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‘Ryan’ proves significant for Madrigal family

Award-winning craftsman creates stringed instruments in Harmony

By Charlie Warner There’s music being created in one of the two-story shops on the east side of Main Street in downtown Harmony, Minn. No, it’s not a recording studio. And no, it’s not someone composing the next great top-40 hit.

Mason Weedman recently purchased one of the century-old storefronts in this Fillmore County community, where his primary focus is on crafting new violins, violas, cellos and double basses. He and his wife, Beth, and their six-year-old son, Elwyn, moved from the Twin Cities to Harmony this past year.

Weedman has been immersed in the art of repair and the creation of stringed instruments since 2007. He fell into this vocation kind of by accident. He decided to try his hand at playing the cello. He acquired a used one that needed quite a bit of TLC. Being fairly good with his hands, he Googled “how to repair a cello.” He learned about the Southeast State Instrument Repair Program in Red Wing and enrolled in the one-year program.

Mason Weedman crafts new violins, violas, cellos and double basses in his workshop on Main Street in Harmony. Minn. (Driftless Multimedia continued on page 2 photo by Charlie Warner)

By Roz Weis Research shows that repeated exposure to something makes us more attracted to it.

When it comes to husbands, Anna Madrigal’s exposure to her two brothers-in-law, both named Ryan, propelled her toward yet another Ryan.

Jon and Marcia Madrigal’s youngest daughter followed the lead of her two older sisters by adding her new husband Ryan to the fold in 2023.

Yes, all three Madrigal girls (Liz, Rachel and Anna) from Decorah have married men named Ryan.

Liz, the oldest, got the party started by marrying Ryan Graf June 20, 2015.

Rachel, the middle child, married Ryan Grenko Sept. 24, 2016.

And, finally, Anna, the baby of the family, married Ryan Crum on May 13, 2023.

Anna said her parents were in utter disbelief when they discovered Anna was dating a Ryan.

“They wondered if I’d meticulously created a list of all the Ryans at Luther College and interviewed each one. Now while that’s definitely something I could see myself doing since I’m so Type A, it was completely a coincidence …It is crazy that all of the Ryans are so different and each have their own unique strengths. But it is fun when we’re all able to get back together because everyone gets along so well,” Anna smiled.

Jon and Marcia said that they have nicknames for their three sons-in-law: Ryan Graf is “Doc”, Ryan Grenko is “Grenks” and the new Ryan is simply “Ryancrum”.

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From there he landed a job at the Givens Violins Workshop in Minneapolis, where he repaired and restored violins for seven years.

“I was able to refine my skill and knowledge while working there,” Weedman noted.

“I was lucky enough to work with a master craftsman, who had more than 40 years in the business.”

Weedman then moved on to the Robertson and Son’s Violin Shop in Albuquerque, N.M., where he worked as a maker and restorer for five years.

“I had the privilege of working alongside exceptional musicians and being entrusted with the maintenance and restoration of truly invaluable instruments,” Weedman commented about his stint in New Mexico.

Mason and his wife decided to move back to the Midwest to be closer to family. Mason was from Plymouth, Wis., (about 45 miles north of Milwaukee) and Beth was from Farmington, Minn. So, the Driftless Region seemed like a workable solution.

“We really didn’t want to relocate to a larger city,” Weedman recalled. “In a larger city, I would have way too much call to restore and repair. I wanted to create new instruments.”

And that’s just what he’s been busy doing, along with

Award winning craftsman, Mason Weedman, crafts stringed instruments at his workshop Harmony, Minn. (Driftless Multimedia photo

by Charlie Warner)

putting his workshop together.

He’s under the gun right now to have three violins completed. One will go to a national expo in Los Angeles, one to a customer in the Twin Cities and another one to Albuquerque. Between a few repair projects and orders for new instruments, Weedman figures he’s got enough worked line up for the next year.

While creating new violins is Weedman’s main focus, he

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also has a number of cellos that are in various stages of completion, as well as a double bass and some violas.

The tops of his instruments are made of spruce, mainly imported from Europe. The sides and the backs are maple, as are the necks. Weedman uses pear wood for the scroll ends (where the tuning knobs are located) on the cellos and double basses.

It takes Weedman about 100 hours to complete each violin and viola. Cellos take about six weeks, and the double basses require 60 days or more.

When asked about prices, Weedman said his prices are on the low side for new stringed instruments on the market.

He has received a number of

national awards for his creations from the Violin Society of America, the Art of Sound Makers, and the International Society of Bassist Makers.

The Weedmans feel the move to Harmony was a good one. Besides Mason’s workshop in the front of the store, Beth has set up a weaving studio in the back. And the large second-floor apartment provides them with comfortable living space.

“This seems to be a good fit for us,” Weedman said looking around his spacious workshop.

“We are happy we landed here.”

And Harmony does seem like an appropriate burg for a fiddle maker, doesn’t it?

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Kasemeier makes first court appearance

Brandon Kasemeier of Waukon, accused of murdering his wife, Jami Kasemeier, January 22, at his Waukon residence, before fleeing Iowa and being arrested in Larimer County, Colorado January 23, made his first appearance before a Larimer County virtual courtroom Friday morning, Feb. 2.

Presiding over the hearing was the Honorable Stephen Jouard, to whom Kasemeier voiced his desire to waive extradition to Iowa. To represent Kasemeier, Judge Jouard assigned Deputy Public Defender Matt Mulch, who was also present at the hearing and had already been working with

Kasemeier prior to the court appearance. Mulch spoke briefly to the court, agreeing he would assist Kasemeier with the extradition waiver process.

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Lanesboro Arts welcomes back Annie Hejny, former artist-in-residence, for a week of art and nature-inspired winter activities. Hejny is returning to share new creative and outdoor practices including a forest bathing walk, artist talk, book swap and painting workshop.

All activities are free and for ages 13 and up.

Forest Bathing Walk: Feb. 11, 1-3 p.m. at Eagle Bluff. Forest

Bathing is the practice of moving slowly in nature to bathe in the benefits that nature offers us, both physically and mentally. Hejny will guide participants through a series of invitations that support nature immersion, moving very slowly and sometimes not moving at all.

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Annie Hejny teaching class. (submitted photo)

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Artist Talk and Book Swap: Feb. 12, 7-8 p.m. at Sylvan Brewing. Curious about what inspires an artist? Hejny will share her artistic journey including why water, winter and books are such important parts of her life. Hejny will also give away a few of her favorite art and nature books and invites attendees to bring a book to swap.

Winter Painting and Collage Workshop, Feb. 14, 5:308 p.m. at St. Mane Theatre Studio. Learn about gouache paint and experiment with winter-inspired abstraction during this fun, all-levels workshop.

Attendees will examine winter landscape photographs and find the abstract shapes to draw, paint or collage. Wear painting clothes. Materials and snacks provided.

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The local AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP program cooperates with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) to provide free tax preparation and filing services to low-income, senior and/or disabled members of the community.

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by March 1, will be batched and ranked for Fiscal Year 2024 funding.

Before crops can be certified organic, farmers must carefully manage their land without using prohibited inputs like synthetic pesticides for 36 months. During this transition period and during the first years after certification, farmers often face many technical and market challenges.

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NRCS is dedicating funds to assist producers with a new organic management standard under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).

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More than 60 Minnesota schools and hundreds of students are expected to participate in Minnesota’s Winter Walk to School Day on Wednesday, Feb. 7.

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by Minnesota Safe Routes to School, encourages students and parents to celebrate the fun of walking while increasing their physical activity, reducing traffic congestion around schools and practicing pedestrian and bicycle safety skills.

“Many schools across the state are struggling to hire bus drivers and are expanding their walk zones to address the gap,” said Kelly Corbin, MnDOT SRTS coordinator.

Motorists can help keep kids safe by stopping for people crossing at every corner, even those without marked crosswalks or stop lights, especially during school arrival and dismissal times. When driving through a school zone, slow down, scan the road for people walking and be alert for students.

Schools are invited to submit stories and photos to saferoutes. dot@state.mn.us by Feb. 16 to compete for the annual Golden Snow Boot Award.

Winter Walk to School Day also encourages parents and community members to consider the walkability and bikeability of their neighborhoods because children walk and bike to other community destinations like playgrounds, libraries, parks and more. Keeping sidewalks clear of snow and ice, especially at corners, helps make communities safer and more accessible to children and families going for a walk.

