Thursday, June 8, 2023
Vol. 158, Issue 23
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As the youngest of four sisters raised on her family’s 400-cow dairy farm, Avery Humpal is no stranger to hard work and long days. Even as I geared up to leave Decorah to interview her at the family’s Humpal Farm near Ridgeway, she texted me, saying she had to finish helping her dad with bedding cow pens before our interview could take place. I navigated my way along gravel dirt roads, cutting straight and long through green fields, making my way to Avery’s address. As I arrived and exited my truck, the
Avery Humpal, 2023 Winneshiek County Dairy Princess alternate, is pictured at the Humpal Farm near Ridgeway. (Driftless Multimedia photo by Denise Lana)
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17-year-old, clad in jeans and dark shirt, greeted me with a brilliant unassuming smile, straight flaxen hair framing her youthfully dimpled visage. We sat and chatted without pauses or uneasy hesitations, and it was immediately obvious that Avery was very comfortable talking about her family and the farm, her hobbies and past times, but mostly her deep love for all things dairy and cows. Her blue eyes lit up as she talked about her favorite cow, describing to me how this cow had come to the farm when Avery was five or so. Every time she works near where the cow is, the cow always comes over and bumps her with her snout, prompting Avery to give her scratches and pets. “She’s the only one I can go up to. As a calf, she would come up to me and was never scared of me.” Avery laughs when I ask what the cow’s name was. “I just refer to her as 3621, since that’s her tag number.” Being chosen as Winneshiek County Dairy Princess Alternate seems a natural choice to me, as I observed Avery discussing how the family’s dairy farm has been passed along from one generation to the next. “It’s a third-generation farm, started in 1806,” Avery explained. Grandfather and Grandmother Humpal started with fewer than 100 Holsteins. Her dad, Darryl, the youngest of eight children, worked the farm until he was old enough to step in and take it over. Darryl married Avery’s mom Michelle in 1992, and along the way, Darryl expanded the farm’s free stall barn, and gradually more and more cows were added.
Avery Humpal is pictured with her favorite cow, 3621. (submitted photo)
Confessions of a Royal Watcher:
King Charles III in the top job
Another trip in my lifetime I do not worship British royals. I don’t yearn to see one in person and snap a selfie. I would never kit up in a tasteless t-shirt, socks, or hat ensemble mimicking the Union Jack flag. When a friend from the United Kingdom, who visited us for a week last October gushed, “Rachel, I need to do the coronation with you,” I cooly demurred, “That probably won’t happen.” My spouse and I had just spent a festive June
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Let’s get straight to the confessions. King Charles III claims he’s modernizing the monarchy, but it’s feudal. Contrary to popular belief, I wasn’t one of approximately 2,200 people invited to be physically present at the coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey on May 6, 2023. I was invited to sit on a sofa in England, at times next to a dog.
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celebrating Queen Elizabeth’s 70 years on the throne. We needed to rebuild our pin money. And, truth be told, some of rainbow-palette-coat-dressed-pearland-diamond-clad Queen Elizabeth’s surviving relatives seemed a tad self-serving, boring and less-cherished than the dearly-departed family matriarch. Within three days, my mad-keen Anglophile hubby had booked mid-April to mid-May plane tickets to a nation about to bring in the Carolean Era and size up its hereditary, constitutional head of state. You know, the septuagenarian King formerly known as Prince.
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Three royal watchers and a dog view the coronation of King Charles from the sofa during a coronation watch party. (Photo courtesy David and Rachel Faldet)
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Taking the pulse of the United Kingdom When I thumbed through heaps of glossy and tabloid magazines and newspapers after my descent into jet-lag a few weeks before Opera-
tion Golden Orb (for high security reasons, royals and their minions use codenames) reached its “awesome” pinnacle, the United Kingdom seemed to be clinging to its record-breaking-longest-reign-in-British-history Elizabethan Era. Charles’s mum – whose codename when out
in public, reportedly, was “Sharon” – graced more covers, front pages, and souvenir inserts than Charles did pre-coronation. It made me
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Winneshiek Medical Center becomes WinnMed This week, Winneshiek Medical Center officially transitions to WinnMed. The Board of Trustees approved the new name and brand in March launched June 5, and continue roll-out efforts through the end of the year. A new tagline to support WinnMed was also adopted by the Board of Trustees: “Excellence lives here.” Chief Administrative Officer Steve Slessor said, “The new name closely connects to the current identity, but is shortened to be easy to see,
say and remember. The “Winn” portion gives respect to Winneshiek County citizens to whom we are so deeply connected, and t h e “Med” portion broadens our scope from a physical place or “center” to a larger medical system that encompasses the entire region. The tagline speaks to the ideal that every patient receives the absolute best care here, and that care is inspired by the patients and health care providers who choose to live, work and care for each other locally.” Chief Medical Officer Thomas Marquardt,
D.P.M., said, “Our strategic long-term vision points to growth and expansion of our Mayo Clinic Health System specialty services. We wanted to roll out this plan under a new and modern name and look. During the rebranding process, we also worked closely with our colleagues at Mayo Clinic to ensure compliance with their updated brand standards. The resulting logo change and future use of the MCHS logo when referring to our physician group reflects the new standards for both organizations.” As under the legacy name and brand of Winneshiek Medical Center, WinnMed’s partnership with Mayo Clinic Health System for physician services is strong. Marquardt said, “Our nearly 20-year partnership with Mayo Clinic Health System continues to grow. The leadership and physician services we receive from Mayo Clinic
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Background In 1992, the first of all Mayo Clinic Health System clinics opened in Decorah and worked in partnership with the local hospital, then Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital. In 2005, Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital entered into a Professional Services Agreement and Management Services Agreement with Mayo Clinic Health System, and rebranded itself to Winneshiek Medical Center. The medical center continued to grow and evolve, adding service lines and
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County road construction updates By Kate Klimesh
The 175th Street Project near Calmar is coming along well. Crews still have the radius on Highway 52 to complete, but the shouldering is mostly done. Crews will be working on yard cleanup and should be ready to paint soon. The approach work will begin for the replacement of Bridge 237, as Brennan Construction is finished with the main construction and deck. The demolition of Bridge 317 on Wren Valley Road has been completed and the caps have been poured. K Construction will finish the box culvert on W14 while waiting for the concrete caps to cure before continuing with bridge work. A discussion was held regarding a 3/4-mile section of county-owned road on Horn Hollow Road. The section in question is used by a few landowners. The length of the original road
stretches miles from College Drive to Highway 52, but over the years portions of the original road have essentially disappeared. Along this section from Wagon Road to Highway 52, the road has moved from the original plat recorded by the county. The County Engineer’s Office is currently undertaking a retracement of the section to record the road as it sits, instead of relying on incorrect placement from past records. The new owner of Horn Hollow House, James Wicka, has been working with local historical groups, the state and the National Register of Historic Places in efforts to restore the home to historic references. Wicka inquired about the road’s access as he was hoping to create a walking path along the road with historical signage on the area. The issue will be on future Supervisors’ agendas to allow the other landowners on that road to have input.
Twin Springs road closures
The City of Decorah announced that Twin Springs Road will be closed to thru traffic June 5-9 and June 12-16 to allow for work to occur on Steyer Bridge. The road will be closed between Oneota Drive and 2106 Twin Springs Road. Road closures will take place
during daytime hours with the duration of closure times to be determined by weather and construction activities. Residents are encouraged to find alternative routes during this closure. Call the Street Department at 563-382-2157 with any questions.
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Aase Haugen Senior Services was recently awarded a $12.7 million loan from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development to help with the construction of a nursing and assisted living complex on Nordic Drive in Decorah. (submitted photo)
Aase Haugen awarded funding for new nursing facility in Decorah By Kate Klimesh Some may say that at 108 years old, it may be more difficult to reinvent yourself. But as a business that takes care of the people of the community, Aase Haugen Senior Services has found great strength in returning to its roots while planning the future campus to house their Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC). Leadership and board members have been attempting to find the most effective pathway forward to building a new nursing home and uniting the Aase Haugen campus for well over a decade. With the right people in the right places – all at the right time – they have some exciting momentum and have recently secured $12.7 million in a low-interest loan through USDA, along with another $1 million Emergency Rural Health Care grant. The project estimate of $19.7 million will be sought through local, self-funded loans and a capital campaign that kicked off with an announcement event Monday, June 5. “We’ve kept very busy working with our architect, Align Architecture and Planning of Waterloo, as well as our local attorney, the local engineer, City of Decorah officials and Winneshiek County Economic Development and Tourism to really give it a push for a ground-breaking next spring,” reported Executive Director of Aase Haugen Senior Service, Sam Boeke. “We’re hoping to be managing the bid process by July of this year as we finalize the site
plan and the final design of the new 78-bed facility and 12-unit assisted living on the hilltop campus. We want to make sure we don’t overbuild, but plan for today and the future. We’re trying to design for what is sustainable in the community.” Aase Haugen’s roots Originally established in 1915, Aase Haugen Home for the Aged was a first of its kind in the region. Aase Haugen, a Norwegian immigrant, was the last surviving member of her family and inherited a handsome sum. Intent on putting it to good use, she won legal battles with nephews and nieces to spend her fortune building a home for community members who had no one left to take care of them. After spending her adult life caring for her father, brothers and younger sister when their mother died on the trek to their farmstead in Winneshiek County, she was diagnosed with cancer and had no one to look after her. Boeke stated, “Aase’s sacrifice and fight for people she didn’t even know is inspiring, she created a place they could call home with a continuity of care. Her vision has been realized through the original Aase Haugen Home, the current facility built in 1964, and now, it’s time for a new place for the elders of our community to call home.” “This new facility serves, as previous facilities have served, as an acknowledgement of the generations of elders who have spent much of their now 90 plus years building this community. The community as a whole is
successful – a beautiful place to live and work. But the elder component of the community doesn’t get talked about as much, and it is a component of our community. Those individuals deserve this new facility as a way we can show our appreciation, thanks and respect. Their care should meet the same community quality levels as are showcased in the schools and other city resources. They should be equally as excellent and robust.” Hilltop Community Campus plans The hope is to finalize plans for a 78-bed facility that can accommodate up to 60 nursing care beds, with some of those having the capacity to be doubles up to an occupancy of 85, along with 18 Memory Care or CCDI beds. There are 12 apartments for Assisted Living, with room for expansion if donor support allows. The Hilltop Campus has a total of 52 acres available, and the new facility will be built adjacent to Vennehjem and Nabotunet on Nordic Drive. Aase Haugen Board of Directors President Steve Langland said, “This is a natural extension of our Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) philosophy – to provide all levels of senior care in one organization and now this will be accomplished on one campus in a beautiful neighborhood – it’s a dream come true.” “We had to be cognizant of the Nursing Facility market,” Boeke reported, “and size the new facility appropriately to be both successful and sustain-
able, and that includes available staffing.” The new facility must be built, with a hope to break ground next spring with an 18-month completion date. Only then can the residents of Aase Haugen consider the move to the new facility. Ohio Street facility plans Once the new facility is built and in operation, the emptied Aase Haugen facility on Ohio Street is planned for reuse support the need for affordable housing in Decorah. Complete renovation of the space will take place, creating affordable, low-income apartments. “We need to also be able to care for the staff carrying out Aase’s mission every day. And right now, they can’t afford to live in Decorah. We hope to be able to build something for future frontline staff and other low-income people.” “This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to create what the community says they prioritize providing to the community. We can make it happen, but we need support from the community and city for the project.” Boeke concluded, “We have the property, the infrastructure, the need and purpose to support a greater good for the community. We have the skillset to make it happen. Now we just need city and community support for this project as well.” For more information on the plans and vision for Aase Haugen’s future, visit www.aasehaugen.com or call 563-3823603.
Decorah City Council takes action at June 5 meeting By Denise Lana The Decorah City Council held its bi-monthly meeting Monday, June 5, at the City’s council chambers. Two council members, Emily Neal and Kirsten Olsen, were absent from the meeting, however action was taken on several agenda items.
