Goofer Returns to the Opera House - under construction

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Water will be off in the town
of What Cheer from approximately 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. on
October 25 while the water
tower is bring repaired.
Volume 33, Number 42
The
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What Cheer Paper
Official Newspaper for What Cheer, Delta, Keswick, Keokuk County & TC Schools
Thursday, October 20, 2011
75 cents per copy
Missing Girl
Safely Returned Home
Submitted by Mahaska County
Sheriffs Office
On October 10, 2011 at 8:50
pm, the Mahaska County Sheriff’s
Office received a call from Jennifer
Jennings stating that her 15 year old
daughter Makenzie Jennings of 201
Stuart Street, Rose Hill was missing.
Jennifer stated to the Sheriff’s
Office that Makenzie called her
from school that day and Jennifer
picked her up from school around
noon. At approximately 5:00 pm
this same day, Jennifer left 201 Stuart Street to come into Oskaloosa
and returned home an hour and a half later to find her daughter missing.
The Sheriff’s Office and along with family members searched the surrounding area the entire night. At approximately 10:15 am October 11th
Makenzie was located in Fremont, Iowa. She was unharmed and was
checked out by a physician as she had spent all night outdoors.
The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the local media for their help in securing Makenzie’s safe return home.
United Bank Promotes Mooney
To Branch Manager Of Wayne
County Offices
United Bank recently announced
the promotion of Joy Dee Xan
Mooney to branch manger of its
Wayne County offices, Westmoreland, Kenova, and Ceredo. She will
be responsible for overseeing the
day-to-day operation of the offices,
including business development, office security, risk management, and
personnel.
Mooney joined United Bank in
2009 as the branch manager of the
Westmoreland office. Identified as
an emerging leader, Mooney is a
member of United Bank’s Leadership Development Program.
Active in the community,
Mooney serves as vice president of
the Ceredo-Kenova Rotary, is on the board of Little Victories Animal Shelter,
and is a volunteer with the Court Appointed Special Advocate Association
(CASA).
Mooney received a Masters of Business Administration from Marshall
University and a Bachelor of Mortuary Science from Cincinnati College of
Mortuary Science. In addition, she is a scholarship recipient and graduate of
the West Virginia School of Banking.
Lorrie Hartwig
Mickey Gragg Jr.
Town: What Cheer
Town: What Cheer, Iowa 1980-current year and many more to come
Family: Larry Hartwig, II, husband
of 16 years; children: Rebekka, Abbey and Jacob
Education: High school graduate
and two years of college in accounting.
Professional Experience: over 20 years of accounting experience including
budgeting in various industries and Operations Manager of a window covering manufacturing plant for 3 years. Currently I am the Secretary/Treasurer
for the What Cheer Volunteer Fire Department and Administrative Assistant
at the What Cheer Paper, as well as President of The What Cheer Area Community Club, and also belong to the Peter Briton Club and Volunteer at the
flea market.
Why are you running: I want to continue to help better this community and
see it grow for our next generation.
What are your goals or priorities for the City?
To continue to improve this town by removing the old commercial buildings
in order for new businesses to build and grow.
Also running in What Cheer, for the position of Mayor is current Mayor
Mike Danner and for What Cheer City Council are: current council members
Roger Moore, Jim Greiner and Larry Smith. Also, returning papers is Donna
Rogers, former store manager of Casey’s in What Cheer.
Anyone else wishing to answer these questions who is running in the
area, should return their answers before Friday, October 21.
Family: I am married to Connie
(Dugger) Gragg. We have 6 Children and 5 grandchildren
Education: I am a graduate of Tricounty high School class of 1986.
I served 8 years in the U.S. Army
From 1986-94
Professional Work History: I
served two years as the president of
the What Cheer Ball association. Two years as city council and a Volunteer firefighter and Emergency Medical technician for What Cheer Fire and
Rescue for the past 5 years. I have been fire chief for 2011 and have been
re-elected for 2012. I also work part time at the Iowa Speedway as a Fire and
Safety member. I work full time at Vermeer corp. as an engineer technician
for the past 14 years.
Why are you running? I am running for city council to help this city to
improve itself so that people will want to move here and start new business
or retire here in a clean quite town.
What are your goals or priorities for the City? My goals will be to get our
town involved with the National Building codes so that land lords will be
held accountable for the properties they rent and clean up the eye sores and
vacant buildings in our town.
What are a couple positives in the City? This city has potential. We are
located on a well-used Highway (21) which we have road side properties that
could be used for new and future businesses. Also we have good people in
this community who will support new ideas and business.
James
Moore
Week 1 special guest will be
Frank Pierce
What is your biggest concern for our City? Old rundown buildings and
vacant houses that are full of rats, mice, bats, and raccoons. These properties
are not safe for our children or the community to be around or in.
Music
Returns to
Ahlbee’s
Goofer Returns
to the Opera House
It has become a staple last winter. Local musicians breaking up the
long workweek performing a regular
week night gig. The difference this
winter is that this event is held every other Thursday evenings rather
than the Wednesday night. Winter
is when many folks hibernate inside
more, avoiding the weather but music night allows locals to get out and
have some fun.
Another change is the line-up.
James Moore and Matt Brower will
be the main musicians but just like
last year, anyone could be a special
guest. This first week will be Iowa
Country Music Hall of Fame recent
inductee Frank Pierce.
There will be a weekly special or
soup to accompany the music. This
week it is beef and noodles.
Only in Delta can you go to
watch music, eat dinner, fill your
vehicle with gas and pick up some
convenience items all in one stop.
Performing a variety of genres for
the crowd allows for everyone to be
entertained. Watch the WCP for each
week’s special guest.
Saturday, October 29 at 7:30 p.m. at the What Cheer Opera
House will host the Bill Goofer Atterberry Comedy show. Goofer has
made millions of people laugh for over 48 years and has become a
legend in the Ozarks. Also appearing with Goofer is the Dale Thomas
Band.
Trick or Treating in What Cheer,
Keswick and Delta
on October 31
from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Matt
Brower
Abbey Hartwig, Bev McDowell, Melaniw Vermillion and Candy Hull serve soup, potatoes and rolls to those
in line.
Potato and
Soup Supper
Well Attended
by Community
The What Cheer Area Community Club has been busy all
summer and now continue that
this fall. A potato and soup supper was held Saturday, October
15 at Thomas Hall. The line was
steady and all those in attendance seemed pleased with the
meal.
In addition to the supper,
a pie contest was held. Mary
Clubb received first prize for her
Pear/Cranberry pie. Jan Dugger
received second prize for her
Blackberry pie. Rachelle Morrison received third prize for her
Sour Cream Raisin pie.
Watch for more upcoming
events from this new club. They
are taking up and trying to improve many of the events held in
town.
Pat Decker and Joanie Baker serve drinks with a smile.
Community
2 October 20, 2011
Court Records
REAL ESTATE
Donna M. Krier to Christopher E. Webb and Shannon M. Webb, 28-7512-NW1/4 SW1/4-PT.
Christopher E. Webb, Shannon M. Webb and Shannon Webb to Joseph
Keasling and Linda Keasling, 28-75-12-NW1/4 SW1/4-PT.
James A. Balster and Betsaida Balster to Betsaida Balster, 20-74-10SW1/4 NE1/4-PT, 20-74-10-NW1/4 SE1/4-PT.
Wanda J Baumert to Zana S. Ennis, 12-76-11-W1/2 SW1/4-AUD PAR
A.
Harriette R. Stanley to Matthew R. Steinke and Greer G. Steinke, 17-7713-NW1/4 NW1/4-L01 D02.
Bessie F. Weber Estate to Patrick Atkinson and Amanda Atkinson, RIC0040--08.
Leona Le Moore to William Dennis Moore and Janice M. Moore, 02-7713-SE1/4.
Gary W. Bayliss, Gary William Bayliss, Joan L. Bayliss and Joan Lee
Bayliss to Bryan F. Bayliss, 14-76-10-SW1/4 SW1/4-PT.
MARRIAGES
James Craig Murray to Michelle Diane Walter, Michelle Diane Bethune
and Michelle Diane Murray, Bride and Groom both residents of Hedrick.
TICKETS
The following is a list of paid tickets originally issued by the Iowa State
Patrol, Keokuk County Sheriff’s Department, Keota Police Department and/
or the Sigourney Police Department, which have been paid via the Keokuk
County Clerk of Court’s office.
Tori Noel Davis, Packwood, Operation without registration.
Adonis Carballeiraacosta, Ottumwa, Violation - financial liability coverage.
Justin Ray Muntz, Hedrick, speeding 55 or under zone (6 thru 10 over).
Benjamin Fredrick Peiffer, Iowa City, speeding 55 or under zone (6 thru
10 over).
Willard Jay Allison, Ottumwa, speeding 55 or under zone(6 thru 10
over).
Jerome Francis Waechter, Sigourney, speeding 55 or under zone (6 thru
10 over).
Jeffrey Charles Soper, Washington, speeding 55 or under zone (6 thru 10
over).
Matthew Scott Thompson, Montezuma, speeding 55 or under zone (1
thru 5 over).
Adam Michael Hammes, Sigourney, fail to maintain safety belts.
Elizabeth Dawn Mason, Ottumwa, operation without registration.
Rian Dean Leedom, Eddyville, speeding 55 or under zone (1 thru 5
over).
Amber Rochelle Weller, Fremont, speeding 55 or under zone (6 thru 10
over).
John Harlan Schuring, Kellogg, speeding 55 or under zone (6 thru 10
over).
Matthew J. Terlouw, Gibson,
speeding 55 or under zone (1 thru 5
over).
Sara J. Williams, Hedrick,
speeding 55 or under zone (6 thru
10 over).
Kelly Jean Mousel, Keota,
10 over),
Benjamin Lee Hanson, Sigourney, failure to comply with safety
regulation rules.
Cody E. Clingan, What Cheer,
open container - passenger 21.
Bryan Faye Bayliss, Keota,
speeding 55 or under zone (1 thru 5
over).
Robert Doyle Abrams, Rose
Hill, speeding 55 or under zone (1
thru 5 over).
Sydney Lynn Davis, Sigourney, speeding 55 or under zone (1
thru 5 over).
Ryan David Beaver, Cedar
Rapids, fail to obey stop sign and
yield right of way.
Clinton D. Mikesell, Webster,
pursuing, kill, trap, buy, sell, (other
game).
Vicky Lynn Buehneman, Delta,
15 over).
October 20: Joel Arkema and Jone Rangsted
October 21: Nicole Flint and Ron Hartley
October 22: Aaron Foubert, Easton Kenneth Mercer and Pam Riffel
October 23: Jim Sears and Gene VanZee
October 24: Reginia L. Bradley, Lynn Clubb, Miah Foubert, Mary
Schultz and Linda VanDevender
October 25: Stephani Bonner, Gage Cowman, Jessica Foubert,
Werner Thomas and Dana Wallace
October 26: Bryan Molyneux and Gina Smith
October 27: Jason Dehne, Carol Ewing and Daniel VanDevender
October 28: Donna Adams and Hattie Banks-George
October 29: Emma Bair, Emma Calvert and Justin Calvert
October 30: Leland Evans, Neo McAdams and Ashley VanZee-Reif
October 31: Breanna Fogle and Doris Freeborn
November 1: Benjamin Boze, Carmeron Carden, Hannah Mills, Luke
Otte, Ethan Pierce, Lonnie Stein and Carrie Striegel
November 3: Aaron Roland nd Tiffany Thiessen
November 4: James Calvert, Candy Kitzman, Matt Peitzman, Lisa
Sieren and Jakeb VanPatten
November 5: Jehna Acord and Kristin Kirby-VanZee
November 6: Mark Bair, Christopher Baker, Eddie Fogle, Rhonda
Foubert, Courtney Gatton, Brian Vink and Sharon Walters
November 7: Nicholas Banowetz, Jarad Bowersox and Kiersten
VanDevender
November 8: Quintan Dalziel, Heather Dennis, Adam Gragg, Tina
Otte and Suzette Striegel
November 9: Stacy Hartwig, Kiah Tish and Richard Wallace
November 10: Bentley Dao, Samantha Grubb and Jill Kime
November 11: Alex Gann, Walt McKay Sr. and Ike Molyneux
November 12: Marge Allgood, Gretchen Daniel, Samuel Cole Kitzman,
Chad McKain and Bryan Roland
November 13: Virginia Striegel
November 14: Jimmy Gimbel, Nolan Michael Grove and Caleb Otte
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Oct. 20 ~ Tri County Cross Country Districts
~ Music at Ahlbee’s Food & Fuel 6:30 to ??