Minnesota Safe Routes to School provides resources and grants to advance SRTS programs through planning, bike/ walk education curriculum and support for improving infrastructure on routes to school.

The SRTS website also provides interested schools with more information about annual Walk to School days, including a toolkit to help plan an event.

Keystone AEA Planetarium coming to Ft. Atkinson Explore the stars, moon and night sky Winneshiek County Conservation in the Keystone AEA Planetarium, hosted by the Fort Atkinson Public Library.

This program is for all ages and will be held in the Fort Atkinson Community Center gym.

Two showings will be held: Thursday, Feb. 15, 4-5 p.m.; and Friday, Feb. 16, 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Space is limited inside the planetarium, book a spot by calling the Fort Atkinson Public Library at 563-534-2222.

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Dairy Promotion Board seeking nominations The 61st Annual Winneshiek County Dairy Banquet will be held Friday, April 12, at the Festina Parish Center in Festina, starting at 7 p.m. Following the banquet, awards will be presented and the 2024 Little Miss Squirt, Little Mr. Herdsman and the Winneshiek County Dairy Princesses will be crowned.

Tickets are available at the Winneshiek County Extension office, from members of the Winneshiek County Dairy Promotion Board or the evening of the event.

The board is seeking help in nominating county dairymen, dairy women and youth for their hard work and accomplishments.

Nominations are needed for the following awards: Outstanding Young Dairy Producer: The award honors young dairy farmers, age 40 and younger, who have excelled in management, production and respect within the dairy community.

Distinguished Service: This award can be anyone who has made a huge impact or contributions to the dairy industry in Winneshiek County.

Distinguished Dairy Family: A family award in which the entire family must be involved in the dairy farm, local youth programs and a strong supporter of the dairy industry.

Pioneer Dairy Producer: The producer has made a significant contribution to the dairy industry. This person(s) must be no longer involved in the production of milk.

Dairy Promoter of the Year: This award is given to business-

Echoes of the Past

By Roz Weis Ossian back in the day

The photo is taken on the main streets of Ossian, dated circa 1912. This vintage photo is from the Driftless Multimedia archives.

Big reward offered for fire bug arrest

1924

ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO: A whopping $500 reward is being offered for any information leading to arrests made in conjunction with all the mysterious fires that have occurred recently in the northern parts of Winneshiek County. The members of the Winneshiek Norwegian Mutual Protection Association have voted to offer the reward to anyone who can provide proof that the fires were deliberately set. …FRONT PAGE NEWS: A marble tournament will be held on the playgrounds of the high school in the spring. The event promises to create a lot of fun and excitement. The tourney will be open to students in grades third through eighth, inclusive. A tourney for the girls has not yet been worked out. …Sever Olson suffered a net loss of about $1,500 as a result of the fire in one of his buildings on West Water Street the other morning. He was summoned to the blaze while enjoying breakfast at Shorty’s Café. …The Citizen’s Savings Bank building has now been sold. C.J. Weiser, president of the Winneshiek County State Bank, finalized the purchase.

Consideration was $20,000. …Former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson has died Feb. 3, 1924, at his home in Washington. …Emil C. Hanson is renting the Lamm Store Building on East Water Street. He plans to open up a confectionery and ice

cream parlor in early March. …The Priscilla Shop now has some new, up-to-date machines. One machine is for covering buttons. Another machine is for rhinestone trimming, and a third machine will be used for pinking. This Decorah shop is in a good position to handle all work in a most satisfactory manner. …A pair of pliers and a fine wrench can be purchased for the sum of 45 cents at Barth & Finholt, located in the Steyer Opera House Block. …A new radio slot machine has been introduced to local merchants. A nickel-in-the-slot radio receiving outfit has made its appearance. The receiver has a special apparatus giving patrons advance information as to immediate availability of ethereal entertainment, and the apparatus also posts a warning 20 seconds before another nickel is required to enable them to enjoy an uninterrupted performance. …New Fords are on the display here. Pricetag: $295. …Monkey Ridge neighbors had a snowstorm the other night and folks say it was disagreeable for the cars on the wintry roads.

1934

NINETY YEARS AGO: Co-education for Luther Collee has been given unanimous approval by the Board of Education of the Lutheran Church of America. Final action will be taken in June regarding the approval. …FRONT PAGE NEWS:

Phil Schlatter made a record the other day by garnering 59 points in his cribbage hand. …News from the stork: Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rima of Decorah have a newborn son, Neal Michael, born Jan. 14, 1934. …It was one of the best meetings ever enjoyed by the members of Decorah Elks Lodge No. 443 earlier this year.

A vaudeville act was followed by a bounteous dinner. The Little German Band from over at Fort Atkinson provided a large amount of dinner music for the guests. …The new well for the water supply for the City of Decorah has been drilled to a depth of 867 feet. Tests of the water as to purity will be made as soon as the pipe casing for the well arrives. …J.C. Penney Company is having a big sale on sheets – 88 cents per set. Washcloths of modern terry cloth also are priced at 3-for-12 cents. …Little Jimmy Bakken, the 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bakken, fell into a pan of hot water the other night as his mother was scalding a chicken. Dr. Svebakken was called, and all in the area hope for this boy’s swift recovery. …The Elks birthday ball honoring the birthday of President Roosevelt raised $100 for crippled children. …A billfold with a considerable amount of money inside has been lost sometime Sunday evening in the Decorah area.

Notify the newspaper office if found. …Enrollment at Luther College for the second semester now totals 267. Enrollment at the local Girls’ College here is 54.

es or individuals who are strong supporters of REAL dairy products in the community or their business.

Outstanding Dairy Employee: This award is designed for an employee on a dairy farm who has gone above and beyond to achieve success for his or her employer.

Scholarships: College scholarships will be awarded to eligible students pursuing an agriculture related career.

Royalty: In addition, the Winneshiek County Dairy Promotion Board is seeking candidates for Little Miss Squirt, Little Mr. Herdsman and Winneshiek County Dairy Princess.

The deadline for candidates is March 1.

The Little Miss Squirt and Little Mr. Herdsman contestants must live in Winneshiek County, or the family may be employed in the Winneshiek County. Candidates must be between 9-11 years old on or before March 31 and active in the dairy industry.

For scholarship applications, award nomination forms, royalty candidacy applications or questions, call Al Schmitt at 319-215-7526 or the Winnesh-

iek County ISU Extension Office at 562-382-2949.

All nomination forms must be returned to the Extension Office or a member of the Winneshiek County Dairy Promotion board by March 1.

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Monday, January 29, 2024 High Choice Beef Steers & Heifers .....................177-181 Choice Beef Steers & Heifers ........................173-177 Select & Choice Beef Steers & Heifers .....................165-173 High Choice Calf Fed Holstein Steers & Heifers ...........157-161 Choice Holstein Steers & Heifers .....................153-157 Select & Choice Holstein Steers & Heifers ...........145-153 Thinner Shelly Cows ........ 80-100 High Yielding Market Cows ................100-123 Market Bulls ................up to 119

TOP CONSIGNMENTS BEEF FATS Randy & Greg Lukes, Ft. Atkinson Randy & Rhonda Schnitzler, Decorah Dennis & Janice Brincks, Postville HOLSTEIN FATS Richard Best, Waucoma Richard Hendrickson, Ossian Brian & Larae Schutte, Luana TOP COW Jeff & Dan McCabe, Decorah Steve & Lee Vangsness, Decorah Wegner Bros, Clermont TOP BULL Wegner Bros, Clermont Slaughter Sale Every Monday at 9 am along with Regular Sale at Noon

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WEDNESDAY SLAUGHTER CATTLE AUCTION, JANUARY 24, 2024 We sold 1,512 head of slaughter cattle, with Choice Beef steers and heifers sold steady-to-$1 higher. Choice Holstein steers sold $1-3 higher and market cows and bulls sold sharply higher.

