Part 1 By Joyce MeyerPhotos by Stephen James Zbornik

Life is an adventure for 31 year old Stephen James Zbornik, and no won-der this Fort Atkinson native fell in love with the high seas and joined the United States Merchant Marines. He currently is in the fi rst month of a four month hitch aboard the USNS 1st. Lt Baldomero Lopez, in the Indian Ocean. He fi rst heard of the merchant marines when he was 18 or 19 years old, from his buddy whose father was a commercial fi sherman in Gloucester, MA. “He mentioned it in passing as something I may be interested in, but at the time I was working on going to Europe among other things, so I put it in the back of my mind and forgot about it. A few years later I did a brief stint on a fi fty foot catamaran sailboat in St. John, USVI. For six months I learned about sailing, island life, and what it feels like to be on the sea. I left there to hike the Appalachian Trail, and other than looking over various oceans since then, hadn’t been back out on the water. Then I returned to Cloverleaf farm in Winneshiek County after being mostly on the free leg through my early twenties.”

When he was in his early twenties, Stephen James Zbornik, who grew up on a farm near Fort Atkinson, had checked off many things on his bucket list. He rode trains and hitchhiked through most of the states and Western Europe. He spent two months in Israel. He built a straw bale house in Colorado. He did carpentry in Asheville, NC. He lived in the woods and in the mountains, learning how to sharpen tools and fall trees. Stephen volunteered in New Orleans following Katrina, learned how to make chairs in Kentucky, and then helped the man who taught him the craft move his shop to Asheville, NC. He eventually returned to his roots in Iowa at 25, and started his own shop at his father’s farm called Cloverleaf Farm three miles west of Fort Atkinson, mak-ing chairs. From there he shipped his chairs all over the United States, was part of the Northeast Iowa Studio Tour, and sold his handmade rolling pins at

Oneota Co-op and Ace Kitchen Place in Decorah.“Life was good there. I gardened and I worked with my father, Stephen

Lee Zbornik, in my shop and I ate well. I was content, but a thread of that wanderlust remained. I’ve been to both sides of the Pacifi c and Atlantic oceans and both sides of the Mediterranean as well, but I had never crossed one, and I always have felt the call to return to sea at some point in life. This is not the most obvious calling for the son of a farmer, but it was there. Every time I looked out

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Stephen James Zbornik:Iowa Farm Boy Takes to the High Seas

ABOVE: Zbornik took this street scene in Ulsan, South Korea. BELOW: Stephen James Zbornik became a U.S. Merchant Marine after he turned 30 and is loving his adventures on the high seas and the many places he travels to.

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Monday - 8th Grade Rules Day8th graders will be taking the reins. They will partner up and lead an hour session for students that includes literature, Bible study/prayer, and a craft or project for students to make.Dress: Career Day

Tuesday - We Love De Sales DayStudents will “Drop Everything And Read” when the bell sounds throughout the day. We will cre-ate a school wide display of hearts that tell what we love about our school. Classes will follow a kin-dergarten schedule with snack, choice time, recess, etc.Dress: Rockin’ in RED

Wednesday - De Sales Rocks DayStudents will gather for the De Sales Rocks Talent Show and NHD Project Display.Dress: Class Color Day...classes will draw a color and everyone should wear that color.

Thursday - Celebrating Our Faith and Our Faith Community DayWe will gather at Luther College for the All Schools Mass along with all area Catholic schools. Archbishop Jackels will be the main celebrant as students from 8 area Catholic schools come to-gether in worship in the Center for Faith and Life. All are welcome!Thursday night is the annual soup supper, serving homemade soups, cinnamon rolls, and bars from 5:00-8:00 p.m. in the De Sales gym. Fun for all including games, cake walk, and more!Dress: De Sales Shirts Day

Friday - Kick-Back DayMovie Marathon...Students will have 4 movies to choose from for viewing with hot chocolate and treats from 12:30-2:15.Dress: Comfy Clothes For Chillin’

Catholic Schools Week Schedule

De Sales Catholic School

St. Aloysius Catholic Order of Foresters Matching Funds Pan-cake & Sausage Breakfast. (Also includes fruit, rolls, milk, coffee and juice)

Sunday, February 1, 20158:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.

St. Aloysius Church CommonsCarry Outs Available

Proceeds from the breakfast will help provide instruction-al materials for CFS Catholic School.

St. Aloysius Catholic School

Pictured are two of the 12 education offi cials from Northeast Iowa to attend the fi rst in a series of district network meetings on Saturday, Jan. 10: Jay Jur-rens (left), superintendent at New Hampton Community School District; and Joe Rosonke, member of the Board of Education at New Hampton.

Northeast Iowa education offi cials collectively proposing unifi ed school calendar, early start date

Twelve forward thinking educa-tion offi cials, including representa-tives from area Boards of Education as well as top level administrators, have opted to come together in rural Northeast Iowa to think “outside-of-the-box” – to voice concerns re-garding the future of education, and to kick off a new series of meetings initiating conversation and collabo-ration. Officials from several area schools, in Chickasaw, Howard, and Winneshiek counties, volunteered to be part of the discussion.

The fi rst meeting took place on Saturday, Jan. 10 at Trinity Catholic School in Protivin, where much of the discussion centered on the ben-efi ts of implementing a more unifi ed school calendar, not only between surrounding schools (public and parochial) that agreed to attend the meeting, but also in consideration of area community college-level edu-cation, where high school students have the option to enroll in concur-rent/dual credit courses.

At the meeting, one of the biggest concerns cited for most schools in ru-ral Northeast Iowa is dwindling stu-dent enrollments, which means these schools are continually receiving less state aid in the form of roughly more than $6,000 per pupil each year.

Clark Goltz, superintendent of Turkey Valley Community School District and South Winneshiek Com-munity School District, proposed the idea of, potentially, sharing educa-tors and support services between attending schools as cost-savings measures for all, and perhaps, even synchronizing secondary education classroom “bell” schedules. He fur-

ther noted, once the implementation of a unifi ed calendar system can be fostered between the districts, these subsequent measures could become more feasible options.

“We need to have a calendar that closely aligns with our main partner here on secondary education, which is NICC [Northeast Iowa Commu-nity College],” said Supt. Goltz,

adding, the schools further need to collaborate on having the same start date for their school years, an initia-tive that would require serious com-promise from each entity present. “To me, this seems to be one building block, a corner stone, to go forward from there.”

Three representatives from the administrative cabinet at NICC at-

tended the meeting: Dr. Liang Chee Wee, president of NICC; Dr. Kath-leen Nacos-Burds, vice president of Academic Affairs; and Dr. Wendy Mihm-Herold, vice president of Business and Community Solutions.

“At NICC, as a college, we defi nitely look forward to learning and partnering with you [second-ary schools], because your students are our students. That’s how we see it. That’s the bottom line,” said Dr. Wee, later adding, “Right now, be-cause all of you have different start dates, we basically adjust to every school. I think if you have a common start date, it allows us to look at our schedule, too.”

Presently, NICC’s start date for the upcoming school year is set for Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, according to Dr. Nacos-Burds, however, offi -cials at the college again note fl ex-ibility in accommodating a common schedule between secondary schools.

After reaching consensus at the meeting regarding initial steps to take in order to implement a calen-dar system that is more unifi ed, of-fi cials have decided to begin draft-ing a common “waiver” letter to the Iowa Department of Education (DE), collectively requesting the governing body to allow the districts to begin the 2015-16 school year on the early start date of Monday, Aug. 24, 2015. While current law man-dates that Iowa schools do not start classes prior to the week of Sept. 1, common practice has been for dis-tricts to apply for waivers to begin

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Open enrollment ends February 15, 2015. If you do not have health coverage, starting in 2014, you may be assessed a fi ne on your tax returns.

In order to help individuals under-stand their choices and assist them with the enrollment and re-enroll-ment process, Planned Parenthood of the Heartland is hosting health insurance enrollment and re-enroll-ment fairs in Northeast Iowa on the following dates:

Wednesday, January 28, from 10:00 am to 3:00 p.m. at the Decorah Public Library public meeting room (202 Winnebago Street)

These events will provide Iowa residents with one-on-one enrollment assistance from licensed navigators. At the enrollment fairs, individu-als can obtain detailed information about each Marketplace Health In-surance Plan offered in Iowa and can receive help determining eligibility for Marketplace subsidies as well as eligibility for public programs such as Medicaid.

In order to complete the enroll-ment application at the fair, please bring the following information:

·Current ID·Social Security numbers of all

members of the household·2013 Income Tax Returns·If working, last pay stub If you have questions about these

events or want to schedule an ap-pointment at another time or location, please call Andrew at 515.235.0434. Information is also available at the federal helpline at 1-800-318-2596 (TTY: 1-855-889-4325) and at www.healthcare.gov.

Health Insurance Enrollment Fair

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach 4-H Youth Develop-ment Staff announce statewide train-ings for all new 4-H Club, Project, and Clover Kids. This training is tar-geted to those who are beginning as volunteers or those with three years or less experience. The training is open to all volunteers and current club leaders are encouraged to attend if they have not attended before.

Advantages of this training pro-gram include: learning about the role of a caring adult, dynamic training to boost positive youth develop-ment knowledge and skills in order to support a vibrant 4-H club or Clover Kids group, and an opportu-nity to meet and network with other volunteers. The interactive train-ing includes an agenda loaded with knowledge, skills, and tools needed to enhance a volunteer’s work with 4-H youth. Volunteers will receive a binder of resources to prepare them for working with their club or group.

Training will be held on Febru-ary 21 at the First United Meth-odist Church in Fayette. The

Are you looking for a meaningful New Year’s resolution? Winneshiek Medical Center Hospice is seeking volunteers to give the gift of compa-ny, time and support to our hospice patients and their caregivers.

Volunteers offer respite care for families in both the home and long-term care setting, may read to or visit with patients, offer services the fam-ily may fi nd helpful such as grocery shopping or light housekeeping, and provide continued visits and contacts with loved ones following the death.

The four-week hospice volunteer training begins on February 5 and is held each Thursday in February from 2 - 5 pm. The free training ensures that all volunteers are equipped for the challenge of working with hos-pice patients and covers topics such as spirituality, grief, communication, stress management and homecare equipment.

For more information or to reg-ister, contact Winneshiek Medical Center Hospice at 563-387-3024. Learn more about how hospice can make a difference in the lives of pa-tients and families at www.winmedi-cal.org/moments-of-life.

WMC Hospiceseeking volunteers

Training to be Held for New 4-H Leaders

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Winneshiek County Demo-crats will hold their monthly Cen-tral Committee meeting Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the lower level of the Decorah Public Library.

All Democrats are encouraged to attend.

Winneshiek County Democrats Meeting

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Winners of 2014 scholarships were (l-r): Elyse Schnitzler, Kalissa Kramer, Sharese Van Sloten, Stephanie Farley, Jada Bahls-Kargalskiy, Carmen Krivachek and Lexi Dietzenbach.

The Winneshiek Medical Center Auxiliary is offering their annual Health Care Career Scholarship to residents of Winneshiek County interested in pursuing a health care profession. The applicant must be accepted into an accredited health career program to be eligible. Anyone interested in apply-ing should visit www.winmedical.org/auxiliary for the application, or contact Winneshiek Medical Center at 563-387-3036. The deadline for applications is March 20, 2015.

Winneshiek Medical Center Auxiliary scholarship applications available

Pictured (l-r) are Dave Carlson of the Community Food Pantry at First Lu-theran Church in Decorah; Kathy Reed; Steve Vanden Brink of the Decorah Fire Department; Carolyn Flaskerud of the Community Food Pantry at First Lutheran Church; and Joanne Roney of the Greater Area Pantry in Calmar.

Otter Dreaming (left) presents a check to Andy Johnson for the Sunrise Foundation, which provides educational programs and psychological/health services to the most marginalized, at-risk children and their families in Ca-moapa, Nicaragua.

Directors Kathryn Reed and Otter Dreaming recently presented checks to the benefi ciaries of the December 2014 Burning Bright concerts.

Burning Bright receives donation

McDonalds of Decorah recently presented Winneshiek Medical Center with hand-made blankets for pediatric patients. Pictured from left: Nicole Schro-eder, Decorah McDonalds general manager, Amy Schroeder, McDonalds fi rst assistant, Michelle Crary, RN, Maggie Busta, RN, Sarah Paskar, RN, Megan Panos, RN, Kim Johnson, RN and Marie Schneberger, RN.

Winneshiek Medical Center Inpatient Services departments recently ac-cepted a big bundle of soft blankets for pediatric patients, donated by Mc-Donalds of Decorah. “Our patients enjoy receiving these blankets,” says Kim Johnson, RN, WMC Med/Surg nurse. “This act of kindness and care goes a long way for our young patients who are often nervous about staying in the hospital.”

“We want to be a good partner to our community,” says Nicole Schroeder, Decorah Short Street McDonald’s general manager. “We hope these gifts will make their stay in the hospital cozy and more relaxing.”

This is the fourth donation of blankets from the local McDonalds store, totaling more than 200 blankets given to WMC patients. The blanket project is an effort in the region for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Wisconsin and Southeastern Minnesota, and each has a special tag that says ‘Tied with Love’ from Ronald McDonald.

Ronald McDonald House Charities provided the funding for the blankets and local employees chose the fabric and coordinated the volunteers to con-struct and tie them. “We would like to thank McDonalds for their generosity,” says Johnson. “The blankets are a comfort to our pediatric patients while they’re here as well as something that they can take home with them.”

Blankets of kindness and caring from local McDonalds

Turkey Valley National Honor Society Induction was held Wednesday, January 14, 2015, at Jackson Heights Country Club. Students applied and earned this honor based on high academic standards, character, leadership and service to the school and community. Speakers for the evening included present members, Superintendent Clark Goltz, Principal Carol Knoll, and ad-visors Gail Holmes and Evie Milbrandt. Congratulations and best wishes to these students in continuing their desire to use these traits to better themselves and their communities.

