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Wednesday, September
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September 14, 2016

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Aeschlimans honored as royalty of Wadena

Laine and Kenny Aeschliman (back, l-r) were asked to be Queen and King of Wadena Days while their
son Chase (front, center) was asked to be grand marshal. Pictured with their other two sons, Brock
(left) and Lincoln, the Aeschlimans graciously accepted.
By Chris Deback
cdeback@fayettepublishing.com

The Aeschlimans will be


the royalty of Wadena, at
the very least, for a day.
The
Wadena
Days
Committee has selected
Chase, 12, as the grand marshal and his mother and
father, Laine and Kenny, as
Queen and King of the annual celebration to be held
Sept. 17-18.
I am excited, Laine
said with a smile. It kind
of surprised me, but I was
excited when Kenny said
that Chase was going to be
the grand marshal.
I was kind of shocked
when they asked, Kenny
added. It goes to show
that you get out of people
what you give them.
Now, Kenny isnt just
talking about his family
being named royalty for a
day. The saying has deeper
meaning as Wadena and
the surrounding communities have rallied around the
young family since Chase

suffered a stroke over a


year ago after football practice.
#TeamChase was born
out of love, admiration
and respect for the couragous family that has had
to endure the unthinkable.
Although it has been a long
road to recovery for Chase,
he has come out of it stronger with the love and support he received.
Still evident are his dads
smile and wit. When Chase
was asked if he was excited
about being grand marshal, he replied with a wide
devious smile, Nope.
Whether or not hed ever
express it to this reporter,
hidden behind his shy, innocent eyes is excitement.
I cant wait to ride in a
nice convertible, he finally
admitted with a note of enthusiasm.
Although his recovery is
far from over, Chase is doing great and back playing
with his friends at the park,
riding his bike, which has
adult training wheels, and

rough-housing with his


brothers after school. He
can still be found playing
his Playstation 4 with one
hand or on his computer or
tablet watching Netflix.
He is back to mowing
lawns, Kenny said.
To which Chase replied,
I hate mowing the lawn.
Kenny noted with a
chuckle, That isnt what
you said last week; you
said you loved mowing.
Chase answered, Yeah,
to impress you!
He still attends physical
therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy
twice a week in Decorah.
Doctors have told the
Aeschlimans that the leaps
and bounds of progress
the young Wadena boy has
made since first attending
the On With Life rehabilitation facility in Ankeny are
over. Now progress, if any,
will be slow, but Laine and
Kenny remain optimistic.
I see Chase getting
more confident, Kenny
explained. Hell say, Hey,

Im going to the park, and


away he goes. He knows
where the kids are at in
town, so he goes and finds
them. The kids were playing football the other day,
and he was right in the
middle of it, just throwing
the ball; he was the quarterback.
Therapy is a different
sport, the proud father
acknowledged. He has to
go to get back to where he
was.
The Aeschlimans slowly
add more to Chases plate
every so often. He is attending school every day until
1 p.m., unlike last school
year when he only went for
half-days when he returned
from the rehabilitation facility.
However, Chase seems to
challenge himself more and
more every day. Recently,
he has been spotted swinging a golf club again. His
dad noted that his sons golf
game was coming along
well until the accident. He
was even signed up for a

couple tournaments. He
mostly just rides along now,
but once in a while the determined youth will grab
the driver and see what he
can do.
I think its easier for
him to start over now,

love school. Its good to


get back into a routine,
though.
Their new normal has
taken some getting used
to, but the family is just
happy to have a happy,
healthy boy. For now, the

Chase Aeschliman (center) can often be found riding his new bike
around town with brothers (l-r) Lincoln and Brock. Aeschliman
suffered a stroke after a football practice in August 2015, but he has
been recovering swiftly. Chase was invited to be the Wadena Days
parade grand marshal, and he proudly accepted.

Laine added. He enjoys


being back with his friends
at school, but he is a typical
12-year-old, so he doesnt

Aeschlimans will just enjoy


being the toast of the town
for a day!

Hanson makes Guinness World Record

West Union resident Tim Hanson has made the Guinness World Records 2017: Gamers Edition for his high score in Donkey Kong Country for the Super Nintendo. However, it isnt a high score for the original release of the game, but rather a competition
cartridge that was produced for Blockbuster. A player has five minutes to get as high
a score as possible.

Labor of love earns top conservation honor


By Janell Bradley
Contributing Writer

Perhaps its not surprising to learn that this


years Iowa Conservation
Woman of the Year was
in 1969 the first female
to join the South Winneshiek FFA chapter in
Calmar. And since then,
shes never stopped learning and giving her time to
others while making the
earth a better place to live.
Sue Kuennen Massman
has achieved much: implementing conservation practices on her own farm in
rural Elgin, volunteering as
a Master Gardener, showcasing her talents at the
Norman Borlaug Learning
Center, and through helping others reach their own
goals and achievements.
From her early days as
an FFAer at South Winn,
shes never stopped being an advocate for female landowners, including assisting her own
mother
with
on-farm
management
decisions.
When Sue and her
husband, Jim Massman,
bought a farm together at
6905 Harding Road in rural Elgin, they had great
plans for the 160 acres of
property. The farm was
in dire need of conservation to control erosion.
The Massmans were
interested in a variety of
conservation
practices
and ways to diversify
the farm, explained Michelle Schaefers, NRCS
soil
conservationist.
They created a labor
of love as they began fixing
up their farm in the spring

of 2011, Schaefers recalled


of meeting Sue and Jim.
Schaefers
shared
how Sue told her they
were like painters with a
fresh palate and new canvas dreaming, creating
and planting together.
And then Jim became ill and was diagnosed with a terminal illness. He died Nov. 4, 2011.
Wishing to carry on
with their work to honor Jim, Sue built a team
of knowledgeable supporters to help her learn
how to manage the farm.
In the spring of 2012,
she completed Annies
Project, an ISU Extension program, to help her
make farm-related decisions. She was then able to
develop additional farmrelated skills for problemsolving,
recordkeeping,
insurance, understanding
the stock market, business and estate decisionmaking, retirement and
succession
planning.
Sue has also participated in Women, Land &
Legacy and WFAN events,
as well as various conservation field days in which she
shared her own experiences with others and learned
from their experiences.
After Jims death, Susan worked with the local
NRCS and ISU Extension to
help her manage the farm
with passion and an artistic
flair. She established waterways on the highly erodible areas and includes hay
in the crop rotation to help
improve the soil. She continues to work with NRCS
to enhance an already di-

Laura Crowell, public affairs specialist with the Natural Resources


Conservation Service in Des Moines, presented Sue Kuennen Massman with the Iowa Conservation Woman of the Year Plaque at the
annual Iowa Soil and Water Conservation District Commissions
Convention at the end of August.

verse wetland complex that


includes a fen and artesian
springs. The upland wildlife
areas were enhanced with
a hardwood tree planting
of black cherry, red oak,
white oak and swamp oak.
As a 10-year Master
Gardener, she has taken
pride in her own property.
She maintains a vineyard;
an orchard of plum, apple,
and cherry trees; a variety of berries; and has an
herb garden and a large
vegetable garden that provide sustenance for herself,
family, and friends. Sue
also donates her organic

produce to Hope Lodge in


Rochester, Minn., where
she and Jim stayed during his cancer treatments.
Massman has also
planted several varieties of
willow to use in making her
award-winning handcrafted baskets. She demonstrates her pioneer basketweaving talent at various
historic venues such as the
Fort Atkinson Rendezvous
and Osborne Heritage Days.
Sue Kuennen Massmans connection and devotion to the land is unparalleled, said Schaefers,
who, along with the Fayette

County SWCD, nominated


Massman for the award.
Sue
accepted
her
honor at the 70th Annual
Iowa Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners Conference at
the end of August. While
there, Sue networked with
other producers and professionals, and she can be
seen in a podcast by ISU
Extensions Iowa Learning Farm, which can be
found at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/ilf/.
Massman
continues to work off the farm,
but she still finds time to
spend countless hours improving the dream farm
she shared with Jim. She
said she hopes to leave a
legacy by improving her
farm and leaving it in better condition than when
they first purchased it.
My reward is to know
that I am able to make a
difference on my farm and
be an example to others

through my conservation
practices and management
of my land, she reflected.
The
conservationist
is active in her faith community at St. Peters Catholic Church in Clermont,
and in 1983 she was voted
Young Mother of the Year
in part for her involvement
in her childrens youth
organizations, 4-H and
Scouts. Sue was an active
4-H member and officer
during her youth, receiving several county awards.
She
continued
assisting with 4-H as an adult,
having received the 4-H
Alumni award and 25-Year
4-H Leader award for her
many years of volunteer
service at the county, area,
state and national levels.
Massman was recently
elected to the board of directors, as a representative
of Fayette County, for the
Norman Borlaug ISU Research Farm in Nashua.

Sue and Jim Massman had many plans for the farm they purchased together before Jim was diagnosed with brain cancer. He
died in late 2011, but Sue has continued to follow their dream in
his memory. She recently earned the Iowa Conservation Woman
of the Year award.

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Wednesday, September 14, 2016

The Elgin Echo

Open Forum

The Northeast Iowa Walk to End Alzheimers will be held Saturday, Sept. 17, in Decorah. Planning
Committee members include (l-r) Debra Masek of Harpers Ferry, Sally Emerson of Lansing, Cindy
Torkelson of Elgin and Bethany Ellingson of Waukon. Not pictured is Michaela Collins of Waukon.
(submitted photo)

Walk to End Alzheimers set for Saturday


The 2016 Northeast Iowa Walk to End
Alzheimers will be held Saturday, Sept. 17, in
Decorah. Registration and pre-Walk activities
will begin at 8:30 a.m. with the Walk beginning
at 10 a.m.
Pre-Walk activities will include live music
and some valuable memories from those who
have been affected by Alzheimers disease.
Local volunteers have been working closely with the Alzheimers Association to plan
and promote the Walk, which will take place
at Decorah City Hall. The volunteer committee
would like to urge their friends, family, neighbors and co-workers to join them in a movement to reclaim the future for millions.
The Walk to End Alzheimers is more than
a walk; it is an experience in which participants from all over northeast Iowa will learn
about Alzheimers disease and how to get involved with this critical cause, from advocacy
opportunities, research and clinical trial enrollment to support programs and services. Each
walker will also join in a meaningful ceremony
to honor those affected by Alzheimers disease.
There has never been a greater need for

Iowans to join in the ght against Alzheimers


disease by participating in the Walk to End
Alzheimers, said Michaela Collins, Planning
Committee member. Funds raised will provide care and support services to the many
residents of Iowa living with Alzheimers,
while also contributing to advancing critically
needed research.
The Alzheimers Association Walk to End
Alzheimers is the nations largest event to raise
awareness and funds for Alzheimers care, support and research. Since 1989, the Alzheimers
Association mobilized millions of Americans in
the Alzheimers Association Memory Walk;
now the Alzheimers Association is continuing to lead the way with the Walk to End
Alzheimers. Together, we can end Alzheimers
the nations sixth-leading cause of death.
Start or join a team today at alz.org/walk or
contact one of the Planning Committee members for more information. Committee members include Debra Masek of Harpers Ferry,
Sally Emerson of Lansing, Cindy Torkelson of
Elgin, Bethany Ellingson and Michaela Collins,
both of Waukon.

