Special Prom Held at Inwood Saturday Winneshiek

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Official Paper of Calmar, Fort Atkinson, Ridgeway, Waucoma, Winneshiek County & Turkey Valley Community Schools
Volume 37, Issue 18
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Tuesday, May 5, 2015
EVENTS
Summer activities
registration
Registration for summer recreation activities and swimming
lessons will be taken from May
1 thru May 22, at the Park-Rec.
Office. Get a pool pass at a reduced price if purchased by May
29. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5
p.m., Monday thru Friday. Register early for best availability as
classes are filled on a first come,
first served basis.
Brochure information can
be viewed or downloaded from
www.decorahia.org.
If you do not have computer
access, printed brochures may be
picked up at the Park-Rec. Office,
local banks and fitness centers,
Decorah Library, and Decorah
Chamber of Commerce.
ABOVE LEFT: Groups waiting in line to sign in to the event with the help of volunteers. ABOVE MIDDLE: Lovely ladies Linda KuyKendahl, Ashley Ragon,
and Nicole LaVine of the New Hampton Comp Systems made a day of their special prom by getting their hair and make-up done and dressing up in prom
dresses. ABOVE RIGHT: Going with the rock and roll theme volunteers Paul and Sadie Wermers and their boys Carver and Shayde dressed the part.
Special Prom Held at Inwood Saturday
Photos and story by Joyce Meyer
Around 260 excited prom goers
and chaperones, some even jumping up and down and clapping their
hands, entered the beautifully decorated Inwood Ballroom in Spillville
Saturday, May 2 for their special
night. Some of the lovely ladies
made a day of it, with hair and make-
up appointments, prom dresses, and
photos. The Inwood was decorated
in a “Rock and Roll” theme for prom
attendees and chaperones that are 16
years old or older.
The fourth annual prom event
included food, games and dancing
for persons in the six-county area
including Winneshiek, Allamakee,
Clayton, Fayette, Chickasaw, and
Howard. Invitations were distributed
to the appropriate agencies such as
Opportunity Homes, Spectrum and
Mosaic/TASK.
The special evening at the Inwood
Ballroom began at 5:30 with a delicious dinner made by volunteers, and
then the partygoers kicked up their
heels dancing to music by Blackout
from 6:30-8:30, and ended the evening with entertaining games and
prizes from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Many thanks to the businesses
and volunteers that made the special evening possible. The event was
sponsored by the Civic ImproveProm to page 2
UERPC to Hold
Informational Meeting
for Local Contractors or
Developers
Upper Explorerland Regional
Planning Commission (UERPC)
will be holding an informational
meeting for local contractors or
developers interested in higher
education of their craft. This
meeting will be instructed by Bill
McAnally and discuss high performance building information
and ways to make homes more
energy efficient.
Bill has more than 35 years of
experience in the construction industry. He was a building contractor for over 15 years specializing
in new home and light commercial construction. During this time
he focused on energy-efficient and
healthy building methods. Bill
was also a carpentry instructor for
Iowa Central Community College
for 17 years, eventually serving
as Department Chair of Industrial
Technology. Bill now operates
Bill McAnally Consulting.
This meeting will be held on
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 8:30
a.m. at the Upper Explorerland
Conference Room, 134 W. Greene
Street, Postville. This meeting will
be free of charge. If you are interested in attending this meeting
or would like more information
please contact Sarah at 563-8647551, ext. 101 or by email at ssnitker@uerpc.org.
Caregiver Workshop in
Winneshiek County
Northeast Iowa Area Agency
on Aging would like to celebrate
our area caregivers throughout the
year. From the National Family
Caregivers Association, NFCA,
there are 90 million family caregivers in the United States today.
Family caregivers are the backbone of the nation’s long-term
care system. Family caregivers
provide $450 billion worth of unpaid care each year. That’s more
than total Medicaid funding, and
twice as much as homecare and
nursing home services combined.
Area caregivers are invited to a
free Caregiver Workshop. NEI3A
is hosting a Caregiver Workshop
in Decorah on May 29th from 1
p.m. to 3 p.m., at Good Shepherd
Lutheran Church, 701 Iowa Avenue. This event is open to the public and free for anyone to attend.
Bridget White, COTA/L will be
presenting on Winneshiek Medical Center’s new Dementia Care
Program. She will discuss how the
program works, what their staff
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In this Issue:
Obituaries .............................. 4-5
Worship/Opinion .......................4
Legals ....................................... 5
Classifieds .................................6
Sports .................................... 7-8
ABOVE LEFT: Members of the Calmar Fire Department rinse off a “person” who had been involved in the anhydrous leak. ABOVE RIGHT: Calmar’s Fire
Chief, Chad Schissel, and his Assistant Fire Chief were the first to arrive at the site and prepare the hydrant and their pumper to be used to control the
anhydrous leak.
Winneshiek Emergency Preparedness
Coalition holds disaster training
As the world changes and continues to turn, new threats and
problems pop up every day. For the
Winneshiek EPC, training for these
issues is a tri-yearly thing in order to
keep our local emergency response
teams and locations at the top of their
game.
Last Thursday, one of these training exercises was held in and around
Ossian and at Winneshiek Medical
Center in Decorah. The basic threat,
leaking anhydrous tanks.
The Winneshiek EPC includes
Winneshiek County Public Health,
Winneshiek Medical Center, Emergency Management, Law Enforcement, City and County officials,
health care clinics, long term care
clinics and others that need to meet
capabilities in regard to the county’s
ability to be prepared for, perform
and protect the area in any emergency.
“Winneshiek EMA is required
to be involved in three exercise activities each year. We “host” at least
one and can collaborate on two more
with other counties/coordinators,”
explained J. Bruce Goetsch, Winneshiek County EMA Coordinator.
“Exercises are at varied levels, with
drills- just dealing/learning with a
piece of equipment; tabletops- are
just that, no equipment involved;
functional- where we exercise one
area of our emergency support functions (ESF) and full scale- where we
exercise 12 of the ESFs.”
Thursday’s mock disaster was
a combination of function and full
scale.
“We tried to find something that
was a bit realistic with the large farming communities we have and knowing that anhydrous ammonia tanks
are prevalent in the whole county at
this time of year,” noted Nancy Sacquitne, RN, BSN with Winneshiek
County Public Health. “Domestic
terrorism is something that can happen and we don’t like to accept perhaps, but it is a possibility.”
This exercise was with two anhydrous ammonia tanks that failed,
within 15 minutes of each other and
within close proximity of each other.
This was done to look at how area
emergency response teams would
be able to help, in this case Ossian,
the closest team, deal with such an
incident and to note the possibility of
potential terrorism. The fire department’s response to hazardous materials, common to this area, were tested
through this process.
“The responding departments did
well; they adapted/played to existing
and changing threats while attempting to mitigate the threats,” noted
Goetsch. “Emergency Management, using EPA’s Cameo software
suite, provided plume mapping of
the gaseous threats for Ossian Incident Command and when the second
tank started leaking, alerted that IC
to change tactics and personnel locations.”
With one of the tanks in front of
the Ossian Fire Department, the exercise presented a different issue to
start. Ossian firemen couldn’t get
into the building to retrieve their
gear, which put a limit on what they
could do to help the situation.
Calmar and Castalia’s Fire Departments arrived on scene to take
care of the leaking tank in front of
the department and to tend to the two
“victims” that had been affected by
the plume.
“The same software provided the
EOC with statistical data of the number of people (776) and 333 houses
that were in danger ½ of a mile from
the tank by the fire station,” Goetsch
said. “In real life, many would have
been seriously affected; the level of
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American Cancer Society Seeks Teams
for Relay For Life of Winneshiek County
The American Cancer Society is
recruiting teams from businesses,
schools, families, places of worship,
and more to participate in the Relay For Life of Winneshiek County
event, which will be held June 6,
2015 at the high school track in Decorah. Relay For Life teams are committed to finishing the fight against
cancer and raising funds to support
the American Cancer Society’s lifesaving mission. Teams and individuals can sign up for the Relay For Life
event by visiting www.RelayForLife.
org/winneshiekcountyia or by calling
Sarah Elsbernd at (712) 260-1157.
The Relay For Life program is a
community-based event where teams
and individuals set up campsites at a
school, park or fairground and take
turns walking or running around a
track or path. Each team has at least
one participant on the track at all
times. Cancer survivors and caregivers take a celebratory first lap to start
each event. Four million people par-
ticipated in more than 6,000 events
worldwide in 2014. Last year, Winneshiek County raised over $40,000
all to support the Society’s mission
to finish the fight against cancer once
and for all.
“The Relay For Life movement
unites communities across the globe
to celebrate people who have battled
cancer, remember loved ones lost,
April shows off her “a little bite of
heaven” trifle which recently won
3rd place honors at the Iowa Egg
Council Decadent Desert contest.
Baked
with Love
April Schmitt’s love of baking
has taken her on a journey with new
experiences. “I started baking and
cooking at a young age learning from
my mom. I came from a family of
excellent cooks,” Schmitt said. She
learned hard work from living on the
family farm outside of Elgin, and was
actively involved in 4-H and a leader
of the 4-H County Council. She was
an Iowa State Fair blue ribbon winner
with one of her cakes at age 12.
When April (Medberry) married
Ken Schmitt (Fort Atkinson) she was
introduced to the local baked goods
called kolaches. She had never heard
of them and was anxious to learn the
technique. Schmitt learned quickly
while baking thousands of the pastries for Fort Atkinson’s Rendezvous
Days.
Schmitt was substitute teaching
when friends urged her to start selling her baked goods.
Schmitt joined the Winneshiek
Farmers’ Market in 2011 and set up
her baking business: Auntie April’s
Homemade Baked Goods; named in
honor of her 14 nieces and nephews.
Schmitt said, “I enjoyed taking family recipes and adding new ingredients
to enhance the flavor. It was imporBAKED WITH LOVE to page 3
Hilton Coliseum
flooded this week,
future looking bright
and take action to finish the fight
once and for all,” said Sarah Elsbernd, volunteer Relay For Life event
By: Easton Kuboushek, ISA
communication specialist
A wave of blue corduroy flooded
Hilton Coliseum this week as students
from across the state participated
in the 87th Iowa Future Farmers of
America (FFA) Leadership Conference.
Since 1928, FFA members have
been “Going all out!” in premier leadership, personal growth and career
success through agricultural education. As more than 5,100 members
perused the conference career fair, the
Iowa Soybean Association enjoyed
the opportunity to discuss challenges
facing future farmers. The responses
and knowledge in the next generation
was pleasantly surprising.
Logan Brincks, a first-year student at the University of WisconsinPlatteville and five-year veteran of
FFA, understands the importance of
closing the gap between farmer and
consumer.
“Our production levels are increasing with new technologies, but
I think we’re losing our connection
with consumers, and with that lost
connection we’re losing markets and
their trust just because they don’t un-
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one stronger plume level, extending 347
yards from the tank, was over 1100 partper-million. EPA lists 330 ppm as Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health.”
“Tanks in the United States containing
anhydrous ammonia are required to be labeled as ‘Inhalation Hazard’. Elsewhere
in the world those tanks would be labeled
‘Poisonous’,” finished Goetsch.
Many things that would have happened
in real life were foregone such as the number of individuals that would have been
affected and need treatment, air quality
would be a concern as well as public notification and maintaining the integrity of the
scene as it would turn into a crime scene
and more law enforcement agencies would
be involved.
“It went well from the perspective of
getting responders to participate,” noted
Sacquitne. “Communication is something
that needs to be worked on from many aspects, including within organizations as
well as talking to the Emergency Operation Center.”
“It met expectations and the group will
get together and review the objectives
more in-depth. We will look at the comments received from the discussions after
the event to see what improvements need
to be made, what was good, and how best
to adapt needed improvements to be ready
for the real event in case it ever happens,”
Sacquitne ended.
