Time And TideHistoric Church Defies Elements, Neglect

By Michael HohenbrinkEditor

Joe Hauber remembers hearing

the birds sing.Attending a country parish, Hau-

ber and his family, along with doz-ens of others, heard Mass in a small church that could hold perhaps 75 souls.

When the weather was warm, the windows were opened to let in the breeze.

As the priest’s words rang out in Latin, the sounds of the country fi ltered in.

“You could open the window and hear the birds singing,” said Hauber, now 91.

That small, intimate feel is a big part of what Hauber remembers of the old St. Clement Catholic Church, located in rural Spillville.

“We went there for years, my family,” said Hauber.

The atmosphere combined both closeness and grandeur, ornate stat-ues and an imposing high altar with a feeling of intimacy.

And everywhere around, beauty.“It’s really nice,” said Hauber.A leader in restoration efforts at

the old church, Hauber knows the church very well.

Indeed, thanks to volunteers such as Hauber, the community is also experiencing the historic site, one of the oldest churches in Win-neshiek County.

That’s an impressive accom-plishment, given the history of a church that had been left to fall apart and which everyone expected to disappear.

Left to Go AwayUsed for seed storage, invaded

by raccoons and left to disappear,

old St. Clement has stood up to ev-erything thrown at it. The church was formed after an old mission in southern Winneshiek County burned in 1853. Deeds were signed for land in 1854, a parish history notes. The parish was established in 1856, and the Clementskirche (as it was known in German) was born.

In use for decades, the parish then closed in 1944 during the Second World War, though the church would see some further use including a

wedding of Florine Herold to Wal-ter Klilmesh on May 4, 1953. The offi cial uniting of nearby St. Wenc-eslaus, a larger urban parish, with St. Clement took place in 1962, the par-ish history said.

An important figure in caring for the church was Regina Kuhn, a resident who lived on a nearby farm. Even after the church closed, Kuhn lovingly cared for the church.

Interestingly, the stained glass windows at the church date from

after its closing, likely something Kuhn, and possibly her family, add-ed.

According to a parish history, Kuhn had wanted to become a nun, though she never got to fulfi ll her dream. Instead, she lived on the fam-ily farm and took care of her brothers until her death at the age of 80.

The old church became, in a way, her own little convent. She was often found there praying. In a front pew,

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Winneshiek County Fair Queen Contestants AnnouncedCandidates for the 2016 Win-

neshiek County Fair Queen have been announced.

The candidates include:

Joclyn Clare BushmanJoclyn Clare Bushman is the

18-year-old daughter of Chad and Manon Bushman, of Fort Atkinson. During high school she was involved in FFA, SODA, the Purple Cord vol-unteering program and sports. She was active in volleyball, basketball, softball and trap shooting. In her free time, she enjoys being outside on the farm working with her livestock for the fair and riding her horse. As a very active member of FFA, she served as reporter her sophomore year and chapter president her junior year. She received fi rst place with her Su-pervised Agricultural Experience in poultry production this year and won

the Organic Award her junior year.Joclyn was the 2015 Winneshiek

County Beef Queen, where she pro-moted and advocated for the beef in-dustry in her county and state. With her deep passion for agriculture, she plans to pursue a career with this pas-sion at Des Moines Area Community College.

Marissa Jo FoelsMarissa Jo Foels is the 17-year-old

daughter of Loren and JoEllen Foels, of Postville. She will be a senior this year at Decorah High School. Marissa is a member of DHS National Honor Society, Silver Cord volunteer pro-gram and large group speech team. She is also lettered in academics such as silver and gold GPA awards and Thor award. In large group speech, she and her groups received a Divi-sion 1 rating and large group state

honors. This year, she competed at the Large Group All State Festival.

Marissa is an active seven-year member of the Madison 4-H Club, where she has served as the presi-dent and vice president. She is also a member of the Winneshiek County Senior Council, where she serves as vice president. Marissa also serves on the 2015-16 State 4-H Council, where she also serves as the vice president, as well as being involved with the marketing committee and opening/closing ceremonies for the state youth conference. She is the ambassador for Winneshiek, Allamakee, Clay-ton, Dubuque and Fayette counties. She will be representing Winneshiek County and the state at the National 4-H Congress in Atlanta in Novem-ber. Marissa has received awards at the local level in communications, clothing and photography. She has re-

ceived the awards for Jr., Intermediate and Sr. Volunteer of the year. Other awards she has received are Achieve-ment in Leadership, Citizenship, 4-H experience, Lamp of Knowledge and record book.

Outside of 4-H she is a member of the dance team Just For Kix, where she has received many awards. They have competed in many competitions including dancing at the 2016 Out-back Bowl in Florida. Marissa enjoys camping, going to races and spending time with family and friends. She is employed at Happy Joes, Country Garden and U2 BBQ and Catering and babysits. Marissa plans to attend Upper Iowa University and then will transfer to Des Moines Area Commu-nity College to receive her certifi cate to practice Mortuary Science.

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Marissa FoelsJoclyn Bushman Jenna SchmittHanna SchmittEmily Luzum Amy SchmittAllie Rausch

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ABOVE: St. Clement Catholic Church is located south of Spillville in rural Winneshiek County. The historic church will see a public Mass coming up July 12. LEFT: The interior of St. Clement Catholic Church in rural Spillville. Photos by Michael Hohenbrink

ABOVE: A stained glass window bears the image of St. Michael. RIGHT: St. Clement Catholic Church was built in 1856.

Ruth Bily, of Spillville, pulls the rope to ring the bell at St. Clement Catholic Church.

Knee-High By 4th Of July! Thanks to sunshine and plenty of rain, this corn is certainly off to a good start. It's already more than knee-high to little ones at Northeast Iowa Com-munity College daycare including (l-r): Kinley Boutte, Aria Jirak, Levi Humpal, Harrison Elsbernd and Wyatt Vagts. Photo by Michael Hohenbrink

Former Mayor Passes Away ▪ Retired Teacher

Dies Aged 91By Michael Hohenbrink

Editor

A former mayor for the City of Calmar has passed away.

Fred Boettcher, who had also taught at South Winneshiek, died June 28 at the Aase Haugen nursing home in Decorah.

Boettcher was 91.He was the city’s mayor from 1998

through 2001, said City Clerk Michele Elsbernd and had previously served on city council before taking over as mayor.

Boettcher is remembered in the community, particularly for his teach-ing role.

“From teaching for many years (and keeping us ‘nourished’ with can-dy sales from his classroom closet),

to his years of service to the commu-nity as mayor, [as well as] through his

faith shared by his church family Fred taught many about the value of working together, being kind, and [that] knowledge is key,” said May-or Keith Frana. “He also showed the importance of exercise, espe-

cially if you could pick up a can or two on your bike ride.”

Frana noted Boettcher’s lasting in-fl uence.

“[He] touched many lives and will be fondly remembered through the sto-ries we all can tell,” said Frana.

Visitation for Boettcher will be Wednesday, July 13 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Schluter-Balik Funeral Home in Decorah. A memorial service is set for Thursday, July 14 at 11 a.m. at Calmar Lutheran Church, 200 East St., Calmar.

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Fred Boettcher

South Winn Rec Benefit Draws Hundreds

▪ Effort Seeks Centrally-Coordinated Recreation Program Across Area

By Michael HohenbrinkEditor

Efforts to assist a recreation pro-gram for southern Winneshiek Coun-ty have seen a substantial boost.

A benefi t Thursday saw approxi-mately 300 people turn out as State Bank hosted “Cookin’ for a Cause” to help the South Winn Recreation Program.

The recreation program effort seeks to put into place a centrally-

coordinated approach in terms of or-ganizing, scheduling and promoting various recreational opportunities for youth as well as adults in the south-ern portion of Winneshiek County.

Rainy weather held off to allow the event to get underway.

The event was held behind the bank in the city lot near the Calmar Post Offi ce and featured hamburgers and hot dogs and other food items as well as the Moo Mobile in celebra-tion of June Dairy month.

According to information from John Heying, vice president with State Bank, the amount donated will be over $5,000.

“In addition to our standard $500 match of donated funds, State Bank will be contributing an additional

State Bank hosted “Cookin for a Cause” Thursday to benefi t the South Winn Recreation Program. Shown here, Landon Garcia gets a hot dog from Betty Soukup while Brittany Shindelar works in back. Standing next to Landon is Je-zebel Garcia. At right are John Heying, Derek Hertges, Marlene Kipp and Don Schroeder. At far left is Jake Elsbernd. Photo by Michael Hohenbrink

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Tuesday, July 5, 2016 Calmar Courier2 Local News

Eagle Hatches, Christmas CelebratedWe forgot to mention the big auc-

tion that began on Thursday, Nov. 17, 1938, in Fort Atkinson at the F. P. Chizek Store. The ad said, “Atten-tion, everybody, everywhere, don’t let this opportunity to save escape you!” The auction began every day at 2 p.m., and beautiful presents were given away each day, but you had to be there at the opening of the sale for a chance to win. Items auctioned off included dry goods, hosiery, un-derwear, hats, work clothes, shoes, overshoes and countless other items. Chizek’s was an old “general mer-chandise” store in Fort Atkinson.

Nov. 17 was also the day that Father J. P. Broz of St. Wenceslaus Church in Spillville celebrated his 74th birthday and also the 49th an-niversary of his ordination to the priesthood. The children of the pa-rochial school presented a delightful program in his honor and speaking for all her classmates, Lorraine Fra-na greeted the guest of honor and of-fered good wishes to the aged pastor. Father Broz was pleasantly surprised and played Santa Claus on the fol-lowing day, coming to school loaded with goodies for the children.

DECEMBER“Behind the Scenes—By and

About the Calmar Public School” was a weekly column that let ev-eryone know what students were studying, their activities and opin-ions. Ruth Sobolik was the editor, with Catherine Broihier and Mary Jo Doubek serving as co-editors. Features were covered by Ruth So-bolik. Activities were covered by June Bradbury, Bette Hackett and Lavonne LaBarge.

Raymond Kipp wrote about boys’ athletics, and Marilouise Broderick covered girls’ athletics. If the ar-ticle was about homemaking, Marie Flaskerud wrote it. If it was about agriculture, Laurence Flaskerud or Glen Hillesland did the honors.

Class News was covered by Rita Giesing. The typing students were the typists, and sponsors were the faculty.

In Fort Atkinson the ladies home project study group met on Dec. 9 in the home of Mrs. F. J. Schissel to discuss “Suggestions for Efficient Storage in the Farm Home.” The pro-gram was presented by Miss Helene Dilger to the 15 ladies present: Mrs. Wm. Rausch, Mrs. Dan Meyer, Mrs. Lena Bush, Mrs. Joe Chekal, Mrs.

B.H. Hageman, Mrs. Wm. Tekippe, Mrs. Edward Kuhn, Mrs. J. P. Smith, Mrs. Paul Schissel, Mrs. F. J. Schis-sel, Mrs. Roy McEnaney, Miss Ida Herold, Mrs. Foster Smith, Mrs. Harry Glass and Mrs. J. D. Martinek. After the noon potluck luncheon, a half hour was devoted to the study of grand opera.

Calmar’s Thimble Club held its annual Christmas party at the Green Parrot Tea Room in Decorah on a Thursday night in mid-December, following an exchange of gifts. The remainder of the evening was spent in playing bridge.

Calmar’s Olympic Theatre was remodeling, including installation of new furniture in the lobby. L. J. Frana, the owner, was always very progressive, trying to give patrons the best of equipment, services and movies.

On Christmas Day and the next day, you could see a big double pro-gram, “Down in Arkansaw” with the Weaver Bros., Ralph Byrd and Pinky Tomlin and “She’s Got Everything” with Gene Raymond, Ann Southern, Victor Moore and Helen Broderick. Both were family-friendly comedies.

Pupils of St. John’s School in Fort Atkinson were putting the fi nishing touches on their Christmas program that would be staged at the Fort At-kinson City Hall on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 1938. Old Santa Claus was scheduled to appear to give Christ-mas presents to everyone there, and a big live turkey was given away as a door prize. Tickets were only 25 cents.

It was announced that the Haug Department Store in Spillville would be open during the winter months every Sunday after Mass or church services for the convenience of the farmers.

There was lots of moving in Spill-ville. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Herold, who had lived for several years on the Jo-seph Ruth farm, moved to the farm of Mrs. Evelyn Herold, near Conover. Mr. and Mrs. B. Lukesh moved from that farm to a farm near Protivin. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pavlovec were mov-ing to the farm of her mother.

Bruecker’s Drug Store in Calmar was “Santa’s Gift Headquarters” and had greeting cards in English and foreign languages, toys, dolls, statio-nery, Sheaffer pens, manicure sets, dresser sets, boxes of candy and ci-gars. They gift wrapped for free.

Hundreds of children came to

Calmar Dec. 17, 1938, to see Santa and receive that bag of candy, pea-nuts and fruit. They were also treated to a free movie by the Calmar busi-nesses.

Joe Meyer, of Calmar, won the $5 prize for having the best Christ-mas decorations at his home. George Bruecker won second place, and Herb Bradbury and C. F. Sobolik tied for third place. Meyer sent his win-nings to the Father Flannagan Home for Boys, where it would really do some good. He got a letter back from Father Flannagan thanking him for his donation.

SOMETIME IN 1939...A hen will sometimes sit on an

egg that is not her own, but it is even rarer for an eagle to be born in a hatchery. Huber Hatchery in Calmar was where it happened in 1939.

Tony Vondersitt and Ray Mills were driving past the old iron mine north of Waukon and saw an eagle perched on a nest, high up on an old tower near the iron mine. Being an adventurous soul, Vondersitt stopped his car and risked his life climbing up the old tower. He didn’t have any trouble reaching the nest and took two eggs, put them in his pocket and slowly backed down from his peril-ous perch, returning to Calmar.