Oct. 21 ~ Tri County Varsity Football @ Moravia @ 7:00
Oct. 24 ~ South English First Responders Blood Drive @ North
Keokuk Fire Station from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Oct. 25 ~ TOPS meeting at Extension Office in Sigourney @ 4:30
Oct. 29 ~ Tri County Cross Country State
~ “Goofer” at the Opera House 7:30 p.m.
~ Delta Town and Country Halloween party from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 31 ~ What Cheer Trick or Treat from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
~ Delta Trick or Treat from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Nov. 4 ~ Country Music Christmas Show a the Opera House 7:30 p.m.
Nov 12 ~ Keswick American Legion Soup Supper 4 – 8 p.m.
Water will be off in the town
of What Cheer from
approximately
9:00 to 11:00 a.m. on
October 25 while the
water tower is bring repaired.
Timber of Terror
Timber of Terror is located at Keokuk County Izaak Walton
League, 240th Ave., Sigourney on Saturdays, Oct. 22 and 29 from 8
p.m. to Midnight. All proceeds go to the Keokuk County Relay for Life.
South
English Blood Drive
The South English First Responders are sponsoring a Blood Drive
Monday, October 24, from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the North Keokuk County
Fire Station. Call Marsha Wheeler-White at 319-530-8223 to schedule an appointment. Donors who last gave blood on or before August 29 are eligible.
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All Makes and Models
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641-634-2820
What Cheer
641-634-2420
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Sand
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Sales and Service
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103 E. Marion
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Sigourney, IA
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HOURS
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Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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• Home Improvement
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Central Vision
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641-673-5658
327 n. L St.
oskaloosa, Ia
Atwood Electric, Inc.
641-622-2971
Farmers Lumber
Book Vault
119 First Ave. West
Oskaloosa, IA 52577
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Windsor Place Assisted Living
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Jayne and Alex Garcia, Owners
105 S. Main St., P.O. Box 126
North English, IA
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What Cheer • 641-634-2080
Sigourney Care Center
Pole
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Garcia carpet
SDE
320 Highway 22 West
Keswick, IA 50135
Ridgeway
Hardware
What Cheer Fire Dept.
Mickey Gragg: Fire Chief
641-634-2971
Jeremy Bolinger:1st Assistant
Chris Terrell: 2nd Assitant
Mike Armstrong: Secretary/
Treasurer & Training Officer
EMERGENCY: 911
Non-Emergency:
641-634-2361
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P.O. Box 311
Sigourney, IA 52591
Van Dee Bins
319-310-4105 or 641-595-4105
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• Stump Removal
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• Aerial Service to 53-ft.
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641-622-2097
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Saturday: 10 a.m. to Noon
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Barnes City News
By Mollie Loving
Share your BC news: bmba28@mahaska.org or 641-644-5223
The final North Mahaska Junior
High volleyball match was held
on Oct. 11 at home. The 7th grade
played tough but lost three games
to Lynnville-Sully. Next up was the
8th grade. NM won the first game.
LS won the second game. The winner of the third game would win the
match. LS played well and developed a huge lead over NM, the score
being 19 – 4 at one point. But NM
showed much determination and
began their comeback. With great
serving and defense the girls won
the game by the score of 26 – 24,
thus winning the match. This was a
fine example of never giving up even
when things look bad. Afterwards
the 8th grade girls presented Coach
Boots with a volleyball signed by
the team members.
Last Thursday evening the NM
varsity defeated Tri-County in a
three-game sweep to become the
South Iowa Cedar League conference volleyball champs. Congratulations!
The state marching band contest
was held last Saturday in Pella. The
NM marching band competed in
Class 1A and received a 1 rating.
The band performed the songs “My
Maria”, “I Hope You Dance”, and
“Online”. Band members from the
Barnes City area are Brett Current,
Gabe Hammen, Melinda Hammen,
and Andrea Loving.
The fire department held their annual open house last Saturday afternoon. The weather was sunny and
beautiful. Lots of kids were there
enjoying fire truck rides. Cookies,
cupcakes, and brownies were also
served.
On Sunday morning there was a
good crowd at the fire station for
the annual fall breakfast. Pancakes,
eggs, and sausage were on the menu,
all you could eat.
The fire department will have their
monthly training on Oct. 20 at 7:00
P.M. at the fire station.
The Barnes City scrapbookers
and card makers will be getting together next Saturday, Oct. 22 from
9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. at 700 Cherry
Street.
The Barnes City Betterment Club
will have their next meeting on Oct.
24 at 7:00 P.M. at the Longhorn Saloon.
North Mahaska will be dismissing school at 1:00 P.M. on Oct. 25
for professional development. Then
from 4:00 – 8:00 P.M. parent/teacher
conferences will be held. Conferences will also be held on Oct. 27
from 4:00 – 8:00 P.M. There will be
no school at NM on Oct. 28.
The American Legion Auxiliary
will be having their annual pheasant day breakfast and lunch on Oct.
29 at the Legion Hall. They will be
serving cinnamon rolls and a breakfast casserole in the morning. Lunch
will be beef and noodles and meatloaf. Everyone is welcome, not just
hunters. I will have more information next week.
The figure 8 driver’s banquet will
be held the evening of Saturday, Oct.
29 at the Betterment Club Quonset.
The banquet is held every year after
the last race to honor all the drivers
and their crew members.
Cooler weather is on the way.
Delta News
By: Hilda Souer
Share your Delta news: 641-624-2083
Any Large Pizza $10.00
Coupon valid only at Papa Murphy’s in Oskaloosa and Pella with this coupon. Limit
one coupon per customer, per visit. Limit 3 pizzas per coupon. Not valid with any
other offer.
1402 A. Ave. West • Oskaloosa • 641-676-7272
410 E. Oskaloosa St. • Pella • 641-628-7272
WC
By: Jane Green Larson
I wish to thank all the readers
of the these weekly ponderings for
their get well wishes. I have been so
warmed by each of your notes and
comments. I am now in my 8th week
since the total knee replacement
surgery as I write this week’s happenings. The pain is easing somewhat, but each morning I have been
awakened by sharp pains that only
getting up and taking another pain
pill has eased. However, there have
been times I have simply laid in bed
and prayed and prayed and often the
Lord has sent to my mind a happening that took place when I was fourteen years old.
It was the year I was a freshmen
at the What Cheer High School, located at the top of South Hill. My dad
had become very ill with cancer and
the doctor had given him two to six
months to live. When people asked
me how he was doing, I would simply respond, “He is doing as well as
expected.” That is what my mother
had told me to tell people. She said
the same thing when people called
on the phone. Because we lived on a
farm with dairy cows, it was my job
each morning to walk down to the
spring and cut ice so the cattle could
drink water. At that time, my Dad
had a big, red bull with horns that
would seemingly dare me to walk in
front of him to the spring. I carried
an ax to cut the ice and absolutely
every morning that bull would challenge me. He wanted to drink the
water first and the other cattle had to
simply wait for him to get his belly
full. This was probably the first time
in my life that I ever began to seek
the Lord on a daily basis. I would
ask the Lord to keep me safe from all
harm as I literally shook in my high
buckled boots. I remember my heart
would pound harder and harder. I
wanted so badly to run, but I also
knew by experience if I went running back to the house, my mom and
dad would simply turn me around to
go back to the spring and I would
go through al this episode again. To
tell you the truth, this particular day,
I was simply too frightened to run
home. It occurred to me that I must
do something to overpower that bull,
to scare him like he scared me. So
I slid the ax down my boot, looked
that giant of a bull directly in his
eyes, slowly opened my winter coat
and began to pound on my chest and
yelled out the biggest Tarzan call a
young girl could must up at a time
like this. I could hardly believe my
eyes as that bull took off running. Do
you know this bull never challenged
me again? After that cold morning,
I walked triumphantly down to the
spring and that bull paid little or no
attention to me again. I realized for
the first time that God hears and answers prayers!
So now the “bull” in my life,
or the “challenge” in my life presently is the pain from my recent
knee replacement. I don’t suppose
a big loud Tarzan cry would make
my knee pain go away, but I do believe the faith in God that I felt as a
young girl, that some faith can be applied on this challenge today. I know
there are better days ahead. Pain free
days. Days when I can enjoy living
in What Cheer once again. Days for
me to enjoy giving piano/organ lessons; playing those old wonderful
faith building hymns; days teaching
about Jesus at the What Cheer Baptist Church; days to enjoy family and
friends in the near future. I do covet
your prayers. Prayer changes things.
I am so thankful the Lord Jesus was
revealed to me many years ago. He
has always been faithful and I know
He will not let me down now.
The verse at this point of my life
that I am relying on can be found in
Psalms 86:6-7, “Give ear, O Lord,
unto my prayer, and attend to the
voice of my supplications. In the day
of my trouble I will call upon thee;
for thou wilt answer me.”
Keokuk County Blood Drives
There are three Blood Drives in Keokuk County within the next few
weeks:
•
Sigourney AM/PM Blood Drives on Tuesday, October 25 from
3:00-7:00 p.m. and Friday, October 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at their
new location of City of Sigourney Offices, Conference Room, 100 N. Main
Street, Sigourney. For appointments call 1-800-452-1097. Donors who last
gave blood on or before August 30 for October 25th or September 2nd for
October 28th are eligible.
•
Holy Trinity Catholic Church Blood Drive sponsored by the Social
Action Committee on Wednesday, October 26 from 2:30-7:00 p.m., at the
Holy Trinity Parish Center, Keota. Call Cindy Weber at 641-636-2116 for
an appointment. Donors who last gave blood on or before August 31 are
eligible.
•
What Cheer Lions Club Blood Drive on Wednesday, November 9
from 3:30-7:30 p.m. at the Keokuk County Fairgrounds, Thomas Memorial
Hall. Call Richard Armstrong at 641-634-9906 to schedule an appointment.
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By: Janet Rauch
Share your Deep River news: 641-595-3011
Saturday afternoon, Casey and
Charlotte Pierce had a ‘loaf party’
for all nine of their grandkids: Annah, Alyssa and Austin from Victor;
Jackson, Georgia and Rudy from
Washington; and Mackenzie, Peyton
and Landon from Deep River. They
had a wiener roast and grilled food
for supper then later toasted marshmallows. All nine spent the night
with Grandpa and Grandma. Granddaughter, Georgia’s 7th birthday was
celebrated as well. Sunday morning
brought lots of playtime.
Mary Wolf helped Robin Cranston deliver the monthly food boxes
this month since the closing of the
Nazarene church. They are no longer
having the youth group to help her.
Monday Tim Rauch and Janelle
got to bring their new baby home.
Jackie Rauch stayed a few days and
helped out. They went to Janelle’s
parents house for a few days.
Janelle’s mother works at a pharmacy in Oskaloosa.
Wednesday I took Delores
Schmidt and friends with Kenny and
I to Senior Dining in Millersburg.
They were giving flu shots. Peggy
Wardenburg supplied the music and
they had a good dinner. There were
apples and pears to share.
Saturday Kenny and I went with
friends to a few yard sales in Grinnell then went on to a few in Newton
and did some shopping.
Sunday I talked to Marjorie
Byerly on the phone. She and Gerald are in the Montezuma Nursing Home. Marjorie still can’t put
weight on her injury from her fall.
Gerald stayed a couple days with
his daughter, Dixie, in Grinnell. She
picks up their mail and brings it to
them.
Kenny Thorpe went to Senior
Dining on Wednesday and got his flu
shot and had dinner.
