The annual Southeastern Community College Foundation (SCCF) Great Tastes event is scheduled for Friday, November 11, at the Catfish Bend Convention & Event Center in Burlington. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. with the silent auction starting at 6 p.m. Guests will enjoy a wide variety of wines, beer, ales, and spirits. A broad array of appetizers and desserts will be served throughout the night. Executive Director for Institutional Advancement Val Giannettino appreciates the generous support that the community offers to students each year. “The gift of an education changes our students’ lives for the long-term,” she says. “We love hosting this event so friends can get together for a fun night with the added bonus of raising a lot of money for a great cause.” Net proceeds support SCC Foundation Board scholarships, instructional program mini-grants, and SCC Foundation initiatives. Charity auctioneers from Fraise Auction & Realty Company will auction off items donated by employees, alumni, and friends of SCC. Items include gourmet dinners, boat rides, home decorating and baking items, event tickets, and many other specialty items. Individual tickets are $50 each in advance or $60 at the door. A few sponsor tables for eight are still available for $500. Buy tickets, reserve sponsor tables, or make donations online at bit.ly/SCCIAGreatTastes. Attendees may also purchase tickets directly from the SCC Foundation. For more information, contact Giannettino at (319) 208-5065 or vgiannettino@scciowa.edu or Reta Krieger at (319) 208-5066 or rkrieger@scciowa.edu.
Sports, October 13th
High School Football
The Mt. Pleasant Panthers are looking for their first win of the season as they will travel to play Clinton tomorrow, October 14th, at 7:30 pm. KILJ will be on the call with pregame scheduled to start at 7:15.
WACO will be looking to spoil Tri-County’s senior night, looking to end the regular season with a perfect record. Kickoff scheduled for 7 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union will be looking to bounce back at home tomorrow against English Valleys at 7 pm, as they are still fighting for a playoff spot.
New London will be looking to end the season on a road win against HLV tomorrow, game scheduled to start at 7 pm.
Other games in Mt. Pleasant’s district, Burlington will be celebrating senior night against Iowa City Liberty and North Scott will be on the road against Fort Madison, both games scheduled to start at 7:30 pm. Other games in the area, Washington will be at home against Fairfield, Keokuk will travel to play West Burlington, and Central Lee will travel to play Centerville all of them scheduled to start at 7:30 pm.
High School Volleyball
Holy Trinity Catholic will be competing the at the Mediapolis Tournament tonight, October 13th.
The WACO Warriors will be back in action October 17th to face off against Melcher-Dallas at home at 7 pm to start their journey in the regional playoffs.
Winfield-Mt. Union will play Twin Cedars October 17th at 7 pm at home to start regional play.
The Mount Pleasant Panthers start their postseason next Tuesday, October 18th, when they travel to play Burlington.
New London will be going against Hillcrest Academy Monday, October 17th, at 7 pm to start their journey through regionals.
Burlington Notre Dame gets a first-round bye to start their regional play as they chase for their 3rd state championship in a row. Central Lee will play Davis County to open their regional play October 17th at 7 pm.
Elementary Basketball Tournament
Mount Pleasant Christmas Holidays 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament for 3rd – 8th grade boys and girls will be held on Dec 17th, 2022. For more registration details contact Coach Ronnie Ashton at 319-931-2896.
Iowa Wesleyan Athletics
Tiger volleyball team will be looking to capitalize off a great weekend tonight, October 13th, against Waldorf University at 7 pm on the road.
The women’s soccer team’s next game is tomorrow, October 14th, at 5 pm against conference foe Bellevue University, on the road.
The men’s soccer team will be looking for back-to-back wins tomorrow, October 14th, against Bellevue University in a conference matchup at 7 pm in Cedar Rapids.
Men’s and women’s cross-country will be running tomorrow as they compete at the Indian Hills Invitational at 4 pm.
The Tiger football team will look to bounce back Saturday, October 15th, as they face off with Valley City State University at 1 pm.
Jake Kadel, the head coach for men’s and women’s wrestling at Iowa Wesleyan University, joined us on Tiger Nation this morning and he thinks highly of his two talented programs.
“We have high expectations for our program in general. We have a good chunk of our staff, we all wrestled at the Division I level, so that’s kind of how we run our program is like a Division I program. The expectations are high, and the kids know that, but we just got to put our athletes in the best position to reach their goals whether that be academically or athletically. Obviously, our goal is to win, so we got a little bit of development and time that we got to put in for that, but I’m super excited about this year. Our women’s team will have a full team this year, we’ll be top to bottom very solid. We have some extremely talented individuals on our women’s team and our men’s team.”
