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TWEDNESDAY,  OCTOBER 11, 2017 UUFayetteCountyNewspapers.comWest Union, Iowa $1.25 Sergeant Vagts shares first-hand story of Vegas shooting Tobin placed on A night never to be forgotten By ZAKARY KRIENER adminstrative [email protected] What started as a week- leave end full of good friends, country music, and fun for By CHRIS DEBACK Eldorado native Bryan Vagts, [email protected] quickly turned into a night Mike Tobin he will never forget. West Union Police Sergeant Mike Tobin was recent- “We got tickets for the ly placed on administrative leave by West Union Police Route 91 Harvest in Las Chief Paul Becthold. Vegas a few months back,” Details as to why he was placed on the leave are recalled the 2012 North not being disclosed at this moment. Becthold and West Fayette graduate. “My girl- Union Mayor Kent Halverson declined to comment on friend, Morgan (Slechta), the situation. and her mom had been look- Tobin noti ed the public about the action through a ing forward to the weekend post of his personal Facebook page. for a long time.” See SERGEANT TOBIN e young couple and continued A-7 Slechta’s mother departed from Florida, where they currently reside, just weeks a er they endured Hurricane Irma. ey arrived in Las Vegas and started to take in Help strike out the many sites and attrac- tions of the city on Friday, Sept. 29, before attending the bullying  rst night of the three-day music festival. By CHRIS DEBACK “We went to the concert [email protected] all three nights, seeing Eric Church and Sam Hunt on We all know someone who has dealt with a bully. Friday and Saturday night, In fact, if you looked back — and I know I am guilty before heading to Sunday of this — you may have bullied someone. I know I’m not night’s show to see the head- proud of it and I’m sure the rest of you aren’t, as well. We liner, Jason Aldean,” said all saw it in school, someone was being picked on for being Vagts. “Everyone was hap- di erent. py and having a good time Bryan Vagts (right), a native of Eldorado, and his girlfriend Morgan Slechta stand near the According to the National Bullying Prevention Center stage of the Route 91 Concert in Las Vegas, Nev., just hours before the most deadly mass website pacer.org, in 2016 one out of  ve students reported shooting in U.S. history. The couple, along with Slechta’s mother, are thankful to have survived See LAS VEGAS the tragic night which was supposed to be a relaxing evening of music and entertainment. being bullied. continued A-7 “Rates of bullying vary across studies (from 9 percent (submitted photo) to 98 percent),” the website explained. “A meta-analysis of 80 studies analyzing bullying involvement rates (for both bullying others and being bullied) for 12- to 18-year-old students reported a mean prevalence rate of 35 percent for Bentley, Stansbery on ballot for WU council election traditional bullying involvement and 15 percent for cyber- Neal Bentley bullying involvement.” By CHRIS DEBACK [email protected] Neal Bentley is a e website went onto add that only 36 percent of the transplant to West Union, students who were bullied reported it. West Union has two having moved to the small No matter how airtight a school district’s policy may council seats up for election town 11 years ago when be, no one school can prevent all bullying, it simply isn’t on Tuesday, Nov. 7. he was hired as a teacher possible. With current West Union at North Fayette High North Fayette Valley Middle School recently found it- Ward I Councilmember School. self in the middle of an incident. I won’t disclose the details, Adam Keller running for A native of Wisconsin, as I only know what was told to me second hand, and Micah mayor, Neal Bentley is run- Bentley graduated from ning for his seat unopposed. Central Elkader in 1996. See BULLYING continued A-7 Isaiah Stansbery is also un- He married his wife, opposed as he seeks re-elec- Courtney, and the couple tion to his at-large council lived in Madison, Wis., for position. See CITY ELECTION continued A-7 Neal Bentley Isaiah Stansbery Ernst learns about TCLC in visit to WU By CHRIS DEBACK [email protected] U.S. Senator Joni Ernst visited with sta from Helping Services for Youth and Families at its West Union o ce on Monday, Oct. 9. e visit was Ernst’s of-  cial visit to Fayette County as part of her 99-county tour. With October being National Ernst makes it a point to Bullying Prevention Month, visit each county in the state every area residents needs at least once a year, a prac- to do their part to strike out tice that was started by U.S. bullying. Bullying isn’t the Senator Chuck Grassley. same as it was 15 years e U.S. Senator met ago. With the rise of cyber- Monday morning with bullying, the ability to bully or be bullied is always at Stacie Schroeder, TigerHawk someone’s fi ngertips with Connections Learning social media sites and ap- Cen-ter (TCLC) program plications such as Facebook Stacie Schroeder (right), TigerHawk Connections Learning Center program director, speaks and Snapchat, respectively. See ERNST VISIT with U.S. Senator Joni Ernst about the after school program that is funded by a federal grant, (Chris DeBack photo) (Chris DeBack photo) continued A-6 and the diff erent ways the program supports children learning after school.

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INSERTS Mostly Cloudy. Copyright 2017 B-8 QuillinÕ s The Fayette County Union Fareway ~ Decorah A-2 Wednesday, October 11, 2017/The Fayette County Union A new place to call home W.U. Fire Department Open House Th e West Union Fire Department is hosting its an- nual open house from 6 to 8 p.m. Th ursday, Oct. 12, at the By MEGAN MOLSEED West Union Fire Station. [email protected] Light refreshments will be served, and fi re truck “Sometimes, I think rides will be given to area children. back to everything that has happened in the last few years and it seems surreal,” Mark Dungey said of the Part I of a IV-Part Series journey he and his brother, Trace, have been on since a fi re devastated their origi- Greg Clark, M.A. (a 1966 nal New Hampton furniture North High graduate) is a store just three years ago. combat-wounded Vietnam “It just happened so fast, Veteran and licensed mental a total loss in an instant,” he health counselor who has continued to remembering worked with veterans since that fateful night when he 1981. Following are a few received a 2 a.m. phone call ideas Greg wishes to share about the fi re. with veterans, their families, “It feels like it was just Trace (left) and Mark (right) Dungey are eager to celebrate the grand opening of their new and the community at large yesterday, sometimes,” Mark store in New Hampton later this week.The brother’s new 25,000 sq foot warehouse boasts about post-traumatic stress continued thoughtfully. a wide selection of furniture, fl ooring, and home décor including a large variety of La-Z-Boy disorder (PTSD). “Other times it feels like it recliners, and a huge selection of fabrics to match any home or offi ce. was a lifetime ago.” Th e Dungey’s, who en- needed to keep going, to fi ll that one of the company’s frames. “You can design the most of our outstanding or- chairs around the throw pil- tered the furniture business best sellers is their large se- In the wake of war nearly three decades ago ders,” he continued. “Our lection of La Z Boy recliners, lows, or the couch to match customers have been amaz- an accent piece,” Mark said of Speaking generally, PTSD is a compilation of the when they took over the and Icomfort mattresses. thoughts, beliefs, attitudes and behaviors that can develop family business from their ing too, patient if we need- “Th at is a customer fa- the line. “Th ere are over 500 in response to exposure to a traumatic event, and combat- father, say they are excited ed to order, or reorder, any vorite,” Mark said of the fabrics to choose from, the related PTSD is specific to the trauma of combat. Now most for the next chapter in their items,” he said looking over recliners. “And now, in this options are endless!” of us will know someone who has served our country in business ventures, as the at brother Mark, who was new building, our on the Th e New Hampton store war. In fact, I would venture to say most families have at new store, which offi cially nodding in agreement. fl oor selection is even bigger hours are Mon.-Tues.-Wed.- least one combat veteran somewhere in their family tree. opened its doors for business “It’s been very touching,” than before, we have at least Fri., 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. And yet, as common occurrence as this is, the impact of late September, will celebrate agreed Mark. “Th e com- 24 mattress models, and we Th ursday they are open 8:30 combat on the combatant and society is not commonly un- its grand opening later this munity support we have re- have certainly expanded our a.m.-8 p.m. and Saturday derstood. It is as if we have an unspoken agreement not to week. ceived since day one has been La-Z Boy selection on the they close at 3:00 p.m, with discuss war’s personal costs. Instead, we all (including the “It is very exciting,” wonderful,” Mark related fl o or.” expanded hours during the veterans) seem to just want to “get on with our lives – now said Trace looking over the with a smile. “People stuck Mark adds that the new open house this week. that that’s over.” In spite of that optimistic attitude, society brand-new show room fl oor with us, and we couldn’t be building allows natural light “We will be open would be served all the better to the degree we understood in their recently completed more thankful!” to come in. Sunday, 11-3 this week,” said PTSD and actively worked to facilitate the “coming home” 25,000 square foot furniture Th e brothers, who sup- “We really fi t in here Mark. “We will be marking process with our veterans. warehouse. “I think it is even ply furniture across Iowa nicely,” Trace added with down all furniture, priced to Not all veterans who saw combat or experienced trau- better than we had imagined, and even into Minnesota and a smile. “We had so much sell,” he said. “We will also matic events will respond exactly the same way even to the I guess it was hard to fi nd a Wisconsin, say they have al- have drawings for all kinds same event; some may have few or no signs of any adverse more room, we had to bring impact, while others may exhibit some or many adverse silver lining in the fi rst few ways found pride in the dedi- in more models for our of special giveaways, from cation to their customers, a gift cards, to vacuums, to fi re signs. As to the differences between these variations, we planning stages, it was a hard showroom,” he continued must be mindful not to compare one as weak while an- loss to get over.” value they took from their with a laugh, adding that boxes,” he continued. “Just other is strong for there are multiple factors determining Aft er the fi re, Dungey father when he opened the with their updates, Dungey come out and see us, have one’s response to trauma. We may consider these factors as furniture found a tempo- business in the 1960’s. furniture is now able to off er a look,” he said, glancing falling into three time frames: 1) their pre-military trauma rary home in another New “It’s one of our core a “big city selection” between over to Trace, who smiled in history: any previous trauma – and how well resolved, one’s Hampton business and slow- values,” said Trace. “We the new expanded the La-Z- agreement. psycho-social developmental level, and their coping skills ly started rebuilding the in- provide quality furniture at boy selections and bedding “We are proud going in to the trauma; 2) the trauma itself - the frequency, ventory. great prices, and with that, selection. of this,” he added looking intensity, and duration of exposure; and 3) post-trauma - “Everything was gone,” we have a strong customer Th ere are also some around the store. “It’s nice what support (or lack thereof) is experienced? Trace explained. “Our ven- base. People who have been new vendors, such as an to have a permanent home In spite of society’s increasing general awareness of the dors were pretty great work- coming to us for their furni- England fabric line that spe- again,” he added thought- term PTSD, I offer that “the man on the street” is ordinarily ing with us, though. Th ey ture and fl ooring needs for cializes in custom-made fully. “It’s an exciting time.” pretty vague about precisely what PTSD really is. Oh yeah, made sure we had what we many years,” he said, adding designs and mix and match we know it follows some horrific experience, but that pretty much ends it for most of us. But for the combat veteran who SERGEANT TOBIN lives with it, that horrific experience is just the beginning. continued And if they should suffer because of it, are we not then so- cially duty-bound to call upon our own “response-ability” “Th e [West Union case to the police commit- members have made favor- on paid-administrative leave to endeavor to understand and support them as they work Police] Chief has made a tee. I honestly do not have able comments toward Tobin by the police chief, while the toward making their adjustments from that which we have motion to the [West Union] high expectations. I expect on the Facebook post. City investigates the situa- compelled them to experience by way of their determina- Police Committee to termi- I will be terminated soon. I Sergeant Tobin was tion. tion to do our bidding? nate my four-year employ- would ask that anyone who reached by phone on Monday If it is recommended that In any effort to understand PTSD, we should initially ment with the City of West wishes, contact the mayor aft ernoon, and has walked the City terminate Tobin’s look at it historically. It wasn’t until 1980 that the American Union,” Tobin’s Facebook and council to protest the back some of the comments employment, that matter Psychiatric Association accepted PTSD as a mental dis- post said. “While I have not motion. I have thoroughly he made in the post. He says would come before the West order (DSM 3rd ed.). Prior to this, PTSD had been his- yet received documenta- enjoyed the opportunity to he doesn’t know what the Union City Council, which torically understood under such terms as “War Neurosis” tion as to the reasoning, my serve the amazing people of City’s intentions are at this would make the fi nal deci- “Battle Fatigue” “Shell Shock,” “Railroad Spine,” and even understanding is that he be- West Union and sincerely moment. He declined to sion. No one has indicated cowardice. Our understanding of trauma and its impact on lieves I create a ‘hostile-work hope that my family and I comment any further. that the matter has come to the individual is and has been a work in progress. What environment.’ I have grieved can continue to be a part of Nick McIntyre, West that at this point. we are clear about today is that at the core of PTSD lies his request for termination this great place.” Union city administrator, a traumatic event that originates outside the individual, and am hoping to present my Numerous community confi rmed that he was put and therefore PTSD is not an inherent individual weak- ness. This external-originating event is how PTSD differs from other mental disorders in the current DSM -5. Many 3-CARD POKER • LET IT RIDE • POKERLETTE • PIT BOSS TABLES • BLACKJACK • ROULETTE clinicians argue that because of this, PTSD should not be • BLACKJACK• ROULETTE CRAPS RED DO considered a mental disorder, but accordingly, a “normal reaction to an abnormal situation.” In effect, “you’re not crazy – the situation is.” War Zones have unique stressors. Even if one does not LOOKING FOR experience a traumatic event, the very living in a threat- ening environment for an extended period of time can be sufficient to bring about changes in one’s ways of interact- ing with the world around them. Realizing they’re “not in A NIGHT OUT IN Kansas anymore,” but instead are in an uncertain and pos- sibly dangerous environment can cause a decline in one’s sense that “it is a safe and predictable world.” Then for those who do experience the horror and trau- ma of war, the remnants of those memories and the impact LAS VEGAS? of that trauma may yet remain. And it is this enduringly haunting memory and the individual impact of the War Zone that needs to be understood by both the veteran and But don’t have the our society. So what is this “War Zone impact?” The impact I speak time to travel... of has to do with changes, the changes that come about from participating in combat, which are often not realized by even the veterans themselves. 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Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Tope co-hostess. W.U. Elem. PTO Third Wednesday, 7 p.m. West Union Elementary School …50th anniversary… Th e Program Committee Fayette Co. Fair Board Second Tuesday, 7 p.m. Dance Pavilion, Fairgrounds, W.U. Stanley and Connie asks that each member bring Fayette Co. Democrats Second Tuesday, 7 p.m. 3 S. Frederick, Oelwein; Tope of West Union will cel- an item to show a hobby or Gayle Tellin, chairman, (563) 578-8229 ebrate 50 years of marriage leisure activity she enjoys. Republican Central Comm. First Tuesday, 7 p.m. Fayette Community Library Carolyn Stanbrough on Saturday, Oct. 14. W.U. American Legion Post 15 Second Tuesday Legion Bldg. (on E. Main St.) …80th birthday… Th e couple are the par- Legion Sons of Am. Legion Second Thursday, 7 p.m. Legion Bldg. (on E. Main St.) Carolyn Stanbrough Mobile Vet Center Every Thursday Parking lot adjacent to Hardee’s, W.U. ents of Tim (Marcia) Tope, W.U. Legion Auxiliary Unit 15 Third Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. Legion Bldg. (on E. Main St.) of West Union will observe Jeff (Billie) Tope, and Kim Auxiliary to th Hawkeye Legion Aux. Unit 312 Third Monday, 12:30 p.m. Diane’s Café (lunch); Legion Hall (mtg.) her 80 birthday on Sunday, (Justin) Koenig. Th eir family Rotary Mondays, noon Kerndt Brothers Bank Oct. 22. meet Oct. 17 nd th also includes fi ve grandchil- West Union American Lions Club 2 /4 Monday, 6 p.m. 122 In honor of this mile- dren. Hawkeye Lions Club 1st/3rd Tuesday Hawkeye Fire Station stone, she will be honored at Legion Auxiliary Unit 15 will Anniversary wishes meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Masonic Lodge Third Monday, 7 p.m. Masonic Lodge a family gathering. can be sent to Stanley and Knights of Columbus Third Monday, 8 p.m. Holy Name KC Hall Birthday greetings can Oct. 17, at the Legion Catholic Daughters (CDA) First Tuesday Holy Name Parish Center Connie at 109 S. Walnut St., Building. be sent to Carolyn at 711 West Union, IA 52175. Holy Name Rosary Society First Monday, 7:15 p.m. Holy Name Parish Center Jeff erson St., Apt. 5, West Mary Anne Hoey and Men’s Christian Outreach Gp. (Weekly Breakfast) Mondays, 6 a.m. at 122 (downtown W.U.) Union, IA 52175. Marcia Whitcher are in Gundersen Palmer Auxiliary Second Monday, 10 a.m. Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital charge of the refreshments. W.U. Community Coffee Third Tuesday, 2:30 p.m. Good Samaritan Center Members are reminded Hawkeye Senior Citizens First Monday, noon Hawkeye Community Hall Senior Meal Site menus to bring articles for the bags Prairie View Auxiliary Fourth Monday, noon Prairie View Res. Care Facility Congregate Meals for area senior citizens are served on the unit sends to the VA AGO Third Sunday, 2 p.m. Various sites (call 563-382-8230) HAL Club 2nd/4th Monday, 8 p.m. Bank 1st Board Room the following days at the locations listed: Clinic in Decorah. nd WEST UNION – Monday through Friday, Senior Center WU-IRSPA 2 Wednesday, 1:30 p.m. Historical Center, West Union Also, members should Fa yette Co. Historica l Society First Monday, 1:30 p.m. Historical Center, West Union on Armour St. Reservations: (563) 422-6100. be collecting items for a Waucoma Historical Society Third Thursday, 7 p.m. Call Norma, (563) 776-6041 ARLINGTON – Wednes- day and Friday, 11:30 a.m., soldier box that will be sent Hawkeye Conservation Club Fourth Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. Hawkeye American Legion Arlington Community Event Center. Reservations: (563) 633- later. Pack 54 Committee First Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. W.U. Fire Station 4715. Kaleidoscope Kids Board Second Tuesday, 5:15 p.m. Kaleidoscope Kids Childcare Center CLERMONT – Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, Historical Adult Reading Discussion Second Tuesday, 7 p.m. W.U. Community Library 11:30 a.m., Episcopal Church of the Saviour, 610 Mill St. Friends of the Library of W.U. Third Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. W.U. Community Library/ICN Room A lzheim er’s/Dem entia Reservations: (877) 834-9865. Society rd ELGIN – Tuesday and Th ursday, Elgin Veterans Memorial Support Group 3 Thursday, 6-7 p.m. Traditions Assisted Living/Memory Care, Community Bldg. Reservations: Shirley Butikofer, (563) 426- Holiday W.U. A lzheim er’s/Dem entia Support 5545. Group “Pearls of Hope” 2nd Tuesday, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Maple Crest Manor, Fayette HAWKEYE Hoopla Sale – Tuesday, Th ursday, Friday, Hawkeye Th e Fayette County ASD (Autism) Support Group Second Thursday, 5-6:30 p.m. Taylor Made Bed & Breakfast, Spillville Community Hall. Reservations: (563) 427-5503. Cancer Support Group Fourth Tuesday, 6 p.m. Gundersen Clinic - Decorah Home-delivered meals are also available. For more infor- Historical Society is seeking donated items for its upcom- Caregiver Support Group Third Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. Arlington Place, Oelwein mation, call (866) 468-7887. Diabetes Support Group Second Thursday, 1:30 p.m. Boeke-Freed Education Room, PLHC Th e Meal Site menus for the week of Oct. 12-Oct. 18 will ing Holiday Hoopla Sale on Grief Support Group Mondays, 4-5 p.m. Gundersen Palmer Homecare be as follows (Note: Diners have their choice of two diff erent Friday, Oct. 20. (starts Oct. 9 for 8 wks.) Services (lower level), W.U. menus each day.): Items for the sale will be AA Tuesdays, 7 p.m. Holy Name Parish Center (alley entrance), W.U. accepted through Tuesday, Al-Anon Thursdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. UIU Student Ctr., 2nd floor, Meditation Rm. Oct. 17. Th ey may be Celebrate Recovery Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. CrossFire Center, W. Franklin St.,W.U. THURSDAY, OCT. 12 th dropped off at the Historical Fayette Co. Substance Abuse Coalition 4 Tuesday, 2:30 p.m. W.U. Community Library Menu A: Ham and white beans, broccoli, cornbread with Overeaters Anonymous Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. Old City Hall, W.U. Center, 100 N. Walnut St. in st rd margarine, peaches. West Union, or those donat- Northeast Swinging Squares 1 /3 Mondays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. West Union Elementary School Menu B: Oriental chicken salad, broccoli-tomato salad, ing can call (563) 422-5797 Bingo Fridays, 1:30 p.m. Cedar Court Apts., 111 Lilac Ave., W.U. dressing, crackers, peaches. W.U. Mobile Food Pantry Second Saturday, 10 a.m. CrossFire Church, W. Franklin St., W.U. to arrange for pickup of the Crafts, Conversation & Coffee Third Friday, 10 a.m.-noon Church of the Saviour, Clermont FRIDAY, OCT. 13 items. Wednesday Art Club Wed., Oct. 11(9:30 a.m. carpool) Leaf Day in Guttenberg Menu A: Baked chicken breast with lemon-herb sauce, Among the types of Merryville Social Club Thurs., Oct. 12, 12:30 p.m. Cheryl Wenthe, hostess roasted potato medley, green beans, wheat bread with marga- items being sought are sea- P.E.O. Chapter DB Mon., Oct. 16, 7 p.m. Bethel Presbyterian Church sonal and holiday décor, Hawkeye Garden Club Tues., Oct. 24, 9:30 a.m. Kay Kent, hostess rine, chocolate chip cookie. homemade baked goods, Menu B: Mixed-bean soup, egg salad, wheat bread, mixed and items suitable for gift ing. green salad with dressing, chocolate chip cookie. Home furnishings, clothing, and large house- Help Elgin MONDAY, OCT. 16 not Menu A: Chicken Alfredo, penne pasta, Brussels sprouts, hold items will be ac- library while Rocky Road pudding. cepted Menu B: Beef Italiano, penne pasta, Brussels sprouts, fall cleaning Rocky Road pudding. Elgin Th e Friends of the Elgin Art Show and Sale Library organization is col- Friday, Oct. 13 - 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. TUESDAY, OCT. 17 Historical lecting materials for its an- Saturday, Oct. 13 - 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Menu A: Beef stew, brown rice, cabbage, cornbread with Society to meet nual book sale to be held in margarine, banana, chocolate milk. Th e Elgin Historical February 2018. Country Gallery Menu B: Mushroom chicken, brown rice, cabbage, corn- Society will meet at 2 p.m. If you are doing fall East Street • St. Lucas bread with margarine, banana, chocolate milk. Th ursday, Oct. 12, at the mu- cleaning or downsizing, the Original art, photography and ironworks seum. Friends invite you to con- WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18 Th e program will be sider donating to the library artists: Menu A: Baked chicken breast with chicken gravy, oven- “Asle Olson Family History,” any special books (fi ction Dolores Buchheit, Corey Buchheit, Kristin Pehl roasted potatoes, sliced carrots, multigrain bread with marga- presented by Jan Seabrooke. or nonfi ction), DVDs, CDs, rine, fresh seasonal fruit. Other topics on the games and puzzles that you Menu B: Potato-ham soup, sliced roast beef and Swiss agenda include the tuck would like to share with oth- cheese, multigrain bread, mayo, carrot-raisin salad, fresh sea- pointing project, a tour of the ers. Any donations would be sonal fruit. Upper Iowa University presi- gratefully accepted. dent’s home in Fayette, and You may bring any do- Each meal provides 1/3 of the Recommended Daily the Christmas open house. nations to the Elgin Public Allowance and includes a beverage. Menu is subject to change. All community mem- Library during regular hours. Milk is served with each meal. bers are invited to attend the Proceeds from the annu- Serving at the Meal Site begins at 11:45 a.m. meeting. al sale will be used to benefi t the library. SPECIAL NOTES * Did you know…? Th e cost to prepare and serve each meal is Montauk program on $8.28. Diners age 60 and over may give more or less than that Janet Keefe amount, contributing what they think is fair and aff ordable Festina pioneer woman toward the cost of the meal. (Diners under age 60 must pay Local historian Terry Landsgaard of West Union will dis- 109 Rickel St., West Union, IA the full amount.) cuss the life and times of Veronica “Vera” Schneberger (1893- For meal reservations, please call (563) 422-6100 by 8 a.m. 1987), who was well-known as the longtime caretaker of the “World’s Smallest Church” near her hometown of Festina. 563-422-0472 Meal site fl u clinics in Maynard Th e program will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, in the Carriage House at Montauk Historic Site near Clermont. Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Community Health will be It is free and open to the public. hold a fl u clinic at the meal site in Maynard on Tuesday, Oct. Schneberger cared for her family’s pi- 17. Th e clinic be held from noon to 1 p.m. at the Maynard oneer cemetery and the 1885 St. Anthony Community Center. of Padua Chapel for more than 60 years. Th e fl u shot will be eff ective for an ENTIRE year. Th e 14-by-20-foot stone chapel sits on A fl u shot is recommended for anyone over the age of 6 the banks of the Turkey River, where Vera months. (However, a fl u mist will NOT be off ered.) mowed and weeded the churchyard, cro- Th e cost of the fl u shot is $30 and is covered by Medicare. cheted altar linens, sold souvenirs and en- For more information, please call Gundersen Palmer tertained visitors with the history of the GrandGrand OpeningOpening Lutheran Community Health at (800) 335-0711. area once known as Old Mission. A retired high school teacher 20th Annual Studio Tour to be and current instructor at Upper Iowa CelebrationCelebration University, Landsgaard is a history buff held October 13-15 and is active in the community. His fam- Th is weekend 51 area artists will open their doors at 38 ily has lived in the Dover Township area locations for a free behind-the-scenes studio view of their of Fayette County for several generations. work during the 20th annual Northeast Iowa Artists’ Studio More information about the St. Tour on October 13-15. Th e tour is free of charge and sites are Anthony of Padua Chapel is available on all within 40 miles of Decorah. the Iowa Culture app at dcaapp.com. An experience off ered to the general public only once a New Building. New Look. New Products. year, the event will feature many well-known award-winning national caliber artists displaying and selling Same Great Pricing! pottery, paintings, woodcuts, baskets, jewel- Th e Fayette County Historical Society ry, woodworking, kaleidoscopes, sculpture, A Must See Event! photography, collage, fi ber arts and more. Thursday, October 12th thru Tour participants can set their own pace Holiday Hoopla while driving from studio to studio. An art- Monday, October 16th ist’s space and technique are as individual as Friday, October 20, the artist, this tour provides the opportunity ThursdayTh & Friday: 9am - 8pm Sunday: 11am - 3pm 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday:Sa 9am - 3pm Monday: 9am - 8 pm to experience this these fi rst-hand, and ex- Stretch your perience which is the foundation of the Tour purchase over Located at 100 N. Walnut St., West Union 24 months with itself. No-Interest Thousands of Items in Stock! Many of the artists, who can be found financing O.A.C. nestled among the wooded hills and wind- • Holiday Decorations • Gift Items * See Stores for Details ing rivers of northeast Iowa, will open their • Baked goods • No clothes OverOv 70 Recliners. Over 30 Bed Sets. doors daily from 10-5 during the tour. Th e tour will feature artists from all around Local author Betty Brandt Passick, New Flooring Products Northeast Iowa including West Union’s own Jim Updegraff and Elgin artists, Rose Schutte “Gangster in Our Midst” Many Specials! Register for Prizes! and Louis Christen. book signing from 2 to 3 p.m. Th is free-to-the–public event is self- Come and see why we’ve been re-inventing Also Celebrating supporting, funded by artist entry fees, the furniture buying experience since 1963. in Osage sponsors, grants, donations, and advertising Now accepting donations of businesses. holiday decor and baked goods. To obtain a brochure with the tour map, Items will be accepted at the museum call Winneshiek County Convention and through Tuesday, Oct. 17 Visitors Bureau (WCCVB), at: 563-382-2023 904 Canty Ave. Town ‘n Country NOT ACCEPTING HOME FURNISHINGS, Dungey’s Plaza or 1-800-463-4692 or email tour@iowaart- CLOTHING OR LARGE HOUSEHOLD ITEMS New Hampton * Financing with Furniture • Flooring • Mattress Approved Credit Osage tour.com for more information. 641-394-4174 641-732-4424 Toll Free 888-799-1895 Toll Free 1-888-799-1896 Open Thursday Evenings ZZZGXQJH\VIXUQLWXUHDQGÁRRUVFRP Open Thursday Evenings A-4 Wednesday, October 11, 2017/The Fayette County Union THE FAYETTE COUNTY UNION EVENTS OF THE WEEK Saturday, Oct. 14 Thursday, Oct. 12 UIC VB @ NFV NFV @ SQM (TBD)- XC Minn. State @ UIU- FB Friday, Oct. 13 Wednesday, Oct. 18 NFV @ Union- FB Class 3A Regional VB - NFV vs. Oelwein @ Oelwein SPORTS NFV dominates, 56-6 By Jerry Wadian lead, 37-6 at the half. “Overall, I feel as good as [email protected] Th e halft ime break was I’ve felt all season about the about a minute long with Th e weather may have way we played. I hope we can the TigerHawks received the use that to build momen- been foul in northeast Iowa second-half kickoff . on Friday night, but the tum going into the fi nal two Th e opening drive took games of the season.” TigerHawk football team just over three minutes as was almost perfect in a 56-6 Massman burst through rout of Waterloo Columbus from the 6 giving NFV a 43-6 NFV Col. on Parents’ Night in West lead. With that, the rest of 14 First Downs 1 Union. the half was played with the 49-362 Rushing Yards 18-27 Winds blew the rain across 13 Passing Yards 15 continuous clock under the 375 Total Yards 42 the fi eld into the faces of the 35-point rule. 1-4-0 Passing 3-12-3 few loyal TigerHawk fans Just 37 seconds later, NFV 0 Punts-Avg. 3-35.0 in attendance. However, scored again as Mac Whelan 1-2 Fumbles-Lost 1-4 the football players quickly 4-30 Penalties-Yds. 6-50 raced in front of a Sailor re- 1 Turnovers 4 brought smiles to those faces. ceiver for the interception. Scoring by Quarters Columbus received and Col. 6 0 0 0 6 Th e junior streaked 25 yards NFV 56 failed to convert on fourth down the far sideline for a 21 16 13 6 down. In fact, it only gained Scoring Summary pick-six. 1st- NFV: Burrow, 48-yd. run one fi rst down all night, none Th e TigerHawks last score (Massman kick). in the second half. came on a fi ve-yard run by 1st- C: 76-yd. Fum. Recovery (kick NFV was stopped on blocked). Austin Koch. st its fi rst three plays, but on 1 -NFV: Muggler, 7-yd. run (kick Th e visitors were held to 42 failed). fourth down, Jace Burrow total yards, 27 on the ground 1st- NFV: Muggler, 15-yd. run broke through the left side (Burrow run). and 15 through the air. In nd and raced 48 yards for a 7-0 fact, Columbus was able 2 - NFV: Massman, 6-yd. run lead with four minutes gone (Burrow run). to run only 30 plays in the 2nd- NFV: Burrow, 68-yd. run in the game. game. (Burrow run). Th e Sailors scored less By contrast, NFV had 49 3rd- NFV: Massman, 5-yd. run Jace Burrow totes the ball for NFV through the driving rain that pelted fans and players through- than two minutes later when (kick failed). out much of the fi rst half, Friday, in West Union. Burrow ran for 202 yards in 17 carries, scoring rushes for 362 yards. Burrow rd a TigerHawk runner, fi ght- 3 - NFV: Whelan, 25-yd Int. return twice in NFV’s 56-6 victory over Waterloo Columbus. (Jerry Wadian photos) alone had 202 yards rushing. (Koch kick). ing for extra yards, had the Th e D forced a fumble 4th- NFV: Koch, 5-yd. run (run ball pop out and land in the failed). and picked off three pass- Individual Hawk Stats hands of oncoming defend- es, including a linebackers er, who never broke stride Rushing- Burrow, 17-202; dream by Garrett Lauer who Massman, 14-53; Muggler, 8-56; in going 76 yards for a TD. stepped in front of a pass and Whelan, 5-29; Koch, 2-8; Rodgers, However, the PAT kick was bulled his way seven yards 1-10; Darnall, 2- (-2).Hovden, 5- (-12), blocked and NFV still led, down the fi eld. Muggler had Rodgers, 2-4. 7-6. Passing- Hovden, 1-4-0-13 the fumble recovery. Receiving-; Rodgers, 1-13. Aft er the ensuing kickoff , With only 30 plays al- Punt Returns- Rodgers, 1-7. NFV used Dylan Muggler lowed, the NFV defense did Kickoffs- Massman, 1-4; Whelan, as its main weapon. Th e ju- not have a lot of individual 1-34. nior started the drive picking Kickoff Returns- Massman, 2-28; tackling stats. Muggler, 1-4; Whelan, 1-10. up three fi rst downs on four Whelan led the stats with Int.- Olson, 1-20; Lauer, 1-7; consecutive rushes. Later, six tackles. Jordan Baumler Whelan, 1-25. Muggler plowed in from the and Lauer made fi ve stops Fum. Recovery- Muggler. 7 to give the TigerHawks a Tackles (assists-solo-total)- apiece. Danny Wander and Whelan, 1-5-6; Lauer, 0-5-5; Baumler, 13-6 lead with 2:07 left in the Brooks Hovden collected 0-5-5; Burrow, 3-1-4; Wander, 2-2- opening quarter. four tackles each. 4; Rodgers, 0-2-2; Muggler, 1-1-2; NFV took just 47 seconds Aft erwards, head coach Cooley, 1-1-2; Ginger, 2-0-2; Hovden, to score again as Lukas Olson 0-1-1; Olson, 0-1-1; Massman, 0-1-1; Bob Lape admitted, “Th at’s Butikofer, 0-1-1; Hahn, 0-1-1; Roulson, picked off a pass and Muggler about as well as we’ve played 0-1-1; Darnall, 0-1-1. scored from the 15. all season. We executed ex- However, before the PAT tremely well on both sides of Class 2A District 4 could be attempted, the game the ball. Cascade 5-0 7-0 was halted for over 20 min- “We’ve paid dearly for all utes by lightning. *Union (LPC) 4-0 5-1 of our turnovers this season, *Waukon 3-1 5-1 Aft er the break, NFV con- but Friday we made someone verted the two-point play to Monticello 2-3 4-3 else pay for theirs. Beckman 2-3 3-4 North Fayette Valley 2-3 2-5 Columbus 1-4 1-6 Oelwein 0-5 0-7 Coach’s Corner Last Week’s Scores NFV 56, Columbus 6 NFV (2-3, 2-5) @ Union (LPC) (4-0, 5-1)* Union (LPC), Waukon* As a TigerHawk guard and linebacker Garrett Lauer (70) is usually around the football. “Union is a very good football team,” stated NFV head Cascade 35, Beckman 7 However, he got a chance to run with the ball Friday night against Waterloo Columbus. The coach Bob Lape. “It returns almost all of its skill players Monticello 51, Oelwein 32 senior stepped in front of a Sailor receiver and made the interception, complete with this seven- from last season and have been able to rebuild its line.” * Standings and scores do yard return. Th e Knights run a spread off ense with zone reads, gap not include Monday’s game sweeps, and counter gaps. Th e QB uses a short passing that was postponed Friday game, and can also run the ball. Union has gained 1231 night with Waukon leading, yards passing to go with 1233 yards on the ground during 10-2. its fi rst six games Defensively, Union uses a 3-3-5 with a lot of blitzes. Th e This Week’s Games Knights rely on athleticism to create mistakes. NFV @ Union * Does not include Monday night’s game with Waukon. Cascade @ Columbus Oelwein @ Waukon Monticello @ Beckman