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Sunflower grant The Sunflower Child Development and Discovery Center will receive a one-time $10,000 grant from the Decorah Sustainability Commission to be used towards a Watershed Exhibit based on the Upper Iowa River watershed. The council discussed the center’s original request of $50,000 from the Sustainability Commission, which would be paid across five years. Council member Randy Schissel voted against, with the remaining four voting in favor of the one-time grant, which would be in lieu of the $50,000 request. Kratz Subdivision The long-debated Kratz Subdivision preliminary plat was voted down during the council meeting. The proposed subdivision is located outside Decorah city limits but within two miles of the boundary, giving both Winneshiek County and Decorah the right to waive or place contingencies on requirements needing to be accomplished before approval. Plans for the
proposed subdivision went before Decorah Planning & Zoning several months ago, and P&Z ultimately approved the plans but stressed a few contingencies that would need to be made. It was then presented to City Council and City Staff for review. After much scrutiny and discussion with one another, City Engineer Jeremy Bril and Kratz representative Tade Kerndt, council members tabled any decision-making until Monday’s meeting. Monday night, after further discussion and additional input from Kerndt, Council ultimately did not approve the Kratz Subdivision preliminary plat, with two members, Steve Luse and Steven Zittergruen, voting nay. Two of the seven council members were absent from the meeting, and according to the rule to reconsider, one of the two council members who voted against the increase could, with support of one additional council member, request to have it resubmitted for consideration at a future council meeting.
Decorah Chief of Police candidates named The City of Decorah has selected four candidates to interview for the Chief of Police position being vacated by the retirement of Chief David Smutzler. Finalists include Scott Burtch, Chief of Police with the Sheldon Police Department; Scott Herrmann, Assistant Chief of Police with the Decorah Police Department; Michael Mrachek, Kansas City Training Coordinator with the FBI; and Tricia Thein, Lieutenant with the Marshalltown Po-
lice Department. A public reception will be held Friday, June 16, at 4:30 p.m., in the lobby of the Hotel Winneshiek, where members of the public may meet the finalists. The City of Decorah will interview four finalists from 16 applicants on Saturday, June 17. Jeff Cayler of Cayler Consulting is assisting the city with the search. Please contact City Hall at 382-3651 with questions.
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Celebrating June
Dairy Month Diane and Mark Schmitt of Fort Atkinson, pictured above, were honored with the 2023 Winneshiek County Dairy promoters Distinguished Services award at the April Dairy Banquet. Their service to the dairy community and their friends and family keep them hopping, as do the cows on their farm(left). They value being able to enjoy the outdoors and their animals on the farm, and always have a project going to keep them busy. Mark and Diane recently turned over the Moo-mobile operations to Eric and Addison Wemark.
Dreaming of Fields Day at Pulpit Rock Brewing Co. Pulpit Rock will host “Dreaming of Fields Day” Saturday, June 10, at their Decorah brewery. The event showcases the brewery’s Dreaming of Fields Project which started in 2019 as a way to support local farmers, celebrate land stewardship and contribute towards market creation for small grain production efforts in northeast Iowa. Seven craft beers have been released as part of the project, featuring local corn, local wheat and locally-sourced adjuncts such as honey and plums. The June 10 event includes a re-release for Dreaming of Fields’ Upper Iowa Common beer as well as a beer release for the new Dreaming of Fields brew: Honest Work. This project has launched many new collaborations including ones with two award-winning Iowa farms: Luna Valley Farm (Winneshiek County) and FLOLO Farms (Fayette County). Pulpit Rock Co-Brewers Robert Slack and Justin Teff look forward to all the ways this event can lift up important messaging about land use, water quality and local economy. “We feel
passionate about this project,” said Slack, “because it’s about land ethic and because it’s about small-batch beer. It’s about creativity and innovation at both the farm and the brewery. This is the future for craft beer, connecting with specific farmers and specific grains.” Slack says what he looks forward to the most is getting to sit down with the farmer who grew the grain in his glass. “Bringing people together for a pint at the end of a long day is a gift we love giving. And when the people you’re sharing a table with represent every stage of the process – well that’s just the stuff dreams are made of.” There will also be the Iowa State University’s Conservation Station, hamburgers by the Winneshiek County Cattlemen, Moo-Mobile shakes by the Winneshiek County Dairy Promoters and conversation with hard-working area farmers. Dreaming of Fields Project is an ode to Iowa and its hard-working farmers. Learn more online at www.pulpitrockbrewing.net or follow the brewery on social media.
Recent air quality impacts descending from Canadian wildfires Air quality has been impacted for many people sensitive to respiratory pollution in the past few weeks, in large part due to Canadian wildfires that continue to rage far beyond normal parameters. A drier than average spring and lower snowpack in the Canadian provinces has led to eight million burned acres this year across Canada, with nearly half a million acres in Quebec alone. The smoke from these fires is traveling south and east, following jet streams and weather patterns that drift thick, hazy smoke into Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The lack of rain in the Midwest has also contributed to the haze remaining in the air, following the very light wind south and east from the wildfires into the Midwest, with even more impact to air quality found along the northeastern United States. Current air quality is listed as unhealthy for sensitive people in Minnesota and Wisconsin, with levels hovering between 110 and 124 from the Twin Cities in Minnesota to northeast Iowa. “Sensitive groups” include children, older adults and people with asthma or other pre-existing respiratory conditions. Several wildfires have also been detected throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, where red flag warnings have been issued due to air quality. In Iowa, there is a Fire Weather
Watch in effect due to low rainfall and dry conditions. Winds are pushing south and east from the Canadian border, with a slight cooling trend pushing down into the states from Canada over the next several days, and less than a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms through Monday, June 12. The U.S. Weather Service predicts that much of northeast Iowa will likely develop a drought this season through Aug. 31. The region has experienced only 50-75 percent of normal precipitation levels over the past 30 days. Soil moisture conditions at 20 cm depth range from 10-30 percent, while depths up to 100 cm show at least a 70 percent moisture content. More than 400 wildfires continue to rage across Canada, with an estimated 26,000 people still displaced from their homes after being forced to evacuate, according to the Canadian government in a news conference held recently. Approximately 150 of those fires are in Quebec alone. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, along with partner agencies such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA, maintains an interactive map of air quality data called AirNow (www.airnow.gov) that allows users to see the locations of active fires and assess local air quality conditions and risks.
Schmitts award-winning dairy promoters for five decades sit idle. Mark stated, “I still needed something to do, so I worked at a local coop delivering nitrogen for three years. Then I started helping out with the Moo-Mobile because they needed someone to be in charge of that.” With two shake machines and a trailer, Mark and Diane quickly realized the shakes were very popular. “We had 75 engagements last year, with as many as three engagements in one day. We’d take it to banks, NICC Breakfast on the Farm, Lawler Days, we’d set up at the Sale Barn, at nursing homes and just everywhere. It’s a five-month season, and we put a lot of miles on,” Mark reported with a smile. “It was fun, too, to see everyone stopping by,” Diane added. Mark noted working with Chris Erickson of Anderson-Erickson Dairy of Des Moines was a good experience as well, “We had excellent service with Chris, and they always did a great job of getting us what we needed for the dairy shake mix just when we needed it.” The Moo-Mobile was the second
By Kate Klimesh This couple won the 2023 Winneshiek County Dairy Promoter’s Distinguished Service award at the April Dairy Banquet, but they’ve done more than offer distinguished service, they’ve been award-winning dairy farmers and dairy promoters for over 50 years. Mark and Diane Schmitt of rural Fort Atkinson have a wall full of honors and recognition for their years in the dairy industry and service to many groups and boards. They’ve been on boards for Swiss Valley Farms, NICC Dairy and Agricultural Foundation, Winneshiek County Dairy Promoters and many more. They’ve been heavily involved in and big supporters of the local 4-H. Their daughters were dairy princesses, with one a state alternate Dairy Princess. Their boys were active in 4-H, and both are now co-owners of the family dairy operation. They went on to take over the family operation when Mark and Diane retired in 2013. But, the pair are not ones to
specialty services until the present time, and is now the largest and most specialized hospital in the region. Currently, 565 staff and physicians work at WinnMed, and in addition to being a top economic engine for the region, WinnMed has significant plans to expand the facility over the next 5 to 10 years. Board of Trustees Chair Clark Goltz said, “Our history
is one of change and growth in response to the evolving needs of the patients we serve, and the continuous innovations in health care. As demonstrated in our past, and as we approach our future, we are committed to serving as the medical home for our broader region, where our full team of medical professionals and support services can focus on providing patient-centered, compassionate care.”
the time we’d show up with the Moo-mobile you’d see 100 kids come out of nowhere,” Mark laughed. “It was something to do and helped promote our own product, too.” Mark has turned over the reins of the Moo-Mobile to Eric Wemark and his daughter Addison, who was the 2022 Dairy Princess. He assured the
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Dairy royalty continued from front Now the farm milks nearly 400 cows three times a day. “It takes five hours to milk the cows, so we are working almost constantly,” the rising senior at South Winn explains. One of her fondest memories growing up on the farm was feeding calves. “We would always go out with my mom and play with the calves while she did the chores.” “I love being out here on the farm, it’s taught me so much about work ethic and life in general,” Avery shared. “You hear all these people complaining about how much they have to work, and they have two days a week off; but when you are constantly around farmers who work seven days a week, they might have only one day a month where they are off.” As the Princess Alternate, she does the same tasks as the princess. “I get welcomed to a lot of field trips to talk with students. At NICC there is a dairy center,
Avery Humpal, 2023 Winneshiek County Dairy Princess alternate, is pictured with her parents Darryl and Michelle. (Driftless Multimedia photo by Becky Walz) and I get to work with a lot of second and third graders who don’t know a lot about the dairy industry. I get to go along and teach them about dairy farms and cows, that’s my favorite part.” With nine months left in her reign, Avery looks forward to
spreading her love of dairy as she visits local hospitals and senior centers and meets and teaches young students about the importance of milk and the dairy industry. With sports, family farming and ruling as a princess alternate, I am pretty sure that no matter what she does or where she goes, Avery Humpal is a pretty legen-dairy human being.
Winneshiek County dairy is serious business, ranking third for dairy production in the whole state of Iowa. Milk production in Iowa during April 2023 totaled 491 million pounds, up three percent from the previous April according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Milk Production report. The average number of milk cows during April at 238,000 head was 2,000 below March 2023, but up 7,000 from April 2022. This totals 238 dairy cows out of every 1000 cows in Iowa. Monthly production per cow averaged 2,065 pounds in 2022, and 2,120 pounds per cow as of March of this year. The increased production numbers have created some issues as milk haulers are having to wait to offload milk at the dairy plants and processors’ locations – if they can offload at all. Several Winneshiek County dairy operations have had to dump their daily milk products, totaling over 150,000 pounds of milk, for several days in the past two weeks, due to the dairy plants and processors being full of milk, and not accepting more. Iowa milk production in 2021 was two percent of all U.S. Milk Sales. In Iowa, northeast Iowa offers the largest numbers of dairy cows, with 16,900 in Winneshiek County, 13,400 in Allamakee County, 12,000 in Clayton County, 6,100 in Fayette County and each other county in the northeast region recording at least 900 or more. In 2022, 6.4 percent of all U.S. dairies did not renew their permits to sell milk. This is the largest dairy farm loss since 1992, when records began for dairy farms in operation. In the
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$25,495 of annual economic impact – totaling $430,865,500 per year. Watch for more information on the dairy industry and its current challenges in the next issue of the Driftless Journal.
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KENDRA ELSBERND, 2023 Winneshiek County Dairy Princess, is the daughter of Peter and Kristi Elsbernd. She has one brother and two sisters, and her family milks 340 cows and sells their milk to Foremost Farms. They also raise 600 acres of corn and alfalfa. She attends South Winn High School where she participates in swimming, FFA, SODA, cheerleading, band/marching band and 4-H. On the farm she likes to help her dad with the cows and work with the calves, whether it be vaccinations or just feeding them. She loves to play with her dog. Look for Kendra’s complete feature story in an upcoming edition.
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Moo-Mobile was in good hands. As for Mark, he stays busy helping out on the farm as he can but reported that he sees the current dairy industry as divided between those that want to leave it the way it is and those that are looking for and experimenting with the next innovation. Mark and Diane support innovation, having taken up the dairy industry in 1976, building a 100-cow barn and a 500-cow barn in 1994 when everyone told him it was too big to succeed. Schmitt Dairy has been at 600 cows for the past 20 years. Even after being hospitalized for COVID and losing their sense of smell (Mark noted it’s nice when you can’t smell the manure you haul), Mark and Diane still keep busy watching the animals on their farm. “We saw six bald eagles at one time out there in the field, and we see deer, woodchucks, birds and all manner of animals are out here. It can be very entertaining.” For now, Mark and Diane are looking into what might be their next project to keep them busy, but are enjoying life on the farm.
