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A new beginning for

Rolan“Most kids in their teenage years are

trying to find themselves and find the path to get them to their dreams. I was fight-ing for my life and enjoying everyone and everything that was in my path. I learned the true meaning of what is important and what is not…”

These are just a very few of the words Rolan Steinlage recently journaled as he continues to battle pineoblastoma and the side effects of its treatments.

The rural West Union teenager was first diagnosed with pineoblastoma, an ag-gressive primary brain tumor, shortly be-fore the holidays as a then sixth-grader at North Fayette. Pineoblastoma develops in the pineal body, a small cone-shaped organ located in the midbrain. The pineal body secretes melatonin, a hormone that regu-lates moods and the sleep-wake cycle.

Rolan had suffered months of unbear-able headaches and mood swings before the diagnosis in January 2009, which in-cluded only a 20 percent chance of survival. Immediately after his diagnosis, he spent the following months receiving rounds of treatment, including radiation and chemo-therapy, in Iowa City.

At the same time, family members, in-cluding his parents Brenda and Loran and sisters Kelli and Kassi, friends, classmates, and others around him struggled to realize there was a “new” Rolan.

Now a West Central senior, Rolan has suffered the side effects of his treatments for approximately two years. Among the issues he has struggled with are periodic person-ality changes, impulsiveness, a sleep dis-order, short-term memory loss, and body regulation problems.

Most recently, those by-products of the brain disease and resulting treatments have caused Rolan to suffer from depression and severe anxiety attacks.

“Rolan has struggled at times with not feeling like he is fitting in,” noted Brenda.

“And the anxiety has grown worse over the last couple of months as he tries to figure out how he will cope with the next stage in his life.” Brenda explained that Rolan is currently being treated for his brain injury at NeuroRestorative in Carbondale, Ill., to help her son develop strategies for the rest of his life. Rolan is expected to be treated at the brain injury center for a minimum of three months, but once the program is complete, the West Union youth is expected to be able to live on his own. “The biggest thing we (family) would like people to know is that the day the doctors said the treatment was done, it did not end for us,” Brenda stressed. “The residual effects that cancer patients have, they deal with for the rest of their lives. “The brain injury was the hardest to figure out because there were no an-swers and, in most cases, Rolan’s situation was very unique,” she added. “The pi-neal gland and hypothalamus that was damaged control so much. When Rolan acted out of character, he had no control, even if it did look behavioral. “The paths of Rolan’s brain are all mixed up, and as he grows into an adult he will find what path works and adjust his life accordingly,” Brenda contin-ued.  “Rolan is one of the few that have survived pineoblastoma, so knowing

Local residents will have the opportunity to view the holiday décor of the former Zeigler mansion in West Union. Current homeowners LeVirgil and Marie Monroe will open the historic home, located at 116 Adams Street in West Union, to the public Friday and Saturday, Dec. 19 and Dec. 20. Those attending will have the opportunity to view 10 themed Christmas trees, several of which have hand-made ornaments. Five decorated fireplace mantels will be featured among the several rooms. For many years the four-story Zeigler mansion was divided into apartments; however, the elegant carvings and marble fireplaces and mantels were left intact. The Monroes purchased the home in 1999 to use as a single-family dwelling. They started restoring the West Union landmark to its original beauty in 2001. Today, their guests can recapture a glimpse of life in the house as it was in the late 1800s. In 2006 the house was featured on HGTV’s program “If These Walls Could Talk.” Now the family is turning the well-known landmark into a bed and breakfast.

Structural landmark S.B. Zeigler was a lawyer and banker in West Union in the late 1800s. He was born in Pennsylvania on Dec. 6, 1831, and came to Dubuque in 1854 to study law. He married Laura Adams from Montpelier, Vt., on Dec. 28, 1859. She was a woman of culture and an accomplished vocal musician. The couple came to West Union and opened a law of-fice in 1856. He owned the first bank in Fayette County in 1866. As one of the organizers of the bank he was elected vice-president until 1887, when he became president, a position he maintained until his death in 1909. An early issue of the West Union Argo-Gazette from Feb. 20, 1883, tells of the work completed on the house, which at the time was the finest and most expensive pri-vate residence in the county. The Gazette reporter stated, “The workmanship is of the best in all its parts, permanence as well as beauty…The highest artistic skill was employed in the decora-tions, which were made consonant with good taste, the character and purpose of the rooms, as well as the fur-nishings.” The house design is considered modernized Queen Anne-style architecture, which has numerous nooks and crannies, odd corners, balconies, towers, spires and peaks offering many opportunities for decorations. The Zeiglers approved the design by Ed Easton of West Union, who supervised the construction. The cou-ple then left for Europe and traveled the world for an ex-tended period of time, leaving all the construction and decorating to Easton. The mansion was built in 1879-1880 at a cost of $50,000. The Monroes invite the public to catch a glimpse of the restored home and its holiday decor from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday. A small fee will be accepted, with a portion of the proceeds donated to the Fayette County Historical and Genealogical Society.

West Central senior Rolan Steinlage is continuing to battle pineoblastoma and the side effects of its treatments at NeuroRestorative in Carbondale, Ill. The rural West Union teenager is being treated at the brain injury center to help him develop strategies that will allow him to live on his own. (Courtesy photo)

By MIKE VAN SICKLEmvansickle@thefayettecountyunion.com

Preschoolers celebrating a 50-year Head StartForty-two years ago,

Head Start came to West Union, offering preschool-aged children a step up be-fore starting kindergarten.

This year, Head Start is celebrating 50 years, even if the first center didn’t come to West Union until 1972.

From its humble begin-nings in the basement of United Methodist Church, the program has grown over the years, with up to 257 chil-dren currently being served at 15 sites across a seven-county area. Although the program was in the church for the majority of its his-tory, it moved to the Antes Center next to the former North Fayette Middle School building, and then moved to Rainbow Land Preschool in Fayette in 1995. The program moved to the North Fayette Elementary building about 2006-07 to be more central-ly located for the clientele served.

In Fayette County, there are three Head Start class-rooms in Oelwein and one in West Union. Although licensed for 20 children, the West Union site serves 19 preschoolers, ages 3 through 5 in a classroom at West Union Elementary.

Sara Converse, the lead teacher at the West Union site, has been with the feder-ally funded program for al-most 10 years.

By JANELL BRADLEYContributing Writer

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West Union Head Start teacher Sara Converse leads her students, including (front to back) Chloe Sparrgrove, Michael Horstman, and Kayleigh Stewart, in a musical selection during a recent class time. The Head Start program, which includes West Union and 14 additional sites across seven counties, is celebrating 50 years of preschool services. (Janell Bradley photo)

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LeVirgil and Marie Monroe will open the historic Zeigler home, located at 116 Adams Street in West Union, to the public Friday and Saturday, Dec. 19 and Dec. 20. Those attending wiill catch a glimpse of the restored home and its holiday décor as it was in the late 1800s. (Mike Van Sickle photo)

Homeowner Marie Monroe puts the finishing touches on one of the five decorated fireplace mantels to be fea-tured during this weekend’s open house at the former Zeigler mansion in West Union. Marie and her husband, LeVirgil, will host a holiday open house at the historic home Friday and Saturday, Dec. 19 and Dec. 20. (Mike Van Sickle photo)

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Once the snow fl ies, the annual West Union Parks and Recreation Department-sponsored Snow Sculpture Contest will once again be underway. Individuals and families are encouraged to build any kind of structure they wish and then contact the Parks and Recreation Department at (563) 422-3685 to have a picture taken of the entry. Th e contest runs through February. Entries will be judged by an independent party. First place is a $25 gift certifi cate at Subway restaurants. Second place is a $15 gift certifi cate, and third place is $10.

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Passionate about her role as a mentor for such young minds, Converse is enthusiastic when describing a typical day at the center. “In addition to academics, we really, real-ly encourage parent and family involvement,” she noted. Volunteering by parents is encouraged. At monthly parent meetings teachers re-inforce what has been taught, such as good nutrition, as well as green (positive) and red (negative) choices and decisions. “All of our kids love to come to school,” Converse said, explaining that home visits are also part of the program. “We seek out parent input and ask our parents to help in goal-setting. We have a good bunch of parents. Th ey’re really atten-tive and want to see their kids succeed,” she added. As part of the Farm to Preschool Initiative, the Head Start preschool children focus on a diff erent vegetable each month. “Right now, it’s carrots, so yesterday we made a carrot salad,” Converse related, smil-ing. “Th ey each give me either a thumbs-up or thumbs-down. Because pineapple and nuts were added to the shredded carrot salad, she admitted, there were a few thumbs-down. But last month, the children studied beans, which were a big hit, even when baked into cookies with peanut butter and honey. “We sorted beans and grouped them for size; we even sprouted them and grew a bean,” explained the teacher. Each of the chil-dren has a documentation book where prog-ress is recorded.

“Th ey wear little hair nets and aprons and do some pretty cute things,” Coverse said of days when food is prepared. “We also tell the parents about what we’ve learned.” She added that she hopes the class can publish its own cookbook of recipes by the end of the school year. By the time these preschoolers are enter-ing kindergarten, their teachers hope they’ve acquired good play and self-help skills, in addition to other readiness parameters es-tablished by the school. Converse said that meeting with the school district’s kindergar-ten teachers aft er the spring roundup aids in establishing what areas/needs will be empha-sized in Head Start. Assisting Converse in the classroom are co-teachers JoEllen McKenzie and Kim Pleggenkuhle. Both teachers and students are in the classroom all day fi ve days/week. Th ere is no cost for qualifying children to attend Head Start. An extended-day service is also available from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. year-round. Two other preschools are also located in the elementary center: TigerHawk early childhood/special education preschool for 3- and 4-year-olds, and Hippity Hop Preschool for 4-year-olds. Converse said the Head Start classroom belongs to the children it serves as they make their way toward becoming autonomous. By the end of the school year, Converse closed, “It’s kind of cool to sit back and ob-serve how much they have grown.”

what the side eff ects would be was even hard for the doc-tors. We have patients follow-ing Rolan’s story that have pineoblastoma, so we try to put as much on care pages as we can to maybe help them in their journey. “If people can learn through Rolan, that is all we want,” closed his proud mother. “We have become stronger individuals and a family throughout the last six years. I wouldn’t change a thing. I just hope we can help others in similar situations.” While expressing his ap-preciation to everyone who has stood beside him, Rolan said he wants both former and current students at North Fayette and West Central to know that he doesn’t blame anyone for not understand-ing how to treat him. “I just want kids to know that if another kid ever has a life-threatening illness, hav-ing support aft er treatment is just as, if not more, impor-tant than during it,” he add-ed. “I don’t want anyone to feel alone like I did at times.” At the same time, he stressed that if he ever did anything to off end someone, it was never his intention.   “All I want is people to know that cancer took away the person that I was, but it didn’t take away my fi ghting spirit,” he further empha-sized. “I am going to discover and accept the new me and get my life back.”

HEAD START continued

A NEW BEGINNING continued

Th e Dec. 15 Holiday Punch Card promotion winners are Kathy Langreck, Ed Molokken, Arnold Gibbs, Diana Smith, Rod Hemry, all of West Union; Pat Baumler and Sue Anne Opperman, both of Wadena; and Rod Rema of Clermont. Each of the individuals can pick up their gift certifi cates at the West Union Chamber of Commerce. Local consumers are reminded to pick up their holiday punch cards at participating businesses. Th e 2014 Holiday Punch Card promotion runs through Monday, Dec. 22. Gingerbread men are currently displayed in the front of participating merchants and sponsors. Each punch card is valued at $150. Every time a customer makes a purchase of $5 or more, his or her ticket is punched. When cards are fi lled, participants write contact informa-tion (name, address, telephone number) on the back of each respective card, and then drop off the cards in drop boxes located at participating stores or West Union Chamber of Commerce offi ce. Th e fi nal drawing will be held Monday, Dec. 22. Prizes in-clude multiple $100 (Chamber scrip) winners and a grand prize Kitchen-Aid tabletop mixer. All winners will be posted weekly in Th e Union and at the Chamber of Commerce Offi ce in downtown West Union.

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Snow Sculpture Contest

Punch card winners announcedIn recognition of Head Start’s 50th birthday, West Union Head Start staff and students earlier in the school year celebrated by wearing red, white, and blue, and making a “fruit” cake. Among the local students participating in the celebration were (seated, l-r) Arian Williams, Alice Green, Disney Davis, Alayna Munley, Brooklyn Davis, Izabella Munley, Addy Flores, Abby Wolcott; (standing, middle, l-r) Paxton Hubka, Jarron Rupprecht, Kayleigh Stewart, Chloe Sparrgrove, Jayce Murphy, Axl Jones, Kira Porter; (right of banner, back, l-r) Amya Rupprecht, and Michael Horstman. (File photo)

Christmaswishes to Rolan Anyone wishing to send Rolan well-wishes and/or holi-day greetings may do so by mailing cards and letters to: Rolan Steinlage c/o NeuroRestorative 306 W. Mill St. Carbondale, IL 62901

By Brian SmithTwo teachers were

appointed to the Site-Based Review Council (SBRC), along with curriculum director Betsy Nefzger and K-8 Principal Micah Gearhart at Monday night’s Valley school board meeting. “Th is group will make recommendations annually about teacher leaders’ appointment or reappointment to leadership roles. I reviewed the list of volunteers with the administrative team and would like to appoint Sharon Rich and Kim Lau from Valley to occupy these positions, along with our Mrs. Nefzger and Mr. Gearhart,” said Superintendent Duane Willhite. Rich, Lau, Nefzger and Gearhart were all approved unanimously for the positions on the SBRC. Th e members of this group will be paid for some extra hours that they will put in fulfi lling their responsibilities. Th e money for those hours will come from Teacher Leadership and Compensation (TLC) Planning grant money. Th e TLC program is intended to reward eff ective teachers with leadership opportunities and higher pay, as well as foster greater collaboration among teachers.

Site-Based Review Council appointed

By Mike Van Sicklemvansickle@thefayettecountyunion.com

Outgoing Main Street West Union (MSWU) program director Robin Bostrom reported Monday that the local organization has nearly completed four programs in the community. While addressing the City Council during its regu-lar meeting, Bostrom stated, “A major goal for each Main Street program is to reduce the burden of local govern-ment by working on pro-grams and projects that im-prove the community and support the economic devel-opment eff orts taking place in the historic downtown district. I believe the comple-tion of the projects shows Main Street West Union is doing a good job of following this mission.” Bostrom reported that two of the four programs – Energy Effi ciency Grant and Department of Energy Grant – have closed out their fund-ing. Th e remaining two pro-grams – Façade Master Plan and Multifamily Upper Story Housing – will be closed out once the punch lists are com-pleted by contractors. During the presentation of the MSWU annual re-port, Bostrom noted that the downtown business district includes 82 businesses that employ 332 full-time work-ers and 44 part-time employ-ees. Currently, there are sev-en fi rst-fl oor vacancies and 10 available lots. Eleven his-toric buildings have been re-habbed, and two new build-ings were constructed. Th e taxable value of the downtown district properties totals approximately $14.175 million. Bostrom acknowl-edged that the employment and taxable valuations in-clude the Fayette County

Council presented annual reportsCourthouse. Th e State of Iowa recog-nized West Union this past year for reaching the $2 mil-lion benchmark for private dollars invested in the down-town area. In addition, the City of West Union received the Iowa Signature Project of the Year Award for the Green Pilot Streetscape Project. In addition, director Doug Easton presented the West Union Community Development Board (WUCD) annual report. Easton said the strate-gic goals completed by the WUCD have included the following: • Making existing assets more productive – Sale of in-dustrial park lots, debt paid, revolving loan funds capital-ized, board membership at full capacity, hosting quar-terly community stakeholder meetings. • Development of an economic incentive package – Supported and facilitated the West Union TIF project along Highway 18, property sale proceeds went into unre-stricted revolving loan fund, one local business loan was closed, served as liaison be-tween business and govern-ment in incentive negotia-tions. • Development of a re-volving loan fund (RLF) in partnership with USDA and City of West Union – Property sale proceeds in the amount of $75,000 went to capitalize the USDA RLF of approximately $160,000. • Striving to become the fi rst point of contact for new business ventures. WUCD ex-offi cio Karla Organist of Fayette County Economic Development also informed the council that communication has taken place with the owners of the soon-to-be vacant ALCO building.

