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Wed
15
Apr

Voters reject school bond issue

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/15/2015 - 09:12

By Shelia Tomkins

Voters in the Clayton Ridge Community School District, by a 4-1 margin, turned down a $10,000,000 proposed plan for school facility improvements. 

Unofficial results from the Tuesday, April 7, referendum showed 892 against the measure and 224 in favor. Sixty-percent approval was needed for passage. Approximately one-third of the district's 3,394 active registered voters went to the polls.

Wed
08
Apr

Donald R. Yohe

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/08/2015 - 09:24

Donald Robert Yohe, 95, of Gilbert, Ariz. passed away March 30, 2015 in Chandler, Ariz. 

A memorial service was held Saturday, April 4, at Falconer Funeral Home, Gilbert, Ariz.

Wed
08
Apr

Zala P. Baade

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/08/2015 - 09:23

Zala Pauline (Schultz) Baade, passed away at home on April 1, 2015.

Visitation was Saturday, April 4, at Leonard Funeral Home in Elkader and one hour before services at the church.

Funeral services were Monday, April 6, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Elkader.

Interment was East Side Cemetery, Elkader. Casketbearers were Cole Amsden, Travis Fleming, Dillon Beach, Luke Baade, Jimmy Suarez and Matt Herman.

Wed
08
Apr

Roberta Stoeffler

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/08/2015 - 09:21

Roberta Stoeffler, 85, of Maryville, Tenn., passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at Blount Memorial Hospital.

Visitation was before services at Smith Chapel, Smith Funeral and Cremation Service, Maryville, Tenn.

Funeral services were Saturday, April 4, at Smith Chapel in Maryville, conducted by Dr. Glenn Cummings of Madison Avenue Baptist Church and Rev. Darren Wigington of Church of the Cove officiating.

Interment was Monday, April 6, at Grandview Cemetery.

Wed
08
Apr

Mary J. Troester

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/08/2015 - 09:20

Mary J. “Jackie” Troester, 70, of Earlville and formerly of Guttenberg, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015.

Visitation was before services at the funeral home.

Funeral services were Saturday, April 4, at Clifton Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Earlville.

Burial was at the Guttenberg City Cemetery.

Wed
08
Apr

Rock the River Road Show Saturday at Lakeside

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/08/2015 - 09:19

Tickets are still available for the fifth annual Rock the River Road Show set for this Saturday, April 11, at Lakeside Ballroom in Guttenberg. 

This year's headliners are the PastMasters, Steve Bobbitt and his tribute to Rod Stewart, local favorites Backwater, and special guests Carl Thompson and Mark Stumme of Midnite Express.

Scott Sanborn, well-known Eastern Iowa broadcast veteran, will be the emcee. 

Wed
08
Apr

New help for NE Iowa veterans

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/08/2015 - 09:18

The Mobile Vet Center makes stops in Mount Pleasant on Tuesdays and West Union on Thursdays. (Photo courtesy of Troy Lewis)

By Pat McTaggart

Freelance Journalist

Combat veterans or those who suffered sexual trauma while serving in the military now have a new resource to help them in northeast Iowa.  

A Mobile Vet Center (MVC) is now visiting West Union every Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  It is located next to Hardee’s near the intersection of Highways 150 and 18 and is set up to serve eligible veterans throughout northeast Iowa.

There are more than 200 Vet Centers located throughout the United States. The first one was established in Washington State by a group of Viet Nam veterans in 1979. Iowa has three Vet Centers, located in Cedar Rapids, Des Moines and Sioux City. They serve veterans and their families, providing counseling, professional readjustment, bereavement counseling, marital and family counseling and sexual trauma/harassment counseling, as well as other services.

The MVC is the only one in the state, and there are only 49 in the entire country. It is based out of Cedar Rapids, and stops in Mount Pleasant on Tuesdays in addition to its Thursday stop in West Union.  Scott Wallingford and Troy Lewis, both combat veterans, work in the MVC.  They each are retired military and each served for 23 years.

Wed
08
Apr

Scouts buy new wheels for kitten

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/08/2015 - 09:17

Dr. David Connell held Oscar while Jennifer Smith and other members of Daisy Troop 7221 took turns petting him. "He wears his emotions on his sleeve," Connell says of the kitten, who purrs loudly when pleased. (Press photo by Molly Moser)

By Molly Moser

Born under a porch in downtown Guttenberg, a kitten now called Oscar was delivered to the Guttenberg Veterinary Clinic for euthanization last summer. Oscar’s hind legs were severely deformed from the knee down, and veterinarian David Connell explains the kitten would likely have become food for a hungry predator if left on his own. 

Thanks to the wisdom and kindness of the Guttenberg vet, and now thanks to a local troop of Girl Scouts, Oscar’s nine lives will be spent in good health and good company.

“It didn’t look like much else was wrong with him, so we decided to keep him here at the clinic,” said Connell. “He started scooting around, and we got a kick out of it.” In fact, Oscar has no trouble at all getting from place to place. He played with other kittens that were also at the clinic waiting to be adopted, and started gaining weight due to his healthy appetite. 

Daisy Troop 7221, led by Lynda Schaeffers, Stephanie Horns and Tessa Dietrich, toured the Guttenberg Veterinary Clinic just after Oscar’s second surgery, which removed the underdeveloped bones in one of his back legs.  Veterinary technician Shannon Knack talked to the scouts about Oscar’s situation, mentioning the possibility of a wheelchair for Oscar. “She wasn’t sure if they could afford it,” recalls Dietrich. 

Wed
08
Apr

Amanda Ihde family to hold benefit at Lakeside April 18

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/08/2015 - 09:15

"I would like to thank friends, family and the community for everything they have done - from making food, sending gift cards and money for gas, or just a hand written card with well wishes. It's been very overwhelming to me how wonderful and caring everyone has been," Ihde told The Press. Clockwise from left are Chad, Kaysi, Amanda, and Haleigh Ihde.(Photo submitted)

By Molly Moser

When Amanda (Aulwes) Ihde was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in the fall of 2014, the community assembled to support Amanda and her family. 

“The whole community, and the surrounding communities, have been overwhelmingly generous,” said Amanda’s mother, Linda Aulwes. “People in general have brought meals in for the family when she was too sick to cook, or sent gift certificates for gas or food.”

After months of chemotherapy treatments, Ihde is close to finishing that grueling stepping stone to recovery – but multiple trips to the University of Iowa in Iowa City have put a financial stumbling block in her young family’s path. A benefit has been organized to fundraise for medication, hospital expenses, gas and other medical costs. 

The benefit will be held on Saturday, April 18, at Lakeside Ballroom in Guttenberg from 3:00 p.m. to midnight. Topp Flight and Krankstate will provide musical entertainment from 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight, and refreshments will include turkey and dressing sandwiches, sloppy joes, au gratin potatoes, baked beans, and a sale of homemade baked goods.

Wed
01
Apr

Albert "Chuck" Heller

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/01/2015 - 08:59

Albert “Chuck” Heller, 82, of Prairieburg, passed away following a long illness Thursday, March 26, 2015.

Visitation was Sunday, March 29, at Murdoch Funeral Home in Central City and one hour prior to services at the church. 

Funeral services were Monday, March 30, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Prairieburg.

Burial was at St. Joseph Cemetery, Prairieburg.

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