Tuesday, March 31, 2015 Volume 37, Issue 13 P .O. Box 507, Calmar, IA 52132 | (563) 562-3488 | www.calmarcourier.com | USPS: 335-690 In this Issue: Obituaries ..................................4 Worship/Opinion .......................4 Legals ........................................5 Classifieds .................................6 Sports ........................................8 $0.75 per copy Official Paper of Calmar, Fort Atkinson, Ridgeway, Waucoma, Winneshiek County & Turkey Valley Community Schools EVENTS Another door opens, so the saying goes. Recently the Waucoma Girl Scouts Troop #6732 disbanded and wanted to make sure that their efforts and remain- ing funds were spent in a way that symbolized what Girl Scouts is all about… service to community and giving selfless examples as a way of making the world a better place for all. Turkey Valley was the recipient of a $250 donation to be used toward the purchase of books that instill courage, confidence and character through reading. Members of the Troop worked with teacher librarian Evie Milbrandt to select books that would accomplish this task and fit in nicely with our current selection in grades K – 12. Other recipients were the Fayette County Food Shelf and the Turkey Valley Education Foundation. A huge shout out to these young ladies and their leaders for this gift to our school. Former members included: Annika Bodensteiner, Bree Balk, Jenna Throndson, Ashlyn Busta, Delaney Busta, Adysen Wurzer, Annie Raymond, Elly Reicks, Kaitlyn Schroeder, Alayna Kuennen, Cadyn Huber, Mariah Throndson, Abby Schmitt, Bailey Poor, Brianna Busta, Lillian Rausch, Haley Martin, Aleah Hackman, Emma Hanson, Kylie Wurzer, Jaycie Byrne, Rory Kuennen, Savannah Schmitt, and Shayla Kuennen. When One Door Closes… Former Girl Scout Troop members Rory, Jaycie, Aleah and Kylie share books purchased through the very generous donation from this group. *Annual Percentage Yields (APYs) accurate as of 02/25/2015. Rates may change after account is opened. Minimum to open is $100. No monthly fees. If qualifications are met each statement cycle: (1) Balances up to $25,000.00 receive APY of 2.04%; (2) The portion of balances $25,000.01 or more earn an interest rate of 0.10%, resulting in 2.04% - 0.10% APY, depending on the balance. If qualifications are not met, all balances earn 0.10% APY. Qualifying transactions must post to and settle during the statement cycle. Transactions may take one or more banking days from the date transaction was made to post and settle. ATM transactions do not count toward qualifying debit card transactions. See a bank employee for more details. WEALTH MANAGEMENT & BANKING B A N K S T A T E GET U P HYPEd more With checking that earns you . 2.04 on balances up to $25,000 Earn up to APY * % Visit us online! www.statebankia.com Like us on Facebook! Photos and story by Joyce Meyer The trees have been tapped and the sweet sap is flowing! It’s time for Green’s Sugar Bush Pancake Days. The first day was held this past Sun- day, March 29 and the next day will be held this coming Saturday, April 4 beginning at 10 a.m. Last year on the first event day, over 1,160 people attended. Normally with both event days combined, over two thousand people attend the annual rite of spring event. With the last fest day the weekend of Easter, they may sur- pass their normal attendees as many families will be home for the holi- day. Many take home a jug of their fresh homemade maple syrup as they leave. Green’s Sugar Bush is located at 1437 111 th Avenue by Castalia. Besides breakfast, you can have a free tour of the timberland in a horse drawn wagon and the children can have a pony ride. Last year, early Sunday morn- ing Karen and Dale Green were busy greeting people touring the sap house as the long line that split to either buy maple syrup in the sap house or up the hill to the shelter for breakfast of pancakes and wood fire grilled sausages from local Spillville Locker. The horse teams and wagons were lined up full of people as many went for a tour of the timber after breakfast and the children had a fun time riding ponies. “The whole event is a family af- fair,” says Karen Green. “Our chil- dren have taken over the meal for us.” Seventh generation granddaugh- ter of the Green’s Dani Stock of Waukon was among the volunteers who guided the pony rides, while her Uncle Jake Meyer drove a team of horses and wagon through the timber for people to tour the woods. Other family members like Curt Hauser from Indianola who married Dale and Karen’s youngest daughter Dale and Karen Green pose in front of the large line last year during the event. It ʼ s time for Greenʼ s Maple Syrup Fest It ʼ s time for Greenʼ s Maple Syrup Fest MAPLE SYRUP FEST to page 2 Savannah Nesvik This years Winneshiek County Dairy Princess candidate Leah Elsbernd Current Winneshiek County Dairy Princess Winneshiek County Dairy Banquet is April 11 Megan Hageman Little Miss Squirt candidate The 52 nd annual Winneshiek County dairy banquet is Saturday, April 11, at 7 p.m. at the De Sales School in Ossian. A beef brisket and chicken breast dinner will be served from 7 – 8 p.m. with an awards banquet to fol- low. DHIA (Dairy Herd Information Association) and county recogni- tion will be awarded to the out- standing individuals and groups, with the highlight of the evening being the crowning of the new Win- neshiek County Dairy Princess, Little Miss Squirts and Little Mr. Herdsman. Tickets can be purchased from any dairy promoter, the ISU Exten- sion office or at the door. Princess Current Winneshiek County Dairy Princess Leah Elsbernd will crown the new princess. This year’s only princess candi- date is Savannah Nesvik. Nesvik is the 17-year-old daugh- ter of Rick and Marcia Nesvik of Ridgeway. She is a junior at South Win- neshiek High School, and has two brothers and two sisters. Her family farms corn and al- falfa in addition to milking 40 cows from a variety of different breeds. They sell their milk to Wapsie Val- ley. Nesvik is involved in cross- country, Lutheran Youth Organiza- tion, track, softball, swim team and speech. After graduation, she plans to attend Loras College. Squirts Current Little Miss Squirts Ash- ley Elsbernd, Holly Schmitt and Jacqlyn Schmitt will crown the in- coming royalty. The five girls vying for Little Miss Squirt include: Anna Dietzen- bach, Megan Hageman, Morgan Kriener, Abigail Schmitt and Addi- son Wemark. Dietzenbach Anna Dietzenbach is the 9-year- old daughter of Dan and Michelle Dietzenbach of Fort Atkinson. She is a fourth grader at DeSales Catholic School and has two broth- ers, Ryan and Derek. Her family milks 82 Holstein cows and sells their milk to AMPI. Dietzenbach stays busy with 4-H, showing calves at the fair and is the 4 th grade representative of “Student O,” De Sales’ student council. She helps on the farm by feed- ing calves, switching cows, testing milk, bringing in the cows from the pasture and feeding the dogs and cats. She enjoys reading, cooking and playing piano, softball and basket- ball and riding in the tractors and combine. She also enjoys cheering for the Iowa Hawkeyes. Hageman Megan Hageman is the 10-year- old daughter of Mark and Tina Hageman of Fort Atkinson. She is a fourth grader at C.F.S. Catholic School and has one broth- er and a sister. The Hagemans milk 50 Hol- steins and sell their milk to Fore- most Farms. They also raise beef cattle. Hageman is active in her church where she sings, plays piano and serves. She is also a member of the Prairie Shooting Stars 4-H and par- ticipates in Dolphin gymnastics. Hageman’s chores include feed- Anna Dietzenbach Little Miss Squirt candidate DAIRY BANQUET to page 2 WIC Clinic for Winneshiek County Residents Decorah Clinic Stone Ridge Community Church Wednesday, April 8 th 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Thursday, April 9 th 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Please contact Clayton County VNA WIC Program at 1-888-836- 7867 or 563-245-1145 for more information or to schedule an ap- pointment. Womenʼ s Weekend Out Friday and Saturday, April 10 & 11 Women’s Weekend Out—Grab your pals and celebrate Spring! Friday and Saturday, April 10 & 11 in Decorah. Women’s Weekend Out features uncommon entertainment, work- shops and exhibitions at many Deco- rah locations. Uncommon Live Entertainment, Exhibitions, Seminars and Style Shows Women’s Faith and Finance Seminar-A special, one-day event to educate women of all ages about fi- nancial management, retirement and estate planning, and charitable giv- ing. Friday, April 10, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Hotel Winneshiek, Decorah. Regis- tration deadline is Thursday, April 2. Register online at: www.luther.edu/ wff/ Stand-up Comedians Donna Cart- er and Monty Mitchell are perform- ing at T-Bock’s Upstairs on Friday, April 10 at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are available at: T-Bock’s Sports Bar & Grill, 206 W. Water Street, Decorah. Or call 563-382-5970 ext. 2 to make a reservation and pay by credit card. The Style and Brunch show is a highlight of Women’s Weekend Out held at the historic Hotel Winneshiek FFA Celebrates 75 years You’re Invited! Please help the South Win- neshiek FFA Celebrate 75 years! When: Sunday, April 12th Social @ 12:30 p.m Meal @ 1:00 p.m. Where: KC Hall, Ossian Food: Mike Reicks Chicken, Cheesy Potatoes, Corn, Roll & Norske Cake Entertainment: Silent Auction, Live Auction & Door Prizes RSVP encouraged by April 1st. (563-380-3636) or [email protected]WOMEN’S WEEKEND OUT to page 3 Spring fundraiser The Waucoma Public Library is having their annual spring fun- draiser, Mike Reicks Chicken, on April 11, 2015, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Waucoma Event Center. Menu: Fried chicken, broasted potatoes, green beans, coleslaw, rolls and cupcakes. Beverage in- cluded. Carry outs available. Also featuring a silent auction. ATTENTION: Hunters, Anglers, Trap- pers ......... It is time for the Calmar Courier’s annual BRAG BOOK!!! Please send your pho- tos in to calmarcouriersports@ gmail.com or drop them off to the office! ALL photos MUST have name of person who bagged their prize & location. Optional info - age, grade in school, school attending or if there is a story about your cap- ture. DEADLINE: Friday, April 10th! So send us your photos ASAP!! Chickasaw farmer directs funds to New Hampton Fire Department Americaʼ s Farmers Grow Communities donation supports local organization New Hampton Fire Department has received a $2,500 donation from Chickasaw County farmer Laura Reicks and America’s Farmers Grow Communities, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund. The donation will help the organization purchase 16 new self-contained breathing appara- tuses for the firefighters. The depart- ment covers a 5,000-person service area. “We are grateful to the Reicks’ for directing this donation to us. We are in the process of purchasing new SCBA equipment. The total cost of the project is projected to be $97,000, so this donation is a great start,” said Steve Geerts, New Hampton fire chief. For five years, America’s Farmers Grow Communities has collaborated with farmers to donate over $16.5 million to over 7,300 community organizations across rural America. This year winning farmers will direct another $3.3 million to nonprofits to help fight rural hunger, purchase life saving fire and EMS equipment, sup- port ag youth leadership programs, buy much needed classroom resourc- es, and so much more. America’s Farmers Grow Com- munities is part of the America’s Farmers initiative. Since 2010, the America’s Farmers campaign and programs have advocated on behalf of farmers and their efforts to meet society’s needs through agriculture. Today, consumers are more interest- ed than ever in agriculture and how food is grown. Consider joining the CHICKASAW FARMER to page 7 School Events Turkey Valley Spring Break: 1:00 p.m. early dismissal for Wednesday, April 1 st and no school April 2, 3 & 6 South Winn Spring Break: 1:00 p.m. early dismissal for Thursday, April 2 and no school April 3 & 4
In this Issue:Obituaries ..................................4Worship/Opinion .......................4Legals ........................................5Classifi eds .................................6Sports ........................................8
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EVENTS
Another door opens, so the saying goes. Recently the Waucoma Girl Scouts Troop #6732 disbanded and wanted to make sure that their efforts and remain-ing funds were spent in a way that symbolized what Girl Scouts is all about… service to community and giving selfl ess examples as a way of making the world a better place for all. Turkey Valley was the recipient of a $250 donation to be used toward the purchase of books that instill courage, confi dence and character through reading. Members of the Troop worked with teacher librarian Evie Milbrandt to select books that would accomplish this task and fi t in nicely with our current selection in grades K – 12. Other recipients were the Fayette County Food Shelf and the Turkey Valley Education Foundation. A huge shout out to these young ladies and their leaders for this gift to our school. Former members included: Annika Bodensteiner, Bree Balk, Jenna Throndson, Ashlyn Busta, Delaney Busta, Adysen Wurzer, Annie Raymond, Elly Reicks, Kaitlyn Schroeder, Alayna Kuennen, Cadyn Huber, Mariah Throndson, Abby Schmitt, Bailey Poor, Brianna Busta, Lillian Rausch, Haley Martin, Aleah Hackman, Emma Hanson, Kylie Wurzer, Jaycie Byrne, Rory Kuennen, Savannah Schmitt, and Shayla Kuennen.