This Day in Sports History
1903 – The Boston Red Sox defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 in the first modern World Series. They won the series five games to three.
1960 – The World Series ended on a home run for the first time. Bill Mazeroski’s bottom-of-the-ninth home run allowed the Pirates to beat the Yankees.
1998 – The NBA canceled regular season games, due to work stoppage, for first time in its 51-year history.
Alice Mae Anna Davison
Alice Mae Anna Davison, 86, of Donnellson, Iowa, passed away at 4:54 p.m. Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at her home.
She was born on June 30, 1936, the daughter of Floyd T. and Rachel V. (Ailshie) Windom. On September 4, 1955, she married Herbert L. Davison in Malvern, Iowa.
Survivors include her husband: Herbert; three daughters: Pamela Jo (Steve) Hennefent, Julie (Larry Mohr) Helling, Amy (Rod Stone) Reid; seven grandchildren: Lucas (Kelly) Bennett, Nathan (Shawna) Bennett, John Larson, Mary Larson, Kelli Larson, Alice (Joe Cook) Reid, Cora Reid and ten great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers: John T. “Tommy” Windom and Paul Windom.
Alice was a graduate of Malvern High School. She retired from the USDA and the Donnellson Library. She was a member of Embury United Methodist Church, Order of the Eastern Star and Chapter O P.E.O. Alice enjoyed baking, decorating cakes, cooking, playing cards, Sudoku and crosswords. Most of all, she enjoyed being with her husband, children and grandchildren.
A visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Saturday, October 15, 2022, at Schmitz Funeral Home in Donnellson. There will be no family present.
A private family service will be held.
Burial will be at a later date in Keokuk National Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in her memory for the Embury United Methodist Church.
Schmitz Funeral Home of Donnellson is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.schmitzfuneralhomes.com.
Henry County Road Work
Henry County Engineers Office announces culvert repair work in the west bound lane of Salem Road (J-20), west of Lexington Avenue. Beginning Thursday, October 13th flaggers will be used during the workday only, expect delays and use caution. Project will take 2 to 3 workdays. Questions can be answered at 319 385-0762.
Are Wind Turbines in Henry County’s Future?
Over 50 people attended a town hall meeting held Tuesday in Swedesburg. They brought their questions about two possible wind energy projects proposed for northern Henry County. RWE Renewables and Liberty Power both develop, own and operate wind farms in the US and Canada. One question was why Henry County and why just in the northern half. Both companies said there is access to transmission lines, the open fields offer few obstructions and the wind speeds are fast enough.
Company reps went thru the process and time line for their projects which, again are very similar. RWE is early in the first stage…..making contact with landowners but feel confident already that there is strong interest. Supposedly, 50 landowners have already signed on. Liberty Power has not yet started making those connections. Because these are early stages the companies can only estimate the number of turbines, possibly 50 to 60.
The timelines are lengthy. Wind and environmental studies won’t be done until 2023 and construction wouldn’t start until about 2025. Both companies see this as a 35 to 50 year project. Attendees expressed concerns about what happens after 35 years. They were told there are plans and funds for decommissioning the turbines if they are no longer needed and landowners would not be responsible or left with a useless turbine on their property. The land would also be returned to what it was before the turbine was built. The necessary access road could remain or be eliminated. There were still questions about whether or not contracts would still be honored if the companies change ownership or go out of business. There wasn’t a direct answer for that question.
Answers to other questions…land values are not affected one way or the other, there would be about 300 temporary jobs and then six to 10 long term jobs. About 135 million dollars could be generated in tax revenue. A total of 2.2 million dollars per year could be distributed in payments to landowners. The generated electricity would likely be used in Henry County. Sound and vibrations are minimal and mostly unnoticed. The blades won’t throw ice because the turbine would be shut down the minute any build up is detected by sensors. The turbines would also be shut down if necessary when aerial crop dusting is taking place.
The Henry County Supervisors hosted the meeting for information purposes only so everyone could ask questions and receive the same answers at the same time. Many said after the meeting there is a lot to think about and it seemed that most still hadn’t made up there minds about having a wind turbine on their land.
Sports, October 12th
High School Volleyball
WACO celebrated senior night in style by defeating Highland in straight sets: 25-12, 25-14, and 25-14. Grace Coble led the Warriors in assists with 23, while Ellah Kissell tallied 10 kills and 2 serving aces. Marie Farmer had a good game as well with 7 kills and 4 serving aces. The Warriors are back in action October 17th to face off against Melcher-Dallas at home at 7 pm to start their journey in regional play.
