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Enterprise Journal LOCALLY OWNED SINCE 1861, MITCHELL COUNTY, IOWA OCTOBER 16, 2021 EJNEWSPAPER.COM $2 Top pediatric physician turned patient By KARA TRETTIN OSAGE — Mitchell County native and 2020 top pediatrician award winner in Montana, Kris Kuper has a clear philosophy about medicine: “Focus on the patient. Focus on the relationship.” At the young age of seven, Kuper knew she was going to pursue a career in medi- cine. Raised on a farm, Kuper said she helped her parents, Gary and Eloise Kuper, with the animals, which initially spurred her dreams of becoming a vet, however, that plan quickly morphed. Kuper said she thought, “Well, geez, they’re animals and they can’t talk to you; that’s going to be hard.” Naturally, Kuper transitioned her dreams to humans, deciding to pursue a career as a surgeon. She said, “We did our own c-sections and our own vet work, and I was forever dissecting everything that died. I would steal dad’s scalpels and I would dissect pigeons, rabbits and frogs, so being a surgeon looked pretty appeal- ing.” Living in a rural community offered Ku- per career shadowing opportunities that she would not have experienced in a met - ropolitan area, and no doubt would not oc- cur in today’s healthcare industry. Kuper was able to accompany surgeons in the operating room at Osage Memorial Hospital, exclaiming, “it was phenome- nal!” Additionally, she said she shadowed a family practice physician who was a friend of her family. “I learned probably the most from him, before I ever learned anything about med- icine—just how to talk to people,” Kuper said. is early realization is the foundation of Kuper’s philosophy in medicine for which she is passionate about yet today. Kuper graduated from Osage Commu- nity High School in 1984, attending Wart- Adjusting my sails By KARA TRETTIN ST. ANSGAR — 2020 was full of uncertainty for the entire country—well, actually the entire world—and yet in some ways the year will al- ways resonate with me in positive ways from my per- sonal healthcare journey. You see, as a melano- ma survivor and a former healthcare public relations director who spent two years touting messages of early breast cancer detec- tion through a 3D mam- mography fundraising cam- paign, I’m diligent about my health. So, I made my annu- al mammography appoint- ment as I have done every year since I turned 40. e day of mammogram was a normal day in my life. I chatted casually with the radiology technician who has performed my mam- mogram several times over the years; it was a relaxed 15 minutes of my day, oth- er than the 30 seconds of discomfort that goes along with this necessary screen- ing. en I went on with my workday. After settling back in front of my computer to tackle my day’s tasks, and only about 30 minutes after I left the hospital, my phone October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month burg College, majoring in biology and chemistry, followed by med school at the University of Iowa. While at the University of Iowa, Kuper said she took an extra year focusing on pa- thology, explaining, “Pathology is the basis of disease; you have to understand disease processes in order to diagnose them. And I could not ethically feel like I could just take a book class and a few tests and be able to diagnose and treat disease without having a better understanding.” Following her year of education in pa- thology, Kuper chose to complete a pa- thology externship as well, deepening her knowledge and expertise. She said, “In terms of understanding the disease pro- cess, I could remember better how disease acts. I could then take a patient’s symp- toms and visualize certain diseases to for- mulate the best treatment plan.” e next step for Kuper was residen- cy, which she completed in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the largest United States pe- diatrics residency program at the time, in- cluding seven hospitals. “I thought that this was a tremendous way to get a broad range of training from different hospitals, different specialties, different ways of doing things,” Kuper said. Along her journey with her intent on practicing as a small-town surgeon, Kuper had a mentor who urged her to be sure she understood what this truly meant; long hours, loss of family time, and being the sole surgeon on staff. She said, “At the end of the rotation I thought I don’t think this is for me” Time was getting short in Kuper’s resi- dency, and she needed to make decisions. Kuper said she was halfway through her fourth year, six months from graduating when she started a gynecologic oncology rotation, which she recalls was also clearly not her calling. “I thought ‘the babies are cute,’ so I loaded up on pediatric rotations and oh my, the first little girl was a cancer patient,” Kuper said, remembering worrying about what to say or what to do or saying some- thing wrong. Kuper had no need to worry. is was her calling. And her patient philosophy to establish relationships right away holds true with children too. Kuper said feels strongly about talking directly to the children once they are old enough to communicate how they feel. She said, “She’s the patient, she’s in charge, and she’s a big girl and she can tell the doc- tor. at’s how you develop relationships.” “What’s best is if I can meet a child when they are born—I love it,” Kuper said with her eyes sparkling with excitement, “I love going to deliveries, whether it’s straight forward and happy and everyone is taking pictures, or if it’s the crash of your life… and I’ve had a few of those and those will PEDIATRIC PG. 4 >> It is painless, quick, non- invasive—and could save your life in less than 20 minutes By KARA TRETTIN OSAGE — Mitchell County Regional Health Center (MCRHC) has identified 10 positive breast cancers in the past calendar year; however, they boast a vari- ety of breast health services helping North Iowa women the opportunity for early detection, post-diagnosis procedures, all mixed with quality hometown caring service. Julie Brown, Direc- tor of Imaging Services at MCRHC, who has a health- care administration bach- elor’s degree and is state and nationally certified for general x-ray, CT, and mam- mography, said the health- care center is going above and beyond to assure image accuracy and quality. According to Brown, MCRHC is registered with the State of Iowa, but the health center is also reg- istered with the American College of Radiology (ACR), that requires the health cen- ter to approve their images, radiologist and technician credentials and requiring MCRHC to complete the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) process to hold this notable registration. In 2015, MCRHC up- graded their traditional 2D mammogram machine to a 3D mammogram machine. Brown says this technology remains the first line of de- fense for breast health. “With 3D mamo, we have not done as many biopsies and as many follow ups. It has saved a lot of women from having to come back [for repeat mammograms]. Our callback rate is proba- bly half of what it used to be. And we probably send half as many women for biop- sies, which is a good thing for the patient, because they don’t have the anxiety of it [a false positive.]” Additionally, Brown said MCRHC can perform lumpectomies, mastecto- mies, and nuclear medicine sentinel node tracking to identify lymph nodes im- pacted by cancer. She add- ed that the Radiologists of North Iowa read all MCRHC mammograms, either digi- tally or onsite; also coming MAMMOGRAM, PG. 4 >> rang. I know the phone number well and I cringed slightly inside. I know there are multiple reasons why I might be receiving a call from the hospital; my daughter-in- law works there, and as a former MCRHC employer, I have several friends who work there, but still my radar was up. Sure enough, they found ‘something’ on my mammogram that required further investigation and I was asked to return the same day for an ultrasound. Architectural distortion was the term they used to describe the ‘something.’ In all my time spent researching breast can- cer information and data during my ten- ure with the health center, I had never heard of architectural distortion and first thought, well this just goes on my breast health list of things to watch, such as breast density. I was wrong. Architectural distortion is defined as an appearance in which the normal architec- ture of the breast is distorted with no defi- nite mass visible, according to Google. And Google is correct on this account. In fact, I also learned that architectural distortion has a high likelihood of being cancer. So, I didn’t feel a lump, my lymph nodes were normal size, the ultrasound didn’t show any concerns; however, I left that appointment with another appointment ADJUSTING PG. 4 >>
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Enterprise JournalLOCALLY OWNED SINCE 1861, MITCHELL COUNTY, IOWA OCTOBER 16, 2021 EJNEWSPAPER.COM $2
Top pediatric physician turned patient By KARA TRETTIN OSAGE — Mitchell County native and 2020 top pediatrician award winner in Montana, Kris Kuper has a clear philosophy about medicine: “Focus on the patient. Focus on the relationship.” At the young age of seven, Kuper knew she was going to pursue a career in medi-cine. Raised on a farm, Kuper said she helped her parents, Gary and Eloise Kuper, with the animals, which initially spurred her dreams of becoming a vet, however, that plan quickly morphed. Kuper said she thought, “Well, geez, they’re animals and they can’t talk to you; that’s going to be hard.” Naturally, Kuper transitioned her dreams to humans, deciding to pursue a career as a surgeon. She said, “We did our own c-sections and our own vet work, and I was forever dissecting everything that died. I would steal dad’s scalpels and I would dissect pigeons, rabbits and frogs, so being a surgeon looked pretty appeal-ing.” Living in a rural community offered Ku-per career shadowing opportunities that she would not have experienced in a met-ropolitan area, and no doubt would not oc-cur in today’s healthcare industry. Kuper was able to accompany surgeons in the operating room at Osage Memorial Hospital, exclaiming, “it was phenome-nal!” Additionally, she said she shadowed a family practice physician who was a friend of her family. “I learned probably the most from him, before I ever learned anything about med-icine—just how to talk to people,” Kuper said. This early realization is the foundation of Kuper’s philosophy in medicine for which she is passionate about yet today. Kuper graduated from Osage Commu-nity High School in 1984, attending Wart-
Adjusting my sails By KARA TRETTIN ST. ANSGAR — 2020 was full of uncertainty for the entire country—well, actually the entire world—and yet in some ways the year will al-ways resonate with me in positive ways from my per-sonal healthcare journey. You see, as a melano-ma survivor and a former healthcare public relations director who spent two years touting messages of early breast cancer detec-tion through a 3D mam-mography fundraising cam-paign, I’m diligent about my health. So, I made my annu-al mammography appoint-ment as I have done every year since I turned 40. The day of mammogram was a normal day in my life. I chatted casually with the radiology technician who has performed my mam-mogram several times over the years; it was a relaxed 15 minutes of my day, oth-er than the 30 seconds of discomfort that goes along with this necessary screen-ing. Then I went on with my workday. After settling back in front of my computer to tackle my day’s tasks, and only about 30 minutes after I left the hospital, my phone
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Monthburg College, majoring in biology and chemistry, followed by med school at the University of Iowa. While at the University of Iowa, Kuper said she took an extra year focusing on pa-thology, explaining, “Pathology is the basis of disease; you have to understand disease processes in order to diagnose them. And I could not ethically feel like I could just take a book class and a few tests and be able to diagnose and treat disease without having a better understanding.” Following her year of education in pa-thology, Kuper chose to complete a pa-thology externship as well, deepening her knowledge and expertise. She said, “In terms of understanding the disease pro-cess, I could remember better how disease acts. I could then take a patient’s symp-toms and visualize certain diseases to for-mulate the best treatment plan.” The next step for Kuper was residen-cy, which she completed in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the largest United States pe-diatrics residency program at the time, in-cluding seven hospitals. “I thought that this was a tremendous way to get a broad range of training from different hospitals, different specialties, different ways of doing things,” Kuper said. Along her journey with her intent on practicing as a small-town surgeon, Kuper had a mentor who urged her to be sure she understood what this truly meant; long hours, loss of family time, and being the sole surgeon on staff. She said, “At the end of the rotation I thought I don’t think this is for me” Time was getting short in Kuper’s resi-dency, and she needed to make decisions. Kuper said she was halfway through her fourth year, six months from graduating when she started a gynecologic oncology rotation, which she recalls was also clearly not her calling. “I thought ‘the babies are cute,’ so I loaded up on pediatric rotations and oh my, the first little girl was a cancer patient,” Kuper said, remembering worrying about what to say or what to do or saying some-thing wrong. Kuper had no need to worry. This was her calling. And her patient philosophy to establish relationships right away holds
true with children too. Kuper said feels strongly about talking directly to the children once they are old enough to communicate how they feel. She said, “She’s the patient, she’s in charge, and she’s a big girl and she can tell the doc-tor. That’s how you develop relationships.” “What’s best is if I can meet a child when
