March 2013 Today Magazine

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1 0 Class Notes:Meet Teresa DeCourseyby Meg Beshey

1 2 ICCC Student Spotlight:Johnson Studies Toward Scienceat Iowa Central Community Collegeby Hailey Brueschke

1 4 Burke Finds Time to Volunteerwith YWCAby Robert Wolf

2 6 Faith Matters:Oppedahl Directs Youthsat her Childhood Churchby Robert Wolf

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3 4 Reach Outby Hans Madsen

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4 0 Home Style:The Bowl’s the Thingby Meg Beshey

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4 6 Culinary Corner:Leprechaun’s Treatby Meg Beshey

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From the News Editor Did you see that? There he goes or maybe it’s a she –

those little leprechauns are all over the place with their little

mischievous ways and leaving little tidbits of gold where you

least expect it. It’s kind of like these random acts of kindness

I’ve been reading about on the internet or hearing people talk-

ing about at work. It’s also a part of the Rachel’s Challenge

that our community has taken on with open arms towards oth-

ers to show compassion. Even leprechauns do that if they

want to, that little spirit of giving to others is a great idea.

Have you done something yet towards someone else to make

them feel like they have hit the pot o’ gold in their day? If not,

I so encourage you to do so, as you never know how impact-

ful your actions will be. So can you add a bit of gold into

someone’s day much like I did the other day when a little one

was in line to get a pack of gum but didn’t have enough. I

have tons of coins in my purse, so slid the child what was

needed, winked and smiled … just like a leprechaun. It’s that

easy and both of us felt great!

For the month of March we feature the new additions to

the Webster County Iowa State Extension Office here in Fort

Dodge. Meet Mary Jo Wagner and Ally Zagers who are start-

ing the new year off developing the educational programs and

outreach for the extension office. Learn about how their new

ideas and goals will take the programs into the future to bene-

fit everyone in our community. Our featured volunteer for

March is Shari Burke with the YWCA and her work on the

board to help the women/children in Fort Dodge. Faith volun-

teer, Heather Oppedahl talks about how her devotion to her

faith and our youth gives her strength in her everyday life.

Our student feature looks at

Mandi Johnson who is working

hard to further her college educa-

tion at Iowa Central Community

College. The teacher featured

this month is Teresa DeCoursey,

who teaches Title I reading at

Duncombe Elementary School in Fort Dodge.

If you want something unique for your home we visit with

local wood artisan Ernie Koch who makes unique wooden

bowls out of trees found locally that have been taken down.

Can’t you just see something like that on your coffee table for

visual effect? Natural materials made by a local artist? How

lucky to have a talent like that!

This month check out the great book selections that Amy

Presler provides to us in every issue that you can check out

at the Fort Dodge Public Library today. Another great addition

we are lucky to have in our magazine are the articles by

Stephanie Houk Sheetz who gives us insights on the various

projects and departments within the City of Fort Dodge.

Thank you again to those that have communicated with us via

email at [email protected] We appreciate your

comments, requests and suggestions for future issues

throughout the year. This magazine is about your town and

the people you live and work with every day.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you all!

editor’sspEak megmegbeshey

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The Fort Dodge Today Magazine is published monthly by The Messenger, with all rights reserved, Copyright, 2013.

Managing EditorBarbara Wallace Hughes

Sales ManagerBecky O’Brien

Art DirectorReggie Cygan

PublisherLarry D. Bushman

Advertising DirectorDavid Jakeman

Circulation DirectorGrant Gibbons

HR / AccountingDayle Miller

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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C A L E N D A R

March 2013

2

Fort Dodge Indoor Triathlon,

sponsored by the Rec and

Fort Dodge Trisport.

First wave starts at

7:30 a.m. Food available in the

gym. Register online at

fortdodgetrisport.com or

active.com

2

Webster County Sweetheart

Gala, Best Western Starlite

Village and Inn Suites, 6 p.m.

to midnight. For more infor-

mation, call Deb Johnson at

571-9026.

3

Fort Dodge Symphony

presents Doubley Dvorak!,

Dvorak’s “Slavonic Dance No.

1” and his “Symphony No. 8,”

with special guest soloist Dr.

Ashley Sidon performing

“Lalo’s Cello Concerto,”

3 to 5 p.m., Phillips Middle

School Auditorium, 1015 Fifth

Ave. N., 573-4224.

4 - 10

New Car Show,

Crossroads Mall,

Fort Dodge.

5

Blood pressure screening,

Crossroads Mall,

8 to 9:30 a.m.,

Hy-Vee dining area,

10 to 11 a.m., free, no

appointment needed.

Provided by Trinity Health

Partners.

5

2013 Mid-Iowa Career Fair,

Iowa Central Community

College, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., For

more information, contact

Kyle Bangert 574-1910 or

[email protected]

6

Lenten Journeys toward

Health and Wholeness, Grace

Lutheran Church, 211 S.

Ninth St, supper at 5:30 p.m.,

worship at 6:30 p.m.