Winfield-Mt. Union won their regular season finale against Wapello in straight sets, 25-22, 25-23, and 25-12. Melina Oepping led the team in kills with 10, followed by Bradie Buffington with 9. Keely Malone tallied 26 assists and Keetyn Townsley led the Wolves in digs with 23, while Lily Freeman totaled 4 blocks. The Wolves end the regular season with a 22-9 overall record with an 8-0 district record. They will play Twin Cedars October 17th at 7 pm at home to start regional play.
The Mount Pleasant Panthers went 0-2 yesterday at the second night of the SEC Conference Tournament, falling to Fairfield and Washington in straight sets. The Panthers start regional play next Tuesday, October 18th, when they travel to play Burlington.
Holy Trinity Catholic will be competing the at the Mediapolis Tournament tomorrow, October 13th.
High School Football
The Mt. Pleasant Panthers are looking for their first win of the season as they will travel to play Clinton this Friday, October 14th, at 7:30 pm. KILJ will be on the call with pregame scheduled to start at 7:15.
WACO will be looking to spoil Tri-County’s senior night, looking to end the regular season with a perfect record. Kickoff scheduled for 7 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union will be looking to bounce back at home this Friday against English Valleys at 7 pm, as they are still fighting for a playoff spot.
New London will be looking to end the season on a road win against HLV this Friday, game scheduled to start at 7 pm.
Other games in Mt. Pleasant’s district, Burlington will be celebrating senior night against Iowa City Liberty and North Scott will be on the road against Fort Madison, both games scheduled to start at 7:30 pm. Other games in the area, Washington will be at home against Fairfield and Keokuk will travel to play West Burlington.
Elementary Basketball Tournament
Mount Pleasant Christmas Holidays 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament for 3rd – 8th grade boys and girls will be held on Dec 17th, 2022. For more registration details contact Coach Ronnie Ashton at 319-931-2896.
Iowa Wesleyan Athletics
The Tiger women’s soccer team honored three seniors yesterday: Ingryd Lima, Cheleena Squibb, and Izela Avalos with a 1-0 victory over William Penn University. It did not take the Tigers very long to find the back of the net as Desire’ Adams found Bella Goodson in the 11th minute to score the game’s only goal. The Tigers are riding a 5-game winning streak with a 7-5 record on the season. Their next game in October 14th at 5 pm against conference foe Bellevue University, on the road.
The men’s soccer team got the offense rolling in the second half scoring two goals and shutting out Culver-Stockton College 2-0. It took until the 53rd minute for the game’s first goal with Thomas Mullen assisting Francisco Javier Saldana for his second goal of the season. In the 84th minute, Nixon Valencia added an insurance goal for his first of the season, assisted by Xavier Lozada. The Tigers are now 3-9-1 on the season and will be back in action October 14th against Bellevue University in a conference matchup at 7 pm in Cedar Rapids.
Tiger volleyball’s next game will be tomorrow, October 13th, against Waldorf University at 7 pm on the road.
Men’s and women’s cross-country will be back in action October 14th to compete at the Indian Hills Invitational at 4 pm.
The Tiger football team will look to bounce back Saturday, October 15th, as they face off with Valley City State University at 1 pm.
Tune in tomorrow at 9 am for Tiger Nation to hear from Jake Kadel, the head coach for men’s and women’s wrestling at Iowa Wesleyan University.
This Day in Sports History
1986 – Walter Payton (Chicago Bears) became the first National Football League (NFL) player to accumulate 20,000 yards.
2002 – Ron Tugnutt (Dallas Stars) became the first NHL goalie to win a game for seven different teams.
2010 – The Texas Rangers won the first playoff series in franchise history when they defeated the Tampa Devil Rays.
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Sharon Kay Harper,
Sharon Kay Harper, 74, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of New London, died Monday, October 10, 2022 at Park Place, Mt. Pleasant. She was born August 17, 1948 in Davenport to James and Rose Hurt. She was a graduate of Davenport West High School. On December 7, 1979, she married David Harper in Winfield; they later divorced.
Sharon was a member of the New London Christian Church and was a homemaker. She enjoyed doing crafts and playing games and bingo at Park Place, which has been her home for the past five years; baking; and arts and crafts. When she won at bingo, she saved the prizes for her grandchildren, whom she loved spending time with.
Survivors include her children Melissa Bryan of Mt. Pleasant and Walter (Jessica) Harper of Moberly, Missouri; four grandchildren; and her sister Linda Martin of Bettendorf, Iowa. She was preceded in death by her parents and ex-husband David.
A graveside service will be held Friday, October 14, 2022 at 1:00 PM at Burge Cemetery, New London, with Pastor Rod Cooper officiating. A memorial has been established. Elliott Chapel, New London, is assisting the family with arrangements and online condolences may be left at www.elliottfuneralchapel.com.