“We kept the eggs warm,” Vondersitt explained to Mrs. Benja-min Huber at Huber’s Hatchery.

Mrs. Huber put the eggs into an incubator and after two weeks a baby eagle hatched from one of the eggs. It seemed normal and relished a diet of meat. One eagle wasn’t so bad, but the Huber Hatchery staff wondered what would happen when the second eagle hatched.

Many Americans traveled to the 1939 New York World’s Fair for the strikingly unusual things it offered. There was a parachute tower from which visitors could “bail out” at an elevation of 250 feet and be sure of a happy landing, a singing fountain and a flight to Venus that seemed quite real.

In two weeks, we will tell you more area stories, including about break-ins and improvements.

TUESDAY, JULY 1211:00 a.m. 4-H/FFA Dog Show Show Barn11:30 a.m. Lefse Contest Variety Tent11:30 a.m. Grandma’s Homemade Bread Contest Variety Tent12:30 p.m. Skid Loader Rodeo Near Horse Arena12:30 p.m. Smoothie Contest Fontanelle Shelter12:30 p.m. Free Watermelon Courtesy of Winneshiek Medical Center Foundation Grandstand1:00 p.m. Hobby/Shop Creations Contest Variety Tent1:30 p.m. Bob Denk Music Fontanelle Shelter2:00 p.m. Old Window Contest Variety Tent2:30 p.m. Curt & Linda Gjere Music Fontanelle Shelter4:00 p.m. Jim Busta Band with Mollie B Show Barn6:00 p.m. Stock Car Hot Laps Grandstand6:30 p.m. Upper Iowa Speedway Stock Car Races Grandstand

WEDNESDAY, JULY 138:15 a.m. 4-H/FFA Dairy Goat Show Danan Lansing Bldg. 9:00 a.m. 4-H Clover Kids Bucket Bottle Calf Show Show Barn9:30 a.m. 4-H/FFA Bucket Bottle Show Show Barn10:00 a.m. 4-H/FFA Dairy Show Show Barn11:00 a.m. Salsa Contest Fontanelle Shelter11:00 a.m. Bill Riley Talent Search Grandstand12:00 p.m. Homemade Ice Cream Sundae Contest Variety Tent12:00 p.m. Kid’s Pedal Tractor Pull East of Grandstand12:00 p.m. Antique Tractor Display Parking Lot1:00 p.m. Nancy’s Timeless Melody Fontanelle Shelter1:00 p.m. Thunder Rode Horse Drill Horse Arena2:00 p.m. Dennis Halverson Music Fontanelle Shelter2:30 p.m. Northland Classic Show Barn3:00 p.m. Homeward Bound Music Fontanelle Shelter3:00 p.m. 4-H/FFA Sheep Show Danan Lansing Bldg. 3:30 p.m. 4-H/FFA Breeding Meat Goat Show Danan Lansing Bldg. 3:30 p.m. Mini Cooks (any food) Variety Tent3:30 p.m. Jr. Cooks (any food) Variety Tent4:00 p.m. 4-H/FFA Market Meat Goat Show Danan Lansing Bldg. 6:30 p.m. Classic Tractor Parade Grandstand7:00 p.m. NTPA Tractor Pull Grandstand

THURSDAY, JULY 148:30 a.m. 4-H/FFA Swine Show Swine Barn9:00 a.m. 4-H/FFA Horse Show Horse Arena9:00 a.m. Open Dairy Show Show Barn11:30 a.m. Cupcake Contest Variety Tent12:00 p.m. Pee Wee Dairy Show Show Barn1:30 p.m. Bingo Variety Tent2:00 p.m. Kids’ Fun Day Near Variety Tent3:00 p.m. Bean Bag Contest by Community Bldg.4:00 p.m. 4-H/FFA Poultry Show E.J. Weigle Bldg. 4:00 p.m. Fair Queen Coronation Variety Tent5:00 p.m. KQY8 Pre-Concert Live Remote Fontanelle Shelter7:30 p.m. William Michael Morgan Grandstand9:00 p.m. Tracy Lawrence Grandstand

FRIDAY, JULY 158:30 a.m. 4-H/FFA Breeding Beef Show Show Barn9:00 a.m. 4-H/FFA Dairy Beef Show Show Barn9:30 a.m. 4-H/FFA Market Heifer Show Show Barn9:30 a.m. Open Carriage and Driving Show Horse Arena10:00 a.m. 4-H/FFA Market Beef Show Show Barn12:00 p.m. Cheesecake Contest Variety Tent1:00 p.m. Gluten Free Dessert Contest Variety Tent2:00 p.m. Pallet Challenge Variety Tent3:00 p.m. 4-H/FFA Rabbit Show E.J. Weigle Bldg. 5:00 p.m. Box Social Variety Tent6:00 p.m. KNEI Pre-Concert Fontanelle Shelter7:30 p.m. David Ray with Morgan Frazier Grandstand9:00 p.m. Travis Tritt Grandstand

SATURDAY, JULY 168:00 a.m. Family Fun Run Variety Tent9:00 a.m. 4-H/FFA Parade of Champions Show Barn10:00 a.m. Free Watermelon Near Show Barn10:00 a.m. 4-H/FFA Auction Show Barn11:00 a.m. Decorah Firemen East end of Grandstand11:00 a.m. Ted Schrandt Memorial Open 4D Barrel Racing Horse Arena1:00 p.m. Saddle Club Fun Day Horse Arena1:00 p.m. Oneota Film Festival TBD2:00 p.m. Danae and Company Music Fontanelle Shelter4:00 p.m. 4-H/FFA Ag Olympics Show Barn7:00 p.m. CC Bull Riding & Barrel Racing Grandstand9:00 p.m. Barn Dance Near Fontanelle Shelter

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in front of a statue of the Virgin Mary, the parish priest would fi nd her.

In addition to securing stained glass windows for the church, Kuhn was also likely responsible for secur-ing new pews for the church.

Years after St. Clement closed, Kuhn continued to care for the old church.

Following her death in 1960, the little church was left with the expec-tation it would fall on its own without its caretaker. Burials persisted in the cemetery, with at least two in 2010. Ruth Bily, parish secretary at St. Wenceslaus, noted additional burial plots have been staked off, and the cemetery is available for accepting future interments, retaining its status as consecrated ground.

Still, the expectation was that the old structure itself would simply go away, leaving just the cemetery.

Stubborn Germans had built too well for that to happen.

RestorationAnimals took over the church.

Farmers stored seed corn where pa-rishioners had sat. The paint faded.

Yet, despite nature and rough han-dling, the church endured.

Around 1987, restoration got its start. The church saw its fi rst Mass in roughly two decades on Nov. 23 of that year, the feast of St. Clement.

The old German-built structure had weathered decades of neglect but had visible signs of that neglect.

The roof and fl oor both needed work.

“[W]e started doing it,” said Hau-ber. “It was in bad shape.”

Hauber and Raymond Riehle un-dertook much of the repair effort.

“We had to remove all the pews,” explained Hauber.

Jacking up the main altar to move it and shuffl ing around the side altars were also done to get at the problem.

Hauber recalls moving the Marian altar and the high altar and shuffl ing the St. Joseph altar over to where the Marian altar had stood to make it work.

Restoration would take years. A statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary originally purchased in 1860 for $5 and transported all the way to Iowa from New York had been stored at the St. Wenceslaus convent. With the restoration, she found her way back to St. Clement.

The St. Joseph statue likewise had been stored in the convent and also made its way home.

The statue of St. Clement had re-sided in the church itself at St. Wenc-eslaus and was brought home as well.

By 1991, Mass was possible in the church.

An altar stone is present today, as are altar cards, supporting items that are used in the Traditional Latin Mass. A baptismal font stands ready at the front of the church.

Holy water fonts are on both sides of the aisle, and rosaries, free for vis-itors to take, hang near the entrance for anyone who wants to stop in and pray.

A guest book near the entrance re-cords visitors, some from as far away as Europe, Hauber notes.

Everything is in readiness for a Mass.

That will come soon. Scheduled for July 12, the fi rst of

two annual Masses is about to take place. A second one takes place in October.

Following both Masses, a com-munity gathers. That’s something Hauber remembers from his youth.

“It’s not like today,” said Hauber. “People would stand around for 30 minutes [and visit].”

The old St. Clement saw fellow-ship, a small community drawn to-gether.

CommunityThat sense of community is a big

part of St. Clement.“Why is home important to you?”

asked Hauber. For Hauber, St. Clement is like

that.“It’s home to us,” said Hauber.The bond of community dates

back to the early history of the church.

Spillville was once home to two parishes, St. Wenceslaus and St. Clement. Rivalry existed between the two parishes from very early on. A key component of that stemmed from the very different natures of the community’s two largest ethnic populations.

Spillville’s Slavic heritage is widely known. For a time, the famed composer Antonin Dvorak visited relatives and stayed in the town and is believed to have composed at least one of his works while there. The

name Dvorak still remains in the community, along with other names that testify to Spillville’s Eastern Eu-ropean roots.

Yet along with that ethnic heri-tage, German settlers were also to be found in the community, often as farmers.

Echoing a pattern found through-out America, the differing ethnicities set up parishes on their own. The Mass was identical in its Latin, but the preaching might be in Polish, Czech, German or another language.

St. Wenceslaus, popular among Eastern European believers, became the patron of a parish in the town itself, and that parish served as the focal point of worship for the com-munity’s Slavic population.

The rivalry between St. Clement and St. Wenceslaus seems to have healed to an extent, as witnessed by a stained glass window found in the latter church. To their Czech/Bohemian neighbors, the Germans in the community gifted a window, “Given by the congregation of St. Clement’s” that still is visible in St. Wenceslaus.

Still, while they could, the Ger-mans worshipped at St. Clement. The very stones of the old parish ceme-tery bear witness to that.

Among the graves, amidst the usual references to birthdates and dates of passing, is a grave that con-tains a stark word in German, “ER-MORDET.”

It means “murdered.”A member of the congregation,

Jakob Ryhmer, was killed in 1891 over a matter of $1.50 in a dispute.

The community took in their fall-en member and buried him. Hauber recalls a special ringing that marked deaths in the community. When the bell sounded, members of the parish knew someone had died.

At other times, it would ring out to announce Mass or perhaps the An-gelus, prayed at the start of the day, at midday and in the evening.

Hauber takes delight in the old bell at St. Clement. Finding out someone had visited the church, he asked whether you had rung the bell.

It’s back in all its splendor, a tan-gible sign of the old church’s restora-tion.

Hauber relates a story of how the Rev. Robert Gross, pastor at area par-ishes including St. Wenceslaus, had

taken young children up to the choir loft and had let them ring the bell.

Letting the children come near is not something to which Hauber ob-jects. Instead, he’s happy about the little ones doing just that.

Now in his 90s, Hauber won’t be around forever. Openly, he wonders what will become of the church when the older folks are no longer around.

“I’d look to see our younger gen-eration take an interest [in the proj-ect],” said Hauber.

Meanwhile, the church stands open. Interestingly, Hauber notes that for a while he had tried a pad-lock to protect the church. People kept breaking in.

So, Hauber tried a new approach. There’s no more padlock today.

Since then, a single piece of wood holds the door shut. Once the lock came off, vandals left the church alone. It was psychological, Hauber believes.

Whatever the reason, the church remains open. It still draws visitors. It still brings back memories. And, if Hauber has his wish, it still creates new ones.

CHURCHAT A GLANCE

NAME OF CHURCH:St. Clement/Clementskirche

BUILT: 1856

CLOSED: 1944

RESTORED:Beginning 1987

UPCOMING:Mass set for Tuesday, July 12 at 6 p.m., followed by

potluck dinner

LOCATION:W14 and 172nd Street,

rural Spillville

MORE INFORMATION:“St. Clement’s Church

Spillville, Iowa”by Ruth R. Kath

Meyers Celebrate 50 Years James A. and Janice Meyer will celebrate their 50th wedding anni-versary July 2. James and Janice (Wieling) were married July 2, 1966, at St. Mary Catholic Church, in Waucoma, by Father Drummy.

They are the parents of four chil-dren: Charles (Heidee), Christopher (fi ancée Anntonette), Leslie (Tom) and Jason (Heidi) and nine grand-children. They will have a family gathering later in July.

ANNIVERSARY

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Emily LuzumEmily Luzum is the 17-year-old

daughter of Kevin and Linda Lu-zum, of Fort Atkinson. She will be a senior at Turkey Valley this fall. Em-ily has been a member of the Turkey Valley trap shooting team for three years, lettering two of those years. She has been the editor of the school yearbook. She is also part of Signs of Christ, a group that learns sign language to contemporary Christian music. Emily was on the A honor roll and painted the set for the school’s musical. She served as treasurer of the Turkey Valley Clovers 4-H club and was on the County Council for the past six years.

Emily has also been a member of the Girl Scouts for 11 years and earned the Bronze and Silver awards. Emily volunteers and donates blood whenever she can; she is trying to give more than her grandfather with 96 pints. She shows chickens at the Winneshiek County Fair. Emily also is active in her church as a cross bear-er, mass server and Extraordinary Eucharistic 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 them and ride them. In her free time she volunteers at Thunder Rode Thera-peutic Riding, and she likes to draw and paint, spend time with animals, go hunting, fish, camp, swim and hang out with friends. Upon gradu-ation, she plans to attend Hawkeye Community College and then trans-fer to Iowa State to major in Civil Engineering.