7

Fundraiser Spay It Forward

Dinner and Auction, Willow

Ridge Restaurant and Golf

Course, 5:30 to 8 p.m..

Proceeds benefit Spay It

Forward fund that gives

vouchers to those unable to

afford to get their pets

spayed and neutered.

For more information, call

955-5656.

7

Cholesterol screening,

Crossroads Mall, 8 to 10 a.m.,

blood pressure and blood

sugar check free of charge, $3

fee for cholesterol screening.

No appointment needed.


Partners.

8

Perspectives in Jazz, Gail

Niceswanger Theatre, Fort

Dodge Senior High,

7 to 8 p.m.

9

Drawing and Design for

Young People, ages 9 to 12,

Blanden Municipal Art

Museum, 920 Third Ave. S.,

573-2316,

10 a.m. to 12 p.m., $10 per

session for museum

members, $12 per person

for non-members.

9

Greater Iowa Swim League

State Swim Meet, Fort

Dodge Senior High pool, all

day, organized by Fort Dodge

Swim Club.

9

Winter Flea Market, Webster

County Fairgrounds,

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Winter Flea Market, Webster

County Fairground,

9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

10

Daylight Savings time begins.

12


Crossroads Mall,

8 to 9:30 a.m.,

Hy-Vee dining area,

10 to 11 a.m., free, no

appointment needed.


Partners.

12

Performing Arts

Middle School Solo Festival,

St. Edmond, 4 to 7 p.m.

13




Ninth Street, supper at

5:30 p.m., worship at 6:30 p.m

Topics vary weekly..

14

Hawkeye Community Theatre

March dinner theatre produc-

tion of Neil Simon’s “Fools,”

Hawkeye Community

Theatre, 521 N. Twelfth St.,

dinner at 6;30 p.m.,

show at 8 p.m.,

576-6061. For more

information, visit hawkeyethe-

atre.com/2013_season.

14

Karl King Municipal Band Irish

concert, Decker Auditorium,

ICCC campus,

3:30 to 5 p.m.

15

Sonshine Singers perform

March Ministry,

7 p.m., Decker Auditorium,

ICCC campus

15




Hawkeye Community



show at 8 p.m.,

576-6061. For more



15

March Madness Men’s

Basketball Tournament, FDSH

main gym, 5 to 9 p.m.

16

Sonshine Singers perform

March Ministry,

2 p.m., Decker Auditorium,

ICCC campus.

16

Fort Dodge Sportsmen’s

Show, Webster County

Fairgrounds, 22770 Old

Highway 169, Fort Dodge,

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

16




Hawkeye Community


dinner at 6;30 p.m., show at

8 p.m., 576-6061. For more



17

Fort Dodge Sportsmen’s


Fairgrounds, 22770 Old

Highway 169, Fort Dodge,

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

17

St. Patrick’s Day


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First day of spring

20

Cholesterol screening,

Wellness Center, Kenyon

Place, Friendship Haven,

2 to 3 p.m., blood pressure

and blood sugar check free of

charge, $3 fee for cholesterol

screening. No appointment

needed. Provided by Trinity

Health Partners.

20




Ninth St., supper at 5:30 p.m.,

worship at 6:30 p.m.

Topics vary weekly.

21




Hawkeye Community



show at 8 p.m.,

576-6061. For more



21

Network at Noon (resched-

uled from December 20 due

to foul weather), American

Red Cross Regional Director

Bob Kirschbaum is the speak-

er, admission: $10 for mem-

bers (including lunch), $15 for

non-members (including

lunch), Shimkat Motors, 3126

Fifth Ave. S. R.S.V.P. by March

17, 955-5500 or lisa@greater-

fortdodge.com

21

St. Edmond musical, St.

Edmond, 7:30 p.m.

ticketed event.

22

St. Edmond musical, St.

Edmond, 7:30 p.m.

ticketed event.

22

Lizard Creek Blues Concert,

Best Western Starlight Village

Inn and Suites, Erick Hovey

opens at 7 p.m. Popa Chubby

plays at 9 p.m. Doors open at

6 p.m. Tickets in advance $15

available at Fort Dodge,

Humboldt and Webster City

Hy-Vee stores, CSBank, Olde

Boston’s Restaurant, Access

Audio and Rieman Music or

$20 at the door.

22




Hawkeye Community



show at 8 p.m.,

576-6061. For more



22

2013 Home and Garden

Expo, Iowa Central

Community College Career

Education building, 4 to

8 p.m., admission $3.

Presented by The Messenger.

23


Expo, Iowa Central


Education building, 9 a.m. to



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Hawkeye Community

Theatre, 521 N. Twelfth St.


show at 8 p.m.,

576-6061. For more




C A L E N D A R

March 2013

AT THE BLANDEN“Sonja Johnson: Impulse and Remembrance,” runs through May 25.

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

“The Blitz: London, September 1940 through May 1941” runs through July 13.

One-of-a-Kind Gift Shop: New items available just in time for holiday shopping.

Hours are Tuesday - Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Sunday and Monday.

The Blanden is located at 920 Third Ave. S. For information, phone 573-2316.