When living in small-town northeast
Iowa, many of our “protectors” are volunteers and need to be educated as well as any
professionals. We are lucky to live in an
area where emergency response is handled
by dedicated volunteers and professionals.
ABOVE: Castalia firemen (l) and Calmar firemen (r) work together tending to the anhydrous
tank failure. LEFT: Winneshiek Medical Center paramedics arrive on scene and discuss their
plan of action with Calmar Fire Chief, Chad Schissel.
A Castalia Fireman arrives at the incident command
area of the tank failure in front of the Ossian Fire
Department Station.
PROM from front page
ment Association/The Inwood. Other sponsors included
Decorah Quillin’s, Spillville Locker, Citizens Savings
Bank-Spillville, Polashek Locker, Jet’s Meat Processing in Waukon, Spillville, Mill, Farr Side, Springfield
Lutheran Church, West Side Dental, Dental Associates, Good Times Grill, Fareway, Walmart, Weis Buick,
Sherry Bouska, Dave and Bill Ludwig, LaVonne Sharp,
Marian Beatty, Dick Woodard, Dave and Karen Macal,
and more. Also, a special thank you goes out to the volunteers including Boy Scout Troop 88 who decorated,
made the meals, served food and drinks, ran the games,
and cleaned up. Also, big thanks to drivers who provided transportation and chaperones.
Each year the event is sponsored by the Civic Improvement Association/Inwood Ballroom in Spillville,
The Depot Outlet in Decorah, and area churches, businesses, organizations and individuals who make the
event possible by volunteering and donations. If you
had seen the happiness this event brings to so many,
you too would want to donate your time or donation. If
you would like to attend next year’s prom event or volunteer your services, contact Sadie Wermers 507-2580558 or Ruth Kuhn 563-419-1905 and they will put you
on next year’s list. A big thank you to the organizers
of this event for all their planning and hard work each
year to make a special evening of fun for persons with
disabilities and to the Inwood for providing that extra
special place for the event to be held in.
The Inwood was all decked out in the rock and roll theme for the 260 happy
prom goers Saturday night.
Volunteer group photo: A quick photo opportunity
with some of the many volunteers included Shayde
Wermers (seated on the floor), l-r sitting are Abby
Phillips, Amber Cole, Marissa Holthaus, Cheryl Novak, Carver Wermers, behind l-r are Lisa Costello,
part of Boy Scout Troop 88 Carson Bohr, Lucas
Feltz, Dawson Huinker, Linus Holthaus, Susan McNamara and Sadie Wermers.
From Boy Scout Troop 88 Lucas Feltz and Carson Bohr help pass out the
meals.
Taking care of registering and handing out beads were Mary Rausch, Charlotte Mihm and Bernice Hackman.
Volunteer Sadie Wermers poses with Kristi Bodensteiner, Angela Ellingson,
Liz Meirick, Brettyn Grover, and Melissa Mettille.
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All dressed up is Shely Ernzen who
came all the way from Guttenberg
for the special prom event at the Inwood Ballroom in Spillville.
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The Alternative
Lost, but not forgotten
Governor Branstad Tours Seed
Savers Exchangeʼs Heritage Farm
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad recently toured Seed Savers Exchange’s
Heritage Farm. He is pictured here with Dr. Timothy Johnson, the seed bank
manager at Seed Savers Exchange. Governor Branstad toured Heritage
Farm’s visitors’ center, preservation labs, greenhouse, seed vault, and seed
house during his April 16 visit. Seed Savers Exchange, a non-profit organization dedicated to saving and sharing heirloom seeds, is celebrating its 40th
anniversary this year.
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tant to use farm fresh ingredients and bake with love.” By selling at the farmers’ market and doing special orders Schmitt was becoming well-known in the
area. She was asked by Jeff & Anja Brown, who opened up K’uun Coffee Bar
located at 188 Washington Street inside the Perfect Edge Framing in Decorah,
to get kitchen certified and sell her pastries to them. You can sample her wares
of kolaches, cinnamon rolls, and an assortment of alcoholic cakes and cookies
while sipping on their custom roasted speciality coffee.
Schmitt’s career took a new path in 2014 when she accepted a position
at Turkey Valley Community Schools as their Family & Consumer Science
teacher for middle and high school students. “I absolutely love teaching at
Turkey Valley! I could not ask for a more dedicated staff, fabulous students,
supportive parents and community!” Schmitt stressed how much home economic classes have changed into a more career technical education of Family
& Consumer Science. “There are still heavenly aromas of baking bread coming from the FCS classroom, but the students also learn 21st Century Skills:
finances, career paths, working together as a team, and employability skills,”
stated Schmitt.
At the urging of her students Schmitt entered the adult division of a baking contest from the Iowa Egg Council called, “Decadent Dessert.” She was
chosen, out of 250 entries, as a top five finalist. “I was so excited when I got
the news and the entire Turkey Valley School was pulling for me. I wanted to
make them proud by winning first place and earn enough money for a new
oven for my home kitchen. I practiced during the week and brought my trifle to
school for the teachers to eat. I think they enjoyed that part,” replied Schmitt.
April and her husband, Ken, traveled to Reiman Gardens in Ames on April
18th for a bake-off. Schmitt’s entry was an original recipe of a trifle dessert
called, “a little bite of heaven” because it had homemade angel food cake, berries, pudding mixture with some secret ingredients. “It was so exciting to be
chosen as a finalist and I had no idea it would be such a big production with
some of the judges being from The Apprentice and Cupcake Wars and being
on a live broadcast.” The crowd was entertained, while the adult and student
finalists prepared their desserts, with two baking demonstrations from Cristen
Clark (Food & Swine Blogger) and Tawnya Zerr (owner of The Cupcake Emporium) and a live broadcast with Van and Bonnie of WHO Radio. Schmitt
was awarded 3rd prize with a white ribbon and prize money. “I learned a lot
from the competition and I was encouraged when the judges had only positive comments about my trifle. The audience licked the bowl clean and every
baker wants that. Hopefully next year I will convince my students to enter the
student division of ‘Decadent Dessert’ and I can aide them with what I learned.
The most amazing part of the day, for me, was that so many of my family and
friends traveled long distances to come and support me!”
April will not be at the farmers’ market this summer; she will be busy taking classes at Iowa State University for FCS. However, Schmitt takes special
orders and you may call her at home at 563-534-7774. April’s specialty cookies include: Rum Chata Snickerdoodle, Creme de Menthe Chocolate Chip,
Amaretto & Pecan, and Almond Lover’s. Speciality Cakes: Lethal Peppermint
Chocolate Cake, Strawberry Daiquiri, Chocolate Kahlua, Fuzzy Navel, Irish
Crème Chocolate Chip and Amaretto. Other popular pastries are: kolaches and
cinnamon rolls with brown sugar. She also specializes in her popular home
made granola and snack mixes.
By Fritz Groszkrugert
We recently lost another good friend. Violet could sing and play the piano in such an uninhibited way she belonged in a honky-tonk but she never
touched a drop. When she moved to the nursing home she gave Dawn all her
music and me a wooden handled scraper made out of a flattened garden hoe.
We treasure and use our gifts almost every day.
Yesterday was a beautiful day, with the violets blooming all over where
the ground needed cover and color. They seemed to be taking Violet’s place
as we attended her funeral. Like many of our old friends who have left us in
body, she will live on in how we view and treat the world around us.
I could have been spraying that day and the tiresome evangelizing at Violet’s funeral made me nervous as her memory was treated like an afterthought.
But the music and memories and camaraderie of family and friends lifted our
spirits as we were grateful for the end of Violet’s suffering.
With time very short and funerals on my mind, I’ll revisit some funeral
movies I reviewed in the past and one we watched more recently, with “Bernie” being the more recent. These movies seem odd as entertainment but are
uplifting in the way they treat a bad situation as a positive.
“Bernie” (2012) stars Jack Black as a funeral director in the South. He is
so compassionate in his treatment of those left behind that it makes me realize
the invaluable role these people play in helping us move on, after what feels
like unbearable loss. The movie is done in a semi-documentary style. Jack
Black is a genius and Shirley McClain helps along the way. I sat at the end
and let Jack’s rendition of “Love Lifted Me” play over and over. Jack and the
band nailed this song. If it ever gets too hot outside, sit in the air and go along
for the ride.
Another death movie to see is “The Loved One” (1965). “Something to
offend everyone,” is the claim in the trailer. I think this is one of the greatest movies of all time. Starring Jonathan Winters, Rod Steiger and Liberace,
among other recognizable stars, these people had fun making this movie. It’s
about the funeral business, as is the next movie I’ll recommend. It is not rated
but the date indicates it’s harmless, just offensive.
“Departures” (2008) is Japanese with subtitles. Don’t be afraid, these people talk slowly and it should be a good place to start reading subtitles. If you
venture forth, you enter a whole new world of great movies. This is one of
them, winning the best foreign film Oscar. The director is skilled at manipulating the viewer’s emotions and making his story yours.
This movie, on the surface, is about the culture of dealing with the deceased in Japan. But it is really about the world of the living and doing what
you love to do. It was late, we were tired, yet we couldn’t shut this one off. By
the way, it was recently discovered that hundreds of thousands of people in
Japan have been dead for years; a result of an unmanageable Social Security
bureaucracy. With grandma buried in the backyard the checks keep coming.
Violet was no movie fan. She came from a generation where people did
things, rather than sit and watch. She didn’t have a television. Her memory
will always inspire me to get up and do something as well. But I’ll still take
time to be a movie fan, for diversity’s sake.
I’d like to hear from readers. Do it here with email: 4selfgovernment@
gmail.com. Or you can see other content at www.alternativebyfritz.com
Free, confidential,
ne-on-one Business Counseling
Steve Horman, a professional business consultant who specializes in helping
small-business owners or prospective owners, will be available for one-on-one
sessions in Decorah, Wednesday, May 13th.
The free and confidential sessions will be at the Chamber/Development/
Tourism Building at 507 W. Water Street. Although the sessions are free, reservations must be made.
Horman’s background includes small business ownership and managing
manufacturing and service industries. In addition to private consulting, he
serves as a business consultant/counselor for the Northeast Iowa Small Business Development Center (SBDC).
Horman served 13 years as president and chief executive officer of the
Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce; five years as the executive vice president of the Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce; and 10 years in various staff
management positions with the Sioux Falls, S.D. Chamber of Commerce.
He has served numerous professional state, regional and national associations including the National Board of Trustees of the Institute for Organization
Management, chairman of the University of Colorado Institute for Organization
Management, and the board of directors of the American Chamber of Commerce Executives Association.
Horman is a certified Chamber of Commerce Executive (CCE) – the highest
professional designation that can be awarded a chamber executive. His honors
include a Presidential Commendation, the Iowa Statesman Award presented by
the Iowa Department of Economic Development for outstanding leadership,
and he was named Iowa Chamber of Commerce Executive of the Year by the
Iowa Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Association.
In addition to working with small businesses, Horman also provides consulting services for government and nonprofit organizations.
His consulting service is sponsored by the Northeast Iowa Business Network (NIBN), Northeast Iowa Community College and Winneshiek County
Development, Inc. through a Rural Business Opportunity Grant from the U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
To make an appointment to meet with Horman, please contact Stephanie
Fromm at Winneshiek County Development, 563-382-6061 or wcdi@thinkdecorah.com. Sessions can be scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and are very
limited so reserve early.
By Mary Welch
There was also a thriving freight business at the Calmar Railroad Depot in the old days. Perishables (such as vegetable and meat shipments)
used Calmar as a “re-icing” point in the years before there were refrigerated freight cars. Up to 750 tons of ice was cut each year from the Mississippi River (around Marquette, Iowa) and was shipped to Calmar by
rail for storage in the two big ice houses. Ice in the freight cars carrying
the vegetables and/or meat was replenished in Calmar from this supply.
Many from the area remember Tony Vondersitt, who bought the blacksmith shop from the Krivachek Brothers in 1912. He told this story when
he was 84, in 1975. “My grandfather told me that when the C.M. & St.
