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Wed
26
Aug

Irish J. Degnan

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/26/2015 - 09:02

Irwin "Irish" J. Degnan, 96, passed away with his two loving daughters by his side on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, at the Guttenberg Care Center.

Visitation was Sunday, Aug. 23, at Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home, Guttenberg and one hour before services at the church.

Funeral service were Monday, Aug. 24, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Guttenberg, conducted by Rev. Marvin Bries.

Interment was at Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery, Guttenberg.

Wed
26
Aug

Labor Day can collection for Youth Football League

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/26/2015 - 08:58

By Bruce Thein

The Youth Football League will be conducting a can and bottle drive on Labor Day, Sept. 7. Youth League players are asking for the generous support of the community by setting out empty pop and beer cans on your doorstep for the players to pick up.   

Parents and players will be driving around the communities of Guttenberg and Garnavillo between 9 a.m. and 12 noon on Labor Day to collect the bottles and cans. Trailers will also be set up for people to drop off cans in the parking lots of Guttenberg Industries and the old Double LL parking lot in Garnavillo. 

Wed
26
Aug

Public invited to hear motivational speaker at Clayton Ridge Sept. 2

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/26/2015 - 08:57

By Bruce Thein

Motivational speaker Al Kerns will be the guest speaker on Wednesday, Sept. 2, at Clayton Ridge High School, presenting a half-hour presentation to students on “Doing What’s Right.” The program will begin at 9 a.m. in the high school gymnasium and is free; the public is encouraged to attend. Afterwards, Kerns will give another presentation to the faculty for their in-service day at the school. 

Wed
26
Aug

Blood drive Aug. 28

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/26/2015 - 08:57

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive on Friday, Aug. 28, from 1-6  p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church, 203 Pearl Street, Guttenberg. Donations are needed now to help ensure blood is available for patients in need. 

 
Wed
26
Aug

Municipal election filing opens

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/26/2015 - 08:56

By Shelia Tomkins

Filing is now open for candidates seeking city offices in the Nov. 3 election. In Guttenberg, two city council seats, two park board positions and three seats on the hospital board are up for election.

On the city council, the terms of Jane Parker and Virginia Saeugling are expiring at the end of the year. Also up for election are the seats of park board members Jim Johnston and Mary Streich and hospital board members Mary Eulberg, Penny Hansel and Bill Allyn.

Wed
19
Aug

Gertrude Anderegg

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/19/2015 - 09:45

Gertrude Helen Louise (Groth) Anderegg, 99, died Aug. 6, 2015, at Chosen Valley Nursing Home in Chatfield, Minn.

Visitation was before services at the church.

Memorial services were Saturday, Aug. 15, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Garnavillo, conducted by Rev. Hillary Berns-Kite.

Inurnment was at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery, rural Guttenberg. Pallbearers were Randy Fischer, Marsha Knudsvig, David Anderegg, Tresa Devaney, Tonya Anderegg, Elena Watson, Erin Sportsman and Robert Sportsman.

Wed
19
Aug

Brewers invited to enter annual GermanFest Tasting Sept. 26

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/19/2015 - 09:44

The Saturday Sep. 26 GermanFest celebration in Guttenberg will continue to feature a homebrew tasting. Festival goers who enjoy stout, pale ale, pilsner, and wheat beer can sip and compare local suds.

The tasting will be held from 12:00 noon until 2:00 pm in the main festival tent located in the 600 south block of River Park Drive. Festival-goers are asked to make a free will donation for the people's choice ballot. 

Ballots will be collected and the winner announced at 2:30 pm in the main tent. 

Wed
19
Aug

IAC gives local after school art program a boost

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/19/2015 - 09:43

Pottery instructor Steve Solomon will guide students in three separate wheel pottery workshops during the after school art program. The program is being supported this year by a grant from the Iowa Arts Council. (Photo submitted)

By Molly Moser

Shepherd Gallery and Creativity Center, a Guttenberg nonprofit, is the proud recipient of an Art Project Grant from the Iowa Arts Council to enhance the organization's free after school art program. Funding for Art Project Grants is made possible by an annual appropriation from the Iowa Legislature to the Arts Division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs (Iowa Arts Council) and by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

Wed
19
Aug

Five file for four seats on Clayton Ridge School Board

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/19/2015 - 09:30

By Shelia Tomkins

Five candidates have declared for four vacancies on the Clayton Ridge School Board in the upcoming election on Tuesday, Sept. 8.

The field includes two incumbents, Christine Aulwes and John Heying, along with Sharon Cunningham, Alicia Helle and Ellen S. Johnson.

Wed
19
Aug

Local empathic medium describes her personal spiritual journey

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/19/2015 - 09:30

Kelly Roth is a wife and mother of two, a veteran hairstylist, and an empathic medium with the ability to relay messages from the spiritual world. (Photo submitted)

By Molly Moser

Angels, healing stones, solar flares, spiritual beings, and Guttenberg resident Kelly Roth: What do all these things have in common? “Energy. Everyone is a big ball of energy,” says Roth, who describes herself as an empathic medium. “I feel the emotional energy of other people and of spaces.” 

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