23

St. Edmond musical,

St. Edmond,

2 and 7:30 p.m.

ticketed event.

23

Drawing and Design for Young

People ages 9 to 12 second

session, Blanden Memorial

Art Museum,

10 a.m. to noon. 920 Third

Ave. S., 573-2316, $10 per

session for museum mem-

bers, $12 per person for

non-members.

23

Almost Home Annual Fur Ball,

Fort Dodge Ford Toyota,

7 to 11 p.m.

Tickets are $15 per single

person, $25 per couple in

advance, $20 per person at

the door.

23

Eggs and Issues forum, Iowa

Central Community College

and the Greater Fort Dodge

Growth Alliance sponsor the

event, Biosciences and Health

Sciences auditorium, ICCC,

7:30 a.m. with coffee, juice

and rolls served. Question

and answer session with local

lawmakers starts at 8:30 a.m.

and ends at 10 a.m.

23

Fort Dodge Toy & Diecast

Show, Iowa Central East

Campus, 2031 Quail Ave.,

9 a.m. to 4 p.m., admission: $3

with kids 12 and under free.

Food available on-site.

For more information, call

269-5315.

23

American Legion Spring

Baseball League, Harlan and

Hazel Rogers Sports

Complex, two games per day

scheduled.

23

Cyclone Classic Show,

Webster County

Fairgrounds, all day,

22770 Old Highway 169.

24

Alpha Gamma Rho Cattle


Fairgrounds, all day, 22770

Old Highway 169.

24


Expo, Iowa Central


Education building, 11 a.m. to



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Hazel Rogers Sports


scheduled.

26


Crossroads Mall,

8 to 9:30 a.m., Hy-Vee dining

area, 10 to 11 a.m., free, no

appointment needed.


Partners.

27




Ninth St., supper at 5:30 p.m.,

worship at 6:30 p.m. Topics

vary weekly.

28

28th Annual Webster County

Pheasants Forever Banquet,

Webster County Fairgrounds,

social: 5:30 p.m., dinner: 7 p.m.

Door prizes, raffles and auc-

tion will be held. Tickets

available at the door.

30



Hazel Rogers Sports


scheduled.

30

The Moose Lodge 806’s

Annual Easter Egg Hunt,

Dodger Stadium. Registration

10:45 a.m. to noon. Egg hunt

begins at 12:15 p.m.

Cost is 50¢ per child and child

must be present to register.

Four age groups participate,

18 months through fourth

grade. Rain date is April 6

same time, same location.

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Easter

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Hazel Rogers Sports

Complex, two games

per day scheduled.


C A L E N D A R

March 2013


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March books in

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I have been trawling the internet and magazines for upcoming

book releases and it looks like it’s going to be a banner year for

good novels. If your favorite author doesn’t have anything new

releasing this month, or if you want to try something new,

March has some big releases from debut authors that are worth

checking out (literally ... ha!) including: “Ghana Must Go” by

Taiye Selasi, “Rage Against the Dying” by Becky Masterman,

“Lessons in French” by Hilary Reyl, “Bay of Fires” by Poppy

Gee, “The Carriage House” by Louise Hall, “Elders” by Ryan

McIlvain, “I Want to Show You More” by Jamie Quatro, “The

Afterlife of Emerson Tang” by Paula Champa, “The Missing

File” by D.A. Mishani and “The Unchangeable Spots of

Leopards” by Kristopher Jansma.

The End of the Point

by Elizabeth Graver

The “point” of the title refers to Ashaunt

Point, the small finger land jutting into

Buzzard’s Bay, Mass., where a family

navigates the changing times starting in

1942 and continuing through to Vietnam.

The Burgess Boys

by Elizabeth Strout

Strout, author of the Pulitzer Prize-

winning-novel Olive Kitteridge, returns

with this tale of two brothers, both

attorneys in New York City, who must

return to their hometown in Maine to

help their sister deal with the fallout of her son’s misdeed.

Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgeraldby Therese Anne FowlerFictionalized accound of the lives ofZelda and Scott Fitzgerald and theirtime as a golden couple during the roar-ing 20’s.

Middle C

by William H. Gass

Eighty-eight-year-old Gass’s new novel

centers on a man who grows up under

the mystery of his father’s disappear-

ance in post-war Lond.

The Obituary Writer

by RAnn Hood

In the 1960’s, Claire struggles over the decision of whether to leave her marriage for the man whose baby

she may be carrying, while Vivien, in 1919, writes obituaries while searching for her lover who vanished

during the 1906 Great San Francisco Quake. The women’s stories eventually intersect by novel’s end in a

surprising way.


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Class Notes

photograph by Meg Beshey

Meet Teresa DeCoursey

What is your name and where are

you from?

My name is Teresa DeCoursey and I'm

originally from Webster City, Iowa. I'm

married to Paul DeCoursey and we

have two children, Brennen, who is an

eighth-grader at Phillips Middle School

and Karlee, who is a fifth grader at Fair

Oaks Middle School.

What grade or subjects do you

teach at Duncombe Elementary?

