December 10, 2013 Vol. 35, Issue 50

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1 Community News. Community Service. Address: PO Box 507, Calmar, IA Phone: (563) Web: USPS: Official Paper of Calmar, Fort Atkinson, Spillville, Ridgeway, Waucoma, Winneshiek County & Turkey Valley Community Schools December 10, 2013 Vol. 35, Issue 50 Jim Dotzenrod and his team of horses brought Santa and Mrs. Claus to town Thursday night for Christmas in Calmar. (Photo by Joyce Meyer) Christmas in Calmar to page 3 inside this issue: Thankful...2 Supper with Santa...4 Officials Take Oath...4 Local Sports The 2013 Santa s Helpers edition of the will be printed next week, December 17, We apologize for the inconvenience. - Staff $0.75 per copy

2 2 news Two of the three combines picking corn in one of the fields on the Merv Pecinovsky farm near Protivin. (Photo by Randy Novotny) Something to be thankful for By Katie Huinker The family of the late Mervin L. Pecinovsky had something to be thankful for this Thanksgiving holiday good friends. Mervin Pecinovsky, age 57, of Protivin, fell victim to a farming accident on November 21, The accident took his life. The day before Thanksgiving, Wednesday, November 27, around 20 of Pecinovsky s closest friends and fellow farmers came from all over the Protivin area to help harvest the crops Pecinovsky left behind. Dave Ondrashek from Fort Atkinson had been one of Pecinovsky s closest friends for the last 30 years. The two had helped each other farm, attended sales, bought and hauled cattle together and were always there for each other when they needed an extra hand. We are all neighbors and friends and that s just the way we do things. We might go to a farm sale and bid against each other but when it comes down to it we are always there for one another and this situation was no different, Ondrashek explained of helping with harvesting Pecinovsky's crops. With three combines, a few trucks and a few wagons, the acres of corn was harvested in a matter of 4-5 hours. It was then hauled to Art s Mill in Protivin. Along with Ondrashek, Ron Novak was a good friend and pallbearer at Pecinovsky s burial service. Novak resides in Protivin and has been friends with Pecinovsky since middle school. He explained how helpful and kind Pecinovsky had been through his life, Pecinovsky was always there for me when I needed help he never said no. I could never catch up to him, he was always ahead of the game this was us trying to catch up. Novak also explained how Pecinovsky knew livestock so well as he had always helped him when loading hogs, He is going to be hard to replace, said Novak. And he wasn t talking about just with the livestock. Area farmers and other folks pitch in to help pick Merv's crops this past Thanksgiving. (Photo by Randy Novotny) Submitted by Michelle Vobr Preschoolers at Turkey Valley are excited to get new opportunities to practice and build their gross motor skills. As part of the preschool curriculum, preschoolers are to have access to gross motor activities and are assessed on gross motor skills. To help improve this area of the preschool curriculum at Turkey Valley, gross motor equipment was requested and purchased by the Turkey Valley Education Foundation. Items purchased were a bundle of gross motor equipment, including balls, hula-hoops, bean bags, jump ropes, cones, a cart to store and transport these materials and 2 child sized tricycles. Children have not yet been able to ride the trikes because we are working on getting helmets to allow preschoolers to ride safely. Preschoolers enjoying the new gross motor skills equipment they recently received. SW elementary students are rewarded for their hard work SW elementary students sold items for the annual PTO fundraiser for the school. If the students sold 35 individual items or 50 as a family, they earned a ride in a Hummer Limo. All funds from the PTO fundraiser go to field trips, guest speakers and activities not supported by the general fund. PTO has used the Chip Shoppe for the last 7 years as it has food and gift items for sale. Over $11,000 was raised by K-8 students this year. Way to go! A Division of Mid-America Publishing Corporation OFFICE LOCATION & INFORMATION: Office hours: 8:30-3 Monday, Thursday and Friday; 8:30-2 Wednesday; Closed Tuesday. Office location: 109 N. Maryville St., Calmar, IA Physical product deliveries to: 9 2nd St. NW, Hampton, IA Mail: PO Box 507, Calmar, IA DEADLINES: Legal Notices: Thursdays, 5 p.m. Submitted news: Fridays, noon. 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3 news 3 Christmas in Calmar from front By Joyce Meyer The Calmar Commercial Club rolled out the red carpet during Christmas in Calmar last Thursday night, December 5. They provided food, drinks, entertainment, and even free carriage rides in the generous spirit of Christmas. Santa s helper, Jim Dotzenrod, his team of horses and Mr. and Mrs. Claus arrived in Calmar at 4 p.m. and were delivered in style to the Wiltgen Construction building. Awaiting their arrival were all the good little girls and boys with their wish lists ready for Santa Professional photographer Tina Hageman was on hand to capture lasting memories of the occasion. Many activities were going on throughout the town from 4 to 7 p.m. Some events were: free carriage rides, sponsored by Heying Lumber, and the mischievous Mr. Grinch was out walking about the town, sponsored by Flaskerud Flooring. Showing the real reason for the season, the live nativity complete with humans and animals was staying out of the below zero wind chill at Winco Farm Supply, the sponsor of the nativity. The Security Bank pup was also across town handing out candy coins and occasionally stopping to get his photo taken with the children. Cookie decorating downstairs at the Calmar Public Library was a hit for the young and the old. The firemen were handing out cups of chicken noodle soup on Main Street. A large crowd gathered in the warmth of WhistleStop Antiques for Dave Ludwig s famous chili, sponsored by Klimesh Ford and WhistleStop. Hot chocolate provided by Kwik Star kept many people warm. At the Train Station you could make your own chocolate dipped candy canes. The City of Calmar gave out caramel corn on Main Street. Economy Ag had the candy tractor shop in both colors red and green. There was gift wrapping at Bullwacker Logistics, books and candy at The, goodie bags at Therapeutic Masage by Audrey and snacks at other various businesses throughout town. Just for Kix holiday dancers were at the Gundersen Clinic. Carols sang from the South Winn Choir at Heying Lumber entertained the crowds. Many other businesses opened their doors for the event as well. The evening ended with the lighting of the star at the old Train Depot and music from the South Winn Choir. A fun and festive time was had by all with the overwhelming generosity of the businesses in town in true holiday spirit! Left: Chance, Chase and Caylie Adams check out Mr. Grinch. Middle: Maya Lensing enjoys the cookie she frosted at the Calmar Public Library. Right: Dominick, Lydia and Madie Quanrude with their friend Cheyenne Bushman pose with the Security Bank Pup. (Photos by Joyce Meyer) Left: Josi Andera points to her favorite candy tractor at Economy Ag. Right: Friends posing with Santa l to r: Jadie Langreck, Caden Meyer, Carly Meyer, Santa, Cody Meyer and Kendric Langreck. (Photos by Joyce Meyer) SW Choir Members begin their carols at Heying Lumber. (Photo by Katie Huinker) Just for Kix Holiday Dancers l to r: Emma Seitz, Jadyn Holthaus, Emaleigh Gehling, Theresa Hanson, Ava Franzen, Gabrielle Cline and Trynnity Frana. (Photo by Joyce Meyer) Main street was busy during Christmas in Calmar, as residents ventured into the cold to take part in the Christmas festivities around town. (Photo by Ryan Harvey)

4 4 news Esther Mary Zweibohmer, 91, Ossian, died Sunday, December 1, 2013, at Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian. Visitation was held Tuesday, December 3, 2013, with a Catholic Daughters of the Americas Rosary and a Scripture Service at the Schmitz-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Ossian. Mass of Christian Burial was held at on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Ossian, with Monsignor Cletus Hawes as the Celebrant. She was born on July 16, 1922 to Daniel and Evelyn (Grabau) Murray in Bonair. Esther graduated from Crestwood High School, Cresco in On November 21, 1940, Esther was united in marriage with Gregory Frederic Greg Zweibohmer FARM BUREAU AGENT 214 Winnebago Decorah, IA I know health insurance. 704 S. 4th Ave New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Located in a quiet, residential neighborhood ~Long term care, therapy services, respite care ~We provide quality of life as well as quality of care Medicare, Medicaid, Private Pay & Private Insurance Accepted (641) OR (641) Kensington Place 504 Short Ave Sr. at St. John Catholic Church in Independence. Nine children were born to this union. Esther worked in Waterloo as a waitress, where she met Greg. She then worked on the family farm raising her family for fifty years. Presently, she was the Grand Regent of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court #983 and served as the District Deputy for many years. Esther loved playing cards, quilting, reading, gardening and crocheting. Esther is survived by seven of her children, Lois (Lee) Meinert of Ankeny, Louise (John) Heying of Calmar, James (Carol) Zweibohmer of Sherrill, Lawrence (Connie) Zweibohmer of Charlotte, NC, Patricia Larson of Ionia, David (Sharol) Zweibohmer of Cresco and Norma Glass of Oelwein; numerous grandchildren, greatgrandchildren and great-great grandchildren and her sister, Rosetta Statelman of Evansdale. Esther was preceded in death by her husband, Greg Zweibohmer Sr.; a son, Greg Zweibohmer Jr.; a daughter in infancy, Catherine Zweibohmer and a grandson, Bryan Meinert. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the De Sales School or the Ossian Ambulance Fund in Esther s honor. Schmitz - Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Ossian helped the family with the arrangements. Condolences may be left with: ~All the comforts of home plus a little extra ~Independent living with supportive services to meet your individual needs Current Calmar Mayor, Corey Meyer, is having newly elected officials take their oath of office. Left to right, Dennis Kleve (re-elected councilman), T. J. Schissel (newly elected councilman), Keith Frana (newly elected Mayor) and Corey Meyer (outgoing Mayor). (Photo by Michele Elsbernd) Above Left: Mayor Pro Tem/Councilman Larry Huinker thanking current/outgoing Mayor, Corey Meyer for his service to Calmar. Above Right: Mayor Pro-Tem/Councilman Larry Huinker thanking Isaac Phillips (outgoing Councilman) for his years of service to Calmar. (Photos by Michele Elsbernd) Fort Atkinson Citizens Enjoy Supper with Santa By Katie Huinker Adults and children alike enjoyed the traditional Supper with Santa in Fort Atkinson on Wednesday night. The usual prospects were served; Norske's cream of broccoli or hot chicken noodle soup, Dave Ludwig s famous chili, sandwiches, rolls, and baked goods. If anyone was craving something extra after their meal, Reagan Kime (Little Miss Squirt) and Mikayla Lien (Winn. Co. Dairy Princess) were serving Moo Mobile shakes. While waiting in line, kids were entertained by a few clowns making balloon animals ranging from swords for the boys to fun flower hats for the girls. Of course it wouldn t be Supper with Santa without Mr. and Mrs. Claus. Children lined up for their chance to sit on Santa s lap and tell them what they want for Christmas. It was also the only way they got their bag of treats including the usual peanuts, candy and fruit. The treats are always donated and put together by the Fort Atkinson Association. A raffle took place SUPPER to page 13 Food Bank establishes endowment fund with Community Foundation The Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa is pleased to announce the establishment of the Northeast Iowa Food Bank Endowment Fund. The Fund will help bring additional support for the Food Bank s growing needs as it continues to expand its programming and serve thousands of food insecure individuals and families each year, said Kaye M. Englin, President & CEO of the Community Foundation. Only income from the fund will be distributed to the Northeast Iowa Food Bank, leaving the principal intact to grow overtime, creating a lasting and permanent reserve. Because the fund is a permanent endowment with the Community Foundation, donors to the fund are eligible to receive a 25 percent state tax credit through Endow Iowa in addition to the normal federal deductions for charitable giving. We are proud to partner with the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa by offering our donors another way to give to the Food Bank. This partnership will assist the Food Bank in building its capacity for the future, stated Barbara Prather, Executive Director of the Northeast Iowa Food Bank. The Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa and the Northeast Iowa Food Bank serve a large portion of Northeast Iowa, overlapping coverage in 15 counties. Gifts to the fund can be made online at or checks payable to the Northeast Iowa Food Bank Endowment Fund can be sent to: Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa, 425 Cedar St., Ste. 310, Waterloo, IA Kaden and Kesley Brandt, children of Shane and Elizabeth Brandt, sit with Santa and Mrs. Claus. (Photo by Katie Huinker)