Meretta Leigh PetersonMeretta Leigh Peterson is the

16-year-old daughter of Brian Peter-son and Becky Peterson, of Decorah. She is active in choir, band and large group speech. For solo/ensemble contest she was in a group of 12 girls for choir, and they received a 1 rating. In band, Meretta plays the euphonium, and during her junior year she played a solo and a duet for a contest and received a 1 rating for both. She has also attended fi ve honor bands.

Last fall, in the musical Sound of Music, she played a sister. Also last year, she went to state in large group speech contest, and her group received a 1 rating from the judges. Meretta was alternate Little Miss Laura when she was 10. Some of her school activities include FFA, tenth- and eleventh-grade varsity basketball cheerleading, where she lettered both years, marching band and concert choir. In 4-H, she is the secretary of her club and has shown horses in the past.

Allie Elizabeth RauschAllie Elizabeth Rausch is the

19-year-old daughter of Dan and Mindy Rausch, of Fort Atkinson. She has been a student at Coe College for the past year. Throughout high school and college, she has been very busy. In high school, she was in four sports along with musicals and plays in the spring and fall. She also vol-unteered in the community through 4-H and FFA along with working as a certifi ed nursing assistant at Wel-lington Place. In 4-H, she enjoyed showing her pets and livestock at the Winneshiek County Fair.

In college, Allie is pursing a de-gree in nursing. She is a part of Sig-

ma Alpha, where she volunteers for things like the Special Olympics, Girls on the Run, GiGi’s Playhouse, Dance Marathon and many highway cleanups. She has joined the Air Force ROTC, training to be an of-fi cer by the time she graduates. The Air Force has already given her many opportunities such as being involved in the Color Guard at Detachment 255 during the Iowa baseball games, along with other activities with the Air Force. In her free time, Allie likes to spend time with friends and family. She is excited to see what the future holds for her.

Amy Marie SchmittAmy Marie Schmitt is the

17-year-old daughter of Peter and Susan Schmitt, of Fort Atkinson. Her school activities include cheer-leading for football and basketball, medaling at the Iowa High School Athletic Union State Girls tourna-ment, trap shooting, where she par-ticipated in the state meet, Wellness Club, volleyball and track. She was a varsity manager and letter winner in volleyball and track, where the team won the conference champion-ship. In 4-H, she is a member of the Turkey Valley Clovers Club, where she has served as vice president and photographer. Her projects include photography, meat goats, food and nutrition, sewing, needle art, home improvement, horticulture, child de-velopment, share the fun, working exhibit, rabbits and clothing selec-tion. She also serves on the County Council.

Amy is a member of St. Nepo-mucene Catholic Church, where she is an altar server and where she was confi rmed. She is a member of the South Winneshiek FFA chapter, where she has received the Green-hand Degree. In Girl Scouts, she has received the Silver and Bronze awards. Amy has also volunteered with Winneshiek County Dairy Pro-moters and the American Red Cross. She has worked for U2 BBQ, and Wermers Daycare and Eastern Star Nursing Home and works on the family farm. In the community, she is involved in volunteering at many activities from Fort Atkinson’s chick-en dinner to the community garden and the fi remen’s breakfast as well as many other activities. In Win-neshiek County, she has served the community meal in Calmar and done improvements at the fair grounds and took part in other activities.

Hanna Elizabeth SchmittHanna Elizabeth Schmitt is the

16-year-old daughter of Greg and Sara Schmitt, of Waucoma. In school, Hanna is a member of National Hon-or Society, is a cheerleader for bas-ketball and football and is on the vol-leyball and track and fi eld teams. She is involved in student government, where she has served as secretary and co-reporter. In SODA (Students Op-posed to Drugs and Alcohol), she has served as co-president and secretary. She has been in the fall musical and choir. She is also in the Purple Cord volunteer program, Career Learning Link, art club, show choir, FIRST Tech Challenge and the math club.

Hanna is a member of the Turkey Valley Clovers 4-H Club, where she has done Share the Fun, Working Exhibit, Educational Presentation, visual arts and photography at the state. She is a member of the County

Council. Hanna is also a member of the Girl Scouts (where she has won the Bronze and Silver awards), Signs of Christ Catholic Performing group and Christian Family School of Religion Faith Formation. She serves at the Calmar Monthly Com-munity Meal, volunteers at the Vil-lage Creek Bible Camp, does Trunk or Treat and chaperones junior high dances. In FFA, she has won the Star Greenhand Degree and Chapter De-gree and has served as secretary and co-reporter. Hanna also attended the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Conference. Hanna plays harmoni-ca, crochets, draws and loves riding horses.

Jenna SchmittJenna Schmitt is the 16-year-

old daughter of James and Christie Schmitt, of Fort Atkinson. Jenna has been in band for the past six years and received a 1 rating for her saxo-phone duet and fl ute solo. She has already lettered in band her freshman and sophomore years. Last year, she was in her school’s play and musical and has been in two Missoula Chil-dren’s Theater plays. Jenna has been in dance for 13 years. Also, she has been in choir, golf, volleyball, cheer-leading and speech.

Outside of school, Jenna is in 4-H and on the 4-H Senior Council and does the Signs of Christ. She is an active member of St. John Nepo-mucene Parish in Fort Atkinson and works at the Jackson Heights Golf Course and the White House in St. Lucas. This month, she will be com-pleting her CNA.

Ashley Michelle SchwartzhoffAshley Michelle Schwartzhoff is

the 18-year-old daughter of Mike and Michelle Schwartzhoff, of Decorah. Ashley has been a member of the Decorah Chiefs 4-H Club for nine years. She is the president of that club and is the president of the Senior County Council. Ashley is a youth representative on the Youth Develop-ment Committee, is a camp counsel-or at Pine Bluff Regional Camp and has exhibited in many project areas at the county fair as well as at the state level. She has received recognition in record keeping in many project areas as well as leadership awards.

Ashley has been active in FFA for four years, where she has received the Greenhand award, Chapter award and Iowa Degree. She participated in various career development teams including Conduct of Meetings, Ag Issues and Perceptions, Parliamen-tary Procedure, Chapter Display and the Chapter Program and received awards in these areas, advancing to district and state competition. She also served as chapter secretary. She knows the importance of community service and giving back to help the local community and country and helping around the globe.

In high school, she was in volley-ball, basketball and softball all four years. This year, her team had the honor of playing in the state tennis tournament, where they placed third. Ashley was in National Honor Soci-ety and received a letter for academic achievement. Ashley’s hobbies in-clude helping others and doing her part in the community. She also likes to hunt and spend time with family and friends. Ashley plans to attend Iowa State University to pursue a de-gree in Agriculture.

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The family of Dave TimpThe family of Dave Timpwould like to express their sincerest gratitude for

all the cards, fl owers, memorials, condolences, food,visits, prayers and expressions of sympathy received during

Dave’s illness and passing.

Special appreciation to Winneshiek Medical Center Home Health and Hospice, St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church Choir and Guild, Father Gross, Father Gibbs, Deacon Marr and

the Schluter-Balik Funeral Home.

We continue to draw strength from your supportduring this time of great sorrow.

Kris, Whitney, Bailey and Alyssa TimpKris, Whitney, Bailey and Alyssa Timp

Thank youThank youFor all the prayers and support at the loss of our beloved Mom, Grandma and Great-Grandma Eleanora Franzen. We are grateful for the wonderful

care she received during her stay at the Ossian Senior Hospice.

We would like to also thank the staff at the Winneshiek Medical Center for their kindness and support. Thank you to Fr. Gross, Fr. Knipper, Monsigner Hawes, Deacon Andrew Marr and Schluter-Balik funeral home

for their assistance along with St Francis de Sales Rosary Society.

We appreciate all the words and acts of kindness as wellas the donations to memorials in her name.

The Family of Eleanora Franzen

CONTESTANTS

EARL Recognizes Gossling Curt McNew, EARL Public Tran-sit Director, left, and Monica Rod-erick, Transit Driver Coordinator, right, present Karla Gossling with

the 2016 Driver of the Year award. Photo by Samuel Castro/EARL Public Transit

Kuennen Joins Amperage MarketingJennifer Kuennen has joined Am-

perage Marketing as the agency’s workfl ow coordinator. Kuennen fo-cuses on streamlining communication between departments, managing proj-ect deadlines and scheduling assign-ments internally to aid in company productivity.

“I am excited to really dive in and help get a lot of things moving,” said Kuennen.

Prior to joining Amperage, Kuen-

nen interned with OnMedia in Cedar Falls as an assistant video producer. She is a recent Wartburg College graduate, with a degree in pub-lic relations and a minor in leadership. Kuennen is origi-nally from Fort Atkinson and is the daughter of Randy & Laura Kuennen.

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Lawler Library Program

Lawler Public Library will host a summer reading program with the theme of “On Your Mark, Get Set, Read.” Programs are being held on Monday morn-ings at 10 a.m. continuing July 11 and 18. All ages are welcome.

Fort Atkinson Library

ProgramThe Fort Atkinson Public Li-

brary will host a summer reading program on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. through July 20. During the July 6 program, Isaiah the Magi-cian will perform in the gym and during the July 13 program, Lily from Winneshiek County Con-servation will be featured. July 20 race to the library and have fun with the Get Fit stations.

AnnualSt. Clement Church MassMass at St. Clement Catholic

Church, in rural Spillville, is set for Tuesday, July 12 at 6 p.m. fol-lowed by potluck dinner.

WIC Clinic A WIC clinic is set for

Wednesday, July 13 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday, July 14 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Stone Ridge Community Church. For more information, call 888-836-7867 or 563-245-1145.

Ag Safety DayNortheast Iowa Community

College (NICC) and the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety (NECAS) will be hosting Progressive Agriculture Safety Day on Tuesday, July 19 at Io-wa’s Dairy Center.

Blood Drive A blood drive has been set for

Wednesday, July 6 from 12:30 to 6 p.m. at the Holy Name Parish Center in West Union.

HappyFeet Clinic

The Happy Feet Clinic is held every Tuesday from 1:30-3 p.m. and every Thursday of each month from 10:00-11:30 a.m. at 305 Montgomery St., Suite 3, Decorah. Please call 563-382-4662 for an appointment.

Extension Offers Summer Day CampsISU Extension will host “Wonder-

ful Worms” day camp from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, July 28 at the Fort Atkinson Park and Tuesday, Aug. 2 at Pine Bluff 4-H Camp, Decorah. This camp is for youth in grades K-3.

ISU Extension will also host “Shut-

terbug” day camp. This camp is geared for grades 4-6. It will be held Thursday, Aug. 4 at Pine Bluff 4-H Camp from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For more information or to register, call the Winneshiek County Extension offi ce at 563-382-2949 by July 20.

Area 4-H EventsJuly 6, Oopy, Goopy Day Camp,

9 a.m., City Park, Waucoma; Master Gardeners Summer Webinar, 1 p.m., Winneshiek County Extension Of-fice, Decorah; County 4-H Council Meeting, 3 p.m., Fayette County Fair-grounds; 4-H Livestock Fitting Clinic, 6 p.m., Fayette County Fairgrounds

July 8, 4-H Static Judging Day, 9 a.m., Winneshiek County Fairgrounds

July 12-16, Winneshiek County Fair, Winneshiek County Fairgrounds

July 22, 4-H & FFA Static Judging, 9 a.m., Fayette County Fairgrounds

July 26-30, Fayette County Fair, Fayette County Fairgrounds

July 28, Wonderful Worms Dayc-amp, 9 a.m., Fort Atkinson Park; Fay-ette County “Day At the Fair,” 3 p.m., Fayette County Fairgrounds

July 29, Day Camp at the Fair, 9 a.m., Fayette County Fairgrounds

July 30, 4-H Communications Day Awards/Style Show, 10 a.m., Fayette County Fairgrounds

July 30, 4-H & FFA Achievement Auction, 3 p.m., Fayette County Fair-grounds

Athletes Honored Kayla Schaufenbuel (r) and Shelby Reicks were invited to attend the Des Moines Register, All-Iowa Sports Awards June 18 in Des Moines. Ath-letes qualifi ed by being selected after being named as First Team, All-State. Schaufenbuel qualifi ed in volleyball while Reicks qualifi ed in basketball. Pho-to courtesy Missy Reicks

$3,000 toward [this program] to help kick off a capital campaign bringing total donated funds to $5,096.21,” said Heying.

“This event was a community ef-fort, and we truly appreciate the gen-erosity of all who came out to sup-port it,” said Heying.

The fundraiser is on top of fi-nanical support coming from various bodies with contributions pledged from the cities of Calmar, Ossian and Spillville, as well as Winneshiek County and Northeast Iowa Commu-

nity College.Coming up, the recreation pro-

gram will be looking to hire a direc-tor, who will be classifi ed as a city employee of Calmar. Office space will be provided by NICC.

“We are thrilled that the South Winneshiek Recreation Program is on its way to fruition,” said Chris Wiltgen, an organizer with the recre-ation program. “This endeavor would not be possible without support from our local community members and businesses.”

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Find out more about this and other unsolved homicides at www.IowaColdCases.org.

PATRICIA ANN VEACHOn Th ursday morning, July 10, 1969, 8-year-

old Patricia Ann Veach was found dead in her bedroom at her Des Moines home. She had been sexually molested. An autopsy showed she had been smothered to death either with a pillow or a hand. Laboratory analyses of blood and hair found on the scene were incomplete.

Patricia lived with her parents, Bill and Etta Veach, and her older brother, Billy, at 805 S.W. Lally Street on Des Moines’ south side. Billy had spent the night with his paternal grand-parents. Th e Veaches told police they’d gone to

bed around 2 a.m. and that their daughter was all right at that time. Th ey said they’d heard no unusual noises in the house, and that their dog — who was kept in the basement overnight — had not barked.

