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JUNE 26, 2023 • MONDAY 

Cold courtroom will get heating fix 

BY TOM LAWRENCE 

Staff writer 

LE MARS — A cold courtroom 

is no place to seek justice, 

so the Plymouth County Board 

of Supervisors are warming to 

the idea of fixing a problem. 

The District Courtroom was 

redone in 2021-2022, and the 

room’s appearance was significantly 

upgraded. But during 

the winter of 2022-23, it was 

discovered the courtroom was 

too cold. 

“We had heard there were 

HVAC issues,” said District 

Court Administrator Peggy 

Frericks. 

The temperature in the 

room would not go above 68, 

making for some chilly hearings. 

On Tuesday, June 20, the 

supervisors discussed the issue 

and considered options with 

Jordan Metzger, an architect 

with the Stone Group Architects 

of Sioux Falls, South 

Dakota. 

Metzger offered two potential 

solutions. One was to add 

heating panels on side panels in 

the middle of the courtroom; 

the other was to replace the 

current three radiant heating 

units with five or six panels. 

The supervisors favored the 

second option. 

“We would be producing 

twice as much heat at that location,” 

Metzger said. 

The heating system uses hot 

water from the courthouse 

boiler. There is no electricity 

involved. 

The costs are similar, with 

option one estimated at almost 

$26,700, Metzger said, and 

option two, which the supervisors 

asked him to move forward 

on, costing an estimated 

SEE COURTROOM PAGE 3 

(SENTINEL PHOTOS BY TOM LAWRENCE) 

Plymouth County Director of Information Technology Shawn 

Olson points out an issue with the heating system in the District 

Courtroom as Jordan Metzger, an architect with the Stone Group 

Architects of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, looks on during the Tuesday, 

June 20, Board of Supervisors meeting. 

Plymouth County Supervisor Mike Van Otterloo examines the 

radiant heating units in the District Courtroom. Heat has been a 

problem in the courtroom since a remodel was completed in 2022. 

New Merrill librarian working on 

two summer reading programs 

BY SARAH LABRUNE-JONGELING 

Staff writer 

MERRILL — There is a new face amidst the 

stacks of books at the Merrill Public Library. 

Sydney Harkness joined the staff as the Merrill 

Library Director in June. 

Harkness, a native of Sioux City, is dividing 

her time between the Merrill Public Library and 

the Le Mars Public Library. She wears many hats 

in the libraries from director at Merrill to library 

technician at the Le Mars library. She also works 

at the Pride Group in Le Mars. 

Harkness began a love of libraries when she 

attended Western Iowa Tech Community College 

(WITCC) after graduating from East High 

School in 2014. 

“When I was going to WITCC, I was looking 

for a work study position,” said Harkness. “I 

asked the librarian if they had any openings and 

they did.” 

Harkness learned to process books and help 

patrons find items. 

“I like helping people,” said Harkness. “I 

SEE MERRILL PAGE 3 

(SENTINEL PHOTO BY SARAH LABRUNE-JONGELING) 

Vicky Hemmelman (left) and Logan Held (right) visit with new Merrill Librarian 

Sydney Harkness. Harkness began her job in June and she also works at 

the Le Mars Public Library. 

Gaes retires with 

move to Arkansas 

BY BEVERLY VAN BUSKIRK 

Lifestyles Editor 

LE MARS — Michelle Gaes 

has spent 33 years in the Le 

Mars Community School District 

teaching special education 

students. 

Now it’s time for retirement 

and a change of pace in a new 

place. 

“My husband is being transferred 

to Arkansas for his job 

with Tyson so we will be moving 

there at the end of June,” 

she said. 

She is looking forward to 

not waking up to the alarm 

clock at 4:45 a.m., not driving 

80 minutes a day roundtrip to 

LE MARS — ISU Extension 

and Outreach Plymouth 

County will host an informational 

meeting concerning 

emerald ash borer (EAB), an 

exotic, destructive insect of ash 

trees which was recently confirmed 

in Plymouth County. 

The meeting will be held 

Michelle Gaes 

work, and no more paperwork 

at her new home in northwest 

Arkansas. 

SEE GAES PAGE 3 

Extension office hosts program 

on emerald ash borer 

Thursday, June 29, from 5:30 

to 7 p.m. at the Plymouth 

County Extension office, 241 

12th St. S.E., in Le Mars. 

This public meeting is for 

homeowners and other concerned 

citizens. The meet- 

SEE EAB PAGE 8 

Municipal Band concert features oboe soloist 

BY BEVERLY VAN BUSKIRK 

Lifestyles Editor 

LE MARS — The Le Mars 

Municipal Band will present 

its third concert of the summer 

at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 

28, at Foster Park. Admission is 

free. Concert-goers are encouraged 

to bring their lawn chairs 

and blankets. 

Jerry Bertrand will conduct 

the band, and Riley Peterson 

will announce the concert. 

Sponsor for this concert is 

Northwest Bank. Northwest 

Bank is also providing refreshments. 

The band will open the concert 

with “Fanfare Forza” by 

Brian Balmages. 

Next on the program will be 

featured soloist Lynn Gross, 

oboe. Gross graduated from 

high school at Marcus. He 

then matriculated to the University 

of South Dakota where 

he earned degrees in Music 

Education and Oboe Performance. 

While at USD, Gross 

was featured soloist with the 

symphonic band on both alto 

sax and English horn, perform- 

SEE BAND PAGE 3 

(SENTINEL PHOTOS BY BEVERLY VAN BUSKIRK) 

Jerry Bertrand, center, is in his 35th year as director of the Le 

Mars Municipal Band. Leif Sturgeon, left, is in charge of sound 

for the band and Riley Peterson, right, serves as announcer. 

Members of the Le Mars Municipal Band’s double reed section 

are Rick Lacy, left, and Lynn Gross. Gross will be the featured 

soloist at the June 28 concert in Foster Park. 

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LE MARS SENTINEL 

FOR THE RECORD/LIFESTYLES 

PLYMOUTH COUNTY 

DISTRICT COURT 

TRAFFIC FINES 

AND JUDGMENTS 

For the week ending May 

26, 2023:* 

State of Iowa vs. Robert 

Raymond Wernisch, Marshall, 

Minnesota, speeding 

$89. 

State of Iowa vs. Makenna 

Ann Fudge, Sioux City, 

speeding $193. 

State of Iowa vs. Hope 

Dawn Grant, Sioux City, 

speeding $2,271. 

State of Iowa vs. Josh 

Martin Burlison, Sioux 

Supervisors 

meet Tuesday 

LE MARS — The Plymouth 

County Board of Supervisors 

will meet at 9:30 a.m., 

Tuesday, June 27, in the 

board room at the Plymouth 

County Courthouse. 

Following the approval 

of the agenda, prior board 

meeting minutes and claims 

and payroll, board members 

will give committee reports. 

Under new business, the 

board will take action to 

approve Provider Program 

Agreements for Child Oral 

Health Programs. That will 

be followed by a review of 

mail/correspondence and an 

open public forum. 

At 10 a.m., Plymouth 

County Engineer Tom Rohe 

will update the board on construction 

projects. Information 

on action items will be 

available Monday, June 26. 

MARKETS 

LEMARS AGRI-CENTER 

Friday’s quotes: 

Corn 6.40 

Soybeans 14.09 

LOTTERIES 

PICK 3 

Thursday: Midday Pick 

2-9-0; Evening Pick 0-6-0 

PICK 4 

Thursday: Midday Pick 

4-8-0-1; Evening Pick 8-9-9-5 

LUCKY FOR LIFE 

Thursday: 11-13-34-35-42 

LB 16 

Design Homes, Inc. 

Custom Homes Since 1966 

City, failure to yield to 

vehicle on right $210. 

State of Iowa vs. Jay 

Narul, Le Mars, no valid 

driver’s license $503. 

State of Iowa vs. Pablo 

Alfredo Deleon, South 

Sioux City, Nebraska, 

failure to maintain or use 

safety belts $175. 

State of Iowa vs. Xavier 

Diante Trimble, Kansas 

City, Missouri, use of electronic 

communication 

device $132. 

State of Iowa vs. Erica 

Elena Kruid, Hudson, 

South Dakota, dark window 

or windshield $135. 

State of Iowa vs. Blake 

Alan Beitelspacher, Le 

Mars, registration violation 

$106. 

State of Iowa vs. Alexa 

Karlie Wiese, Westfield, 

person under 21 using 

tobacco/vapor product 

$70. 

State of Iowa vs. Alexa 

Karlie Wiese, Westfield, 


State of Iowa vs. Ty 

Joseph Pinney, Le Mars, 

failure to obey traffic 

control device $287. 

State of Iowa vs. 

Kristan Anna Maria 

Gomez, North Sioux 

City, South Dakota, 


State of Iowa vs. Travor 

Thomas Hobbs, 

Sioux City, operating 

non-registered vehicle 

$135. 

