Nilus and Jenny Imoehl will be riding in style when they make their way down Main Street in Ossian Saturday night in the Ossian Fest Grand Parade. The two longtime Ossian residents, who have been married for 63 years, will reign as this year’s King and Queen of Ossian. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Imoehls to reign over Ossian Fest

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

Longevity is a term very familiar to Ossian’s Nilus and Jenny Imoehl. The couple have lived in Winneshiek County their entire lives, with the exception of the two years that Nilus was in the Navy. In 1957, they made the short move from their Festina farm to a new farm closer to Ossian, where they raised dairy and beef cows, hogs, and chickens for approximately 45 years.

More recently, the two moved inside the city limits of town. Jenny currently lives at Ossian Senior Hospice, a mainstay in the Ossian community that Nilus was very influential in helping bring to town over 50 years ago.

The 10th Annual Turkey River Classic (TRC) is just around the corner on Saturday, Aug. 20, and Jen Stolka (far left), North Fayette Valley Mentoring coordinator, has a number of raffle prizes and silent auction items up for grabs. Lawson Petersen, Cassie Petersen, TRC Planning Committee member, and Sreve Friederich, TRC Planning Committee member (l-r) are ready for the four-person, best-shot golf tournament portion of the event at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Clermont. 

10th Annual Turkey River Classic

By Chris Deback
cdeback@thefayettecountyunion.com

The 10th Annual Turkey River Classic to support the North Fayette Valley Mentoring Program is just around the corner on Saturday, Aug. 20, at Pleasant Valley Golf Course in Clermont.

“Last year we raised $24,000 for the mentoring program,” said Jen Stolka, mentoring program coordinator. “Of course, the goal is to always up the ante.”

Jen Stolka of Wadena is the new North Fayette Valley Mentoring Program coordinator. She has worked with the North Fayette Valley Community Coalition, formerly Valley Community Coalition, since 2002. She will be the one seeking mentors to pair with mentees. Chris DeBack photo

'Being a mom solidifies NFVCC work' for Stolka

By Chris Deback
cdeback@thefayettecountyunion.com

The North Fayette Valley Mentoring program has a new coordinator in kindhearted Wadena native Jen Stolka.

She has held the part-time position since January, and now that she has settled into it, she is looking forward to making improvements. Currently, there is a waiting list of children looking to be paired with a mentor. Some of those children could be on the list for a year before being placed with a mentor.