they are born—I love it,” Kuper said with her eyes sparkling with excitement, “I love going to deliveries, whether it’s straight forward and happy and everyone is taking pictures, or if it’s the crash of your life… and I’ve had a few of those and those will
PEDIATRIC PG. 4 >>
It is painless, quick, non-invasive—and could save your life in less than 20 minutes By KARA TRETTIN OSAGE — Mitchell County Regional Health Center (MCRHC) has identified 10 positive breast cancers in the past calendar year; however, they boast a vari-ety of breast health services helping North Iowa women the opportunity for early detection, post-diagnosis procedures, all mixed with quality hometown caring service. Julie Brown, Direc-tor of Imaging Services at MCRHC, who has a health-care administration bach-elor’s degree and is state and nationally certified for general x-ray, CT, and mam-mography, said the health-care center is going above and beyond to assure image accuracy and quality. According to Brown, MCRHC is registered with the State of Iowa, but the health center is also reg-istered with the American College of Radiology (ACR),
that requires the health cen-ter to approve their images, radiologist and technician credentials and requiring MCRHC to complete the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) process to hold this notable registration. In 2015, MCRHC up-graded their traditional 2D mammogram machine to a 3D mammogram machine. Brown says this technology remains the first line of de-fense for breast health. “With 3D mamo, we have not done as many biopsies and as many follow ups. It has saved a lot of women from having to come back [for repeat mammograms]. Our callback rate is proba-bly half of what it used to be. And we probably send half as many women for biop-sies, which is a good thing for the patient, because they don’t have the anxiety of it [a false positive.]” Additionally, Brown said MCRHC can perform lumpectomies, mastecto-mies, and nuclear medicine sentinel node tracking to identify lymph nodes im-pacted by cancer. She add-ed that the Radiologists of North Iowa read all MCRHC mammograms, either digi-tally or onsite; also coming
MAMMOGRAM, PG. 4 >>
rang. I know the phone number well and I cringed slightly inside. I know there are multiple reasons why I might be receiving a call from the hospital; my daughter-in-law works there, and as a former MCRHC employer, I have several friends who work there, but still my radar was up. Sure enough, they found ‘something’ on my mammogram that required further investigation and I was asked to return the same day for an ultrasound. Architectural distortion was the term they used to describe the ‘something.’ In all my time spent researching breast can-cer information and data during my ten-ure with the health center, I had never heard of architectural distortion and first thought, well this just goes on my breast
health list of things to watch, such as breast density. I was wrong. Architectural distortion is defined as an appearance in which the normal architec-ture of the breast is distorted with no defi-nite mass visible, according to Google. And Google is correct on this account. In fact, I also learned that architectural distortion has a high likelihood of being cancer. So, I didn’t feel a lump, my lymph nodes were normal size, the ultrasound didn’t show any concerns; however, I left that appointment with another appointment
ADJUSTING PG. 4 >>
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Salvation Army Christmas Kettle Campaign Begins
BY SARAH KRUKOW, SERVICE EXTENSION COORDINATORAs many of you know, we have a Salvation Army Ex-tension Unit in Osage year round providing tempo-rary, emergency assistance to those in need in all of Mitchell County. Addition-ally, we can provide other services such as fans/heat-ers to elderly, wrapping pa-per or gifts for the Miracle Trees in Osage and St Ans-gar, gift cards to the Mitch-ell County Food Pantry and many more worthwhile projects. Much of this could not be possible without donations
from organizations, churches, individuals and through our Christmas Kettle Campaign. We raised nearly $7,900 last year! With continued cuts in Welfare Reform and the continuing fallout from the pandemic we have seen an increase in requests for assistance. This past fiscal year (Oct 1, 2020-Sept 30, 2021) we funded families, individuals and special projects with over $7,600.00 worth of assistance! We are beginning our Christmas Kettle Campaign for the 2021/2022 year. The campaign cannot happen
without the assistance of community members help-ing to staff our kettles. We are in need of individuals, families, businesses, Con-firmation students, youth groups, etc. who would be willing to help a couple hours during the holiday season. Money raised in Mitch-ell County with the Salva-tion Army Christmas Kettle Campaign and all dona-tions received, stay in our County and are used year round to provide tempo-rary emergency assistance to those in need. If you, your family or organization would be willing to help out this season by being a bell ringer, please call Sarah Krukow at the Osage Po-lice Department - 641-732-3777 or email at [email protected]. Monetary do-nations are also accepted any time of the year and can be dropped off at the Osage Police Department, 432 Main Street. Also, dona-tions can be made online at give.salvationarmyusa.org. Please specify Osage, Iowa for your specific City and State so we know the funds will come to the Mitchell County Extension. If you have any questions regarding the program, donating or volunteering please contact me by the number or email above.
Osage Women’s Connection Hosts Guest Night for Men and WomenOn Tuesday, November 2, Osage Women’s Connection is hosting their Annual Guest Night for Men & Women, “You Rock!”. Rock along with us to the special beat, with Raymond Berg’s “Rock n’ Roll Review: He is an actor, model, guitarist, song writer, and singer.. Along with sharing the History of Rock n’ Roll, he will perform and enter-tain us with a medley of rock songs from the 50’s-60,’s. He has been inducted into the “Minne-sota Rock Music Hall of Fame” and played with a group called the Underbeats..
Ray will bring an inspirational message, taking us back to the 60’s -70’s when his life was focused on “Self” and the quest for “Freedom” and Adventure.He’ll take us on a journey of discovery of the true meaning of freedom. The program & supper will begin at 6:15pm, at the Osage VFW. S & S Locker will be catering the meal.For Reservations, Please contact Leilani at 641-736-4027 or Cathy at 641-732-4441 by Friday, October 29.Please honor your reservation.
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St. Ansgar IC Study Club Update for September,2021 BY SHIRLEY BRODERSENThe St. Ansgar IC Study Club had not met since December, 2019, due to COVID 19. Fifteen members gathered at Paradise Pizza on Sept. 27, 2021, with Joyce Neerhof and Joan Koenigs as hostesses, serving bread pudding or an ice cream sundae for dessert. Willa Moore, president, handed out our new program books, and discussed what we would be doing this next year. Our theme is “Challenges and Changes, Challenge Yourself to be an Example of Change”. Our roll call was “Where should we go from here?” which connected well to our theme. Ideas present-ed were to keep meeting, to be supportive of our lo-cal services as spelled out in our budget, to gain some new members, and to en-joy each other’s company again. Willa also brought up some changes: Janet Wold resigned, Jan Vervaecke passed away, and Gloria Jordahl wanted to be off the scholarship committee. All members read “The Creed” aloud. Shirley Brodersen, secretary, read the last minutes with Judy Ask making a motion to approve them, and Carolyn Sherman seconding. Willa read the treasurer’s report
from JoAnn Reshetar, stating that we have $2,147.80 in our account. She will need to pay Kristen Boerjan $500 for her scholarship yet. Members also paid their dues for the year. We had “thank you” notes from Sophia Wold, St. Ansgar Rescue Squad, Hormel Institute, and Northern Lights. Carolyn Sherman talked about our reading program, and many members handed in their reading lists. Carolyn will compile a list of the top choices chosen, and give a copy to everyone at the next meeting. Judy Ask discussed our Welcome Basket program, and that we are trying to get caught up again after our break. Some members were going to meet to figure out some improvements for this project. Carlene Luense will be talking to the school about the reading program for grades first through third to see if they wanted to proceed with it, if masks would be required, etc. She will report back next time. So far, Gail Jensen, Willa Moore, and Joyce Neerhof will be on the scholarship committee. Our next meeting will be on October 25 with a discussion on Citizen’s Cli-mate Education by Jackie Armstrong.
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Seeking and Finding Accurate Information Is Getting Tougher for Everyone Years ago, when I first got my degree in library science, an important part of the learning for me was the course called “Selection.” We were tasked with choosing the most accurate, up-to-date, authoritative sources and then we were taught to question the authorship of each for authen-ticity. It seemed difficult at the time! Our professors all stressed the importance of this process, because it was the school librarian’s job to make sure the students and teach-ers had the absolute best and most accurate information available to them in the school library. I almost laugh at how primitive that system seems com-pared to what we have to sort through today because of the internet and 24/7 information flow! What do we as teachers and school librarians want our students to know about seeking and finding good informa-tion? How do we make sure, in this age of too much infor-mation, that we are still being discerning and careful with the teaching of information skills? We know there is good information (accurate, current, primary-sourced, peer-reviewed, verified, cross-refer-enced, original, unbiased) and there is also bad informa-tion (misinformation, disinformation, fake news, propa-ganda). Misinformation is “false information that is spread, re-gardless of whether there is intent to mislead.” (Dictionary.com) Disinformation is: “deliberately misleading or biased information; manipulated narrative or facts; propaganda.” (Dictionary.com) Fake News is: “purposefully crafted, sensational, emo-tionally charged, misleading or totally fabricated informa-tion that mimics the form of mainstream news” (UWash-ington website: https://guides.lib.uw.edu) Deepfakes are the newest scourge plaguing internet us-ers: someone, often with ill intent, can take an image of you and weave it into scenes you never actually participated in. You might even appear to be saying things that you did not say. It’s scary to say the least! Here’s a website that illus-trates what Deepfakes are: “Which Face Is Real?” https://www.whichfaceisreal.com/index.php. After studying two faces, you are asked to choose which one is a real person and which has been created with “deepfake” tools. Give it a try. Back when our main sources of information came from school and public libraries, we had trained librarians we could count on to put only the best and most accurate kinds of information on the shelves. As it is now, we expect our kids to go to the internet and sort out all the junk until they find what’s correct. It’s asking a lot! The best we can do, I think, is to steer them toward the sources we know have good, unbiased, reliable authori-ty: the online encyclopedias, databases, and government websites. (We are fortunate to have our state Area Edu-cation Agencies working for us on this account: https://www.centralriversaea.org/getmedia/aea-digital-resourc-es/). And then we need to teach them to have a healthy skepticism about information they find in any random search on Google or any of the other search engines. Is the author of the information credible/educated in that field of study? Does the author have a hidden agenda? Is the in-formation current? Is there money to be made by putting forth the information? “Follow the money” is usually good advice, especially if the website ends in .com. My hope is that laws concerned with disinformation, li-bel, and slander catch up to the “Wild West” of the internet someday soon, but until that time, we all need to take re-sponsibility for the information we pass along. And if you have any influence with a young person, remind them to check their sources for factual accuracy, reliable author-ship, and current copyright dates. It’s good advice for all of us! Submitted by Martha Chancellor, district librarian
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er. Topsoil moisture levels rated 12 percent very short, 31 percent short, 55 percent adequate and 2 percent sur-plus. Subsoil moisture levels rated 18 percent very short, 36 percent short, 45 percent adequate and 1 percent sur-plus. Ninety-five percent of the corn crop has reached matu-rity, 8 days ahead of the 5-year average. Close to onethird of corn for grain has been har-vested at 30 percent complete statewide, also 8 days ahead of normal. Moisture content of field corn being harvested for grain was 19 percent. Io-wa’s corn condition rated 62 percent good to excellent. Soybeans dropping leaves or beyond reached 96 percent, one week ahead of normal. More than half of Iowa’s soybean crop has been harvested at 56 per-cent, 9 days ahead of the five-year average. Soybean condition was rated 63 per-cent good to excellent. Pasture condition rated 32 percent good to excel-lent. Overall, livestock were faring well, although condi-tions varied with some re-ports of muddy feedlots but also water shortage issues for cattle on pasture.
