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Wed
16
Aug

NFV Sports Drink Scrimmage Thursday

Submitted by Clauer on Wed, 2017-08-16 12:35

NFV Sports Drink Scrimmage Thursday

 

 

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

The 2017 TigerHawk football team will be on display for the first time at the annual Sports Drink Scrimmage on Thursday. 

NFV fans can get a glimpse of their team by bringing a bottle of any kind of sports drink. These drinks are vital for the players’ hydration, especially early in the season. 

The big night of football will kick off at 7 p.m. with the freshmen and sophomores showing their potential. 

The varsity scrimmage showcasing the 2017 TigerHawks will begin at 8 p.m.

The regular season kicks off Friday, Aug. 25, at 7:30 p.m. as Class 3A Decorah visits West Union in a nondistrict match. Last year in Decorah, NFV beat the Vikings, 28-7.

Wed
16
Aug

Archers arriving Friday

Submitted by Clauer on Wed, 2017-08-16 12:34

 

Be careful walking in the woods at Volga River Recreation Area (VRRA) this weekend You never know what might be there – like this elephant “hiding “ in the bushes. Obviously, it is not a live pachyderm, but one of the 100 3-D targets being used in the Rinehart R100 Archery Tour this Friday through Sunday at Lookout Peak. The event is open to the general public at no fee. (Jerry Wadian photo)

 

Archers arriving Friday

 

 

 

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

Friday through Sunday the Volga River Recreation Area (VRRA) will be a beehive of activity. In addition to all of the normal weekend users of the area, the Rinehart R100 Archery Tour will be at Lookout Peak using the newly christened Don Avenson Archery Course for its third annual competition.

Sponsored by Echo Valley Archers (EVA), the tour has brought over 600 people to northeast Iowa in each of the past two years. This year, EVA hopes to draw as many as 700 or even 800 over the course of the three-day event.

The tour includes two one-mile loops for a total of 100 3-D targets. There is a full-size giraffe, half-size elephant, and new this year, a full-size lion.

Wed
16
Aug

Dennis Moritz

Submitted by Clauer on Wed, 2017-08-16 12:28

Dennis Moritz

 

 

Dennis Michael “Moritzy” Moritz, 76, of Elgin, Iowa died Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017 at Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital, West Union, Iowa.  

Dennis Michael was born June 10, 1941 to Milo and Jean (Gager) Moritz in Luana, Iowa. 

He attended country school through the eighth grade and graduated from North High School, West Union, Iowa.

Dennis was united in marriage with Karolyn Kerr on Jan. 16, 1961, they later divorced. 

He farmed most of his life in the West Union and Elgin area. Dennis also owned and operated Moritz Stump Removal for many years. He also worked for John Deere for a time. After retirement, Dennis worked for Nick Polfer as the “general manager”. 

Dennis was an avid hunter, fisherman and trapper. He also enjoyed mushroom hunting, gardening and spending time with grandchildren, great-grandchildren and friends.

Wed
16
Aug

NFV welcomes six new employees

Submitted by Clauer on Wed, 2017-08-16 12:26

NFV welcomes six new employees

 

By Chris Deback
cdeback@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

Students will be seeing some new faces at the head of their classrooms in the North Fayette and Valley school districts, as the two districts welcome six new employees to the five school buildings they serve. 

New to the districts are Sarah Pisney, NFVHS art teacher; Stephanie Vagts, Valley K-5 music and eighth-grade music technology teacher; Gabby Wittenburg, Valley Elementary second- and third-grade teacher; Anastasia Lavrenko, NFVMS, Valley Elementary and Fayette Elementary Talented and Gifted teacher; Cassie Peterson, North Fayette and Valley behavior interventionist; and Jesse Waller, Valley Preschool teacher.

Tue
15
Aug

Bee - Aug. 16, 2017

Thu
10
Aug

Kathleen (Huinker) Timpe

Submitted by Clauer on Thu, 2017-08-10 12:25

Kathleen (Huinker) Timp

 

 

Kathleen Marie Timp, 48, of Dubuque, passed away on Friday, August 4, 2017 at home surrounded by her family.

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 7, at Resurrection Catholic Church. 

Burial was in Resurrection Cemetery. 

Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Westview Funeral Home and Crematory, 2659 John F. Kennedy Rd. was in charge of the arrangements.

Kathleen was born on March 28, 1969 in Decorah, Iowa the daughter of Dennis and Elberta (Moellers) Huinker. 

She graduated as a Four-Year Fine Art Scholar at Coe College in 1991 and earned her Bachelors in Communications from Clarke College in 1999.

On June 19, 1993, she married her high school sweetheart, Thomas Timp at St. Aloysius Church in Calmar, Iowa.

In 1991 she accepted a position in Dubuque as an Art Editor at Wm. C. Brown Publishing (present day McGraw-Hill Education).  

Thu
10
Aug

SW alum excited to join teaching staff

Submitted by Clauer on Thu, 2017-08-10 12:21

 

Sara (Lensing) Bernhard is looking forward to beginning her first year at South Winneshiek this fall. The 2007 SWHS graduate will be teaching first grade at the elementary/middle school in Ossian. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

SW alum excited to join teaching staff

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

SW alum excited to join teaching staff

By Zakary Kriener

With the start of the 2017-2018 school year just over two weeks away, teachers, administrators, and school staff are ramping up for another year in the South Winneshiek school district. When students return to the classroom on Aug. 24, a new but familiar face will be teaching first grade in Ossian.

Sara (Lensing) Bernhard, a 2007 graduate of South Winneshiek High School, is looking forward to beginning her career as a Warrior teacher.

“From when I first started teaching several years ago, coming home and teaching in the district I graduated high school from is something that has always been a goal of mine,” said Bernhard, who along with husband Andy and 10-month-old son Bentley, are living in Calmar. “I’m glad that goal has turned into a reality.”

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