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Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Felon Facing 3 Gun Charges

Arraignments Scheduled Following Sweep

Professor Active With Keeping Alive Remembrance By Michael Hohenbrink Editor In the summer of 1893, one of the world’s most famed composers traveled to northeastern Iowa and stayed for a time. Enchanted by the area, Antonin Dvorak composed two works. In addition to the music he composed, Dvorak also left his mark on the area, for example with the home where he stayed, which now houses a museum. Dvorak’s legacy can also be felt in a number of other ways. One mark left by Dvorak is upon Sarah Meredith, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. “When I was a grad student at the University of Iowa…we made a road trip there,” she said. “That was sort of how my interest started.” Her father had suggested the idea, and it planted a seed. Dvorak became a research interest, one that has remained over the years. Growing up near Anamosa, Mer-

All the Czech people I met there they all know about Spillville. - Sarah Meredith edith said she has always been fascinated by Dvorak’s visit to Spillville. Meredith undertook her doctoral work at the University of Iowa with one of her main areas of study as the vocal repertoire of Dvorak. She recently journeyed to the Czech Republic to serve as a judge for the 51st Dvorak International Voice Com-

petition in Karlovy Vary. Meredith has been involved with this since 1994. The competition n is a chance to keep alive Dvorak’s memory. mory. “I have judged at this competition many times since 1994 994 and brought the first American singers gers there in 1997,” said Livingstone. While there, shee had a chance to spend time with Antonin ntonin Dvorak III, a great-grandson dson of the famed composer. Interestingly enough, ough, the younger Dvorak has also been to Spillville. “He loves Spillville,” llville,” said Meredith. More than any y other topic, that is the one ne Meredith notes Dvorak k speaking about. Nor is the interest st limited to just Dvorak. “All the Czech h people I met there they all know about Spillville,” said aid Meredith. Sarah Meredith, a professor at the University of WisconsinGreen Bay, poses with Antonin Dvorak III, a greatgrandson of famed composer Antonin Dvorak. Photo courtesy Sarah Meredith

Crash Traps Man Overnight A man was trapped overnight following a crash in Fayette County.The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office responded Dec. 23 to a single-vehicle accident just north of 16857 Lincoln Road. Austin David Michael Ruroden, 28, of West Union, was northbound at 7 p.m. Dec. 22 when he lost control of the vehicle and entered the west ditch and struck a cement box culvert. Ruroden remained trapped in his vehicle overnight, managing to free himself from the vehicle the next morning and make his way to the shoulder of the roadway where he was discovered by a passing motorist. Ruroden was transported to Palmer Lutheran Hospital where he was treated for multiple fractures, internal injuries and lacerations. Ruroden was later transferred to Allen Hospital in Waterloo. The Ruroden vehicle was considered a total loss. Photo courtesy Fayette County Sheriff's Office

By Michael Hohenbrink Editor An individual who was one of 10 adults charged in a sweep by the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office is now facing additional charges. Steven Anderson, 39, of Fort Atkinson, was arrested Dec. 23 at 1:50 p.m. on a warrant for three charges relating to a felon possessing a firearm. The charges are felonies. Anderson was held on a bond of $7,500 cash only and transported to the Winneshiek County Jail. The following morning Anderson appeared before Magistrate Charles Kelly who amended the bond to ten percent/$750. Subsequently, Anderson bonded out. Online court records show Anderson will be represented by a public defender. Arraignment on his original charges was set for Tuesday. During the Dec. 15 arrests, which saw warrants executed in the areas of Fort Atkinson and Calmar, Anderson was charged with keeping premises or vehicle for controlled substance, felony possession of controlled substance (marijuana) - third or subsequent offense and felony possession of controlled substance (methamphetamine) - third or subsequent offense. One individual arrested in the sweep has already been fined. Another individual has entered a plea of not guilty. Arraignments for the rest have been scheduled for both Tuesday and the following Tuesday, Jan. 10, for the remainder of those arrested. Many of those arrested will be represented by public defenders. Among those arrested in the Dec. 15 sweep: Zackary Hoste, 23, of Ellsworth, Wis., charged with no valid driver’s license, has been fined $250. Robert Coonradt, 46, of Calmar, has entered a plea of not guilty. Coonradt was charged and jailed for possession of controlled substance (methamphetamine) - third or subsequent offense. On Thursday, he was arrested again on a warrant for parole violation. Astyn Rouse, 26, of Fort Atkinson, is also scheduled for a Tuesday arraignment and will likewise be represented by a public defender. Rouse has been charged with keeping premises or vehicle for controlled substance, possession of controlled substance (marijuana) - second offense and felony possession of controlled substance (methamphetamine) third or subsequent offense. Peggy Schneider, 58, of Fort Atkinson, is scheduled for arraignment Tuesday. She has been charged with keeping premises or vehicle for controlled substance. Steven Ashford, 62, of Fort Atkinson, is scheduled for arraignment Tuesday and will be represented by a public defender. Ashford was charged with keeping premises or

David Alve-Frana

Zackary Hoste

Steven Anderson

Michael Koch

William Anderson

Astyn Rouse

Steven Ashford

Peggy Schneider

Robert Coonradt

Stephanie Six

vehicle for controlled substance. William Anderson, 38, of Fort Atkinson, is scheduled for arraignment Tuesday. Anderson was charged with keeping premises or vehicle for controlled substance. Michael Koch, 33, of Fort Atkinson, is scheduled for a Jan. 10 arraignment. He has been charged with keeping premises or vehicle for controlled substance. Stephanie Six, 35, of Fort Atkinson, is scheduled for arraignment Jan. 10. Six was charged with keeping premises or vehicle for controlled substance. David Alve-Frana, 33, of Fort Atkinson, is scheduled for arraignment Jan. 10 and will be represented by a public defender. He was charged with keeping premises or vehicle for controlled substance.

SW Spanish Students Eyeing Costa Rica Trip By Michael Hohenbrink Editor South Winneshiek Spanish students may be heading to Costa Rica if they can secure funding. Teacher Megan Einck said she was still weighing options for raising money for the experience. “For now I am offering it to my current Spanish 3 students,” said Einck. One funding option has already been selected. “Each student will be given their own fundraising page on explorica. com which will allow them to accept online donations (much like a gofundme page),” said Einck.

Einck noted the value of such learning trips. “I feel there is no better experience in learning a language than to go to a place where you will be completely immersed in it, so I consider myself extremely fortunate that I am able to give that to my students in the form of this trip,” said Einck. “I studied abroad in Chile during college, and I am certain that that trip has played a big role in bringing me to where I am today. I have found that it’s a big world that we live in, and I believe each and every one of us should explore it as much as possible. I couldn’t be more excited to do exactly that with my students.”

