twin
Cities on Monday, Nov. 30, but the next day the freeways
were fine and I drove to ACR Homes in Roseville, arriving
about 11 a.m.

Jims secretary/office manager Heidi brought us
some coffee as I talked with Jim in his office. Gerti, Jims
poodle, was content to lay on the floor and watch.

A few people came into the office including Paul
Nelson, Jims son. Paul heads the firms real estate division
and commutes each day from his home in New Richmond,
Wisconsin. Ironically, I had been staying with my sister
Kimberly, her husband Paul and children in New Richmond
during the Thanksgiving holiday.

We talked, I met a few staff people, and then I accompanied Jim to lunch at the Venetian Inn. The popular
Italian restaurant has a long history of independent ownership.

After returning to the office Jim requested that I
read past company publications for staff members. I did that
for about an hour and I was able to learn more about the firm.

ACR Homes provides residential support services
for people with physical and/or developmental disabilities,
as well as care for the elderly including memory care through
their affiliated companies Arthurs Residential Care and
ACR At Home.

ACR Homes has more than 50 homes serving more
than 200 people. It is a huge company with 1,100 people
employed. They render unique, top quality care.

At 2:30 staff members arrived for the publication
conference. Jim positioned himself at the head of the conference table and he moderated the discussion. He had me
seated at the end of the conference table and then six staff
members, three on each side, were seated.

Jim made a few brief remarks and then asked for
my thoughts. I made some comments, some fundamentals I
thought were important for print publications.

Hunter, a young but very capable staff person, eloquently stated his ideas. Two staff members had been with
the firm with 27 and 28 years respectfully. Hunter, perhaps
in his late twenties, represented a more youthful element.
The staff members presented several good ideas for making
the publication interesting and informative.

At precisely 3:30 Jim Nelson concluded the meeting. There had been a very good exchange of ideas.

At 3:45 Heidi walked into the office to remind Jim
that he had a meeting set for 4 p.m. with Yohan. Thats
right, Jim said. He looked at me and said, You need to stay
for this discussion.

Yohan is a Lutheran minister in the Twin Cities.
Jim and Yohan were meeting to critique the book The Worm
at the Core. This is an award winning and National Science
Foundation-funded work that infuses existential thought
into modern psychological science, using state-of-the-art
methods to explore terrain long thought to be beyond the
scope of scientific scrutiny.

Naturally Jim gave me a copy of the book. But I
assure you that the depth of this book is beyond my comprehension. I am currently reading one of the books by Charles

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Stanley, the evangelist.

At precisely 5 p.m. Jim concluded the discussion.
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to their thoughts and I think
they probably adjusted their commentary for my benefit.
They explained things well so that I could understand the
material.

Jim called his wife Dorothy and asked if she would
like to join us for dinner. She had other plans so Jim and I
ventured out to dine. It was a newer supper club that Jim had
been patronizing.

Once again Jim and I sat down and talked. The
discussion was mostly all things Dayton and Webster County. He would ask me about certain things that sometimes
dated back 60 years or so. Frequently I had to admit I didnt
know. Youll have to ask Chuck (Danielson)
about that, Jim recommended several times.

We also discussed some local and national issues,
along with the presidential race. On one controversial subject I pressed him a bit to get his opinion. Always controlled,
Nelson divulged his opinion without hesitation. Nelson can
communicate so well in a concise manner.

After dinner we walked out to Jims vehicle. He
gave Gerti a treat for waiting. Earlier he had warmed the
seat electronically and had placed a blanket down for Gertis
comfort.

Jim drove us to a high school girls basketball game.
Two of his granddaughters were playing for New Life Academy, a private Christian school.

We arrived to watch practice and then an announcer welcomed everyone and began the evening with a prayer.
It was so nice to experience that.

St. Paul Humboldt, their opponent, dominated the
game in the first quarter. It appeared that New Life Academy
was overmatched.

Hannah Nelson is a starting 5-10 junior center for
New Life Academy. We patiently watched as slowly Hannah and the Eagles made a comeback. It became an exciting
game and the teams were tied 34-34 at the half.

Hannah led the team in scoring and rebounds and
the Eagles soared ahead in the second half. It was exhilarating to see the team play so well. Nadia Nelson, a 5-6 sophomore, came off the bench to contribute also.

The Eagles won in convincing fashion. Immediately after the game both team formed a circle at half-court,
arms interlocked, and said a prayer. A beaming Jim Nelson
walked to his granddaughters and shared a special moment
with them.

It was getting late and I stayed overnight with the
Nelsons. Jim parked his vehicle in the underground parking garages of his high story, upscale condominium building.
I was the only car parked outside in front. As I entered the
building I read a notice that said: Cars parked outside will
be towed away if there is a two inch snowfall or more. Fortunately, it didnt snow that night.

The Nelsons have a very spacious, beautifully decorated home. I visited with Jim and Dorothy. At precisely 10
p.m. we all went to bed.

I had a nice, comfortable room with a large bathroom for myself. Jim is up every morning at 5 a.m. and we
had early morning coffee. Later we had breakfast at Perkins.

Jim has a personal book project and he was scheduled to meet with Dick Liljegren this past weekend in Dayton. Jim, who comes back to Webster County and Dayton
many weekends in the summer and fall, is looking at some
real estate in our area. Obviously price is never a problem for
Jim, but he has reviewed similar property in our area and in
Fort Dodge. Right now this property is listed too high, he
said.

I said goodbye to Jim and a few staff people at ACR
Homes and then started my drive back to Iowa. Jim reads the
E-ediiton of the Dayton Review on-line and confers with his
former classmates like Chuck Danielson to stay updated on
Dayton. It is conceivable that Jim could make an investment
and/or investments in the Dayton-Gowrie, southern Webster
County area.

Vandals had struck

second time
at Festival Lights
Two juveniles arrested. . .

There was another incident of vandalism at the
Festival of Lights the day after volunteers had erected the
Festival of Lights on Sunday, Nov. 22.

Dayton Police announced this past Saturday
that they have charged two juveniles in connection with
the major incident of vandalism.

After volunteers had cleared the wreckage and
erected the Festival of Lights on Sunday, Nov. 22, the
Jondle sisters (Beverly and Patsy) noticed that another
candy cane was destroyed and two signs were down.

Beverly Jondle, Dayton, organized the Festival
of Lights this year and was assisted by her sister Patsy
and daughter Katara. On that Sunday, Nov. 22, perhaps
a dozen people or more were there to erect the Festival of
Lights once again.

Zach Graves is getting ready to stir up some
cookies for the Southeast Valley High School Food
Applications Class.

Christmas Bake Shoppe

hosted by Southeast
Valley students

Once again the Southeast Valley High School
Food Applications Class is doing their annual Christmas
Goodies Bake Shoppe.

Let the students help you out with your holiday
baking. The students are making quick breads, cookie
and candy trays, along with single bag goodies of puppy
chow, caramel corn, and fudge.

Orders are due to the high school by Monday,
Dec. 14 and orders will be delivered on Monday, Dec.
21st. If you have any questions, please call the high
school.

Jim and Dorothy Nelson

Southeast Valley JV boys

defeats Alta-Aurelia 42-30

The JVR Boys Basketball team was defeated by
Alta-Aurelia by the score of 42-30. Leading the scoring
for the Jaguars was Nyles Johnson with 8, JJ and Zach
Graves each added 6. The JVR Jaguars record is 0-1.

The JV Boys beat Alta-Aurelia by the score of
59-53. Leading scorers for the JV team were Kaleb Jondle with 20, Keegan Goodwin 12, Nolan Johnson 8, Sam
Berglund 7. The JV record is now 1-0

Kennedy Stern is working on a delicious recipe ready to help you out with your holiday baking.

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THEDayton
GOWRIE
NEWS

Who murdered Roger Brown?

theory given on homicide case
Investigation continues. . .

Who killed Roger Brown? And why would
anyone kill someone so well liked in our community?

These are two lingering questions that Dayton
residents ponder from time to time.

Roger Brown was found murdered in his Dayton
trailer on Sept. 30. A few days later it was determined
that this was a homicide and Roger Brown was murdered
from a gunshot.

I have talked Police Chief Wayne Pigman about
the case. And since Wayne handles his police duties
at night, I have called and talked with Webster County
Sheriff Jim Stuffs every two or three weeks since the
tragic homicide occurred.