Police canvassed the neighborhood in search of persons who might have seen someone or heard something near the Veach’s home. Th ey questioned more than 500 persons within a week of the murder but reportedly had no clues regarding the identity of Patricia’s killer.

PATRICIA ANN VEACH| Age: 8 |

Died: July 10, 1969Location: Des Moines

This is a weekly feature highlighting some of Iowa’s unsolved homicides in the hopes that it will lead to new tips and potentially help solve cases. The project is a partnership between this newspaper and other members of the Iowa Newspaper Association.

If you have any information about the murder of Patricia Ann Veach, please contact the Des Moines Police Department at (515) 283-4864.

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ASSUMPTION CATHOLICLittle Turkey

Father Nicholas MarchSunday, July 10:10:30 a.m. Mass

BETHANY LUTHERANRural Ossian

Sunday, July 10:10:30 a.m. Worship Service

CALMAR COMMUNITYUNITED METHODIST

CalmarPastor Linda Th ompson

Sunday, July 10:9 a.m. Worship

CALMAR LUTHERAN &SPRINGFIELD LUTHERAN

Pastor Phil OlsonSunday, July 10:

9 a.m. Calmar Worship10:30 a.m. Springfi eld Worship

DE SALES CATHOLICOssian

Father Robert GrossSunday, July 10:

8 a.m. Mass

HOLY TRINITY CATHOLICProtivin

Father Nicholas MarchTh ursday, July 7:

8:30 a.m. MassNo Weekend Mass

LIVING HOPE BAPTISTOssian

Sunday, July 10:9 a.m. Worship

MT. CARMEL CATHOLICLawler

Father Nicholas MarchFriday, July 8:8:30 a.m. Mass

No Weekend Mass

OSSIAN LUTHERANOssian

Pastor Dave LenthSunday, July 10:

8:30 a.m. Worship

OUR LADY OF SEVENDOLORS CATHOLIC

FestinaFather Robert Gross

Saturday, July 9:4 p.m. Mass

ST. ALOYSIUS CATHOLICCalmar

Father Robert GrossSunday, July 10:

10 a.m. Mass

ST. BENEDICT PARISHDecorah

ReconciliationSaturday at 3:15 p.m. or

by appointmentSaturday, July 9:4:00 p.m. Mass

Sunday, July 10:7:30 a.m. Mass10 a.m. Mass

ST. JOHN’S CATHOLICFort Atkinson

Father Nicholas MarchSaturday, July 9:

4 p.m. Mass

ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN,Stapleton

Rural WaucomaRev. Wayne T. & Irmagard

Ellingson, PastorsSunday, July 10:

10:00 a.m. Worship atGouldsburg Park

ST. LUKE'S CATHOLICSt. Lucas

Father Nicholas MarchNo Weekend Mass

Wednesday, July 13:8:30 a.m. Mass

ST. MARY'S CATHOLICWaucoma

Father Nicholas MarchSunday, July 10:8:30 a.m. Mass

ST. PETER'S LUTHERANRichfi eld

Rural Sumner (8 miles SW of Waucoma)Rev. Wayne T. & Irmagard

Ellingson, PastorsSunday, July 10:

10:00 a.m. Worship atGouldsburg Park

ST. WENCESLAUS CATHOLICSpillville

Father Robert GrossSaturday, July 9:

6 p.m. Mass

STAVANGER LUTHERANOssian

Sunday, July 10:10 a.m. Worship

TRINITY LUTHERANCalmar

Pastor Jesse DeDeyneredeemertrinity.com

Sunday, July 10:10:30 a.m. Worship Service

ZION LUTHERANCastalia

Pastor Alan WicksSunday, July 10:

10:30 a.m. Morning Worshipwith Holy Communion

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Just You And HimBy Rev. Linda Thompson

Calmar CommunityUnited Methodist Church

Then Jesus said to someone else, “Follow me.”

He replied, “Lord, fi rst let me go and bury my father.”

Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. But you go and spread the news of God’s kingdom.”

Someone else said, “I will follow you, Lord, but fi rst let me say good-bye to those in my house.”

Jesus said to him, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fi t for God’s kingdom.”

— Luke 9:59-62

Excuses are like noses; everyone has one. These few lines are taken from the context where Jesus is de-termined to go to Jerusalem, and as He passes through different villages, people are wanting to follow Him - but on their own terms. Ah, have we really changed?

As a single mother of fi ve chil-dren, on Sunday morning, I could think of some really good excuses not to come to church.

“It is too much work.” “It comes too early in the morn-

ing.” “The pastor is boring, and the

gray-haired old ladies snub their noses at me.” Do you have any to add to this? I think I could keep go-

ing as well.But, there came a time when I said

“yes.” Yes, I would make a concerted ef-

fort to come to church. Yes, I would teach that Sunday

School class. Yes, I would help to serve coffee

in the morning. Yes. And when under this choice, all

the other excuses became moot, I chose not to follow my feelings and the groanings of my children but in-stead turned my desire to follow Je-sus instead of the noises around me.

I can almost see the eye roll as you read this.

“Of course, you feel this way. You are the pastor.”

But, I wasn’t always the pastor. I was a person who started to warm a pew by choice and soon became a person who warmed a pew because I was chosen.

This Sunday, if you are physical-ly able, fi nd a pew, warm it and see where it takes you. Just like a cranky lawn mower that won’t start on the fi rst pull, you may need to come back a few times. It isn’t because of the church, the pew, the message or the other obligations. It is because you need to leave them at the door and come into the presence of a Savior who loves you and wants a little bit of your time this Sabbath.

Just you and Him.

Living in Faith Fresh Garden Produce Tastes Great

It won’t be long and I will have fresh garden produce. I have blossoms and tiny fruit everywhere. I have been enjoying sugar snap peas. Having fresh garden produce is the best and tastes so good.

Broiling, and especially grilling your fruit and vegetables, makes them taste exceptional. To make the job eas-ier, use these tips. Oil your vegetables and the grill grates. Know your cook-ing times for different vegetables and fruits. Use a skewer or grill basket or even foil packets. Keep vegetables to similar sizes; they will cook more evenly. Feel free to use some of your favorite vegetables in the following recipe.

Grilled VegetablesFrom Giada De Laurentiis

3 red bell peppers, seededand halved

3 yellow squash (about 1 poundtotal), sliced lengthwise into 1/2-inch-

thick rectangles3 zucchini (about 12 ounces total),

sliced lengthwise into1/2-inch-thick rectangles

3 Japanese eggplant (12 ouncestotal), sliced lengthwise into 1/2-inch-

thick rectangles12 cremini mushrooms

1 bunch (1-pound) asparagus, trimmed

12 green onions, roots cut off1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons olive oil

Salt and freshly ground black pepper3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

2 garlic cloves, minced1 teaspoon chopped fresh

Italian parsley leaves1 teaspoon chopped

fresh basil leaves1/2 teaspoon fi nely chopped

fresh rosemary leaves

Place a grill pan over medium-high heat or prepare the barbecue (medium-high heat). Brush the vegetables with 1/4 cup of the oil to coat lightly. Sprin-kle the vegetables with salt and pep-per. Working in batches, grill the veg-etables until tender and lightly charred all over, about 8 to 10 minutes for the bell peppers; 7 minutes for the yellow squash, zucchini, eggplant and mush-rooms and 4 minutes for the asparagus and green onions. Arrange the veg-etables on a platter. The key to getting

those great grill marks is to not shift the vegetables too frequently once they’ve been placed on the hot grill.

Meanwhile, whisk the remaining two tablespoons of oil, balsamic vine-gar, garlic, parsley, basil and rosemary in a small bowl to blend. Add salt and pepper to taste. Drizzle the herb mix-ture over the vegetables; serve the veg-etables warm or at room temperature.

You can use other similar fruit in the following pie recipe.

Black Raspberry PieFrom Ellen Hotger

Ellen makes her own pie crusts. But any store-bought pie crust should do just fi ne. It should come with two crusts (one for bottom and one for top).

6 cups of black raspberries, rinsed1/4 teaspoon salt

Brown sugar to sprinkle on top of pie3/4 cup granulated sugar1 Tbsp. minute tapioca 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

2 Tbsp. butter1 egg yolk

1 Tbsp. water

Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahr-enheit. Place bottom pie crust on greased 9-inch pie dish. Mix berries, sugar, minute tapioca, cinnamon and salt in large mixing bowl. Pour fi lling onto the pie crust. Break up little piec-es of butter and place on top of fi lling. Top with pie crust.

Fold edges back and below bottom crust so that the fi lling doesn’t pour out during the baking process. Make two small cuts to form an “X” right in the middle of the top crust to let steam out during the baking process. Mix the egg yolk with one tablespoon of water and brush on to the top of the pie. Sprinkle a little brown sugar over the pie. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes to set crust and add pie shield. Bake 30 to 50 minutes at 350 degrees and put it in the lower rack of the oven. Serve with va-nilla ice cream if you like.

Kids fi nd this fun, and it makes a cold treat on a hot summer day. Top your ice cream with fresh fruit.

Shake n’ Make Ice CreamFrom Laurie Powalish

2 Tbsp. sugar1 c. half and half1/2 Tbsp. vanilla6 Tbsp. rock salt

1 pint-sized plastic zip bag1 gallon-sized plastic zip bag

Ice cubes

Fill the gallon-sized plastic bag full of ice. Add rock salt and seal. Pour sug-ar, half and half and vanilla into pint-sized bag and seal. Place the pint-sized bag into the gallon-sized bag and seal. Shake bag for 5-7 minutes. Open the small bag and enjoy your ice cream!

Cheesy BiscuitsFrom Laurie Powalish

2 c. all-purpose fl our2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. salt1/4 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. garlic powder1 c. shredded cheddar cheese1/4 c. grated parmesan cheese

2/3 c. buttermilk1/3 c. vegetable oil

Additional parmesan cheese (op-tional)

In a large bowl, combine the fi rst five ingredients. Add cheeses. In a small bowl combine buttermilk and oil. Stir into dry ingredients just un-til moistened. Drop by 1/4 cups, two inches apart onto a greased baking sheet. Sprinkle with additional par-mesan if desired. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm. Refrigerate left-overs. Yields one dozen biscuits.

Till next time, if you have extra produce, don’t forget the elderly. Give in small usable amounts. They prob-ably don’t need a sack full. By sharing you help with allowing them to have a healthy diet and not having the ex-pense of trying to get around and shop. The elderly enjoy the visit, and you are also checking on them.

Rita GebelRita M. Gebel, 83, of Lawler, died Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at Hillcrest

Home in Sumner.A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 2 at Our

Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Lawler with the Rev. Jim Brockman celebrating the Mass with interment in the church cemetery.

Visitation was held from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 1 at the church with visitation continuing an hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.

Funeral arrangements are with Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home in Lawler. Online condolences for Rita’s family may be left at huge-backfuneralhome.com

Rita Mary Gebel was bornOct. 9, 1932, in Festina, the daughter of John and Auguste (Hartman) Gos-sling. She attended St. Mary’s School in Festina and her senior year of high school in Calmar. Rita worked as a chair assistant for a dentist in Ossian and then did housework for Dr. and Mrs. Murtaugh in New Hampton.

On Oct. 20, 1953, Rita married Robert Francis Gebel at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Festina. To this union nine children were born. The couple farmed north of Lawler from 1953 to 1988. Rita was a great cook and was famous for her angel food cakes and the bread and buns she baked. She also loved teaching her children and grandchildren how to bake. Rita used to say the guys must have smelled her baking from the road because they would stop in to sample her baked items. No matter what hardships she faced, she always had a positive, upbeat attitude. She always made everyone else feel loved and did whatever she could to make things better for them.

Survivors include fi ve sons: John Gebel, of New Hampton, Mike (Judy Paulus) Gebel, of Lawler, Bill (Diane) Gebel, of Lawler, Dan (Jodie Ander-son) Gebel, of Lawler, and Martin Gebel, of Lawler; three daughters: Helen (Scott) Olson, of Cresco, LaVonne (Doug) Kahler, of Coralville, and Linda Gebel, of Fredericksburg; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; three brothers: Martin (Margaret) Gossling, of Ft. Atkinson, Norbert (Darlene) Gossling, of Waucoma, and Alphonse (Bev) Gossling, of Ossian; two sisters: Marie Tieskotter, of Ossian, and Sister Maryan Gossling, F.S.P.A., of La-Crosse, Wis., and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert, in 2010; a son, Art Gebel, in 1986, and one sister, Theresa Myers.

RITA GEBEL

1932-2016Services:

10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 2Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic

Church, LawlerArrangements by:

Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home, Lawler

DeSales School MenuMonday, July 11

Brkfst: French Toast Sticks, Fruit, YogurtLunch: Lasagna, Corn, Peaches

Tuesday, July 12Brkfst: Cereal, Toast, OJ, Yogurt

Lunch: Pork Ribette on WG Bun, Creamed Rice, Peas, Pears

Wednesday, July 13Brkfst: Omelet, Toast, OJ, Yogurt

Lunch: Hot Ham & Cheese Sand, Green

Beans, Applesauce

Thursday, July 14Brkfst: WG Long John, Fruit, Yogurt

Lunch: Breaded Pork Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Cal. Blend, Apple Crisp

Friday, July 15Brkfst: Cereal, Toast, OJ, Yogurt

Lunch: Mini Corn Dogs, Baked Beans, Fresh Fruit

Milk is served with all meals. Fresh carrots, broccoli, caulifl ower and/or celery are offered with all lunches. Peanut butter sandwich option. All menus subject to

change.

Field trips for Daycare will be Tuesday’s every week with hot dog or cold meat

sandwich with fresh fruit and fresh vegetables.

