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Bethany Merkle of Fayette will play the role of Alice in Sumner Community Theatre’s presentation of “Alice @ Wonderland.” The production is a musical adaptation of the original “Alice in Wonderland,” with a modern twist. “Alice @ Wonderland” will take place at Sumner-Fredericksburg High School in Sumner on Sept. 19, 20, and 21.

‘Alice’ with a modern-day twist‘Alice’ with a modern-day twist

Among the staff members hosting Palmer Lutheran Health Center’s “Pampered in Pink” on Thurs-day, Sept. 18, are Mammography and Ultrasound Department Registered Breast Care Team members (front, l-r) Jayne Soppe, Leslie Hemry, Mindy Balk; (back) Megan Scroggins, Kelly Baxter, and Nicole Corlett. (Courtesy photo)

Local ladies are invited to be “Pampered in Pink” at Palmer Lutheran Health Center (PLHC) on Thurs-day, Sept. 18. Women who have had a mammogram at the lo-cal health facility over the past year or scheduled one for the day of the free event will be pampered with free manicures, neck and shoul-

der massages, gifts, des-serts, and refreshments. In addition, a breast cancer experience will be shared during the event. Space is limited to the fi rst 50 women registered. The Sept. 18 event will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the PLHC Boeke-Freed Education Center (lower level).

‘Pampered in Pink’ returns Thursday

Beg inn ing at 6:30 a.m., PLHC will of-fer mammo-grams throughout the day and into the evening. To RSVP for “Pam-pered in Pink,” call (563) 422-9741.

North Fayette administrators have announced that, effective Monday, Sept. 22, both school buses stopping in Hawkeye will stop in front of the Hawkeye Community Hall on Main

Street. Hawkeye parents should be receiv-ing information from their school-aged child(ren) on Friday.

The North Fayette Board of Directors were informed Monday that the preliminary 2014-2015 certifi ed enrollment fi gures for 4-Year-Old Preschool through grade 12 total approximately 840 students. School districts in Iowa have until October to offi cially certify enrollment fi gures. (Mike Van Sickle photo)

Mike Van SickleContributing Editor

Superintendent Duane Willhite informed the school district’s board of directors Monday that the estimated 2014-2015 cer-tifi ed enrollment fi gures for 4-Year-Old Preschool through grade 12 total ap-proximately 840 students. Those attending the meet-ing were reminded that school districts have until October to offi cially certify enrollment fi gures. The early estimates in-clude 365 students at the North Fayette Elementary–West Union Center; 107 students at North Fayette Elementary–Fayette Center (grades 5-6); 158 North Fay-ette Valley Middle School students (113 North Fay-ette/45 Valley); 356 North Fayette Valley High School students (232 North Fay-ette/128 Valley). Willhite noted that the

preliminary fi gures indicate an increase of 11 students at North Fayette compared to last year. Meanwhile, Val-ley’s most recent count included a 10-student in-crease. Earlier, the oath of of-fi ce was readministered to school board president Roy Guenther and vice-president Karen Michelson on Monday. In addition, the school board agreed to continue hosting its regular meetings at 5:30 p.m. on the second Monday of each month. In other business, the school board: • Approved a rent-al agreement with West Union Community Library at a cost of $500 per month for 10 months for use of the library basement for the alternative school. The school district will also be responsible for annually

cleaning the space. • Approved contracts with Jared Tilleraas, ninth-grade girls’ basketball coach; Stephanie Dun-woody, fall play set direc-tor; and Ronda Huckis, 28E sharing agreement for ELL position with West Central. • Approved appoint-ments of Ron Wymer, vol-unteer assistant football coach; Shawn Peterson, volunteer assistant large group/individual speech coach; and Paul Amund-son, drum line assistant. • Approved a paraedu-cator evaluation form. • Approved providing transportation funding to and from an airport to en-able the North Fayette Val-ley Drill Team to perform at the Outback Bowl in Janu-ary 2015. The board encouraged the drill team to seek a fl ight at the nearest airport.

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Slight enrollment increase indicated at North Fayette

Hawkeye bus stop change

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Most of us are famil-iar with the story of “Al-ice in Wonderland.” It is a time-honored classic that you might have read for school, for pleasure, or even seen on television or at the movies. Well, get ready for a new perspective as the Sumner Community Theatre presents “Alice @ Wonderland.” This spoof of Lewis Carroll’s original version of “Alice” is based on a book by Jonathan Yukich and di-rected by Kim Sommeyer of Tripoli. The lead role is per-formed by Bethany Merkle of Fayette and promises to be a fun experience with a thought-provoking mes-sage. “This is a modern adap-tation of Alice getting lost in Wonderland and having to get through it without technology. It forces her to look at the world through her own eyes, without the aid of a cell phone or social media,” said Merkle,. The show offers some-thing for everyone, from the glowing Cheshire cat to the portrayal of Alice as the “typical teenager” who just can’t get along without her

access to technology. Music lovers will also have plenty to enjoy, as “Alice @ Won-derland” is also a musical, with several songs woven into the story of Alice and her journey through Won-derland. Merkle, who is an eighth-grade student at North Fayette Valley Mid-dle School, is in her fi fth production with the Sum-ner Community Theatre. She isn’t alone, either, as three other members of her family, including her sister Tabitha, brother Eiler, and mother Jean, are also join-ing in the fun. “I think there have been four different things where multiple members of our family have been in-volved. This is the fi rst time I have been in a lead role, so it has been a little differ-ent but a whole lot of fun,” explained Merkle, who has been in roughly 13 different productions so far in her young life. Bethany said that she didn’t really try out for the lead role, but she went to the audition and read the different parts they re-quested. She would have taken any role given to her, but when she was selected

for the lead role of Alice, she welcomed the opportu-nity. “Being the lead has cer-tainly been more of a chal-lenge for me than some ofthe other roles I have beenin before, but I am having a great time doing it. Plus, Alice seems to be a charac-ter that I can really identify with because it seems wehave a few things in com-mon,” laughed the teenageactor. Sumner Community Theatre typically stagestwo productions each year, one in the spring and one in the fall. One of the pro-ductions is usually morechild-centered, while the other appeals more to adult tastes. Though “Alice @Wonderland” will defi nite-ly entertain children, it also has something for the older crowd as well. “The kids will love the glowing cat that shows upfrom time to time, but I think older kids and adultswill also like it because of the humor involved. It real-ly has something for every-

Janell BradleyContributing Writer

When the Fayette City Council met Monday, it heard Mayor Andrew Wenthe read a letter of commendation for Police Offi cer Sierra Fox. Wenthe said the letter was signed “Anonymous,” but referred to a rollover car accident on Wadena Road that occurred near the land-fi ll on Sept. 5. The writer said when emergency crews arrived at the scene, Offi cer Fox was already inside the vehicle, helping to hold the victim's head and neck in place so as to prevent further injury. "Offi cer Fox put her own well-being aside as the vehicle was leaking fl uids, including gasoline, which could have ignited." The writer suggested the police offi cer was a hero that day putting others before herself, and she potentially saved a life that day, as she knelt on broken glass, sus-taining cuts as she attempt-ed C-spine alignment on the victim. "We certainly do com-mend Offi cer Fox," said the mayor in concluding the reading of the letter. From the agenda items, the council discussed the ongoing issue of unkempt properties. Mayor Wenthe recommended granting an extension to Sept. 30 for Ja-son Rohde to get his prop-

erty cleaned up, as progress has been shown. The council agreed. As for the salvage items that councilmembers said continue to litter the yard of property owned by Gary Goodell, the council agreed that a fi ne assessment of $100 per day, will commence. Private citizens paid for a Dumpster to be placed on the site, arranged for UIU athletes to assist with the work of removing salvage, but Goodell has refused help. Fines will continue until it is either cleaned up, the fi nes are paid, or the case goes to court. "I don't want to be a hardhead, but I think the time has come," said Coun-cilman Dan Boberg. "In cases like this, I think we need to be proac-tive and work with people when we can," added Coun-cilman Kris McGrane about all scenarios in the commu-nity, as the council discussed how to keep such situations from reoccurring. "Can our police depart-ment monitor situations like this?" asked McGrane. On yet another topic, the council approved the low bid of $1,338,130 submitted by Blazek Corp. of Lawler for work on the wastewa-ter treatment plant plan, a project that has required 10 extensions due to IDNR not granting approval of the

plans or changing specifi ca-tions. The engineer's estimate for the project was a range of $998,450 to $1.1 million. The low bid of $1.3 million was $234,580, or 21 percent above the estimate, accord-ing to Jim Bousley and Marc Ruden, project manager and municipal engineer with IIW. Lloyd Carnicle's request to close 1-1/2 blocks of Main Street on Oct. 11 from 1 to 5 p.m. was approved by the council. Carnicle organizes the once-a-month car shows in the city held the third Thursday of each month. He asked for a fi nal "Show & Shine" during Fire Preven-tion Week on Saturday, Oct. 11, that would include the city's fi re trucks. In other business, the council: • Renewed Shiner's Bar & Grill's liquor license. • Approved naming WHKS & Company as the engineering fi rm for the pro-posed CDBG Downtown Re-hab Project in 2015. Five bids were sent out, and only two chose to bid as the city's en-gineer for the proposed proj-ect. • Learned that City Ad-ministrator Christie Dennis met with Justin Marchant at UIU about creating new trail maps. The next meeting of the council is Monday, Oct. 6.