IN THIS ISSUE: Local News ................2, 6

Opinion ..........................4

Worship/ Obituaries .....3

Classifieds.....................5

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

PUBLIC RECORDS: WINNESHIEK COUNTY AND FAYETTE COUNTY Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office Dec. 25 Joel Yos Muj, 33, of Decorah, was arrested at 12:49 a.m. for operating while under the influence – second offense, an aggravated misdemeanor, and booked into the Winneshiek County Jail. Fayette County Sheriff’s Office Dec. 20 At 3:22 p.m., the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a vehicle in the ditch on Juniper Road near Great River Road. Jessica Koch, 21, of West Union, was driving north on Juniper Road when she lost control after going over snow that was blowing across the road. Koch entered the ditch and struck an embankment, totaling her 2004 Jeep Liberty. Koch reported no injuries. Dec. 23 At 12:59 p.m., a deputy came upon a vehicle in the ditch at Highway 18 and Golden Road. The driver was identified as 27-year-old Thomas Steen, of Elgin, and after investigation, it was learned that he pulled off of Golden Road in his 2003 Subaru Outback on to Highway 18 and slid into the north ditch. There were no injuries. At 1:17 p.m., the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office was called to a vehicle in the ditch on Highway 18, east of Clermont. Robert Magner, of Dubuque, was driving his 2013 Chevy Spark and lost control and went into the ditch. There were no injuries. At 2:19 p.m., the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office was called to a vehicle in the ditch on Highway 18, west of West Union. Jennifer Ball, 35, of Fredericksburg, was driving her 2005 Chevy Venture minivan and lost control due to the icy road conditions and went into the ditch. No injuries were reported. At 3:11 p.m., a deputy came upon a vehicle in the ditch on Highway 18, east of F Avenue. Daniel Wrice, 53, was driving east on Highway 18 when he went into the ditch due to icy road conditions. No damage was reported, but Wrice was arrested and charged with driving while barred and failure to file SR Insurance. At 3:42 p.m., the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a vehicle in the ditch on Hull Street, near Pearl Street, in Hawkeye. Charles Hubbs, 66, of Hawkeye, was driving north on Hull Street when he lost control due to icy road conditions and went into the ditch. There was no damage reported. Hubbs was charged with driving while license suspended. At approximately 11:43 a.m., deputies were called to a two-vehicle property damage accident near the intersection of W33 and Highway 187. Madison L. Monroe, 19, of West Union, was traveling southbound when she lost control due to weather conditions. Upon losing control, Monroe struck Daniel C. Witt, 48, of Decorah, who was driving a 1996 Honda Odyssey belonging to Hometown Taxi. No injuries were reported, and both vehicles sustained minor damage. Dec. 25 At 7:28 p.m., a deputy on patrol located a vehicle in the ditch on Cedar Road, north of Dove Road. Marcus Bernardo III, 21, from Kingfisher, Okla., was operating a 2009 Chrysler 3LX southbound on Cedar Road when, due to weather conditions, the vehicle slid off the roadway and into the ditch. Bernardo and two passengers were not injured. There was no damage to the vehicle. Fayette County Court Civil State of Iowa versus Ronald Ernest, West Union, order for judgment, notice of appeal John and Lennora Steinbronn, Oelwein, versus Larry F. Woods, no address listed, petition

filed Nicole Patten, Glenn Heights, Texas, and State of Iowa versus Jason Duane Gyuro, Oelwein, modified support order Samantha Maye Berinobis versus John Dean Jennerjohn, Dubuque, motion for continuance State of Iowa Ex Rel versus Jeffery Alan Frost, Des Moines, decree or final support order State of Iowa Ex Rel versus Karlie J. Marlow, address not listed, decree or final support order Progressive Northern Insurance Company versus Bunn Services LLC and Dustin Jon Bunn, order setting trial Union Drug versus Larry Butikofer, order for judgment Keith Barnhill versus Clay F. Hallberg and Anthony John Leo, dismissed with prejudice Phillip Wayne Emerson White, James Scribner and Melinda Lee Scribner versus Bunn Services LLC and Dustin Jon Bunn, petition filed James Ryan Block, Mount Pleasant, versus State of Iowa, petition filed State of Iowa versus Forrest Shane Bamford, Oelwein, and Tammy Lynn Bamford, Oelwein, order of disposition Dissolution Amy Lynn Fencl versus James Lee Clausen, court decree – dissolution, decree or final support order Small Claims Putnam Law Office, Decorah, versus Chad Martin, Decorah, order for judgment Bryan Heavy Equipment, Inc., Oelwein, versus Trebon Construction, Jesup, order for judgment Veridian Credit Union, Waterloo, versus Matthew Derifield, Oelwein, order for judgment Veridian Credit Union, Waterloo, versus Kevin Robert Imbus, Oelwein, order for judgment Tri-State Adjustments Inc., La Crosse, Wis., versus Nancy Marie Lindsey, Oelwein, order for judgment Discover Bank versus Bryan Keith Lynch, order for judgment Midland Funding LLC, Cedar Rapids, versus Chansina Rae Rhoades, Oelwein, order for judgment Viola Mae Zierfus, La Crosse, Wis., versus Myron Armstrong, Oelwein, order for judgment Steve Gabriel, Oelwein, versus Jodie Wakeford, Oelwein, order for judgment CBSI, Inc., Oskaloosa, versus Nathan Lloyd Munley, West Union, original notice Loran Joseph Steinlage, West Union, versus Gary Lee Holthaus, Hawkeye, original notice LVNV Funding LLC versus Lana Kay Bellmer, Oelwein, original notice Midland Funding LLC, Cedar Rapids, versus Matthew C. Hallberg, Oelwein, original notice Midland Funding LLC, Cedar Rapids, versus Chris Brunscheon, Oelwein, original notice Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank, Lansing, versus Kenneth Ray Ogle, West Union, original notice Veridian Credit Union, Waterloo, versus Kenneth Michael Robinson, Hawkeye, original notice Midland Funding LLC, Cedar Rapids, versus Jennifer Nicole Dison, Oelwein, original notice H&R Accounts Inc., Moline, Ill., versus Derrice Jerome Day, Waterloo, original notice Veridian Credit Union, Waterloo, versus Elijah Donovan P. Wright, Oelwein, original notice LVNV Funding LLC, versus Adam Dean Rahe, Oelwein, original notice Accounts Management Inc., Sioux Falls, S.D., versus Robert F. and Theresa Carolyn Gould, Oelwein, original notice

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Local Accidents Reported

Briefs Blood Drives Blood drives have been scheduled in the area for the following locations: West Union: Wednesday, Jan. 4, 12:30 to 6 p.m. Protivin: Friday, Jan. 6, Protivin Community Center, from 2 to 5:30 p.m.