5 opinion 5 neighbor to neighbor By Sharon Busch Shotgun deer season started this weekend. For all us drivers out there, I hope you get those wandering deer! Deer (venison) is a meat that has very little fat in it. While this makes the meat extremely healthy, it also means that you do not want to overcook it. Seasonings and cooking onions with your meat help take out the game taste. While there are a variety of ways to prepare venison, you can also use it in recipes that you are already familiar with. Typically you can replace beef, pork, or even lamb with venison in all of your favorite recipes. If you want to know how to cook venison in other ways, the grill is an excellent way to start. The high heat and quick cooking time suit the more tender cuts of meat (such as filets) as well as ground venison, if you wish to fix burgers. If you are grilling venison as burgers, it is not necessary to get these patties as well done as a beef burger. You do not want to overcook it. To avoid over cooking the meat, do not cook beyond medium rare and stay with your grill the entire time. Even a minute can make the difference in the flavor and tenderness of your cuts of venison. Make sure you oil your grill so the meat doesn t stick. I like to cook deer meat in a crockpot with basic seasonings and lots of onions. My son-in-law grills some of his deer meat. Marinate the deer filets with your favorite seasonings and a little balsamic vinegar for a few minutes and then grill for about one to two minutes per side or until done. Serve with onions and mushrooms sautéed in butter. You can also cook the filets in a skillet with your onions and mushrooms. Lightly coat your iron skillet with olive oil and a little butter. Get your skillet hot and add the onions and sauté until translucent and then add meat and sauté until browned. Then add the mushrooms and seasonings and cook until all is done. Beer Burgers From Backwoods Bound 2 lb. s deer burger Salt and pepper 2 cans beer Season the meat to taste with salt and pepper. Shape into patties and place in a glass baking dish. Pour the beer over the patties, cover and refrigerate overnight. Remove the patties from the beer and fry or grill until done. Adjust seasoning if needed. Serve and enjoy. Deer Meat From allrecipes.com 1 1/2 pounds venison (deer meat) 2 onions, chopped 4 cups fresh mushrooms, sliced 3 tablespoons butter 1 clove garlic, minced 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour 1 cup sour cream 1 teaspoon salt 1 pinch mustard powder 1/8 teaspoon dried parsley Heat butter or margarine in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and sauté until translucent; then add meat and sauté until browned. When meat is lightly browned, add mushrooms, garlic, tomato paste, flour, sour cream, salt, mustard powder and parsley. Stir together, reduce heat to low and let simmer for 20 to 30 minutes. The longer it simmers the more tender the meat will be. Enjoy! Venison Meatballs By Taste of Home 1 medium onion, finely chopped 1/2 cup uncooked instant rice 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1 pound ground venison 3/4 cup water 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 1/3 cup ketchup 1/3 cup condensed tomato soup, undiluted 1 tablespoon ground mustard 2 teaspoons paprika In a large bowl, combine the first four ingredients. Crumble venison over mixture and mix well. Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls. Place in a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Combine the remaining ingredients; pour over meatballs. Bake, uncovered, and at 375 for minutes or until meat is no longer pink. Yield: 4 servings. Till next time.the Deer Hunter s Prayer by Dale Sunderlin. It goes as follows: Heavenly father, to you I pray, A majestic deer may come my way. Let my aim be straight and true, this my Lord, I pray to you. A swift clean kill is what I ask; Take his spirit swift and fast. For his last breath should not be, One of pain or agony. Let his soul, Come to Thee, To roam your heavens, wild and free. Yesterday s News In 1927, Iowa had: the largest sash and door factory in the US, in Dubuque; largest macaroni factory AND largest broom factory in the world, both at Davenport; largest cereal factory in the world at Cedar Rapids; largest hydro-electric plant in the world at Keokuk; largest drain tile producing factory in the world at Mason City; largest steel furnace factory in the world at Marshalltown and a whole lot more! See the end of this article for the rest... In January of 1927, a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Johnson of Calmar on January 16th. The Courier notice read The young man is a big, strong fellow. The mother is well and Theodore is as proud as a peacock. The Study Club in Calmar met on January 17, 1927 at Clara Becker s house. The subject was Iowa. Memory Nooks of Iowa was presented by Esther Weselmann. The Warnings, Mottos and Slogans of Iowa was presented by Sophia Peterson and The Beauty Spots of Iowa was presented by Emma Yager. Verna Davis introduced Iowa Songs. A very pleasant time was had by all present. Also in January of 1927, a 25-year-old farmer near West Union was stopped in an attempt to dynamite the new Fayette County Court House. County Auditor J. H. Cline overcame the apparently demented man and held him until help arrived. The man was about to light fuses attached to 3 large cans of dynamite, and also possessed several bottles of gasoline, police later reported. The man had posted a large red DAN- GER sign, and marched several times around the court house, before he advanced to the front entrance and arranged his dynamite and gasoline. He wore a red fox skin draped over his shoulders, the paws locked under his chin and a false mustache. He was committed to the asylum at Independence, Iowa after being given a sanity hearing. This same individual had spent 4 months in the asylum in It was reported that U.S. Marines now ride in the mail car of the fast Sioux train that passed through Calmar every morning and evening in These military personnel ride from Chicago to Sheldon, leaving Chicago at 6:00 p.m., reaching Sheldon by morning and returning to Chicago that evening. Sawed-off shotguns are included in the equipment of each mail car. The addition of the Marines was in accordance with steps taken by the Post Office to guard the mail against banditry. The Courier reported that the Dubuque Times Journal in late January of 1927 contained a photo of Spot, the dog belonging to Walter Harms of this area. Along with the photo, was the account of Spot s record as a catcher of rats, and a number of dead rats were pictured around the dog. He was reported to have killed 94 rats the the 3 weeks preceding the article. In February of 1927, Huber and Koch in Fort Atkinson, just unloaded 2 freight cars of spring tillage implements and a car of new Deere Improved and Moline Spreaders. They advertised, The right goods at the right price. On Sunday, March 6, 1927, a radio program was broadcast from the Ben Bear Co., Station KGCA By Mary Welch in Decorah, beginning at 2:00 p.m. This program featured songs by area singers and musicians, including Fred Grundeland, tenor, of Calmar. Mr. Grundeland performed, Sunrise and You, Little Mother of Mine, and Rock Me to Sleep in an Old Rocking Chair. In early March of 1927, the biggest mess of scrambled eggs in the history of Fayette County found a place on the streets of Clermont, when 1500 to 1800 specimens of hen fruit were violently deposited on the ground as a result of an auto collision. A truck belonging to the Goodrich Produce Co. of Strawberry Point was struck in the rear end by a delivery truck of the Double Store in Clermont, and tipped over on it s side. The entire load of eggs was thrown into the street. Neither of the vehicle's drivers had any serious injury. The Goodrich truck was coming into town from Elgin, driven by Ted Dorland of West Union. Also in March of 1927, Manager Horace Weiser of the Decorah baseball team was enthusiastic over the prospects for a new team that would combine Decorah and Calmar players and would be called the Winneshiek County Giants. Manager Weiser expects to make arrangements with some of the Mississippi Valley League teams. An outside umpire will be used in all games and the players have decided on Lester Ean of Ossian, who has done high class umpiring for several years. It was planned that games would be played alternately at Calmar and Decorah. In 1927, The Inwood at Riverside Park in Spillville, advertised the 1927 opener would be YESTERDAY to page 12

6 6 Blood drive to be held December 13 Winneshiek Medical Center will host a LifeServe Blood Center blood drive on Friday, December 13 from 9:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. on the lower level of the medical center. The LifeServe Blood Center requires all donors to provide identification, such as your Blood Center donor card, driver s license, etc. Eligible donors must be at least 16 years of age, in general good health and weigh at least 120 pounds. Appointments are recommended, but walk-in donors will be worked into the schedule as time allows. To schedule an appointment, go online to org or contact Community Relations or at communityrelations@winmedical.org. turkey valley December 12 6:15 p.m.: Girl's JV Decorah HS 6:15 p.m.: Boy's JV TV HS 7:30 p.m.: Girl's Varsity Decorah HS 7:30 p.m.: Boy's Varsity TV HS December a.m.: Varsity Wrestling SW HS 5 p.m.: Girl's JV TV HS 7 p.m.: Girl's Varsity TV HS December 16 4:15 p.m.: MS Wrestling Waukon HS 4:30 p.m.: Varsity & JV Wrestling Postville HS 6:15 p.m.: Girl s JV Central Elkader HS 6:15 p.m.: Girl's Varsity TV HS 7:30 p.m.: Boy's JV Central Elkader 7:30 p.m.: Boy s Varsity TV HS December 17 4 p.m.: Girl s MS Spillville 6:15 p.m.: Girl's Varsity TV HS 7:30 p.m.: Boy's Varsity TV HS community events Help wrap local communities in warmth by donating to Gundersenʼs Blanket Drive Gundersen Health System s nursing family and Gundersen Partners, the Health System auxiliary, have kicked off their 8th annual blanket drive titled, Wrapping the Community in Warmth. The blanket drive, which runs from now until Jan. 12, helps many local organizations during the winter season including the Salvation Army, New Horizons, Birth Right, St. Clare Health Mission, Community Liaison, Gerard Hall, Houston County Women s Resource Center and Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation. Make your donation by dropping off new or gently used blankets at any Gundersen Medical or Eye Clinic or at one of the valet parking