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Royal Watcher continued from front of the coronation, two royal guards standing at “attention by a throne while you take a selfie,” and traditional garden games including Splat A Rat. (It involves a drainpipe.) High fives all around, but could Charles, as he fulfills his destiny to be king, warm enough British hearts? According to a late April YouGov poll – it’s legit – reported in the London Sunday Times, only 33 percent of Brits polled “cared” about the coronation while 64 percent claimed they “didn’t care.” It’s not a new thought. And people have their reasons. King Charles II died aged 54 in 1685 of suspected poisoning. He had produced no legitimate heir, but had at least 12 acknowledged illegitimate kids. Operation Golden Orb Hang on, before dissecting Great Britain’s first coronation since 1953, I confess that being cheek-by-jowl in London with throngs of royal fanatics would be, for me, a nightmarish cup of tea. So too preemptive tent-camping, zero access to indoor plumbing, and possible arrest by authorities on the lookout for egg throwing. This is why no one saw me on television. In the days before the coronation, when my hubby and I weren’t yet at our friends’ house, the media dropped tantalizing nuggets to shore up interest in the Carolean Era. Charles wasn’t allowing Camilla to be crowned with any controversial (code for stolen) jewels. Charles banned ermine and tiaras on guests. The possibility that Kate, Princess of Wales, might wear a boho flower wreath instead of a gem-encrusted headpiece set off a firestorm of controversy. Charles, graciously, had invited the spare-prince-turned-author (plus his spouse who spurned her invite) but would he really show up, where would he sit, and would he leave in time for his 4-year-old’s same-day birthday party in California? On the big morning, I couldn’t
LEFT- A cutout of King Charles appears under a floral coronation arch in Royal Tunbridge Wells. RIGHT- Coronation Day indoor street party spread in honor of the new King of England. (Photos courtesy David and Rachel Faldet)
help but notice that the creature sitting closest to me on the sofa was a half King Charles Cavalier Spaniel. Three true Brits – the pal who invited me, her husband, and her sister – and my half-Brit hubby were scattered about the living room, witnessing a two-hour, sorta-updated, mostly medieval ceremony for, according to The Times, “a man who has spent years planning every detail of his coronation.” The 100 heads of state! International representatives from 203 countries, including Norway! The newish air-conditioned Diamond Jubilee State Coach! The uncomfortable Gold State Coach created for King George III in 1762! Charles’s fur-trimmed (ermine?) crimson velvet robe of state first worn by his granddad George VI at his 1937 coronation! His own Royal Naval trousers! The screen, hand-embroidered by the Royal School of Needlework, hiding a disrobed Charles from prying eyes while anointed with vegan holy oil! The glittering crown, the orb, the scepter all for Charles! Prince William kneeling before his Pa promising to be his “liege man of life and limb” before kissing his left cheek! Lord President of the Council Penny Mordaunt bear-
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Evan Madsen is a tenor in the 8th grade chorus. Director Dean Beckman said, “Evan not only sings well, but he is a very reliable student. He is a leader in the eighth grade and can be relied on to always assist staff and classmates at our school.” Evan is also involved in cross country, track, mock trial, jazz band, the 7th/8th grade plays, is a member of the Decorah Defenders and the Viking Voices, plays trombone in the band and was an accepted member of the NEIBA Honor Band and the Tri-State Honor Band. Evan is the son of Greg and Nancy Madsen.
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Aidan Nalean-Carlson is a junior percussionist. Director Dustin Bliven said, “Aiden is an outstanding member in our band program. He participated in five different band events at the State Solo and Small Ensemble Festival and all of his events were Division I ratings of Superior, and he also received three perfect ballots during that day. Aidan is often found in the band room working hard and helping out others within his section. He is a very talented and strong leader in our program.” Aidan is also involved with cross country, tennis, Envirothon, National Honor Society and Jazz Band. He is the son of Doug and Stacey Nalean-Carlson.
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wonder if the British monarchy spearheaded by the “playboy prince” turned “royal eco-warrior” would be toppled any time soon. The research results I got were mixed. So, there I was in Penzance, Cornwall, at the southern coastal tip of King Charles’s realm, at an office supply store, waiting to find out how many pounds and pence I owed for some notebooks. The clerk picked up a stiff paper face mask of Charles and one of Camilla – the kind you secure with an elastic band after punching their eyes out – and said, “You can’t tell me you wouldn’t want one of these.” “Are they free?” I asked. “No, 80 pence apiece,” he answered. “No, thanks,” I replied. My traveling companion overruled my choice, indicating he wanted one of each. Emboldened, I asked the clerk if he had plans for the upcoming coronation weekend. As he was non-committal, I said, “What do you think about the Royal Family?” Handing over the C&C masks, he said, “You wouldn’t want to know.” “I realize Charles is a controversial guy,” I soothed. I didn’t dare add that even when the fledgling 74-year-old king was known as Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester, Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick and Baron Renfew, Lord of the Isles, and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland, he publicly indicated he wanted a “slimmed down” monarchy. Next to shelves overflowing with Charles-faced bunting and Union Jack party straws, paper plates, and napkins, the anti-monarchist spewed, “He says he’s cutting down on the number of them, but what would they do then? They’d start leeching off the taxpayers. If Harry and Megan come back, they’re done for. As far as I’m concerned, we could get rid of the whole lot.” Stepping outside, I stood across from a storefront hawking “tobacco, vaping, and household goods” thinking, “I get it.” Whoa! I was drifting into the clutch of possible coronation protestors who were hell-bent, the police thought, on creating chaos by chanting “Not My King” and spooking hundreds of walking-gait horses on the procession route to and from Buckingham Palace on May 6. Close to the monarchy’s headquarters in London, thank goodness, I found royalist Royal Tunbridge Wells awash in a celebratory vibe. In its Victorian Era heyday, when Charles III’s great-great-great grandma was queen, the place was a magnet for poorly-feeling royals who sought rejuvenating spa treatments. Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I, was lured for a pleasant visit in 1630. Nineteen years later, aforementioned King Charles I, a patron of the arts (ditto the current Charles), was executed on a London scaffold for treason against England, while wearing a baroque pearl drop earring which is currently on display in the Portland Gallery Museum outside of Nottingham. I saw it in person. I mean the earring. Before snagging an egg and cress sandwich and salt and vinegar crisps to dip into smashed avocado, my chaperone and I strolled the Royal Tunbridge Wells high street to snap photos of the life-sized cut-outs of sporty, regal, and Savile-Row-tailored Charles gussying up store windows. Bunting? Yes, sir! Commemorative eco-friendly tote bags? You bet! Even though we would be elsewhere for coronation weekend, we each grabbed a “Right Royal Weekend” brochure announcing that a jazz and swing tea party, a handmade royal bunting display, and a town crier proclamation were on tap. Plus, a live screening
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Public Notices NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING DECORAH CITY COUNCIL CITY OF DECORAH, IOWA TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Decorah, Iowa, has set June 19, 2023, at 5:45 o’clock P.M. at the Council Chambers in City Hall in Decorah, Iowa, as the time and place for a public hearing on a proposal to amend the Decorah Municipal Code, regarding Section 17.16.090 Home Occupations, as follows: That Section 17.16.090 Home Occupations, is amended by deleting said section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 17.16.090 Home Occupations Subject to the limitations of this section, any home occupation, otherwise known as home-based business, that is customarily incidental to the principal use of a building as a dwelling shall be permitted in any dwelling unit. Any question of whether a particular use is permitted as a home occupation, as provided herein, shall be determined by the zoning administrator pursuant to the provisions of this title. The regulations of this section are designed to protect and maintain the residential character of established neighborhoods while recognizing that certain professional and limited business activities have traditionally been carried on in the home. This section recognizes that, when properly limited and regulated, such activities can take place on residential property without changing the character of either the neighborhood or the structure. A. Definitions. 1. “Goods” means any merchandise, equipment, products, supplies, or materials. 2. “Home occupation” means any business for the manufacture, provision, or sale of goods or services that is owned and operated by the owner or tenant of the residential property on which the business operates, and which is clearly incidental to the residential use of the dwelling unit or residential property and does not change the residential character of the site. Also referred to as a “homebased business”. Unless otherwise provided, the term “home occupation” includes “no-impact home occupation”, as herein defined. 3. “No-impact home occupation” means a home occupation for which all of the following apply: a. The total number of on-site employees and clients does not exceed the city occupancy limit for the residential property. b. The business activities are characterized by all of the following: i. The activities are limited to the sale of lawful goods and services. ii. The activities do not generate on-street parking on a regular basis or a substantial increase in traffic through the residential area. iii. The activities occur inside the residential dwelling or in the yard of the residential property. iv. The activities are not visible from an adjacent property or street. B. Subject to conformance with all provisions of the Municipal Code, federal and state law, all no-impact home occupations are an allowed use in all dwellings. No permit is required for a no-impact home occupation. A business may voluntarily seek approval from the zoning administrator as to whether or not a home occupation qualifies as a no-impact home occupation. C. Use Limitations. In addition to all of the use limitations applicable to the district in which it is located, no home occupation, including a no-impact home occupation, shall be permitted unless it complies with the following restrictions: 1. No more than twenty-five percent, including storage area, of no more than one floor of the dwelling unit, shall be devoted to the home occupation. The home occupation may also occupy the whole area of an accessory building; 2. No alteration of the principal residential building shall be made which changes its character and appearance as a dwelling; 3. No stock of goods shall be displayed or sold on the premises in excess of storage area available as defined in subsection (C)(1) of this section; 4. The home occupation shall not be visible from any public way; 5. No more than one commercially licensed vehicle used in connection with any home occupation shall be parked on the property; 6. No mechanical, electrical or other equipment which produces noise, electrical or magnetic interference, vibration, heat, glare or other nuisance outside the residence shall be permitted; 7. No home occupation shall be permitted which is noxious, offensive or hazardous by reason of vehicular traffic, generation or emission of noise, vibration, smoke, dust or other particulate matter, odorous matter, heat, humidity, glare, refuse, radiation or other harmful emissions; 8. No sign, other than one unlighted sign not over three square feet in area, attached flat against the dwelling and displaying only the occupant’s name and occupation, shall advertise the presence of the home occupation; 9. There shall be no off-premises signs or advertising. 10. The home occupation shall not alter the structure so that it is no longer a dwelling unit. 11. The home occupation shall not be conducted in a manner that will alter the residential character of the premises. 12. The use shall be compatible with the residential use of the property and with the surrounding residential uses. 13. All home occupation activity in a yard is prohibited, unless it is: a. in a side or rear yard, and b. behind a fence that is solid and opaque, and a minimum of 6 feet in height. D. All home occupations must comply with City, County, and State regulations for public health and safety, including rules and regulations related to fire and building codes, sanitation, transportation, traffic, solid or hazardous waste, pollution, and noise control. E. Prohibited Home Occupations. In addition to the home occupations that do not comply with the limitations set forth in subsection C, the following uses are prohibited for home-occupations: 1. Alcohol sales. 2. Adult-oriented business, including: a. Creating or selling pornography; b. Providing nude or topless dancing, or operating any other adult-oriented business. 3. Animal boarding houses, kennels, or stables. 4. Private clubs. 5. Restaurants and bars. F. Home Occupations Permitted. Permitted home occupations include, but are not limited to, those listed below. However, each permitted home occupation shall be subject to the use limitations set out in subsection C of this section: 1. Providing instruction to not more than four students at a time; 2. Office facilities for accountants, architects, brokers, doctors, dentists, engineers, lawyers, insurance agents and real estate agents; 3. Office facilities for ministers, priests and rabbis; 4. Office facilities for salespersons, sales representatives, and manufacturer’s representatives when no retail or wholesale sales are made or transacted on the premises; 5. Studio of an artist, photographer, craftsperson, writer or composer; 6. Home employment of a physically, mentally or emotionally handicapped person who is unable to work away from home because of the disability; 7. Shop of a dressmaker or tailor; 8. Bed and breakfast home; provided, that for each guest room one additional off-street parking space is provided. G. Rummage/ Garage Sales. A rummage/ garage sale is a sale of household goods and belongings held either outdoors or in a garage. Rummage/ garage sales are not a home occupation for purposes of this section, provided the premises may not be used for a rummage/ garage sale for more than a total of 12 days in a year, whether those days are consecutive or not. The maximum number of sales per year is not contingent upon the length of any sale on a given day. All interested persons may appear at said time and place to be heard for or against the proposed changes to the City’s Municipal Code as set out aforesaid. By order of the Decorah City Council of the City of Decorah, Iowa, this 15th day of May, 2023. /s/ Keri Sand Keri Sand, City Clerk Decorah (Iowa) Public Opinion June 8, 2023 Board Minutes Monday May 22, 2023 The Board of Supervisors met at 9:30am May 22, 2023 with Vick, Kelsay, Langreck, Vermace, and Faldet present. Lee Bjerke, County Engineer, met with the Board to discuss road matters. Moved by Vermace and seconded by Faldet to approve an increase to Fatimetu’s salary to $54,309 annually starting May 23rd,
