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Fremont Lions Breakfast to Benefit Local Farmer FREMONT – Fremont area farmer Roger Lathen is in Iowa City recovering from a farm accident that occurred last weekend. Lathen was helping another area farmer when his hand was caught in some equipment.

Members of the Fremont Lions Club plan to use the proceeds from the December breakfast to assist Lathen and his family with medical expenses. The breakfast will take place on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 6-8 a.m. at the Fremont Community

Center.

According to Lions member Bill Ward Lathen underwent surgery in Iowa City. The Agri-Power FFA Chapter at Eddyville-BlakesburgFremont High School has been chopping wood for Lathen to use.

The menu for the breakfast includes, biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, hash browns, juice, and coffee. A freewill donation will be accepted. For more information, contact any Fremont Lions member.

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By RD KEEP The Sun NEW SHARON – School board members at North Mahaska Schools received an update on the renovations and toured the bus garage as part of their monthly meeting Monday. Overall work on the renovations is on target to finish by the end of the year although individual projects are behind schedule.

Prior to the beginning of the meeting the board received a tour from superintendent Angela Livezey to see the new firewall and storage loft installed at the garage across from the school. She said there will be more room once the furniture for the high school is moved into the renovated areas and some of the used items that are no longer used is sold.

Dale Lieneman of Estes Construction updated the board on continued work. He said the track is finished and work has begun on the construction of the concession stand. The north restrooms are behind sched-

ule, but progressing.

The science rooms and consumer science room should be available for use in the next week or so. The front façade and cafeteria work is moving forward and the new windows are installed. The office area is in the early stages of work.

Discussion of HVAC for the elementary was discussed. Two possible solutions and cost estimates were presented. One would be a straight system with no individual room controls. This option is estimated at $112,000. The second option is to provide coverage with each classroom having separate controls so temperature could be more regulated per room. This option is estimated at $194,000. Both options would provide air conditioning to the elementary building.

Lienemann said the second option would come with additional maintenance costs due to the number of system controls that would be tied to the system. If the board decides to move forward on either option the

work would be put out to bid. The figures presented are only costs estimates and not bids.

Board members approved the assignment of benefits management to Advantage Administrators. Livezey explained that a number of changes in the Affordable Care Act makes more sense to move this to a third party. Currently business manager Cindy Quang is handling the duties, but there are more requirements and both said moving it to third party will provide a safer and more efficient handling of the benefits as the Affordable Act changes.

Board president Dirk Wilkin asked how this would impact the employees. Livezey said it should make it more efficient for them. “I am one of the 13 it effects so I can speak to that from my perspective,� said Livezey. “It should make it easier for them. They will use a card and rather than provide the information to Cindy it will go directly to the administrator and they will cut the check.�

Livezey said at this time there are 13 employees the change will affect.

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The cost of the change will be $3.90 per employee per month.

Changes in copier lease were made by the board. Marco of Urbandale will provide the district with copiers with a base of $489.80 per month. There are additional charges for ranges of black and white or color copies. The lease is a 60-month lease for five copiers.

Two volunteer coaches were approved. Ross Terpstra will coach junior high basketball and Terry Hudson will coach archery. Senior Jacob Sampson was approved as a student custodian at a rate of $7.25 per hour.

OSKALOOSA — Enjoy a live adaptation of Frank Capra’s beloved film that brings new life to the poignant story of George Bailey and Bedford Falls, with “It’s A Wonderful Life: Live From WVL Radio Theatre!� This Christmas classic is at the George Daily Auditorium on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m.

This clever stage adaptation takes us back to the Golden Age of Radio on a cold, snowy winter night. It’s Christmas Eve in 1945, and only a handful of WVL Radio’s actors have braved the blizzard to perform that evening’s broadcast of It’s A Wonderful Life and keep the station afloat. A small but intrepid band of employees manage to create the dozens of movie characters and scenes using just their voices and a sound effects table, live in front of the audience.

Nominated for five Academy Awards, the beloved It’s A Wonderful Life is ranked #11 of the 100

In other business Approved application for funding of $153,406 for open enrollment students Approved funding application for At-Risk funding in the amount of $130,842.

Approved splitting a wrestling cheerleader fund that has not been used for several years between football and basketball cheerleader funds Confirmation was given to Arvin DeBoef as District 4 representative

best American films ever made.

Its message of hope and optimism is perfect for the holidays, and reminds us that our belief in family, friendship, and people is not misplaced, no matter how bad things get.

It’s A Wonderful Life is part of the 20th season at the George Daily Auditorium. The first professional show the auditorium brought to Oskaloosa was the Dixie Power Trio in the fall of 1997. Over twenty seasons, the auditorium has presented more than 200 professional performances of a variety of genres.

Tickets cost $22 for adults and $10 for students, or take advantage of the Osky Special and get a ticket and $25 of Osky Cash for just $35. Tickets are available by calling (641) 672-0799, online at www. georgedaily.org, or at the George Daily Auditorium box office. Clow Valve Company sponsors this performance.

Absentee Ballots for IHCC Election Available OSK A LOOSA – Susan L. Brown, Mahaska County Auditor, announces that absentee ballots for the Indian Hills Community College Special Election to be held Dec. 6 are available in the Auditor’s Office.

Any person unable to get to the polls on Dec. 6 may send a signed, written request to the Auditor’s Office, 106 South First Street, Oskaloosa, IA 52577. To obtain an absentee ballot, please go to the Mahaska County’s website www.mahaskacounty.org and download the Absentee Ballot Request Form.

The request must contain the name, residential address, birth date, and address where the ballot is to be mailed. The request must indicate what election the

absentee ballot is being requested and must be signed by each person requesting a ballot. The voter requesting the ballot can either use an Official Absentee Ballot Request Form or this information can be written on a piece of paper not smaller than a 3 x 5 postcard.

Absentee ballots may also be voted in the Auditor’s Office daily from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday. The last day to vote absentee in the office is Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 11 a.m.

Voted absentee ballots mailed must be postmarked by Monday, Dec. 5. The last day to request an absentee ballot to be mailed is Friday, Dec. 2, at 5 p.m.

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4-H Festival of Trees OSKALOOSA – The Second Annual Mahaska County 4-H Festival of Trees will take place during Oskaloosa Main Street’s Storybook Christmas Festival in the Penn Central Mall on Thursday, Dec. 1 – happening before, during, and after the Lighted Christmas Parade and Painting with Lights.

There will be lots to see and do at the Christmas Festival, including free kids activities from 4-6 p.m., pictures with Santa & friends, music, awards,

vendors, 4-H Festival of Trees & tree silent auction. 4-H Teen Council members will provide free “make & take� crafts for kids to do between 4-6 p.m.

