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The Elgin Echo
Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Volume 129, Issue 6
ELGIN
The Newspaper That Serves Its Readers.
A1
Keira Lee
OFFICAL NEWSPAPER FOR FOR FAYETTE COUNTY AND THE CITIES OF ELGIN, CLERMONT AND WADENA
TAKO goes sledding
SPORTS
More photos on page A10
More on pages A8 and A9.
Talking to your kids about
marijuana
Ninety years a
Brian Smith
bsmith@fayettepublishing.com
tor Stacie Schroeder.

Schroeder also pointed out that marijuana has
Marijuana use may be legal in some situaa high risk of addiction and a high potential for
tions, but that doesnt mean it is any less harmabuse and that the risks of using it may far outful. This is the message that Valley Community
weigh any medicinal benefits.
Coalition hopes to communicate to the commuThe three main goals of the presentation are to
nity through a free training to be held Thursday,
address some of the misconceptions surrounding
Feb. 26.
the safety of marijuana, to create awareness and edThe training is being provided as a resource
ucation on local data and current drug trends, and
for parents and adults working with youth in
to practice youth marijuana discussions and sticky
the North Fayette Valley community. How to adsituations.
dress childrens questions
Carol Hopp, who is a
about marijuana is an iscommunity
prevention
Four out of 10 Iowa
sue that often comes up,
specialist with Helping Serespecially in todays world
high school students
vices for Northeast Iowa,
where some states have
will facilitate the training.
think that smoking
legalized its use. With the
According to the Iowa
amount of conflicting inmarijuana once a week is Youth Survey, 4 out of 10
formation that is available
Iowa high school students
not a great risk.
about marijuana, answerthink that smoking mariing some of those ques-Iowa Youth Survey
juana once a week is not a
tions can prove difficult.
great risk. This training will
The training will provide
hopefully help adults communicate the dangers of
an opportunity to talk through situations and
marijuana use to youth who dont fully understand
collect ideas on how best to approach this topic
the risks, added Schroeder.
with youth.
The training will be held Thursday, Feb. 26,
In this training we are hoping to help parfrom 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Valley Community Coents navigate the mixed messages surroundalition Youth Center, which is located at 505 Laring marijuana in the media, including medical,
rabee Street in Clermont. There is no charge for the
legal, and recreational use. What many do not
training, and a light meal will be provided.
understand is that marijuana remains classified
as a Schedule I drug by the Drug Enforcement
Agency and that smoking it will cause memory MARIJUANA
and health problems, explained VCC coordinaContinued on page A2.
Elgin library book sale
Valentines Day has always

been special for Inez Luchsinger, who was born Feb. 14, 1925.
She will be celebrating her
90th birthday soon with many
friends and family members
who will be present at an open
house to wish her well.
Brian Smith
bsmith@fayettepublishing.com
February 14, 1925, brought

a special Valentines Day gift to
Alfred and Georgia Clark of rural
West Union. Their daughter, who
was named Inez Mae after two
of her mothers sisters, was born
that day. While sharing a birthday
with a holiday that is reserved for
sweethearts proclaiming their
love for one another might not
sound too desirable to some, Inez
Luchsinger has always enjoyed
the fact that her birthday is on
Valentines Day.
Often we would celebrate
my birthday multiple times, with
a cake at a church dinner, a family
party, at a Wednesday game night,
or at the Elgin Meal Site, which I
helped to manage for a number
of years. I have always had a lot
of fun celebrating my birthday on
Valentines Day, which just made
The Friends of the Elgin Public Library invites all book lovers
to the organizations annual Book
Sale Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 1214, at the library.
Hours will be from 1:30 p.m.
to 6:30 p.m. Thursday; 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. Friday; and 9 a.m. to noon
Saturday.
Items for sale include books,
games, cookbooks, puzzles, audio books, CDs, VHS tapes, and
DVDs.
With the purchase of five
items, buyers may get one item of
equal or lesser value free!
Those making purchases can
also sign up for a door prize drawing.
All proceeds from the sale
will be used to purchase new materials for the library.
a little later and then I finished

the dishes. When he came back,
we went out on our first date, related Inez with a smile.
After the two had been dating for a while, Inezs 18th birthday rolled around. Clifton presented her with a ring that day,
and the couple became engaged
on Feb. 14, 1943. Clifton and Inez
were married on June 14, 1944,
which coincided with Flag Day.
I told everyone that they got
all the flags out for our wedding
celebration! laughed the devoted wife and mother.
Cliff was drafted into the
Army, so Inez lived in West Union
Friends of the Elgin Library member

Anna Wenger examines a couple of
the books that will be for sale during
the organizations annual book sale at
the library Thursday-Saturday. (Photo submitted)
Growing up in West Union, Inez

Luchsinger is the daughter of
Alfred and Georgia Clark. Here,
she is seen outside her parents
house in a new dress of which
she was quite fond.
Fayette Co. Newspapers captures 14 state awards
LeAnn Larson
lanews@thefayettecountyunion.com
The Fayette County Union and

Fayette Publishing staff members
were honored with a number of
awards at the 2015 Convention and
Trade Show held Feb. 5-6 at the Des
Moines Marriott Hotel. Presentations
were made to the staff as part of the
INA 2015 Better Newspaper Contests
Inez (Clark) Luchsinger, shown

here outside her parents home, attended school in West Union. She
recalls her mother making special
valentine cookies for the students in
her class to help her celebrate her
birthday.
awards ceremony.
Publisher LeAnn Larson states,
I am extremely proud of our entire staff and the recognition they
received for the commitment and
hard work put into our various
weekly products. Being able to capture awards in so many different categories truly represents their ongoing
dedication to our valued subscribers,
business accounts and to our company.

The winners of 14 awards in 10
categories are as follows:
Union Editor Mike Van Sickle
was honored with a second-place
award for his breaking news story
AWARDS
Continued on page A5.
it even more special, said the Elgin resident, who will be turning
90 this year.
Inez grew up and attended
school in West Union. Some of
her earliest memories of her Valentine birthday are making cookies to take to school each year in
order to celebrate both occasions
with her classmates.
My mother would make
special Valentine cookies with
frosting and I would take them
to school to give out to everyone
instead of the usual paper valentines. Everyone seemed to look
forward to those, and I think we
did that all the way up through
eighth grade, recalled Inez.
When Inez was halfway
through her junior year of high
school, her mother had another
baby. When her mother got sick
and could not care for the child,
Inez quit school to stay home and
take care of her baby sister. She
later got a job working at the A&P
grocery store in West Union.
It was during this time that
she met Clifton Dale Miller, who
actually came to her door one day
and asked her out on a date.
When he asked, I went to my
parents and asked them if it was
all right. They said that I couldnt
go until the supper dishes were
done, so I told him to come back
When Inez Luchsinger was a teenager, her mother had a baby but
was too ill to care for the child
herself. Inez quit school in order to
stay home and care for her baby
sister, Sandra (pictured).
near where his parents lived until he returned home. They then
lived outside of West Union with
Cliff working as a hand for a local
farmer for a couple of years. After
that, they moved to Elgin and began farming on their own.
Over the years Inez worked at
the A&P and Jack and Jill stores
in West Union, Moores grocery
LUCHSINGER
Continued on page A2.
A2
The Elgin Echo
Winter Survival Day

2015 held
MARIJUANA cont. from front

During his 40 years in
law enforcement, Fayette
County Sheriff Marty Fisher believes the rate of marijuana use and arrests have
remained steady. More
recently, he admits that
over the past 1 years, the
number of arrests involving
marijuana illegally transported from Colorado have
increased.
It is a huge benefit
anytime a group or organization can help educate
and/or train parents and
other adults about marijuana, alcohol, or other
substances, said Fisher,
while praising the ongoing
efforts of the VCC. These
programs do so much to
help adults see the signs of
alcohol and drug use and
correctly answer questions
asked by their children or
others.
Space for the training
Fifth- and sixth-grade students at North Fayette and Valley participated in Winter Survival Day near Elgin on Friday. Students Bailey
Pavlovec and Brayden Kaeppel (l-r) work on constructing the base
for their fire. (Zakary Kriener photo)
Approximately one year ago, Fayette County Sheriffs deputies seized 13 one-gallon containers filled
with processed marijuana, seven marijuana plants, marijuana seeds, methamphetamine, OxyContin,
computers, a portable green house, two firearms and a variety of drug paraphernalia during a search
of a rural Stanley home. Marijuana may be legal in some situations, but that doesnt mean it is any
less harmful. This is the message that Valley Community Coalition hopes to communicate to the community through a free training to be held in Clermont on Thursday, Feb. 26. (File photo)
is limited, so those wishing to attend should RSVP

by Friday, Feb. 20, to Stacie
Schroeder by calling (563)