per Federal Immigration guidelines outlining minimum salary requirements. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Vermace and seconded by Kelsay to approve the Collective Bargaining agreement amendments outlining the 3% wage increases for FY24. Motion carried unanimously. Mike Merrick, Director of Spectrum Industries, met with the Board to discuss the possible lease of office space in their facilities. The Board will work with the DHS department to see if the available space would suit their needs. Andy Van Der Maaten, County Attorney, met with the Board to discuss the process for hiring a new County Engineer. The Board asked him to prepare the necessary paperwork to retain Isaac Wiltgen as the Interim County Engineer, while they work through the hiring process. Moved by Vick and seconded by Faldet to approve the consent agenda which includes the minutes of the last meeting, the claims filed with the Board, and to accept and file the monthly report of the VA Commission. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Vick and seconded by Faldet to adjourn to 9:30am Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Motion carried unanimously. ATTEST Benjamin D Steines, County Auditor Daniel Langreck, Chair Board of Supervisors Claims 05-22-2023 General Basic Fund Action Target, Supplies ....................... 359.96 Advanced Business Systems, Supplies .............................................259.40 Alliant Energy, Utilities ....................1976.38 Amazon Capital Services, Supplies ......94.04 Ashley Hinson Office Supply, Flags .....52.45 Black Hills Energy, Natural Gas Service ........................ 1888.87 David Blocker, Transport ...................... 20.00 Bruening Rock Prod, Materials...........319.22 John Burke, Transport ...........................80.00 C&B Material Handling, LLC, Parts ....74.19 Calmar Courier, Publications .............. 462.00 Casper Plumbing & Heating, Inc, Services ........................................... 3461.82 CDW Gov’t, Supplies ..................... 17999.99 CentralSquare Tech, LLC, Service Contract .............................. 2340.00 Rebecca Conard, Services ................. 1575.00 Cross Nurseries, Inc, Supplies ............533.40 DALCO, Supplies ............................... 153.48 Decorah Ace Hardware, Supplies .........25.97 Decorah Newspapers, Publications ...1698.10 Decorah Tire Service, Services .............42.48 Donlon Pharmacy, Prescriptions .............6.00 Farmers Union Co-op, Supplies.......... 441.30 Ossian Bee, Publications.....................346.50 Greenlawn, Services ........................... 465.76 Sam Hageman, Services...................... 140.00 Hawkeye Sanitation, Inc, Services...... 100.00 Healthcare First, Services ................... 104.74 Heron Consulting, Inc., Services ...... 1800.00 Faith Hlubek, Reimbursement ............198.64 Holiday Inn Des Moines Airport, Lodging ............................................. 732.48 Howard County Treasurer, Payment ... 106.00 Iowa County Attorney’s, Services...10020.00 IACCVSO, Membership .......................50.00 John Deere Financial, Supplies ........... 149.16 Mike Johnson, Camp Host ....................53.00 Kieck’s Career Apparel, Supplies .........72.00 Brenda Kreitzer, Reimbursement ........ 290.10 Kwik Trip Inc, Fuel ............................. 711.14 LA Communications, Inc, Advertising ......................................1000.00 Anna Mark M.D., Services ............... 1160.00 Martin Bros. Distributing, Supplies ....573.30 MH Equipment, Services ....................421.67 Microbac Laboratories, Inc., Services ..72.50 Midwest Automatic Fire, Inspection ... 316.00 MiEnergy Cooperative, Utilities ......... 697.29 Mike’s Fab, LLC, Services ...............2150.00 Motorola Solutions, Inc, Equipment ...390.00 MWSCO, Services ................................57.00 NE IA Comm Action, Services ...........773.85 Steven Nesvik, Reimbursement ............75.00 Evan Neubauer, Reimbursement...........20.00 Northeast Iowa Drug Task Force, Contribution ......................................550.00 Northern Safety Co Inc, Supplies .......134.73 Owens-King Company, Storage..........269.10 Quadient Fiance USA, Inc., Postage .2500.00 Carrie Quandahl, Services ..................200.00 Racom Corporation, Services .........20586.09 Ricoh USA Inc, Maintenance Agreement ................... 681.13 Lacey Rogers, Services .......................230.00 Schilling Supply Company, Supplies 1206.74 Hanna Schmitt, Reimbursement ...........20.00 Barb Schroeder, Reimbursement .......... 57.07 Marguerite Schwarz, Reimbursement ...20.00 Shawver Well Company, Inc., Services .............................................525.00 Sherwin Williams, Paint...................... 214.10 Julie Shimek, Reimbursement ..............26.20 Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc, Services .............................................924.56 Solutions Inc., Services ..................... 1355.00 Ben Steines, Reimbursement ..............271.04 Stevenson Tree Care LLC, Services .2150.00 Storey Kenworthy, Supplies................ 963.10 Superior Building Centers, Materials ... 39.64 Tedder Industries LLC, Equipment.....831.40 Thrifty White Pharmacy, Services ........ 64.59 Total Tree Care, LLC, Services.........3350.00 UnityPoint Clinic, Services...................42.00 Upper Explorerland RPC, Services..... 206.22 US Cellular, Cell Service ....................245.72 Steve Vanden Brink, Services .............460.00 W.C.A.A., Exhibit Space ....................360.00 Jamie Wagner, Mileage .........................24.37 Windridge Implements, LLC, Parts ....861.72 Winn Co Landfill, Fees .........................83.52 Winneshiek Medical Center, Services 837.00 Wright Way Computers, LLC, Supplies .7.65 American Rescue Plan ArcaSearch LLC, Services ................2512.00 General Supplemental Fund Black Hawk Co Sheriff, Sheriff Fees....85.85 Iowa Secretary of State, Services........ 606.11 Water Testing Grant Fund State Hygienic Laboratory, Services ...280.00 Jason Zweibohmer, Plug Well............. 500.00 Rural Services Basic Fund Calmar Courier, Publications ................66.33 Dale Johnson, Meeting..........................45.00 Kwik Trip Inc, Fuel ............................. 157.08 James Ludeking, Meeting .....................45.00 Tony Meyer, Meeting ............................ 45.00 Rick Monson, Meeting..........................45.00 J Wayne Wicks, Meeting ....................... 45.00 Winn Co Landfill, Fees ..................... 1361.52 Secondary Road Fund Agvantage FS Inc, Propane............. 26220.53 Alliant Energy, Utilities ...................... 176.22 Aramark Uniform Services, Services ........................................... 2458.60 Black Hills Energy, Natural Gas Service .......................... 272.18 Brennan Construction Co, Construction ................................ 118455.68 Bruening Rock Prod, Materials....... 64110.48 City of Ridgeway, Utilities ...................23.74 Culligan, Services ................................. 28.18 Jacob Elsbernd, Payment ................... 364.46 Hovden Oil Co, Fuel ......................... 4319.74 Iowa Prison Industries, Signs.............. 337.26 John Deere Financial, Supplies ...........214.87 K Construction, Services ................91682.46 KTP Enterprises, Inc., Equipment ...... 151.00 MiEnergy Cooperative, Utilities ......... 963.07 MSC Industrial Supply Co., Parts ..... 1372.32 Ness Pumping Service, Inc., Services .570.00 Pomp’s Tire Service, Services...........5765.00 Shuck-Briston Inc., Services ...........13877.60 Star Equipment LTD, Equipment...... 3412.40 UnityPoint Clinic, Services................. 168.00 Verizon Connect A/R, Services ......... 1181.87 Weis Buick GMC, Services .............. 5460.10 Windridge Implements, LLC, Parts ....197.00 Winneshiek Medical Center, Services 256.00 Ziegler Inc, Services .........................5532.70 Co Conserv Capital Improv Fund Doug Egeland Tiling, Services ......... 2625.00 Pinter Landscaping & Tree Serv, Supplies ........................................... 3194.57 Barb Schroeder, Reimbursement ..........80.00 County Assessor Agency Fund Jim Alstad, Reimbursement ..................53.00 Ann Dykstra, Meeting.........................260.48 Katie Houlihan, Reimbursement.........375.74 Michael Kelly, Meeting ......................530.48 James Ludeking, Meeting ...................562.88 E911 Surcharge Fund Alliant Energy, Utilities ......................169.17 Black Hills Energy, Natural Gas Service ..........................155.59 CenturyLink, E911 Service ...................52.38 MiEnergy Cooperative, Utilities ......... 424.78 NBS/WahlTek, Inc, Supplies ............2409.75 Emergency Management Comm Casey’s Business MasterCard, Fuel ....373.59 Connected Solutions Group, LLC, Equipment ....................................... 3270.71 Hilton Garden Inn, Lodging................318.86 NEMA, Membership...........................400.00 Pigott, Inc., Furniture ........................ 1864.63 Sanitation Resources, Inc, Services .... 100.00 Sean Snyder, Reimbursment ............... 100.00 Verizon Wireless, Cell Service .............. 42.70 Frankville Water District Winn Co Treasurer, Services........... 16690.00 Winneshiek Co Health Ins Fund Assured Partners Great Plains, Services ........................................... 3375.00 SISCO, Insurance.......................... 178293.77 Grand Total ...................................666296.30 Decorah (Iowa) Public Opinion June 8, 2023
Marianne Craft Norton Marianne Craft Norton, 92, died on Monday, May 29, 2023, at the Eastern Star Home in Decorah. M a r i anne was born March 14, 1931, in Hudson, the daughter of Margaret Brandhorst Craft and Marianne Craft Norton Vaughn Craft. She graduated from Hudson High School, and then attended the University of Iowa, where she graduated in 1952 with a degree in political science. After receiving a Danforth Foundation Fellowship at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and working for a year at the United Nations in New York, she enrolled at Stanford University. She graduated in 1956 as one of the first women there to receive a master’s degree in political science. At Stanford she also met Bob Norton, whom she married in Hudson in 1956. Marianne and Bob were married for 61 years (until Bob passed
Mark C. Steine
Mark C. Steine, MD, 78, passed away May 25, 2023. Visitation and celebration of life will be held at a later date. Surviving him are his wife of 56 years, Roxann; his daughter, Sarah (Paul) Gostonczik; son, Hans (Jessica) Steine; and grandchildren: Meg (Drew) Proksa, Emma Gostonczik, Henry, Gwen, Hunter and Holden Steine; two sisters-in-law, VaLois (Orlin) Mandsager and Diane (Larry) Grimstad; three nephews, seven nieces and several cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Alice (Lubke) Steine, and sister, Carol Fritz. After graduating from Decorah High School, Mark received both BS and MD degrees from the University of Iowa. He served in the Army Reserves for six years in the 1970s. Mark practiced family medicine, including delivering hundreds of babies in Osage, from 1971 to 1989. He completed a residency in anesthesiology at The University of Iowa in 1991. Dr. Steine then practiced anesthesia for 18 years at both Mercy and St. Luke’s Hospitals and the Surgery Center in Cedar Rapids. His colleagues appreciated his calm control of the operating suite, skillfully providing
Lowell Erdman
Lowell Erdman, 96, of Decorah, died on Friday, May 26, 2023, at Evans Memorial Home in Cresco. Lowell Paul Erdman was born Aug. 11, 1926, in Wesley, Iowa, the fifth of seven children born to Paul and Olive Lowell Erdman (Stillwell) Erdman. He grew up in Wesley and completed high school before enlisting in the Army Air Corps on June 6, 1944. In February 1945 he was called to active duty and though his passion for flying led him to the Air Corps the war ended before he was allowed to begin his flight training. After the war he continued his education acquiring a B.S. degree in civil engineering from Iowa State University in 1950. He became licensed as a Professional Engineer and Land Surveyor in 1952 eventually responding to an ad for the position of City Engineer in Decorah to replace Charles Altfillisch. In 1955 Lowell opened a small engineering firm in Decorah in addition to assuming the duties of City Engineer. He also conducted land surveys with Vic Hoeg and taught pre-engineering courses at Luther College. While at Luther, he met Audrey L. Stephenson who was also teaching at the college. Audrey and Lowell were united
away in 2018), and during this time together they raised three children: Kurt, Helen and Rolf. After their wedding, Marianne and Bob lived briefly in Newton Highlands, Mass.; Petersburg, Va.; Duluth, Minn.; Corvallis, Ore.; Moses Lake, Wash.; and Westfield, N.J., before settling down in the Seattle area in 1965. Marianne and Bob lived in the Seattle area for nearly 25 years. During this time Marianne was an active leader in the public policy community, where her work included serving as executive director of the Washington State Women’s Council, as state president of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), and as Washington state director of John Anderson’s 1980 Presidential campaign. Her many leadership roles also included those in the Initiative 276 Campaign for Open Government, the Washington Environmental Council, and at Pilgrim Lutheran Church. She twice ran for public office: for the state legislature in 1976 and for King County Council in
excellent anesthesia care for his patients. Mark was baptized, confirmed and married at First Lutheran Church in Decorah. He became a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Osage and later St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Marion. Mark lived life to the fullest and had many hobbies, some of which terrified his wife due to the inherent dangers involved with speed (motorcycle and car racing) and altitude (flying single and twin-engine airplanes). He attended Skip Barber (car), Road America (motorcycle) racing schools, enjoyed cross country motorcycle rides with his son, Hans, and bicycling with his daughter, Sarah. Mark and Roxann enjoyed time in Naples, Fla., when he retired. The whole family would join them over spring break. Mark was proud to backpack the Big Horn Mountains in Wyoming with Hans and Henry, making it a three-generation trip. In 1982, his uncanny ability to remain calm under pressure allowed him to successfully land his single-engine Cessna 210 after the engine failed, saving his family. His love of national parks, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, and nature
in marriage on Aug. 18, 1956. Together they raised a family of three boys: Lindsay, Paul and Jeff. Lowell continued the engineering business and the City Engineer position until 1990 when his son Lindsay replaced him as City Engineer. Lowell retired as owner of the business in 1991. His infrastructure design work included airports and jobs outdoors as a land surveyor, both allowing him time with things he enjoyed. During this time, he also was invited and participated in two trips with the People-to-People Ambassador Program allowing him the chance to visit China and Egypt. Eventually in the latter stages of his career his work in engineering included golf course design. His golf course designs spread across various parts of Iowa and included assisting with Oneota Country Club 9-hole expansion and re-design; Jackson Heights Golf Course - Jackson Junction; Silver Springs Golf Course Ossian; Pleasant Valley Golf Course - Clermont; Sibley Golf Course - Sibley; River Valley Golf Course - Adel; and Diamond Trail Golf Course – Lynnville/Sully. While never completely realizing his passion for flying planes, he made up for it in his golf course work and countless trips north to “the lake” with his family. The lake trips to Whitefish Lake spanning more than 50 years allowed him time in his beloved boat, “Little Au-
1984. Marianne and Bob moved to Bluffton in 1989 where they continued to operate the Craft’s Inc. farm started by Marianne’s parents. Together they raised Jacob’s sheep (a rare breed notable for its gentle temperament, distinctive fleece and horns) along with guard donkeys. She was a leader in the Jacob Sheep Breeders’ Association and remained active in AAUW and Hauge Lutheran Church. Marianne is survived by her three children: Rolf, Helen and Kurt; and grandsons, Victor and Gabrio. She was preceded in death by her husband Bob, her parents, and her brother, Rolf Craft. Marianne was smart, curious, courageous and kind. She took great joy in many things – especially her animals and the Iowa Hawkeyes’ women’s basketball team – and she brought great joy to many. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Barthell Eastern Star Home may be sent to 911 Ridgewood Drive, Decorah, IA 52101.