Turkey Valleyinducts NHS members

New members inducted included: front: Jenna Winter, Kayla Schaufenbuel, Carrie Rassman, Stephanie Martin. Back: Delaney Lensing, Teresa Hageman,

Emily Dietzenbach

Turkey Valley’s Current NHS MembershipFront: Josie Einwalter, Jenna Winter, Kayla Schaufenbuel, Carrie Rassman, Stephanie Martin and Nicole Meirick. Middle: Ashley Kurash, Ari Rausch, Delaney Lensing, Teresa Hageman, Emily Dietzenbach, Jensen Winter and Nicole Schmitt. Back: Nathan Herold, Nathan Suell, Justin Hackman and Johanna Blazek.

By: Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission The Iowa Transportation Com-mission recently approved $1 million in total funding for five statewide Transportation Alternatives program projects. This program supports projects such as trails, Safe Routes to School (SRTS), overlooks and preservation/rehabilitation of his-toric transportation facilities that are statewide in nature. Funded projects include:• Iowa’s Living Roadway Projects Program (Trees Forever)- $200,000• Iowa Safe Routes to School Part-nership (INRCOG and Iowa Bicycle Coalition)- $157,893• Lewis & Clark Multiuse Trail Im-plementation Phase 1 (Iowa DOT)- $230,607• Native Grass and Wildflower

Seed for County Road Rights of Way (UNI)- $336,500• Urban Youth Corps (Iowa DOT)- $75,000 The funded Iowa Safe Routes to School Partnership project will be the second phase of a partnership among Upper Explorerland Region-al Planning Commission (UERPC), INRCOG (a neighboring council of governments in the Cedar Falls/Waterloo area) and the Iowa Bicycle Coalition (manager of the statewide SRTS program) and will help fund UERPC’s regional SRTS efforts in 2016-2017. The first phase of the project starts this fall when UERPC will begin to assist INRCOG in creat-ing its own regional SRTS program; this phase is also funded through the statewide Transportation Alterna-tives program.

“It just seemed like an ideal fi t,” said Karla Organist, UERPC’s Lead Plan-ner who originally brainstormed the partnership idea. “Our SRTS pro-gram is already serving one of IN-RCOG’s rural counties, Chickasaw, through our Food and Fitness work. Though it will be a very new form of outreach for them, as it once was for us, INRCOG was very interested in the partnership idea right from the start. This collaboration will be an in-novative and exciting opportunity for both agencies, and we look forward to getting the project underway.” Ashley Christensen, UERPC’s SRTS Coordinator who will be train-ing and assisting INRCOG staff during the project, also commented on the project, “The success of our SRTS work is impressive and ex-traordinary, but it is not rocket sci-

ence. It really is just the result of finding passion and taking action. Success stories like ours can –and should be– happening in every re-gion of the state. We’ve done the legwork in creating the fi rst model. Now, other rural regions just need to take that model and make it their own. Our children are our future –that should be inspiration enough.”Based on the on-going success of UERPC’s regional SRTS efforts, the Iowa Bicycle Coalition is in fact hoping each region throughout the state will eventually develop its own SRTS program. This project will be the first step toward reaching this goal. To learn more, please contact Ashley Christensen at 563-382-6171 or achristensen@uerpc.org.

Iowa Transportation Commission approves statewide Transportation Alternatives program

training will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. There are numerous train-ings throughout the state; volunteers may attend any of the locations. To reg-ister, go to http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/volunteertraining and click on the registration link in the red box on the right. Registration is due by Feb-ruary 14 for the training in Fayette. The training includes lunch and snacks. There is no fee to attend.

For more information on how to volunteer with 4-H in your county please contact the Winneshiek County Extension & Outreach Offi ce at 563-382-2949. For more information on New Volunteer Training in Region 4 in Iowa, please contact Youth Program Specialist, Kendra Crooks, 641-394-2174 or kcrooks@iastate.edu.

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Pictured (l-r): Brody Hackman, Simon Schmitt, Elijah Reicks and Billy Swestka. The other winners

left before the picture was taken. Thank you.

Seventeen students enjoyed shooting hoops at the annual Knights of Co-lumbus Free Throw Contest held at the Turkey Valley multi-purpose gym on Monday, January 12, 2015. The Knights of Columbus councils in Protivin and St. Lucas joined together to host this contest for students in the Turkey Valley area ages 9 to 14. Students competed by gender and age group, with the winner being determined by who made the most out of fi fteen shots. The 13 year old boys group had to go to a shoot off to determine the winner. The winners for each level will go onto the regional contest at Valley High School in Clermont on February 22 where they will compete for additional prizes and the right to go on to the state contest. Winners in the female divisions were Hailey Elsbernd (age 10), Jalyssa Blazek (age 11), and Aleah Hackman (age 12). Winners in the male divisions were Noah Hanson (10), Brody Hack-man (11), Elijah Reicks (12), Billy Swestka (13) and Simon Schmitt (14). Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all those who participated. This event also supported the Turkey Valley Athletic Boosters as the Knights gave each participant a coupon good for a piece of pizza and a drink from the concession stand that evening during the varsity basketball games. The Knights would like to thank Turkey Valley School for supporting this contest and allowing the use of their facilities.

Protivin and St. Lucas Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest

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It was reported in April of 1933 that Winneshiek Co. Treasurer C. M. Anderson, under order from the Win-neshiek Co. Board of Supervisors and scrip committee, had asked for the shipment to Decorah of $2,000 in Scrip money. A large number of unemployed men, James Hepburn of the Decorah Chamber of Commerce, Walter Mull, representing the Veter-ans of Foreign Wars and Carl Dver-gaten of the American Legion had met with Co. Treasurer Anderson and County Auditor Nelson about this matter. It was planned to use these funds to pay men for work on the highways and other county projects and provide for relief for the poor. The new state law virtually placed the county in the position of guar-anteeing the payment of these scrip certifi cates and this plan is more ac-ceptable to business fi rms than the one initially offered.

All scrip money used in Iowa is being printed for the state offi cials and will be supplied to the counties at cost. The county, city, or town ad-ministration shall not be liable under the Workmen’s Compensation Act of the State of Iowa or other employer’s liability acts of the State of Iowa for any injury or damage suffered by anyone employed under the terms of this act and paid by the issuing of scrip certifi cates. The notes shall have serial numbers and are good for $1.00 in merchandise or services.

Anyone wanting to be employed by the county board or any city or town authorized to dispense relief funds needed to make application to them for work, stating their qualifi ca-tions, age and number of dependents they had. The rate of pay under this program was not to be less than $2.00 per 8 hour day. Scrip cer-tifi cates would stop being issued in 1935 and the county could get $1.00 per capita as the maximum amount it was allowed.

K. H. Boe was passing through the cattle yard on his farm northwest of Calmar in April of 1933 when he was attacked by his herd bull. Dur-ing the struggle with the bull he was successful in grabbing the nose ring and was partially able to hold off the bull until help arrived. Philip

Frey was working near the yard and witnessed what was going on. He rushed to the house and summoned the help of Reuben Boe, son of K. H. Boe. Reuben rushed to his father’s assistance, grabbing a pitchfork to use in helping to drive the bull to the other side of the lot. An ambulance was called and Mr. Boe was taken to the Decorah Hospital. He had sus-tained a dislocated knee, torn liga-ments, fi ve broken ribs and his side was somewhat crushed. He was re-ported to be getting along quite nice-ly and was expected to recover fully.

Norwegian services were held on Palm Sunday of 1933 at 10:30 a.m at the Calmar Lutheran Church. The Luther Guild meeting in April was hosted by Gladys Bergsrud and Paul Kittlesby. It was reported that the Guild had donated $100 of it’s treasury to the congregation to pay the balance owed on the new church boiler. The Ladies Aid had also previously donated $100 to the congregation for the debt owed on the boiler.

Stories you could read in the Calmar Courier in the spring of 1933 included, “The Red-Headed Floor-walker” by Clarissa Mackie – about the excitement and romance working at the handkerchief counter in a de-partment store; and “Sally’s House of Dreams” by Laura Montgomery - “Sally nodded, pink rushing up into her creamy face. ‘Yes’, she said frankly, ‘I fell for you when I saw you sitting up in that red fi re truck...it must be awfully thrilling; a life like that’”.

The First Holy Communion Class at St. Wenceslaus Church in Spillville in the spring of 1933 was: Mildred Schwade, Irene Loesch, Dorothy Wagner, Hattie Silhachet, Marcella Shimek, Christine Ku-boshek, Dorothy Herold, Margie Kuhn, Martha Herold, Grace Shevik, Anna Mae Mikesh, Eleanor Shileny, Ermine Schwade, Method Andera and Charles Ira.

Since it was the spring of 1933, it could be expected that the tide of sightseers was beginning at the farm home of the Bily Brothers, the na-tionally famous clock carvers, who live nothwest of Conover. Each

spring, the Bily Brothers have had a new piece of workmanship to ex-hibit; one that they created over the winter.

This time, their annual project was so ambitious and large that they were not able to complete it, so it had been put on exhibition in an incom-plete form. “The Parade of Nations” clock was the sec-ond largest piece of work they had ever started. It was 9 feet, eight inches in height. The central feature of this clock was the great globe, which is a solid piece of hard maple, three layers glued together and carved to represent the earth’s surface. Map making on the globe’s surface was the most difficult carving on the piece. A narrow ledge around the center carries 26 fi gures, represent-ing inhabitants of various nations, with the globe and statuettes revolv-ing. Four months work on this clock was only half the time needed, and another winter will be necessary to complete it. The American Pioneer History Clock was four years in the making.

The material used in construc-tion is mainly butternut, but there are oak panels in the small upper parts, with the globe being hard maple. A remarkable characteristic of the Bily Brothers’ work is their capacity for striking out in an entirely new way on each of their major projects. Their main pieces of work have been origi-nal in design, with each representing a departure from anything they have ever done before.

On May 7, 1933, the ABCS Hall was the scene of graduation and a program that was well attended. Those graduating were: Frances Andera, Robert Balik, Leo Bouska, Hilda Herold, Bohumir Klimesh, El-mer Klimesh, Georgina Korbel, Mar-tha Woldan, Raymond Kuboushek, Wilma Reihle, Verena Schneberger, Alden Sbiral, Edward Silhachek, Lil-lian Triska and Rose Wandas.

Archbishop Francis Beckman of Dubuque confi rmed large classes in Ossian, Calmar, Spillville, Fort At-kinson, Festina and Little Turkey in

early May of 1933. On Wednesday, May 10, 1933, he confirmed 120 children at Calmar’s St. Aloysius Church. A list of all confi rmed, and their confi rmation sponsor’s names were given in a long Calmar Courier article.

It was reported that while there was a law against hoarding gold,

there was none against hoarding pennies. A Wil-liamstown but-termaker named Bremer had pur-chased a new auto-

mobile in the spring of 1933, paying for the license with 1500 pennies he and his wive had saved. “I have done my bit for the the federal govern-ment”, said Bremer, as he gave the Chickasaw County Treasurer five pennies extra to buy a cigar for the extra work in counting his pennies.

Truman Hazelton, who did de-liveries in Calmar for the H. J. Gie-sen Company, had made himself a side car for his bicycle. It had dual wheels and Truman thought he had the only dual wheel bicycle side car in the country.

The Calmar Lions Club adver-tised “Boys and Girls Notice!” and said that they would award four cash prizes to boys and girls of Calmar in 1933. Two prizes were for the girls who had the best fl ower gardens and two prizes to the boys who had the best kept lawns. Anyone who want-ed to enter was to contact one of the following: Rev. A. J. Peikert, Profes-sor J. C. Iverson, Francis Meyer or J. F. Conover .

C.J. McCullow of Calmar ad-vertised “Shoes Repaired”...without cobbled half-sole appearance and no uncomfortable soles because they used the Kayon Cement process of shoe rebuilding.

Fay’s Beauty Salon in Calmar was under new management and located in the Hotel Calmar building...all work was guaranteed to be fi rst-class and their phone number was 3-W.

Next time, fi nd out who caught some catfi sh, what were they serving for 25 cents at a local church dinner, and a whole lot more.

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to sea, I felt drawn to the horizon, the unknown. I wanted to go there. Ev-ery day from the south garage door in my shop, I watched the trains roll by, a mile south. They called to me. The unknown horizon called to me its siren song, and I responded.”

“When I turned thirty, I started to look into the merchant marines, remembering my friend Charlie’s words so many years before. I looked into the best way to fi nd work on deep sea merchant vessels, and found the Harry Lundeberg School of Sea-manship, in Piney Point, MD which is run by the Seafarers International Union. They have an apprentice-ship program, designed to acquaint land men with life and work at sea. I applied, which was a fairly lengthy

process, including getting my entry level seamen’s papers from the U.S. Coast Guard, my passport up to date, a TWIC (transportation workers identifi cation card), testing with the union and passing a physical for the Coast Guard and the Union. I also had to write an essay concerning why I wanted to become a seaman, and have three character references. I completed all of that by the fall of 2013 and I started the apprenticeship in February of 2014.”

He spent three months at the school in Maryland, where he stud-ied basic seamanship, lifeboats, fi refi ghting and fi rst aid. Following classes, he went directly to sea, and did 93 days as an apprentice aboard the Maersk Peary, a tanker vessel. It

ran between South Korea, Japan and Guam. He disembarked the ship in Hawaii, and fl ew back to the Mid-west to apply for the third phase of the apprenticeship.

“My time aboard the Peary was split between all three unlicensed de-partments: deck, engine and steward. This was my opportunity to be sure which department I wanted to work in. I also completed a research proj-ect in each department while I was aboard the ship, a project designed to stimulate questions by the inexperi-enced seaman. I mailed my applica-tion in as soon as I returned to the states, and heard back that I would have about a month off. I returned to the school for the third phase, and did seven more weeks of class, tanker-

man assist, government vessels, and a watch standers class. They shipped me out to Diego Garcia directly af-ter completion of the apprenticeship, and I am currently sailing as an ordi-nary seaman, aboard the USNS 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez. I will do a four month hitch on this ship, and then I will return to the school to upgrade my papers from ordinary seaman to able seaman. The Coast Guard requires 360 days at sea to upgrade your papers to able seaman, but they count time at the school, so I will qualify after this journey.”

Next week we will continue with more information on Stephen James Zbornik’s life at sea as a U.S. Mer-chant Seaman.

Zbornik spent time on the Maersk Peary cargo operations ship in Japan during a 93-day apprenticeship last summer.