State of Iowa vs. Austin 

Orlin Pratt, Remsen, 

failure to provide proof 

of financial liability $615. 

State of Iowa vs. Yosbel 

Escandell Allende, Sioux 

City, no valid driver’s 

license $354. 

State of Iowa vs. Yosbel 

Escandell Allende, Sioux 

City, failure to provide 

proof of financial liability 

$428. 

State of Iowa vs. 

Lucas Walter Bernhardt, 

Akron, speeding $118. 

State of Iowa vs. Heidi 

L. Courtright, Cherokee, 


State of Iowa vs. Brody 

John Comstock, Marcus, 

speeding $89. 

State of Iowa vs. Elias 

Sergio Samano, Sioux 

City, speeding $118. 

State of Iowa vs. Harold 

S. Eubanks, Guyton, 

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Georgia, no valid non-resident 

wild turkey license 

$324. 

State of Iowa vs. Harold 

S. Eubanks, Guyton, Georgia, 

trespass first offense 

$354. 

State of Iowa vs. Sandra 

Gomez, Sioux City, speeding 

$118. 

State of Iowa vs. Jeremiah 

Alvardo, Le Mars, person 

under 21 using tobacco/ 

vapor product $70. 

State of Iowa vs. Tyler 

Nicholas Thompson, Sioux 

City, dark window or windshield 

$135. 

State of Iowa vs. Josiah 

Edward Zollinger, Williamsburg, 

use of electronic 

communication device 

$106. 

State of Iowa vs. Joseph 

Thomas Ryan, Le Mars, 

failure to yield upon entering 

through highway $210. 

State of Iowa vs. Alexander 

L. Eubanks, Spartanburg, 

South Carolina, 

trespass first offense $354. 

State of Iowa vs. Cory 

Wade Poppe, Jefferson, 

South Dakota, operation 

by unqualified driver $135. 

State of Iowa vs. Timothy 

R. Harris, Homer, Nebraska, 

maximum gross weight 

violation $144. 

State of Iowa vs. Cory 

Wade Poppe, failure to 

comply with safety regulations 

rule $135. 

City of Hinton vs. 

Tammy Sue Roepke, 

Smithland, speeding $118. 

City of Le Mars vs. 

Grant Edward McGrory, 

Sioux City, operation with 

expired license $135. 

City of Le Mars vs. Marcias 

Rodrigo Hernandez, 

South Sioux City, Nebraska, 

failure to have valid 

license/permit $354. 

City of Le Mars vs. Jessica 

Rae Tilstra, Le Mars, speeding 

$89. 

City of Le Mars vs. Corey 

Nicholas Peters, Le Mars, 

speeding $89. 

City of Merrill vs. 

Dalontae Pearson, Sioux 

City, failure to have valid 

license/permit while operating 

$503. 



City, operation without 

registration $ 175. 



City, careless driving $141. 



City, violation-financial 

liability coverage $615. 

City of Merrill vs. Tayah 

Faith Struble, Onawa, 


City of Merrill vs. Kyle 

Thomas Andrade, House 

Springs, Missouri, speeding 

$226. 

City of Merrill vs. Magdalena 

Hernandez, Chicago, 

Illinois, speeding $193. 

*Fines listed above do 

not include cents. 

PLYMOUTH 

COUNTY DEEDS 

Information listed in 

the publication of deeds 

is obtained from public 

records at the Plymouth 

County Courthouse for the 

week ending June 2, 2023. 

Christopher M. & Kristi 

L. Hagan to Danny D. 

Hagan, Lot 12, Block 2, 

Kingsley, $43.20. 

Coleen A. & Raymond 

C. Kissinger & Marlin L. & 

Pamela Milton to Pamela 

& Marlin Milton, Trustees 

of Pamela & Marlin Milton 

2019 Declaration of Trust, 

Part of SW¼ SW¼ 20-90- 

45, containing 2.62 acres, 

$1. 

Troy E. Schlotman, 

Trustee of Linda A. Schlotman 

Revocable Trust to 

Stephen D. & Karen M. 

Belke, undivided one-half 

interest in Lot 3, Block 

2, Final Plat of Hillview 

Estates, Kingsley, $265.60. 

Troy E. Schlotman, 

Trustee of Family Trust of 

Glen E. Schlotman Revocable 

Trust to Stephen D. & 

Karen M. Belke, undivided 

one-half interest in Lot 3, 

Block 2, Final Plat of Hillview 

Estates, Kingsley, $1. 

Sally W. & James R. Freking 

to Jason R. Kelly, undivided 

one-half interest in 

N 100’ of W½ E½ of land 

lying south of Lots 6 and 7, 

Block 4, James J. Tiernay’s 

Second Addition, Oyens, 

$47.20. 

Michael A. & Rose Marie 

Anthony to Joint Revocable 

Living Trust of Michael R. 

& Rose Marie Anthony, 1) 

Lots 3, 4, and 5, block 50, 

First Addition, Le Mars; 

2) Lot 9, Block 104, Eighth 

Addition, Le Mars; 3) S½ of 

Lot 2 and all of Lot 3, Block 

53, First Addition; and Lot 

4, Block 53, First Addition; 

and Lot 1 and N½ of Lot 

2, all of Lot 3, Block 53, 

First Addition, Le Mars; 4) 

Lots 17 and 18 Willow Run 

Addition, Le Mars; 5) Lots 

7 and 8, Northern Heights 

East of City of Le Mars; 6) 

Commencing at NE corner 

of Block 82, Sixth Addition, 

etc. and part of Lots 8, 9 

and 10, Hauber’s Addition 

and that part of Lot 11 of 

Tourist Park, Le Mars; 7) 

Lots 13, 14 and 15, Block 

81, Sixth Addition; 8) Lot 

1 and N½ of Lot 2, Block 

53, First Addition; 9) Lots 

5 and 6, Block 53, First 

Addition; 10) West 75.90’ 

of N 50’ of Lot 4, Block 

8; 11) Part of Lots 16 and 

17, Block 19; 12) East ½ of 

Lot 1, and E½ of N 2½’ of 

Lot 2, Block 38; 13) Lots 5 

and 6, Block 1, Young & 

Corkery’s Addition; 14) 

Lot 7 and 6 except E 110’ 

of Lot 6, Block 3, Orban- 

Hall Third Addition, and a 

tract of land in NE¼ NE¼ 

21-T92N-R45W, containing 

0.454 acres; 15) Lots 

19 and 20, Block 53, First 

Addition; 16) Lot 7, Block 

54, First Addition; 17) E 40’ 

of Lot 6, DeBlauw’s First 

Addition; 18) Part of N½ 

9-92-45 , containing 40.71 

acres, more or less, with/2 

exceptions (Re-recorded 

to correct legal description) 

$1. 

Russell L. Schmidt, 

Trustee of Russell L. 

Schmidt Revocable Trust & 

Donna A. Schmidt, Trustee 

of Donna A. Schmidt 

Revocable Trust to Farmers 

Cooperative Company, 

Part of NW¼ NW¼ 8-93- 

45, containing 0.31 acres, 

$15.20. 

City of Le Mars to Pet 

Parlor, LLC, Part of Lot 

8, Le Mars Industrial Park 

South Addition and part of 

Lot 2, replat of Lot 3, part of 

Lot 5, and Lots 6 and 7, Le 

Mars Industrial Park South 

Addition, Le Mars, containing 

1.561 acres, more 

or less, $1. 

Peter R. Newhouse to 

Rachel & Timothy Hoff, S 

11’ of Lot 17 and N 60’ of 

Lot 18, replat of the replat 

of Outlot 1, Countryside 

Estates, First Addition, Le 

Mars, $370.40. 

T.S.R. Properties, LLC 

to TVR Properties, LLC, 

A parcel of land in NW¼ 

20-92-45, containing 0.80 

acres, $2,103.20. 

Matthew Combs to Martha 

A. & Seth R. Morin, Lot 

9, Block 28, Sargent’s Addition, 

Akron, $183.20. 

North West Rural Electric 

Cooperative to Shallow 

Quilt, LLC, Lot 6, Le 

Mars Industrial Park, Third 

Addition, Le Mars, containing 

1.55 acres, $120.80. 

Dee M. Schultz & Nicole 

C. Thomas to Crosby Properties, 

LLC, N 24’ of Lot 8 

and S 24’ of Lot 9, Block 90, 

Seventh Addition, Le Mars, 

$239.20. 

Gary L. & Kathryn A. 

Ruden to Brian J. & Ivy L. 

Daugherty, Lot 4, Block 95, 

Eighth Addition, Le Mars, 

$226.40. 

