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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2016 NUMBER 51, 155TH YEAR
2016 Memorial Tree of Lights What Cheer Public Library is hosting the 2016 Memorial Tree of Lights on display from Thanksgiving to the New Year.
The News-Review Closed on December 26 The News-Review office will be closed on Monday, December 26 for the holidays.
Keokuk Co. Recycling Center schedule for the holiday season Christmas: Open Saturday, Dec. 24 from 7 a.m. until 12 Noon, closed Sunday, Dec. 25 and Monday, Dec. 26, and reopen on Wednesday, Dec. 28 at 7 a.m. New Years: Open Saturday, Dec. 31 from 7 a.m. to 12 Noon, closed Sunday, Jan. 1 and Monday, Jan. 2, and reopen on Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 7 am.
Bingo at Sigourney Health Care and Assisted Living Bingo at Sigourney Health Care and Assisted Living is Tuesdays at 2 p.m.
Manor House Sing-A-Long Sing-A-Long at Manor House Care Center in Sigourney is every Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. The entire community is encouraged to attend.
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Jo Ann Benson, Operations Assistant at Royale Concrete, talks about the company’s work with two interested students.
Sigourney students had a chance to explore career opportunities with local and southeast Iowa businesses, as well as talk with representatives from the Army and National Guard.
By CJ Eilers News Editor Local and southeast Iowa area businesses gathered in the small gym at Sigourney Jr/Sr High School on Wednesday, Dec. 14 for a career fair sponsored by the school, Sigourney Area Development Corporation (SADC) and IowaWorks, in partnership with Indian Hills Community College. This is the first time these organizations have worked together to bring a career fair inside Sigourney High School. Students were given a chance to explore potential careers and talk with employers from such businesses as Atwood Electric, Clow Valve Co. out of Oskaloosa, Sinclair Tractor, Keokuk County Health Center, Cambridge, County Bank, and many other employers. Royale Concrete
as a skilled craftsman, you can use this trade skill anywhere, for the rest of your life.” “This could not have happened without the participation of the employers,” Teresa Sloan, a RES advisor for IowaWorks said. “It’s a great learning experience for the employers and kids.” Susie Drish, who works as a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Generalist through Indian Hills Community College and Iowa Works, commented that she felt students were asking great questions and engaged with the employers, who in turn also learned to do the same with students. “These kids can learn about different occupations, whether it be in healthcare or concrete work like Royale Concrete,” Drish said. “They had access to different silos of
Career Fair held at Sigourney High of Fairfield attended the fair to meet with students and individuals interested in a trade. The company refurbishes concrete floors in schools and warehouses, which Operations Assistant JoAnn Benson promoted as a great job opportunity for graduates and enjoyed the chance to talk with student directly at this event. “It’s great that high school students have an opportunity to talk with a variety of businesses because you never know exactly what you want to do after graduation,” Benson, a 1971 graduate of Sigourney High School said. A college education is wonderful, but trades are also very important. You’re always going to need electricians, carpenters, and polishing concrete requires skilled work. The work we do is something you can be proud of and
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Keokuk County Public Health Immunization Clinic is the third Wednesday of each month from 1 to 4 p.m. This is a free clinic for children without insurance or underinsured. Blood pressure checks are also available on a walk-in basis.
Food Pantry Keokuk County Community Services food referrals are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. at the Courthouse in Sigourney.
Toddler Story Time Toddler story time is held Mondays at the Sigourney Public Library from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. All children are welcome attend with their parents/guardians, caregivers. Enjoy stories, songs and crafts.
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jobs. Sigourney should be very proud of their students.” According to all involved, this fair was a great success and will be held next year as well. The goal for the future will be to draw in more community members. SADC Executive Director, Jim Dickinson said the goal of “exposing students to the opportunities here in their own home state” was made possible by partnering with IowaWorks, Sigourney High School, and the businesses involved. “They can make an excellent living here in Keokuk County, and living costs are low here,” Dickinson. “I think this fair is fantastic for the first time. We’re planning on this being an annual event. I can’t say enough about IowaWorks and our local employers being here today.”
From left to right: Bill Tomasson, Marc Bretz, Iowa Lt. Gov Kim Reynolds and Craig Meacham pose for a photo after discussing Iowa Shrimp Farms, a new start-up by Tomasson, Bretz and Meacham in Sigourney.
Lt. Gov Reynolds encourages business start-ups during visit to Sigourney By CJ Eilers News Editor Lt. Gov Kim Reynolds visited Sedna Warehousing/Iowa Shrimp Farms on Thursday, Dec. 15 as part of her 99 county tour to talk with new business start ups about how government should be involved. A private lunch and presentation was held at Sedna, where Reynolds was greeted by Marc Bretz, CEO, and Bill Thomasson, CFO, as they discussed their new start up: Iowa Shrimp Farms. Along with business partner Craig Meacham, Bretz and Thomasson discussed their new venture with the soon-to-be governor and local leaders in front of one of the tanks that will hold the shrimp. Iowa Shrimp Farms plans to begin work early in 2017. After hearing about the new business, Reynolds talked about working to make sure small business start ups, like Iowa Shrimp Farms, had an environment in this state to grow and prosper. She also talked about Gov Terry Branstad’s selection to be the Ambassador to China for the U.S. and took questions from the audience.
Lt. Gov Reynolds discussed her concentration on supporting businesses in Iowa and global trade during her presentation on Thursday, Dec. 15. She also heard concerns on a variety of topics including education funding and Medicare from audience members. “We talk about growth in the economy of Iowa, and it’s exciting to see two people who took a warehouse like this that was empty and created a business out of it,” Reynolds said during the event. “They
talked about potentially having a greenhouse and having students from the school get involved in what they’re doing. This shows students that a creative idea can lead to a business and you can do that in Sigourney. If we’re going to be successful in Iowa, we have to see growth in opportunities for Iowans in every single corner of the state. That means looking for ways to keep young people in our state, making sure people like Bill and Marc can have an environment to make a business, and connectivity and broadband to stay connected to market products. This will continue to be a focus and passion of mine as we move through the next couple of years.” The event was organized by the Sigourney Area Development Corporation (SADC). “This one of the best ceremonies I have been involved with,” Jim Dickinson said. “Iowa Shrimp Farms has great potential. I’m excited that Lt. Gov Reynolds came here and (SADC) was part of it. For us to meet her here face to face was a great opportunity.”
By CJ Eilers News Editor The Keokuk County Board of Supervisors met for their regular weekly meeting on Monday, Dec. 19 to discuss a transfer of two properties to the city of What Cheer. A public hearing will be held on January 9 at 8:31 a.m. to allow other interested parties to discuss the transfer of these two properties in What Cheer that are county owned. The first property is located on Burlington Street “for Lots 2 and 4 in Block 10, and abandoned railroad right of way adjacent square Lot 3 in Block 10, and north-south alley through Block 10, all in first railroad addition in What Cheer.” The second property is on West Washington Street “for Lot 1 and the west half of Lots 2 and 3 all in Block 4 of Benjami Casey’s addition to What Cheer.” According to Melanie Vermillion, City Clerk of What Cheer, the properties will be sold back to the community through a sealed bid process. The Board held their regular
meeting with County Engineer Andrew McGuire who requested permission to advertise for a new mechanic for the Highway Department. McGuire stated an employee in his department is showing interest in retirement in early 2018, so he felt hiring a new mechanic would a wise decision to prepare for the future. French-Reneker-Associates of Fairfield have remained in contact with McGuire about the Belva Deer Trail Project and he hopes to have approval from the DOT in January. Jill Moore met with the Board as a representative of Milestones Nutrition Center ahead of any budget meetings held by the County. Moore discussed the system that Milestones runs on and recent expenses have gone up due to repairs. She encouraged residents to stop in for a meal and asked the County to consider any help they can provide in the future. No action could be taken, as it was not presented as such on the agenda. The Board approved the official Holidays resolution of the 2017 calendar year.
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MENUS AND CALENDARS Sigourney Senior Center Lunch Menu
KCHC residents and staff children joined in a game of Christmas Bingo with gifts on December 14. The children gather around Theresa O’ Rourke to show each other their gifts.
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The KCHC Families and Residents Christmas Party was held December 10. Peggy Wardenburg from Willimsburg entertained the crowd with Christmas music and Kacy Cranston enhanced the Christmas atmosphere with her youthfulness in singing Christmas songs residents and guests to clap theirs hands to. Santa stopped in to check in. Refreshments were served.
Submitted by Milestones Area Agency on Aging Wednesday, December 21: Meatloaf, baked potato, sour cream, broccoli cuts, banana Thursday, December 22: Glazed ham, candied sweet potatoes, buttered cabbage, cook’s choice fruit salad, cook’s choice Christmas desert Friday, December 23: Closed for Christmas Monday, December 26: Closed for Christmas Tuesday, December 27: Beef meatball, brown gravy, scalloped potatoes, creamed asparagus, apricot halves Wednesday, December 28: Baked chicken breast, oven browned potatoes, broccoli Normandy, blushing peaches Milk, Whole Wheat Dinner Roll, and Whole Grain Bread/Muffins, Margarine, and Skim Milk are offered with all meals. This menu provides a general balanced diet that meets the RDA’s/RIA’s for adults.
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Lavonne Bloem and Pam Schwenke entertained KCHC residents, staff and visitors with Christmas songs. Phyllis Hammes and staff joined for the singing.
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Submitted by Milestones Area Agency on Aging Wednesday, December 21: Meatloaf, baked potato, sour cream, broccoli cuts, banana Friday, December 23: Closed for Christmas Monday, December 26: Closed for Christmas Wednesday, December 28: Baked chicken breast, oven browned potatoes, broccoli Normandy, blushing peaches Milk, Whole Wheat and Whole Grain Bread/Muffins and Margarine are offered with all meals. This menu provides a general balanced diet that meets the RDA’s/RIA’s for adults.
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This menu is subject to change. Wednesday, December 21 Breakfast: Egg and chesse biscuit, banana Lunch: School made pizza, romaine salad, baby carrots, pears Thursday, December 22 Breakfast: Cinnamon roll, pears Lunch: Walking taco (Lettuce, cheese, salsa), refried beans, peaches, school made cookie Friday, December 23 Breakfast: No School Lunch: No School Monday, December 26 Breakfast: No School Lunch: No School Tuesday, December 27 Breakfast: No School Lunch: No School Wednesday, December 28 Breakfast: No School Lunch: No School
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This menu is subject to change. Wednesday, December 21 Breakfast: Whole grain cereal, string cheese, apples, juice choice, milk choice Lunch: Lasagna, garden spinach salad, whole grain breadstick, apple wedges, marinara sauce (9-12) Thursday, December 22 Breakfast: Sausage breakfast sandwich, mandarin oranges, juice choice, milk choice Lunch: Chicken tetrazzini, tossed salad with romaine, steamed carrots, whole grain french garlic bread, fresh strawberries Friday, December 23 Breakfast: No School Lunch: No School Monday, December 26 Breakfast: No School Lunch: No School Tuesday, December 27 Breakfast: No School Lunch: No School Wednesday, December 28 Breakfast: No School Lunch: No School
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This menu is subject to change. Wednesday, December 21 Breakfast: Cereal, yogurt, fruit choice, orange juice Lunch: Toasted ham and cheese, baked beans, steamed carrots, diced pears, fruit choice (9-12) Thursday, December 22 Breakfast: Pancake on a stick, yogurt, fruit choice, orange juice Lunch: Fish nuggets, French fries, coleslaw, mixed fruit, fruit choice (912), whole grain cookie Friday, December 23 Breakfast: No School Lunch: No School Monday, December 26 Breakfast: No School Lunch: No School Tuesday, December 27 Breakfast: No School Lunch: No School Wednesday, December 28 Breakfast: No School Lunch: No School
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This menu is subject to change. Wednesday, December 21 Breakfast: Cinnamon roll or whole grain cereal, fruit, fruit juice, milk Lunch: Ham, mashed potatoes with gravy, baked beans, applesauce, mandarin oranges, cookies, milk Thursday, December 22 Breakfast: Breakfast pizza or whole grain cereal, fruit, fruit juice, milk Lunch: Sack lunch Friday, December 23 Breakfast: No School Lunch: No School Monday, December 26 Breakfast: No School Lunch: No School Tuesday, December 27 Breakfast: No School Lunch: No School Wednesday, December 28 Breakfast: No School Lunch: No School
Tri-County CSD Breakfast & Lunch Menu
This menu is subject to change. Milk is served with each meal. Wednesday, December 21 Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, ham, toast, banana, juice Lunch: Chili, cheese, crackers, peaches, cinnamon roll Thursday, December 22 Breakfast: Coffee cake, frosted flakes, peaches Lunch: Hot Ham and Cheese, corn casserole, chips, banana, juice Friday, December 23 Breakfast: Crunch berries, doughnut, applesauce Lunch: Christmas Party Lunch Monday, December 26 Breakfast: No School Lunch: No School Tuesday, December 27 Breakfast: No School Lunch: No School Wednesday, December 28 Breakfast: No School Lunch: No School
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Obituaries Phyllis Shaw Jones Phyllis Shaw Jones, 96, passed away on November 25, 2016 at Tucson Medical Center in Tucson, AZ. She is preceded in death by her parents, Robert James Shaw, Blanche Chapman Shaw, and brother Robert James Shaw II. Born Phyllis Lorraine Shaw November 3, 1920, in Chicago, she was raised in Sigourney, Iowa. She graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1942 where she became a member of Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity. In 1943 she married Lt. Gordon L. Jones of Minden, Nebraska. After having a son in San Angelo, Texas in 1944, Phyllis and Gordon moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, where they had a daughter. From Indiana, they moved to Elmhurst, Illinois, and then to Davenport Iowa where they spent 23 years. Phyllis struggled with Crohn’s Disease from the time she was 18, but was a devoted wife and mother. She instilled love of family, life and learning, and appreciated and enjoyed beauty in all of its forms. Bridge, golf, collecting, decorating, gardening, community service and travel were among her many pursuits. Her loving husband Gordon passed away in 2014 after seventy years of marriage. She is survived by her children: Cynthia (James) Godwin of Tucson, Arizona and Gordon L. Jones, Jr., of Austin, Texas, and granddaughter, Kelly Ann Godwin of Tucson. Private services are planned. Memorial contributions can be made to the Phyllis and Gordon L. Jones Fund at the University of Nebraska Foundation, P.O. Box 82555, Lincoln, NE 68501, or online at UNFoundation.org, to provide scholarships to students majoring in English at the University.
