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Hageman, South Winneshiek receive $50,000 prize
Melissa Hageman, who teaches agriculture mechanics at South Winneshiek High School in Calmar has won $50,000 second-place prize in the 2018 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence.
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News
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The First United Methodist and St. Benedict Catholic Churches are hosting this year’s Decorah Area Thanksgiving Dinner Thursday, Nov. 22, starting at noon.
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The 14th annual Holiday Lights, held at Pulpit Rock Campground in Decorah, opens this week.
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Jacob Swearingen, 22, Westgate, was charged with two felony counts of controlled substance violation – heroin – in connection with a federal search warrant served in Ossian June 6, 2017, according to the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s office.
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Farm equipment and round bales were lost in a Saturday night fire northeast of Decorah.
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Kayla Koether has filed a recount request in Winneshiek County for the Iowa House District 55 race, Winneshiek County Auditor Ben Steines reported Friday afternoon.
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The Decorah business community is kicking off the holiday shopping season with a “Coming Home” open house this weekend.
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EARL Public Transit, a program of Northeast Iowa Community Action, will be closed Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 22, as well as Friday, Nov. 23.
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Decorah “Write for Rights” starts Sunday, Nov. 18, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lingonberry, 218 W. Water Street.
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Melissa Hageman, who teaches agriculture mechanics at South Winneshiek High School in Calmar has won $50,000 second-place prize in the 2018 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence.
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Winneshiek County citizens take seriously the right to have their votes counted.
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Toys Go 'Round is holding their annual fundraising garage sale early this year. They will be cleaning out the back room but will not be selling from their inventory of toys for check-out.
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In 2011, the bald eagles of Decorah became an Internet sensation when researchers at the Raptor Research Project began live streaming footage from a webcam installed near their nest.
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Praised for their "impeccable musicality and pure-voiced precision" by the Boston Globe, the nine-voice Lorelei Ensemble promises progressive and provocative programming at Luther College's Center Stage Series at 7:30 Saturday, Nov. 17.
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Nineteen Decorah High School students will participate in the 2018 Iowa All-State Music Festival Saturday, Nov. 17, at Hilton Coliseum in Ames. Pictured, above, from left (front): Sydney Landstrom, Lillian Grouws, Ruby Langholz, Ally Bouska, Finn Deen-Lester, Solomon Thompson, Nolan Jostand, Sarah Pedlar, Leila Johnson, Emma Rooney; (back): Annette Leschensky, Jackson Berlage, Christian Johnson, Peter Wilson, Cameron DeLong, Sam Wilson, Lily Smith, Isaac Fish, Noah Lovelace. (Submitted photo)
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Radon Testing is highly recommended by the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH).
Sports
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The Decorah Wrestling Club (DWC) will begin practices for the 2018-2019 season Monday, Nov. 12.
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Luther College’s Norse Athletic Association invites the Decorah community to “The Upstairs” at T-Bocks Bar and Grill at noon Wednesday, Nov. 14, for the NAA Winter Sports Luncheon.
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Decorah High School is pleased to announce the hiring of Julie Shockey Trytten and Ben Shockey as Co-Head Boys Soccer Coaches. The duo will replace James Garcia-Prats, who resigned in August after four years leading the program and three as assistant.
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Luther College, ranked No. 13, has advanced to the round of 16 of the NCAA III Men’s Soccer National Tournament. In the second round Sunday night, the Norse posted a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over the Stars of Dominican University.
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Coe College defeated Luther in the final game of the year by a final of 26-7 Saturday in Decorah. The Kohawks jumped out to a 17-7 halftime lead and then held the Norse scoreless in the second half en route to the victory.
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Ellen Drewes-Stoen, Professor Emerita of Health and Physical Education and former head volleyball coach, was inducted into the Luther College Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, Oct. 27, as part of the Luther College Homecoming weekend.
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Along with being named for the Coaching Staff of the Year, 14 members of the Decorah football team received all-district recognition for their efforts on the gridiron in Class 3A, District 3, announced earlier this week.
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The Vikings were literally stopped in their track throughout the quarterfinal contest at Xavier Friday night, finishing the season with a 42-6 loss to the No. 1 Class 3A Saints.
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South Winn’s Cole Klimesh was named the Class A District 4 punter/kicker of the year.
Eight other Warriors received All-District nods. Klimesh, along with four others were listed on first team, with two Warriors on second team and a pair on the honorable mention list.
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Seven events from Decorah High School garnered a total of 18 points at the state swim meet Friday and Saturday, Nov. 2-3, in Marshalltown.
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It was announced earlier this week that eight members of the Turkey Valley football team were named to the Eight Man All-District 3 list.
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Following Saturday’s regional meet at Linn-Mar, the Decorah swim and dive team will have athletes competing in seven of the 12 events at state event slated for this weekend in Marshalltown.
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It was typical Decorah football as a heavy mist and fans filled Viking Stadium for the Class 3A first-round playoff game Friday night. The Vikings punched the Clear Creek-Amana Clippers right in the mouth with a solid ground assault, winning their 45th playoff game in the program’s history.
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A Homecoming crowd was entertained by a very good Division III football game in Carlson Stadium Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately for Norse fans, the Storm of Simpson College posted a 27-17 victory.
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