Utilities charges, employee wages decided


By Brian Smith
bsmith@fayettepublishing.com

The Elgin City Council made


decisions
regarding
utility
charges for churches and other
organizations, as well as employee
wages during its meeting on
Tuesday evening, Sept. 6.
The council has been considering
charging water, sewer, and garbage
rates to certain organizations in
Elgin. Previously, the City had
provided these services to those
organizations at no charge.
Ken Blockhus and Harriet
Blockhus were in attendance at
the meeting to ask for the council
to consider continuing the practice
of not charging the Elgin Historical
Museum for water, sewer, and
garbage.
We are an organization that doesnt
really have a means of income. We
do a couple of fundraisers and
depend on generous donations
from others to keep the museum
running. We would like the City to
consider this while making their
nal decision on the matter, stated
Ken Blockhus.
Other representatives from Elgin
churches were present to hear
the discussion and ask questions
regarding the idea of charging
churches, the Legion Hall, and
the Elgin Historical Museum for
utilities. There were no requests
from the other entities present to
be exempted from the practice.
During the discussion that

followed, it was pointed out


that most other cities do charge
everyone in town for these services
and that the amount of income this
would generate for the City would
be approximately $5,000.
After the discussion,
Councilmember Ron Hills made
a motion that the City charge
churches and the Legion Hall for
utilities, but not the Elgin Historical
Museum. This motion was passed
unanimously.
Mayor Bill Pster also proposed
an across-the-board raise of 50
cents/hr. for all City employees,
effective Sept. 1. This is an increase
of approximately 2 to 3 percent.
He also suggested that a review of
employee wages take place every
year in conjunction with budget
preparation and that the mayor
should sign off on employee
timecards.
This is not due to any mistrust
of employees, rather, it is so that I
can give an answer to any questions
I receive from the public regarding
employee time, noted Pster.
Pster also suggested that the
City should look into becoming a
part of an insurance group for its
employees that would be of more
benet than the current plan. The
council made a motion to accept
Psters proposal, and the motion
was passed unanimously.
City Superintendent Tom Martin
informed the council regarding the

To the editor:
People ask me why do I
support the Northeast Iowa
Alzheimers Walk, and why do
I serve on the Northeast Iowa
Walk Committee?
I tell them I walk because someone I love has
Alzheimers. I walk because
I have seen rsthand what a
terrible disease this is. I know
that all diseases are horrible
and someone or other with
a disease affects us all, but
Alzheimers disease is real in
my life.
I walk because I see that
beautiful face looking at me
with confused eyes. I look into
those eyes and see an amazing
person a person that used
to be vibrant, fun, ambitious,
hardworking, caring for so
many, always willing to help
and to have fun. Those same
eyes look to me for guidance
and reassurance that it is going to be okay. Those eyes
look at me, knowing that they
should know me, but struggle
to come up with who I am or
why I am there to visit. Those
eyes look at me and smile
because they know that I am
someone they love dearly, but
dont know if they have been
married or if they have any
children. I look into those eyes
and reassure them it doesnt
matter. I will be there to love
and care for her no matter
what.
I walk because those
hands have taught me how to
cook, how to sew, how to garden, how to rock babies, and

Morningside
graduates
The following area students received degrees from
Morningside College in Sioux
City in August:
Clermont Heather
Staley (Master of Arts in
Teaching);
West Union Brian
Schmitt (Master of Arts in
Teaching).

need to empty sandbags that had


been used during the ooding. He
also told the council about some
sensors in the water system that
had been submerged during the
ooding and would need to be
replaced. The estimated cost of
the sensors is $46,000. It is hoped
that some ood assistance will be
available to help defray the cost of
those repairs.
We will also be having our
citywide cleanup on Sept. 14 and
15 for those who need to dispose
of certain items. That will be from
6 p.m. to 8 p.m. both nights, with
more specic information available
by contacting the City, added
Martin.
Other items on Tuesday evenings
agenda included approval of the
appointment of three new re
department members, including
Elizabeth Franzen, Evan Strahm,
and Wyatt Guyer.
The council also approved
building permits for Bob Jacobs,
Roger Hilgerson, and Don Reinhart,
and a liquor license for Guppys on
the Go.
Finally, the council approved a bid
of $675 submitted by Jon Rose for a
1976 C60 Chevy truck, as well as a
bid of $660 for spraying to be done
in city park areas.
The next regular meeting of the
Elgin City Council will be 7 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 19, at the Elgin Public
Library.

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September Dates
Monday, Sept. 19
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Tuesday, Sept. 20
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Tuesday, Sept. 27
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how to love, and now those


hands dget, often become
frustrated, and dont know
what to do. I walk because
there is so much love in that
otherwise healthy body.
I walk because I want
others to be aware of this horric disease that robs the one
I love of so much of her life.
I often think of the ifs of
this disease. What if she didnt
have Alzheimers? What if she
could laugh and remember
all that has happened in her
amazing life? Wouldnt that be
awesome?
I walk because I want
to see a cure for this disease.
I dont want to see any more
people have to live their life
like this. I walk because it is so
hard to grieve for the loss of
this beautiful lady while she is
alive.
Even though this ugly
disease tries to rob our lives of
so many things, it will never,
ever rob us of the love we
have for each other. No matter
what, she will always be in my
heart and in my soul.
Please help me raise
awareness and raise funds so
we can kick this disease in the
butt!
Im walking to help
reclaim the future for millions. By participating in
the Alzheimers Association
Walk to End Alzheimers in
Decorah on Saturday, Sept.
17, Im committed to raising awareness and funds for
Alzheimers research, care and
support.

Currently, more than


5 million Americans have
Alzheimers, and that number is expected to grow to as
many as 16 million by 2050.
Our future is at risk unless we
can nd a way to change the
course of this disease.
I need your support to do
my part!
Please join me on Sept.
17 at the Decorah City Hall.
Registration opens at 8:30
a.m. The opening ceremony
begins at 9:30 a.m., and the
Walk will start at 10 a.m.
Please consider joining
me to ght this ght. There
are a couple of different ways
to do this.
1. Sign up to walk in the
Walk and get sponsors.
2. Support a walk team
with a donation.
3. Log on to my page
http://act.alz.org/goto/trekkingtorks.
Please make a donation to help the Alzheimers
Association advance research
into methods of treatment,
prevention and, ultimately, a
cure for Alzheimers. For the
millions already affected by
the disease, the Association
offers care, education, support
and resources in communities
nationwide.
Thank you for joining
the movement! The end of
Alzheimers disease starts
with you.
Cindy Torkelson
100 Sunrise Street
Elgin, IA 52141

Clock program at Montauk


Montauk Historic Site
will host Tom Denney, horologist and owner of Antique Clock Repair, rural
Elgin, at 2 p.m. Saturday,
Sept. 17.
Denney will present
a program about clocks,
including the history of
American clocks. He will
show the working parts of a

clock and explain how they


keep time. In addition, he
will have some clocks on
display.
The program is free
and open to the public.
Montauk Historic Site,
Clermont, is currently open
for guided tours noon-4
p.m. Friday, Saturday, and
Sunday through Oct. 31.

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Elgin Cleanup Days, Sept. 16-17


The 2016 Elgin Cleanup
Days are scheduled for Friday, Sept. 16, through noon
on Saturday, Sept. 17.
Fees for items can be
paid at Elgin City Hall and
include the following: $15
each for computer monitors, computer towers, televisions, VCR/DVD players,
printers and copier/fax
machines; $8 each for beds,
couches, chairs, tables, coffee tables, bookcases, carpets, end tables, dressers,

TV stands, lamps, refrigerators, humidiers, dehumidiers, air conditioners,


freezers, washers, dryers,
dishwashers, stoves and
microwaves; $3 each for car
tires; and $9 each for large
truck and tractor tires.
There will be no charge
for car batteries and metal
items such as le cabinets,
trash cans, bikes and more.
For more information,
call (563) 426-5998.

Author seeks information


By Jerry Wadian
Contributing Writer

Jan Van Buren, a former


resident of Fayette and ISU
graduate, is currently working on a book about Susan
Collins, a local resident
who attended Upper Iowa
University in 1876, becoming the rst black women to
enroll at UIU.
Collins, who is buried
in Lima Cemetery, was believed to have attended the
Stonehouse School (sometimes known as the Stone
School House) across from
Pleasant Hill Cemetery. The
building was erected by the
Sion Bass family out of local eldstone and served as
school, church and community center for the Spring
Valley Settlement that consisted of black and white
families.

Van Buren would like


to know more about the
Stonehouse School, especially any information about
possible photos of the structure.
Also, if anyone knows
more about Collins, who later went on to be a Methodist
missionary in Africa, Van
Buren would be appreciative
to hear stories and review
materials.
You may contact Van
Buren at janvan39@outlook.
com, or leave the information with Jerry Wadian at
the Fayette County Union, or
email, Wadian at jwadian@
thefayettecountyunion.com.
Anyone with pictures of
the school may come to the
Union, where the photos can
be scanned and sent to Van
Buren digitally.

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
Sundays: 8:30 a.m. Sunday Mass;
Weekday Mass 9 a.m. Thursday
Mass
East Clermont Lutheran Church
Pastor Ron Roberts
Sunday, Sept. 11: 9 a.m. Sunday
School; 10 a.m. worship, Fundraiser
for Gloria Dei Lutheran Church.
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
Grace Reformed Baptist Church
Adam Osworth
Sundays: 9:30 a.m. Sunday 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: 9:30 a.m. Bible study; 10
a.m. coffee hour; 11 a.m. worship.
St. Olaf Lutheran Parish,
Marion Lutheran Church,
Gunder Norway Lutheran Church
Pastor Marshall E. Hahn
Sunday, Sept. 18: N: 8:45 a.m. worship; 10 a.m. Sunday School; M: 9
a.m. Sunday School; 10:15 a.m. worship; 5 p.m. Luther League Hayride

Elgin Lutheran Church


Highland Lutheran Church
Sunday, Sept. 18: 9 a.m. Highland
service; 10:30 a.m. Elgin Rally Sunday Service with SS.
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 563-426-5272 for more
information.
West Clermont Lutheran Church
Sundays: 9:30 a.m. worship; 10:30
a.m. coffee and fellowship.
Calvary Bible Church, Volga
Jeremy Sarver, Pastor
Sundays: 9:45 a.m. Sunday 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.
CrossFire Church
(formerly Valleyview Wesleyan)
of West Union
Leslie White, Pastor
Sundays: 9:30 a.m. Sunday 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 Volga;
10:30 a.m. worship at Arlington
St. John Lutheran Church,
Arlington
Margaret Yackel-Juleen, Pastor
Sundays: 8:30 a.m. worship; 9:30
a.m. Sunday school.

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in to make reservations to
Shirley Butikofer at (563)
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Mondays and Fridays, and
diners should call in reservations to 877-834-9865.
Thursday, Sept. 15:
Menu A: Oven fried
chicken,
macaroni
&
cheese, green beans, multigrain bread with margarine, tropical fruit.
Menu B: Chef salad,
cuke & tomato salad, crackers, tropical fruit, salad
dressing.
Friday, Sept. 16:
Menu A: Pork loin
with balsalmic onion jam,
baked sweet potato, broccoli, multi-grain bread with
margarine, glazed fruit.