locations on the Gundersen La Crosse campus. According to Kathy Koehne, RN, Gundersen Department of Nursing, this year s goal is 1,000 blankets. During the 2012 drive, 799 blankets were collected. For more information contact the Gundersen Department of Nursing at (608) A program that provides Northeast Iowa foster parents with some time off has a new service area and a need for more volunteers. Respite Options of Northeast Iowa provides foster parents with an in-home certified care provider enabling them to get away for a day, weekend or vacation. Previously, they had to leave their children in another foster home. The program has partnered with the Luther College Social Work Program and Britt Rhodes, Luther associate professor of social work, to conduct the background studies for each applicant. Luther students have also been involved as respite foster care providers along with other community members in northeast Iowa. For Kathy Novy, a foster mom in Denver, Iowa, the program, originally established by the Wart- burg College social work department and the Allison Area Foster Parent Association, has worked beautifully. We ve used the program for a day here or there and a couple of times in an emergency, Novy said. It helps relieve stress and allows us to do things we could not do with the kids along. The program, which started in Bremer, Butler, Franklin and Grundy counties, expanded last year into Howard, Allamakee, Winneshiek, Clayton, Chickasaw and Fayette counties. Respite Options now offers services in Delaware, Dubuque and Buchanan counties but still needs more respite providers. The program expansions include partnerships with the social work departments at Luther College, Loras College in Dubuque south winneshiek December 12 6 p.m.: Preschool Ossian gym 6:15 p.m.: Girl's JV SW HS 7:30 p.m.: Girl's Varsity SW HS December 13 4 p.m.: Girl s MS SW MS Ossian 4 p.m.: Girl s JV SW HS 4:15 p.m.: MS Wrestling N. Hampton HS 5:15 p.m.: Boy's JV SW HS 6:15 p.m.: Girl s Varsity SW HS 7:30 p.m.: Boy s Varsity SW HS December 14 8 a.m.: Boy s 9th Grade Basketball Fayette MS 10 a.m.: Varsity Wrestling SW HS December 16 6:15 p.m.: Girl's JV Kee High School 7 p.m.: Christmas Band Ossian Gym 7:30 p.m.: Girl's Varsity Kee High School December 17 4 p.m.: Girl's MS SW MS 6 p.m.: Varsity Wrestling Double Jesup HS 6:15 p.m.: Boy's JV SW HS 7:30 p.m.: Boy's Varsity SW HS Caregiver support group WMC Auxiliary A Caregiver Support Group will be held on December 19 at the Ossian Senior Hospice from 3-4 p.m. Caregiver Support offers individuals caring for loved ones a time to share experiences, challenges, suggestions, and receive support from caregivers in similiar situations. Caregiver s will receive information and support on coping, how to find balance, recognizing caregiver burnout, and how to recognize the signs and symptoms of progressive illness and disease. For more information contact Dianne Schultz at or Eileen Courtney at and Warburg College in Waverly. The expansions are funded through a $25,000 contract with the Iowa Department of Human Services. We need a wider circle of providers, and we re hoping to attract even more college students and other interested adults, said Nancy Magnall, resource information specialist with the Iowa Foster and Adoptive Parents Association. Providers must be at least 20 years old, complete an application and certification process, and be able to make a one-year commitment to the program. This is not a paid position, but respite providers do receive a small stipend and help with mileage costs when they travel to do respite care. Training is offered in Waverly, beginning in January, and in Decorah and Dubuque, beginning in February. The program has trained 46 volunteers, including college students, former foster parents and adult children of foster families. If interested in becoming a certified respite provider, contact Nancy Magnall, (877) , (319) or magnall_ifapa@msn.com. announces 2013 Light for Life program The Winneshiek Medical Center Auxiliary invites the community to celebrate the season of giving through the 2013 Light for Life program. Light for Life is a giving campaign featuring lighted snowflakes given in memory of loved ones or in honor of a special living person. Donations may be made at Winneshiek Medical Center or forms are available at through December 31, Contributions are tax deductible. Proceeds from this year s Light for Life campaign are dedicated to the purchase of an adjustable x-ray table to benefit WMC patients in the Surgery and Radiology departments. The Light for Life snowflakes will be displayed in Winneshiek Medical Center s windows, and donations will be acknowledged in the medical center s Main Entrance. For further information, contact the Winneshiek Medical Center Auxiliary at Songs of Hope The Christ Our Hope Chorale will present a Christmas Concert and Evening Vesper service for the Third Sunday of Advent on Sunday December 15th at 7 p.m. at St. Luke's Church, St. Lucas. The concert will include ancient plainsong, familiar carols, choral works and newly released Advent and Christmas liturgical music. The theme of the concert is Songs of Hope and focuses on the Advent season and anticipation of the coming of Christ and pays attention to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Music selections include works by Richard Proulx, Carol Browning, Aurelius Prudentius, Nathan Hofheins and the Roger Wagner HOPE to page 7 December 11 December 18 $6 Specials Wednesday: Ham Balls, Cheesy Potatoes, Carrots Thursday: Chicken Gravy over Mashed Potatoes, Mixed Veggies, Fruit Salad Friday: Lasagna, Cheese Bread, Side Monday: Stuffing Topped Chicken, Baked Potato, Apple Salad Tuesday: Chow Mein Casserole, Peaches, Roll Wednesday: Pork Loin, Parsley Potatoes, Green Beans Woodyʼs Bar & Grill Fort Atkinson

7 community events 7 Veteranʼs Christmas Party The 13th annual Veteran s Christmas Party at the St. Ansgar American Legion will be Saturday, December 14, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Come bright and early to enjoy coffee and rolls, as well as music for the Season, your favorite polkas and your favorite waltzes by Char s Polka Band requests welcome. Lunch will be served by Paradise Pizza at noon. Special guest: 95-year-old WWII Women Airforce Service Pilot, Liz Strofus of Fairbault, MN. The event is free, open to the public and spouses are welcome. Alcohol-free and smoke-free. For more information, contact the sponsor SSG(R) Phil Fleischer: Box 253, St. Ansgar, IA 50472; or call him at HOPE from page 6 Chorale. The choir is composed of members of the six parishes of the Christ Our Hope cluster: Holy Trinity, Protivin, St. John Nepomucene, Fort Atkinson, St. Luke's, St. Lucas, St. Mary s, Waucoma, Assumption, Little Turkey and Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Lawler. Members include: Janet Schmitt, Julie Nolte, Kathy Kuennen, Annette Kuennen, Sheila Rassman, Margaret Hruska, Rosemary Kriener, Virginia Kuhn, Joyce Barta, Donna Dietzenbach, Darlene Gossling, Mary Lou Hackman, Laurie Ahrndt, Kathy Meyer, Sara Haught, Laura Lukes, Carrie Rassman, Natalie Busta, Chris Bodensteiner, Jim Schmitt, Gerry Schmitt, Robert Meyer, Adrian Kuennen, Sam Schmitt, Tim Franzen of Our Lady of Seven Dolors, Festina and, Dean Byerly of Calmar Methodist. Director of the choir is Jeanette Dietzenbach. Keith Kreun of Fredericksburg has been assisting with rehearsals. The choir will be accompanied Calmar Lutheran Church s Annual WELCA Gathering December 18 1:30 p.m. in the Church Fellowship Hall Program presented by Megan Olson, granddaughter of our very own Alice Stenseth. Megan will tell us about her six weeks in China teaching English. Lunch to follow. Open House at the Museum The St. Lucas Historical Society will sponsor the Eleventh Annual Christmas Reflections event on Sunday, December 15th at the German American Museum in St. Lucas. Guests can view historical displays and decorations from 11 a.m. 5 p.m. Refreshments and a soup and dessert buffet will be served throughout the day. The buffet will be free will donation. This year marks ten years since the St. Luke School was purchased from the St. Luke Parish. Accomplishments in the decade following include the development of the German American Museum and the Family History Center, the placing of the school building on the National Register of Historic Places and a new HVAC system completed in The Society has sponsored many events including an All School Reunion Gathering of the Saints in 2005, Hundert Yahre 100th birthday of the building in The Museum is available for class reunions, family gatherings etc. For more information, call by Leah Blekeberg, cello; Natalie Busta, flute, Kathy Meyer, organ and Jeanette Dietzenbach, piano. Father Nicholas March, pastor of Christ Our Hope, will preside at the Vesper service. Deacon Jim Zajicek will assist in the service. The St. Luke Church is a beautiful example of gothic architecture and in 2014 will be celebrating 100 years since it was built. ASSUMPTION CATHOLIC Little Turkey Father Nicho las March 10: 0:30 a.m. Mass BETHANY LUTHERA N Rural Ossian Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday Schoolo 10: 30 a.m. Worship Servi ce Communion 12/15 CALMAR COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST Calmar Pastor Linda Thompson 9 a.m. Worship CALMARAR LUTHE RAN & SPRINGFIELD LUTHERAN Pastor Phil Olson 9 a.m. Calma r 10:30 a.m. am Springfield Grant deadline for the Winneshiek County Community Foundation is fast approaching The Winneshiek County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa, will award approximately $100,000 in grants to organizations, projects or programs that contribute, in a significant way, to the people of Winneshiek County. Areas of grant making are human services, education, environment, arts and humanities, community development, economic development, historic preservation and other emerging needs. Those qualified are local nonprofit organizations that are taxexempt under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code, or other qualified tax exempt organizations such as governmental agencies, schools, and churches. Applications are available online at and must be completed through the Foundation s new online portal. Paper copies will not be accepted. The application deadline to apply is January 10, 2014 at midnight. For more information about the Winneshiek County Community Foundation or the grants program, contact WCCF Administrative Assistant, Brenda Luzum at or brenda@visitdecorah.com or contact the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa s administrative office at DE SALES CATHOLIC Ossian Msgr. Cletus J. Hawes Saturday: 4 p.m. Mass 1 a.m. Mass LIVING HOPE BAPTIST Ossian 9 a.m. Worship HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC Protivin Father Nicholas March Thursday: 8 a.m. Mass Saturday: 3:30-3:50 p.m. Reconciliation 4 p.m. Mass MT. 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Training Youth Groups on Saturday, December 14th from 3:15-5:15 PM at the New Hampton Rollerskating Rink to celebrate the birthday of our Savior, baby JESUS! Please invite your entire family and any little children you know! Admission will be $1.00/skater PLUS a preemie outfit (3 months or smaller) or baby blanket (no smaller than 30x30") (1 per family) for the "Preemie Project" at the University of Iowa Hospital. (New or gently used will be perfect!) Cupcakes will be provided, drinks are available to purchase! Please help spread the word!!! Need more info? Call Sara Schmitt: ST. WENCESLAUS CATHOLIC Spillville Father Donald J. Hawes Saturday: 7 p.m. Mass 8:30 a.m. Mass STAVANGER LUTHERAN 10 a.m. Worship TRINITY LUTHERAN Calmar Pastor Glenn Smith 10:30 a.m. Worship ZION LUTHERAN Castalia Pastor Dave Lenth 8:30 a.m. Adult Class 9:15 a.m. Sunday School