423-5150 or by e-mail at valleycommunitycoalition@
gmail.com.
Inez did her best to continue on as well. Volunteering

her time to help others was
something she found to be
very worthwhile. In addition to managing the Elgin
Meal Site for seniors, Inez
served a number of years
as the Legion Auxiliary
treasurer, helped with the
Awana Club, and was the
sunday school secretary
for First Baptist Church of
Elgin.
When she first met Pete
Luchsinger, she wasnt really looking to get married
again, but after the two began spending some time together, it became apparent
that their feelings for one
another were strong. On
Jan. 22, 1977, Pete and Inez
were married.
As it turned out, my
daughter had been married only a short time before my second marriage.
She always gives me a hard
time about having to come
back from her honeymoon
to attend our wedding,
laughed Inez with a twinkle in her eye.
Inez remembered that
Pete would always bring
her a yellow rose on Feb.
14 to celebrate Valentines
Day and her birthday. The

couple had been married
almost 23 years when Pete
died on Jan. 20, 2001.
This year, Inez will be celebrating her 90th birthday
on Feb. 14. Her daughter,
Kay, will continue the tradition of making a chocolate birthday cake with
chocolate icing. However,
this years family celebration will be a bit larger than
usual.
We are having a big party,
and many of my friends
and family members will
be there. I have 14 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, and one greatgreat-grandchild. I am
very excited and looking
forward to seeing everyone
who can come! exclaimed
Inez excitedly.
Cartoonist
Charles
M.
Schulz once wrote in one of
his Peanuts comic strips,
All you need is love. But
a little chocolate now and
then doesnt hurt. Heres
hoping that Inez Luchsinger enjoys her chocolate
birthday cake this Valentines Day, as well as an
outpouring of love from
her family and friends.
LUCHSINGER cont. from front

store in Elgin, and for an
insulation and painting
business. This was in addition to being a farm wife
and a mother.
Inez and Cliff have six
children, Kay, Gary, Nancy,
Sherry, Traecey, and Kimberly. Note the interesting
spelling of Traeceys name.
I noticed after I started naming my children
that each one had a y at
the end of their name and
one additional letter than
their younger brother or
sister. I decided to continue that practice for all
six of our kids, explained
Inez.
By 1975, Clifton had
stopped farming and had
begun working for the
Valley students Caleb Zurbriggen and Zaida Moore (l-r) attempt

to build up the base of their fire during Fridays annual Winter
Survival Day. Each group of students was given a small package of
supplies and sent out into the timber near Gilbertson Conservation
Area; they then had the day to create a fire and build a shelter to
help them learn survival skills. (Zakary Kriener photo)
Fayette County Roads Department. One day Inez

received a call at work that
her husband was ill and
needed to be taken to the
hospital. She left work and
ended up riding with him
in an ambulance to LaCrosse. Doctors eventually
discovered that Clifton had
an aortic separation. On
Dec. 17, 1975, he died.
The people at the hospital told me they were surprised that he lived as long
as he did once it occurred.
He had gotten a little better, so I had come home for
a day, and that is when he
died. That was a very hard
time for me and very sad,
remembered Inez.
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J.K. Prentice and Chase Aeschliman (l-r) work on breaking up
small sticks to create tinder, which is important to starting a fire.
One of the goals of the Winter Survival Day program is for all 14
participating groups to create a fire by the end of the day. (Zakary
Kriener photo)
Students Tessa Halverson, Ben Jones, and Alyssa Bohr (l-r) place
dryer lint under the base of their fire to help spark the flame. Students learned the basics of building a fire and constructing a shelter
on Fridays Winter Survival Day. (Zakary Kriener photo)
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The Elgin Echo
County budget hearings

Feb. 17
90th Birthday
The Fayette County Supervisors will host a

public hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 17, on the Countys
proposed 2015-2016 scal year budget and a budget
amendment to the current scal year budget.
The 2015-2016 scal year budget hearing at 10
a.m. will precede the amendment hearing. According
to the budget proposal, urban tax rates will remain
similar to the last years at $6.50 per $1,000 taxable
valuation. Likewise, rural area rates will remain basically the same at $9.85 per $1,000 taxable valuation.
An estimated 2.3 percent increase in property
tax levy revenues is projected to be collected under
the proposed budget for the next scal year.
Meanwhile, the 11 a.m. budget amendment hearing includes an increase of nearly $615,000 in revenues and other sources, and a $545,000 increase in
expenditures.
Approximately $305,500 of the revenue increase
was mainly due to FEMA funding on the Intergovernmental line item, while an additional $295,000 in
Charges for Services was mostly due to revenue from
the Fayette County Law Enforcement Center.
Meanwhile, ooding expenses were the main
cause for a $440,500 amendment increase to Roads
and Transportation expenses.
All Fayette County residents or taxpayers may
present objections to, or arguments in favor of, any
part of the proposed new or amended budgets during the respective public hearings at the Fayette
County Courthouse in West Union.
Copies of the proposals are also available for
viewing at the Fayette County Auditors Ofce in
West Union.
WORSHIP SERVICES
Apostolic Christian Church,
Elgin
Sundays: 10:15 a.m. Sunday
School, 10:30 a.m. Church Services 12:45 p.m. Afternoon Service
Illyria Community Church
Pastor Pam Reinig
Sundays: 10:45 a.m. worship
St Pauls United
Methodist Church
Pastor Mee Kang
Sundays: 8:45 a.m. Service; 10
a.m. Sunday School.
St. Peters Catholic, Clermont
Rev. Dale Rausch, Pastor
Mass; Weekday Mass 9 a.m.
Thursday Mass
East Clermont
Lutheran Church
Pastor Ron Roberts
Sunday, Feb. 15: 9 a.m. Sunday
School; 10 a.m. worship.
Redeemer Lutheran Church
AALC, West Union
Rusty Phillips, Pastor
Sundays: 9:30 a.m. Worship
Faith Bible Fellowship,
West Union
Sundays; 9:30 a.m. Fellowship;
10 a.m. Worship
Grade Reformed Baptist
Church
Adam Osworth
School; 10:30 a.m. Worship
Wednesdays: 6:45 p.m. Prayer
mtg.
Bethany Lutheran Church,
West Union
Sundays: 8 a.m. Worship; 9:30
a.m. Bible study
Wadena Community Church
Pastor Rusty Phillips
Sundays: 11 a.m. Worship; 10
a.m. Adult Bible Study
St. Olaf Lutheran Parish,
Marion Lutheran Church,
Gunder Norway Lutheran
Church
Pastor Marshall E Hahn
Sunday, Feb. 15: N:8 a.m. senior choir; 8:30 a.m. worship; 10
a.m. Sunday school; 6 p.m Valentines Sweetheart Dinner. M: 9
a.m. Sunday school; 10:15 a.m.
worship.
Elgin Lutheran Church
Highland Lutheran Church
Pastor Jerome Godson
Sunday, Feb. 15: 9 a.m. Highland com. service; 9:30 a..m.
Elgin Taskforce Fellowship; 9:30
a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.
Elgin Intinc. Com. Service
First Baptist Church of Elgin
Pastor Lee Boleyn
Sundays:
Discipleship
Hour/Sunday School - 9:00 a.m.;
Worship Service - 10:15 a.m.
Wednesdays:
Awana
Clubs - 6:30 p.m. Call 563-4265272 for more information.
West Clermont
Lutheran Church
Sundays: 9:30 a.m. worship;
10:30 a.m. coffee and fellowship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School;
10:30 a.m. adult Sunday School.
Calvary
Bible church, Volga
Jeremy Sarver, Pastor
School; 11 a.m. Worship Service;
7:30 p.m. Evening Service
Wednesdays: 7:30 p.m. Prayer
mtg.
Bethel Presbyterian,
West Union
Ron Wilson, Interim Pastor
Sundays: 9 a.m. Sunday School;
10 a.m. Worship; 11 a.m. Fellowship
Communion - first Sunday of mo.
Valleyview Wesleyan Church
of West Union
Leslie White, Pastor
School; 10:30 a.m. Worship;
7 p.m. Evening Worship/Bible
Study
Thursdays: 7:30 p.m. Celebrate
Recovery Group
Episcopal Church of the
Saviour, Clermont
Sundays: 10:30 a.m. Worship.
Arlington and Volga United
Methodist Churches
Lisa D. Schroeder, Pastor
Sundays: 8:30 a.m. worship at
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Inez Luchsinger of Elgin will be the guest of honor at a celebration of her

