December 2015

Mon
28
Dec

Change of Address

Change of Address

Wed
23
Dec

Warriors begin to show muscle

 

Warrior guard Treyton Jacobsen and his fellow teammates were on fire Friday night as they took down the NFV TigerHawks, 56-42. On the night, Jacobsen drained four three-pointers and tallied 19 points. The South Winn boys also picked up wins over Kee High and New Hampton last week to move to 5-2 on the season. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

Warriors begin to show muscle

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

 

Experience is beginning to show its worth for the South Winneshiek boys’ basketball team as it wrapped up a 3-0 week with wins over Kee High, North Fayette Valley, and New Hampton.

Wed
23
Dec

Warriors bring 'A' game to D-NH

 

The Warrior wrestling team faced a strong field of competition over the weekend, going 2-3 in dual action at the Dike-New Hartford Duals. Luke Massman, however, managed to go 5-0 on the day, including four wins by fall. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

Warriors bring 'A' game to D-NH

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer

 

 

The Warrior wrestling team knew that it would face some tough tests as it took part in the Dike-New Hartford Duals Saturday. South Winn was competitive in all five duals of the day, finishing 3-2 with wins over BGM, St. Ansgar, and GRNT-GC. The Warriors were edged by Class 3A Cedar Rapids Washington and dual host Dike-New Hartford.

Wed
23
Dec

SW girls still searching for rhythm

 

Warrior sophomore Jaden Schweinefus, who leads the team in both scoring and rebounding, battles for a loose ball during Friday night’s matchup with North Fayette Valley. Despite a strong showing, South Winn lost the game and fell to 1-6 on the season. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

SW girls still searching for rhythm

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

 

The South Winneshiek girls’ basketball squad returned to full strength last week but struggled to find consistency. The Warriors fell, 56-35, to Kee High and struggled against NFV later in the week, falling 47-32.

Wed
23
Dec

SW Lego League State-bound - again!

 

Members of the South Winneshiek FIRST LEGO League team recently traveled to Marion to compete at the regional competition. Isaiah Kruckman, Eryn Sabelka, Kayley Taylor, Hannah Franzen, Henry Castro, Chance Adam, and Jacob Carnesi (l-r) are all members of this year’s team, which finished first overall with 446 points and will advance to the state competition in Ames Sunday, Jan. 17. (submitted photo)

 

SW Lego League State-bound — again!

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

 

FIRST LEGO League is the perfect combination of learning and fun for fourth- through eighth-graders around the world. The program challenges young students to research a real-world problem and develop a solution.

The students must design, build, and program a robot using LEGOs. Their robot then competes on a tabletop playing field for a chance to advance in the competition.

Members of the South Winneshiek LEGO League team recently traveled to Excelsior Middle School in Marion to compete in a regional competition.

Wed
23
Dec

Merlin Butikofer

Merlin Butikofer

 

 

Merlin L. Butikofer, 71, of Delhi, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 20, 2015, at the Good Neighbor Home, Marietta’s Place, in Manchester. He was born on August 26, 1944, in Postville, Iowa, the son of Harry and Rose (Dennler) Butikofer. 

 

Merlin received his bachelor of science in chemistry and mathematics from Upper Iowa University in 1967. He then received his master’s degree in chemistry education from the University of Wyoming in 1972. His teaching career spanned 48 years and included teaching chemistry, physics and mathematics at Starmont, Upper Iowa, the University of Wyoming, Central City, Maquoketa Valley, and most recently, 14 years at Northeast Iowa Community College in Peosta. He was first, last, and always an educator and loved working with all of his students.

 

Wed
23
Dec

Goddard family blessed to have daughter back home

 

Elizabeth Goddard is pictured in the family home in Clermont, with a pan of cookies she prepared for baking. Elizabeth suffered brain trauma and broken bones in a bicycle-motor vehicle accident on May 22 and spent five months in a rehabilitation center near Des Moines. (Janell Bradley photo.)

 

Goddard family blessed to have daughter back home

 

Janell Bradley

Contributing Writer

 

 

After Dennis and Joanie Goddard’s daughter, Elizabeth, was critically injured in a bicycle-motor vehicle accident May 22, the couple relied on prayer and their faith in God to give them hope that their daughter would again walk and talk.

And after 33 days in a coma, the feisty teen finally regained consciousness. Since then, she hasn’t stopped surprising her parents with her strong will to relearn speech and mobility following her initial hospitalization at Gundersen Health System in LaCrosse, Wis.

Elizabeth sustained brain trauma, a fractured C2 vertebra, and a broken femur, in addition to severely torn ligaments in one knee. Following surgery and care while she was in a coma, Elizabeth then spent five months at ChildServe Rehabilitation Center in Johnston.

She returned to her home in Clermont on Oct. 16, entering the city limits with a police and fire truck escort.

The following Monday, Elizabeth began transitioning back into her studies at North Fayette Valley High School. A sophomore, Elizabeth’s days are filled with classes in functions/statistics/trigonometry, reading comprehension and world history, and typically doing a couple of hours of homework each night.

When she has free time, she enjoys baking some of her favorite foods. But while that would be enough to occupy her time, Elizabeth also spends hours doing physical, occupational and speech therapies. She also tries to swim a couple of times a week at a pool in Postville.

The teen is working to strengthen her legs before she undergoes surgery for a torn ACL. She still uses a walker to get around, but has a goal of getting to crutches.

Five days a week, Elizabeth gets ready for school, puts on knee and ankle braces, has breakfast, and completes one of her therapies before school. She finishes her classes about noon, goes to Palmer Lutheran Health Center for another therapy session (Monday, Wednesday and Friday.)

The day the accident happened, Elizabeth was riding her bike home from piano lessons. She has studied with Carla Hanson since the second grade, when the Goddards moved to Clermont from near Maquoketa.

Elizabeth said the last thing she remembers from that day was playing “The Spinning Song” for her teacher.

Wed
23
Dec

Blue Devils drop 2 in a row

 

Bryce Allwood attacks that basket in the first quarter against Clayton Ridge on Tuesday, Dec. 15. His 9 points were a season- and career-high for the senior. However, the Blue Devils fell 77-6 to the Eagles.  

 

Blue Devils drop 2 in a row

 

 

By Chris Deback
cdeback@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

After opening the season with three wins, the West Central boys’ basketball team dropped two in a row last week with losses to Clayton Ridge, 77-61, and Central Elkader, 60-53, at home.

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