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always and forever leave a mark in my heart.”
Even though she loved her practice in Minneapolis, Ku-
per’s love for horses and horseback riding drove her West
to Great Falls Montana in 2013, and from there she moved
to Sand Point, Idaho in 2016 where her and her husband
found their dream home.
In 2019 Kuper’s role changed from physician to patient.
“I’ve been healthy my whole life and October of 2018
that kind of hit the wall and I became a patient,” Kuper
said.
Not feeling well and not fitting the stereotypical patient
for her symptoms, Kuper, who is tall and lean in stature,
said she knew something was wrong. She said, “I started
to have some really weird symptoms, complete opposite
of what you’d think – I had to eat all the time. Constantly
eating or I’d get a migraine headache. Symptomatic hypo-
glycemia, sweat, and nausea and dizzy and confused, and
serious something is really wrong here, but no one could
figure it out.”
Kuper admitted her busy work life got in the way of her
health and it had been a few years since her last physical.
She said it had been two years since her last mammogram,
so she scheduled an appointment with her Obstetrician,
and they started a regimen of tests.
Diagnosis: ductal carcinoma breast cancer.
“I watched my grandmother (Marion Kuper) die of
breast cancer. She died in 1984. And I watched her suffer
for over 10 years so that’s how I really knew I wanted to
be a doctor. I couldn’t stand to watch people suffer,” Kuper
said.
People always told Kuper she looked exactly like her
grandmother, saying, “So, I figured if I look so much like
her, there’s got to be some genetic pre-disposition.” She
said she began monitoring herself early and started get-
ting mammograms in her mid-thirties, knowing she was at
risk.
Kuper also had extended family with both ovarian and
breast cancer.
“They tried to put me off for a few months, this was
pre-COVID, and they said we can wait for several months,
there’s no reason to rush into this and I said no.” Kuper
said, “I said as a pathologist you don’t know, [3D imaging –
it is still not tissue.] You don’t know that until you actually
get in there and section every part—every part.”
Kuper said, even as a physician she had to be her own
advocate. She said, ““I had to push hard. And it took 82
days with me pushing hard as professionally and politely
as I could to get me to surgery. Standard care [for breast
cancer surgery] is less than 30 days.
And when her pathology report came back, the can-
cer was invasive; proving her pathology expertise point
and cemented her healthcare philosophy even that much
more.
During Kuper’s breast cancer journey, she also experi-
enced degenerative back issues, forcing her to stop work-
ing as a pediatrician and instead focus on her personal
health at this time.
Ultimately, Kuper strives to share her healthcare philos-
ophy with others in hopes of impacting the industry and is
even more determined after her personal healthcare story.
Kuper cares. About patients. About their children. Even
about their dog. She said, “When they know that and they
know you are going to get back to them on time, when
they’re fretting waiting for their cancer test results, they
know I might be calling them back at 10 o’clock at night,
but I’ll call them. They know it.”
<< PG.1, MAMMOGRAMonsite in conjunction with surgical
breast procedures.
Also included in MCRHC’s breast
health services is a breast cancer risk
assessment.
Brown explained that the imaging
department asks each mammogra-
phy patient a list of key questions,
from the number of their pregnan-
cies, age of first menstruation, and
family history of ovarian and breast
cancer, and more. The key data points
result in a 10-year and lifetime breast
cancer risk assessment score.
“If this lifetime risk is over 20%,
they qualify for having breast MRIs,
so insurance will pay for anyone with
a score above 20%. We also get a score
for the BRCA and if this comes back
over 5%, we refer them to genetic
counseling at MercyOne,” Brown said.
She said genetic counseling helps pa-
tients determine how to proceed with
future testing options for early detec-
tion.
According to the ACR, women
should begin their annual mammo-
grams at age 40 and that one in six
breast cancers occur in women be-
tween the ages of 40 and 50.
Brown encourages women with a
strong family history of breast cancer
to start mammograms prior to age 40,
typically by age 35. She said, “They
should visit with their primary care
physician, and they will help them
with their breast care plan.”
However, those with no family his-
tory still need to be diligent about
their breast health. Brown said breast
cancer does not always present as a
lump. She said other forms appear
through architectural distortion, cal-
cifications, and reactive lymph nodes.
Brown also said men can get breast
cancer too. She said, “When men
come in with lumps, their rate [of
breast cancer] is higher because we
don’t screen all men.”
Brown said, “If you’re insured and
you are paying health insurance pre-
miums, your insurance is going to pay
for a screening mammogram every
year. You might as well get that done,
otherwise you’re throwing your pre-
mium money out the door.”
Brown said all insurances now cov-
er the 3D mammography technology.
Uninsured patients have financial
resources available as well. Brown
said the Iowa Care for Yourself Pro-
gram, which is available through
Mitchell County Public Health can
assist with the cost of a full female
physical. Additional financial pro-
grams to support a patient through
their healthcare journey are available
in the event of a breast cancer diagno-
sis.
“A true screening mammogram
takes less than 20 minutes – it’s pretty
painless, it’s very quick, its non-inva-
sive and it could save your life in 20
minutes,” Brown said, emphasizing
“It’s your friends and family taking
care of you, so you are getting the best
care possible.”
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for a breast MRI, because I was ad-
vised that even if there is no notable
cancer detected, I would still undergo
surgery to remove the distorted tissue
from my breast.
Enter a pandemic.
I began this journey mid-February
of 2020. Due to COVID-19 my breast
MRI and the follow-up biopsy were
each pushed out to later dates more
than once, only increasing my anxiety
over the unknown.
In April I finally got the diagnosis:
progesterone positive and estrogen
positive, stage 1 breast cancer.
Enter discontinuation of elective
surgeries. Yes, a lumpectomy was
considered an elective surgery [pause
to let that soak in.]
Don’t get me wrong, I completely
understood the incredible obstacles
facing healthcare and the heroes that
continued to care for patients around
the world during an unprecedented,
scary time in our history, but silent-
ly and selfishly screamed inside my
head… I HAVE CANCER! THIS IS
NOT ELECTIVE!
I called the hospital repeatedly
when I would hear of a change in the
surgery regulations. I’m sure Amy at
MCRHC was tired of my repeat mes-
sages begging her to let me know if
the policy had changed.
Finally, the restrictions were lifted,
and I received a surgery date. Almost
exactly five years from my first can-
cer surgery for melanoma. Yes, I’ve
drawn the short straw twice.
I chose to have my surgery locally
at MCRHC. I know the staff. I trust the
staff. They take care of me, my neigh-
bors, my children, my mom. And I
knew they would take great care of me
too.
Surgery went well. The area of ar-
chitectural distortion was significant-
ly larger than originally thought; how-
ever, the treatment plan remained the
same and I began radiation a month
later.
I am one of 2.3 million women who
were diagnosed with breast cancer in
2020, and approximately 2,000 men
who are also diagnosed with breast
cancer annually. My story is just one.
Everyone has their story to share;
some appear to be simple like my sto-
ry, some are clearly more harrowing.
I have been watching breast cancer
journeys featured on Good Morning
American all month and it is clear to
me that so much goodness comes out
of challenges and tragedy; it is hum-
bling.
If you find yourself among the mil-
lions wearing pink for not only our-
selves but also for our spouses, our
siblings, our parents, and our children
who support us through the good and
the bad, remember you are not alone
and simply adjust your sails, tweak
your tiara, put your big girl (or boy)
pants on and tackle what is in front of
you.
Be your own healthcare advocate
and get your mammogram!
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Question of the WeekBy KAYLA BLAIR
“WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE?”
Sam Mellmann, junior, “Burlesque”
Collin Miller, freshman, “Forrest Gump”
Brady Hovde, sophomore, “Scream”
Nathan Havel, senior, “Yellowstone”
Patti Miller, teacher, “Pretty in Pink”
Here We Go Again By ELENA POLEKHA
Osage High school has been doing
musicals for years now. This year’s
musical is Mama Mia. They’ve been
working hard to make this one of the
best they’ve had. Including hiring
an actual dance instructor. The cast
members were announced in May
and have been
working hard on
the songs since
August.
Kayla Blair, a
senior member
of the stage crew
said, “One of the
hardest things to
do is memorize
lines and move set
pieces later on for
her.” She thinks
putting on the
show is one of the
best moments during the musical.
Kayla is in charge of moving set pieces
and bossing people around. Kayla
enjoys the music and it’s also very
uplifting. One of the best musicals
that she has experienced would be
Beauty and the Beast. During her
years she has been in Grease, Beauty
and the Beast, Mary Poppins, and
now Mama Mia.
She recommends that you come
see the show. Next I interviewed Sa-
mantha Mellmann, a junior member
of the choir. She says “It’s a great ex-
perience for the kids who are in it and
the people who may come to watch.
There is a lot more dancing in it than
in previous shows.”
From what I got from both of them
is that it’s a great experience for many
people. You meet a lot of people and
you get to make more friends. Don’t
forget to come see the musical No-
vember 12, 13, and 14!
My Journey to OsageBy GIOVANNA PTACEK
I’m a new student in Osage High School, and I’ve been to my fair share of schools. I started out in Notre Dame Catholic School (Cresco, IA), went on to Crestwood (Cresco, IA) and, last year I went to Mason City High School (Mason City, IA). I attended Crestwood in mid-dle school, I loved it. Crestwood isn’t that big, it felt safe. Our learning was prioritized. They stemmed the skills to help me learn independently and problem solve. In Mason City I felt like I got a good education. I did notice that there is a lot of drug exposure, along with occasional violence. This was ironic because all of the staff was very welcoming and Iowa nice. I moved to Osage this year and so far it has been great. The people are, for the most part, very welcom-
ing. Osage definitely has more to offer and all of the teachers are very good at what they do. They really work with students and push them to do better. Since I moved here I feel more accepted and stress free. It’s easy to find help and all of my teachers allow time to learn lessons thoroughly. Lena Polekha, a junior at OHS stat-ed, “When I moved here I had a ton of friends at Osage. They do a lot more activities for homecoming. I previ-ously went to Spokane, Washington and hated it. There was a lot of violence, drugs, and overall bad energy there”. Compared to all of the other schools that I have attended, Osage truly feels like the right fit. When I was in MCHS I forgot how much I appreciated small schools, and the familiar feeling of home. Osage High School is an amazing school full of different opportu-nities and experiences, and I am so excited to finish my last two years here.
Watts Theatre
By SAMANTHA MELLMANN
Sitting in the ticket booth of the theatre,
I see all the parked cars along the street.
The sound of cars driving by and the new
Marvel movie playing. The calming hum
of the fridge and popcorn machine. The
smell of the popcorn making my stomach
hurt with hunger. I see kids I know driving
around and walking past, knowing pretty
well their parents think they are at the foot-
ball game. Occasionally I will hear some-
one coming out of the bathroom and I will
panic thinking someone is coming into the
lobby. I don’t really like talking to people,
especially strangers. As it gets darker, the
light along the main street starts to be more
visible and bright. They reflect along the
damp pavement making it appear brighter
than it actually is.
