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Hawkeye gal lands coveted internship in NYC

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2016-02-17 10:54

 

Marissa Bouska landed an internship at Soho Press in New York City this semester, where her time is spent editing copy, proofreading manuscripts and reading unsolicited submissions. Marissa, daughter of Mike and Rhonda Bouska of Hawkeye, is a junior at Coe College.

 

Hawkeye gal lands coveted internship in NYC

 

Janell Bradley

Contributing Writer

 

North Fayette High School grad Marissa Bouska has always loved to read. And over the years, her influences have been many.

From the childhood book “Barnyard Dance” by Sandra Boynton to “Rebecca” by Daphne du Maurier as a student in teacher Mary Straate’s ninth-grade English classes, Bouska saw her world open to numerous possibilities through reading and the comprehension of what she read.

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Feb

'Color Me Calm' activity relieves stress

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2016-02-17 10:47

Nikki Goldsmith (left) and SuEllen Shaffer enjoy a recent adult coloring activity at Fayette Community Library. Looking on is library director Linda Adams. (Janell Bradley photo)

 

'Color Me Calm' activity relieves stress

 

 

Janell Bradley

Contributing Writer

 

 

Most people expect their library to be a resource of reading and audio material, but who knew it could also help with kicking the nicotine habit?

That was the added benefit of a recent series of gatherings at Fayette Community Library, where a “Color Me Calm” program was initiated.

Library director Linda Adams said many libraries have begun offering programs in which participants use colored pencils to shade preprinted images. The designs vary from woodland fairies to mandalas (geometric patterns) to animals and flowers.

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Feb

Brady Kuennen

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2016-02-17 10:34

Brady Kuennen

 

 

Brady Kuennen, age 36, of Waucoma, IA, died near Rockland, Michigan, from injuries he received in a snowmobile accident, on February 10, 2016.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated by the Rev. Nick March at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 15, at St. Luke Catholic Church in St. Lucas.

Interment was in the church cemetery.

Casket bearers were Eric Kuehner, Craig Kuehner, Bruce Van Sickle, Matt Steffens, Lee Einck, Travis Gebel, Mike Carolan, Andy Van Sickle and Eric Stevens.

Honorary casket bearers were Brady’s cousins and uncles; his “camping family,” his bowling league, and neighbors.

Arrangements were handled by Schluter-Balik Funeral Home in Decorah. Brady Allan Kuennen was born on January 5, 1980, the son of Ron and Susan (Schmitt) Kuennen in Decorah, IA. 

Brady graduated from Turkey Valley High School in 1998.

While in high school he worked for Schmitt Fertilizer. 

Wed
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Feb

Aleta Reeder

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2016-02-17 10:29

Aleta Reeder

 

 

Aleta Leonore Reeder was born January 26, 1924 on the family farm in Clayton County near Luana, Iowa to Edward and Clara Leonore (Kuthe) Heins. She passed away Thursday morning February 11, 2016 at her daughter home in West Union, Iowa at the age of 92.

A private family burial will be held at a later date.

A public visitation was held Monday, February 15, 2016 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Burnham-Wood & S.K. Rogers Funeral Home in West Union, IA.

Aleta was a homemaker and helped on the farm doing farm chores as needed. She had a large garden and canned vegetables and fruits for her family.

She enjoyed dancing, rodeos and listening to polka music.

Aleta received her education in the rural schools of Clayton County and was a member of United Methodist Church in West Union.

Wed
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Feb

NFV bowlers win again

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2016-02-17 10:25

 

Lucas Phillips powers the ball down the alley as the NFV junior led the TigerHawk boys to their second win of the season Tuesday (Feb. 9) at Lilac Lanes in West Union. Phillips had a 259 for the high individual game of the season for the boys as NFV beat Oelwein in a thrilling, come-from-behind win, 2634-2632. (Jerry Wadian photo)

 

NFV bowlers win again

 

 

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

The North Fayette Valley boys’ bowling team won the second game of its maiden season Tuesday, Feb. 9, against Oelwein at Lilac Lanes in West Union. The girls kept improving in a loss to the Huskies.

