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Community Events

Keota Elementary Pre-schoolers 2015-2016 Keota Elementary is now taking names for 4-year-old preschool for the 2015-2016 school year. Parents of chil-dren who will be 4 years-old by September 15, 2015 and plan to attend preschool in the fall should contact the school at one of the following: 641-636-2323; crystial.wright@ke-ota.k12.ia.us; beth.mcbride@keota.k12.ia.us. Keota Schools to Host State Show Choir Feb. 5 Keota Schools will host State Show Choir on Thurs., Feb. 5 starting at 4:00 p.m. Ea-gleRock! will perform at 4:25 p.m. (This event was resched-uled. due to weather, from Mon., Feb. 2)76 Progressives Meeting Feb. 8 The 76 Progressives will meet on Sun., Feb. 8 at 12:30 p.m. at the Keota Care Center. There will be a meeting and games with the residents.Keota Trash Pick-Up Day Feb. 14 The City of Keota will have Trash Pick-Up Day on Sat., Feb. 14 - there will not be trash pick-up on Mon., Feb. 16.Keota Eagle’s Nest Clover Kids Meeting Feb. 15 The Keota Eagle’s Nest Clover Kids will meet on Sun., Feb. 15 at Keota City Hall from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.Keota Education Founda-tion Meeting Feb. 17 The Keota Education Foun-dation will meet on Tues., Feb. 17 at Libertyville Savings Bank at 12 noon.

Keota Hit With Another Sizeable Snowfall

Keota was hit with another sizeable snow fall from Saturday through Sunday, January 31 to February 1, 2015. Along with the snow came wind gusts causing slick and drifted roads. Keota Schools cancelled school on Monday, February 2 for the third time this school year. Pictured top, left: Wilson Park blanketed with snow. Pictured above, left: Graduates of Keota know how treacherous the student parking lot was to get out of after a good snow fall. Pictured top, right: Snow covers the playground equipment at Wilson Memorial Park. Pictured above, right: Snow, instead of toilet paper, now cover trees lining the street to the Keota Schools. Photos by Tomisha Sprouse, KE Editor

Keota School District Participating in Live Healthy Iowa

Opening Lots Program

On Wednesday, January 28, 2015 the City of Keota had the house at 407 South Iowa demolished by Jamey Waterhouse. This is an ongoing Opening Lots Program offered by the City of Keota. The city has a contract drawn-up with the property owner with the following stipulations: property owner is responsible for 35% of the total cost, the 35% must be paid back to the city one year from the invoice date, property must be seeded with grass by the date given in the contract and the owner is not allowed to build on the property without first obtaining the proper permits. The 35% income back from the property owner will allow this to be a revolving fund project that can be done each year. The city will set back a certain amount in each budget year to match in the income coming in from the previous year. If you are interest in participating in this, please call city hall and give them the address of the property and if it is a house or garage.

The Keota School District is currently participating in the Live Healthy Iowa 10-Week Wellness Challenge that was originally started in 2002 by the Iowa Sports Foundation. The success of Live Healthy Iowa prompted the creation of Live Healthy Kids in 2004 and Live Healthy America in 2006. The students at Keota participate in weekly ‘workouts’ in their classrooms and also fill

out weekly forms to track nutritional intake and physical activity. This program is used to promote active and healthy choices. The Challenge for Keota School District started on January 26 and will run until April 3. The Keota Elementary will also be participating in Zumba classes on February 11, February 25, March 11, and March 25. The students at the Keota Schools are not the only ones participating in the Challenge - many of the staff and faculty members are also taking part in the Challenge by keeping track of their minutes of activity. For more information about the Live Healthy Iowa Kids 10-Week Wellness Challenge go to www.livehealthyiowakids.org and for the Live Healthy Iowa 10-Week Wellness Challenge for adults go to www.livehealthyiowa.org

Submitted by Juli Hisel, Library Director at Wilson Memorial Library. Some new additions to the chil-dren’s section

of the Wilson Memorial Library have been drawing attention with young visitors. They are two new computer stations for kids. The two bundled AWE computers and child-sized fur-niture were purchased with grant money from the Wash-ington County Riverboat Foun-dation. The grant, which was award-ed in November, addresses the Foundation’s education and arts interest by providing education-al resources to young children in our community. The AWE computers have pre-loaded age-appropriate software that is fun and educational. There are 65+ programs on each computer. Toddlers through 2nd graders

will enjoy the Early Literacy Station. Children grades 1st to 7th will enjoy the AfterSchool Edge computer. The following books are new at the Wilson Memorial Library: Children’s Books: Anna’s Heaven; Boxes For Katje; Love Monster. Juvenile books: The War That Saved My Life; Ever After High #2: The Unfairest of Them All; The Top Ten of Everything. Young Adult Books: Paper Towns by John Green. Fiction: Somewhere Safe With Somebody Good by Jan Karon; The Distance by Helen Giltrow. Non-Fiction: I Am Malala; Wild; American Sniper by Chris Kyle. DVDs: The Giver; Guardians of the Galaxy; Dolphin Tale 2. Pictured below: Kael Starbuck, aged 5 of Keota, enjoys one of the library’s new AWE computers.

From the Shelves of Wilson Memorial Library

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Sunday Worship Service - 9:00 AMYouth Sunday School – 9:15-10 AM

Bible Study Fridays - 9:00 AMPrayer Service Wednesdays 6:00 PM Wed., Feb. 4: Administrative Session, 7:00 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 5: Kids’ Club, 3:45 to 5:00 p.m. Sun., Feb. 8: Liturgist: Cindy Snedigar; Greeters: Lynnette and Larry Hultman; Candle Lighters: Sarah and Aaron Lyle; Musician: Jane Edwards (Choir Sings); Choir practice at 8:00 a.m.

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Church Services & ActivitiesHoly Trinity

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Mass ScheduleHoly Trinity, Keota:

Saturday 6 pm, Sunday 8 amSt. Mary’s, Sigourney:

Saturday 4 pm, Sunday 10 amPhone: 641-636-3883

Sat., Feb. 7, 6 PM: Lector: Matt Ives; Servers: Jaime, Jillian, and Abby Schulte; Gifts: Lee Jaeger and Jeanette Besser; Communion: M/M Matt Ives, Don Conrad, Donna Clubb; Ushers: Lee Jaeger, Jeanette Besser, Mary Fagen Family. Sun., Feb. 8, 8 AM: Lector: Hannah Van Roekel; Servers: Ben and Grace Shemanski, Eli Van Roekel; Gifts: M/M Jayme Sieren; Communion: M/M Marty Van Roekel, Denise Sieren, Nadine Greiner; Ushers: M/M Jayme Sieren, M/M Tim Sieren. Maplewood Manor: Dave Shemanski.

Upcoming Events Sun., Feb. 8: Religious Education, 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.; First Reconciliation, 1:00 p.m.; Confirmation Reconciliation, 1:00 p.m. Sun., Feb. 15: Children’s Mass (5th and 6th grade). 8:00 a.m.; Religious Education/Confirmation, 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.

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2/4: Luann Eakins, Julie Jaeger, Ron Bombei, M/M Raymond Sieren, M/M Roger L. Greiner. 2/5: Abigail Greiner, Cory Greiner, Georgiana Greiner, M/M Josh Carr. 2/6: Ann Baetsle, Austin Fay, Benjamin Striegel, Nate Sieren, Tyler Waterhouse. 2/7: Calvin Clubb, Deb Sullivan, Gabe Altenhofen, Jill Baetsle, Karen Vittetoe, Ruth Zehr, Sky Hahn, M/M Dan Sieren, M/M Xen Stoner. 2/8: Bob Altenhofen, Hailey Flynn, Kendall Wilson. 2/9: Ashley Greiner, Cole Brenneman, Kalen Greiner, Shar Greiner, Tyler Sieren. 2/10: Claude Greiner, Greta Sieren, Michael Vittetoe, Quincy Foster. 2/11: Allison Morgan, Gabrielle Okones, John Lyle, Katherine Jaeger, Larry Sanders, Michelle Swearingen, Preston McDonald. 2/12: Ethel Sieren, Jaxon Tinnes, Jeanene Redlinger, Jessica Carey, Logan McArtor, Scott Kent.

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Senior Center Menus Offered every Monday, Wednesday & Friday at the Senior Citizens Center, 211 E. Broadway St., Keota. Call for reservations at 641-636-2391. 2/6: Beef tips in gravy, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, mandarin oranges, oatmeal raisin cookie. 2/9: Salisbury steak and gravy, broccoli normandy, diced peaches, orange juice. 2/11: Hearty beef and bean vegetable soup, spinach strawberry salad, homemade wheat dinner roll, apricot halves, birthday cake.

