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Volume 130, Number 26Wednesday, June 29, 2016Ossian, Winneshiek County, Iowa •

By Zakary Krienerzkriener@fayettepublishing.com

Summer is in full swing and Independence Day is right around the corner, meaning it’s almost time for the “oohs” and “ahhs” from the largest fi reworks dis-play in northeast Iowa. The 2016 Independence Day celebration in Spill-ville is scheduled for Saturday, July 2, at Riverside Park and the Inwood in Spillville. A fun run is set to get underway at 9 a.m., followed by Little League games taking to the diamond at noon. A bouncy house and mini golf, both of which are free with park admission, will begin at 3 p.m., while bingo will be put on by C.F.S. Schools beginning at 4 p.m. Free watermelon will be served at 3 p.m., followed by free root beer and a community band at 4 p.m. Food will be served throughout the event inside the Inwood and at the Little League concession stand. Music by DJ Black Out will take over the ball dia-mond beginning at 6 p.m., leading up to the day’s main event. As the sun goes down later in the evening, the In-wood will close at 9 p.m. before the largest fi reworks show in northeast Iowa gets underway at 9:30 p.m. Fireworks music will also be simulcast on KNEI 103.5 radio. Following the fi reworks, DJ Black Out will move inside the Inwood for a night of fun and dancing. As a reminder, no kegs or personal fi reworks will be allowed on the grounds. Other local Independence Day celebrations sched-uled for the area include the following: Clermont Fireworks – Sunday, July 3 – dusk. Festina Firecracker 5K – Monday, July 4 – 9 a.m.; West Union Fireworks and Fun at the Rec Com-plex – Monday, July 4 – water carnival at 1 p.m., games and activities at 4 p.m., band 5 p.m. - 9 p.m., fi reworks at 9:30 p.m.

By Zakary Krienerzkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The race is on for nine Winneshiek County Fair Queen hopefuls vying for the right to wear the cov-eted crown and represent the county. The 2016 Queen Contest will take place on Sunday, July 10, with coro-nation of the 2016 queen and princess to be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, July 14, in the Variety Tent at the Winneshiek County Fair in Decorah. The nine candidates looking to replace 2015 Queen Ashley Kurash and Princess Nicole Schmitt in-clude Joclyn Bushman, Ma-rissa Foels, Emily Luzum, Maretta Peterson, Allie Rausch, Amy Schmitt, Han-na Schmitt, Jenna Schmitt, and Ashley Schwartzhoff. Joclyn Clare Bushman is the 18-year-old daughter of Chad and Manon Bush-man of Fort Atkinson. A 2016 graduate of

South Winneshiek High School, Bushman was in-volved in FFA, Students Op-posed to Drugs and Alcohol (SODA), the Purple Cord Volunteering Program, and several sports, including volleyball, basketball, soft-ball, and trapshooting. In her free time she enjoys being outside on the farm, working with her livestock for the fair, and riding her horse. As an ac-tive member of FFA, Bush-man served as reporter her sophomore year and chapter president her ju-nior year. She received fi rst place with her supervised agricultural experience (SAE) in poultry produc-tion in 2016 and won the Organic Award her junior year. Joclyn served as the 2015 Winneshiek County Beef Queen, promoting the beef industry in her county and state. With her deep passion

for agriculture, Bushman plans to attend Des Moines Area Community College and study agriculture.

Marissa Jo Foels is the 17-year-old daughter of Loren and JoEllen Foels of Postville. She will be a senior at Decorah High School this fall. Marissa is a member of National Honor Soci-ety, Silver Cord Volunteer Program, and large group speech. She has also let-tered in academics, in-cluding silver and gold GPA awards and the Thor Award. In large group speech, Foels and her groups re-ceived a Division I rating and large group honors at State. This year she also competed at the Large Group All-State Festival. Marissa is an active seven-year member of the Madison 4-H Club, in which she has served as the presi-dent and vice president.

She is also a member of the Winneshiek County Se-nior Council, for which she serves as vice president. She also serves on the 2015-16 State 4-H Council, serv-ing as the vice president, and is also on the market-ing committee and assists with opening/closing cere-monies for the State Youth Conference. Foels is the 4-H ambas-sador for Winneshiek, Alla-makee, Clayton, Dubuque, and Fayette counties and will be representing Win-neshiek County and the state of Iowa at the Nation-al 4-H Congress in Atlanta in November. Marissa has received awards at the local level in communications, cloth-ing, and photography. She has received the awards for Junior, Intermediate, and Senior Volunteer of the Year. Other awards she has received include Achieve-ment in Leadership, Citi-