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classes on earlier start dates. Further consensus of the group entails emphasis on ensuring fi rst semester

ends for students prior to their holiday breaks, and proposing that Monday, Jan. 4, 2016 be the collective start date for the upcoming school year’s second semester.

Offi cials also noted that professional development days for teachers would be impacted by the unifi ed calendar. While they agree professional de-velopment ought to be similarly aligned between districts as well, the notion is a quandary and they expressed diffi culty in reaching consensus because of individualized district concerns.

One suggestion was to have a full day of professional development one Friday per month, for example, forgoing any late starts or early outs for stu-dents. This model, noted one superintendent, John Carver, would represent a savings in transportation costs for rural schools like Howard-Winneshiek Community School District, which covers about 426 square miles and is one of the largest school districts, by landmass, in the state.

“For us, that’s a huge savings – not to roll buses for a day,” said Supt. Carver, further noting the reality that buses and vans in the school district typically put on close to 1,700 miles per day.

The district currently uses a two-hour early out schedule for professional development every other Wednesday.

Another suggestion was to hold one-hour late starts every Wednesday morning, a model that is currently in place at Decorah Community School District and, according to High School Principal Kim Sheppard, is being viewed there as a success for students.

“It supports the research that kids need more sleep,” said Sheppard, noting that educators in Decorah are getting more done during professional devel-opment time than ever before, and later adding, “We don’t have a lot of kids who ride the bus.”

A few more out-of-the-box ideas originating at the meeting, for area schools to consider in perhaps the not-so-distant future, might be to explore the implementation of four day school weeks, a standardized teaching con-tract throughout the region, and even, perhaps, the eventual sharing of trans-portation services. Currently, for example, Turkey Valley is sharing transpor-tation with New Hampton, and one offi cial noted that South Winn seems to be open to discussions as well.

“I think we’re willing to look at anything,” said Jay Jurrens, superinten-dent at New Hampton. “It’d just be a matter of how we would need to readjust our schedules. Obviously we’re set up now to do [this], and what we’re here for is to generate ideas.”

About 60 percent of school districts in Iowa have seen a declining enroll-ment or zero growth in the last year, said Supt. Carver, due mostly to a shift in population toward metropolitan areas. “The problem is not unique to us in Northeast Iowa,” he said, although adding, “If we all try to [fi x] this on our own, we are going to fail.”

The superintendent later said that in order for each of the school districts to survive, work also needs to be done on the economic development home front in that families will need to be recruited to live and work in the region.

“We’re not going to have enough kids born and enough kids graduated to backfi ll all of the jobs – particularly the high wage, high skill jobs that are cur-rently left unfi lled in the region’s manufacturing sector,” Supt. Carver said. “The cavalry is not coming to save us. We are on our own to fi gure this out…we’ve got to think outside-of-the-box, because if we all try to stay in our own little areas, a few years from now we aren’t going to be here.”

Another concern, the superintendent cited, is that “education has always been in a silo.” By opening discussions and collaboration between the various educational entities, however, his hope is to begin breaking the silos down.

“Today, we have representatives from public schools, K-12, the diocese, and we also have Dr. Wee and his crew from NICC,” he said. “A lot of us are short kids this year, and we’re going to have to [make changes] budget-wise. Perhaps this is the beginning of a conversation on how we can do things dif-ferently to help support each district and give our kids in Northeast Iowa the best education possible.”

As the meeting drew to a close Saturday, Arnold Kriener, president of the Board of Education at South Winn, said students are, indeed, the primary impetus that is driving the educational evolution.

“The world is changing, the way education is being delivered is changing, and we just have to keep up with the kids,” he said. “As leaders, we need to get out of their way and show them that we’re behind them by making some bold decisions and changes.”

Also in attendance were: Scott Fortune, president of the Board of Educa-tion at Howard-Winn; Joe Rosonke, member of the Board of Education at New Hampton; Leon Shatek, vice president of the Board of Education at Turkey Valley; and Jim Zajicek, principal at Trinity Catholic School.

Offi cials say they are open to partnering with more administrators/Board of Education members from surrounding school districts, as well as teachers and even area business owners, to join discussions in the future.

The next meeting is set for 9 a.m. on Saturday, Feb 7 at the Community Center in Protivin.

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Insurance Commissioner Recommends CoOportunityClients in Calmar Find New Health Insurance Coverage Now

A new Iowa-based health insurance company created through funds made available by the Affordable Care Act has been taken over by the Iowa Insur-ance Division due to a “hazardous fi -nancial condition.” The new company, CoOportunity Health, enrolled more than 100,000 people during its first year, and now many local businesses and individuals are concerned about the future of their health insurance.

The Iowa Insurance Division was

granted authority to manage the com-pany on December 23. In a release, Iowa Insurance Commissioner Nick Gerhart explained, “We recommend clients of CoOportunity move their health coverage as soon as possible.” Individuals wanting to take advantage of the Open Enrollment Period have until February 15 to select a new car-rier.

“I am currently working with all of our impacted CoOportunity clients

to find them alternative coverage,” said Bob Lentz of Lentz Financial & Insurance in Calmar. “For example, I am helping some individuals who purchased on the Marketplace move to Coventry so they can still receive tax credits. I am also helping those who purchased off the Marketplace who have options available with Well-mark.”

According to Commissioner Ger-hart, businesses who selected CoO-

portunity Health for their employees should also consider switching their plans now. Businesses have several options for alternative coverage.

Impacted companies or individu-als should consider contacting their agent immediately to discuss their op-tions. Those who applied for insurance coverage without an agent may want to contact Bob Lentz at 563-562-4094 in Calmar now to review their options.

Birthdays

An open house celebrating Fred Boettcher’s 90th Birthday will be held at Arlin Falck Assisted Living (Eastern Star) in the activity room on Sunday, January 25, 2015 from 2-4 pm. Please come and join Fred and his family to celebrate this milestong in his life. No gifts please, only cards.

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LifeServe Blood Center, the sole supplier of blood products to more than 100 hospitals in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota, urgently needs donors to give blood to increase the blood supply. Recent winter weather has caused the blood supply to dip to a critically low level. In fact, nearly 200 units of blood were lost due to cancellations, closings and delayed collection efforts. Currently, there is less than a one day supply of most blood types on the shelf.

“We normally have a 3-5 day blood supply on our shelves,” said Stacy Sime, Chief Executive Offi cer for LifeServe Blood Center. “We need to im-mediately increase our blood supply and we are calling upon the community for help,” said Sime. The recent winter storm following the holidays impacted blood collection efforts across our tri-state area, however, the demand for blood continues at a steady pace.

Donors are urged to schedule an appointment or walk-in to donate. Sched-ule your appointment at an upcoming blood drive. For more information, visit lifeservebloodcenter.org or call 800.287.4903.

Decorah Community Blood Drive, Thursday, January 22, 2015 from 12:00 - 5:30 p.m. at Stone Ridge Community Church, 1111 Montgomery St.

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Worship ScheduleASSUMPTION CATHOLICLittle TurkeyFather Nicholas MarchSunday, January 25:

10:30 a.m. Mass

BETHANY LUTHERANRural OssianSunday, January 25: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Service

CALMAR COMMUNITYUNITED METHODISTCalmarPastor Linda Th ompsonSunday, January 25: 9 a.m. Worship

CALMAR LUTHERAN &SPRINGFIELD LUTHERAN Pastor Phil OlsonSunday, January 25: 9 a.m. Calmar; 10:30 a.m. Springfi eld

DE SALES CATHOLICOssianMsgr. Cletus J. HawesSaturday, January 24: 5 p.m. MassSunday, January 25: 10 a.m. Mass

LIVING HOPE BAPTISTOssianSunday, January 25: 9 a.m. Worship

HOLY TRINITY CATHOLICProtivinFather Nicholas MarchTh ursday, January 22:

8:45 a.m. School MassNo Weekend Mass

MT. CARMEL CATHOLICLawlerFather Nicholas MarchFriday, January 23:

8:30 a.m. MassNo Weekend Mass

OSSIAN LUTHERANOssianSunday, January 25:

8:30 a.m. Worship

OUR LADY OF SEVENDOLORS CATHOLICFestinaMsgr. Cletus J. HawesSunday, January 25:

8 a.m. Mass

ST. ALOYSIUS CATHOLICCalmarFather Donald J. HawesSaturday, January 24:

4:30 p.m. MassSunday, January 25:

10:30 a.m. Mass

ST. JOHN’S CATHOLICFort AtkinsonFather Nicholas MarchSunday, January 25:

8:30 a.m. MassTuesday, January 27:

8:30 a.m. Mass

ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN,STAPLETONRural WaucomaRev. Wayne T. & IrmagardEllingson, Supply PastorsSunday, January 25:

10:30 a.m. Worship with Holy Communion

ST. LUKE’S CATHOLICSt. LucasFather Nicholas MarchNo Weekend MassWednesday, January 28:

8:30 a.m. Mass

ST. MARY’S CATHOLICWaucomaFather Nicholas MarchSaturday, January 24:

4 p.m. Mass

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9 a.m. Worship with HolyCommunion

ST. WENCESLAUS CATHOLICSpillvilleFather Donald J. HawesSaturday, January 24:

7 p.m. MassSunday, January 25:

8:30 a.m. Mass

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10 a.m. Worship

TRINITY LUTHERANCalmarPastor Glenn SmithSunday, January 25:

11:30 a.m. Worship Service

ZION LUTHERANCastaliaPastor Dave LenthSunday, January 25:

8:30 a.m. Adult Class9:15 a.m. Sunday School

By Sharon Busch Soup has to be one of my favorite meals. Soup is a comfort food that fi lls you up. Soup can be a healthy way to eat and lose weight. It can also help to stretch the food budget. My favorite is that it is a simple and great way to feed a number of peo-ple. My family likes cornbread with chili. A grilled cheese sandwich makes another great compliment to many soups. There is nothing better than to have a bowl of hot soup on a cold winter day. It really warms you up.

Bob’s Hearty Vegetable SoupFrom the Tassel Ridge Winery

2½ quarts water1 medium onion, chopped2 chicken bouillon cubes

6 carrots, sliced1 46-oz bottle low-sodium

vegetable juice4 medium red potatoes, diced½ of a 16 oz. pkg. frozen okra,

sliced½ small cabbage, chopped

1 14.5-oz. can diced tomatoes1 15-oz. can of garbanzo beans

1 c. frozen corn1 c. frozen peas1 c. quick barley

2 T. Tabasco sauce, more to taste

Add 1 quart of water to 10 qt. pan and bring to rolling boil. Add onion and bouillon cubes. Cook about 10 minutes. Add carrots, celery, and vegetable juice. Continue cooking for 10 more minutes. Add potatoes, okra, cabbage, tomatoes, beans, corn, and peas. Add remaining 1½ quarts of water to pot. Add Worces-tershire and Tabasco sauces. Cook until vegetables are almost tender. Add barley and cook 10 minutes or

until vegetables are tender. Serves 8.Vegetable Beef Soup

From Kathy Varney and Iowa Farmer Today

2 lbs. lean stew meat3 quarts water

2 T. salt1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

¼ tsp. pepper1 medium onion, chopped

1 c. chopped celery1 c. sliced carrots

1 c. sliced potatoes1 c. shredded cabbage

1 quart canned tomatoes2 tsp. parsley fl akes1/3 c. pearled barley

1, 15-oz. can of navy beans, drained & rinsed, if desired

Sauté stew meat till brown, add water, salt, Worcestershire sauce and pepper in large kettle. Cover and simmer until meat is tender, 2½ to 3 hours. Add remaining ingredients and simmer until vegetables are ten-der, about 45-60 minutes.

Grammy’s Broccoli SoupFrom Food.com

1 bunch broccoli, cut up1/2 cup diced celery1/2 cup diced carrot

1 quart water2-4 chicken bouillon cubes

3 tablespoons butter1/2 cup chopped onion

1/4 cup cornstarch1/4 cup fl our

1 quart milk (2% or whole is best)4 ounces shredded cheddar cheese

Combine broccoli, celery, car-rots, water, and chicken bouillon in a large soup pot. Boil 20-30 min-utes. While vegetables are cook-ing - In a saucepan, sauté onion in

butter until tender. Add cornstarch and fl our to butter mixture, stirring until browned. Gradually add milk and cook, stirring constantly, until thick. Add shredded cheese and stir until melted. Add the cheese sauce to the broccoli mixture and stir until well combined. Simmer until heated through. Serves 6 to 8.

Baked Potato Soup

12 slices bacon2/3 cup butter

2/3 cup all-purpose fl our7 cups milk

4 large baked potatoes, peeled and cubed

4 green onions, chopped1 1/4 cups shredded cheddar cheese

1 cup sour cream1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

Place bacon in a large, deep skil-let. Cook over medium heat until browned. Drain, crumble, and set aside. In a stock pot or Dutch oven, melt the margarine over medium heat. Whisk in fl our until smooth. Gradually stir in milk, whisking constantly until thickened. Stir in potatoes and onions. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes. Mix in ba-con, cheese, sour cream, salt, and pepper. Continue cooking, stirring frequently, until cheese is melted. Serves 6.

Till next time…………….“To feel safe and warm on a cold wet night, all you really need is soup.”Laurie Colwin

Hazel Wangsness, age 101 ½, of Decorah, died on Saturday, January 10, 2015, at Assisted Living in Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah.

Funeral services were held on Janu-ary 14, 2015 at Washington Prairie Lu-theran Church in Decorah with Pastor Mark Kvale presiding. Arrangements were handled by Schluter-Balik Funeral Home.

Hazel Orlene (Lee) Wangsness was born on a farm near Frankville, on June 2, 1913, the daughter of John and Ida (Wilson) Lee. Hazel was baptized and confirmed at Washington Prairie Lu-theran Church. She grew up on a farm in the Frankville Township and rode her pony named Babe to country school. She graduated from high school with a certifi -cate to teach country school. She taught two years in the Bakke School and two years in Nordness. After the fi rst term of teaching, Hazel took summer sessions at Luther College, part of the fi rst class of girls to enroll at Luther. Hazel went to Chicago for the 1933 World’s Fair, went up in a balloon, and took a picture of the fairgrounds and city below.