The boys had to overcome an 85-pin deficit in the Baker Round to pull out the two-pin victory. At the end of individual bowling, NFV was down, 1793-1708.

Wed
17
Feb

TigerHawks upend SW

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2016-02-17 10:01

 

NFV senior Trevor Hurd pulls up for this jumper over SW big man Carson Lensing in Monday’s (Feb. 15) District playoff game in Waukon. It was Hurd’s pretty backdoor pass to Tate Hovden that helped give the TigerHawks a 28-21 lead at the half. NFV eventually won, 57-54 when it scored four consecutive points in the final 28 seconds. (Jerry Wadian photo)

 

TigerHawks upend SW

 

 

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

North Fayette Valley scored four points in the final 28 seconds to win its game over South Winn, 57-54, in first round of the boys’ Class 2A District basketball playoffs, Monday (Feb. 15) in Waukon.

The game was a matter of streaks with SW’s trapping zone forcing early turnovers as the Warriors jumped to a 17-7 lead at the end of the first quarter. It would have been worse, but SW missed a couple of free throws; in fact, the game was really settled at the line where the Warriors shot just over 50 percent.

Wed
17
Feb

NFV gals earn winning record

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2016-02-17 09:57

 

NFV point guard Kim Rounds is all of 5’3” and she drives the lane Saturday against Center Point-Urbana, she finds the lane full of 6’0” Pointer center Arika Woolridge. Obviously, the TigerHawk senior isn’t going to shoot over Woolridge, but she drove by to pass the ball off to a NFV teammate for points in the TigerHawks’ 54-34 loss in the 3A Regional game in Center Point. (Jerry Wadian photo)

 

NFV gals earn winning record

 

 

 

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

The North Fayette Valley girls ended the basketball season last week splitting two UIC contests and losing to second-ranked Center Point-Urbana in the Class 3A Regional opener Saturday night in Center Point.

The girls opened Monday (Feb. 8) with a loss at Kee, ranked fifth in Class 1A, but rebounded the next night in Edgewood, beating the Vikings, 61-45.

Wed
17
Feb

3 TigerHawks to State Wrestling

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2016-02-17 09:51

 

NFV Valley fans had a lot to cheer about at Saturday’s District Wrestling Tournament in Independence. The TigerHawks advance three of its four wrestlers to the State Wrestling Meet this week at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. (Jerry Wadian photo)

 

3 TigerHawks to State Wrestling

 

 

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

North Fayette Valley advanced three of its four wrestlers from Saturday’s District Wrestling Tournament to the State Wrestling Tournament to be held Thursday through Saturday (Feb. 18-20) in Des Moines.

Nick Baumler won the 182-pound title while Jared Kerr and Jordan Baumler were runners-up at 145 and 220, respectively.

Wed
17
Feb

Dennis Rear

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2016-02-17 09:29

Dennis Rear

 

 

Dennis Rear of Clermont will turn 80 years young on Sunday, Feb. 21.

His family and friends will be marking the occasion with an open house from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, at Brick City Bar and Grill in Clermont. Please join in wishing Dennis a happy birthday.

If you are unable to attend the open house, birthday greetings will reach Dennis at 200 Madison St., Clermont, IA 52135.

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17
Feb

Matters of the heart

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2016-02-17 09:26

 

Imparting some wisdom to Colton Blue (right), one of his student bowlers on the NFV bowling team, is Chris DeBack. DeBack was born with mitral valve stenosis and coarctation of the aorta, but he hasn’t let his heart condition interfere with achieving his goals in life.

 

Matters of the heart

 

 

Brian Smith
Contributing Writer
bsmith@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

Living with a heart condition is something that Chris DeBack has been used to all of his life. The 25-year-old native New Yorker works as a news and feature writer for Fayette County Newspapers. He was born with mitral valve stenosis, a heart problem in which the mitral valve of the heart doesn’t open as wide as it should. DeBack was also born with a condition known as coarctation of the aorta, which is a narrowing of the large blood vessel that branches off the heart and delivers oxygenated blood to the body.

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