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The Fayette Leader
Wednesday, September 14, 2016

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Katherine Hannigan publishes 5th book

Fayette author wants to teach and entertain
Janell Bradley
Contributing Writer
Katherine Hannigans website describes her as an author

and illustrator. However, those
who know the Fayette woman
would say she is all that and so
much more. Her books not only
entertain and delight, but teach
young people about the importance of protecting and enhancing the environment.
Hannigan has just published
her fifth book, entitled Dirt +
Water = Mud. She was inspired
to write and illustrate Dirt as
a result of her math background
and the imaginative minds of her
9- and 11-year-old nieces living in
New York.
The author is currently promoting Dirt with appearances
across the country, from Montana to Maine and Vermont. She
is slated to conduct story time at
Dragonfly Books in Decorah at 10
a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17. Katherine
will tell stories and sing songs
geared to young children.
Hannigans first book, Ida
B, a novel for the middle grades,
was published more than 10 years
ago. It earned the Mitten Award
and the Josette Frank Award, a
childrens literacy honor for fiction that recognizes books in
which children deal in a positive
and realistic way with difficulties
in their world.
Among the features of
Hannigans website (katherinehannigan.com) is the section offering ideas for doing something
positive for the earth and the
creatures that live on it. Her goal
is to encourage youth to use less
energy and fewer materials, especially those that come from nonrenewable sources such as oil, gas
and plastic.
In her list of ideas for children, there are the expected suggestions for recycling and using
compact fluorescent bulbs, but
she also explains how to start
a compost pile and doing more
walking or riding a bike to get
where one wants to go. She suggests kids declare their yard or
school a chemical-free zone by
not using herbicides or pesticides.
That stuff poisons air, water,
soil, other animals, and probably
us, she pointed out. You can dig
the weeds up or just leave the
darn things be. In a world where
millions of people dont have
enough to eat, or clean water, or
clean air, how important is it, really, to have a weedless lawn?
The author/illustrator has
undergraduate degrees in mathematics, education and painting and a Master of Fine Arts in
studio art. Her second novel for
the middle grades, True (Sort
Of), published in 2012, has been
nominated for an Iowa Childrens
Choice Award. That book was
followed by Emmaline and the
Bunny, a chapter book written
and illustrated by Hannigan for
kindergartners on up.
Gwendolyn Grace was
Hannigans first illustrated book,
which was followed with Dirt +
Water = Mud, which began arriving in bookstores in July.
To illustrate Dirt, Hannigan
explained that she had 80 drawings before she learned the illus-
Three of Fayette author/illustrator Katherine Hannigans childrens books are

pictured above. The author will host a story time at Dragony Books in Decorah
at 10 a.m. Saturday. (submitted photo)
More Watermelon
Days photos on
page A2
Katherine Hannigan
trations had to fit onto 32 pages.

In that respect, she said the work
of an illustrator became more difficult than that of a writer.
You want the words and
pictures to complement each
other but not repeat. I was so
overwhelmed, she said, remembering.
As her plans for her characters, a little girl and her dog,
developed, she said some of the
illustrations were created in watercolor while others were painted digitally using graphic software.
It might surprise some that
Dirt + Water = Mud was crafted over a period of four years.
Hannigan said its been rewarding to be part of developing a corresponding curriculum for teachers. She has worked with Barb
Ehlers, UIU associate professor
of education, who intends to use
Dirt as a model for integrating
materials like Hannigans book
into curriculum.
At any given time, the author/illustrator is developing
her ideas for future novels and
illustrations. She currently has a
rough draft for a middle-grades
novel with the working title The
Ugliest Dog in the World.
In addition to Saturdays appearance in Decorah, Hannigan
will present at an educator event
at the Decorah Public Library on
Thursday, Oct. 6. At that time,
shell offer 10 ideas for integrating her books into curriculum or
using them as learning tools.
Another educator event for
teachers and media specialists is
set for Saturday, Oct 8, at Barnes
& Noble in Cedar Rapids. On
Monday, Oct. 10, Katherine will
present at the Annual Conference
for Iowa Math and Science Teachers in Des Moines.
Helena Fantz, daughter of Joel and Mina Fantz (above right), was crowned
Miss Fayette Friday night, Sept. 9, during Watermelon Days. She is pictured
with runner-up Haley Meyer, daughter of Jennifer and Jon Biederman and
David Meyer. The coronation took place inside the re station due to rain.
(Janell Bradley photo)
Mildred and Robert Steinbronn smile as they greet paradegoers as grand

marshals for the 2016 Watermelon Days Parade.
City to accept donations for Big Rock sand trap repair

Janell Bradley
Contributing Writer
The Fayette City Council

had plenty of business to discuss
when it met Tuesday, Sept. 6, following the Labor Day holiday.
Following up on a request
made for a donation to the Big
Rock golf course to make necessary repairs on the back nine
sand traps, the City agreed to act
as a conservatory for donations
made by the general public.
To allow those making donations to write off their contributions as charitable, the City will
accept such donations earmarked
for repair of the sand traps on
holes 10-18. The City leases the
back nine to Big Rock Country
Club, which will observe its 50th
anniversary later this month. The
City would then need to approve
any and all improvements for the
expenditures to be made. Contractor Doug Egeland was scheduled to meet with the Big Rock
board of directors Monday night.
Big Rock member Bill
Dohrmann said repair of the sand
traps is very much needed.
Mayor Andrew Wenthe updated the council on litigation
filed by Gary Goodell to get back
ownership of his home. Wenthe
said an agreement was signed by
all parties in mid-August, but it
has yet to be signed by Goodells
attorney. When that takes place,
Goodells property, which had
been taken by the City in a condemnation proceeding to abate
the nuisance of junk, will be
deeded back to him.
City Attorney John Hofmeyer
III was unable to be at Tuesday
nights meeting, so the determination of whether councilmembers owning rental properties
can vote on a rental housing ordinance was tabled to the Sept. 19
meeting.
The council heard from Kevin Lehs regarding the completion
of cleaning up the property at 516
West Water Street. Lehs said he
has been waiting for a contractor
to repair a portion of the foundation before removing dirt that is
piled on the site. He hopes that
work will be complete in the next
30-45 days.
The council failed to take action on a tree-trimming request
at 401 Mechanic and 406 E. College streets made by owner Frank
Atchison. Property manager
Scott Bowen was at the meeting to describe the condition of
two maples he says are dropping
large limbs with heavy winds or
storms. The council told the parties that it is a property owners
responsibility to maintain trees.
City employees do not trim trees.
Floyd Alber has donated
$500, which the City will donate
to benefit Watermelon Days, to
be used as the committee sees fit.
When the council meets
Monday, Sept. 19, the meeting
will be preceded by a work session at 7 p.m. to go over the City
audit.
The council will also host a
public hearing at 7:30 p.m. that
evening regarding its intent to
submit two Community Development Block Grant applications
for the 2017 Fayette Downtown
Reconstruction Project.
In his report, Police Chief
Rich Pisanti reported that only
one vehicle remains as part of
a nuisance abatement of junk/
non-operating vehicles.
The council approved a proposal for engineering services on
2017 water main installation. The
proposal is from Fehr Graham Engineering for a cost up to $16,000.
The council also certified

substantial completion of the Big
Rock Road improvements project
and change order #3, a decrease
of $978.
West Unions Kinzley Strohman enjoyed the many childrens activities during Fayettes annual Watermelon Days on Saturday. Here, the 3-year-old
enjoys getting out of the air house as much as she did bouncing around
inside of it. (Jerry Wadian photos)
Councilman Kris McGrane named Fayette City Clerk
Fayette Mayor
Andrew
Wenthe
(right)
c o n g ra t u l a t e s
Councilman Kris
McGrane on accepting the position of city clerk/
administrator at
Tuesday nights
(Sept. 6) meeting in Fayette.
McGrane
was
chosen from a
eld of approximately 25-30 applicants. He will
begin working
with current City
Administrator
Christie Dennis
on Sept. 30. Dennis intends to
retire on Oct. 28.
(Janell Bradley
photo)
Janell Bradley
Contributing Writer
The Fayette City Council

agreed to hire one of its own as
Fayettes new city clerk/administrator, with City Councilman Kris
McGrane to start working with
current City Administrator Christie Dennis on Sept. 30.
In making the recommendation at a meeting Tuesday, Sept.
6, Mayor Andrew Wenthe said

McGrane has great experience
with city government from his
employment as a dispatcher with
the Oelwein Police Department.
Wenthe went on to cite McGranes
strong IT skills (he helped update
the Citys website), commitment
to community and proven ability
as a quick learner.
I hate to see us lose a good
councilmember, said Wenthe,

but added that the Personnel
Committees choice was for McGrane over the other handful of
candidates interviewed.
There were 25-30 applications for the city clerk/administrator position from which Den-
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The classic car show at Klocks Island in

Fayette is an annual part of Watermelon Days.
A large crowd always drops by on Sunday to
view the large collection of classics.
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Photos by Jerry Wadian
Kellen Pennebaker didnt get far on this tractor, but he enjoyed

himself after coming all the way from Raymond to enjoy Fayettes
Watermelon Days. Kellen also enjoyed visiting his grandparents,
Rob and Sheryl Pennebaker.
Brayden Opperman (left) of Fayette gives a big grin when
he realizes hes on candid camera while enjoying some of the
delicious free watermelon Saturday during Fayettes Watermelon
Days festivities.
Jocelyn Buehler and

R.J. King (standing in back) were
crowned the junior
Watermelon royalty
Friday night in the
fire station during
Fayette Watermelon Days. Also pictured, in front, are
candidates and last
years royalty, (lr) Alayna Munley,
Eva Sayer, Natalie
Buehler, Emmaliyah Rohde, Isabella
Munley, Reed Fagle
and Brody Grove.
(Janell
Bradley
photo)
Pat Whelan smiles as he realizes that Jerry Wadians camera has

caught him as he volunteers to drive children around on the Kiddie
Train. Whelan is still in uniform after being part of the American Legion Posts color guard to start the annual Watermelon Days parade.
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MCGRANE cont. from front

nis will retire on Oct. 28. The
Personnel Committee includes
the mayor and Councilmembers Patty Nefzger and Tiffany
Kragnes. City Clerk/Administrator Dennis also participated
in the ranking of all candidates
and was present for five of the
interviews.
McGrane is being hired at a
salary of $45,000.
Although Councilwoman
Nancy Wulfekuhle made the
motion to hire McGrane, it came
after she suggested the approval
of the hire be tabled to the Sept.
19 meeting. Wulfekuhle said she
was disappointed that she and
Councilmember Curtis Larson
werent included in the process.
Although I dont doubt
Kris is the best candidate, I
dont even know who applied;
Curtis and I were left out, she
said, suggesting a work session
might have brought the remain-
ing councilmembers up-to-date

on the process in advance of the
meeting.
Councilwoman
Tiffany
Kragnes pointed out it is the
Personnel Committees role to
do the interviewing and then
recommend a candidate to the
council. She suggested the City
not wait, as it wished to have
McGrane work with the citys
current longtime administrator
for a period of 30 days before
Dennis officially retires at the
end of October.
Im a little frustrated this
is coming up tonight, said
Wenthe, who told Wulfekuhle
she was welcome to view any
or all of the candidate resumes,
which he had stacked in front of
him at Tuesdays council meeting.
Councilman Curtis Larson
was absent Tuesday, but the
council voted, 3-0, to approve
McGranes hiring with McGrane

abstaining.
Kris McGrane and his wife,
DyAnna, have lived in Fayette
for 11 years and have two sons,
Keagan and Kiptyn. Kris grew
up in Fairbank. He is active with
Fayette Community Church,
where he is worship leader. He
was a driver for the Citys ambulance crew until stepping
down shortly after being elected
to the City Council. The family
enjoys camping, and Kris is an
avid bowler and plays tennis.
I am excited to continue to
keep the city of Fayette moving
forward and making it an even
better place to live, work and
play, he said of accepting the
position as new city administrator.
The council will discuss
how it will name a new city
councilmember at its Sept. 19
meeting.
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Blood drive at UIU Thursday

Upper Iowa University
in Fayette will host a community blood drive from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday,
Sept. 15, in the Student
Center (Ballroom A or B).
All area donors are invited to participate, both
regular donors and potential new ones.
Donors are reminded
Upcoming area blood drives
to eat a healthful meal

and drink plenty of water
before donating. Also, remember to bring ID with
you.
For more information
or to make an appointment
to donate at the UIU blood
drive, please call (800) 2874903 or go online to lifeservebloodcenter.org.
Scheduling change
The Fayette County Supervisors will not be meeting on
September 26, 2016 due to a
scheduling conict. Instead

they will be meeting on September 27, 2016 at 9 a.m.
Meeting scheduled
The First Judicial District Department of Correctional
Services Board of Directors will meet at 10 a.m. Friday,
Sept. 23, at the Independence Public Library.
Welcome to Medicare seminar

A free Welcome to
Medicare! seminar will
be offered by the State of
Iowas Senior Health Insurance Information Program
(SHIIP) and Central Community Hospital in Elkader.
The seminar will be held at
5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20,
at Freedom Bank (Community Center), 210 S. Main
Street in Elkader.
The seminar will cover
the following topics:
* Medicare Parts A&B
Benets;
* Prescription Drug
Benets (Part D);

