April 2017

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Apr

Warriors busy on the course

 

South Winn’s Cassidy Frana lines up her putt during Thursday’s meet against Central. The Warrior senior carded a 56 and helped her team defeat the rival Warrior squad by a score of 206-316. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

Warriors busy on the course

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

 

The South Winneshiek boys’ and girls’ golf teams had a busy week on the golf course over the past week, seeing action in four days over a five-day span to end the week.

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Tuesday afternoon, April 18, the Warrior linksters took to Silvercrest Golf Course in Decorah to do battle with the Turkey Valley Trojans and Decorah Vikings.

The South Winn girls were able to shoot the lowest team total of the three competing teams, using a 201 to edge Decorah’s 210 and Turkey Valley’s 245. 

Jaden Schweinefus picked up medalist honors for the afternoon after shooting a 46. Fellow Warrior Cassidy Frana earned runner-up honors after carding a 48, which was just one stroke lower than Skyler Luzum. The final SW contributor was Alyssa Timp (58).

The South Winn boys combined to shoot 182, besting Turkey Valley (234) but falling to Decorah (169).

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26
Apr

Warrior boys take gold at NFV

 

Paul Hageman leads teammate Derek Dietzenbach in the 3200-meter run at the NFV Invite held Friday afternoon in West Union. The Warrior duo claimed the top two spots in the event, which helped the South Winn boys’ team take first place. (Jerry Wadian photo)

 

Warrior boys take gold at NFV

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

 

The South Winneshiek boys’ track and field team took first-place honors Friday at the North Fayette Valley Invite in West Union, using 17-point individual efforts from Rodney Schwartzhoff and Nathan Ward to contribute to the team’s 147 total points. 

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Apr

SW girls take 7th, 5th in busy week

 

South Winn senior Josie Kriener accepts the baton from Felicity Taylor on the final exchange of the 1600 distance medley on Friday at the NFV Invite. With Ellie Loesch and Sarah Hertges running the opening legs of the long-distance event, South Winn took first place in the event with a time of 4:27.17. (Jerry Wadian photo)

 

SW girls take 7th, 5th in busy week

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

 

The South Winneshiek girls’ track and field team was in action twice last week, participating in the Hudson Invitational on Monday (April 17) and the North Fayette Valley Invite on Friday.

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26
Apr

Leona Bullerman

Leona Bullerman

 

 

     Leona Bullerman, age 90, of Calmar, Iowa, died peacefully, with her family by her side on Saturday, April 15, 2017, at the Ossian Senior Hospice.

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Apr

'A story that had to be told'

 

Kelly Kuboushek, a 2015 graduate of South Winneshiek High School and current student at Loras College, records footage from inside the historic Inwood Ballroom in Spillville for a documentary. The project, titled “The Crown,” was completed by Kuboushek and classmate Jack Sarcone, and it highlights the history of the nearly 100-year-old dance hall. (submitted photo)

 

'A story that had to be told'

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

 

The Inwood Ballroom in Spillville is a place that is likely familiar to nearly every resident of Winneshiek County and much of northeast Iowa. While most have stepped foot inside the nearly 100-year-old Spillville building for one reason or another at some point in their lives, many younger generations were not around and may not know just how much history lies under the iconic peaked roof.

“I have been going to wedding dances at The Inwood since I was a little girl,” recalled Kelly Kuboushek, a native of the Spillville who helped masterfully produce “The Crown,” a documentary about the age-old ballroom that has withstood the test of time over many generations. 

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26
Apr

Learning from the best

Officer Matthew Schmelzer, Oelwein PD

 

Learning from the best

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

 

The University of Iowa wrestling program is undeniably one of the best and most successful in the NCAA. With an unprecedented 23 team titles and 82 individual titles among 54 different wrestlers, it would be a fair assessment to say that the Hawkeye athletes and coaches know a thing or two about scoring takedowns. 

In an effort to help better prepare officers to handle any situation in the field, Iowa City, U of I, and Oelwein police departments teamed up with the Iowa grapplers to offer a unique training experiences for their employees, including Oelwein PD Officer Matthew Schmelzer.

“The defensive tactics and maneuvers that we learned are invaluable in our line of work,” said the Ossian native and two-year member of the force. “We learned from the best out there, which was a really cool experience.”

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26
Apr

Running with a purpose

 

Kyleigh Kriener (front), a 2009 graduate of South Winneshiek High School and an Ossian native, ran the Boston Marathon last week. Running in the 121st annual event, Kriener runs alongside Katherine Switzer (261), the first woman to ever run the Boston Marathon. (submitted photo)

 

Running with a purpose

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

 

The official distance of a marathon is 42.195 kilometers (26.219 miles). It takes a special kind of person to conquer such an event, one who is determined, focused, and dedicated. For Ossian native Kyleigh Kriener, running has become a very important part of her life. 

“I ran cross country during my sophomore through senior years of high school,” explained the 2011 South Winneshiek High School alum, who now resides in the greater Boston area. “I didn’t run much my freshman year of college, but I picked it back up during my sophomore year and haven’t stopped since.”

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Apr

Fassbinder's beeswax creates a buzz

 

ob Fassbinder has been in the honeybee business for over four decades. In the last five years, he started shipping 2,000 pounds of beeswax to a Vermont company that uses the wax to recreate a reusable alternative to plastic wrap, which Fassbinder proudly displays.  (Chris DeBack photos)

 

Fassbinder's beeswax creates a buzz

 

 

By Chris Deback
cdeback@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

The buzz of the honeybee can be heard quite loudly over the summer in rural Elgin.

Bob Fassbinder raises American honeybees at his home in rural Elgin. Many area residents have had the chance to taste the sweet nectar Fassbinder’s bees produce, and others may have helped process the honey as a summer job during high school.

Now in his 41st year in business, Fassbinder has found another use for a byproduct of the bee business: beeswax. 

Bob has been turning the beeswax he collects from his bees into candles and other things for quite some time. However, five years ago he started shipping most of the wax to a Vermont-based business called Bee’s Wrap that uses his wax to make a reusable alternative to plastic wrap. 

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Apr

Elgin named a top river town

 

Elgin was named a top-three finalist for 2017 River Town of the Year. Mallory Marlatt (pictured), Turkey River Recreational Corridor director, submitted the application to the nonprofit group Iowa River Revival. For its finish in the top three, Elgin will host state decision-makers this July for a float down the Turkey River.  (Chris DeBack photo)

 

Elgin named a top river town

 

 

By Chris Deback
cdeback@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

 

Elgin was named a Top Three finalist for 2017 River Town of the Year by the nonprofit group Iowa River Revivals.

“We were just told that we had a really good application” said Mallory Marlatt, Turkey River Recreational Corridor (TRRC) director. 

Marlatt worked with Rhonda Dales, Elgin city clerk, to submit the application in November 2016. Along with the application, the two submitted a four-page resume that highlighted Elgin’s contribution to the region. 

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Apr

Blue Devils fall to Eagles

 

 West Central’s Kenadie Betz turned in a team-low 59 against Clayton Ridge on Thursday, April 20, at Big Rock Country Club in Fayette. 

 

Blue Devils fall to Eagles

 

 

By Chris Deback
cdeback@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

The West Central boys’ and girls’ golf teams fell at home to Clayton Ridge on Thursday, April 20, in their only meet last week.

The boys lost, 166-228, while the girls fell, 215-251.

There were cool and windy conditions at Big Rock Country Club in Fayette, the Blue Devils’ home course. Kenadie Betz is the first female golfer other than Kenzie Squires to score the team's lowest nine-hole round in competition. She scored a 59; her best hole was a bogey on No. 3.

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