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inspired many trips. Family and colleagues loved Mark’s eclectic selection of music and humor. He helped teach Hans, Sarah and his two oldest grandchildren to drive, “not like a sissy, but fast,” and to “hit the gas through curves.” Complaining wasn’t tolerated or we heard, “Shut up, ya whiner.” He prized family conversations, and could be heard saying, “Put that phone away or I’ll take it out front and run it over with my car.” He taught his kids to work hard, study hard, and play hard. He will be greatly missed. Memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer’s Association, Salvation Army or Cedar Valley Nature Trail. Online condolences and memories may be shared with the family at www.cedarmemorial.com.
drey,” and a chance to use his handmade fly rods and flies. In recent years he enjoyed his extended family in dining experiences to The Hotel Winneshiek and particularly to Rubaiyat where Kim, Andy, Jackie and everyone were so good to him. His other passion was his season football tickets and trips to many Iowa State games with family and friends including many appreciated trips with Neil Schraeder of Decorah. Lowell and Audrey were charter members of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Decorah. Lowell is survived by three sons: Lindsay and wife Karla (Luzum) of Decorah, Paul of Peshtigo, Wis., and Jeff and Sharon (Penland) of Rochester, Minn.; one sister, Carrell Smith of Northbrook, Ill.; one brother-in- law, Norris Stephenson of Northfield, Minn.; and 24 nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Audrey (2014); his parents; brothers, Bernard and Darrell, and sisters, Madeline Holben, Marquerite Clegg and Donnelle Robinson. Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 6, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Amy Zalk Larson presiding. Burial was in the Phelps Cemetery. Family requests memorials be given to Vesterheim Norwegian American Museum or Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.
Cory Sande
Cory Sande, 52, of Reedsburg, Wis., and formerly of Decorah, passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at his home unexpectedly due to a recent health issue. Cory was born on Jan. 15, 1971, in Cory Sande Cresco, son of Eugene Sande and Connie (Holthaus) Sande. He attended St. Benedict’s School through eighth grade and graduated from Decorah High School in 1990. Cory held various jobs throughout his life, including Deco Products and Walmart in Decorah. He enjoyed salmon fishing up north, playing cards, shooting pool and watching movies. Cory liked listening to his music playlist, especially to Howard Jones and Neil McDaniel. He also enjoyed spending time with his dad at his dad’s cabin. He could always surprise you with a funny look on his face, hoping it would get you to laugh. He enjoyed simple pleasures like grilling a good pork chop or sitting by a campfire. He was a caring and genuine person and was kind to everyone. Cory was proud of both of his sons. Cory is survived by his sons, Dalton and Carsen; his parents Eugene (Jan) Sande Lake Delton, Wis., and Connie Sande Decorah; sisters: Amy (Brent) Ashbacher Holmen, Wis., Kelly (Cheryl Matuszewski) Dvorak, Eagle River, Wis., and Erin Sande, Elkader; step-brother, Frank (Natalie) Nguyen Woodruff, Fairfax,Va.; nieces and nephews: Karinna and Devin Ashbacher, Alexus Dvorak, Mariah, and Mallory and Camren Darling; and step-nephews, Joshua and Jackson Nguyen Woodruff. He is also survived by many aunts, uncles and cousins that he enjoyed spending time with. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Selmer and Jeanette Sande and Raymond and Hilda Holthaus; aunts and uncles: Darlene and Wayne Perry, Elwood Syverson. Adrian, Willard, Ken and Ron Hothaus, Inez Schmitt and Pat Seiler, and Jane and Doug Blair; and cousins: Michael Robertson, Jean Hill, Philip Blair and Teresa Holthaus. A private memorial service for immediate family will be held Saturday, June 17, at Helms Funeral Home followed by a Celebration of Life for all family and friends at the Decorah VFW from 1 to 4 p.m. An additional Celebration of Life will be held at E9177 North Reedsburg Road in Reedsburg, Wis., on July 22, beginning at noon. Memorials may be made to Cory’s sons, Dalton and Carsen, in care of: Connie Sande, Aase Haugen Home Assisted Living, 8 Ohio Street Room 110, Decorah, IA 52101.
Service Notice JOHN LAWRENCE FORDE, 64, of Marion, passed away on Feb. 4, 2023. Memorial visitation will be held Saturday, June 10, from 1 to 3 p.m., at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids. ROY PIPER, 93, of Decorah, died Friday, March 3, 2023. A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday, June 11, from 1 to 4 p.m., at the Mabel Community Center at 201 South Main Street in Mabel, Minn.
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Public Notices I, Brenda Kreitzer, Winneshiek County Treasurer, hereby give notice that the Winneshiek County Tax Sale will be held on Monday the 19th day of June, 2023 at nine o’clock A.M. in the Winneshiek County Treasurers office. I will, as provided by law, offer for sale all real estate property, mobile homes and special assessments, hereinafter listed on which taxes of any description remain due and unpaid up to the time of the sale. Interested bidders are required to register for the Tax Sale by Thursday, June 15, 2023. Bidders can access the auction site by going to www.iowataxauction.com. All bids must be placed online. Bidders need not be present at the courthouse.
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continued from page 7 but the moment Camilla was crowned, Jem, the half King Charles Cavalier Spaniel at my side, left the room. But hurrah for Kate’s crowd-pleasing “headpiece with three-dimensional leaf embroidery featuring silver bullion crystal and silver threadwork!” And its slimmed-down version for little Princess Charlotte! Not sure what I think about 72-year-old Princess Anne (Charles’s hard-working sister) in her ancient role of “Gold Stick in Waiting” as the monarch’s personal security guard. The seating chart positioned her in front of her nephew, Harry, whose view of his Pa’s gala was partially obstructed by the “resplendent” and “remarkable” red plume of the pointed hat of Anne’s military uniform. And, OMG, 52 people were arrested, including one innocent royal watcher who happened to stand near a gaggle of quiet protestors. She was handcuffed, detained in a cell for 13 hours, and “repeatedly asked why she was on The Mall.” Because she loved the British Royal Family was, apparently, not a good answer. To think it could have been me. Final royal analysis Before we five TV hounds sauntered to an indoor street
party of quiche, sandwiches, cake, pastries, drinks and Union Jack-themed paper products, my British friend who wanted “to do the coronation” with me concluded that she “loved” the pomp and pageantry and concurred with her sister who said, “For years I’ve been saying he’ll be a good monarch while other people said he was loopy and flakey. I’m right. He’s shown this to us now.” The three Brits warmed up to Camilla years ago. They didn’t fret about whether Diana deserved to be queen. My anglophile hubby hypothesized we’d watched an exorcism to remove the ghost of Queen Elizabeth, so King Charles can pave his own path. That got mixed reviews. Now that I’m back on US soil, I can’t shake the words my 92-year-old pen-pal, who lives near the tip of Cornwall, proclaimed about the monarchy: “It’s archaic, it’s feudal, but it works.” He ought to know; he watched Queen Elizabeth’s 1953 rain-drenched coronation procession through an upper-level window of an office building in London. Like it or not, welcome to the Carolean Era! Guess I should locate those bargain-cheap Charles and Camilla face masks and punch their eyes out.