I was having coffee and goodies at the Security
Savings Bank Open House and talked with Denny Habben, rural Dayton, about the case. Denny had an interesting theory.

Roger used a lawn mower to travel, so he
didnt communicate with anyone beyond this town, said
Denny. Roger didnt have much (possessions, etc.) so
burglary wasnt a motive.

He lived in an area where no one ventures,
unless you live around here. Roger did get around in
our community and perhaps he witnessed something he
shouldnt have seen. Thats what I think.

I have heard a few other theories about the
murder. There is one common thread. Everyone (Ive
heard) believes that the act was committed by someone

50 Years Ago...

Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Rehnblom of St. Paul,

Minnesota are the parents of a son, David Alan, born
Friday, December 3 at Riverview Memorial Hospital, St.
Paul, weighing 6 lbs, 12 ozs. Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Philip Rehnblom of Stratford and C L Rassmussen
of Washington, DC. The baby has two sisters.

Rev and Mrs. Walter Phelps are the parents
of a son, Norman Dean, born Thursday, December 2, at
Hamilton County Hospital, weighing 6 lbs, 10 1/2 ozs.
Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. John Lohr of Lohrville
and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Phelps of Cedar Rapids. The baby
has three brothers.

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Taylor of Nevada are the
proud parents of a 10 lb, 4 oz son (Trenton Eugene) born
at Nevada Hospital Tuesday, November 30. The babys
grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. George Taylor of Dayton
and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Thompson of Lehigh.

The Claire McFarlands entertained Miss Sharon Fenton of Des Moines and her friend of Hubbard, Mrs.
Mildred McFarland of Stratford, Messers and Mesdames
LeRoy Fenton and family of Des Moines, Gary Allcott of
Van Meter, Ed Bullock of Stratford and the Dick Shaw
family of Gowrie, to dinner and lunch Thanksgiving Day.

Mr. and Mrs. Bert Wilson were dinner guests
Saturday in the Ernest Anderson home honoring Bert
on his birthday. Saturday afternoon lunch guests in the
Bert Wilson home were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Deo of Maxwell and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Anderson. A birthday cake
brought by Mrs. Deo was a feature of the lunch.

A group of neighborhood children came to the
Derald Hanson home Saturday afternoon to help Barbara
Hanson celebrate her eighth birthday. She received gifts
and cards from her friends and lunch was served.

Norman Anderson and Shirley Johnson spent
four days in Chicago. Shirley was a 4-H trip winner and
Norman, a member of the 4-H committee, was the boys
chaperone.

Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Harrison spent the weekend in the Alvin Zimmerman home in Iowa City.

Miss Lenore Swanson of Sioux city spent
Thanksgiving in the Clarence Johnson home.

Sue Peterson from the University of Wyoming
spent Thanksgiving in the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Cliff Peterson.

Rosalyn Ladwig underwent a tonsillectomy in
the Lutheran Hospital in Fort Dodge.

The Webster County Womens chorus held an
early holiday party in the Paul Hade home on Monday
evening.

30 Years Ago...

Dean and Carol Campbell, LeGrand, are the

parents of a baby girl, Courtney Ann, born Thursday,

Nov. 21, weighing 7 pounds 1/2 ounce.

Grandparents are Dave and Pat Cooper and Con

who lives in Dayton or close to Dayton. Its a sobering

thought.

There is a $2,500 reward being offered to anyone who has giving information that leads to the arrest
and conviction of the person. Call Crimestoppers at 515573-1444 and you can remain anonymous.

Christmas Caroling at
Grandview Care Center
Wednesday, Dec 16

Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015

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Card of Thanks!
Thank you to all who helped honor the
men and women with a ceremony on Veterans Day,
November 11 at Southeast Valley High School.
A special thank you to Sherry Vogel and the
Student council. We are all thankful that
our time served in defense of this great
country has not been forgotten.
~A Fellow Veteran

Community Caroling at the Grandview Care
Center and apartments will be on Wednesday, Dec 16.
Meet at the care center at 6:15 p.m.

There will be a supper back at Emanuel Lutheran Church afterwards. Bring any Christmas goodies you
would like to share for dessert.

and Elaine Campbell, all of Dayton. Great-grandparents

are Mrs. Evelyn Alcazar, Lehigh; henry Alcazar, Des
Moines; Mrs. Helen Blair, Lohrville; and Mr. and Mrs.
Willard Campbell, Lohrville.

Brandon Lee is the name chosen for the new
son of Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Dodson, Dayton. Brandon
was born at Boone County Hospital, Boone, on Tuesday,
Nov. 26, weighting 7 pounds 15 1/2 ounces. Mrs. Dodson is the former Tammy Crotts, Lakota.

Grandparents are Benny and Thelma Dodson,
Paton, and Melvin and Nancy Crotts, Boone. Another
child in the Dodson family is Shaunna, 3 1/2.

Mr. and Mrs. James O. Andrew, Jefferson are
parents of a daughter, Jennifer Ann, born Monday, Dec.
2 at Mary Greeley Hospital, Ames, weighing 9 pounds.

Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Eilbert, Stratford, and Mr. and Mrs. James H. Andrew, Jefferson. Jennifer Ann is welcomed home by two sisters,
Jane 4 and Julia 2.

Kelly Ann Tungesvik celebrated her third
birthday Tuesday, Dec. 3. Kelly and brother Scott are the
children of Vickie and Virgil Tungesvik, Colo. Scott will
celebrate his ninth birthday December 28. Grandparents
are Carl A. and Marjorie A. Larson, Pilot Mound, and
Silas and Alice Tungesvik, Radcliffe.

The sixth birthday of Bradley Bauer was
observed in the parental Shirley and Chris Bauer home,
Stratford, Sunday evening. Sharing the evening with
Bradley were Everett and Mabel Bergman, Keith and
Franny Jenkins and Donna, and Mary Jane Johnson, all
of Stratford.

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ryon and family, former
Dayton residents, have recently moved to Aurora, Colorado. Mr. Ryon has been promoted to the Denver area,
were he is District Manager-Service, for the Oldsmobile
division of General Motors. Mrs. Ryon is the former
Beth Bohike.

Ilene Lindmark entertained guests Thursday at
a coffee party in honor of her birthday. Attending were
Lorene Davis, Peggy Scott, Jan Schubert, Kay Russell,
and Linda Lundberg.

Dayton Review
Glenn Schreiber: Editor
Tonya Harrison: Graphic Designer
Mary Ann Young: Office, clerical,
and news writer

Mia Hefley, daughter of Sherry and Kirk Hefley, visits
Santa at Security Savings Bank on Saturday, Dec. 5.

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Jaguar JH girl teams Jaguar girl cagers defeat West Bend-M 38-27
played at Newell
Lose to Ogden in season opener. . .
Ashley Coffman
at St. Edmonds and December 11, at Roland-Story.
Fonda Thursday night By

The Southeast Valley Girls Basketball team got Versus Ogden
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015

Dayton Review

By Coach Butrick

It was a tough first game for the 7th grade who
dropped a 54-11 contest to a very physical and talented
Mustang team.

The Jaguars had trouble handling Newell Fondas full court pressure and tended to rush things and get
taken out of there game however as easy as it would have
been for the girls to throw in the towel they continued to
battle after every loose ball and did not back down all
night and as a coach that is all you can ask.

There is plenty of room for improvement and
we know we need to do a better job protecting the ball
and not letting a team rush us into mistakes however this
is a great bunch of girls with great attitudes that will continue to improve throughout the season.

The 8th grade dropped a 37-27 contest to another very physical Mustang squad. Delaney Conrad and
Jaynie Ferrari who went down with an ankle injury in the
second quarter each led the way with 6 pts each.

It was tough to buy a hoop tonight however
the Jags did a great job handling Mustang pressure and
locked down well on D.

The Jags received great wing play from the duo
of Viatris Scott and Mackenzie Crampton and solid point
guard play from Cassie Bergland. The Jags recieved
quality bench minutes from Maggie Anderlik, Haylee
Kraft, Taegan Long and Jayden Rowley. It was a hard
fought game by two solid teams.

The 8th grade is another bunch of girls with
great attiutdes and will continue to improve throughout
the season.

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their first win against West Bend-Mallard on Friday, December 4. The Jaguars won by 11 with a final score of
38-27.