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Debra Kay
Reierson
ber of St. Peter Catholic
Church in Clermont and
a lifelong member of the
Knights of Columbus and
the American Legion.
Richard is survived
by his wife of sixty years,
Georgia Klein of Clermont,
Iowa; son, Jeffery (special
friend, Dawn Brainard)
Klein of Monona, Iowa;
and daughter, Brenda
(Terry) Olson of Postville,
Iowa;
grandchildren,
Tresa (Justin) Hargrave of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Kylee
Olson (ance, Travis
Uhlenhake) of Elgin, Iowa;
Brady (Gina) Klein of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa;
Kynzee
Olson
(special
friend,
Ashley Cioccio) of Postville,
Iowa; and Marcy Klein of
Cedar Falls, Iowa and two
sisters, Angela Dummett of
Britt, Iowa and Sylvia (Ed)
Blocker, Bancroft, Iowa.
He was preceded in
death by his daughter,
Trisha Klein; his parents; six brothers, Edwin,
Andrew, Leo, Sylvester,
Louis, and Marvin; and one
sister, Christina Houwen.

Visitation
will
be
Thursday, September 8,
2016 from 4-7 pm with a
4:00 pm Rosary and an
8:00 pm Scripture Service
at Schutte-Grau Funeral
Home and Cremation
Service, Clermont, Iowa.
There will also be a one
hour visitation before Mass
at the church on Friday.
Mass
of
Christian
Burial will be at 10:30 am
on Friday, September 9,
2016 at St. Peter Catholic
Church, Clermont, Iowa
with Rev. Jim Brockman as
the Celebrant.
Burial will follow at St.
Peter Catholic Cemetery,
Clermont,
Iowa
with
Military Rites.
Schutte-Grau Funeral
Home and Cremation
Service is helping the family with the arrangements.

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Richard
Aloysius Klein
Richard Aloysius Klein,
84, of Clermont, Iowa
died, Sunday, September
4, 2016 at Strawberry
Point Lutheran Home,
Strawberry Point, Iowa.
He was born May 16, 1932,
the son of Theodore and
Mary (Hoffman) Klein in
Granville, Iowa.
He attended St. Joseph Catholic
Schools in Ashton, Iowa,
graduating in 1950. On
Feb 10, 1953 he enlisted in
the Army. He served in
Germany until he was honorably discharged Feb 7,
1955.
On May 21, 1956
Richard was united in marriage with Georgia Reekers
at St. Patrick Catholic
Church in Sheldon, Iowa.
They happily celebrated
their 60th wedding anniversary this past May.
Richard worked the
family farm with his dad
and brothers until he enlisted in the Army. After
his return from the Army,
he began his career with
Ashton Cooperative. He
started by shoveling coal
from rail cars and worked
various positions throughout the Coop until being
named General Manager in
1970. Richard would later
manage coops at Clarence,
Iowa, Graettinger, Iowa,
and the Valley Cooperative
in Clermont and Elgin,
Iowa. He held that position
until his retirement on July
1, 1994. One of his proudest accomplishments was
to oversee the completion
of the feed mill at the Elgin
site before his retirement.
After retiring, Richard and
Georgia enjoyed traveling
and eventually bought a
place in Brownsville, Texas
where they spent their winters golng, playing cards,
and enjoying the company
of many friends. He especially enjoyed attending
their grandchildrens activities and making golf ball
cases to hold his collection
of logo balls. He was a mem-

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jam, baked sweet potato,
broccoli, multi-grain bread
with margarine, glazed
fruit.
Monday, Sept. 19:
Menu A: Baked chicken, country corn, broccoli,
multi-grain bread with
margarine, tropical fruit.
Menu B: Beef & noodle casserole, country corn,
broccoli, multi-grain bread
with margarine, tropical
fruit.
Tuesday, Sept. 20:
Menu A: Potato-crusted sh, cheesy rice, green
beans, multi-grain bread
with margarine, mandarin
oranges, chocolate milk.
Menu B: Beef vegetable
soup, chicken salad, multigrain bread, mixed green
salad, mandarin oranges,
chocolate milk, salad dressing.

Debra Kay Reierson,


54, of Elgin, Iowa died
Tuesday, September 6,
2016 at her home in Elgin,
Iowa. Debra Kay was born
on July 19, 1962 in Waukon
to Cletus and Irma (Shaw)
Hagensick. She graduated
from MFL in 1980 and attended Coe College.
Debra was united
in marriage with David
Reierson on July 12, 1986 at
St. Paul Lutheran Church
in Monona, Iowa. Two
children were born to this
union. Deb was a Program
Tech at the USDA ofce
in Elkader, Iowa for over
twenty ve years. She also
helped on the farm and
did gardening and canning.
Deb enjoyed quilting, raising beautiful owers, cooking at the Irish Shanti in
Gunder and spending time
with her family. Deb was
very involved in the Marion
Lutheran Church as the
church organist, WNLCA
and the secretary.
Debra
is
survived
by her husband, David
Reierson of Elgin, Iowa; two
children, Lauren (Garrett)
Wittmer of Vinton, Iowa
and Matthew Reierson
of Elgin, Iowa; granddaughter, Amrie Wittmer;

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Wednesday, Sept. 14:
9:30 a.m. sittercise/devotions; 10:30 a.m. news
time; 12:30 p.m. glasses
adjusted; 1:30 p.m. cards;
2:30 p.m. dominoes; 3 p.m.
coffee time; 3:30 p.m. nails
polished.
Thursday, Sept. 15:
7:30 a.m. mens breakfast;
9:30 a.m. sittercise/devotions; 10:30 a.m. catholic
communion; 2 p.m. Bible
study; 3 p.m. coffee time;
3:30 p.m. music.
Friday, Sept. 16: 9:30
a.m. sittercise/devotions;
10:30 a.m. painting; 2 p.m.
baking pretzels; 3 p.m. coffee time; 3:30 p.m. 1-1s in
room.
Saturday, Sept. 17:
9:30 a.m. sittercise/devotions; 2 p.m. Oktober Fest

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blood drives throughout the
area in the coming months
include the following:
Thursday, Sept. 15
Upper Iowa University Student Center (Ballroom A or
B), Fayette, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 19
Hawkeye Community Center, Hawkeye, 2:30-5:30
p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 5
Elgin Legion Hall, Elgin,
12:30-5:30 p.m.

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Wadena
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Adults - $12
Kids 10 & under - $6
All prots donated to
Community Activities

Carry outs
available at
the Fire Station
Join us...and stay for
the Wadena Days
Parade at 2:30!

Friday, Oct. 21 Calmar Lutheran Church (lower


level), Calmar, 1:30-5:30
p.m.
Monday, Oct. 24 Fort
Atkinson Community Center, Fort Atkinson, 12:305:30 p.m.
To make an appointment to donate at any of
the above blood drives,
please call (800) 287-4903
or go online to lifeservebloodcenter.org.

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Sunday,
September 18

Sunday, Sept. 18: 9:30


a.m. sittercise/devotions;
10 a.m. Mass EWTN; 2 p.m.
worship with Rev. Terry
Lansgaard - Our Lady; 3
p.m. coffee time.
Monday, Sept. 19: 9:30
a.m. sittercise/devotions;
10:30 a.m. baking for bingo;
11 a.m. pet visit; 2:30 p.m.
Bingo; 3 p.m. coffee time.
Tuesday, Sept. 20:
9:30 a.m. sittercise/devotions; 10:30 a.m. Jerry Anderson; 12:30 p.m. shopping at Dollar General,
Calmar; 3 p.m. coffee time;
3:30 p.m. ring toss; 6:15
p.m. Curt & Linda.

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coffee time; 7 p.m. Lawrence Welk.

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mother, Irma Hagensick of


Monona, Iowa; three siblings, Dawn (Kurt) Stewart
of Ainsworth, Iowa, Allyn
(Laura)
Hagensick
of
Hampton, Iowa and Steven
(Valerie) Hagensick of
Monona, Iowa; and many
nieces nephews.
Debra was preceded in
death by her father, Cletus
Hagensick on September
17, 2012 and her nephew
Jeremy
Hagensick
on
October 4, 1997.
Visitation
will
be
Friday, September 9, 2016
from 4-8 pm at Marion
Lutheran Church, Gunder,
Iowa and one hour before
services at the church on
Saturday.
Funeral
Services
will be at 10:00 am on
Saturday, September 10,
2016 at Marion Lutheran
Church, Gunder, Iowa with
Rev. Marshall Hahn as the
Ofciant.
Burial will follow at
Marion Lutheran Cemetery,
Gunder, Iowa.
Leonard-Grau Funeral
Home and Cremation
Service, Elgin, Iowa is helping the family with the arrangements.

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Subscription rate: $39/year in-state,
$49/year out-of-state.
Periodicals postage paid at West Union, IA,
and at additional mailing offices.
Postmaster: Send address changes to Elgin
Lunch: Turkey Dressing Sandwiches
Echo, P.O. Box 153, West Union, IA 52175
The Elgin Echo is an
Taste of
official publication for the
communities of Elgin,
Northeast Iowa
Clermont, Wadena, and
Fayette County.
Phone: 888-321-5410
Fax: 563-422-3488
E-mail news to:
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com
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The Elgin Echo

Law Enforcement Reports


On Saturday, Sept. 3, at
4:18 p.m., the Fayette County
Sheriffs Ofce received a 911
call about a male subject who
ipped his kayak on the Turkey River north of Gilbertson
Park near Elgin and was unconscious.
When deputies and emergency responders arrived,
they had to hike through the
recently ooded woods and
trails north of Gilbertson Park
for over a half-mile in order
to reach the victim, who was
stranded on an island on the
river.
The victim was identied
as Alvin Colson, 27, of Platteville, Wis.
It was learned after an
investigation that Colson was
kayaking with his family when
he became lodged against a
tree and was ipped over, hitting his head on rocks.
AirCare out of Waterloo
was contacted, and the helicopter landed near the scene
due to the seriousness of the
injury.
The Fayette County Sheriffs Ofce was assisted by the
Elgin Fire Department and
Tri-State Ambulance.

On Sunday, Sept. 11, at


6:19 a.m., the Fayette County
Sheriffs Ofce took a report
of a vehicle in the ditch and on
its top at the entrance to Echo
Valley State Park southeast of
West Union.
An investigation determined that Matthew Point of
Fayette was operating a 2007
Hyundai Sonata eastbound on
Echo Valley Road when he lost
control. The vehicle entered
the east ditch and overturned
onto its top.
Point was not injured,
but the vehicle was considered a total loss.
Point was cited for failure
to maintain control.

On Saturday, Sept. 3, at
6:06 p.m., the Fayette County
Sheriffs Ofce was notied of
a single-vehicle motorcycle accident on Harding Road north
of Clermont.
When deputies arrived,
it was learned that Larry Nading, 62, of Elgin was travelling
southbound on Harding Road
when he failed to negotiate
a curve. He lost control and
went into the ditch on his
2002 Harley-Davidson, eventually being thrown from the
motorcycle.
Nading was transported
to Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics before
being own to LaCrosse by
MedLink Air.
The Harley-Davidson is
believed to be totaled.
Charges are pending, and
this incident remains under
investigation.
The Fayette County Sheriffs Ofce was assisted by the
Iowa State Patrol, Clermont
Fire and Ambulance, and TriState Ambulance.