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ments were received. Moved by Faldet and seconded by Kelsay to close the public hearing. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Vermace and seconded by Kelsay to adopt resolution 23-41, adopting the FY23 budget amendment as published. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. Moved by Vermace and seconded by Faldet to adopt resolution 23-42, appropriating the amended amounts to the various departments. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. Moved by Kelsay and seconded by Vermace to approve the minutes of the last meeting. Motion carried unanimously. Brian Huinker, Assured Partners, met with the Board to give them details on an Employee Assistance Program. Moved by Faldet and seconded by Vermace to approve the 6-session Core program through Employee and Family Resources at a cost of $22.92 per employee per year. Motion carried unanimously. Lee Bjerke, County Engineer, met with the Board to discuss road matters. The Board directed him to continue accepting applications for private maintenance by landowners for their adjoining roadsides, additionally authorizing the purchase of signage if needed. Jon Lubke, IT & GIS Director, met with the Board to give an update on sound system upgrades and other projects in his department. Moved by Faldet and seconded by Kelsay to adjourn to 9:30am Monday, June 5, 2023. Motion carried unanimously. ATTEST Benjamin D Steines, County Auditor Daniel Langreck, Chair Board of Supervisors Decorah (Iowa) Public Opinion June 8, 2023
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OFFICIAL NOTICE BEFORE THE UTILITIES BOARD OF THE STATE OF IOWA TO THE CITIZENS OF WINNESHIEK COUNTY, IOWA: Notice is given that SOO Green High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Link ProjectCo, LLC, St. Louis Park, Minnesota, pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 478, has filed a petition with the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) for a franchise to erect, maintain and operate an electric transmission line in Winneshiek County and that the petition sets forth the following as the maximum voltage, starting points, routes, and termini of the transmission line: Exhibit A ±525,000V Nominal (±525,000V Maximum) HVDC Underground Electric Transmission Line Winneshiek County, Iowa SOO Green HVDC Link ProjectCo LLC: A Multi-County Underground Transmission Line in Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Chickasaw, Winneshiek, Allamakee, Clayton, Dubuque, and Jackson Counties, Iowa. The western endpoint of the SOO Green HVDC Link ProjectCo LLC (“SOO Green”) single circuit 525,000V (“525kV”) underground high voltage direct current (“HVDC”) line in this county is at the intersection of the right-of-way (“ROW”) of the railroad owned by Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad Corporation, a Delaware corporation, doing business as Canadian Pacific (“Canadian Pacific Railroad”) and the west county line of Winneshiek County, located at approximately 0.00 mile east and 0.14 mile south of the northwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of Section 31, Township 96 North, Range 10 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, Winneshiek County, Iowa. The western terminus for the line is located at a SOO Green 525kV converter station at approximately 0.22 mile west and 0.18 mile north of the southeast corner of the Northwest Quarter of Section 14, Township 96 North, Range 21 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. Said converter station will be connected to a 345 kV switchyard located within the SOO Green converter station property, via two single circuit 345 kV lines. The eastern endpoint of the line in this county is at the intersection of the Canadian Pacific Railroad ROW and the county line with the adjacent Allamakee County located at approximately 0.00 mile west and 0.14 mile north of the southeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of Section 25, Township 96 North, Range 7 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, Winneshiek, Iowa. The eastern terminus of the line is the SOO Green Yorkville Converter Site located approximately 0.05 mile west and 0.21 mile south of the northeast corner of the Northwest Quarter of Section 18, Township 37 North, Range 7 East of the 3rd Principal Meridian within the city limits of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois. This single circuit 525kV HVDC underground electric transmission line enters Winneshiek County at approximately 0.00 mile east and 0.14 mile south of the northwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of Section 31, Township 96 North, Range 10 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, Winneshiek County, Iowa; thence northeast within the Canadian Pacific Railroad ROW, adjacent to the northwest side of public ROW of State Highway 24, and crossing public road ROW of 110th St. and in the NW ¼ of Section 31 and the SW ¼ of Section 30, Township 96 North, Range 10 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, Winneshiek County, Iowa, to a point at the city of Jackson Junction corporate limits approximately 0.02 mile west and 0.08 mile north of the southeast corner of the Southwest Quarter of Section 30, Township 96 North, Range 10 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, Winneshiek County, Iowa, a distance of 0.50 mile; the line exits the city of Jackson Junction corporate limits at a point located approximately 0.00 mile west and 0.06 mile south of the northeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of Section 21, Township 96 North, Range 10 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, Winneshiek County, Iowa, continuing northeasterly within the Canadian Pacific Railroad ROW, partially adjacent to the northwest side of public ROW of State Highway 24, and crossing public road ROW of 315th Ave., 128th St., Krumm Creek, public road ROW of 295th Ave. and 280th Ave., Rogers Creek,
and public road ROW of Rogers Creek Rd, all in the SW ¼ and N ½ of Section 22, the SE ¼ of Section 15, the S ½ and NE ¼ of Section 14, the N ½ of Section 13, last township and range, the NW ¼ of Section 18, the S ½ of Section 7 and the SW ¼ of Section 8, Township 96 North, Range 9 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, Winneshiek County, Iowa, to a point at the city of Fort Atkinson corporate limits located approximately 0.09 mile east and 0.19 mile north of the southwest corner of the Southwest Quarter of Section 8, Township 96 North, Range 9 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, Winneshiek County, Iowa, a distance of approximately 4.53 miles; the line exits the city of Fort Atkinson corporate limits at a point located approximately 0.17 mile east and 0.01 mile north of the southwest corner of the Northeast Quarter of Section 8, Township 96 North, Range 9 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, Winneshiek County, Iowa, continuing northerly within the Canadian Pacific Railroad ROW, partially adjacent to the northwest side of public ROW of State Highway 24, and crossing public road ROW of 265th Ave., the Turkey River and passing adjacent to Lake Meyer County Park in the NE ¼ of Section 8, NW ¼ of Section 9, and Section 4, last township and range, Section 33, the SE ¼ of Section 28 and S ½ of Section 27, Township 97 North, Range 9 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, Winneshiek County, Iowa, to a point approximately 0.14 mile east and 0.02 mile south of the northwest corner of the Southwest Quarter of Section 27, Township 97 North, Range 9 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, Winneshiek County, Iowa, a distance of approximately 3.56 miles; thence easterly within the Canadian Pacific Railroad ROW and crossing public road ROW of 253rd Ave. and 248th Ave., all in the N ½ of Section 27, the SW ¼ of Section 26, Township 97 North, Range 9 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, Winneshiek County, Iowa, to a point at the city of Calmar corporate limits located approximately 0.00 mile west and 0.23 mile south of the northeast corner of the Southwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 97 North, Range 9 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, Winneshiek County, Iowa, a distance of approximately 1.42 miles; the line exits the city of Calmar corporate limits at a point located approximately 0.24 mile east and 0.08 mile south of the northwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of Section 36, Township 97 North, Range 9 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, Winneshiek County, Iowa, continuing easterly within the Canadian Pacific Railroad ROW, adjacent to the north side of public ROW of U.S. Route 52, and crossing public road ROW of 222nd Ave., a Northern Natural Gas pipeline, and public road ROW of Middle Calmar Rd., and 200th Ave., all in the N ½ of Section 36, last township and range, the N ½ of Section 31, Section 32, and the S ½ of Section 33, Township 97 North, Range 8 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, Winneshiek County, Iowa, the NE ¼ of Section 4 and W ½ of Section 3, Township 96 North, Range 8 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, Winneshiek County, Iowa, to a point located approximately 0.16 mile west and 0.17 mile south of the northeast corner of the Northwest Quarter of Section 3, Township 96 North, Range 8 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, Winneshiek County, Iowa, a distance of approximately 4.30 miles; thence southerly within the Canadian Pacific Railroad ROW, partially adjacent to north and east side of public ROW of U.S. Route 52, and crossing public road ROW of 155th St., all in Section 3 and the NW ¼ of Section 10, Township 96 North, Range 8 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, Winneshiek County, Iowa, to a point at the city of Ossian corporate limits located approximately 0.01 mile west and 0.25 mile south from the northeast corner of the Northwest Quarter of Section 10, Township 96 North, Range 8 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, Winneshiek County, Iowa, a distance of approximately 1.17 miles; the line exits the city of Ossian corporate limits at a point located approximately 0.00 mile west and 0.25 mile south of the northeast corner of the Southwest Quarter of Section 11, Township 96 North, Range 8 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, Winneshiek County, Iowa, continuing southeasterly within the Canadian Pacific Railroad ROW, partially adjacent to northeast side of public ROW of U.S. Route 52, and crossing public road ROW of 140th St., 155th Ave. and 123rd St., all in the S ½ of Section 11, the SW ¼ of Section 12, and Section 13, last township and range, the SW ¼ of Section 18, the N ½ of Section 19, and Section 20, Township 96 North, Range 7 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, Winneshiek County, Iowa, to a point at the city of Castalia corporate limits located approximately 0.01 mile west and 0.13 mile south of the northeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of Section 20, Township 96 North, Range 7 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, Winneshiek County, Iowa, a distance of approximately 4.12 miles; the line exits the city of Castalia corporate limits at a point located approximately 0.23 mile east and 0.24 mile north of the southwest corner of the Northeast Quarter of Section 28, Township 96 North, Range 7 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, Winneshiek, Iowa, continuing easterly within the Canadian Pacific Railroad ROW, partially adjacent to the south side of public ROW of U.S. Route 52, and crossing public road ROW of 130th Ave., US Highway 52, 120th Ave. and 107th Ave. in the NE ¼ of Section 28, Sections 27 and 26, and the S ½ of Section 25, last township and range, to a point at the Winneshiek-Allamakee County line approximately 0.00 mile west and 0.14 mile north of the southeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of Section 25, Township 96 North, Range 7 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, Winneshiek, Iowa, a distance of approximately 3.44 miles. Within Winneshiek County, Iowa and excluding municipal areas, the total distance of this single circuit 525kV underground HVDC transmission line segment is approximately 23.04 miles. A map showing the route of the electric line may be obtained at no cost by calling (888) 214-8848 or by writing to SOO Green HVDC Link ProjectCo, LLC; Attn: Raj Rajan; 1600 Utica Avenue South, 9 Floor; St. Louis Park, MN 55416. The Board has established 9 a.m. on July 11, 2023, at the Johnson’s Family Restaurant and Reception Hall, 916 N. High Street, Elkader, IA 52043, as the time, date and place for hearing on the petition. Orders issued and documents filed in this docket (Docket No. E-22436) may be viewed by searching under the docket number in the
IUB’s electronic filing system (EFS) at http:// efs.iowa.gov. Objections to the granting of the franchise may be filed electronically using EFS or filed in writing with the IUB no later than 20 days after the date of the second publication of this notice. Instructions for submitting an electronic filing can be found in EFS. Written objections must be mailed to the lowa Utilities Board, 1375 East Court Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50319. Both electronic and written objections must clearly state the objector’s name and address and list the docket number on the objection. Persons with disabilities requiring assistive services or devices to observe the hearing or participate in it should contact the IUB at (515) 725-7300 at least ten (10) business days in advance of the hearing date to request that appropriate arrangements be made. The date of the first publication is June 1, 2023. The date of the second publication is June 8, 2023. IOWA UTILITIES BOARD BY: Jon Tack General Counsel Dated at Des Moines, lowa, this 19th day of May, 2023. Decorah (Iowa) Public Opinion June 1 & 8, 2023 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR WINNESHIEK COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SHEILA SEXTON, DECEASED. PROBATE NO. ESPR 016218 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of SHEILA SEXTON, Deceased, who died on or about May 8, 2023: You are hereby notified that on the 22nd day of May, 2023, the Last Will and Testament of SHEILA SEXTON, deceased, bearing date of October 26, 2021, was admitted to probate in the above-named Court and that Steven J. Sexton was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the Will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the Will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred. Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the Clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred. Dated this 24th day of May, 2023. Steven J. Sexton Executor of Estate 2412 365th Street, Decorah, IA 52101 Daniel L. Fretheim ANDERSON, WILMARTH, VAN DER MAATEN, BELAY, FRETHEIM, GIPP, EVELSIZER OLSON, NOBLE, LYNCH & ZAHASKY 212 Winnebago P.O. Box 450 Decorah, IA 52101 (563) 382-2959 Email: dan.fretheim@andersonlawdecorah.com Date of second publication: June 8, 2023 Decorah (Iowa) Public Opinion June 1 & 8, 2023 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR WINNESHIEK COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES A MEYER, DECEASED. PROBATE NO. ESPR 016219 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of James A. Meyer, Deceased, who died on or about May 4, 2023: You are hereby notified that on May 24, 2023, the Last Will and Testament of James A. Meyer, deceased, bearing date of March 19, 1996, was admitted to probate in the above-named Court and that Janice Meyer was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the Will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the Will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred. Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the Clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred. Dated May 24, 2023. Janice Meyer, Executor of Estate 2705 160th Street Fort Atkinson, IA 52144 Andrew P. Nelson, ICIS#: AT0005669 Attorney for the Executor Meyer, Lorentzen & Nelson 101 ½ E. Water Street P.O. Box 126 Decorah, IA 52101 Date of second publication: June 8, 2023 Decorah (Iowa) Public Opinion June 1 & 8, 2023 Board Minutes Tuesday May 30, 2023 The Board of Supervisors met at 9:30am May 30, 2023 with Vick, Kelsay, Vermace, and Faldet present. Moved by Vermace and seconded by Faldet to open the public hearing on the proposed budget amendment. Motion carried unanimously. Auditor Steines reviewed the amendments by department and answered questions from the public. No further com-