NEW JUDGMENTS 

For the week ending June 

2, 2023: 

State of Iowa vs. Martin 

Antonio Eady, 43, of 

Sanborn, pleaded guilty to 

obstruction of emergency 

communications (Count 

1). He was sentenced to 5 

days in jail, concurrent to 

Count 2; pleaded guilty to 

public intoxication (Count 

2). He was sentenced to 5 

days in jail, concurrent with 

Count 1. His court costs are 

$151.50. Mittimus to county 

jail forthwith. 

State of Iowa vs. Tyler Lee 

Henning, 38, of Le Mars, 

pleaded guilty to theft in 

the fifth degree. His court 

costs are $60, a fine of $105, 

with other fees, making a 

total of $180.75. 

DISPOSITIONS 

For the week ending June 

2, 2023: 

State of Iowa vs. Kai 

Charles Johns, 36, of Sioux 

City, pleaded guilty to 

possession of controlled 

substance-marijuana, his 

second offense. He was 

sentenced to 180 days in 

jail with 175 days suspended, 

and placed on informal 

probation. His court costs 

are $100, a fine of $430, 


total of $594.50. Mittimus 

to county jail on or before 

7/28/23. 

State of Iowa vs. Caleb 

Michael Wadsworth, 22, of 

Sioux City, pleaded guilty 

to possession of controlled 

substance-marijuana, his 

first offense. He was sentenced 

to 180 days in jail 

with 178 days suspended, 

and placed on probation 

for 1 year. His court costs 

are $100, a fine of $430, 


total of $594.50. Mittimus 


5/30/23. 

State of Iowa vs. Justin 

Corey Durance, 43, of 

Sioux City, pleaded guilty 

to sex offender-verification 

violation, his first offense. 

He was sentenced to 14 

days in jail. His court costs 

are $1306.54, a fine of $855, 

with other fees, making 

a total of $2,289.79. Mittimus 

to county jail on or 

before 8/18/23. 

State of Iowa vs. Don 

Harry, 36, of Sioux City, 

pleaded guilty to OWI, his 

first offense. He was sentenced 

to 365 days in jail 

with 363 days suspended, 


for 1 year. His court 

costs are $603.20, a fine of 

$1,250 with $625 waived 

upon proof of a temporary 

restricted license, with 

other fees, making a total 

of $2,040.70. Mittimus to 

county jail on or before 

6/9/23. 

State of Iowa vs. Tyler Lee 

Henning, 36, of Laurens, 

pleaded guilty to possession 

of controlled substance, 

his second offense. He was 

sentenced to 10 days in jail, 

concurrent to FECR012264 

and FECR012248. His 

court costs are $100, a fine 

of $430, with other fees, 

making a total of $594.50. 

State of Iowa vs. Lindsey 

T. Smith, 27, of Le Mars, 

violation of probation dismissed 

by court. Her court 

costs are $1,513.95. 

State of Iowa vs. Fredrick 

Jonathan Allen, 38, of 

Le Mars, pleaded guilty to 

OWI, his first offense. He 

was sentenced to 365 days 

in jail with 363 days suspended, 


for 1 year. His court 

costs are $1,100, a fine of 

$1,250 with $625 waived 

upon proof of a temporary 

restricted license, with 

other fees, making a total 

of $2,537.50. Mittimus to 

county jail on or before 

8/1/23. 

State of Iowa vs. Semsan 

Iasinto, 31, of Le 

Mars, violation of probation. 

He was sentenced 

to 4 days in jail, consecutive 

to AGCR020104 and 

OWCR019433. His court 

costs are $1,198.14, a fine 

of $1,250, with other fees, 

making a total of $2,635.64. 

Probation terminated 

unsuccessfully. Mittimus 


7/28/23. 

State of Iowa vs. Semsan 

Iasinto, 31, of Le 

Mars, violation of probation. 

He was sentenced 

to 4 days in jail, consecutive 

to AGCR020104 and 

OWCR019191. He may 

serve by electronic monitoring. 

His court costs are 

$870.10, a fine of $1,250, 

with other fees, making 

a total of $2,307.60. Mittimus 

to county jail on or 

before 7/28/23. 

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LE MARS SENTINEL JUNE 26, 2023 • MONDAY PAGE 3 

Gaes: Learned much from her students through the years 

“I plan on enjoying time with 

family and friends, doing more 

traveling, boating, bicycling, and 

reading my long list of must read 

books I’ve never had time to 

read,” she explained. 

During her 33 years at LCS, 

she taught in the level 3 special 

education self-contained classroom. 

She was at Kissinger Elementary 

in Merrill until it closed in 

2011 and now has been at Kluckhohn 

since the 2011-12 school 

Merrill: Harkness enjoys 

expanding her skills 

FROM PAGE 1 

FROM PAGE 1 

Courtroom: Meis said mistakes were obvious 

$25,671. But the board isn’t 

willing to pay the entire cost, 

or even the majority of it. 

The project was supervised 

by Midwest Mechanical of 

Sioux Falls, with West Plains 

Engineering of Sioux Falls 

providing a mechanical engineer 

to oversee the installation. 

Supervisor John Meis said 

the errors are obvious. The 

people in charge did not determine 

the correct size of piping 

needed, nor did they check the 

wall when installing the system. 

Metzger was directed to look 

like seeing the books come 

through.” 

Harkness moved to the 

east coast to get her bachelor’s 

degree in history at the 

University of Virginia, where 

her mom was working, before 

completing her library science 

master’s degree online through 

the University of Mississippi in 

December 2022. 

Harkness and her mom 

moved to Washington state 

for a year before landing back 

in Le Mars. 

“We really wanted to get 

back to where the bulk of our 

family is,” said Harkness. “I’ve 

been enjoying the opportunity 

to learn and grow my skills (at 

the Merrill library). I enjoy the 

Friday coffee group.” 

“We are most excited about 

having someone with a master’s 

degree in library science,” 

said Judy Held, Merrill library 

board member. “She’ll be a 

breath of fresh air and she’s 

willing to try anything. We are 

really glad the Le Mars library 

schedule is allowing her to 

work in both places, as well.” 

Besides being a horror genre 

reader, true crime television 

watcher and history buff, Harkness 

likes to play video games 

and do crafts. This summer 

though she will be busy running 

summer reading programs for 

kids. The Merrill summer reading 

program started on June 

16 with 41 attendees for story 

time, crafts and activities. Each 

Friday between now and July 

14, kids are encouraged to 

come to the library on Friday 

mornings from 10-11 a.m. 

The grand finale of the Merrill 

summer reading program 

is Wednesday, July 19 at 6:30 

p.m. Prizes, ice cream and special 

guests are in the works. 

The Le Mars summer 

reading program runs June 5 

through July 27. The teen program 

is for grades sixth through 

12th and includes a make your 

own video game night and a 

guest speaker on Esports. There 

is also a program for toddlers 

through fifth graders that 

began June 5 and ends July 27. 

Harkness hopes the summer 

reading programs continue 

drawing in lots of readers. 

“For me as a child, libraries 

were always a safe haven and 

place to escape,” said Harkness. 

“I was able to travel somewhere 

else without having to leave a 

room.” 

When asked about the future 

of libraries and involving young 

readers, Harkness said, “I do 

think libraries will be around 

forever even if print books go 

out of fashion. Libraries do our 

best to include technology.” 

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year. 

Her involvement went 

beyond the school year classroom. 

“I coached the Special Olympics 

from 1990-2000. I taught 

special educational summer 

school every summer from 

1991-1999,” she said. 

Her experiences with her 

co-workers have given Gaes a 

lot to appreciate and be thankful 

for. 

“I want to thank the wonderful 

people I’ve had the opportunity 

to work with during my 

career, especially previous and 

present para-professionals. I 

could not have done my job 

without them. I learned true 

teaching is a special partnership. 

I thank them for their 

support, their dedication, and 

their friendships. I will always 

remember our shared laughter, 

our joys, as well as our struggles,” 

she said. 

The students she has taught 

into fixing the problem and 

reporting back to the board. He 

said the repair would likely take 

just one or two days, with possibly 

another day for clean-up. 

Board Chair Don Kass said 

it seems like the simplest solution 

to the problem. The goal 

FROM PAGE 1 

Band: Concert includes Leroy Anderson piece 

ing at the South Dakota Bandmasters 

Convention. 

After graduation, he started 

his teaching career at Remsen-Union, 

Eastwood, Pocahontas, 

and Sioux City Community 

Schools. He was also 

an adjunct faculty member at 

Westmar, Morningside, and 

Dordt colleges. Over the years, 

Gross shared his performance 

and education expertise at 

numerous clinics and lectures 

for the annual University of 

South Dakota Band Directors 

Workshop. 

As a double reed musician, 

Gross has been in great demand 

with area orchestras. He was a 

50-year member of the Sioux 

City Symphony Orchestra and 

has performed with the Lewis 

and Clark, Yankton College, 

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County Attorney Darin Raymond 

had just one request for 

the supervisors: Do not use 

forced air to heat the courtroom, 

since that would trade 

one problem — cold — for 

and South Dakota symphony 

orchestras. He was also past 

conductor of the Cherokee 

Symphony. 