Council commends Police Offi cer Fox for heroism

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It has been said that it is not the honor you take with you that is important in life, but the heritage that you leave behind. The Duane Strong family of Elgin can certainly identify with the meaning of this statement, as they refl ect on the legacy that has been handed down in their fam-ily for more than 150 years. While this heritage includes farmland that was originally purchased by members of the Strong family, it also includes a legacy of family and hard work that has been handed down from generation to generation. The Strong farm recently applied for and received sta-tus as a Heritage Farm, which requires that members of the same family own and operate at least 40 acres of farmland for 150 years or more. They received the award as a family on Aug. 12 at the 2014 Iowa State Fair. “My great-grandfather Charles came from Ohio, along with his sister, Amanda Briggs, and bought 120 acres of land north of Wadena in 1859. After Amanda died in 1866, Charles and his wife, Elvina, operated the farm and raised a family there,” said Duane Strong, who farmed the land himself for more than 40 years. Following that, Duane’s grandparents, Lester and Ame-lia Strong took over operation of the farm in the late 1800s. In 1908, Lester died of polio at a relatively young age. Amelia and their two sons, Reynold (Duane’s father) and Harold, were left to carry on with the family farm. It was a diffi cult time for the family, but the three of them worked together to keep the farm going. “After that, my parents, Reynold and Emma, operated the farm. In 1944 they added 80 acres, and then 63 more in 1959. Throughout much of that time the farm raised a little bit of everything, includ-ing beef cattle, hogs, chickens, corn, oats, and hay,” recalled Duane.He remembered watching his dad use a team of horses to plant corn with a two-row planter. Eventually, Duane would grow up and take his place on the farm as well. After graduating from high school in 1950, he continued to help out on the family farm until he was drafted into the Army in 1954. When he returned home in 1956, he settled down to work full-time on the farm. When asked what parts of farming he enjoyed the most and which he could do without, Duane had a ready answer for both. “Cleaning out the chicken coop was the worst job, and I never looked forward to doing

that. As for the best, I think har-vest season in the fall is what I enjoyed most about being a farmer. There is just something about that time of year and receiving the rewards from the hard work that you did in the spring and summer months,” reminisced the now-retired farmer. On May 26, 1957, Duane married Sara Ogle, and the two raised a family while con-tinuing to operate the Strong family farm from the late 1950s until Duane retired in 2002. The couple have two children, Curt and Lori. Sara had also grown up on a farm and recalled the importance of trying to make sure the family took time off to have fun and spend time to-gether. “Even if it was a only a few days here and there in the summer, we felt it was important to take our kids and be off for a little while doing some-thing together. Even when things got really busy, like during harvest time, I would take a meal out to the fi elds and have everyone get off the machines to eat and have a little downtime,” re-called the longtime farm wife. Curt Strong and his wife, Celeste, had been living in Jo-liet, Ill., before coming back to raise their family on the home farm in 1992. Curt graduated from Iowa State in 1986 and was working for a grain com-pany in Joliet, but he and Ce-leste were ready to bring their family back home to Iowa and the Strong farm. “Both of us really wanted to get back to a rural area to raise our kids, and I had al-ways had in the back of my mind that I wanted to come back home. When Mom and Dad moved to Elgin, it gave us an opportunity to live on the farm, so that is what we did,” explained Curt. Curt and Celeste have two children, Kira and Joe, who represent the sixth generation of Strongs to grow up on the farm. Celeste had not grown up on a farm, but was happy to make the move when the time came. “Where we were living was a very populated area, and it just wasn’t a place where we felt very comfort-able having our children grow-ing up. I loved that when we

came here, our kids went to a small school and stayed at that school all the way through. It has been a great place to raise a family,” noted the farm wife and mother. Curt shares his dad’s view that fall is the best time of year to be a farmer. Though he may regret missing some Saturday morning cartoons because he was busy cleaning out hog pens, experiencing harvest time fi rsthand and reaping all of its rewards outweighed any-

thing Bugs Bunny had to offer. Both Duane and Curt have seen signifi cant changes in farming during their life-time. Duane marvels at the progress in large machinery used on the farm, which has come a long way since the two-row planter. Curt points out the consolidation and the speed that has been brought on by new technology. Farmers are producing more now with the same amount of land than they ever have before. About the time Curt re-turned, the Strong farm began to concentrate more on raising hogs than they had in the past. They still had some beef cattle, but they increased their fo-cus on hogs and adding more cropland to supply the needs of their livestock. Eventually, the farm would encompass 500 acres by the time Duane was ready to retire after the family’s farm sale in 2002. “We rent the land out now. I worked for Northern Ag Service in West Union for sev-eral years, and now I work for Golden Grain Energy in Mason City. We still manage the farm and live on the land, though,” said Curt, who is the fi fth gen-eration of the Strong family to live and work on the farm. The Strongs are thank-ful for the opportunities they have had and the community of which they are a part. As it

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An aerial view of the Strong family farm shows the original house and sev-

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Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey.

This family photo of the Reynold Strong family includes (front, l-r) Duane,

Emma; (back) Lowell, Reynold, Earle, and Rosella. Later, Reynold and Emma

would have another daughter, Jeanette.

is with many small communities, friends and neighbors tend to look out for one another and offer help when it is need-ed. “We have had great neighbors who have always been there for us and would help us out in any way they could. It has been a great place live, work, and raise a family,” re-fl ected Duane. Becoming a Heritage Farm is a great honor, as it signifi es longevity of o w n e r s h i p for a fam-ily. Having a heritage to leave behind is also sig-nifi cant and perhaps the most impor-tant thing of all. The Strong fam-ily considers itself fortu-nate to have r e a c h e d both of those milestones.


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Interim Pastor David NelsonSunday: 8:45 a.m. Sunday school;

10 a.m. worship.United Methodist Churches

Every Sunday- Hawkeye & Alpha,9 a.m. Joint service

Seventh Day AdventistPastor Donna

Saturday- 9:30 a.m. Bible Study (classes for all ages), 10:55 a.m.

Worship & singing

-FAYETTE-Fayette Community Church

Pastor Andy SayerEvery Sunday- 9 a.m. SundaySchool (Classes for all ages)

10:20 a.m. Worship (nursery pro-vided)

Monday-Women’s Bible study, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday-Kids Zone 6:30 p.m. (5 yrs.-grade 5) BLAST 6:30 p.m.

(grades 6-12)St. Francis Catholic

Fr. Jim BrokmanEvery Sunday- 10:30 a.m. MassTuesdays & Thurs.-8 a.m. Mass

Wednesday-CCD Classes 7-8 p.m.Church of Jesus Christ of

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9 a.m. Sunday SchoolFirst United MethodistPastor Hyeunmee Kang

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Pastor Johnny TuckerEvery Sunday-

9 a.m. Randalia Worship9 a.m. Union Sunday School

10 a.m. Union Worship

-ARLINGTON-St. John’s LutheranPastors Paul Fohs &

Lin Reichstadtor10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship

Arlington United Methodist9 a.m. Services at Volga United

Methodist10:30 a.m. Services at Arlington

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-WEST UNION-Bethany Lutheran Church9:30 a.m. Sunday School

10:30 a.m. WorshipBethel Presbyterian

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Faith Bible FellowshipTroy Lentell

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Bible StudyValleyview Wesleyan Church

Pastor Leslie White9:30 a.m. Sunday School;

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Wednesdays- 7:30 p.m.Celebrate Recovery Group

Zion Lutheran Church, ELCAPastor David Grant

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St.Paul LutheranPastor Dennis Frank

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Mr. and Mrs. Neil Ingersoll

…65th anniversary… Neil and Darlene Inger-soll of Fayette recently cele-brated 65 years of marriage. The couple were mar-ried Sept. 4, 1949, in Wa-verly. They raised fi ve children and have eight grandchil-dren and eight great-grand-children.

8080thth Birthday Birthday

Daryl Pape Daryl Pape of Hawkeye celebrated his 80th birth-day Friday, Sept. 12. A fam-ily dinner was held. Daryl is retired from the appliance sales and ser-vice business. He and his wife, Mary, have lived near Hawkeye since 1965. The family invites friends to participate in

a card shower with well-wishes sent to 20613 210th St., Hawkeye, IA 52147.


Clifford Franklin Clifford Franklin of Hawkeye will celebrate his 80th birthday on Saturday, Sept. 20, with a card shower. Friends and relatives are invited to help make Clifford’s day extra-special by dropping him a birthday card or note. Greetings can be sent to

Forsyth-Taylor…upcoming nuptials…

Kayla Forsyth and Na-than Taylor of Maynard will exchange marriage vows on Saturday, Sept. 27, in Fayette. Kayla is the daughter of Jeff and Lisa Forsyth of May-nard. She is a West Central High School graduate and a graduate of Iowa State Uni-versity. She is currently a student at Northeast Iowa Community College. Nathan is the son of Duane and Kate Taylor, also of Maynard. A graduate of West Central High School, he is employed by Lifeline.

Cynthia Gage, daughter of Stanley and Ute Gage of Fayette, and Nick Torkelson, son of Beverly Torkelson of Monona and the late David Torkelson will wed on Saturday, Sept. 27, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Monona. Cynthia, a graduate

Gage-Torkelson…to marry…

of Central High School in Elkader, earned her bachelor’s degree in bi-ology from the Univer-sity of Northern Iowa. She currently works as a paraeducator at North Fayette Valley High School in West Union. Nick graduated from MFL/MarMac High School in Monona and earned his degree in power sports from Minnesota West Com-munity College. He cur-rently works at Swiss Valley in Luana. The couple reside in Monona.

Vicky Jo Copp and Aaron John Ryan of Read-lyn were wed at Trinity Lu-theran Church, Hawkeye, on Saturday, Aug. 23. Pas-tor David Nelson offi ciated at the 4 p.m. ceremony. Vicky is the daughter of Daryl and Judy Copp of Hawkeye. Aaron is the son of Mike and Mary Ann Ryan of Readlyn. Escorted down the aisle by her father, the bride wore an ivory strapless gown adorned with crystal-beaded embroidery and lace appliqué. The beading highlighted the sweetheart neckline and continued throughout the bodice and down to the hip. Vicky’s bouquet was comprised of green hy-drangea, purple alstroeme-ria, shades of purple stock, bicolor deep purple roses, fl origene mooncarnations

Mr. and Mrs. Aaron J. Ryan…united in marriage…

in shades of purple, and stephanotis accented with pearl centers. The bride chose her friend Kim Kuehner of Fredericksburg as her ma-tron of honor and sister Katie Copp of West Union as her maid of honor. The bridesmaids were Megan Ryan, sister of the groom, of Madrid, Ia.; Nicole Lan-greck of Hawkeye and Jes-sie Bushman of Clermont, friends of the bride. Their strapless, fl oor-length gowns of plum chif-fon featured sweetheart necklines and pleated bod-ices. Bridget Destival of Sumner was the bride’s personal attendant. Adam Ryan of Minne-apolis attended his brother as best man. Groomsmen were Keith Brunscheon, friend of the groom, of Readlyn; Matt Copp, brother of the bride, of Ce-dar Falls; Aaron Destival of Sumner and Danny Moulds of Cedar Falls, friends of the groom. Seating the guests were Keith Peyton, Mike Leehey, and Ben Hesse. Amy Knoll was the wedding vocalist, and Lin-da Fritz was the organist. At the guest book were Raven and Ivy Hirsch. Following the ceremo-ny, a reception and dance were held at the Hawkeye Community Hall. The bride graduated from Northeast Iowa Com-

munity College in 2004. She is em-ployed at Fredericks-burg Family Health Clinic. The groom is a graduate of the Uni-versity of Northern Iowa. He is employed by CaptiveAire Sys-tems in West Union. Aaron and Vicky reside in Readlyn.