I currently teach K-4 reading at

Duncombe Elementary for the Fort

Dodge Community Schools. My main

focus is what we call small group

instruction. I also work with the stu-

dents in reading interventions.

How long have you been a reading

resource teacher?

This is my third year as a

Title I reading teacher at Duncombe

Elementary. Prior to teaching in this

area, I taught kindergarten at Butler

Elementary for 12 years.

What is the best thing about your

job as a reading teacher?

I really enjoy the opportunity to work

with the kids throughout their entire

elementary school experience. I get to

see them grow from kindergarten all

the way through the fourth grade.

I also create a bond with the

students by having them in the small

groups for reading or as individuals too.

What or who inspired you to

become a reading teacher?

I’ve always enjoyed being a teacher. I

really wanted to focus my efforts in the

area of reading. I love to share my love

of reading with the kids every day. I

want to be teaching something I feel

very passionate about.

Teresa DeCoursey works with students from kindergarten through fourth gradeat Duncombe Elementary.


Why do you think reading is so important to stu-

dents at Duncombe and to their daily learning at

home?

Reading is a lifelong skill that everyone needs. The stu-

dents at Duncobme are learning to self-assess and create

their own goals in reading. This can carry over to so

many other aspects in their lives. I’m hoping the “small

successes” they are seeing will help them stay motivated

in education and in life!

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ICCC Student Spotlight

Johnson Studies TowardScience at ICCC

Mandi Johnson is shy the first time you

meet her on campus. Once you get to

know her better in discussion in the

classroom, she will start to open up to

you more.

“Mandi is a very easy person to get

along with. She is the type of person

who will do anything you ask of her to

do no matter what that may be. Mandi

Johnson is also a hard worker in the

classroom. Yet you can always tell when

her interest in a class is not as strong as

others,” said Dani Ewing, Johnson’s

roommate.

Johnson is not just all

about academics and

campus life. She

explains that some of

her favorite things have

to do when she is not

at school on campus.

“I like to golf. It is one

sport I am good at. For

me, it truly is a relax-

ation thing for me to

enjoy and be successful

at. I also like to fish.

When I was younger, I

would spend the

majority of time out-

doors and fishing has

always been something

I have loved to do,” she

said.

Johnson graduated last year from East

Sac Community Schools.

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dents straight out of high school, she

decided to go to Iowa Central

Community College. Because it was

inexpensive and close to her home, she

believed it was the right option for her

and her family. She also explains it is an

easy place to meet new people.

While at Iowa Central, she is receiving

her associate of arts degree and plans to

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Shari Burke really didn’t become a

busy volunteer until she first became a

busy business owner.

As Burke, who owns Studio Fusion –

which began as a home-based

business – began meeting more

people through her work, she

discovered the need for volunteers

within the community.

“I never really did much volunteering

until I started my own business and

really got to know people out in the

public. It’s a great feeling to volunteer

and especially at the YWCA. I think

people should do it more often in their

lives,” Burke said, “I highly recom-

mend it.”

Burke chiefly channels her volunteer

efforts through the YWCA and entities

that support it.

She is the secretary for the YWCA’s

board of directors, serves on the Kate

Nelson Golf Tournament Committee

which raises funds for the YWCA and

she serves on the committee for the

Vincent House, which is owned by the

YWCA.

“The Y is a great cause,” Burke said,

“It’s amazing the need that there is.

It’s a sad realization of how our

community suffers in ways you don’t

see in everyday life.”

There are challenges every day but the

biggest challenge facing the YWCA is

funding Burke said, “It’s strictly run on

donations and grants. That’s really

scary when you think about that huge

building they have and they are feed-

ing all these women and children on a

daily basis. There’s always people that

give to the Y frequently and that type

of continual support is great and much

appreciated.”

It takes more than money to keep the

YWCA going. The people who live

there need everyday items including

soap, shampoo, towels, toys for the kids

and daycare.

“Monetary donations are great too

because that also keeps the doors

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Despite the time it takes to run her business, Shari Burke makes time to volunteer andrecommends it to others.

photographs by Robert Wolf

Burke Finds Time toVolunteer with the YWCA


open, but it’s just day-to-day living for

these people too,” she said.

Ann Davidson, director of the YWCA,

said Burke brought some valuable

assets when she joined the board in

January 2012.

“Besides being someone I consider a

friend, Shari brought some unique

skills to the position. As a woman who

has created her own successful business

here in Fort Dodge, her entrepreneurial

spirit added another dimension to the

general make-up of the board. This

group of talented women help direct a

program for homeless women as well

as women who have lost their homes

(and sometimes most of their worldly

goods due to addiction).”

“It is important that members of the

board relish the opportunity to serve as

role models for our clients and as the

public face of the YWCA organization

in Fort Dodge. We rely heavily on con-

tributions for our community to fund

services for the homeless, people like

Shari with boundless energy are a

pleasure to work with on the three

major fund raising events we hold

annually here in this community.”

“The Y does a lot of activities and

involvement with the clients as well as

the community. The YWCA does a lot

of fundraising in the community main-

ly because we are a non-profit and

need to bring in those extra funds while

we can do so,” Burke said.