Jazz performance has also 

been a passion for Gross as he 

performed saxophone for the 

Clark Terry Super Band and 

the Sioux City Jazz Orchestra. 

Still remaining active as a 

performer, Gross is a 59-year 

member of the Sioux City 

Municipal Band, a 25-year 

member of the Le Mars Municipal 

Band, and a member of the 

Sioux City All-America Band. 

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through the years have also given 

her much to be thankful for. 

“I also need to extend a thank 

you to the students and families 

that have come into my life. I 

have learned as much from them 

as they have from me. 

“They have brought an abundant 

opportunity for grace 

into my life. They have taught 

me the patience to slow down, 

allowed me to enjoy the little 

things in life such a quiet calm 

day, a hard-won skill, a spontaneous 

hug, a smile, uncontrollable 

laughter and unconditional 

love,” she said. 

“Lastly, I would like to thank 

the faculty and staff and the Le 

Mars Community School District 

for allowing me to be a part 

of such a wonderful group. I 

look back with gratitude,” she 

said. 

With all those experiences, 

Gaes said she has many fond 

memories of teaching throughout 

her years, too many to name 

another, noise. The supervisors 

joked with him about it, 

but never considered such an 

option. 

In other agenda items from 

the meeting: 

• The supervisors approved 

a renewal of the Tucker Hill 

every month at the Sioux City 

Art Center as well as at various 

events around the area. Members 

include Glenda Drennen, 

flute; Lynn Gross, oboe; Dr. 

Deborah Check-Reeves, clarinet; 

Dr. Gary Reeves, horn; and 

Rick Lacy. bassoon. 

Gross will perform “Soliloquy 

and Dance” by Philip 

Parker. 

The band will continue the 

concert with “Symphonic 

Suite” by Clifton Williams. The 

five movements are “Intrada,” 

“Chorale,” “March,” “Antique 

Dance,” and “Jubilee.” 

Next on the concert will be 

“China Doll” by popular American 

composer Leroy Anderson. 

This will be followed by 

Capt. J. H. Howe’s arrangement 

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“I have enjoyed being a part of 

the Le Mars Community School 

District for the past 33 years and 

it has been an honor to serve this 

community. I will always have a 

special place in my heart for Le 

Mars,” she said. 

Gaes’ husband, Scott works 

at Tyson Foods headquarters. 

Their daughter, Emma, lives in 

Brookings, South Dakota, and is 

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Rohe had no action items for 

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march medley of traditional 

Scottish Airs that includes “Lass 

O’Gowrie;” “John Anderson, 

My Jo;” and “The Rowan Tree.” 

The band will then play 

Michael Brown’s arrangement 

of “Opening Night on Broadway,” 

a medley that includes 

“Springtime for Hitler,” “The 

Avenue Q Theme,” “Always 

Look on the Bright Side of 

Life,” “For Good,” and “Circle 

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SPORTS 

Akron-Westfield baseball hands Gehlen first conference loss 

BY ALLEN HAMIL 

Sports Editor 

LE MARS — The War Eagle Conference 

baseball race got a little tighter on 

Thursday as Akron-Westfield handed 

Gehlen Catholic their first loss in league 

play in a game between two teams just 

outside of the top 10 in the Class 1A 

rankings. The Westerners won 3-1 to 

finish their conference slate with an 8-2 

record. The loss dropped Gehlen to 7-1 

in conference action, the same as Remsen 

St. Mary’s and Hinton as those latter 

two teams were scheduled to meet on 

Friday night. 

While losing their advantage in the 

conference race, Gehlen Head Coach 

Loi Kraft said it was an opportunity to 

learn and grow. 

“You’re going to have losses. Sometimes 

the losses aren’t so bad. It’s not 

like it’s going to change any seedings or 

anything. That’s set. But you’ve got to 

learn from it,” Kraft said. 

The two teams met about a month 

ago in a game which didn’t count 

towards the conference standings. 

Gehlen won that game by a score of 8-5. 

The Jays jumped ahead by a 7-0 score in 

that first meeting, but couldn’t replicate 

that in the latest matchup. 

“I felt like at times we thought we 

could just hang in there and come back 

and win it and you’re not going to do 

that against Akron,” Kraft said. “Gordy’s 

always going to have his guys battling 

and you better jump on them.” 

Instead, the Westerners jumped 

ahead with three runs in the second 

inning, bouncing back from their worst 

loss of the season, a 13-0 defeat at the 

hands of 1A No. 3 ranked Remsen St. 

Mary’s, a team they had lost to by just 

one run in their two other meetings this 

season. 

Akron-Westfield Head Coach Gordy 

Johnson said the team had a deep heartto-heart 

after Wednesday’s loss. 

“I think there’s six or seven of them 

that started as eighth graders and it’d 

been the end of the world after that happened,” 

Johnson said. “I think last night 

we sat in the outfield, just the varsity, 

and we talked for probably half an hour. 

I didn’t really say a whole lot last night. 

I said, ‘What are you feeling?’ and they 

LE MARS — Le Mars Community junior 

Zoe Wittkop received postseason honors for 

her play on the soccer field this spring. 

Along with being named to the Missouri 

River Activities Conference second 

team as a forward (see full All-Conference 

list below), Wittkop was also recognized by 

the Iowa Girls Coaches Association and the 

Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association. 

Wittkop was named to the IGCA’s Class 

Boys 

1st Team 

Forwards 

Sergio Mijangos, Sophomore, Bishop Heelan 

Beni Puelele, Junior, Sioux City East 

Irving Cruz, Sophomore, Council Bluffs Abraham 

Lincoln 

Michael Avery, Senior, Sioux City North 

Midfielders 

Alejandro Suarez, Senior, Bishop Heelan 

Jovany Kabongo, Sophomore, Le Mars 

Jonathon Amador, Sophomore, Council Bluffs 

Abraham Lincoln 

Isaac Rogel, Junior, Sioux City North 

Defenders 

George Tsiobanos, Junior, Bishop Heelan 

Jack Conlon, Junior, Sioux City East 

Logan Vargas, Junior, Council Bluffs Abraham 

Lincoln 

Luke Soldati, Senior, Sioux City North 

Goalkeeper 

Caleb Cross, Junior, Sioux City North 

2nd Team 

Forwards 

Charly Perez, Freshman, Sioux City West 

Julian Jimenez, Junior, Council Bluffs Abraham 

Lincoln 

Gebrewahid Mekonnen, Senior, Sioux City North 

Ben Martin, Junior, Le Mars 

Midfielders 

Jack Lloyd, Senior, Sioux City North 

Dylan Schaap, Senior, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 

Andres Gonzalez, Sophomore, Bishop Heelan 

Alex Gonzalez, Junior, Bishop Heelan 

Defenders 

Antonio Sibrian, Senior, Bishop Heelan 

Bryan Taracena, Senor, Sioux City West 

Jared Magana, Senior, Sioux City North 

Mauricio Vallegas, Junior, Sioux City East 

Goalkeeper 

Landon Block, Sophomore, Bishop Heelan 

(SENTINEL PHOTO BY ALLEN HAMIL) 

Ashton McCully throws a pitch for Akron-Westfield in Thursday’s win 

over Gehlen Catholic. He went 4 1/3 innings and struck out six batters. 

He gave up just one run while earning the win. 

Wittkop earns postseason honors 

2A West All-District team. She was named 

to the Class 2A All-State Second Team by 

the IHSSCA. 

Wittkop scored 18 goals in just eight 

games as she missed time with an injury. 

She also had four assists. Of the 193 players 

to score at least 10 goals in the state this 

season, she was one of just two to do so with 

fewer than 10 games played. The other was 

Mid-Prairie’s Amara Jones, who scored 11 

goals in nine games. 

Honorable mention 

Forwards 

Diego Alferez, Junior, Sioux City East 

Jacob Borrall, Sophomore, Sioux City East 

Brian Ledesma, Senior, Council Bluffs Abraham 

Lincoln 

Midfielders 

Konnor Parrott, Sophomore, Council Bluffs 


Antonio Araujo, Senior, Bishop Heelan 

Jhoan Sampedro, Senior, Sioux City North 

Braulio Gonzalez, Sophomore, Sergeant Bluff- 

Luton 

Logan Larsen, Senior, Council Bluffs Thomas 

Jefferson 

Fullbacks (Defense) 

Shane Sanderson, Senior, Bishop Heelan 

Grant Parrott, Sophomore, Council Bluffs Abraham 

Lincoln 

Alex Nelson, Senior, Sioux City North 

Elijah Dougherty, Senior, Le Mars 

Avery Herfel, Senior, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 

Kellen Sweum, Junior, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 

Mayson Kramer, Freshman, Council Bluffs 

Thomas Jefferson 

Goalkeeper 

Carlos Andrade, Junior, Council Bluffs Abraham 

Lincoln 

Ivan Arreola, Senior, Sioux City East 

Scott Dickson, Junior, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 

MRAC Standings 

Conf. Overall 

Bishop Heelan 7-0 14-3 

Sioux City North 6-1 10-6 

Council Bluffs AL 5-2 12-6 

Sioux City West 4-3 6-7 

Sioux City East 3-4 6-9 

Le Mars 2-5 7-10 

Sergeant Bluff-Luton 1-6 3-13 

Council Bluffs TJ 0-7 2-14 

talked for half an hour and it was a real 

team bonding thing. I was very happy 

the way they responded.” 