What Cheer
Opera House
Darlene McClenathan is home
after visiting her sister for several
days.
This Saturday is our church’s annual chicken supper. This is a busy
time for all of us.
Delores took her sister Edna
Shepherd to Iowa City for a doctor
appointment. She went to Grinnell
Thursday for therapy and to get her
new lens put in her glasses. Monday
Brenda Van Dee, Stacy and Landon
spent the evening with her.
Debbie Schmidt spent Wednesday afternoon with Delores.
Darlene McClenathan went with
Delores to the Guernsey soup supper. They said it was good. After
church Sunday, they went to Carnsforth for dinner.
Norm Axmear has been busy
with crops at his son’s, so Delores
hasn’t seen much of him. He and his
son have been doing beans at Marengo this week.
Banana Split Cake
18 whole graham crackers, crushed
6 T sugar
2 sticks butter, melted
6 sliced bananas
1 package whipped topping
8-ounce package cream cheese
2 cans crushed pineapple
1 small jar cherries
1 cup chopped walnuts
Press graham crackers, sugar and
melted butter into 9x13 inch pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for six minutes.
Spread bananas over crust. Fold
whipped topping and cream cheese
together. Put one layer on top of
bananas. Then layer pineapple, followed by another layer of whipped
topping. On top of that, sprinkle nuts
and cherries. Chill well for at least
two hours.
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Cap Case & Chain ....... $33.00
“Goofer” Comedy Show
and Dale Thomas Band
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The Christian Church’s Vitality/Planning meeting was held at the church
on Wednesday evening, October 12 with Mrs. Leon Streigle, board chairman, presiding. This meeting included plans for the coming church year,
including those for this month. On the evening of October 29 members of
the congregation are involved in the church’s One-on-One special ministry of sponsoring a Halloween party at the Delta Town and Country Center.
Members of the local Delta Ruritans are assisting in this event held from 6:00
– 7:30 p.m. with doors to open at 5:30 p.m.
The next morning on October 30, members of the congregation are sharing in “Fifth Sunday Worship.” This is held at the United Methodist Church
with worship beginning at 9:00 a.m. and concluding with a time of fellowship and refreshments. This special morning worship began a few years ago
and involves the two local churches that alternate being host church when
there is a fifth Sunday in a month. It is January 29 when this special Sunday
worship is held at the Christian Church.
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Direct Support Staff
First Resources Corp. has part-time positions available in Sigourney. Duties include providing daily living support services to people
with disabilities within a 24-hour site setting. Some lifting and personal cares are required. Hours will be varied with some flexibility.
Must be 18 years of age and possess a valid driver’s license. Applications are available at 102 S. Main, Sigourney, Iowa. Contact
Karen at 641-622-2543, ext. 11, for more information.
Tri-County FFA Annual
Harvest Breakfast
Sunday, October 30
6:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Thomas Memorial Hall, Keokuk County Fairgrounds
FREE WILL OFFERING
What Cheer Fire & Rescue
Hunter’s Breakfast
Tri-County
Dollars for Scholars
VenDor Fair
In need of some Retail Therapy or
perhaps want to get a jump on Christmas
Shopping? We have the event for you!
Saturday, October 29
6:00 am - 10:00 a.m. Thomas Hall(Fairgrounds)
Menu includes: Sausage, bacon, eggs,
pancakes, biscuits & gravy
Free Will Donation
Everyone Welcome!!
South East Iowa Metal Recyclers
Tuesday, November 1 and
Thursday, November 3
* Free Appliance Pickup
including furnaces and wood stoves
* Vehicle Removal
* Property Management
in the Tri-County High School Cafeteria
All Year Round
(In Conjunction with the Parent Teacher Conference)
PARTICIPATING VENDORS:
Lia Sophia
Party Lite
Scentsy
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Tastefully Simple
Norwex
Tupperware
Please stop and shop with these vendors
and support a great cause!
If you would like to participate, or
know of someone who would like to be a
Vendor at the Fair, please contact any
Dollars for Scholars member
Jimmy (641) 814-3200
Matt (641) 799-7842
WHAT CHEER Housing Apartments
WHAT CHEER
2 Bedroom Apartment for rent
Rent is based on income.
For Application Contact:
Renee Wilhite, Financial Service Group Inc.
Phone 866-285-4606
An Equal Housing Opportunity
and an Equal Opportunity Provider
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Laptops starting at $140! Design House , 220 East Jackson/Highway 92,
Sigourney. Open Monday-Friday. Call 641-622-9013. SKW42
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Nice 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom home with 2-car garage. New carpet, interior
paint, kitchen cabinets and high efficient heat. Located in What Cheer. Nice
neighborhood. $29,000. Call 913-991-3670. SWN41-6
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4 bedroom home with attached garage. Contract terms available. 641-2249018. P41-2
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Nice 3 bedroom basement apartment with patio in Sigourney. Front and
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Snug apartments for rent downtown What Cheer. Partially furnished; stove
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For the cards, gifts, calls and visits for my birthday. You made my day very
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THANK YOU
To all who attended and who entered the pie contest at the Potato, Soup Supper
sponsored by the What Cheer Area Community Club last Saturday evening.
We would like to especially thank Mary Clubb, receiving first prize for her
Pear/Cranberry pie, Jan Dugger, receiving second prize for her Blackberry
pie and Rachelle Morrison, receiving third prize for her Sour Cream Raisin
pie. They were all delicious and the supper was a great success! What Cheer
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THANK YOU
I want to thank everyone who came to my 90th Birthday party. It made my
day special. Thanks for the cards and gifts, also the cans of food for the food
bank. Thank you to my family for all the planning and work you did. Love
you, Lenore Bradley Lekin. SW42
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Legals
What Cheer Paper
DCI Investigates
Johnson County Death
On Monday, October 10, 2011, the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office made
a request to the Iowa County Sheriff to go to a residence in North English
and arrest a Crystal Hawkins, a white female, 26 years of age on a warrant/
mittimus that requires her to serve 30 days in the Johnson County Jail.
The Iowa County Sheriff’s Office picked Hawkins up that afternoon and
brought her to the Johnson County Jail shortly after 1pm.
Upon her arrival and prior to being able to book her in to the jail, Ms.
Hawkins became ill and was transported to the University of Iowa Hospitals
and Clinics. Ms. Hawkins was admitted as a patient and the Johnson County
Sheriff’s Office then obtained a court order that released her from custody
until her in-patient treatment was concluded.
On Tuesday, October 11, 2011, the Johnson County Medical Examiner
notified the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office that Ms. Hawkins had died
while being treated at the University of Iowa Hospitals.
The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office along with the Iowa County Sheriff’s asked the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation to come in and make
an independent investigation into the death of Ms. Hawkins.
The Division of Criminal Investigation is working with the Johnson County Medical Examiner to determine the cause of the death of Ms.
Hawkins.
An autopsy was performed on Wednesday, October 12, 2011, at the University Hospitals Decedent Care Center by an Assistant State Medical Examiner. Final results of the autopsy will not be available for 1-2 months
pending the results of lab tests.
Keswick City Council Meeting & Claims
KESWICK CITY COUNCIL MEETING –Oct
3rd, 2011
The Keswick City Council met in a regularly
scheduled meeting Tuesday, Oct 3rd, 2011 at
7 o’clock p.m. in the city hall with Mayor Janet
Wade presiding and the following council
persons present: Krumm, Sieren, Cranston and
Zittergruen. Absent: Bair.
Karen Sieren made a motion that the agenda
be approved as presented. Motion seconded by
Linda Cranston. Motion carried. All ayes.
Clarene Krumm made a motion that the
minutes of the last meeting, Monday, Sept 6th,
2011 be approved as read. Motion seconded by
Karen Sieren. Motion carried. All ayes.
Linda Cranston made a motion that the
following claims be paid as presented. Motion
seconded by Karen Sieren. Motion carried. All
ayes.
Post Office(5 p.crd stamps ck#2734)---$145.00
Brandee Harper(Salary ck#2735)-----$311.40
Tim Garrett(Salary ck#2636)-----$177.94
Denise Fry(Meters ck#2737)-----$119.22
Wastemanagement(Sanitation ck#2738)----$1,329.97
Wapello Rural Water(ck#2739)-----$1,232.40
Alliant Energy(street$421.05/park$76.16/c.
hall$44.16/sign$25.64/shed$42.89 ck#2740)---$609.90
Modern Coop(ck#2741)-----$16.60
RUSS(ck#2742)-----$5,243.00
IPERS(ck#2743)-----$92.00
Mid
American(Finance/Sept
minutes
ck#2744)-----$138.96
Keystone Lab(ck#2745)-----$10.50
State of IA(S.Tax ck#2746)-----$456.00
Phelps Auto(Fixed Tire ck#2747)-----$56.44
Multi Cty Oil(Rd stone-Water main ck#4748)----$497.17
Dept of Treasury(ss/med AUTO)-----$272.92
Clarene Krumm made a motion to approve
the financial report as presented. Motion
seconded by Mark Zittergruen. Motion carried.
All ayes.
Karen Sieren made a motion to approve
Blake Johnston fixing the snow plow and
Christmas tree. Motion seconded by Mark
Zittergruen. Motion carried. All ayes.
Linda Cranston made Resolution #74 to
approve The Keswick Tavern’s liquor license
renewal. Resolution seconded by Mark
Zittergruen. Roll call vote. All ayes.
Linda Cranston made a motion to approve
Kitzman construction to fix streets for around
$15,000. Motion seconded by Karen Sieren.
Motion carried. All ayes.
Clarene Krumm made Resolution #75 to
approve and adopt the Keokuk County Hazard
Mitigation Plan of 2012.
Resolution
seconded by Linda Cranston. Roll call vote. All
ayes.
HALLOWEEN WILL BE MONDAY OCTOBER
31ST FROM 6-8PM.
Communications were read and reports were
given. There being no further business to be
discussed, Mark Zitterguren made a motion to
adjourn. Motion seconded by Karen Sieren.
City Clerk, Brandee Harper
KEOKUK COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS
OCTOBER 10, 2011
The Keokuk County Board of Supervisors
met in regular session, Monday, October 10,
2011 in the Board Room of the Courthouse. All
members were present.
Hadley moved, Wood seconded to approve
the tentative agenda. All ayes and motion carried.
Wood moved, Hadley seconded to approve
the minutes of October 3, 2011. All ayes and
motion carried.
Met with Keokuk/Washington Engineer and
Assistant Keokuk County Engineer regarding
the Keokuk County Highway Department.
Fall 2011 critical structurally deficient bridge
presentation recap was held. A public forum
has been held for three of the five bridges to
date with options and recommendations thereof.
Wood moved, Berg seconded to approve the
quarterly report of fees collected by the County
Auditor and Sheriff, and monthly report of fees
collected by the County Recorder and Clerk of
Court as submitted. All ayes and motion carried.
Various board and committee reports were
held. Wood attended an Ollie City Council/
RUSS meeting. Berg attended Decat and
American Family meetings. Both Berg and
Wood attended the County Law Day meeting
last week.
Discussion of old/new business and public
comment was held. The Courthouse alarm
system was reviewed by Racom representative. SADC Planning meeting minutes were
distributed for the Board to review.
On vote and motion the meeting adjourned
at 9:55 a.m.
The above and foregoing information is a
summary of the minutes taken at the above
meeting. The full and complete set of minutes
are recorded and available at the office of the
Keokuk County Auditor.
A Matter of Balance:
Managing
Concerns about Falls Keokuk County Supervisors Meeting
Many older adults experience concerns about falling and restrict their
activities. Seneca Area Agency on Aging is providing a program titled “Matter of Balance”. The “Matter of Balance” program is designed to reduce falling, stop the fear of falling cycle, and improve activity levels. This awardwinning program from Boston University is supported by funds from the
Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, Iowa Association of Area
Agencies on Aging and Seneca Area Agency on Aging.
Who should attend? Anyone interested in improving balance and flexibility. What will you learn? You will learn how to increase activity and gain
balance. Learn how to make changes to reduce fall risks at home and so
much more.