On Sunday, Sept. 4, at
approximately 4:15 p.m., the
Fayette County Sheriffs Ofce
received a 911 call of a personal-injury motorcycle accident
near the intersection of Kornhill Road and G Avenue.
When deputies arrived
on the scene, it was learned
that John Kommelter, 66, of
Waterloo was southbound on
G Avenue when a dog came
out into the roadway, causing
a collision.
Kommelter sustained injuries and was transported by
ambulance to the emergency
room at Gundersen Palmer
Lutheran Hospital and Clinics
in West Union.
Damage to the 2008 Harley-Davidson was estimated at
$5000.

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On Thursday, Sept. 8,
Fayette County deputies were
called to the intersection of
Highways 3 and 187 in reference to single-vehicle accident.
Upon their arrival, it was
discovered that Gerald Luckeroth, 90, of Oelwein was
traveling westbound on Highway 3 when he drove straight
through the roundabout intersection in his 2010 Dodge
Caravan. Luckeroth struck
two trafc signs and sustained
approximately $1,500 in damages to his vehicle.
No injuries were reported.
The Fayette County Sheriffs Ofce was assisted by the
Strawberry Point Police Department, Strawberry Point
EMS, and Strawberry Point
Fire Dept.
The accident remains under investigation.

On Wednesday, Sept. 7,
Fayette County Sheriffs ofcers conducted a search of a
residence in West Union and
recovered
items from
recent burglaries.
Deputies arrested Wanda
Tiedt, 59, of
West Union
for
two
counts
of
burglary in the third degree
(both Class D felonies), two
counts of criminal trespassing (simple misdemeanors),
and two counts of theft in the
fourth degree (serious misdemeanors).
After the search of Tiedts
residence, she was placed under arrest and taken to the
Fayette County Law Enforcement Center, where she admitted to those burglaries to
investigators.
Tiedt is still a suspect
in other crimes. This case remains open, and more charges
could be led at a later date.
Tiedt was released by the
courts to Pretrial Services later
in the day.

To everyone who assisted during the ood emergency


August 24-26, thank you.
Thank you for all your efforts and assistance, your
had work, and your cooperation. The efforts of all were
The Fayette County
greatly appreciated no matter how big or small. Its so
nice to see the community come together like it does in Supervisors will not be
meeting on September
times of crisis.
The reghters especially wan to mention the North 26, 2016 due to a schedFayette Valley football players and students. They were a uling conflict. Instead
nice bunch of kids who turned a difcult job into a game. they will be meeting on
Our job would have been much more difcult without September 27, 2016 at
9:00am.
them.
The Salvation Army videoed people lling sandbags
and the way everyone worked together and plan to use
this video as a training tool, and to
demonstrate community involvement.
HELP WANTED:
Again, our thanks to all of you
for your help and cooperation.
Hoping we never have to do
this again,
Apply in person.
The Elgin Fireghters.

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On Saturday, Sept. 3, at
approximately 3 a.m., a Fayette County deputy initiated
a trafc stop on a silver 2009
Chevrolet Malibu for a trafc
violation approximately two
miles east of Maynard.
After further investigation, Kenndon Recker, 23,
of Stanley was arrested and
charged with operating while
intoxicated, rst offense (a
serious misdemeanor), and
having an open container (a
simple misdemeanor).
Recker was transported
to the Fayette County Law Enforcement Center, where he
received an initial appearance
and was later released on a
$2000 unsecured appearance
bond.

On Wednesday, Aug. 31,


Abby Green, 18, of Waterloo
was arrested on a valid Fayette
County warrant for theft in
the fth degree (a simple misdemeanor).
Green was transported to
the Fayette County Law Enforcement Center, where she
was held on a $750 bond.
The Fayette County Sheriffs Ofce was assisted by the
Black Hawk County Sheriffs
Ofce.

PUBLIC NOTICE
West Union, Fayette County, Iowa
Monday, August 29, 2016
The Board of Supervisors of Fayette
County, Iowa, met on Monday, August 29th,
2016, at 9:00 oclock a.m., at the Fayette County
Supervisors office.
The meeting was called to order by the
Chairperson, and the roll was called showing the
following Supervisors present and absent:
Present: Jeanine Tellin, Darrel Dolf & Vicki
Rowland
Absent: -NoneMotion was made by Dolf and seconded
by Rowland 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 Dolf to approve the minutes from the
Monday, August 22nd, 2016 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 Board met with Lisa Roberts,
Emergency Management, for an update.
The Board met with Karen Cameron &
Deb Weigel from the Oelwein Daily Register for
a review of the Fayette County Fact Book.
The Board met with Joel Fantz, County
Engineer, for an update.
The Board met with Catherine Miller,
Planning and Zoning, for an update.
The Board met with Dennis Chapman
for input regarding the design of the proposed
County Shop.
The Board met with Marty Fisher,
Sheriff, for an update.
Effective
7/21/2016
Michael
Starkweather has been employed as a Full
Time Detention Officer for the Fayette County
Sheriffs Office for 6 months. Michaels wage
will increase to $14.67 per hour.
The Board adjourned.
Upon request, this information could be
made available in large print, and/or computer
disk.
Lori Moellers ............................. Jeanine Tellin
County Auditor.....................Chair of the Board
Published in The Elgin Echo
September 14, 2016.

The band instrument


display for Valley Elementary
will be held from 4:30 to 7
p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, in
the Valley Band Room.
Kephart-West
Music
representatives and the
band director will be
present to discuss and assist
with
arrangements
for
instruments and accessories
for Valleys future musicians.
All parents of fth-grade

students and any new


band students in any grade
are encouraged to attend
in order for students to
get their instruments and
learn the great benets and
opportunities provided by
joining band!
To set up a specic time
or for more information
please call Jen Bliven at
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Market Report: Sept. 12
High Ch. Bf Strs & Hfrs ..... 107-111.25
Choice Bf Strs & Hfrs ........104-107.00
Sel. & Ch. Bf Strs & Hfrs ...100-104.00
High Ch. Hol. Strs & Hfrs.......93-96.00
Choice Hol. Strs & Hfrs ........90-93.00
Sel. & Ch. Hol. Strs & Hfrs ......86-90.00
Mkt.Thinner Shelly Cows......54-70.00
High Yielding Mkt. Cows.......70-81.00
Market Bulls.............................87-99.00

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Hazard mitigation meeting Sept. 21


In the coming year
the public will have the
opportunity to assist
in updating the Fayette
County MultiJurisdiction
Multi-Hazard
Mitigation Plan. The Federal
Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) requires
the periodic review and
replacement of the previous plan, which was created in 2011, to identify
hazards impacting Fayette County and to prioritize mitigation actions
to reduce or eliminate
long-term risk to people
and property from those
hazards.
To assist in the development of the new plan,
FEMA, through Iowa
Homeland Security &
Emergency Management
Department, has offered
grant funds to assist in
the planning process.
The subgrantee is Fayette County, which will
be represented by Lisa
Roberts, Fayette County
Emergency Management
coordinator. In addition,
Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission (UERPC) has been
engaged in the planning
process and will help facilitate planning meetings, conduct research,
and draft the plan docu-

ment.
Fayette County, representing all unincorporated areas, as well as the
jurisdictions of Arlington, Clermont, Elgin, Fayette, Hawkeye, Maynard,
Oelwein, Randalia, St. Lucas, West Union, Wadena,
Westgate, and Waucoma,
is asked to participate in
the hazard mitigation
planning process. This
plan is prepared pursuant to the requirements
of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 to ensure eligibility for various
federal ood, predisaster
and hazard mitigation
grants. Public meetings
will be held in each jurisdiction in the coming
year to engage citizens in
discussing local concerns,
dening and rating local
risks and hazards, and
identifying local mitigation actions. In addition,
the public will have the
opportunity to review
and provide feedback on
the Fayette County Hazard Mitigation Plan draft
prior to its submission to
FEMA for approval.
In addition to the
public meetings, a Hazard Mitigation Planning
Committee (HMPC) will
be formed from key representatives of each juris-

diction and Fayette County to conduct regular


planning meetings and
to review and organize
information for the plan.
Interested citizens, business and industry representatives, local school
districts and colleges,
special-interest groups,
and government ofcials
are all encouraged to join
and participate in the
Planning Committee process.
To start the planning
process, an organizational meeting will be held at
7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.
21, at the Fayette County
Courthouse, 114 N. Vine
St. in West Union. The
hazard mitigation planning process will be discussed and the process of
selecting a Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee will be started.
For more information on the Sept. 21 organizational
meeting
or to obtain additional
information on the hazard mitigation planning
process, please contact
Michelle Barness, Upper
Explorerland
Regional
Planning
Commission
community planner, at
(563) 382-6171 or by email
mbarness@uerpc.org.

Wadena Fun Day set for Saturday


Volleyball, basketball,
beanbags, and a pork loin
cook-off will highlight this
falls Wadena Fun Day,
which will take place Saturday, Sept. 17.
All events will be held
in the Wadena Park, with
a 3-on-3 basketball tournament tipping off at 9 a.m.
Boys, girls, or co-ed teams
are allowed, and the entry
fee is $30 per team.
The volleyball tournament will get underway at
11 a.m. and requires a minimum of three female members per team. Entry fee for
the volleyball tournament is
$50.
The bean bag toss tournament is set for a 5 p.m.
start, with all ages welcome
to enter. Teams are asked to
bring their own bags if possible, and the entry fee is $10
per team.
With each tournament,
a rst-place trophy will be
awarded, as well as the entry

fee returned to the winner.


The Wadena Fun Day
Cook-off features pork loin
this year, with participants
supplying their own meat
and bringing their best
recipe. All prep work may
be done ahead of time, but
each entry must be cooked
at the park the day of the
contest. There is no entry fee
for the cook-off.
Three judges will decide who has the best pork
loin, with judging to begin
at 4 p.m. There will also be
a Peoples Choice award
decided by popular vote of
those in attendance. The
Park Committee will collect
$2 from each person voting
for the Peoples Choice
award.
The public is also invited to participate by bringing any specialty appetizer,
meat, or side dish. Provide
sample sizes for approximately 50 people, and your
entry might also be selected

as a Peoples Choice winner.


Lunch and supper will
be available at the park
during Fun Day, as will a
Dino bouncy house for the
kids. All proceeds from the
event will go toward park
improvements.
For more information or
to register for a tournament
or the cook-off, contact Jen
Lerch Stolka at (563) 3809216 or jstolka11@gmail.
com.
The Wadena Betterment
Committee will also host a
Beef Pot Roast Dinner from
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18 at the Wadena
Legion Hall. The charge for
adults is $12, and $6 for kids
age 10 and under. Carryouts
will be available at the re
station, and a parade will
follow the event at 2:30 p.m.
All proceeds from the dinner will be donated to Wadena community activities.