WIC Clinic

Good Samaritan's Vehicle Struck A two-vehicle accident Dec. 23 at 10:15 a.m. took place near the intersection of 120th Street and W Avenue when Jeremy Joseph Menuey, 40, of Sumner, who had stopped his 2007 Chevy pickup truck along the edge of the roadway to assist a motorist, had his vehicle hit by a 2006 Cadillac SRX that was being driven by Bruce Wayne Niebuhr, 60, of Fairbank.The 2007 Chevy pickup was then pushed into the east ditch. A 14-year-old passenger in the pickup was taken to a hospital in Sumner and treated for minor injuries. No other injuries were reported.The 2007 Chevy sustained approximately $3,500 in damage.The 2006 Cadillac sustained approximately $5,000 in damage. Photo courtesy Fayette County Sheriff's Office

Semi Hits Car

A WIC Clinic for Winneshiek County residents will take place at Stone Ridge Community Church Wednesday, Jan. 11, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday, Jan. 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:40 p.m.

Adult Bible Study Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible will be held Wednesday, Jan. 11, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in the Gold Room, from 5:45 to 8 p.m., with a break for refreshments. Upcoming sessions are scheduled for Jan. 25, Feb. 15 and March 8.

Holy Name Society Supper

Bad weather Dec. 23 at 10:11 a.m. caused an accident at W Avenue and 120th Street that sent a woman's vehicle into the path of a semi. Brooke Luanne Myers, 37, of Sumner, was northbound when her vehicle went out of control and crossed the center of the roadway into the path of a semi loaded with round bales, which was being driven by William Boyd Headington, 52, of Decorah, traveling southbound. The two vehicles collided, and both went into the ditch. Myers was transported to a hospital in Sumner for minor injuries. Headington was uninjured. Myers' vehicle is considered a total loss, and the semi sustained approximately $2,500 in damage. Photo courtesy Fayette County Sheriff's Office

The Holy Name Society will sponsor its 54th Annual Sausage Pancake Supper Sunday, Jan. 15, at Chihak Hall in Spillville with serving from 3:30 to 8 p.m.

Ag in the Classroom

Weather Causes Crash The Fayette County Sheriff's Office was notified at 5:52 p.m. Dec. 25 of an accident. Dorothy Jane Anderson, 87, of Elgin, was westbound on Harding Road when she lost control of the vehicle due to weather conditions. The vehicle crossed the roadway and entered into the south ditch and overturned onto the passenger side. Anderson was not injured, and the vehicle sustained an estimated $3,500 in damage. Photo courtesy Fayette County Sheriff's Office

Two Taken By Ambulance An accident at County Road W38 and Locust Road led to mechanical means being used to extricate at least one victim. According to the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office, Zachary Benitz, 23, of Mosinee, Wis., lost control, due to driving too fast for icy conditions, at 5:47 p.m. Dec. 25. Benitz struck Steven Ransom, 49, of Decorah. Ransom and a passenger in his vehicle, Kathy Ransom, were transported by ambulance. Benitz was cited for failure to maintain control.

Turkey Valley South Winn School Calendar School Calendar Thursday, January 5: Wrestling (HS Meet) at North Fayette Valley HS @ 6:00; Friday, January 6: Basketball (JV Boys & Girls, V Boys & Girls) at Turkey Valley HS @ 4:00/4:15 (JV) 6:15/6:30 (V) Saturday, January 7: Basketball (Girls & Boys V) at U.S. Cellular Center @ TBD; Wrestling (HS Tournament) at Crestwood @ 10:00; NEIBA Honor Jazz Band @ CR Kennedy Monday, January 9: School Board Meeting @ 7:00 Tuesday, January 10: Basketball (Boys MS 7th/8th) at MFL MarMac McGregor Center @ 4:00; Basketball (Girls & Boys JV JV/V) at South Winneshiek HS @ 4:00; Basketball (Girls MS 7th/8th) at Turkey Valley HS @ 4:15; Basketball (Boys & Girls Varsity) at South Winneshiek @ 6:15

Thursday, January 5 Basketball (Girls & Boys JV/V) at South Winneshiek HS @ 4:00 (JV) 6:15 (V); Wrestling (HS Meet) at North Fayette Valley HS @ 6:00 Friday, January 6: Basketball (Girls & Boys JV/V) at Starmont HS @ 4:45 (JV) 6:15 (V) Saturday, January 7: Wrestling (HS Invitational) at Tripoli @ 10:00 Monday, January 9: Basketball (Boys MS 8th) at South Winn Middle School in Ossian @ 4:00; Basketball (Boys MS 7th) at North Fayette Valley MS @ 4:15; School Board Meeting @ 7:00 Tuesday, January 10: Basketball (Girls & Boys JV/V) at South Winneshiek HS @ 4:00 (JV) 6:15 (V); Wrestling (HS Meet) at Clarksville HS @ 6:00

An Agriculture in the Classroom County Contacts Workshop will take place Friday, Jan. 20, with a 9 a.m. optional tour of the NICC Robotic Dairy Operation and the Beef Education Facility. The workshop will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Northeast Iowa Community College Dairy Center.

Woman Assaults Jail Worker A female detention officer was allegedly assaulted by an inmate. The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office has charged Annelease Lynn Marie Anderson, 22, with assault on a jailer, a felony. The charge stems from an incident that occurred at the jail Dec. 27 in which Anderson allegedly assaulted a female detention officer. Anderson is currently an inmate in the Fayette County Jail for probation violation with an original charge of Annelease Lynn burglary. She Marie Anderson is being held without bond. The female detention officer sustained minor injury in the incident.

Area 4-H Events Jan. 3, GrowingOn 2017, 9:30 a.m., Waucoma Event Center Jan. 5, Commercial Manure Applicator Training, 9 a.m., Extension Office, Fayette and Decorah Jan. 7, New 4-H Leader Training, 9 a.m., NICC Dairy Center, Calmar Jan. 10, Ossian DeSales 4-H Clover Kids, 3:30 p.m., DeSales School Gym, Ossian Jan. 12, Private Pesticide Applicator Training, 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Fayette Opera House Jan. 16, Office Closed, Extension Office, Fayette Jan. 17, Extension Council Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Extension Office, Fayette; Dairy Days, 10 a.m., NICC Dairy Center, Calmar Jan. 22, 29; Strengthening Families 10-14 Program, 3 p.m., NFV West Union Elementary Jan. 24, Confinement Site Manure Applicator Certification, 1:30 p.m., Extension Office, Fayette Jan. 31, 4-H Leaders Lunch & Learn, noon, Extension Office, Decorah

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Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Worship Schedule

Public Meetings

ASSUMPTION CATHOLIC

Jan. 3 Fayette County Board of Supervisors, 9 a.m., Fayette County Courthouse Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors, 9:30 a.m., Second Floor – Winneshiek County Courthouse Calmar City Council, Calmar fire station, 5:30 p.m. Board of Adjustment, 7:30 p.m., 400 Claiborne Dr., Decorah Waucoma City Council, 8 p.m.

