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'Fall Fiesta'
About 140 people attended the Decorah Area Faith Coalition’s October Fiesta fundraising meal Friday evening, which raised more than $3,500 in donations. From left: Sarah Iversen, Gale and Rufina Caluya and Elise Nelson.
(Photo by Julie Berg-Raymond). For more photos, and more information
about the Decorah Area Faith Coalition, see next week’s Decorah Newspapers.
Alice in Wonderland'
NMP's ‘Alice in Wonderland’ opens Oct. 23. Pictured above, from left, are hedgehogs Sally Edison-Albright, Taylor Vick, Aubrianna Moloken, Viola Vrtis (Photo by Julie Berg-Raymond). For more photos, see page A-13.
Final night at the mic
Tonight (Friday, Oct. 18), Elliott Christen will celebrate a milestone, one that is rarely found at the high school, collegiate or professional sports levels. Tonight, will mark Elliott’s final regular season game as public address announcer for Decorah High School Football. A position that he has held for the past 50 years.
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News
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One of the country's leading regional orchestras will perform in the Center for Faith and Life Main Hall on the Luther College campus Friday, Nov. 8, at 7:30 p.m.
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About 140 people attended the Decorah Area Faith Coalition’s October Fiesta fundraising meal Friday evening, which raised more than $3,500 in donations. From left: Sarah Iversen, Gale and Rufina Caluya and Elise Nelson.
(Photo by Julie Berg-Raymond). For more photos, and more information
about the Decorah Area Faith Coalition, see next week’s Decorah Newspapers.
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NMP's ‘Alice in Wonderland’ opens Oct. 23. Pictured above, from left, are hedgehogs Sally Edison-Albright, Taylor Vick, Aubrianna Moloken, Viola Vrtis (Photo by Julie Berg-Raymond). For more photos, see page A-13.
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Mayor Lorraine Borowski and Luther College Vice President of Equity and Inclusion and Student Success Lisa Scott are initiating a monthly gathering of community partners for public conversation and information exchanges.
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The Winneshiek County Community Foundation (WCCF) recently held its 2019 grant ceremony at T-Bocks Sports Bar & Grill, celebrating the distribution of $125,951 in grants to 30 projects of organizations serving Winneshiek County.
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As I drop my three children off for the day, the “mom-guilt” starts to set in almost immediately: leaving my 4-year-old, 2-year-old and 11-month-old for 8-plus hours, I drive away trying to mentally prepare for a day that will be filled with unforeseen events, endless emails and phone calls.
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Following a medical call to a storage unit facility in Ridgeway, the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office secured and executed a search warrant in Ridgeway Thursday.
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PIVO Brewery in Calmar was recognized recently for brewing excellence at world’s largest commercial beer competition.
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From zero gravity athletic tape to holographic social aids, the ideas were flowing in Dahl Centennial Union at Luther College recently when Destination Medical Center (DMC) and Mayo Clinic piloted their Design Thinking Workshop.
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The Sustainable Iowa Land Trust (SILT) announced its second largest gift in five years this week when Ron and Karlene Humpal donated their 164-acre farm just five miles northwest of Decorah.
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Join award-winning writer, speaker and performer Akwi Nji as she instructs Truths Be Told: The Workshop Series.
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An additional flu vaccination clinic will be held at the Winneshiek County Public Health office Thursday, Oct. 17, from 3 to 6:30 p.m.
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Paving for the Decorah 2019 Street Improvement projects is starting this week.
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The city of Decorah is announcing a community input meeting regarding proposed improvements to Locust Road.
Sports
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It was a golden night for the South Winn boys’ and girls’ cross country teams, crowning both individual winners and claiming the boys’ team title at the Upper Iowa Conference meet in Guttenberg Thursday night.
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For the third time in four years, the Decorah girls’ swim and dive team claimed the North Central Conference swim title with 628 points at Boone Saturday. Finishing second was the host team with 554 points. This was the 12th conference title in school history.
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The Eight Man No. 3 Turkey Valley football team (8-0, 6-0) is in the driver’s seat in the district, after defeating Easton Valley (7-1, 5-1) on senior night Friday, 72-62.
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There was a little bit of everything in Friday’s home finale for the South Winn football team (6-2, 4-1) — rushing, passing, interceptions, even a safety. In a 14-0 hole early because of poor execution on offense and special teams, the Warriors regrouped to score 66 unanswered points on Central Springs (3-5, 2-3) for the 66-14 district win.
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After pulling out the 14-7 win over Waterloo East (3-5, 2-2) Friday night, the hopes of winning a district title are still alive for the Decorah football team (4-4, 3-1).
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It didn’t go exactly as planned, but the Decorah volleyball team (14-18, 2-4 NEIC) played several tight sets Saturday at the Northeast Iowa Conference tournament, hosted by New Hampton.
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Closing out the regular season on a 10-0 run is the perfect momentum for the Turkey Valley volleyball team (19-12, 5-3 UIC) as the postseason is set to begin.
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The South Winn volleyball team (2-20, 0-8 UIC) wrapped up the regular season on the road Thursday, falling to Postville (1-21, 1-6 UIC) 3-0. Set scores were 16-25, 20-25 and 17-25.
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Despite checking and re-checking the Pigskin Picks entries errors do happen and it indeed occurred in week five.
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Things were golden for the Decorah cross country teams Tuesday night as the Vikings swept all four cross country titles at Charles City at the Northeast Iowa Conference Meet.
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It was the perfect way to cap off the Upper Iowa Conference schedule as the Turkey Valley volleyball team (17-12, 4-3 UIC) went 2-0 earlier this week.
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It was a rough night on the court as the Decorah volleyball team (11-15, 2-4 NEIC) fell to Waverly-Shell Rock (37-6, 5-1 NEIC) on the road Tuesday night, 3-0.
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The South Winn volleyball team (2-24, 0-7 UIC) had a tough opponent as it celebrated its seniors Tuesday night. Facing one of the conference’s best teams in Clayton Ridge (14-16, 6-1 UIC), the Warriors fell, 3-0.
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Last week marked halfway through the annual Pigskin Picks contest with several big games on tap.
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The deadline for two Decorah Park-Rec. youth basketball leagues is Friday, Oct. 18.
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