Archive - Nov 2015

LaVerne Evelyn Halcott, 94 of Solon, formerly of Omaha, Neb., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, at the Solon Care Center. Graveside services for Laverne were held Monday, Nov. 9, at Westlawn Cemetery in Omaha.

You hear the expression quite often, in regard to just about anything; “I have a God-given right to...”
To drive a car. To own a gun. To carry a gun. To shoot anybody who annoys me beyond endurance? Mankind has been interpreting, and sometimes attempting to dictate, what God does, wants, grants us, since we first suspected there might be some greater power than ourselves, and we still haven’t any clear evidence that we’re right. At best, we can only suppose that bad results from our actions are signs that we probably acted unwisely.

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FORT DODGE– Clear Creek Amana (CCA) sent five runners to the 2015 Iowa High School Cross Country Championships held Saturday, Oct. 31, at the Lakeside Golf Course in Fort Dodge.

MARION– The season ended for the Clear Creek Amana (CCA) varsity volleyball team as the Marion Indians sank the Clippers, 3-1, in a Class 4A regional semifinal match Thursday, Oct. 29, in Marion.
The Clippers opened the postseason with a 3-0 win over the Washington Demons at home, in Tiffin, on Monday, Oct. 26, in a quarterfinal round match up. Alyssa Weldon led the Clippers with a dozen kills as the Creek Girls met little resistance with 25-13, 25-8 and 25-12 set wins.

IOWA CITY– Once again, the West High Women of Troy proved conventional wisdom doesn’t count for much, as they showed it is possible to beat a quality team three times in one season. The myth busting occurred Thursday, Oct. 29, as West High faced rival City High in a Class 5A regional semifinal match at West, and won, 3-1. The teams first met on Sept. 8, at West, for the annual “Battle for the Spike,” which the Women of Troy took, 3-2. The rivals faced each other again, later that month, in the Dubuque Invitational with West winning, 2-0.