Once again, the Jaguars played good defense.
They used their defense to take control of the game.

Josie Breitsprecher led the Jaguars with 10
points. Cassie Zinnel and Freshman, Morgan Castenson,
each had 7 points.

Castenson shot 100% for the night. Emma
Graves produced six points and Erica Rittgers added five
points. Kearsten Hainzinger made two free throws for 2
points and Aaliyah Scott made 1 free throw for 1 point.

Graves led the way in rebounding with nine rebounds. Scott pulled down six rebounds while Hainzinger and Rittgers both grabbed five rebounds. Southeast
Valley had 10 assists. Breitsprecher dished out four assists while Zinnel had three.

The Jaguars are back in action on December 8,

Southeast Valley girls

defeat Ogden 31-26
first victory...
By Coach Sorenson

Southeast Valley girls Junior Varsity invaded
the Ogden gym, Monday, November 23rd. The Jaguars
JV eluded the Bulldogs 31-26, claiming their first win of
the 2015-2016 basketball season.

Sammy Alps scored her first high school career basket to lead the Jaguars first quarter attack. Alps

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The Jaguars started the season with a tough loss
to Ogden with a score of 43-54. Southeast Valley started the game with a rough first quarter, only scoring two
points. They played great defense, but couldnt make up
the deficit.

The Jaguars were led by Erica Rittgers in scoring. Rittgers had 12 points. Josie Breitsprecher was also
in double figures with 11 points. Cassie Zinnel added 6
points off of two three point baskets.

Aaliyah Scott and Emma Graves both added 5
points and Kearsten Hainzinger and Karissa Hiesterman
each had 2 points. Southeast Valley was led in rebounding by Graves. She pulled down 11 rebounds. Rittgers
grabbed 9 rebounds while Breitsprecher had 6. Scott
added 5 rebounds. Breitsprecher did a great job taking
care of the ball with four assists and 0 turnovers.

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finished the contest with

4 points. Kasey Lundberg
ignited a spark for the Jaguars in the second quarter,
draining a huge 3-pointer,
Lundberg finished her high
school debut with 5 points.
Shelby Cummins and Morgan Castenson continued
the Jaguar 2nd quarter attack. Cummins began her
high school highlights with
5 points, including 3 of 4
from the free-throw line.
Castenson contributed 6
points to round our her
first high school basketball
game. The Jags entered
half-time trailing 12-14.

The start of the
second half unleashed
teamwork and aggressive defense, from within
the young Jaguar rouster.
Southeast Valley held the
Bulldogs to just 2, third
quarter points. Mady Jaeschke powered the second
half take over. Jaeschke
made her high school transition onto the court by
leading the Jaguar offense
with a solid 7 points. Including a smooth 3-pointer
from the top of the key to
put SV ahead.

The Jaguars never
looked back. Outscoring
Ogden 19-12 in the second
half. Lani Nelson helped
seal the victory while collecting her first high school
stats. Nelson ended the
contest with 3 points. Savanah Seehusen started her
high school point total by
connecting at the charity
stripe. Seehusen finished
with 1 point.

The Jags JV displayed numerous team efforts throughout their first
game. Their potential will
only increase and gain
momentum throughout the
season. Every team member stepped onto the court
and contributed positively.
The fun has just begun!

Savannah Seehusen looks for an open team mate
Friday evening against West-Bend Mallard. Photo by Lisa
Peterson.

Aaliyah Scott comes up with the jump ball Friday
evening against West Bend Mallard. Photo by Lisa Peterson.

Emanuel Lutheran
Christmas program
Dec.
13

The Emanuel Lutheran Sunday School Christ-

mas Program will be on Sunday, December 13 at 5:00

p.m. The Smorgasbord supper will immediately follow
the program. The church will be providing the ham, lutefisk, potato bologna, cheesy potatoes, drinks and table
service. We ask each family to bring a dish to share. There
is a sign up sheet at the church for food that is needed.

Jive for Five will perform at the Gowrie Community Christmas Concert, 7:00 p.m. at Zion Lutheran
Church on Sunday, December 13.

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Review
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Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015

D O W N S

Always thankful...

What ever happened to the good old days? I
am remembering seasons past, way past. Thanksgiving
was the culmination of another years field work and its
yields. It was a day of celebrating that with thanks and
gatherings of families and friends and good food, much
from the labors of our own (or our parents and grandparents) hands.

There was no television and the radio was off
limits so no football. As always and still is, the women
folk were in and around the kitchen getting in each others way, gossiping and catching up on the news. They
had to shoo children out from under foot and away from
the goodies. Even with all that banter and confusion soon
a most wonderful, table overloading meal was served.

After the meal of course the women folk returned to the kitchen to clean up, do dishes and put left
overs in smaller receptacles, some of which would be
nibbled on the rest of the afternoon. Most had overloaded
with the main meal to enjoy the pumpkin, pecan, apple
pies and other desserts so they would be enjoyed later.
While this was going on, weather permitting, the older
kids may have gone outside to run off some of the meal
and if there was a father willing to do so he could take
the little ones out too. This gave the women a freer range
to get the redding up done a bit faster and hopefully,
get to enjoy some talkin time with the families before
someone asked when they were going to get pie. In the
meantime some of the men/boys had dozed off and women envied them.

There was no rushing as most families lived
closer around and would not be in a hurry to leave. The
thick as Sundays paper with all its enticing ads had not
appeared in mailboxes or on doorsteps as it had yet to
exist. There was little talk of Christmas shopping though
plans might be made or suggested as to a family gathering at or near Christmas. Some had the tradition of
drawing names for a small gift exchange. There was no
open as soon as we dare on Thanksgiving day or midnight
madness or Black Friday with its 5:00 a.m. blockbuster
special to the first 50 people. There was no all night (or

Southeast Valley
Schedule of Events
Week of Dec 9th to Dec 16th

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Early Dismissal 12:20pm

Teacher In-service
Thursday, Dec 10
Postponed TBD - PVES Elementary TK thru 2nd
Grade Concert
4:00 p.m. (H) JH Boys BB vs.Glidden-Ralston
4:00 p.m.(A) JH Girls BB @ Glidden
6:00 p.m. (A) B JV-Var Wres GAME - Mutli-Team
6:00 p.m. (H) B JV Bask GAME - Fort Dodge @
Southeast Valley
Friday, Dec 11
4:00 p.m. (H) JH Boys BB vs. Ogden
4:30 p.m. JH Girls BB @ Ogden
4:30 p.m. (A) B&G JV Bask GAME - Southeast Valley
@ Roland-Story
5:00 p.m. (A) B JV Wres SAYDEL JV IN - B JV Wres
5:00 p.m. (A) B JV-Var Wres MVAO INVITATIONAL
@ MAPLETON
6:00 p.m. (A) B & G JVR Bask GAME - Southeast
Valley @ Roland-Story
6:00 p.m. (A) B&G V Bask GAME - Southeast Valley
@ Roland-Story
Monday, Dec 14
4:00 p.m. (A) B&G JV Bask GAME - Southeast
Valley @ West Bend-Mallard
4:00 p.m. (A) JH Boys BB @ Pocahontas
4:00 p.m. (H) JH Girls BB vs. PAC
6:00 p.m. (A) B&G V Bask GAME - Southeast
Valley @ West Bend-Mallard
Tuesday, Dec 15
4:30 p.m. (H) B&G JV Bask GAME - Manson NW
Webster @ Southeast Valley
6:00 p.m. (H) B JVR Bask GAME - Manson NW
Webster @ Southeast Valley
6:00 p.m. (H) B&G V Bask GAME - Manson NW
Webster @ Southeast Valley
Wednesday, Dec 16
6:00 p.m. Little Jags Booster Club Mtg.

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

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

earlier). camping out and rotation of people to save our

spot. There was just thanks for a day of relaxation, enjoyment and bounty and most of all family.