90th birthday on Saturday,
Feb. 14.
An open house will
be hosted by Inezs family
from noon to 5:30 p.m. on
Valentines Day at the Elgin
Legion Building in Elgin.
A light luncheon will be
served throughout the afternoon.
The family requests no
gifts, please, but adds that
the blessing of your presence at her birthday celebration would make Inezs
day even more special.
Those wishing to send
birthday greetings may
mail them to Inez at P.O.
Box 232, Elgin, IA 521410232.
Historical Society to meet

The Elgin Historical Society will meet at the Elgin
Museum on Thursday, Feb.
12. The meeting will begin
at 2 p.m. The program will
be History of First Baptist

Church by Marilyn Schaer.
The public is invited to
visit the museum, while attending the meeting.
Food Pantry in West Union

The
Mobile
Food
Pantry returns to the Valleyview Community Center
on Saturday, Feb. 14. The
pantry opens at 10 a.m.
For additional information, call Chris or Carrie Lee

at (563) 422-7107 or (563)
380-6836.
Hawkeye CC grads
Hawkeye Community
College in Cedar Falls has
announced its 2014 fall
graduates. The local honor-
ees included Jack Davis of

Clermont and Mitchell Steffans of Postville.
4-H training
registration due Feb. 14
The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach 4-H youth development staff are pleased to
announce the statewide
training sessions for all new
4-H Club, Project, and Clover Kids.
The training is open
to all volunteers but will
be especially benecial to
those with three years or
less of experience. Current
club leaders are also encouraged to attend.
The agenda features
knowledge, skills, and the
tools needed to enhance a
volunteers work with 4-H
youth. Several areas will be
covered including learning
about the role of a caring
adult; dynamic training to

boost positive youth development knowledge and
skills in order to support a
vibrant 4-H club or Clover
Kids group; and an opportunity to meet and network
with other volunteers.
Training will be held
from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
on Saturday, Feb. 21, at First
United Methodist Church
in Fayette.
In order to attend, registration must be completed by Saturday, Feb. 14; go
online to www.extension.
iastate.edu/4h/volunteertraining.
There is no fee to attend, and the session includes lunch and snacks.
Elgin and Clermont

meal site
The meals are served in Elgin on Tuesdays and
Thursdays, and diners should call in to make reservations to Shirley Butikofer at (563) 426-5356. Meals are
served in Clermont on Mondays and Fridays, and diners
should call in reservations to Carol Stewart at 563-4235550.
Thursday, Feb. 12: Beef Italiano, roasted potato
medley, spinach, multi-grain bread, fresh fruit, milk,
and margarine.
Friday, Feb. 13: Beef tips with gravy, pasta, green
beans Amandine, dinner roll, strawberry shortcake,
milk, and margarine.
Monday, Feb. 16: Cranberry Dijon chicken, oven
roasted potatoes, baby carrots, multi-grain bread,
fruited gelatin, chocolate milk, and margarine.
Tuesday, Feb. 17: Beef with peppers and onions,
brown gravy, baked sweet potato, cabbage, multigrain bread, fresh banana, milk, and margarine.
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Obituary
Inez
Luchsinger
Prime Rib Special

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Kenneth James
Scotty Scott
Kenneth James Scotty Scott, 82, of Strawberry

Point, (formerly of Volga)
died Sunday, Feb. 1, at the
Strawberry Point Lutheran
Home.
Memorial services will
be held at 11 a.m. Saturday,
Feb. 28, at the Calvary Bible
Church in Volga.
Kenneth James Scott
chose to donate his body to
the University of Iowa.
He was born on June
14, 1932, in Highland Township near Volga, the son
of Robert and Ruth (Duff)
Scott. He was raised in the
area, and was an Arlington High School graduate.
Scotty served honorably in
the U.S. Army during the
Korean Conict.
Scotty was united in
marriage to Joyce Oldfather. They later divorced.
Three children were born

to this union. Scotty was a
self-employed carpenter for
many years.
Survivors include his
three children, Maureen
(Tom) Bading of Volga,
Kevin (Brenda) Scott and
Heather (Paul) Minchk, all
of Strawberry Point; ve
grandchildren,
Cameron
Bading, Kent (Amanda)
Scott, Kendrick (Justin)
Scott, and Nichole and
Anna Minchk; two greatgrandchildren, Gabriel and
Kylar Scott; two step granddaughters, Benita Patterson and Breina (Wayne)
Burgin; and two step-greatgrandchildren, Evelyn and
Hariet Burgin; and one sister, Jane Ann Krumple of
Elkader.
Scotty was preceded in
death by his parents; and
one step-grandchild, Beth
Patterson.
Online
condolences
may be sent to www.leonard-mullerfh.com.
Heartbeat of Farm
strategies
The heartbeat of every
farm business is the people
involved. A new course offered by ISU Extension and
Outreach is designed to
empower farm women to
better manage both family and nonfamily partners
and employees.
Modeled after the successful Annies Project program, the Heartbeat of the
Farm is targeted toward
farm women as they learn
in a comfortable and supportive learning environment. Women will learn
effective strategies to manage human resources in
the areas of employee laws,
business communications,
supervision and retention,
and health, safety, and
well-being.
The four-week course

will be held on Thursdays,
starting March 5, from 11
a.m. to 2:30 p.m. A noon

meal is included. Classes
will be held at the Northeast Iowa Dairy Foundation
Center near Calmar.
Advance registration
and payment is required
for this course as enrollment is limited.
Registrations must be
completed online at www.
aep.iastate.edu/annie, or
postmarked no later than
Thursday, Feb. 26.
For assistance with registration, receipts, cancellation, or questions on the
status of your registration,
contact ISU Program Services at (515) 294-6429, or
anr@iastate.edu.
For additional information, call Winneshiek
County Extension Ofce at
(563) 382-2949, or e-mail
Jennifer Bentley at jbentley@iastate.edu.
Organizations partner to
host youth archery event
TAKO (Take a Kid Outdoors), Echo Valley Archers
and the Hawkeye Conservation Club are joining together to invite area families to have some fun while
learning about archery
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at the Fayette
County Fairgrounds in West
Union.
A limited supply of
bows will be available for
use. Open shooting and
shooting instruction will be
available.
Since this event, un-
like other TAKO events,

will take place indoors, participants should dress accordingly. The building will
likely be cool, but comfortable. A lunch of hot soup
will be served.
TAKO is dedicated to
encouraging outdoor (and
in this case, indoor) encounters for children with
the adults in their lives, so
children must be accompanied by an adult.
For more information,
please contact Dick Jensen
at (563) 380-9518.
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West Union Head Start registration
West Union Head Start,

located at North Fayette Elementary in West Union,
will hold registration from
3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday,
Feb. 24.
Parents are encouraged
to bring proof of income
and proof of their childs
birth date to complete an
application.
Head Start, operated
by Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation,
is a full-day program that
offers a safe and nurturing
environment while provid-
ing fun and active learning.

Qualied teachers are eager
to partner with families to
provide the best possible
preschool experience for
children who are 3 and 4
years old by Sept. 15, 2015.
Head Start services are
funded by federal and state
grants and are free for families who qualify.
Head Start is an inclusive environment for
children with disabilities.
Transportation is available
in some areas. Head Start
participates in the CACFP
Courthouse windows
approved, parking lot
delayed
Janell Bradley
Contributing Writer
Being frugal with taxpayers money has Fayette