Later, Jon Biede-rman, West Union represen-tative from the Turkey River Watershed Management Authority (TRWMA), in-formed the council that the TRWMA is seeking potential projects within the organiza-tion’s participating cities. Biederman reminded the City Council that the projects are required to posi-tively aff ect the quantity and quality of storm water runoff . Biederman reported that potential West Union proj-ects could include replac-ing the City Hall parking lot and sidewalks with perme-able pavers or renovations to other city parking lots. Th e local engineer noted that a possible City Hall parking lot/sidewalk project could be used to make the facility handicapped-accessible. Th e council members were asked to provide the TRWMA with a list of poten-tial projects by the beginning of 2015. Th e TRWMA was formed in June 2012. Th e board of directors is com-prised of representatives from 23 cities, fi ve counties, and seven soil and water conservation districts in the Turkey River Watershed. Th e participating mem-bers have voluntarily agreed to work together in order to meet the following goals: • Assess and reduce the fl ood risks; • Assess and improve water quality; • Work with the Iowa Flood Center to model fl ood reduction strategies; • Educate and engage residents of the watershed re-garding fl ood risks and water quality; • Develop a Turkey River Watershed Plan for fl ood re-duction and water quality management; • Help partners secure

funding for projects. In other business, the council: • Approved an engi-neering proposal from Fehr Graham for recirculation valve replacement at the West Union wastewater treatment plant. • Reviewed potential de-partmental capital projects and/or equipment purchases. Th e departmental requests will be reported in next week’s Union.

Wednesday, December 17, 2014/The Fayette County Union A-3

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Blanket Drive 2014

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What When Where W.U. City Council 1st/3rd Monday, 6 p.m. W.U. City Hall, Hwy. 150 SouthFayette Co. Supervisors Mondays, 9 a.m. Fayette Co. Courthouse, West UnionNorth Fayette School Board Second Monday, 5:30 p.m. High school library (unless otherwise noted)Valley School Board Th ird Monday, 7 p.m. Valley School, ElginNFV Athletic Boosters First Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. NFV High School library, WUFayette Co. Fair Board Second Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Dance Pavilion, Fairgrounds, W.U.W.U. American Legion Post 15 Second Tuesday Legion Bldg. (on E. Main St.)Sons of Am. Legion Second Th ursday, 7 p.m. Legion Bldg. (on E. Main St.)W.U. Legion Auxiliary Unit 15 Th ird Tuesday, 6 p.m. Legion Bldg. (on E. Main St.)Hawkeye Legion Aux. Unit 312 Th ird Monday, 12:30 p.m. Diane’s Café (lunch); Legion Hall (mtg.)W.U. CIVIC Club Fourth Monday, 7 p.m. (Varies; see below each month)Rotary Mondays, noon Kerndt Bros. Savings BankLions Club 2nd/4th Monday, 6 p.m. 122 Hawkeye Lions Club 1st/3rd Tuesday Hawkeye Fire StationMasonic Lodge Th ird Monday, 7 p.m. Masonic LodgeW.U. Past Matrons 2nd Monday (April-Dec.), 11:30 a.m. W.U. Senior Meal SiteKnights of Columbus Th ird Monday, 8 p.m. Holy Name KC HallCatholic Daughters (CDA) First Tuesday Holy Name Parish CenterHoly Name Rosary Society First Monday, 7:15 p.m. Holy Name Parish CenterMen’s Christian Outreach Gp. First Wednesday, 7 p.m. West Union Country Club (Weekly Breakfast) Mondays, 6 a.m. 122 Palmer Hospital Auxiliary Second Monday, 7 p.m. Palmer Lutheran Health CenterPLHC Auxiliary Board Th ird Th ursday, 5 p.m. PLHC Board RoomW.U. Community Coff ee Th ird Tuesday, 2:30 p.m. Good Samaritan CenterHawkeye Senior Citizens First Monday, noon Hawkeye Community HallPrairie View Auxiliary Fourth Monday, noon Prairie View Res. Care FacilityAGO Th ird Sunday, 2 p.m. Various sites (call 563-382-8230)HAL Club 2nd/4th Monday, 8 p.m. Bank 1st Board RoomWU-IRSPA 2nd Wednesday, 1:30 p.m. Historical Center, West UnionFayette Co. Historical Society First Monday, 1:30 p.m. Historical Center, West UnionWaucoma Historical Society Th ird Th ursday, 7 p.m. Call Norma, (563) 776-6041Republican Central Comm. First Tuesday, 7 p.m. Fayette Community Library Hawkeye Conservation Club Fourth Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. Hawkeye American LegionPack 54 Committee First Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. W.U. Fire StationKaleidoscope Kids Board Second Tuesday, 5:15 p.m. KKCC, United Methodist Church, W.U.Adult Reading Discussion Second Tuesday, 7 p.m. W.U. Community LibraryFriends of the Library of W.U. Th ird Tuesday, 5:15 p.m. W.U. Community LibraryWomen’s Discussion Group Mondays, 7 p.m. Old City Hall, W.U.Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support Group “Pearls of Hope” 2nd Tuesday, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Maple Crest Manor, FayetteA.W.A.K.E. Support Group 3rd Mon. (Jan., April, July, Oct.), 5-6:30 p.m. Boeke/Freed Room, PLHCBaby Café Second Monday, 10 a.m.-noon Palmer Homecare Conference Room, W.U.Cancer Support Group Fourth Tuesday, 6 p.m. Gundersen Clinic - DecorahCaregiver Support Group Th ird Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. Arlington Place, OelweinDiabetes Support Group Fourth Th ursday, 4:30 or 6 p.m. Boeke-Freed Education Room, PLHCAA Tuesdays, 7 p.m. Holy Name Parish Center (alley entrance), W.U.Al-Anon Th ursdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. UIU Student Ctr., 2nd fl oor, Meditation Rm.Celebrate Recovery Th ursdays, 7:30 p.m. Valleyview Community Center, W.U.Fayette Co. Substance Abuse Coalition 4th Tuesday, 2:30 p.m. W.U. Community LibraryOvereaters Anonymous Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. Old City Hall, W.U.Weight Watchers Mondays, 5:30 p.m. Fayette Co. Historical Center, W.U.Kenpo Martial Arts Tuesdays: 5:45-6:45 p.m. (ages 5-9) Valleyview Community Center, W.U. 7-9 p.m. (ages 9-adult beginners) Th ursdays: 5:45-6:45 p.m. (ages 5-teen) 7-9 p.m. (teens and adults)Northeast Swinging Squares 1st/3rd Mondays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. West Union Elementary School

Senior Meal Site menus Congregate Meals for area senior citizens are served on the following days at the locations listed (home delivery is also available):

WEST UNION – Monday through Friday, Senior Center on Armour St. Reservations: (563) 422-6100.

ARLINGTON – Wednes- day and Friday, Arlington Public Library basement. Reservations: (563) 633-4715.

CLERMONT – Monday, Wednesday and Friday (note additional day), 11:30 a.m., West Clermont Lutheran Church. Reservations: (563) 423-5550.

ELGIN – Tuesday and Th ursday, Elgin Veterans Memorial Community Bldg. Reservations: (563) 426-5545.

HAWKEYE – Tuesday, Th ursday, Friday, Hawkeye Community Hall. Reservations: (563) 427-5503.

ST. LUCAS – (Home de-livery only). Reservations: (563) 778-2742.

WAUCOMA – (Home de-livery only)

Th e Meal Site menus for the week of Dec. 18-Dec. 25 will be as follows:

*� ursday, Dec. 18 (Christmas Dinner) – Ham balls, scalloped potatoes, mixed vegetables, wheat roll with margarine, Dutch apple pie, milk.*Friday, Dec. 19 – Chicken piccata, roasted red potatoes, broccoli and caulifl ower, wheat roll with margarine, peanut butter cookie, milk.*Monday, Dec. 22 – Turkey breast with gravy, yams, spin-ach, wheat bread with mar-garine, fresh fruit, milk.*Tuesday, Dec. 23 – Pork with supreme sauce, rosemary potatoes, Hubbard squash, wheat bread with margarine, mixed fruit, milk.*Wednesday-� ursday, Dec. 24-25 – SITES CLOSED. Merry Christmas! (Sites will reopen Friday, Dec. 26.)

Each meal provides 1/3 of the Recommended Daily Allowance and includes a beverage. Menu is subject to change.

Serving at the Meal Site be-gins at 11:45 a.m.

SPECIAL NOTES

* Did you know…? � e cost to prepare and serve each meal is $7.26. Diners age 60 and over may give more or less than that amount, con-tributing what they think is fair and aff ordable toward the cost of the meal. (Diners under age 60 must pay the full amount.)

For meal reservations, please call (563) 422-6100 by 8 a.m.

* Start your day out with a hearty, healthful breakfast! Come on down to the West Union Meal Site between 7:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. each weekday for a tasty meal to get your day off to a great start! All ages welcome!

Walter Knutsen…80th birthday…

Walter Knutsen of Clermont will celebrate his 80th birthday on Th ursday, Dec. 18. Walter and Marilyn, his wife of 55 years, will celebrate this special occa-sion with their four chil-dren, Mark (Trish) Knutsen of Marion, Karen (David) Miller of Clermont, Kristine (Jason) Lenberg of Altoona, Wis., Karla (Rich) Ehr of Kirksville, Mo., and their families. Friends, relatives, and neighbors are invited to help make Walt’s day extra-special with a card shower. Birthday greetings can be mailed to Walter Knutsen, 608 Stone St., Clermont, IA 52135.

Th is will be my fi nal column sharing with all of you the great work taking place here in West Union through the Main Street organization. It was eight years ago that our community was chosen to participate in this nationally recognized program that assists communities in revitalization eff orts within the context of his-toric preservation. Th ere has been much work done and some pretty amazing accomplishments in that time frame. I’d like to thank all of the

folks who have volunteered with the Main Street program over these past eight years. None of the projects, programs, or events that have taken place would have been possible with-out the thousands of volunteer hours donated to help make our community better. To date, 24,880 volunteer hours have been donated toward Main Street projects. Th is is a stagger-ing number for a community of our size and a testament to the folks who care about West Union. Since 2006, we have had 13 business starts, relocations, or expansions, resulting in 43 net new jobs! Fift y-four build-ings have been rehabbed, resulting in $2,542,599 in private investment. Even with the tragic fi res that have happened in recent years, we have seen new buildings constructed, pro-viding new locations for new businesses or homes for those businesses displaced by fi re. Ten historic buildings have received façade and interior improvements, providing new opportunities for folks to live and operate businesses in the downtown. We continue to see visitors from across the state and the Midwest coming to West Union to see what has taken place. Just last week I took calls from a research student in Austin, Texas, and a magazine editor from the East Coast who were learning about our community and all that we have done. Both will be writing articles or reports about West Union, sharing our story with others interested in revitalization. I am very thankful for the opportunity to work with the folks in West Union to help make my hometown a bet-ter place. As I move on to a new adventure working with the Iowa Economic Development Authority and Main Street Iowa, I will continue sharing with others the good work that has taken place here. My hope is that all of you will be posi-tive spokespersons for our community, too. You never know what opportunity is just around the corner, and you should be very proud to share with others what it is you love about this community. Merry Christmas, and remember to give the gift of your time and talents this holiday season!

Main Street MinuteBy Robin Bostrom

MSWU program director

Cookie/Candy Walk in Elgin Saturday

Kris Stark, Friends of the Elgin Library member, is trying out new recipes for the upcoming Friends Cookie/Candy Walk to be held Saturday, Dec. 20, at the Elgin Public Library. (photo sub-mitted)

To the editor: An “UDDERLY AMAZING” year at the Maze has come to an end, and what a year it was! Educational groups from as far as Dubuque, Hopkinton, Cedar Falls and Charles City and family reunions from all around N.E. Iowa put our group total at 50 for the year. Th is is way up from previous years. Visitors came from Mexico, Germany, Australia, Italy, Israel, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Venezuela, Brazil, New York and California, as well as most Midwest states. So many kids that came with their school group would tell their parents they have to go to the Maze, so we had sev-eral repeats, bringing their Girl Scouts or Boy Scouts group, bringing back their parents, or just teachers coming back and

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EVENTS OF THE WEEK SPORTSTHE FAYETTE COUNTY UNION

By Jerry Wadianjwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

Friday, Dec. 19NFV @ SW- G/B-BBSaturday, Dec. 20

NFV @ North Linn- WRWinona State @ UIU- W/M-BB

Zach Bruns won a mile-stone victory Friday in New Hampton as the TigerHawk 160-pounder won his 100th

career match.Th e next day, Bruns and

teammates Nick Baumler, and Jordan Larson won titles at the South Winn Tournament in Calmar. Also in Calmar, Jared Kerr won silver and Austin DeMuth claimed bronze in the tour-ney.

In New Hampton Friday, Bruns won a 10-1 major de-cision over Decorah’s Alec Fjelstul for his 100th career win; Fjelstul is seventh in the preseason rankings. As a team, the TigerHawks beat Oelwein, 45-27, but lost very close de-cisions to Decorah (34-36) and to host New Hampton (30-34). Nick Baumler won three more matches on his way to 100; two of the pins came in 27 and 43 seconds. However, the quickest throw went to Kelvin Guyer, who threw his Decorah foe in just 16 sec-onds. Dave Jellings, Jared Kerr, and Austin DeMuth won all three of their matches on the night.

Bruns wins 100th

TigerHawks crown three champsNFV 45, Oelwein 27

145- DeMuth threw Phillips,2:35; 152- Bruns- maj. dec. Stanford, 15-5; 160- Jellings maj. dec. Hepperle, 14-2; 170- Guyer thrown by Duffy, 3:12; 182- Baumler threw McKeeman, 1:38; 195- NFV forfeits; 220- Lansing thrown by McMillan, 4:45; Hwt- Harrington threw Horan, 5:41. 106- Miller thrown by Parmely, 2:43; 113- Reicks won by forfeit; 120- Wander won by forfeit; 126- J. Van Sickle lost, 8-3, to Ryan; 132- Larson maj. dec. Hershey, 15-3; 138- Kerr dec. Block, 10-4.

Decorah 36, NFV 34 106- Miller thrown by Ihde, 0:41; 113- Reicks thrown by Rowley, 2:46; 120- Wander lost, 7-4, to Knoke; 126- Van Sickle lost, 5-3, to Hubka; 132 Larson thrown by Stortz, 0;43; 138- Kerr threw Knoke, 1:48; 145- DeMuth dec. Mitchell, 11-6; 152- Jellings threw Upton, 5:57; 160- Bruns maj. dec. Fjelstul, 10-1; 170- Guyer threw Tappe, 0:16; 182- N. Baumler threw Lillegraven, 0:43; 195- NFV forfeits; 220- Lansing thrown by Zidlicky, 3:46. Hwt- J. Baumler dec. Headington, 2-1.

New Hampton 34, NFV 30 106- W. Van Sickle thrown by Fye, 0:40; 113- Bradley thrown by Robinson, 2:11; 120- Wander thrown by Cleveland, 5:13; 126- J. Van Sickle thrown by Geerts, 2:09; 132- Larson dec. Tenge, 8-1; 138- Kerr dec. Gorman, 4-2; 145- DeMuth dec. Boeding, 4-1; 152- Jellings dec. Wurzer, 6-2; 160- Bruns won by for-feit; 170- Guyer dec. 14-1, by Denner; 182- N. Baumler threw Day, 0:27; 195- NFV forfeits; 220- Lansing dec. Hopp, 11-4; Hwt- J. Baumler dec. Weber, 5-2.