Classes will be held at the Senior Center 214 S. Main, Sigourney twice
a week for 4 weeks. Each class will be for 2 hours.
· Tuesday and Thursday October 4-27, 2011
· 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
To register or for more information please call: Barb 641-622-3266
For more information on this or any senior or caregiver related issues,
contact
Seneca Area Agency on Aging at 641-682-2270 or 800-642-6522 or our
website at www.Seneca-aaa.org.
NOTICE OF ELECTION
You are hereby notified that a Regular City Election will be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2011. Polls will open at 12:00 Noon until 8:00
p.m. The last day to pre-register by mail is Monday, October 24th, 2011 and the last day to pre-register in person is Friday,
October 28th, 2011. As of January 1, 2008 you may register at your precinct on Election Day. Be sure to bring along a photo id
with an expiration date stating your current address. If your photo id does not have your current address please contact the
Auditor’s Office at (641) 622-2320 for additional requirements. The City of What Cheer will be voting at the What Cheer City Hall,
What Cheer, Iowa. This polling site is accessible to the elderly and disabled voters. Any voter who is physically unable to enter a polling
place has the right to vote in the voter’s vehicle. For further information, please contact the County Auditor’s Office at the telephone number
or e-mail address listed below.
Telephone: (641) 622-2320
E-Mail: auditor@keokukcountyia.com
Christy Bates
Keokuk County Auditor and
Commissioner of Elections
Faith and Family
What Cheer Paper
Birth
Announcement
Connar Lee Howell
Caitlin Leer and George
Howell are pleased to announce
the birth of their son Connar Lee
Howell. He was born on October
4 at 11:05 a.m. at Mercy Hospital
in Iowa City. He weighed in at
7 pounds 6 1/2 ounces with a
height of 19 1/2 inches long.
Connar is also welcomed
home by his grandparents:
Robyn Leer of Thornburg and
Scott Leer of Keswick and
Pamela Howell and the late Jerry
Howell of Mt. Sterling, Illinois.
Great
grandparents
are
Randall and Kathy Koehn of
Webster, John and Regina Leer
of Keswick, Marge Narker of
Jacksonville, Illinois and Marie Vanorder of Timewell, Illinois.
Great great grandparents include Dorna Vail of Keswick and Dona
and Enid Phillips of What Cheer.
Rosie Phillips of Sigourney is his great great great grandmother.
Remembering
Our Loved Ones
Floyd
Bickford
Floyd “Bud” Bickford, 84, of
West Burlington, died on Monday,
October 10, 2011, at the Genesis
Medical Center, East Campus in
Davenport.
Visitation was held from 12-7
p.m. with the family to receive
friends from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday,
October 13, at Hass-Thielen Funeral Home with full military honors rendered by the Burlington Area
Veterans Honor Guard at 4:30 p.m.,
Thursday, at the funeral home.
Per his request, cremation will
be accorded after the visitation. In-
urnment will be at a later date.
Memorials have been established for the West Burlington Fire Department and Des Moines County Humane Society.
The Hass-Thielen Funeral Home of Burlington was in charge of arranagements.
A photo tribute can be viewed and condolences can be sent to the family
by visiting Bud’s obituary at www.hassthielen.com.
Bud Bickford was born on October 22, 1926, in What Cheer, the son of
Frank F. and Clara Emma Zimmerman Bickford. On August 12, 1951, he
married Ann Elizabeth “Beth” Thomas in What Cheer.
Bud worked as a Lab Tech from 1953 to 1990 for Alliant Energy, retiring
in 1990. He also worked for What Cheer Clay Products.
He was a 1944 graduate of What Cheer High School.
He was a U.S. Navy Veteran, serving from 1944 until 1947.
He was a member of AARP. He loved playing baseball, slow and fast
pitch softball, yard work, and he especially loved his family and home. They
recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.
Survivors include his wife, Ann Elizabeth “Beth” Bickford, of West Burlington; three sons: Jim (Lori) Bickford, of Davenport; Jon (Linda) Bickford,
of Ottumwa; and Paul (Angela) Bickford, of Maryville, Mo.; a daughter,
Nyla Bickford, of West Burlington; six grandchildren: Sara Bickford, of Des
Moines; Elizabeth Bickford, of Iowa City; Ryan Bickford, of Orlando, Fla.;
Collin Bickford, of Annapolis, Mary.; Nicole of Maryville, Mo.; and Reece
of Maryville, Mo.; a sister, Betty (Burle) Bailey, of Cedar Rapids; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
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The family of Linda Giese
would like to thank everyone
who sent cards and visited
Linda while she was sick. Also,
thanks for the flowers, cards &
memories at her passing.
Nursery Service Manager
Christensen Farms is a progressive, family owned swine business
located throughout the Midwest and has been a leader in the food
production industry for more than 25 years. We are currently seeking
a Nursery Service Manager in the Iowa Falls area, which includes
employee, producer and independent contract sites. Individuals will be
responsible for the implementation of all processes and procedures,
development and execution of action plans related to the care of the
animals and provide training, direction and development of employees.
Additional responsibilities include monitoring costs and main-taining
open communication with production teams while being held accountable
for meeting company goals and expectations. Individuals looking to take
advantage of this career-building opportunity and be a part of a highly
collaborative and challenging work team, can learn more about this
position and apply online today at www.christensenfarms.com.
Work. Life. Balance.
Equal Opportunity Employer
October 20, 2011
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Weather
Report
by Cass Moore
WC Storm Spotter
Here is this week’s report
Date High Low Precip
10/11 75 50 .10” rain
10/12 66 61 1.25” rain
10/13 65 46
10/14 58 44
10/15 64 34
10/16 56 40 Tr. rain
10/17 49 30
Avg. High: 64, Low: 41,
Precip: 2.76” (1.35” so far)
TC FFA
Schedules
Fruit Sales
and Harvest
Breakfast
The Tri-County FFA will be conducting their annual FFA Fruit Sales
from October 11 through October
31st. If you would like to buy some
fruit and no one has stopped to see
you you can call the school at 641634-2636 ext 104 and we will get an
FFA member out to you.
The Tri-County Community Annual fruit sales is our largest fundraiser of the year. Our Annual fruit
sales help the FFA members pay
for their FFA jacket, fruit sales also
affords our members the chance to
attend State and National FFA Leadership Conferences along with other
Career and Skill building events and
competitions throughout the year.
Also a friendly reminder that we
will be hosting out Annual Harvest
Breakfast on October 30, 2011 from
6-11 at Thomas Hall in What Cheer.
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor:
Anyone living in Keokuk County
needing assistance with Christmas
for your children this year. You
must contact by mail:
Keokuk County Lord’s Pantry
c/o Frances Baumert
17624 210th St.
Sigourney, IA 52501
You will be mailed a request form to
return before November 10th.
Capri Theatre
New Sharon, IA
Oct. 21-23
Fri. & Sat. 7 & 9:15 p.m
Sunday 2:00
Tickets Always $3.00
Real Steel
Due to an issue with the distributor, we will NOT
PG-13 be showing Abduction October 21-23.
PT Clinic Receptionist
20 hours/week, potential for full time.
Register, schedule patients and obtain
appropriate consent for treatment; collect payments, receipt and forward to
accounts receivable; verification of demographic information and insurance
status; educate patients on clinic policies and procedures; follow HIPPA requirements. Microsoft Word and Excel
knowledge required. Team player who
can organize, multitask and perform
under stressful situations. High school
graduate or equivalent. Previous office
experience preferred.
Contact Annette Shafranek
at (641) 622-1153
Applications may be picked up at:
Tales of the Ancient Sportsman
I feel a change in the air and my old bones are telling
me that something is coming. The forecast tells me that
by the middle of the week we will have that first killing
freeze. I guess that it is time, but I always hate to see it
come. I used to love winter time, but in my old age, it
holds a lot less of my interest.
It has been a good harvest season and by now it appears that most of the beans are out and the farmers are
getting a good start on the corn. From what I hear, yields
have been pretty good considering the dry last three
months of summer.
It has been a miserable weekend as I have come down
with an aggravating head and chest cold. Actually the
Ancient-ess gave it to me. She takes her marriage vows
seriously and believes that we should share all things.
That was so sweet of her.
I really tried to fight it off, but a football game Friday
and three soccer games Saturday did me in. By Sunday I
was shot and I did not even attempt to leave the house. I
hope I can get on top of it by Monday as I would like to
get in a little more golf time in before snow flies.
Last week was a busy week and I was on the road.
Monday was Columbus Day and the banks were closed.
It was rally day for the bank and employees were to meet
at the Kirkwood Center on the Kirkwood Community
College campus in Cedar Rapids. It was a big crowd
with over 300 employees in attendance. It was a very
interesting and fun day and I was totally blown away to
be one of the award winners. I have been so blessed and
I am so grateful.
Wednesday I had a Mahaska County Mystery Tour
and it was a great one. We started in Leighton at the P. E.
T. headquarters. PET stands for Personal Energy Transportation. Bill Bruxvoort, Pete Ver Hey and their crew
make chain driven vehicles for people in third world
countries that have lost their legs and have no means of
transportation. It is a fascinating story and our people
were so impressed.
Next we visited the Mahaska County Conservation
building at Russell Wildlife area and naturalist, Laura
showed us around and gave a fine presentation on butterflies. The next stop was for lunch at Dr. Salami’s
followed by a visit to B & B Bedding. Ann Brouwer
showed us around the warehouse and then took us down
to where her crew paints pumpkins. The pumpkins are
shipped to HyVee, Fareway and Dahl’s warehouses. That
was a neat stop.
Our day ended at Still Waters Family Farm where we
had coffee time and checked out the Bed & Breakfast
that Steve and Janet Boender operate. What a beautiful
place.
Thursday I had a Mystery Tour for our banks in Cedar
Falls and Parkersburg. We toured Eldora and Steamboat
Rock and found some excellent places along our way.
We started with coffee time at the Sauk-Fox Overlook.
It was a pretty place, but it was cold there. In Eldora
we toured the Historical House, the Hardin County Farm
Museum and we had Lunch at the Ahoy Fountain. This
Church Directory
Hilltop Chapel
Preaching Good News
John & Pat DeBoef, pastors
4 blocks East of Opera House
Phone: 641-634-2839
E-mail: john@hilltopchapel.com
Sunday, October 23, 9:30a:
refreshments and fellowship.
10a: Worship Service
Monday, October 24, 7p: Ladies
Bible Class on ‘Spiritual Warfare’.
What Cheer
United Methodist
23019 Highway 149 • Sigourney, Iowa 52591
Keokuk County Health Center is
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was a soda fountain/restaurant done in a 50’s theme. It
reminded me of the soda fountain that I worked at as a
kid in Griswold, Iowa. I was indeed a genuine soda jerk.
In the afternoon we went up to Steamboat Rock for
dessert and a tour of the old school. The Community
Betterment Association has at least seven businesses in
operation in the old school house and they have fixed the
old gym up for community use. It is really a great way
to use an old school that would otherwise have fallen to
the wrecking ball.
Friday night I was at Tri-County and the Trojans just
might have locked up a playoff spot with a 46-6 thrashing of Grandview Park Baptist. It will all be made plain
this weekend.
Congratulations to the North Mahaska Volleyball team for wrapping up the SICL title and I believe
that Eddyville-Blakesburg grabbed a share of the SCC
crown. Regional Volleyball starts this week and football
playoffs are next week. It is indeed the most wonderful
time of the year.
I stand amazed! The Cardinals are in the World Series
and I am still scratching my head trying to figure how
they are in this position. A gentleman told me Saturday
that no team that finishes second in their division should
be allowed to play in the series. I told him that I thought
the rule was put in for the Cubs and they still can’t make
it. Oh yeah, maybe next year or the next century.
My good friend, Don Criss, lives near Detroit and
he sent me a Detroit Tiger hat a couple of weeks ago.