Wadena library story hour


Wadena Public Library will host a story
hour from 4 to 5 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 22. The
featured book will be
Roald Dahls The BFG,
which is also a Steven
Spielberg lm. All children are welcome and
encouraged to attend.
The library will also
host an adult reading
program at 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 29. The
featured book of the

adult program is Fried


Green Tomatoes at the
Whistle Stop Cafe by
Fannie Flagg. The book
tells the tale of Idgie
and her friend Ruth who
ran a small caf during the 1930s in Whistle
Stop, Ala. The caf offered barbecue, coffee,
and even an occasional
murder. Copies of the
book are available at the
library. Everyone is welcome, so come pick up

your copy and join in the


book chat.
Some of the new
DVDs available at the
Wadena Public Library
include Ice Age: The
Meltdown,
Captain
Phillips, Kung Fu Panda 3 and Zootopia.
Library hours are
Monday, 1:30 p.m. to 6
p.m.; Wednesday, 9 a.m.
to noon; Thursday, 2 p.m.
to 6 p.m.; and Saturday, 9
a.m. to noon.

Household Hazardous Waste Day Sept. 30


Fayette County residents may dispose of
their hazardous household substances free of
charge from noon to 6
p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, at
the Fayette County Transfer Station (formerly the
landll) on Kornhill Road.
Items
that
will
be
accepted
include the following:
Gasoline and die-

sel additives, waxes and


polishes, solvents, paints
(no latex house paint),
lacquers and thinners,
caustic household cleaners, spot and stain removers, and pesticides.
Items
that
will
NOT be accepted
include
batteries
and
uorescent
tubes and bulbs.
For more infor-

Illyria Christian Ed classes


begin tonight
Illyria
Community Church will offer
Christian
Education
classes this fall for the
rst time in several
years.
The Bible-based
program is open to all
area youngsters ages 3
and up, regardless of
church afliation.
Classes begin tonight
(Wednesday,
Sept. 14) and will be
held every Wednes-

day evening from 6 to


7 p.m. at Illyria, 2431
Filmore Road (Highway 56), Elgin. Pastor
Pam Reinig will lead
the group. Children
can join at any time.
For more information on Illyrias
Christian
Education
program, contact Pastor Reinig at (515) 2916679 or by email at
preinig@gmail.com.

mation, please call the


Fayette County Transfer
Station at (563) 425-3037
or the Fayette County
Recycling Center at (563)
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Wadena Fun Days 2016

Saturday, Sept. 17
- Bring your best pork ribs. There will only be 3 judges.
- NO entry fee - you supply your own meat!
- All prep work may be done ahead of time - each entry
must be COOKED at the park the day of the contest.
- 4:00 p.m. Judging and Peoples Choice voting.

1st Place
Traveling
Trophy for each
event!

Also: participate in the


PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD!
Bring your specialty appetizer, meat or dish!
Have sample sizes available for approximately
50 spectators. Park committee will collect $2
from each voter. Voters will choose a winner!

11 a.m. start
$50 per team

Must have at least 3 females per team

Bean Bag Toss


Must use bags and boards provided to participate

11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Beef Pot Roast Dinner at Legion

Music at the fire station - noon until parade time!

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Wednesday, September 14, 2016

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st

NFV wins 1 in District of Death


Mud Bowl goes to TigerHawks, 34-14
Jerry Wadian
jwadian@fayettepublishing.com

With five teams ranked


in the top 10 and a sixth
team that was undefeated
over its first two contests,
no wonder Class 2A District
4 is referred to by many as
The District of Death.
This year only the top
two teams per district will
get automatic bids to the
playoffs, so something had
to give when district play
opened Friday night.
NFV did its part as the
top-ranked
TigerHawks
beat fourth-ranked Cascade, 34-14, at the Mud
Bowl in Cascade.
Storms with lightning hit
the area around 7 p.m., delaying the start of the game
until 7:50 p.m.
As a result, OMeara
Field was a bog with as
much as two inches of mud
in many spots.
According to NFV head
coach Bob Lape, It was the
worst field Ive ever seen as
a coach.
Both teams relied
heavily on the run this season, and with the field being so sloppy, neither team
was going to the air very
much. Thus, the contest
was a battle of our good
backs behind our good line
banging heads with your
good backs behind your big
line.
It was no contest, as

the TigerHawks dominated


the Cougars.
Cascade received the
opening kickoff in the driving rain and could go nowhere on its first three running plays. The snap on the
punt attempt was low and
mishandled. Tylen Burrow
fell on the loose football,
allowing NFV to start from
the Cougar 25.
It took seven plays, but
Tanner Kuhens slipped in
from the 1 to give NFV a
6-0 lead with 6:52 left in
the opening quarter.
The vaunted Cougar
running game could get
nowhere despite having
three 260-pounders in its
line. In fact, the home team
could manage just two
yards of total offense in the
first quarter.
Meanwhile, the NFV
O was eating up yards; it
never had to punt during
the game. Kuhens capped a
long drive with 50 seconds
gone in the second quarter
by bursting loose for a 25yard score.
Cascade was finally
able to get some movement offensively and drove
to paydirt after a 30-yard
run. Neither of NFVs PAT
attempts were good, so
the Cougars only trailed by
five, 12-7, with 3:58 left in
the half.
However, the TigerHawks took much of the

doubt out of the game


with another scoring drive
ending as Kuhens scampered in from the 28 with
39 seconds left in the half.
Mackey tacked on the run
for PAT, and NFV led, 20-7,
at the break.
The TigerHawks received the opening kick of
the second half and proceeded to drive the Cougars
into the mud with yet another drive. Mackey broke
free from the Cougar 45 for
the score that put the game
effectively out of reach,
even though there was still
10:46 left in the third quarter.
NFV would score one
more time. The final points
came on the only TigerHawk pass of the game
(Cascade only threw four
passes). Tate Hovden hit
Josh Guenther for a 30-yard
TD; the Hovden run for
PAT made it 34-7 with 8:26
left to play.
The home team scored
late in the game as NFV
gave its next man in
valuable experience.
While NFV had only
10 first downs to its opponents nine, the big difference came on yards per carry. The TigerHawks gained
309 yards on 49 carries for
an average of 6.3 yards. The
Cougars ran 34 times but
only gained 125 yards, or 3.7
yards per carry.

Tanner Kuhens leaps over a Cascade defender


for NFVs first score during the opening quarter
Friday at Cascade. The first of Kuhens three firsthalf TDs was set up by a fumbled punt attempt
that the TigerHawks recovered on the Cougar 25
during a driving rain. The TigerHawks went on to
beat the fourth-ranked Cougars, 34-14. (photo by
Dylan Kurt, Dyersville newspapers)

Blaize Frieden led the


defense with eight tackles.
Guenther and Frieden each
made four solo tackles.
Coach Lape credited
defensive ends Dylan Larson and Guenther with
making it hard for Cascade
to run itssweeps and QB
keepers.
Afterwards,
Lape
praised his team, saying,
Im very happy and very
proud of the way the team
played against a very good
team.
Lets face it, in all

NFV VB beats TV; 2nd at Kepros

NFV volleyball fans look on as Marrah Burrack (6) finishes a long run by knocking this ball back
onto the court. Her TigerHawk teammates were able to make the successful volley over the net to
save a point against Turkey Valley Thursday in West Union. Avoiding a collision is Jade Daughton
(2), who also made a great effort to get to the ball. (Jerry Wadian photo)
Jerry Wadian
jwadian@fayettepublishing.com

North Fayette Valley


volleyball beat Turkey Valley in three straight sets
Thursday night in West
Union. Saturday in Cresco,
the TigerHawks finished
second to host Crestwood
in the Kepros Tournament.
NFV came out brimming with confidence
Thursday, against Turkey
Valley, sweeping the threeset match, 25-10, 25-20, and
25-17.
All three games were
close for the first few points
before NFV took control.
Katrina
Mikhailova
jump-started NFV in set
one, serving six straight
points with Marrah Burrack getting two kills during the run for an 8-2 lead.
The TigerHawks just kept
adding to the lead, never
letting the Trojans get a
run.
Game two was much
closer. NFV surged to an
early lead, thanks to an ace
by Marin Ehler, but TV regrouped and never allowed
the lead get to out of hand.
Late in the game, the

Trojans mounted a run and


closed to within a point,
19-18. Then, Claire Hanson
slammed one over the net
for a point and Burrack followed with another spike
to give the TigerHawks a
three-point lead.
After another Hanson
slam and a muffed servereturn by TV, Helena Fantz
ended the game with a kill
from the corner.
In the final game, NFV
didnt allow the Trojans as
many runs while six different TigerHawks nailed
spikes; Burrack had three
herself.
Head coach Bruce
Ehler commented, We
didnt do anything flashy,
but when you take care of
the ball, wins will happen.
I see a lot of improvement, especially with our
hitting efficiency. The team
seems to be maturing and
getting much more consistent.
Individual Results
Burrack- 9 kills, 2 aces;
Koch- 5 kills; 3 blocks.
Fantz- 6 kills, 8 digs. Ehler23 assists, 2 blocks. Daughton- 34 digs, 14-15 serving, 3

aces.
Saturday in Cresco,
the TigerHawks opened
pool play minus a couple
of starters who were in the
Watermelon Days Parade
in Fayette.
We had to make some
substantial changes to the
lineup and make adjustments on the fly, Ehler explained. We put Chloe Johansen into serve-receive,
a position she hasnt been
in during her volleyball
career. She did a great job
and helped us play steady
ball in the two wins.
NFV opened with wins
over Waukon (25-15 and 2118) and Turkey Valley (219 and 21-9). They lost the
final game in pool play to
host Crestwood, 23-25 and
17-21.
We were able to
switch back to our regular
rotation for the final match
in pool play, noted Ehler.
However, we had trouble
with the hosts great servers. In the second game, we
fell apart early, but rallied
to make it close.
In the championship
round, NFV beat New

Hampton, 25-12 and 25-22,


in what Ehler called the
best game this team has
played in three years.
The
championship
match against Crestwood
was a classic, with the Cadets winning, 27-25, 9-25
and 15-10.
According to Ehler,
We lost the first set mainly
to missed serves, but we
destroyed Crestwood in the
second set. We had the momentum in the final set but
let their blocking ability get
to us.
Tiffanie Koch and
Marin Ehler were named to
the All-Tournament Team.
Individual TigerHawk Stats
Hanson- 35 kills, 14
blocks; Burrack- 26 kills,
32 digs; Koch- 26 kills, 7
blocks; Mikhailova- 11 kills,
15 digs; Ehler- 105 assists,
6 ace serves; Daughton18 digs, perfect passes 43
times.
After the weeks action was over, Ehler stated,
Im really proud of how
were getting better every
day, and we are playing at a
much higher level than we
have in the past.

honesty, Cascade helped


us with that early fumbled
punt attempt, but our kids
really played hard.
We had three fumbles, mostly on center exchanges, but considering
the conditions, it could
have been much worse.
In the end, it came
down to the persistence of
our kids and their belief in
themselves that, plus we
executed extremely well
under terrible conditions,
concluded the proud coach.