Paul Railroad was built through Calmar and Jackson Junction, they lost
a log chain, so they sent one man to Decorah, on foot, to get a log chain.
(This would have been because there were no roads, or the roads were so
bad that going by foot was fastest! ) When he got to Conover, he stopped
at the blacksmith shop there and they asked him where he was headed. He
told them he was going to Decorah for a log chain. The blacksmith said,
‘Why walk so far? If you help me I will make you one in less time than
you can walk to Decorah and back.” They took iron rods 30 inches long,
made 3 rings and welded between the rods with a hook on each end of
the chain. The chain was 14 feet long and the man carried it back for the
Milwaukee Railroad to use.”
Dave Bornus and his wife from the Twin Cities area stopped in at
the Depot recently. His great-grandfather, Elling Anderson, came from
Norway in 1877 and great-grandmother Berit Knudslien Syversdatter followed in the 1880’s. Their immigrant trunks, made of wood, say, Calmar,
Nord Amerika on them. He said they passed through here on their way
to Minnesota, where they settled. He and his wife were happy to see the
photo of the old Depot Building where these trunks would have arrived,
and he took pictures of that photo. When Elling Anderson went to Minnesota he had the same problem many immigrants faced—TOO MANY
PEOPLE WITH THE SAME LAST NAME! If you were in any kind of
business or even just for getting the right mail, this meant that a lot of
immigrants changed their last name so that they were easier to find. In
the case of Elling Anderson, he changed his last name to Baarnaas (in
Norwegian, there is a little circle mark you put over the first and second
A’s, that means they are double A’s).
Janice (Rosendahl) Schmitt, who now lives near Cresco, grew up in
Calmar. She and her sister, Carolee (Rosendahl) Oberheu, who lives in
Denver, Iowa, had many memories of the old times in Calmar to share.
Herman Rosendahl, who was a Calmar barber for many years, was their
father. They remembered that their father, along with a friend, Rupert
Johnson and Dennis Rosendahl would take the train into Chicago to see
a ball game.
The Rosendahl family lived near the Calmar Lutheran Church, on the
hill. Janice told me that the area between where the church is and where
the Train Station Restaurant is had no houses and was just overgrown
with brush and a small stream ran through it. You could find hoboes, who
had “hopped a freight” into town, living there in big boxes with campfires
burning at night. She and her sister would have to run by that area on their
way to town. Sometimes, even if they rode their bikes, they would be late
to school because they had to cross the railroad tracks. At that time, in
the 1940’s, the train traffic through town was so busy and constant that it
made it difficult to get to school on time.
They both remembered that the reason for the Calmar Hotel being successful was that it was always full of railroad men and passengers.
Carolee (Rosendahl) Oberhau remembered that, around 1950, her
Brownie troop got to ride the train from Calmar to Fort Atkinson as a
special treat. Their mothers had to pick them up in Fort Atkinson, but this
was a memorable experience for the girls.
Janice (Rosendahl) Schmitt told me that their grandmother, Elizabeth
Sobolik, of Calmar would get loaded onto the train on her stretcher and
travel to Canistota, North Dakota, where the hot springs treatment would
make her better and then she would return home by train.
Thanks to all who shared stories and we hope to hear some more from
you. You can share stories of the railroad in Calmar by contacting Mary
Welch at 563-562-4077 or writing to her: Mary Welch, PO Box 588,
Calmar, IA 52132. She is usually at the Depot Building in the afternoons,
except for Mondays, in case you want to stop in and talk.
Youngsters and other locals posed on an old engine on the tracks in
Calmar. The only name we have is Charles Goite, who was said to be a
fireman.
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PAULINE KRIENER
Pauline Kriener, age 89, of Fort Atkinson, died on Friday, April 24, 2015,
at the New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in New Hampton.
Mass of Christian Burial was held
on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at 10:30
a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church in
Fort Atkinson with Rev. Nick March
presiding. Interment was at St. John’s
Catholic Cemetery in Fort Atkinson.
Pauline Julia (Busta) Kriener
was born on September 1, 1925,
the daughter of Joseph and Maggie
(Kacher) Busta, near Fort Atkinson,
on the family farm. Pauline attended
Catholic grade school and high school
in Fort Atkinson from 1931-43. She
1925-2015
later went to the Iowa State Teacher’s
Services:
College (University of Northern Iowa)
10:30
a.m.,
April 28, 2015,
for her teaching certificate. She taught
St. John’s Catholic Church,
in the Wheatman Country School beFort Atkinson
tween Calmar and Decorah for two
years. Pauline was united in marArrangements by:
riage, on October 2, 1945, to Ignatius
Schluter – Balik Funeral Home
“Iggie” Henry Kriener at St. John’s
Chekal Chapel, Fort Atkinson
Catholic Church in Fort Atkinson by
Rev. Stephen Kucera. Pauline and Iggie farmed near Fort Atkinson for many years until they retired and moved into
Fort Atkinson in 1987. Pauline took a break from teaching for 23 years to raise
her six children. She went back to the classroom in 1969 and taught 4th grade
at St. John’s School in Fort Atkinson seven years and St. Luke’s of St. Lucas
for eleven years when the two schools consolidated. She retired in 1987, but
subbed for the next two years. Pauline enjoyed walking, gardening, feeding and
watching the birds and playing the piano. Her favorite pastimes were quilting,
reading, playing cards and traveling. Her grandchildren were her life and she
made every visit special and a learning experience. She attended many of her
children and grandchildren’s sporting and school events. She was often referred
to by many school children as their “favorite teacher”. Pauline was an extremely kind-hearted lady and will be missed by many. Pauline was a member of St.
John’s Catholic Church, where she played the organ and sang in the choir. She
also belonged to the National Catholic Order of Foresters.
Pauline is survived by two daughters: Joan (William) Driscoll, Lancaster,
WI and Mary (Ruth Widerski) Kriener, Lexington, MA; four sons: Bob (Sue)
Kriener, Brooklyn, Ron (Jan) Kriener, Waverly, Loren (Brenda) Kriener and
Jim (Danna) Kriener, both of Fort Atkinson; fifteen grandchildren: Mike (Lisha) Kriener, Kim (Greg) Woodin, Holly (Anthony) Maas, Ryan (Leah) Kriener; Steve Driscoll, Tom (Sarah) Driscoll, David (Liz) Driscoll, Mary Lynn
Driscoll, John Driscoll, Erin Hoffert, Abby Kriener, Adam Kriener, Raelyn
(Nick) Langreck, Reece Kriener and Haley Kriener; ten great-grandchildren:
Cayden and Kennedy Kriener, Connor and Taylor Woodin, Hudson Maas, Payton, Nolan and Adrienne Kriener and Madeline and Joseph Driscoll; brothersin-law: Linus Kriener, New Hampton, Peter (Diane) Kriener, Fort Atkinson,
Jerome (Madonna) Kriener, Fort Atkinson, Conrad (Kathleen) Kriener, Fort
Atkinson and Herman (Greta) Kriener, Decorah; sisters-in-law: Anastasia
Kriener, Rosemary Kriener, and Anita Busta, all of Fort Atkinson and Eleanor Mracek, Protivin; along with numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and
great-nephews.
Pauline was preceded in death by her parents: Joseph and Maggie (Kacher)
Busta; a brother: Edward in infancy; her husband: Ignatius Kriener; one grandson: Christopher Kriener; father- and mother-in-law: Peter and Mary (Kuennen) Kriener and brothers-in-law: Cyril Kriener, Francis Kriener, Lawrence
Kriener, Leo Kriener, Reuben Mracek and Godlove Busta.
Catherine Huinker
CATHERINE HUINKER
Catherine Huinker, age 84, of Ossian, died Monday, April 27, 2015,
at the Winneshiek Medical Center in
Decorah.
Mass of Christian Burial was held
on Friday, May 1, 2015, at 11:30
a.m. at St. Francis de Sales Catholic
Church in Ossian. The Rev. Monsignor Cletus Hawes was the celebrant.
Burial followed in St. Francis de Sales
Catholic Cemetery, Ossian.
Catherine was born on April 5,
1931 to Clem and Elizabeth (Broghammer) Zweibahmer in Calmar. She
attended St. Aloysius’ grade school
and South Winneshiek High School,
both in Calmar.
1931-2015
Catherine was united in marriage
Services:
with Donald Huinker of Festina on
11:30 a.m., May 1, 2015,
November 17, 1953 at St. Aloysius
St. Francis De Sales Catholic
in Calmar. Together they raised eight
Church, Ossian
children on the family farm south of
Arrangements by:
Ossian.
Schmitz-Grau Funeral Home and
Catherine was a member of the
American Legion Auxiliary Unit
Cremation, Ossian
#266 of Calmar, St. Francis de Sales
Parish Rosary Society and the Catholic Daughters of the Americas. Catherine’s passions and past-times were updating the family tree on both sides of the family. She enjoyed learning some
new methods in sewing and handy work, such as embroidery, knitting and
crocheting. Like most farm wives, she became an expert mender of overalls.
Her family was number one with her, especially her grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.
Catherine is survived by her husband: Donald; eight children: Nancy (Kevin) Timp, Calmar, Janice Huff (Larry Peterson), Cresco, Donna (Frank) Ryant,
Cresco, Bonita (Don) Oliver, Ossian, Raymond (Mary) Huinker, Ossian, Roger
(Cathy) Huinker, Ossian, Teresa Nelson of Calmar and Randy (Tina) Huinker,
Ossian; a brother: Elias Zweibahmer, Cresco; seventeen grandchildren; twentythree great-grandchildren; three sisters-in-law: Geneva (Clarence) Kuennen,
Arlene Huinker and Bernice Huinker and many nieces and nephews.
Catherine was preceded in death by her parents: Clem and Elizabeth Zweibahmer; a brother: Cyril Zweibahmer and three sisters:
Iona Kubesh, Dorothy Ludwig and Ruth Zweibahmer in infancy.
Condolences may be left with: www.graufuneralhomes.com.
Schmitz-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Ossian, assisted the
family with arrangements.
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By Sharon Busch
It’s been good kite flying weather.
Brings back memories!
Rhubarb Cake
2 c. flour
¼ c. brown sugar
1 T. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
½ c. butter
2/3 c. evaporated milk
1 egg, beaten
2 lbs. rhubarb, cut into ¼ inch slices
1 (3 ounce) pkg. of raspberry jello
1 c. white sugar, divided
1 c. flour
½ c. butter, softened
Combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Cut
in the butter until you get coarse
crumbs. Stir in the evaporated milk
and beaten egg. Press the dough into
the bottom and partly up the sides of a
9x13-inch baking dish. For a thicker
crust, press the dough into the bottom
of the pan only. Preheat an oven to
350 degrees. Mix the rhubarb, gelatin
mix, and ½ c. of white sugar. Spread
the fruit over the dough. Combine
the remaining ½ c. white sugar, 1 c.
flour, and softened butter in a bowl.
Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Top the rhubarb with the streusel mixture. Bake
until the topping is golden and the
filling is bubbly, about 45 minutes.
Macaroni Salad
From Pat Bertram
1 box rotini (or any shape pasta)
cooked according to
directions on the box
1/3 c. canola oil
2 T. prepared mustard
1 c. white vinegar
1 c. sugar (add more or
less according to taste)
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. parsley flakes
1 seedless cucumber,
sliced very thin
1 red onion, sliced thin
Mix together, chill and enjoy.