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Meeting MinutesSeptember 8, 2014

President Ingels called the Public Hearing meet-ing to order at 7:30 PM in Room 22. Members present: Barry, Munger, Sharff , Supt. Fuhs and Secretary Arndt. Bushkofsky-excused Oth-ers present: Principal Timmerman, Darise and Jim Donat. Moved by Sharff , Seconded by Barry to approve the agenda as presented. AYES-CARRIED. No public comment regard-ing the continuation of the Instructional Support Levy. Moved by Barry, Seconded by Munger to approve the Instructional Support Levy for a pe-riod of 5 years, starting July 1, 2016 as presented. AYES-CARRIED Moved by Barry, Seconded by Sharff to adjourn the public hearing at 7:34. AYES-CARRIED President Ingels called the Annual meeting of the board to order at 7:34. Moved by Munger, Seconded by Barry to ap-prove the agenda as presented. AYES-CARRIED Supt. Fuhs asked for nominations for President. Moved by Munger, Seconded by Barry to nomi-nate Chad Ingels for President. Moved by Sharff , Seconded Munger to cease nominations for Pres-ident. Roll Call - ALL AYES CARRIED. Moved by Munger, Seconded by Barry to nominate Brent Sharff for Vice-President. Moved by Barry, Seconded by Munger to cease nominations for Vice-President. Roll Call - ALL AYES CARRIED. Sec Arndt administrated oath to elected Board President- Chad Ingels and Vice-President Brent Sharff . Moved by Barry, Seconded by Munger to appoint Kim Arndt as Secretary and Treasurer of the board. Roll Call – ALL AYES-CARRIED. Arndt presented bank statement balances as of June 30, 2014. Moved by Sharff , Seconded by Barry to approve the consent items as presented. AYES-CARRIED Public Forum: None Board: Congrats to Chad and Brent. At this point and time we are up 10 students. Th is could change prior to October 1. Darise Donat presented the Historical Society will graciously donate band shells to the vocal music department. WC will pick them up in Owatonna, MN to save $1300 in shipping. A GREAT big thank you to the Histor-ical Society!!! Jim Donat inquired about having a monitor in the concession stand for the Boosters in the new building. Supt:/HS Principal: ISFIS is holding a fi nancial meeting on 10/20 via ZOOM. Taking donations for fi reworks for homecoming. Working on Teacher Leadership grant. Principal Timmerman: – TY to all elementary teachers for all your hard work last year and this year regard-ing increased reading. NICE word is responsibil-ity. Students are enjoying the new reading series. Advisor & advisee groups are formed. Charter & A.D. Nothing to report. Personnel Actions: Resignations-Moved by Sharff , Seconded by Munger to accept the resignation of Lois Tyler and thank her for her service to the WC students and staff . AYES-CARRIED. Moved by Munger, Seconded by Sharff to approve the resignation of Lisa Rubendall and thank her for her service to the WC students and staff . AYES-CARRIED. Moved by Barry, Seconded by Sharff to approve the resignation of Mark Fallon and thank him for the service to the WC staff and students. AYES-CARRIED Moved by Munger, Seconded by Bar-ry to approve the lane change for Katie Wymer from BA+15 to BA+30, SSS-Step 13, $45,634 for the 2014-2015 school year as presented. AYES-CARRIED. Moved by Sharff , Seconded by Barry to approve a contract for Kelli Kleppe, PK-

Paraprofessional at $9.50 p/h for the 2014-2015 school year. AYES-CARRIED. Moved by Barry, Seconded by Munger to approve the 28E Sharing agreement with North Fayette Valley for Ronda Huckins, English Language Learner, for the 2014-2015 school year as presented. AYES- CAR-RIED. Old Business: Moved by Sharff , Seconded by Munger to approve the purchase of a 2015 bus from Hoglund Bus Co, $77,899 as presented. AYES-CARRIED Moved by Barry, Seconded by Sharff to sell one or two buses as presented. AYES-CARRIED. Moved by Munger, Seconded by Sharff to approve the Public Entity Resolu-tion with Maynard Savings Bank as presented. AYES-CARRIED Moved by Sharff , Seconded by Barry to approve the adult lunch price increase to $3.27 mandated by USDA requirements. AYES-CARRIED Moved by Munger, Seconded by Barry to approve the Title I report in the amount of $44,608 with the guidance from the DE on populating the report for the 14-15 school year as presented. AYES-CARRIED. Moved by Munger, Seconded by Barry to approve the PK-Early Childhood Application for the 2014-2015 school year as presented. AYES-CARRIED. Moved by Barry, Seconded by Sharff to approve payment to Larson Construction, $343,789.32 upon Struxture’s inspection. AYES-CARRIED. Moved by Sharff , Seconded by Barry to ap-prove the School Improvement Action Com-mittee members as presented. AYES-CARRIED. Moved by Sharff , Seconded by Barry to approve the Prevention through Mentoring program and grant for the 2014-2015 school year as presented. AYES-CARRIED. Moved by Barry, Seconded by Munger to approve the Superintendent goals for the 2014-2015 school year as presented. AYES-CARRIED Board Talking Points: Th anks to the Historical Society for their gracious donation. Off to a good school year. Moved by Barry, Sec-onded by Munger to adjourn at 8:55pm. AYES-CARRIED Kim Arndt-Board Secretary

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Published in the Fayette LeaderWednesday, September 17, 2014

PUBLIC NOTICE

Mary M. Reed, 83, of Oelwein, Iowa, died on Thursday morning, Sep-tember 11, 2014 at her home after a long illness Funeral Service: 10:30 A.M. Monday, Septem-ber 15, 2014 at the Grace United Methodist Church, Oelwein, with Rev. Connie Markle offi ciating. Visitation: 4 to 7 P.M. on Sunday at Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home, Oelwein and for one hour before services at the church on Monday. Interment: Woodlawn Cemetery, Oelwein, Iowa. Memorial Fund: Grace United Methodist Church and Wadena American Le-gion. Mary Margaret Gage was born on June 15, 1931 in rural Wadena, Iowa the daughter of McKinley An-drew & Martha Agnes (Ma-lary) Gage.

She graduated from Wadena High School in the Class of 1949. Mary was united in marriage to Richard Ver-non Reed on December 26, 1950 at Grace United Meth-odist Church in Oelwein. Mary was a homemak-er and worked as a waitress at Luigi’s Restaurant, as a cook at the Woolworth Diner and was a childcare provider for several area families. Mary was a member of Grace United Method-ist Church where she was involved in many church organizations. She was also a member of Emmaus and the Wadena American Legion Auxiliary. Mary was a board member for A.R.C. and the Goodwill Auxiliary. She received the Woman of the Year award from the Goodwill Auxiliary. Survivors: 3 Sons:

ObituaryMary Reed

Dennis (Sharon) Reed of Oelwein; Ronald Reed of Oelwein & Steve Reed of Oelwein; Daughter: Gail Medina of Oelwein; 7 Grandchildren; 8 Great Grandchildren; 2 Brothers: Edwin (Virginia) Gage of Wadena & Keith (Waneta) Gage of Oelwein; Sister: Maxine (Robert) Klass of Guttenburg and Many Nieces & Nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, hus-band: Richard on Decem-ber 3, 2000, an infant son: Richard Eugene Reed, 3 brothers: James, John & Duane Gage and a sister: Marjorie Voshell.

Friends and family are invited to join in a card shower in honor of Helen Scheidel’s 90th birthday on Saturday, Sept. 27. Birthday wishes can be mailed to Helen at 98 Bol-ger Dr., Fayette, IA 52142.


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Jarchow Reunion The 84th Annual Jarchow Reunion will be held at the Hawk-eye Community Hall in Hawkeye on Sun-day, September 21. A potluck dinner will begin at noon, fol-lowed by the meet-ing. Those attending should bring along any photos they wish to show, share, or that need identifi ca-tions. Family members should also bring written information on weddings, births, or deaths.

The Caregiver Support Group will meet at Arling-ton Place Assisted Living in Oelwein on Tuesday, Sept. 16, at 1:30 p.m. Individuals providing care to older adults are in-vited to come and discuss the many challenges and rewards of caregiving in a

confi dential, supportive environment. RSVP is not necessary. Contact Barb Labosky at 800-233-4603 for more information. The event is sponsored by Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Ag-ing.

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A Brick City Days cel-ebration will not be held in Clermont in 2014. Meanwhile, the Rick Wilker Memorial Soft-ball Tournament will continue to be held Oct. 3-5 at the Clermont soft-ball diamond. Teams may register with Dave Wilker at (563) 380-5148. In addition, a two-person volleyball tour-nament will be held at the Clermont volleyball pit on Saturday, Oct. 4. Registration will begin

at noon. The concession stand will be open on the grounds Oct. 3-5.

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Classic Tractors of Northeast Iowa will host its Fall Ride on Satur-day, Sept. 27. Registra-tion begins at 7 a.m. at the Clermont City Park. The local club has estab-lished a scholarship to assist NICC agricultural students. Proceeds from the Fall Ride fund the scholarship effort and

community projects. Classic Tractors will also be taking out their 20-passenger covered shuttle for anyone who wishes to simply enjoy the ride on Sept. 27. For additional in-formation or to prereg-ister, call Sylvan Taylor at (563) 423-5275 or Jan Bear at (563) 380-7600.

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Friends of the Floral Hall are sponsoring a ben-efi t brunch Sunday, Sept. 21 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Dance Pavilion at the Fayette County Fairgrounds in West Union. The menu will include pancakes, sau-sage, scrambled eggs, and a beverage. A freewill of-fering will be accepted. All proceeds will be donated to the fund to support put-ting a new roof on the Floral Hall. If anyone is unable to attend but would like to help with this project, do-nations may be sent to “Flo-ral Hall Roof Account” at Bank 1st, P.O. Box 233, West Union, IA 52175. This brunch project by Friends of Floral Hall has been approved for some funding from Thri-vent Financial Group, Fay-ette County Chapter. Prior to the county purchasing the current Fay-ette County Fairgrounds, the annual fair was held around the Courthouse square. The Floral Hall was one of the earliest build-

Benefi t Brunch for Floral Hall roof

CPS Open House Facility manager Cory Cannon and the entire staff of Crop Production Servic-es invite the public to meet the employees of the new West Union offi ce today (Wednesday). The event will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. C r o p P r o d u c t i o n Services is lo-cated at 105 Armour Street in West Union.

Fayette County Extension Saturday, Sept. 20 – Oelwein Cool Clovers 4-H Club meeting, 9 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 21 – Banks Go Getters 4-H club meet-ing, 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22 – Margin Protection Program, 10 a.m., Extension Offi ce, Fayette; 4-H leader meeting, 7:30 p.m., Extension Offi ce, Fay-ette. Tuesday, Sept. 23 – Master Gardener class, 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Extension Offi ce, Fayette.


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Charged in Hawkeye school break-in

On Tuesday, Sept. 9, after a two-week investiga-tion, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Offi ce has charged two juveniles in connection with a break-in at the for-mer Hawkeye Elementary School in Hawkeye. Alexander Jones, 15, and Colton Edwards, 15, both of Hawkeye, are ac-cused of entering the school without permission and damaging computers and light fi xtures, as well as burning materials in the computer lab. Jones and Edwards have been referred to Ju-venile Court authorities on charges of second-degree criminal mischief, third-de-

gree arson, and trespassing. Truck-trailer collision

On Tuesday, Sept. 9, at approximately 8:03 p.m., Fayette County deputies responded to an accident at 190th Street and Lane Road. Henry Miller, 62, of Fayette was driving a truck eastbound on 190th Street and pulling a fully loaded bail trailer without lights in the dark. Eric Kanagy, 19, of Westgate was also driving a truck eastbound and could not see Miller. Kanagy struck Miller’s bail trailer head on. Kanagy’s truck was considered a total loss; Miller’s bail trailer sus-tained some functional

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damage. No one was injured in the accident. This accident is still under investigation.