� e South Winn Tourney always draws tough com-petition. NFV fi nished fi ft h in the fi eld of 10 teams with 157 points; the TigerHawks were missing two weights. New Hampton won with 212

points; sixth-ranked Osage was runner-up 14 points be-hind. Each of the TigerHawks’ three champions had to win three matches. Bruns won by fall, major decision and a 7-3 win over Friday’s foe Alec Fjelstul. Bruns was seventh in the preseason rankings. Larson won his fi rst two matches by fall and major de-cision, but had a close match with Tom Reicks, the 120 lb. 2014 UIC champion from Turkey Valley. Larson pre-vailed by a point, 2-1. Baumler had two throws and won a tough 9-2 de-cision over SW’s Landers Kuboushek, ranked fi ft h in Class 1A. Baumler was ranked third at 170 in the preseason rankings. Kerr lost a close match in the title round at 138, and DeMuth came back from a semifi nal loss to earn a sec-ond-place fi nish.

Team Results1. New Hampton, 212; 2. Osage,

198; 3. Decorah, 169; 4. Denver/Tripoli, 162.5; 5. NFV, 157; 6. SW, 150; 7. Waukon, 141; 8. Turkey Valley, 47.5; 9. St. Ansgar, 43; Central/Elkader, 31.

Individual TigerHawk Results 106- Miller, DNP- thrown by Fye (NH), 0:13; thrown by Steege (DT), 0:56; 113- Reicks DNP- thrown by Busch (DT), 1:35; thrown by Wagner (SW), 3:08. 120-Wander, 5th- thrown by Fox (O), 1:27; dec. Hubka (D), 12-6; tech fall by Wilson (DT), 16-0; threw Cota (W), 3:39. 126- NFV forfeits. 132-

Larson, 1st- threw Popp (O), 3:07; maj. dec. Snitker (W), 14-1; dec. Reicks (TV), 2-1. 138- Kerr, 2nd- threw Ling (SW), 2:36; threw Barker (O), 5:22; lost, 3-1, to Gorman (NH). 145- DeMuth, 3rd- dec. Smith (SA), 10-4; lost, 5-3, to Benzing (W), dec. Mitchell (D), 4-0; dec. Uribe, 3-2 (TB-1). 152- Burrow, DNP-

thrown by Larson (W), 3:25; thrown by Schnuelle (SW), 5:23. 160- Bruns, 1st- threw Hemann (SA), 1:37; maj. dec. Woods, 14-6; dec. Fjelstul (D), 7-3. 170- Guyer, 5th- threw Klein (O), 3:05; thrown by Hageman (SW), 1:06; lost, 14-10 to Dixon (D); inj. default over Sawyer (TV). 182- N. Baumler, 1st- threw Lillegraven

(D), 1:38; threw Paulus (O), 4:43; dec. Kuboushek (SW), 9-2. 220- J. Baumler, 5th- dec. Smits (SA), 5-1; thrown by Ring (O), 0:43; thrown by Zidlick (D), 1:46; dec. Regan (W), 5-4.

It was a case of close but no ring for the North Fayette Valley boys’ basketball team last week as the TigerHawks lost a pair of close games and were blown out in New Hampton.

Monday in Inde-pendence, NFV matched the Mustangs for three quarters, but wavered in the fi nal eight minutes in dropping a 53-45 contest. Th e TigerHawks trailed by one at both the half (21-20) and at the end of the third quarter (33-32). NFV outrebounded Indee, 29-26, but came up short at the 3-point line, hit-ting 2-14 to the Mustangs’ 8-14. Austin Callahan led the TigerHawks with a double-double that included 17 points and 11 boards. Th omas Hanson and Ben Martin each pumped in eight points, with Hanson adding fi ve rebounds.NFV 8 12 12 13 45Indee 10 11 12 20 53 Points- Callahan, 17; Hanson, 8; Martin 8; B. Fenneman, 4; Bemiss, 4; Monnahan, 4. 3-pointers- Hanson, Bemiss. Rebounds- Callahan, 11; Hanson, 5; Kleve, 3; B. Fenneman, 3; Bemiss, 2; Bouska, Monnahan, Hurd. Steals- Monnahan, 3; Kleve, Bemiss, B. Fenneman, Martin. Assists- Martin 2; B. Fenneman.

Friday, MFL/MM came to West Union and used a 10-point advantage in the second quarter to squeeze by the TigerHawks, 52-50. Devon Monnahan hit two quick baskets as NFV scored the fi rst seven points of the game. MFL/MM came back to tie the score going into the fateful second quarter. Th e TigerHawks took it to the Bulldogs in the second half, 30-22. Th e visitors won it at the free throw line, canning 15-21, while NFV shot just nine shots from the charity stripe, making four. Hanson and Brandon Fenneman led NFV with 13 and 12 points, respectively. Callahan added eight points, and Phil Kleve scored seven points. Fenneman completed a double-double with 10 rebounds; Spencer Heyer hauled down six boards. Monnahan dished out fi ve assists, and Callahan blocked a pair of shots.MM 13 17 15 7 52NFV 13 7 17 13 50 Points- Hanson, 13; B. Fenneman, 12; Callahan, 8; Kleve, 7; Heyer, 5; Monnahan, 4; Martin. 3-point-ers- Hanson, Kleve. Rebounds- B. Fenneman, 10; Heyer, 6; Callahan, 5; Hanson, 3; Kleve, 2; Hurd, 2; Bemiss, D. Fenneman, Bouska, Monnahan. Steals- B. Fenneman, 2; Callahan, 2; Bemiss, D. Fenneman. Assists- Monnahan, 5; Martin 4; Hanson, 2; B. Fenneman.

Saturday, the Tiger-Hawks stayed with New

NFV boys’ BB comes closeBy Jerry Wadian

jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

Devon Monnahan has his MFL/MM defender beaten on this drive to the basket. The senior scored four quick points on similar plays in the TigerHawks’ 52-50 loss Friday at home. (Jerry Wadian photo)

Hampton through the fi rst quarter, trailing 20-15, but the Chickasaws dominated the rest of the game in a 73-29 win. Callahan’s 10 points led NFV. Kedrick Bemiss added eight points with Hanson scoring seven points. Callahan led the NFV re-bounding eff ort with six.NFV 15 9 2 3 29NH 20 23 22 8 73 Points- Callahan, 10; Bemiss, 8; Hanson, 7; B. Fenneman, 2; Monnahan, 2. 3-pointers- Bemiss, 2; Hanson. Rebounds- Callahan, 6; Hurd, 3; Heyer,

3; Kleve, 2; D. Fenneman, 2; Hanson 2; B. Fenneman, Bouska, Monnahan. Assists- Martin 3; B. Fenneman, 2; Hanson, D. Fenneman, Callahan, Hurd.

A� er the week was over, head coach Dan Hovden said, “Th e guys are working hard to make up for the missed practice time. Th ey are mak-ing a lot of improvement on both ends of the fl oor and are not that far from being 5-1.” Th e TigerHawks closed out the fi rst part of the season with a home game Tuesday, Dec. 16, with Starmont and are at South Winn on Friday.

Th e North Fayette Valley girls’ basketball team is still looking for its fi rst win of the season aft er playing three very tough teams last week. On Monday, Dec. 8, the TigerHawks fell in a road game to Independence, 50-34. Friday, the gals dropped a conference game to visit-ing MFL/MM, 65-43, and Saturday the gals ran into a buzzsaw at seventh-ranked Dike-New Hartford, falling, 53-10.

At Independence, the TigerHawks kept it close in each quarter, outscoring the Mustangs in the third quar-ter, 11-9, but the cumulative eff ect was a 16-point loss. Makayla Kaeppel canned two of her shots from downtown, and Summer Reyes was 1-2. Miller led the TigerHawk scoring with 11 points; Kaeppel was also in double fi gures with 10 points. Brea Hanson grabbed four rebounds while Kailee Prentice, Kim Rounds, Miller and Kaeppel had three boards apiece.NFV 7 11 11 5 34Indee 14 17 9 10 50 Points- Miller, 11; Kaeppel, 10; Daughton, 6; Reyes, 3; Burrack, 2; C. Hanson, 2. 3-Pointers- Kaeppel (2), Reyes. Rebounds- B. Hanson, 4; Kaeppel, 3; Rounds, 3; Miller, 3; Prentice, 3; Daughton, 2; Johansen, 2; Reyes. Steals- Kaeppel, 3;Miller, Burrack, Prentice. Blocks- Miller, 3.

MFL/MM blew out to a 27-9 lead in Friday’s match. However, the TigerHawks used a 12-2 run to trail by eight at the break, 29-21. Th e run was fueled by a Kaeppel trey, three points from Miller, and baskets by Rounds, Claire Hanson, and Marrah Burrack. However, the Bulldogs controlled the second half to earn their third win of the season. Miller led NFV with 13 points, including 7-12 from the charity stripe. Hanson added eight points, and Daughton picked up six points.MM 14 15 15 21 65NFV 7 14 6 16 43

TigerHawk girls still looking for win #1By Jerry Wadian

jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

Zach Bruns won his 100th career match Friday in New Hampton as he beat seventh-ranked Alec Fjestul of Decorah, 10-1. After the win, Bruns proudly displays the banner announcing his accomplishment. With Bruns are assistant coaches Dug DeMuth (left) and Matt Bruns, who is Zach’s proud father. (Kris Van Sickle photo)

Becca Miller skies to the basket as a Bulldog defender tries unsuccessfully to draw a foul. Miller’s 13 points led North Fayette Valley in Friday’s home loss to MFL/MM. (Jerry Wadian photo)

Points- Miller, 13; Kaeppel, 5; Daughton, 6; Rounds 4; Burrack, 5; C. Hanson, 8; Prentice, 2. 3-Pointers- Kaeppe, Burrack.

� e TigerHawks were no match for the seventh-ranked Wolverines. D-NH was up, 28-0, at the half. NFV scored all 10 of its points in the third quarter, with Rounds hitting a pair of treys on her way to eight points. Claire Hanson scored the other two points. Aft er the week’s action, head coach Sean Leonard

stated, “We played better this week, and that was the num-ber one thing we were trying to accomplish. “Th e process is moving slowly, but in the right direc-tion nonetheless. Th e girls are working hard, but we continue to beat ourselves. We are getting good shots but just can’t knock anything down. “We really just need to get to Christmas break. Th en we can really start to break things down and start fi xing.”

Mackey, Kuehner on All-Area Team Th e honors continue to pour in for North Fayette Valley, the 2015 Class 2A football cham-pions. Sunday, the Cedar Rapids Gazette-KCRG All-Area Team was announced, and a pair of TigerHawks made the squad. Josh Mackey is one of three running backs selected, and Derrick Kuehner is one of four linebackers to make the team. Others from District 3 to make the team include Dalton Kuehl of CPP-U (O line) and New Hampton’s Connor Frerichs (LB) and Tucker Tenge (DB). Josh Mackey Derrick Kuehner

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Top Hat 24 6Team 7 22 8Brick City 20 10Begalske Construction 16 14Tapt Out Limo Bus 14 16Barrel Drive In 10 20Lilac Lanes 8 22High Team Game: Brick City, 1107High Team Series: Brick City, 3226Super Splits: Dave Kurth, 3-8Ind. High Games: Austin Michels, 224; Mike Elsbernd, 211; Cory Cannon, 257; John Foreman, 202; Dave Kurth, 201; Jay Jensen, 227, 226; Jason Cline, 208; Laverne Meyer, 204; Kyle Wurzer, 216, 212Ind. High Series: Jay Jensen, 644; Kyle Wurzer, 603; Cory Cannon, 576; Mike Elsbernd, 575; Rob Van Horn, 574; John Foreman, 566; Jason Cline, 564; Laverne Meyer, 553; Ron Bills, 546; Marc Rue, 540

Big City LeagueDecember 9, 2014

Team Bud 119 61Jon’s Custom Bailing 110 70Osmundson Lawn Care 100 80Osmundson Landscaping 98 82Lilac Lanes 88 92Hometown Pest Control 66 114Westphal Mower 65 115Caledonia Haulers 47 53High Team Series: Team Bud, 1894; Lilac Lanes, 1845; Hometown Pest Control, 1801; Osmundson Lawn Care, 1927; Osmundson Landscaping, 1925; Caledonia Haulers, 1897; Westphal Mower, 1768; Jon’s Custom Bailing, 1965High Ind. Game: Alan Caldwell, 223; Brady Kuennen, 217; Leland Ellis, 217High Ind. Series: Alan Caldwell, 593; Brady Kuennen, 583; Leland Ellis, 579

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Th e Goonies 83 37Lost in the 70’s 79 41Th under Buddies 64 56Gutter Minded 56 64Strike Hunters 56 64Fireballs 50 708 Pound Balls 48 40High Team Game: Lost in the 70’s, 602; Fireballs, 594; 8 Pound Balls, 574High Team Series: Lost in the 70’s, 1628; Fireballs, 1623; Gutter Minded, 1611High Ind. Game Men: Mark Harberts, 190; Austin Michels, 182; Jason Halstead, 172High Ind. Series Men: Mark Harberts, 497; Austin Michels, 481; Owen Henry, 453High Ind. Game Women: DyAnna McGrane, 171; Litisha Johnson, 170; Rose Harberts, 149High Ind. Series Women: DyAnna McGrane, 460; Litisha Johnson, 441; Tanya Wolcott, 419

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Four North Fayette Valley athletes will be swimming with the Decorah Swim Team this winter. The four include (l-r) Trevor Massman, Sam Poppen, Matthew Appler, and Justin Kueker. Their fi rst home meet in the Luther College pool is Friday at 6 p.m. (Jen Bissell photo Decorah News)

Saturday, Jan. 10, will be a very special day at West Central as the Blue Devils celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 1995 boys’ and girls’ basketball teams that both made it to the State Basketball Tournament in Des Moines. For the boys, it was the fi rst trip to a state tourney. Th ere will be a reunion of the members of both tourna-ment teams at 1 p.m., which is the start of the JV girls’ game between West Central and visiting Oelwein. Th ere will be a JV boys’ game before the two varsity matches against the Huskies. Th e 1995 girls’ team will be recognized at halft ime of the girls’ contest (approximately 4 p.m. and the boys’ ’95 team will be recognized at halft ime of the boys’ contest (ap-proximately 5:30 p.m.). former head coaches Gene Klinge and Kirk Hilsabeck have been contacted and may be able to attend. In addition to the reunion, Brian Borland, author of “Maynard 8 Miles,” will be in attendance for a book signing. “Maynard 8 Miles” is the story of Borland’s parents, Carolyn Nicholson (WC All-State/Hall-of-Fame athlete, who cap-tained the 1956 state championship team) and Glenn Borland (All-State player for Oelwein, who captained the Wisconsin Badgers in the late ‘50s). Players, coaches, and managers for both teams will be admitted free. It promises to be a grand time as West Central remem-bers the great teams of 1995.