Bacon ‘N’ Apple
Cheeseburger Sliders
From the U.S. Apple Association
Preheat oven broiler. For burgers,
mix ground beef, shredded apple,
onion, bacon, Worcestershire sauce,
thyme, salt, and pepper in large bowl
until just combined (do not overwork
meat mixture). With damp hands,
form mixture into twelve 2 1/2-inchround patties. Broil patties, on rack
in broiling pan, 4 inches from heat for
8 to 12 minutes or until instant-read
thermometer inserted near centers
reads 160° F., turning patties over
halfway through broiling (Or, grill
patties on grill cooking screen or in
grill basket directly over medium
heat, uncovered, for 8 to 12 minutes,
turning over once.) Place a piece of
cheese on the top of each patty. Continue broiling (or cover grill and continue grilling) for 30 to 60 seconds or
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1 (4 pound) boneless beef
chuck roast, trimmed and
cut into 8 portions
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
2 limes, juiced
1 (14 ounce) can diced
tomatoes, un-drained
1 large sweet onion, diced
1/2 green bell pepper, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 jalapeno pepper,
seeded and minced
1/2 cup beef broth
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon salt, or more to taste
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
Place beef portions into the crock
of a large slow cooker. Mix olive oil,
Worcestershire sauce, lime juice together in a bowl; pour over the beef.
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green bell pepper, garlic, jalapeno
pepper, beef broth, oregano, cumin,
chili powder, salt, and black pepper
to the slow cooker.
Cook on high for 1 hour. Change
setting to low and continue cooking
until the beef is tender, about 6 1/2
hours. Remove beef with tongs to
a cutting board. Shred with a pair of
forks and return to the slow cooker.
Continue cooking another 20 to 30
minutes.
Till next time happy kite flying!!!!!!
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ASSUMPTION CATHOLIC
Little Turkey
Father Nicholas March
No Weekend Mass
LIVING HOPE BAPTIST
Ossian
Sunday, May 10:
9 a.m. Worship
BETHANY LUTHERAN
Rural Ossian
Sunday, May 10:
10:30 a.m. Worship Service
HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC
Protivin
Thursday, May 7:
8:45 a.m. School Mass
Sunday, May 10:
8:30 a.m. Mass
CALMAR COMMUNITY
UNITED METHODIST
Calmar
Pastor Linda Thompson
Sunday, May 10:
9 a.m. Worship
CALMAR LUTHERAN &
SPRINGFIELD LUTHERAN
Pastor Phil Olson
Sunday, May 10:
9 a.m. Calmar Worship
10:30 a.m. Springfield
Worship
Wednesday, May 13:
6 p.m. Calmar Worship
DE SALES CATHOLIC
Ossian
Msgr. Cletus J. Hawes
Saturday, May 9:
5 p.m. Mass
Sunday, May 10:
10 a.m. Mass
MT. CARMEL CATHOLIC
Lawler
Friday, May 8:
8:30 a.m. Mass
Saturday, May 9:
3:30 p.m. Reconciliation
4 p.m. Mass
OSSIAN LUTHERAN
Ossian
Pastor Dave Lenth
Sunday, May 10:
8:30 a.m. Worship
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DOLORS CATHOLIC
Festina
Msgr. Cletus J. Hawes
Sunday, May 10:
8 a.m. Mass
ST. ALOYSIUS CATHOLIC
Calmar
Father Donald J. Hawes
Saturday, May 9:
4:30 p.m. Mass
Sunday, May 10:
10:30 a.m. Mass
ST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC
Fort Atkinson
No Weekend Mass
Tuesday, May 12:
8:30 a.m. Mass
ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN,
STAPLETON
Rural Waucoma
Rev. Wayne T. & Irmagard
Ellingson, Pastors
Sunday, May 10:
9 a.m. Worship Service
ST. LUKE’S CATHOLIC
St. Lucas
Sunday, May 10:
10:30 a.m. Mass
Wednesday, May 13:
8:30 a.m. Mass
ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC
Waucoma
No Weekend Mass
ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN,
RICHFIELD
Rural Sumner
(8 miles SW of Waucoma)
Rev. Wayne T. & Irmagard
Ellingson, Pastors
Sunday, May 10:
ST. WENCESLAUS CATHOLIC
Spillville
Father Donald J. Hawes
Saturday, May 9:
7:00 p.m. Mass
Sunday, May 10:
8:30 a.m. Mass
STAVANGER LUTHERAN
Sunday, May 10:
10 a.m. Worship
TRINITY LUTHERAN
Calmar
Pastor Jesse DeDeyne
Sunday, May 10:
ZION LUTHERAN
Castalia
Pastor Alan Wicks
Sunday, May 10:
10:30 a.m. Morning Worship
with Holy Communion
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½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
½ teaspoon dried thyme
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon coarse-ground
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Winneshiek Co.
Environmental Health
PUBLIC NOTICE
WINNESHIEK CO. ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH
Resolution 15-38, for the Destruction or Control
of Noxious Weeds.
Be it Resolved by the Board of Supervisors of
Winneshiek County Iowa.
That pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 317
of the 2015 Code of Iowa, it is hearby ordered:
1. That each owner and each person in the possession or control of any lands in Winneshiek
County shall properly spray, cut, burn or otherwise destroy or control all noxious weeds thereon, as defined in this chapter, at such time in
each year and in such manner as shall prevent
said weeds from blooming or coming to maturity,
and shall keep said lands free from such growth
of any other weeds as shall render the streets or
highways adjoining said land unsafe for public
travel. Noxious weeds shall be cut or otherwise
destroyed or controlled on or before the following dates and as often thereafter as it is necessary to prevent seed production:
Primary Noxious Weeds: June 15, 2015 for
musk thistle, quack grass, perennial sow thistle,
Canada thistle, bull thistle, field bindweed, horse
nettle, leafy spurge, perennial pepper-grass,
Russian knapweed and buckthorn.
Secondary Noxious Weeds: June 15, 2015 for
butterprint, cocklebur, wild mustard, wild carrot, buckhorn, sheep sorrel, sour dock, smooth
dock, poison hemlock, multiflora rose, wild sunflower, puncture vine, teasel and shattercrane.
2. That each owner and each person in the possession or control of land in Winneshiek County
infested with any noxious weeds including perennial sow thistle, bull thistle, field bindweed,
horse nettle, quack grass, leafy spurge, perennial pepper-grass, Russian knapweed, poison
hemlock, wild sunflower and teasel, shall adopt
a program of weed destruction, described by the
Weed Commissioner which in five years may be
expected to destroy and will immediately keep
under control such infestation of said noxious
weeds.
3 That if the owners or persons in possession
or control of any land in Winneshiek County fail
to comply with the foregoing orders, the Weed
Commissioner shall cause this to be done and
the expense of said work, including cost of serving notice and other costs, if any, be assessed
against the land and the owers thereof.
4 Quack grass, where acting as soil binder,
may be eliminated from the above regulation,
per section 317.13.
5. The multiflora rose won’t be considered
a noxious weed when cultivated for use understock for cultivated roses or as ornamental
shrubs in gardens, per section 317.1(2).
6. That the County Auditor be and is hereby
directed to cause notice of the making and entering of the foregoing order by one publication
in each of the official newspapers of the county.
Dated this 27 day of April, 2015.
Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors.
Published in the Calmar Courier
on Tuesday, May 5, 2015
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Winneshiek County
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
WINNESHIEK COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2015
Richard “Dick” Joseph Schissel
This years cast (l-r): Jordan Rommes, Ethan Kipp, Jessica Lechtenberg, Landers Kuboushek, Becca Franzen, Kelly Kuboushek, Carson Lensing,Tiana Bullerman, Manning Kuboushek, Lexie Warth, RaeAnn Klimesh, Ben Meyer, Riley Ott,
Monica Schwartzhoff, Hattie Frana, Nicole Kuboushek and Matthew Kuboushek.
South Winneshiek Variety Show
Each year about this time a group
of talented high school students get
together share their talent, in a most
humorous way, with the community.
And while they are at it make a little
money for their classmates going
on summer service trips and to fall
youth conference. This year’s show
promises to keep that tradition going!
Make plans to join them at the South
Winneshiek Auditorium this Friday,
May 8th from 7 to 9 p.m.
Sports EXCEL training for
middle school boy and girl athletes
As summer quickly approaches,
Winneshiek Medical Center’s Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine
department would like you to consider the sports EXCEL program for
your son or daughter in grades five
through eight from June 9 – July 9.
The classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 – 10:00 am for fifth
and sixth graders and from 10:15 –
11:15 for seventh and eighth graders
at the medical center gym and fitness
studio.
“In this program, students will
be focusing on incorporating proper
techniques to avoid injury while
training to become stronger, faster
and more explosive in their performance,” says Jessica Morken, athletic trainer for WMC. “Each student
will receive a personal player profile
at the end of the program which will
show individual progress and areas
to concentrate on with further training. Students will learn and perform
body weight exercises, kettle bells,
agility training and how to properly
operate weight machines.”
Deadline to register for the Sports
EXCEL program is Friday, June 5.
Class size is limited to 20 participants. All courses are led by WMC
athletic trainers and physical therapists who specialize in teaching
young athletes how to improve their
performance.
Registration and other information for parents and athletes is available by calling WMC Rehab and
Sports Medicine at 563-387-3031,
or download the registration form at
www.winmedical.org/excel.
good at telling people what they do.
We need to be that voice and connection. We need them as much as they
need us when it comes to farmers and
consumers.”
Jarret Horn of the Newton FFA
chapter believes sustainability will be
a major concern for the next decade
of farmers.
“We need to make sure we look at
the long-term impact of some of our
practices,” Horn said. “We’ve already
seen some of that come to play with
some of our water quality.”
Horn and other students were encouraged to participate in the Iowa
Soybean Association and Iowa Food
and Family Project #FarmersCoverIowa social media campaign showing
the benefit of sustainability practices
implemented by farmers.
The senior Star in Agribusiness
finalist also noted the challenges in
farm succession and transition for cur-
rent and future farmers.
“Another thing, for farmers in particular, is we have to have the next
generation of farmers. I’m not really seeing that turnover very much,”
Horn said. “There has to be some effort by both young people and older
farmers to do a farm transfer and get
new people involved.”
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derstand what we’re doing,” Brincks
said. “Farming communication is really going to be important in the next
10 years.”
Brincks also noted the average
person is three-to-four generations
removed from a farm and the overall
number of farmers is decreasing. With
the cards seemingly stacked against
farmers, a conscious effort needs to
be made to reestablish the consumerfarmer connection. Brincks shared
that connection starts with young
farmers and events like state convention.
“FFA convention here is huge. It’s
a whole bunch of people passionate
about what we do and willing to share
what we do with those around us.
We need to be ‘ag-vocates’ for farmers, connecting to those around us,”
Brincks stated passionately. “Farmers are known for being good at what
they do but they’re not necessarily
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lead. “Many participants are our family, friends, and neighbors who have
faced cancer themselves. Each new team that registers brings us one step
closer to saving more lives.”
It is not too late for community members to get involved in the event or
make a donation to the Relay For Life of Winneshiek County. For more information about how you can get involved with your local American Cancer
Society Relay For Life of Winneshiek County, please call Sarah Elsbernd at
(712) 260-1157 or visit RelayForLife.org/winneshiekcountyia.
About the American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society is a global grassroots force of nearly three
million volunteers saving lives and fighting for every birthday threatened by
every cancer in every community. As the largest voluntary health organization, the Society’s efforts have contributed to a 22 percent decline in cancer
death rates in the US during the past two decades, and a 50 percent drop in
smoking rates. Thanks in part to our progress nearly 14.5 million Americans
who have had cancer and countless more who have avoided it will celebrate
more birthdays this year. We’re determined to finish the fight against cancer.
As the nation’s largest private, not-for-profit investor in cancer research,
we’re finding cures and ensuring people facing cancer have the help they
need and continuing the fight for access to quality health care, lifesaving
screenings, clean air, and more. For more information, to get help, or to join
the fight, visit cancer.org or call us anytime, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Winneshiek County
What should I do if
I suspect a natural
gas leak? – Jared asked us
The Board of Supervisors met at 9:30 a.m. on
April 20, 2015 with all members present.