High Choice Beef Steers & Heifers ........ 178-183 Choice Beef Steers & Heifers ...............174-178 Select & Choice Beef Steers & Heifers .. 164-174 High Choice & Calf Fed Holstein Steers.................................158-162 Choice Holstein Steers .........................154-158 Select & Choice Holstein Steers...........147-154 Market Cows...........................................70-105 High Dressing Market Cows ................. 105-116 Market Bulls .....................................106-127.50

TOP CONSIGNMENTS FATS Robert Gehrke, Morristown, MN Tom Berberlein, Caledonia, MN Calvin Kaldenberg, Rochester, MN HOLSTEIN STEERS Pete Weis, Plainview, MN Roger Wubber, Clara City, MN Ryan Sygulla, Whitehall, WI TOP COW David & Eric Winsky, LaCrescent, MN TOP BULL Chad Kulig, Independence, WI

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6 Driftless Journal Tuesday, February 6, 2024

W eddings driftless

FAR RIGHT- Anna and Ryan Crum are pictured with Anna’s parents Jon and Marcia Madrigal.

RIGHT- Anna and Ryan Crum are pictured with Ryan’s parents Arnie and Lori Crum.

Anna (Madrigal) and Ryan Crum and their wedding party.

Madrigal/Crum continued from front History Anna was born and raised in Decorah. She attended Luther College, played on the womens basketball team, and majored in Economics.

Ryan is from Mount Horeb, Wis., the son of Arnie and Lori Crum. His mom, the former Lori Hermeier, is originally from Waukon.

When selecting a college, Ryan wanted to be close to his family in Waukon and in the Northeast Iowa/Driftless region to enjoy the outdoors. He attended Luther College, played on the men’s soccer team, and majored in Environmental Science. Ryan’s parents moved after their boys graduated high school and now live outside of Waukon.

Ryan first saw Anna playing basketball at Luther College when they were both sophomores. One of Anna’s good friends on the basketball team, Carrie, was dating Ryan’s teammate on the soccer team, JW. JW planned to watch a game on a Saturday so Ryan tagged along. At one point, JW leaned over and said to Ryan, “What do you think about #32?” (Anna’s basketball number) to which Ryan replied with an en-

thusiastic, “Not bad” and so JW and Carrie planned a night for everyone to hang out and the rest is history. Even though he’s not a huge basketball fan, Ryan still attended many Luther College womens basketball games over the next few years.

Ryan and Anna got engaged at the lookout point over Heritage Valley, featuring a stunning view of the Upper Iowa River, bluffs and woodlands of Northeast Iowa. During an internship with the Iowa Natural Heritage foundation, Ryan helped restore and care for the land. Recently, on a weekend trip to Decorah, Anna spotted a print at custom framing business The Perfect Edge of the exact view where they got engaged. The folks down at Perfect Edge helped get the print framed and now it is displayed in their home in Madison, Wis. The pair graduated from Luther in May 2017. Anna moved off to Minneapolis, starting to travel around the country to pursue a career in consulting.

Ryan moved back to Madison and started working in environmental restoration and ecology.

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son airport. Once, Ryan drove from Madison to Milwaukee at midnight to pick-up Anna after the last shuttle for Madison had already left for the evening.

Their story continues after two years of long-distance dating. Anna made the move to Madison in September 2021, and while living there, they moved to Appleton, Wis., for Ryan’s job promotion. They were engaged on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27, 2021. Despite Ryan thinking he had planned the perfect surprise, Anna bumped into a few Decorah residents leading up to the weekend, and they just couldn’t keep a secret. They couldn’t have been happier to celebrate surrounded by their entire family.

They started planning their wedding in 2022, as they welcomed their sweet dog, Honey, into their home.

Their special wedding weekend started with a welcome party at Pulpit Rock Brewing Company Friday, May 12.

They were married at a 3:30 p.m. ceremony Saturday, May 13, at the Decorah Fish Hatchery. A reception followed at Oneota Golf & Country Club.

When asked about their wedding theme, Anna was quick to accentuate simplicity in her description.

“Ryan and I are super simple people and I’ve never been someone who likes anything flashy –clean lines and classic touches; we kept things super natural with lots of white, different shades of blue, and pops of green,” she commented. “I was really inspired by my sisters’ previous weddings they had in Decorah – they leaned into a lot of greenery.”

Anna continued, “We were really focused on just making the day as fun as possible –

from getting a live band for the adults and the photo booth for the kids.”

The Crums appreciated the help from their parents in the planning.

“My mom helped with so much; I tend to get super caught up in my work and at the time we were doing a lot of the planning, we were still living in Appleton, so it was tough to make the four-hour trip back to Decorah sometimes. She is so connected to the community in Decorah and has developed great working relationships with so many of those people through selling real estate – it made it incredibly easy,” Anna continued.

“I’d also shoutout my friend Emily (Alcock) Henriquez.

She’s a professional events planner (who has somewhat followed in her mother’s (Sherry Alcock) footsteps. I bounced the entire schedule for the day off her and got her advice on how to best structure the day to make sure everything flowed, and we were never rushed.”

Their choice to have the wedding outdoors was an easy one.

“We love the outdoors, especially the Driftless Region, and Siewers Springs/Decorah Fish Hatchery is really the embodiment of that. Plus, my sister Liz also got married there, and that was also a beautiful ceremony,” Anna said.

Highlights Their wedding weekend was full of fun and food. From the rehearsal dinner/welcome party at Pulpit Rock on Friday night, to Impact coffee Saturday morning, an Oneota Coop brunch and a walk around Decorah for the women and Impact coffee and some disc golf on the Luther campus for the men.

Anna’s nephew and nieces preceded her down the aisle and greeted their new uncle Ryan with a hug.

(Photos courtesy of Mo Speer Photography) The bride and her attendants got ready for the day at the Schoolhouse Loft Airbnb on John Street in Decorah and the men got ready at the Nest Airbnb in downtown Decorah.

They had their “first look” at the historic Luther College Barn and had more pictures near Lindeman Pond before heading to the wedding venue. Ryan was wearing a bolo tie that belonged his late grandpa, Harlan Hermeier. Anna was wearing specially-designed jewelry gifted from her uncle Peter Wolfe.

Ceremony Anna said she really wanted to write their own vows; but since Ryan isn’t as performative as her, he was hesitant at first but ultimately obliged.

“He absolutely crushed it!”

Anna smiled. “I had my nephew and all my little nieces walk down the aisle before I came out, and they were incredibly cute. Oliver, the oldest, led the way; and each of the little ladies gave Ryan a huge hug.”

“We had to have our friend, Alex Weber (fiancé at the time to the maid of honor – Moran Lonning), play music for the ceremony. He played all our favorite artists – the Lumineers, Zach Bryan and Caamp.

“My aunt, Melissa Welsch, picked out the tree for the unity ceremony – a white pine (we later planted that tree on Ryan’s parent’s land outside of Waukon).

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As an elementary school principal, he definitely knows how to command a room and you would have never guessed this was his first time. He is incredibly charismatic and took the role so seriously. We are so thankful for him and were happy to launch his side hustle as an officiant,” the Crums agreed.

Following the wedding ceremony the wedding party hopped on their party bus and headed to Toppling Goliath, where they took over the upstairs. The groomsmen boasted Hawaiian TG shirts for much of the evening to follow.

The reception at Oneota Golf & Country Club was followed by a dance.

“We had “Crum”bl cookies as a dessert and they were “Crum”believable,” Anna said.

“The JayR Brink band played a little bit for everyone – DJ-ing some popular songs and then also playing country music like Zach Bryan and classics like Alabama.”

Anna said one of the memorable highlights of the reception was her husband singing “Should’ve Been a Cowboy”.

As previously noted, Anna is definitely the one that likes to be on-stage, but everyone wanted to see Ryan sing that song.

“He was so happy up there, definitely outside of his comfort zone,” Anna reminisced, “but he had been talking about that being his one and only song he’d ever sing in front of a crowd.

I was happy to be dancing and singing along in the front row.”

A post-wedding brunch was held in the upstairs at Impact Coffee on Sunday morning for the wedding party, their close family and friends. Java John’s catered the event, serving up cinnamon rolls and quiche.

The newlyweds realized how lucky they were to have beautiful weather for their special weekend.

“People thought we were a little ambitious having an

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The couple hosted a welcome party on Friday before the wedding at Pulpit Rock Brewing Company in Decorah and returned with their wedding party the day of the wedding.

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Anna and Ryan cut their cake during their reception at the Oneota Golf & Country Club, Decorah. (Photos courtesy of Mo Speer Photography)

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Sammi Boyd and Matt Mendez aren’t a traditional married couple. The Spring Grove, Minn., couple grew up just five houses apart, were one grade apart in school and were in a relationship together for 10 years before they decided to tie the knot.