BREAKFAST 2/5: Breakfast sandwich, peaches, juice, milk. 2/6: Whole grain muffin, grapes, juice, milk. 2/9: French toast sticks with syrup, pears, juice, milk. 2/10: Whole grain cereal, yogurt cup, fresh mixed fruit cup, juice, milk. 2/11: Whole wheat bagel with toppings, fruit cocktail, juice, milk.

LUNCH 2/5: Chicken tetrazzini, tossed salad with romaine, steamed carrots, whole grain french garlic bread, strawber-ries. 2/6: Sloppy Joes on a bun, whole grain chips, sweet potato puffs, baked beans, grapes. 2/9: Pig in a blanket, pota-to wedge, broccoli with cheese, apple, fruit juice. 2/10: Chicken wrap, romaine and tomato, spanish rice, tropical fruit. 2/11: Spaghetti with meat sauce, garden spinach salad, peas (9-12), french garlic bread (9-12), grapes.

School Menus

2/4: ICAN Presentations, 4th hour; IHCC rep, 3:00 p.m.; JH (B) BB at Sigourney, 4:00 p.m.; Jrs./Srs. & Parents: College Planning Night, 6:00 p.m.; Seniors & Parents: Financial Aid Night, 7:00 p.m. 2/6: BB at HLV, 6:00 p.m. 2/7: State Large Group Speech Contest at Cedar Rapids Washington; EagleRock! @ West Liberty; ACT Test Day; Wrestling Sectionals. 2/9: JH (B) BB vs English Valleys (1 game), 4:15 p.m.; JV/V (B) BB at Sully, 6:00 p.m. 2/10: Gr. 9-12: Jeff Yalden Assembly at Mid-Prairie, 1:30 p.m. 2/11: Dismiss at 1:00 p.m. – Staff Dev. Mtgs,; JH & HS Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. 2/12: JH (B) BB vs Iowa Valley, 4:15 p.m.; School Board Mtg., 6:30 p.m.; Girls’ Regional BB Tourney – TBA.

Jr./Sr. High School Calendar

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Obituaries

Margaret Herman, age 96, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Keota, died Thursday, January 29, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Margaret was born February 18, 1918, in Harper, Iowa the daughter of Richard and Barbara (Bensmiller) Vittetoe and grad-uated from St. Elizabeth High School. On March 30, 1937, she married Earl Herman at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Harper. They lived on the farm until his death in 1984, when Margaret moved to Keota. She was a member of Holy Trinity Parish - St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota and the Altar and Rosary Society. Margaret was a homemaker who loved her family and her faith. During her years on the farm, Margaret loved to grow beautiful flowers in her garden and was an avid reader. In Keota, she was an active and long-time

volunteer at Maplewood Manor and served on the Advocacy Committee; she was nominat-ed for the Governor’s Volunteer Award for exceptional commu-nity service. She is survived by a son, Gary (Cindy) Herman of Chandler, Arizona and daughters: Karen (Kenneth) Weber of Sigourney, Anne (John) Cunningham of Cedar Rapids and Marietta (Ronald) Bombei of Carmel, Indiana; 10 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her par-ents; husband: Earl in 1984; an infant granddaughter, a great grandson, a sister Edna Smith and an infant sister; four broth-ers: John, Edward, Francis, and Charles Vittetoe. Funeral mass were held on Monday, February 2, 2015, at Holy Trinity Parish - St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota, with Rev. Charles Fladung offi-ciating. Burial will be at Holy Trinity Cemeteries - St. Elizabeth Cemetery in Harper. A memorial fund has been established for the Holy Trinity Altar and Rosary Society. Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Keota is caring for Margaret and her family. Tributes may be made at www.powellfu-neralhomes.com.

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The Keota Eagle would like to recognize the following students for their academic achievements during the 2nd quarter and 1st semester of the 2014-15 school year. To be included on the honor roll, a student must have at least a 3.0000 GPA for grades 7 and 8, and a 3.2000 GPA for grades 9 through 12. Those who achieved a 4.0000 GPA are recognized in bold with an asterisk by their name.

Keota Jr.-Sr. High 2nd Qtr. Honor Roll 2014-15

* Denotes 4.0000 GPA GRADE 7 Bailey Baumert, Dawson Baumert, Taylor Conrad, Trinity Dalton, Anna Duwa, Aaliyah Heldman, Jennafer Huffstetler, Jacob Ives, *Jarrod Keller, Jeffrey Marlow, *Jaime Schulte, Cooper Sieren, Lauren Sieren, Ty Sieren, JD Stout, Addison Swanson, Joseph Swanstrom, Nolan Verstraete, Olin Walker, Tyler Waterhouse, *Kendall Wilson.GRADE 8 Trey Carlson, Bergen Dalton, Brianna Duwa, Matthew Hyman, Lauren Imhoff, Carly Jaeger, Franchesca Johnson, *Jillian Schulte, Addison Sprouse, Kolton Strand, Tristan Sypherd, Jolee Walker, Austin Waterhouse.GRADE 9 Marty Baker, Lexi Black, Riley Conrad, Jack Eakins, *Luke Greiner, *Nick Ives, Turner Klein, Grace McHugh,

*Logan Sieren, Olivia Sieren.GRADE 10 *Erin Chalupa, Avery Conrad, Sierra Ott, Raigan Sprouse, Cole Stout, Mallory Woltering.GRADE 11 Megan Adam, Ryan Chalupa, Megan Hill, Cortney Hyman, Zach Mousel, Abby Schulte, Grace Shemanski, Nate Sieren, Paden Uphold, *Tyler Verstraete.GRADE 12 *Maggie Baker, Bailey Beinhart, Callie Greiner, Desirae Hesseltine, Grant Hill, Jazmyn Holderness, Hannah Hopp, Delilah Kramer, *Sierra Lyle, Sloan Ott, Nate Owen, Bree Reed, Tristan Roehrig, Jasmine Schutte, Madison Sheetz, *Brooke Sieren, *Madison Sieren, Maitland Sieren.

Keota Jr.-Sr. High 1st Semester Honor

Roll 2014-15* Denotes 4.0000 GPA

GRADE 7 Bailey Baumert, Dawson

Baumert, Taylor Conrad, Trinity Dalton, Anna Duwa, Aaliyah Heldman, Jennafer Huffstetler, Jacob Ives, *Jarrod Keller, Jeffrey Marlow, *Jaime Schulte, Cooper Sieren, Lauren Sieren, Ty Sieren, JD Stout, Addison Swanson, Joe Swanstrom, Nolan Verstraete, Olin Walker, Tyler Waterhouse, *Kendall Wilson.GRADE 8 Bergen Dalton, Brianna Duwa, Matthew Hyman, Lauren Imhoff, Carly Jaeger, Franchesca Johnson, Justin Moeller, *Jillian Schulte, *Addison Sprouse, Kolton Strand, Tristan Sypherd, Jolee Walker, Austin Waterhouse.GRADE 9 *Marty Baker, Lexi Black, Riley Conrad, Jack Eakins, *Luke Greiner, *Nick Ives, Turner Klein, Grace McHugh, *Logan Sieren, Olivia Sieren.GRADE 10 *Erin Chalupa, Avery Conrad, Maddy Johnson, Sierra Ott, Raigan Sprouse, Cole Stout, Jace Uphold, Mallory

Woltering.GRADE 11 Megan Adam, Ryan Chalupa, Megan Hill, Cortney Hyman, Zach Mousel, *Abby Schulte, Grace Shemanski, Nate Sieren, Paden Uphold, *Tyler Verstraete.GRADE 12 *Maggie Baker, Bailey Beinhart, Callie Greiner, Desirae Hesseltine, Grant Hill, Jazmyn Holderness, Hannah Hopp, Ben Horras, Delilah Kramer, Sierra Lyle, Sloan Ott, Nate Owen, Bree Reed, Tristan Roehrig, Jasmine Schutte, Madison Sheetz, *Brooke Sieren, *Madison Sieren, Maitland Sieren.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL ON THIS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT!