8 8 sports Turkey Valley comes back to beat South Winn By Leah Kruse SW GBB 12/6 South Winn hosted the Turkey Valley Lady Trojans last Friday in their first of two games this season in what is always a big game for area fans. The Lady Warriors got out to a good lead with SW s Brittany Shindelar putting in the first bucket followed by a three-point shot with a foul and a good free throw from SW s Micole Lansing to put SW up 6-0 with over half the quarter to go. Shindelar added two more points before TV could get on the board with a free throw from Johanna Blazek and a twopointer from Andrea Baumler to end the first quarter 8-3 in South Winn s favor. Shindelar was the first to score in the second set after almost two minutes ticking off the clock. Blazek put in another free throw for TV but SW s Megan Elsbernd hit a jumper to push SW s lead to 12-4 with just under five minutes on the clock. Morgen Kuennen put in one free throw from TV but Elsbernd knocked in another shot from under the rim to increase the space between the scores to 14-5, close to the three-minute mark. TV s Shelby Reicks got on the board for the Lady Trojans with a two-pointer but SW s Payton Poshusta answered with two free throws. Blazek hit another jumper with a minute and a half left before halftime and S. Reicks drained a three-point shot with just 20 seconds left to pull TV within four points. Two missed free throws by TV sent them to the locker room with a split of in favor of SW. Mueterthies moved TV up to 14 points to start the third only to have Shindelar and P. Poshusta add a shot each to widen the gap back to six points. TV s Chloe Reicks hit a shot from outside the arc followed by another threepoint shot from her younger sister S. Reicks to tie the game at 20 all with 2:30 showing on the clock. M. Kuennen put in a free throw about 40 seconds later for TV and Sadie Nymeyer added a bucket to end the third with TV leading for the first time in the game. To begin the fourth, Blazek added back-to-back two-pointers to increase TV s lead to seven points but SW s Becca Hertges made a free throw to change the score to with 6:05 to go in the game. Nymeyer added a basket only to be answered by SW s Jordan Poshusta to keep the spread the same. TV s Allison Kuennen and M. Kuennen added one and two free throws respectively to push TV into a nine-point lead with a little more than half the quarter to play. Buckets went back and forth with P. Poshusta and Elsbernd making one each for SW and M. Kuennen and Blazek adding one each for TV to change the score to Shindelar made an old-fashioned three-point play by making a basket with a foul and making the extra shot to put the game spread back to five points at with under two minutes to go. Blazek sunk two more shots at the line only to have Elsbernd and Micole Lansing add a bucket each for SW to make it a three-point game with just 42 seconds to go. Blazek added three free throws on two trips to the line to move the split back to six points. Elsbernd made the last points of the game with three free throws during two trips to the line but the game ended with TV up The girls did a good job of battling back in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. It was nice to pick up a win and against a quality opponent. We will continue to get better, said Coaches Stepan and Nymeyer. Turkey Valley team stats included: 41 pts, FG, 3-9 3pt, FT, 14 OR, 21 DR, 5 A, 11 S, 5 B. Player stats included: Njus- 2pts, 1-3 FG, 2 OR; Novotny- 1 OR; Nymeyer- 4pts, 2-3 FG, 3 OR; Blazek- 13pts, 2-10 FG, 9-14 FT, 6 DR, 1 A, 3 S; S. Reicks- 8pts, 3-7 FG, 2-3 3pt, 1 DR, 3 A, 4 S, 1 B; Baumler- 2pts, 1-1 FG; Mueterthies- 2pts, 1-3 FG, 3 DR, 1 A; A. Kuennen- 1pt, 1-4 FT, 2 OR, 4 DR, 1 S, 1 B; M. Kuennen- 6pts, 6-8 FT, 3 OR, 7 DR, 1 S, 3 B; C. Reicks- 3pts, 1-8 FG, 1-2 3pt, 3 OR, 2 S. South Winn team stats included: 38pts, FG, pt, 8-13 FT, 11 OR, 19 DR, 9 A, 18 S. Player stats were: Lansing- 6pts, 2-15 FG, 1-6 3pt, 1-2 FT, 1 DR, 4 A, 5 S; J. Poshusta- 2pts, 1-2 FG; DeVilbiss- 2 DR, 1 A, 5 S; Phillips- 1 OR, 1 A; P. Poshusta- 7pts, 2-17 FG, 1-7 3pt, 2-3 FT, 1 OR, 8 DR, 1 A, 3 S; Schwartzhoff- 1 OR, 2 S; Hertges- 1pt, 1-2 FT, 2 OR, 1 DR; Shindelar- 11pts, 5-10 FG, 1-2 FT, 3 OR, 3 DR, 2 A, 3 S; Elsbernd- 11pts, 4-11 FG, 3-4 FT, 3 OR, 4 DR. Above: SW's Brittany Shindelar (r) puts the ball up from the baseline over the hands of TV's Amanda Mueterthies (l) as TV's Chloe Reicks watches the action play out. Left: SW's Kennidee DeVilbiss (l) gets up to shoot the ball over TV's Sadie Nymeyer (c) as TV's Macie Njus moves in on the play to help block. (Photos by Leah Kruse) TV's Amanda Mueterthies (r) drives the ball toward the hoop as SW's Megan Elsbernd follows to attempt to block the play. (Photo by Leah Kruse) TV's Morgen Kuennen (l) dribbles toward the lane as SW's Payton Poshusta (r) tries to block her path. (Photo by Leah Kruse)

9 sports 9 South Winn hangs on to take the win over Turkey Valley By Leah Kruse SW vs. TV 12/6 Last Friday was a big game for our two local teams, South Winn and Turkey Valley, when they met for their first of two games in South Winn s gym. Both the girls and boys games were intense and came down to the last few seconds of regulation. In the boys game, the first half of the first quarter was a bucketfor-bucket battle with South Winn s Adam Lensing scoring first. Turkey Valley s Riley Buchheit knotted the score at 2-2 followed by teammate Ryan Busta making the go-ahead shot for a 2-4 score in favor of TV with over five minutes to go in the first. Lensing added two more points for the Warriors and started a scoring streak for SW. Trevor Schweinefus hit a basket and added two free throws to double SW s score and push the Warriors lead to 8-4. Turkey Valley s Riley Busta drained a three-pointer to bring the Trojans back to within one point but TV stayed at seven points until the end of the quarter. SW tacked on six points to finish out the frame and increase their lead to South Winn started the second set with back-to-back jumpers from Schweinefus and Lens- TV's Ryan Izer (r) goes vertical to make a shot over SW's Brian Kleppe. (Photo by Leah Kruse) SW's Christian Kleve (#24) puts the ball up with TV's Nathan Suell's (#11) and Riley Buchheit's hands blocking the shot as TV's Ethan Throndson watches the play. (Photo by Leah Kruse) ing to gain a 12-point lead. TV s Steven Landa put in a shot but was answered quickly by Lensing to keep the gap at 12. Buchheit added a free throw but SW s Brian Kleppe changed the numbers when he sunk a trey at the fiveminute mark. SW s Jordan Rommes added injury to insult with another shot for a 16-point lead for the Warriors. Ry. Busta added a bucket for TV but was answered by Schweinefus to keep the spread the same. Turkey Valley started to make a comeback started by two free throws from Nathan Suell followed by a three-pointer and a two-pointer from Ry. Busta to change the score to with a little more than a minute to play in the half. Triston Mohlis added the last point for the Trojans from the free throw line sending everyone to the locker room with a game. South Winn pushed on in the third quarter with a shot from Andre Walz in the first minute, Lensing added a free throw in the second minute and Schweinefus tacked on a two-pointer at 5:25 to put SW in the lead TV added back-to-back shots from outside the arc by Ri. Busta and Ry. Busta to help close in the gap but SW s Jared Schroeder landed a trey as well to keep the Warriors up by 10. Ryan Izer got on the board for the Trojans with a jumper but Lensing made a shot for SW while being fouled and made the free throw to push SW up to with under three minutes to play in the third. R. Izer drained a three-pointer followed by another three-point shot from TV s Ethan Throndson to pull TV within five points of the Warriors. Schweinefus added two points for SW but Buchheit added two for TV followed by a free throw from Justin Izer to end the quarter SW. The fourth frame tempo picked up considerably from the third. Rommes and Schweinefus added buckets for SW but J. Izer and Landa added four points to keep the distance the same. Walz added a free throw followed by a two-pointer from Schweinefus to drive the Warriors lead to Buchheit put in two for TV but Schweinefus answered with two free throws for SW. Buchheit put in another bucket but Rommes put in one shot from the line and Schweinefus added two from the line to keep a cushion for the Warriors at Several more shots were put in from the free throw line by both teams taking the score to with under 20 seconds left in the game. Justin Hackman landed a three-pointer for TV to bring the game within two with 6 seconds left but Walz added a shot from the free throw line with :04.4 showing on the clock. South Winn took the win Our kids played extremely hard and fought their way back into the game, but we fell short, stated TV Coach Chris Sullivan. Early in the game, we were getting dominated on the offensive glass. We were getting great looks at the basket but weren t knocking down the open shots. The kids came out with a lot of energy in the second half and made some open shots that we were missing in the first half. You have to give credit to South Winn down the stretch as they knocked down crucial free throws to seal the win for them. If our kids bring this amount of energy every night, we will find ourselves on the winning end more times than not, finished Sullivan. Team stats for Turkey Valley included 57 pts, FG, pts, 9-20 FT, 11 OR, 16 DR, 10 A, 5 S, 2 B. Player stats included: Justin Izer- 6pts, 2-5 FG, 1-4 3pt, 1-1 FT, 1 A, 1 S; Ryan Izer- 5pts, 2-13 FG, 1-5 3pt, 2 OR, 1 DR; Nathan Suell- 2pts, 2-2 FT; Triston Mohlis- 1pt, 1-2 FT, 1 OR, 1 DR; Ethan Throndson- 4pts, 1-4 FG, 1-2 3pt, 1-2 FT, 1 OR, 2 DR, 1 A, 1 S; Ryan Busta- 14pts, 5-10 FG, 2-4 3pt, 2-2 FT, 1 OR, 5 DR, 4 A; Steven Landa- 3pts, 1-5 FG, 1-3 FT, 2 OR, 3 DR, 1 A; Riley Busta- 6pts, 2-10 FG, pt, 1 A, 2 S, 1 B; Justin Hackman- 4pts, 1-11 FG, 1-6 3pt, 1-3 FT, 1 OR, 1 DR, 2 A, 1 S; Riley Buchheit- 12pts, 6-13 FG, 3 OR, 3 DR, 1 B. Team stats for South Winn were: 61pts, FG, pt, FT, 13 OR, 29 DR, 18 A, 13 S, 3 B. Individual stats included: Tanner Kuennen- 1 S; Brain Kleppe- 3pts, 1-3 FG, 1-3 3pt, 1 DR, 1 A; Trevor Schweinefus- 24pts, 7-18 FG, 1-8 3pt, 9-11 FT, 5 OR, 3 DR, 5 A, 5 S, 1 B; Jordan Rommes- 8pts, 2-8 FG, 4-9 FT, 2 OR, 8 DR, 2 A, 3 S; Christian Kleve- 2pts, 2-5 FT, 1 OR, 3 DR, 3 A; Jared Schroeder- 3pts, 1-2 FG, 1-2 3pts, 2 DR, 4 A, 3 S; Adam Lensing- 14pts, 6-10 FG, 2-3 FT, 1 OR, 5 DR, 1 A, 1 B; Andre Walz- 7pts, 1-7 FG, 5-7 FT, 3 OR, 5 DR, 2 A, 1 S, 1 B. Right: SW's Trevor Schweinefus focuses on the hoop as TV's Ryan Busta comes in to block his shot. Below: TV's Justin Hackman (#14), one of TV's shortest players, tries to get the ball up and over the hands of two of SW's tallest players, Adam Lensing (l) and Andre Walz (C) as SW's Christian Kleve follows the ball to the hoop. (Photos by Leah Kruse) SW vs. Crestwood 12/5 By Leah Kruse The South Winn boys basketball team got their season started last Thursday at home when they hosted the Crestwood Cadets for a non-conference competition. The first quarter was a tight game with both teams putting up 18 points each by the time the buzzer sounded. SW struggled in the second set adding only eight points to their first half total but Crestwood tacked on 29 more points for a split at the half. The Warriors picked up the pace all over the court adding 22 points to their side of the board while holding Crestwood to just 13 points to change the score to with just one quarter left. The fourth frame was another tough battle similar to the first quarter with the score staying close. Both teams put in over 20 points before the end of the game but Crestwood took the win Team stats were: 73pts, FG, pt, FT, 7 OR, 16 DR, 21 A, 5 S, 5 B. Player stats were: Kuennen- 2pts, 1-2 FG, 3 DR, 1 A; Kleppe- 9pts, 3-3 FG, 3-3 3pt, 2 OR, 2 A; T Schweinefus- 32pts, FG, 2-5 3pt, 6-6 FT, 1 OR, 2 DR, 1 A, 1 B, 1 S; Rommes- 12 pts, 4-10 FG, 2-4 3pt, 2-3 FT, 4 OR, 5 DR, 4 A, 1 S; Kleve- 4pts, 1-3 FG, 2-2 FT, 1 DR, 4 A, 1 S; Schroeder- 1 A; Numedahl- 4pts, 2-3 FG, 1 DR, 1 A; Lensing- 4pts, 1-1 FG, 2-2 FT, 1 A, 2 S, 3 B; L. Schweinefus- 1 DR, 2 A; Walz- 6 pts, 1-3 FG, 4-4 FT, 3 DR, 4 A, 1 B.