On June 7, 1936, Hazel married Elmer Wangsness and together they farmed for many years. In the late 1960s, Hazel was the fi rst teacher to teach GED classes and taught for ten years at Northeast Iowa Community College in Calmar. Ha-zel and Elmer were members of the Winneshiek County Saddle Club and often rode their horses in the Nordic Fest parade. They also drove the horses in many parades, using in a rubber-tired buggy and often taking grandchildren with them.

Hazel was a Sunday school teacher and an active member of the Washington Prairie Lutheran Church, Ladies Aid, Lutheran Daughters of the Reformation, and Farm Bureau. She and Elmer enjoyed playing cards, dancing, and traveling. After Elmer and Hazel moved to Decorah in 1983, they delivered meals from the Decorah meal site to meal sites and individuals in Calmar, Fort Atkinson and Burr Oak for ten years. Hazel also liked to crochet, play cards and play Scrabble. When Hazel turned 100 years old on June 2, 2013, a party was held at Washington Prai-rie Lutheran Church, where she was baptized, confi rmed, and married. In honor of her birthday, her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren planted an apple tree in the Washington Prairie orchard. With trees being the oldest living things the world, she hoped her tree would live a long time and be very fruitful.

Hazel is survived by her three children: Wayne (Cheryl) Wangsness, Decorah, Kathleen (Robert) Stevens, Charles City and Neil Wangsness, Decorah; seven grandchildren: Amy (Andre) Wehe, Ryan (Rebecca) Wangsness, Karin (Branden) Scott, Philip Wangsness, Julie (Jeff) Barr, Daniel (Melissa) Hartl and Tami (Aar-on) Brincks; one step-granddaughter: Laurel (Eric) Hess; great-grandchildren: Max Wehe, Savannah, Jillianne, Benjamin “Bo,” Charlie and Colbin Wangsness, Tessa Scott, Stephanie Lackland, Aidan and Alaina Hartl; two step-great-grand-children: Cadence and Lucy Hess; two sisters: Eloise Bakke, Decorah and Elaine Syverson, Decorah, along with many cousins, nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

Hazel was preceded in death by her parents: John and Ida (Wilson) Lee; her husband: Elmer Wangsness in 2000, also on January 10; one infant granddaugh-ter; siblings and spouses: Rev. Milo (Agnes) Lee, Vernon (Marcy) Lee, Harvey Lee as a child, Lily (Lloyd) Brown, Grace (Roger Dyrland and Gerald Finnegan) Finnegan, Ruth (Stanley Vorachek and Hillding Johanson) Johanson and two brothers-in-law: Andrew Bakke and Ardell Syverson.

Hazel Wangsness HAZEL WANGSNESS

1913-2015Services:January 14,

Washington Prairie Lutheran Church, Decorah

Arrangements by:Schluter-Balik Funeral Home,

Decorah

ED OTTNEY

1946-2015Services:

11 a.m., Monday, January 19Decorah Lutheran Church,

DecorahArrangements by:

Schluter-Balik, Funeral Home,Decorah

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Marilyn Nolte Hageman, age 70, of Lawler, died January 13, 2015 at Win-neshiek Medical Center in Decorah.

The cause of death was Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, which was diagnosed in February 2013, and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, which was diagnosed and treated repeatedly since 1996. There will be no local services.

Marilyn was born on May 16, 1944, at the New Hampton hospital. On June 11, 1966 she married Leonard Hageman in Waucoma. Marilyn was an employee of the Turkey Valley Community Schools for over four decades, retiring in 2006. She served in a host of educational roles throughout her career, but none as im-portant as working with students.

Survivors include her husband: Leonard; a daughter: Dr. Kathy Hageman, Atlanta, GA; a son: Dan (Chris), Charles City and their three children, Nick, Caleb, and Rylee.

She was preceded in death by her parents: Alois and Catherine Korsendorfer Nolte.

Marilyn also wished that no memorial contributions be given. Instead, she asked that friends and family support their local school in any manner possible-from donating to volunteering, from supporting student activities to meeting classroom needs, from attending parent-teacher conferences to attending gradua-tion, and to contributing to the breadth and depth of their education.

A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank was... The sort of house I lived in or the kind of car I drove... But the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child!

Though the voice is quiet, the spirit echoes still.~ A grateful Turkey Valley parent

In memory ofMarilyn Hageman

The

Ed Ottney, age 68, of Decorah, died on Wednesday, January 14, 2015, at the Gundersen Hospital in LaCrosse, WI.

A celebration of life was held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 19, 2015 at the Decorah Lutheran Church with Revs. Dave Sorenson and Bryan Robertson presiding. Interment will be at the Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah in the spring. The Decorah Vet-erans Groups handled the Military Rites and Schluter-Balik Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Edward Lawrence Ottney was born on September 21, 1946, the son of Leonard Edward and Hazel Ione (Forde) Ottney on the family farm north of Decorah. Ed attended and graduated from Decorah High School in 1965. He proudly served in the US Army in Vietnam from January 22, 1965 to January 19, 1968. He returned home and started working for Wicks Con-struction on April 1, 1968 and retired on August 13, 2011. Over the years, Ed honed his skill as an excellent concrete fi nisher and always will be regarded as one of the best “curb masters” around. Ed was an avid Green Bay Packer fan and always support-ed the green and yellow. He enjoyed collecting coins, camping, golfi ng, walking, his Norwegian heritage and driving around Decorah “slowly” looking around. He also enjoyed socializing at “Your Place” with friends and of course, his Old Style Beer. In his retirement, he enjoyed the activities associated with Barb’s children and grandchildren. Ed was a member of the Decorah Lutheran Church and the Helof Holm VFW Chapter #1977, where he proudly marched in parades and served on the Honor Guard detail for graveside services at the cemetery for fellow military comrades.

Ed is survived by his signifi cant other, Barb Esler, Decorah, along with her three children: Carrie (Joe) Kern, Dorchester, Tim (Jamie) Esler, Decorah and Amy (fi ancé, Eric Burg) Thompson, Decorah; Barb’s grandchildren: Kylie, Broden, Dominic, Joshua, Davon and Seth; his son: Cory Kleppe, Waterloo, along with his children: Mason, Kyle, Erica and Destiny; two sisters: Nina (Jim) LaPorte, Edinburg, TX and Marvel Tomczak, Jefferson, WI; one brother-in-law: David (Leslie) Hurlbut, Burnsville; many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews, along with a host of special friends.

Ed was preceded in death by his parents: Leonard Edward Ottney and Ha-zel (Forde) Ottney Smorstad; his wife: Lori Hurlbut Ottney; one sister: Donna Ottney; one brother: Lyle (Bea) Ottney; two brothers-in-law: Walter Tomczak and Lawrence Schroeder and Ed and Lori’s cat, Bob.

Ed Ottney

Calmar Courier Tuesday, January 20, 2015 5Legals / Other News

The Northeast Iowa Regional Housing Trust Fund (NEIRHTF) is accept-ing applications for housing rehabilitation\improvement projects. Applicants can be low-moderate income homeowners, landlord/for-profi t organizations or non-profi t organizations to promote and create affordable housing activi-ties. All applicants must be in one of the four counties of Allamakee, Clayton, Howard, and Winneshiek. Eligible projects include rehabilitation and repair of existing housing, including, but not limited to: Roofs, windows, siding, plumbing electrical, energy effi ciency, lead paint issues, and handicap ac-cessibility.

For more information on the NEIRHTF, please contact Upper Explorer-land RPC, at 563-864-7551 ext. 111 for Mary Huinker, or you can obtain an application online at www.uerpc.org, Housing, Northeast Iowa Housing Trust Fund.

NEIRHTF accepting applications

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Offi cial ProceedingsTurkey Valley Community School

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGSTURKEY VALLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL

JANUARY 12, 2015

The Turkey Valley School Board met in regu-

lar session on Monday, January 12, 2015. The meeting was held in the elementary media cen-ter at Turkey Valley School, Jackson Junction, IA. Ernie Schmitt called the meeting to order at 7:02 PM. The following Board Directors an-swered roll call: Ernie Schmitt, Leon Shatek, Renee Throndson, Don Blazek Jr. and Jody Steinlage.Moved by Leon Shatek and seconded by Don

Blazek Jr. to approve the agenda as presented. Carried unanimously.Moved by Jody Steinlage and seconded by

Leon Shatek to approve the consent agenda items as presented. Carried unanimously. Minutes from regular meeting, December 8,

2014.Financial Reports and Bills:General Fund Bills: $102,478.32Capital Bills: $ 100.00PPEL: $ 26,879.00Hot Lunch: $ 6,240.97Clearing Account: $ 22,793.34Appointments: Clint Rodgers 7th grade boys

basketball for the 2014-2015 seasonResignations: Lisa Hageman Custodial posi-

tionPublic Forum: Monica Harper graduated early.

Superintendent Clark Goltz and Board Presi-dent Ernie Schmitt presented her with her di-ploma. The Board congratulated her on her achievements.Spotlight on Education: No presentation this

month.Moved by Renee Throndson and seconded by

Don Blazek Jr. to approve a 3.5% service charge to those who use the RevTrak Payment System. The RevTrak system is an online payment op-tion for Turkey Valley lunch, registration, dues and in the future it may include school clothing and/or other items. Carried unanimously.There were no additional changes to the 600,

Education Program. Moved by Jody Steinlage and seconded by Don Blazek Jr. to dispense the second reading and have the fi nal reading for Board Policy Series 600, Education Program. Carried unanimously.Moved by Don Blazek Jr. and seconded by Re-

nee Throndson to approve the Early Retirement Package as maintaining the years of service at 20 years but extending the deadline date to Feb-ruary 5, 2015. Carried unanimously.Moved by Leon Shatek and seconded by Don

Blazek Jr. to approve the changes as presented

for the fi rst reading of Board Policy Series 700, Auxiliary Services. The second and fi nal read-ing will take place at the regular February board meeting. Carried unanimously.Moved by Renee Throndson and seconded

by Don Blazek Jr. to accept the TVEA Notice of Intent to begin Negotiations for 2015-2016. Carried unanimously. The following board mem-bers will attend negotiations: Noncertifi ed staff Jody Steinlage and Leon Shatek. Certifi ed - Don Blazek Jr. and Ernie Schmitt.Moved by Don Blazek Jr. and seconded by

Leon Shatek to approve Fencl Oil & LP Co. Inc.’s offer to buy 2 500 gallon propane tanks currently located by the kitchen for $500 each. They will also give a gallon for gallon credit for the gas in the tanks when picked up, to be de-livered into the existing storage tanks. Carried unanimously.Moved by Leon Shatek and seconded by Don

Blazek Jr. to approve The Calmar Courier as the offi cial newspaper for the Turkey Valley School District. Carried unanimously.School Election Option: The Board discussed

the “method” of election that we currently have at Turkey Valley. Mr. Goltz presented a number of options including how board members are elected such as going from all director districts to some or all atlarge and other options. The Board tabled this item until the February regular board meeting.The response to the survey was outstanding.

There were over 80 people that would like to serve on the committee and 13 people stated that they would be willing to chair the commit-tee. Mr. Goltz and the Board felt that 80+ people were too many to have on the committee, yet they want all voices to be heard. They felt that approximately 30 people would be a more man-ageable number for the committee. They dis-cussed, at length, how to pick members for the committee. Per board policy the Board Presi-dent and the Board approved the 13 people who stated they would be willing to be chairs as members of the advisory committee. They will, in turn, randomly choose the remaining 17 members from the list of volunteers. Student representatives for the committee will meet dur-ing the school day and will not be part of the 30 member committee. Committee members may be asked to do research, gather additional infor-mation and vote on committee items which will be brought forward as recommendations to the Board. The Board also wanted it to be clear that volunteers not selected for the committee can attend meetings and receive minutes so their voices can be heard. The Board extended their thanks to everyone that expressed an interest in the Future Direction Committee. The response

was overwhelming and it shows that Turkey Val-ley is more than just a school. It is a community strong with Trojan Pride! Carried unanimously.Ms. Knoll reported that we had a pipe break

in the high school media center. The carpet got wet in the media center, computer lab and into Mr. Keech’s offi ce. Thanks to Mr. Goltz, Jim Mihm, and Dean Vrba for helping with cleanup and moving of furniture. Also thanks to staff and students who helped move items as needed to prepare for classes and lunch in the commons. A professional cleaning service came in and cleaned the carpet. Thanks to Kurt Huinker for drilling holes in the cabinets so there would be air movement underneath and it would dry out. The chairs may need to be sanded down on the bottom and refi nished. There were only a couple books that were lost. Fortunately, the new auto-matic boiler system alerted us to an issue and it was addressed right away. The interior pipes and system to the heating system will be the next phase that the board will need to look into updating and repairing as needed.Ms. Knoll informed the board that we missed

the Teacher Leadership Compensation grant by one point. She reminded the board that they were invited to the staff Christmas Party.Mr. Goltz spoke about the start date for the

next school year. A waiver is still available if a district can “adequately demonstrate that start-ing on or after the earliest start date specifi ed would have a signifi cant educational impact”. He spoke about the heating system within the building. The boiler system was “Phase 1” and the next step will be items in the interior of the building. Mr. Goltz and Leon Shatek met with area schools superintendents and board mem-bers. NICC also had representatives present at the meeting. They discussed having similar start dates and matching calendars. This would be helpful if area schools shared teachers or staff or if students travel from site to site. There are contractual issues that each individual district will have to comply with.The next regular school board meeting will be

on Monday, February 9, 2015 @ 7:00 PM.Moved by Leon Shatek and seconded by Re-

nee Throndson to adjourn at 9:14 PM. Carried unanimously.There was not a “Plan the Future of Turkey Val-

ley Committee” work session held.The board took a short break. They then came

back into session and went into closed session.ATTEST:PresidentSecretary

January 2015 Bills ApprovedGeneral Fund..................................... Total PayAhlers & Cooney, PC,

professional services .......................... $117.50Paul Bakewell, mileage ............................................... $263.90Angela Balk, mileage to Trinity ............ $100.94Barnes & Noble Bookstore, library books ....................................... $161.47Carquest of New Hampton, supplies ................................................ $99.58Casper Plbg & Htg, restore heat issues ............................. $262.50City of Calmar, fi ngerprint x 6 ................ $60.00Decorah Comm Schools, Corssroads for November ............... $2,805.00Decorah Newspapers, associate ad ...... $25.90Discount School Supply, preschool .............................................. $83.35Farmers Coop, transmission oil ........... $119.75Farmers Win Coop, diesel ................ $5,740.50Fayette County Union, associate ad...... $35.00Fencl Oil Co, lp ............................... $11,353.60Franzen Sales & Service, bus bolts, etc ........................................ $17.98Clark Goltz, school board travel, etc.... $506.17Graphics, Inc, newsletter ..................... $575.83Hapara Inc, tchr/stud chromebook interact ......... $1,320.00Harris Computer Systems, W2’s, env, etc ..................................... $154.46Hoglund Bus Co, parts, etc.................. $195.85Holiday Inn Des Moines, school board convention.................. $1,343.40Howards Tire & Repair .......................... $12.00Howard-Winneshiek CSD, 2nd qtr OE ..................................... $15,305.50Huber’s Store Inc., transp, grnds, FCS $162.24Iowa Communications Network, network services ................................. $294.76Lezley Johansen, mileage ................... $166.60John Deer Financial, tranps, bldg ........ $145.29Kabel Business Services, fl ex fees........ $63.00City of Lawler, UPS water sample ........... $8.10Wendy Leuenberger, mileage .............. $123.20MARCO, printer maintenance ............. $472.25Martin Bros. Distributing Co, supplies . $592.04Mastercard, comp repairs, Knoll-ISFLC ........................................ $320.41Mastercard, pstg, bkgrnd cks, etc........ $210.06Wendy Meirick, mileage to Trinity ........ $144.20Mid-America Publishing Corp minutes/bills/ad ................................... $213.51NAPA Auto Parts of Decorah, supplies .............................................. $187.87New Hampton CSD, 2nd qtr OE ..... $15,302.50North Fayette CSD, 2nd qtr OE ........ $3,060.50Northeast Iowa Comm College, credit courses ................................ $17,708.36Percussion Source, supplies ............... $131.00Postville Comm Schools, Health Conso NICC classes ................$111.44