Little Turkey Rev. Kyle Digmann Sunday, Jan. 8: 10:30 a.m. Mass BETHANY LUTHERAN Rural Ossian Sunday, Jan. 8: 10:30 a.m. Worship Service

CALMAR COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST

Calmar Rev. Linda Thompson Sunday, Jan. 8: 9 a.m. Worship CALMAR LUTHERAN & SPRINGFIELD LUTHERAN Rev. Phil Olson Sunday, Jan. 8: 9 a.m. Calmar Worship 10:30 a.m. Springfield Worship HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC Protivin Rev. Kyle Digmann No Weekend Mass LIVING HOPE BAPTIST

Ossian Sunday, Jan. 8: 9 a.m. Worship MT. CARMEL CATHOLIC

Lawler Rev. Kyle Digmann No Weekend Mass

OSSIAN LUTHERAN Ossian Rev. Dave Lenth Sunday, Jan. 8: 8:30 a.m. Worship OUR LADY OF SEVEN DOLORS CATHOLIC Festina Rev. Robert Gross Saturday, Jan. 7: 4 p.m. Mass ST. ALOYSIUS CATHOLIC

Calmar Rev. Robert Gross Sunday, Jan. 8: 10 a.m. Mass

Clair Hosting

James Giesing

Clair Hosting, 75, of Fort Atkinson, died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016, at Traditions in West Union. Mass of Christian Burial was set for St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church in Fort Atkinson at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, with burial in the parish cemetery. CLAIR HOSTING Arrangements are being handled by Schluter–Balik Funeral Home, Chekal Chapel, Fort Atkinson. Clair Dominic Hosting was born April 15, 1941, the son of Clair J. and Ella (Goerend) Hosting on the family farm near Waucoma. Clair attended school in Waucoma until 7th grade and then attended and graduated from Fort Atkinson High School in 1958. Clair worked for Croatt Implement and Schmitt Implement, both in Fort Atkinson, before working at John Deere in Waterloo for 34 1941-2016 1/2 years, retiring in 1998. Clair was Services: united in marriage to Bernice Rausch 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 27 on Aug. 26, 1961, at St. John NepoSt. John Nepomucene Catholic mucene Catholic Church in Fort AtChurch, Fort Atkinson kinson. To this union, four children Arrangements by: were born: Lyle, Alan, Craig and Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, Julie. After retirement, Clair enjoyed Fort Atkinson golfing, woodworking and tinkering with all mechanical things. He liked to read Louis L’amour Western books and was a sports fan, enjoying the Iowa Hawkeyes. Clair and Bernice enjoyed traveling to Europe, Italy, France, Switzerland and the Netherlands, as well as all 50 states. Clair was a member of St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church, the Foresters and the Jackson Heights Country Club. Clair is survived by his wife, Bernice Hosting, Fort Atkinson; four children: Lyle (Bev) Hosting, Fort Atkinson; Alan (Mary) Hosting, Decorah; Craig Hosting, Fort Atkinson; and Julie (Dean) Phipps, Des Moines; four grandchildren: Kyle and Bryce Hosting and Madison and Cody Phipps; his step-grandchildren: Kelli Howard, Dean (Melissa) Phipps, Ashley Phipps, Adam (Becky) Vsetecka, Jamie (Adam) Green and Kevin Vsetecka, along with several step-great-grandchildren; three sisters: Bernadette (Don) Leibold, Lawler; Mary Jo (Herb) Irgens, Jackson, Miss.; and Sue Pollard, Red Oak; his sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law: Sister Jean Ann Rausch, FSPA, Sioux City; Judy (Art) Jenison, Randall, Robert (Mary) Rausch, Waucoma; Norma (Larry) Crist, Marietta, Ga.; Marilyn (Pat) Garvey, Ankeny; Theresa (Tom) Ryan, Marengo; David (Sue) Rausch, Fort Atkinson; Diane (John) Bruecken, Waukee; Paul (Julie) Rausch, Austin, Minn.; and Eileen (Doug) Tosh, Cedar Rapids. Clair was preceded in death by his parents: Clair J. and Ella (Goerend) Hosting; one stillborn son, John Hosting, in 1965, and his father-in-law and mother-in-law: Alex and Loretta (Riha) Rausch.

James Giesing, 89, of Spillville, died Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, at the Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. Mass of Christian Burial will be at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Spillville, at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, with the Rev. Donald Hawes officiating and military rites by the Spillville American Legion. Burial will be in the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Cemetery. ArJAMES GIESING rangements are being handled by Balik Funeral Home in Spillville. James Leo Giesing was born on April 12, 1927, the son of Leo and Anna (Schroeder) Giesing in Decorah. James attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Festina. He farmed with his father until they moved to the farm north of Spillville in 1944. James was inducted into the U.S. Army on Jan. 24, 1951. He served in the United States and Germany. He was a Private First Class and was in the Army Field Artillery, discharged on Dec. 22, 1952. He returned to 1927-2016 Spillville and farmed for many years Services: and enjoyed helping others. James 11 a.m.,Tuesday, Jan. 3 will be remembered for always havSt. Wenceslaus Catholic ing the ability to remember dates and Church, Spillville numbers. He had resided at the Aase Arrangements by: Haugen Nursing Home since April 24, 2014. He recently received a Balik Funeral Home, Quilt of Valor. James was a member Spillville of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church and the Spillville American Legion. James is survived by his sister, Ruth (Donald) Stepanik, Schofield, Wis.; and two nephews: Donald (Cynthia) Stepanik, Aniwa, Wis.; and Thomas Stepanik, Schofield, Wis.; along with great-nieces and great-nephews. James was preceded in death by his parents: Leo and Anna (Schroeder) Giesing.

ST. BENEDICT PARISH

Decorah Reconciliation Saturday at 3:15 p.m. or by appointment Saturday, Jan. 7: 4 p.m. Mass Sunday, Jan. 8: 7:30 a.m. Mass 10 a.m. Mass ST. FRANCIS DE SALES CATHOLIC

Ossian Rev. Robert Gross Sunday, Jan. 8: 8 a.m. Mass

ST. JOHN NEPOMUCENE

Fort Atkinson Rev. Kyle Digmann Sunday, Jan. 8: 8:30 a.m. Mass ST. JOHN LUTHERAN, Stapleton Rural Waucoma Rev. Wayne T. & Irmagard Ellingson, Pastors Sunday, Jan. 8: 9 a.m. Worship ST. LUKE CATHOLIC

St. Lucas Rev. Kyle Digmann No Weekend Mass ST. MARY CATHOLIC

Waucoma Rev. Kyle Digmann Saturday, Jan. 7: 4 p.m. Mass ST. PETER LUTHERAN

Richfield Rural Sumner (8 miles SW of Waucoma) Rev. Wayne T. & Rev. Irmagard Ellingson Sunday, Jan. 8: 10:30 a.m. Worship ST. WENCESLAUS CATHOLIC

Spillville Rev. Robert Gross Saturday, Jan. 7: 6 p.m. Mass STAVANGER LUTHERAN Ossian Sunday, Jan. 8: 10 a.m. Worship

