Holly Schmitt and the South Winn basketball cheerleaders help get the crowd excited during Friday night’s girls’ and boys’ games against North Fayette Valley. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Early season struggles continue for SW girls

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The South Winneshiek girls’ basketball team had a rough week, dropping all three of its games. The Warriors are now 0-6 on the season after losses to North Fayette Valley, Clayton Ridge, and Denver.

North Fayette Valley

The TigerHawks used a stellar opening quarter to build a big lead over the Warriors and then never look back on the way to a 57-21 win over South Winn.

The Warrior girls were able to outscore NFV in the final quarter, 8-6.

Senior Liz Tieskoetter led the team with 13 points and eight rebounds.

Ossian native featured

New book chronicles legendary Iowa doctor

The “truly remarkable life story of Dr. Ignacio Ponseti (1914-2009) and his continuing impact on the lives of children around the world.” That’s how Tom Brokaw, the renowned journalist, broadcaster, and author, describes the new book, Clubfoot: The Quest for a Better Life for Millions of Children.  Brokaw goes on to describe Dr. Ponseti as “God’s gift to these children.”

The book’s author is Professor Emeritus Thomas Cook from the University of Iowa where he is the Senior Advisor for the Ponseti International Association. Cook is a physical therapist, biomedical engineer, and global health specialist who first met Dr. Ponseti in 1992. His book addresses three major questions. Who was Dr. Ignacio Ponseti? What is the treatment he developed? How successful is his quest for a world without disability from clubfoot?

Nicole Schaer (from left) talks about New Hope For Families, a faith-based nonprofit in Duluth as Therese Gruba, one of the founders, and Tom Schaer listen on. New Hope’s purpose is helping meet the need for foster care in St. Louis County and provide faith-based support for foster families who desire it. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)

Couple with local ties providing foster care for kids in immediate need

By Jack Swanson
jswanson@fayettecountynewspapers.com

(Editor’s note: John Landy of Duluth News Tribune wrote some parts of this story)

Tom and Nicole Schaer have had 32 kids already since moving into their new house.

Yes they are human, and the kids have lived with the pair for various lengths of time since May of this year. That’s when the Schaers could start accepting foster children into their home that was once the rectory of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Duluth, Minn.

Both of the Schaers have local ties. Tom grew up in the Elgin area and is a Valley High School grad. He is the son of John and Alice Schaer. His dad is now deceased but his mother still lives in Elgin. Nicole grew up in Waukon, graduating from Waukon High School but her parents; Lester and June Schogren now live in Clermont.

The Schaers are part of New Hope for Families, a faith-based nonprofit founded in Duluth. 

Zach Carlyle (right) broadcasts for ESPN from courtside of an Abilene Christian University basketball game earlier this year. By the end of the season, Carlyle will have over 30 television appearances on the network. (submitted photo)

'The art of telling a story of sports'

Zakary Kriener

News Writer

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

A passion for sports is something that is shared by millions of people all over the world. Some are talented enough to play them, many enjoy following them and watching them every chance they get, but for Upper Iowa University alum Zach Carlyle, his passion is fueled by a different aspect than most.

“I always loved playing sports when I was in high school, but I found that I loved some of the other parts of a game like taking book for baseball or just sitting in the press box,” explained the former Fayette resident. “I knew early on in my life that I wanted to work in sports media. When I got the opportunity to announce baseball games at my high school (Dallas Center-Grimes) between my junior and senior year, I knew that I was making the right choice.”

After graduating high school in 2011, Carlyle moved to Fayette and began his journey that would lead him to where he is today as a broadcaster for the most popular sports media outlet in the United States – ESPN.