My favorite part about staying late at the
theatre is watching people getting pulled
over. Usually on nights when there is an
event in town. Occasionally we see people
make illegal U-turns and somehow park
backward on the wrong side of the street
but there’s never a cop around when it hap-
pens. As the movie ends and people come
out of the theatre, the lobby gets louder
with people talking excitedly about the
movie. I go into the auditorium and sweep
in silence. Hearing the sounds of birds and
leaves hitting the roof. After a while it gets
creepy so I turn on music. I walk through-
out the theatre making sure everything is
done and done properly. After closing up, I
walk to my truck and hear the sound of cars
on the road at night. Sometimes it can be a
little unsettling.
The high school choir practices their choreography.
“For me, there is nothing more valuable than how people feel in a movie theatre about a movie” - Will Smith
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5 Tips for Picking the Right Medicare Plan (StatePoint) The pandemic has made it clearer than ever -- maintaining good health is critical, and it all starts with having a health plan that works for you every day, and especially in times of greater need. If you qualify for Medicare, the Medicare Annual Election Period (AEP), which runs from October 15 through December 7, is an opportunity to ensure you have needed coverage. “Now is the time to understand and evaluate your benefits and anticipate the care you may need in 2022,” says Gary Culp, chief growth officer for Medicare at Cigna. If you’re signing up for Medicare Advantage for the first time or making changes, you can do so during AEP. In both cases, the new benefits will kick in on January 1, 2022. However, if you like your current plan and want to stick with it, you can do so. To evaluate your current plan, Culp recommends writing down what you like about it, including which aspects are essential to you. Based on your needs, review other plans to see how they stack up. The process of choosing a health plan can be overwhelming. However, you can eliminate some of the confusion by seeking advice from your doctor or family and friends. By attending in-person or virtual seminars or calling independent health plan agents, you can have your questions addressed by experts. You can also visit your state health insurance assistance program for
additional information. In the meantime, keep these tips in mind as you review plans: • Estimate total costs: Make sure you know the current premium or monthly cost of your plan. Second, check your Annual Notice of Change (ANOC). This is a letter mailed in late September that details changes to out-of-pocket costs, including co-pays and deductibles on doctor and hospital visits and prescription drugs. Finally, check to see the costs associated with visiting a specialist. • Ensure providers are in-network: One common reason to change your coverage is if your favorite doctors are no longer in-network. Confirm that your current providers and any specialists you expect to visit in 2022 are still in your plan and that any new doctors you’ll be visiting accept new patients. If not, you might have to change plans or switch doctors to avoid paying more out of pocket. • Review your prescriptions: Review the drug pricing tiers to determine whether your prescription plan will cover your current medications and
the costs. Keep in mind, some drug plans require prior authorization for certain brand-name drugs. • Consider extras: Take a close look at extra benefits, such as dental, vision, health care-related transportation and virtual care visits, that go beyond what’s provided by original Medicare and may be built into a private insurer’s Medicare Advantage plan. Some plans may even include additional health and wellness benefits that help you stay healthier, like fitness programs. • Be aware of travel restrictions: If you plan to travel or have another home out of state, consider plans with that in mind. Get savvy by visiting Medicare’s Plan Finder at Medicare.gov or Medicare plan websites such as www.cigna.com/medicare and use the above tips to assist you in reviewing your options. “Making sure your health plan meets your needs is up to you. Af-ter finding the right plan, be sure to take advantage of your benefits for a healthy, happy 2022,” says Culp.
Mitchell County farmer directs “America's Farmers Grow Communities” donation to Mitchell County
• The America’s Farmers Grow Communities pro-gram, sponsored by Bayer Fund, partners with farm-ers to provide grants to lo-cal nonprofits to help their communities.• Through the program, farmers enroll for the chance to direct a $2,500 donation to a local eligible nonprofit organization of their choice.• The America’s Farmers programs have given more than $59 million to rural America since 2010. OSAGE — Local farmer Rodney and Loretta Koch recently directed a $2,500 Bayer Fund America’s Farmers Grow Communities donation to Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Mitchell County. The Iowa State University Mitchell County Extension and Outreach service will use the funds to support the Mitchell County Farm Safety Day camp held annually during National Farm Safety week. This grant said, Darla Olson, Iowa State University Mitchell County Extension and Outreach director allows us to continue our mission to provide education, training and resources to make farm and rural life safer and healthier for children. Since 2010, the America’s Farmers programs have awarded more than $59 million to nonprofits, aspiring ag students and public schools across rural
America. Farmers are leaders in their communities, which is why America’s Farmers programs rely on them to help identify the most worthy causes. Dedicated to making a difference in rural farming communities, the Grow Communities program asks farmers across the country to
participate by nominating nonprofit organizations with resources to strengthen their local communities. Last August, farmers entered for the chance to direct a $2,500 Grow Communities donation to a local eligible nonprofit of their choice. Farmers have directed donations to food banks, emergency response organizations, schools, youth agriculture programs and many others that reflect the spirit and support the vibrancy of rural America. “The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone, including those in rural regions, and farmers play a critical role in helping communities overcome challenges, like the ones we’re currently facing” said Al Mitchell, Bayer Fund president. “Bayer Fund is proud to work side-by-side with farmers to identify local eligible nonprofit organizations that are able to provide their residents with solutions that leave a lasting impact.” To learn more about how America’s Farmers programs are making an impact, visit www.AmericasFarmers.com.
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Hall of Fame inductees built on honor
By KARA TRETTIN OSAGE — Inspired. Purpose. Belief. Failure. Humble. These were the words of Hall of Fame members spoken repeatedly by the during the 2021 Osage Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony last week at Osage Community High School. Six individuals and three teams were inducted into the Hall of Fame, repre-senting those who have created a legacy of achievements and contributions to the Osage Community School District. And clearly have made an impact on the greater world. Inductees included the 1995 Boys Basketball team featuring an acceptance speech from Keith Mayer; Barry Gaarder, four sport athlete who still holds six football rushing and scoring records at OCHS; the 1965 wrestling team; Friends of Osage Athletics, John and Vera Kasel; the 1970 cross country team; Dean Coonradt, who lettered in baseball and football; Teri Fleming, an accomplished four sport athlete; Dick Formanek, revered teacher and coach; and Dave Malecek,
two-time state wrestling champ. Each inductee was recognized for many more accomplishments than above, and shared memorable stories about their time as a Green Devil, or “Green Wave” as was references by the Dean Coonradt family a c c e p t a n c e speech on behalf of Coonradt. This year’s event is the second an-nual Osage High School Hall of Fame induction ceremony, accord-ing to the ceremo-ny program. Induct-
ees are chosen through a nomination process and are selected based on their actions that bring honor to themselves, their school and community, as a par-ticipant, coach, or athletics supporter.
2021 Hall of Fame recipients gather on the stage following their induction ceremony last week. EJ PHOTO/KARA TRETTIN
Athletic memoriabelia of the 2021 Athletic Hall of Fame recipients on display as guests entered the Osage High School gymnasium. EJ PHOTO/KARA TRETTIN
Hall of Fame awards line the table awaiting thier intended recipient. EJ PHOTO/KARA TRETTIN
No. 10 Osage 4-1 at Mason City TournamentMASON CITY — The Class 2A No. 10 Osage volleyball team was ousted by Class 4A third-ranked Waverly-Shell Rock at the Mason City tournament on Sat-urday, Oct. 9. The Green Devils swept the host school, a solid Humboldt team, Cen-tral Springs and Clear Lake on the campus of NIACC before losing 21-12, 21-16 against the Go-Hawks. Coach Bryan Tabbert’s team went to 23-9 overall.
The regional brackets were re-leased last week with Osage earning a first-round bye, awaiting the winner of West Fork (8-15) and South Winne-shiek (8-19) on Wednesday, Oct. 20. During the course of the tourna-ment, Kaebre Sullivan led the Green Devils offense with 35 kills. Claudia Aschenbrenner recorded six blocks and setter Addy Grimm tal-lied 92 assists. Libero Jaden Francis finished with a team-high 37 digs while perfect at the service line in 28 attempts with five aces. Osage finished up the regular season with a triangular against Janesville and Charles City earlier this week.
Osage total statisticsKILLS — Kaebre Sullivan 35, Meredith Street 29, Claudia Aschenbrenner 23, Jenna Scharper 10, Addy Grimm 7, Sami Brandau 6, Taylor Klobassa 2.BLOCKS — Aschenbrenner 6, Scharper 2, Klobassa 4, Grimm, Street, Sullivan.ASSISTS — Grimm 92, Francis 6, Sullivan 3.DIGS — Francis 37, Street 35, Grimm 24, Sullivan 23, Sydney Muller 14, Aschenbrenner 8, Klobassa 3.SERVING — Francis 28-28, 5 aces; Grimm 52-58, 10 aces; Sullivan 27-29, 3 aces; Aschenbrenner 26-27, ace; Muller 22-26, 3 aces; Street 8-10.
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Witt wins, Hansen striving for state berthBy KRISTI NIXONFREDERICKSBURG — When the season started St. Ansgar’s Cole Hansen was running a full minute slower than when he ended the 2020 campaign. After the New Hampton Invitation-al, held at Fredericksburg’s Plum Creek course, Hansen is right back to where he wants to be. “The beginning of the season, after the summer…the summer workouts were rough on me mentally because I was alone,” Hansen said. “The first meet of the season I was a minute slower than last year. I was trying to get back to where I was before then. “Now, I’m finally back to where I was last year and in fact I’m 20 seconds faster than the past couple meets. Workouts have been going pretty well.” He earned a top-15 medal at the meet (13th) as his teammate, Class 1A top-ranked Riley Witt, continued his unbeaten streak by crossing the finish line in 16:40.8. It’s unofficially a new meet record, but all previous races have been held at the New Hampton Golf & Country Club.
Hansen has the advantage of training with Witt, who he says he can only keep up with during “easy” workouts. “I’m running with Riley as much as I can during the workouts and that helps with someone who is faster than you so they can push you,” Hansen said. “I have been able to stay with him on the easier runs. Sometimes we do a workout that’s a little bit faster, so I’m not with him all of the time. “It’s nice to run with him on an easy run because I’m running a little faster than I usually run, so it does help a lot.” Hansen crossed the finish line on the tough Plum Creek course in 18:42.7. He also cheered on the Saints’ freshman Brian Nunez, who was running his first varsity race and came in last among varsity runners at 30:39.5. Considering all of his efforts this season, Hansen has a goal of making it to state along with Witt. “I’ve got to stay mentally strong and be disciplined,” Hansen said, “because if one thing goes wrong, I could lose it. I’ve got to keep on improving.” The Saints’ girls team only had one varsity runner in Kaylee Horgen, who turned in a performance of 23:54 for 23rd. Riceville’s O’Malley Fair crossed the
finish line at 25th overall, 22nd in team scoring at 24:09.4 as the Wildcats were sixth out of six complete teams at the meet. Coach Bryce Conway’s boys had just freshman Caleb Zweibohmer come in at 42nd overall in 20:55.5.