10 10 sp rts SW & TV Wrestling season starts; TV's Kuennen, SW's Hageman & Brincks win 1st Tournament By Leah Kruse The Trojans kicked off their ten-tournament schedule last Saturday at Wapsie Valley. This tournament used to be held at Valley high school but with the merger of Valley and North Fayette schools, the tournament was moved to WV. The Trojans had nine wrestlers competing in the 11-team tournament and took 6 th place as a team with 113 points. We had some really great moments. We had some not good moments, said Head Coach Steve Andrukaitis. It was not the start to the season that we had hoped to have, but it was not terrible either. It was a long day. The Trojans had three wrestlers get to the first place match with Luke Kuennen winning the 285# bracket and Kyle Reicks, 220# and Riley Meirick, 152# taking runner-up. Luke, Kyle and Riley had really good days. Saw a lot of good things come from them along with others, continued Andrukaitis. Other top six finishers included, Tom Reicks- 5 th place, 126#; Nick Merick- 6 th place, 160#; Charles Hadacek- 5 th place, 170#; Tyler Sawyer- 6 th place, 182#; Levi Klimesh- 4 th place, 195#. Individual results included: John Gossling (0-2) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Cody Fisher (South Winneshiek) 1-2 won by fall over John Gossling (Fall 0:35). Cons. Round received a bye. Cons. Round 2 - Conner Brandt (Wapsie Valley) 3-3 won by fall over John Gossling (Fall 0:19) Tom Reicks (2-2) placed 5th and scored team points. Champ. Round 1 - received a bye. Quarterfinal - won by decision over Chase Hershey (Oelwein) 1-3 (Dec 11-7). Semifinal - Zach Fuessley (Center Point-Urbana) 6-1 won by fall over Tom Reicks (Fall 0:53). Cons. Semi - Connor Slifka (Crestwood) 5-2 won by fall over Tom Reicks (Fall 3:50). 5th Place Match - won by major decision over Chase Hershey (Oelwein) 1-3 (MD 16-3) Riley Meirick (2-1) placed 2nd and scored team points. Champ. Round 1 - received a bye. Quarterfinal - won by fall over Ethan Rauch (North Linn) 1-4 (Fall 2:32). Semifinal - won in tie breaker - 1 over Gunnar Grangaard (Waukon) 2-2 (TB-1 5-4). 1st Place Match - Tyler Thomas (Crestwood) 6-0 won by decision over Riley Meirick (Dec 3-0) Nick Meirick (0-3) placed 6th and scored 3.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - received a bye. Quarterfinal - Marshall Lyons (Waukon) 3-1 won by decision over Nick Meirick (Dec 5-4). Cons. Round 2 - received a bye. Cons. Round 3 - received a bye. Cons. Semi - Dakota Lopata (North Linn) 5-2 won by fall over Nick Meirick (Fall 3:00). 5th Place Match - Trai Shakespeare (Center Point-Urbana) 3-6 won by fall over Nick Meirick (Fall 1:05) Charles Hadacek (2-2) placed 5th and scored team points. Champ. Round 1 - received a bye. Quarterfinal - Brandon Marks (Nashua-Plainfield) 2-2 won by fall over Charles Hadacek (Fall 3:14). Cons. Round 2 - received a bye. Cons. Round 3 - won by fall over Cam Moorehead (Central Springs) 0-4 (Fall 1:47). Cons. Semi - Robert Rathbun (Center Point-Urbana) 7-2 won by decision over Charles Hadacek (Dec 4-2). 5th Place Match - won by fall over Warren Fuller (Central City-Springville) 1-3 (Fall 0:59) Tyler Sawyer (1-3) placed 6th and scored 7.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - received a bye. Quarterfinal - Tyler Sawyer won by decision over Christian Opperman (Oelwein) 0-2 (Dec 8-3). Semifinal - Ryan Hageman (South Winneshiek) 3-0 won by major decision over Tyler Sawyer (MD 15-6). Cons. Semi - Ashton Van Alst (Central City-Springville) 3-1 won by forfeit over Tyler Sawyer. 5th Place Match - Trevor Romann (Center Point-Urbana) 5-4 won by medical forfeit over Tyler Sawyer Levi Klemish (1-2) placed 4th and scored team points. Champ. Round 1 - received a bye. Quarterfinal - Landers Kuboushek (South Winneshiek) 3-1 won by decision over Levi Klemish (Dec 5-0). Cons. Round 2 - received a bye. Cons. Round 3 - received a bye. Cons. Semi - won by forfeit over Jason Fisher (Nashua-Plainfield) 1-3 (For.). 3rd Place Match - Landers Kuboushek won in tie breaker - 1 over Levi Klemish (TB-1 6-0) Kyle Reicks (2-1) placed 2nd and scored team points. Champ. Round 1 - received a bye. Quarterfinal - won by fall over Marcus Carolan (Center Point- Urbana) 1-8 (Fall 0:52). Semifinal - won by fall over Garrett Praska (Crestwood) 4-3 (Fall 3:45). 1st Place Match - Christopher Brincks (South Winneshiek) 3-0 won by decision over Kyle Reicks (Dec 5-0) Luke Kuennen (3-0) placed 1st and scored team points. Champ. Round 1 - received a bye. Quarterfinal - won by fall over Duel Pettit (Center Point- Urbana) 0-2 (Fall 0:45). Semifinal - won by fall over Kyler Schott (North Linn) 5-2 (Fall 3:59). 1st Place Match - won by fall over Blane Bark (Nashua-Plainfield) 2-1 (Fall 1:06). There are a lot of areas that we need to improve on and areas that we will address in practice. It is a long season and we are just beginning. What makes it easy moving forward is the kids are working hard and are willing to do what we tell them to do, finished Andrukaitis. By Leah Kruse Turkey Valley wrestling has started another year on the mat and competed in their first duals meet of the season last Friday in Cresco against Crestwood, Northwood- Kensett and Nashua-Plainfield. As a team, the Trojans went 2-1 for the night beating NK and NP but losing to Crestwood Results from the NK dual included: 106- John Gossling lost by fall, 4:51 to J. Davis; 113- double forfeit; 120- NK won by forfeit; 126- Tom Reicks won by fall, 0:54 over B. Severson; 132- double forfeit; 138- NK won by forfeit; 145- Eric Buckendahl lost by major decision, 1-9 to C. Bratrud; 152- Riley Meirick won by fall, 4:38 over M. Athey; 160- Nick Meirick won by major decision, 12-1 over D. Vanryswyk; Charles Hadacek won by fall, 0:49 over S. Hengesteg; 182- Tyler Sawyer- won by fall, 0:54 over C. Lamb; 195- Levi Klimesh won by forfeit; 220- Kyle Reicks won by fall, 0:23 over C. Dahlby. Results of the dual against NP were: 106- John Gossling won by forfeit; 113- NP won by ff; 120- NP won by ff; 126- Tom Reicks won by fall, 1:29 over Matt Stille; 132- NP won by ff; 138- NP won by ff; 145- Eric Buckendahl won by decision, 9-1 over Reece Reams; 152- Riley Meirick won by ff; 160- Nick Meirick won by fall, 0:55; 170- Charles Hadacek won by fall, 4:40; 182- Tyler Sawyer lost by decision, 5-3 to Tyler Larson; 195- Levi Klimesh lost by decision, 2-4 to Fischer; 220- Kyle Reicks won by fall, 0:22 over Bryce Bilharz; 285- Luke Kuennen won by fall, 1:49 over Blane Bark. In the dual against Crestwood, the individual results included: 106- John Gossling lost by fall, 1:31 to Z. Beck; 113- & 120- Crestwood won by forefeit; 126- Tom Reicks lost by fall, 3:02 to C. Slifka; 132- & 138- Crestwood won by forfeit; 145- Eric Buckendahl lost by decision, 7-10 to T. Pecinovsky; 152- Riely Meirick lost by decision, 1-2 to T. Thomas; 160- Nick Meirick lost by fall, 4:19 to D. Rasmusson; 170- Charles Hadacek lost by fall, 2:39 to L. Henry; 182- Tyler Sawyer won by fall, 0:50 over M. Farlinger; 195- Levi Klimesh lost by decision, 3-5 to B. Slifka; 220- Kyle Reicks won by decision, 3-2 over G. Praska; 285- Luke Kuennen won by fall, 3:46 over J. Miller. TV's Luke Kuennen earns his second win by fall of the day as the ref slaps the mat, over a North Linn opponent. Kuennen won the 285# bracket last Saturday at Wapsie Valley. (Photo by Leah Kruse) By Leah Kruse South Winn kicked off their wrestling season last Saturday at Wapsie Valley in the first of 10 total tournaments this season. In the past, SW went to Valley for their first tournament but with the merger of Valley and North Fayette schools, Wapsie Valley took over the tournament. The Warriors had 10 wrestlers competing in the 11-team tournament and took 9 th place as a team with 74 total points. Of South Winn s 10 wrestlers, two earned the top spot in their weight brackets including Ryan Hageman at 182# and Chris Brincks at 220#. Landers Kuboushek at 195# was the only other place winner taking 3 rd. Individual results included: Cody Fisher, 106- (2-2) - DNP - Team Points: st round- won by pin over John Gossling (Turkey Valley) 0:35. Quarterfinal- Coleman Waters (Central Springs) won by pin over Cody Fisher 0:20. 2 nd round consi- received a bye. 3 rd round consi- Austin Parmely (Oelwein) won by pin over Cody Fisher 5:46. Luke Massman, 113- (2-2) - DNP - Team Points: st round- received a bye. Quarterfinal- Brock Rathbun (Center Point-Urbana) won by pin over Luke Massman 1:30. 2 nd round consi- received a bye. 3 rd round consi- Marcus Mc- Donough (Central Springs) won by major decision over Luke Massman Jacob Ling, 120- (2-2) - DNP - Team Points: st round- received a bye. Quarterfinal- Chase Lienhard (Crestwood) won by pin over Jacob Ling 0:20. 2 nd round consi- received a bye. 3 rd round consi- Nathan Benzing (Waukon) won by pin over Jacob Ling 3:47. Alejandro Koenig, 132- (2-2) - DNP - Team Points: st round- received a bye. Quarterfinal- Dylan Mueller (Central Springs) won by pin over Alejandro Koenig 4:59. 2 nd round consi- Alejandro Koenig won by pin over AJ Lucas (Central City/Springville) 0:47. 3 rd round consi- Cole Brandt (Wapsie Valley) won by ult. tiebreaker over Alejandro Koenig 2-2. Ben Unzeitig, 145- (2-2) - DNP - Team Points: st round- received a bye. 2 nd round- Trae Pecinovsky (Crest- SW's Cody Fisher works his Oelwein opponent to the mat during his second match at the Wapsie Valley Tournament held last Saturday. (Photo by Leah Kruse) wood) won by pin over Ben Unzeitig 0:45. 2 nd round consi- received a bye. 3 rd round consi- Elliot Phillips (Oelwein) won by decision over Ben Unzeitig 7-4. Lane Schnuelle, 152- (2-2) - DNP - Team Points: st round- received a bye. 2 nd round- Levi Nettleton (Central Springs) won by pin over Lane Schnuelle 0:30. 2nd round consi- received a bye. 3 rd round consi- Tyson Decker (Oelwein) won by pin over Lane Schnuelle 1:17. Ryan Hageman, 182- (4-0) - 1st - Team Points: st round- received a bye. Quaterfinal- won by pin over Nick Miller (Central Springs) 2:15. Semifinal- won by major decision over Tyler Sawyer (Turkey Valley) Final- won by decision over Tyler Larson (Nashua-Plainfield) 8-1. Landers Kuboushek, 195- (4-1) - 3rd - Team Points: st round- received a bye. 2 nd round- won by decision over Levi Klemish (Turkey Valley) 5-0. Quarterfinal- Brandon Slifka (Crestwood) won by decision over Landers Kuboushek Semifinal consiwon by pin over Dawston Regan (Waukon) 1:47. 3 rd place match- Landers Kuboushek (South Winneshiek) won in tie breaker 1 over Levi Klemish (Turkey Valley) 6-0. Christopher Brincks, 220- (4-0) - 1st - Team Points: st round- received a bye. Quarterfinal- by pin over Travis McMillan (Oelwein) 2:59. Semifinalwon by pin over Bryce Bilharz (Nashua- Plainfield) 0:22. Final- won by decision over Kyle Reicks (Turkey Valley) 5-0. Ethan Kipp, 285- (2-2) - DNP - Team Points: st round- received a bye. Quarterfinal- Tommy Dalton (Central Springs) won in tiebreaker 1 over Ethan Kipp nd round consi- received a bye. 3 rd round consi- Parnell Williams (Oelwein) won by pin over Ethan Kipp) 3:30. Left: SW's Ryan Hageman (back) tries to keep TV's Tyler Sawyer close to the mat during the semi fi nal round at 182#. Hageman won his weight bracket and Sawyer placed sixth. (Photo by Leah Kruse)