Raymond Riehle Raymond Riehle, 94, of Spillville, died on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wis. Mass of Christian Burial was at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 23, with the Rev. Robert Gross and the Rev. Donald Hawes and interment in RAYMOND RIEHLE the parish cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Balik Funeral Home, Spillville. Raymond Joseph Riehle was born Dec. 22, 1921, the son of George A. and Mathilda (Ptachek) Riehle, near Fort Atkinson. Ray attended rural country school and St. Wenceslaus Catholic School. He was united in marriage to Mildred Marie Schwade on May 4, 1943, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville. Together, they farmed one and a half miles southwest of Spillville. The 1921-2016 farm has been in the family since Services: 1856 and is being farmed by the sixth 10:30 a.m., Friday, Dec. 23 generation of Riehles. Ray and Mildred moved off the farm in 1973 and St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Spillville into Spillville. He enjoyed going to Arrangements by: the farm every day, helping with the Balik Funeral Home, farm and welding. He liked to drive Spillville the country roads with his pick-up and go dancing, golfing and playing cards. Ray enjoyed spending time with his family, especially the grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Ray was a member of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, serving on church council, and was vice-president of both the Civic Improvement Association and Senior Housing in Spillville. Ray is survived by his wife, Mildred Riehle, Spillville; one son, Roger, and wife Carol Riehle, Fort Atkinson; eight grandchildren: Patrick (Laurie) Riehle, Jamie (Cheryl) Riehle, Wendy (Jeff) Bohr, Shane (Candi) Riehle, Brady (Dawn) Riehle, Tara (Rick) Bigler, Chase (Breelyn) Riehle and Mason (Missy) Riehle; his great-grandchildren: Ryan, Alyssa, Bryanna, Austyn and Jayson Riehle, Ashley (Brett) Tangen, Tyler and Kylee Riehle, Bryson, Jenna and Loren Bohr, Tiffany, Chandler and Brendon Riehle, Danielle, Dillon Aiden and Logan Riehle, Cody and Tanner Bigler, Cashton and Keaton Riehle and Blake and Carter Riehle; his sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law: Helen Riehle, Spillville; Fredolin “Lynn” (Dolores) Schwade, Cresco; Ermin (Mary) Schwade, Gahanna, Ohio; Doris (Leonard) Macal, Cresco; and Rita Kuehner, St. Lucas; along with many nieces, nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews. Ray was preceded in death by his parents: George A. and Mathilda (Ptachek) Riehle; one son: Gary Riehle, in 1964; one brother, Earl Riehle; one sister, Marcella (Tony) Still and his brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Lauretta (Paul) Barta, Mary Schwade, Eugene (Joan) Schwade and Leonard Kuehner.

TRINITY LUTHERAN Calmar Rev. Ron Pederson Sunday, Jan. 8: 11 a.m. Worship Service ZION LUTHERAN

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Mabel Gullickson Molokken Mabel Gullickson Molokken, 89, West Union, formerly of Ossian, died Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital, La Crosse, Wis. Visitation was set for Friday, Dec. 30, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Schmitz– Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service, of Ossian, and also one hour before services at the church on Saturday with the funeral set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Eldorado, and burial in First Lutheran Cemetery, rural Ossian. Condolences may be left at www. graufuneralhomes.com MABLE MOLOKKEN Schmitz-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Ossian is in charge of arrangements. Mabel was born on May 2, 1927, on the Johnson Family Farm, rural Ossian, to John T. Johnson and Bertha (Evenson) Johnson. She was baptized June 5, 1927, and confirmed Sept. 7, 1941, both at First Lutheran Church, rural Ossian. Mabel was united in marriage to Glen H. Gullickson on Sept. 4, 1943, at First Lutheran Church, rural Ossian. Six children were born to this 1927-2016 union. Glen later passed away on Services: July 16, 1994. Mabel was later unit10:30 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 31, ed in marriage to Edwin Molokken St. Peter Lutheran Church, on Jan. 9, 1999, at First Lutheran Eldorado Church, rural Ossian. Arrangements by: Mabel enjoyed dancing, travSchmitz-Grau Funeral Home, eling, baking and spending time Ossian with her beloved family. She loved working alongside Glen on the farm where they raised their six children and also worked for N.I.C.C. for 10 years. We will miss her lefse and be reminded of her when we hear someone say “Uff da”; she was feisty and independent, but most of all she was loved. Survivors include her husband, Edwin Molokken, West Union; six children: Bernice (Roger) Winter, Calmar; Jan (Ron) Helgerson, Marion, Lyle (Cheryl) Gullickson, Dike; Marilyn (Tony) Brincks, Ossian; Don (Linda) Gullickson, Monona; and Bruce (Marcia) Gullickson, Ossian; Edwin’s children: Joan Molokken, Haines City, Fla.; Eddie Wayne (Arlene) Molokken, West Union; Jeff (Diane) Molokken, West Union; Steve Molokken, Portland, Ore.; 15 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren and five sisters-in-law: Hazel Gullickson, Helen Storch, Lyla Molokken, Eileen Molokken and Calmar: 563.562.3263 Donna Seitz. Mabel was preceded in death by her parents: John and Bertha Johnson; her husband, Glen Gullickson; two grandsons: Mitchell Brincks and Adam Gullickson; two greatply u/ap d grandchildren: Matthew Winter and e . nicc Nicole Winter and four siblings: Besww. w sie Johnson, Ervin Johnson, Thelma Eide and Myron Johnson.

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Season of Giving My wife recently asked me about the oddest gift I’ve ever received. I’m not really sure how to answer that. Perhaps for the best, I don’t really recall a lot of truly bad gifts. Whether from good taste on the part of their givers or from protective blocking in my memory, they don’t stand out. In my own case, with a birthday that’s on the back end of the Christmas season, the whole giving of gifts tends to happen in kind of one lump sum. The other 11 1/2 months of the year are mostly void of gifts, so what happens in December and January tends to be a bit of a blur. Add in my wife’s birthday at the beginning of December, my mother-

in-law’s birthday in the middle of December and my father’s birthday in early January, plus all the happenings in and around the season, and I’m in a bit of a fog. Einstein is alleged to have once walked out not wearing pants. As long as I’ve donned trousers and a clean shirt, I’m doing well enough. Troubling over whether I got exactly what I wanted has to compete with brain cells being utilized for figuring out logistics of how exactly to get a family of six to open presents in our home, navigate down to the in-laws and then make it up for Mass all in the same day. My mental hamster gets quite the workout this time of year under the

best of times. The gifts that do tend to stand out in my memory amidst the jumble are, happily, some favorites. Years back, a box with old odds and ends, particularly missals, came my way. Someone cleaning out a drawer gave me a find I was thrilled to open. This time around, I scored an ornament, themed around the old Scooby Doo series. It’s sitting on my desk, Scooby holding his head in his paws as he is confronted by some new situation. I got to show it off to a junior visitor to the paper recently. I may well burn out the battery soon playing it, but for a while at least, it’s a small thing to brighten the day. In addition, my wife, knowing I used to like chocolate stars as a kid, located not one but two bags, plus loaded me up with mint-flavored treats. I’m still on the sugar buzz (helpful on a deadline day). Ergo, a good gift. Now, provided the new year doesn’t start off by giving me a few new gray hairs, I’ll take that as a gift as well. And, if it does, there’s still some of the chocolate stars left to drown my sorrows.

