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Cullen McShane (left) is headed to state in the 100 meter dash, while Karter Decker qualified in all three sprint events: the 100, 200 and 400. (Photos by Audrey Posten)
MFL MarMac’s 800 sprint medley team of Wyatt Powell (left), Cullen McShane, Colin Moses and Karter Decker qualified for state track after winning the relay at the May 13 district meet.
Jacob Trudo threw a personal best 45 feet, 8 inches in the shot put at districts. The effort was enough to qualify him for state.
Maddy Wille, Grace Kuehl, Kaitlyn Wiley and Hannah Asche qualified for state in the 4x200 meter relay. (Photos by Bev Hamann)
A first place finish at the district meet qualified the 4x400 meter relay team of Hannah Asche, Jaydin Dettman, Kaitlyn Wiley and Delaney Scherf for state.
The Central girls qualified for state in the 800 sprint medley relay behind runners Brandy Beatty, Grace Kuehl, Maddy Wille and Hannah Asche.
Central qualified for state in the distance medley relay thanks to Maddy Wille, Grace Kuehl, Hannah Asche and Delaney Scherf.
Brandy Beatty, Kaitlyn Wiley, Gracie Cummer and McKenna Jaster won the 4x100 meter shuttle hurdle relay at districts.
Brandy Beatty earned her way to state in the 100 meter hurdles.
Jaydin Dettman qualified for state in the 400 meter dash.
Delaney Scherf earned a trip to state in the 800 meter run.
Judith Arlene Katschkowsky, 79, of Streamwood, Ill., formerly of Blakesburg, died Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. She was born May 24, 1941, the first of four children of Eugene and Geneva (Ritter) Glosser.
Martha Jackson, 80, of McGregor, passed away Thursday, May 13, 2021. She was born in California on Sept. 30, 1940, to Howard and Wilma (Kepple) Rockwell. Martha was raised in Coon Rapids by her mother and stepfather James Whalley.
Two years ago, after finding inspiration on Instagram, McGregor teen TJ Hexom began translating his love of art into customizing shoes.
“I take shoes—the material doesn’t matter because I’ve got different paint for different materials—and put people’s ideas on the shoes,” Hexom explained.
Hexom favors cartoon imagery because it’s more goofy and fun.
But has also completed some more realistic designs, such as these butterflies.
Hexom has spent as little as four hours, and as much as 40 hours, on customizing a pair of shoes.
Maci Kluesner ran the 100 meter dash at Waukon on April 27, competing the goal of competing in every track and field event before graduating. (Photo by Bev Hamann)
May is designated National Preservation Month by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. There are few communities where historic preservation is more important than McGregor, which this year celebrates the 175th anniversary of its platting by founder Alexander MacGregor. (Photo by Audrey Posten)