Calmar Courier Tuesday, July 5, 2016 5OpinionFIRST AMENDMENT to the CONSTITUTION

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Bring Back Riff-Raff It’s certainly historic.

Perhaps, it might set a record in its own right.

At present, the entire Russian track program is barred from the 2016 Summer Olympics, following claims of systemic doping among athletes.

Not surprisingly, dozens of Rus-sian athletes have filed appeals in response to that dubious accomplish-ment.

It’s not a news story that has come entirely out of the blue. Indeed, the Russian team had already been sus-pended from international competi-tion since last year, after a report out-lined alleged cheating among not just athletes, but coaches and offi cials as well. Everyone, it seems, was in on the act.

Given past history, especially dur-ing the Cold War, Russian athletes us-ing performance-enhancing products is hardly a new development. The So-viets, and their allies, were notorious for it.

East Germany, a country the size (and population) of a single American

state, won hundreds of medals, a feat out of all proportion to its size.

Similarly, the Russians owned hockey, with other nations’ players facing the weight and muscle of ath-letes who were, at times, ex-military and trained in facilities that were the envy of the world.

Eastern Bloc nations, eager for public relations victories, used the full weight of state funding to advance their national sports programs. World-class training facilities, stipends and housing for athletes (selected from early childhood) and lavish rewards for victory helped to fuel sports jug-gernauts.

Fast-forward to the present, and something very similar seems to be playing out once again.

Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.

The Russian athletes of today who have been found doping have decided to try every option possible to force their way back into competition, while athletes who had been bumped from being able to compete thanks to

losing to the Russians are hoping this opens the door to new blood.

Russian athletes are not happy with the prospect.

In addition to trying appeals, Rus-sian athletes are also attempting to get around the ban. One option fl oated has been competing as “neutrals,” competing but just not under the Rus-sian fl ag.

Malarkey.At its most basic, the Olympic

spirit holds up amateur athletes who compete at the best of their abilities for sake of competing, regardless of their own chances of winning.

Think the 1980 American hockey team, facing a Soviet team that rou-tinely steam-rolled over competitors and which was brought up short by an American team they had previously written off after an exhibition clob-bering.

Al Michaels had the chance of a lifetime in calling that game.

“Do you believe in miracles?! YES!” he famously called out.

Yes, Mr. Michaels, as a matter of

fact, I do.Alternatively, we can think of Mi-

chael “Eddy” Edwards.After Edwards won hearts, if not

actual gold, at the 1988 Olympics, the International Olympic Commit-tee (IOC) put into place what became known as the “Eddie the Eagle Rule,” mandating that Olympic hopefuls compete internationally at offi cially-sanctioned events in order to qualify and rank in either the top 30 percent or be among the top 50 competitors, whichever is fewest.

No riff-raff needed.As a humble suggestion, perhaps

that is exactly what is needed today.Edwards, for those unfamiliar with

his story, was an underdog if there were ever one. Not quite able to make the 1984 British team as a downhill skier, he switched to ski jumping.

As the only Brit to actually apply, he made it to become Britain’s (only)

ski jumping competitor at the 1988 Olympics.

Twenty pounds heavier than his nearest competitor, bespectacled and clearly outmatched by far, far better athletes, Edwards cheerfully made jump after jump.

He lost. What of it?He’s an example that seems to em-

body the Olympic ideal. Sadly, athletes such as Edwards

won’t be at the 2016 Olympics, to the detriment of the games. That’s too bad. Edwards would seem to have more of the Olympic spirit in his little fi nger than the Russian program does collectively, lock, stock and barrel.

The same IOC that has pushed out Edwards and those like him has given its imprimatur instead to a cutthroat model of sports. Win at any costs seems the IOC-endorsed model.

And the Russians have given us exactly that.

AGE OF THE GEEKTravisFischer

Brexit Stresses Voting Importance In case you managed to miss it, the United Kingdom held a refer-endum vote about whether or not to leave the European Union, lovingly dubbed “Brexit.” Like virtually all political debates, the Brexit argument centered largely on pragmatism versus principle. While membership in the European Union is an overall benefit to the economy and a politically stabiliz-ing factor for all of Europe, some patriots just could not abide by the notion that the safety regulations on their pillows might be written by a bureaucrat in Brussels, rather than a bureaucrat in London. What some might call a trivial concession others considered an intolerable affront to their nation’s sovereignty. The referendum squeaked through on a populist wave of voters discon-tent with the political leadership. Led by wealthy demagogues exploit-ing the fears and frustrations of el-derly and lower-income masses, the Leave camp was fueled by a fear of immigrants, promises of a return to national glory and the vilifi cation of elitist experts who dared to suggest that policies on economics and for-eign affairs require more complexity than can fi t on a bumper sticker. The parallels to our own upcom-ing election are obvious, almost as obvious as the result of what happens when the masses vote with their feel-ings rather than facts. Britain’s own “Independence Day” wasn’t marked with fi reworks and a backyard BBQ. Instead, the hours following the narrow victory for Leave voters saw the value of the British pound plummet to its lowest point in three decades, losing rough-ly 12 percent of its worth in a span of about half a day. The decision led to Standard & Poor downgrading

the country’s pristine credit score (the same thing that happened to the United States when our Republican-controlled Congress decided that threatening to not pay our bills was a good negotiating tactic) and general economic chaos as businesses tried to fi gure out how this would affect them. Like the value of the pound, the promises of Brexit leaders also quickly faded away. Buses in Lon-don proclaimed that the 350 million pounds per week spent on the Euro-pean Union would be better spent on National Health Service, but once the vote was in that idea suddenly went from a “promise” to an “aspiration.” Likewise, while the Leave camp campaigned on the British equivalent of “We’re gonna build a wall,” that rhetoric vanished against the reality that you can’t close your borders to immigration and expect to keep them open for trade. Prime Minister David Cameron, who gambled with his career on the vote going the other way, announced he’ll be stepping down at the fi rst convenient opportunity. Shockingly, the Brexit’s strongest proponents don’t seem to be in a hurry to step up and be the person to pull the trigger on invoking Article 50 of the Euro-pean Treaty, which would formally begin the exit process. With the real-ity of the situation setting in, leader-ship of the country looks more like a hot potato than a prize. Whoever does take the job not only has to deal with the task of leav-ing the European Union but will al-most certainly face the dissolution of the United Kingdom as Scotland and Northern Ireland, which largely voted to stay, might vote for their own independence. Throw in an economic crisis, the renegotiation

of trade agreements with all of their European neighbors and a popula-tion guaranteed to be deeply split on any decision made, and I wouldn’t be surprised if the government col-lectively gives up and leaves it for the Queen to sort out. The chaos caused by the Brexit is not surprising. Neither are the stories of people who voted to leave and instantly regretted it. Anecdotal stories abound of “Regrexit” voters who would have gone the other way if they thought their vote mattered. They didn’t want to leave; they just wanted to send a message to a gov-ernment they felt wasn’t listening to them. Others (particularly young people) who would have voted to re-main didn’t bother, thinking reason would prevail without them. This is what happens when you don’t take your vote seriously. It’s understandable to feel like your vote doesn’t matter. Hindsight tricks us into thinking that the only vote that matters is the one that se-cures the majority. Any votes before then are neutralized by the opposi-tion, and any votes after are superfl u-ous. But voting doesn’t work like that. All votes matter, even the ones that aren’t cast. Travis Fischer is a news writer for Mid-America Publishing and won-ders how much cheaper European vacations just became.

Veterans Crisis Line Fails America s̓ Heroes

By David YoungU.S. Congressman

Three of 10 veterans, who bravely served our country and are in desper-ate need of help, will have their mes-sage go unanswered. I don’t need to tell you this outrageous statistic highlights a major problem for our veterans and service members in need - and one I’m working to fi x.

Earlier this week, the Govern-ment Accountability Offi ce (GAO), a government watchdog organiza-tion, released a report fi nding nearly 30 percent of text messages sent as a test to the Veterans Crisis Line went unanswered. However, while this GAO report may be new, problems with the Veterans Crisis Line sadly are not.

Here in Iowa, while meeting with veterans, they shared with me the trouble too many have had receiving help from the Veterans Crisis Line, the confi dential, toll free hotline for veterans seeking suicide prevention and crisis assistance from U.S. De-partment of Veterans Affairs (VA) responders. Veterans report a lack of response, some even after multiple attempts to get the assistance they

need. Last year, numerous complaints

from across the country about missed or unanswered calls, unresponsive staff, as well as delayed responses to veterans prompted the VA’s watch-dog arm, the VA Offi ce of the In-spector General (OIG), to conduct an investigation into the Veterans Crisis Line.

While the VA gave assurances they have taken steps to address these problems, instances of veter-ans waiting for mental health care needlessly continued. In Congress, I’ve been leading my colleagues to uphold the promises we’ve made to provide quality and accessible care to our veterans. I introduced the No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act (H.R. 5392), leg-islation holding the VA accountable and requiring they formulate a plan to ensure communications to the Vet-erans Crisis Line or backup call cen-ters are answered by a live person.

There is no excuse for delays when a veteran needs help, and it is up to us to ensure gaps or weakness-es in resources provided to veterans are addressed without delay.

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Tuesday, July 5, 2016 Calmar Courier6 General / Records

Public MeetingsJuly 5Winneshiek County Board of

Supervisors, 9:30 a.m., Second Floor – Winneshiek County Court-house

Spillville City Council, city hall, 7 p.m.

Winneshiek County Board of Adjustment, 7:30 p.m., 400 Clai-borne Dr., Decorah

July 6Fort Atkinson City Council,

6:30 p.m., library basement

July 11Fayette County Board of Su-

pervisors, 9 a.m., Fayette County Courthouse

Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors, 9:30 a.m., Second Floor – Winneshiek County Court-house

South Winneshiek school board, 7 p.m., District Offi ce, Calmar

Turkey Valley school board, 7 p.m., Jackson Junction

July 12Winneshiek County Conserva-

tion Board, 5:30 p.m., Winneshiek County Courthouse, 201 W. Main St., Decorah

Winneshiek County Zoning Commission, 7:30 p.m., 400 Clai-borne Dr., Decorah

July 13Board of Health, 3 p.m., 305

Montgomery St., Decorah Mental Health/Developmen-

tal Disabilities Services Citizens’ Advisory Boards, 3:30 p.m., Northeast Iowa Behavioral Health, Decorah

July 18Fayette County Board of Su-

pervisors, 9 a.m., Fayette County Courthouse

Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors, 9:30 a.m., Second Floor – Winneshiek County Court-house

NICC Board of Trustees, 3 p.m., Calmar campus

July 19Pioneer Cemetery Commission,

7 p.m., Old Winneshiek County Jail

July 25Fayette County Board of Su-

pervisors, 9 a.m., Fayette County Courthouse

Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors, 9:30 a.m., Second Floor – Winneshiek County Court-house

NICC Receives National Science Foundation GrantNortheast Iowa Community Col-

lege (NICC) has received a grant from the National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Program to provide assistance for the college’s new Northeast Iowa Advanced Manufacturing Techni-cians initiative.

The $638,143 in ATE funding will support the development of fl exible career pathways for students’ ad-vanced manufacturing training and education, with a specifi c emphasis on women, rural students and female K-12 students enrolled in Project Lead the Way coursework.

With the federal grant funding, the NICC Northeast Iowa Advanced Manufacturing Technicians initiative will develop a core curriculum to be used by all advanced manufacturing technician students and provide ac-cessible career pathways that offer opportunities for students to enter the workforce or continue their college education.

Additional goals supported by the grant include the improvement of cur-rent and new articulation agreements with four-year colleges and univer-sities for transferring NICC gradu-

ates, development of apprenticeship options in advanced manufacturing technician programs and increased access to relevant NICC training and education for rural students.

Students who enroll in Project Lead the Way college credit courses while in high school will gain greater fl exibility in continuing their educa-tion in an NICC advanced manufac-turing technician program. Secondary and postsecondary educators continue to encourage high school student en-gagement in STEM courses through the Project Lead the Way program, with the objective that students enroll in similar coursework at the college level. Another goal is increasing the number of female students enrolled in a STEM-related career pathway at NICC. Project Lead the Way courses with credits that “ladder in” to a re-lated program at NICC include: Intro to Engineering Design, Principles of Engineering, Welding SENSE, Civil Engineering, Machine Operations I and Quality Safety and Practices.

The advanced manufacturing tech-nician career pathway at NICC will encompass appropriate career path-way certifi cate, certifi cate, diploma

and degree programs supported by the ATE grant.

These career pathway certifi cate programs are Certified Production Technician, Electromechanical Tech-nician and Welding. Computer Aided Design (CAD) Specialist is an aca-demic certifi cate included in the ca-reer pathway, as well as the diploma programs Commercial-Residential Electrician, Computer Numerical Control Operator, Industrial Mainte-nance Technician and Welding.

Advanced manufacturing techni-cian students who are enrolled in the following Associate of Applied Sci-ence (AAS) degree programs may receive additional grant support: Electronic Technology, Industrial Electrician, Industrial Maintenance Technician and Mechanical Engineer-ing Technology. Graduates of these programs may enter the workforce after graduation or are encouraged to enroll in the NICC Applied Manage-ment (AAS) program to continue their pathway into an articulated four-year bachelor’s of science in technology program at a college or university.