Mary Ellen Hartzell Mary Ellen Hartzell, age 92, of Sigourney, formerly of Keswick, died Saturday, December 17, 2016, at the Sigourney Health Care Center. Mary Ellen was born February 12, 1924, in Guernsey, Iowa, to Russell R. and Elsie Jane (Mullen) Byers. She graduated from Keswick High School and attended Iowa Success School in Ottumwa for one year. On April 22, 1944, she married C. Deane Hartzell in Sigourney. Following Deane’s time in the service the couple made their home on the farm south of Keswick until 1985, when they moved into Keswick. Mary Ellen worked part time at the Home Town Market several years, did bookkeeping for Lane Agri Supply in Sigourney for 12 years, was secretary and bookkeeper for Seneca Area on Aging and the Department of Human Services, retiring in 1989. She was a member of the Keswick United Methodist Church, the Keswick Women’s Club and was a charter member of the Keswick American Legion Auxiliary. Deane and Mary Ellen were also Western Style Square Dance instructors, teaching more than 250 couples to square dance. Survivors include her son: Kenneth Hartzell and wife Marilyn of Moscow, Iowa; son-in-law: Stan Romberg of Ocala, Florida, four grandchildren: Emily (Matt) Rogers, Deanna (TJ) Arrowood, Brenda (Ken) Koehler and Brent (Julie Giblin) Romberg; great grandchildren: Destiny Nekola, Skyler and Amelia Romberg, Hannah and Gatlin Rogers and Austin, Aiden and Amery Arrowood. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband: C. Deane in 1994; daughter: Karen Romberg in 2000; brother: Marvin Byers and sister-in-law: Betty Byers. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 22, 2016, at the Keswick United Methodist Church, with Dr. Charles Klink officiating. Burial will be at Sorden Cemetery near Keswick. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 21, 2016, at Powell Funeral Home in Sigourney. A memorial fund has been established for the Keswick United Methodist Church, Keswick American Legion Auxiliary or Sorden Cemtery. Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Sigourney is caring for Mary Ellen and her family. Tributes may be made at www.powellfuneralhomes.com.
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Santa and Elvis and Carolers were seen bringing Christmas love to residents and families at Sigourney Health Care & Assisted Living on Wednesday Dec. 14.
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Washington County wishes to move on from shared Emergency Management Coordinator with Keokuk County By CJ Eilers The Washington County Emergency Commission has announced they want out of a 28E agreement with Keokuk County in order to find a Coordinator for themselves. Currently, Washington and Keokuk counties share Larry Smith as a coordinator, who is one of three emergency management coordinators in the state that oversees more than one county. In order to move toward having their own full-time Emergency Management Coordinator, the Washington Emergency Commission had to notify Keokuk County of the change by December 30. The commission will meet on January 4 to discuss the agreement. “They feel this is a position that requires more than 20 hours a week and they wish to explore other options,” Smith said. Smith plans to arrange meeting with Keokuk County Emergency Management Board before the January 4 meeting to discuss what they will do next. The split would take effect on July 1, 2017, if approved. Michael Hadley, Vice Chairman of the Keokuk County Board of Super-
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By CJ Eilers News Editor Before attending the career fair, Sigourney Jr/Sr High students learned what it takes to get a job after graduation when Cassandra Halls from 2 The Top held a presentation in the main gym on Wednesday, Dec. 14. Halls and her company, which she created in 2009, talk with people about workforce development and do presentations across Iowa. She covered the term “Millenial”, which is the generation born between 1980 and 1999, that covers a majority of upperclassmen at Sigourney. While defining Millenials, Halls talked about the strengths and weaknesses of this generation in the workplace, and how they should prepare for an interview. To help with simulating an interview, Halls brought in her beloved dog, Duke, to act as employer as one lucky student pretended he was looking for a job. Duke is a “successful career dog” who has been offered jobs in his days. “I found in talking with folks about workforce development that when you really put into detail what they need to do to be successful, sometimes it’s really overwhelming,” Halls said. “Where Duke is such an asset, particularly at high schools, is that he makes fun and doable. Even just being part of things, he is someone for the kids to talk to as an interesting approach about how to get a job.” Duke was incorporated into pre-
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visors, represents the Board on the Emergency Management Board and felt this choice came as a surprise. “The Board of Supervisors has one vote with [Emergency Management Board] and we will discuss our vote at our next meeting,” Hadley said. “The Emergency Management Board has not decided what action we will take, but we will discuss this.” The 28E agreement was established to split the cost of salary and expenses of the shared position. Smith stated he did not wish to make any other comments until meeting with both Emergency Management services.
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OPINION/EDITORIAL/LOCAL Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, Nurturing Families of Jefferson, Keokuk, Van Buren and Washington Counties is your local Community Partnership for Protecting Children site and would like to remind everyone that keeping children safe is everyone’s business. We are a group of 20+ members dedicated to protecting children in our community. To learn more about our work, please contact Tammy Wetjen-Kesterson at 319-321-5730 or Megan Richardson at quintyn2008@gmail.com. During the holidays, parents and children often spend more time together – something truly to be cherished in our fast paced world. However, sometimes the “togetherness” enhanced by cold weather keeping everyone cooped up inside can lead to stressful situations. Statistically speaking, in times of high stress, reports of child abuse increase. The holidays, though wonderful, can often bring on stressful times for families when issues such as relationships, finances, and, let’s face it, bad weather come to a boil. We are asking parents to remember to “Keep Cool” this holiday season by managing your stress. The American Psychological
Association recommends these ideas to reduce holiday stress as found on their website: Set expectations – Talk to your kids about expectations for gifts and holiday activities. Be open with them if money is an issue. Depending on a child’s age, parents can use this as an opportunity to teach their kids about the value of money and responsible spending. And be realistic. Take small concrete steps to deal with holiday tasks instead of overwhelming yourself with goals that are too far reaching for a busy time. Keep things in perspective – Try to consider stressful situations in a broader context and keep a longterm perspective. Avoid blowing events out of proportion and teach your kids how to keep things in perspective, including what type and the
number of gifts they receive. Make connections – Good relationships with family and friends are important. So, view the holidays as a time to reconnect with people. Additionally, accepting help and support from those who care about you can help alleviate stress. Even volunteering at a local charity with your kids is a good way to connect with others, assist someone in need and teach your kids about the value of helping others. Take care of yourself – Pay attention to your own needs and feelings during the holiday season. Engage in activities that you and your family enjoy and find relaxing. Taking care of yourself helps keep your mind and body healthy and primed to deal with stressful situations. Consider cutting back television viewing for kids and instead, get the family out together for a winter walk. It promotes activity and takes kids away from sedentary time and possible influence from advertisements. Visit: http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/parents-holiday.aspx to read more Happy Holidays and Season’s Greetings from the Nurturing Families.
Tri-County to purchase cameras for route buses By CJ Eilers News Editor The Tri-County Board of Education met for their regularly monthly meeting on Monday, Dec. 19, where they discussed and voted on incorporating cameras into their bus fleet. Al Lucas from Hoglund Bus Company attended the meeting to talk about the camera systems and answer any questions board members might have. The system recommended was a three or four camera set up, with devices in the back looking forward, one in the front look backward, and an overhead camera. An additional dashboard camera was also an option for Tri-County. According to Lucas, the cameras will help drivers stay concentrated on the road, allow administrators to go through
recordings if they need to view any incidents that occurred, and record any vehicles running a stop light in front of a bus or breaking the law in other ways. The cameras record audio and allow schools to review events. Other available add ons include night vision, GPS system and button for drivers to push to highlight a particular moment during the recording for later review. All members of the Board voted yes to equipping cameras to the school route buses, agreeing to a four-camera system. The cost to equip each bus, according to Transportation Director Randy Schmidt, will be $2,200. The cost will come out of the school’s PPEL fund and not the general fund. All five route buses will be
equipped with cameras. The Board approved the hiring of two new coaches: Aaron Coghlan for junior high basketball and Conner Johnson as a volunteer coach for high school wrestling. Tri-County science teachers discussed new standards being adopted by the state for science program, which will feature more focus on inquiry and less on note taking. Changes are already being implemented in the classrooms across Iowa and in Tri-County. Tri-County will request $62,118 for their Modified Supplemental Amount from the School Budget Review Committee for their At-Risk/ Drop Out programs. The amount will go to salaries for at-risk coordinators and part of the principal’s salary as well.
Just reminiscing
By Hilda Souer Recently I was going through some papers and clippings I’d put back to look through later. The following is one I found and thought it was most interesting, although I hadn’t written the date of the newspaper I’d clipped from. Anyway, here is what was on the clipping: Common Sense Sayings Each is prefaced by the words “It’s never a mistake…” to say I don’t know, if you really don’t to ask advice of an expert to tell a man how clever or smart or interesting a man is
to listen politely to a child to pay an older woman a compliment to take the time and trouble to put another person at ease to tell the host as well as the hostess that you had a fine time to say I’m sorry even when the other person is wrong to tell a man you value his opinion to tell a parent something complimentary about his or her child to guess a woman’s age five years under what it actually is Note: I believe you will agree it’s never a mistake to practice these things.
Sigourney school board updated on improvement projects Klein By CJ Eilers News Editor Members of the Board of Director for Sigourney Community School District met on Wednesday, Dec. 14 to review the specifications of the new science room and track projects for the final time before specifications are modified. Dan Hunt from Connect Architect of Clive presented some of the changes the Board requested at their previous meetings, including where to locate a donation wall and leaving the bleachers as they are for now. There were no major changes made at this meeting. Members of the Board requested that individual bids for each of the three projects be made, rather than doing them all together. The track renovations-including the entrance-total around $800,000 and the science room at $400,000.
The final specifications will be presented at the January 11 board meeting. Members of the Board will review them with the architect and approve the bid letting. Bids will be due on February 7, with the Board approving the winning bid on February 8. The Board accepted the resignation of Lee Crawford as Golf Coach for the 2016-2017 school year, pending a suitable replacement. Crawford had taken over the position when a suitable candidate was not found for the position last year. The district hopes to find a coach for this season. Klynt Weber was also approved as the Assistant Coach for high school boys track, a position he had previously resigned from, but had a change of heart. With no other applicants, the Board approved the hiring. Anna Ohland, a senior at Sigour-
Murder Mystery Dinner: A little party never killed anybody Amie Van Patten Regional Editor Murder mysteries have been a popular event in the area recently, and Tri County After Prom hopes that the community will come out and show support for a show with a lot of twists and turns that will aim to get the audience involved. With a little interaction from the audience, writer Tri County senior Abbey Hartwig hopes that the plot will have the audience second-guessing themselves over and over again. “I still have not pinned down who will play the character that dies in the play, but everyone will have had a reason to have killed that person so figuring out who it was will be the challenge.” Abbey got some thoughts on the script from the drama director Vince Hrasky with a play that they had put on in the past.
Characters will have parts in which they know their part, but the performance will be an interactive piece with members of the audience also being chosen as characters as well. Hartwig says that she is excited to see how the audience responds to a murder mystery that was written by a student and how many will be able to pick the correct villain. Tickets are available through After Prom members but are also available at Neighbors Gas and Grill and before the upcoming games. Proceeds raised from the event are to promote a fun filled night of Prom events for the students. This production will also include a meal of dinner salad, spaghetti, dessert and a drink. You can call 641660-7299 for tickets to the event that will take place on January 7 at 5:30 p.m.
ney High School, requested to graduate early from the school. Ohland had met all requirements for graduation by the Department of Education, according to high school principal Shannon Webb. Ohland’s request was approved by the board to graduate at the end of the 2nd trimester for the 2016-2017 school year.
The approval of the district’s AtRisk/Drop-Out Budget was needed for the 2017-2018 school year. The district will be requesting $135,523 in spending authority for the programs at the elementary and high school, and also covers part of the salaries for the guidance counselors and At-Risk coordinators. According to the meeting agenda, this program is funded through property tax. The Board approved the request for the stated spending authority. Due to a change in requirements by the Department of Education, the Board had to take separate action on School Budget Review Committee funds for Increase in Enrollment and Open Enrollment, as they were combined when approved during last month’s meeting. $48,492 will go to fund Increased Enrollment, while $29,007 will go to Open Enrollement Out.
Appointed Committee Vice Chair
(DES MOINES) – House Speaker Linda Upmeyer (R-Clear Lake) recently announced that Rep. Jarad Klein (R-Keota) will serve as the Vice Chairman of the House Administration and Rules Committee. “Rep. Klein is a trustworthy leader who has always worked in the best interest of Iowa families,” said Speaker Upmeyer. Klein was also appointed to the following committees: Agriculture, Environmental Protection, Labor, and Public Safety. The legislative session begins January 9, 2017.
State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald’s Each year millions of dollars in unclaimed money are reported to the treasurer of state. All names listed are recently reported and have a value over $100, include stock or a safe deposit box. Unclaimed property can be forgotten savings or checking accounts, utility refunds or deposits, uncashed benefit checks, lost stock and abandoned safe deposit box contents. If your name is listed or you are an heir to one of the names listed, go to GreatIowaTreasureHunt.gov. Enter the property ID number to see the specific property listed. Remember to search by name to see if there are other properties in your name. Enter your information to start your claim. You will receive an email with additional instructions. Treasure seekers may also write to State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald, Great Iowa Treasure Hunt, Lucas State Office Building, Des Moines, IA 50319.
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Bethel United Methodist Church
Pastor Nick Needham 319-329-6070 Located 6 miles east of Sigourney on Hwy. 92 Sunday School at 9:30 a.m.; Worship at 10:30 a.m.
Christian Church of Sigourney
David D. Welch, Pastor 308 S. Jefferson, 641-622-2151 Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.; Adult Bible Study: 9:30 a.m.; Worship Service: 10:45 a.m. Elder Gathering 1st Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m.; Board meets 2nd Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. CWF meet immediately following; Sisters meet each Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Saturday, Dec. 24 9 p.m. Christmas Worship Service Sunday, Dec. 25 10:45 a.m.
The Church Of Living Water
Shane Jarr, Pastor 13 North Main St., Hedrick Sunday School -9:30 a.m.; Sunday Worship -10:40 a.m.; Evening Services - 7 p.m. Bible Study Wednesdays - 6 p.m.
Delta Christian Church
108 W 3rd St. Worship: Sunday at 9 a.m.
Delta United Methodist Church
Vince Homan, Pastor Worship: 9 a.m. Sunday School for Elementary age children is at 9:30-10:15 a.m.
Rev. Dar Eckley, Pastor 23536 Hwy. 78, Box 64, Ollie Sunday Worship - 10:15 a.m; Sunday school-10:15 a.m. RocKnowledge Youth Group is Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.
English River Church of the Brethren
Hedrick First Christian
Diana Lovett, Pastor 29252 137th St., South English 319-667-5235 Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m.
Farson Baptist Church
Jerry Newman, Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.; Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.
First Baptist Church
Pastor John Lewis 206 Park St. Hedrick Sunday School 9:45 a.m.; Gathering for Worship, 10:45 a.m.
Hedrick-Martinsburg United Methodist Church
Tim Schoepf, Pastor 203 N. Spring St., Hedrick 641-653-4477 Sunday Worship: 8:45 a.m.; Sunday School, 10 a.m.
308 N. Jefferson St. Sunday School, 9 a.m.; Worship Service, 10 a.m.; Bible Study, Wed. 6:30 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church
215 N Jefferson St, Sigourney Rev. Jim Stout 641-622-2247 Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m. Christmas Eve Candlelight Services at 7 p.m. Christmas Day Services at 9:30 a.m.
Gibson Presbyterian Church
Hans Cornelder, Pastor Worship, 10 to 11 a.m.; Sunday School, 9 to 9:45 a.m. Youth Group: Second Sunday of the month at 5 p.m.