By Zakary Krienerzkriener@fayettepublishing.com

Four country music entertainers will highlight the Grandstand events at the Winneshiek County Fair in Decorah this year, including Tracy Lawrence and Travis Tritt. With the fair set to begin Tuesday, July 12, an exciting menu of entertain-ment is scheduled to give fair-goers another great ex-perience this year. On night one of the fair (Tuesday, July 12), stock car races will be held at Upper Iowa Speedway beginning at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday evening, July 13, the thrills and ex-citement from the National Tractor Pullers Association (NTPA) tractor pull will be front and center in the Grandstand beginning at 7 p.m. On Thursday night, July 14, the music will of-fi cially get underway with William Michael Morgan set to take the stage at 7 p.m. The 22-year-old en-tertainer from Vicksburg, Miss., is an up-and-comer in the country music in-dustry and is known for

his recent SiriusXM “The Highway” No. 1 song, “I Met a Girl.” Following his show, country music superstar Tracy Lawrence is sched-uled to take the stage at 9 p.m. One of the most recog-nizable voices in country music, Lawrence has re-leased popular songs such as “Paint Me a Birming-ham,” “Time Marches On,” “Alibis,” and “Find Out Who Your Friends Are.” In all, the entertainer has seen 22 of his songs climb to the Billboard top 10, including 18 number-one singles. He has also sold over 13 million albums during his 22 years in mu-sic. The following night, Friday, July 15, David Ray with friend Morgan Frazier will get the night started at 7:30 p.m. in the Grand-stand. Ray, a former winner of Kenny Chesney’s “Next Big Star” competition, is currently recording his fi rst extended play and is pre-paring to release his fi rst single. Following Ray’s open-ing act, country music icon

highlight 2016 FairCountry music icons

Tracy Lawrence Travis Tritt

William Michael Morgan

Travis Tritt will take over the microphone. After releasing his fi rst album in 1990, Tritt has gone on to receive two Grammy Awards and release countless country hits, including “It’s a Great Day To Be Alive,” “Here’s a Quarter,” and “Anymore.” The fi nal night of the fair will feature the exciting action of the CC Bull Riding and Barrel Racing, which is set to get underway at 7 p.m. Buttons for admission to all Grandstand events are available for $25 in ad-vance and $30 at the gate (ages 6 and under are free). Buttons can be ob-tained from 4-H leaders, Fair Board members, on-line, and at many local businesses.

To purchase onlinewith a credit card or Pay-Pal account, visit www.win-neshiekcountyfair.org/but-tons.html and click “BuyNow.” After purchasing,the buttons will be avail-able under the Grandstandacross from the fair offi ce. If not prepurchased,buttons will be available at the fair in the area un-der the Grandstand, acrossfrom the offi ce. For any questions re-garding buttons, contactMary Fitch by phone at (563) 419-5523 or via emailat butitons@winneshiek-countyfair.org. For more informationon the fair and for a fulllist of locations where but-tons are for sale, visit www.winneshiekcountyfair.org/index.html.

David Ray

Don’t miss largest fi reworks display in area!

(Zakary Kriener photo)

Nine vying for 2016 Winneshiek County Fair crown

zenship, 4-H Experience,Lamp of Knowledge, andRecord Book. Outside of 4-H, Foels is a member of Just For Kix, in which she has receivedmany awards and has par-ticipated in many competi-tions, including dancing atthe 2016 Outback Bowl in Florida.

Jenna Schmitt

Joclyn Bushman Marissa Foels Emily Luzum Maretta Peterson Allie Rausch Amy Schmitt

Hanna SchmittAshley Schwartzhoff

FAIR QUEENContinued on page A5.

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Taking a drive in the country conjures up a plethora of pleasant scenes in one’s mind, including rolling hills, green val-leys, winding roads, and a slow, easy pace to truly take in the landscape. Now imagine going on such an excursion in a vintage au-tomobile, say something pre-1960. That is exactly what the Oakland-Pontiac Worldwide Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) was looking for, and found, for its Homecoming Tour in the beautiful hills of north-east Iowa. The event was held June 22-25 in Deco-rah, with tours scheduled in parts of Winneshiek and Fayette counties. “During our tour of this area, we have been very impressed with northeast Iowa. What we have seen has been absolutely won-derful, peaceful, clean, and picturesque. We couldn’t be happier with the loca-tion that we have chosen for this trip,” said John Armstrong, while visiting Montauk near Clermont on Thursday, June 23. Armstrong, who founded the club in 2008, said the group received their charter in 2009 and often look for places that are more out of the way, or “hidden gems,” to hold their tours. “There are only a few places that we have been that continue to stick in our minds as special areas that have so many beauti-ful places to tour and visit. I already know that this is going to be one of those places,” said Armstrong, who lives in Lancaster, Ohio, and helped arrange the tour which included Decorah, Clermont, Ft. At-kinson, and Spillville. AACA is the largest an-tique car club in the world, and this regional group had several members from dif-ferent parts of Iowa and all across the country to take part in the event.

Torrie Getter was crowned Miss St. Lucas 2016 during St. LucasFun Days on Friday evening, June 24. Getter, the daughter of Patri-cia Getter, is a 2016 graduate of North Fayette Valley High School.

Miss St. Lucas crowned

Touring the countryside of northeast Iowa

“The fi rst Oakland ve-hicle, which was a forerun-ner to the Pontiac, came out in 1908. The fi rst Pon-tiac came out in 1926. Our club is for anyone who owns an Oakland or Ponti-ac car from 1908 to 1958. My car, which has 79,000 miles on it, is a 1956 Star Chief Convertible with mostly original parts,” explained Kurt Kelsey, who drove his Pontiac from Iowa Falls to participate in the tour. One of the more unique-looking vehicles in the group was a 1938 Pon-tiac Woodie, with wooden side panels and a largely wooden interior. “This car was used as a fi shing car at one time by a previous owner, and you can still see their ini-tials in the woodwork on the door of the passenger’s side. They say that as long as I drive this Woodie faster than the termites can go, I will be all right,” joked Joe Stout, who brought his ve-hicle from Wichita, Kan., along with his wife, daugh-ter and son-in-law. The prize for travel-ing the longest distance to come to the Oakland-Ponti-ac Worldwide event would have to go to Ray Ellis, who lives 50 miles south of Sid-ney, Australia. “I own three Oaklands and a Pontiac and have been involved in restoring

