August 2012 Today Magazine

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1 1 Class Notes:Meet Garnet Johnsby Hailey Brueschke

1 2 ICCC Student Spotlight:Caitlin Poppenby Hailey Brueschke

1 3 Rosalez Volunteers at Cooperby Robert Wolf

2 6 Faith Matters:Barber Starts Support Groupfor Widowsby Robert Wolf

Feature articLe

2 9 Fort Dodge Puts a RoofOver Their Heads: Housingfor World War II Veteransby Meg Beshey

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3 5 Home Style:The Garden AdventureIt’s a Veggie Factory!by Meg Beshey

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4 4 Health Wise:They Need Our Help Tooby Meg Beshey

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on the coverTom Webster, of Fort Dodge, points to houses where the

World War II housing units once existed on the southside.

- Photo by Meg Beshey

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From the News Editor It’s All Good…

It’s the dog days of summer, for sure, in many aspects. As I write this, I see so many peo-

ple preparing for the latest onslaught of hot, hot, hot unbearable days of sweltering heat.

I’ve noticed many people have some type of shade shelter installed somewhere over their

yard, for pets or even to protect a precious garden. I hope that everyone finds their simple

way of keeping cool whether in A/C, if possible, or by sitting in the lazy river. My favorite

thing to do is catch up on all my reading — magazines! — as slow as I want to with a nice

iced tea to sip on ever so slowly too.

Another aspect of summertime is the preparation for school to begin. Yeah, you read that

correctly. School. It is coming, whether we like it or not. I think I must start preparing now

even though this is written well in advance of the inevitable paying of school fees to the

annual school shopping spree that should be within a budget, but never is. Remember, we have that first weekend in

August during which you can go clothes shopping like a crazy person at our local businesses and not pay sales tax

on what you buy. Every bit helps and with two teenage girls I will need every bit of help I can get. Must look fine and

divine that first day of school, you know.

As the days dwindle down from a busy summer schedule or vacation trip, think of those last-minute things you were

going to do at the beginning of the summer, but never found time to do. Pretend that you do now and just take care

of them. Did you get to the lake to go fishing? What about that family picnic you were planning? Or a short weekend

trip to somewhere? Don’t forget to enjoy the simple things in life like the Perseid meteor shower that will decorate the

sky from Aug. 10 to 12. It is the most dynamic of the meteor showers. Usually, if you look to the northeast, you can

witness tremendous beauty streaking over the prairie in the nighttime hours. It is something I have done since I was

a little girl and it is always a treat to sit out on the deck, look up and wish upon a falling star. So find a quiet spot with

your family and friends, take a blanket, spread it out and just wait. You won’t be disappointed unless it is cloudy that

night. Keep count too.

This month TODAY has you going back in time to learn about our town’s history and how this community worked

hard to find adequate housing for all the vets who returned from World War II. The cover story features residents who

lived here, as well as images provided by the Webster County Historical Society. Learn about the good work of

school and church volunteers in our area. For your culinary pleasure, go international with a simple recipe destined

for summer favorite status that will help use up that sweet corn. And, even though it’s summertime, some people are

still making efforts to learn and others who are helping them by teaching. Our library has excellent book reviews for

you to enjoy, so stop on down and check out a book. Health issues are another main topic and the real people who

help our community get the services they need to stay healthy are featured this month. There is so much to soak in

and learn about in this publication. Grab that lawn chair and cool drink, and sit back for a good read.

To send Fort Dodge Today your suggestions, just email us at [email protected].

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Wallace Hughes

Sales ManagerBecky O’Brien

Art DirectorReggie Cygan

PublisherLarry D. Bushman

Advertising DirectorDavid Jakeman

Circulation DirectorGrant Gibbons

News EditorMeg Beshey

megmegbesheycontributors

Amelia "Amy" Presler is a FortDodge native, the youngest of 10children from parents Jack andVirginia Presler. Amy has three chil-dren, Austin, Lizzie and Eva. Amy isemployed at the Fort DodgePublic Library where she feeds heraddiction to books. She likes allgenres, but especially literary fic-tion, historical fiction, books withmaps on the front, horses on thecover, but not dogs; rivers andlakes.

Robert Wolf has lived in Fort Dodgesince 1964. He has written for FortDodge Today magazine since2002 and for The Messenger since1993. He’s the author of “Fossils ofIowa” and “Iowa’s State Parks.” Amember of the Author’s Guild, hishobbies include fossil collectingand photography.

Hailey Brueschke will be attendingIowa Central Community Collegenext year to attain her associatearts degree. From there she wouldlike to attend Iowa State Universityto major in journalism. Her goalafter college is to work for a majormagazine in a larger city. She likesto spend her free time reading,writing and being with her friendsand family.

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Farmers Market,

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Ave. S., 7 a.m.

1

Night Paddling, Brushy

Creek, south boat ramp,

9 p.m.

2

Cholesterol Screening by

TRMC, 8 to 10 a.m.,

Crossroads Mall, next to

Sears, $3 fee for choles-

terol screen, no appoint-

ment needed.

2

Greater Fort Dodge

Growth Alliance Golf

Outing, Fort Dodge

Country Club, all day.

2

Webster County

Museum open,

515 School St., Otho,

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

2

USMTS National

Championship Series,

Mineral City Speedway,

gates open at 5 p.m., hot

laps at 7 p.m., races at

7:30 p.m.

Adult grandstand tickets

$20, kids ages 13-16

tickets $12, children

under 13 free, pit passes

$35.

3

Noon Lions Lunch on

the Plaza, Central

Avenue and Ninth Street

11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

4-5

IASC Horse Show,

Webster County

Fairgrounds, 9:30 a.m.,

all day both days.

4

Farmers Market,

Crossroads Mall,

NW parking lot,

8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

4

Webster County

Museum open,


10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

6-7

Monster Truck Show,

Mineral City Speedway,

5 p.m.

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National Night Out and

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lot, 5 to 7 p.m., children

must be accompanied by

an adult, everyone

welcome to attend.

7

Lifetree Café at Cana:

Hard to be Healthy,

18 S. Third St., 7 p.m.

8

Farmers Market

Crossroads Mall, NW

parking lot,

1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

9

Webster County

Museum open,


10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

10

Noon Lions Lunch on

the Plaza, Central Ave.

and Ninth St., 11:30 a.m.

to 1 p.m.

10

USRA Weekly Racing

Series, Mineral City

Speedway, gates open at

5 p.m., hot laps at 7 p.m.,

races at 7:30 p.m.


$20, kids ages 13-16

tickets $12, children

under 13 free, pit passes

$35.

11

Webster County

Museum open,


10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

11

Market on Central,

Central Avenue,

downtown Fort Dodge,

8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

11-12

National Barrel Horse

Association - Iowa -

District 2 Barrel Races,

Webster County

Fairgrounds, all day.