Thanks Don. I was hoping for a Cardinal-Tiger series,
but not this year. I was going to wear the Tiger hat on the
days the Tigers won and the Cardinal hat on the days the
Cardinals won. Of course I was expecting to were the
Cardinal hat a little more often.
Let’s take a look at what happened in our yesterdays.
75 years ago: Oct. 26, 1936- Delta, Hedrick, Martinsburg and Ollie will form a new conference called The
Big Four Conference. Oct. 31- Pella and New Sharon
battle to a scoreless tie. Johnson and Barry were the New
Sharon leaders. Oct. 31- Keota upsets Delta 7-6. Reed
scored for Delta while Thompson and Moore were credited with outstanding play.
50 years ago: Oct. 26, 1961- Tri-County romped
past the Osky reserves 38-0. Dave Synhorst ran for three
TD’s and passed to Larry Smith for another. Smith, Tom
Moore and Gary McFarlan each ran for two scores. Oct.
28- Hedrick downs SEW 20-7. Brian Emery and Allen
Jones led the offense while Kenny Adams and Terry Van
De Pol led the defense.
25 years ago: Oct. 25, 1986- Tri-County beat HLV
16-0 for the first win of the season. Mark Sprouse and
Chris Van Patten scored for the Trojans and Eric Stein
kicked a field goal. Rob Kitzman, Chuck Horne and Jeff
Moore led the defense.
Have a super week and I will leave you with this
thought. The secret to contentment is to settle for a half
cup before your cup runs over and makes a mess.
Delta United Methodist
Church
Pastor: Vince Homan
Church Services at 9 a.m.
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.
Sun., Oct. 30th: 9:00 a.m. 5th
Sunday Services. We are hosts to
the Delta Christian Church.
Sat., Nov. 5th: 4:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Turkey Supper.
Gibson Presbyterian
Church
Rev. Vince Homan
Sunday School 9:30
Worship - 10:30 a.m.
Wed.: Youth Group 6:30 - 8:00
Pastor: Hans Cornelder
Worship - 10 - 11 a.m.
Sunday School 9-9:45
Youth Group meets the second
Sunday of the month at 5 p.m.
What Cheer
Baptist Church
Delta Christian Church
A Place to Grow
Pastor Dick & Jane Larson
641-433-0013 or
641-790-1934
9:30 a.m. - Sunday School
10:30 a.m. - Worship
Wednesday Activities
6:30 p.m. - Kid’s Club
and Adult Bible Study
Community Life Church
Barnes City
Phone: 641-664-5228
Pastors Jim & Linda Sears
Sunday School 9-10
Worship 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Evening Worship: 6:30 p.m.
Henry Goetz, lay minister
108 West 3rd St.
641-799-4800
Worship: 9:00 a.m.
CWF bi-monthly 1st Thursday
Keswick, Thornburg, Webster
United Methodist Churches
Pastor: John Tunnicliff
Keswick - 9:45 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.
Thornburg - 11:00 a.m.
Webster - 8:30 a.m.
White Oak Presbyterian
Pastor: Hans Cornelder
Worship : 8:45 a.m.
Sunday School: 10 a.m.
St. Mary Catholic Church
Sigourney
Rev. Charles Fladung
Rectory: 641-622-3426
Deacon: James Striegel
Home: 634-2896
Parish Office: 622-2316
Prayer line: 622-2414
Parish Council meets third Monday
of each month
Saturday Vigil Mass: 4 p.m.
Sunday Mass: 10 a.m
New Life Fellowship
A Family Worship Center
14358 Hwy 22 South
Keswick, Iowa 50136
Pastor Chester Render
Church Phone 319-738-3851
Sun. Morning Worship 10:00 a.m.
And Children’s Church with
Nursery Provided
Wed. Evening Teaching 7:00 p.m.
Living In The Word
Wed. Seal 7 Youth Group 7:00 p.m.
Grades 7-12 meets in the
Fellowship Hall
3rd Sat. is Praise Night 7:00 p.m.
You are welcome to visit or be a
regular.
What Cheer
Christian Church
Pastor Frances Baumert
“The Friendly Church
Where Christ is Lord”
God takes evil seriously and will
reject an unrepentant evildoer.
6 October 20, 2011
Trojan Tribune
What Cheer Paper
Trivia of the
Week
By Marina Todorovic
• Karoke means “empty orchestra”
in Japanese.
• Cats sleep 16 to 18 hours per day.
• The king of hearts is the only king
without a moustache.
• Elephants are the only mammals
that can’t jump, and the only animal
with 4 knees.
• The average person spends about
2 years on the phone in a lifetime.
• The average woman spends 1 year
of her lifetime trying to decide what
to wear.
• McDonald’s sells more than 75
burgers per second.
Words of the
Week
By Shelby Hartwig
THORNBURG-This week we are
going to have three weeks of the
week. The first one is zabernism.
Zabernism means the abuse of
military power or authority. The
second word, tyrotoxism, means to
be poisoned by cheese. Stellionate
means a legal term meaning fraud
committed in making contracts,
especially involving selling the same
thing (or rights to the same thing) to
different people, often which isn’t
even owed by the person who is
selling this to begin with.
November
Birthdays
By Jasmine Glenn
Elementary: Corwin Hull, Gavin
Landrum, Garrett Ver Steegh, Jenna
Acord, Mckenna Adney, Kearstan
Schmidt, Jakeb Van Patten
Junior High/High School: Bailey
Davis, Jennifer Leer, Mikala Yoss,
William Corrick, Adam Gragg,
Anneliese Kistler, Jason Molyneux,
Tyler Parker, Dustin Ehret, Dominick
Coats
Sport Spotlight
By Marina Todorovic
This week in the sport spotlight is
Gabby Bethke. She is a senior, and
she plays middle hitter on the 2011
Varsity Volleyball team. I asked
Gabby some questions about this
years volleyball season and she was
very optimistic. She told me the
girls on the team mostly get along,
and even when they are down, they
stay positive. She praised the girls
by saying they have improved since
last year, and proved themselves.
Although they didn’t win yet this
year, they came close to winning
against Sigourney, and because
of that, Gabby hopes the girls
will realize they are good and can
win when they play against North
Mahaska this week. She thinks her
team needs to communicate more
in order to work better and have
enthusiasm when they play. They
also need to be excited and not be
down, and just be happy to be a part
of the team.
Thanks for
reading the
Trojan Tribune!
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Class.
Fire Safety
By Melody Fry
THORNBURG - On Monday, October 10th, the local fire
department came to the school to talk to the Elementary
students about fire safety procedures. The children
got fire hats, coloring books, pencils, and got to take a
tour of the fire truck. Thank you to all the firemen who
volunteered to come over and educate the Elementary
students!
New
Student
Spotlight
By Shelby Hartwig
Breakfast/
Lunch Menu
October 24-28
By Jasmine Glenn
Monday Breakfast-Breakfast Pizza,
Lunch-Brunch Lunch, Sausage
and Egg Patty, Potato Rounds,
Sandwich, Juice
Tuesday Breakfast-Pancake and
Applesauce, Lunch- Ham&Cheese/
Bun, French Fries, Mixed Fruit
Wednesday Breakfast- Cereal/
Toast, Lunch- Spaghetti/Meat Sauce,
Garlic Bread, Lettuce Salad, Juice
Thursday Breakfast- Yogurt/Toast,
Lunch- Ceddarwurst/Bun, Sweet
Potato Puffs, Orange
Friday Breakfast- Egg Patty/
Pancake, Lunch- Pizza, Corn,
Applesauce
THORNBURGThis
weeks new student is
Nikayla Dowd. She travels
from Sigourney to join aour
school this year. I asked her
some questions to get a background about her. Nikayla used to live in Delta
and moved to What Cheer. Nikayla likes to play softball. I asked Nikayla
how she is liking it at Tri-County and she said that it’s good, better than
Sigourney, Nikayla says that the schools are different because the people
here are nicer than at Sigourney. Her life back at home includes her sister
Taylor and brother Daman, and their mother Amie Dowd, her five cats and
twodogs and her new puppies that her dog just had. Taylor is also looking
forward to getting good grades this year. Welcome to Tri-County, Nikayla!
Calling
All Trick-or-Treaters!
by Tylyn Decker
On October 24th the Tri-County Family Career and Community Leaders
of America (FCCLA) Chapter will be holding a Tri-County Elementary Trickor-Treat Fun Night from 5:30-6:30 p.m.
During the Trick-or-Treat, elementary students will be making their own
goody bags, collecting healthy snacks, playing games and participating
in activities while learning about how to be safe and healthy during the
Halloween season. The Trick-or-Treat Fun Night will be open to Tri-County Elementary
students grades preschool-fourth grade. Trick-or-Treat Fun Night will be located at the high school end- Please
come in the front doors. Be sure to wear your costume! We will be giving
prizes to the ghouls and goblins who attend. We will be taking donations,
however there is no set cost to attend.
Staff
Spotlight
by Tylyn Decker
This week, we will be recognizing Sarah O’Rourke, our FCS
and FCCLA leader here at Tri-County High School. Mrs. O’Rourke is an
important member of the Tri-County teachers, teaching teens how to deal
with life as it comes at them and handling different situations. All of the
skills learned in her classes will be helpful in the future.
Q: Where did you attend college?
A: Undergrad- Iowa State University Ames, Iowa Currently working on
Master’s Degree through Ashford University in Clinton, Iowa
Q: How long have you been a teacher?
A:This is my fourth year of teaching.
Q: What’s your favorite thing about being a teacher?
A:Getting to know the students as individuals, and seeing them to develop
their leadership skills, character, and learning capabilities.
Q: What’s your favorite movie?
A:8 Seconds, Anne of Green Gables series
Q: If you could have any super power what would it be?
A:I think it would be neat to have the ability to time travel.
Q: What’s your favorite word?
A:Miracle
Q: What’s your favorite class to teach?
A:I love to teach each of my courses, but my favorites are Parenting, and
Foods and Nutrition.
Q: What are your hobbies?
A:Spending time with my husband and son, baking, organizing, shopping.
Q: If you didn’t choose to be a teacher, what other profession would you go
into?
A:At one point I wanted to be a dental hygienist, but I am very glad that I
chose education. Thanks for reading
the Trojan Tribune!
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Trojan Tribune
October 20, 2011
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This Week in History
by Reno Adney
THORNBURG- October 10, 1963- The Limited Test Ban Treaty—banning
nuclear tests in the oceans, in the atmosphere, and in outer space—went
into effect. Thirty thousand Germans demonstrated against construction of a
large-scale nuclear reprocessing installation at Wackersdorf in mostly rural
northern Bavaria.
October 11, 1987- More than half a million people flooded Washington,
D.C., demanding civil rights for gay and lesbian Americans, now celebrated
each year as National Coming Out Day.
October 12, 1492- Natives of islands off the Atlantic shore of North
America came upon Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, who was
searching for a water route to India for Spanish Queen Isabella.
October 13, 1970- Lt. William Calley was court-martialed for the massacre
of 102 civilians in the Vietnamese village of My Lai; far more actually died
during the incident. October 13, 1934- The American Federation of Labor
(AFL) voted to boycott all German-made products as a protest against Nazi
antagonism to organized labor within Germany.
October 14, 1981- Dock workers in Darwin, Australia, began a sevenday strike, refusing to load uranium on board “Pacific Sky” for eventual use
by the U.S. military. After a week, the ship was forced to leave without its
cargo.
October 15, 1966- The “Endangered Species Preservation Act” became
law. It allowed the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to identify plant and
animal varieties threatened with extinction, and to acquire land to preserve
their habitats.
October 16, 1968- During medal presentations at the 1968 Summer
Olympic Games in Mexico City, winning sprinters Tommie Smith and John
Carlos raised their black-gloved fists while the U.S. national anthem was
played. They were suspended from the team by the U.S. Olympic Committee
two days later. Smith later told the media that he raised his right fist in the air
to represent black power in America while Carlos’s left fist represented unity
in black America.