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Brothers Nathan and Keegan Weidemann told Santa Claus all about their Christmas wishes at the Hawkeye Public Library on Saturday. St. Nick’s visit was sponsored by the Hawkeye Businessmen’s Association. (Janell Bradley photo)

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Even their mothers now refer to them as “Mr. April,” “Mr. November,” or “Mr. January.” Who knew the tiny town of Arlington in Fayette County, had so many good-looking bachelors? Aft er rural Arlington farmer Chris Soules gained fame as “Th e Bachelor,” chosen by ABC for its reality TV show, members of the Arlington Community Club decided to have a little fun in a parody of their own. Community supporter John Fedeler, who serves on two local committees to raise funds for the construction of a new community center, is credited with the idea to create a 2015 calendar featuring “Th e Other Bachelors of Arlington.” Th e calendars went on sale Friday and they’ve already been a hit. In the fi rst four days since putting themselves on social media, there have been more than 1,250 “likes” on Facebook. Laughed 22-year-old “Mr. June” Jake Fedeler, “I’ve never had so many Facebook friend requests!” He’s loving the attention, though. “Maybe this will lead to a career,” joked C.J. Johanns, or “Mr. January” as he’s now being dubbed by friends. Fedeler and Johanns and a couple other bachelors were at the town’s fi re station on Saturday autographing calendars for those who made purchases to benefi t the construction of a $1.1 million community center, on which work recently began. Youth from the town stood in line to get their calendars autographed, along with proud moms, relatives, and others who were buying the calendars as Christmas gift s. Th e bachelors come from a variety of backgrounds, including several farmers, Starmont business teacher Troy Northrop, Mt. Mercy student Jake Daisy, University of Wisconsin-Platteville football player Tony Berry, and National Guardsman

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Ten of the 12 “other” bachelors of Arlington are pictured prior to the release of the calen-dar. The pictured bachelors include (front, l-r) Jordan Burrack, John Hayes, Jake Fedeler, CJ Johanns, Brad Franzen; (back) Jason Thole, Alex Pech, Jake Daisy, Austin Hamlett, and Jordan Recker. Not pictured are Tony Berry and Troy Northrop. (Samantha Gamm photo.)

C.J. Johanns. “Th ese men are classic small-town guys, who have big dreams. Th ey want to see their town be successful in raising the remaining funds needed to build the community center,” said Summer Handel, daughter of the town’s mayor and a marketing major in college who volunteered to assist with the project. Although not all of the bachelors could be in attendance for the town event Saturday, many of their parents stopped by to support the cause. Tim and Darla Recker were there to purchase calendars. Th eir son, Jordan, is completing fi nals at Iowa State University next week and is featured as “Mr. November.” “Th is is a really neat opportunity for these guys to do something for their hometown,” said Tim Recker. “It also gives the community something to get behind. Th ese guys can be ambassadors for the entire city.” “Mr. May’s” sister, Sunny Norberg, helped out Saturday

by ladling soup for the noon lunch, which was held as part of a visit by Santa Claus. She felt nothing but pride for her brother, Jake Daisy, and wasn’t shy about pointing out that a couple of the other calendar “hotties” had been heartthrobs for her in high school and before she was married. Steering committee chairman Jeri Watson noted, “Th e fact that these young men are showing such community spirit by posing for a calendar is really great.” Each of the young men was photographed in his favorite setting around the Arlington area. Local photographer Samantha Gamm contributed her time to create the portraits of the young men. Watson praised the entire community for its determination, noting that over the last couple of decades, it’s seen the construction of a medical clinic, a new library, fi re station, and now the $1.1 million community center. An insurance agent, Watson said when he met with an elderly client recently

who’d heard about the calendars, she suggested the fundraisers consider a future “Bachelorettes of Arlington” calendar – featuring, of course, gals her age. He said folks in the community are having a lot of fun with this project. While all the attention Saturday at the town’s fi re station was on “Th e Other Bachelors of Arlington,” it’s the town that will benefi t the most. Watson reported Arlington supporters have already raised over $750,000. Add to that a $200,000 USDA grant, and the community has about another $200,000 to raise to meet its goal. Having fun with the notoriety, Jake Fedeler put out a challenge Saturday. “If we sell 2,200 calendars, we’ll pose for a swimsuit edition next.” Fedeler better be ready to back that up, because sales of the calendar are already brisk. To order a calendar, go to “Th e Other Bachelors of Arlington, Iowa” on Facebook and click on the ‘Buy Calendar’ tab.

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signed to field calls to Randalia City Hall be-tween the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., five days a week; the phone number is essentially UERPC’s office in Decorah. Howe said other cities in the agency’s area have also inquired about contracting for the city administrative service. “UERPC is excited to offer services in this manner,” Howe said. “We know what the needs are for communities like this.” She said if it helps bring cities into the electronic age at the same time, it can only benefit the town’s residents.

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Most deer hunters look forward to the day they get their first buck. It is a milestone of sorts, marking an accomplishment the hunter will remember for the rest of his or her days. For Matt Brubaker, that

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fore they got close to him, so he had to move to the other side of the tree that he was standing next to. Once he had repositioned himself, he picked up one of the bucks and began following it with his gun.

“I shot when it was about 40 yards away and hit it in the back leg. Then I took a second shot and para-lyzed it, hitting it in the middle of the back. Shooting at a moving target like that is tough, so I didn’t hit the spots I wanted, but it got the job done,” noted the out-

doorsman.The buck had a massive body and neck, and Matt believes it was an

older, more mature animal. He has been told that if a deer measures eight inches or more from the tip of its nose to the bottom of its inner eye, it is considered to be a mature, older deer. He plans to have the rack mounted in what is referred to as a “European mount.”

“That is where you have just the top of the buck’s skull and the ant-lers preserved to hang on the wall. It should make a nice keepsake to remind me of my first buck,” said the young hunter with a smile.

While Matt makes no claim to be an expert hunter, he does enjoy go-ing out with his group every year. He likes being out in the timber after a light snow has fallen, being with other hunters, and taking part in the

camaraderie that such a group inevitably forms.“We have a nice mix of guys, from young to old, who enjoy being out

together, telling hunting stories, teasing each other, and just spending time outdoors. We also have gained each other’s trust over the years as far as

being safe and looking out for one another,” added the Elgin resident.Brubaker started out using a Remington 1100, which Gary

had let him borrow during his first few years of hunting. He now uses a New England shotgun, which he got as a Christmas present from his grandma a few years back. He has enjoyed hunting with a shotgun, but said that he might like to try bowhunting one day.

“The odds of getting a really big buck are better during the bow season because that takes place during the rut. During shot-gun season the bucks are a little more reserved and tend to stay hunkered down in one position more often than not,” said the

avid sportsman.Matt also thinks he might like to try turkey hunting as well.

He has been pheasant hunting with an uncle of his, but he hasn’t tried turkey hunting yet. He thinks getting his first buck might be

something that motivates him to start trying some other types of hunt-ing.

“For me, it really isn’t about getting the biggest buck or anything like that. It was exciting getting this one, but now that I have done that, maybe I will consider trying some other things that I haven’t done yet, like bowhunting or turkey hunting,” said Brubaker.

Whatever he does from this point, Matt has many pleasant memories of hunting experiences on which he can look back. In fact, he recalls how he first got interested in hunting because many of his friends in school told him their hunting stories.

“I remember listening to their stories and wanting to be involved in hunt-ing because of that. Now I have my own stories to tell,” he smiled.

He recalled the time he and Gary were out during their annual hunt one year and encountered a herd of deer coming right at them. It was early in his hunting career, so he was staying close to Gary while they were in a “sweet spot” on the land they usually hunted.

“We were standing and waiting for the walkers to push the deer toward us, and suddenly we could hear them coming. We looked, and there were about 50 or 60 deer running toward us. It was kind of shocking and pretty awesome to see,” recounted the young deer hunter.

The group got about four or five deer out of that run, and Matt said he has never seen anything like that before or since.

The group that Brubaker hunts with is mostly focused on getting does to use for the meat. He said they generally share the meat after it is processed, but also give quite a bit away to landowners, family, and friends. Most often the meat is ground up, similar to hamburger, which is the way he prefers it.

But whether he gets a doe, a buck, or nothing at all, Brubaker always enjoys the time spent hunting. The excitement of the hunt, the good-natured teasing, and the telling of stories (even if he has heard them before) are all part of the experience.

“I just like being out in God’s creation and spending time with a great group of guys. I like that nobody in our group is selfish, but instead they are all pretty selfless and always looking out for the other person,” closed Brubaker.

Sounds like this young hunter has more than enough motivation to stay on the hunt for quite some time to come.

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Cutting up the meat after the kill is part of the experience of getting a deer each year. Here, Matt Brubaker of Elgin works at cutting up part of this year’s kill.

The group with whom Matt Brubaker (left) hunts focuses mainly on getting does to use for the meat. Aaron Wenger (right) helps grind up the meat while Brubaker looks on.

Most of the meat taken by Matt Brubaker’s hunting party is ground into burger and shared by the group.

Shooting one’s first buck is al-ways a memo-rable experience, just as it was when he shot his first doe 10 years ago during youth season. Above, he is shown with the eight-point buck he shot earlier this month while out with the group he has been hunting with since 2004.

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Town Hall meeting Fayette County Farm Bureau, along with Clayton County and Buchanan County Farm Bureaus, has scheduled a town hall meeting for Saturday, Dec. 20.  Th e meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at Luigi’s in Oelwein.  Area legislators and county supervisors have been invited to attend.  Th e meeting is open to the public. 

Fayette County Local Housing Trust Fund and Northeast Iowa Regional Housing Trust Fund were recently among 27 grant recipients. Th e Iowa Finance Authority Board of Directors has approved a total of more than $7.3 million in grants to 27 Local Housing Trust Funds to support local aff ordable housing initiatives. Th e programs will assist approximately 2,335 Iowa families. Th e funding is provided from the State Housing Trust Fund’s Local Housing Trust Fund program.  Fayette County Local Housing Trust Fund was bestowed approximately $60,275. Northeast Iowa Regional Housing Trust Fund, which includes Winneshiek County, received $266,465 in grant funding. Th e monies will be used for initiatives such as preserving aging housing stock, subsidizing lo-cal down payment assistance programs, provid-ing low-interest loans or grants to assist Iowans in home rehabilitation, fi nancing construction of new single-family housing for low-income Iowans, and supporting housing for persons with disabilities and homeless assistance programs. Th e State Housing Trust Fund was created by the Iowa Legislature in 2003. Since its inception, the program has provided $49.8 million in aff ordable housing assistance that has benefi ted more than 15,200 Iowa families. Th is funding has leveraged another $152.4 million in other funds, or $3.06 for every dollar of State Housing Trust Fund invest-ment.

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CHURCH DIRECTORYRedeemer Lutheran Church

Corner of Hwy. 18 & 150,West Union

Rusty Phillips, Pastor Sun., Dec. 21 - S.S., 8:30 a.m.; S.S. Christmas program during worship, 9:30 a.m.

Zion Lutheran ChurchWest Union

Rev. Nancy Larson,interim pastor

Church Offi ce, 422-3295 Sunday - Worship, 9 a.m.; Fellowship, 10 a.m. (See article on this page for Zion’s Christmas events schedule)

St. Peter’s CatholicClermont

Rev. Jim Brokman, pastorRev. Dale Rausch, Sacramental Priest

Sunday - Mass, 8:30 a.m.

Valleyview Wesleyan ChurchLeslie White, pastor

Sundays - Sunday School for all ages, 9:30 a.m.; Worship, 10:30 a.m.; Evening Service/Study, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays - KENPO Martial Arts in Church Community Center - kids, 5:45-6:45 p.m.; adults, 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays - Narcotics Anonymous meets in base-ment, 7 p.m. Th ursdays - “Celebrate Recovery,” 7:30 p.m.

HawkeyeSeventh-day Adventist

ChurchGarry Birth, pastor

(563) 920-3589 Service times: Saturday - Bible Study groups, all ages, 9:30 a.m.; Worship and sing-ing, 10:55 a.m.

Fayette Community ChurchPastor Andy Sayer207 W. State Street

Church Offi ce, 425-3551 Sundays - S.S. (small groups for all ages), 9 a.m.; Worship, 10:20 a.m. (nursery provided during Sunday services); “Identify” (grades 6-12) 5-7 p.m. Wednesdays - Kidz’ Zone (K-5th grades), 6:30 p.m.;

Holy Name ChurchRev. Jim Brokman, Pastor

Rev. Dale Rausch, Sacramental Priest

Monday - Mass, 9 a.m. Tuesday - Mass, 9 a.m. Wednesday - Mass, 9 a.m. Friday - Mass, 9 a.m. Saturday - Mass 5 p.m. Sunday - Mass, 10 a.m.

Arlington United Methodist Church

590 Main Street, ArlingtonJulie Ahrens, pastor

Sundays - Worship, 10:30 a.m.

Volga United Methodist Church

306 Washington Street, VolgaJulie Ahrens, pastor

Worship, 9 a.m.

St. Peter (Richfi eld)Rural Sumner

St. John (Stapleton)Rural Waucoma

Rev. Wayne EllingsonIrmgard Ellingson,

Lay minister St. Peter - Sundays - S.S., 9:15 a.m. Worship, 10:30 a.m. St. John - Sundays - Worship, 9 a.m.; S.S., 10:15 a.m. Wed., Dec. 17 - Conf., 6 p.m. Sun, Dec. 21 - Worship with children’s program at St. John’s, 9 a.m.

Trinity LutheranInterim Pastor David Nelson116 W. Wilbur St., Hawkeye

Ph. (563) 427-3358 Sunday - S.S., 8:45 a.m.; Worship, 10 a.m.

St. John LutheranArlington

Rev. Paul Fohs andRev. Linda L. Reichstadter

Sundays - Worship, 9 a.m.

First United MethodistFayette

Pastor Mee Kang Sunday - Fellowship, 9:30 a.m.; Service, 10 a.m.; UMW Christmas luncheon at Zion, noon

East Clermont LutheranPastor Ron Roberts

Sun., Dec. 21 - S.S., 9 a.m.; Worship, 10 a.m.

First BaptistWest Union

Church (563) 422-5663Cell (563) 518-1064

Pastor A.A. “Rip” Baillargeon Sundays - Worship, 9 a.m.; S.S., 10 a.m. First Wednesday of the month - Ladies’ Mission Society, 1:30 p.m.

St. Francis of Assisi CatholicFayette

Rev. Jim Brokman, pastor Tuesdays - Mass, 8 a.m. Th ursdays - Mass, 8 a.m. Sundays - Mass, 10:30 a.m.

EpiscopalChurch of the Saviour

ClermontKathryn Campbell, vicar

Sundays - Worship, 10:30 a.m. 2nd & 4th Sundays - Communion

Hawkeye and Alpha UMC Sun., Dec. 21 - Advent 4 at Alpha, 9 a.m.

United MethodistWest Union

Pastor Christopher Ebbers Wed., Dec. 17 - Worship, 6 p.m.; Praise Band, 7 p.m.; Choir, 8 p.m. Sun., Dec. 21 - S.S., 9 a.m.; Worship, 10:15 a.m. Mon., Dec. 12 - Manna, 9:30 a.m.

Church of ChristArlington

Scott Hall, pastor Sundays - S.S., 9:15 a.m.; Worship, 10:30 a.m.

Th e Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter-Day Saints

Fayette Branch509 W. Water St., Fayette

Sunday - 9 a.m.

First BaptistElgin

Pastor Lee BoleynPh. 426-5272

Sundays - Discipleship Hour, 9 a.m.; Worship, 10:15 a.m. Wednesdays - Awana, TREK and Journey, 6:30 p.m.

Elgin & Highland LutheranPastor Jerome Godson

Communion on 1st & 3rd Sundays Wed., Dec. 17 - Conf., 3 p.m.; Choir, 7 p.m. Sun., Dec. 21 - Highland serv., 9 a.m.; S.S. Christmas Practice, 9:30 a.m.; Elgin serv., 10:30 a.m. Tues., Dec. 23 - Highland serv., 7 p.m.

St. Paul’sUnited Methodist Church

ElginPastor Mee Kang

Wed. - Confi rmation, aft er school; Choir, 7 p.m. Sunday - Sunday School; Worship, 10:30 a.m.