13-14, 16

Hunter Safety, Heun

Shelter, John F. Kennedy

Memorial Park,

5:30 to 9 p.m. Register

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Hy-Vee dining area.

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Hawkeye Community

Theatre presents “A

Coupla White Chicks

Sitting Around Talking,”

Hawkeye Community

Theatre, 621 N. 12th St.,

tickets $10, 7 p.m. visit

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Webster County

Museum open,


10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

17

Noon Lions Lunch on

the Plaza, Central Avenue

and Ninth Street,

11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

18

Webster County

Museum open,


10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

18-19

3-D Archery Shoot, John

F. Kennedy Memorial

Park, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

$12 per shooter.

18-19

Flea Market and Hillbilly

Sales, Webster County

Fairgrounds,

9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday,

9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday.

19

Hawkeye Community

Theatre presents “A

Coupla White Chicks

Sitting Around Talking,”

Hawkeye Community

Theatre, 621 N. 12th St.,

tickets $10, 2 p.m. visit

www.hawkeyetheatre.com

for more information.

20-21

Great American Stock

Car Shootout, Mineral

City Speedway, (this is a

reschedule from post-

poned event due to

excessive heat in July.)

Grandstand gates open

at 5 p.m., hot laps at 7

p.m., races being 7:30

p.m. Adult grandstand

ticket $12 Tuesday, $15

Wednesday. Kids ages

13-16 $8. Children

under 3 free admission

both days. Pit passes are

$30 each day.

21

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Hy-Vee dining area.

23

Webster County

Museum open,


10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

23

FDSH boys jv/varsity golf

vs. Dowling Catholic,

Fort Dodge County

Club, 3:30 p.m.

24

Season Championships,

USRA Weekly Racing

Series, Mineral City

Speedway, gates open at

5 p.m., hot laps at 7 p.m.,

races at 7:30 p.m.


$20, kids ages 13-16 tick-

ets $12, children under

13 free, pit passes $35.

24

FDSH varsity football vs.

Urbandale, Dodger

Stadium, 7 p.m.

24

Noon Lions Lunch on

the Plaza, Central Avenue


C A L E N D A R

August 2012

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New exhibit, “Seeing the World, 1820 - 1930” etchings from the museum’s permanent collection.

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11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

25

Webster County

Museum open,


10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

25

Market on Central,

Central Avenue,

downtown Fort Dodge,

8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

25

Butterfly tagging, Brushy

Creek PRC, 1 p.m.

25

Adventure Race, Brushy

Creek State Recreational

Area, 8 a.m., all day.

28

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Mall, 10 to 11 a.m.

Hy-Vee dining area.

28

FDSH boys varsity golf

invitational, Fort Dodge

County Club, 10 a.m.

28

FDSH girls varsity swim-

ming vs. Dowling

Catholic, FDSH swim-

ming pool, 5:30 p.m.

28

FDSH jv/varsity girls

volleyball vs. Dowling

Catholic, FDSH gym,

5:45 and 7:30 p.m.

28

Child Safety Seat check,

6 to 7:30 p.m., free, Car

Wash, 2524 1st Ave. S.

Aug. 30-Sept. 3

Couch Freak Boogie

Dollar Daze,

Fort Dodge Regional

Airport

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Webster County

Museum open,


10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

31

Noon Lions Lunch on

the Plaza, Central Ave.

and Ninth St., 11:30 a.m.

to 1 p.m.

31

Night Paddling, Brushy

Creek, south boat ramp,

8 p.m.

Aug. 31-Sept.3

Dayton National

Championship Rodeo,

Dayton Rodeo Grounds,

$17 adults

(17 and older)

$7 children (6-11),

free admission for

children younger than 6.


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Where’d You Go, Bernadette?

by Maria Semple

Bernadette Fox is notorious. To her

Microsoft-guru husband, she's a fear-

lessly opinionated partner;

to fellow private-school mothers in

Seattle, she's a disgrace; to design

mavens, she's a revolutionary archi-

tect, and to 15-year-old Bee, she is a

best friend and, simply, Mom.

Then Bernadette disappears. It began when Bee

aced her report card and claimed her promised

reward: a family trip to Antarctica. But Bernadette's

intensifying allergy to Seattle--and people in general--

has made her so agoraphobic that a virtual assistant in

India now runs her most basic errands. A trip to the

end of the earth is problematic.

To find her mother, Bee compiles email messages,

official documents, secret correspondence--creating a

compulsively readable and touching novel about mis-

placed genius and a mother and daughter's role in an

absurd world.

City of Women by David GillhamIt is 1943—the height of the Second World War—and Berlin has

essentially become a city of women. Sigrid Schröder is, for all

intents and purposes, the model German soldier’s wife: She goes

to work every day, does as much with her rations as she can, and

dutifully cares for her meddling mother-in-law, all the while

ignoring the horrific immoralities of the regime. But behind this

façade is an entirely different Sigrid, a woman who dreams of

her former lover, now lost in the chaos of the war. Her lover is a

Jew.

But Sigrid is not the only one with secrets.

A high ranking SS officer and his family move down the hall and Sigrid finds

herself pulled into their orbit. A young woman doing her duty-year is out of excus-

es before Sigrid can even ask her any questions. And then there’s the blind man

selling pencils on the corner, whose eyes Sigrid can feel

following her from behind the darkness of his goggles.

Soon Sigrid is embroiled in a world she knew nothing about, and as her eyes

open to the reality around her, the carefully constructed fortress of solitude she has

built over the years begins to collapse. She must choose to act on what is right and

what is wrong, and what falls somewhere in the shadows between the two.

In this page-turning novel, David Gillham explores what happens to ordinary

people thrust into extraordinary times, and how the choices they make can be the

difference between life and death.

Motherland by Amy Sohn

In her acclaimed novels, Amy Sohn has beguiled us

with her pinpoint observations of how we live and

love, giving voice to our innermost thoughts and

everyday anxieties. Now, in Motherland, her most

diverting book to date, she introduces us to five

mothers and fathers in Cape Cod, Park Slope, and

Greenwich Village who find themselves adrift

professionally and personally.

Rebecca Rose, whose husband has been acting aloof, is tempted by the

attentions of a former celebrity

flame; Marco Goldstein, saddled with two kids when his husband, Todd,

is away on business, turns to anonymous sex for comfort; Danny

Gottlieb, a screenwriter on the cusp of a big break, leaves his wife and

children to pitch a film (and meet young women) in Los Angeles; fallen

sanctimommy Karen Bryan Shapiro, devastated by her husband’s

infidelity and abandonment, attempts a fresh start with a hot single dad;

and former A-list actress Melora Leigh plots a star turn on Broadway to

revive her Hollywood career. As their stories intersect in surprising ways

and their deceptions spiral out of control, they begin to question their

beliefs about family, happiness, and themselves.

Equal parts moving and richly entertaining, Motherland is a fresh

take on modern marriage that confirms Amy Sohn as one of our most

insightful commentators on relationships and parenting in America

today.