these cars for over 40 years now. I didn’t bring one of my cars with me from Aus-tralia, but I have really en-joyed touring in the other group members’ cars and viewing the Iowa scenery,” noted Ellis, who marveled at many of the older houses he has seen in the small towns of northeast Iowa. Rick Hofmeyer of Fay-ette, as well as Norbert and Diane Bohr of Decorah, as-sisted the club with arrang-ing the tour, which used Decorah as a homebase during the festivities. The group went to Fort Atkinson and Spillville on Wednesday, June 22, were here in Clermont at Mon-tauk on Thursday, June 23, and toured around the Decorah area on Friday and Saturday,” explained Hof-meyer, who participated in the event himself, driving a 1956 Star Chief. The group held its opening banquet in Spill-ville after touring the Bily Clocks Museum, then toured the home of Gov-ernor William Larrabee in Clermont, and also spent some time at the Fort At-kinson historical site, as well as a few different areas in Decorah. “Our club is also tied in with The Fisher House Foundation, which is an organization that provides places for veterans who

have been wounded, in-jured, or are undergoing treatment to stay. We gave rides to veterans in Deco-rah last weekend as a way of giving a little bit back to them,” explained Arm-strong, who brought along his 1954 Pontiac to drive during the tour. Yes, a drive in the coun-try sounds like a good idea, especially if it means w i n d i n g t h r o u g h the coun-tryside of northeast Iowa with its pic-t u r e s q u e f a r m s , fi elds, hills, rivers, and bluffs. Just ask the Oak land-P o n t i a c Worlwide club mem-bers. They will tell you, it is what these cars were meant to do.

One of the more unique vehicles found at the Oakland-Pontiac Worldwide Homecoming Tour held in northeast Iowa June 22-25 was this 1938 Pontiac Woodie, driven by Joe Stout of Wichita, Kan. In addi-tion to the wood siding, the car has a mostly wood interior as well. Taking a break while at Montauk Historical Site in Clermont are (l-r) Sandy Stout, Paul Stout, Cindy Stout, and Joe Stout.

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Meals on Wheels does not deliver on Saturday and Sunday but patrons are welcome to enjoy the meal at the Senior Hospice on these days. Please make a reservation by calling two hours in advance to 563-532-9440.

Wednesday, June 29: Hawaiian pork chopette, parsley potatoes, squash with brown sugar, bread with butter, fruited gelatin, and two-percent milk.

Thursday, June 30: Herb baked chicken, bread dressing, broccoli cuts, cranberry sauce, bread with butter, tapioca pudding, and two-percent milk.

Friday, July 1: Sea-soned baked cod, parme-san potatoes, asparagus,

pickled beets, bread with butter, cherry or blueberry pie, tartar sauce, and two-percent milk. Saturday, July 2: Bean or chicken noodle soup, chicken salad sandwich, fresh fruit salad, crackers, and two-percent milk. Sunday, July 3: Ham loaf or ham balls, gravy, mashed potatoes, pea salad, roll with butter, ice cream, and two-percent milk. Monday, July 4: Brat or hot dog, potato salad, baked beans, gelatin cubs with whipped topping, and two-percent milk. Tuesday, July 5: Beef stew, coleslaw, biscuit, Buster Bar dessert, and two-percent milk.

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The Winneshiek Coun-ty Happy Feet Clinic will be held by appointment only. Tuesdays: 1:30-3 p.m. Thurs: 10-11:30 a.m. For more information, contact Winneshiek Coun-ty Public Health at 563-382-4662.

Meals on Wheels The meals are served in Calmar at the Senior Center on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and diners should call in to make reservations at 563-562-3654. Meals are served in Decorah at the Winneshiek County Senior Center Mon-days through Fridays, and diners should call in reser-vations at 563-382-9557. Meals are served in Fort Atkinson at the Community Center on Wednesdays and Fridays, and diners should call in reservations at 563-534-7517. Spillville meals are served at the Public Library on Wednesdays and Fridays, and reservations can be called in to 563-562-3648. Meal sites will now have two dinner options. Wednesday, June 29: Menu A: Roast beef with gravy, whipped po-tatoes, green peas, dinner roll with margarine, fruited gelatin. Menu B: Pork loin with gravy, whipped potatoes,

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Thursday, June 30: Menu A: Cranberry di-jon chicken, roasted red po-tatoes, broccoli, multi-grain bread with margarine, cin-namon applesauce. Menu B: Sliced roast beef and swiss, multi-grain bread with mustard, potato salad, green pea salad, cin-namon applesauce.