11 sports & news 11 TV boys vs. Postville 12/7 By Leah Kruse The Trojans picked up their first win of the season last Saturday in Jackson Junction when they hosted the Postville Pirates. Postville controlled the first quarter outscoring TV 4-16 but the Trojans came alive in the second set adding 21 points to their total while giving up just 4 points to Postville for a spread at the half. Tonight we started off with no energy, careless turnovers and we were trailing 16-4 after one quarter. In the second quarter we got to the foul line a bunch of times and this helped us get back in the game, stated Coach Sullivan. We switched our defense up and the kids started playing with a lot more energy and caused Postville to turn the ball over a lot. The third quarter was close but Postville made up the difference by adding 17 points to TV s 12 points for a game at the end of the third. The fourth frame was an intense battle with both teams working hard to get ahead. The Pirates added 11 points to their side of the board but TV put in 12 points to take the game The second half began with both teams going back and forth and it was tied at the end of the third quarter. The fourth quarter came down to the last seconds, explained Sullivan. Ryan Busta made a jumper off the glass to give us a one point lead with 4 seconds remaining. We held them on the final play and secured a tough conference victory. Team stats included: 49pts, FG, pt, FT, 9 OR, 19 DR, 9 A, 4 S. Player stats were: J. Izer- 3pts, 1-6 FG, 1-6 3pts, 3 DR; R. Izer- 2pts, 1-6 FG, 2 OR, 2 DR, 1 A; Mohlis- 2 pts, 1-3 FG, 1 OR, 1 DR; Throndson- 8 pts, 3-5 FG, 2-2 FT, 3 OR, 4 DR, 1 A, 1 S; Ry. Busta- 5pts, 2-7 FG, 1-3 3pt, 2 DR, 2 A, 1 S; Landa- 3pts, 1-5 FG, 1-2 FT, 1 OR, 1 S; Ri. Busta- 8pts, 2-3 FG, 2-2 3pt, 2-4 FT, 1 DR, 2 A; Hackman- 8pts, 2-6 FG, 1-3 3pt, 3-4 FT, 2 DR, 3 A, 1 S; Buchheit- 10 pts, 2-9 FG, 6-9 FT, 2 OR, 4 DR. CFS Presents Annual Christmas Program By Katie Huinker On Friday, December 6 th the children of CFS, grades K-8, put on their annual Christmas program under the direction of Mrs. Susanne Twedt. The seats were packed with parents and grandparents enjoying their children s performance. The concert surrounded the events on the night of Jesus birth with music strewn throughout. The audience was asked to participate in the program by making certain sound effects to add to the overall performance. Several students dressed to fit the roles of the nativity scene. The songs sung included Lullaby Noel (based on The First Noel ), African Gloria (based on Angels We Have Heard on High ), The Friendly Beasts, Joy to the World, Christmas Hallelujah, We are the World, and a teaser for their school musical in May, Mr. Grinch. Several soloists and ensembles were featured in The Friendly Beasts and We are the World. The concert ended with the 8th grade class performing their choreographed ensemble to Mr. Grinch. It was a fun performance, which left the audience anticipating Seussical the Musical in May. Mrs. Twedt will be holding auditions before Christmas break to give the students with a major role time to begin memorizing their lines. CFS will perform Seussical the Musical on May 8 th, 9 th and 10 th. Ken Steege-Pharmacist 119 N. Vine St., West Union (563) TV girls vs. Postville 12/7 By Leah Kruse On Saturday, the Lady Trojans hosted the Postville Pirates in Jackson Junction for their second game of the week. TV took an early lead outscoring the Pirates 8-3 in the first quarter. Both teams picked up the pace in the second set but TV still had an edge over Postville as they allowed just 11 points for the Pirates while scoring 17 of their own. TV led at the half. The Lady Trojans dominated the court in the third quarter scoring 16 points to Postville s six points to increase their lead to with one quarter to go. The Pirates tacked on ten points in the fourth and held TV to just five points but it wasn t enough to make a difference giving the win to the Lady Trojans It was good to get the win on back to back nights, said Coaches Stepan and Nymeyer. The girls played well. We will continue to work on our rebounding. Team stats were: 46pts, FG, 1-5 3pt, 5-10 FT, 17 OR, 22 DR, 14 A, 10 S, 4 B. Individual stats were: Njus- 2pts, 1-1 FG, 2 DR, 1 A; Novotny- 6pts, 3-7 FG, 1 OR, 2 DR, 1 A; Nymeyer- 2 A; Blazek- 12pts, 6-12 FG, 5 DR, 6 A, 3 S; S. Reicks- 16pts, 6-12 FG, 1-2 3pt, 3-4 FT, 11 OR, 2 A, 3 S; Mueterthies- 1 OR, 2 DR, 1 S, 1 B; Winter- 1pt, 1-2 FT, 2 DR; A. Kuennen- 2 pts, 1-2 FG, 1 OR, 1 DR, 1 B; M. Kuennen- 2pts, 1-3 FG, 2 OR, 4 DR, 1 A, 2 S, 2 B; C. Reicks- 5pts, 2-7 FG, 1-2 FT, 1 OR, 4 DR, 1 A, 1 S. SW girls vs. Crestwood 12/7 By: Leah Kruse The Lady Warriors squared off against the Crestwood Cadets last Saturday to finish off their week but struggled throughout the game. The Cadets controlled the first quarter outscoring SW 6-28 to take a very comfortable lead. SW continued to falter in the second quarter, adding another six points to their total but giving up 22 points to Crestwood for a score at the half. South Winn continued to add six points to their total in each of the third and fourth quarter while Crestwood added three points in the third and 12 more in the fourth to take the game SW team stats included 24pts, FG, pt, 3-4 FT, 5 OR, 13 DR, 9 A, 7 S. Player stats were: Lansing- 1 DR, 4 A, 2 S; Hageman- 1 A; DeVilbiss- 5pts, 2-2 FG, 1-1 3pt, 1 A, 1 S; Franzen- 2pts, 1-6 FG, 1 OR, 2 DR; Phillips- 4pts, 2-2 FG, 1 DR; P. Poshusta- 2pts, 1-4 FG, 2 DR, 4 S; Schwartzhoff- 2 OR, 1 DR, 1 A; Shindelar- 7pts, 3-7 FG, 1-2 FT, 4 DR, 1 A; Bushman- 2pts, 1-3 FG, 1 OR; Elsbernd- 2 pts, 1-1 FG, 1 OR, 2 DR, 1 A. Top: The kid's nativity set up. Middle: Kindergarten singers. Bottom: The 8th grade Grinch Ensemble. (Photos by Katie Huinker)

12 12 other news Calmar council discusses grant request By Mary Welch The Calmar City Council held it s regular meeting Monday, December 2nd at 7:00 p.m. Mayor Corey Meyer began the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance being recited by those present. Council members present: Larry Huinker, Dave Zweibahmer, Isaac Phillips, Linus Sabelka and Dennis Kleve. Absent: None. After some discussion, Huinker moved and Zweibahmer seconded approval of the Consent Agenda (Agenda/Additions to Agenda, Minutes of November 6th regular and November 18th meetings, clerk/treasurer reports, and claims for November 2013). Motion carried. Mayor Meyer declared the Public Hearing open for Budget Amendment. This was needed due to added costs of street repair, library wall project (funds from previous year budget not expended were to be used), and pool renovations. Amended due to engineering costs in conjunction with application made for CDBG grants property purchase and demolition costs of Washington Street property. There being no questions or comments, the Public Hearing was declared closed. Phillips moved and Sabelka seconded approval of Resolution 491, approving Budget Amendment. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. Chief Chad Schissel presented his report on activities of the Calmar Fire Department in November. They only had one paged call in the month, of smoke detectors/smoke smell in a residence but nothing serious came from this call. Their regular training in November was on 11/25 at NICC and included a tour of the facilities in Calmar for preplanning purposes in the event of a fire. Our local fire department logged 59 hours of community service work in November. Police Chief Joe Ward reported that November was a busy month, with several ongoing investigations, both in Ossian and Calmar. There was one burglary in Ossian, with a suspect arrested and charged and a second burglary under ongoing investigation. There was a search warrant executed in Calmar and that also may result in further charges in the future. There have been several minor traffic accidents in Calmar, with no injuries recently. Junior Boyer reported that the Street Department continues to do a long list of jobs monthly. In November, this included seasonal preparations of taking down/ transporting flower pots, cleaning streets and city shop, liming the ball field, and getting winter plowing equipment ready, as well as putting up all the great Christmas lighting in town. As usual, he and Matt Bullerman (Water Dept.) work together to do meter reading, on water shutoff issues, water sampling, and locates on water/ sewer. Matt Bullerman reported on his activities for November, which included the normal water sampling and meter reading, as well as dealing with issues like the water main break repair on Main Street recently. He also assists Junior Boyer with Street Department work as needed. Linda Crossland, Calmar Librarian, reported that repairs including spray foam work have been completed on the north and west outside walls of the library building. She stated that these will assist to lower heating costs for the building and there are plans to pursue a mural to be done on the outside wall in the spring. She also stated that she will be applying for a Winneshiek Community Foundation grant to assist with a different automation system for the library - the Apollo System. This system is superior to what is currently being used locally. It was reported that NICC will be deeding the new Lift Station to the community and will be obtaining an easement from the DOT connected with this. Mayor Corey Meyer thanked the Calmar Council, City employees and everyone who has helped him in performing the duties of his job this past term. The possibility of a restroom facility at the little league field was also discussed, as a grant request could be made toward cost (to the Winneshiek County Community Foundation, but the deadline is 1/10/14 for any requests.) This will be pursued. After some discussion, it was moved by Zweibahmer and seconded by Huinker to recommend Connie McCasland to again serve on the Winneshiek County Community Foundation, representing Calmar. Roll call vote done: Huinker, Zweibahmer, Phillips, and Kleve all voted aye. Sabelka voted nay. Motion carried. Huinker moved and Phillips seconded that the needed Corporate Resolution changes be made to remove outgoing names and add newly elected names to signatures authorized at Security State Bank. Motion carried. A Capital Improvement Planning Committee meeting was scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on 12/9/13 at the City Clerk s Office. It was decided that the Hazard Mitigation Committee meeting will be scheduled after January 1, 2014, and no date/time was decided for this. After some discussion, it was Migrating tundra swans were seen recently on the overlooks along Hwy 26 from Lansing to just south of Brownsville, MN. (Photo by Joyce Meyer.) Checking out the migrating Tundra Swans YESTERDAY from page 5 on Tuesday, May 3 rd featuring Grant s Iowans. May 10 th would feature The Dixie Ramblers and May 17 th was Dexter s. Dance at the Inwood every Tuesday!! In 1927, Iowa also had: largest stump puller factory in the world at Centerville; largest wall plaster moved by Phillips and seconded by Huinker to approve the street light at Hwy 24 and Maple Street. This resolution was needed for Alliant Energy. Motion carried The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m. mill in the world at Fort Dodge; largest steel car factory in the world at Bettendorf; largest washing machine manufacturing center in the world at Newton; largest whole-milk creamery in the world at Strawberry Point, and the only onyx plant in the United States at Calmar Rental Storage By Joyce Meyer Each November around Thanksgiving or early December, as fall begins to become winter, we take that scenic river road drive along the mighty Mississippi River by Harpers Ferry up to Lansing and beyond to see an amazing sight and to hear the bluffs echo of maybe 50,000 tundra swans bugling as they stop to fuel up during migration. Then we usually continue to drive north to the Brownsville overlook on Highway 26 about 15 miles north of Lansing along the scenic river where we continue to see more swans, ducks and eagles. Late November we found the swans closer to Harpers Ferry in the backwater area and in the early part of November up north around Brownsville on the river. I would start south and work your