County Supervisors in a
quandary.
Although the board recently had designs drawn
to completely renovate the
parking lots around the
courthouse, in addition
to creating specic handicapped parking spaces next
to the east entrance, another project to tuckpoint
the courthouse and replace
windows is probably going to delay the parking lot
renovation.
Weve gured we
can do one project a year
without raising taxes, explained Supervisor Darrel
Dolf about the necessary
maintenance work.
The Supervisors approved a resolution on
Monday, Feb. 2, to bond for
not more than $350,000
to cover the cost of tuckpointing and replacing the
windows on the three-story
structure.
While the County will
levy 37-1/2 cents on taxpayers to raise the funds
to repay the bond, it is at
the same time reducing the
general supplemental fund
levy the same amount, so
taxpayers wont see any difference. Collection of the
levy will begin being collected July 1.
The board previously
met with engineer Jon Biederman of Fehr Graham,
who at the time agreed to

apply for a $45,000 grant
toward the cost of the permeable paver portion of the
parking lot project. Total
estimated cost of the work
is approximately $450,000
on Monday, Biederman
told the board that of 35 applications, Fayette Countys
is one of 10 to move to the
nal application process. A
total of $500,000 is available in funding from the
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.
However, if the County
receives the grant, the project needs to be initiated in
the next scal year.
Board
chairman
Jeanine Tellin said the
board had thought it would
delay the parking lot project for a year so as not to
damage the new surfaces
while new windows are installed and tuckpointing is
done.
The board believes
the last time courthouse
windows were replaced in
the courthouse was in the
1970s and there are problems with water seeping in.
Tuckpointing was last done
in the 1990s.
Biederman
agreed
to get more information
about the grants stipulations to see if the parking
lot project could be started
in 2015-16, with payment
delayed to the next scal
year.
Upcoming area blood drives
program. This institution

is an Equal Opportunity
Provider.
Additional
supportive services are provided
through your local Northeast Iowa Community Action Family Service Ofce.
For more information on
services available for children and families, please
contact the West Union
Family Service Ofce at
(563) 422-3354 or visit www.
neicac.org.
LifeServe Blood Center blood

drives throughout the area in the coming months include the following:
Friday, Feb. 13 Calmar Lutheran
Church, Calmar, 1:30-5:30 p.m.;
Friday, Feb. 20 Upper Iowa University Student Center (Ballroom A),
Fayette, noon-3 p.m.;
Monday, Feb. 23 Fort Atkinson
Community Center, Fort Atkinson,
12:30-6 p.m.;
Wednesday, Feb. 25 West Cen-
Spelling Bee Thursday

Area students in grades four through seven are reminded that the Knights of Columbus Spelling Bee will
be held at North Fayette Valley High School in West
Union on Thursday, Feb. 12.
Registration is slated to begin at 6:30 p.m. with the
competition to follow at 7 p.m. Applications are available from local teachers.
The top two winners in each grade division will
advance to the Region 3 competition in Oelwein on
Sunday, Feb. 22.
For additional information, call Kent McElvania at
(563) 425-5285, or e-mail mcelvaniak@uiu.edu.
UIU to host International

Culture Night
all over the world will be
featured.
The public is invited to
attend this special annual
event.
Students from over 30
countries attend classes
at the Upper Iowa Fayette
campus, making UIU the
most diverse college in
Iowa.
Upper Iowa Universitys Center for International Education will host

a special International Culture Night from 7 p.m. to 9
p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, in the
Student Center Ballroom.
The theme for this
years event is Celebrations, and food, performances and clothing from
Business consultant in
West Union Feb. 18
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Thursday, Feb. 12 Advanced Feeder Class Workshop, 6:30 p.m., Extension Ofce, Elkader.
Sunday, Feb. 15 Cloverville New 4-H Member Night,
5 p.m., Johnsons Reception Hall, Elkader;
4-H County Council meeting, 7:30 p.m., Extension Ofce, Elkader.
Monday, Feb. 16 Region 4 FSQA Training, 6:30 p.m.,
Northeast Iowa Dairy Center,Calmar.
Tuesday, Feb. 17 Clover Kids Day planning meeting,
6:30 p.m., Extension Ofce, Elkader.
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Each vehicle sustained approximately $3,000 in damage.
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On Monday, Jan. 26, at approximately 7:45 p.m., the Fayette
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We want to
hear from you.
Send your news, photos and
business.
Horman will be in Oelwein for the morning and
in West Union for the afternoon on Wednesday, Feb.
18 (note change of date).
To schedule an appointment or for more information, please contact
Fayette County Economic
Development by phone:
(563) 422-5073 or email:
director@fayettecountyia.
com.
J. Steven Horman,
a professional business
consultant,
specializing
in one-on-one business
counseling and long-range
strategic planning for businesses, government and
nonprot organizations, is
scheduled to be in Fayette
County to provide free and
condential
one-on-one
business counseling to existing business owners or
to those wishing to start a
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Accident reported
On Thursday, Jan. 29, at approximately 6:46 p.m., the Fayette
County Sheriffs Ofce received
a report of an accident involving
injury north of Clermont on Hwy.
18.
Upon investigation, it was
discovered that Trista Stepan, 23,
of Decorah was traveling northbound when she swerved to avoid
a deer, causing her to lose control
of her 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser.
The vehicle went into the east
ditch, traveling through a eld
and down a ravine before striking
a tree and starting on re.
Stepan was transported by
Clermont Ambulance to Palmer
Lutheran Health Center in West
Union for treatment of injuries
sustained in the accident.
The PT Cruise is considered
a total loss.
This accident remains under
investigation.
The Fayette County Sheriffs
Ofce was assisted by the Clermont Fire Department.
No injuries in two-vehicle
accident
On Saturday, Jan. 31, at approximately 7:37 p.m., Fayette
County Sheriffs ofcers responded to a report of a two-vehicle
accident at the intersection of
Harding Road and Ironwood Road
northeast of West Union.
Upon further investigation by deputies, it was determined that Gregory Shumacher,
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p.m.;
Monday, March 2 Sumner Legion Hall, Sumner, 12:30-5:30 p.m.;
Wednesday, March 4 Fayette
Co. Fairgrounds Dance Pavilion, West
Union (note location), 12:30-6 p.m.;
Wednesday, April 1 Elgin Legion
Building, Elgin, 12:30-5:30 p.m.
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A rockin anniversary present for Windfall Jac Concert at Montauk

Past and present band
members of Windfall Jac
recently received an extraspecial 40th anniversary
present with the announcement that the local rock
band will be inducted into
the Iowa Rock-n-Roll Hall
of Fame this summer.
A popular northeast
Iowa rock band, Windfall
Jac was formed in Fayette
in 1975 in by Dave Albert,
Kent Moore, and brothers
Mark and Tom Stahr. Other
band members through the
years have included Marc
Albert, Kevin Samek, Rex
Mulvaney, and Jesse Bryan.
After much practice
and several local gigs, the
band first signed on with
West Union booking agent
Allan Enyart. While playing
Top 40 hits of the times,
the band also featured music of Mott the Hoople, AC/
DC, Montrose, and similar
acts.
After teaming up with
various other booking
agencies and performing
at ballrooms, schools, and
clubs throughout Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin for nearly decade,
the band made what would
be its final curtain call in
1983.
To the delight of its
faithful fans, Windfall Jac
reunited in 1995 and started
to perform annual reunion
The original members of Windfall Jac (l-r) the late Tom Stahr, Kent Moore, Mark Stahr, and Dave
Albert are pictured in their first publicity photo shot in 1976. Past and present members of the local
rock band will be inducted into the Iowa Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame in September. (Courtesy photo)
shows, often donating proceeds to organizations or

charities. The band still occasionally performs together to this day.
In addition to being
honored by the Iowa Rockn-Roll Music Association
(IRRMA) during the annual IRRMA Hall of Fame
Induction Spectacular at
Arnolds Park, Windfall Jac
was selected to perform at
the celebrations Induction

Concert in September.
With its 2015 enshrinement, Windfall Jac joins
local musicians from The
Rubber Band, Class of 2010;
Memory Brothers, Class of
2013; and Crystal Axe, Class
of 2014, to be inducted into
the IRRMA Hall of Fame.
Other Iowa bands slated for induction include
Smokin Clams of Sioux
City, Inner Lite of Marshalltown, Castels of Milford,

FreeStyle of Des Moines,
and Interstate Cruisers of
Sibley. The 2015 out-of-state
honorees are Jan & Dean.
In addition to a feature
story on Windfall Jac and
its members, ticket and
other information on the
Hall of Fame ceremony itself will be published as the
event draws near.
CSP applications due Feb. 27