In Medio Stat Virtus Last week I said we made it. It turns out I spoke too soon. 2016 had one last tragedy in store for us. Two days before Christmas, Carrie Fisher suffered a heart attack while on a transatlantic flight. Two days after Christmas, still hospitalized in intensive care, she passed on. To make matters worse, she was followed shortly by her mother, Debbie Reynolds. If you are a movie lover, odds are that you’ve enjoyed at least one of their performances over the last 70 years. In a year that has already seen the loss of Gene Wilder, Alan Rickman, David Bowie, Prince and Florence Henderson (to say nothing of Harper Lee, Nancy Reagan, Muhammad Ali and John Glenn), the loss of Fisher and Reynolds punctuates the end of a year of great loss for pop culture icons. On just the Star Wars front alone, not only did we lose Princess Leia, but Kenny Baker, who operated R2D2 from within and Erik Bauersfeld, the voice of Admiral Ackbar, also died this year. Now, celebrities die every year. So do non-celebrities for that matter. It’s not as though we all became immortal when the ball dropped to ring in 2017. I honestly don’t know if celebrity deaths have actually seen an uptick this year, but if they haven’t, the reaction to them certainly has. A

GoFundMe page raised more than $2,000 to protect Betty White from 2016. (Betty White is, as of this writing, perfectly fine. The money will be donated to charity.) It seems silly, but it makes a sort of sense. Death is inevitable, but it looks like society has had its collective fill. I always feel conflicted about celebrity deaths. It feels wrong, somehow, to grieve for a person you didn’t really know and who didn’t know you. I can talk about how I’ll miss Carrie Fisher lug her dog around on interviews. I can talk how admirable Fisher’s life was, not only from the impact that Princess Leia had on pop culture, but from her own triumphs over drug abuse and mental disorders. Both on and off the screen, Fisher was an inspiration to people everywhere and the world is poorer without her. But any loss felt by her fans pales in comparison to what her friends and family must be going through. How can one mourn a fictional character when Billie Lourd spent her Christmas experiencing the last days of both her mother and grandmother? In the grand scale of things, mourning a celebrity seems petty and trivial. Real people lost a real loved one last week. It seems wrong to coopt that sense of loss for a person you

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Travis Fischer didn’t really know. After all, let’s not pretend that celebrity worship isn’t a social problem. For every person inspired by Fisher’s struggles there’s somebody out there convinced that vaccines cause autism because Jenny McCarthy told them so. Likewise, the same fame that draws people to movies starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie also results in an obsession over their personal life as though it’s anybody’s business how they spent their Christmas. So should celebrity deaths be off limits too? Do we have any right to mourn people we didn’t know? On the other hand, loss isn’t a zero sum situation. Nobody would suggest that a Star Wars fan’s sense of loss is equal to that of Fisher’s friends and family, but that doesn’t make it completely invalid. Whether she had a personal relationship with her fans or not, Fisher was loved by millions. Whether they knew her personally or not, Fisher did have an impact on people’s lives. These people did lose something, and there is a place for that kind of grief. I suppose, as usual, it’s just a matter of moderation. In the video game, “Star Wars: The Old Republic” players spent last week holding a virtual wake on the planet Alderaan. That seems like a fair and fitting tribute. Everybody deals with death in his or her own way. The best thing to do is to live and let live. Travis Fischer is a news writer for Mid-America Publishing and hopes for a less traumatic 2017.

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Fluid And Contradictory Policy I’ll have to join the chorus describing politics in the USA as being bizarre. But I have to admit, not any more bizarre than in the past. We forget the politics leading up to any war or social program foisted on us for decades. At any rate, I’ve just got to write about Trump to become relevant. His opinions are so fluid and contradictory, I’ve stayed away in a confused state. His protectionist ideas are at the root of my skepticism. We’ve got people calling themselves conservatives who rejoice at the thought of protecting inefficiency, at a cost to consumers that is totally ignored. I remember shopping for snow tires a few years ago, a week before President Obama slapped a $35 per tire tariff on Chinese tires. All tires went up $35. The trouble with economic interventionism is that the further down that road we go, the less sense it makes. It’s like when I was caught lying as a kid. My dad said, “If you tell a lie, you will have to tell another one to cover the first one, and then another to cover those and so on. No one is smart enough to keep it all straight and you will get caught.” Government incentives for business are also lies. Willing buyers and sellers acting in their own self interest is the truth. These truths are extremely far reaching in today’s world. Trump’s picks for his bureaucracy show promise unless we step back and ask why these positions exist in the first place. Andrew Puzder for Secretary of Labor, as an example, makes me wonder... Secretary of Labor? What’s he do? Make coffee, take dictation, set up appointments? We don’t need no stinking secretary of labor. Work there. If you don’t like it, work somewhere else. It is between you and your boss or employee. Only slavery involves a third party. There are two sides to labor. Having an extremely successful CEO is a plus for workers. Employment is mutually beneficial, despite what old world communists will claim. As I write this, Trump’s pick to

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Fritz Groszkruger run the Department of Health and Human Services, Rep. Tom Price, has been exposed as sponsoring and co-sponsoring 44 health-related bills in the House while trading more than $300,000 in stock in health-related companies. This is another example where the overarching hand of government invites corruption. The issue is not the impossible task of controlling corruption but the need for so much legislation that makes that task impossible. I’ll skip over Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State because his friendliness with Russia sounds so much better than war (I’m not invested in Northrup Grumman or General Dynamics). John Bolton as an adviser in that office is another matter. The guy wants to bomb Iran. Let’s get past the nonsense that Iran is the biggest state sponsor of terrorism in the world. Ask Madeleine Albright about what was “worth it” in Iraq. Were all those Iraqi children not terrorized as they perished under U.S. sanctions? John Bolton will not be happy until each American’s net worth is absolutely equalized through a failed attempt by people like him to abuse our military into a Roman-style world domination. The funny part is that what Trump doesn’t like about Bolton is his mustache. What I don’t like about him is that he wastes his time shaving the beard. He could put that time to better use considering what The Prince of Peace might say in the matter. Gridlock is the best we can hope for. Please join the discussion through a letter to the editor or directly to me at 4selfgovernment@gmail.com or visit my blog: www.alternativebyfritz.com

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Chamber WMC Foundation Will Send Will Continue Two Youth to Diabetes Camp to Offer Scholarship Raffle For the eighth year, the Winneshiek Medical Center Foundation is offering camperships for area youth ages 8-17 to attend Camp Hertko Hollow, an Iowa camp for kids with diabetes. The camp is staffed by physicians, nurses, diabetes educators, registered dietitians and students of these professions, making it a safe and healthy environment for each camper.