Class 2A District 4
North Fayette
1-0 3-0
Union (LPC)
1-0 3-0
Waukon
1-0 2-1
Columbus
1-0 1-2
Cascade
0-1 2-1
Beckman
0-1 2-1
Monticello
0-1 2-1
Oelwein
0-1 -3
Last Weeks Scores
NFV 34, Cascade 14
Waukon 32, Beckman 7
Union (LPC) 42, Monticello 6
Columbus 14, Oelwein 6
This Weeks Games
Monticello @ NFV
Cascade @ Waukon
Oelwein @ Union (LPC)
Beckman @ Columbus

NFV
11
49-309
30
339
1-1-0
0
3-1
10-85
1

Cas.
First Downs
9
Rushing Yards
34-125
Passing Yards
27
Total Yards
152
Passing
1-4-0
Punts-Avg.
2-29.5
Fumbles-Lost
3-1
Penalties-Yds.
6-40
Turnovers
1
Scoring by Quarters
NFV
6 14 8 6
34
Cas.
0 7 0 7
14
Scoring as it Happened
1st- NFV: Kuhens, 1-yd. run (kick failed).
2nd- NFV: Kuhens, 25-yd. score (run failed).
2nd- CAS: Strub, 30-yd. run (kick good).
2nd- NFV: Kuhens, 28-yd. run (Mackey run).
3rd- NFV: Mackey, 45-yd. run (Hovden run).
4th- NFV: Guenther, 30-yd. pass from Hovden
(Hovden run).
4th- CAS: Lieurance, 15-yd. run (kick good).
Individual TigerHawk Stats
Rushing-; Tr. Kuhens,17-145; Mackey, 22-158; Hollinrake,
1-3; West, 2-5; Hovden, 3- (-2); Frieden- 1-(-3); Olson,
3-3.
Passing- Hovden- 1-1-0-27.
Receiving- Guenther, 1-27.
Kickoffs- Ta. Kuhens, 1-40; Connelly, 5-204.
Kickoff Returns- Mackey, 1-17; West, 1-12.
Fumble recovery- Tylen Burrow.
Tackles (assists-solo-total)- B. Frieden, 4-4-8; Ja. Burrow,
3-4-7; Guenther, 3-4-7; Wolfe, 1-5-6; Mackey, 3-2-5;
Lauer, 0-4-4; Baumler, 1-3-4; Ty. Burrow, 2-1-3; Loyd,
3-0-3; Hollinrake, 2-2-4; Schmitt, 1-1-2; Hovden, 3-0-3;
Lape, 3-0-3; Olson, 0-1-1; Wander, 0-1-1; Butikofer, 2-02; A. Frieden, 1-0-1.

NFV swimmers help Decorah win


Jerry Wadian
jwadian@fayettepublishing.com

NFV students Lily Poppen and Cassandra Moss


continue to help the Decorah swim team amass victories.
Saturday, the Vikings
won a four-team meet at
West Waterloo. Decorah

compiled 253 points to 108


for runner-up Waterloo.
Ottumwa (94) and VintonShellsburg (75) also competed.
Poppen won a bronze
after placing third in the
100 butterfly. She also
helped Decorah win a sil-

ver medal in the 200 freestyle relay.


The freshman, Moss,
was 12th in the 50 freestyle
and swam anchor for the
200 freestyle relay that
placed eighth.

Coachs Corner
Monticello (0-1, 2-1) @ NFV (1-0, 3-0)
For fans basking in NFVs big win over fourth-ranked Cascade and Montis thumping
at the hands of Union (LPC), TigerHawk head coach Bob Lape sounded a cautionary note,
Monticello is a very good football team. Much of their problem last week was the terrible
weather.
The Panthers use a pistol, trying to spread the field.
They will do a little bit of everything, noted Lape. They like to pass but use the
spread to open running lanes.
Coming into last week, the Panther QB was rated as the sixth-best in Class 2A.
On defense, Monti uses an attacking style utilizing an even front to create gaps for its
blitzing linebackers and D backs.
In a way Fridays game could be a trap game for the TigerHawks after coming off a
huge win and the Panthers lopsided loss.
Lape was not concerned about that, stating, Weve played a lot of these games over
the years, and done very well because we focus on keeping an even demeanor. We always
talk to the kids about not focusing on winning, but on getting better every day. If you get
better every day, the wins will come.

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Wednesday, September 14, 2016

The Elgin Echo

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Two medal at Waverly XC


Jerry Wadian
jwadian@fayettepublishing.com

North Fayette Valley


runners continued to improve their times at the
Dick Pollitt Go-Hawk Classic cross country meet
Thursday in Waverly.
The meet, run by
grades, rather than by overall teams, was moved to
Thursday due to the high
heat and humidity on Tuesday.
Macy Niewoehner and
Weller Clark were the medalists for the TigerHawks.
Nieweohner nished fourth
in the female junior class,
while Clark nished third
in the male freshman race.
In the senior division,
Megan Feldman and Kaylin Muggler nished 22nd
and 23rd, respectively, for
the girls, and Jace Wolverton placed 37th for the
boys.
The junior class girls
were paced by Niewoehner,
who nished in 21:46. Callie Halverson did not nish
due to an injury, but TigerHawk coaches got their initial look at Faith Johnston
who saw her rst action
after nursing an injury;
she nished 25th in a time
of 26.39. Finishing just .01
hundredths of a second behind Johnston was Kaitlyn
Rausch in 26th place.
Josh DeLuca and William Miller led the boys,
nishing 48th and 72nd, respectively.
The sophomore class
also had some very close
races. Megan Niewoehner

and Emma Moyle placed


12th and 16th, respectively
with Courtney Streif coming in 23rd.
The sophomore boys
had eight runners who
combined for a seventhplace team nish. Jesse
Daughton led the way, coming in 22nd. However, newcomer Chandler Douglas
led most of the race before
tiring over the nal threequarters of a mile. He did
place 24th, just four seconds behind Daughton.
Also running for the
NFV sophomores were
Weston Fantz, Caleb OHare,
Easton Halverson, Carson
Ward, Clayton Schupbach,
and Thomas Amundson.
In the freshman race,
Gina Gibson led the girlswith her 21st place. Ashley
Pleggenkuhle and Taylor
Ney also ran.
Clark completed the 5K
in 20:05 to pace the freshman boys. Dylan Durnan
also ran well, coming in
18th.
Afterwards, head coach
Tracy Nuss commented,
Almost all of our returning runners improved upon
their times from last year,
which is all a coach can ask
for. The strength of our underclassmen and freshmen
continues to show, which is
a great sign for the future.
Individual Results
Seniors
Boys- 37. Wolverton,
22:56.
Girls- 22. Feldman,
24:13; 23. Muggler, 24:18.

September is
Preparedness Month
For every hill cross country runners must climb, there is usually a
slope down which he/she must put on the breaks a bit to maintain
balance. That is the case here for Emma Moyle in recent action.
The NFV sophomore finished 16th in her division at Thursdays
Invite in Waverly. (Jerry Wadian photo)

Juniors
Boys- 48. DeLuca,
22:36; 72. Miller, 29:25.
Girls4.
Ma.
Niewoehner, 21:46; 25.
Johnston,
26:39;
26.
Rausch, 26:40.
Sophomores
Boys- 22. Daughton,
20:20; 24. Douglas, 20:24;
35. Fantz, 21:27; 37. OHare,
21:35; 43. Halverson, 21:54;
49. Ward, 22:16; 59. Schup-

Maize Maze receives funding


Country Heritage Community of Clermont will
receive $5,900 in funding
from Silos and Smokestacks
National Heritage Area. Ten
northeast Iowa sites, communities and organizations were
selected to receive a total of
$50,000 to tell Americas agricultural stories, both past and
present. In order to receive the
grant, recipients must be located in the Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area.
When we fund these
projects, we are not just building an exhibit or putting up
a sign. We are introducing
many to a world they may
be unfamiliar with, but that
they are so deeply ingrained
in. Teaching people the story
of modern agriculture and

where their food comes from


inspires them and the next
generation of Iowa farmers
and workers to take an active
role in shaping the worlds agricultural future, said SSNHA
president Cara Miller.
Projects funded through
SSNHA Grant Programs must
provide 1-1 nonfederal match
to the grant award. Since the
program began in 2001, Silos
and Smokestacks has funded
more than $1.9 million to
nonprot organizations, local
governments, and communities with projects dedicated to
preserving Americas agricultural heritage.
The 17th Annual Maize
Maze will provide the story
of agriculture within a corn
maze with interpretive stories

from Maze Master Laverne


Swenson. The Maize Maze is
located east of Elgin on Highway B64.

SSNHA is one of 49 federally designated heritage areas


in the nation and is an Afliated Area of the National Park
Service. The Heritage Area
includes 37 counties in the
northeast quadrant of Iowa.
Interstate 80 borders in on the
south and interstate 35 borders it on the west. Through
a network of sites, programs,
and events, SSNHA interprets
farm life, agribusiness, and
rural communities, past and
present. To learn more about
SSNHA, please visit www.silosandsmokestacks.org.

Court Reports - Aug. 31 - Sept. 7

Bacon Concrete, LLC v.


Langreck, Inc.: Dismissed w/
prejudice led (x2).
Wells Fargo Bank, NA. v. Kurtz,
Abe A.; Kurtz, Wendy Ann;
Midland Funding; and Parties
in Possession: Petition led.
Roth, Taylor Kristen and
Spragg, Jennifer Lynn v.
Farm Bureau Property Etal.:
Dismissed w/ prejudice led.
Veridian Credit Union v. Forney,
Jerry L.: Order for Judgement
led.
Patterson, Breina Rae and Scott,
Brenda K. v. Druecker, Duane
Howard and Hiemes Trucking,
Inc.: Petition led.

(Oelwein, IA): Felony; Motion


for Continuance led.
Boleyn, Kyle Dwayne (Arlington,
IA): Felony; Order of
Disposition led.
Wood, Charles LaVern
(Oelwein, IA): Felony; Order of
Arraignment led.
Larson Jr., Larry Alvin
(Oelwein, IA): Felony; Order of
Disposition led, Written Plea
of Guilty led.
Farmer, Brett Matthew
(Waucoma, IA): Felony; Order
of Arraignment led.
Coonradt, Natasha Linn
(Calmar, IA): Felony; Hearing
for Initial Appearance led.
Kuennen, Justin Linus (St.
Lucas, IA): Felony; Order of
Arraignment led.
Ledesma, Anthony Andrew
(Calmar, IA): Felony; Trial
Information led, Order for
Arraignment led.
Rickert, Michael Allan (Oelwein,
IA): Felony; Hearing for Initial
Appearance led.
Coonradt, Natasha Linn
(Calmar, IA): Felony; Hearing
for Initial Appearance led.
Myers, Randy Allen (Oelwein,
IA): Felony; Hearing for Initial
Appearance led.
Bushaw, Michael William (West
Union, IA): Felony; Criminal
Complaint led, Hearing for
Initial Appearance led.
Coonradt, Natasha Linn
(Calmar, IA): Felony; Criminal
Complaint led, Hearing for
Initial Appearance led.
Tiedt, Wanda Lee (West
Union, IA): Felony; Criminal
Complaint led (x2), Hearing
for Initial Appearance led.
Postel, Andrew Francis
(Waterloo, IA): Simple
Misdemeanor; Order of
Disposition led, Written Plea
of Guilty led.
Randall, Cameron Andrew
(Fredericksburg, IA): Simple
Misdemeanor; Written Plea of
Guilty led.
Watt, David Russell (Oelwein,
IA): Simple Misdemeanor;
Order Setting Trial led, Motion
for Continuance led.
Pinkerton, Sally Lynn (Waterloo,
IA): Simple Misdemeanor;
Order of Disposition led,
Written Plea of Guilty led.
McLaury, Christopher Scott
(Hazleton, IA): Simple
Misdemeanor; Motion for