This Week’s Crossword Puzzle Sponsored By:
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CLUES ACROSS 1. Give a raucous cry 7. Mentally ill 10. Natural electrical phenomenon 12. Vessels 13. Judge the worth of something 14. South Asian garments 15. Studied intensively 16. District in Kazakhstan 17. Beloved meal __ and cheese 18. Ceases to live 19. Home to BYU 21. What thespians do 22. Julianne Moore and Christina Hendricks are two 27. Double in chemistry 28. Clayton Kershaw plays here 33. Overdose 34. Begrudged 36. Consumed 37. A game of chance 38. A low platform 39. Shelled and crushed coffee bean 40. Dashes 41. Long lock of a woman’s hair 44. Indicates silence in music 45. Positively charged 48. In bed 49. Cruciferous vegetable 50. Fuel 51. Kids’ ride
Grace Family Church
Holy Trinity Catholic Parish
Rev. Charles Fladung Rectory: 641-636-3883 109 N. Lincoln St., Keota Saturday Night Mass: 4 p.m. Sunday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Christmas Eve service at 6 p.m. Christmas service at 8:30 a.m. New Year’s Eve service at 4 p.m. New Year’s Day service at 8:30 a.m.
Hope Lutheran Church, LCMS
Rev. Richard Meyer 315 W. Kelly Street Office: 319-668-2999 Worship at 5 p.m. on Saturday Communion the 1st and 3rd Saturday’s
Keswick and Webster
Methodist Church Circuit Pastor: Rev. Dr. Charles Klink 641-455-4284 Webster: Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. Worship service: 10:30 a.m. Keswick: Sunday worship at 9:15 a.m. Communion is on the 1st Sunday of the month for both churches
Lancaster Christian Church
Dirk Alspach 22934 W. County Rd. V5G 641-224-2255 Sunday School: 9 a.m.; Worship Service: 10 a.m. Sunday evenings from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Youth Group 7-12 grade.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2016
New Life Fellowship
Denny Eden, Pastoral Care 319-430-2677 Hwy. 22 South, Keswick 319-738-3851 Sunday Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday Teaching: 7 p.m.: Evening of Praise: every third; Saturday of the month at 7 p.m.
Ollie Baptist Church
Gary Reeves, Pastor 641-667-2841 208 South 3rd St Worship: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. Thursdays: 9 a.m. Sewing and Quilting
Prairie View United Methodist Church
Pastor, Dave Peterson 27131 Highway 78, Ollie Wednesday, Dec. 21 6:30 p.m. Church meetings; 7:30 p.m. Church Council & Finance Saturday, Dec. 24 5 p.m. Christmas Eve Service Sunday, Dec. 25 9 a.m. Christmas Sunday Worship, followed by Fellowship; 10:30 a.m. No Sunday School Tuesday, Dec. 27 9 a.m. Bible Study Sunday, Jan. 1 9 a.m. Sunday Worship w/Communion, followed by Fellowship; 10:30 a.m. No Sunday School
Richland United Methodist Church
Tim Schoepf, Pastor 106 W. South St., Richland Phone: 319-456-2251 Worship Times: Adult Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Service, 10:30 a.m.
St. Joseph
Ss. Joseph and Cabrini
Rev. Robert Striegel St. Joseph, 1174 Reed St., East Pleasant Plain and St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, 308 W. Main, Richland Sunday Mass at 8:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Sacrament of Penance 8 a.m. Sunday
415 E. Pleasant Valley, Sigourney Rev. Charles Fladung Rectory: 641-622-3426 Sunday Mass: 10:30 a.m. Christmas Eve service at 4 p.m. Christmas Day service at 10:30 a.m. New Year’s Day service at 10:30 a.m.
Merry Christmas from Christian Church of Sigourney! Come Join Us As We Worship Our Lord Jesus Christ! Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 9:00 p.m.
Shannon Pascual, Pastor Website: sigourneyumc.com Sunday Worship Service: 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.; Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Christmas Day Worship Service at 9 a.m.
United Church of Deep River
319-664-3653 Every Sunday: Inspiration time, 10 a.m.; Worship, 9 a.m.; 1st Sunday of the month: Communion; 2nd Saturday of the month: Parish Council; Last Thursday of the month is the UCW meeting.
What Cheer Baptist Church
Pastor DJ Danner 641-660-9948 Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.; Worship: 10:30 a.m.; Adult Bible Study is on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.; Sunday evening services, 6:30 p.m.
What Cheer United Methodist Church
Rev. Vince Homan Sunday School, 9:30; Worship, 10:30 a.m.; Youth Group, Wednesday from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
What Cheer Christian Church
Larry Naylor, Pastor Worship: Sundays 10:30 a.m.
What Cheer Hilltop Chapel
John and Pat DeBoef, Pastors 506 E Briney St. Phone: 641-634-2839 Sunday: 10a.m.-11:30 a.m., Worship; 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Children’s Church on lower level.
UMW Meeting Keswick United Methodist Women met December 1 at 1:30 in the fellowship hall. Present were: Lois Axmear, Connie Axmear, Joann Davis, Denise Fry, Mary Ann Fuller, Lucille Harper, Jo Ann Moore, Martha Schlicht, Janet Wade and Judie Ulin. Jo Ann Moore opened the meeting with devotions about attending to one another’s needs. Roll call was answered with a memory from “around the family table.” Prayers were for Deb Shipley, C.G. Moore, Dean Cheney, Gary Fowler, Mike Krumm, and the family of Jeff Griner. Judie passed out the list of officers for 2017. They are as follows: Co-Presidents: Judie Ulin and Janet Wade, Vice President: Judie Ulin (Programs), Secretary: Connie Axmear, and Treasurer: Jo Ann Moore. The members voted to give a monetary gift to the Webster Youth for their Appalachian Trip next summer. This is the UMW’s Christmas Offering. Judie led the group in prayer and all repeated the Lord’s Prayer. For the lesion, Connie read two poems and a reading about the crèche from the Ideals magazine and Jude read “Angels on Earth” and led in singing two Christmas Carols. The rest of the meeting the members packed Christmas sacks for shut-ins and people in the care centers.
Business Directory
Rev. David Brownfield 235 11th St. Wellman Sunday Mass at 8 a.m.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Sigourney United Methodist Church
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MEDICAL SERVICES KEOKUK COUNTY MEdICAl ClINIC Robert Castro., M.d. lucia Obradovich, M.d.
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Brian Murphy, ARNP, FNP-C 23019 Hwy. 149 (lower level) Sigourney, IA 641-622-1170 PEdIATRIC & YOUNG AdUlT ClINIC Ronda dennis-Smithart, Md, FAAP Christine doyle, ARNP, CPNP 1417 A Avenue East, Suite 100 Oskaloosa, IA 52577 641.673.7537 www.pyaclinic.com We Treat Your Kids Like Our Kids!
PRINTING SERVICES
Christmas Day Worship Service at 10:45 a.m. 308 South Jefferson St.
THE NEwS-REVIEw Envelopes, letterheads, Forms, Register Forms, Business Cards, Posters, Banners, Invitations and More 114 E. washington P.O. Box 285 Sigourney 641-622-3110 fax 641-622-2766
Come Join Us In Celebration at Sigourney First Presbyterian Church 215 North Jefferson St.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Saturday, December 24 at 7:00 P.M.
and Christmas Day Service at 9:30 a.m.
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VMC Management is looking for a full time Breeding Manager at a 3,200 sow breed to wean swine farm near Washington. Responsibilities include all aspects of care in the breeding area and gestation barn. Experience required. Rotational weekend work is required. Call Kevin at 319-461-4486 for more details.
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Come take a look at this manufactured home at the edge of Delta. Built in 2001 with 2 bedrooms, 3 season room, open living-dining-kitchen, full basement, 2 car attached garage, and small storage shed. New shingles in 2015. Sump pump in basement. Ready to move into. TERMS: 20% down with balance on or before February 28, 2017. Taxes prorated to possession.
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Moines, on a warrant for probation violation. On Tuesday, December 13, the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office arrested Randy Charles Reid, 46, Ottumwa, for Possession of a controlled substance - methamphetamine, driving while barred, and Eluding. On Friday, December 16, the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office arrested Hope Michelle Turner for Trespass and Disorderly Conduct. On Friday, December 16, the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office arrested Sean Daniel Slechta for Driving While Barred. On Saturday, December 17, the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office ar-
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Controlled Substance. On Monday, December 19, the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office arrested Beau Garrett Jones for Failure to Appear/Contempt of Court. Citations On Tuesday, Dec. 6, Troy Alan Myers of What Cheer was cited for No Insurance. On Thursday, Dec. 8, David Harold Jones was cited for Excessive Speed (Auto). On Tuesday, Dec. 13, Randy Charles Reid was cited for Violation of Restricted License, Driving Under Suspension, and Excessive Speed (Auto).
Keokuk County Board Proceedings KEOKUK COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS DECEMBER 12, 2016 The Keokuk County Board of Supervisors met in special session, Monday, December 12, 2016 in the Board Room of the Courthouse. All members were present. Hadley moved, Wood seconded to approve the agenda. All ayes and motion carried. Hadley moved, Wood seconded to approve the proposal to dispose of county interest in following real estate by sealed bids with two highest bidders allowed to successively increase bid until highest bidder established with conveyance from county to highest bidder by quit claim deed: part of the NE¼ of Section 16 Township 77 North Range 13 West of the 5th principal meridian, Keokuk County, Iowa, more particularly described as follows: beginning at the NE corner of said NE¼; thence S 01°26’20” E along the east line of said Section 16 a distance of 392.65 feet; thence S 89°25’ 41” W along the south line of parcel in said NE¼ a distance of 232.86 feet; thence N 00°14’51” W a distance of 89.55 feet; thence N 89°14’51” W to the west line of said parcel a distance of 912.75 feet; thence N 14’56” W along said west line to the north line of said NE¼ a distance of 279.35 feet; thence N 89°17’46” E along said north line to the point of beginning a distance of 1142.22 feet. Said parcel contains 8.17 acres, and is subject to easements and restriction of record and to set a public hearing for December 27, 2016 at 8:31 a.m. in the Board room. All ayes and motion carried. Hadley moved, Berg seconded to approve the total term base range of $62,612 - $84,304 to be applied to Washington-Keokuk County Assistant County Attorney 28E Agreement for Fiscal Year 2018 as submitted. All ayes and motion carried. Met with Engineer McGuire regarding Keokuk County Highway Department. Weather related discussion arose due to the snow fall over the weekend. Approval was received from
the feds to begin design work for the Belva Deer Trail. Wood moved, Hadley seconded approval to set the public hearing for Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. in the Board room of the Courthouse for possible road closure in Section 1, Township 74N, Range 11W, Jackson Twp a/k/a/ 275th Avenue. All ayes and motion carried. Wood moved, Hadley seconded to approve the minutes of December 5, 2016 as submitted. All ayes and motion carried. Hadley moved, Wood seconded to approve the Personnel Report for Cody Davis, Deputy, Sheriff’s Department regarding wage change to $50,535.00 per year effective December 7, 2016 as submitted. All ayes and motion carried. Wood moved, Hadley seconded to approve the Personnel Report for Jodi Greiner, parttime jailer dispatcher, with resignation date of November 30, 2016 as submitted. All ayes and motion carried. Various board and committee reports was held. Wood attended a monthly Pathfinders meeting. Hadley attended Regional Economic Development Investments (REDI) and Rural Housing Trust Fund (RHTF) meetings. Berg attended Empowerment and Decat meetings last week. Discussion of old/new business and public comment was held. Jill Moore requested to be placed on next week’s agenda regarding the Senior Citizen Center and Milestone Area on Aging. Official canvass of December 6, 2016, Indian Hills Community College Special Election was held. On vote and motion the meeting adjourned at 9:45 a.m. The above and foregoing information is a summary of the minutes taken at the above indicated meeting. The full and complete set of minutes are recorded and available at the office of the Keokuk County Auditor. SK51
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Public Notice Notice Of Sheriff’s Levy And Sale Iowa District Court Keokuk County Court Case #EQEQ040863 Civil #16-000551 STATE OF IOWA KEOKUK COUNTY Washington State Bank VS. Christopher Wayman Wolfe, Jennifer Marie Wolfe, and Parties in Possession If Any Special Execution As a result of the judgment rendered in the above referenced court case, an execution was issued by the court to the Sheriff of this county. The execution ordered the sale of defendant(s) real estate described below to satisfy the judgment. The Property to be sold is Lot Two (@) in Block Five (%) in the Original Plat of the Town, Now City, of Keota, Keokuk County, Iowa. Property Address: 212 North Davis Street, Keota, IA 52248. The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Date of Sale: January 31, 2017; Sale Time: 10:00 A.M.; Place of Sale: Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office Lobby, 204 S. Stone St., Sigourney, IA 52591 Homestead: Defendant is advised that if the described real estate includes the homestead (which must not exceed 1/2 acre if within a city or town plat, or, if rural, must not exceed 40 acres), defendant must file a homestead plat with the Sheriff within ten (10) days after service of this notice, or the sheriff will have it platted and charge the costs to this case. This sale not subject to Redemption. Property exemption: Certain money or property may be exempt. Contact your attorney promptly to review specific provisions of the law and file appropriate notice, if acceptable. Judgment Amount: $76,871.16; Costs: $8,770.80; Accruing Costs: $0.00; Interest: $2,825.16; Sheriff’s Fees: Pending. Attorney Matthew J. Hayek 120 East Washington St. Iowa City, IA 52240 319-337-9606 Date: December 6, 2016. /s/ Casey J. Hinnah Keokuk County Sheriff 51-2
rested Sean Daniel Slechta for Burglary in the 1st Degree and Willful Injury. On Saturday, December 17, the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office arrested Ricky James Hudson for Possession of Weapons by Felony. On Sunday, December 18, the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office arrested Keri D Tolles for Driving Under Suspension. On Sunday, December 18, the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office arrested Kenneth L Howes for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. On Sunday, December 18, the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office arrested Dennis Hines for Possession of
