January 2016

Wed
20
Jan

Mr. and Mrs. Luke Kuennen

Mr. and Mrs. Luke Kuennen

 

 

Luke and Marge Kuennen will celebrate their upcoming 65th wedding anniversary with a card shower. A family dinner will be held at a later date.

Luke Kuennen and Margie Jacobson were married Feb. 3, 1951, at St. Matthew Catholic Parish in Cedar Rapids.

Their family includes Kathy (Jerry) Cole of Fayette, Mary (Neil) Bell of Coralville, Jim (Brenda) Kuennen of Maynard, Jeffrey (deceased), Allen (Marie) Kuennen of Maynard, Kris Kuennen of Council Bluffs, Karla (John) Steil of Fairbank, Kevin (Stacy) Kuennen of Maynard, Lisa (Jeff Forsyth of Maynard, and Jeni (John) Roadcap of Montezuma. The Kuennens also have 23 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

The couple retired from farming near Maynard and moved to Oelwein in 1994.

  Anniversary cards may be sent to Luke and Marge Kuennen at 818 3rd Ave. NE, Oelwein, IA 50662.

Wed
20
Jan

Beef Royalty candidates announced

 

Beef Royalty candidates announced

 

 

Brian Smith

Contributing Writer

 

 

 

            Outgoing Fayette County Beef Princess Maria Streif will take on the new title of 2016 Beef Queen at the Fayette County Cattlemen’s Association Membership Banquet on Saturday, Jan. 23. Maria, the daughter of Todd and Heidi Streif of West Union, will accept the crown from 2015 Beef Queen Megan Matt.

Wed
20
Jan

Joyce Rawson exemplifies generosity

Joyce Rawson of West Union talks with Hope Boyer, a nurse from LifeServe Blood Center of Waterloo, as she donates blood at Holy Name Catholic Church on Wednesday, Jan. 6. 

 

Joyce Rawson exemplifies generosity

 

 

 

By Chris Deback
cdeback@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

January has been proclaimed National Blood Donor Month by the American Red Cross to honor people like West Union resident Joyce Rawson, who has given blood every chance she’s had for the last 40 years.

Rawson couldn’t say how much blood she has given over those 40 years, but did note that since LifeServe Blood Center in Waterloo started doing blood drives in West Union, she has given over eight gallons.

Wed
13
Jan

Warrior matmen gaining confidence

 

South Winneshiek sophomore Felicity Taylor has her opponent in a hold during Saturday’s tournament at Tripoli. The 106-pounder placed fourth overall in her class and helped lead the Warriors to a fifth-place finish in the team race. Taylor also earned a win by fall earlier in the week as South Winn picked up a pair of dual wins over North Fayette Valley and Turkey Valley. (Kris Van Sickle photo)

 

Warrior matmen gaining confidence

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

 

The South Winneshiek wrestling team continues to gain confidence. The Warriors picked up a pair of dual victories over North Fayette Valley and Turkey Valley Thursday before placing fifth at the Tripoli Wrestling Tournament Saturday.

Wed
13
Jan

SW boys stumble on hardwood

 

Warrior senior guard Blake Hageman launches a shot during recent basketball action. South Winn picked up a win over Ed-Co, 61-56, in its first game following the holiday break, but it lost later in the week to both Decorah and Sumner-Fredericksburg. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

SW boys stumble on hardwood

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

 

The Warrior boys’ basketball team returned to the hardwood for the first time in two weeks, picking up a win over Edgewood-Colesburg in its first action of 2016. The victory, which pushed the team’s win streak to six games, was overshadowed by a pair of losses to both Decorah and Sumner-Fredericksburg later in the week.

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