* Medicare Advantage
Plans;
* Medicare Supplement Insurance.
Registration is required by Friday, Sept. 16.
To register or for more
information, please call
Lorry Kohls, Clayton County SHIIP coordinator, at
(563) 245-7023.
SHIIP is a service of
the State of Iowa. It does
not sell or promote any
insurance companies, policies, or agents.
Worship Services
-HAWKEYETrinity Lutheran
Pastor James Harbaugh
Sunday: 8:45 a.m. Sunday School,
10 a.m. worship.
United Methodist Churches
Every Sunday- Hawkeye & Alpha,
9 a.m. Joint service
Seventh Day Adventist
Pastor Donna
Richard Bonjour - 563-425-4077
Saturday- 9:30 a.m. Bible Study
(classes for all ages), 10:55 a.m.
Worship & singing
-FAYETTEFayette Community Church
Pastor Andy Sayer
Sundays - Worship 10:30 a.m.;
Wednesdays - Free Family Supper,
5:30-6 p.m. Kidz Zone (ages 5-5th
grade), 6-7 p.m. Identify (teens
grades 6-12), 6-7:30pm
Life Groups meet throughout the week
St. Francis Catholic
Fr. Jim Brokman
Every Saturday- 5 p.m. Mass
Wednesday - 8 a.m. Mass
Wednesday - CCD Classes 7-8 p.m.
Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints
Sunday: 9 a.m. Worship
10:30-noon Sun. School & Primary
(children under 12)
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
Pastor Herbert C. Mueller III
Every Sunday- 8 a.m. Worship
9 a.m. Sunday School
First United Methodist
Pastor Hyeunmee Kang
10:45 a.m. Worship
Communion on the 1st Sunday;
Nursery provided.
-RANDALIA & UNIONUnited Methodist Churches
Pastor Julie Ahrens
Every Sunday9 a.m. Randalia Worship
9 a.m. Union Sunday School
10 a.m. Union Worship
-ARLINGTONSt. Johns Lutheran
Pastor Margaret Yackel-Juleen
8:30 a.m. Sunday Worship; 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School.
Arlington United Methodist
9 a.m. Services at
Volga United Methodist
10:30 a.m. Services at Arlington

United Methodist
-WEST UNIONBethany Lutheran Church
9:30 a.m. Sunday School
10:30 a.m. Worship
Bethel Presbyterian
Ron Wilson, Interim Pastor
Sunday- 9 a.m. Sunday School
10 a.m. Worship
Fellowship following worship
*Communion is first Sunday
Faith Bible Fellowship
Troy Lentell
Sundays- 9:30 a.m. Fellowship
10 a.m. Worship
Redeemer Luth. Church, AALC
Pastor Rusty Phillips
9 a.m. Sunday School; 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship followed by
fellowship; Wednesdays- 7 p.m. Adult
Bible Study
CrossFire Church
Pastor Leslie White
9:30 a.m. Bible Classes;
10:30 a.m. Worship;
7 p.m. Worship/Bible Study
Wednesdays- 7:30 p.m.
Celebrate Recov-ery Group
(separate mens and womens groups)
Potluck to follow worship third Sunday
of the month.
Zion Lutheran Church, ELCA
Pastor Adam Starrett
Sunday Worship- 8 a.m.
-MAYNARDMaynard Presbyterian Church
Pastor John Kerr
Sunday Worship 10 a.m.
St. Paul Lutheran
Pastor Dennis Frank
9 a.m. Sunday Worship
Emmanuel Community Chapel
175 3rd St. N. Maynard
Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship
Wednesday: 7 p.m. Prayer Service
-RICHFIELD &
STAPLETONSt. Peter Lutheran, Richfield
Rev. Wayne T. Ellingson,
Irmgard Ellingson, Lay Minister
9:15 a.m. SS, 10:30 a.m. worship
St. Johns Lutheran, Stapleton
Rev. Wayne T. Ellingson,
Irmgard Ellingson, Lay Minister
9 a.m. worship., 10 a.m. SS
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Stavanger Fall Dinner at DeSales
LifeServe Blood Center

blood drives throughout the
area for the rest of 2016 include the following:
Thursday, Sept. 15
Upper
Iowa
University
Student Center (Ballroom A
or B), Fayette, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 19
Hawkeye
Community
Center, Hawkeye, 2:30-5:30
p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 5
Elgin Legion Hall, Elgin,
12:30-5:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 17 Fort
Atkinson
Community
Center, Fort Atkinson, 1-5:30
p.m. (NOTE DATE/TIME
CHANGE.)
Wednesday, Nov. 2
Holy Name Parish Center,
West Union, 12:30-6 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 7 Sumner
Legion Hall, Sumner, 12:305:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 11 Upper

Iowa University Student
Center (Ballroom C), Fayette,
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 5
Hawkeye
Community
Center, Hawkeye, 2:30-5:30
p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 7
Elgin Legion Hall, Elgin,
12:30-5:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 16 Calmar
Lutheran Church (Fellowship
Hall), Calmar, 1:30-5:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 26 Fort
Atkinson
Community
Center, Fort Atkinson, 12:305:30 p.m.
To make an appointment to donate at any of the
above blood drives, please
call (800) 287-4903 or go online to lifeservebloodcenter.
org.
Los Llaneros to
perform in Fayette
In commemoration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Los

Llaneros will perform in concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept.
17, at the Fayette Opera House.
The free public event is sponsored by Upper Iowa
Universitys School of Liberal Arts and Center for International Education and in part by a John and Honoring Falb
Family Performance Grant.
The Fayette Opera House is located at the corner of
Main and Clark streets in Fayette.
Winter Texans Reunion

The 30th Annual Fayette County Winter Texans
Reunion will be held at
11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 19,
2017, at Harolds Country

Kitchen in Donna, Texas.
Winter Texans from
Fayette County are asked to
spread the word to others.
For more information,
please call Violet Guyer at
(319) 230-2746.
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Illyria
Community
Church will offer Christian
Education classes this fall
for the rst time in several
years.
The Bible-based program is open to all area
youngsters ages 3 and up,
regardless of church afliation.
Classes begin tonight
(Wednesday, Sept. 14) and
will be held every Wednes-
day evening from 6 to 7

p.m. at Illyria, 2431 Filmore
Road (Highway 56), Elgin.
Pastor Pam Reinig will lead
the group. Children can
join at any time.
on Illyrias Christian Education program, contact Pastor Reinig at (515) 291-6679
or by email at preinig@
gmail.com.
Alliant offers rebate

In response to the recent oods in northeast
Iowa, Alliant Energy is offering special rebate assistance. The company is
increasing rebates by 50
percent to ood-affected
customers to help offset
the nancial impact of replacing equipment.
To take advantage of
this opportunity, you must
be a ood-affected Alliant
Energy customer in the following Iowa counties: Fay-
Residents of northeast
Iowa continue to clean up
and recover from the recent oods. In the next few
weeks, the Disaster Behavioral Health Response Team
(DBHRT) will be going into
communities to assist individuals impacted by the
ood.
An Iowa DBHRT is a
trained team of volunteers
who can mobilize resources to provide post-disaster
ette, Allamakee, Bremer,

Chickasaw, Clayton, Howard and Winneshiek. The
increase applies to equipment purchased between
Aug.23 and Dec. 31, 2016.
More
information
about rebates and required documentation can
be found at alliantenergy.
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866-ALLIANT
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UIU seeking
parade entries
Upper Iowa University (UIU) Homecoming Parade
entries are now being accepted. Blue Pride Worldwide is the 2016 theme as the university celebrates
its 100th Homecoming celebration Thursday-Saturday,
Oct. 6-8. The traditional UIU Homecoming parade will
begin in downtown Fayette at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8.
For additional information, contact Naomi Aziz,
UIU director of annual giving, at (563) 425-5966 or abdulazizn73@uiu.edu
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Wednesday, Sept. 14:

9:30 a.m. sittercise/devotions; 10:30 a.m. news
time; 12:30 p.m. glasses
adjusted; 1:30 p.m. cards;
2:30 p.m. dominoes; 3 p.m.
coffee time; 3:30 p.m. nails
polished.
Thursday, Sept. 15:
7:30 a.m. mens breakfast;
9:30 a.m. sittercise/devotions; 10:30 a.m. catholic
communion; 2 p.m. Bible
study; 3 p.m. coffee time;
3:30 p.m. music.
Friday, Sept. 16: 9:30
a.m. sittercise/devotions;
10:30 a.m. painting;
Comets 2 p.m. baking pretzels; 3 p.m. coffee
time; 3:30 p.m. 1-1s in
room.
Saturday,
Sept.
17: 9:30 a.m. sitter-
cise/devotions; 2 p.m. OktoberFest with Mark Frana3

p.m. coffee time; 7 p.m.
Lawrence Welk.
Sunday, Sept. 18: 9:30
10 a.m. Mass EWTN; 2 p.m.
worship with Rev. Terry
Lansgaard - Our Lady; 3
p.m. coffee time.
Monday, Sept. 19: 9:30
10:30 a.m. baking for bingo;
11 a.m. pet visit; 2:30 p.m.
Bingo; 3 p.m. coffee time.
Tuesday, Sept. 20:
9:30 a.m. sittercise/devotions; 10:30 a.m. Jerry Anderson; 12:30 p.m. shopping at Dollar General,
Calmar; 3 p.m. coffee time;
3:30 p.m. ring toss; 6:15
p.m. Curt & Linda.
Fayette Leader
Bill Haley Jr. and the Comets is a high-energy five-piece combo performing
a rousing, crowd-pleasing set of songs first recorded at the dawn of rock
-n-roll by the legendary Bill Haley and the Comets, and other popular
tunes from the 1950s and 60s.
Saturday, Sept 17, 2016 - 7 p.m.

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should call in reservations
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Thursday, Sept. 15:
Menu A: Oven fried
chicken,
macaroni
&
cheese, green beans, multigrain bread with margarine,
tropical fruit.
Menu B: Chef salad,
cuke & tomato salad, crackers, tropical fruit, salad
dressing.
Friday, Sept. 16:
Menu A: Pork loin
with balsalmic onion jam,
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The Fayette Leader
Coming home after 75 years
Author seeks information
Rev. Al Schmitts remains identified

Zakary Kriener
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com
The fateful morning

of Dec. 7, 1941, is one that
will forever be etched in
the minds of millions of
Americans. It was only
minutes after the Rev. Aloysius Schmitt, a native of St.
Lucas, completed Mass onboard the USS Oklahoma at
Pearl Harbor that a series
of four torpedoes slammed
into the ship.
With the lower decks
of the battleship quickly
beginning to fill with water,
trapping hundreds of U.S.
Navy sailors, Schmitt acted
heroically.
While I did not know
Rev. Schmitt personally, I
have heard stories of him
from family, shared Dr.
Steve Sloan, the greatnephew of Schmitt and current member of the Loras
College Board of Regents
where Schmitt graduated in
1932. He was a soft-spoken
but highly respected individual. He was well-liked
by everyone he met.
In his final moments,
Schmitt and several fellow sailors
discovered a small
porthole
leading
out of the ship.
While he had the
chance to escape,
the Rev. Schmitt refused, instead electing to hoist other
sailors through the
small hole and out
of the sinking ship.
Within
minutes, the ship capsized and claimed
the life of the northeast Iowa chaplain
but not until after
he was able to save
the lives of 12 fellow
sailors.
Schmitt posthumously received
the Navy Marine Corps
Medal and the Purple Heart
for his selfless acts, but for
75 years, his remains went
unaccounted for.
It wasnt until Monday,
Sept. 5, when a pair of military officers informed Sloan
and the rest of Schmitts
family that his remains
have been discovered and
identified by the U.S. Department of Defense.
This news really put
everything into perspective
and made it all seem real
for myself and other members of our family, shared
Sloan after hearing the
news on a warm fall morning in Dubuque. This is a
great time, and I think that
it will really hit a lot of us
hard when we see his casket come down the aisle.
While Schmitts remains are currently in
Hawaii, they will be transported home in the coming
weeks before a homecoming celebration and funeral
are held.
Schmitt, who was born
on a rural Fayette County
farm in 1909, went on to
attend Columbia College,
which is now known as Loras College, and graduated
in 1932.
He entered the chaplain corps of the U.S. Navy
in 1939, one year before
being assigned to the USS
Oklahoma.
After the attack on

Pearl Harbor claimed his
life, a Navy destroyer ship
was named in his honor,
the USS Schmitt. He was
also honored with a memorial in his name on a site
named after him, Chaplain
Schmitt Island, in Hawaii.
Schmitt was among
429 crew members aboard
the USS Oklahoma who
were killed in the attack. In
the immediate years after
the attack, only 35 of the
sailors were identified. During recovery efforts, however, many of Schmitts belongings that were aboard
the ship were recovered
and returned to Iowa.
In 1944, the remaining
unidentified bodies, including Schmitt, were buried as
unknowns in 61 caskets
at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu.
Thanks to the advancement of technology and
forensic science abilities,
new efforts to identify the
unknown remains began.
The United States is
the only country who actively searches for missing

or unidentified soldiers,
explained Sloan. Their
goal is to identify 200 soldiers every year, and they
are working in jungles and
locations all over the
world, not just Pearl
Harbor.
Over a half-century after the attacks,
in 2003, one of the 61
caskets was dug up
and five crew members
were identified with
DNA testing. Along
with those five sailors,
remains of dozens of
other crew members
were discovered in the
same casket.
In 2007, another
casket was disinterred,
revealing
additional
members of the USS
Oklahomas crew.
Eight years later,
the U.S. Department
of Defense announced
that the remaining caskets
would be exhumed and
efforts would be made to
identify the remaining 388
unknowns.
We were contacted a
few years ago by the U.S.
Department of Defense as
they were looking for DNA
to aid in the identification
process, so we knew that
efforts were being made
to locate Rev. Schmitts
remains, related Sloan.
By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@fayettepublishing.com
Jan Van Buren, a former resident of Fayette and

