Providing live music for Elgin’s “Music in the Park” dance is 8 Seconds Band, a group from Cedar Rapids that plays country, southern rock, and rock-and-roll music. The dance is scheduled for June 27 from 8 p.m. to midnight in the Elgin City Park.

8 Seconds Band to perform at 'Music in the Park'

Brian Smith
Contributing Writer
bsmith@fayettepublishing.com

The Elgin Homecoming Committee is hosting a dance during “Music in the Park” on Saturday, June 27. Live music by the 8 Seconds Band will be featured, beginning at 8 p.m. and lasting until midnight.

            8 Seconds Band is an energetic and powerful country band from Cedar Rapids that has earned numerous opening spots for national recording artists such as Dierks Bentley, Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Randy Houser, Justin Moore, Eric Paslay, and Billy Currington. They play country, southern rock, and rock-and-roll music and are known for their strong vocals, tight harmonies, and unique musical style and sound.

WU Triathlon June 28

The Triathlon will begin at 8 a.m. with a 5K run winding around the North Fayette Valley cross country course. After the run, there is a 16-mile bike ride on roads north of the Aquatic Center. The final leg is swimming eight lengths of the pool (approximately 200 yards). 

A person may participate in all three legs of the competition, or be part of a three-person team in which each person takes a different leg. The teams may be all male, all female or coed. 

Preregistration is required.  The deadline for entering is Thursday, June 25. Registration forms are available at City Hall or the Chamber of Commerce office, or on the Park & Rec website, www.WUParkandRec.com. 

James Bantz

James W. Bantz, 79, of Westgate, died Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at his rural Westgate home.

Private family prayer service will be held at Becker-Milnes Funeral Home in Sumner. Public visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Saturday, June 20, 2015 at Becker-Milnes Funeral Home in Sumner. Private inurnment will take place at a later date at Hope Lutheran Cemetery, rural Westgate. Online condolences may be left at www.beckermilnesrettig.com.  

The home of Robert and Ursula Cole, located southeast of Maynard, was blown partially off its foundation sometime after 8:30 a.m. when a storm that caused significant damage in Fayette County on Monday morning, June 22, passed through the area. Mr. and Mrs. Cole were inside the home when the damage occurred. The couple were rescued, with Mrs. Cole sustaining injuries and being transported to Mercy Hospital in Oelwein.

Storm takes down house near Maynard

On Monday, June 22, at approximately 8:30 a.m., a severe storm tore through Fayette County. At 8:47 a.m. the Fayette County Sheriff's Office took a report of a house down with two occupants trapped inside at 10846 80^th Street, Maynard.

Fayette County Sheriff's deputies, the Maynard Fire Department and First Responders responded to the scene. Upon their arrival at the scene, they learned that a two-story house had been blown partly off its foundation and had sustained severe damage.

Property owners Robert Cole, 73, and Ursula Cole, 78, were still inside the residence. Rescuers were able to get both subjects out of the residence through an open area in the northwest corner of the house.