The Westerners put together a rally 

with two outs in the second inning to 

score all of their runs. No. 8 batter Arik 

Allard drew a walk and Tatum Wilken 

followed by reaching base on a hit-bypitch. 

Back-to-back RBI singles from 

Hayden Wahlberg and Carter Wilken 

made it a 2-0 game. Jack Terpstra 

reached on an error which allowed the 

third run of the inning to score. 

While it was a good two-out rally, the 

Westerners weren’t able to get much else 

going offensively. The team did get runners 

aboard in each subsequent inning, 

but couldn’t push any more runs across. 

It’s something Johnson said the lineup 

will have to work on. 

“We’re going to have to add on. To 

beat a team like this, I don’t want to say 

we got lucky, but if we’re going to beat 

a team like this, we’re going to need to 

score in more than one inning,” Johnson 

said. “We’re going to need to add 

on to keep up the pressure.” 

Gehlen had a good opportunity to do 

some damage in the bottom of the second 

as Carter Kellen and Ryan Augustine 

started the inning by reaching on a 

single and walk. A one-out walk to Gabe 

Wiltgen loaded the bases, but the next 

two batters hit the ball into the air for 

outs as Ashton McCully got out of the 

inning unscathed. 

“We didn’t hit the ball like we normally 

do. We just seemed a little flat, 

even from the beginning. They played 

well, Akron did. Their pitchers kept 

us guessing and then when we did hit 

it, we were putting it right where they 

were at. That’s baseball, that happens,” 

Kraft said. 

The Jays stranded a leadoff walk from 

Jaxten Kramer in the third inning. The 

team finally got on the scoreboard in the 

fifth as No. 9 hitter Zayne Weiland hit a 

double to begin the frame. He eventually 

scored on an RBI single from Carter 


Carter Kellen swings the bat in Thursday’s game. He led the Jays with a 

pair of base hits. 

Kellen, who led the Jays with two hits. 

The Jays threatened for more, but relief 

pitcher Nathan Gaswint got the Westerners 

out of a bases-loaded jam with 

one out by picking up a strikeout and 

lineout. 

“We knew we had Ashton on the 

mound and Nathan Gaswint is pitching 

well. Both those guys are pitching really 

well. They teamed up over at Granville 

last week and gave us a real chance to 

beat St. Mary’s in that one too,” Johnson 

said. “I think anytime we’ve got them on 

the mound it’s maybe just a little extra 

confidence. We’ve got a lot of guys that 

can throw, but I think right now, those 

guys are really throwing well and missing 

some bats and getting weak contact.” 

Kraft thought his pitchers did a good 

job of giving his team a chance to win. 

Weiland went five innings as he gave 

up all three runs with only one being 

earned. He finished with five strikeouts. 

Connor Kraft struck out three in 

two innings of relief. 

“Zayne Weiland did a great job on 

the mound tonight, did exactly what we 

wanted him to do. There were a couple 

MRAC All-Conference Soccer 2023 

Girls 

1st Team 

Forwards 

Trelyn White, Sophomore, Bishop Heelan 

Jaida Douch, Freshman, Sioux City West 

Liberty Bates, Junior, Council Bluffs Abraham 

Lincoln 

Jada Newberg, Senior, Bishop Heelan 

Midfielders 

Lauryn Peck, Senior, Bishop Heelan 

Jazmin Martinez Rangel, Senior, Council Bluffs 


Alli Smith, Junior, Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 

Brooklyn Stanley, Junior, Bishop Heelan 

Defenders 

Maddie Gengler, Sophomore, Bishop Heelan 

Liz De los Santos, Senior, Bishop Heelan 

Trista Baker, Senior, Council Bluffs Abraham 

Lincoln 

Marin Frazee, Senior, Bishop Heelan 

Goalkeeper 

Lauren LaFleur, Senior, Bishop Heelan 

2nd Team 

Forwards 

Alex Flattery, Junior, Sioux City East 

Zoe Wittkop, Junior, Le Mars 

Makena Kramer, Sophomore, Council Bluffs 


Aubree McCumber, Sophomore, Council Bluffs 


Midfielders 

Emily Vargas, Sophomore, Sioux City West 

Reese Bleeker, Freshman, Bishop Heelan 

Jenna Pane, Senior, Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson 

Grace Strong, Junior, Council Bluffs Thomas 

Jefferson 

Mallory Schroeder, Sophomore, Sioux City East 

Defenders 

Trinity Minor, Senior, Council Bluffs Thomas 

Jefferson 

errors out there that didn’t help him,” 

Kraft said. 

Gehlen (16-3) and Akron-Westfield 

(17-8) earned the top two seeds in the 

Class 1A District 16 bracket. A potential 

rubber match between the only two War 

Eagle Conference teams in the district 

is something both coaches would like 

to see. 

“I’m hoping that we meet Gordy and 

those guys in the district championship. 

I’m hoping that they win out on 

their side and we win out and that’s the 

matchup,” Kraft said. “You always wish 

the best for the other guys in your conference 

and hopefully we’ll meet again 

and battle it out again. That’s the plan.” 

Johnson said reaching the district 

championship is one of the goals his 

team had from the beginning of the 

season. 

“We’ve got a couple rugged teams 

we’re going to meet before we get there, 

but that would be great if we could come 

back over here and get a War Eagle battle 

going, that would be great,” Johnson 

said. “These guys are a great team and it 

would be our honor to play them again.” 

K-P softball falls in WVC tourney 


Sports Editor 

ONAWA — The Kingsley-Pierson 

softball team fell in the Western 

Valley Conference tournament on 

Wednesday. The fourth-seeded 

Panthers lost a close 3-2 contest to 

fifth-seeded River Valley. 

The Panthers plated one run 

in the first, but a three-run fourth 

inning for the Wolverines was able 

to put them in front for the win. 

The Panthers scored their first run 

as Jorja Howe hit a ball to the outfield 

and the throw home to the plate got 

past the catcher and allowed Brooklyn 

Beelner to score. 

The Panthers scored their other 

run in the bottom of the fourth as 

a base hit from Emma Dye drove in 

Julia Howe, who just beat the throw 

home. 

Klaudia Pry earned the win with 

seven strikeouts in the circle for the 

Wolverines. 

The Panthers dropped to 12-4 

with the loss. River Valley improved 

to 14-9 with the win. 

The Wolverines lost a close 10-9 

game to top-seeded West Monona in 

the next round. West Monona went 

on to claim the tournament title with 

an 8-1 victory over MVAOCOU. 

Jordyn Wilson, Freshman, Sioux City East 

Megan Elam, Senior, Council Bluffs Abraham 

Lincoln 

Lexy Mayo, Junior, Council Bluffs Abraham 

Lincoln 

Goalkeeper 

Savanna Vanderwerf, Junior, Council Bluffs 


Honorable Mention 

Sydney Rexius, Senior, Sioux City North 

Maddie Kelley, Senior, Sioux City North 

Hanna Mogensen, Senior, Sioux City North 

Stella Kuehl, Junior, Sioux City North 

Kailynn Thiele, Junior, Sioux City North 

Natalie Rasmussen, Junior, Sioux City North 

Taryn Gant, Junior, Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson 

Haley Allen, Senior, Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson 

Camryn Hosick, Sophomore, Council Bluffs 


Sophie Loffswold, Senior, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 

Sophia Karras, Senior, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 

Carley Rooney, Freshman, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 

Jaycee Smith, Sophomore, Sioux City West 

Monique Cortez, Sophomore, Sioux City West 

Alondra Zermeno, Senior, Sioux City West 

Mariah Morrow, Senior, Sioux City East 

Addisen Nordgren, Junior, Sioux City East 

Nyla Jochum, Senior, Bishop Heelan 

Onalisa Vander Sluis, Junior, Le Mars 

MRAC Standings 

Conf. Overall 

Bishop Heelan 7-0 18-3 

Council Bluffs AL 6-1 13-6 

Sioux City East 5-2 7-6 

Sioux City North 4-3 8-10 

Council Bluffs TJ 2-5 10-10 

Sioux City West 2-5 7-9 

Sergeant Bluff-Luton 1-6 3-13 

Le Mars 1-6 7-11


SPORTS june 26, 2023 • monday Page 5 

Akron-Westfield softball snaps losing skid at Gehlen 


Sports Editor 

LE MARS — Entering Thursday’s 

game on a losing streak of three games, 

the Akron-Westfield softball team 

turned their fortunes around with a 

10-0 win over Gehlen Catholic in five 

innings in a War Eagle Conference 

battle. 