2021 New Hampton InviteGirls Team Scoring1. Crestwood 49; 2. Sumner-Fredericksburg 57; 3. New Hampton 72; 4. Nash-ua-Plainfield 80; 5. Wapsie Valley 94; 6. Riceville 156.Riceville (156) — 22. O’Malley Fair 24:09.4; 29. Rina Osono 25:12.6; 34. Lauren Hemann 27:31.1; 35. Ashley Koenigs 27:42.0; 36. Morgan Koenigs 27:48.7; 42. Taylor Hermann 27:51.9.St. Ansgar (no team score) — 23. Kaylee Horgen 23:54.0.
Boys Team Scoring1. Clear Lake 36; 2. New Hampton 64; 3. Central Springs 82; 4.
SumnerFredericksburg 111; 5. Crestwood 121; 6. Dunkerton 161; 7. Nashua-Plainfield 181; 8. Wapsie Valley 222.St. Ansgar (no team score) — 1. Riley Witt 16:40.8; 13. Cole Hansen 18:42.7; 62. Brian Nunez 30:39.5.Riceville (no team score) — 42. Caleb Zweibohmer 20:55.5.
St. Ansgar's Cole Hansen accepts his medal after finishing top-15 at the New Hampton Invite, held at Fredericksburg's Plum Creek course on Thursday, Oct. 7. EJ PHOTO/KRISTI NIXON
Saints sweep Cadets to end regular seasonCRESCO — Cora Heeter put
down eight kills to lead St.
Ansgar in a 3-0 sweep of
Crestwood on Monday,
Oct. 11 to end the 2021 reg-
ular season.
The Saints finished 16-9
and open at home against
Northwood-Kensett (4-17)
on Monday, Oct. 18 after
the 25-22, 25-8, 25-16 victo-
ry.
Adri Kruse recorded a
pair of blocks and libero
Kennedy Schwiesow tallied
15 digs to lead the defense
against the Cadets.
Emma Hicken distribut-
ed 13 assists and was 12-of-
12 serving for coach Tyler
Johnson’s team.
KILLS — SA (Cora Heeter 8,
Bri Minnis 7, Adri Kruse 5,
Aspen Falk 4, Madison Hill-
man 3, Jaci Woods 3, Ken-
nedy Schwiesow, Addison
Tabbert, Emma Hicken). C
(Britain Ferrie 5, Kelly Mill-
er 4). BLOCKS — SA (Kruse 2,
Heeter, Falk); C (Miller 2).
ASSISTS — SA (Hicken 13, Falk
7, Schwiesow 3, Minnis 2,
Abby Hemann, Woods; C
(Hannah Schmitt 10, Chy-
enn Bullerman-Yu 5)). DIGS —
SA (Schwiesow 15, Hemann
6, Woods 5, Heeter 4, Min-
nis 4, Haley Peterson 2,
Hicken); C (Maddy Ollen-
dieck 3, Schmitt 3. SERVING —
SA (Schwiesow 15-15, ace;
Hicken 12-12; Peterson 14-
15, 2 aces; Hermann 7-8,
ace; Minnis 11-14, 2 aces;
Woods 7-9); C (Ollendrick
7-7, 2 aces; Ferrie 5-5, 2
aces; Nicole Pecinosvsky
4-4, ace; Bullerman-Yu 4-4).
Saints, Osage complete final warm-up before conferenceFOREST CITY — Riley Witt com-pleted the regular season unbeaten with a win at the Forest City Invite, holding off an early charge by the home team’s Joey Hovinga. Witt completed the course in 16 minutes, 27.17 seconds, 38 seconds ahead of the runner-up, Hovinga. Also earning a medal was Cole Hansen, who placed seventh overall in 18:22.21. Coach Colin Zidlicky’s girls also had just two finishers, led by Khari Young’s 21st-place finish in 24:35.45. Kaylee Horgen came in at 33rd in 25:16.46. Osage boys also competed at the meet, finishing third with 109 points. Keagan Hennessey finished just outside in the top-10 at 11th with a time of 18:38.87. Rounding out team scoring for the Green Devils were Hampton Arciniega (17), Skyler Wright (30), Darren Ad-
ams (31) and Ashton Sonberg (34).
2021 Forest City Invite results (area only)BoysOsage (109) — 11. Keagan Hennessey 18:38.87; 17. Hamp-ton Arciniega 19:00.45; 30. Skyler Wright 19:50.22; 31. Darren Adams 19:51.07; 34. Ashton Sonberg 20:01.28; 42. Mathew Johnson 20:36.53; 45. Tucker Stangel 20:53.65.St. Ansgar (no team score) — 1. Riley Witt 16:27.17; 7. Cole Hansen 18:22.21.
GirlsSt. Ansgar (no team score) — 21. Khari Young 24:35.45; 33. Kaylee Horgen 25:16.46.
The 2021 Osage homecoming king and queen, Ben Miller and Meredith Street, are ferried on a chariot to cap the parade on Friday, Oct. 8. EJ PHOTO/KRISTI NIXON
St. Ansgar 25 25 25
Crestwood 22 8 16
Osage homecoming parade
NOTICEPROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS OF MITCHELL COUNTY, IOWA
Tuesday, October 5, 2021The Board of Supervisors convened at
8:30 a.m. with all members present. Also, present were Paul Boerjan, Keith Horgen, Rich Brumm, Chuck Pajer, Greg Beaver, Sheri Penney, Adam Shirley, Tracy Church, Shannon Paulus, Amanda Jacobs, and Randy Conrad. Due to COVID 19 the meeting was made available by video via “Go to Meeting”. Motion by Wherry, second by Mayer to approve the agenda. All voted aye.
Motion by Hendrickson, second by Frein to approve the minutes of the September 28th meeting. Roll call vote: all voted aye.
County Attorney Walk had nothing to discuss.
County Sheriff Beaver plans to be present for the active shooter training on Wednesday, October 6th. The Sheriff’s department will be taking department photos today. Beaver mentioned it is hard to keep part-time employees that are looking for full-time positions. Sheriff Beaver said this issue will be an ongoing battle.
There was no department head discussion.
At 9:00 a.m. a public hearing began to borrow $160,500. The Board of Supervisors and Auditor Foster did not receive any written or oral comments. Supervisor Smolik closed the public hearing at 9:01 a.m. Motion by Wherry second by Hendrickson to approve Resolution #1107-21 authorizing Mitchell County to borrow $160,500 from CUSB Bank at 2.48% fixes annual interest rate for 10 years with a 20-year amortization. Roll call vote: all voted aye.
County Engineer Rich Brumm said the beams for the Underwood Bridge will be set Monday. Brumm anticipates the Balsam Bridge to start in three to four weeks. Last night Brumm received information on an oil spill from Valent BioScience to Orchard. Engineer Brumm has barricades up and will continue to work on the cleanup. Brumm will be meeting with WHKS today to go over plans for all of the projects coming up.
NOTICEST. ANSGAR COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MINUTESThe St. Ansgar Community School
District is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Educational Agency.
The Board of Directors of the St. Ansgar Community School District met in regular session in the High School Media Center at 5:31 P.M.
Present: Directors Steve Groth, Will Morrow, Kyle Tabbert, and Lowana Hannam. Director Brumm participated electronically.
Sheri Penney discussed the Mitchell County Economic Development new incentive program. Motion by Wherry, second by Hendrickson to approve the new MCEDC incentive program and pay the $100,000 out of LOSST. Roll call vote: Hendrickson, Wherry, Mayer, Frein voted aye, Smolik voted nay.
The Board of Supervisors and Shannon Paulus discussed the wording used on Resolution #1032-19. There was no action taken as Paulus is going to check with ISAC regarding the physical forms. Paulus plans to ask for the fees to be waived in January 2022.
Motion by Wherry, second by Hendrickson to increase Planning & Zoning Admin’s wage to $17.50 per hour.
Roll call vote: all voted aye.Items of Note: Wherry report on
Substance Abuse Coalition and Mayer reported on Public Health. Smolik, Hendrickson, and Frein had nothing to report. Received Manure Management Plan updates from Mosher Ridge, DCI Site, and Merten Farms. Supervisor Frein thanked the board for approving the MCEDC new incentive program.
Motion by Mayer, second by Frein to adjourn the meeting. All voted aye. Meeting adjourned at 9:43 a.m.
Rachel Foster – Mitchell County Auditor Steve Smolik – Chair Board of Supervisors
Superintendent Mike Crozier. Secretary Emily Johnson-Woods. Principal Lynn Baldus. Principal Josh Culberson. 2 guests were present.
Absent: Directors Tara Bork and Lindsey Falk.
The meeting was called to order by President Groth. Morrow moved, duly 2nd by Hannam, to approve the agenda as presented. Ayes-Morrow, Tabbert, Hannam, Groth, and Brumm. Nays-None.
There were no communications.Administration Reports: Principal
Culberson shared FAST testing scores for the Elementary and talked about the Volleyball Regionals and tickets will need to be purchased online only this year.
Principal Baldus discussed college course options. Principal Baldus discussed upcoming events. The courage retreat is happening soon. Sheltered Reality will be at the school for some performances. Principal Baldus discussed the changes in the Trophy cases and doing more of the instructional displays in the cases.
Superintendent Crozier discussed the Certified Enrollment. The District will be down this year, but the final number won’t be official until October 15, 2021.
Superintendent Crozier discussed the budget. The District has increased our unspent balance, solvency ratio, and unspent authorized budget, which has strengthened our District’s financial position.
Superintendent Crozier discussed an upcoming meeting with Sam from the Prouty Project on Thursday with Lindsey and Steve. There should be a proposal for the next meeting.
There were no board comments. Morrow moved, duly 2nd by Tabbert, to
approve the Consent Action Items which included the following:
• Minutes from the September 13, 2021 Regular Board Meeting.
• September 2021 Financial Statements.• September bills, including prepays in the
amount of $300,989.74. • Payroll and Payroll related expenditures
in the amount of $479,910.62 for
September.• Approve the TQ payment to Katie Church
in the amount of $1,000.• Approve offering Jim Hendrickson an
Assistant MS Track Coach Contract at Step 16, in the amount of $2,391.35.
• Approve offering Shannon Belz a Middle School Boy’s Wrestling Contract at Step 8, in the amount of $3,279.19.
• Approve the Learning Connection timesheet payment of $1,352 to Sue Loken.
• Approve giving Keely Schwiesow $100 a week for filling in for Courtney Jorgenson as MS Assistant Volleyball Coach if she has her baby before the end of the season.
• Approve offering Scott Cakerice the High School Girls’ Head Basketball Coach contract, Step 13, at $5,207.
• Approve offering Melanie Johnson a contract for the Superintendent Secretary position at $14.53 per hour during probation period, then $16 an hour after that.
• Approve Craig Christensen as the Wrestling Volunteer Coach.
• Approve the resignation of Emily Nalan-May as Head MS Girls’ Volleyball Coach.
Ayes-Tabbert, Hannam, Groth, Morrow, and Brumm. Nays-None.
Morrow moved, duly 2nd by Hannam, to approve the Junior Class Post Prom Various Sales Fundraisers. Ayes- Hannam, Groth, Morrow, Tabbert, and Brumm. Nays-None.
Hannam moved, duly 2nd by Tabbert, to approve the second reading of Wellness Policy 507.9. Ayes- Groth, Morrow, Tabbert, Hannam, and Brumm. Nays-None.