Mystery
Car
By Amber Carruthers
1. I belong to a junior 2. I am a blue Grand Cherokee.
3. You can often see me parked beside a silver Escape
Senior Question of the Week
By Jasmine Glenn
We are starting this new article this year. Every senior is allowed to answer
the question only if they wish to. The question for this week is: What was the
last song you sang in the shower?
Kacy Brumbaugh: “Teach Me How To Dougie!”
Tylyn Decker: “American Anthem for choir.”
Christian Wadsworth: “Pocketful of Sunshine!!!!”
Travis Carruthers: “I don’t sing in the shower.”
Kadon Foubert: “Greased Lightning.”
Melody Fry: “The one I made up, which goes ‘I’m in the shower, yeah yeah
yea, I like to wash my hair, yeah yeah yeah!!”
Kristen Olsen: “None”
Shelby Hartwig: “We are the World 25 for Haiti-Various Artists and Hello
World-Lady Antebellum
Gabby Bethke: “Michael Jackson, The Way You Make Me Feel”
Levi Ryals: “Back Road”
Ashley Ehret: “I don’t sing in the shower. It’s not my thing.”
Reno Adney: “I don’t ever remember singing in the shower.”
Katie Watts: “It’s Raining Men!!”
Kayla Ashby: “My Milkshakes Brings all the Boys to the Yard!!”
Ashley Ehret: “I don’t sing the shower.”
Colton Molyneux: “Crazy Girl”
Teresa Ahlberg: “I don’t sing in the shower.”
Jared DeKleine: “Starry Night by Chris August.”
William Corrick: “Jesus, Take the Wheel!! By Carrie Underwood.”
Join the 4-H
‘Revolution of Responsibility’
Iowa youth are
invited to join the
revolution — the
“4-H Revolution
of Responsibility,”
that is.
The 4-H Revolution of Responsibility is a national 4-H slogan,
explained Shelly Greving, marketing director with ISU Extension
4-H Youth Development. “4-H is
a movement for positive change in
every Iowa community and throughout America. 4-H youth are a living,
breathing, culture-changing revolution for doing the right thing, breaking through obstacles and pushing
our country forward by making a
measurable difference right where
they live.”
One in five Iowa school-age
youth participates in ISU Extension
4-H Youth Development programs,
headquartered at the Iowa State University campus in Ames and available through ISU Extension and
Outreach offices in all Iowa counties. In 4-H, youth build leadership,
citizenship, communication and
life skills, and they learn by doing,
whether through 4-H clubs, special
interest groups, school enrichment
or other 4-H programs.
“Children and youth learn best
when they can ‘do’ — this is experiential education,” Greving said.
“4-H clubs can be general interest
or focus on specific topics such as
robotics, photography, gardening,
clothing, shooting sports, food and
nutrition or just about any topic that
interests kids and teens.”
The 4-H program is growing
throughout Iowa, Greving said. Several counties were recognized for the
growth in their local 4-H programs
at the state 4-H youth development staff meeting in Ames earlier
this month. Keokuk County 4-H is
proud of its strong tradition as one of
the counties where 4-H received its
start nearly 100 years ago.
Local youth in grades 4-12 can
find out more information about 4-H
Revolution and opportunities by
contacting the Keokuk County Extension Office, 641-622-2680.
Wean to Finish Service Manager
Christensen Farms offers challenging careers, where people are trained to
succeed and recognized for their accomplishments. We are currently seeking
talented leaders to fulfill a Wean to Finish Service Manager role in the Iowa
Falls, IA area. After completing a well-defined, initial training program this
position will work within a larger team but have individual responsibility to oversee
multiple sites. The primary job function of this role is the direct responsibility for
monitoring the care, maintenance, management, and marketing of Christensen
Farms hogs at all designated contract growers and independent contractor
finishing sites. Each day, our Service Managers provide hands-on, technical
support to our local producers in an effort to ensure that production and quality
standards are properly executed in order to continuously drive production
performance. If you are an individual who is willing to engage in open and
honest dialogue, and has the ability to work in a manner that displays a positive
solution-oriented approach to accomplishing objectives, then we want to hear
from you. For more information and to apply for this position visit
www.christensenfarms.com.
Work. Life. Balance.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Halftime Entertainment!
By Melody Fry
THORNBURG - At halftime during the home football game on Friday,
October 7th, the crowd was entertained by several elementary students. There
was a flag football game, and at the same time, the little girls cheerleading
performed a few cheers. Great job to everyone who was involved!
FCCLA Travels to Ankeny for Fall
Conference
by Tylyn Decker
On October 10, 2011, Mrs. O’Rourke as well as Tri-County FCCLA
members Allison Leer, Kate Watts, Tylyn Decker, Marissa Kolstee, Emilee
Hynick, and Amanda Boyer attended the Family Career and Community
Leaders of America (FCCLA) Fall Leadership Rally.
FCCLA members from across the state gathered at the FFA Enrichment
Building on the DMACC campus in Ankeny to talk about ways to become
the best leaders that they can be in their community. We learned about ways
to stand out as well as ways to make others feel like they’re just as important
as any other member of a team. We also learned that everyone is different and
personalities can range from subtly intelligent to outgoing and loud. While
there, teachers attended professional development to learn how to become
better chapter leaders and make each meeting as efficient and productive as
possible. In all, it was a fun experience led by wonderful keynote speakers
and is definitely worth going to next year.
The FCCLA chapter would like to thank Crop Production Services of
Keswick for their generous sponsorship for this event. We appreciate
their support and investment into helping build leaders for our future. If
you are interested in making a donation to the Tri-County Family Career
and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) or would be interested in
sponsoring students in the future, please contact Mrs. O’Rourke at TriCounty Schools.
Thanks for reading
the Trojan Tribune!
Activities for October 24-29
By Jasmine Glenn
Tuesday 1A Volleyball Regional
Wednesday Boys’ Sub-State Football
Thursday NHS Induction 6:30
Friday End of 1st Quarter(45 days)-2:30 Dismissal
1A Volleyball Regionals
Saturday Cross Country State Meet
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NOTICE OF ELECTION
Auditor’s Office at (641) 622-2320 for additional requirements. The City of Delta will be voting at the Delta City Hall, Delta, Iowa.
This polling site is accessible to the elderly and disabled voters. Any voter who is physically unable to enter a polling place has the right to
vote in the voter’s vehicle. For further information, please contact the County Auditor’s Office at the telephone number or e-mail address
listed below.
Telephone: (641) 622-2320
Christy Bates
Community
8 October 20, 2011
What Cheer Paper
Sprouse and
Dobbins Join
MAP Staff
By SNR Editor, Robin Handy
Mid-America Publishing Corp.
(MAP), parent company for the
Keota Eagle, New Sharon Sun,
Sigourney News-Review, What
Cheer Paper and the Village Vine
(Fremont), welcomes two new
staff members to their ranks in the
southeast Iowa region.
Each of the five newspaper
offices independently cover the
news within their respective
community, but work cohesively
with each other to keep the entire
southeast Iowa region informed.
News and/or advertising may be
submitted for one or all of the five
newspapers at any of the individual
offices.
• Tomisha Sprouse of Keota
embarks upon a new career as the
Editor of the Keota Eagle. She
replaces current editor, Angela
Conrad, at the end of October.
Sprouse began her training for this
position during the first week in
October.
• Jessica (Mann) Dobbins of
Sigourney accepted the position
of Administrative Assistant at the
Sigourney News-Review. She
began her duties at the beginning
of September.
Sprouse resides in Keota with
her husband, Mike, and two sons,
Tucker (3) and Grayson (6 weeks).
She is a native to Keota, graduating
from Keota High School in 1999.
She is also the former owner of
Misha’s Salon & Spa in Keota and
a current member of the Keota City
Council.
Sprouse commented, “It’s an
honor to be involved in such a
prominent part of Keota’s past,
present and future. I’m excited for
this new role and working with the
people of the community. I look
forward to serving my hometown.”
Dobbins resides in Sigourney
with her husband, Jesse. She is a
2007 graduate of Sigourney High
School and 2010 graduate of La’
James International College, Iowa
City.
Dobbins said, “I’m very excited
to join the Sigourney NewsReview staff and get to know my
community in a whole new light.
I look forward to working with
area residents as I put together
the ‘Community Calendar’ and
‘Church News’ for the Sigourney
News-Review.”
These two ladies join a
dedicated staff bringing the news
and happenings of their various
communities from across Keokuk
and Mahaska county.
About Southeast Iowa MAP
The southeast Iowa region
of MAP is represented by five
individual weekly newspapers and
a monthly shopper, the Keokuk
County Chief. The nine-member
staff, with approximately 80 years
of combined newspaper experience,
is dedicated to sharing the lives and
stories of its’ readership:
• Ken Chaney of Sigourney
is the publisher and advertising
manager for the five newspapers
and the Keokuk County Chief. He
William Corrick
Tomisha Sprouse of Keota
Jessica (Mann) Dobbins
is based in the Sigourney office and
is available via email at signrpub@
lisco.com, phone 641.622.3110 and
cell 319.330.6126.
• Gail Pilkington of Sigourney
is the advertising compositor
for the five newspapers and the
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What Cheer Paper
Cobras’ #22, Derek Berg played both sides of
the line of scrimmage Friday night. He rushed
for 50 yards, carried for a 16 yard gain, returned
for special teams a total of 6 yards and brought
down a few Golden Hawks on defense.
The duo of #5, Luke Lyle and #1, Kolton Greiner work very well together;
Lyle blocks and Greiner shoots through the opening. They also play both sides
of the scrimmage line and against Mid-Prairie: Lyle completed 3 passes for 37
yards, rushed for 40 and tackled 7; Greiner rushed for a total of 62 yards and
scored the lone Cobras touchdown on the night.
Sigourney-Keota Falls
Out of the Playoff Hunt
By Michael Zogg,
Regional Sports Editor
The Cobras fought hard
against Mid-Prairie on Friday
night in Sigourney, but SK
could not come away with the
win falling 38-7. The loss effectively pushes the Cobras out of
the playoff picture in district
6.
“I definitely have mixed emotions,” said head coach Jared
Jensen. “I think defensively we
played one of the better games
that we’ve played. We were hitting, we were flying around and
we had guys swarming to the
ball. We just gave up too many
big plays early.”
In the first half, the Hawks
thrived on the big play, scoring on runs of 11 yards and 62
yards, and a pass of 54 yards to
give Mid-Prairie a 21-7 halftime
lead.
In the second half, the
defense shut down the big plays
holding the Hawks scoreless in
the third quarter, but penalties
caught up to the Cobras in the
fourth quarter.
Mid-Prairie took advantage
of several offsides penalties on
third and fourth down to extend
drives and turned that into 10
points. The final touchdown
of the game was scored on
a fumble recovery when Mark
Waechter lost the ball as he
fell to the ground with cramps
in his right leg. The Hawks
returned the fumble 45 yards
for the final 38-7 margin.
“In the second half we weren’t
very mentally strong, we jumped
offside a couple times and gave
them first downs and things
like that,” Jensen said. “They
are a good team. They played
physically like we knew they
were going to, but we did not
execute.”
The Cobras were able to move
the ball fairly well against the
Hawks, but every drive seemed
to falter before finding its way
into the redzone.
“We played well, we played
hard, we just didn’t execute
and that’s why we lost today,”
Jensen said.
The loss drops the Cobras
to 4-4 on the season and 3-3
in the conference. Although
SK could still win and tie for
third or fourth place, they lost
the head-to-head match-ups
against Mid-Prairie and Davis
County and would be left out of
the playoffs on tiebreakers.
Although the Cobras season
is nearing an end, the team
still has a chance to go out on
a high note as they face Albia
(6-2, 5-1). The Blue Demons
offense features the leading
rusher in district 6 in Spurgin
Cole, who has 1047 yards rushing for Albia this season.
If the Cobras are going to
have success on the road in the
season finale, they will have
to find a way to bounce back
from Friday nights disappointing loss.
“It is going to be the kids,”
Jensen said. “If they are going
to buy in and really want to go
out on a good note I think we
will bounce back. I think the
biggest thing is just getting
them motivated. We have to
treat this game like it’s a playoff game. We have to win it. I
think our kids will bounce back
and play hard.”