Now the TV stations, one in particular, started
showing their Christmas Specials two or three weeks before Thanksgiving. It was a bit odd to see them (most of
which had been on again and again over the years) when
the temps outside were ranging in the high 50s to low
60s and the grass was still green. Has anyone besides
me noticed that there are a number of those movies (all
old, old ones) that feature a younger person as Santas
son who is to this year take over the job? In addition they
are all falling in love with a regular young lady and have
to convince her she can still love him as Santa Claus and
come and live at the North Pole and be Mrs. Claus. Its
a Wonderful Life, to my knowledge, hasnt made its annual appearance yet but surely it will. The Wizard of
Oz was on the other evening, back to back twice that
is. I called my youngest daughter to tell her that her favorite movie was on. She knew immediately I was talking about The Wizard. When she was a little tyke the
older ones always wanted to watch but she was scared to
death of some of the creatures and would run and hide
in the boys room as far away as she could get. When
she became a mommy herself she still didnt like it and
wouldnt even turn it on for her three girls. I dont know
if they have ever did seen it. Ill have to ask them some
time.

This year, as in recent years and probably years
to come, we have been inundated with ads from all
sources about what to buy for Christmas. The stores are
vying against the online sales which seem to be overtaking the retail establishments. On Thanksgiving morning,
2015, as I type this another promo came on the TV behind me blaring OUR STORES OPEN AT 5:00 A.M.!
My plans, be picked up by my grandson and his family

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to go to his parents home (my son) for a nice get together and meal, hope and pray the rain stays gentle and
the temp warm enough to keep from freezing and for us
all to have good sense to come home early to avoid that
event that has been promised our area. N OW, I will
plan to do a little Christmas decorating, put my little tree
in the window, help with Church decorating (some of
which is already done) on Saturday and then Ill work on
completing the small Christmas gifts for my many great
grandchildren. I just pray for the stamina to accomplish
all this and still keep up with the necessary daily tasks.

No matter what age we are and what era and
customs we grew up in, we all have our memories. Of
course, I think my times were better for me they were.
No doubt each generation will recall their Thanksgivings and Christmases and to them they will be the best.
As I have told you before, wherever and whatever your
memories are, treasure them. They are something you
can claim and no one can take them from you.

Jaguar boys rout West Bend-Mallard

82-45 in season opener in Gowrie
Hot shooting, great defense. . .

By Glenn Schreiber

The Southeast Valley Jaguars decisively defeated West Bend Mallard Friday night, Dec. 4, at Southeast
Valley High School gym in Gowrie in their first game of
the season.

The Jaguars were in command from the start as
they led 31-6 after the first quarter and 51-25 at the half.

Two seniors and one junior were scoring leaders. Senior Conner Conrad scored 29 points to lead all
scorers and Logan Boerner and Dakota Jaeschke, a senior
and junior respectively, had 17 apiece.

Conrad was 7-9 in three point shooting and 1016 overall. Boerner was a perfect 7-7 in shooting, including 2-2 from three point range. And Jaeschke was 7-10 in
shooting.

The overall team shooting percentage was an
amazing 58.4%.

Jaeschke led the team in rebounds with nine and
Conrad had five. Conrad had seven steals.

Other Jaguars contributing in points were: Caleb
Jondle, 6; Cade King, 4; Keegan Goodwin, 4; Myles Davis, 2; Aaron Swieter, 2; and Alex Pliner, 1.

Other players having rebounds were: Alex Plin-

er, 4; Swieter, 3; Davis, 3; and King, 3; Boerner, 2; and

Keegan Goodwin, 2; Nolan Brand, one.

The team played with confidence which led
them to good shooting and good shot selection, said
coach Steve Gutshall.

We ran the ball well and we played great defense, said the coach.

Conrad led in assists with 4 followed by King,
3; Boerner, 3; Jondle, 3; Goodwin, 2.

Caleb Jondle was a perfect 2-2 from the free
throw line.

Senior Conner Conrad goes in strong for a layup
against West Bend-Mallard leading the Jaguars to a victory. Photo by Marcie Boerner.

Jaguars JV Boys
defeats WBM 59-25
Record now 2-0. . .

Senior Josh Carlson drives past the defense during the win against West Bend-Mallard Friday night. Photo
by Lisa Peterson.

The Jaguars JV Boys Basketball team defeated
West-Bend Mallard by the score of 59-25 on Thursday of
last week.

Leading the scoring for the Southeast Valley
Boys JV team was Keenan Ferry with 11 and Ryan Gustafson with 8 and Tommy Lennon chipped in 8. The JV
record is now 2-0.

Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015

Dayton Review

Beth Hay, rural Burnside, plays organ

for Lehigh Christian Church
Born in Duncombe, married 43 years, many children in area. . .
By Alice Johnson

It has been said that Some people, no matter how old they get, they never lose their beauty...they
merely move it from their faces into their hearts. This
is true of one senior citizen...she is Beth Hay of rural
Burnside.

Beth was born on May 5, 1928 to Clarence and
Florence Housken of Duncombe, Iowa. She had three
siblings who are all now deceased except Beth. The
children attended the Missouri Bend country school until
they moved to a farm by Lehigh where they then attended
the Cutting country school. Later, Beth attended High
School at the Stratford Community school and graduated
in 1947. After graduation, she held down various jobs in
the area.

The Housken family were faithful members of
the Washington Lutheran Church in Duncombe where
Beth received the rites of baptism and in her early teens
was confirmed. Presently, she is a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Burnside.

During their teen-age years, Beth and her siblings were actively involved in 4-H. Her brother introduced her to Earl Hay who was also involved in 4-H and
who was to become her future husband. It was love at
first sight and on November 21, 1948, they were wed at
the little Brown Church at Nashua.

For a short time, they lived in Fort Dodge but

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they lived the majority of their 43 years of marriage.
They became parents of seven children, Richard, Judy,
Jim, Diane, Rita, Darrel and Tom. All of them attended
the Central Webster School in Lehigh and then in 1958,
they attended school in Burnside where they all graduated. They all eventually married and are gainfully employed residing in two states.

Beth has 7 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and boasts of having one great-great-grandchild.
Her eyes light up when she talks of little Lyla Jean who
was born last January.

Although times were somewhat difficult through
the years, Beths strong faith in God plus her determination and perseverance prevailed. Her philosophy is Live
one day at at time and whenever something had to be
done, just go ahead and get it done. No procrastinating!

Needless to say, Beth was a homemaker in every sense of the word and cared for her large family all
through the years. When Earl passed away in March,
1991, she continued to live on the farm.

In her younger years, she acquired her love of
music from her mother and took about ten years of piano
lessons. Later, she learned to play the organ and after she
and Earl were married, she played organ at Earls church
in Coalville... the Reorganized Latter Day Saints church.
However, in recent years, she was offered a similar position in the Lehigh Christian Church where she plays organ to this day.

In 2001, Beth had knee surgery and moved to
Burnside where her friend, Gene Anderson, became her
caregiver. Later when Gene became unable to care for
himself due to having Parkinsons, she became his caregiver until his death in August, 2009.

Although Beth is an octogenarian, she is in fairly good health and lives independently in Burnside. Her
family is very important to her and whenever possible,
she attends all the various events in her large family. Her
mom, Florence Housken, lived to be 96 years old and so
it is quite feasible that Beth will live to a ripe old age. At
this, she chuckles and exclaims Watch out, world!.

Beth Hay, who was born in Dumcombe, plays organ for the the Lehigh
Chrisitan Church.

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Dayton City Council
has building permit,
abatement on agenda

THEDayton
GOWRIE
NEWS
Review

Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015

The Dayton City Council will meet Wednesday,

Dec. 9, with a building permit and tax abatement on the
agenda.

There is a building permit for the SWG school
building additions and the council will also consider a tax
abatement for the new house and garage for Dave and
Vickie Bills.

Also on the agenda are the 2016 pet clinic, 20162017 fiscal year budget, Department of Labor salary law
changes which are all under new business.

The pet clinic will be Saturday, Jan. 9, at city
hall from 9 to 10:30 a.m. The council may begin to discuss the budget.

Under old business are the Horse and Farm Animal ordinance; 2016 employee health insurance; Envy
sanitary sewer service; and Housing Rehabilitation grant
application.

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By Elisha Smith, elishas@cfra.org,
Center for Rural Affairs

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I dont usually reflect much on the abundant
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amenities of where I live. Generally I take the wide open
spaces, fresh air, breathtaking sunsets and a myriad of
other things for granted.

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me
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provide
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things
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knowing your neighbors and so on.
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Then theres the less obvious...little things that
are unique to small towns that our urban counterparts
probably cant imagine.