The Prophet by Michael Koryta

Adam Austin hasn't spoken to his brother in

years. When they were teenagers, their sister was

abducted and murdered, and their

devastated family never recovered. Now Adam

keeps to himself, scraping by as a bail bonds-

man, working so close to the town’s criminal

fringes that he sometimes seems a part of them.

Kent Austin is the beloved coach of the local

high school football team, a religious man and hero in the commu-

nity. After years of near

misses, Kent’s team has a shot at the state championship, a

welcome point of pride in a town that has had its share of hardships.

Just before playoffs begin, the town and the team are thrown

into shock when horrifically, impossibly, another teenage girl is

found murdered. When details emerge that connect the crime to

the Austin brothers, the two are forced to unite to stop a killer-and

to confront their buried rage and grief before history repeats itself

again.

Michael Koryta, long hailed as one of the best young thriller

writers at work today, has written his greatest novel ever-an

emotionally harrowing, unstoppably suspenseful novel that proves

why Michael Connelly has named him “one of the best of the

best.”


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What is your name and where are you from?

My name is Garnet Johns and I live here in Fort Dodge.

What grade do you teach and at what school?

I am the coordinator and instructor of the Industrial

Mechanics Program at Iowa Central Community College.

What do you enjoy most about teaching?

I really enjoy sharing my skills and experiences with students.

But most of all I enjoy hearing from former Iowa Central

students. I enjoy hearing that they have successfully landed a

job somewhere and that they thank me for having a small role

in their success.

How long have you been working as a teacher?

I will be starting my 17th year of teaching this August.

What makes you interested in teaching?

I like to be working with the many talented instructors here at

Iowa Central Community College. They are so willing to

share their respective skills in a team environment for the

benefit of the students who come to learn.

Garnet Johns likes being exposed to evolving industrial

technology principles and equipment. This exposure helps

him to pass on what he learns to the students he teaches. He

likes being involved with local business and industry, especially

with all new manufacturers locating in Fort Dodge.

Who is someone that motivated you as a student?

James Wiggerman, who was my instructor, when I attended

Iowa Central Community College. He has a wealth of

knowledge and after 38 years he continues to be a close friend

and mentor.

What inspired you to become a teacher?

After working 22 years in the industry as a machinist and a

maintenance mechanic, I was given the opportunity to

instruct an adult education class at Iowa Central. This first

teaching opportunity went very well and the students were

very satisfied with the results. After successfully completing a

few more classes, I decided to apply for a full-time position at

Iowa Central.

What is the worst excuse you have gotten from

a student?

An Iowa Central student had claimed to have been abducted

by aliens; therefore, he was unable to make it to school on

time as well as having his homework done.

What profession other than your own would you most

like to attempt?

I would love to be an Industrial Reliability Technician.

What are three traits that a teacher should possess?

1. Unlimited patience.

2. The ability and the acceptance to continually improve.

3. Never being satisfied with mediocre performance.

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ICCC Student SpotlightCaitlin Poppen

Graduating from high school can be a

scary thing.

There are so many big decisions that

need to be made; for examples, your

major, how to earn money, and which

college to attend. A student has four

years to think about his or her choices,

but when the time to decide actually

approaches, seniors start to worry.

This is what happened to former

Manson Northwest Webster student

Caitlin Poppen. When her senior year

arrived, she was unsure which college

she should attend. Poppen based her

choice on volleyball, her family and

which school had the best faculty. So,

she chose Iowa Central Community

College because she received a volley-

ball scholarship, it was the closest col-

lege to home, and she heard nothing

but good things about the staff.

Volleyball was the biggest factor for

Poppen’s final choice. “Iowa Central is

so dedicated to their program, which is

why I knew it was right for me,” stated

Poppen. Because she loves volleyball,

she wanted to make sure the college she

chose was as serious as she is about the

sport. She also chose Iowa Central

because she met some of the players

earlier in the year. “They are friendly,

they always make sure you are involved,

and are always motivating you. They

never ignore you.” There are many rea-

sons why Poppen loves volleyball and

does not treat it as a joke. “It is a way

for me to relieve stress that I have

because it helps me let go and forget

about all of my worries,” Poppen noted.

This summer the Iowa Central volley-

ball team has been doing training work-

outs, open gyms and weight lifting.

But volleyball’s not Poppen’s only focus.

She plans to major in art education. “I

love kids and I love art, so I thought

that would be the perfect job for me,”

Poppen said. And, along with all her

classes and volleyball schedule, she

would like to join the Iowa Central

Photography Club. She loves taking pic-

tures and capturing special moments.

Poppen has even started a small busi-

ness called Fearless Photography where

she takes senior pictures, family por-

traits and photos of nature.

Poppen is excited to start school at Iowa

Central in the fall, and although she

has, so far, only taken classes online.

Still, she has heard many great things

about how the teachers at Iowa Central

are nice and are always willing to help

that she is ready to begin focusing on

her future, while meeting new people

along the way.

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Iowa Central is so

dedicated to their

program, which is why I

knew it was right for me.

Caitlin Poppen plans to attend thisfall at Iowa Central CommunityCollege.

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Continued on page 14

Amy Rosalez received the Volunteer of

the Year award at a school board meet-

ing in May for her volunteerism at

Cooper Elementary School. It was

Cooper Principal Dr. Marlene Johnson

who nominated her.

Rosalez got involved at Cooper when

she moved to Fort Dodge and enrolled

her daughter, Joscelynn, in kinder-

garten there. The first couple of years

that Rosalez was involved, she worked

mostly with her daughter’s classroom.

That meant she went on field trips and

helped out with parties.

“Two years ago I became involved in

the Booster Club,” Rosalez said. “I had

heard about the Booster Club meet-

ings, but I never attended the first cou-

ple of years.” Rosalez said, “I got asked

to help at the carnival one year and I

volunteered my time there. The next

year I started going to the meetings

and it was fun.”

The Booster Club, which meets month-

ly, is comprised of parents who provide

monthly awards for student apprecia-

tion. They also put on several school

events throughout the school year, such

as a family night, a pumpkin night and

a bingo night.

“At the beginning of the

year, we do a fundraiser,”

Rosalez said.

The fundraiser involves

selling magazines, choco-

lates, wrapping paper and

other items. In the past the

club used the money for

books, computers and

white boards. It’s also used

for the monthly student

appreciation event, the

annual teacher apprecia-

tion event in May, and

equipment for the teachers.

“In May, we try to do

something different for the

teachers every day of the

week,” Rosalez said.

In addition to her work

with the Booster Club,

Rosalez is also directly

involved with the students.

“I go into the classroom

and read stories. I help

kids with their spelling and their

math.”

She also provides treats for field trips.

Rosalez said she is proud of her work.

It’s a great accomplishment for the stu-

dents to learn, she said, but it also

makes her feel good because she

helped teach them that skill.