There were no Covid-19 discussion items.Morrow moved, duly 2nd by Tabbert,
to approve the Bus Bid of $103,988 from Hoglund Bus Company for a new bus. Ayes-Morrow, Tabbert, Hannam, Groth, and Brumm. Nays-None.
Tabbert moved, duly 2nd by Hannam, to approve a cell phone allowance of $60 per month for the Bus Mechanic, Principals, and Director of Facilities. Ayes-Tabbert, Hannam, Groth, Morrow, and Brumm. Nays-None.
Morrow moved, duly 2nd by to approve the early retirement program with the changes discussed. Ayes-Hannam, Groth, Morrow, Tabbert, and Brumm. Nays-None.
Tabbert moved, duly 2nd by Brumm, to approve the let out of bids for the Transportation Facility. Ayes-Groth, Morrow, Tabbert, Hannam, and Brumm. Nays-None.
Morrow moved, duly 2nd by Tabbert, to approve entering into a new copier lease with Marco as presented. Ayes- Morrow, Tabbert, Hannam, Groth, and Brumm. Nays-None.
Morrow moved, duly 2nd by to approve the bid of $39,530 from LMD Services, LLC for a performing arts sound system. Ayes-Tabbert, Hannam, Groth, Morrow, and Brumm. Nays-None.
Morrow moved, duly 2nd by Hannam, to approve the open enrollments as presented in the packet. Ayes-Hannam, Groth, Morrow, Tabbert, and Brumm.
The meeting adjourned at 7:11 P.M.Attachments to the board minutes may
be viewed at the Board Secretary’s Office. There may be a charge for any copies that are requested
Steve Groth, PresidentEmily Johnson-Woods, Board Secretary
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ADMIN FEES .............................. 118.75ENTERPRISE MEDIA GROUP,
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GARBAGE .................................. 414.00MAX SCHOLAR SUPPLIES ................ 100.00NASCO SUPPLIES ............................... 13.75NEWBAUER INC
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Tract 1: 160 acres m/l with 157.88 FSA cropland acres and a CSR2 value of 79.3Tract 2: 155.19 acres m/l with 149.7 FSA cropland acres, which includes 109.47 acres of row crop acres and a CSR2 value of 86.1. The balance of the FSA cropland acres includes 40.23 acres enrolled in CRP (Conservation Reserve Program)
Tract 1 is located south of Fenton in Section 32 and Tract 2 is located southwest of Burt in Section 34.
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St.AnsgarAutomotiveAuto body • Exhaust • Wheel alignment
Mon-Fri 8 to 12:30, 1:30 to 5pm • Sat 9 to Noon
736-4712
St. Ansgar Electric& Refrigeration
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713-4433211 Saints AvenueSYLVANIA
St. AnsgarMills, Inc.Old Mill Feeds - Top grain markets
Office 713-4520 • Mill 713-4341
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641-324-1252
Owned by Daniel & Debra Luedtke
Leslie Miller, Owner 1870 465th St. St. Ansgar, IA 50472
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641-220-2043 Stacyville, IA
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Patrick J. RourickAttorney at Law
222 West Fourth St. P.O. Box 305
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OBITUARY
Aaron P. Sellers
Aaron P. Sellers passed away peacefully at his home in Stacyville, Iowa on October 1, 2021. Aaron was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on December 5th, 1980 to Rodney Sellers and Julie (Ableman) Sellers. He attended school and resided in Cedar Rapids until 2013 when he moved to Stacyville, Iowa to help care for his elderly grandmother. Aaron was the kind of person who never met a stranger. He left an imprint on the hearts of his peers and had a unique sense of humor that was quick and timely. He was a giving young man with a big heart who rarely hesitated to help anyone in need, regardless of the situation. He enjoyed
listening to inspirational and motivational speakers and all kinds of music. He had a great passion for reading and was a loyal fan of the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Eagles. This past fall, he followed his desire to help others and began attending Rochester Community and Technical College, majoring in Alcohol and Drug Counseling. He excelled in school and enjoyed camaraderie with students and staff. He is survived and will be dearly missed by his mother and stepfather, Julie (Gregg) Parks; siblings, Alicia (Da-vid) O’Shogay, and Maz As-wegan; three sons, Ethan, Lando, and Kohen; many aunts, uncles, cousins, and their families; his fiancé, Britini Strohschein; and his adored “fur babies”, Sugar, Charlie, and Sunny, who were his saviors and best friends. Aaron was preceded in death by his father, Rodney Sellers; his beloved aunt, Deb Dalziel; and grandpar-ents, Sam and Kay Ableman and Joe and Beverly Sellers. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Aaron to Cedar Valley Pit Bull Rescue in Waterloo, Iowa or Recovery is Happening in Rochester, Minnesota.
Schroeder Funeral Homes, Osage, 641-732-3706,
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OBITUARY
Russell Duane Hulshizer
Russell Duane Hulshizer, age 77, of Meltonville, passed away at home surrounded by his family on Tuesday evening, October 5th, 2021. A memorial gathering of family and friends will be held on Sunday October 17th from 1:00-4:00 at the Carpenter Community Center in Carpenter, IA. Per Russ’ wishes, cremation rites have been accorded with burial to take place at a later date.
Russell Duane Hulshizer was born June 12th, 1944, the 4th and final son of Fred (Fritz) and Clara (Olson) Hulshizer. Russ fondly recalled that he was born in his parents’ car on Highway 65 south of Manly right on the Worth/Cerro Gordo County Line, on a (not) fast (enough) trip to Mercy Hospital in Mason City! Russ attended school in Otranto and Carpenter, graduating with the high school class of 1962, the final high school graduating class of Carpenter HIgh School. Immediately upon high school graduation, he enlisted in the Army National Guard, completing basic training at Fort Leonard Wood MO. He continued to serve in the Army Reserves for six years. Following return from basic training, he continued farming with his parents, Fritz and Clara and brother Ron. Russ married the love of his life, Marlene, on June 25th, 1993 at the Crane Community Chapel in Austin MN. Together they operated the family farm and enjoyed many loving years together. Russ was proud to have lived on and farmed the family farm in Deer Creek
Township his entire life. He was a passionate farmer and took great pride in his row crop, cattle and hog operations. He was regarded as an intelligent, humorous, handy and caring individual. He enjoyed talking about current events and farming with his family and friends, and was always willing to lend a helping hand. For the past couple decades, he had enjoyed farming together with his special nephew, Mike Hulshizer. He was a faithful member of the Meltonville Methodist Church and the Otranto Community Church, not missing more than a handful of Sunday church services his entire life. Russ is survived by his wife, Marlene, daughter, Annette (Greg), brother, Ron (Marcia), and many extended family members. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fritz and Clara Hulshizer, his stepson, David Fox, his great-grandson, Owen, his brothers, Gerald Hulshizer & Eugene Hulshizer, his nephew, Scott Hulshizer and his niece, Teri Bishop. Schroeder Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Northwood, Iowa has assisted the family with arrangements.
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OBITUARY
Alan D. Greenman
Alan D. Greenman 75 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away suddenly Friday, Oc-tober 8, 2021 at Mayo Clinic Health System – Austin. Alan Dean was born May 11, 1946 to Clifford and Hazel (Heimsness) Greenman. He graduated from Austin Public Schools in 1964 and attended Austin Community College in 1965-1966. He served in the United States Army from 1966-1968. Following his honorable
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Gordy’s Repair & Implement207 S. Broad St.Stacyville, IA 50476641-710-2289Gordysrepair.com
Serving Stacyville and the surrounding area since 1970
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CRAIG EISENMAN(641) 732-5313
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641-732-5546800-509-0599Offices also locatedin Cresco, Ridgeway,Lime Springs, and
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AL’S ELECTRIC204 SOUTH FRANKLIN STREET • ST. ANSGAR, IOWA
CALL AL DEMARIS FOR ALL YOUR ELECTRICAL NEEDS!
PHONE: (641) 713-2233 • CELL: (641) 590-0011
St.AnsgarAutomotiveAuto body • Exhaust • Wheel alignment
Mon-Fri 8 to 12:30, 1:30 to 5pm • Sat 9 to Noon
736-4712
St. Ansgar Electric& Refrigeration
Farm and Commercial Electrical •Commercial Refrigeration Service
713-4433211 Saints AvenueSYLVANIA
St. AnsgarMills, Inc.Old Mill Feeds - Top grain markets
Office 713-4520 • Mill 713-4341
St. Ansgar Plumbing Heating & AC“Serving The Community for over 35 Years”
Dan & Wanda Warrington205 Saints Ave.641-736-4730
Southside BarbershopFamily Haircuts
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•Agricultural •Commercial •Industrial•Residential •GeneratorsLicensed and Insured
Jarod Gasteiger Carpenter, Iowa
“Affordable Qual i ty you can t rust”
A Keen EdgeResidential and commercial knife sharpening
“Because every good chef deserves a sharp knife”Kevin Kirchgatter 404 S. Washington,St. Ansgar, IA [email protected]
641.420.5551
Tree Stump Grinding &
Mini Excavating Diggingwww.mainrealty.com
See us for all yourhousing needs!
713 Main St., Osage, IA 50461
641-732-5790
Lucas L. Nelson, D.C.Phone: 641-713-3146
“Your health and wellness are important to us!”Visit us at www.stansgarchiropractic.com
706 E. 4th St., St. Ansgar, IA 50472
RRooyyaall MMootteellRooms & Efficiency Apartments
Day / Weekly / Monthly• 903 South 10th Street • Northwood, IA 50459
641-324-1252
Owned by Daniel & Debra Luedtke
Leslie Miller, Owner 1870 465th St. St. Ansgar, IA 50472
Cell: (319) 430-3113Also sell posts and other
fence supplies
• Hi-Tensile Smooth Wire• Hi-Tensile Woven Wire• Hi-Tensile Barbed Wire
Specializing in Hi Tensile• Hi-Tensile White Wire• Continous Fencing• Fiberglass Fence
Yost Construction LLC EPS Farm Sheds, and Shops
Steel BuildingsSteel Shingles, Siding, and Windows.
641-220-2043 Stacyville, IA
•All Private Rooms•Outpatient Therapy
In Christ’s Love, Everyone is Someone
641-713-4912701 E. 4th St., St. Ansgar
Family Pest Control LLC“We Deliver Safety and Security Year-Round”
(641) [email protected]
331188 WW 44tthh SSttSStt.. AAnnssggaarr
771133--44002222
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Tues. - Thurs. 9am- 6 pm.664411--771133--44003322
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Friday: 8am-6pmSaturday: 8am-2pm
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OpenM-F: 7:30-5:30Sat: 8:00-4:00Closed Sun
YOUR LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED STORE641-736-4303309 W 4th St.St. Ansgar, IA
Office hours by appointment:Mon, Wed, Fri
8:00-12:30, 2:30-6:00 (closed 12:30-2:30)Tues, Thurs, 8:00-12:30, 2:00-4:00 (Closed 1:00-2:00)
Main Office:
641-713-4569141 W 4th Street
PO Box 189St. Ansgar, IA WWW.LRFALK.COM
Offering a wide variety of highquality products from our local
rock quarries and sand pits.