“It’s been fun. I’ve gotten to know a

lot of people,” Burke said of her volun-

teerism. “It’s hard because I do a lot of

evening stuff here (at her business) and

I do most of my committee meetings

after hours.”

The Vincent House Committee plans

activities at the historic house located

in the Oak Hill District.

“We do something once a month,”

Burke said, “For every event we have a

little luncheon.”

Committee members donate the food

for the luncheons to help raise money.

They also take care of the property.

“It’s a great group of people. It sound-

ed like fun,” she said of the committee.

“There’s a lot of people that use the

Vincent House.”

Burke says the YWCA is a great cause and it’s amazing how much need there is inthe community. Monetary donations keep the doors open, but the residents needeveryday items too.

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“I don’t get to (volunteer) as often as

I’d like because I’m so busy,” Burke

said.

She admitted she has a slight issue at

hand when it comes to volunteering;

she has trouble saying no.

“I wish I could do more for the YWCA

then I do now. I’d also like to get more

involved in the various non-profit

boards around the community,” she

said. “Everyone should participate on

a board at least once, to do their part

to help out. A couple of days off would

be nice too in between work and volun-

teering.”

volunteer

Continued from page 15

About Shari Burke

Shari Burke, 46, is a native

of North Dakota. She has a

degree in business account-

ing. Her husband of 19

years, Eric, is a Fort Dodge

native. Before moving to

Fort Dodge, they lived in

Minneapolis where she

worked in mortgage bank-

ing. She continued in mort-

gage banking for a while

when they moved to Fort

Dodge nine years ago. She

started her own business on

the side in their home six

years ago. Last year she

moved her business, Studio

Fusion, downtown to 21 S.

12th St.

“Being in business for your-

self is sometimes a little

scary, but you’ve got to try

it if you have a passion for

it,” she said.

The Burkes have one son,

Halen, a sophomore at St.

Edmond High School. She

has helped her son’s French

class raise money for a trip

to France.

Her husband is business

manager at Racing

Unlimited.

The couple also volunteers

at the Thanksgiving meal at

Fort Dodge Ford.

Being a business owner and working with other people were a couple reasons Burkegot involved with volunteering.


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Heather Oppedahl offered to help out – temporarily –

when the youth director at St. Olaf Lutheran Church was

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tor. But it’s not the money that motivates her.

“I think I would have done it just for my time because I

enjoy it,” she said.

Oppedahl has been a member of St. Olaf Lutheran

Church all her life.

“I’ve been active since I was 3 years old,” she said. “I went

through Confirmation here. I taught Sunday school as a

young high school and college student.”

She also participated in adult choir when she was younger

and has also directed some children’s choirs at St. Olaf

too.

She commented that she hasn’t always lived in Fort Dodge

but to her, St. Olaf Lutheran Church has always been her

church home.

Working with St. Olaf ’s youths is “something I feel I need-

ed in my life. When the door opened up for me to come

work here it felt like it was just planted for me,” Oppedahl

said. “I’ve always enjoyed working with the kids from

St.Olaf church. I’ve always done mission work when I was

growing up in the church. I just want to give back in some

way, what this church has given me.”

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Kids are welcome to come and talk with Heather Oppedahl in heroffice at the church.


She works with youths of all ages, but

primarily fifth through 12th grades.

“I work a lot on Wednesdays when we

have regular after school activities with

Confirmation students. The high

school students also gather on

Wednesday evenings but they wanted

to meet more often so sometimes they

try to squeeze in a Sunday night.

Sometimes the youth meets at the

church, sometimes at Starbucks, and

often times in her own home.

The youths she oversees have helped

out in the community including at the

Beacon of Hope as well as visiting the

residents at Friendship Haven. They

have even picked up garbage around

town. “We also throw in some fun

activities for them too,” Oppedahl said.

“I stress the fact of helping others but

we do find time to have fun.”

Oppedahl admitted there are chal-

lenges to getting kids involved.

“In this generation, it is kind of hard,”

she said. “Show the kids you are inter-

ested in what they have to say and that

they are an important part of people’s

lives. I think that is basically where you

need to start. Communication is key

when it comes to our youth here at St.

Olaf Lutheran Church and in this

community. You have to let them know

that no matter what, your faith is

always going to be there. If you have

faith, faith is going to stay in your life.”

As a single parent, it was her faith, she

said, that got her through.

“Through the good times and through

the bad times God is going to walk

your path. He is going to open up your

doors and he is going to let you know

that it’s going to be OK,” she said.


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Oppedahl is youth director at St. Olaf Lutheran Church, where she has been active sinceshe was 3 years old.


“One of my mottos is be you and be real,” said Oppedahl.

She tells the kids she wants them to be the same person out

in public as they are inside the church.

“Not everyone’s lives are perfect and I just want them to

know that, no matter what happens or what road you travel

on, God is there no matter what,” she said.

Oppedahl said she believes this is true especially of the high

school students she works with no matter what choices they

make, good or bad.