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KESWICK CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 5th, 2016 The Keswick City Council met in a regular scheduled meeting Monday December 5th, 2016 at 7 o’clock p.m. in the city hall with Mayor Janet Wade presiding and the following council persons present: Sowers, Krumm and Clubb. Absent: Sieren and Zittergruen. Greg Sowers made a motion that the agenda be approved as presented. Motion seconded by David Krumm. Motion carried. All ayes. Nate Clubb made a motion that the minutes of the last meeting November 7th, 2016 be approved as read. Motion seconded by Greg Sowers. Motion carried. All ayes. David Krumm made a motion that the following claims be paid as presented. Motion seconded by Nate Clubb. Motion carried. All ayes. ICAP (Insurance Policy ck#1593) $5,308.15 Brandee Harper (Salary ck#1594) $604.80 Tim Garrett (Salary ck#1595) $172.80 Denise Fry (Meters ck#1596) $115.78 Wastemanagement (Sanitation ck#1597) $1,642.61 Wapello Rural Water (ck#1598) $1,564.65 Alliant Energy (street$436.56/park$81.81 /c.hall$45.61/sign$27.81/ shed$48.08 ck#1599) $639.87 Modern Coop (ck#1600) $30.10 RUSS (136 at $43.83 ck#1601) $5,960.88 IPERS (B/T/D ck#1602) $153.86 Mid America Pub (minutes ck#1603) $51.59 Keystone Lab (ck#1604) $12.00 Mark Zittergruen (10@ $25 ck#1605) $230.88 Karen Sieren (6@ $25 ck#1606) $138.53 David Krumm (9@ $25 ck#1607) $207.79 Nate Clubb (11@ $25 ck#1608) $253.96 Greg Sowers (12@ $25 ck#1609) $277.05 Janet Wade (Salary $410 ck#1610) $378.64 Multi Cty Oil (Diesel/Pipe ck#1611) $90.79 Garden & Associates (#34846 74% Done ck#1612) $10,120.00
Nate Clubb made a motion to approve the financial report as presented. Motion seconded by Greg Sowers. Motion carried. All ayes. Nate Clubb made a motion to approve Tim Garrett’s request to raise his salary from $200 to $250 effective 1/1/17 to handle all our water treatment sample processing and reporting with the DNR and various other duties that pertain to this position. Motion seconded by David Krumm. Motion carried. All ayes. David Krumm made a motion to approve a fund raiser that the Legion is wanting to have and their possible liquor license request for this or the short term liquor license for the KT to serve this function. Motion seconded by Nate Clubb. Motion carried. All ayes. Chris Bowers with Area 15 Planning Commission and Ken Roethler with Garden & Associates came to the Public hearing to discuss our second submission request for our CDBG(Community Development Block Grant) application for $246,000(this is $1,000 per person based off the 2010 census)to help cover costs for our future Water Main Replacement project which is projected to have a total cost of around $675,000. The proposed project involves installing new 2-4inch watermains(PVC) to replace existing old and deteriorated ones. The proposed work will replace 100% of the existing distribution system and includes incidental sidewalk and driveway replacement. The timeframe is expected to be 18 months from grant award to construction completion. Greg Sowers made a motion to move forward with having Area 15 submit our CDBG grant application. Motion seconded by David Krumm. Motion carried. All ayes. Communications were read and reports were given. There being no further business to be discussed, Nate Clubb made a motion to adjourn. Motion seconded by Greg Sowers. Motion carried. All ayes. S51
Sigourney City Council Minutes Sigourney City Council Minutes The following are summarized minutes of the regular City Council meeting of December 7, 2016. The Sigourney City Council met in regular session in the Council Chambers at City Hall on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 with Mayor Glandon presiding and the following Council members answering roll call: Schultz, Morlan, Landgrebe, Bender, Conrad and McLaughlin. Others present were: CJ Eilers, News Review; Don Northup, Director of Public Works I; Allan Glandon, Police Chief and Angie Alderson, City Clerk. The meeting was called to order at 6:35 p.m. McLaughlin moved, seconded by Morlan, to approve the tentative agenda. Roll call vote was Ayes: 6. Schultz moved, seconded by Bender, to approve the following items on the consent agenda: minutes from the November 16, 2016 regular Council meeting; Council accounts payable claims totaling $74,727.01; City Clerk’s financial reports for November 2016; payroll expenses, miscellaneous expenses, ACH and monthly transfers for November 2016; Resolution No. 2016-12-01 re: Mayor Pro Tempore; Resolution No. 2016-12-02 re: Mayor’s Annual Appointments; Resolution No. 2016-12-03 re: Official City Holidays and Regular Council Meetings for Calendar Year 2017; tax exemption application for Keith and Laurie Luettjohann (H & M Farm and Home) at 800 East Jackson Street (Resolution No. 2016-12-04); Alcoholic Beverages Refund Application for George’s Pizza, 102 East Washington Street, Sigourney, Iowa; liquor license application for Cobb Oil Co., Inc., dba Sigourney BP, 805 East Jackson Street, Sigourney, Iowa for Class B Native Wine Permit, Class C Beer Permit (BC) and Sunday Sales; and the credit card report. Roll call vote was Ayes: 6. McLaughlin moved, seconded by Conrad, to approve the advertising for the pool manager, assistant pool manager and lifeguard positions for the summer of 2017. Roll call vote was Ayes: 6. McLaughlin moved, seconded by Bender, to approve offering a 10% discount on pool pass-
es for the 2017 pool season until May 15th. Roll call vote was Ayes: 6. Morlan moved, seconded by Landgrebe, to approve a pay increase of $500.00 ($250.00 for each sport) to the soccer/flag football director and to pay both sports up front. Upon the roll being called, the following voted Ayes: Schultz, Morlan and Landgrebe. Nays: Bender, Conrad and McLaughlin. Mayor Glandon voted No. Motion was not approved. McLaughlin moved, seconded by Schultz, to approve the following Community Betterment Projects: $1,000.00 to the Library for books, audiobooks and music cds and $9,000.00 for two fiberglass doors installed and a water heater installed at the swimming pool next spring. Roll call vote was Ayes: 6. The December 21st, 2016 regular Council meeting will be held at City Hall at 6:00 p.m. The meeting was adjourned by acclamation at 7:01 p.m. The full and complete minutes are available at the Sigourney City Clerk’s office upon request. Douglas L. Glandon, Mayor ATTEST: Angela K. Alderson, Sigourney City Clerk CITY OF SIGOURNEY December 7,2016 Claims Access Systems - Services $892.45 Acco - Supplies $345.20 Atwood Electric - Lights $3,663.52 All American Pest Control - Services $35.00 Altorfer Inc. - Parts $62.36 Amanda Streigle - WCD Refund $27.44 Aaron Hinnah - WCD Refund $67.68 Anita Bishop - WCD Refund $125.00 Alex Air Apparatus - Compressor $46,289.00 Brown Supply Co. - Clothing $930.00 Barron Motor Supply - Parts $379.25 Brothers Market - Supplies $11.98 Card Center - Supplies $79.66 Carpenter Uniform - Pants $74.00 City Of Sigourney - WCD Applied $492.17 Dave Goldman - Services $94.94 Data Technologies - License $5,644.23 Design House - Fold $35.00 George’s Pizza (License Refund) $168.75 Greenleys Corp. - Supplies $66.32
Iowa One Call - Email $22.50 H & M - Supplies $94.20 Hickenbottom Inc.- Parts $328.05 Holiday Inn - Hotel $183.68 IMWCA - Premium $1,333.00 Keokuk County Bowl Christmas Festivities $385.95 Keokuk County Highway Dept. - Fuel $921.38 $15.80 Lumber Company - Supplies Misty Reinier - WCD Refund $125.00 Larry Crouse - WCD Refund $125.00 Megan Clark - WCD Refund $125.00 M4iconcrete - Services $7,314.94 Myles Miller Refrigeration - Services $92.50 Neighbors Magazine - Christmas Ad $124.50 Outdoor Recreation Products Landscape $1,420.00 Phelps Auto - Service $1,750.00 Patsy Vos - WCD Refund $125.00 Sherri Casper - Reimbursement $221.40 Sigourney Cleaners - Services $34.50 Vanessa White - WCD Refund $37.71 USA Blue Book - Parts $248.39 Verizon - Phone $295.38 Windstream - Telephone $87.93 $74,895.76 Other Checks Issued: Voided Check $(327.85) Access Systems - IT / Copier $885.37 Card Center - Postage / Training $823.47 Denny Construction - Supplies $327.85 Treasurer, State of Iowa - Sales Tax $3,386.00 Verizon - Cell Phones $295.38 Windstream - Telephone $8.54 Alliant Energy - Utilities $8,365.34 Randy Hemsley - Cell Phone Reimbursement $20.00 Logan Northup - Cell Phone Reimbursement $10.00 Sigourney Community Fire Department Levy $1,391.68 Windstream - Telephones $218.29 US Postmaster - Utility Bills $353.92 Transfers $27,084.83 Payroll (10/24/2016 to 11/06/2016) $20,836.23 Payroll (11/07/2016 to 11/20/2016) $41,998.48 November 2016 Other Checks Issued Total $105,677.53 S51
Sigourney School Board Minutes BOARD OF DIRECTORS Regular Meeting December 14, 2016 The Board of Directors of the Sigourney Community School District met in regular session Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at the Keokuk County Career Academy ICN Room, Sigourney, IA. Board members present included Mark O’Rourke, Denise Conrad, Anne Arduser, Ruth Manchester, Chuck Moore, and Shellie Striegel. Justin Boender was absent. Also present: Superintendent Dave Harper, Secondary Principal Shannon Webb, Maintenance Director Don Deutsch, Activities Director Lee Crawford and Business Mgr. /Board Secretary Susan Huls. Call Meeting to Order: Mark O’Rourke called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm. Manchester moved, seconded by Arduser to open the meeting. Motion carried 6/0. Good News/Comments: Mr. Harper commented that the winter sports are off to a good start, no issues, and talked about the track fundraising progress. Focus on Education: None Approval Agenda: Conrad moved, seconded by Manchester to amend the agenda to add items VI.5 – Audit Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016 and VI.6 – Fundraiser Requests for the Jr. Class and Drama Department. Motion carried 6/0. Welcome Visitors and Guests/Public Comment: President O’Rourke welcomed visitors and guests C.J. Eilers, Anna Ohland, Elizabeth Fairchild, Julie Tremmel, Michelle Johnson, and Dan Hunt. There were no written or oral comments received from the public. Consent Agenda: Conrad moved, seconded by Manchester to approve the consent section of the agenda to include the minutes of the November 9, 2016 regular and workshop board meeting, financial reports, and list of bills for the total amount of $270,026.49. Motion carried 6/0. Resignations: Conrad moved, seconded by Moore to accept Lee Crawford’s resignation as HS Golf coach for the 2016-2017 school year pending finding a suitable replacement. Motion carried 6/0. Contracts/Letters of Intent: Striegel moved, seconded by Conrad to approve Klynt Weber as Assistant HS Boys’ Track Coach for the 2016-2017 school year. Motion carried 6/0. Conrad moved, seconded by Striegel to approve Kelly Walker as a cheerleading volunteer for the 2016-2017 school year. Motion carried 6/0. Conrad moved, seconded by Striegel to approve the early graduation request for Anna Ohland at the end of the 2nd trimester of the 2016-2017 school year. Motion carried 6/0. Conrad moved, seconded by Arduser to approve the request for Modified Supplemental Amount of $135,523 for At-Risk/Droupout programs for the 2017-2018 school year. Motion carried 6/0. The board reached a consensus to move forward with the 90% draft specifications for the science room and track improvements, entrance and ticket booth specified as a separate project, carried 6/0. Conrad moved, seconded by Moore to approve the SBRC Request for Maximum Modi-
fied Supplemental Amount of $49,492 for Increasing Enrollment. Motion carried 6/0. Conrad moved, seconded by Manchester to approve the SBRC Request for Maximum Modified Supplemental Amount of $29,007 for Enrollment-Out students not on the Fall 2015 count. Motion carried 6/0. Conrad moved, seconded by Manchester to accept the audit report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016 and give permission to release the news release to the official newspaper and the report to the Auditor of State and the Iowa Department of Education. Motion carried 6/0. Conrad moved, seconded by Arduser to approve the Jr. Class and Drama Department Fundraiser applications. Motion carried 6/0. Discussion Items/Board Committee Reports: Finance met prior to meeting; Buildings & Grounds-nothing additional; Negotiationsinitial bargaining proposals will be exchanged January 5 and January 10 with the SEA; Policywill meet in January. Administration and Director Reports: Administrator and Director’s reports were included in the board packet. No additional reports were heard. Discussion Items: Mr. Harper discussed course enrollment data by race, national origin, gender and disability for the 2016-2017 school year. Ruth Manchester presented a report of the IASB Convention. The January Board Meeting will be held on January 11, 2016. Closed Session: 7:25 p.m. Conrad moved, seconded by Manchester to hold a closed session as authorized by section 21.5(1)(i) of the open meetings law to evaluate the professional competency of an individual whose performance is being considered to prevent needless and irreparable injury to that individual’s reputation, as that individual has requested a closed session. Roll call vote: O’Rourke, yes; Conrad, yes; Arduser, yes; Manchester, yes; Moore, yes; Striegel, yes. Motion carried 6/0. 7:45 p.m. Conrad moved, seconded by Manchester to return to open session. Roll call vote: O’Rourke, yes; Conrad, yes; Arduser, yes; Manchester, yes; Moore, yes; Striegel, yes. Motion carried 6/0. Adjournment: Conrad moved, seconded by Striegel to adjourn the meeting at 7:46 p.m. Motion carried 6/0. Mark O’Rourke, President Susan Huls, Secretary Sigourney CSD Board Report - Newspaper 12/15/2016 11:21 AM Fund Number 10 GENERAL FUND 1000BULBS, BULBS 144.52 AGRILAND FS, INCL, 206.4 GAL PROPANE 305.26 ALLIANT ENERGY, BUS BARN ELEC NOV 6,387.89 ARDUSER, ANNE, REIMBURSE IASB CONV TRAVEL EXP 98.20 ARNOLD MOTOR SUPPLY, BATTERIES- BUS #6 208.88 BARRON MOTOR SUPPLY, BATTERY 160.86 BROTHERS MARKET, PRESCHOOL INSTR SUPPLIES 339.06 BUG MAN PEST CONTROL,