USDAs Natural Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS) is accepting applications at local field offices
for the 2015 Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
signup. Iowa farmers who apply by Friday, Feb. 27, 2015,
will receive first consideration for funding selections.
CSP is offered through a continuous signup, but
NRCS periodically makes funding selections. Last year,
Iowa NRCS obligated more than $4.5 million through
436 contracts covering 201,000 acres.
The program emphasizes conservation performance producers earn higher payments for higher
performance. Through CSP, producers install conservation enhancements to make positive changes in soil
health, soil erosion, water quality, water quantity, air
quality, plant resources, animal resources and energy.
CSP is a way of incentivizing farmers who maintain a high level of conservation on their land and
agree to adopt higher levels of stewardship, said Jay
Mar, state conservationist for Iowa NRCS. By focusing
on multiple resource concerns, landowners are able to
achieve a sustainable landscape and maintain or increase the productivity of their operations.
CSP also supports the Iowa Nutrient Reduction
Strategy through various enhancement options. The
Iowa strategy includes practices designed to reduce nutrient loads from nonpoint sources such as farm fields.
Some popular CSP nutrient reduction enhancements
used by Iowa farmers include:
Cover crops to scavenge residual nitrogen;
Precision application technology to apply nutrients;
Split nitrogen application (50 percent after crop
emergence or pasture green-up);
Plant tissue tests and analysis to improve nitrogen management.
A CSP self-screening checklist is available to help
producers determine if the program is suitable for
their operation. The checklist highlights basic information about CSP eligibility requirements, stewardship
threshold requirements and payment types.
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will meet in regular session on Tuesday, Feb. 17.
The public meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
at the Fayette County Courthouse in West Union.
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Concert pianist Miko Kominami will present Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky (18391881) at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, in the music room at
Montauk Historic Site, Clermont.
Mussorgsky composed Pictures as a memorial to
his friend and Russian artist Viktor Hartmann, who had
died in 1873 at age 39. Shortly after the artists death,
Mussorgsky visited a retrospective exhibit of Hartmanns sketches, stage designs, and architectural studies. He felt the need to capture the experience in music.
By early summer 1874, he had completed the work, a
lengthy and fiendishly difficult suite for solo piano. At
the time of Mussorgskys death in 1881, the piece had
been neither performed nor published. It fell to his
friend and colleague Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov to tidy
up the manuscript and bring it to print in 1886.
Miko is a graduate of Juilliard School of Music and
is on the faculty at Luther College, Decorah. She has received many awards for her talents.
All concerts have seating in the music room, with
added seating available in the adjoining and open dining room.
The concerts are free, as is the tea following the
concert when the audience will have the opportunity
In the event of a weather postponement, the concert will be held the following Sunday.
Concerts are sponsored by the Clermont Historical
Society and the State Historical Society.
Planning committee members include Montauk
site manager Wade Schott (563-423-1713); Clermont Historical Society chairperson Arline Davisson, (563-4235561); and local organizer Steve Story, (563-380-8317),
from whom advance tickets may be ordered.
AWARDS cont. from front
on a difficult topic headlined Tragedy unfolds at PLHC. He

also received a second-place photography award for his breaking news photo Up from the ashes, taken during the Unionland Feed fire. Van Sickles final award was presented for Best
Front page with judges comments including an engaging mix
of news along with great photography.
Publisher LeAnn Larson earned first-place honors for Best
Website Slideshow for her 2014 Citizen of the Year entry. The
judges commented local faces, local faces, local facesof all
ages. Everyone must have been looking at this slideshow to find
themselves or someone they knew.
Larson also placed first in the advertising contest with Lansing Furnitures Its Showtime and later brought in another
honor as the creative design received second place in the Best
of Class category.
Advertising account executive Amy Boehm placed third in
the Best Ad Featuring Miscellaneous category for her ad on Jim
Freys Fish Hatchery.
Graphic designer Steven Murray earned the coveted Best
Ad Designer award and brought home a first-place honor. The
judges commented The ads entered had a wonderful visual feel,
and the variety of ads were impressive!
The advertising awards continued to roll in for the staff as
the Elgin Echo received six advertising awards. Advertising account executive Stephanie Hermen was on hand to accept these
awards.
In the Best Special Section advertising category, the Echo
placed first for its Bridal 2014 section and then received second
place for its Elgin Homecoming special tabloid. Comments on
the Bridal section included The ad copy has unique designs
and drew my attention to advertising. On the Homecoming
section comments included This section had a nice feel to it,
and the advertisers were well served.
In addition, the Echo was honored with two more awards
in the Best Ad Idea for Community Promotions. The Elgin
Homecoming section received a first-place honor and the Elgin Center Street section received a third-place award. Comments included I loved this idea for Homecoming - what a lot of
work went into this section. Wonderful!
The advertising portion of the contest ended by handing
out its Best of Class in advertising to all classes. This trophy
is awarded to the top first-place entries in advertising after judging all the first-place awards in each class. The Elgin Echo was
honored with first-place and second-place honors, respectively,
in this coveted competition for its Elgin Homecoming section
and Bridal 2014 section.
The 2015 Better Newspaper Contest was judged by the Minnesota Press Association. Approximately 4,200 entries in numerous categories were judged in two daily and three weekly circulation classes. The evening ended by honoring The Des Moines
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Cooley, Joshua DeLuca, Jordan Einck, Kariann Elsbernd, Morgan Everman, Zachary Frey, Zoey Frey, Sierra Gilson, Callie Halverson, Macy Halverson, Carter
Haught, Andrew Helgerson, Jaylee Heller, Ashton
Johnson, Faith Johnston, Maria Kerr, Chloe Kime,
Cassie Koehn, Allison Lau, Garrett Lauer, Katrina
Mikhailova, William Miller, Macy Niewoehner, Kyle
Nosbisch, Payton Schiller, Croy Schott, Piper Siblik,
Anna Torkelson, Chase Tysland, Kennedy White, Allie Winsell, Kaleigh Wolfs.
ayes.
Motion Weber/Aylsworth to place the drop
box south of the library. All ayes.
Fire report: 3 EMS calls
Motion Weber/Aeschliman to approve the
following bills:
General
Treasurer, State of IAincome tax
29.00
Libr
7.00
Dawn Thompson
libr
wage
347.66
Windstream
telephone hall
69.37
Fire
22.00
Libr
92.24
Drillings All Season Sports
fire
6x6
10,000.00
Gloria Aylsworth
salary
384.23
Financial Agent
ss
89.94
Libr
61.56
IPERS
71.57
Libr
59.87
Dawn Thompson
libr
wage
311.69
Chris Lauer
remove tree
450.00
Bunn Services
605.00
Cabelas VISA
drop box
310.00
Alliant Energy
electricity hall
68.89
Parks
53.32
Fire
92.80
Libr
97.18
Dons 66 Service
fire batteries 229.90
Fayette Publishingpublications
84.30
Iowa One Call
4.50
Gloria Aylsworth supplies
52.47
Total
13,594.49
Road Use
Fettkether Construction snow removal 375.00
Alliant Energy
street lights
481.47
Total
856.47
Water
Treasurer, State of Iowaincome
29.00
Sales tax
442.00
Gloria Aylsworth
salary
384.26
Financial Agent
ss
142.71
IPERS
122.91
Michael Boleyn
324.00
Alliant Energy
pumping
193.27
Total
1,638.15
Sewer
Treasurer, State of IA
income
29.00
Sales tax
74.00
Gloria Aylsworth
salary
384.26
Financial Agent
ss
142.71
IPERS
122.92
Michael Boleyn
259.20
Alliant Energy
lift station
42.92
Total
1,055.01
Motion Everitt/Aylsworth to adjourn at 7:40
P.M.
Receipts for month of January:
Gen-$1,771.52: Cem-$372.32; Libr-$350.00;
Rd Use-$1,406.66: Op tax- $1,549.08; Water-$2,379.84; Sewer-$3,044.08; Sewer CD$256.64; Garb-$764.66; Landfill-$916.86; Total-$12,801.66.
Gloria Aylsworth, City Clerk/Trs.
Jared Kent, Mayor
Published in the Elgin Echo
TAKING BIDS
The City of Wadena will be taking bids for
mowing. If interested, contact the City Clerk for
more information. Bids will be opened March 2,
2015, at the Council Meeting.
Public Notice
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and new issues that come
up.
All past members of
the Facilities Improvement
Committee are invited to
attend. Anyone not interested in serving another
term on the committee is
asked to contact Melissa
Fettkether at (563) 4265501. The committee is also
open to other Valley residents who wish to be more
involved.
Calling all artists

A juried art show for
Region III Iowa Artists will
be held in Guttenberg on
Saturday, April 11. Members
are to register at 9 a.m. for
the event.
Each artist may submit
three pieces of original art
that has been created in the
last two years. Both twoand three-dimensional artwork is allowed. Assistance
will be given while unload-
ing.
An annual business meeting will start at 10 a.m.,
followed by a workshop for
members. Following the
judging, at 1 p.m. the show
will be open to the public.
For complete information
about the show and/or to
become a Region III member, call Ann McCullough
at (563) 933-6182.
Public Notice
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Fayette County Solid Waste Management Commission will meet at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 17, 2015, at the Fayette County
Courthouse to hear Committee, Engineer reports, and act on claims.
Public Notice
Wadena City Council