way up to be sure to find them, especially by mid December when many have already migrated. As I get out of our SUV, I begin to giggle with delight to not only seeing but hearing that loud ruckus of high-pitched bugling calls of a massive amount of tundra swans in the backwaters of the river. I am told that because of the abundant food supply and relatively undisturbed resting sites, the Upper Mississippi River is an important staging area for tundra swans during fall migration. They say prior to the 1970s, only small numbers of tundra swans consistently stopped along the Mississippi River on their way to wintering grounds. I don t know that for a fact, since I have only known about this for about five years and want others to know as well what is practically out our back door. The DNR said they like to eat the starchy roots that are close to shore as we watched the swans dip down with tails up in the water. Also, in recent years, fall swan migration numbers on the Mississippi have expanded to more than 50,000 during November and begin in mid October. This year when we drove to the designated areas, the backwaters were open, making for a better opportunity to get photos since the swans were closer to shore. I hope we can go one more time now that the cold weather and snow has come, to see how far down they are before they fly south for the winter. Ducks and Canada geese often feed close to swans taking advantage of the small animal and plant material distributed by the swans. The last swans leave when the river freezes, usually in mid to late December. Scientists estimate that about 25% of the Eastern Population of tundra swans, including about half of all young produced, use the Upper Mississippi River during fall migration. Like some others in the geese family, if you watch closely you can see the couples on the water, they mate for life. Only if one of a pair of swans dies will the other find a new mate. This year start a new holiday tradition and take the family to the river to view this amazing sight or on your way back from holiday shopping in Lacrosse, take a detour on the way home toward Brownsville. This has become an increasingly popular fall recreational activity on the Upper Mississippi River and you won t want to miss it. It s not too late to see and hear such a sound you won t soon forget. It will put a smile on your face, I m sure, like it does to the many people in Northeast Iowa who witness the migration. Dyersville. Next time, hear about a ball game played by the Winneshiek Giants team, improvements at Fort Atkinson State Park, Olympic Theatre movie benefit for the Fire Department, and more. Daytime: Evenings:

13 other news Ossian Council discusses fire station progress By Ryan Harvey The Ossian City Council continued to hold discussions over the progress on the new city shop and fire station at its regular meeting on December. 2. In his opening comments, Mayor Covell explained he had spoken to the concrete/building contractor for the Shop/Fire Station project noting to him our project appeared to be at a standstill and the City was not happy about it. The contractor, Fink Construction, told Covell he will have a full crew working this week. John Jenkins, construction manager for the shop/fire station facility, added Fink told him he has the city s attention. Jenkins also reported the contractor was told to do a better job keeping the construction site cleaned up, there are a couple of places where the concrete is chipped and will need to be taken care of, concrete cracking needs to be watched; a silt fence should be installed around the west storm drain. The council also heard that the De Sales School Lego Team, consisting of fourth through seventh grade students, is in a competition. The group showed the council a presentation. The board heard an update from Logan Brincks about the Eagle Scout project he is working on. Logan also updated the council on his brother s Eagle Scout project. The council discussed possible incentives that could be offered to new businesses coming to the City. Along with waiving water and sewer charges for two years, the Council is interested in offering a tax abatement to new businesses. The city attorney noted the council needs to define what areas in the city would qualify for tax abatements and the criteria necessary for a new business to be eligible for the tax abatement. It was the consensus of the Council the tax abatement area should take in the entire city limits and the criteria necessary to receive the tax abatement will be further discussed with the city attorney. The city clerk noted the incentives given to the Winneshiek Medical Center s clinic are being finalized by the city attorney. City Clerk Joyce Bakewell informed the council that as of January 1, 2014 the insurance reimbursement benefit given to the full-time employees is not allowed under Obama Care nor does it meet with new IRS regulations. Either the current benefit must become part of the employee's taxable income or an approved insurance plan would need to be put in place. The Council agreed that until more information is obtained on insurance plans, the current insurance reimbursement will become part of the full-time employee's taxable income. A general discussion was held concerning the upcoming FY2015 Budget. Items brought up for consideration included: upgrading the lift station on N. Boody St., replacing the Hall St. lift station, new roof on the small shelter in Carey s Park, engineer Broadway and West Mechanic St. for paving and infrastructure improvements, a different pickup, water valve replacements, new Christmas decorations, tables and chairs for the community center. Mayor Covell also suggested, that in conjunction with the city s web-site, electronic pads be purchased for use at council meetings, etc. South Winn board approved Title 1 contract By Ryan Harvey The South Winneshiek Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting on Monday, December 2 in Calmar. During the meeting, the board approved a contract for Jennifer Larson as a full-time Title I/Reading Recovery instructor. The board heard from students Jessica Lechtenberg and Brandi Hageman as they showed their video presentation regarding the Dakota Wars. In a follow-up to last month s spotlight on education from the STEM club, Mr. Johnson shared an example of 3D printing. 3D printing allows students to enter dimensions on a cad model then print those figures out in a 3D form. The board tabled a request for a soda fountain for a SODA fund raiser. The board will further discuss the topic at its January meeting. The board approved a request for the elementary and middle school staff to attend a Professional Learning Communities Conference in Minneapolis June 11, 12, and 13. The conference will discuss ways to improve test scores in the elementary and middle school grades. The money for registration and rooms is coming from the required professional development monies that were set aside for SINA. The board approved the first reading of Board Policy in regard to pregnant students. The board appointed Wendy Mihm-Herold, with Don Schroeder as her alternate, as the Winneshiek County Conference Board representative. During the administrative reports, the board was informed that the Lego League will be advancing to state competition on January 18; this is their fourth year out of the past five that they have gotten to the state level. Team members include: Kaelan Boe, Tommy Conklin, Henry Castro, Austin Tieskoetter, Allanda Kriener, Mia French, Jackson Lukes, Christian Fisher, Carter Meyer and Andrew Wagner. The team is coached by Kristin Kriener along with a partnership with Rockwell Collins through the help of Steve Carnesi. The Lego League competition involves research, oral presentation, and computer programming to instruct the robots to perform specific tasks. The board heard that the Jump for Heart fundraiser raised $1,500 for the American Heart Association as part of merit day. The next merit day will be December 19 and 20. The board recognized middle school students Kaelan Boe and Danae Taylor for being selected for the NEIBA Honor Band. They will compete December 7 th in Oelwein. The board recognized Devin Franzen and Caitlin Holien for their Academic All-State honors for cross country during the fall sports season. The fall performance of Back to the 80 s was sold out for four nights in a row. Connie Formanek did a great job directing. The board recognized high school students Cristal Foltz, Andrea Stenseth and Brittney Timm for being selected to NEIBA Honor Band. They also recognized Brittney Timm, Carter Broszeit, Kendal Kuboushek, Andrea Stenseth, Christina Wagner, Amber Brincks, Mahogani Boe, Kevin Davis, Cristal Foltz and Sabrina Marken for being selected for UIC Honor Band. The board recognized Ashley Bushman will receive the American FFA degree. She is the ninth SW member in the past 73 years to receive this award. Mrs. Peters was informed the board that she received a $1,500 community grant to be used for the SODA group. The board heard that Mrs. Recker is writing for a grant from Winneshiek County Foundation Grant for a lighted digital sign for the high school. The current signage is in disrepair, cracked and crumbling. A location will need to be determined. After additional information was shared the board has asked that this be placed on the agenda for January. Superintendent Hoover found an error with the certified enrollment, overall the district is down nine students as compared to last year. By Ryan Harvey The Fort Atkinson City Council made several appointments at its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, December 4. Myles Kupka, representing the Fort Atkinson Historic Preservation Commission, told the Mayor and Council there were members serving on the Commission whose terms expire 12/31/2013. The council appointed Mary Moser and Ron Franzen to a three year term; to expire December 31, 2016 and LuAnn Becker and Art Huber to a two year term; to expire December 31, 2015 to serve as members of the Fort Atkinson Historic Preservation Commission. Ron Franzen reported the fire department and Friends of Fort are each planning to apply for a Community Foundation Grant. It was also noted the following were elected to serve as officers for the Fort Atkinson Fire Department: Ron Franzen, Fire Chief, Keith Herold and Bob Glass, Assistant Fire Chiefs, Joe Skretta, Secretary/Treasurer and Paul Herold, IT Director. City Clerk Joyce Bakewell told the council that she and Casey Mai (who is assisting the City in preparing the sewage lift station grant application) will be in contact with individuals from Homeland Security to review the application to verify that it meets the necessary criteria required by FEMA. The council had a general discussion regarding properties with 13 Fort council makes appointments SUPPER from page 4 throughout the night with many great prizes to give away, some which would make great gifts! After purchasing a ticket, citizens would select an item and put their ticket in the corresponding Christmas tin. After supper, kids could go upstairs and play games in the gym for $1.00. Anyone downstairs could hear their feet stomping as they played games like bags and tag. Other activities included face painting, play dough, and go fish. Citizen s Savings Bank employees graciously volunteered to run the town anticipated event as junk and junk vehicles on them. Bakewell informed the council that effective January 1, 2014 the insurance reimbursement benefit given to the City s full-time employee will not be allowed under Obama Care and it also will not meet new IRS regulations. To correct this, either the current benefit must become part of the employee s taxable income or an approved insurance plan would need to be put in place. After discussing the matter, the Council concluded that for the time being, the viable solution is to make the monthly $ insurance reimbursement stipend a part of the employees hourly wage adding $1.59/hr. The council, in turn, approved a motion authorizing the insurance reimbursement stipend paid to the City s full-time employee be eliminated and the amount of the stipend will be added to the full-time employees hourly wage, seconded by Schmitt, carried. The council set a meeting date for January 8, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. to review the City s section, future needs and strategies as part of the county s update of the hazard mitigation plan. The council also changed their January meeting date to Wednesday January 8, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. Agenda items will include the FY15 Budget, request to connect to the City s water utility and grant considerations to fund sewage lagoon needs and flood control and overflow. Patrons being served thier supper at the event. (Photo by Katie Huinker) they have every year for as long as they can remember. All proceeds went to the Fort Atkinson Library. The Vsetecka and Uhlenhake families enjoy their supper. (Photo by Katie Huinker)