PUBLIC RECORDS: WINNESHIEKCOUNTY AND FAYETTE COUNTY

NICC Announces Dean s̓ List

Northeast Iowa Community Col-lege has named the following area students to the dean’s list:

Calmar: Sabrina Claman, Diana Hammer, Roger Hartman, RaeAnn Klimesh, Benjamin Meyer, Brenda Monore, Tanner Phillips, Barry Rick-ard, Kelly Sattler, Jaden Severson and Annette Walter

Castalia: Kayla Buchheit and Myra Schnuelle

Fort Atkinson: Emily Dietzen-bach, Emily Luzum and Skyler Lu-zum

Lawler: Amanda Kohlmeyer, Danielle Mashek, Kacy Ourada, Tonya Reicks and Rebecca Sabelka

Ossian: Jonathan Barness, Court-ney Bohr, Justin Elsbernd, Rebecca Hertges, Carlee Knutson, Morgan Martin, Heidi Meyer, Christina Nes-vik and Logan Schweinefus

Protivin: Allison NovotnyRidgeway: Jared Bergan, Kendra

Berns, Cole Roher and Casey WhiteSpillville: Lee Balik, Ashley

Budde, Rachel Huisman, Maggie Kuennen, Clark Pearson and Cole Schmitt

Waucoma: Deborah Olliney, Ja-net Snyder, Cassie Stange and Nata-lie Zahn

Turkey Valley Clovers Prep For FairThe June meeting of the Turkey

Valley Clovers 4-H Club was called to order on June 6 at 6 p.m. The meeting took place at Clair and Faye Carolan’s house where the Pledge of Allegiance was led by Jessica Timp.

The 4-H Pledge was led by Jason Herold. Roll call was taken with 28 members present. Clover kids left the meeting to weed the 4-H garden.

New business included painting a barn quilt; 4-H scholarship auction; Calmar Community Dinner; club T-shirts; Clothing, Food & Commu-

nications Day; fair booth decorating; static judging day and work times for the 4-H restaurant and commu-nity building at the fair. Logan’s Hope sponsored a 5K and a motion was made to donate to the MDA by Russell Nieman followed by a second from Kayla Burke; all were in favor.

Food safety tips were presented by Russell to the club to prepare for working the restaurant. The meeting was adjourned, and lunch was served by the Manderfi elds and the Niemans.

NICC Announces Graduates

Named as NICC graduates were:Calmar: Danielle Aldredge, Isra-

el Dirkx, Tara Fink, Roger Hartman, Keri Lais, Benjamin Meyer, Sara Nelson, Alexis Patterson, Thomas Pecinovsky, Tanner Phillips and Am-ber Severson

Castalia: Myra SchnuelleFort Atkinson: Isaac Schmitt and

Heidi VseteckaLawler: Tyler Klimesh, Jacob

Leibold and Danielle MashekOssian: Jonathan Barness, Lucas

Brincks, Kaitlin Gerleman, Debra Hageman, Starlette Moellers, Caleb Monroe and Danielle Wadsworth

Protivin: Allison NovotnyRidgeway: Karen Henry, Mi-

chelle Jauert, Anna Kuffel and Cole Roher

Spillville: Maggie Kuennen and Clark Pearson

Waucoma: Sara Adams, Leo Balk, Janet Snyder, Cassie Stange and Jessica Wurzer

WMC Acquires New CT ScannerWinneshiek Medical Center re-

cently upgraded its CT scanner, from a 16-slice scanner to a 128-slice sys-tem.

“Our goal is to offer advanced technology with the quality of care our community deserves,” said Sarah Urmanski, director of Radiology at WMC. “By upgrading our CT scan-ner, patients can receive high-quality exams without having to travel too far from home.”

A CT (computed tomography) scanner combines special X-ray tech-nology with sophisticated computers to produce highly-detailed images of

organs, bones, soft tissues and blood vessels. CT exams are regularly used by physicians to diagnose conditions such as trauma, cancer and cardio-vascular disease.

The new scanner, a Siemens SO-MATOM Defi nition AS+ 128-slice CT scanner, replaces a 16-slice sys-tem.

In addition to improved patient safety and convenience, the new CT scanner has a larger gantry open-ing. The scanner’s table accommo-dates patients who weigh up to 676 pounds.

Dean's List And Local Graduates AnnouncedDMACC Announces GraduatesOver 1,400 students graduated

from the Spring semester from Des Moines Area Community College’s (DMACC’s) Ankeny, Boone, Car-roll, Newton, Urban and West cam-puses.

Among graduates was:Daniel Lechtenberg, Diesel Tech-

nology, Fort Atkinson

Central CollegeAnnounces Dean’s List

Central College has announced its dean’s list.

Students named from this area in-clude:

Calmar: Mahogani BoeSpillville: Ashley OblanderOssian: Trevor Schweinefus

Mount MercyAnnounces Dean’s List

Area students have been named to the dean’s list at Mount Mercy Uni-versity.

Named from this area were:Kennidee DeVilbiss, of Ossian,

and Jennifer Panos, of Spillville.

MSU MankatoAnnounces Honors

Minnesota State University, Mankato has announced its academic honors.

Named from this area was Claire Achen, senior, honor list.

Minnesota State College South-east Announces President’s List

Minnesota State College South-east has announced the president’s list for Spring 2016.

Named from this area was Tyler Lubke, of Ridgeway.

Kirkwood Announces Dean’s ListKirkwood Community College

has released its dean’s list for the spring 2016 semester.

Named from this area was Haley Kriener, of Fort Atkinson.

DARE Essay Winner AnnouncedAnna Grace Holthaus, of Ossian, has been recognized as the Iowa DARE Offi cers’ Association fi rst-place essay winner for 2016. Holthaus and her family traveled recently to the Iowa DARE Offi cers’ Training Conference held in Osage where she read her essay at the awards luncheon. Pictured are (l-r): Sheriff Dan Marx, South Winneshiek Teacher Jessica Peters, Anna Holthaus and her family, Deputy Tim Felton and South Winneshiek Superintendent Kris Einck. Photo courtesy Winneshiek County Sheriff's Offi ce

Winneshiek CountySheriff’s Offi ce

June 24Rachel Sorenson, 42, of Castalia,

was arrested and transported to the Winneshiek County Jail on a warrant for assault causing bodily injury.

June 25Scott Sindelar, 51, of Fort Atkin-

son, was arrested at 2:05 a.m. and booked into the Winneshiek County Jail for operating while intoxicated.

June 26Cole McCrea, 25, of Decorah,

was arrested at 1:51 a.m. on Old Stage Road and booked into the Win-neshiek County Jail.

Fayette CountySheriff’s Offi ce

June 19At approximately 12:35 a.m., a

deputy stopped a vehicle for a traffi c violation. Doug Ernst, 49, of Edge-wood, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated - fi rst of-fense.

At approximately 7:05 a.m., the Fayette County Sheriff’s Offi ce took a report of a vehicle in the ditch on G Ave south of Kornhill Road. Ja-cob Jerome Daisy, of Arlington, was operating a 2007 Chevy Silverado southbound on G Avenue when he lost control. The vehicle entered the west ditch and overturned coming to a fi nal stop upright. Daisy had minor injuries and declined medical treat-ment. The vehicle was considered a total loss. Daisy was cited for failure to maintain control.

June 21At approximately 5:45 a.m., Jer-

emiah Young, 37, of Elgin, was taken into custody by the Fayette County Sheriff’s Offi ce. Jeremiah had an ac-tive warrant out of Fayette County for assault with a dangerous weapon. He was transported to the Fayette County Jail and held on a $15,000 bond.

June 23At 5:58 p.m., a deputy stopped a

vehicle in the City of Maynard after receiving a complaint. Upon investi-gation, it was learned that 24-year-old Brenda Sullivan, of Cedar Rap-ids, was barred from operating a motor vehicle. Sullivan was charged and transported to the Fayette County Jail where she was held for an initial appearance in court.

June 24The Fayette County Sheriff’s

Offi ce took a call from a concerned citizen in West Union of a person who was wanted and hiding in West Union. Deputies found and arrested Sierra Joy Bennett, 21, of Gutten-berg, for an outstanding warrant for unlawful possession of a prescrip-tion drug with a $1,000 cash bond. She was transported to the Fayette County Jail and later picked up by the Clayton County Sheriff’s Offi ce.

At approximately 5:50 a.m., the Fayette County Sheriff’s Offi ce was notifi ed of a car versus deer accident on Bush Road and B Avenue, ap-proximately two miles southeast of Wadena. Kimberly Kaye Douglas, 42, of Fayette, was driving a green 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer east-bound when she struck a deer in the traveled portion of the roadway. No injuries were reported, and the vehi-cle sustained approximately $1,500 in damage.

June 25 At 8:22 p.m., the Fayette County

Sheriff’s Offi ce received a report of a motorcycle versus deer accident on Highway 18 and F Ave. Thomas Lorenz, 59, of Waterloo, was driving westbound on Highway 18 when he was struck by a deer that came out of the ditch. Lorenz was transported to Palmer Lutheran Hospital by Cler-mont Ambulance and treated for seri-ous injuries. His motorcycle, a 1978 BMW, was believed to be totaled.

June 27Holly Marie Peterson, 21, of Oel-

wein, turned herself in to the Fay-ette County Sheriff’s Office. She was wanted on a warrant for driving while under suspension.

Winneshiek County CourtSmall ClaimsPinters Landscaping, Decorah,

vs. Steven Darrell Ross, Postville, default judgment

Becker Hardware, Ossian, vs. Ginny Marie Boeckman, West Union, motion for continuance

LVNV Funding, LLC, no address listed, vs. Kimberly J. Hammel, Cresco, order for judgment

Gundersen Clinic Ltd., La Crosse, Wis., vs. Kindra-Ann Mary Mc-Guigan, Decorah, dismissed with prejudice

Gundersen Clinic Ltd., La Crosse, Wis., vs. Noelle Marie Darling, Dec-orah, dismissed without prejudice

Gundersen Lutheran Medical, La Crosse, Wis., vs. Gerald Paul Berg, Calmar, and Marcella Lea Berg, Calmar, dismissed with prejudice

Gundersen Clinic Ltd., La Crosse,

Wis., vs. Sandra Busch, Calmar, de-fault judgment

Gundersen Clinic Ltd., La Crosse, Wis., vs. Thomas W. Edie, Decorah, and Sara Marie Haugen, Decorah

Gundersen Lutheran Medical, La Crosse, Wis., vs. Martin William Fischer, Jr., Ossian, and Christine Mae Fischer, Ossian, dismissed with prejudice

John E. Wilmes, DDS, Decorah, vs. Corbin Lynn Turner, Decorah, dismissed without prejudice

MC Funding, West Des Moines, vs. Brittany Nicole Provost, Ridge-way, original notice

Welch Inc., Waukon, vs., Thomas Eric Arneson, Decorah, original no-tice

Lane Robert Schwarz, Decorah, vs. Chelsea Ann Adams, Decorah, original notice

Gundersen Lutheran Medical, La Crosse, Wis., vs. Thomas Vincent Jones, Waukon, and Fanchan Marie Jones, Waukon, original notice

Capital One Bank, Golden Valley, Minn., vs. Cassandra Mae Carver, Decorah, original notice

Postville Veterinary Clinic, Post-ville, vs. Jessica M. Kulish, West Union, original notice

Postville Veterinary Clinic, Post-ville, vs. David W. Malek, Decorah, original notice

Marine Credit Union, Decorah, vs. Jamarr Antonio Eddy, Decorah, original notice

Oaklawn Roads I, Inc., Decorah, vs. Kevin W. Barth, Decorah, and Kim Laura Barth, Decorah, original notice

Midland Funding LLC, Cedar Rapids, vs. Narenge Vakili Kakavan-di, Ridgeway, original notice

Five Star Coop, Charles City, vs. Knutson Brothers, Ossian, original notice

CriminalNatasha Linn Coonradt, Calmar,

hearing for initial appearanceJeremy Lee Dunn, Ridgeway, or-

der setting trialShane Kelly Riehle, Fort Atkin-

son, arrest warrant and criminal com-plaint

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PUBLIC NOTICEWinneshiek County Board of Supervisors

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGSWINNESHIEK COUNTY

BOARD OF SUPERVISORSMONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016

The Board of Supervisors met at 9:30 a.m. on June 13, 2016 with Ashbacher, Logsdon, Thompson, and Kuhn present.Adam Rodenberg, Roadside Manager, and

Lee Bjerke, county Engineer, met with the Board to discuss roadside vegetation and other road matters.Moved by Kuhn and seconded by Thompson

to authorize the secondary road department to install the culvert at the Big Canoe Pioneer Cemetery to address access and safety issues. Motion carried unanimously.Bob Lincoln, Executive Director CSS, met with

the Board to give an update on several ongo-ing projects. Also present were Sheila Kobliska, Regional Coordinator CSS, and Jim Aberg, I-Start Director CSS. Moved by Thompson and seconded by Ashbacher to authorize CSS to proceed with the process of hiring an I-Start Coordinator and a Coordinator of Disability Ser-vices with the intent that Winneshiek County will be the fi scal agent and employer of record for these positions. Motion carried unanimously.Paul Greufe, HR Consultant, met with the

Board to discuss HR issues.Chopper Albert, IT Director, met with the Board

to discuss ongoing projects and to submit a let-

ter of resignation.Andy Van Der Maaten, county Attorney, met

with the Board to discuss county issues.Moved by Ashbacher and seconded by Kuhn to

adopt resolution 16-45, a termination of the 28E agreement with Allamakee and Clayton counties for delinquent court debt collection. Motion car-ried unanimously by roll call vote.Barb Schroeder, Conservation Director, met

with the Board to update them on several proj-ects. Schroeder also requested the Board consider using the remaining budget money from her department to make a payment for the Neste Farm property.Faith Hlubek, VA Administrator, met with the