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING DECORAH CITY COUNCIL CITY OF DECORAH, IOWA TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Decorah, Iowa, has set June 19, 2023, at 5:45 o’clock P.M. at the Council Chambers in City Hall in Decorah, Iowa, as the time and place for a public hearing on a proposal to amend the Decorah Municipal Code, regarding Sections 17.16.030 Accessory Buildings and 17.68.030 Permitted Accessory Uses, as follows: SECTION 1. That Section 17.16.030 Accessory Buildings, is amended by deleting said section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 17.16.030 Accessory buildings. A. No accessory building shall be erected in any required yard other than a rear yard, except as provided hereinafter. Accessory buildings in rear yards shall be at least five feet from alley lines and at least five feet from lot lines of adjoining lots which are in any “R” district, and on a corner lot they shall conform to the setback regulations on the side street. Accessory buildings may be erected as a part of the principal building, or may be connected thereto by a breezeway or similar structure, provided all yard requirements for a principal building are complied with. An accessory building which is not a part of the main building shall not occupy more than thirty percent of the rear yard and shall not exceed twenty-five feet in height; however, this regulation shall not be interpreted to prohibit the construction of a five hundred fiftysquare-foot garage on a minimum rear yard. B. No accessory building shall be constructed upon a lot until the construction of the main building has been actually commenced, and no accessory building shall be used unless the main building on the lot is also being used. SECTION 2. That Section 17.68.030 Permitted Accessory Uses, is amended by deleting said section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 17.16.030 Permitted accessory uses. Accessory uses permitted in the R-1 district are as follows: A. Uses of land or structures customarily incidental and subordinate to one of the permitted principal uses, unless otherwise excluded; B. Private garage or carport, swimming pools and tennis courts; C. Accessory dwelling unit (ADU) as fully-contained with its own kitchen, bathroom(s) and sleeping area where the owner of the property resides in either the principal structure or the ADU; D.. Home occupations as permitted in and as limited by Section 17.16.090; E. Temporary buildings for uses incidental to construction work, which buildings shall be removed upon the completion or abandonment of the construction work; F... Temporary use of a dwelling structure within a new subdivision as a job office and real estate office for the subject subdivision, which use shall terminate upon completion or abandonment of the project; G. Day nurseries and nursery schools; H. Parabolic or dish-type antennas in accordance with the requirements of Section 17.16.150; I. .Solar collectors mounted on the ground in the rear yard or attached to the principal or accessory building facing the front, side or rear yard at a height no greater than the peak of the roof of the principal or accessory structure. The mounting of solar collectors shall be in accordance with the requirements of the state building code. If required, solar access easements may be obtained from adjoining property owners in accordance with state statutes. J. Fences shall not exceed eight feet in height. A fence in a front yard may not exceed four feet in height. Except where a fence is within ten feet of an adjoining lot containing a one- or two-family dwelling, it shall not exceed four feet in height between the rear line of that dwelling and its front property line as defined in the zoning ordinance. On the street sides of corner lots, a fence may not exceed four feet in height between the rear of the dwelling and the corner on either street frontage. A screening fence may be authorized or required by city ordinance or administrative board or official, or by state law. All interested persons may appear at said time and place to be heard for or against the proposed changes to the City’s Municipal Code as set out aforesaid. By order of the Decorah City Council of the City of Decorah, Iowa, this 15th day of May, 2023. /s/ Keri Sand Keri Sand, City Clerk Decorah (Iowa) Public Opinion June 8, 2023 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR WINNESHIEK COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL C. HILLIGAS, DECEASED. Probate No. ESPR016220 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of MICHAEL C. HILLIGAS, Deceased, who died on or about May 17, 2023: You are hereby notified that on May 31, 2023, the undersigned was appointed Administrator of the estate. Notice is hereby given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the abovenamed district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of the mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred. Dated May 31, 2023. Bonita Snider Administrator of the Estate 17307 State Route 93, Coshocton, OH 43812 Jana M. Evelsizer Olson ANDERSON, WILMARTH, VAN DER MAATEN, BELAY, FRETHEIM, GIPP, EVELSIZER OLSON, NOBLE, LYNCH & ZAHASKY Attorney for the Administrator 212 Winnebago P.O. Box 450 Decorah, IA 52101 0450 jana.olson@andersonlawdecorah.com (563) 382-2959 Date of second publication: June 15, 2023 Decorah (Iowa) Public Opinion June 8 & 15, 2023
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A choral concert given by the Luren Singers, Luther Norskkor, and high school and middle school singers May 7 raised almost $1,800. Half of the funds raised will go to Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine and half was donated to the Decorah Food Pantry. Presenting the check to Decorah Food Pantry Director Matt Tapscott (center) are Luren Treasurer Steve Wilke (left) and Luren member and food pantry volunteer Kevin Rockwell. (submitted photo)
Public input sought for Dry Run Creek corridor study Members of the Decorah Sustainability Commission are collaborating with city staff on a study of the historic Dry Run corridor flowing from shopping areas along Highway 9 through Downtown Decorah and adjacent residential areas to the Upper Iowa River. This urban waterway provides a number of environmental benefits, from conveying stormwater to offering habitat for intown wildlife. The city’s Sustainability Plan, adopted in 2020, identifies a number of goals for addressing issues related to land use and air and water quality which touch on urban waterways. The City of Decorah has also received a grant through the Iowa Finance Authority’s Water Infrastructure Fund Program for several stormwater improvements within the watershed. This study will provide strategies to apply these goals to planned projects, and provide a roadmap for improving the waterway as a whole. Decorah residents are invited to participate in creating the plan through several options. First, a survey is available on-
line at https://arcg.is/HyeL4. The planning team is interested in collecting feedback about issues related to the stream, as well as observations about the corridor’s environment, history and use. A kickoff meeting will be held on Thursday, June 29, from 4:30-6 p.m. at City Hall. The meeting will provide an overview of the planning process and gather ideas and concerns about the corridor. A second engagement opportunity will be held as a drop-in field visit on Sunday, July 16, from 1-4 p.m., to gather input on planned improvements in the area, including flood control measures in city-owned property along Mill Street and stormwater improvements at Phelps Park. To learn more about the effort, visit www.decorahia.org/ commission-and-boards/sustainability-commission/current-projects For more information, contact Michelle Barness (mbarness@ uerpc.org), Kevan Klosterwill (kevanjwilliams@gmail.com), or Jeremy Bril (cityengineer@ decorah.iowa.gov).
preserving gardening traditions and practices by passing on knowledge to new gardeners. Most importantly, the day is about simply enjoying gardening.
Garage Sale 2019 Middle Ossian Rd Friday June 9th 9-5, Saturday June 10th 8-noon. 23-2-JP-pd-1 Fairchild Garage Sale. 402 Valley Drive, behind Aase Haugen. Thursday June 8th 3-6. Friday June 9th 8-5. Saturday June 10th 8-12. Toro self-propelled lawn mower, wood lathe, igloo type doghouse, large belt sander, country, antique, decorative and household. 23-1-P-pd-2
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ed to our communities as they age. As a result, older people are more likely to experience social isolation, which increases the likelihood of abuse and neglect, whether financial, emotional, physical or sexual. We can and must create healthier and safer living environments for older adults, including their homes, nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Get more information about how to make a difference by visiting the National Center on Elder Abuse https://ncea. acl.gov or by calling LifeLong Links at 866-468-7887. Vicki Hyke Waterloo
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Doing their part to promote gardening in our community, the Decorah Town & Country Garden Club has announced they will again sponsor garden tours for the public during Nordic Fest July 28-29, 2023. This announcement comes during National Garden Week June 4-10. National Garden Week is spearheaded by National Garden Clubs, a nonprofit organization headquartered in St. Louis, Mo., that promotes the love of gardening, floral design and civic and environmental responsibility. The week is about bringing more awareness to the importance of gardening and
June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging is proud to join communities in the USA and all over the world to help raise awareness of this social challenge. As Americans, we believe in justice for all. Older people are vital, contributing members of American society and their maltreatment diminishes all of us. Just as we have confronted and addressed the social issues of child abuse and domestic violence, so too can we find solutions to address issues like elder abuse. Our policies and practices make it hard for older people to stay involved with and connect-
Luther College is looking to hire part-time or full-time custodial staff. Luther’s custodial staff has the opportunity to interact with students, faculty, staff, and the guests of the college. By cleaning, sanitizing, and caring for the building areas on campus you are creating an environment where excellence and growth can occur. Custodial staff assists in maintaining building appearance which consists of all areas, including lobbies, entrances, classrooms, offices, hallways, kitchens, conference rooms, staircases, study lounges, restrooms, and shower rooms. Hours and days can be flexible around your schedule. Employees who are scheduled to work at least half time are eligible for benefits including a generous retirement contribution, life insurance, and PTO. Employees who work at least 30 hours per week are also eligible for competitive health insurance premiums, short and long-term disability and tuition benefits for employee, spouse, and dependents. Additionally, Luther College has an outstanding PTO program. New full-time employees can earn up to 30 days of PTO per year, in addition to time off for holidays which includes a full week of holiday pay between Christmas and New Year’s Day. No experience required, will receive on-the-job training. Training on blood borne pathogens and proper procedure for clean up on hazardous/ infectious materials according to OSHA specifications will be required after hire. Must be able to read sufficiently to follow instructions. Also required is full range of motion and ability to lift and carry 50 pounds. Luther College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and persons of diverse ethnic backgrounds are especially encouraged to apply. We value the input of multiple viewpoints and perspectives to create an academic community rich with cultural, social, and intellectual diversity. To view the complete job description and apply for this position and all current openings, please go to the employment website at www.luther.edu/offices/hr/ careers
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Two positions orah, was Assistant cited for failure to main-the smooth and efficient 2:23 a.m. After further investigaThe Academic will facilitate are face-to-face on the NICC Calmar campus, one to provide tain control, possession/purchase tion, the driver, 29-year-old Trevoperation of department activities, including scheduling Equal study Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action • 1-877-673-0854 instruction and academic support in the areas of writing and of alcohol by dean, personrecording 18/19/20,meeting 1st or Jordan Wangen of Harmony, appointments for the minutes, maintaining skills and the other in the area of math. 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Ideal MSDS candidaterecords will be a dynamic, creative individual who chemical handling support.Young Duties will include maintain 23-2-PJ-12 has a passion serving children, young adults,minor and families and providing transformative for all chemicals, prepare equipment forforteaching labs, and perform fice June 2, and was arrested and to the accident, possessing alcohol The Academic Assistant on the Calmar Campus will facilitate the modifications and repairs. library experiences. booked into the Winneshiek Counin the cooler(s) in the bed of the smooth and efficient operation of department activities, including Associate degree and training and/or experience in chemical storage and DUTIES ty Jail on an arrest warrant for failtruck, not wearing for histhe safety belt scheduling appointments dean, recording meeting minutes, disposal is required. Bachelor’s degree in but chemistry is preferred. 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Coming up in varsity sports June 8 – TV sb at Riceville, 6:30 p.m.; SW bb at Kee, 7 p.m.; TV bb at MFL MarMac, 7 p.m.; SW sb at NashuaPlainfield, 6 p.m.; Dec sb vs. Crestwood, 7:30 p.m. June 9 – Dec bb vs. Waverly-Shell Rock, 5 p.m.; SW bb at Center Point-Urbana, 7 p.m. June 9-10 – Dec/SW sb at Jesup tnmt., 9 a.m. June 12 – TV bb vs. South Winn, 4 p.m.; Dec bb at Charles City, 5 p.m.; TV sb at Postville, 5 p.m.; Dec sb at Waverly-Shell Rock, 6 p.m.; SW sb at New Hampton, 7 p.m.