Keota Honor Roll

Chaper AVT.T.T. Meets Chapter AV T.T.T. met Monday, January 19, at the United Church of Faith with Lynnette Hultman as hostess and Nadine Greiner as co-hostess. Vice President Cherie Westendorf called the meeting to order with 13 members present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. The Treasurer’s Report was given. Correspondence: A let-ter was read challenging T.T.T. Chapters to seek new members. Committee Reports: Ways and Means - Anyone wishing to pur-chase pecans are to contact Penny Morris at Vision Ag. Camp: It was noted to invite four girls to at-tend the T.T.T. Camp at Camp Wyoming. Philanthropy: Mary Statler took food to a family. Cheer: Pat Hultman sent get well and sym-pathy cards. Unfi nished business: Hospital Equipment discussion was tabled at this time. Cherie thanked all those who delivered food plates at holiday time. There will be ini-tiation of a new T.T.T. member at the February meeting. New Business: Scholarship mon-ey for our two 2014 graduating camp girls is due to be paid. The food drive is postponed for now. A name was voted on for mem-bership into the T.T.T. Society. Auditing Report: Shelley Greiner reported the books are in order. The next meeting will be February 16, 2015 with Marilyn Sieren as hostess and Deb Greiner as co-hostess.

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Keota City Council Meeting

January 28, 2015 The Keota City Council met on January 28, 2015, in the city hall. The meeting for the budget expenditures was called to order at 7:07 P.M. by Mayor Anthony Cansler. Council Members answering roll call were Westendorf, Hill, Davis, Greiner and Con-rad. City employees present were Osweiler, Slaubaugh and Conrad. Motion was made by Conrad to approve the agenda, Greiner seconded the motion. Mo-tion passed with a unanimous vote. The council went over each line account for each department asking about the current year to date amounts and asking about the projected amounts for the 2015-2016 budget year. Heath insurance went down 9.15% but property and workman’s compensation went up 15%. Offi cer Conrad presented his department’s budget and discussed surrounding areas salary increases. Slaubaugh when over all the departments he maintains and left everything the same expect for a few items that are being increased due to the economy. He also asked for the council to discuss starting a separate savings account for painting the water tower. The council discussed the general fund balance and how a solution needs to be made to help the balance increase instead of decrease. Each councilperson went around the table and discussed what they thought the salary increase should be. They also discussed that if increases are given next year, than it should be based on each employ-ee’s job performance instead of cost of living. Motion was made by Conrad to approve giving Osweiler, Conrad and Slaubaugh each a 2.5% increase to their existing salary’s; Frederick will receive his $2000 pay increase for completing his grade 2 water licenses, plus 2.5% increase to his existing salary. Westendorf seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken: “Ayes”- Westendorf, Hill & Conrad; “Nays”-Davis and Greiner. Motion passed with a majority vote. Increases will go into effect on July 1st. The council will review the budget as whole at the next council meeting and make any necessary changes before the public hearing in March. Motion was made by Greiner to approve the Health Insurance Renewal for 15-16, Con-rad seconded the motion. Motion was with a unanimous vote. Motion was made by Greiner, seconded by Conrad to adjourn. Motion carried unani-mously. Meeting adjourned at 10:21 P.M. The next regular scheduled council meeting will be on February 2, 2015, in city hall at 7 p.m. in city hall. There will be a pool meeting for the ex-penses on February 11, 2015, at 7 p.m. in city hall.

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Week three was a busy one with the main focus being edu-cation funding and the begin-ning of those negotiations. After a long Tuesday night debate, we passed the first round of state education funding floor at 1.25%. The rest of the week was filled with committee meetings, subcommittee meetings, and we also had our first floor debate. This coming week will include more debate and many more bills being passed out of sub-committees. On Tuesday, January 27, fol-lowing completion of the House Agriculture Committee meeting an empaneled subcommittee charged by House Agriculture Chair Grassley to review regu-lations applying to agriculture officially convened for the first time. The subcommittee of myself and Representatives Paustian and Bearinger, and we have been tasked to collect stakeholder and public input on regulations. Our goal is identify and remedy excessive regula-tions that are no longer effective due to technological or farm-ing improvements or ineffective because of multiple agency over-sight. For example, we were told how the poultry industry is being frustrated by regulations that apply to transporting baled and bedding materials generally doesn’t apply if the bales are wrapped in plastic which is done

in the situation of transporting wood chips to both limit losses in transportation and to ease loading and unloading of the product. The subcommittee solicited the public in attendance of the meeting to come forward with concerns and thoughts on this issue. More broadly, we hope that farmers, agribusinesses and the general public will take advantage of this opportunity to provide public input on the assorted regulations applicable to farming and agribusiness that either needs updating to reflect new technology or perhaps rescinding if the justification for the regulation has dissipated or have been superseded by new concerns and circumstances. The intent of the Regulatory Review Subcommittee is that it will continue to collect input on this issue over the next sev-eral weeks and will likely hold two more official meeting on this matter to digest and discuss whether some type of legisla-tive action should be taken to redress the changing regulatory environment. I will keep you informed as we near having a final bill drafted. On the side of taxes, House Study Bill 67 passed the House Ways and Means Committee this week by a vote of 25-0. The bill updates Iowa law to conform with certain tax provi-sions Congress finally enacted in December for tax year 2014. The bill updates the provi-sions in the Iowa Code for the Iowa research activities credit to include revisions in the fed-eral research credit (the basis for the Iowa credit). The federal

research credit was extended for the 2014 tax year in the Tax Increase Prevention Act. House Study Bill 67 also updates the Iowa income tax code to couple with the 2014 federal changes (with the excep-tion of bonus depreciation). The more significant federal tax changes that this bill couples with include: •Deduction of up to $250 for out-of-pocket expenses for teachers •Tuition and fees deduction for higher education expenses• Election to deduct state sales/use tax in lieu of state income tax as an itemized deduction •Deduction for mortgage insurance premiums as deduct-ible qualified residence interest •Nontaxable IRA transfers to eligible charities •Small businesses can now expense (instead of depreciate) the first $500,000 of equipment cost (known as Section 179 expensing) The bill does not couple with the federal provision for 50 per-cent bonus depreciation for both individual and corporate income tax for assets acquired in 2014. This is the same stance that has been taken since 2008. The bill will now move to the floor for further consideration. You can call or text me any-time on my cell at 515-689-5430. My email address is jarad.klein@legis.iowa.gov, when you email please include your name and address so I know if you are a constituent. I do get a lot of spam and mail from people all over the country, but the people of House District 78 always come first.

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LITERATURE: JD: Pamphlets–50, 60, 70, 435 D, Brand Spankin New 70 D, 530, 630, 730, 2010, 2510RC, 3020 – 4020 RC tractors, 30, 55, 95 & self-prop combines, 494 & 694 planters, 8-22”x27” adv teaching posters; MM: 3490, ’61 & ’62 Profitable Farming; 570 Customatic; Sparkling 4 Series, Bale Master 760, G-VI tractor, Picker Sheller, 445 Powerline, 250 Husker, M5 RC, Uni farmer; IH, AC, Case, McCormick Deering & MH - Op Manuals & asstd lit: MF: ’58 Guide to Modern Farming; Ford: ’56 & ’57 Ford Farm Buyer’s Guide Issues; Oliver: Summer ’65 Better Farming; Asstd pamphlets; Misc: Rock Island Plow Co booklet-MB Wise-Kinross, IA; TM5-3081 War Dept-May 1944, Pella Stacker, Hayes Planter, DM Sechler Carriage Co, The Peru Plow & Wheel Co, The Ag Tractor 1855-1950 book, New Melotte, Galloway No 9 & 11 spreader; NH 66, 77, 78, 80 balers; EZ Flow No 1 spreader; Roof high wheel mowers; Purina Feeds pamps; Long No 50 baler; Roanoke Jr sq baler; SD-4 Sheppard tractor; CAT & Construction books & manuals; Seed corn catalogs & pamphlets 1/64TH FARM TRACTORS & IMPLEMENTS – SEMI’S - TRUCKS – CARS: Semis: NASCAR semi/car sets from early Nylint BP Feeds, ‘90’s STP, Kodak, Citgo & Country Time, CAT, Frito-Lay, etc, Trucks: Old metal Model T’s, Dodge die cast, As-srtd Tonka construction equip; 1/16th TRUCKS – BANKS – HUNDREDS OF BASEBALL, FOOTBALL & BASKETBALL CARDS – BLACK / WHITE PHOTOS: 50+ trucks: Hy-Vee, Pioneer, Amana, Ace Hdwe, etc; Rookie cards-’63 Pete Rose, ’68 Johnny Bench & ’77 Andre Dawson; ’52 Topps Mickey Mantle & many other Mantle cards; Baseball archive cards-Gordie Howe, Bobby Orr, Hank Aaron & many others; ‘80’s & ‘90’s Basketball cards-Chicago Bulls; Signed Ed Podalak photo & many others

