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New London Board of Directors Agenda
| 12/19/2023, 6:00 PM |
| Board of Directors – Regular Meeting |
| Central Office | Board Room | 106 W. Wilson St., New London, IA |
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Sports, December 18th
High School Basketball
Mt. Pleasant will host Keokuk tomorrow, December 19th, with the girls going at 6 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will have the call with the pregame show at 5:45 pm. The Panthers will be having a “white out” as they ask all of their fans to wear white for the game.
The Central Lee girls team will travel to take on Columbus tonight at 6 pm followed by the boys’ game.
Danville swept Louisa-Muscatine over the weekend with the girls dominating in a 56-9 win, while the boys snuck out with a 54-51 final. Jaden Bauer finished with a double-double with 24 points and 13 rebounds. The boys’ team will host BGM on Thursday, December 21st, at 7:30 pm. The girls’ team will head into winter break with a 5-4 record.
Mediapolis will host Wapello tonight with the girls’ team playing at 6 pm.
The New London boys’ team stopped their five-game skid in a 60-59 win over GMG over the weekend. Brigham Porter tallied a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds, while Brendan Richey led the Tigers with 21 points. The boys’ team will travel to Regina Catholic on Thursday, December 21st, at 7:30 pm, while the girls’s team will compete against Columbus on Thursday at 6 pm at home.
WACO will host Lone Tree tomorrow with the girls’ team scheduled to play at 6 pm.
The Van Buren County boys’ team will face off against West Liberty tonight at 7:30 pm and the girls’ team will travel to Fairfield on January 2nd at 7:30 pm.
The Holy Trinity Catholic girls’ team defeated Winfield-Mt. Union over the weekend 68-15. Mary Kate Bendlage went off for 32 points as she shot 70% from the field. The Wolves got their revenge in the boys game, taking down the Crusaders 55-40. Cam Buffington led the effort for Winfield-Mt. Union with 20 points, while the Crusaders counted on Luke Hellige’s 17 points.
Winfield-Mt. Union will travel to Highland tomorrow with the girls playing at 6 pm.
Holy Trinity Catholic will host Clark County tomorrow with the girls’ team scheduled to start at 6 pm followed by the boys game.
High School Wrestling
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union girls’ team traveled to Cedar Rapids-Prairie and had one 5th place finisher in Josie Nelson in the 140-pound weight class. Lecet Quiroz finished in 6th place in the 155-pound weight class. The girls will compete at a tournament after winter break on January 5th at Highland.
The WACO girls competed in a tournament at Chariton over the weekend. Elyssa Graber battled her way to the 3rd place match and won by fall in the 105-pound weight class. The Warriors will travel to BGM tomorrow, December 19th, to compete in a meet.
The Mt. Pleasant and WACO boys’ teams traveled to Regina Catholic over the weekend to compete in a tournament, which saw three Panthers finish on the podium. In the 106-pound weight class, Ladon Beckler defeated Bryer Jack of HLV by fall to advance to the championship match where he finished in 2nd place, falling to Ethan Humphrey. Lane Beckler defeated John Mclauglin of WACO to claim 3rd place in the 126-pound weight class. The last Panther to finish on the podium was William Birdsell in the 215-pound weight class as he won his 3rd place match by fall. Ramzy Davis defeated Trey Edeker by fall in the 5th place match of the 150-pound weight class. Fairfield’s top finishers were Cael McCabe and Dain Burkhart as they finished in 1st place in their respective weight classes, while Zach Harbison was Wapello’s lone 1st place finisher. The Panthers will have to wait until after winter break with the boys’ competing on January 4th at Sigourney, while the girls’ team will compete at a tournament at Highland on January 5th.
The WACO boys’ team will compete tomorrow at BGM for a meet.
Fort Madison hosted a tournament over the weekend with a couple of local teams in attendance. In the 106-pound weight class, Colt Boyles of Burlington Notre Dame took down Dakota Aney of Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union by fall in the 3rd place match. Ian Estudillo, Jacob Nelson, and Kason Dopler of Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union each finished in 4th place for their respective weight classes. Lastly for the Wildcats, Russel Coil grabbed 1st place in the 285-pound weight class.
New London’s Kane Forseen fell in the championship match of the 120-pound weight class by technical fall to claim 2nd place. Gage Burden claimed 4th place for the Tigers and Michael Raines fell to Cole Storm of Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union in the 5th place match.
Burlington Notre Dame had C.J. Davis and Carter West claim 1st place in their respective weight classes. Blake Wilson and Dirk Boyles each took home 2nd place in their respective weight classes for the Nikes.
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team will compete Saturday, December 23rd, at Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont.
New London will wait until after winter break to compete in a quad at Cascade on January 4th.
High School Bowling
Mt. Pleasant will take on Washington on January 4th.
College Football
Iowa State University will take on Memphis in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl in Memphis on December 29th at 2:30 pm. The Cyclones defeated Memphis in the 2017 AutoZone Liberty Bowl 21-20.