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THURSDAY JUNE 8, 2023
DECORAH, SOUTH WINNESHIEK, TURKEY VALLEY
Vikings take doubleheader The Decorah baseball team (10-2, 7-1 NEIC) is putting together another fine season after picking up two wins over Charles City (4-9, 2-6 NEIC) Tuesday after a lengthy lightning delay, 4-3 and 6-1. “We were extremely pleased to come away with two wins against some quality pitching from Charles City. Throughout the night, many of our batters stayed disciplined in their approaches at the plate which really made a difference for us to have the walk off win in game one. Brady Bohner and Fisher Tweten were extremely effective on the mound and we are continuing to improve in playing defense behind our consistently sound pitching,” said Coach Adam Riley. The first game came down to the wire as the Comets carried a 3-2 lead into the seventh inning. Brayden Hartl led off the
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frame with a single, followed with a double by Kaden Alstad. Decorah got the bases loaded when Caleb Meyer walked, setting up Casey Brickley to score the tying run on a single. Ben Wymer’s single sent Alstad home to score the winning run. Brady Bohner went the distance on the hill, giving up three runs and striking out four. At the plate, Decorah pounded out 10 hits. Alstand produced a double and a single, while Brickley went 3-for-4 with an RBI. Brayden Hartl had two hits, with one each by Fisher Tweten, Ben Wymer and Mason Avila. In the nightcap, the Vikes scored all six of their runs in the second inning after sending 10 batters to the plate, taking advantage of the four walks, an error, a Meyer double and Fisher Tweten single. Tweten got the win with
Ethan Holthaus throwing one inning of relief. The Vikes had just three hits — Meyer’s double and singles by Tweten and Brickley. Decorah will finish the week at home versus Waverly-Shell Rock in a NEIC Friday, June 9. The Vikes will be at Charles City Monday, June 12, for another conference twinbill. Both are varsity doubleheaders starting at 5 p.m. R H E CC 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 3 Dec 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 410 2 Brady Bohner (WP) – 7IP, 3R, 6H, 2BB, 4K 2B – Kaden Alstad 1; 1B – Casey Brickley 3; Brayden Hartl 2; Alstad 1; Fisher Tweten 1; Ben Wymer 1; Mason Avila 4; RBI – Caleb Meyer 1; Brickley 1; Wymer 1; Avila 1; SB – Wymer 3; Cade Olson 1; Brickley 1; Avila 1 R H E CC 0 0 0 0 1 0 x 1 1 1 Dec 0 6 0 0 0 x x 6 3 1 Tweten (WP) – 5IP, 1R, 1H, 5BB,
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1K; Ethan Holthaus (RP) – 1IP, 2K 2B – Meyer 1; 1B – Tweten 1; Brickley 1; RBI – Alstad 3; Holthaus 1; Hartl 1; Tweten 1; SB – Olson 1; Garrett Waskow 1
Kaden Alstad watches a pitch cross home plate. Tuesday, the sophomore produced a double and single against Charles City in Decorah’s NEIC sweep at home. (Driftless Multimedia photo by Becky Walz)
Lady Trojans get bats going
SW senior Morgan Kleve earned the double win at West Central Monday with a combined eight strikeouts.(Driftless Multimedia photo by Becky Walz)
SW softball sweeps Blue Devils Unyielding bats and rock-solid defense were key to the five-inning game one and four-inning game two at West Central (1-8, 0-4 UIC) Monday, as the South Winn softball team (4-6, 4-0 UIC) returned to Calmar with a pair of conference wins. In game one, the Warriors put up four runs in the first and another four in the second before shutting the door on the Blue Devils with three in the fifth to win, 11-0. The nightcap was an even bigger affair with South Winn striking for six runs in the second and six in the third. West Central tried to stop the bleeding with a combined four runs the same two frames to no avail as the Warriors drove in four runs to end the game in the fourth, 16-5. The Warriors combined for 28 hits in the two contests. Sophomore Abby Wagner was 6-for-8 on the night with four RBI. Morgan Kleve finished the night 4-for-5 with a double and drove in four runs, while Ella Willey went 5-for-7 with a pair of RBI.
Kleve picked up both wins in the circle, giving up five total hits and striking out eight. Wagner made an appearance in game two on the hill and recorded one strikeout. The Warriors travel to Nashua-Plainfield for a varsity-only contest Thursday, June 8, at 6 p.m. The week concludes at the Jesup two-day tournament Friday and Saturday, June 8-9, at 9 a.m. Next week opens at New Hampton Monday, June 12, at 5:30 p.m., for a JV/varsity twinbill. SW WC
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The Turkey Valley softball team (1-8, 1-1 UIC) got one in the win column Monday, splitting with MFL MarMac (3-9, 3-1 UIC) in Jackson Junction. In game one, the Trojans picked up the first two runs of the game with one in the first and one in the third before the Bulldogs went on a roll, scoring three times in the third and four in the fifth. TV closed the gap to within one with four of its own in the bottom of the fifth; however, a nine-run seventh inning for the visitors put the brakes on the Trojans’ comeback, 16-8. Turkey Valley connected for six hits, including two from Maici Weber, who hit the ball out of the park and singled, driving in three runs. Alison Leibold knocked out a pair of doubles, a single and had one RBI. Halle Weber took the loss in the circle with Sierra Morris pitching in relief. It was the Trojans’ turn for a couple big innings in the nightcap, as the home team scored three times in the first, four in the second and six in the fourth to end the game by the mercy
rule, 13-1. At the plate, TV had nine hits. M. Weber had a double, two singles and two RBI. Mariah Throndson had a double and drove in three runs. J. Schmitt connected for a trio of singles and three RBI. Earning the win on the mound was Morris, giving up two hits and striking out three. The Trojans are at Riceville Thursday, June 8, at 5 p.m. After enjoying the weekend, Turkey Valley is back on the road at Postville Monday, June 12, at 5 p.m. MFL TV
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Halle Weber (LP) – 6-2/3IP, 16R, 15H, 10BB, 1K; Sierra Morris (RP) – 1/3IP, 1H HR – Maici Weber 1; 2B – Alison Leibold 2; 1B – Morgan Vsetecka 2; Leibold 1; M. Weber 1; Jacqlyn Schmitt 1; Clare Courtney 1; RBI – M. Weber 3; Leibold 1; Vsetecka 1
Morris (WP) – 4IP, 1R, 2H, 3K 2B – M. Weber 1; Mariah Throndson 1; 1B – J. Schmitt 3; M. Weber 2; Olivia Snyder 1; Brianna Busta 1; RBI – J. Schmitt 3; Throndson 3; M. Weber 2; Snyder 1; Aubrey Hoffert 1; Busta 1; Kinsey Reicks 1; SB – Snyder 1
Maici Weber connected for a home run, a double and three singles in the Trojans’ doubleheader versus MFL MarMac Monday. (Driftless Multimedia photo by Becky Walz)
TV comes up empty at home Monday
Noah Hanson got the start in game one between Turkey Valley and Waukon Monday, throwing two frames and striking out three. (Driftless Multimedia photo by Becky Walz)
Monday night the Turkey Valley baseball team (8-5, 6-1 UIC) hosted Waukon (6-7, 2-4 NEIC), dropping both games of the varsity doubleheader, 6-0 and 10-0. Game one began with the Indians scoring a run in the first and two in the second. Continuing to keep the Trojans off the bases, Waukon manufactured a three-run fifth inning for the win, 6-0. Turkey Valley had just four hits — singles by Noah Hanson, Calvin Bodensteiner, Garrett Dietzenbach and Chase Hayek. Hanson got the start on the hill with Carson Busta and Hayek throwing in relief. It was another big game for Waukon in the nightcap, with the Trojans falling 10-0 in six innings.
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Warrior catcher Kole Hageman is forced to leave the ground to catch a throw as a Newman player prepares to slide into homeplate Tuesday. (Driftless Multimedia photo by Becky Walz) It took the top-ranked team in Class 1A to silent the Warrior bats Tuesday and give the eighth-ranked South Winn baseball team (10-1, 7-0 UIC) its first blemish of 2023. Easy street The Warriors opened the week hosting Postville in a UIC doubleheader. South Winn picked up a couple wins via the run rule behind quality pitching, defense and hitting, 18-2 and 11-1. In game one, a Carson Streeter bases-clearing triple was the highlight offensively. Parker Timp picked up the win on the mound tossing the first three innings. In game two Cody Meyer picked up the win going the five inning distance with Parker Timp doing some damage offensively driving in three runs. “Our guys came in with the right attitude and approach to these games. We were able to get our bench involved and saw some bright spots from some guys that hadn’t played much varsity yet this year. We were able to keep a number of arms available for the rest of this week’s games with Parker, Dylan, and Cody handling the workload,” said Coach Alex Smith. R H E Post 0 2 0 0 x x x 2 0 7 SW 7 11 0 x x x x 18 11 2 Parker Timp (WP) – 3IP, 2R, 2H, 6K; Dylan Taylor (RP) – 1IP, 2K 3B – Carson Streeter 1; 2B – Jamie Kuennen 1; 1B – Kaden Bullerman 2; Carson Wenthold 1; C. Streeter 1; Keagen Streeter 1; Brody Tieskoetter 1; Cody Meyer 1; Taylor 1; Eric Kriener 1; RBI – C. Streeter 3; Wenthold 2; Tieskoetter 2; Meyer 2; Kuennen 1; Braiden Todd 1; Bullerman 1; SB – C. Streeter 2; Wenthold 1; K. Streeter 1; Todd 1; Meyer 1; Bullerman 1
Morgan Kleve (WP) – 5IP, 2H, 7K 3B – Ali Heying 1; 1B – Abby Wagner 3; Ella Willey 3; Morgan Kriener 2; Avery Luzum 1; Kleve 1; Britney Hageman 1; Avery Humpal 1; RBI – Kleve 1; SB – Wagner 1; Hageman 1; E. Willey 1; Izzy Kuboushek 1
Kleve (WP) – 1IP, 2K; Wagner (RP) – 4R, 3H, 2BB, 1K 2B – Kleve 1; Hageman 1; E. Willey 1; 1B – Wagner 3; Kleve 2; Isabella Opperman 2; Luzum 1; Hageman 1; E. Willey 1; Humpal 1; Kriener 1; RBI – Wagner 4; Kleve 3; Humpal 2; Luzum 1; Hageman 1; E. Willey 1; Opperman 1; Heying 1; Kriener 1; SB – Hailey Riehle 2; Wagner 1; Aubrey Willey 1; Kuboushek 1
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R H E Post 1 0 0 0 0 x x 1 4 3 SW 3 0 3 4 1 x x 11 8 1 Meyer (WP) – 5IP, 1R, 4H, 2BB, 7K 1B – Timp 2; Wenthold 1; C. Streeter 1; K. Streeter 1; Kuennen 1; Todd 1; Bullerman 1; RBI – Timp
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Versus No. 1 In a battle of two ranked teams, Mason City Newman (14-1) showed why they are ranked No. 1 Tuesday evening in Calmar. Newman struck first scoring three runs in the top of the first. The Warriors responded with their lone run of the game in the bottom, while Newman proceeded to score nine additional runs over the next two innings. That was all they needed as they got the five-inning run rule victory. The Warriors had just four hits in the contest. Todd came through with a double, while Carson Wenthold, Keagan Streeter and Kole Hageman all had one hit. “Newman is as tough an opponent as we will see. Going into games like this, you really need to keep their offense in check to give yourself a shot, and unfortunately we didn’t pitch it like we had been doing for the start of our season. It was great to see us respond with a run in the first off their top arm, but we just couldn’t shut off their offensive production,” noted Coach Smith. R H E New 3 4 5 0 0 x x 12 11 0 SW 1 0 0 0 0 x x 1 4 0 K. Streeter (LP) – 1IP, 3R, 2H, 1K, 2BB; Todd (RP) – 2IP, 9R, 7H, 4BB, 2K; C. Streeter (RP) – 2IP, 2H 2B – Todd 1; 1B – Wenthold 1; K. Streeter 1; Kole Hageman 1; RBI – K. Streeter
More this week The Warriors are at Kee High Thursday, June 8, and finish the week at Center Point-Urbana Friday, June 9. Both nights are junior varsity/varsity doubleheaders that begin at 5 p.m. Next week opens at Turkey Valley Monday, June 12, at 4 p.m., in a pair of varsity contests.
Turkey Valley was hardpressed to produce offense game two with just one single by C. Busta. The Trojans will travel to Monona Thursday, June 8, for a junior varsity/varsity doubleheader at 5 p.m. Next week, Turkey Valley will host South Winn Monday, June 12, in a varsity twinbill at 4 p.m. Wau TV
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Noah Hanson (LP) – 2IP, 3R, 5H, 1BB, 3K; Carson Busta (RP) – 2-2/3IP, 3R, 2H, 2BB, 3K; Chase Hayek (RP) – 2-1/3IP, 1H, 2BB, 2K 1B – Hanson 1; Calvin Bodensteiner 1; Garrett Dietzenbach 1; Hayek 1
Russell Nieman (LP) – 3-1/3IP, 5R, 8H, 1K; Bodensteiner (RP) – 1-1/3IP, 3R, 3H, 1BB, 2K; Dietzenbach (RP) – 1-1/3IP, 2R, 3H, 1BB, 1K 1B – C. Busta 1
Decorah’s Paige Werner connects for a hit in a recent contest. Tuesday, the Vikings were scheduled to play at Waverly-Shell Rock, however, the rainy conditions forced the game to be postponed until Monday, June 12, at 6 p.m. (Driftless Multimedia photo by Becky Walz)