FARM TOYS – GUNS – SIGNS –CLOCKSThe following sells Sat–Feb 14th @ 9:00am

PEDALS - SIGNS - CLOCKS: Pedals: JD 60, JD 620, JD 4430, IH 66 series; JD 4020 wf; JD 2 wheel wagon; JD pedal car; Kinze metal parts bin; Signs: 28”x29” porcelain Phillips 66-black & orange; 18”x48” Peterson Pro-Team Seeds; 36”x48” Iowa Beef is Best; Grange Member P of H; 17”x23”Berry’s Farm Products; 23”x34” Franklin Livestock; John J Kaloupek-Chelsea, IA; 16”x36” Vucan, 5”x17” Vinton fence, 6”x18” porcelain Kew fence, Roderick Lean, 9½ x27” McCormick Deering Farm Machines-Corbett Imp Co-Sigourney & Keota, IA; 18”x24” Jacques Seeds; 3½’x22” Marvin Barkema-Trojan Seed; 7”x15” Jamesway Dealer; 12”x17” Honegger’s Feeds; Many other signs; JD boy’s bike; Clocks: Wayne Feed; Master Mix Feed; Woods Power; AC Delco PRECISIONS – KINZE BIG BLUE TRACTOR & PLANTER - CUS-TOMS – COLL & SPECIAL EDITIONS – TOY FARMERS - SPEC CAST - SHELF TOYS: Precisions: JD- A w/ cult, 4020 PS, 4020 w/237 picker; 4000, 494A planter, 214T baler, 720, 730D, 70D, B, 4020 nf, A on steel, Barge wagon, 5 bott plow, 110 lawn, Waterloo Boy; IH: 560 w/2MH picker, MD w/ldr, 460, 400, M, Super M, F-20 nf, Reg, Little Genius plow, 200 spreader; Case: 930, 1070; AC-WC; Barnhart Customs: JD 80, 2510, 2520, 2550, 4020wf, 4020nf, 4320 FWA, 4320 2WD, 4240, 4440, 4450, 4520, 4840; Franklin Mint: Model H, F-20, 7488; Many asstd IH, JD, Case, Case IH, Farmall, MF, Oliver, MH toys; Cub Cadet lawn & garden setsORIGINALS – ARCADE - VINTAGE TOYS – CONSTRUCTION – COLLECTION OF KENT FEED TRUCKS: Originals: IH w/ loader, IH 340 utility & 560; AC 190 & C; JD: Skid loader, 6600 combine, sq baler, spreader, centerfold disc; IH 815 combine, wagon, etc; Euclid; Model Toys-Adam’s Motor Grader w/ out blade; Peter Mar narrow box wagon; Arcade: WC, JD & M’s w/man, McCormick Deering thresher (no unload pipe) & Shooting gallery; Repaints: JD: A, B, R, 3020, 620, 730, 2R mtd picker; IH 340 utility, 756, 826, 404, 400, 450; Customs: JD 60, 2520 & 630; Don Bartholom-ew-Washington, IA Woodcraft 9600 combine w/GT; North American Van Lines-Kenwood Transfer-CR, IA wind-up; Made in US zoned Germany-Military JeepWINCHESTER GUNS – BLACK POWDER RIFLES & HAND GUNS – ADV: Guns: Winchester Model 12, 12 gauge; Remington Sportsman 58/16 gauge automatic w/ Deluxe poly choke; Henry Model H001/22 cal lever action rifle; Wards Westernfield 488A/22 cal rifle; New Haven by Mossberg Model 283T/bolt action 410; Thompson Center 12 gauge; New England firearms (Pardner Tracker II) single shot, 12 gauge; Stoeger M3500-12 gauge, auto, camo; Ruger M77 (Hawkeye) 300 win mag cal. NIB; Ruger M77 (Hawkeye) 204 cal NIB; Black Powder Rifles: Thompson Center 50 cal (Camo) w/ Tasco 2.5x32 scope; Thompson Center (Fire Hawk) 58 cal.; Cabelas Inc Sidney NE 54 cal (made in Italy); Connecticut Valley Arme 50 cal; Thompson Center (Renegade) 54 cal.; Fox River Fifty Scout 50 cal; Thompson Center (Scout), 50 cal, single shot; Ca-bela’s Inc 58 cal; Thompson Center 50 cal; Remington Model 700 ml/50 cal; Thompson Center (Thunder Hawk) 54 cal.; Italy made 6 shot 44 cal revolver; Winchester Model 37, sin shot 410; Stevens Model 22-410, excel cond; Remington Model 12-22 cal pump rifle; BB & Air rifles: Daisy Red Ryder No 1938, Carbine; Daisy 99 match sp, lever action; Crosman 22 cal pump rifle; Seavia Model 618 Czech made; King Manf, Model 5593, lever action BB rifle; Red Ryder BB; Dazey Buck Rogers auto pistol; Ammo: 300 Win Mag & 204 cal; Black Powder supplies; Ammo boxes; SP Townsend & Co-Brass oiler OPEN HOUSE: Fri, Feb 13th – 10:00am ORDER OF SALE: Fri-1pm Liter-ature, followed w/1/64th, banks, cars & misc. Sat-9:00am-Cataloged toys. 12:00 noon-Barnhart customs, Precisions & showcase items. 2:00pm: Pedals, guns, signs, etc, ending w/ cataloged toys

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On The HillWith Kleinby StateRepresentativeJarad Klein

Keokuk CountyBoard Proceedings

JANUARY 26, 2015 The Keokuk County Board of Supervisors met in special session, Monday, January 26, 2015 in the Board Room of the Courthouse. All members were present. Hadley moved, Wood seconded to approve the agenda. All ayes and motion carried. Wood moved, Hadley seconded to approve the minutes of January 19, 2015 as submitted. All ayes and motion carried. Met with Engineer McGuire regarding Ke-okuk County Highway Department. Calhoun/Burns did a building study in 2005 regarding cost concepts of a three (3) phase project. A new proposal was requested for cost compari-sons. The W15 shouldering safety project north of Richland is coming in under estimate. Board consensus was to use designated bridge funds for repair of bridges on 160th west of 115th and 160th Street east of Keswick ¼ mile east of V45. Hadley moved, Wood seconded approval of amendment to the 5 year construction program for Project BRS-CO54(95)—60-54 as submit-ted. All ayes and motion carried. Wood moved, Hadley seconded approval of Personnel Report for Lara Davis, full-time Deputy Recorder at $29,250 per year effective February 2, 2015 as submitted. All ayes and motion carried. Hadley moved, Wood seconded approval of Lara Davis as County Recorder’s Deputy ap-pointment as submitted. All ayes and motion carried. Met with Detra Dettmann, regarding Path-fi nders RC&D update regarding services pro-vided to Keokuk County over the last year. Various board and committee reports were held. Wood attended 1015 Transit and Area 15 Regional Policy meetings. Hadley attended a Farm Bureau meeting with Engineer McGuire, Semco and Rural Housing Trust Funds meet-ings. Berg attended SADC, Empowerment and Workforce Development meetings last week. Discussion of old/new business and public comment was held. The Central Iowa Deten-tion update was sent for review. On February 2, 2015, the antenna will be removed from the top of the Courthouse clock tower and then will move to demo the old tower at the Sheriff’s Of-fi ce. FY16 budget matters were discussed. On vote and the meeting adjourned at 10:50 a.m. The above and foregoing information is a summary of the minutes taken at the above in-dicated meeting. The full and complete set of minutes are recorded and available at the offi ce of the Keokuk County Auditor. SK5

Notice of ProbateProbate No. ESPRO37859

NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OFAPPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The Iowa District CourtKeokuk County

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PETRE J. FLANDER,

Deceased. To all persons interested in the estate of Pe-ter J. Flander, deceased, who died on or about January 12, 2015: You are hereby notifi ed that on January 23rd, 2015, the Last Will and Testament of Pe-ter J. Flander, deceased, bearing the date of June 7, 2011, was admitted to probate in the above-named court and that Melody Bombei was appointed Executor of the estate. Any ac-tion to set aside the Will must be brought in the District Court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the sec-ond publication of this Notice or one month from the date of mailing of this Notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter forever barred. Notice is further given that all persons in-debted to the estate are requested to make im-mediate payment to the undersigned, and cred-itors having claims against said estate shall fi le them with the Clerk of the above-named District Court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so fi led by later to occur of four months from the second publica-tion of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this Notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred. Dated this 23rd day of January, 2015.