The public may begin viewing, voting for, and bidding on decorated trees at noon on Dec. 1, bidding will conclude at 9 p.m. The trees will be located in the west Oskaloosa montage hallway of the Penn Central Mall.

Awards for trees will be announced at 9:30 PM, and includes Best Use of

Theme, Most Creative, and Best Use of Decorations.

Mark your calendars now for the 4-H Festival of Trees happening during Oskaloosa Main Street’s Storybook Christmas Festival on Thursday, Dec. 1, from noon-9:30 p.m. at the Penn Central Mall in Oskaloosa. Anyone with questions about the 4-H Festival of Trees can contact Amy Brainard, Mahaska County Youth Coordinator, at 641-673-5841 or vermeerA@iastate.edu.

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By Chapter Reporters R. RICHMOND, M. WELLS, and A. EVELAND New oppor tunities rise from change. EBF High School had a change of leadership with the hiring of new Principal Steve Noble.

Noble, recently hired this summer from Michigan, is an avid outdoorsman who loves to hunt white-tailed deer with his family. Mr. Noble spoke with Ag Ed Instructor Patrick Powers about allowing students to gain experience reading instructions and working as a team to complete the task of assembling tree stands. Powers indicated that the timing was perfect, as the class recently completed a unit and was in transition to the next item in line for the curriculum.

Noble said that high school kids need to learn to read, follow instructions, and work collaboratively in the “real world� after they graduate. “Letting kids use their skills that they are capable of with reading, problem solving, and working together, students will have an opportunity to be better citizens outside the school setting by doing a project like this,� Noble explained.

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Former Pro Football Player Visits EBF EDDYVILLE – On Oct. 6, EBF 3rd12th graders were fortunate to have a retired professional football player come and talk with them.

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Grant told the students to always try their best, live up to their dreams, and to not let anyone or anything get in the way of fulfilling their dreams; his encouragement helped them to understand that they can do whatever they set their minds to if they try.

He stressed to his listeners the importance of making positive choices in their lives. Grant admonished them to remember that: You’re not born a winner; You’re not born a loser; You’re born a chooser!

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ent pieces to put together to complete the stand. Students had to decipher information from the instructions and had to problem solve together to place the correct pieces together.

FFA student Gabe Larkin was impressed with the quality of the material and how easily the pieces fell into place. “I was glad we could work in a group. Our group had a system in which one person was able to give guidance and direction to how pieces went together. Sometimes we all had to take a peek at the diagrams, but between the three of us, we were able to complete the task,� Larkin stated.

Other classmates had similar thoughts on the assignment. “I was impressed with the structure of this stand. The powder-coat covering on the structure will allow it to last outside in the elements a long time,� Brandt Hughes concluded.

Completion of the stands will take less than a week – just in time for Mr. Noble’s white-tailed deer adventure in Southern Iowa.

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tato Tots, Applesauce, Bread/Butter Thursday, Dec. 8 Breakfast: Sausage Patty, Toast, Fruit, Juice, Milk Lunch: Baked Potato, Meat toppings, Broccoli, Peaches, Bread/ Butter Friday, Dec. 9 Breakfast: Cinnamon Roll, Fruit, Juice, Milk Lunch: Rocket Nachos, California Blend, Apricots, Bread/Butter

Thursday, December 1 8:30 a.m. Santa›s Workshop @ Fremont Elem 2 p.m. Wellness Policy Mtg-Dist.

Office 4:15 p.m. BBB-JH @ Clarke 4:15 p.m. GBB-JH vs Clarke(@ Blakesburg) 6 p.m. Music Booster Meeting Friday, December 2 4:30 p.m. WR-JH @ Pekin 5 p.m. BBB-9/JV/V vs Albia 5 p.m. GBB-9/JV/V vs Albia Saturday, December 3 10 a.m. WR-JV/V @ New London 4 p.m. GBB-V vs Lynnville-Sully 5:30 p.m. BBB-V vs LynnvilleSully Monday, December 5 No School-Staff Development 6 p.m. BBB-JV/V @ Montezuma Tuesday, December 6 5 p.m. BBB-9/JV/V vs Davis County 5 p.m. GBB-9/JV/V vs Davis County Thursday, December 8 ROCKET Submissions Due 3:20 p.m. Pick Up Band Fundraisers @ HS 4:15 p.m. BBB-JH @ Centerville 4:15 p.m. GBB-JH vs Centerville @ Blakes.

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Claire Jager, a senior at EBF, has been recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Program as a Commended Student.

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Students at North Mahaska Elementary made creative turkeys for display at the school. Feathers, paper, leaves and construction paper were among materials used. Themes ranged from the Cubs to North Mahaska to Iowa and Iowa State.

Agri-Power Food Drive EDDYVILLE – The Agri- Power FFA Chapter is holding a food drive to collect goods and distribute around the surrounding area to those who are in need. Each year the Thrivant Lutheran purchases hams to give away in each of these baskets.

The Chapter then include the hams into each basket along with a variety of different items and present them personally to those who have been nominated.

If you would like to donate to the Chapter, by bringing us food to the high school, it would be greatly appreciated. Any non- perishable items such as boxed pasta and cans may be donated.

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Thursday, Dec. 1 Wrestling at Lynnville-Sully, Quads 6 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 2 Girls/boys basketball at Lynnville-Sully, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 3 Varsity wrestling at Montezuma, 9 a.m.

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A Court Reporters Day In Court I tell you what, reading this makes me laugh til I cry every time, so it’s your turn! I obviously didn’t write these, and I surely would hate to have one of these lawyers representing me! Enjoy!

How Do Court Reporters Keep Straight Faces?

These are from a book called Disorder in the Courts and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and published by court reporters that had the torment of staying calm while the exchanges were taking place.

ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning?

WITNESS: He said, ‘Where am I, Cathy?’

ATTORNEY: And why did that upset you?

WITNESS: My name is Susan!

ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?

WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.

ATTORNEY: What is your date of birth?

WITNESS: July 18th.

ATTORNEY: What year?

WITNESS: Every year.

ATTORNEY: How old is your son, the one living with you?

WITNESS: Thirty-eight or thirtyfive, I can’t remember which.

ATTORNEY: How long has he lived with you?

WITNESS: Forty-five years.

ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?

WITNESS: Yes. ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory?

WITNESS: I forget…

ATTORNEY: You forget? Can

you give us an example of something you forgot?

ATTORNEY: Now doctor, isn’t it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn’t know about it until the next morning?

WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam?

ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the 20-year-old, how old is he?

WITNESS: He’s 20, much like your IQ. ATTORNEY: She had three children , right?

WITNESS: Yes. ATTORNEY: How many were boys?