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Obituary

Gervase Henry Han-ken, 76, of Ossian, Iowa died Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at Ossian Senior Hospice, Ossian, Iowa. Gervase was born on June 7, 1940 on the family farm near Os-sian, Iowa to John and Agnes (Timp) Hanken. Gervase attended St. Fran-cis de Sales Elementary School and graduated from St. Francis de Sales High School in 1958. Gervase was united in marriage with Marga-ret Ann Wenthold on June 18, 1960 in Festina, Iowa. To this union, 5 children were born. Gervase was a semi driver for Livestock Transport and Hanken-Pulda Trucking for many years. He returned to col-lege and received his Bach-elor of Applied Science Degree from Upper Iowa University In 1984. Gervase taught at MFL-Mar Mac School until his retirement in 2003. Gervase and Mar-garet lived in Ossian and the surrounding commu-nities of Decorah and Fort Atkinson during his life-time. He was a member of the Silver Springs Golf and Country Club and was a re-tired member of the Ossian Fire Department. Together with Margaret, they were members of the St. Francis de Sales Rosary Society. He enjoyed watching the Iowa Hawkeyes and the ISU Cy-clones, playing cards with friends, golfi ng, wintering in Arizona and spending time with family, especially his grandchildren. Gervase is survived by his wife, Margaret Han-ken of Ossian; fi ve chil-dren, Heidi (Ron) Herold of Calmar, Jon Hanken of Ione, California, Brett Han-ken of Guttenberg, Melissa (Jeffrey) Heying of Calmar and Dennis (Kari) Hanken of Beaverton, Oregon; four

Gervase Henry Hanken

grandchildren, Taylor Hey-ing of Des Moines, JerodHeying of Calmar, Chloe Hanken of Beaverton, Or-egon and Sophia Hanken of Beaverton, Oregon; sib-lings, Orville (Germaine) Hanken of Maple Grove,Minnesota and Inez Gal-linaro of The Villages,Florida; one sister-in-law,Marie Hanken of Fremont, Nebraska. Gervase was preceded in death by his parents,John and Agnes Hanken;brothers, Cyril Hanken,Donald Hanken, Vernon Hanken, Alan Hanken andRoger Hanken; sisters-in-law, Evie Hanken, Irma Hanken, Lucille Hankenand Diane Hanken; broth-er-in-law, Nick Gallinaro;father-in-law and mother-in-law, Henry and MargaretWenthold; and many ex-tended family members. Visitation will be Tues-day, June 28, 2016 from 4-7pm with 7:00 pm ScriptureService at Schmitz-GrauFuneral Home and Crema-tion Service, Ossian, Iowa.There will also be a onehour visitation before Mass at the church on Wednes-day. Mass of Christian Buri-al will be at 11:00 am onWednesday, June 29, 2016 at St. Francis de Sales Cath-olic Church, Ossian, Iowa with Rev. Daniel Knipper as the Celebrant. Inurnment will be held at Hillside Cemetery, Os-sian, Iowa. Schmitz-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Ser-vice, Ossian, Iowa is assist-ing the family with the ar-rangements.

Central College in Pella has released its Dean’s List for the 2016 spring term. Among the area students on the list are Charles Cliff of West Union; Daniel Imoehl and Matthew Imoehl, both of Elgin; and Trevor Schweinefus of Os-sian.

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The Northeast Iowa Quilters Guild will meet on Tues-day, July 5, in the Community Room of Luana Savings Bank in Luana. The program will feature Grace Grame of Rogers, Ark.Grace, a personal friend of one our guild members, is quitea unique quilt artist. She will be sharing her quilts and tell-ing us about the process she uses. She calls her work “junkart.” Meeting times are 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. with a light lunchprior to the evening meeting.  Guests and new members are always welcome!  For more information, call Melodye at (563) 568-3075or visit the Guild website: www.neiqg.com.

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The Festina Improvement Association is proud to announce its upcoming Fire-cracker 5K Run/Walk on Monday, July 4. The race is set to begin at 9 a.m. at Neal’s Auto Body. The race will run on city streets and on County Road B32, before winding up back at the race starting point. Registration can be completed online at the Festina Firecracker 5K Facebook page, by mail, or by email (Festina5K@hotmail.com), for $20, if received before Friday, June 24. Race-day registration is also available, be-ginning at 8:30 a.m., for a cost of $25. Prizes will be given to the top male and female fi nishers and to chil-dren 12 and under. Tank tops will also be given, but are guaranteed only for advanced registrants. Following the run/walk, stay in

town to watch the annual Fourth of July Parade, beginning at 11 a.m. For more information on the event, contact Marilyn Zweibahmer at (563) 419-2932, Jessica Kipp at (563) 379-9730, or An-gie Einck at (563) 419-4877.

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Prizes awarded to the top male & female fi nisher and to children 12 & under!

Join us for our annual 4th of July parade beginning at 11 a.m.!

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To the editor: As the Independence Day holiday approaches, Phantom Fireworks would like to remind its custom-ers, friends, and all those who use consumer fi re-works to be mindful of the fact that some veterans can be startled and upset by the noise of fi reworks. Chelsey Zoldan, M.S. Ed., a licensed clinical mental health counselor and special consultant to Phantom Fireworks, ad-vised that there is the po-tential for some veterans to be reminded of combat situations when they hear the loud sounds of gunfi re and/or fi reworks. Ms. Zoldan indicated that the startle of the un-expected fi reworks booms

can cause some veterans increased anxiety, which could be diffi cult and chal-lenging to them. Phantom Fireworks suggests that those who intend to shoot consumer fi reworks in a neighbor-hood should contact their neighbors to let them know what they plan to do, so those combat veterans who might be affected by the fi reworks have the op-portunity to take steps to avoid the unintended con-sequences. Some veterans actu-ally put signs in their front yards asking for consider-ation from neighbors when using fi reworks. Signs for veterans are available at http://www.militarywith-ptsd.org/shop/veteran-fi re-

work-sign/. According to Ms. Zoldan, the bottom line is that giving veterans a heads-up that you will be lighting fi reworks seems to be the most helpful. Vets aren’t necessarily scared of or by the noises, but the unexpectedness can trigger unwanted symptoms and distress. Please enjoy the In-dependence Day holiday safely, and show courtesy to those military veterans who served so your free-doms could be protected. Very truly yours, William A. Weimer Vice-President of Phantom Fireworks, Youngstown, Ohio