Bethel PresbyterianWest Union

Rev. Ronald Wilson,bridge pastor

Wed., Dec. 17 - Morning Circle at Joy Eischeid, 10 a.m.; Aft ernoon Circle at Good Sam, 1:30 p.m. Sun., Dec. 21 - Worship, 10 a.m.; Coff ee Fellowship, 11 a.m.

West Clermont LutheranPastor Dayna Winke

Wed., Dec. 17 - Jr. Choir, 2:45 p.m.; Council, 7 p.m.; Choir, 7 p.m. Sun., Dec. 21 - Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Coff ee & fellowship, 10:30 a.m.; S.S., 10:30 a.m.; Children’s Christmas Pageant

Bethany LutheranRural West Union

Pastor Marshall Nessa Wednesdays - Bible Study & Prayer, 7 p.m. Sundays - S.S. for all ages, 9:30 a.m.; Worship, 10:30 a.m.; FLIGHT youth group, 6 p.m.

Illyria Community ChurchPam Reinig, pastor

Sunday - Worship, 10:45 a.m.

Ossian-Stavanger LutheranRev. Wayne Ellingson, pastor Wed. - Confi rmation, 6 p.m. Sun., - Ossian Worship, 8:30 a.m.; S.S. & C.H., 9:45 a.m.; Stavanger Worship, 10 a.m.; S.S. & C.F., 8:45 a.m.

St. Peter LutheranEldorado

Pastor Virginia Olson Communion on the 2nd & last Sundays Sun., Dec. 21 - S.S., 9 a.m.; Worship, 10:30 a.m.; Live Nativity, 4:30-8 p.m.

Wadena Community Church

Rusty Phillips, pastor Sunday - Bible Study, 10 a.m.; Worship, 11 a.m.

Oratory ofOur Lady of Walsingham(Anglican/Episcopal Rite)

409 West Elm StreetTh e Rt. Rev. Terry Lee

Landsgaard,Priest-in-Charge

Saturday Mass, 9:15 a.m. Holy Day Masses: Call for information (563) 422-3758

Faith Bible FellowshipEvangelical Free Church

Pastor Mark LeeP.O. Box 106, West Union

(Meeting at NFV HScafeteria)

Sunday, Bible class, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m.

Randalia & UnionUnited Methodist churches

Pastor Johnny TuckerSundays

Randalia - Worship, 9 a.m. Union - Sunday School, 9 a.m.; Worship, 10 a.m.

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Grace Lutheran ChurchMissouri Synod

FayetteRev. Herbert C. Mueller III

Sundays - Divine Service or Matins, 8 a.m.; Bible Class, 9 a.m.

St. Peter Lutheran ChurchMissouri Synod

WestgateRev. Herbert C. Mueller III Sundays - Bible Class and S.S., 9 a.m.; Divine Service or Matins, 10 a.m.

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“Look, I am sending you the prophet Elijah before the great and dreadful day of the Lord ar-rives. His preaching will turn the hearts of fathers

to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.”  (Malachi 4:5-6) Ever notice how dif-fi cult it is to think about the seasons of Advent and Christmas without think-ing about your family? Even if we are unable or have no plans to be with

family members during this special season, we still reminisce and oft en relish the ties that bind us to our families. And this is as it should be. According to Malachi’s prophesy, before the Great Day of the Lord appears, a prophet in the spirit of Elijah would be sent, one who would preach with such power that familial hearts would embrace and families would be reunited. Th is restoration of the most basic unit of society – the family – would be the fi rst, indispensable step toward the restoration of the nation. So many factors and trends in our society contribute to the diminishment of quality fam-ily time and quality family relations. Excessive work demands, the increased pressure for job relocations, the prevalence of individual techno-logical entertainment, and the conservative at-tempts to defi ne and to limit “family” along the parochial lines of tradition — all of these things and more have made it a challenge not  just to keep families physically together, but to keep families deeply and emotionally connected. Nothing short of God’s prophetic Spirit could persuade us to turn not just our thoughts and schedules, but our hearts, toward the people that provided the love, the nurturing and the support that gave us our start in life. And since no family is perfect, we must rely on the recon-ciling power of God in our hearts to enable us to do that which no family can survive without: Forgive. Th ere is no Advent without the call to family reunion. And there is no family reunion without the power of God enabling us to forgive.

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Among the area churches’ Christmas programs and wor-ship services are the following:

West Union Bethel Presbyterian Church – Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, 5:30 p.m. United Methodist Church – Christmas Eve service, 5 p.m. Zion Lutheran Church – Advent worship service 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17; Sunday School Christmas Worship Service (preschool-fi ft h grade), 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21; Christmas Eve Candlelight Services with Holy Communion, 4:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m.; Christmas Day service with Holy Communion, 9:30 a.m.

Alpha United Methodist Church – Christmas Eve service, 7 p.m.

Clermont East Clermont – Christmas Eve service, 7 p.m. West Clermont – Children’s Christmas Pageant, Dec. 21; Christmas Eve service, 7 p.m.; Christmas Day service with Communion, 9:30 a.m.

Eldorado St. Peter Lutheran – Live Nativity, Sunday, Dec. 21, 4:30-8 p.m.; Christmas Eve Candlelight Service with Holy Communion and Christmas program, 7:30 p.m.; Lessons and Carols, Christmas Day, 9 a.m.

Fayette Fayette Community Church – Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, 5 p.m.

Hawkeye United Methodist Church – Christmas Eve service, 5 p.m.

Rich� eld (rural Sumner) St. Peter’s Lutheran – Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at St. John’s (Stapleton), 5 p.m.; Children’s Christmas Program, 7 p.m.

Stapleton (rural Waucoma) St. John’s Lutheran Church - Children’s Christmas Program, Sunday, Dec. 21, 9 a.m.; Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, 5 p.m. Area churches are invited to submit information on upcoming Christmas worship services and special holiday events. Please e-mail information for the Union, Elgin Echo, or Fayette Leader to Sue at swolf@thefayettecountyunion.com. Information can also be dropped off at the Union offi ce.

Area church Christmasprograms, services

Zion Lutheran Church in West Union invites everyone to attend its upcoming Advent and Christmas services. Th e third Wednesday of Advent on Dec. 17 will be cel-ebrated with worship at 7 p.m. tonight. Worship services are at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on the fourth Sunday of Advent, Dec. 21. Th e Word chosen for this day (Luke 1:26-38) is when Mary is chosen to be the mother of Jesus. A fellowship time will be held following the 8 a.m. service. Th e children and youth of Zion will present their annual Sunday school Christmas worship service entitled “Beyond Christmas” at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21. Preschools through fi ft h-graders will share their faith in word and song. Directors are Bev Kelck, Peggy Schwake and Leslie Poppen with assis-tance from the Sunday school teacher. Candlelight worship services with Holy Communion will be held Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, at 4:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., and 9:30 p.m. Zion’s Bell Choir, under the direction of Val O’Brien, will ring in the news of Jesus’ birth at the 4:30 p.m. service. Th e Zion Senior Choir, under the direction of Leslie Poppen, will share God’s Word in song at the 6:30 p.m. service. Th e 9:30 p.m. service will feature a soloist singing “O Holy Night.” On Christmas Day, the Nativity of Our Lord will be cel-ebrated with a festival worship service and Holy Communion at 9:30 a.m. Th e First Sunday aft er Christmas, Dec. 28, will have wor-ship services at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Advent, Christmas servicesat Zion Lutheran

All are welcome to worship with the family of God at Zion Lutheran located at 130 Washington Street in West Union with the Rev. Nancy Larson, in-terim pastor. Zion is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. For more information, you may call (563) 422-3295 or email: zion@zionwestunion.org.

‘Christmas Refl ections’in St. Lucas

Th e 12th Annual “Christmas Refl ections” will be celebrated Sunday, Dec. 21, at the German-American Museum in St. Lucas. “Christmas Refl ections” began in 2003, initiated by the late Duane Boyer and assisted by Jeanette Dietzenbach. Th e annual event features ornate decorating of the former St. Luke’s School (now the museum), historic displays, de-licious food, and holiday music. An open house will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Soup and Dessert” will be served by St. Lucas Historical Society members throughout the day. A freewill donation will be accepted. Well-known area culinary enthusiast Kurt “Norske” Anfi nson of Ossian will prepare the hearty soups and homemade breads. Various delectable desserts will also be served, many donated by community mem-bers. Th e Christmas trees and displays will be decorated this year by Lois Dietzenbach along with Society mem-bers. Leon and Lois Dietzenbach have been among those assisting with decorating for the past several years. Th is year , in addition to music provided by local pia-no students, there will be an “open stage” for anyone from the community to share his or her musical talents. Everyone is also invited to join in the sing-along at 1 p.m. Celebrate the holiday season by joining in the “Christmas Refl ections” festivities in St. Lucas on Dec. 21. Bring your family and friends!

Funeral services for former Clermont resident Cliff Klinge, 89, will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Garnavillo. Interment will be in the Garnavillo cemetery. No visitation is planned. Cliff ’s death occurred Nov. 20, 2014.

Klinge services set for Dec. 20

To the editor:Don’t let the opportunity pass you by

Over-the-counter medications and prescription drugs are increasingly abused because they are available and easily ac-cessible to all ages. If each of us takes the opportunity to edu-cate ourselves, we can begin to aff ect this progressive, scary, and deadly trend of over-the-counter misuse and prescription drug abuse.

Parents and grandparents You walk into a bathroom where you fi nd your child or grandchild looking through the medicine cabinet. You ask what she needs and get a typical teenager response, “Nothing.” What you may not realize is that they could be looking for over-the-counter medications or prescriptions that they ei-ther plan on taking or sharing with friends at the next party. Don’t let this opportunity pass you by! Talk with them immediately about the dangers of medica-tions when they are not taken correctly or as directed by a physician. Talk with them about never taking medications that aren’t prescribed to them directly. Talk with them about the risk they would be taking of becoming addicted to these medications. Misusing over-the-counter medications or pre-scription drugs can be just as dangerous as using an illegal drug.

RetailersYou have a customer come up to your register with multiple

cough syrups and pills or is a recurring customer that buys multiple over-the-counter products each time he comes in. Don’t let this opportunity pass you by! Put into practice the things you learned or can learn from the Helping Services online Over-the-Counter training. Be prepared: Get trained and know the store policy on refusing a sale or reporting suspicious behavior to management and law enforcement. If you don’t have a policy in place, work on one. Be aware. Is there suspicious behavior such a stealing, peo-ple under the infl uence, or buying multiple products? Look for signs. How many products is he buying, how of-ten, and in what combinations? It is your job as a retailer to help reduce access to those who misuse these products. If you experience this behavior or warning signs, work with your management team to determine what your policy will be on how to handle these situations.

Community membersYou pick up the weekly newspaper to fi nd out a local

12-year-old has overdosed on a combination of over-the-counter medications. You can’t believe it, and you really can’t believe it happened this close to home. Unfortunately, experimentation with these products does not discriminate. Tweens, teenagers, adults, and the elderly are testing their limits with over-the-counter medications or prescription drugs either out of curiosity or in order to cope with whatever is happening in life. Don’t let this opportunity pass you by! Attend a local substance abuse coalition to educate your-self or learn how you can take part in the next drug drop-off event. Talk with your family and friends who may be using these medications improperly and assist them in getting the help they need to make a change – before it’s too late. For more education or to help create awareness on over-the-counter medications misuse or prescription drug abuse, visit www.helpingservices.org/otc or attend the next substance abuse coalition meeting in Fayette County on Tuesday, Jan. 6. Th e event will be held from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Offi ce of Student Development in the Student Center at Upper Iowa University in Fayette. For 40 years , Helping Services for Northeast Iowa has been working with the community to promote the health and well-being of children and adults. We work to end domestic violence and child abuse; build healthy families, friendships, and relationships; and reinforce positive decision-making about alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use. Staff provide presentations, research-based programs, trainings, and advocacy to work with community members in creating safe, nurturing, and healthy environments.Jen Stolka Certifi ed prevention specialistHelping Services for Northeast Iowa

OPEN FORUM

Annual audit report fi led Hacker, Nelson, and Co., P.C. has announced that Northeast Iowa Mental Health Center of Decorah has fi led its annual audit report for the year ended June 30, 2014, with the Offi ce of Auditor of State, State of Iowa, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 11 of the Code of Iowa.

First Baptist celebrates Christmas First Baptist Church in Elgin will celebrate Christmas during the following worship services:

Sunday, Dec. 21 – Worship service, 10:15 a.m.; “Mary, Did You Know?” presented by the choir. Sunday School Christmas Pageant, “A Christmas to Believe In,” 7 p.m.; a Sunday school gift exchange will follow.

Wednesday, Dec. 24 – Traditional Christmas Candlelight Service, 7 p.m. All are welcome to attend any of these services.

OBITUARY

NORTH FAYETTE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

West Union, IowaMINUTES, Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of the North Fayette Community School District, December 8, 2014 at 5:30 pm at the NFV High School Library. Members pres-ent: Ahrens, Michelson, Guenther, Clausen, and Rue. Tope and Johnson were absent.Th e meeting was called to order by Board President, Roy Guenther.Audit Report for FY14: Jenny Hennessey and Joe Bouska, Hacker Nelson & Co, presented the FY14 Audit. Th e Board approved the FY14 Audit. (Clausen, Ahrens) Unanimous Public Forum: President Guenther welcomed those in attendance. Agenda: Agenda was approved. (Michelson, Rue) Unanimous Consent Items:Th e consent item agenda was approved. (Rue, Clausen) Unanimous Communications: 1) Supt Willhite and Ahrens reported on the IASB convention. 2) Supt Willhite presented data results from the recent survey. Administrative Reports: 1) Principal Reports were received. Old Business: Approval of second reading of 200 Series Board Policies: Th e Board approved the second reading of Board Policies 200.1 to 210.3. (Ahrens, Michelson) Unanimous New Business: Personnel: Th e Board approved the resignation of Robin Bostrom, Dance Team, with gratitude for her years of fi ne service. (Michelson, Ahrens) Unanimous Th e Board was notifi ed that Alicia Franzen has resigned as dishwasher in the kitchen. Th e Board approved the following volunteer coaches: Bob Scott – V Track, Chris Moss – V Wrestling, and Matt Bruns – V Wrestling. (Rue, Clausen) Unanimous ECSE Playground Grant: Renee Larson presented adding a shade structure to the preschool play-ground. Th e grant would include the structure, new shed, and a bike path around the equipment. Th e Board approved the addition. (Clausen, Michelson) Unanimous Board Policies: Th e Board reviewed the 200 Series (210.4 – 218) and 300 Series (301 – 302.2) Policies, amending #905.3 – Tobacco-Free Environment, as well as reviewing the Wellness Policy. Consider Early Retirement: No action was taken. Appoint Negotiations Committee: Th e following Board members were appointed to the negotiations committee: Guenther, Michelson, & Ahrens for certifi ed – Clausen, Rue, & Tope for non-certifi ed. Supt Willhite is meeting with the education associations regarding wording for the TLC grant. Appoint Sited Based Review Council for TLC Grant: Th e Board appointed the following to the Site Based Review Council for TLC: Todd Wolverton, Travis Elliott, Betsy Nefzger, Barb Bowers, Karen Hertges, and Angie Boehm. (Ahrens, Michelson) Unanimous Field Trip: Th e Board approved the PS, JK, and K trip to Gallagher-Bluedorn on May 5th. (Rue, Michelson) Unanimous Transportation: None. Buildings & Grounds:Th e Board approved the KKCC Parking Lot payment in the amount of $47,500 – our con-tribution to the project. (Michelson, Ahrens) Unanimous IASB Business: Legislative Advocacy District Meeting at Sumner-Fred on 1-28-15. Adjourn: Clausen made the motion to adjourn. Time – 6:58 p.m. Reports and documents and the full text of mo-tions, resolutions or policies considered by the Board at this meeting are on fi le in the Board Secretary’s offi ce, 600 N Pine Street, West Union, Iowa, phone 563/422-3851, Ext 127, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Sue Th oms, Brd Sec’y