So, it’s only natural that they wouldn’t have a traditional wedding. Instead, when they got married, they held a celebration for their friends and family — with a few per-

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Sammi and Matt were married Oct. 14, 2023, at Wold Strawberries in rural Mabel — a place sacred to Matt since he was a young boy.

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After the ceremony Matt and Sammi escaped to a private location where they exchanged the vows they’d written for each other.

YumYum the cat hung out with the couple during this special moment.

A B O V E Snacks at the reception included homemade jams and jellies, goat cheese, pickled vegetables, olives and more. A meal catered

by Fat Pat’s Brewery of Spring Grove was followed by an evening of celebration.

Spring Grove, Minn., couple Sammi Boyd and Matt Mendez tied the knot at Wold Strawberries where Matt spent time with his grandparents, Wayne and Janet Wold (Photos courtesy Teri Ziegler Photography)

Boyd-Mendez the strawberry farm, because my grandparents (Wayne and Janet Wold) would watch me when my parents were working,” Matt said. “I just always clung to Wayne’s hip. We were inseparable. So, from the getgo, I knew it was important to have our wedding out there because without a doubt, it holds such a strong place in my heart.

It’s bigger than words.”

“We had to figure out how to get all the parts of the day and the party that we wanted at a farm; not an established venue.

So, that was super fun,” Sammi said. “The farm is more representative of us working as a team. We’ve always joked that two of us make one Grandpa.

Matt is the hard work and logic side of it, and I’m more of the dreamy green thumb who’s gonna plant whatever I want, because it’s pretty or it sounds fun. We’re the Yin and Yang of production.”

But, just because they had the perfect location picked out, that doesn’t mean that it went off without a hitch. They planned for their wedding to be outside, but it rained prior to their wedding day, which caused a memorable experience in and of itself.

“We called an audible,” Sammi said. “We asked everyone (125 people), except for those that needed a chair, to stand for our ceremony. The weather leading up to our wedding day was super rainy, so it would have caused the chairs to be soaked if they were out overnight, and the chairs would have sunk into the ground.”

Standing for the ceremony wasn’t too difficult, however, because the entire ceremony lasted just two minutes.

“For us, the big part of the wedding was having everyone there, and we wanted that to be highlight of the evening,” said Matt.

“The reason why it was so short is we’ve been together for, it’ll be 10 years this year, all through college, and we lived together,” added Sammi. “We knew people that had gotten together at the same age were getting married, but we wanted to

do it our way, and in our hearts, we didn’t need that ceremony.”

The more-personalized ceremony wouldn’t have been complete without the couple’s dog, Poppy, making a contribution of her own.

“She’s our baby,” said Sammi. “She walked down the aisle with my dad and I. About halfway, and I just let her go to go see Matt. And, when we were leaving, my dad handed the leash back to me, and we had just gotten past the end where everyone was standing, and she had to ‘go’, and so she went. I’d say half the people saw, and everyone was like ‘Oh my gosh’ and thought it was the funniest thing ever.”

“We were talking about it later, and we were like, ‘Well, it happened, but at least it didn’t happen up front, during the exchanging of rings,’” Matt said.

“Everyone thought it was hilarious.”

“It was mortifying in the moment, but it’s funny now,” Sammi added.

Also unique to their wedding was the exchanging of their vows. Matt and Sammi exchanged traditional vows during the ceremony, which was officiated by Elliot, Matt’s best friend since childhood, but after the ceremony, when everyone else was at the reception, the newlyweds escaped to a more-private location at which they exchanged the vows they’d written for each other.

“It was just kind of our own moment set aside for just us,” Sammi said.

“I don’t know if we planned it to be like that, but looking back on it now, it was nice,” Matt added. “The whole day up to that point had been so fast paced and nerve-racking that it was nice for us to be able to take a breath and kind of collect ourselves and have a one-onone moment of just ourselves.

It was definitely nice to have that.”

After they exchanged vows, it was time to celebrate, and even their choice of music wasn’t traditional. Instead of a band or DJ, the couple made a playlist using streaming music

and played it through amplified speakers.

“We were looking for ways to save money,” Matt said.

“We were already spending a fortune. So, I thought, ‘With all the streaming services out there, why don’t we pick music we like?’”

“Part of that is that Matt’s top 10 most-hated songs are the songs played at every wedding ever,” Sammi added, “topped off by ‘Don’t Stop Believin’.’

So, that’s why we started looking at other options.”

Matt explained that they made their own wedding playlist, but they also wanted to play songs their guests liked. So, their invitations contained a QR code, which directed friends and family to the playlist, so they could add songs they liked as well.

And, of course the playlist included “Everglow” by Coldplay — which Sammi and Matt consider ‘their song’, which was the first song to be played at the reception … under a tent on the farm not far from where they exchanged vows.

“In our earlier years, when we were best friends, before we decided to be together, Coldplay was our mutual favorite band,” Sammi said. “We had some other songs that were more like ‘our song’ but weren’t appropriate for our first dance.”

Other songs from what Matt called the “multi-genre playlist” included “Party Rock Anthem” by the band LMFAO, the “I’m a Believer” cover by Smashmouth, “Thunderstruck”

by AC/DC, The Foo Fighters, CCR and more. Additionally, the mother-son dance song was “Wildflowers” by Tom Petty, and the father-daughter dance song was “Only the Strong Survive” by REO Speedwagon.

“The first half of the playlist was tailored to a wider audience, and then, as the night went on, we had more music for younger people,” Matt said.

“There wasn’t any rap in the first 20 minutes. It was funny to be outside that night and realize that ‘This is the first time, in the history of the Earth, that this song was played on this piece of land.’”

Memorable vendors Sammi said that a big part of what made the night so memorable was their vendors. She said Oak and Olive Flowers of Decorah was their florist, they rented their tents from Decorah Rentals, and Fat Pat’s Brewery of Spring Grove was their caterer. Sammi’s bridal gown was from The Dress by Morgan Lynn of Decorah, and Skies the Limit Events of West Salem, Wis., provided “Gertie”, an old recreational trailer turned into a mobile full-service bar.

“Overall, our vendors were just amazing,” she said. “Some of them were family friends, and some of them are new friends. Going through small, local businesses really makes a difference. The amount of personality and love you see coming through their work, and the friendships and relationships that come out of that, is night and day. We couldn’t have done it without them.”

But, most importantly, the newlyweds agree their favorite part of their special day was celebrating all the people who helped make them who they are today.

“Overall, we wanted it to be ‘our’ day with ‘our’ people,” Sammi said. “Being able to celebrate our love with the people we love in the place we love was the best feeling. We wanted the event to be not formal, not stuffy. We wanted it to be fun.

We wanted people to leave it and look back and remember how fun it was.”

“We wanted our wedding to be a time to celebrate the people we care about, who have helped us grow and develop over the years and have that be the focus,” Matt added. “Our families guided us, taught us and molded us to make us who we are today, and they also made our wedding what it was. So, our wedding was more about celebrating them.”

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Full coverage at driftlessjournal.com & in the Decorah Public Opinion | Sports Editor: Becky Walz, becky.walz@driftlessjournal.com

Decorah stands high above the rest N. Simon first female to win four state titles

LEFT: The Decorah girls’ wrestling team members could hardly contain their excitement as they were announced as the team champions Friday night at the 2024 IGHSAU State Wrestling Tournament.

BELOW LEFT: Viking senior Naomi Simon was full of emotion as she holds up four fingers indicating the number of titles she won in her career.

BELOW RIGHT: Maddy Jansen embraces teammate Kaydn Meyer after Meyer won her consolation match to make the podium. (Driftless Multimedia photos by Becky Walz) The victory bell was ringing i n Decorah Saturday night after the Viking girls’ wrestling team finally caught its breath from a whirlwind end to the weekend — and a team state title.

Due to a state speech contest Saturday, the firetruck ride and bell ringing, along with a celebration rally was held Saturday — a night after the Vikings blew away the competition at the state wrestling tournament at the Xtreme Arena in Coralville.

Decorah tallied 141 points, leaps and bounds ahead of East Buchanan and Raccoon River-Northwest who tied for second with 96 points. In addition the Vikings recorded 24 pins during the two-day tournament with two wrestlers in the finals and five place winners.