WITNESS: None.

ATTORNEY: Were there any

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WITNESS: Your Honor, I think I need a different attorney. Can I get a new attorney?

ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated?

WITNESS: By death.

ATTOR NEY: And by whose death was it terminated?

WITNESS: Take a guess.

ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual?

WITNESS: He was about medium height and had a beard ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a female?

WITNESS: Unless the Circus was in town I’m going with male.

ATTORNEY: Is your appearance

here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?

WITNESS: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.

ATTORNEY: Doctor , how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people?

WITNESS: All of them. The live ones put up too much of a fight.

ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to?

WITNESS: Oral...

ATTORNEY: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?

WITNESS: The autopsy started around 8:30 PM ATTORNEY: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time?

WITNESS: If not, he was by the time I finished.

And last: ATTOR NEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?

WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure?

WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing?

WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?

WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor?

WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.

ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?

WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.

TALES OF THE ANCIENT SPORTSMAN What a wonderful Thanksgiving and I hope yours was great as well.

The Ancient-ess and I had Thanksgiving dinner at Lori’s place with Rob and Alyssia and all the Iowa grandkids. After dinner, we loaded the Prius and headed for the Cherokee Nation. We made it as far as Kearney, MO. After the first good night’s rest is some time, we were on our way down I-35 to I-49. That still confuses me because I-49 was always Highway 71. Anyway, it still goes to the same place. Got on I-40 at Joplin and rolled into the Cherokee Nation about 2:30 p.m. The Little Cherokee Maiden and the rest of the tribe were delighted to see us and we were quite pleased to see them as well. Will and Tyler, the new foster children are warming up to us.

Rick understands that the IowaNebraska football game is something special, so he had that on the tube. So after getting all the greetings made, I settled in and watched the Hawkeyes shuck the cornshuckers. I love it, I love it, I Love it! Oops, that was the line of someone else.

Anyway, I liked it and now we can talk about bowl possibilities.

About mid-season, I didn’t think the Hawks deserved to be in a bowl, but they have finished strong. My choice would have been an Iowa-Arkansas matchup, but the Hogs lost to Missouri Saturday. That will probably drop Arkansas into a lower level bowl while the Hawks should have enhances their bowl opportunities.

Perhaps a warm weather bowl somewhere.

With seven kids and no carpeting, Rick and Lavonda’s house is wall to wall noise. It is impossible for me to carry on a conversation as I hear lots of voices, but not the one I am supposed to hear. So I holed up in the TV room with an occasional visit to the activity room.

Austin, Tim and Joey would come in and watch the Hawks with me now and then. It was nice of them to root for the Hawkeyes, but their allegiance is to the Sooners of Oklahoma. I guess that figures as they go to school with mostly Sooner fans.

There are a few Okie State fans, but not many. The Sooners and the Cowboys meet this Saturday and that could be interesting. The Sooners are ranked No. 8 and the Cowboys No. 10. They call the game the “Bedlam Game”, and it could be just that.

So that things remain as normal as possible for the kids, we always get a hotel room in neighboring Van Buren, AR. Saturday morning I was up early to do my walking. I had walked

a couple of time around the motel lots and I needed to go a little longer.

I just had a feeling that I was to go across the street and walk around the Cinema parking lot.

At the far side of the lot, I found a dime. The head wasn’t up, so it was not my lucky day, but it was about to be the lucky day for someone else.

Just a few steps further, I noticed a card on the pavement. I thought it was a business card, but it was an American Express card. It was a fairly new card as it didn’t expire until 6-21.

I went back to the hotel and looked for the name in the phone book.

There was nobody with that name,

By BURDELL HENSLEY Ancient Sportsman but there were four with the same last name. I called all four, but only one answered. She didn’t know anyone by that name.

The next step was to go to the Police Station. The dispatcher called in an officer that was in the area and he found the lady by the name on the card. He delivered the card to her door and he also gave her my name and phone number.

It wasn’t long and my “Dumb Phone” went off and a very grateful lady was on the other end. Her story was incredible and now I know why I was supposed to walk in the cinema lot. She and her husband have five foster children and they took them to a movie Friday night for a special outing. Her husband had her card and apparently while getting the kids all strapped into the car, the card fell on the ground. I told her that we had a lot in common as my son and his wife have five foster kids as well as two of their own. I am a firm believer that God puts us places for special things to happen.

Tuesday night I went up to Montezuma for the Montezuma-Pella Christian girl’s game. I had not been to Montezuma for some time and was surprised to walk into a beautiful new gym trimmed in Montezuma blue. It was great to see Al Rabenold and many other old friends from Montezuma and surrounding area.

Montezuma owned the first half and then PC put on a spirited second half rally to pull out a 48-43 win. That makes two ranked Class 2-A schools the Eagles have beaten in the past week. Last weekend they beat No.

5 Van Meter and Tuesday they beat No. 12 Montezuma.

Let’s see what happened in our yesterdays.

45 years ago: Dec. 6, 1971 – Eddyville splits at Colfax. The boys took a 55-51 win with Barry Farmer scoring 19 points and Terry Heckenberg ripping down 21 rebounds.

The girls dropped a 83-72 decision despite a 52 point explosion by Julie Johnson. Dec. 6 – The North Mahaska girls upset Pleasantville75-68.

Nina Moore led the Warhawks with 40 points and LuAnn Phillips added 20. The boys took a 75-56 win with Dave DeYoung draining 26 points and Tom Mitchell adding 25. Dec. 7- Sigourney sweeps BGM. A basket

by Pat Joachim with eight seconds left gave the girls a 68-67 win. Amy Marget led the Lady Savages with 35 points and Joachim added 29. The boys went into overtime to post a 68-65 win. Dan Arduser led the way with 23 points and Jim Kahler added 18.

25 years ago: Dec. 9, 1991- A baseline jump shot by Matt Tanis gave Central a dramatic 74-72 win over Penn. Jerry Martin led Penn with 37 points while Hart led Central with 16. Dec. 11- Eddyville uses balance to nip North Mahaska 54-52. Heidi Blizzard led the Rockets with 19 points and Jennifer Harter added 18. Michelle Davis led NM with 25 points. The Rocket boys used late free throws to snatch a 62-58 win.

Terry Fry led the Rockets with 18 points and Todd Schlotter added 14.

Laird Dahm led the Warhawks with 25 points.

15 years ago: Dec. 5, 2001- The North Mahaska defense smothered Montezuma 54-39. Grant Stout led the Warhawks with 22 points and Trevor Harkema added 19. Dec. 5- The Eddyville boys edge Davis County 58-54. Andrew Sieren led the Rockets with 23 points and Clint Kelsey added 12. Dec. 10 – Eddyville’s Matt Adreon, Tri-County’s Nate Clubb and North Mahaska’s Lincoln Taylor won championships at the Tri-County Wrestling tourney. Dec. 10 – The North Mahaska girls rallied past BGM 56-47. Megan Ryan led NM with 18 points.

