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Wednesday , May 12 , 2021 GOWRIE , WEBSTER COUNTY , IOWA VOL . 132 NO . 19

By Shari Everhart

Decidedly it was time for an upgrade of the sound system at the Southeast Valley Junior High School football field at Burnside . The antiquated system was made up of various parts and it was a challenge for the game announcer to do a play-by-play with the wires requiring to be bent in a certain way in order for it to work .

So , the 5th and 6th grade tackle football decided if there were any funds left over from their fundraiser , it would be donated toward a new sound system at the field . As it turned out , the Athletic Boosters matched the $ 500 the tackle football were able to donate for a total amount

of $ 1,000 to give to the school with the district paying the balance . By pooling their monies , tackle football and Athletic Boosters were able to generously give to the sound system project .

It was noted that Southeast Valley School Superintendent Brian Johnson had the same system installed in the new gym at the high school building making both sound systems compatible .

According to Joe Tuel who headed up the project , “ It was a very nice upgrade for the junior high track and football programs that was well overdue .”

By Shari Everhart

New golf ball washers have been installed on every tee box at the Gowrie Municipal Golf Course , along with a club washer on # 1 box .

Appreciation is expressed to the family of Rich Peterson for a generous monetary memorial gift which , in addition to funds given from the men ’ s golf league , made these improvements possible .

Rich was an avid golfer and a great supporter of the golf

course and these new additions will be of added benefit to all local area golfers using the Gowrie Municipal Golf Course .

By Shari Everhart

Troy Thomas has taken over the duties as the new public works director at Gowrie Municipal Utilities , stepping in for Chuck Engstrom who has been dealing with some health issues .

Thomas brings to the position eight years of experience and has worked at the utilities for four years beginning his employment in May of 2017 .

Originally from Austin , Minnesota , he graduated from Austin High School there and continued his education at Northwest Community College in Sheldon , Iowa . After graduation , he worked on the road for several different contractors . He and his wife , Sara , are the parents of a daughter , Sadie who is almost two years old with another child expected this fall . The family lives in Gowrie and his wife , Sara , is employed at Poet Biorefining as an accountant .

His plans in his new position at the utilities , he says is to “ keep things going .”

In his spare time , he enjoys outside activities .

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