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The Fourth of July is best known for celebrations with family and friends, en-joying the summer weather with food and drinks. However, those celebrations often in-clude drinking alcohol, which can lead to impaired driving. Friday, July 1 – Tuesday, July 5, state and local law enforcement agencies will step up their efforts to eliminated drunk drivers on the roads and reduce speeding in order to protect all of the motoring pub-lic. What can you do in order to reach your destination safely, not only this Fourth of July, but every day? * Do not drive if you have been drink-

ing. Plan ahead and arrange a safe way to get home. * Buckle up. Wearing your seat belt isthe single most effective way to prevent se-rious injury if you should be involved in a crash. * Don’t speed. Speeding has been afactor in about 30 percent of crash deaths since 2005, according to the Insurance In-stitute for Highway Safety. According to the Iowa DOT, there wereno fatalities in the state over the three-dayFourth of July holiday weekend in 2015. To-gether, we can repeat that this year! Enjoy your holiday, but remember tostay safe!

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By Terry LandsgaardFriends of Dover #4

Things are happening in the continuing restora-tion of Dover #4 country school!  It is time to get the out-side of the building ready to paint. The real work of siding repair has to begin. The northeast corner of the school building needed to be reconstructed. A light-ning rod cable had been fastened to that corner, and rain and melt water had run down that cable since 1912. Rotten wood is the result. All the corners have now been strengthened. Siding now needs to be tightened years after appli-cation.  Wind, water, freez-ing, thawing and rust have taken their toll on the sid-ing. Siding gets brittle and weathered, and it needs to be replaced to provide the protection that is needed. Some pieces of new siding needed to be bought and applied, and the origi-nal siding had to be renailed to tighten the existing ma-terial.  The remaining paint needed to be removed and painter’s caulk used to seal cracks and nail holes before a coat of oil-based primer is applied.  Because of the wood’s condition, an oil-based primer is used to get some “life” back into the wood.  The north and east sides of the school  will be primed fi rst, as the south and west sides are still in need of some repairs.

The Friends of Dover #4 will have a “Clean-ing Bee” on from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 2, at the school, located just north of Eldorado on Hwy. 150.  All are welcome to come help out! Bring your favorite cleaning tools. For more information, please contact Terry Landsgaard, (563) 379-3393.

Dover #4: Siding takes center stage

While working on the siding, a group   of cold-blooded, striped, legless reptiles were found to have a nest in the foundation of the building.  These de-fenseless creatures were not

disturbed. The ancestors of these present-day creatures may have given pleasure to the schoolboys of the past in tormenting girls and even a teacher! More later...

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Marissa enjoys camp-ing, going to races, and spending time with fam-ily and friends. She is em-ployed at Happy Joe’s, Country Garden, U2 BBQ and Catering, and as a bab-ysitter. In 2016 Marissa plans to attend Upper Iowa Uni-versity and then will trans-fer to Des Moines Area Community College to re-ceive her certifi cate to prac-tice mortuary science. Emily Luzum is the 17-year-old daughter of Kevin and Linda Luzum of Fort Atkinson and will be a senior at Turkey Valley this fall. Emily has been a mem-ber of the Turkey Valley trapshooting team for three years, earning two letters. She has also been the editor of the school yearbook and is part of Signs of Christ, a group that learns sign lan-guage to accompany con-temporary Christian music. Emily was on the A Honor Roll last year and painted the set for the school’s musical. She served as treasurer of the Turkey Valley Clovers 4-H Club and has been on the County Council for the past six years. Luzum has also been a member of the Girl Scouts for 11 years and earned the Bronze and Sil-ver awards. Emily volunteers and donates blood whenever

she can, and she is trying to give more than her grandpa by reaching 96 pints. Luzum shows chickens at the Winneshiek County Fair and is also active in her church as a cross-bearer, Mass server, and Eucharis-tic minister. Emily works at the White House Supper Club, and is a wrangler at Village Creek Bible Camp, where she teaches kids how to be safe around horses, care for and ride them). In her free time, Lu-zum volunteers at Thun-der Rode Therapeutic Rid-ing. She also likes to draw and paint, spend time with animals, hunt, fi sh, camp, swim, and hang out with friends. Upon graduation she plans to attend Hawkeye Community College and then transfer to Iowa State University to major in civil engineering. Meretta Leigh Pe-terson is the 16-year-old daughter of Brian Peterson and Becky Peterson of Dec-orah. She is active in choir, band and large group speech. For solo/ensemble contest she was part of a group of 12 girls for choir that received a Division I rating. In band, Meretta plays the euphonium. During her junior year she played a solo and a duet for contest

