Paul Baas

Paul Douglas Bass, 48, formerly of Mt Pleasant, Iowa, died on Sunday April 9, 2017.  Born on September 8, 1968 to Robert and Nancy (Voshell) Bass in West Union, Iowa. Graduate of Waterloo West High School and attended Hawkeye Tech Community College in Waterloo, Iowa.  He loved photography, enjoyed creative drawing and leatherworking.  Paul was always willing to help others when asked.

Paul was preceded in death by his father and great-nephew, Robert John Paul O’Dell.  He is survived by his mother, 3 sisters and a brother: Becky O’Dell (Darryl Woltzen) of West Union, IA; Deb (Scott) Schlatter of Lincoln, NE; Chris (Matt) White of Pella, IA, and Doug (Kristi) Bass of Sumner, IA. Paul is also survived by 3 nephews and 5 nieces: Cory (Becca) O’Dell Rozline and Ronnie O’Dell; Stephanie and Jacob Schlatter; Logan, Madeline and Olivia White; and Melissa Bass.

Megan Feldman’s long stride is evident at Friday’s TigerHawk Invite as the senior helps the 4x800 win a gold medal. (Jerry Wadian photo)

NFV girls 3rd in two meets

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

The NFV girls’ track team placed third in both of the track meets in which they competed last week. Tuesday, April 18, the gals were in Cresco and Friday, they hosted the annual TigerHawk Invitational in West Union.

At the TigerHawk on Friday, NFV finished behind Crestwood for the second time in the week. However, the TigerHawks jumped ahead of Waukon in the final standings.

Once again NFV had to hold out some girls due to nagging injuries.  

The North Fayette Valley Community Coalition will host a Resource Fair from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 9, in the NFV cafeteria. The main attraction of the fair will be a drug-room display from the Clayton County Community Collaboration Coalition. The drug room displays a typical teen boy’s bedroom, and in it are typical drug paraphernalia that parents expect to see, as well as some new paraphernalia parents may not be aware of. (Submitted photo)

Spotting drugs!

By Chris Deback
cdeback@thefayettecountyunion.com

If you walked into your child’s bedroom right now, could you spot the drugs he or she is hiding?

Many parents think they are “hip” and know all the tricks of the drug trade, but most would be surprised by how much easier drugs are to conceal than when they were teenagers. Did you know that a can of pop can be used to smoke weed? How about that apple?

The North Fayette Valley Community Coalition (NFVCC) is here to help. It will host a Resource Fair from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 9, in the North Fayette Valley High School cafeteria. 

“What do you feel when you see this picture?” world traveler and inspirational speaker Leon Logothetis asked his audience of North Fayette Valley high school students during his visit to West Union last week.  “There are no wrong answers; your feelings are your own.” 

Changing the world, one kindness at a time

Megan Molseed

Contributing Writer

His name is Leon, British-born global adventurer, author, philanthropist, speaker, and host of his own Netflix series “The Kindness Diaries.”  

To look at Leon Logothetis as he spoke to North Fayette Valley High School students last week during a stop on his most recent “Kindness Diaries” tour, one sees a self-assured, successful man eager to make a change in the world. However, as he begins to share his story, one learns that the inspirational world-traveling speaker was once on the receiving end of bullying through his teenage years.