Cement mixer tips over into ditch

On Friday, Sept. 12, at approximately 2 p.m., theFayette County Sheriff’s Of-fi ce received a call of a ce-ment truck tipped over in the ditch on Highway 18,east of X Avenue. When deputies arrived at the scene, it was discov-ered that the cement truck had tipped into a ditch off a farm drive just off Highway18. Through an investiga-tion, it was learned thatRoger Ameling, 47, of West Union was backing a ce-ment mixer down a narrowdriveway when the wheels slipped off the east part of the drive, causing the ce-ment mixer to tip and rollonto its side in the east ditch. Cement and mix hadto be removed from the mixer with water in order to move the mixer. No one at the scene was injured, but the dam-age to the 2007 Kenworth W900 was estimated at$13,000. The Fayette County Sheriff’s Offi ce was assisted by Waucoma Fire Depart-ment, Waucoma First Re-sponders, and West UnionFire Department.

Assault charges fi led On Sunday, Sept. 14, the Fayette County Sher-iff’s Offi ce received a call of an assault that occurred at Prairie View Residential Care Facility, rural Fayette. When deputies arrived at the scene, an investiga-tion was conducted and itwas learned that two dif-ferent assaults occurred be-tween multiple people. Zachary Morris, 20, of Prairie View Residen-tial Care Facility was ar-rested for assault causing

bodily injury (serious misdemeanor), and Nei-sha Sanders, 24, of PrairieView Residential Care Fa-cility was arrested for as-sault (simple misdemean-or). Morris and Sanderswere taken into custody and transported to the Fayette County Law En-forcement Center, where they awaited their initialappearances.

Turns self in to serve time

On Monday, Sept. 15, at 10 a.m., Stephen Smith,48, of Des Moines turnedhimself in to the Fayette County Law EnforcementCenter on a Fayette Coun-ty mittimus. Smith had been or-dered by the court to serve two days in the Fay-ette County Law Enforce-ment Center after beingsentenced for operatingwhile intoxicated, fi rst of-fense. Smith was held in the Fayette County Law En-forcement to serve the two-day sentence.

OWI, open container On Saturday, Sept. 13, at approximately 12:30 a.m., a Fayette County deputy discovered a male passedout behind the wheel of a running motor vehicle inthe Shell Express parkinglot in West Union. Following an investi-gation, Douglas Bass of Sumner was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated, fi rst of-fense, and having an open container as a driver. Bass was arrested and transported to the Fayette County Law EnforcementCenter.

Books! Home activity packets! Food, prizes, and fun! All this and more is a part of the Family Storyteller pro-gram coming soon to the West Central area schools. Iowa State University Extension & Outreach in Fayette County is offering a family literacy program for parents and children ages 4-6. Family Storyteller can help parents prepare their children to succeed in school, watch their children grow in independence, enjoy a special time with their children, and have fun sharing books with their children. Par-ents will learn reading techniques and then practice reading books to their chil-dren. Fun language and craft activities will complement the books and extend

the learning. The six weekly sessions are sched-uled for Wednesday evenings from Oct. 1 through Nov.5. Each session will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Maynard. A light meal will be served to participants. If needed, child care will be available for siblings not in the 4-6 age group. There is no cost for this Family Sto-ryteller program. Funding for Family Storyteller is provided by the ISU Exten-sion & Outreach – Fayette County Offi ce. Preregistration is required. The pro-gram is limited to 10 families. To prereg-ister, contact the Fayette County Exten-sion Offi ce by calling (563)425-3331 or emailing [email protected].

Family Storyteller program coming to Maynard

The Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) Cresco Center is hosting “Jobs with a Fu-ture: Advanced Manufac-turing” on Tuesday, Sept. 23. The event will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The upcoming pro-

gram will provide students and community members with an opportunity to learn more about advanced manufacturing careers and meet with local industry leaders who will discuss in-demand careers, indus-try earning potential, local

‘Jobs with a Future’ at NICCemployment and training options available in ad-vanced manufacturing. At the event, commu-nity members will have an opportunity to tour the new Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machin-ist and welding labs at the Cresco Center. The lab spaces will provide hands-on training for students enrolled in NICC Career Pathway Certifi cate pro-grams in CNC Operator and Welding (Basic). An ad-ditional certifi cate option offered at the center, Certi-fi ed Production Technician, is also designed to meet lo-cal workforce needs in ad-vanced manufacturing. Attendance at “Jobs with a Future: Advanced Manufacturing” is manda-tory for those who plan to enroll in various NICC Career Pathway Certifi cate programs this fall and win-ter. For more information, or to register for “Jobs with a Future: Advanced Manu-facturing,” visit www.nicc.edu/jobswithafuture or call (319) 283-3010.

That’s a lot of cans! On Friday, Sept. 12, at 10:30 a.m., a Fayette Coun-ty deputy stopped a semi-tractor trailer on Hwy. 150 approximately four miles south of Fayette after the deputy observed that the trailer’s rear door was un-secured and its contents of smashed aluminum cans were falling out onto the roadway. An investigation showed that the semi, driv-en by Gary Williamowski, 53, of Cedar Rapids had lost thousands of aluminum

cans, nearly one-third of the driver’s load, out onto the roadway between 190th St., three miles south of West Union, and 100th St., fi ve miles south of Fayette along Hwy. 150. No injuries and no damage were reported. The Can Shed redemp-tion center/trucking ser-vice of Cedar Rapids and the Iowa Department of Transportation have been working on cleanup. The incident remains under investigation.

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Dave and Sue Schulte have been named King and Queen of the upcoming Wadena Fun Days celebration. (Courtesy photo)

Mike Van SickleContributing Editor

Although Dave and Sue Schulte aren’t even full-time residents of Wadena, they are certainly thought of as family by the resi-dents of the local commu-nity. In response to the spe-cial ties they maintain with the town, the Manchester couple has been named the 2014 Wadena Fun Day King and Queen.

Being recently named King and Queen is especial-ly meaningful to the couple since Dave was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in June. He continues to un-dergo treatments in his fi ght against the disease.

“We both believe in miracles,” stressed Sue. “In life, you can only have hope.”

Dave and Sue have been married for 17 years and reside on Dave’s family farm in Delaware County. They have six adult chil-dren and fi ve grandchil-dren. In addition to farm-ing, the couple operate Schulte Self-Storage and Green Acres Campground near Manchester.

The retired owner of Dave Schulte Construction in Manchester, the army veteran is a member of the Manchester American Le-gion. He and Sue are also supporters of the Wade-na American Legion and Wadena Public Library.

A Wadena native, Sue fondly recalls as a child accompanying her blind grandfather, Robert Bond Sr., to the Wadena Post Of-fi ce. He would then have her stop at the then John-ny’s Tap, where each of them would enjoy their re-spective cold drinks.

Now 58, she reminisced about joining the other lo-cal children during the winter months in sledding down the snow-covered city dump in the winter.

“We were also Dump-ster divers as we would often build forts from the scrap lumber and iron at the dump,” she laughed.

Sue attended K-6 grade

in Wadena, Clermont Ju-nior High, and Valley High School through her sopho-more year. “It was a very sad day for me when we moved to Elkader,” she added. Sue fi rst introduced Dave to the small town nestled amongst the roll-ing hills of northern Fayette County approximately two decades ago. “Dave simply fell in love with the entire community,” Sue noted. “Whenever we went on a date, he’d want to go to Wadena. We both feel its such a pretty area of our state, and everyone is just so wonderful to be around.” Dave and Sue pur-chased and remodeled a Wadena home a few years ago to reside in for week-end getaways. They have since purchased a down-town building, which is used as storage for Dave’s tractor collection. “Dave has become quite popular with the chil-dren of Wadena. They look forward to the opportunity to climb on his tractors,” said Sue. “We just love everyone in that town. The residents watch over our proper-ties when we are not there, and whenever we re-turn they stop by and see us,” she concluded. “It’s a very tight-knit community. We both feel it’s the best-kept secret in Iowa.” Wadena Fun Days will kick off Saturday, Sept. 20, with a Pork Butt Cook-Off, and volleyball, basketball, and bean-bag toss t o u r n a m e n t s . The annual pa-rade and roast beef dinner will follow on Sunday, Sept. 21.

Friends of Wadena crowned King and Queen

Janell BradleyContributing Writer

The Fayette Board of Adjustment acted recently on two variance requests, one by a resident and the other by The Maples As-sisted Living Center. The issue of structures having been constructed in side yards around the city has been discussed with more frequency by the board. Resident Gary Goodell requested a vari-ance to Chapter 165.10 after being informed a shed in his yard did not meet code. A City offi cial sug-gested to the Board of Ad-justment that Goodell has room in his backyard be-hind his house and south of his garage where he could place the shed to be in compliance with city code. Board members Jeff Potratz and Burton Odekirk voiced concern that the older shed could fall apart if it’s moved. They also noted there isn’t a lot of space between the house and the garage. A motion to grant the variance request failed on a vote of 3-2. Vot-ing “no” were Louise Scott,

Holly Streeter and Steve Post. In addition to Godell being required to move his shed behind his house by Sept. 15 to meet city code, City Administrator Christie Dennis told the Fayette City Council at its fi rst meeting in September that a letter was earlier sent to Goodell. The letter asked that he cease his salvage business at 101 King Street because the property isn’t zoned for that type of operation. Two signs have been placed in his yard indicating that no salvage drop-offs are allowed at the site, just a block from the business district. In recent weeks, two local residents paid the cost of having a Dumpster placed on Goodell’s prop-erty to encourage him to clean up the salvage items that spill from buildings on his property. “There’s been a lot of outreach,” said Mayor An-drew Wenthe. A request from The Maples Assisted Living Center was also acted upon at the Board of Adjust-ment’s meeting.

The center, where there is also an adjacent nursing home, asked that a pergola on the north side yard of its property at 98 Bolger Drive remain in the side yard. Debbie Heldt, ad-ministrator at Maple Crest, attended the meeting. The entity’s request stated that the backyard isn’t large enough to move the pergola. New construc-tion recently began at the rear of the center. The board voted unan-imously to approve a side yard variance for the per-gola at The Maples Assisted Living Center. As part of the discus-sion prior to the vote, the board acknowledged re-ceiving a letter from resi-dent Dusty Dunn, com-menting on The Maples’ request for a variance. Dunn and his wife had earlier requested a variance for a shed placed in their side yard, which the board denied. The shed has since been moved to the back-yard. In his letter, Dunn said he believes the per-gola should remain in The Maples’ side yard. However,

he noted, “I am opposed to the pretentious and hypo-critical manner in which the representatives of Ma-ple Crest went about plac-ing it and their commentsin previous proceedings.” He added, “Maple Crest unlawfully con-structed the pergola by notobtaining a construction permit to build it and thenunlawfully placed it in theside yard without obtaininga variance from the Board of Adjustment. When theywere made aware of these two unlawful acts, Maple Crest Manor did not go be-fore the Board of Adjust-ment ... but inappropriatelyobtained a variance from the city clerk.” Dunn suggested that by granting The Maples’ re-quest, the board would be “condoning unlawful andaristocratic governance.”