Akron-Westfield Head Coach Victor 

Mena said one of the adjustments the 

team made entering the game was their 

approach at the plate. 

“I saw a lot more aggressive 

approaches at the plate,” Mena said. 

“Today when we were doing batting 

practice, we talked about our approach 

at the plate and they executed it today. 

Everybody 1-9 did a job and we talked 

about today and the rest of the year 

whatever your job is, fulfill your job 

and fulfill that role to the highest potential 

and that’s what we did today.” 

Indeed, everyone in the batting 

order reached base in the game. Eight 

of the nine batters recorded a hit and 

six finished with multiple hits. 

Josie Jacobs set the table nicely for 

her teammates as she reached on three 

singles and a walk out of the leadoff 

spot. She opened the game with a base 

hit and advanced to second on a steal. 

While making a steal attempt of third 

base, the throw down from the catcher 

ended up in left field as Jacobs made her 

way around third and home for the first 

run of the game. 

Brylie Johnson followed with a 

double and an RBI base hit from Katie 

Johnson made it 2-0. The Westerners 

loaded the bases, but eighth grade 

starting pitcher Kennedy Paulson was 

able to work out of that jam by getting 

a couple pop outs and a force out at 

home to finish the frame with no further 

damage done. 

Paulson wasn’t quite as lucky the following 

frame as the Westerners pulled 

away with seven runs crossing home 

plate in the second. 

Katie Johnson picked up her second 

RBI with a base hit as she finished 2-for- 

3 and also drew a walk in the game. 

Alyssa Nemesio got one of her three 


Emma Rolfes pitches for Akron-Westfield in Thursday’s win over Gehlen 

Catholic. She finished with a pair of strikeouts in the five inning shutout win. 

hits in the game to drive in the next 

run. Two runs subsequently scored as 

Lainey Schuknecht hit a single. 

A couple errors extended the rally 

as three more runs ended up coming 

home before the Jays got out of the 

inning. 

Part of the aggressive approach at 

the plate from the Westerners was trying 

to not get behind in the count and 

put the ball in play with the first good 

pitch seen. 

“We know that their pitcher, even 

though she’s an eighth grader, she had 

a good ERA,” Mena said. “We told the 

girls and the girls adopted this, we need 

to attack early that first good pitch that 

she gives us and we’ve got to put the ball 


Gehlen Catholic catcher Halle 

Walgenbach gets the out of 

Akron-Westfield’s Katie Johnson 

at home plate. 

in play. That’s all that matters to us. As 

long as we put the ball in play, we don’t 

strike out, we don’t get to two strike 

counts, we’ll be okay.” 

Gehlen was missing one of their key 

players in the game as starting shortstop 

and the team’s leadoff hitter for 

several games this season, Haley Lubben, 

had to sit out in the concussion 

protocal. Gehlen Head Coach Victoria 

Smithson said it definitely affected the 

dynamic on the field. 

“I think it’s just losing the infield 

captain,” Smithson said. “The girls are 

so used to playing together and communicating 

with each other and it’s 

kind of hard when you have someone 

filling in. We kind of struggled a couple 

innings, but I think after the fourth we 

were good.” 

The Jays switched to Addison Konz 

in the circle in the third inning and she 

was able to hold the Westerners to just 

one run. The run scored as Jacobs came 

home as the defense was caught napping 

on a throw back to the pitcher. 

Small mistakes like that added up 

according to Smithson. 

“I think we just need to be focused. 

We knew they were going to play small 

ball if someone was on base and they 

have good bats as well,” Smithson said. 

Gehlen was held to four hits by 

Emma Rolfes as she pitched all five 

innings. She struck out two in the 

shutout. 

“Emma, she hit almost all of her 

spots,” Mena said. “She responded 

really well. I could tell there was just 

a sense of calmness about her tonight, 

she really needed it, and I think she’s 

going to be going great moving forward.” 

Smithson said her team did a decent 

job at the plate, but couldn’t turn contact 

into many hits. 

“I would say the girls hit well, they 

just hit directly to the fielders. I’m not 

upset with their batting,” Smithson 

said. 

Gehlen fell to 4-4 in conference 

games and 8-13 overall as they found 

out they will face South O’Brien on 

June 30 in a Class 1A regional opening 

round game. 

Akron-Westfield finishes up their 

conference slate of games with an 8-2 

record. They improved to 12-8 overall 

with the win. The Westerners have a 

week left in the regular season before 

traveling to play Hinton in a Class 2A 

regional quarterfinal game on July 5. 

Mena hopes to be able to have some 

momentum built up going into the 

postseason. 

“We’re moving up to 2A so we’ll see 

what the competition brings up there, 

but we’re really excited,” Mena said. 

“As long as we keep playing clean softball, 

keep attacking early, we’re going 

to be alright.” 

Kingsley-Pierson baseball wins WVC tournament 


Sports Editor 

KINGSLEY — The Class 1A 

No. 2 ranked Kingsley-Pierson 

baseball team opened the Western 

Valley Conference tournament 

with a 15-1 win in five 

innings over West Monona on 

Monday. 

The Panthers pounded out 14 

hits in the game including three 

for extra bases. Emerson Pratt hit 

two triples and led the team with 

a 4 RBI game. 

Boston Doeschot had the 

other extra-base hit, a home run, 

as he also singled and walked and 

drove in three runs. It was the 

fourth home run of the season 

for Doeschot. 

Evan Neumann went 4-for-4 

with four singles. He scored three 

runs and drove in three more. 

Conner Beelner, Beau Bubke, 

Tyler Orzechowski and Landon 

Howe all drove in runs. 

Landon Howe pitched the 

win with one run allowed in 

two innings. He walked two and 

struck out two. 

Kevin Wright struck out four 

in three innings, giving up just 

one hit and one walk. The one hit 

was the only one by the Spartans 

in the game. 

It was the 11th straight win in 

the series for the Panthers, who 

won the regular season conference 

matchup by a final score 

of 18-2. 

The Panthers moved to 19-1 

with the win. West Monona fell 

to 1-14 with the loss. 

Big first inning sends Panthers 

past MVAOCOU 

KINGSLEY — Scoring 10 

runs in the first inning, the Kingsley-Pierson 

baseball team went 

on to beat MVAOCOU 12-2 in 

Tuesday’s Western Valley Conference 

tournament semifinals. 

The Class 1A No. 2 ranked team 

won the game in five innings. 

Boston Doeschot led the team 

with a 4 RBI game. He reached 

on a single, triple and walk in 

the win. 

Conner Beelner and Tyler 

Orzechowski drove in two runs 

apiece. Beelner reached on a hit 

and walk and scored twice from 

the leadoff spot. Orzechowski 

went 4-for-4 in the game with 

three singles and a double. 

Beau Bubke and Kevin Wright 

added two hits apiece and both 

drove in a run. Evan Neumann 

and Jackson Nissen added the 

other RBIs for the team. 

Mason Kuhlmann recorded 

just one out in his time on the 

mound as he took the loss. He 

gave up eight runs on five hits, 

two walks and a hit batter. Bo 

Clausen allowed three runs and 

Caden Schmidt gave up one run. 

Neumann pitched the win, 

going the five innings the game 

lasted. He gave up two runs on 

seven hits, a walk and a hit batter. 

He finished with nine strikeouts. 

Kolby Scott led the Rams at 

the plate with a 3-for-3 game 

with two singles and a double. 

He scored one of the team’s runs. 

Ethan Kehlmann and Clausen 

had the RBIs for the Rams. 

Kingsley-Pierson won the 

regular season conference meeting 

over MVAOCOU by a 13-2 

score. The Panthers have now 

won the last seven meetings in 

the series and have scored in 

double digits in each of the last 

six of those contests. 

The Panthers had a 20-1 

record after the win. MVAO- 

COU fell to 11-9 with the loss. 

Take down rival Woodbury 

Central in championship 

KINGSLEY — After Kingsley- 

Pierson won in walk-off fashion 

over Woodbury Central in the 

Western Valley Conference regular 

season meeting, the rematch 

in the conference tournament 

championship game was much 

anticipated. There was a little 

less drama in this one however, 

as Kingsley-Pierson won 8-4 to 

win the conference title. 

A four-run first inning for the 

Panthers gave them a cushion for 

the rest of the game. The Panthers, 

ranked No. 2 in Class 1A, 

were able to build up an 8-1 lead 

before the Wildcats did make 

things a bit more interesting in 

the seventh. Woodbury Central, 

just outside the top 10 in 1A, 

scored three in their final turn at 

the plate, but it wasn’t enough to 

come back for the win. 