Quill Corp, supplies ............................... $57.97Racom Corp, offi ce bus radio maint .... $188.50Riley’s Inc, packing tape ........................ $14.19Jean Rosonke, mileage to Trinity ........ $180.25Sandy’s Sign Shop, no parking sign ...... $25.00Schilling Supply Company, supplies .... $228.58South Winneshiek CSD, 2nd qtr OE ..................................... $13,772.25TestAmerica Labs, water sample........... $94.50Jay Uhlenhake, prof services .............. $650.00Unity School Bus Parts, seat, blower repairs ..................................... $356.08West Music, music supply, equip ......... $605.23Windstream, local phone service......... $131.51Total ............................................... $96,381.57General Hand PayablesHawkeye REC, electricity ................. $3,869.89Mastercard, chromebook parts/repairs $534.35Mastercard, school bd travel ................. $35.77Mastercard, bkgrnd cks,pstage,McElroy purch................................... $1,265.61Pitney Bowes, postage machine rent .. $135.00Post Offi ce, newsletter postage ........... $256.13Total ................................................. $6,096.75TOTAL GENERAL FUND ............ $102,478.32Capital Bills for ApprovalA&J Associates, fee per contract ......... $100.00TOTAL ................................................. $100.00PPEL Bills for ApprovalDeLageLanden, copier lease............... $699.00NSAN, Inc - IA REAP Tech services .... $770.00Keystone AEA, 2nd half 14-15 tech services contract .................... $25,410.00Total ............................................... $26,879.00Hot Lunch FundAnderson Erickson, milk ................... $1,767.03Hubers Store, water fi lter ......................... $7.99Beaver Creek Graphix, hot lunch shirts ................................... $302.81EMS Detergent Service, supplies ........ $141.50Deb Langreck, reimb key pad.................. $7.88Martin Bros. Dist Co, food/supplies .. $3,503.32Pan O Gold, bread............................... $435.50Presto-X Company, pest control ............ $31.94Eastons Water Conditioning, rent/salt ... $43.00TOTAL .............................................. $6,240.97Clearing AccountAnderson Erickson Dairy, science club supplies............................ $34.08Mastercard, drama/athletic .................. $341.73Northwood-Kenseth HS, wrestling fee... $70.00Omni Cheer, uniforms.......................... $791.60The Gillette Group (Pepsi), TVAB supplies ...................................... $24.50Postville HS, wrestling fee ..................... $50.00Rada Mfg, Tram Team supplies ........ $3,202.30Walmart, FCS supplies ........................ $221.92IHSAA, Lg Group Speech fees .............. $54.00Mastercard, drama supplies .................. $75.00

American Color Imaging, creative tech ....................................... $210.49Amanda Anderson, elem clothing drive................................ $40.20Ray Armel, bb offi cial ............................. $90.00B & H Photp, drama supplies .............. $299.75Beaver Creek Graphix, preschool shirts .................................. $199.02Blue Iris, elem fund raiser supplies.......... $8.50Crestwood HS, wrestling fee ................. $70.00Decker Sporting Goods, athletics supplies ................................ $591.00Decorah HS, wrestling fee ..................... $70.00Don DiLaura, wrstling offi cial ............... $100.00Gary Ewald, bb offi cial ........................... $90.00The Gillette Group (Pepsi), concession supplies ........................ $1,131.05Helping Services for NE Ia, elem fund raiser supplies.................... $174.00Herff Jones, senior class supplies ....... $846.77Hubers Store, booster supplies ........... $417.06Interstate Popcorn Sales, supplies ...... $205.00Bob Jacobsen, bb offi cial....................... $90.00Wendy Leuenberger, booster supplies .. $47.93M&M Convenience, concession supplies ........................ $1,029.25Martin Bros., booster supplies ............. $134.97Mastercard, drama/athletic .................. $528.51Marissa Nordschow, bb offi cial .............. $90.00Cody Oakes, bb offi cial.......................... $90.00Jeff Pavlovich, wrstling offi cial ............. $100.00Percussion Source, music supplies ..... $876.00Rob Ratchford, bb offi cial ...................... $90.00Bob Rodenberg, bb offi cial .................. $180.00Nathan Sahr, bb offi cial ......................... $90.00April Schmitt, resale supplies .............. $165.80Bradley Schmitt, bb offi cial .................... $70.00Glenda Schmitt, booster supplies ........ $287.33Dan Schofi eld, bb offi cial ....................... $90.00Joe Smith, bb offi cial ........................... $260.00Randy Top, bb offi cial .......................... $195.00Bob Toppin, bb offi cial ........................... $65.00Turkey Valley School, calendar mailing . $25.88Turkey Valley Trap Team .................. $8,255.70Tammy Vrzak, creative tech .................. $57.00Dave Waskow, bb offi cial ....................... $70.00Mitch Wenum, bb offi cial ....................... $90.00West Music, music resale ................... $317.00Charlie Zahn, bb offi cial ......................... $90.00TOTAL ............................................ $22,793.34

Published in the Calmar Courier on Tuesday, January 20, 2015.

Trips in 2015: Ireland (June 16-24)Netherlands/Germany (July 13-22)Czech Republic (August 3-11)

Contact:Jim & Mary Lou BustaHosts: Jim, Mary Lou, “Mollie B”

Busta Tour & TravelInformationalMeeting:Wednesday, Jan. 286:30 p.m. Fes na Parish Center

For brochures/information:4036 Pineview St., Onalaska, WI 54650 • 608-779-0175 www.jimbustaband.com • jimbustaband@yahoo.com

Jim & Mary Lou Busta, of Busta Tour and Travel, will be hosting an information meeting regarding their trips for 2015. The information meet-ing will be at the Festina Parish Cen-ter on Wednesday, January 28 at 6:30 p.m. Complimentary beverages and snacks will be available.

A representative from Intertrav Travel will be present to provide additional information and answer questions. Hosts for the trips to Ire-

land and Netherlands/Germany will be Jim & Mary Lou Busta and also “Mollie B” from RFD-TV. Trips: Ireland (June 16-24); Netherlands/Germany (July 13-22); and Czech Republic (August 3-11).

These trips are of interest to very many people based on early response and reservations. Of special interest to subscribers of the Calmar Courier might be the Netherlands/Germany trip because this trip will be taking

us to the areas from where many of the German immigrants settled in the Calmar, Festina, Fort Atkinson, Ossian, and St. Lucas areas. A web-site will be provided at the meeting which enables potential travelers to determine the German communities their ancestors immigrated from. On one day of the trip, special transpor-tation arrangements can be made to have various travelers transported to these communities if they are in rela-

tive proximity to areas where we will be staying/traveling.

Potential travelers are encour-aged to come to the meeting, and/or they can also contact Jim and Mary Lou Busta to request trip brochures. Trip brochures can be downloaded from the website: jimbustaband.com. Contact can also be made via telephone (608-779-0175), or by US mail at 4036 Pineview St., Onalaska, WI 54650. See ad in the Courier.

Busta Tour & Travel to host an information meeting in Festina ObituaryJames Holthaus

A Mass of Christian Burial for James Holthaus was held at 10:30 a.m.on Mon-day, January 19, 2015, at Holy Family Parish in New Hampton with Rev. Mark Osterhaus celebrating the Mass. Inter-ment was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, New Hampton.

James Herman Holthaus was born July 21, 1932, in Ossian, the son of Herman and Pauline (Bohr) Holthaus. James’ family moved to a farm north-west of New Hampton in March of 1942 where he attended country school and St. Mary’s Catholic School through the 8th grade. James and his father farmed together until his father’s death. He met Arlene Rosenbaum and the couple was married on September 14, 1954, at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Lawler. To this union, nine children were born.

James was very dedicated to his farm. He spent his life dairying, raising hogs and crops. James took pride in having straight rows while planting his crops. He was a perfectionist pouring concrete for cattle yards and hog fl oors. He enjoyed his time helping out family and neighbors.

James had a strong passion for his faith and his family. He adored all of his grandchildren. He was a long time member of the Holy Family Parish. James was an avid collector of all things John Deere, especially his John Deere trac-tors. He enjoyed playing cards with family and friends. Driving around was another passion, whether it be a Sunday afternoon drive, going for ice cream cones at the Dairy Crème, or checking out the crops, weather, and neighbors.

James is survived by his wife of 60 years: Arlene, New Hampton; two sons: Richard (Cindy) Holthaus, Alta Vista and Randy (Melissa) Holthaus, Plain-fi eld; six daughters: Glenda Holthaus, Cedar Rapids, Gladys (Gary) Martin, Waucoma, Barbara Holthaus, Marshalltown, Susan (LeRoy) Gossling, New Hampton, Nancy (Bruce) Dunahoo, Zearing and Amy (Dale) House, Sioux Falls, SD; twenty-six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two sisters: Phyllis (Tom) Mitchell, Hawkeye and Grace (Don) Arens, Lawler; one aunt: Sister Marie Bohr, OSF, Dubuque and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his son: Roger Holthaus; his parents: Herman and Pauline Holthaus; his in-laws: Hugo and Hildegard Rosenbaum; three sisters: Clarice Glaser, Donna Mae Holthaus and Bernice in infancy and one brother-in-law: Eugene Rosenbaum.

JAMES HOLTHAUS

1932-2015Services:

10:30 a.m., Monday, January 19Holy Family Parish,

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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGSWinneshiek County

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGSWINNESHIEK COUNTY

WINNESHIEK COUNTY AREA SOLID WASTE AGENCY

JANUARY 12, 2015

Call to Order & Determination of Quorum:The Winneshiek County Area Solid Waste

Agency meeting was called to order by Chair-person Dave Pahlas at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, January 12, 2015 in the large courtroom at the Winneshiek County Courthouse. Voting members present were Floyd Ashbacher, John Beard, Don DiLaura, Keith Frana, John Logs-don, Ron Ludeking (arrived at 8:10 p.m.), Dean Thompson, Ben VanHorn, and Dennis Wilkins. A quorum was determined by the chairperson. Also present were Counsel Lee Wilmarth, Win-neshiek County Recycling manager Terry Buen-zow, landfi ll operator T.J. Schissel, and landfi ll manager Dave Hageman.Approval of Minutes & Agenda:Moved by Logsdon, seconded by Ashbacher,

to approve the meeting minutes of 12/8/14. All voting approved.Moved by Logsdon, seconded by Ashbacher,

to approve the agenda of 1/12/15 with no ad-ditional items. All voting approved.Introduction of Guests:Todd Muhlbauer from Hacker-Nelson was pres-

ent to review the annual audit.Report from Secretary-Treasurer: 12/31/14 Checking Balance: $68,008.5612/31/14 Checking Interest: $10.2912/31/14 Certifi cates of Deposit (Operating):

$2,750,000.0012/31/14 Certifi cates of Deposit (Closure-Post

Closure): $7,369,221.4412/31/14 Total Investments: $10,119,221.44 Public Comment:There was no public comment.Approve Claims Paid:Moved by Dilaura, seconded by Wilkins,

to approve the December 2014 claims of $441,085.32 as paid. All voting approved. Committee Reports:Landfi ll Manager’s Report1. On December 9, 19, and 22 AECOM was at

the landfi ll checking monitoring wells.2. A 30 month, 1.25% operational CD was pur-

chased on December 12.3. Total precipitation since December 8 was ½

inch of rain and 3.00 inches of snow.Engineer’s Report:1. Discussed various DNR requirements.2. Explained that a piezometer well will not be

moved as planned.Other Business:3. Item 6.1-Election of Offi cers. Moved by Logs-

don, seconded by Thompson, to retain the fol-lowing offi cers for 2015: Dave Pahlas-Chairper-son, Floyd Ashbacher-Vice-Chairperson, John Logsdon-Treasurer, Leon Kipp-Secretary. Roll call vote-Ashbacher-aye, Beard-aye, DiLaura-aye, Frana-aye, Logsdon-aye, Thompson-aye, VanHorn-aye, Wilkins-aye. Motion carried.4. Item 6.4-Approve Corporate Authoriza-

tion Resolution for Signers. Moved by Frana, seconded by DiLaura, to authorize agency of-fi cers, the landfi ll assistant manager, and the landfi ll manager to sign documents. They are as follows: Dave Pahlas-Chairperson, Floyd Ashbacher-Vice-Chairperson, John Logsdon-Treasurer, Leon Kipp-Secretary, T.J. Schissel-Assistant Landfill Manager, Dave Hageman-Landfi ll Manager. Roll call vote-Ashbacher-aye, Beard-aye, DiLaura-aye, Frana-aye, Logsdon-aye, Thompson-aye, VanHorn-aye, Wilkins-aye. Motion carried.5. Item 6.5-Resolution for Area Banks. Re-

viewed the list of area banks authorized to be depositories of agency funds. They are as fol-lows: Bank of the West, Decorah Bank & Trust, Northeast Security Bank, Viking State Bank & Trust, Luana Savings Bank, CUSB Bank, Fidel-ity Bank & Trust, Citizen’s Savings Bank, and Security State Bank. Moved by Logsdon, sec-onded by Frana, to approve the list of banks as written. Roll call vote: Ashbacher-aye, Beard-aye, DiLaura-aye, Frana-aye, Logsdon-aye, Thompson-aye, VanHorn-aye, and Wilkins-aye. Motion carried.6. Item 6.6-Hacker-Nelson FY 13-14 Audit Re-

view. Todd Muhlbauer from Hacker-Nelson pre-sented the FY 13-14 audit.7. Item 6.7-Approval of Audit. Moved by