Melody BombeiExecutor of the Estate26783 292nd Avenue

Keota, IA 52248Richard S. BordwellAttorney for Executor206 West Main StreetP.O. Box 308 Washington, IA 52353 Date of second publication 11th day of Feb-ruary, 2015. K5-2

Public NoticeNOTICE OF MEETING OF THE CITY COUN-CIL OF THE CITY OF KEOTA, lOWA ON THE MATTER OF THE PROPOSED AUTHORlZA-TION OF A LOAN AND DISBURSEMENT AGREEMENT AND THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $361,000 SEWER REVENUE CAPITAL LOAN NOTES, AND THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AUTHORlZATION AND IS-SUANCE THEREOF PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Council of the City of Keota, Iowa, will hold a public hearing on the 18th day of February, 2015, at 7 o’clock P.M., in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 309 E. Broadway Avenue, Keota, Iowa, at which meeting the Council proposes to take ad-ditional action for the authorization or a Loan and Disbursement Agreement by and between the City and the Iowa Finance Authority, and the issuance to the Iowa Finance Authority of not to exceed $361,000 Sewer Revenue Capital Loan Notes to evidence the obligations of the City un-der said Loan and Disbursement Agreement, in order to provide funds to pay the costs of acqui-sition, construction, reconstruction, extending, remodeling, improving, repairing and equipping all or part of the Municipal Sewer System. The Notes will not constitute general obligations or be payable in any manner by taxation, but will be payable from and secured by the net rev-enues of the Municipal Sewer System. The proceeds of the Sewer Revenue Capi-tal Loan Notes may be applied to pay project costs directly or to pay interim fi nancing which the City will issue in anticipation of the future receipt of funds or Note proceeds applicable to the foregoing project and purpose. At the above meeting the Council shall re-ceive oral or written objections from any resi-dent or property owner of the City, to the above action. After all objections have been received and considered, the Council will at this meeting or at any adjournment thereof, take additional action for the authorization of said Loan and Disbursement Agreement and the issuance of Notes or will abandon the proposal to issue the Notes. This Notice is given by order of the Council of City of Keota, Iowa, as provided by Sections 384.24A, 384.82 and 384.83 of the City Code of Iowa, as amended. Dated this 20th day of January, 2015.Nikki Osweiler, City Clerk,City of Keota, State of Iowa K5

Public NoticeANTIDEGRADATION ALTERNATIVES ANALY-SIS FOR THE CITY OF KEOTA, IOWA NOTICE DATE: FEBRUARY 4, 2015 Notice is hereby given that the City of Keo-ta, Iowa has completed a draft antidegradation alternatives analysis for discharge of treated wastewater to an unnamed creek tributary to Dutch Creek. The action being considered is construction of SAGRs and UV disinfection processes to enhance ammonia removal and disinfection at the City’s existing aerated lagoon facility. Dutch Creek is protected for Class A2 secondary contact recreational and B(WW-2) warm water benefi cial uses. Anyone wishing to comment on the pro-posed treatment alternative must do so in writing or via email within 30 days of the date shown at the top of this notice. Comments may be submitted to the Matthew J. Wildman by hand delivery, mail or email: Matthew J. Wild-man, 8710 Earhart Lane SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404, mwildman@hrgreen.com. Copies of this notice, the draft antidegra-dation alternatives analysis and supporting information are on fi le and available for public inspection from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday at the above address. Copies of this information may be requested by con-tacting Matthew J. Wildman at 319-841-4320 or the above email address. The City will submit a summary of comments received and the City’s responses to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources with the fi nal alternatives analysis subject to IDNR review and approval. K5

Keokuk County FSA o� ers Farm Bill WorkshopsThe Keokuk County Farm service Agency (FSA) is offering Farm Bill Workshops on Tuesdays in February at the Sigourney USDA Service Center. The morning sessions will be-gin at 9:00 a.m. and the after-noon sessions will begin at 1:00 p.m. Producers must make an appointment as space is very limited. Producers are asked to bring crop yields fi gured for each FSA farm number from 2008 to 2012. After attending the sessions, producers should be prepared to update yields and/or reallocate bases while in the offi ce. In same cases, produc-ers will also be able to complete the program election process as well. The deadline for updating yields and/or reallocating bases is February 27, 2015 and the deadline for completing the program election process is March 31, 2015. Please call (641) 622-2800 to make an appointment.

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The Eagle’s Wing4 Wednesday, February 4 , 2015 The Keota Eagle

Keota Jr./Sr. High School Student Newspaper

2014-15EAGLE’S WING

STAFF

DESI HESSELTINEMADI SIEREN

BAILEY BEINHART MIRANDA ROMOSER

SIERRA LYLEMAITLAND SIEREN

MAGGIE BAKERERIN CHALUPAGRANT HILLADVISER:

ANGELA CONRAD

This page was composed and designed by Keota High School students. The Keota Eagle is not responsible for the makeup or editorial

content expressed.

TRISTAN IS TRUCKIN’ TOWARDS SUCCESSEAGLEROCK!

ISHEATIN’ UP

BY MAITLAND SIEREN

7TH GRADE FUTURE CITY

Tristan Mark Roehrig was born on May 19, 1997. He is the son of Tara Roehrig and the late Luke Roehrig. Tristan also has four oth-er siblings: James, Austin, Jesse, and Ashley. Tristan’s

favorite family tradition is playing board games togeth-er. Tristan enjoys bow hunt-ing when not spending time with his family. An accom-plishment he is proud of is coming in first place at state for bow shooting. After high school, Tristan is attending Vermilion Com-munity College in Ely, Minne-sota. He chose this college because he liked the location of the school and it is where his dad went to college. In ten years, Tristan sees him-self working for a national park, owning land in Minne-sota, and raising a family. Two things he wants to ac-complish in his lifetime are to own acreage in Minnesota, Iowa, or Wisconsin, and have a family with two to three kids.

When Tristan graduates from high school, he will miss seeing his friends and class-mates most. Out of all the classes Tristan has taken, Metals and Construction taught by Mr. Striegel has been his favorite, because “Striegel always made the classes fun,” says Tristan. The classes that have been his favorite are Metals and Construction and English, because they all have taught him things that he needs to know later in life. When Tristan leaves KHS, he wants to be remembered as friendly, kind, and help-ful. Being helpful should not be too hard for people to remember, because he has many responsibilities at home. These include watch-

ing his younger brothers before and after school. He also helps around the house as much as he can. In his free time, Tristan enjoys fish-ing, hunting, and camping. Tristan’s advice for future graduating seniors is: “Keep on going, you are almost done with high school!”

BY MAITLAND SIEREN

SPEECH HOME PRESENTATIONS

WELCOME ESTHER

RIDE OF THEWEEK

BY MIRANDA ROMOSER

SPORTSSPOTLIGHT

BY SIERRA LYLE

BY DESI HESSELTINE BY MIRANDA ROMOSER

BY MADI SIEREN

Pictured above are proud parents, Mr. and Mrs. Snakenberg, holding their new baby, Esther Angela Snakenberg. She was born on November 25, 2014 at 1:52 a.m.

Senior Countdown

68SCHOOL DAYS

TIL GRADUATION

As many of you may already know, Mr. and Mrs. Snakenberg, the History and Business Education teachers here at KHS, recent-ly became proud par-ents. Esther Angela Snakenberg was brought into the world on November 25, 2014 at 1:52 a.m. She weighed a whopping 6 pounds 15 ounces and mea-sured 20 inches long. Mr. Snakenberg said, “We are very thankful that she is so sweet and such a well behaved baby.” Keota High School would like to welcome Esther Snakenberg to the KHS family.

The Keota High School large group speech performed for the community on Wednesday January 21st. The following Saturday they performed in Wapello. Every group received a one at districts and is moving on to State at Cedar Rapids Washington on Saturday Feb-ruary 7th.

The 7th grade ELP students participated in the Future City Competition in Cedar Rapids on Sat., Jan 24 at Prairie Point Middle School. In preparation for this big event, students wrote an essay, a narrative, developed a virtual future city on the computer, built a model (pictured above), and also performed a skit for the judges. Students that participated are pictured above from left to right: Bailey Baumert, Jarrod Holderness, Anna Duwa, Kendall Wilson, Jaime Schulte, Taylor Conrad, and Jake Ives.

Pictured above is the Readers Theatre performing “Orvis Orvison” which in-cludes Zach Mousel, Nate Sieren, Paden Uphold, Isaiah Hahn, and Tyler Verstraete.

Nick Ives gets a Varsity pin.

Wrestling Night

That’s a win!

Freshman wrestler Nick Ives takes down his opponent.

Pictured above is the One Act Play performing “ The Bible in 30 Minutes or Less” including Jace Uphold, Cole Stout, Caroline Reeves, Bekah Fagen, Cortney Hyman, Anna Axume-Ackerman, Hannah Reed, Miranda Romoser, Erin Chaulpa, Mariah Lyle, Alyssa White, Grace Shemanski, Nick Ives, Riley Conrad, Gracie McHugh, and Avery Conrad.