Little things like tabs, charge accounts and accepting checks. Most stores and cafes in small towns still

honor these. And the act of bartering is another viable

payment option

Speaking of bartering, just the other day I traded home raised ground beef (raised in my backyard) for
farm fresh eggs. And I cant count the times my husband
has baled someones hay, gathered cattle for others, fixed
a neighbors fence or lent out equipment in exchange for
another service or critter.

Recently after baling hay for a neighbor, we received a pony as payment!

Now I cant say for sure, beings I dont reside
in a city, but I highly doubt that an animal qualifies as an
acceptable form of payment there...

So during this month of thanks instead of focusing on what our small towns may lack, why not be thankful for all the wonderful small things that only a small
town can provide?

Santa stopped for a visit at Security Savings Bank on Saturday, Dec. 5.

2nd Annual Community

Christmas program,
Stratford Lutheran Church
Are you ready?...

Allie Marquart and her mother greated everyone with
popcorn and a smile who came to visit Santa at Security
Savings Bank Saturday, Dec. 5.

The time for the 2nd Annual Progressive Community Christmas Program is upon us. Join the Stratford
area churches on Sunday, December 13, at 4:30 pm. Meet
Mary, Joseph, Elizabeth, and the angel Gabriel in the Fellowship Hall of the Stratford Lutheran Church.

See the live sheep in the field, and journey with
the shepherds to Bethlehem (Calvary Methodist Church)
to experience the wonder of the birth of Jesus, the King,
in a stable. Travel on to the First Baptist Church for the
arrival of the Magi from the East and learn the significance of the gifts presented to the child, Jesus.

Valet service will be available at the Baptist
Church as you arrive in the twilight. Plan to stay for
snacks and beverages. Everyone is welcome. Come, sing
along, and enjoy a new expression of the real meaning of
Christmas.

Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015

CHURCH

Worship Schedule

EMANUEL LUTHERAN, DAYTON

9 a.m. Sunday School; 10 a.m.Worship;
CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC, DAYTON
Saturday: 5:00 p.m. Mass
McGUIRE BEND UNITED BRETHERN, RURAL DAYTON
9:30 a.m. Adult Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. worship
TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN, DAYTON
8:45 a.m. Worship; 9:45 a.m. Coffee hr. & Fellowship.
DAYTON UNITED METHODIST,
9 a.m. Worship; 10:00 a.m. Sunday School
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN, BURNSIDE
9:30 a.m. Worship
UNITED METHODIST, PILOT MOUND
8:30 a.m. Worship; 9:40 a.m. Sunday School
FIRST BAPTIST, STRATFORD
10:30 a.m. Worship & Childrens Church
HARCOURT UNITED METHODIST,
10:30 a.m. Worship Service
DUNCOMBE UNITED METHODIST
10:30 a.m. Worship Service
LEHIGH CHRISTIAN
9a.m. Worship;
LEHIGH-OTHO METHODIST
Lehigh--9.30 a.m. Sunday School; 11 a.m. Worship
Otho-- 9 a.m. Worship; 10 a.m. SS
SOUTH MARION UNITED METHODIST, STRATFORD
9:00 a.m. Worship
TRINITY LUTHERAN, BOXHOLM
9:30 a.m. Fellowship; 10:30 a.m. Worship.
EVANGELICAL COVENANT, LANYON
9:30a.m. Worship;
10:45a.m. Sunday School
CALVARY UNITED METHODIST, STRATFORD
10:30 a.m. Worship Service; 9:15 a.m. Sunday School.
UNITED EVANGELICAL COVENANT, HARCOURT
9:30 a.m. Worship
FAITH LUTHERAN, HARCOURT
9:00 a.m. Worship; 10:00 a.m. Fellowship
STRATFORD EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN
10:30 a.m. Worship
AMUNITED METHODIST, BOXHOLM
9:30 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Fellowship Time 10:30 a.m. Worship;
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Sunday School
WASHINGTON LUTHERAN, ELCA, DUNCOMBE
Sundays: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship

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Memories of a young girl growing up in Gowrie...

Clarice (Carlson) Burkgren grew up in
Gowrie and her husband Robert grew up in Dayton.
Both Graduated from their respective schools in 1953
and were married in 1957.

She and her husband now live in La Porte
City and have lived there for over 50 years. Robert
was a teacher their for 30 years while Clarice taught
for 7 years and subbed for 13 additional years.

They both have continued to read their
hometown papers. Roberts the Dayton Review and
Clarices The Gowrie News. They enjoy reading their
own paper and then discussing the various articles.

They still have close ties to both their communities. They return yearly for the Gowries 4th of July
parade and have rarely missed any Alumni banquets
in both communities.

Clarices Dad was well known county supervisor in the 1950s and even now she has only to mention her dad as Cash Carlson and most people will
know her family.

This is Clarices story as told by her about a
very special Christmas that will forever stand out in
her mind.

My intense interest in trains began around 1940
when in my kindergarten class had a model train (made
up of an engine, coal car and caboose) which became a
centerpiece of our classroom as we studied various kinds
of transportation. It was big enough to hold an engineer,
the brakeman and in the caboose 3 or 4 passengers could
be seated.

We also had a two-passenger airplane with a
working propeller as part of our study. I probably didnt
get to enthused about an airplane as I didnt travel by air
until well into my 60s.

As part of the unit on Trains the class rode the
train on its westward journey one day to Farnhamville.
A school bus returned us to school. But my love for trains
didnt end there.

My home was located on an acreage that had a
Chicago and Northwestern railroad track bordering on
our land that was basically an east-west route.

There was a daily freight train, as well as a passenger train that traveled twice daily through town. It was
the afternoon freight train that I took a special liking.

I would leave anything I was doing and run to
the fence to wave at the crew. They would wave and blow
the loud horn and occasionally really scare me when they
released a blast of steam (but I loved it)!

I had a lantern to wave if it was after dark when
they made their run past my house. My Mom promised
to wave the lantern if I had to be in bed before their night
run. I never missed a day it seemed, because in those days
one didnt go far from home.

Once in a while I would go with my Dad when
he went to the local elevator for his afternoon gossip/
coffee session with the men. If the train was coming in
soon Id go to the train station and talk to the depot agent
working there.

When the train arrived I got to visit with the conductor in the caboose. Sometimes I even got to ride in
the engine as the engineer and brakeman switched cars
or watch the fireman fill the coal car so they would have
plenty of coal and water (for steam) to fire up the train
on the rest of their journey.

Occasionally the train crew checked with my
Dad and I was allowed to ride either in the engine or the
caboose to the next town (in this case it was Harcourt)
and my Dad would drive over to bring me back home.

Their stop in Gowrie was always in the late afternoon and often I got to join them in the caboose as they
ate their supper. Food was often delivered by the Depot

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The kindergarten train that started Clarice (Carlson) Burkgrens love for trains. Clarice is seated in the caboose, second child from the left.

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Christmas Eve was coming and I suddenly wondered were the train crew would be for their Christmas
Eve dinner. Cafes close early in small towns on Christmas Eve!

I had an idea! My Mom could prepare a Christmas Eve Dinner and Dad and I would take it to meet
the train on Christmas Eve! Dad checked with the depot
agent and with the train crew, and everything was made
ready.

On December 24th my Mom fixed a roast chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, dressing, scalloped corn,
Jell-O salad, and pie.

That afternoon when the train pulled into the
station Dad and I were there waiting. They enjoyed the
meal in the caboose. It made me very happy, but little did
I know or realize that I really was only delaying them in
getting them home to their families on Christmas Eve.

Imagine my surprise though, when on Christmas
morning the depot agent from in town came to our house
with a present for me!

A beautiful doll and a card signed by every
member of the train crew: Ralph Wood, engineer; Hugh
O. Clay, fireman; L. P. Baker, conductor; Francis Ryan
and J. M. Crandall, brakemen.

The card envelop read Miss Clarice Carlson;
also Mom and Dad Carlson; Thanks a million; from The
Train and Engine Crew. Seventy-five years later I have
the card! I couldnt have had a happier Christmas, along
with a very special new doll.

This love of trains gained in kindergarten continued with the train crew for at least 3 more years, including the Christmas Eve Dinner until we moved out to
a farm east of Gowrie. By then, some of the original crew
had also left.

This one particular Christmas is still in my
memory, each and every time we drive by the house just
north of the railroad tracks on the east edge of Gowrie...
my hometown.