Dylan Muggler (12) uses a straight arm to gain more yards Friday against Columbus. The NFV junior picked up 56 yards and two scores in just eight carriers; he also recovered a fumble.

The NFV cheerleading squad has been an energetic source of enthusiasm throughout the fall. Leading the 12th man have been (front, l-r) Megan Chapman, Ava Hutchinson, and Alexis Ruroden; (back) Kennedy White, Matilyn Erickson, Hayley Zeien, Jodi Wettleson, Katy Tyler, Jayde Blue, and Val Boleyn. (Jerry Wadian photo)

Three NFV Special Olympic athletes chose to attend the annual Upper Iowa University Unifi ed NFV’s Drew Berger (67) and Jordan Baumler (58) shove Columbus linemen off the line of Sports Day held recently in Fayette. The NFV students were paired with UIU students for a day scrimmage Friday night in West Union. With blocks like this, the TigerHawks ran for 362 yards of fun activities, including volleyball, basketball, bocce ball, bowling, bean bags, ladder golf, in 49 carries, an average of 7.4 yards per carry. soccer, arts and crafts and more. The three TigerHawks also got to eat a noon meal in the UIU cafeteria, and they received a free T-shirt. The athletes who attended were (l-r) Tyler Franklin, Carter Schlawin, and Raven Green. submitted photo) Wednesday, October 11, 2017/The Fayette County Union A-5 TigerHawk VB sweeps Bulldogs By Jerry Wadian [email protected] Th e NFV volleyball team made quick work of visiting MFL/MM, Tuesday (Oct.3), sweeping the Bulldogs, 25- 13, 25-15, and 25-10. It was Senior Night in the gym, and NFV was able to start all seven of its seniors in the fi rst set of their final home match. NFV was tied a few times during the match, but never trailed during the night. According to head coach Bruce Ehler, “We were excel- lent at the serve line, not only with 13 aces, but also using our serve to keep them out of their system. “Off ensively, we were able to get good swings that, even The NFV cross country teams are successfully learning how to run in packs. Here, three if they weren’t kills, were in a members of the girls’ team round a corner in recent action. The three TigerHawks (l-r) Callie spot that made it hard for the Halverson, Gina Gibson, and Brynn Gamm fi nished 39th, 44th, and 11th, respectively, in Bulldogs to return with an at- Saturday’s meet in New Hampton. (Jerry Wadian photo) tack.” Individual TigerHawk Results Burrack- 12 kills, 6 digs; Hanson- 6 kills, 1 block; Lehmann- 4 kills, 3 digs; Cross Country times continue to drop Halverson- 3 kills, 4 digs; Ehler- 3 kills, With NFV head volleyball coach Bruce Ehler looking on, Macy 21 assists, 5 aces. Halverson gets one of her four digs During Tuesday’s (Oct. 3) Parents’ Night victory over MFL/MM. The senior added three By Jerry Wadian th th in ranked 14th in Class 2A. Th is week is a big one for 12 and 13 , respectively. the TigerHawks. kills in the three-game sweep. (Jerry Wadian photo) [email protected] Weston Fantz came in 20th, However, South Winn is cur- rently third and Starmont, Tuesday, they meet Last week at Jesup, NFV and Hunter Cummings was South Winn in Calmar. Th e head coach Neal Bentley was close behind at 22nd. Carson seventh, in Class 1A. NFV to open VB playoffs Th e girls’ race is loaded Warriors are undefeated in pleased with how fast his Ward also fi nished in the top conference play, while NFV’s cross country teams’ times 30 with his 19:11.13. Senior with top teams in Class 1A. By Jerry Wadian Kee is sitting atop the rank- only loss came in the open- were. Josh DeLuca was eight spots ing game at Central/Elkader. [email protected] Th is week aft er the meet in back at 38. ings, with Central/Elkader and South Winn placing Th e match is critical be- North Fayette Valley will start the Class 3A Region 5 vol- New Hampton, he was abso- Jesse Daughton led the JV cause it will help determine lutely ecstatic stating, “I can’t with a medal winning per- fourth and fi ft h, respectively. leyball playoff s on Wednesday, Oct. 18. Th e State Qualifying Meet the seeding for the UIC Th e fi rst game will be against Oelwein on the Huskies’ home believe it, but this meet was formance of 18:29.0 to fi nish Tournament, Saturday, in even faster! Almost across- sixth. to determine the right to court. th compete at the State Meet in West Union. Th e two teams have not faced each other this season. NFV the-board our racers took a Jonah Moore (18 ), Ryan Th e UIC will begin at 9 half or even a full minute off Crank (20th) and Easton Fort Dodge will be run at 4 will enter action next week at 10-15, while Oelwein was 13-18 nd p.m. Th ursday, Oct. 19. NFV a.m. and continue in both entering this week’s schedule of games. their prior PRs.” Halverson (22 ) ran in a gyms for most of the day. While no team scores were pack most of the race. Five will go to a 2A site at either Th e winner will move on to face the winner of Waukon (8- Iowa City Regina or Dike- Concessions will be available 18) at 12th-ranked New Hampton (19-6) on Tuesday, Oct. 24, available on line, Th e NFV other runners competed in throughout the tournament. boys fi nished second in the the JV for the TigerHawks. New Hartford (probably the in New Hampton. 10-team varsity race, while Aft er the meet, Bentley latter) although the exact Th e Region 5 title will be on the line Monday, Oct. 30, in the girls placed fi ft h. Th e JV commented, “Coach Kullen place and teams will likely Oelwein. Teams on the other side of the bracket include West boys came in third, but the and I are both impressed be unveiled later this week or Delaware, Union, South Hardin, and third-ranked Columbus. JV girls did not have enough with how each time we set early next week. All regional playoff games will start at 7 p.m. runners to fi eld a team. the bar a bit higher, our run- For the girls, Brynn Gamm ners dig deep inside to meet took almost two full min- that goal.” Individual TigerHawk Results utes off of her time last week Varsity Girls (22:36), fi nishing in 20:50.1, 11. Gamm, 20:50.1; 17. VanHyfte, earning an 11th-place medal. 21:13.8; 39. Halverson, 22:26.5; 38. Boehm, 22:29.1; 42. Streif, 22:38.3; 43. SWAMI’S Hannah VanHyft e fi nished th Gibson, 22:57.8; 44. Bushman, 22:59.3 17 in 21:13.8 for her PR and JV Girls DARE to go against the SWAMI? a medal. 6. Schupbach, 22:26.5; 46. Kemp, PIGSKIN Th e rest of the team fi n- 27:55.6; 57. Moyle, 29:19.4. ished in two close packs. Varsity Boys Due to the Holiday, winners will be Callie Halverson and Abby 2. Douglas, 16:51.2; 12. O’Hare, announced in next weeks issue. th th 17:53.9; 13. Clark, 17:54.1; 20. Fantz, Boehm came in 39 and 40 , 18:20.0; 22. Cummings, 18:21.8; 30. PICKS! respectively, while Courtney Ward, 19:11.4; 38. DeLuca, 19:37.6. Mail or drop off your entry, and see if Streif Gina Gibson, and JV Boys you can beat the great SWAMI! Catch GREAT Prizes Rachael Bushman fi nished 6. Daughton, 18:29.0; 18. Moore, 19:52.8; 20. Crank, 19:59.0; 22. 42, 43, and 44, respectively. Halverson, 20:02.9; 42. McLelland, Th ere were 76 girls compet- 21:26.8; 48. Grimes, 21:46.5; 51. ing in the varsity race. Schupbach, 21:57.3; 55. Wurtz, 22:04.8; EACH WEEK! NFV did not have a full 59. Nefzger, 22:22.7; 90. Amundson, 33:21.0. JV team. Ava Schupbach led When talking about his SWAMI’S the JV with a medal-win- team, Bentley said, “Th e two FEARLESS FORECASTS! Hey, football fans, the season has begun! ning 22:26.5 for sixth place. teams are like family, and the McKenna Kemp and Emma Before the kickoff every Friday, enter th th kids are having fun pushing Cascade 51, Columbus 6 Moyle placed 46 and 57 , each other to improve daily. respectively. “It will be interesting to see Monti 30, Beckman 22 Th e boys’ team placed three THE UNION’S FOOTBALL CONTEST! how far the two teams can Offi cial Rules: runners in the top 13 and go,” concluded the NFV head SW 20, Lake Mills 15 two more in the top 22 in the 1) Read each ad’s game. In the space provided beside that advertiser’s name, write in who you think will win. man. Offi cial entry form out of Union or Shopper must be used; no copies allowed. fi eld of 68. With medals go- Waukon 56, Oelwein 12 Th e TigerHawk coaches 2) Entry blank must be postmarked or delivered to The Fayette County Union before 5 p.m. Friday. ing to the top 30 runners, it will get their chance to see Clayton Ridge 18, Durant 8 3) One entry per person per week. You must be 8 years of age or older to enter. meant the top six NFV run- how far the teams can go 4) Winners will be announced each week on the contest page. Prizes will be promptly mailed to the winners. ners came back with a medal. with two big meets coming Union 30, NFV 22 Chandler Douglas was up. TV 33, Clarksville 30 1. Cascade @ Columbus 2. Monti @ Beckman second to N-P’s Brock Dietz. Th e UIC Meet will be host- Douglas lowered his PR to ed by Postville on Th ursday, Boyden-Hull/RV 27, Sioux Center 22 16:51.2. Oct.12, at the Tri City Golf Caleb O’Hare and Weller ISU 37, Kansas 24 Course in Luana. Just Clark fi nished together at Good Th e TigerHawk boys come S. Dakota State 27, UNI 24 Food 563-422-5197 Sales & Service Hwy. 150 North, West Union, IA Minnesota State 31, UIU 24 409 W. Bradford - West Union 563-422-3801 or 1-800-373-3801 SWAMI SEZ 3. Lake Mills @ SW 4. Oelwein @ Waukon 5. Clayton Ridge @ Durant