#20 Iowa will face off against #25 Tennessee in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl on January 1st at noon.
College Basketball
The #4 Iowa women’s team is now 11-1 for the ninth time in program history after taking down Cleveland State 104-75 over the weekend. Caitlin Clark finished with a game high 38 points. The Hawkeyes will face off against Loyola-Chicago on Thursday, December 21st, at 5 pm at home.
The Iowa State women’s team dominated their way to a 105-68 victory against Troy yesterday. Audi Crooks led the way in points with 21, while Addy Brown gathered a team leading 14 rebounds to finish with a double-double as she scored 13 points. The Cyclones will compete against UNI on Wednesday at 6:30 pm.
The Iowa State men’s team raced off to a 96-58 win last night against Florida A&M. The Cyclones shot 50% from three-point land as Tamin Lipsey made five threes on the night and Tre King collected 18 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double. The Cyclones will host Eastern Illinois on Thursday at 7 pm.
The Iowa men’s team picked up a much needed win against Florida A&M over the weekend 88-52. Four Hawkeyes finished in double figures as Owen Freeman tallied a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. The Hawkeyes will host UMBC on Wednesday at 7 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1932 – The Portsmouth Spartans and the Chicago Bears compete in the first playoff game in NFL history. The Bears beat the Spartans 9-0.
1949 – NFL Championship, the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Los Angeles Rams 14-0; played in driving rain that caused field to become a mud pit.
1983 – NBA San Diego Clippers ends their 29-game road losing streak.
December 18, 2023 – December 24, 2023
12/18/23
Marilyn Young
12/18/23
Brandt Duffy (10)
12/18/23
Mary Harrison
12/18/23
Christina Cook
12/19/23
Donna Baxter
12/19/23
Jeff Sitar
12/19/23
Darla King
12/19/23
Jeff Downey
12/19/23
Gary Burns
12/19/23
Donna Gardner
12/19/23
Bob Jensen
12/19/23
Karol Ross
12/19/23
Tom & Connie Weatherman *Anniversary
12/20/23
Rachel Bebb
12/20/23
Jim Alderson
12/20/23
Avery Elmore
12/21/23
Chloe Anderson
12/21/23
Peggy Iles
12/21/23
Tabbi Schimmelpfennig
12/21/23
Sara Hegar
12/21/23
Bruce Noble
12/22/23
Janice Jones
12/22/23
Suzanne Krieger
12/22/23
Pie Hummell
12/23/23
Layke Millspaugh
12/23/23
La Lad Phanthouvong
12/23/23
Rhett Reisdorf
12/23/23
Dave Snodgrass
12/23/23
Emma Stewart
12/24/23
Linwood Miller
12/24/23
Leilani Lalaga
12/24/23
Justin Smith
Sports, December 16th
High School Basketball
Mt. Pleasant took on Washington last night in a road conference matchup. In the girls’ game, the Demons utilized a full-court pressure defense and capitalized on some early steals to win 66-40. Kynlee White led the Panthers with 11 points.
On the boys’ side, Christian Stacy (25 points) and Payton Hagans (29 points) combined for 54 points in a 70-53 win over the Demons. Head Coach Eric Rawson talked about how his guards played after the game. The Panthers will host Keokuk on December 19th with the girls going at 6 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will have the call with the pregame show at 5:45 pm.
The Danville girls’ team handled Central Lee last night 63-37.
The Central Lee girls team will travel to take on Columbus on December 18th at 6 pm followed by the boys’ game.
Danville will host Louisa-Muscatine today with the boys’ playing at 2:30 pm.
The Mediapolis girls’ team dominated #15 Burlington Notre Dame last night 70-38. Grace Holsteen made four threes as she finished with 28 points on the night for the Bulldogs. The boys’ team for the Nikes enacted revenge as they defeated Mediapolis 68-40. The Bulldogs will host Wapello on December 18th at 6 pm.
The New London girls’ team picked up their first win of the season in a thrilling 50-48 final against West Burlington yesterday. The boys’ team for the Tigers were unable to keep up with West Burlington as the Falcons won 73-31. The New London boys’ team will take on GMG today at 5 pm at home, while the girls’s team will compete against Columbus on December 21st at 6 pm at home.
The WACO boys’ team defeated Hillcrest Academy yesterday 59-38. The Warriors will host Lone Tree on December 19th with the girls’ team scheduled to play at 6 pm.
Holy Trinity Catholic swept Van Buren County last night with the girls winning 60-11 and the boys taking down the Warriors 65-33. Luke Hellige led the Crusaders with 22 points on the night. The Van Buren County boys’ team will face off against West Liberty on December 18th at 7:30 pm and the girls’ team will travel to Fairfield on January 2nd at 7:30 pm.
The Winfield-Mt. Union girls’ team fell to Columbus last night 55-20. The Wolves will take on Holy Trinity Catholic today with the girls playing at 2 pm followed by the boys.