ISU graduate, is currently
working on a book about
Susan Collins, a local resident who attended Upper
Iowa University in 1876,
becoming the first black
women to enroll at UIU.
Collins, who is buried
in Lima Cemetery, was believed to have attended the
Stonehouse School (sometimes known as the Stone
School House) across from
Pleasant Hill Cemetery. The
building was erected by the
Sion Bass family out of local fieldstone and served
as school, church and
community center for the
Spring Valley Settlement
that consisted of black and
white families.
The Rev. Aloysius Schmitt (above), who was born and raised in
St. Lucas, was one of hundreds of U.S. Navy sailors onboard the
U.S.S. Oklahoma on the morning of the attack on Pearl Harbor
on Dec. 7, 1941. Schmitt gave his own life to help save 12 fellow
soldiers onboard the ship. Last week, nearly 75 years after the
infamous day, Schmitts remains were finally located and identified at the bottom of the harbor and will be transported back
to northeast Iowa in the coming months. (submitted photo)
Lee Stammeyer (below) shows an entry in a military service book

for Rev. Aloysius Schmitt at the German American Museum, Library and Family History Center in St. Lucas. The Rev. Aloysius
Schmitt, a St. Lucas native, became a chaplain and joined the U.S.
Navy after graduating from Loras College in 1932. He died on Dec.
7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, the ship Schmitt
was serving on - the USS Oklahoma (shown above) - capsized.
(Jessica Reilly/Telegraph Herald photo)
While we had been in

communication for at least
two years, it wasnt until
this past summer that we
began hearing some positive feelings about the process.
After having his remains returned to Iowa
after 75 years, a memorial
service is set to be held on
Wednesday, Oct. 5, in St.
Lucas to honor the life of
Chaplain Schmitt.
His remains will then

be transported to Dubuque,
where a wake will take place
at Loras College at Christ
the King Chapel, which
was built between 1946
and 1947 as a memorial to
Schmitt. A funeral with full
military honors take place
the following day, allowing
the family, friends, and supporters of the Rev. Aloysius
Schmitt to finally find closure after 75 years.
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Montauk to host program on clocks
Montauk Historic
Site will host Tom
Denney,
horologist
and owner of Antique
Clock Repair, rural
Elgin, at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17.
Denney will present a program about
clocks, including the
history of American
clocks. He will show
the working parts of
a clock and explain
how they keep time.
In addition, he will
have some clocks on
display.
Denney specializes in repairing and
restoring fine quality
grandfather, anniversary, and other antique clocks. In addition to assisting area
jewelers, he keeps the Montauk Historic Site in Clermont
clocks at Bily Clock will host Tom Denney, horologist and
Museum in Spillville owner of Antique Clock Repair, ruin good working order. ral Elgin, at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17.
The program is Denney will present a program about
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public.
Afterward, those keep time. The program is free, and all
are invited to attend. (photo submitattending are invited ted)
to Toms home, where
they can view more
for guided tours noon-4
than 40 clocks on display.
Montauk Historic Site, p.m. Friday, Saturday, and
Clermont, is currently open Sunday through Oct. 31.
The Fayette Leader
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Fayette Lions Club Carissa Greco benefit ride Federal disaster loans
donates school supplies
available
A cancer-benet ride
for Carissa Greco will begin
at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17,
at DTs Pub and Primetime
Pizza in Fayette.
There is a $20 entry fee
for each motorcycle or car;
the fee includes a meal at
the end of the ride at approximately 5 p.m. However, anyone is welcome to
attend the freewill-donation meal on Main Street in
Fayette.
Carissa is a 28-year-old
from Fayette who is undergoing chemotherapy for
nodular sclerosing Hodgkins lymphoma.
call Nancy Wulfekuhle at
(563) 518-1061, Kathy Vierow at (563) 422-7483, or
Mark Fedeler at (319) 2383754.
Bethel Generators elect

new officers
The regular meeting
of the Bethel Generators
4-H Club was held Sunday,
Sept. 11, at the American
Legion Hall in Hawkeye.
The meeting was called
to order at 7 p.m. by Megan
Niewoehner. Minutes of the
previous meeting were read
and approved. The treasurers report was given.
A moment of silence
was held in remembrance
for all 9/11 victims, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance, which was led by
Megan Niewoehner.
Old business included
a community service project update and the Fayette
County Fair.
New business included
the election and installation of ofcers as follows: Megan Niewoehner,
president; Jacob Erick-
The Fayette Lions Club completed its second Annual

Backpack Program last week, donating 40 backpacks
full of school supplies to students in need. Bradley Minger, Fayette Lions Club member, presents a backpack
to Karen Hertges, West Union and Fayette Elementary
guidance counselor. In total, 10 backpacks were donated
to North Fayette, Valley, Starmont, and West Central
schools. Each school also received additional supplies.
Another 10 backpacks full of supplies were donated to
Helping Services for Northeast Iowa. (Submitted photo)
son, vice president; Molly

Niewoehner,
secretary;
Macy Niewoehner, treasurer; Megan Kueker, reporter.
Also discussed were a
fun activity for October and
the clubs 2016-2017 program book.
The 4-H Pledge was led
by Gabe Erickson.
Important dates to remember include record
books and fair evaluations
due Sept. 15; the new 4-H
year begins Oct. 1; and National 4-H Week isOct. 2-8.
The meeting was adjourned at 8 p.m.
The next meeting will
be held on Saturday, Oct.
8, at the American Legion
Hall in Hawkeye.
contact Brad Niewoehner
at (563) 427-3761.
Wadena Fun Days 2016

Saturday, Sept. 17
3-on-3 Basketball
9 a.m. start
$30 per team
Wadena Days Cook-Off:
- Bring your best pork ribs. There will only be 3 judges.

- NO entry fee - you supply your own meat!
- All prep work may be done ahead of time - each entry
must be COOKED at the park the day of the contest.
- 4:00 p.m. Judging and Peoples Choice voting.
Boys, Girls or Co-Ed teams allowed
1st Place
Traveling
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event!
Also: participate in the

PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD!
Volleyball
11 a.m. start
$50 per team
Must have at least 3 females per team
Bring your specialty appetizer, meat or dish!

Have sample sizes available for approximately
50 spectators. Park committee will collect $2
from each voter. Voters will choose a winner!
Bean Bag Toss

Approx. 5 p.m., $10 per team
Lunch & Supper will be available.
All ages welcome
To register: Call, email or Facebook Jen Stolka,

563-380-9216, or jstolka11@gmail.com
Must use bags and boards provided to participate
All proceeds go toward park improvements!
Sunday, Sept. 18
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Beef Pot Roast Dinner at Legion
Music at the fire station - noon until parade time!
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Lisa Mensah, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture
(USDA) Rural Development undersecretary, announced funding to a new
project supporting beginning farmers in the ve
counties of Fayette, Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton,
and Winneshiek.
USDA Rural Development awarded the Winneshiek Agricultural Extension District $24,570
to convene the Northeast
Iowa Beginning Farmer
Network. Organized by
Kayla Koether, Food Systems specialist for Iowa
State University Extension
and Outreach in Region 4,
the regional network will
support new farmers who
are adding value to their
products by marketing food
to local consumers, restaurants, and institutions or
utilizing niche markets.
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from established farmers
direct-marketing in the
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business management and
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Disaster loans up to
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The Fayette Leader
Aeschlimans honored as royalty of Wadena

Chris DeBack
cdeback@fayettepublishing.com
The Aeschlimans will

be the royalty of Wadena, at
the very least, for a day.
The Wadena Days Committee has selected Chase,
12, as the grand marshal
and his mother and father,
Laine and Kenny, as King
and Queen of the annual
celebration to be held Sept.
17-18.
I am excited, Laine
said with a smile. It kind of
surprised me, but I was excited when Kenny said that
Chase was going to be the
grand marshal.
I was kind of shocked
when they asked, Kenny
added. It goes to show that
you get out of people what
you give them.
Now, Kenny isnt just
talking about his family
being named royalty for a
day. The saying has deeper
meaning as Wadena and
the surrounding communities have rallied around the
young family since Chase
suffered a stroke over a year
ago after football practice.
#TeamChase was born
out of love, admiration and
respect for the couragous
family that has had to endure the unthinkable. Although it has been a long
road to recovery for Chase,
he has come out of it stronger with the love and support he received.
Still evident are his
dads smile and wit. When
Chase was asked if he was
excited about being grand
marshal, he replied with a
wide devious smile, Nope.
Whether or not hed ever express it to this reporter, hidden behind his shy, innocent
eyes is excitement.
I cant wait to ride in a
nice convertible, he nally
admitted with a note of enthusiasm.
Although his recovery
is far from over, Chase is
doing great and back playing with his friends at the
park, riding his bike, which
has adult training wheels,
and rough-housing with his
brothers after school. He can
still be found playing his
Playstation 4 with one hand
or on his computer or tablet
Laine and Kenny Aeschliman (back, l-r) were asked to be King

and Queen of Wadena Days while their son Chase (front, center) was asked to be grand marshal. Pictured with their other two
sons, Brock (left) and Lincoln, the Aeschlimans graciously accepted. (photo by Chris DeBack)
watching Netix.
He is back to mowing
lawns, Kenny said.
To which Chase replied,
I hate mowing the lawn.
Kenny noted with a
chuckle, That isnt what
you said last week; you said
you loved mowing.
Chase answered, Yeah,
to impress you!
He still attends physical
therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy twice
a week in Decorah. Doctors
have told the Aeschlimans
that the leaps and bounds of
progress the young Wadena
boy has made since rst attending the On With Life
rehabilitation facility in Ankeny are over. Now progress,
if any, will be slow, but Laine
and Kenny remain optimistic.
I see Chase getting
more condent, Kenny explained. Hell say, Hey, Im
going to the park, and away
he goes. He knows where
the kids are at in town, so
he goes and nds them. The
kids were playing football
the other day, and he was
right in the middle of it, just
throwing the ball; he was
the quarterback.
Therapy is a different
sport, the proud father acknowledged. He has to go
to get back to where he was.

The Aeschlimans slowly
add more to Chases plate
every so often. He is attending school every day until 1
p.m., unlike last school year
when he only went for halfdays when he returned from
the rehabilitation facility.
However, Chase seems
to challenge himself more
and more every day. Recently, he has been spotted
swinging a golf club again.
His dad noted that his sons
golf game was coming along
well until the accident. He
was even signed up for a
couple tournaments. He
mostly just rides along now,
but once in a while the determined youth will grab the
driver and see what he can
do.
I think its easier for
him to start over now,
Laine added. He enjoys being back with his friends at
school, but he is a typical
12-year-old, so he doesnt
love school. Its good to get
back into a routine, though.
Their new normal has
taken some getting used to,
but the family is just happy
to have a happy, healthy boy.
For now, the Aeschlimans
will just enjoy being the
toast of the town for a day!
Vietnam vets to be honored by DAR in W.U.

Hannah Lee Chapter of
Daughters of the American
Revolution will host a special event honoring members of the United States
military who were on duty
during the Vietnam War
era.
All veterans of that
era are cordially invited
to attend the gathering,
scheduled to begin with a
noon luncheon on Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Fayette
County Fairgrounds Dance

Pavilion in West Union.
Vietnam-era veterans
in attendance will be presented with DAR certicates recognizing their valor, service and sacrice and
will be presented with 50th
anniversary commemorative pins.
Veterans planning to
attend need to register as
soon as possible so that
certicates can be pre-
pared. They may register

(including a guest) by
emailing their names and
the branches of the military in which they served
during the Vietnam era to:
hannahleedar@hotmail.
com.
Hannah Lee Chapter is
a Proud Partner with the
U.S.A. Vietnam War Commemoration in recognition of the conicts 50th
anniversary.
Household Hazardous Waste Day Sept. 30

Fayette County residents may dispose of their
hazardous household substances free of charge from
noon to 6 p.m. Friday, Sept.
30, at the Fayette County
Transfer Station (formerly
the landll) on Kornhill
Road.
Items that will be ac-
cepted include the following:

Gasoline and diesel additives, waxes and polishes,
solvents, paints (no latex
house paint), lacquers and
thinners, caustic household cleaners, spot and
stain removers, and pesticides.
Items that will NOT be

accepted include batteries
and uorescent tubes and
bulbs.
For more information, please call the Fayette
County Transfer Station at
(563) 425-3037 or the Fayette County Recycling Center at (563) 422-3712.
Miah Han to present organ concert

Miah Han, pianist and
organist, will be the featured performer at the next
concert at Union Sunday
School in Clermont. The
concert will be held at 2:30
p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25.
Han was exposed to
church music from birth as
her father was the pastor
of a Presbyterian church in
South Korea. She earned a
bachelors degree in piano
performance from Kyungbook University in Daegu,
Korea, and a masters degree in organ performance
from Han-Yang University
in Seoul. She continued
studying organ with Dr.
Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra at
Eastern Michigan University.
Since 2011 Han has
been giving annual concerts entitled Miah and
Friends to the Cedar Valley community, featuring various instruments
and voice. She is an active
member of the American
Guild of Organists, Cedar

Valley chapter, and she presented a class, Organ and
Piano Duet Repertoire for
Worship Services and Concerts with her husband,
Taemin Han, for the 2016
January Jubilee event in
Cedar Falls.
Miah Han is currently
serving as principal organist at First Congregational
United Church of Christ
in Waterloo and as an assistant organist at St. John
Lutheran Church in Cedar
Falls.
All concerts on the
1896 Kimball pneumatic
tubular organ in the 1863
brick Union Sunday School
church are free, followed
by a free tea and reception at the Clermont Opera
House, one block west of
the church, providing an
opportunity for concertgoers to personally meet the
featured performers.
These concerts are
co-sponsored by the Iowa
Department of Cultural Affairs and the Clermont Historical Society.
Walk to End Alzheimers set for Saturday