Pictured above is Ensemble performing “Ladies of Lockerbie” which includes Sierra Lyle, Brooke Sieren, Callie Greiner, Bianca Cardona, and Olivia Sieren.

Pictured above is the Choral Reading Performing “Can You Tell Me How...” in-cluding Madison Sieren, Tyler Verstraete, Madison Sheetz, Ryan Chaulpa, Abby Schulte, Luke Greiner, Marty Baker, Grant Hill, Maitland Sieren, Megan Hill, Bree Reed, and Maggie Baker.

Pictured above are Avery Conrad and Sloan Ott performing their Ensemble “Remote.”

Pictured to the right are Riley Conrad, Cole Stout, and Gracie McHugh performing their Improv.

Pictured above is Caroline Reeves, Marty Baker, and Elise Swanstrom performing their Improv.

Pictured to the left is Callie Greiner, Sloan Ott, Bianca Cardona, and Sierra Lyle per-forming their Improv.

EagleRock! kicked off their contest season on Sat., Jan 17th. Their first competition was at West Branch. The group achieved first place in the 1A Division along with the People’s Choice Award. This year’s group has worked hard to get to where they are. Mrs. Edwards says she is proud of all the hard work they have put into their show. Senior Maggie Baker said, “It’s re-ally fun this year because I’m a senior and I get the chance to be a leader to the underclassmen and prepare them for the future.” Due to the snow storm, State Show Choir in Keota has been moved to this Thursday (Feb. 5). EagleRock! will take the stage at 4:25 p.m. Then on Sat., Feb. 6 they will perform at West Liberty. The Eagle’s Wing Staff wishes EagleRock! the best of luck in the rest of their season!

Nick Ives is the lone wrestler hailing from the school of Keota. He is able to participate in this sport by being a part of the Sigourney wrestling team. He wrestles varsity during the week, but goes to JV tournaments on the weekends. He commented, “Our coaches really want us to gain experience, so they have some of the younger kids wrestle both varsity and JV.” While Nick started out wres-tling at 127, he moved down to the 120 class. His overall record for both varsity and JV is 11-18. When asked what he thought about the season so far, Nick re-plied, “It has been going good, and I am excited about sectionals. I am not expecting a lot from them, but it is a really good opportunity for me to progress as a wrestler.” Nick will wrestle in sectionals on February 7 at BGM.

QUESTION OFTHE WEEK

BY BAILEY BEINHART

WHAT IS THE WORST SOUND IN THE WORLD?

SIERRA LYLE12TH

DAN STOUTTEACHER

DYLAN BURGDORF11TH

COLE STOUT10TH

LUKE GREINER9TH

FRANKIE JOHNSON8TH

BAILEY BAUMERT7TH

A WHINY VOICE.MY LITTLE BROTHER’S

VOICE.A HISSING CAT, BECAUSE

I HATE CATS.THE BEEPING NOISE IN THE

COMPUTER LAB.NAILS ON A CHALK

BOARD.THE SOUND OF STYROFOAM.

WHEN SOMEONE RUBS THEIR TEETH AGAINST A

FORK.

IVES WRAPS UP A GREAT WRESTLING

SEASON

This week’s Ride of the Week features Bailey Beinhart in her stylish 2006 White Chevrolet Impala LT. This car has a whopping 3500 V6 Engine with the top speed at 140 mph and 135,250 miles on it. Bailey received this car a few months ago from her Granny as a gift. She hasn’t previously owned any other cars. She likes this car because it’s comfortable and is a good car to “chill and jam” in while driving. Her radio presets in her car consist of anything that is on her iPod. She can legally and comfortably fit six people in her car. She travels quite often to Williamsburg to where she works, along with her many road trips to Iowa City with her friends and family. Bailey has only had one bad memory in this car and it was with Desirae on their way to Academy when it was icy. She has had multiple good memories in her car. Now it’s time for you to decide: Is this car worthy of being this week’s Ride of the Week?

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Classified ads, $8.50 minimum for up to 25 words and 35¢ additional for each word over 25. (Published in The Keota Eagle and the Sigourney News-Review and on the websites). Service charge of $5.00 for blind ads. Cards of Thanks and Memorials, $7.50 minimum per newspaper for up to 50 words and 35¢ additional for each word over 50. Published in the newspaper of choice. Ads need to be paid for at time of submission. All want ads and cards of thanks copy must be in the Keota Eagle and the News-Review offices by 3 p.m. on Friday. Mail want ads to: The Keota Eagle, 310 East Broadway, P.O. Box 18, Keota, IA 52248; or Sigourney News-Review, P.O. Box 285, Sigourney, IA 52591. Mail remittance to: Mid-America Billing, PO Box 29, Hampton, IA 50441. All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act called Title VIII and the State of Iowa Civil Rights Act. These laws make it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, handicap/disability, familial status/presence of children or national origin, or the intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of these laws. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

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Lynnville-Sully High School was the site on Saturday for the al-ways-dramatic South Iowa Cedar League Conference Wrestling Meet. Both Sigourney-Keota and English Valleys were there with hopes of bringing home a team title, but the all-around depth of Iowa Valley was the difference yet again. The Tigers repeated as champions by scoring 216 total points and crowning five individuals champions. The Savages placed second, with 192 points, and had two champions, while EV got third, crowning four champions and scoring 167 points. EV sophomore Wyatt Olson got things going for the Bears at 113 pounds. With only three wrestlers in his weight class, Olson needed just one win to bring home the title, and he did it by pinning Lynnville- Sully senior Cole Nickell in the fi-nal seconds of the second period. At 120 pounds, EV’s Blake Ealy made quick work of SK’s Nick Ives and Belle Plaine’s Dakota Henry to take first, while Zachary Axmear remained undefeated by pinning HLV’s Brandon Schafbuch in the 152-pound semifinals and SK’s Lane Boender in the finals. Brennen Grimm (195) was also crowned SICL champion on Satur-day, as he pinned Iowa Valley’s Car-ter Young and Lynnville-Sully’s Blake Wehrle with relative ease. EV’s Sheldon Ealy lost a heart-breaker at 132 pounds, losing in the title bout, 11-9, in sudden victory against Iowa Valley’s Lucas Krakow. For the Savages, Nathan Fritz notched the team’s first individual champion, at 145 pounds. The senior pinned HLV’s Wade Van Otegham to reach the finals, and defeated EV’s Cody Seaton, 5-2, in the title match. SK’s other champion came at 285 pounds, in the form of Bryce Brown. Brown, another senior, pinned L-S’s Shannon Dunsburgen in the semifi-nals, before doing the same to EV’s Luke Jackson in the finals. At 106 pounds, Thomas Stout won a thrilling match against IV’s Austin McFall to reach the finals, but was pinned by North Mahaska’s Tyler Strasser in the finals. Meanwhile, SK’s Noah Reeves also placed sec-

Pekin Wrestlers Put in a Big Week

By Adam MeierRegional Sports Editor

Before the Pekin varsity wrestling team traveled to Wapello for the SEISC Conference Meet on Saturday, the Panthers had business to tend to in duals with three different opponents. The Panthers started their week last Monday in Sigourney against the Savages on SK’s Senior Night. Things couldn’t have started better for the visiting Panthers. Pekin won the first four matches of the night, including a 30-second pin by Clayton McKim over Thomas Stout at 106. At 120, Pekin’s Clayton Greiner kept the Panthers’ momentum going, winning a 10-2 major decision against Nick Ives. Then, at 126, Drake Harbison pinned SK’s Gavin Jones late in the first period to make the Panthers three-for-three. Keaton Baayen gave Pekin its fourth-straight win, at 138 pounds, when he pinned Bryce Goldman late in the first period. That was the last win by a Panther on this night, though, as SK’s heavier weights dominated by winning each of the last five matches and propelled the Savages to the 39-28 win. Three nights later the team hosted Lone Tree and Mediapolis in its final home meet of the year. The Panthers got things started by winning 42-23 over Lone Tree. Wins by Michael Hadley (285), Keaton Baayen (132) and Clayton McKim (106) highlighted the dual. Pekin then fell by a score of 70-12 to an impressive Mediapolis squad. Kaden Baker (145) and McKim each notched wins for the Panthers, but Mediapolis wrestlers won each of the other eight head-to-head matches. That same Mediapolis squad won Saturday’s SEISC Conference Meet by a margin of over 60 points, over second-place Columbus. The Panthers finished eighth, out of 12 teams, and got fourth-place finishes from Clay-ton Greiner (120) and Chance Scearcy (138). Drake Harbison (126), Keaton Baayen (132), Skyler Juhl (152) and Tyler Copeland (170) each won their fifth-place matches on Saturday to help Pekin tally 63.5 total points. The Panthers will wrestle at Sectionals on Saturday at English Valleys High School in North English. Action will begin at 10am.