When One Door Closes…
Former Girl Scout Troop members Rory, Jaycie, Aleah and Kylie share books purchased through the very generous donation from this group.
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Photos and story by Joyce MeyerThe trees have been tapped and
the sweet sap is fl owing! It’s time for Green’s Sugar Bush Pancake Days. The fi rst day was held this past Sun-day, March 29 and the next day will be held this coming Saturday, April 4 beginning at 10 a.m. Last year on the fi rst event day, over 1,160 people attended. Normally with both event days combined, over two thousand people attend the annual rite of spring event. With the last fest day
the weekend of Easter, they may sur-pass their normal attendees as many families will be home for the holi-day. Many take home a jug of their fresh homemade maple syrup as they leave. Green’s Sugar Bush is located at 1437 111th Avenue by Castalia.
Besides breakfast, you can have a free tour of the timberland in a horse drawn wagon and the children can have a pony ride.
Last year, early Sunday morn-ing Karen and Dale Green were
busy greeting people touring the sap house as the long line that split to either buy maple syrup in the sap house or up the hill to the shelter for breakfast of pancakes and wood fi re grilled sausages from local Spillville Locker. The horse teams and wagons were lined up full of people as many went for a tour of the timber after breakfast and the children had a fun time riding ponies.
“The whole event is a family af-fair,” says Karen Green. “Our chil-
dren have taken over the meal for us.” Seventh generation granddaugh-ter of the Green’s Dani Stock of Waukon was among the volunteers who guided the pony rides, while her Uncle Jake Meyer drove a team of horses and wagon through the timber for people to tour the woods. Other family members like Curt Hauser from Indianola who married Dale and Karen’s youngest daughter
Dale and Karen Green pose in front of the large line last year during the event.
Itʼs time for Greenʼs Maple Syrup Fest Itʼs time for Greenʼs Maple Syrup Fest
MAPLE SYRUPFEST to page 2
Savannah NesvikThis years Winneshiek County
Dairy Princess candidate
Leah ElsberndCurrent Winneshiek
County Dairy Princess
Winneshiek County Dairy Banquet is April 11
Megan HagemanLittle Miss Squirt candidate
The 52nd annual Winneshiek County dairy banquet is Saturday, April 11, at 7 p.m. at the De Sales School in Ossian.
A beef brisket and chicken breast dinner will be served from 7 – 8 p.m. with an awards banquet to fol-low.
DHIA (Dairy Herd Information Association) and county recogni-tion will be awarded to the out-standing individuals and groups, with the highlight of the evening being the crowning of the new Win-neshiek County Dairy Princess, Little Miss Squirts and Little Mr. Herdsman.
Tickets can be purchased from any dairy promoter, the ISU Exten-sion offi ce or at the door.
PrincessCurrent Winneshiek County
Dairy Princess Leah Elsbernd will crown the new princess.
This year’s only princess candi-date is Savannah Nesvik.
Nesvik is the 17-year-old daugh-ter of Rick and Marcia Nesvik of Ridgeway.
She is a junior at South Win-neshiek High School, and has two brothers and two sisters.
Her family farms corn and al-falfa in addition to milking 40 cows from a variety of different breeds. They sell their milk to Wapsie Val-ley.
Nesvik is involved in cross-country, Lutheran Youth Organiza-tion, track, softball, swim team and speech. After graduation, she plans to attend Loras College.
SquirtsCurrent Little Miss Squirts Ash-
ley Elsbernd, Holly Schmitt and Jacqlyn Schmitt will crown the in-coming royalty.
The five girls vying for Little
Miss Squirt include: Anna Dietzen-bach, Megan Hageman, Morgan Kriener, Abigail Schmitt and Addi-son Wemark.
DietzenbachAnna Dietzenbach is the 9-year-
old daughter of Dan and Michelle Dietzenbach of Fort Atkinson.
She is a fourth grader at DeSales Catholic School and has two broth-ers, Ryan and Derek.
Her family milks 82 Holstein cows and sells their milk to AMPI.
Dietzenbach stays busy with 4-H, showing calves at the fair and is the 4th grade representative of “Student O,” De Sales’ student council.
She helps on the farm by feed-ing calves, switching cows, testing milk, bringing in the cows from the pasture and feeding the dogs and cats.
She enjoys reading, cooking and
playing piano, softball and basket-ball and riding in the tractors and combine.
She also enjoys cheering for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
HagemanMegan Hageman is the 10-year-
old daughter of Mark and Tina Hageman of Fort Atkinson.
She is a fourth grader at C.F.S. Catholic School and has one broth-er and a sister.
The Hagemans milk 50 Hol-steins and sell their milk to Fore-most Farms. They also raise beef cattle.
Hageman is active in her church where she sings, plays piano and serves. She is also a member of the Prairie Shooting Stars 4-H and par-ticipates in Dolphin gymnastics.
Hageman’s chores include feed-
Anna DietzenbachLittle Miss Squirt candidate
DAIRY BANQUETto page 2
WIC Clinic for Winneshiek County
ResidentsDecorah Clinic Stone Ridge
Community Church
Wednesday, April 8th 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.Thursday, April 9th
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Please contact Clayton County VNA WIC Program at 1-888-836-7867 or 563-245-1145 for more information or to schedule an ap-pointment.
Womenʼs Weekend OutFriday and Saturday,
April 10 & 11Women’s Weekend Out—Grab
your pals and celebrate Spring!Friday and Saturday, April 10 &
11 in Decorah.Women’s Weekend Out features
uncommon entertainment, work-shops and exhibitions at many Deco-rah locations.
Uncommon Live Entertainment, Exhibitions, Seminars and Style Shows
Women’s Faith and Finance Seminar-A special, one-day event to educate women of all ages about fi -nancial management, retirement and estate planning, and charitable giv-ing. Friday, April 10, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Hotel Winneshiek, Decorah. Regis-tration deadline is Thursday, April 2. Register online at: www.luther.edu/wff/
Stand-up Comedians Donna Cart-er and Monty Mitchell are perform-ing at T-Bock’s Upstairs on Friday, April 10 at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are available at: T-Bock’s Sports Bar & Grill, 206 W. Water Street, Decorah. Or call 563-382-5970 ext. 2 to make a reservation and pay by credit card.
The Style and Brunch show is a highlight of Women’s Weekend Out held at the historic Hotel Winneshiek
FFA Celebrates75 years
You’re Invited! Please help the South Win-neshiek FFA Celebrate 75 years!
When: Sunday, April 12th Social @ 12:30 p.m Meal @ 1:00 p.m.Where: KC Hall, OssianFood: Mike Reicks Chicken, Cheesy Potatoes, Corn, Roll & Norske Cake Entertainment: Silent Auction, Live Auction & Door Prizes RSVP encouraged by April 1st. (563-380-3636) or [email protected]
WOMEN’S WEEKENDOUT to page 3
Spring fundraiserThe Waucoma Public Library
is having their annual spring fun-draiser, Mike Reicks Chicken, on April 11, 2015, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Waucoma Event Center.
Menu: Fried chicken, broasted potatoes, green beans, coleslaw, rolls and cupcakes. Beverage in-cluded.
Carry outs available.Also featuring a silent auction.
ATTENTION:Hunters, Anglers, Trap-
pers.........It is time for the Calmar Courier’s annual BRAG BOOK!!! Please send your pho-tos in to [email protected] or drop them off to the offi ce!
ALL photos MUST have name of person who bagged their prize & location.
Optional info - age, grade in school, school attending or if there is a story about your cap-ture.
DEADLINE:Friday, April 10th! So send
us your photos ASAP!!