“God will never leave your side. He is your best friend,” she said.

In the Bible studies she tries to incorporate life events

which the kids are going through. She stresses the impor-

tance of connections.

“You have to be connected with something. It’s very

important to find a connection in life,” Oppedahl said.

One night, the high school students wrote on pieces of

paper what it was they are bringing to the group, such as

their smile, their personality, their musical talent. Then

all the notes were connected with pipe cleaners.

“It shows how we are connected in many different ways,”

Oppedahl said, “That’s what makes us a group.”

She also works with the Confirmation students. During

their two and a half years of preparation they are

required to take notes on 60 sermons. She then places the

notes in each of the studentás files.

“A youth director is needed to give kids a place where

they know they can come in and be accepted, no matter

what,” Oppedahl said.

“I think a youth director is needed much more in today’s

world because of all the stuff that kids go through. There

are so many more things out there as far as the way kids

treat each other, the way pressures are put on them, the

way kids talk to each other,” Oppendahl said.

She lost a brother through suicide.

“I’m very passionate about how kids talk to each other

and how bullying is out there with kids. I tell them how

real it is and how it can hurt people. Whether it was back

in their childhood years it can still stay with them forever,


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like it did to my brother,” Oppedahl

said.

She said she enjoys knowing she has

made a difference in at least one per-

son’s life, knowing that a kid comes in

after school, feeling down or had has a

rough day or did poorly on a test, and

then putting a smile on their face.

“It makes me feel good knowing that

I’m helping others. I’ve always been

the type of person helping people,”

Oppedahl said.

She said she appreciates all the sup-

port the congregation has given her

and to the various youth activities she

supervises all year long including mis-

sion trips. Through the nondenomina-

tional Center for Student Missions,

Heather Oppedahl has taken high

school students on mission trips to

Philadelphia, Houston and Boston.

“I used to go on mission trips as a

young girl here with the church,”

Oppedahl said, “Now I’m taking

them.”

Some of her former students who

have moved on continue to stay in

touch with her and many have

remained on her list to receive the

daily devotions she sends.

“I am blessed because of ... St. Olaf

bringing me onboard and giving me

the opportunity of sharing my ideas

and the things I have gone through in

life, to be able to express those to our

youth here,” Oppedahl said, “The

kids that I work with at St. Olaf

Lutheran Church mean the world to

me.”

“I enjoy working with Heather. She’s

made a real difference in the lives of

many of our youth,” said St. Olaf ’s

pastor, the Rev. David Grindberg.

About Heather Oppedahl

Although Heather Oppedahl was

planning to become a teacher,

while she was in college, she took

a job at the Fort Dodge Regional

Airport.

“I worked for Northwest Airlines

for 14 years.” She moved up into

management and went on the

move. “I was an operations man-

ager for them. I managed out stations,”

including Tulsa, Oklahoma, Springfield,

Missouri, and Shreveport, Louisiana. “I trav-

eled a lot and I learned a lot.”

In 2004, “I decided to give it all up and I

came back to Fort Dodge and started work-

ing for Target.” She is now a sen-

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A single mother, she has two

daughters, and two other children

she took in which she calls her

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and moved out.

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Fort Dodge. She can be contacted through

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University Extension office for Webster

County – Mary Jo Wagner, program coordi-

nator, and Ally Zagers, office manager –

share a common goal.

“We want to increase awareness,” Wagner

said, “We have a very large program cata-

log.”

She said that many people have the idea that

the Extension Service is only 4-H or agricul-

tural programs.

“We’re much bigger than that,” she said.

One of those programs is the Buy Eat Live

Healthy classes taught by Family Nutrition

Program Assistant Carolyn Maschino. The

class is offered free to households on limited

incomes, with children 10 and younger or

who are expecting a child.

The course covers nutrition, smart shopping,

food preparation and even what to do with

an ingredient that’s healthy but might be

unfamiliar to the participant.

“She goes into the home and teaches,”

Zagers said, “In a lot of families, nobody

knows how to cook. She will help them

learn.”

Wagner said it meets a real need and help

the entire community by helping the partici-

pants to be healthier.

ISU Extension Program Coordinator Mary Jo Wagner, left, and Ally Zagers, office manag-er, post outside the Iowa State University Extension office at Crossroads Malls. The pairare working to make the public aware of the programs and services offered by the ISUExtension service to the public.

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Another program that they offer is the

Money Talk program; it’s a financial

course for women.

It will be offered again from March 4 to

April 1. The sessions are held each

Monday night.

Wagner explained that the course goes

far beyond simply learning to balance a

checkbook. It covers more complex issues

such as home financing, saving for retire-

ment and even investing.

Wagner began her experience with the

Extension Service more than 20 years

ago.

“I took the Master Gardeners course,”

she said.

After that, she stayed involved through

her children’s 4-H activities and other

Extension programs.

She began her duties on Nov. 19 with

one thing not to have to do.

“This was the first job I’ve had where I

didn’t have to learn a phone number,”

she said, having dialed that number

countless times in the past.