Have a great week and I would love it if we could squeeze out one more week of nice weather. I have a very busy week coming up and nice weather would help. Also I want to pass along a big thank you to the couple of readers that gave me a beautiful Christmas CD at Taso’s last week.

LOWER GROVE NEWS This last week has been a busy time. My sister Pat and daughter-inlaw, Carol came from Missouri to visit for a couple of days. The first evening we went to Kalvin and Carrie’s to see their new house and have supper. Pat was so impressed with the knotty pine wall and the kitchen cupboards. Also the living room and brick wall with a wood stove.

On Thursday we went to Pella to join my ‘Joy Belle’ Bible study group. She reads about them in my news column and wanted to meet all the gals. We set around a big round table at Monarch’s and enjoyed 2 hours of eating and visiting.

The day was also spent shopping at Vander Ploeg Bakery, Hy-Vee, Fareway, Wal-Mart, Boat Furniture, Kitchen Store, Bible for Missions, The Well, Pella Hometown Variety and finally we stopped at Smokey Row for a beverage and a short rest.

Pat wanted to stop to see Mildred before we went home so we stopped in to visit her. And then we wondered why we were tired when we finally arrived at my house.

The weather was nice while they were here, but turned off cold as they headed out for Missouri on Friday morning.

Saturday morning I joined the breakfast group at Happy Joes.

Charlene was celebrating her birthday, so she treated us to pizza and a dessert pizza. Personally I think we have that backwards as I thought a person was given a party with food by all the other people. Guess we never were like ordinary people.

Went to church on Sunday at First Baptist Church in Pella and also to

By ROSEMARY SCHMIDT The Sun Correspondent Sunday school. Afterwards I joined Charlene De Kock, Ron Van Dyk, Carol Jansen and Maxine Verros for dinner at the Panda Garden. And it is a wonder that I survived the accident I sustained there. As I was going around the buffet, one of the workers came out of the kitchen real fast.

It was very cool in there, like as if the heat was not on, so the window in the door was steamed over as was all the mirrors on the north wall. The swinging door hit me in the head and I did a little dance, but did not lose my balance. I did not drop my plate of food either, but spilled some of it.

Anyway, I am glad I did not end up on the floor.

Thanksgiving Day I went to Pella and took my stepmother Mildred to her church, the First Reformed Church for dinner. They do such a marvelous job of serving elderly people or others who do not have anywhere else to go on Thanksgiving. Some of those sitting at our table were Leon and Sherry Veldhuizen and their daughter Jaci from Kansas City, Missouri. We enjoyed a time of visiting in between enjoying a fantastic meal. The menu consisted of: Turkey or ham, dressing, mashed potatoes, green beans, Jell-O, a roll, and pie. We sure did not leave there being hungry and Mildred and I both thought a nap was the next thing to

do!! My family will be celebrating Thanksgiving next week at Kalvin and Carrie’s.

I finally found the poem written about Harvest time that I wanted to share with you. It was written by my cousin Donna McCarney (of Donna’s Café, which used to be in Oskaloosa).

HARVEST TIME I love this special time of the year Hues of fall colors are everywhere.

Dewdrops glisten like diamonds As morning sunrise spreads a glare.

I love to drive in the country Harvest time is finally here.

Farmers readying the big machines to master their fields without fear.

I love to watch them work with fury, dust flies high as stalks fly out.

Wagons wait their turn on the field filled with kernels shot from a spout.

I love to watch them work like bees to fill the elevators standing so tall.

So satisfying to see their reward that spring planting produces in the fall.

I love to watch the many squirrels burying walnuts all over the place.

They too know it is harvest time, winter time soon to show it’s face.

I love the many seasons of the year fall harvest time my favorite for sure.

God knew that this time was precious.

Food for all of us with faith to endure.

TAINTOR-GRANVILLE-LYNNVILLE Happy anniversary wishes to David and Garnet Gertsma on Nov. 23.

Saturday was “Shop Local” in your local town. They appreciate your business during the holidays and all year long.

Tom and Theresa Anderson were at the Adel Assisted Living, and the Ballard Creek Community in Huxley to share their music last weekend.

Bev Flander, Rhonda Lanser, Garnet Gertsma, and Reggie Kaldenberg attended the United Society of Friends Women held at the home of Lyn Kinney Nov. 14. The USFW donated to a charity.

Granddaughter Shy spent the weekend with Dot and Denny Zylstra. Dot and Shy worked together to prepare for Thanksgiving.

Theresa Bruxvoort visited from Michigan on November 9. She got together with her sisters, Lois Klyn and Dorothy Rus. They shared memories of their sister had passed away.

Her birthday would have been Nov. 6.

Dot Zylstra attended the basketball game Nov. 20 at Pleasant Hill for Jax Vander Beek.

Tom and Theresa Anderson ate out Nov. 19 to celebrate Theresa’s birthday.

Gary Briggs and a fishing buddy from Pella returned from a two-

week trout fishing trip to Decorah.

The fishing was good.

November birthday wishes to Ron Williams and Denny Zylstra on the

By ADA KAY VAN MAANEN The Sun Correspondent

22nd , Carrol Bandstra on the 23rd , brother in-law Rodney Van Maanen on the 24th, Larry Ludwick on the 25th, and Ruthanne Van Wyk on the 26th.

Tom and Theresa Anderson visited Tom’s mother, Naomi DeHart of Kellogg while Tom’s aunt Sharon was visiting from Kentucky.

Lyn Kinney visited several friends in Newton. They were, Margaret Wells, Betty Spangenberg, Sheryl Hanson, Will Purscell, and Connie and Dean Bland.

John and Lois Klyn, and Carrol and Carolyn Bandstra attended the sandwich, salad and dessert supper hosted by the young people of the Peoria Christian Reformed Church for the Senior Saints of the church.

After the meal they played games together.

Dale and Bev Flander attended the 12h birthday party for granddaugh-

ter Brittany at the home of Kendall and Stephanie Flander in Grinnell on Saturday.

Hope all had a blessed Thanksgiving Day. Mark and Sarah Scholten, David and Garnet Gertsma, and Nancy Locker attended the wedding reception at Brooklyn for Garnet and Nancy’s great niece Jessica Davidson and Jerod Herzbert.

National French Toast Day was Nov. 28 so hope you enjoyed your own special version for breakfast.

Theresa Anderson joined other ladies from Heart fo Worship Church Nov. 18 for an outing to Cantril for shopping and dining.