By Th e Swami FA Another weekend, another dollar, and another set of en- tries that aren’t worth the dollar. www.norbysfarmfl eet.com FAYETTE COUNTY Before pointing out some of the ludicrousness that didn’t 563-422-3896 FAYETTE COUNTY 301 Mill Ave., ELGIN 563-422-5343 pass for psychic wisdom, I’d like to note that the people of 112 E. Elm St., West Union 563-426-5164 219 N. Oak, West Union, IA Puerto Rico need a lot of help, and the people here in Vegas need a lot of prayers – there is plenty of hurt in both places. v 6. NFV @ Union 7. Clarksville @ TV 8. Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley @ Sioux Center Th is week I would like to start with the winner, but I can’t. Check out the NEW 2017 & 2018 ’s are already here! Evidently, the mail will be delayed by something called, Northeast Iowa’s One-Stop Shop for Furniture, Flooring, & Appliances Columbus Day. Imagine honoring a man who never even 100 S. VINE got to the mainland! Moreover, he wasn’t even fi rst! 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I MOSS SERVICE CENTER 244 Center St should also note that the winner of the Union vs. Waukon SALES • SERVICE • RENTAL • TOWING Elgin, IA 52141 game won’t be known until Monday night because their game 563-422-5279 563-426-5549 was postponed by lightning. 610 Hwy. 150 South, West Union TV seemed to cause the most anguish this week among the 111 South Vine St., West Union 563-422-5592 betting crowd and Trojan fans that can’t fi gure out how their Big Red turned to Pale Pink. In the week that ain’t over yet, “Shiner Spies must still be groggy aft er her horseback falling. “Shiner” took a shiner 1. West Union Motors Name: with Columbus as she missed six. But, don’t worry, horseback 2. Barrel Drive In lady, I’m sure Tuesday’s mail will bring entries even worse – aft er all, the Anfi nson mob has not been heard from yet. C 3. NAPA/Union “Auntie Em” Moore’s hot air balloon blew her back from L Kansas, but also blew her chances with four errors. Speaking 4. Guppy’s on the Go of hot air, Team Zeppelin joined Marilana Sutter with UNI I 5. Norby’s Farm Fleet Complete Address: and “No Love for Lovie’s” Illinois to drop to minus four. P Don Sutter had UNI and Concordia to win the “Great 6. Torkelson Motors Game, Except for the Final Play Award.” - 7. Tindell Shoes Lee “I had to pick Beckman” Pape and Bernice Hackman a N fan of the Goless-Hawks, reeled to minus four. 8. Dessel-Roach Speaking of the Waverly-Shell Rock team, they played a - team from Cedar Rapids, not Iowa City. So, a vote for WSR M 9. China Kitchen was wrong! A vote for either Prairie or Regina was counted as correct. A 10. Moss Service Center Marie “Speedster” Riha should have slowed down a bit in I 11. TiCo Market Mail this offi cial form to: her selection process. Clayton Ridge? Not that it mattered, L The Fayette County Union, the speed queen was down three in all. Tiebreaker: How many yards rushing Dee Walvatne, Phyllis Holstrom, and Brett Whitcher failed Box 153, West Union, IA 52175, or drop off and passing will NFV yield to Union? at 119 S. Vine St., West Union SWAMI See Page A-6 A-6 Wednesday, October 11, 2017/The Fayette County Union Upper Iowa Peacocks edge Bears By Jerry Wadian because we were able to show with 3:30 left to play. [email protected] patience and poise. Our play- Th ree plays later, CSP had ers didn’t let the weather or It was Salute to Service a fi rst down inside the UIU the late threat aff ect them. Night in honor of the men 10. Th at’s when the Peacock We also got good games from and women serving in the defense stiff ened, forcing a the off ense, defense and spe- U.S. military Saturday at wild throw on fourth-and- cial teams,” Shea explained. Harms-Eischeid Stadium in nine to end the Bear’s fi nal Th is week, UIU hosts Fayette. scoring threat. Minnesota State in a 5 p.m. Upper Iowa University For the third consecutive contest. Th e Mustangs will used a goal-line stand in the game, UIU rushed for over probably be in the top six fi nal minute to preserve a 34- 200 yards, amassing 245 when the new DII football 29 victory over Concordia- yards on 54 carries. poll comes out. St. Paul. Th e win moves UIU Peacock QB Brent According to Shea, “Th e to 1-1 in division play and Lammers was 10-21 for Mustangs are the number 4-2 overall in the NSIC. 174 passing yards, but the two rushing team in the It was a back-and-forth Manchester native added 162 country. Th ey have good game all night as the two more yards with his feet. depth, so they can keep put- teams traded leads. Linebacker Tate Th ompson ting fresh people in a game. An 82-yard punt return led the UIU defense with “MSU’s defense is very In a special ceremony at the TigerHawk football game Friday night, NFV honored nine of its eight tackles and 1½ sacks. 2016 graduates as Scholar Athletes. The award is presented annually to graduated seniors with 9:35 left in the game put physical,” noted the UIU the Peacocks up, 34-22. SW alum Jordan Rommes head man. “Th ey mix even who exemplify the combination of strong academic performance and all-around athletic per- was in on seven tackles. formance. The criteria to receive the prestigious award are a cumulative grade point of at least However, the Golden and odd fronts, like to blitz, 3.25 and earning at least eight letters in at least three sports. The nine (with # of letters in how Bears refused to give up. Aft erwards, UIU head and will run either zone or many sports) are (front, l-r) Trey Kuhens (nine letters in three sports), Tylen Burrow (10 letters A 12-play drive ended with coach Tom Shea said, “I kept man-to man in the second- in four sports), Ethan Lape (eight letters in three sports), Josh Guenther (eight letters in four a CSP score with 5:28 to go, telling people Concordia was ary. sports), and Tanner Kuhens (nine letters in three sports); (back) Megan Feldman (10 letters in making the defi cit just seven, a pretty good football team. “We need a win over a three sports), Jade Daughton (17 letters in four sports), Chloe Johansen (nine letters in four 34-29. Th eir record was a refl ection team of this caliber to get real sports), and Helena Fantz (eight letters in three sports). Not present was Chase Hollinrake UIU couldn’t move the of facing many of the top respect in the conference,” (eight letters in three sports). Burrow and Lape are football players at Wartburg College, Fantz teams in the NSIC early in is attending the University of Iowa, and the other six are all at UNI. ball and the visitors got pos- Shea concluded. (Jerry Wadian photo) session on the Upper Iowa 42 the season. “It was a good win for us SWAMI Continued