PEST CONTROL NOV 100.00 C.H. MCGUINESS CO., INC., ELEM BOILER PARTS 678.54 CARDMEMBER SERVICE, CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT TEXTBOOKS 1,131.58 CENTER POINT ENERGY SERVICES, NATURAL GAS- DELIVERY SEC 283.38 CENTRAL IOWA DIST, CUSTODIAL SUPPLIES 3,833.18 CHEMSEARCH, YIELD PENETRATE 179.14 CITY OF SIGOURNEY, WATER & SEWER NOV 2,063.56 CJ COOPER & ASSOC. INC, PRE EMPLOYMENT DRUG TEST 55.00 CRESCENT ELECTRIC COMPANY, ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES 977.26 FIRST RESOURCES CORP./KEOKUK, OCTOBER WORK ACTIVITY AR 665.76 FOLLETT SCHOOL SOLUTIONS, INC, SEC HOST /DESTINY RENEWAL 1,700.00 GREAT PRAIRIE AEA, 12 TOOLKITS FIERCE CONVERSATIONS 4,306.55 H & M FARM & HOME SUPPLY CO, ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES 120.04 HARPER, DAVID, REIMBURSE TRAVEL EXP 16.00 HASLER INC, POSTAGE- METER 500.00 HINCKLEY SPRINGS, WATER COOLER RENT 24.80 IDHS, NON FED MEDICAID NOV 10,009.85 INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT FALL 134,813.24 IOWA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, NETWORK SERVICES NOVEMBER 1,176.00 IOWA HIGH SCHOOL SPEECH ASS’N, RENEW MEMBERSHIP 50.00 J.W. PEPPER & SON, INC, HS VOCAL MUSIC INSTR SUPPLIES 58.98 JONES, AMY, REIMBURSE TLC CLASS 50.00 KABEL BUSINESS SERVICES - FLEX, NOV FLEX FEES 64.40 KEOKUK COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPT, 686.40 GAL DIESEL 1,424.73 LISCO, LOCAL TELEPHONE SERVICE 929.18 MAHASKA BOTTLING, ELEM POP 78.47 MANCHESTER, RUTH, REIMBURSE-TRAVEL EXP 106.06 MCI MEGA PREFERRED, LONG DISTANCE NOV 64.30 MID-AMERICA PUBLISHING CORP., PUBLISH NOV BOARD MINUTES 498.74 MID-IOWA SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT CONSORTIUM, REGISTRATIONSTREMMEL, YODER 130.00 MUSCO SPORTS LIGHTING, LLC, REPAIR PARTS- BASEBALL FIELD LIGHTS 286.06 ORIENTAL TRADING COMPANY, INC, COLOR RUN SUPPLIES 638.49 PHELPS AUTO SUPPLY, TIRE REPAIR- WH VAN 15.00 PIZZA RANCH, BUS DRIVER TRAINING- MEAL 42.50 PREMIER PORTABLE BUILDINGS, PS PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT STORAGE 2,825.00 REALLY GREAT READING, SINA READING CURRICULUM 2,290.50
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS OF IOWA, STATE & NAESP DUES 759.00 SCHOOL BUS SALES, SAFETY HARNESSES -TRANSP 256.54 SCHOOL NURSE SUPPLY, INC, NURSING SUPPLIES 133.73 SEIBA HONOR BAND, REGISTRATION 7 STUDENTS 35.00 SHERWIN WILLIAMS, PAINT SPRAYER PARTS 40.20 SIGOURNEY NEWS REVIEW, NEWS REVIEW SUBSCRIPTION RENEWAL 42.00 SINCLAIR TRACTOR, TOOLS 97.14 SUPPLYWORKS, MAINT SUPPLIESWATER FILTERS 1,473.51 SUPREME SCHOOL SUPPLY, CUM RECORD FOLDERS 47.90 THOMAS BUS SALES OF IOWA, INC, BUS DECAL 16.81 TIMBERLINE, NOV MEDICAID ADMIN 1,050.38 TREMMEL, JULIE, REIMBURSE TLC CLASS 50.00 TRUE VALUE, TRANSP SUPPLIES 36.68 VETTER’S INC-CULLIGAN, SOFTNER SALT DELIVERED 219.35 VISA, IASB CONVENTION LODGING 459.62 WALSH DOOR & HARDWARE, LOCKS FOR KITCHEN 215.00 WASHINGTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, OPEN ENROLL-CPI TUITION 483.45 WEST MUSIC CO, CRED- RETURN MUSIC STAND 365.87 Fund Number 10 185,613.14 Fund Number 22 MANAGEMENT FUND SU INSURANCE COMPANY, EQUIPMENT BREAKDOWN INS PREMIUM 3,391.50 Fund Number 22 3,391.50 Fund Number 61 NUTRITION FUND ANDERSON ERICKSON DAIRY CO., ELEM 2,363.01 BROTHERS MARKET, YAMS 6.75 EARTHGRAINS BAKING COMPANIES, INC., HS 360.73 EMS DETERGENT SERVICES CO., DETERGENT 70.50 KECK, INC, WAREHOUSE AND DEIVERY 1,106.83 MARTIN BROS. DISTRIBUTING, FOOD SOLD TO STAFF 6,145.62 REVTRAK, INC., REC TRAK FEE 20.61 SIGOURNEY TV AND APPLIANCE, MICROWAVE 119.99 Fund Number 61 10,194.04 Fund Number 21 ACTIVITY FUND 4 SEASONS FUNDRAISING, FFA FRUIT SALES 12,561.15 ABBOTT, PETER, BBALL OFFICIAL 100.00 APPLE INC, I PAD MINI 259.00 BARRICK, BOB, JH OFFICIAL 195.00 BGM COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, WREST TOURN 40.00 BROTHERS MARKET, LETTUCE, CHIPS 13.96 CALDWELL, KEVIN, BBALL OFFICIAL 410.00 CARDMEMBER SERVICE, COSTUMES 54.08 CHRISTNER, MIKE, BB OFFICIAL 100.00 CRAIG, DICK , JH OFFICIAL 205.00 DECKER SPORTING GOODS, BASKETBALLS 5,348.00
DERLEIN SCALE, INC., SCALE TEST 70.00 FOPMA, JOEL, BBALL OFFICIAL 100.00 HEBDON, MARK, BBALL OFFICIAL 100.00 HEMSLEY, ROSS, 140.00 IA VALLEY OFFICIAL IOWA GIRLS HS ATHLETIC UNION, SCOREBOOK COVERS 16.00 KNUDSEN, ANDREW, 100.00 BBALL OFFICIAL KOEHN, JOE, VGBB 95.00 LENOX, ERIC, WRESTLING OFFICIAL 120.00 MAHASKA BOTTLING, SAVAGE CONCESSIONS 603.30 MARION HIGH SCHOOL, ENTRY FEE 45.00 MCDONOUGH, CHARLES, 210.00 WRESTLING OFFICIAL MCWHIRTER, SHANNON, BB OFFICIAL 195.00 METCALF, RICH, WRESTLING OFFICIAL 90.00 MOUNT VERNON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, ENTRY FEE 100.00 NEFF COMPANY, PINS,BARS,CERT 601.97 PIZZA RANCH, PIZZAS 112.50 POETSCH, PAT, JHBBALL OFFICIAL 130.00 PROGRESSIVE REHABILITATION ASSOC, BODY FAT TESTING 134.00 RUBY, ANDRE, BBALL OFFICIAL 100.00 SAMUEL FRENCH INC, RENTAL FEE SONG RIGHTS 150.00 SCHROEDER, RANDY, BBALL OFFICIAL 100.00 SHEMANSKI, DAVE, BBALL OFFICIAL 65.00 TOTAL REHAB, ATLETIC TRAINER FEES 120.00 TOWN AND COUNTRY WHOLESALE, FOOD SUPPLIES 476.56 VISA, FUNDRAISER SUPPIES 174.22 WAPELLO COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, WREST TOURN 75.00 WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC , INC, 120.00 SONG RIGHTS WOOD, NATHAN , JHG BBALL OFFICIAL 260.00 Fund Number 21 23,889.74 Fund Number 36 PPEL FUND ABIGT, CHRIS, TRACK FUNDRAISER EXP 385.00 AHLERS & COONEY, P.C., BOND COUNSEL-VPPEL CAPITAL LOAN NOTES 12,601.50 CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES INC, COPIER LEASES 790.19 CONNECT ARCHITECTURE & DESGIN, PRINTING 23,939.89 GREAT PRAIRIE AEA, POSTCARDS- BLDG PROJ 133.26 H & M FARM & HOME SUPPLY CO, FUNDRAISER SUPPLIES 135.97 IMPACT7G, BID SPECS - ASBESTOS 600.00 RENNER CONSTRUCTION LLC, REPLACE ENTRYWAY 5,611.19 CONCRETE JHHS Fund Number 36 44,197.00 Fund Number 40 DEBT SERVICE FUND FARMERS SAVINGS BANK & TRUST, PERF EDGE LIGHTING CONTR INT 2,743.24 Fund Number 40 2,743.24 S51
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The junior high/high school choir sing an arrangement of Beatles and Christmas tune.
The junior high/high school band perform classic Christmas carols.
Amie Van Patten Regional Editor The Force was strong during the Winter Program at Tri-County Jr/Sr High. From classic Christmas tunes, America the Beautiful, Symphony to the Beatles’ “Let It Be” and the Star Wars theme, members of the audience were captivated by the progress of both the band and vocal music programs. This year, Melanie Tygart took over as choir director for seven
they put in to learning their music.” With a combined junior high and high school choir, Tygart said she was very impressed with how well they performed as well. “The choir had a very successful first concert with me. They sang their pieces just about the best they ever had. They were aware of each other and remembered everything I told them. They really fought their nerves and put on a spectacular show.” At the end of the concert with
Tri County winter performance gets crowd involved
Mohr winner of KCHC Auxiliary Silent Auction Christmas Basket
Denise Mohr was the winner of the KCHC Auxiliary Silent Auction Christmas Basket. She also received donated gifts from many of the vendors at the Auxiliary Vendor Fair to go with the Silent Auction Basket. Congratulations to the winner of the KCHC Auxiliary Christmas fundraiser.
through twelve on top of her position as band director for grades five through twelve. With practices being held before and after school, the growth these students have made was very noticeable. Tygart stated, “The bands did a remarkable job with some of their hardest music to date. They were very focused on presenting the best concert possible and really stuck together to put forth a strong product. I’m very proud of all of the work
the combined Christmas carols, Tygart asked for the audience to participate as she not only combined Jr. High and High school bands, but also implemented the chorus in as well. “I was very pleased with how that all went. There were a few balance issues at the start since we had never rehearsed with all the groups together, but they were fixed and the students, as well as the crowd, seemed to have a great time with it.”
Sedna Warehousing readies Iowa Shrimp Farms for business By CJ Eilers News Editor The nearest ocean might be a thousand miles away from Sigourney, but that has not stopped local entrepreneurs from working to farm shrimp at Sedna Warehousing. Business partners Marc Bretz and Bill Thomasson drew the idea for Iowa Shrimp Farms from other businesses in Iowa bringing resources not associated with this state to life. After successfully setting up Sedna Warehousing and Logistics at their location in Sigourney six years ago, the two men partnered with Craig Meacham-owner of Midwest Shrimp Co.-to build a tank to farm shrimp right inside an unoccupied section of their warehouses. “We learned about a woman in Ridgeway that bought an old school and raised shrimp in it, so we started doing reconnaissance to see if this would work,” Thomasson, CFO for Sedna and Iowa Shrimp Farms said. “She was holding seminars up there and we met Craig, and it made sense to pool our resources to start this business. I’d argue that anyone
March Bretz, CEO of Sedna Warehousing and Logistics LLC, presents Iowa Shrimp Farms to community members and Lt. Gov Kim Reynolds during her visit on Thursday, Dec. 15.
From left to right: Bill Thomasson, CFO, and Marc Bretz, CEO, give a tour of Senda Warehousing LLC in Sigourney.
has a better team than we do.” The three partners have been building the first tank since January and setting up a brand new heating system different than other shrimp farmers to save energy costs. According to Thomasson, Iowa Shrimp Farms will be worked out in phases,
with the first being the current tank. The goal is to get to over 50 percent survival rate for their Pacific White Shrimp and pinpoint issues to resolve. Afterwards, a decision will be made to build a second tank in the same room, followed by another two tanks over the next several years. The
goal is to pump out 1,000 pounds of shrimp a week with those four tanks. Each tank will hold 32,000 gallons of water and 120,000 shrimp. “Demand is going to dictate how fast we move along,” Thomasson said. “The reality is, our first tank will service 10-12 restaurants. It’s
Rae Wesphal-pink farm set Taylor Woods-a pretend puppy
baby, toy horse with candy cane on his back Maci Crow-Baby Alive, Hatchable, chubby puppies, Puppy Surprise, Jorja Davis-Paw Patrol, dinosaurs, toy pony, Mickey Mouse stuffed doll Olivia deOliveira-blue unicorn, toy reindeer, bell, girl doll Josie Goldman-real brown and white bunny rabbit, toy unicorn and toy squirrel Monroe Hammes-American Girl Doll Julie and she’s beautiful Harpyr Hinnah-Pop-up Barbie Camper, Elsa castle, Shopkins Berkly Moore-toy green tractor, Blaze, a kitchen, some dolls, clothes, table and chairs Jayde Snakenberg-stuffed animal reindeer, Palace Pets, Legos Iris Steinhart-ski boots, ice skates, a pretend dad robot that talks, a real x-ray, robot friend Sophia Wilson-Paw Patrol, real castle Palace Pets, real glasses Maddoux Bell-Marshall and the pups, the semi, and their vehicle and their lookout Cory Clark-Lego Rocket, a TV Isaac Dehne-Case tractor, a chair just my size Deven Foster-a locking fish rod, a dinosaur, toy tow truck Gamble Fry-a monster truck, Iron Man, blue socks, a remote control boat, Bumble Bee Transformer Jayden Jensen-an iPad, calendar Baylor Kerr-Crama Bomb, Air Hogs, ice cream, snow cone, cotton candy maker Owen Moore-talking dump truck Lee Walden-hook-up ladder Heat Wave, and a trailer
Bella-a new doll Bentlee-stuffed animal cat Blake-monster truck Brielle-bike Brody-cars Brooke-Barbie Dream House Cainon-dino thing that shoots out fire Carter G-reindeer Carter Y-Batman cave Charlotte-new bike Colten-a toy helicopter for my train track Cyler-Magic Tracks Deklan-a train Drayah-princess dress Elijah-remote control motorcycle Elizabeth-Barbie house Ethen-Sonic toys & a big dinosaur Gracyn-a doll that’s my size Isabel-a pony & Barbies Izaak-tractors Jack-toy water tower Jackson-bumblebee tpy Jase-a dinosaur & Thomas jump track JT-race cars Kaitlyn-Frozen light speaker Kasen-remote control helicopter Kelsey-Elsa castle Kinzly-people Legos Kory-baby cats Leo-all farm stuff Levi-corn head cart, a ripper & a disc Lillian-Barbies & a Barbie house Maycee-Ipad Noah-Ipad & an airplane Nolan S-Superman robot Nolan S- Hot Wheels Olivia-baby doll Rain-puppy & the pockets Sarah-Elsa car Scout-trampoline Stella-Barbie Dream house TaLeah-Tablet Taytum-Poppy costume Weston-bow & arrow, cars & a town Zander-reindeer
I want Santa to bring me… By CJ Eilers News Editor
English Valleys Preschool
Mrs. Allison’s Class Finley Achenbach-a baby doll, hichair for the doll Kinnick Axmear-kitten Canton Caster-a racecar, a combine Ryker Christner-Batman and Robin toys, Batman clothes Brooks Clarahan-racecar Ella Edmundson-Trolls doll, Barbie Jackson Jennings-toy truck, Paw Patrol toys and more Paw Patrol toys Mariah Knapp-piggie bank, toy airplane Maudette Lingard-two ponies, a Barbie and a stuffed animal turtle Leilani Martinez-Barbie, pens to color with, a Trolls doll Brynn Montross-toys for the new puppy Oliver Mullnix-toy car, toy boat Jase Offerman-choo-choo train Wyatt Smothers-toy dinosaurs Jolie Voss-Barbie, nail polish, Minnie Mouse doll Benji Yoss-Rudolph that talks, toy turtle Mrs. Knapp’s Class Burkley Bair-forklift and a tractor Casen Bamrick-tractor Krayten Bowman-tractor with wagon Beckett Dietrich-tractor Jason Frantz-tractor with wagon Kouper Huber-bulldozer Abbey Koehn-Barbie and leap pad Keegan McPherson-teddy bear Mylie Morrison-Barbie house with a TV Maci Brower-a robot cat Quinn Stanley-Frozen Castle Carter Thomas-monster truck Adah VanDee-Barbies
Sigourney Preschool
Mrs. Arvidson’s Wednesday/Friday Class Clara Bahlmann-bracelet set Brooke Brown-baby doll Elly Corbin-four wheeler, Barbie dolls, nail polish, scooter, kitchen set Maleigh Eiben-fish tank, Troll set, nail polish kit Riley Gann-Barbie doll set, more Barbies Taylor Goldman-big dollhouse Cassidy McCoid-candy cane, more candy, dress, dog Alli Morrison-tent with blankets and games Rose Popelka-toy monkey, games Brooklyn Snakenberg-roller skates, bracelet set, Barbies, Trolls, stuffed animal giraffes Gentry Taghon-dinosaur, Jurassic World Kinley Weber-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Faith Reeves-baby doll, bottle for doll Tucker Aller-candy cane, table, necklace, Christmas star, candle, playhouse, toy truck Aiden Carey-walkie talkie, cars, candy cane, t-shirt Brody Seeley-BB gun, walkie talkie, cop suit, ninja calendar Drake Seeley-cop car, cop suit, cop hat, book, candy canes Nile Sellers-Pokemon cards, dinosaurs, racecars PJ Stangl-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toys Quinton Wehr-Nerf gun, whole package of gum, donuts and apple juice, table for self Mrs. Arvidson’s Tuesday/Thursday Class Sawyer Cason-Barbie Pop-up Camper, iPad, Barbie House with a
Pekin Child Care Center
Adilay-Elsa & a sweater Ainslee-Baby Alive Alicia-jump rope Annie-rocking horse Aubrey-markers & paper
on a hobbyist level right now, so we have to be selective of who we work with, like ma and pa places where fresh, local food is important to them and their customer want to know where their food comes from. By the second tank, we will reach out to more businesses.”