The 2016 Northeast
Iowa Walk to End Alzheimers will be held
Saturday, Sept. 17, in Decorah. Registration and
pre-Walk activities will
begin at 8:30 a.m. with
the Walk beginning at 10
a.m.
Pre-Walk activities
will include live music
and some valuable memories from those who
have been affected by Alzheimers disease.
Local
volunteers
have been working closely with the Alzheimers
Association to plan and
promote the Walk, which
will take place at Decorah City Hall. The volunteer committee would
like to urge their friends,
family, neighbors and coworkers to join them in a
movement to reclaim the
future for millions.
The Walk to End Alzheimers is more than a
walk; it is an experience
in which participants
from all over northeast
Iowa will learn about
Alzheimers disease and
how to get involved with
this critical cause, from
advocacy opportunities,
research and clinical
trial enrollment to support programs and services. Each walker will
also join in a meaningful
ceremony to honor those
affected by Alzheimers
disease.
There has never
been a greater need for
Iowans to join in the
ght against Alzheimers
The Northeast Iowa Walk to End Alzheimers will be held Saturday, Sept. 17, in Decorah. Planning Committee members include
(l-r) Debra Masek of Harpers Ferry, Sally Emerson of Lansing,
Cindy Torkelson of Elgin and Bethany Ellingson of Waukon. Not
pictured is Michaela Collins of Waukon. (submitted photo)
disease by participating in
the Walk to End Alzheimers, said Michaela Collins, Planning Committee
member. Funds raised
will provide care and support services to the many
residents of Iowa living
with Alzheimers, while
also contributing to advancing critically needed
research.
The Alzheimers Association Walk to End Alzheimers is the nations
largest event to raise
awareness and funds for
Alzheimers care, support and research. Since
1989, the Alzheimers Association mobilized millions of Americans in the
Alzheimers Association
Memory Walk; now the
Alzheimers Association
is continuing to lead the
way with the Walk to End
Alzheimers.
Together,
we can end Alzheimers
the nations sixth-leading
cause of death.
Start or join a team today at alz.org/walk or contact one of the Planning
Committee members for
more information. Committee members include
Debra Masek of Harpers
Ferry, Sally Emerson of
Lansing, Cindy Torkelson
of Elgin, Bethany Ellingson and Michaela Collins,
both of Waukon.
Open Forum
To the editor:
People ask me why do I
support the Northeast Iowa
Alzheimers Walk, and why
do I serve on the Northeast
Iowa Walk Committee?
I tell them I walk because someone I love has
Alzheimers. I walk because
I have seen rsthand what
a terrible disease this is. I
know that all diseases are
horrible and someone or
other with a disease affects
us all, but Alzheimers disease is real in my life.
I walk because I see
that beautiful face looking
at me with confused eyes. I
look into those eyes and see
an amazing person a person that used to be vibrant,
fun, ambitious, hardworking, caring for so many, always willing to help and to
have fun. Those same eyes
look to me for guidance and
reassurance that it is going to be okay. Those eyes
look at me, knowing that
they should know me, but
struggle to come up with
who I am or why I am there
to visit. Those eyes look at
me and smile because they
know that I am someone
they love dearly, but dont
know if they have been
married or if they have any
children. I look into those
eyes and reassure them it
doesnt matter. I will be
there to love and care for
her no matter what.
I walk because those
hands have taught me how
to cook, how to sew, how
to garden, how to rock ba-
bies, and how to love, and

now those hands dget,
often become frustrated,
and dont know what to
do. I walk because there is
so much love in that otherwise healthy body.
I walk because I want
others to be aware of this
horric disease that robs
the one I love of so much
of her life. I often think of
the ifs of this disease.
What if she didnt have
Alzheimers? What if she
could laugh and remember
all that has happened in
her amazing life? Wouldnt
that be awesome?
I walk because I want
to see a cure for this disease. I dont want to see any
more people have to live
their life like this. I walk because it is so hard to grieve
for the loss of this beautiful
lady while she is alive.
Even though this ugly
disease tries to rob our lives
of so many things, it will
never, ever rob us of the
love we have for each other.
No matter what, she will always be in my heart and in
my soul.
Please help me raise
awareness and raise funds
so we can kick this disease
in the butt!
Im walking to help
reclaim the future for millions. By participating in
the Alzheimers Association Walk to End Alzheimers in Decorah on Saturday, Sept. 17, Im committed
to raising awareness and
funds for Alzheimers re-
search, care and support.

Currently, more than
5 million Americans have
Alzheimers, and that number is expected to grow to
as many as 16 million by
2050. Our future is at risk
unless we can nd a way to
change the course of this
disease.
I need your support to
do my part!
Please join me on Sept.
17 at the Decorah City Hall.
Registration opens at 8:30
a.m. The opening ceremony
begins at 9:30 a.m., and the
Walk will start at 10 a.m.
Please consider joining
me to ght this ght. There
are a couple of different
ways to do this.
1. Sign up to walk in the
Walk and get sponsors.
2. Support a walk team
with a donation.
3. Log on to my page
http://act.alz.org/goto/
trekkingtorks.
Please make a donation to help the Alzheimers Association advance
research into methods of
treatment, prevention and,
ultimately, a cure for Alzheimers. For the millions
already affected by the disease, the Association offers
care, education, support
and resources in communities nationwide.
Thank you for joining
the movement! The end of
Alzheimers disease starts
with you.
Cindy Torkelson
100 Sunrise Street
Elgin, IA 52141
The Fayette Leader
Fayette County Court Reports

August 31 - September 7, 2016
SMALL CLAIMS
BankIowa (Independence, IA)
v. Postel, Anthony Edward
(Independence, IA): Order for
Judgement led.
H&R Accounts, Inc. (Moline,
IL) v. Newton, William James
(Coralville, IA): Order for
Judgement led.
H&R Accounts, Inc. (Moline, IL)
v. Kemp, Lori (West Union, IA):
Order for Judgement led.
H&R Accounts, Inc. (Moline, IL)
v. Anfinson, Preston William
(Oelwein, IA) and Anfinson,
Tiffany (Oelwein, IA): Order for
Judgement led.
Oelwein Dental Associates
(Oelwein, IA) v. Logan, Jamie
John (Oelwein, IA): Order for
Judgement led.
Pleggenkuhle Properties
(Denver, IA) v. Johnson, Jessica
Lynn (Oelwein, IA): Order for
Judgement led.
Hertz Farm Management
(Strawberry Point, IA) v. Boney,
Talana (Clermont, IA): Small
Claims led, Dismissed w/o
prejudice led.
Veridian Credit Union (Waterloo,
IA) v. Buehneman, Tami Jo
(Oelwein, IA): Small Claims
led.
Gundersen Lutheran Admin.
Services, Inc. (LaCrosse, WI) v.
Vagts, Holli Jean (West Union,
IA): Small Claims led.
Tri-State Regional Ambulance
(LaCrosse, WI) v. Opperman,
Dean (Hawkeye, IA) and
Opperman, Gilda Marie
(Hawkeye, IA): Small Claims
led.
Bachtell, Shannon Katherine
(Arlington, IA) and Bachtell,
Tobias John (Arlington, IA):
Small Claims led.
Franzen, Jennifer Kay (Elgin,
IA) and Franzen, Paul D.
(Elgin, IA): Small Claims led.
Midland Funding, LLC (Cedar
Rapids, IA) v. Koecke, Lorna
(Oelwein, IA): Small Claims
led.
CIVIL CASES
City of Oelwein (Oelwein, IA) v.
Daveys Doins, LLC (Waverly,
IA): Motion to Dismiss led.
Bacon Concrete, LLC v.
Langreck, Inc.: Dismissed w/
prejudice led (x2).
Wells Fargo Bank, NA. v. Kurtz,
Abe A.; Kurtz, Wendy Ann;
Midland Funding; and Parties
n in Possession: Petition led.
Roth, Taylor Kristen and
Spragg, Jennifer Lynn v.
Farm Bureau Property Etal.:
Dismissed w/ prejudice led.
y Veridian
Credit Union v. Forney,
Jerry L.: Order for Judgement
led.
Patterson, Breina Rae and Scott,
Brenda K. v. Druecker, Duane
Howard and Hiemes Trucking,
Inc.: Petition led.
CRIMINAL CASES
Little, Glen Arthur (Elgin, IA):
Aggravated Misdemeanor;
Order of Disposition led,
y Written Plea of Guilty led.
Avenson, Joshua Conrad
(Westgate, IA): Aggravated
Misdemeanor; Motion for
Continuance led.
Gillam, Larry Deshawn
t (Waterloo, IA): Aggravated
Misdemeanor; Order of
Disposition led.
Wrice, Daniel Warren (Oelwein,
IA): Aggravated Misdemeanor;
Written Plea of Guilty led.
Randall, Cameron Andrew
/ (Fredericksburg, IA):
Aggravated Misdemeanor;
Glaser, Kathy Joan (West Union,
IA): Aggravated Misdemeanor;
Order of Arraignment led.
Hannan, Todd Michael
f (Fairbank, IA): Aggravated
Misdemeanor; Trial Information
led, Order for Arraignment
led.
Hammer, Joshua Michael
(Independence, IA): Aggravated
t Arraignment led.
Farmer, Brett Matthew
(Waucoma, IA): Aggravated
Arraignment led.
f Coleman, Kavon Tyree
(Oelwein, IA): Felony; Order of
Disposition led.
(Waucoma, IA): Felony; Motion
for Continuance led.
Sargent, Joshua Glen (Fayette,
IA): Felony; Order of
Disposition led (x2).

Bamford, Forrest Shane
(Oelwein, IA): Felony; Motion
Boleyn, Kyle Dwayne (Arlington,
IA): Felony; Order of
Disposition led.
Wood, Charles LaVern
Arraignment led.
Larson Jr., Larry Alvin
Disposition led, Written Plea of
Guilty led.
(Waucoma, IA): Felony; Order
of Arraignment led.
Coonradt, Natasha Linn
(Calmar, IA): Felony; Hearing
for Initial Appearance led.
Kuennen, Justin Linus (St.
Lucas, IA): Felony; Order of
Arraignment led.
Ledesma, Anthony Andrew
(Calmar, IA): Felony; Trial
Information led, Order for
Arraignment led.
Rickert, Michael Allan (Oelwein,
IA): Felony; Hearing for Initial
Appearance led.
(Calmar, IA): Felony; Hearing
for Initial Appearance led.
Myers, Randy Allen (Oelwein,
IA): Felony; Hearing for Initial
Appearance led.
Bushaw, Michael William (West
Union, IA): Felony; Criminal
Complaint led, Hearing for
Initial Appearance led.
(Calmar, IA): Felony; Criminal
Tiedt, Wanda Lee (West Union,
IA): Felony; Criminal Complaint
led (x2), Hearing for Initial
Appearance led.
Postel, Andrew Francis
(Waterloo, IA): Simple
Disposition led, Written Plea of
Guilty led.
Randall, Cameron Andrew
(Fredericksburg, IA): Simple
Misdemeanor; Written Plea of
Guilty led.
Watt, David Russell (Oelwein,
IA): Simple Misdemeanor;
Order Setting Trial led, Motion
Pinkerton, Sally Lynn (Waterloo,
McLaury, Christopher Scott
(Hazleton, IA): Simple
Misdemeanor; Motion for
Continuance led.
(Calmar, IA): Simple
Misdemeanor; Hearing for
Green, Abby Claire (Oelwein,
Hearing for Initial Appearance
led.
Espinoza Garcia, Jose Luiz
(Calmar, IA): Simple
Misdemeanor; Written Plea of
Not Guilty led, Order Setting
Trial led.
Gile, Anthony William
(Winthrop, IA): Simple
Misdemeanor; Order Setting
Trial led.
Coonradt, Brian David
(Hawkeye, IA): Simple
Disposition led.
Watt, David Russell (Oelwein,
led, Order Setting Trial led.
Tiedt, Wanda Lee (West Union,
Criminal Complaint led,
led.
Williams Cooke, Donnell
(Fayette, IA): Serious
Misdemeanor; Probation
Revocation led, Order for
Probation Revocation led.
Scheffert, Bailey John (Oelwein,
IA): Serious Misdemeanor;
Motion to Dismiss led.
Morrison, Tammy Lynn
(Waterloo, IA): Serious
Misdemeanor; Trial Information
led, Order for Arraignment
led.
Waller, Joshua Allen (Wadena,
IA): Serious Misdemeanor; Trial
Arraignment led.
Copley, Anthony Allen (Oelwein,
Order of Arraignment led.
Aller, Gregory Lathen (Fayette,
Criminal Complaint led,
led.
Sills, Gregory Richard (Oelwein,
IA): Order for Judgement led.
Cavnar, Justin Thomas
(Westgate, IA): Order for
Judgement led (x2).
Pattison, Justin Douglas
A7
Law Enforcement Reports
(Sumner, IA): OWI; Motion for