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and received a Division I rating for both. She has also been selected to fi ve honor bands. Last fall, in the musi-cal “The Sound of Music,” Peterson played a nun. She also went to Large Group State Speech Contest and received a Division I rating. At the age of 10, Meret-ta was alternate Little Miss Laura. Some of her school activities include FFA, 10th- and 11th-grade varsity basketball cheerleading, marching band, and con-cert choir. She earned two letters in cheerleading. In 4-H, Peterson is the secretary of her club and has shown horses in past years. Allie Elizabeth Rausch is the 19-year-old daughter of Dan and Mindy Rausch of Fort Atkinson. Last year, she was a student at Coe College in Cedar Rapids. While in high school at Turkey Valley, Rausch participated in four sports as well as in musicals and plays. She also volun-teered in the community through 4-H and FFA, all while working as a certifi ed nursing aide at Wellington Place. In 4-H, she enjoyed showing her pets and live-stock at the Winneshiek County Fair. In college, Rausch is pursing a degree in nurs-ing. She is a part of Sigma Alpha, for which she vol-unteers for the Special Olympics, Girls on the Run, GiGi’s Playhouse, Dance Marathon, and many high-way cleanups. Rausch also joined the Air Force ROTC, training to become an offi cer by the time she graduates from the program. The Air Force has given her many oppor-tunities, such as being in-volved in the Color Guard at Detachment 255 during Iowa baseball games. In her free time, Allie likes to spend time with friends and family. She is

excited to see what the fu-ture holds for her. Amy Marie Schmitt is the 18-year-old daughter of Peter and Susan Schmitt of Fort Atkinson. Her school activities at Turkey Valley High School include be-ing a football cheerleader, a member of the Class 1-A Girls’ State Basketball runner-up team, and trap-shooting, in which she par-ticipated at the 2016 State Meet. Schmitt is also active in the Wellness Club, vol-leyball, and track. She was a varsity manager and let-terwinner in volleyball and track, in which her team was the conference champ. In 4-H, Schmitt is a member of the Turkey Val-ley Clovers Club, in which she has served as vice president and photogra-pher. Her projects include photography, meat goats, food and nutrition, sew-ing, needle art, home im-provement, horticulture, child development, share the fun, working exhibit, rabbits, and clothing selec-tion. She also serves on the County Council. Schmitt is a member of St. John’s Parish in Fort Atkinson, where she is an altar server and has been confi rmed. Amy is a member of the South Winneshiek FFA chapter, in which she re-ceived the Greenhand De-gree. In Girl Scouts, Schmitt has received the Silver and Bronze awards. She has also volunteered with the Dairy promoters of Winneshiek County and the American Red Cross. Schmitt has worked for U2 BBQ, Wermer’s Daycare, Eastern Star Nursing Home, and also works on the fam-ily farm. In the community, Schmitt volunteers for many activities, including the Fort Atkinson chicken dinner, the community garden, and the Firemen’s Breakfast among others.

In Win-neshiek County, Schmitt has served the com-munity meal in Calmar, helped with improve-

ments at the fairgrounds, and other activities. Hanna Elizabeth Schmitt, is the 16-year-old daughter of Greg and Sara Schmitt of Waucoma. In school, Hanna is a member of the National Honor Soci-ety, a cheerleader for bas-ketball and football, and is on the volleyball and track and fi eld teams. Schmitt is involved in student government, in which she has served as secretary and co-reporter, and in SODA, for which she has served as co-president and secretary. Schmitt has also been in the fall musical and choir and is in the Purple Chord Volunteer Program. She is involved in Ca-reer Learning Link, Art Club, show choir, FIRST Tech Challenge, and Math Club. Hanna is a member of the Turkey Valley Clovers 4-H Club, participating in Share the Fun, working exhibits, educational pre-sentations, visual arts and photography at the State Fair. She is also a member of the County Council. Schmitt is a member of the Girl Scouts, in which she has won the Bronze and Silver Awards. In ad-dition, she is involved in the Signs of Christ Catho-lic performing group and Christian Family School of Religion Faith Formation. Hanna serves the Calmar Monthly Commu-nity Meal and volunteers at the Village Creek Bible Camp. She also helps with Trunk or Treat and chaper-ones junior high dances. In FFA, Schmitt has won the Star Greenhand and Chapter degrees and has held positions as sec-retary and co-reporter. She attended the Hugh O’ Brien Youth Leadership Confer-ence. Schmitt enjoys play-ing harmonica, crocheting, drawing, and riding horses. Jenna Schmitt is the 16-year-old daughter of James and Christie Schmitt of Fort Atkinson. She has been in band for the past six years and received a Di-vision I rating for her saxo-phone duet and fl ute solo.

Schmitt lettered in band her freshman and sophomore years and was in her school’s play and musical and last year. She has also been in two Mis-soula Children Theaterplays and has been activein dance for 13 years. Schmitt has previously participated in choir, golf, volleyball, cheerleading, and speech. Outside of school, Jenna is in 4-H, is on the4-H Senior Council, andinvolved in Signs of Christ. She is an active member of Saint John’s Parish in Fort Atkinson and works at both the Jackson HeightsGolf Course and the WhiteHouse Supper Club. Shewill soon be receiving her CNA certifi cate. Ashley MichelleSchwartzhoff is the 18-year-old daughter of Mike and Michelle Schwartzhoff ofDecorah. She has been a mem-ber of the Decorah Chiefs4-H Club for nine years, and is currently the presi-dent. Schwartzhoff is the president of the Senior County Council and is ayouth representative on the Youth DevelopmentCommittee, a camp coun-selor at Pine Bluff Regional Camp, and has exhibited inmany project areas at the county fair as well as at the state level. Ashley has received recognition in recordkeep-ing for many project areas, as well as several leader-ship awards. Schwartzhoff has been active in FFA for four years. She has received the Greenhand Degree, Chap-ter award, the Iowa Degree, and served as chapter sec-retary. She participated on various career development teams, including Conduct of Meetings, Ag Issues andPerceptions, Parliamentary Procedure, Chapter Dis-play, and Chapter Program.She has received awards in these areas and advanced to District and State com-petitions. In high school, Schwartzhoff was active in volleyball, basketball, and softball for four years. This