the initial test, picking TV, WSR, and UNI. bright red with the “Big” Red. Doug Aylsworth and Derwin Osmundson sandwiched TV Meanwhile, Dana Fink and Rich “From top to lonely Dawg” and UNI with Clayton Ridge to get a severe case of indiges- Radloff died in the clutch with UNI. tion – you should have dined at one of our fi ne sponsors, guys! However, at least Mr. Radloff can celebrate one thing this Also in the TV/UNI bus ride to minus three, were the week: his team fi nally had a lead. It didn’t win, but it had a David boys: David Wilker and David Eberhart. Wilker also lead! Enjoy it “Dawg” it might be the last time this season. had WSR, and Ebehart went psychotic, not psychic with So, who will win? Tune in next week as we tally the late en- Thurs., Oct. 12, Columbus. tries, fi gure in the postponed game, and look carefully at the 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. Minus two was very popular, except for those falling to mi- tiebreakers. nus three depending upon the outcome of Monday’s clash. As for this week, NFV goes to LaPorte City to do battle with 216 East Herriman, Wadena If great minds think alike, Jan and Bill Prochaska proved the Knights. Can the TigerHawks maintain some momentum, so-so minds do the same thing as they both fl amed out with or limp back to square one? Great family home with 4-5 bedrooms and many updates! TV and UNI. Monti at Beckman may be interesting, but the other district Oversized 2-stall, insulated, detached garage! Th e Pro people had good company as Oliver and Darlene contests look blasé at best. Larson, Larry Crain, Tanner Wilker, and Pam Shores had the Speaking of yawners, MFL/MM hosts some Cougars, the identical problem. Eagles fl y to Durant, and TV hosts a tribe of Indians. Anyone Northeast Iowa Appraisal By the way Ms “Very far from distant” Shores, the Union really care? may appreciate your thanks for the freebies, but that paper Will Lake Mills derail SW’s playoff hopes, or will the never gives away much of anything! 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Doc Schuldt, Don Saboe, and Brennan Imoehl all turned ERNST VISIT Continued Monday, tor; Carson Eggeland, helps] keep the [children] Wednesdays Helping Services for Youth engaged in school work and & Fridays and Families executive direc- through the summer to be tor; Kathleen Davis, direc- able to provide them with tor of the Helping Services supports, as well.” 18 holes for Youth and Families In March, Schroeder $20 w/cart Domestic Abuse Resource did have concerns that the For the remainder of the golf season Center; Fayette County federal government, due Sheriff Marty Fisher; and to budget cuts, wouldn’t Fayette County Supervisor appropriate money to the Janell Bradley. grant ending its funding Silver Springs Th e nature of her visit of the program. Ernst said Golf & Country Club was to learn more about the that congress has appropri- Ossian, IA • 563-532-8904 services that the nonprofi t ated funds to fi nish out the organization provides to grant. Schroeder added af- families in northeast Iowa. ter the meeting that the pro- gram has a contract for next We’re Back! Schroeder spoke about the U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (second from left) visited Helping TCLC, which is a free aft er- year, so the funds are guar- Service for Youth and Families’ West Union offi ce on Monday school program for children anteed; however, money has morning, Oct. 9. The visit was part of her annual 99-county in kindergarten through only been promised for the tour. During the hour-long meeting, Ernst heard from sever- Bubba’s fourth-grade. Th e TCLC is fi nal year of the grant. Th e al members of the nonprofi t organization that spoke about at the federal government could BBQ Night in its third-year of a fi ve-year the different services that are offered. Also attending the 21st Century Community come in and cut that fund- meeting were (l-r) Fayette County Sheriff Marty Fisher; Joni Learning Center grant worth ing, but she thinks that is Ernst; Stacie Schroeder, TigerHawk Connections Learning TOP HAT! $147,000. unlikely. Center program director; Kathleen Davis, director of Helping “[Th e aft erschool pro- “I think that is a con- Services for Youth and Families Domestic Abuse Resource cern of a lot of diff erent Center; and Carson Eggland, Helping Services for Youth and gram] is pretty darn phe- Families executive director. (Chris DeBack photo) Saturday, Oct. 14 nomenal,” Ernst explained. nonprofi ts,” Ernst said. “Of 5 p.m. - ‘til food is gone! “Off ering those supports for course, [nonprofi ts] rely parents that may be working heavily on grants and we and may not have the time want to make sure that we profi ts like itself. that are provided for vari- $13 to help their children with are doing the right thing “I was here to come out ous programs and grants that Pork Ribs & Pork Loin Dine-In or homework or other types of by the taxpayers and mak- and visit with the folks at they rely on,” Ernst closed. “It (sauce on the side) activities is great. [Helping ing sure that the grants do [Helping Services for Youth is just good to come out and Carry-out! Services for Youth and work. Th is is a prime exam- and Families] and learn more hear how [the organization] Twice-baked Mashed Potatoes Families] is able to do that ple where grants are really about the service provided is doing and how [it is] sup- being used to benefi t the Zesty Baked Beans with the [TCLC] aft erschool and the tie in with the federal porting the counties up here program and I think the taxpayers, and we are really government with the dollars in northeast Iowa.” Coleslaw Call for carry-outs! long-term implications are happy to see such great re- really great for the kids; [It sults and good things going 563-422-5795 on.” Ernst asked Kathleen Davis about the Domestic BOWLING Abuse Resource Center. She gave a brief overview Time to Say... Goodbye! of what the center does to Tall Corn October 4, 2017 support victims of domes- Kuennens House of Power 112 68 tic violence. 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Little did everyone Community Foundation principal, wouldn’t comment on the situation due to stu- know, everything was about to change.” dent privacy. He did note that the matter was investigated Aft er Owen went off stage, Vagts and Slechta walked to- grants due Nov. 30 and dealt with. ward the back of the concert area to take a break and found With October as National Bullying Prevention Morgan’s mom, who was sitting in the bleacher and lawn chair Grant applications can now be submitted to the Fayette Month, and school districts across Iowa working hard area. Th ey sat down and rested as they conversed and sang County Community Foundation for its 2017 grant cycle. everyday to keep its schools’ learning environments a along to the DJ that was on stage during the intermission. Th e deadline to submit applications is midnight (CST) safe and respectful place for children to learn and grow “When it got close to the time for Jason Aldean to come Th ursday, Nov. 30, 2017. as human beings, let’s go over how NFV handles these on stage, I decided to go back up and get as close as I could Grants are awarded to projects in the following ar- situations. to the stage while Morgan and her mom stayed back to watch eas: Art and Culture, Community Betterment, Education, from their lawn chairs,” explained Vagts. “I walked up and got Environment, Health, Historic Preservation, and Human Bullying has evolved about 30 rows back from the front of the main stage, then he Service. Before we can discuss how a situation is handled, it started playing his opening songs.” Th e online grant application may be found on the is important to look at how the problem has evolved with He went on to say that as Aldean played one of his hit Community Foundation’s website at www.fayetteccf.org. the advent of the digital age. songs, “When She Says Baby,” the fi rst rounds of gunfi re went First-time grant applicants should contact Dotti A classic example of bullying that pops into my head off from the Mandalay Bay area, which was not far from the Th ompson, program manager, at (319) 243-1358 prior to is the student who consistently gets slammed into lock- concert. submitting an application. ers. Whether it’s a “jock” or “tough guy” picking on some- “Another magazine unloaded as the shooter shot aim- Grant applicants must be a 501(c)(3) designated orga- one smaller than him, we have seen a number of these lessly into the crowd. Th e lights fl ickered, and Jason stormed nization (or government entity) serving Fayette County in instances played out in Hollywood. We also can’t forget off the stage,” said Vagts. “At that moment, I looked to my left order to be considered for funding. the name calling, which Hollywood perceives more as a and there was a girl that had been shot in her left arm. I froze Grants recipients will be announced in March 2018. female problem. You’ll see females in movies calling each for a second, then reacted.” For more information, please contact the Community other mean names that can’t be repeated in the newspa- He recalled tending to the side of the 20-something-year- Foundation of Northeast Iowa at (319) 287-9106. per. old girl as she lay on the fl oor next to her boyfriend and an- In today’s digital age, the physical side of bullying other guy. has certainly been on the decline. With cameras in school “I screamed, get a tourniquet! Get a tourniquet!” remem- CITY ELECTION continued halls deterring physical violence, students have taken to bered Vagts, who is a six-year veteran of the National Guard. the internet and mobile phones to infl ict hurtful speech “One of the guys grabbed his belt and wrapped it around her arm to help stop the pressure while I put pressure on the a couple years. Th e 39-year-old was a truck driver, but a on one another, also known as cyberbullying. It can be as simple as calling others names on wound. Th e girl’s eyes started to close as she was going into year aft er getting married, he decided to give the education shock, then another round of shots burst out. Pop, pop, pop, fi eld a try. Facebook, or sophisticated as using the popular smart- phone application Snapchat to take a compromising pic- pop, pop! Th ey were very fast and loud.” “[Truck driving] was a good paying job, but it was hard Vagts and the surrounding strangers bent over to get low for my wife and I to fi nd time to see each other with our sched- ture of another person and send it out to all their friends. Or, simply unknowingly snapping a picture of someone and cover the girl. ules, and as a newlywed couple that wasn’t good,” Bentley re- “A ft er the shots stopped, I said ‘We have to move now!’” called. “I told my wife that we needed to make a change. She and then using the applications interface to draw on the picture and write hateful words. he continued. “Th ey were in shock and did not react or move, said, ‘Why don’t you look at becoming a special education as- but I knew that we were not safe where we were, so I ran to sistant in the Madison School District?’ According to the National Bullying Prevention Center, “15.5 percent of high school students and 24 per- cover.” “I took her advice and ended up working one-on-one “Once I got to cover, I remembered some of my military with a student who had profound autism and fell in love with cent of middle school students were cyberbullied in 2015. Th e percentages of individuals who have experienced cy- training and knew that I had to spot my next place to fi nd it,” he added. “It was a great experience. I hope it benefi ted the cover,” said Vagts. “I got up, ran for three or four seconds, and kid as much as he benefi ted me. I realized that I need to be berbullying at some point in their lifetimes have nearly doubled from 18 to 34 percent from 2007 to 2016.” then got back down. I did this two times, and while I was on teaching students.” my second run, I saw a man out of the corner of my eye get Th e Bentleys eventually moved back to northeast Iowa “I think the biggest challenge children do face is where bullying used to be more centralized to specifi c shot and go down. Th e whole time I was thinking that I was when his wife took a job in the Starmont school district. Th at’s going to get shot, but luckily I didn’t and I made it to a con- when Neal decided to make education his career choice. He locations, now it is in their pockets,” said Gearhart. “It is a challenge when something goes ‘viral.’ It used to be if cession stand area and jumped over the bar before getting to attended Northeast Iowa Community College for two years cover under a large cooler.” and then earned his bachelor’s degree in secondary education someone made a mistake, maybe fi ve or 10 people found out about it. Now, children’s mistakes are all out there. By that time, another round of shots went off and more at Upper Iowa University. He has since earned a Master of people came rushing into the area he was at and hid under the Education degree in PreK through 12th-grade principalship. “When [adults] today [made an error as a child], we had the opportunity to learn from it and sometimes same cooler. Currently, the West Union City Council candidate is the “Th ree girls were right next to me. I told them to stay low ninth- through 12th-grade industrial technology teacher, a children aren’t granted that same opportunity,” he added. “I’m not equating that just with bullying, but in reference and not to leave until the gunfi re completely stops,” continued mentor teacher, and is a cross country coach at North Fayette Vagts, again remembering what he had learned in the mili- Valley High School. too when bullying occurs there is a reason behind it.” Identifying bullying isn’t as black and white as some tary. “As soon as the shots stopped, I looked over and heard a It was actually Bentley’s students who inspired him to run guy yell ‘Get out of there! You are (explicit) sitting ducks! Get for the City Council seat. may think. Gearhart noted there is a diff erence between teasing someone and bullying them. He defi ned teasing as out now! “I think it is important [to give back to your community] “I will never forget his words,” said Bryan. “All of the because it is really easy to receive the benefi ts of living in your any unwanted communication. However, it can be quite ambiguous. Oft en, Gearhart’s fi rst question to a student sudden, another round of shots began and the man got hit community, but those don’t come free,” the father of three ex- with a bullet. I saw blood fl y and he went straight down to the plained. who complains of teasing is “Did you tell the other person to stop?” ground. I couldn’t believe what I saw right then and there, and “In my class I am always preaching to my kids, ‘Hey, you that’s when I started saying to myself, ‘Oh my God, I am not as my shop kids, you are the people that will end up doing “We live in an area of grey,” the NFVMS principal said. “Every student has a diff erent tolerance level for going to make it out of here. I am going to die right here.” things, whether you are working on bridges or part of the Th e bullets showered over the concession stand roof shipping industry,’” he added. “‘You are doers; that is why [teasing]. [For example], two friends are teasing one an- other and that is okay. However, if there is a third party where Vagts was hiding, and aft er a brief stop, he and the oth- you are in this class.’ I always talk about how it is great what ers sprinted to a spot where other concertgoers were knocking they are doing, but to make sure they are giving back to the [involved] that isn’t necessarily in that friend group and the [two friends] say the same thing to him or her. Th e down a fence to escape. community in which they live. I have seen a number of my “As I was running, I saw a few people down, bleeding students become volunteer fi refi ghters, and seeing them out student could fi nd it off ensive. “Th ere is a lot that goes into trying to fi gure that out,” really bad. I turned the corner to a safe area where multiple there being fi refi ghters and talking to them, I thought maybe people where wounded as they lay against the chain linked it means something. I asked myself, ‘What am I doing to give he continued. “Th at is why we have the process of investi- gating every situation and making sure we are giving it its fence,” recalled the brave young Vagts. “Th ere was a guy tak- back?’ and realized I wasn’t doing much.” ing wounded people in his gray Chevy truck. He yelled ‘If you As a councilman, Bentley has his eyes on the future of fullest attention so we are setting the student up for suc- cess. If they are teasing and the student is laughing at the are wounded, get in the back of the truck. I was traumatized West Union and how the area can be improved. at what I saw, but I continued to sprint past the whole group. I “I’m more curious about where West Union sees itself comment then that is sending a mixed signal, especially if they don’t ask the other students to stop.“ wanted to help so badly, but I couldn’t. All I could do was run.” in the future,” he noted. “What will set West Union apart As he continued to run away and ran out of breath, he from other small northeast Iowa towns? Will we follow the heard people saying that there were active shooters in other northeast Iowa trend and shrink in population, or fi nd ways NFV’s process So what does NFV do to not only deter bullying, but nearby hotels. to attract families? Do we seek growth, or look to stand pat? “I didn’t know what to do, I was freaking out. Luckily, Should we look outside our community to attract businesses, also identify and correct the behavior? First and foremost, the school district uses educa- there was not active shooters at every hotel, so I continued to focus on the businesses we have, develop business from with- the nearest hotel, the Tropicana, and found a hiding spot,” said in our community, or a combination of these? tion to try and prevent a situation from arising. From an early age, students are subjected to lessons on bullying a relieved Vagts. “All I could see was people crying and people “Th ese are all questions I think we need to look at and being tended to for their wounds. I found a group of people tackle as we head into another decade,” he closed. “I don’t have that hopefully lead to those young children making better choices later in life. going to the basement to hide, so I followed. Th ere, I fi nally the secret to that success [at this moment] and don’t think one felt safe.” person will just solve it. It is going to take a community eff ort Th e lessons don’t just stop in elementary school, as NFVMS has brought in a class called “Prosper” that talks Vagts stated that during this time, he and countless other because I don’t think it is just one thing, I think it is a smatter- strangers huddled around a television as news networks be- ing of diff erent things.” to the students not only about bullying, but also works on life skills, as well. gan covering the breaking news that he had just experienced. “We also spend time and guidance talking through “Everyone watched as the news anchors talked about a Isaiah Stansbery lone wolf causing all of this carnage,” said Vagts. “It was an ee- Isaiah Stansbery, also a West Union transplant, has served [bullying],” Gearhart explained. “We spend time at as- semblies talking about what is bullying and what we are rie and frustrating feeling, because everyone in that room was on the City Council for one four-year term. His wife, Kassie, is sure there were multiple shooters in the area. We could hear a native of West Union. going to do to address that. We communicate [to the students] what our process is. We don’t want that to be diff erent pitches of gunshots coming from diff erent areas. I Aft er a year in college, Stansbery joined the military am 100 percent sure that there was more than one shooter in 2002 and served in military intelligence. He was hon- something that is hidden from them. We have processes in place for instances that do happen, so that we can make and to not hear the major media addressing this made us very orably discharged in 2008 as a platoon sergeant with the confused.” 743rd Military Intelligence Battalion of the 704th Military this a safe place so the children can focus on learning.” Th e process is straightforward. In simple terms, a While the young Iowa native was safe, he felt anything Intelligence Brigade. but relief as he was still separated from his girlfriend and her During his time in the military he earned a bachelor’s de- complaint is received by administration, it is investigated and then dealt with appropriately, if an infraction was mother. Not knowing where they were or if they were alive, gree in accounting from Columbia College in Columbia, Mo. he began to panic as he discovered his cell phone battery was He later earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice in 2013 found to have occurred. Students can report themselves being bullied or someone else. Th e child fills out a form at dead. and a Master of Science degree in criminal justice admin- “Luckily, I found a stranger that let me make a couple of istration in 2014 from the same institution. He is currently school with help from the administration or at home that explains the situation. phone calls,” explained Vagts. “Because so many people were enrolled in a Doctor of Business Administration degree pro- trying to get a hold of their loved ones, I was not able to get gram at Northcentral University, with an expected graduation Once the complaint is received, Gearhart then inves- tigates the situation. Th at investigation looks diff erent de- through to Morgan. I left her a voicemail and then called by date of June 2018. brother, Colin, who eventually got a hold of Morgan and told Stansbery is seeking re-election because he feels he has pending on the type bullying that has occurred. Teasing is considered a category-2 off ense and has them I was okay.” more to give to the community he calls home. Vagts also contacted his parents and told them he was all “Th is City is in need of strong leadership that can identify defi ned consequences involved. Bullying, in any case is considered category-4. right, but he was still worried, as he had not yet been reunited the times when a ‘yes’ is appropriate and [is someone who] with the rest of his party. isn’t afraid to say ‘no,’” he said. “My track record proves I am If it is physical violence, typically that can be seen on one of the cameras in the halls and is pretty cut and dry. “We waited in the basement, which was an area desig- able to do just that. You can’t move mountains in four years, nated for hotel staff , for over two hours,” stated Vagts. “We it takes time and commitment beyond a single term to get Or, a teacher or other student was a witness and is asked for their story. It’s more about why the violence occurred eventually were brought up to the main level of the hotel, and things done.” I just so happened to spot Morgan and her mom as they were Stansbery certainly hasn’t been afraid to vote against is- rather than disputing that it actually happened. While the student will be punished for physical violence, the root about to go around the corner into another area.” sues he isn’t for, even when, it was evident he was going to be Th e two could not hide their emotions as they gave each outvoted on the matter. Among the issues he feels are impor- cause needs to be discovered to prevent further violence in the future. other a hug and were thankful to be alive. tant are the moving of City Hall and airport renovations. Once reunited, the same group of three that woke up ear- He noted that the council has been pitched the idea of If it is cyberbullying, that tends to be pretty cut and dry, as well. When a student accuses another student of lier that day in hopes of having a fun-fi lled night of entertain- moving City Hall downtown to “a new, million-dollar facil- ment, spent the next hour waiting in blood- and dirt-soaked it y.” Th e conversation at a recent City Council meeting was cyberbullying, there tends to be physical evidence on Facebook or other social media sites and applications that clothes as they waited for a taxicab to get away from the tragic to gauge where the council stood on moving it downtown; no area and back to their hotel. decisions were made or actions taken. prove it occurred. In terms of emotional bullying or harassment, such as “Once we got back to the hotel, Morgan and her mom “I see no need to spend that kind of money on a facility wanted to leave immediately and get away from everything,” that takes up valuable real estate space,” the father of three name calling, it takes a little more investigating. Gearhart will interview the students involved to get both sides of said Vagts. “I told them that we were safe now and that it said. “We would be better served by utilizing building space would be best to wait until the next morning to go home.” we already fi nancially support with the basement of the li- the story, as well as others who may have overheard the incident. Unable to sleep the rest of the night, the three departed brary, if a move is necessary at all — which I’m not convinced for their home state of Florida early the next morning. it is.” “We have the consequences, but we use more of a re- training,” Gearhart said. “What is it that went wrong that “Th e thing I do regret most was not being able to help Th e City Council has also been pitched Airport more people,” said Vagts, who heroically helped one bleeding Improvement Projects (ARP), which would use money from we need to retrain in reference to setting up that student for success in the future. If you give a consequence in gen- girl and advised another group of young concert goers to wait the federal government that the City would have to match. It until a round of shots stopped before advancing to another is actually two diff erent projects that include an apron rehabil- eral, it doesn’t teach anything. We are a learning institute, so while a consequence is needed, what are the students area of cover just hours earlier. “I am thankful of all of my itation and a fuel farm. Th e apron rehabilitation was approved family and friends who have reached out to me in the days by the council, but Stansbery has made it clear he is skeptical going to be doing during that time with teaching so this isn’t going to be repeated. following the shooting. It has been a very diffi cult time for us, about the fuel farm. as I keep replaying all of the bad things that I saw that night.” “Th e council has been force-fed the idea that we need to “If it was on social media, how do we take security measures to make sure we are staying safe on social media In the week since the devastating shooting that claimed make big-ticket renovations to the airport with the justifi ca- a total of 58 lives and wounded hundreds more, Vagts and tion that we can get it on discount,” Stansbery explained. “Th is and how do we imprint on students that anything on so- cial media is a digital imprint,” he closed. “We want them Slechta are doing what they can to move on from the experi- is regardless of the fact that we were told it was used a total of ence. 27 times last year, that no businesses are knocking down our to use it appropriately and teach them some of those 21st century skills.” “I have been slowly trying to listen to music or fi nd some- door asking if we have a functional airport, and that 99 per- thing on television that will allow me to get it all out of my cent of the citizens don’t use it.” While schools do what they can to prevent bullying, it isn’t just up to them to be preachers of better behavior. mind,” he closed. “I know that this is probably something that Stansbery also wants to focus on the future of West Union I will never be able to fully recover from mentally, but keep- and how it can grow. It starts at the home and with parents instilling values in their students that lead them to be upstanding citizens ing myself occupied is the only way I can keep from replay- “As Pastor Adam Street said, ‘A houseplant’s only job is ing everything that happened that night over and over again to grow. So when it starts to die, you don’t ask how to make and treat other with respect. We all need to do our part to strike out bullying. through my head. it grow; you ask what is stopping it from growing,’” the city “We are lucky to have survived this horrible night, but I councilman closed. “If we are not looking one, fi ve, and 10 want to off er my condolences and to say God bless you to the years into the future and making plans to achieve those goals, victims and the families of the victims. God bless Vegas, and we are dead in the water. If we don’t know where we are going, God bless our planet!” how will we know how to get there?” A-8 School Wednesday, October 11, 2017/The lunches Fayette County Union aren’t what they used to be

By CHRIS DEBACK by President Trump. [email protected] lunches through the law were that all grains needed to be at While the regulations Th e school lunches stu- least 51 percent whole grain;l haven’t changed what North dents eat today aren’t the schools must off er fruits and Fayette Valley serves, it has same as what was served to vegetables with every lunch reduced how much of it is their parents 30 years ago. and increase the portion size; served, and had them search- October 9-13 is National the breakfast and lunch pro- ing for more nutritional ver- School Lunch Week, so gram meals must meet a spe- sions of the product. Fayette County Newspapers cifi c calorie count based on “We can still pretty sat down with Carol grade; schools have until July much serve everything we Stanbrough, North Fayette 1, 2022, to reduce sodium in used to serve, we are just Valley Food Service director, meals to a certain amount giving smaller portions,” to talk about the changes that based on grade level. Stanbrough said. “If you talk have occurred. Also, school lunches to the kids, they would tell Stanbrough has been a can’t contain added trans-fat you they don’t think they get cook at North Fayette and and no more than 10 per- enough. But, now with the now North Fayette Valley for cent of a meal’s calories can fruit and vegetable bar we 18 years, and has held her come from saturated fats; don’t hear it near as much current position for the last every school meal must off er because they can fi ll up their nine. at least one cup of fat-free or trays with as much as they She noted that many of 1 percent milk; and school want. the changes to school lunches cafeterias must provide free “When fi guring out the came from former First Lady drinking water during break- calorie count for the meal, I Michelle Obama through the will fi gure in a ½ cup of fruits School lunches aren’t what they used to be. A lot of regulations have changed in the last fast and lunch. decade to make school lunches healthier for the students who consume them. With October Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids “We used to serve a des- and ¾ cup of vegetables,” she 9-13 as National School Lunch Week its people like (l-r) Connie Benjegertes, Jennifer “Toots” Act that was signed into law sert every single day, when I added. “What the students Myers, and Carol Stanbrough, NFV food service director, and the other cooks in the North on Dec. 13, 2010. It went into started in my current posi- take from the fruit and veg- Fayette and Valley school districts, who make the hot meals for the students everyday. (Chris eff ect during the 2012-2013 tion,” Stanbrough recalled. etable bar isn’t included in DeBack photo) school year. “Back then, if the students the calorie count, so they Th e act appropriated $4.5 wanted to take vegetables can get more food that way. sends the food to West Union small road block for what is “I like the school lunch- billion in new funding for the they could. If they didn’t, Also, they can buy a second Elementary and Fayette the old Valley school district, es here,” said Abigail Boehm, following programs through they didn’t. Every day they lunch if they want. It is that Elementary, which is then because Carol Junge, Valley a freshman at NFVHS. “We Sept. 15. 2015: the National now have to have a combina- each meal needs to fi t within brought back up to tempera- food service director, is plan- get more than what we did in School Lunch and Breakfast tion of fruits and vegetables specifi c standards regardless ture before being served. ning meals for students in middle school, and the abil- programs, the Special in order for it to be an al- of how many meals the chil- Th is can make meal kindergarten through eighth ity to fi ll up on fruits and veg- Supplemental Nutrition lowable lunch that we can dren are going to get.” planning a little tricky, be- grade. etables is nice.” Program for Women, get reimbursed for. Th e main Stanbrough noted that cause kindergarten through While the lunches have Stanbrough noted that Infants and Children (WIC), entree portions have gone pizza, chicken nuggets, tacos, fi ft h grade has diff erent changed, the students were she will hang some signs the Child and Adult Care down. Take a Maid Rite for taco salads, and hamburg- nutritional standards than quick to point out that they around the cafeteria to pro- Food Program (CACFP), example, now we only give ers are some of the students middle school and high do indeed like what they are mote National School Lunch the Summer Food Service two ounces of meat on a favorite menu items. Every schoolers. Th is also creates a served. Week at the school. Program, the Aft erschool sandwiches.” three years the state does an Meal Program and the In March, CNN report- audit for North Fayette’s and Supplemental Nutrition ed that the School Nutrition Valley’s school lunch pro- Assistance Program Association recommended gram. Education (SNAP-Ed). that nutrition standards be She also added that a According to the School rolled back to the Trump majority of the food, for Nutrition Association web- Administration. It is unclear what is the old North Fayette site, some of the new nutri- whether or not those recom- school district, is cooked at tion standards put on school mendations will be headed the high school. She then North Fayette hires strength and conditioning coach

By CHRIS DEBACK the plan. felt that students treat each [email protected] Todd Wolverton, other with respect. Another NFVHS principal, noted goal is to increase students On Monday, Oct. 9, a that Ortdorfer will be most perception of how teachers strength and conditioning hands-on with the students feel about them. Only 74 per- coach was hired by the North through the off -season pro- cent of 11th grade students Fayette school board dur- grams. He will be in the felt that their teachers cared ing a joint meeting with the weight room, but isn’t ex- about them. Valley school board. pected to solely monitor the Both districts will once Vinni Ortdorfer, who is weight room, as that still will again off er early retirement. Ava, Annika, Aubry, and Greta Kuennen (l-r) all enjoyed a free hot dog, bag of chips, ice a personal trainer at Anytime fall on coaches. Th e benefi ts package off ered cream and some juice at the Palmer Family Fun Walk Wednesday, Oct. 4, at the West Union Fitness in West Union, was In other news, each is the same as last year. Th ere Recreation Complex. (Chris DeBack photo) approved 4-1 for the new district had three board ap- will be no cap on the number position. Mark Rue dissent- proved SMART goals — one of teachers who can take the ed because he believes the in math, reading and science early retirement as long as $5,200 salary the district will — to target during the 2016- they meet the criteria. pay Ortdorfer could be better 2017 academic school year. Th e North Fayette school Palmer used elsewhere. North Fayette didn’t meet board approved the hire of “I don’t think we need any of its goals while Valley Holli Cannon to replace a strength and conditioning only met its math profi ciency Fayette Elementary secretary Family coach,” Rue said. goal. Susan Winter. Winter took Before the board ap- Th e districts did meet the district secretary position proved the new coach, it two of their other goals, in- that was available because Fun Walk needed to approve the job cluding increasing parents of the retirement of Vicki description for the position. engagement and creating Gamm. Chris DeBack photos Rue also dissented on that. a stronger partnership be- Finally, the North Ortdorfer will be developing tween North Fayette and Fayette school board elected in-season and out-of-season Valley. its offi cers during the meet- workout programs for each New goals for the 2017- ing. Roy Guenther was once of North Fayette Valley’s 2018 include increasing re- again named school board sports programs. He will spect among students. It was president; John Michael was Joslyn Murray played in teach coaches proper lift ing noted that only 54 percent named vice president, Sue the bounce house at the techniques when going over of students in the 11th grade Th oms was named business Palmer Family Fun Walk manager and district trea- Wednesday, Oct. 4. The surer, and Susan Winter was event was sponsored by named board secretary. All Fayette County Public West Union Lions Club four re-elected North Fayette Health and Gundersen school board members and Palmer Lutheran those serving in offi cer posi- Hospital. tions took the Oath of Offi ce. Pancake Brunch Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. North Fayette Valley High School Tickets $5.00 Kids 5 & under - Free Free Kidsight Vision Screenings The Palmer Family Fun Walk was held on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at the West Union Recreation Complex. Besides a designated walk around the recreation complex at 6 p.m., Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Fayette County Public Health had a free meal, available for children 6 mo. - 4 years! bounce house, games, and much more for families to enjoy. John Brehme, Alice Sass, Peyton McElree, and Annabel Murray (l-r) participated in the sack race at the event.