Thompson, seconded by DiLaura, to approve the FY 13-14 audit by Hacker-Nelson. All voting approved. Motion carried.8. Item 6.9-Budget Committee. A budget com-

mittee of Dave Pahlas, Don Dilaura, Denny Wilkins, and John Logsdon was formed to de-velop the FY 15-16 budget. They will meet later in the month.9. Item 6.10-Discussion of Rate & Review

Meeting. The Rate & Review committee met earlier in the day. No change was recommend-ed in the $1.00 per ton rate increase to $66 per ton that is set to go into effect on July 1, 2015. Moved by DiLaura, seconded by Wilkins, to re-affi rm the recommendation to set the tipping fee at $66 per ton effective July 1, 2015. All voting approved.10. Item 6.11-Purchase Property. Moved by

Thompson, seconded by Logsdon, to authorize the agency chair and counsel to execute a pur-chase agreement for Parcel ID #160940001000 in the amount of $150,000.00. Roll call vote: Ashbacher-aye, Beard-aye, DiLaura-aye, Fra-na-aye, Logsdon-aye, Ludeking-aye, Thomp-son-aye, VanHorn-aye, and Wilkins-aye. Motion carried.Establish Time & Date of Next Meeting:The next regular meeting of the WCASWA will

be held at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, February 9, 2015 in the large courtroom at the Winneshiek County Courthouse. Adjournment:Moved by Logsdon, seconded by Ludeking, to

adjourn at 8:16 p.m. All voting approved.ATTEST: Leon Kipp, Secretary

CLAIMS 12/1/2014-12/31/2014WINNESHIEK COUNTY LANDFILLChecking Balance, as of 11/30/2014 .........................$392,916.48Monthly Deposits 12/2014 ........... $116,167.1112/1, 8619, Shawver Well, (Leachate Repairs) ............................$215.0012/1, 8620, Fauser Energy, (Utilities-Fuel) .....................................$636.8312/1, 8621, The Clayton County Register, (Advertising) .........................................$43.5012/8, 8622, Hovden Oil (Fuel) ..........$2,555.75

12/8, 8623, Decorah Newspapers, (Advertising) .........................................$51.8012/8, 8624, Mid-American Publishing, (Advertising) .......................................$100.6612/8, 8625, NEIT (Internet) ...................$59.9912/8, 8626, Winneshiek County Recycling, (Glass) .................................................$38.4012/8, 8627, Reliable Dumpster, (Leachate Hauling) ..........................$1,824.0012/8, 8628, Winneshiek County Auditor (Pay-roll) ..................................................$19,604.9212/8, 8629, Letterwerks (Signage) ........$60.0012/12, 8630, Fidelity Bank, (CD Purchase) ............................$400,000.0012/15, 8631, Ness Pumping, (Leachate Operations) ....................$1,500.0012/15, 8632, LaCrosse Scale, (Repairs Expense) .............................$505.0012/15, 8633, John Deere Financial, (Shop Supplies) .................................$148.3012/15, 8634, Aramark, (Offi ce Supplies) ................................$219.8012/15, 8635, Hawkeye Recycling, (Glass) .................................................$67.0812/15, 8636, US Cellular (Telephone) ...$67.5012/15, 8637, Mracek Plbg & Htg, (Repairs) .........................................$3,107.9712/15, 8638, Meyer Publishing, (Advertising) .........................................$26.0012/15, 8639, Scott Van Keppel, (Repairs) .........................................$1,768.9112/15, 8640, TestAmerica Laboratories, (Monitoring Wells) ...........................$8,195.2512/22, 8641, REC, (Utilities-Electricity) ...........................$272.9512/22, 8642, Pioneer (Telephone) .........$15.71TOTAL ........................................ $441,085.32Checking account interest: ...................$10.29CHECKING BALANCE, AS OF 12/31/2014 ........................$68,008.56CLOSURE/POST, CLOSURE CD’S ......................$7,369,221.44OPERATIONAL CD’S ..............$2,750,000.00

Published in the Calmar Courier on Tuesday, January 20, 2015.

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS Winneshiek County

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS WINNESHIEK COUNTY

BOARD OF SUPERVISORSMONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2015

The Board of Supervisors met at the annual statutory organizational meeting with all mem-bers present.The meeting was called to order by Benjamin

D. Steines, county Auditor. Moved by Thomp-son and seconded by Ashbacher to elect Logs-don as Chairman. No further nominations were made and the roll call vote was held. Logsdon was elected Chairman unanimously. Moved by Kuhn and seconded by Beard to elect Thomp-son as Vice Chairman. Motion carried unani-mously. Logsdon assumed the chair.Josh Dansdill, Northeast Iowa RC&D, met with

the Board to report on the activities of the Up-per Iowa River Watershed project and request funding for FY16.Moved by Kuhn and seconded by Thompson to

approve the minutes for the Monday, December 29, 2014 meeting. Motion carried unanimously.Moved by Thompson and seconded by Kuhn

to appoint Dean Thompson to the NEIA Area Agency on Aging; Floyd Ashbacher to the 1st Judicial District Department of Correctional ser-vices (with Thompson as alternate); Ashbacher, Thompson, Logsdon, and Kuhn (with Beard as alternate) to the Solid Waste Agency; Beard to the NEIA Community Action Board; and other boards and commissions assignments as dis-tributed and discussed. Motion carried unani-mously.Moved by Ashbacher and seconded by Thomp-

son to approve the 2015 Holiday Schedule as outlined in the employment handbook. Motion carried unanimously.Moved by Kuhn and seconded by Beard to

leave the reimbursement rates at: $.46/mile, $30 per diem, and $50 per physical; for em-ployees effective July 1, 2015. Motion carried unanimously.Moved by Kuhn and seconded by Thompson to

name Decorah Newspapers and Calmar Cou-rier as the Offi cial County Newspapers for 2015. Motion carried unanimously.Moved by Thompson and seconded by Kuhn

to appoint Doug Groux as the Weed Commis-sioner for 2015. Motion carried unanimously.Moved by Thompson and seconded by Ash-

bacher to adopt resolution 15-24, the Construc-tion Evaluation Resolution to participate in the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ Master Matrix program for confi nement feeding opera-tions. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.Lori Brockway, NEIA Regional Housing Trust

Fund, met with the Board to report on the pro-gram and make a funding request for FY16.Faith Hlubek, county VA Administrator, met

with the Board to review the proposed budget for FY16.Kathy Schwartzhoff, Helping Services, and

other Mentoring Program participants met with the Board to discuss the Mentoring program and present a proclamation. Moved by Beard and seconded by Thompson to proclaim Janu-ary as National Mentoring Month in Winneshiek County. Motion carried unanimously.Andy Van Der Maaten, county Attorney, met

with the Board. He recommended that the Board take action on the proposed Zoning Ordi-nance Amendments that were discussed during the public hearing on December 29, 2014; either to proceed with the readings process, or to re-turn it to the Planning and Zoning Commission with directions as to what the Board would like them to consider further.Moved by Ashbacher and seconded by Kuhn

to continue the appointments of Steve Belay, Barrett Gipp, and Daniel Fretheim as Assistant County Attorneys. Motion carried unanimously.Moved by Thompson and seconded by Kuhn

to hold the fi rst reading of the Zoning Ordinance Amendments at 1:00pm. Motion carried unani-mously.Dave Hageman and TJ Schissel, County Land-

fi ll, met with the Board to discuss the budget for rural waste collection for FY16.Lee Bjerke, county Engineer, met with the

Board to discuss road matters.Darrel Crawford and George Tekippe met with

the Board to discuss a required public hear-ing for the Frankville Water Project. Moved by Ashbacher and seconded by Beard to adopt resolution 15-25 setting the public hearing for February 18, 2015 at 7:00pm at the Frankville Fire Station. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.The first reading of the proposed Amend-

ments to the County Zoning Ordinance was held. Moved by Thompson and seconded by Kuhn to suspend the second and third readings per Iowa Code 331.302(6a&b). Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Kuhn and seconded by Thompson to adopt the Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. The updated ordinance will be published in the Offi cial County Newspapers as well as be on fi le in the county Auditor’s, Re-corder’s, and Planning and Zoning offi ces.Moved by Thompson and seconded by Ash-

bacher to adjourn to 9:30am Monday, January 12, 2015. Motion carried unanimously.ATTEST:Benjamin D Steines, County AuditorJohn Logsdon, Chairman, Board of Supervi-

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As the season comes to crunch time with important games being played every week, the Turkey Val-ley girls basketball team continues to add to their win column every day. Last week, the Lady Trojans played three games and didn’t have a lot of trouble gaining the win.

Vs. St. Ansgar 1.12The Ladies kept the Saints to

single-digit quarters through the fi rst three frames last Monday night in Jackson Junction.

TV took the lead in the fi rst quar-ter by outscoring SA 13-6. Both teams were shaky in the second set with TV adding seven points and SA putting up four points to change the spread to 20-10 at the break.

21 points were knocked in by the Ladies in the 3rd quarter while they held off most of SA’s attempts giv-ing up just six points for a 41-16 tally at the end of the third. TV posted 10 points in the last eight minutes and allowed 12 points to the Saints to grab the win 51-28.

Team stats were: 21-52 FG, 3-9 3pt, 6-10 FT, 28 TR, 12 A, 21 S, 2 B.

Player stats were: Njus- 2 pts, 1-7 FG, 6 TR, 2 S; Novotny- 7 pts, 3-3 FG, 1-1 3pt, 4 TR, 1 S; Schaufen-buel- 2 pts, 1-2 FG, 1 TR, 1 A, 3 S; Blazek- 4 pts, 2-4 FG, 1 TR, 3 A, 3 S; T. Kuennen- 1 TR, 1 A; Busta- 18 pts, 6-17 FG, 2-8 3pt, 4-6 FT, 5 TR, 1 A, 1 S, 1 B; Baumler- 3 TR; Ny-meyer- 6 pts, 3-4 FG, 1 TR, 2 A, 3 S; M. Kuennen- 8 pts, 3-9 FG, 2-4 FT, 3 TR, 3 A, 7 S, 1 B; Lensing- 4 pts, 2-2

FG, 3 TR, 1 A, 1 S.

Vs. Clayton Ridge 1.13On Tuesday, TV squared off

against the Clayton Ridge Eagles for a UIC contest between the top two teams of the conference.

CR had a slight advantage at the end of the fi rst quarter with a score of 10-14. TV cut the difference to two points before the break scoring 12 points to CR’s 10 points for a 22-24 split at the half.

CR increased their lead again in the third quarter putting up 15 points while holding TV to 11 points to put the score at 33-39 with eight minutes to go. The Eagles didn’t let up in the fourth frame as they posted 15 more points to their side of the board but the Ladies woke up and played their best quarter of the game tacking up 25 points before the fi nal buzzer to win the game 58-54.

“The girls showed some guts coming from behind,” stated coach-es Stepan and Nymeyer. “This was a good win vs. a very good opponent.”

Team stats were: 20-62 FG, 7-23 3pt, 11-14 FT, 31 TR, 13 A, 8 S, 2 B.

Player stats included: Njus- 1 TR, 1 A; Novotny- 6 pts, 2-5 FG, 2-2 FT, 1 TR, 1 A; Schaufenbuel- 2 TR; Blazek- 2 TR, 4 A; Reicks- 14 pts, 5-13 FG, 4-7 3pt, 5 TR, 4 A, 1 S, 1 B; Busta- 21 pts, 7-22 FG, 3-13 3pt, 4-5 FT, 9 TR, 2 A, 4 S; Nymeyer- 8 pts, 4-9 FG, 1 TR, 1 A; M. Kuennen- 9 pts, 2-7 FG, 5-7 FT, 5 TR, 3 S, 1 B; Lensing- 5 TR.

Vs. West Central 1.16TV capped off their week at home

on Friday against the West Central Blue Devils in another conference contest.

The Ladies worked hard in the fi rst quarter giving up just two points to the Devils while scoring 11 points before the fi rst eight minutes went by. The second quarter was an offen-sive battle with Shelby Reicks tack-ing up 12 of the 26 points the Ladies knocked in and helped the team hold WC to 11 points to push their lead to 37-13 going into the locker rooms.

TV kept the pressure high after the break adding 17 points to their side of the board and allowed only fi ve points to the Devils to increase their cushion to 54-18 with eight minutes to go. The last quarter didn’t change the game much as TV outscored WC 10-4 for a fi nal tally of 64-22 and the Ladies’ third win of the week.

Team stats were: 27-75 FG, 3-19 3pt, 7-9 FT, 39 TR, 17 A, 28 S, 5 B.

Individual stats were: Njus- 4 pts, 2-6 FG, 2 TR, 1 A, 3 S; Novotny- 8 pts, 3-6 FG, 2-3 3pt, 2 TR, 3 S; Schaufenbuel- 6 pts, 3-4 FG, 2 TR, 1 A, 1 S, 2 B; Blazek- 4 pts, 2-6 FG, 4 TR, 1 A, 4 S, 1 B; Reicks- 12 pts, 4-12 FG, 1-6 3pt, 3-4 FT, 6 A, 5 S; T. Kuennen- 4 pts, 2-5 FG, 1 TR, 1 A, 1 B; Busta- 6 pts, 1-11 FG, 4-5 FT, 13 TR, 2 S; Baumler- 2 TR, 2 A; Gebel- 2 pts, 1-2 FG, 1 TR, 1 A; M. Kuen-nen- 8 pts, 4-10 FG, 6 TR, 1 A, 4 S, 1 B; Lensing- 8 pts, 4-8 FG, 5 TR, 2 A, 5 S; Nymeyer- 2 pts, 1-4 FG, 1 TR, 1 A, 1 S .