Variance requests reviewed in Fayette

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To the editor:

Remember when Jesse Ventura and the GOP/TP governed Minnesota and almost bankrupted that state? They closed road-side rest areas and state parks damaging their tour-ism dominated economy. They reduced road/bridge/building maintenance/repair. [the I-35 bridge col-lapse], etc. Wisconsin›s GOP/TP government has legislated inequality, negated lawfully negotiated contracts, un-derfunded schools, etc. Missouri›s GOP/TP has legislated inequality by

kicking legal voters off the lists, increased income in-equality by tax cuts for the upper brackets, etc. Now, Kansas’ GOP/TP Governor Brownback and GOP/TP-controlled Con-gress have almost bank-rupted that state. New and current jobs are fl eeing. Schools are crippled. There is no rainy day fund to tap. Iowa needs Democrat Rick Edwards in Iowa›s Congress to offset that GOP/TP mindset, rampant in western Iowa. If eastern Iowa voters vote GOP/TP, Iowa becomes Kansas/Mis-souri/Wisconsin. Branstad and the GOP/

TP have one answer to fi x-ing Iowa’s dangerously de-teriorated roads/bridges – “next year.” Only “next year” has not come while he has been governor. Iowa’s Democratic Par-ty IS the fi scally prudent party. WE FIX IOWA! Remember to vote Democratic for Rick Ed-wards for Iowa Congress, Pat Murphy for U.S. Con-gress, Dave Loebsack for U.S. Congress, Bruce Braley for U.S. Senate and Jack Hatch for Governor!

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Open Forum

General open forum guidelines: The Fayette Leader accepts letters on top-ics of general interest. Letters must include the writer’s signature, ad-dress and phone num-ber and be submitted by noon Friday of the week prior to expected publi-cation. Letters should not exceed 350 words. All letters are subject to ed-iting. Letters considered libelous or which appear to slander an individual or business will not be published. Letters that are po-litical in nature will only be published up to two weeks prior to an elec-tion, so that time is al-lowed for rebuttal, with no letters being pub-lished the week imme-diately prior to an elec-tion.


FAYETTE COUNTY FARMLANDFOR CASH LEASE/RENT

CALL FOR BIDDERS

Marjorie Strudthoff and David Strudthoff (Power of Attorney) are offering for cash rent/lease land in Wind-sor Township, Fayette County, legally described as:

The Northeast Quarter of Section 34, Township 94 North, Range 9 West of the Fifth P.M., Fayette County, Iowa.

109 Tillable Acres are located 3.5 miles north of Ran-dalia: 19785 O Avenue.

Method of Bidding: Interested bidders should submit written sealed bids to Traeger & Koempel Law Office, 103 North Vine Street, West Union, Iowa 52175, by 1:00 P.M. October 1, 2014. All bids must be submit-ted as both total dollar amount and on a per-acre basis. These bids must also include the operator’s name, ad-dress, and telephone number. In addition, each bidder is asked to provide the name and telephone number of two landowners that the operator has contracted with as references. Please print Strudthoff Bid on the outside of the envelope.

Terms: The successfully bidder will sign an Iowa Cash Rent Farm Lease agreement beginningMarch 1, 2015, and ending the last dayof February, 2018.

OWNERS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REJECTANY AND ALL BIDS.

For further information: Fact sheets regarding the 109 acres can be picked up at: AgVantage FS, 300 West Franklin, West Union, Iowa,or email: David Strudthoff at [email protected].

NOTICE OF SALE OF CLAYTON COUNTY FARMLAND

Larry Halverson and the Estate of James R. Halverson offer for sale

70.11 acres, more or less, of Clayton County farmland in one (1) parcel.

Description of land: This parcel consists of 42.11 acres in Section 2-93-

6 and 28 acres in Section 11-93-6, with 48 acres, more or less, tillable

and the balance in pasture and timber with a creek running through the

west part. The average CSR for this land is 48+. The farm is located

approx. 10 miles SE of Elgin and approx. 5 miles west of Elkader.

Terms of sale: The successful bidder will be required to sign an Offer

to Buy on the standard Iowa Bar Assoc. form on the day of sale and

submit a check for 10% of the sale price with the balance due at closing

Taxes will be pro-rated to date of possession. *This sale is subject to a

lease of 26 of the tillable acres which runs through the 2015 crop year.

Other leases have been terminated.

Method of sale: Sealed written bids will be received at Katsumes Law

4 p.m. on Wednesday, October 8, 2014. All bids must be in writing and

submitted as a lump sum (no per acre bids). The envelope should have

“land bid” on the outside. The bid must contain the lump sum offered,

name, address and phone number of bidder. The top three (3) bidders

reserve the right to refuse any and all bids submitted. Announcements

made at the time of sale will take precedence over any advertised or

other terms and Sellers reserve the right to waive any irregularities in the

bidding or sale procedure.

Information about the land may be obtained by calling

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As part of the Agricultural Act of 2014, the Margin Protection Program (MPP) provides a new safety net pro-gram for dairy producers. It will pro-vide payments when a national bench-mark for dairy income minus feed costs falls below coverage levels pro-ducers select. Several meetings will be held across Iowa to educate producers and

related persons regarding the Farm Bill programs and decisions. In Fayette County, a meeting is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 22. The discussion will be held from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Fayette County Exten-sion Offi ce in Fayette. Preregistration is encouraged prior to the meeting. Please RSVP at (563) 425-3331.

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Opera House concert Clarinetist Maurita Murphy Marx and guitarist Juan Tony Guzmán will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Fayette Opera House in Fayette. Marx and Guzmán will perform a choro, the na-tional music of Brazil since the late 1800s. There is no admission charge.

The Fayette County Community Foundation (FCCF), an affi liate of the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa, is an-nouncing that the applica-tion deadline for all 2014 grants will be midnight (CST) on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014, with grant awards to be announced in March. Grants are awarded to projects in the follow-ing areas: arts and culture; community betterment; education; environmental education and protection; health; historic preserva-tion; and human services. Grant applicants must be 501(c)(3) designated organizations (or govern-ment entities) serving Fay-ette County in order to be

considered for funding. Completed applica-tions must be submitted online no later than Satur-day, Nov. 15, in order to be considered for fall fund-ing. All applications and required attachments must be submitted online. The online grant application may be found at www.fay-etteccf.org after Sept. 15. To address potential questions or concerns re-garding the new online ap-plication process, a training session for grant applicants will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, at Fay-ette Community Library (104 W. State Street) in Fayette. Organizations in attendance will be entered into a drawing for a $250

mini-grant from the FayetteCounty Community Foun-dation. First-time grant ap-plicants should visit withDottie Thompson, programmanager, prior to submit-ting an application. Any additional ques-tions specifi c to the grant process can also be ad-dressed to Dottie at the Community Foundation ofNortheast Iowa, (319) 287-9106, ext. 18. For general informa-tion on the Fayette County Community Foundationand its grants, you may call Fayette County Economic Development at (800) 477-5073.

Dean’s List Lindsey Paul and Ren-di Den Burger, both of Fay-ette, have been named to the Kirkwood Community College Dean’s List for the 2014 summer semester.

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Farmland For SaleFayette County

Name: ______________________ Age on Race Day: _________________ Address: ____________________ City, State, Zip: ___________________ Phone: ______________________ Email: __________________________ (Circle one) Registration: (Circle one) Shirt Size: Individual Couple Family Adult: S M L XL XXL(add $2) Youth: S M L

*Please fill out a registration form for each individual despite group registration rates *Make checks payable to “Leggin’ It for Learning VCF”

**Family registration includes up to five members; each additional member $5 Please read and sign the waiver below:

Waiver: I understand the nature of the physical demands of participating in the Leggin’ It for Learning 5K Run/Walk and I fully accept complete responsibility for my own health and well-being. I hereby release all

representatives and individuals assisting in the Leggin’ It for Learning 5K Run/Walk from any and all rights, claims, demands, actions, causes of

actions, and/or lawsuits for any and all injuries, loss, or damage suffered by myself while participating in this event. Further, I grant permission to all of the foregoing to use any photographs, motion

pictures, recordings, or any other record of this event for legitimate purposes.

Signature: ______________________________ Date: ________________

(Parent or guardian if under 18)

Please mail check and registration to:

Kirk Jacobsen c/o Leggin’ It for Learning

1403 Apple Rd Clermont, IA 52175

The “Leggin’ It for Learning” 5K Run/Walk re-turns Saturday, Oct. 11. Reg-istration is from 7:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. at Clermont City Park. Participants will then be bussed to North Fayette Valley Middle School/Val-ley Elementary from the park for the 9:30 a.m. race start. Leggin’ It for Learn-ing was created in 2013 to promote healthy living in beautiful Northeast Iowa while supporting area stu-

dents at the same time. In its fi rst year of existence, Leggin’ It had over 110 par-ticipants, and organizers are hoping to increase this number each year. To date, the fundraiser has tallied over $2,500 to donate to lo-cal schools. As part of the 2014 event, competitive runners will enjoy a challenging yet beautiful course. Medals will be awarded. All youth ages 12 and under will re-ceive a certifi cation of com-

pletion. Meanwhile, the casual participant will appreciate the paved trail and treasure the opportunity to get in a brisk walk or stroll with those whose company they enjoy. Refreshments and prizes await participants at the fi nish line at Clermont City Park. To guarantee a T-shirt, preregister by Monday, Sept. 22, by utilizing the at-tached form.

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Make Checks Payable To: Fayette County Ag Society ***Deadline to Register Nov. 6th***

Mail Registration To: Gina Niewoehner

20452 T Ave

Hawkeye, IA 52147

Release of Liability

I know that running/walking in a road race is a potentially hazardous activity. I represent that I am medically able

and properly trained to participate in this event. I assume all risks associated with this event including, but not

limited to, heat exhaustion, falls, contact with other participants, effects of weather, dangerous traffic conditions, etc,

all such risks being known and recognized by me. I hereby agree for myself and heirs, assigns, personal

representative, executors and administrators, to waive, release, and forever discharge the Fayette County Ag Society

and its respective directors, officers and volunteers and any and all sponsors, suppliers and any other personnel

assisting or connected with this event, any rights, claims or demands therefore which I may have or which I may

hereafter accrue to me arising out of injury to my person or my property incurred in connection with participation in

the 1st Annual Turkey Trot 5k Run/Walk held on Thursday, November 27th, 2014.