Pekin’s Clayton Greiner notched a win over SK’s Nick Ives last Monday

Drake Harbison took care of business against SK’s Gavin Jones

SICL Wrestlers Showdown in Sully

Eventual champion Blake Ealy battled with SK’s Nick Ives in the 120-lb semifinals

Adam DeRegnier came up just short in a great match v. IV’s Jayson Krakow

Bryce Brown took down L-S’s Shannon Dunsburgen in the 285 semifinals

Clay Harper finished higher than any other TCM wrestler on Sat-urday

EV’s Brennen Grimm took the 195-pound title without much trouble on Saturday

TCM’s Jacob Weber won two matches and placed fifth on Sat-urday

ond, pinning BGM’s Dalton Rob-erts in the semifinals, before being pinned by IV’s Drake Healey in the finals. Adam DeRegnier placed third at 170, Nick Ives placed fourth at 120; Kaleb Reeves placed fourth at 182 and Zeb Webb earned fifth at 195. TCM’s day started in rough fash-ion, when junior Travis Lewis in-jured his knee in his first match of the day, forcing him to forfeit all of his matches at 126 pounds. Clay Harper was the lone TCM wrestler to reach the finals on Satur-day. The sophomore won a 7-5 tie-breaker against HLV’s Derick Wei-ermann, before losing a 4-2 decision in the finals against Iowa Valley’s Jayson Krakow. At 220, Hunter Foubert won one match and placed third, while Ja-cob Weber won two matches at 160 and placed fifth. At 132 pounds, Kale Latchem pinned HLV’s Kyler Klesner in his first match, before losing to IV’s Lucas Krakow in the semifinals. Latchem bounced back, however, in the fifth-place match, by beating BGM’s Kendall Bunn in a 7-2 decision. TCM finished in sixth place with 76 total points. TCM will join SK on Saturday for Sectionals in Eddyville, while En-glish Valleys will host Sectionals. Wrestling will begin at 10am.

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and got a career night from Isaiah Hahn. The junior put up 34 points and made seven-of-nine 3-pointers, in the Eagles’ 78-67 win. Hahn add-ed eight rebounds and two assists. In addition to Hahn’s phenomenal performance, Keota got 24 points, seven rebounds and five assists from Zach Mousel. Mousel finished six-of-eight from the field and went 11-for-13 from the free throw line. The Eagles trailed by 11 after the first quarter, but erupted for 31 points in the second quarter, to take a 39-35 lead into the half. It was more of the same in the sec-ond half, as Hahn stayed hot and Mousel kept getting to the line. Ke-ota stretched its lead to 56-48 after three, before pulling away by a score of 78-67. Sophomore guard Jacob Wicken-kamp added 12 points on five-of-nine shooting, to go along with his six assists, while Nate Sieren pitched in four points. The team welcomed Owen back two nights later and got a 75-33 win, against an overmatched HLV squad. The Eagles led 38-22 at the half, be-fore outscoring the Warriors 37-11 in the second quarter, on their way to the 42-point win. As a team, Keota shot 29-of-51 (57 percent) from the field and got an all-around balanced scoring effort. Owen led the way with 14 points, 14 rebounds and six assists, while Sieren scored 12 points and dished out four assists, and Cole Stout add-ed 11, including nine coming on 3-pointers. Wickencamp also drilled three ‘3s’ and finished with nine points, while Mousel scored eight points and Tyler Verstraete added six. Hahn and Paden Uphold each fin-ished with four points, and Avery Conrad added five points and four rebounds. Keota’s offense proved to be less ef-fective the following night, against a good Sigourney team. The Eagles struggled, offensively, for most of the first half, falling be-hind 34-15, before ultimately losing by a score of 61-47. Keota’s offense finally got going midway through the fourth quarter, when Owen hit three consecutive 3-pointers that cut Sigourney’s lead to 46-28. Later in the fourth, a Hahn 3-point-er, followed by a Sieren layup, cut the deficit to just 55-42 with three minutes left in the fourth. However, a Colton Powers driving layup on Sigourney’s next possession swung the momentum back in the Savages’ corner, as Sigourney held on to win by 14. Owen scored 24 points and pulled down seven rebounds to lead the Ea-gles. Hahn finished with nine points and five rebounds, and Mousel add-ed seven points and four steals. Sie-ren ended his night with six points. The Eagles looked to improve on their 9-8 record when they played at English Valleys on Tuesday. The team then plays at HLV on Friday, Feb. 6, before playing at Lynnville-Sully the following Monday.

By Adam MeierRegional Sports Editor

Two of the tougher opponents lied in wake last week for the Sigourney boys. First, a home game with Iowa Val-ley; then, a road game at rival Keota. On Tuesday against the Tigers, three key individual performances were enough to overcome 23 points from Austin Schalbaugh and 14 points from Dakota Cooling, as the Savages held off Iowa Valley, 63-56. The Savages got their usual big games from Matus Stevko and Blaine Gretter, but it was Colton Powers’ 15 points on six-of-eight shooting that may have been the difference. Sigourney trailed by five at the half, but outscored Iowa Valley by a count of 19-10 in the third quarter, fol-lowed by 20-17 in the fourth quarter, to pull away for the seven-point win. Stevko finished with 23 points and had four ‘3s’, seven rebounds and three assists, while Blaine Gretter went 7-for-11 for 20 points, and a videogame-like 17 rebounds. Point guard Peyton Crawford was effective in his own way, tallying sev-en rebounds and four assists, to go along with his two points. Following the narrow win over the Tigers, Sigourney traveled to near-by Keota three days later and came away with an impressive 61-47 win. The Savages led by nearly 30, midway through the third quarter, before a late run by the Eagles cut Sigourney’s lead to as little as 55-42 with three minutes left in the fourth. However, late layup by Powers and Colby Kerkove swung momentum back to the Savages and allowed them to hold on by 14. Kerkove was tremendous at Keota, finishing with 14 points on six-of-seven shooting, while adding sev-en rebounds, three steals and three blocked shots. Stevko finished with 24 points on 10-of-20 shooting, while dishing out four assists. The always-steady

Bad Start, Strong End to Week for EV Boys

By Adam MeierRegional Sports Editor

We won’t dive too far into last Tuesday’s English Valleys boys’ game against Montezuma. Montezuma is really good, and they proved it by beating the Bears 60-19 last week in North English. The Bears didn’t stay down; they regrouped and got ready for Thursday’s game at Tri-County – a game that was originally scheduled to be played three weeks ago. Knowing that the matchup with Tri-County was very winnable, EV came out playing lockdown defense and quickly built a nice lead. The Bears gained a 9-5 lead after the first quarter, before finding their groove, to the tune of 15 points, in the second quarter. EV’s great second quarter of play helped the Bears gain a 24-10 halftime lead. Tri-County increased its level of play in the third quarter, outscoring EV 11-9 to cut the Bears’ lead to 33-21 after three. However, Coach Derek Dixon’s Bears played with fire for the final eight minutes, putting together their best stretch of the night to pull away for the 51-30 win. A balanced scoring effort by EV was the difference in the game. Adam Kerkove hit two 3-pointers and scored 15 points; Kellan Cop-pinger had 14 points, seven steals and three blocks, and Sam Schauer add-ed 11 points and ten rebounds. Tanner Icenbice pitched in seven points and five rebounds, while Adam Grove and Casey Blaylock each added two points, giving the Bears their first conference win of the season. The Bears followed up their win a Tri-County with another solid perfor-mance, this time, against Iowa Valley. EV took a 10-9 lead into the second quarter, before the Tigers roared back to take a 26-15 halftime lead. Iowa Valley extended its lead to 37-22 after the third quarter, but the Bears wouldn’t go down without a fight. The team put up 14 points during the final eight minutes – its best quarter of the night – but it wasn’t enough, as Iowa Valley held off the pesky Bears, 52-36. Schauer scored a team-high 16 points and added eight rebounds. Mean-while, Kerkove and Icenbice each finished with eight points, while Cop-pinger pitched in four points. In addition to his eight points, Kerkove added seven assists to the effort. The Bears looked to add to their two-win total on Tuesday, when they hosted Keota. The team then hosted Tri-County on Friday, Feb. 6, before playing at HLV on Monday, Feb. 9.

