January 2014

Thu
16
Jan

West Central gals have great half

 

 

West Central’s Anna Barry releases the basketball over the top of an Oelwein defender in Saturday’s nonconference contest. (Sharon Pape photo)

 

WC gals have great half 

 

 

By Jerry Wadian
Sports Editor
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

The West Central girls’ basketball team played its best basketball of the season through the first half of Saturday’s (Jan. 11) matchup with Class 3A Oelwein.

A cold-shooting second half allowed the Huskies to escape, 66-31. On Tuesday, the girls lost at MFL/MM, 61-20. Friday’s home game against Postville was postponed by rain and fog until Monday, Feb. 3.

The game at Oelwein was a real tussle for the first 16 minutes.

Wed
15
Jan

Randalia talks of unincorporating

 

The Randalia City Council includes (l-r) Shane Prochaska, Ann Smith, Mayor Mark Amos, Dean Teague and Sheila Johnson. Prochaska, Smith and Amos took an oath of office Monday night at their first meeting of the year after they were re-elected to office last November. Absent for the photo was Councilman Jeff Winkie. (Janell Bradley photo)

 

 

Randalia talks of unincorporating

 

 

Janell Bradley
Contributing Writer
info@fayettecountynewspapers.com

 

 

There's no longer a post office or anywhere to buy a gallon of milk, but Randalia, does have a church and a couple of small businesses.

Is that enough for Randalia to continue to maintain its incorporated status?

It's what residents may have to decide in the future after a handful of folks complained to the City Council Monday night about a $32/month sewer assessment.

Wed
15
Jan

A lifelong love of Internationals

 

Among the items of memorabilia Marv Shippy claims as prized possessions are the refrigerator recipes booklet and the trademark 'Irma Harding' freezer boxes and bags he purchased at an auction near Fort Atkinson some years back. Although many farm homes had a refrigerator or an International chest freezer in their home, such products are rare today. Introduced in 1947, they sold for fewer than 10 years. The refrigeration division was sold to Whirlpool Corporation in 1955. (Janell Bradley photo.)

 

 

 

A lifelong love of Internationals

 

Janell Bradley
Contributing Writer
info@fayettecountynewspapers.com

 

 

As a little boy of 7, Marv Shippy could hardly wait for school to let out so he could run uptown to Lauer Implement. There, he'd climb up onto one of the tractors on the showroom floor and imagine his life as a farmer.

            Although Marv's dad, Alvin Shippy, had wanted to farm where he had grown up near Randalia, he made the decision with his wife, Maxine, to move into Hawkeye in 1955.  Al had taken a job as a mechanic at the implement, working for Harold Lauer.

            If he'd been allowed, Marv would have spent every day in the shop, which sold International Harvester equipment and parts. Even as he grew older, the implement was a favorite hang-out and a source for information about the Hawkeye community.

            By the time Marv was in fifth grade, he convinced his dad to help him buy his first tractor, a Farmall B. At a young age, Marv began cultivating fields for farmers in the area to pay his dad back his half of the tractor cost.

Wed
15
Jan

Quillin's arrives in Elgin

Quillin’s arrives in Elgin

 

Quillin’s Foods officially assumed ownership of Moore’s Foods in Elgin on Monday. The official acquisition also included the purchase of former Moore’s Foods locations in West Union, Monona, Postville, and Lansing on Monday, Jan. 13.

Wed
15
Jan

Center Street ribbon-cutting draws a crowd

Members of Elgin City Council, Center Street business merchants, and representatives from various other groups involved with the Center Street Project in Elgin gather with Mayor Bill Pfister (center, with glasses) to be a part of the ribbon-cutting celebration on Saturday, Jan. 11.

 

 

 

Center Street ribbon-cutting draws a crowd

 

Brian Smith
Contributing Writer
bsmith@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

Wed
15
Jan

2nd half dooms NFV boys

 

North Fayette Valley junior guard Ben Martin goes up for the contested layup in recent action. (Jerry Wadian photo)

 

 

 

2nd half dooms NFV boys


 

By Jerry Wadian
Sports Editor
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

Saturday’s home game was a tale of two halves, and the TigerHawk boys came out on the short end in the vital second half to fall to Decorah, 48-43, on Jan. 11, in West Union.

NFV played extremely well in the first half against the Vikings, taking a 26-13 lead into the locker room.

However, the visitors lit it up over the final 16 minutes, including holding the TigerHawks to a 20-9 score in the final quarter.

Austin Callahan led the TH scoring with 13 points; he also led the rebounding effort with eight.

Wed
15
Jan

NFV grapplers keep winning

 

 

After posting his 100th high school win on the mat at Postville Thursday, North Fayette Valley senior wrestler Dalton Lape posed with his proud parents, Bob and Renee Lape  of West Union. (Mike Van Sickle photo) 

 

 

 

NFV grapplers keep winning


 

ByJerry Wadian
Sports Editor
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

The TigerHawk wrestling team started 2014 like it ended 2013 – with a dual win. The team also finished sixth at the Panther Invite in Tripoli on Saturday, Jan. 11. The TigerHawks crowned two champions in Zach Bruns and Nick Baumler.

NFV opened the year by beating MFL/MM and host Postville in dual action on Thursday, Jan. 9.

Wed
15
Jan

Walter L. Saur

 

Walter L. Saur

 

Walter L. Saur, Ret. Brigadier General, 86, of Oelwein, Iowa died on Saturday morning, January 11, 2014 at his home with family members at his side.

Celebration of Life Funeral Service:  10:30 A.M. Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at Grace United Methodist Church, Oelwein, with Rev. Connie Markle officiating.

Visitation:  3:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home, Oelwein and for one hour before the service at the church on Wednesday.

Public Military Service: 6:30 P.M. Tuesday at the funeral home by the Oelwein American Legion Ross Reid Post #9.

Interment:  Woodlawn Cemetery, Oelwein, Iowa with Graveside Rites by the Air Force Military Honor Guard.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to Grace United Methodist Church, Oelwein American Legion Ross Reid Post #9, Oelwein Community Healthcare Foundation, or your favorite charity.

Wed
15
Jan

Donna Gross

 

Donna Gross

 

Donna Kay Hughes Gross, age 63, passed away at her home in West Union, Iowa on January 9, 2014.

Donna was born in Postville, Iowa, on July 18, 1951. She was baptized on August 8, 1951 at Frankville Community Presbyterian Church in Frankville, Iowa.  Donna confirmed her faith on May 11, 1965, at Frankville Presbyterian Church.

Donna was a farm wife and an EMT.  She worked as a Fayette County Dispatch Supervisor until she and Reggie retired last year.

Donna and Reggie were married on May 15, 1993 at Goeken Park in Eldorado.

Wed
15
Jan

Ivah Lawless

 

Ivah Lawless

 

Ivah Emma Marie (Schortau) Lawless was born on her family farm near Westgate, Iowa on September 18, 1914 to George and Ella (Greening) Schortau. She was baptized on October 11, 1914 and confirmed on March 24, 1929 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Westgate. She attended Westgate public school, graduating 8th grade in 1929.

Ivah was united in marriage to Floyd Lawless on April 21, 1938 in Waterloo, Iowa. To this union, six children were born. The couple farmed near West Union for many years.

Ivah passed away on January 11, 2014, at the Good Samaritan Center in West Union, Iowa. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and served in several church groups, including the president of WELCA. She enjoyed gardening, writing letters, crafts, singing and sewing. Ivah loved to bake, especially with walnuts. Ivah spent many hours studying her family’s history and always remembered family member’s birthday.

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