NORTH FAYETTE CSD BILLS FOR DECEMBER 2014POST-NOVEMBER BOARD MEETING A/P: ..HS Activity Fund, xc meal reimb ........... . $64.00 C Butikofer, act wkr ..................................... 25.00 B Dralle, act wkr ........................................... 25.00 Encore Energy Services, natural gas .... .1,334.07 Fayette County Abstract, updatehwk abstract ..................................................600.00 Gazette Communications, papersubscription . ..................................................94.62 K Ihde, act wkr .............................................. 25.00 John Deer Financial, supplies ..................... 29.03 T Menne, act wkr .......................................... 25.00 C Nading, act wkr ......................................... 50.00 Osmundson Lawn Care, hs shot put ..... 8,612.16 T Wagner, act wkr ...........................................50.00 Activity Fund, reimb meal expense .......... 128.86 Century Link, telephone ............................ 592.89 Encore Energy Services, natural gas ..... 1,154.73 Food Service Fund, reimb fees.................. 204.95 Mastercard, supplies ..................................... 10.00 MCI, telephone .......................................... .172.02 National Mississippi River Museum,tank ......................................................... 175.00 Storey Kenworthy, pac furniture ........... 7,879.12 $ 21,251.45 PRE-DECEMBER BOARD MEETING A/P: .....Cresco Building Service, kkccparking lot ............................................ $47,500.00 Rainbow Land, preschool svc ................ 7,125.77 BMO Mastercard, supp, meals,gas, computers....................................... .19,125.08 $ 73,750.85 PPEL A/P:Apple Financial Services, computerlease pmt ............................................. $ 39,034.65 $ 39,034.65

Public NoticeWest Union, Fayette County, Iowa

Monday, December 1, 2014The Board of Supervisors of Fayette County, Iowa, met on Monday,

December 1, 2014, at 9:00 a.m., at the Fayette County Supervisor’s office.The meeting was called to order by the Vice Chairperson, and the roll

was called showing the following Supervisors present and absent:Present: Jeanine Tellin & Vicki Rowland Absent: Darrel DolfMotion was made by Rowland and seconded by Tellin to approve the

current agenda.On roll call, all voted aye, none nay, and the motion was carried.Motion was made by Rowland and seconded by Tellin to approve the

minutes from the Monday, November 24, 2014 meeting. On roll call, all voted aye, none nay, and the motion was carried.

The Board met with Tim Cummings, Custodian, for an update.The following claims were approved:

Accurate Controls Supplies 237.50 1Advanced Systems Supplies 24.98 1Kenneth Aeschliman Reimbursement 47.07 1Alliant Energy Utilities 4810.52 7Alpha Garage Supplies 62.00 1Alpine Communications Service 186.85 1Arlington, City Utility 775.00 1Arnold Motor Supply Supplies 357.94 1Bank 1st West Union Service 59.76 1Bob Barker Co. Supplies 39.88 1Baumler Impl Co,Inc. Supplies 72.64 1Charles Baumler Service 9.66 1Glenn C Beauchamp Reimbursement 24.43 1James W. Bell Co. Supplies 2271.34 1Joseph P. Biver Reimbursement 150.78 1Bodensteiner Implement Supplies 208.35 3Norman E Butterfield Reimbursement 150.00 1Car Quest Supplies 831.79 1Carpenter Uniform Co. Wearing Apparel 1418.61 1CCP Industries Supplies 152.64 1CenturyLink Phone Service 1015.05 7City Laundry Service 38.16 1Croell Redi-Mix Supplies 271.50 1Decorah Mobile Glass Supplies 318.10 1Des Moines Stamp Mfg. Supplies 139.35 3Dollar General Charge Sales Supplies 156.95 1Don’s Truck Sales Inc. Supplies 2645.35 1Linda Druecker Reimbursement 19.32 1Gary Dundee Dav Driver 25.71 1Eagle Point Corporation Software 4383.34 1Earthgrains Baking Co., Inc. Supplies 509.25 1Election Systems & Software Supplies 9.00 1Rebecca J Everitt Reimbursement 59.82 1Fauser Energy Resources Supplies 16458.35 4Fayette County Roadside Services 1388.01 1Fayette Co. Sheriff Fees 153.12 1Fayette Electronics Service 243.00 1Fayette Publishing Publications 334.22 1Samantha J Ferguson Reimbursement 273.49 1Robert Fink Construction Service 115.00 1Fisk Farm & Home Supplies 839.97 1Karen K Ford Reimbursement 830.79 1Donald Fox DAV Driver 69.00 1Mick Gage Plumbing & Heating Services 85.00 1Galeton Gloves Supplies 335.96 1Harold Gieselman Election Official 23.52 1Grainger Supplies 366.17 1Greenwood Drug, Inc Supplies 5.00 1Gundersen Clinic LTD Service 332.00 1Hancock County Supervisor Fees 20.00 1Hancor Inc. Supplies 431.02 1Sharon E Harris Reimbursement 258.33 1ICS Jail Supplies, Inc Supplies 261.00 1IDALS Certifications 30.00 1Industrial Supply Solutions Supplies 9870.00 1Iowa DOT Training Fees 1600.00 1Iowa Law Enforcement Academy Training 150.00 1Iowa Patch Supplies 716.80 1Iowa State University Registra Services 750.00 1Kyle Jacobsen Reimbursement 781.76 3John Deere Financial Supplies 784.59 2K Construction, Inc. Construction 3543.04 1Karl Chevrolet Supplies 50.54 1Keystone Laboratories Inc. Supplies 25.00 1Joe Kroack DAV Driver 90.00 1Mail Services, LLC Renewal 894.02 1Ali R Manson Reimbursement 110.88 1Martin Bros. Dist. Supplies 1657.66 2Martin Equip of IA-Il Supplies 301.46 1

Doug Martin Reimbursement 10.92 1City of Maynard Wa/Sw/Landfill 38.50 1April McDermott Service 14.00 1The Mealey, LLC Rent 200.00 1Midwest Automatc Fire Sprinklr Supplies/Inspection 252.00 1Mississippi Welders Supply Co. Supplies 129.00 1Mitko Service 185.57 1Ronald H Moser Reimbursement 18.98 1Myers-Cox, Co Supplies 380.79 1NAPA Auto Parts Supplies 1187.82 6Justine Nesvik Election Official 210.00 1Newton, Dave DAV Driver 80.00 1North Iowa Juvenile Services 3875.00 1North Iowa Reporting Service 123.25 1Northern Safety Co, Inc Supplies 49.01 1Oelwein Community Plaza Rent 100.00 1Oelwein Publishing Company Publications 260.93 2Palmer Community Health Service 40.00 1Palmer HHA Fees 8750.00 1Pitney Bowes Service 727.97 2Pitney-Bowes Inc Service 141.00 1Prairie Farms Dairy Supplies 1030.23 2Prairie Meadows Lodging 61.60 1Rea Trucking Supplies 2712.00 1Reinhart Food Serv. Supplies 2305.13 1Riley’s Supplies 6.00 1Rite Price Ofc Supply Supplies 1229.00 10RJ Thomas MFG Co, Inc Supplies 1132.00 1Dustin Schott Reimbursement 333.99 1Scott Pharmacy Supplies 165.37 1Secretary of State Fee 30.00 1Shield Tech. Corp. Supplies 2475.00 1Shuck-Britson, Inc. Services 1835.50 1Spahn & Rose Lumber Supplies 491.45 1Alan Steffens Reimbursement 9.24 1Mark Stewart Reimbursement 18.90 1Robert Sturch DAV Driver 140.00 1Superior Welding Sup. Co. Supplies 805.00 1Thomas Electric Motor Supplies 68.85 1Treat America Training 250.60 1Harvey L Ungerer Reimbursement 6.30 1Fayette County Union Publications 334.75 1US Post Master CMRS - TMS Postage 1000.00 1Visa Expenses 919.19 4Weber Paper Company Supplies 223.21 1Wesco Receivables Corp. Supplies 399.94 1West Union Civic Club Supplies 48.00 1West Union Motors Supplies 2.38 1West Union Trenching Service 316.25 1City of West Union Utilities 93.00 1Whitney Reporting Services Services 74.80 1Iowa Telecom Windstream Phone Service 803.19 3Winneshiek Co. Engineer Supplies 502.70 1Ziegler Inc. Supplies 7348.50 1Zupke Sand&Gravel Supplies 10910.48 1

The Board met with Karla Organist for an update on Economic Development and Tourism.

The Board met with Rachelle Howe from Upper Explorerland for an update on projects.

Motion was made by Rowland and seconded by Tellin to approve the contract with Super Landscapes for snow removal. On roll call, all voted aye, none nay, and the motion was carried.

Motion was made by Rowland and seconded by Tellin to approve the contract with Baumler Implements for rental of skid loader for snow plow removal. On roll call, all voted aye, none nay, and the motion was carried.

The Board prepared the Supervisors District 2 Report.The Board had a discussion regarding an appointment to the Zoning

Board of Adjustment.The Board met with Al Miller, County Engineer, for a Secondary Roads

update.Motion was made by Rowland and seconded by Tellin to authorize the

Vice Chairperson to sign progress voucher #3 Sub-final for project number L-1391717- - 73-33, B Ave. Box Culvert. On roll call, all voted aye, none nay, and the motion was carried.

Effective 10/27/2014 Anthony Landis has been hired as a Part Time Deputy for the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office. His wage will be $16.72 per hour.

Effective 10/11/2014 Kenneth Aeschliman has been employed as a Deputy for the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office for 15 years. His wage will be $24.90 per hour.

The Board adjourned.Upon request, this information could be made available in large print,

and/or computer disk.Lori Moellers, County Auditor

Darrel Dolf, Chair of the BoardPublished in the Oelwein Daily Register on Friday, December 12, 2014.

DECEMBER 2014 EXPENDITURES ..................Acco/GBC, wue laminating fi lm ............ $299.44 Ahlers & Cooney, legal service ................. 211.50R Albert, phone subs .................................... 72.00All Stop, gas ................................................. 341.87Apple Computer, computer parts ............. 299.95

A Greener, tune pianos .............................. 115.00B & H Photo, hs supplies ........................... 144.18Blick Art, hs art resale ................................ 680.87Bunn Service, garbage removal ................ 431.00CAM CSD, open enrollment .................. 6,121.00P Clark, clean fb fi eld ................................. 400.00T Clark, clean fb fi eld ................................. 400.00W Clark, clean fb fi eld ............................... 400.00Daktronics, scoreboard repair ............... 1,202.50Decorah CSD, tuition/fm system ........ 10,740.00Dept. of Education, bus inspections ........ 800.00Dessel Roach, wue carpet .......................... 175.00Dollar General, hs supplies ............................9.05Easton’s Water, salt/water........................... 207.75Elwood, O’Donohoe, White, legal service 445.00Fauser, gas/diesel ..................................... 6,227.44Fayette Co Recycling, recycle bin ............... 22.49Fayette Co Union, publications ................ 652.38Fayette Lumber, snow removal ................... 75.00Fayette Publishing, wue supplies ................ 35.53Hawkeye Telephone, service ....................... 30.05Hometown Pest, pest control .................... 151.00IASB, background checks ............................ 35.00ICN, data charges ....................................... 698.74Ia Testing Program, supplies ..........................9.60Kephart’s/West, hs music ............................. 76.00Keystone, soft ware/workbooks ................. 379.05Marks Plumbing, hs supplies .................... 259.71Mayer-Johnson, soft ware ............................. 30.00Medical Enterprises, testing supplies ......... 36.00S Michael, phone subs .................................. 36.00Mick Gage, restroom rent.......................... 140.00Midwest Cleaning, nozzles .......................... 24.90Mississippi Welders, lease ............................ 25.00NAPA, hs-bus supplies ............................... 557.57NICC, tuition ......................................... 15,565.00Parallax, pltw supplies ................................ 348.78S Peterson, mileage ..................................... 138.84Poor’s Auto, diesel/gas................................ 385.92Postmaster, permit fee................................ 220.00Quality Inn, convention............................. 419.85Quillin’s, hs-mentoring supplies ................. 95.68Really Good Stuff , wue supplies ................. 94.71Rite Price, supt binder .................................. 37.89Rugged Protection, dist. supplies ............. 243.45School Bus Sales, bus parts ........................ 410.88Shell Express, gas ..................................... 1,206.17Sherwin-Williams, fi eld paint ................... 296.85Th omas Bus Sales, seat rail ........................ 191.72Timberline, coding service ........................ 166.94E Vandersee, bus px reim .......................... 172.00Waverly Shell Rock CSD, tuition ......... 27,540.00West Music, band supplies/repair ......... 1,457.28West Union Hardware, hs supplies ...............3.59West Union Motors, van repair ................ 302.22West Union Truck/Trailer, bus repairs . 2,938.43City of West Union, water ......................... 979.92Windstream, telephone ................................ 43.99Winona Controls, hs repair .................... 2,014.76TOTAL DECEMBER 2014 EXPENDITURES ...$88,272.44

Published in Th e Fayette County Union December 17, 2014

Published in The Fayette County Union December 17, 2014.

NORTH FAYETTE COMM. SCHOOL

PUBLIC NOTICE

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTFAYETTE COUNTY

Probate No. ESPR019707NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF

APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFBetty D. An� nson, Deceased.

To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Betty D. Anfi nson, Deceased, who died on or about November 5, 2014: You are hereby notifi ed that on the 19th day of November, 2014, the last will and testament of Betty D. Anfi nson, deceased, bearing date of the 30th day of December, 2009, was admitted to probate in the above-named court and that Larry L. Anfi nson was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereaft er be forever barred. Notice is further given that all persons in-debted to the estate are requested to make imme-diate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall fi le them with the clerk of the above-named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allow-ance, and unless so fi led by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid), a claim is thereaft er forever barred. Dated this 9th day of December, 2014.Larry L. Anfi nson Executor of estate726 W. 4th StreetWaterloo, IA 50702Larry L. Anfi nson, ICIS PIN No.: AT0000570Attorney for executorAnfi nson & Luce, P.L.C.726 W. 4th Street, Waterloo, IA 50702 Date of second publication 24th day of December, 2014.

Published in � e Fayette County UnionDecember 17 and 24, 2014.

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTFAYETTE COUNTY

Probate No. ESPR019713NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF

APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFJohn W. Vogel, Deceased.

To All Persons Interested in the Estate of John W. Vogel, Deceased, who died on or about August 28, 2014: You are hereby notifi ed that on the 8th day of December, 2014, the last will and testament of John W. Vogel, deceased, bearing date of the 7th day of April, 2008, was admitted to probate in the above-named court and that Margaret Ann Vogel was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or there-aft er be forever barred. Notice is further given that all persons in-debted to the estate are requested to make imme-diate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall fi le them with the clerk of the above-named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allow-ance, and unless so fi led by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid), a claim is thereaft er forever barred. Dated this 10th day of December, 2014.Margaret Ann Vogel Executor of estatec/o Beecher Law FirmPO Box 178Waterloo, IA 50704-0178Th eresa E. Hoff man, ICIS PIN No.: AT0003649Attorney for executorBeecher, Field, Walker, Morris,Hoff man & Johnson, P.C.P.O. Box 178, Waterloo, Iowa 50704-0178 Date of second publication 24th day of December, 2014.

Published in � e Fayette County UnionDecember 17 and 24, 2014.