14 14 legals & ag Sale Results for Dec. 2, 2013 High Choice Beef Strs & Hfrs...132; Choice Beef Strs & Hfrs...127; 132 Select & Choice Beef Strs & Hfrs...118; 127 High Choice Hlstn Strs & Hfrs...117; Choice Holstein Strs & Hfrs...114; 117 Select & Choice Hlstn Strs & Hfrs...105; 114 Market Cows...55; 78 High Dressing Market Cows...78; Market Bulls...78; Good Tk Home Hlstn Veal Calves...75; 120 Decorah, IA (563) Northeast Iowa Sales Commission Waukon, Iowa (563) Thursday, December 5, 2013 Fed Cattle High Yielding Choice Beef Strs & Hfrs 301 Head Choice Beef Steer & Heifers Select & Choice Beef Steers 130 & down & Heifers High Yielding Choice Holstein Steers Choice Holstein Steers Select & Choice Holstein 115 & down Steers Cull Cows 274 Head 20% sold from % sold from % sold below 65 & down Cull Bulls 14 Head Most Bulls (Thin, full, and bulls over 1 90 & down ton discounted) Calves 67 Calves 80% of Holstein Bull Calves brought from USDA farm storage loans available USDA Iowa Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director, John R. Whitaker, State Executive Director, reminds farmers and ranchers that Farm Storage Facility Loans (FSFL) are available through FSA. The Farm Service Agency offers low-interest loans to grain producers to build new or upgrade existing storage facilities and permanent drying and handling equipment. Loan opportunities include, but are not limited to: New conventional-type cribs December 4, consignors 49 loads Description $/ton # loads sold 1 st Crop Small Squares $ nd Crop Small Squares $ rd Crop Small Squares $ st Crop Big Squares $ nd Crop Big Squares $ rd Crop Big Squares $ th Crop Big Squares $ st Crop Rounds $ nd Crop Rounds $ rd Crop Rounds $ th Crop Rounds $125 1 Grass Rounds $ Oat Hay Rounds $ Straw Rounds $80 1 Corn Stalk Rounds $ Utility Fair Good Premium $ $ $ $ public notice USDA to page 16 public notice Winneshiek Co Board of Supervisors November 25, 2013 Claims General Basic Fund Alice Abbott Alliant Energy AmericInn Amos Mfg, Inc Area Transportation Army Times Black Hills Energy Teresa Bockman Nancy Bolson Bright Spot Car Wash Carpenter Uniform Casper Plumbing & Heating, Inc John Christopherson City of Decorah DALCO Decorah Ace Hardware Decorah Area Chamber Decorah Heating & Plumbing LLC Decorah News Company Decorah Tire Service Decorah Veterinary Clinic Digital Business Solutions Donlon Healthmart Drilling All Season Sports Gary Dundee Fastenal Co Fehr Graham Tim Felton Donald Fox GECRB/Amazon Gregory Container Hawkeye REC Hawkeye Sanitation, Inc Christina Hirsch Hovden Oil Co Iowa Secretary of State Iowa State Assoc Of Counties Chuck Ira Kari Iverson Lilly Jensen Brenda Johnson K & S Electric LLC KDEC Radio Kewanna Screen Printing Kwik Trip Inc Linn Co. Correctional Center Dr. Kevin Locke Jon Lubke David Ludwig Luther College Mail Services Mediacom Midwest Automatic Fire Tom Murray Garth Narum New Hampton Tribune David Newton Kenneth Ney Perry Novak Electric Ben Pfile Pitney Bowes PJGreufe & Associates Carrie Quandahl Julie Quandahl Ricoh USA Inc Maintenance Ricoh USA Inc Maintenance River City Paving Barb Schroeder Schumacher Elevator Jeanne Sebastian Sherwin Williams DuWayne Snitker Ben Steines Storey Kenworthy Meg Storkamp Robert Sturch TASC Inc Dean Thompson Ray Torresdahl US Cellular Steve Vanden Brink Vick's Plumbing & Heating Walmart Community/GECRB Wayne Walter Francis Wenthold Wiltgen Construction, Inc Ryan Wiltgen Windstream Winn Co Treasurer Winneshiek Co Recorder General Basic Public Health Ailco Equipment Finance Group GECRB/Amazon GlaxoSmithKline Marian Henry P. J. Herold Hovden Oil Co KDEC Radio Luther College McKesson Medical Surgical NICC Ricoh USA Inc Sanofi Paste Krista Vanden Brink Windstream General Supplemental Fund Fayette County Sheriff Mason City Clinic Candila Schickel West Payment Center Winneshiek County Sheriff Water Testing Grant Fund Turkey Valley Comm. Schools MH/DD Services Fund County Social Services Iowa State Assoc Of Counties US Cellular Rural Services Basic Fund Alliant Energy Jed Becker Roger Bergan Decorah News Company Carleton Haugen Hawkeye Sanitation, Inc Dale Johnson Rod Ollendieck Ricoh USA Inc Kelvin Rue US Cellular John Wiedeman Windstream Winn Co Landfill Secondary Road Fund Airgas North Central Alliant Energy Lee Bjerke Blackhawk Env Bruening Rock Prod Carquest Auto Parts Croell Redi Mix Allen Dahlen Decorah Chevrolet-Cadillac Decorah Tire Service Drilling All Season Sports Hawkeye REC Hovden Oil Co Iowa One Call Farm Plan KAM Line Highway Markings Mississippi Welders Mower Power Paul Niemann Construction Perry Novak Electric Ricoh USA Inc River City Paving Shuck-Briston Sims TV & Electronics The Steel Shop Truck Country Decorah St Lukes Cntr for Occ Health US Cellular Village Farm & Home Winneshiek Medical Center Wonder Works America Inc Ziegler Inc Co Conserv Capital Improv Fund Reilly Construction Wiltgen Construction, Inc County Assessor Agency Fund GECRB/Amazon Ricoh USA Inc Maintenance Windstream E911 Surcharge Fund CenturyLink Emergency Management Comm IA Emergency Management Assn Winneshiek Co Health Ins Fund Coventry Health & Life Ins Co Midwest Group Benefits Grand Total Published in the on December 10, Light and Poor Quality Calves 125 & down Feeder Cattle 2208 Head Beef Steers under 300 lbs. NO TEST Beef Steers 300 to 400 lbs Beef Steers 400 to 500 lbs Beef Steers 500 to 600 lbs Beef Steers 600 to 700 lbs Beef Steers 700 to 800 lbs Beef Steers over 800 lbs. 150 & down Beef Heifers under 300 lbs. NO TEST Beef Heifers 300 to 400 lbs Beef Heifers 400 to 500 lbs Beef Heifers 500 to 600 lbs Beef Heifers 600 to 700 lbs Beef Heifers 700 to 800 lbs Beef Heifers over 800 lbs. NO TEST Holstein Steers 300 to 400 lbs. NO TEST Holstein Steers 400 to 500 lbs. NO TEST Holstein Steers 500 to 600 lbs Holstein Steers lbs Holstein Steers lbs Holstein Steers lbs Holstein Steers 1000 & Up NO TEST Fort Atkinson Council Meeting December 4, 2013 Minutes & Claims Mayor Paul Herold called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Myles Kupka, representing the Fort Atkinson Historic Preservation Commission, told the Mayor and Council there were members serving on the Commission whose terms expire 12/31/2013. Kupka noted they would all like to continue to serve and recommended the Council reappoint them. Glass made a motion reappointing Mary Moser and Ron Franzen to a three year term; 1/1/ /31/2016 and LuAnn Becker and Art Huber to a two year term; 1/1/ /31/2015 to serve as members of the Fort Atkinson Historic Preservation Commission, seconded by Schneiter, carried. Ron Franzen reported the fire department and Friends of Fort are each planning to apply for a Community Foundation Grant. It was also noted the following were elected to serve as officers for the Fort Atkinson Fire Department: Ron Franzen Fire Chief, Keith Herold and Bob Glass Assistant Fire Chiefs, Joe Skretta Secretary/Treasurer and Paul Herold IT Director. Motion by Schneiter to approve the following consent items: November 6, 2013 council minutes, clerk s reports, and monthly bills, seconded by Glass, carried. The city clerk told the Mayor and Council that she and Casey Mai (who is assisting the City in preparing the sewage lift station grant application) will be in contact with individuals from Homeland Security to review the application to verify that it meets the necessary criteria required by FEMA. There was a general discussion regarding properties with junk and junk vehicles on them. An application to connect to the City's water utility was discussed. The Council tabled the matter until questions raised can be clarified. There was a general discussion regarding the FY15 Budget. The city clerk informed the Mayor and Council that effective January 1, 2014 the insurance reimbursement benefit given to the City's full-time employee will not be allowed under Obama Care and it also will not meet new IRS regulations. To correct this either the current benefit must become part of the employee's taxable income or an approved insurance plan would need to be put in place. After discussing the matter, the Council concluded that for the time being, the viable solution is to make the monthly $ insurance reimbursement stipend a part of the employees hourly wage adding $1.59/hr. Elsbernd made a motion authorizing the insurance reimbursement stipend paid to the City's full-time employee be eliminated and the amount of the stipend will be added to the full-time employees hourly wage, seconded by Schmitt, carried. A meeting has been set for January 8, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. to review the City's section, future needs and strategies as part of the county's update of the hazard mitigation plan. Due to New Year's Day, the meeting for January will be held Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. Agenda items will include the FY15 Budget, request to connect to the City's water utility and grant considerations to fund sewage lagoon needs and flood control and overflow. Schneiter made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Karnik, carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m. Claims November 2013 Expenses Ace-phone service Alliant-elect utility Baker & Taylor-library books publication Chris Bodensteiner-mtg reimb IRS-November Fed deposit Darin Barta-rental fee Data Tech-software license/support Dave Ludwig-library services Farmers Union Coop-maint. supp Fort Atkinson Library-supper w/santa Fort Atkinson Rental-monthly rent Franzen Sales & Service-rep/UPS chgs Greg Barta-insur & mtg reimburse Hach Co.-operating supplies Hawkeye Sanitation-garbage service HD Supply Waterworks-repair&supp Hubers Store-maint/operating supp Iowa Codification-services Iowa One Call-services Iowa Rural Water Assoc-member dues IPERS-November IPERS Keystone Lab-lab fees Kurt Anfinson-library services Luana Savings Bank-interest payment Marie Riha-reimb supplies Marv Smith Elect.-repair Mediacom-internet service Municipal Pipe Tool Co-sewer serv US Post Office-postage Rite Price Office Supp.-supplies Shriners-library services Thompson Truck & Trailer-repair US Cellular-phone services November Payroll Total November 2013 Expenses by Fund General Museum Road Use Tax Water Sewer Total November 2013 Revenues General Road Use Tax Employee Benefits Emergency Levy Local Option Tax Debt Service Water Sewer Total ATTEST: City Clerk, Mayor Published in the on December 10, 2013.

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