Jaci Person from Washington state came to visit with her brother, Gary and Sonja Briggs and family. On Friday, Jaci, Gary, and Sonja went to Des Moines to visit their aunt Mardella Minera. Joining them were Jaci and Gary’s sisters, Nella Saunders and Char Stalzer. They enjoyed eating out for lunch.

John and Lois Klyn enjoyed caring for their great grandchildren Bryley 3, and Bereah 6 on Tuesday morning.

The Grinnell Oratorio Society will be performing Handel’s “Messiah” at 2 p.m. The performance will be held at Herrick Chapel.

Have a good week.

BARNES CITY NEWS

By MOLLIE LOVING The Sun Correspondent I hope ever yone had a nice Thanksgiving. Hope you are enjoying lots of leftover turkey.

My dad was at my house the afternoon of Nov. 21 for a visit.

Deer shotgun season one starts on

Dec. 3 and ends on Dec. 7.

The next city council meeting will be held on Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. at City Hall.

The December Barnes City Fire Department meeting will be held on the 8th at 7 p.m. at the fire station.

The North Mahaska High School Christmas Program will be held on Dec. 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The NM Elementary Christmas Program will be held on Dec. 15 at 6:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium.

The next Free Blood Pressure Clinic and Coffee Time in Barnes City will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 13 from 9–10 a.m. at the Legion Hall. In the event of inclement weather, there will be no clinic.

Thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Hazel Palmer, who passed away recently.

Don’t forget to take your recyclables to the recycle bin. It is located on the north side of City Hall.

Christmas is less than a month away. Let the festivities begin!

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Editorial / Faith

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CHURCH DIRECTORY Assembly of God

The Advent

By PASTOR JOE GEOMAAT Traintor Community Church A voice of one calling: â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the desert prepare the way for the LORD, make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God. Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain. And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all mankind together will see it.

For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Isaiah 40:3-5 NIV The Christmas season has the potential to be an especially wonderful time of year. It is a mysterious gift for us to reflect on the night Jesus came into the world. What a powerful story! We love the story of Joseph and Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s journey, the birth in a stable, the angels and wise men.

But I think too often we sell the real story short.

Four weeks before Christmas we begin what we call the Advent season. The word Advent simply means â&#x20AC;&#x153;comingâ&#x20AC;?. As the weeks leading to Christmas pass, we pause to appreciate and think on the idea of Christâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coming into the world. Unfortunately, for most of us, most years, the implications of the idea of Advent get swallowed up in the hustle and bustle of Christmas.

So what does it mean for us to celebrate Christâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coming?

First, we celebrate that God ful-

filled his promise of sending a Redeemer to save his people. When Jesus was born, he was born with a Holy mission. To reveal God to man, to shoulder our sins, and pay for them in full with his own blood.

Then to break sin and death forever by raising back to life!

But Christ didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just come to earth, do his work, and then return to Heaven. The Advent season also means celebrating the fact that Jesus promises that if we ask, he will come into our hearts. The Bible says that we can be filled with his Holy Spirit and can have his very mind living within us! The Creator of the Universe living in you and me! I think that failure to realize this gift is the biggest downfall of the Church today.

Lastly, during Advent we celebrate the promise of his second coming to earth. In the book of Revelation, we read about Christ coming back to earth to destroy evil forever.

It says that He will appear in the sky riding on a white horse with the armies of Heaven behind him. What a day that will be! It is definitely a promise worth celebrating!

When Jesus was born, he brought us Salvation. Not just Salvation from our sins, but also from our fears, our inadequacies, our temptations, and every other thing that would seek to destroy us from within or without.

This December, as you remember the story of the Holy Nativity, also remember the rest of the promise.

Remember to celebrate all the promises Christ brought with him on that night. And remember that he is faithful to bring those promises to full completion in your life!

www.newsharonag.org Pastor Shane Farnum Wednesday 6:30-7:30 p.m., Kingdom Kids (PreK-6th) Unleash Youth (7th-12th) Connection Groups Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Service

Baptist Church of Fremont Pastors: Robb and Joyce Bruns Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship, 10 a.m.

Barnes City Community Church The Rev. Jim and Linda Sears Sunday 9 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship 4 p.m. - Youth Group (Pre-6th) 6:30 p.m. Evening Worship

Barnes City United Methodist Pastor Michelle Williamson Worship, 4:30 p.m., Sunday

Cedar Christian Reformed Church

Pastor Josh Van Engen 9:30 a.m., Morning Worship

Cedar United Methodist Pastor Bob Voles Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

Fremont United Methodist Church Pastor Bob Voles Sunday Worship 9 a.m.

Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sunday School 9 a.m.

Adult Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

Lacey United Methodist Church Pastor Roger White 641-673-5986 Worship, 8:30 a.m.

Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.

Lower Grove Church Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.

Worship, 10:30 a.m.

New Sharon First Christian Church Pastor David Hall www.nsfcc.org Sunday Sunday School, 9 a.m.

6:30-8:30 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; PROS Youth Grades 7-12 Meets McVay Family Center

Worship, 10 a.m.

Wednesday WOW (Worship on Wednesdays), 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Park Church of Christ

New Sharon Friends Church

Evangelist: Mark Doland 1804 Burlington Road Oskaloosa, IA 52577 Sunday Bible Class (All Ages): 9:30 a.m.

Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Life Groups Sunday afternoon and Thursday evenings

9 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Wednesday, 7 p.m.-Prayer Meeting

New Sharon Harvest Community Church

Peoria Christian Reformed Church

2083 Hwy. 102 Richard Smith, Pastor Phone: 641-891-5060 harvestcommunityfellowship2006@gmail.com Sunday School, 8:45 a.m.

Fellowship, 9:30 a.m.

Worship, 10 a.m.

Pastor George Den Oudsten 10 miles west of New Sharon office@peoriacrc.org www.peoriacrc.org Worship, 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Sunday School,10:45 a.m.

Union Mills Christian Church

New Sharon United Methodist Church

Pastor Kerry Lake Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.

Worship, 10:35 a.m.

Lead Pastor Terry Pollard www.newsharonumc.org 641-637-2561 Sunday Worship Service, 9:15 a.m.

Wednesday 6-8 p.m. - G2C Children (1st-6th) Meets 6-8 p.m.;

Searsboro Community Church Pastor Don Job Sunday School, 10 a.m.

Worship, 11 a.m.

Taintor Community Church Pastor Joe Goemaat 641-569-3491 www.taintorchurch.org Sunday Worship, 9 a.m.

Coffee Time 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School, 11 a.m.

Thursday Young Peoples, 6:00 p.m.