The Decorah Area Chamber of Commerce (DACC) $15,000 scholarship raffle will continue raffle sales into early spring. The scholarship can be used to attend any college or university in the state of Iowa. Parents, grandparents or anyone interested in helping send their loved ones to college are invited to participate. Any current student kindergarten through college age is eligible for the scholarship. Tickets are $50 and transferable to one individual to use at any college he or she chooses in the state of Iowa. The scholarship can be used towards AA, Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctorate. Only a limited number of tickets remain. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at the Decorah Area Chamber of Commerce located at 507 West Water St. in Decorah. Tickets are also available through members of the DACC Board of Directors. Individuals must be 18 or older to purchase a ticket.

WMC Offers Free Diabetes Information Group WMC Diabetes Information Group is offered the second Monday of each month in the lower level conference rooms from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. Some topics that are scheduled to be presented this coming year include stress management, diabetes medication, food label reading, healthy eating habits and understanding blood test results. Information Group meetings are free of charge and open to anyone interested in learning more about living with pre-diabetes and diabetes. WMC Diabetes Information Group is hosted by Jean Irvin, diabetes education coordinator and registered nurse, Angie Kerndt, registered dietitian, and Joetta Redlin, director of Nutrition Services and registered dietitian. For more information, call 563-382-2911.

Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging Menu Meal locations in Winneshiek County are as follows: Calmar: Senior Center (106 E. Main Street), Tuesday and Thursday - for reservations call 563-562-3654 Decorah: Winneshiek County Senior Center (806 River Street), Monday through Friday - for reservations call 563-379-9737 Fort Atkinson: Community Center (300 3rd Street NW), Wednesday and Friday - for reservations call 563-534-7517 Home-delivered meals are also available. All meal reservations must be made the day before you plan to attend. For more information or to find a location near you, call 866-468-7887. January 9: A: Turkey Breast with Gravy, Mashed Red Potatoes, Garlic Spinach, Wheat Bread, Margarine, Mandarin Oranges B: Lemon Pepper Chicken, Mashed Red Potatoes, Garlic Spinach, Wheat Bread, Margarine, Mandarin Oranges January 10: A: Sweet and Sour Chicken, Lo Mein Noodles, Baby Carrots, Multi Grain Bread, Margarine, Cookie B: Beef Vegetable Soup, Egg Salad, Multi Grain Bread, Cucumber and Tomato Salad, Cookie January 11: Birthday Meal A: Roast Beef, Brown Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, California Vegetables, Dinner Roll, Birthday Cake, Margarine B: No Alternative January 12: A: Creamy Garlic Chicken, Whole Kernel Corn, Harvard Beets, Multi Grain Bread, Margarine, Tropical Fruit B: Creamy Tomato Basil Soup, Sliced Roast Beef, Multi Grain Bread, Mayo, Tropical Fruit January 13: A: Salisbury Beef, Baked Sweet Potato, Broccoli, Wheat Roll, Margarine, Fresh Seasonal Fruit B: Sliced Turkey with Gravy, Baked Sweet Potato, Broccoli, Wheat Roll, Margarine, Fresh Seasonal Fruit

Camp Hertko Hollow runs two sessions: Kids week (ages 8-12) is from June 25 – July 1, and teen week (ages 13-17) is from July 2 – 8. Camp is held in Boone. Area youth with diabetes (type 1 and type 2) may apply for a full campership to Camp Hertko Hollow ($650 value) for the 2017 season. Application packets are available at Winneshiek

Medical Center, Winneshiek County Public Health and the Decorah Public Library and through school nurses at all Winneshiek County schools. Applications should be returned to Winneshiek Medical Center Nutrition Services and be postmarked by Feb. 3. For more information, call 563-3873158.

Taste of Winneshiek Returning South Winn Students Perform The Third Annual Taste of Winneshiek will take place in downtown Decorah Feb. 3, from 5 to 8 p.m. “The Taste of Winneshiek (TOW) is a free event for visitors and residents started by the Winneshiek County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) in 2015,” said Charlene Selbee, executive director of the CVB. “Events, such as TOW, are coordinated by the CVB to promote Decorah and Winneshiek County during the winter months. The CVB is focused on growing Decorah and Winneshiek County’s tourism industry during January, February and March, which is the off-season for our tourism industry.” Last year during TOW, 30 downtown Decorah retail-

ers shared their space with food and beverage vendors, who offered samples of their product while guests and visitors browsed Decorah’s unique stores. The CVB is currently finalizing participating businesses and sponsors for 2017. Businesses participating in the 2017 TOW must be a current CVB partner or become a CVB partner. “This is an opportunity for Winneshiek County businesses to showcase their product and share Winneshiek County’s warm hospitality with our guests and residents,” said Selbee. For more information, call 563-382-2023 or email Selbee at director@visitdecorah.com

South Winneshiek students under the direction of Sandy Good performed at Ossian Senior Hospice. Pictured are (front row): Lia Vsetecka, daughter of Joe and Lisa Vsetecka, of Fort Atkinson; Sophia Dvorak, daughter of Christopher and Melinda Dvorak, of Ridgeway; Jadrienne Langreck, daughter of Ken and Jacqueline Langreck, of Fort Atkinson, and Violet Schmelzer, daughter of Blair and Kim Schmelzer, of Calmar. (back row): Graham Schmitt, son of Mary Schmitt, of Fort Atkinson; Haylee Hanson, daughter of Jessica Monroe, of Fort Atkinson, and Maddy and Grace Jansen, daughters of Luke Jansen and Nicole Jansen, of Calmar. Photos courtesy Sandy Good

Wiltgen Overcomes Hydrocephalus After teaching first grade for 40 years at St. Francis de Sales School in Ossian, Ellen Wiltgen chose to retire and was looking forward to an active lifestyle. Unfortunately, she began experiencing health issues the first few months into retirement. “I was visiting Becky Gesing, my provider at the Ossian Clinic, for my diabetes,” said Wiltgen. “I had a sore on my foot that wouldn’t heal and I have arthritis, so Becky coordinated care with Dr. Marquardt, the podiatrist, and Dr. Wulfsberg, an orthopedic doctor at Decorah Clinic.” Wiltgen continued her follow up visits with Becky at the Ossian Clinic throughout the spring. “I noticed she was walking differently,” said Becky Gesing, ARNP, advanced registered nurse practitioner. “I was concerned but she said she was compensating for the sore on her foot and arthritis. Still, I felt there was more going on.” The Ossian Clinic opened in 2014 and about 1/3 of the clinic space is dedicated to rehabilitation services. Rebecca Moonen, DPT, doctor of physical therapy, and Alyssa Bullerman, PTA, physical therapist assistant, provide rehab care to area patients at the clinic and at Ossian Senior Hospice. Together, the team discussed Ellen’s gait disturbance and falls, how her speech had become slow and deliberate and concerns that were raised by Ellen’s family. Ultimately, the team arranged an appointment with a neurologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester for advanced care. “I had a lot of exams in Rochester, and once the neurologist saw me walk, he went on to confirm that I

Students of Sandy Good performed Christmas songs at Wellington Place Dec. 1. Pictured are Hannah and Thomas Castle, daughter and son of the Rev. Matt and Sharon Castle, of Waukon; Haylee Hackman, daughter of Jason and Lorie Hackman, of Waukon; Alyssa Holthaus, daughter of Mitchell and Jennifer Holthaus, of Ossian; Owen Leppert, son of Shawn and Dawn Leppert, of Calmar; Jackson Goltz, son of Graham and Ashley Goltz, of Ossian, and Wyatt, Ethan and Natalie Leppert, sons and daughter of Shawn and Dawn Leppert, of Calmar.