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Trey Lawrence, two freshmen lead Jaguar

wrestlers; Jags beat AGSWR in dual meet
By Coach Miller

The 2015-2016 Jaguar Wrestling Team opened
their season at home with a couple of hard fought defeats.

In the first dual, The Jags were defeated by Manson NW 39-18. In the second dual, the Crusaders of Coon
Rapids- Bayard won on on criteria after closing the dual in a
36-36 tie.

A winner was finally declared on criteria H, most
match points scored in the first period. 106 lbs Coledon Bethel and 138 lbs Trey Lawrence went 2-0 for the night.

113 lbs Coltan Klingson, 160 lbs. Kyler Jondle, 170
lbs. Kaelan Lundberg, 220 lbs. Bryce Scott, and HWT. Tony
Crampton went 1-1.

120 lbs. Evan McCrady, 145 lbs. Carter Fluckiger,
152 lbs. Ivan Hudson, and 182 lbs. Zeke Miller wrestled hard
finishing 0-2 for the night.

It was good to get the season started and see where
the guys are at. Were awfully young with only two Seniors,
two Juniors, two Sophomores and five Freshman in the line
up. Manson matched up well with us as well as Coon Rapids,
but our young guys hung in there and battled but did make
some positioning mistakes as most incoming freshman commit in their 1st varsity dual.
Gilbert duals

On Saturday December 5, the Jags traveled to Gilbert to participate in the Gilbert duals.

The grapplers had a busy day wrestling five matches against the host team Gilbert, SH-BCLUW, AGWSR,
Iowa Fall-Alden, and Belmond-Klemme.

The Jags were down a few guys from the line up but
overall wrestled really well against some decent competition
which doesnt reflect on final team scores.

In the first dual the Jags lost to Gilbert 45-28, in the
second dual Iowa Falls-Alden won 45-28, in the third dual
SH-BCLUW edged the Jags 39-36, the fourth dual BelmondKlemme won 54-24, and in the final dual the Jags pulled out
a 36-28 win against AGWSR, finishing in fifth place.

Individually, Trey Lawrence had a great day of
wrestling going 5-0, Freshman Kyler Jondle continues to
impress going 4-1, as well as fellow freshman Carter Fluckinger finished 4-1. Coledon Bethel, Colton Klingson, Kaelan
Lundberg, Zeke Miller, and Tony Crampton went 3-2, while
Evan McCrady finished 1-4.
Head to Head the coaching staff was really pleased with
the progress the boys made from Tuesday night to Saturday.
Having Bryce and Ivan out of the line up hurt the Jags team
wise especially when were wrestling against teams with
pretty much full lineups.

I thought the boys wrestled aggressively on their
feet taking shots. Our top and bottom work is progressing.
We won head to head matches in all of our duals with the
exception of Belmond-Klemme, but giving up five weight
classes definitely hurt us when each forfeit is worth six points
for the other team.

Wrestling Results:

Southeast Valley vs. Coon Rapids-Bayard @ SEV/ CRB/

MNWW on 12/01/2015.

Coon Rapids-Bayard (CRB) 37.00 Southeast Valley
(SEVA) 36.00; 106: Coledon Bethel (SEVA) over (CRB) (For.)
113: Colton Klingson (SEVA) over Carson Hilgenberg (CRB) (Fall
0:34) 120: Lane Namanny (CRB) over evan McCrady (SEVA)

(Fall 1:42) 126: Ian Hoffman (CRB) over (SEVA) (For.) 132:
Double Forfeit 138: Trey Lawrence (SEVA) over (CRB) (For.)
145: Patrick McCallister (CRB) over Carter fluckiger (SEVA) (Fall
2:38) 152: Liam McCallister (CRB) over Ivan Hudson (SEVA)
(Fall 3:22) 160: Kyler Jondle (SEVA) over (CRB) (For.) 170:
Kaelen Lundberg (SEVA) over (CRB) (For.) 182: Dalton Arnold
(CRB) over Zeke Miller (SEVA) (Fall 1:41) 195: Double Forfeit
220: Clayton Heck (CRB) over Bryce Scott (SEVA) (Fall 0:37)
285: Tony Crampton (SEVA) over (CRB) (For.) (CRB criteria h
1.00)
Manson Northwest Webster vs. Southeast Valley @ SEV/ CRB/
MNWW on 12/01/2015.

Manson Northwest Webster (MNW) 0.00 Southeast
Valley (SEVA) 0.00; 220: Bryce Scott (SEVA) over Alex Jacobson (MNW) (Fall 3:15) 285: Tim Butcher (MNW) over Tony
Crampton (SEVA) (Fall 0:56) 106: Coledon Bethel (SEVA) over
(MNW) (For.) 113: Koby Hanson (MNW) over Colton Klingson
(SEVA) (Fall 2:40) 120: Kyler Duis (MNW) over evan McCrady
(SEVA) (Fall 0:47) 126: 132: 138: trey lawrence (SEVA) over
(MNW) (For.) 145: Derek Girard (MNW) over Carter fluckiger
(SEVA) (Dec 9-2) 152: Eric Wedemeyer (MNW) over Ivan Hudson (SEVA) (Fall 5:56) 160: Skyler Michalski (MNW) over Kyler Jondle (SEVA) (Dec 7-6) 170: Reid Steinberg (MNW) over
Kaelen Lundberg (SEVA) (Dec 5-4) 182: Nathan Krueger (MNW)
over Zeke Miller (SEVA) (Fall 1:19) 195:
Belmond Klemme vs. Southeast Valley @ Gilbert Dual Tourney
on 12/05/2015.

Belmond Klemme (BEKL) 54.00 Southeast Valley
(SEVA) 24.00; 120: Nathan Been (BEKL) over evan McCrady
(SEVA) (Fall 2:47) 126: Zach Andrews (BEKL) over (SEVA)
(For.) 132: Trey Lawrence (SEVA) over Trevor Soma (BEKL)
(Fall 1:13) 138: Carter fluckiger (SEVA) over Dillon Reynolds
(BEKL) (Fall 0:59) 145: Mike Anderson (BEKL) over (SEVA)
(For.) 152: Tanner Heaberlin (BEKL) over (SEVA) (For.) 160:
Kyler Jondle (SEVA) over Jonny Dugger (BEKL) (Fall 2:54)
170: Kaelen Lundberg (SEVA) over (BEKL) (For.) 182: Tucker
Kroeze (BEKL) over Zeke Miller (SEVA) (Fall 5:59) 195: Double
Forfeit 220: Cameron Beminio (BEKL) over (SEVA) (For.) 285:
Luke Worden (BEKL) over Tony Crampton (SEVA) (Fall 1:45)
106: Logan Heaberlin (BEKL) over Coledon Bethel (SEVA) (Fall
2:19) 113: Juan Guido (BEKL) over Colton Klingson (SEVA)
(Fall 0:16)
BCLUW (SH-BCLUW) vs. Southeast Valley @ Gilbert Dual
Tourney on 12/05/2015.

BCLUW (SH-BCLUW) (SHBC) 0.00 Southeast Valley
(SEVA) 0.00. 126: Josiah Dorrow (SHBC) over (SEVA) (For.)
132: Trey Lawrence (SEVA) over Jayden Luse (SHBC) (Fall 0:44)
138: Carter fluckiger (SEVA) over Lucas Halverson (SHBC) (Fall
3:25) 145: Michael Chapman (SHBC) over (SEVA) (For.) 152:
160: Ryland Duchane (SHBC) over Kyler Jondle (SEVA) (Dec
5-3) 170: Kaelen Lundberg (SEVA) over Owen Fuller (SHBC)
(Fall 0:59) 182: Zeke Miller (SEVA) over Dylan Wenke (SHBC)
(Fall 1:54) 195: William Wiseman (SHBC) over (SEVA) (For.)
220: Mason Dhyne (SHBC) over (SEVA) (For.) 285: Tony
Crampton (SEVA) over Ryne Fuller (SHBC) (Fall 0:16) 106:
Coledon Bethel (SEVA) over (SHBC) (For.) 113: Ian Showers
(SHBC) over Colton Klingson (SEVA) (Fall 1:07) 120: Coby Willett (SHBC) over Evan McCrady (SEVA) (Fall 1:37)
Belmond Klemme vs. Southeast Valley @ Gilbert Dual Tourney
on 12/05/2015.

