The Keota Eagle
WEDNESDAY February 26, 2014
VOL. 139 NO. 9
“THE OLDEST BUSINESS SERVING KEOTA AND COMMUNITY FIRST - SINCE 1875”
KHS Speech Travels to All State Speech Festival
The Keota Speech Department traveled to Ames on Saturday, February 22 for the All State Speech Festival. Coaches Gina Bennett and Michael McNurlen along with the whole speech team went along to support the performing groups of Noah’s Ark and How Angel Peterson Got His Name and the non-performing group of ‘Night Mother (Callie Greiner and Sierra Lyle) all three were named Outstanding Performers. Keota High School Speech students were named in the top 20 of the state! The KHS Speech Team was not alone in their travels, many parents, grandparents, speech alumni and even speech fans were their to support the speech team. “Mike and I have had the privilege to work with these Keota students, it is not a job for us.” Commented Gina Bennett. “We are humbled each year with the dedication these students show and are marveled by what they can accomplish. We are very proud of all our speech students.”
Choral Reading - Noah’s Ark - front to back, left to right: Bree Reed, Cara Hahn, Mariah Lyle, Mallory Ladehoff, Bekah Fagen, Abby Schulte, Kelsi Sieren, Cortney Hyman, Luke Lyle, Grant Hill, Tyler Verstraete, Kolton Greiner, Ryan Chalupa. Not pictured Grace Shemanski. Photo by Tomisha Sprouse
Reader’s Theater - How Angel Petersen Got His Wings left to right: Isaiah Hahn, Zach Mousel, Tyler Verstraete, Paden Uphold, Nate Sieren. Photo by Tomisha Sprouse
Lasagna Fundraising Lunch On August 2, 2014, eleven members of the Sigourney UMC youth group will embark on a once in a lifetime mission trip to Puerto Rico, where they will share God’s love with the poor and disadvantaged there. As the youth group members communicate the gospel and minister to those in need, they desire to make an eternal difference in the lives of the people they will serve. At the same time, those traveling to Puerto Rico expect to come home with a better understanding of the daily struggles faced by much of the world’s population. To help fund this adventure of faith and service, the group will be serving a lasagna lunch on Sunday, March 2 in the Sigourney UMC dining room. Items on the menu
include: homemade lasagna, salad, garlic bread and desserts. Serving time is 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. A free will offering will be received. During the lunch, a silent auction and a labor auction will take place. Youth group members are ready to work to earn funds for their trip, so they encourage the community to come out and bid on them. There will also be many silent auction items, including car detailing, scrapbooking, tutoring, babysitting, painted signs, baked goods, jewelry, specialty baskets, hair products, oil changes, several tanning packages, tickets to the SHS production of Peter Pan, and much more. For more information, please contact Jaci Jarmes or the Sigourney UMC office at 641-622-2641.
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Community Calendar United Church of Faith’s Annual Soup Supper March 2 The United Church of Faith will host their annual Soup Supper on Sun., March 2 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the church. All are welcome to attend this free will donation event. UMC Fundraising Lunch March 2 Sigourney UMC Youth Group will host a fundraising meal and auction on Sun., March 2 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Sigourney United Methodist Church Dining Room. Clear Creek Heritage Association Meeting March 6 The Clear Creek Heritage Association will meet on Thurs., March 6 at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend. Knights of Columbus Fish Fry March 7 The Knights of Columbus will host a Fish Fry on Fri., March 7 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the KC Hall in Harper. Keota Fun Days June 13 and 14 Keota Fun Days will take place on Fri., June 13 and Sat., June 14 this year. Keota Alumni Banquet June 14 The Keota Alumni Banquet will take place on Sat., June 14 in the KHS Gym at 6:00 p.m.
From the Desk of the Keota Fire Chief
The Keota Fire Department would like to announce the 2014 elected officers: Ryan Sieren, Fire Chief; Chris Heisdorffer, Assistant Fire Chief; Les Osborne, Secretary; Aaron Lyle, Training Officer; Caleb Morgan, Health and Safety Officer. The department currently has twenty-five members. Newest members to join the department are Cody Young, Jared Striegel, and Aaron Clubb. In January, the department trained on fighting fires in winter weather and in February training consisted of practicing with self-contained breathing apparatus equipment. So far this year the department has responded to the following calls: House Fires 6 Trash 1 Motor Vehicle Accident 2 Carbon Monoxide 1 Investigate 1 Control Burn 1 Assist EMS 1 The Keota Fire Department will be having a fundraiser to raise money to buy personal protective clothing for the three new members. The department will be placing their Rescue Randy mannequin on display at local businesses - donations will then be used to purchase the proper equipment Randy needs to fight fires. Look for Rescue Randy to appear at Farmers Savings Bank in a few days! See next week’s issue of The Keota Eagle for more details about this new fundraiser!
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Houses Demolished in Keota
Usually you can tell that spring is right around the corner with the sights and sounds of birds and people beginning their spring cleaning. Property owners Heath McDonald and Chad Greiner took “spring cleaning” to a new level as they took advantage of the ‘warmer’ temperatures in the last couple of weeks by demolishing houses that they own. Each property had been empty for many years. Pictured top: Jamey Waterhouse demolishes house owned by Heath McDonald on North Ellis Street, directly west of the Keota Schools. Pictured above: The lot owned by Chad Greiner now stands empty after the house was demolished. The house was located on the corner of Keokuk Avenue and North McKinley Street east of Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Photos by Tomisha Sprouse.
Tractor Parade During FFA Week
Keota FFA Students drove tractors to school on Thurs., Feb. 20 during National FFA Week for a Tractor Parade. Photos by Robert Ortiz, KHS Teacher.
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