She said she enjoys the people who use

the Extension Service and the programs

they offer. She’s proud of the way every-

one in the office works together to help

each other.

Zagers began in the Fort Dodge office on

Sept. 21.

“My family is new to Fort Dodge,” she

said.

Her husband Chris is employed with the

Cargill project. They have two children,

Emma, 9 and Elliot, 5.

Zagers has a degree in elementary educa-

tion, and said she likes being able to help

people learn.

“It’s a constant stream of education,” she

said, “It’s easy to step into the role of

teacher.”

One of her duties is to help people who

call in. Their curiosity varies widely.

“We get questions every day,” she said,

“everything from bugs to I left my milk

out overnight, what do I do.”

She has the entire resources of the uni-

versity at her disposal; she relies on its

tested and authoritative information.

“We can’t just Google the answer,” she

said.

If the information seems particularly

complex, she can refer the caller to an

expert at the university.

Sometimes, the question has to be sent


Wagner, left, and Zagers, work on some of the programs that will be offered in the nearfuture.


there too, literally.

“People bring you bugs,” she said, “We

send them down to the insect labs at

ISU.”

That aspect of the job was bit of a sur-

prise.

“To me it’s just a bug,” she said.

Extension Service programs can vary in

cost. Many are free and for others, there

is a minimum fee.

“We always try to keep the cost down,”

Wagner said. “We’re a non-profit so it’s

just enough to defray expenses.

In the future, Wagner said they will be

looking at the needs of the county and

working on finding even more ways to

meet those for residents. such as a pro-

gram on viticulture.

“That’s a new one,” Wagner said, “It’ll

be fun.”

ISU Extension service can be reached at

576-2119 and at

www.extension.iastate.edu/webster/

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ISU Extension Program Coordinator Mary Jo Wagner looks over some brochures that explainsome of the programs offered through her office.

Wagner, left, stops to look over some files with office assistant Janel Salvatore.


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Ernie Koch, who retired from Fort Dodge Animal Health

after 35 years, has spent the last eight years perfecting a very

specific craft: Making bowls.

Koch, along with his wife, Claudia, created their business,

Koch Woodworking, in 2005. The business focuses on turn-

ing pieces of Iowa’s native woods into, among other things,

beautifully turned wooden bowls. Be they centerpieces for the

kitchen table or storage for toiletries, uses for the bowls are

endless and the imagination Koch applies just as varied.

Koch’s interest in creating wooden bowls began in 2001

when a man gave Koch lumber from a barn the man’s

grandfather had built.

“I tried different methods and techniques, but after quite a

while I finally figured out what to do with the wood to create

a bowl,” Koch said. “It was yellow pine and it was difficult to

work with.”

Initially, he shied away from doing “art,” but eventually Koch

saw it as a big stress reliever that he used as a form of thera-

py after a long work day.

To create his unique wooden bowls, he said he lets the wood

“talk” to him.

“The bowl that comes out in the end really depends on the

character of the wood,” said Koch. “The wood dictates the

shapes. Knowing how to cut the bowl is half the technique to

getting a quality piece turned out for final review.”

Claudia Koch said that when her husband sees a piece of

wood he now knows what kind of bowl it will be in the end.

He has a knack for it, she said.

Ernie Koch prefers to use wood from trees that have already

fallen or wood that is brought to him by his clients.

“I don’t like to cut trees down,” he said. “I use only found

woods. I try to use wood that people find or bring to me.”

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Ernie Koch displays one of the bowls he’s made whilewoodworking.


Wood chips left over from his carvings are taken away by a

man who uses them as garden mulch.

“I like how that these uses for the wood keep them out of the

landfill, through the bowls and through the mulch, a second

purpose for the wood,” said Koch. “It makes me sad to see the

old barns leveled and the wood not being reused like it could

be.”

Koch has been commissioned to make wooden bowls from the

wood of barn that once stood on a on a Century Farm. The

pieces will go to the family’s decendants. He said doing a proj-

ects like that creates a personal connection he really enjoys.

In his shop, Koch displays bowls he’s made from woods such

as walnut, maple, Osage orangeand yellow pine. To carve

them, he uses both hand and power tools.

“Each bowl is different,” Koch said. “When we do art shows

from May through December, we can take anywhere from 100

pieces to sell. December is his busiest month to sell the bowls.

Someone always falls in love with a certain type of wooden

bowl I’ve made that just speaks to them through the colors, the

grain or maybe the bark left on the outside.”

Some of Koch’s bowls are rustic. Others have a chic elegance.

“They really could be an heirloom piece if they are taken care

of properly,” said Koch. “They all have a food-safe finish to

them.”

For Koch, the most rewarding moment is when the finish goes

on. The woods urprise him every time, he said.

“Older walnut is just gorgeous with its colors, lines,” said

Koch. “It is just so neat to see the final look of it.”

Ernie Koch can be contacted by calling 576-3018 or 408-

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The bowl’s finished look is really determined by the character ofthe wood Koch is working with.

Koch uses only found wood or wood brought in by clients tocreate his unusual pieces.