Continuance led.
Zesiger, Madison Elizabeth
(Ottumwa, IA): OWI; Motion
Daughton, Joseph Gene
(Clermont, IA): OWI; Trial
Arraignment led.
Dale, Roger Alan (Independence,
IA): OWI; Criminal Complaint
led, Hearing for Initial
Appearance led.
Recker, Kenndon James
(Stanley, IA): OWI; Criminal
TRAFFIC CHARGES
Frederickson, Russel Lee
(Strawberry Point, IA): Dark
window or windshield.
Otdoerfer, Brian Edward (Fort
Dodge, IA): Failure to obey stop
sign and yield right of way; No
valid drivers license.
Miller, Rolley Hiram (West
Union, IA): No lamp or ag on
rear-projecting load.
Riley, Landon Michael (Randalia,
IA): Speeding, 55 or under zone,
6-10 over.
Blue, Logan Henry (Hawkeye,
IA): Use of electronic
communication device - age 18.
Stewart, Matthew Raymond
(Oelwein, IA): Failure to
maintain or use safety belts adult.
Lembke, Mason Michael (Elgin,
IA): ATV or ORUV - Operation
on highway or snowmobile
Williams, Nathan Michael
(Hazleton, IA): Open Container
- Passenger 21 years old or older.
Baumgartner, Carrie Lee
(Edgewood, IA): Speeding, 55 or
under zone, 1-5 over.
Soderquist, Alex William
(Hawkeye, IA): Speeding, 55 or
Sharar, Danielle Nicole (Waverly,
IA): Failure to provide proof of
nancial liability.
Lauer, Kelli R. (West Union,
IA): Failure to provide proof of
nancial liability.
Swearingen, Aaron Michael
(Westgate, IA): Poss./Purch. of
alcohol by person 18/19/20, 1st
offense.
Hudson, Robert William (Ave
Maria, FL): No valid drivers
license.
Mensen, Quentin Dean
(Manchester, IA): Speeding, 55
or under zone, 6-10 over.
Gillespie, Jeff Allan (Fountain,
MN): Speeding, 55 or under
zone, 6-10 over.
Wiedow, Emily Ruth (Oelwein,
IA): No valid drivers license.
Einck, Norman Joseph (West
Union, IA): Speeding, 55 or
Brehm, Seth James (Oelwein,
IA): Operation without
registration card or plate.
Crawford, Ronald Dewain
(Randalia, IA): Failure to obey
yield sign.
Cole, Dustin Lee (Tripoli, IA):
Speeding, 55 or under zone, 6-10
over.
Hirsch, Alec Zander Mark
(Oelwein, IA): Speeding, 55 or
Schmelzer, Debra Marie (Ossian,
1-5 over.
Wagner Randy Gerard (Fort
Atkinson, IA): Defective or
unauthorized mufer system.
Gilliam, Daniel Robert (Aurora,
1-5 over.
Huinker, Cory Allen (Waukon,
1-5 over.
Gray, Steven Eric (Hawkeye, IA):
Speeding, 55 or under zone, 1-5
over.
Ney, Allison Kimberly (West
Union, IA): Failure to maintain
control.
ONeal, Michael Patrick (Eupora,
MS): Speeding, 55 or under
zone, 6-10 over.
Christianson, Todd Richard
(Strawberry Point, IA):
Registration Violation.
Jencks, Mark L. (Hawkeye, IA):
Failure to maintain or use safety
belts - adult.
Franzen, Joshua Florian (West
Union, IA): Operation of motor
vehicle with expired license.
Jones, Christopher Allen
(Postville, IA): Operation of
motor vehicle with expired
license.
The Fayette Leader publishes Court
News as part of its obligation
to inform readers about the
business of public institutions
and to serve as a keeper of the
local historical record. All items
are taken from public documents
at the Fayette County courthouse.
It is the policy of this paper that
this column contain a complete
record; requests for items to be
withheld will not be granted.
Fayette Co.
Extension
Sept. 17-18 Fourth
Annual Farm Crawl, 1-4
p.m., NE Iowa locations.
Sept. 18 4-H Family
Fun Garden Party/Potluck,
4 p.m., 4-H Greenhouse at
Loran and Brenda Steinlages farm, 12517 220th St.,
West Union.
Sept. 20 Extension
Council meeting, 7:30 p.m.,
Extension ofce, Fayette.
contact Deb Kahler at (563)
425-3331 or dkahler@iastate.edu.
Wisconsin man injured in kayaking accident

On Saturday, Sept. 3, at
4:18 p.m., the Fayette County Sheriffs Ofce received
a 911 call about a male subject who ipped his kayak
on the Turkey River north
of Gilbertson Park near Elgin and was unconscious.
When deputies and
emergency responders arrived, they had to hike
through the recently ooded woods and trails north
of Gilbertson Park for over

a half-mile in order to reach
the victim, who was stranded on an island on the river.
The victim was identied as Alvin Colson, 27, of
Platteville, Wis.
It was learned after
an investigation that Colson was kayaking with his
family when he became
lodged against a tree and
was ipped over, hitting his
head on rocks.
AirCare out of Waterloo was contacted, and the
helicopter landed near the
scene due to the seriousness of the injury.
The Fayette County
Sheriffs Ofce was assisted
by the Elgin Fire Department and Tri-State Ambulance.
Accident remains under investigation

On Thursday, Sept. 8,
Fayette County deputies
were called to the intersection of Highways 3 and 187
in reference to single-vehicle accident.
Upon their arrival, it
was discovered that Gerald
Luckeroth, 90, of Oelwein
was traveling westbound
on Highway 3 when he
drove straight through the
roundabout
intersection
in his 2010 Dodge Caravan.
Luckeroth struck two trafc signs and sustained approximately $1,500 in damages to his vehicle.
No injuries were reported.
The Fayette County

Sheriffs Ofce was assisted by the Strawberry
Point Police Department,
Strawberry Point EMS, and
Strawberry Point Fire Dept.
The accident remains
under investigation.
Injuries sustained in motorcycle accident

On Saturday, Sept. 3,
at 6:06 p.m., the Fayette
County Sheriffs Ofce was
notied of a single-vehicle
motorcycle accident on
Harding Road north of Clermont.
When deputies arrived, it was learned that
Larry Nading, 62, of Elgin
was travelling southbound
on Harding Road when he
failed to negotiate a curve.

He lost control and went
into the ditch on his 2002
Harley-Davidson, eventually being thrown from the
motorcycle.
Nading was transported to Gundersen Palmer
Lutheran Hospital and
Clinics before being own
to LaCrosse by MedLink
Air.
The Harley-Davidson is
believed to be totaled.
Charges are pending,
and this incident remains
under investigation.
The Fayette County
by the Iowa State Patrol,
Clermont Fire and Ambulance, and Tri-State Ambulance.
Theft in the fifth degree

On Wednesday, Aug. 31,
Abby Green, 18, of Waterloo was arrested on a valid
Fayette County warrant for
theft in the fth degree (a
simple misdemeanor).
Green was transported
to the Fayette County Law
Enforcement Center, where
she was held on a $750
bond.
The Fayette County
by the Black Hawk County
Sheriffs Ofce.
Burglary, theft, and trespassing charges filed

On Wednesday, Sept. 7,
Fayette County Sheriffs ofcers conducted a search of
a residence in West Union
and recovered items from
recent burglaries.
Deputies
arrested
Wanda Tiedt, 59, of West
Union for two counts of
burglary in the third degree
(both Class D felonies), two
counts of criminal trespassing (simple misdemeanors), and two counts of
theft in the fourth degree
(serious misdemeanors).
After the search of
Tiedts residence, she was
placed under arrest and
taken to the Fayette County Law Enforcement Center, where she admitted to
those burglaries to investigators.
Tiedt is still a suspect
in other crimes. This case
remains open, and more
charges could be led at a
later date.
Tiedt was released by
the courts to Pretrial Services later in the day.
Wanda Tiedt
Failure to maintain control

On Sunday, Sept. 11,
at 6:19 a.m., the Fayette
County Sheriffs Ofce
took a report of a vehicle
in the ditch and on its top
at the entrance to Echo Valley State Park southeast of
West Union.
An investigation determined that Matthew Point

of Fayette was operating a
2007 Hyundai Sonata eastbound on Echo Valley Road
when he lost control. The
vehicle entered the east
ditch and overturned onto
its top.
Point was not injured,
but the vehicle was considered a total loss.
Point was cited for failure to maintain control.
Dog causes motorcycle accident

On Sunday, Sept. 4, at
approximately 4:15 p.m., the
Fayette County Sheriffs Ofce received a 911 call of a
personal-injury motorcycle
accident near the intersection of Kornhill Road and G
Avenue.
When deputies arrived

on the scene, it was learned
that John Kommelter, 66, of
Waterloo was southbound
on G Avenue when a dog
came out into the roadway,
causing a collision.
Kommelter sustained
injuries and was transported

by ambulance to the emergency room at Gundersen
Palmer Lutheran Hospital
and Clinics in West Union.
Damage to the 2008
Harley-Davidson was estimated at $5000.
Cited for OWI, open container

On Saturday, Sept. 3, at
approximately 3 a.m., a Fayette County deputy initiated
a trafc stop on a silver 2009
Chevrolet Malibu for a trafc violation approximately
two miles east of Maynard.
After further investi-
gation, Kenndon Recker,

23, of Stanley was arrested
and charged with operating while intoxicated, rst
offense (a serious misdemeanor), and having an
open container (a simple
misdemeanor).
Recker was transported

to the Fayette County Law
Enforcement Center, where
he received an initial appearance and was later
released on a $2000 unsecured appearance bond.
Chair theft investigated after UIU auction

Fayette Police continue
to investigate the theft of
41 Herman Miller chairs
that had been listed on an
auction of surplus items
held Aug. 26 at Upper
Iowa University. The estimated value of the chairs is
$4,628. It is unknown how
the chairs were removed
from the building, but it is
possible they were taken
from 301 S. Washington
while other people were removing items they had purchased at the auction. The
investigation continues.
In the week of Aug.
22-29, the Fayette Police
Department investigated a
noise disturbance resulting
from a large house party
attended by many college
students at 401 King Street.
When authorities arrived,

many of the partygoers
ed into the neighborhood.
Police then successfully
cleared out the remaining
individuals and shut down
the house party without incident.
A police ofcer was
called to 617 S. Main St. to
investigate a neighbors
complaint that people were
driving across his lawn and
throwing trash on his property. The offending parties
agreed to clean up the trash
and repair the damage to
the lawn.
There were a number
of incidents reported to
Fayette Police in August
and September involving
alleged drive-aways from
The Pumper gas station.
Following an investigation,
police ofcers learned that
each of the individuals had
used the credit card reader,
which malfunctioned and
caused the drivers to believe their fuel was paid,
when it was not. In each
case, the drivers returned
and paid for the fuel.
Ofcers resolved a
neighbor dispute on Aug. 31
at 304 E. Water Street when
it was reported a dead tree
had fallen onto a neighboring property. The owner
agreed to remove the tree.
A report of a rabid
woodchuck residing under
a house at 406 Mechanic
St. was investigated. A trap
was placed at the site, but
as of Sept. 6, the animal
had not been seen again.
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The Fayette Leader
Sports
st
NFV wins 1 in District of Death

Mud Bowl goes to TigerHawks, 34-14
Jerry Wadian
With five teams ranked

in the top 10 and a sixth
team that was undefeated
over its first two contests,
no wonder Class 2A District
4 is referred to by many as
The District of Death.
This year only the top
two teams per district will
get automatic bids to the
playoffs, so something had
to give when district play
opened Friday night.
NFV did its part as the
top-ranked
TigerHawks
beat fourth-ranked Cascade, 34-14, at the Mud
Bowl in Cascade.
Storms with lightning hit
the area around 7 p.m., delaying the start of the game
until 7:50 p.m.
As a result, OMeara
Field was a bog with as
much as two inches of mud
in many spots.
According to NFV head
coach Bob Lape, It was the
worst field Ive ever seen as
a coach.
Both teams relied
heavily on the run this season, and with the field being so sloppy, neither team
was going to the air very
much. Thus, the contest
was a battle of our good
backs behind our good line
banging heads with your
good backs behind your big
line.
It was no contest, as
the TigerHawks dominated

the Cougars.
Cascade received the
opening kickoff in the driving rain and could go nowhere on its first three running plays. The snap on the
punt attempt was low and
mishandled. Tylen Burrow
fell on the loose football,
allowing NFV to start from
the Cougar 25.
It took seven plays, but
Tanner Kuhens slipped in
from the 1 to give NFV a
6-0 lead with 6:52 left in
the opening quarter.
The vaunted Cougar
running game could get
nowhere despite having
three 260-pounders in its
line. In fact, the home team
could manage just two
yards of total offense in the
first quarter.
Meanwhile, the NFV
O was eating up yards; it
never had to punt during
the game. Kuhens capped a
long drive with 50 seconds
gone in the second quarter
by bursting loose for a 25yard score.
Cascade was finally
able to get some movement offensively and drove
to paydirt after a 30-yard
run. Neither of NFVs PAT
attempts were good, so
the Cougars only trailed by
five, 12-7, with 3:58 left in
the half.
However, the TigerHawks took much of the
doubt out of the game

with another scoring drive
ending as Kuhens scampered in from the 28 with
39 seconds left in the half.
Mackey tacked on the run
for PAT, and NFV led, 20-7,
at the break.
The TigerHawks received the opening kick of
the second half and proceeded to drive the Cougars
into the mud with yet another drive. Mackey broke
free from the Cougar 45 for
the score that put the game
effectively out of reach,
even though there was still
10:46 left in the third quarter.
NFV would score one
more time. The final points
came on the only TigerHawk pass of the game
(Cascade only threw four
passes). Tate Hovden hit
Josh Guenther for a 30-yard
TD; the Hovden run for
PAT made it 34-7 with 8:26
left to play.
The home team scored
late in the game as NFV
gave its next man in
valuable experience.
While NFV had only
10 first downs to its opponents nine, the big difference came on yards per carry. The TigerHawks gained
309 yards on 49 carries for
an average of 6.3 yards. The
Cougars ran 34 times but
only gained 125 yards, or 3.7
yards per carry.
After an almost 30-minute delay, the opening kickoff took place Friday night in Cascade in a driving rain. The water finally stopped in the second
quarter, but the field was reduced to a bog as NFV
pounded out a 34-14 win over fourth-ranked Cascade. (photo by Dylan Kurt, Dyersville newspapers)
Blaize Frieden led the

defense with eight tackles.
Guenther and Frieden each
made four solo tackles.
Coach Lape credited
defensive ends Dylan Larson and Guenther with
making it hard for Cascade
to run itssweeps and QB
keepers.
Afterwards,
Lape
praised his team, saying,
Im very happy and very
proud of the way the team
played against a very good
team.
Lets face it, in all
honesty, Cascade helped
NFV VB beats TV; 2nd at Kepros

