Archive for: October 2009

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The following students were chosen as the 2009 Mid-Prairie Homecoming Court. In front, from left: Kelsie Brg, Elle Kiefer, Erin Cayton and Michelle Murphy. Back row, …

Hilda Marie Blum, 86 of Washington, Iowa, died Friday, October 9, 2009, at the Brownlee Care Center in Washington following declining health.
Funeral services were Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at the Beatty Funeral …

The Mid-Prairie Jr. High soccer team won again on October 10th by a score of 8-0.
Nick Stimson started the scoring 7 minutes into the first half by stealing a ball from the opposing defense and scoring unassisted from 15 yards …

June 17, 1922 – October 6, 2009
Galen William Bull, 87, of Granite Bay, California, died October 6, 2009, in Granite Bay. Memorial services will be held Sunday, November 15, at 2 p.m. in Willow Glen United Methodist Church, 1420 …

submitted by Marty Gingerich
The IMS girls team placed sixth out of eleven full teams at the South East Iowa Super Conference meet October 8 at IMS. Elana Gingerich and Madeline Miller both earned all-conference honors by placing fourteenth and fifteenth …

The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks football team defeated Columbus Junction 28-6 in its 2009 homecoming game at Sattler Field in Wellman Friday, October 9.
Mid-Prairie scored first on an eight-yard pass from Mark Aldeman to Michael Aldeman. Tanner Miller’s kick was …

March 22, 1927 – October 8, 2009

Dwight G. Bender, 82, of Kalona, Iowa, died Thursday, October 8, 2009, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona. Celebration of Life Services will be held at …

September 22, 1990 – October 4, 2009
JJ (James Loren) Vest III, 19, of Wellman, Iowa, died Sunday, October 4, 2009, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa….

James Loren (J. J.) Vest III, 19, of Wellman died following a one-vehicle accident at approximately 3 a.m. Sunday, October 4, at the intersection of Larch Avenue and 110th Street near Kalona.
According to the police report, the accident …

Submitted by Steve Hollan
The seventh grade “Little Hawks” football team went into game number four October 6, against North Cedar with the goal that growth and improvement could be seen. Captains for the game were Jordan Ulin, Brad Fanatia, Jacob …

Mid-Prairie sophomore volleyball team played Tipton October 5, 2009. They lost two games 14-25 and 13-25.
Kills: Emmie Leinen, Jenna Miller, Kaitlin Miller, Mishayla Kleinmeyer, Brianna Bombei each with 1; Aces: Jenna Miller 1; Assists: Jenna Miller 3, Emmie Leinen 2, …

March 10, 1939 – October 1, 2009
Henry Ray Zook, 70, of Kalona, Iowa, died peacefully while resting at his home in Kalona Thursday, October 1, 2009.
Funeral services were Monday, October 5, 2009, in Fairview Mennonite Church in rural Kalona. Burial …