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Student Center ballrooms on UIU’s Fayette Th ousands of libraries, schools and bookstores across campus. the country will hold similar events centered on this year’s Th e free event is open to the public. theme, “Unleash Your Story!” “I am delighted to have the opportunity Teen Read Week is a time to celebrate reading for fun to visit and speak at Upper Iowa University,” while encouraging teens to take advantage of reading in all its Bauguess said. “(UIU President) Dr. William Wesley Hobbs forms —books, magazines, e-books, audiobooks and more! Duff y was one of my professors of military Bauguess It is also a great opportunity to encourage teens to become science at Appalachian State University. He regular library users. was also my Army recruiter and remains one of my most re- In recent years, many families have had to adapt to make spected mentors. My daughters and I are looking forward to do with less as a result of the economy. Teen Read Week is a this visit very much and are so thankful to be able to share the great opportunity for teens and their families to learn about message of ‘God, Country, Golf.’” all the free services and resources the library off ers. Th e li- brary also off ers a safe and supervised space for adolescents Bauguess holds a bachelor’s degree in communications to engage in creative, educational activities with caring adults from Appalachian State and a master’s degree in administra- and mentors. tion from Central Michigan University. She was a collegiate Strong reading skills are more critical than ever because golfer and Distinguished Military Graduate at Appalachian they translate into better performance at school and better State. She received her regular Army commission into the preparedness for careers. Th is is why it is important to take Medical Service Corps in May 1994. advantage of Teen Read Week and show teens that reading is “God, Country, Golf: Refl ections of an Army Widow” a fun and relaxing activity they can do for free. is the Christian testimony of Bauguess and her experiences. Check it out! Bauguess served as a treatment platoon leader, medical com- West Union Community Library adds new teen books Dedicated volunteers (l-r) Marie Reyner and Meg Moellering pany executive offi cer and combat health support offi cer as a to its collection every year, including “I Survived” series by were among the helpers at Sunday’s Cookie Day Walk at lieutenant in the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). Lauren Tarshis, “Wishing Spell (Land of Stories)” by Chris Echo Valley Park in West Union. The walk attracted numerous Aft er graduating on the Commandant’s List from the Colfer and “Wonder Woman: Warbringer” by Leigh Bardugo. enthusiasts who walked the length of the trail and donated Combined Logistics Offi cer Advanced Course, the now Several new audio books have also been added for the toward the upkeep and maintenance of the walking/hiking Captain Bauguess served as the adjutant and personnel of- Youth Fiction and Junior Fiction areas. Celebrate Teen Read path. (Zakary Kriener photo) fi cer for the 2nd Infantry Division Support Command in the Week by checking out a few of the new books or start a se- Republic of Korea. She resigned her active duty commission ries. You can also celebrate by recommending a book(s) to a in 1999, but she continued her military service in the United friend. In addition, the library has set up a display highlight- States Army Reserves and Individual Ready Reserves until ing Iowa Choice Award Books. 2004. Teens are invited to come check out these items and more! During her senior year in college, she married Larry Tips for parents of teens Bauguess. Th e couple entered the U.S. Army and served to- Parents of teens are encouraged to celebrate Teen Read gether as lieutenants and captains. Tragedy struck in May Week at home. West Union Community Library off ers these 2007 when Larry was killed while serving overseas with the ideas: 82nd Airborne Division. Bauguess and her two daughters were * Set aside time each day for the family to read; at home at Fort Bragg, N.C., when the notifi cation team deliv- * Give books or magazine subscriptions to your teen as a gift ered the news. or reward; nd * Share your favorite book with your teen; Despite her loss, Bauguess created and led the 82 * Airborne Division Wounded Warrior Committee, an all-vol- Go online with your teen to learn about new books or au- thors by visiting http://tinyurl.com/yalsabookawardslists, or use unteer organization that visited and provided comfort items YALSA’s free Teen Book Finder app; for the wounded paratroopers of the All-American Division. * Host a book discussion group; In 2009, the National Military Family Association recognized * Build an in-home library (thrift stores and yard sales off er her as a “Very Important Patriot,” an honor given to fi ve vol- an inexpensive way to do that); unteers each year from around the world. Bauguess is also a * Listen to audiobooks on trips; speaker for the Patriot and Folds of Honor foundations. * Create a cozy reading corner somewhere in your home; * Use mealtime to talk about books that you’re reading; * Parents and caregivers can be role models by making time to read, too; * Incorporate reading into teen chores, such as reading a recipe when cooking, reading instructions for how-to projects, Nora Sterns (left) of Santa Cruz, Calif., was the winner reading sales fl iers to develop a shopping list, and more. of the Lima Leaf Day quilt raffl e on Sunday, Oct. 1, at the For more information, visit www.ala.org/teenread. Lima Church in rural Fayette. She is pictured with her father, Milford Stearns of Fayette. (Submitted photo) LAW ENFORCEMENT Charged with assault On Friday, Oct. 6, the Fayette County Sheriff ’s Offi ce received a call from staff at Prairie View Residential Facility. Th e staff had picked up a walk- away and was, in the process, assaulted in the vehicle. Deputies arrested Michael William Arterburn, age 50 of Stanton, for simple assault and transported him to the Fayette County Law Enforcement Center. . He was released the next day by the courts and returned to the facility.

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VAN ‘14 Ford Fusion SE, black, 31K ...... $14,690 ‘06 Ford E350 Cargo, white ...... $8,990 ‘14 Ford Fusion SE, black, 48K ...... $14,990 ....And many more on the lot! QUALITY USED VEHICLES Ricckk Daannieiels Brrittt DyDykkee Maattt Henddeerrsson 610 HWY. 150 S., West Union Monday - Friday: 7 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.; 563-422-5592 Saturday: 8 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.; CLOSED SUNDAY www.mossservicecenter.com We fi nance; call for details. SALES, SERVICE, TOW, RENTAL Wednesday, October 11, 2017/The Fayette County Union B-3 Obituaries are now printed unedited as they are received from the funeral home/families. OBITUARIES Graveside service held Funeral Mass celebrated for Services Friday for for Joan Martin longtime Fayette dentist former Clerk of Court Joan Martin, age 83, of Dr. Rudolph “Rudy” R. Dale Dwight Halverson, West Union, IA (formerly Kraus, 75, of Fayette died 86, of West Union, Iowa of Calmar), died peacefully Monday, Oct. 2, 2017 at died Th ursday, October 5, with her family by her side Gundersen Palmer Lutheran 2017 at the Good Samaritan on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, at Hospital and Clinics in West Society in West Union, Iowa. Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Union surrounded by his Dale was born September 8, Hospital in West Union. loving family. 1931 to Elmer and Maude A graveside service was A Mass of Christian (Sprague) Halverson on a held Tuesday, Oct. 3, at St. Burial was held at 10:30 a.m. farm near Calmar, Iowa. Aloysius Catholic Cemetery Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, at St. Dale graduated from West in Calmar. Th e Rev. Donald Francis of Assisi Catholic Union High School in 1949. Hawes offi ciated. Church in Fayette with Rev. He attended Boys State and Casket bearers were Don Komboh and Rev. James was the Homecoming King. Charles Barr, Gene Houdek, Brokman concelebrating. Dale was united in mar- John Paul, and Tom Price. Military Rites were con- riage with Lois Ann Hegland Arrangements were ducted by American Legion on October 8, 1950 at Zion handled by Schluter-Balik Post 339 of Fayette following Lutheran Church. Lois ding fl owers, doing craft s of (Dunt) Buenzow of Waseca, Funeral Home, French all kinds and entering many Mass. passed away in January of Chapel, in Calmar. In accordance with 1986. Dale was then united Minnesota, William (Joyce craft shows. on the Upper Iowa Board of Mork) Dunt of Sun Prairie, Joan Ann Martin was She was a loving wife Rudy’s wishes, following the Trustees, the library Board in marriage with Marjorie born at home in Calmar, IA services his body was deeded Marie (Quinn) Dunt on May Wisconsin, Brian (Kathy and mother and made many of Trustees, and the city tree Schmitt) Dunt of West on Nov. 18,1933 to Charles friends throughout her life- to the University of Iowa for board. He was also a general 16, 1992. Dale was confi rmed and Marcella (Houdek) Barr. the advancement of medical in the Methodist church and Union, Iowa, Steven (Linda time. She enjoyed all the cheerleader for Fayette and Solheim) Dunt of West She attended school in family get-togethers and research. Upper Iowa University. aft er his marriage to Lois, be- Calmar. Becker-Milnes Funeral came a longtime member of Union, Iowa, Dean (Jana birthday parties. Joan was When he retired from Cochran) Dunt of Urbandale, She met her soulmate an excellent cook and baker Home of Fayette was in his dental practice he be- the Zion Lutheran Church. and the love of her life, charge of arrangements. Dale was unable to locate a Iowa, Karen (Dunt) Kime and loved going shopping came a hospice volunteer and of Sac City, Iowa and Ron Robert “Bob” Martin at Art’s and eating out at her favorite Online condolences may served as member and chair record of his original baptism Roller Rink in Ossian. be left at www.beckermilnes- and renewed his baptism on (Krista Moser) Dunt of places with her daughters. of the Palmer Memorial Hampton, Iowa; thirty- one On March 26, 1951, She touched the lives rettig.com. Hospital Foundation Board. April 19, 2009 at Zion, sur- Robert and Joan were unit- Aft er a brief period as a rounded by his grandchil- grandchildren and thirty- of everyone who knew and He had also been an seven great-grandchildren. ed in marriage at St. Peter’s loved her. She will be dearly practicing dentist in Kalona, active lay minister at Saint dren and great grandchil- Catholic Church in Clermont Iowa, Rudy became “the dren. Dale was preceded in missed. Francis of Assisi Catholic death by his fi rst wife, Lois; by Father Robert Cooney. Joan is survived by village dentist” for Fayette Church in Fayette. Dale farmed west of Th is union was blessed with in 1982, having graduated West Union for many years parents, Elmer and Maude her two daughters: Patricia Rudy enjoyed many Halverson; grandson, Travis two daughters: Patricia Ann (Tom) Price, Waterloo, and from Loras College and the hobbies including running, and also worked as Fayette and Donna Jean. University of Iowa Dental County Clerk of Court for Halverson; brothers, Arthur, Donna Martin, Calmar; gardening (was a master gar- Earl and Vern Halverson; Joan lived in Calmar all Yorkie Grand Puppy: Lilly; School. dener), kayaking, and bird- fi ft een years, retiring in of her married life. She en- Also a licensed phar- 1996. Dale was a member and sisters, Zelda Halverson, Brother: Roger Barr, Mason ing, but mostly anything his Ethel Patterson and Edna joyed a wonderful and happy City; Nephew: Charles macist, Dr. Kraus served pa- grandchildren did. of the West Union Lion’s life with Bob and her daugh- tients from around the coun- Club, Zion Lutheran Church Beermann. Barr (Marlene), Rochester, Rudy is survived by Dale was a hard worker ters. MN; Niece: Deb Higley, try for 30 years until his re- his loving wife of 52 years, Council, Iowa Corn Growers In earlier years, she tirement in 2012. His goal as Association and was a long- but he knew the importance Northwood; many cousins. Martha (Wolfe) Kraus, and of relaxing. He enjoyed worked at Phil’s Café Joan was preceded in a dentist was to improve the their children, Karl Kraus time member of the Iowa in Calmar, at Calmar oral health of his patients as Cattleman’s Association. He boating, camping and golf- death by her husband, Robert and wife Tiff any, Sarah ing; times he shared with his Manufacturing, did daycare “Bob” Martin, in 1997; and painlessly as possible while Waldoch and husband Chad, was passionate about family in her home and was a stay respecting their wishes. As and music, singing his fi rst family. He rarely missed a her parents: Charles and Kate Miller and husband sporting, musical, or County at home mother raising her Marcella (Houdek) Barr. much as he enjoyed his pro- Chris, Maggie Gardner and solo at nine years old for his daughters. Fair event where his chil- 41u41 fession, it was the relation- husband Mark, and grand- teacher’s wedding and he She loved making wed- ships he developed with his continued singing for wed- dren, grandchildren or great- children Zach DeClusin (24), grandchildren participated. patients that he prized most. Isabelle Gardner (19), Kohl dings, baptisms, funerals and Rudy served four years family events. He partici- Dale was loved and respected Kraus (17), Sierra Arthur by his family and all who active duty in the United (16), Chloe Gardner (15), pated in “Th e Messiah” for ‘An Invitation to Journey’ States Air Force, perform- many years. Dale received an knew him. Abby Kraus (14), Ben Miller Visitation will be held ing duties as an Ordinance (13), Cameron Gardner (11), outstanding young religious video study begins tonight Lieutenant in Th ailand dur- leader award and served on 4-7 pm, Th ursday, October Ruby Gardner (7) and Sophia 12, 2017 at Zion Lutheran ing the Vietnam Confl ict. Gardner (7) and one sister, the North High School Board Later he became a member for several years. Many of his Church, West Union, Iowa Bethel Presbyterian Church’s Christian Education Mary Kraus. with a one hour visitation be- Ministry Team in West Union will host an adult video study of the Iowa Army National Rudy was preceded in children were handed their Guard, serving as a dentist. diplomas by Dale on their fore services at the church on entitled “Living the Questions.” Sessions will be held in the death by one son, Benedict Friday. church dining room at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays this fall. He eventually transitioned Matthew Kraus; his par- graduation day. to the Army Reserves, from Dale is survived by his Funeral Services will be Each week a 30-minute video will be shown and be fol- ents, Richard and Marjorie 10:30 am on Friday, October lowed by discussion. which he retired as a Colonel (Falconer) Kraus; a broth- wife, Marjorie; six children, in 2002. He continued his Jane (Gene) Ott of Winton, 13, 2017 at Zion Lutheran Th e fi rst session, “Invitation to Journey,” will be held to- er, John; and sister-in-law, Church, West Union, Iowa night (Wednesday, Oct. 11). commitment to the country Gloria. Minnesota, Mark (Pam by becoming active in the Stanbrough) Halverson of with Rev. Adam Starrett as All are welcome to attend. Memorials may be the Offi ciant. American Legion Post 339 of made in Rudy’s name to St. Wadena, Iowa, Kent (Bonnie Fayette. Martin) Halverson of West Inurnment will follow at Francis of Assisi Catholic West Union Cemetery, West Th roughout his life Dr. Church in Fayette, Palmer Union, Iowa, Bradley (Lori Kraus was committed to McIntyre) Halverson of Union, Iowa. Memorial Foundation, Burnham-Wood- serving his community be- Fayette Community Library Hawkeye, Iowa, David yond his role as the local den- (Debra Amdahl) Halverson Grau Funeral Home and or North Fayette Valley Fine Cremation Service, West West Union Decorah tist. He served as a member Arts Boosters. 41u41 of Hawkeye, Iowa and Eric of the Fayette City Council, Halverson of West Union, Union, Iowa is helping the Iowa; Marge’s children, family with the arrange- Monument Memorial Jack (Sue McKay) Dunt ments. Presbyterian Women news of Reno, Nevada, Mary Company Company Bethel Presbyterian Church’s Morning Circle will meet at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18. Marolyn Bostrom and Kathy Hurricane Relief 126 W. Franklin St. 215 Washington Meyer will be the hostesses. Aft ernoon Circle will meet that day at 1:30 p.m. with Brat Supper in Fayette Hwy. 56 E Street Nancy Dunt as hostess. Lesson 1 in “Cloud of Witnesses” will West Union Decorah be studied. (800) 404-8670 (800) 634-6653 Note: Th e Presbyterian Women’s annual Soup Supper will Grace Lutheran Church in Fayette will host a Hurricane be held Wednesday, Oct. 25. Relief Brat Supper on Saturday, Oct. 14, at the church, lo- cated at 201 King Street in Fayette. Serving will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. A freewill donation will be accepted for the meal. CHURCH DIRECTORY Th e Brat Supper will help raise money for hur- ricane relief in Texas and Florida. Redeemer Lutheran Church Holy Name Church First Baptist St. Paul’s St. Peter Lutheran All donations (up to $3000) will be matched by Corner of Hwy. 18 & 150, West Union West Union United Methodist Church Eldorado Grace Lutheran Church. West Union Rev. Jim Brokman, Pastor Church (563) 422-5663 Elgin Pastor Virginia Olson Everyone is invited to attend. Rusty Phillips, Pastor Rev. Dale Rausch, Cell (563) 518-106 Pastor Mee Kang Communion on the 2nd & Sun., Oct. 15 - Worship, Sacramental Priest Pastor A.A. “Rip” Baillargeon Sunday - Worship, 10:45 last Sundays 9:30 a.m. Sunday Mass -10:30 a.m. Sundays - Worship, 9 a.m.; a.m. Sundays - S.S., 9 a.m.; S.S., 10 a.m. Worship, 10 a.m. Zion Lutheran Church Arlington United Methodist First Wednesday of the First Baptist West Union Church month - Ladies’ Mission Elgin Wadena Community Pastor Adam Starrett 590 Main Street, Arlington Society, 1:30 p.m. Pastor Lee Boleyn Church Operation Christmas Church Offi ce, 422-3295 Sundays - Worship, 10:30 Ph. 426-5272 Rusty Phillips, pastor Sundays - Worship, 9 a.m. St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Sundays - Discipleship Sunday - Worship, 8 a.m. Child begins a.m. Fellowship, 10 a.m. Fayette Hour, 9 a.m.; with coff ee hour aft er 9:15 Volga United Methodist Rev. Jim Brokman, pastor Worship, 10:15 a.m. Bible Study Operation Christmas Child is so much more St. Peter’s Catholic Church Sunday - Mass, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays - Awana, than delighting a child in need with a simple gift . In Clermont 306 Washington Street, Volga TREK and Journey, 6:30 p.m. Oratory of the hands of local churches, every gift -fi lled shoebox Rev. Jim Brokman, pastor Worship, 9 a.m. Episcopal Our Lady of Walsingham Rev. Dale Rausch, Church of the Saviour Bethel Presbyterian (Anglican/Episcopal Rite) is a powerful tool for transforming the lives of chil- Sacramental Priest St. Peter (Richfi eld) Clermont West Union 409 West Elm Street dren and their families around the world. Saturdays - Mass, 5 p.m. Rural Sumner Sundays - Worship, Pastor Don J. Best West Union According to the mission of the program, ev- St. John (Stapleton) 10:30 a.m. Wed., Oct. 11 - Adult Video Th e Rt. Rev. Terry Lee CrossFire Church Rural Waucoma 2nd & 4th Sundays - Class, 5:30 p.m. Landsgaard, ery shoebox shares the Good News of Jesus Christ, West Union Rev. Wayne Ellingson, Communion Sun., Oct. 15 - Worship, 10 Priest-in-Charge blesses children with joy, hope and love; gives local Leslie White, pastor Pastor Irmgard Ellingson, a.m.; Coff ee Fellowship, 11 Saturday Mass, 9:15 a.m. churches an eff ective outreach tool; makes disciples Sundays - Bible classes for Lay Minister Hawkeye and Alpha UMC a.m. Holy Day Masses: Call for all ages, 9:30 a.m.; Worship, Wed., Oct. 11 - Conf. at St. Sun. - Alpha, 9 a.m. information (563) 422-3758 through local churches and multiplies as children 10:30 a.m. with potluck 3rd John, 6:30 p.m. West Clermont Lutheran share their faith with friends and family. Sunday/month to follow Sun., Oct. 15 - St. Peter - United Methodist Pastor Phillip Olson As part of its annual holiday tradition, Bethel Wednesdays - Narcotics Worship, 9 a.m.; S.S., 10:15 West Union Communion on the 1st & 4th Faith Bible Fellowship Anonymous meets in base- a.m.; St. John - S.S., 9:15 a.m.; Pastor Christopher Ebbers Sundays/Wednesdays Evangelical Free Church Presbyterian Church in West Union is once again ment, 7 p.m. Worship, 10:30 a.m. Wed., Oct. 11 - Worship Sundays - Worship, 9:30 a.m.; West Union organizing a local Operation Christmas Child eff ort. Th ursdays - “Celebrate Tues., Oct. 17 - St. John’s Comm., 9 a.m.; Worship, 6 Coff ee & Fellowship, 10:30 Pastor Dan Doebel Gift boxes may include the following: Recovery,” (separate men’s and Council, 6:30 p.m. p.m.; Evening Circle, 7 p.m.; a.m. 563-210-5347 women’s groups) 7:30 p.m. Choir, 8 p.m. Wed., Oct. 11 - Worship on Offi ce: 342 E. Bradford * Personal-hygiene items (soap, comb/brush, Trinity Lutheran Sun., Oct. 15 - S.S., 9 a.m.; Wednesdays - Conf., 2:45 p.m.; (Meeting at NFV Cafeteria) tissues, toothbrush, washcloth, etc., but no liquids, 116 W. Wilbur St., Hawkeye worship, 10:15 a.m. WOW-Ed., 4:30 p.m.; Meal, Sunday worship, 10 a.m. please); Hawkeye Pastor Mon., Oct. 16 - Manna, 9:30 5:30 p.m.; Worship, 6:30 p.m. Seventh-day Adventist James Harbaugh a.m. Sun., Oct. 15 - Healing Randalia & Union * School items (chalk, pens/pencils, small pic- Church Ph. (563) 427-3358 Worship serv., 9:30 a.m.; United Methodist churches ture books, stamps/stickers, crayons, small note- Pastor Mark Lukeish Sunday - S.S., 8:45 a.m.; Church of Christ Welcome Brunch for Pr. Phil Arlington Julie Ahrens, pastor books, etc.); First Elder, Richard Bonjour, Worship, 10 a.m. Olson, 10:30 a.m; council Sundays 563-425-4077 Scott Hall, pastor Tues., Oct. 17 - Ruth Circle, * Small items for play (toy cars, puppets, LEGOS, St. John Lutheran Sundays - S.S., 9:15 a.m.; Randalia - Worship, 9 a.m. Service times: Saturday - 6 p.m. Union - Sunday School, 9 origami kits, Play-Doh, small puzzles, yo-yos, Slinky, Bible Study groups, all ages, Arlington Worship, 10:30 a.m. marbles, small stuff ed animals, action fi gures – but 9:30 a.m.; Worship and sing- Pastor Margaret Yackel-Juleen Bethany Lutheran a.m.; Worship, 10 a.m. ing, 10:55 a.m. Sundays - Worship, 8:30 Th e Church of Jesus Christ of Rural West Union no guns or GI Joes, jump rope, etc.); a.m.; S.S., 9:30 a.m. Latter-Day Saints Pastor Marshall Nessa * Building items (compass, duct tape, measuring Fayette Community Church Fayette Branch Wednesdays - Bible Study & St. Peter Lutheran Church tape, nails/nuts/screws, fl ashlight with extra batter- Pastor Andy Sayer First United Methodist 509 W. Water St., Fayette Prayer, 7 p.m. Missouri Synod 207 W. State Street Fayette Sunday - 9 a.m. Sundays - S.S. for all Westgate ies, screwdriver, etc.); Church Offi ce, 425-3551 Pastor Mee Kang ages, 9:30 a.m.; Worship, 10:30 * Clothing items (baseball cap, T-shirt, sunglass- Elgin & Highland Lutheran Rev. Herbert C. Mueller III Sundays - Worship Sundays - Worship, 9 a.m. a.m.; FLIGHT youth group, 6 Sundays - Bible Class and es, socks, etc.); Gatherings, 10:30 a.m. & 4:30 Pastor David Coffi n p.m. East Clermont Lutheran Wed., Oct. 11 - Conf., S.S., 9 a.m.; Divine Service or * Containers (collapsible cup, plastic bowl or p.m. Matins, 10 a.m. Wednesdays - Supper, Pastor Ron Roberts 2:30 p.m.; Choir, 7 p.m.; Elgin Illyria Community Church plate; plastic fork/spoon); 5:30 p.m.; Activities for Kids Sunday, Oct. 15 - S.S., 9 Council, 8 p.m. Rural Elgin * Something from your family (a letter and/or (ages 5-3rd grade), Pre-Teens a.m.; Worship, 10 a.m. Sun., Oct. 15 - Elgin serv., Pam Reinig, pastor 9 a.m; S.S., 10 a.m.; Highland Grace Lutheran Church a photo; a self-addressed, stamped envelope in case (grades 4-6), and Teens Tuesday - Bible Study, 10-11 Missouri Synod (grades 7-12), 6 p.m. Ser., 10:30 a.m. a.m. the gift recipient wishes to write back). Tues., Oct. 17 - Pastor Fayette Wednesday - Christian Ed., Rev. Herbert C. Mueller III Anyone (regardless of denomination) who Clergy Group, 12:30 p.m. 6-7 p.m. Sunday - Worship, 10:45 Sundays - Divine Service would like to participate in this project can contact a.m. or Matins, 8 a.m.; Bible Class, Brenda Tope at (563) 422-5822 to obtain a shoebox. 9 a.m. Also, those who would like to participate in CHURCH PAGE SPONSORS Operation Christmas Child but who are not able or wishing to do the shopping for the shoebox gift s may Union Drug also contact Brenda at the above number. • Medicare Billing • Manual Blood Pressure Monitoring • Patient Education and Counseling • Diabetic Shoppe Filled shoeboxes will be due back to Bethel Ph. 563-422-3814 • Free Delivery & Mailout • Gifts & Hallmark (563) 422-3871 Lilac Plaza - West Union - Ph. 422-3721 TOLL-FREE 800-246-3721 Presbyterian Church by Sunday, Nov. 12. B-4 Wednesday, October 11, 2017/The Fayette County Union Court Reports LAW ENFORCEMENT