Four-time champion The Viking team also boasts the first four-time state champion in girls’ wrestling history in Iowa — Naomi Simon. The senior pinned her way to the finals at 170 pounds. She opened the tournament over Genevieve

Chloe Sheffield battled the returning 100-pound champion Katie Biscoglia of Raccoon River-Northwest in the finals Friday night and finished runner-up. (Driftless Multimedia photo by Becky Walz)

Lantigua of Marshalltown, throwing her in 1:13.

Next in her way was Kensi Steele of Iowa City Liberty who Simon turned in 1:04 to advance to the quarterfinal round.

It took the Viking 1:39 to pin Aleah Johnson of Raccoon River-Northwest and she kept the pin action going in the semifinal round against West Marshall’s Averie Wittkop, throwing her in 1:09.

In her only non-fall action of the tournament, N. Simon took down Autumn Elsbury of South Tama County by a 15-2 major decision.

Runner-up Junior Chloe Sheffield came up just short of the top spot at 100 pounds as she fell to returning champion Katie Biscoglia of Raccoon River-Northwest by a 5-1 decision and still walked off the mat with a smile. Sheffield began her trek to the finals with a 9-1 major decision over Addison Schulte of West Delaware in round one and threw Sophia Calpito of Charles City in 2:44 to advance to the quarterfinals. There she got the pin in 5:53 over Algona’s Harley Tobin. It was NEIC matchup between Sheffield and Mia Kurth of Waukon in the semifinals, with the Viking getting the fall in 5:57.

Other Viking placewinners After qualifying for state last year, but not placing, Ana Simon was one of the many Vikings who put in an extra effort in the off-season and it paid off as the sophomore was on the mat for third place Friday night at 145 pounds, coming away with the fall in 44 seconds.

Kamryn Steines also competed on the final night to place sixth at 190 pounds, falling by 3-0 decision to Charles City’s

Leah Stewart, who had knocked Steines out in the quarterfinal.

Finishing eighth for the Vikings after falling 7-5 by sudden victory was Lauren Luzum at 155 pounds.

South Winn’s wrestlers Two South Winn girls also saw action in Coralville — senior Kaydn Meyer at 125 pounds and Maddy Jansen at 135 pounds, both who competed at state a year ago as well.

Meyer concluded her final season with an eighth-place spot on the podium and a 3810 record, while Jansen battled through an injury to qualify and went 1-2 at the tournament and finished 24-11.

Visit our website To see the entire path to the podium for A. Simon, Steines and Luzum, along with the other Vikings who were in action (Ellie Adams-115; Mckenzie Tollefson-135; Amelia Wadsworth-140; Madsyen Lippe-235) and the South Winn wrestlers, visit www. driftlessjournal.com for the session-by-session coverage.

The paths Decorah is in Class 2A, District 5 and will compete at Independence. Other teams there include BCLUW-SH, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows, East Marshall-GMG, Hampton-Dumont-CAL, Independence, Oelwein and Union.

The Warriors are in Class 1A District 1 at Denver along with Beckman Catholic, Denver, Don Bosco, Edgewood-Colesburg, Hudson, North Linn, Springville, Tripoli and Wapsie Valley.

New Hampton/Turkey Valley is also in Class 2A, but District 9 and will compete at West Delaware with the host Hawks, Benton Community, Center Point-Urbana, Maquoketa, Monticello, Northeast and Wahlert Catholic.

Feb. 6 – Dec bowl at New Hampton, 4 p.m.; SW b bb at Clayton Ridge, 7:30 p.m.; TV b bb vs. Kee, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 8 – TV gbb at East Buchanan (Rd. 1), 7 p.m.

Feb. 9 – Dec b swim at state (Iowa City), 5 p.m.; Dec g/b bb at Waverly-Shell Rock, 6:45 p.m.

Feb. 10 – Dec b wr at districts (Independence), 10 a.m.; SW b wr at districts (Denver), 10 a.m.; NH/TV b wr at districts (Manchester), 10 a.m.; Dec b swim at state (Iowa City), 12:30 p.m.; SW gbb at Wapsie Valley (Rd. 1), 7 p.m.

Feb. 12 – Dec g bowl host regional (Kingpin Entertainment Center), 10 a.m.

Feb. 13 - Dec b bowl host regional (Kingpin Entertainment Center), 10 a.m.

SW girls fall to Bulldogs

Facing the top of the conference is a tough enough battle let alone doing it on their own court as the South Winn girls’ basketball team (6-14, 5-10 UIC) found Friday night as the Warriors fell 53-34 to MFL MarMac (14-6, 14-2 UIC).

The Bulldogs pulled together from the start with the home defense holding SW to three points in the first and putting up 17. The Warriors picked up the offense in the second but still trailed 26-10 at halftime. Putting up 14 points, the Red and Gray won the third quarter but not by much as MFL MarMac held on to a 38-24 advantage and put the game further out of reach in the fourth.

Seven Warriors scored in the effort with Karissa Wenthold leading the way with seven points. Alyssa Holthaus was there for six points and four steals, while Chloe Wiltgen provided six points and six rebounds.

South Winn wrapped up the regular season at Turkey Valley Monday night and now turn attention to the postseason which begins Saturday, Feb. 10, at Wapsie Valley at 7 p.m.

South Winn 3 7 14 10 34 MFL MarMac 17 9 12 15 53 Scoring – Karissa Wenthold 7; Alyssa Holthaus 6; Chloe Wiltgen 6; Ella Theis 5; Aubrey Willey 4; Allison Hageman 2; Adrienne Winings 2; Loleta Ryan 2 Rebounds – Hageman 7; Wiltgen 6; Willey 4; Wenthold 2; Holthaus 2; Charlotte Moonen 2; Theis 1; Ryan 1; Assists – Wenthold 2; Hageman 1; Willey 1; Theis 1; Moonen 1; Steals – Holthaus 4; Hageman 2; Wenthold 1; Theis 1; Wiltgen 1; Blocks – Willey 1; Winings 1; Wiltgen 1

It took Ana Simon just 44 seconds to secure a third-place finish over Tayla Stiefel of East Buchanan Friday night, joining four other Vikings on the podium. (Driftless Multimedia photo by Becky Walz)

Postseason wrestling Saturday, Feb 10

District wrestling assignments for all three classes have been announced for Saturday, Feb. 10, with wrestling starting at 10 a.m.. The top two place winners in each weight class from each sectional will move on to the state meet.

The individual state meet runs Wednesday through Saturday, Feb. 14-17, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Coming up in varsity sports

State schedule The individual tournament is Wednesday through Saturday, Feb. 14-17, in Des Moines.

The tournament schedule is: Wednesday, Feb. 14 — Class 2A first round, second round and first round consolations, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Class 3A first round, second round and first round consolations, 1:30-5 p.m.; Class 1A first round, second round and first round consolations, 6-9:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 15 – Class 2A second round consolations, quarterfinals and third round consolations, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Class 3A second round consolations, quarterfinals and third round consolations, 1:30-5 p.m.; Class 1A second round consolations, quarterfinals and third round consolations, 6-9:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 16 — Class 2A fourth round consolations, semifinals and fifth round consolations, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.; Class 3A, 1:30-4:30 p.m.; Class 1A fourth round consolations, semifinals and fifth round consolations, 6-9 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 17 — Class 2A, 3A, 1A consolation semifinals and finals, 9 a.m.-2:15 p.m.; IWCOA, IHSADA & IHSAA awards, 5:15 p.m.; grand march and finals for all classes, 5:30 p.m.

Trojans cap off week with wins

Russell Nieman protects the ball during a Trojan possession at North Fayette Valley Thursday night. (Photo courtesy of Leah Kruse) The Turkey Valley boys’ basketball team (13-8, 8-7 UIC) wrapped up a four-game with 2-1 over the weekend.

On the road Thursday In their second road game of the week, the Trojans stumbled in the fourth quarter to hand North Fayette Valley (16-3, 11-3 UIC) a win 61-45 Thursday night.

The Trojans led off the game with 14-6 lead following the first eight minutes of play and maintained their advantage until the final minutes of the second quarter with NFV hitting the final six points of the half to lead 28-25 at halftime. Trailing by four, 45-41, with eight minutes of play remaining, the Trojans were held scoreless until the final minute as the TigerHawks rattled of a 16-0 run.