SMALL CLAIMS
BankIowa (Independence, IA)
v. Postel, Anthony Edward
(Independence, IA): Order for
Judgement led.
H&R Accounts, Inc. (Moline,
IL) v. Newton, William James
(Coralville, IA): Order for
Judgement led.
H&R Accounts, Inc. (Moline,
IL) v. Kemp, Lori (West Union,
IA): Order for Judgement led.
H&R Accounts, Inc. (Moline, IL)
v. Anfinson, Preston William
(Oelwein, IA) and Anfinson,
Tiffany (Oelwein, IA): Order
for Judgement led.
Oelwein Dental Associates
(Oelwein, IA) v. Logan, Jamie
John (Oelwein, IA): Order for
Judgement led.
Pleggenkuhle Properties
(Denver, IA) v. Johnson,
Jessica Lynn (Oelwein, IA):
Order for Judgement led.
Hertz Farm Management
(Strawberry Point, IA) v. Boney,
Talana (Clermont, IA): Small
Claims led, Dismissed w/o
prejudice led.
Veridian Credit Union
(Waterloo, IA) v. Buehneman,
Tami Jo (Oelwein, IA): Small
Claims led.
Gundersen Lutheran Admin.
Services, Inc. (LaCrosse, WI) v.
Vagts, Holli Jean (West Union,
IA): Small Claims led.
Tri-State Regional Ambulance
(LaCrosse, WI) v. Opperman,
Dean (Hawkeye, IA) and
Opperman, Gilda Marie
(Hawkeye, IA): Small Claims
led.
Gundersen Lutheran Admin.
Services, Inc. (LaCrosse, WI) v.
Bachtell, Shannon Katherine
(Arlington, IA) and Bachtell,
Tobias John (Arlington, IA):
Small Claims led.
Gundersen Lutheran Admin.
Services, Inc. (LaCrosse, WI) v.
Franzen, Jennifer Kay (Elgin,
IA) and Franzen, Paul D.
(Elgin, IA): Small Claims led.
Midland Funding, LLC (Cedar
Rapids, IA) v. Koecke, Lorna
(Oelwein, IA): Small Claims
led.
CIVIL CASES
City of Oelwein (Oelwein, IA) v.
Daveys Doins, LLC (Waverly,
IA): Motion to Dismiss led.

CRIMINAL CASES
Little, Glen Arthur (Elgin, IA):
Aggravated Misdemeanor;
Order of Disposition led,
Written Plea of Guilty led.
Avenson, Joshua Conrad
(Westgate, IA): Aggravated
Misdemeanor; Motion for
Continuance led.
Gillam, Larry Deshawn
(Waterloo, IA): Aggravated
Misdemeanor; Order of
Disposition led.
Wrice, Daniel Warren (Oelwein,
IA): Aggravated Misdemeanor;
Order of Disposition led,
Written Plea of Guilty led.
Randall, Cameron Andrew
(Fredericksburg, IA):
Aggravated Misdemeanor;
Written Plea of Guilty led.
Glaser, Kathy Joan (West Union,
IA): Aggravated Misdemeanor;
Order of Arraignment led.
Hannan, Todd Michael
(Fairbank, IA): Aggravated
Misdemeanor; Trial
Information led, Order for
Arraignment led.
Hammer, Joshua Michael
(Independence, IA):
Aggravated Misdemeanor;
Order of Arraignment led.
Farmer, Brett Matthew
(Waucoma, IA): Aggravated
Misdemeanor; Order of
Arraignment led.
Coleman, Kavon Tyree
(Oelwein, IA): Felony; Order of
Disposition led.
Farmer, Brett Matthew
(Waucoma, IA): Felony; Motion
for Continuance led.
Sargent, Joshua Glen (Fayette,
IA): Felony; Order of
Disposition led (x2).
Bamford, Forrest Shane

Extension and Outreach


is sponsoring Powerful
Tools for Caregivers in
Oelwein in October and
November.
Classes consist of six 2
-hour sessions held once
a week with two experienced leaders
conducting each class. Interactive
lessons, discussions and
brainstorming help you
take the tools you choose
and put them into action
for your life.
Sessions are scheduled every Monday for six
weeks beginning Monday,
October 3. Classes will be
held from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at
the Senior Dining Center,
25 West Charles in Oelwein.
There is no cost for this
class.
For more information
or to register by the Sept.
26 deadline, contact Deb
Kahler at dkahler@iastate.
edu or (563) 425-3331.

bach, 23:25; 78. Amundson,


32:23.
Girls12.
Me.
Niewoehner, 24:55; 16.
Moyle, 25:55; 23. Streif,
27:11.
Freshmen
Boys- 3. Clark, 20:05;
18. Durnan, 21:44.
Girls- 21. Gibson, 25:37;
26. Pleggenkuhle, 26.12; 38.
Ney, 27:40.

Governor Terry E.
Branstad has proclaimed
September as Preparedness
Month in Iowa.
Preparedness Month
is sponsored by the Iowa
Department of Homeland
Security and Emergency
Management
(HSEMD),
the Iowa Emergency Management
Association
(IEMA), the Safeguard
Iowa Partnership (SIP) and
the National Weather Service (NWS).
During Preparedness
Month, HSEMD, IEMA, and
SIP are urging Iowans to
take simple steps to ensure
they and their families are
prepared. Those steps are
make an emergency plan,

build an emergency kit,


and be aware of hazards
in your area. For more on
the three simple steps to
preparedness, visit www.
beready.iowa.gov.
You
can also check out Fayette
County Emergency Management on Facebook.com.
Iowas Preparedness
Month is held in conjunction with National Preparedness Month, which
was created by the Federal
Emergency Management
Agency in response to the
Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in an effort to educate the public on how to
prepare for emergencies.

Support available to flood victims


Residents of northeast
Iowa continue to clean up
and recover from the recent oods. In the next
few weeks, the Disaster Behavioral Health Response
Team (DBHRT) will be going into communities to
assist individuals impacted

by the ood.
An Iowa DBHRT is a
trained team of volunteers
who can mobilize resources to provide post-disaster
mental health services
statewide.
The Department of
Human Services, Northeast

Iowa Behavioral Health,


and County Social Services
are sponsoring this effort.
If you or anyone you
know requires support,
please call Northeast Iowa
Behavioral Health at (563)
382-3649 or call Life-Long
Links at (866) 468-7887.

Carissa Greco benefit ride


A cancer-benet ride
for Carissa Greco will begin
at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17,
at DTs Pub and Primetime
Pizza in Fayette.
There is a $20 entry fee
for each motorcycle or car;
the fee includes a meal at
the end of the ride at ap-

proximately 5 p.m. However, anyone is welcome to


attend the freewill-donation meal on Main Street in
Fayette.
Carissa is a 28-year-old
from Fayette who is undergoing chemotherapy for
nodular sclerosing Hodg-

kins lymphoma.
For more information,
call Nancy Wulfekuhle at
(563) 518-1061, Kathy Vierow at (563) 422-7483, or
Mark Fedeler at (319) 2383754.

Continuance led.
Coonradt, Natasha Linn
(Calmar, IA): Simple
Misdemeanor; Hearing for
Initial Appearance led.
Green, Abby Claire (Oelwein,
IA): Simple Misdemeanor;
Hearing for Initial Appearance
led.
Espinoza Garcia, Jose Luiz
(Calmar, IA): Simple
Misdemeanor; Written Plea of
Not Guilty led, Order Setting
Trial led.
Gile, Anthony William
(Winthrop, IA): Simple
Misdemeanor; Order Setting
Trial led.
Coonradt, Brian David
(Hawkeye, IA): Simple
Misdemeanor; Order of
Disposition led.
Watt, David Russell (Oelwein,
IA): Simple Misdemeanor;
Hearing for Initial Appearance
led, Order Setting Trial led.
Tiedt, Wanda Lee (West Union,
IA): Simple Misdemeanor;
Criminal Complaint led,
Hearing for Initial Appearance
led.
Williams Cooke, Donnell
(Fayette, IA): Serious
Misdemeanor; Probation
Revocation led, Order for
Probation Revocation led.
Scheffert, Bailey John (Oelwein,
IA): Serious Misdemeanor;
Motion to Dismiss led.
Morrison, Tammy Lynn
(Waterloo, IA): Serious
Misdemeanor; Trial
Information led, Order for
Arraignment led.
Waller, Joshua Allen (Wadena,
IA): Serious Misdemeanor;
Trial Information led, Order
for Arraignment led.
Copley, Anthony Allen (Oelwein,
IA): Serious Misdemeanor;
Order of Arraignment led.
Aller, Gregory Lathen (Fayette,
IA): Serious Misdemeanor;
Criminal Complaint led,
Hearing for Initial Appearance
led.
Sills, Gregory Richard (Oelwein,
IA): Order for Judgement led.
Cavnar, Justin Thomas
(Westgate, IA): Order for
Judgement led (x2).
Pattison, Justin Douglas
(Sumner, IA): OWI; Motion for
Continuance led.
Zesiger, Madison Elizabeth
(Ottumwa, IA): OWI; Motion

for Continuance led.


Daughton, Joseph Gene
(Clermont, IA): OWI; Trial
Information led, Order for
Arraignment led.
Dale, Roger Alan
(Independence, IA): OWI;
Criminal Complaint led,
Hearing for Initial Appearance
led.
Recker, Kenndon James
(Stanley, IA): OWI; Criminal
Complaint led, Hearing for
Initial Appearance led.

zone, 6-10 over.


Wiedow, Emily Ruth (Oelwein,
IA): No valid drivers license.
Einck, Norman Joseph (West
Union, IA): Speeding, 55 or
under zone, 6-10 over.
Brehm, Seth James (Oelwein,
IA): Operation without
registration card or plate.
Crawford, Ronald Dewain
(Randalia, IA): Failure to obey
yield sign.
Cole, Dustin Lee (Tripoli, IA):
Speeding, 55 or under zone,
6-10 over.
Hirsch, Alec Zander Mark
(Oelwein, IA): Speeding, 55 or
under zone, 6-10 over.
Schmelzer, Debra Marie (Ossian,
IA): Speeding, 55 or under zone,
1-5 over.
Wagner Randy Gerard (Fort
Atkinson, IA): Defective or
unauthorized mufer system.
Gilliam, Daniel Robert (Aurora,
IA): Speeding, 55 or under zone,
1-5 over.
Huinker, Cory Allen (Waukon,
IA): Speeding, 55 or under zone,
1-5 over.
Gray, Steven Eric (Hawkeye, IA):
Speeding, 55 or under zone, 1-5
over.
Ney, Allison Kimberly (West
Union, IA): Failure to maintain
control.
ONeal, Michael Patrick (Eupora,
MS): Speeding, 55 or under
zone, 6-10 over.
Christianson, Todd Richard
(Strawberry Point, IA):
Registration Violation.
Jencks, Mark L. (Hawkeye, IA):
Failure to maintain or use safety
belts - adult.
Franzen, Joshua Florian (West
Union, IA): Operation of motor
vehicle with expired license.
Jones, Christopher Allen
(Postville, IA): Operation of
motor vehicle with expired
license.