High School Wrestling
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union girls’ team will compete today at Cedar Rapids-Prairie.
The WACO girls will compete today at Chariton.
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team will compete in a tournament today at Regina Catholic. The girls’ team will wait until after Christmas break to compete at a tournament at Highland on January 5th.
The New London boys’ team will travel to Fort Madison today for an Invitational.
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team will compete next Saturday, December 23rd, at Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont.
The WACO boys’ team will compete at Regina Catholic today.
High School Bowling
Mt. Pleasant will take on Washington on January 4th.
College Football
Iowa State University will take on Memphis in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl in Memphis on December 29th at 2:30 pm. The Cyclones defeated Memphis in the 2017 AutoZone Liberty Bowl 21-20.
#20 Iowa will face off against #25 Tennessee in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl on January 1st at noon.
College Basketball
The #4 Iowa women’s team will compete against Cleveland State tonight at 6 pm.
The Iowa State women’s team will host Troy tomorrow, December 17th, at 12 pm.
The Iowa State men’s team will take on Florida A&M tomorrow at 5 pm.
The Iowa men’s team will look to get back in the win column today at 3:30 pm against Florida A&M.
This Day in Sports History
1930 – Golfer Bobby Jones is the first to win the James E. Sullivan Award.
1972 – The Miami Dolphins end the season 14-0 and become the first undefeated NFL team.
1973 – O.J. Simpson becomes the first NFL running back to rush for 2,000 yards in a season.
Connie Armstrong
Connie Ruth Armstrong, 75, of Farmington, Iowa passed away at 12:25 a.m. Friday, December 15, 2023 at her home.
She was born on July 13, 1948, in Anson, Missouri, the daughter of Hugh and Veva (Stewart) Oilar. On May 5, 1966 she married John Armstrong in Farmington, Iowa. 
Survivors include her husband: John; children: Carinda Petty, and her family: Ashlea (Heath) Horstman, and their children Dean, Grant, and Carlea; Jaimie (Adam) Stefko and their children: Kylynn, Lakelynn, and Evelynn; Wyatt (Sydney) Petty; Carrie (Patrick) MacDonald and her family, Daniel (Brittney) MacDonald, and their son Ryan, Taylor (Cody) Batterfield; Carla (Scott) Taylor and her family Allison (Quinn), Mackenzie (Jason), and Brandon; Curtis (Veronica) Armstrong and his family Joscelyn (Chance), Rebecca (Liam), and Bailey; adopted daughter Jennifer (Steve) Vorhies and her children Jordan (Dakota) Miller, Trevor, and Nick; siblings: Arny (Sandy) Oilar, Dennis (Betty) Oilar, Barbara Guthrie, and Margaret Ann (Vernon) Krebill; and sister-in-law Adella Katzenstein. Also surviving are lots of adopted children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents: Hugh and Veva Oilar; mother and father-in-law: Jay and Nora Opal Armstrong; great granddaughter: Kaely Mae Battenfield; and brothers-in-law: Thomas Katenzstein and Jack Guthrie.
She was a member of First Baptist Church of Wayland. Connie and her husband John owned and operated John’s Food Center in Farmington for fifty years as well as the store in Bonaparte. She provided daycare for over sixty children and enjoyed helping with the Strawberry Festival.
A visitation will be held from 12:00 noon to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at Schmitz Funeral Home in Farmington where the family will receive friends from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at the Farmington Baptist Church with Reverend Phillip Schmidt officiating.
Burial will be in Greenglade Cemetery in Farmington.
Memorials have been established in her memory for Farmington EMT’S, Farmington Fire or Bonaparte Fire and Rescue.
On-line condolences may be made to the family at www.schmitzfuneralhomes.com. Schmitz Funeral Home of Farmington is assisting the family with arrangements.
Mt. Pleasant Middle School Christmas Dance Canceled
Fairfield Family Fight’s With Car Parts and Kitchen Knives
On November 30th at 4:47pm, the Jefferson County Law Center received a call indicating that a group of individuals was fighting with sticks in the 800 block of West Grimes Avenue in Fairfield. Upon arrival, Fairfield Police Officers located an adult male who was bleeding from the leg. After recognizing significant injury, he was transported to the hospital.
Multiple individuals were interviewed at the scene, yet conflicting statements were given to law enforcement, making the exact facts blurry. After sorting through reports, it was determined that a disagreement among family members had taken place. A physical fight then took place, culminating in a female stabbing a male with a kitchen knife.
The female told officers that she used the knife as self-defense, after the male threw a part of a car engine at her. This claim of self defense could not be verified by law enforcement.
After medical stabilization, the male was interviewed by law enforcement. He was polite and cooperative, yet it came as a surprise when he was asked for the details surrounding the case, and he told officers “We don’t do family like that.”
The male party indicated to officers that he does now want to pursue or cooperate in criminal prosecution relating to the injuries. He is expected to make a full recovery.
Unless new and substantial information becomes made know to law enforcement, no charges will be issued from this incident.