Dana Williams, county Engineer’s Office, met
with the Board to present the bids for rock resurfacing. Moved by Kuhn and seconded by
Ashbacher to accept the low bids of $8.959/ton
by Bruening Rock Products for group 3, and
$8.859/ton by Wiltgen Construction for group 4.
Motion carried unanimously.
The Board discussed the ICAP loss control
representative’s recommendations after the
recent site visit. Recommendations 01 and 02
were policy recommendations that all employees and volunteers have background checks
and MVR record checks. The Board decided
to leave those types of checks as departmental
decisions based on the duties of specific jobs.
The other two recommendations have been
completed.
Jon Lubke and Chopper Albert, IT department,
met with the Board to give an update on the
MetroNet and other IT issues.
Jessica Rupp, Riverview Center, met with the
Board to present a proclamation for sexual assault awareness month. Moved by Ashbacher
and seconded by Beard to proclaim April 2015
Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Winneshiek County. Motion carried unanimously.
Chalsea Carroll, Coordinator of Disability Services, met with the Board to discuss the agenda
for the upcoming CSS Board meeting.
Boyd Wasson, Winneshiek County Protectors,
met with the Board to distribute milk weed seed
packets and inform the Board of their program
to help with Monarch Butterfly habitat.
Andy Johnson, Winneshiek Energy District,
met with the Board to discuss the possibility of
local government agencies working together on
a shared solar energy project. He presented
information for the Board to review at a future
meeting.
Moved by Ashbacher and seconded by Kuhn
to approve the consent agenda, after removing
the appointment items, which includes approval
of the minutes of the last meeting and accept
and file the monthly report of the VA Commission. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Kuhn and seconded by Ashbacher
to appoint Allanda Gehling to the Calmar Library
Board. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Ashbacher and seconded by Beard
to appoint Sheriff Dan Marx to the E911 Commission. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Thompson and seconded by Kuhn
to appoint Sheriff Dan Marx to the Emergency
Management Commission. Motion carried
unanimously.
Moved by Thompson and seconded by Ashbacher to adjourn to 9:30 a.m. Monday, April 27,
2015. Motion carried unanimously.
ATTEST:
Benjamin D Steines, County Auditor
John Logsdon, Chairman Board of Supervisors
That’s an important question, Jared.
Natural gas has an excellent safety record, but faulty appliances,
misuse and other incidents can cause a leak. To help detect
leaks, we add an odorant to natural gas before sending it to our
customers. Most people compare the odor to the smell of rotten
eggs or some other distinctive odor.
If you think you smell natural gas:
• Get everyone out of the building immediately — leave the
door open as you exit.
• Once outside, call 911 or the emergency number below.
• As you leave, don’t touch light switches, electrical appliances,
phones or doors and windows. A spark of static electricity
could ignite a leak.
• Wait well away from the building for emergency personnel.
If you think you smell natural gas, leave immediately and call 911
or our 24-hour emergency number: 800-694-8989.
Published in the Calmar Courier on Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Published in the Calmar Courier
on Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Richard “Dick” Joseph Schissel,
age 73, formerly of Fort Atkinson and
RICHARD SCHISSEL
Calmar, died April 13, 2015, in his
home in Mesa, AZ. Memorial services
are pending at a later date.
He was diagnosed with pulmonary
fibrosis in 2012.
Dick was born on June 28, 1941,
at his home in Fort Atkinson. He attended school in Calmar. Dick joined
the Navy in 1960, where he worked
as an electrical technician on a nuclear submarine. His service with the
US Navy ended in 1963. He returned
to Calmar, managing and becoming
1941-2015
owner of Schissel’s Tavern. He married Rebecca A. Stockman of HawkServices:
eye on November 1, 1969. They had
Memorial services
three children and lived in Calmar.
pending at a later date
Dick worked for CamCar Textron,
which moved him to San Jose, CA.
There, he married his second wife, Sheri Martin, on March 25, 1995. Sheri
passed away in 1998. Dick retired to Mesa, AZ, where he remained active with
his favorite hobbies. He enjoyed shuffleboard, golf, playing cards and spending
time with friends. Dick will be remembered for his entertaining stories and funloving smile, as well as his unique ability to “stretch a dollar.”
Richard is survived by his children: Heather Schissel, Round Lake Beach,
IL, Heidi and Egan Colbrese, Viola, IL and Michael Schissel, Calmar; four
grandchildren: Kael, Caden, Riley and Ivy; his brothers and sisters: Alvin and
his wife Marian Schissel, Rice Lake, WI, Dorothy and her husband Frank
Quirk, The Villages, FL, twin sister Rita Kuhner, Orinda, CA, Helen and her
husband Walter Hruska, Rochester, MN, Betty and Gene Hruska, West Union,
Kenny and his wife Mary Schissel, Calmar; his brother Bob’s wife: Peggy
Schissel of Temecula, CA and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents: Angela and Paul Schissel and one
brother: Robert “Bob” Schissel.
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“I’ve learned that people will forget
what you said, people will forget
what you did, but people will
never forget how you made
them feel.”
– Maya Angelou
THANKS TO
JOE SCALLY
For Having a Lasting Impact
With sincere gratitude, all of us at Bank Iowa congratulate
Joe Scally on his retirement after 41 years of dedicated
service. His leadership, experience, knowledge and ability
to make people feel special have had a lasting impact on
Bank Iowa and the communities we serve. You will be
missed but not forgotten!
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Colleen Kruger
Brian Carolan
Renea Huinker
Jason Kuehner
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Ryan Steege
Bank Iowa Appoints Huinker as Lawler Regional
President and Announces Other Promotions of Local Employees
Bank Iowa is pleased to announce
the appointment of Renea Huinker to
Regional President of Bank Iowa’s
Lawler, New Hampton, Fredericksburg and Waucoma locations.
“Renea has done a tremendous job
leading our four Northeast Iowa locations over the last nine months,” said
Jim Plagge, CEO of Bank Iowa. “She
is highly respected by our employees
and in the communities we serve. Her
proven track record, leadership skills,
industry knowledge and dedication to
our customers and communities will
be instrumental in our continued success in those markets.”
Huinker has over 34 years of banking experience with 32 of those being
with Bank Iowa (formerly State Bank
of Lawler). She most recently served
in dual roles as Vice President – Senior Operations Manager and Interim
Regional President.
“I have had a great career with
Bank Iowa and am excited about our
future. I look forward to working with
the Lawler region as our staff focuses
on growth while providing first-class
service to our Bank Iowa customers,”
Huinker said.
Huinker attended American Institute of Business where she earned
an associate degree in Accounting.
She has been active in the community serving on various committees.
Huinker resides in Lawler with her
husband Robert and has three grown
children (Kara, Robin and Lindsey)
and seven grandchildren.
Along with Huinker’s appointment, Bank Iowa also announces the
promotion to Vice President of three
employees from the bank’s Northeast
Iowa locations.
Colleen Kruger has been promoted
to Vice President – Branch Manager
at Bank Iowa’s New Hampton location. She will be celebrating her 17th
anniversary with Bank Iowa this May.
In addition to overseeing the New
Hampton branch, Kruger also assists
customers with their mortgage and
consumer loan needs.
Ryan Steege has been promoted
to Vice President – Ag/Commercial
Loan Officer at Bank Iowa’s Freder-
icksburg office. He joined Bank Iowa
in January 2009 as a loan officer.
Steege graduated from Upper Iowa
University with a degree in Ag Business.
Brian Carolan has been promoted
to Vice President – Ag/Commercial
Loan Officer at Bank Iowa’s Lawler
office. Prior to joining Bank Iowa in
June 2013, he worked at Wells Fargo.
Carolan is a University of Northern
Iowa graduate with a degree in Business Management.
Bank Iowa also announces the hiring of Jason Kuehner as a Loan Officer for both the Waucoma and Lawler
locations. Kuehner comes to Bank
Iowa from GE Capital. Before then,
Jason worked for Bankers Life and
Casualty Company as well as Cedar
Rapids Bank and Trust. Jason moved
from the St. Lucas area when he was
in 6th grade to Center Point, IA. Kuehner is a graduate of Coe College with
a degree in Business Administration
and earned his MBA from Mount
Mercy. Jason will replace Joe Scally,
Senior Vice President. Scally will of-
ficially retire May 1, 2015 after serving customers for over 41 years in the
Lawler-Waucoma offices.
“These promotions and the construction of our brand new, state-ofthe-art facility in Lawler demonstrate
our commitment to our employees
and customers in Northeast Iowa,”
Plagge said. “Renea and her team
look forward to sharing our new facility with the community once they
have completed their move in June.
We also want to congratulate and wish
Joe much happiness as he enters retirement. He will be sorely missed.”
About Bank Iowa Bank Iowa has
24 locations in 21 communities across
the state. Each Bank Iowa location offers the services of a large financial
institution, but operates as a community bank in which decisions are made
locally. The Bank Iowa locations are
affiliates of Bank Iowa Corporation, a privately owned bank holding
company headquartered in West Des
Moines, Iowa, with combined assets
of $1.1 billion.
SW teams take silver at
Winneshiek triangular
Both SW golf teams competed at a triangular meet last Thursday afternoon
at Jackson Heights GCC against Decorah and host team Turkey Valley.
“It was a beautiful night for golf,” said Coach Doug Schweinefus.
Medalist honors of the meet went to Logan Schweinefus who carded a 33,
which is three under par. Also scoring for the Warriors were Blake Kuennen41, Nathan Winter- 43 and Jerod Heying- 43. Also playing for SW were Tanner Kuennen- 45 and Anthony Emanuel- 49. Final scores for the boys were
Decorah- 145, South Winn- 160 and Turkey Valley- 184.
“We just can’t find consistence with some of the boys,” noted Schweinefus. “It’s far enough in the season, we need to be more consistent. They can
shoot a really good round one meet and then struggle the next meet. We have
kids that can shoot some good scores, we just need to put it all together.”
Jaden Schweinefus earned medal honors for the Ladies with a card of 45.
Also scoring for the Lady Warriors were Skyler Luzum- 47, Kelsey Hageman- 51 and Jaimie Elsbernd- 55. Olivia McGee- 58 and Jordan Poshusta- 70
were also competing. Final scores for the girls were Decorah- 192, South
Winn- 198 and Turkey Valley- 212.
Warrior golfers
shut out Ed-Co
Boys vs. Ed-Co 4.27
The South Winn boys hosted the Ed-Co Vikings last Monday night at
South Winn GCC and finished the night with a pair of wins!
The boys won by almost 40 strokes at 157-194 with Logan Schweinefus
and Anthony Emanuel both claiming the medal spot with final scores of 37
each. Tanner Kuennen was the runner-up with a card of 40 and Blake Kuennen added a 42. Also playing for SW were Nathan Ward- 43 and Jerod Heying- 49.
“Highlight of the night was Anthony earning an Eagle on #3,” said SW
coach Doug Schweinefus. “We still have some kids struggling with a consistent score.”
JV scores included Alex Kuennen- 44, Hunter Todd- 52, Cody Fisher- 55,
Josh Lensing- 56 and Lee Kipp- 57. The JV topped EC with final scores of
207-217.
SW Trap
Shooters host invite
SW Invite 4.30
The Warriors hosted a five-team meet last Thursday afternoon with Turkey
Valley, New Hampton, St. Ansgar and Nashua-Plainfield/Charles City.
