February 2020

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SW girls fall to Kee in Regionals

South Winneshiek’s Janessa Zweibohmer looks for an open teammate during a recent Warrior basketball contest. Zweibohmer and the Warriors saw their season come to an end Thursday as they fell to Kee. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

SW girls fall to Kee in Regionals

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

The South Winneshiek girls’ basketball team saw its 2019-2020 season come to an end last week as the Warriors were defeated by Kee, 52-18, in the first round of Regionals.

Coaches comments and statistics were unavailable at press time. 

The Warrior girls end their season with a 2-18 record. The team was led by lone senior Liz Tieskoetter who averaged 10.9 points per game.

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SW lights up scoreboards to close out regular season

Jacob Herold leans in for a shot during recent South Winneshiek basketball action. Last week, Herold and the Warriors went 1-1 as he combined for 31 points and seven assists in the two games. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

SW lights up scoreboards to close out regular season

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

The South Winn boys closed out their 2019-2020 regular season basketball season last week as the team split its two games on back-to-back nights to improve to 13-8 on the season. The Warriors dropped their Monday night (Feb. 10) non-conference matchup against Waukon, but rebounded with a win over Central on Tuesday (Feb. 11) to secure a runner-up finish in the Upper Iowa Conference.

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Warriors send three to State!

South Winneshiek sophomore Ethan Maldonado became a two-time State qualifier Saturday as he took second place at 113 pounds at Districts in Starmont. Maldonado will face Braden Graff of West Sioux in the first round on Thursday evening. (LeAnn Larson photo)

 

Warriors send three to State!

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

It was a bit of a rollercoaster ride for the South Winneshiek wrestling team Saturday as it competed at Districts at Starmont, but when the dust settled, three Warriors punched their tickets to the 2020 Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament in Des Moines.

“A lot of different emotions are felt in a short time. We had some great wins and some devastating losses,” said coach Jacob Elsbernd after Saturday’s action. “Ethan Maldonado started off the day with a big win vs. Don Bosco, which was about as exciting as it gets. But then Phillip lost a tight match to bring us right back down. It went that way all day back and forth – a big win and then a tough loss. As coaches, we are excited for our State Qualifiers but also feel the pain of our wrestlers who didn’t make it.”

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Joyce Hageman

Joyce Hageman

 

The family of Joyce Hageman is hosting a card shower in honor of her 80th birthday on February 27, 2020.  Please send cards that include a written fond memory to Joyce Hageman, 300 Becker Ave., Ossian, IA  52161.

Joyce has six children: Lloyd (Mary) Hageman, Wanda (Alan) Lansing, Alene (Rick) Gates, Milan (Deb) Hageman, Duane (Pam) Hageman and Renee (Craig) Bohr; 17 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

 The family will also have a private birthday celebration at a later date.

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Craig Mundt

Craig Mundt

 

Craig Henry Mundt, age 70 of Ossian, died peacefully, surrounded by family, on Thursday, February 13, 2020, at his home. A Celebration of his Life will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Zion Lutheran Church in Castalia, Iowa. Visitation will be held on Friday, February 21, 2020 at the church from 4 to 8 p.m. and 1 hour before the service on Saturday. 

Craig was born September 27, 1949, in Decorah, Iowa, the son of Leslie and Leora (Bloxham) Mundt. Craig graduated from South Winneshiek High School in 1967. He then attended NIACC in Mason City, Iowa. He was united in marriage to Linda Martie on December 7, 1973 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Castalia, Iowa.

Craig and Linda farmed with his parents on the family farm for 22 years at which time he went on to work at Camcar - Stanley Black and Decker for another 22 years. Craig then became ill with esophageal cancer, which he has battled for the last 4 1/2 years.

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Igloo building 101 with the Phillips family

Isaac Phillips (right) and sons Zachary and Samuel (l-r) enjoy the completed igloo at their rural Calmar home. The process involved plenty of planning and preparation and the team of igloo builders is already taking notes on how to make the design better for next winter. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

IIgloo building 101 with the Phillips family

 

Zakary Kriener

 

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

Sure, building a snowman can be a fun winter activity for some people – but for the Phillips family of rural Calmar was looking for something new. This winter, Isaac and sons Zachary, age 10, and Samuel, age 6, embarked on a new fun and educational project as they built an igloo in their own backyard.

“The idea came up last year when I had bought a new jungle gym for the kids and was trying to think of how we could use it in the winter as well,” explained Phillips, referring to the dome-shaped structure. “There are only so many winter activities that you can do and I wanted to come up with something different than building a snowman or a sledding hill. Because of the shape of the jungle gym, I saw the perfect opportunity to try to build an igloo.”

Phillips began to research the process of building an igloo, but since authentic igloos are built differently, there was not much information available to him.

“Traditional igloos are freestanding and built with bricks of snow,” explained the father of two. “I cheated a little bit, so I came up with most of the design plan on my own.”

The project began in Nov. 2019 when Isaac started the preparation process in order to be ready for the first snowfall.

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Margaret Halverson

Margaret Halverson

 

Margaret E. Halverson, 87, of Waukon, IA, died Wednesday, February 12th, 2020, at Good Samaritan Society in Waukon. Funeral services were held Tuesday, February 18th, at 11 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Waukon with Pastor Bryan Robertson officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Sterling Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Sterling, WI. Friends could call from 4-7 p.m. Monday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon.

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Aeschliman leads the TigerHawks

North Fayette Valley sophomore, Chase Aeschliman played his very first game with the Tigerhawks junior varsity team last week.  Chase wowed the crowd as he sunk a three-pointer against the Oelwein Huskies.  (Photo courtesy of Kris Freitag) 

 

Aeschliman leads the TigerHawks

 

By Megan Molseed
mmolseed@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

For many, it seemed like any other Monday night junior varsity basketball game as the Tigerhawk boys took on the Oelwein Huskies at home on Monday, February 12.   But, to 15 year-old Chase Aeschliman, this was no ordinary game as the six foot three North Fayette Valley sophomore prepared for something big - his first run onto the court since joining the team last year. 

“I was very nervous,” Chase said of that evening.  “I kept practicing my shots, but I didn’t know how I would actually do in that moment.” 

When Chase was 11 years old, he suffered a stroke stemming from a detached artery.  The stroke paralyzed the right side of Chase’s body.

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Job Fair at Maple Crest February 26

The current staff at Maple Crest in Fayette will be welcoming candidates to the Job Fair on Feb. 26. A jungle theme for the event has been chosen to center around the care facility’s monkey mascot. (Jack Swanson photo)

 

Job Fair at Maple Crest February 26

 

Maple Crest Manor, 98 Bolger Drive in Fayette, is hosting it’s first every Job Fair, Wednesday, Feb. 26, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

They are looking to hire people in every department, including Dietary, Nursing and Housekeeping. There will be open interviews and applicants will be able to tour the facilities. Childcare will be available and refreshments will be served.

“We’re just hoping to get people in the door,” said Assisted Living Director and Director of Community Relations Angie Vagts.

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