Belmond Klemme (BEKL) 54.00 Southeast Valley
(SEVA) 24.00. 120: Nathan Been (BEKL) over evan McCrady
(SEVA) (Fall 2:47) 126: Zach Andrews (BEKL) over (SEVA)
(For.) 132: Trey Lawrence (SEVA) over Trevor Soma (BEKL)
(Fall 1:13) 138: Carter Fluckiger (SEVA) over Dillon Reynolds
(BEKL) (Fall 0:59) 145: Mike Anderson (BEKL) over (SEVA)
(For.) 152: Tanner Heaberlin (BEKL) over (SEVA) (For.) 160:

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Southeast Valley Dance Team brings home state trophy...

The Southeast Valley dance team receives a division 1 rating and won 4th place overall in class VIII Pom. The
team performed in Des Moines at Wells Fargo Arena on Thursday, Dec. 3. All teams must receive a division 1 rating to
make it into the top 5. This year's 2015 Southeast Valley State Team inclues Erica Rittgers, Natalie Lambert, Erica Nordin,
Brandi Dorsey, Meryl Moeller, Shelby Hofbauer, Kearsten Hainzinger, Anna Hanson, Bailey Miller, Regina Cook, Karissa
Hiesterman, Kanyon Pepples and Lexee Nelson. Coached by: Vicky Vinchattle and Tiffany DeCastro.

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Kyler Jondle (SEVA) over Jonny Dugger (BEKL) (Fall 2:54)

170: Kaelen Lundberg (SEVA) over (BEKL) (For.) 182: Tucker
Kroeze (BEKL) over Zeke Miller (SEVA) (Fall 5:59) 195: Double
Forfeit 220: Cameron Beminio (BEKL) over (SEVA) (For.) 285:
Luke Worden (BEKL) over Tony Crampton (SEVA) (Fall 1:45)
106: Logan Heaberlin (BEKL) over Coledon Bethel (SEVA) (Fall
2:19) 113: Juan Guido (BEKL) over Colton Klingson (SEVA)
(Fall 0:16)
Gilbert vs. Southeast Valley @ Gilbert Dual Tourney on
12/05/2015.

Gilbert (GILB) 45.00 Southeast Valley (SEVA) 28.00.
132: Trey Lawrence (SEVA) over Garrison Holck (GILB) (MD
12-0) 138: Jake Larimore (GILB) over Carter Fluckiger (SEVA)
(Fall 3:21) 145: Unknown Unknown (GILB) over (SEVA) (For.)
152: Eric Swart (GILB) over (SEVA) (For.) 160: Kyler Jondle
(SEVA) over Russell Jennett (GILB) (Dec 6-1) 170: Reldon Miller
(GILB) over Kaelen Lundberg (SEVA) (Dec 12-10) 182: Zeke
Miller (SEVA) over Noah Ante (GILB) (Fall 4:58) 195: Christopher McGuire (GILB) over (SEVA) (For.) 220: Christian Harder
(GILB) over (SEVA) (For.) 285: Tony Crampton (SEVA) over
Eli Harris (GILB) (Fall 1:10) 106: Coledon Bethel (SEVA) over
Grant Gardner (GILB) (Dec 4-3) 113: Colton Klingson (SEVA)
over (GILB) (For.) 120: Sinjin Briggs (GILB) over evan McCrady
(SEVA) (Fall 1:33) 126: Eric Davis (GILB) over (SEVA) (For.)
Iowa Falls-Alden vs. Southeast Valley @ Gilbert Dual Tourney
on 12/05/2015.

Iowa Falls-Alden (IFA) 48.00 Southeast Valley (SEVA)
36.00. 138: Carter fluckiger (SEVA) over Caleb Smith (IFA) (Fall
5:36) 145: Logan Steelman (IFA) over (SEVA) (For.) 152: Owen
Kinnetz (IFA) over (SEVA) (For.) 160: Kyler Jondle (SEVA)
over Montana Marchant (IFA) (Fall 3:43) 170: Kaelen Lundberg
(SEVA) over Riley McWherter (IFA) (Fall 0:52) 182: Michael
Kent (IFA) over Zeke Miller (SEVA) (Fall 1:30) 195: Peyton Williams (IFA) over (SEVA) (For.) 220: Victor Sanchez (IFA) over
(SEVA) (For.) 285: Tony Crampton (SEVA) over Zack Duncan
(IFA) (Fall 1:51) 106: Quinton Buresh (IFA) over Coledon Bethel
(SEVA) (Fall 1:18) 113: Colton Klingson (SEVA) over (IFA)
(For.) 120: Dante Tacchia (IFA) over evan McCrady (SEVA) (Fall
1:26) 126: Dillon Rubow (IFA) over (SEVA) (For.) 132: Trey
Lawrence (SEVA) over Brock Steinfeldt (IFA) (Fall 3:42)
AGWSR vs. Southeast Valley @ Gilbert Dual Tourney on
12/05/2015.

Southeast Valley (SEVA) 36.00 AGWSR (AGWS)
28.00. 160: Kyler Jondle (SEVA) over Josh June (AGWS) (Dec
6-4) 170: Levi Stockdale (AGWS) over Kaelen Lundberg (SEVA)
(MD 18-5) 182: zeke Miller (SEVA) over (AGWS) (For.) 195:
Tery Rummans (AGWS) over (SEVA) (For.) 220: Caleb Meinders
(AGWS) over (SEVA) (For.) 285: Michael Young (AGWS)
over Tony Crampton (SEVA) (Fall 1:41) 106: Coledon Bethel
(SEVA) over (AGWS) (For.) 113: Colton Klingson (SEVA)
over (AGWS) (For.) 120: Evan McCrady (SEVA) over (AGWS)
(For.) 126: Double Forfeit 132: Double Forfeit 138: Trey Lawrence (SEVA) over Ian Heetland (AGWS) (Dec 5-0) 145: Carter
Fluckiger (SEVA) over (AGWS) (For.) 152: Lucas Schumacher
(AGWS) over (SEVA) (For.)

Southeast Valley hosted May Term

for Project-Based Learning

Take due notice and govern yourself accordingly.

Carol Messerly
Webster County Auditor and
DatedCommissioner
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County, Iowa, and given under my
of Elections

Telephone 515-573-7175
Email auditor@webstercountyia.org
Regular Mail 701 Central Avenue, Fort Dodge, IA 50501

hand and seal on this 1st day of December, 2015.

Take due notice and govern yourself accordingly.
Carol Messerly
Webster County Auditor and
Commissioner of Elections

Many schools in Iowa are trying to find small
chunks of time that allow students to engage in some
inquiry- or projectbased learning. These might be classlevel projects, teacher-led exploratories, or student-led
genius hours. Several districts in Northwest Iowa

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are going beyond these smaller experiments, however.

Theyre carving out a couple of weeks for a J Term
after winter break, or a May Term at the end of the year,
or even a mid-semester MidMester Academy.

These initiatives typically offer students an
immersive, project-based experience of 30 to 50 hours,
capped with a public exhibition / defense to the community. Student projects are quite varied and create student
learning opportunities that may not occur in schools
typical core curricula. For example, at Spirit Lake High
School, students learn about Yamazumi charts, Kaizen
events, elemental spaghetti diagrams, and other lean engineering techniques with Polaris, the local snowmobile
manufacturer. They gain real-world web development
experience by designing a new website for their community. They explore law enforcement issues such as crime
labs, use of force, drug policing, SWAT, and polygraphs
with the local police department. They discover how to
weld by creating a new sculpture for the community.
They learn about the beauty industry and the local theatre
through field trips and hands-on disciplinary work.

Over at Southeast Valley High School, students learn the strategies of medieval warfare and
compete against each other with self-designed catapults. They study the Holocaust and its relevance to
today. They examine the history of rock and roll and
write their own rock anthems. They design their own
video games, learn about project planning and the
hospitality business, are introduced to landscape design, and go deep with Rube Goldberg machines. And
in Newell-Fonda High School, students learn outdoor
survival skills, create life hacks, explore the financial
and marketing aspects of running a sports franchise, and
investigate the science behind real world objects through
their own, local How Stuff Works spinoff.

Wheres the technology in all of these projects? As Science Leadership Academy principal Chris
Lehmann would say, its ubiquitous, necessary, and invisible. Digital learning tools are present in all of these
activities, theyre necessary to accomplish the work, but
theyre invisible in the sense that theyre just a means to
an end, not the end itself. And thats how they should be.
What could your students do in a 1- or 2-week immersive
inquiry- or project-based learning experience?