year, her team had the honor of playing in theState Tennis Tourna-ment, placing third. Ashley was in the Na-tional Honor Societyand earned a letter for academic achievement. Her hobbies includehelping others and do-ing her part in the com-munity. She also likesto hunt and spend time with family and friends. Ashley plans to attend Iowa State University topursue a degree in agri-culture.

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SSportsportsBy Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com The South Winneshiek baseball team emerged to win four straight games last week in a pair of double-headers with MFL/MarMac and Starmont before los-ing games to Waukon and Osage over the weekend in tournament play. Monday, the Warriors welcomed the MFL/Mar-Mac Bulldogs to town for an Upper Iowa Conference twin bill. In game one of the day, the Warriors got in rhythm early and scored at least one run in the sec-ond through sixth innings, leading to a 10-3 win. Warrior freshman Levi Lukes went 4-4 at the plate and picked up a pair of RBI to lead South Winn, while sophomore Hunter Todd picked up the win on the mound after tossing seven innings on the mound. In the second game of the evening, the War-riors grabbed the lead in the third inning and never looked back en route to an 11-4 win over the Bulldogs. Behind the plate as the catcher in this contest, Todd notched three RBI on a 3-4 day at the plate in this one while freshman Ma-son Elsbernd picked up the win on the mound, allow-ing only two earned runs through seven innings. The Warriors traveled to Starmont Wednesday to complete a series that was suspended due to weather the previous week. Resuming in the bot-tom of the fourth inning of game one, South Winn

picked up where it left offwith its 7-3 lead over Star-mont. Six different batterscontributed an RBI in the11-6 win, while the Warriors also looked sharp on thebases, stealing a combined 10 bases. In game two of the day,South Winn picked up its fourth consecutive win, 8-3,over the Stars. Sophomore JacksonLukes hit a two-run home run in the top of the fi rstinning, a milestone that was both his fi rst careerhomer and the team’s fi rst of the season. On the mound, seniorRyan Dietzenbach pickedup his fi rst varsity win as he struck out three and al-lowed only three earnedruns in the complete-gameshowing. Over the weekend, theWarriors played in the JeffHoug Tournament in Wau-kon. The Warriors droppedthe fi rst game of the day tothe Waukon Indians by a score of 4-0. In the second game ofthe day, South Winn was bested by the Osage Green Devils by a score of 12-2. At the conclusion ofthe week, the Warriors pos-sessed an 11-13 overall re-cord. They hosted Postville Monday evening in Calmar; however, results and sta-tistics were unavailable atpress time. South Winn travels toSumner-Fredericksburgtoday (Wednesday) beforetaking on Turkey Valley in a doubleheader on Thursday.

By Zakary Krienerzkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The South Winneshiek Warrior softball team learned its pairing for the 2016 Class 2A Regional Softball Tournament as it prepares to embark on postseason play. The Warriors will host the Sumner-Freder-icksburg Cougars at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, in Calmar. The winner of the game will advance to the second round to face Denver in a game that will be played Wednesday, July 6, in Den-ver. The Class 2A Region 4 third round will be played Friday, July 8, at Waterloo Columbus, with the fi nal to be played Monday, July 11, at the home fi eld of the highest remaining seed. The opposite side of the bracket features the current No. 7-ranked team in Class 2A, Central Springs.

By Zakary Krienerzkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The South Winn soft-ball team continued to add to its momentum as the end of regular season play is in sight. The Warriors hosted Clayton Ridge in double-header fashion Monday night, splitting with their Upper Iowa Conference foes. In game one of the twin bill, the Warriors scored all 11 of their runs in the fi rst four innings en route to an 11-6 victory over the Eagles. Junior designated hit-ter Hannah McGee collect-ed an impressive three RBI to lead the team, as well as a pair of runs scored and a triple. On the mound, sopho-more Taylor Bucheit was on top of her game, strik-ing out 12 batters through seven innings of work. In game two of the day, it was a monster fourth in-ning for Clayton Ridge that doomed the Warrior girls. Leading, 5-1, with three innings in the book, the Eagles exploded to score seven runs in the top of the fourth and create a gap that SW would not be able to close, eventually falling, 10-8.

Taylor Bucheit helped her own cause on the mound, adding three RBI on a 2-3 day at the plate. Just 43 ft. away, the Warrior sophomore con-tinued her strong day by striking out 11 batters in the contest. Bucheit also al-lowed only two earned runs in the complete-game loss. The following day, South Winn was able to rebound with a win by de-feating the Crestwood Ca-dets, 7-5. Senior Joclyn Bushman hit a three-run home run in the bottom of second in-ning to spark the Warrior offense, while Jenna Els-bernd and Abby Hageman each added a pair of RBI to the box score for the War-riors. The win moved South Winn to 15-8 overall on the season. The Warriors hosted MFL/MarMac on Thursday and played in a tournament at Dunkerton Saturday; however, results and statistics were unavail-able at press time. The Warriors will take on Starmont on the road in a doubleheader today (Wednesday) before clos-ing out the regular season at home in a twin bill with Kee on Thursday.