“There are days I’m there passing out

teacher appreciations, making popcorn

for the staff or making popcorn for the

students if they are having a reward party

or something. At first, I did it because the

teachers would ask, but then I chose to

get more involved and know what my

kids are doing at school,” Rosalez states.

“I love to look at the children’s faces

when you do something nice for them.

They are so excited,” Rosalez added.

“Seeing how happy those kids are

makes me happy.”

This is important to her because not

every student has the same benefits

outside school.

“For me, when we give rewards to all

the kids, it just makes a huge difference

in their daily lives,” Rosalez said.

“Cooper Elementary School is a won-

derful school. The staff, teachers are

wonderful people,” Rosalez said. “I’d

highly recommend every child attend

school there.”

The end of the school year is

always a busy time at the school.

“That last month of May, it seems like

there are so many things going on.

Sometimes you feel like you are there

all the time,” Rosalez said. “The sum-

mer is short enough so about the first

Rosalez volunteers at Cooper

Amy Rosalez worked on the yearbook for thefourth graders at Cooper school.


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part of August we start planning for the next school

year.”

Because Rosalez is a homemaker, she can give her

time to Cooper.

“I’m fortunate in that I can go to the school whenever

I want,” Rosalez said. “The Cooper Boosters are a

group of people that do a lot of the things, but every-

one else usually has a full-time job. I’d love it if more

parents volunteered at the school,” she said. “It’s nice

to help others.”

Amy Rosalez, 38, is a Manson native who lived in SiouxCity for 12 years before moving to Fort Dodge. In 2008,her husband, David Rosalez, was in a swimming accidentin Sioux City which left him a paraplegic. They moved toFort Dodge to be closer to his family. They have beenmarried 11 years.

In her free time Rosalez enjoys activities with the family,golfing and reading.

Her philosophy is to “treat others as you wish to be treated.”

The couple’s daughter, Joscelynn, will be attending Fair Oaks MiddleSchool this year. Their son, Dalton, will be in second grade at Cooper.

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Faith Matters:Barber Starts Support Group for Widows

Soon after her husband died unexpect-edly on St. Patrick’s Day, Carol Barberreceived a call from Sister Trudy Keefe,a chaplain at Trinity Regional MedicalCenter, offering condolences. In theensuing conversation, Barber mentionedthat there seemed to be a need for awidow’s group.

“I knew then I was going to start onebecause if I was in all this pain, theremust be all these other women goingthrough the same thing,” Barber saidrecently.

Still, she searched online for a localwidow’s group. She found none. Whatshe did find was a book that helped her.

She recommends it to other widows:“Walk with Me Jesus, A widow’sJourney” is by Ronda Chervin.

“I’ve lost my father. I’ve lost grandpar-ents. I lost an uncle at an early age, butthis is nothing like that at all,” Barbersaid.

When her husband died, Barber wasfaced with all the things he used to doaround the house.

“I thought, I need a cart with wheels toget my garbage cans out,” Barber said.“I started realizing there are all these lit-tle things that he did that now I have tofigure out how to do.”

For example, she wasunable to lift the large bagsof softener salt so shescoops the salt into the sof-tener. Other tasks, such asmowing the lawn and mov-ing snow, meant she had tohire someone to do it.

“We had our first meetingin May,” Barber said. Theirsecond meeting was attend-ed by 12 women and therewere many more who couldno make it.

“We have all experiencedthe death of relatives butthis is much more,” Barbercommented. “As you talk tothem they all say the samething.”

The group she formed dealswith three aspects of loss.The first is the practical sideof helping each other withhousehold tips, whichincludes sharing informa-tion and helping each other

find contacts when they need somethingdone around the house.

“All these women have all these littlethings around their house that theyneed to figure out a new way to do it,”said Barber. “So we ask each other.Then we will be able to figure out howdo to these things.”

Then there is the second aspect, whichis a social one. “We eat out after eachmeeting,” Barber said. They do thingstogether because it takes up the timethey now have, she explained.

“Every day I just try to fill up time andthen I’ve got another day used up. I’musing up my days and hopefully I can usethem up in a meaningful way,” Barbersaid. “The alternative is to be depressed.”

Carol Barber holds a photo of herself and her hus-band on their 45th anniversary in December. It wasthe last photo of them together.

Barber recommends this book to otherwidows trying to recover from the lossof a husband.

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She added, “I’m still going through thegrieving stage. There’s plenty of that.”

The third aspect the group focuses on isspiritual. They pray together and findspiritual things they can do together. “We need the spiritual to keep usgoing,” Barber said.

“If it wasn’t for the church, I wouldn’thave survived this. The people havebeen so good,” Barber notes. “I don’tknow how anybody does it without thechurch and without the Lord. To me, itwould be almost impossible. It carriedme through and it is still carrying me.”

Barber said widows can relate to Maryand other saints who were widows. Shehas also been researching suffering.

“I have questions,” Barber says. “I was

reading youshould not askwhy this hap-pened. Youshould askGod for thecourage andthe strength tomove on.”

Bringing theseaspects togeth-er in a mean-ingful way hascreated power-ful support.

“I needed itand they need-ed it,” Barber

said. “I see all these widows in churchall the time. You can tell who the wid-ows are because they want someone tosit next to them. I was never aware ofthat before. Now I know that.”

The women in the group are Catholic,but it is open to any widow.

“Their husband’s gone, they paid thedues,” Barber said.

Although the group is open to widowsonly, Barber said she is willing to helpanyone who wants to start a group forwidowers.

Barber said she will probably neverremarry. “I wouldn’t want to go throughthis pain again,” Barber comments.

“My vocation as a wife is gone. So I

have to have a new vocation, and mynew vocation has to involve helpingpeople,” Barber said. “That’s my role inthe church, to be reaching out andhelping.”

It is a hand so many need.

“Some of them, their spouses have beengone several years and they still say thesame thing. The pain doesn’t go away.”

Carol Barber was searching the internetfor a widow’s prayer when she foundthis one. “It pretty much says what wefeel,” she said.

Widow’s Prayer

“Lord Jesus Christ, during yourearthly life you showed compassionto those who had lost a loved one.Turn your compassionate eyes onme in my sorrow over the loss ofmy husband. Fill this emptinessuntil we are together again in yourheavenly kingdom as a reward forour earthly service.

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It was after the Second World War. Fort

Dodge was preparing to celebrate not

only that the war was over, but that the

veterans were returning. Keep in mind

what was in our city for businesses at the

time, the type of cars and the limited

technology. And the

housing. For those of

you who are natives

of Fort Dodge, you

know where the

main neighborhoods

were located, but do

you remember the

housing used for the

returning veterans?

This story is about

our heritage and the effort of many to

make sure that those veterans and their

families had somewhere to live.