Signature Date

Parent or Legal Guardian Signature (if under 18 years of age) Date

The Fayette County Ag-ricultural Society is offering the public an opportunity to not only burn off calo-ries prior to Thanksgiving dinner this holiday season, but also raise funds to reno-vate the Bandstand, located on the fairgrounds in West Union. The fi rst annual Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk has been scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 27. Registration will be held from 7 a.m. to 7:45 a.m., with the event to fol-low at 8 a.m. on Thanksgiv-ing Day. The fi rst overall male

and female fi nishers will each receive a trophy. In addition, medals will be awarded to the top three fi nishers in each male/fe-male division. To guarantee receiv-ing a Turkey Trot T-shirt, participants are required to preregister by using the adjacent form by Thursday, Nov. 6. Checks are to be made payable to Fayette County Ag Society and mailed with registration forms to: Gina Niewoehner, 20452 T Ave., Hawkeye, IA 52147.

Anyone wishing to make a monetary or in-kind donation to the Band-stand renovation project,volunteer the day of the event, and/or help sponsor the Turkey Trot T-shirts orthe event itself may contact Niewoehner at (563) 427-3761, or any Fayette CountyFair (Ag Society) Board member. The Fair Board and Ag Society members hope to raise enough funds to reno-vate the Bandstand prior to the 2015 Fayette County Fair.

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Sports

Jerry WadianContributing Writer

The North Fayette Val-ley defense held Center Point-Urbana’s offense to fi ve fi rst downs and 108 yards of total offense, while NFV’s Josh Mackey ran for 160 yards in the football game Friday night in Cen-ter Point. However, it was the TigerHawks on the short end of a 14-12 score as the offense lost four fumbles, special teams muffed two punts, and CP-U picked off one pass. NFV started strong, scoring on its fi rst posses-sion, a nine-play, 52-yard drive capped off by an 11-yard scamper by Mackey. However, the point after was missed on a bad snap. The Pointers couldn’t get a fi rst down the entire half as the TigerHawks add-ed another TD in the sec-ond period on a 58-yard, 10-play drive highlighted by a 20-yard pick up by Trevor Hurd. The two-point at-tempt failed. The two PAT failures would come back to haunt NFV at the end. It looked like the Ti-gerHawks had a third score when Tyler Johansen drilled a CP-U ball carrier, knocking the ball out of the runner’s hands. Johansen scooped up the loose ball and was 20 yards downfi eld with blockers behind him when the referee’s whistle blew. The play was ruled dead before the fumble. Johan-sen stood, arms outspread, joining coaches and fans in protesting the call. Head coach Bob Lape said of the play, “It was a tough call, but we can’t dwell on that; it’s some-thing we can’t control.” Still, it was 12-0 in favor of NFV at the break, with the TigerHawks receiving the opening kick of the sec-ond half. That’s when the night-mare began for NFV. On their fi rst two pos-sessions of the third quar-ter, the TigerHawks threw an interception and fum-bled, giving CP-U the ball on the NFV 26 and 36, re-spectively. The D held both times even forcing the Pointers to lose yards on the second possession. On their third posses-sion, the TigerHawks had to punt. Once again the D held, but on the CP-U punt, the TigerHawks fumbled the kick away on their own 36. This time, with the help of a big third-down pass, the Pointers got the score with 8:27 left in the game. North Fayette Valley rallied, managing a fi rst down, but fumbled the ball away on their own 42. Once again the D looked terrifi c, forcing a third-and-16 only to give up a 28-yard pass. Four plays

TigerHawks fall, 14-12

Defense superb; turnovers costlylater, the Pointer QB hit a receiver in the right corner of the end zone, and the kick made it 14-12 with 4:29 left in the game. NFV tried to save the day, marching for a couple of fi rst downs, but Hurd got sacked, and on fourth-and-17, the pass to Derrick Kuehner was complete but a couple of yards short of the fi rst down. From the stats, it looked like a NFV blow-out. CP-U had just 54 yards rushing on 46 carries (1.5 yards a carry) and 54 yards passing. Meanwhile, NFV ran for 243 yards on 48 car-ries with 20 more through the air. Mackey also led the de-fense with 14 tackles. Two other TigerHawks were in double digits in tackles. Jo-hansen was in on 12 stops, including a team-high nine tackles. Nashua Lansing

continued his fi ne work onthe D line with 11 tackles,eight of which were solostops. Brody Woods madetwo big plays on defense,picking off a pass and fall-ing on a Pointer fumble. Afterwards Lape said,“It’s a tough loss and a bit-ter pill to swallow. Howev-er, there are a lot of gamesleft to play. You have to re-member, it’s a marathon,not a sprint. “We played well, butseven turnovers is toomany. As I’ve said all sea-son, we have to clean itup, and we will. We will beready to go this week.” Lape concluded, “Youhave to remember, evenwith seven turnovers, wewere still in a position towin. That really says some-thing about how well we re-ally played.”

The North Fayette Valley defense played well all night Friday with hard tackles like this one by SethRupprecht (53); Josh Mackey (44) comes in to ensure the runner goes down. (Kris Van Sickle photo)

Class 2A District 3Beckman 1-0 3-0Center Point-Urbana 1-0 3-0New Hampton 1-0 3-0North Fayette 0-1 2-1 Columbus 0-1 0-3Oelwein 0-1 0-3 Waukon 0-0 1-2

Last Week’s ScoresCP-U 14, North Fayette 12 Waukon 40, Crestwood 16Beckman 30, Oelwein 0N. Hampton 55, Columbus 3

This Week’s GamesOelwein @ NFV CP-U @ Columbus SW @ New HamptonWaukon @ Beckman

8-Man District 4Central/Elkader 1-0 3-0Turkey Valley 1-0 3-0West Central 1-0 1-2Central City 1-0 1-2Kee 0-1 2-1CV Christian 0-1 1-2Springville 0-1 1-2 Midland 0-1 0-3

Last Week’s ScoresCentral City 58, CV Christian 36W. Central 32, Midland 28Turkey Valley 46, Kee 0Elkader 76, Springville 29

This Week’s GamesTurkey Valley @ West Central Elkader @ CV Christian Central City @ Kee Midland @ Springville

NFV CP-U14 First Downs 448-243 Rushing Yards 46-5420 Passing Yards 54263 Total Yards 1082-8-1 Passing 3-10-11-15 Punts-Avg. 6-297-6 Fumbles-Lost 2-12-25 Penalties-Yds. 5-357 Turnovers 2

Scoring by QuartersNFV 6 6 0 0 12CP-U 0 0 0 14 14

Scoring Summary 1st- NFV: Mackey, 12-yd. run (kick failed)). 2nd- NFV: Mackey, 4-yd run (kick failed). 4th- CPU: Kinsey, 2-yd. run (kickgood). 4th- CPU: Jirdak from Kramer,

13-yd. pass (kick good).Individual Hawk Stats

Rushing- Mackey, 27-160; Kue-hner, 8-25; Hurd, 10-42; DeMuth, 2-6; Martin, 1-10. Passing- Hurd, 2-8-1-20. Receiving- Kuehner, 2-20. Punts- Kleve, 1-15. Kickoffs- Poppen, 3-47.3-yd. Kickoff Returns- Kuehner, 3-25. Int.- Woods, 1-1. Fum. Recovery- Woods. Tackles (assists-solo-total)- Mackey, 9-5-14; Johansen, 3-9-12; Lansing, 3-8-11; Kuehner, 5-3-8; Kleve, 3-1-4; Bouska, 2-4-6; Lape, 1-5-6; Roys, 2-4-6; DeMuth, 0-1-1 Martin, 2-1-3; Woods, 5-0-1; D. Baum-ler, 1-0-1; Ney, 0-1-1; Callahan, 0-1-1; Jellings, 1-0-1; C. Baumler, 1-0-1; Be-miss, 1-0-1.


Upper Iowa used 21-point outbursts in both the fi rst and third quarters to down the Minot State Beavers, 49-3, Saturday night in Minot, N.D. The win gave the Pea-cocks their fi rst 2-0 start to a season since 1997. The UIU head coach in 1997 was Paul Rudolph, who later went to head the program at Minot State. This Saturday, the Pea-cocks go for 3-0 against an-other band of Beavers as winless Bemidji State visits Harms-Eischeid Stadium in a 6 p.m. contest. In Minot Saturday, UIU started fast, opening the

game with a 75-yard drive capped by Chris Smith’s 45-yard TD run. Nine minutes later, Smith would score again, this time on a 13-yard scam-per. The Peacocks closed out the fi rst quarter with a 68-yard bomb from Cole Jaeschke to Oelwein alum Keaton Hosch for a 21-0 lead. Another Oelwein grad, Paul Yokas, intercepted a Beaver pass early in the sec-ond quarter, and UIU drove 69 yards in nine plays with Evan Dornink driving over the goal line from the 9. The score was 28-3 by halftime, and UIU tallied three more times in the

third quarter to put the game on ice. Smith ran nine times for 101 yards and three TDs as the Peacocks netted 234 yards on the ground. Jaeschke led a balanced offense, going 19-27 for 255 yards and two scores through the air. Shay Gutman led the receiving corps with four catches for 76 yards and a TD. Hosch also nabbed four passes for 73 yards and the long TD catch. Defensively, UIU al-lowed Minot just 248 yards of total offense. Tyler Fisher led the defenders with nine tackle. Jeff Arends and Yo-kas each intercepted a pass.

First 2-0 start since 1997

Win moves UIU to 2-0

WC Midland23 First Downs 1720-83 Rushing Yards 47-219335 Passing Yards 67418 Total Yards 28623-40-1 Passing 4-14-03-26 Punts-Avg. 4-311-1 Fumbles-Lost 2-27-65 Penalties-Yds. 7-652 Turnovers 2

Scoring by QuartersWC 8 6 12 6 32 Mid. 6 16 0 6 28 Scoring Summary 1ST –M: 51-yd. run (run failed). 1st- WC: Wolfe, 52-yd. pass from Steinbronn (Steinbronn pass from Fink). 2nd – M: 4-yd. run (pass good). 2nd- M: 15-yd. run (pass good) 2nd- WC: Wolfe, 5-yd. pass from Steinbronn (pass failed). 3rd- WC: Niemann 57-yd. pass from Steinbronn (pass failed).

3rd- WC: Steinbronn, 2-yd. run (pass failed). 4th- WC: Langel, 11-yd. pass from Steinbronn, (pass failed). 4th M: 35-yd. pass (run failed). 4th- WC: Squires, 13-yd. run

Koch pass Individual Blue Devil Stats

Rushing- Steinbronn, 11-60; Niemann, 8-23; Wolfe, 1-0. Receiving – Wolfe, 15-190; Niemann, 6-125; Langel, 2-21. Passing – Steinbronn, 25-40-1-335. Punts- Steinbronn, 4-78. Kickoffs- Steinbronn, 6-220. Kickoff Returns- Niemann, 2-14. Tackles (solo-assists-total)- Koch, 6-5-11; Niemann, 5-6-11; Lan-gel, 7-1-8; C. Kane, 5-4-9; J. Kane, 4-3-7; Squires, 4-3-7; Wolfe, 4-4-8; Forsyth, 0-3-3; Steinbronn, 0-2-2; Mc-Donough, 0-1-1.


