March 2015

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25
Mar

Country stars to shine at the Fayette County Fair

 

A Grammy-, ACM-, and CMA-nominated artist, Eric Paslay will be the featured concert entertainment at the 2015 Fayette County Fair. Paslay will also be joined on the grandstand stage by Confederate Railroad and Matthew Kane during the Saturday, Aug. 8, concert. (Courtesy photo) 

 

Country stars to shine at the Fayette County Fair

 

 

The Fayette County Agricultural Society has announced that Eric Paslay with special guests Confederate Railroad and Matthew Kane will be the featured concert entertainment at the 2015 Fayette County Fair.

The Saturday, Aug. 8, event is the first large concert for the Fayette County Fair in many years.  Ag Society Board President Ryan Sparrgrove said he's planning on a big Saturday night at this year’s Fair. 

"Our vision is to offer great family entertainment for all ages that keeps people wanting to come back.  We've been missing the concert piece for many years now,” explained Sparrgrove.

Wed
18
Mar

Warriors compete at Wartburg indoor

Warriors compete at Wartburg indoor

 

 

The South Winneshiek girls’ and boys’ track and field teams opened their 2015 campaign in Waverly at the Wartburg Indoor Track Meet last Tuesday, March 10.

“Wartburg tends to have a lot of 3A and 4A schools,” noted boys’ head coach Scott Conway. “It gives our athletes a chance to compete against some pretty competitive kids.”

Senior Jordan Rommes and junior Mitch Herold finished on top of each other’s heels in the 200-meter run. Rommes placed ninth and Herold was 10th, both recording times of 24.86.

Wed
18
Mar

Carol (Tangen) Wendlandt

Carole (Tangen) Wendlandt

 

 

Carole B. Wendlandt, age 78, of Mabel, a former elementary school teacher, died Sunday, March 8, 2015 at the Gundersen Hospital in LaCrosse, Wisconsin.

Carole Bertha (Tangen) Wendlandt was born November 16, 1936 in Winneshiek County, the daughter of Otto and Elsie (Tinderholt) Tangen. 

She was confirmed at Decorah Lutheran Church. 

Carole attended rural elementary school in Canoe Township, Decorah.  She graduated from Decorah High School in 1955, and went on to attend Luther College for a two-year Elementary Degree, finishing her Bachelor of Arts degree at Winona College while teaching in Mabel, Minnesota. 

Her teaching career began in Mabel and continued until retiring in 1992.

Carole was united in marriage to Donald Wendlandt in December 1960 at Stavanger Lutheran Church in Ossian.

Wed
18
Mar

SW's Lien presents farm bill proposal

 

South Winneshiek junior Trygve Lien recently traveled to the state Capitol to meet with Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey (pictured) and Chuck Gipp, director of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Lien prepared a proposal for the U.S. Farm Bill, which he presented during his visit to Des Moines. The FFA vice president is ready to take the next step toward developing the proposal, which he hopes to present to U.S. Senators Joni Ernst and Charles Grassley. (submitted photo)

 

SW's Lien presents farm bill proposal

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

South Winneshiek junior Trygve Lien recently traveled to the state Capitol in Des Moines to meet with Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey and Chuck Gipp, director of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.  During his March 3 visit, Lien presented a proposal that he created for a future U.S. Farm Bill.

The South Winn FFA vice-president noted that many area farmers do not practice proper land stewardship.

“A lot of farmers do not take soil samples of their fields,” stated Lien. “They are still going by ‘what was good enough for my father is good enough for me.’”

Lien pointed out that this no longer works and that producers need to realize that if they do not take care of the soil, future generations will have no chance to plant crops and/or trees.

The young agriculture enthusiast suggested that farmers need to learn responsible nutrient management through soil sampling.

Lien’s research states that many co-ops offer soil sampling, but it is a “one size fits all” approach, which results in too much fertilizer in certain areas of a field and insufficient amounts in others.

Wed
18
Mar

Trading in barn lights for stage lights

 

Natives of a Calmar farm, brothers Matthew and Brian Hemesath (l-r) have built reputations as two of the best-regarded designers in the New York City entertainment community. The sons of Phil and Carol Hemesath state that the hard work involved with the entertainment industry can involve just as many long hours and hard work as life on a farm entails. (submitted photo)

 

Trading in barn lights for stage lights

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

Farmers, teachers, engineers, and healthcare workers. These are just a few of the common career paths that many local students choose to follow upon graduating from South Winneshiek High School.

Brian and Matthew Hemesath, brothers who grew up on a dairy farm between Ossian and Calmar, decided to break that mold, pursuing careers as costume designers which has led them to New York City.

“I love the fast pace and crazy situations I find myself in,” noted younger brother Matthew. “One day I am filming on an NYC bus for ‘Saturday Night Live’ with Justin Timberlake, and the next I am in a rainy shipyard with Keanu Reeves working on ‘John Wick.’”

The brothers started at the same dairy farm in northeast Iowa and eventually arrived at the same career, but followed their own paths in getting there.

Wed
18
Mar

Gary A. Hyde

Gary A. Hyde

 

 

Gary A. Hyde, 73, of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, March 16, 2015, at his home after a courageous battle with cancer.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 19, 2015, Asbury United Methodist Church, 350 27th Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m.Wednesday, March 18, 2015, Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 520 Wilson Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Private Inurnment will be in Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.

Gary Alan Hyde was born May 15, 1941, in Wadena, Iowa, to his parents LaVerne C. and Dawn A. (Swale) Hyde. He married Glenda Wedo on February 19, 1961, in Elgin, Iowa. He worked for FMC for 23 years then was Co-Owner of the Palo Mini-Mart for 24 years, retiring in 2007.

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