To start off, this story was brought to our

attention by Tom Webster. He lived in

the housing we’re talking about when he

was younger. His tales of how they would

walk to Oleson Park or play in the play-

ground area in between the housing is

amazing. Just listening to how the kids

from the units would play together or

walk the 10 blocks to Butler Elementary

just fills the mind with days gone by

when things were simple, but not neces-

sarily easy.

“I remember how we used to all play

together all the time at the playground. It

was located in between the yellow bar-

racks area. It’s where you met your

friends every day,” Webster said. Another

common activity was swimming at the

Oleson Park pool. “You had to walk or

bike everywhere if you lived in the units,

but when you walked a few blocks with

your friends it was nothing,” he recalled.

He remembers, too, the Wonder Bread

truck that would drive to the units and

hand out slices of bread. And the

Carnation company truck. “The truck

would come to the units especially on

Saturdays. They would pass out choco-

late milk to us.” Webster recalls how

Fort Dodge Puts a Roof over Their Heads:

Housing for World War II Veterans

Tom Webster


This is an aerial view of the World War II housing complex in southeast Fort Dodge.(photo courtesy of Webster County Historical Society, Roger Natte.)


important it was to do Trick or Treating

at Halloween with all of the kids who

lived in the barracks, as well as the buses

that picked them up at the housing units.

He fondly remembers the Quonset build-

ing that was built in the now-northwest

corner of the old Holy Rosary school

site. “That’s where the very first spaghetti

dinner was served by the Holy Rosary

parish members,” Webster remembers.

n

When city leaders, such as Mayor J.M.

Poole and W.P. Clark, realized how many

veterans would be coming to live in Fort

Dodge after the War, a plan had to be

implemented — and quickly. There were

homes, but not enough to handle the

families that would be back together with

their veterans. In a Messenger story in

November 1945, it was stated how

portable housing units or barracks would

need to be shipped to Fort Dodge from

various parts of the country. In order for

the units to be released to Fort Dodge,

they first had to be declared surplus mili-

tary property. Once that was done, they

would then be purchased and brought to

the city. When they discovered that the

need was imminent, local authorities

contacted the federal government in

Chicago. They were told later on that

nothing was available, yet they could still

submit bids for the units. Unless that

happened, the city would not be consid-

ered for them.

The city leaders had visited then-Gov.

Robert D. Blue about the situation; he

had pledged his full support for acquiring

not only the housing, but also lumber

and other building materials from gov-

ernment stockpiles.

Another issue was rent rates. Unless the

housing became a reality for Fort Dodge, it

would have been difficult to keep costs

down for veterans and their families in the

housing that already existed. At the time,

rent ranged from $31.50 to $38.50 a month

and it was only available to WW II veter-

ans. Tenants were asked to supply their own

space and water heating. More than half of

the tenants were Fort Dodge natives; the

rest were veteran families from around the

country. For many veteran brides, this was

their first real home since they were mar-

ried during wartime.

It wasn’t until November and December

of 1945 that funding for the local hous-

ing units was really being implemented

by authorities. A funding request from

the Chicago Housing Authority, accord-

ing to a Messenger story, had been sent

to Washington, D.C., and in mid-

December a wire was received from the

Hon. James I. Dolliver to local city lead-

ers that the application was approved for

150 units. As wonderful as that news was,

it was apparent that other costs would

have to be covered. For example, it was

stipulated in negotiations that the city

receiving the units would bear the cost of

dismantling them in their prior location,

shipping them to their city, and then

rebuilding then on-site. There had to be

a sufficient site, and infrastructure had to

be sufficient to handle water, sewer, elec-

tricity, roads and sidewalks uses. To offset

the costs that municipalities like Fort

Dodge were going to have to assume, the

city enacted an amendment in late

December of 1945. It covered the costs

of the dismantling and assembling of the

units, utilities hookups, foundation work

and basic landscaping to the street. The

city was also assessed $1 for every unit

used per year, which it paid to the federal

government.

So the process began. The designated site

was determined to be 8 ½ and 9th

Avenue South, as well as 25th through

28th streets. The units were to be desig-

nated as to A, B or C units, according to

income and family size.

The Fort Dodge barracks were to be a

144-family housing unit facility. It was

considered to be the largest housing facil-

ity for veterans in Iowa at the time.

Barracks were capable of housing up to

438 individuals. There was a waiting list

to get into the units. The two-story build-

ings had eight family sized apartments in

them; the one-story building had 32

apartments for singles.


Pictured is an aerial view of World War II housing.(photo courtesy of Webster County Historical Society, Roger Natte.)


n

It wasn’t until May 1946 that the first of

the housing units arrived by rail in Fort

Dodge. The goal was to set them up by

June 1, 1946 — or at least as soon as was

feasibly possible.

Mardell Reed and her family were some

of the first to move in. “I remember Bob

Walters moving us into the unit and that

we had to call a taxi to haul the whole

family over to the

unit that day,”

Reed said.

Reed was a

mother of five

who was expect-

ing her sixth at

the time. Her

husband,

Pershing Reed,

worked at the

telephone com-

pany, which was then called the Fort

Dodge Telephone Company.

The units had no basement, nor did the

Reed unit have any gas in the first year

that they lived there, Mardell Reed

recalls. In the kitchen, there was a cook-

ing stove. They stoked it with lumber left

over from building the units. They had to

go outside to bring in coal for the “big,

blue heater” that was behind the cooking

stove in the kitchen area. The kitchen

and living room were an open space.

There was a long, narrow hallway after

that leading to the bedrooms. The front

bedroom held a crib for the baby; in a

back room there were two sets of bunk

beds One of the kids had to sleep on the

couch. A little storage closet where the

wagon was kept was in the hallway; they

didn’t leave toys outside because they

could be taken.

There were grassy areas where the kids

to played in front; in the back of the

units were stairways. The garbage was

collected at the back of the units. It was

also where you had to pick up the ice

blocks delivered by Henry Lawrence

Jones of Wolff ’s Ice Company with horse

and wagon. There were “drying spaces”

too. Mardell Reed remembers them

vividly. “Oh yes, it was at the end of the

building, between the units,” Mardell

said. “Tuesday was my day to wash and

dry, use that space. It was not easy to

haul wet clothes down the stairs, walk

over there, hang them up when you were

pregnant, but, oh, they smelled so fresh

when you brought them back into the

apartment.” The old wringer washers

were used back then and made a “thunk,

thunk” type of sound. In the winter,

women would bring the frozen laundry

from outside and hang it to dry. It usually

was hung up all over and the kids had to

walk around it when they came inside.

Reed said, “It was frozen solid and even

after it dried out, it was still hard to fold

it over.”

It was a wonderful surprise to hear how

she distinctly remembered the names of

other families who lived in the same unit

as her, as well as in nearby units. They

are names such as Wegman, Edmundson,

Bailey, Eberhard, Christensen, Forsei,

Peterson, Hartzell, Kearney, Stitt,


Mardell Reed

A World War II veteran’s wife bathes a child in the kitchen.(photo courtesy of Webster County Historical Society, Roger Natte.)