West Central contin-ued its aerial display Fri-day at Midland as the Blue Devils rallied to beat the Cowboys, 32-28. The passing and re-ceiving records set by Ethan Steinbronn and Joe Wolfe last week, were bro-ken by the same pair this week. At Midland, Stein-bronn threw for 335 yards (289 last week) and Wolfe collected 190 receiving yards (144 the week be-fore). Wolfe added another WC school record with a total of 15 catches. Despite the aerial pyrotechnics, the Devils needed a rally to chalk up their fi rst victory of the season. Midland opened the scoring in the fi rst two minutes of the game on a 51-yard pass-and-run. WC retaliated late in the fi rst quarter as Stein-bronn and Wolfe connect-ed on a 52-yard bomb; the PAT made it 8-6 in favor of the Devils. Midland used WC’s only two turnovers to score a pair of TDs and take a 22-8 lead. However, WC would fi ght back as Steinbronn and Wolfe hooked up again with 18 seconds left in the fi rst hal,; this time on a 50-yarder to leave the Dev-ils trailing by only eight at the half, 22-14. The momentum from the late second-quarter bomb carried over into the third period as the Devils scored twice to make it 26-22 going into the fi nal 12 minutes of play. The fi rst TD came after the Devils held their hosts on the WC 10. Steinbronn promptly hit James Nie-mann on a 57-yard scoring play.

West Central’s Joe Wolfe (9) is on the loose in recent action behind blocks by Andrew Sharff (61), Jack McDonough (70), and Matt Langel (83). Wolfe set WC records for receptions (15) and receiving yards (190) in the Blue Devils’ 32-28 win Friday in Midland. (Sharon Pape photo)

Last week’s records broken again

Devil aerial assault continues WC elected to make the onside kick. They re-covered and drove in for another score, making it 26-22 going into the fi nal 12 minutes of play. The Blue Devils added an insurance score early in the fourth quarter when Steinbronn hooked up with Matt Langel for an 11-yard TD and a 32-22 lead. The big play of the drive came on a fourth-and-15 when a pass from Steinbronn to Wolfe went for 20 yards. Midland managed a score with 2:18 remain-ing in the game to make it close, but WC hung on to clinch its fi rst District win of the season. Steinbronn went 23-

40, and Niemann also went over he century mark in re-ceiving yards with 125 yards on six catches. Defensively, Trevor Koch and Niemann were in double digits with 11 tackles apiece. Collin Kane made a team-high seven solo tack-les, with Koch, making six solo stops and Joe Kane and Niemann making fi ve solo tackles apiece. This week, the Blue Devils face a stiff challenge, hosting undefeated Turkey Valley. The Trojans have made the playoffs the past three years while playing in Class 1A and Class A; this is their fi rst experience in 8-man football.

Opposing quarterbacks have been running for their lives all sea-son long. Here, NFV’s Ethan Lape has the CP-U signal caller in his sights. (Jerry Wadian photo)

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North Fayette Valley hosted its Second Annual TigerHawk Invitational Saturday. Danny Halva wound up with his fi rst win of the season. However, it was close as Cascade’s Preston Kauder ran with Halva most of the way, but the TigerHawk junior had more in the tank fi nishing in 16:21 to 16:32 for Kauder. Devon Monnahan fi n-ished 23rd in 18:30 to earn a medal for NFV. Denver won the boys’ race by 10 points over West-ern Dubuque; Osage fi n-ished a distant third. The TigerHawk boys fi nished 1, 23, 44, 76, 82 for 226 points and ninth-place. For the girls, freshman Macy Niewoehner led the way with her time of 16:34, good for 12th place and a medal. Natalie Moyle was 22nd in 17:15 for her sec-ond straight medal in this event. Overall, NFV runners fi nished 12, 22, 39, 46, and 55 for seventh place. Osage dominated the girls’ race with 52 points. Cascade was second with 77 points, and Central/Elkader was 11 points be-hind for third place. The Invite was only the second in a season that is already close to the midway point. The meet at MFL/MM was cancelled due to heat and humidity. Tuesday’s (Sept. 8) at Waverly was postponed two days until Thursday. There are no overall re-sults for this meet, as run-ners run by grade. Halva was second in the junior class, and Niewoehner was sixth among the freshman girls.

TigerHawk InvitationalBoys’ Team Results

1. Denver, 62; 2. W. Dubuque, 72; 3. Osage, 104; 4. Waukon, 115; 5. Cascade, 171; 6. Central/Elkader, 176; 7. Turkey Valley, 196; 8. New Hampton, 209; 9. NFV. 226; 10. W. Delaware, 227; 11. Starmont, 227; 12. MFL/MM. 361; 13. Kee, 424. Incomplete teams: Clay-ton Ridge, Tripoli, Valley Lutheran.

Individual TigerHawk Results 1. Halva, 16:21; 23. Monnahan, 18:30; 44. Amos, 19:28; 76. DeLuca, 21:50; 82. Kueker, 22:55; 83. Bunn, 23:07; 86. Rowray, 24:10.0.

Girls’ Team Results 1. Osage, 52; 2. Cascade, 77; 3. Central/Elkader, 88; 4. W. Dubuque, 124; 5. W. Delaware, 140; 6. Denver, 169; 7. NFV, 174; 8. Starmont, 239; 9. Waukon, 260; 10. MFL/MM, 298; 11. New Hampton, 394. Incomplete teams: Clayton Ridge, Tripoli, Turkey Valley, Valley Lutheran.

Individual TigerHawk Results 12. Niewoehner, 16:34; 22. Moyle, 17:15; 39. Kaeppel, 18:08; 46. Miller, 18:28; 55. Feldman, 18:58; 57. Monroe, 19:03.

Waverly Invite(Placings are by grade)

Boys’ Results 38. DeLuca, 22:36; 47. Busari-Okoro, 23:54; 42. Kueker, 22:53; 21. Wolverton, 24:21; 26. Appler, 26:49; 2. Halva, 16:49; 42. Bunn, 22:47; 12. Monnahan, 18:07; 31. Amos, 19:36; 40. Bruns, 20:12; 62. Rowray, 22:38; 88. Dingelius, 26:38.

North Fayette Valley freshman Macy Niewoehner leads a long line of runners in Saturday’s Second Annual TigerHawk Invitational cross country meet. Niewoehner fi nished 12th to earn a medal; it was her second medal in three days after she fi nished sixth Thurs-day in Waverly. (Jerry Wadian photo)

Monnahan, Niewoehner, Moyle also medal

Halva wins TigerHawk InvitationalJerry Wadian

Contributing Writer The scores last week were no indication of how well the North Fayette spik-ers played or how much the young squad is improving. Thursday, NFV lost a fi ve-set thriller, 23-25, 25-22, 23-25, 25-17, and 14-16, at home to Central/Elkader. Over the weekend, the TigerHawks lost three matches at the Kepros Tournament in Cresco. They lost to Waukon, 22-20, 13-21 and 13-15; to Tur-key Valley, currently 11th in Class 1A, 7-21 and 7-21; and were swept by host Crest-wood, 9-21 and 18-21. Thursday’s home meet was a classic with both teams using late runs to rally for position. The TigerHawks rallied late in game one to make it close and held off the War-riors to take game two. NFV led late in the third set, 17-12, but missed four straight serves to put the visitors back in the game. The TigerHawks put the loss behind them and won game four easily. C/E started game fi ve on fi re with a 5-0 run. The TigerHawks didn’t give up and used some great serv-ing by Bailey Moser to take a short lead. However, a veteran group of Warriors were able to use their experience and defensive quickness to win the hard-fought game and match. Head coach Bruce Ehler stated, “In the end it was simple mistakes that cost us the match. It was our third close loss of the

Tiffanie Koch goes high above the net to get the spike for North Fayette Valley in its fi ve-set loss Thursday to Central/Elkader. (Jer-ry Wadian photo)

Young NFV spikers improving

season. We just don’t ex-ecute well when the pres-sure is on; that’s inexperi-ence, and it is fi xable.” Saturday, the Tiger-Hawks played very well, but only in spurts. “We looked and played tired,” noted Ehler. The veteran coach add-ed, “There are moments when we play really well; we just need to sustain those moments longer and more consistently. I feel like some things, like our passing, are progressing.

“We have a good team; we just have to learn from our mistakes and make corrections. We’ve got a lot of growing as a team; we’re working on it, and we will get there,” Ehler conclud-ed.

Elkader Stats B. Moser- 15 kills, 8 digs; Bur-rack- 11 kills, 15 digs; Bemiss Thomp-son- 6 kills; T. Koch- 4 kills, 3 aces; Daughton- 21 assists, 2 aces; McTag-gart- 3 aces; Rounds- 36 digs.

Kepros Stats B. Moser- 13 kills, 7 digs; Bur-rack- 10 kills, 14 digs, 2 aces; T. Koch- 7 kills, 2.5 blocks; Daughton- 17 assists, 4 digs; K. Koch- 16 assists, 4 digs, 2 aces; Rounds- 25 digs.

West Central sophomore Sadie Kuennen goes to the fl oor to dig out this ball in recent action. Devil libero Jessica Stempfl e is also in the picture but too far from the ball to make a play. Saturday, the Devils played in the Clayton Ridge Tournament in Guttenberg. WC fi nished third, opening with a loss to Starmont, 8-21 and 8-21, Match two saw WC win its fi rst match of the season, beating Postville, 2-1. The game scores were 21-17, 19-21, and 16-14. In the fi nal match, the host Eagles swept WC, 21-13 and 21-17. No stats were available at press time. (Jerry Wadian photo)

Danny Halva’s long stride carried the TigerHawk junior to victory in the Second Annual TigerHawk Invitational cross country meet Saturday in West Union. The junior fi nished in 16:21 to capture fi rst by .11 second. (Jerry Wadian photo)

Girls’ Results 6. Niewoehner, 16:54; 41. Wei-demann, 20:23; 26. Callie Halverson, 18:58; 50. Winsell, 21:29; 13. Feldman, 18:18; 15. Muggler, 18:59; 32. Ciara

Halverson, 20:58; 20. Gibson, 17:59; 24. Monroe, 18:16; 11. Moyle, 17:24; 21. Miller, 18:00; 29. O’Hare, 18:30; 19. Kaeppel, 18:16.