Lady Trojans continue to rollover their competition

Andrea Baumler reaches out to retrieve the ball before it goes out of bounds at Friday’s game.

Sadie Nymeyer holds the ball away from Devil defenders as she looks for an open teammate.

The Lady Warriors played two games last week starting on Tues-day at home against the Central Warriors. The Ladies took the win over Central by a narrow margin of 38-34. SW traveled to Monona on Friday to play the MFL-MM

Bulldogs and lost by just one point at 48-49.

Stats for both games were not available at press time.

The Warriors hosted the Central Warriors last Tuesday night and

played solid ball throughout four quarters to take the win 62-52. On Friday, SW played the MFL-MM Bulldogs in Monona giving up the win 63-72.

Stats for both games were not available at press time.

South Winneshiek girls and boys basketball

Turkey Valley had a three-game schedule last week and fi nished 1-2 with a non-conference win over St. Ansgar and two losses in UIC games.

Vs. St. Ansgar 1.12Turkey Valley showed a lot of

good things in their game against the Saints last Monday at home as they came from behind to win after a huge fourth quarter.

TV posted 17 points in the fi rst quarter but also gave up 14 points to SA to lead by just three points. The Saints picked up their pace at both ends of the court holding the Trojans to nine points at their end and knock-ing in 15 points into their hoop to lead 26-29 at the break.

SA continued to increase their lead in the third by outscoring TV 13-16 for a 39-45 split with eight minutes to go.

“We got off to a quick start to-night and shot the ball well,” said Head Coach Chris Sullivan. “In the third quarter Saint Ansgar was out-hustling us and they took a double digit lead. To end the third quarter Ethan Throndson hit a three at the buzzer to give us some momentum going into the fourth quarter.”

The Trojans sparked something in the fourth quarter to come alive in a big way. TV held the Saints to just six points while they put in bucket after bucket to tally 23 points in the fourth to take the win by force at 62-51.

“In the fourth quarter we changed up our defense and we created a lot of turnovers, which led to some easy baskets for us. We are very proud of the effort the kids played with to-night especially in the fourth quar-ter. They found a different gear and played great team basketball in the fourth quarter. Ryan Izer and Ethan Throndson both had big nights for us on the offensive end,” Sullivan fi n-ished.

Team stats were: 23-54 FG, 7-15 3pt, 9-15 FT, 22 TR, 11 A, 11 S, 1 B.

Player stats were: R. Izer- 17 pts, 5-12 FG, 1-2 3pt, 6-9 FT, 3 TR, 2 A,

2 S; L. Izer- 8 pts, 3-5 FG, 2-4 3pt, 1 TR; Busta- 5 pts, 2-5 FG, 1-1 3pt, 5 TR, 3 A, 2 S; Drilling- 2 pts, 2-4 FT; Suell- 4 pts, 2-3 FG, 3 S, 1 B; Throndson- 16 pts, 6-10 FG, 3-5 3pt, 1-2 FT, 9 TR, 3 A, 1 S; Balik- 6 pts, 3-10 FG, 3 TR, 1 S; Hackman- 4 pts, 2-7 FG, 1 TR, 3 A, 2 S.

Vs. Clayton Ridge 1.13The Trojans hosted the Clay-

ton Ridge Eagles last Tuesday for a UIC contest. TV struggled to fi nd a groove on either end of the court in the second half after keeping the score close before the break.

“Tonight in the fi rst half we played well in the half court on both ends. We wanted to slow the game down because we knew Clayton Ridge wanted to get up and down and get the score into the 70’s,” explained Sullivan. “In the fi rst half we played with great patience and reversed the ball and were getting great looks.”

CR outscored TV 9-13 in the fi rst quarter but TV changed up their game in the second set adding 13 points while keeping the Eagles at 10 points to change the score to 22-23 at the half.

TV let the game get away from them in the third scoring just nine points but giving up 22 points to CR to put themselves into a 31-45 defi -cit. The Trojans added eight points to their board in the fourth but gave up 13 points to CR for a fi nal tally of 39-58 in favor of CR.

“In the second half Clayton Ridge got hot from the three point line and they extended the lead. We thought the kids played hard all night but in the second half we struggled to lo-cate shooters and they got too many clean looks. Clayton Ridge is one of the top teams in our conference and we knew it would take four quarters of great ball to have a chance to beat them and tonight we only managed two quarters.”

Team stats were: 14-46 FG, 5-18 3pt, 6-8 FT, 19 TR, 7 A, 6 S, 2 B.

Players stats were: R. Izer- 17 pts, 5-12 FG, 3-4 3pt, 4-4 FT, 7 TR, 2 A,

1 S, 1 B; L. Izer- 3 pt, 1-7 FG, 1-6 3 pt, 1 A, 2 S; Busta- 3 pts, 1-3 FG, 1-2 FT, 5 TR; Drilling- 1 TR; Suell- 2 TR, 1 A, 1 B; Throndson- 7 pts, 3-5 FG, 1-2 3pt, 2 TR, 1 S; Balik- 5 pts, 2-10 FG, 1-2 FT, 1 S; Hackman- 4 pts, 2-8 FG, 2 TR, 3 A, 1 S.

Vs. West Central 1.16TV fi nished up their week at home

on Friday when the West Central Blue Devils came to Jackson Junc-tion for a UIC game.

West Central is a tall and strong team and they used that to their ad-vantage all night. The Trojans battled hard but put up only eight points in the fi rst quarter while WC scored 18. Things picked up offensively for TV in the second set as they added 13 points to their side of the board but the Devils pushed harder to post 27 points to lead 21-45 going into the locker room.

The second half was more bal-anced for the Trojans but they couldn’t fi nd enough openings to get shots to fall. TV scored 11 points in each of the third and fourth quarters but the Devils put in 17 points in the third and 13 points in the fourth to take the game 43-75.

“Tonight I thought we got good looks and ran our offense well. On defense our plan was to make them shoot from the outside and pack the paint and we thought the kids did a nice job of executing the game plan but West Central shot the lights out and they opened up the game early,” said Sullivan.

Team stats were: 14-49 FG, 10-24 3pt, 5-13 FT, 22 TR, 5 A, 10 S.

Player stats were: R. Izer- 5 pts, 2-8 FG, 1-3 3pt, 1 A, 2 S; L. Izer- 9 pts, 3-7 3pt, 2 TR, 1 S; Busta- 4 pts, 2-2 FG, 2 TR, 1 A; Drilling- 4 pts, 1-3 3pt, 1-4 FT; Suell- 1 TR, 1 S; Throndson- 9 pts, 3-7 FG, 2-4 3pt, 1-2 FT, 8 TR, 2 S; Balik- 1 pt, 1-3 FT, 5 TR, 1 S; Hackman- 11 pts, 3-11 FG, 3-5 3pt, 2-4 FT, 2 TR, 3 A, 3 S; Mueterthies, Eichenberger- 1 TR.

Trojans pick up win overSaints; fall to CR & WC

Evan Drilling moves the ball across the half-court line and looks for an open teammate at last Friday’s home game.

Nathan Suell tries to get closer to the hoop but WC’s defender is a solid wall in his way.

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Trojans gaining ground as a team Warriors go 6-1 on the mat, place 2nd at Decorah Duals

SW senior Cody Fisher tries to work his way out of his Western Dubuque opponent’s entanglement at last Saturday’s duals tournament in Decorah.

TV’s Josh Vsetecka settles over his Postville opponent’s chest to get the pin.

TV’s Justin Kime controls the match and his Postville opponent at last weekend’s meet in Decorah.

South Winn’s mat men worked hard last week to add several wins to their record including two UIC wins. They hosted Central and North Fay-ette Valley on Thursday to open up their Upper Iowa Conference sched-ule taking both duals by force then fi nished their week at the Decorah Duals loosing just once to fi nish in 2nd place.

Vs. Central/NFV 1.15The Warriors hosted their only

home duals meet last Thursday night when they honored the senior wres-tlers and cheerleaders along with their parents. They also took wins over Central, going 11-2 with eight wins by forfeit and three matches by fall and over NFV, ending 8-6 giving up just one forfeit to the Tigerhawks.

“Central is low on numbers but they have some good kids. I thought we let a couple matches in this dual get away from us, but a couple of our younger kids, Paxten, Andrew and Rodney, wrestled hard and got some good wins for us,” said Head Coach Jake Elsbernd.Vs. Central – SW 66 - Central 12

There was a lack of wrestling dur-ing the meet against Central as they had just five wrestlers competing. SW won eight matches by forfeit in-cluding: Schnuelle- 152, Meyer- 160, Hageman- 170, L. Kuboushek- 182, Rommes- 195, Lukes- 285, Fisher- 106 and Massman- 126. There was a double forfeit at 138.

Paxten DeVilbiss, 113, dominated his match from the whistle getting a takedown early in the first period then got fi ve points in two pinning at-tempts. He went on to win the match by fall at 2:51 over A. Shirbroun; Andrew Wagner, 120, fell behind by fi ve points in the fi rst minute of his match but picked up two points on a reversal then pinned T. Shirbroun at the 1:20 mark; Rodney Schwartz-hoff, 132, controlled his match from the start racking up six points by take down, and fi ve points in near fall at-tempts to lead B. Rochleau 11-2 at the end of the fi rst period and pinned for the win at 2:58.

Jacob Ling, 145, got the first takedown in his match but quickly gave up three points to A. Hoth who would win by fall at 1:33; Anthony Emanuel, 220, had an exciting match ending the fi rst period trailing 3-4, he was down 3-5 at the end of the sec-ond but lost the match by fall at 4:40 to K. Orr.

“I knew the North Fayette-Valley dual was going to be a challenge. They have a solid team with some really good wrestlers in the lineup,” continued Elsbernd. “They have a good group of seniors who have been wrestling varsity for four years. We were missing a few of our seniors (Ethan and Luis) but our kids wres-tled as well as they have all year. The one thing that comes to mind when I think of this dual is “Fight”. We were in some battles and our guys kept fi ghting. We had a number of wrestlers get beat, but they fought to keep the matches closer and fought off of their backs when they needed to. We also had some guys who were losing matches and they never quit, which allowed them to get back in the match and get the win.”

Vs. NFV – SW 41 - NFV 29South Winn battled hard against

the Tigerhawks but fi nished the night 8-6 and gave up one weight forfeit to take their win 41-29.

Jacob Ling, 145, was in the lead at 1-0 from an escape when he won his match by injury default over T. Bur-row to start the meet off on a high note; Lane Schnuelle, 152, fought hard but couldn’t stay with A. De-Muth in points to lose the match by a tech fall of 21-6 at 5:16; Ben Meyer, 160, struggled through six minutes on the mat against Z. Bruns trailing at the end of every period, which ul-timately led to his loss by decision, 4-11 putting NFV in the lead 6-8; Ryan Hageman, 170, had a gruel-ing rematch against 2A #2 ranked N. Baumler. Hageman got a takedown early in the fi rst but gave up an es-cape to keep the score at 2-1 into the second period then gave up a second escape to tie the score at 2-2 with one period to go. He then took the lead in the third on an escape to take

the match by decision, 3-2; Landers Kuboushek, 182, put up fi ve quick points in the fi rst period then added another three in the second before pinning K. Guyer at the 3:16 mark; Jordan Rommes, 195, stretched his match into three periods keeping the scores close the whole way, but fi n-ished with a win by fall, 4:23, which pushed the Warriors lead to 21-8; An-thony Emanuel, 220, lost by fall in the fi rst period at 1:30 to T. Johansen; Jackson Lukes, 285, went down by fall to E. Lape at 1:36, letting NFV back in the contest at 21-20 with fi ve matches left; Cody Fisher, 106, made his match look easy as he continuous-ly racked up points in every period earning a tech fall of 15-0 at the 5:43 mark; Paxten DeVilbiss, 113, had a tight match without a lot of scoring. DeVilbiss earned three points on a near fall in the second section and held onto the lead through the third buzzer to win by a 3-0 decision over L. Reicks; Andrew Wagner, 120, got to work right away scoring two points on a takedown and then added three more on a near fall to lead 5-0 at the end of the fi rst. He added two more points in the second and fi n-ished the match at 2:54 by pinning J. Bradley; Luke Massman, 126, was trailing 3-8 at the end of the fi rst two minutes but came back strong in the second period adding two points on a takedown then pinning J. VanSickle at 3:32; Rodney Schwartzhoff, 132, fought hard through six minutes of intense wrestling but lost his match by a 3-10 decision to J. Larson; the Warriors gave up six points on a for-feit at 138 but earned the win at 41-29.

“This was a total team effort and to have kids step up like this when some of our leaders were out is huge for this team’s confi dence. We had a great crowd and this was one of the best duals I have been a part of,” Els-bernd ended.

@ Decorah Duals 1.17South Winn wrapped up their

week on Saturday in Decorah with fi ve duals, fi nishing 2nd overall out of eight total teams including Deco-rah, Decorah JV, Waukon, Western Dubuque, Turkey Valley, Postville and Wapsie Valley.

SW was in the red pool, which included WD, Decorah JV and Wau-kon. The Warriors went 2-1 losing to WD to take 2nd place in their pool. SW went on to the Championship Pool where they beat host team Dec-orah by just three points and Wapsie Valley by just two points to take 2nd place overall.

Three Warriors made the all tour-nament team by winning all fi ve of their matches of the day including: senior Luis Uribe, 138, junior Land-ers Kuboushek, 182 and senior Ethan Kipp, 285.

Manning Kuboushek, 170, Jor-dan Rommes, 194 and Anthony Emanuel, 220 all finished the day 4-1. Luke Massman, 126 and Rod-ney Schwartzhoff, 132 both ended the day 3-2.