Roger Natte shows an image of theWorld War II housing in Fort Dodge.


Grimes, Fowler, Anderson, McCarville,

Marsh, McDonald, Trainer, Gill,

Daniels, Cahill, Hoerchler and Garton.

During the interview, Reed’s daughter,

Virginia Jones, arrived and gave her rec-

ollections of living in their unit. She

remembers her mother calling Jackowell’s

Grocery on the phone. “It was Walnut

1865.” That brought out some laughs

between the two ladies as they just looked

at each other. “Are you sure that was it?”

asked Reed. “Oh my gosh, you called

that number all the time, how could I

forget?” responded her daughter. When

the picture was shown of the mother and

child in the kitchen, Reed remembered

putting the flour sacks over the cup-

boards and shelves for covers, as well as

using them for dress material for the girls

in the family. There were two sinks, one

was deeper than the other and it was

used to bathe the kids.

Once the two of them started talking,

memories flowed and I learned more

about what life was like in the units of

the barracks in Fort Dodge in the late

1940s.

It was tough. “You had to fight for what

you could get back then,” said Reed.

“Times weren’t easy, but we got by the

best we could with what you could.”

Things like the phone company going on

strike and the intense heat during the

summer made life difficult. “At night you

would go outside once the kids were in

bed and sit out by the coal bins to talk to

each other and just see how your neigh-

bor was doing,” Reed remembers. There

was no insulation on the units, so being

outside was the only option for comfort

back then. Emptying the ashes from the

woodburning stove and heater wasn’t

easy. Of course, doing these daily activi-

ties was part of life, but it also was a way

to keep an eye on your neighbor.

“Everyone knew your business back then.

They either saw it or heard it at the coal

bins,” Jones said.

Other fond memories of the housing

units were the mini plays put on by the

children at the one level, elongated build-

ing known as the Seneca Building.

According to Jones, they would put on

short plays with the other friends. This

was news to Reed. “You never told me

about this,” she chided her daughter,

adding, “When you are stuck in the

apartment taking care of the little ones,

you don’t always get to see those

moments.” Still, for her, there are vivid

memories of day rides around town, not

only to cool off but to just spend time

together with her husband. Sometimes

they would go out to Kalo to get ice

cream for a special treat. A favorite part


Virginia Jones and her mother, Mardell Reed, reminisce about the World War IIhousing units.

Pictured is a street level view of the housing neighborhood.(photo courtesy of Webster County Historical Society, Roger Natte.)


of the rides was going over “Humpback

Bridge,” as it was known. “We would go

over it fast so that your tummy would

tickle,” Jones recalls.

In the wintertime, it was a challenge

going to school if you lived in the units.

You had to walk to Butler Elementary.

Due to the influx of kids coming into the

classrooms, three new teachers were

added. When it snowed heavily, school

went on as usual. “Snow days were kind

of non-existent back then,” said Jones.

“You had to make snow caves to stay

warm on your walk over to school and

back. This helped since we had no side-

walks for us to walk on.” They walked

home for lunch and then back to school

afterwards.

Once a year a carnival would set up near

the housing units and the kids would

watch as rides were set up, and they

would take in all the commotion that

came with it. Jones remembers how

excited she would be watching the tra-

peze artists practicing, as well as per-

forming. It was during one of those car-

nival times when the units lost power.

“We were at a loss on what to do,” Reed

said. “The carnival folks came over with

generators since they were nearby and let

us use them until the power came back

on.” When the carnival wasn’t there, her

husband would often take the kids out to

the big grassy area where Land o’ Lakes

is located and play with the kids. They

would hide in the big grass and Pershing

Reed would play Hide and Seek with the

children for hours.

n

According to Roger Natte, Fort Dodge

historian, “The housing units, the bar-

racks, or the projects as they were called

by the locals, were a big thing to this

community. It helped people coming

back from the war, the families and the

city to get through struggling times.”

At one point in February of 1947, the

population in the housing units in Fort

Dodge was at 288 adults and 150 kids,

with one on the way. The units were in

active residential use on the southeast

side of the city until about 1954. “Once

the units started to go downhill they

quickly started to go downhill,” said

Natte. It wasn’t until about 1965 that

they started to tear down the buildings.

Tom Webster, who still lived in one of

the units at the time, said, “We lived atA quonset home is shown being completed for a family.

(photo courtesy of Webster County Historical Society, Roger Natte.)

Pictured is a back view of a housing unit in winter time.(photo courtesy of Webster County Historical Society, Roger Natte.)



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one end of the housing units and they

were taking down the other units at the

other end of the area.” Webster said this

story is important to bring up as he

would like to see people renew their past,

and the sacrifices made by women such

as Mardell Reed who took care of house

and family while their husbands worked.

“This was a special generation,” said

Webster. “There were many of these resi-

dents who had just gone through the

Depression and now were going through

the War. To have a place to live, be with

others in the same circumstances, it was

just something else.”

n

Quonset or “brooder” homes soon were

being built to replace the barracks. The

materials used to build these new homes

came from lumber mills or mail order

companies. Quonsets also had “fire-

proof ” asbestos shingles on them to pro-

tect against the elements. During the war,

they were made of metal, but the ones

built in Fort Dodge were of wood con-

struction. Some still exist on the east side

of town, as well as one on the west side

of Fort Dodge, according to Natte. These

were very similar to the quonsets built for

the soldiers during the war.

Tom Webster retired as a teacher from

Fair Oaks Middle School, likes playing

cards, dancing in Dance Club, reading,

and fishing. He’s involved with Lions

Club, Knights of Columbus, and the

Moose Easter Egg Hunt. He serves

Sacred Heart Parish as an usher, and

works the Noon Lions Fridays at Noon

Steak Fry.

Mardell Reed is 92 years old. She was

a foster grandparent for more than 20

years. After living in the housing units,

she moved to Otho, then back to town

on North Sixth Street. She now lives on

Westside. After moving out of the units,

three more children were born to the

family. Reed still keeps in contact with

Doris Trainer at Tom Thumb. Doris

once lived near Reed in the housing

units.

Resources provided by the Webster County

Historical Society, Roger Natte.

Article references are from The Messenger &

Chronicle, 1945-47.

Aerial image of WWII housing unit taken by

Harold Bergeman



megmegbesheyStYlehomephotographs by Meg Beshey

The Garden Adventure

Well, never in the intention of doing

this piece for the magazine was real,

good-tasting produce actually expected.

Seriously, it was just kind of expected to

be a bunch of green sprouts and, if

really lucky, maybe a flowering blos-

som. That blossom would then signify

the potential of a vegetable growing off

a stem or underground and, more

importantly, a sign of Mother Nature

reigning supreme over all. No longer

does the garden even remotely resemble

an art palette. It is a plethora of green,

solid, healthy plants getting ready to

showcase their bounty to all the

doubters, especially the gardener.