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Wadena Days Grand Marshal Roger Thomas fi rst became acquainted with the area when his family started a restaurant called the Village Inn in downtown Wadena. As a member of the Wadena com-munity, the retiring state legislator previously served many different roles, including as president of the business council, Legion commander, fi re chief, and the owner of his own business, Wadena Service and Repair. (Mike Van Sickle photo)

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Roger Thomas will pre-side over Wadena Days 2014 as the grand marshal of the yearly town celebration, which will be held Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 20-21. Thomas was a resident of Wadena for roughly eight years, but he undoubtedly left a lasting impression on the residents and their beautiful community. Thomas fi rst became acquainted with the area when his family started a restaurant called the Vil-lage Inn in downtown Wadena. He worked for his parents, waiting tables and doing dishes at the restau-rant. This job allowed him to get to know and interact with some of the residents of the community. Following his high school graduation in 1969, Thomas married his high school sweetheart, Rose-mary Barker. Less than a month after graduating and getting married, he entered the military and spent sev-eral years in Vietnam. Upon arriving home, Thomas and his wife moved back to Wadena and started a family. They would raise three children, Rob, Ryan, and Rachelle. In 1980, the Thomas fam-ily moved from Wadena to a farm near Elkader, where they live today. Roger and Rosemary now have four grandchildren in their fam-ily, creating many wonder-ful times and memories for the whole family. As a member of the Wadena community, Thomas served many dif-ferent roles, including as president of the busi-ness council, Legion com-

Retiring statesman to lead Wadena Days parade

mander, fi re chief, and the owner of his own business, Wadena Service and Repair. These are all very impor-tant roles to the commu-nity, which Roger is very proud to have served. He has also served as a state legislator for the area for over 16 years and is prepar-ing to retire from offi ce in January 2015. One of the fi nest char-acteristics of Roger Thom-as is his dedication to his friends and family, as well as his community. He is excited to spend more time with his family when he retires early next year, stat-ing, “My number one prior-ity is to spend more time with the kids and grand-kids with all of my extra time off.” The rural Elkader resi-dent also plans to under-take some projects around

the farm and to get some work done around the house. Thomas is excited about the opportunity to serve as grand marshal for Wadena Days, as well as honored by the designa-tion. “It’s gratifying to be out of the community for decades, and yet the folks remember my service to the town and surrounding community. Overall, I feel very honored to be cho-sen,” he closed.

A weekend celebration The 2014 Wadena Fun Days celebration will get underway Saturday, Sept. 20, with the start of a 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament at 9 a.m. A Volleyball Tourna-ment begins at 11 a.m. with a Bean Bag Toss to follow at 5 p.m. In addition to a mini-

golf course, those attending Saturday’s portion of the weekend celebration won’t want to miss the Wadena Days Cook-Off at the CityPark. In addition to the top prize awarded by a panel of three judges, the entrantswill be eligible for the Peo-ple’s Choice Award. All proceeds from the day’s events will go towardpark improvements. Grand marshal Roger Thomas will be joined byKing and Queen Dave and Sue Schulte in leading theWadena Days parade at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21. The much-anticipated event will follow the annu-al Roast Beef Dinner, which will be held from 11:30 a.m.to 1:30 p.m. at the Wadena Legion Hall. Carry-outs willbe available at the fi re sta-tion.

Palmer Lutheran Health Center (PLHC) will offer a Pre-Diabetes Class on Thursday, Sept. 18. Times for either class is from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. or 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Taught by PLHC diabetic nurse, Pat Swen-ka, RN, BSN, CDE, topics covered will include meal planning, exercise and health mainte-nance. Persons who are already testing their own blood glucose levels, are asked to bring his or her own monitor and results. An additional family member is also encouraged to accom-pany attendees. To register for the free class, call (563) 422-9752. Persons may leave a message with name(s), contact information, and the class time preferred.

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Iowa farmers interested in reducing soil erosion, im-proving water quality, and creating wildlife habitat on their land have until Friday, Oct. 17, to be considered for fund-ing through USDA’s Environmental Quality Incentives Pro-gram (EQIP) for fi scal year 2015. Through EQIP, USDA’s Natural Resources Conserva-tion Service (NRCS) provides fi nancial and technical as-sistance to install conservation practices such as nutrient management, terraces, grassed waterways, cover crops, ma-nure management facilities, and pasture management.the EQIP, one of USDA’s most popular conservation pro-grams, is offered through a continuous signup, but NRCS periodically makes application selections as funding allows. Last year, NRCS provided more than $27 million in EQIP fi nancial assistance to Iowa farmers. Larry Beeler, Iowa NRCS assistant state conservationist for programs, said it is important for farmers to get pro-gram applications in early. “Conservation plans must be developed for the area that is included in an EQIP contract,” he said. “When farm-ers develop a complete conservation plan for their farm, it speeds up the application process and oftentimes practices are applied more strategically.” There are several EQIP initiatives included in the sign-up, in which NRCS sets aside fi nancial assistance for specif-ic practices and producers. Examples include practices that improve on-farm energy, assist in the organic transition process, add wildlife habitat, and target certain practices such as seasonal high tunnels. Iowa NRCS also sets aside 10 percent of the Iowa EQIP fi nancial assistance program for the historically under-served, which include beginning farmers, socially disadvan-taged farmers, limited-resources producers, and veterans. Visit your local NRCS offi ce today for more informa-tion about conservation planning and fi nancial assistance to fund conservation practices on your farm, or go to www.ia.nrcs.usda.gov.

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P.E.O. meets P.E.O Chapter FG of Fayette met Monday, Sept. 8, at the home of hostess Susan Dohrmann.The co-hostess was Joyce Dahlquist. Sixteen members were present. The program was given by Susan Ingels.

Terry Landsgaard of West Union will present a program on Emma Big Bear baskets at Montauk on Saturday, Sept 20. The program will begin at 2:30 p.m. in the rural Clermont historical site’s Carriage House. Emma Big Bear was born of Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) descent in Tomah, Wis., in 1869. She lived most of her life in the area between south-west Wisconsin and northeast Iowa. Emma Big Bear is believed to be the last full-blooded Native American to live by the tradition-al tribal means in Clayton County and likely all of northeast Iowa. She lived near her people’s ancient burial grounds along the Mississippi River shore at Mc-Gregor and what is now Eagles Landing Winery in Marquette. Emma Big Bear hawked her handmade bas-kets, beaded trinkets, and ginseng root. She died just shy of her 100th birthday on Aug. 21, 1968. An avid collector, Landsgaard has helped identify and verify an Emma Big Bear basket in Montauk’s own collection. In addition to leading the Sept. 20 discussion, he will be providing a basket display.

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The public is invited to visit 12 local food and farm businesses during the second Annual Taste of North-east Iowa Farm Crawl from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. The event is free and for all ages. This year’s tour includes one route in the Waukon and Decorah area and a route between West Union and Nashua. Host locations include six farms, a winery, two orchards and three retail stores featuring local foods. Twelve independent food and farm businesses, all within an easy drive of each other, are jointly hosting open houses. On this self-guided tour participants will learn how local farmers grow and process their food and manage their farms. Explore the farms, meet the farmers, see demon-

strations, sample the goodies, purchase locally grown and produced products, and have lots of fun in this part of the Driftless Region. One stop will even have a burger meal available. “This is an exciting opportunity for people to spend an afternoon with their families --- reconnect-ing with the countryside, learning where and how their food is grown, and making friends along the way,” said Teresa Wiemerslage, regional program coordinator for ISU Extension and Outreach and the NE Iowa Food and Farm Coalition (NIFF). For a map and details about each farm, visit the NIFF Coalition website at www.iowafreshfood.com.

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one,” noted Merkle, who says this just might turn out to be her favorite role so far. A cast of 48 actors and 12 pit band and tech crew members are diligently pre-paring for opening night on Friday, Sept. 19, which will be the fi rst of four presentations of “Alice @ Wonderland.” Tickets are

$8 each, and performances will be held at Sumner-Fredericksburg High School in Sumner on Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m., Sept. 20 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sept. 21 at 2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at several local Fredericksburg businesses or by calling Jean Merkle at (563) 425-3126. Tickets will also be available at the door

while they last. “It has been a re-ally good experience just watching everything come together from the begin-ning when we fi rst read through the lines up to now. That is one of the things I enjoy about being in these productions, just watching it all come to life,” closed Merkle.

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Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Hannah Lee Chap-ter members recently met at West Union Community Library. Twenty-four mem-bers and guests gathered for the noon luncheon. Brenda Hare a member of DAR in Cedar Rapids was a special guest presenter for the meeting. Her pre-sentation entitled “How to Find Those Ancestors and Documents” included discussions on genealogy preservation, genealogical records, American history, American heritage, lineage, and research. Hare has served as a DAR registrar since 1998. She has assisted many members with completing the documentation of their lineage for membership in the organization. Several members visited with her about diffi culties in docu-menting additional patriots among their ancestors and sought her assistance. As part of her presen-tation, Hare reviewed the DAR Genealogical Research System and directed at-tendees to make use of her favorite free websites in their genealogical research. She emphasized the im-portance of not overlook-ing land records, probates, wills and court records when researching. Hare pointed out that the patriot ancestor’s ser-vice must have been be-tween the years 1775 and 1783. She further explained that an ancestor can be considered a patriot of the Revolutionary War in one of four ways: as a signee of the Declaration of Inde-pendence, military service, civil service, and/or patri-otic service. The service(s) must be documentable. In addition, one must also be able to document the resi-dency of the patriot in that time period.New inductees Later, Wendy Novak of Decorah told of ongoing conservation efforts, while Virginia Larimer of Oel-wein gave a brief presenta-tion on protocol. Maureen Michel of Decorah shared a constitution minute. In-formation about the mi-gration of the Sac and Fox tribes to Iowa was given by Marilyn Holland of Deco-rah. Inducted into mem-

bership in Hannah Lee Chapter during the recent meeting were Robin Reis-ner of Farmington, Minn., and Joan Wearda of Cresco. Installing the new mem-bers and presenting them with DAR pins was chap-lain Beverly Gruhn of West Union. The Northeast District Conference of DAR will be held Sep-tember 18 at Hamp-ton. Candle-Stick Chapter will host the event. District director Mona Day, Becky McCabe and Carol Hasvold will represent Hannah Lee Chapter at the conference. C o n s t i t u t i o n Week is celebrated Sept. 17-23. Posters, proclamations, book marks and other materials were re-cently distributed to be used in various cities and schools in the area. Hannah Lee Chapter of Daugh-ters of the Ameri-can Revolution is chartered at West Union and includes members through-out northeast Iowa. Chapter meetings are generally held at noon on the fi rst Saturday of the month and alternate between West Union and Decorah loca-tions. The next meet-ing of Hannah Lee Chapter will is scheduled for Sat-urday, Oct. 4, at the Fayette County His-torical Society Mu-seum in West Union. Special guest for the meeting will be Steve Story of Hawk-eye, who will pres-ent “West Union Pi-oneer Cemeteries.” The National Society Daughters of the American Revo-lution was founded in 1890 to promote patriotism, preserve American history, and support better education for our nation’s children. Its members are de-scended from the patriots who won American indepen-

dence during the Revolu-tionary War. With more than 177,000 members in ap-proximately 3,000 chap-ters worldwide, DAR is one of the world’s largest and most active service orga-nizations. To learn more about the work of today’s DAR, visit www.DAR.org.

(From left) Bev Gruhn of West Union recently installed Robin Reisner of Farmington, Minn, and Joan Wearda of Cresco as new members of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Hannah Lee Chapter. (Photo submitted)

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