February 2016

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Warrior seniors prevail in big win

 

South Winneshiek guard Treyton Jacobsen was one of three Warriors to score at least 11 points in the team’s win over Starmont last week. The senior ended the night with 11 points, four rebounds, four assists, and four steals. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

Warrior seniors prevail in big win

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

 

The senior members of the Warrior basketball team all did their part to help the team pick up an important late-season win, 77-62, over the Starmont Stars in Calmar Friday night.

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SW girls unable to dim Stars

 

Senior Rebecca Hertges, who is the second-leading scorer for the Warriors, goes up for a shot in recent South Winn action. The girls closed out their regular season this week and now set their sights on postseason play. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

 

SW girls unable to dim Stars

 

 

Zakary Kriener

 

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

The South Winneshiek girls’ basketball team continued its cold streak as the end of the regular season approaches.

Friday, the Warriors hosted Upper Iowa Conference foe Starmont in Calmar. The Stars, who were on a four-game losing streak, were able to pull away from the struggling South Winn team, handing the Warriors a 51-36 loss at the end of the contest.

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Feb

Harvey Hillesland

Harvey Hillesland

 

 

Harvey Hillesland, age 84, of Decorah, IA, formerly of Calmar, IA, died on Tuesday, February 2, 2016, at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA.

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Donald Ellis

Donald Ellis

 

 

 

Donald Edward Ellis, 56, of Castalia, Iowa died Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, Wisconsin.  Donald was born July 9, 1959 to LeRoy and Marilyn (Bray) Ellis in Postville, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at the Zion Lutheran Church in Castalia, Iowa. Donald attended Postville High School.

 

Donald was united in marriage with Angie Schmitt on January 29, 1983 at Zion Lutheran Church in Castalia, Iowa, to this union three children were born, Chris, Corey and Amber.  Donald worked for weatherization at Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation in Decorah, Iowa for many years.  He enjoyed hunting, fishing, telling jokes, carpentry, social media and taking care of his lawn.  Most of all, he loved to spend time with his family, especially his granddaughters. 

 

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Nanfred Sand

Nanfred Sand

 

 

Nanfred Stanley “Bud” Sand

1931-2016

Nanfred “Bud” Sand, 84, of Morgantown, WV, formerly of Ottawa, died on Monday, February 1, 2016 at the Vidant Medical Center, in Greenville.

 

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, February 10, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Ottawa, with Rev. David Ufkes, Pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park with Full Military Rites conducted. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, February 9, at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa.

 

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Feb

Suzuki resigns as principal at DeSales

Therese Suzuki

 

Suzuki resigns as principal at DeSales

 

 

Therese Suzuki has officially resigned from her position as principal at DeSales School. The move was effective Friday, Feb. 5, for the former administrator.

Suzuki began her role as principal of the Catholic school in August at the start of the 2015-16 school year.

The DeSales school board had no comment on the reason for Suzuki’s resignation.

The board held a closed meeting Monday night in Ossian to determine how best to replace Suzuki in the near term.

Church officials were not able to be reached for comment on the future of the administrative role at DeSales. 

 
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Klimesh awarded prestigious Cooley Scholarship

 

South Winneshiek student RaeAnn Klimesh, a senior cross country and track athlete, was recently announced as the recipient of one of the state’s most prestigious scholarships, the E. Wayne Cooley Scholarship. The scholarship, established in memory of the former Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) executive director, is a $15,000 scholarship that is given to only one girl all throughout Iowa who displays excellent character not only in athletics, but also in the classroom, her school, and her community. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

Klimesh awarded prestigious Cooley Scholarship

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

Klimesh awarded prestigious Cooley Scholarship

By Zakary Kriener

The E. Wayne Cooley Scholarship, plain and simple, is one of the most prestigious scholarships in the state of Iowa. Established in 1993 as a tribute to E. Wayne Cooley, former Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) executive director of nearly 50 years, the award is given to an Iowa girl who exhibits excellent character on the playing field, in the classroom, in her school, and in her community.

The recipient reflects discipline, perseverance, character, citizenship, and leadership – all values that personified the life and expectations of E. Wayne Cooley.

This year, 97 girls were taken into consideration for the $15,000 scholarship. Each Iowa high school is limited to one nomination of a girl who meets a strict criteria of educational- and athletic-based requirements.

South Winneshiek senior RaeAnn Klimesh was one of the nearly 100 Iowa nominees for the prestigious scholarship, who after being nominated by athletic director Bruce Gullickson, later found out that she was one of the six finalists for the scholarship.

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Feb

Heart defect can't keep Zach Schroeder down

 

Zach Schroeder enjoys his visit with his pediatric cardiologist, Dr. Ian Law, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Schroeder was about to undergo a stress test to see how his heart performs under physical stress. 

 

Heart defect can't keep Zach Schroeder down

 

 

 

 

By Chris Deback
cdeback@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

Life isn’t fair. That is what parents tell their teenage sons and daughters all the time, but for children with heart defects like rural Elgin teen Zach Schroeder, life truly isn’t very fair.

The North Fayette Valley freshman was born with a single ventricle and transposition of the greater arteries. The doctors didn’t test for heart defects when he was born, but during his first five months of life, all the signs were there.

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A Valentine's Day love story

Lloyd and Adeline Meier of Clermont enjoy an afternoon out early in their relationship. (Submitted photo)

 

A Valentine's Day love story

 

 

 

By Chris Deback
cdeback@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

Valentine’s Day will always hold a special place in the heart of Lloyd and Adeline Meier. That was the day  in 1950 that Lloyd asked Adeline to marry him.

Sixty-five years later, the couple are still fond of that spectacular day. It was like any other for the couple at that time. They had met at a spring banking group meeting. Lloyd worked as a bookkeeper at the bank in Guttenberg, while Adeline carried the same job title for a bank in Strawberry Point.

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Blue Devils hang tough with Postville

 

West Central’s Mary McDonough fights for a rebound with North Fayette Valley’s Helena Fantz during a, 73-33, loss to the TigerHawks on Friday, Feb. 5. McDonough finished with four points and four rebounds. 

 

Blue Devils hang tough with Postville

 

 

By Chris Deback
cdeback@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

The West Central girls’ basketball team fell in two conference matchups last week with a home loss to Postville, 48-36, on Tuesday, Feb. 2, and a road loss to North Fayette Valley, 73-33, on Friday.

The Blue Devils played Postville tight in the first half. Each team mustered nine points in the first quarter; however, the Pirates scored 10 to the Blue Devils’ six in the second quarter. It was a third-quarter breakdown by the Blue Devils that led to the 12-point loss. The Pirates scored a game-high 22 points in the third quarter to just 11 points by West Central.

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