What Cheer Paper
October 20, 2011
11
Records Fall for
Pekin on Senior Night
2011 Tri-County Trojans take the field for their final home game of the regular season on
Friday, Oct. 14.
Senior Tori Davis stretches out for one of the more spectacular of her school record 32 digs against IMS on Tuesday.
Davis also has games of 29 digs and 25 digs this season. The
school record before this year was 23, set in 2007.
By Michael Zogg,
Colton Molyneux holds the ball as Ivar Stubberud makes the
field goal during Friday’s 46-6 victory over Grandview.
Tate Shipley carries the ball
past the Grandview defenders.
TC Wraps Up Playoff
Birth With Road Victory
By Michael Zogg,
The Trojans were able to hold
off Grandview Baptist Center en
route to a 46-6 victory on Friday
night.
The win puts Tri-County at
5-4 overall and 4-2 in the district and it locks up a trip to the
playoffs for the Trojans.
“At the beginning of the year
we didn’t know if the playoffs would be an option for us
with the way we started the
year,” said head coach Scott
Edmundson. “It’s good to see
the kids work themselves into
this situation.”
On Friday night, the Trojans
defense led the way. Coming
into the game, Tri-County
was focused defensively on
Grandview quarterback Austin
Wallingford who had thrown for
over 1300 yards on the season,
The Trojan defense seemed
to be doing a fairly good job
against Wallingford until he was
forced out of the game with a
broken collarbone in the second quarter. The backup did a
nice job for Grandview, but the
Trojans were able to keep him
out of the end zone and off the
board.
“He did a nice job throwing
the ball on underneath routes
of 5 to 10 yards just picking us
apart, but our secondary did a
nice job of not letting anyone
behind them,” Edmundson said
about the Grandview backup.
“It was kind of a bend but don’t
break philosophy.”
Offensively, TC was efficient.
Sophomore quarterback Nick
Watts was 3-for-8 for 70 yards
and two touchdowns, both to
junior, Spencer Steinke who
gained 48 yards on two catches. Senior Levi Ryals added 45
yards receiving on two catches.
The Trojans were led on the
ground by Colton Molyenux
with 99 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries. Junior Tate
Shipley also stepped up and ran
well against Grandview, rushing
nine times for 71 yards.
“From the start of the game,
we felt we could run the option
against them and be effective
with that. Nick did a good job
of making good reads and Tate
Shipley carried the ball well
for us,” Edmundson said. “That
was probably the most we have
used him all season long.”
The Trojans are playing good
football at the right time of year.
The win over Grandview has
the Trojans on a three game
winning streak with a chance
to finish the season in second
place in the district.
“The biggest thing is the kids
are getting smarter about the
game,” Edmundson said. “They
are starting to understand what
their role on the team is. Each
person has to do their job so
that everybody else can do their
job effectively.”
Next week, the Trojans will
have a difficult road game as
they travel to Moravia. The
Mohawks stand at 7-1, 5-1 in
the conference, so if TC can
pull off the upset, they will tie
Moravia at 5-2 in the standings
and take second place on tie
breakers from the head-to-head
match-up. If Tri-County loses,
they could fall all the way to
fourth place with a Twin Cedars
victory over the Meskwaki
Settlement School.
“Offensively, we are going to
have to be able to pick up
their stunting linebackers,”
Edmundson said. “Our lineman
and backs blocking is just going
to be so important to the game.
We have got to win the line of
scrimmage.”
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Senior Paige Jensen
goes up for one of her game
high 22 kills against IMS
on Tuesday night. Jensen’s
22 kills broke the school
record of 17 kills in a single
game.
After stumbling on the road
against Washington on Monday
(21-25, 26-24, 16-25, 19-25) the
Panthers came home for Senior
Night with a bit of a chip on their
shoulder.
The regular season finally
against Iowa Mennonite School
on Thursday was one for the ages
as Pekin pulled out a close, hard
fought match in five games (2325, 25-18, 13-25, 25-13, 25-13).
“It was a little bit of a roller
coaster,” said head coach Ashley
Bartles.
The highlight was the record
setting performances by Tori Davis
and Paige Jensen. Jensen topped
the school charts for kills in a
single game with 22 kills, beating
the previous record of 17.
“It was a goal in the middle of
the season to at least get blocks
up,” Jensen said. “I guess I didn’t
really think anything about hits
but then tonight… I don’t know
what happened. It was my last
game at home so I needed to
show a lot.”
While Jensen was racking
up the kills, Davis made sure
she had plenty of opportunities
recording 32 digs in the match,
another school record. Davis beat
her previous high of 29 digs in a
game, which beat her other previous high of 25. The record before
this year was 23 set in 2007.
“I had already beat the
record earlier in the season
and I kept telling myself I
wanted to beat it again
because I don’t want anyone
else to beat me,” Davis said.
“So I just kept pushing it. I
knew I had to get every ball to
beat it.”
The fact it was senior night,
makes the records that much
sweeter for the senior duo.
“With both of them being
seniors, it’s probably going to
be the most memorable game
of their lives,” Bartles said.
“They will remember that forever.”
The win puts Pekin at 15-9
for the season as they head
into regionals. The Panthers
first round opponent was a
tough West Burlington (276). That match took place in
West Burlington on Tuesday
after this paper went to
press. If the Panthers beat
West Burlington, they will
move on to face the winner of
Columbus vs Wapello at 7 pm
on Tuesday October 25.
Wapello has had the
Panthers number this season winning all three matches against Pekin. Although
the Panthers have not beaten Wapello, they have won
three of the 10 games that
they have played against the
Indians this season.
12 October 20, 2011
Pekin Stumbles Against
Fourth Ranked Alburnett
By Michael Zogg,
Regional Sports
Editor
The
Panthers did
not play well
on the road
against district leading and
fourth ranked Alburnett,
falling 52-13 on Friday.
Pekin got off to a fast
start, taking an Alburnett
fumble and returning it for
a touchdown to give the
Panthers a 6-0 lead, but
Alburnett used three first
half Pekin fumbles and an
interception to build a 20-6
lead going into the locker
room at halftime.
“It wasn’t a very good start
to the game, but we felt like
at halftime, down 20-6, we
were still in the game,” head
coach Joe Donovan said.
In the second half, the
Panthers seemed to regroup,
taking the opening kickoff
and marching it down the
field for a touchdown, making it a one score game.
With about 18 minutes left
to play. That is when the
trouble really started for the
Panthers however.
“The wheels just came
off,” Donovan said. “It just
seems like everything that
happened on the field worked
against us, from penalties to
big plays. I don’t know how
to describe it, it just kind of
got weird on us. If we had
a big play there would be
something that would bring
it back, if they got a ten yard
run, we would have a penalty that would add to it.”
With the Panthers reeling and lady luck wearing
purple, Alburnett jumped
all over Pekin and scored a
bunch of points in a hurry
to put the game out of reach
and stay undefeated.
That was also when
the states leading rusher,
Mitchell Harger started to
break loose for the Pirates.
“We kind of kept him in
check,” Donovan said. “We
agreed we would give him
the 10 to 15 yard runs, we
just didn’t want to give him
the 80 yard runs. We did
a good job of that until the
third and fourth quarter.”
Harger finished the game
with 249 yards rushing and
four touchdowns, bringing
his season rushing total to
1975 yards.
“Despite all of that, we
still did some pretty good
things,” Donovan said. “We
had 15 first downs, Quentin
Garrels rush for 177 yards,
Graham was 6-of-13 for 93
yards and could have easily been 10-of-13. We didn’t
play our best football, but
we felt like for two and a half
quarters we were right there
with a very good football
team.”
Even with the loss, the
Panthers are still guaranteed
a spot in the post season.
They will finish up the regular season on Friday night on
the road against Highland.
Although the game doesn’t
mean much in terms of the
postseason, Pekin is looking
to regain their mojo heading
into the post season.
“For us, we want to get
back on the right track going
into the playoffs,” Donovan
said. “We want to end the
season at 5-4 with a 5-2 district record. We just want to
get some momentum going
for the playoffs.”
English Valleys
Drops a Pair of
Games Heading
into Regionals
By Michael Zogg,
Regional Sports
Editor
The Bears
got swept last
week, getting
beat at Belle
Plaine (7-25, 12-25, 16-25)
and against Iowa Valley (16-25,
14-25, 16-25) in North English
dropping English Valleys to 1-21
for the regular season.
Mikayla Morrison had another busy week on defense, recording 40 digs in the two games last
week. Melissa McGuire was the
leading Bear hitter with nine on
the week.
North English travelled to
Victor to take on HLV on Monday
night in the first round of regionals. The game occurred after
the paper went to press. The
Bears got beat 3-0 by HLV (8-25,
12-25, 12-25) in the teams only
meeting in the regular season.
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Talented Twin
Sisters Take
Aim at State
By Michael Zogg,
There may be two of them,
but they are definitely one of
a kind.
Senior twin sisters Celsey
and Brenna Conger are two
of the fastest runners to have
ever gone through Pekin High
School. They have helped
the Panthers win two 1A
State Championships and a
runner up finish in 2A.
At all three state meets,
the Conger sisters have finished in the top 15 runners
in the state, though Celsey
has been just a hair faster
every year. She finished fifth
in 1A her freshman year,
then third in 2A, and second in 1A last year. Brenna
has finished 11th, then 15th
while running with sickness
and third last year, just two
seconds behind her sister.
“They do things that most
people couldn’t as far as
responsibility and taking
care of themselves. They are
pretty amazing,” said Pekin
cross-country coach Davis
Eidahl.
“They are determined. If
they put their mind to something, you don’t change it. If
you say, ‘Brenna, you have
got to beat that girl,’ or if
someone says something to
her and ticks her off, there
is no way that she is going
to lose.”
Yet, while the Conger sisters have similar focus and
skills, they are clearly different people. Celsey likes to
start off her races as fast as
she can and push herself to
maintain that pace, Brenna
starts off a little slower and
tries to outlast the competition.
Brenna is the more talkative of the two. She doesn’t
hesitate to get into arguments with her teammates
at practice. Her favorite target of course, is her sister.
“Brenna is different,”
Celsey said. “She is the oddball. It is unexplainable.
She does her own thing.
Everybody will be wearing
our green shirts and a headband…
“Our
yellow
shirts?”
Celsey and Brenna Conger
Brenna chimes in.
“They are lime green,” Celsey
answers.
“They are yellow.”
“Shut up… and she will be
the only one without it,” Celsey
continues on as if there had
been no interruption.
Although Celsey has beaten
her sister at state all four years,
Brenna was the first one of the
two to join cross-country.
“I decided I wanted to try
running because I hated cheerleaders and there was really
nothing else to do, so I joined
track and they put me in the
1500 and I liked it so I decided
to try cross country because it
was long distance and it was
something to do,” Brenna said.
“I ended up being good at it.”
In eighth grade, Brenna got
third in the middle school state
cross-country meet.
Celsey was not able to join
Brenna on the cross-country
team in eighth grade because
she was in a bad car accident
during the track season in seventh grade when the car she
was in got T-boned, injuring
almost her entire right side.
“The reason I started is
because the doctors told me
that I wasn’t able to run and
I wouldn’t be good at it and
[Brenna] was running so I decided that I would run and see if I
could beat her,” Celsey said.
“We got to the end of the season
and I did beat her at state. Ever
since then, I just don’t let her
beat me. I go a little faster every
year.”
“She got through her mental
barrier,” Brenna added. “Now I
need to do that. I kind of have a
mental block at the moment.
I’m trying to get through it.”
When she first started,
due to the injuries and lack
of running experience, Celsey
was towards the back of the
pack in cross-country practices, but her determination
and competitiveness didn’t
allow that to last very long.
“I just didn’t think I would
be good, but after the first
meet Mr. Eidahl told me that
I had to stay up there in
practice and pushed me a
little harder,” she said. “I
stayed up with him and I am
glad I did.”