PUBLIC NOTICE

On Wednesday, Dec. 10, the Fayette County Sheriff ’s Offi ce received a call at 10 a.m. from Starmont High School that a handwritten message of a bomb threat had been found. Fayette County Sheriff ’s deputies, the Fayette County Sheriff ’s fi re investigator, and Fayette County EMA coordina-tor responded to the school. It was determined shortly aft er their arrival that the threat was not credible. Further investigation resulted in the arrest of Logan Druecker, 16, of rural Arlington on the charge of threats, which is defi ned as any person who threatens to place or attempts to place any incendiary or explosive device or material or any destructive substance or device in any place where it will endanger persons or property. Th e charge is a Class D felony. No incendiary or explosive device was found, and no in-juries were reported.   Druecker was transported to the Fayette County Sheriff ’s Offi ce and later released to a guardian. He will be referred to juvenile authorities on the charge.  

On Monday, Dec. 8, at 3:52 a.m., the Fayette County Sheriff ’s Offi ce took a report of a vehicle on its side at the in-tersection of 280th St. and A Ave. An investigation determined that Richard Hanson of Elgin was operating a 2004 Chevrolet K3500 truck northbound on A Ave. when he was unable to stop at the T-intersection due to weather conditions.  Th e vehicle left the roadway and over-turned onto the passenger side.  No injuries were reported, but there was an estimated $3500 damage to the vehicle. Th e Fayette County Sheriff ’s Offi ce was assisted at the scene by the Clayton County Sheriff ’s Offi ce, and Clermont Fire Department and Ambulance.   Th e accident remains under investigation.

On Monday, Dec. 8, at 5:30 a.m., the Fayette County Sheriff ’s Offi ce received a report of a vehicle in the ditch on Hwy. 187/C Ave. south of 30th St. An investigation determined that Jesse Hasten, 33 of Kahoka, Mo., was operating a Dodge Caravan northbound on Hwy. 187 when he lost control on the ice-covered roadway. Th e vehicle left the roadway and entered the east ditch. Hasten was not injured, and no damage occurred to the vehicle. Th e accident remains under investigation.

Rolls vehicle by Echo Valley

On Monday, Dec. 8, at 3:57 a.m., Fayette County Sheriff ’s offi cers arrested Nazario Uribe, 53, of Fort Atkinson for theft in the fi ft h degree.   Th e arrest stems from an investigation that started in late October 2014, when it was reported to the Fayette County Sheriff ’s Offi ce that someone was removing cans from a fundraising donation box in St Lucas.  Th e cans were donated by community mem-bers and the general public to raise funds for community events in St Lucas.  On Monday, Dec. 8, at 3:45 a.m., a Fayette County deputy observed Uribe removing a

bag fi lled with approximately 100 cans from the donation box with the intent to deprive the city of St. Lucas of the funds from the cans. Uribe was transported to the Fayette County Law Enforcement Center and held while awaiting an appearance with a magistrate.

Arrested for theftin the 5th degree

Arrested on charge ofthreats at Starmont

Loses control on icy roadway

Vehicle leaves roadwayand overturns

On Sunday, Dec. 7, at approximately 2:17 p.m., the Fayette County Sheriff ’s Offi ce was notifi ed of a vehicle found on its top by the entrance to Echo Valley State Park on Echo Valley Road southeast of West Union. Upon investigation, it was determined that Zachary Mcdole of West Union was operating his 2003 Chevrolet Silverado westbound on Echo Valley Road when he lost con-trol of the vehicle, entered the north ditch, and rolled the ve-hicle onto its top. Mcdole was not injured in the accident, but the vehicle sustained approximately $6,000 in damage. Mcdole was cited for failure to maintain control.  Th e Fayette County Sheriff ’s Offi ce was assisted by the West Union Police Department and the Department of Natural Resources.

LAW ENFORCEMENT

On Th ursday, Dec. 11, Fayette County Sheriff ’s offi cers conducted an investigation on King Street in Fayette, look-

ing for persons who have been wanted for several months.   Robert Coonradt, 43, of Calmar was arrested on a Fayette County warrant; the original charge was failure to appear for driving while barred. Deputies had watched the subject leave a residence on King Street. A short foot chase ensued, and Coonradt was arrested at Triple J Mart and transported to the Fayette County Law Enforcement Center. 

It was also learned that Coonradt had four outstanding warrants from Winneshiek County.  Aft er taking Coonradt into custody, it was discovered that he was in possession of marijuana.  He was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia (a simple misdemeanor) and possession of marijuana (a Class D felony, due to previ-ous drug convictions).  Coonradt is being held in the Fayette County Law Enforcement Center on $34,500 cash bond.

Coonradt arrestedon multiple charges

On Friday, Dec. 12, the Fayette County Sheriff ’s Offi ce fi led charges of livestock neglect and failure to dispose of dead bodies (animal carcasses) against Duane Landis, 50, and Margaret Landis, 49, of rural Arlington. Th e charges are sim-ple misdemeanors. Th ese charges were fi led aft er completion of an investiga-tion that started on Oct. 9, 2014, when Fayette County depu-ties executed a search warrant on the Landis property. At that time fi ve horses were removed from the property. Th e Fayette County Sheriff ’s Offi ce also worked with the Landises to make sure carcasses found on the property had been properly dis-posed of.  Th e Fayette County Sheriff ’s Offi ce was assisted by an area veterinarian in this investigation.

Charges of animal neglect,failure to dispose of carcasses

OWI, open container,speeding charges

Vehicle loses tire, part of axle system Friday On Friday, Dec. 12, at approximately 7 p.m., the Fayette County Sheriff ’s Offi ce received a 911 call of a two-vehicle ac-cident near the intersection of Highway 3 and N Avenue.  When deputies arrived on the scene, it was learned that James Trotter, 67, of Dayton was traveling westbound on Highway 3 when a tire on his 1999 Chevy Suburban came off the vehicle.  Upon further investigation, it was also discovered that part of the vehicle’s axle system had come off and struck a vehicle owned by Brent Kuker, 48, of West Union, who was heading eastbound on Highway 3, causing the Kuker vehicle to become disabled. Kuker’s 2006 Chrysler Town and Country received an estimated $3000 damage, and damage to Trotter’s Chevy Suburban was estimated at $2500.  No injuries were reported at the scene.  Th e Fayette County Sheriff ’s Offi ce was assisted by the Oelwein Fire Deparment.  Th is accident remains under investigation.  

Decorah Sales Commission

Decorah Sales Commission 563-382-4203

Jesse Massman • 563-419-9553

Market Report: Dec. 15

Head Count: 401

High Ch. Bf Strs & Hfrs 162-166.00

Choice Bf Strs & Hfrs 157-162.00

Sel. & Ch. Bf Strs & Hfrs 152-157.00

High Ch. Hol Strs & Hfrs 142-146.00

Choice Hol Strs & Hfrs 136-142.00

Sel. & Ch. Hol. Strs & Hfrs 131-136.00

Market Cows 80-98.00

High Dressing Mkt Cows 98-110.00

Market Bulls 105-126.50

Gd Tk. Home Hol. Veal Calves up to 430.00

B-4 Wednesday, December 17, 2014/The Fayette County Union

On Sunday, Dec. 14, at approximately 1:11 a.m., the Fayette County Sheriff ’s Offi ce received a report of a black truck that had entered the ditch near the intersection of Highway 187 and Highway 3.  Th e vehicle reportedly drove out of the ditch and proceeded toward Arlington at a high rate of speed.  A Fayette County deputy responded and later located a black Chevrolet truck traveling north on Highway 150 near 130th Street at a high rate of speed.  Th e deputy stopped the ve-hicle for the speed violation and identifi ed the driver as John Hayes, 21, of Arlington.  Following an investigation, Hayes was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated, fi rst off ense, speed-ing, and having an open container.  Hayes was transported to the Fayette County Law Enforcement Center, where he was held overnight.   

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155.5 ACRE REAL ESTATEAUCTION

Sat., December 20, 2014 • 10:00 A.M.Sale Location: Fayette County Fairgrounds

Pavilion, 504 S. Vine Street, West Union, IA.

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Sidney & Beverly Crowe EstateRobert Crowe & Scott Crowe, Co-Executors

25179 Juniper Rd., West Union, IA

155.5 Acres M/L Located in Dover Township Sections 32 & 33 in Fayette County, IA.

This is the Crowe Family Century Farm Being Offered in 5 Parcels to Suit the Buyer.

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Parcel #1: App. 4.5 Acres M/L on Hard Surface W42/Juniper Rd with a Grand Two Story Home featuring 4 Bedrooms, 1.5

Baths, High Ceilings, Original Woodwork, Spacious Floor Plan, Attached Two Car Garage, and Much More! You must see to appreciate the character and potential of this home!

The acreage also has 40’x63’ Steel Utility Building, 30’x102’ Historic Barn, Other Various Outbuildings, Mature Grove of Pine Trees, and area to add-on buildings or use for pasture. A nice opportunity to purchase an acreage on a hard surface

road just minutes from town!Parcel #2: App. 74.5 Acres M/L Located in Section 32

Dover Twp. Currently has 62 Acres Tillable with 64.7 CSR2 Average, but has the potential for more ground to be put into production. Has a Grove of Young Black Walnut Trees. Road frontage to the East on W42/Juniper Rd. The building site is being offered separately from this parcel & the new buyer of

this parcel will be responsible for putting in a driveway. Parcel #3: Consists of Parcels 1 & 2, App. 79 Acres M/L with

62 Acres Tillable, Two Story Home & Outbuildings. Good Road Frontage to the East on W42/Juniper Rd.

Taxes App. $2,738.Parcel #4: App. 76.5 Acres M/L located in Section 33 Dover Twp. Good Productive Farmland with 73 Acres Tillable and 74.9 CSR2 Average. Good Road Frontage to the West on

W42/Juniper Rd and to the South on 250th Street. Taxes App. $1,878.

Parcel #5: Complete Farm, 155.5 Acres M/L with 135 Acres Tillable. 35.4 Acre Corn Base, 10 Acre Oats Base, and 9.9

Acre Soybean Base. This is an Excellent Opportunity to Purchase a Farm with Good CSR2 Averages and a Historic Home & Outbuildings, all Located on a Hard Surface Road Just Two Miles from West Union. Taxes App. $4,616 a year.

Method of Auction: 10% Down Payment December 20, 2014. Balance due on Possession with Clear Title around March 1, 2015. This sale is not contingent upon financing

and is selling As Is and Subject to Approval. Announcements Made Sale Day Take Precedence Over Printed Materials.

Real Estate Brokerage & Closing Agent Alice Koempel, Trager & Koempel Law Offices, West Union, IA.

Auctioneer’s Note: This Farm has been in the Crowe Family since the late 1800’s. Here’s an excellent

opportunity to purchase good productive land in Fayette County with a Historic Century Homestead. If you’ve

been looking to purchase land in the area or expand your operation, you’ll want to make plans to look at this property!

ITEMS TO BE SOLD FOLLOWING THE REAL ESTATE: ‘03 Chevrolet S10 LS Extended Cab Pickup, 2WD, 5 Spd, 4 Cyl 2.2, 30,000 Miles; ‘81 MF 285 Diesel Tractor, WF, 3pt, 15.5x38 Tires, 1 Owner, Good Condition, 1573 Hrs., Ser# 9A348767; Ferguson TO-35 Tractor, Ser# 157676; OMC Mustang 1200 Skidloader w/ Wisconsin Air Cooled Engine, 1144 Hrs.; H&S Load Master Manure Spreader; Schultz 3pt 5’ Mower; 3pt Blade; Simplicity ZT 1438 Riding Lawn Mower; Cutter Sleigh.

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Drivers (PT) needed for Decorah and surrounding areas. Must have or be able to secure a Class C CDL license with passenger

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in pre-employment and random drug testing also required.

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NEICAC is an EOE. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request for individuals with disabilities.

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HELP WANTEDThe West Union Parks and Rec

Department is accepting applications for assistant managers, lifeguards, water safety instructors, and aides.

Applications are available online at www.WUParkandRec.com or

they can be picked up at City Hall.They must be returned by December 31, 2014

Prairie View Management, Inc.Th e following positions are available

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New 40-gal. LP Gas Water Heater, 50% off • Used LB White heater, excellent condition • Wall heaters (LP Gas) Save 75%

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THIS IS IT – It has TO GO!Questions? Call Scott, 563-880-4703

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Do you love cooking for a crowd?Traditions of West Union is looking for a dedicated, hardworking individual to fill a part time opening in our kitchen.

Requirements include: food preparation experience, excellent customer service and interpersonal skills; strong communication skills; highly organized; upbeat energetic personality; high level of confidentiality; and ability to multi-task. Hours vary and include every other weekend.

If you are looking for an opportunity to be part of a progressive company, stop by to fill out an application or check us out on line at www.traditionswestunion.com.

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Full Time RN - Quality ManagementChallenging position available in our Quality Management Department for an RN. This position is responsible for the collection, management and analysis of quality data and the preparation of quality reports. In addition, the Quality Management Nurse participates in the development, implementation and measurement of clinical practice guidelines and work flows that increase the probability of desired patient outcomes. The Quality Management Nurse works closely with the information technology department and will also collaborate with inpatient, outpatient and clinic departments throughout the medical center. Current license to practice as an RN in the state of Iowa; BSN preferred. Proven ability to understand, analyze, and interpret data and regulatory standards with a minimum of three years clinical experience required. EMR experience from a care provider and an application perspective beneficial. Must be a team player with the ability to communicate with all staff. Generally day hours. Salaried, exempt position. Benefits including health, dental/vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, IPERS pension, and generous PTO accruals.Winneshiek Medical Center is a growing rural healthcare center offering a positive and progressive working environment as well as competitive salary and benefits.

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FOR SALEHELP WANTED – Temporary or full-time driver. Class A CDL. Gary Bishop Trucking, (563) 380-4650. 49p51

North Fayette Community School is accepting appli-cations for a dishwasher/server and a library para-educator. Two years of college or a paraeducator certifi cate (or working to-ward it) required. Send let-ter of application to Travis Elliott, Principal, North Fayette CSD, 400 N. Pine St., West Union, IA 52175. Closing date is Dec. 22, 2014. EOE/AA. 51u51

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Executive Director: Full-time position with nonprofit agency. Will provide direction in development and coor-dination of early childhood and adolescent program services. Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree with three years’ experience in plan-ning, implementing and managing multiple projects. Knowledge of grant management and fiscal activities desired. Demonstrated managerial, supervision and administrative skills necessary. Experience in community collaborative projects beneficial. Must have a flexible schedule. Competitive wage and benefit package. Application deadline January 5, 2015. Please send letter of in-terest, resume and three professional references to: Executive Director Search Committee, Parent Share & Support, 116 E. Charles Street, Oelwein, IA 50662.

CPA firm looking for experienced tax preparer.

Required qualifications: 2 years’ experience individual

and corporate income tax preparation required.

Mail resume and cover letter toDrahos & Senft, CPA’s, PC

Box 430 Postville, Iowa 52162No phone calls please.

EMPLOYMENT

Wednesday, December 17, 2014/The Fayette County Union B-5

Resident Care Aide Or CNA

Oxford Property Management is looking for compassionate, dedicated, dependable Universal Workers or CNA at our Traditions of West Union facility that provides indepen-dent, assisted care, and memory care support and services.

Resident care aide responsibilities include: provide personal care needs to all residents; assist with general housekeeping needs; promote and take part in activities to increase resident participation. Requirements include: excellent customer service and interpersonal skills; strong communication skills; highly organized; upbeat energetic personality; high level of confi dentiality; and ability to multi-task. Hours available: Full-time fi rst shift as well as PRN for other shift s.