Chickasaw farmer directs funds
to New Hampton Fire Department
Americaʼs Farmers Grow Communities
donation supports local organization
New Hampton Fire Department has received a $2,500 donation from Chickasaw County farmer Laura Reicks and America’s Farmers Grow Communities, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund. The donation will help the organization purchase 16 new self-contained breathing appara-tuses for the fi refi ghters. The depart-ment covers a 5,000-person service area.
“We are grateful to the Reicks’ for directing this donation to us. We are in the process of purchasing new SCBA equipment. The total cost of the project is projected to be $97,000, so this donation is a great start,” said Steve Geerts, New Hampton fire chief.
For fi ve years, America’s Farmers Grow Communities has collaborated with farmers to donate over $16.5 million to over 7,300 community organizations across rural America. This year winning farmers will direct another $3.3 million to nonprofi ts to help fi ght rural hunger, purchase life saving fi re and EMS equipment, sup-port ag youth leadership programs, buy much needed classroom resourc-es, and so much more.
America’s Farmers Grow Com-munities is part of the America’s Farmers initiative. Since 2010, the America’s Farmers campaign and programs have advocated on behalf of farmers and their efforts to meet society’s needs through agriculture. Today, consumers are more interest-ed than ever in agriculture and how food is grown. Consider joining the
CHICKASAWFARMER to page 7
School EventsTurkey Valley Spring Break:
1:00 p.m. early dismissal for Wednesday, April 1st and no school April 2, 3 & 6
South Winn Spring Break: 1:00 p.m. early dismissal for Thursday, April 2 and no school April 3 & 4
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Wendy was busy grilling Spillville Locker sausages over an open fi re for the breakfast, while Mark Stock and Jeni Green Melcher were busy fl ip-ping pancakes in the serving line to an almost unending line all day.
Last year spring was slow to come. “With the cold spring, the Green’s were only on their second batch of maple syrup this season,
which is very unusual since soon the season should be ending,” said Jim Ludeking of Decorah last year while keeping the wood fi re going on the evaporator by adding wood every seven minutes as the sap condensed down.
Great Grandfather Gideon Green was the fi rst to tap a limited amount of trees at Sugar Bush way back in the
1850’s. Now, Dale and Karen Green, the fi fth generation of Green’s, tap about 1,500 trees with the help from their children and grandchildren.
Come early, because the lines are usually long for this popular rite of spring event not only locals, but has been known to bring in people from seven different states. Parking is lim-ited and you may have to park on the
gravel road quite a ways away. Re-member to dress warmly and wear good walking shoes, as this is an out-doors event.
If you would like more informa-tion or would like to place an order, you can contact the Green’s at 563-567-8472. They do ship orders or you can stop in to pick up the maple syrup after it is made.
Mark Stock fl ips pancakes while Harry & Barbara Davidson and Ann Glenn-White wait in line for breakfast in 2014.
Free horse drawn wagon rides are offered during the event.
MAPLE SYRUP FEST from front page
Beautiful stained glass window at the Mt. Carmel Church in Lawler.(Photo by Joyce Meyer)
Brody CourtneyLittle Mr. Herdsman candidate
Addison WemarkLittle Miss Squirt candidate
Morgan KrienerLittle Miss Squirt candidate
Abigail SchmittLittle Miss Squirt candidate
ing the chickens and collecting their eggs, help-ing with switching cows, watching gates and throwing down bales. She also enjoys sewing, knitting and playing piano.
KrienerMorgan Kriener is the 10-year-old daughter
of Tom and Laurie Kriener of Fort Atkinson. She is a fourth grader at C.F.S. Catholic
School and has three sisters: Brooke, Josie and Ashley.
The Kriener family milks 103 Holsteins and sells their milk to Swiss Valley.
Morgan enjoys singing and serving at church in addition to helping on the farm with feeding calves, watching gates and moving cattle. She enjoys swimming, playing softball, working on the farm and playing with her friends.
SchmittAbigail Schmitt is the 10-year-old daughter
of Glen and Melissa Schmitt of Fort Atkinson. She has two sisters and is a fourth grader at
Trinity Catholic School. Her family milks 500 Holsteins and sells
their milk to Foremost Farms. She is a member of the Turkey Valley Clovers
4-H Club and plays softball, guitar and piano. She helps on the farm with bedding, moving cows and working in the parlor.
She enjoys writing, drawing, playing ball, swimming and playing with her sisters and friends.
WemarkAddison Wemark is the 9-year-old daughter
of Eric and Darcy Wemark of Ridgeway. She is a fourth grader at Carrie Lee School
and has two brothers and one sister. Her family milks 350 Holstein
cows and sells their milk to Fore-most Farms. She helps on the farm with feeding calves and bedding cows.
She is involved in basketball and dance and enjoys doing crafts, dancing and playing with her little sister.
She is active in the Lincoln Leaders 4-H and enjoys taking exhibits to the fair and showing swine.
Little Mr. HerdsmanNew to the banquet this year is
the crowning of Little Mr. Herds-man.
This year’s only candidate is Brody Courtney, the 9-year-old son of Scott and Amy Courtney of Ridgeway.
He is a third grader at St. Ben’s and has one brother and two sis-ters.
His family milks 130 Holstein cows and sells their milk to Fore-most Farms.
His chores on the farm include feeding calves, helping with milk-
ing and mixing feed. He enjoys riding his bike, sledding, playing football and wrestling.
He is a member of Clover Kids in the Madi-son 4-H Club and enjoys cheering for the Iowa State Cyclones.
DAIRY BANQUET from front page
Turkey Valley Holds Annual D.A.R.E. GraduationTurkey Valley sixth graders recently wrapped up a semester-long D.A.R.E. course with Offi cer Tim Felton from Winneshiek County. Drug Abuse Resis-
tance Education courses are taught to all county youth and help students gain decision making skills that can be used throughout life. Student essays were read. Barrett Gipp, assistant county attorney, high school student Justin Hackman and Offi cer Felton shared messages of responsibility, good choices and leadership with graduates and those attending. Students were fortunate to have many in attendance supporting them as they move forward in life.
Calmarʼs “Main Street Bottle and Can” Helps
You Clean House!By Mary Welch
You might meet people from Cresco, Decorah, New Hampton, Waucoma, Waukon, West Union, or even further away at this Calmar business. They are open Friday from 4 to 7 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. The location is the “old grocery store” building, next to the Calmar Fire Station. Besides recycling your old bottles and cans, they can also sell you beverages for those upcoming summer events at competitive prices.
Pat Nervig is the owner, and this is his third business in Calmar. He origi-nally came here in 2000 from his hometown of Slater, Iowa to attend NICC. He worked at The Horseshoe Tap while going to school and later took over the business and has continued to make Calmar his home. He also started and runs the East Main Street Laundry, located just behind The Horseshoe. Pat says he has been busy with the recycling business on weekends, with many people coming to bring in large amounts of bottles and cans.
April 23, 24 and 25, 2015 is scheduled to be Calmar garage sale weekend, and May 2nd is Citywide Cleanup. While you are cleaning out things for those events or just doing spring cleaning, the time is right to get those recyclable bottles and cans cashed in.
Sign that is out when “Main Street Bottle & Can” is open.
Folks from out of town, on a nice busy weekend, who brought in their cans to redeem.
Calmar EasterEgg Hunt
EASTER EGG HUNT IN CALMAR Saturday, April 4, at 10 a.m. at the South Winneshiek Foot-ball Field (South Winn HS Gym if the weather is bad) sponsored by the Calmar Commercial Club. For children 10 and under - 3 age divisions - prizes given with each egg. Bring your cameras to take photos with the Easter Bunny!
Easter EggHUNTSaturday, April 4 • 10 AM
South Winneshiek Football Field(inclement weather: South Winneshiek High School Gym)
Children 10 and underThree Age Divisions
Prizes Given with Each Egg!
A free community event sponsored by members of the
Calmar Commercial Club
FREE EVENT
Bring your cameras for pictures with
the Easter Bunny!
Kneeling left to right: Sayler Drilling, Rory Kuennen, Raegan Kime, Hunter Bramow and Jesus Dani Tinajero Lule. Standing: Chaz Farmer, Justin Hackman, Aleah Hackman, Barrett Gipp, Emma Hanson, Jaycie Byrne, Dan Stepan, Zackary Glass, Carol Knoll, Kylie Wurzer, Chanler Farmer and Offi cer Tim Felton Absent: Cael Wickham.
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Annual Pet Vaccination & Heartworm Clinic • April 1-30, 2015
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In 1934, Franklin Roosevelt was President and the Vice President was John Nance Garner (who was that??). Albert Einstein visited the White House in Janu-ary of 1934. “It Happened One Night” became the fi rst motion picture ever to win 5 Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Ac-tor and Best Actress). Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert won their only Academy Awards for their parts in this movie.
In early March of 1934, John Dill-inger escaped from jail using a gun made out of wood, and later that same month, he and Baby Face Nel-son’s gang robbed a bank in Mason City, Iowa. Bonnie and Clyde also became famous and were killed that year by law enforcement. Times were hard and people were scrambling hard to fi nd work...there was no unemploy-ment insurance benefi ts program.
Spillville Civic Improvement As-sociation operated Riverside Park and the Inwood Pavilion in 1934. Despite the Depression, it was still a “going concern”. The receipts of 1933 amounted to $13,000 and they paid each $10 stockholder a dividend of $11.00 according to reports. Con-siderable credit for this remarkable showing was given to G. F. Heuser, who managed the Inwood, and his fellow co-workers.
On Christmas Eve of 1933, a fi re call was averted when Ralph We-selmann and others got the best of a blaze in the Weselmann home, the former O. P. Ode house.
While sitting around and enjoy-ing Christmas Eve, the smell of smoke was noticed and was traced
to the portion of the house occu-pied by the L. J. Radtke family. It seems that Mrs. Radtke had gone
into a closet with a lighted candle to get some articles of clothing and had extinguished the match, and
thrown it in the coal bucket. Evi-dently, the match or candle had ig-nited some clothing in this closet and started a smoldering fi re that broke out into a small blaze. The fi re was extinguished with pails of water,
There was no rest for the Calmar Fire Department on New Year’s Day of 1934, since they got a fire call about 7:00 a.m. The call was from the Huber property, where James Slebiska resided. Jim had been start-ing a county Caterpiller tractor, to use in moving a rock crusher east of Ossian that was to be utilized in the C.W.A work. While starting the trac-tor, it caught afi re and quite a blaze was in progress when the fi re depart-ment arrived. The fi re was extin-guished, but some damage was done to the magneto and wiring as a result of this hot blaze.