Regular Meeting Monday, February 2, 2015
The Wadena City Council met in regular session on Monday, February 2, 2015, at the City
Hall. Mayor Kent opened the meeting at 7 P.M.
with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Roll Call: Aylsworth, Everitt, Aeschliman &
Weber. Absent: Wright
Motion Weber/Aeschliman to approve the
posted agenda. All ayes.
Motion Aylsworth/Everitt to approve the
minutes of the January meetings. All ayes.
Randy from Prairie Road Builders presented
an agreement for street work to be done this year.
Motion Aeschliman/Weber to approve the agreement with the amount of work to be determined
at a later date. All ayes.
Motion Everitt/Weber to approve the budget
for publication and to set the public hearing for
March 2, 2015, 7:15 P.M. at the City Hall. All
ayes.
Will take bids for mowing. Bids will be
opened March 2, 2015.
Motion Weber/Aylsworth to approve Milton Thomass recommendations concerning the
cemetery. All ayes.
Motion Aylsworth/Aeschliman to raise the
price of each burial spot to $200 per spot. All
Valley Facilities Committee

meets Thursday
Chairman Kelly Beacom

Fayette County Solid Waste Management
Commission
Public Notice
CITY OF CLERMONT
FEBRUARY 2, 2015
The Clermont City Council met in regular session on February 2, 2015 at the Larrabee
Building Room #4.
Mayor James Matt called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Roll Call: Council members Ashby, Harris,
Bishop, Wiedenhoff, and Lehmann were present.
Bishop moved, Lehmann seconded, to approve the agenda. Roll Call: Motion carried 5-0.
Harris moved, Lehmann seconded, to approve the January 19, 2015 Special Session and
Regular minutes with a correction. Roll Call:
Motion carried 5-0.
Lehmann moved, Bishop seconded, to approve the disbursements. Roll Call: Motion carried 5-0.
Lehmann moved, Bishop seconded, to approve the monthly budget. Roll Call: Motion
carried 5-0.
Lehmann moved, Harris seconded, to ap-
prove the TRRC budget request of $3,000.00 for

fiscal year 2015-2016. Roll Call: Motion carried
5-0.
Wiedenhoff moved, Bishop seconded, to accept the Maintenance Report. Roll Call: Motion
carried 5-0.
Ashby moved, Harris seconded, to approve
Resolution 2015-03 Deposit Agreement. Roll
Call: Motion carried 5-0.
Wiedenhoff moved, Ashby seconded, to approve Resolution 2015-04 Certify Utility Acct. #
34003 and # 34300 to Property Taxes. Roll Call:
Motion carried 5-0.
Harris moved, Lehmann seconded, to set the
public hearing date for the fiscal year 2015-2016
budget for March 2, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. at the Larrabee Building Room #4. Roll Call: Motion carried 5-0.
Wiedenhoff moved, Lehmann seconded, to
adjourn the meeting at 8:54 p.m. Motion carried
5-0.
DISBURSEMENTS
2/2/2015
PUBLIC SAFETY
AcenTek
F.D. Telephone/DSL/Fax
Mississippi Welders Supply Co., Inc.Rural Fire Expense
Viafield
F.D. Fuel
Sandry Fire Supply, L.L.C.Rural Fire Expense and F.D. Gear
Total
PUBLIC WORKS
Spahn & Rose Lumber Co.Maintenance Building Repair/Maintenance
AcenTek
Maintenance Shop Telephone/DSL
Bunn Services
Garbage Hauling
Total
CULTURE & RECREATION
Alliant Energy
Electricity
Total
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Office of Auditor of State
Audit
Olson Electric & MoreLarrabee Building Repair/Maintenance
AcenTek
Office Telephone/Fax
Total
BUSINESS TYPE ACTIVITIES
AcenTek
Well House Telephone
Bodensteiner Implement Co.Sewer Jet Repair/Maintenance
Total
DISBURSEMENTS PAID AFTER LAST MEETING
Clermont Post Office
Sewer Postage
Gundersen Health PlanEmployee Health Insurance
Jenean Niedert
Wages
Paul Durnan
Wages
Brian Schroeder
Wages
Ann Dibble
Wages
Rebecca White
Wages
Federal Tax
Federal Tax
State Tax
State Tax
IPERS
IPERS
Sewer Postage
Postage
Water/Sewer Postage
AASLH
Misc. Charges
Past Perfect
Misc. Charges
Total
DISBURSEMENTS
DISBURSEMENTS PAID AFTER LAST MEETING
GRAND TOTAL
JANUARY REVENUE
General
$20,057.23
Road Use Tax
$5,677.57
Special Revenue
$551.58
Local Option Sales Tax
$3,868.38
Tax Increment Financing
$2,612.17
Library Trust
$25.00
Water
$16,128.28
Sewer
$14,800.76
TOTAL
$63,720.97
$113.60
$19.98
$587.83
$490.61
$1,212.02
$50.70
$83.15
$1,443.75
$1,577.60
$20.48
$20.48
$1,200.00
$40.00
$63.05
$1,303.05
$35.40
$62.75
$98.15
2/2/2015
$13.55
$1,212.23
$965.38
$385.41
$1,057.64
$196.28
$164.34
$1,586.24
$274.00
$1,095.22
$13.55
$6.70
$16.77
$115.00
$1,018.00
$8,120.31
$4,211.30
$8,120.31
$12,331.61

Public Notice
February 2, 2014
The Elgin City council met in regular session with Mayor Pfister presiding. The meeting was called
to order at 7:00pm. Council members Knobloch, Schori and Frieden were present with Baker and
Strong absent. Motion by Knobloch, second by Frieden to approve the agenda. Carried 3-0. Motion
by Knobloch, second by Schori to approve the minutes of the January 19, 2014 meeting. Carried 3-0.
Motion by Knobloch, second by Schori to approve the following bills:
BILLS PAID 02/02/2015
General
Alliant Energy
Utility Bill
1,877.26
Chapman Electric
Lights/Library
205.99
Chase Insurance/Knox Associate
457 Plan/Larry
25.00
Eftps
Fed/Fica Taxes
1,530.87
Fayette Community Library
Books
45.00
Ipers
Ipers
957.01
Elgin Library
Postage
134.24
Mitinet Inc.
Library
219.00
Ne Iowa Community Action
Donation
512.25
Office Of Auditor Of State
Audit Pool
900.00
Quill
Library
109.58
Spahn & Rose Lumber Co
Plywood
24.49
Matt Parrott And Sons Company
Treasurers Ledgers
65.76
The Stitchin Post
Clerk Shirt
35.44
Treasurer State Of Iowa
State Taxes
202.00
Us Cellular
Phones
502.61
General
7,346.50
Road Use Tax
Eftps
Fed/Fica Taxes
220.18
Ipers
Ipers
141.06
State Taxes
42.00
Road Use Tax
403.24
Water
Alliant Energy
Utility Bill
575.20
Eftps
Fed/Fica Taxes
220.18
Ipers
Ipers
141.06
Postmaster
Utility Bills
38.42
State Taxes
42.00
Us Cellular
Phones
22.00
Water
1,038.86
Sewer
Alliant Energy
Utility Bill
837.29
Eftps
Fed/Fica Taxes
220.12
Ipers
Ipers
141.02
Neia Mechanical
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City Superintendent, Tom Martin was not present.
Motion by Knobloch, second by Frieden to accept the budget as finished. Carried 3-0.
Motion by Knobloch, second by Schori to adjourn at 7:10pm. Carried 3-0.
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NFV girls beat Blue Devils

Jerry Wadian
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Slow start dooms NFV boys at WC

Jerry Wadian
A slow start Friday

night in Maynard doomed
any chances the TigerHawk boys had of upsetting
conference-leading
West Central.
The Devils are 610
and 67 in the post and
its three guards are 6, 63
and 64. NFV just had
trouble guring out how to
match up against all of that
height and athleticism.
Coming out of the
locker room at halftime,
NFV trailed, 29-13.
However, the next 16
minutes were full of offensive reworks, as the TigerHawks outscored their
taller hosts, 53-49.
NFV bombed from
outside, hitting a dozen
shots from beyond the arc.
Thomas Hanson drilled
four from downtown in
leading the TigerHawks
with 22 points.
Trystan Riley also had
a hot night from the outside, hitting three of four
treys in amassing15 points.
Even 64 center Austin
Callahan hit a couple of
long bombs, as he had 10
points.
As expected, NFV was
no match on the boards,
losing the rebounding battle, 39-19.
However, the TigerHawk D managed to intercept 10 WC passes and force
a number of turnovers.
NFV 7
24
29
66
Alex Callahan is 64 but still has trouble shooting over West Central post man Ethan Steinbronn, who is 6`10. Callahan scored 10
points against the WC big man, including a pair of treys. (Jerry
Wadian photo)
WC
17 12
21 28
78
Points- Kleve, 2; Riley, 15; Hanson, 22; Fenneman, 8; Martin, 6; Callahan, 13; Heyer, 2; Hurd. 3-pointers- Riley,
3; Hanson, 4; Callahan, 2; Fenneman,
Martin, Spencer. Rebounds- Kleve, 3;
Hanson, 3; Fenneman, 4; Callahan, 4;
Heyer, 3; Hurd, Riley. Assists- Riley,
3; Hanson, 4; Fenneman, 3; Martin, 2;
Kleve, Callahan, Heyer. Steals- Kleve,