The Conger twins are constantly in competition with
each other and are always
pushing one another. That
will continue on Thursday
when the pair race at the
state qualifying meet in
Knoxville and almost certainly again at the state
championships.
“I am going for first place
because I can do it,” Celsey
said. “I know that I can. I am
just as capable as anyone
else out there.”
But Brenna isn’t willing to
concede defeat to her sister
yet.
“I am going to try to place
better than last year,” Brenna
said. “First or second is my
goal.”
If the sisters end up battling for first and second
place at state, the real winner
will be Pekin. The Panther
girls are ranked number one
in the state again this year
and are favored to repeat as
champions.
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October 20, 2011
13
‘Whoot, Whoot’ All Ahead Towards
the State Cross Country Meet
By Michael Zogg,
The Cross
C o u n t r y
runners pictured below
(left to right)
are:
Blake
L y b a r g e r,
Sigourney; Adam
Streigel,
T riCounty; Madison
Sieren,
Keota;
Nathan
Frtiz,
Sigourney;
Sarah
Streigel,
T riCounty
and
Trevor Draisey,
Keota.
All
photos were
submitted.
SICL Conference Meet
All the teams in the South
Iowa Cedar League met on the
cross country course at BGM to
settle who the fastest runners in
the conference were.
The area boys fared a little
bit better than the girls at the
meet.
The Sigourney Boys team had
a great meet, finishing in second
place, just three points behind
conference champion LynnvilleSully.
K e o t a
was 12
points
behind
t
h
e
Savages,
finishing
in third
place out
of
six
teams with enough runners to
score.
None of the other area teams
brought enough boys to score as
a team in the meet.
The only girl’s squad with
enough runners to score was
English Valleys who pulled up
three runners that normally
run junior varsity so they could
score. The Bears finished in
fourth out of four teams.
The Keota boys were able
to get three runners on the
All-Conference team with Trevor
Draisey (18:21.67) and Casey
Sieren (19:05.79) finishing
second and fifth respectively for spots on
the First Team. The
Second Team AllSICL squad featured
Blake Lybarger of Sigourney who
came in sixth (19:13.30) and
Derek Hammen who finished in
eighth place (19:31.31).
Dalton Webster and Alex
Shadley of Sigourney were both
named Honorable Mention AllSICL, finishing 11th and 12th
with times of 20:19.67 and
20:20.63 respectively. Roman
Pricepov of English Valleys finished about ten seconds behind
the All-Conference pace, coming
in 14th place (20:31.64).
Jackie Moore was the only area
girl to crack the All-Conference
teams being named All-SICL
Honorable Mention after coming in 12th
with a time
of 18:08.67.
Desta Rank paced the English
Valleys
runners,
finishing
15th (19:15.85) with Meredith
Wheeldon following close behind
for Sigourney. Wheeldon finished in 18th place with a time
of 19:28.07. Madison Sieren
crossed the finish line first for
Keota with a time of 19:41.40
(21st place).
With the regular season coming to a close, the cross country
teams begin to shift their attention to the state qualifying meet.
Tri-County will go to the qualifying meet in Knoxville, starting at
3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20.
Sigourney, Keota and English
Valleys will all head down to
Wapello on Thursday for a 4
p.m. start.
Pekin
Cross
County
The
Panthers
swept the Lake
Darling
Cross
Country Meet which they hosted
on Thursday. The girls ran away
with the crown, winning by 40
points after five Panthers finished in the top ten.
Celsey Conger finished first
with a time of 15:13 followed by
Brenna Conger in second place
(16:19). Sam Wright (16:57) came
in third place, followed closely
by Maleaha Earnest (17:02) in
fourth. Brady Millikin rounded
out Pekin’s top ten domination
with a ninth place finish in a
time of 17:10.
The boys had three runners
crack the top ten with Cade
Millikin in third (17:54), Colton
Dunning in sixth (18:05) and
Timmy Murray coming in tenth
(18:25).
Both the Pekin teams will try
to qualify for state on Thursday.
The teams qualifying race will
be in Knoxville, starting at 3:30
pm.
Bears Fall to Ninth Ranked Lone Tree 63-24
By
Michael
Regional
Editor
Senior Night for the Tri-County volleyball program was
Thursday, Oct. 13 with a salute to seniors (left to right): Shelby
Hartwig, Ashley Ehret, Gabby Bethke and Teresa Ahlberg.
Zogg,
Sports
English
Valleys dropped
another game
against
a
ranked opponent
on Friday night falling to ninth
ranked Lone Tree 63-24.
Lone Tree (7-1) is the fourth
ranked team that English Valleys
(1-7) has faced in the last five
games, including second ranked
Lisbon, #8 Waco and tenth
ranked Lynneville-Sully.
Through this difficult stretch
of games, the Bears have started making small goals to strive
for throughout the coarse of the
game and against Lone Tree, the
Bears found some success in
achieving those goals.
“I thought we did a really good
job in the first quarter,” said
head coach Bronson McCulley.
“Our goal was to score in the first
quarter of the game and we did
that. Another one of our goals
was to stop them defensively on
the first play of the game. A lot of
the other teams we have played
against; Lisbon, Lynnville-Sully
and Waco, we let them score on
the first play from scrimmage
but we stuffed Lone Tree on their
first play. Our second defensive
goal was to stop them on their
first series and make them punt
but we didn’t get that accomplished.”
Offensively, English Valleys
was able to find some success
as well. Their 24 point total is
the second highest of the year
to their 53 point performance in
their win against New London.
“We scored 24 points and we
haven’t seen that in a while,”
McCulley said. “That is actually a pretty good achievement
with Lone Tree near the top of
the district. They were crowding
the line of scrimmage with a six
man front and their linebackers
were stepping up. We were able
to throw some passes behind
them and score on a couple pass
plays.”
The areal attack was led by
senior Lincoln Parmenter, who
finished the game with four catches for 143 yards and two touchdowns. Tanner Marble threw one
of those touchdown passes on
a 2-for-2 for 77 yards passing.
Marble also led the Bears rushing attack with 63 yards and a
touchdown on 21 carries.
Austin Huber went 2-for-3
throwing the football with 66
yards and the other touchdown
pass. Adam Wolf added 48 yards
rushing on 16 carries.
“We battled a lot better than
we have in the past,” McCulley
said. “I was really pleased with
the kid’s efforts. Our team leadership is good, we are just young
and inexperienced, going up
against a quality team.”
Next week, the Bears will
finally get a break from playing ranked teams as they host
Daneville (4-4) in the season
finale. The Danville offense features a good amount of firepower
with District 5’s leading receiver
in CJ Williams with 24 catches
for 440 yards. Running back
Alek Blain is also a threat for
Danville with 663 yards on the
season, second in the district.
Despite the talent that Danville
has, English Valleys is convinced
it has a chance.
“This week expectations are
high,” McCulley said. “I think
we can actually compete with
Danville and it’s at home. I am
looking forward to the challenge
and I think the kids are too.
We want to send this group of
seniors out as winners.”
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TC Closes Regular Season at 0-19
By Michael Zogg,
The Trojans played just
once last week, falling to North
Mahaska in three straight
games (25-19, 25-10, 25-16).
Tri-County has struggled
this season, under first year
head coach Jessica Ahlberg.
Senior Theresa Ahlberg had
a good match against North
Mahaska, leading the team in
kills with seven, and digs with
12.
Senior Ashley Ehret added
10 digs for the Trojans while
junior Jennifer Leer registered
9 digs in the match. Sophomore
Kristen Lundy added two
blocks for the Trojans.
With the regular season in
the books, Tri-County had one
more chance to break it’s losing steak which stretches all
the way back to 2009.
The Trojans travelled to
Montezuma to face the Braves
(17-8) on Monday night in the
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Rivals Sigourney and Keota Meet
in First Round of Regionals
Photos (left to right, top to bottom): 1. Hannah Brenneman concentrates on the ball as she
looks for the kill. Brenneman led the team with 12 kills and 16 digs in the match. 2. Lexi Sieren
dives for the dig against BGM on Thursday. Junior Val Magill gets one of her four blocks on
Monday night against Montezuma. 4. Karah Appleget goes up to hit the ball on Monday. Appleget
contributed 3 of the teams 34 kills against Montezuma. 5. Sophomore Becca Ohland digs a serve from Montezuma; she
had a team high seven digs in the contest. 6. Jordan Carter goes up for a kill; she had a team high 15 kills in the match.
7. Seniors Shawna Sieren, Kaitlyn Schmidt, Brayton Flynn, Hanna Brenneman, Haley Brenneman and Courtney McNurlen
were acknowledged by the crowd on senior night [BGM]. 8. Senior Kaitlyn Schmitt lets loose on a serve against BGM.
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When they meet on the gridiron they are teammates, but
when Sigourney and Keota see
each other on the volleyball court,
they are fierce rivals.
The rivalry is renewed on
Wednesday, Oct. 19 when Keota
(14-19) makes the trip to face the
Savages (7-14) in the First Round
of regional action.
“I think it’s great,” said Keota
head coach Dan Stout. “It should
get a lot of people there and be a
good atmosphere. It is just fun
for the kids. They know each
other and get after it. I think it’s
great for the sport and it’s great
for our two communities and our
schools to play each other right
off the bat.”
The only time the Savages faced
the Eagles this season was Sept.
22 with Sigourney coming out
on top 3-1 (12-25, 25-17, 25-16,
25-23). In that game, the Savages
tallied nine blocks, including six
from junior Val Magill. The underclassmen also got into the act
with freshman Jordan Carter tallying 13 kills and six digs and
sophomore Karah Appleget adding eight kills.
“We are going to have to match
their intensity,” Stout said. “Their
younger kids got really excited
and fired up and made a few
kills. Some of it coming off of our
mistakes.”
Although the Savages won the
previous match-up with Keota,
they know anything can happen
the second time around, noting a
lot has changed since the matchup in late September.
“I am confident going into it
because we beat them the last
time we played them, but then
again they are kind of a different
team with Shawna Sieren out
for them,” said Sigourney head
coach Chris Carter. “They are
going to have a little bit different
look without her.”
Although she has been out for
a couple weeks, Sieren is still second on the team in kills and she
is the team’s leading blocker.
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stepped into the open spot for the
Eagles and has preformed quite
well for the team.
Keota feels like the team is
finally playing its best volleyball
after taking Iowa Valley to five
games on Monday and following
up with a victory over BGM on
senior night.
“I thought our kids stepped
up,” Stout said. “I saw what
I have been asking for, in the
last two weeks. Our serving was
outstanding [BGM], I thought
Hannah and Kaitlyn did an awesome job serving the ball. I guess
that is kind of what I have been
begging out of them for the last
two weeks. Like I told them in
the locker room after the game, I
guess this is the best time of the
year to do it.”
Serving has been problematic
at times for the Eagles, but
against BGM the team racked up
15 aces and a serving percentage
of .903. Stout feels like the key
to this game for the Eagles may
well be the teams continued good
service.
“If we serve receive like we
did tonight, we will be pretty
tough to beat because we have
got good hitters up there,” Stout
said. “Hannah is great, Madison
is coming into her own, Kelsie
Sieren has really picked it up,
so if we can get the ball to them
I think we will be in pretty good
shape.”
Conversely, Sigourney stumbled a little bit coming down the
stretch, dropping two matches
3-0 against Montezuma and Belle
Plaine.
“We just didn’t play well and
we didn’t play our game,” Carter
said. ‘They tipped a lot, they
didn’t really hit very much and
they just took us out of what we
want to do, which is get the ball
up and be aggressive with it. We
were in every game, but we just
couldn’t do what we needed to do
to get the win.”
Sigourney is hoping to hit
practice hard this week and fix
a couple of minor problems the
team saw last week like communication issues, confidence, the
serve receive and the Savages
would also like to see smarter
hitting out of its front line.
“If we can get back to the
level we were playing at before
[Washington Tournament on Oct.
8],” said Charter. “We should
have a good shot at winning
against Keota, but we are going
to have to play consistent and get
our confidence back.”

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