Going forward, Iowa Shrimp Farms hopes to have shrimp in the tank by February, with the first batch by June or July, according to Bretz. In addition to selling to restaurant, Iowa Shrimp Farms was also selling out the door to locals at a closely monitored rate. Bretz, Meacham and Thomasson are considering have a certain day a week available. However, none of this would be possible unless Bretz and Thomasson did not have the foundation and space through owning Sedna Warehousing. Since opening their commercial warehouse business 10 years ago and buying the Sigourney location six years ago, the company has become one of the 25 fastest growing businesses in the area, according to Bretz. “We’ve really had a great 10 years and the shrimp business is really exciting for us,” Bretz said. “The business have been amazing in periods of stagnant growth and pray for great business from Iowa Shrimp Farms. If we’re successful with just this site, it will be huge.”
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Sigourney School Board members recognized
Sigourney CSD Board members Denise Conrad and Shellie Striegel were recognized with certificate for completing the Basics of Boardsmanship Prorgram through the Iowa Association of School Boards. Anne Arduser (pictured far left) was also recognized with the certificate when she represented the IASB Convention on November 17.
The Pekin High School band started off the night with a wonderful selection of Christmas classics. Photo taken by Jill Dahlstrom.
Pekin High School Christmas Concert a holiday delight By CJ Eilers News Editor Pekin students in the high school band and choir programs got their community into the Christmas spirit with a concert on Monday, Dec. 19 in the high school gym. The program began with the 37 member concert band, under the direction of Brenda Hagedon, playing Christmas standards ranging from “Let it Snow” to songs from “The Grinch.” The high school choirs started with boys and girls ensembles, along with soloists Trever Northrup singing “I’ll Be Home for Christmas, Athena Hedman taking on “Hallelujah” and Emily Hadley performing “Noel.” Afterwards, the full choir reunited for four selections; “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentleman” with a flute solo performed by Madison Fears, “What Child Shall Come” with a flute solo by Amber Knox, and “Christmastime” with solos performed by Chelsea Lanphier, Jaydon Denney, Joe Hagdon,
Previous Pekin choir members, plus a few school administrators, joined for the “Hallelujah Chorus” to close out the Pekin High School Christmas Concert on Monday, Dec. 19. Cameron Little, Emily Hadley and Athena Hedman. To close out the concert, audience
members were invited to join the students onstage for a Hallelujah Chorus. Other members of the audi-
ence remained standing as the gym was filled with the pleasant sounds of Christmas singing.
Delta Kids Club hands out Christmas cheer On Sunday, Dec. 18, some members of the Delta Kids Club braved the cold to randomly deliver goodie bags through-out town in hopes to spread some Christmas cheer.
Emily Hadley sings “Noel” during the Pekin High School Christmas Concert on Monday, Dec. 19.
Madison Fears accompanies the high school choir and solos on flute for “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentleman.”
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Film Review:
The Santa Clause
Rylie Shettler and Khloe Snakenberg will be performing at The Christmas Talent Show.
The Christmas Talent Show by Jade Aller and Paige Thompson Every year Sigourney High School has a talent show, but this year it will be a little different. Instead of having students perform, it will be a variety show. Including acts from Khloe Snakenberg, Riley Shettler and her father, Steve.
Other acts that are invited are Sarina Gretter, Sean Stutzman, Leane Yoder’s fiance. They are still working on getting more people to perform. The student council decided to change things up this year to make it more entertaining and enjoyable for the students.
Winter Formal
by Alex Gann and Brooke Donald The junior high dance will be held on December 22 in the cafeteria at the high school. It will last from 4 to 7 p.m. The theme is “Winter Formal.” There will be four chaperones at the dance: Mrs. Harter, Ms. Mousel, Mrs. Seeley, and Mrs. L. VanDenHeuvel. No only are these
sponsor an end of the year PBIS celebration. This year’s trees are some a the wackiest yet! The Jr. High’s tree themes include “The Scrabble Tree” and “Merry Cringemas”. The high school’s tree themes include “Yield to the Freshman”, “Donald Trump”, “Bee”, and “Victory is Sweet”. This year’s trees are amazing!
SWAG at State by Sam Sande and Jordan Van Ee The Sigourney SWAG dance team went to state on Thursday December 1st. During their preparations, we interviewed a multitude of the members and both of the coaches to see what they had to say about dance. Makenna Hammes, a freshmen, told us that she enjoys being a part of the dance team because it allows her to express herself to people. Noel Garringer, who is also a freshmen, told us, “Our team is confident that we will do well, especially us freshmen dancers.” We took some time to ask the senior dancers a more personal question about dance. We asked them what they would miss the most about dance team when they leave. Sarina Gretter said she would
Artist of the Month by Jordan Van Ee The “Artist of the Month” for the month of December was Erica Bethune. Her favorite kind of art to make is inked art. Her ideas come
from everywhere; she believes that inspiration can be anywhere! She also believes that every artist has had an impact on her. When ever piece she sees a piece of art, she uses it to
influence her and her pieces. Her word of wisdom for other artists out there is to not judge yourself too hard, because other people will think your work is good even if you don’t.
ladies chaperoning the dance, they will also be doing hair, makeup, and nails before the dance. We asked two junior high girls if they were going to the dance. One of them said they were planning on going to the dance. Both girls said they didn’t have a date to go with. They both said they were excited for the dance.
Christmas Tree Contest
by Nicole Gokey It’s that time of year again where you see those wacky Christmas trees in the lobby decorated by the classes. Each class gets to decorate a Christmas Tree, and the public is asked to vote on the best tree. Votes are counted by the money collected in the bucket under each tree. The donations from this event is used to
Erica Bethune’s artwork.
miss all of the fun dances that they got to do, and Ally Schroeder told us that she would miss all of the memories that were made at the hotel during state dance. We understand that being a part of any team, even dance team can be a challenge. Heidi Clarahan informed us that getting the moves and counts down is actually really challenging, but once everyone knows the dance it flows a lot better as a whole. Lyndsay VanDen Heuvel, one of the coaches of the dance team, was asked what the hardest part of being a dance coach is. VanDen Heuvel“Trying to find time to practice with all of the girls, because everyone is so involved.”
by Luke Hames The first installment in “The Santa Clause” trilogy, stars Tim Allen as Scott Calvin, an ordinary businessman who accidentally causes Santa Claus to fall from his roof on Christmas Eve. When he and his son Charlie finish Santa’s run, Scott finds out that since he put on the suit, looked the Santa business card; he is now Santa Clause because of the Santa Clause. This film is a 90’s classic for the whole family. It gives you a warm feeling inside with the spirit of christmas and family for all. I give this film a 7.5 out of 10 sleigh bells.
Film Review:
Grease
By Luke Hames In the summer of 1958, Sandy Olsen, played by Olivia Newton John, and Danny Zuko, played by John Travolta, meet and fall in love. Their senior year begins at Rydell High, and they find that true love isn’t all it seems to be. Filled with funny characters, hit songs, and memorable moments, this film is based off the classic play and is a must see for everyone of all ages. I give this classic a 10 out 10 Greased Lightnings. Kaleb Reeves
Lannie Palmer
Sam Sande
By Charles Witkowski What are your plans for Winter break? Kaleb Reeves will be wrestling
everyday twice a day for the entire break “along with every wrestler on the team if the show up.” Sam Sande is planning to be with
family and “binge netflix.” Lannie Palmer is going to her grandparents and celebrating christmas with her family.
Question of the week
Heap of the Week Will Magill Behold. This week’s “Heap of the Week” is Alex Gann’s 2000 Chevrolet Silverado. He hasn’t been driving it for very long but his brother got it for his birthday, four years ago. Alex’s favorite thing about the truck is how much higher the cab is compared to his old car. However, Alex does not like the wide turns that the truck takes. He is hoping to make memories in it the longer he drives it.
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Q: I am struggling this year to find my boyfriend the perfect Christmas present. Every time I get him something he doesn’t like it. What should I do? A: Have him guess what you got him and that is what he wants. Q: I am constantly thinking of dropping out of high school. I need some advice on how I can overcome these thoughts, and how I can find school to be more enjoyable. A: Well every time you get the sudden urge to drop out of school, just think that if you drop out of school you’ll have no job, no job equals no money. No money equals no food. If you have no food, then you’ll be overly skinny. If you’re overly skinny, then you’ll be ugly. If you’re ugly you won’t get a lover. If you don’t have a lover, you won’t have any kids. No kid’s means you’re all alone. Being all alone makes you go to depression, and depression equals death. Don’t drop out of school. Q: What do I need to do to get my math homework done? A: Well you won’t always have time in class, but make sure you always use your time wisely. After school and after activities, you should have a time set to finish. Sometimes you’ll be pretty busy, but just make sure you have that finished.
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AREA SPORTS Sigourney News-Review
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Wrestling Cooper Greiner, Sigourney-Keota
Cooper had an excellent week as he continues a very strong senior campaign. He is now standing at 15-3 on the season, went undefeated this week in his duel matchups, and finished second at Regina. Here are his results from Regina: 285 - Cooper Greiner (15-3) placed 2nd and scored 14.00 team points. Round 1 - Cooper Greiner (Sigourney) 15-3 won by fall over Reagan Ries (Regina) 2-3 (Fall 5:23), Round 2 - Cooper Greiner (Sigourney) 15-3 won by fall over Jacen Peterson (Davenport West) 2-9 (Fall 1:07), Round 3 - Jared Brinkman (Regina)
Geraldine “Gerry” Farrier, 75, of Washington, Iowa came to Parkview November 30, 2016 needing assistance/therapy after a fall she had. Gerry grew up on a farm in Washington County with her two parents who were VERY hard working farmers and had 13 children. Gerry’s former spouse is deceased, but they were blessed with 2 sons and 1 daughter, 7 grandsons, 1 granddaughter, 1 great granddaughter, and 3 great step-grandchildren. After graduating high school, Gerry started airline training as well as training for income tax preparing. She loves the outdoors, which include such things as camping, walking, gardening (flowers and vegetables) and spending time attending all the grandchildren’s activities she can. She loves steak, fried chicken and liver and onions. When Gerry is cheering for a team, it’s definitely our Iowa Hawkeyes. After a short stay of only 8 days, Gerry was discharged to home because of her motivation to get back to her normal life and our exceptional team of therapists. Her favorite part about therapy was the therapists themselves. “They were all so helpful and friendly. My improvement was their focus.” She did admit that her least favorite part of therapy was being worn out afterwards, but knew that every time she felt that fatigue, she was one step closer to home. When we asked Gerry if she had a favorite therapist, she said, “I loved each of them for who they were and for the way they helped me.” The hardest part of therapy for her was not being able to do everything for herself. When we asked her what the first thing she planned to do upon discharge was, “Go to my own home!” All of us at Parkview understand and strive to do just that for each and every one of our skilled patients. Their success IS our success. Parkview absolutely adored having Gerry and would take 100 more just like her. She was truly a pleasure to work with and absolutely gorgeous both inside and out. What’s even more amazing is that Gerry made a dear friend, Ms. Sandy Schauf, (who happened to be her roommate) here at Parkview. They will remain lifelong friends after getting to spend just a little over a week together.
Girls Basketball Brooke Waechter, Sigourney
Besides setting the single-game record for points scored by a Lady Savage, and most 3 pointers made as well, Brooke had an excellent week in her two games of action. Waechter is a vital part in why these Sigourney Lady Savages are a perfect 7-0 to start the season. Brooke’s week began with a home game on Monday, Dec. 12 against Washington. Despite playing a deeper and bigger team, the Lady Savages avenged last season’s defeat at Washington. Waechter had 12 points, five boards, two assists and two steals. Then came Tuesday night when she had her magnificent performance against Tri-County. She had a school record 36 points, and eight 3 pointers made in the game. Waech-
ter added six rebounds and six steals for good measure. A terrific week and a player more than deserving of this award, Brooke Waechter.
Boys Basketball Dustin Haines, Sigourney
14-0 won by fall over Cooper Greiner (Sigourney) 15-3 (Fall 1:57). Cooper pinned both Lynnville-Sully’s 285 lb. wrestler, and his counterpart from Columbus. Overall it has been a good season for Cooper as he looks to continue his success and make a push for a spot at State come February.
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Dustin Haines was hurt and had to miss a few games for the Savages. It was evident when he was gone just how important to this team Haines is. Haines came back against Washington on Monday, and although statistically he wasn’t overly dominant, his presence on the court was a stabilizing force for Sigourney. He does a lot of the team’s primary ball handling and the experience he is gaining this season will pay huge dividends in the future, Savage basketball fans hope. Dustin followed up Monday night’s game with a very good game against Tri-County on Tuesday, dropping 24 points and hitting six 3 pointers. He had five steals and three assists as well as two rebounds on the night. It is the most points scored by a Savage boys basketball player this season and played a big role in him being honored as the area’s boys basketball player of the week. As the season goes on, it will be fun to watch Dustin and
see if he can keep building that confidence in his shot and take over as the Savages primary scorer.
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AREA SPORTS: WRESTLING
SK wrestlers come away with second place finish at Regina as a team Alexander Holt Regional Sports Editor IOWA CITY- The Cobra wrestlers were ready to go despite the freezing temperatures outside on Saturday, Dec. 17 when they traveled to Iowa City to participate in a invite hosted by Regina High School. On a day when just about every other activity had been canceled, the SK wrestlers were in action early on Saturday. Overall, the Cobras took second in the tourney scoring 165.00 team points, finishing only behind Mount Vernon. This was SK’s last wrestling action before the holiday break, as they will head in with an undefeated duel record and having placed very high in every invite they have participated in thus far. SK will also go into the break a top ten-ranked team in Dual rankings, and two individuals, Kaleb Reeves and Noah Boender, ranked in the top ten in their weight. It has been a very good start to the season for SK and that success continued on Saturday at Regina. Noah Boender (220) and Cale Jarmes (113) both took home first place, while Zech Boender, Alec Schuster, Noah and Kaleb Reeves as well as Cooper Greiner all finished runner-up in their respective weights classes’. “The team has won a few close duals against some solid teams and dominated the others. The older guys dominating and the young guys stepping up and fighting made that possible. It’s very good timing for this break. It will allow a couple guys to get to weight, solidifying our line up, and it will also allow a couple guys to heal from some nagging injuries that they have been wrestling with.” Said head wrestling coach Craig Reeves regarding his team’s start to this season. SK will be off until the first week of January.