TRAFFIC CHARGES
Frederickson, Russel Lee
(Strawberry Point, IA): Dark
window or windshield.
Otdoerfer, Brian Edward (Fort
Dodge, IA): Failure to obey stop
sign and yield right of way; No
valid drivers license.
Miller, Rolley Hiram (West
Union, IA): No lamp or ag on
rear-projecting load.
Riley, Landon Michael
(Randalia, IA): Speeding, 55 or
under zone, 6-10 over.
Blue, Logan Henry (Hawkeye,
IA): Use of electronic
communication device - age 18.
Stewart, Matthew Raymond
(Oelwein, IA): Failure to
maintain or use safety belts adult.
Lembke, Mason Michael (Elgin,
IA): ATV or ORUV - Operation
on highway or snowmobile
Williams, Nathan Michael
(Hazleton, IA): Open Container
- Passenger 21 years old or older.
Baumgartner, Carrie Lee
(Edgewood, IA): Speeding, 55 or
under zone, 1-5 over.
Soderquist, Alex William
(Hawkeye, IA): Speeding, 55 or
under zone, 1-5 over.
Sharar, Danielle Nicole
(Waverly, IA): Failure to provide
proof of nancial liability.
Lauer, Kelli R. (West Union,
IA): Failure to provide proof of
nancial liability.
Swearingen, Aaron Michael
(Westgate, IA): Poss./Purch. of
alcohol by person 18/19/20, 1st
offense.
Hudson, Robert William (Ave
Maria, FL): No valid drivers
license.
Mensen, Quentin Dean
(Manchester, IA): Speeding, 55
or under zone, 6-10 over.
Gillespie, Jeff Allan (Fountain,
MN): Speeding, 55 or under

The Elgin Echo publishes Court


News as part of its obligation
to inform readers about the
business of public institutions
and to serve as a keeper of the
local historical record. All items
are taken from public documents
at the Fayette County courthouse.
It is the policy of this paper that
this column contain a complete
record; requests for items to be
withheld will not be granted.

The Elgin
Echo
The Fayette
Leader

Celebrating National Assisted Living Week

Senior
Community

Garden View

Independent Living, Assisted Living & Specialized Care

800 Darby Drive, Monona, IA 52159


Contact Randee Koenig, Executive Director: (563) 539-4528
http://locations.twdcc.com/Garden-View-Senior-Community
An Equal Opportunity Housing Provider

The
theme for National Assisted Living
Week, as promoted
by the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL), is Keep
Connected.
The annual, na-

Proudly Celebrating National


Assisted Living Week 2016!

tional
o b s e rvance
p r o vides a
unique
o p p o rtunity for
residents,
their
loved
ones, staff, volunteers, and surrounding communities to
celebrate the individuals served in assisted living and learn
more about this sector of the long term
care profession.
The 2016 theme,
Keep Connected,
recognizes the increasing opportunity

Wednesday,
Wednesday,September
September14,
14,2016
2016

technology can offer


to enhance the care
and overall experience in assisted living communities.
Keep Connected encourages assisted living communities to support
opportunities
for
residents to use the
latest communication
tools to engage with
the world around
them.
Furthermore,
Keep Connected
acknowledges
the
myriad ways assisted
living staff and supporting
business
partners are revolutionizing the care

provided in these
communities through
innovations in technology.
However, Keep
Connected is about
more than technology. Assisted living reminds us that
sometimes the best
relationships
are
formed face-to-face.
For many staff members, residents become family, and this
bond can never be
broken. Meanwhile,
assisted living communities are an integral part of the larger
community. Staff cultivate
connections
with local families,

business
owners,
government organizations, community
organizers and others to ensure that
residents remain an
active part of where
they call home.
Established
by
NCAL in 1995, National Assisted Living Week will be
held Sept. 11-17,
2016. Assisted living
communities across
the country are encouraged to use the
theme and logo as
inspiration for celebrations leading up
to and during the
week.

Just a few of the services we offer:


Nutritious Meals
Medication Management
Emergency Call System
Personal Care Assistance
Housekeeping
Personal Laundry
On-site Therapy
Exercise Room

Call Kristin or
Cathy for more
information:
(563) 245-1620

The best-kept secret in Northeast Iowa..,


We offer seniors a chance to live in their own private apartments,
yet receive additional assistance to enjoy an independent lifestyle.
Introducing Alzheimers & Dementia and Respite Services.
Call Brett for more information.

YOUR KEY TO INDEPENDENCE:


24/7 one-touch emergency response
Sophisticated fall detection and inactivity monitoring add-ons
Two-way voice communication/acceptance of incoming calls
Alpine Communications participates in various Medicaid waiver programs
for Personal Emergency Response Systems. Contact us for details.
For more information or to schedule a
FREE in-home consultaion, please call
563-245-4000 or visit www.alpinecom.net.

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Celebrating 10 years of sharing our


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Join us at Traditions as we

KEEP CONNECTED
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Wednesday, September 14, 2016

The Elgin Echo

Farms

Bildens stay busy on local Heritage Farm

Accepting a certicate for becoming an Iowa Century and Heritage


Farm at the 2016 Iowa State Fair in Des Moines are (front, l-r) Jensen
Tilpher, Elli Brincks (white), Claira Bilden, Ava Bilden, Jaden Brincks,
Paxton Brincks, and Ryker Brincks; (back) a Farm Bureau representative,
Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey, Jennifer and Hans Bilden, Mary
and Erling Bilden, and Erika and Mike Brinks. (submitted photo)

Erling and Mary Bilden of Elgin were among those recognized at the Iowa State Fair for
having an Iowa Century and Heritage farm this year. Started by his great-grandfather,
Torgrim, in 1866, the Bilden farm continues to raise beef cattle and many acres of crops
in its present form. (Zakary Kriener photo)
By Zakary Kriener
Contributing Writer
zkirener@fayettepublishing.
com
Each year, dozens of
family farms from around
the state of Iowa are honored with the distinction of
being named an Iowa Century farm or an Iowa Heritage farm, constituting 100
years or 150 years of the
same family owning farmland, respectively. This year,
the Erling and Mary Bilden
farm near Elgin was named
to both lists as one portion
of their Clayton County farm
originated in 1866 and the
rest was purchased in 1882.
My great-grandfather,
Torgrim
Larson-Bilden
bought the rst 80 acres of
the farm for $233 at a tax
sale, explained fourth-generation farmer Earling. Another 80 acres was added in
1882, making up the 160acre farmstead.
After Togrim planted the
roots for the now 150-year
old farm, he passed it on
to one of his sons, Hans T.
Bilden. From there, the farm
was handed to Erlings father, Tilpher.
In 1979, Erling ofcially
took ownership of the rural
Elgin farm.
Back in the early days
of the farm, they raised everything, shared Bilden.
Dairy cows, beef cows,
hogs, chickens, you name
it.
He went on to say that
under his watch, the farm
was home to beef cows and
hogs for many years.
We sold the hogs a
while back and went to raising custom hogs after that,
he continued. About ve

years ago, we emptied the family.


When their children were
hog buildings for good.
Erling, along with Mary, younger, Erling worked a
his wife of over 40 years and second job as a traveling
children, Hans L. and Erika, tool salesman while Mary
went on to raise only beef and the kids managed the
farm during the day.
cows.
I would check the hogs
The kids were very active around the farm grow- in the morning and evenings
ing up, added Mary. They after I got home, but Mary
were both in 4-H and FFA did a lot of the day-to-day
and were big hands around chores while I was on the
road, shared Erling. She
the farm.
Today, Hans and his wife, was born and raised on a
Allison, live in Elgin with farm, so she knows all about
their three children, Ava, stacking hay and driving a
Clara, and Jensen, while tractor. She was in charge
Erika (Brincks) lives near Os- while I was working.
Of the 160 acres of land
sian with husband Mike and
children Paxton, Jaden, Elli, on the Bilden farm, the majority of it is leased to other
and Ryker.
Its safe to say that the farmers to grow corn, while
fth generation and pos- some of the land is kept for
sibly sixth will be active in hay to ensure the beef cows
the farming industry. Hans are fed year-round.
Over the years, both Erraises several of his own
head of beef with his fathers ling and Mary admit that
herd of 30, while Erika and there has not been much
her husband raise hogs and free time for them as they
The family responsible for planting the roots of the Bilden
beef cows in nearby Win- have served on church counCentury and Heritage farm in 1866 included (front, l-r) Erlings
cil and as board members
neshiek County.
grandfather Hans, Erlings great-grandparents Torgrim and
We think that raising our for Clayton County Farm
Kari, and Lars; (back) Peter, Theodore, Matinus, and Edward
kids on the farm was great Bureau. Mary has also been
Bilden. (submitted photo)
because
it taught
every year.
t h e m
Congrats Erling &
Along with the apple orchard business,
re s p o n Mary Bilden on your
the
Bildens
spend a lot of time in the shop
sibility
Heritage Award!
working on projects with old barn boards.
and how
We have taken down about a dozen
to work
old barns over the past several years, said
hard,
Mary. We do everything from taking them
shared
down to removing the nails and then creating
Erling.
woodworking projects out of them.
Farm100 N Lawler St
The two spend a lot of time in the shop
ing has
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making bird houses, benches, small tables,
always
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When it comes down to it, we enFax: (563) 864-7625
somejoy every minute of the country life and have
t h i n g
no plans of moving to town, closed Erling.
that has
There is just something about waking up to
taken all
the fresh air and being able to set our own
WE ARE PROUD TO SALUTE
hands
schedules that we love. No matter the time of
on deck
ERLING & MARY
day or season, there is always something to do
in
our
BILDEN,
on the farm.

ESB Elgin State Bank

ON RECEIVING THEIR

F
A.D.D. ANGUS
R
M

CONGRATULATIONS,

ERLING & MARY


BILDEN,
ON RECEIVING YOUR

HERITAGE

FARM AWARD!

ESB

a paraeduactor at North Fayette Valley Middle School in Elgin, while


Erling spends much of the year helping a neighbor farmer.
We enjoy staying busy, said Mary. We try to keep our schedules as
busy as we can throughout the year.
If their farm chores, jobs, and community involvement werent
enough, the Bildens also have a pair of business endeavors that they
began after selling out their feeder pigs several years ago.
We have an apple orchard and a small woodworking business where
we make decorations out of old barn boards, stated Erling. They are
both relatively new endeavors, but we have found that we really enjoy
both of them.
The apple orchard, which features 60 apple trees and 10 different
kinds of apples, is something that keeps the couple busy for several
months out of the year.
In late winter to early spring, we start trimming the trees, explained
Erling. In May, after the threat of freezing is gone, we start spraying.
Throughout the rest of the spring, summer, and early fall, we spray every
10-14 days before harvesting in the fall.
Erling and Mary went on to say that last year, they harvested 150
bushels of apples, but noted that the trees get larger and produce more

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