CHARLESCITY
RRoobbeerrtt MMccNNuutttt-- SSaalleess RReepprreesseennttaattiivvee Office: 641-228-2328Toll Free: 1-888-455-4361Home: 641-736-4867 409 S. Mitchell St. Ansgar, IA 50472
GRANITE WORKSFOR TIMELESS
MEMORIES SINCE 1921
KKLLAAPPPPEERRIICCHH FFAARRMM SSYYSSTTEEMMSS
YOUR LOCAL
GRAIN EQUIPMENT DEALER
Grain Systems & Electrical ContractingMcIntire, Iowa 641-985-2520
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OF ST. ANSGAR
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FREE Estimates • Fully Insured 45 ft. Boom Truck • Homes • Farms Metal Roofs • Barns • Metal Siding
• Partial & Full Flake Epoxy Garage Floors • Metallic Floors for Residential & Commercial
Railside FarmsHay and Straw Sales
• Horse • Steer • DairyGalen Horst: 641-832-0995 • Brad Horst: 641-757-9676
641.713.2434Hours:
Mon. - Sat.11a - 8p
Mon- Satopens 10a
Sunday8:30a
focusinsuranceteam.com641.713.2345
ADAMSPAINTING & DRYWALL
Serving Osage and the Surrounding Areas
319-240-9181 adamspaintinganddrywall.com
Patrick J. RourickAttorney at Law
222 West Fourth St. P.O. Box 305
St. Ansgar, IA 50472
Locally Owned & OperatedCompetitive rates and fast service!Call us for all your trash needs today!Open Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:00pmhttps://redcan.rent
MILKHOUSE CANDLE Co. milkhousecandles.com
(641) 732-4324
Town & Country Insuranceosageinsurance.comOsage: 641-732-5576St. Ansgar: 641-713-3345Nora Springs: 641-749-5341 johnsonoilosage.com • 641-732-5761
429 N. 3rd St., Osage 641-732-3259
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OBITUARY
Msgr. John W. Hemann
Msgr. John W. Hemann, 86, died Saturday, October 9th at Mercy One Hospital, Mason City, IA. John was born Novem-ber 22, 1934 to Bernard and Olive (Halbach) Hemann in Stacyville, IA. He attended 12 years of school at Visita-tion in Stacyville; then at-tended and graduated from Loras College, Dubuque, IA. Following graduation, he began his studies at Mt. St. Bernard Seminary in Dubuque, and was ordained a priest at St. Raphael’s Ca-
thedral on Jan. 30, 1960. In April, 2003, Pope John Paul II named him a “Prelate of Honor” (Monsignor). John was called to serve the people of God in Dysart (St. Jo-seph) and Traer (St. Paul); Ce-dar Rapids (St. Patrick and La-Salle High School); Dubuque (St. Anthony and Wahlert High School); Mason City (St. Joseph and Newman High School); Waterloo (St. John); Evansdale (St. Nicholas); Eagle Grove (Sacred Heart); Garner (St. Boniface); Duncan (St. Wenceslaus); Nashua (St. Michael); Ionia (St. Boniface); North Washington (Immac-ulate Conception); Alta Vista (St. Bernard); Elma (Immac-ulate Conception); Lourdes (Our Lady of Lourdes) and in his retirement- Osage (Sacred Heart) and Stacyville (Visita-tion). In April 1966, John joined the Iowa Army National Guard as a chaplain and served with them for 28 yrs. retiring in 1994 as Brigadier General. He served two active-duty assign-ments in Germany and one at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. He received numerous medals and ribbons including the Legion of Merit Award (the
highest award the U.S. Army gives to an individual who has served a full career in a reserve status). John obtained his pri-vate pilot license in 1963. He was a founding member of the National Priest Pilots Association in 1964 and re-mained a member until his death. John offered mass and visited with patients at Mer-cy One Hospital, Mason City, Iowa, from 2003 to 2018. He was a lover of life and enjoyed being with friends old and new. He enjoyed writing friendly cards and letters for various occasions, and loved to donate for wor-thy needs. In his retirement, his love was being available to cover in any parish that was in need of a priest – es-pecially on weekends. Msgr. John is survived by 3 brothers: Fr. Melvin Hemann - Palm Coast, FL; James and Gladys Hemann-Eden Prairie, MN; Mathew and Karmen Hemann; -Sta-cyville, IA and by 3 sisters: Kathleen Full-Iowa City, IA; Sister Camilla Hemann- Dubuque, IA; and Lucille
Mueller-Wakefield, R.I. He leaves behind many lov-ing nieces, nephews, great and great-great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bernard and Olive Hemann; brother- Fr. Everett Hemann; 2 brother-in-laws: Dr. Clemens Full, and Helmut (Tom) Mueller and a niece, Janis Hemann. Funeral services will be held at Sacred Heart, Osage, IA on October 15, 2021 with Archbishop Michael Jackels presiding. Visita-tion is will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Osage from 5:00 to 7:00p.m. Interment will follow in the Visitation Cemetery in Sta-cyville, IA. Livestream of the funeral service will be available at https://www.facebook.com/raymond.burkle123/ . In remembrance of Msgr. John, memorial contribu-tions may be directed to family which will be given to charities or organizations that were important to John.
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bault, Minnesota. He spent countless hours driving the boat while pulling his kids, grandkids and their friends on water skis, tubes, knee boards, and visiting the sandbar and the beach. Alan is survived by his wife Mary; sons Scott (Chris) Greenman of Austin, and Doug Greenman of Blaine; grandchildren Jace (serving in the United States Navy), Gracie, and Brady; sister Marsha (Rodney) Williams of Myrtle Beach, SC and their children Cassie Leigh (Michael) Crosby and Jake (Meghan) Williams; brother Steven (Cheryl) Greenman of Austin and their sons Peter, Jacob and Andrew. He was preceded in death by his parents. Visitation will be held from 4 – 7 pm on Wednesday, October 13th at Clasen-Jordan Mortuary. A celebration of life is being planned for a later date. Alan will surely be missed by many.
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A pair of St. Ansgar defenders, including Matthew Hall, right, tackle West Hancock's Rylan Barnes in the first half of the Saints' 35-0 loss to the top-ranked team in Class A. EJ PHOTO/KRISTI NIXON
Braden Walk of top-ranked West Hancock breaks up a pass intended for St. Ansgar's Bradley Hackenmiller on Friday, Oct. 8. EJ PHOTO/KRISTI NIXON
St. Ansgar's Christian Hermanson reaches out to tackle Rylan Barnes of West Hancock in the first half of the Saints' Class A district football game against the undefeated Eagles. EJ PHOTO/KRISTI NIXON
Saints fall to top-ranked West HancockST. ANSGAR — West Hancock came in to show it was the top-ranked team in Class A and did so with a 35-0 showing against the Saints football team on Friday, Oct. 8. Coach Drew Clevenger’s team came out with a good game plan, controlling the ball for much of the first quar-ter, resulting in a scoreless first 12 minutes. But the Eagles scored in a hurry, putting up three scores in the second quarter to lead 22-0 at halftime. They got going following a fumble recovery as West Han-cock quarterback Mitchell Smith scored from a yard out. The two-point conversion failed after a penalty pushed West Hancock back. Defensively, the Eagles clamped down and forced the Saints to punt. West Hancock’s Mitchell Smith then con-nected with Kellen Smith for a 48-yard touchdown pass. Despite a second penalty on the extra-point attempt, the Eagles’ quarterback completed a pass to Braden Walk to lead 14-0. After getting the ball back again, Mitchell Smith used a 69-yard keeper to put the Eagles ahead 22-0 with 1 minute, 46 seconds to go until the break. West Hancock got a continuous clock going with a pair of scores in the third quarter. St. Ansgar was able to move the ball, but was unable to crack the scoreboard. Connor King finished with eight car-ries for 58 yards while Lorne Isler finished 54 yards on 21 carries. Tate Mayer finished 5-of-11 passing for 28 yards and no
interceptions. Defensively, Isler recovered a West Hancock fumble to go along with his 3.5 total tackles, including two solo stops and a tackle for loss. Ryan Hackbart returned to the lineup after missing the contest against North Butler to tally 3.5 more tackles, also with a solo stop and a tackle for loss. Despite losing four straight and the last three against top-10 opponents -St. Ansgar still has a chance to secure a playoff spot at Lake Mills. They need to win by at least 17 points and need help from North Union, which will need to lose by more than five points against Mason City New-man.
The top four teams in each Class A district reach the playoffs and a big win against the Bull-dogs and a big loss by North Union will secure a third straight playoff berth and 12th out of the last 13 seasons.
ScoringSECOND QUARTER — WH, Mitchell Smith 1 run (2-point conversion fail), 6:34; Rylan Barnes 48 pass from M. Smith (Braden Walk pass from M. Smith 3:48; M. Smith 69 run (Mathew Francis pass from M. Smith) 1:46.THIRD QUARTER — Francis 42 run (2-point conversion fail); Barnes 15 pass from Logan Leerar (Casey Lamoreux kick).
RUSHING (ATT-YDS-TD) — WH (Mitch-ell Smith 8-113-2, Braden Walk 2-71-0, Mathew Francis 8-63-1, Kane Zuehl 4-13-0, Kale Zuehl 3-9-0, Jackson Johnson 2-5-0,
Pablo Called 1-(1)-0. SA (Connor King 8-58-0, Lorne Isler 21-54-0, McCabe Hendrickson 8–19-0, Tate Mayer 5-9-0, Regan Witt 1-4-0).PASSING (ATT-COMP-YDS-TD-INT) — WH (M. Smith 2-3-48-1-0; Logan Leerar 1-1-15-1-0); SA (Mayer 5-11-28–0-0).RECEIVING (TOT-YDS-TD) — WH (Rylan Barnes 2-63-2, Kellen Smith 1-0-0); SA (Hack-enmiller 3-17-0, Joey Beyer 1-8-0, Isler 1-3-0).
FUMBLE RECOVERIES — WH, M. Smith 1-0-0. SA, Isler 1-0-0.INTERCEPTIONS — WH, None. SA, None.TACKLES (TOT-SOLO-TFL) — WH, Francis 9.5-5-0, Kan. Zuehl 7-6-0, Barnes 6.5-2-0, David Smith 6-5-1, Brighton Kudej 3.5-2-0. SA, Mayer 4.5-2-0, Isler 3.5-2-1, Hackbart 3.5-1-1, Matthew Hall 3-3-0, Kasey Hemann 1-1-1.SACKS — WH, None. SA, None.KICK RETURNS — WH, None. SA, Hackenmiller 3-69, Hall 2-21.PUNT RETURNS — WH, Walk 2-9-0. SA, Hackenmiller 2-10, Hall 1-7.KICKOFFS — WH, Lamoreux 6-291. SA, Mikhail Meyer 1-60.PUNTING — WH, 3-110. SA, Logan Rysavy 5-168.
W. Hancock 0 22 13 0 - 35
St. Ansgar 0 0 0 0 - 0
Riceville falls at North IowaBUFFALO CENTER — Riceville dropped a 64-20 football non-district loss at North Iowa on Friday, Oct. 8. Coach Stef Fair’s team was fourth in the Class 8-Player, District 3 with only the top three teams in each district automatically qualifying. Even with a win this Fri-day at Clarksville, the Wild-cats would need help with a big loss by Tripoli to attain one of the two at-large play-off spots. The Wildcats will also need a big win against the Indians, which will com-plete the season for the first time since 2017 after a re-
turn to their program last year. Clarksville was forced to suspend the varsity sea-son mid-way through 2020 due to injuries and low numbers. In the loss to the Bison, Riceville fell behind 20-0 right away and couldn’t re-cover. Between Theo Klaes and Lawson Losee, the duo were picked off three times.