Sigourney-Keota individual results at Regina 106: Mason Dye (Sigourney) - 3rd Quarterfinals - Mason Dye (Sigourney) received a bye Semifinals - Austin Lenz (Tipton) over Mason Dye (Sigourney) (Dec 13-8) Cons. Semis - Mason Dye (Sigourney) over Zach Pierce (Iowa Valley) (Fall 1:20) 3rd Place Match - Mason Dye (Sigourney) over Tyler Siemen (West Branch) (MD 18-10) 113: Cale Jarmes (Sigourney) - 1st Round 1 - Cale Jarmes (Sigourney) over Henry May (Regina, Iowa City) (Fall 5:40) Round 2 - Cale Jarmes (Sigourney) received a bye Round 3 - Cale Jarmes (Sigourney) over Henry May (Regina, Iowa City) (Fall 1:03) 126: Luke House (Sigourney) - DNP Champ. Round 1 - Wyatte Shade (Davenport West) over Luke House (Sigourney) (Dec 8-3) Cons. Round 1 - Luke House (Sigourney) received a bye Cons. Round 2 - Luke House (Sigour-
Pekin wins both duels at home Thursday Nick Ives
Alec Schuster ney) over Dalton Depoorter (West Branch) (Dec 9-3) Cons. Round 3 - Scott Blondin (Regina, Iowa City) over Luke House (Sigourney) (MD 10-2) 132: Nick Ives (Sigourney) - 4th Quarterfinals - Nick Ives (Sigourney) over Tanner Rios (Regina, Iowa City) (TB-1 5-4) Semifinals - Ben Smith (Iowa Valley) over Nick Ives (Sigourney) (Dec 9-4) Cons. Semis - Nick Ives (Sigourney) over John Hatfield (West Branch) (Fall 1:38) 3rd Place Match - Zach Hammes (Pekin) over Nick Ives (Sigourney) (Dec 7-4) 138: Zech Boender (Sigourney) - 2nd Quarterfinals - Zech Boender (Sigourney) over David Galloway (North Cedar) (Fall 0:27) Semifinals - Zech Boender (Sigourney) over Isaiah Wittrock (Pekin) (Fall 0:45) 1st Place Match - Mitchell Louwagie (Mount Vernon) over Zech Boender (Sigourney) (SV-1 8-4) 145: Jesse Fritz (Sigourney) - 6th Quarterfinals - Jacob Graves (West Branch) over Jesse Fritz (Sigourney) (Fall 4:33) Cons. Round 1 - Jesse Fritz (Sigourney) received a bye Cons. Semis - Hunter Conger (Pekin) over Jesse Fritz (Sigourney) (Fall 0:42) 5th Place Match - Isaiah Moncada (Iowa Valley) over Jesse Fritz (Sigourney) (Fall 5:33) 152: Cian Borra (Sigourney) - 5th Quarterfinals - Devon Willis (North Cedar) over Cian Borra (Sigourney) (Fall 4:37) Cons. Round 1 - Cian Borra (Sigourney) over Mason Webster (Davenport West) (Dec 3-1) Cons. Semis - Drake Harbison (Pekin) over Cian Borra (Sigourney) (Dec 10-3) 5th Place Match - Cian Borra (Sigourney) over John Yates (West Branch) (Fall 1:55)
160: Alec Schuster (Sigourney) - 2nd Quarterfinals - Alec Schuster (Sigourney) over Max Philipp (Mount Vernon) (Fall 4:30) Semifinals - Alec Schuster (Sigourney) over Tyler Thurston (North Cedar) (Dec 8-2) 1st Place Match - Jacob Krakow (Iowa Valley) over Alec Schuster (Sigourney) (TF 23-8 5:27) 182: Noah Reeves (Sigourney) - 2nd Quarterfinals - Noah Reeves (Sigourney) received a bye Semifinals - Noah Reeves (Sigourney) over Camron Woodley (Mount Vernon) (Fall 1:28) 1st Place Match - Garet Sims (Iowa Valley) over Noah Reeves (Sigourney) (Fall 1:46) 195: Kaleb Reeves (Sigourney) - 2nd Quarterfinals - Kaleb Reeves (Sigourney) received a bye Semifinals - Kaleb Reeves (Sigourney) over Zach Jones (Tipton) (Fall 2:22) 1st Place Match - Sam Moore (Mount Vernon) over Kaleb Reeves (Sigourney) (Dec 5-3) 220: Noah Boender (Sigourney) - 1st Quarterfinals - Noah Boender (Sigourney) received a bye Semifinals - Noah Boender (Sigourney) over Garrett Brooks (Davenport West) (Fall 3:10) 1st Place Match - Noah Boender (Sigourney) over Jack Cochrane (Mount Vernon) (Dec 6-1) 285: Cooper Greiner (Sigourney) - 2nd Round 1 - Cooper Greiner (Sigourney) over Reagan Ries (Regina, Iowa City) (Fall 5:23) Round 2 - Cooper Greiner (Sigourney) over Jacen Peterson (Davenport West) (Fall 1:07) Round 3 - Jared Brinkman (Regina, Iowa City) over Cooper Greiner (Sigourney) (Fall 1:57)
Pekin wrestling fares well at Regina Saturday Alexander Holt Regional Sports Editor IOWA CITY- The Pekin Panthers had a decent showing on Saturday, Dec. 17 when the Panthers traveled to Iowa City to wrestle at Regina High’s Invitational. The Panthers were 11-13 individually on the day, but were 6-1 in matches that went the distance. They only had four pins as a team, and were pinned nine times. Pekin finished seventh overall at the tourney. At 132 lbs. Zach Hammes took home third for the Panthers, at 138 Isaiah Wittrock took fourth. At 145 lbs. Hunter Conger took third place, as did Drake Harbison at 152. Kaden Baker took fourth while Keaton Baayen took runner-up in their respective weight classes. It was a good day of wrestling, although Pekin didn’t have an individual champion, they competed very well as a whole and had a lot of kids place. Below are their individual team results. Regina Invitational Results for Pekin 126 - Elijah Sieren (6-10) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Elijah Sieren (Pekin) 6-10 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Wyatte Shade (Davenport West) 6-11 won by fall over Elijah Sieren (Pekin) 6-10 (Fall 3:03) Cons. Round 2 - Elijah Sieren (Pekin) 6-10 received a bye () (Bye) Cons. Round 3 - Garret Akers (Mount Vernon) 3-3 won by fall over Elijah Sieren (Pekin) 6-10 (Fall 3:13) 132 - Zach Hammes (14-2) placed 3rd
and scored 10.00 team points. Quarterfinal - Zach Hammes (Pekin) 14-2 received a bye () (Bye) Semifinal - Justin Light (Mount Vernon) 12-5 won by major decision over Zach Hammes (Pekin) 14-2 (MD 16-4) Cons. Semi - Zach Hammes (Pekin) 14-2 won by decision over Tanner Rios (Regina) 7-8 (Dec 8-1) 3rd Place Match - Zach Hammes (Pekin) 14-2 won by decision over Nick Ives (Sigourney) 9-8 (Dec 7-4) 138 - Isaiah Wittrock (10-8) placed 4th and scored 12.00 team points. Quarterfinal - Isaiah Wittrock (Pekin) 10-8 won by decision over Zach Wright (West Branch) 2-2 (Dec 4-0) Semifinal - Zech Boender (Sigourney) 11-7 won by fall over Isaiah Wittrock (Pekin) 10-8 (Fall 0:45) Cons. Semi - Isaiah Wittrock (Pekin) 10-8 won by fall over Will Bobst (Regina) 1-11 (Fall 1:10) 3rd Place Match - Levi Tripses (Lone Tree) 10-2 won by fall over Isaiah Wittrock (Pekin) 10-8 (Fall 1:49) 145 - Hunter Conger (9-4) placed 3rd and scored 14.00 team points. Quarterfinal - Hunter Conger (Pekin) 9-4 received a bye () (Bye) Semifinal - Paul Ryan (Mount Vernon) 12-6 won by fall over Hunter Conger (Pekin) 9-4 (Fall 1:17) Cons. Semi - Hunter Conger (Pekin) 9-4 won by fall over Jesse Fritz (Sigourney) 0-3 (Fall 0:42) 3rd Place Match - Hunter Conger (Pekin) 9-4 won by fall over Jacob Graves (West Branch) 2-2 (Fall 4:47) 152 - Drake Harbison (9-3) placed 3rd and scored 14.00 team points. Quarterfinal - Drake Harbison (Pekin) 9-3 won by fall over John Yates (West Branch) 0-3 (Fall 0:28) Semifinal - Breven Platt (Iowa Valley) 9-9
won by decision over Drake Harbison (Pekin) 9-3 (Dec 9-7) Cons. Semi - Drake Harbison (Pekin) 9-3 won by decision over Cian Borra (Sigourney) 6-9 (Dec 10-3) 3rd Place Match - Drake Harbison (Pekin) 9-3 won in sudden victory - 1 over Andrew Louwagie (Mount Vernon) 8-7 (SV-1 6-4) 160 - Kaden Baker (9-8) placed 4th and scored 8.00 team points. Quarterfinal - Kaden Baker (Pekin) 9-8 received a bye () (Bye) Semifinal - Jacob Krakow (Iowa Valley) 17-1 won by fall over Kaden Baker (Pekin) 9-8 (Fall 4:48) Cons. Semi - Kaden Baker (Pekin) 9-8 won by decision over Max Philipp (Mount Vernon) 1-2 (Dec 7-5) 3rd Place Match - Tyler Thurston (North Cedar) 13-5 won by fall over Kaden Baker (Pekin) 9-8 (Fall 2:41) 170 - Keaton Baayen (11-4) placed 2nd and scored 16.00 team points. Quarterfinal - Keaton Baayen (Pekin) 11-4 received a bye () (Bye) Semifinal - Keaton Baayen (Pekin) 11-4 won by decision over Cale Donovan (West Branch) 12-5 (Dec 4-0) 1st Place Match - Nick Milder (Regina) 14-1 won by tech fall over Keaton Baayen (Pekin) 11-4 (TF-1.5 5:22 (19-3) 182 - Connor Reed (7-7) placed 6th and scored 3.00 team points. Quarterfinal - Camron Woodley (Mount Vernon) 13-5 won by fall over Connor Reed (Pekin) 7-7 (Fall 5:30) Cons. Round 1 - Connor Reed (Pekin) 7-7 received a bye () (Bye) Cons. Semi - Mason Simpson (Regina) 12-4 won by fall over Connor Reed (Pekin) 7-7 (Fall 2:45) 5th Place Match - Camron Woodley (Mount Vernon) 13-5 won by injury default over Connor Reed (Pekin) 7-7 (Inj. 1:09)
Alexander Holt Regional Sports Editor PEKIN- The Panthers still aren’t able to fill all the weight classes as a team, but they continue to make strides as a team, and that was evident Thursday, Dec. 15 when they hosted Columbus and Van Buren in a pair of duels. Pekin beat Columbus 30.00 to 27.00 and they took care of Van Buren 42.00 to 18.00. Against Columbus only six wrestlers for Pekin wrestled as both school had missing weights including a couple double forfeits that hurt neither team. Four of the six Panther’s who wrestled were victorious. Zach Hammes pinned his opponent at 132 lbs., Isaiah Wittrock beat Piper Juanito of Columbus in a 3-0 decision at 138. Hunter Conger won a 9-4 decision at 145 lbs, and Drake Harbison pinned his opponent in about a minute and a half at 152 lbs. Again, only six wrestlers saw action against Van Buren in the second Duel, but Pekin won five of the six matches Hammes won again, as did Conger and Harbison. At 126 lbs. Elijah Sieren pinned his opponent for a full 8.00 points, and Kaden Baker (160) and Keaton Baayen (170) also made quick work of their opponents in their first and only action of the evening. “Overall we are happy but yet not satisfied with our season thus far. Still unable to fill all the weights so we need to score big match points in order to compete in any team race, whether it be a dual or a tournament. We have the Regina tournament tomorrow and a dual tournament Tuesday before we head into the break. Between the holidays we’ll be re-focusing on how to improve in January so we can hit our peak as a team for the postseason.” Said head wrestling coach Al Chapman regarding his team to this point.
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Tri-County and Sigourney-Keota both in action at Tri-County Tuesday Alexander Holt Regional Sports Editor THORNBURG- Sigourney-Keota remained undefeated this season so far in duels with three more wins Tuesday, Dec. 13 at Tri-County. The Cobras swept every weight against the host school, as TC is only two wrestlers deep this season, SK with the 78.00-0.00 win. SK beat Lynnville-Sully 54.00-27.00. Then, SK won a close duel against Southeast Warren 39.00-38.00, by a mere point. Tri-County went 0-3 as they are unable to compete as a team in Duels, but Harper had a nice night winning against L-S while wrestling up, and defeating Southeast Warren’s Alex Hommer in a 5-4 decision. Noah McCammant also won both his matches against these two schools, but both fell against SK. SK saw Zech Boender with a win at 138 against L-S. Alec Schuster got in on
the action pinning his opponent in less than a minute. Cooper Greiner took care of business pinning Caleb Barnett of L-S at the 3:06 mark. SK cruised to a pretty easy victory over L-S. The duel of the night was most definitely SK and Southeast Warren. Mason Dye led things off with a big win at 106 lbs. Luke House got SK back on track with a win in a 7-3 decision at 126 lbs. SEW went on a run, winning six straight matches, and looking like they were going to run away with the duel victory, but SK’s heavy weights brought the pain. Noah Reeves pinned his opponent at 182 in less than 20 seconds! Then Kaleb Reeves followed suit with a 19 second pin of his own. Noah Boender took his time to pin his opponent in 33 seconds and Cooper Greiner pinned his opponent Conner Bregger at 3:43 to steal a victory in the last match for SK.
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English Valleys week of wrestling Submitted by Steve Hester The team wrestled well on Tuesday, Dec. 13 in our Quad. We started the night with HLV and we won all but 1 contested bout to secure the dual victory 48-11. Wyatt Olson, Zach Axmear, Andrew Fisher, and John Fisher all won by fall. The second dual of the night was against North Mahaska. We moved people around and inserted some wrestlers to win the dual by 1 point. I was extremely proud of the entire team. Individuals who needed to score bonus points did and the wrestlers who were inserted into the line up made matches close so we could win. It was a total team effort to get the victory 3534. Zach Axmear and Tanner Mihal pinned their opponents and Wyatt Olson picked up a technical fall. These 3 picked up 8 bonus points to push us to the win. The final dual pitted us against Iowa Valley. We wrestled well but lost 48-32. We won in 4 of the 7 contested bouts. Tanner and Wyatt each recorded a fall and Zach won by technical fall. Seth Thompson added a win by decision. All other contests for the week were cancelled due to weather.
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AREA SPORTS: BOYS BASKETBALL English Valleys boys fall at Springville to Cedar Valley Christian
Alexander Holt Regional Sports Editor SPRINGVILLE- The Bears fell victim yet again to the tune of 51-25 at Springville against Cedar Valley Christian on Monday, Dec. 12. EV played three tough quarters with CVC, but they got off to a slow start, not scoring a single point in the first quarter. The other three quarters of the game EV played CVC to a 37-25 score, but spotting CVC a 14-0 lead after the first led to the inevitable final score of 51-25. Still, there were a lot of good things to be taken away from a game like this one, as well as things the Bears still need to work on. Braydon Fisher again led the Bears with ten points; he also contributed two assists and three steals. Will Tapken added nine points and seven boards, and Chad Owens had four points and seven rebounds as well. The Bears were able to stay strong defensively for the final three quarters, but were unable to really get the offense moving. The final three quarters really gave EV and their fans something to be proud of and look forward to more hard fought, competitive basketball moving forward.
