April 2015

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Warrior golf teams post strong week

 

Senior Jamie Elsbernd drives the ball off the tee during recent action at Silver Springs Golf Club in Ossian. Elsbernd had a strong week, which included carding a 52 and earning medalist honors Monday night (April 20) in Calmar to go along with a round of 51 and runner-up honors Thursday in Ossian. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

Warrior golf teams post strong week

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

The South Winn boys’ and girls’ golf teams both capped off a strong week, including a pair of wins for the girls and a victory for the boys. Both teams also golfed in tournament play at New Hampton Saturday morning. The boys posted a second-place finish, while the girls ended up fourth.

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Warrior boys place 3rd at NFV

 

South Winneshiek senior Kevin Davis runs his leg of the 440-meter shuttle hurdle relay Thursday afternoon at the North Fayette Valley Invite in West Union. Davis and the Warrior boys were third out of 14 teams in the meet. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

Warrior boys place 3rd at NFV

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

The Warrior boys took the short trip to West Union last Thursday for the North Fayette Valley Invite. A strong field of 14 area teams tested the Warrior track and field competitors, but South Winn was able to wrap up the day with a third-place team finish.

South Winn junior classmen dominated the field events, taking first place in three of the four events.

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SW girls hit midseason stride

 

Warrior senior Lexie Warth clears a hurdle early in her leg of the 400-meter shuttle hurdle relay. Warth went on to finish first in the 100-meter hurdle event and third in the long jump, helping her team earn top honors in the meet. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

SW girls hit midseason stride

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

The South Winneshiek girls’ track team has begun to hit its midseason stride, recording a strong fourth-place finish Monday (April 20) at Hudson and a first-place finish Thursday at the North Fayette Valley Invite.

Hudson

In a field of 18 northeast Iowa teams, the girls put together one of their strongest and most consistent efforts of the season.

“This was our best meet of the season,” noted head coach Kevin Kearney. “In spite of less-than-ideal conditions, many girls recorded season- and lifetime best efforts, which is a great sign.”

The girls performed exceptionally well in the field events, as they have all season.

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Laura Kuboushek

Laura Kuboushek

 

 

Laura (Rausch) Kuboushek will celebrate her 90th birthday on Saturday, May 2, with a family dinner. 

The family is also hosting a card shower in Laura’s honor.  Cards and best wishes can be sent to her at: Laura Kuboushek, PO Box 251, Calmar, IA 52132.

Laura was born May 2, 1925, and married Robert Kuboushek on Nov. 27, 1948.  Robert died in 2002.

Her family includes Linus (Bette) Kuboushek of Dyersville, Tom (Marj) Kuboushek of Calmar, Steve (Janice) Kuboushek of Ridgeway, Mike (Ann) Kuboushek of Calmar, Kevin (Cathy) Kuboushek of Lakeville, Minn., and Lori (Mark) Glawe of Garber, along with 14 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. 

 

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SWFDC seeks input from the public

SWFDC seeks input from the public

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

The South Winneshiek Future Direction Committee (SWFDC) met Monday night in the high school library in Calmar to discuss future options regarding the school district.

Shared Superintendent Clark Goltz began the meeting by continuing the examination of several of the district’s potential options, which included further information regarding charter schools and an Innovation Zone Consortium. Goltz also noted that the district has the option of remaining as it is, an independent school district.

Following the old business, area Catholic school principals Mae Becker and Katie Schmitt presented information regarding the future plans for the parochial schools within the district that they oversee.

Becker, the principal at DeSales School in Ossian, pointed out that board representatives from DeSales and C.F.S. have recently begun meeting in joint session to address the future of the schools.

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Got milk (weed)?

 

Monarch butterflies have seen a 94 percent decrease in population from their historic 20-year high within the United States. Winneshiek County Protectors is a nonprofit organization taking aim at the declining monarch population through its Monarch Project. Over 700 milkweed seed packets will be handed out across the county to increase the number of milkweed plants, which are the only food source for monarch caterpillars. (file photo)

 

Got milk (weed)?

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

The monarch butterfly is one of the most beautiful creatures in the world. Surely everyone has seen the orange-and-black butterflies flying around throughout summer and fall months in northeast Iowa.

Over recent years, the population of the “king” of butterflies (hence, the name) has greatly diminished across Iowa and all of the U.S.