On Monday, January 15, 1934, a lone bandit bound and gagged the Ossian manager of the Decorah Pro-duce Company, Lester Hexon. The thief escaped with approximately $100 in cash. Hexon had arrived at the offi ce shortly after 7:00 a.m. that morning, and went to the cellar to get some kindling wood to start a fi re in the stove on the main fl oor. When he reached the foot of the steps, the bandit, brandishing a gun, ordered him to “stick em up”! Hexon com-plied with the order and was then bound, gagged and searched. He took the cash, approximately $100,
that Hexon had been carrying. After getting the money, the robber fl ed the building. Hexon managed to loosen the ties that bound him and ran from the building to sound the alarm within 5 minutes after the thief es-caped. Winneshiek County authori-ties were immediately notifi ed and a seach was begun. It was believed that the bandit had hidden himself in the building some time Sunday night and was already inside when Hexon arrived. Due to the darkness of the cellar where he encountered the rob-ber, Hexon can not provide a good description of him.
At the end of January, 1934, it was reported that the Calmar Fire Depart-ment had answered 3 fi re calls in the past two days.
The fi rst, was on a Monday morn-ing, when an automobile caught on fi re near the parochial school. Rapid response was made to this call and the fi re was put out before any dam-age to the running of the car oc-curred. This car belonged to a trav-eling salesman.
There was a second call that same Monday, when a roof fi re was dis-covered at the Frank Congdon home in Calmar. The department showed another burst of speed in answering this call, but the blaze had been ex-tinguished with pails of water before their arrival. There was some dam-age done to the roof.
At about 2:00 a.m. on the Wednes-day morning of the same week, the department was called to the farm home of Charles Phillips, north of Conover, where the residence and barn were on fi re, and had burned to the ground before they arrived. The department responded quickly to the call, but had no chance to do any good in this case. The call for help
came at least a half an hour or more too late, and there was no water on the premises for the fi reman to use. Many from far away had commented on the speed of the Calmar Fire De-partment’s response, but when they get to a farm fire they must have water to do anything. Every farmer was reminded that they should have a mammoth, well-fi lled cistern on his premises.
Two new projects funded by the U.S. Government to give the unem-ployed relief work were opened in the Spillville City Hall in January of 1934. Each of these projects were continued for a 12-week period.
A class of 19 adults (mostly young women) took up a course in woodworking and wood resurfac-ing, with instructor Richard Ben-esh. Class members were making simple articles of furniture to be fi n-ished later. Among the items being made were quilting frames, smoking stands, plant stands, card tables, and hat racks. Some pieces of furniture will be refi nished and reupholstered. Those in this group were primarily unemployed teachers.
Farm boys from 16 to 23 years of age were taking part in another voca-tional education program, taught by James Leebl, also in Spillville. Mr. Leebl did not plan to teach carpentry, but rather to combine ordinary man-ual training with light farm wood-work. His instructions included how to measure lumber, use of the square and kinds of lumber best to use for specifi c items on the farm.
Holy Trinity Church was opening their annual Bazaar with “a good Bo-hemian dinner” served by the ladies of the parish in the school gym dining room on Sunday, February 11, 1934 beginning at 11:30 a.m. In the after-
noon at 2:00 p.m. the Rudolphinum High School cagers, both boys and girls, met St. Joseph’s High School from Mason City for two basketball games. In the evening the dramatics club of Holy Trinity Parish staged a beautiful play.
Decorah’s Chamber of Commerce had engaged J. N. (Ding) Darling, the famous cartoonist, to speak at their annual banquet in Decorah on Thursday, February 15, 1934. This was open to the public, and both men and women were welcome to attend. Banquet tickets were priced at 50 cents each. Reservations could be made by writing E. L. Amundsen, Secretary of the Decorah Cham-ber, no later than Monday evening, February 12th. The Luther College Orchestra and College Chorus fur-nished music and the program began at 6:30 p.m.
In February of 1934, Klatt’s Bak-ery in Calmar announced that they were “open for business”. They offered loaves of bread for 6 cents and 10 cents, including whole wheat bread. Large Pullman bread was 12 cents, rye bread was 9 cents and cracked wheat bread was 10 cents. For 12 cents you could get a coffee cake or a dozen cookies. 15 cents would buy: a dozen doughnuts, long johns or sweet rolls or buns. Cakes ranged from 15 cents up to 50 cents. A dozen cupcakes could be yours for 20 cents.
In early March of 1934, there was an article announcing that the Winneshiek County Legion Patrol would soon be operating and that they wished to inform the public of a few violations that were contrary to law and would be closely checked. These included: cutting in when passing, defaced number plates, in-
toxicated drivers, elevation of car lights, failure to provide aid in case of an accident, failure to recognize signal, failure to observe stop signs, failure to report accidents, obnoxious spotlights, passing on a hill or curve, passing a school bus while loading or unloading, reckless driving, refusing to show driver’s license, driving too slow on a highway, stationary & un-lighted car and failure of trucks to post fl ares when stalled on the highway.
Winneshiek County Treasurer, C. M. Anderson, reported that so far in 1934, about 200 more sets of automobile license plates have been sold (more than 1933). 4,600 sets of plates had been sold...which was a record for this County.
It was reported that the Decorah CC (Civilian Conservation) Camp was equipped with six new 1934 Chevrolet trucks that were received early in 1934. Five of them had stake bodies and one was a pickup. This made it possible for the entire camp to be transported and was a money saver due to saved work hours. The CC was working at Twin Springs (Decorah) and would not be fi nished there until April of 1934.
In the spring of 1934 3 comedi-ans we have all heard of made their fi rst “short fi lm”, entitled “Woman Haters”...who were they? Also that spring, the fi rst surviving set of quin-tuplets was born in Canada. Hear about this and more happenings closer to home that spring next time. The Calmar Railroad Depot has 1915 inscribed on the cornerstone, and the “Railroad Days” book from 1975 about Calmar says that construction was begun on this Depot in April of 1915. Watch for a “Depot Memo-ries” column that will begin in April of 2015 (100 years later).
What Happened in 1934?
Quilt of HonorSubmitted by Helen Pinter
Victor Kovarik, a member of the Clarence Bily Post 467, Spillville, and a World War II veteran was presented a Quilt of Honor on Sunday, February 15th by Post 467 and Ladies Auxiliary Unit 467. Each stitch in the quilt represents the love, gratitude of the maker. Several mem-
bers of the Post and the Auxiliary were in attendance. The quilt was designed and pieced together by Janis Spalla of rural Ridgeway. Quilts of Honor are presented to veterans to honor and comfort them, a relative, friend, or even a stranger touched by war, and to let them know their service is appreciated.”
Victor is seated on the left holding the quilt.
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Trails Unlimited LandownerAppreciation & Breakfast Fundraiser, April 12
The Trails Unlimited Snowmobile Club will host their annual Land-owners Appreciation & Breakfast Fundraiser on Sunday, April 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Festina Community Center. All-you-can-eat pancake, sausage and scrambled egg breakfast is open to the public. Tick-ets available at the door and carry outs are available too.
“The sport of snowmobiling re-lies on heavy snowfall so it was not a great year,” said Bud Winter, Club President. “Regardless of weather,
our appreciation for our landowners, club members and volunteers never waivers.”
Trails Unlimited is a non-profi t organization that has been in exis-tence since 1985. The club works in partnership with 240 landown-ers, nearly 100 club members and maintains over 150 miles of trail in the communities of Castalia, Os-sian, Calmar, Fort Atkinson, Festina, Alpha, Hawkeye, Jackson Junction, St. Lucas, Auburn, Waucoma, West Union and Clermont.
This season Trails Unlimited spent countless volunteer hours maintaining trails, fundraising for a new groomer and meeting regularly to build membership and strengthen the organization.
For more information about Trails Unlimited Snowmobile Club, find them on Facebook or visit www.trail-sunlimited.net.
“We hope to see area community members on April 12,” said Winter. “We promise a great meal and a great cause for you to support.”
on Saturday, April 11 at 9:00 a.m. and features eight local businesses. Tickets must be purchased in ad-vance. For more information visit www.facebook.com/WWODecorah.
The performance “All Recipes Are Home” is at Luther College, Saturday, April 11, 7:30 p.m., at the Center for Faith and Life, Luther College. This odyssey of Iowan pro-portions draws on interviews with Decorah locals, food lovers, and farmers and marries them to the his-tory of Iowa land, telling the story of food and home in our own back-yard. Special Women’s Weekend Out discounted tickets - use promo code WWO2015. Tickets available at Lu-ther College Box Offi ce, online at tickets.luther.edu, or by calling 563-387-1357.
Back by popular demand is the All Iowa Drag Queen Show. The bedazzled entertainers can be seen Saturday, April 11 at the Steyer Op-era House in Hotel Winneshiek at 9 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at eventbrite.com. Organizers advise purchasing tickets early as the show sold out last year.
“Mid-Century Modern” is the hot buzzword in today’s retro-de-sign trend. Check out Vesterheim’s special exhibition “Scandinavian Modern Design: Norwegian Enam-el.” Museum open daily 10:00-4:00.
Shopping specials, pampering op-portunities, demonstrations, classes and giveaways all weekend!
Local business sponsors are of-fering fantastic shopping deals all over town, giveaways and door prizes, Fun in the Sun Beach Party, Tiki party, Red Carpet photo event, and plenty of pampering opportuni-ties including hair, skin care, make-up demonstrations and tips, and free chair massage. There will also be art-ist showcases, samples and refresh-ments, classes, and so much more! Many retailers will also be open late on Friday evening.
For more information on all events and how to get tickets for the live entertainment and style show brunch go to www.facebook.com/WWODecorah.