Individual scores were: girls: Joclyn Bushman- 41, 13th; Nicole Kuboushek- 39, 14th; Carina Sisneros- 36, 19th; Kaitlyn Imoehl- 35, 21st; Kylee
Riehle- 35, 22nd; Libby Manning- 30, 31st; Hannah Humpal- 29, 33rd; Josie
Buddenberg- 25, 38th; Alexa Jacobsen- 23, 40th; boys: Blain Lennon- 48, 2nd;
Joseph Buchheit- 47, 4th; Josiah Baker- 47, 5th; Ryan Dietzenbach- 45, 10th;
Cole Phillips- 44, 13th; Landers Kuboushek-44, 16th; Mitchell Fadness- 44,
17th; Ben Klimesh- 42, 20th; Colton Goza- 42, 21st; Kyle Woodson- 42, 25th;
Trey Baures- 42, 28th; Jeremy Imoehl- 41, 29th; Manning Kuboushek- 39, 42nd;
Kevin Ward- 38, 46th; Walker Hotvedt- 38, 48th; Landon Goza- 35, 59th; Luke
Massman- 35, 61st; Mason Falck- 35, 62nd; Dallas Bohr- 29, 76th; Luke McCasland- 28, 77th; Collin Monroe- 27, 78th; Ben Hageman- 23, 81st; Dawson
Hageman- 23, 82nd; Wyatt Trezona- 17, 86th; Alex Hertges- 10, 87th.
@ NP Invite 5.2
On Saturday, the Warriors competed in Charles City in the Nashua-Plainfield Invite. Individual scores were: girls: Nicole Kuboushek- 41, 6th; Kaitlyn
Imoehl- 35, 18th; Joclyn Bushman- 34, 20th; Hannah Humpal- 29, 26th; Kylee
Riehle- 29, 27th; Libby Manning- 29, 28th; Carina Sisneros- 26, 30th; Josie
Buddenberg- 25, 31st; boys: Joseph Buchheit- 46, 2nd; Ben Klimesh- 46, 3rd;
Blain Lennon- 44, 8th; Trey Baures- 41, 22nd; Kyle Woodson- 40, 28th; Walker
Hotvedt- 40, 33rd; Andrew Wagner- 38, 40th; Cole Phillips- 38, 41st; Landon
Goza- 38, 44th; Ryan Dietzenbach- 38, 45th; Colton Goza- 36, 53rd; Dallas
Bohr- 36, 54th; Jeremy Imoehl- 36, 56th; Landers Kuboushek- 36, 60th; Manning Kuboushek- 36, 61st; Collin Monroe- 31, 77th; Mason Falck- 31, 81st;
Austin Covell- 30, 82nd; Luke Massman- 28, 88th; Kevin Ward- 16, 95th; Dawson Hageman- 13, 96th; Alex Hertges- 12, 97th.
Back row (l-r): Kade Kruse, Dan Kuboushek, Rochelle Bushman and Keegan
Balk. Front row: Elliott Dietzenbach and Seth Huinker.
Citizens Savings Bank visits Turkey Valley 7th graders
On April 23, Rochelle Bushman and Dan Kuboushek from Citizens Savings Bank in Spillville, Fort Atkinson and Protivin visited Turkey Valley 7th
graders. They did this as part of Money Smart Week which is April 18-25.
They shared an important lesson on savings as part of the ABA Community
Engagement Foundation’s Teach Children to Save Program during Money
Smart Week.
Superintendent Clark Goltz (l) and School Board President Ernie Schmitt
display the beautiful framed photograph that was recently donated.
Turkey Valley School Board receives a
photograph of the school featuring a double rainbow
ABOVE: Cedar Waxwing at Phelps Park in Decorah last fall.
The Turkey Valley School Board received a framed and matted photograph
of the school featuring a double rainbow. The photograph, taken by Paul Herold, was originally given to Marilyn Hageman who in turn donated it to the
Turkey Valley Gala. A copy of the original photograph was enlarged and presented to the Board at its April meeting. It was donated by Dave Anderson,
Linda Anderson, Paul Herold, Joe Raymond and Bob Vrzak. The framed work
included a caption written by Phyllis Boeding which read “Double rainbows
are rare occurrences. To have captured one arching over Turkey Valley School
emphasizes the importance the school has had to all the students who have attended over the decades.” The photograph was presented to the Turkey Valley
School Board in memory of Marilyn Hageman and honors all of the past, present and future teachers of the Turkey Valley District. The Board of Education
expressed their gratitude for this remarkable and poignant gift.
Attract Cedar Waxwings
by Planting Berry Trees
Story and photos by Joyce Meyer
This spring think about adding
some trees to attract exotic looking
and fun to watch Cedar Waxwings.
When I read about their antics in an
Iowa conservation book years ago,
we began planting trees to attract
the silky, shiny collection of brown,
gray, and lemon-yellow colored
birds, accented with a subdued crest,
rakish black mask, and brilliant-red
wax droplets on the wing feathers. Hoping one fall these birds that
gather by the hundreds to eat berries,
filling the air with their high, thin,
whistles would arrive. Last fall at
Phelps Park in Decorah, I was lucky
enough to have my camera ready as
a flock swooped in and began to devour berries on a tree.
The magazine article that I remember reading long ago showed
the birds lined up on a clothesline,
passing the berries down the line. It
told that if the birds eat overripe berries that have started to ferment and
produce alcohol that they become
intoxicated and you may see them
hanging down from a tree or clothesline.
Cedar Waxwings can fly in large
flocks and often nest in loose clusters
of a dozen or so nests. When feeding on fruits, Cedar Waxwings pluck
them one by one and swallow the entire thing at once.
Grab your binoculars and maybe
you will get to witness their courtship where they hop towards each
other, alternating back and forth and
sometimes touching their bills together. Males often pass a small item
like a fruit, insect, or flower petal, to
the female. After taking the fruit, the
female usually hops away and then
returns giving back the item to the
male. They repeat this a few times
until, typically, the female eats the
gift.
The name “waxwing” comes from
the waxy red secretions found on the
tips of the birds wings. The exact
function of these tips is not known,
but they may help attract mates.
“Cedar Waxwings with orange
Cedar Waxwing by my home.
instead of yellow tail tips began appearing in the northeastern U.S. and
southeastern Canada in the 1960s.
The orange color is the result of a red
pigment picked up from the berries
of an introduced species of honeysuckle. If a waxwing eats enough of
the berries while it is growing a tail
feather, the tip of the feather will be
orange.
The Cedar Waxwing is one of the
few North American birds that specializes in eating fruit. It can survive
on fruit alone for several months.
Brown-headed Cowbirds that are
raised in Cedar Waxwing nests typically don’t survive, in part because
the cowbird chicks can’t develop on
such a high-fruit diet. Many birds
that eat a lot of fruit separate out the
seeds and regurgitate them, but the
Cedar Waxwing lets them pass right
through. Scientists have used this
trait to estimate how fast waxwings
can digest fruits,” says a research
website.
What trees to plant to attract these
exotic birds? “Cedar Waxwings
feed mainly on fruits year-round. In
summer, they feed on fruits such as
serviceberry, strawberry, mulberry,
dogwood, and raspberries. The birds’
name derives from their appetite for
cedar berries in winter; they also eat
mistletoe, madrone, juniper, mountain ash, honeysuckle, crabapple,
hawthorn, and Russian olive fruits,”
says the website.
NEICDA 7th & 8th Grade Honor Choir Perform
Honor Choir: Mason Elsbernd, Tayton Bullerman, Emmett Kriener, Ellie
Loesch, Gracie Schmitt, Ashley Schwartzhoff and Katelyn Heying participated
in the NEICDA 7th & 8th grade honor choir festival on Tuesday, April 21st.
After a full day of rehearsing, the 100+ voice choir performed their selections
in an evening performance for family and friends.
Recycled Tire Bird Feeder
Workshop at Lake Meyer
Bring some feathered friends to your yard while helping reduce waste!
Winneshiek County Conservation will be hosting a workshop to create a bird
feeder out of a recycled tire on Thursday, May 7 from 6:00-7:30 pm at the
Lake Meyer Campground shop.
Space is limited and registration is required by calling (563) 534-7145.
All participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult. The
workshop will involve the use of power tools.
8
Sports / News
TV golfers continue
to struggle with numbers
Vs. Postville 4.27
The Trojan linksters started a busy
week last Monday on their home
course, hosting the Postville Pirates.
The Postville boys didn’t have
enough golfers to make a team
score giving TV the win at 180 total
strokes. Senior Tom Reicks led the
Trojans with a card of 39, winning
the meet. Freshman Cale Reicks
earned the runner-up spot with a 43.
Also scoring for TV were Seth Jencks- 48 and Jaden Bruess- 50.
“Tom carded a great round and
Cale was close behind. We need Seth,
CJ and Jaden to join them in the low
40’s, something they are all capable
of doing,” noted Coach John Reicks.
“Scott K. has dropped his score by 20
strokes from a year ago and I couldn’t
be happier with the play of newcomer
Nathan Mueterthies, he has come a
long way since the first day of practice.”
Postville scores: 62, 70.
The Lady Trojans earned a win by
76 strokes over the Pirates with final
scores of 197-273. Nicole Meirick
earned the top spot with a mark of
45 while Josie Einwalter ended with
a 48, which put her in the runner-up
spot. Taylor Novotny- 50 and Nicole
Schmitt- 54 also scored for TV.
“These four girls shot career bests
tonight. The girls played relaxed tonight and came in with an excellent
score of 197,” complimented Reicks.
“Nicole M. and Josie continue to excel. Taylor and Nicole S. also shot
well and Jensen, Josine, Jenna and
Allie also showed some nice improvement.”
Postville scores: 66, 67, 69, 71.
Vs. Starmont 4.28
Spring season always brings inclement weather and this season has
been subjected to Mother Nature’s
fury on a few occasions.
In a make-up meet last Tuesday,
the Starmont Stars were at Jackson
Heights to play TV.
The Trojans missed a win by 16
strokes with final tallies of 198-182.
Tom Reicks finished with a 46, which
put him in the runner-up spot. Cale
@ New Hampton 4.28
The Trojans started their week at a
four-team meet hosted by New Hampton. TV competed against WaverlyShell Rock, New Hampton and Cedar
Falls.
Individual scores were: girls: Emily Luzum- 43, 1st; Sydney Kuennen- 40, 3rd; Jessica Ann Schmitt- 37,
6th; Andrea Baumler- 36, 9th; Kayla
Gebel- 35, 12th; Raven Hirsch- 33,
13th; Sloan Huinker- 31, 15th; Shaylee
Brincks- 30, 16th; Abigail Ott- 23, 20th;
Erika Lea Franzen-Ackerman- 20,
22nd; Kandace Engelhardt- 17, 24th;
boys: Cole Langreck- 45, 6th; Jacob
Vsetecka- 42, 18th; Dakota Rush-
Josie Einwalter putts the ball during last week’s triangular at TV. (Photo courtesy of Shanna Schweinefus)
Reicks- 48, Seth Jencks- 52 and
Jaden Bruess- 52 all had counting
scores for TV.
“Starmont has a solid team and
had trouble with the wind as well.
Lots of penalty strokes today by both
teams,” Reicks said.
Starmont scores included: 40, 47,
47, 48.
The Lady Trojans ended with 219
but the Stars took the win at 214. Nicole Meirick earned the runner-up
position with a mark of 52, Jensen
Winter had a 53, Taylor Novotny
ended at 56 and Josie Einwalter had
a 58. Also competing for TV were
Nicole Schmitt- 59 and Josine Gossling- 63.
“I know the TV girls were not
happy with the way they played. We
were a little tired as well,” Reicks
ended.
Starmont scores were: 50, 54, 54,
56.
Vs. Decorah, South Winn 4.30
TV finished out their week at
home on Thursday afternoon hosting
Decorah and South Winn at Jackson
Heights. Both teams placed 3rd with
boys’ scores of Decorah- 145, South
Winn- 160 and Turkey Valley- 184
and girls’ scores of Decorah- 192,
South Winn- 198 and Turkey Valley212.
“Just a lot of talent in Winneshiek
County,” said Coach Reicks. “It was
a good test for us with just one week
remaining in the regular season as we
turn our focus into a strong finish to
the end of the year.”
Tom Reicks led the Trojans with a
final score of 39 with Cale Reicks- 43,
Jaden Bruess-50 and Seth Jencks- 52
also scoring for TV. CJ Eichenberger- 55, Scott Kime- 64 and Nathan
Mueterthies- 71 also competed for
the Trojans.
