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Tue
29
Aug

Oppelt: This year’s Bulldogs most selfless team he’s seen

Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/29/2017 - 12:46

Members of the MFL MarMac football team include (front, left to right) Gavin Meana, Cayden Ball, Cedrick Drahn, Ethan Stubbs, Zach Howe, Brock Lamborn, Logan Engelhardt, Trevor Jones, JT Stocker; (second row) Manager Jiwoo Kang, Hunter Cherrier, Zach Trudo, Michael Egan, Tyler Wille, Kutter Andereson, Alexander Fels, Caden Stuckman, Max Havlicek, manager Chelbe Feuerhelm; (third row) head coach Tom Oppelt, assistant coach Kyle Kirkestue, Jacob Trudo, Avrey Smith, Michael Berger, Mason Hertrampf, Brady Olson, Levi Ferguson, Derek Larson, assistant coaches Mitch Seitz and Brian Berger; (back) Kaleb Tilson, Gavin Hertrampf, Korby Keehner, Dylan Corlett, Riley Wille, Garret Keehner, Spencer Larson and Tyler Kurth. (Photo courtesy of Blaker Photography)

By Audrey Posten, North Iowa Times Editor

Now in his fifth season as head coach of the MFL MarMac football team, Tom Oppelt said he’s never seen as selfless a team as this year’s Bulldogs.

“They have a great mindset,” he said. “The cohesiveness and selflessness they play with are huge strengths.”

That will come in handy, said Oppelt, as the team works to make up for its youth and smaller numbers.

“We are not big, but we will definitely be fun to watch,” he said.

Tue
29
Aug

Young Bulldogs work well together

Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/29/2017 - 12:43

Members of the MFL MarMac JV and varsity volleyball teams include (front, left to right) Kennedy McShane, Jerica Meana, Julie Lenth, Jade Gerndt, Ali Crogan; (middle) Ashley Weaver, Jayde Schubert, Summer Schutte, Lauren Gillitzer, Kylee Splinter, Josie Kleinow, Brenna Boland, Marissa Anderson; (back) Rachel Davis, Jordan Schubert, Megan Lang, RoseMary McGeough, Brinan Berger, Taylor Berns and Bailey Winter. (Photo by Audrey Posten)

By Audrey Posten, North Iowa Times Editor

This year’s MFL MarMac volleyball team may be young, but its members have a strong rapport with one another, a factor that will be important during the 2017 season, said head coach Kelly Winter.

“The girls all seem to get along really well,” she shared. “That is always the first goal, to get them working together and communicating on and off the court.”

Tue
22
Aug

FEMA gives preliminary damage figures

Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/22/2017 - 12:50

By Audrey Posten, North Iowa Times Editor

McGregor City Administrator Lynette Sander said FEMA’s preliminary damage estimate for the city’s property from the July 19 tornado is $109,500.

This “conservative estimate,” as she called it, includes $85,000 for debris removal. The remaining $24,500 is for damages not covered by insurance, including the pedestrian bridge over B Street, the banners and brackets on the street lights, storm sewer fencing and some storm sewer wall damage.

The amount was surprising, said mayor Harold Brooks.

Tue
22
Aug

Owners of former INKspiration property offer to donate it to city of McGregor

Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/22/2017 - 12:49

By Audrey Posten, North Iowa Times Editor

At its Aug. 16 meeting, the McGregor Council considered an offer by Fred Petrie and Melanie San Fillippo to donate the former INKspiration Tattoo property, at 330 Main St., to the city.

The building on the lot, which is next to the McGregor Public Library, was destroyed—and then demolished—following the July 19 tornado.

If accepted, the property could be used however the city would like, said city administrator Lynette Sander.

“It could be a site for a community center, a library expansion or parking,” she noted.

Tue
22
Aug

Annual Luana Daze celebration is Aug. 26-27

Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/22/2017 - 12:47

Luana Daze, held Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 26 and 27, will again feature the Tough Scrambler obstacle course race. The event, which promises to be even muddier this year, will take participants on a 2.5-mile trek through over 10 obstacles. (NIT file photo)

Head to Luana this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 26 and 27, for the community’s annual Luana Daze celebration.

This year’s event features some popular, long-time activities along with several new ones.

Luana Daze will kick off bright and early Saturday morning, with the Luana Community Club’s pancake and sausage breakfast, beginning at 7:30 a.m. and running until 10 a.m.

Todd Olson, owner of the Luana Tap, will also offer his famous Bloody Marys and mimosas starting at 7:30 a.m.

Tue
22
Aug

Hager provides more details on plan for Luster Heights

Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/22/2017 - 12:46

By Audrey Posten, North Iowa Times Editor

State Rep. Kristi Hager (R - Waukon) has released more details regarding a proposed plan to utilize Luster Heights Correctional Facility as a faith-based, non-profit, transitional living center for individuals coming out of jail/prison or struggling with homelessness or substance abuse issues.

Hager, as part of “Citizens for Luster Heights,” has authored a petition asking the state of Iowa for a five-year lease of the facility, located outside Harpers Ferry, which was closed in February due to Department of Corrections (DOC)—and state—budget cuts.

Tue
22
Aug

Days numbered for pedestrian bridge

Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/22/2017 - 12:44

Already in need of repair prior to the July 19 tornado, the pedestrian bridge over B Street will now have to be torn down. (Photo by Audrey Posten)

By Audrey Posten, North Iowa Times Editor

The days are numbered for McGregor’s well-known pedestrian bridge, which spans across B Street. Already in need of repair prior to the July 19 tornado, the bridge is no longer salvageable.

City administrator Lynette Sander, speaking at McGregor’s regular council meeting Aug. 16, said the city was awarded FEMA funding following last September’s heavy rains, to repair the footing of the bridge at the south end, where the soil eroded. Those funds are still being held in a city account.

Tue
22
Aug

McGregor’s Determination Park to be dedicated in honor of Breitbach

Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/22/2017 - 12:42

Long-time McGregor resident Dave Breitbach, who also served on the city’s park board for roughly 15 years, was instrumental in creating Determination Park. (Photo by Audrey Posten)

By Audrey Posten, North Iowa Times Editor

At its Aug. 16 meeting, the McGregor Council unanimously approved a request by Maria Brummel, on behalf of the city’s park board, to dedicate Determination Park in memory of long-time resident Dave Breitbach.

Breitbach, who passed away in June as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident, served on the park board for roughly 15 years.

When he joined, said Brummel, one of his goals was to help develop a park that had been promised to the lot owners in the Ridgewood West Subdivision, by Eagle Drive. “He was very forthright about it,” she noted with a smile.

Mon
21
Aug

Cynthia “Cyndi” Moberg

Submitted by admin on Mon, 08/21/2017 - 11:18

 

Cynthia “Cyndi” Moberg, 64 of McGregor, died Tuesday, Aug. 15, at Crossing Rivers Health in Prairie du Chien.

 

She was born May 25, 1953, to Joseph and Helen Blahut in Pittsburgh, Penn. Cynthia graduated from St. Michaels Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, Penn.

Mon
21
Aug

Ardyth “Ardie” Ellen (Stee) Weller

Submitted by admin on Mon, 08/21/2017 - 08:44

 

Ardyth “Ardie” Ellen (Stee) Weller, 84, of McGregor, died Monday, Aug. 14, in Pittsburgh, Penn. 

 

Ardie was born on Nov. 27, 1932, in Castalia, to Clifford and Mayme (Jones) Stee. She graduated from Postville High School in Postville, with the class of 1951.

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