WOMEN’S WEEKEND OUT from front page Waucoma Spring Fling Vendor Show
to Benefi t the American Cancer SocietyRelay for Life “Latecomers” Team
Vendors and crafters wanted for the Waucoma Spring Fling Vendor Show to be held at the new Waucoma Event Center on April 18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Part of the table rent proceeds will be donated to The Latecomers Relay for Life team. The $50.00 fee includes two 8 ft banquet tables and advertising for the event. Vendors may begin setting up at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 18. Contact Deb Olliney at 641-229-6109 for more information and a listing of vendors who have registered for the show.
The Latecomers team will be serving walking tacos, hot dogs and bars for lunch. In addition, they will be selling used books and kolaches. Come and enjoy a day of shopping while supporting a great cause!
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 Calmar Courier4 Worship / Opinion
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Worship ScheduleASSUMPTION CATHOLICLittle TurkeyFather Nicholas MarchTh ursday, April 2: 6 p.m. Holy Th ursday MassFriday, April 3: 3 p.m. Good Friday MassSaturday, April 4: 8 p.m. Holy Saturday Mass
BETHANY LUTHERANRural OssianSunday, April 5: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Service
CALMAR COMMUNITYUNITED METHODISTCalmarPastor Linda Th ompsonSunday, April 5: 9 a.m. Worship
CALMAR LUTHERAN &SPRINGFIELD LUTHERAN Pastor Phil OlsonTh ursday, April 2: 6:30 p.m. Calmar Worship 8 p.m. Springfi eld WorshipFriday, April 3: 6:30 p.m. Calmar Worship 8 p.m. Springfi eld WorshipSunday, April 5: Easter/Holy Communion No Sunday School 6:30 a.m. Sunrise Service @ Calmar 9 a.m. Calmar Worship 10:30 am Springfi eld WorshipBreakfast by Calmar Youth after Sunrise ServicesWednesday, April 8: 6 p.m. Calmar Worship
DE SALES CATHOLICOssianMsgr. Cletus J. HawesSaturday, April 4: 5 p.m. MassSunday, April 5: 10 a.m. Mass
LIVING HOPE BAPTISTOssianSunday, April 5: 9 a.m. Worship
HOLY TRINITY CATHOLICProtivinFather Nicholas MarchSunday, April 5: 11 a.m. Easter Sunday Mass
MT. CARMEL CATHOLICLawlerFather Nicholas MarchSunday, April 5: 10 a.m. Easter Sunday Mass
OSSIAN LUTHERANOssianPastor Dave LenthSunday, April 5: 8:30 a.m. Worship
OUR LADY OF SEVENDOLORS CATHOLICFestinaMsgr. Cletus J. HawesSunday, April 5: 8 a.m. Mass
ST. ALOYSIUS CATHOLICCalmarFather Donald J. HawesTh ursday, April 2: 8:30 p.m. Holy Th ursday MassFriday, April 3: 4:30 p.m. Good Friday MassNo regular Saturday MassSunday, April 5:10:30 a.m. Easter Sunday Mass
ST. JOHN’S CATHOLICFort AtkinsonFather Nicholas MarchSunday, April 5: 8 a.m. Easter Sunday MassTuesday, April 7: 8:30 a.m. Mass
ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN,STAPLETONRural WaucomaRev. Wayne T. & IrmagardEllingson, PastorsFriday, April 3: 7:30 p.m. Good Friday Worship ServiceSunday, April 5: 9 a.m. Worship Service 10 a.m. – Breakfast No Sunday School classes
ST. LUKE’S CATHOLICSt. LucasFather Nicholas MarchSunday, April 5: 7 a.m. Easter Sunday MassWednesday, April 8: 8:30 a.m. Mass
ST. MARY’S CATHOLICWaucomaFather Nicholas MarchSunday, April 5: 9 a.m. Easter Sunday Mass
ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN,RICHFIELDRural Sumner (8 miles SW of Waucoma)Rev. Wayne T. & Irmagard Ellingson, PastorsTh ursday, April 2: 7:30 p.m. Worship with Holy CommunionSunday, April 5: 7 a.m. Sunrise Service 8 a.m. – BreakfastNo Sunday School classes
ST. WENCESLAUS CATHOLICSpillvilleFather Donald J. HawesTh ursday, April 2: 6:30 p.m. Holy Th ursday MassFriday, April 3: 1:00 p.m. Good Friday MassSaturday, April 4: 8 p.m. Holy Saturday MassSunday, April 5: 8:30 a.m. Easter Sunday Mass
STAVANGER LUTHERANSunday, April 5: 10 a.m. Worship
TRINITY LUTHERANCalmarPastor Jesse DeDeyneSunday, April 5:10:30 a.m. Worship Service
ZION LUTHERANCastaliaPastor Alan WicksTh ursday, April 2: 6:45 a.m. Morning Prayer 7 p.m. Maundy Th ursday Worship with Holy Com- munion & Foot WashingFriday, April 3: 6:45 a.m. Morning Prayer 7 a.m. Good Friday WorshipSunday, April 5: 6:30 a.m. Easter Sunrise Service with Holy Commu- nion & Lord’s Angels Sing 7:30 a.m. Easter Breakfast 9 a.m. Easter Morning Wor- ship Service with Holy Communion
By Sharon Busch Need some Easter dinner ideas? I might just have a few ideas for you.
Cola Baked Ham
1 (8 pound) boneless ham2 cups packed brown sugar
1 (12 fl uid ounce) can or bottlecola-fl avored carbonated beverage
1 cup grape juice1 (20 ounce) can sliced pineapple,
drained with juice reserved
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Use a knife to score a diagonal pattern onto the ham with the lines about 1 inch apart. Place the ham in a large roasting pan and pat brown sugar over the entire surface. Bake the ham in the preheated oven until the sugar is melting off of it, about 30 minutes. Remove the ham from the oven and pour the cola, grape juice and juice from the pineapple into the pan. Baste the ham with the mixture and return it to the oven. Continue to bake in the preheated oven, bast-ing every 20 minutes, for about 2 hours. Cut the pineapple rings in half. Remove the ham from the oven and fl oat the pineapple rings in the drippings. Allow the ham to rest for about 10 minutes, then slice and serve with the pineapple and sauce.
1/3 cup chopped candied pecans Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in the marmalade, then add the carrots, orange juice, brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce the heat to medium low. Sim-mer, stirring occasionally, or until the carrots are almost tender, about 13 to 15 minutes. Uncover and add the remaining 2 tablespoons butter to the skillet. Increase the heat to me-dium high and cook, stirring, until the liquid is reduced, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a platter and sprinkle with the candied pecans.
1½ cups cold milk15 graham crackers, broken cross-wise in half (30 squares), divided1 tub (8 oz.) cool whip whipped
topping, thawed, divided3 bananas, sliced
2 oz. BAKER’S Semi-Sweet Chocolate
Beat pudding mix and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Let stand 5 min. Meanwhile, cover bot-tom of 8-inch square pan with 10 gra-ham squares, overlapping as needed to form even layer. Stir 2½ cups cool whip into pudding. Spread half over graham squares in pan; cover with layers of half each of the bananas and remaining graham squares. Repeat layers of pudding mixture, bananas and graham squares. Refrigerate 3 hours. Microwave remaining cool whip with chocolate in microwave-able bowl on high 1 min. or until chocolate is completely melted and
mixture is well blended when stirred; spread over dessert. Refrigerate 15 min.
Carrot Cake
2 c. white sugar¾ c. vegetable oil
3 eggs1 tsp. vanilla
¾ c. buttermilk2 c. grated carrots
1 c. coconut1 (15 oz.) can crushed
pineapple, drained2 c. fl our
2 tsp. baking soda2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1½ tsp. salt1 c. chopped walnuts
½ c. butter1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese
1 tsp. vanilla4 c. confectioners’ sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 baking pan. Set aside. In a large bowl, mix together sugar, oil, eggs, vanilla, and buttermilk. Stir in carrots, coconut, vanilla, and pineapple. In a separate bowl, com-bine fl our, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; gently stir into carrot mix-ture. Stir in chopped nuts. Spread batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Remove from oven, and set aside to cool. In a medium mixing bowl, combine the butter, cream cheese, vanilla and confectioners’ sugar. Blend until creamy and frost the cake while still in the pan.
Till next time this seems very fi tting. No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn. ~Hal Borland
Clarence Walter Kruchek, age 84, of Alden, died on Sunday, March 22 at his home in Alden. Burial will take place at a later date.
Clarence Walter Kruchek was born on September 8, 1930 in Calm-ar, the son of Joseph and Adella (Shimek) Kruchek. He served in the U.S. Marines from 1951-53. On June 30, 1955 Clarence was united in mar-riage to Dianne Brom in Ossian.
Clarence is survived by his wife, Dianne; three daughters, Cyndi (Jeff) Boaz of Seward, NE, Kathy (Larry) Gesing of Spillville, and Julie (Kev-in) Lycke of Alden; 6 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Jerry and George Kruchek; and one great-granddaughter, Ady-sen Hendrix.
Surls Funeral Home, Iowa Falls, helped the family with the arrange-ments.
Clarence Walter KruchekCLARENCE KRUCHEK
1930-2015
Arrangements by:Surls Funeral Home
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Jerry Nelson, age 60, of Wau-coma, died on Thursday, March 26, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah.
Services were held Tuesday, March 31 at 11:00 a.m. at Decorah Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Dave Sorenson and Rev. Bryan Robertson presiding. Honorary cas-ket bearers included all of Jerry’s friends.
Lester Jerome “Jerry” Nelson, Sr., was born on June 12, 1954, the son of Clifford and Racine (Pulse) Nel-son in Sacramento, CA. Jerry moved with his family to Calmar and gradu-ated from South Winneshiek High School in 1972. After high school, Jerry worked as a barber in Califor-nia and drove for United Van Lines. He worked for ten years at Jenner-john-Holthaus Well Drilling, retiring one year ago due to health problems. Jerry enjoyed playing cards, camp-ing, fi shing, riding his Harley and go-ing on Corvette cruises. He enjoyed having a good time with family and friends. Jerry was a member of the Calmar Corvette Club.