Court Reports: Sept. 28 -Oct. 4, 2017 (Oelwein, IA): Order Setting Trial fi led. institutions and to serve as a keeper of the local historical record, space SMALL CLAIMS Order of Disposition fi led. Car totaled in Clermont man charged Ritter, Cisco Ray (Charles City, IA): permitting. All items are taken from Veridian Credit Union (Waterloo, IA) v. public documents at the Fayette County Gnewuch, William Hearing for Initial Appea. fi led. one-vehicle (Oran, IA): Order for Zamora, Julia Ann (West Union, IA): courthouse. It is the policy of this paper with attempted murder Judgment fi led. that this column contain a complete Gundersen Lutheran Health Syst., EM Hearing for Initial Appea. fi led. Criminal accident Complaint fi led. record; requests for items to be withheld On Monday, Oct. 2, at approximately 1 p.m., the Fayette Inc. (Des Moines, IA) v. Tyler, Robert Nuehring, David Leallen will not be granted. A. (Oelwein, IA): On Monday, Oct. 2, at County Sheriff ’s Offi ce took a 911 call from (West Union, IA): Order for Judgment Hearing for Initial Appea. fi led. Criminal fi led. 6:37 p.m., the Fayette County the wife of a victim who received a text mes- BankIowa Williams, Complaint fi led. (x2) (Independence, IA) v. Lewin, Mikeal Dean (Oelwein, IA): Criminal Sheriff ’s Offi ce took a report sage from her husband stating that “his son Louis Paul (Arlington, IA) Worthy, Christen Ann Complaint fi led. LAW of a vehicle on its side in the is going to kill him.” She reported that they (Arlington, IA) : Order for Lewin, Virginia Lynn (Oelwein, IA): ditch on 152nd Street east of were east of Wadena on an isolated drive by Judgment fi led. Criminal Complaint fi led. Sage, Robert Evan (Oelwein, IA) v. Konen, Nicholas William Hwy. 150. the city sewer plant. Hanson, Lucas L., Schnepf, Samantha (Westgate, IA): Hearing for Initial Appea. fi led. Criminal An investigation deter- While deputies were en route to the lo- (Oelwein, IA): Order for Judgment fi led. Complaint fi led. mined that Jay Bruce, 23, of cation, several more 911 texts came in from Gage & Gage Plumbing & Heating, Inc. Londberg, Nicholas William Public intox, Arneson, Terry (Pell Lake, Fayette was operating a 2006 the victim. Th e victim was able to get away (West Union, IA) v. WI): Hearing for Initial Appea. fi led. Condon (West Union, IA): Dismissed w/ disorderly Chevy Cobalt eastbound from his son aft er his son had attempted to Criminal Complaint fi led. (x2) nd Prejudice. Hogan, Timothy Joseph on 152 Street when he lost LVNV Funding LLC (West Union, strangle him. (Golden Valley, MN) v. IA): Criminal Complaint fi led. Hearing for conduct control. Th e vehicle spun in Aft er deputies arrived on the scene and Daniels, William Marcel (Oelwein, IA): Initial Appea. fi led. On Th ursday, Oct. 5, at the roadway and entered the located both parties, they quickly placed Lonnie Davis Jr., 36, Small Claims Original Notice fi led. Smith, Jordan Thomas Derek (Victor, IA): David, Randall (Oelwein, IA) v. Wrucke, 4:16 p.m., the Fayette County north ditch, coming to a fi nal of Clermont under arrest. Kristin Noel Hearing for Initial Appea. fi led. Criminal (Oelwein, IA): Motion to Complaint fi led. Sheriff ’s Offi ce took a report stop on the passenger side. Th e investigation showed that the two had been in a ve- Dismiss fi led (x2). Small Claims Original of a disturbance in the 900 Bruce was not injured, hicle when an argument started and quickly escalated. Davis Notice fi led. (x2) Serious Misdemeanor but the vehicle was consid- Midland Funding LLC (Des Moines, IA) v. Holley, Janice Elizabeth block of Fairfi eld Street in Jr. then informed his father he was going to kill him and dump Schauer, Marilu (Mason City, IA): ered a total loss. (West Union, IA): Small Order of Disposition fi led. Arlington. his body in the water. He then drove out to a rural area outside Claims Original Notice fi led. Noble, Robert Edward He was cited for failure Midland Funding LLC (Manhattan, IL): As a result of the inci- Wadena where Davis Jr. attempted to strangulate his father, (Des Moines, IA) v. Hearing for Initial Appea. fi led. (x2) to provide security against li- stating over and over that he was going to be dead. Hoover, Melissa (West Union, IA): Small Otto, Graham Conrad dent, Holley Robbins, 31, of (Fairbank, IA): Arlington was arrested and ability. Th e father recorded the attack on a recording device, Claims Original Notice fi led. Motion for Continuance fi led (x2) Kerndt Brother Savings Bank (Cedar Walters, Michael Leyton charged with public intoxica- Th e Sheriff ’s Office was which aided in the investigation. Jonsberg, Jay Alan (West Union, IA): Rapids, IA) v. (West Order Setting Trial fi led. tion and disorderly conduct. assisted at the scene by the Davis Jr. was transported to the Fayette County Sheriff ’s Union, IA): Small Claims Original Notice Poage, Melissa Anne (Cresco, IA): Order Robbins was transport- Fayette Fire Dept. Offi ce and charged with an attempt to commit murder, a Class fi led. Setting Trial fi led. LVNV Funding LLC (Golden Valley, MN) v. Poulin, Jeremy Paul ed to the Fayette County Law B felony. If convicted, he could face up to 25 years in prison. Manning, David Lee (West Union, IA): Trial (Oelwein, IA): Small Information fi led. Order for Arraignment Enforcement Center, where Claims Original Notice fi led. Arrested on Winter, Ronald Lynn fi led. she was held pending an ap- (Oelwein, IA) v. Harris, William Eugene (West Union, Public intox, third offense Butterfi eld, Richard Alan (Oelwein, IA) pearance with a magistrate. warrant Hagar, Mecktisha Jane IA): Trial Information fi led. Order of On Wednesday, Oct. 4, at approximately 9:45 p.m. the (Oelwein, IA): Arraignment fi led. (x2) On Tuesday, Oct. 3, Small Claims Original Notice fi led. Ritter, Cisco Ray (Charles City, IA): Fayette County Sheriff ’s Offi ce was notifi ed of a person miss- M Five LLC (West Union, IA) v. Roughton- Turns self in on Fayette County Sheriff ’s of- Hauptman, Ramona Marie Hearing for Initial Appea. fi led. ing from Prairie View Residential Care Facility. (Maynard, Hogan, Timothy Joseph (West Union, IA): fi cers arrested Kristopher IA): Small Claims Original Notice fi led. Upon investigation, Steven McIntyre, 53, of Fayette was Hearing for Initial Appea. fi led. Criminal warrant Gratz, 26, of New Hampton Complaint fi led. later found in the city of Fayette. CRIMINAL CASES Nuehring, David Leeallen On Th ursday, Oct. 5, on a Fayette County war- He was arrested for public intoxication, third off ense/ (Oelwein, IA): rant for failure to appear (the Criminal Complaint fi led. Hearing for Elizabeth Susan Schmidtke, subsequent (an aggravated misdemeanor) and transported to Aggravated Misdemeanor original charges were two Noble, Robert Edward Initial Appea. fi led. 30, of Fayette turned herself the Fayette County Law Enforcement Center, where he await- (Manhattan, IL): Perry, David John (Hazleton, IA): Order of counts of theft in the ftfi h de- Motion to Dismiss fi led. in to the Fayette County Law ed an initial appearance. McFarland, Ayla Shay Arraignment fi led. Trial Information fi led. Enforcement Center on a gree). (Iowa City, IA): Konen, Nicholas William (Westgate, IA): Order of Disposition fi led. Fayette County warrant for Gratz was transported Buhr, Skylar Joseph Hearing for Initial Appea. fi led. Criminal (Oelwein, IA): Order Complaint fi led. failure to appear on a charge to the Fayette County Law of Disposition fi led. Londberg, Nicholas William Arrested on 2011 warrants Tiedt, Wanda Lee (Pell Lake, of no valid driver’s license. Enforcement Center, where (West Union, IA): Motion WI): Criminal Complaint fi led. Hearing for On Tuesday, Oct. 3, Robert Noble, 55, of Cedar Rapids for Continuance fi led. Schmidtke posted bond he was held on $750 cash Mangold, Jason James Initial Appea. fi led. was arrested on two Fayette County arrest warrants from 2011 (Postville, IA): Scheffert, Erika Ann (Oelwein, IA): and was released to appear in bond pending an appearance Order of Arraignment fi led. with a magistrate. for failure to appear (the original charge was harassment). Johnson, Cory Monroe Criminal Complaint fi led. court at a later date. (West Union, IA): Scott, Charlotte Estelle (Oelwein, IA): Noble was taken into custody and held at the Fayette Hearing for Initial Appearance fi led. County Law Enforcement Center on a no-bond hold. McMurrin, Sandra Louise Hearing for Initial Appea. fi led. Criminal (Oelwein, Complaint fi led. Failure to Rollover IA): Trial Information fi led. Order for Smith, Jordan Thomas Derek (Victor, Arraignment fi led. Turns self in Fels, Charles John IA): Criminal Complaint fi led. Hearing for on Acorn Rd. (West Union, IA): Order Initial Appea. fi led. maintain On Tuesday, Oct. 3, at 7:33 p.m., Jonya Smith, 32, of Arraignment fi led. Hirsch, Traci Ann of Oelwein turned herself in to the Fayette County Law (Sumner, IA): Trial OWI control On Saturday, Oct., 7 at Information fi led. Order for Arraignment Gelo, Steven Michael (Waukon, IA): approx. 9 p.m., the Fayette Enforcement Center. fi led. On Friday, Oct. 6, the Smith had an outstanding Fayette County warrant for Hirsch, Matthew James Written Plea of Guilty fi led. County Sheriff ’s offi ce re- (Sumner, Kisner, Christopher Allen (Oelwein, IA): Fayette County Sheriff ’s failure to appear. IA): Order for Arraignment fi led. Trial Written Plea of Guilty fi led. Order of Offi ce took a report of a ceived a 911 call reporting a Information fi led. She posted $300 cash bond and was released to appear in Rumley, Donald Leeandrew Disposition fi led. one-vehicle accident west of vehicle rollover on Acorn Rd. (West Union, Fairchild, Jason David (West Union, IA): just north of 200th Street. court at a later date. IA): Order for Arraignment fi led. Trial Motion for Continuance fi led. Clermont on Hwy 18. Information fi led. Woodward, Brady Leland When deputies arrived, When deputies arrived it was Hursey, Cory Arden (Oelwein, IA): (West Union, IA): Written Plea of Guilty fi led. they learned that Cutberto learned that Maria Kerr, 17 Sting nets man Hearing for Initial Appeal fi led. Wiener, Brandie Renee (Independence, Hernandez, 35, of Estherville was traveling north in a 1998 IA): Written Plea of Guilty fi led. GMC Envoy on Acorn Rd. Felony Streeter, Daniel Alexander had lost control of a 2005 in drug bust Cornwell, Myles Jeffrey (Fayette, IA): when she hit a patch of gravel (Fort Dodge, IA): Written Plea of Guilty fi led. Chevy on the wet roadway Aft er a two-week in- Order for Probation Revoc. fi led. Hearing causing her to over correct Kneeland, Bradford Dean (West Union, and entered the ditch. vestigation, Fayette County PUBLIC NOTICE for Initial Appea. fi led. IA): Motion for Continuance fi led. and enter the east ditch, roll- Larson, Jeremiah Junior William Alvarez, Roberto He was cited for failure Sheriff ’s offi cers arrested (Marshalltown, IA): Order to maintain control and re- ing her vehicle. (Oelwein, IA): Motion for Continuance for Arraignment fi led. Trial Information David Kenyon, 74, of Mason PUBLIC NOTICE fi led. Kerr was uninjured how- fi led. leased. City on two counts of deliv- Th e Fayette County Solid Waste Management Johnson, Cory Monroe (West Union, IA): ever a juvenile passenger was Commission will meet at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, Lamphier, Terra Mae (Randalia, IA): Order Damage to the vehicle ery of a controlled substance, Order for Probation Revoc. fi led. Hearing for Arraignment fi led. Trial Information transported to Gundersen October 17, 2017, at the Fayette County for Initial Appea. fi led. was estimated at $3,000. both Class C felonies. Courthouse to hear Committee, Engineer re- Larson, Jeremiah Junior William fi led. Palmer in West Union via ports, and act on claims. Brannon, Edward (Waucoma, IA): Order Information was ob- Th e public is invited to attend. Tri State Ambulance. Kerr’s Chairman Kelly Beacom (Oelwein, IA): Motion for Continuance Setting Trial fi led. tained that Kenyon was deliv- fi led. (x2) Stolfus, Amy Renee vehicle is considered a total Fayette County Solid Waste Management Loers, Stephen Andrew (Sumner, IA): Criminal ering a controlled substance Commission (Cedar Falls, IA): loss. Published in Th e Fayette County Union Complaint fi led. Disturbance October 11, 2017. Order of Disposition fi led. Elgin Fire and Tri State into Fayette County. A sting Tehel, Mitchell Ray (Sumner, IA): Motion TRAFFIC CHARGES operation was set up with for Continuance fi led. Wicker, Patrick W. in Clermont Ambulance assisted Fayette Peska, Scott Orlo (Callao, MO): Speeding, the cooperation of the West (Marengo, IA): Motion 55 or under, 6-10 over. County. for Continuance fi led. Tafolla, David, Alan Union Police Department, Taylor, Keith Marlon (Oelwein, IA): Fishing On Sunday, Oct. 8, at PUBLIC NOTICE (Independence, IA): and Hunting, No License Under $10. approx. 3 a.m. the Fayette and Kenyon was caught in Order for Probation Revoc. fi led. Hearing Brown, Dakota Ray (West Union, IA): the act of turning over more for Initial Appea. fi led. County Sheriff ’s offi ce took Deputies Hillman, Jill Marie Operation Without Registration Card or drugs. PUBLIC NOTICE OF (West Union, IA): Plate. a report of a male causing STORM WATER DISCHARGE Written Plea of Guilty fi led. Hahn, Charles Andrew respond twice Aft er his arrest, he was Rolfes, Nathan William (Houston, MN): a disturbance at the Turkey (Waterloo, IA): Speeding, 55 or under, 6-10 over. River Saloon in Clermont. transported to the Fayette DGOGFayetteia LLC plans to submit a Notice Motion for Continuance fi led. Hawes, Jonathan Leslie (Eastman, WI): to Prairie View County Law Enforcement of Intent to the Iowa Department of Natural Johnson, Cory Monroe (West Union, IA): Upon investigation Jeramy Resources to be covered under the Speeding, 55 or under, 1-5 over. Center, where he was released NPDES General Permit No. 2 “Storm Hearing for Initial Appea. fi led. Kuker, Brent James Warren, 40, of Oelwein was On Th ursday, Oct. 5, Water Discharge Associated with Industrial Schmidt, Mistie Marie (Fayette, IA): the next day by the courts on (Oelwein, IA): Order Speeding, 55 or under, 1-5 over. arrested and charged with Fayette County Sheriff ’s Activity for Construction Activities.” for Arraignment fi led. Trial Information an unsecured bond. Th e storm water discharge will be Lamb, Autumn Elizabeth (Clermont, IA): Public Intoxication, 2nd deputies were asked to re- from construction grading located in NE 1/4 NE fi led. Speeding, 55 or under, 1-5 over. 1/4, Section 29, T93N, R8W, Fayette County. Martin, Patsy Ann (West Union, IA): Trial Berger, Drew Robert Off ense. He is being held spond twice to Prairie View Storm water will be discharged from 1 point source (Clermont, IA): and will be discharged to the following streams: Information fi led. Order for Arraignment Speeding, 55 or under, 1-5 over. at the Fayette County Law Residential Care Facility Un-named tributary of Volga River. fi led. Hemesath, Douglas John Comments may be submitted to the Miner, Darcy Ann (Waterloo, IA): Enforcement Center await- in the 18000 block of Lane (West Union, IA): Speeding, 55 or under, 6-10 over. Road, Fayette. Storm Water Discharge Coordinator, Hearing for Initial Appea. fi led. Churbuck, Kimberly Michelle ing his initial appearance. WEST UNION Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Taylor, Keith Marlon (Fayette, Th e fi rst call was in re- Environmental Protection Division, (Independence, IA): Failure to Maintain Control. 