Tanner Icenbice (25) and Sam Schauer (35) bodied up the Montezuma ball handler

SP BBB EV Kellan Coppinger came down with a high pass v. Montezuma

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Gretter added 15 points and seven rebounds, while Powers added six points. Crawford came through with eight rebounds and four steals in the effort. Sigourney’s two wins, coupled with Montezuma’s win over Belle Plaine on Friday, left the Savag-es tied with the Braves for second place in the SICL. The Savages (13-2) hosted Lynn-ville-Sully on Tuesday, before play-ing at Montezuma on Friday. The team then plays at Belle Plaine the following Monday, Feb. 9.

By Adam MeierRegional Sports Editor

Even without its leading scorer, Nate Owen, Keota was virtually unstoppable in its first two games of last week. The Eagles eclipsed the 70-point mark in their wins over North Ma-haska and HLV, before coming up short on Friday against Sigourney, 61-47. The team started its week on Tuesday against North Mahaska

Jordan Albert finished between two Keota defenders

Zach Mousel drew a blocking foul on this drive to the hoop v. SHS

Paden Uphold and Peyton Crawford go all-out for a loose ball

LEFT: Isaiah Hahn skyed for the block on Sigourney’s Gretter

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Last Tuesday’s loss to Iowa Valley was one that could have potentially stuck in the minds of the Sigourney girls. After trailing by three at the half, and after tying the game at the end of three quarters, the Savages wound up on the wrong end of a 61-56 score. Despite 22 points and five assists from Sierra Davis, along with 13 points from Jordan Carter, the Sav-ages couldn’t quite get it done against a good Iowa Valley squad. Autumn Barthelman added nine points to the effort, while Brooke Waechter pitched in eight points and ten rebounds. Lily Seye finished with 21 points for the Tigers. The Savages turned their focus to Friday’s rivalry game with a Keo-ta team that beat Sigourney by two points earlier this season. For much of the game it appeared that Keota would have an easier time with the Savages, this time around. However, after trailing by as many as 11, following a Brooke Sieren 3-pointer midway through the third quarter, the Savages started their comeback. A three-point play by Anna Oh-land with 2:30 left in the third cut Sigourney’s deficit to 36-28, before the Eagles stretched their lead back up to ten before the fourth quar-ter, on a pair of layups by Madison Sheetz. Trailing by a score of 40-30 after three quarters of play, Sigourney cranked up its defense and started running with every given opportuni-ty. A Leah Carter run-out and dish to Jordan Carter for a layup cut Keo-ta’s lead to 40-34 early in the fourth. Minutes later, an Ohland layup cut Sigourney’s deficit to just 43-40. Still, Keota managed to hold onto a slight lead with less than one minute to go. Jordan Carter cut the deficit to 43-41 with a free throw, before making two more after grabbing a rebound on a missed Keota free throw. With the game tied at 43, Keota’s

Brooke Sieren drew a foul with 35 seconds remaining, but missed the front end of the one-and-one and gave the Savages a chance for the lead. Sigourney didn’t let the opportuni-ty pass it by, as freshman guard Au-tum Barthelman drove the baseline and finished a tricky layup to give the Savages a 45-43 lead with 25 seconds left. The Eagles lost a loose ball on the

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In what few people saw coming, the English Valleys girls suffered a surprising 44-40 loss to Montezuma last Tuesday, giving them just their fourth loss of the season. Rylee Voss scored 14 points in the first half alone, and the Bears led 23-17 at the half. EV proceeded to in-crease its lead to as much as 28-19, after a jumper by Taylor Harriman and a 3-pointer by Lauren Miller. However, ten-straight points by Montezuma in the late portions of the third quarter turned the tide, as the Braves pulled off the win, 44-40. Two free throws by EV’s Miller

helped the Bears regain a 30-29 lead late in the third, but a Montezuma 3-pointer with 30 seconds left in the period gave the Braves a 32-30 lead after three. Montezuma’s group of quick, ath-letic guards, gave the Bears fits all night. Led by track & field standout Katie Maschmann, the Braves stayed composed on offense and energized on defense for the entire second half. A Maschmann runner with 6:05 left in the fourth put the Braves up 36-32, before a layup by Cassidy Watts made it 38-34, with 4:30 re-maining. Two free throws by Miller cut EV’s deficit to 38-36 with 4:15 left in the fourth, but the Bears would get no closer.

Four-straight Montezuma points around the three-minute mark in-creased the Braves’ lead to 42-36, proving to be the difference in the 44-40 score. The Bears were held to just 17 second-half points by the scrappy Braves, including just two by Voss, who finished with 16 points, eight rebounds and four steals. Miller add-ed 15 points, six rebounds and five assists to the effort. EV bounced back two nights later by winning at Tri-County, 45-32. The Bears pulled out to an early 13-2 lead, before going into the half leading 20-7. While it wasn’t stellar, EV’s sec-ond-half offense was better at Tri-County than it was against Mon-

tezuma. The Bears scored 25 sec-ond-half points to hold on for the 13-point win. Coach Luke Caster’s squad then ended its week on Friday with a two-point overtime win over Iowa Valley. The Bears were clicking early on and built a 15-8 lead after one quar-ter of play. Slowly but surely, though, the Tigers closed the gap, eventually forcing an overtime period by tying it at 45. English Valleys kept its cool, though, finishing what it started by edging the Tigers, 53-51. The team hosted Keota on Tuesday, before hosting Tri-County on Fri-day, Feb. 6. The Bears then end their regular season at Lynnville-Sully on Tuesday, Feb. 10.

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Trojans Get Another OneBy Adam Meier

Regional Sports Editor

Ever since taking down North Mahaska on January 12, the Tri-County girls’ varsity basketball team has been hungry for win Number 2. After coming close to their second win, two weeks ago at Sigourney, the Trojans have been eying last Tuesday’s matchup with HLV, knowing that it’d be an excellent opportunity for another win. While it was anything but easy, the Trojans got it done, pulling away from the Warriors for the 59-43 win. HLV climbed out to a 16-13 lead after the first quarter, but Tri-County came out fired up in the second and played some excellent basketball. Michaela Lundy, Katyln Little and Co., put up 23 points in the second period, building a 36-24 halftime lead. Tri-County’s offense continued to click during the third quarter and scored 15 more points to go into the fourth leading, 51-36. TC’s defense clamped down in the fourth quarter and held the Warriors to just seven points, allowing the Trojans to hold on for their second win of the season, 59-43. Michaela Lundy finished with 21 points on an impressive 10-of-12 shooting. Meanwhile, Katyln Little added 18 points on seven-of-ten shooting, to go along with her ten rebounds, five assists and four steals. Ginny Schmidt added two 3-pointers and nine points to TC’s effort, while Megan Striegel and Emma Bair each scored four points. Jessie Max-well pitched in three points and three assists in the win. The Trojans fell to English Valleys two nights later, 45-32, despite get-ting six points, on two 3-pointers, from freshman Kearstan Schmidt. Little led the team with eight points on four-of-seven shooting, while Lundy was held to just four points on two-of-four shooting. The Trojans hosted Montezuma on Tuesday, before playing at HLV on Thursday and at English Valleys on Friday, Feb. 6.

Panthers Break Into Rankings for

First Time EverBy Adam Meier

Regional Sports Editor

Last Friday’s game at IMS represented the first time in school history that the Pekin girls’ varsity basketball team played a game as a ranked team. Wins over Columbus and Highland the week before propelled the Lady Panthers to 14th in the IGHSAU rankings in Class 2A, heading into Fri-day’s game at IMS. Despite a sluggish start, the Panthers had no problem disposing of IMS. Pekin led just 7-4 after the first quarter, before turning on the afterburners and outscoring IMS 19-0 in the second period. Pekin’s defense played well throughout the game, and after leading by a score of 26-4 at the half, the Panthers cruised to a 42-16 win. The team shot 20-of-40 from the field and got 16 points from Beth At-wood and 13 from Maci Gambell. The Panthers looked to improve on their 15-2 record when they hosted WACO on Tuesday. The team then ends its regular season on Friday at Wapello, before awaiting the winner of Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont and Cardinal, on Tuesday, Feb. 17, in Packwood.

Bears Win Two Straight after Loss to MonteLauren Miller finished with 14 points v. Montezuma

Montezuma’s defense swarmed Rylee Voss throughout the second half

Abby Westhoff searched through the Montezuma defense for a teammate

Madison Sieren got chased by Sigourney’s Leah Carter on a fast break

Autum Barthelman went up through traffic for the layup

Jordan Carter and Brooke Waechter trapped Maggie Baker underneath

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