Jerry is survived by his three children: Samantha (Robert) Coonradt, Fay-ette, Chandee (Stacey Kraft) Kraft, Hiawatha and Jerry Nelson, Jr., Cedar Rapids; nine grandchildren: Erik Nelson, Marckus Nelson-Timm, Ckaiden Coonradt, Ckeelie Coonradt, Jonathan Gonzalez, Chyanne Airhart, Lilly Airhart, Madelyn Airhart and David Airhart; one step-granddaughter: Riana Kraft; his former partner: Shirley Langland, Decorah; two sisters: Penny (Paul) Herold, Fort Atkinson and Judy Johannsen, Surprise, AZ; two broth-ers: Ray Nelson, Calmar and Pete Nelson, West Union, along with several nieces and nephews.
Jerry was preceded in death by his parents: Clifford and Racine (Pulse) Nelson; one sister: Paula Nelson; one step-son: Eric Langland and former wife: Deborah Schmitt.
Jerry NelsonJERRY NELSON
1954-2015Services:
11 a.m., Tuesday, March 31, Decorah Lutheran Church,
DecorahArrangements by:
Schluter-Balik Funeral Home,Decorah
Calmar Courier Tuesday, March 31, 2015 5News
PUBLIC NOTICE Storm Water Discharge
PUBLIC NOTICE STORM WATER DISCHARGEMATHY CONSTRUCTION CO.
Mathy Construction Co. plans to submit a No-tice of Intent to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to be covered under the NPDES General Permit #3 “Storm Water Discharge As-sociated With Industrial Activity From Asphalt Plants”The storm water discharge will be from a Porta-
ble Hot Mix Asphalt Plant located in NW ¼, Sec. 31, T97N, R8W. Storm water will be discharged from one point source and will be discharged to the following streams: Tributary to the Trout Creek. Comments may be submitted to the Storm
Water Discharge Coordinator, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protec-tion Division, 502 E. 9th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319-0034. The public may review the No-tice of Intent from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the above address after it has been received by the department.
Published in the Calmar Couier onTuesday, March 31, 2015PUBLIC NOTICE
Turkey Valley Community School
Published in the Calmar Couier on Tuesday, March 31, 2015
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGSTURKEY VALLEY
COMMUNITY SCHOOLOFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
TURKEY VALLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2015
The Turkey Valley school board held a Work Session on Monday, March 23, 2015. The meet-ing was held in the elementary media center at Turkey Valley School, Jackson Junction, IA. Er-nie Schmitt called the meeting to order at 4:05 PM. The following Board Directors answered roll call: Ernie Schmitt, Leon Shatek, Renee Thrond-son, and Don Blazek Jr. Jody Steinlage arrived at 5:20 PM.Moved by Don Blazek Jr. and seconded by
Leon Shatek to approve the agenda as present-ed. Carried unanimously.The board reviewed the 15-16 fi scal year bud-
get. The discussion centered on certifi ed bud-get, staffi ng needs, and budget reductions. It also included a review of the Capital and PPEL expenditures for next year.Don Blazek Jr., Leon Shatek, and Jody Steinla-
ge attended the Future of Turkey Valley Commit-tee meeting held in the high school media cen-ter. One of the agenda items that the committee discussed was the method of election option for school board members.Moved by Don Blazek Jr. and seconded by
Leon Shatek to adjourn at 7:46 PM.Carried unanimously.ATTESTPresidentSecretary
Published in the Calmar Couier onTuesday, March 31, 2015
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGSWinneshiek County Area
Solid Waste AgencyOFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
WINNESHIEK COUNTY AREASOLID WASTE AGENCY
MARCH 23, 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 9:00 a.m. on Monday, March 23, 2015 in the Supervisor’s Offi ce at the Winneshiek County Courthouse. The meeting was held to approve the hiring process for the open landfi ll operator position. Voting members present were Floyd Ashbacher, Keith Frana, John Logsdon, Ron Ludeking, Mark Kuhn, and Dean Thompson. A quorum was determined by the chairperson. Also present were Coun-sel Barrett Gipp, Winneshiek County Recycling manager Terry Buenzow, and landfi ll manager T.J. Schissel.Approval of Agenda:Moved by Logsdon, seconded by Ashbacher,
to approve the agenda of 3/23/15. All voting ap-proved.Introduction of Guests:Dick Jensen was present.Public Comment:None.Agenda Items:
1. Item 6.1-Review and Approve Job Descrip-tion for Operator Position. Moved by Thompson, seconded by Frana, to approve the landfi ll op-erator job description as written. All voting ap-proved.2. Item 6.2-Motion to Advertise Open Position.
Moved by Thompson, seconded by Kuhn, to ad-vertise for the open landfi ll operator position. All voting approved.3. Item 6.3-Name Committee to Review Ap-
plications. A committee was formed to review applicants. Members of the committee are as follows: Don DiLaura, Keith Frana, Leon Kipp, Mark Kuhn, Ron Ludeking, Dave Pahlas, and T.J. Schissel.Establish Time & Date of Next Meeting: The next regular meeting of the WCASWA will
be held at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, April 13, 2015 in the large courtroom at the Winneshiek County Courthouse. Adjournment:Moved by Kuhn, seconded by Thompson, to
adjourn at 9:20 a.m. All voting approved.ATTESTLeon Kipp, Secretary
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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGSWinneshiek County
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGSWINNESHIEK COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORSMONDAY, MARCH 16, 2015
The Board of Supervisors met at 9:30 a.m. on March 16, 2015 with Beard, Logsdon, Thomp-son, and Kuhn present.Lee Bjerke, county Engineer, met with the
Board to discuss possible FY16 infrastructure improvements and other road matters.Moved by Kuhn and seconded by Thompson
to enter into a 28E agreement with the City of Ridgeway to transfer jurisdiction and control of Farm to Market Extensions within the City’s Corporate Limits. Motion carried unanimously.The Board met with members of the MetroNet
Board including: Chad Bird, Kurt Devore, Jon Lubke, and Chopper Albert; to discuss opera-tion and maintenance of the network.Moved by Kuhn and seconded by Logsdon to
approve the recommendation of the Winneshiek County Solid Waste Association interview com-mittee to offer the position of Landfi ll Manager to TJ Schissel. Motion carried unanimously.Moved by Kuhn and seconded by Thomp-
son to approve the consent agenda without the Dry Run Trail Easement. Motion carried unanimously. This action included approving minutes, a Class A liquor license for Pheasants Forever, and the easement agreements for the
Frankville well site.Lilly Jensen, county Conservation department,
met with the Board to give a presentation on the Driftless Safari program. The Board authorized placement of one of the markers on the Court-house property after Jensen coordinates an op-timal location with John Halverson.Neil Schraeder; Hacker, Nelson, and Co; met
with the Board to present the FY14 Independent Audit completed by his fi rm.Barrett Gipp and Steve Belay, county At-
torney’s offi ce, met with the Board to discuss county issues.Moved by Thompson and seconded by Kuhn
to approve the easement with Windridge for the Dry Run Trail. Motion carried unanimously.Ferneva Brimacomb and Roger Bergan, Win-
neshiek County Historical Society, met with the Board to give an update on projects and a tour of the archives.Moved by Thompson and seconded by Kuhn to
adjourn to 9:30 a.m. Monday, March 23, 2015. Motion carried unanimously.ATTESTBenjamin D Steines, County AuditorJohn Logsdon, Chairman, Board of Supervi-
sors
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PUBLIC NOTICEKnutson Rental
PUBLIC NOTICEKNUTSON RENTAL
To whoever moved their personal belongings
into Unit #13 at Knutson Rental Facility, you have until April 8, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. to remove them. If they are not removed by the above date and time they will be disposed of.
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USDA Extends ARC and PLC DeadlinesFarmers Have Until April 7 to Update Yields, Reallocate Base Acres, and Make Final Selections
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vil-sack recently provided farm own-ers and producers one additional week, until April 7, 2015, to choose between Agriculture Risk Cover-age (ARC) and Price Loss Cover-age (PLC), the safety-net programs established by the 2014 Farm Bill. The fi nal day to update yield history or reallocate base acres also will be April 7, 2015.
“This is an important decision for producers because these programs help farmers and ranchers protect their operations from unexpected changes in the marketplace,” said Vilsack. “Nearly 98 percent of own-ers have already updated yield and base acres, and 90 percent of produc-ers have enrolled in ARC or PLC. These numbers are strong, and con-tinue to rise. This additional week will give producers a little more time
to have those fi nal conversations, re-view their data, visit their local Farm Service Agency offi ces, and make their decisions,” said Vilsack.
If no changes are made to yield history or base acres by the dead-line, the farm’s current yield and base acres will be used. If a program choice of ARC or PLC is not made, there will be no 2014 crop year pay-ments for the farm and the farm will default to PLC coverage for the 2015 through 2018 crop years. Producers who have an appointment at their lo-cal FSA offi ces scheduled by April 7 will be able to make an election between ARC and PLC, even if their actual appointment is after April 7.
These safety-net programs pro-vide important fi nancial protection against unexpected changes in the marketplace. As part of the strong education and outreach campaign
launched by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in September, to date more than 5 million edu-cational postcards, in English and Spanish, have been sent to produc-ers nationwide, and more than 5,000 events with more than 430,000 at-tendees, including training sessions and speaking engagements, have been conducted to educate produc-ers on the programs. The online tools, available at www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc, which allow producers to explore how ARC or PLC cover-age will affect their operation, have been presented to more than 3,400 groups.
Covered commodities under ARC and PLC include barley, cano-la, large and small chickpeas, corn, crambe, flaxseed, grain sorghum, lentils, mustard seed, oats, peanuts, dry peas, rapeseed, long grain rice, medium grain rice (which includes short grain and sweet rice), saffl ow-er seed, sesame, soybeans, sunfl ower seed and wheat. Upland cotton is no longer a covered commodity.
Producers need to contact the Farm Service Agency by April 7. To learn more, farmers can contact their local Farm Service Agency county office. To find local offices, visit http://offi ces.usda.gov.
The 2014 Farm Bill builds on his-toric economic gains in rural America over the past six years, while achiev-ing meaningful reform and billions of dollars in savings for the taxpayer. Since enactment, the U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture has made sig-nifi cant progress to implement each provision of this critical legislation, including providing disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; strengthening risk management tools; expanding access to rural credit; funding criti-cal research; establishing innovative public-private conservation partner-ships; developing new markets for rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and com-munity facilities to help improve quality of life in rural America. For more information, visit www.usda.gov/farmbill.