If you are looking for an opportunity to be part of a progressive company, stop by to fi ll out an application or send resume to:

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To the editor: Deer and vehicle collisions are at record numbers. High deer populations have caused fatalities, people shot during hunting seasons, property damage, and increase in insurance rates. You cannot drive in early mornings or evenings without high risk of a deer collision. It’s like this because deer are pur-posely managed to be at high populations to satisfy a minor-ity of zealots who fi nd fun in killing, wounding and causing misery to another species. NONE of this is done for “need.” Wildlife should be managed by neutral personnel (or even animal rights activists) instead of by avid hunters and trappers as it now is. For more info on this, see www.all-crea-tures.org/cash. Back in the ‘60s and’70s, we didn’t have four vehicle-deer collisions every 24 hours in Fayette County, and there was little or no deer hunting at that time. Th is letter is NOT against the Second Amendment. Herman Lenz Sumner

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Prairie View open house Prairie View Manage-ment, Inc. hosted its an-nual holiday open house on Sunday, Dec 7. Th e event was held at Prairie View in the main dining room from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Many clients, fam-ily members, staff , and other guests were present. Piano music was provided by Rebecca Zupke of Randalia and Lexi Vanleuven. Santa Claus made a special appear-ance. Many enjoyed spend-ing time telling him their Christmas wishes. Door prizes were given to Robin Drechsel and Elaine Jermeland, both of West Union.

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You may have noticed by the improved writing in the sports section last week that I was on a short vacation, a quick trip to Lubbock, Texas, to visit our daughter, Shena, and her husband, Chad. Th e visit was fi ne, but the trip was an-other story. We foolishly booked with an airline I shall call – due to a litigious society and sen-sitive corporate types — Russian Buzzard Airline (Buzzard Air, for short). Known for its delays, Buzzard Air kept its reputation untarnished by being over an hour-and-a-half late out of Cedar Rapids on Th ursday, Dec. 4. Th at meant we’d miss the connecting fl ight out of Dallas, even though that airport is famous for “no plane leaves on time.” However, it could have been worse; a fl ight by a diff erent airline to Las Vegas was over three hours late. Our fl ight over the cloud layers looked like a journey above the arctic. I almost ex-pected an orca pursuing a narwhal to jump out of the clouds. Or maybe, a polar bear

chasing the original fast-food franchise – National Geographic photographers emerg-ing from the icecap-like clouds. Eventually, we landed to face our four hours in the concrete jungle known as the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, home of the $2 cup of bad coff ee. We were told to board out of Gate B-43. Now Dallas is famous for gate changes, but little did we know that bingo, airline-style, awaited us. As expected, our gate soon changed to B-45. Aft er dinner and coff ee, we get to B-45 and the sign says “Boarding in 37 minutes!” One more stroll around the airport, and we return to B-45. No boarding sign, just an advertisement for Buzzard Air showing pas-sengers smiling as they leave on time – the writers are now gainfully employed writing scripts for the SyFy channel! To make a long story short, we went from B-45 to B-41, to B-49, to B-44, and so on, and on and on, until we fi nally fl ew out of B-46 – late, of course! We literally hit every gate between B-41

It could havebeen worse . . .

then it was

and B-49 before departure. I did play hero once. As the red-faced clerk announced yet another change, I yelled, “Bingo!” As the potential mob laughed, company employees were able to hide the fruit and vegetables in the local stores to prevent them from being thrown. However, it could have been worse; judg-ing by the schematic of the airport, one fl ight to Arkansas was switched to a gate that was prob-ably in Arkansas! Coming home, it did get worse! Coming home we get to the Lubbock air-port on Tuesday morning, Dec. 9, and notice that the fi rst of four daily fl ights to Dallas is cancelled! Seems there is dense fog in Dallas. I later saw photos, and it was a dense fog. However, there is probably $100 million of instruments on the plane that can talk to the $200 million of instruments in the tower to enable the plane to fl y blind. Our alternative on the trip was a “friendly skies” fl ight to Denver, where they fl y in every-thing but severe blizzards. Dallas can’t even get out of fog! We asked the nice clerk in Lubbock when the next fl ight was available. My scream of “Monday?!” normally would have drawn a lot of attention but went unno-ticed in the cacophony of screams, moans, and assorted exclamations I can’t repeat in a family paper. Four fl ights a day and nothing open for a week? I still don’t believe it! However, the clerk could get us a fl ight out of Amarillo at 2 p.m. that day. Now Amarillo is two hours north, and it’s already 11:30 a.m. I fi gure by the time we get there, get our bags checked, and get through security, our fl ight would be landing in Dallas! We settle for Amarillo the next day at 4:30 p.m. According to the clerk, Amarillo “has a much bigger airport.” Lubbock has all of eight gates; Amarillo had seven – and they call both “international airports”! I suppose that means both have at least one fl ight to Oklahoma, which most Texans believe is a foreign country. At any rate, we get on the plane and the scheduled 4:30 p.m. fl ight actually leaves at 4 p.m., which really means 4:10 p.m. I suspect the three empty seats were from passengers who actually believed 4:30 p.m. meant 4:30 p.m. and it would be late anyway! Th en, something truly unbelievable hap-pened: Our fl ight from Dallas actually left from the gate originally announced! In four tries, that was a fi rst. And it only left 14 minutes late – a Dallas-Fort Worth record that may stand forever! However next time, even though it may be December, I think we might try the Denver connection – anything but Buzzard Air!

Wednesday, December 17, 2014/The Fayette County Union C-1

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Micah Gearhart is one of the many new em-ployees joining the cur-rent staff at NFV this year. He is employed as the NFV Middle School and Valley Elementary principal. Mr. Gearhart grew up in Apache, Oklahoma and Dumont, Iowa. He graduat-ed from Hampton-Dumont High School. Th roughout High School, he was involved in: drama; football; wres-tling; SADD; Fellowship of

Returns close to home to become NF Elementary Principal

By: Allison Butikofer

Travis Elliott is a new face to the North Fayette Elementary. He is the prin-cipal at North Fayette Elementary as of this year. Mr. Elliot is from Postville, which is also the school he attended. While in high school, he was involved in football, bas-ketball, and golf. He graduat-ed from Postville high school and then went on to attend University of Northern Iowa, where he received both his

A new face to Northeast IowaBy: Callie Halverson

On November 15th the members of the North Fayette Valley Lego League team (Brooks Hovden, Trevor Rowray, Claire Halverson, Easton Halverson, Sage Matt, Colin Gavin, Zander Britt, Mia Gibson, and Payton Lehmann), competed at the annual Lego League contest held at Central in Elkader.

Th e project group, which consisted of Trevor Rowray, Claire Halverson, and Zander Britt, set up the skit for the group to use at their competition. Th e robot group, which consisted of Easton Halverson, Brooks Hovden, Colin Gavin, programed the robot to com-plete the missions on the table. Some examples of missions would be programming the robot to throw a ball into a mini soccer net or to open a Lego door.

Sage Matt, Mia Gibson, and Payton Lehmann worked on the project team, the robot team, and worked on core val-ues. Core values are showing good sportsmanship to other teams at the contest. Our team showed core values by taping thoughtful notes to jolly ranchers to hand out to other teams.

Th e team presented their project once and had the robot complete each mission three diff erent times throughout the day. Th ey came home with a fi rst place victory and will be competing in Ames on January 17th.

Congratulations to the Lego League Team and good luck at Ames!

North Fayette Valley Lego League Team

PALS is a great oppor-tunity to get to know the younger kids. It is an amazing experience for both the high school students involved in PALS and the preschoolers themselves. Th e preschoolers look up to their PALS partner in more ways than many people would imagine. Th e high schoolers have a tremendous infl uence on the preschool-ers. Th e high schoolers do many diff erent activities with the preschoolers including reading books, playing in-door and outdoor games, many holiday activities, and so much more. Th e high schoolers enjoy being in-volved in the PALS program because they know they make a diff erence in the pre-school student’s lives. One of the activities Brian Jensen has enjoyed participating in this year through PALS has been showing the preschoolers the turkey calls. He and Alex

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Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts. Mr. Elliott’s fi rst teaching job was as an elementary teacher in Waterloo. He remained in this position until 2011, when he accepted a job as a LEAD teacher at Orange Elementary in Waterloo. In 2014, he was hired at NFV as the new elementary principal. In his free time he enjoys watching sports, golfi ng, read-ing, doing research, and spending time with his family. He has three children Peyton, Kendall, and Shay. So far he says that his greatest experience has been the fi rst Olweus Kick-Off Assembly held earlier this year. Mr. Elliot says that he cannot wait to watch the students grow up and succeed in life. Th e best advice he can give to his students is learn to problem solve, preserve, and to be a lifelong learner to the fast advancing world. Welcome to NFV, Mr. Elliott!

Christian Athletes; track; concert choir; swing choir; FTA (Future Teachers of America); and honor classes. For college, he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching from Wartburg. Mr. Gearhart received his Master’s Degree from Mankato State University and is currently working on his Doctoral degree from Western Illinois. He was previously employed in Estherville Lincoln Central, Armstrong-Ringsted, Camanche, and Spirit Lake.  He and his wife Alyssa have three children: Josiah, Alexander, and Adaleigh. His most memorable experiences this year have been working with the students and some of the best educators in the business of teaching. He would advise students through-out school to do many things including: getting involved; re-specting authority; staying out of peer-drama; creating and setting goals; avoiding negativity with friends; and focusing on academics. Good luck this year, Mr. Gearhart!

QUESTION OF THE MONTHBy Manni Pirillo

“What famous person have you had a crush on?”

Dillon Lee - Jen nifer Lorenz

Katie Tessmer - Brad Pitt

Molly Wenthold - Adrian Clayborn

Aubrey Waller -Jensen Ackles

By: Callie Halverson

PALS in the PreschoolFettkether brought in turkey calls and demonstrated the diff erent calls made by tur-keys. Both boys have been involved in this program for the past two years. Brian also enjoys seeing the kids out in the community; whether it is a doctor, farmer or teacher’s child. Th e little kids always remember the high school-ers and this is a highlight for both! PALS is a fantastic pro-gram for both age groups. Th e advisors for this pro-gram are Mr. Ryan Holthaus and Mrs. Monica Enyart.

By: Chase Tysland and Garrett Lauer

Project Lead Th e Way is a program set up for stu-dents to help them learn how to solve problems and keep moving foreword. PLTW (Project Lead Th e Way) isn’t just in high school though, there are classes all the way through K-12. Recently the PLTW students have made their own 3D puzzle cubes and are going to post how to solve them on YouTube. When interviewed, Daniel Wander stated, “We get to manage our own time. I like this because it is less stressfull”. It gives him time to work through the class assignment and understand the material. Benjamin Fettkether also enjoys the class. He says designing the cubes on computer using a program called “Inventor Professional” is really fun. Th e program lets you see the creations in 3-D. Mason Ward is another student in the class. He says the class prepares him for problem-solving in the fu-ture. Mason has created two

Project Lead The Way

Mason Ward, Daniel Wander and Benjamin Fettkether enjoy being involved with Project Lead the Way.

3x3x3 puzzle cubes using the program. Students in this class cre-ate many hands-on projects, all setting their own pace. Instructors for the course

are Mr. Neal Bentley and Mr. Tracy Nuss. Both have had taken the PLTW Academy in Ames, Iowa over the summer and have spent many hours learning the material. NFV

welcomes this new program and opportunity for its stu-dents to learn, discover, and enjoy.

By: Manni Pirillo

North Fayette Valley FFA PALS member Travis Jensen re-cently helped his preschool “PAL” Austin Bohner mail off a letter to Santa at the West Union Chamber of Commerce Offi ce.

After a fi rst place fi nish at the annual Lego League Contest in Elkader, North Fayette Valley Middle School team members look-ing forward to competing at the upcoming state competition in Ames are (front, l-r) coach Julie Frieden, Claire Halverson, Mia Gibson, Payten Lehmann, Sage Matt, Upper Iowa University (UIU) professor and Lego League mentor Jim Jacobs; (back) UIU student and mentor Henrique Donati, Easton Halverson, Trevor Rowray, Brooks Hovden, Colin Gavin, Zander Britt, and Joel Grimes. The LEGO team is coached by Julie Frieden. Core values of the team include gracious professionalism, teamwork and competition. FIRST Lego League strongly values the principles within core values.

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Kent Koltoff (left), assistant director of the First Judicial District, expresses his concerns to Senators Mike Breitbach (center) and Brian Schoenjahn re-garding maintenance costs in the correctional facili-ties within his district. The discussion took place at the Dec. 11 open house at the West Union Residential Correctional Facility. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Gary Gissel, Buchanan County Supervisor and First Judicial District Board of Directors mem-ber, Senator Mike Breitbach, and state Representative Bruce Bearinger (l-r) attended a pre-sentation Thursday at the West Union Residential Correctional facility. The presentation de-tailed the facility’s needs for future funding. (Zakary Kriener photo)

ager Mark Smith, along with several other representa-tives from the First Judicial

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of facilities within the dis-trict, which consists of an 11-county area. State Senators Brian Schoenjahn and Mike Breitbach, as well as state Representatives Bruce Bearinger and Patti Ruff , were in attendance on Th ursday, Dec. 11, for the presentation. In addition to Smith, presenters included First District Assistant Director Kent Kolthoff and First District Director Karen Herkelman. Smith discussed the overall increase in insurance cost for the First District, as well as the impact on the oth-er eight districts in the state of Iowa. In the First District, there will be a 17 percent in-crease in premiums for the coming year, an increase of $133,248. Smith also discussed the cost eff ect of retirement packages within the First District, which he anticipates will be over $250,000 in 2015. He did express gratitude

that the West Union facility was able to hire Jon Reeg as a facility supervisor, a position that has been vacant for fi ve years. Smith expressed the need for renewed funding to replace an expiring grant that supports residents with both mental health issues and drug problems. Since off enders who are classifi ed by these two traits are not eligible to be admit-ted to drug courts, facili-ties within the district have developed a system to give these off enders the help they need. Koltoff expressed con-cern over the need for main-tenance funding for facilities. Th e district owns four resi-dential facilities and two of-fi ce buildings, as well as rents three additional facilities. Among these nine buildings, there are only three mainte-nance workers to manage the upkeep. Th e First Judicial District’s current budget is $18,689,851 for the current fi scal year. Of that budget,

senators and representatives to support the $1 million request for building main-tenance, which has nearly $800,000 of currently identi-fi ed maintenance needs. Th e assistant director also addressed the funding needed for a “technology re-investment,” which includes new camera systems, ICN fi ber-optic line, and video-conferencing installation. Th e cost of these im-provements would total $309,000, but would be a one-time cost that would save the facilities money in the long run. First District Director Karen Herkelman addressed the senators and representa-tives next, highlighting the facilties’ plans for the coming years. She stated that it is hoped their plan to reduce recidivism rates of moderate- to high-risk off enders will improve by 20 percent over the next two years and by 30 percent over the next fi ve. She also expressed hope that infrastructure could be improved by updating job descriptions, improving the hiring process, improving training quality assurance, and looking at the re-entry process. In addition, Herkelman urged the legislators to look at legislation involving “bumping.” Recently, laws have tak-en away “bumping” rights for supervisors. Th is prevents them from replacing, or “bumping,” junior employers who are not being laid off for a position for which the su-pervisor is qualifi ed. Herkelman stated that in the case of a lay-off , the facili-ties will lose their most expe-rienced employees. Th is also serves as a disincentive for contract-covered employees to apply for promotions into a supervisory role. Th e director closed the presentation by expressing gratitude toward the local legislators for hearing their concerns.

$16,754,125 is di-rectly spent on personnel costs. Over $14,750,000 of the budget is allocated from the state, leaving the District over $2,000,000 short of what is needed just to meet per-sonnel cost. “We need to generate nearly $4,000,000 in local revenues to meet our budget. Th is includes grants, supervision fees, facility rent, and other methods,” noted Koltoff . Koltoff re-ported several ex-amples of facilities that require atten-tion, including the need for a cooling tower and a new roof at the West Union site. He asked state

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