The senior trio of Caleb Kurtenbach, Russell Nieman and Oliver Schmitt led the way with Kurtenbach putting up 15 points. Nieman and Schmitt each provided 11. JD Kruse added four while Logan Busta and Cale Langreck contributed two each.

Turkey Valley 14 11 16 4 45 NFV 6 22 17 16 61 Scoring – Caleb Kurtenbach 15; Russell Nieman 11; Oliver Schmitt 11; JD Kruse 4; Logan Busta 2; Cale Langreck 2

A close one Turkey Valley got back in the win column with a 54-51 victory over Postville (13-9, 9-8 UIC) Friday night at home.

After trailing in the early minutes of the game, the Trojans’ offensive pace picked up for a 13-11 first-frame lead. Both ends of the floor were clicking in the second period for TV as

the home team outscored the visitors 16-7 and carried a 2918 lead into halftime. Building on that lead, the Trojans moved out front 44-29 with eight minutes remaining. The Pirates stormed back in the fourth with 22 points, leaving the Trojans scrambling to hold on for the win by three points.

Schmitt carried the offensive burden with 19 points while Busta added 10. Nieman was a close third with nine. With seven points apiece were Kurtenbach and Kruse. Langreck added the final two.

Postville 11 7 11 22 51 Turkey Valley 13 16 15 10 54 Scoring – Schmitt 19; Busta 10; Nieman 9; Kurtenbach 7; Kruse 7; Langreck 2

Easy victory In their third game in a row, the Trojans didn’t look fatigued as they bested Clayton Ridge (4-15, 2-12 UIC) at home 5742.

Turkey Valley rolled out to an 18-8 lead in the first and continued to set the pace with a 26-16 lead at halftime. In the second half, the Trojans maintained a balanced attack and stellar defense to pull away 43-27 with eight minutes remaining.

Individual stats were unavailable at press time.

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Final games Monday, Turkey Valley host South Winn in yet another make-up game that was postponed in January. The Trojans will host Kee in the regular season finale that kicks off with the junior varsity boys at 6:15 p.m.

Dual season wraps up for Warrior matmen The late addition to the schedule put the South Winn boys’ wrestling team on the mats Friday at East Buchanan with the Warriors picking up three wins and finishing the season with a 21-9 dual record.

“We were missing three of our starters due to injury or illness but this team figured out a way to get it done and each kid stepped up and did their part.

We were down early in both the Sumner-Fred and East Buc duals but finished strong with some big time wins and some bonus point victories. Our seniors have led us all season long and are a big reason this team has finished strong,” said Coach Jacob Elsbernd.

The Warriors bested Belle Plaine 49-21 with nine earning wins. Landon Schnuelle kicked off the dual with a fall at 150 pounds over Mason Spear in 1:05. Earning a 14-1 major decision, Kyle Kuboushek got bonus points for the Warriors over Derek Kressley. Pulling

out an 11-6 decision at 106 pounds over Bradlee Lewis was freshman Gavin Thuente. In 54 seconds, Aiden Feickert put the shoulders of Hunter Henry to the mat at 113 pounds and Collin Holm pinned William Sankot in 4:11 at 144 pounds. Receiving forfeits for South Winn were Gavin Feickert (157), Matthew Horstman (215) and Kolton Brummond (285).

After a sluggish 0-5 start to the dual, South Winn bounced back to defeat the host Buccaneers 45-30. Thuente was the first of three Warriors to pick up consecutive falls at 106 pounds over Nolan Peyton in 39 seconds. A. Feickert followed suit in 25 seconds at 113 pounds over Kaden Hepke. Then it was Jamison Zweibahmer’s turn at 120 pounds as the sophomore turned Tayton Elledge in 1:18.

At 132 pounds, Bo Wangsness got the fall in 3:21 over Brody McGrath followed by a forfeit received by Eric Greve at 138 pounds. In 5:51, Lukas

Weiss got the pin over Trenton Elledge at 144 pounds. Holm, who had moved to 150 pounds, threw Jack Gericke in 1:08.

Kuboushek’s 3-1 decision over Clay Wilgenbusch was the final nail in the Bucs coffin.

A forfeit at 165 pounds were the only points South Winn got in the first six matches against Sumner-Fredericksburg in dual that started at 157 pounds. From that point it was the Warriors in control, winning all but two matches by fall. One of those losses was a forfeit in South Winn’s favor and one for the Cougars. Thuente took 3:36 to turn Michael Eimers at 106 pounds. Zweibahmer (126) got the fall over Trice Anderson in 36 seconds, followed by Bo Wangsness (132) throwing Ryder Larson in 2:52. Putting Brennen Blake flat in 2:24 at 138 pounds was Weiss. Holm threw Kyler Glenn in 1:48 at 144 pounds, while Schnuelle picked up the pin over Nolan Pagel in 1:13.

More photos from the 2024 Girls State Wrestling Tournament can be found online with session-by-session stories at www.driftlessjournal.com.

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Twin wins for Decorah girls

Vikes celebrate seniors with “W” With a handful of games remaining before the postseason, the Decorah boys’ basketball team (16-2, 8-1 NEIC) picked up a win over Waukon Friday night, then dropped a heartbreaking game to Cascade in the final minutes Saturday in non-conference action.

Senior night Recognizing the dedication to the program of its seniors Friday, the Vikings shone bright against Waukon (6-11, 4-5 NEIC) at home with an 87-38 victory.

Starting the game with a bang, Decorah led 31-18 after the first eight-minute segment and forged a 49-26 lead at the halftime break. Outscoring the Indians 22-9 in the third gave the Vikings more than enough cushion to win the game.

Sophomore Cael LaFrentz

finished the night with a double-double of 23 points and 10 rebounds. Matthew Bockman put up 18 points to go with five rebounds and four assists, while Ben Bockman also finished in double figures with 13 points.

Waukon 18 8 9 3 38 Decorah 31 18 22 16 87 Scoring – Cael LaFrentz 23; Matthew Bockman 18; Ben Bockman 13; Trey McCain 9; Zachary Driscoll 7; Kaiden Quandahl 5; Louis Bucksa 5; Jackson Pipho 3; Andrew Rhods 2; Carter Dlhy 2 Rebounds – LaFrentz 10; Quandahl 9; Driscoll 6; M. Bockman 5; Rhodes 5; B. Bockman 5; McCain 3; Noah Milburn 2; Dlhy 1; Assists – McCain 10; M. Bockman 4; B. Bockman 4; Quandahl 3; Driscoll 3; Rhodes 1; Gavin Groux 1; Dlhy 1; Milburn 1; Steals – B. Bockman 2; Driscoll 2; Milburn 2; Quandahl 1; McCain 1; Blocks – LaFrentz 2; Driscoll 1; Milburn 1

Falling short Leading for most of Saturday’s game, the Vikings’ less-than-average fourth quarter doomed them against Cascade (13-4) as Decorah suffered its second loss of the season, 6057.

After the Vikes led 15-10 after the opening quarter, the game came down to a battle for control with the score knotted at 28-28 as the teams went to the locker room. Decorah won the third frame, carrying a fourpoint lead into the fourth but Cascade turned on the jets, outscoring the Vikes 18-11 in the final eight minutes.

Individual stats were unavailable at press time.

Decorah Cascade

It’s a clear look at the hoop for Decorah senior Kaiden Quandahl as a pair of Waukon players hope for a missed shot rebound Friday night in NEIC action. (Photo courtesy of Sam Zoulek)

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Nearly the end Monday afternoon the Vikings played a non-conference game with Winterset at Wells Fargo Arena and will finish the NEIC portion of the season at Waverly-Shell Rock Friday, Feb. 9, at 7:30 p.m.

Cade Averhoff was one of the Vikings in varsity action against Waverly-Shell Rock Thursday in Tripoli, finishing the day with games of 150 and 155. (Driftless Multimedia photo by Becky Walz)

W-SR keglers fall to Vikings It was a familiar bowling alley for the Decorah bowling teams with yet another opponent as the Viking girls’ and boys’ teams defeated Waverly-Shell Rock Thursday night.

A mere 98 pins separated the two squads after round one with Decorah dropping the first baker game. However, the Vikes put together four solid baker games to win 2,935 over the Go-Hawks’ 2,618. Baker scores were 159, 196, 194, 236 and 196.