NFV hitter Hayley Meyer (8) is set to slam this ball
past a pair Turkey Valley defenders Thursday in West
Union. (Jerry Wadian photo)
Jerry Wadian
North Fayette Valley

volleyball beat Turkey Valley in three straight sets
Thursday night in West
Union. Saturday in Cresco,
the TigerHawks finished
second to host Crestwood
in the Kepros Tournament.
NFV came out brimming with confidence
Thursday, against Turkey
Valley, sweeping the threeset match, 25-10, 25-20, and
25-17.
All three games were
close for the first few points
before NFV took control.
Katrina
Mikhailova
jump-started NFV in set
one, serving six straight
points with Marrah Burrack getting two kills during the run for an 8-2 lead.
The TigerHawks just kept
adding to the lead, never
letting the Trojans get a
run.
Game two was much
closer. NFV surged to an
early lead, thanks to an ace
by Marin Ehler, but TV regrouped and never allowed

the lead get to out of hand.
Late in the game, the
Trojans mounted a run and
closed to within a point,
19-18. Then, Claire Hanson
slammed one over the net
for a point and Burrack followed with another spike
to give the TigerHawks a
three-point lead.
After another Hanson
slam and a muffed servereturn by TV, Helena Fantz
ended the game with a kill
from the corner.
In the final game, NFV
didnt allow the Trojans as
many runs while six different TigerHawks nailed
spikes; Burrack had three
herself.
Head coach Bruce
Ehler commented, We
didnt do anything flashy,
but when you take care of
the ball, wins will happen.
I see a lot of improvement, especially with our
hitting efficiency. The team
seems to be maturing and getting

much more consistent.
Individual Results
Burrack- 9 kills, 2
aces; Koch- 5 kills;
3 blocks. Fantz- 6
kills, 8 digs. Ehler23 assists, 2 blocks.
Daughton- 34 digs,
14-15 serving, 3
aces.
Saturday in Cresco, the TigerHawks
opened pool play
minus a couple of
starters who were
in the Watermelon
Days Parade in
Fayette.
We had to make
some substantial
changes to the
lineup and make
adjustments
on
the fly, Ehler explained. We put
Chloe
Johansen
into serve-receive,
a position she
hasnt been in during her volleyball
career. She did a great job
and helped us play steady
ball in the two wins.
NFV opened with
wins over Waukon (25-15
and 21-18) and Turkey Valley (21-9 and 21-9). They
lost the final game in pool
play to host Crestwood,
23-25 and 17-21.
We were able to
switch back to our regular rotation for the final
match in pool play, noted
Ehler. However, we had
trouble with the hosts
great servers. In the second game, we fell apart
early, but rallied to make
it close.
In the championship
round, NFV beat New
Hampton, 25-12 and 25-22,
in what Ehler called the
best game this team has
played in three years.
The
championship
match against Crestwood
was a classic, with the Cadets winning, 27-25, 9-25
and 15-10.
According to Ehler,
We lost the first set mainly to missed serves, but we

destroyed Crestwood in
the second set. We had the
momentum in the final
set but let their blocking
ability get to us.
Tiffanie Koch and
Marin Ehler were named
to the All-Tournament
Team.
Individual
TigerHawk
Stats
Hanson- 35 kills, 14
blocks; Burrack- 26 kills,
32 digs; Koch- 26 kills,
7 blocks; Mikhailova- 11
kills, 15 digs; Ehler- 105 assists, 6 ace serves; Daughton- 18 digs, perfect passes
43 times.
After the weeks action was over, Ehler stated,
Im really proud of how
were getting better every
day, and we are playing at
a much higher level than
we have in the past.
us with that early fumbled

punt attempt, but our kids
really played hard.
We had three fumbles, mostly on center exchanges, but considering
the conditions, it could
have been much worse.
In the end, it came
down to the persistence of
our kids and their belief in
themselves that, plus we
executed extremely well
under terrible conditions,
concluded the proud coach.
Class 2A District 4
North Fayette
1-0
3-0
Union (LPC)
Waukon
Columbus
3-0
2-1
1-2
1-0
1-0
1-0
Cascade
0-1 2-1
Beckman
0-1 2-1
Monticello
0-1 2-1
Oelwein
0-1 -3
Last Weeks Scores
NFV 34, Cascade 14
Waukon 32, Beckman 7
Union (LPC) 42, Monticello 6
Columbus 14, Oelwein 6
This Weeks Games
Monticello @ NFV
Cascade @ Waukon
Oelwein @ Union (LPC)
Beckman @ Columbus
NFV
11
49-309
30
339
1-1-0
0
3-1
10-85
1
Cas.
First Downs
9
Rushing Yards
34-125
Passing Yards
27
Total Yards
152
Passing
1-4-0
Punts-Avg.
2-29.5
Fumbles-Lost
3-1
Penalties-Yds.
6-40
Turnovers
1
Scoring by Quarters
NFV
6 14 8 6
34
Cas.
0 7 0 7
14
Scoring as it Happened
1st- NFV: Kuhens, 1-yd. run (kick failed).
2nd- NFV: Kuhens, 25-yd. score (run failed).
2nd- CAS: Strub, 30-yd. run (kick good).
2nd- NFV: Kuhens, 28-yd. run (Mackey run).
3rd- NFV: Mackey, 45-yd. run (Hovden run).
4th- NFV: Guenther, 30-yd. pass from Hovden
(Hovden run).
4th- CAS: Lieurance, 15-yd. run (kick good).
Individual TigerHawk Stats
Rushing-; Tr. Kuhens,17-145; Mackey, 22-158; Hollinrake,
1-3; West, 2-5; Hovden, 3- (-2); Frieden- 1-(-3); Olson,
3-3.
Passing- Hovden- 1-1-0-27.
Receiving- Guenther, 1-27.
Kickoffs- Ta. Kuhens, 1-40; Connelly, 5-204.
Kickoff Returns- Mackey, 1-17; West, 1-12.
Fumble recovery- Tylen Burrow.
Tackles (assists-solo-total)- B. Frieden, 4-4-8; Ja. Burrow,
3-4-7; Guenther, 3-4-7; Wolfe, 1-5-6; Mackey, 3-2-5;
Lauer, 0-4-4; Baumler, 1-3-4; Ty. Burrow, 2-1-3; Loyd,
3-0-3; Hollinrake, 2-2-4; Schmitt, 1-1-2; Hovden, 3-0-3;
Lape, 3-0-3; Olson, 0-1-1; Wander, 0-1-1; Butikofer, 2-02; A. Frieden, 1-0-1.
NFV swimmers help Decorah win

Jerry Wadian
NFV students Lily Poppen and Cassandra Moss

continue to help the Decorah swim team amass victories.
Saturday, the Vikings
won a four-team meet at
West Waterloo. Decorah
compiled 253 points to 108

for runner-up Waterloo.
Ottumwa (94) and VintonShellsburg (75) also competed.
Poppen won a bronze
after placing third in the
100 butterfly. She also
helped Decorah win a sil-
ver medal in the 200 freestyle relay.

The freshman, Moss,
was 12th in the 50 freestyle
and swam anchor for the
200 freestyle relay that
placed eighth.
Coachs Corner
Monticello (0-1, 2-1) @ NFV (1-0, 3-0)
For fans basking in NFVs big win over fourth-ranked Cascade and Montis thumping
at the hands of Union (LPC), TigerHawk head coach Bob Lape sounded a cautionary note,
Monticello is a very good football team. Much of their problem last week was the terrible
weather.
The Panthers use a pistol, trying to spread the field.
They will do a little bit of everything, noted Lape. They like to pass but use the
spread to open running lanes.
Coming into last week, the Panther QB was rated as the sixth-best in Class 2A.
On defense, Monti uses an attacking style utilizing an even front to create gaps for its
blitzing linebackers and D backs.
In a way Fridays game could be a trap game for the TigerHawks after coming off a
huge win and the Panthers lopsided loss.
Lape was not concerned about that, stating, Weve played a lot of these games over
the years, and done very well because we focus on keeping an even demeanor. We always
talk to the kids about not focusing on winning, but on getting better every day. If you get
better every day, the wins will come.
The Fayette Leader
A9
Sports
Two medal at Waverly XC
were paced by Niewoehner,

who finished in 21:46.
North Fayette Valley Callie Halverson did not
runners continued to im- finish due to an injury, but
prove their times at the TigerHawk coaches got
Dick
Pollitt
Go-Hawk their initial look at Faith
Classic cross country meet Johnston who saw her first
Thursday in Waverly.
action after nursing an inThe meet, run by jury; she finished 25th in
grades, rather than by a time of 26.39. Finishing
overall teams, was moved just .01 hundredths of a
to Thursday due to the second behind Johnston
high heat and humidity on was Kaitlyn Rausch in 26th
Tuesday.
place.
Macy Niewoehner and
Josh
DeLuca
and
Weller Clark were the med- William Miller led the boys,
alists for the TigerHawks. finishing 48th and 72nd, reNieweohner finished fourth spectively.
in the female junior class,
The sophomore class
while Clark finished third also had some very close
in the male freshman race.
races. Megan Niewoehner
In the senior division, and Emma Moyle placed
Megan Feldman and Kaylin 12th and 16th, respectively
Muggler finished 22nd and with Courtney Streif com23rd, respectively, for the ing in 23rd.
girls, and Jace Wolverton
The sophomore boys
placed 37th for the boys.
had eight runners who comThe junior class girls bined for a seventh-place
team
finish.
Jesse Daughton
led the way,
coming in 22nd.
However, newcomer Chandler
Douglas
led
most of the race
before
tiring
over the final
three-quarters
of a mile. He did
place 24th, just
four seconds behind Daughton.
Also running for the NFV
sophomores
were
Weston
Fantz,
Caleb
OHare, Easton
Halverson,
Carson
Ward,
NFVs Taylor Ney leads a pack of runners C l a y t o n
Jerry Wadian
Schupbach, and Thomas

Amundson.
In the freshman race,
Gina Gibson led the girlswith her 21st place. Ashley
Pleggenkuhle and Taylor
Ney also ran.
Clark completed the
5K in 20:05 to pace the
freshman boys. Dylan
Durnan also ran well, coming in 18th.
Afterwards,
head
coach Tracy Nuss commented, Almost all of
our returning runners improved upon their times
from last year, which is all
a coach can ask for. The
strength of our underclassmen and freshmen continues to show, which is a
great sign for the future.
Individual Results
Seniors
Boys- 37. Wolverton,
22:56.
Girls- 22. Feldman,
24:13; 23. Muggler, 24:18.
Juniors
Boys- 48. DeLuca,
22:36; 72. Miller, 29:25.
Girls4.
Ma.
Niewoehner, 21:46; 25.
Johnston,
26:39;
26.
Rausch, 26:40.
Sophomores
Boys- 22. Daughton,
20:20; 24. Douglas, 20:24;
35. Fantz, 21:27; 37. OHare,
21:35;
43.
Halverson,
21:54; 49. Ward, 22:16;
59. Schupbach, 23:25; 78.
Amundson, 32:23.
Girls12.
Me.
Niewoehner, 24:55; 16.
Moyle, 25:55; 23. Streif,
27:11.
Freshmen
Boys- 3. Clark, 20:05;
18. Durnan, 21:44.
Girls- 21. Gibson, 25:37;
26. Pleggenkuhle, 26.12; 38.
Ney, 27:40.
Thursday at the cross country meet in Waverly. The freshman finished 38th in her class in
27:40. (Tyler Poslasky Waverly Sports photo)
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NOTICE REGARDING SUBMITTAL OF
AN APPLICATION FOR COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT WATER/
SEWER/STORM
SEWER/COMMUNITY
FACILITIES FUND FOR THE CITY OF
FAYETTE
The City of Fayette intends to submit an application for the 2017 CDBG Storm Sewer/
Community Facilities Fund program. Fayette is
proposing to replace their water and sewer lines
in the downtown district as well as their storm
water. Fayette will be requesting up to $500,000
in CDBG Water/Sewer funds and up to $500,000
in CDBG Community Facilities & Services funds
for this project.
The application will be submitted on or before
January 1, 2017. The intent of this notice is to
provide citizens the opportunity to comment
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Public hearing will be held at the Fayette City
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Published in The Fayette Leader
September 14, 2016
At 7:00 pm Mayor Don Kelly opened the