Klaes was 13-of-25 pass-ing for 139 yards and a touchdown to Losee for 17 yards. Andrew Beran scored on the ground twice with a long of eight yards. Mitchel Marr re-covered a fumble and Klaes picked off North Iowa quarterback Brett
Doege, who threw his ninth interception of the season. Leading tacklers for the Wildcats were Losee with 13, including eight solos. Klaes added 9.5, seven so-los. Marr, who added 7.5, recorded the only tackle for loss against North Iowa. Riceville (2-4, 2-3) trav-els to Clarksville (1-6, 0-5) which is already out of the playoffs.
Green Devils wrap up regular season with tri sweepsOSAGE — The Class 2A No.
10 Osage volleyball team
ended the regular season
at home with a couple of
triangular sweeps of Janes-
ville and Charles City on
Monday, Oct. 11.
The Green Devils posted
a 25-13, 25-14 win over the
Wildcats, which are ranked
ninth in 1A. They went on
to top a 3A Charles City
team that is 9-20 by scores
of 25-10, 25-16.
in the win over Janesville,
Kaebre Sullivan tallied nine
kills and Meredith Street
added eight. Both Jaden
Francis and Street recorded
eight digs while freshman
Jenna Scharper and Clau-
dia Aschenbrenner each
had two blocks.
Addy Grimm distributed
22 assists and was 12-of-14
serving with four aces.
Against the Comets of
Charles City, Sullivan fin-
ished with eight kills and
Street added six.
Grimm led the team in
both assists (20) and digs
(seven). Aschenbrenner
was perfect on 11 serves
with two aces with blocks
from Scharper and Sami
Brandau.
Osage ends the regular
season at 25-9 and awaits
its opponent on Oct. 20.
Osage 25-25
Janesville 13-14
KILLS — Kaebre Sullivan 9,
Meredith Street 8, Claudia
Aschenbrenner 7, Sami
Brandau 4, Addy Grimm,
Jenna Scharper. BLOCKS —
Scharfer 2, Aschenbrenner
2, Grimm. ASSISTS — Grimm
22, Jaden Francis 2, Sulli-
van, Brandau. DIGS — Francis
8, Street 8, Grimm 7, Sul-
livan 4, Aschenbrenner 2,
Brandau, Sydney Muller.
SERVING — Aschenbrenner 7-7,
ace; Francis 5-5; Muller 7-8,
ace; Grimm 12-14, 4 aces;
Street 4-5, 2 aces; Sullivan
7-10, 2 aces.
Osage 25-25
Charles City 10-16
KILLS — CC (Mya Rimrod
4, Ava Ellis 3); O (Sulli-
van 8, Street 6, Aschen-
brenner 5, Scharper 4,
Grimm 3, Brandau 3).
BLOCKS — CC (Keely Collins
2); O (Scharper, Brandau,
Aschenbrenner). ASSISTS —
CC (Anya Ruzicka 6, Mor-
gan Maloy 5); O (Grimm 20,
Francis 4, Street, Aschen-
brenner, Muller). DIGS — CC
(Rachel Chambers 6, Maloy
4, Rimrod 4); O (Grimm
7, Francis 6, Sullivan 6,
Street 5, Muller 3, Brandau,
Aschenbrenner). SERVING —
CC (Hannah Lahner 5-5,
ace; Ruzicka 5-5; Rimrod
5-5); O (Aschenbrenner 11-
11, 2 aces; Grimm 7-7, ace;
Muller 3-3; Azure Chris-
tensen 1-1; Street 10-11;
Sullivan 10-12; Francis 2-4).
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Osage clinches a playoff spot with homecoming victoryBy KRISTI NIXONOSAGE — From a three-win season to clinch-ing a playoff spot on homecoming night, the Osage football team gave the home crowd plenty to cheer about in a 36-10 win over Garner-Hayfield-Ventura. The Green Devils used a physical of-fense and a tough defense to earn their first home win of the season and it couldn’t have come at a better time, a homecoming win that helped them improve to 4-3 over-all, 3-1 in Class 2A District 3. “It feels pretty good,” senior wide receiv-er Nathan Havel said. “We knew we had to come in clutch to get it done after losing a few (games) right away. Really close games that we needed to win.” Max Knudsen completed 10-of-24 pass-es for 150 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. He hit four different targets. “He knows that with our big receivers that we have, he just needs to put the ball up there and we can go get it,” Havel said. Already leading 20-10 on a seven-yard touchdown pass from Knudsen to Havel, Knudsen made a defender miss, scram-bled around until he found Cole Adams, who used his physicality to push the de-fender five yards into the end zone for the score. “Eh, it was a lot easier than it looked,” Cole Adams said. “It feels pretty good. We had to pick up the teamwork today and bring the brotherhood. We hadn’t won a homecoming in forever and we wanted to put it together for the community. “We had to do what we do. The ball was wet out here. I looked back at my buddy mid-catch. I didn’t know if it was me or him catching it and then I was like, ‘might
as well take it’ and I had to put it in the house to put up the score.” There were some tense moments as both Mac Muller and Barrett Muller went down. Barrett Muller returned to the game after a blindside block penalty on the Car-dinals. “We’re hoping he’s all right,” coach To-rian Wolf said of Mac Muller. “He felt a lit-
tle something in his knee and he’ll go get checked out. Initial thoughts are that it’s not too bad, but we can’t see inside of his knee or say what it might be. “Heck of a job by our guys to step up and make adjustments and continue to do the job Mac was doing at the guard spot, obvi-ously. We want Mac back and healthy, but we’re always if guys get tired, hurt, next guy up and do the job.”
Noah O’Malley picked off GHV quarter-back Owen Pueggel on the ensuing play. O’Malley assessed the team’s ability to comeback from a slow start. “It’s pretty fun,” O’Malley said. “I feel like now we can have fun in this last game and ever since we had that three-game los-ing streak and our backs were against the wall, we took things seriously and started
strapping it up, got serious in practice. I think all of the guys had fun doing it. We rolled with it. Kept go-ing.” Wolf said he knew that clinching a play-off spot was on the table, but it was more important bringing home a victory in front of the home crowd. “It feels awesome,” Wolf said. “That’s our focus to-night, we wanted to get our first home win. We haven’t had one in front of our crowd and what a great crowd we had tonight. That was the motivator. It will be the same next week in clinching a home game for the playoffs.
We had to take care of the op-ponent in front of us and that’s what we did tonight.” The Green Devils outscored GHV 22-0 in the second half, stepping up the defense. “We knew that we had to stop them,” O’Malley said. “At half-time, we said, ‘no more points.’ We have a goal of (giving up) 12 points or less every game and I think our defense kind of strapped it up and went a little harder than we were. We were flying.” Wolf added, “We made a cou-ple mistakes which led to them scoring…Second half we were calmed down. Kyle always has a good game plan on the defen-sive side of the ball and we stuck to it. How well were we tackling tonight with them having some big running backs? And their quarterback was a heck of an athlete, too.” The district title is still a pos-sibility for the Green Devils if everything swings their way. Clear Lake will have to lose at New Hampton and Osage must defeat Crestwood. If that plays out, Clear Lake, Osage and New Hampton will all share the district title. From there, things get complicated with a point system. Wolf said he’s concerned with what his team does against Crestwood. “We have to keep rolling with what we’re doing,” Wolf said. “Scout out Cresco. We’ve obviously seen a lot of film on them being that they are a district opponent. Facing teams the teams we’re facing and scout them out really well. We’re just riding a wave of momentum right now, playing re-ally good football. “It’s not about the team that’s playing across from us, it’s more about we’re do-ing our job, the scheme that we’ve devised. If we’re doing that, it doesn’t matter who we’re facing. We’ve got to play tough, phys-ical football.” The team has big goals as the season progresses. “We’re looking to go a long ways, hope-fully,” Havel said.
ScoringFIRST QUARTER — GHV, Parker Burke 27 FG.SECOND QUARTER — GHV, Drew Britson 56 pass
from Owen Pueggel (Burke kick). O, Brayden Onken run (2-point conversion fail); Onken run (Onken run).THIRD QUARTER — O, Nathan Havel 7 pass from Max Knudsen (2-point conversion fail) 2:35; Cole Adams 28 pass from Knudsen (Jake Clark pass from Knudsen) 1:17.FOURTH QUARTER — O, Onken 15 run (Ben Miller pass from Knudsen) 7:28.
RUSHING (ATT-YDS-TD) — GHV (Ben Furst 11-65-0, Owen Pueggel 5-55-0, Evan Sloan 8-27-0, Mason Graham 5-0-0, A.J. Tusha 1-(1)-0, Team 1-(5)-0); O (Brayden Onken 36-256-3, Max Gast 4-34-0, Ben Miller 3-1-0, Max Knudsen 3-0-0, Team 2-0-0).PASSING (ATT-COMP-YDS-TD-INT) — GHV (Pueggel 4-14-117-1-2); O (Knudsen 10-24-150-2-1).RECEIVING (TOT-CATCHES-TD) — GHV (Drew Brit-son 2-86-1, Furst 1-28-0, Graham 1-3-0); O (Nathan Havel 4-80-1, Onken 4-31-0, Cole Adams 1-28-1, Ben Miller 1-11-0).INTERCEPTIONS — GHV, Britson 1-13-0. O, Noah O’Malley 1-0, Gast 1-0.
FUMBLE RECOVERIES — GHV, Jacob Hasler 1-0. O, None.TACKLES (TOT-SOLO-TFL) — GHV, Even Sloan 10.5-7-2, Furst 7-5-4, Andrew Hook 5-3-0, Kye Mackey 4.5-3-2, Tusha 3-2-2, Rafe Van Dusseldorp 2.5-2-2. O, O’Malley 10-9-2, Havel 10-9-0, Gast 6.5-6-4, Cole Jeffries 4-3-1, Drew Tusler 3-3-0, Barrett Muller 2.5-2-2.KICK RETURNS — GHV, Hasler 1-16-0,
Furst 2-14-0, James Cash 1-12-0, Graham 1-12-0. O, C. Adams 2-80-0.PUNT RETURNS — GHV, Pueggel 1-6-0. O, None.KICKOFFS — GHV, Burke 3-161; O, Miller 6-241.PUNTING — GHV, Pueggel 6-214; O, Miller 3-113.
Osage's Brayden Onken makes a pair of GHV defenders miss on the way to rolling up 256 yards and three touchdowns in the Green Devils' homecoming win over the Cardinals. EJ PHOTO/KRISTI NIXON
Osage's Nathan Havel celebrates with Colton Boge after scoring on a touchdown pass from Max Knudsen in the second half of Friday's 36-10 win over GHV. EJ PHOTO/KRISTI NIXON
Osage's Jake Clark tackles GHV running back Ben Furst in the second half of the Green Devils homecoming victory. EJ PHOTO/KRISTI NIXON
The 2021 Osage Homecoming king and queen, Ben Miller and Meredith Street
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