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The Mustangs left Burnside with a 52-28 victory over the Jaguars.

Scoring for the Jags were Ross Halligan (4),
Mason Goodwin (3), Hunter Kruse (2), Carter Lane
(5), Chase Swieter (8), and Jared Kastendieck (6). The
Jaguars are now 0-1 on the season and host Woodwardr Granger on December 4th in Burnside.
Woodward Granger defeats Southeast Valley

The Southeast Valley 8th grade boys played
their second game in as many nights and lost 59-36.
Much like game one it was a close first quarter with the
Jags down 10-8. The Jags shooting went a little cold in
the second quarter and trailed going into halftime by 10
at 26-16.

The Hawks were able to extend their lead
through the third and fourth quarters and while the Jaguars played tough all night they were not able to get
enough stops on the defensive end of the floor.

I am happy with the effort from the boys and
once all the little things start clicking we will get the victories said Coach Anderson.

Score for the Jags were Hunter Kruse (9), Carter
Lane (8), Quinton Clancy (3), Lincoln Miller (2), Chase
Swieter (12), and Jared Kastendieck (2). The Jaguars
are now 0-2 on the season and host Manson Northwest
Webster on December 7th in Burnside.

Cade King goes in strong for an easy layup scoring
2 pts. for the Jaguars Friday night against West-Bend Mallard. Photo by Lisa Peterson.

Jensen Builders, Fort Dodge, are constructing a $3.75 million addition to the Dayton Elementary School. The
addition includes a gym and several classrooms including two classrooms for day care. The daycare program at Dayton
Elementary School has really expanded in recent years. Ground Breaking (show above) was friday afternoon of last week.

Vickys Dance Studio, Gowrie, brings

world class dancing to small town Iowa
Offering exceptional dance, tumbling education since 1987...

From a distance, the house like building next
to the Gowrie branch of Security Savings Bank, doesnt
seem like the place for dancing.

However, Vickys Dance Academy is home to
top notch dance and gymnastics trainers dedicated to educating young and old in the art of dance.

On Saturday, Oct. 24, students of Vickys Dance
Academy were among the entertainment at third annual
KidzMania at the Crossroads Mall in Fort Dodge.

The event included an appearance by Cy, the
mascot of the Iowa State Cyclones, and the Science Center of Iowa.

According to the studios mission statement,
Vickys Dance Academy is committed to the art of dance
by providing professional, quality dance instruction for
children, young adults and adults.

They strive to cultivate, inspire and instill selfexpression, discipline, and passion in each student while
having fun.

Running the dance academy is Vicky Hollingsworth Vinchattle, who provides the namesake to the studio. Vicky began her dance and gymnastics training at the
age of five.

Coming from a dance and gymnastics family,
the Fort Hays State graduate grew up in the joy of the
artistic world in which she studied with numerous master
teachers.

Through the years, Vinchattle has acquired more
than 10 certifications and positions.

These positions ranges from being a competition
judge, United States Tumbling & Trampoline certified
coach, and served on the Gowrie Arts Council to being to
the Director of the Southeast Valley High School Dance

Team.

Vinchattle is aided by Tiffany DeCastro, who
relocated to Gowrie from the big bright lights of Los Angeles, Calif.

Graduating from Oklahoma City University
where her performance training began specializing in
dance, acting and theatre. She continued her training in
Los Angeles at the esteemed Groundlings School, The
Edge Performing Arts Center, and Millennium Dance
Complex.

There, DeCastro worked professionally as an instructor, performer, model, choreographer and producer
in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, and has been seen in numerous movies and television shows.

Some of her highlights include touring England,
headlining at Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Festival, Disneyland, Entourage, Reno 911, and working with The
Satin Dollz.

DeCastro has also performed at numerous prestigious venues in Southern California including the San
Gabriel Playhouse, historic Cicada Club, Auga Caliente
Casino and Resort.

The classes that Vinchattle and DeCastro teach
range from jazz, lyrical, tumbling, tap, ballet and hip-hop
dancing. They also have added exercise classes for adults.
Classes include Cardio Dance classes and a Stretch and
Movement class for active older adults. Registration is
always open for all exercise classes.

Vickys Dance Academy is home to top notch
dance and gymnastics trainers dedicated to educating young
and old in the art of dance.

Vickys Dance Academy is located on Market
Street, Gowrie.

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SV Jazz band placed

first at NCIBA District
Jazz Festival

On Saturday, Dec. 5, the Southeast Valley Jazz
band competed in the NCIBA District Jazz Festival.

The SV Jazz placed 1st, followed by South Central Calhoun in 2nd (last years state champions!), St. Edmond in 3rd, and Manson NW Webster in 4th.

This qualified SV Jazz for the Jazz Championships, which will be held on April 5, 2016 in Des Moines.

Those receiving Outstanding Soloist Awards
were: Liam McDermott - trombone, Katrina Nelson clarinet, Allison Carlon - alto sax, Fernando Salazar drum set, Hannah Peterson - Soprano Sax, Miranda Keith
- vibes, Miranda Keith - multi-percussion, Jack Mumper
- guitar, Jack Mumper - bass guitar.

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The Southeast Valley Jazz Band had an outstanding performance Saturday, Dec.
5 placing them first at the NCIB District Jazz Festival.

Honorary 4-H member...

Troy Harris of Fort Dodge and Jennifer Carlson
of Gowrie received the Honorary 4-H member award at the
recent 4-H banquet. Harris is a rifle and archery instructor
with the Shooting Sports discipline while Carlson has volunteered as a leader of the Gowrie Groundbreakers 4-H club.

Spirit award winners...

Spirit award winners at the annual Webster County Recognition & Awards Banquet on Nov. 29 were: sitting from
left to right are Sylvia Hess, Washington Winners, Junior 4-H Spirit Award; Morgan Farnham, Gowrie Groundbreakers,
Intermediate 4-H Spirit Award; Alexander Dohrn, Badger Builders, Junior 4-H Spirit Award ; Erin Eldridge, Johnson
Jaguars,Intermediate 4-H Spirit Award. Standing from left to right are Pierce Woodruff, Gowrie Groundbreakers, Junior
4-H Spirit Award ; Matt Ross, Gowrie Groundbreakers, Senior 4-H Spirit Award; Dart Dohrn, Badger Builders, Senior
4-H Spirit Award; Mercedes Loehr, C/C Sidekicks Senior 4-H Spirit Award; and Alexis Stuhrenberg, Washington Winners, Intermediate 4-H Spirit Award.

Webster County 4-H Alumni...

Nic Schelle of Ames, Sharon Mitchell of Duncombe and Jim Byson Sr. of Barnum received the Webster County
4-H Alumni Award at the annual 4-H Award and Volunteer Recognition Banquet. Nic is a member of the 4-H Youth
Committee, many time trip and 4-H Conference chaperone and Technology project leader. Sharon is the leader of the
Washington Winners 4-H Club. Jim has been a long time fair auction supporter.

Historic Opportunity...

Dear Editor,

FC and West Central are offering our members
an historic opportunity to grow and improve our cooperatives. To be stronger for our members so we can build
better, faster assets for you sooner; to maintain strength
in your equity structures through diversification; and to
provide better services by improving productivity.

As a West Central board member, I believe a
strong cooperative will benefit all member-owners. Together, we can offer global access while maintaining local
control and ownership. The equity is solid for both memberships in this merger. The next generation of owners
will benefit from improved facilities as we strategically
channel capital. The current equity holders will continue
to receive patronage and stock revolvement.

As your farming operations grow around this
cooperative, we have to improve and change. WE cannot
just keep pace; we have to be ahead and ready when you
are. Merging two strong cooperatives offers our members
power in numbers and continues local ownership and service.

After months of review and in-depth research,
our farmer Boards unanimously recommend this merger
to our members. Our recommendation is now your decision.

If you would like more information about our
recommendation, I urge you to attend an informational
meeting, visit our website wccgrow15.com, visit with
your location staff or give me a call to discuss.

Now is the time to position or cooperatives for
the future. WE ask that when you return your ballot, you
vote yes for the merger of FC and West Central. Every
member matters. Please vote.
Sincerely,
Jim Carlson, Gowrie, Iowa

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