Jackson Nissen led the Panthers 

at the plate with a pair of 

hits and two runs batted in. He 

also threw four innings on the 

mound and finished with four 

strikeouts. 

Boston Doeschot pitched 2 2/3 

innings and fanned four batters. 

Eric McGill and Joe DeStigter 

led the Wildcats with two hits 

apiece. Jayden Lloyd and Will 

DeStigter reached on two walks 

apiece. Drew Kluender knocked 

in two for the Wildcats while 

McGill added an RBI. 

Kluender threw 4 1/3 innings 

for the Wildcats. Will DeStigter 

struck out four in his stint on the 

mound. 

The win was the seventh in a 

row for K-P in the series between 

the two schools. 

The Panthers improved to 

21-1 with the win. The Wildcats 

slipped to 13-5 with the loss. 

Le Mars softball picks up sweep of CBTJ 

Le Mars baseball gets above .500 


Sports Editor 

COUNCIL BLUFFS — The 

Le Mars Community softball 

team picked up a sweep of 

Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson 

in Missouri River Activities 

Conference action on Thursday. 

The Bulldogs won 13-1 in 

three innings in Game 1 of the 

doubleheader. The team scored 

three runs in the first, six in the 

second and four in the third. 

Sarah Brown started off the 

game with a walk and Payton 

Wright followed with a double. 

Brenna Leraas tripled to bring in 

those two runners as she subsequently 

scored on a ground out 

off the bat of Charli Grosenhieder. 

The Bulldogs brought 11 batters 

to the plate in the second 

inning. Kylie Hofmann, Brooklyn 

Maynard, Brown and Libby 

Leraas all reached on base hits 

in the frame. Hofmann started 

off the inning with a single and 

then knocked in two runs with a 

Monday 

Baseball/Softball 

• Gehlen Catholic at Remsen St. 

Mary’s 

second base hit later in the frame. 

Wright, Natalie Vanderloo and 

Calla Langel all reached via walk 

in the marathon inning. 

A couple of walks, a single 

from Wright, a hit batter and 

some errors led to four more 

runs scoring for the Bulldogs in 

the third. 

Hofmann pitched the win 

for the Bulldogs. The lone run 

allowed came in the first as Teygan 

Rasmussen drove in a run 

on a base hit. Four of the first 

five batters for the Yellow Jackets 

reached base, but Hofmann 

settled in after that and allowed 

just one more base hit the rest of 

the way. She finished with three 

strikeouts in the game. 

In Game 2, the game remained 

scoreless until the fourth when 

the Bulldogs plated four runs. 

They added one in the fifth and 

two in the sixth. CBTJ scored 

their only runs in the sixth in the 

7-2 Le Mars victory. 

Wright led off the fourth with 

a walk and she was knocked 

• Hinton at Siouxland Christian/Whiting 

(BB) 

• MMCRU at Alta-Aurelia (BB) 

• Le Mars vs. Sioux City West 

(SB) 

home on a double from Brenna 

Leraas. After Grosenheider 

was hit by a pitch, Libby Leraas 

launched a home run to make 

it 4-0. It was her fourth home 

run of the season. 

Grosenheider picked up 

an RBI base hit for the team’s 

run in the fifth. Brown singled 

home a run and scored in the 

sixth. 

The Yellow Jackets got their 

two runs against Brenna Leraas 

in the sixth as Carley Steinspring 

drove in both runs with 

a base hit. The hit scored Teygan 

and Morgan Rasmussen as 

they reached with two outs on a 

hit-by-pitch and single. 

Brenna Leraas got two strikeouts 

in the final inning, part of 

her nine in the contest. She also 

struck out the side in the second 

inning. 

The wins extended a win 

streak up to six games for the 

Bulldogs as they improved to 

16-9 overall and 14-6 in the 

conference. 

• Kingsley-Pierson at Treynor 

(BB) 

• Kingsley-Pierson vs. River Valley 

(SB) 

• Akron-Westfield at West Sioux 


Sports Editor 

COUNCIL BLUFFS — 

A doubleheader sweep of 


for the Le Mars Community 

baseball team moved 

the Bulldogs above the .500 

mark. The Bulldogs won 5-4 

and 10-8 in their two Missouri 

River Activities Conference 

games on Thursday. 

Le Mars won Game 1 by 

a 5-4 score as the team built 

up a 4-0 lead with two runs 

in the second and third 

innings. The Yellow Jackets 

chipped away with runs in 

the third and fifth. Le Mars 

added on an insurance run 

in the top of the seventh 

which would end up being 

the deciding run as CBTJ 

tried to rally with a pair of 

runs in the bottom of the 

seventh. 

Evan Jalas led the Bulldogs 

with a pair of hits as he 

also picked up an RBI. Kole 

Tuesday 

Baseball/Softball 

• Akron-Westfield at Lawton- 

Bronson (BB) 

Carpenter reached on two 

walks and a hit. Ayden Hoag 

reached twice on walks. 

Hoag earned the win on 

the mound as he finished 

with nine strikeouts in 6 1/3 

innings. Carpenter got the 

save in the final 2/3 of a frame. 

Le Mars picked up a 10-8 

win in the second contest. 

The Bulldogs scored in each 

of the first three innings, but 

the Yellow Jackets kept it close 

as it was 6-5 in favor of the 

Bulldogs after three innings. 

Le Mars added three runs in 

the fifth and another in the 

sixth and withstood a threerun 

sixth from Thomas Jefferson 

to secure the sweep. 

Brayden Dreckman and 

Teagen Kasel led the Bulldogs 

with three hits. Jalas added 

two hits. After being walked 

twice in the first game, Hoag 

reached on three free passes 

in the second game. Keegan 

Gengler drew a pair of walks. 

Carpenter led the team 

• Akron-Westfield vs. West Lyon 

(SB) 

• Gehlen Catholic at Unity 

Christian 

• Le Mars vs. Sioux City West 

with three runs knocked in. 

Tate Murphy and Dreckman 

added a pair of runs batted in. 

Dreckman threw 5 1/3 

innings and secured the win. 

He finished with five strikeouts. 

Jalas finished off with 

1 2/3 innings of relief and 

added a pair of strikeouts. 

Le Mars improved to 14-13 

overall and 12-12 in MRAC 

competition. 


fell to 6-23 overall and 

3-21 in the conference. 

The Bulldogs completed 

the regular season sweep 

after winning games by scores 

of 10-6 and 16-3 in the first 

doubleheader of the year. 

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SPOUSE’S SOCIAL MEDIA FAME STRAINING OUR MARRIAGE 

ANNIE LANE 

Dear Annie: My spouse has 

become a viral social media 

sensation. They have been quite 

popular, and I recently learned 

of many “friendships” that have 

developed with members of the 

opposite sex. One in particular 

has become, and I quote, “the 

best friend I have ever had.” 

The last year has been filled 

with many struggles on my 

end, and I fell into a very deep 

depression. My spouse chose 

to ignore this and reach out to 

these “friends.” They claim they 

are all platonic. 

We have been trying to work 

on our marriage, but I am really 

hurt by this. I love this person 

with all of my heart and really 

want to make our marriage 

work. We have had some amazing 

heart-to-heart conversations 

recently, and I think they 

are starting to understand how 

badly I am hurting by the way 

they have behaved. 

I just don’t know if I can 

trust the words they say. My 

intuition says yes, but my head 

makes me cautious. 

Social media is not positive 

for our marriage, but they 

won’t give it up. Please help. I 

am already so heartbroken. -- 

Lonely and Sad 

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media, or any online connection, 

doesn’t hold a candle to 

the real heart-to-heart conversation 

you have had with your 

spouse. Continue to be open 

with your feelings and listen 

to your intuition. If the social 

media is part of your spouse’s 

job, then asking them to give 

that up is not the solution 

either. The solution is to have 

personal boundaries on what 

your partner can and cannot 

allow on social media. 

Talk about what you both 

feel comfortable with. Healthy 

communication and trust are 

great muscles to work in a marriage, 

and your spouse’s newfound 

social media fame is certainly 

giving you the opportunity 

to do just that. Best of luck 

to you. In addition, I would 

encourage you to seek the help 

of a professional therapist if you 

are suffering from depression. 

Try to surround yourself with 

friends and family when you are 

feeling down. 

Dear Annie: In recent columns, 

you have addressed the 

issue of helping a disabled child. 

I agree that we need to take care 

of ourselves before we can help 

others. In my own case, at age 

66, I ended up having knee surgery 

after assisting my physically 

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Because of that surgery, I 

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Every disabled person’s 

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Do these things while you 

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doctors and social workers. 

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and best wishes with 

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EAB: Bug found at Remsen 

ing is free, but registration is 

requested. 

For registration or questions 

contact the office at 546-7835. 