“Recent studies show that the monarch butterfly population is down 94 percent from its 20-year historical high,” notes Craig Cutting, Winneshiek County Protectors vice-president.

The nonprofit organization of which Cutting and six other Winneshiek County residents are members has taken the initiative to help revive the monarch caterpillar and butterfly population.

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I bit of deja vu

A bit of deja vu

 

 

Janell Bradley
editor@fayettecountynewspapers.com

 

 

            As I walked through the back door of the Fayette County Union office Monday, April 20, there was a wave of déjà vu – but only briefly. Even though it had been 22 years since I last entered the office as an employee of the newspaper folks in Unionland depend upon, a few facets (and people) remain the same, while so much of the technology has changed. Gone are the light tables and old Compugraphic machines that were so familiar to our then staff of 9 or 10 people  who produced the Union each week in the 1980s and early 1990s.

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NFV invests times in stock market challenge

 

Representative Rod Blum (R-IA) met with students from North Fayette Valley High School on Thursday, April 9 as part of the SIFMA Foundation Stock Market Game. Students who met with Blum are (front, l-r) Brody Woods, Derrick Kuehner, Trystan Riley, Austin DeMuth, Roy Moore, Daniel Imoehl, Nathan Treloar; (second row) Emily Amundson, Val Butikofer, Makayla Kaeppel, Kayleigh Koch, Blum, Madalyn Boehm, Cally Mueller, Karyn Stewart; (back) Ben McIntyre, Tyler Johansen, Jared Bouska, Jesse Matt, Tate Lujan, Russell Pleggenkuhle, Joshua Prentice, Joseph TaFolla , Derek Fenneman, and Johnson Phan.

 

NFV invests time in stock market challenge

 

 

Brian Smith
Contributing Writer
bsmith@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

            “It’s up, it’s down, it’s all around,” is one phrase that can be used to describe the daily movement of the stock market. North Fayette Valley High School social studies teacher Matt Krambeer is providing his students with an opportunity to learn that firsthand by participating in the Capitol Hill Challenge Stock Market Game, which teaches students the importance of saving and investing, as well as providing a better understanding of our government.

            “The basic purpose of participating in the game is to teach the students how the stock market works using virtual money and real stock market statistics. It’s a great way to give students some hands-on experience in a way that would not otherwise be possible,” explained Krambeer, who teaches an economics class that has six teams competing in the Challenge.

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UIU unites with community during service project event

 

Dr. Billie Jo Cowley, assistant professor of education at Upper Iowa University, helps to transfer mulch to a wheelbarrow used by Education Club students on Appreciation Day, Wednesday, April 22 in Fayette. The students placed new mulch around playground equipment at Rainbowland as one of several community-improving projects. (Janell Bradley photo.)

 

UIU unites with community during service project event

 

 

 

Janell Bradley
editor@fayettecountynewspapers.com

 

It was the ninth year for Fayette Appreciation Day, and this year more than 45 unique service locations benefitted from the work of more than 500 volunteers. The cumulative number of projects in past years, was 328 prior to this year’s projects.

           “Each student involved in an organization at UIU is required to perform a minimum of 10 hours of community service each year,” explains UIU’s Darryl Grove, coordinator of the project. The community service requirement can be satisfied by participation in a single activity or a combination of approved activities.

           Through Peacocks for Progress, the goal is to unite the Fayette community and Upper Iowa by working together to create a fun, safe and beautiful living environment, said Grove. Requests for assistance are made prior to each year’s event in April.

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Remembering Albany

 

Robert 'Bob' Nefzger, of Fayette, looks through some of the history of Albany, where he was born and raised. The village is no longer in existence after it became part of the Volga River Recreation Area in the late 1960s. (Janell Bradley photo.)

 

Remembering Albany

 

 

Janell Bradley
editor@fayettecountynewspapers.com

 

 

Today, equestrians camp and ride their horses across land that was once such a thriving community, the townsfolk fought for it to be the county seat.

The Albany bridge and a few old trees are about all that remain as landmarks of what was once a flourishing community at the center of the county – now part of the Volga River Recreation Area.

In 1854, Albany was the third village to be platted in Westfield township. In its glory days, the village boasted eight streets, each 60-feet wide. As the town grew, its residents were able to shop for goods at the general store, get shoes repaired, have cabinets made, and they could even buy whiskey at one or more distilleries.

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