“Tom Reicks shot a great round
of 39 to finish tied for 6th. He stayed
right in there and I was very proud of
his effort,” Reicks said.
Decorah scores were: 35, 36, 36,
38. South Winn scores were: 33, 41,
43, 43.
The Ladies were led by Nicole
Meirick and Taylor Novotny who
both ended with a 52. Josie Einwalter and Jensen Winter also added to
the Ladies’ score with scores of 54
each. Also competing for TV were
Nicole Schmitt- 55, Josine Gossling- 59, Jenna Winter- 61 and Allie
Rausch-75.
“I thought our girls played decent,
but decent won’t get the job done
against the Warriors and the Vikings.
All in all, still a lot of positives to take
away from the meet,” Reicks ended.
39, 28th; Izaack Best- 39, 29th; Levi
Klimesh- 36, 47th; Riley Schmitt- 36,
50th; Nicholas Bruess- 35, 56th; Blake
Kruse- 32, 63rd; Leo Balk- 31, 68th;
Walker Leibold- 30, 71st; Garrison
Kruse- 16, 83rd.
@ South Winn Invite 4.30
On Thursday, TV competed in a
five-team meet held by South Winn
competing against the host team, New
Hampton, St. Ansgar and NashuaPlainfield/Charles City.
Individual scores were: girls: Amber Barloon- 47, 1st; Emily Luzum- 45,
3rd; Sydney Kuennen- 42, 8th; Andrea
Baumler- 41, 10th; Kandace Engelhardt- 33, 26th; Jessica Ann Schmitt30, 29th; Sloan Huinker- 28, 34th; Abigail Ott- 27, 35th; Shaylee Brincks- 23,
41st; boys: Cole Langreck- 46, 6th;
Izaack Best- 44, 14th; Jacob Vsetecka43, 18th; Levi Klimesh- 42, 26th; Walk-
er Leibold- 40, 37th; Riley Schmitt- 38,
47th; Nicholas Bruess- 37, 53rd; Dakota
Rush- 36, 54th; Garrison Kruse- 36,
55th; Leo Balk- 34, 64th; Bradley Kriener- 29, 74th.
@ Nashua-Plainfield 5.2
TV finished off their week in
Charles City competing in the Nashua-Plainfield Invite. Individual scores
were: girls: Sydney Kuennen- 41,
7th; Andrea Baumler- 40, 8th; Amber
Barloon- 37, 12th; Raven Hirsch- 36,
13th; Emily Luzum- 35, 17th; Sloan
Huinker- 35, 19th; Kayla Gebel- 28,
29th; Kandace Engelhardt- 21, 36th;
Jessica Ann Schmitt- 20, 37th; Erika
Lea Franzen-Ackerman- 14, 40th;
Shaylee Brincks- 11, 41st; boys- Cole
Langreck- 47, 1st; Izaack Best- 42,
15th; Jacob Vsetecka- 39, 35th; Leo
Balk- 34, 69th; Levi Klimesh- 34, 70th;
Blake Kruse- 12, 98th.
Trojans champ SF meet
@ SF 4.27
The Trojans began their week in
Sumner last Monday evening in an
eight-team co-ed meet hosted by
Sumner-Fredericksburg.
TV had seven 1st place finishes,
14 top three placements and double
placed in seven events with five athletes posting double-digit points.
Senior Ryan Izer led the team with
28 points; Nathan Suell had 26.5,
Eric Drilling marked 16.75, Jordon
Snyder had 14 and Levi Izer posted
13. R. Izer had a pair of 1st place
events in the 1600m and 3200m and
took 2nd place in the 400m. Suell
champed the 200m and 400m and
was part of the 1st place 4x200 relay and was 4th in the 800m. Drilling
ended 1st in the 100m and was a leg
in the 1st place 4x200 relay while carrying the baton in the 2nd place 4x100
and 6th place Shuttle Hurdle relays.
Snyder ended 2nd in the 3200m and
3rd in the 1600m. L. Izer champed the
800m and was part of the 2nd place
4x400 and 4th place 4x800 relays.
TV placed in the top three in four
of the six (scored) relays as well.
SW grabs silver across the board @ Crestwood
South Winn had just one meet
on the oval last week, competing on
Thursday, at Crestwood in a seventeam co-ed meet hosted by the Cadets.
Both teams finished 2nd, the girls
had 115 points, missing 1st by 51
points and the boys had 120 points,
missing 1st by 26 points.
Ladies:
As a team, the Lady Warriors put
away four 1st place finishes, had 13
total top-three placements and double placed in six events.
Becca Hertges, Discus; Lexie
Warth, 100m Hurdles; Sprint Medley
and the 4x1 WM relays all garnered a
1st place ending.
TV shooters showed
their strengths at 3 meets
The Turkey Valley trap team has
been improving every week and in
all three of their meets last week, they
had at least one person at the top of the
leader board.
Calmar Courier
SF Results:
100: Er. Drilling- 11.86, 1st; Cody Hackman12.03, 4th *11.89, 2nd
200: Suell- 24.08, 1st; Will Einwalter- 24.52,
4th * 24.35, 2nd
400: Suell- 50.31, 1st; R. Izer- 51.87, 2nd
*54.46, 3rd
800: L. Izer- 2:09.13, 1st; Suell- 2:17.49, 4th
*2:11.96, 2nd
1600: R. Izer- 5:09.21, 1st; Snyder- 5:18.32,
3rd * 5:12.16, 2nd
3200: R. Izer- 10:25.71, 1st; Snyder11:07.56, 2nd *11:59.13, 3rd
Discus: Jacob Kuhn- 99’ 2”, 6th *143’ 10”,
1st
Shot Put: Blake Busta- 37’ 6”, 3rd; Kuhn- 32’
2”, 6th *43’ 4”, 1st
4x100: Mason Goerend, Er. Drilling, Hackman, Einwalter- 47.24, 2nd *47.06, 1st
4x100 WM (not scored): Braeden Baumler,
Kelby Reicks, Luke Anderson, Kuhn- 57.29,
4th *53.04, 1st
4x200: Er. Drilling, Hackman, Einwalter,
Suell- 1:36.63, 1st *1:37.72, 2nd
4x400: Evan Drilling, Busta, L. Izer, Er.
Drilling- 3:52.91, 2nd *3:43.60, 1st
4x800: Zach Gillen, Nathan Herold, L. Izer,
Dylan Bruess- 9:21.34, 4th *9:05.29, 1st
Shuttle Hurdle: Busta, Justin Kime, Kyle
Langreck, Er. Drilling- 1:13.83, 6th *1:06.4,
1st
1600 Medley: John Gossling, Goerend, Gillen, Herold- 4:11.02, 3rd *4:05.21, 1st
SF Team Standings:
1. Turkey Valley- 139; 2. Nashua-Plainfield96; 3. Postville- 72; 4. Janesville- 69; 5.
Tripoli- 65; 6. Sumner-Fredericksburg- 55; 7.
West Central- 45; 8. Columbus- 14.
@ Starmont 5.1
The Trojans traveled to Starmont
last Friday afternoon for a 12-team
meet hosted by the Stars.
As a team, TV had one 1st place
finish, six total top-three finishes and
double placed in one event. They
ended with 58.5 points in 3rd place.
Starmont Results:
100: Eric Drilling- 11.55, 2nd; Cody Hackman- 11.98, T6th *11.45, 1st
200: Nathan Suell- 23.07, 2nd *23.05, 1st
400: Will Einwalter- 55.42, 5th *52, 1st
3200: Ryan Izer- 10:12.86, 2nd *9:58.36, 1st
4x100: Hackman, Justin Kime, Mason Goerend, Wyatt Blazek- 48.91, 4th *45.2, 1st
4x200: Hackman, Er. Drilling, Blazek, Suell1:35.32, 2nd *1:33.41, 1st
4x400: Er. Drilling, R. Izer, Einwalter, Suell3:34.66, 2nd *3:33.82, 1st
4x800: Walker Leibold, Zach Gillen, Levi
Izer, Jordon Snyder- 9:46.53, 5th *8:37.26,
1st
1600 Medley: Er. Drilling, Einwalter, Suell,
R. Izer- 3:48.33, 1st *3:54.35, 2nd
Starmont Team Standings:
1. North Fayette Valley- 180; 2. Jesup- 81;
3. Turkey Valley- 58.5; 4. Starmont- 50; 5.
Oelwein- 46.5; 6. Central-40; 7. EdgewoodColesburg- 30; 8. Sumner-Fredericksburg23; T9. Kee, MFL-MarMac- 17; 11. West
Central- 12; 12. Alburnett- 3.
Ladies Results:
800: Jess Lechtenberg- 2:43.27, 4th; Monica
Schwartzhoff- 2:57.4, 5th *2:29.94, 1st
1500: Josie Kriener- 5:16.62, 3rd; Felicity
Taylor- 5:22.28, 6th *5:01.73, 1st
3000: Schwartzhoff- 12:01.91, 3rd; Lechtenberg- 12:31.7, 4th *11:38.27, 1st
100 Hurdles: Warth- 16.69, 1st *17.24, 2nd
4x100: Lexi Bohr, Amber Brincks, Hertges,
Brittany Shindelar- 53.43, 3rd *52.35, 1st
4x100 WM (not scored): Chelsea Dietzenbach, Becca Franzen, Christina Nesvik,
Ashley Budde- 59.71, 1st *1:03.74, 2nd
4x200: Bohr, Taylor Numedahl, Hertges,
Shindelar- 1:58.93, 3rd * 1:49.78, 1st
4x400: Numedahl, Tiffany Riehle, Franzen,
Taylor Buchheit- 4:47.35, 4th *4:26.75, 1st
4x800: Tiana Bullerman, Kriener, RaeAnn
Klimesh, Taylor- 10:19.03, 2nd *9:55.49, 1st
Sprint Medley: Bohr, Dietzenbach, Numedahl, Riehle- 2:04.58, 1st *2:04.92, 2nd
Shuttle Hurdle: Warth, Lee Balik, Nesvik,
Buchheit- 1:16.97, 3rd *1:15.56, 1st
High Jump: Brincks, 5’, 3rd *5’ 2”, 1st
Long Jump: Brincks- 14’ 9.5”, 4th; Warth14’ 4”, 5th *15’ 7”, 1st
Discus: Hertges- 102’ 3”, 1st; Shindelar- 101’
2”, 2nd *100’ 6”, 3rd
Shot Put: Shindelar- 37’ 3.5”, 2nd; Hertges36’ 3”, 4th *38’ 2.5”, 1st
Ladies Team Standings:
1. Osage- 166; 2. South
Winn- 115; 3. New Hampton- 107; 4. Crestwood- 77;
5. Riceville- 43; 6. Dunkerton- 41; 7. Postville- 37.
Warriors:
The boys had a
strong outing with five
1st place finishes, 11
total top-three placements and double
placed in six events.
Carson Lensing
put away two 1st place
events including the
Discus and Shot Put,
Ben Meyer ended 1st in
the 400m Hurdles, Jordan Rommes finished
1st in the High Jump
and the 4x200 relay
team took 1st.
“The guys continue
to compete hard and Carson Lensing pushes the shot put forward at
improve. We had a last week’s meet at Crestwood. Lensing took 1st in
number of outstand- the discus and shot put. (Photo courtesy of Sherri
ing performances last Lensing)
night,” stated Coach
Jacobsen, Herold,
Scott Conway. “They are gearing up 4x200: Nathan Ward,
st
nd
for the big meets in the next couple Meyer- 1:33.30, 1 *1:33.58, 2
4x400: Ward, Alex Holthaus, Faldet, Rodney
of weeks.”