WMC Ossian Clinic staff that provided care to Ellen Wiltgen before and after her diagnosis of hydrocephalus include, from left: Alyssa Bullerman, physical therapist assistant, Rebecca Gesing, ARNP, provider at Ossian Clinic and Rebecca Moonen, DNP, doctor of physical therapy at Winneshiek Medical Center. Photo courtesy WMC was suffering from hydrocephalus,” said Wiltgen. Hydrocephalus is a condition in which excess water builds up within the ventricles of the brain. “I went through two surgeries at Mayo Clinic that spring and ended up coming to Ossian Senior Hospice to recover,” said Wiltgen. Her physical therapists continued her rehab there, and after a few weeks she went home. Wiltgen is continuing her follow

up care with Gesing and the therapists at the Ossian Clinic. “I’m working on my balance now and by the beginning of the year I hope to be finished with therapy,” said Wiltgen. “It’s nice to see her regain her independence,” said Gesing. “Her family has even commented that ‘we’ve got the old Ellen back.’ We’re happy to be part of her successful story of healing.”

Pictured at Ossian Senior Hospice are (front row): Ruby Timp, daughter of William and Michelle Timp, of Fort Atkinson; Brodie Olson, son of Barry Olson and Katie Phillips, of Calmar; Brad and Jenna Dahl, son and daughter of Bruce and Jill Dahl, of Calmar. (back row): Brady Lensing, son of Troy and Bobbie Lensing, of Calmar; Danae Taylor, daughter of Duane and Brenda Taylor, of Ossian; Michael Miller, of Ossian, and Brandon Frana, son of Ken and Chris Frana, of Calmar.

School Lunch Menus South Winn CSD Monday, January 9 Elem Brkfst: Egg Omelet & Toast HS Brkfst: Frudel Lunch: Homemade Pizza, Corn, Romaine Lettuce, Peaches, WG Cookie Tuesday, January 10 Elem Brkfst: Breakfast Pizza HS Brkfst: Warrior Sandwich Lunch: Pork Ribbet, WG Bun, Baked Beans, F. Carrots, Pineapple Wednesday, January 11 Elem & HS Brkfst: Sausage Pancake Stick Lunch: Hamburger Gravy, Mashed Potato, R. Lettuce & Dressing, 1 Sl. WG Bread, 9-12 2 Sl., Banana Thursday, January 12 Elem Brkfst: UBR HS Brkfst: Breakfast Pizza Lunch: Hot Dog, WG Bun, Potato Wedges, Fresh Carrots, Mixed Fruit Friday, January 13 Elem & HS Brkfst: Muffin Lunch: Chicken Patty, WG Bun, Fresh Broccoli, Sweet Potato, Pears

Thursday, January 12 Brkfst: UBR Bar Lunch: Pork Patty, Bread & Butter Sandwich, Baked Beans, Broccoli, Apple Slices Friday, January 13 Brkfst: Egg Patty & Toast Lunch: Baked Fish, Whipped Potatoes, Peas, Pears, Bread & Butter Sandwich

DeSales Monday, January 9 Brkfst: French Toast Sticks, Fruit, Yogurt Lunch: Pizza, Mixed Greens, Peaches Tuesday, January 10 Brkfst: Breakfast Cookie, Fruit, Yogurt Lunch: Sub Sandwich on WG Bun, Whole Grain Rice, Green Beans, Pears Wednesday, January 11 Brkfst: Muffins, Fruit, Yogurt Lunch: Chicken Noodle Soup, Bologna Sandwich, Green Beans, Fresh Fruit

Turkey Valley CSD

Thursday, January 12 Brkfst: Pancake Sausage Stick, Yogurt Lunch: Salisbury Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Carrots, Fruit Salad

Monday, January 9 Brkfst: Egg Omelet & Toast Lunch: Sub on Wheat Bun, Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, Cucumber, Banana, Pasta Sauce

Friday, January 13 Brkfst: Cereal, Toast, OJ, Yogurt Lunch: Popcorn Chicken, Baked Beans, Fresh Fruit

Tuesday, January 10 Brkfst: Breakfast Wrap Lunch: Goulash, Corn, Jelly Sandwich, Mandarin Oranges

Trinity Catholic School

Wednesday, January 11 Brkfst: Pancake & Sausage Lunch: Chili, Cheese, Crackers, Dinner Roll, Carrots, Cauliflower, Applesauce

Monday, January 9 Lunch: Corn Dog, Mixed Fries, Green Beans, Grapes, Cookie Tuesday, January 10 Lunch: Chili/Chicken Noodle Soup, Cheese

Stick, Corn, Baby Carrots, Peaches, Cinnamon Roll Wednesday, January11 Lunch: Spaghetti, Cheese Filled Breadstick, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cucumbers, Orange Slices Thursday, January 12 Lunch: Nacho Bites/Pizza Bites, Baby Carrots, Refried Beans, Kiwi, Pineapple, Chocolate Cupcake Friday, January 13 Lunch: Fajita Chicken, WG Soft Shell, Mixed Greens, Cowboy Salsa, Strawberries, Smucker

CFS Catholic School Monday, January 9 Lunch: Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce, WG Breadstick, Peas & Carrots, Banana

Pictured are (front row): Kinsey White, daughter of Jason and Bridget White, of Decorah; Hailey Riehle, daughter of Ron and Leah Riehle, of Spillville, and Alina Tallier, daughter of Alexandra Tallier, of Decorah. (back row): Luke Frederick, son of Jeff and Kathy Frederick, of Castalia; Isaac Bushman, son of Chuck and Marlys Bushman, of Castalia; Aubrey Hoffert, daughter of Steve and Tara Hoffert, of Ossian.

Tuesday, January 10 Lunch: Sloppy Joe on WG Bun, French Fries, Carrots, Apple Slices w/Dip Wednesday, January 11 Lunch: Chicken Enchilada on WG Tortilla, Lettuce/Greens, Cyclone Salad, Apricots, Fruit Snack Thursday, January 12 Lunch: Scrambled Eggs w/Ham, Hashbrowns, Broccoli w/Cheese Sauce, Oranges Friday, January 13 Lunch: Chicken Noodle Soup, WG Turkey Sandwich, Lettuce, Grapes, Dessert

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54th Annual Sausage Pancak Pancakee Supper Sunday, Jan. 15 • 3:30 to 8 p.m. Chihak Hall Spillvile Spillvile

Adults: $8 in advance, $8.50 at the door Ages 5-12: $4 • 4 and under: free