PUBLIC NOTICE Winneshiek County
PUBLIC NOTICEWINNESHIEK COUNTY
The Winneshiek County Pioneer Cemetery Commission, will be accepting bids for mowing of the Rice Cemetery (a.k.a. - Baethke or Kinney Farm Cemetery), for the mowing season May-Oct 2015. Rice Cemetery, is located in Orleans Township, in Winneshiek County. It is located on 310th St, between 288th Ave and W14. The mowings are not to exceed 14 mowings dur-ing the mowing season. Approximately half the cemetery is planted in prairie fl owers and the other half will need to be mowed. The area is approximately 1/4 of an acre. Bids will be accepted until April 19, 2015. Bids
should be mailed to Stacey Gossling, c/o Win-neshiek County Pioneer Cemetery Commis-sion, 1706 Division St., Decorah, IA 52101. Any questions regarding the bids, please call 563-382-1712.
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Planning and Zoning Commission announces round table discussion topic for April
The Winneshiek County Planning and Zoning commission has start-ed holding a series of “round table” discussions to gather information from stake holders on specifi c policy areas. The topic for April will be “Reclamation of Industrial Silica sand mining sites”. The discussion will take place during the regularly scheduled Planning and Zoning commis-sion meeting, Tuesday, April 14th at 7:30 p.m. in the large courtroom of the Winneshiek County courthouse.
If you have ideas to share on how best to regulate the reclamation of an industrial silica sand mine site please plan to attend. The Planning & Zoning commission is interested in hearing from all facets of people from mine operators, environmentalists and tourism boosters to poten-tial neighbors, potential contractors or concerned citizens without any direct connection.
3rd Quarter Honor RollSouth Winneshiek Middle School
The third nine weeks grade point averages have been calculated for the South Winneshiek Middle School. All students who earn straight A’s will be on the Special Honor Roll. Those who achieve a grade point of 3.7 to 3.99 will be on the A Honor Roll. Those who achieve a grade point of 3.0 to 3.69 will be on the B Honor Roll. Students who receive any grade below C- were not allowed consideration for honor rolls.
5th Grade Special Honor Roll: Shaun KlimeshA Honor Roll: Isaiah Kruckman, Eryn Luzum, Dayten Ondrashek, Eryn Sa-belka B Honor Roll: Chance Adam, Evan Bushman, Madeline Castro, Ashley Elsbernd, Connor Frana, Philip French, Tony Greve, Luke Knutson, Ethan Maldonado, Riley Meyer, Lane Quandahl, Jenna Sadler, Noah Sbiral, Kay-ley Taylor, Owen Tieskoetter, Ethan Timp, Dalton Wiedow, Adrianna Zwei-bohmer
6th Grade A Honor Roll: Jacob Carnesi, Hannah Franzen, Ali Hoffert, Mad-ison Kriener, Ethan Luzum, Rebecca WagnerB Honor Roll: Presley Bushman, Becca Farrell, Kenzi Feran, Owen Larson, Emmaleigh Ohrt, Tonya Schirmer, Carter Taylor, Zachary Taylor, Briar Tigg-es, Aidan Tollefsrud 7th Grade A Honor Roll: Anthony Hanson, Mackenzie Schirmer, Kaitlyn Theis, Rachel UhlenhakeB Honor Roll: Henry Castro, Madyson Courtney, Leah Cullen, Luke Davis, Kale Euans, Seth Greve, Kody Kleve, Kylie Kohrs, Zachry Poshusta, Gabe Sadler, Liz Tieskoetter, Carter Wenthold, Montanah Zweibohmer 8th Grade A Honor Roll: Sierra Breitsprecher, Sarah Cullen, Ashley Davis, Mariah Durham, Cole Klimesh, Josie Lennon, Abby Manning, Sadie McGee, Dahlyn Ott, Kaylie Rommes, Melissa Ward, Dalyn Wurzer.B Honor Roll: Jerrett Euans, Mia French, Brady Hageman, Shira Hageman, Vanessa Hageman, Levi Lukes, Brekin Tigges, Cassidy Young
What: 11th Annual Golden Silo Awards Luncheon When: Wednesday, April 1, 12:00-1:30 p.m. Where: Kinze Innovation Center, 2172 M Ave, Williamsburg, Iowa Who: Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area will honor Heritage
Area partners for their work preserving and sharing America’s agricultural story. Phil Jennings, Kinze Manufacturing’s Service Manager, will speak about innovations in agriculture.
Why: The Golden Silo Awards honor individuals and organizations whose contributions demonstrate outstanding excellence in preserving and telling America’s agricultural story. Event sponsored by Iowa Farm Bureau, Iowa Pork Producers Association and The Iowan magazine.
Background: Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area is one of 49 federally designated heritage areas in the nation and is an Affi liated Area of the National Park Service. The Heritage Area covers 37 counties in the northeast quadrant of Iowa. Interstate 80 borders it on the south and Interstate 35 borders it on the west. Through a network of sites, programs and events, SSNHA interprets farm life, agribusiness and rural communities – past and present.
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The Winneshiek County Area Solid Waste Agency and Board of Supervisors is accepting applications for the position of Landfi ll Operator I. The position operates heavy and specialized equipment used in the maintenance and operation of a sani-tary landfi ll. Applicants must pos-sess an Iowa CDL driver’s license or have the ability to obtain one within 30 days of accepting the po-sition. Applicants must be certifi ed by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources as a Landfi ll Operator or have the ability to obtain certifi cation within 90 days of accepting the posi-tion. Graduation from high school or G.E.D. equivalent and some experi-ence and knowledge of heavy equip-ment, maintenance and operation, and some computer operation expe-rience required. Applications and a complete job description are avail-able at the Winneshiek County Au-ditor’s offi ce, the Landfi ll offi ce, or on-line at www.winneshiekcounty.org/jobs.html. Applications must be returned to the Winneshiek County Landfi ll offi ce no later than 11am on April 6, 2015. EOE
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Submitted by Nancy FranzenTurkey Valley Trojan fans have
another way to show off their Trojan Spirit this spring. The 6th and 7th grade classes are busy fundraising for an amazing opportunity for next year to travel to Washington D.C. for an educational trip to several of the nation’s historic sites.
Turkey Valley students in this year’s 6th & 7th grade classes are hosting a “That’s My Pan!®” fund-raiser this year.
That’s My Pan!® is a company based out of Wisconsin that designs and creates uniquely personalized pans for clients including the lid and our customers name placed addi-tionally on the side of the pan. These pans are great gifts for bridal show-ers, Christmas, special occasions for teachers, small business apprecia-tion, and so much more. What’s even more exciting about this is that the company designed a pan lid just for the diehard Trojan fan out there. Stu-dents can take orders for pan lids that include the Turkey Valley Trojan school logo along with words “Tro-jan Pride” and “Go Trojan’s” and then personalize with your name, family name or customized saying. Also, That’s My Pan!® offers more than just personalized pans.
You can visit http://www.thatsmypan.biz/FRIA10200 to choose from a variety of cutting boards, utensils, pans, Klean Kan-teens®, coffee mugs, and other great items. You can select a student from a list to place an order with or order using the “Calmar Courier News” referral. You can have the product shipped to the students and they will arrange to have them delivered to you or you can pick up your order at a designated location or you can have the product directly shipped to you and still have credit to the stu-dents fundraising.
If you have questions or would like a student to personally contact you please call 563-419-2921 or
email [email protected] and one of our students will contact you. This fundraiser is available for students to sell all year long so if you have need to order again or want to place an or-der for Christmas presents you can continue to order into the fall.
Students have already received several orders of pans and customers are thrilled with the products they have been receiving.
“The best part about this company is it is an American based company right here in the Midwest. Their cus-tomer service has been outstanding and they really want to see our fun-draiser succeed,” noted Nancy Fran-zen, one of the parent organizers.
Additionally students are selling meat bundles including brats, break-
fast samplers or meat sticks as well as a heat and serve sampler from Edgewood Locker. Students will be turning in orders for that fundraiser on April 13th with an estimated de-livery of mid-May, just in time for the grilling season. You may also call 563-419-2921 or email [email protected] to place an order for the meat products as well.
Students will be using these funds in the spring of 2016 to travel to Washington D.C. by bus. Last year’s students enjoyed seeing some of our nation’s most historical monuments. The students that took this trip in 2014 also saw Willis Tower in Chi-cago, Notre Dame University in In-diana, walked in Gettysburg National Cemetery and battlefi elds, the Harp-
ers Ferry National Park, a night walk of the monuments in Washington D.C., Mount Vernon, the Smithson-ian Air & Space, Natural History and American History museums, a tour of the Capitol, the Iwo Jima Marine Memorial, the Holocaust Museum, the WWII Memorial and the Vietnam Wall. Next year’s students anticipate seeing many of the same or similar sites as well.
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(l-r): Bob Sobolik from Five Star Cooperative, Mark Kipp, Reicks View Farms representative, Mark Ney, Monsanto representative present Steve Geerts, New Hampton Firefi ghters Association representative with a $2,500 check made possible by The Monsanto Fund through the America’s Farmers Grow Communities program.
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Trojans return State runners & strong seniorsTurkey Valley lost some key competitors from last
season to graduation but have State qualifi ers, strong seniors and a big group of newcomers that will keep the team competitive this season.
Top runners returning include seniors Ryan Izer, who has qualifi ed for State the past three years, plac-ing in the top three in two of the four events he ran at State in 2014, and looks to be one of the top distance runners in Class 1A, and Nathan Suell, who was a “medical red shirt” last season but was a State place winner in two events in 2013 and is looking to fi nish his career off at the State meet this season, and sopho-more Wyatt Blazek, who was a leg of the 2014 4x800 and 1600 Medley relay teams as a freshman.
“We will have some experience in the running events,” said Head Coach Mark Scott, who is return-ing for his 17th season at Turkey Valley.
Other returning athletes include seniors Blake Busta, Eric Drilling and Nathan Herold; junior Jacob Kuhn and sophomores Dylan Bruess, Isaiah Drilling, John Gossling and Cody Hackman.
“As our young runners mature we will be competi-tive in the relays,” continued Scott.