“It’s just amazing how it just changed

since last time I visited,” said Larry

Rohrer, Master Gardner in training and

gardening guru. “The plants have just

gone crazy.” Yes, yes they have in so

many ways. When Rohrer visited, he

brought another Master Gardener, his

wife, Deanna. Oh, the pressure of hav-

ing two professional gardening types

overseeing the tiny garden that started

on a whim. Not sure who was more

nervous about the review — the gar-

dener or the plants.

Already the garden has had at least

three cuttings of spinach, as well as let-

tuce. Totally unprepared for such early

produce, but on the hot days a fresh

salad grown in the backyard totally

rocks. The spinach is done already, but

it sure did its job in feeding the masses.

There have been multiple feastings, not

only for the humans in the household,

but for the furry objects in the cage

housed in the basement. You see, every-

one gets in on the bounty somehow —

and shouldn’t you share anyway? The

lettuce is taking on a personality like

nothing else. Have you ever noticed the

curvy edges and veins in each leaf

before you enjoy it in a salad? The tex-

tures on each type of leaf from each

plant just kind of caught this gardener’s

eyes, and somehow the images taken

with a camera will be part of some art

project soon. Stay tuned for that one.

An exciting part of this project has

been seeing the first tomatoes appear

on plants that have grown to impressive

heights. If you’d seen those scraggly lit-

tle plants just shoved into the dirt at will

in the beginning, only to become the

tall tree-like structures they are now,

you would be shocked. A sense of pride

is now developing within this gardener

that maybe, just maybe, the challenge

can be met.

The so-called innovative flower garden

within a garden idea is totally throwing

this gardener for a loop. The point was

to have beautiful blossoms inside the

vegetable plants to emphasize the colors

on an art palette. Well, these posies are

just holding back and awaiting their

turn to outshine the produce, so right

now it really looks like a mish mash of

green. Some posies have popped to

show off, but the big ones are just ele-

vating to the right height before the

color comes on strong. We’ll see.

Somehow, in between the posies, are

inferior type plants, called weeds. So,

obviously, the little packet of whatever

flower seeds was just that. Whatever.

Pray the sunflower comes through,

OK?

Now remember, under the advisement

of Rohrer, the garden was to be treated

It’s A Veggie Factory!


The lettuce and marigold plants inter-wine in a sea of texture.

Bright cucumber blossoms showbeneath the leaves of the plant.


with Sevin. The bugs have not really

discovered some of the plants at the

time of this writing, but the Sevin still

needs to be on standby just in case.

“Your plants are all looking great right

now. I don’t really see a bug issue hap-

pening, so you are lucky on that,” said

Rohrer. The potato plants are getting

so high that they need some creative

apparatus to hold the tall stems, and

Rhorer listened to the concerns of the

leaves browning, but he quickly

informed this gardener that the heat

was causing it. It will just be a matter of

time now for the tops to drop off and

then taters can be dug up. Can’t wait

for that. The onions found new

strength and came back to life.

Literally, you can see the bulbs in the

dirt getting bigger, but not to the size

they could’ve been.

The sweet peas are just now showing

their shapes underneath the willowy

stems and white blossoms. The

patience level for these to get fully

grown is going to be a tough one to

reach as just the idea of munching

those off the stem whenever is just too

much to handle. Little posts were put in

to help the plants handle the weight of

those snow peas-to-be and that seems

to be helpful. The carrots are looking

good, as well as the okra. Nearby, the

green beans have just exploded, but still

no blossoms, just green leaves and ten-

drils everywhere. “The plants look

great. They are getting too much nitro-

gen, not enough phosphate. They

should have some beans on them by

now. Let’s just let them keep growing

and see what happens,” said Rohrer. In

fact, they are trying to take over the

weather equipment located nearby

which is used every day to take Fort

Dodge temperature readings. An email

was sent with photo image to see if it’s

okay for bean plants to overtake gov-

ernment property. Say prayers on that

one too. Deanna Rohrer and the gar-

dener both agree that the tendrils and

vines of the beans are just too cool not

to notice.

The squash have now taken on a gar-

den challenge: who can intertwine with

the mesh fencing before the other

plants? You see, on one side the squash

are the dominant plants despite the

cucumbers trying to claim the entry-

way. “Man, look at all those blossoms

will you? What are you doing to get

these looking like this?” Rohrer asked.

This gardener is dumbfounded on that

one and has no clue. The little tendrils

that sneak out underneath the big

leaves and yellow blossoms have found

a way to attach themselves to the tall

wire cages as well as the fence. On the

other side, the beans are not to be out-

done and have found themselves doing

the same fence-attaching behavior.

They are determined to take over their

side before the enemy vines approach.

It sounds like the beginning of a galac-

tic garden battle. May the dirt be with

them.

Not to be outdone by this garden battle

are the tomatoes that are just towering

over everything, including the sprawl-

ing squash, cuke and bean plants.

There are numerous baby tomatoes just

getting ready to ripen. A question

brought to me and then asked of

Rohrer was about tomato enroot.

Nothing was on these plants, but the

issue is a calcium deficiency.

Apparently many are dealing with this

on their plants. Rohrer said, “Use

products like Nutri-Cal or Fungi Onil,

spray on every two weeks.” The gar-

dener’s mother says to use crushed

eggshells and put into the dirt. The

gardener was reminded of this when

she noted how she would have us eat

lots of eggs in the summer just so she

could use the eggshells for the garden.

Now it is clear why eggs are part of the

diet on a regular basis. To think this

gardener had the impression it was just

to eat healthy. Everybody won on that

one now, didn’t they? Thanks Mom.

We all know how hot it has just been.

One of the perks of having such neat-

looking plants growing aimlessly inside

a simply defined space is the availability

of shapes, lines and colors for this artist

gardener. This is such simple subject

matter to put the camera lens to, so it

was done. Now this gardener not only

has produce to enjoy, but images to use

home sty

le


Delicate snowpea blossoms showcasefuture produce.

The cherry tomatoes are showing upeverywhere.


on notecards to write those notes that

need to be written … especially about

those yummy salads. Another fun part

of this project has been the little addi-

tions of objects people have given for

the garden to add to the colorful nature

of it, so to speak. Those features are

the painted posts and cages in bright

colors, the wirey smiley flowers that

usually would go inside to hang on a

curtain rod, but due to household votes

they went outside to adorn the entry-

way of the garden. “Those are cute on

the cages,” said Rohrer. They came

from a college friend out in West

Virginia who enjoys reading about the

garden and sent them in a package.

While looking at the garden, a large

cucumber was found. With great

delight we all smiled at the fact that

something so noticeable came about

from this project. It was like finding

gold. To see the other little cukes grow-

ing on the other vines is reassuring —

with a little tender loving care, good

things can happen. But, to ensure that,

the daily maintenance of watering and

weeding must happen.