Three presenters will offer 

information about the emerald 

as borer, how to identify EAB, 

signs of an EAB infestation, 

treatment options and ash tree 

identification and replacement 

options. 

FROM PAGE 1 

Presenters are: 

• Dr. Donald Lewis, Professor 

emeritus and former extension 

entomologist Iowa State 

University 

• Mike Kintner, EAB & 

Spongy Moth Coordinator, 

IA Dept. Agriculture & Land 

Stewardship (IDALS) 

• Sarah Bell, District Forester, 

Iowa Department of Natural 

Resources. 

Earlier this month, federal 

identification has confirmed 

the presence of the emerald 

ash borer (EAB) in Plymouth 

County for the first time. 

Insect samples were collected 

by the Iowa Department of 

Agriculture and Land Stewardship 

from an ash tree in 

Remsen after an area tree service 

alerted the department 

of a tree with symptoms of an 

infestation. 

The ash tree-killing insect 

now confirmed in all but two 

of Iowa’s 99 counties. 

EAB is a non-native, 

wood-boring insect threatening 

all species of ash trees.now 

confirmed in all but two of 

Iowa’s 99 counties. 

(PHOTO CONTRIBUTED) 

Remsen native Hank Kohler will share his story of traveling by 

canoe on the Mississippi River as a guest speaker for the Adult 

Summer Reading Program at the Le Mars Public Library on 

June 29. 

Library’s adult reading 

program to feature 

canoeist Hank Kohler 

LE MARS — Summer 

reading programs at the the 

Le Mars Public Library aren’t 

only for children. Adults are 

engaging in programs and 

activities at the library as well. 

As part of the Adult Summer 

Reading Program, the Le Mars 

Public Library will host author 

and canoe adventurist Hank 

Kohler at the library at 6 p.m., 

Thursday, June 29. 

In 1979, Remsen native 

Hank Kohler traveled the Mississippi 

River in a canoe along 

with a group of friends. The 

canoe trip last around 70 days 

and ended at the Gulf of Mexico. 

Wanting to experience the 

Mississippi river in the opposite 

direction, Kohler set off in 

2021 to do just that. This time 

he documented his trip on 

Facebook and later wrote the 

book, “One4Water,” about his 

experience. 

The Le Mars Public Library 

has invited Kohler to come 

speak about both his journeys. 

Copies of the book, “One4Water,” 

will be available for purchase 

at the event: paperback 

$20; hardcover $30. A copy of 

his book is in the library collection. 

This event is free and open 

to the public, but registration 

is recommended for this free 

event at www.lemars.lib.ia.us. 

The Le Mars Public Library 

will be hosting these additional 

events for the Adult Summer 

Reading Program: 

July 6 - 6 p.m., Road Trip 

Trivia Night at the library: 

Free, registration required. 

July 11 - 6 p.m., Tour of 

Tucker Hill Vineyards: Free, 

registration required. 

July 13 - 5:30 p.m., Book 

Club at the library featuring, 

“Wrong Place, Wrong Time” 

by Gillian McAllister: Free, no 

registration. 

July 20 - 6 p.m., DIY Hand 

Drawn Shoe Art: Free (bring 

your own supplies) - Registration 

required. 

July 22 - 11 a.m., Dine 

Around Book Talk at Jim’s 

Burgers: registration required. 

Aug. 10 - 5:30 p.m., Book 

Club at the library featuring, 

“This Tender Land” by William 

Kent Kruger: Free, no 

registration. 

Aug. 23 - 5:30 p.m., Dine 

Around Book Talk at Golden 

Pheasant: Registration 

required. 

Le Mars Public Library invites dinosaurs 

to Olson Cultural Event Center 

LE MARS — Two dinosaurs 

will be making a stop at the 

Olson Cultural Event Center 

on Wednesday, June 28, from 

4-5 p.m. 

Children’s Librarian Lisa 

Vander Sluis was able to schedule 

this prehistoric visit since 

several libraries in Northwest 

Iowa worked together to bring 

the TAG Art Company from 

Fort Wayne, Indiana. The 

dinosaurs scheduled to arrive 

are Regie and L’il Nudge. This 

“meat” and greet is part of the 

library’s Summer Reading Program. 

Additional Summer Reading 

activities for children include: 

July 12 - 4-5 p.m.: Transportation 

Fair in the library parking 

lot: Come and see different 

vehicles that transport people 

and materials around the city of 

Le Mars. 

July 26 - 4-5 p.m.: O’Toole 

Park: Stomp Rockets: This 

amazing workshop will teach 

children about the Newton’s 3rd 

Law by building and launching 

their own high-flying stomp 

rockets. 

For more information, contact 

the library at 546-5004. 

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Recipients of scholarships from The Turn Around Dance & Gymnastics are, from left, Madison O’Brien, Maren Dreckman, 

Emma Anderson, Addyson Vlcek, Rose Darwin and Addalyn Anderson. 

The Turn Around Dance & Gymnastics 

Award Character and Senior Scholarships 

LE MARS — Mike Copeland 

and Samantha Rasmussen, 

co-owners of The Turn 

Around Dance & Gymnastics 

in Le Mars, wanted to give 

back to their dancers and 

dance families by having scholarships 

for various grade levels. 

“At the end of the dance 

year, we asked head dance 

teachers to nominate dancers 

from their classes for 

these awards,” Rasmussen 

explained. 

The teachers are looking for 

Leadership, Work Ethic, Listening 

Skills, Creativity, Love 

of Dance, Attendance, Commitment 

and Loyalty. Each 

DES MOINES — Favorable 

winter and spring weather 

across much of Iowa is expected 

to benefit pheasant hunters 

this fall. 

Todd Bogenschutz, upland 

wildlife research biologist with 

the Iowa Department of Natural 

Resources (DNR), said 

each summer, the DNR uses 

a model based on winter and 

spring weather conditions, 

previous weather data and 

more than 50 years of pheasant 

roadside population surveys to 

predict pheasant population 

trends for the fall. 

teacher that nominates a student 

writes a paragraph about 

why they feel these dancers 

deserve the award. 

“Then we have someone 

that is not from Le Mars and 

not familiar with any of the 

students or families read the 

nominations and select the 

winners. We want to eliminate 

any bias when selecting 

the winners,” she said. 

This year there were four 

scholarship recipients, two are 

for the Donna R. Rasmussen 

Scholarship for $250 each and 

two are for the Gale A. Rasmussen 

Scholarship for $250 

each. 

“Given the statewide information, 

our weather model is 

predicting pheasant populations 

will likely be higher for 

the fall 2023 hunting season,” 

Bogenschutz said. “There will 

likely be regional differences 

given the tougher winter in 

northern regions and more 

favorable conditions in central 

and southern Iowa.” 

Statewide, snowfall from 

December through March 

averaged one inch above 

average, but the northern 

third of Iowa, and the central 

region, saw significantly more 

Each scholarship is named 

after the founders of The Turn 

Around. 

“Congratulations to our 

recipients for showing great 

character,” Copeland said. 

Receiving the Donna R. Rasmussen 

scholarship for Kindergarten 

through 2nd grade 

was Addyson Vlcek. 

Receiving the Donna R. 

Rasmussen scholarship for 3rd 

through 5th was Rose Darwin. 

Receiving the Gale A. Rasmussen 

scholarship for 6th 

through 8th grade was Maren 

Dreckman. 

Receiving the Gale A. Rasmussen 

scholarship for 9th 

snowfall, likely reducing hen 

survival in the northwest and 

northcentral regions where 

total winter snowfall exceeded 

three feet. 

Conversely, the southern 

third of Iowa saw very little 

snowfall all winter, about one 

foot, and hen survival should 

be excellent in these regions. 

Southern Iowa’s mild winter 

will likely lead to higher quail 

numbers, too. 

“Even with the regional 

fluctuation, the best pheasant 

densities will likely still be in 

northern and western regions 

through 12th was Emma 

Anderson. 

Copeland and Rasmussen 

also felt it important to honor 

and give back to the Seniors 

who have been so dedicated 

to the program. 

Addalyn Anderson and 

Madison O’Briend received 

the Mike & Sam Higher Education 

Scholarship. This scholarship 

award can be up to $500 

made out to the higher education 

institution of their choice. 

“We are so proud of all 

our dancers and their performances. 

We are honored to 

be a small part of their lives,” 

Rasmussen said. 

Weather model forecasts bump 

in Iowa pheasant population 

of the state,” he said. 

Every model comes with 

a caveat and the spring nesting 

forecast is no different. 

This prediction is based on 

weather data and it can be 

wrong, Bogenschutz said. “The 

August roadside survey is the 

best gauge of what upland 

populations will be this fall.” 

The August roadside survey 

is conducted each year between 

Aug. 1-15, over the same 218, 

30-mile routes. Survey results 

will be posted online at www. 

iowadnr.gov/pheasantsurvey 

around Sept. 15. 

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