All ages welcome

Put the Brakes on High Drug Prices

By MINDI JORGENSON Director of Pharmacy at Pella Regional Health Center The skyrocketing price of prescription medications is a national issue that wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go away. While it hits consumer pocketbooks hard, hospitals and their patients feel it too.

We see the problem every day at Pella Regional Health Center, where we spend $6.2 million per year on medications. The increases are staggering, even for many commonly used drugs that have been around for years. For example, the cost of vitamin K, prescribed to help blood clotting, has sky-rocketed by 5,400 percent to $5,500 for a bottle of 100 pills. Similarly, Miacalcin, used to prevent bone loss, increased 4,244 percent to $2,172 a vial.

The result for patients? Higher copays at the pharmacy and rising insurance premiums.

The problems with these price increases go beyond money. They directly affect the health of our patients who are less likely to fill prescriptions they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford. As it stands now, more than 20 percent of

prescriptions go unfilled.

When patients donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fill their prescriptions, or take fewer doses to stretch their supply, they get sick again â&#x20AC;&#x201C; often seriously. That costs $290 billion per year, according to the Network for Excellence in Health Innovation. The 340B drug discount program â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a federal statute which costs taxpayers nothing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is a bright spot. The program allows us to fund important clinical services right here in our own hospital and helped us underwrite part of the $2.6 million in uncompensated care that we delivered last year.

Unfortunately, the pharmaceutical industry has long opposed the 340B program. Its next attack will likely come springtime in the new Congress. It will aim to make it harder for hospitals to participate and more difficult for patients to be eligible.

As drug prices continue rising, the American people need Congress to address and find solutions to this critically important issue. It is equally imperative that lawmakers protect the 340B program so providers like Pella Regional Health Center can continue serving all our patients, regardless of their ability to pay.

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West Liberty Church Of Christ 7 miles west of Montezuma on Diamond Trail Sunday Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.

Worship, 10:30 a.m.

Evening, 6 p.m.

Fourth Friday Night April to October Singing and Fellowship, 7 p.m.

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By RD KEEP The Sun

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EDDYVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The battle for the South Central Conference crown will be a challenge, but the EddyvilleBlakesburg-Fremont Rockets will be in the mix. The challenge will be in how the team meshes with the loss of two 6-footers from last season.

Tony Fenton begins his 17th season

as head coach, 15 of them as head of the Rockets. Fenton is just four games short of notching his 200th career victory. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will be very balanced on offense,â&#x20AC;? said Fenton, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will be sound defensively. Running game should be a plus for us. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will need to fill the void of losing two 6-foot players both offensively and defensively.â&#x20AC;?

Gone are Karlie Taylor and Taylor Leff ler, who caused problems for many foes including the SCC foes.

EBF took the crown with a perfect 12-0 mark last season.

Three starters return including seniors Claire Jager and Taryn Swartz.

Junior Torie Alexander and Swartz were honorable mention all-conference while Jager was a first-team selection.

Others returning players to help

the Rockets are Randie Richmond, Briana VerSteegh, Teri Jo Lane and Emma Bunnell.

Jager leads the scorers with a 9.3 point per game average. Swartz averaged 5.5 and Alexander 5.3. Alexander is the leading returning rebounder with a 4.8 average.

EBF will rely on ball control and consistent shooting to battle for the league title and other heights that

could be attained.

EBF girls Basketball Fri., Dec. 2 Albia Sat. Dec. 3 Lynnville-Sully Tue. Dec. 6 Davis County Fri. Dec 9 at Clarke Mon. Dec. 12 at Pella Christian Fri. Dec. 16 at Knoxville Sat. Dec. 17 Oskaloosa Thur. Dec. 22 Twin Cedars

Tue. Jan. 3 Thur. Jan. 5 Fri. Jan. 6 Mon. Jan. 9 Thur. Jan. 12 Fri. Jan 13 Mon. Jan. 16 Tues. Jan. 17 Tue. Jan. 24 Fri. Jan. 27 Mon. Feb. 6

Chariton at Pleasantville Centerville at Albia at Sigourney at Davis County at Fairfield Clarke Knoxville at Chariton at Colfax-Mingo

Experience Expected to Aid EBF Boys

By RD KEEP The Sun EDDYVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Experience will be a key component of the 2016-17 Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont boys basketball team. Coach Travis Stout has five starters and a dozen letter winners to begin the season.

EBF finished 4-8 in the South Central Conference and 6-16 overall. Peyton Walker and KJ McCrea return, both averaged double digits in scoring last season. Walker averaged 14 points while McCrea scored 10 per game. McCrea and Walker lead the team as two of five starters returning for coach Stout.

Jaden Scott averaged eight points and six rebounds per game while Trey Moore and Gabe Larkin added seven and six points per game respectively. Larkin will be the big man at 6-foot 4-inches. All others are 6-2 or shorter, but bring a strong outside presence.

Brady Davis will join Wyatt Klyn, Jordan Hawk and Derek Walker in filling roles on the team. Ryan Adams, Jordan Leffler and Jake Taylor will vie for playing time.

By RD KEEP The Sun EDDYVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Entering the 201617 season the Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont wrestling team faces a somewhat new challenge. No, not a new coach or conference, but the tem has been bumped up to Class 2A. The one thing that has not changed is the tenacity of the team and coaches.

Coach Brett Little enters his fifth year as Rocket coach and has a 10614 record. The two-time District Coach of the year and Class 1A state coach of the year in 2014 will have to find a way to replace Adam Proctor and Tanner Rea, who graduated. He will look to a strong field of returners and newcomers to fill the void. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a young team with a lot of talent and experience, wrestling in very competitive national youth tournaments,â&#x20AC;? said Little. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am excited to see how the freshmen step up and compete at the high school level.â&#x20AC;?

Little listed a number of athletes to be on the watch list for a great season. They include, Tyler Landgrebe (10), Dillon Howard (11), Alex Hanna (11), Dakota Boyer (11), Tyler McElroy (12), Dalton Griffiths (12),

parity in our conference,â&#x20AC;? said Stout. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are no nights off.â&#x20AC;?

EBF averaged 65.4 points per game last season with a field goal percentage of 40.2 percent. They were 33 percent from 3-point range and 58.4 percent from the free throw line.

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Sat. Feb. 4 at Ankeny Christian area being closely looked at. We need a coach and his seventh campaign at in 2010-11. The last winning season â&#x20AC;&#x153;After Knoxville, there is a lot of Mon. Feb. 6 at Colfax-Mingo

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trict qualifier. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He had very tough competition at the district tournament last year and ended up third just missing a trip to state but should be a state qualifier for us this year.â&#x20AC;?

182 - Austin Angle is a senior and is a returning district qualifier. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He also had a tough go at districts last year but has a great chance to get to state this year.â&#x20AC;?