Adding to the Trojans roster this year are senior Justin Kime; sophomores Charles Crain, Walker Lei-bold and Kelby Reicks and freshmen Luke Anderson, Braeden Baumler, Will Einwalter, Evan Drilling, Zach Gillen, Mason Goerend, Levi Izer, Kyle Langreck and Jordon Snyder.
“Our weaknesses lie in the depth of our hurdle and fi eld events,” fi nished Scott.
Good luck to the Trojans!
Warriors rely on upperclassmen for a stable foundationAfter taking gold at the 2014 UIC
meet the Warriors are working hard to get back to the top spot this year. South Winn sent 12 events to the State meet last season as well and with fi ve of the competitors return-ing, the Warriors will be fi ghting to get back to State to fi nish the season.
Eleven returning letter winners, including two seniors, will lead the team this year. Included in that list are Jordan Rommes, Kevin Davis, Ben Meyer, Carson Lensing, Trey-ton Jacobsen, Mitchell Herold, Na-than Ward, Juan Uribe, Cole Schmitt, Alex Holthaus and Jacob Ling.
“We bring back the most experi-ence in the fi eld events and sprints,” stated Conway. “Our distance and middle distance guys will be young and will get a lot of experience this year.”
Those promising newcomers include freshmen Derek Dietzenbach, Eric Franzen, Carson Bohr, Gabe Kipp, Austin Tieskoetter, Kaelan Boe, Dawson Huinker, Rod-ney Schwartzhoff, Jackson Lukes, Jasyn Raddatz, Paxten DeVilbiss and Braxton Smith.
“We lost a tremendous group of seniors last year,” noted 13-year Head Coach Scott Conway. “We are very pleased with the numbers and the work ethic of our young guys. They are going to add a great deal of depth to our team. I expect them to get their fair share of experience this year.”
The rest of the 2015 roster includes Luis Uribe, An-thony Pearson, Alec Quandahl, Matthew Holthaus and Brennan McDermott.
“The seniors, juniors and sophomores from last year got a lot of varsity experience,” continued Conway. “In addition, many got big time experience in the fall and winter. We will rely on that experience as the year goes on.”
“We lack some of the depth we’ve had in some of the events. We are going to need our younger guys to de-velop and be ready to compete at a level they may not be used to yet,” continued Conway. “If our younger guys embrace that, we will have the depth we need to compete at our highest level.”
State experience will drive Lady Trojans on the ovalSeven events qualifi ed for the State Meet last May
giving the Turkey Valley girls team a chance to show off their skills. With only one graduating senior, the Lady Trojans are looking to go back to State and im-prove their placements.
“The girls have been extremely self-motivated in practice,” complimented seven-year veteran Head Coach Brian Schmitt. “In practice the girls are not only pushing themselves but the others around them as well, which is a real treat to see as a coach. We have great athletes with great attitudes! Our girls un-derstand that “Success is a choice.”
The Ladies return all members of the 4x800 and 4x400 relay teams that placed 4th and 16th respec-tively at the State Meet last year and the runners who placed in the 400m dash, 800m run and 1500m run are amongst the returning letter winners as well.
“I am excited about the state experience that we bring back from last year,” stated Schmitt. “However, we lost some valuable contributors with our throwing events. Last year was a step in the right direction win-ning the state-qualifying meet at Denver. I hope the girls are just as hungry this year to add another banner to the gym.”
Twelve Ladies contribute to the pack of return-ing letter winners including seniors Johanna Blazek and Sarah Stahley; juniors Stephanie Martin, Kayla Schaufenbuel, Macie Njus, Delaney Lensing, Sarah Busta and Ashley Baumler and sophomores Morgen Kue-nnen, Shelby Reicks, Sadie Nymeyer and Brooke Herold.
“This is just a great group of girls to be around,” con-tinued Schmitt. “We have talented girls with great work ethics.”
Filling in the rest of the roster for Turkey Valley are senior Megan Daily, juniors Kennedy Balk and Teresa Hageman and freshmen Lydia Schuchhardt, Elli Winter, Kassidy Reicks, Kaci Rausch, Alicia Klimesh and Emily Busta.
“I am excited to see how our newcomers progress throughout the year. Each incoming freshman brings something new to the table whether that is in practice or at meets,” Schmitt stated.
“Staying healthy will be key in our success this year. We will need to rely on everyone to contribute at meets. We have never won conference but I see us in the hunt if we stay healthy and motivated to reach our goals,” Schmitt fi nished.
Good luck to the Lady Trojans!
SW girls look to last seasons leaders on the trackCompeting at State is the ultimate goal during any
season but when you can qualify for State as an in-dividual and as a team member the opportunities to make State increase your chances.
“We have good numbers and competitors in all event areas,” noted Head Coach Kevin Kearney. “We have some talented returnees and a strong class of se-nior leaders.”
Returning State qualifi ers include seniors Brittany Shindelar, shot put and Lexie Warth, 100m hurdles; junior RaeAnn Klimesh, 4x800 and sophomores Josie Kriener, 4x800 and 1500m run and Tiana Bullerman, 4x800.
Other returning letter winners are seniors Bec-ca Franzen, Jess Lechtenberg, Lee Balik, Monica Schwartzhoff, Kelly Kuboushek and Savannah Nes-vik; juniors Becca Hertges and Riley Ott and sopho-more Amber Brincks.
“We have 10 girls who have competed at State Track or State Cross Country,” continued Kearney. “We have a good group of freshmen out. They are en-thusiastic and hard working. I look forward to seeing their progress this season.”
Filling in the rest of the 2015 roster are Jenna Elsbernd, Sabrina Marken, Ashley Budde, Morgan Martin, Christina Nesvik, Hanna Schmitt, Taylor Numedahl, Taylor Buchheit, Lexi Bohr, Chelsea Di-etzenbach, Felicity Taylor, Tiffany Riehle and Kenzie Jones.
“We will need some of our freshmen and others to step up and compete at a high level to fi ll important roles
for us to compete at the end of the year,” ended Kearney.Good luck to the Lady Warriors!
Sports / News
2015 Turkey Valley GirlsTrack Returning Letter Winners
Front row l-r: Sadie Nymeyer, Macie Njus and Sarah Busta. Middle row: Ashley Baumler, Sarah Stahley, Johanna Blazek and Delaney Lensing. Back row: Brooke Herold, Morgen Kuennen, Kayla Schaufenbuel, Shelby Reicks and Stephanie Martin. (Photo by Jennifer Bissell)
2015 Turkey Valley Girls Track Letter WinnersFront row l-r: Teresa Hageman, Lydia Schuchhardt, Kennedy Balk, Macie Njus, Kaci Rausch and Kassidy Reicks. Middle row: Alicia Klimesh, Ashley Baumler, Sarah Stahley, Johanna Blazek, Sadie Nymeyer, Sarah Busta and Megan Daily. Back row: Head Coach Brian Schmitt, Elli Winter, Brooke Herold, Morgen Kuennen, Kayla Schaufenbuel, Shelby Reicks, Stephanie Martin, Delaney Lensing, Assistant Coaches Timothy Kruckman and Dana Shappell. (Photo by Jennifer Bissell)
2015 South Winneshiek Girls Track Returning Letter WinnersFront row l-r: Hanna Schmitt, Josie Kriener, Savannah Nesvik, Taylor Buchheit, Taylor Numedahl, Lexi Bohr and Kenzi Jones. Middle row: Ashley Budde, Amber Brincks, Morgan Martin, Jessica Lechtenberg, Lee Balik, Monica Schwartzhoff, Sabrina Marken, RaeAnn Klimesh, Tiana Bullerman. Back row: Kelly Kuboushek, Christina Nesvik, Brittany Shindelar, Becca Hertges, Becca Franzen, Felicity Taylor, Tiffany Riehle, Jenna Elsbernd and Riley Ott. Not Pictured: Lexie Warth and Chelsea Dietzenbach.
2015 South WinneshiekGirls Track Returning Letter Winners
Front row l-r: Jessica Lechtenberg, RaeAnn Klimesh, Josie Kriener and Tiana Bullerman. Middle row: Amber Brincks, Morgan Martin, Lee Balik, Savannah Nesvik and Monica Schwartzhoff. Back row: Kelly Kuboushek, Brittany Shindelar, Becca Hertges, Becca Franzen, Jenna Elsbernd and Riley Ott. Not pictured: Lexie Warth.
2015 Turkey Valley BoysTrack Returning Letter Winners
Front row l-r: Cody Hackman, Isaiah Drilling, Wyatt Blazek, John Gossling. Back row: Nathan Suell, Eric Drilling, Nathan Herold, Blake Busta and Jacob Kuhn. (Photo by Jennifer Bis-sell)
2015 Turkey Valley Boys Track TeamFront row l-r: Levi Izer, Kyle Langreck, Evan Drilling, Jordon Snyder, Braeden Baumler, Luke Anderson and Zack Gil-len. Middle row: Isaiah Drilling, Kelby Reicks, Walker Leibold, Wyatt Blazek, Will Einwalter, Mason Goerend and John Gossling. Back row: Head Coach Mark Scott, Cody Hackman, Eric Drilling, Nathan Herold, Nathan Suell, Blake Busta, Justin Kime, Jacob Kuhn and Assistant Coach Timothy Kruckman. (Photo by Jennifer Bissell)
2015 South Winneshiek Boys TrackFront row l-r: Alex Holthaus, Nathan Ward, Mitchell Herold, Jackson Lukes, Treyton Jacobsen, Alec Quandahl and Rodney Schwartzhoff. Middle row: Dawson Huinker, Jasyn Raddatz, Gabe Kipp, Eric Franzen, Jacob Ling, Alex Holthaus, Noah Kuboushek. Back row: Anthony Pearson, Kevin Davis, Carson Bohr, Juan Uribe and Derek Dietzenbach. Not pictured: Jordan Rommes, Ben Meyer, Austin Tieskoetter, Kaelan Boe, Paxten DeVilbiss, Braxton Smith, Carson Lens-ing and Cole Schmitt.
2015 South Winneshiek BoysTrack Returning Letter Winners
L-r: Alex Holthaus, Kevin Davis, Nathan Ward, Juan Uribe, Jacob Ling, Mitch Herold, Treyton Jacobsen and Ben Meyer. Not pictured: Jordan Rommes, Car-son Lensing, Cole Schmitt.