2; Hanson, 3; Callahan, 2; Fenneman,
Bouska, Heyer. Blocks- Fenneman, 2.
The game against Kee

High last week was postponed and was played
Monday, Feb, 9.
Mackey signs Letter of Intent
The North Fayette Valley girls basketball team

won its fourth game of the
season Friday night in Maynard as it withstood a Blue
Devil rally to post a 38-17
victory.
Earlier in the week, the
girls lost to Clayton Ridge,
40-28. The game against
Kee was postponed and
was played Monday, Feb. 9.
The win in Maynard
was won by the TH defense.
The NFV girls had 22 steals
in the game and forced
around 35 turnovers.
Despite leading all
the way, the game was really decided in the latter
stages of the third quarter.
The Blue Devils had rallied
from a 16-8 decit to trail
by one, 16-15, when head
coach Sean Leonard called
a timeout.
According to the coach,
We talked about making a
defensive run.
The TigerHawks listened well, not allowing another basket until the nal
ve seconds of the game.
Defensive pressure led
to three straight baskets
by Rebecca Miller to give
the TigerHawks a more
comfortable lead. Makayla
Kaeppel hit a pair of free
throws, and Jade Daughton
canned a two-pointer to
complete a 10-0 run. By the
end of the quarter, NFV led,
26-15.
Kim Rounds led NFV
in points (12) and steals
(six). Miller added 11 points
and four steals, while Kaeppel scored seven times and
made ve steals.
Afterwards, Leonard
stated, I was really proud
of our effort. Both teams
were playing on back-toback nights, which is tough
Marrah Burrack drives by a West Central defender for points off the
fast break. The freshman guard scored four points, hauled down
three rebounds, and stole three passes for the TigerHawks in their
38-17 win Friday in Maynard. (Jerry Wadian photo)
and somewhat to blame for

a slow start. It was nice to
see the ball go through the
net in the second half; its
been awhile since weve
seen that happen.
NFV 7
7
12 12
38
WC 1
7
7
2
17
Points- Miller, 11; Daughton, 2;
Kaeppel, 7; Rounds, 12; Burrack, 4; Johansen, 2. 3-pointers- Rounds, 2; Kaeppel. Rebounds- Miller, 4; Daughton, 3;
Kaeppel, 5; Burrack, 3; Hanson, 6; Johansen, 2; Prentice, 2; Rounds. AssistsMiller, 2; Rounds, 3; Burrack, Hanson.
Steals- Miller, 4; Daughon, 2; Kaeppel,
5; Rounds, 6; Burrack, 3; Hanson, Johansen. Block- Miller.
Clayton Ridge showed

why it is one of the best
teams in the UIC as it throt-
tled the TigerHawks, 40-28.

All of NFVs points
came from three players as
Miller (11), Rounds (9), and
Chloe Johansen (8), were
the only ones able to put
the ball in the basket.
Claire Hansen led the
rebounding effort with seven boards.
NFV 5 5
13
5
28
CR 12 6
12 10
40
Points- Miller, 11; Rounds, 9; Johansen, 8. 3-pointers- Rounds, 2. Rebounds- Miller, 4; Daughton, 2; Kaeppel,
5; Rounds, 4; Burrack, 2; Hanson, 7;
Johansen, 2; Kaeppel. Assists- Burrack,
3; Miller, Daughton, Rounds. StealsMiller, 2; Rounds, 3; Burrack. Block- Johansen.
NFV boys open Districts vs. SW

Jerry Wadian
North Fayette Valley will open

the boys Class 2A District 6 basketball playoffs against South Winn on
Monday, Feb. 16, in New Hampton.
Since the game is the second one
of the evening, it will start around 8
p.m. Central Springs and St. Ansgar
meet in the opener at 6:30 p.m.
The winner of the TigerHawk/
Warrior tilt will face second-ranked
New Hampton on Thursday, Feb. 19,
at 8 p.m.; the contest will be on the
Chickasaws home court.

The District championship will
be decided in Charles City at 7 p.m.
on Tuesday, Feb. 24.
The Substate game for the right
to go to the State Basketball Tournament will pit the champion of District
5 and against the champ from District
6. That game will be in Cedar Falls on
Saturday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m.
The State Basketball Tournament
will be held on Monday through Saturday, March 9-14.
NFV swimmers help

Decorah to 3rd
Jerry Wadian
North Fayette Valley senior Josh Mackey (left) recently signed a National Letter
of Intent to play football at Upper Iowa University. The All-State running back
will be a linebacker for the Peacocks. With Mackey is his mother, Jennifer; in the
background is NFV head football coach Bob Lape. (Jerry Wadian photo)
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apply for the 2015 Century
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The program, which is
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Trevor Massman was
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Sports
Jared Kerr is just seconds away from pinning Oelweins Carter Block in their 138 pound match during the second round at Sectional action
Saturday in West Union. Kerr finished second at Sectional and will move on to District on Saturday, Feb. 14, in Independence. (Photo by
Jerry Wadian)
Sophomore Ethan Lape controls the head of Decorah heavyweight

Carter Zidlicky during their title match in Sectional action Saturday in West Union. Lape went on to claim the championship, 5-0.
(Jerry Wadian photo)
ABOVE - Nick Baumler uses

his arms for more leverage as
he tries to turn Decorahs Luke
Dixon in a second-round match
at Sectional. Baumler won by
technical fall, 15-0, in 3:49. In
the title match at 170, Baumler
beat eighth-ranked Nick Holt of
Independence, 9-2. (Jerry Wadian photo)
Zach Bruns has Oelweins Cole Stanford up in the air before throwing the 152-pounder to the mat in second-round action at Saturdays Sectional Meet in West Union. Bruns won the match by major
decision, 14-0. He placed second in the weight class, earning the
right to advance to the District Meet Saturday, Feb. 14, in Independence. (Kris Van Sickle photo)
RIGHT - Tyler Johansen has

Oelweins Travis McMillan on
the mat after a takedown and
has control of the head while
working for a scoring move.
Johansen beat the fifth-ranked
McMillan, 7-2, to win the 220
pound championship in Saturdays Sectional in West Union.
(Jerry Wadian photo)
Finish point from making Regional Duals
NFV wrestling crowns 3 champs, sending 5 to Districts

Jerry Wadian
The Sectional Wrestling Meet Saturday in

West Union was perhaps
the toughest one in Class
2A, featuring three ranked
teams and over 20 wrestlers
in the top 10.
As expected, it started
as a three-team race between seventh-ranked Independence, eighth-ranked
Crestwood, and the 10thranked TigerHawks.
While all three teams
had the lead at some point
in the day, Indee had too
much depth, winning the
meet with 215 points.
NFV and the Cadets
put on an epic battle with
Crestwood up by over 20
points at one time.
The TigerHawks rallied
to take the lead by two going into the final round and
the few wrestlebacks.
Crestwood eventually
won by a half-point, 187186.5, meaning the Cadets
instead of NFV are in the
Regional Duals.
It stings a bit, admitted TigerHawk head coach
Jacob Pedersen. It stings
a bit more since I think
we could have won the
Regional Duals and would

have wrestled for the state
title.
However, Pedersen was
excited about the five grapplers who made it through
to District and the overall
performance of his team.
Nick Baumler (170),
Tyler Johansen (220), and
Ethan Lape (Hwt) won
their respective classes.
Jared Kerr (138) and
Zach Bruns (152) will
compete in Independence as runners-up.
I think all five
have a really good
chance of advancing to
the state meet, noted
Pedersen. Kerr will
have to pull an upset
in round one, but he is
fully capable of doing
that. The others have
pretty good draws.
Three other TigerHawks had shots at advancing, and thereby
hangs the tale of the meet.
Austin DeMuth won
his first two matches,
lost to third-ranked Tyler
Thomas of Crestwood, and
could not get a wrestleback.
Steve Larson was in an
even match at 132 when he
was picked up and thrown
officials of the match to ask