The second-best all-time score came from Jordan Sims who fired a 533 total (279, 254) to lead Decorah. Others on the lanes for the Vikes were Cade Averhoff (150, 155), Jace Buddenberg (172, 190), Bryce Elsbernd (189, 151), Beau Newhouse (190, 128) and Tyler Novak (233, 168).

The girls’ squad clinched the conference title with its win 2,523 to 2,029. It marks their

Four-game week wraps up for TV girls 1-2

Weather earlier in January forced a busy end to last week for the Turkey Valley girls’ basketball team (6-15, 5-10 UIC) who had three games in three days, going 1-2.

Overtime Missed free throws down the stretch and in overtime proved to be costly Thursday night in the first of three nights of basketball action for the Trojans girls. Ultimately, Turkey Valley fell in overtime 52-49 to North Fayette Valley (14-6, 11-4 UIC) on the road.

TV kicked off the game with stellar play on both ends of the court with a 14-10 lead in the first quarter. In the second, the UIC teams combined for 10 points with NFV taking a 1816 lead at the break. The TigerHawks clung to a one-point advantage with eight minutes to play; however, TV managed to tie it up two minutes into the fourth and soon after took the lead. In the closing four minutes of play, the Trojans led by as many as eight before NFV rattled off seven unanswered points and tied the game at 47 at the end of regulation. In overtime, missed TV free throws took a toll as NFV pulled off the win over the Trojans.

Addison Steinlage posted a double-double in the effort with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Also in double figures with 12 points apiece were Mariah Throndson and Haylee Hanson.

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Scoring – Addison Steinlage 15; Mariah Throndson 12; Haylee Hanson 12; Layni Schuchhardt 5; Delaney Busta 3; Annika Bodensteiner 1; Emersyn Hoffert 1 Rebounds – Steinlage 10; Bella Stika 4; Schuchhardt 3; D. Busta 3; Hanson 2; M. Throndson 1; Hazel Nieman 1; Hoffert 1; Ellaney Bodensteiner 1; Assists – Schuchhardt 3; M. Throndson 3; D. Busta 2; Hanson 2; Steinlage 1; A. Bodensteiner 1; Steals – M. Throndson 11; Schuchhardt 4; Hanson 2; Steinlage 1; D. Busta 1; Nieman 1; Hoffert 1; Blocks – Hanson 2; A. Bodensteiner 1; M. Throndson 1; Nieman 1

Balanced effort There was never any doubt

TV’s Mariah Throndson fires off a shot as teammates Emersyn Hoffert (far back) and Layni Schuchhardt get into position for a rebound at NFV last week. (Photo courtesy of Leah Kruse) who was in control of Friday’s game as Postville (2-19, 1-15 UIC) made the trip to Jackson Junction, dropping the contest to the Trojans, 54-22.

Controlling the whole court in the first, TV put up 20 points and kept the Pirates from scoring a goal. The Trojan advantage grew to 33-3 at halftime as TV never looked back.

Ten different Trojans scored at least two points in the game, led by M. Throndson with 11 points. Hanson put up nine to go with 10 rebounds and four steals.

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Scoring – M. Throndson 11; Hanson 9; Ashlyn Busta 8; D. Busta 6; Hoffert 6; Stika 4; A. Bodensteiner 3; Jenna Throndson 3; Nieman 2; E. Bodensteiner 2 Rebounds – Hanson 10; J. Throndson 6; D. Busta 4; Alexis Elsbernd 4; E. Bodensteiner 4; A. Bodensteiner 3; Hoffert 3; Stika 2; Kendall Kuennen 2; M. Throndson 1; Nieman 1; A. Busta 1; Makinley Lutgen 1; Assists – A. Bodensteiner 3; Nieman 3; M. Throndson 2; Stika 2; Hoffert 2; J. Throndson 1; E. Bodensteiner 1; Steals – Hanson 4; Stika 2; Nieman 2; J. Throndson 2; Hoffert 2; Elsbernd 2; M. Throndson 1; E. Bodensteiner 1; Blocks – D. Busta 1; Hoffert 1

Tired legs It looked to be a case of fatigue setting in as the Trojans hosted Clayton Ridge (9-11, 7-8 UIC) Saturday night in their second make-up game of the

week, falling 37-21.

The Eagles held Turkey Valley to single-digit scoring in each of the four quarters, giving up eight points in the first quarter. At halftime the Trojans trailed but were still within striking distance, 19-13. With both squads just putting up five points in the third, the game was still up for grabs with eight minutes to play. However, the lid had closed on the hoop for TV as the Trojans scored just three points in fourth.

Bella Stika came off the bench to lead the Trojans with five points, six rebounds and four steals.

Clayton Ridge 13 6 5 13 37 Turkey Valley 8 5 5 3 21 Scoring – Stika 5; Nieman 4; M. Throndson 3; Hanson 3; Steinlage 2; A. Bodensteiner 2; Schuchhardt 2 Rebounds – Stika 6; M. Throndson 4; Hanson 4; Steinlage 3; Hoffert 2; Schuchhardt 1; D. Busta 1; Nieman 1; Assists – M. Throndson 2; Stika 2; Steals – Stika 4; Steinlage 3; Hanson 3; M. Throndson 2; D. Busta 2; Hoffert 1; Blocks – Steinlage 2

Postseason Thursday Wrapping up the regular season Monday at home against South Winn, the Trojans have a few days to prep for the postseason. Turkey Valley will travel to East Buchanan Thursday, Feb. 5, for a first-round game that tips off at 7 p.m.

third straight conference title, as the Vikes were co-champions in 2022.

Baker scores were 156, 158, 163, 180 and 147.

“The girls bowled well, picked up tough spares and struck more,” said Coach Keith Bruning. “That’s how you win and I am very proud of this group.”

Karlie Einck fired a 168 and 218 to lead the Lady Vikes.

Also competing in varsity action were Asmere Jensen (141, 216), Marri Feuerhelm (148, 200), Annika Grinna (123, 144), Jasera Tweten (180, 138) and Addison Wicklund (144, 166).

Decorah wraps up the regular season tonight (Tuesday, Feb. 6) at New Hampton at 4 p.m.

Four events to compete at state for Vikes

Mason City District team scores 1. Cedar Falls 490; 2. Ankeny 465; 3. Marshalltown 282; 4.

Decorah 212; 5. Spencer 141; 6.

Mason City 129; 7. Waterloo West 116; 8. Fort Dodge 113

In one of the most competitive districts, the Decorah boys’ swim team managed to qualify four events for the state swim meet Saturday. As a team the Vikings finished fourth with 212 points behind Cedar Falls with 490, Ankeny with 465 and Marshalltown with 282.

The state swim meet will be held Friday and Saturday, Feb. 9-10, at the University of Iowa Campus Recreation and Wellness Center in Iowa City.

Competition will begin Friday at 5 p.m., and Saturday at 12:30 p.m.

“It was another outstanding performance by the boys’ swim team. We had significant season-best performances by all three relays and several swimmers continued their time drops from the conference meet,” said Coach Loran Storts. “We eagerly look forward to this week’s state meet. We are taking a strong, experienced team that has set some high goals for themselves.”

All three relays will be in the water at state with the 200-yard medley kicking things off. The Vikings’ time of 1:41.00 has them seeded 15th. Posting a time of 1:33.64, Iowa City West enters the state meet with the top seed.

The 200-yard freestyle relay will enter the state meet at the 18th seed with a time of 1:30.85.

Pleasant Valley has the top seed time of 1:24.31.

In 3:24.53, Decorah enters the 400-yard freestyle relay as the 23rd seed. The top seed is Pleasant Valley with a time of 3:05.64.

Senior Isaac Knaack will also be in the water competing in the individual 100-yard backstroke with a seed time of 55.87 seconds, which is 29th best. Owen Chiles of Pleasant Valley has the top seed time of 47.97 seconds.

Other individual results were unavailable at press time.

The Decorah girls’ basketball team (14-5, 8-1 NEIC) seem to be peaking with one week to play in the regular portion of the season, picking up two wins over the weekend.

keep the Cougars in check in the fourth to seal the deal.

Individual stats were unavailable at press time.

Recognizing the seniors Playing at home with a tribute to their senior members Friday night, Decorah took control over Waukon (10-7, 4-5 NEIC) early to best the Indians 62-37.

The Vikes were up 20-10 after the eight minutes and extended their lead to 34-21 by the half.

Decorah poured in the points in the second half, outscoring the visitors 28-16 to close out the game.