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Basketball Standings Boys basketball SICL (East) conference standings as of 12/18/16
Team ...........................................Record Belle Plaine .................................5 - 2 - 0 Keota ..........................................5 - 2 - 0 Sigourney...................................3 - 3 - 0 Iowa Valley, Marengo ..................2 - 3 - 0 Tri-County, Thornburg .............1 - 4 - 0 English Valleys ..........................1 - 7 - 0
Girls SICL standings 12/18/16
Team ...........................................Record Lynnville-Sully ..............................7 - 0 - 0 Sigourney ...................................7 - 0 - 0 Belle Plaine..................................6 - 2 - 0 Montezuma ..................................5 - 2 - 0 North Mahaska ............................4 - 3 - 0 Iowa Valley ..................................3 - 4 - 0 Tri-County, Thornburg ..............3 - 4 - 0 English Valleys ..........................2 - 3 - 0 Colfax-Mingo ...............................2 - 5 - 0 HLV, Victor ...................................2 - 5 - 0 BGM, Brooklyn ............................1 - 5 - 0 Keota...........................................0 - 8 - 0
Dustin Haines, Will Magill and Tristan Bell of Sigourney.
Savage boys play up two classes against Washington Monday, fall 65-26 at home Alexander Holt Regional Sports Editor SIGOURNEY- Following an exciting victory by the Lady Savages against Sigourney’s 3A opponent Monday night, the boys came out fired up in the first quarter. They played good defense and had a few very solid offensive possessions against their overmatched opponent, trailing only 8-13. In the end though the Savages were unable to hang with Washington for the entirety of the game, as turnovers and missed opportunities mounted to an insurmountable lead for Washington. The halftime score wasn’t overwhelmingly in favor of Washington as they led the Savages 32-14. Even after three, Sigourney was hanging tough despite the lopsided score being 51-24. The fourth quarter Washington used their depth to put fresh bodies out there and go on a 14-2 run to end the game at 65-26 in favor of the Demons. Coach Eslick had mixed feeling regarding his team’s performance on Monday, Dec. 12 stating; “I thought that the level of athlete that (Washington) had was a big challenge for
us. We turned the ball over way too many times to be competitive. However, I did think that we played much harder than we did on Friday at Keota (when the score got away from our favor). We just didn’t make shots and take care of the ball tonight.” Sigourney was led in scoring by Brady Powers, who had seven points. Powers also had five boards and two steals. Dustin Haines had six points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal on the night. Dawson Baumert had four points and four boards to go with two steals, and Kyle Weber had five points and six rebounds. Sigourney falls to 2-3 on the year, but their league record remains 2-2. This was the kind of game, much like last year’s trip to Washington, which is measured in experience gained, not outcome. It is very hard to play up a single class, let alone two classes, and Sigourney fought hard for the entirety of the game. As coach Mitch Eslick said, they just made too many errors offensively to be able to stay in a game against a team like Washington.
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SEIS (North) Boys conference standings
Team .............................................Record Highland, Riverside .....................5 - 0 - 0 Lone Tree ....................................5 - 0 - 0 Wapello ........................................4 - 1 - 0 Iowa Mennonite School, Kalona ..4 - 3 - 0 Winfield-Mt Union ........................3 - 4 - 0 Pekin ...........................................2 - 3 - 0 Mediapolis ...................................1 - 2 - 0 Columbus, Columbus Junction ....0 - 7 - 0 Louisa-Muscatine ........................0 - 5 - 0
SEIS (North) Girls conference standings
Team ...........................................Record Highland, Riverside .....................7 - 0 - 0 Mediapolis ...................................5 - 0 - 0 Lone Tree ....................................6 - 1 - 0 Columbus, Columbus Junction ....5 - 2 - 0 Winfield-Mt Union ........................4 - 4 - 0 Pekin ...........................................3 - 3 - 0 Wapello ........................................2 - 4 - 0 Louisa-Muscatine ........................1 - 5 - 0 Iowa Mennonite School, Kalona ..0 - 3 - 0
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Rough patch continues for English Valleys boys basketball Tuesday against Keota Alexander Holt Regional Sports Editor NORTH ENGLISH- The English Valleys Bears boys squad went through some more growing pains on Tuesday, Dec. 13 when they hosted the Keota Eagles. A abysmal start to the game put EV behind the eight-ball from the tip, and they were never able to recover in this one until Keota called off the dogs in the fourth. EV did play very good in the fourth by winning that individual quarter 11-4 over the Eagles, but the Keota starters had long-since exited. EV showed good tenacity playing hard all the way to the end, and in the process decreasing the margin of defeat against Keota by
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seven points. In the end, they could not stay with a feisty Eagles ball club that jumped out to a huge lead in the matter of mere moments, and never relinquished throughout the first half their hard-nosed defensive prowess. EV was led in scoring by Braydon Fisher, who had 12 points on four of eight shooting from the field. Jeff Montgomery added four points, as did Will Tapken. Tapken added five boards tying him with Ambrose Coffman for the team lead at five rebounds. Charlie Axmear didn’t score for the Bears this evening, but he made good contributions in other ways; dishing out two assists, snagging three boards, adding a steal and a blocked shot to keep the stat-keeper busy. EV drops to 1-6 on the season with the loss. EV Keota
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Sigourney’s Brady Powers goes for the steal against TC’s Jacob Bombei.
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Sigourney and Tri-County boys square off on the court Tuesday, Savages top Trojans 46-38 Alexander Holt Regional Sports Editor SIGOURNEY- The Savages were back at home Tuesday, Dec. 13 a night after sustaining a 39-point home drubbing at the hands of Washington the night before. An athletic Tri-County Trojans, senior-led, ball-club came to town. It was a hard fought game by both sides, but in the end the Savages edged out an eight-point victory over the Trojans 46-38. The first quarter of play was a wild back and forth battles that saw Sigourney with a slight 16-15 edge. This was a huge offensive outpour to begin the game for both teams, since TC and Sigourney had struggled in recent games to score points. Sigourney’s Dustin Haines continued his hot start to the game into the second quarter and he helped propel Sigourney to a 28-24 lead at the break. TC clawed their way to a threepoint margin after the third quarter, but then Sigourney went on an 11-6 run to finish off the Trojans 46-38. “We were very proud of the way our guys responded after we had been beaten pretty bad in back to back games. We limited our turnovers to single digits, which was huge for us.” Said Sigourney head coach Mitch
Highland uses second half surge to topple Pekin boys 64-49
Alexander Holt Regional Sports Editor RIVERSIDE- The Panther boys were in action Tuesday, Dec. 13 at Highland, Riverside High. Pekin found themselves in a tight contest throughout the first half, with a five-point deficit after the first quarter, and only being down three at the half, 31-28. They were outpaced in the second half to the tune of 33-21 and were ultimately defeated in this road contest. Pekin had nine assists on 20 field goals made as a team. They shot very well from the free throw line, making seven of nine. However, they were outrebounded and they struggled from behind the arc, only hitting two of 15 attempts. In the end, the final score read 64-49 in favor of the Huskies. Pekin was led in scoring by Chandler Eckley who had 15 points off the bench. Eckley shot well, hitting seven of his 13 attempts from the field. Ryan Millikin added ten points, while Cameron Millikin and Caleb Comstock had eight points each on the night. Levi Long had a decent night as well, scoring six points and adding five boards. Overall, the Panthers played well for spurts of this game, but were unable to convert possessions into points on a constant basis in the second half. The Panther’s will drop to 2-3 overall on the season. With Pekin having games postponed on Dec. 10 against New London, and Dec. 16 with Columbus, this turned out to be the Panther’s only game for a week until they travel to Winfield on Tuesday, Dec. 20.
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Sigourney’s Dawson Baumert going up for an easy two against TC Tuesday. Eslick regarding his team’s effort of Tuesday. Eslick went on saying; “Sitting at 3-3 is a great start for such a young and inexperienced group. We are going to need to keep improving every night to stay competitive.” Haines was very good on the night, shooting nine of 18 from the field, and six of 14 from 3. He had 24 points, three assists and five steals on the evening to lead the Savages. Dawson Baumert was very good off the bench again, scoring four and
grabbing three boards. Kyle Weber had a good game from the five spot, scoring eight and grabbing 12 big boards. Will Magill had a tough night shooting, but made up for it by dishing out four assists and snatching three steals from TC. Brady Powers had four points, four assists and four steals coming off the bench to provide Sigourney with some big minutes once again. Sigourney Tri-County
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IMS dismantles English Valleys boys squad Alexander Holt Regional Sports Editor KALONA- The Iowa Mennonite School and English Valleys Bears met up on Thursday, Dec. 15 at IMS. For the third straight game, the Bears were held scoreless in the first quarter and once again EV found themselves on the wrong end of a run-away basketball contest. When it was all over, EV fell 67-15. The Bears fell behind 21-0 after one quarter, and 50-3 at the half. They were only outscored 17-12 in the second half, but the damage had been done early on as IMS had no trouble finishing off the Bears. Things continue to be difficult for EV as they now fall to 1-7 on the season, with now having lost seven straight contests, only one of which has been close. It’s no fun at times taking beatings like this, but it says a lot about this group of kids
as they continue to compete. The skill level just isn’t quite up to par with the rest of their opponents, but they continue to fight and learn from these lopsided defeats, and will hopefully be able to use these experiences to their benefit heading forward learning from them. Chad Owens led EV with five points as well as having six boards. Will Tapken had four points on the night. Other than that, Charlie Axmear had two points, as did Jeff Montgomery, and Braydon Fisher and Ambrose Coffman both ended up with one point apiece. It was a rough night for the Bears as they shot six for 34 from the field; less than 20 percent. That has to get to a higher percentage moving forward if EV is going to be able to gut-out a few more wins this season.
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AREA SPORTS: GIRLS BASKETBALL Lady Savages ease past 3A Washington 56-40
Brooke Waechter had a whale of a game, scoring 36 points Tuesday.
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Waechter goes off for school record 36 points against TC Tuesday Alexander Holt Regional Sports Editor SIGOURNEY- The Lady Savages got off to a fast start Tuesday, Dec. 13 against Tri-County, jumping out to a 24-6 first quarter lead which they never relinquished. The story of the night, and star of the game, was Brooke Waechter. She eclipsed not only the single-most points scored in a single game by a Sigourney Lady Savage basketball player, but she also hit more 3-pointers in a single game than any other girls ball player as well. Waechter had 36 points on the night, and hit eight 3’s. She was 13 of 18 shooting from the field on the night, and it was a good thing too. The rest of her teammates combined to shoot a rough eight for 44 in the game. Waechter’s performance was tremendous for Sigourney, and on a night when not a lot was going right for everyone else, a much needed dominant effort all around was necessary for Sigourney to come out victorious. She added six rebounds and six steals on the night. Autum Barthelman had a rough
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Alexander Holt Regional Sports Editor SIGOURNEY- The Lady Savages didn’t care that Washington, a 3A school, was supposed to be bigger and better than them. It didn’t faze them that Washington had beaten them by 25 in Washington last season. All that mattered for Sigourney was that they continue to play their style of basketball, and their style only; pesky defense, opportunistic fast-paced offense that displays terrific ball movement. These are key factors in the Savages success to begin the year in girls basketball. Sigourney had the home court this year when these two schools met up. Sigourney came out of the gates with their full court pressure, and built themselves a 16-8 lead, doubling up Washington after one quarter of play. The second quarter was more of the same, as the Lady Savages essentially put the game out of reach with a 34-13 halftime lead. The second half was a closer contest, but Sigourney had built a big enough lead that they
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six boards, including a team-leading five offensive rebounds. Anna Ohland had eight points and eight boards on the night, but the star of the show was Brooke Waechter, as her 36 points scored stands alone atop the best single-game Sigourney girls’ basketball performance. A memorable night in Sigourney Tuesday, and one that will garner Waechter attention from around the state for her excellent performance, but on any given night Sigourney has a barrage of girls who can flatout score points in a hurry, and they do a good job as a team feeding the hot hand on night’s such as this one against TC. Sigourney moves to an unblemished 7-0 on the season with the 64-40 victory over TC. Sigourney Tri-County
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Alexander Holt Regional Sports Editor SPRINGVILLE- The English Valleys Lady Bears struggled to find their shot Monday, Dec. 12 at Springville against Cedar Valley Christian. They were upended 42-25. EV was outrebounded by a bigger CVC team, and CVC distributed the ball efficiently as well and were lights out from behind the arc. “We didn’t really show up to play to our true potential on that night” Said EV head coach Luke Caster regarding his team’s play Monday night The Lady Bears got off to a very slow start from the get-go, trailing 10-4 after one quarter and 23-14 at the half. Their biggest problem was the inability to make shots on this particular night. The Lady Bears drop to 1-5 on the season, and for the third straight game are unable to eclipse 30 points as a team. Sigourney and Belle Plaine each held them below that mark and now CVC has done the same. EV will look to shoot the ball better moving forward, and get some much needed and deserved victories before the holiday break. CVC EV
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were able to hold off Washington for a 56-40 victory on Monday, Dec. 12. The Lady Savages spread the scoring amongst the lineup once again, with four players in double-figures scoring. Autum Barthelman led the way for Sigourney with 19 points. Autum also added five rebounds, four assists and two steals. Summer Barthelman had ten points, four rebounds and three steals. Anna Ohland had 11 points and eight rebounds on the night, while Brooke Waechter had 12 points, five boards, two assists and two steals. Sigourney improves to 6-0 on the season with the victory. They have shown excellent ball movement this season and this game was no exception. The Lady Savages had 13 assists on 18 shots made against Washington, and on defense they were tenacious again, having ten team steals. They have been terrific in the early part of this season and look to continue their success.
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Lady Bears topple Keota Tuesday 40-21
Alexander Holt Regional Sports Editor NORTH ENGLISH- The English Valleys Lady bears won a big game on Tuesday, Dec. 13 when they hosted the Keota Lady Eagles. EV got off to a very fast start, and knocked down some early shots, never looking back in this one in route to a 40-21 victory. It was a much needed win for the Lady Bears, and they shot the ball much better then they have in recent games. The win snaps a four-game losing streak for the Lady Bears as Audrey Grove, ten points and four steals, Sydney Olson, Emily Westhoff, who had seven points, and Madison Trimpe all had good contributions scoring and otherwise. The Lady Bears improve to 2-5 with the win and 2-4 in SICL play. EV was supposed to play Lisbon on Saturday, Dec. 17, but due to the weather, the game has been postponed until possibly a later date.
Lady Panthers hang close, but unable to edge out victory at Highland Tuesday Alexander Holt Regional Sports Editor RIVERSIDE- The Pekin Lady Panthers were on the road Tuesday, Dec. 13 when they faced off against a tough Highland, Riverside squad. Pekin was outscored by eight in the third quarter, and that quarter ended up being the difference in the game, as the Lady Panthers fell by seven 47-40. Maci Gambell was terrific again for Pekin scoring 23 points and snagging nine boards. Faith Oostra had seven points, four boards and three blocked shots. Haley Gambell added five points and three boards, but all their efforts came up just short of the Lady Huskies of Highland. It was a 12-9 game after the first quarter, and a 20-18 game at the half with Highland up by only two. Then, in the third, Highland extended their lead to ten and Pekin was never able to climb back into this one as they fell on the road. The loss drops Pekin to 3-3 on
the season, and with their game against Columbus Friday, Dec. 16 being postponed, they have a week off before playing the final game before break at Winfield Tuesday, Dec. 20. The Lady Panthers will look to enter the break with a winning record and some positive momentum heading into the second half of the season.
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