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Mr. and Mrs. William G. Gaessler, long-time supporters of the Ames Camp Fire organization. Myrtle Bihl Gaessler died in 1965; William G. Gaessler, in 1985. Gaessler Lodge in Camp Canwita is named in their honor. For more information about the Gaesslers and the history of Camp Fire in Ames, see Chapter 44 in "Ames in Word and Picture: Further Tales and Personal Memories," by Farwell T. Brown, 1999. (See also: 204.1159.1-2)