public hearing on the CDBG status of funds.
The mayor read the narrative on the revenues
and expenses to date. There were no comments
or questions at this time. The hearing was closed
at 7:05pm by motion from Weidemann, Menne
second that motion. The regular meeting was
then opened at 7:05pm with roll call: Menne,
Buenzow, Rose and Weidemann were present.
Campbell was absent. Approval of the consent
agenda, minutes from the last meeting, treasurers report and list of claims was approved with a
motion by Weidemann, seconded by Buenzow.
Chuck Schultz with Hawkeye EMS was
present and informed council of a possible 28E
agreement with other communities. This would
allow EMS volunteers to be able to respond to
calls within the jurisdiction of all the communities involved and not restrict them to their own
community Currently they are not allowed to respond to calls outside of their surrounding area.
Schultz hopes this eventually opens up to be a
county wide option.
Ty Halverson with the Hawkeye Fire Dept.
informed council of a FEMA grant the dept. was
recently awarded in the amount of $124,119.00
for 25 complete uniforms. He asked council if
they would pay for paint and primer to freshen
up the looks of an area in the fire dept. building.
The dept. will furnish the labor. Weidemann motioned to allow up to $2000 in paint and primer
to paint the walls needed and take care of the
floor area Halverson spoke of. Menne second
that motion. Halverson informed council that
ceiling fans & dehumidifiers have been donated
to the dept. to help circulate the air to keep the
humidity down.
Chris Oelkers with AECOM was present. He
talked about infiltration within the city & proposed a figure of $592,370.75 to line most all of
the city sewer lines & replace and/or repair all
the man holes. The city would like to see what is
available for funding for this before committing
to anything.
Fels received a few quotes on extending the
curb & gutter along N. Burrell St. Seems every
time it rains this area washes out & needs new
gravel & maintenance work. Council asked Fels
to get a few new quotes with all the same process.
The current quotes are all different options.
The clerk has checked into a few used sirens & informed council of possibly applying
for funds for a new one. Council thought about
maybe moving the current one on the SE side of
town over to the NE side by the park. We will
need to check with Alliant to see if they could
possibly lifting it up onto a pole for us.
In order to apply for funding for the campgrounds thru Iowas CAT grant, council needs to
adopt a few resolutions. Res. 2016-21 supporting
the acquisition of land for future development of
a camp and recreation area was adopted with a
motion by Weidemann, seconded by Buenzow.
A sign saying children at play will be removed from West Main. This sign was set in
place for a previous day care which is no longer
there. The annual financial report was reviewed.
A motion by Weidemann seconded by Rose to
publish this report. Pay App #6 for $51841.98
from Blazek Construction was reviewed. Motion
by Menne, seconded by Weidemann to pay this
app.
Building permits for Dave Alley & Don Kelly
were approved with a motion by Menne, seconded by Buenzow.
Gas N Goods and the Community Hall beer
and liquor license was approved with a motion
by Weidemann, seconded by Buenzow.
The water tower maintenance contracts were
reviewed and tabled at this time.
Motion by Weidemann, seconded by Buen-
Upper Iowa University wideout Jarred Edmonds (5) makes a nice diving grab in the end zone for the
Peacocks final TD of the game Saturday at Harms-Eischeid Field. UIU lost, 27-20, to St. Cloud State.
(Zakary Kriener photo)
Jerry Wadian
Upper Iowa Universitys home football opener

was ruined by five turnovers as St. Cloud State
walked away with a 27-20
win.
The Peacocks broke
on top with a 10-yard TD
strike from Dimitri Morales
to West Delaware grad Trey
McTaggart.
However, the rest of
the half belonged to the
visitors as the Huskies led,
14-7, at the half.
The two teams traded
touchdowns in the second half, but that wasnt
enough for UIU to offset
the halftime deficit.
The Peacocks had a
slight edge in total yardage,
384-327, but three interceptions and two fumbles were
too much for UIU to overcome, especially since two
of the turnovers stopped
fourth-quarter drives.
Morales threw for 273
yards but was picked off
three times. Ryan Parmely
of Delhi led the rushing
attack with 91 yards in 26
carries. Starmont alum Vincent Otdoerfer ran three
times for 10 yards; he added seven more yards in pass
receptions.
Adam Lytle led the D
with 10 tackles. Zach Gardner added nine tackles.
UIU head coach Tom
Shea said afterwards, You
just cant turn the ball
over in this league and win
games.
Our defense, especially the D line, played
very well, limiting SCS to 34
yards rushing.
Our offense plays
well, but it just has to be
more consistent, Shea
stated.
This week, Upper Iowa
goes to Moorhead, Minn.,
home of the Golden Dragons. Moorhead State is currently 1-1. It beat Wayne
State, 41-24, but lost last
week at highly regarded
Sioux Falls, 42-21.
According to Shea,
Theyre a heck of a good
club. Sioux Falls is a great
team, and Moorhead played
them a lot closer than the
score indicated.
Shea said of the Dragons, They throw the ball
all over the place from the
spread, but they can run
power football if they have
to.
The game will be a
good test for us. We have to
win if we want to be in a position for another winning
season. But I will tell you
one thing, our two losses
have not come from a lack
of effort; weve just been inconsistent, concluded the
Peacock head man.
Blue Devils rally falls short, 28-24

Jerry Wadian
West Central had an 18-14 lead going into the

fourth quarter Friday in Clarksville,
but that first win proved elusive as
the Indians rallied to win by four, 2824.
The contest was originally set
for 7 p.m. in Clarksville. However, it
was moved to Maynard because of
the condition of the field in Clarksville. The game was also moved up
to 6 p.m. in hopes of beating the
rain scheduled to hit the area. Unfortunately, the rain came early and
with two lightning delays, the action
didnt start until nearly 8 p.m.
When it finally started,
WC came out hot, scoring on a
PUBLIC NOTICE
Hawkeye City Council Minutes
Sept. 6th 2016, 7:00 pm
Turnovers cost Peacocks
zow to set the date of Oct. 3rd at 7pm for the

Public Hearing on vacant homes water fees.
Resolution 2016-19 is to adopt the Iowa
League of Cities record retention schedule.
Motion to accept was made by Weidemann,
seconded by Menne. Resolution 2016-20 to destroy records as written in said resolution was
approved with a motion by Rose, seconded by
Weidemann.
The trick or Treat date and time was tabled
at this meeting. It will be determined at the next
council meeting.
A motion by Weidemann to adjourn at
9:17pm, seconded by Rose. The next scheduled
monthly meeting will be Oct. 3rd, 2016 at 7p.m.
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WATER FUND: Alliant 671.65, Chuck Harriman/water help 86.25, Fed withholdings 390.91,
Collection services 131.50, Farmers Coop/
fuel 100.00, Gas N Goods/fuel 80.00, Hawkins
Chemicals 690.57, Ipers 232.25, Keith Lee/gloves
34.22, Mike Boleyn/water cert. 20.00, Bruce
Mitchell fill in 161.25, State of Ia. tax 60.83
SEWER FUND: Alliant 192.82, Chuck Harriman/part time 78.75, Fed withholdings390.81,
Collection Services 131.50, Farmers Coop/fuel
87.48, Gas N Goods fuel 80.00,IPERS 232.19,
Keith Lee/gloves 34.22, Mike Boleyn sewer cert.
20.00, Team Labs/degreaser 400.00, State of Ia.
tax 60.83
RECEIPTS: GENERAL FUNDS
7561.91
ROAD TAX
4529.62
WATER FUND
4658.65
SEWER FUND
5037.14
WATER WELL /LOOPING
102957.00
WATER MAINTENANCE
1169.31
LOCAL OPTION
2230.05
EMPLOYEE BEN. & EMER LEVI
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Dorty Yauslin /City Clerk
September 14, 2016
Brady Forsyth 43-yard run with 10:25

left in the first quarter.
The Indians knotted it at 6-6
with a long run late in the opening
quarter.
With 32 seconds left in the half,
Forsyth stepped in front of an Indian
receiver and raced 40 yards for the
pick-six and a 12-6 lead at the break.
The teams traded TDs in the
third quarter, but the visitors came
up with a safety when a Devil punt
was blocked.
Clarksville seemed to break
things open in the final 10 minutes
when it scored two touchdowns in
just over two minutes. The second
score came on another blocked punt
that the Indians fell on in the end
zone.
West Central came back to make
it close when Collin Kime caught a
10-yard strike from Forsyth for the
TD. The Devils had the ball again
late in the game and were driving
but ran out of time.
WC picked up 228 yards rushing on 44 caries and added 59 yards
through the
air on 6-12
passing
by
Forsyth. Kime
rushed
for
122 yards and
caught
five
passes for another 40 yards
and a TD.
Kime also
led the D with
13
tackles;
Jake Kuhens West Centrals Collin Kime protects the football as he is tackled by
added
11 two Turkey Valley defenders in recent action. Friday in Clarksville,
stops. Adam Kane lugged the ball 19 times for 122 yards and caught four passes
Dolf
tied for another 108 yards, including a 10-yard TD catch. (Chris DeBack
Kime for the photo)
team lead in
Milder also observed, You
solo tackles with four.
know, if we make our extra-point
Afterwards, head coach Steve conversion, we win.
Milder stated, I cant fault the
This week the Devils host Centeams effort; the kids played hard. tral City, which is also winless.
However, you cant have four turnTheyve been without their
overs (three fumbles and a pick) and top player the past two weeks, but
win a lot of games, especially when we expect him back against us. It
you give up eight points on two should be another good, close ball
blocked punts.
game.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Regular Council Meeting
September 6, 2016
The City Council of the City of Fayette, Iowa,
met Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at 7:30 pm in
the Fayette City Hall pursuant to law and rules of
said council, Mayor Wenthe presiding.
Roll call: Present - Council members Kragnes,
McGrane, Nefzger, Wulfekuhle. Absent: Larson.
Moved Kragnes, seconded Wulfekuhle, to
approve the consent agenda consisting of the
regular meeting minutes of 08/15/16 and Claims
List of 08/16/16 09/06/16 with the addition of
$6,500.85 to Heartland Asphalt for seeding &
misc. on the Big Rock Road project. On roll call,
all ayes, carried.
Moved Kragnes, seconded Wulfekuhle,to approve the agenda as presented. All ayes, carried.
Mayor Wenthe informed everyone that on
August 18th the city signed the agreement presented by Gary Goodells attorney to put the
property at 101 King Street back in the name
of Goodell. Were now waiting on Goodells
attorney to sign the agreement and file it with
the court system. Once the property is back in
Goodells name, the city will notify him that he
has 30 days to clean up his property. Nefzger arrived at 7:33 p.m.
Administrator/Clerk Dennis reported there
would be a work session at 7 pm on Sept. 19th,
before the next council meeting, for the auditor to give the annual FY 16 audit presentation. ~ Regarding a check for $500 donated
for Watermelon Days by Floyd Alber, moved
Kragnes, seconded Wulfekuhle, to give the money to the Watermelon Days Committee to use for
the raffle grand prize, as was done last year. All
ayes, carried.
Police Chief Pisanti reported there was only
one vehicle remaining in town from the nuisance
vehicle list and he was going to address that next
week. Pisanti added that he was going to start
nuisance abatements for the three worst properties in town, not including Goodells. He said he
spoke to the Attorney Hanson today and asked
him to edit the ordinance section regarding the
fines, because they are low right now, and with a
higher penalty it may help to get some property
owners to clean up their properties since it would
cost them more if they dont comply with our city
code.
Moved Nefzger, seconded Kragnes, to table
the item regarding voting on the rental housing ordinance since Attorney Hofmeyer needed
more time to look into the matter. The subject
will be on the Sept. 19th agenda. All ayes to
table, carried.
Moved McGrane, seconded Kragnes, to introduce for discussion the request from Big Rock
Country Club & Golf Course that individuals be
able to make donations to the City of Fayette for
improvements on holes ten (10) through eighteen (18) of the golf course (city leased property),
so they would be tax exempt. All ayes to discuss.
Administrator/Clerk Dennis explained that the
property where the back nine holes are located
is owned by the City of Fayette and is leased to

the Big Rock Country Club for one dollar per
year for 99 years. When the auditor was preparing the full FY16 audit, Dennis asked him about
receiving donations for the golf course. The
auditor said according to the lease agreement,
that donations may be run through the city for
the golf course if the work being done is on the
city owned back nine golf course and that the
council approves the project with the expense for
the work being paid by Big Rock Country Club.
Dennis said when the new nine holes were added
to the Big Rock Country Club, all of the funds
and donations were run through her office at the
request of Bill Andres. Moved Wulfekuhle, seconded Kragnes, to approve that donations may
be given to the City for Big Rock Country Club
work on the sand trap project on the back nine
holes so the donations may be tax exempt. All
ayes, carried.
Moved McGrane, seconded Wulfekuhle, to
introduce for discussion the matter of Kevin
Lehs completing the unfinished work on the old
house at 516 W. Water Street. All ayes to discuss.
Mayor Wenthe explained that the project has
gone on quite a while. Lehs was present and said
he replaced the roof last year. Lehs said he would
have the project on the west side of the house
completed in 30 to 45 days by having someone
finish the foundation and level the dirt. Nefzger
said the last time this was discussed you said
you would keep us informed on a regular basis,
but that didnt happen. Kevin said he would.
The Mayor asked Lehs to give us an update by
November 7, 2016, if he hasnt gotten the work
done.
introduce and discuss hiring Kris McGrane as
the City Administrator/Clerk to fill the vacancy
when Christie Dennis retires on October 28,
2016. All ayes to discuss. Mayor Wenthe said we
had received 32 applications and we interviewed
five of those. He added that we had a good pool
of applicants, but not many had city government
experience. He said McGrane is committed to
the community, has IT (Internet Technology)
and computer experience, has experience working for the City of Oelwein Police Department, is
a quick learner and should be good for the city.
After some discussion concerning McGrane accruing vacation time upon hiring, which is different than the personnel policy states, it was
decided to have the subject on the Sept. 19th
agenda for further discussion. Admin/Clerk
Dennis said she didnt have a problem with
McGrane taking a week of vacation before he
had worked a year and that the Personnel Policy
should be changed to be the same as the federal
government where an employee starts accruing
vacation time when they start the job.
Wulfekuhle said being new that she and
council member Larson felt left out of the hiring process. Kragnes explained thats the point
of a committee to go through the resumes and
interview process and make a recommendation.
She added that she thought Kris would do a good
job and wasnt against hiring him. Andrew said