Board to give them an update on the state Vet-erans Grant allocation and other VA matters.Moved by Ashbacher and seconded by Kuhn

to approve the consent agenda which includes the minutes of the last meeting and the fi reworks permit applications. Motion carried unanimous-ly.Moved by Thompson and seconded by Kuhn

to adjourn to 9:30 a.m. Monday, June 27, 2016. Motion carried unanimously.ATTESTBenjamin D Steines County AuditorJohn Logsdon, ChairmanBoard of Supervisors

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PUBLIC NOTICE Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors

PUBLIC NOTICE WINNESHIEK COUNTY

BOARD OF SUPERVISORSNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Before the Winneshiek County Board of Su-pervisorsTo change the use of the land at the following

described property:A portion of lot 1 of 1 of the Northeast Quarter

of the Northeast Quarter of Section 27, Town-ship 99 North, Range 7 West of the 5th P.M. Winneshiek County, Iowa.The Parcel is located on the West side of the

road, 150 feet North of 2984 River Road, Deco-rah. Parcel will encompass approx 5.3 acresThe application is made by: Bruce and Ben

Leibold

The following change in the zoning ordinance is to permit rural residential development.From the present zoning classifi cation of: A-1,

Agricultural DistrictTo the proposed zoning classifi cation of: A-R

Agricultural Residential District.A public hearing will be held by the Winneshiek

County Board of Supervisors on Monday, July 11th, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Supervisors Offi ce, 2nd Floor of the Courthouse, Decorah, Iowa, at which time you may appear, if you so desire, either in person or by agent or attorney in opposition to or support of the proposed re-quest.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors

PUBLIC NOTICE WINNESHIEK COUNTY

BOARD OF SUPERVISORSNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Before the Winneshiek County Board of Su-pervisorsTo change the use of the land at the following

described property:Lot 2 of 1 of 1 of 1 of 1 of 1 of 2 of the Northeast

Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 3, Township 98 North, Range 8 West of the 5th P.M. Winneshiek County, Iowa.The Parcel is located at 2794 Locust Road,

Decorah. Parcel will encompass approx 10.17 acresThe application is made by: Perry Novak

The following change in the zoning ordinance is to permit storage of electrical supplies and equipment.From the present zoning classifi cation of: A-1,

Agricultural DistrictTo the proposed zoning classifi cation of: C-1

Highway Commercial District.A public hearing will be held by the Winneshiek

County Board of Supervisors on Monday, July 11th, 2016 at 10:30am. in the Supervisors Of-fice, 2nd Floor of the Courthouse, Decorah, Iowa, at which time you may appear, if you so desire, either in person or by agent or attorney in opposition to or support of the proposed re-quest.

Published in the Calmar Courieron Tuesday, July 5, 2016

PUBLIC NOTICE Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors

PUBLIC NOTICE WINNESHIEK COUNTY

BOARD OF SUPERVISORSNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Before the Winneshiek County Board of Su-pervisorsTo change the use of the land at the following

described property:Lots 1 and 2 of 1 of 1 of 1 of 1 of 2 of the North-

east Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Sec-tion 3, Township 98 North, Range 8 West of the 5th P.M. Winneshiek County, Iowa.The Parcels are located at 2800 Locust Road,

Decorah. Parcels will encompass approx 5.53 acresThe application is made by: Monte & Cheryl

Wieseler

The following change in the zoning ordinance is to permit rural residential development.From the present zoning classifi cation of: A-1,

Agricultural DistrictTo the proposed zoning classifi cation of: A-R

Agricultural Residential District.A public hearing will be held by the Winneshiek

County Board of Supervisors on Monday, July 11th, 2016 at 10:15am. in the Supervisors Of-fice, 2nd Floor of the Courthouse, Decorah, Iowa, at which time you may appear, if you so desire, either in person or by agent or attorney in opposition to or support of the proposed re-quest.

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PUBLIC NOTICEWinneshiek County Planning and Zoning

PUBLIC NOTICEWINNESHIEK COUNTY

PLANNING AND ZONINGBefore the Winneshiek County Planning and

Zoning CommissionTo change the use of the land at the following

described property:Lot 2 of 1 of 2 of the Southwest Quarter of the

Northwest Quarter of Section 33, Township 98 North, Range 8 West of the 5th P.M. Winneshiek County, Iowa.The Parcel is located on the West side of the

road between 2275 and 2263 Middle Calmar Rd, Decorah. Parcel will encompass approx 3.61 acresThe application is made by: Jesse Lyon & Ed-

ward Lyon

The following change in the zoning ordinance is to permit residential development.

From the present zoning classifi cation of: A-1, Agricultural DistrictTo the proposed zoning classifi cation of: R-1,

Urban Fringe Residential District.A public hearing will be held by the Winneshiek

County Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday, July 12th, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 400 Claiborne Dr. Decorah, Iowa, at which time you may appear, if you so desire, either in person or by agent or attorney in opposition to or support of the pro-posed request.

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HIVALRY ISN’T DEADCHIVALRY ISN’T DEADAnonymous Roses Gifted For All TVHS GirlsBy Michael HohenbrinkEditor

Students at Turkey Valley High School opened their lockers to a sur-prise. On the nal day of school before St. Valentine’s Day, girls throughout the school saw a single rose in their lockers. Part of a tradition going back eight years now at Turkey Valley, every girl in the school in grades 9 through 12 receives a St. Valen-

tine’s Day rose once during her time in high school as the roses are given out every four years. The Feb. 12 distribution was the third time for the event, with the rst taking place eight years ago. Four years ago, the roses were given out. The roses returned again this year. As always, the roses are given anonymously.

“I’ve been here for all three [times],”

said Principal Carol Knoll. Knoll praised the inclusive na-ture of the activity. “Everybody gets one,” she said. For Knoll, it’s a chance for girls to feel special and valued. That sentiment seemed to be the case for students as one after another they opened lockers Friday morning. “It made me happy,” said Kaylee Buckendahl, a junior.

For Kassidy Reicks, the experi-ence was likewise a positive one. “I was surprised,” said Reicks,

a sophomore. “I was like, this is so [wonderful].” The roses are given out by mem-bers of the community. No credit is sought by the organiz-ers, and the girls do not know who gave them the roses. Speaking to the paper, one person involved in the effort did offer some background. “Chivalry isn’t dead,” the orga-nizer explained.

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His plans were be t te r than my plans for success and h a p p i n e s s , ” said Rouse. “I transferred to Loras College in Dubuque to start my jour-ney in semi-nary. The pro-cess involved two years of Philosophy and four years of Theology.”

Rouse cred-its his family for their support.

“My parents are very proud and supportive of my decision to pursue [the] priesthood,” said Rouse. Rouse’s father, Dan, is in forma-tion for the Permanent Deaconate and will be ordained in 2019. Rouse himself is scheduled to be ordained next year in May to the tran-sitional diaconate and then in May of the following year to the priesthood.Ordination will take place at St. Rafael Cathedral in Dubuque.His mentor during the pastoral in-ternship will be the Rev. Nick March.“I think Jacob is going to make a great impression on our parishes dur-ing his three months here, and I hope that the parishes do the same for him,” said Rev. March. “This internship will be a very important part of his semi-nary formation, since it puts him right in the middle of the life that he aspires to live one day as a parish priest. I know the people will welcome him as they welcomed me.”

Solar Energy Possible At TVBy Michael HohenbrinkEditor

The Turkey Valley community school district could “go green” with its energy. Board members heard tenta-tive details on a how a partial solar project might work for the district as they met Feb. 8. John Nielsen, a representative from Perry Novak Electric in Deco-rah, briefed board members on op-tions for solar energy with the dis-trict.

While board members took no ac-tion, they did get a glimpse at what

solar energy might look like for the district. The school would not go fully to solar were such a project to be ap-proved but would instead be limited to 40kW under restrictions in place.Also during the meeting, the board gave a first reading to a tentative cal-endar for the 2016/17 school year. If approved in its current form, the first day of school would be Aug. 23, and the last day of school for students would be May 26. Last day for se-niors would be May 19. Christmas break would begin with early dismissal on Dec. 22 and break running through Jan. 2.

On a related note, board members were informed that for the current school year, three snow days had taken place. With two days built in with the current calendar, that leaves one day so far to make up. That will take place Thursday, March 24. Additionally, appointments for Trap Team coaches include: Kurt Klimesh, James Weissenfluh, Leo Balk, Mary Balk, Izaack Best, Hen-ry Langreck, Daryl Kuennen, Paul Mashek, Danielle Mashek, Kurt Huinker, Dave Vsetecka and Robyn Vsetecka. Frank Wilson has been ap-pointed as assistant softball coach.

Lady Trojans Make

History By Michael Hohenbrink

Editor

Five weeks. That’s how long Turkey Valley girls have dominated the rankings. The Iowa G i r l s H i g h School Athletic Union rankings have the Lady Trojans as the state’s Number 1 team in Class 1A – again! The f inal rankings have TV, at 21-0, leading a pack that includes Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton at Number 2, Springville at Number 3, Burlington Notre Dame at Number 4 and Kee at Number 5.

Coach Dan Stepan said this was unprecedented. “I know that this is the rst time the TV girls were ever ranked No. 1 in basketball,” said Stepan. “Any time you accomplish something that has never been done in school history, it is exciting for the girls, coaches, school and community.”

Stepan praised the hard work of his players.“The girls have earned their ranking through their hard work all season long,” said Stepan. “It is very cool not only for Turkey Valley, but for northeast Iowa basketball in general; it shows that we play very good bas-ketball in this part of the state.”

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Trial Date Set For Ridgeway ManTroxel Has Pleaded 'Not Guilty'A trial date of March 23 has been set for a Ridgeway man arrested on burglary and drug charges.William David Troxel, 35, was arrested Jan. 21 on Old Stage Road near Decorah by the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Of ce.Troxel was charged with Bur-glary-Third Degree, Possession of Meth-Third or Subsequent, and Pos-session of Marijuana-Third or Subse-quent, all Class D felonies. Troxel has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Also arrested at the same time was Astyn Joy Rouse, 25, who was charged with Burglary-Third De-

gree and a Controlled Substance Violation-Marijuana with the intent to manufacture or deliver, both Class D felonies, and for Possession of a

Controlled Substance-Meth, a seri-ous misdemeanor.Arraignment for Rouse was scheduled for Feb. 16 at 9:30 a.m.

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SW Boys Go 2-1By Michael Hohenbrink

Editor

Before a double header against Turkey Valley Thursday, the War-riors posted two wins and a single loss.

A pair of wins against Postville kicked off the week, followed by a loss against Sumner-Fredericksburg.

Capping off the action was Thurs-day’s action against the Trojans.

June 27 – SW 14, Postville 4The Warriors saw wins over Post-

ville to get started for the week.South Winneshiek saw the Pirates

take an early lead 3-2 in the fi rst in-ning, but three unanswered runs for the Warriors in the second inning put the game in South Winneshiek’s hands.

The Warriors continued to score over the course of the next three in-nings, including a six-run fi fth inning that sealed the win.

“Matthew Holthaus went the dis-tance on the mound,” said Coach Alex Smith. “Alex Holthaus led the way of-fensively with a 3-3 performance.”

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RPostville 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4SW 2 3 1 2 6 0 0 14

Team batting stats: 12-29, 14 R, 1 2B, 11 RBIs, 5 SB, 7 BB

Individual batting stats: R. Schwartzhoff 2-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 SB, 2 BB; L. Lukes 1 R, 1 BB; H. Todd 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBIs, 1 SB; J. Lukes 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB; R. Dietzenbach 1-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB; A. Holthaus 3-3, 3 R, 2 RBIs, 2 SB, 1 BB; C. Phillips 1 R, 1 BB; C. Klimesh 2-4, 1 2B, 2 RBIs; M. Holthaus 1-3, 2 R; B. Smith 1 R; K. Kleve 1-1, 2 RBIs

Individual pitching stats: M. Holthaus 5 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 Ks, 2.80 ERA

June 27 – SW 12, Postville 1The Pirates struggled for runs as

South Winneshiek demolished Post-ville 12-1.

Warrior bats were singing with 12 hits in 24 times at bat as South Win-

neshiek saw a dozen runs.By contrast, the Pirates saw just

three hits in the entire game.“Ryan Dietzenbach picked up the

complete game win on senior night and added a double to fi nish off his career at home,” said Smith.

Smith also noted a 3-3 perfor-mance by Jackson Lukes that includ-ed a double and 3 RBIs.

South Winneshiek finished the season for the Upper Iowa Confer-ence with a 10-6 record.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RPostville 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1SW 2 3 6 1 0 0 0 12

Team batting stats: 12-24, 12 R, 2 2B, 8 RBIs, 4 SB, 5 BB

Individual batting stats: R. Schwartzhoff 1-3, 3 R, 2 SB, 1 BB; L. Lukes 1 R, 1 SB, 3 BB; H. Todd 2-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 SB; J. Lukes 3-3, 2 R, 1 2B, 3 RBIs, 1 BB; R. Dietzenbach 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI; A. Holthaus 2-3, 3 RBIs; C. Phillips 1-3, 1 R; C. Klimesh 2-3, 2 R

Individual pitching stats: R. Dietzenbach 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 5 Ks

June 29 – SW 1, S-F 3A big inning in the fi fth saw Sum-

ner-Fredericksburg erase a 1-0 lead for the Warriors.

South Winneshiek and S-F both struggled for hits during the Wednes-day game.