Schwartzhoff- 3:44.87, 4th *3:35.95, 1st
Warriors Results:
100: Mitch Herold- 11.81, 5th *11.49, 1st
200: Treyton Jacobsen- 24.43, 4th; Rommes24.51, 5th *23.32, 1st
400: Mac Faldet- 56.29, 5th *52.45, 1st
800: Matthew Holthaus- 2:17, 4th *2:02.67,
1st
1600: Derek Dietzenbach- 5:23.21, 6th
*4:54.33, 1st
3200: Eric Franzen- 11:53.26, 5th; Paxten
DeVilbiss- 11:53.99, 6th *11:02.24, 1st
110 Hurdles: Alec Quandahl- 18.89, 3rd;
Jacob Ling- 21.12, 6th; *16.17, 1st
400 Hurdles: Meyer- 58.08, 1st *59.35, 2nd
4x100: 45.53, 3rd *44.76, 1st
4x100 WM (not scored): Lensing, Jacobsen,
Herold, Meyer- 52.38, 4th *49.56, 1st
4x800: Ward, A. Holthaus, Luis Uribe, Kevin
Davis- 9:29.91, 3rd *8:52.48, 1st
1600 Medley: Noah Kuboushek, Schwartzhoff, Faldet, Uribe- 4:09.14, 3rd *3:46.41, 1st
Shuttle Hurdle: Quandahl, Faldet, Jacob
Ling, Davis- 1:14.05, 6th *1:00.23, 1st
High Jump: Rommes- 6’ 2”, 1st; Jacobsen- 5’
8”, 4th *6’, 2nd
Long Jump: Meyer- 19’ 7.5”, 3rd; Ward- 19’
4”, 4th *20’ 3.5”, 1st
Discus: Lensing- 160’ 6”, 1st; Rommes- 135’
7”, 3rd *146’ 5”, 2nd
Shot Put: Lensing- 52’, 1st *48’ 7”, 2nd
Warriors Team Standings:
1. New Hampton- 154; 2. South Winn- 120;
3. Crestwood- 102; 4. Osage- 97; 5. Dunkerton- 39; 6. Postville- 32; 7. Riceville- 12.
Lady Trojans earn silver at SF
@ SF 4.27
2nd place with six athletes in double-digit points was a great ending
for the Lady Trojans last Monday at
Sumner-Fredericksburg.
Shelby Reicks- 36; Stephanie Martin- 19.5; Delaney Lensing- 18; Johanna Blazek- 14.5; Sadie Nymeyer- 11.5
and Lydia Schuchhardt- 11.5 led TV to
their 2nd place, 151 point finish at the
eight-team co-ed meet last Monday.
Reicks had a pair of 1st place finishes and a pair of 2nd place finishes,
missing a perfect night by just four
points. Shelby was 2nd in the 200m
and 400m, missing 1st by less than a
second in both races and took 1st in
the 1500m and 3000m. Martin was 1st
in the 800m winning by five seconds
and part of the 1st place 4x800 relay.
Stephanie also had a 3rd place in the
1500m and a 6th place finish in the
High Jump. Delaney Lensing picked
up a 1st place in the Shot Put, winning
by less than a foot and earned the 2nd
place spot in the discus. Blazek was
part of the 1st place 4x800 team and
finished 3rd in both the Discus and
Shot Put. Nymeyer ran a leg of the 1st
place 4x100 and the 2nd place Sprint
Medley Relays while crossing the line
3rd in the 400m and finishing 6th in the
Long Jump. Schuchhardt was on the
1st place 4x100 and 2nd place Sprint
Medley Relays and took 3rd in the
200m and 6th in the 100m.
As a team, the Ladies had six 1st
place finishes, 19 total top three finishes and double placed in six events.
TV competed in eight relays (seven
that were scored) and placed in the top
three in seven of the eight races.
SF Results:
100: Schuchhardt- 14.32, 6th *12.89, 1st
200: S. Reicks- 28.93, 2nd; Schuchhardt- 29.29,
3rd *27.6, 1st
400: S. Reicks- 1:02.87, 2nd; Nymeyer1:04.37, 3rd *1:01.37, 1st
800: Martin- 2:34.94, 1st *2:39.94, 2nd
1500: S. Reicks- 5:13.68, 1st; Martin- 5:34.18,
3rd *5:28.01, 2nd
3000: S. Reicks- 12:07.64, 1st *12:38.85, 2nd
400 Hurdles: Kayla Schaufenbuel- 1:21.97, 5th
*1:10.05, 1st
Discus: Lensing- 89’ 8”, 2nd; Blazek- 84’, 3rd
*92’ 9”, 1st
High Jump: Schaufenbuel- 4’ 8.25”, 5th;
Martin- 4’ 8”, 6th *5’, 1st
Long Jump: Nymeyer- 14’ 2.5”, 6th *16’
11.5”, 1st
Shot Put: Lensing- 34’ 5”, 1st; Blazek- 32’ 4”,
3rd *33’ 11”, 2nd
4x100: Macie Njus, Kassidy Reicks, Schuchhardt, Nymeyer- 55.32, 1st *55.54, 2nd
4x100 WM (not scored): Sarah Busta, Kennedy Balk, Ashley Baumler, Delaney Lensing-
1:01.13, 3rd *58.30, 1st
4x200: Sarah Stahley, Morgen Kuennen, Alicia Klimesh, K. Reicks- 2:07.17, 3rd *1:57.28,
1st
4x400: Stahley, Brooke Herold, Teresa Hageman, Elli Winter- 4:46.29, 2nd *4:35.48, 1st
4x800: Stahley, Blazek, K. Reicks, Martin10:38.54, 1st *10:39.51, 2nd
Shuttle Hurdle: Schaufenbuel, Klimesh,
Kuennen, Njus- 1:19.8, 3rd *1:11.72, 1st
Sprint Medley: Njus, Stahley, Schuchhardt,
Nymeyer- 2:02.34, 2nd *2:02.07, 1st
Distance Medley: Busta, Balk, Herold, Hageman- 5:09.29, 5th *4:53.07, 1st
SF Team Standings:
1. Sumner-Fredericksburg 173; 2. Turkey
Valley 151; 3. Nashua-Plainfield 102; T4.
Janesville, Postville 36; 6. Tripoli 34; 7. West
Central 33; 8. Columbus 14.
@ MFL-MarMac 4.30
Juniors Stephanie Martin and Delaney Lensing and sophomore Shelby
Reicks led the Ladies to a 4th place finish at the 2015 MFL-MarMac Bulldog
Relays last Thursday night in Monona, scoring 45 of the teams 74 points.
Martin had a 3rd place 1500m, a
nd
2 place High Jump and ran a leg of
the 3rd place 4x800 and 1st place Distance Medley relays to post 18 points.
Lensing competed in her two usual
throwing events placing 2nd in Discus
and 3rd in Shot Put to garner 14 points
while S. Reicks had a 2nd place 800m
and was part of the 1st place 4x400 and
Distance Medley relays for 13 points.
As a team, TV had two 1st place finishes, eight total top three placements
and double placed in three events.
“The girls ran awesome tonight,”
quipped Coach Brian Schmitt. “I’m so
proud of the girls that I get the chance
to coach. Delaney Lensing had a personal record in the discus with a throw
of 115’ 1”. Some of our relays are really coming along nicely.”
MFL-MarMac Results:
800: S. Reicks- 2:29, 2nd *2:22.96, 1st
1500: Martin- 5:27.46, 3rd *5:23.92, 1st
100 Hurdles: Macie Njus- 18.4, 6th *15.14, 1st
Discus: Lensing- 115’ 1”, 2nd; Johanna Blazek87’ 5”, 5th *126’ 11”, 1st
High Jump: Martin- 4’ 6”, 2nd; Kayla
Schaufenbuel- 4’ 4”, 4th *4’ 7”, 1st
Shot Put: Lensing- 34’ 3”, 3rd; Blazek- 31’
11”, 6th *35’ 5”, 1st
4x400: Lydia Schuchhardt, Blazek, Sadie
Nymeyer, S. Reicks, 4:19.14, 1st *4:19.46, 2nd
4x800: Sarah Stahley, Kassidy Reicks, Teresa
Hageman, Martin- 10:50, 3rd *10:31.3, 1st
Shuttle Hurdle: Schaufenbuel, Alicia
Klimesh, Morgen Kuennen, Njus- 1:18.99, 4th
*1:11.99, 1st
Distance Medley: Schuchhardt, Martin, Nymeyer, S. Reicks- 4:31.21, 1st *4:36.99, 2nd
MFL-MarMac Team Standings:
1. Clayton Ridge 154; 2. Central 102.5; 3.
North Fayette Valley 95; 4. Turkey Valley
74; 5. East Buchanan 44; 6. Waukon 42.5; 7.
Edgewood-Colesburg 33; 8. MFL-MarMac
30; 9. Kee 12.
@ North Butler 5.1
Turkey Valley ended their week
last Friday evening in Greene competing in an 11-team meet held by North
Butler. As a team, the Ladies had
two 1st place finishes, seven top three
placements and double placed in two
events to finish with 61 points in 5th
place.
“This was our third meet for the
week. The girls really got after it in
practice and at the meets,” Schmitt
said. “It was a great full week of
‘work’. The season is flying by, I also
tell the girls, ‘Time flies when you’re
having fun’.”
Shelby Reicks, Delaney Lensing
and Sadie Nymeyer led the team posting 38 points. S. Reicks finished 1st in
the 1500, 5th in the 400 and ran the anchor leg of the 1st place 4x800 to score
14.5 points. Lensing had a 2nd place
ending in the Discus and placed 4th
in the Shot Put adding 12 points. Nymeyer marked 11.5 points with a 2nd
place 800 and was part of the 4th place
4x100 and 1st place 4x800 relays.
“Our 4x800 placed 1st with a time
of 10:16.01. Currently that is sitting
2nd in Class 1A,” noted Schmitt. “Shelby ran a strong 1500 to place 1st and
Steph had a great race as well.”
North Butler Results:
400: S. Reicks- 1:03.53, 5th *55.86, 1st
800: Nymeyer- 2:35.49, 2nd *2:33.72, 1st
1500: S. Reicks- 5:13.34, 1st; Martin- 5:26.63,
3rd *5:17.57, 2nd
Discus: Lensing- 108’ 9”, 2nd *111’ 10”, 1st
Shot Put: Blazek- 33’ 0.25”, 3rd; Lensing- 32’
11.5”, 4th *34’ 7.5”, 1st
4x100: Njus, Schuchhardt, K. Reicks, Nymeyer- 55.27, 4th *53.33, 1st
4x400: Stahley, Herold, K. Reicks, Schuchhardt- 4:42.20, 6th *4:20.58, 1st
4x800: Martin, Blazek, Nymeyer, S. Reicks10:16.01, 1st *10:32.58, 2nd
Sprint Medley: 2:16.91, 3rd *2:10.76, 1st
Distance Medley: Herold, Klimesh, K. Reicks,
Stahley- 4:55.58, 5th *4:42.47, 1st
North Butler Team Standings:
1. South Hardin 113; 2. St. Ansgar 107; 3.
Central Springs 87; 4. Sumner-Fredericksburg
73; 5. Turkey Valley 61; 6. Nashua-Plainfield
49; T7. Rockford, North Butler 28; 9. Tripoli
18; 10. Riceville 16; 11. Janesville 9.
2015 Turkey Valley Trap Shooting Team
Front row (l-r): Blake Kruse, Amber Barloon, Shaylee Brincks, Abbey Ott, Andrea Baumler, Sydney Kuennen, Cole
Langreck, Raven Hirsch, Emily Luzum, Sloan Huinker, Kayla Gebel, Kandace Engelhardt and Jessica Schmitt. Back row:
Head Coach Kurt Klimesh, Jacob Vsetecka, Riley Schmitt, Dakota Rush, Garrison Kruse, Brad Kriener, Leo Balk, Levi
Klimesh, Brogan Mihm, Izaack Best, Bobby Swestka, Austin Fischer, Erika Ackerman and Assistant Coach James Weissenfluh. Absent from picture: Walker Leibold, Nick Bruess, Tyler Rinnels.

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