Because of the lack of rain, it dawned

on this gardener that we could use a lit-

tle help. With some research, it was dis-

covered that the thunderbird, a respect-

ed image of the Lakota, represents such

things as rain and thunderstorms when

it moves it wings. The movement of the

thunderbird’s wings are said to whip up

the clouds to make the rain. It is now

obvious what must be done: paint a

symbol on some scrap wood, place it in

the garden and pray. We all need the

rain. Farmers, especially, and some-

times you need to go to places for help

other than the garden hose.

So this wraps up the garden adventure.

Special thanks to those of you rooting

me on when we talked. In stores,

online, Roger Hartzler, coworkers at

Cooper and Duncombe elementaries,

and especially Larry Rohrer, Master

Gardener in training. Without his excel-

lent advice, frequent visits and inspec-

tions, this garden would not have hap-

pened, at all. It’s a happy garden and

the outcome of it so far shows it.

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This time of year most people will do

just about anything to find some way to

enjoy that good ol’ Iowa sweet corn. It

just seems to show up magically in your

bag at the downtown market or your

grocery cart. Slather it with butter, salt

and pepper? You bet. But after enjoying

that for your three meals a day, what

now?

Here’s an idea. It’s a creative, interna-

tional recipe from Chile that gives sweet

corn a cultural twist. It’s an easy-to-

make meal that serves from four to six

people.

A casserole like this would be great to

serve at the campsite — or at the lake

after a day of fun in the sun.

Kitchen tools to use: Medium-sized

mixing bowl, mixing spoon, and an 8-

inch baking pan.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Ingredients

4 c. corn kernels, freshly grated or

frozen and then thawed

2 eggs, beaten

1 tsp. all-purpose flour or brown rice

flour

Salt and pepper to taste; maybe try

Mrs. Dash seasoning too

4 T. melted butter or margarine

½ c. shredded cheddar cheese

Put corn kernels, eggs, flour, salt and

pepper to taste in the mixing bowl. Mix

well.

Swirl melted butter or margarine

around baking pan to coat bottom and

sides.

Add half of the corn mixture. Layer ¼

cup cheese on top of that mixture. Add

the remaining corn mixture. Sprinkle

the rest of the cheese over the top. Add

more cheese as you please.

Bake for about 30 minutes or until the

top is bubbly and brown.

You can serve this hot as a side dish

with meat, poultry or fish.

photographs by Meg Beshey

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if you are healthy and strong. In order

to stay healthy you need to be aware of

a community organization that is here

to help you in many ways. The

Webster County Health Department

provides several community services

for free or at low-cost. Following are

some of the upcoming summer/fall

programs that they are focusing on.

Back to School

Clinic: On August

30th from 2-7pm

there will be a Back

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ages 4-18 that will

offer immunizations

required for

Kindergarten entry

and booster immu-

nizations for children ages 11-18, lead

testing (required for Kindergarten

entry) and dental screenings for every

child interested (also a requirement for

Kindergarten and 9th graders). Please

call 515.573.4107 to schedule your

child for an appointment.

Basics Nutrition: Melissa Michehl,

RN, Nutrition Educator, will be back

in the schools this fall to provide Basics

Nutrition Education to eligible classes.

During these nutrition education class-

es taste testings are provided to teach

kids tasty ways to eat healthier.

Information that is taught is also sent

home with the children to encourage

healthy eating at home.

FREE TDAP

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vaccine: This vac-

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you have contact

with infants or care

for the elderly and is

provided at no cost

through the G.I.F.T.

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schedule an appointment.

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own parking lot located on 1st Avenue

North. They also provide a flu shot

clinic at the Crossroads Mall, along

with other locations throughout the

community.

Well Testing: FREE well testing is

available upon request. An

Environmental Health Specialist will

come out to your property to gather a

sample. The samples are then sent to

a lab and results are reviewed with

property owners. If the water is

deemed unsafe, the property owners

are advised on how to make the water

safe for use.

The Webster County Health

Department provides a wide variety

of nursing services and prevention

and awareness programs. To find out

more about what this health organiza-

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and your family, please call them at

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[email protected].

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Family Resources STARS program does

for our youth? You should. In that place,

caring professionals work hard to pro-

vide stability for youth who are strug-

gling, troubled and not seeing hope. If

these young people didn’t receive the

services that this organization provides,

well, you can imagine what would hap-

pen. Maybe it sometimes seems that no

one cares, but the people at STARS —

which stands for Substance Treatment

Adolescent Recovery and Success — do.

When you are invited into the STARS

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the residential facility. It is a place of

busy interactions between troubled

youth and proactive techs, as they are

called. The place is abuzz with conver-

sations between counselors and the

clients they serve. It’s a powerful place.

“We help separate the emotion and

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staff holds with clients to show them dif-

ferent perspectives,” said Andrea Jondle,

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The goal of STARS is to help youth

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erly. It also focuses on substance abuse.

Sometimes treatment warrants setting

up a family session to resolve the issues.

“It’s all about perceptions

with each family member,

the client,” said Jondle.

“There are struggles they

were probably dealing with

well before the came in.”

Family is crucial to the suc-

cess of the client recovering

from substance abuse. The

family needs to be account-

able for what has happened

with a client, just as much

as the client needs to accept

accountability. On Tuesday

nights, classes are held to

help the

whole family

heal and then

move on together. Regular

school sessions are held

daily at STARS too.

STARS treatment is paidthrough Medicaid andprivate insurance. A grantfrom the IowaDepartment of PublicHealth helps funds theadult services that are pro-vided. And, too, it receiveshelp from other resources.For instance, the NewCovenant Church has

helped by painting the inside of thefacility.

The Serenity Garden is where theclients can go for group sessions or sim-ply to read. The reading is an incentivethe clients can earn from the staff.When a client comes to the facility thestaff treats them as a person first.“Society tends to automatically judgethe clients because of the substanceabuse,” said Jondle. “This creates a bar-rier between society and the client. Theclient themselves create a barrier forthemselves to the point they can’timprove or get over the situation.” TheSTARS program staff advocates fortheir clients.

STARS is one of three facilities in Iowathat serves clients that are sent to themthrough DHS or the juvenile court sys-tem. But there’s so more to this story.Look for its continuation in theSeptember TODAY.

To contact the STARS Program:

Write 430 N. Eighth St., Fort Dodge, IA

50501; call 576-7261; Option 5; or

email [email protected].

Andrea Jondle and Blake Harvey sitting in thegarden where clients can read or group sessionsare held.

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Market risk — This is the type of riskthat everyone thinks about — the riskthat you could lose principal if the valueof your investment drops and does not

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Make sure you understand what type ofrisk is associated with every investmentyou own. And try to avoid “overload-ing” your portfolio with too manyinvestments with the same type of risks.Doing so will not result in a totallysmooth journey through the investmentworld — but it may help eliminate someof the “bumps” along the way.

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