Heartland Communications Group

Inc.’s (Heartland) founder Joe Peed

has long believed in the value of Fort

Dodge’s downtown infrastructure.

A native of Fort Dodge, Peed is

proud of his community and has

always had great interest in maintain-

ing our community’s unique skyline.

He was on the first Board that was

established after the downtown prop-

erty owners petitioned the City

Council, which approved the added

tax for the Self-Supported Municipal

Improvement District (SSMID).

Heartland’s corporate offices are

located at 1003 Central Ave. in the

eight-story building known as the

Carver Building and with more than

130 employees, at this location, it is

one of downtown’s largest employers.

Heartland also owns the Trolley

Center. Several other several proper-

ties owned over the years include the

BEH Building (currently Central

Place Apartments), Sears Building

and Welch Shoe Store (currently

Billards).

Over the year’s Heartland staff has

worked closely with SSMID and the

city to repurpose several downtown

properties including the park area

east of the Carver Building. This

property was saved after Heartland

purchased it along with several aban-

doned and rundown buildings to the

east, which were turned into the park

area now used by downtown resi-

dents and workers alike. This project

and many others were performed in

conjunction with overall plans devel-

oped by the City and the SSMID.

Although in operation for over 47

years local residents and community

leaders are sometimes surprised to

hear what Heartland’s business

entails.

“A common question I receive is;

what does Heartland really do?”

commented Gale W. McKinney,

Heartland’s president/CEO. “Many

are surprised to hear that we are a

publisher of over 25 different weekly,

monthly and annual publications; as

well producing numerous websites

and digital products that serve our

client’s marketing needs in a multi-

tude of different industries including

Agriculture, Aviation, Construction,

Industrial Machine and many other

niche industries. We provide a

tremendous boost to our local econo-

my as over 90 percent of our revenue

is generated from sources outside the

State of Iowa with the majority of

that revenue reinvested through

wages to our employees and local

vendors.”

Heartland believes strongly in com-

munity stewardship and many of its

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nance represents the company on the

SSMID Board. Mary Gonnerman

served with the Fort Dodge Chamber

for several years and chaired the

Human Resources Steering

Committee. She remains involved with

the Greater Fort Dodge Growth

Alliance, as does McKinney.

Many of Heartland’s employees can be

seen participating in civic events across

the community.

“It’s an old cliche, but it’s the right

people that make the difference,”

McKinney said. “Our corporate offices

will remain at 1003 Central Ave., Fort

Dodge, Iowa, for that simple reason,

the right people are here.”

Heartland is just one of many business-

es in the downtown. The Downtown

Self-Supported Municipal

Improvement District Board would like

to welcome new businesses to the

downtown and recognize existing busi-

nesses too. These new and continued

investments contribute to our down-

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Lacina may not sound Irish, but at Tea

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Dubliner Stuffed Chicken with Bacon

and Cabbage that will satisfy any long-

ing for the Ould Sod.

This meal has been served at Tea

Thyme since 2005 when it was first used

at a style show they catered for on St.

Patrick’s Day. They usually serve it with

mashed potatoes, bacon, cabbage and

onions. “It’s a great traditional recipe

and we just keep on having fun tweak-

ing it to make it better each year,” said

Lacina.

Ingredients:

8 oz. Dubliner cheese

2 Tbsp. cooking oil

4 boneless chicken

breasts, with skin

2 onions, sliced

1 C. plain bread crumbs

2 garlic cloves, finely

chopped

1 Tbspn. Italian seasoning

2 C. shredded Savoy cabbage

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

2 Tbsp. light cream or half and half

2 eggs beaten

10 Tbsp. Kerrygold Irish Butter

6 slices traditional Irish

bacon, cut in to 1/2 strips

2/3 C. chicken stock or

canned low-salt chicken

broth

Preheat oven to 400

degrees. Grease a baking

sheet.

Grate half the cheese and

cut the rest into thin slices.

Gently lift the skin up from

each chicken breast and

insert the slices of cheese

under it. Press the skin

down to seal. In a bowl,

combine the bread crumbs,

seasoning, salt, pepper and

grated cheese. Place the

beaten eggs in a shallow

dish and dip the chicken

breasts into it. Dredge in bread crumbs

and bake on prepared baking sheet for

35-40 minutes until lightly browned.

In a medium skillet, cook the bacon

over medium heat until crisp, 5-7 min-

utes. Drain on paper towels. Reserve. In

a medium saucepan over medium to

low heat, heat the oil. Saute the onions

an garlic until the onions are translu-

cent, 3-5 minutes. Add the cabbage and

mix well. Add the stock or broth, bring

to a boil and cook stirring frequently

until the cabbage is tender. With a slot-

ted spoon, transfer the cabbage to 4

heated plates. Keep warm. Boil the

cooking liquid until reduced by half.

Add the cream or half ná half and cook

to reduce by half again. Whisk in the

butter. Strain the sauce and reserved

strips of bacon. Slice the chicken breast

onto the cabbage and pour sauce on it.

Serves four.

*Also served with Swiss cheese sauce

and mashed potatoes

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