Match #1 Red Pool: Western Dubuque defeated South Winn

52-12138 - Uribe won by an 8-2 decision over D. Gansen; 145 - Ling lost by fall at 1:50 to J. Healey; 152 - Schnu-elle lost by fall, 0:59, to M. McAn-drew; 160 - Meyer lost by a decision of 6-2 to J. Burds; 170 - M. Ku-boushek lost by fall, 0:46, M. Lyon; 182 - L. Kuboushek won by a deci-sion of 5-2 over A. Wernimont; 195 - Rommes lost by a decision of 10-6 to R. Kenneally; 220 - Emanuel lost by fall at 5:43 to D. Hoefl er; 285 - Kipp won by a decision of 6-2 over A. Oberbroeckling; 106 - Fisher lost by tech fall of 3-18 to C. Koerperich; 113 - DeVilbiss lost by fall, 3:32 to N. Betts; 120 -Wagner lost by a tech fall of 2-17 to B. Birt; 126 - Mass-man won by decision, 4-0, over Q. Mettert; 132 - Schwartzhoff lost by fall at 0:55 to B. Thurm.

“We started the day with Western Dubuque and they are a very solid team. We were not prepared for this dual and it showed,” Elsbernd noted. “Even the kids who won were not ready to wrestle this dual. We had a good discussion about how everyone performed and moved on from it.”

Match #2 Red Pool: South Winn defeated Waukon 46-30

152 - Schnuelle lost by fall at 4:17 to G. Grandgard; 160 - Meyer won by a 3-1 decision over B. Swenson; 170 – M. Kuboushek won by fall over J. Frieden at 5:40; 182 - L. Kuboushek, 195 - Rommes both won by forfeit; 220 - Emanuel won by fall at 1:47 over D. Regan; 285 - Kipp won by pin over S. Remund at 0:28; 106 - Fisher won by forfeit; 113 - DeVil-biss lost by fall, 0:24, to M. Ramsey; 120 - Wagner was pinned at 1:45 by T. Hansmeir; 126 - Massman won by a 9-2 decision over C. Cota; 132 - Schwartzhoff lost to M. Snitker by fall at 3:38; 138 - Uribe won by ma-jor decision, 18-5, over C. Fuhrman; 145 - Ling lost by fall, 1:40, to A. Benzing.Match #3 Red Pool: South Winn

defeated Decorah JV 71-6145 - Ling lost by fall, 1:26, to T. Schnitzler; 152 - Schnuelle won by forfeit; 160 - Meyer won by fall, 0:37, over N. Tappe; 170 - M. Ku-boushek won by forfeit; 182 - L. Kuboushek pinned A. Keck at 2:56; 195 - Rommes won by forfeit; 220 - Emanuel won by fall, 1:13, over C. Nelson; 285 - Kipp won by forfeit; 106 - Fisher won by fall over B. Bru-ening at 1:29; 113 - DeVilbiss beat C. Rowley by a 7-4 decision; 120 - Wagner won by forfeit; 126 - Mass-man won by decision, 9-2, over T. Baures; 132 - Schwartzhoff won by tech fall, 17-0, over D. Lundtvedt; 138 - Uribe won by fall over B. Numedahl at 0:55.

“The rest of the day the team did an excellent job getting physically and mentally ready to wrestle. We were able to beat Waukon for a sec-ond time this season and also beat Wapsie Valley who had beaten us earlier in the year,” Elsbernd com-plimented. “Once again I thought our team competed hard and battled in some tough matches. Manning Kuboushek stepped in for Ryan (Hageman) and came up with some big wins for the team. Up and down the lineup we had kids do some big things and that helped us win 4 duals and beat a good Decorah team.”

Match #1 Championship Pool: South Winn defeated Decorah

34-31160 - Meyer lost by major decision, 2-11, to A. Fjestul; 170 - M. Ku-boushek pinned L. Dixon at 3:40; 182 - L. Kuboushek won by a major decision of 9-0 over A. Lillegraven; 195 - Rommes won by decision, 10-8, over D. Ott; 220 - Emanuel won by fall at 5:48 over T. Flak; 285 - Kipp won by a 5-1 decision over C. Head-ington; 106 - Fisher lost by a major decision of 1-9 to P. Ihde; 113 - DeV-ilbiss lost by fall at 0:51 to J. Knoke; 120 - Wagner lost by fall, 0:22, to C. Hubka; 126 - Massman lost by tech fall, 2-17, to D. Stortz; 132 - Schwartzhoff won by a 15-0 tech fall over M. Fullhart; 138 - Uribe beat T. Knoke by major decision, 12-2; 145 - Ling was pinned at 3:44 by C. Christopher; 152 - Schnuelle won by decision, 7-3 over B. Courtney.Match #2 Championship Pool: South Winn defeated Wapsie Valley 37-35170 - M. Kuboushek, 182 - L. Ku-boushek both won by forfeit; 195 - Rommes pinned C. Baumgartner at 0:38; 220 - Emanuel won by fall in 0:22 over M. Richards; 285 - Kipp won by pin at 1:24 over D. Garlow; 106 - Fisher lost by fall, 3:37, to D. Schmit; 113 - DeVilbiss lost by fall at 0:48 to J. Even; 120 - Wagner lost by a tech fall of 0-17 to C. Brandt; 126 - Massman lost by decision, 2-6, to C. Schrader; 132 - Schwartzhoff won by major decision, 12-3, over J.P. Michael; 138 - Uribe beat B. Acker-man by a 6-4 decision; 145 - Ling lost by fall at 1:05 to B. Hyde; 152 - Schnuelle lost by decision 1-2 to B. Weepie; 160 - SW lost by forfeit.

“Right now this team is focused on our post-season goals and they are gaining confi dence each day. I like our attitude and the progression that has been made in the last month or so. We have a lot of wrestling ahead of us, so we need to keep improving and peak here in a few weeks,” fi n-ished Elsbernd.

With no weather interruptions last week the Turkey Valley wres-tling team was able to complete both events on their schedule. The Trojans are still working on getting all wrestlers back on the mat from injury and illness but they are show-ing improvement as a team and as individuals.

@ MFL-MM 1.15Turkey Valley squared off well

on Tuesday night against the MFL-MM Bulldogs and the Clayton Ridge Eagles for two UIC duals meets in Monona. In actual matches, the Tro-jans went 4-3 against CR and 2-5 against MFL-MM.

Vs. CRWhen a team doesn’t have 14

wrestlers in the lineup, it makes it tough to win dual meets because of the amount of points given up by for-feit. Turkey Valley knows this prob-lem all too well this season as they haven’t had a full roster all season and are in the midst of healing from injuries and illness.

The Trojans won four matches against the Eagles last Tuesday in-cluding: Senior Levi Klimesh, 220- was on the mat for his fi rst varsity match of the season after a long heal-ing process due to a concussion. He scored two points in the fi rst period on a takedown then pinned T. Bols-inger at the 1:02 mark; Tom Reicks, 132- grabbed two points in the fi rst seconds of his match and had L. Pe-terson pinned in 0:23 seconds; Cale Reicks, 138- had a busy 1st period getting a takedown to lead 2-0 but gave up an escape for a 2-1 score. He added four more points before end-ing the match by fall at 1:25 over J. Kelly and Justin Kime, 152- who is back from injury status, scored the fi rst point of his match on an escape, gave up two points on a takedown but quickly recovered getting an es-cape, a takedown and a near-fall to lead 7-2 at the end of the 2nd and went on to win by a 12-8 decision over E. Ihde.

CR won by forfeit at 195, 285, 160 and 170. There were double for-feits at 106, 113 and 126.

Also competing for the Trojans were: John Gossling, 120- lost by major decision, 2-15, to L. Berns; Josh Vsetecka, 145- lost by fall at 1:54 to J. Bebber and Kelby Reicks, 182- lost by fall, 1:45, to J. Gerner.

Vs. MFL-MMTV didn’t stand up to the Bull-

dogs as well as they did the Eagles but they gave it a fi ghting chance.

Levi Klimesh, 220- took two points in the fi rst period on a take-down then proceeded to stick N. Lar-son to the mat at 1:57; Tom Reicks, 132- won his second match of the night on another quick pin at the 0:46 mark against R. Deoppke to to-tal 1:09 minutes on the mat for the night.

Scott Kime, 285- picked up the other win of the match on a win by forfeit.

MFL-MM won by forfeit at 106, 113, 126, 160, 170 and 195.

Also wrestling for TV were: John Gossling, 120- lost by fall at 3:34 to B. Olson; Cale Reicks, 138- lost by fall at 3:19 to B. Decker; Josh Vsetecka, 145- was pinned at 0:18 by B. Burke; Justin Kime, 152- lost by fall, 1:55, to H. Fletcher and Kelby Reicks, 182- lost by fall at 0:41 to C. Strub.

@ Decorah Duals 1.17Turkey Valley fi nished off their

week on Saturday in Decorah in an eight-team duals tournament includ-ing teams from Decorah, Decorah JV, Waukon, Western Dubuque, South Winn, Postville and Wapsie Valley.

TV was in the blue pool, which included Postville, Decorah and Wapsie Valley. The Trojans went 0-3 to move on to the Consolation Pool where they wrestled Decorah JV and Waukon.

Two Trojans made the all tour-nament team by winning all fi ve of their matches of the day including seniors Tom Reicks, 132 and Levi Klimesh, 220.

“Levi Klimesh and Tom Reicks both made the all Decorah Dual Tournament team by going 5-0 on the day. Levi had 5 pins on the day and has pinned all 7 of his oppo-nents since returning from an injury that kept him off the mat until this past Thursday,” said Head Coach Steve Andrukaitis. “It is great to have him back and going strong. Tom keeps getting better; he is clos-ing in on where he needs to be down the stretch of the season.”

Cale Reicks, 138, went 4-1 and Justin Kime, 152, was 3-2.

“Justin Kime is starting to get back into form after missing over a month due to an injury. He is a little up and down but we are seeing huge signs of improvement out of him as well,” said Andrukaitis.

Match #1 Blue Pool: Wapsie Val-ley defeated Turkey Valley 60-24106, 113, 120 - WV won by forfeit; 126 - Gossling lost by fall at 3:00 to C. Brandt; 132 - T. Reicks pinned J.P. Michael in 0:52 seconds; 138 - C. Reicks lost by fall, 1:38, to B. Ack-erman; 145 - Vsetecka lost by fall at 0:16 to B. Hyde; 152 - Kime won by forfeit; 160 - WV won by forfeit; 170 - Sawyer lost by fall, 3:54, to J. Boevers; 182 - K. Reicks won by injury default, 0:03, over R. Little; 195 - WV won by forfeit; 220 - Klimesh pinned M. Richards at 0:50; 285 - WV won by forfeit.

Match #2 Blue Pool: Decorah defeated Turkey Valley 57-22145 - Vsetecka lost by fall, 1:39,

to C. Christopher; 152 - Kime pinned B. Courtney at 5:12; 160 - Decorah won by forfeit; 170 - Sawyer lost by a 11-13 decision to L. Dixon; 182 - K. Reicks lost by fall at 0:28 to. A. Lil-legraven; 195 - Decorah won by for-feit; 220 - Klimesh won by fall over T. Flak at 1:48; 285, 106, 113 - Dec-

orah won by forfeit; 120 - Gossling was pinned at 2:31 by C. Hubka; 126 - Decorah won by forfeit; 132 - T. Reicks pinned D. Stortz at 5:01;138 - C. Reicks won by a major deci-sion of 9-0 over T. Knoke.

Match #3 Blue Pool: Postville defeated Turkey Valley 36-33138 - C. Reicks won by decision,

1-0, over T. Johnson; 145 - Vsetecka won by fall at 2:00 over A. Abdul-lahi; 152 - Kime lost by a decision of 5-6 to M. Hughes; 160 - Postville won by forfeit; 170 - Sawyer won by forfeit; 182 - Postville won by for-feit; 195 - K. Reicks lost 2-1 by tie-breaker-1 to C. Spain; 220 - Klimesh pinned D. Reicks at 0:34; 285 - Kime won by forfeit; 106 - Double Forfeit; 113 - Postville won by forfeit; 120 - Gossling was pinned at 3:10 by E. Marroquin; 126 - Postville won by forfeit; 132 - T. Reicks won by for-feit.“There are defi nitely spots everyone on the team needs to get better in. We have 19 days to get ready for the sec-tion meet,” continued Andrukaitis. “For every wrestler on our team and in the state, it is go time. It’s an ex-citing time of the year for the sport of wrestling and will be fun as the crowds keep getting bigger and big-ger down the stretch.”Match #1 Consolation Pool: Wau-kon defeated Turkey Valley 48-20106 - Double Forfeit; 113 - Waukon won by forfeit; 120 - Gossling lost by fall at 3:39 to T. Hansmeir; 126 - Waukon won by forfeit; 132 - T. Reicks won by tech fall, 20-3, over M. Snitker; 138 - C. Reicks won by a major decision of 11-6 over C. Fuhrman; 145 - Vsetecka lost by fall, 0:42, to A. Benzing; 152 - Kime was pinned by G. Grandgard at 5:00; 160 - Waukon won by forfeit; 170 - Sawyer lost by fall at 1:41 to J. Frieden; 182 - Double Forfeit; 220 - Klimesh pinned D. Regan at 3:40; 285 - Waukon won by forfeit.

Match #3 Consolation Pool: Turkey Valley defeated Decorah

JV 42-23106, 113 - Decorah JV won by for-feit; 120 - Double Forfeit; 126 - Gos-sling lost by a tech fall of 0-15 to C. Hubka; 132 - T. Reicks won by fall at 4:00 over M. Wilkie; 138 - C. Reicks won by fall, 3:20, over B. Numedahl; 145 - Vsetecka pinned T. Schnitzler at 1:00; 152 - Double Forfeit; 160 - Kime won by fall over N. Tappe at 2:48; 170 - Sawyer won by forfeit; 182 - K. Reicks lost by fall at 3:26 to A. Keck; 195 - Double Forfeit; 220 - Klimesh pinned C. Nelson at 1:17; 285 - Kime won by forfeit.

“My hope is that our seniors fi n-ish strong down the stretch, forget-ting the things of the past and only focusing on the next 19 days, with the excitement that comes from hav-ing the privilege to wrestle in these great environments that the kids get to wrestle. It’s a blessing that the area supports the sport the way they do,” ended Andrukaitis.