June 2017

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South Winn baseball wins four of five

 

South Winn sophomore Levi Lukes fires to first for the out during recent Warrior baseball action. Lukes recorded an impressive eight RBI in South Winn’s five games last week. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

South Winn Baseball wins four of five

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

 

The South Winneshiek baseball team wrapped up a solid week Saturday with its fourth win in the last five games, a feat that also saw the Warriors outscore their opponents, 42-17.

MFL/MarMac (DH)

The Warriors began the week with an Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) doubleheader against the MFL/MarMac Bulldogs.

In game one of the day, South Winn jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the second inning and slowly continued to add to it en route to an 8-0 shutout win.

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Warrior Softball struggles, 1-3 on week

 

Warrior senior Christina Nesvik sends the ball down the first-base line during recent South Winneshiek softball action. She went 3-3 at the plate, including a pair of doubles Wednesday in the Warriors’ loss to Sumner-Fredericksburg.  (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

Warrior softball struggles, 1-3 on week

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

 

The Warrior softball team started its week on a positive note last week, but ended with three consecutive losses.

Clayton Ridge (DH)

South Winneshiek opened its busy week Monday, June 19, against Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) foe Clayton Ridge.

After the first inning of game one of the doubleheader, the Warriors and Eagles were tied at one run apiece.

From there, the Warrior offense took over as it scored a pair of runs in the second inning, five runs in the fifth inning, and three more runs in the sixth to win 11-1 via the 10-run rule.

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Mrs. and Mrs. Tom Huinker

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Huinker

 

 

 

Tom and Joyce Huinker of Fort Atkinson will note their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, July 1.

They celebrated the occasion with their family earlier.

Tom Huinker and Joyce Becker were married July 1, 1967, at St. Francis DeSales Catholic Church in Ossian.

They have two children, Tracy (Kirk Nosbisch) and Kyle (Karen) Huinker, and seven grandchildren.

Best wishes can be sent to the couple at 1117 227th Ave., Fort Atkinson, IA 52144.

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Jun

Winneshiek Fair fast approaching

 

 

Winneshiek Fair fast approaching

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

Buttons for the 2016 Winneshiek County Fair in Decorah are on sale! The buttons, which are available for $30 in advance and $35 at the gate (ages 6 and under are free), are good for admittance to all five 2017 Grandstand events.

The Grandstand events include stock car racing at Upper Iowa Speedway on Tuesday evening, July 11; National Tractor Pulling Association (NTPA) Truck and Tractor Pull on Wednesday, July 12; America’s premier tribute band Arch Allies, as well as opener Trouble Shooter on Thursday, July 13; country music star Scotty McCreery with opener Drew Baldridge on Friday, July 14; and CC Bull Riding and Barrel Racing on Saturday, July 15.

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'That's what farmers do'

 

Ron McCartney and Kim Dummermuth (l-r), both of Elgin, were among approximately 45 northeast Iowa farmers to travel to a ranch near Ashland, Kan., to help recovery efforts from devastating fires that destroyed over 1.6 million acres across the dry Kansas land. Last week, the group embarked on the two-day journey to help tear down and replace two miles of fenceline on one of the ranches affected. (submitted photo)

 

'That's what farmers do'

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

 

The story begins in March. A recipe that began with brittle-dry grass conditions, a few sparks, and millions of acres of Midwestern land stretched across Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, and Colorado ended in devastation for thousands of farmers and ranchers.

With 6 percent humidity and over 70 mph winds that fateful spring morning, multiple blazes broke out across the four-state area, but none as big as the Starbuck Fire.

“The fires were so big and fast-moving that many ranchers had only a half-hour notice before the flames would reach their ranch,” explained Elgin farmer Ron McCartney, a nearly 40-year agricultural veteran. “All they could do was try to drive away from the fires and hope the wind would not switch directions and enter their path.”

In total, seven individuals from Texas and Kansas died in the fires as they tried to save their cattle. The fire blackened over 1.6 million acres across the four-state area and caused millions of dollars worth of damage, a figure that is higher than the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina. 

“There were farmers who lost their entire ranch and their entire livelihood,” commented fellow farmer Kim Dummermuth of Elgin, who has over 40 years of experience farming in northeast Iowa. “I got a call from a good friend of mine who was putting together a group of northeast Iowa farmers to travel to the affected area and help with relief efforts. It didn’t take much persuading for me; if something tragic happens here, neighbors come together to help one another out. That’s what farmers do, so I agreed to make the trip.”

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Work begins on Elgin trail expansion

 

Extension of the Turkey River Recreational Corridor Trail officially began as the Fayette County Secondary Roads Department laid down the trail bed from the campground at Gilbertson to the Gilbertson Nature Center in Elgin. Secondary Roads used a donated truck scale to create a bridge over a water channel. Chris DeBack photo

 

Work begins on Elgin trail expansion

 

By Chris Deback
cdeback@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

 

 

Work has officially started on the Turkey River Recreational Corridor Trail extension from Elgin through Gilbertson Nature Center. 

Fayette County Secondary Roads recently completed the trail bed from the campground in Gilbertson Park to Gilbertson Nature Center and its petting zoo.

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Buhrow blasts pair of 3-run hits

 

Eighth-grader Bryleigh Rose (not pictured) throws out Oelwein Husky Naomi Goede (21) at second base as Blue Devil Jalyn Brownell tags the runner out.  Chris DeBack photo

 

Buhrow blasts pair of 3-run HRs

 

 

By Chris Deback
cdeback@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

Braidyn Buhrow smashed a three-run home run in back-to-back plate appearances against the Oelwein Huskies in the second game of a doubleheader on Friday, June 23. 

The softball doubleheader was the unofficial start to Maynard Days, June 23-25. A rivalry was renewed that evening as Oelwein hadn’t fielded a varsity softball team in three years. 

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