Warrior bats connected with the ball just six times as South Win-neshiek fell 1-3 to S-F.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RSouth Winn 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1S-F 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3

Team batting stats: 6-28, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 SB

Individual batting stats: R. Schwartzhoff 2-4, 1 2B, 1 SB; L. Lukes 1-3; H. Todd 1 R, 1 SB; J. Lukes 1-3, 1 RBI; A. Holthaus 1-3; M. Holthaus 1-2

Team pitching stats: 6 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 1 Ks, 3.50 ERA

Individual pitching stats: M. Goerend 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 1 Ks, 4.20 ERA; M. Holthaus 1 IP

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Trojans Defeat Warriors ▪Double

Header Sees Two TV Wins

By Michael HohenbrinkEditor

A double header with Turkey Val-ley hosting South Winneshiek saw the Trojans emerge with two wins, both times by a single run. Rain Thursday afternoon threat-ened to put the contest on hold, but the sun emerged to allow for a couple competitive games.

June 30 – SW 4, TV 5 The first game went back and forth. The Trojans took a 1-0 lead early, before the Warriors got on the board in the fourth inning to tie the game. Turkey Valley responded with a run to regain the lead, 2-1. In the fifth inning, South Win-neshiek scored two runs to take the lead, 3-2. The Trojans countered with two more runs to take back the lead, 4-3. An unanswered run for South Winneshiek in the sixth inning tied the game, 4-4. With fans risking whiplash, the Trojans pulled off a single run in the bottom of the seventh inning to take the lead by one run, 5-4. “[W]e were able to fi nd a way to win,” said Turkey Valley Coach Dan Stepan.

“Rodney Schwartzhoff and Hunt-er Todd led the way with two hits,” said South Winneshiek Coach Alex Smith. “Hunter Todd tossed a nice game by attacking the strike zone. He walked just one batter and struck out six.”

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RSW 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 4TV 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 5

South Winneshiek stats:Team batting stats: 6-28, 4 R, 3 RBIs, 2

SB, 1 BBIndividual batting stats: R. Schwartzhoff

2-3, 1 R, 2 RBIs; H. Todd 2-4, 1 R, 1 SB; R. Dietzenbach 1 RBI; A. Holthaus 1-2, 1 SB, 1 BB; M. Holthaus 1-2, 2 R

Individual pitching stats: H. Todd 6 1/3 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 6 Ks, 4.42 ERA

Turkey Valley stats: Team batting stats: 9-29, 5 R, 4 RBIs, 5

SB, 2 BBIndividual batting stats: E. Drilling 1-4, 2

R, 1 SB; C. Reicks 2-4, 1 R; R. Schmitt 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBIs, 1 SB; E. Busta 2-4, 1 RBI; W. Blazek 1-2, 1 BB, 1 SB; J. Bruess 1 RBI; W. Leibold 1-3, 1 R, 1 SB; M. Goerend 1 BB, 1 SB

Team pitching stats: 7 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 Ks, 3.86 ERA

Individual pitching stats: C. Reicks 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5.40 ERA; E. Busta 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 2 Ks

June 30 – SW 8, TV 9Turkey Valley dominated the sec-

ond game early on.“After surrendering seven runs in

the bottom of the fi rst on four errors, the Warriors fought their way back in the game to make it interesting by scoring [fi ve] runs in the fourth in-ning,” said Smith.

The Trojans cut short that rally.“I was disappointed on how we

started the game letting things get out of hand defensively by making

several mistakes,” said Smith. “I was pleased to see us compete to the end of the game and make it interesting late by fi nding ways to get on base.”

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RSW 0 0 0 5 0 1 2 8TV 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 9

South Winneshiek stats:Team batting stats: 6-27, 8 R, 6 RBIs, 7

BBIndividual batting stats: R. Schwartzhoff

1-5, 1 RBI; L. Lukes 1 RBI, 1 BB; H. Todd 1-4, 1 R; R. Dietzenbach 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB; A. Holthaus 2 R, 3 BB; C. Phillips 2-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB; K. Kleve 1 R, 1 RBI; M. Holthaus 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB; B. Smith 1 R

Team pitching stats: 6 IP, 9 H, 9 R, 4 ER, 1

BB, 5 Ks, 4.67 ERAIndividual pitching stats: R. Dietzenbach

1 IP, 2 H, 7 R, 2 ER, 2 Ks, 14.00 ERA; M. Holthaus 5 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 Ks, 2.80 ERA

Turkey Valley stats:Team batting stats: 12-32, 9 R, 7 RBIs, 3

SB, 1 BB, 1 2BIndividual batting stats: C. Hackman 2-5,

1 R, 1 SB; E. Drilling 2-5, 1 2B, 2 RBIs; E. Busta 1-3, 1 R; J. Bruess 1-3, 2 R; W. Leibold 1 R, 1 RBI; L. Anderson 2-3, 1 R, 2 RBIs; S. Schmitt 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SB; K. Langreck 2-4; J. Snyder 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBIs, 1 SB

Team pitching stats: 7 IP, 6 H, 8 R, 6 ER, 10 BB, 6 Ks, 7.71 ERA

Individual pitching stats: J. Bruess 3.67 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 3 Ks, 9.82 ERA; E. Drilling 2.67 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 6 BB, 2 Ks, 6.75 ERA; E. Busta .67 IP, 1 Ks

Hunter Todd comes home to score South Winneshiek's fi rst run of the night during a double header with Turkey Valley. Photos by Michael Hohen-brink

Trojans Go 2-1By Michael Hohenbrink

Editor

With the regular season winding down, Turkey Valley boys seem to be fi nding their groove.

A solid victory in the fi rst game of double-header action against Starmont was followed by a Trojan trouncing of the Stars in the second game.

Only Charles City was able to hold off Turkey Valley before the Trojans moved on to win two victo-ries against the visiting Warriors.

June 27 – TV 7, Starmont 1A pair of wins against Starmont

got the week started for the Trojans.“We played well in all phases of

the game,” said Coach Dan Stepan.Evan Drilling handled pitch-

ing duties for Turkey Valley for the game, pitching seven innings and al-lowing just a single hit.

While the Stars had just one hit in 23 times at bat, the Trojans hit the ball nine times.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RStarmont 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1TV 0 0 0 5 2 0 - 7

Team batting stats: 9-26, 7 R, 1 2B, 7 RBIs, 8 SB, 3 BB

Individual batting stats: E. Drilling 1-3, 1 BB; C. Reicks 2-3, 1 R, 2 SB; C. Hackman 1 R, 1 SB, 1 BB; E. Busta 1-3, 1 R, 1 SB, 1 RBI; R. Schmitt 2-3, 2 R, 1 2B, 3 RBIs, 2 SB; J. Bruess 1 BB; M. Goerend 2-3, 1 R, 2 RBIs; W. Blazek 1-3, 1 R, 1 SB; W. Leibold 1 RBI, 1 SB

Individual pitching stats: E. Drilling 7 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 Ks, 1.29 ERA

June 27 – TV 12, Starmont 0The Stars received a pummeling

in their second game against Turkey Valley.

After the Trojans dominated Star-

mont in the fi rst game, the second game saw Turkey Valley boys even more pronounced in their victory.

“We did a good job scoring early and playing D and pitching well,” said Stepan.

Once again, Trojan bats sang with 12 hits in 22 times at bat.

The Stars managed no hits the en-tire game.

1 2 3 4 5 RStarmont 0 0 0 0 0 0TV 7 2 1 2 - 12

Team batting stats: 7-22, 12 R, 8 RBIs, 5 BB

Individual batting stats: C. Hackman 2-3, 1 R, 2 RBIs; E. Drilling 1-3, 2 RBIs; C. Reicks 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI; R. Schmitt 1 R, 1 BB; E. Bus-ta 1 R, 2 BB; W. Blazek 1 R, 1 RBI; J. Bruess 1 R, 1 BB; M. Goerend 1-2, 2 R, 1 RBI; W. Leibold 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB; L. Anderson 1 R; J. Snyder 1-1, 1 R; K. Langreck 1-1, 1 R

Team pitching stats: 5 IP, 4 BB, 7 KsIndividual pitching stats: C. Reicks 1 IP, 4

BB; E. Busta 4 IP, 7 Ks

June 29 – TV 4, Crestwood 14The Trojans struck out only twice

against Crestwood’s Cadets but struggled to get base hits.

With just four hits, Turkey Valley saw Crestwood quadruple that total with 16 hits.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R Crestwood 0 0 4 1 2 2 5 14 TV 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4

Team batting stats: 4-29, 4 R, 4 RBIs, 3 BB, 3 SB

Individual batting stats: C. Hackman 1 R, 1 SB; C. Reicks 1 RBI; R. Schmitt 1 R, 1 BB; E. Busta 1-4; W. Blazek 1 R, 2 BB; J. Bruess 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI; M. Goerend 1-3, 2 RBIs, 1 SB; W. Leibold 1-3, 1 SB

Team pitching stats: 7 IP, 16 H, 14 R, 11 ER, 5 BB, 1 Ks, 14.14 ERA

Individual pitching stats: J. Vsetecka 5 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 12.60 ERA; J. Snyder 2 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 Ks, 18.00 ERA

Lady Trojans Near Season s̓ EndBy Michael Hohenbrink

Editor

The Lady Trojans began the week with a pair of losses to Kee (27-6). Double-header action against Starmont saw Turkey Valley stumble in the fi rst game, before recovering to win decisively in the second game.June 27 – TV 1, Kee 6A four-run fi fth inning for Kee ended Turkey Valley’s hopes in the first game. Coach Haley Kriener called the team’s pitching “very good” for both games but noted the team was unable to string together enough to pull off a scoring drive. The Lady Trojans endured 13 strikeouts in the fi rst game.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RKee 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 6TV 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

Team batting stats: 3-26, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI,

1 SB, 2 BBIndividual batting stats: S. Martin 1 BB;

D. Lensing 1-3, 1 2B; S. Reicks 1-2, 1 R, 1 BB; S. Nymeyer 1 SB; E. Busta 1-3; K. Reicks 1 RBI

Individual pitching stats: E. Busta 7 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 1 Ks, 4.00 ERA

June 27 – TV 2, Kee 6 Turkey Valley again saw trouble with strikeouts in the second game against Kee with 10 players being struck out. The Lady Trojans saw just three hits in 24 times at bat. Defensively, Turkey Valley kept Kee to just six runs for the game, but the Lady Trojans could not score on their own until fi nally in the seventh inning when they saw two runs.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RKee 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 6TV 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2

Team batting stats: 3-24, 2 R, 1 RBI, 3 BBIndividual batting stats: K. Schaufenbuel

1-3, 1 R; S. Martin 1 RBI; D. Lensing 1 R, 3

BB; K. Gebel 1-3; J. Winter 1-1Individual pitching stats: E. Busta 7 IP, 7

H, 6 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 4 Ks, 4.00 ERA

June 30 – TV 6, Starmont 8Errors hurt the Lady Trojans dearly.Eight walks and fi ve key errors

helped to put Turkey Valley down 2-8 going into the bottom of the sixth inning before the Lady Trojans add-ed two runs.

A late rally in the seventh inning added two more runs, but it wasn’t quite enough.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RStarmont 1 0 4 0 0 3 0 8TV 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 6

Team batting stats: 10-34, 6 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 4 RBIs, 1 SB

Individual batting stats: K. Schaufenbuel 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI; D. Lensing 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI; M. Kuennen 1-3, 2 RBIs; S. Reicks 1-4, 1 SB; S. Nymeyer 1-4, 1 R, 1 3B; E. Busta 2-4, 2 R, 1 2B; K. Reicks 1-4; L. Schuchhardt 1 R

Team pitching stats: 7 IP, 5 H, 8 R, 3 ER, 8 BB, 5 Ks, 3.00 ERA

Individual pitching stats: E. Busta 5 2/3 IP, 4 H, 8 R, 3 ER, 8 BB, 4 Ks, 3.71 ERA; K. Schaufenbuel 1 1/3 IP, 1 H, 1 Ks

June 30 – TV 14, Starmont 4Following a loss in the fi rst game,

Turkey Valley turned the tables in the second game.

Kriener noted the aggressive play by the Lady Trojans and singled out Delaney Lensing for her batting with hits all four times at bat. Lensing saw a single, a double and two home runs.

The presence of fi ve errors on the part of Turkey Valley was a concern, Kriener noted.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RStarmont 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4TV 1 1 2 4 6 0 0 14

Team batting stats: 12-28, 14 R, 4 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBIs, 6 BB

Individual batting stats: K. Schaufenbuel 1 R, 1 RBI; S. Martin 1-3, 3 R, 2 RBIs, 1 BB; D. Lensing 4-4, 3 R, 1 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBIs; K. Huinker 1 BB; M. Kuennen 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBIs; S. Reicks 2-3, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 BB; S. Nymeyer 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI; E. Busta 1-2, 3 R, 1 2B, 2 BB; K. Reicks 1 BB

Individual pitching stats: K. Schaufenbuel 5 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 Ks, 1.40 ERA

Lady Warriors Overcome DecorahJune 28 – SW 8, Decorah 5

The Lady Warriors bested Deco-rah after overcoming a 3-4 defi cit go-ing into the fi fth inning. Two unanswered runs for South Winneshiek in the fi fth inning and one unanswered run in the sixth in-ning put the Lady Warriors up 6-4. Two more runs by South Winneshiek in the seventh inning saw only a sin-gle run by Decorah in response.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RSW 1 2 0 0 2 1 2 8Decorah 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 5

Team batting stats: 11-33, 8 R, 2 2B, 8 RBIs, 4 BB

Individual batting stats: A. Hageman 2-5, 2 R, 1 RBI; J. Elsbernd 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB; C. Nesvik 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBIs; T. Buchheit 2-3, 1 2B, 2 RBIs; J. Severson 1-4; T. Nume-dahl 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI; G. Schmitt 1-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB; K. Rommes 1 BB; M. Martin 1 R; E. Loesch 1 R

Individual pitching stats: 7 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 Ks, 2.00 ERA

SW's Alex Holthaus runs to fi rst base while TV's Jaden Bruess works to get the out.