he runs a very fair search committee and they
would have been welcome at any time to ask to
participate in the process. He added that her
(Wulfekuhles) concerns are duly noted for future
processes.
Moved Wulfekuhle, seconded Kragnes,
to approve hiring Kris McGrane as the City
Administrator/Clerk, for a salary of $45,000
and starting on September 30, 2016. All ayes,
McGrane abstained, carried.
Moved McGrane, seconded Kragnes, to introduce the request from Frank Atchison that
the city trim two maples trees located at 401
Mechanic and 406 E. College. All ayes to discuss. Scott Bowen was present to represent
Atchison and said the Mechanic Street tree has
some cracks in it and is a very old Maple tree
that is dropping limbs. He added that he feels
it is a safety issue. Public Works Director, Jerry
Hildebrand, explained that the city doesnt trim
trees in the city right-of-way except when they
are covering sidewalks. He added that if the
tree is diseases, dead or dying then the city has
the tree removed. Hildebrand said if a property
owner wants a tree trimmed then the property
owner may trim it at the property owners expense. McGrane said Jerry has done a good
job in the past of keeping an eye on the trees in
town. Bowen said he would like to see the tree
on College Street moved to the top of the watch
list. Kragnes said Jerry could just keep an eye
on the trees and if it looks like they need to be
cut down then he can take care of them. Mayor
Wenthe agreed that Jerry should just keep taking
a look at the trees and others.
Moved Kragnes, seconded Wulfekuhle,
to introduce the Community Development
and Housing Needs Assessment.
Admin/
Clerk Dennis explained this is required for the
CDBG program applications for the Downtown
Sewer/Water Main Replacement Project and the
Downtown Storm Water Drainage Construction
Project. It shows the housing and community
needs in Fayette. Moved Kragnes, seconded
Wulfekuhle, to approve the assessment. All
voted aye, carried.
Moved Kragnes, seconded Nefzger, to set a
public hearing for September 19, 2016 at 7:30
p.m. in Fayette City Hall for submitting two
CDBG program applications for the 2017 Fayette
Downtown Reconstruction Projects, as noted in
the previous paragraph. All ayes, carried.
Moved Kragnes, seconded McGrane, to introduce Resolution 2016-10: Naming Depositories
(amending Res. 2012-12). Dennis explained
when the auditors were here we discovered the
library had a CD in a bank in Arlington, so that
needed to be added to our list of banks where
we have city funds. Moved Kragnes, seconded
McGrane, to approve Resolution 2016-10. On
roll call, all ayes, carried.
Moved Kragnes, seconded Wulfekuhle, to introduce Resolution 2016-11: Adopting a policy
regarding use of city credit cards. Dennis explained this was recommended by the auditors.
She added that the police chief, library director

and she have credit cards and the ambulance service, police and public works director have gas
cards. Moved Kragnes, seconded Wulfekuhle,
to approve Resolution 2016-11. On roll call, all
ayes, carried.
approve the proposal from Jon Biederman, Fehr
Graham Engineering, for the 2017 Water Main
Installation Project on Madison & Jones Streets,
with an engineering cost up to $16,000. Dennis
noted the project was budgeted for in FY16
and now FY17. Estimated cost of the project
is around $140,000. All ayes to approve Fehr
Graham to do the project engineering, carried.
Moved Kragnes, seconded McGrane, to approve
the letter from Jon Biederman, Fehr Graham
Engineering, certifying substantial completion
of the Big Rock Road Improvements Project
and Change Order #3, decreasing the cost by
$978.69. Total construction cost of the project
was $275,952.83. Fayette Countys portion of the
project was $22,669.42, leaving the Citys portion at $253,283.41. The engineers original estimated cost was $390,095, so actual costs came
in around 29% lower. Dennis noted after 30 days
she would pay the 5% retainage of $13,797.64.
All ayes to approve the project, carried.
There being no further business, moved
Nefzger, unanimous, to adjourn at 8:15 pm.
Transaction Report - 8/1616-9/6/16
Wex Bank Amb/Str/Pol:fuel -731.29
Fed/FICA -3,995.74
Steven Syrmopoulos Wat:Refund -48.84
City Water/Sewer Dept. Wat:Deposits -445.34
Alliant Energy All Depts: Electric -7,923.32
Nicole Langerman Wat:Refund -80.82
Wellmark BCBS
Sew/Pol:Insurance -7,928.09
Horace Mann Life Sew:IRA -75.00
Fed/FICA -3,949.72
Fayette Hardware Str/Prk/P&A:Oil/light/pins
-35.56
Feld Fire
Fire:Auto Eject -484.90
Fayette Co. Rd Dept. Str:Agreement -6.50
Fayette Electronics Pol:antenna install -15.50
Adam Hildebrand Sew:Clothing -98.40
Petty Cash Pol/Sew/Wat:Postage/Lime/LF -46.44
Solutions Pol:Tech Work Shieldware -394.45
Hawkins Wat/Sew:Chlorine -2,926.38
Automatic Systems Sew:repairs -2,130.12
Rite Price P&A/Parks:Towels/Soap/Paper -98.30
NAPA Auto Fire:Air Brake Repairs -143.99
Verizon Pol:cell phone -104.22
Card Center P&A:Credit Screen -32.48
Anne Sellers P&A:Flags Repair -35.00
Keystone Wat/Sew:Testing -68.00
American Legion Post 339 Bolger:Water flowers
-200.00
City Laundry Prk:TP -110.34
Gavins Foods P&A/Prk:Towels/Bags -26.86
/s/Christie Dennis, City Admin/Clerk
September 14, 2016
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p r o vides a
unique
o p p o rtunity for
residents,
their
loved
ones, staff, volunteers, and surrounding communities to
celebrate the individuals served in assisted living and learn
more about this sector of the long term
care profession.
The 2016 theme,
Keep Connected,
recognizes the increasing opportunity
technology can offer

to enhance the care
and overall experience in assisted living communities.
Keep Connected encourages assisted living communities to support
opportunities
for
residents to use the
latest communication
tools to engage with
the world around
them.
Furthermore,
Keep Connected
acknowledges
the
myriad ways assisted
living staff and supporting
business
partners are revolutionizing the care
provided in these
communities through
innovations in technology.
However, Keep
Connected is about
more than technology. Assisted living reminds us that
sometimes the best
relationships
are
formed face-to-face.
For many staff members, residents become family, and this
bond can never be
broken. Meanwhile,
assisted living communities are an integral part of the larger
community. Staff cultivate
connections
with local families,
business
owners,
government organizations, community
organizers and others to ensure that
residents remain an
active part of where
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Established
by
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held Sept. 11-17,
2016. Assisted living
communities across
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theme and logo as
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to and during the
week.
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Housekeeping
Personal Laundry
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The Fayette Leader
Farms
Bildens stay busy on local Heritage Farm
Accepting a certicate for becoming an Iowa Century and Heritage

Farm at the 2016 Iowa State Fair in Des Moines are (front, l-r) Jensen
Tilpher, Elli Brincks (white), Claira Bilden, Ava Bilden, Jaden Brincks,
Paxton Brincks, and Ryker Brincks; (back) a Farm Bureau representative,
Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey, Jennifer and Hans Bilden, Mary
and Erling Bilden, and Erika and Mike Brinks. (submitted photo)
Erling and Mary Bilden of Elgin were among those recognized at the Iowa State Fair for
having an Iowa Century and Heritage farm this year. Started by his great-grandfather,
Torgrim, in 1866, the Bilden farm continues to raise beef cattle and many acres of crops
in its present form. (Zakary Kriener photo)
By Zakary Kriener
Contributing Writer
zkirener@fayettepublishing.
com
Each year, dozens of
family farms from around
the state of Iowa are honored with the distinction of
being named an Iowa Century farm or an Iowa Heritage farm, constituting 100
years or 150 years of the
same family owning farmland, respectively. This year,
the Erling and Mary Bilden
farm near Elgin was named
to both lists as one portion
of their Clayton County farm
originated in 1866 and the
rest was purchased in 1882.
My great-grandfather,
Torgrim
Larson-Bilden
bought the rst 80 acres of
the farm for $233 at a tax
sale, explained fourth-generation farmer Earling. Another 80 acres was added in
1882, making up the 160acre farmstead.
After Togrim planted the
roots for the now 150-year
old farm, he passed it on
to one of his sons, Hans T.
Bilden. From there, the farm
was handed to Erlings father, Tilpher.
In 1979, Erling ofcially
took ownership of the rural
Elgin farm.
Back in the early days
of the farm, they raised everything, shared Bilden.
Dairy cows, beef cows,
hogs, chickens, you name
it.
He went on to say that
under his watch, the farm
was home to beef cows and
hogs for many years.
We sold the hogs a
while back and went to raising custom hogs after that,
he continued. About ve
years ago, we emptied the family.

hog buildings for good.
When their children were
Erling, along with Mary, younger, Erling worked a
his wife of over 40 years and second job as a traveling
children, Hans L. and Erika, tool salesman while Mary
went on to raise only beef and the kids managed the
cows.
farm during the day.
The kids were very acI would check the hogs
tive around the farm grow- in the morning and evenings
ing up, added Mary. They after I got home, but Mary
were both in 4-H and FFA did a lot of the day-to-day
and were big hands around chores while I was on the
the farm.
road, shared Erling. She
Today, Hans and his wife, was born and raised on a
Allison, live in Elgin with farm, so she knows all about
their three children, Ava, stacking hay and driving a
Clara, and Jensen, while tractor. She was in charge
Erika (Brincks) lives near Os- while I was working.
sian with husband Mike and
Of the 160 acres of land
children Paxton, Jaden, Elli, on the Bilden farm, the maand Ryker.
jority of it is leased to other
Its safe to say that the farmers to grow corn, while
fth generation and pos- some of the land is kept for
sibly sixth will be active in hay to ensure the beef cows
the farming industry. Hans are fed year-round.
raises several of his own
Over the years, both Erhead of beef with his fathers ling and Mary admit that
herd of 30, while Erika and there has not been much
her husband raise hogs and free time for them as they
The family responsible for planting the roots of the Bilden
beef cows in nearby Win- have served on church counCentury and Heritage farm in 1866 included (front, l-r) Erlings
neshiek County.
cil and as board members
grandfather Hans, Erlings great-grandparents Torgrim and
We think that raising our for Clayton County Farm
Kari, and Lars; (back) Peter, Theodore, Matinus, and Edward
kids on the farm was great Bureau. Mary has also been
Bilden. (submitted photo)
because
it taught
every year.
t h e m
Congrats Erling &
Along with the apple orchard business,
re s p o n Mary Bilden on your
the
Bildens
spend a lot of time in the shop
sibility
Heritage Award!
working on projects with old barn boards.
and how
We have taken down about a dozen
to work
old barns over the past several years, said
hard,
Mary. We do everything from taking them
shared
down to removing the nails and then creating
Erling.
woodworking projects out of them.
Farm100 N Lawler St
The two spend a lot of time in the shop
ing has
Postville, IA 52162
making bird houses, benches, small tables,
always
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owers, and much more.
b e e n
When it comes down to it, we enFax: (563) 864-7625
somejoy every minute of the country life and have
t h i n g
no plans of moving to town, closed Erling.
that has
There is just something about waking up to
taken all
the fresh air and being able to set our own
WE ARE PROUD TO SALUTE
hands
schedules that we love. No matter the time of
on deck
ERLING & MARY
day or season, there is always something to do
in
our
BILDEN,
on the farm.
ESB Elgin State Bank
ON RECEIVING THEIR
F
A.D.D. ANGUS
R
M
CONGRATULATIONS,
ERLING & MARY

BILDEN,
ON RECEIVING YOUR
HERITAGE
FARM AWARD!
ESB
a paraeduactor at North Fayette Valley Middle School in Elgin, while

Erling spends much of the year helping a neighbor farmer.
We enjoy staying busy, said Mary. We try to keep our schedules as
busy as we can throughout the year.
If their farm chores, jobs, and community involvement werent
enough, the Bildens also have a pair of business endeavors that they
began after selling out their feeder pigs several years ago.
We have an apple orchard and a small woodworking business where
we make decorations out of old barn boards, stated Erling. They are
both relatively new endeavors, but we have found that we really enjoy
both of them.
The apple orchard, which features 60 apple trees and 10 different
kinds of apples, is something that keeps the couple busy for several
months out of the year.
In late winter to early spring, we start trimming the trees, explained
Erling. In May, after the threat of freezing is gone, we start spraying.
Throughout the rest of the spring, summer, and early fall, we spray every
10-14 days before harvesting in the fall.
Erling and Mary went on to say that last year, they harvested 150
bushels of apples, but noted that the trees get larger and produce more
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The Fayette Leader

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Single Copy $1.25

A Fayette County Newspaper

Volume 102, Number 37

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Katherine Hannigan publishes 5th book

Katherine Hannigans website describes her as an author

Three of Fayette author/illustrator Katherine Hannigans childrens books are

trations had to fit onto 32 pages.

Mildred and Robert Steinbronn smile as they greet paradegoers as grand

City to accept donations for Big Rock sand trap repair

The Fayette City Council

The council also certified

Councilman Kris McGrane named Fayette City Clerk

The Fayette City Council

6, Mayor Andrew Wenthe said

councilmember, said Wenthe,

Continued on page A2.

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

The Fayette Leader

The classic car show at Klocks Island in

Photos by Jerry Wadian

Kellen Pennebaker didnt get far on this tractor, but he enjoyed

Jocelyn Buehler and

Pat Whelan smiles as he realizes that Jerry Wadians camera has

Looking for a replacement tree?

MCGRANE cont. from front

ing councilmembers up-to-date

McGranes hiring with McGrane

Large leafed trees (10-20) and Evergreens (6-10)

Egeland Tree Service

2004 Chevy Impala

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Blood drive at UIU Thursday

Upcoming area blood drives

to eat a healthful meal

scheduling conict. Instead

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