502 E. 9th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319-0034. IA): Order for Arraignment fi led. Trial Richards, Daniel Robert (Fairbank, IA): sponse to a report of a person Th e public may review the Notice of Intent Information fi led. CITY COUNCIL from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday Palmer, Chad Anthony Failure to Comply with Safety Regulations Assault at putting another person in a at the above address aft er it has been received (Elgin, IA): Trial Rule. Hours of Service Violation. chokehold, and a request for by the department. Information fi led. Order for Arraignment Published in Th e Fayette County Union Maloney, Michelle Ann (Fayette, IA): Prairie Council Chambers, City Hall, October 11, 2017. fi led. an assault investigation was October 2, 2017, 6:00 P.M. Zupke, Philip Jesse Speeding, 55 or under, 1-5 over. (Randalia, IA): Shimek, Kenneth John (Fort Atkinson, IA): made. West Union City Council met October Hearing for Initial Appea. fi led. View 2, 2017 at 6:00 P.M. at Council Chambers with Zupke, Joel David Speeding, 55 or under, 6-10 over. Th e next call was at Mayor Kent Halverson presiding, and began (Randalia, IA): Hearing Kramer, Isaac Thomas (Earlville, IA): On Saturday, Oct. 7, 12:53 p.m. in regard to a sub- with the Pledge of Allegiance. for Initial Appea. fi led. Speeding, 55 or under, 6-10 over. Roll call: Present –Smith, Stansbery, Lee, Nathan Wayne (Ridgeway, IA): Richards, Matthew Ryan the Fayette County Sheriff ’s ject who was out of control Gumm, Keller, and Granger. Absent: None SUPERVISORS (Fairbank, IA): Motion was made by Gumm, sec- Hearing for Initial Appea. fi led. Criminal Speeding, 55 or under, 16-20 over. Offi ce received a report of and smashing television sets. onded by Stansbery, to approve the agenda with Complaint fi led (x2) Wombles, Lauren E. (Bloomington, IL): an assault at Prairie View Both suspects were re- an amendment to add item 4a An Update Davis Jr., Lonnie Vernon (Wadena, IA): from Sam Whitehead, FCED, on a proposed West Union, Fayette County, Iowa Speeding, 55 or under, 6-10 over. Residential Center. When moved from the facility, and Sportsman’s Complex. All Aye. Carried. Monday, September 25, 2017 Criminal Complaint fi led. Hearing for Schwartzhoff, Kathleen Ann (Decorah, Motion was made by Stansbery, seconded Th e Board of Supervisors of Fayette Initial Appea. fi led. deputies arrived, it was the investigations were to by Keller, to approve minutes of the September County, Iowa, met on Monday, September 25, IA): Speeding, 55 or under, 6-10 over. 18, 2017 regular meeting as presented. All Aye. 2017, at 9:00 o’clock a.m., at the Fayette County Muller, Randy Jay (Monona, IA): Speeding, learned that 27-year-old continue on both incidents. Simple Misdemeanor Carried. Supervisors’ offi ce. Cole, Dawn Ann 55 or under, 6-10 over. Nina Singh from Cedar Sam Whitehead, FCED, was approached Th e meeting was called to order by the (Fredericksburg, IA): Hennigar, Bryson Geoffrey (West Union, Falls was arguing with a staff by Rod Marlatt of Fayette County Conservation Chairperson, and the roll was called showing the Order of Disposition fi led. with an idea of purchasing the West Union following Supervisors present and absent: Slick, Shain Gordon IA): Failure to Maintain or Use Safety member and assaulted them. PUBLIC NOTICE Golf Course and renovating to a Sportsman’s Present: Jeanine Tellin, Darrel Dolf & Janell (West Union, IA): Belts - Adu. Complex with camping, golf, and more. Bradley Motion for Continuance fi led. Butikofer, Bruce Allen (Clermont, IA): Singh was arrested and trans- Although it is outside City Limits, it would eco- Absent: -None- Miner, Darcy Ann (West Union, IA): nomically benefi t West Union the most. Would Motion was made by Dolf and seconded Driving on Wrong Side of Two Way ported to the Fayette County NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S LEVY AND SALE the City assist in getting a feasibility study done. by Bradley to approve the current agenda. On Hearing for Initial Appea. fi led. Highway. Law Enforcement Center IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR Whitehead visions this park could potentially be roll call, all voted aye, none nay, and the motion Skeate, Mary Elizabeth (West Union, IA): Kanz, John Francis FAYETTE COUNTY owned by private investors, or a collaboration of was carried. (Lewiston, MN): where she was held for an City, County, and private, with the County tak- Motion was made by Bradley and Order of Disposition fi led. Written Plea of Speeding, 55 or under, 1-5 over. STATE OF IOWA FAYETTE COUNTY Guilty fi led. Hartley, Robert Charles initial appearance in court. Iowa District Court Fayette County ing care of the maintenance as a county park. seconded by Dolf to approve the minutes from Gratz, Kristofer David (Waukon, IA): Case # EQCV054914 Motion was made by Granger, seconded the Monday, September 18, 2017 meeting. On (New Hampton, IA): Failure to Maintain or Use Safety Belts Civil # 17-001175 by Gumm, to table approval of the change order, roll call, all voted aye, none nay, and the motion Hearing for Initial Appea. fi led. Special Execution as Keller explained this is due to actual measure- was carried. Blanchard, Richard Dustin Scott - Adu. DECORAH BANK & TRUST COMPANY ments being incorrect. Work is done ahead of Th e Board met with Tim Cummings, Lillibridge, Joshua Michael (Oelwein, IA): vs. schedule, but Keller feels the engineer is respon- Custodian, for an update. Faillure to Maintain Control. LINDA MOZINGO AND PARTIES IN sible. All Aye. Motion Tabled. Th e Board met with the County Voshell, Jamie Lynn POSSESSION, Motion made by Gumm, seconded Librarians and City Clerks for a discussion CDL (Oelwein, IA): FCBOH meeting As a result of the judgment rendered in the by Granger, to approve partial pay #1 for the regarding funding for the libraries. Operation Without Registration. above-referenced court case, an execution was Apron Rehab Project AIP 3-19-0128-007 for Motion was made by Bradley and Kuhse, Jeffery Allen (Wadena, IA): issued by the court to the Sheriff of this county. $92,745.96. Our portion is 10%, rest paid by seconded by Dolf to approve the quote for roof informational Th e Fayette County Th e execution ordered the sale of defendant(s) Federal entitlement grant. Retainage to pay later. repairs in the amount of $5,625.00 from Imperial Speeding 6-10 over. Board of Health (FCBOH) Real Estate described below to satisfy the judg- All Aye. Carried. Roof Systems Co. On roll call, all voted aye, none session at NICC Reininger, Mark Anthony (Colo Sprgs. ment. Th e property to be sold is McIntyre advised Council we have ac- nay, and the motion was carried. CO): Failure to Use Safety Belts. will meet at 6 p.m. Friday, THE NORTH HALF OF LOT 15, AND THE quired this house through Nuisance Abatement, Motion was made by Dolf and seconded Ginger, Kyler Russell SOUTH 45 FEET OF LOT 16, BLOCK 17, and it needs to be taken down. Motion was made by Bradley to approve the quote from Custom Northeast Iowa (West Union, IA): Oct. 13, in the Executive MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS by Stansbery, seconded by Gumm, to approve Alarm in the amount of $5,044.78 for updating Community College (NICC) Speeding, 11-15 over. Board Roomat the THE SOUTH 70 FEET OF THE NORTH 175 the request to solicit bids for demolition yet this equipment. On roll call, all voted aye, none nay, Wieseler, Makenzie Rae (Decorah, IA): FEET OF THE WEST HALF OF BLOCK 17 year. Granger abstained, Rest Aye. Carried. and the motion was carried. is hosting a free information Gundersen Palmer Lutheran (EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE NORTH Motion was made by Gumm, sec- Motion was made by Dolf and seconded Speeding, 6-10 over. 3 FEET OF THE WEST 75 FEET THEREOF), onded by Stansbery, to appoint new chief, Paul by Bradley to approve the First Judicial District session to invite commu- Solheim, Cary Sue (Cedar Rapids, IA): Hospital in West Union. WEST UNION, FAYETTE COUNTY, IOWA Becthold, to the County 911 Board as our repre- Department of Correctional Services Financial nity members to enroll in a Speeding, 6-10 over. Board of Health meet- Property Address: 209 SOUTH WALNUT, WEST sentative. All Aye. Carried. Report for fi scal year ending 6/30/2017. On roll Eickhoff, Nicholas Jean UNION, IA 52175 City Attorney Jerem White has a Quit call, all voted aye, none nay, and the motion was Class A Commercial Driver’s (Oelwein, IA): ings are open to the public Th e described property will be off ered for sale at Claim Deed in hand aft er negotiating for the carried. License (CDL) – Career Careless Driving. public auction for cash only as follows: City to acquire the building at 101 E. Main Th e Board met with Joel Fantz, County Sweet, Christopher Lloyd (Oelwein, IA): unless otherwise specifi ed. Sale Date: 11/09/2017 Street through Nuisance Abatement, but the Engineer, for an update. Pathway Certifi cate program. If you require special ac- Sale Time: 14:00 owner wants to keep the garage for now and Motion was made by Dolf and seconded Reckless Driving. Place of Sale: FAYETTE COUNTY SHERIFF’S lease the building back. McIntyre questioned if by Bradley to approve the construction Th e information ses- commodations to attend OFFICE, 220 N. INDUSTRIAL PKWY., WEST that would have to be parceled if the garage is agreement associated with the DOT Paving sions will be held at 6 p.m. The Fayette County Union publishes Court this meeting, please call the UNION, IA 52175 not included in the deed, and White agreed. TIF Project, NHSX-018-8(45)- - 3H-33. On roll News as part of its obligation to inform Homestead: Defendant is advised that if the funds are available to assist in repairs, and Main call, all voted aye, none nay, and the motion was Monday, Oct. 16, in the Fayette County Auditor’s described real estate includes the homestead Street has also expressed interest in taking on carried. readers about the business of public (which must not exceed ½ acre if within a city the project. Structural Engineer has advised the Th e Board went on a road trip with Joel Wilder Business Center, Offi ce at (563) 422-3497. or town plat, or, if rural, must not exceed 40 building is structurally sound. Motion was made Fantz, County Engineer, to tour the Golden acres), defendant must fi le a homestead plat with by Granger, seconded by Keller, to table the off er Road project. Room 102, at the Calmar the Sheriff within ten (10) days aft er service of and have McIntyre, Mayor Halverson, and White Eff ective 9/12/2017 Brody Hubbell campus and in Conference this notice, or the sheriff will have it platted and go back to owner and renegotiate. Insurance cost has been employed as a Detention Offi cer for charge the costs to this case. will also need to be looked into, as well as prop- the Fayette County Sheriff ’s Offi ce for 2 years. Center 1 at the Peosta cam- Your Hometown Dealer Th is sale not subject to Redemption. erty taxes, to determine proper rent if the City Brody’s wage will be $16.76 per hour. Property exemption: Certain money or property would choose to lease it back to the owner. All Eff ective 9/15/2017 Rebecca Everitt has pus. may be exempt. Contact your attorney promptly Aye. Motion Tabled. been employed as a Dispatcher for the Fayette At the session, attend- to review specifi c provisions of the law and file Motion was made by Gumm, seconded County Sheriff ’s Offi ce for 3 years. Rebecca’s appropriate notice, if acceptable. by Stansbery, to approve Chief Becthold to solicit wage will be $17.57 per hour. ees will learn more about the Judgment Amount: $31,486.88 bids for a security system for all City property. Eff ective 9/7/2017 Samantha Kohls has Costs: $3,964.42 Cost should be around $2,000-2,500. All Aye. been employed as a Dispatcher for the Fayette short-term CDL – Career Accruing Costs: PLUS Carried. County Sheriff ’s Offi ce for 3 years. Samantha’s Pathway Certifi cate, if they Interest: $978.65 Mayor administered the Oath of Offi ce wage will be $17.57 per hour. Sheriff ’s Fees: Pending for Offi cer Bryce Bilharz, and then Chief Paul Eff ective 9/12/2017 Aaron Marley has qualify for free training, and Sales & Leasing Date: 9/20/2017 Becthold to the West Union Police Department. been hired as a Temporary Part Time Detention MARTY FISHER Next regular council meeting will be Offi cer for the Fayette County Sheriff ’s Offi ce. employer sponsors who are FAYETTE COUNTY SHERIFF Monday, October 16, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. Aaron’s wage will be $14.30 per hour. eager to hire trained gradu- Sgt. Roxane Brugman in council chambers. Th e Board adjourned. Attorney: Motion made by Granger, seconded by Upon request, this information could be ates of the program. ANDREW VAN DER MAATEN Stansbery, to adjourn. All Aye. Carried. made available in large print, and/or computer PO BOX 450 Meeting adjourned at 6:48 P.M. disk. 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Fire safety education is important and is Collins, Janice Friedrich Hendrickson, Cheryl Anderson Whittle, Linda Alderson www.FarmersNational.com powerful in preparing families and children for a fi re Hendrickson, Chris Pape Meisner. Row 2: Vicki Bond Rowland, Robert Shaffer, emergency, especially when practiced. Duane Reeder, John McMillan, Pat Sniffi n, Gary Bond, Dorothy Murphy Eckheart, Two of every fi ve home fi res start in the kitchen. Cynthia Jones Lantz, Zoe Ann Dibble Bankord, Karen Olson Hogeboom. Row 3: Residential fi re incidents peak from 5 to 7 p.m. dur- Tom Burrow, Gary Timmerman, Jim Zurbriggen, Lee Boleyn, Duane Patterson, Call Now For Fall ing dinner preparation. Although fi re incidents drop Greg Palmer, Vernon Ames, Joyce Larson Schmitz, Karen Franks Messler, Iris Williamson Duff, and George Paulson. Also attending, but not in photo: Ron Weeding, Feeding & Aeration ! when people sleep, deaths are at their highest late Corbin, and former teachers Don and Anita Blaker, and Alice McElree Miller. at night and in the early morning hours. More than (Submitted photo) •Dry slow release fertilizer for plant half of residential fi re deaths occur in fi res that start growth & fall root development between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. Th e peak night hours • Broadleaf weed control are from 2 to 5 a.m., when most people are in a deep sleep. Sixty-two percent of reported home fi re deaths BRIEFS • Aids in spring green up resulted from fi res in home with no smoke alarms or JAMIE HAGEMAN 563-277-2580 no working smoke alarms. email: [email protected] Top Fire Safety Tips Carlson • Working smoke alarms reduce the chances of 1913 Co. Rd B32 dying in a fi re by nearly 50 percent. receives Ossian • For the best protection, install smoke alarms on every level of your home and in every sleeping scholarship Michael Erickson adno=392415-01 area. Assistant Manager/Sales Manager • Teach kids never to play with matches, lighters Mitchell Carlson 24411 Hwy. 13 N. or fi reworks. of Elgin has received ELKADER (563) 245-2515 (800) 632-5556 • Keep a fi re extinguisher and a phone close by the Helen A. Foster [email protected] in case of an emergency. Scholarship and Driver’s License Service • Create and practice a home fi re escape plan the Honors Junior 146.25 ACRE LAND AUCTION with two ways out of your house in case of a fi re. Scholarship from the FOREST & TINA BROWN • Teach children to get low and get out when Iowa State University FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2017 CLOSED Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017 they hear the smoke alarm. College of Human STARTING AT 10:00 A.M. • Use safety in the kitchen. limit distractions Sciences for the 2017-18 All driver’s license services in Iowa will be when cooking and don’t leave a hot oven or stove school year. Carlson is Held at Elgin American Legion Community closed on Thursday, Oct. 12, due to a statewide unattended. studying nutritional sci- Center, 308 Mill Avenue, Elgin, IA driver’s license training conference. ence in at Iowa State. Land is located 2 miles south of Elgin, IA on W55/Acorn Rd., While driver’s license services will not be available, Th e Iowa State then ¼ mile east on 200th St. University College of Fayette County, Pleasant -Valley Township, Section 25 the Fayette County Treasurer’s Offi ce will be open on NEI3A Annual Meeting Human Sciences and its 146.25 total acres with 103.6 tillable acres; 51.8 acres in crops; the 12th for vehicle title and registration services. academic departments 48.75 acres in CRP at $8,458 per year. in Decorah October 18 AUCTION NOTE: This property has potential for everyone. According to the Iowa Department on Aging, awarded more than $1.3 Driver’s License Service Regular Hours million in student schol- Cropable farm ground, CRP payments, plus timber on the east and 16.1 percent of Iowa’s population is over the age of north side for desirable hunting and recreation. Monday, West Union ...... 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. 65. Projections for the state show this percentage arships and awards for TERMS: 10% earnest money on day of auction, balance this academic year. will be due at closing. All bidders must have a LETTER OF Tuesday, Oelwein ...... 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. will continue to increase, which will also increase COMMITMENT OF CREDIT with them the day of auction. the need for community supports and services for Wednesday, West Union ....8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. the elderly, people with disabilities and caregivers. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Thursday, West Union ...... 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Over the past year, Northeast Iowa Area Agency Ole’s 5 Star Realty: Guttenberg, IA 563-252-2747 Friday, West Union ...... 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Kenny & Penni Leonard: Home: 563-245-1749 Cell: 563-880-0472 on Aging (NEI3A) has www.oles5starrealty.com worked to provide ser- Fayette & Clayton County vices and supports to help empower people -HYTSHUK7HZ[\YL3HUK 9LJYLH[PVUHS3HUK with choices to help them stay in their homes and communities. NEI3A would like to share its accomplish- ments and gather pub- lic ideas and input at its Auction Annual Meeting being held from 9:30 a.m. to 120 acres +/-Selling in one parcel SAVE noon Wednesday, Oct. SAVE $4,320 SAVE 18. -90+(@56=,4),9 $3,996 $1,422 Th e nearest meeting ~ 1:30 p.m. ~ will be held in Decorah LOCATION OF AUCTION: at the Spectrum Building Education Room, 607 American Legion Hall, Main Street, Wadena, IA Washington Street. LOCATION OF LAND: Please RSVP to Alyce Schaller at (563) The land is located approximately 10 miles west of Elkader or 12 2018 Jeep Cherokee 2018 Jeep Cherokee 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee 277-6019 by Friday, Oct. miles east of West Union on Hwy 56 then 1 mile south on Aztec 13. Rd. 80 acres is located in section 12 of Illyria Township, Fayette, Limited 4x4 TrailHawk 4x4 Altitude pkg. 4x4 Co. and an adjoining 40.7 acres is located in section 7 of Highland Join NEI3A in a Township, Clayton Co. Heated leather and blind spot dectection Heated and cooled leather, tow package Heated seats, navigation radio and remote start look back at a year of MSRP $34,135 Sale Price* $30,139 MSRP $37,625 Sale Price* $33,305 3H]HUKH;OVTWZVU,Z[H[L6^ULY࠮>HKLUH0( MSRP $40,085 Sale Price* $38,663 changes and a look Brian Thompson - Executor of Estate Ph. 563-608-1194 ahead to upcoming op- ALL NEW SAVE SAVE portunities. Auction conducted by: $1,160 Th is event is free $4,221 MPG and anyone is welcome +H]PK :\L)\YYHJR 30HWY. to attend. (YSPUN[VU0V^H Ph. 563.633.4562 For maps, photos, & video go to www.northeastiowaauction.com SAVE $4,058 2017 Jeep Compass 2018 Jeep Compass 2017 Jeep Renegade TriMark Corporation, a leading designer and manufacturer Latitude, 4x4 Latitude 4x4 Altitude Pkg. 4x4 of enclosure hardware, is currently accepting applications for Heated seats, remote start & backup camera backup camera, power windows and locks Back up camera, remote start, Sirius radio MSRP $29,025 Sale Price* $24,967 the following FULL-TIME positions. MSRP $26,890 Sale Price* $25,730 MSRP $27,020 Sale Price* $22,799