for a DQ.
Since neither official
saw the eye gouge, to paraphrase what Pedersen said
earlier, It isnt a DQ until
the official calls it.
The match had to continue, and Guyer lost, 11-10.
The TigerHawk juniors
eye was still bleeding a
little as he assumed his
place on the awards
Class 2A District Wrestling Pairings
Saturday, Feb. 14, at Independence
stand for his third(Top two advance to the State Wrestling Meet)
place finish.
138
Ryan Muller (Mt. Vernon, sr., 28-5)
vs. Jared Kerr (NFV, jr., 29-13)
Had NFV gotten
Trae Pecinovsky (CR, so., 34-10)
vs.
Luke Hageman (Beckman, fr., 37-9)
the
call on Larson or
152
Guyer, it would be
John Engelbrecht (Mt. Vernon, jr., 3-1) vs.
Zach Bruns (NFV, jr., 30-5)
Chase Straw (Indee, sr., 38-1)
vs.
Alex Reetz (West Del., sr., 33-13)
wrestling in the Re170
gional Duals on TuesNick Baumler (NFV, jr., 40-3)
vs.
Jack Cochrane (Mt. Vernon, so. 22-18)
day, Feb. 10.
Coy Russell (West Del., jr., 23-11)
vs.
Nick Holt (Indee, jr., 30-10)
220
Yes, Coach PedTyler Johansen (NFV, sr., 27-1)
vs.
Dylan Olson (Wahlert), fr., 29-9)
ersen, it does sting.
Matt Wenzel (Mt. Vernon, sr., 31-9)
vs.
Travis McMillan (Oel), jr., 44-2)
Hwt.
However, it was a day
Ethan Lape (NFV, so., 25-2)
vs.
Zach Timm (M, jr., 31-9)
marked by great wresTristan Wirfs (Mt. Vernon, so., 31-9)
vs.
Carter Zidlicky (Dec), sr., 20-10)
tling by the TigerHawks.
To earn their trip
to District, all five Tiface and put a finger in his gerHawks had to win tough
lost by rule.
I did question the eye. In his pain, the Tiger- matches. In feature matchcall, Pedersen acknowl- Hawk wrestler dropped his es, Bruns lost to top-ranked
edged. However, the of- hold, and Decorah earned a Chase Straw; Baumler beat
the eighth-ranked wresficial did not call it a slam, two-point reversal.
As Guyer went to the tler at 170; and Johansen
and it isnt a slam until
the official says it is. There medical staff with blood triumphed over Oelweins
wasnt anything else I could streaming down his face, Travis McMillan, currently
Pedersen went to the two ranked fifth at 220.
say.
to the floor. Since he did not
have a free arm to cushion
the fall, Coach Pedersen argued it was a slam and that
if he could not recover, Larson would win by disqualification (DQ). Pedersen did
not win his argument; after
the allotted recovery time,
Larson was still wobbly and
Those words would be

repeated later in the day.
NFV had just one wrestleback. At 170, Kelvin Guyer was ahead, 10-9, late in
the match. He had a headlock on his Decorah opponent and was about to earn
the throw when the Viking
put his hand on Guyers
District action in Independence will start at noon

Saturday, Feb. 14, with two
rounds and possible wrestlebacks for a true secondplace.
The top two in each
weight class will advance
to the State Wrestling Meet
in Des Moines Thursday
through Saturday, Feb. 1921.
Team Results
1. Indee, 215; 2. Crestwood, 187;
3. North Fayette Valley, 186.5; 4. Decorah, 165; 5. Oelwein, 157; 6. Waukon,
11.
Individual TigerHawk Results
106- Miller, 5th- thrown by Orr (I),
1:56; bye; bye. 113- Reicks, 5th- thrown
by Wulfekuhle (I), 1:08; bye; bye. 120- J.
Wander, 5th- thrown by Hansmeier (W),
5:01; bye; threw Mikkelson (D), 4:22.
126- J. Van Sickle, 4th- dec. House (I),
3-2; thrown by Stortz (D), 1:33; lost,
9-6, to Kuhens (O). 132- Larson, 3rdthrew Fullhart (D), 1:30; dec. Snitker
(W), 3-1; lost by rule, 14-4, to Lienhard
(CR). 138- Kerr, 2nd- bye; threw Block
(O), 2:41; thrown by Pecinovsky (CR),
1:22. 145- DeMuth, 3rd- threw Phillips
(O), 5:52; lost, 4-3, to Benzing (W), 4-3;
dec. Ryen (I), 6-1. 152- Bruns, 2nd- bye;
maj. dec. Stanford (O), 10-2. Thrown by
Straw (I), 3:14. 160- Jellings, 5th- lost,
16-8, to Miller (W), bye; threw Guest
(CR), 1:12; 170- Baumler, 1st- bye;
tech fall Dixon (D), 15-0; dec. Holt (I),
9-2. 182- Guyer, 3rd- bye; thrown by
Williams (I), 4:56; dec. McKeeman (O),
10-7; lost, 11-10, to Lillegraven (D). 195Lansing, 4th- bye; thrown by M. McMillan (O), 2:47; thrown by Trende (CR),
3:16. 220-Johansen, 1st- bye; threw
Regann (W), 4:25; dec. T. McMillan (O),
7-2; Hwt- Lape, 1st- bye; threw Horan
(O), 1:23; dec. Zidlicky (D), 5-0.
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ABOVE - Fresh off the trails. Those participating in the cross-country skiing
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Scott Buitenwerf, Clayton Schaefers, Judah Buitenwerf and Bethany Buitenwerf.
Standing in back (left to right) are Michelle Schaefers, Tamara Buitenwerf and
instructor, Dawn Amundson. (Megan
Mohlis photo)
LEFT - Jonathon and Alexis Oakland get

a push from grandpa, Dick Jensen. Dick,
who is the founder of TAKO, was thrilled
with the turnout of the Wintertime Adventure event held on Saturday at Heritage Farm Park. (Megan Mohlis photo)
UNI Deans List

The University of Northern Iowa
has announced its Deans List for the
2014 fall semester. Among the area
students recognized were the following:
Carly Monroe and Tomi Tash,
both of Clermont; Emily Bicknese,
Lexi Frieden, and Josephine Mackey,
each of Elgin; Tyler Grimm, Taylor
Huinker, and Logan Radloff, each of
West Union.
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06 Chevy 1500 Reg. Cab, white, 4.3 V6, 5-spd., RWD .................................................... $6,890
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05 Ford F250 Crew Cab XLT, blue, 6.0 Powerstroke diesel, auto., 4x4 ......................... $12,900
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Scott Buitenwerf tries his best to balance on his skis

without falling down. He, along with his mom and two
siblings, were among the many families that enjoyed the
TAKO and Fayette County Conservation Board event,
Wintertime Adventure, held on Saturday at Heritage
Farm Park in Clermont. (Megan Mohlis photo)

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Wednesday, February 11, 2015

The Newspaper That Serves Its Readers.

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

TAKO goes sledding

More photos on page A10

More on pages A8 and A9.

Talking to your kids about

tor Stacie Schroeder.

Elgin library book sale

Valentines Day has always

February 14, 1925, brought

a little later and then I finished

Friends of the Elgin Library member

Growing up in West Union, Inez

Fayette Co. Newspapers captures 14 state awards

The Fayette County Union and

Inez (Clark) Luchsinger, shown

business accounts and to our company.

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

The Elgin Echo

Winter Survival Day

MARIJUANA cont. from front

is limited, so those wishing to attend should RSVP

Schroeder by calling (563)

Inez did her best to continue on as well. Volunteering

Day and her birthday. The

LUCHSINGER cont. from front

Valley students Caleb Zurbriggen and Zaida Moore (l-r) attempt

Fayette County Roads Department. One day Inez

Now taking new tax clients!

In love with WillowTree?

Jared Kremer, CPA

Ask us about our student tax special!

110 South Vine St., P.O. Box 143, West Union, IA

Elkader Floral Shop

Let us help you start

' ree Senior Soup Supper

The Elgin Echo

County budget hearings

The Fayette County Supervisors will host a

Surf & Turf for 2

Inez Luchsinger of Elgin will be the guest of honor at a celebration of her

Historical Society to meet

be History of First Baptist

Food Pantry in West Union

For additional information, call Chris or Carrie Lee

ees included Jack Davis of

adult; dynamic training to

Elgin and Clermont

Clermont Fire Department

Dance the night away...

and Friday, March 27

Travis Rovang - Owner

Dinner includes: Fish, Fries, Potato

Prime Rib Special

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Kenneth James Scotty Scott, 82, of Strawberry

Three children were born

The four-week course

a.m. to 2:30 p.m. A noon

like other TAKO events,