EBF Wrestling Sat. Dec. 3 at New London Thur. Dec. 8 Eddyville Quads Sat. Dec. 10 Tri-County tourney Thur. Dec. 15 Knoxville Quads Sat. Dec. 17 Pella Tourney Mon. Jan. 2 EBF Duals Tue. Jan. 3 at English Valleys Quads Kathy Street Photo Thur.

Jan. 5 at Albia Quads Front Row: Manager Riley White, manager Malia Williams, Joey Boyer, Sage Walker, Scotty Enlow, Alan Angle, Tyler Landgrebe, Nolan Sat. Jan. 7 at Van Horne Stetter, Manager Gracy Dunwoody, and manager Emma Davis. Second Row: Asst. coach Brady Graham, Tyler McElroy, Brayden Black, Tue. Jan. 10 Eddyville w/5 teams 7D\WRQ 5LFDUG 5\DQ +HQNOH 'DOWRQ *ULIÂżWKV $OH[ +DQQD 'LOORQ +RZDUG 'DNRWD %R\HU 0DVRQ 5REHUWV DQG DVVW FRDFK 'DYH\ '\NH Sat. Jan. 14 at Wayne Duals Third Row: Kaden Champoux, Owen Glosser, Blake Deevers, Matt Cobler, Clay Johnston, Gaige Berryman, Austin Angle, CD Brinegar, (Corydon) Trey Coronado, and Tyler Corcoron. Back Row: Asst. coach Todd Tilley, Colton Champoux, head coach Brett Little, Aaron Keeton, and Sat. Jan. 21 at I-35 Tourney asst. coach Derek Fye. Tue. Jan. 24 at Chariton Quads Ryan Henkle (11) , Gaige Berryman card, Mason Roberts and Joey Boyer working guys in our room and I expect 132 - 138 - Alex Hanna is a junior Sat. Jan. 28 at So. Ia. Classic at (12), Austin Angle (12), Matt Cobler Weight by weight according to him to be a state qualifier this year.â&#x20AC;? and a two-time returning state qualiFairfield (11) and CD Brinegar (12).

Little: 113 - 120 - Sage Walker is a fresh- fier. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He should make a run at state Sat. Feb. 4 Sectional Tourney Five freshmen are listed as con106 - 113 - Tyler Landgrebe is a man. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This kid is one of the most again this year.â&#x20AC;?

Sat. Feb. 11 District Tourney tenders for starting spots. They are, sophomore and a returning district talented freshmen I have seen come 138 - 145 - Dakota Boyer is a ju- Tue. Feb. 15 State Duals Alan Angle, Sage Walker, Tayton Ri- qualifier. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He is one of the hardest into our program.â&#x20AC;? nior and a two-time returning dis- Feb. 16-18 State Tourney

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NEW SHARON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A youth movement has taken hold of the North Mahaska girls basketball program this season. A host of freshmen have joined with seasoned juniors and seniors to highlight the 2016-17 Warhawks.

North Mahaska is coming off a tough season going 3-19 and winning three conference games. They lost only one senior, Andrea Loving, to graduation and seniors Kalleen Chamberlain, Hailey Castaneda and Shelby McGriff return to provide the

upper level leadership.

Coach L.E. Moore expects to start as many as three or four freshmen at time during the season.

Juniors Mallory Klinker and Bailey Ferguson, both who saw plenty of playing time last season also bolster a team with game time experience.

Freshmen impact players include Paige Layman, Jade Hay, Kassidi Steel and Lyddia Stodghill. Cheyenne Shaw and Emma Tyrell will see floor time as well Moore said his team may not have the most varsity game experience, but the freshmen have played

a fair amount of club ball and bring that experience to the game. Expect Chamberlain and Castaneda to play the low post with Klinker, Steel, Hay, Ferguson and Stodghill rounding out the lineup from time to time.

Moore is looking for his team to shoot the ball more than last year.

North Mahaska averaged 19 points per game and 35 shots per game.

He feels his team should be able to score in the 50s consistently this season. Free throw shooting was also an Achilles heel with a 41.7 percent accuracy at the line. The ability to hit the free shots lessen the number of points needed to win a game.

The question mark for this version of the Warhawks is how quickly the freshman and upperclassmen mesh together. If they are able to come together in the early part of the season then the Warhawks will certainly better the season mark from last year by threefold or more.

North Mahaska will be competing in Class 3A with the likes of Albia, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, Montezuma and Pella Christian.

North Mahaska opened the season with a decisive win against TriCounty and a close loss at Albia.

By press time they will have played Colfax-Mingo.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am excited to see what this team can do,â&#x20AC;? said Moore. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our junior and seniors are providing good leadership for our younger players.â&#x20AC;?

The key to the season will be how quickly the team gels and which players work best together based on game situations. One things is nearly certain, there will be more wins than a year ago.

North Mahaska Girls Basketball Dec. 2 at Lynnville-Sully Quads Dec. 6 BGM Quads Dec. 9 HLV Quads Dec. 13 at Montezuma Dec. 16 at Tri-County

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NM Boys Ready to Build on Late Season Success

By RD KEEP The Sun

NEW SHARON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; When Seth Streebinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s North Mahaska boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball team takes to the court this November he is hoping his team will build on the end of the 2015-16 campaign. The Warhawks finished 11-12 overall, but closed out on a 7-2 run.

The Warhawks will be senior dominated this season with all five in their final season. Three of them, Milan DeJong, Andrew Goemaat, and Brandt Fleener, return as starters from the 2015-16 team. The other two include Jac Munson and Cole Rozendaal.

Other returning contributors are junior Ben Sherburne and senior Jacob Sherburne. Newcomers will have the chance to make an impact will be juniors Thomas Wilkin, Dylan Shipley and Seth Edmundson.

DeJong was the point man last year scoring 10.7 points per game with 2.4 steals and 2.5 assists per contest. Fleener was the leading scorer averaging 12.6 points per game. He earned second team all-South Iowa Cedar Leag ue.

Rozendaal collected 15 blocks on the season and matching Fleener in size at 6-foot 3-inches, will help solidify

strong post presence.

Streebin said his strengths will be in experience, defense and depth.

His hope is to find consistent scoring and limit turnovers.

Streebin said his team is poised to make a run for the league crown, which would be the first since 20072008.

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Feb. 10 SICL Crossover the post play. the free throw shooting to help in On the defensive side they grabbed Munson came on mid-year and Feb. 13 Districts The Warhawks averaged 54 points those close games. They averaged 461 rebounds and averaged 29.3 per was a 40 percent 3-point shooter. per game. They need to improve on 59.3 percent from the charity stripe. game.