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ASSEMBLER (2nd & 3rd Shift) Starting wage of $14.50 per hour! Ability to complete assembly operation on products. Manufacturing assembly 23 MPG HIGHWAY experience preferred. Ability to interpret blue prints a plus. 2017 Ram 1500 Crew Cab 2017 RAM 1500 2017 Ram 1500 Crew Cab STAMPING A OPERATOR (3rd Shift) Laramie Pkg., 4x4 Quad Cab, 4x4 Express Pkg. 4x4, Big Horn pkg. Starting wage of $15.17 per hour! 5.7 Hemi, heated leather, remote start 3.6 V-6, power windows & locks 5.7 Hemi, Heated seats, remote start To set up and operate stamping presses and related equipment. Operates all MSRP $50,600 Sale Price* $39,042 equipment activated automatically or manually in punching, counter-sinking, MSRP $37,905 Sale Price* $31,956 MSRP $47,410 Sale Price* $37,033 bending, cutting, etc., in the production of steel parts. Current Chrysler Dodge SAVE Jeep owners receive SAVE $5,905 STAMPING B OPERATOR (2nd Shift) additional $1,000 rebate $3,742 Starting wage of $14.50 per hour! To operate all stamping equipment and make minor adjustments to maintain safety, quality and productivity.

PLATING A OPERATOR (3RD Shift) SAVE $3,481 Starting wage of $15.17 per hour! To perform all phases of chrome parts plating including required calculations, 2017 Chrysler Pacifi ca 2017 Chrysler Pacifi ca 2017 Dodge chemical additions or other adjustments consistent with established quality and Touring L Grand Caravan SE appearance standards. Touring Pwr. doors & hatch, stow-n-go seats, back up camera Heated leather, backup camera, remote start stow-n-go seats, rear heat and air PLATING B OPERATOR (3RD Shift) MSRP $33,280 Sale Price* $29,799 MSRP $37,105 Sale Price* $33,363 MSRP $28,790 Sale Price* $22,885 Starting wage of $14.50 per hour! To perform basic chrome plating operations according to predetermined calculations and instructions. Immerses parts into various preparation and rinse Program Ends Oct. 31, 2017 *Sale price includes rebate to dealer. Residency may effect rebates. tanks, monitoring time and cycles according to provided instructions. Pacifi ca, Cherokee, and Ram 1500 include fi nance rebate, must fi nance through Chrysler Capital* *Financing to qualifi ed buyers only. - Tax, title, license extra. NO DOC FEE CHARGED.

New Hampton, IA If you TriMark Corporation offers competitive wages and an outstanding benefi ts package including medical, don’t see the Expert dental, vision, life, fl exible spending accounts, salary continuation, long term disability, long term care, vehicle you’re TORKELSON’STORKELSON’S Certified looking for... 401(k), paid time off (vacation, holiday), tuition reimbursement. we’ll find it on Chrysler An application must be completed separately for each position you are interested in. our Vehicle Brand Locator “Proudly serving the Area for 91 years.” Technicians For consideration, ensure that your application is completed in its entirety and includes full work history. Service! ELGIN WAUKON Please refer to our website, www.trimarkcorp.com to submit applications electronically. Wages are listed there. 1-800-779-0035 1-800-779-0092 Applicants for employment will be required to undergo a physical examination 563-426-5505 563-568-4587 and/or drug screen test as a condition of employment. Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram are registered trademarks of Chrysler Group LLC. Equal Opportunity Employer See us on the web at www.torkelsonmotors.com B-6 Wednesday, October 11, 2017/The Fayette County Union CLASSIFIED

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FOR SALE – 2-BR house with new 30’ x 40’ garage. 308 NOW HIRING – SOW FOR RENT – Nice, 2-bedroom duplex with full base- Pearl St., Hawkeye. Contract possible. (712) 830-3575. UNIT WORKERS. No ex- ment. Available immediately. Utilities not included. NO 41p42 perience necessary; will Swine Production SMOKING; NO PETS. References and deposit required. train as needed. New man- Call (563) 422-5669. 40p42 NEW BOATS FOR USED BOAT PRICES – AlumaCraft , agement looking for team Help Needed WarEagle, Mercury, Yamaha. NEW BOATS AT USED players and those that like FOR RENT – 1-BR apt. in West Union. Hilltop Rentals on PRICES. Trade Now. Ph. (608) 326-2478. In stock New pigs. Start immediately. Full-time and part-time, experience Facebook. (563) 422-5394. 8utf 25HP Yamaha Lightweight. Our Price is Best. Stark’s, Call (515) 320-2719. preferable, but not necessary; will train Prairie du Chien, Wis., Open Sundays. We Trade. 23utf FOR RENT – Great and reasonably priced apartments: 18utf • Farrowing/Gestation technician 2-bedroom apts. in West Union and Fayette; 1-bedroom Benefi ts available. apts. in Hawkeye and Arlington. Th ree- to 4-BR house in STARK’S WINE, BEER, SPIRITS – Our price is best. New BIDS For more information, contact Karen West Union. Check out Northeast Iowa Apartment and summer brands micro beers. 500 wines. New closeouts. Home Rentals on Facebook, or call (563) 422-6211 or at 507-726-6203 or 100 bourbons. Special new cheese display, aged and fl a- Fayette County Roadside (563) 422-3331. fb [email protected]. vored block cheese. Stark’s, Prairie du Chien, Wis. Open Management is seeking 41utf Sundays. 18utf bids for a new commercial wood chipper. Bid specs available at 18673 Lane Rd., Fayette, IA. 41u41 FOR hiring in Fayette, Independence & RENT West Union October 1 THANK YOU! 2-bedroom house Most sincere thanks to everyone who helped –PART TIME– next to bowling celebrate my retirement by attending my Community Assistants center. Upper level party, sending cards or off ering kind words of HOURS: Afternoons, Evenings, - kitchen, dining congratulations. I have been blessed with great Overnights & Weekends area, very large liv- career opportunities in my lifetime. Th e friendships FOR SALE FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING ing room, full bath, I have made along the way are the priceless rewards to accommodate all types of work, school & social schedules. several closets. Large of serving the public for so many years. I look Full Circle Services offers sick, vacation, deck. forward to new adventures and spending more and personal time to our part-time staff. Lower level - large time being helpful to others in the next phase of Apply at: www.fullcircleneia.applicationpro.com den area, extra room, my life. or call Cody Brickman: 563-608-2899, fi replac-bar, 1/2 bath, - Bonnie B. Halverson [email protected] storage area. Car port, nice lawn. Room for 2-car parking. EMPLOYMENT Field Service Technician $650.00 -Cedar Rapids, IA Ph. 563-412-8477 RMS, a distributor of Heavy Construction and Mining (Donna) Equipment, is seeking experienced Field Service Executive Director Position Technicians for its Cedar Rapids, Iowa location. Qualifi ed candidates must possess the following Opening for a full-time Executive Director for North- credentials: east Iowa Community Action Corporation in Northeast - Technical Trade School and experience in hydraulic Iowa. The ideal candidate will possess a B.S. or B.A. and electrical circuit troubleshooting, focusing on BETTY J. HALVERSON in human services, public administration or business Construction Equipment. - Ability to work independently. FARMLAND FOR SALE administration with fi ve years administrative experience, - Solid work ethic. including directing or managing a public or private non- Candidates are expected to have a clean driving profi t or human services program OR at least ten years record and the ability to pass a physical. General The Administrators of the Estate of the late Betty J. Halverson are offering leadership experience at a Community Action Agency. computer skills are also essential in this position. for sale approximately 110 M/L taxable acres of land located in Illyria Township, Must have knowledge of preparing and monitoring Please send resumes in confi dence to: Fayette County, Iowa. No buildings. 85 acres more or less tillable; remainder in budgets and working with multiple funding sources, Andy Brunko, Service Manager at Abrunko@rmseq. com. We also invite you to visit our website to apply timber and pasture. knowledge concerning community needs and resources, online at www.rmsequipment.com. EOE and an interest and understanding of the needs of the METHOD OF SALE: Interested bidders should submit written bids to Traeger low-income population. The completed application and & Koempel Law Offi ces, 103 North Vine Street, West Union, Iowa, by noon, the remaining package information must be received by October 27, 2017. All bids must be submitted on a total dollar basis and not on a 5:00 pm on October 18, 2017. Good Samaritan Society - per-acre basis. Only bids actually received by 12:00 noon, October 27, 2017, will West Union is hiring: To access the application, job description and to be considered. The six highest bidders will be invited to be present at Traeger & view the other required package information go to Koempel Law Offi ces, on November 2, 2017, at 10:00 o’clock A.M. where they www.iowacommunityaction.org, click on the About - Certifi ed Nursing Assistant - will be given an opportunity to raise their bids. ICAA tab and select Jobs from the drop down box. Part time – Day Shift TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder will be required to sign an Iowa - Certifi ed Nursing Assistant - State Bar Association-approved form of Real Estate Contract immediately after /Certifi ed Medication Aide the fi nal bidding and make a 10% down payment. Balance by certifi ed check or Child Care Assistant Full time – PM shift bank draft upon delivery of Court Offi cer Deed and abstract showing marketable Part-time positions at the Calmar Child Devel- title on date of possession, December 15, 2017. Property is being sold subject opment Center. Assist the lead teacher in the - LPN/RN - Full time – PM/Night shift activities of the Child Development Center to to existing Farm Lease, which expires March 1, 2018. None of the rent for the $1,500 Sign on bonus crop year 2017 will be prorated to Buyer. Real estate taxes prorated to date of ensure the smooth and effi cient operation of the possession. Sale subject to Court approval. Center. Qualifi cations: Educational back- - Cook - CARD OF THANKS ground in Early Childhood is preferred (must Part-time – PM shift Sellers reserve the right to reject any and all bids. Information announced day meet Department of Human Services licensing requirements for staff ). Experience in Early - Activity Director - of fi nal bidding shall take precedence over advertising. Full-time Childhood program is preferred, especially in For further particulars, contact: Michael R. Halverson, e-mail: mikehalver- Preschool area. Benefi ts include vacation and - Dietary Cook – sick leave, retirement and tuition-0exempt Full-time – day shift [email protected], Cell Phone: (563) 451-5982; or Alice T. Koempel, attorney NICC classes. Please access https://nicc. for Sellers, email: trakoe@qwestoffi ce.net. Phone: (563) 422-3859. peopleadmin.com to complete the application Apply online at online and for further information. www.good-sam.com Michael R. Halverson, Roger L. Halverson and Jill A. Sebastian, Administrators (563) 422-3814 Drug-Free Workplace All qualifi ed applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, Fayette County Conservation is disability or protected veteran status taking applications for a NICC is an Equal Opportunity/Affi rmative Action Employer.

Temporary Conservation Vennehjem Active 55+ Living Community seeks Technician position. DRIVER’S WANTED MAINTENANCE MANAGER Position:)76DODULHG+RXUVÁH[LEOH0DQDJHULDO'HSW The position is expected to last Semi-Driver- +HDGSRVLWLRQ approximately 1 year. local hauling of grain & feed, home daily Availability:,PPHGLDWH For more information call Semi-Driver - Requirements: long haul - livestock, home most weekends ‡:HOOURXQGHGNQRZOHGJHRISK\VLFDOEXLOGLQJPDLQWHQDQFH 563-422-5146. XWLOLW\V\VWHPVJHQHUDOUHSDLU JURXQGVNHHSLQJ ‡9DOLGGULYHU·VOLFHQVH Must pass drug test and have a ‡%HDEOHWRUHJXODUO\OLIWXSWROEV RFFDVLRQDOO\ Application and job description clean MVR, excellent pay. XSWROEV available at fayettecountyiowa.org. ‡%HDEOHWRLPSOHPHQWSODQVIRUSUHYHQWDWLYHUHSDLUV SURMHFWV Call Dale at 563-380-7852 Applicant must have: Send application and resume to ‡'HSHQGDEOHSURIHVVLRQDO WUXVWZRUWK\ ‡)ULHQGO\KHOSIXO SDWLHQW

18673 Lane Rd Fayette, IA 52142 or ‡&XVWRPHUVHUYLFHDWWLWXGH 3OHDVHSLFNXSDQDSSOLFDWLRQIURP $DVH+DXJHQ6HQLRU6HUYLFHV ‡,QGHSHQGHQWVHOIVWDUWHU [email protected]. 2KLR6W'HFRUDK,$ ‡2UJDQL]HG RURQOLQHDW Applications due ZZZDDVHKDXJHQFRPFRQWDFWXV Submit application & resume in October 25th, 2017. SHUVRQDW9HQQHKMHPIURQWRIÀFH to Kate Klimesh. Decorah Sales Commission We’re looking for the best Market Report: Oct. 9 Good Samaritan Society - Postville is hiring: to join our team! Come and work for a non-profi t with over 100 years of High Ch. Bf Strs & Hfrs ...... 109-111.75 RN / LPN experience. Share your talents and skills while doing Choice Bf Strs & Hfrs ...... 106-109.00 good in your community. Work for a company who Sel. & Ch. Bf Strs & Hfrs ...100-106.00 Looking for full-time and part-time RNs and LPNs invests in its employees – High Ch. Hol. Strs & Hfrs ...... 87-90.50 $2,500 sign-on bonus available for RNs LPN to RN scholarships, Geronotology Aase Haugen Senior Choice Hol. Strs & Hfrs ...... 84-87.00 $1,500 sign-on bonus available for LPNs Certifi cation, IV certifi cation CNA to RN Services is Veteran Scholarships, CNA STEP Classes, ACES! Friendly AND an EOE. Sel. & Ch. Hol. Strs & Hfrs ...... 78-84.00 Ask us about our employee benefits Crossbred Strs & Hfs ...... up to 94.50 More than a job - we off er a career! Mkt. Thinner Shelly Cows...... 42-58.00 Apply online at High Yielding Mkt. Cows ...... 58-67.50 Currently Hiring For: www.good-sam.com Market Bulls ...... 74-88.00 Bath Aide (CNA): FT & PT needed; Varying shifts available (563) 864-7425 Gd. Tk. Home Hol. Baby Calves...... up to 125.00 PT/FT, Varying Shifts Available Drug-Free Workplace CNA: RN: FT, PM shift Decorah Sales All qualifi ed applicants will receive consideration without Housekeeper: PT Commission regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, Assisted Living Universal Worker: PT, Day shift; CNA License required disability or protected veteran status. 563-382-4203 Print application online www.aasehaugen.com/contact-us/ or apply in Jesse Massman • 563-419-9553 person at 4 Ohio St., Decorah, IA 52101 (563) 382-3603 EOE Wednesday, October 11, 2017/The Fayette County Union B-7 Inducted into honor society Mobile Food Rebecca Miller of Clermont is one of 61 Wartburg Pantry College students recently inducted into the Phi Eta Sigma  e West Union Mobile honor society. Food Pantry will be open at Phi Eta Sigma is the oldest and largest freshman honor 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, society. A student must achieve a cumulative grade point av- at CrossFire Church on W. erage of at least 3.5 and be in the top 20 percent of his or her Franklin Street. class by the end of the rst year. For further information, contact Ann Hutchens at 422-3111. Lima Church annual meeting Wadena Public Lima Church and Cemetery annual meeting is at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23, at the Lima Church. Library news A light meal will be served as the year-end and Lima Leaf Wadena Public Library Day reports are given. O cers will be elected at the meeting, will host a children’s story as well. New members are welcome to join. hour at 4 p.m.,  ursday, Oct. 19. Helping Upper Iowa University’s Criminal Justice Club observe its Third Annual Candlelight  e program is “Animals Vigil in honor of fallen law enforcement offi cers killed in action last year were students (l-r) in Winter” given by Dawn Meredith Munier McDonald, Kortney Lightfoot, Trace Englehart, Blair Klosterman, Madison Amundson, naturalist at the Smith, and Natalie Dinius. A complete list of all 156 offi cials killed in the line of duty was read Gilbertson Nature Center in to the people attending the Wednesday night affair at Grace Meyer Square on the UIU cam- Arlington Pit Lane Elgin. Along with fun books, pus. (Jerry Wadian photo) Weekly Specials • Weekly Specials • Weekly Specials she will be bringing real animal furs for the children Sunday: Family Pack Chicken to see and touch. All ages Monday: BBQ Rib Sandwich Basketkett through sixth grade are wel- Tuesday: Tacos come. Children above sixth Wednesday: Chicken Strip Basketket grade will be helpers. Thursday: Tenderloinl i BBasketk t  e library will also host Friday: an adult reading program at Fish Friday 2:30 p.m.,  ursday, Oct. 26. Iowa State Highway Saturday: Pizza Specials Patrol offi cers Jason  e featured book is Solberg and Kenneth “Wonder” by R. J. Palacio. 563-633-5725 Hours: M-F 5-10 • Sat. & Sun.nn. 6-10616 10 Dausener listen in- Wonder is a No. 1 New York tently, paying their Times respects as the names bestseller of 95 law enforcement and peo- killed in action in 2016 ple have were read aloud to fallen in those attending the lover with Upper Iowa University Auggie Criminal Justice Pullman, Club’s Third Annual Candlelight Vigil. (Jerry an ordi- Wadian photo) nary boy with an extraor- dinary face.

Lunch & Learn Wound & Swelling Management Tuesday. Oct 24, 12-1 p.m. Gundersen Palmer Boeke-Freed Education Center Enjoy a Light Lunch while learning information and techniques to manage wounds and decrease swelling. Program Presenters: Jennifer Fuentes, PT, CLT Carrie Tope, DPT CLT RSVP to Rehab Services, 563-422-3811 by Oct. 20 That just might Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics | 24786_0917 Minutes15 save your life. October is National Breast Health Awareness Month, which focuses on educating women about the importance of detecting breast cancer in its earliest stages through self- examination and regular mammograms. Mammography is the best method readily available to detect breast cancer at an early age. We encourage all women over the age of 40 to schedule an RESPONSIVE appointment for a mammogram. Mercy - New Hampton has 3 highly experienced mammography technicians to Since 1856. provide you with a quality exam while making you feel at ease.

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Agronomy, Energy, Feed LANSING | WEST UNION | CEDAR RAPIDS | CLERMONT HARPERS FERRY | WAUKON | DECORAH and Grain Divisions. www.viafi eld.com B-8 Wednesday, October 11, 2017 The Fayette County Union Many of the landmarks that graced the Luzum farm early on in its existence remain today as it recently celebrated becoming an Iowa Heritage Farm for being owned and operated within the family for 150 years. (submitted photo)

American keep up on a farm,” added Dale. “I also learned about animal husbandry and how to take care of the animals. I never had the opportunity to show animals at the fair when I was grow- ing up, so I think it is wonderful that all of our kids have been given such a great opportunity to become so involved at such a young age.” The family went on to reminisce about the farm and how Heritage farm it has grown and changed over the years. One of the biggest The Luzums changes came in 1976, when a silo was put up on the farm. Today, over 40 years later, the Luzums continue to use that celebrates family run the family farm, the Luzums started to transition out of same silo to feed their herd of beef cows. dairy and into beef farming. In 1997, Dale and Kelly offi cial- While other machine sheds and other structures have been By ZAKARY KRIENER built throughout the long history of the family farm, many of [email protected] ly took ownership of the farm and began teaching the future generation about what it takes to be a farmer. the structures remain the same, including the barn and gra- For Dale, Kelly, Chandler, Skyler, and Tayler Luzum of After Paul and JoAnn retired from the day-to-day respon- nary, which are also still used every day by Dale and Kelly. rural Festina, the meaning of the word “family” is one close- sibilities of the farm and moved to town, Paul remained a “While every day on a farm we learn something new, it is ly associated with the meaning of the word “farming.” This regular helping hand on the farm he owned for many years. not always the positive things that we learn from,” said Kelly. fall, the family’s Winneshiek County farm was honored as an He would routinely return to help his son fi x fence, cut hay, “By starting the kids early, they learn that they can work re- Iowa Heritage Farm for being owned and operated within the and do other jobs until he died in 2012. ally hard on something and put a lot of time and effort toward family for 150 years. Just as Dale learned from an early age from his parents, he it, only to have an end result that is disappointing or not the “The thing I enjoy most about farming is being able to and wife Kelly wanted to teach their three children about the one that they had hoped for. That is something that they will work so closely with my family,” said fi fth-generation family responsibilities on the farm. be able to carry with them and use in their future, whether it farmer Dale. “I was raised on this farm, and my kids grew up With daughter Chandler, a recent graduate of the University be on the farm or away from it.” helping out. It’s a great way to raise a family.” of Northern Iowa and current Winneshiek County resident; As for the future of the Luzum Heritage Farm, it may be The Luzum farm, located alongside Highway 150 near the daughter Skyler, a nursing student at the University of Iowa; diffi cult to predict what the future will hold, but according small town of Festina, fi rst started in the family in 1867. The and son Tayler, an eighth-grader at North Fayette Valley, all to Dale and Kelly, there is promise that it will continue to be farm was passed down from generation to generation in the active in the family farming practice, the future of the Luzum operated within the family. Etteldorf family, until Dale’s parents, Paul and JoAnn Luzum, farm appears to be in good hands. “When we were being honored at the State Fair in became the fourth-generation operators of the farm. “All three of our kids own their own beef cows and have September, Tayler turned to me and Dale and said, ‘What will “We had a little bit of everything on the farm when we raised them for many years,” explained Kelly. “Even though the award be called in another 50 years?’” laughed Kelly in farmed it,” explained JoAnn. “We had pigs, chickens, dairy, Skyler is away at school, I try to send her Snapchats and closing. “That’s a good sign for us to know that he has been and later began transitioning to beef.” updates of her cows. She comes home on a regular basis to thinking about the future of the farm.” Paul and JoAnn raised fi ve children on the farm, including check in and do her chores.” Dale, Linda, Robert, Connie, and Randy. All three of the Luzum children have been very active in “I grew up working on the farm and quickly found out that 4-H and FFA throughout their youth, learning about the hard it was something that I really liked,” said oldest son Dale. “I work and responsibility that it takes to be successful in farm- spent some time working off the farm, but always remained ing. involved with farming.” “One of the things that I learned from my parents when I As Dale was preparing to become the next generation to was growing up was about the hard work it takes to be able to

The historic Luzum family farm, which is currently operated by fi fth-generation farmers Dale and Kelly, rests alongside High- way 150 near Festina. Many of the buildings and structures, including the grainery (pictured) have been around since the farm was fi rst started by the family in 1867. (submitted photo)

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