South Winneshiek sophomore Jackson Lukes hit his fi rst career varsity home run last week in the fi rst inning of an 8-3 win over Star-mont. (Zakary Kriener photo)

SW boys of summer win four straight

Warrior junior Christina Nesvik fi res the ball to the infi eld for the South Winneshiek softball team as it improved to 15-8 overall on the season after picking up wins over Clayton Ridge and Crest-wood. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Warrior SB continues momentum

SB pairings released

By Brian Smithbsmith@fayettepublishing.com

The First Annual St. Lucas Citizen of the Year Award was given on Fri-day evening, June 24, dur-ing St. Lucas Fun Days. Lee Stammeyer, longtime resident of St. Lucas, was chosen as this year’s recip-ient of the award, which is given to an individual who has made a signifi -cant contribution to the community. Stammeyer’s life of service began early as he served in the United States Navy during World War II. He also served in the Mer-chant Marine, providing support to the landings in Italy and at Normandy. After his military service was concluded, Lee returned to St. Lucas, where he worked as a carpenter, having a hand in building several of the houses in the community. A lifelong historian, Stam-meyer played a crucial role in the formation of the St. Lucas Historical Society, serving on the board since its inception. He has com-piled a book that contains the service record of every sailor, soldier, and airman from the community who has served, from the Civil War through the Persian

Stammeyer named St. Lucas ‘Citizen of the Year’

Lee Stammeyer

Gulf War. In addition, the dedi-cated St. Lucas resident has also put together a list of businesses and trades-men in the community from 1950 to 2015. He has also been a cornerstone of the St. Luke Catholic Church for decades and is well-known for leading the rosary. He has record-ed the rosary in three dif-ferent languages over the years. The St. Lucas Fun Days Committee would like to thank everyone who participated by nominating a citizen of St. Lucas for the award. It is proud to recognize Lee Stammeyer as the 2016 St. Lucas Citizen of the Year.

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World-renowned auc-tioneer Joseph Mast was the voice of the recent Nab-holz Farm Golden Memo-ries Sale in West Union. It was through Fasig Tipton in Kentucky, for whom Mast conducts auc-tions on thoroughbred horses, that Norm Nabholz, host of the Golden Memo-ries Sale, was able to get in

touch with Mast. After a short discussion, Mast was onboard to call the sale. Mast sold a cow named Anastacia for $69,000 to an online bidder from Pennsylvania. That was the highest bid placed on a cow during the sale. “It was kind of a no-brainer for me because I have sold classic cars for my career, but I grew up milking cows,” Mast said.

“It was kind of a throwback for me.” Having sold all over the world, coming to West Union wasn’t a huge deal for a man with small-town roots. However, Mast ad-mitted that West Union was one of the smaller towns in which he had ever conduct-ed an auction. The northeast Ohio native grew up on a dairy farm. It wasn’t until his

Famous auctioneer calls Nabholz Farm auction

Joseph Mast (right) is the voice of the auctioneer in a recent Geico commercial. Here, he tries to geta just a bit more money for one of the many heifers sold during the Nabholz Farm Golden Memories Sale Saturday in rural West Union. Meanwhile, owner Norm Nabholz (left) scans his sheet to see what details he can provide about the next cow to be auctioned.

father and uncle sold the farm just after Mast gradu-ated from high school that he thought about a career as an auctioneer. “My dad brought home a fl ier one evening for the Missouri Auction School in St. Louis and put it on the table,” Mast recalled. “He said, ‘I think you’d be good

at it.’ I always liked being in front of crowds and per-forming, so I went to auc-tion school and loved it.” He graduated in 2000 and did a one-year appren-ticeship before receiving his auctioneer’s license in 2001. Mast started small, working some estate sales. The fi rst thing he ever sold

was a bowling ball and a Little Tikes sandbox. However, it wasn’t until he got into helping sell wholesale automobiles that Mast really came into his own. He started work with Barrett-Jackson 10 years ago and recently became the head auction-eer for its highly prized collectible cars. You can often fi nd Mast on the Velocity or the Discovery chan-nels, auctioning off classic cars to the highest bid-der. He also received his real estate license in 2004 and started

his own company. In 2011, Mast won the International AuctioneersChampionship hosted bythe National AuctioneersAssociation. He noted it isone of the highest honorsan auctioneer can receive. “You are judged on your clarity, your speed,your rhythm and quality,” Mast explained. “You are judged by your peers. Thepeople that are judging youare the same people you compete with for businesssometimes. They are pick-ing someone to be the am-bassador for the industry for the next year.” After winning the IAC, Mast became the star in a Geico commercial, in which he auctioned off a custom-er’s groceries to the highest bidder. “I never imagined it would become as big as it was when we were shoot-ing it,” the northern Ohionative said. “Once theystarted running it, it was running in [Geico’s] prime-time slots and running a lot. That was really cool.” Things kind of came full circle for Mast this pastweekend, from milking cows as a child to auction-ing them off in small-townIowa.

This reddish-colored heifer named Anastacia sold for $69,000 at the Nabholz Farm Golden Memories Sale in rural West Union Saturday. A farm in Pennsylvania purchased the cow with an online bid.

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