Individual stats were unavailable at press time.

Nearly the end The Vikings were in action at the Wells Fargo Arena against Winterset Monday with their final regular season game of the season at Waverly-Shell Rock Friday, Feb. 6, at 6 p.m.

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On top Saturday afternoon it was the second quarter that was key for the Vikings in the 50-45 win over Class 2A No. 11 Cascade (13-5).

Both teams started out strong with Cascade holding on to a slim 11-10 advantage in the first. Decorah rattled off 17 points in the second to pull ahead 27-23 at halftime. With the two squads having equal 12-point scoring in the third, it was up to the Viking defense to

Using some muscle to get the shot off against the Waukon block Friday night is Decorah’s Brynn Storhoff. (Photo courtesy of Sam Zoulek)

For the Warriors....

South Winn’s Nolan Sabelka (closest to the ball), Kole Hageman (right) and Logan Tieskoetter (partially hidden) work around the MFL MarMac offense Friday night. The Warriors fell to the Bulldogs 82-46. No other game information was provided at press time. Monday, South Winn was at Turkey Valley in a make-up game and will be at Clayton Ridge Tuesday, Feb. 6, to wrap up the regular season. (Photo courtesy of Cathy Sabelka)

Preps Week of the

Layni Schuchhardt

Layni Schuchhardt is a junior member of the Turkey Valley girls’ basketball team. Off the court she is involved in volleyball and track.

Through the first 16 games, Schuchhardt is averaging 5.1 points a game, but her claim to fame is her defense as she is second in steals on the team with 30 to go with 61 total rebounds (37 offensive, 24 defensive). The junior has also handed out 26 assists.

“Layni will always give it her best effort no matter what she participates in and has developed into a lock-down defender,” said Turkey Valley head girls basketball coach Steve Hoffert.

Layni is the daughter of Michelle Franzen and Tony Schuchhardt.

Isaac Knaack

Isaac Knaack is a senior member of the Decorah boys’ swim team who also participates in soccer and winter activities leadership team.

Last week at the North Central Swim Conference, Knaack won two titles including the 100-yard backstroke and as a member of the 200-yard medley relay. Last season, he qualified for state in four events and was a member of the 200-yard free relay team that broke the school record.

“Isaac is a quiet leader for our team and simply puts the work in the pool each and every day,” said Decorah boys’ swim coach Loran Storts.

Isaac is the son of Wes and Andrea Knaack.

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MANAGER NOW HIRING DETAIL WANTED Family owned and operated Chevrolet dealership R.W. Pladsen TO BUY Inc. in Waukon, Iowa is seeking a Detail Manager.

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Coach/Esports This coach will work directly with high individual to join our dynamic team as a College Coach. and Career BENEFITS school students to help them determine what they want to do Coach/Esports Coach. This coach will work directly with high after they high asR.W. wellPladsen as being responsible for Inc. offers a competitive wage and benefits package. school students to help them determine whatgraduate they want to school do Esports teams for in multiple games, recruiting players Wage based on experience. after they graduate high school as coaching well as being responsible to games, those teams, and players managing the practice and competition coaching Esports teams in multiple recruiting APPLYhealth, dental, vision PERSONALS schedules those teams. Benefits TO include: to those teams, and managing the practicefor and competition If youand feel you are right14 forpaid this position, please e-mail your resume insurance and life insurance, vacation sick leave, schedules for those teams. Benefits include: health, dental, vision or exempt work experience to carli@pladseninc.com, or stop by and pick holidays, retirement and tuition NICC classes. insurance and life insurance, vacation and sick leave, 14 paid up an application. holidays, retirement and tuition Please exemptaccess NICC classes. https://nicc.peopleadmin.com to complete the FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED 201 Rossville Rd. applicationto online, For more Please access https://nicc.peopleadmin.com complete the information visit the NICC website at Waukon, IA www.nicc.edu or contact application online, For more information visit the NICC website at the Human Resources Office, ANNOUNCEMENTS 563-568-6357 844-642-2338, ext.

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OFFICE OF THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME MINNESOTA STATUTES, CHAPTER 333 1. List the exact assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted: Skyway USABUSINESS 2. Principal place of business: 250 Assay Street, Suite 500, Houston, TX OPPORTUNITY 77044 3. List the name and complete street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name, OR if an entity, provide the legal corporate, LLC, or Limited Partnership name and registered office address: Apache Industrial United, Inc., MISCELLANEOUS 1605 30th Avenue S., Suite A Moorhead, MN 56560. 4. I, the undersigned, certify that I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this AND document on LOST his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I furtherFOUND certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in REAL ESTATE this document is true and correct and in compliance with the applicable chapter of MinFOR SALE nesota Statutes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath. Dated: ESTATE December 11,REAL 2023 SIGNED BY: Michael Vargo, Associate Counsel FOR RENT Driftless Journal February 6 & 13, 2024

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Due to growth, we are looking to hire another driver/warehouse worker based out of our Ridgeway, IA location. Candidate must enjoy various day to day operations including driving routes, interacting with customers, and accomplishing daily warehouse tasks. CDL is required.

Drivers have an 8:00 am – 5:00 pm schedule, plus possible overtime, home every night.

SERVICES

The Allamakee County Farm Service Agency (FSA) Office located in Waukon, is accepting applications to fill a permanent Program Technician position. The individual selected will be responsible for carrying out general office activities and technical functions pertaining to FSA administered programs. Applicants should possess excellent human relations skills as well as strong clerical and computer skills. A general knowledge of agricultural practices would also be beneficial.

Stop by a location today to apply in person, online or call (319) 465-2022 ext. 1069 with questions.

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to accommodate all types of work, school & social schedules.

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The Family of Fredrick O. Williams wishes to extend a big "Thank You" to all for the expressions of sympathy, cards, memorials, phone calls, and hugs following Fred's death. Thanks to BUSINESS the caring team at Gundersen Hospice OPPORTUNITY and Tina and Sarah from "Small Town Home Care" for your support and REAL ESTATE assistance during this FOR SALEtime.

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Tom and Jean Thompson will celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary on Feb. 8. Tom Thompson and Jean Simpson were married on Feb. 8, 1969. Their three children, Jenny, Sarah and Laura, wish them a wonderful day with many more years to come. Cards and well wishes can be mailed to: Tom and Jean Thompson, 2409 Tamarack Drive Road, Decorah, IA 52101.

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TriMark Corporation offers competitive wages and an outstanding benefits package.

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Northeast Iowa Artists’ Studio Tour 2024 dates announced The 27th Annual Northeast Iowa Artists’ Studio tour will take place Oct. 11-13, 2024, with studios open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

Artist’s applications for tour entry are juried, and participants are selected for their work’s technique, quality and vision, and their studios must reside within 40 miles of Decorah. Postmark deadline for submitting an application is April 1.

Media considered is limited to fine art and fine craft, including: painting, sculpture, jewelry, photography, clay/ceramics, wood, glass, metal, printmaking, mixed media, handmade paper, fiber, etc. as appropriate at fine art fairs.

All works must be original in concept and design and must have been executed by the applicant; works from molds or kits, commercial or manufactured items and buy/sell are not permitted. Tour exhibitors qualify as fine artists meaning they possess the skill to expand and adapt even a high-end craft with individual vision.

The self-guided tour is specially timed to enjoy the fall color and travels in scenic northeast Iowa, for a behindthe-scenes view into the Artists’ personal workspace.

is essential to general health and well-being across the lifespan.

During pregnancy, women may be more prone to gum disease and cavities.

Fun and functional blown glass by Dan Fenn. (submitted) Participating in the 2023 event featured inclusion of color photos of artwork and contact information in top-quality 15,000 brochures, complete with detailed map with GPS to studio locations. These brochures are distributed in many ways, including: being personally handed-out by the touring artists throughout the country; through a bulk-mailing of almost 6,000 brochures to the pre-qualified mailing lists of the artists; to special requests to area tourism venues; and

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from the tour drawing cards requesting information. The comprehensive website www. iowaarttour.com includes PDF downloads of the brochure to print, plus so much more: artistat-work videos, more images of artwork, places to eat and stay on your art venture and an interactive google map to visit all the studios. Brochures for 2024 will be available in July.

For information, call Glen Ellickson at 563-419-6963 or visit www.iowaarttour.com.

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