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NEW SHARON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Four years into a rejuvenated wrestling program numbers and expectations are increasing for coach Matt Strasser and his North Mahaska Warhawks. With the return of two state qualifiers and increase in numbers nearly all weights will be covered at dual meets this season.

The team had a 7-21 record in duals in 2015-16 and placed sixth in the South Iowa Cedar League.

The highlight was Tyler Strasser at 120-pounds and Jarrett Stodghill at 126 advancing to the state tournament. In addition to Strasser and Stodghill, Dylan Comstock earned all-conference honors taking third place. Four Warhawks advanced out of the sectionals. Stodghill was first, Strasser second, Comstock and Reece Strasser placed third. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tyler and Jarrett are obviously going to be looked at to start us out strong and continue with their momentum from last season,â&#x20AC;? said coach Strasser. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Three seniors in Re-

burg and Chance Parrish all look to make their mark on the season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For us to achieve our team goals, we will need the newcomers to score some points for us this year.â&#x20AC;?

Stodghill enters the season ranked seventh at 132 pounds in the preseason. That fact alone will put a target out there, but he and his teammates may use that for incentive to make a run back to state.

North Mahaska Wrestling Dec. 1 at Lynnville-Sully Quads Dec. 3 at Montezuma Tournament Dec. 10 at tri-County Invitational Dec. 13 at HLV Quads Dec. 17 at Lynnville-Sully Tourney Jan. 2 at Eddyville Submitted Photo Jan. 5 North Mahaska Parents Night 0HPEHUV RI WKH 1RUWK 0DKDVND ZUHVWOLQJ WHDP ZHUH LQWURGXFHG DW WKH 1LJKW RI :UHVWOLQJ WKLV SDVW ZHHN 7KH\ LQFOXGH &KDQFH Jan. 7 at BGM Tourney Little Kids Tourney Parrish, Braden Tyrell, Reece Strasser, Joel Davis, Dylan Comstock, Shaun Clark, Dawson Davis, Jarrett Stodghill, Tyler Strasser and Jan. 7 Jan. 10 at Moravia Noah Jedlicka.

Jan. 12 at Montezuma ece, Dylan and Shaun (Clark) have to the mat after a two-year hiatus. seniors Chance Parrish, Dawson Da- ing off a good freshman campaign and Jan. 14 at Waco been with this program since the be- His senior leadership and mat experi- vis and Molenburg. Sophomore Luke will have an impact for us,â&#x20AC;? said coach Jan. 19 at Sigourney ginning and look to lead the way for ence will help pull the team together. Groves had a solid first year and re- Strasser. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Newcomers freshman Joel Jan. 28 SICL at NM the others.â&#x20AC;?

Other newcomers include Freshman turns s well with good experience.

Davis, junior Braden Tyrrel and se- Feb. 4 Sectionals at Sigourney Senior Griffen Molenburg returns Joel Davis, junior Braden Tyrell and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sophomore Luke Groves is com- niors Dawson Davis, Griffen Molen- Feb. 11 Districts at Pleasantville

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EBF Girls Fall in Season Opener EDDYVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; It was a new season and a new start for the EddyvilleBlakesburg-Fremont girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball team Monday as they hosted Washington. The visitors escaped with a 60-54 victory over EBF. The Rockets played from behind from the get-go when Washington rolled out to an 18-11 lead and doubled up the Rockets 37-18 by intermission. A refocused Rocket team

charged out of the gate and outscored their visitor 21-9 to pull within seven entering the final frame.

EBF saw Washingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sarah Nacos come off the bench and hit 8-of15 shots including four 3-pointers to help stave off the Rocket rally. Nacos sparked a 14-0 run from the first to second periods.

Senior Briana Ver Steegh did her share to put the Rockets back into

the game reaching double figures by halftime and would finish with a team-high 21. Junior Randie Richmond and senior Taryn Swartz each had a hot hand during the game.

Richmond finished with 11 points and Swartz added nine. Junior Torie Alexander finished with eight.

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NM Girls Fall in Battle at Albia ALBIA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; North Mahaskaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball team has played to games this season. They have experienced the ecstasy and the agony in those two games. Coming off a win over South Iowa Cedar League foe Tri-County in the season opener, the Warhawks lost a tough 56-53 contest at Albia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We grew a lot last night,â&#x20AC;? said North Mahaska Coach L.E. Moore in a phone interview. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was good for our team to get down and come back.â&#x20AC;?

North Mahaska shot just 33 percent from the floor hitting 26-of-77 shots. The Warhawks attempted 39 3-pointers, but hit just six.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our shots just were not falling,â&#x20AC;? said Moore. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were down 10 and came back to tie it at 53. We had a shot to tie it at the end but it would not go in.â&#x20AC;?

A trio of freshman led North Mahaskaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s effort. Jade Hay took top honors with 21 points. She also recorded four steals and a pair of assists. Kassidi Steel scored nine points with five rebounds and four steals, and Paige Layman had eight points.

Senior Kalleen Chamberlain dominated the boards for the Warhawks with eighth rebounds and scored six points. She also was credited with a pair of steals and

doled out three assists.

Hannah Isley was the workhorse for Albia scoring 30 points.

Albia had the lead after one period and extended the advantage to 31-26 at intermission. Albia added to the edge by two entering the last frame. North Mahaska outscored the Lady Dees by four in the fourth period, but could not get over the hump.

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PLEASANTVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; EddyvilleBlakesburg-Fremont rebounded, literally, with a 67-31 girls basketball win at Pleasantville. The Rockets grabbed 31 rebounds to aide the win.

The game evens the Rocket record to 1-1 following an opening night loss to Washington.

EBF was in control quickly outscoring the Trojans in the first and

third quarters. They led 17-4 after one period and 34-21 at half. EBF exploded for 29 points in the third to put the game on cruise control.

Three players hit double figures to lead the Rockets. Junior Torie Alexander led the way with 15 while seniors Briana VerSteegh and Taryn Swartz each chipped in 10. Junior Randie Richmond just missed dou-

ble digits with nine. Junior Emma Bunnell and senior Claire Jager each scored six.

Alexander cleared away 10 rebounds and VerSteegh had eight.

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NM Teams Earn Academic Recognition NEW SHARON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The North Mahaska athletic teams have earned academic honors for the fall. All sports, football, volleyball, crosscountry for both boys and girls earned the Distinguished Academic Award form the Iowa Girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; High School Athletic Union and the Iowa High School Athletic Association.

To earn the Distinguished Award a team must have at lest a 3.24 GPA for the grading period. Boys crosscountry recorded the highest team grade point average with a 3.62. Volleyball was next with a 3.61 followed by girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cross-country 3.59, and football 3.27.

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